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[end]1. noun1) the last or farthest part of the length of something:Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another)
نِهايَه، طَرَف( also adjective) We live in the end house.
2) the finish or conclusion:نِهايَهIf she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).
3) death:مَوْتThe soldiers met their end bravely.
4) an aim:هَدَفWhat end have you in view?
5) a small piece left over:عَقْبcigarette ends.
2. verbto bring or come to an end:How does the play end?
يَنْهي، يَنْتَهيHow should I end (off) this letter?
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1. adv2. konjhvad der så end sker — что бы ни случи́лось
чем, не́жели* * ** * *adv, conj(efter komp) than ( fx better than),( efter inferior, superior) to;[ ikke andet end] nothing but;[ hvad andet end] what (else) but;(se også II. anden);[ hvad der end sker] no matter what happens, whatever happens;[ hvor meget jeg end læser] no matter how much I read,F however much I read;[ hvor meget han end prøvede at] try as he might to;[ hvor rig han end er] no matter how rich he is,F however rich he may be;[ hvor rart det end kunne være] no no matter how nice it might be,F however nice it might be;[ hvor han end kom] no matter where he went; wherever he went;[ end ikke] not even. -
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نِهَايَة \ close: end: The meeting came to a close. conclusion: ending, finish. end: the last or farthest point; the finish: We reached the end of the road. We waited for him, but in the end we had to go without him. ending: the end of a word or story. extreme: an extreme point: In the desert, one suffers extremes of heat and cold. The temperature goes from one extreme to the other. finish: the end (of an activity): I watched the finish of the race. last: the end; sth. that is last: we’ve just eaten the last of the cake. limit: a point that must not or cannot be passed: Keep to the speed limit. There’s a limit to what I can carry. \ See Also حد (حَدّ) -
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قَصْد \ aim: purpose; intention: His only aim in life is to get rich. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. intent: intention. intention: purpose; plan: I have no intention of telling her my plans. meaning: intention; purpose: What’s the meaning of his visit?. object: a purpose: His object is to become a doctor. purpose: aim, intention: What is the purpose of your visit? This instrument can be used for various purposes. \ See Also نية (نِيَّة)، غرض (غَرَض) -
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نَتِيجَة \ conclusion: an opinion which is the result of thought. consequence: the result of an act or event: the consequence of his rudeness to his employer was that he lost his job. effect: result: His troubles had a bad effect on his health. Scientists study the causes and effects of a disease. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. outcome: the effect or result (of effort, etc.): We talked for a long time, but I still don’t know what the outcome will be. result: sth. that is caused; the effect of an action: Most accidents are the result of careless driving. My efforts produced no results, a number of points, etc., at the end of a game or match The result of the match was 6-3 in our favour. upshot: the end result (of some matter): I said I was sorry, and so did she, and the upshot was that we became better friends than before. \ See Also عاقبة (عَاقِبَة)، مفعول (مَفْعُول)، أَثَر -
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هَدَف \ aim: purpose; intention: His only aim in life is to get rich. cause: aim, purpose: We fought in the cause of freedom. We want the money for a good cause - schools for blind children. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. goal: sth. that one aims to do or to reach after much effort: The climbers reached their goal, the act of sending a ball between the goal posts We won the match by 6 goals to 2. John kicked 3 of our 6 goals. mark: sth. at which one aims: The arrow missed its mark. objective: sth. that one aims to do or to reach: The navy’s objective was to sink as many enemy warships as possible. purpose: aim, intention: What is the purpose of your visit? This instrument can be used for various purposes. target: an object at which one aims (when shooting); an amount at which one aims (when collecting money, when producing goods etc.). \ See Also قصد (قَصْد)، غرض (غَرَض)، غاية (غاية) -
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غَرَضٌ \ aim: purpose; intention: His only aim in life is to get rich. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. goal: sth. that one aims to do or to reach after much effort: The climbers reached their goal. object: a purpose: His object is to be become a doctor. purpose: aim; intention: What is the purpose of your visit? This instrument can be used for various purposes. \ See Also هدف (هَدَفٌ) -
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في حَيْرَة من أَمْره \ at one’s wits’ end: too worried by difficulties to know what to do. \ مُشَتَّت الذِّهن \ at one’s wits’ end: too worried by difficulties to know what to do. -
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the limit (of what can be borne or tolerated):حَد، نِهايَهHis behaviour is the end!
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m; -(e)s, -e purpose; (Ziel) object, aim; (Sinn) point, use; seinen Zweck erfüllen serve its purpose; Gerät etc.: auch do its job umg.; seinen Zweck verfehlen not achieve its purpose, fail to achieve its purpose; einen Zweck verfolgen pursue an object; für friedliche Zwecke for peaceful purposes; Räume für gewerbliche Zwecke rooms for commercial use; dem Zweck entsprechende Kleidung etc. suitable clothing etc.; Geld für wohltätige Zwecke spenden donate money to charity; für einen guten Zweck spenden give to a good cause; zum Zwecke (+ Gen. oder zu + Inf.) with a view to s.th. oder (+ Ger.), with the object of (+ Ger.) zu diesem Zweck to this end; zu welchem Zweck? what (...) for?; was für einen Zweck soll es haben zu (+ Inf.)? what’s the point ( oder use) of (+ Ger.)?; das ist ja der Zweck der Übung! umg., hum.. that’s the whole point, that’s the object ( oder point) of the exercise; es hat keinen Zweck there’s no point (zu + Inf. in + Ger.), it’s no use (+ Ger.) das wird wenig Zweck haben that won’t do ( oder be) much good, that won’t be any use; was hat das alles für einen Zweck? what’s the point (of it all)?; Mittel zum Zweck a means to an end; der Zweck heiligt die Mittel the end justifies the means* * *der Zweckend; goal; destination; intent; purpose; aim; intention; object* * *Zwẹck [tsvɛk]m -(e)s, -e1) (= Ziel, Verwendung) purposeseinen Zweck erfüllen — to serve its/one's purpose
See:→ heiligen2) (= Sinn) pointdas hat keinen Zweck — there is no point in it, it's pointless
es hat keinen Zweck, darüber zu reden — there is no point (in) talking about it, it's pointless talking about it
das ist ja der Zweck der Übung — that's the point of the exercise, that's what it's all about (inf)
3) (= Absicht) aimzu welchem Zweck? — for what purpose?, to what end?
zu diesem Zweck — to this end, with this aim in view
* * *der1) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) point2) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) purpose3) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) purpose* * *<-[e]s, -e>[tsvɛk]m1. (Verwendungszweck) purposeeinem bestimmten \Zweck dienen to serve a particular purposewelchem \Zweck dient dieses Werkzeug? what's this tool [used] for?, what's the purpose of this tool?etw seinem \Zweck entsprechend verwenden to use sth for the purpose it was intended forein guter \Zweck a good causeeinem guten \Zweck dienen to be for [or in] a good causeein wohltätiger \Zweck/wohltätige \Zwecke charityseinen \Zweck erfüllen to serve its/one's purpose, to do the trick fameinen \Zweck verfolgen to have a specific aim [or object]üble \Zwecke verfolgen to be planning evil, to be pursuing evil designs [or intentions]seinen \Zweck verfehlen to fail to achieve its/one's objecteinem bestimmten \Zweck dienen to serve a particular aim [or object]zu diesem \Zweck for this purposezu welchem \Zweck? for what purpose?, to what end?3. (Sinn) pointder \Zweck soll sein, dass... the point of it/this [or the idea] is that...das hat doch alles keinen \Zweck! there's no point in any of that, it's pointless; (a. ineffektiv) it's/that's no use▪ es hat keinen \Zweck, etw zu tun there's no point [in] [or it's pointless] doing sthwas soll das für einen \Zweck haben? what's the point of that?4.* * *der; Zweck[e]s, Zwecke1) purposeGeld für einen guten/wohltätigen Zweck — money for a good cause/for a charity
der Zweck der Übung — (ugs.) the object or point of the exercise
2) (Sinn) pointes hat keinen/wenig Zweck [, das zu tun] — it's pointless or there is no point/there is little or not much point [in doing that]
ohne [jeden] Sinn und Zweck — completely pointless
* * *seinen Zweck verfehlen not achieve its purpose, fail to achieve its purpose;einen Zweck verfolgen pursue an object;für friedliche Zwecke for peaceful purposes;Räume für gewerbliche Zwecke rooms for commercial use;Geld für wohltätige Zwecke spenden donate money to charity;für einen guten Zweck spenden give to a good cause;zum Zwecke (+gen oderzu +inf) with a view to sth oder (+ger), with the object of (+ger)zu diesem Zweck to this end;zu welchem Zweck? what (…) for?;das ist ja der Zweck der Übung! umg, hum that’s the whole point, that’s the object ( oder point) of the exercise;es hat keinen Zweck there’s no point (zu +inf in +ger), it’s no use (+ger)das wird wenig Zweck haben that won’t do ( oder be) much good, that won’t be any use;was hat das alles für einen Zweck? what’s the point (of it all)?;Mittel zum Zweck a means to an end;der Zweck heiligt die Mittel the end justifies the means* * *der; Zweck[e]s, Zwecke1) purposeGeld für einen guten/wohltätigen Zweck — money for a good cause/for a charity
der Zweck der Übung — (ugs.) the object or point of the exercise
2) (Sinn) pointes hat keinen/wenig Zweck [, das zu tun] — it's pointless or there is no point/there is little or not much point [in doing that]
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n; -s, -n1. räumlich: end; am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train; das vordere / hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end) / the back, the rear (end); das obere / untere Ende the top (end) / bottom (end); das ( letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg.) of the sausage; etw. am falschen oder verkehrten Ende anpacken fig. tackle s.th. the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse; am Ende der Welt wohnen umg. live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)2. nur Sg.; eines Zeitraums: end, close; Ende Januar at the end of January; am oder zu / gegen Ende des Monats at / toward(s) the end of the month; noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh.; bis ans Ende aller Tage oder Zeiten until the end of time; Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties; sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc.: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome; Ende! FUNK. over!; ohne Ende endless, unending; und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!); er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop; bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end; letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done; die Arbeit geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion; ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder ... und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight; das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of; einer Sache ein Ende machen oder bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to s.th.; seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen die by one’s own hand geh., end it all umg.; alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end; das muss ein Ende haben oder nehmen it’s got to stop; es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on; ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end; mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end; das dicke Ende kommt nach oder noch umg. the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse; das Ende vom Lied war fig. the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg.; Ende gut, alles gut Sprichw. all’s well that ends well; lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende Sprichw. etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony4. am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually; am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg.) up having to walk (there)5. am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs; ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg., Brit. auch I’m all in umg.; der Wagen ist ( ziemlich) am Ende umg. the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs; ich bin mit meiner Geduld / meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient (for) long enough / I can’t stand the strain any longer; ich bin mit meinem Latein oder meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc.); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end6. am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps; am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!; meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it7. zu Ende bringen oder führen finish, complete, see s.th. through; zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low); etw. zu Ende denken think s.th. out fully, think s.th. through; zu Ende lesen / schreiben etc. finish (reading / writing etc.); zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc.: be over; Film, Spiel etc.: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished8. nur Sg.; lit. (Zweck) end, purpose; zu welchem Ende? to what end?9. nur Sg.; lit. euph. (Tod) end; sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live); es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now10. umg. (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap; sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket11. nur Sg.; umg.: es ist noch ein ganzes oder ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still13. NAUT. line, rope* * *das Ende(Ablauf) expiration;(Abschluss) termination; close; windup; ending; finish; end;(Ergebnis) result; conclusion; outcome;(Tod) quietus* * *Ẹn|de ['ɛndə]nt -s, -nend; (eines Jahrhunderts etc auch) close; (= Ausgang, Ergebnis) outcome, result; (= Ausgang eines Films, Romans etc) ending; (HUNT = Geweihende) point; (inf = Stückchen) (small) piece; (inf = Strecke) way, stretch; (NAUT = Tau) (rope's) endEnde Mai/der Woche — at the end of May/the week
Ende der zwanziger Jahre or Zwanzigerjahre — in the late twenties
er ist Ende vierzig — he is in his late forties
er wohnt am Ende der Welt (inf) — he lives at the back of beyond, he lives in the middle of nowhere
bis ans Ende der Welt — to the ends of the earth
das Ende vom Lied — the final outcome
lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende (Prov) — it's best to get unpleasant things over and done with
letzten Endes — when all is said and done, after all
ein Ende machen — to put an end to sth
damit muss es jetzt ein Ende haben — there has to be an end to this now, this must stop now
das nimmt or findet gar kein Ende (inf) — there's no sign of it stopping, there's no end to it
da ist das Ende von weg! (N Ger inf) — it's incredible! (inf)
... und kein Ende —... with no end in sight,... without end
es war des Staunens/Jubels etc kein Ende (old, liter) — there was no end to the surprise/celebrations etc
es ist noch ein gutes or ganzes Ende (inf) — there's still quite a way to go (yet)
am Ende sein (fig) — to be at the end of one's tether (Brit) or rope (US)
mit etw am Ende sein — to be at the end of sth, to have reached the end of sth; (Vorrat) to have run out of sth
meine Geduld ist am Ende — my patience is at an end
ein Problem am richtigen/falschen or verkehrten Ende anfassen — to tackle a problem from the right/wrong end
Leiden ohne Ende — endless suffering, suffering without end
zu Ende — finished, over, at an end
etw zu Ende bringen or führen — to finish (off) sth
ein Buch/einen Brief zu Ende lesen/schreiben — to finish (reading/writing) a book/letter
zu Ende gehen — to come to an end; (Vorräte) to run out
zu dem Ende, dass... (obs) — to the end that... (form)
zu diesem Ende (obs) — to this end (form)
Ende gut, alles gut (Prov) — all's well that ends well (Prov)
alles hat einmal ein Ende (Prov) — everything must come to an end some time; (angenehme Dinge) all good things must come to an end (Prov)
See:→ dick* * *das1) (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) close2) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) end3) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) end4) (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) ending* * *En·de<-s, -n>[ˈɛndə]nt1. (räumlich) ender setzte sich ganz ans \Ende des Tisches he sat down at the far end of the tabledas äußerste \Ende the extreme endvon allen \Enden from all partsam \Ende at the endsie wohnt ganz am \Ende der Straße she lives at the far end of the roadsie ging am \Ende der Prozession she walked at the tail of the processiondas Telefon befindet sich am \Ende des Zuges the telephone is at the end [or rear] of the traindas obere/untere \Ende der Treppe the head/foot end of the stairsam unteren/oberen \Ende des Tisches at the far end/the head of the tableam \Ende der Seite at the foot [or the bottom] of the pageetw zu \Ende lesen/schreiben to finish reading/writing sthdas spitze \Ende eines Bleistifts the tip of a pencil\Ende August/des Monats/2004 [at] the end of August/the month/2004sie kommt gegen \Ende August she's coming towards the end of Augustdas \Ende des Jahrhunderts the end [or close] of the centurysie ist \Ende 1948 geboren she was born at the end of 1948\Ende zwanzig [o 20] sein to be in one's late twenties [or 20s]„\Ende der Durchsage“ “end of the message”es ist kein \Ende abzusehen there is no end in sightdamit muss es jetzt ein \Ende haben this must stop now\Ende des Zitats end of the quotationam \Ende (fam) finally, at [or in] the endbis zum bitteren \Ende to the bitter enddas \Ende nahen fühlen to feel the end approachingein \Ende nehmen (fam) to come to an enddas nimmt gar kein \Ende there's no end to itohne \Ende without end, endlessFehler ohne \Ende any number of mistakesQualen ohne \Ende suffering without end, endless sufferingdas \Ende eines Projekts the conclusion of a projectetw zu \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sthdem \Ende zu gehen to draw to a closeetw geht zu \Ende sth is nearly finishedalles geht mal zu [o hat mal ein] \Ende nothing lasts forever, all things must come to an end; (Angenehmes) all good things must come to an end [some time]etw zu einem guten \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth successfullyetw zu \Ende lesen to finish reading sthzu \Ende sein to finish, to end; (vorbei sein) to be overwo ist die Straße zu \Ende? where does the road end?der Film ist bald zu \Ende the film finishes soonunser Urlaub ist leider zu \Ende unfortunately, our holiday is over [or is finished]wann ist die Schule/das Spiel zu \Ende? when is school/the game over?, when does school/the game finish?das Spiel ist bald zu \Ende the game will end soondie Stunde ist in 10 Minuten zu \Ende the lesson will end [or finish] in ten minutesmeine Geduld ist zu \Ende my patience has run outdie Geschichte hat ein gutes \Ende the story has a happy endingbei \Ende des Vertrags [up]on termination of the contracter fand ein tragisches \Ende he met a tragic end formsie fühlte ihr \Ende nahen she felt that her end was neares geht mit ihr zu \Ende she is nearing her end formseinem Leben ein \Ende setzen to put an end to one's life form, to commit suicide7. (Stückchen)ein \Ende Brot a crust of breadvon hier bis zum See ist es ein ganzes \Ende it's quite a way from here to the lakewir haben noch ein schönes \Ende Weges vor uns we have a considerable way [or fam a pretty long way] to go yetdas Geweih dieses Hirsches hat zwölf \Enden this stag's antlers have twelve points10.er war bei dieser Frage mit seinem Wissen am \Ende this question baffled himich bin mit meiner Geduld/Weisheit am \Ende I've run out of patience/ideas\Ende der Fahnenstange! that's the limit!▶ lieber ein \Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne \Ende (prov) it's better to end with a short, sharp shock than to prolong the agonysie wohnt am \Ende der Welt she lives at the back of beyond fam▶ jdm bis ans \Ende der Welt folgen to follow sb to the ends of the earth* * *das; Endes, Enden1) endam Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end
am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond
am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week
zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end
die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished
zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire
etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something
Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)
ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end
einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life
am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether
2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece3) (ugs.): (Strecke)4) (Jägerspr.) point* * *1. räumlich: end;am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train;das vordere/hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end)/the back, the rear (end);das obere/untere Ende the top (end)/bottom (end);verkehrten Ende anpacken fig tackle sth the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse;Ende Januar at the end of January;am oderzu/gegen Ende des Monats at/toward(s) the end of the month;noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh;Zeiten until the end of time;dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties;sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome;Ende! RADIO over!;ohne Ende endless, unending;und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!);er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop;bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end;letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done;geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion;… und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight;das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of;alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end;nehmen it’s got to stop;es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on;böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end;mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end;noch umg the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse;das Ende vom Lied war fig the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg;Ende gut, alles gut sprichw all’s well that ends well;lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende sprichw etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony4.5.der Wagen ist (ziemlich) am Ende umg the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs;ich bin mit meiner Geduld/meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient( for) long enough/I can’t stand the strain any longer;6.am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps;am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!;meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it7.führen finish, complete, see sth through;zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low);etwas zu Ende denken think sth out fully, think sth through;zu Ende lesen/schreiben etc finish (reading/writing etc);zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc: be over; Film, Spiel etc: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finishedzu welchem Ende? to what end?sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live);10. umg (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap;sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket11. nur sg; umg:ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still13. SCHIFF line, rope* * *das; Endes, Enden1) endam Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end
am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond
am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week
zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end
die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished
zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire
etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something
Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)
ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end
einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life
am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether
2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece3) (ugs.): (Strecke)4) (Jägerspr.) point* * *-n n.end n.ending n.expiration n.finish n.outcome n.quietus n.result n.tail n. -
16 cel
Ⅰ m (G celu) 1. (obiekt, do którego się strzela) target- ruchomy cel a moving target- cele naziemne/powietrzne ground/air targets- trafić w cel a. do celu to hit the target- chybić celu to miss the target- brać kogoś/coś na cel to aim at sb/sth2. (marzeń, dążeń) aim, goal- cel życia one’s aim in life- od tej pory celem jego życia była zemsta from that time on his aim in life was revenge- dążyć do wyznaczonego celu to pursue a defined goal- dążyć do wyższych celów to aspire to high a. lofty ideals- dopiąć celu to achieve one’s purpose- osiągnąć cel to achieve one’s goal a. aim- stanąć a. być u celu to achieve one’s aim, to attain one’s goal- gdy byliśmy już prawie u celu, zabrakło funduszy na dalsze badania we were very near to achieving our aim, when our research funds ran out- mieć coś za cel a. na celu to be aimed at sth a. at doing sth- rozmowy mające na celu rozwiązanie sporu talks aimed at solving the conflict- wytknąć a. postawić sobie jakiś cel to set oneself a target, to set one’s sights on sth- za główny cel obrał sobie zrobienie kariery politycznej he chose a career in politics as his main goal a. ambition- dla celów statystycznych/leczniczych/kosmetycznych for statistical/therapeutic/cosmetic purposes- na cele dobroczynne for charity- wydatki na cele socjalne welfare expenditure- wydatki na cele inwestycyjne investment outgoings3. (podróży, marszu) destination- dotrzeć/dojść do celu to reach one’s destination- chodzić a. włóczyć się bez celu to walk a. wander around aimlessly- za pół godziny będziemy u celu we’ll be there in half an hour4. (obiekt działań) target- stać się celem ataków to become the target of attacks- wziąć a. obrać kogoś za cel kpin/żartów to make sb the butt a. target of one’s jokesⅡ inter. Wojsk. cel! pal! aim… fire!■ mijać się z celem to be pointless, to defeat the purpose- dalsze czekanie mija się z celem there’s no point in waiting any longer- spełniać cel a. odpowiadać jakimś celom to serve a. answer a purpose- napisali do niego w celu nakłonienia go do powrotu they wrote to him (in order) to try and get him to come back- w jakim celu? what for?; to what purpose? książk.- w tym celu musisz… in order to do that, you need to…- zmierzać (wprost) do celu to get (straight) to the point- cel uświęca środki przysł. the end justifies the means* * *-u; -e; mw tym celu — to this end, with this end in view
mijać się z celem — to be purposeless lub pointless
* * *miGen.pl. -ów1. (= punkt, do którego się zmierza) aim, goal, purpose; nieosiągalny cel unattainable goal; wspólny cel common aim l. goal; szczytne cele laudable aims, noble aims, praiseworthy aims; dojść do celu reach an aim l. a goal; reach a destination; cel podróży destination; cel życia aim in life, aim of one's life; błąkać się bez celu wander, roam, ramble; osiągnąć zamierzony cel achieve one's aim; achieve l. attain l. realize l. reach a goal; accomplish l. achieve l. fulfill a purpose; dla celów statystycznych for statistical purposes; na cele dobroczynne for charity; w celu in order to; w tym celu to this end; with this end in view; w jakim celu? what for?; what's the purpose of this?; what's the point?; to what end?; jakiemu celowi mogłoby to służyć? to what purpose could we/I, etc. put it?; what purpose could it serve?; to ma na celu... the aim l. goal l. purpose of this is...; bez celu aimlessly; celem in order to; chybiać celu miss the mark; dopiąć celu achieve one's aim; achieve l. attain l. realize l. reach a goal; accomplish l. achieve l. fulfill a purpose; to, co robisz, mija się z celem what you do l. are doing is purposeless l. pointless l. useless; przeznaczyć coś na jakiś cel devote sth to sth; allocate sth for sth; assign sth for l. to sth; stawiać sobie jakiś cel aim to do sth; aim for sth; zmierzać wprost do celu take decisive steps to achieve sth; cel uświęca środki the end justifies the means; okolicznik celu gram. adverbial of purpose.2. (= to, do czego się mierzy) target; cele wojskowe military targets; cele cywilne civilian targets; cel naziemny ground target; cel powietrzny air(borne) target; ruchomy cel moving target; atakować cel attack a target; trafić do celu hit the target, hit the mark; cel – pal! aim – fire!; chybić celu miss the target; miss the mark; overshoot a target; obrać sobie kogoś za cel kpin make sb the laughing-stock; make sb an object of ridicule; wziąć coś za cel żartów make sth an object of ridicule; make sth a butt of a joke; brać kogoś/coś na cel aim at sb l. sth; take aim at sb l. sth; aim for sth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cel
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17 scopo
m aim, purposeallo scopo di fare qualcosa in order to do somethingsenza scopo aimlessly* * *scopo s.m.1 reason, purpose, aim, object: lo studio è l'unico scopo della sua vita, studying is his only purpose in life; qual è lo scopo della tua telefonata?, what's the reason for your call?; lo scopo delle mie ricerche, the object (o aim) of my research; non ha nessuno scopo nella vita, he has no aim in life; conseguire uno scopo, to reach an aim; fallire lo scopo, to fail in one's purpose; prefiggersi uno scopo, to give oneself an aim; (dir.) scopo illecito, illegal purpose // a scopo di, for the sake of (o in order to): a scopo di lucro, for (the sake of) money; a scopo di estorsione, for ransom // a che scopo?, why? (o what for? o for what purpose?): a che scopo lo fai?, what do you do it for? // allo scopo di, in order to: allo scopo di fare qlco., in order to do (o with a view to doing) sthg. // senza scopo, (agg.) aimless, (avv.) aimlessly: un'esistenza senza scopo, an aimless existence; lotta senza scopo, he struggles aimlessly* * *['skɔpo]sostantivo maschile aim, goal, purpose, targeta che scopo aspettare? — what's the point of o in waiting?
prefiggersi uno scopo — to set oneself a goal o target
raggiungere i propri -i — to achieve one's ends o aims, to reach one's goal
con lo o allo scopo di fare with the aim o purpose of doing; lo scopo dell'esercizio è the object o aim of the exercise is; a questo scopo for this purpose, to this end; a scopo pubblicitario for advertising purposes, for publicity; a scopo di lucro for financial gain; associazione senza scopo di lucro non-profitmaking organization; senza scopo — [ passeggiata] aimless; [ passeggiare] aimlessly
* * *scopo/'skɔpo/sostantivo m.aim, goal, purpose, target; a che scopo? what for? for what purpose? to what end? a che scopo aspettare? what's the point of o in waiting? prefiggersi uno scopo to set oneself a goal o target; raggiungere i propri -i to achieve one's ends o aims, to reach one's goal; con lo o allo scopo di fare with the aim o purpose of doing; lo scopo dell'esercizio è the object o aim of the exercise is; a questo scopo for this purpose, to this end; a scopo pubblicitario for advertising purposes, for publicity; a scopo di lucro for financial gain; associazione senza scopo di lucro non-profitmaking organization; senza scopo [ passeggiata] aimless; [ passeggiare] aimlessly. -
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СМОТРЯ КТО (ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО) NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component fixed WOcontingent upon who, what, what kind etcit depends (on) who (what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc)(Шеметова:) Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! (Бакченин:) Какой конец? (Шеметова:) Войне конец... (Бакченин:) Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что «скоро конец» - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). (Sh.:) It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. (B.:) What end? (Sh.:) The end of the war.... (B.:) When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).«Умерла Клавдия Ивановна», - сообщил заказчик. «Ну, царствие небесное, -согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее — та, считается, богу душу отдает...» (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a). -
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• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]=====⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотря где
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20 смотря как
• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]=====⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотря как
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