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41 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) være synlig3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) vise; spille; udstille4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) vise; bevise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) show; -show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstration; -demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) lade som om4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) for et syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) forsøg•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up* * *[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) være synlig3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) vise; spille; udstille4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) vise; bevise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) show; -show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstration; -demonstration3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) lade som om4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) for et syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) forsøg•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
42 progress
1. nounour progress has been slow — wir sind nur langsam vorangekommen
in progress — im Gange
progress of science/civilization — wissenschaftlicher/kultureller Fortschritt
make progress — vorankommen; [Student, Patient:] Fortschritte machen
make good progress [towards recovery] — [Patient:] sich gut erholen
2. intransitive verbsome progress was made — es wurden einige Fortschritte erzielt
1) (move forward) vorankommen2) (be carried on, develop) Fortschritte machen3. transitive verbprogress towards something — einer Sache (Dat.) näherkommen
* * *1. ['prəuɡres, ]( American[) 'pro-] noun1) (movement forward; advance: the progress of civilization.) die Entwicklung2) (improvement: The students are making (good) progress.) der Fortschritt2. [prə'ɡres] verb1) (to go forward: We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.) fortschreiten2) (to improve: Your French is progressing.) vorwärtskommen•- academic.ru/58269/progressive">progressive3. noun(the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense): The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.)- progressively- progressiveness
- in progress* * *pro·gressI. n[ˈprəʊgres, AM ˈprɑ:g-]to make slow/good \progress langsam/gut vorwärtskommen [o vorankommen\progress was slow in the early stages of the project in seinem Anfangsstadium kam das Projekt nur schleppend voranto make [good/slow] \progress [gute/langsame] Fortschritte machento be in \progress im Gange sein; ADMIN in Bearbeitung seinthe talks are in \progress die Gespräche laufen [gerade]5.<pl -es>II. vi[prə(ʊ)ˈgres, AM prəˈ-]1. (develop) Fortschritte machenhow's the work \progressing? wie geht's mit der Arbeit voran?the patient seems to be \progressing well der Patient scheint gute Fortschritte zu machenwe started talking about literature then \progressed to politics wir begannen über Literatur zu sprechen und kamen dann auf Politik* * *['prəʊgres]1. n1) no pl (= movement forwards) Fortschreiten nt, Vorwärtskommen nt; (MIL) Vorrücken nt, Vordringen ntwe made slow progress through the mud —
2) no pl (= advance) Fortschritt m; (COMPUT) (Verarbeitungs)status mto make (good/slow) progress — (gute/langsame) Fortschritte machen
3)"silence please, meeting in progress" — "Sitzung! Ruhe bitte"
4) (obs: journey) Reise f2. vi[prə'gres]1) (= move, go forward) sich vorwärtsbewegen, vorwärtsschreitenby the third day the enemy/expedition had progressed as far as... — am dritten Tag war der Feind bis... vorgerückt or vorgedrungen/die Expedition bis... vorgedrungen or gekommen
2)as the game progressed — im Laufe des Spiels
3) (= improve, make progress student, patient) Fortschritte machenhow far have you progressed since our last meeting? —
investigations are progressing well — die Untersuchungen kommen gut voran or machen gute Fortschritte
we are, in fact, progressing toward(s) a solution —
that civilization is constantly progressing (toward(s) a state of perfection) — dass sich die Zivilisation ständig (auf einen Zustand der Perfektion hin) weiterentwickelt
4)the employee progresses upwards through the company hierarchy — der Angestellte macht seinen Weg durch die Firmenhierarchie
3. vt[prə'gres] (ESP COMM) matters etc weiterverfolgen* * *A s [ˈprəʊɡres; US ˈprɑɡ-] (nur sg außer 8)2. fig Fortschritt m, -schritte pl:to make progress → B 3;progress chart Ist-Leistungskurve f;progress engineer Entwicklungsingenieur(in);progress report Tätigkeits-, Zwischenbericht m3. fig fortschreitende Entwicklung:in progress im Werden (begriffen) ( → A 6)4. fig Fortschreiten n5. MIL Vordringen n6. fig Fortgang m, (Ver)Lauf m:to be in progress im Gange sein ( → A 3);in progress of time im Laufe der Zeit7. fig Überhandnehmen n, Umsichgreifen n:the disease made rapid progress die Krankheit griff schnell um sich1. fig fortschreiten, weitergehen, seinen Fortgang nehmen:as the game progressed SPORT mit fortlaufender Spieldauer2. MIL vordringen3. sich (fort-, weiter)entwickeln, gedeihen ( beide:to zu) (Vorhaben etc):to progress towards completion seiner Vollendung entgegengehen4. fig überhandnehmen, um sich greifenin in dat)prog. abk1. program (programme) Progr.2. progress3. progressive* * *1. nounprogress of science/civilization — wissenschaftlicher/kultureller Fortschritt
make progress — vorankommen; [Student, Patient:] Fortschritte machen
2. intransitive verbmake good progress [towards recovery] — [Patient:] sich gut erholen
1) (move forward) vorankommen2) (be carried on, develop) Fortschritte machen3. transitive verbprogress towards something — einer Sache (Dat.) näherkommen
* * *n.Entwicklung f.Fortgang -¨e m.Fortschritt m. v.fortschreiten v.seinen Fortgang nehmen ausdr. -
43 effect
effect [ɪˈfekt]1. noun• this rule will have the effect of preventing... cette règle aura pour effet d'empêcher...• ... or words to that effect... ou quelque chose de ce genre► to the effect that...• an announcement to the effect that... un communiqué annonçant que...[+ reform, reduction, payment, transformation] effectuer ; [+ cure] obtenir ; [+ improvement] apporter ; [+ reconciliation, reunion] amener* * *[ɪ'fekt] 1.1) ( net result) effet m (of de; on sur)2) ( repercussions) répercussions fpl (of de; on sur)3) (power, efficacy) efficacité fto take effect — [price increases] prendre effet; [ruling] entrer en vigueur; [pills, anaesthetic] commencer à agir
to come into effect — Law, Administration entrer en vigueur
with effect from January 1 — à dater du 1er janvier
4) ( theme)5) ( impression) effet m2.effects plural noun Law ( belongings) effets mpl3.in effect adverbial phrase dans le fond4.transitive verb effectuer [repair, sale, change]; apporter [improvement]; parvenir à [reconciliation] -
44 on
on 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / ontooverfor--------påIadj. \/ɒn\/bare i uttrykkon side ( fotball e.l.) ikke offside ( i cricket) den del av banen som ligger bak og til venstre for en (høyrehendt) slagmannIIadv. \/ɒn\/1) på, på seg• shall I help you on with your coat?• keep your hat on!• put the kettle on!2) videre• pass it on!• work onjobbe videre \/ fortsette å jobbe3) frem, fremover4) fore5) igjen6) på (påkoblet e.l.), til (på instrumenttavle e.l.)• is the gas on?vannet er avstengt \/ vannet er ikke på7) avbe neither on nor off vite verken ut eller innbe on være i gang, pågå• is lunch still on?spilles, oppføres, gis, gå• what's on tonight?opptre (på scenen)komme med, følge med, være med• are you on?• I'm on!( hverdagslig) være muligdet går bare ikke \/ det er simpelthen ikke mulig• what's he on about?on and off eller off and on av og på, opp og ned, fra og til av og til, nå og da, med avbrudd, med mellomromon and on uten opphold, i ett, i det uendeligeon to (opp) på, over til, ut på, ned påbe on to someone ( hverdagslig) vite hva noen pønsker på, vite hva noen har fore ( hverdagslig) ha en mistanke til noenIIIprep. \/ɒn\/1) ( i fysisk kontakt med eller støttet av) på, opp på, oppe på, i, over2) ( om geografisk posisjon eller plassering) på, ved, i, mot, over• you should have seen the look on his face!4) ( om emne eller grunnlag) på, av, om, i, ifølge, etter, ut fra5) ( om komité eller instans) i• are you on the jury?6) ( om mål og fokusering) mot, til, over, overfor, hos, for• a curse on him!7) ( om reise eller transportmåte) på, tilnår du er i London, bør du handle på Harrod's8) (om dag eller periode, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, om, under, i, etter, ved, dahan døde (om morgenen) 1. mai• come here on the minute!da jeg kom frem til Hull, drog jeg på handletur9) (om noen som holder på med noe, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, da, vedda han åpnet boksen, så han en firfirsle10) ( om penger eller økonomi) på, av, mot• what's the tax on income in Norway?• you will receive the book on payment of £5du vil motta boken mot betaling av 5£11) ( om besittelse) på• have you got your ID card on you?14) ( om radio eller TV) på15) (om alkohol, narkotika eller medisin, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, av16) (om noe som er betalt av noe\/noen, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• this is on me!• have one on me!17) ( om spesiell anledning) med, i anledning (av)18) ( om sammenligning) i forhold til19) ( ved gjentagelse) på, etterbe on fire brenne, stå i brannbe on something holde på med noe( hverdagslig) begynne på noe, bli med på noefall on somebody\/something kaste seg over noen\/noe, falle om noen\/noeon and after fra og medon or before senestsvar senest 1. maispit on one's hand spytte seg i nevene -
45 work
wə:k 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbeid2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbeid, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbeid4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbeid, verk6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbeidsplass, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeide, jobbe; drive, la arbeide2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ha arbeid/jobb3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) virke, fungere4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) virke, holde stikk, lykkes5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeide seg møysommelig framover/oppover6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) løsne, skru seg løs7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) forme, bearbeide•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) (ur)verk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gjerninger, veldedighet•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wondersarbeid--------arbeide--------arbeidsplass--------virkeIsubst. \/wɜːk\/1) arbeid, jobb2) virke, gjerning3) innsats4) gjøremål, oppgave5) verk, arbeid, produktat work på arbeid, på jobb i aktivitet, i virksomhet, i arbeidbe thrown out of work bli gjort arbeidsløsdo the work of fungere somfall\/go to work skride til verketgive someone the works fortelle noen hele historien gi noen en overhaling drepe noengo about one's work skjøtte sitt arbeidhave one's work cut out ha sin fulle hyre medintellectual work åndsarbeidin work i arbeidmake light work of winning vinne med letthetmake short\/quick work of gjøre kort prosess med, gjøre raskt unna, bli fort ferdig medmake work for gi arbeid tilmany hands make light work jo flere, desto bedreoff work ikke i arbeid, friout of work uten arbeid, arbeidsløsput\/set somebody to work sette noen i arbeidquick work fort gjortset\/go about one's work sette i gang med arbeidet, skride til verketset at work sette i arbeid, sette i gangset\/get to work (at\/on something) sette i gang med noe \/ med å gjøre noeshirk work snike seg unna, sluntre unna, skulkeshoot the works sladre gi alt man har, gjøre sitt ytterstesit down to one's work konsentrere seg om arbeidet sittstop work (av)slutte arbeidet, legge ned arbeidetstrike work legge ned arbeidet, streiketake up work gå tilbake til arbeidetthrow out of work gjøre arbeidsløswarm work ( hverdagslig) hardt arbeidthe work of a moment et øyeblikks arbeida work of art et kunstverkworks gjerninger(slang, om narkotika) brukerutstyr ( militærvesen) (be)festningsverk verk, mekanismework of the intellect ( jus) åndsverkIIverb \/wɜːk\/1) ( om sysselsetting) arbeide, jobbe2) ( om deig eller leire) bearbeide, kna, elte3) ( om plan eller metode) virke, fungere, holde (om teori)4) påvirke, bearbeide, øve innflytelse på, godsnakke med5) ( om jord) dyrke6) ( om maskineri) gå, drive(s), funksjonere, virke, være i drift, være i funksjon7) ( om selger) reise i, ha (som salgsområde)8) ( om fisker) fiske i9) ( om gjær) arbeide, gjære, få til å gjære11) ( om kraftanstrengelse) arbeide (seg frem), trenge (seg frem)12) flytte, dytte, lirke, skyve14) ( om håndarbeide) lage, brodere, sy, strikke15) ( om mekanikk) betjene, passe, skjøtte, styre16) bevege (seg), røre (på), røre seg, gestikulere (om hender)• can you work your arm backwards?17) ( om ledelse) styre, holde styr på, kontrollere, få til å jobbe, få til å arbeide, drive18) ( om konsekvens) forårsake, utrette, anrette, volde, utføre, bevirke• time had worked\/wrought great changes• the war worked\/wrought great damages• how did you work it?• can you work the invention at this factory?22) ( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, forme, utforme, foredle24) (amer.) lure, bedra, ta ved nesenwork against ( om motstand) motarbeide, motsettework at arbeide på, arbeide med, jobbe på, jobbe medstuderework away arbeide (ufortrødent) videre, jobbe i veiwork back (austr.) arbeide overtid, jobbe overtidwork for arbeide for, jobbe forwork in\/into arbeide seg inn i, trenge (seg) inn iflette inn, finne plass til( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, jobbe i, jobbe medwork in with passe inn i, stemme medwork itself right komme i gjenge igjenwork late arbeide sentwork off slite(s) bort, gå bortarbeide av seg, bli kvitt, kvitte seg med, gå av seg( om gjeld) nedbetale, få nedfå unna(gjort), få gjort( om handel) få avsetning på, få solgt utgi for å være( om overtid) arbeide inn, opparbeide (seg)( typografi) trykke ferdigwork off one's anger\/rage on someone la sinnet sitt gå ut over noenwork on arbeide (ufortrødent) videre arbeide med, arbeide på, jobbe med, jobbe påbearbeide, påvirke, bite påvirke gjennomwork one's ass\/butt off ( slang) arbeide seg ihjelwork oneself free slite seg løswork oneself up hisse seg oppwork one's passage arbeide seg over (som mannskap på skip)work one's way through university arbeide ved siden av studienework one's will (up)on få viljen sin medwork out utarbeide, utforme, utvikle, arbeide frem, komme frem til(om plan, mål e.l.) virkeliggjøre, realisere, oppnå, gjennomføre, iverksette, sette ut i livet beregne, regne utløse, finne ut av, tydehun er en ekspert i å tyde de kodete meldingene gå opp, stemme, la seg regne ut( om ressurs e.l.) tømme, utpinefalle ut, ordne seg, lykkes, utvikle seg( sport og spill e.l.) trene, øve trenge seg frem, arbeide seg frem, arbeide seg utwork out at\/to beløpe seg til, komme opp i, komme på• the total works out at\/to £10work out of jobbe fra, ha som basework over gjennomgå, bearbeide, revidere, gjennomarbeideovertale, få over på sin side ( slang) ta under behandling, bearbeide, gi en overhalingwork round slå om, gå overwork someone out bli klok på noenwork something out ordne opp i noe, finne ut av noe, finne på noework through arbeide seg gjennombore gjennom, grave (seg) gjennomwork to holde seg til, følgework to rule ( om arbeidskonflikt) gå saktework towards arbeide for, arbeide motwork up øke, drive opp, forsterkebygge opp, etablere, opparbeide (seg)omarbeidebearbeide, kna, elte, foredle (om råmateriale) røre sammen, røre tilvekke, skape, fremkalle( om følelser) egge (opp), hisse (opp), anspore, drive ( musikk) arbeide seg opp mot(sjøfart, om straff) sette i hardt arbeid, holde i hardt arbeidwork up into omarbeide, gjøre om til, (videre)utvikle til, forvandle tilwork up to stige til, nærme seg, dra seg motworked up eller wrought up opphisset, opprørt, oppjaget, opprevet -
46 incapable
adjective1) (lacking ability)be incapable of doing something — außerstande sein, etwas zu tun
2) (incompetent) unfähig* * *[in'keipəbl]- academic.ru/37315/incapability">incapability* * *in·ca·pable[ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩]▪ to be \incapable of doing sth unfähig sein, etw zu tunhe is \incapable of such dishonesty er ist zu einer solchen Unehrlichkeit gar nicht fähig* * *[In'keɪpəbl]adj1) person unfähig; (physically) hilflosto be incapable of doing sth — unfähig or nicht imstande or nicht im Stande sein, etw zu tun, etw nicht tun können
she is physically incapable of lifting it — sie ist körperlich nicht in der Lage, es zu heben
he was completely incapable (because drunk) — er war volltrunken
incapable of tenderness —
2) (form)* * *incapable [ınˈkeıpəbl] adj (adv incapably)incapable of murder nicht fähig, einen Mord zu begehen2. hilflos:drunk and incapable volltrunken3. ungeeignet, untauglich ( beide:for für)4. nicht zulassend (of akk):a problem incapable of solution ein unlösbares Problem;incapable of being misunderstood unmissverständlich5. legally incapable geschäfts-, rechtsunfähig* * *adjectivebe incapable of doing something — außerstande sein, etwas zu tun
2) (incompetent) unfähig* * *adj.unfähig adj. -
47 effect
i'fekt
1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) efecto, consecuencia2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) efecto
2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) efectuar, provocar- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect
effect n efectotr[ɪ'fekt]1 (gen) efecto■ we tried to put out the fire, but with little effect tratamos de apagar el fuego, pero sin éxito2 (impression) impresión nombre femenino, efecto■ the background gives the effect of being in the jungle el fondo da la impresión de estar en la selva■ don't move, or you'll spoil the effect no te muevas, estropearás el efecto1 formal use efectuar, provocar1 (property) efectos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor effect para impresionarto no effect sin resultado algunoto come into effect entrar en vigorto have an effect on afectar, producir un efecto ento put something into effect aplicar algoto good effect con buenos resultadosto the effect that... en el sentido de que...or words to that effect o algo por el estilowith effect from... con efecto a partir de...effect [ɪ'fɛkt] vt1) carry out: efectuar, llevar a cabo2) achieve: lograr, realizareffect n1) result: efecto m, resultado m, consecuencia fto no effect: sin resultado2) meaning: sentido msomething to that effect: algo por el estilo3) influence: efecto m, influencia f4) effects nplbelongings: efectos mpl, pertenencias fpl5)to go into effect : entrar en vigor6)in effect really: en realidad, efectivamenten.• afección s.f.• efecto s.m.• fuerza s.f.• impresión s.f.• resultado s.m.v.• efectuar v.
I ɪ'fekt1)a) ( consequence) efecto mto be of little/no effect — (frml) dar* poco/no dar* resultado
b)in effect — de hecho, realmente
c) ( phenomenon) efecto m2) ( impression) impresión f3) (applicability, operation)to come into effect to take effect entrar en vigor or en vigencia; with effect from June 15, it will be compulsory a partir del 15 de junio será obligatorio; to put something into effect — poner* en práctica algo
4) ( meaning)a statement was issued to the effect that... — (frml) se hizo público un comunicado anunciando que...
he said it wasn't true, or words to that effect — dijo que no era verdad o algo de ese tenor
5) effects pla) ( special effects) (Cin, TV) efectos mpl especialesb) ( belongings) (frml) efectos mpl (frml)
II
transitive verb (frml) \<\<reconciliation/cure\>\> lograr; \<\<escape\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<repairs\>\> efectuar* (frml); \<\<payment\>\> efectuar* (frml)[ɪ'fekt]1. N•
to feel the effect(s) of — sentir los efectos de•
to such good effect that... — con tan buenos resultados que...•
to have an effect on sb — hacer efecto a algnit will have the effect of preventing... — tendrá como consecuencia impedir...
to have no effect, be of no effect — no surtir efecto
•
in effect — (=in fact) en realidad; (=practically) de hechoto be in effect — (Jur) estar vigente, tener vigencia
•
to come into effect — (Jur) entrar en vigor•
to no effect — inútilmente, sin resultado2) (=sense) [of words etc] sentido m•
a circular to this effect will be issued next week — la próxima semana se hará pública una circular en este sentidoan announcement to the effect that... — un aviso informando de que...
his letter is to the effect that... — en su carta manifiesta que...
3) (=impression) efecto m, impresión f•
to create an effect — impresionar•
he said it for effect — lo dijo solo para impresionar4) effects (=property) efectos mplpersonal effects — efectos mpl personales
2.VT frm (=bring about) [+ sale, purchase, payment, reform, reduction] efectuar; [+ cure, improvement, transformation] lograr* * *
I [ɪ'fekt]1)a) ( consequence) efecto mto be of little/no effect — (frml) dar* poco/no dar* resultado
b)in effect — de hecho, realmente
c) ( phenomenon) efecto m2) ( impression) impresión f3) (applicability, operation)to come into effect to take effect entrar en vigor or en vigencia; with effect from June 15, it will be compulsory a partir del 15 de junio será obligatorio; to put something into effect — poner* en práctica algo
4) ( meaning)a statement was issued to the effect that... — (frml) se hizo público un comunicado anunciando que...
he said it wasn't true, or words to that effect — dijo que no era verdad o algo de ese tenor
5) effects pla) ( special effects) (Cin, TV) efectos mpl especialesb) ( belongings) (frml) efectos mpl (frml)
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transitive verb (frml) \<\<reconciliation/cure\>\> lograr; \<\<escape\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<repairs\>\> efectuar* (frml); \<\<payment\>\> efectuar* (frml) -
48 small
smo:l1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeño2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeño3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
small adj pequeñotr[smɔːl]1 (not large) pequeño,-a, chico,-a2 (in height) bajo,-a, pequeño,-a3 (young) joven, pequeño,-a4 (reduced - sum, number) reducido,-a, módico,-a; (slight, scant) escaso,-a, poco,-a5 (small-scale) pequeño,-a6 (unimportant, trivial) sin importancia, de poca importancia, insignificante7 (not capital) minúscula8 (mean, petty) mezquino,-a1 pequeño\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(it's) small wonder that... no me extraña (nada) que...in a small voice con la boca pequeñain the small hours a altas horas de la madrugadait's a small world el mundo es un pañueloto have a small appetite no ser de mucho comerto feel small sentirse humillado,-ato make somebody look small dejar a alguien en ridículo, humillar a alguiena small fortune un dineral nombre masculinosmall arms armas nombre masculino plural portátilessmall change cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural sueltassmall fry gente nombre femenino de poca montasmall of the back región nombre femenino lumbarsmall print letra menuda, letra pequeñasmall screen pequeña pantallasmall talk charla, charloteosmall ['smɔl] adj1) : pequeño, chicoa small house: una casa pequeñasmall change: monedas de poco valor2) trivial: pequeño, insignificanteadj.• chico, -a adj.• chiquito, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• insignificante adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• minúsculo, -a adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• párvulo, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.adv.• en miniatura adv.n.• cochitril s.m.
I smɔːladjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
II
1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)[smɔːl]1. ADJ(compar smaller) (superl smallest)1) (=not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] pequeño, chico (LAm); (in height) bajo, pequeño, chaparro (LAm); [family, population] pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] reducido, escaso; [waist] estrecho; [clothes] de talla pequeña; [meal] ligero; [coal] menudowith a small "e" — con "e" minúscula
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to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco•
to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño•
to break/ cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos•
to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas•
this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña•
to make o.s. small — achicarseto make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño
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the smallest room — euph hum el excusado- be small beer or small potatoesworld 1., 1), wee Iit was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes
2) (=minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] pequeño, ligero3) (=inconsequential)•
to feel small — sentirse insignificante•
to make sb look small — rebajar a algn4) (=young) [child, baby] pequeño, chico (esp LAm)when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos
5) frm (=slight, scant) poco•
to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)measure 1., 6), wonder 1., 2)•
to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito2. N1)• the small of the back — la región lumbar
3.ADV•
don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande•
try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña4.CPDsmall ad N — (Brit) anuncio m por palabras
small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre
small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl
small change N — suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *
small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)
small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela
small fry * N —
small intestine N — intestino m delgado
small print N — letra f menuda
small screen N — pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica (LAm)
small talk N — charla f, charloteo * m
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to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *SMALLsmall town N — (US) ciudad f pequeña
Position of "pequeño"
► Peq ueño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger:
He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño
At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña ► When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, peq ueño u sually precedes the noun:
But there's one small problem... Pero existe un pequeño problema...
She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granada For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [smɔːl]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
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1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum) -
49 better
1. adjective compar. ofacademic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besserdo you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?
that's better — so ist's schon besser
better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an
be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen
he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser
get better — (recover) gesund werden
be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein
I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser
so much the better — um so besser
she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt
2. adverb compar. ofmy/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)
well II 2.1) (in a better way) besser2) (to a greater degree) mehrI like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller
he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter
3)you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...
3. nounyou'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
1) Bessere, dasget the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)
for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird
2) in pl.4. transitive verbone's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
1) (surpass) übertreffen2) (improve) verbessernbetter oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern
* * *['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet·ter1[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]1. (superior) besser\better than nothing besser als nichtsit's \better that way es ist besser soshe is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ichfar \better weit besser▪ to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser seinto be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein2. (healthier) besserI'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besserhe's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessertto get \better sich akk erholen3. (most)the \better part der größte Teilthe \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]4.▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov famshe did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser abthere is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegensome questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleibenor \better still... oder noch besser...2. (to a greater degree) mehrshe is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder ausyou had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingento think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegenI think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihmI have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehento change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wendento expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwartenyou'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun2. ( hum old)▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehenour elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung3.▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnenIV. vt▪ to \better sth etw verbessern▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbildenbet·ter2[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]n jd, der eine Wette abschließt* * *I ['betə(r)]nWetter(in) m(f) II1. adj compbesser; route, way also günstigerthe patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser
I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund
that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)
it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein
I am none the better for it —
the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise
it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen
to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen
2. adv comp of wellhe is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)
See:→ know, late2)you'd better do what he says —
I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald
I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben
3. n1)one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl
that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat
respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber
2)3)it's a change for the better —
to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten
all the better, so much the better — umso besser
the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser
it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen
for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid
to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen
4. vt(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen5. vr(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern* * *better1 [ˈbetə(r)]1. besser:I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,b) sich erholen;2. größer:(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer BekanntschaftB sa) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),b) was auch (immer) geschieht;2. Vorteil m:b) etwas überwinden;his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durchhis betters die ihm (geistig etc) ÜberlegenenC (komp von well1) adv1. besser:a) besser dran,b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;so much the better desto besser;2. mehr:better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;D v/t1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern2. übertreffen3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen4. better o.s.a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,b) sich weiterbildenbetter2 [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)* * *1. adjective compar. ofgood 1. besserbetter still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an
be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen
get better — (recover) gesund werden
I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser
she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt
my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)
2. adverb compar. of[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
well II 2.1) (in a better way) besser2) (to a greater degree) mehr3)you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...
3. nounyou'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
1) Bessere, dasget the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)
2) in pl.4. transitive verbone's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
1) (surpass) übertreffen2) (improve) verbessernbetter oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern
* * *adj.besser adj. v.besser werden ausdr.bessern v.verbessern v. -
50 hope
hope [həʊp]1. noun• in the hope that... dans l'espoir que...• to lose all hope of sth/of doing perdre tout espoir de qch/de faire• my hope is that... ce que j'espère c'est que...• to hope for money/for success espérer gagner de l'argent/avoir du succès• they were still hoping for a peaceful solution to the crisis ils espéraient toujours trouver une solution pacifique à la crise• it was too much to hope for (that...) ça aurait été trop beau (que... + subj)* * *[həʊp] 1.1) (desire, expectation) espoir m (of de); ( cause for optimism) espoir mto have high hopes of somebody/something — fonder de grands espoirs sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
to be beyond (all) hope —
2) ( chance) chance f, espoir mwhat a hope! — (colloq)
some hope! — (colloq) il ne faut pas rêver!
he hasn't got a hope in hell — (colloq) il n'a pas la moindre chance
3) ( promising person) espoir m2.transitive verb espérer ( that que)it is to be hoped that — il faut espérer que (+ indic)
I only ou just hope he remembers — j'espère seulement qu'il s'en souviendra
3.I (do) hope so/not — j'espère (bien) que oui/que non
intransitive verb espérer•• -
51 consistent
kən'sistənt1) ((often with with) in agreement (with): The two statements are not consistent; The second statement is not consistent with the first.) consecuente2) (always (acting, thinking or happening) according to the same rules or principles; the same or regular: He was consistent in his attitude; a consistent style of writing.)•tr[kən'sɪstənt]1 (of person, behaviour, beliefs) coherente ( with, con), consecuente ( with, con); (denial, improvement) constante■ the government has always been consistent on this matter el gobierno siempre ha mantenido una actitud coherente al respecto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be consistent with something ser consecuente con algoconsistent [kən'sɪstənt] adj1) compatible: compatible, coincidenteconsistent with policy: coincidente con la política2) uniform: uniforme, constante, regular♦ consistently [kən'sɪstəntli] advadj.• coherente adj.• compatible adj.• conforme adj.• consecuente adj.• consistente adj.• consonante adj.kən'sɪstənta) ( compatible)to be consistent (WITH something) — \<\<statements/beliefs\>\> concordar* (con algo)
we have to be consistent in our approach — tenemos que ser coherentes or consecuentes en el enfoque
[kǝn'sɪstǝnt]ADJ1) (=constant) [person, action, behaviour] consecuente, coherente; [results] uniforme; [work, performance] de calidad constante2) (=cohesive) [argument] coherente, lógicohe made various statements which were not consistent — realizó varias declaraciones que no concordaban
that is not consistent with what you told me — eso no encaja or no concuerda con lo que me dijiste
* * *[kən'sɪstənt]a) ( compatible)to be consistent (WITH something) — \<\<statements/beliefs\>\> concordar* (con algo)
we have to be consistent in our approach — tenemos que ser coherentes or consecuentes en el enfoque
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52 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) dudoso2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) dudoso, incierto3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) dudoso, poco probable4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) dudoso, sospechosodoubtful adj dudoso / poco probabletr['daʊtfʊl]1 (uncertain - outcome, result, future) dudoso,-a, incierto,-a; (unlikely) poco probable; (look, feeling, expression, etc) de duda, dubitativo,-a2 (questionable, dubious) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be doubtful about something tener dudas acerca de algodoubtful ['daʊtfəl] adj1) questionable: dudoso2) uncertain: dudoso, inciertoadj.• ambiguo, -a adj.• dudable adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.'daʊtfəl1)a) ( full of doubt) <expression/tone> de indecisión or duda, dubitativoto be doubtful ABOUT o AS TO something: I am doubtful as to its value — tengo mis dudas acerca de su valor
b) ( in doubt) dudosothe outcome remains doubtful — el resultado sigue siendo dudoso or incierto
it is doubtful that — no es seguro que (+ subj)
2) ( questionable) dudoso['daʊtfʊl]ADJ1) (=uncertain) [result, success, future] incierto, dudoso2) (=unconvinced) [expression] de duda"all right then," he said in a doubtful tone — -bueno, vale -dijo con un tono de duda en la voz
Jeremy nodded his head, but he still looked doubtful — Jeremy asintió pero no parecía aún convencido
to be doubtful that — dudar que + subjun
3) (=unlikely) dudosoa reconciliation between the two sides seems doubtful — una reconciliación entre las dos partes parece dudosa
it is doubtful that they will reach an agreement — es dudoso or poco probable que lleguen a un acuerdo
it is doubtful that there will be any survivors — se duda or es poco probable que haya sobrevivientes
for a moment it seemed doubtful that he would move at all — por un momento pareció que no se iba a mover en absoluto
it is doubtful whether — es poco probable que + subjun
doubtful starter — (Sport) participante mf dudoso
4) (=questionable) [taste, reputation, quality, value] dudoso* * *['daʊtfəl]1)a) ( full of doubt) <expression/tone> de indecisión or duda, dubitativoto be doubtful ABOUT o AS TO something: I am doubtful as to its value — tengo mis dudas acerca de su valor
b) ( in doubt) dudosothe outcome remains doubtful — el resultado sigue siendo dudoso or incierto
it is doubtful that — no es seguro que (+ subj)
2) ( questionable) dudoso -
53 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) señal2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) señal, panel, letrero3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) gesto, seña4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) signo
2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) firmar2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) firmar3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) hacer señas•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
sign1 n1. señal / seña2. letrero / señalthe sign said "Beware of the dog" en el letrero ponía "Cuidado con el perro"3. signo4. señal / indiciosign2 vb1. firmarsign here, please firma aquí, por favor2. fichartr[saɪn]1 (symbol) signo, símbolo■ there was no sign of them anywhere no se los veía por ninguna parte, no había ni rastro de ellos■ all the signs are that... todo parece indicar que...1 (letter, document, cheque, etc) firmar■ sign your name here, please firme aquí, por favor2 (player, group) fichar (on/up, -)3 (gesture) hacer una seña/señal1 (write name) firmar2 (player, group) fichar (for/with, por)3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (use sign language) comunicarse por señas, hablar por señas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a sign of como muestra dea sign of the times un signo de los tiempos que corrento make the sign of the cross hacer la señal de la cruzto sign one's own death warrant firmar su propia sentencia de muertesign language lenguaje nombre masculino por señassign of the zodiac signo del zodíacosign ['saɪn] vt1) : firmarto sign a check: firmar un chequesign vi1) : hacer una señashe signed for him to stop: le hizo una seña para que se parara2) : comunicarse por señassign n1) symbol: símbolo m, signo mminus sign: signo de menos2) gesture: seña f, señal f, gesto m3) : letrero m, cartel mneon sign: letrero de neón4) trace: señal f, indicio mn.• amago s.m.• aparato s.m.• asomo s.m.• huella s.f.• indicación s.f.• indicio s.m.• letrero s.m.• marca s.f.• muestra s.f.• rótulo s.m.• seña s.f.• señal s.f.• signo (Matemática) s.m.• vestigio s.m.v.• escriturar v.• firmar v.• subscribir v.• suscribir v.saɪn
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1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio mall the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...
b) c ( omen) presagio m2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal fto make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien
to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*
3) ca) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta fb) ( road sign) señal f (vial)4) cplus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos
b) ( Astrol) signo m
II
1.
a) ( write signature on) firmarb) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar
2.
vi1)a) ( write name) firmarb) ( Busn)2)a) ( gesture)to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara
b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas
3.
v reflhe signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell
Phrasal Verbs:- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up[saɪn]1. N1) (=indication) señal f, indicio m ; (Med) síntoma mit's a sign of rain — es señal or indicio de lluvia
he searched for a sign of recognition on her face — buscó en su rostro una señal or muestra de reconocimiento
there was no sign of life — no había señales or rastro de vida
it was seen as a sign of weakness — se interpretaba como una muestra or señal de flaqueza
at the first sign of a cold, take vitamin C — al primer indicio de un resfriado, tome vitamina C
it's a good/bad sign — es buena/mala señal
to show signs of sth/doing sth — dar muestras or señales de algo/de hacer algo
the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery — la economía está dando muestras or señales de recuperarse
the storm showed no sign of abating — la tormenta no daba muestras or señales de calmarse
2) (=gesture) seña fto communicate by signs — hablar or comunicarse por señas
to make the sign of the Cross — hacerse la señal de la cruz, santiguarse
3) (=notice) letrero m ; (=road sign) señal f (de tráfico); (=direction indicator) indicador m ; (=shop sign) letrero m, rótulo m ; (US) (carried in demonstration) pancarta f4) (=written symbol) símbolo m ; (Math, Mus, Astrol) signo mwhat sign are you? — ¿de qué signo eres?
plus/minus sign — signo de más/menos
2. VT1) [+ contract, agreement, treaty] firmarshe signs herself B. Smith — firma con el nombre B. Smith
signed and sealed — firmado y lacrado, firmado y sellado
2) (=recruit) [+ player] fichar, contratar; [+ actor, band] contratar3) (=use sign language)the programme is signed for the hearing-impaired — el programa incluye traducción simultánea al lenguaje de signos para aquellos con discapacidades auditivas
3. VI1) (with signature) firmardotted linesign here please — firme aquí, por favor
2) (=be recruited) (Sport) firmar un contratohe has signed for or with Arsenal — ha firmado un contrato con el Arsenal, ha fichado por el Arsenal (Sp)
3) (=signal) hacer señas4) (=use sign language) hablar con señas4.CPDsign language N — lenguaje m por señas
sign painter, sign writer N — rotulista mf
- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up* * *[saɪn]
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1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio mall the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...
b) c ( omen) presagio m2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal fto make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien
to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*
3) ca) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta fb) ( road sign) señal f (vial)4) cplus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos
b) ( Astrol) signo m
II
1.
a) ( write signature on) firmarb) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar
2.
vi1)a) ( write name) firmarb) ( Busn)2)a) ( gesture)to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara
b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas
3.
v reflhe signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell
Phrasal Verbs:- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up -
54 show
ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) vise (fram)2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) synes, kunne ses3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) utstille, (fram)vise, gå4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) vise5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) følge, vise rundt6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) vise, demonstrere7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (be)vise8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) vise2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) forestilling, utstilling, show2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) oppvisning, forevisning3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) skinn av, det å late som4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) (for) syns skyld5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) oppvisning, forsøk•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show upbevise--------godtgjøre--------presentere--------utstilling--------viseIsubst. \/ʃəʊ\/1) forestilling, utstilling, oppvisning, fremvisning2) skue, syn3) ytre glans, pomp (og prakt), juggel4) skinn, utseende, tegn5) (medisin, før fødsel) tegning (blanding av slim og blod)6) ( hverdagslig) greie, affære, historie7) (amer. og austr. hverdagslig) sjansebe all over the show være en salig røre, være et eneste rotfor show for syns skyldget the show on the road ( hverdagslig) komme i gang med (det hele)om vi ikke kommer i gang, vil planene bli foreldetgive the show away slippe katten ut av sekken, avsløre altgood show ( gammeldags) bravo, fintbe just for show være bare skuespillmake a fine show ta seg bra ut, gjøre en god figurmake a poor show ta seg dårlig ut, gjøre en dårlig\/slett figurmake a show of gjøre et stort nummer av, stille til skue skilte med late som, gi seg ut formake a show of oneself være latterlig, dumme seg utput up a good show gjøre det bra, klare seg fintrun the show ha styringen, lede hele greiaunder a show of under skinn avIIverb ( showed - shown eller showed) \/ʃəʊ\/1) vise (frem)• show me the money!2) (la) vise seg, (la) synes3) utstille, fremvise4) legge for dagen, vise, avsløre5) angi, vise, indikere6) vise (veien), følge, ledsage7) påvise, bevise8) ( hverdagslig) dukke opp, komme9) (amer.) forklaring: bli nr 3 eller bedre i et løpit goes to show that det viser bare atshow a leg ( hverdagslig) komme seg opp (av sengen) sette fart, få opp fartenshow fight ( overført) flekke tenner, reise bust, vise klør gjøre motstand, sette seg til motvergeshow off briljere, skape seg, gjøre seg viktigshow one's face vise seg (offentlig)show one's hand ( overført) legge kortene på bordetshow somebody his place ( overført) sette noen på plassshow somebody in vise noen inn, føre noen inn, be noen komme inn• show him in!show somebody out følge (noen) ut vise noen dørenshow somebody over\/round vise noen rundtshow somebody the door vise en døren, kaste en utshow something off vise frem noe (i stolthet), briljere med noe, briske seg med noe• do you have to show off your knowledge?vise noe, fremheve noeshow something\/somebody up gjøre noe(n) klart synlig, vise noe avsløre noeshow up synes tydelig, være tydelig( hverdagslig) vise seg, dukke opp, kommetime will show det vil tiden vise -
55 minor
1. adjective1) (lesser) kleiner...2) (unimportant) weniger bedeutend; geringer [Bedeutung]; leicht [Operation, Verletzung, Anfall]; Neben[figur, -rolle]minor matter — Nebensächlichkeit, die
3) (Mus.) Moll-minor key/chord — Molltonart, die/Mollakkord, der
2. nounin a minor key — in Moll
1) (person) Minderjährige, der/die2) (Amer. Univ.) Nebenfach, das3. intransitive verb(Amer.)minor in something — etwas als Nebenfach haben
* * *1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) kleiner2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb 3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) der/die Minderjährige- academic.ru/47121/minority">minority- be in the minority* * *mi·nor[ˈmaɪnəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj1. (small) detail, problem, criticism nebensächlich; character, plot unbedeutend; crime, violation geringfügig; improvement, repair unwichtig; accident, incident leicht; interest, hobby klein\minor road Nebenstraße f\minor alteration/tiff kleine Veränderung/Meinungsverschiedenheitto be of \minor importance von geringer Bedeutung seina \minor author/composer/poet ein unbedeutender Schriftsteller/Komponist/Poet\minor injury leichte Verletzung\minor operation kleiner Eingriff\minor chord Mollakkord m\minor key Molltonart fa \minor note ein Ton in Moll\minor scale Molltonleiter fSmith \minor Smith juniorII. n▪ the \minors pl niedrige Klassenhe has a literature major with a \minor in linguistics er studiert Literatur im Hauptfach mit Linguistik im Nebenfachto \minor in biology/linguistics/maths Biologie/Linguistik/Mathematik im Nebenfach studieren* * *['maɪnə(r)]1. adj1) (= of lesser extent) kleiner; (= of lesser importance) unbedeutend, unwichtig; offence, illness, operation, injuries leicht; surgery klein; interest, importance geringer; poet, position unbedeutend; prophet, planet kleina minor role — eine Nebenrolle, eine kleinere Rolle
he only played a minor role in the company — er spielte in der Firma nur eine untergeordnete Rolle
I have one or two minor criticisms of the hotel — ich habe an dem Hotel nur ein paar Kleinigkeiten auszusetzen
minor key — Molltonart f
G/E flat/C sharp minor — g-/es-/cis-Moll
minor third the novel ends in a minor key or on a minor note — kleine Terz der Roman endet mit einer traurigen Note
3) (Brit SCH inf)2. n1) (MUS)the music shifts to the minor — die Musik wechselt nach Moll über or geht in die Molltonart über
3. vi (US UNIV)im Nebenfach studieren ( in +acc)* * *minor [ˈmaınə(r)]A adj1. a) kleiner(er, e, es), geringer(er, e, es)b) klein, unbedeutend, geringfügigof minor importance von zweitrangiger Bedeutung;receive minor injuries leicht verletzt werden;minor party POL kleine Partei;minor penalty (Eishockey) kleine Strafe;minor planet ASTRON kleiner Planet;minor premise → B 3;the Minor Prophets BIBEL die kleinen Propheten;minor sentence LING unvollständiger Satz;minor subject → B 5;2. Neben…, Hilfs…, Unter…:a minor group eine Untergruppe3. JUR minderjährig, unmündig4. SCHULE Br jünger:Smith minor Smith der Jüngere5. MUSa) klein (Terz etc)b) Moll…:C minor c-moll;minor key Moll(tonart) n(f);in a minor key fig gedämpft; im Kleinen;minor mode Mollgeschlecht n;minor scale Molltonleiter fB s1. JUR Minderjährige(r) m/f(m), Unmündige(r) m/f(m)2. MUSa) Moll nb) Mollakkord mc) Molltonart f3. PHIL Untersatz m5. UNIV US Nebenfach n* * *1. adjective1) (lesser) kleiner...2) (unimportant) weniger bedeutend; geringer [Bedeutung]; leicht [Operation, Verletzung, Anfall]; Neben[figur, -rolle]minor matter — Nebensächlichkeit, die
3) (Mus.) Moll-2. nounminor key/chord — Molltonart, die/Mollakkord, der
1) (person) Minderjährige, der/die2) (Amer. Univ.) Nebenfach, das3. intransitive verb(Amer.)* * *adj.geringer adj.kleiner adj. n.Minderjährige m.,f. -
56 gain
[geɪn] 1. n(increase, improvement) przyrost m; ( profit) korzyść f2. vt 3. viclock, watch śpieszyć się; ( benefit)to gain from sth — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na czymś
to gain in — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) na +loc
to gain ground — zyskiwać (zyskać perf) popularność
to gain on sb — doganiać (dogonić perf) kogoś
to gain 3lbs (in weight) — przybierać (przybrać perf) 3 funty (na wadze)
to do sth for gain — robić (zrobić perf) coś dla zysku
* * *[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) nabyć2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) zyskać3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) nabrać4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) spieszyć się2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) wzrost2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) zysk•- gain on -
57 sign
[saɪn] 1. n( symbol) znak m; ( notice) napis m; ( with hand) gest m; (indication, evidence) oznaka f (usu pl); (also: road sign) znak m drogowy2. vtit's a good/bad sign — to dobry/zły znak
plus/minus sign — znak dodawania/odejmowania
there's no sign of her changing her mind — nic nie wskazuje na to, by miała zmienić zdanie
to sign sth over to sb — przepisywać (przepisać perf) coś na kogoś
Phrasal Verbs:- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up* * *1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) znak2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) znak, tablica3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) znak4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) znak2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) podpisywać (się)2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) napisać3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) dawać znak•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
58 SLIP
1) Военный термин: skill level improvement program2) Техника: side-lobe indication and positioning3) Телекоммуникации: Serial Line Interface Protocol (IETF)4) Сокращение: Skills Level Improvement Plan, Serial Line IP (sometimes SL/IP)5) Вычислительная техника: Serial Line Internet Protocol (Древний протокол повышенного типа. Позволяет подключить ваш компьютер к Internet по протоколу с удаленным доступом TCP/IP), Serial Line Internet Protocol, Serial Line Internet Protocol (Internet, RFC 1055), Serial Line IP (sometimes SL/IP, see also)6) Сетевые технологии: межсетевой протокол для последовательного канала, протокол последовательной межсетевой связи7) Медицинская техника: spatial labeling inversion pulse8) Интернет: Serial Line IP9) Расширение файла: Serial Line Interface Protocol10) Чат: Something Lousy I Planned -
59 slip
1) Военный термин: skill level improvement program2) Техника: side-lobe indication and positioning3) Телекоммуникации: Serial Line Interface Protocol (IETF)4) Сокращение: Skills Level Improvement Plan, Serial Line IP (sometimes SL/IP)5) Вычислительная техника: Serial Line Internet Protocol (Древний протокол повышенного типа. Позволяет подключить ваш компьютер к Internet по протоколу с удаленным доступом TCP/IP), Serial Line Internet Protocol, Serial Line Internet Protocol (Internet, RFC 1055), Serial Line IP (sometimes SL/IP, see also)6) Сетевые технологии: межсетевой протокол для последовательного канала, протокол последовательной межсетевой связи7) Медицинская техника: spatial labeling inversion pulse8) Интернет: Serial Line IP9) Расширение файла: Serial Line Interface Protocol10) Чат: Something Lousy I Planned -
60 definitely
adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) definitivamentedefinitely adv indudablemente / seguro / sin dudatr['defɪnətlɪ]1 (without doubt) sin duda, indudablemente, seguramente■ she definitely said that she'd be here at 4.00pm seguro que dijo que estaría aquí a las cuatro■ I'm definitely going! ¡yo voy, seguro!2 (definitively) definitivamente1 ¡desde luego!, ¡claro que sí!, ¡por supuesto!■ definitely not! ¡claro que no!, ¡de ninguna manera!definitely ['dɛfənɪtli] adv1) doubtlessly: indudablemente, sin duda2) definitively: definitivamente, seguramenteadv.• definitivamente adv.'defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtlia) ( without doubt)it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora
b) ( definitively) <arrange/agree> definitivamente['defɪnɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=definitively) [agree, arrange, decide] definitivamentethey have not said definitely whether they will attend — no han dicho de forma definitiva que vayan a asistir
2) (=certainly)something should definitely be done about that — decididamente, deberían hacer algo al respecto
yes, we definitely do need a car — sí, está clarísimo que necesitamos un coche, sí, decididamente necesitamos un coche
he is definitely leaving — es seguro que se va, definitivamente se va
I will definitely get it finished by tomorrow — definitivamente lo termino para mañana, seguro que lo termino para mañana
"are you going to Greece this summer?" - "yes, definitely" — -¿te vas a Grecia este verano? -sí, seguro
"do you think she'll pass?" - "definitely" — -¿crees que aprobará? -seguro or sin duda
"will you accept his offer?" - "definitely not!" — -¿vas a aceptar su oferta? -¡de ninguna manera!
"can I go on my own?" - "definitely not!" — -¿puedo ir solo? -¡ni hablar!
3) (=emphatically) [say, deny] terminantemente, categóricamente; [state] firmemente* * *['defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtli]a) ( without doubt)it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora
b) ( definitively) <arrange/agree> definitivamente
См. также в других словарях:
(an) improvement on something — an improvement on something phrase better than something that existed before The service is definitely an improvement on what we had last time. 3 Thesaurus: bettersynonym Main entry: improvement … Useful english dictionary
an improvement on something — better than something that existed before The service is definitely an improvement on what we had last time. See: room I, 3) … English dictionary
improvement — im|prove|ment [ ım pruvmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before: The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvement.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
improvement */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] / US [ɪmˈpruvmənt] noun Word forms improvement : singular improvement plural improvements 1) [countable/uncountable] the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before The school… … English dictionary
improvement — [[t]ɪmpru͟ːvmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ improvements 1) N VAR If there is an improvement in something, it becomes better. If you make improvements to something, you make it better. ...the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years... There… … English dictionary
improvement — im‧prove‧ment [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] noun [countable, uncountable] the act or state of getting better: improvement in • Canandaigua Wine Co reported a 70% improvement in net income for the third quarter. • An economist said he was optimistic that… … Financial and business terms
improvement — im·prove·ment n: a usu. permanent addition to or modification of real property that enhances its capital value and is distinguished from an ordinary repair in being designed to make the property more useful or valuable Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
Improvement trust — is a type of trust that improves something, and may refer to:* Bombay City Improvement Trust * Singapore Improvement Trust … Wikipedia
improvement — ► NOUN 1) an instance of improving or being improved. 2) the action of improving or being improved. 3) a thing that makes something better or is better than something else … English terms dictionary
improvement — (n.) mid 15c., enprowment management of something for profit, from Anglo Fr. emprowement, from emprouwer turn to profit (see IMPROVE (Cf. improve)). Meaning betterment; amelioration is from 1640s. Meaning buildings, etc. on a piece of property is … Etymology dictionary
improvement — [n] bettering; something bettered advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase,… … New thesaurus