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A n

1 ( as entertainment) Theat, gen spectacle m ; ( particular performance) représentation f ; Cin séance f ; Radio, TV émission f ; ( of slides) projection f ; live show Radio, TV émission en direct ; US ( sex show) spectacle érotique ; to put on ou stage a show monter un spectacle ; family show spectacle pour tous ; on with the show! ( as introduction) place au spectacle! ; ( during performance) que la représentation continue! ; the show must go on lit la représentation doit avoir lieu vaille que vaille ; fig il faut continuer vaille que vaille ; to do ○ ou take in ○ a show s'offrir un spectacle ;

2 Comm (as promotion, display) (of cars, boats etc) salon m ; ( of fashion) défilé m ; (of flowers, crafts) exposition f ; motor/boat show salon de l'auto/de la navigation ; flower show exposition florale ; to be on show être exposé ;

3 ( outward display) ( of feelings) semblant m (of de) ; ( of strength) démonstration f (of de) ; ( of wealth) étalage m (of de) ; a show of affection/defiance un semblant d'affection/de rébellion ; a show of unity une démonstration d'unité ; to make ou put on a (great) show of doing s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire ; to put on a show poser pour la galerie ; he made a show of gratitude/concern il a affiché sa gratitude/sa sollicitude ; to be all show n'être que de la comédie ; to be all for ou just for show être de l'esbroufe ○ ; the glitter and show of the circus l'éclat et la splendeur du cirque ; the roses make a splendid show les roses sont un véritable ravissement pour l'œil ;

4 ( performance) he put up a good/poor show c'était parfait/lamentable ; it was a poor show not to thank them ce n'était pas très adroit de ne pas les remercier ; good show old chap† bravo mon ami† ;

5 ○ (business, undertaking) affaire f ; she runs the whole show c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire ; to run one's own show avoir sa propre affaire ; it's not his show ce n'est pas lui qui prend les décisions ;

6 Med ( at onset of labour) perte f du bouchon muqueux.

B vtr ( prét showed, pp shown)

1 ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à) ; présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à) ; [TV channel, cinema] passer [film] ; the explosion was shown on the evening news ils ont montré l'explosion aux informations du soir ; to show sb sth montrer qch à qn ; show him your book montre-lui ton livre ; to show sb reclining/being arrested montrer qn étendu/en train d'être arrêté ; to be shown on TV/at the cinema passer à la télé/au cinéma ;

2 ( display competitively) présenter [animal] ; exposer [flower, vegetables] ;

3 ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact] ; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt, stain] ; [patient] présenter [symptoms] ; to show interest in montrer de l'intérêt pour ; to show that bien montrer que ; to show how/why/when etc montrer comment/pourquoi/quand etc ;

4 ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, profit, difficulty] ; indiquer [time, direction, area] ; to show sb where to go indiquer à qn où aller ; the lights are showing red les feux sont au rouge ;

5 (demonstrate, express) [person, action] montrer [skill, principle] ; [writing] montrer [originality] ; [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence] ; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude] ; show them what you can do montre-leur ce que tu sais faire ; to show consideration/favouritism towards sb, to show sb consideration/favouritism être gentil avec/favoriser qn ; to show sb that… montrer à qn que… ; just to show there's no ill-feeling juste pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune ; to show one's age accuser son âge ; as shown in diagram 12/scene two comme on le voit figure 12/dans la deuxième scène ;

6 ( prove) démontrer [truth, validity, guilt] ; to show that [document] prouver que ; [findings] démontrer que ; [facial expression] montrer que ; this shows him to be a liar cela montre qu'il est menteur ; it all goes to show that… ça prouve que… ;

7 ( conduct) to show sb to their seat [host, usher] placer qn ; to show sb to their room accompagner qn à sa chambre ; to show sb up/down the stairs accompagner qn en haut/en bas ; to show sb to the door reconduire qn ;

8 ○ ( teach a lesson to) I'll show you/him! ( as revenge) je vais t'apprendre/lui apprendre ○ ; ( when challenged) je te/lui ferai voir ○.

C vi ( prét showed ; pp shown)

1 ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir ; [fear, anger, distress] (by actions, appearance) se voir ; ( in eyes) se lire ;

2 ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer ; [film] passer ; to show to advantage [colour, object] faire bel effet ;

3 ○ ( turn up) se montrer ○ ; he didn't show after all il ne s'est pas montré finalement ;

4 US Turf ( be placed) être placé ; to show ahead être en tête.

D v refl ( prét showed ; pp shown) to show oneself [person, animal] se montrer ; to show oneself to be prouver qu'on est.

Idioms

it just goes to show c'est ça la vie ; show a leg ○ ! debout! ; to have nothing to show for sth ne rien avoir tiré de qch ; to show one's face ○ montrer son nez ○ ; to show one's hand abattre son jeu ; to show the way montrer la voie ; to show the way forward ouvrir la voie ; to steal ou stop the show être l'attraction ; ⇒ door.

Phrasal verbs

■ show in:

▶ show [sb] in faire entrer.

■ show off:

▶ show off ○ faire le fier/la fière ; to show off to ou in front of sb faire l'intéressant/-e devant qn ;

▶ show [sb/sth] off, show off [sb/sth] mettre [qch] en valeur [figure, special feature] ; faire admirer [skill, talent] ; exhiber [baby, boyfriend, car].

■ show out:

▶ show [sb] out accompagner [qn] à la porte.

■ show round:

▶ show [sb] round faire visiter.

■ show through:

▶ show through [courage, determination] transparaître ;

▶ show through [sth] se voir à travers.

■ show up:

▶ show up

1 ( be visible) [dust, mark] se voir ; [pollution, signs, symptoms] se manifester ; [details, colour] ressortir ;

2 ○ ( arrive) se montrer ○ ;

▶ show up [sth] révéler [fault, mark] ;

▶ show [sb] up

1 ( let down) faire honte à [person] ;

2 ( reveal truth about) research has shown him up for what he is des recherches ont montré sa vraie nature.

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2 show

show [ʃəʊ]

démonstration ⇒ 1 (a) semblant ⇒ 1 (a) ostentation ⇒ 1 (a) spectacle ⇒ 1 (b) émission ⇒ 1 (b) exposition ⇒ 1 (c) foire ⇒ 1 (c) montrer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e), 2 (f) présenter ⇒ 2 (a) exposer ⇒ 2 (a) faire preuve de ⇒ 2 (b) marquer ⇒ 2 (d) indiquer ⇒ 2 (d), 2 (f) enregistrer ⇒ 2 (h) passer ⇒ 2 (i), 3 (b) se voir ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt showed, pp shown [ʃəʊn])

1 noun

(a) (demonstration, display) démonstration f, manifestation f; (pretence) semblant m, simulacre m; (ostentation) ostentation f, parade f;

∎ a show of strength/unity une démonstration de force/d'unité;

∎ a show of hands un vote à main levée;

∎ she put on a show of indifference elle a fait semblant d'être indifférente;

∎ to make a show of being angry faire semblant ou faire mine d'être fâché;

∎ to make a great show of friendship faire de grandes démonstrations d'amitié;

∎ show of generosity affectation f de générosité;

∎ it's all a show ce n'est qu'une façade;

∎ he always makes such a show of his knowledge il faut toujours qu'il fasse étalage de ses connaissances;

∎ the metal strips are just for show les bandes métalliques ont une fonction purement décorative

(b) Theatre spectacle m; Television & Radio émission f;

∎ to go to a show aller au spectacle;

∎ we went to a restaurant after the show nous sommes allés au restaurant après le spectacle;

∎ variety show émission f de variétés;

∎ the show must go on le spectacle continue; figurative il faut continuer;

∎ figurative let's get this show on the road! allez, c'est parti ou on y va!;

∎ to make a show of oneself se donner en spectacle

(c) (exhibition) exposition f; (trade fair) foire f, salon m;

∎ have you been to the Picasso show? avez-vous visité l'exposition Picasso?;

∎ to be on show être exposé;

∎ I dislike most of the paintings on show je n'aime pas la plupart des tableaux exposés;

∎ the agricultural/motor show le salon de l'agriculture/de l'auto

(d) familiar (business, affair) affaire^□ f;

∎ she planned and ran the whole show c'est elle qui a tout organisé et qui s'est occupée de tout^□ ;

∎ it's up to you, it's your show c'est à toi de décider^□, c'est toi le chef

(e) (performance) performance f, prestation f;

∎ the team put up a good show l'équipe s'est bien défendue;

∎ it's a pretty poor show when your own mother forgets your birthday c'est un peu triste que ta propre mère oublie ton anniversaire;

∎ old-fashioned (jolly) good show, Henry! bravo, Henry!

2 transitive verb

(a) (display, present → gen) montrer, faire voir; (→ passport, ticket) présenter; (exhibit → work of art, prize, produce) exposer;

∎ to show sth to sb, to show sb sth montrer qch à qn;

∎ show me your presents fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes cadeaux;

∎ you have to show your pass/your ticket on the way in il faut présenter son laissez-passer/son billet à l'entrée;

∎ you're showing a lot of leg this evening! tu es habillée bien court ce soir!;

∎ that dress shows everything she's got cette robe ne cache pas grand-chose;

∎ a TV screen shows what's happening in the next room un écran de télévision permet de voir ce qui se passe dans la pièce d'à côté;

∎ some of the drawings have never been shown in Europe before quelques-uns des dessins n'ont jamais été exposés en Europe auparavant;

∎ to show one's wares étaler ses marchandises;

∎ this jacket/colour really shows the dirt cette veste/couleur est vraiment salissante;

∎ come out from behind there and show yourself! sortez de là-derrière et montrez-vous!;

∎ if he ever shows himself or his face round here again, I'll kill him! si jamais il se montre encore par ici, je le tue!;

∎ to have sth to show for one's money en avoir pour son argent;

∎ I had very little to show for my efforts mes efforts n'avaient donné que peu de résultats;

∎ three months' work, and what have we got to show for it? trois mois de travail, et qu'est-ce que cela nous a rapporté?

(b) (reveal → talent, affection, readiness, reluctance) montrer, faire preuve de;

∎ she never shows any emotion elle ne laisse jamais paraître ou ne montre jamais ses sentiments;

∎ to show itself (emotion, tendency) se manifester;

∎ she showed herself more than willing to join in elle s'est montrée plus que prête à participer;

∎ she showed herself to be a hard worker elle s'est révélée ou avérée dure à la tâche;

∎ to show a preference for sth manifester une préférence pour qch;

∎ to show a taste for sth témoigner d'un goût pour qch;

∎ they will be shown no mercy ils seront traités sans merci;

∎ the audience began to show signs of restlessness le public a commencé à s'agiter;

∎ the situation is showing signs of improvement la situation semble être en voie d'amélioration;

∎ to show one's age faire son âge

(c) (prove) montrer, démontrer, prouver;

∎ first I shall show that Greenham's theory cannot be correct je démontrerai d'abord que la théorie de Greenham ne peut être juste;

∎ it just shows the strength of public opposition to the plan cela montre à quel point le public est opposé à ce projet;

∎ it just goes to show that nothing's impossible c'est la preuve que rien n'est impossible;

∎ it just goes to show what you can do if you work hard cela montre ou c'est la preuve de ce que l'on peut faire en travaillant dur;

∎ which only or all goes to show that… ce qui prouve que… + indicative

(d) (register → of instrument, dial, clock) marquer, indiquer;

∎ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20°C le thermomètre indique 20°C

(e) (represent, depict) montrer, représenter;

∎ this photo shows him at the age of seventeen cette photo le montre à l'âge de dix-sept ans;

∎ the picture shows three figures le tableau représente trois personnes

(f) (point out, demonstrate) montrer, indiquer;

∎ show me how to do it montrez-moi comment faire;

∎ to show (sb) the way montrer le chemin (à qn);

∎ figurative to show the way donner l'exemple;

∎ the government has very much shown the way with its green policies le gouvernement a bien donné l'exemple avec sa politique écologique;

∎ familiar I'll show you! tu vas voir!

(g) (escort, accompany)

∎ let me show you to your room je vais vous montrer votre chambre;

∎ will you show this gentleman to the door? veuillez reconduire Monsieur à la porte;

∎ an usherette showed us to our seats une ouvreuse nous a conduits à nos places;

∎ to show sb into a room introduire ou faire entrer qn dans une pièce

(h) (profit, loss) enregistrer;

∎ prices show a 10 percent increase on last year les prix sont en hausse ou ont augmenté de 10 pour cent par rapport à l'an dernier

(i) (put on → film, TV programme) passer;

∎ the film has never been shown on television le film n'est jamais passé à la télévision;

∎ as shown on TV (on packaging, sign) vu à la télé

(j) Computing (files, records) afficher

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be visible → gen) se voir; (→ petticoat) dépasser;

∎ she doesn't like him, and it shows elle ne l'aime pas, et ça se voit;

∎ a patch of sky showed through a hole in the roof on voyait un pan de ciel à travers un trou dans le toit;

∎ she lets her feelings show too much elle laisse trop voir ses sentiments;

∎ it shows in your face cela se voit ou se lit sur votre visage;

∎ fear showed in his eyes la peur se lisait dans ses yeux;

∎ their tiredness is beginning to show ils commencent à donner des signes de fatigue;

∎ it doesn't show ça ne se voit pas, on ne dirait pas;

∎ ah well, it just or all goes to show! eh oui, c'est la vie!

(b) (be on → film, TV programme) passer

(c) British (in a vote) lever la main;

∎ all those in favour please show que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main

(d) familiar (turn up) arriver^□, se pointer;

∎ British he didn't show il n'est pas venu^□

►► show house maison f témoin;

show jumper (rider) cavalier(ère) m,f (participant à des concours de saut d'obstacle); (horse) sauteur m;

show jumping jumping m, concours m de saut d'obstacles;

Law show trial procès m à grand spectacle

➲ show around separable transitive verb

faire visiter;

∎ to show sb around the town faire visiter ou faire voir la ville à qn;

∎ my secretary will show you around (the factory) ma secrétaire va vous faire visiter (l'usine);

∎ we were shown around the house on nous a fait visiter la maison

➲ show in separable transitive verb

faire entrer

➲ show off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (parade) faire étalage de;

∎ to show off one's skill/culture faire étalage de son savoir-faire/sa culture;

∎ he only came to show off his new girlfriend/car il n'est venu que pour exhiber sa nouvelle petite amie/voiture;

∎ she came in to show off her new baby elle est venue faire admirer son nouveau-né

(b) (set off) mettre en valeur;

∎ wearing white shows off a tan porter du blanc met le bronzage en valeur;

∎ the black background shows off the colours nicely le fond noir fait bien ressortir les couleurs;

∎ coat that shows off the figure well manteau m qui marque ou dessine bien la taille

2 intransitive verb

faire l'intéressant(e), frimer;

∎ to show off in front of sb chercher à épater qn;

∎ stop showing off! arrête de faire l'intéressant!;

∎ you don't have to drive that fast, you're just showing off tu n'as pas besoin de conduire aussi vite, tu fais juste l'intéressant

➲ show out separable transitive verb

reconduire ou raccompagner (à la porte);

∎ it's okay, I'll show myself out inutile de vous déranger, je saurai retrouver le chemin (tout seul)

➲ show over British = show around

➲ show round = show around

➲ show through

1 inseparable transitive verb

se voir à travers;

∎ her knickers showed through her trousers sa culotte se voyait à travers son pantalon

2 intransitive verb

se voir (à travers), transparaître;

∎ the old paint still shows through l'ancienne peinture se voit encore à travers;

∎ her knickers showed through under her dress on voyait ses sous-vêtements au travers de sa robe

➲ show up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (unmask → impostor) démasquer;

∎ the investigation showed him up for the coward he is l'enquête a révélé sa lâcheté

(b) (draw attention to → deficiency, defect) faire apparaître, faire ressortir;

∎ the poor results show up the deficiencies in the training programme les mauvais résultats font apparaître les défauts du programme de formation

(c) (embarrass) faire honte à; (deliberately humiliate) humilier;

∎ you're always showing me up in public il faut toujours que tu me fasses honte en public

(d) (escort upstairs) accompagner en haut

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (turn up, arrive) arriver^□ ;

∎ only two of our guests have shown up seuls deux de nos invités sont arrivés;

∎ to fail to show up ne pas se présenter^□ ;

∎ you're the boss, you really ought to show up tu es le patron, tu devrais vraiment y aller ou te montrer^□

(b) (be visible) se voir, ressortir;

∎ the dirt really shows up on a white carpet la saleté ressort ou se voit vraiment sur une moquette blanche;

∎ the difference is so slight it hardly shows up at all la différence est tellement minime qu'elle se remarque à peine

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3 show off

show off colloq. farsi vedere, mettersi in mostra; show [sb., sth.] off, show off [sb., sth.] fare risaltare [special feature, skill]; fare vedere [ baby]; sfoggiare [ car]

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1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) sfoggiare, ostentare

2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) mettersi in mostra

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1. vi + adv

pej darsi delle arie, mettersi in mostra

he's showing off again — ecco che ricomincia a darsi delle arie

2. vt + adv

pej mettere in mostra, (ability, one's figure) mostrare, (knowledge) ostentare, (subj: colour, dress: qualities, features) mettere in risalto, valorizzare

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show off colloq. farsi vedere, mettersi in mostra; show [sb., sth.] off, show off [sb., sth.] fare risaltare [special feature, skill]; fare vedere [ baby]; sfoggiare [ car]

English-Italian dictionary > show off
4 show up

show up

1) (be visible) [ mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare

2) colloq. (arrive) farsi vedere, presentarsi; show up [sth.] rivelare [fault, mark]; show [sb.] up

3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [ person]

4) (reveal truth about)

research has shown him up for what he is — l'indagine ha messo in luce la sua vera natura

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1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) mettere in luce, rivelare

2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) smascherare, mettere in imbarazzo

3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) vedersi

4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) arrivare, presentarsi

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1. vi + adv

1) (be visible: gen) risaltare, (mistake) saltare all'occhio

2) (fam: arrive) farsi vivo (-a), farsi vedere

he showed up late as usual — si è presentato in ritardo, come al solito

2. vt + adv

1) (reveal: thief, fraud) smascherare, (deception) mettere a nudo

he was shown up as an impostor — è stato smascherato per l'impostore che era

the bright lighting showed up her scars — la forte luce metteva in evidenza le sue cicatrici

2) (embarrass) far fare una figuraccia a

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show up

1) (be visible) [ mark] vedersi; [details, colour] notarsi, risaltare

2) colloq. (arrive) farsi vedere, presentarsi; show up [sth.] rivelare [fault, mark]; show [sb.] up

3) (let down) fare fare una brutta figura a, fare vergognare [ person]

4) (reveal truth about)

research has shown him up for what he is — l'indagine ha messo in luce la sua vera natura

English-Italian dictionary > show up
5 Show

Show <-, -s> [ʃo:] f

show;

eine \Show abziehen (sl) to put on a show ( fam)

eine \Show machen to make a show [of sth];

jdm die \Show stehlen ( fam) to steal the show from sb

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Show
6 show

1. noun
1) (display) Pracht, die

a show of flowers/colour — eine Blumen-/Farbenpracht

show of force/strength — etc. Demonstration der Macht/Stärke usw.

be on show — ausgestellt sein

put something on show — etwas ausstellen

2) (exhibition) Ausstellung, die; Schau, die

dog show — Hundeschau, die

3) (entertainment, performance) Show, die; (Theatre) Vorstellung, die; (Radio, Telev.) [Unterhaltungs]sendung, die; see also academic.ru/70491/steal">steal 1. 1)

4) (coll.): (effort)

it's a poor show — das ist ein schwaches Bild

put up a good/poor show — eine gute/schlechte Figur machen

good show! — gut [gemacht]!

5) (coll.): (undertaking, business)

it's his show — er ist der Boss (ugs.)

run the show — der Boss sein (ugs.)

give the [whole] show away — alles ausquatschen (salopp)

6) (outward appearance) Anschein, der

make a great show of friendliness — ungeheuer freundlich tun

make or put on a [great] show of doing something — sich (Dat.) [angestrengt] den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun

be for show — reine Angeberei sein (ugs.)

do something just for show — etwas nur aus Prestigegründen tun
2. transitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (allow or cause to be seen) zeigen; vorzeigen [Pass, Fahrschein usw.]

show somebody something, show something to somebody — jemandem etwas zeigen

have nothing/something to show for it — [dabei] nichts/etwas zum Vorzeigen haben

that dress shows your petticoat — bei diesem Kleid sieht man deinen Unterrock

this material does not show the dirt — auf diesem Material sieht man den Schmutz nicht; see also colour 1. 5); sign 1. 5)

2) (manifest, give evidence of) zeigen; beweisen [Mut, Entschlossenheit, Urteilsvermögen usw.]

show hesitation — zaudern

he is showing his age — man sieht ihm sein Alter an

3)

show [somebody] kindness/mercy — freundlich [zu jemandem] sein/Erbarmen [mit jemandem] haben

show mercy on or to somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

4) (indicate) zeigen [Gefühl, Freude usw.]; [Thermometer, Uhr usw.:] anzeigen

as shown in the illustration — wie die Abbildung zeigt

frontiers are shown by blue lines and towns are shown in red — Grenzen sind durch blaue Linien und Städte sind rot gekennzeichnet

the accounts show a profit — die Bücher weisen einen Gewinn aus

the firm shows a profit/loss — die Firma macht Gewinn/Verlust

5) (demonstrate, prove) zeigen

show somebody that... — jemandem beweisen, dass...

it all/just goes to show that... — das beweist nur, dass...

it all goes to show, doesn't it? — das beweist es doch, oder?

I'll show you/him etc.! — ich werd's dir/ihm usw. schon zeigen!

show somebody who's boss — jemandem zeigen, wer das Sagen hat

6) (conduct) führen

show somebody over or round the house/to his place — jemanden durchs Haus/an seinen Platz führen
3. intransitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (be visible) sichtbar od. zu sehen sein

he was angry/bored, and it showed — er war wütend/langweilte sich, und man sah es [ihm an]

his age is beginning to show — man sieht ihm sein Alter allmählich an

2) (be shown) [Film:] laufen; [Künstler:] ausstellen

"Gandhi" - now showing in the West End — "Gandhi" - Jetzt im West End

3) (make something known)

time will show — man wird es [ja] sehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

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[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) zeigen

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) sich sehen lassen

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) zeigen

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) zeigen

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) zeigen

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) zeigen

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) zeigen

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) erweisen
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) die Schau

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) zur Schau stellen

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) der Schein

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) die Schau

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) der Eindruck

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show! - on show
- show off
- show up
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show

[ʃəʊ, AM ʃoʊ]

I. NOUN

1. (showing) Bekundung f geh, Demonstration f geh

those members who had made the most open \shows of defiance surprisingly abstained diejenigen Mitglieder, die ihre Ablehnung am deutlichsten bekundet hatten, enthielten sich überraschenderweise der Stimme

his refusal was a childish \show of defiance seine Weigerung war eine kindische Trotzreaktion

\show of force Machtdemonstration f geh

\show of kindness Geste f der Freundlichkeit

\show of solidarity Solidaritätsbekundung f geh

\show of strength/unity Demonstration f der Stärke/Einigkeit geh

the troops paraded in a \show of strength through the capital die Truppen marschierten durch die Hauptstadt, um ihre Stärke zu demonstrieren

despite their public \show of unity they are close to getting divorced obwohl sie nach außen hin Einigkeit demonstrieren, stehen sie kurz vor der Scheidung

2. no pl (display, impression) Schau f

just [or only] for \show nur der Schau wegen

are those lights just for \show? sollen die Lichter nur Eindruck machen?

to make a \show of sth etw zur Schau stellen

he really made a \show of accepting the award ( fam) er hat bei der Entgegennahme des Preises die große Show [o eine Show] abgezogen fam

3. no pl (impressive sight) Pracht f, Schauspiel nt geh

a \show of colour/flowers eine Farben-/Blumenpracht

4. (exhibition, event) Schau f, Ausstellung f

dog/fashion \show Hunde-/Modenschau f

retrospective \show Retrospektive f

slide \show Diavorführung f, Diavortrag m

▪ to be on \show ausgestellt sein

5. (entertainment) Show f; (on TV also) Unterhaltungssendung f; (at a theatre) Vorstellung f, Vorführung f

puppet \show Puppenspiel nt, Marionettentheater nt

quiz \show Quizsendung f, Quizshow f

radio/stage \show Radio-/Bühnenshow f

talent \show Talentwettbewerb m

to stage a \show eine Show auf die Bühne bringen

6. no pl ( fam: activity, affair) Sache f; (undertaking) Laden m fig fam; (situation) Situation f

who will run the \show when she retires? wer wird den Laden schmeißen, wenn sie in Pension geht? fam

she prefers to be in charge of her own \show sie zieht es vor, unabhängig schalten und walten zu können

how did she run the \show when the company threatened legal action? wie hat sie die Angelegenheit geregelt, als die Firma mit rechtlichen Schritten drohte?

I didn't like how he ran the \show during the strike mir hat es nicht gefallen, wie er mit der Situation während des Streiks umgegangen ist

it's her [own] \show sie ist hier der Boss [o hat hier das Sagen] fam

who is running the \show?, whose \show is it? wer ist hier der Boss [o hat hier das Sagen]? fam

the wedding is their \show, let them do it their way es ist ihre Sache [zu entscheiden], wie ihre Hochzeit ablaufen soll

7. no pl AM (sl: major league baseball)

▪ the \show die Baseballoberliga

8.

▶ bad [or poor] /good \show! ( dated fam) schwache Leistung!/gut [gemacht]!

▶ let's get the [or this] \show on the road ( fam) lasst uns die Sache [endlich] in Angriff nehmen

▶ the \show must go on ( saying) die Show muss weitergehen

▶ \show of hands [Abstimmung f per] Handzeichen nt

let me see a \show of hands bitte mal die Hand hochheben

let's have a \show of hands lass uns per Hand abstimmen

by [or on] a \show of hands durch Handzeichen

▶ to make [or put on] a \show eine Schau abziehen fam

▶ to make [or put on] a \show of doing sth vortäuschen, etw zu tun

they put on a \show of being interested sie taten so als seien sie interessiert, sie täuschten Interesse vor

▶ to put on [or up] a good \show sich akk bemühen, Einsatz zeigen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<showed, shown or showed>

1. (display, project)

▪ to \show [sb] sth [jdm] etw zeigen; (exhibit)

▪ to \show sth etw ausstellen; (perform)

▪ to \show sth etw vorführen; (produce)

▪ to \show sth etw vorzeigen

don't ever \show yourself here again! lass dich hier ja nie wieder blicken!

the photos \show them kissing and cuddling die Fotos zeigen sie küssend und in liebevoller Umarmung

to \show sb one's ability jdm seine Fähigkeiten vorführen

to \show a film einen Film zeigen [o fam bringen]

this film has never been \shown on television dieser Film kam noch nie im Fernsehen

to \show a flag eine Flagge hissen

to \show one's passport at the border seinen Pass an der Grenze vorzeigen

to \show sb one's ticket jdm seine Fahrkarte [vor]zeigen

to \show slides Dias vorführen [o zeigen]

to \show the time die Uhrzeit anzeigen

to \show one's work ART [seine Arbeiten] ausstellen

his paintings will be \shown in the National Gallery until May seine Bilder sind bis Mai in der Nationalgalerie zu sehen

2. (expose)

▪ to \show sth etw sehen lassen

your blouse is \showing your bra durch deine Bluse kann man deinen BH sehen

this carpet \shows all the dirt bei dem Teppich kann man jedes bisschen Schmutz sehen

3. (reveal)

▪ to \show sth etw zeigen [o erkennen lassen]

he started to \show his age man begann, ihm sein Alter anzusehen

he \showed no signs of improvement er zeigte keinerlei Besserung

to \show courage/initiative/common sense Mut/Unternehmungsgeist/gesunden Menschenverstand beweisen

to \show genius/originality Genie/Originalität beweisen

to \show promise viel versprechend sein

4. (express)

▪ to \show sth etw zeigen

to \show a bias/enthusiasm for sth eine Vorliebe/Begeisterung für etw akk zeigen

to \show clemency Milde walten lassen

to \show compassion [for sb] [mit jdm] Mitleid haben

to \show compunction Gewissensbisse haben

to \show [sb] one's gratitude sich akk [jdm gegenüber] dankbar erweisen [o zeigen]

to \show sb respect jdm Respekt erweisen

you have to \show more respect du solltest mehr Respekt zeigen

5. (point out, indicate)

▪ to \show sth [to sb] [jdm] etw zeigen; (represent)

▪ to \show sth etw darstellen

the map \shows where her house is auf der Karte ist ihr Haus zu sehen

this map \shows urban areas in grey auf dieser Karte sind die Stadtgebiete grau dargestellt

it's \showing signs of rain es sieht nach Regen aus

6. (explain)

▪ to \show sb sth jdm etw zeigen [o erklären]

to \show sb the way jdm den Weg zeigen

7. (record)

▪ to \show sth etw anzeigen; statistics etw [auf]zeigen

to \show a loss/profit einen Verlust/Gewinn aufweisen

8. (prove)

▪ to \show sth etw beweisen

to \show cause LAW seine Gründe vorbringen

order to \show cause gerichtliche Verfügung

to \show one's mettle zeigen, was in einem steckt

▪ to \show sb that... jdm zeigen [o beweisen], dass...

▪ to \show [sb] how/why... [jdm] zeigen, wie/warum...

▪ to \show oneself [to be] sth sich akk als etw erweisen

9. (escort)

▪ to \show sb into/out of/to sth jdn in etw akk /aus/zu etw dat führen [o bringen]

▪ to \show sb over [or AM usu around] a place jdm einen Ort zeigen

they \showed us over the estate sie führten uns auf dem Anwesen herum

10.

▶ to \show one's cards [or hand] seine Karten aufdecken fig

▶ to \show sb the door jdm die Tür weisen

▶ to dare [to] \show one's face es wagen, aufzukreuzen fam

he won't dare to \show his face here again er wird es nie wieder wagen, hier aufzukreuzen fam

▶ to have nothing to \show for it [or for one's efforts] [am Ende] nichts vorzuweisen haben

five years in the job, and what have you got to \show for it? du machst diesen Job nun schon seit fünf Jahren, und was hast du nun von all der Mühe?

▶ to \show [sb] no quarter ( liter) [mit jdm] kein Erbarmen haben

▶ to \show one's teeth die Zähne zeigen fig fam

▶ to \show one's true colours Farbe bekennen

▶ to \show the way [forward] den Weg weisen fig

▶ that will \show you/her ( fam) das wird dir/ihr eine Lehre sein

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<showed, shown or showed>

1. (be visible) zu sehen sein

the trees \show blue on these photographs die Bäume erscheinen auf diesen Fotos blau

she's four months pregnant and starting to \show sie ist im vierten Monat schwanger und allmählich sieht man es auch

to let sth \show sich dat etw anmerken lassen

2. esp AM, AUS ( fam: arrive) auftauchen, aufkreuzen fam

3. (be shown) film gezeigt werden, laufen fam

now \showing at a cinema near you! jetzt im Kino!

4. (exhibit) ausstellen

5. AM (come third in horse racing) Dritte(r) f(m) werden

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[ʃəʊ] vb: pret showed, ptp shown
1. n

1)

(= display) a fine show of roses — eine Rosenpracht

show of force — Machtdemonstration f

there was a strong show of resistance — es gab starken Widerstand

the demonstration was a show of sympathy — die Demonstration war eine Solidaritätsbekundung

show of hands — Handzeichen nt, Hand(er)heben nt

2) (= outward appearance) Schau f; (= trace) Spur f; (of hatred, affection) Kundgebung f

it's just for show — das ist nur zur Schau da

to do sth for show — etw tun, um Eindruck zu schinden (inf) or zu machen

it's all done for show — das ist alles nur dazu da, um Eindruck zu machen

to make a great show of being impressed/overworked/pleased — sich (dat) ganz den Anschein geben, beeindruckt/überarbeitet/erfreut zu sein

they made a great show of their wealth — sie protzten mit ihrem Reichtum (inf)

without any show of emotion —

it was all show to be fond of show — es war alles nur Schau (inf) gerne prunken

3) (= exhibition) Ausstellung f

dog/fashion show — Hunde-/Modenschau f

to be on show — ausgestellt or zu sehen sein

4) (THEAT) Aufführung f; (TV, VARIETY OR POP SHOW) Show f; (RAD) Sendung f; (FILM) Vorstellung f

to go to a show ( esp Brit : in theatre ) — ins Theater gehen; ( US : in movie theater ) ins Kino gehen

the show must go on — es muss trotz allem weitergehen

on with the show! — anfangen!

to stop the show (lit) —

he stopped the show with his marvellous medley of old hits (fig) — der Höhepunkt der Show war sein wunderbares Medley alter Hits

See:

→ steal

5) (esp Brit inf)

(jolly) good show! (dated) bad show! (dated) (= what a pity) — ausgezeichnet!, bravo! schwaches Bild (inf) so ein Pech!

to put up a good/poor show —

it's a pretty poor show when... — das ist vielleicht traurig or ein schwaches Bild (inf), wenn...

6) (inf: undertaking, organization) Laden m (inf)

he runs the show — er schmeißt hier den Laden (inf)

to give the ( whole) show away — alles verraten

2. vt

1) (= display) zeigen; (COMPUT) anzeigen; (at exhibition) ausstellen, zeigen; (= demonstrate) dog vorführen; slides, film zeigen, vorführen; passport, ticket vorzeigen

to show sb sth, to show sth to sb — jdm etw zeigen

show me how to do it — zeigen Sie mir, wie man das macht

it's been shown on television — das kam im Fernsehen

the film was first shown in 1988 — der Film wurde 1988 uraufgeführt

to show one's face — sich zeigen

he had nothing to show for it — er hatte am Ende nichts vorzuweisen

he has nothing to show for all his effort — seine ganze Mühe hat nichts gebracht

I'll show him! (inf) — dem werd ichs zeigen! (inf)

that showed him! (inf) — dem habe ichs aber gezeigt! (inf)

See:

→ hand, heel

2) (= register) (an)zeigen; loss, profit haben, verzeichnen; rise in numbers aufzeigen; (thermometer, speedometer) stehen auf (+dat); (calendar) zeigen

it shows that... — es zeigt, dass...

as shown in the illustration — wie in der Illustration dargestellt

the roads are shown in red — die Straßen sind rot( eingezeichnet)

what time does your watch show? — wie spät ist es nach Ihrer Uhr?

the dial will show red if... — der Zeiger zeigt auf Rot, wenn...

3) (= indicate) zeigen; (= prove) beweisen; kindness, favour erweisen; courage zeigen, beweisen; loyalty, taste, tact, intelligence beweisen; respect bezeigen; proof erbringen

to show one's gratitude — sich dankbar zeigen

this shows him to be a thief —

I hope I have shown how silly it is — ich habe hoffentlich (auf)gezeigt, wie dumm das ist

it all or just goes to show that... — das zeigt doch nur, dass...

4) (= reveal) zeigen

the housing market is showing signs of life — auf dem Immobilienmarkt tut or rührt sich (wieder) (et)was (inf)

it showed signs of having been used — man sah, dass es gebraucht worden war

to show signs of wear — Abnutzungserscheinungen pl aufweisen

to show signs of tiredness — Ermüdungserscheinungen pl zeigen

show a leg! ( Brit inf ) — raus aus den Federn! (inf)

he's beginning to show his age — man sieht ihm allmählich das Alter an

that dress shows her bra — bei dem Kleid sieht man ihren BH

the carpet shows the dirt — auf dem Teppich sieht man den Schmutz

5) (= direct) zeigen

to show sb the way — jdm den Weg zeigen

to show sb in/out — jdn hereinbringen/hinausbringen or -begleiten

to show sb out of a room — jdn hinausbegleiten, jdn aus dem Zimmer begleiten

to show sb into a room — jdn hereinbringen, jdn ins Zimmer bringen

to show sb to his seat/to the door — jdn an seinen Platz/an die or zur Tür bringen

to show sb over or (a)round the house — jdm das (ganze) Haus zeigen

they were shown over or (a)round the factory — ihnen wurde die Fabrik gezeigt, sie wurden in der Fabrik herumgeführt

3. vi

1) (= be visible) zu sehen sein, sichtbar sein; (petticoat etc) vorsehen, rausgucken (inf); (film) gezeigt werden, laufen; (= exhibit artist) ausstellen

the dirt doesn't show — man sieht den Schmutz nicht

his anger showed in his eyes — man konnte ihm seinen Ärger von den Augen ablesen

don't let your anger show — lassen Sie sich (dat)

the tulips are beginning to show — die Tulpen kommen langsam heraus

the pregnancy or she is now beginning to show — man sieht or merkt jetzt allmählich, dass sie schwanger ist

to show through —

the house shows through the gap — durch den Spalt kann man das Haus sehen

he didn't show (inf) — er hat sich nicht blicken lassen (inf)

2)

(= prove) it just goes to show! — da sieht mans mal wieder!

3) (HORSE RACING) sich platzieren

4. vr

to show oneself — sich blicken lassen (inf)

to show oneself to be incompetent — sich (als) unfähig erweisen

he showed himself to be a coward —

it shows itself in his speech — das merkt man an seiner Sprache

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show [ʃəʊ]

A s

1. (Her)Zeigen n:

vote by show of hands durch Handzeichen wählen;

show of teeth Zähnefletschen n

2. Show f, Schau f, Zurschaustellung f:

a show of force fig eine Demonstration der Macht

3. (künstlerische etc) Darbietung, Vorführung f, Vorstellung f, Show f, Schau f:

put on a show fig eine Schau abziehen, sich aufspielen;

steal the show fig (jemandem) die Schau stehlen

4. umg (Theater-, Film)Vorstellung f

5. Show f, Schau f, Ausstellung f:

on show ausgestellt, zu besichtigen(d)

6. (Radio-, Fernseh)Sendung f

7. (prunkvoller) Umzug

8. fig Schauspiel n, Anblick m:

a grand show;

make a sorry show einen traurigen Eindruck hinterlassen;

make a good show eine gute Figur machen umg

9. umg gute etc Leistung:

good show! gut gemacht!, bravo!

10. Protzerei f, Angeberei f (beide umg):

for show um Eindruck zu machen, (nur) fürs Auge;

be fond of show gern großtun

11. (leerer) Schein:

in outward show nach außen (hin);

make a show of interest Interesse heucheln, sich interessiert geben;

make a show of rage sich wütend stellen

12. Spur f, Anzeichen n

13. (Zirkus-, Theater) Truppe f

14. umg Chance f:

give sb a fair show

15. besonders Br umg Laden m, Sache f:

a dull (poor) show eine langweilige (armselige) Sache;

run the show den Laden oder die Sache schmeißen;

give the (whole) show away sich oder alles verraten

16. Pferderennen etc: dritter Platz

B v/t prät showed, pperf shown, showed

1. zeigen, sehen lassen, seinen Ausweis, seine Fahrkarte etc auch vorzeigen, -weisen:

show o.s.

a) auch show one’s face sich zeigen, sich sehen oder blicken lassen

b) fig sich grausam etc zeigen, sich erweisen als;

I’ll show him! der soll mich kennenlernen!;

never show your face again! lass dich hier nie wieder blicken!;

“not shown” (in Katalogen etc) „ohne Abbildung“; → card¹ 1 a, etc

2. jemandem zeigen oder erklären ( how to do sth wie man etwas tut):

show sb how to write jemandem das Schreiben beibringen

3. sein Wissen etc an den Tag legen, zeigen

4. Katzen etc ausstellen, auf einer Ausstellung zeigen

5. zeigen:

a) THEAT etc vorführen

b) TV bringen

6. jemanden ins Zimmer etc führen, geleiten, bringen:

show sb about ( oder [a]round) the town jemandem die Stadt zeigen, jemanden in der Stadt herumführen;

show sb over the house jemanden durch das Haus führen;

show sb (a)round jemanden (herum)führen

7. seine Absichten etc kundtun, offenbaren

8. seine Pläne etc (auf)zeigen, darlegen

9. zeigen, beweisen:

show the truth of a statement;

you’ll have to show me! umg das wirst du mir (erst) beweisen müssen!

10. JUR nachweisen, vorbringen:

show proof JUR den Beweis erbringen; → cause A 4

11. PHYS, TECH (an)zeigen:

the speedometer showed 70

12. Gefühle zeigen, sich etwas anmerken lassen

13. schlechten Geschmack etc zeigen, erkennen lassen, verraten

14. jemandem eine Gunst etc erweisen:

show sb gratitude sich jemandem gegenüber dankbar erweisen

C v/i

1. sichtbar werden oder sein, sich zeigen:

the blood shows through her skin man sieht das Blut durch ihre Haut;

it shows man sieht es; → time A 1

2. umg sich zeigen, erscheinen

3. aussehen ( like wie):

show to advantage vorteilhaft aussehen

4. be showing gezeigt werden, laufen (Film)

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1. noun
1) (display) Pracht, die

a show of flowers/colour — eine Blumen-/Farbenpracht

show of force/strength — etc. Demonstration der Macht/Stärke usw.

be on show — ausgestellt sein

put something on show — etwas ausstellen

2) (exhibition) Ausstellung, die; Schau, die

dog show — Hundeschau, die

3) (entertainment, performance) Show, die; (Theatre) Vorstellung, die; (Radio, Telev.) [Unterhaltungs]sendung, die; see also steal 1. 1)

4) (coll.): (effort)

it's a poor show — das ist ein schwaches Bild

put up a good/poor show — eine gute/schlechte Figur machen

good show! — gut [gemacht]!

5) (coll.): (undertaking, business)

it's his show — er ist der Boss (ugs.)

run the show — der Boss sein (ugs.)

give the [whole] show away — alles ausquatschen (salopp)

6) (outward appearance) Anschein, der

make a great show of friendliness — ungeheuer freundlich tun

make or put on a [great] show of doing something — sich (Dat.) [angestrengt] den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun

be for show — reine Angeberei sein (ugs.)

do something just for show — etwas nur aus Prestigegründen tun
2. transitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (allow or cause to be seen) zeigen; vorzeigen [Pass, Fahrschein usw.]

show somebody something, show something to somebody — jemandem etwas zeigen

have nothing/something to show for it — [dabei] nichts/etwas zum Vorzeigen haben

that dress shows your petticoat — bei diesem Kleid sieht man deinen Unterrock

this material does not show the dirt — auf diesem Material sieht man den Schmutz nicht; see also colour 1. 5); sign 1. 5)

2) (manifest, give evidence of) zeigen; beweisen [Mut, Entschlossenheit, Urteilsvermögen usw.]

show hesitation — zaudern

he is showing his age — man sieht ihm sein Alter an

3)

show [somebody] kindness/mercy — freundlich [zu jemandem] sein/Erbarmen [mit jemandem] haben

show mercy on or to somebody — Erbarmen mit jemandem haben

4) (indicate) zeigen [Gefühl, Freude usw.]; [Thermometer, Uhr usw.:] anzeigen

as shown in the illustration — wie die Abbildung zeigt

frontiers are shown by blue lines and towns are shown in red — Grenzen sind durch blaue Linien und Städte sind rot gekennzeichnet

the accounts show a profit — die Bücher weisen einen Gewinn aus

the firm shows a profit/loss — die Firma macht Gewinn/Verlust

5) (demonstrate, prove) zeigen

show somebody that... — jemandem beweisen, dass...

it all/just goes to show that... — das beweist nur, dass...

it all goes to show, doesn't it? — das beweist es doch, oder?

I'll show you/him etc.! — ich werd's dir/ihm usw. schon zeigen!

show somebody who's boss — jemandem zeigen, wer das Sagen hat

6) (conduct) führen

show somebody over or round the house/to his place — jemanden durchs Haus/an seinen Platz führen
3. intransitive verb,
p.p. shown or showed

1) (be visible) sichtbar od. zu sehen sein

he was angry/bored, and it showed — er war wütend/langweilte sich, und man sah es [ihm an]

his age is beginning to show — man sieht ihm sein Alter allmählich an

2) (be shown) [Film:] laufen; [Künstler:] ausstellen

"Gandhi" - now showing in the West End — "Gandhi" - Jetzt im West End

3) (make something known)

time will show — man wird es [ja] sehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

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(cinema) n.

Vorstellung f. n.

Ausstellung f.

Schau -en f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed)

or p.p.: shown•) = aufweisen v.

aufzeigen v.

ausstellen (auf einer Messe) v.

vorführen v.

vorweisen v.

zeigen v.

English-german dictionary > show
7 show

[ʃəʊ, Am ʃoʊ] n

1) ( display) Bekundung f, Demonstration f;

\show of force/ strength/ unity Demonstration f der Gewalt/Stärke/Einigkeit;

\show of solidarity Solidaritätsbekundung f;

just [or only] for \show nur für die Optik [o der Schau wegen];

do those lights have a function or are they just for \show? haben die Lichter irgendeine nützliche Funktion, oder sollen sie nur Eindruck machen?;

to make [or put on] a \show of [doing] sth so tun, als ob

2) ( exhibition) Schau f, Ausstellung f;

dog/fashion \show Hunde-/Modenschau f;

slide \show Diavorführung f, Diavortrag m;

retrospective \show Retrospektive f;

to be on \show ausgestellt sein

3) ( entertainment) Show f; ( on television) Unterhaltungssendung f, Show f;

puppet \show Puppenspiel nt, Marionettentheater nt;

quiz \show Quizsendung f, Quizshow f;

radio/stage \show Radio-/Bühnenshow f;

talent \show Talentwettbewerb m;

to stage a \show theat eine Show auf die Bühne bringen

4) (fam: activity) Angelegenheit f;

who will run the \show when she retires? wer wird den Laden schmeißen, wenn sie in Pension geht? ( fam)

sb's [own] \show jds [eigene] Angelegenheit;

she prefers to be in charge of her own \show sie zieht es vor, unabhängig schalten und walten zu können

5) (Am) (sl: Major League Baseball)

the \show die Baseballoberliga

PHRASES:

\show of hands [Abstimmung f per] Handzeichen nt;

who here has been to Europe? let me see a \show of hands wer von euch war schon in Europa? bitte mal die Hand hochheben;

by [or on] a \show of hands durch Handzeichen;

let's get the [or this] \show on the road ( fam) lasst uns die Sache [endlich] in Angriff nehmen;

to put on [or up] a good \show sich akk bemühen, Einsatz zeigen;

to make [or put on] a \show eine Schau abziehen ( fam)

to make [or put on] a \show of doing sth vortäuschen, etw zu tun;

the \show must go on ( go on) die Show [o das Leben] muss weitergehen vt <showed, shown>

1) ( display)

to \show sth etw zeigen [o sehen lassen];

to \show sb an ability jdm eine Fähigkeit vorführen;

to \show a flag eine Flagge hissen;

to \show slides Dias vorführen;

to \show one's work art eine Ausstellung machen, ausstellen

2) ( reveal)

to \show sth etw zeigen [o erkennen lassen];

he started to \show his age man begann, ihm sein Alter anzusehen;

to \show common sense/ courage/ initiative gesunden Menschenverstand/Mut/Unternehmungsgeist beweisen;

to \show genius/ originality Genie/Originalität beweisen;

to \show promise viel versprechend sein;

to \show no signs of improvement keine Anzeichen einer Besserung aufweisen;

to \show one's ticket/ one's passport seine Fahrkarte/seinen Pass vorzeigen;

he \showed his ticket to the conductor er zeigte dem Schaffner seine Fahrkarte

3) ( express)

to \show sth etw zeigen;

to \show a bias/ enthusiasm for sth eine Vorliebe/Begeisterung für etw akk zeigen;

to \show clemency Milde walten lassen;

to \show compassion [for sb] [mit jdm] Mitleid haben;

to \show compunction Gewissensbisse haben;

to \show one's gratitude sich akk als dankbar erweisen;

to \show sb respect jdm Respekt erweisen

4) ( expose)

to \show sth etw sehen lassen;

your shirt's so thin that it \shows your bra dein Hemd ist so dünn, dass man deinen BH durchsieht;

this carpet \shows all the dirt bei dem Teppich kann man jedes bisschen Schmutz sehen

5) ( point out)

to \show sth to sb jdm etw zeigen;

\show me where it hurts zeig mir, wo es wehtut;

she sent us a map which \showed where her house is sie schickte uns eine Karte, auf der ihr Haus zu sehen war;

on this map, urban areas are \shown in grey auf dieser Karte sind die Stadtgebiete grau dargestellt;

it's \showing signs of rain es sieht nach Regen aus

6) ( explain)

to \show sb sth jdm etw zeigen [o erklären];

to \show sb the way jdm den Weg zeigen

7) ( record)

to \show sth etw anzeigen; statistics etw [auf]zeigen;

to \show a loss/ profit einen Verlust/Gewinn aufweisen

8) ( prove)

to \show sth etw beweisen;

she has \shown herself [to be] a highly competent manager sie hat sich als sehr kompetente Geschäftsführerin erwiesen;

to \show sb that... jdm zeigen [o beweisen], dass...;

to \show [sb] how/why... [jdm] zeigen, wie/warum...;

to \show cause law seine Gründe vorbringen;

order to \show cause gerichtliche Verfügung;

to \show one's mettle zeigen, was in einem steckt

9) ( escort)

to \show sb somewhere jdn irgendwohin führen [o bringen];

I'll \show myself out ich finde schon allein hinaus;

to \show sb over [or ( Am usu) around] a place jdm einen Ort zeigen;

they \showed us over the estate sie führten uns auf dem Anwesen herum

10) ( project)

to \show a film einen Film zeigen [o ( fam) bringen];

this film has never been \shown on television dieser Film kam noch nie im Fernsehen

PHRASES:

to \show one's true colours Farbe bekennen;

to \show sb the door jdm die Tür weisen;

to dare [to] \show one's face es wagen, irgendwo aufzukreuzen ( fam)

to \show one's hand [or cards] seine Karten aufdecken;

to have nothing to \show for it [or one's efforts] [am Ende] nichts vorzuweisen haben;

you've had this job for five years, and what have you got to \show for your efforts? du hast diesen Job nun seit fünf Jahren, und was hast du nun von all der Mühe?;

to \show [sb] no quarter ( liter) kein Erbarmen [mit jdm] haben;

to \show one's teeth die Zähne zeigen ( fam)

to \show the way [forward] den Weg weisen ( fig)

that will \show sb ( fam) das wird jdm eine Lehre sein vi <showed, shown>

1) ( be visible) zu sehen sein;

the trees \show blue on these photographs die Bäume erscheinen auf diesen Fotos blau;

she's four months pregnant and starting to \show sie ist im vierten Monat schwanger und allmählich sieht man es auch;

to let sth \show sich dat etw anmerken lassen

2) (esp Am, Aus) (fam: arrive) auftauchen ( fam)

3) ( be shown) film gezeigt werden, laufen ( fam)

now \showing at a cinema near you! jetzt in einem Kino in Ihrer Nähe!

4) (Am) ( in horse racing) Dritte(r) f(m) werden

English-German students dictionary > show
8 show

I [ʃəʊ]
nome

1) (as entertainment) spettacolo m. (anche teatr. cinem.); (particular performance) rappresentazione f.; rad. telev. trasmissione f.; (of slides) proiezione f.

on with the show! — (as introduction) lo spettacolo abbia inizio!

2) comm. (of cars, boats etc.) salone m.; (of fashion) sfilata f.; (of flowers, crafts) mostra f.

on show — esposto, in mostra

3) (of feelings) prova f., dimostrazione f.; (of strength) dimostrazione f.; (of wealth) ostentazione f.

to make o put on a (great) show of doing ostentare o fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare; he made a show of concern ostentava la sua preoccupazione; to be all show — essere solo apparenza, essere molto fumo e poco arrosto

4) (performance)

he put up a good show — ha fatto una bella figura

it was a poor show not to thank them — che brutta figura non ringraziarli

5) colloq. (business, undertaking)

he runs the whole show — comanda solo lui

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to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
II 1. [ʃəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (present for viewing) mostrare [person, object, photo]; presentare [ fashion collection]; mostrare, fare vedere [ ticket]; [TV channel, cinema] dare [ film]

to show sb. sth., sth. to sb. — mostrare qcs. a qcn

2) (display competitively) fare sfilare [ animal]; esporre, mettere in mostra [ flowers]

3) (reveal) mostrare [ feeling]; esporre [principle, fact]; [ garment] lasciare vedere [ underclothes]; [ patient] presentare [ symptoms]

to show interest in — mostrare interesse per

4) (indicate) indicare [time, direction]

5) (demonstrate) [ reply] dimostrare, testimoniare [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] dimostrare [respect, gratitude]

to show one's age — dimostrare la propria età

as shown in diagram 12 — come si vede nella figura 12

6) (prove) dimostrare [truth, guilt]

to show that — [ document] provare che; [ findings] dimostrare che; [ expression] mostrare che

7) (conduct)

to show sb. to their seat — [host, usher] fare sedere qcn.

to show sb. to their room, to the door — accompagnare qcn. in camera, alla porta

8) colloq. (teach a lesson to)

I'll show him! — (as revenge) gli faccio vedere io! (when challenged) gli farò vedere!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (be noticeable) [stain, label, emotion] vedersi

2) (be exhibited) [ artist] esporre; [ film] passare

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- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show up

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it just goes to show — come volevasi dimostrare

show a leg! — colloq. giù dal letto!

to have nothing to show for sth. — restare con un pugno di mosche

to show one's face — colloq. farsi vedere

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte

to show the way forward — aprire la strada

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[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) mostrare

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) vedersi

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) far vedere, presentare

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) mostrare

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) condurre, accompagnare

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) mostrare

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) dimostrare, provare

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrare
2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) mostra, spettacolo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) dimostrazione

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) finta

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) mostra, ostentazione

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) prestazione, prova di sé

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up
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show /ʃəʊ/
n.

1 esposizione; mostra; fiera; esibizione; salone: a show of paintings, un'esposizione di quadri; a flower show, una mostra di fiori; a dog [cattle] show, una mostra canina [di bovini]; a sample show, una fiera campionaria; the Motor [the Boat] Show, il salone dell'automobile [della nautica]

2 [cu] mostra; esibizione; ostentazione; dimostrazione; sfoggio: a show of affection, una dimostrazione d'affetto; (mil., polit., ecc.) a show of force, un'ostentazione di forza

3 [cu] apparenza; finzione; mostra; finta: It's all show!, è tutta una finta!; to do [to say] st. for show, fare [dire] qc. per mostra

4 [u] aspetto esteriore; esteriorità; parvenza: He's too concerned with show, si preoccupa troppo delle apparenze; a request with some show of sense, una richiesta che ha qualche parvenza di ragionevolezza

5 (teatr.) spettacolo, rappresentazione, rivista; (cinem., radio, TV) proiezione, programma, show: The show begins at nine o'clock, lo spettacolo comincia alle nove; DIALOGO → - Booking online- There's a show at 7.10 or the late show is at 10.30, c'è uno spettacolo alle 21:10 o l'ultimo è alle 22:30; stage show, spettacolo teatrale; TV show, programma televisivo; spettacolo televisivo; quiz show, quiz show; spettacolo a base di quiz

6 segno; traccia

7 (fam.) affare; azienda; impresa; organizzazione; baracca (fam.): After all, it's your show!, dopotutto, è affar tuo!; He wants to run ( o to boss) the show, vuole essere a capo dell'azienda; vuole comandare lui; You're in charge of the whole show, sei tu il capo della baracca!

8 (fam.) affare; cosa; faccenda: a disgraceful show, un brutt'affare; una cosa vergognosa; to give the ( whole) show away, mettere a nudo la faccenda; svelare le magagne; scoprire gli altarini

9 (fam., spec. USA) occasione; opportunità: Give him a fair show, dategli l'occasione di mostrare quel che vale (o quel che sa fare)

10 (fam.) prova di sé; prestazione; comportamento

11 ( gergo mil.) prova di forza; battaglia; operazione; l'impegnare il nemico

12 (ipp., USA) piazza d'onore, terzo posto ( in una corsa)

● (teatr.) show bill, cartellone, manifesto □ show-box, scatola che contiene foto piccanti ( che si vedono attraverso un foro) □ show business ► showbusiness □ ( USA) show biz ► showbiz □ show card ► showcard □ show ground, zona fiera (o fieristica) □ (comm.) show-how, dimostrazione ( di un metodo, ecc.) □ ( nelle votazioni) show of hands, alzata di mano: to vote by (a) show of hands, votare per alzata di mano □ (fam.) show-off, ostentazione, esibizionismo; (fam.) esibizionista, mattatore □ (fam. GB; di persona o personaggio vistosi) show pony, primadonna; primattore □ (leg.) show-up, confronto ( tra l'imputato e la vittima o un testimone); confronto all'americana □ show stopper, (teatr.) canzone (numero, ecc.) che scatena gli applausi; (fig.) cosa eccezionale; capolavoro □ show trial, processo politico ( per dimostrare il potere del governo) □ ( USA) show-window, vetrina, mostra ( di negozio) □ for show, per mostra; per salvare le apparenze □ ( USA) to get a fair show, essere trattato con lealtà (o con equità) □ (fig. USA) to get the show on the road, dare inizio ai lavori (al progetto, alla campagna) □ (fam. antiq.) Good show!, bel lavoro!; bravo!; benissimo! □ to make a show of, far mostra di, fingere di; mettere in mostra; ostentare: He made a show of interest [of accepting my offer], fece finta di essere interessato [di accettare la mia offerta]; to make a show of indifference, ostentare indifferenza □ to make a fine show, fare un bell'effetto; far figura □ a show of solidarity, un gesto di solidarietà □ to be on show, essere in mostra; essere esposto; ( di merce) essere in vetrina □ (fam.) to put up a good [a poor] show, dare una buona [una cattiva] prova di sé; fare una bella [una misera] figura; figurare bene [male] □ (fam.) to steal the show, monopolizzare (o prendersi tutti) gli applausi; fare un successone; essere la star ( di un evento mondano) □ (fam.) Let's get this show on the road!, cominciamo!
♦ (to) show /ʃəʊ/
(pass. showed, p. p. shown)

A v. t.

1 mostrare; far vedere; esibire; mettere in mostra; esporre; presentare a una mostra; dimostrare; indicare; additare; segnare: Show us the garden, mostraci il giardino; I was shown a specimen, mi hanno mostrato un esemplare; Show me how to do it, fammi vedere come si fa; All passengers are to show their passports, tutti i passeggeri devono esibire i passaporti; to show one's goods, mettere in mostra (o esporre) la propria merce; to show paintings, esporre quadri (a un mostra); We are going to show the new spring collection, esporremo la nuova collezione primaverile; He showed neither joy nor sorrow, non ha dimostrato né gioia né dolore; He shows his age, dimostra gli anni che ha; Please show me the way, per favore, indicami la strada!; A barometer shows air pressure, il barometro segna la pressione atmosferica; ( sport: dell'arbitro) to show the red [the yellow] card, mostrare il cartellino rosso [giallo]

2 dimostrare; provare; rivelare: This shows you how difficult it is, questo ti dimostra quanto sia difficile; This goes to show that you can do it, ciò sta a dimostrare che sei capace di farlo; The report shows that he did it on purpose, il rapporto prova che l'ha fatto di proposito

3 accompagnare; condurre; guidare; portare: to show sb. to the door, accompagnare q. alla porta; DIALOGO → - Showing guest to room- I'll just get someone to show you to your room, chiamo qualcuno che vi accompagni alla camera

4 (econ., fin., comm.) far registrare; presentare; accusare: to show a big increase in exports, far registrare un forte aumento delle esportazioni; to show a deficit, presentare un deficit; ( di conti) essere in rosso; The stock market showed a heavy fall yesterday, ieri la borsa ha accusato una forte flessione

5 (cinem.) proiettare; (teatr.) rappresentare; programmare; dare (fam.): They're showing a famous film of the 1920s, danno un famoso film degli anni venti

B v. i.

1 apparire; vedersi: The buds are just showing, appaiono i primi germogli

2 (fam. USA) farsi vedere; mostrarsi; fare atto di presenza; comparire: Her husband never shows at her at-homes, il marito non si fa mai vedere ai ricevimenti della moglie

3 vedersi; essere visibile: The mend doesn't show at all, il rammendo non si vede affatto; Does the scar still show?, si vede ancora la cicatrice?

4 (cinem.) essere in programma; essere proiettato: What's showing tonight?, che cosa danno stasera?

5 essere in mostra; ( anche arte) fare una mostra; partecipare ( a una mostra, un concorso, ecc.)

● to show one's class, fare sfoggio di classe □ (fig.) to show a clean pair of heels, darsela a gambe □ (fig.) to show the cloven hoof, rivelare un'indole malvagia, diabolica □ to show sb. the door, mostrare la porta a q.; mettere q. alla porta □ to show one's face (o head), mostrare la faccia; farsi vedere □ to show fight, mostrarsi bellicoso; accettare il combattimento (o lo scontro); opporre resistenza □ ( sport) to show good play, esprimere un bel gioco □ to show one's hand, scoprire il proprio gioco; (fig.) mettere le carte in tavola, rivelare le proprie intenzioni □ to show a leg, metter giù una gamba dal letto; alzarsi: Show a leg!, giù dal letto! □ (lett.) to show mercy on (o upon) sb., aver pietà di q. □ to show oneself, mostrarsi in pubblico, farsi vedere; dimostrarsi, dar prova d'essere: He showed himself to be clever [a clever student], ha dimostrato d'essere bravo [un bravo studente] □ to show sb. the sights, far vedere a q. le cose più notevoli ( monumenti, ecc.) d'una città (o d'un luogo); fare da cicerone a q. □ to show signs of, dar segno di; dimostrare di □ ( anche fig.) to show one's teeth, mostrare i denti □ (fig. lett.) to show the way, indicare il cammino; aprire la strada (fig.) □ to have nothing to show for all one's efforts [for one's life's work], non avere niente in mano dopo tutti gli sforzi compiuti [dopo una vita di lavoro]; stringere un pugno di mosche (fig.) □ That dress shows your underwear, con quel vestito ti si vede quello che porti sotto □ ( in treno, ecc.) Show your tickets, please, biglietti, prego! □ I'll show you!, ti faccio vedere io! □ (prov.) Time will show, chi vivrà vedrà.

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I [ʃəʊ]
nome

1) (as entertainment) spettacolo m. (anche teatr. cinem.); (particular performance) rappresentazione f.; rad. telev. trasmissione f.; (of slides) proiezione f.

on with the show! — (as introduction) lo spettacolo abbia inizio!

2) comm. (of cars, boats etc.) salone m.; (of fashion) sfilata f.; (of flowers, crafts) mostra f.

on show — esposto, in mostra

3) (of feelings) prova f., dimostrazione f.; (of strength) dimostrazione f.; (of wealth) ostentazione f.

to make o put on a (great) show of doing ostentare o fare sfoggio di (sapere) fare; he made a show of concern ostentava la sua preoccupazione; to be all show — essere solo apparenza, essere molto fumo e poco arrosto

4) (performance)

he put up a good show — ha fatto una bella figura

it was a poor show not to thank them — che brutta figura non ringraziarli

5) colloq. (business, undertaking)

he runs the whole show — comanda solo lui

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to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
II 1. [ʃəʊ]
verbo transitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (present for viewing) mostrare [person, object, photo]; presentare [ fashion collection]; mostrare, fare vedere [ ticket]; [TV channel, cinema] dare [ film]

to show sb. sth., sth. to sb. — mostrare qcs. a qcn

2) (display competitively) fare sfilare [ animal]; esporre, mettere in mostra [ flowers]

3) (reveal) mostrare [ feeling]; esporre [principle, fact]; [ garment] lasciare vedere [ underclothes]; [ patient] presentare [ symptoms]

to show interest in — mostrare interesse per

4) (indicate) indicare [time, direction]

5) (demonstrate) [ reply] dimostrare, testimoniare [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] dimostrare [respect, gratitude]

to show one's age — dimostrare la propria età

as shown in diagram 12 — come si vede nella figura 12

6) (prove) dimostrare [truth, guilt]

to show that — [ document] provare che; [ findings] dimostrare che; [ expression] mostrare che

7) (conduct)

to show sb. to their seat — [host, usher] fare sedere qcn.

to show sb. to their room, to the door — accompagnare qcn. in camera, alla porta

8) colloq. (teach a lesson to)

I'll show him! — (as revenge) gli faccio vedere io! (when challenged) gli farò vedere!
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. showed; p.pass. shown)

1) (be noticeable) [stain, label, emotion] vedersi

2) (be exhibited) [ artist] esporre; [ film] passare

•

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show up

••

it just goes to show — come volevasi dimostrare

show a leg! — colloq. giù dal letto!

to have nothing to show for sth. — restare con un pugno di mosche

to show one's face — colloq. farsi vedere

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte

to show the way forward — aprire la strada

English-Italian dictionary > show
9 show

ʃəu
1. past tense - showed; verb
1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) enseñar, mostrar

2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) notarse, verse

3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) exhibir

4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) indicar, mostrar

5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) conducir, acompañar

6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) enseñar

7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) demostrar

8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) mostrar

2. noun
1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) exposición, espectáculo

2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) exhibición, demostración, alarde

3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) ostentación, apariencia

4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ostentación, apariencia

5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) actuación

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- showy
- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up

show¹ n

1. espectáculo

it's a fabulous show es un espectáculo fabuloso

2. programa

a game show un programa concurso

a comedy show un programa de humor

3. feria / exposición

an agricultural show una feria agrícola

a dog show una exposición canina

show² vb

1. mostrar / enseñar

I showed him my passport le mostré mi pasaporte

he showed me how to do it me enseñó cómo hacerlo

2. demostrar

this work shows that he's a genius este trabajo demuestra que es un genio

3. verse / notarse

don't worry about that stain it doesn't show no te preocupes por esa mancha no se nota

El participio pasado de show es shown

show /ʃou/, /tʃou/ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ shows) show

show sustantivo masculino show Locuciones: fam pey (llamar la atención) montar/dar un show, to make a scene ' show' also found in these entries: Spanish: acusar - acusarse - adorno - alzada - alzado - amable - aparentar - arrojar - boato - charlatán - charlatana - chula - chulo - concurso - dar - decir - delicia - demostrar - demostración - desarrollarse - desfile - despliegue - deterioro - echar - ensañarse - enseñar - espectáculo - estimable - evidencia - evidenciar - exhibir - exhibirse - expuesta - expuesto - exteriorizar - fanfarrón - fanfarrona - fanfarronear - fantasma - fastuosa - fastuoso - gala - guiñol - horterada - indicar - lucir - lucirse - manifestar - mano - marcar English: chat show - colour - delight - door - embarrassing - fashion show - favor - favour - flop - grandiose - guide - hand - mill about - mill around - parody - peep show - puppet show - quiz - rope - sensitivity - show - show in - show off - show out - show round - show up - show-jumper - show-jumping - show-off - show-stopper - shown - sign - sought-after - spectacle - spectacular - steal - talk-show - variety show - all - bear - belie - bristle - chat - comedy - demonstrate - display - dog - editor - entertainment - fashion

show

tr[ʃəʊ]

noun

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (entertainment) espectáculo; (performance) función nombre femenino

■ let's go and see a show vayamos a ver un espectáculo

■ they perform two shows a day hacen dos funciones diarias

2 (on TV, radio) programa nombre masculino, show nombre masculino

3 (exhibition) exposición nombre femenino

4 (display) muestra, demostración nombre femenino

■ a show of strength una demostración de fuerza, una exhibición de fuerza

■ a show of hands una votación a mano alzada

5 (outward appearance, pretence) apariencia

■ she made a show of interest fingió estar interesada

6 (ostentation, pomp) alarde nombre masculino

■ it's all for show es pura fachada, todo es para aparentar

7 familiar (organization) negocio, tinglado

■ who runs this show? ¿quién manda aquí?

transitive verb (pt showed, pp showed o shown tr[ʃəʊn])

1 (display -gen) enseñar; (- things for sale) mostrar, enseñar

■ I showed her my photos le enseñé mis fotos

■ she showed me some beautiful jewellery me mostró unas joyas preciosas

2 (point out) indicar, señalar

■ do you want me to show you the way? ¿quieres que te indique el camino?

3 (reveal - feelings) demostrar, expresar; (- interest, enthusiasm, etc) demostrar, mostrar

■ she rarely shows his feelings raras veces demuestra sus sentimientos

■ they showed great kindness to me se mostraron muy amables conmigo

■ he showed no mercy no fue clemente

■ you should show some respect for your elders deberías guardar más respeto a tus mayores

4 (allow to be seen) dejar ver

■ black doesn't show the dirt el negro no deja ver la suciedad

5 (measurement etc) marcar; (profit, loss) indicar, registrar, arrojar

■ the clock showed 4.25 el reloj marcaba las 4.25

■ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20 degrees el termómetro marca una temperatura de 20 grados

■ figures out today show that inflation is up by 2% cifras publicadas hoy indican que la inflación ha subido un 2%

6 (teach) enseñar; (explain) explicar

■ she showed us how it works nos enseñó cómo funciona

■ I'll show him! ¡se va a enterar!

7 (prove, demonstrate) demostrar

■ this work shows real talent este trabajo demuestra mucho talento

■ research has shown that the common cold can be cured las investigaciones han demostrado que se puede curar el resfriado común

8 (depict, present) representar, mostrar

■ this photo shows him swimming in the sea en esta foto está nadando en el mar

■ this painting shows a rural scene este cuadro muestra una escena rural

■ motorways are shown in red las autopistas están señaladas en rojo

9 (guide) llevar, acompañar

■ I'll show you to your room te acompañaré a tu habitación

■ will you show Mr. Smith out please? ¿quieres acompañar al Sr. Smith a la puerta por favor?

■ he showed me round the factory me mostró la fábrica

10 (painting etc) exponer, exhibir; (film) dar, poner, pasar, proyectar; (slides) pasar, proyectar; (on TV) dar, poner

■ they're showing "Dracula" at the Rex dan "Drácula" en el Rex

■ are they showing the match live? ¿dan el partido en directo?

intransitive verb

1 (be perceptible) verse, notarse

■ the stain doesn't show no se ve la mancha

■ she was nervous but didn't let it show estaba nerviosa pero no se le notaba

■ I did it quickly - yes, it shows! lo hice deprisa - ¡sí, se nota!

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL poner, dar, echar, proyectar, exhibir

■ what's showing at the Odeon? ¿qué dan en el Odeon?, ¿qué echan en el Odeon?

■ now showing at a cinema near you ahora se exhibe en un cine muy cerca de ti

3 familiar (appear, turn up) aparecer, presentarse

■ he didn't show no se presentó

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it just goes to show! ¡hay que ver!

let's get this show on the road! ¡manos a la obra!

the show must go on el espectáculo debe continuar

time will show el tiempo lo dirá

to be all show ser puro teatro, ser fingido,-a

to be on show estar expuesto,-a

to have nothing to show for something no reportarle a uno ningún beneficio

■ he had nothing to show for a life's work except a stupid watch lo único que tenía como recompensa a una vida dedicada al trabajo era un estúpido reloj

to have something to show for something tener algo que recompensa

■ at least you've got something to show for it al menos tienes algo que recompensa el esfuerzo que has hecho

■ and what have you got to show for it? ¿y qué tienes como recompensa?, ¿y qué beneficio te ha reportado?

to put on/up a good show hacer un buen papel, estar muy bien

to show a leg levantarse

to show one's age notársele los años a uno

to show one's face asomar la cara

to show one's teeth mostrar los dientes, enseñar los dientes

to show somebody the door echar a alguien (a la calle)

to show signs of something dar señales de algo, dar muestras de algo

to show the way (set an example) dar ejemplo

to steal the show llevarse la palma

agricultural show feria del campo

boat show salón nombre masculino náutico

fashion show desfile nombre masculino de modelos

horse show concurso hípico

quiz show programa nombre masculino concurso

show business el mundo del espectáculo

show house casa piloto

show trial juicio amañado (para influir en la opinión pública)

show ['ʃo:] v, showed ; shown ['ʃo:n] or showed ; showing vt

1) display: mostrar, enseñar

2) reveal: demostrar, manifestar, revelar

he showed himself to be a coward: se reveló como cobarde

3) teach: enseñar

4) prove: demostrar, probar

5) conduct, direct: llevar, acompañar

to show someone the way: indicarle el camino a alguien

6) : proyectar (una película), dar (un programa de televisión)

show vi

1) : notarse, verse

the stain doesn't show: la mancha no se ve

2) appear: aparecer, dejarse ver

show n

1) : demostración f

a show of force: una demostración de fuerza

2) exhibition: exposición f, exhibición f

flower show: exposición de flores

to be on show: estar expuesto

3) : espectáculo m (teatral), programa m (de televisión, etc.)

to go to a show: ir al teatro

show

n.

• actuación s.f.

• atuendo s.m.

• bambolla s.f.

• boato s.m.

• celebridad s.f.

• demostración s.f.

• espectáculo s.m.

• exhibición s.f.

• función s.f.

• lucimiento s.m.

• manifestación s.f.

• ostensión s.f.

• pompa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: showed) or p.p.: shown•) = demostrar v.

• denotar v.

• enseñar v.

• exhibir v.

• exponer v.

• lucir v.

• manifestarse v.

• mostrar v.

• ostentar v.

• presentar v.

• probar v.

• representar v.

• revelar v.

• señalar v.

I
1. ʃeʊ
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

[ʃǝʊ] (vb: pt showed) (pp shown)
1. N

1) (=showing) demostración f, manifestación f

• show of hands — votación f a mano alzada

• an impressive show of power — una impresionante exhibición de poder

• a show of strength — una demostración de fuerza

2) (=exhibition) exposición f ; [of trade] feria f

• agricultural show — feria f agrícola

• fashion show — pase m de modelos

• motor show — salón m del automóvil

• to be on show — estar expuesto
flower 3., horse 2., Lord Mayor
3) (=sight)

the garden is a splendid show — el jardín es un espectáculo

the dahlias make a fine show — las dalias están espléndidas

4) (Theat)

a) (=performance) espectáculo m, función f

• to go to a show — ir al teatro

• the last show starts at 11 — la última función empieza a las 11

• there is no show on Sundays — el domingo no hay función

• to stage a show — montar un espectáculo

b) (fig)

• bad show! — ¡malo!

• good show! * — ¡muy bien hecho!

to put up a good show * — dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un buen papel

• on with the show!, the show must go on! — ¡que siga el espectáculo!

• to put up a poor show * — no dar buena cuenta de sí, hacer un mal papel

it's a poor show * — es una vergüenza

- give the show away

- let's get this show on the road

- steal the show

5) (Rad, TV) programa m

a radio show — un programa de radio

6) (=outward appearance) apariencia f

• it's all show with him — en su caso todo es apariencia, todo lo hace para impresionar

• to do sth for show — hacer algo para impresionar

it's just for show — (behaviour) es para impresionar nada más; (object) (=for decoration) es solo un adorno; (=not real) es de adorno

• the party made a show of unity at its conference — el partido presentó una fachada de gran unidad en su congreso

to make a show of resistance — fingir resistencia

7) (=affected display) alarde m

• to make a great show of sympathy — hacer un gran alarde de compasión

8) * (=organization)

• who's in charge of this show? — ¿quién manda aquí?

• this is my show — aquí mando yo

• he runs the show — manda él, él es el amo

2. VT

1) (gen) enseñar, mostrar

to show sb sth, show sth to sb — enseñar or mostrar algo a algn

have I shown you my hat? — ¿te he enseñado or mostrado ya mi sombrero?

he showed me his new car — me enseñó or mostró su nuevo coche

to show o.s.: she won't show herself here again — no volverá a dejarse ver por aquí

come on, show yourself! — vamos, ¡sal de ahí!

it shows itself in his speech — se revela en su forma de hablar, se le nota en el habla

• to show one's cards or one's hand — (lit) poner las cartas boca arriba; (fig) descubrir el juego

• don't show your face here again — no te vuelvas a dejar ver por aquí

• she likes to show her legs — le gusta enseñar or frm hacer exhibición de sus piernas

• he had nothing to show for his trouble — no vió recompensado su esfuerzo, no le lució nada el esfuerzo

• to show one's passport — mostrar or presentar su pasaporte

2) (=exhibit) [+ paintings] exhibir; [+ goods] exponer; [+ film] proyectar, pasar; [+ slides] proyectar; (Theat) representar, dar *

to show a picture at the Academy — exhibir un cuadro en la Academia

to show a film at Cannes — proyectar una película en Cannes

the film was first shown in 1968 — la película se estrenó en 1968

3) (=indicate) [dial, gauge, instrument] marcar

the speedometer shows a speed of... — el velocímetro marca...

it shows 200 degrees — marca or indica 200 grados

the motorways are shown in black — las autopistas están marcadas en negro

• the clock shows two o'clock — el reloj marca las dos

• the figures show a rise — las cifras arrojan un aumento

• as shown in the illustration — como se ve en el grabado

• to show a loss/ profit — (Comm) arrojar un saldo negativo/positivo

4) (=demonstrate) demostrar

to show that... — demostrar que..., hacer ver que...

it just goes to show (that)... — queda demostrado (que)...

I showed him that this could not be true — le hice ver or demostré que esto no podía ser cierto

• this shows him to be a coward — esto deja manifiesto lo cobarde que es, esto demuestra que es un cobarde

• I'll show him! * — ¡ya va a ver!, ¡ese se va a enterar!

• to show what one is made of — demostrar de lo que uno es capaz

5) (=express, manifest) demostrar

• to show one's affection — demostrar su cariño

• she showed great courage — demostró gran valentía

• to show his disagreement, he... — para mostrar su disconformidad, él...

• he showed no fear — no demostró tener miedo, no mostró ningún miedo

• her face showed her happiness — se le veía la felicidad en la cara

• she showed great intelligence — demostró ser muy inteligente, mostró gran inteligencia

• she showed no reaction — no acusó reacción alguna

• the choice of dishes shows excellent taste — la selección de platos demuestra or muestra un gusto muy fino

6) (=reveal)

• she's beginning to show her age — ya empieza a aparentar su edad

• white shoes soon show the dirt — los zapatos blancos pronto dejan ver la suciedad

• to show o.s. incompetent — descubrir su incompetencia, mostrarse incompetente

7) (=direct, conduct)

• to show sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

to show sb the door — (fig) echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• to show sb into a room — hacer que pase algn, hacer entrar a algn en un cuarto

I was shown into a large hall — me hicieron pasar a un vestíbulo grande

• to show sb over or round a house — enseñar a algn una casa

they showed us round the garden — nos mostraron or enseñaron el jardín

who is going to show us round? — ¿quién actuará de guía?, ¿quién será nuestro guía?

• to show sb to his seat — acompañar a algn a su asiento

• to show sb the way — señalar el camino a algn

3. VI

1) [stain, emotion, underskirt] notarse, verse

it doesn't show — no se ve, no se nota

your slip's showing — se te ve la combinación

fear showed on her face — se le notaba or frm manifestaba el miedo en la cara

don't worry, it won't show — no te preocupes, no se notará

"I've never been riding before" - "it shows" — -nunca había montado a caballo antes -se nota

the tulips are beginning to show — empiezan a brotar los tulipanes

2) [film]

there's a horror film showing at the Odeon — están pasando or (LAm) dando una película de horror en el Odeón

3) (=demonstrate)

it just goes to show that...! — ¡hay que ver que...!

4) (esp US) (also: show up) (=arrive) venir, aparecer

4.

CPD

show apartment N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show bill N — cartel m

show biz *, show business N — el mundo del espectáculo
showbiz column, showbiz reporter
show flat N — (Brit) apartamento m modelo, piso m piloto (Sp), departamento m piloto or modelo (LAm)

show home, show house N — (Brit) casa f modelo, casa f piloto

show jumper N — participante mf en concursos de saltos or de hípica

show jumping N — concursos mpl de saltos or de hípica

show ring N — pista f de exhibición

show trial N — proceso m organizado con fines propagandísticos

show window N — escaparate m

- show around

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show through

- show up

* * *

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1. [ʃeʊ]
(past showed; past p shown or showed) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<photograph/passport\>\> mostrar*, enseñar

to show somebody something, to show something TO somebody — mostrarle* algo a alguien

he won't show his face around here again — ése no vuelve a aparecer por aquí

to have nothing/something to show for something: they had little/nothing to show for their years of work vieron poco/no vieron recompensados sus años de trabajo; she has something to show for her efforts — sus esfuerzos han dado fruto or le han reportado algo

b) \<\<feelings\>\> demostrar*, exteriorizar*; \<\<interest/enthusiasm/taste\>\> demostrar*, mostrar*; \<\<courage\>\> demostrar* (tener)

he shows her no respect — no le tiene ningún respeto, le falta al respeto

could you show me the way? — ¿me podría indicar el camino?

c) ( allow to be seen)

this carpet shows every mark — en esta alfombra se notan todas las marcas

he's started to show his age — se le han empezado a notar los años

2)

a) (depict, present)

this photo shows her working in her garden — en esta foto está trabajando en el jardín

does the map show places of interest? — ¿están señalados or marcados en el mapa los lugares de interés?

as shown in fig. 2 — como se indica or se muestra en la figura 2

b) (record, register) \<\<barometer/dial/indicator\>\> marcar*, señalar, indicar*; \<\<profit/loss\>\> arrojar

the fuel light's showing red — la luz del combustible está en rojo

3)

a) ( demonstrate) \<\<truth/importance\>\> demostrar*

it just goes to show how wrong you can be about people — eso te demuestra cómo te puedes equivocar con la gente

b) ( teach) enseñar

I showed her how to do it — le enseñé cómo se hacía

I'll show them! — (colloq) ya van a ver!

4) ( by accompanying) (+ adv compl)

he showed us to our seats — nos llevó or nos acompañó hasta nuestros asientos

to show somebody in — hacer* pasar a alguien

to show somebody out — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I'll show myself out — no hace falta que me acompañes

to show somebody over a building — mostrarle* or enseñarle a alguien un edificio

they showed us around the church — nos mostraron el interior de la iglesia

5)

a) ( screen) \<\<movie\>\> dar*, pasar, proyectar (frml), poner* (Esp); \<\<program\>\> dar*, poner* (Esp), emitir (frml); \<\<slides\>\> pasar, proyectar (frml)

they showed the game on TV — dieron el partido por televisión

b) ( exhibit) \<\<paintings/sculpture\>\> exponer*, exhibir; \<\<horse/dog\>\> presentar, exponer*

2.

vi

1) ( be visible) \<\<dirt/stain\>\> verse*, notarse; \<\<emotion/scar\>\> notarse

your petticoat is showing — se te ve la enagua

I did it in a hurry - yes, it shows! — lo hice deprisa y corriendo - sí, se nota! or sí, y así quedó!

to show through — verse*

you mustn't let your feelings show — no dejes transparentar lo que sientes

2)

a) ( be screened) ( Cin)

it's showing at the Trocadero — la están dando en el Trocadero, la ponen en el Trocadero (Esp)

b) ( exhibit) \<\<artist\>\> exponer*, exhibir

3) ( turn up) (colloq) aparecer*

3.

v refl

to show oneself

a) ( become visible) \<\<person\>\> asomarse, dejarse ver

b) ( prove to be) demostrar* ser; ( turn out to be) resultar ser

he showed himself to be a great player — demostró ser un gran jugador

Phrasal Verbs:

- show off

- show up

II

noun

1) c ( exhibition) ( Art) exposición f

agricultural show — feria f agrícola y ganadera, exposición f rural (RPl)

boat show — salón m náutico

to be on show — estar* expuesto or en exhibición

to put something on show — exponer* algo; (before n)

show house — (BrE) casa f piloto

2) c

a) ( stage production) espectáculo m

to put on a show — montar un espectáculo

the show must go on — hay que seguir adelante

to get the show on the road — (colloq) poner* manos a la obra

let's get this show on the road — manos a la obra!

to steal the show — \<\<actor\>\> robarse el espectáculo, llevarse todos los aplausos

b) (on television, radio) programa m

the Olga Winters Show — el show de Olga Winters

3) (no pl)

a) ( display) muestra f, demostración f

a show of force — un despliegue de fuerza

to vote by a show of hands — votar a mano alzada

b) ( outward appearance)

I made a show of enthusiasm — fingí estar entusiasmado; alarde m

their plush office is simply for show — su elegante oficina es sólo para darse tono

with a great show of indignation — con grandes muestras de indignación

4) (colloq) (no pl)

a) (activity, organization) asunto m

to run the show — llevar la voz cantante, llevar la batuta (fam), ser* el amo del cotarro (fam)

b) ( performance) (BrE)

to put up a good/poor show — hacer* un buen/mal papel, defenderse* bien/mal

good show! — espléndido!, bravo!

poor show! — qué mal!

English-spanish dictionary > show
10 show *****

[ʃəʊ] showed vb: pt shown pp
1. n

1) (of feeling, emotion) manifestazione f, (of strength, goodwill) dimostrazione f, prova, (ostentation) mostra

a show of strength — una dimostrazione di forza

to ask for a show of hands — chiedere una votazione per alzata di mano

2) (exhibition) Art mostra, esposizione f, Comm, Tech salone m, fiera, Agr fiera

a fashion show — una sfilata di moda

to be on show — essere esposto (-a)

the garden is a splendid show — il giardino offre uno spettacolo stupendo

3) Theatre, Cine etc, spettacolo, (variety show) varietà m inv

to go to a show — andare a vedere uno spettacolo

we're seeing a show this evening — stasera andiamo a vedere uno spettacolo

on with the show! fig — andiamo avanti!

good show! old fam — bene, bravo (-a)!

the last show Theatre — l'ultima rappresentazione, Cine l'ultimo spettacolo

he's now got his own show — ora ha un suo programma

she stole the show — tutti gli occhi erano puntati su di lei

to put up a good show fam — difendersi bene

to put up a poor show fam — essere una delusione

it's a poor show when/if... fam — siamo proprio ridotti male se...

4) (outward appearance, pretence) apparenza

it's just for show — è solo per far scena

to make a show of doing sth — far finta di fare qc

to make a show of anger — far finta di essere arrabbiato (-a)

to make a show of resistance — accennare una qualche resistenza

5) (fam: organization) baracca

who's running the show here? — chi è il padrone qui?

this is my show — qui comando io

2. vt

1) (gen) mostrare, (film, slides) proiettare, (goods for sale, pictures) esporre, (animals) presentare ad una mostra

to show sb sth — mostrare qc a qn

he showed me his new car — mi ha mostrato la sua macchina nuova

have you shown the article to your boss? — hai mostrato l'articolo al tuo capo?

to show a film at Cannes — presentare un film a Cannes

what's showing at the Odeon? — cosa danno all'Odeon?

white shoes soon show the dirt — le scarpe bianche si sporcano in fretta

don't show your face here again! — non farti mai più vedere da queste parti!

to show one's hand or one's cards — scoprire le carte, fig mettere le carte in tavola

I have nothing to show for it — non ho niente a dimostrazione dei miei sforzi

I'll show him! fam — gli faccio vedere io!

2) (indicate) indicare, segnare

as shown in the illustration — come da illustrazione

the motorways are shown in black — le autostrade sono segnate in nero

to show a profit/loss Comm — registrare un utile/una perdita

3) (reveal: interest, surprise) (di)mostrare, dar prova di

she showed great courage — ha dimostrato un gran coraggio

her action showed intelligence — la sua azione ha dato prova di intelligenza

her face showed her happiness/fear — le si leggeva la felicità/paura in viso

the choice of dishes shows excellent taste — la scelta dei piatti rivela un ottimo gusto

this shows him to be a coward — questo dimostra la sua vigliaccheria

it just goes to show that... — il che sta a dimostrare che...

4) (direct, conduct: person) accompagnare

to show sb the way — indicare la strada a qn

to show sb into a room — far entrare qn in una stanza

to show sb to his seat/to the door — accompagnare qn al suo posto/alla porta

to show sb the door fig — mettere qn alla porta

to show sb round or over a house — far visitare or vedere la casa a qn

to show sb in/out/up — far entrare/uscire/salire qn

3. vi

(stain, emotion, underskirt) vedersi, essere visibile

it shows — si vede

I've never been riding before - it shows — non sono mai andato a cavallo prima d'ora - si vede

it doesn't show — non si vede

don't worry, it won't show — sta' tranquillo, non si vedrà

•

- show off

- show through

- show up

English-Italian dictionary > show *****
11 show

[ʃəʊ] UK / US showed, shown
1. vt

zeigen

to show sb sth, to show sth to sb — jdm etw zeigen

to show sb in — jdn hereinführen

to show sb out — jdn zur Tür bringen

2. n

CINE, THEAT Vorstellung f, TV Show f, (exhibition) Ausstellung f

English-German mini dictionary > show
12 show

[ʃəʊ] UK / US showed, shown
1. vt

zeigen

to show sb sth, to show sth to sb — jdm etw zeigen

to show sb in — jdn hereinführen

to show sb out — jdn zur Tür bringen

2. n

CINE, THEAT Vorstellung f, TV Show f, (exhibition) Ausstellung f

English-German mini dictionary > show
13 Show

[∫o:] f; -, -s Schau

* * *
[ʃoː]
f -, -s
show
eine Show abziehen (inf) — to put on a show (inf)

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Show

<-, -s>

[ʃo:]

f show

eine \Show abziehen (sl) to put on a show fam

eine \Show machen to make a show [of sth]

jdm die \Show stehlen (fam) to steal the show from sb

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die; Show, Shows show

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Show [ʃoː] f; -, -s → Schau

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die; Show, Shows show

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Show
14 show round

transitive verb

herumführen

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◆ show round

vt

1. (escort)

▪ to \show round sb round jdn herumführen

to \show round sb round the house jdm das Haus zeigen

2. (pass round)

▪ to \show round sth round etw herumzeigen

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transitive verb

herumführen

English-german dictionary > show round
15 show round

vt

1) ( take on tour)

to \show round sb round jdn herumführen;

to \show round sb round the house jdm das Haus zeigen

2) ( pass round)

to \show round sth round etw herumzeigen

English-German students dictionary > show round
16 show

show [∫əʊ]

(verb: preterite showed, past participle shown or showed)

1. noun

   a. ( = exhibition) exposition f ; ( = trade fair) foire f ; ( = contest) concours m

• flower show floralies fpl

• he's holding his first London show [artist, sculptor] il expose à Londres pour la première fois

• the Boat Show le Salon de la navigation

► on show exposé

• there were some fine pieces on show il y avait quelques beaux objets exposés

   b. ( = play, concert) spectacle m ; ( = film) séance f

• the show must go on il faut continuer malgré tout

• let's get this show on the road (inf) passons à l'action

• to run the show (inf) tenir les rênes

• they put up a good show ils se sont bien défendus

   c. ( = display) démonstration f

• an impressive show of strength une impressionnante démonstration de force

• they made a show of resistance ils ont fait semblant de résister

• to make a show of doing sth faire semblant de faire qch

• just for show pour épater la galerie

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = display) montrer ; ( = exhibit) [+ goods for sale, picture, dog] exposer ; [+ film, slides] projeter

• the film was first shown in 1974 ce film est sorti en 1974

• he has nothing to show for all the effort he has put into it ses efforts n'ont rien donné

• I ought to show my face at Paul's party il faudrait que je fasse acte de présence à la soirée de Paul

• he daren't show his face there again il n'ose plus montrer son nez là-bas (inf)

• to show one's hand abattre son jeu (fig)

• to show a clean pair of heels se sauver à toutes jambes

• to show one's teeth montrer les dents

• to show sb the door mettre qn à la porte

   b. ( = indicate) [dial, clock] indiquer

• to show a loss/profit indiquer une perte/un bénéfice

• the figures show a rise over last year's sales les chiffres font apparaître une augmentation des ventes par rapport à l'année dernière

• the roads are shown in red les routes sont marquées en rouge

• as shown by the graph comme le montre le graphique

   c. ( = reveal) montrer

• this skirt shows the dirt cette jupe est salissante

• he was showing signs of tiredness il montrait des signes de fatigue

• her choice of clothes shows good taste sa façon de s'habiller témoigne de son bon goût

• he's beginning to show his age il commence à faire son âge

• this shows great intelligence cela révèle beaucoup d'intelligence

• he showed himself to be a coward il s'est révélé être lâche

• it all goes to show that... tout cela montre bien que...

• it just goes to show! (inf) comme quoi ! (inf)

• I'll show him! (inf) il va voir !

• to show sb the way indiquer le chemin à qn

   d. ( = conduct) to show sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce

• to show sb to his seat placer qn

• to show sb to the door reconduire qn jusqu'à la porte

• to show sb round a house faire visiter une maison à qn

3. intransitive verb

   a. [emotion] être visible ; [stain, scar] se voir ; [underskirt] dépasser

• it doesn't show cela ne se voit pas

   b. ( = arrive) (inf) se pointer (inf)

4. compounds

► show business noun show-business m

• she's in show business elle est dans le show-business ► show flat noun (British) appartement m témoin

► show house noun (British) maison f témoin

► show jumping noun concours m hippique

► show-off noun frimeur m, - euse f

► show of hands noun vote m à main levée

• to vote by show of hands voter à main levée ► show-stopping (inf) adjective sensationnel (inf)

► show trial noun procès pour l'exemple

► show around separable transitive verb faire visiter à

► show in separable transitive verb faire entrer

► show off

1. intransitive verb

frimer (inf) ; [child] faire l'intéressant

2. separable transitive verb

[+ one's wealth, knowledge] faire étalage de

• he wanted to show off his new car il voulait faire admirer sa nouvelle voiture► show out separable transitive verb raccompagner (jusqu'à la porte)

► show round separable transitive verb faire visiter à

► show up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = stand out) [feature] ressortir ; [mistake] être visible ; [stain] se voir (nettement)

• the tower showed up clearly against the sky la tour se détachait nettement sur le ciel

   b. ( = arrive) (inf) se pointer (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ visitor] faire monter

   b. [+ fraud, impostor] démasquer ; [+ flaw, defect] faire ressortir

   c. ( = embarrass) faire honte à (en public)

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[ʃəʊ] 1.
noun

1) ( as entertainment) Theatre, gen spectacle m; ( particular performance) représentation f; Cinema séance f; Radio, Television émission f; ( of slides) projection f

family show — spectacle pour tous

on with the show! — ( introduction) place au spectacle!

2) Commerce (of cars, boats etc) salon m; ( of fashion) défilé m; (of flowers, crafts) exposition f

to be on show — être exposé

3) ( of feelings) semblant m; ( of strength) démonstration f; ( of wealth) étalage m

to make ou put on a (great) show of doing — s'évertuer pour la galerie à faire

he made a show of concern — il a affiché sa sollicitude

to be all for ou just for show — être de l'esbroufe (colloq)

4) ( performance)

the team put up a good show — l'équipe s'est bien défendue

it was a poor show not to thank them — ce n'était pas très adroit de ne pas les remercier

good show! — bravo!

5) (colloq) (business, undertaking) affaire f

she runs the whole show — c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire
2.
transitive verb (prét showed; pp shown)

1) ( present for viewing) montrer [person, object, photo] (to à); présenter [ticket, fashion collection] (to à); [TV channel, cinema] passer [film]

to show somebody something — montrer quelque chose à quelqu'un

2) ( display competitively) présenter [animal]; exposer [flower, vegetables]

3) ( reveal) montrer [feeling, principle, fact]; [garment] laisser voir [underclothes, dirt]; [patient] présenter [symptoms]

to show interest in — montrer de l'intérêt pour

it shows that — cela montre bien que

4) ( indicate) montrer [object, trend, loss, difficulty]; indiquer [time, direction, area]

5) ( demonstrate) [reply] témoigner de [wit, intelligence]; [gesture, gift] témoigner de [respect, gratitude]

to show favouritism towards somebody —

to show somebody favouritism — favoriser quelqu'un

to show one's age — accuser son âge

as shown in diagram 12 — comme on le voit figure 12

6) ( prove) démontrer [truth, guilt]

to show that — [document] prouver que; [findings] démontrer que; [expression] montrer que

7) ( conduct)

to show somebody to their seat — [host, usher] placer quelqu'un

to show somebody to their room — accompagner quelqu'un à sa chambre

to show somebody to the door — reconduire quelqu'un

8) (colloq) ( teach a lesson to)

I'll show him! — ( as revenge) je vais lui apprendre! (colloq); ( when challenged) je lui ferai voir! (colloq)
3.
intransitive verb (prét showed; pp shown)

1) ( be noticeable) [stain, label] se voir; [emotion] gen se voir; ( in eyes) se lire

2) ( be exhibited) [artist] exposer; [film] passer

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- show in

- show off

- show out

- show round

- show up

••

it just goes to show — c'est ça la vie

show a leg! — (colloq) debout!

to have nothing to show for something — ne rien avoir tiré de quelque chose

to show one's face — (colloq) montrer son nez (colloq)

to show one's hand — abattre son jeu

to show the way forward — ouvrir la voie

to steal the show — être l'attraction

English-French dictionary > show
17 show a balance of sth

show v a balance of sth ACC einen Saldo von etw. ausweisen

Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > show a balance of sth
18 show up

1. transitive verb
1) (make visible) deutlich sichtbar machen; aufdecken [Betrug]

2) (coll.): (embarrass) blamieren
2. intransitive verb
1) (be easily visible) [deutlich] zu sehen od. erkennen sein; (fig.) sich zeigen

2) (coll.): (arrive) sich blicken lassen (ugs.); auftauchen

* * *

1) (to make obvious: This light shows up the places where I've mended this coat.) entlarven

2) (to reveal the faults of: Mary was so neat that she really showed me up.) bloßstellen

3) (to stand out clearly: The scratches showed up on the photograph.) sich abheben gegen

4) (to appear or arrive: I waited for her, but she never showed up.) auftauchen

* * *

◆ show up

I. vi

1. (appear) sich akk zeigen

the drug does not \show up up in blood tests das Medikament ist in Blutproben nicht nachweisbar

2. ( fam: arrive) erscheinen, auftauchen fam

to fail to \show up up nicht erscheinen [o fam aufkreuzen

II. vt

1. (make visible)

▪ to \show up up ⇆ sth etw zeigen [o zum Vorschein bringen

2. (expose)

▪ to \show up up ⇆ sth etw aufdecken

▪ to \show up up ⇆ sb jdn entlarven

to \show up sb up as [being] a cheat jdn als Lügner entlarven

3. (embarrass)

▪ to \show up up ⇆ sb jdn bloßstellen [o kompromittieren]

* * *

1. vi

1) (= be seen) zu sehen or zu erkennen sein; (= stand out) hervorstechen

the stain shows up —

the tower showed up clearly against the sky — der Turm zeichnete sich deutlich gegen den Himmel ab

to show up well/badly (fig) — eine gute/schlechte Figur machen

2) (inf: turn up) auftauchen, sich blicken lassen (inf)

2. vt sep

1) (= highlight) (deutlich) erkennen lassen

the bright light showed up the faded wallpaper — in dem hellen Licht konnte man sehen, wie verblichen die Tapete war

2) (= reveal) flaws, bad condition, errors zum Vorschein bringen; sb's character, intentions deutlich zeigen; impostor entlarven; fraud aufdecken; person bloßstellen

my question showed him up to be a liar — meine Frage entlarvte ihn als Lügner

3) (= shame) blamieren

his bad manners show his parents up — mit seinen schlechten Manieren blamiert er seine Eltern

he always gets drunk and shows her up — er betrinkt sich immer und bringt sie dadurch in eine peinliche Situation

to show oneself up — sich blamieren

4) (= direct) heraufbringen

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show up

A v/t

1. herauf-, hinaufführen

2. umg

a) jemanden blamieren, bloßstellen, entlarven

b) einen Betrug etc aufdecken

B v/i

1. umg aufkreuzen, auftauchen, erscheinen

2. vorteilhaft erscheinen

3. sich abheben ( against gegen)

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (make visible) deutlich sichtbar machen; aufdecken [Betrug]

2) (coll.): (embarrass) blamieren
2. intransitive verb
1) (be easily visible) [deutlich] zu sehen od. erkennen sein; (fig.) sich zeigen

2) (coll.): (arrive) sich blicken lassen (ugs.); auftauchen

* * *

v.

aufkreuzen v.

English-german dictionary > show up
19 show off

1. transitive verb
1) (display)

show something/somebody off — etwas/jemanden vorführen od. vorzeigen; (in order to impress) mit etwas/jemandem prahlen od. (ugs.) angeben

2) (display to advantage) zur Geltung bringen
2. intransitive verb
angeben (ugs.); prahlen

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1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) protzen mit

2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) angeben

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◆ show off

I. vt

▪ to \show off off ⇆ sb/sth mit jdm/etw angeben

II. vi angeben

* * *

1. vi
angeben (to, in front of vor +dat)
2. vt sep

1) (= flaunt) knowledge, medal angeben mit; new car, son vorführen (to sb jdm); wealth protzen mit (inf)

2) (= enhance) beauty, picture hervorheben; figure betonen

to show sth off to its best advantage — etw (richtig) zur Geltung bringen

the dress shows her off to great advantage — das Kleid ist sehr vorteilhaft für sie

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show off

A v/t

1. angeben oder umg protzen mit, sein Wissen etc auch anbringen

2. jemandes Figur etc vorteilhaft zur Geltung bringen

B v/i angeben, protzen umg ( beide:

with mit), sich aufspielen

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (display)

show something/somebody off — etwas/jemanden vorführen od. vorzeigen; (in order to impress) mit etwas/jemandem prahlen od. (ugs.) angeben

2) (display to advantage) zur Geltung bringen
2. intransitive verb
angeben (ugs.); prahlen

* * *

v.

angeben v.

auf den Putz hauen ausdr.

prahlen v.

prangen v.

English-german dictionary > show off
20 show up

vi

1) ( appear) sich akk zeigen;

the drug does not \show up up in blood tests das Medikament ist in Blutproben nicht nachweisbar

2) (fam: arrive) erscheinen, auftauchen ( fam)

to fail to \show up up nicht erscheinen [o ( fam) aufkreuzen] vt

1) ( make visible)

to \show up up <-> sth etw zeigen [o zum Vorschein bringen];

2) ( expose)

to \show up up <-> sth etw aufdecken;

to \show up up <-> sb jdn entlarven;

to \show up sb up as [being] a cheat jdn als Lügner entlarven

3) ( embarrass)

to \show up up <-> sb jdn bloßstellen [o ( geh) kompromittieren]

English-German students dictionary > show up

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show — [ʆəʊ ǁ ʆoʊ] noun [countable] an occasion when a lot of similar things are brought together in one place so that people can come and look at them or so that they can compete against each other see also roadshow agriˈcultural ˌshow FARMING a public … Financial and business terms
show somebody off — ˌshow sb/sthˈoff derived to show people sb/sth that you are proud of • She wanted to show off her new husband at the party. • show somebody off how, what, etc… He likes to show off how well he speaks French. Main entry: ↑showderived … Useful english dictionary
show through — show/shine/come/through phrase if a quality in someone’s character shows shines comes through, people can see it in the way that person behaves, speaks, or writes There was a quality of simplicity that shone through in her life and letters.… … Useful english dictionary
show through something — ˌshow ˈthrough | ˌshow ˈthrough sth derived to be able to be seen behind or under sth else • The writing on the other side of the page shows through. • (figurative) When he spoke, his bitterness showed through. • … Useful english dictionary
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
show*/*/*/ — [ʃəʊ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ʃəʊn] ) verb I 1) [T] to prove that something exists or is true The study shows an increase in the disease among the elderly.[/ex] Accidents like this show what can happen when drivers are not… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
show something up — ˌshow ˈup | ˌshow sthˈup derived to become visible; to make sth become visible • a broken bone showed up on the X ray • The harsh light showed up the lines on her face. Main entry: ↑showderived … Useful english dictionary
show somebody around (something) — ˌshow sb aˈround/ˈround (sth) derived to be a guide for sb when they visit a place for the first time to show them what is interesting • We were shown around the school by one of the students. • Has anyone shown you round yet? Main entry: ↑show … Useful english dictionary
show somebody round (something) — ˌshow sb aˈround/ˈround (sth) derived to be a guide for sb when they visit a place for the first time to show them what is interesting • We were shown around the school by one of the students. • Has anyone shown you round yet? Main entry: ↑show … Useful english dictionary
show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television … Collocations dictionary

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