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to put off the inevitable

1 reculer

reculer [ʀ(ə)kyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

   a. [personne] to move back ; (par peur) to back away ; [automobiliste, automobile] to reverse ; [cheval] to back

• reculer de deux pas to move back two paces

• reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat from the enemy

• c'est reculer pour mieux sauter it's just putting off the evil day

• faire reculer [+ ennemi, foule] to force back ; [+ cheval] to move back ; [+ désert] to drive back

   b. ( = hésiter) to shrink back ; ( = changer d'avis) to back down

• tu ne peux plus reculer maintenant you can't back out now

• reculer devant la dépense/difficulté to shrink from the expense/difficulty

• je ne reculerai devant rien I'll stop at nothing

   c. ( = diminuer) to be on the decline ; [eaux, incendie] to subside

• faire reculer l'épidémie to get the epidemic under control

• faire reculer le chômage to reduce the number of unemployed

• faire reculer l'inflation to curb inflation

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ chaise, meuble, frontières] to push back ; [+ véhicule] to reverse

   b. (dans le temps) to postpone

3. reflexive verb

► se reculer to take a step back

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]

reculer les pendules d'une heure — to put the clocks back an hour

2) ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up

3) ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ, événement, décision]; to put back [date]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) [personne, groupe] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur, voiture] to reverse

reculer d'un pas — to step back

reculer de trois pas — to take three steps back(wards)

faire reculer un groupe de personnes — to move a group of people back

reculer d'une case — Jeux to go back a square

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter — fig it's just putting off the inevitable

2) [armée] to pull ou draw back

3) [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede

4) ( régresser) [monnaie, production, exportations] to fall; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity

faire reculer — to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]

faire reculer le chômage — to reduce unemployment

reculer de cinq places — [élèves, sportif] to fall back five places, to drop five places

5) (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back

cela m'a fait reculer — it put me off

reculer devant une difficulté — to shrink from a difficulty

ne reculer devant rien — to stop at nothing

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ʀ(ə)kyle
1. vi

1) (aller en arrière) to move back

reculer de quelques pas — to take a few steps back

Il a reculé pour la laisser entrer. — He stepped back to let her in.

reculer pour mieux sauter fig — to put off the inevitable

2) [automobiliste, voiture] to reverse, to back up

J'ai reculé pour laisser passer le camion. — I reversed to let the lorry past.

3) (= se dérober) to back down

Ce n'est pas le moment de reculer. — It's not the moment to back down.

reculer devant [danger, difficulté] — to shrink from

4) [civilisation, épidémie] to be on the decline

2. vt

1) [meuble, objet] to move back

2) [véhicule] to reverse, to back up

3) [limites] to extend

reculer les limites du possible — to push back the frontiers of what is possible

4) [date, décision] to postpone

Ils ont reculé la date du spectacle. — They postponed the show.

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reculer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( pousser) to move back [vase, lampe]; to move ou push back [meuble]; pour reculer les frontières du possible fig to push back the frontiers of what we thought was possible; reculer les pendules d'une heure to put the clocks back an hour;

2 ( faisant marche arrière) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 ( dans le temps) to put off [moment du départ]; to put off, to postpone [événement, décision]; to put back [date]; to raise [âge].

B vi

1 [personne, groupe, joueur] ( aller en arrière) to move back; (pour mieux voir quelque chose, pour être vu) to stand back; [chauffeur] to reverse; reculer d'un pas to step back; reculer de trois pas to take three steps back(wards); reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back(wards); reculer de quelques mètres to move back a few yards; reculer lentement vers qch to retreat slowly toward(s) sth; faire reculer un groupe de personnes to move a group of people back; j'ai l'impression de reculer lit, fig I feel as if I'm going backward(s); reculer d'une case Jeux to go back a square; reculer à la vue du sang to recoil at the sight of blood; reculer pour mieux sauter ( prendre son élan) to move back to get a better run-up; c'est reculer pour mieux sauter fig it's just putting off the inevitable;

2 [voiture, chariot] to move backward(s); ( dans une pente) to roll backward(s); ( délibérément) to reverse GB, to back up;

3 [armée] to pull ou draw back;

4 [falaise] to be eroded; [forêt] to be gradually disappearing; [eaux] to go down; [mer] to recede;

5 ( régresser) [euro, valeurs boursières] to fall; [production, exportation] to fall, to drop; [doctrine, mouvement] to decline; [parti, politicien] to suffer a drop in popularity; faire reculer to cause a fall in [euro, exportation]; faire reculer le chômage to reduce unemployment; faire reculer le racisme to curb racism; faire reculer la maladie to reduce the incidence of the disease; reculer de cinq places [élèves, sportif] to fall back ou to drop five places;

6 (céder, se dérober) to back down; ( hésiter) to shrink back; cela m'a fait reculer it put me off; reculer devant une difficulté to shrink from a difficulty; ne reculer devant rien to stop at nothing; il ne reculera devant rien pour réussir he'll stop at nothing to succeed; ne pas reculer devant les manœuvres frauduleuses to be quite prepared to use fraudulent measures;

7 [arme] to recoil;

8 Équit to rein back.

C se reculer vpr gén to move back; ( d'un pas) to step back; ( pour mieux voir) to stand back; se reculer de quelques pas to take a few steps back.

[rəkyle] verbe transitif

1. [dans l'espace] to push ou to move back (separable)

2. [dans le temps - rendez-vous] to delay, to postpone, to defer ; [ - date] to postpone, to put back (separable) ; [ - décision] to defer, to postpone, to put off (separable)

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[rəkyle] verbe intransitif

1. [aller en arrière - à pied] to step ou to go ou to move back ; [ - en voiture] to reverse, to move back

recule d'un pas! take one step backwards!

mets le frein à main, la voiture recule! put the handbrake on, the car is rolling backwards!

il a heurté le mur en reculant he backed ou reversed into the wall

2. [céder du terrain - falaise, forêt] to recede

3. [renoncer] to retreat, to shrink (back), to draw back

reculer devant l'ennemi to retreat in the face of the enemy

le prix m'a fait reculer I backed down when I saw the price

c'est reculer pour mieux sauter that's just putting off the inevitable

4. [faiblir - cours, valeur] to fall, to weaken ; [ - épidémie, criminalité, mortalité] to recede, to subside

le yen recule par rapport au dollar the yen is losing ground ou falling against the dollar

5. ARMEMENT to recoil

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se reculer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

recule-toi! get back!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > reculer
2 montar

v.

1 to assemble (ensamblar) (máquina, estantería).

2 to set up (organizar) (negocio, piso).

montar una o la casa to set up home

me montó una escena o escándalo (informal) she made a scene in front of me

3 to ride.

María monta el caballo Mary mounts the horse.

4 to whip (cooking) (nata). (peninsular Spanish)

5 to stage (Teatro).

6 to edit (Cine).

7 to get on.

montar en to get onto; (subir) to get into; (vehículo) to mount (animal)

8 to ride (ir montado).

montar en bicicleta/a caballo to ride a bicycle/a horse

9 to mount, to assemble, to pitch.

María montó la tarima Mary mounted the dais.

10 to organize, to put together.

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montar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (subir - caballo, bicicleta) to mount, get on; (- coche) to get in; (- avión) to get on, board

2 (viajar) to travel; (cabalgar, ir en bicicleta) to ride

■ está acostumbrado a montar en avión he's used to travelling by plane

■ ¿sabes montar a caballo/en bicicleta? can you ride a horse/bicycle?

► verbo transitivo

1 (subir - caballo) to mount, get on

■ montó el caballo y salió al galope he mounted his horse and galloped away

2 (subir - persona) to put on

■ monté al niño en la bicicleta I lifted the kid onto his bike

■ la monté atrás y le di una vuelta en la moto I took her for a ride on the back of my bike

3 (ensamblar) to assemble, put together; (tienda de campaña) to put up

■ ya he montado la librería I've assembled the bookcase

4 (fusil) to cock

5 (sobreponer) to overlap

6 (nata) to whip; (claras) to whisk

7 (joyas) to set

8 (negocio, consulta) to set up, start

9 (casa) to set up

■ han montado el piso en poco tiempo they've decorated and furnished the flat in no time

10 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to edit, mount

11 TEATRO to stage

12 COMERCIO to amount to, come to

■ el total monta ochenta y cinco euros the total amounts to eighty-five euros

► verbo pronominal montarse

1 (subirse) to get on; (- en un coche) to get in; (- en un caballo) to mount, get on

2 familiar (armarse) to break out

■ se montó un buen jaleo there was a real to-do

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FRASEOLOGÍA

montar a pelo to ride bareback

montar en cólera to fly into a rage

montar guardia to stand guard

montárselo familiar to set oneself up, get things nicely worked out

■ hay que ver cómo te lo montas you've got things nicely worked out, you certainly do all right for yourself

tanto monta it makes no difference

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verb

1) to mount

2) assemble

3) establish, set up

4) stage

5) whip

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- montar a caballo
- montar en bicicleta
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1. VT

1) (=cabalgar) to ride

montaba una yegua blanca — she was riding a white mare

2) (=subir)

montar a algn en o sobre algo — to lift sb onto sth, sit sb on sth

se lo montó sobre las rodillas — she lifted him onto her knees, she sat him on her knees

3) (Téc) [+ estantería, ventana] to assemble, put together; [+ coche] to assemble; [+ tienda de campaña] to put up, pitch

4) (=instalar) [+ consulta, oficina] to set up, open; [+ galería de arte, tienda] to open; [+ campamento, espectáculo] to set up; [+ exposición] to set up, mount

han montado una tienda de animales — they've opened a pet shop

montar una casa — to set up house o home

montar un negocio — to set up o start up a business

5) (=engarzar) [+ joya] to set; [+ pistola] to cock; [+ reloj, resorte] to wind, wind up

una perla montada sobre un anillo de oro — a pearl set in a gold ring

6) (Fot) [+ foto, diapositiva] to mount

7) (=organizar) [+ operación] to mount; [+ sistema de control] to put into operation

toda la operación se montó en una semana — the whole operation was mounted in a week

la policía montó un fuerte dispositivo de seguridad — the police put strict security measures into operation

montar guardia — to stand guard

8) Esp
* (=crear)
montar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss/scandal *

¡menudo escándalo se montó con lo de la boda! — what a fuss they kicked up about that wedding! *

montar un número o un show — to make a scene

nos montó un show sin motivo ninguno — he made a big scene for no reason at all

9) (=solapar)

montar algo sobre algo — to overlap sth with sth

han montado unos colores sobre otros — they have overlapped some colours with others

10) (Cine) [+ película] to edit

11) (Teat) [+ decorado] to put up; [+ obra] to stage, put on

montaron la obra con muy bajo presupuesto — they staged o put on the play on a small budget

12) Esp (Culin) [+ nata] to whip; [+ clara] to whisk, beat

montar la clara a punto de nieve — to whisk o beat the egg white until stiff

13) (=aparear) (Zool) [+ yegua, vaca] to mount; [+ persona] *** to mount ***

14) (Cos) [+ puntos] to cast on

2. VI

1) (=ir a caballo) to ride

antes montaba a diario — I used to go riding every day

monta para una cuadra de carreras — he rides for a racing stable

¿tú montas bien a caballo? — do you ride well?

2) (=subirse)

a) [a un caballo] to get on, mount

ayúdame a montar — help me up, help me to get on o to mount

b) [en un vehículo]

montar en avión — to fly, travel by air o by plane

montar en barco — to travel by boat

montar en bicicleta — to ride a bicycle, cycle

aprendí a montar en bici a los seis años — I learned to ride a bike o to cycle when I was six
cólera 1., 1)
3) (Econ) (=sumar) [factura, gastos] to amount to, come to

el total monta (a) 2.500 euros — the total amounts o comes to 2,500 euros

- tanto monta monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando

tanto monta que vengas o no — it makes no difference o it's all the same whether you come or not

4) (=solapar)

montar sobre algo — to overlap sth, cover part of sth

el mapa monta sobre el texto — the map overlaps the text, the map covers part of the text

el texto está montado sobre la foto — the text covers part of the photo

3.

See:

montarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

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= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex. There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex. This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex. Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex. I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

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* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

* * *

= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

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montar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹caballo› (subirse a) to mount, get on; (ir sobre) to ride

montaron sus corceles y salieron al galope ( liter); they mounted their steeds and galloped off ( liter)

montaba un precioso alazán she was riding a beautiful sorrel

¿quieres montar mi caballo? do you want to ride my horse?

2

(subir, colocar): montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

B

1 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount

2 ( vulg); ‹mujer› to screw ( vulg)

C

1 (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up

ha montado un bar en el centro she has opened a bar in the center

piensa montar un negocio con el dinero she's planning to start up o set up a business with the money

todos los años montan una exposición del trabajo de los niños every year they put on o hold o stage an exhibition of the children's work

2 ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble; ‹estantería› to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

montaban unas viviendas prefabricadas they were putting up o erecting some prefabricated houses

venden las piezas sueltas y tú las tienes que montar the parts are sold separately and you have to put them together o assemble them

3 ‹piedra preciosa› to set; ‹diapositiva› to mount

brillantes montados sobre oro de 18 kilates diamonds set in 18 carat gold

4 (organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

la operación se montó con el mayor sigilo the operation was mounted in the utmost secrecy

montar un número or lío or escándalo or show or espectáculo ( Esp fam); to make o cause a scene

D

1 ‹puntos› to cast on

2 ‹pistola› to cock

E ( Esp) ‹nata› to whip; ‹claras› to whisk

■ montar

vi

A

1

(ir): montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

2 ( Equ) (subir) to get on, mount

B (cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth

C (sumar, importar) montar A algo to amount TO sth

la factura monta a más de medio millón the bill comes o amounts to more than half a million

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) ( Esp); it makes no difference, it comes to the same thing

■ montarse

v pron

A (en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; (en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

quería montarse en todas las atracciones de la feria he wanted to go on all the rides in the fairground

B (arreglarse) ( fam):

¡qué bien te lo montas! you've got a good thing going ( colloq), you're on to a good thing ( colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta, pero siempre acabo perdiendo I don't know how she manages it, but I always end up losing

¡ése sí que se lo tiene bien montado! that guy really has it made o is really on to a good thing!

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montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ caballo› ( subirse a) to mount, get on;

( ir sobre) to ride
b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹ negocio› to start up, set up
b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
c) ‹ piedra preciosa› to set;

‹ diapositiva› to mount
d) ( organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (ir):

◊ montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 ( cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;
◊ ¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss

' montar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicicleta
- caballo
- cirio
- intríngulis
- número
- show
- silla
- timba
- aparejar
- bota
- bronca
- guardia
- jinetear
- montado
- negocio
- poner
- tienda
English:
assemble
- bareback
- do-it-yourself
- edit
- fly
- jodhpurs
- make up
- mount
- piece together
- put together
- reassemble
- ride
- riding boots
- riding breeches
- saddle
- scene
- set
- set up
- sidesaddle
- start
- start up
- straddle
- breeches
- cast
- cock
- construct
- double
- fuss
- heavy
- pitch
- produce
- riding
- stage
- whip

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montar

♦ vt

1. [ensamblar] [máquina, estantería, armario] to assemble;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete, barricada] to put up
2. Cine [película] to edit

3. [encajar]
montar algo en algo to fit sth into sth;

montar una joya en un anillo to set a jewel in a ring

4. [organizar] [negocio, empresa] to set up;
[tienda] to open; [ataque, ofensiva] to mount; [exposición, congreso] to organize; [fiesta] to throw; [obra teatral] to stage;
han montado un cibercafé cerca de mi casa they've opened a cybercafe near my house;

montar la casa to set up home

5. Esp Fam [organizar] [escándalo, jaleo] to make;

montar ruido to make a noise;

me montó una escena o [m5] escándalo o [m5] numerito she made a scene in front of me

6. [cabalgar] to ride

7. [poner encima]
montar a alguien en algo to lift sb onto sth

8. Esp [nata] to whip;
[claras, yemas] to beat, to whisk
9. [para criar] [yegua, vaca, cerda] to mount

10. muy Fam [mujer] to screw

11. [arma] to cock

12. Informát [partición] to mount

13. Ven Fam [alimentos] to get, US to fix

♦ vi

1. [subir] to get on;
[en automóvil] to get in; [en un animal] to mount;
montar en [subir a] to get onto;
[automóvil] to get into; [animal] to mount
2. [ir cabalgando, conduciendo] to ride;

¿sabes montar? [en caballo] can you ride?;
[en bicicleta] do you know how to ride a bike?;
montar en bicicleta/a caballo/en burro to ride a bicycle/a horse/a donkey

3. Esp [sumar]
montar a to come to, to total;

¿a cuánto montan los ingresos? what is the total income?;

Comp

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) it's all the same

4.
montar en cólera to get angry, to fly into a temper o rage

♦ See also the pronominal verb montarse

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montar

I v/t

1 TÉC assemble

2 tienda put up

3 negocio set up

4 TEA stage

5 película edit

6 caballo mount;

montar la guardia mount guard

II v/i

:

montar en bicicleta ride a bicycle;

montar a caballo ride a horse;

tanto monta it makes no difference

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montar vt

1) : to mount

2) establecer: to set up, to establish

3) armar: to assemble, to put together

4) : to edit (a film)

5) : to stage, to put on (a show)

6) : to cock (a gun)

7)

montar en bicicleta : to get on a bicycle

8)

montar a caballo cabalgar: to ride horseback

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montar vb

1. (en autobús, tren, avión) to get on

montó en el autobús he got on the bus

nunca he montado en avión I've never been on a plane

2. (en un coche) to get in

montó en el taxi she got in the taxi

3. (a caballo, en bici) to ride [pt. rode; pp. ridden]

aprendí a montar en bici de pequeña I learnt to ride a bike when I was young

4. (en una atracción) to go on

los niños montaron en la noria the children went on the big wheel

5. (una tienda de campaña) to put up [pt. & pp. put]

¿sabes montar la tienda? do you know how to put up the tent?

6. (un negocio) to set up [pt. & pp. set]

ha montado un negocio he's set up a business

7. (ensamblar) to assemble

tenemos que montar la estantería we've got to assemble the shelves

8. (nata, claras) to whip [pt. & pp. whipped]

montar un escándalo, un número, etc to make a scene

Spanish-English dictionary > montar
3 aceptar

v.

1 to accept.

no aceptaron sus condiciones they didn't accept his conditions

no se aceptan cheques we do not take checks (en letrero)

se aceptan donativos donations welcome (en letrero)

María acepta el libertinaje Mary accepts licentiousness.

Pedro acepta su supremacía Peter accepts her supremacy.

2 to agree to, to accept to.

Ricardo aceptó ser el testaferro Richard agreed to be the figurehead.

Ricardo aceptó Richard accepted.

3 to welcome, to believe in, to embrace, to buy.

María aceptó la ayuda Mary welcomed the aid.

4 to receive, to take.

La agencia aceptó la encomienda The agency received the parcel.

5 to admit to.

Ricardo aceptó conocer el paradero Richard admitted to knowing the whereabouts.

6 to click OK, to OK.

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aceptar

► verbo transitivo

1 to accept, receive

2 (aprobar) to approve of

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verb

1) to accept

2) approve

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VT

1) [+ oferta, propuesta, dimisión] to accept; [+ cheque, moneda, tarjeta, trabajo] to accept, take; [+ condición] to accept, agree to

aceptó las tareas que se le asignaron — he accepted the tasks he was assigned

la impresora solo acepta este tipo de papel — the printer only takes this type of paper

se niega a aceptar los hechos — he refuses to face the facts

no han aceptado mi solicitud de trabajo — they have rejected my job application

no aceptamos devoluciones — no refunds given

2)

aceptar hacer algo — to agree to do sth

aceptó rebajarnos el alquiler — he agreed to reduce our rent

no aceptar hacer algo — to refuse to do sth

no acepta pagar su parte — he refuses to pay his share

por fin aceptaron que se publicara — they finally agreed for it to be published, they finally allowed it to be published

no acepta que las mujeres trabajen — he doesn't accept o agree that women should work

3)

aceptar a algn — to accept sb

no me aceptaron en la carrera de medicina — I wasn't accepted on the medical course

me aceptaron muy bien en mi nuevo trabajo — I was made to feel very welcome in my new job

¿aceptas a María por esposa? — do you take María to be your lawful wedded wife?

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verbo transitivo <excusas/invitación/cargo> to accept; <términos/condiciones> to agree to

¿acepta a Luis como or por legítimo esposo? — (frml) do you take Luis to be your lawful wedded husband? (frml)

aceptan cheques — they take checks

no aceptamos devoluciones — no refunds

aceptar + inf — to agree to + inf

aceptó venir — she agreed to come

no acepto que me digas eso — I won't have you saying that to me

¿por qué aceptas que te trate así? — why do you allow her to treat you like that?

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= accept, acknowledge, fall in with, go along with, subscribe (to), take (in/into), welcome, give + acceptance, take up, come to + terms with, embrace, put to + bed, countenance, take on, be game, spring for, agree to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.

Ex. Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.

Ex. In acknowledging these principles, Sears' is consistent with traditional ideas on the construction of alphabetical subject catalogues.

Ex. Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex. The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.

Ex. As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.

Ex. For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex. The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex. Even in 1678 this usage of the word 'bibliography' was hardly given full acceptance.

Ex. Wove paper, which was slightly more difficult to make than laid, was very slow to be taken up by the trade.

Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex. The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.

Ex. At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.

Ex. Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user.

Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

Ex. Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.

Ex. If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex. In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario " accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' preveyendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".

Ex. Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.

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* aceptar Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.

* aceptar el cambio = embrace + change.

* aceptar incondicionalmente = accept + whole-heartedly.

* aceptar la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).

* aceptar las circunstancias = accept + the circumstances.

* aceptar las condiciones = agree + terms.

* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* aceptar lo inevitable = accept + the inevitable.

* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* aceptar tarjeta de crédito = honour + credit card.

* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aceptar una invitación = accept + invitation.

* aceptar una tarea = take on + task.

* aceptar un cambio = accommodate + change.

* aceptar un desafío = throw down + the gauntlet.

* aceptar un reto = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluff.

* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* negarse a aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.

* opinión generalmente acepta = conventional wisdom.

* resignarse y aceptar = bite + the bullet.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* ser aceptado = gain + acceptance.

* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.

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verbo transitivo <excusas/invitación/cargo> to accept; <términos/condiciones> to agree to

¿acepta a Luis como or por legítimo esposo? — (frml) do you take Luis to be your lawful wedded husband? (frml)

aceptan cheques — they take checks

no aceptamos devoluciones — no refunds

aceptar + inf — to agree to + inf

aceptó venir — she agreed to come

no acepto que me digas eso — I won't have you saying that to me

¿por qué aceptas que te trate así? — why do you allow her to treat you like that?

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= accept, acknowledge, fall in with, go along with, subscribe (to), take (in/into), welcome, give + acceptance, take up, come to + terms with, embrace, put to + bed, countenance, take on, be game, spring for, agree to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.

Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.

Ex: In acknowledging these principles, Sears' is consistent with traditional ideas on the construction of alphabetical subject catalogues.

Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.

Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.

Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.

Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

Ex: Even in 1678 this usage of the word 'bibliography' was hardly given full acceptance.

Ex: Wove paper, which was slightly more difficult to make than laid, was very slow to be taken up by the trade.

Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.

Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.

Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.

Ex: Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user.

Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.

Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.

Ex: In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario " accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' preveyendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".

Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.

* aceptar Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.

* aceptar el cambio = embrace + change.

* aceptar incondicionalmente = accept + whole-heartedly.

* aceptar la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).

* aceptar las circunstancias = accept + the circumstances.

* aceptar las condiciones = agree + terms.

* aceptar la situación = accept + situation.

* aceptar lo inevitable = accept + the inevitable.

* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.

* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.

* aceptar tarjeta de crédito = honour + credit card.

* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* aceptar una idea = accept + notion, deal with + concept.

* aceptar una invitación = accept + invitation.

* aceptar una tarea = take on + task.

* aceptar un cambio = accommodate + change.

* aceptar un desafío = throw down + the gauntlet.

* aceptar un reto = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluff.

* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* negarse a aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.

* opinión generalmente acepta = conventional wisdom.

* resignarse y aceptar = bite + the bullet.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* ser aceptado = gain + acceptance.

* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.

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aceptar [A1 ]

vt

‹excusas/invitación/cargo› to accept

¿acepta a Luis como or por legítimo esposo? ( frml); do you take Luis to be your lawful wedded husband? ( frml)

aceptan cheques de viaje they take traveler's checks

[ S ] no aceptamos devoluciones no refunds

aceptar + INF to agree to + INF

aceptó acompañarme he agreed to accompany me

aceptar QUE + SUBJ:

no acepto que me diga eso I can't accept him saying that to me

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aceptar ( conjugate aceptar) verbo transitivo ‹excusas/invitación/cargo› to accept;
‹términos/condiciones› to agree to;
◊ aceptan cheques they take checks;

aceptó venir she agreed to come;
no acepto que me digas eso I won't have you saying that to me
aceptar verbo transitivo to accept: no acepto excusas, I won't accept any excuses

' aceptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encajar
- entrada
- nariz
- negarse
- renunciar
- venderse
- admitir
- asumir
- coger
- creer
- modo
- otro
- vacilar
English:
accept
- adopt
- board
- fall in with
- job
- joke
- jump at
- overbook
- reject
- seize on
- seize upon
- settle for
- take
- take up
- agree
- come
- fact
- go
- grip
- have
- honor
- refuse
- rise
- share
- term
- turn

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aceptar vt

1. [regalo] to accept

2. [admitir] to accept;

no aceptaron sus condiciones they didn't accept her conditions;

¿aceptas a Enrique como tu legítimo esposo? do you take Enrique to be your lawful wedded husband?;

no aceptará un “no” por respuesta he won't take no for an answer;

no se aceptan cheques [en letrero] we do not take cheques;

se aceptan donativos [en letrero] donations welcome

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aceptar

v/t accept

* * *

aceptar vt

1) : to accept

2) : to approve

* * *

aceptar vb to accept

no aceptó mi regalo he wouldn't accept my gift

Spanish-English dictionary > aceptar
4 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► sortir is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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1. <

   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

2. <

   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

3. <

► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

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[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

II

[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

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² = be, take + the form of, stand as.

Ex. Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex. Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.

Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

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* anhelar ser = ache to be.

* a no ser que = unless.

* así es = that's how it is.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.

* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.

* como es el caso de = as it is with.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* demostrar ser = prove + to be.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* es = it's [it is].

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es de deducir que = it follows that.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* es de esperar que = all being well.

* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es evidente = clearly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* es inevitable que = inevitably.

* es interesante que = interestingly.

* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* es más = more important, moreover.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.

* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.

* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.

* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.

* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.

* no ser deseable = be undesirable.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no ser sino = be nothing but.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.

* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = in all honesty.

* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.

* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.

* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.

* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.

* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.

* ser acertado = be spot on.

* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.

* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.

* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.

* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* ser aficionado a = be fond of.

* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.

* ser amado = loved-one.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.

* ser apropiado = be right.

* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser asequible = be available, become + available.

* ser asequible a = be amenable to.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.

* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.

* ser aun más = be all the more.

* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.

* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.

* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser capaz de = be capable of.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser característico de = be emblematic of.

* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.

* ser caro = be steep.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser chulo = be cool.

* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.

* ser coherente = cohere.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser como mínimo = be no less than.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

* ser como un círculo = wrap around.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* ser común = be the case (with).

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.

* ser consciente = sentient being.

* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.

* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.

* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.

* ser cortés con = be civil towards.

* ser costumbre = be customary.

* ser creativo = be inventive.

* ser creíble = invoke + belief.

* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.

* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser culpable = be to blame.

* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).

* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.

* ser de = be a native of.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.

* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.

* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

* ser definitivo = be final.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.

* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.

* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.

* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.

* ser de la noche = night creature.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.

* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.

* ser desoído = be unheeded.

* ser despiadado = play + hardball.

* ser detenido = be under arrest.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* ser de utilidad = be of use.

* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.

* ser diestro en = be skilled at.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.

* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.

* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.

* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.

* ser dudoso = be doubtful.

* ser duro = play + hardball.

* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.

* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.

* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* ser elegido = get in.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.

* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.

* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.

* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.

* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.

* ser el preludio = usher in.

* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.

* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.

* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.

* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.

* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.

* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.

* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.

* ser esclavo de = be slave to.

* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

* ser experto en = be skilled at.

* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.

* ser factible de = be amenable to.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.

* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.

* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser favorable = be a plus.

* ser ficticio = be fiction.

* ser fiel a = cleave to.

* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.

* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.

* ser grosero con = be abusive of.

* ser hábil para = be adroit at.

* ser habitual = be customary.

* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser hipertenso = be hyper.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser idóneo para = be suited to.

* ser ignorado = be unheeded.

* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.

* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.

* ser ilegal = be against the law.

* ser ilimitado = be boundless.

* ser implacable = play + hardball.

* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.

* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.

* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.

* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).

* ser imposible = be dead meat.

* ser imprescindible = be a must.

* ser improcedente = be out of order.

* ser imprudente = be reckless.

* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* ser incapaz de = be unable to.

* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).

* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser increíble = beggar + belief.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.

* ser indispensable = be a must.

* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.

* ser infundado = be unfounded.

* ser inherente a = inhere in.

* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.

* ser inminente = be on the cards.

* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.

* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.

* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.

* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.

* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.

* ser insignificante de = be slight in.

* ser inteligente = be talented.

* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.

* ser intransigente = play + hardball.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.

* ser justo = play + fair.

* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.

* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.

* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.

* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser la costumbre = be customary.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.

* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.

* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.

* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la excepción = be the exception.

* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.

* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

* ser la intención = be the intention.

* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.

* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

* ser la minoría = be in the minority.

* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.

* ser la novedad = be on the scene.

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.

* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.

* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.

* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.

* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* ser maravilloso = sound + great.

* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ser más interno = inner being.

* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.

* ser mayor = be older.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser menor = be less.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* ser moroso = be in default.

* ser motivador = be motivating.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* ser muy antiguo = go ba.

Spanish-English dictionary > ser2

6 ser

m.

1 being (ente).

ser humano human being

los seres vivos living things

2 ens.

v.

1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).

fue aquí it was here

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision

ser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's

es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult

es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner

Yo soy buena I am good.

2 to be (to be worth, quantity).

¿cuánto es? how much is it?

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)

3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress

son estudiantes they're students

4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).

es muy tarde it's rather late

era de noche/de día it was night/day

5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).

fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness

6 to exist, to live.

7 to be for.

Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.

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SER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.

Imperfect Subjunctive

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Future Indicative

seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.

Conditional

sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.

Present Subjunctive

sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

sé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

sido.

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SER

► abreviatura

1 RADIO ( Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) Spanish private broadcasting company

* * *
1. verb
to be

- ser de
2. noun m.
being

* * *

SF ABR Esp
= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network
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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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ser¹

¹ = being, creature.

Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.

* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.

* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.

* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.

* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.

* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.

* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser humano = human being, human, human person.

* ser inteligente = intelligent being.

* ser pensante = sentient being.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* ser supremo = supreme being.

* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.

* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.

* todo ser humano = every living soul.

* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

ser²

² = be, take + the form of, stand as.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

* anhelar ser = ache to be.

* a no ser que = unless.

* así es = that's how it is.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.

* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.

* como es el caso de = as it is with.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* demostrar ser = prove + to be.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* es = it's [it is].

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es de deducir que = it follows that.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* es de esperar que = all being well.

* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es evidente = clearly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* es inevitable que = inevitably.

* es interesante que = interestingly.

* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* es más = more important, moreover.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.

* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.

* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.

* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.

* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.

* no ser deseable = be undesirable.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no ser sino = be nothing but.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.

* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = in all honesty.

* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.

* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.

* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.

* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.

* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.

* ser acertado = be spot on.

* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.

* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.

* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.

* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* ser aficionado a = be fond of.

* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.

* ser amado = loved-one.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.

* ser apropiado = be right.

* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser asequible = be available, become + available.

* ser asequible a = be amenable to.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.

* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.

* ser aun más = be all the more.

* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.

* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.

* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser capaz de = be capable of.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser característico de = be emblematic of.

* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.

* ser caro = be steep.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser chulo = be cool.

* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.

* ser coherente = cohere.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser como mínimo = be no less than.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

* ser como un círculo = wrap around.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* ser común = be the case (with).

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.

* ser consciente = sentient being.

* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.

* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.

* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.

* ser cortés con = be civil towards.

* ser costumbre = be customary.

* ser creativo = be inventive.

* ser creíble = invoke + belief.

* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.

* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser culpable = be to blame.

* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).

* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.

* ser de = be a native of.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.

* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.

* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

* ser definitivo = be final.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.

* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.

* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.

* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.

* ser de la noche = night creature.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.

* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.

* ser desoído = be unheeded.

* ser despiadado = play + hardball.

* ser detenido = be under arrest.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* ser de utilidad = be of use.

* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.

* ser diestro en = be skilled at.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.

* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.

* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.

* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.

* ser dudoso = be doubtful.

* ser duro = play + hardball.

* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.

* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.

* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* ser elegido = get in.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.

* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.

* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.

* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.

* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.

* ser el preludio = usher in.

* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.

* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.

* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.

* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.

* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.

* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.

* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.

* ser esclavo de = be slave to.

* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

* ser experto en = be skilled at.

* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.

* ser factible de = be amenable to.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.

* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.

* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser favorable = be a plus.

* ser ficticio = be fiction.

* ser fiel a = cleave to.

* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.

* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.

* ser grosero con = be abusive of.

* ser hábil para = be adroit at.

* ser habitual = be customary.

* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser hipertenso = be hyper.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser idóneo para = be suited to.

* ser ignorado = be unheeded.

* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.

* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.

* ser ilegal = be against the law.

* ser ilimitado = be boundless.

* ser implacable = play + hardball.

* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.

* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.

* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.

* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).

* ser imposible = be dead meat.

* ser imprescindible = be a must.

* ser improcedente = be out of order.

* ser imprudente = be reckless.

* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* ser incapaz de = be unable to.

* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).

* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser increíble = beggar + belief.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.

* ser indispensable = be a must.

* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.

* ser infundado = be unfounded.

* ser inherente a = inhere in.

* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.

* ser inminente = be on the cards.

* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.

* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.

* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.

* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.

* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.

* ser insignificante de = be slight in.

* ser inteligente = be talented.

* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.

* ser intransigente = play + hardball.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.

* ser justo = play + fair.

* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.

* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.

* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.

* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser la costumbre = be customary.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.

* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.

* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.

* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la excepción = be the exception.

* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.

* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

* ser la intención = be the intention.

* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.

* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

* ser la minoría = be in the minority.

* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.

* ser la novedad = be on the scene.

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.

* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.

* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.

* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.

* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* ser maravilloso = sound + great.

* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ser más interno = inner being.

* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.

* ser mayor = be older.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser menor = be less.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* ser moroso = be in default.

* ser motivador = be motivating.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* ser muy antiguo = go ba

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SER

/ser/

feminine

= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión

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ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;

ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;

es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;

ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;

soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;

¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a ser en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;

¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking

( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)

ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ ser humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un ser querido a loved one

2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi ser from the bottom of my heart

ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit

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ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).

♦ v aux
[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;

la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament

♦ v copulativo

1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;

es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;

soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;

sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;

es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;

son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;

es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;

soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;

soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;

la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;

es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;

¿es eso verdad? is that true?;

eso no es cierto that isn't true;

es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;

no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;

es posible que llueva it may rain;

no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;

no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;

te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;

por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;

que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;

¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;

este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
RP Fam
ser loco por algo to be wild about sth

2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;

son estudiantes they're students;

para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;

es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;

es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;

era viuda she was a widow;

son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;

el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;

Comp
Am Fam
¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;

Comp
RP Fam
¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?

3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;

estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;

¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;

portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that

4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;

¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;

soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;

ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;

ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;

no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily

♦ vi

1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;

fue aquí it was here;

¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;

la final era ayer the final was yesterday;

¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;

¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;

¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?

2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;

fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;

su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;

tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble

3. [con fechas, horas] to be;

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;

hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;

¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);

serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)

4. [con precios] to be;

¿cuánto es? how much is it?;

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;

¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?

5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;

ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;

11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100

6. [servir, ser adecuado]
ser para to be for;

este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;

este libro es para niños this book is for children;

la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me

7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;

era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;

es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;

es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry

8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;

lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;

¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?

9. [indica excusa, motivo]
es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;

es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;

¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?

10. Literario [existir]
Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth

11. [en frases]
a no ser que venga unless she comes;

tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;

hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;

hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;

de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;

de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;

de no ser así otherwise;

de ser así if that should happen;

déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;

érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;

dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;

haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;

se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;

no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;

la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;

Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;

50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;

o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;

por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;

habla con quien sea talk to anyone;

sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;

si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
Am
siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
Am
siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress

♦ v impersonal
[indica tiempo] to be;
es muy tarde it's rather late;

era de noche/de día it was night/day

♦ nm

1. [ente] being;

seres de otro planeta beings from another planet

Comp
ser humano human being;
Ser Supremo Supreme Being;

los seres vivos living things

2. [persona] person;

sus seres queridos his loved ones

3. [existencia]
mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life

4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;

la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul

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ser {77} vi

1) : to be

él es mi hermano: he is my brother

Camila es linda: Camila is pretty

2) : to exist, to live

ser, o no ser: to be or not to be

3) : to take place, to occur

el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday

4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)

son las diez: it's ten o'clock

hoy es el 9: today's the 9th

5) : to cost, to come to

¿cuánto es?: how much is it?

6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be

¿será posible?: can it be possible?

7)

ser de : to come from

somos de Managua: we're from Managua

8)

ser de : to belong to

ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil

9)

es que : the thing is that

es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him

10)

¡sea! : agreed!, all right!

11)

sea... sea : either... or

ser v aux (used in passive constructions) : to be

la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid

él fue asesinado: he was murdered

ser nm

: being

ser humano: human being

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ser¹ n (ente) being

ser humano human being

ser vivo living creature

ser² vb

1. (en general) to be

mi amigo es alemán my friend is German

es médico he's a doctor

el cuadro es de Picasso the painting is by Picasso

cinco más cinco son diez five plus five are ten

serán quince euros that'll be fifteen euros

somos cinco there are five of us

la fiesta es el sábado the party is on Saturday

el presidente fue asesinado the president was murdered

2. (estar hecho) to be made

la mesa es de madera the table is made of wood

3. (pertenecer) to belong

este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

a no ser que unless

a no ser que llueva unless it rains

érase una vez once upon a time

Spanish-English dictionary > ser

7 kommen

v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen

1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.

2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)

3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days

4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas

5. umg. (einen Orgasmus haben) come; ich komme I’m coming; es kommt ihr she’s coming

6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?

7. kommen an (+ Akk)

a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;

b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?

8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him

9. hinter etw. (+ Akk) kommen find s.th. out

10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)

11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.

12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed

13. kommen unter (+ Akk) eine Überschrift etc.: go under; ein Auto etc.: be run over by

14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much

15. kommen vor (+ Akk) come ( oder go) before; vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court

16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.

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to arrive; to emerge; to come

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Kọm|men
nt -s, no pl
coming
ein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going

etw ist im Kommen — sth is coming in, sth is on the way in

jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up

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das

1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent

2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get

3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come

4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come

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kom·men

[ˈkɔmən]

I. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arrive

ich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]

ich komme schon! I'm coming!

sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrow

der Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Paris

da kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the bus

der Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minute

ich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at four

der Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the sea

sie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husband

ich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to help

du kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!

wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?

das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 May

zurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the moment

seine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantly

jede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too late

angefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a run

sie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterday

angereist \kommen to arrive

mit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycle

als Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/last

früh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/late

zu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk

2.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (gelangen)

▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewhere

kommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?

wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?

zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walk

sie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these days

nach Hause \kommen to come [or get] home

unter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation

[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bank

ans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line

3.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to come

kommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?

meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediately

nach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairs

nach London/England \kommen to come to London/England

4.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)

▪ durch etw akk/über etw akk/einen Ort \kommen to pass [or come] through sth/a place

5.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen Kongress, Party, Training to come to [or form attend] sth

6.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)

▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sb

ich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometime

komm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!

7.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)

▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewhere

sie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian

8.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to come

wer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?

▪ nach etw dat \kommen to come after [or follow] sth

die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads

▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sb

an die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]

ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] first

noch \kommen to be still [or yet] to come

da wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yet

das Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to come

zuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last

9.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)

ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospital

vor Gericht \kommen Fall to come to court; Mensch to come [or appear] before the court

in die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship

10.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to achieve sth

wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?

zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...

zu Geld \kommen to come into money

zu Kräften \kommen to gain strength

zu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame

[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again

zu sich dat \kommen to come to, to regain consciousness

▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sth

wie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe

11.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)

▪ um etw akk \kommen to lose sth

ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die

12.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reach

auf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd

13.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to come

kam Post für mich? was there any post for me?

14.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)

den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi

15.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belong

die Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there

16.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happen

heute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm today

der Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approaching

der Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient time

das habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time ago

das kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expected

es kam eins zum anderen one thing led to another

und so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...

wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?

es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happen

es hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worse

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to happen

zum Prozess \kommen to come to trial

es zu etw dat \kommen lassen zum Streit to let it come to sth

so weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...

so weit kommt es noch! (iron fam) that'll be the day! fam

komme, was da wolle come what may

was auch immer \kommen mag whatever happens

wie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be

[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again

17.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]

die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing

18.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (jdn erfassen)

▪ über jdn \kommen Gefühl to come over sb

eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadness

es kam einfach so über mich it just came over me

19.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich bei jdm zeigen)

jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry

jdm \kommen Zweifel, ob... sb is beset [or overcome] by doubts [or sb doubts] whether...

20.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (in einen Zustand geraten)

▪ in etw akk \kommen to get into sth

wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skid

in Fahrt [o Schwung] \kommen to get going

in Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficulty

in Sicherheit \kommen to get to safety

in Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand

21.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to be

so lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!

so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!

jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb

22.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: jdn belästigen)

▪ jdm mit etw dat \kommen to start telling sb about sth

komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!

da kann [o könnte] ja jeder \kommen (fam) anyone could say that

der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!

23.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (seinen Grund haben) to come from

daher kommt es, dass... that's why...

das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!

das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...

das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...

wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...

24.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich an etw erinnern)

▪ auf etw akk \kommen to remember sth, to recall sth

ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it

25.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)

▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occur

jdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...

na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?

26.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)

▪ an etw akk \kommen to get hold of sth

wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?

27.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)

▪ hinter etw akk \kommen Pläne to find out sth sep, to get to the bottom of sth

hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret

wie kommst du darauf? what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?; s.a. Schlich, Spur

28.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be on

was kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?

als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next

29.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to get around to doing sth

ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!

30.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)

▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sth

auf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:1

31.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)

▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb

32.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten) to cost

die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]

▪ auf etw akk \kommen to come to sth

33.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)

unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]

unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over

34.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)

auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matter

auf etw akk zu sprechen \kommen to get [a]round to [talking about] sth

jetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...

ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment

35.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)

▪ an etw akk \kommen to reach sth

36.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben) to come fam

37.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: eine Aufforderung verstärkend)

komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointed

komm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!

komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!

ach komm! (fam) come on!

38.

▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect

▶ komm ich heut nicht, komm ich morgen (prov) you'll see me when you see me

▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal

▶ auf jdn/etw nichts \kommen lassen (fam) to not hear a [bad] word said against sb

▶ wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst (prov) first come, first served; s.a. achtzig, halten, nahe, Zeit

II. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich einfinden)

▪ es kommt jd sb is coming

es kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!

es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming

2.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)

▪ es kommt etw sth is coming

es kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again

3.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben)

▪ es kommt jdm (veraltet) sb comes

III. TRANSITIVES VERB

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten)

▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sth

die Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

ich komme schon! — I'm coming!

der Kellner kommt sofort — the waiter will be with you directly

angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

zu spät kommen — be late

durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region

nach Hause kommen — come or get home

zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

2) (gelangen) get

ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

wie kommst du darauf? — what gives you that idea?

dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

zur Welt kommen — be born

ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

jemandem kommen die Tränen — tears come to somebody's eyes

4) (aufgenommen werden)

zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

5) (gehören) go; belong

in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go

in den Müll kommen — be thrown out

7) (geraten) get

in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

ins Schleudern kommen — go into a skid

neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

8) (nahen)

ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

dieses Unglück habe ich schon lange kommen sehen — I saw this disaster coming a long time ago

im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

was auch immer kommen mag — come what may

das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

das kommt davon! — see what happens!

10) unpers

es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)

wann kommt der nächste Bahnhof? — when do we get to the next station? (coll.)

jetzt kommt gleich Mannheim — we'll be at Mannheim any moment

da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)

12)

zu Geld kommen — become wealthy

zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

wieder zu Kräften kommen — regain one's strength

[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

um etwas kommen — lose something

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!

15)

ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

16) (entfallen)

auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

17)

woher kommen diese Sachen? — where do these things come from?

seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony

18) (ugs.): (kosten)

auf 100 Euro kommen — cost 100 euros

alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start

20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)

21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

komm, komm — oh, come on

22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)

[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall

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kommen v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen

1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get (

bis to);

durch eine Stadt/Gegend kommen pass through a town/area;

nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home;

wie komme ich zum Bahnhof/nach Linz? how do I get to the (US train) station/to Linz?;

ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work;

komm schon! come on!, hurry up!;

ich komme schon! I’m coming;

na, komm schon! umg come on(, now)!;

er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long;

da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming;

es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (US mail) for you;

spät kommen come ( oder be) late;

zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late;

jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn;

zuerst oder

als Erster/zuletzt oder

als Letzter kommen come first/last;

wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst sprichw first come, first served;

wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses;

angelaufen etc

kommen come running etc along ( oder up);

der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come;

jemanden kommen lassen send for sb;

etwas kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) sth;

wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?;

es kam mir (der Gedanke), dass … it occurred to me that …;

es kommt mir oder

mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do;

mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iron don’t make me weep;

das wird teuer kommen/dich teuer kommen umg it’ll come expensive/it’ll cost you;

ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; → auch Reihe, spät B etc

2. (herannahen) be coming;

es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up);

der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light;

die Flut kommt the tide is coming in;

da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (US intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (US intersection)

3. (geschehen) auch happen;

etwas kommen sehen (voraussehen) see sth coming;

das kommt mir gelegen/ungelegen it’s a good/bad time ( oder the right/wrong moment) for me;

wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?;

wie oder

woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg;

das kommt daher, dass it’s because;

das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that;

was auch (immer) kommen mag … whatever happens, …;

komme, was da wolle come what may;

es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet);

das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen;

es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened;

es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where;

es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days

4. umg

wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that;

komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, US don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek;

komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses;

damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?;

komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business;

er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas

5. umg (einen Orgasmus haben) come;

ich komme I’m coming;

es kommt ihr she’s coming

6. umg (sich entwickeln) develop;

wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?

7.

kommen an (+akk) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to;

an jemandes Stelle kommen take sb’s place; (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of;

wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?

8.

kommen auf (+akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember;

auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount;

auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (US auch tab);

das kommt (steht)

auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12;

auf etwas zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of sth;

wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?;

darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me;

ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it;

darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that;

auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants;

ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him

9.

hinter etwas (+akk)

kommen find sth out

10.

das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal/ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf/belongs in the study;

in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen get into danger/difficulties pl/an embarrassing situation;

ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)

11.

über einen Zaun etc

kommen get over a fence etc;

über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc: come over sb; Fluch: come upon sb

12.

um etwas kommen lose sth; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of sth;

ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed

13.

kommen unter (+akk) eine Überschrift etc: go under; ein Auto etc: be run over by

14.

kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to);

das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?;

das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much

15.

kommen vor (+akk) come ( oder go) before;

vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court

16.

zu etwas kommen come ( oder get) to sth; (bekommen) come by sth, get hold of sth;

zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money;

zur Ansicht kommen, dass … come to the conclusion that …, decide that …;

zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion);

(wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness;

wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?;

es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed;

es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen … fighting broke out between …;

zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill;

ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything;

ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow;

wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; → auch Kraft 1, Sache etc

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

ich komme schon! — I'm coming!

der Kellner kommt sofort — the waiter will be with you directly

angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

zu spät kommen — be late

durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region

nach Hause kommen — come or get home

zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

2) (gelangen) get

ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

wie kommst du darauf? — what gives you that idea?

dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

zur Welt kommen — be born

ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

jemandem kommen die Tränen — tears come to somebody's eyes

4) (aufgenommen werden)

zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

5) (gehören) go; belong

in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go

in den Müll kommen — be thrown out

7) (geraten) get

in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

ins Schleudern kommen — go into a skid

neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

8) (nahen)

ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

dieses Unglück habe ich schon lange kommen sehen — I saw this disaster coming a long time ago

im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

was auch immer kommen mag — come what may

das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

das kommt davon! — see what happens!

10) unpers

es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)

wann kommt der nächste Bahnhof? — when do we get to the next station? (coll.)

jetzt kommt gleich Mannheim — we'll be at Mannheim any moment

da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)

12)

zu Geld kommen — become wealthy

zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

wieder zu Kräften kommen — regain one's strength

[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

um etwas kommen — lose something

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!

15)

ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

16) (entfallen)

auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

17)

woher kommen diese Sachen? — where do these things come from?

seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony

18) (ugs.): (kosten)

auf 100 Euro kommen — cost 100 euros

alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start

20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)

21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

komm, komm — oh, come on

22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)

[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall

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interj.

come interj. v.

(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)

= to come v.

(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)

to cum v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kommen

8 gusto

m.

1 taste (estilo).

una casa decorada con (buen) gusto a tastefully decorated house

de buen/mal gusto in good/bad taste

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito (Prov) there's no accounting for taste, each to his own

tener buen/mal gusto to have good/bad taste

2 pleasure.

con mucho gusto gladly, with pleasure

iría con (mucho) gusto, pero no puedo I'd love to go but I can't

da gusto estar aquí it's a real pleasure to be here

mucho gusto — el gusto es mío pleased to meet you — the pleasure's mine

hacer algo a gusto to do something willingly o gladly; (de buena gana) to do something comfortably (cómodamente)

mucho o tanto gusto pleased to meet you

sentirse o encontrarse o estar a gusto to feel comfortable o at ease

tomar gusto a algo to take a liking to something

3 whim, fancy.

4 appetite, hunger, taste.

5 flair, inclination, liking, propensity.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gustar.

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gusto

► nombre masculino

1 (sentido, sabor) taste

2 (inclinación) liking, taste

■ es una persona de gustos sencillos she's a person of simple tastes

3 (placer) pleasure

■ tengo el gusto de presentarle a mi marido may I introduce you to my husband?

4 (capricho) whim, fancy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cogerle el gusto a algo to take a liking to something

con mucho gusto with pleasure

dar gusto to please, delight

■ me da gusto verla comer I enjoy watching her eat

darse el gusto de to treat oneself to

de buen gusto in good taste

de mal gusto in bad taste

el gusto es mío the pleasure is mine

estar a gusto to feel comfortable, feel at ease

hacer algo a gusto to enjoy doing something

hacer algo por gusto to do something for fun

ir algo a gustos to be a matter of taste

por gusto for the sake of it

¡qué gusto! how lovely!

tanto gusto pleased to meet you

tener buen gusto to have good taste

tener mal gusto to have bad taste

tener el gusto de + inf to have the pleasure of + gerund

tener mucho gusto en + inf to be delighted to + inf

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noun m.

1) taste

2) liking

•

- a gusto

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SM

1) (=sentido) taste

agregue azúcar a gusto — add sugar to taste

2) [de comida] taste, flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tiene un gusto amargo — it has a bitter taste o flavour, it tastes bitter

le noto un gusto a almendras — it tastes of almonds

helado de tres gustos — Neapolitan ice cream

3) (=sentido estético) taste

tenemos los mismos gustos — we have the same tastes

es demasiado grande para mi gusto — it's too big for my taste

he decorado la habitación a mi gusto — I've decorated the room to my taste

al gusto de hoy, según el gusto de hoy — in the taste of today

ser persona de gusto — to be a person of taste

tiene gusto para vestir — she dresses with taste, she has taste in clothes

una habitación decorada con gusto — a tastefully decorated room

• buen gusto — good taste

no es de buen gusto decir eso — it's not in good taste to say that

tiene buen gusto para combinar colores — she has good taste in combining colours

un decorado de buen gusto — tasteful décor

• mal gusto — bad taste

es de un mal gusto extraordinario — it is in extraordinarily bad taste

una broma de muy mal gusto — a joke in very poor taste

un comentario de mal gusto — a tasteless remark

- sobre gustos no hay disputa

4) (=placer) pleasure

• a gusto, aquí me encuentro o siento a gusto — I feel at home o ease here

tengo los pies a gusto y calientes — my feet are nice and warm

• acomodarse a su gusto — to make o.s. at home, make o.s. comfortable

• con mucho gusto — with pleasure

lo haré con mucho gusto — I'll be glad to do it, I'll be only too happy to do it

con sumo gusto — with great pleasure

comer con gusto — to eat heartily

• dar gusto a algn — to please sb, give pleasure to sb

lo compré para dar gusto a los chiquillos — I bought it to please the kids

da gusto hacerlo — it's nice to do it

da gusto trabajar contigo — it's a pleasure to work with you

da gusto verlos tan contentos — it's lovely to see them so happy

tienen un entusiasmo que da gusto — they show a wonderful enthusiasm

• leo por gusto — I read for pleasure

no lo hago por gusto — I don't do it out of choice

es por gusto que siga allí — LAm you'll wait there in vain

• tener el gusto de hacer algo — to have the pleasure of doing sth

5) (=agrado) liking

al gusto de — to the liking of

ser del gusto de algn — to be to sb's liking

coger el gusto a algo, tomar gusto a algo — to take a liking to sth

tener gusto por algo — to have a liking for sth

6) [en presentaciones]

¡mucho gusto!, ¡tanto gusto!, ¡gusto verlo! — LAm * how do you do?, pleased to meet you

el gusto es mío — how do you do?, the pleasure is (all) mine

(tengo) mucho gusto en conocerle — I'm very pleased to meet you

tengo mucho gusto en presentar al Sr Peláez — allow me to introduce Mr Peláez

7) (=antojo) whim, fancy

a gusto — at will, according to one's fancy

8) Cono Sur (=estilo) style, design, colour; (=gama) range, assortment

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masculino

1)

a) ( sentido) taste

resulta amargo al gusto — it has a bitter taste

b) ( sabor) taste

tiene un gusto medio raro — it has a funny taste to it

gusto a algo: tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry; esto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything; deja un gusto a menta — it has a minty aftertaste

2)

a) (placer, agrado) pleasure

tendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos — (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml)

se las comió con un gusto...! — he tucked into them with such relish o delight!

da gusto estar aquí — it's so nice (being) here

me dio mucho gusto volverlo a ver — it was lovely to see him again

por gusto — for fun, for pleasure

tomarle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo — to take a liking to something

b) (deseo, voluntad)

satisface todos los gustos de sus hijos — he indulges all his children's whims

maneja al marido a su gusto — she has her husband twisted around her little finger

¿está a su gusto el peinado? — is the style to your liking?

azúcar a or al gusto — sugar to taste

a gusto del consumidor — (fr hecha) however/as you like

darle el gusto a alguien: no le des todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time; hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today; me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara — I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face

c)

a gusto — at ease

un lugar en el que se está a gusto — a place where you feel comfortable o at ease

¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? — are you happy in your new job?

d) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)

mucho or tanto gusto — pleased o nice to meet you

mucho gusto (en conocerla) - el gusto es mío — pleased to meet you - the pleasure is mine (frml)

3) ( sentido estético) taste

tiene muy buen gusto para vestirse — she has very good taste in clothes

una broma de mal gusto — a tasteless joke

4) (inclinación, afición) taste

ha heredado el gusto por la música — he has inherited a liking for music

para todos los gustos — to suit all tastes

es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto — it's too strong for my taste o liking

hay gustos que merecen palos — there's no accounting for taste

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito — each to his own taste

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= appetite, delight, taste, flavour [flavor, -USA], enjoyment, liking, tastefulness, preference, like, pleasure, treat, aftertaste.

Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex. Reality is often very much lacking in delight.

Ex. This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.

Ex. Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.

Ex. So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

Ex. Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.

Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex. It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.

Ex. I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.

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* adquirir un gusto por = get + a taste for.

* agradable al gusto = palatable.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto = add + Nombre + to taste.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], distasteful, unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de pésimo gusto = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].

* de + Posesivo + gusto = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.

* gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.

* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.

* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto refinado = refined taste.

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* tener el gusto de = take + pleasure.

* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

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masculino

1)

a) ( sentido) taste

resulta amargo al gusto — it has a bitter taste

b) ( sabor) taste

tiene un gusto medio raro — it has a funny taste to it

gusto a algo: tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry; esto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything; deja un gusto a menta — it has a minty aftertaste

2)

a) (placer, agrado) pleasure

tendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos — (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml)

se las comió con un gusto...! — he tucked into them with such relish o delight!

da gusto estar aquí — it's so nice (being) here

me dio mucho gusto volverlo a ver — it was lovely to see him again

por gusto — for fun, for pleasure

tomarle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo — to take a liking to something

b) (deseo, voluntad)

satisface todos los gustos de sus hijos — he indulges all his children's whims

maneja al marido a su gusto — she has her husband twisted around her little finger

¿está a su gusto el peinado? — is the style to your liking?

azúcar a or al gusto — sugar to taste

a gusto del consumidor — (fr hecha) however/as you like

darle el gusto a alguien: no le des todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time; hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today; me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara — I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face

c)

a gusto — at ease

un lugar en el que se está a gusto — a place where you feel comfortable o at ease

¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? — are you happy in your new job?

d) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)

mucho or tanto gusto — pleased o nice to meet you

mucho gusto (en conocerla) - el gusto es mío — pleased to meet you - the pleasure is mine (frml)

3) ( sentido estético) taste

tiene muy buen gusto para vestirse — she has very good taste in clothes

una broma de mal gusto — a tasteless joke

4) (inclinación, afición) taste

ha heredado el gusto por la música — he has inherited a liking for music

para todos los gustos — to suit all tastes

es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto — it's too strong for my taste o liking

hay gustos que merecen palos — there's no accounting for taste

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito — each to his own taste

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= appetite, delight, taste, flavour [flavor, -USA], enjoyment, liking, tastefulness, preference, like, pleasure, treat, aftertaste.

Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.

Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.

Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.

Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.

Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.

Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.

* adquirir un gusto por = get + a taste for.

* agradable al gusto = palatable.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto = add + Nombre + to taste.

* buen gusto, el = good taste.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* con buen gusto = tastefully.

* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de mal gusto = in bad taste, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], distasteful, unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de pésimo gusto = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].

* de + Posesivo + gusto = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.

* gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.

* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.

* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* gusto refinado = refined taste.

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* tener el gusto de = take + pleasure.

* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* * *

gusto

masculine

A

1 (sentido) taste

resulta amargo al gusto it has a bitter taste

2 (sabor) taste

esta bebida tiene un gusto extraño this drink has a strange taste o tastes strange

¿de qué gusto quieres el helado? what flavor (of) ice cream do you want?

tiene un gustillo or gustito medio raro it has a slightly funny taste to it

gusto A algo:

tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry

tiene gusto a quemado it tastes burned, it has a burned taste

esto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything, this has no taste at all

sus palabras me dejaron un gusto amargo her words left me with a nasty taste in my mouth o with an unpleasant aftertaste

B

1 (placer, agrado) pleasure

tendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos ( frml); it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you ( frml), I shall be delighted o very pleased to accompany you ( frml)

¡se las comió con un gusto …! he tucked into them with such relish o delight!

da gusto trabajar en una oficina tan luminosa it's a pleasure o ( colloq) it's great to have such a bright office to work in

me dio mucho or un gran gusto volverlo a ver ( frml); it was delightful o a great pleasure to see him again ( frml)

por gusto for fun, for pleasure

escribe por gusto, no por el dinero he writes for pleasure, not for the money

que da gusto ( fam): baila que da gusto she dances wonderfully o beautifully

los precios suben que da gusto ( iró); prices are shooting up

tomarle or cogerle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo to take a liking to sth, get to like sth, get into sth ( colloq)

quien por su gusto padece, vaya al infierno a quejarse you/he/one must face the consequences of your/his/one's actions

2

(deseo, voluntad): satisface todos los gustos de sus hijos he indulges all his children's whims

no puedo permitirme esos gustos tan caros I can't afford such luxuries

maneja al marido a su gusto she has her husband twisted around her little finger

el vestido no ha quedado a mi gusto the dress hasn't turned out the way I wanted it

¿está a su gusto el peinado? is the style to your liking?

agregar azúcar a or al gusto add sugar to taste

a gusto del consumidor ( fr hecha); however/whatever/as you like

darle el or hacerle el gusto a algn: no le hagas todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time

hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today

darse los gustos en vida to enjoy life

me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face

3

a gusto at ease

un lugar en el que se está muy a gusto a place where you feel comfortable o at ease

¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? are you happy in your new job?

no se siente a gusto entre gente tan distinguida he doesn't feel at ease o he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable among such distinguished people

4

(en fórmulas de cortesía): mucho or tanto gusto pleased o nice to meet you

mucho gusto (en conocerla) — el gusto es mío pleased to meet you — the pleasure is mine ( frml)

¿podría avisarme cuando lleguen? — con mucho gusto could you let me know when they arrive? — with pleasure o ( AmE) I'd be glad to

la conoces ¿no? — no, todavía no he tenido el gusto ( frml); you know her, don't you? — no, I haven't had the pleasure ( frml)

C (sentido estético) taste

tiene un gusto horrible she has awful o appalling taste

tiene mucho gusto para arreglar las flores she does very tasteful flower arrangements

no me parece de muy buen gusto lo que le dijiste I don't think that what you said was in very good taste

lleva ropa de muy buen gusto he wears tasteful clothes

tiene muy buen gusto para vestirse she has very good taste in clothes o very good dress sense

una broma/un comentario de mal gusto a tasteless joke/remark, a joke/remark that was in very poor o bad taste

D (inclinación, afición) taste

nuestros gustos son muy dispares our tastes are very different, we have very different tastes

tiene gustos caros/simples she has expensive/simple tastes

ha heredado de su padre el gusto por la música he has inherited a liking for music from his father, he has inherited his father's love of music

es difícil elegirle un disco si no conocemos sus gustos it's difficult to choose a record for him if we don't know his taste in music o what sort of music he likes

lo tengo puesto a mi gusto I've got it arranged the way I like it o to my taste

corbatas para todos los gustos ties to suit all tastes, ties for all tastes

un verde demasiado vivo para mi gusto too bright a green for my taste o liking

ir en gustos to be a matter of taste

en gustos se rompen géneros ( Méx); each to his own o there's no accounting for taste

entre gustos no hay disgustos ( Col); each to his own o there's no accounting for taste

hay gustos que merecen palos there's no accounting for taste, each to his own

nunca llueve a gusto de todos one man's meat is another man's poison, you can't please everybody

para los gustos están los colores it takes all sorts, horses for courses

sobre gustos y colores no hay nada escrito or no hay disputa or no discuten los doctores each to his own o there's no accounting for taste

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Del verbo gustar: ( conjugate gustar)

gusto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

gustó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
gustar
gusto
gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo
1 (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?;

me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company;
los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream;
le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much;
a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María;
le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE);
le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq);
nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch;
¿te gustoía visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?;
me gustoía que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early
2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml);
◊ como guste as you wish;

cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you
verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;
◊ ¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?

gusto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (sentido, sabor) taste;

◊ resulta amargo al gusto it has a bitter taste;

tiene un gusto medio raro it has a funny taste to it;
tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry;
deja un gusto a menta it has a minty aftertaste
b) ( sentido estético) taste;

◊ tiene muy buen gusto para vestirse she has very good taste in clothes;

una broma de mal gusto a tasteless joke;
para todos los gustos to suit all tastes
2
a) (placer, agrado) pleasure;

◊ tendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml);

da gusto estar aquí it's so nice (being) here;
me dio mucho gusto volverlo a ver it was lovely to see him again;
por gusto for fun, for pleasure;
un lugar donde se está a gusto a place where you feel comfortable o at ease
b) ( en fórmulas de cortesía):

◊ mucho gusto (en conocerla) pleased o nice to meet you;

el gusto es mío the pleasure is mine
gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company
(con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste
Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo.
En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche.
gusto sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación) taste
2 (para apreciar la belleza) taste: la tía Rosa tiene muy mal gusto, aunt Rose has very bad taste
fue un comentario de mal gusto, it was a remark in bad taste
3 (inclinación, agrado) liking: esa literatura no es de su gusto, he doesn't like that kind of literature
para mi gusto está precioso, I find it very pretty
4 (placer) pleasure: lo hace por gusto, she does it for the sake of it
este solecito es un gusto this sun is very nice
no tengo el gusto de conocerle, I have not had the pleasure of meeting him
♦ Locuciones: a gusto, comfortable o at ease
con (mucho) gusto, with (great) pleasure
tanto gusto, pleased to meet you
sobre gustos no hay nada escrito, each to his own
' gusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- bastante
- bebible
- chabacana
- chabacano
- decoración
- despacharse
- detalle
- dulce
- dulzón
- dulzona
- encontrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fina
- fino
- gloria
- grado
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hogareña
- hogareño
- imperio
- macarrónica
- macarrónico
- paladar
- paleta
- paleto
- plato
- primera
- primero
- recargada
- recargado
- refinar
- refinada
- refinado
- ricamente
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- tampoco
- teatralidad
- toque
- absoluto
- afición
- charro
- chulo
- comentario
- como
English:
cheap
- comfortable
- customize
- deplorably
- discerning
- discriminating
- discrimination
- do
- ease
- exquisite
- flavor
- flavour
- full-bodied
- gladly
- gore
- gristle
- gusto
- hoax
- indulge
- like
- liking
- matter
- naff
- please
- pleasure
- prefer
- put off
- relish
- savor
- savour
- sense
- sick
- sight
- take to
- taste
- tasteful
- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- tone
- unsophisticated
- vulgar
- vulgarity
- acquired
- choice
- distasteful
- dress
- fun

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gusto

♦ nm

1. [sentido] taste;

tiene atrofiado el sentido del gusto she has a poor sense of taste;

añada sal a gusto add salt to taste

2. [sabor] taste, flavour;

este postre tiene un gusto muy raro this dessert tastes very odd;

tiene gusto a chocolate it tastes of chocolate;

tiene gusto a plástico it tastes like plastic;

una barra de helado de dos gustos a block of ice cream with two flavours

3. [estilo] taste;

el buen gusto se forma desde la infancia good taste is something you develop as a child;

es un cuadro de gusto romántico the painting is rather Romantic in style;

está decorado al gusto de la época it is decorated in the style of the period;

una casa decorada con (buen) gusto a tastefully decorated house;

de buen/mal gusto in good/bad taste;

fue una broma de mal gusto the joke was in bad o poor taste;

tener buen/mal gusto to have good/bad taste;

tiene muy buen gusto para la ropa she has very good taste in clothes;

Prov

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito there's no accounting for taste, each to his own

4. [preferencia] taste;

tenemos gustos distintos sobre ropa we have different tastes in clothes;

no comparto su gusto por la violencia I don't share his liking for violence;

su gusto por el mar es bien conocido he is well known for liking the sea

5. [placer] pleasure;

ponte a gusto make yourself comfortable;

contigo estoy muy a gusto I feel really comfortable o at ease with you;

a gusto del consumidor in line with the customer's wishes;

siempre quieres que haga las cosas a tu gusto you always want me to do things your way;

con mucho gusto gladly, with pleasure;

iría con (mucho) gusto, pero no puedo I'd love to go, but I can't;

lo haré con gusto I'll be pleased to do it, I'll do it with pleasure;

da gusto estar aquí it's really nice here;

lo hago por darte gusto I'm doing it for you o to make you happy;

me di el gusto de contestarle I allowed myself the satisfaction of answering him back;

date el gusto, cómpratelo go on, treat yourself and buy it;

encontrarse o [m5] estar o [m5] sentirse a gusto to feel comfortable o at ease;

está a gusto consigo mismo he's at ease with himself;

hacer algo a gusto [de buena gana] to do sth willingly o gladly;
[cómodamente] to do sth comfortably;
tomar o Esp [m5] coger gusto a algo to take a liking to sth;

Comp
Fam
que da gusto: canta que da gusto it's a pleasure to hear her sing;

esta cerveza entra que da gusto this beer goes down a treat

6. [en fórmula de cortesía]
mucho o [m5]tanto gusto – el gusto es mío pleased to meet you – the pleasure's mine;

¿me podrías despertar a las 7? – con mucho gusto can you wake me at 7? – of course o with pleasure;

tener el gusto de hacer algo to have the pleasure of doing sth;

no tengo el gusto (de conocerla) I don't think I've had the pleasure

♦ de gusto, por gusto loc adv
Perú, RP [adrede] on purpose;
hacer algo de o [m5] por gusto to do sth on purpose o deliberately;

es por gusto que se queda she's only staying to annoy us

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gusto

m

1 ( preferencias, sabor) taste;

sobre gustos no hay nada escrito there’s no accounting for taste;

de buen gusto in good taste, tasteful;

de mal gusto in bad taste, tasteless;

tomar el gusto a algo get to like sth, acquire a taste for sth

2 ( placer) pleasure;

con mucho gusto with pleasure;

da gusto hacer negocios con usted it’s a pleasure doing business with you;

dar gusto a alguien please s.o.;

tener el gusto de have the pleasure of;

mucho o

tanto gusto how do you do

3

:

a gusto at ease;

sentirse a gusto feel comfortable o at ease

* * *

gusto nm

1) : flavor, taste

2) : taste, style

3) : pleasure, liking

4) : whim, fancy

a gusto: at will

5)

a gusto : comfortable, at ease

6)

al gusto : to taste, as one likes

7)

mucho gusto : pleased to meet you

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gusto n

1. (sentido, sabor) taste

tiene un gusto dulce it has a sweet taste

2. (preferencia) taste

tenemos gustos muy diferentes we've got very different tastes

3. (placer) pleasure

tenemos el gusto de invitarles a la boda de nuestro hijo we are pleased to invite you to our son's wedding

el gusto por la lectura the love of reading

estar / sentirse a gusto to feel comfortable

mucho gusto pleased to meet you

Spanish-English dictionary > gusto

9 दुर् _dur

दुर् ind. (A prefix substituted for दुस् before words beginning with vowels or soft consonants in the sense of 'bad'. 'hard' or 'difficult to do a certain thing'; for compounds with दुस् as first member see दुस् s. v.).

-Comp. -अक्ष a.

1 weak-eyed.

-2 evileyed.

(-क्षः) 1 a loaded or false die.

-2 dishonest gambling.

-अक्षरम् an evil word; श्रुतिं ममाविश्य भवद्दुरक्षरं सृजत्यदः कीटकवदुत्कटा रुजः N.9.63.

-अतिक्रम a. difficult to be overcome or conquered, unconquerable; सर्वं तु तपसा साध्यं तपो हि दुरति- क्रमम् Ms.11.2.38; स्वभावो दुरतिक्रमः 'nature cannot be changed'; स्वजातिर्दुरतिक्रमा Pt.1.

-2 insurmountable, impassable; B. R.6.18-19.

-3 inevitable. (

-मः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-अत्यय a.

1 difficult to be overcome; स्वर्गमार्गपरिघो दुरत्ययः R.11.88.

-2 hard to be attained or fathomed; स एष आत्मा स्वपरेत्यबुद्धिभिर्दुरत्यया- नुक्रमणो निरूप्यते Bhāg.7.5.13.

-अदृष्टम् ill-luck, misfortune.

-अधिग, -अधिगम a.

1 hard to reach or attain, unattainable; Bhāg.3.23.8; दुरधिगमः परभागो यावत्पुरुषेण पौरुषं न कृतम् Pt.1.33.

-2 insurmountable.

-3 hard to be studied or understood; इह दुरधिगमैः किञ्चि- देवागमैः Ki.5.18.

-अधिष्ठित a. badly performed, managed, or executed. (

-तम्) improper stay at a place.

-अधीत a. badly learnt or read.

-अध्यय a.

1 difficult of attainment; सहस्रवर्त्मा चपलैर्दुरध्ययः Śi.12.11.

-2 hard to be studied.

-अध्यवसायः a foolish undertaking.

-अध्वः a bad road; स्वयं दुरध्वार्णवनाविकाः कथं स्पृशन्तु विज्ञाय हृदापि तादृशीम् N.9.33.

-अन्त a.

1 whose end is difficult to be reached, endless, infinite; संकर्षणाय सूक्ष्माय दुरन्तायान्तकाय च Bhāg.

-2 ending ill or in misery, unhappy; अहो दुरन्ता बलवद्विरोधिता Ki.1.23; नृत्यति युवति- जनेन समं सखि विरहिजनस्य दुरन्ते (वसन्ते) Gīt.1; इयमुदरदरी- दुरन्तधारा यदि न भवेदभिमानभङ्गभूमिः Udb.

-3 hard to be understood or known.

-4 insurmountable.

-अन्तक a. = दुरन्त q. v. (

-कः) an epithet of Śiva.

-अन्वय a.

1 difficult to be passed along; Mb.14.51.17.

-2 hard to be carried out or followed.

-3 difficult to be attained. or understood; बुद्धिश्च ते महाप्राज्ञ देवैरपि दुरन्वया Rām.3. 66.18.

-4 not suitable, improper; वचो दुरन्वयं विप्रास्तूष्णी- मासन्भ्रमद्धियः Bhāg.1.84.14.

(-यः) 1 a wrong conclusion, one wrongly inferred from given premisses.

-2 (in gram.) a false agreement.

-अपवादः ill report. slander.

-अभिग्रह a. difficult to be caught.

-अभि- मानिन् a. vain-glorious, disagreeably proud.

- अवगम a. incomprehensible; Bhāg.5.13.26.

-अवग्रह a.

1 difficult to be restrained or subjugated; भक्ता भजस्व दुरवग्रह मा त्यजास्मान् Bhāg.1.29.31.

-2 disagreeable.

-अवग्राह a. difficult to be attained; Bhāg.7.1.19.

-अवच्छद a. difficult to be hidden; हेतुभिर्लक्षयांचक्रुराप्रीतां दुरवच्छदैः Bhāg.1.62.28.

-अवबोध a. unintelligible. Bhāg.1.49.29.

-अवसित a. unfathomed, difficult to be ascertained, द्युपतिभिरजशक्रशंकराद्यैर्दुरवसितस्तवमच्युतं नतो$स्मि Bhāg.12.12.67.

-अवस्थ a. ill off, badly or poorly circumstanced.

-अवस्था, -स्थानम् a wretched or miser- able state; Bhāg.5.3.12.

-अवाप a. difficult to be gained or fulfilled; Ś.1.

-अवेक्षितम् an improper look.

-अह्नः a bad day.

-आकृति a. ugly, mis-shaped.

-आक्रन्द a. crying bitterly or miserably; किं क्रन्दसि दुराक्रन्द स्वपक्ष- क्षयकारक Pt.4.29.

-आक्रम a.

1 invincible, unconquer- able.

-2 difficult to be passed.

-आक्रमणम् 1 unfair attack.

-2 difficult approach.

-आगमः improper or illegal acquisition.

-आग्रहः foolish obstinacy, head- strongness, pertinacity; ममाहमित्यूढदुराग्रहाणां पुंसाम् Bhāg.3. 5.43.

- आचर a.

1 hard to be performed.

-2 incurable (as a disease).

-आचार a.

1 ill-conducted, badly be- haved.

-2 following bad practices, wicked, depraved; अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् Bg.9.3. (

-रः) bad practice, ill-conduct, wikedness.

-आढ्य a. not rich, poor.

-आत्मता vileness, baseness, wickedness.

-आत्मन् a. evil-natured, low, wicked, vile, base, mean; ये च प्राहुर्दुरात्मानो दुराराध्या महीभुजः Pt.1.39. (-m.) a rascal, villain, scoundrel.

- आधर a. difficult to be withstood or overpowered, irresistible.

-आधर्ष a. hard to be approached or assailed, unassailable जगन्नाथो दुराधर्षो गङ्गां भागीरथीं प्रति Mb.

-2 not to be attacked with impu- nity.

-3 haughty. (

-र्षः) white mustard.

-आधारः an epithet of Śiva.

-आधिः (m.)

1 distress or anxiety of mind; निरस्तनारीसमया दुराधयः Ki.1.28.

-2 indignation.

-आधी a. Ved. malignant, thinking ill of.

- आनम a. difficult to bend or draw; स विचिन्त्य धनुर्दुरानमम् R.11.38.

-आप a.

1 difficult to be obtained; श्रिया दुरापः कथमीप्सितो भवेत् Ś.3.13; R.1.72;6.62.

-2 difficult to be ap- proached; Pt.1.67.

-3 hard to be overcome.

-आपादन a. difficult to be brought about; किं दुरापादनं तेषाम् Bhāg.3.23.42.

-आपूर a. difficult to be filled or satisfied; Bhāg.7.6.8.

-आबाध a. hard to be molested. (

-धः) N. of Śiva.

-आमोदः bad scent, stench; शवधूमदुरामोदः शालिभक्ते$त्र विद्यते Ks.82.22.

-आराध्य a. difficult to be propitiated, hard to be won over or conciliated; दुराराध्याः श्रियो राज्ञां दुरापा दुष्परिग्रहाः Pt.1.38.

-आरुह a. difficult to be mounted.

(-हः) 1 the Bilva tree.

-2 the cocoanut tree.

-3 the date tree.

-आरोप a. difficult to be strung (bow); दुरारोपमैन्दुशेखरं धनुर्दुर्निवारा रावणभुजदण्डाः B. R.1.46-47.

-आरोह a. difficult of ascent.

(-हः) 1 The cocoanut tree.

-2 the palm tree.

-3 the date tree.

-आलापः 1 a curse, imprecation.

-2 foul of abusive language.

-आलोक a.

1 difficult to be seen or perceived.

-2 painfully bright, dazzling; दुरालोकः स समरे निदाघाम्बररत्नवत् K. P.1. (

-कः) dazzling splendour.

-आव(वा)र a.

1 difficult to be covered or filled up; दुरावरं त्वदन्येन राज्यखण्डमिदं महत् Rām.2.15.5.

-2 difficult to be restrained, shut in, kept back or stopped.

-आवर्त a. difficult to be convinced or set up; भवन्ति सुदुरावर्ता हेतुमन्तो$पि पण्डिताः Mb.12.19.23.

- आशय a.

1 evil-minded, wicked, malicious, स्फुटनिर्भिन्नो दुराशयो$धमः Śi. उपेयिवान् मूलमशेषमूलं दुराशयः कामदुघाङ्घ्रिपस्य Bhāg.3.21.15.

-2 having a bad place or rest. (-m.) the subtle body which is not destroyed by death (लिङ्गदेह); एतन्मे जन्म लोके$स्मिन्मुमुक्षूणां दुराशयात् Bhāg.3.24. 36.

-आशा 1 a bad or wicked desire.

-2 hoping against hope.

-आस a. difficult to be abided or associated with; संघर्षिणा सह गुणाभ्यधिकैर्दुरासम् Śi.5.19.

- आसद a.

1 difficult to be approached or overtaken; स सभूव दुरासदः परैः R.3.66; 8.4; Mv.2.5; 4.15.

-2 difficult to be found or met with.

-3 unequalled, unparalleled.

-4 hard to be borne, insupportable.

-5 difficult to be conquered, unassailable, unconquerable; जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् Bg.3.43. (

-दः) an epithet of Śiva.

-इत a.

1 difficult.

-2 sinful.

(-तम्) 1 a bad course, evil, sin; दरिद्राणां दैन्यं दुरितमथ दुर्वासनहृदां द्रुतं दूरीकुर्वन् G. L.2; R.8.2; Amaru.2; Mv.3.43.

-2 a difficulty, danger.

-3 a calamity, evil; अपत्ये यत्तादृग्- दुरितमभवत् U.4.3.

-इतिः f. Ved.

1 a bad course.

-2 difficulty.

-इष्टम् 1 a curse, imprecation.

-2 a spell or sacrificial rite performed to injure another person.

-ईशः a bad lord or master.

-ईषणा, -एषणा 1 a curse, an imprecation.

-2 an evil eye.

-उक्त a. harshly utter- ed; Pt.1.89.

-उक्तम्, -उक्तिः f. offensive speech, reproach, abuse, censure; लक्ष्मि क्षमस्व वचनीयमिदं दुरुक्तम् Udb.

-उच्छेद a. difficult to be destroyed.

-उत्तर a.

1 unanswerable.

-2 difficult to be crossed; दुरुत्तरे पङ्क इवान्धकारे Bk.11.2; प्राप्तः पङ्को दुरुत्तरः Ki.15.17.

- उदय a. appearing with difficulty, not easily manifested; यो$ नात्मनां दुरुदयो भगवान्प्रतीतः Bhāg.3.16.5.

-उदर्क a. having bad or no consequences; N.5.41.

-उदाहर a. diffi- cult to be pronounced or composed; अनुज्झितार्थसंबन्धः प्रबन्धो दुरुदाहरः Śi.2.73.

-उद्वह a. burdensome, unbear- able.

- उपसद a. difficult of approach; Ki.7.9.

-उपसर्पिन् a. approaching incautiously; एकमेव दहत्यग्निर्नरं दुरुपसर्पिणम् Ms.7.9.

-ऊह a. abstruse; जानीते जयदेव एव शरणः श्लाघ्ये दुरूहद्रुते Gīt.

-एव a. Ved.

1 having evil ways.

-2 irresis- tible, unassailable. (

-वः) a wicked person.

-ओषस् a. Ved. slow, lazy.

- ग 1 difficult of access, inaccessible, impervious, impassable; दुर्गस्त्वेष महापन्थाः Mb.12.3. 5; दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति Kaṭh.1.3.14.

-2 unattain- able.

-3 incomprehensible.

-4 following wicked path, vicious; Rām.2.39.22.

(-गः, -गम्) 1 a difficult or narrow passage through a wood or over a stream, mountain &c., a defile, narrow pass.

-2 a citadel. fortress, castle; न दुर्गं दुर्गमित्येव दुर्गमं मन्यते जनः । तस्य दुर्गमता सैव यत्प्रभुस्तस्य दुर्गमः ॥ Śiva. B.16.61.

-3 rough ground.

-4 difficulty, adversity, calamity, distress, danger; निस्तारयतिं दुर्गाच्च Ms.3.98;11.43; मच्चित्तः सर्व- दुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि; Bg.18.58.

(-गः) 1 bdellium.

-2 the Supreme Being.

-3 N. of an Asura slain by Durgā (thus receiving her name from him). ˚अध्यक्षः, ˚पतिः, ˚पालः the commandant or governor of a castle. ˚अन्तः The suburb of a fort; दुर्गान्ते सिद्धतापसाः Kau. A. 1.12. ˚कर्मन् n. fortification. ˚कारक a. making difficult. (

-कः) the birch tree. ˚घ्नी N. of Durgā. ˚तरणी an epithet of Sāvitrī. सावित्री दुर्गतरणी वीणा सप्तविधा तथा Mb. ˚मार्गः a defile, gorge. ˚लङ्घनम् surmounting difficu- lties. (

-नः) a camel. ˚संचरः

1 a difficult passage as to a fort &c., a bridge &c. over a defile. ˚संस्कारः Repairs to the old forts; अतो दुर्गसंस्कार आरब्धव्ये किं कौमुदीमहोत्सवेन Mu. ˚सिंहः N. of the author of कलापपरिशिष्ट. ˚व्यसनम् a defect or weak point in a fortress. (

-र्गा) an epithet of Pārvatī, wife of Śiva.

-2 the female cuckoo

-3 N. of several plants. ˚नवमी the 9th day of the bright half of कार्तिक. ˚पूजा the chief festival in honour of दुर्गा in Bengal in the month of Āśvina.

-गत a.

1 unfortunate, in bad circumstances; समाश्वसिमि केनाहं कथं प्राणिमि दुर्गतः Bk.18.1.

-2 indigent, poor.

-3 distressed, in trouble.

-गतता ill-luck, poverty, misery; तावज्जन्मातिदुःखाय ततो दुर्गतता सदा Pt.1.265.

-गतिः f.

1 misfortune, poverty, want, trouble, indigence; न हि कल्याणकृत्कश्चिद् दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति Bg.6.4.

-2 a difficult situation or path.

-3 hell.

-गन्ध a. ill-smelling.

(-न्धः) 1 bad odour, stink

-2 any ill-smelling substance.

-3 an onion.

-4 the mango tree. (

-न्धम्) sochal salt.

-गन्धि, -गन्धिन् a. ill-smelling.

-गम a.

1 impassable, inaccessible, impervious; कामिनीकायकान्तारे कुचपर्वतदुर्गमे Bh.1.86; Śi. 12.49.

-2 unattainable, difficult of attainment.

-3 hard to be understood. (

-मम्) a difficult place like hill etc; भ्राम्यन्ते दुर्गमेष्वपि Pt.5.81.

-गाढ, -गाध, -गाह्य a. difficult to be fathomed or investigated, unfathomable.

-गुणितम् not properly studied; चिराम्यस्तपथं याति शास्त्रं दुर्गुणितं यथा Avimārakam.2.4.

-गोष्ठी evil association; conspiracy. वृद्धो रक्कः कम्पनेशो दुर्गोष्ठीमध्यगो$भवत् Rāj. T.6. 17.

-ग्रह a.

1 difficult to be gained or accomplished.

-2 difficult to be conquered or subjugated; दुर्गाणि दुर्ग्रहाण्यासन् तस्य रोद्धुरपि द्विषाम् R.17.52.

-3 hard to be understood.

(-हः) 1 a cramp, spasm.

-2 obstinacy.

-3 whim, monomania; कथं न वा दुर्ग्रहदोष एष ते हितेन सम्य- ग्गुरुणापि शम्यते N.9.41.

-घट a.

1 difficult. कार्याणि घटयन्नासीद् दुर्घटान्यपि हेलया Rāj. T.4.364.

-2 impossible.

-घण a.

1 closely packed together, very compact.

-घुरुटः An unbeliever; L. D. B.

-घोषः 1 a harsh cry.

-2 a bear.

-जन a.

1 wicked, bad, vile.

-2 slanderous, malicious, mischievous; यथा स्त्रीणां तथा वाचां साधुत्वे दुर्जनो जनः U.1.6. (

-नः) a bad or wicked person, a malicious or mischievous man, villain; दुर्जनः प्रियवादी च नैतद्विश्वास- कारणम् Chāṇ.24,25; शाम्येत्प्रत्यपकारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः Ku.2.4. (दुर्जनायते Den. Ā. to become wicked; स्वजनो$पि दरिद्राणां तत्क्षणाद् दुर्जनायते Pt.1.5.). (दुर्जनीकृ [च्वि] to make blameworthy; दुर्जनीकृतास्मि अनेन मां चित्रगतां दर्शयता Nāg.2).

-जय a. invincible. (

-यः) N. of Viṣṇu.

-जर a.

1 ever youthful; तस्मिन्स्तनं दुर्जरवीर्यमुल्बणं घोराङ्कमादाय शिशोर्दधावथ Bhāg.1.6.1.

-2 hard (as food), indigestible.

-3 difficult to be enjoyed; राजश्रीर्दुर्जरा तस्य नवत्वे भूभुजो$भवत् Rāj. T.5.19.

-जात a.

1 unhappy, wretched.

-2 bad-tempered, bad, wicked; Rāj. T.3. 142.

-3 false, not genuine. ˚जीयिन् a. one who is born in vain; यो न यातयते वैरमल्पसत्त्वोद्यमः पुमान् । अफलं जन्म तस्याहं मन्ये दुर्जातजायिनः ॥ Mb.

(-तम्) 1 a misfortune, calamity, difficulty; त्वं तावद् दुर्जाते मे$त्यन्तसाहाय्यकारिणी भव M.3; दुर्जातबन्धुः R.13.72. 'a friend in need or adversity.'

-2 impropriety.

-जाति a.

1 bad natured, vile, wicked; रुदितशरणा दुर्जातीनां सहस्व रुषां फलम् Amaru.96.

-2 out- cast. (

-तिः f.) misfortune, ill condition.

-ज्ञान, -ज्ञेय a. difficult to be known, incomprehensible. उच्चावचेषु भुतेषु दुर्ज्ञेयामकृतात्मभिः Ms.6.73. (

-यः) N. of Śiva.

-णयः, -नयः, -नीतिः 1 bad conduct.

-2 impropriety

-3 in- justice.

-णामन्, -नामन् a. having a bad name.

-णीत a.

1 ill-behaved.

-2 impolitic.

-3 forward. (

-तम्) miscon- duct; दुर्णीतं किमिहास्ति किं सुचरितं कः स्थानलाभे गुणः H.

-दम, -दमन, -दम्य a. difficult to be subdued, untamable, indomitable.

-दर्श a.

1 difficult to be seen.

-2 dazzling; सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मन Bg.11.52.

-दर्शन a. ugly, ill-looking; दुर्दर्शनेन घटतामियमप्यनेन Māl.2.8.

-दशा a misfortune, calamity.

-दान्त a.

1 hard to be tamed or subdued, untamable; Śi.12.22.

-2 intractable, proud, insolent; दुर्दान्तानां दमनविधयः क्षत्रियेष्वायतन्ते Mv.3.34.

(-तः) 1 a calf.

-2 a strife, quarrel.

-3 N. of Śiva.

-दिन a. cloudy, rainy.

(-नम्) 1 a bad day in general; तद्दिनं दुर्दिनं मन्ये यत्र मित्रागमो हि न Subhāṣ.

-2 a rainy or cloudy day, stormy or rainy weather; उन्नमत्यकालदुर्दिनम् Mk.5; Ku.6 43; Mv.4.57.

-3 a shower (of any- thing); द्विषां विषह्य काकुत्स्थस्तत्र नाराचदुर्दिनम् ॥ सन्मङ्गलस्नात इव R.4.41,82;5.47; U.5.5.

-4 thick darkness; जीमूतैश्च दिशः सर्वाश्चक्रे तिमिरदुर्दिनाः Mb. (दुर्दिनायते Den. Ā. to become cloudy.)

-दिवसः a dark or rainy day; Pt.1.173.

-दुरूटः, -ढः 1 an unbeliever

-2 an abusive word.

-दृश a.

1 disagreeable to the sight, disgusting; दुर्दृशं तत्र राक्षसं घोररूपमपश्यत्सः Mb.1.2.298.

-2 difficult to be seen; पादचारमिवादित्यं निष्पतन्तं सुदुर्दृशम् Rām.7.33.5.

-दृष्ट a. ill- judged or seen, wrongly decided; Y.2.35.

-दैवम् ill-luck, misfortune.

-द्यूतम् an unfair game.

-द्रुमः onion (green).

-धर a.

1 irresistible, difficult to be stopped.

-2 difficult to be borne or suffered; दुर्धरेण मदनेन साद्यते Ghat.11; Ms.7.28.

-3 difficult to be accomplished.

-4 difficult to be kept in memory. (

-रः) quicksilver.

-धर्ष a.

1 inviolable, unassailable.

-2 inaccessible; संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्य- मतः परम् ॥ H. Pr.5.

-3 fearful, dreadful.

-4 haughty.

-धी a. stupid, silly.

-नयः 1 arrogance.

-2 immorality.

-3 evil strategy; उन्मूलयितुमीशो$हं त्रिवर्गमिव दुर्नयः Mu.5.22.

-नामकः piles. ˚अरिः a kind of bulbous root (Mar. सुरण).

-नामन् m. f. a cockle. (-n.) piles.

-निग्रह a. irre- pressible, unruly; मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलम् Bg.6.35.

-निमित a. carelessly put or placed on the ground; पदे पदे दुर्निमिते गलन्ती R.7.1.

-निमित्तम् 1 a bad omen; R.14.5.

-2 a bad pretext.

-निवार, -निवार्य a. difficult to be check- ed or warded off, irresistible, invincible.

-नीतम् 1 mis- conduct, bad policy, demerit, misbehaviour; दुर्णीतं किमि- हास्ति Pt.2.21; H.1.49.

-2 ill-luck.

-नीतिः f. mal- administration; दुर्नीतिं तव वीक्ष्य कोपदहनज्वालाजटालो$पि सन्; Bv.4.36.

-नृपः a bad king; आसीत् पितृकुलं तस्य भक्ष्यं दुर्नृप- रक्षसः Rāj. T.5.417.

-न्यस्त a. badly arranged; दुर्न्यस्त- पुष्परचितो$पि Māl.9.44.

-बल a.

1 weak, feeble.

-2 enfeebled, spiritless; दुर्बलान्यङ्गकानि U.1.24.

-3 thin, lean, emaciated; U.3.

-4 small, scanty, little; स्वार्थोप- पत्तिं प्रति दुर्बलाशः R.5.12.

-बाध a. Unrestrained (अनिवार); दुर्बाधो जनिदिवसान्मम प्रवृद्धः (आधिः); Mv.6.28.

-बाल a.

1 bald-headed.

-2 void of prepuce.

-3 having crook- ed hair.

-बुद्धि a.

1 silly, foolish, stupid.

-2 perverse, evil-minded, wicked; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः (समा- गताः) Bg.1.23

-बुध a. wicked-minded, silly; Mb. 11.4.18.

-बोध a. unintelligible, unfathomable, inscru- table; निसर्गदुर्बोधमबोधविक्लवाः क्व भूपतीनां चरितं क्व जन्तवः Ki. 1.6.

-भग a.

1 unfortunate, unlucky; श्रीवल्लभं दुर्भगाः (निन्दन्ति) Pt.1.415.

-2 not possessed of good features, ill-looking.

-भगा 1 a wife disliked by her husband; दुर्भगाभरणप्रायो ज्ञानं भारः क्रियां विना H.1.17.

-2 an ill-tempered woman, a shrew.

-3 a widow;

-भर a. insupportable, burdensome, heavily laden with (comp.); ततो राजाब्रवीदेतं बहुव्यसनदुर्भरः Ks.112.156.

-भाग्य a. unfortunate, unlucky. (

ग्यम्) ill-luck.

-भावना 1 an evil thought.

-2 a bad tendency.

-भिक्षम् 1 scarcity of provisions, dearth, famine; Y.2.147; Ms.8.22; उत्सवे व्यसने चैव दुर्भिक्षे... यस्तिष्ठति स बान्धवः H.1.71; Pt.2.

-2 want in general.

-भिद, -भेद, -भेद्य a. firm; सुजनस्तु कनकघटवद् दुर्भेद्यश्चाशु संध्येयः Subhāṣ.

-भृत्यः a bad servant.

-भिषज्यम् incurability; Bṛi. Up.4.3.14.

-भ्रातृ m. a bad brother.

-मङ्कु a. obstinate, disobedient.

-मति a.

1 silly, stupid, foolish, ignorant.

-2 wicked, evilminded; न सांपरायिकं तस्य दुर्मतेर्विद्यते फलम् Ms.11.3.

-मद a. drun- ken, ferocious, maddened, infatuated; Bhāg.1.15.7.

-दः foolish pride, arrogance.

-दम् the generative organ; ग्रामकं नाम विषयं दुर्मदेन समन्वितः Bhāg.4.25.52.

-मनस् a. troubled in mind, discouraged, disspirited, sad, malancholy; अद्य बार्हस्पतः श्रीमान् युक्तः पुष्येण राघवः । प्रोच्यतै ब्राह्मणैः प्राज्ञैः केन त्वमसि दुर्मनाः ॥ Rām. [दुर्मनायते Den. Ā. to be troubled in mind, be sad, meditate sorrowfully, to be disconso- late, become vexed or fretted; Māl.3].

-मनुष्यः a bad or wicked man.

-मन्त्रः, -मन्त्रितम्, -मन्त्रणा evil advice, bad counsel; दुर्मन्त्रान्नृपतिर्विनश्यति; Pt.1.169.

-मरम् a hard or difficult death; Mb.14.61.9.

-मरी a kind of दूर्वा grass.

-मरणम् violent or unnatural death.

-मर्ष a.

1 unbearable; Bhāg.6.5.42.

-2 obstinate, hostile.

-मर्षणः N. of Viṣṇu.

-मर्षित a. provocated, encouraged; एवं दुर्मर्षितो राजा स मात्रा बभ्रुवाहनः Mb.14. 79.13,

-मर्याद a. immodest, wicked.

-मल्लिका, -मल्ली a minor drama, comedy, farce; S. D.553.

-मित्रः 1 a bad friend.

-2 an enemy.

-मुख a.

1 having a bad face, hideous, ugly; Bh.1.9.

-2 foul-mouthed, abusive, scurrilous; Bh.2.69.

(-खः) 1 a horse.

-2 N. of Śiva.

-3 N. of a serpent king (Nm.)

-4 N. of a monkey (Nm.)

-5 N. of a year (29th year out of 6 years cycle).

-मूल्य a. highly priced, dear.

-मेधस् a. silly, foolish, dull-headed, dull; Pt.1. (-m.) a dunce, dull-headed man, blockhead; ग्रन्थानधीत्य व्याकर्तु- मिति दुर्मेधसो$प्यलम् Śi.2.26.

-मैत्र a. unfriendly, hostile; Bhāg.7.5.27.

-यशस् n. ill-repute, dishonour.

-योगः 1 bad or clumsy contrivance.

-2 a bad combi- nation.

-योध, -योधन a. invincible, unconquerable. (

-नः) the eldest of the 11 sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī. [From his early years he conceived a deep hatred for his cousins the Pāṇḍavas, but particularly Bhīma, and made every effort he could to compass their destruction. When his father pro- posed to make Yudhiṣṭhira heir-apparent, Duryodhana did not like the idea, as his father was the reigning sovereign, and prevailed upon his blind father to send the Pāṇḍavas away into exile. Vāraṇāvata was fixed upon as their abode, and under pretext of constructing a palatial building for their residence, Duryodhana caused a palace to be built mostly of lac, resin and other combustible materials, thereby hoping to see them all destroyed when they should enter it. But the Paṇḍavas were forewarned and they safely escaped. They then lived at Indraprastha, and Yudhiṣṭhira performed the Rājasuya sacrifice with great pomp and splendour. This event further excited the anger and jealousy of Duryodhana, who was already vexed to find that his plot for burning them up had signally failed, and he induced his father to invite the Pāṇḍavas to Hastināpura to play with dice (of which Yudhiṣṭhira was particularly fond). In that gambling-match, Duryodhana, who was ably assisted by his maternal uncle Śakuni, won from Yudhiṣṭhira everything that he staked, till the infatuated gambler staked himself, his brothers, and Draupadī herself, all of whom shared the same fate. Yudhiṣṭhira, as a condition of the wager, was forced to go to the forest with his wife and brothers, and to remain there for twelve years and to pass one addi- tional year incognito. But even this period, long as it was, expired, and after their return from exile both the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas made great preparations for the inevitable struggle and the great Bhāratī war commenced. It lasted for eighteen days during which all the Kauravas, with most of their allies, were slain. It was on the last day of the war that Bhīma fought a duel with Duryodhana and smashed his thigh with his club.] मोघं तवेदं भुवि नामधेयं दुर्योधनेतीह कृतं पुरस्तात् न हीह दुर्योधनता तवास्ति पलायमानस्य रणं विहाय Mb.4.65.17.

-योनि a. of a low birth, न कथंचन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति Ms.1.59.

-लक्ष्य a. difficult to be seen or perceived, hardly visible.

-क्ष्यम् bad aim; मनः प्रकृत्यैव चलं दुर्लक्ष्यं च तथापि मे Ratn.3.2.

-लभ a.

1 difficult to be attained, or accomplished; R.1.67;17.7; Ku.4.4;5.46,61; दुर्लभं भारते जन्म मानुष्यं तत्र दुर्लभम् Subhāṣ.

-2 difficult to be found or met with, scarce, rare; शुद्धान्तदुर्लभम् Ś.1.17.

-3 best, excellent, eminent.

-ग्रामः a village situated close to a large village and inhabited by the free-holders (अग्र- हारोपजीविनः); Māna.1.79-8.

-4 dear, beloved.

-5 costly.

-ललित a.

1 spoilt by fondling, fondled too much, hard to please; हा मदङ्कदुर्ललित Ve.4; V.2.8; Māl.9.

-2 (hence) wayward, naughty, illbred, unruly; स्पृहयामि खलु दुर्ललितायास्मै Ś.7. (

-तम्) waywardness, rudeness.

-लेख्यम् a forged document. Y.2.91.

-वच a.

1 difficult to be described, indescribable. अपि वागधिपस्य दुर्वचं वचनं तद् विदधीत विस्मयम् Ki.2.2.

-2 not to be talked about.

-3 speaking improperly, abusing. (

-चम्) abuse, censure, foul language.

-वचस् n. abuse, censure; असह्यं दुर्वचो ज्ञातेर्मेघा- न्तरितरौद्रवत् Udb.

-वर्ण a. bad-coloured.

-र्णः 1 bad colour.

-2 impurity; यथा हेम्नि स्थितो वह्निर्दुवर्णं हन्ति धातु- जम् Bhāg.12.3.47.

(-र्णम्) 1 silver. दुर्वर्णभित्तिरिह सान्द्रसुधासुवर्णा Śi.4.28.

-2 a kind of leprosy.

-वस a. difficult to be resided in.

-वसतिः f. painful residence; R.8.94.

-वह a. heavy, difficult to be borne; दुर्वहगर्भखिन्नसीता U.2.1; Ku.1.11.

-वाच् a. speaking ill. (-f.)

1 evil words, abuse.

-2 inelegant language or speech.

-वाच्य a.

1 difficult to be spoken or uttered.

-2 abusive, scurrilous.

-3 harsh, cruel (as words).

(-च्यम्) 1 censure, abuse.

-2 scandal, ill-repute.

-वातः a fart. ˚वातय Den. P. to break wind or fart; इत्येके विहसन्त्येनमेके दुर्वातयन्ति च Bhāg.11.23.4.

-वादः slander, defamation, calumny.

-वार, -वारण a. irresistible, unbearable; R.14.87; किं चायमरिदुर्वारः पाणौ पाशः प्रचेतसः Ku.2.21.

-वासना 1 evil propensity, wicked desire; कः शत्रुर्वद खेददानकुशलो दुर्वासनासंचयः Bv. 1.86.

-2 a chimera.

-वासस् a.

1 ill-dressed.

-2 naked. (-m.) N. of a very irascible saint or Ṛiṣi, son of Atri and Anasūyā. (He was very hard to please, and he cursed many a male and female to suffer misery and degradation. His anger, like that of Jama- dagni, has become almost proverbial.)

-वाहितम् a heavy burden; उरोजपूर्णकुम्भाङ्का सदुर्वाहितविभ्रमा Rāj. T.4.18.

-विगाह, -विगाह्य a. difficult to be penetrated or fathomed, unfathomable.

-विचिन्त्य inconcei- vable, inscrutable

-विद a. difficult to be known or discovered; नूनं गतिः कृतान्तस्य प्राज्ञैरपि सुदुर्विदा Mb.7.78. 2.

-विदग्ध 1 unskilled, raw, foolish, stupid, silly.

-2 wholly ignorant.

-3 foolishly puffed up, elated. vainly proud; वृथाशस्त्रग्रहणदुर्विदग्ध Ve.3; ज्ञानलवदुर्विदग्धं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति Bh.2.3.

-विद्ध a. Badly perforated (a pearl); Kau. A.2.11.

-विद्य a. uneducated; Rāj. T.1.354.

-विध a.

1 mean, base, low.

-2 wicked, vile.

-3 poor, indigent; विदधाते रुचिगर्वदुर्विधम् N.2.23.

-4 stupid, foolish, silly; विविनक्ति न बुद्धिदुर्विधः Śi.16.39.

-विनयः misconduct, imprudence.

-विनीत a.

1 (a) badly educated, ill-mannered; ill-behaved, wicked; शासितरि दुर्विनीतानाम् Ś.1.24. (b) rude, naughty, mis- chievous.

-2 stubborn, obstinate.

(-तः) 1 a restive or untrained horse.

-2 a wayward person, reprobate.

-विपाक a. producing bad fruit; श्रितासि चन्दनभ्रान्त्या दुर्विपाकं विषद्रुमम् U.1.46.

(-कः) 1 bad result or conse- quence; U.1.4; किं नो विधिरिह वचने$प्यक्षमो दुर्विपाकः Mv. 6.7.

-2 evil consequences of acts done either in this or in a former birth.

-विभाव्य a. inconceivable; also दुर्विभाव; असद्वृत्तेरहो वृत्तं दुर्विभावं विधेरिव Ki.11.56.

-विमर्श a. difficult to be tried or examined; यो दुर्विमर्शपथया निजमाययेदं सृष्ट्वा गुणान्विभजते तदनुप्रविष्टः Bhāg.1.49.29.

-विलसितम् a wayward act, rudeness, naughtiness; डिम्भस्य दुर्विलसितानि मुदे गुरूणाम् B. R.4.6.

-विलासः a bad or evil turn of fate; U.1.

-विवाहः a censurable marriage; इतरेषु तु शिष्टेषु नृशंसानृतवादिनः । जायन्ते दुर्विवाहेषु ब्रह्मधर्मद्विषः सुताः ॥ Ms.3.41.

-विष a. ill-natured, malignant. (

-षः) N. of Śiva.

-विषह a. unbearable, intolerable, irresistible. (

-हः) N. of Śiva.

-वृत्त a.

1 vile, wicked, ill-behaved.

-2 roguish. (

-त्तम्) misconduct, ill-behaviour. दुर्वृत्तवृत्तशमनं तव देवि शीलम् Devīmāhātmya.

-वृत्तिः f.

1 misconduct.

-2 misery, want, distress.

-3 fraud.

-वृष्टिः f. insufficient rain, drought.

-वेद a. difficult to be known or ascertained.

-व्यवहारः a wrong judgment in law.

-व्यवहृतिः f. ill-report or rumour.

-व्यसनम् 1 a fond pursuit or resolve; Mu.3.

-2 bad propensity, vice; तेन दुर्व्यसनेनासीद्भोजने$पि कदर्थना Ks.73.73.

-व्रत a. not conforming to rules, disobedient.

-हुतम् a badly offered sacrifice.

-हृद् a. wicked-hearted, ill-disposed, inimical; अकुर्वतोर्वां शुश्रूषां क्लिष्टयोर्दुर्हृदा भृशम् Bhāg.1.45.9. (-m.) an enemy.

-हृदय a. evil-minded, evil-intention- ed, wicked.

-हृषीक a. having defective organs of sense.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > दुर् _dur

10 Kommen

v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen

1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.

2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)

3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days

4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas

5. umg. (einen Orgasmus haben) come; ich komme I’m coming; es kommt ihr she’s coming

6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?

7. kommen an (+ Akk)

a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;

b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?

8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him

9. hinter etw. (+ Akk) kommen find s.th. out

10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)

11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.

12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed

13. kommen unter (+ Akk) eine Überschrift etc.: go under; ein Auto etc.: be run over by

14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much

15. kommen vor (+ Akk) come ( oder go) before; vors Gericht kommen Sache: come up before the court

16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.

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to arrive; to emerge; to come

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Kọm|men
nt -s, no pl
coming
ein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going

etw ist im Kommen — sth is coming in, sth is on the way in

jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up

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das

1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent

2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get

3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come

4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come

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kom·men

[ˈkɔmən]

I. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arrive

ich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]

ich komme schon! I'm coming!

sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrow

der Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Paris

da kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the bus

der Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minute

ich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at four

der Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the sea

sie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husband

ich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to help

du kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!

wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?

das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 May

zurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the moment

seine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantly

jede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too late

angefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a run

sie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterday

angereist \kommen to arrive

mit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycle

als Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/last

früh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/late

zu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk

2.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (gelangen)

▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewhere

kommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?

wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?

zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walk

sie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these days

nach Hause \kommen to come [or get] home

unter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation

[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bank

ans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line

3.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to come

kommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?

meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediately

nach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairs

nach London/England \kommen to come to London/England

4.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)

▪ durch etw akk/über etw akk/einen Ort \kommen to pass [or come] through sth/a place

5.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen Kongress, Party, Training to come to [or form attend] sth

6.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)

▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sb

ich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometime

komm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!

7.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)

▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewhere

sie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian

8.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to come

wer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?

▪ nach etw dat \kommen to come after [or follow] sth

die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads

▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sb

an die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]

ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] first

noch \kommen to be still [or yet] to come

da wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yet

das Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to come

zuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last

9.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)

ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospital

vor Gericht \kommen Fall to come to court; Mensch to come [or appear] before the court

in die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship

10.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to achieve sth

wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?

zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...

zu Geld \kommen to come into money

zu Kräften \kommen to gain strength

zu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame

[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again

zu sich dat \kommen to come to, to regain consciousness

▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sth

wie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe

11.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)

▪ um etw akk \kommen to lose sth

ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die

12.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reach

auf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd

13.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to come

kam Post für mich? was there any post for me?

14.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)

den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi

15.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belong

die Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there

16.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happen

heute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm today

der Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approaching

der Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient time

das habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time ago

das kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expected

es kam eins zum anderen one thing led to another

und so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...

wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?

es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happen

es hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worse

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to happen

zum Prozess \kommen to come to trial

es zu etw dat \kommen lassen zum Streit to let it come to sth

so weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...

so weit kommt es noch! (iron fam) that'll be the day! fam

komme, was da wolle come what may

was auch immer \kommen mag whatever happens

wie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be

[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again

17.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]

die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing

18.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (jdn erfassen)

▪ über jdn \kommen Gefühl to come over sb

eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadness

es kam einfach so über mich it just came over me

19.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich bei jdm zeigen)

jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry

jdm \kommen Zweifel, ob... sb is beset [or overcome] by doubts [or sb doubts] whether...

20.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (in einen Zustand geraten)

▪ in etw akk \kommen to get into sth

wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skid

in Fahrt [o Schwung] \kommen to get going

in Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficulty

in Sicherheit \kommen to get to safety

in Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand

21.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to be

so lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!

so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!

jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb

22.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: jdn belästigen)

▪ jdm mit etw dat \kommen to start telling sb about sth

komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!

da kann [o könnte] ja jeder \kommen (fam) anyone could say that

der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!

23.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (seinen Grund haben) to come from

daher kommt es, dass... that's why...

das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!

das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...

das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...

wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...

24.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich an etw erinnern)

▪ auf etw akk \kommen to remember sth, to recall sth

ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it

25.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)

▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occur

jdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...

na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?

26.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)

▪ an etw akk \kommen to get hold of sth

wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?

27.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)

▪ hinter etw akk \kommen Pläne to find out sth sep, to get to the bottom of sth

hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret

wie kommst du darauf? what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?; s.a. Schlich, Spur

28.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be on

was kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?

als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next

29.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)

▪ zu etw dat \kommen to get around to doing sth

ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!

30.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)

▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sth

auf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:1

31.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)

▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb

32.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten) to cost

die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]

▪ auf etw akk \kommen to come to sth

33.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)

unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]

unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over

34.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)

auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matter

auf etw akk zu sprechen \kommen to get [a]round to [talking about] sth

jetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...

ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment

35.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)

▪ an etw akk \kommen to reach sth

36.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben) to come fam

37.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: eine Aufforderung verstärkend)

komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointed

komm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!

komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!

ach komm! (fam) come on!

38.

▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect

▶ komm ich heut nicht, komm ich morgen (prov) you'll see me when you see me

▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal

▶ auf jdn/etw nichts \kommen lassen (fam) to not hear a [bad] word said against sb

▶ wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst (prov) first come, first served; s.a. achtzig, halten, nahe, Zeit

II. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sich einfinden)

▪ es kommt jd sb is coming

es kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!

es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming

2.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)

▪ es kommt etw sth is coming

es kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again

3.

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (sl: Orgasmus haben)

▪ es kommt jdm (veraltet) sb comes

III. TRANSITIVES VERB

<kam, gekommen>

Hilfsverb: sein (fam: kosten)

▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sth

die Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

ich komme schon! — I'm coming!

der Kellner kommt sofort — the waiter will be with you directly

angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

zu spät kommen — be late

durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region

nach Hause kommen — come or get home

zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

2) (gelangen) get

ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

wie kommst du darauf? — what gives you that idea?

dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

zur Welt kommen — be born

ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

jemandem kommen die Tränen — tears come to somebody's eyes

4) (aufgenommen werden)

zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

5) (gehören) go; belong

in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go

in den Müll kommen — be thrown out

7) (geraten) get

in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

ins Schleudern kommen — go into a skid

neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

8) (nahen)

ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

dieses Unglück habe ich schon lange kommen sehen — I saw this disaster coming a long time ago

im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

was auch immer kommen mag — come what may

das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

das kommt davon! — see what happens!

10) unpers

es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)

wann kommt der nächste Bahnhof? — when do we get to the next station? (coll.)

jetzt kommt gleich Mannheim — we'll be at Mannheim any moment

da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)

12)

zu Geld kommen — become wealthy

zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

wieder zu Kräften kommen — regain one's strength

[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

um etwas kommen — lose something

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!

15)

ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

16) (entfallen)

auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

17)

woher kommen diese Sachen? — where do these things come from?

seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony

18) (ugs.): (kosten)

auf 100 Euro kommen — cost 100 euros

alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start

20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)

21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

komm, komm — oh, come on

22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)

[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall

* * *

Kommen n; -s, kein pl arrival;

ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;

es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;

im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;

breitere Schlipse etc

sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;

dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) come; (eintreffen) come; arrive

ich komme schon! — I'm coming!

der Kellner kommt sofort — the waiter will be with you directly

angelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up

angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up

zu spät kommen — be late

durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region

nach Hause kommen — come or get home

zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody

ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?

etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something

jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody

da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.

komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!

[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]

2) (gelangen) get

ans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line

wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)

auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something

jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks

wie kommst du darauf? — what gives you that idea?

dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something

zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing

3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come through

zur Welt kommen — be born

ihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her

jemandem kommen die Tränen — tears come to somebody's eyes

4) (aufgenommen werden)

zur Schule kommen — go to or start school

ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison

in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell

5) (gehören) go; belong

in die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf

6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go

in den Müll kommen — be thrown out

7) (geraten) get

in Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed

unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed

ins Schleudern kommen — go into a skid

neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung

8) (nahen)

ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in

der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling

dieses Unglück habe ich schon lange kommen sehen — I saw this disaster coming a long time ago

im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up

9) (sich ereignen) come about; happen

was auch immer kommen mag — come what may

das durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now

gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient

überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]

daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...

das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...

vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency

wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)

das kommt davon! — see what happens!

10) unpers

es kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight

es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently

so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!

11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)

wann kommt der nächste Bahnhof? — when do we get to the next station? (coll.)

jetzt kommt gleich Mannheim — we'll be at Mannheim any moment

da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)

12)

zu Geld kommen — become wealthy

zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.

nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere

wieder zu Kräften kommen — regain one's strength

[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round

um etwas kommen — lose something

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)

zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...

als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last

jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now

14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)

jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody

so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!

15)

ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.

über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody

16) (entfallen)

auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed

17)

woher kommen diese Sachen? — where do these things come from?

seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony

18) (ugs.): (kosten)

auf 100 Euro kommen — cost 100 euros

alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...

wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?

etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]

19) (ugs.): (anspringen) < engine> start

20) (salopp): (Orgasmus haben) come (sl.)

21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)

komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now

komm, komm — oh, come on

22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)

[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well

23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall

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interj.

come interj. v.

(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)

= to come v.

(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)

to cum v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kommen

11 fuerza

f.

1 strength (fortaleza).

no me siento con fuerzas I don't feel strong enough

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit

la fuerza del destino the power of destiny

fuerza física strength

fuerza mayor (law) force majeure; act of God (en seguros)

no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control

fuerza de voluntad willpower

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

2 force (violencia).

a la fuerza by force; (contra la voluntad) of necessity (por necesidad)

tuvo que llevarle al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news

por la fuerza by force

fuerza bruta brute force

3 force (grupo) (military).

todas las fuerzas políticas all the political groups

fuerza aérea air force

Fuerzas Armadas armed forces

fuerza de intervención troops, forces

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force

fuerzas nacionalistas nationalist parties (partidos)

fuerzas del orden público security forces

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

4 force (physics).

fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta centrifugal/centripetal force

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity

fuerza motriz driving force

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: forzar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: forzar.

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fuerza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) strength

2 (violencia) force, violence

■ recurrió a la fuerza he resorted to violence

3 (militar) force

4 (en física) force

5 (electricidad) power, electric power

6 (poder) power

► nombre femenino plural fuerzas

1 (el poder) authorities

■ las fuerzas vivas de la localidad the local authorities

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuerza de by dint of, by force of

a la fuerza by force

con fuerza (gen) strongly 2 (llover) heavily 3 (apretar, agarrar) tightly; (pegar, empujar) hard

írsele a alguien la fuerza por la boca to be all talk

por fuerza by force

por la fuerza against one's will

por la fuerza de la costumbre by force of habit

fuerza bruta brute force

fuerza de voluntad willpower

fuerza mayor force majeure

fuerza de gravedad force of gravity

Fuerzas Aéreas Royal Air Force

Fuerzas Armadas Armed Forces

fuerzas del orden público police force sing

* * *

noun f.

1) strength

2) force

3) might

4) power

•

- fuerzas armadas

* * *

SF

1) [de persona]

a) [física] strength

tienes mucha fuerza — you're very strong

• con fuerza — [golpear] hard; [abrazar, agarrar, apretar] tightly, tight; [aplaudir] loudly

le golpeó con toda su fuerza en la cabeza — she hit him on the head as hard as she could

me agarré con fuerza a una roca — I held on tight o tightly to a rock

grita con todas tus fuerzas — shout with all your might

• hacer fuerza, el médico me ha prohibido que hiciera fuerza — the doctor has told me not to exert myself

vamos a intentar levantar la losa: haced fuerza — let's try and lift up the slab: heave!

si somos muchos en la manifestación haremos más fuerza — if there are lots of us at the demonstration we'll be stronger o it will lend more force to it

• hacer fuerza de vela — to crowd on sail

b) [de carácter] strength

con toda la fuerza de su amor — with all the strength of his love

la fuerza creadora de Picasso — Picasso's creative energy

• restar fuerzas al enemigo — to reduce the enemy's strength

• sentirse con fuerzas para hacer algo — to have the strength to do sth

no me siento con fuerzas para seguir adelante — I don't have the strength to go on

lo haré cuando me sienta con fuerzas para ello — I'll do it when I feel strong enough o up to it *

• tener fuerzas para hacer algo — to be strong enough to do sth, have the strength to do sth

- se le va la fuerza por la boca

- sacar fuerzas de flaqueza

fuerza de voluntad — willpower
medir 1., 3)
2) (=intensidad) [de viento] strength, force; [de lluvia] intensity

el viento empezó a soplar con fuerza — the wind began to blow strongly

un viento de fuerza seis — a force six wind

a los pocos minutos rompió a llover con fuerza — a few minutes later it began to rain heavily

el agua caía con fuerza torrencial — the rain came down in torrents, there was torrential rainfall

el terremoto ha golpeado con fuerza el país — the earthquake has struck the country violently

3) (=ímpetu)

en los setenta la mujer entró con fuerza en el periodismo — in the seventies women entered journalism in force

su nombre ha irrumpido con fuerza en el mundo artístico — his name has burst onto the art scene

la ultraderecha renace con fuerza — the extreme right is making a strong comeback

la banda terrorista volvió a golpear con fuerza ayer — the terrorist group struck another devastating blow yesterday

4) (=poder) [de fe] strength; [de argumento] strength, force, power; [de la ley] force

es un argumento de poca fuerza — it is not a very strong o powerful argument

les asistía la fuerza de la razón — they were helped by the power of reason

serán castigados con toda la fuerza de la ley — they will be punished with the full weight of the law, they will feel the full force of the law

conquistaron la región por la fuerza de las armas — they took the region by force of arms

• cobrar fuerza — [rumores] to grow stronger, gain strength

la rebelión iba cobrando fuerza — the rebellion gathered o gained strength

la idea ha cobrado fuerza últimamente — the idea has gained in popularity o gained momentum recently

• por la fuerza de la costumbre — out of habit, from force of habit

es la fuerza de la costumbre — it's force of habit

• con fuerza legal — (Com) legally binding

fuerza mayor — (Jur) force majeure

un caso de fuerza mayor — a case of force majeure

aplazaron el partido por razones de fuerza mayor — the match was postponed due to circumstances beyond their control

5) (=violencia) force

recurrir a la fuerza — to resort to force

• por la fuerza, quisieron impedirlo por la fuerza — they tried to prevent it forcibly o by force

tuvieron que separarlos por la fuerza — they had to separate them by force

por la fuerza no se consigue nada — using force doesn't achieve anything, nothing is achieved by force

imponer algo por la fuerza — to impose sth forcibly

• a viva fuerza, abrió la maleta a viva fuerza — he forced open the suitcase

lo arrancaron de allí a viva fuerza — they wrenched him away forcibly

fuerza bruta — brute force

6) [locuciones]

a)

• a fuerza de — by

a fuerza de repetirlo acabó creyéndoselo él mismo — by repeating it so much he ended up believing it himself

a fuerza de autodisciplina — by exercising great self control

bajar kilos a fuerza de pedaleo — to lose weight by cycling

conseguí aprobar a fuerza de pasarme horas y horas estudiando — I managed to pass by dint of hours and hours of study

a fuerza de paciencia logró convencerlos — he succeeded in persuading them by dint of great patience

b)

• a la fuerza, hacer algo a la fuerza — to be forced to do sth

yo no quería, pero tuve que hacerlo a la fuerza — I didn't want to, but I was forced to do it

se lo llevaron de su casa a la fuerza — he was taken from his home by force, he was taken forcibly from his home

fueron repatriados a la fuerza — they were forcibly repatriated

a la fuerza tuvo que oírlos: ¡estaba a su lado! — he must have heard them: he was right next to them!

• alimentar a algn a la fuerza — to force-feed sb

• entrar en un lugar a la fuerza — [ladrón] to break into a place, break in; [policía, bombero] to force one's way into a place, enter a place forcibly

a la fuerza ahorcan —

dejará el ministerio cuando lo haga su jefe, ¡a la fuerza ahorcan! — he'll leave the ministry when his boss does, not that he has any choice anyway o life's tough! *

c)

• en fuerza de — by virtue of

d)

• es fuerza hacer algo — it is necessary to do sth

es fuerza reconocer que... — we must recognize that..., it must be admitted that...

e)

• por fuerza — inevitably

una región pobre como la nuestra, por fuerza ha de ser más barata — in a poor region like ours prices will inevitably be o must be cheaper

7) (Fís, Mec) force

fuerza ascensional — (Aer) buoyancy

fuerza centrífuga — centrifugal force

fuerza centrípeta — centripetal force

fuerza de arrastre — pulling power

fuerza de (la) gravedad — force of gravity

fuerza de sustentación — (Aer) lift

fuerza hidráulica — hydraulic power

fuerza motriz — (lit) motive force; (fig) driving force

8) (=conjunto de personas) (Mil, Pol) force

fuerza(s) aérea(s) — air force sing

fuerza de apoyo — back-up force

fuerza de brazos — manpower

fuerza de choque — strike force

fuerza de disuasión — deterrent

fuerza de intervención rápida — rapid intervention force

fuerza de pacificación — peace-keeping force

fuerza de trabajo — workforce, labour force, labor force (EEUU)

fuerza de ventas — sales force

fuerza disuasoria — deterrent

fuerza expedicionaria — expeditionary force

fuerza política — political force

fuerza pública — police, police force

fuerzas aliadas — allied forces

fuerzas armadas — armed forces

fuerzas del orden (público) — forces of law and order

fuerzas de seguridad — security forces

fuerzas de tierra — land forces

las fuerzas vivas — the powers that be

las fuerzas vivas locales — the local power group

9) (Elec) power

han cortado la fuerza — they've cut off the power

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I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

* * *

= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex. He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

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* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

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I
femenino

1) (vigor, energía)

tener fuerza — to be strong

tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos — she has very strong arms

no tengo fuerzas para abrirlo — I'm not strong enough to open it

agárralo con fuerza — hold on to it tightly

empuja con fuerza — push hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo — it took all her strength to lift it

le fallaron las fuerzas — his strength failed him

recuperar fuerzas — to get one's strength back

no me siento con fuerzas — I don't have the strength

gritó con todas sus fuerzas — she shouted with all her might

entró al mercado con gran fuerza — it made a big impact on the market

- fuerza de voluntad

2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

3) (de estructura, material) strength

4) ( violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza — they had to resort to force

- fuerza bruta

5) (autoridad, poder) power

la fuerza de la razón — the power of reason (liter)

la fuerza de sus argumentos — the strength of her argument

por (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit

- fuerza mayor

6) (Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz — a peacekeeping force

fuerzas políticas — political forces

- fuerza aérea

- fuerza pública

- fuerzas armadas

- fuerzas del orden or de orden público

- fuerzas de seguridad

7) (Fís) force

- fuerza de gravedad

- fuerza hidráulica

- fuerza motriz

8) (en locs)

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
II
fuerzas, etc see forzar

* * *

= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.

Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.

* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.

* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.

* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.

* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.

* con toda su fuerza = in full force.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].

* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* fuerza aérea = Air Force.

* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.

* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.

* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.

* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.

* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.

* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.

* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.

* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.

* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.

* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.

* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].

* fuerza económica = economic leverage.

* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.

* fuerza giratoria = turning power.

* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.

* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.

* fuerza letal = deadly force.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* fuerza militar = military forces.

* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.

* fuerza muscular = muscle power.

* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.

* fuerza política = political force, political power.

* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].

* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.

* fuerzas armadas = military forces.

* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.

* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.

* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.

* fuerza vital = life force.

* fuerza viva = living force.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* golpear con fuerza = smite.

* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).

* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.

* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.

* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.

* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.

* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.

* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.

* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.

* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

* toda la fuerza = full force.

* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.

* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.

* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.

* * *

fuerza

feminine

A

(vigor, energía): tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms, she has great strength in her arms

¡qué fuerza tienes! you're really strong!

agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly

tuvimos que empujar con fuerza we had to push very hard

por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo try as she might, she couldn't open it

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo it took all her strength to lift it

a último momento le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him at the last moment

necesitaba recuperar fuerzas I needed to recover my strength o get my strength back

no me siento con fuerzas para hacer un viaje tan largo I don't have the strength to go on such a long journey, I don't feel up to making such a long journey

gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might

ha entrado al mercado con gran fuerza it has made a big impact on the market

Compuestos:

● fuerza de carácter

strength of character

● fuerza de voluntad

willpower

B (del viento, de las olas) strength, force

vientos de fuerza ocho force eight winds

C (de una estructura, un material) strength

D (violencia) force

hubo que recurrir a la fuerza para reducir al agresor they had to resort to force to subdue the assailant

Compuesto:

fuerza bruta

brute force

E (autoridad, poder) power

un sindicato de mucha fuerza a very strong union, a union with great power

van armados con la fuerza de la razón they are armed with the power of reason ( liter)

se les castigará con toda la fuerza de la ley they will be punished with the full rigor o weight of the law

tener fuerza de ley to have the force of law

la fuerza de sus argumentos the strength of her argument

por fuerza de costumbre out of force of habit

Compuesto:

fuerza mayor

se suspendió por causas de fuerza mayor it was canceled owing to circumstances beyond our control

las pérdidas sufridas por razones de fuerza mayor losses in cases of force majeure

F ( Mil, Pol) force

una fuerza de paz a peacekeeping force

una fuerza de ocupación an occupying force

fuerzas parlamentarias/políticas parliamentary/political forces

Compuestos:

● fuerza aérea

air force

● fuerza de tareas

taskforce

● fuerza de trabajo

workforce

● fuerza disuasoria or de disuasión

deterrent

● fuerza pública

( period):

la fuerza pública the police

● fuerzas armadas

fpl armed forces (pl)

● fuerzas de ataque

fpl strike force ( Mil)

● fuerzas del orden or de orden público

fpl ( period); police

● fuerzas de seguridad

fpl ( frml); security forces (pl)

● fuerzas especiales

Special Forces

● fuerzas sociales

fpl social forces (pl)

G ( Fís) force

Compuestos:

● fuerza aceleratriz

acceleration

● fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta

centrifugal/centripetal force

● fuerza de gravedad

gravity, force of gravity, gravitational pull

● fuerza de inercia

inertia

● fuerza de sustentación

lift

● fuerza hidráulica

hydraulic power

● fuerza motriz

motive power

● fuerza retardatriz

deceleration

● fuerza viva

kinetic energy

H ( en locs):

a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way, she has to come this way

a la fuerza tuvo que verme, estaba sentado justo enfrente he must have seen me, I was sitting right opposite

no quería ir al dentista, hubo que llevarlo a la fuerza he didn't want to go to the dentist, we had to drag him there

entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in

lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave o made him leave

a fuerza de by

pude localizarlo a fuerza de llamarlo todos los días I had to call his number every day before I finally got hold of him, I only managed to get hold of him by calling him every day

por fuerza: tendrá que ganar por fuerza si quiere seguir compitiendo she has to win if she wants to stay in the competition

por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it

por la fuerza by force

lo tuvieron que sacar de la casa por la fuerza he had to be forcibly removed from the house

a la fuerza ahorcan I/we have no alternative

a viva fuerza by sheer force

írsele a algn la fuerza por la boca to be all talk (and no action) ( colloq), to be all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)

medir sus fuerzas con or contra algn to measure one's strength against sb

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza: sacó fuerzas de flaqueza y consiguió llegar a la meta she made a supreme effort and managed to reach the tape

saqué fuerzas de flaqueza y me enfrenté a él I plucked o screwed up my courage and confronted him

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Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)

fuerza es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
forzar
fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino
1
a) (vigor, energía) strength;

◊ tener fuerza to be strong;

no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength;
tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms;
agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly;
empuja con fuerza push hard;
le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him;
recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back;
gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might;
fuerza de voluntad willpower
b) (del viento, de olas) strength, force

c) (de estructura, material) strength

2 ( violencia) force;
◊ recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force;

fuerza bruta brute force
3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force;
◊ fuerzas políticas political forces;

las fuerzas armadas the armed forces;
las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police;
fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity
4 ( en locs)
◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;

lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there;
comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat;
entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in;
a fuerza de by;
aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard;
por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it;
por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,
◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar

forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence
(obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces
♦ Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity
(con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity

' fuerza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- agarrar
- ánimo
- boca
- camisa
- cerrarse
- débil
- decaer
- declinar
- demostración
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- enfriar
- estrujar
- fenomenal
- flaquear
- forzar
- fuerte
- garra
- gravedad
- impulso
- incapaz
- me
- menos
- motor
- motriz
- poder
- remolque
- renegar
- resistencia
- reunir
- sonora
- sonoro
- tirar
- Titán
- toro
- voluntad
- alarde
- apretar
- arrollador
- bloque
- capitán
- ceder
- chaleco
- comunicar
- fortificar
- maña
- siniestro
- someter
- vigor
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- blow over
- bluster
- bodily
- bolster
- brawn
- burn
- constraint
- decrease
- deterrent
- display
- draw
- driving force
- drum
- dynamic
- force
- forcible
- forcibly
- G-force
- gain
- gale
- gather
- grit
- hard
- hp
- hustle
- jam
- jam in
- juggernaut
- might
- motive
- muscle
- necessarily
- peacekeeping
- plonk
- power
- pull
- punch
- ram
- rule out
- sanction
- sap
- shall
- shoot out
- shoot up
- show
- spent
- straitjacket

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fuerza

♦ ver forzar

♦ nf

1. [fortaleza] strength;

el animal tiene mucha fuerza the animal is very strong;

no me siento con fuerzas para caminar I don't feel strong enough to walk, I don't feel up to walking;

su amor fue cobrando fuerza con el tiempo her love grew stronger with time;

recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back;

tener fuerzas para to have the strength to;

Comp
Fam
se le va la fuerza por la boca he's all talk and no action;

Comp

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage

Comp
la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;
la fuerza del destino the power of destiny;

fuerza física strength;

se necesita mucha fuerza física para hacer eso you need to be very strong to do that;
Der fuerza mayor force majeure; [en seguros] act of God;
no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control;

fuerza de voluntad willpower

2. [resistencia] [de material] strength

3. [intensidad] [de sonido] loudness;
[de dolor] intensity;
aprieta con fuerza press hard;

llueve con fuerza it's raining hard;

un viento de fuerza 8 a force 8 wind

4. [violencia] force;

ceder a la fuerza to give in to force;

emplear la fuerza to use force;

por la fuerza by force;

recurrir a la fuerza to resort to force

Comp
fuerza bruta brute force
5. Mil force

Comp
fuerza aérea air force;
fuerzas armadas armed forces;

fuerzas de choque shock troops, storm troopers;

fuerza disuasoria deterrent;

fuerza de intervención troops, forces;

fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force;

fuerzas del orden (público) security forces;

fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces;

fuerzas de seguridad security forces

6.
fuerzas [grupo] forces;

las diferentes fuerzas sociales the different forces in society;

todas las fuerzas políticas se han puesto de acuerdo all the political groups have reached an agreement;

las fuerzas vivas de la ciudad the most influential people in the city

7. Fís force

Comp
fuerza centrífuga centrifugal force;
fuerza centrípeta centripetal force;

fuerza electromotriz electromotive force;

fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity;

fuerza hidráulica water power;

fuerza motriz [que causa movimiento] driving force;
Fig [impulso] prime mover;
fuerza nuclear débil weak nuclear force;

fuerza nuclear fuerte strong nuclear force

8. Elec power;

han cortado la fuerza the power has been cut

♦ a fuerza de loc prep
[a base de] by dint of;
a fuerza de gritar mucho, conseguimos que nos oyera after a lot of shouting, we eventually managed to make him hear us;

he aprendido la lección a fuerza de mucho estudiar I learnt the lesson by studying hard

♦ a la fuerza loc adv

1. [contra la voluntad] by force, forcibly;

firmaron a la fuerza they were forced to sign;

tuvo que llevarlo al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force, she had to forcibly drag him to school

2. [forzosamente] inevitably;

a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news;

a la fuerza tenía que ocurrir un accidente there was bound to be an accident, an accident was inevitable

♦ por fuerza loc adv
[forzosamente] inevitably;
tenía que ocurrir un desastre por fuerza a disaster was inevitable;

esta noche tengo que salir por fuerza para atender a un paciente I absolutely have to go out tonight to see a patient

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fuerza

f

1 strength;

hacer fuerza try hard, make an effort;

hacer fuerza a alguien fig put pressure on s.o., pressure s.o.;

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza make a superhuman effort;

cobrar fuerza fig gather o

gain strength

2 ( violencia) force;

este domingo voy a tener que trabajar a la fuerza o

por fuerza I have no choice o option but to work this Sunday

3 EL power

4

:

la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;

a fuerza de … by (dint of)

5

:

fuerza es reconocer que … it has to be admitted that …

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fuerza nf

1) : strength, vigor

fuerza de voluntad: willpower

2) : force

fuerza bruta: brute force

3) : power, might

fuerza de brazos: manpower

4) fuerzas nfpl

: forces

fuerzas armadas: armed forces

5)

a fuerza de : by, by dint of

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fuerza n

1. (en general) strength

tuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para mover la nevera it took all her strength to move the fridge

2. (potencia) force

la fuerza de la gravedad the force of gravity

a la fuerza (con violencia) by force (por necesidad)

tienes que hacerlo a la fuerza you have no choice but to do it

con fuerza (empujar) hard (agarrar) tight

recuperar fuerzas to get your strength back

tener mucha fuerza to be very strong

fuerza de voluntad willpower

Spanish-English dictionary > fuerza

12 ragione

f reason

( diritto) right

ragione sociale company name

per ragioni di salute for health reasons

aver ragione be right

dare ragione a qualcuno admit that someone is right

a ragione, con ragione rightly

senza ragione for no reason

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ragione s.f.

1 reason: l'età della ragione, the age of discretion: avere l'età della ragione, to reach the age of discretion; avere, riacquistare l'uso della ragione, to have, to regain the use of one's reason; agire contro ragione, to act irrationally; ricondurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see sense; ascoltare la voce della ragione, to listen to the voice of reason; perdere il lume, l'uso della ragione, to go out of one's mind (o to lose one's wits) // (fil.) ragione pura, pratica, pure, practical reason

2 ( causa, motivo) reason, motive: che ragione può avere avuto per fare ciò?, what motive can he have had for doing that?; dimmi la ragione per la quale l'hai fatto, tell me your reason for doing it; ho qualche ragione di temerlo, I have (good) reason to fear him; non c'è ragione di pensarlo, there is no reason to think so (o there are no grounds for thinking so); non è una ( buona) ragione, that is no reason (o excuse); non so la ragione di tutto ciò, I do not know the reason for all that; chiedere la ragione di un'azione, to ask the reason for an action; non lo voglio vedere per nessuna ragione, I don't want to see him for any reason (o on no account do I want to see him) // ragione di essere, reason for existence (o raison d'être o justification): il suo sospetto non aveva più ragione d'essere, her suspicion was no longer justified (o she no longer had any reason to be suspicious) // ragione di più, all the more reason: è una ragione di più per licenziarlo, that's another reason for dismissing him // ragione per cui, that's why: ragione per cui sarebbe meglio parlargli, that's why it would be better to speak to him // ragioni di famiglia, family reasons // assente per ragioni di salute, absent on the ground of ill health (o for reasons of ill health) // la foto non può essere pubblicata per ragioni di spazio, the photo can't be published because of lack of space // dare, rendere ragione di qlco., to give reasons for sthg. // non so rendermi ragione di ciò che ho fatto, I cannot explain why I did it; non so rendermi ragione di tutto ciò, I cannot understand the reason for all that // farsi una ragione di qlco., ( rassegnarsi) to resign oneself (o to accept the inevitable) // (fil.) ragione ultima delle cose, the first cause of things

3 ( argomentazione, prova) reason, justification: addurre le proprie ragioni, to put forward one's reasons; intendere, sentir ragione, to listen to reason: ho cercato di convincerlo ma non vuole sentir ragione, I've tried to convince him but he won't listen to reason // a ragion veduta, after due consideration; ( deliberatamente) deliberately // rendere di pubblica ragione, to make public knowledge

4 ( diritto, legittimità) right; reason: ragione e torto, right and wrong; a ragione o a torto, rightly or wrongly; a ragione si preoccupa di ciò, he has good reason to worry about it; ciò mi darà ragione, this will prove (o show) I am right; è dalla parte della ragione, he is in the right; non voleva darmi ragione, he did not want to admit I was right; avere ragione, to be right: ho ragione da vendere, I am absolutely right; ha ragione di sgridarlo, he is right to tell him off (o he has every reason to tell him off); ha mille ragioni per non venire alla festa, he has all the reasons in the world for not coming to the party; far valere le proprie ragioni, to assert one's rights // a ragione, with good reason // a maggior ragione, even more so // aver ragione di qlcu., qlco., to get the better of s.o., sthg. // darle di santa ragione a qlcu., to give s.o. a good beating (o hiding o fam. to tan s.o.'s hide); prenderle di santa ragione, to get a good beating // farsi ragione da sé, to take the law into one's hands // rendere ragione a qlcu., to do justice to s.o. // ricorrere a chi di ragione, to apply to the proper (o right) person // la ragione di Stato, reason of State

5 ( tasso) rate; ( rapporto, proporzione) ratio, proportion: ragione diretta, inversa, direct, inverse ratio; ragione geometrica, geometric ratio; in ragione del 10%, at the rate of 10%; in ragione di tanto ognuno, at the rate of so much a head; distribuire gli utili in ragione del capitale versato, to distribute profits in proportion to the capital paid in

6 (dir. comm.): ragione sociale, style, corporate name, company title, trade name; la ragione sociale di una ditta, the style (o name) of a firm // ragione di scambio, terms of trade.

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[ra'dʒone]
1. sf

1) (facoltà) reason

perdere il lume della ragione — to lose one's reason, take leave of one's senses

2) (motivo) reason, cause, motive, (argomentazione) argument, (diritto) right

avrà le sue buone ragioni per dire di no — he must have his reasons for refusing

non è una buona ragione! — that's no excuse o reason!

ragione di più per fare così — all the more reason for doing so

... ragion per cui sarebbe meglio partire —...that's why it would be better to leave

a maggior ragione dovresti fare qualcosa — all the more reason why you should do something

a o con ragione — with good reason, rightly, justly

senza ragione — for no reason

a torto o a ragione — rightly or wrongly

per ragioni di famiglia — for family reasons

a ragion veduta — after due consideration, (intenzionalmente) deliberately

far valere le proprie ragioni — to assert one's rights

3) Mat proportion, ratio

in ragione di 2 euro per articolo — at the rate of 2 euros per item

4)

(fraseologia) aver ragione (a fare) — to be right (in doing o to do)

sì, hai perfettamente ragione — yes, you're quite right

aver ragione di qn/qc — to get the better of sb/sth

avere ragione da vendere — to be absolutely right, be dead right fam

dare ragione a qn — (sogg : persona) to side with sb, (fatto) to prove sb right

farsi una ragione di qc — to accept sth, come to terms with sth

non sentire ragioni — to refuse to listen to reason

picchiare qn di santa ragione — to give sb a good hiding

2.

- ragione di scambio

- ragione sociale

- ragion d'essere

- ragion di stato

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[ra'dʒone]
sostantivo femminile

1) (razionalità) reason U

età della ragione — age of discretion

ricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione — to appeal to people's common sense

2) (causa, motivo) reason

non avere nessuna ragione per — to have no reason to

senza ragione (apparente) — for no (apparent) reason

per una ragione o per l'altra — for some reason or other

per la buona, semplice ragione che — for the (very) good, simple reason that

per nessuna ragione al mondo — for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China

per -i di salute — for health reasons

la ragione per cui — the reason why

non c'è ragione di preoccuparsi — there is no cause for concern

non vedo la ragione di fare — I don't see the point of doing

avere tutte le -i per fare — to have every reason for doing o to do

avere delle buone -i per pensare che — to have good reasons for thinking that

farsi una ragione di qcs. — to resign oneself to sth.

ragione di più per fare — all the more reason to do

3) (diritto, giusta pretesa)

avere ragione — to be right

avere perfettamente ragione — to be absolutely right

dare ragione a qcn. — to agree with sb.

essere dalla parte della ragione — to be in the right

4) (spiegazione) reason

chiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. — to call (sb.) to account for sth

5) mat. (rapporto) ratio

in ragione del 5% — at the rate of 5%

in ragione diretta, inversa — in direct, inverse ratio o proportion

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ragion d'essere — reason for existence, raison d'être

ragione sociale — dir. company o corporate name

ragion di stato — pol. reason of state

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a maggior ragione — all the more reason, even more so

a ragion veduta — after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally

a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione — to get a beating o thrashing

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ragione

/ra'dʒone/

sostantivo f.

1 (razionalità) reason U; età della ragione age of discretion; ricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione to appeal to people's common sense

2 (causa, motivo) reason; non avere nessuna ragione per to have no reason to; senza ragione (apparente) for no (apparent) reason; per una ragione o per l'altra for some reason or other; per la buona, semplice ragione che for the (very) good, simple reason that; per nessuna ragione al mondo for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China; per -i di salute for health reasons; la ragione per cui the reason why; non c'è ragione di preoccuparsi there is no cause for concern; non vedo la ragione di fare I don't see the point of doing; avere tutte le -i per fare to have every reason for doing o to do; avere delle buone -i per pensare che to have good reasons for thinking that; farsi una ragione di qcs. to resign oneself to sth.; ragione di più per fare all the more reason to do

3 (diritto, giusta pretesa) avere ragione to be right; avere perfettamente ragione to be absolutely right; dare ragione a qcn. to agree with sb.; essere dalla parte della ragione to be in the right

4 (spiegazione) reason; chiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. to call (sb.) to account for sth.

5 mat. (rapporto) ratio; in ragione del 5% at the rate of 5%; in ragione diretta, inversa in direct, inverse ratio o proportion

IDIOMS

a maggior ragione all the more reason, even more so; a ragion veduta after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally; a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione to get a beating o thrashing

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COMPOUNDS

ragion d'essere reason for existence, raison d'être; ragione sociale dir. company o corporate name; ragion di stato pol. reason of state.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ragione

13 así

f.

ISA, intrinsic sympathomimetic activity.

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así

► adverbio

1 (de esta manera) thus, (in) this way

2 (de esa manera) (in) that way

■ por decirlo así so to speak

■ y así sucesivamente and so on

3 (tanto) as

■ así usted como yo both you and I

4 (por tanto) therefore

5 (tan pronto como) as soon as

■ así que lo sepa as soon as I know

► adjetivo

1 such

■ un hombre así a man like that, such a man

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así así so-so

así que so

■ llovía, así que cogimos el paraguas it was raining, so we took our umbrella

así sea so be it

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1. adv.
1) like this, like that

2) so, thus, in this way

•

- así así
- así como
- no así 2. conj.
even if
3. adj.
such

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1. ADV

1) (=de este modo)

a) [con ser]

-te engañaron, ¿no es así? -sí, así es — "they deceived you, didn't they?" - "yes, they did", "they deceived you, isn't that so?" -"yes, it is"

usted es periodista ¿no es así? — you're a journalist, aren't you?

yo soy así — that's the way I am

perdona, pero creo que eso no es así — excuse me, but I think that's not true

así es como lo detuvieron — that's how o this is how they arrested him

¡(que) así sea! —

- solo les falta ganar la copa -que así sea — "all they have to do is win the cup" - "let's hope they do"

- que el Señor esté con vosotros -así sea — "(may) God be with you" - "amen"

b) [con otros verbos] like that, like this

lo hizo así — he did it like that o like this

esto no puede seguir así — things can't go on this way, this can't go on like this

se iniciaba así una nueva etapa — thus o so a new phase began

¡así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

así ocurrió el accidente — that's how o this is how the accident happened

así me agradecen lo que hice por ellos — this is the thanks I get for what I did for them

así están las cosas — that's the way things are

puede leer el contrato si así lo desea — you can read the contract if you wish

¿por qué te pones así? no es más que un niño — why do you get worked up like that? he's only a child

- salúdelos de mi parte -así lo haré — "give them my best wishes" - "I will"

dijo que llamaría y así lo hizo — he said he would call and he did

2) [acompañando a un sustantivo] like that

un hombre así — a man like that, such a man más frm

¿por una cosa así se han enfadado? — they got angry over a thing like that?

3)

• así de —

a) + sustantivo

tuvieron así de ocasiones de ganar y no las aprovecharon — they had so o this many chances to win but didn't take them

b) + adj, adv

un baúl así de grande — a trunk as big as this, a trunk this big

él todo lo hace así de rápido — he does everything that fast, that's how fast he does everything

no para de comer y luego así está de gordita — she never stops eating, that's why she's so plump

no creo que puedas hacerlo así de bien — I can't believe that you can do it that well

así de feo era que... — LAm he was so ugly that...

4)

• así como —

a) (=lo mismo que) the same way as

así como tú te portes conmigo, me portaré yo — I'll behave the same way as you do to me

así en la Tierra como en el Cielo — on Earth as it is in Heaven

b) (=mientras que) whereas, while

así como uno de sus hijos es muy listo, el otro no estudia nada — whereas o while one of their children is very clever, the other doesn't study at all

c) (=además de) as well as

se necesita el original así como una copia — you need the original as well as a copy

5) [otras locuciones]

• así las cosas — with things as they are

• por así decirlo — so to speak

• no así — unlike

los gastos fueron espectaculares, no así los resultados — the expenditure was astonishing, unlike the results

• ¡así no más! — Méx * (=sin cuidado) anyhow; (=sin motivo) just like that

es un tema muy importante para tratarlo así no más — it's a very important issue, you can't just treat it any old how

a mí me cuesta tanto y él lo hace así no más — I find it really hard, but he does it easily o just like that

se fue así no más, sin decir nada — he left just like that, without saying anything

lo echaron del trabajo así no más — they gave him the sack just like that *

• o así — about, or so

20 dólares o así — about 20 dollars, 20 dollars or so

llegarán el jueves o así — they'll arrive around Thursday, they'll arrive on Thursday or thereabouts

• así sin más — just like that

• y así sucesivamente — and so on and so forth

• así y todo — even so

- así así

-¿cómo te encuentras hoy? -así así — "how do you feel today?" - "so-so"

- así o asá

- así como así

no gastan el dinero así como así — they don't spend money willy-nilly

no se hace así como así — it's not as easy as all that

- así porque sí

y empezó a insultarme así porque sí — and he began to insult me just for the sake o hell of it *

no hemos conseguido el éxito así porque sí — it's no accident that we've become successful

- así es la vida

2. CONJ

1) (=aunque) even if

así tenga que recorrer el mundo entero, la encontraré — even if I have to travel the whole world, I'll find her

2) (=consecuentemente) so

se gastó todo el dinero y así no pudo ir de vacaciones — he spent all the money, so he couldn't go on holiday

esperan lograr un acuerdo, evitando así la huelga — they are hoping to reach an agreement and so avoid a strike, they are hoping to reach an agreement, thereby o thus avoiding a strike frm

• así pues — so

ha conseguido una beca, así pues, podrá seguir estudiando — he got a grant, so he can carry on studying

• así (es) que — so

estábamos cansados, así que no fuimos — we were tired so we didn't go

3) (=ojalá)

¡así te mueras! — I hope you drop dead! *

4) (=en cuanto)

• así que — + subjun as soon as

así que te enteres, comunícamelo — as soon as you find out, let me know

así que pasen unos años todo se olvidará — in a few years everything will be forgotten

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable like that

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
II
adverbio

1) (de este/ese modo)

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

2)

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

3) ( expresando deseo)

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

4) (en locs)

así así — (fam) so-so

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
III
conjunción ( aunque)

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

* * *

= thereby, like that, like this.

Ex. To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex. And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.

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* algo así como = something like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* así es = that's how it is.

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* así pues = as such, thus.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* aún así = even so.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* denominado así = so named.

* denominarse así = be so called.

* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* esto es así = this is the case.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* llamado así = so named.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* tanto es así que = so much so that.

* visto así = viewed in this light.

* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable like that

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

así es la vida — (fr hecha) that's life

es un tanto así de hojas — it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

tan or tanto es así que... — so much so that...
II
adverbio

1) (de este/ese modo)

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

así cualquiera! — that's cheating! (colloq & hum)

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

2)

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

3) ( expresando deseo)

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

4) (en locs)

así así — (fam) so-so

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy; por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality; sus familiares, así como sus amigos his family as well as his friends; así como así just like that; así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!; ¿le dijiste que no? así me gusta! you said no? good for you!; así mismo asimismo; así nomás (AmL) just like that; hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; así o asá (fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá (fam) you can put it any way you like; así pues so; así que ( por lo tanto) so; ( en cuanto) as soon as; así que te casas! so, you're getting married...; así sea (Relig) amen; así y todo even so; no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que... they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who...; o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30; cien al mes o así around a hundred a month; por así decirlo — so to speak
III
conjunción ( aunque)

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

* * *

= thereby, like that, like this.

Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.

* algo así como = something like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así de improviso = off-hand [offhand].

* así de pronto = off-hand [offhand].

* así es = that's how it is.

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* así me maten = for the life of me.

* así pues = as such, thus.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* aún así = even so.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* denominado así = so named.

* denominarse así = be so called.

* denominarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* esto es así = this is the case.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* llamado así = so named.

* llamarse así = be so called.

* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* si así lo desean = should they so wish.

* si es así = if so, if this is the case.

* si no es así = if this is not the case.

* si no fuera así = if it were not.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* tanto es así que = so much so that.

* visto así = viewed in this light.

* y así sucesivamente = and so on, and so on....

* * *

así¹

adj inv

like that

no discutan por una tontería así don't argue over a silly thing like that

si es así te pido disculpas if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así ¿qué voy a hacer? that's the way I am, I can't help it

anda, no seas así, préstamelo come on, don't be like that, lend it to me

así es la vida ( fr hecha); that's life

es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages

esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?

estaba contento, tan es así que no quería volver a casa he was happy, so much so that he didn't want to return home

así²

adverb

A

(de este/ese modo): no le hables así a tu padre don't talk to your father like that

¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?

la ayudó un profesional — ¡así cualquiera! she got help from a professional — anyone can do it with that kind of help! o ( colloq hum) that's cheating!

¿así me agradeces lo que hago por ti? is this how you thank me o is this the thanks I get for everything I do for you?

lo hice muy rápido — ¡y así te quedó! I did it very quickly — yes, it shows o yes, it looks like it!

no te pongas así, no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad

le voy a regalar dinero, así él se puede comprar lo que quiera I'll give him some money, that way he can buy whatever he wants

¿eres `el Rubio'? — así me llaman are you `el Rubio'? — that's what people call me

¿lo perdieron todo? — así es you mean they lost everything? — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente and so on

¿dimitió? — así como lo oyes you mean he resigned? — believe it or not, yes

B así de + ADJ/ ADV:

se enfría y se sirve ¡así de fácil! allow to cool and serve, it's as easy as that

debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick

¿así de egoísta me crees? do you think I'm that selfish?

C (expresando deseo) así + SUBJ:

así se muera I hope she drops dead!

D ( en locs):

así así ( fam); so-so

¿te gusta? — así así do you like it? — so-so o it's OK

así como: así como el mayor trabaja mucho, el pequeño es un vago while o whereas the older boy works very hard, the younger one is really lazy

así como es con el dinero es con el afecto: mezquino he's (just) as mean with his affection as he is with his money

así como en verano el clima es agradable, en invierno te mueres de frío the weather's very pleasant in summer but, by the same token, in winter you freeze to death

por su módico precio así como por su calidad both for its low price and its high quality

así como él insiste, tampoco ella ceja the more he insists, the more she refuses to back down

todos sus familiares, así como algunos amigos, estuvieron presentes his whole family was there, and a few friends as well

hágase tu voluntad así en la Tierra como en el Cielo Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven

así como así just like that

gasta el dinero así como así he spends money just like that o as if it meant nothing to him

¡así me gusta! ( fr hecha); that's what I like to see!

¿le dijiste que no? ¡así me gusta! you said no? good for you!

así mismo asimismo:

así nomás ( AmL); just like that

a ella no la vas a convencer así nomás you're not going to persuade her that easily o just like that

hace los deberes así nomás he dashes his homework off any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how

así o asá or asao ( fam): puedes ponerlo así o asá or asao, a mí no me importa ( fam); you can put it any way you like, I don't care

da lo mismo así que asá or asao ( fam); it doesn't matter which way you do it ( o put it etc)

así pues so

no me gustaba el trabajo; así pues, decidí dejarlo I didn't like the job, so I decided to give it up

así que (por lo tanto) so; (en cuanto) as soon as

esto no es asunto tuyo, así que no te metas this has nothing to do with you, so mind your own business

¡así que te casas! so, you're getting married …

así sea ( Relig) amen

descanse en paz — así sea rest in peace — Amen

así y todo even so

tiene dos empleos y así y todo no le alcanza el dinero she has two jobs and even then she can't manage on the money she earns

no así: se mostraron muy satisfechos. No así los Vives, que no hicieron más que quejarse they were very pleased, unlike the Vives, who did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. The Vives, on the other hand did nothing but complain o they were very pleased. Not so the Vives, who did nothing but complain

o así: tendrá 30 años o así he must be about 30

gana unas cien mil al mes o así she earns around a hundred thousand a month

por así decirlo so to speak

así³

conjunction

(aunque) así + SUBJ:

lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide

no pagaré así me encarcelen I won't pay even if they put me in prison

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Del verbo asir: ( conjugate asir)

así es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
asir
así
asir ( conjugate asir) verbo transitivo (liter) to seize, grasp;
así a algn de or por algo:
◊ la asió de un brazo he seized o grasped her arm

asirse verbo pronominal (liter) asíse de or a algo: se asió a la cuerda she grabbed (hold of) o seized the rope;
caminaban asidos de la mano they walked hand in hand
así 1 adjetivo invariable
like that;
no seas así don't be like that;
con gente así yo no me meto I don't mix with people like that;
yo soy así that's the way I am;
así es la vida (fr hecha) that's life;
es un tanto así de hojas it's about that many pages;
esperamos horas ¿no es así? we waited for hours, didn't we?;
tanto es así que … so much so that …
así 2 adverbio
1 ( de este modo) like this;
( de ese modo) like that;
◊ ¿por qué me tratas así? why are you treating me like this?;

no le hables así don't talk to him like that;
¡así cualquiera! that's cheating! (colloq &
hum);
◊ así es como pasó this is how it happens;

no te pongas así don't get so worked up;
así me podré comprar lo que quiera that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want;
así es that's right;
¿está bien así o quieres más? is that enough, or do you want some more?;
y así sucesivamente and so on
2
◊ ¡así de fácil! it's as easy as that;

así de alto/grueso this high/thick
3 ( en locs)
◊ así así (fam) so-so;

así como así just like that;
¡así me gusta! (fr hecha) that's what I like to see!;
así nomás (AmL) just like that;
así pues so;
así que ( por lo tanto) so;
así y todo even so;
por así decirlo so to speak
asir verbo transitivo to grasp, seize
así
I adverbio
1 (de este modo) like this o that, this way: hazlo así, do it this way
es así de grande/alto, it is this big/tall
buscábamos algo así, we were looking for something like this o that
usted es bombero, ¿no es así?, you are a fireman, aren't you?
así así, so-so 2 estaremos de vuelta a las diez o así, we'll come back around ten o'clock
la casa tiene quince años o así, the house is fifteen years old or so
II conj así pasa lo que pasa, (por eso) that's why those things happen
así tenga que..., (aunque) even if I have to...
III excl (¡ojalá!) ¡así te rompas la crisma!, I hope you break your neck!
♦ Locuciones: así como, just as: así como Juan me parece adorable, no soporto a su hermana, just as I think Juan is adorable, I can't stand his sister
así pues, so
así que..., so...
' así' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
algo
- atizar
- aturullarse
- aun
- botepronto
- consentir
- de
- decir
- derecha
- derecho
- desahogarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- destrozar
- disponer
- empujar
- escarmentar
- estar
- excitarse
- generalizar
- hilaridad
- impertinencia
- misma
- mismo
- necesaria
- necesario
- niñería
- no
- ojo
- panza
- pequeña
- pequeño
- por
- primera
- primero
- rezar
- resistir
- sic
- sucesivamente
- ver
- agradecer
- alguno
- atención
- autorizar
- avergonzar
- bien
- como
- conforme
- continuar
- cosa
English:
after
- as
- bull
- change over
- even
- forecast
- forth
- if
- inclined
- keep up
- lie down
- life
- like
- lot
- manner
- name
- offhand
- on
- outrank
- phrase
- rig
- same
- seem
- so
- so-so
- sort
- speak
- still
- such
- that
- then
- this
- thus
- way
- will
- bargain
- bring
- case
- do
- easy
- find
- get
- go
- instead
- kind
- pain
- stick
- take
- there
- want

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así

♦ adv
[de este modo] this way, like this; [de ese modo] that way, like that;
ellos lo hicieron así they did it this way;

así es la vida that's life;

yo soy así that's just the way I am;

¿así me agradeces todo lo que he hecho por ti? is this how you thank me for everything I've done for you?;

así no vamos a ninguna parte we're not getting anywhere like this o this way;

¿eso le dijo? – así, como te lo cuento did she really say that to him? – (yes) indeed, those were her very words;

así así [no muy bien] so-so;

¿cómo te ha ido el examen? – así así how did the exam go? – so-so;

algo así [algo parecido] something like that;

tiene seis años o algo así she is six years old or something like that;

algo así como [algo igual a] something like;

el apartamento les ha costado algo así como 20 millones the Br flat o US apartment cost them something like 20 million;

así como [también] as well as;
[tal como] just as;
las inundaciones, así como la sequía, son catástrofes naturales both floods and droughts are natural disasters;

así como para los idiomas no vale, para las relaciones públicas nadie la supera whilst she may be no good at languages, there is no one better at public relations;

así como así [como si nada] as if it were nothing;
[irreflexivamente] lightly; [de cualquier manera] any old how;
¡no puedes marcharte así como así! you can't leave just like that!;

así cualquiera gana anyone could win that way o like that;

subimos hasta la cumbre en teleférico – ¡así cualquiera! we reached the summit by cable car – anyone could do that!;

así de… so…;

no seas así de celoso don't be so jealous;

era así de largo it was this/that long;

es así de fácil it's as easy as that;

no hace nada de ejercicio – así de gordo está he doesn't do any exercise – it's no wonder he's so fat;
Irónico
me ha costado muy barato – así de bueno será it was very cheap – don't expect it to be any good, then;

así es/fue como… that is/was how…;

así es [para asentir] that is correct, yes;

¡así me gusta! that's what I like (to see)!;

¡así me gusta, sigue trabajando duro! excellent, keep up the hard work!, that's what I like to see, keep up the hard work!;
Fam
así o asá either way, one way or the other;

el abrigo le quedaba pequeño, así es que se compró otro the coat was too small for her, so she bought another one;

así sea so be it;
Esp
así sin más, Am [m5] así no más o [m5] nomás just like that;

así y todo even so;

se ha estado medicando mucho tiempo y, así y todo, no se encuentra bien he's been taking medication for some time and even so he's no better;

aun así even so;

o así [más o menos] or so, or something like that;

y así thus, and so;

y así sucesivamente and so on, and so forth;

y así todos los días and the same thing happens day after day

♦ conj

1. [aunque] even if;

te encontraré así tenga que recorrer todas las calles de la ciudad I'll find you even if I have to look in every street in the city

2. Am [aun si] even if;

no nos lo dirá, así le paguemos he won't tell us, even if we pay him

♦ adj inv
[como éste] like this; [como ése] like that;
no seas así don't be like that;

con un coche así no se puede ir muy lejos you can't go very far with a car like this one;

una situación así es muy peligrosa such a situation is very dangerous

♦ interj

I hope…;

¡así no vuelva nunca! I hope he never comes back!;

¡así te parta un rayo! drop dead!

♦ así pues loc conj

so, therefore;

no firmaron el tratado, así pues la guerra era inevitable they didn't sign the treaty, so war became inevitable

♦ así que loc conj
[de modo que] so;
la película empieza dentro de media hora, así que no te entretengas the movie o Br film starts in half an hour, so don't be long;

¿así que te vas a presentar candidato? so you're going to stand as a candidate, are you?

♦ así que loc adv
[tan pronto como] as soon as;
así que tengamos los resultados del análisis, le citaremos para la visita as soon as we have the results of the test we'll make an appointment for you

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así

I adv

1 (de este modo) like this;

así de grande this big;

así o asá this way or that (way)

2 (de ese modo) like that;

una cosa así a thing like that, something like that;

soy así (yo) that’s how I am;

una casa así a house like that;

así es that’s right;

así no más S.Am. just like that;

así como así just like that;

así así so-so

II conj

:

así como al igual que while, whereas;

así y todo even so;

así pues so;

así que so;

así (es) que so that’s how, so that’s why;

¿así que no vienes? so you’re not coming?;

tanto es así, que … and (as a result) …;

… tanto es así, que varias estaciones han cerrado … and (as a result) a number of stations are closed

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así adv

1) : like this, like that

2) : so, thus

así sea: so be it

3)

así de : so, about so

una caja así de grande: a box about so big

4)

así que : so, therefore

5)

así como : as well as

6)

así así : so-so, fair

así adj

: such, such a

un talento así es inestimable: a talent like that is priceless

así conj

aunque: even if, even though

no irá, así le paguen: he won't go, even if they pay him

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así adv

1. (de esta manera) like this / this way

se hace así you do it like this

2. (de esa manera) like that / that way

un ordenador así a computer like that

así, así so so

así de... this...

era así de grande it was this big

así que so

así que no te preocupes so don't worry

¡así que te vas! so you're going, are you?

o así or so

Spanish-English dictionary > así

14 bringen

to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take

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brịn|gen
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1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get

2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring

3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring

4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold

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brin·gen

< brachte, gebracht>

[ˈbrɪŋən]

vt

1. (tragen)

▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth

den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]

etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth

2. (übergeben)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]

3. (servieren)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth

sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one

4. (einführen)

etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth

5. (begleiten)

▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere

6. (befördern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere

das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage

jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic

die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed

7. (lenken)

die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth

das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation

etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit

jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow

8. (bescheren)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:

so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one

der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring

[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble

[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck

[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]

Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep

jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb

[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]

9. (mitteilen)

▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news

10. (erarbeiten)

es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem

es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]

es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life

es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth

es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire

es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president

es weit \bringen to get far

11. (fam: erreichen)

der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km

er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam

der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age

12. (versetzen)

diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started

das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!

das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam

jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb

jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble

jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb

sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger

jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison

jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court

jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control

jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum

jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown

sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up

jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position

jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair

jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb

▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam

▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with

▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth

▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth

das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...

ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...

▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth

13. (anregen)

etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work

jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth

mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]

du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along

jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea

jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk

jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb

etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop

14. (rauben)

▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth

jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job

jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights

jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad

15. (fam: veröffentlichen)

▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth

was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?

die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it

alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page

eine Serie \bringen to run a series

16. (fam: senden)

▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth

das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it

um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock

17. (fam: darstellen)

▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb

18. (fam: vorführen)

▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth

19. (darbringen)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]

jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer

20. (einbringen)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]

das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money

die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000

einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit

das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it

Zinsen \bringen to earn interest

21. (sl: können)

sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes

meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?

das bringt sie gut she's good at it

das bringt er nicht he's not up to it

na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam

der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam

die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam

dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good

wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!

was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?

eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job

das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use

das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use

22. (fam: bewegen)

▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere

alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone

23. (fam: machen)

ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!

ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean

bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?

24.

▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell

▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam

▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t

1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;

bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;

was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;

das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;

die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;

was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;

etwas ans Licht oder

an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);

mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;

die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;

das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg

2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:

jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;

bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;

er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;

ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;

die Kinder ins oder

zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;

jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;

das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;

etwas auf den Markt oder

in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;

etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation

3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;

Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;

Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;

jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;

das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;

das Mittel

brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief

4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;

Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;

die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;

das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;

es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)

was bringt das? umg what’s the point

5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;

welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;

bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;

es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;

er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;

es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;

es (bis) zum Major etc

bringen make it to major etc;

es zu Ruhm und Ehre etc

bringen achieve fame and fortune;

er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;

es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)

jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:

du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege

6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)

jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc

bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;

jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;

jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;

sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);

jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;

etwas in Ordnung oder

ins Lot bringen sort sth out;

in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc

bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;

jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;

jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc

bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);

etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;

sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);

sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc

in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;

wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system

7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;

was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;

die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;

haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?

8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)

das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;

ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;

es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;

(tun)

das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;

du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;

(gut/schlecht sein)

es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;

Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;

das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)

9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;

ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;

ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes

10. (lenken)

das Gespräch oder

die Rede oder

die Sprache auf etwas (akk)

bringen change the subject to sth;

jemanden auf etwas (akk)

bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;

du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;

jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;

etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up

11. mit präp:

an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;

hinter sich bringen get it over with;

ich kann es nicht über mich ( oder

übers Herz)

bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;

jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

= to bring v.

(§ p.,p.p.: brought)

to get v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen

15 encontrar

v.

1 to find.

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping

Ella encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.

Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.

2 to encounter (dificultades).

3 to find.

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.

Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.

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encontrar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to find

2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into

3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against

4 (creer) to think, find

■ no lo encuentro adecuado I don't think it's suitable

5 (notar) to find

■ lo encuentro más difícil I find it more difficult

■ lo encuentro muy salado it tastes too salty

■ la encontré muy cambiada she has changed a lot

6 (chocar) to collide

► verbo pronominal encontrarse

1 (estar) to be

■ se encuentra enfermo he's ill

2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet

■ nos encontraremos allí we'll meet there

3 (dificultades) to run into

4 (chocar) to collide

5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be

■ me encuentro mal I feel bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something

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verb

1) to find

2) meet

3) encounter

•

- encontrarse

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1. VT

1) (=hallar buscando) to find

al final encontré la casa — I finally found the house

ha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job

no encuentro las llaves — I can't find the keys

no encontramos ningún sitio para alojarnos — we couldn't find anywhere to stay

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list

ya no vas a encontrar entradas — you won't get any tickets now

2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run into

han encontrado unos restos romanos — they have found some Roman remains

acabo de encontrar 50 euros — I've just found 50 euros

le encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour

encontró la muerte en un accidente de tráfico — he met his death in a road accident

• encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth

la encontré llamando por teléfono — I found her making a phone call

cuando llegué a casa lo encontré durmiendo — when I got home I found him asleep

3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come across

hasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition

no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office

encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble

no encontramos ninguna dificultad para llegar hasta allí — we didn't have any trouble getting there

4) (=percibir) to see

no le encuentro sentido a lo que dices — I can't see the sense in what you're saying

no le encuentro ninguna lógica a esta situación — I can't make any sense of this situation

no sé lo que le encuentran — I don't know what they see in her

5) (=considerar) to find

¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?

yo la encuentro bastante atractiva — I find her quite attractive

¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?

encuentro muy correctos sus comentarios — I think his comments are absolutely right

¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?

te encuentro estupendamente — you look fantastic

2.

See:

encontrarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

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* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

* * *

encontrar [ A10 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find

por fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wanted

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list

¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?

no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater

yo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in this

lo encontré llorando I found him crying

2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o on

lo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)

B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover

le encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumor

C ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounter

no encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any opposition

el accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his death

Sentido II (+ compl):

te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different

¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!

encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me

¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?

encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevant

la encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worse

lo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boring

encontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shut

■ encontrarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (por casualidad) encontrarse CON algn to meet sb, bump o run INTO sb ( colloq)

2 ( refl) ( Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo to find oneself

B ( recípr)

1 (reunirse) to meet; (por casualidad) to meet, bump o run into each other ( colloq)

hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station

2 «carreteras/líneas» to meet

C ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come on

cuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a mess

encontrarse CON algo:

cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all gone

Sentido II ( frml) (estar)

A (en un estado, una situación) to be

hoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better today

el enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of danger

la oficina se encontraba vacía the office was empty

no se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go on

B (en un lugar) to be

el jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meeting

la catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city center

entre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supper

en este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment

* * *

encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find;

◊ no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater;

no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
b) ( casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across

c) ( descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot;

‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
d) ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet (with), encounter

2 (+ compl):
◊ te encuentro muy cambiado you look very different;

lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
a) ( reunirse) to meet;

( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
b) [carreteras/líneas] to meet

3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
◊ me encontré con que todos se habían ido I found they had all gone

4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
◊ me encuentro mejor I am feeling better;

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work

* * *

encontrar

♦ vt

1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;

he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;

encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;

le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;

encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;

no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;

Comp
CSur Fam
encontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth

2. [dificultades] to encounter;

no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project

3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;

encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;

encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;

encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

♦ See also the pronominal verb encontrarse

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encontrar

v/t find

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encontrar {19} vt

1) hallar: to find

2) : to encounter, to meet

♦ See also the reflexive verb encontrarse

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encontrar vb to find [pt. & pp. found]

no encuentro el libro que me dejaste I can't find the book you lent me

¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys?

Spanish-English dictionary > encontrar

16 bringen;

bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t

1. an diesen Ort (auch fig.): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch; bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?; was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?; das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food; die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain; was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?; etw. ans Licht oder an den Tag bringen fig. bring s.th. to the light of day ( oder out into the open); mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require; die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances; das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg.

2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig.): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see: jemanden zur Bahn / nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) s.o. to the station / home; bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside; er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (Am. to the) hospital; ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates; die Kinder ins oder zu Bett bringen put the children to bed; jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put s.o. in prison; jemanden vor Gericht bringen take s.o. to court, bring s.o. up before the court; das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation; etw. auf den Markt oder in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) s.th. onto the market; etw. in Umlauf bringen introduce s.th. into circulation

3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring; Glück / Unglück bringen bring good / bad luck; Unglück über jemanden bringen bring s.o. bad luck; jemandem Trost bringen comfort s.o.; das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble; das Mittel brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief

4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc.) bring in; Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest; die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg. the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market; das bringt nichts umg. that won’t get you etc. anywhere, that’s no use; es bringt nicht viel, wenn man... one does not get much mileage out of... (+Ger.) was bringt das? umg. what’s the point

5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage; welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?; bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?; es ( bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty; er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc., auch Sport: he managed eight points; es zu etwas / nichts bringen go far / get nowhere; es ( bis) zum Major etc. bringen make it to major etc.; es zu Ruhm und Ehre etc. bringen achieve fame and fortune; er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet; es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+ Inf.) jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring s.o. to (+ Inf.), make s.o. (+ Inf.) warnend: du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass... umg. you’d better watch your step or...; zuwege

6. meist mit präpositionalen Obj.(etw., einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken) jemanden in Gefahr / Not / Rage / Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen get s.o. into danger / trouble / a rage / difficulties; jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset s.o.; jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw s.o. off balance; sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations); jemanden außer sich bringen drive s.o. mad; etw. in Ordnung oder ins Lot bringen sort s.th. out; in Einklang / Kontakt / Zusammenhang etc. bringen mit harmonize / bring into contact / bring into connection etc. with; jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive s.o. to despair; jemanden zum Lachen / Reden / Schweigen etc. bringen make s.o. laugh / talk / be quiet ( oder shut up umg.); etw. zum Einsturz / zum Explodieren bringen make s.th. collapse / explode; sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up); sie brachte Abwechslung / Leben / Unruhe etc. in mein Leben she brought variety to my life / she gave my life a breath of fresh air / she brought chaos into my life; wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system

7. (Programm, Film etc.) auch show; THEAT. bring, stage; MUS. perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc.: bring; was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?; die letzte Ausgabe brachte... the last issue had...; haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?

8. umg., meist Jugendspr.

a) (schaffen) das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it; ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it; es bringen umg. make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;

b) (tun) das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!; du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;

c) (gut/schlecht sein) es ( nicht) bringen have a / no point, (not) cut the mustard; Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good; das bringt’s ( voll) umg. that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)

9. umg. (kriegen) get s.o./s.th. somewhere; ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box; ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes

10. (lenken) das Gespräch oder die Rede oder die Sprache auf etw. (Akk) bringen change the subject to s.th.; jemanden auf etw. (Akk) bringen (erinnern) remind s.o. about s.th.; (anregen) make s.o. think about, do etc. s.th.; du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it; jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn / den richtigen Weg bringen lead s.o. off / onto the straight and narrow; etw. auf den Punkt bringen sum s.th. up

11. mit Präp.: an sich / in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of; hinter sich bringen get it over with; ich kann es nicht über mich ( oder übers Herz) bringen I can’t bring myself to do it; jemanden um etw. bringen deprive s.o. of s.th.; (betrügen) do s.o. out of s.th. umg.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen;

17 remedio

m.

1 solution, remedy.

no hay o queda más remedio que… there's nothing for it but…

poner remedio a algo to do something about something

¡qué remedio! there's no alternative!, what else can I/we/etc do?

no tener más remedio (que) to have no alternative o choice (but)

no tiene remedio he's a hopeless case; (persona) nothing can be done about it (problema)

sin remedio hopeless; (sin cura, solución) inevitably (ineludiblemente)

es peor el remedio que la enfermedad the solution is worse than the problem

2 comfort, consolation (consuelo).

el mejor remedio contra la depresión es el trabajo the best cure for depression is work

3 remedy, cure (medicamento).

un remedio contra el sida a cure for AIDS

remedio casero home remedy

4 Remedio.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: remediar.

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remedio

► nombre masculino

1 (cura) remedy, cure

2 figurado (solución) solution

3 DERECHO remedy, recourse

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como último remedio as a last resort

no tener más remedio que / no haber más remedio que to have no choice but to, have no option but to

¡no tienes remedio! familiar you're hopeless!, you're a case!

poner remedio a algo to do something about something

¡qué remedio! do I have any choice?, what choice do I have?, what else can I do?

sin remedio without fail

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noun m.

1) remedy, cure

2) option

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SM

1) (=alternativa) choice, alternative

no tengo más remedio que ir — I've got no alternative o choice but to go

-¿tienes que trabajar este sábado? -¡qué remedio! — "are you working this Saturday?" - "I've got no choice!"

¿qué remedio me queda? — what else can I do?, what choice have I got?

no hay más remedio que operarle — there is nothing for it but to operate on him

¡si no hay más remedio, iré! — well, if I have to, I'll go!

2) (=solución)

Juan no tiene remedio — Juan's a hopeless case, Juan's beyond redemption

como último remedio — as a last resort

sin remedio: tenemos que hacerlo hoy sin remedio — we have to do it today without fail

es un tonto sin remedio — he's hopelessly stupid, he's so stupid he's beyond redemption

poner remedio a algo — to remedy sth, correct sth

3) (Med) cure, remedy

un buen remedio contra o para el resfriado — a good cure o remedy for colds

un remedio contra o para la tos — a cough remedy

- es peor el remedio que la enfermedad

- ¡ni por un remedio!

ni para un remedio —

no se le podía encontrar ni para un remedio — it couldn't be had for love nor money

no ha dejado leche ni para un remedio — she hasn't left a single drop of milk

remedio casero — home remedy

remedio heroico — drastic action

4) frm (=alivio) relief, help

es un remedio en su aflicción — it's a relief in her distress

5) (Jur) remedy, recourse

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masculino

1)

a) (Med) ( cura) remedy, cure

b) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicine

un remedio natural/a base de hierbas — a natural/herbal remedy

es/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad — it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem

ni para (un) remedio: no dejaron vino ni para (un) remedio they finished off every (last) drop of wine; no encontré una habitación ni para un remedio I couldn't find a hotel room for love or money; santo remedio (AmL): hablé con él y santo remedio, no me molestó más — I talked to him and that did the trick, he didn't bother me again

2) ( solución) solution

no tiene remedio — there's nothing we/they can do

su matrimonio no tiene remedio — her marriage is beyond hope

poner remedio a un problema — to remedy a problem

un caso sin remedio — a hopeless case

3) (alternativa, recurso) option

no tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que... — she had no option but...

no hay/no queda más or otro remedio que... — we have no alternative o choice but...

iré si no hay otro remedio — I'll go if I really have to o if I must

como último remedio — as a last resort

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= panacea, remedy, remediation, curative, fix, salve, countermeasure [counter measure], healer.

Ex. Be warned that the operator NOT is not a panacea.

Ex. The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.

Ex. This theory stresses the remediation of deficiencies.

Ex. This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.

Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex. 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.

Ex. This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

Ex. Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.

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* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.

* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* remedio casero = household remedy, homemade remedy.

* remedio natural = natural remedy.

* remedio rápido = quick fix.

* remedios medicinales = healing arts.

* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.

* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.

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masculino

1)

a) (Med) ( cura) remedy, cure

b) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicine

un remedio natural/a base de hierbas — a natural/herbal remedy

es/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad — it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem

ni para (un) remedio: no dejaron vino ni para (un) remedio they finished off every (last) drop of wine; no encontré una habitación ni para un remedio I couldn't find a hotel room for love or money; santo remedio (AmL): hablé con él y santo remedio, no me molestó más — I talked to him and that did the trick, he didn't bother me again

2) ( solución) solution

no tiene remedio — there's nothing we/they can do

su matrimonio no tiene remedio — her marriage is beyond hope

poner remedio a un problema — to remedy a problem

un caso sin remedio — a hopeless case

3) (alternativa, recurso) option

no tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que... — she had no option but...

no hay/no queda más or otro remedio que... — we have no alternative o choice but...

iré si no hay otro remedio — I'll go if I really have to o if I must

como último remedio — as a last resort

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= panacea, remedy, remediation, curative, fix, salve, countermeasure [counter measure], healer.

Ex: Be warned that the operator NOT is not a panacea.

Ex: The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.

Ex: This theory stresses the remediation of deficiencies.

Ex: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.

Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.

Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.

Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.

* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.

* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* remedio casero = household remedy, homemade remedy.

* remedio natural = natural remedy.

* remedio rápido = quick fix.

* remedios medicinales = healing arts.

* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.

* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.

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remedio

masculine

A

1 ( Med) (cura) remedy, cure

no hay un remedio eficaz contra la gripe there is no effective cure for flu

¿conoces un buen remedio para la resaca? do you know of a good hangover cure o a good remedy for hangovers?

2 ( esp AmL) ( Farm) (preparado) medicine

¿has tomado el remedio? have you taken your medicine?

un remedio natural/a base de hierbas a natural/herbal remedy

es/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem, it just makes/made things worse

ni para (un) remedio: se han bebido todo el vino, no han dejado ni para (un) remedio they've finished off every (last) drop of wine

no encontraron una habitación libre ni para un remedio they couldn't find a vacant room for love or money

santo remedio ( AmL): les pegó cuatro gritos y santo remedio, se callaron enseguida she yelled at them and as if by magic they immediately shut up

la cambiaron de escuela y fue santo remedio, no tuvo más problemas de disciplina they moved her to another school and that did the trick, no more discipline problems

B (solución) solution

la situación no tiene remedio the situation is hopeless o there's nothing we/they can do

tiene fácil remedio it can easily be resolved o there's an easy solution

su matrimonio no tiene remedio her marriage is a lost cause o is beyond hope

la nueva ley pondrá remedio a esta anomalía the new law will do away with this anomaly

parecía un caso sin remedio he seemed a hopeless case o a lost cause

C (alternativa, recurso) option

no tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que darme la razón she had no option but to admit I was right

no hay/no queda más or otro remedio que despedirlo we have no alternative o choice o option but to dismiss him

iré si no hay otro remedio I'll go if I really have to o if I must o if there's no way around it

tendré que contárselo ¿qué remedio me queda? I'll have to tell him, what else can I do?

lo haría sólo como último remedio I'd only do it as a last resort

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Del verbo remediar: ( conjugate remediar)

remedio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

remedió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
remediar
remedio
remediar ( conjugate remediar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹situación/problema› to remedy;
‹ daño› to repair;
◊ ¿qué piensas hacer para remediolo? what are you going to do to put things right?;

con llorar no remedias nada crying won't solve anything
2 ( evitar):
◊ no lo puedo/pude remedio I can't/couldn't help it

remedio sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Med) ( cura) remedy, cure

b) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicine

2 ( solución) solution;
◊ ya no tiene remedio there's nothing we (or you etc) can do now;

su matrimonio no tiene remedio her marriage is beyond hope;
un caso sin remedio a hopeless case
3 (alternativa, recurso) option;
◊ no queda más remedio que … we have no alternative o choice but …;

iré si no hay otro remedio I'll go if I really have to o if I must
remediar verbo transitivo
1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to repair, put right
2 (una necesidad, urgencia) to find a remedy for, solve: cree que puede remediar el problema con fármacos, she thinks she can resolve the problem with medication
3 (evitar) to avoid
♦ Locuciones: no poder remediar, cannot help: no he podido remediar reírme de él, I couldn't help laughing at him
remedio sustantivo masculino
1 (solución) remedy, solution
como último remedio, as a last resort
2 (para una enfermedad) treatment, cure
remedio casero, home-made remedy
♦ Locuciones: no hay o no queda más remedio que..., there is no alternative o choice but to...
no tiene remedio, it's hopeless
¡qué remedio!, what else can I/you/he/anybody, etc do?
' remedio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bilis
- incurable
- socorrida
- socorrido
- bueno
- conformar
- contraindicado
- efectivo
- eficacia
- eficaz
- ineficaz
- más
- quedar
- y
English:
alternative
- barrel
- captive
- choice
- cure
- find
- help
- must
- nothing
- option
- pinch
- remedy
- retrieval
- hopeless
- medicine
- resort

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remedio nm

1. [solución] solution, remedy;

este error ya no tiene remedio there's no longer anything that can be done about this mistake;

poner remedio a algo to do something about sth;

no tiene remedio [persona] he's a hopeless case;
[problema] nothing can be done about it;
sin remedio [sin cura, solución] hopeless;

Comp

es peor el remedio que la enfermedad the solution is worse than the problem

2. [alternativa] alternative;

no hay o [m5]queda más remedio que… there's nothing for it but…;

no le quedó otro remedio que pedir perdón she had no choice but to apologize;

no tener más remedio (que hacer algo) to have no alternative o choice (but to do sth);

¿vas a invitarla? – ¡qué remedio! are you going to invite her? – what else can I do?;

como último remedio as a last resort

3. [medicamento] remedy, cure;

un remedio contra el sida a cure for AIDS

Comp
remedio casero home remedy;
conozco un remedio casero para quitar las manchas de vino I know a home remedy for getting rid of wine stains

4. [consuelo] comfort, consolation;

el mejor remedio contra la depresión es el trabajo the best cure for depression is work

5. RP [fármaco] medicine

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remedio

m remedy;

remedio casero home-made remedy;

sin remedio hopeless;

no tiene remedio there’s no solution;

no hay más remedio que … there’s no alternative but to …;

poner remedio a algo remedy sth;

¡qué remedio! I have no choice

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remedio nm

1) : remedy, cure

2) : solution

3) : option

no me quedó más remedio: I had no other choice

no hay remedio: it can't be helped

4)

poner remedio a : to put a stop to

5)

sin remedio : unavoidable, inevitable

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remedio n

1. (cura) cure / remedy [pl. remedies]

un buen remedio contra la tos a good cure for coughs

2. (solución) solution

el remedio para todos nuestros problemas the solution to all our problems

3. (opción) choice / option / alternative

no le quedaba más remedio que volver a empezar he had no choice but to start all over again

no hay más remedio que estudiar we have no option but to study

¡qué remedio me queda! I've got no choice! / what else can I do?

no tener remedio to be hopeless / to be a lost cause

creo que este asunto no tiene remedio I think this matter is a lost cause

Spanish-English dictionary > remedio

18 müssen

I Modalv.; muss, musste, hat... müssen

1. bes. bei äußerer Notwendigkeit, Verpflichtung: have to, have got to; bes. bei innerer Überzeugung: must; ich muss I have to, I’ve got to, I must; ich muss unbedingt I really must; ich musste I had to; ich werde müssen I’ll have to; ich müsste ( eigentlich) I ought to; er muss nicht hingehen (von außen bestimmt) he doesn’t have to go; (weil ich es so bestimme) he needn’t go; er musste nicht gehen he didn’t have to go; er hätte nicht gehen müssen (brauchen) he needn’t have gone; er hätte hier sein müssen he ought to ( oder should) have been here; was sein muss, muss sein that’s just the way it is, that’s life; muss das sein? is that really necessary?; (hör doch auf) do you have to?; wenn es ( unbedingt) sein muss if there’s no other way, if you etc. (absolutely) must; es muss nicht sein it’s not absolutely necessary; das muss man gesehen haben you’ve got to see it, you mustn’t miss it; man glaubt es sonst nicht: you’ve got to see it to believe it; kein Mensch muss müssen hum. nobody really has to do anything; siehe auch sollen1 1-3, sollen2 1

2. bei innerem Zwang: ich musste ( einfach) lachen I couldn’t help laughing, I just had to laugh; sie musste ihrem Ärger Luft machen she had to give vent to her anger; ich musste sie immerzu ansehen I just had to go on looking at her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her; er muss immer alles wissen he’s always got to know about everything

3. bei (sicherer) Annahme, in logischer Konsequenz: must; Vergangenheit: must have; er muss verrückt sein he must be mad; er muss es gewesen sein it must have been him; es muss nicht stimmen it doesn’t have to be right; ich muss es vergessen haben I must have forgotten; sie müssen bald kommen they’re bound to be here soon; der Zug müsste längst hier sein the train should have arrived long ago; so wie es aussieht, muss es bald regnen it looks as if we’re in for some rain; das muss 1998 gewesen sein it must have been in 1998; das musste ja passieren that was bound to ( oder just had to) happen; das musste natürlich jetzt passieren iro. it 'would have to happen now

4. im Konj., um einen Wunsch auszudrücken: man müsste mehr Zeit haben there ought to be more time, we ought to have more time (for that sort of thing); Geld müsste man haben if only we had plenty of money; so müsste es immer sein it should always be like this; das müsste sie eigentlich wissen she really ought to know that

5. umg., verneint (dürfen): du musst doch nicht gleich die Wut kriegen there’s no need to go straight into a rage; das musst du nicht tun you mustn’t do that; du musst nicht traurig sein you mustn’t be sad

II v/i (hat gemusst)

1. have to; (gezwungen werden) auch be forced to; bei innerer Überzeugung: must; ich muss! I’ve got no choice; muss ich ( wirklich)? do I (really) have to?; ich muss nach Hause I have to go home, I must go home; er muss zur Schule he has to go to school; das Auto muss heute noch in die Werkstatt the car has to go into the garage today; sie hat zum Chef gemusst she had to go and see the boss; ich muss mal ( aufs Klo) umg. I must go to the loo, Am. I have to go to the bathroom; Kinderspr. I need to do a wee

2. umg. (an der Reihe sein) wer muss heute? whose turn is it today?

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ought to; must; to have to; to be due to

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mụ̈s|sen ['mʏsn]
1. modal aux vb pret mu\#sste,
['mʊstə] ptp mü\#ssen
1) (Zwang) to have to; (Notwendigkeit) to need to, to have to

ich muss (Zwang) — I have to, I must only pres, I've got to (esp Brit); (Notwendigkeit auch) I need to

ich muss nicht (Zwang) — I don't have to, I haven't got to (esp Brit); (Notwendigkeit auch) I don't need to, I needn't

muss er? — must he?, does he have to?, has he got to? (esp Brit)

musstest du? — did you have to?

das hat er tun/nicht tun müssen — he had to/didn't have to do it

er hatte es tun müssen — he had had to do it

es musste ins Haus gebracht werden — it had to be brought inside

das muss irgendwann mal gemacht werden — it will have to be done some time

er sagte, er müsse bald gehen — he said he would have to go soon

ich hätte es sonst allein tun müssen — otherwise I would have had to do it alone

dafür müssen/müssten Sie einen Polizisten fragen — you'll/you'd have or need to ask a policeman about that

ich muss jeden Tag um sechs Uhr aufstehen — I have to get up at six every day

ich muss jetzt gehen or weg (inf) — I must be going now or be off now, I must go now, I'll have to go now

man musste lachen/weinen etc — you couldn't help laughing/crying etc, you had to laugh/cry etc

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to (have to) inform you (that)...

muss das ( denn) sein? — is that (really) necessary?; must you/he?, do you/does he have to?

das muss sein — it's necessary; I do/he does have to

das musste ( ja so) kommen — that had to happen, that was bound to happen

mal vorstellen! — (just) imagine that!, think of it!

jetzt muss ich dir mal was sagen — now let me tell you something

was habe ich da hören müssen? — what's this I hear?

2)

(= sollen) das müsste ich/müsstest du eigentlich wissen — I/you ought to know that, I/you should know that

ich hätte es gestern tun müssen — I ought to or should have done it yesterday

das musst du nicht tun! — you oughtn't to do that, you shouldn't do that

3)

(Vermutung, Wahrscheinlichkeit) es muss geregnet haben — it must have rained

es muss wahr sein — it must be true, it has to be true, it's got to be true

es muss nicht wahr sein — it needn't be true

er muss es gewesen sein — it must have been him, it has to have been him, it's got to have been him

es müssten zehntausend Zuschauer im Stadion gewesen sein — there must have been ten thousand spectators in the stadium

er müsste schon da sein — he should be there by now

so muss es gewesen sein — that's how it must have been

was müssen bloß die Leute (von uns) denken! — what must people think (of us)

was muss bloß in ihm vorgehen? — what goes on in his mind?

4)

(Wunsch) (viel) Geld müsste man haben! — if only I were rich!

man müsste noch mal von vorn anfangen können! — if only one could begin again!

man müsste noch mal zwanzig sein! — oh, to be twenty again!

2. vi pret mu\#sste,
ptp gemu\#sst
1) ['mʊstə]
(= weggehen, - fahren müssen) to have to go[gə'mʊst]
ich muss jetzt zur Schule — I must go to school now, I've got to (esp Brit) or I have to go to school now

wann müsst ihr zur Schule? —

der Brief muss heute noch zur Post® — the letter must be or has to be posted (Brit) or mailed (esp US) today

2) (inf = austreten müssen)

ich muss mal — I need to go to the loo (Brit inf) or bathroom (esp US)

3) (= gezwungen sein) to have to

hast du gewollt? – nein, gemusst — did you want to? – no, I had to

kein Mensch muss müssen (hum) — there's no such thing as `must'

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1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) must

2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) must

3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) must

4) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) need

5) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) shall

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müs·sen

[ˈmʏsn̩]

I. modal vb

<musste, müssen>

1. (jd ist gezwungen, verpflichtet)

▪ etw tun \müssen to have to do sth

muss ich das wirklich tun? do I really have to do it?

ich/er muss es tun I/he must do it, I have/he has to do it

ich/er muss es nicht tun I don't/he doesn't have to do it

ich/er musste es tun, ich habe/er hat es tun \müssen I/he had to do it

das habe ich/hat er nicht tun \müssen I/he didn't have to do it

ich/er hatte es tun \müssen I/he had had to do it

ich muss/du musst jetzt gehen I/you must [or have to] leave now

ich muss einen Aufsatz schreiben I've got to write an essay esp BRIT

du musst mich unbedingt anrufen you must phone me

du musst endlich damit aufhören you really must stop that

muss ich mir das gefallen lassen? do I have to put up with that?

jetzt muss ich dir mal was sagen... now let me tell you something...

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... we regret to [have to] inform you...

wir werden zurückkommen \müssen we shall have to come back

wir werden das Ganze noch einmal schreiben \müssen we'll have to write the whole lot again

er sagte, er müsse bald gehen he said he would have to leave soon

was habe ich da hören \müssen? what's this I hear?

sie musste ins Haus gebracht werden she had to be brought inside

ich hätte es sonst allein tun \müssen otherwise I would have had to do it alone

heiraten \müssen (euph fam) to have to get married

2. (etw ist notwendig, unabänderlich)

▪ etw [nicht] sein/tun \müssen to [not] need to be/do sth

muss das [denn] sein? is that really necessary?

du willst wieder in die Politik? muss das sein? you want to get back into politics? do you have to?

wenn es denn [o unbedingt] sein muss if it's really necessary

es muss nicht sein it is not essential

irgendwann muss es ja mal gemacht werden after all, it's got to be done some time

warum nur muss es heute regnen? why does it have to rain today?

warum muss das ausgerechnet mir passieren? why does it have to happen to me, of all people?

ich musste einfach lachen/weinen I couldn't help laughing/crying

das musste ja so kommen that had [or was bound] to happen

3. verneinend (brauchen)

▪ etw nicht tun \müssen to not have to do sth

du musst das nicht tun you don't have to do that

du musstest nicht kommen you didn't have to come

das muss nicht unbedingt stimmen that needn't be true

darüber musst du dich nicht wundern that's not surprising

4. verneinend DIAL (dürfen, sollen)

du musst nicht alles glauben, was er sagt you must not believe everything he says

du musst doch nicht weinen! please don't cry!

das müssen Sie nicht sagen! don't say such a thing!

das musst du nicht tun! you oughtn't [or shouldn't] do that!

5. (eigentlich sollen)

▪ jd muss etw tun:

das muss man sich mal vorstellen! [just] imagine that!, think of that!

das muss man gesehen haben! you mustn't miss it!, it's not to be missed!; (iron) it's a sight not to be missed!

▪ jd/etw müsste etw sein/tun sb/sth should [or ought to] be/do sth

das müsstest du eigentlich wissen you ought to [or should] know that

das müsste doch möglich sein it ought to be possible

so müsste es immer sein it ought to be like this all the time, this is how it should always be

▪ jd hätte etw tun \müssen sb should [or ought to] have done sth

ich hätte es gestern tun \müssen I should have done it yesterday

ich hätte es ahnen \müssen! I should have known!

6. (Vermutung, Wahrscheinlichkeit)

das muss wohl stimmen that must be true

es muss ja nicht stimmen it is not necessarily true

das muss 1999 gewesen sein it must have been in 1999

er muss gleich hier sein he will [or is bound to] be here at any moment

es muss geregnet haben it must have rained

sie muss es gewesen sein it must have been her

so muss es gewesen sein that's how it must have been

was müssen bloß die Leute von uns denken! what must people think of us!

es müssten etwa 50 Gäste auf der Party gewesen sein there must have been about 50 guests at the party

es müsste jetzt acht Uhr sein it must be eight o'clock now

es müsste bald ein Gewitter geben there should be a thunderstorm soon

sie müsste inzwischen da sein she should be here by now

7. (Wunsch)

▪ man müsste... sein if only one could be...

man müsste noch mal zwanzig sein! oh, to be twenty again!

Geld müsste man haben! if only I were rich!

man müsste noch mal von vorn anfangen können! if only one could begin again!

II. vi

<musste, gemusst>

1. (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) to have to

muss ich/er? must I/he?, do I/does he have to?, have I/has he got to? esp BRIT

musstest du? did you have to?

ich muss nicht I don't have to, I haven't got to esp BRIT

muss ich das denn wirklich tun? — ja, du musst! do I really have to do that? — yes, you do!

hast du gewollt? — nein, gemusst did you want to? — no, I had to

kein Mensch muss there's no such thing as ‘must’

2. (gezwungen sein, sich zu begeben)

▪ [irgendwohin] \müssen to have to go [somewhere]

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause I must [or have to] go to work/go home

wann musst du zur Schule? when do you have to go to school?

3. (notwendigerweise gebracht werden)

▪ irgendwohin \müssen to have to get somewhere

der Koffer hier muss zum Bahnhof this suitcase has to get [or be taken] to the station

dieser Brief muss heute noch zur Post this letter has to be posted today

4.

▶ [mal] \müssen (euph fam) to have to go to the loo [or AM john] fam

ich muss mal! I need [or have [got]] to go to the loo!

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. müssen

1) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) have to

er muss es tun — he must do it; he has to or (coll.) has got to do it

er muss es nicht tun — he does not have to do it; he has not got to do it (coll.)

er musste es tun od. hat es tun müssen — he had to do it

muss er es tun? — must he do it?; does he have to or (coll.) has he got to do it?

wir werden zurückkommen müssen — we shall have to come back

muss das jetzt sein? — does it have to be now?

muss das sein? — it is really necessary?

es muss nicht sein — it is not essential

so musste es ja kommen — it was inevitable that it should come to this

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to have to inform you that...

das muss 1968 gewesen sein — it must have been in 1968

er muss gleich hier sein — he will be here or he is bound to be here at any moment

2) Konjunktiv II

es müsste doch möglich sein — it ought to be possible

reich müsste man sein! — how nice it would be to be rich!

man müsste nochmals zwanzig sein — oh to be twenty again!
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (gehen, fahren, gebracht werden usw. müssen) have to go

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause — I have to or must go to work/go home

2)

ich muss mal — (fam.) I've got to or need to spend a penny (Brit. coll.) or (Amer. coll.) go to the john

3) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein)

muss er? — does he have to?; has he got to? (coll.)

er muss nicht — he doesn't have to or (coll.) hasn't got to

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müssen

A. v/mod; muss, musste, hat … müssen

1. besonders bei äußerer Notwendigkeit, Verpflichtung: have to, have got to; besonders bei innerer Überzeugung: must;

ich muss I have to, I’ve got to, I must;

ich muss unbedingt I really must;

ich musste I had to;

ich werde müssen I’ll have to;

ich müsste (eigentlich) I ought to;

er muss nicht hingehen (von außen bestimmt) he doesn’t have to go; (weil ich es so bestimme) he needn’t go;

er musste nicht gehen he didn’t have to go;

er hätte nicht gehen müssen (brauchen) he needn’t have gone;

er hätte hier sein müssen he ought to ( oder should) have been here;

was sein muss, muss sein that’s just the way it is, that’s life;

muss das sein? is that really necessary?; (hör doch auf) do you have to?;

wenn es (unbedingt) sein muss if there’s no other way, if you etc (absolutely) must;

es muss nicht sein it’s not absolutely necessary;

das muss man gesehen haben you’ve got to see it, you mustn’t miss it; man glaubt es sonst nicht: you’ve got to see it to believe it;

kein Mensch muss müssen hum nobody really has to do anything; → auch sollen¹ 1-3, sollen² 1

2. bei innerem Zwang:

ich musste (einfach) lachen I couldn’t help laughing, I just had to laugh;

sie musste ihrem Ärger Luft machen she had to give vent to her anger;

ich musste sie immerzu ansehen I just had to go on looking at her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her;

er muss immer alles wissen he’s always got to know about everything

3. bei (sicherer) Annahme, in logischer Konsequenz: must; Vergangenheit: must have;

er muss verrückt sein he must be mad;

er muss es gewesen sein it must have been him;

es muss nicht stimmen it doesn’t have to be right;

ich muss es vergessen haben I must have forgotten;

sie müssen bald kommen they’re bound to be here soon;

der Zug müsste längst hier sein the train should have arrived long ago;

so wie es aussieht, muss es bald regnen it looks as if we’re in for some rain;

das muss 1998 gewesen sein it must have been in 1998;

das musste ja passieren that was bound to ( oder just had to) happen;

das musste natürlich jetzt passieren iron it 'would have to happen now

4. im konjkt, um einen Wunsch auszudrücken:

man müsste mehr Zeit haben there ought to be more time, we ought to have more time (for that sort of thing);

Geld müsste man haben if only we had plenty of money;

so müsste es immer sein it should always be like this;

das müsste sie eigentlich wissen she really ought to know that

5. umg, verneint (dürfen):

du musst doch nicht gleich die Wut kriegen there’s no need to go straight into a rage;

das musst du nicht tun you mustn’t do that;

du musst nicht traurig sein you mustn’t be sad

B. v/i (hat gemusst)

1. have to; (gezwungen werden) auch be forced to; bei innerer Überzeugung: must;

ich muss! I’ve got no choice;

muss ich (wirklich)? do I (really) have to?;

ich muss nach Hause I have to go home, I must go home;

er muss zur Schule he has to go to school;

das Auto muss heute noch in die Werkstatt the car has to go into the garage today;

sie hat zum Chef gemusst she had to go and see the boss;

ich muss mal (aufs Klo) umg I must go to the loo, US I have to go to the bathroom; kinderspr I need to do a wee

2. umg (an der Reihe sein)

wer muss heute? whose turn is it today?

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1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. müssen

1) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein) have to

er muss es tun — he must do it; he has to or (coll.) has got to do it

er muss es nicht tun — he does not have to do it; he has not got to do it (coll.)

er musste es tun od. hat es tun müssen — he had to do it

muss er es tun? — must he do it?; does he have to or (coll.) has he got to do it?

wir werden zurückkommen müssen — we shall have to come back

muss das jetzt sein? — does it have to be now?

muss das sein? — it is really necessary?

es muss nicht sein — it is not essential

so musste es ja kommen — it was inevitable that it should come to this

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass... — we regret to have to inform you that...

das muss 1968 gewesen sein — it must have been in 1968

er muss gleich hier sein — he will be here or he is bound to be here at any moment

2) Konjunktiv II

es müsste doch möglich sein — it ought to be possible

reich müsste man sein! — how nice it would be to be rich!

man müsste nochmals zwanzig sein — oh to be twenty again!
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (gehen, fahren, gebracht werden usw. müssen) have to go

ich muss zur Arbeit/nach Hause — I have to or must go to work/go home

2)

ich muss mal — (fam.) I've got to or need to spend a penny (Brit. coll.) or (Amer. coll.) go to the john

3) (gezwungen, verpflichtet sein)

muss er? — does he have to?; has he got to? (coll.)

er muss nicht — he doesn't have to or (coll.) hasn't got to

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aux.

must modal v.

(§ p.,pp.: mußte, gemußt)

= to be obliged expr.

to have got to expr.

to have to v.

to want v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > müssen

19 esperar

v.

1 to wait (for).

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming

quien espera desespera (Prov) a watched pot never boils

Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.

2 to hope (tener esperanza de).

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help

esperar que to hope that

espero que sí/no I hope so/not

esperar hacer algo to hope to do something

Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.

3 to expect (tener confianza en).

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction

esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody

como era de esperar as was to be expected

Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.

4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).

le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him

¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!

5 to wait for, to await, to wait.

Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.

6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.

Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.

7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.

Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.

Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.

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esperar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect

■ esperan un milagro they're hoping for a miracle

■ esperar la gloria to hope for glory

2 (contar, creer) to expect

■ no te esperábamos hasta mañana we didn't expect you till tomorrow

■ llegaron tarde como era de esperar they arrived late as expected

3 (aguardar) to wait for, await

■ espera un momento wait a moment

■ espero a mi padre I'm waiting for my father

4 (desear) to hope

■ espero que cantes I hope you'll sing

■ espero verlo I hope to see him

5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead

■ mala noche nos espera there's a bad night ahead

6 figurado (bebé) to expect

► verbo intransitivo

1 to wait

■ esperaré hasta que lleguen I'll wait until they get here

► verbo pronominal esperarse

1 (aguardar) to wait

■ espérense en recepción please wait in reception

2 (creer, contar) to expect

■ se espera que seas puntual you're expected to be punctual

3 (desear) to hope

■ se espera que lo hayan pasado bien we hope you've had a good time

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon

¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!

espero que no I hope not

espero que sí I hope so

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

hacerse esperar to keep people waiting

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

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verb

1) to wait for, await

2) expect

3) hope

•

- esperarse

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1. VT

1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

estaba esperando el avión — I was waiting for the plane

esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

fuimos a esperarla a la estación — we went to meet her at the station

nos espera un duro invierno — we've got a hard winter ahead of us

¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

de aquí te espero * —

un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

dijo unas tonterías de aquí te espero — he said some really stupid things

2) (=desear) to hope

espero llegar a tiempo — I hope to arrive on time

eso espero — I hope so

han prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will

- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

espero que te haya gustado — I hope you liked it

espero que vengas — I hope you'll come

espero que no sea nada grave — I hope it isn't anything serious

-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

3) (=contar con) to expect

¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

espero su llamada en cualquier momento — I expect his call at any moment

no me esperes antes de las siete — don't expect me before seven

¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

llegaron antes de lo que yo esperaba — they arrived sooner than I expected

esperaban que les pidiera perdón — they were expecting him to apologize

¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

• era de esperar — it was to be expected

era de esperar que eso sucediera — it was to be expected that that would happen

era de esperar que no viniera — it was to be expected that he wouldn't come

• no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

llamará cuando menos te lo esperes — he'll call when you least expect it

- esperar algo como agua de mayo

4) [+ bebé]

está esperando un hijo — she's expecting (a baby)

está esperando su primer hijo — she's expecting her first child

2. VI

1) (=aguardar) to wait

esperaré aquí — I'll wait here

¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

• hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

su respuesta no se hizo esperar — his answer wasn't long in coming

- esperar desesperando

- espera y verás

- puedes esperar sentado

- el que espera desespera

2)

• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

esperar en Dios — to trust in God

3.

See:

esperarse
ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

la esperé dos horas — I waited for her for two hours

esperaban con impaciencia su llegada — they were really looking forward to her coming

le encanta hacerse esperar — he loves to keep people waiting

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar — don't wait for me to eat

b) ( recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto — we went to meet her at the airport

c) sorpresa to await

su reacción no se hizo esperar — he was swift to react

le espera un futuro difícil — he has a difficult future ahead of him

ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

2)

a) (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos — just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera — when you least expect it

te espero alrededor de las nueve — I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada — I'm expecting a call

esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting

está esperando familia — she's expecting

3) ( con esperanza) to hope

eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

espero que no — I hope not

esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

espero no haberme olvidado de nada — I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
2.
esperar vi

a) ( aguardar) to wait

no podemos esperar más — we can't wait any longer

espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

b) embarazada

estar esperando — to be expecting

¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
3.
esperarse v pron

1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

2) (fam) ( prever) to expect

no me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him

quién se lo iba a esperar! — who would have thought it!

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esperar¹

¹ = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.

Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.

Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.

* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.

* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.

* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.

* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

esperar²

² = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.

Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.

* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.

* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.

* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).

* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.

* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

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esperar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for

esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend

podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment

espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming

la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar

esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)

le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting

esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:

¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat

2 (recibir) to meet

la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?

3 «sorpresa» to await

la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react

como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid

le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)

B

1 (contar con, prever) to expect

tal como esperábamos just as we expected

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it

ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine

estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York

esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house

tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition

¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?

era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail

no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind

esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth

esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you

no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks

de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her

2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May

está esperando familia she's expecting

C (con esperanza) to hope

¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so

¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so

¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not

esperar + INF:

espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time

espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything

esperar QUE + SUBJ:

espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice

espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck

espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me

esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious

¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!

■ esperar

vi

A

1 (aguardar) to wait

lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer

mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting

espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please

espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?

vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us

esperar A + INF:

espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her

mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money

esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:

el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet

tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you

esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in

esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)

¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)

quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down

2

«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting

¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?

quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant

B esperar por ( ant) esperar vt A 1.

■ esperarse

v pron

A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)

espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?

B ( fam) (prever) to expect

¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?

no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that

¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?

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esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?

b) ( recibir) to meet;

◊ la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport

c) [ sorpresa] to await;

◊ le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him

2
a) (contar con, prever) to expect;

◊ tal como esperábamos just as we expected;

cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
◊ espero que no I hope not;

esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
a) ( aguardar) to wait;

◊ no podemos esperar más we can't wait any longer;

espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
b) [ embarazada]:

◊ estar esperando to be expecting

esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic

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esperar

♦ vt

1. [aguardar] to wait for;

esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;

te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;

espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;

¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;

¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;

esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;

esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back

2. [tener esperanza de]
todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;

esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;

espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;

esperar que… to hope that…;

espero que sí/no I hope so/not;

espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;

esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;

ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;

era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;

como era de esperar as was to be expected;

como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain

3. [tener confianza en] to expect;

no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;

espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;

esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;

espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;

¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;

no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him

4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;

nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;

le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
Fam
¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
Fam
¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!

♦ vi

1. [aguardar] to wait;

espera en este despacho wait in this office;

espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;

espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;

no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;

su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
Fam
si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;

hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;

me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;

Prov

quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils

2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;

está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant

♦ See also the pronominal verb esperarse

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esperar

I v/t

1 ( aguardar) wait for;

hacerse esperar keep people waiting

2 con esperanza hope;

(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;

espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;

es de esperar que it is to be hoped that

3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect

4

:

esperar un hijo be expecting a baby

5

:

de aquí te espero fam incredible fam

II v/i ( aguardar) wait;

puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait

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esperar vt

1) aguardar: to wait for, to await

2) : to expect

3) : to hope

espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work

espero que sí: I hope so

esperar vi

: to wait

♦ See also the reflexive verb esperarse

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esperar vb

1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

te esperé toda la tarde I waited all afternoon for you

2. (creer, imaginar) to expect

no esperaba que viniera tanta gente I didn't expect so many people to come

las cosas no le fueron tan bien como esperaba things didn't go as well as he'd expected

3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

espera ir a la universidad she hopes to go to university

espero que seáis muy felices I hope you'll be very happy

espero que sí I hope so

esperar un niño to be expecting a baby

hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting

Spanish-English dictionary > esperar

20 algo

adv.

1 a bit (un poco).

es algo más grande it's a bit bigger

2 somewhat, a little bit, sort of, some.

pron.

1 something (alguna cosa).

¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?

algo es algo something is better than nothing

algo así, algo por el estilo something like that

algo así como… something like…

por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason

2 a bit, a little (cantidad pequeña).

algo de some

3 something (cosa importante).

se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)

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algo

► pronombre

1 (afirmación) something; (negación, interrogación) anything

■ vamos a tomar algo let's have something to drink

■ ¿quieres algo? do you want anything?

■ ¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

■ ¿queda algo de café? is there any coffee left?

► adverbio

1 (un poco) a bit, a little, somewhat

■ te queda algo grande it's a bit too big for you

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

algo así something like that

algo es algo something is better than nothing

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1. pron.
something, anything

- algo de
2. adv.
somewhat, rather

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1. PRON

1) [en oraciones afirmativas] something

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

• algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

• algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scared

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

tienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way

• en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

• estar en algo — (=implicado) to be involved in sth; Ven ** to be high on sth

• llegar a ser algo — to be something

• tomar algo — [de beber] to have a drink; [de comer] to have a bite (to eat)

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

• llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three something

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

- algo es algo

- creerse algo

darle algo a algn * —

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

- cuando le da por algo...

- por algo será

si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

2) [en oraciones interrogativas, condicionales] [gen] anything; [esperando respuesta afirmativa] something

¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] rather, a little

estos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable

puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive

2) [con verbos] a little

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

3. SM

1)

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

2) Col mid-afternoon snack
see ALGUNO, ALGO
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I
pronombre

a) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

b) ( en aproximaciones)

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30
II
adverbio a little, slightly

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
III
masculino

1)

a)

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

b) ( un poco)

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack

* * *

= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.

Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.

Ex. It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

Ex. Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.

Ex. Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex. This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

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* algas = algae.

* algo absurdo = nonsense.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.

* algo así como = something like.

* algo banal = frill.

* algo básico = necessity.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* algo concreto = that certain something.

* algo demoledor = steamroller.

* Algo desacertado = infelicity.

* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* algo diferente = something else.

* algo diferente de = something other than.

* algo difícil = tall order.

* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* algo distinto de = something other than.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* algo en particular = that certain something.

* algo esencial = essential.

* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.

* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo extra = frill.

* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* Algo falso = hoax.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.

* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.

* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.

* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.

* algo insignificante = just a little dot.

* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.

* algo mal visto = dirty word.

* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.

* algo más = anything else.

* algo más de = more of.

* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.

* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.

* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].

* algo muy valioso = nugget.

* algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo opcional = extra.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* algo parecido = suchlike.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].

* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.

* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].

* algo seguro = safe bet.

* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* algo superfluo = frill.

* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.

* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* * *
I
pronombre

a) something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; ( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

b) ( en aproximaciones)

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30
II
adverbio a little, slightly

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit
III
masculino

1)

a)

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

b) ( un poco)

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

2) (Col) ( merienda) mid-afternoon snack

* * *

= anything, somewhat, something, business [businesses, -pl.], kinda [kind of], something or other.

Nota: Expresión utilizada para indicar que nos estamos refiriendo a cualquier cosa o a algo concreto de lo que no nos acordamos muy bien.

Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.

Ex: Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.

Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as ' kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.

* algas = algae.

* algo absurdo = nonsense.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algo anda mal = something is amiss.

* algo antiestético = a blot on the landscape.

* algo así como = something like.

* algo banal = frill.

* algo básico = necessity.

* algo bueno = a good thing.

* algo bueno aportará = something is bound to come of it.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* algo concreto = that certain something.

* algo demoledor = steamroller.

* Algo desacertado = infelicity.

* Algo desafortunado = infelicity.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* algo diferente = something else.

* algo diferente de = something other than.

* algo difícil = tall order.

* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* algo distinto de = something other than.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* algo en particular = that certain something.

* algo esencial = essential.

* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.

* algo estúpido = no-brainer.

* algo estúpido, persona estúpida, algo fácil, algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo extra = frill.

* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* Algo falso = hoax.

* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.

* algo hecho rápidamente = quickie.

* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.

* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.

* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.

* algo insignificante = just a little dot.

* algo instintivo = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo inútil = a dead dog.

* algo irrelevante = irrelevance.

* algo mal visto = dirty word.

* algo maravilloso pero pasajero = a nine days wonder.

* algo más = anything else.

* algo más de = more of.

* algo minúsculo = just a little dot.

* algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.

* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.

* algo muy socorrido = standby [stand-by].

* algo muy valioso = nugget.

* algo obvio = no-brainer.

* algo opcional = extra.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* algo parecido = suchlike.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].

* Algo que es prescindible = inessential.

* algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.

* algo recién llegado = latecomer [late-comer].

* algo seguro = safe bet.

* algo sensacional = show-stopper [showstopper].

* algo superfluo = frill.

* algo urgente = rush on, a matter of urgency.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* algo visceral = gut feeling, gut instinct.

* algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.

* convertirse en algo normal = become + standard practice, settle into + the norm.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* haber algo sospechoso con = there + be + something fishy going on with.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* merecerse algo = deserve + a little something.

* o algo así = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature.

* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.

* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo natural para = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* sonsacar algo de = get + something out of.

* tener algo en contra de = have + something against.

* tener algo que ver con = have + something to do with.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todo cuesta algo = nothing comes without a cost.

* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* * *

algo¹ [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

pronoun

1 something; (en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything; (esperando respuesta afirmativa) something

algo le debe haber molestado something must have upset her

si llegara a pasarle algo, no me lo perdonaría if anything happened to her, I'd never forgive myself

¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?

si no te creyó, por algo será if he didn't believe you there must be some o a reason

quiero que llegues a ser algo I want you to be somebody

le va a dar algo cuando lo vea he'll have a fit ( o go crazy etc) when he sees it

algo así something like that

algo es algo it's better than nothing

que esté arrepentido ya es algo he's sorry, that's something at least

algo DE algo:

¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en lo que dice there's some truth in what he says

2

(en aproximaciones): serán las once y algo it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit, it weighs just over three kilos

algo²

adverb

a little, slightly

se siente algo cansada she feels slightly o a little tired

son algo parecidos they're somewhat similar

es algo más caro, pero es mejor it's slightly o a little o a bit more expensive, but it is better

¿te duele? — algo does it hurt? — a little o a bit

algo³

masculine

A

1

un algo (un no sé qué) something

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre she has something of her mother about her

2

(un poco): hay un algo de verdad en lo que dice there's a grain of truth o some truth in what she says

B ( Col) (merienda) mid-afternoon snack, tea ( BrE)

* * *

algo 1 pronombre
a) something;

(en frases interrogativas, condicionales, etc) anything;
( esperando respuesta afirmativa) something;
◊ quiero decirte algo I want to tell you something;

si llegara a pasarle algo if anything happened to her;
¿quieres algo de beber? do you want something o anything to drink?;
por algo será there must be some o a reason;
le va a dar algo he'll have a fit;
o algo así or something like that;
eso ya es algo at least that's something;
sé algo de francés I know some French;
¿queda algo de pan? is there any bread left?
b) ( en aproximaciones):

◊ serán las once y algo it must be some time after eleven;

pesa tres kilos y algo it weighs three kilos and a bit
algo 2 adverbio
a little, slightly;
◊ está algo nublado it's a bit cloudy;

es algo para ti it's a bit too big for you
algo
I pron indef
1 (afirmativo) something
(interrogativo) anything: su padre es arquitecto o algo así, his father is an architect or something like that
¿algo más?, anything else?
si tu madre te ha reñido, por algo será, if your mother has told you off, there must be a reason for it
familiar me pagan poco, pero algo es algo, they don't pay me much, but it's better than nothing
2 (cantidad pequeña) some, a little: ¿queda algo de comer?, is there any food left?
II adv (un poco) quite, somewhat: me encuentro algo cansado, I'm feeling rather tired

' algo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acabar
- achicharrar
- acoger
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actitud
- actual
- alcanzar
- alisar
- almohada
- almorzar
- alquilar
- alrededor
- amagar
- añales
- aparecer
- apestar
- aprender
- así
- asociarse
- aspirar
- atinar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aunar
- bajar
- bala
- bambolearse
- bandeja
- beneficiarse
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- broma
- buena
- bueno
- cábala
- cacarear
- cazar
- cachondeo
- calentar
- canela
- cantar
- cantada
- cantado
- capaz
- cara
- carecer
English:
about
- access
- acclimatized
- account
- accountable
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquit
- acting
- action
- actual
- addicted
- advance
- advantage
- advice
- afraid
- again
- agree
- ahead
- aim
- aim at
- aim to
- all-out
- allow
- allowance
- amenable
- amends
- amiss
- anathema
- angry
- anxious
- any
- anything
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- arrange
- as
- ask
- ask for
- assess
- assessment
- associate
- at
- attempt
- attest
- authorize
- away
- ax

* * *

algo

♦ pron

1. [alguna cosa] something;
[en interrogativas] anything;
algo de comida/bebida something to eat/drink;

algo para leer something to read;

¿necesitas algo para el viaje? do you need anything for your journey?;

¿te pasa algo? is anything the matter?;

deben ser las diez y algo it must be gone ten o'clock;

pagaron dos millones y algo they paid over two million;

algo así, algo por el estilo something like that;

algo así como… something like…;

por algo lo habrá dicho he must have said it for a reason;

si se ofende, por algo será if she's offended, there must be a reason for it;

Comp

algo es algo something is better than nothing

2. [cantidad pequeña] a bit, a little;

algo de some;

habrá algo de comer, pero es mejor que vengas cenado there will be some food, but it would be best if you had dinner before coming;

¿has bebido cerveza? – algo did you drink any beer? – a bit

3. Fam [ataque]
te va a dar algo como sigas trabajando así you'll make yourself ill if you go on working like that;

¡a mí me va a dar algo! [de risa] I'm going to injure myself o Br do myself an injury (laughing)!;
[de enfado] this is going to drive me mad!
4. [cosa importante] something;

si quieres llegar a ser algo if you ever want to be anybody, if you ever want to get anywhere;

se cree que es algo he thinks he's something (special)

♦ adv
[un poco] a bit;
es algo más grande it's a bit bigger;

estoy algo cansado de vuestra actitud I'm rather o somewhat tired of your attitude;

se encuentra algo mejor she's a bit o slightly better;

necesito dormir algo I need to get some sleep

♦ nm

1.
un algo [cosa indeterminada] something;

esa película tiene un algo especial that film has something special

2. Col [refrigerio] refreshment;

tomar el algo to have a snack [between meals]

* * *

algo

I pron

1 en frases afirmativas something;

algo es algo it’s something, it’s better than nothing;

o algo así or something like that;

unas 5.000 personas o algo así 5,000 or so people, 5,000 people more or less;

por algo será there must be a reason

2 en frases interrogativas o condicionales anything

II adv rather, somewhat

* * *

algo adv

: somewhat, rather

es simpático, pero algo tacaño: he's nice but rather stingy

algo pron

1) : something

2)

algo de : some, a little

tengo algo de dinero: I've got some money

* * *

algo¹ adv rather / a bit

estoy algo nervioso I'm rather nervous

ya está algo mejor she's a bit better

algo² pron

1. (en frases afirmativas) something

tengo que decirte algo I've got something to tell you

2. (en frases interrogativas) anything

¿quiere algo más, señora? would you like anything else, madam?

¿pasa algo? is anything wrong?

3. (cantidad indeterminada) some / any

¿me dejas algo de dinero? can you lend me some money

algo así something like that

algo es algo something is better than nothing

por algo será there must be a reason

tomar algo to have a drink

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