to+be+letter-perfect

my word! — ( in surprise) ma parole!; ( in reproof) tu vas voir!

have finished something — etwas fertig haben; mit etwas fertig sein

have you finished the letter/book? — hast du den Brief/das Buch fertig?

any more stress would finish him — noch mehr Stress würde ihn kaputtmachen (ugs.)

it almost finished me! — das hat mich fast geschafft! (ugs.)

the finished article or product — das fertige Produkt

finish first — als erster durchs Ziel gehen; erster werden

finish badly/well — nicht durchhalten/einen guten Endspurt haben

a finish to something — die Vervollkommnung od. Vollendung einer Sache

paintwork with a matt/gloss finish — Matt-/Hochglanzlack, der

he's got a good finish (Sport) — er hat einen starken Endspurt

to be in at the finish (fig) — beim Ende dabei sein

to fight to the finish (fig) — bis zum letzten Augenblick kämpfen

they lack the finish of handmade ones — sie sind nicht so sorgfältig or sauber verarbeitet wie handgemachte

it has a poor finish — die Verarbeitung or Ausfertigung ist schlecht

paper with a gloss/matt finish — Hochglanz-/Mattglanzpapier nt

paint with a gloss/matt finish — Farbe f mit Hochglanzeffekt/mattem Glanz

he's finished the painting/job — er ist mit dem Bild/der Arbeit fertig

I've finished ironing — ich bin mit dem Bügeln fertig

let me finish eating — lass mich zu Ende essen, lass mich fertig essen

to have finished sth — etw fertig haben; task, course mit etw fertig sein, etw beendet haben

I'm in a hurry to get this job finished — ich möchte diese Sache so schnell wie möglich zu Ende bringen

she never lets him finish (what he's saying) —

Daddy, will you finish (telling) that story? — Papa, erzählst du die Geschichte zu Ende or fertig?

can I have that book when you've finished it? — kann ich das Buch haben, wenn du es ausgelesen hast?

finish what you're doing and we'll go — mach fertig, was du angefangen hast, und dann gehen wir

the dollar finished the day up against the pound — bei Börsenschluss war der Dollar gegenüber dem Pfund gestiegen

that last mile nearly finished me (inf) — diese letzte Meile hat mir beinahe den Rest gegeben (inf)

the paintwork isn't very well finished — die Malerarbeiten wurden nicht sehr gut ausgeführt

any more stress would finish him — noch mehr Stress würde ihn kaputtmachen (ugs.)

it almost finished me! — das hat mich fast geschafft! (ugs.)

the finished article or product — das fertige Produkt

a finish to something — die Vervollkommnung od. Vollendung einer Sache

paintwork with a matt/gloss finish — Matt-/Hochglanzlack, der

im Lotto tippen — to do (Brit) or play the lottery

auf jdn/etw tippen — to put one's money on sb/sth (inf)

tippen — to back sb to win (inf)

I led them to the door and pointed to the fiery ball of the rising sun — Я подвел их к двери и указал на огненный шар восходящего солнца.

They watched the burning forest — Они смотрели на горящий лес.

I'll have you speaking French in five months — Я сделаю так, что ты будешь говорить по-французски через пять месяцев.

I saw him changing the wheel — Я видел, как он менял колесо.

I found him standing at the door — Я нашел его стоящим у двери.

He spends his money gambling — Он тратит свои деньги на игру.

He spent a lot of time modernizing the house — Он потратил много времени на модернизацию дома.

Don't waste time thinking about what might have been — Не трать время, думая о том, что могло бы произойти.

She is busy packing — Она занята упаковкой вещей.

I'm looking at the girl writing a letter — Я смотрю на девушку, пишущую письмо. (= Я смотрю, как девушка пишет письмо.)

When I entered the room I saw a girl writing a letter — Когда я вошел в комнату, я увидел девушку, пишущую письмо (= Когда я вошел в комнату, я увидел, как девушка писала письмо).

You will see a girl writing a letter — Ты увидишь девушку, пишущую письмо. (= Ты увидишь, как девушка будет писать письмо).

He sat in the armchair reading a newspaper — Он сидел в кресле, читая газету.

Putting down the bags I went to the kitchen — Поставив сумки, я пошел на кухню.

She went out, slamming the door — Она вышла, хлопнув дверью

Being a student he was naturally interested in museums — Так как он был студентом, его, конечно, интересовали музеи.

— Термин "инг"-форма см. Ing-form

be chica — Méx V

be larga LAm —

be grande — Méx B

ATTRIBUTES: street, roadside 2., open-air 2. а), public 1. 4) а)

ATTRIBUTES [product\]: product 1) б), financial 2) б), service 1. 2) а), political 1. 1) а)

ATTRIBUTES [structure\]: actual 1. 1), auction 1. 1), call 1. 1), n6б, captive 1. 1), n4, classical 1. 3), concentrated 1. 1) а), continuous 1. 1) а), first 2. 3) а), forward 1. 1), n4, fourth, imperfect 1. 1), б, inside 2. 1) а), intermediate 2. 2) а), inverted 1. 3), monopolistic, oligopolistic, one-sided 1. 3), one-way 2. 4) а), open outcry, outcry, over-the-counter 2. 1) а), over-the-telephone, parallel 2. 1) а), perfect 1. 1), n2б, pitching, physical 2. 1) а), public 1. 1), n4, pure 1. 1) а), retail 2. 1) а), screen-based, second 1. 1), n2, sideways 2. 6) а), spot 2. 1) а), third 2. 3) а), wholesale 2. 1) а)

ATTRIBUTES [legality\]: administered 1), bear 1. 2), black 1. 3) а), blocked 1. 2) а), controlled, democratic 1), formal 1. 1) а), free 1. 1) а), informal 1), б, illicit, kerb, organized 1), в, overt 1. 2) а), regulated, rigged 1. 2) а)

ATTRIBUTES: actual 1. 1), assured 1. 2), brisk 1. 1), business 1. 4) а), commercial 1. 1), consumer 1. 1), consumers, customer 1. 1), dealer 1. 1), б, enterprise 1. 2) а), government 1. 7) а), heavy user, industrial 1. 1), а, institutional 1. 1), а, manufacturing 2. 1) а), organizational, personal 1. 2) а), potential, producer 1. 1), professional 1. 1), promising, ready 1. 1), reseller, trade 1. 2), world 2. 1) а)

ATTRIBUTES: brand-loyal, control 3. 1), conventional 3. 2), core 2. 2), exploratory, intended, main 1. 1), mass 3. 1), personal 3. 2), potential, primary 2. 2), n2, principal 2. 2), n1, prospective, target 3. 1), test 3. 1), traditional

ATTRIBUTES: colonial, domestic 2) а), export 3. 2) а), external 1. 2) а), foreign 1. 1) а), global 1. 1) а), home 2. 2) а), internal 1. 2) а), international 1. 1) а), dispersed, distant 1. 1) а), local 1. 1) а), national 1. 1) а), nation-wide, nationwide, overseas 1. 2) а), regional, scattered 1. 1) а), world 2. 1) а), world-wide

ATTRIBUTES: concentrated 1) а), craft 1. 1) а), demographic, downscale 1. 2) а), heterogeneous, homogeneous, high-income, low-end, metro, metropolitan, middle-aged, middle-class, mid-range, military, rural, specialized, specialty, silver 2. 3) а), upscale 1. 2) а), youth 2. 4) а)

ATTRIBUTES: active 1. 3), advancing, bid 1. 3), bear 1. 2), barren 1. 3), broad 1. 1), bull 1. 2), close II 2. 3) в), competitive II 2. 2) а), complete 1. 2), confident II 2. 1) а), congested, contango, contestable, crossed II 2. 2) а), crowded II 2. 1) а), а, dead 1. 2), declining, deep II 2. 2) а), depressed II 2. 2) а), б, differentiated, dull II 2. 1) а), efficient II 2. 1) а), б, emerging, established II 2. 1) а), expanding, falling, fast II 1. 2) а), fertile II 2. 1) а), firm I 1. 1) а), flat I 2. 4) а), graveyard, growing 1. 1), growth II 2. 1) а), heavy II 2. 1) а), inactive II 2. 2) а), increasing, jumpy II 2. 1) а), б, languid II 2. 2) а), limited II 2. 1) а), liquid I 2. 6) а), locked II 2. 2) а), lucrative, mature 1. 2), narrow 1. 1), nervous I 2. 5) б), normal I 1. 5) б), offered, overstocked II 2. 1) а), а, pegged I 1. 3) б), present I 2. 2) б), price-sensitive, productive I 1. 3) б), profitable II 2. 1) а), protected, recession-hit, restricted II 2. 1) а), restrictive II 2. 1) а), rising, sagging I 2. 2) б), saturated I 1. 3) б), seller II 2. 1) а), а, selective I 2. 5) б), sensitive I 2. 4) б), short 1. 1), shrinking, slack I 2. 2) б), sluggish II 2. 2) а), soft I 2. 4) б), sold-out, stable I 2. 1) б), stagnant II 2. 1) а), static I 2. 2) б), steady 1. 1), stiff 1. 1), б, strong II 2. 2) а), technically strong, technically weak, tight I 2. 4) б), wide II 2. 1) а)

ATTRIBUTES: common 1) а), single 2) а)

to be fit FOR something: the soldiers were passed fit for duty los soldados fueron declarados aptos (para el servicio); I feel fit for anything today hoy me siento capaz de cualquier cosa; to be fit to + INF — \<\<to playavel\>\> estar* en condiciones de + inf

to be fit FOR something/somebody: this book is not fit for children este libro no es apto or apropriado para niños; this car is only fit for the scrapheap este coche es pura chatarra; a feast fit for a king un banquete digno de reyes; to be fit to + INF: this isn't fit to eat ( harmful) esto no está en buenas condiciones; ( unappetizing) esto está incomible; he's not fit to be a father no es digno de ser padre; you're not fit to be seen — estás impresentable

to be fit to + INF: I felt fit to drop me sentía a punto de caer* agotada; to laugh fit to burst — desternillarse de risa; tie II 1) b)

he fitted the two halves together — unió or encajó las dos mitades

he's been fitted with a pacemaker — le han colocado or puesto un marcapasos

if the shoe o (BrE) cap fits wear it — al que le caiga or venga el sayo que se lo ponga (AmL), quien se pica ajos come (Esp)

fainting fit — síncope m

to give somebody a fit — (colloq) darle* a alguien un soponcio (fam)

to have o throw a fit — (colloq)

I nearly had a fit — casi me da un ataque or un síncope (fam)

a fit of jealousy — un arrebato or arranque de celos

to have somebody in fits — (colloq) hacer* partirse de risa a alguien (fam)

we were in fits — nos estábamos muriendo de risa

by o in fits and starts — a los tropezones, a trancas y barrancas

it's a tight fit — ( clothes) es muy entallado; ( in confined space)

• fit for sth, fit for human consumption/habitation — comestible/habitable

• to be fit to do sth, he's not fit to teach — no sirve para profesor

the meat was not fit to eat or to be eaten — (=unhealthy) la carne no estaba en buenas condiciones; (=bad-tasting) la carne era incomible, la carne no se podía comer

• to be fit for duty — (Mil) ser apto para el servicio

to be fit for work — (after illness) estar en condiciones de trabajar

• to get fit — (Med) reponerse; (Sport) ponerse en forma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• to pass sb fit — (after illness, injury) dar a algn el alta

• she's not yet fit to travel — todavía no está en condiciones de viajar

I'm fit to drop — estoy que me caigo *

he was laughing fit to bust or burst — se tronchaba or desternillaba de risa

• to see/ think fit to do sth, you must do as you think fit — debes hacer lo que estimes conveniente or lo que creas apropiado

he can't find shirts to fit him — no encuentra camisas que le queden or vengan bien

the key doesn't fit the lock — la llave no entra or encaja en la cerradura

I finally began to fit the pieces together — (fig) finalmente empecé a encajar todas las piezas

this key doesn't fit — esta llave no encaja or entra

it doesn't fit with what he said to me — no concuerda or no se corresponde con lo que me dijo a mí

when it comes to shoes, a good fit is essential — en lo que se refiere a los zapatos, es esencial que se ajusten bien or que sean el número correcto

it's rather a tight fit — me está un poco justo or apretado

• epileptic fit — ataque m epiléptico

• fainting fit — desmayo m

• she had a fit last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

• a fit of anger — un arranque or un arrebato or frm un acceso de cólera

• a fit of coughing — un ataque or frm un acceso de tos

• a fit of enthusiasm — un arranque de entusiasmo

• I had a fit of (the) giggles — me dio un ataque de risa

• to have a fit * — ponerse histérico *

he'd have a fit if he knew — le daría un síncope si se enterara *, se pondría histérico si se enterara *

• to be in fits * — partirse de risa *

she was so funny, she used to have us all in fits — era tan graciosa, que nos tenía a todos muertos de risa *

• she had a laughing fit — le dio un ataque de risa

• she was in fits of laughter — se partía de risa *

• he shot her in a fit of jealous rage — disparó sobre ella en un arranque or arrebato de celos y furia

• by or in fits and starts — a tropezones, a trompicones *

• to throw a fit * — ponerse histérico *

she'll throw a fit if she finds out — le dará un síncope si se entera *, se pondrá histérica si se entera *

• a fit of weeping — una llorera

to be fit FOR something: the soldiers were passed fit for duty los soldados fueron declarados aptos (para el servicio); I feel fit for anything today hoy me siento capaz de cualquier cosa; to be fit to + INF — \<\<to play/travel\>\> estar* en condiciones de + inf

to be fit FOR something/somebody: this book is not fit for children este libro no es apto or apropriado para niños; this car is only fit for the scrapheap este coche es pura chatarra; a feast fit for a king un banquete digno de reyes; to be fit to + INF: this isn't fit to eat ( harmful) esto no está en buenas condiciones; ( unappetizing) esto está incomible; he's not fit to be a father no es digno de ser padre; you're not fit to be seen — estás impresentable