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to take somebody's name in vain

1 take somebody's name in vain

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take somebody's name in vain
2 to take somebody's name in vain

to take somebody's name in vain

faltar al respeto a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > to take somebody's name in vain
3 to take somebody's name in vain

velti valkāt kāda vārdu

English-Latvian dictionary > to take somebody's name in vain
4 vain

vain [veɪn]

adjective

   a. ( = fruitless, empty) [attempt, effort, plea, hope, promise] vain before n ; [threat] en l'air

   b. ( = conceited) [person] vaniteux

   c. ► in vain ( = unsuccessfully) [try, wait, search for] en vain ; ( = pointlessly) [die, suffer] pour rien

• it was all in vain c'était peine perdue

• to take God's or the Lord's name in vain blasphémer

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[veɪn] 1.
adjective

1) ( conceited) vaniteux/-euse, vain (after n)

to be vain about something — tirer vanité de quelque chose

2) ( futile) [attempt, hope] vain (before n); [show] futile
2.
in vain adverbial phrase en vain

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to take somebody's name in vain — hum parler de quelqu'un (derrière son dos)

English-French dictionary > vain
5 name

neim
1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) nombre

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) fama, reputación

2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) llamar, poner nombre, llamar

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nombrar

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- nameless
- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after

name¹ n nombre

my boyfriend's name is Charles el nombre de mi novio es Charles / mi novio se llama Charles

to make a name for yourself hacerse famoso

he made a name for himself in the cinema se hizo famoso en el mundo del cine

name² vb poner nombre a

they named their son Albert le pusieron Albert a su hijo

El gerundio de name se escribe naming

ñame sustantivo masculino LAm yam ' ñame' also found in these entries: Spanish: aparecer - apellido - apuntarse - betún - conocer - decir - denominar - dña - escriturar - esculpir - falsa - falso - gentilicio - honra - impronunciable - jota - ligarse - llamar - llamarse - mentar - nombrar - nombre - nominalmente - nominativa - nominativo - pila - recordar - remite - santa - santo - sonar - topónimo - tratar - tuntún - tutearse - verde - apelativo - apuntar - bautizar - be - cambiar - ce - cómo - común - de - doble - efe - ele - eme - ene English: bell - belt out - blare out I - blunder - blurt out - brand name - but - byword - call - caller - carve - Christian name - code name - disclose - distinctly - elude - escape - faintly - family name - female - file name - fill in - find out - first name - go under - granddaughter - leave out - maiden name - margin - mispronounce - misspell - mud - name - name-calling - name-dropper - name-dropping - omit - pen name - penny - progress - put - scrawl - term - think - unprecedented - waiting list - what - what's her - what's his - what's its-name

name

tr[neɪm]

noun

1 (first name) nombre nombre masculino; (surname) apellido

■ his name's Richard se llama Richard

■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?

■ a girl by the name of Alice una chica llamada Alice

■ he knows them all by name los conoce a todos por su nombre

■ it's in my wife's name está a nombre de mi mujer

2 (fame) fama, reputación nombre femenino

■ she made her name in the theatre se hizo famosa en el teatro

■ they've got a good name tienen buena reputación

transitive verb

1 llamar

■ they named the child Dominic after his uncle al niño le pusieron Dominic por su tío

2 (appoint) nombrar

■ he was named Minister of Transport lo nombraron Ministro de Transportes

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in name only sólo de nombre

in the name of... en nombre de...

to call somebody names insultar a alguien

to go by the name of... conocerse por el nombre de...

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to name names citar nombres, dar nombres

to put one's name down for something apuntarse para algo

to take somebody's name in vain faltar al respeto a alguien

big name pez nombre masculino gordo

name day santo

name ['neɪm] vt, named ; naming

1) call: llamar, bautizar, ponerle nombre a

2) mention: mentar, mencionar, dar el nombre de

they have named a suspect: han dado el nombre de un sospechoso

3) appoint: nombrar

4)

to name a price : fijar un precio

name adj

1) known: de nombre

name brand: marca conocida

2) prominent: de renombre, de prestigio

name n

1) : nombre m

what is your name: ¿cómo se llama?

2) surname: apellido m

3) epithet: epíteto m

to call somebody names: llamar a alguien de todo

4) reputation: fama f, reputación f

to make a name for oneself: darse a conocer, hacerse famoso

name

n.

• apellido s.m.

• fama s.f.

• linaje s.m.

• nombre s.m.

• título s.m.

v.

• apellidar v.

• denominar v.

• designar v.

• llamar v.

• mentar v.

• nombrar v.

• señalar v.

I neɪm
noun

1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)

my name is John Baker — me llamo John Baker

the name's Smith — me llamo Smith

a woman by the name of Green — una mujer llamada Green

he knows them all by name — los conoce a todos por su nombre

I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre

she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane

he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...

in name only — sólo de nombre

she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella

the house is in her husband's name — la casa está a nombre de su marido

what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?

he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto

mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie

to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien

the policeman took my name — el policía me tomó los datos

he's put his name down for a transfer — ha solicitado un traslado

to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)

name tag — etiqueta f de identificación, chapa f

to name names — dar* nombres

2)

a) ( reputation) fama f

to give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo

he has made quite a name for himself as a designer — se ha hecho bastante fama como diseñador

b) ( person) figura f; ( company) nombre m

all the big names — todas las grandes figuras

to drop names — mencionar a gente importante ( para darse tono)

II

transitive verb

1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre a

they named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)

a man named Smith — un hombre llamado Smith

to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional

2) (identify, mention)

police have named the suspect — la policía ha dado el nombre del sospechoso

to name but a few — por mencionar a unos pocos

to name the day — fijar la fecha de la boda

you name it — (colloq)

you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber

3) ( appoint) nombrar

[neɪm]
1. N

1) [of person, firm] nombre m ; (=surname) apellido m ; [of book, film] título m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?

my name is Peter — me llamo Peter

what name shall I say? — (Telec) ¿de parte de quién?; (announcing arrival) ¿a quién debo anunciar?

what name are they giving the child? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al niño?

they married to give the child a name — se casaron para darle nombre or legitimar al niño

• to take sb's name and address — apuntar el nombre y las señas de algn

• by name — de nombre

I know him by name only — lo conozco solamente de nombre

Pérez by name — de apellido Pérez, apellidado Pérez

a lady by the name of Dulcinea — una dama llamada Dulcinea

we know it by another name — lo conocemos por otro nombre

• to go by the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de

• in name, he was king in name only — era rey tan solo de nombre

it exists in name only — no existe más que de nombre

at least in name — al menos nominalmente

she's the boss in all but name — para jefa solo le falta el nombre

in the name of peace — en nombre de la paz

I thank you in the name of all those present — le doy las gracias en nombre de todos los presentes

he signed on in the name of Smith — se inscribió en el paro or desempleo con el apellido Smith

open up, in the name of the law! — ¡abran en nombre de la ley!

what's in a name? — ¿qué importa un nombre?

• to lend one's name to — prestar su nombre a

• I'll do it, or my name's not Bloggs! — ¡como que me llamo Bloggs que lo haré!

• to put one's name down for — [+ new car etc] apuntarse para; [+ school, course] inscribirse en

• he had his name taken — (Sport) el árbitro apuntó su nombre

• we know it under another name — lo conocemos por otro nombre

to go under the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de

- that's the name of the game

- he hasn't a penny to his name
Christian, first 5., maiden, middle 3., pet I, 2., 2)
2) names (=insults)

to call sb names — insultar a algn

3) (=reputation) reputación f, fama f

• to get (o.s.) a bad name — crearse mala reputación or fama

he's giving the place a bad name — le está dando mala fama al lugar

• he has a name for carelessness — tiene fama de descuidado

• the firm has a good name — la casa tiene buena reputación

• to make a name for o.s. — hacerse famoso

to make one's name — llegar a ser famoso

4) (=person)

big name * — (gran) figura f, personaje m importante

he's one of the big names in the business — es uno de los grandes en este negocio

this show has no big names — este show no tiene figuras famosas

2. VT

1) (=call) llamar; [+ person] (at birth) poner

a man named Jack — un hombre llamado Jack

they named the child Mary — a la niña le pusieron María

to name sth/sb after or (US) for sth/sb: they named him Winston after Churchill — le pusieron Winston por Churchill

she was named after her grandmother — la llamaron como a su abuela, le pusieron el nombre de su abuela

they named the street after Nelson Mandela — a la calle le pusieron el nombre de Nelson Mandela

2) (=mention)

you were not named in the speech — no se te nombró or mencionó en el discurso

he is not named in this list — no figura en esta lista

name the third president of the USA — diga el nombre del tercer presidente de EE.UU.

name 20 British birds — nómbrame 20 pájaros británicos

first-named — primero

last-named — último

you name it, we've got it — cualquier cosa que pidas, la tenemos

to name names — dar or mencionar nombres

3) (=fix) [+ date, price] fijar

have you named the day yet? — ¿han fijado ya la fecha de la boda?

they're so keen to buy it you can name your price — tienen tanto afán por comprarlo que puedes pedirles lo que quieras or decir el precio que quieras

4) (=nominate) nombrar

he was named ambassador to Warsaw — lo nombraron embajador en Varsovia

3.

CPD

name day N — (Rel) día m del santo, fiesta f onomástica; (Econ) día m de ajuste de cuentas

name tape N — etiqueta f con el nombre

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I [neɪm]
noun

1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)

my name is John Baker — me llamo John Baker

the name's Smith — me llamo Smith

a woman by the name of Green — una mujer llamada Green

he knows them all by name — los conoce a todos por su nombre

I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre

she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane

he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...

in name only — sólo de nombre

she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella

the house is in her husband's name — la casa está a nombre de su marido

what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?

he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto

mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie

to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien

the policeman took my name — el policía me tomó los datos

he's put his name down for a transfer — ha solicitado un traslado

to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)

name tag — etiqueta f de identificación, chapa f

to name names — dar* nombres

2)

a) ( reputation) fama f

to give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo

he has made quite a name for himself as a designer — se ha hecho bastante fama como diseñador

b) ( person) figura f; ( company) nombre m

all the big names — todas las grandes figuras

to drop names — mencionar a gente importante ( para darse tono)

II

transitive verb

1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre a

they named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)

a man named Smith — un hombre llamado Smith

to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional

2) (identify, mention)

police have named the suspect — la policía ha dado el nombre del sospechoso

to name but a few — por mencionar a unos pocos

to name the day — fijar la fecha de la boda

you name it — (colloq)

you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber

3) ( appoint) nombrar

English-spanish dictionary > name
6 name

1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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[neim] 1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) der Name

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) der Ruf
2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) nennen

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) benennen

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- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after
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name

[neɪm]

I. n

1. (title) Name m

hello, my \name's Peter hallo, ich heiße Peter

what's your \name? wie heißen Sie?

her full name is... ihr voller Name lautet...

first \name Vorname m

last \name Familienname m, Nachname m

to call sb \names jdn beschimpfen

some of the kids had been calling her \names ein paar von den anderen Kindern hatten ihr Schimpfwörter nachgerufen

to write one's last \name down first seinen Familiennamen zuerst angeben

by \name dem Namen nach

they were listed by \name and country of origin die Studenten waren dem Namen und Heimatland nach aufgelistet

in the business world he goes by the \name of J. Walter Fortune ( form) in der Geschäftswelt kennt man ihn unter dem Namen J. Walter Fortune

in all but \name de facto

she is vice-president in all but \name de facto ist sie die Vizepräsidentin

in \name only nur nominell [o dem Namen nach]

to do sth in the \name of sb [or to do sth in sb's \name] etw in jds Namen tun

I reserved by phone yesterday in the \name of Tremin ich habe gestern telefonisch auf den Namen Tremin reservieren lassen

the union is taking action in our \name die Gewerkschaft unternimmt Schritte in unserem Namen

in the \name of freedom and justice im Namen von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit

in God's [or heaven's] \name um Himmels willen

what in God's \name caused that outburst? was um Himmels willen hat diesen Ausbruch verursacht?

under the \name of... unter dem Pseudonym...

2. (denoting an object or concept)

name of the article/account Bezeichnung f des Artikels/Kontos

3. no pl (reputation) Name m, Ruf m

if this project fails our \name will be mud wenn dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, wird unser Ruf ruiniert sein

to be a big/an important \name zu den großen/bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten zählen

a good/bad \name ein guter/schlechter Ruf

he developed a bad \name er hat sich einen schlechten Ruf eingehandelt

to give sb/sth a good \name jdm/etw einen guten Ruf verschaffen

to give sb/sth a bad \name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to clear one's \name seinen Namen reinwaschen

to have a \name for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

to make a \name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen

he has made a \name for himself as a talented journalist er hat als talentierter Journalist von sich reden gemacht

4. BRIT ECON Lloyd's Mitglied

5.

▶ a \name to conjure with ein Name, der Wunder wirkt

Wutherington-Smythe, my goodness, that's a \name to conjure with! meine Güte, Wutherington-Smythe, das ist ein Name, der Eindruck macht

▶ the \name of the game das, worauf es ankommt

financial survival is the \name of the game was zählt, ist das finanzielle Überleben

▶ without a penny [or cent] to one's \name ohne einen Pfennig

he has not a penny to his \name er ist völlig mittellos

▶ to take sb's \name in vain jds Namen missbrauchen

II. vt

1. (call)

▪ to \name sb jdm einen Namen geben

they \named their little boy Philip sie nannten ihren kleinen Sohn Philip

▪ to \name sb after [or AM for] sb jdn nach jdm [be]nennen

Paul was \named after his grandfather Paul wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt

▪ to \name sth after [or AM for] sb etw nach jdm benennen

2. (list)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

\name three types of monkey geben Sie drei Affenarten an

3. (choose)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

to \name the time and the place [die] Zeit und [den] Ort nennen

you \name it was auch immer Sie wollen

gin, vodka, whisky, beer — you \name it, I've got it Gin, Wodka, Whisky, Bier — was [immer] Sie wünschen, ich führe es

4. (nominate)

▪ to \name sb sth jdn zu etw dat ernennen

she has been \named the new Democratic candidate sie ist als neuer Kandidat der Demokraten aufgestellt worden

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[neɪm]
1. n

1) Name m

what's your name? — wie heißen Sie?, wie ist Ihr Name? (form)

my name is... — ich heiße..., mein Name ist... (form)

what's the name of this street? — wie heißt diese Straße?

this man, Smith by name — dieser Mann namens Smith

a man ( going) by the name of Gunn — ein Mann namens or mit Namen Gunn

I know him only by name — ich kenne ihn nur dem Namen nach

he knows all his customers by name — er kennt alle seine Kunden bei Namen

to refer to sb/sth by name —

in name alone or only — nur dem Namen nach

a marriage in name only —

I won't mention any names he writes under the name of X — ich möchte keine Namen nennen er schreibt unter dem Namen X

fill in your name(s) and address(es) —

they married to give the child a name — sie haben geheiratet, damit das Kind einen Namen hatte

what name shall I say? — wie ist Ihr Name, bitte?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?; (before showing sb in) wen darf ich melden?

to have one's name taken (Ftbl, Police etc) — aufgeschrieben werden

in the name of — im Namen

stop in the name of the law in the name of goodness/God — halt, im Namen des Gesetzes um Himmels/Gottes willen

what in God's name... — was in Gottes Namen...

all the big names were there — alle großen Namen waren da

I'll put my/your name down (on list, in register etc) — ich trage mich/dich ein; (for school, class, excursion, competition etc) ich melde mich/dich an (for zu, for a school in einer Schule); (for tickets, goods etc) ich lasse mich/dich vormerken; (on waiting list) ich lasse mich or meinen Namen/dich or deinen Namen auf die Warteliste setzen

I'll put your name down, Sir/Madam — ich werde Sie vormerken

to call sb names — jdn beschimpfen

you can call me all the names you like... — du kannst mich nennen, was du willst...

not to have a penny/cent to one's name — völlig pleite sein (inf), keinen roten Heller haben (dated)

what's in a name? — was ist or bedeutet schon ein Name?, Name ist Schall und Rauch (Prov)

in all but name — praktisch

that's the name of the game (inf) — darum geht es

for these people survival is the name of the game — diesen Leuten geht es ums Überleben

I'll do it or my name's not Bob Brown — ich mache das, so wahr ich Bob Brown heiße

2) (= reputation) Name m, Ruf m

to have a good/bad name — einen guten/schlechten Ruf or Namen haben

to get a bad name — in Verruf kommen

to give sb a bad name — jdn in Verruf bringen

to protect one's good name — seinen Ruf or guten Namen wahren

to make one's name as, to make a name for oneself as — sich (dat) einen Namen machen als

to make one's name — berühmt werden

this book made his name — mit diesem Buch machte er sich einen Namen

to have a name for sth — für etw bekannt sein

3) (= important person) Persönlichkeit f

4) (Brit: Lloyd's investor) Lloyd's-Gesellschafter(in) m(f)

2. vt

1) (= call by a name, give a name to) person nennen; plant, new star etc benennen, einen Namen geben (+dat); ship taufen, einen Namen geben (+dat)

I name this child/ship X —

a person named Smith — jemand namens or mit Namen Smith

the child is named Peter — das Kind hat den or hört auf den Namen Peter

for sb — ein Kind nach jdm nennen

to name sb as a witness —

he was named as the thief/culprit/victim — er wurde als der Dieb/der Schuldige/das Opfer genannt or bezeichnet

they refused to name the victim — sie hielten den Namen des Opfers geheim

to name names — Namen nennen

2) (= appoint, nominate) ernennen

to name sb mayor/as leader —

to name sb for the post of mayor — jdn für das Amt des Bürgermeisters vorschlagen

he has been named as Nobel Prize winner — ihm wurde der Nobelpreis verliehen

they named her as the winner of the award — sie haben ihr den Preis verliehen

to name sb as one's heir — jdn zu seinem Erben bestimmen

3)

(= describe, designate) to name sb (as) sth — jdn als etw bezeichnen

4) (= specify, list) nennen

name the main plays by Shakespeare — nenne mir die wichtigsten Dramen Shakespeares

name your price — nennen Sie Ihren Preis

to name the day (inf) — den Hochzeitstag festsetzen

name the date and I'll be there — bestimmen Sie den Tag, und ich werde da sein

you name it, they have it/he's done it — es gibt nichts, was sie nicht haben/was er noch nicht gemacht hat

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name [neım]

A v/t

1. (be)nennen ( after, US auch for nach), einen Namen geben (dat):

he had a street named after him nach ihm wurde eine Straße benannt

2. mit Namen nennen, beim Namen nennen

3. nennen, erwähnen, anführen:

he was named in the report;

name but one um nur einen zu nennen;

you name it, it’s in this car es gibt nichts, was es in diesem Wagen nicht gibt;

name names Namen nennen

4. a) ernennen zu

b) nominieren, vorschlagen ( beide:

for für)

c) wählen zu

d) benennen, bekannt geben

5. ein Datum etc festsetzen, bestimmen: how much do you want for this car? name your own price wie viel wollen Sie denn zahlen?, was ist er Ihnen denn wert?

6. PARL Br zur Ordnung rufen

B adj

1. Namen(s)…

2. US berühmt

C s

1. Name m:

what is your name? wie heißen Sie?

2. Name m, Bezeichnung f, Benennung f

3. Schimpfname m:

call sb names

a) jemanden beschimpfen,

b) jemanden verspotten

4. Name m, Ruf m:

a bad name

5. (berühmter) Name, (guter) Ruf, Ruhm m:

a man of name ein Mann von Ruf

6. Name m, Berühmtheit f, berühmte Persönlichkeit:

the great names of our century die großen Namen unseres Jahrhunderts

7. a) Sippe f, Geschlecht n, Familie f

b) Rasse f

c) Volk nBesondere Redewendungen: by name

a) mit Namen, namentlich,

b) namens,

c) dem Namen nach;

call sth by its proper name etwas beim richtigen Namen nennen;

mention by name namentlich erwähnen;

know sb by name

a) jemanden mit Namen kennen,

b) jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen;

by ( oder under) the name of A. unter dem Namen A.;

a man by ( oder of) the name of A. ein Mann namens A.;

in name only nur dem Namen nach;

in all ( oder everything) but name wenn auch nicht dem Namen nach;

in the name of

a) um (gen) willen,

b) im Namen (gen),

c) unter dem Namen (gen),

d) auf den Namen (gen);

in the name of the law im Namen des Gesetzes;

in one’s own name in eigenem Namen;

be in sb’s name auf jemandes Namen eingetragen oder zugelassen sein;

be a name in show business einen Namen im Showbusiness haben;

get a bad name in Verruf kommen;

I haven’t got a penny to my name ich besitze keinen Pfennig;

give one’s name seinen Namen nennen;

give it a name! umg (he)raus damit!, sagen Sie, was Sie wollen!;

give sb a bad name jemanden in Verruf bringen;

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) (Sprichwort) einmal in Verruf, immer in Verruf;

have a bad name in schlechtem Ruf stehen ( among bei);

have a name for being a coward im Rufe stehen oder dafür bekannt sein, ein Feigling zu sein;

make one’s name, make a name for o.s., make o.s. a name sich einen Namen machen (as als; by durch);

put one’s name down for

a) kandidieren für,

b) sich anmelden für,

c) sich vormerken lassen für;

send in one’s name sich (an)melden;

he had his name taken SPORT er wurde verwarnt;

what’s in a name? was bedeutet schon ein Name?, Namen sind Schall und Rauch;

be the name of the game das Wichtigste sein; das sein, worauf es ankommt;

profit is the name of the game in business im Geschäftsleben dreht sich alles um Gewinn

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1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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n.

Name -n m. v.

benennen v.

heißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)

nennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nannte, genannt)

English-german dictionary > name
7 in vain

1) Общая лексика: впустую, всуе (to take somebody's name in vain - говорить о ком-либо без должного уважения), втуне, зря, напрасно, попусту, тщетно, даром, за понюшку табаку

2) Математика: бесполезно

3) Макаров: безрезультатно

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in vain
8 всуе

General subject: in vain (to take somebody's name in vain - говорить о ком-либо без должного уважения)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > всуе
9 за глаза говорить неуважительно о ком-либо

General subject: take somebody's name in vain

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за глаза говорить неуважительно о ком-либо
10 point

point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > point

11 missbrauchen

v/t (untr., hat) abuse (auch sexuell); (falsch anwenden) misuse

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to excess; to abuse; to misuse; to betray; to indulge; to encroach; to slate

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miss|brau|chen [mɪs'brauxn] ptp missbraucht
vt insep
Vertrauen to abuse; (geh = vergewaltigen) to assault
den Namen Gottes missbráúchen (liter) — to take the Lord's name in vain

jdn für or zu etw missbráúchen — to use sb for sth, to use sb to do sth

etw für politische Zwecke missbráúchen — to abuse sth for political purposes

jdn zu allem Möglichen missbráúchen — to impose on sb

sexuell missbraucht — sexually abused

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miss·brau·chen^RR, miß·brau·chen^ALT

[mɪsˈbrau:xn̩]

vt

1. (missbräuchlich anwenden)

▪ etw \missbrauchen to abuse [or misuse] sth

einen Feuerlöscher \missbrauchen to make improper use of a fire extinguisher

2. (für üble Zwecke ausnutzen)

▪ etw \missbrauchen to take advantage of sth

jds Vertrauen \missbrauchen to abuse sb's trust

3. (für üble Zwecke benutzen)

▪ jdn \missbrauchen to [mis]use sb

jdn sexuell \missbrauchen to sexually abuse sb

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transitives Verb abuse; misuse; abuse < trust>

jemanden für od. zu etwas missbrauchen — use somebody for something

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missbrauchen v/t (untrennb, hat) abuse (auch sexuell); (falsch anwenden) misuse

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transitives Verb abuse; misuse; abuse < trust>

jemanden für od. zu etwas missbrauchen — use somebody for something

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v.

to abuse v.

to encroach v.

to impose on someone's kindness expr.

to misuse v.

to practise on (upon) expr.

to slate v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > missbrauchen

12 retenir

retenir [ʀət(ə)niʀ, ʀ(ə)təniʀ]

➭ TABLE 22

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = maintenir) [+ personne, foule, objet qui glisse, chien, cheval] to hold back

• retenir qn par le bras to hold sb back by the arm

• le barrage retient l'eau the dam holds back the water

• retenez-moi ou je fais un malheur ! (inf) hold me back or I'll do something I'll regret!

• retenir qn de faire qch to keep sb from doing sth

• je ne sais pas ce qui me retient de lui filer une claque ! (inf) I don't know what stops me from hitting him!

   b. ( = garder) retenir qn à dîner to have sb stay for dinner

• j'ai été retenu I was held up

• il m'a retenu une heure he kept me for an hour

• si tu veux partir, je ne te retiens pas if you want to leave, I won't hold you back

• son travail le retenait ailleurs his work detained him elsewhere

   c. [+ liquide, odeur] to retain ; [+ chaleur] to keep in

   d. [clou, nœud] to hold

• c'est un simple clou qui retient le tableau au mur there's just a nail holding the picture on the wall

• un ruban retenait ses cheveux her hair was tied up with a ribbon

   e. retenir l'attention de qn to hold sb's attention

• votre demande a retenu toute notre attention your request has been given full consideration

   f. ( = réserver) [+ chambre, place, table, date] to reserve

   g. ( = se souvenir de) [+ donnée, leçon, nom] to remember

• je n'ai pas retenu son nom I can't remember his name

• retenez bien ce qu'on vous a dit don't forget what you were told

• ah ! toi, je te retiens, avec tes idées lumineuses ! (inf) you and your bright ideas!

   h. ( = contenir) [+ cri, larmes, colère] to hold back

• retenir son souffle or sa respiration to hold one's breath

• il ne put retenir un sourire he could not help smiling

   i. (Mathematics) to carry

• je pose 4 et je retiens 2 4 down and carry 2

   j. ( = prélever) to deduct

• ils nous retiennent 1 000 € (sur notre salaire) they deduct 1,000 euros (from our wages)

• retenir les impôts à la base to deduct taxes at source

   k. ( = accepter) to accept

• c'est notre projet qui a été retenu it's our project that has been accepted

2. reflexive verb

► se retenir

   a. ( = s'accrocher)

se retenir à qch to hold on to sth

   b. ( = se contenir) to restrain o.s. ; ( = s'abstenir) to stop o.s. ( de faire qch doing sth ) ; (de faire ses besoins naturels) to hold on

• se retenir de pleurer or pour ne pas pleurer to hold back one's tears

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ʀət(ə)niʀ, ʀtəniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( empêcher de partir) to keep [personne]; ( retarder) to hold [somebody] up, to detain [personne]

il m'a retenu plus d'une heure avec ses bavardages — he kept me chatting for over an hour

je ne vous retiens pas! — don't let me keep you!

retenir quelqu'un prisonnier — to hold somebody captive ou prisoner

retenir quelqu'un à dîner — to ask somebody to stay for dinner

2) ( maintenir fixe) lit, fig to hold [objet, attention]; ( en arrière) to hold back [cheveux, volet, chien, personne, foule]; to retain [sol]; ( empêcher une chute) to stop [personne]; to rein in [cheval]

retenir sa langue — to hold one's tongue

si je ne l'avais pas retenu, il aurait tout avoué — if I hadn't held him back, he would have confessed everything

retenez-moi ou je fais un malheur! — (colloq) hold me down or I'll go berserk! (colloq)

retenir quelqu'un par la manche — to catch hold of somebody's sleeve

votre réclamation a retenu toute notre attention — your complaint is receiving our full attention

3) ( réprimer) to hold back [larmes]; to hold [souffle]; to stifle [cri, rire, soupir]; to bite back [exclamation]; to suppress [sourire]; to contain [colère]; to check [geste]

4) ( capturer) to retain [chaleur, eau, odeur]; to absorb [lumière]

5) ( réserver) to reserve [table, place]; to set [date]

6) ( confisquer) to withhold [caution, bagages]; to stop [salaire]; ( prélever) to deduct [somme, impôt] ( sur from)

7) ( mémoriser) to remember [nom, date]

retiens-bien ceci — remember this

cet enfant ne retient rien — that child doesn't take anything in

je retiens qu'on peut leur faire confiance — I've learned that they can be trusted

toi, je te retiens! — (colloq) I won't forget this!

8) ( agréer) to accept [argument, proposition]; Droit to uphold [chef d'accusation]; ( considérer favorablement)

votre candidature a été retenue — you're being considered for the post

être retenu comme critère — to be used as a criterion

9) Mathématique to carry (over)

je pose 5 et je retiens 1 — I put down 5 and carry 1

2.

se retenir verbe pronominal

1) ( se rattraper) to stop oneself

se retenir à quelque chose — to hang on to something

2) ( réprimer une envie psychique) to stop oneself

je n'ai pas pu me retenir de pleurer — I couldn't hold back the tears

il ne put se retenir de rire — he couldn't help laughing

je me suis retenu de leur dire ce que je pensais — I refrained from telling them what I thought

j'ai dû me retenir pour ne pas la gifler — it was all I could do not to slap her

3) (colloq) ( réprimer un besoin physiologique) to control oneself

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ʀ(ə)t(ə)niʀ vt
1) (= maintenir) [objet qui glisse] to hold back, [objet suspendu] to hold

2) (= empêcher d'agir) to hold back

retenir qn de faire — to hold sb back from doing

3) (qn contre son gré) to keep, to detain, (en retardant) to hold up

Il a été retenu par un client mécontent. — He was held up by an unhappy customer.

La douane les a retenus pendant des heures. — Customs kept them for hours.

Je ne vous retiens pas, vous devez être pressé. — Don't let me keep you, you must be in a hurry.

retenir qn à dîner — to ask sb to stay for dinner

4) (= contenir) [colère, larmes, rire] to hold back

retenir son souffle; retenir son haleine — to hold one's breath

5) (= se rappeler) to remember

Tu as retenu leur adresse? — Do you remember their address?

je n'ai pas retenu son nom — I can't remember his name

Retiens bien ce que je vais te dire. — Make sure you remember what I'm about to tell you.

6) (= réserver) [table, chambre] to reserve, to book Grande-Bretagne

J'ai retenu une chambre à l'hôtel. — I've booked a room at the hotel.

7) (= garder) [chaleur, odeur] to retain

8) (= prélever) to deduct

retenir qch sur — to deduct sth from

je pose 3 et je retiens 2 — put down 3 and carry 2

9) [candidature] to accept

Sa candidature a été retenue. — He was application was accepted.

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retenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( empêcher de partir) to keep [personne]; ( retarder) to hold [sb] up, to detain [personne]; il m'a retenu plus d'une heure avec ses bavardages he kept me chatting for over an hour; son travail l'a retenu à Paris his job kept him in Paris; je ne vous retiendrai pas longtemps I won't keep you long; je ne vous retiens pas! iron don't let me keep you!; j'ai été retenu I was held up; retenir qn prisonnier to hold sb captive ou prisoner; retenir qn à dîner to ask sb to stay for dinner;

2 ( maintenir fixe) lit, fig to hold [objet, attention]; ( en arrière) to hold back [cheveux, volet, chien, personne, foule]; to retain [sol]; ( empêcher une chute) to stop [personne]; to rein in [cheval]; un crochet retient le volet contre le mur a hook holds the shutter back against the wall; retenir sa langue fig to hold one's tongue; la prudence/ma timidité m'a retenu fig caution/my shyness held me back; si tu ne l'avais pas retenu, il serait tombé if you hadn't stopped him, he would have fallen; si je ne l'avais pas retenu, il aurait tout avoué if I hadn't helded on to him, he would have confessed everything; retenez-moi ou je fais un malheur○! hold me down or I'll go berserk○!; retenir qn par la manche to catch hold of sb's sleeve; votre réclamation a retenu toute notre attention fml your complaint is receiving our full attention;

3 ( réprimer) to hold back [larmes]; to hold [souffle]; to stifle [cri, rire, soupir, bâillement]; to bite back [exclamation] ; to suppress [sourire]; to contain, to suppress [colère]; to check [geste]; elle ne put retenir un bâillement she tried in vain to stifle a yawn; colère retenue suppressed anger;

4 ( capturer) to retain [chaleur, humidité, eau, odeur]; to absorb [lumière];

5 ( réserver) to reserve, to book GB [table, chambre, place]; to set [date]; la date retenue est jeudi prochain the date set is next Thursday;

6 ( confisquer) to withhold, to retain [caution, bagages]; to stop [salaire]; ( prélever) to deduct [somme, cotisation, impôt] (sur from); retenir l'impôt à la source Fisc to deduct tax at source;

7 ( mémoriser) to remember [numéro, nom, date, formule]; to be left with, to get [impression]; ( absorber) to take in [enseignement]; retiens-bien ceci remember this; cet enfant ne retient rien that child doesn't take anything in; je retiens de cet échec que the lesson I learned from that failure is that; je retiens qu'on peut leur faire confiance I've learned that they can be trusted; toi, je te retiens○! I won't forget this!, you'll live to regret this!;

8 ( agréer) to accept [argument, plan, proposition]; Jur to uphold [chef d'accusation]; ( considérer favorablement) votre candidature a été retenue you're being considered for the post; être retenu comme critère/un indice valable to be used as a criterion/a reliable indication; c'est la solution retenue par le gouvernement that's the solution the government has decided on; être retenu comme solution to be the solution adopted;

9 Math to carry (over); je pose 5 et je retiens 1 I put down 5 and carry 1.

B se retenir vpr

1 ( se rattraper) to stop oneself; se retenir à qch to hang on to sth; j'ai essayé de me retenir dans ma chute I tried to stop myself from falling;

2 ( réprimer une envie psychique) to stop oneself; se retenirde faire to stop oneself from doing; se retenir de pleurer/rire to try not to cry/laugh; je n'ai pas pu me retenir de pleurer I couldn't hold back the tears; il ne put se retenir de rire he couldn't help laughing; je me suis retenu de leur dire ce que je pensais I refrained from telling them what I thought; j'ai dû me retenir pour ne pas la gifler it was all I could do not to slap her;

3 ○( réprimer un besoin physiologique) to control oneself; retiens-toi, nous sommes presque arrivés hold on, we're nearly there; ne le gronde pas, il n'a pas pu se retenir don't scold him, he couldn't help it.

[rətənir] verbe transitif

1. [immobiliser] to hold, to keep

retiens le chien, il va sauter! hold the dog back, it's going to jump!

retenir le regard de quelqu'un to arrest somebody's gaze

retenir l'attention de quelqu'un to hold somebody's attention

votre CV a retenu toute mon attention I studied your CV with great interest

retenir quelqu'un prisonnier to hold somebody prisoner

retenir quelqu'un à dîner to invite somebody for dinner

je ne vous retiens pas, je sais que vous êtes pressé I won't keep you, I know you're in a hurry

2. [empêcher d'agir] to hold back (separable)

je ne sais pas ce qui me retient de l'envoyer promener (familier) I don't know what's stopping ou keeping me from telling him to go to hell

retiens-moi ou je fais un malheur (familier) hold me back or I'll do something desperate

3. [refouler - émotion] to curb, to hold in check, to hold back (separable) ; [ - larmes, sourire] to hold back ; [ - cri] to stifle

retenir un geste d'impatience to hold back ou to check a gesture of impatience

retenir son souffle ou sa respiration to hold one's breath

4. [réserver] to book, to reserve

retiens la date du 20 juin pour notre réunion keep June the 20th free for our meeting

5. [se rappeler] to remember

retenir quelque chose to remember ou to recall something

et surtout, retiens bien ce qu'on t'a dit and above all, remember ou don't forget what you've been told

je te retiens, toi et tes soi-disant bonnes idées! (familier) I'll remember you and your so-called good ideas!

6. [candidature, suggestion] to retain, to accept

retenir une accusation contre quelqu'un to uphold a charge against somebody

7. [décompter] to deduct, to keep back (separable)

j'ai retenu 300 euros sur votre salaire I've deducted 300 euros from your salary

sommes retenues à la base ou source sums deducted at source

8. [conserver - chaleur] to keep in (separable), to retain, to conserve ; [ - eau] to retain ; [ - lumière] to reflect

9. MATHÉMATIQUES to carry

je pose 5 et je retiens 4 I put down 5 and carry 4

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se retenir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se contrôler] to restrain oneself

se retenir de pleurer to stop oneself crying

2. (familier & euphémisme) to hold on

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se retenir verbe pronominal intransitif

[s'agripper] to hold on

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > retenir

13 fancy

1. noun
1) (taste, inclination)

he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan

take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen

2) (whim) Laune, die

just as the fancy takes me — ganz nach Lust und Laune

tickle somebody's fancy — jemanden reizen

3) (notion) merkwürdiges Gefühl; (delusion, belief) Vorstellung, die

4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die

5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die

just a fancy — nur Einbildung
2. attributive adjective
1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]

fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der

nothing fancy — etwas ganz Schlichtes

2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)

fancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden

2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprise

fancy meeting you here! — na, so etwas, Sie hier zu treffen!

fancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!

3) (suppose) glauben; denken

..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen

4) (wish to have) mögen

what do you fancy for dinner? — was hättest du gern zum Abendessen?

he fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun

do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?

5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)

fancy oneself — von sich eingenommen sein

fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten

fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen

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['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) die Vorliebe

2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) die Phantasie

3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) die Vorstellung
2. adjective
(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) verziert
3. verb
1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) sich vorstellen

2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied( that) you were angry.) sich einbilden

3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) Lust haben

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- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy
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fan·cy

[ˈfæn(t)si]

I. vt

<- ie->

1. esp BRIT (want)

▪ to \fancy sth etw wollen [o mögen]; (would like to have)

▪ sb fancies sth jd hätte gerne etw; (feel like)

▪ to \fancy sth Lust auf etw akk haben; (like)

▪ sb fancies sth jdm gefällt etw

I don't \fancy swimming in such dirty water in derart schmutzigem Wasser will [o möchte] ich nicht schwimmen

I \fancy a house with a big garden ich hätte gerne ein Haus mit einem großen Garten

do you \fancy a drink this evening? hast du Lust, heute Abend was trinken zu gehen? fam

do you \fancy a spin in my new car? ( fam) hast du Lust auf eine Spritztour in meinem neuen Wagen? fam

I'm not sure I \fancy the idea of going there ich weiß nicht, ob mir der Gedanke gefällt, dort hinzufahren

to \fancy the prospect of doing sth von der Aussicht, etw zu tun, begeistert sein

2. esp BRIT

▪ to \fancy sb (find attractive) jdn attraktiv finden, auf jdn stehen fam; (be sexually attracted by) etw von jdm wollen fam

I always liked her without ever really \fancying her ich mochte sie immer, ohne dass ich je was von ihr wollte fam

3. (be full of)

▪ to \fancy oneself BRIT ( pej) sich dat toll vorkommen

4. (imagine as winner)

to \fancy a horse/team/candidate ein Pferd/ein Team/einen Kandidaten favorisieren

who do you \fancy to win the Cup this year? wer, glaubst du, wird dieses Jahr den Cup gewinnen?

5. (believe)

to \fancy one's chances [of doing sth] sich dat Chancen ausrechnen [etw zu tun]

to not \fancy sb's chances jdm keine großen Chancen geben

I didn't \fancy his chances of ever getting his novel published ich habe nicht daran geglaubt, dass er seinen Roman jemals veröffentlichen würde

6. esp BRIT (imagine, think)

▪ to \fancy [that]... denken, dass...

I fancied I saw something in the corner ich meinte, etwas in der Ecke gesehen zu haben

she fancies herself a rebel sie hält sich für eine Rebellin

Dick fancies himself as a singer Dick bildet sich ein, ein großer Sänger zu sein

I used to \fancy myself captaining a great ocean liner ich habe mir früher immer vorgestellt, einen großen Ozeandampfer zu steuern

there's rather more to this [than meets the eye], I \fancy ( dated) ich denke, da steckt mehr dahinter [als es auf den ersten Blick scheint]

\fancy [that]! stell dir das [mal] vor!

\fancy seeing you again! schön dich wiederzusehen!

\fancy seeing you here! das ist aber eine Überraschung, dich hier zu sehen!, na, so was! du hier! fam

\fancy you knowing old Ben! nicht zu fassen, dass du den alten Ben auch kennst!

\fancy saying that to you of all people! [unglaublich,] dass man das ausgerechnet zu dir gesagt hat!

II. n

1. no pl (liking) Vorliebe f

to catch [or take] sb's \fancy jdm gefallen

to have a \fancy for sth/sb eine Vorliebe für etw/jdn haben

to take a \fancy to sth/sb Gefallen an etw/jdm finden

Laura's taken a \fancy to Japanese food Laura hat ihre Liebe zur japanischen Küche entdeckt

I've taken a \fancy to that old car of yours dein altes Auto hat es mir angetan

to tickle sb's \fancy jdn reizen

2. no pl (whim) Laune f

he only comes when the \fancy takes him er kommt nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist

to be no passing \fancy nicht nur eine vorübergehende Laune sein

3. (idea) Vorstellung f, Fantasie f; (whimsical idea) Laune f, Grille[n] f[pl] veraltend; (notion)

to have a \fancy that... so ein Gefühl haben, dass...

idle [or vain] \fancy Spinnerei f pej

these are just idle fancies of yours das sind nur so Grillen von dir fam

4. no pl (imagination) Fantasie f

flight of \fancy Fantasterei f pej

5. BRIT (cakes)

▪ fancies pl Gebäck nt (mit Zuckerguss u.ä. Verzierungen), Confiserie pl SCHWEIZ

III. adj

1. (elaborate) decoration, frills aufwändig; pattern ausgefallen; hairdo kunstvoll; car schick; ( fig) talk geschwollen pej

I wanted a simple black dress, nothing \fancy ich wollte ein einfaches schwarzes Kleid, nichts Ausgefallenes

never mind the \fancy phrases, just give us the facts reden Sie nicht lange drum herum, nennen Sie uns einfach die Fakten fam

\fancy footwork FBALL gute Beinarbeit

2. (whimsical) versponnen

\fancy ideas Fantastereien pl pej

don't you go filling his head with \fancy ideas setz ihm keinen Floh ins Ohr fam

3. ( fam: expensive) nobel, Nobel-

I keep away from the \fancy shops ich meide die teuren Nobelgeschäfte

Eastbourne is a \fancy place Eastbourne ist ein teures Pflaster fam

to live in a \fancy area in einem Nobelviertel wohnen

\fancy car Nobelkarosse f fam, Luxusschlitten m fam

\fancy foods Delikatessen pl

\fancy prices astronomische Preise

4. attr (fashion) Mode-

\fancy article Modeartikel m

5. attr BOT, ZOOL speziell gezüchtet

6.

▶ \fancy footwork ( fam) Geschick nt

she did some \fancy footwork to get out of a tight corner sie zog sich geschickt aus der Affäre fam

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['fnsɪ]
1. vt

1)

(= like, be attracted by) I don't fancy a house in Glasgow — ich möchte kein Haus in Glasgow haben

I didn't fancy that job/that party — die Stelle/die Party hat mich nicht gereizt

do you fancy a walk/steak/beer? — hast du Lust zu einem Spaziergang/auf ein Steak/auf ein Bier?

count me out, I don't fancy the idea — ohne mich, das ist nichts für mich

I don't fancy the idea, but I'll have to do it — ich habe gar keine Lust dazu, aber ich muss es ja wohl tun

I don't fancy THAT (idea)! —

he fancies her as a wife — er hätte sie gern zur Frau

he really fancies her (sexually) — er ist scharf auf sie (inf)

I don't fancy him (sexually) — ich finde ihn nicht attraktiv

he fancies his chances — er meint, er hätte Chancen

I don't fancy my chances of getting that job — ich rechne mir keine großen Chancen aus, die Stelle zu bekommen

a bit of what you fancy does you good — man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen

2) (= imagine) meinen, sich (dat) einbilden; (= think) glauben

he fancied he heard footsteps — er meinte, Schritte zu hören

I rather fancy he has gone out —

how long? – not long, I fancy — wie lange? – nicht lange, denke or glaube ich

3)

(in exclamations) fancy doing that! — so was(, das) zu tun!

fancy him doing that! — nicht zu fassen, dass er das getan hat or tut!

(just) fancy! (inf) — (nein) so was!, denk mal an! (inf)

just fancy, he... (inf) — stell dir vor, er...

fancy seeing you here! — so was, Sie hier zu sehen!

fancy him winning! — wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!

2. vr
von sich eingenommen sein, sich für Wunder was halten (inf)
he fancies himself as an actor/expert — er hält sich für einen (guten) Schauspieler/einen Experten

do you fancy yourself as a teacher? — kannst du dir dich als Lehrer vorstellen?

they fancy themselves to be Europeans — sie halten sich für Europäer

3. n

1)

(= liking) to have a fancy for sth — Lust zu etw haben; (for food or drink) Lust auf etw (acc)

she had a fancy for sports cars — sie hatte eine Vorliebe für Sportwagen

a passing fancy — nur so eine Laune

he's taken a fancy to her/this car/the idea — sie/das Auto/die Idee hat es ihm angetan

they took a fancy to each other — sie fanden sich sympathisch

to take or catch sb's fancy — jdn ansprechen, jdm gefallen

they took a fancy to go swimming — sie bekamen Lust, schwimmen zu gehen

to tickle sb's fancy — jdn reizen

just as the fancy takes me/you etc — ganz nach Lust und Laune

he only works when the fancy takes him — er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist

2) no pl (= imagination) Fantasie f, Phantasie f

to separate fact from fancy — die Wirklichkeit von der Fantasie trennen

that was just his fancy — das hat er sich (dat) nur eingebildet

3)

(= notion, whim) I have a fancy that... — ich habe so ein Gefühl, dass...

he had a sudden fancy to go to Spain — ihn überkam eine plötzliche Laune, nach Spanien zu fahren

4. adj (+er)

1) (inf: elaborate) clothes, shoes ausgefallen; pattern, hairdo, manoeuvre kunstvoll; food, gadget raffiniert; word, language hochtrabend

nothing fancy — nichts Ausgefallenes

you won't get anything fancy there — dort bekommst du nur etwas ganz Einfaches

I want something fancy (when buying clothes) — ich möchte etwas Schickes or Ausgefallenes

he uses such fancy language — er drückt sich so gewählt aus

how do you like our new computer? – very fancy! — wie gefällt dir unser neuer Computer? – sehr beeindruckend!

fancy trick — toller Trick (inf)

fancy footwork (Ftbl) — geschickte Beinarbeit; (in dancing) komplizierte Schritte pl; (fig) raffinierte Manöver pl

2) (often pej inf: smart) house, car, clothes, shop schick (inf); school, restaurant nobel, schick (inf)

a fancy car — ein toller Schlitten (inf)

3) (inf: high) price überhöht, gepfeffert (inf)

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fancy [ˈfænsı]

A s

1. Fantasie f:

that’s mere fancy das ist reine Fantasie; → tickle A 1

2. Idee f, plötzlicher Einfall:

I have a fancy that … ich habe so eine Idee, dass …;

when the fancy takes him wenn ihm danach ist

3. Laune f, Grille f

4. (bloße) Einbildung. it was only a fancy of mine ich habe es mir nur eingebildet

5. (individueller) Geschmack

6. Ästhetik: Einbildungskraft f

7. (for) Neigung f (zu), Vorliebe f (für), (plötzliches) Gefallen (an dat), (lebhaftes) Interesse (an dat oder für):

have a fancy for

a) gernhaben (akk),

b) Lust haben auf (akk);

take a fancy to ( oder for) Gefallen finden an (dat), sympathisch finden (akk);

catch sb’s fancy jemandes Interesse erwecken, jemandem gefallen

8. Tierzucht f (aus Liebhaberei)

9. the fancy koll obs die (Sport- etc) Liebhaber pl, besonders die Boxsportanhänger pl

B adj

1. Fantasie…, fantastisch, ausgefallen, übertrieben:

fancy name Fantasiename m;

fancy price Fantasie-, Liebhaberpreis m

2. Mode…:

fancy article

3. Fantasie…, fantasievoll, ausgefallen, reich verziert, kunstvoll, bunt

4. US Delikatess…, extrafein:

fancy cakes feines Gebäck, Konditoreiware f

5. aus einer Liebhaberzucht:

a fancy dog

C v/t

1. sich jemanden oder etwas vorstellen:

fancy him to be here stell dir vor, er wäre hier;

fancy that!

a) stell dir vor!, denk nur!,

b) sieh mal einer an!, nanu!;

fancy meeting you here komisch, dass ich Sie hier treffe;

fancy her losing wer hätte gedacht, dass sie verliert

2. annehmen, glauben ( beide:

that dass)

3. fancy o.s. sich einbilden ( to be zu sein):

fancy o.s. (very important) sich sehr wichtig vorkommen;

fancy o.s. (as) a great scientist sich für einen großen Wissenschaftler halten

4. gernhaben oder gern mögen, angetan sein von:

I don’t fancy this picture dieses Bild gefällt mir nicht;

what do you fancy for breakfast? was möchtest oder hättest du gern zum Frühstück?

5. Lust haben auf (akk):

fancy doing sth Lust haben, etwas zu tun;

I fancy going for a walk ich habe Lust, einen Spaziergang zu machen;

I’d fancy an ice cream ich hätte Lust auf ein Eis

6. Tiere, Pflanzen (aus Liebhaberei) züchten

7. fancy up US umg ein Auto etc aufmotzen

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1. noun
1) (taste, inclination)

he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan

take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen

2) (whim) Laune, die

just as the fancy takes me — ganz nach Lust und Laune

tickle somebody's fancy — jemanden reizen

3) (notion) merkwürdiges Gefühl; (delusion, belief) Vorstellung, die

4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die

5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die

just a fancy — nur Einbildung
2. attributive adjective
1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]

fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der

nothing fancy — etwas ganz Schlichtes

2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)

fancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden

2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprise

fancy meeting you here! — na, so etwas, Sie hier zu treffen!

fancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!

3) (suppose) glauben; denken

..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen

4) (wish to have) mögen

what do you fancy for dinner? — was hättest du gern zum Abendessen?

he fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun

do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?

5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)

fancy oneself — von sich eingenommen sein

fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten

fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen

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n.

Laune -n f.

English-german dictionary > fancy

14 jurar

v.

1 to swear (prometer solemnemente).

jurar un cargo to be sworn in

jurar que to swear that

jurar por… to swear by…

te lo juro I promise, I swear it

te juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my fault

habría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sister

jurar en hebreo o arameo (informal figurative) to swear like a trooper, to eff and blind (British)

no sé mucho alemán — no hace falta que lo jures (Irónico) I don't know much German — you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!

Ella juró su declaración She swore her declaration.

Ella juró antes de sentarse She swore=took an oath before she sat down.

Ella juró al verlo She swore when she saw him.

2 to swear to.

Ella le jura a Ricardo She swears to Richard.

3 to swear under oath to, to vow to, to swear to.

Ella juró decir la verdad She swore to tell the truth.

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jurar

► verbo transitivo

1 to swear, take an oath

► verbo intransitivo

1 (blasfemar) to curse, swear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

jurar en falso to commit perjury

jurar en vano to take the name of the Lord in vain

jurar fidelidad to pledge allegiance

jurársela(s) a alguien to have it in for somebody

¡(te) lo juro por Dios! I swear to God!

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verb

1) to swear

2) take an oath

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1. VT

1) [solemnemente] to swear

juró haberlo visto entrar — she swore she had seen him come in

juró vengarse de ellos — he swore to avenge himself on them

jurar decir la verdad — to swear to tell the truth

• jurar (la) bandera — to pledge allegiance (to the flag)

• jurar el cargo — to be sworn in

• jurar la Constitución — to pledge allegiance to the Constitution

• lo juro por mi honor — I swear on my honour

lo juro por mi madre — I swear to God

- tenérsela jurada a algn

2) [uso enfático] to swear

no he oído nada, se lo juro — I didn't hear a thing, I swear

te juro que fue el peor momento de mi vida — I swear it was the worst moment of my life

juraría que estaba allí hace un momento — I could have sworn he was there a moment ago

-yo no entiendo mucho de esto -no hace falta que lo jures, guapo — iró "I don't know much about this sort of thing" - "sure you don't, pal" *

2.

VI (=blasfemar) to swear

¡no jures! — don't swear!

• jurar en falso — to commit perjury

- jurar como un carretero

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( al prometer algo) to swear

juró su cargo el 22 de julio — he was sworn in on July 22

juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag

te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true

jurar + INF — to swear to + inf

juró vengarse — he swore to get his revenge

tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)

b) (fam) ( asegurar) to swear

habría jurado que era tu tío — I could have sworn it was your uncle

no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
2.
jurar vi

a) ( maldecir) to curse, swear

b) ( prometer)

jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury

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= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.

Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.

Ex. The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.

Ex. The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.

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* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.

* jurar un cargo = swear in.

* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( al prometer algo) to swear

juró su cargo el 22 de julio — he was sworn in on July 22

juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag

te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true

jurar + INF — to swear to + inf

juró vengarse — he swore to get his revenge

tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)

b) (fam) ( asegurar) to swear

habría jurado que era tu tío — I could have sworn it was your uncle

no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
2.
jurar vi

a) ( maldecir) to curse, swear

b) ( prometer)

jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury

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= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.

Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.

Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.

Ex: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.

* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.

* jurar un cargo = swear in.

* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.

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jurar [A1 ]

vt

1 (al prometer algo) to swear

le hizo jurar que no se lo diría a nadie she made him swear not to tell anyone

le juró amor eterno she swore undying love to him

juró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22, he took the oath of office on July 22

juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or ( AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag

le juro por Dios que no sabía nada I swear to God I didn't know anything

te juro por mi madre que es verdad honestly, I swear it's true

jurar + INF to swear to + INF

juró vengarse de ella he swore to get his revenge on her

tenérsela jurada a algn ( fam); to have it in for sb ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (asegurar) to swear

habría jurado que era tu tío I could have sworn it was your uncle

juraría que las había dejado aquí I could have sworn I'd left them here

no lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand

■ jurar

vi

1 (maldecir) to curse, swear

2

(prometer): jurar en falso or vano to commit perjury, to bear false witness ( liter)

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jurar ( conjugate jurar) verbo transitivo
to swear;
◊ juró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22;

juraron (la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the flag;
juró vengarse he swore to get his revenge;
no lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand
verbo intransitivo
a) ( maldecir) to curse, swear

b) ( prometer): jurar en falso or vano to commit perjury

jurar
I vi Jur Rel to swear, take an oath
II verbo transitivo to swear
jurar el cargo, to take the oath of office
♦ Locuciones: jurar en vano/en falso, to commit perjury
' jurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsa
- falso
- perjurar
English:
swear
- vow

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jurar

♦ vt

1. [prometer solemnemente] to swear;
[constitución, bandera] to pledge o swear allegiance to;
jurar un cargo to be sworn in;

jurar bandera, Am [m5] jurar la bandera to swear allegiance to the flag;

juró vengar la muerte de su padre she swore to avenge her father's death;

jurar que to swear that;

jurar por… to swear by…;

te lo juro por mi madre I swear to God;

te lo juro I promise, I swear (it);
Irónico
no sé mucho alemán – no hace falta que lo jures I don't know much German – you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!;

Comp
Fam
tenérsela jurada a alguien to have it in for sb

2. [asegurar] to swear;

te juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my fault;

habría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sister;

juraba y perjuraba que él no había sido he swore Br blind o US up and down that it wasn't him

♦ vi

to swear;

jurar en falso o [m5] vano [mentir] to tell an outright lie;
Der to commit perjury;
Comp
Fam
jurar en hebreo o [m5] arameo to swear like a trooper, Br to eff and blind

♦ See also the pronominal verb jurarse

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jurar

I v/i swear;

jurar en falso commit perjury

II v/t swear;

te lo juro I swear;

jurar la bandera swear allegiance to the flag;

jurar el cargo be sworn in;

tenérsela jurada a alguien have it in for s.o.

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jurar vt

1) : to swear

jurar lealtad: to swear loyalty

2) : to take an oath

el alcalde juró su cargo: the mayor took the oath of office

jurar vi

: to curse, to swear

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jurar vb to swear [pt. swore; pp. sworn]

Spanish-English dictionary > jurar

15 servir

v.

1 to serve.

¿te sirvo más patatas? would you like some more potatoes?

¿me sirve un poco más, por favor? could I have a bit more, please?

¿en qué puedo servirle? what can I do for you?

la polémica está servida the gloves are off

La ley sirve su propósito The law serves its purpose..

No servimos a los menores de edad We do not serve kids under age.

Este lugar sirve buen pescado This restaurant serves good fish.

María sirvió y llamó a comer Mary served and called us to eat.

Esto sirve This serves.

2 to serve (prestar servicio).

servir en el Ejército to serve in the Army

3 to be in service (como criado).

4 to suit someone's purposes, to suit, to serve someone's purposes.

El estante sirve The shelf suits one's purposes.

5 to serve the ball.

El tenista sirvió The tennis player served the ball.

6 to be useful for.

Este sistema me sirve This system is useful for me.

7 to process, to fill.

El chico sirve la órden de compra The boy processes the purchase order.

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SERVIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e weakens to i in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

sirvo, sirves, sirve, servimos, servís, sirven.

Past Indicative

serví, serviste, sirvió, servimos, servisteis, sirvieron.

Present Subjunctive

sirva, sirvas, sirva, sirvamos, sirváis, sirvan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

sirviera, sirvieras, sirviera, sirviéramos, sirvierais, sirvieran;

sirviese, sirvieses, sirviese, sirviésemos, sirvieseis, sirviesen.

Future Subjunctive

sirviere, sirvieres, sirviere, sirviéremos, sirviereis, sirvieren.

Imperative

sirve (tú), sirva (él/Vd.), sirvamos (nos.), servid (vos.), sirvan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to serve

2) be of use

3) work

•

- servirse
- servirse de
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1. VT

1) [+ persona, intereses, causa] to serve

seguiré sirviendo al pueblo — I will continue to serve the people

están sirviendo a su interés personal — they are furthering o serving their own interests

servir a Dios — to serve God

servir a la patria — to serve one's country

¿en qué puedo servirle? — how can I help you?

- para servirle

- no se puede servir a Dios y al diablo

2) [para comer]

a) [en la mesa] [+ comida] to serve; [+ bebida] to serve, pour

¿a qué hora sirven el desayuno? — what time is breakfast served?

se negaron a servirnos — they refused to serve us

¿me ayudas a servir la mesa? — can you help me serve (the food)?

la cena está servida — dinner's on the table, dinner is served frm

¿te sirvo un poco más? — would you like some more?, can I give you some more?

había cinco criados para servir la mesa — there were five servants waiting at o serving at table

b) (=proporcionar) to give, serve frm

ese día sirven una comida especial a la tropa — the troops are given o frm served a special meal that day

sirvieron unos canapés tras la inauguración — after the opening ceremony there were canapés, canapés were served after the opening ceremony frm

3) (Com) [+ pedido] to process

4) (Tenis) to serve

5) (Mec) [+ máquina, cañón] to man

6) (Naipes) [+ cartas] to deal

2. VI

1) (=ser útil) to be useful

todavía puede servir — it might still be useful

este mismo me servirá — this one will do

siempre que lo he necesitado me ha servido — whenever I've needed it, it's done the job

• eso no sirve — that's no good o use

este sistema ya no sirve — this system is no good o use any more

ya no me sirve — it's no good o use to me now

la distinción entre derechas e izquierdas ya no sirve — the distinction between right and left is no longer valid

• servir para algo, puede servir para limpiar el metal — it can be used for o it is suitable for cleaning metal

¿para qué sirve? — what is it for?

¿para qué sirve este aparato? — what's this gadget for?

la nueva normativa solo ha servido para crear polémica — the new regulation has only served to stir up controversy frm, the only thing the new rule has done is to stir up controversy

el acuerdo no ha servido para alcanzar la paz — the agreement has not succeeded in achieving peace

esta huelga no está sirviendo para nada — this strike is not achieving anything

no sirves para nada — you're completely useless

yo no serviría para médico — I'd be no good as a doctor

2)

• servir de algo, la legislación italiana puede servirnos de guía — we can use Italian law as a guide, Italian law can serve a guide

servir de ejemplo a algn — to be an example to sb

esa experiencia le ha servido de lección — that experience taught him a lesson

por si sirve de algo — in case that's any use

• no sirve de nada quejarse — it's no good o use complaining, there's no point in complaining

no sirve de nada que vaya él — it's no good o use him going *, there's no point in him going

• ¿de qué sirve mentir? — what's the good o use of lying?, what's the point in lying?
precedente 2.
3) [en el servicio doméstico] to work as a servant

estuvo sirviendo en Madrid — she was a servant in Madrid

• ponerse a servir — to become a servant

4) [camarero] to serve

vete a servir en la barra — go and serve at the bar

5) (Mil) to serve frm

yo serví en la Marina — I was in the Navy, I served in the Navy frm

está sirviendo — he's doing his military service

6) (Tenis) to serve

7) (Naipes) (tb: servir del palo) to follow suit

3.

See:

servirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( ser útil)

esta caja no sirve — this box won't do o is no good

tíralo, ya no me sirve — throw it away, it's (of) no use to me anymore

servir para algo: ¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?; no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something; este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread; no sirves para nada you're useless; no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job; yo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm not good at lying; servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying; ¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?; esto te puede servir de mesa — you can use this as a table

2)

a) ( en la mesa) to serve

se sirve a los invitados primero — guests are served first

b) ( trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) service

empezó a servir a los catorce años — she went into service at the age of fourteen

c) (Mil) to serve (frml)

3) (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve
2.
servir vt

1) < comida> to serve; < bebida> to serve, pour

servir la comida — to serve (out) o (colloq) dish out the food

la cena está servida — dinner is served

servir a temperatura ambiente — serve at room temperature

2)

a) ( estar al servicio de)

servir a algo/alguien — to serve something/somebody

se cree que todos la tienen que servir — she expects to be waited on hand and foot

¿en qué puedo servirle? — (frml) how can I help you?

para servirle — at your service

no se puede servir a Dios y al diablo — no man can serve two masters

b) (Com) < pedido> to process; < cliente> to serve; < mercancías> to send
3.
servirse v pron

1) (refl) < comida> to help oneself to; < bebida> to pour oneself, help oneself to

sírvete otro trozo — help yourself to another piece

2) (frml) ( hacer uso)

servirse de algo — to make use of something, use something

3) (frml) ( hacer el favor de)

servirse + inf: sírvase rellenar la solicitud please fill in the application form; les rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información — we would ask you to send us this information (frml)

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= be of use, do, serve, do + the trick, host, dish out, serve up.

Ex. Libraries sometimes also find it useful to prepare leaflets which deal with a particular category of information source which might be of use to various users.

Ex. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.

Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.

Ex. One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* no servir de mucho = be little more than an interesting exercise.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* servir a = be of service to.

* servir al mismo tiempo como = double up as.

* servir al mismo tiempo de = double as.

* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* servir a un público de = serve + a population of.

* servir como = serve as.

* servir de apoyo a = inform.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* servir de catalizador = serve as + a catalyst.

* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.

* servir de experiencia = chart + the waters.

* servir de factor de predicción de = be predictive of.

* servir de guía = carry + the torch.

* servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.

* servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.

* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* servir los intereses = serve + interests.

* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.

* servir para = be instrumental in/to.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* servir repetidamente = ply + Nombre + with + Bebida.

* servirse = help + Reflexivo.

* servirse de la experiencia = draw on/upon + background.

* servirse de la experiencia de = draw on/upon + experience of.

* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.

* servir una Bebida = pour + Bebida.

* servir un documento = deliver + document.

* servir un fin = serve + end.

* servir un pedido = fulfil + order, fill + order.

* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( ser útil)

esta caja no sirve — this box won't do o is no good

tíralo, ya no me sirve — throw it away, it's (of) no use to me anymore

servir para algo: ¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?; no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something; este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread; no sirves para nada you're useless; no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job; yo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm not good at lying; servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying; ¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?; esto te puede servir de mesa — you can use this as a table

2)

a) ( en la mesa) to serve

se sirve a los invitados primero — guests are served first

b) ( trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) service

empezó a servir a los catorce años — she went into service at the age of fourteen

c) (Mil) to serve (frml)

3) (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve
2.
servir vt

1) < comida> to serve; < bebida> to serve, pour

servir la comida — to serve (out) o (colloq) dish out the food

la cena está servida — dinner is served

servir a temperatura ambiente — serve at room temperature

2)

a) ( estar al servicio de)

servir a algo/alguien — to serve something/somebody

se cree que todos la tienen que servir — she expects to be waited on hand and foot

¿en qué puedo servirle? — (frml) how can I help you?

para servirle — at your service

no se puede servir a Dios y al diablo — no man can serve two masters

b) (Com) < pedido> to process; < cliente> to serve; < mercancías> to send
3.
servirse v pron

1) (refl) < comida> to help oneself to; < bebida> to pour oneself, help oneself to

sírvete otro trozo — help yourself to another piece

2) (frml) ( hacer uso)

servirse de algo — to make use of something, use something

3) (frml) ( hacer el favor de)

servirse + inf: sírvase rellenar la solicitud please fill in the application form; les rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información — we would ask you to send us this information (frml)

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= be of use, do, serve, do + the trick, host, dish out, serve up.

Ex: Libraries sometimes also find it useful to prepare leaflets which deal with a particular category of information source which might be of use to various users.

Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.

Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.

Ex: One has only to turn on the television to see that educated people still have little influence on the trash dished out to the uneducated masses.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* no servir de mucho = be little more than an interesting exercise.

* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.

* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* servir a = be of service to.

* servir al mismo tiempo como = double up as.

* servir al mismo tiempo de = double as.

* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* servir a un público de = serve + a population of.

* servir como = serve as.

* servir de apoyo a = inform.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* servir de catalizador = serve as + a catalyst.

* servir de contrapeso = counterpoise.

* servir de experiencia = chart + the waters.

* servir de factor de predicción de = be predictive of.

* servir de guía = carry + the torch.

* servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.

* servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.

* servir de modelo = serve as + a model.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.

* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* servir los intereses = serve + interests.

* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.

* servir para = be instrumental in/to.

* servir para nada = count + for nothing.

* servir repetidamente = ply + Nombre + with + Bebida.

* servirse = help + Reflexivo.

* servirse de la experiencia = draw on/upon + background.

* servirse de la experiencia de = draw on/upon + experience of.

* servirse de la formación de Uno = draw on/upon + background.

* servir una Bebida = pour + Bebida.

* servir un documento = deliver + document.

* servir un fin = serve + end.

* servir un pedido = fulfil + order, fill + order.

* utensilio para servir = serving utensil.

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servir [ I14 ]

vi

A

(ser útil): esta caja no sirve, trae una más grande this box won't do o is no good, can you bring a bigger one?

tíralo, ya no me sirve throw it away, it's (of) no use to me o it's no good to me any more

servir PARA algo:

¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?, what does this device do?

¿esto sirve para algo? is this any use?

no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something

este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread

no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job

yo no sirvo para mentir I'm a hopeless liar, I'm no good at lying

servir DE algo:

de nada sirve llorar/que me lo digas ahora it's no use o good crying/telling me now

¿de qué sirve hablarle si no te escucha? what's the point in o the use of talking to him if he doesn't listen to you?

esto te puede servir de manto para el disfraz you can use this as a cloak for your fancy dress costume

B

1 (en la mesa) to serve

en este restaurante no saben servir the service is very poor in this restaurant

se sirve a los invitados primero guests are served first

no esperes a que te sirva help yourself, don't wait

2 (trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) service

empezó a servir a los catorce años she went into service at the age of fourteen

3 ( Mil) to serve ( frml)

sirvió en Infantería he was in o he served in the Infantry

C ( Dep) (en tenis) to serve

■ servir

vt

A ‹comida› to serve; ‹bebida› to serve, pour

los alumnos mayores ayudan a servir la comida the older pupils help serve o serve out o ( colloq) dish out the food

a mí no me sirvas salsa no sauce for me, thanks o I won't have any sauce, thank you

sírvele otro jerez a Pilar will you pour Pilar another sherry?

¿te sirvo un poco más de arroz? can I give you a little more rice?, can I help you to a little more rice?

la cena está servida dinner is served

servir frío/a temperatura ambiente serve cold/at room temperature

B

1 (estar al servicio de) servir A algo/algn to serve sth/sb

servir a la patria/la comunidad/Dios to serve one's country/the community/God

ella se sienta y espera que la sirvan she sits down and expects to be waited on

para servir a usted ( frml); at your service ( frml)

¿en qué puedo servirla? ( frml); how can I help you?

no se puede servir a dos señores or a Dios y al diablo no man can serve two masters

2 ( Com) ‹pedido› to process; ‹cliente› to serve; ‹mercancías› to send

serviremos el pedido a la mayor brevedad we will process your order as soon as possible

C ( Agr) to service

■ servirse

v pron

A ( refl) ‹comida› to help oneself to; ‹bebida› to pour oneself, help oneself to

sírvete otro trozo help yourself to another piece

B ( frml) (hacer uso) servirse DE algo to make use of sth, use sth

C ( frml) (hacer el favor de) servirse + INF:

si el señor se sirve firmar aquí … if you would be kind enough to o would care to sign here, Sir … ( frml)

sírvase rellenar la solicitud que se adjunta please fill in the enclosed application form

sírvase pasar por caja donde le harán efectivo el pago if you would like to go over to the cashier, they will give you the money

les rogamos se sirvan enviarnos esta información a la brevedad we would ask you to send us this information at your earliest convenience ( frml)

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servir ( conjugate servir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser útil):
◊ esta caja no sirve this box won't do o is no good;

ya no me sirve it's (of) no use to me anymore;
¿para qué sirve este aparato? what's this device for?;
no lo tires, puede servir para algo don't throw it away, it might come in useful for something;
este cuchillo no sirve para cortar pan this knife is no good for cutting bread;
no sirves para nada you're useless;
no creo que sirva para este trabajo I don't think he's right o suitable for this job;
servir de algo: de nada sirve llorar it's no use o good crying;
¿de qué sirve? what's the point o the use?;
esto te puede servir de mesa you can use this as a table
2
a) ( en la mesa) to serve

b) ( trabajar de criado) to be in (domestic) service

c) (Mil) to serve (frml)

3 (Dep) ( en tenis) to serve
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ comida› to serve;
‹ bebida› to serve, pour
2 ( estar al servicio de) ‹persona/a la patria› to serve;
◊ ¿en qué puedo servirla? (frml) how can I help you?

servirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ comida› to help oneself to;
‹ bebida› to pour oneself, help oneself to
servir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to serve
servir a la patria, to serve one's country
2 (ser útil) to be useful, be suitable: su fracaso no me sirve de consuelo, his failure is no consolation to me
el cine te servirá de distracción, the film will keep you amused
ahora ya no sirve para nada, it's no use at all
¿para qué sirve?, what is it (used) for?
3 (ropa, objetos) los pantalones ya no le sirven, the trousers don't fit him now
4 (tener capacidad) este muchacho sirve para estudiar, this boy is good at studying
5 (actuar como sustituto) esta cacerola me servirá de casco, this pot will serve as a helmet
II verbo transitivo
1 to serve
¿en qué puedo servirle?, what can I do for you? o may I help you?
2 (comida) to serve
(bebida) to pour
' servir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- cafetera
- cuchara
- fuente
- pala
- carrito
- echar
- hacer
- helado
- huevera
- jarra
- jarro
- lechera
- panera
- poner
- servicio
- tetera
- valer
English:
act
- attend
- disagree
- dish
- dish out
- dish up
- do
- fix
- help
- off-chance
- pour
- pour out
- purpose
- rim
- serve
- serve out
- serve up
- server
- tablespoon
- venue
- wait
- wait on
- deterrent
- duty
- fat
- serving
- spatula
- table

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servir

♦ vt

1. [comida, bebida] to serve;

todavía no nos han servido we haven't been served yet;

la cena se servirá o [m5] será servida a las ocho dinner will be served at eight;

sírvanos dos cervezas two beers, please;

¿te sirvo más patatas? would you like some more potatoes?;

¿me sirve un poco más, por favor? could I have a bit more, please?;

servir mesas Br to wait at table, US to wait tables;

la polémica está servida the gloves are off

2. [prestar servicio a] to serve;

¿en qué puedo servirle? [en tienda, mostrador] what can I do for you?;

servir a la patria/a Dios to serve one's country/God;
Formal
para servirle, para servir a usted [como respuesta] at your service

3. [suministrar] [mercancías] to supply;

le serviremos el pedido en el acto we'll bring you your order immediately;

nuestra empresa sirve a toda la zona our company serves o supplies the whole area

4.
voy servido [en naipes] stick, I'm sticking;
Fig [tengo de sobra] I've got plenty
♦ vi

1. [prestar servicio] to serve;

sirvió de ministro en el gobierno socialista he served as o was a minister in the socialist government;

servir en el ejército to serve in the Army

2. [valer, ser útil]
esta batidora ya no sirve/aún sirve this mixer is no good any more/can still be used;

esta mesa no me sirve, necesito una mayor this table's no good o use to me, I need a bigger one;

servir de algo [cumplir la función de] to serve as sth;

el desván le sirve de oficina he uses the attic as an office, the attic serves as his office;

la radio me servía de distracción the radio kept me entertained o served to entertain me;

servir de guía to act as a guide;

servir para [utensilio, máquina, objeto] to be for;

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this for?;

este líquido sirve para limpiar la plata this liquid is for cleaning silver;

¿te sirven estos papeles para algo? are these papers any use to you?;

este pegamento no sirve para la madera this glue is no good for wood;

yo no serviría para sacerdote I wouldn't be any good as a priest;

no sirve para estudiar he's no good at studying;

no servir de o [m5] para nada to be useless;

nuestro esfuerzo no sirvió de o [m5] para nada our effort was in vain;

de nada sirve que se lo digas it's no use telling him;

¿de qué sirve quejarse si no nos hacen caso? what's the point in o what's the good of complaining if they never take any notice of us?

3. [como criado] to be in service;

tuvo que ponerse a servir she had to go into service;

servir en palacio/en una casa to be a servant at a palace/in a household

4. [en tenis, squash] to serve

♦ See also the pronominal verb servirse

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servir

I v/t serve;

¿le sirven ya? are you being served?;

¿en qué puedo servirle? what can I do for you?;

¡para servirle! at your service!

II v/i

1 be of use;

servir de serve as;

esta habitación sirve de trastero we use this room as a junk room;

servir para be (used) for;

¿para qué sirve esto? what is this (used) for?;

no servir de nada be no use at all

2 MIL, DEP serve

3 fig

:

ir servido fam have another think coming

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servir {54} vt

1) : to serve, to be of use to

2) : to serve, to wait

3) surtir: to fill (an order)

servir vi

1) : to work

mi radio no sirve: my radio isn't working

2) : to be of use, to be helpful

esa computadora no sirve para nada: that computer's perfectly useless

♦ See also the reflexive verb servirse

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servir vb

1. (atender, poner comida) to serve

la dependienta que me sirvió the assistant who served me

¿ya le sirven? are you being served?

2. (poner bebida) to pour

¿sirvo yo? shall I pour?

3. (trabajar) to serve / to work

se puso a servir en una familia rica she began working for a rich family

sirve en el ejército he's in the army

4. (en tenis) to serve

5. (hacer las veces) to serve

el cuchillo me sirvió de destornillador the knife served as a screwdriver

6. (ser útil) to be useful

el inglés te servirá de mucho para viajar English will be very useful for travelling

7. (valer) to do

creo que esta caja servirá I think this box will do

8. (emplearse) to be for

esta máquina sirve para picar carne this machine is for mincing meat

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this for?

9. (ser apto) to be good

es evidente que sirves para los negocios it's obvious that you're good at business

no sirvo para ser actor I'm no good at acting

Spanish-English dictionary > servir

16 faux

I.

faux¹, fausse [fo, fos]

1. adjective

   a. [billet, documents, signature] forged ; [marbre, bijoux] imitation ; [tableau] fake ; [dent, nez, déclaration, prétexte, espoir, rumeur] false ; [médecin, policier] bogus

• fausse pièce forged coin

   b. ( = inexact) [calcul, numéro, rue] wrong ; [idée] mistaken ; [affirmation] untrue ; [instrument de musique, voix] out of tune ; [raisonnement] faulty

• c'est faux [résultat] that's wrong

• ce que tu dis est faux what you're saying is untrue

• faire fausse route to take the wrong road ; (figurative) to be on the wrong track

• faire un faux pas to stumble

• avoir tout faux (inf) to get everything wrong

   c. ( = fourbe) deceitful

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = mensonge) le faux falsehood

• prêcher le faux pour savoir le vrai to tell a lie to get at the truth

   b. ( = contrefaçon) forgery

• faux en écriture false entry

3. adverb

[chanter, jouer] out of tune

4. compounds

► fausse alerte false alarm

► faux ami false friend

► faux bond

• faire faux bond à qn to let sb down ► faux col [de chemise] detachable collar ; [de bière] head

► fausse couche miscarriage

• faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage ► faux cul (inf!) two-faced individual

► faux départ false start

► fausse fourrure fake fur

► faux frais plural noun extras

► faux frère false friend

► faux jeton (inf) two-faced person

► faux jour

• sous un faux jour in a false light ► faux mouvement awkward movement

► faux nom assumed name

► fausse note (Music) wrong note ; (figurative) sour note

• la réunion s'est passée sans fausse note the meeting went off without a hitch ► fausse nouvelle false report

► fausse piste

• être sur une fausse piste to be on the wrong track ► faux plat slight incline

► faux pli crease

► faux problème non-issue

► faux sens mistranslation

► faux témoignage ( = déposition mensongère) false evidence uncount ; ( = délit) perjury

II.

faux² [fo]

feminine noun

( = outil) scythe

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I
1.
fausse fo, fos adjectif

1) [résultat, numéro, idée] wrong; [impression] false; [balance] inaccurate

il est faux de dire — it's not true to say

2) [nez, barbe, dent, cils] false

3) [bois, marbre, diamant] imitation (épith); ( pour tromper) fake (épith); [porte, tiroir, cloison] false

c'est du faux Louis XV — it's reproduction Louis Quinze

4) ( contrefait) [billet, document] forged

5) [science, savoir] pseudo (épith); [liberté, besoin] false; [policier, évêque] bogus (épith); [candeur, humilité] feigned

c'est un faux problème — it's not really a problem at all

6) [espoir] false; [certitude] mistaken; [crainte] groundless; [réputation] quite unfounded

7) [prétexte, promesse, accusation] false

8) [personne, regard] deceitful

2.

adverbe [jouer, chanter] out of tune

sonner faux — [rire, parole] to have a hollow ring; [discours] to sound false

3.

à faux locution adverbiale

porter à faux — to be off balance

4.

nom masculin invariable

1)

le vrai et le faux — truth and falsehood

2) (objet, tableau) fake; ( document) forgery

faux et usage de faux — Droit forgery and use of false documents

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- fausse alerte

- fausse blonde

- fausse couche

- fausse dent

- fausse facture

- fausse fenêtre

- fausse joie

- fausse manœuvre

- fausse monnaie

- fausse note

- fausse nouvelle

- fausse piste

- faux ami

- faux bruit

- faux col

- faux contact

- faux débutant

- faux départ

- faux en écriture

- faux frais

- faux frère

- faux jeton

- faux jour

- faux mouvement

- faux nom

- faux pas

- faux plafond

- faux pli

- faux seins

- faux témoignage

II fo
nom féminin invariable scythe

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I fo nf
(pour faucher) scythe

II (fausse)
1. adj

1) (= inexact, mauvais) wrong

Ce résultat est faux. — This result is wrong.

2) (= contraire à la vérité) (rumeur, accusation) false, (affirmation) untrue

de fausses rumeurs — false rumours

C'est complètement faux. — It's completely untrue.

3) (= falsifié) forged

des faux billets — forged notes

une fausse clé — a copy of a key

un faux nez — a false nose

4) (= hypocrite) false

5) (autres locutions)

faire fausse route — to go the wrong way, fig (= se méprendre) to be on the wrong track

faire faux bond à qn — to let sb down

avoir tout faux — to have got it all wrong

2. adv

MUSIQUE out of tune

Il chante faux. — He sings out of tune.

3. nm

1) (= copie) fake, forgery

Ce tableau est un faux. — This painting is a fake.

2) (opposé au vrai)

le faux — falsehood

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I.

faux, fausse

A adj

1 ( inexact) [résultat, numéro, interprétation, idée] wrong; [impression] false; [raisonnement] false; [balance] inaccurate; c'est (complètement) faux ( erroné) that's (completely) wrong; ( non vrai) it's (simply) not true; il est faux de croire it's a mistake to think; il est faux de dire it's not true to say; avoir tout faux hum to have it all wrong;

2 ( postiche) [nez, barbe, dent, cils] false;

3 ( imité) [bois, marbre, diamant] imitation ( épith); ( pour tromper) fake ( épith); [porte, tiroir, cloison] false; c'est du faux Louis XV it's reproduction Louis Quinze;

4 ( contrefait) [billet] counterfeit ( épith), forged; [document] forged; [passeport, papiers d'identité] forged, false; un faux Cézanne a fake Cézanne;

5 ( non authentique) (before n) [science, savoir] pseudo ( épith); [liberté, démocratie] false, illusory; [besoin] false; [policier, évêque] bogus ( épith); [candeur, humilité] feigned; c'est un faux problème/une fausse solution it's not really a problem/solution at all; les faux étudiants people falsely claiming student status; afficher une fausse indifférence to assume an air of indifference;

6 ( sans fondement) [espoir] false; [certitude] mistaken; [soupçon, crainte] groundless; [réputation] quite unfounded;

7 ( mensonger) [prétexte, déclaration, promesse, accusation] false;

8 ( fourbe) [personne] deceitful, false; [air, regard] deceitful, shifty;

9 ( ambigu) [situation, position] false.

B adv

1 Mus [jouer, chanter] out of tune; fig sonner faux [rire, gaieté, parole] to have a hollow ring; [discours] to sound false;

2 ( incorrectement) [raisonner] wrongly.

C à faux loc adv

1 ( à tort) [accuser] falsely, wrongly;

2 ( de travers) porter à faux [poutre] to be off balance.

D nm inv

1 ( contraire du vrai) le faux what is false; le vrai et le faux truth and falsehood; être dans le faux fml to be wrong ou mistaken; ⇒ prêcher;

2 (objet, tableau) fake; ( document) forgery; faux et usage de faux Jur forgery and use of false documents.

Composés

fausse alerte false alarm; fausse blonde dyed blonde; fausse côte Anat false rib; fausse couche Méd miscarriage; faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage, to miscarry; fausse dent false tooth; fausse ébène laburnum wood; fausse facture Compta bogus invoice; fausse fenêtre blind window; fausse joie ill-founded joy; faire une fausse joie à qn to raise sb's hopes in vain; fausse manœuvre lit, fig false move; fausse modestie false modesty; fausse monnaie forged ou counterfeit currency; fausse note Mus wrong note; fig jarring note; jeter une fausse note to strike a jarring note; se dérouler sans une seule fausse note to go perfectly; fausse nouvelle false report; fausse oronge fly agaric; fausse perle fake ou artificial pearl; fausse pierre paste ou artificial stone; fausse piste lit, fig wrong track; fausse pudeur false modesty; fausse sortie Théât false exit; faire une fausse sortie to make a stage exit; faux acacia false acacia, locust tree; faux ami Ling faux ami, false friend (foreign word which looks deceptively like a word in one's own language); faux bruit false rumour^GB; faux buis shrubby milkwort; faux col ( de chemise) detachable collar; ( de bière) head; faux contact Électrotech faulty connection; faux cul◑ two-faced bastard◑; faux débutant false beginner; faux départ lit, fig false start; faux derche◑ = faux cul; faux ébénier laburnum; faux en écriture(s) Compta, Jur falsification ¢ of accounts; faux frais Compta extras, incidental expenses; faux frère hum false friend; faux jeton○ two-faced person; c'est un faux jeton he's/she's two-faced; faux jour lit deceptive light; fig sous un faux jour in a false light; faux mouvement false move; faux nom false ou assumed name; faux ourlet Cout false hem; faux pas lit slip; fig ( erreur) mistake; ( gaffe) faux pas; faire un faux pas lit to trip, stumble; commettre un faux pas ( erreur) to make a mistake; ( gaffe) to make a faux pas; il n'a pas commis un seul faux pas fig he hasn't put a foot wrong; faux plafond false ceiling; faux pli crease; faux prophète false prophet; faux seins falsies○; faux serments false declarations of love; faux sycomore Norway maple; faux témoignage Jur ( déposition) false ou perjured evidence; ( délit) perjury ¢; faire un faux témoignage to bear false witness, to commit perjury; faux témoin Jur lying witness, perjurer; faux titre Édition, Imprim half-title.

II.

faux nf inv Agric scythe.

I

( féminin fausse) [fo, fos] adjectif

A.[CONTRAIRE À LA VÉRITÉ, À L'EXACTITUDE]

1. [mensonger - réponse] wrong ; [ - affirmation] untrue ; [ - excuse, prétexte] false ; [ - nouvelle, promesse, témoignage] false

condamné pour faux serment sentenced for perjury

2. [inexact - raisonnement] false, faulty ; [ - calcul] wrong ; [ - balance] faulty

t'as tout faux (familier) you're completely wrong

3. [non vérifié - argument] false ; [ - impression] mistaken, wrong, false ; [ - espoir] false

tu te fais une fausse idée de lui you've got the wrong idea about him

c'est un faux problème ou débat this is not the issue

4. MUSIQUE [piano, voix] out of tune

B.[CONTRAIRE AUX APPARENCES]

1. [dent, nez, barbe, poche] false

[bijou, cuir, fourrure, marbre] imitation

[plafond, poutre] false

2. [falsifié - monnaie] false, counterfeit, forged ; [ - carte à jouer] trick ; [ - papiers, facture] forged, false ; [ - testament] spurious

fabriquer de la fausse monnaie to counterfeit money

c'est un faux Renoir it's a fake Renoir

3. [feint - candeur, émotion] feigned

4. [pseudo - policier] bogus ; [ - intellectuel] pseudo

5. [hypocrite - caractère, personne] false, deceitful ; [ - regard] deceitful, treacherous

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adverbe

1. MUSIQUE [jouer, chanter] out of tune, off-key

sonner faux [excuse] to have a hollow ou false ring

ça sonne faux it doesn't ring true

2. (locution)

porter à faux

a. [cloison] to be out of plumb ou true

b. [objet] to be precariously balanced

c. [argument, raisonnement] to be unfounded

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nom masculin

1. DROIT [objet, activité] forgery

c'est un faux [document, tableau] it's a fake ou a forgery

inculper quelqu'un pour faux et usage de faux to prosecute somebody for forgery and use of forgeries

2. [imitation]

c'est du cuir? — non, c'est du faux is it leather? — no, it's imitation

fausse alerte nom féminin

(sens propre & figuré) false alarm

faux ami nom masculin

false friend

fausse couche nom féminin

miscarriage

faire une fausse couche to have a miscarriage

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faux-cul adjectif

(très familier)

il est faux-cul he's a two-faced bastard (très familier)

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faux-cul nom masculin

[vêtement] bustle

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faux-cul nom masculin et féminin

(très familier) two-faced bastard ( feminine two-faced bitch)

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faux départ nom masculin

(sens propre & figuré) false start

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faux frère nom masculin

false friend

faux jeton (familier) adjectif invariable

hypocritical

faux jeton (familier) nom masculin et féminin

hypocrite

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faux pas nom masculin

1. [en marchant]

faire un faux pas to trip, to stumble

2. [erreur] false move

3. [maladresse] faux pas, gaffe

II

[fo] nom féminin

AGRICULTURE scythe

couper de l'herbe à la faux to scythe through grass

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