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Präp. (+ Dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros—Adv.1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then—I Adj. umg.II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!—Konj.1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)* * *[tsuː]1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel tozur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)
zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's
zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up
zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth
zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb
zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window
zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door
2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt inzu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt
der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral
zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...
3) zeitlich atzu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour
(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening
die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April
zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May
4)Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz
Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's mealzur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar
Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth
zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...
5) Zweck, Bestimmung forPapier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper
zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...
zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...
zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...
zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)
6)etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmaszu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday
zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following
"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"
7)Folge, Umstand
zu seinem Besten — for his own goodzu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc
es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry
8)Mittel, Art und Weise
zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback9) Veränderung intozu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth
jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth
10) = als aser machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife
11)Verhältnis, Beziehung
Liebe zu jdm — love for sbVertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth
12)im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two
See:13)wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each
zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...
zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time
See:→ vier, bis14)zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?
15)der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein16)getrenntes "dazu" inf
da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to itSee:→ dazu17)zum Beispiel — for examplezum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth
zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection
zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval
2. ADVERB1) = allzu toosie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him
2) = geschlossen shut, closedauf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off
Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door
3)= los, weiter inf
dann mal zu! — right, off we go!du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead
ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going
schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!
lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up
4) örtlich toward(s)See:→ ab3. ADJEKTIV(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done upSee:→ zu sein4. BINDEWORT1) mit Infinitiv tojdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth
das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable
ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do
ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye
2)noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding billsdas sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked
der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined
* * *1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to10) to11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to14) (an old word for `to'.) unto* * *zu[tsu:]1. (wohin: Ziel) to\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/schoolwie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarketmorgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed\zum Militär gehen to join the army\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]2. (wohin: Richtung)das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the streetder Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre3. (wohin: neben)▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sthdarf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with uslegen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each platesie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed\zu Hause at home\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedralder Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeurender Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Innder Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms6. wann: Zeitpunkt at\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1stes muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfastetw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmasjdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday8. (worüber: Thema)\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the followingwas sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environmentjdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-buttonPapier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paperWasser \zum Trinken drinking waterwir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eatgib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play withauf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the tripbei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is rainingdas Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctorsie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest\zur Ansicht on approval\zur Einsicht for inspection\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanationjdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory\zu Hilfe! help!jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all\zur Probe as a trial [or test]\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]\zu was (fam) for what, why\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?10. (als was)er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wifeetw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply\zum Beispiel for example\zur Belohnung as a reward\zur Strafe as a punishment▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth\zur Warnung as a warning11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmonetw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text bookswo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfactiondie Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom pricesdu hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the betterdas ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German\zum Glück luckily14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashesEiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiffKartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a haltetw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sthmanch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thiefwieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to duster ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captainsie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairmanjdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sthjdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sther machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife17. (zu wem: Beziehung)meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with herLiebe \zu jdm love for sbaus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sbVertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] toim Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to fourunsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fiftyim Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...19. SPORTBayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-onedas Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw\zu drei Prozent at three percentdiese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro eachsechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents\zum halben Preis at half pricewir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday togethersie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pairder Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finishedhast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?\zum ersten Mal for the first time\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold\zur Hauptsache mainly\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right\zum Voraus in front of\zum Vorn[e]herein from in frontII. ADVERB1. (allzu) tooich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along\zu sehr too mucher hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] harddas ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!dem Ausgang \zu towards the exitnach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front4. (fam: weiter, los)dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we goschimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any goodmach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch upIII. ADJEKTIVTür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off![mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door▪ \zu sein:sie ist total \zu you can't get through to herIV. KONJUNKTION1. mit Infinitiv towas gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to dosie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today▪ etw ist \zu tun:die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Fridaydieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away▪ um etw \zu tun:ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye2. mit Partizipda sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding billses gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be boughtder \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examinednicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *zu1 präp (+dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);bis zu up to;zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;zu ebener Erde at ground level;zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;zu Hause at home;zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;zu Beginn at the beginning;4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprisesich äußern zu say sth about;gehören zu belong to;gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;passen zu suit;der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for hersich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …8. Art und Weise:zu Fuß on foot;zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;zu Deutsch in German9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;Hunderten in hundreds;es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros10. Zahlenverhältnis:11. Adelsprädikat:zu2 adv1. (übermäßig) too;zu sehr too much;zu sehr betonen overemphasize;das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;einer etczu viel one etc too many;einmal zu viel once too often;ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);einer etcdu isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg:nur zu! go on!;4. Richtung:nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:gegen … zu toward(s)zu3A. adj umg1.zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;2.3.zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full4.B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;Augen zu! close your eyes;Tür zu! shut the door!zu4 konj1. (+inf):ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ ppr):ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *adv.too adv. konj.for conj. präp.at prep.to prep.toward prep.towards prep.unto prep. -
42 ansetzen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (in Stellung bringen) (put into) position; (aufsetzen) put on; (Wagenheber) put, place; (Hebel, Meißel) apply, place; (Leiter) put (in position), prop (an + Akk against); (Becher, Flöte etc.) put to one’s lips; die Feder ansetzen put pen to paper3. (Bowle, Teig etc.) make, prepare, mix4. (Frist, Zeitpunkt) fix, appoint; einen Termin ansetzen set a date; (Theaterstück) schedule, set; die Siegerehrung ist für acht Uhr angesetzt the presentation ceremony is scheduled for eight o’clock6. (entwickeln) (Knospen, Früchte etc.) develop, produce, form; (Kalk, Zahnstein, Rost etc.) become covered with ( oder develop a layer of); Rost auch: start to rust; Fett ansetzen put on weight; Schimmel ansetzen start to mo(u)ld, get ( oder go) mo[u]ldy7. seine Frau hat einen Detektiv auf ihn angesetzt his wife put a detective on(to) himII v/i1. (make a) start; zum Sprechen etc. ansetzen be about to speak etc.; zur Landung ansetzen come in (to land); zum Sprung ansetzen get ready to jump ( oder for a jump); zum Endspurt ansetzen make a final spurt ( oder push)2. (an einer Stelle wirken) Kraft, Hebel: act; fig. Kritik etc.: set in3. umg. (dick werden) put on weight4. (anbrennen) burn, stick to the bottom of the panIII v/refl Schmutz etc.: accumulate; CHEM. auch be deposited; in Kristallen: crystallize; am Wagen hat sich Rost angesetzt the car’s starting to rust* * *to quote* * *ạn|set|zen sep1. vt1) (= anfügen) to attach (an +acc to), to add ( an +acc to), to put on ( an +acc -to); (= annähen) to sew on2) (= in Ausgangsstellung bringen) to place in positionansetzen — to put a ladder up against sth
den Bleistift/die Feder ansetzen — to put pencil/pen to paper
die Flöte/Trompete etc ansetzen — to raise the flute/trumpet to one's mouth
an welcher Stelle muss man den Wagenheber ansetzen? — where should the jack be put or placed?
3) (mit, auf +acc at) (= festlegen) Kosten, Termin to fix; (= veranschlagen) Kosten, Zeitspanne to estimate, to calculatefür 9 Uhr angesetzt sein (Besprechung etc) — to be scheduled for 9 o'clock
4)Fett ansetzen (Mensch) — to put on weight; (Tier) to get fatter
2. vr(Rost) to form; (Kalk etc) to be deposited; (Gekochtes) to stick3. vi1) (= beginnen) to start, to beginzum Sprung/Start ansetzen — to get ready or prepare to jump/start
er setzte immer wieder an, aber... (zum Sprechen) — he kept opening his mouth to say something but...
3) (COOK = sich festsetzen) to stick* * *2) (to name (a price).) quote* * *an|set·zenI. vt1. (befestigen)tief angesetzte Taschen low pocketstief angesetzte Ohren (fig) low-set ears2. (ins Stellung bringen)▪ etw \ansetzen to position sthein Blasinstrument \ansetzen to raise a wind instrument to one's moutheine Feder \ansetzen to put a pen to paperdas Glas \ansetzen to raise the glass to one's lipswo muss ich den Wagenheber \ansetzen? where should I put [or place] the jack?▪ etw [mit etw dat/auf etw akk] \ansetzen (festsetzen) to set sth [at sth]; (schätzen) to estimate sth [at sth]; (vorausberechnen) to calculate sth [at sth]mit wie viel Euro würden Sie die Baukosten \ansetzen? what would you estimate to be the building costs [in euros]?etw zu niedrig/hoch \ansetzen to set sth too low/high; (schätzen) to underestimate/overestimate sth4. (einplanen)wir haben für die Proben eine Woche angesetzt we've planned one week for the rehearsals5. (terminlich festlegen)die Operation ist für morgen angesetzt the operation has been fixed [or set] for tomorrow6. (hetzen)Hunde auf jdn/jds Spur \ansetzen to put [or set] dogs on sb's trail7. (einsetzen)▪ jdn auf jdn/etw \ansetzen to put sb on[to] sb/sthwen sollen wir auf ihren neuen Stürmer \ansetzen? (sl) who should mark their new striker?jdn auf einen Fall/ein Projekt \ansetzen to put sb on a case/projectjdn auf jds Spur \ansetzen to put sb on sb▪ etw \ansetzen to produce sthBeeren/Blätter/Früchte \ansetzen to produce berries/leaves/fruitBlüten/Knospen \ansetzen to blossom/bud9. (ausbilden)Fett \ansetzen to put on weightRost \ansetzen to rustSchimmel \ansetzen to go mouldy10. (vorbereiten)▪ etw \ansetzen to put sth onII. vi1. (beginnen) startgenau an diesem Punkt muss die Kritik \ansetzen that is exactly the point where criticism must startmit der Arbeit/dem Heben \ansetzen to start work[ing]/liftingzur Landung \ansetzen to come in to land[zum Sprechen [o Reden]] \ansetzen to open one's mouth to speakzum Sprung \ansetzen to get ready to jumpzum Trinken \ansetzen to raise the glass to one's lipszum Überholen \ansetzen to be about to overtake2. (eine Position einnehmen)4. (Knospen, Früchte bilden) sprout▪ bei jdm \ansetzen to make sb put on weight7. (anbrennen) to stickIII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) position <ladder, jack, drill, saw>; put < pen> to paper; put or place < violin bow> in the bowing position; put <glass, trumpet> to one's lips4) (veranschlagen) estimatedie Kosten mit drei Millionen ansetzen — estimate the cost at three million
5) (anrühren) mix; prepare6) (ausbilden)Rost/Grünspan ansetzen — go rusty/become covered with verdigris
2.Knospen/Früchte ansetzen — form buds/set fruit
intransitives Verb1)zum Sprung/Überholen ansetzen — get ready or prepare to jump/overtake
2)hier muss die Diskussion/Kritik ansetzen — this is where the discussion/criticism must start
* * *ansetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (in Stellung bringen) (put into) position; (aufsetzen) put on; (Wagenheber) put, place; (Hebel, Meißel) apply, place; (Leiter) put (in position), prop (die Feder ansetzen put pen to paper2. (anfügen) add (einen Termin ansetzen set a date; (Theaterstück) schedule, set;die Siegerehrung ist für acht Uhr angesetzt the presentation ceremony is scheduled for eight o’clockzu hoch/niedrig ansetzen overestimate/underestimate6. (entwickeln) (Knospen, Früchte etc) develop, produce, form; (Kalk, Zahnstein, Rost etc) become covered with ( oder develop a layer of); Rost auch: start to rust;Fett ansetzen put on weight;Schimmel ansetzen start to mo(u)ld, get ( oder go) mo[u]ldy7.seine Frau hat einen Detektiv auf ihn angesetzt his wife put a detective on(to) himB. v/i1. (make a) start;zum Sprechen etcansetzen be about to speak etc;zur Landung ansetzen come in (to land);zum Sprung ansetzen get ready to jump ( oder for a jump);zum Endspurt ansetzen make a final spurt ( oder push)3. umg (dick werden) put on weight4. (anbrennen) burn, stick to the bottom of the pan5.gut angesetzt haben Erdbeeren etc: be coming up nicely, promise to crop wellam Wagen hat sich Rost angesetzt the car’s starting to rust* * *1.transitives Verb1) position <ladder, jack, drill, saw>; put < pen> to paper; put or place < violin bow> in the bowing position; put <glass, trumpet> to one's lips2) (anfügen) attach, put on (an + Akk. od. Dat. to); fit (an + Akk. od. Dat. on to)4) (veranschlagen) estimate5) (anrühren) mix; prepare6) (ausbilden)Rost/Grünspan ansetzen — go rusty/become covered with verdigris
2.Knospen/Früchte ansetzen — form buds/set fruit
intransitives Verb1)zum Sprung/Überholen ansetzen — get ready or prepare to jump/overtake
2)hier muss die Diskussion/Kritik ansetzen — this is where the discussion/criticism must start
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43 Gedanke
m; -ns, -n1. thought (an + Akk of); (Gefühl, Ahnung) notion; (Gedankengang, Betrachtung) thought(s Pl.); (Mutmaßung) conjecture; der Gedanke, dass... the thought that ( oder of s.o. oder s.th. [+ Ger.]); in Gedanken (zerstreut) absent-minded; (im Geiste) in spirit; (in der Fantasie) in one’s mind’s eye; seinen Gedanken nachhängen lose oneself in thought ( oder in one’s own thoughts); in Gedanken verloren oder versunken oder vertieft lost in thought, miles away umg.; etw. ganz in Gedanken tun do s.th. absent-mindedly; sie ist mit ihren Gedanken immer woanders oder nie bei der Sache she’s always got her mind on other things; wo warst du nur mit deinen Gedanken? what were you thinking of?; seine Gedanken beisammenhaben / beisammenhalten have / keep one’s wits about one; jemanden auf andere Gedanken bringen get s.o.’s mind onto other things; (von Kummer etc. ablenken) take s.o.’s mind off things; jemandes Gedanken lesen read s.o.’s mind; ich kann doch keine Gedanken lesen! I’m not a mind-reader!; schon bei dem Gedanken oder allein der Gedanke ( daran) just to think of it, the very thought of it; kein Gedanke ( daran)! umg. no way!; ich kann keinen klaren Gedanken fassen I can’t think straight; sich (Dat) Gedanken machen über (+ Akk) (nachdenken) think about; (sich fragen) wonder about; (sich sorgen) worry about, be worried about; mach dir keine Gedanken darüber don’t worry about it, don’t let it worry you; die Gedanken sind frei thought is free2. (Idee, Vorstellung, Einfall, Plan) idea; guter Gedanke good idea; das ist ein ( guter) Gedanke! auch that’s an ( oder the) idea; jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen zu (+ Inf.) give s.o. the idea of (+ Ger.) das bringt mich auf einen Gedanken that’s ( oder you’ve etc.) just given me an idea; jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen put ideas into s.o.’s head; er kam auf den Gedanken zu (+ Inf.) he had the idea of (+ Ger.), it occurred to him to (+ Inf.) wie kommst du auf den Gedanken? what made you think of that?; auf den Gedanken wäre ich nie gekommen I would never have thought of it, it would never have occurred to me; auf dumme Gedanken kommen get ideas; ich will nicht, dass sie auf dumme Gedanken kommt I don’t want her to get any (silly) ideas; da kam ihr der rettende Gedanke then she hit upon the solution; mit dem Gedanke spielen zu (+ Inf.) toy with the idea of (+ Ger.) sich mit dem Gedanke tragen zu (+ Inf.) have in mind to (+ Inf.), be minded to (+ Inf.)3. Gedanken (Ansichten) thoughts, views ( über + Akk on); seine Gedanken austauschen exchange ideas ( oder views)* * *der Gedankeidea; thought* * *Ge|dạn|ke [gə'daŋkə]m -ns, -nthought ( über +acc on, about); (= Idee, Plan, Einfall) idea; (= Konzept) concept; (= Betrachtung) reflection ( über +acc on)der bloße Gedanke an... — the mere thought of...
da kam mir ein Gedanke — then I had an idea, then something occurred to me
bei diesem Lärm kann man ja keinen Gedanken fassen — you can't hear yourself think in this noise
in Gedanken vertieft or versunken/verloren sein — to be deep or sunk/lost in thought
in Gedanken, Worten und Werken sündigen — to sin in thought, word and deed
in Gedanken bin ich bei dir — in thought I am with you, my thoughts are with you
jdn auf andere Gedanken bringen — to take sb's mind off things
wo hat er nur seine Gedanken? — whatever is he thinking about?
mach dir keine Gedanken ( darüber)! — don't worry about it!
so seine Gedanken (inf) — I've got my ideas
ich kann doch nicht Gedanken lesen! — I'm not a mind-reader!
wie kommen Sie auf den Gedanken? — what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?
auf dumme Gedanken kommen (inf) — to get up to mischief
jdn auf den Gedanken bringen, etw zu tun — to give sb the idea of doing sth
mit dem Gedanken spielen, etw zu tun — to toy with or consider the idea of doing sth
der europäische/olympische Gedanke — the European/Olympic idea
* * *der1) (something that one thinks; an idea: I had a sudden thought.) thought2) (the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) think* * *Ge·dan·ke<-ns, -n>[gəˈdaŋkə]m1. (das Gedachte, Überlegung) thoughtder bloße \Gedanke an jdn/etw the mere thought of sb/sthjdn auf andere \Gedanken bringen to take sb's mind off sthjdn auf einen \Gedanken bringen to put an idea into sb's headeinen \Gedanken fassen to form an ideaich kann keinen vernünftigen \Gedanken fassen I just can't think properlyden \Gedanken fassen, etw zu tun to form [or have] the idea of doing sthjds \Gedanken lesen to read sb's thoughtsmach dir darüber keine \Gedanken don't worry [about it]jdn aus seinen \Gedanken reißen to interrupt sb's thoughtsin \Gedanken bei jdm/etw sein to be in sb's thoughts/to have one's mind on sthin \Gedanken bin ich stets bei dir my thoughts are with youganz in \Gedanken sein to be lost in thoughtmit seinen \Gedanken woanders sein to have one's mind on sth elsewo hast du nur deine \Gedanken? whatever are you thinking about?etw ganz in \Gedanken tun to do sth while lost in thought [or while one's thoughts are far away]kein \Gedanke [daran]! certainly not!, no way!, out of the question!2. (Einfall, Plan) idea, planeinen \Gedanken in die Tat umsetzen to put a plan [or an idea] into actionjdm kommt ein \Gedanke the thought occurs to sb, sb has [or hits upon] an ideamir kommt da gerade ein \Gedanke! I've just had an idea!der rettende \Gedanke the idea that saves the dayplötzlich kam mir der rettende \Gedanke suddenly I came up with an idea to save the dayauf einen \Gedanken kommen to have an ideamit dem \Gedanken spielen, etw zu tun to toy with the idea of doing sth3. (Begriff) conceptder europäische \Gedanke ist die Idee von einem vereinten Europa the European idea is the concept of a united Europe* * *der; Gedankens, Gedanken1) thoughtseinen Gedanken nachhängen — abandon oneself to one's thoughts
in Gedanken verloren od. versunken [sein] — [be] lost or deep in thought
sich mit einem Gedanken vertraut machen/einen Gedanken aufgreifen — get used to/take up an idea
Gedanken lesen können — be able to read people's thoughts or to mind-read
sich (Dat.) [um jemanden/etwas od. wegen jemandes/etwas] Gedanken machen — be worried [about somebody/something]
sich über etwas (Akk.) Gedanken machen — (länger nachdenken) think about or ponder something
2) o. Plder Gedanke an etwas — (Akk.) the thought of something
bei dem Gedanken, hingehen zu müssen — at the thought of having to go
kein Gedanke [daran]! — (ugs.) out of the question!; no way! (coll.)
seine Gedanken [über etwas (Akk.)] austauschen — exchange views [about something]
4) (Einfall) ideadas bringt mich auf einen Gedanken — that gives me an idea
mir kam der Gedanke, wir könnten... — it occurred to me that we could...
auf dumme Gedanken kommen — (ugs.) get silly ideas (coll.)
mit dem Gedanken spielen[, etwas zu tun] — be toying with the idea [of doing something]
5) (Idee) idea* * *1. thought (an +akk of); (Gefühl, Ahnung) notion; (Gedankengang, Betrachtung) thought(s pl); (Mutmaßung) conjecture;in Gedanken (zerstreut) absent-minded; (im Geiste) in spirit; (in der Fantasie) in one’s mind’s eye;seinen Gedanken nachhängen lose oneself in thought ( oder in one’s own thoughts);vertieft lost in thought, miles away umg;etwas ganz in Gedanken tun do sth absent-mindedly;nie bei der Sache she’s always got her mind on other things;wo warst du nur mit deinen Gedanken? what were you thinking of?;seine Gedanken beisammenhaben/beisammenhalten have/keep one’s wits about one;jemanden auf andere Gedanken bringen get sb’s mind onto other things; (von Kummer etc ablenken) take sb’s mind off things;jemandes Gedanken lesen read sb’s mind;ich kann doch keine Gedanken lesen! I’m not a mind-reader!;allein der Gedanke (daran) just to think of it, the very thought of it;kein Gedanke (daran)! umg no way!;ich kann keinen klaren Gedanken fassen I can’t think straight;sich (dat)Gedanken machen über (+akk) (nachdenken) think about; (sich fragen) wonder about; (sich sorgen) worry about, be worried about;mach dir keine Gedanken darüber don’t worry about it, don’t let it worry you;die Gedanken sind frei thought is free2. (Idee, Vorstellung, Einfall, Plan) idea;guter Gedanke good idea;jemanden auf dumme Gedanken bringen put ideas into sb’s head;wie kommst du auf den Gedanken? what made you think of that?;auf den Gedanken wäre ich nie gekommen I would never have thought of it, it would never have occurred to me;auf dumme Gedanken kommen get ideas;ich will nicht, dass sie auf dumme Gedanken kommt I don’t want her to get any (silly) ideas;da kam ihr der rettende Gedanke then she hit upon the solution;3.Gedanken (Ansichten) thoughts, views (über +akk on);seine Gedanken austauschen exchange ideas ( oder views)4. (Begriff) idea, concept;der Gedanke der Demokratie the idea ( oder concept) of democracy* * *der; Gedankens, Gedanken1) thoughtin Gedanken verloren od. versunken [sein] — [be] lost or deep in thought
sich mit einem Gedanken vertraut machen/einen Gedanken aufgreifen — get used to/take up an idea
Gedanken lesen können — be able to read people's thoughts or to mind-read
sich (Dat.) [um jemanden/etwas od. wegen jemandes/etwas] Gedanken machen — be worried [about somebody/something]
sich über etwas (Akk.) Gedanken machen — (länger nachdenken) think about or ponder something
2) o. Plder Gedanke an etwas — (Akk.) the thought of something
bei dem Gedanken, hingehen zu müssen — at the thought of having to go
kein Gedanke [daran]! — (ugs.) out of the question!; no way! (coll.)
seine Gedanken [über etwas (Akk.)] austauschen — exchange views [about something]
4) (Einfall) ideamir kam der Gedanke, wir könnten... — it occurred to me that we could...
auf dumme Gedanken kommen — (ugs.) get silly ideas (coll.)
mit dem Gedanken spielen[, etwas zu tun] — be toying with the idea [of doing something]
5) (Idee) idea* * *-n m.conception n.idea n.notion n.thought n. -
44 Kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
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v.1 to throw.lanzar a alguien al mar/río to throw somebody into the sea/riverMaría le lanza la bola a Ricardo Mary throws Richard the ball.2 to let out.lanzar insultos contra alguien to insult somebody3 to launch (commerce).Ellos lanzan su producto nuevo They launch their new product.4 to come at, to jump at.Se me lanzó un león A lion came at me.5 to give.María le lanza a Sue un golpe Mary gives Sue a blow.6 to be thrown at, to be thrown to.Se me lanzó una piedra A stone was thrown at me.7 to evict.El juez lanzó al inquilino The judge evicted the tenant.* * *1 (gen) to throw2 (cohete) to launch4 (producto) to launch1 (actuar decididamente) to throw oneself, launch oneself into■ se lanzaron a la calle en protesta por la nueva ley they went out onto the streets to protest against the new law\lanzarse contra alguien to attack somebody* * *verb1) to throw, hurl2) launch3) pitch•- lanzarse* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, piedra] [gen] to throw; [con violencia] to hurl, flinglanzaron botes de humo contra los manifestantes — they threw o hurled smoke bombs at the demonstrators
la explosión lanzó algunas piedras al cielo — the explosion threw o flung stones into the sky
lanzar algo/a algn al suelo — [gen] to throw sth/sb to the ground; [con violencia] to hurl sth/sb to the ground
2) (=disparar) [+ flecha, proyectil] to fire; [+ cohete, misil] [hacia el aire] to launch; [hacia tierra] to drop3) (Dep) [+ disco, jabalina, balón] to throw; [+ peso] to put; [+ pelota] (Béisbol) to pitch; (Cricket) to bowllanzar una falta — (Ftbl) to take a free kick
4) (=emitir) [+ mensaje] to deliver; [+ insulto, ataque] to hurl; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ desafío] to issue, throw down; [+ grito, suspiro] to let outlas autoridades han lanzado un nuevo mensaje a los inversores — the authorities have issued a new message to investors
la emisora lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente — the radio station launched harsh attacks against the president
lanzar críticas contra algn — to criticize sb, level criticism against sb frm
llamamientolanzar una mirada — to shoot a glance o look
5) (Com) [+ producto, moda] to launch, bring out; [+ disco] to release, bring outhan lanzado al mercado un nuevo modelo — they have brought out a new model, they have released a new model onto the market
fue el primer banco que lanzó al mercado bonos hipotecarios — it was the first bank to issue mortgage bonds
6) (Mil) [+ campaña, ataque] to launch7) (=vomitar) to bring up8) (Bot) [+ hojas, flores] to come out in, put out9) (Jur) to dispossess2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <pelota/objetos/jabalina> to throw; ( en béisbol) to pitchlanzar la bala or (Esp) el peso — to put the shot
b) <misil/satélite> to launch; < bomba> to drop2) <producto/libro> to launch3)a) <ofensiva/ataque> to launchb) < crítica> to launch4)a) < mirada> to shoot, giveb) < grito> to give2.lanzar vi ( en béisbol) to pitch3.lanzarse v prona) (refl) ( arrojarse) to throw oneselflanzarse al agua/al vacío — to leap into the water/the void
lanzarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en una emergencia) to parachute, to bale out
b) (abalanzarse, precipitarse)lanzarse sobre algo/alguien — to pounce on something/somebody
se lanza a hacer las cosas sin pensar — (fam) she rushes into things without thinking
c) ( emprender)* * *= launch, lob, fling, dart, catapult, spew (out), pitch, hurl, fire off.Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex. Projection is really a matter of energy rather than volume, and the energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listeners.Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex. 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex. The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame.Ex. Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.----* lanzar al mercado = ship.* lanzar amenazas = rattle + Posesivo + saber.* lanzar bombas = bomb.* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.* lanzarse = rush, dart, plunge into.* lanzarse a = launch into.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* lanzarse al estrellato = shoot to + stardom, catapult to + stardom.* lanzarse al mercado = hit + the streets.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lanzarse en paracaídas = parachute.* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* lanzarse sobre = descend upon, lam into, lay into.* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una iniciativa = launch + initiative.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <pelota/objetos/jabalina> to throw; ( en béisbol) to pitchlanzar la bala or (Esp) el peso — to put the shot
b) <misil/satélite> to launch; < bomba> to drop2) <producto/libro> to launch3)a) <ofensiva/ataque> to launchb) < crítica> to launch4)a) < mirada> to shoot, giveb) < grito> to give2.lanzar vi ( en béisbol) to pitch3.lanzarse v prona) (refl) ( arrojarse) to throw oneselflanzarse al agua/al vacío — to leap into the water/the void
lanzarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en una emergencia) to parachute, to bale out
b) (abalanzarse, precipitarse)lanzarse sobre algo/alguien — to pounce on something/somebody
se lanza a hacer las cosas sin pensar — (fam) she rushes into things without thinking
c) ( emprender)* * *= launch, lob, fling, dart, catapult, spew (out), pitch, hurl, fire off.Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
Ex: Projection is really a matter of energy rather than volume, and the energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listeners.Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.Ex: The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame.Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* lanzar al mercado = ship.* lanzar amenazas = rattle + Posesivo + saber.* lanzar bombas = bomb.* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.* lanzarse = rush, dart, plunge into.* lanzarse a = launch into.* lanzarse a la calle = take to + the streets.* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.* lanzarse al estrellato = shoot to + stardom, catapult to + stardom.* lanzarse al mercado = hit + the streets.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lanzarse en paracaídas = parachute.* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* lanzarse sobre = descend upon, lam into, lay into.* lanzar una idea = pilot + idea.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una iniciativa = launch + initiative.* lanzar una mirada de = give + a look of.* * *lanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹piedras/objetos› to throw2 ‹disco/jabalina/pelota› to throw; ‹peso› to put; (en béisbol) to pitch3 ‹misil/torpedo/proyectil› to launch; ‹bomba› to drop4 ‹satélite/cohete› to launchB ‹producto/libro/proyecto› to launchla canción que los lanzó a la fama the song which shot them to fameC1 ( Mil) ‹ataque/ofensiva› to launch2 ‹crítica/acusación› to launchlanzaron una serie de ataques contra la organización they launched a series of attacks on the organizationlas acusaciones lanzadas contra él por miembros del partido the accusations made against him o leveled at him by party memberslanzó un llamamiento a la calma he called o appealed for calm, he made an appeal for calmD1 ‹mirada› to shoot, givele lanzó una mirada inquisidora he shot o gave her an inquisitive lookme lanzó una indirecta she dropped me a hint2 ‹grito›los manifestantes lanzaron gritos de protesta contra el gobierno the demonstrators shouted protests against the governmentlanzaron consignas contra el régimen they shouted anti-government sloganslanzó un grito de dolor he let out a cry of pain, he cried out in painlanzar un suspiro to sigh, to breathe a sighel piloto lanzó un mensaje de emergencia the pilot sent out an SOS■ lanzarviA (en béisbol) to pitch■ lanzarse1 ( refl) (arrojarse) to throw oneselfse lanzó al vacío desde lo alto de un edificio he threw o flung himself off the top of a buildingse lanzó al agua she threw herself o jumped o leaped into the waterlanzarse en paracaídas to parachute; (en una emergencia) to parachute, to bale out2(abalanzarse, precipitarse): se lanzó en su búsqueda he set about looking for herlanzarse a la calle to take to the streetsse lanzaron sobre or contra el ladrón they pounced o leaped on the thieflos niños se lanzaron sobre los pasteles the children pounced o dived on the cakesse lanzaron escaleras arriba they rushed o charged upstairsse lanzaron al ataque they attackedno te lances a comprar ( fam); don't rush into buying anythingse lanza a hacer las cosas sin pensar ( fam); she dives o rushes into things without thinking3 (emprender) lanzarse A algo to undertake sth, embark UPON sthse lanzaron a una campaña aparatosa de publicidad they embarked on o undertook a spectacular publicity campaign4 (en una carrera) to launch oneselfse lanzó como cantante popular she launched herself as a pop singer* * *
lanzar ( conjugate lanzar) verbo transitivo
1
( en béisbol) to pitch
‹ bomba› to drop
2 ‹producto/libro› to launch
3
‹ indirecta› to drop;
‹ grito› to give;
verbo intransitivo ( en béisbol) to pitch
lanzarse verbo pronominal
◊ lanzarse al agua/al vacío to leap into the water/the void;
lanzarse en paracaídas to parachute;
( en una emergencia) to bale outb) (abalanzarse, precipitarse):◊ lanzarse sobre algo/algn to pounce on sth/sb;
lanzarse al ataque to attack
lanzar verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar) to throw
2 (insulto, grito) to let out: le lanzó una mirada de rencor, she shot him a resentful look
3 Mil & Com to launch
' lanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojar
- bombear
- canuto
- bomba
- córner
- echar
- indirecta
- mandar
- puya
- tirar
English:
blast off
- bowl
- bring in
- bring out
- cast
- dare
- drive
- drop
- fire
- float
- glower
- ground
- heave
- hurl
- introduce
- launch
- send up
- shoot
- squirt
- throw
- throw down
- toss
- toss about
- toss around
- utter
- dart
- deliver
- fling
- hint
- hit
- lob
- loose
- pitch
- project
- put
- set
- sling
- spew
* * *♦ vt1. [tirar] to throw;[con fuerza] to hurl, to fling;lanzar a alguien al mar/río to throw sb into the sea/river;los alborotadores lanzaban palos y piedras a la policía the rioters were hurling sticks and stones at the police2. [bomba] to drop;[flecha, misil] to fire3. [cohete, satélite] to launch4. [ataque] to launch[con el pie] to kick; [en béisbol] to pitch;lanzó el balón a las gradas (de una patada) he kicked o sent the ball into the stands;lanzar el balón fuera to put the ball out of play;lanzar un penalty to take a penalty;lanzar peso to put the shot6. [grito, gemido, aullido] to let out;[acusación] to make; [suspiro] to heave; [mirada, sonrisa] to give; [beso] to blow;lanzar insultos contra alguien to insult sb;el lobo lanzaba aullidos the wolf was howling7. [producto, artista, periódico] to launch;[disco, película] to release;lanzar una campaña de descrédito contra alguien to start a campaign to discredit sb9. [en ciclismo] to lead out10. [despojar] to dispossess;[desalojar] to evict* * *v/t* * *lanzar {21} vt1) : to throw, to hurl2) : to pitch3) : to launch* * *lanzar vb2. (mísil, producto) to launch -
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parler [paʀle]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to speak• parlez plus fort ! speak up!• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!• sans parler de... not to mention...• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sthc. ( = révéler des faits) to talk2. <a. [+ langue] to speak3. <a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.4. <a. ( = manière de parler) speechb. ( = langue régionale) dialect* * *
I
1. paʀle1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]2) ( discuter)parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics
parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films
2.
parler à verbe transitif indirectparler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with
trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match
moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!
3.
parler de verbe transitif indirect1) ( discuter)parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)
parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another
faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news
tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)
ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!
n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it
finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done
2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]3) ( s'entretenir)parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody
parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talkparler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian
parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent
2) ( s'exprimer) to speakparle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening
une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)
tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)
3) ( bavarder) to talkparler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)
4) ( faire des aveux) to talk
5.
se parler verbe pronominal1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken
II paʀlenom masculin1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech2) Linguistique dialect* * *paʀle1. nm1) [individu] speech, way of speaking2) [région] dialect2. vi1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speakIl ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.
2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talkparler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb
parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth
Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.
un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year
parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb
3) (= discuter) to talkNous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.
Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.
4) (= avouer) to talk3. vt1) [langue] to speakIl parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.
2)* * *parler verb table: aimerA nm1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;2 Ling dialect.B vtr2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.D parler de vtr ind1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!E vi1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.F se parler vpr1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.I[parle] nom masculinII[parle] verbe intransitifA.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voiceparler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voiceparle plus fort speak louder ou upparlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loudparler par gestes ou signes to use sign languageje n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speakingil parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctlytu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talkparler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalfparler contre/pour to speak against/forpolitiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speakingparler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebodyparler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebodyje ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any morepuis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody3. [discuter] to talkassez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebodytiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to letparler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the warparler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literatureparler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing somethingparler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidateon m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of womanaprès ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarityparlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you feltje cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me[jaser] to talkb. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers4. [avouer] to talkfaire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk5. [être éloquent] to speak volumesles chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves6. JEUXB.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadlinen'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it————————[parle] verbe transitif[langue] to speakparler affaires/politique to talk business/politics————————se parler verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other————————se parler verbe pronominal————————se parler verbe pronominal————————sans parler de locution prépositionnellesans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that... -
47 savoir
savoir [savwaʀ]➭ TABLE 321. transitive verba. to know• je ne savais quoi or que dire/faire I didn't know what to say/do• oui, je (le) sais yes, I know• je crois savoir que... I believe that...• il ment -- qu'en savez-vous ? he is lying -- how do you know?• il nous a fait savoir que... he let us know that...• tu en sais, des choses (inf) you certainly know a thing or two, don't you!• qui sait ? who knows?• tu veux celui-ci ou celui-là, faudrait savoir ! (inf) do you want this one or that one, make up your mind, will you?• je sais bien, mais... I know, but...• il y a je ne sais combien de temps qu'il ne l'a vue I don't know how long it is since he last saw herb. (avec infinitif) ( = être capable de) to know how to• sans le savoir ( = sans s'en rendre compte) without knowing ; ( = sans le faire exprès) unwittingly2. masculine noun* * *
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1. savwaʀ1) ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do
va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!
est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!
reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether
ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...
on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris
sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying
la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who
tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!
si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!
2) ( être capable de)savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do
je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type
3) Belgicisme ( pouvoir)
2.
se savoir verbe pronominal1) ( être connu)2) ( être conscient d'être)
3.
à savoir locution adverbiale that is to say••
II savwaʀnom masculin1) ( érudition) learning2) ( science) knowledge3) ( culture) body of knowledge* * *savwaʀ1. vt1) (avoir connaissance de) to knowJe ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.
Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.
Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?
Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.
je crois savoir que... — I believe that...
faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth
sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly
2) (= être capable de)3) (= imaginer)il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!
2. nm* * *savoir verb table: savoirA nm1 ( érudition) learning ¢; le savoir désintéressé learning for its own sake; un grand savoir great learning;2 ( science) knowledge ¢; le savoir médical medical knowledge; le savoir et l'expérience knowledge and experience; les savoirs et les savoir-faire knowledge and know-how;3 ( culture) body ¢ of knowledge; transmettre un savoir to pass on a body of knowledge.B vtr1 ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]; savoir son texte to know one's lines; savoir qch par cœur to know sth by heart; savoir que to know (that); je sais qu'elle est pauvre I know she's poor; vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que you are no doubt aware that; elle sait bien que she knows very well (that); je la savais triste I knew she was miserable; savoir quand/pourquoi to know when/why; savoir qui/ce que to know who/what; savoir combien il est difficile de faire to know how difficult it is to do; on ne sait où elle est nobody knows where she is; tu sais ce que tu veux, ou non? do you know what you want or don't you?; ne l'écoute pas, elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit take no notice, she doesn't know what she's saying; savoir qch sur qn to know sth about sb; ne rien savoir de qch to know nothing about sth; il ne sait rien de or sur moi he doesn't know anything about me, he knows nothing about me; elle en sait plus/moins que moi she knows more/less about it than I do; il n'en saura rien he'll never know (about it); je n'en sais rien I don't know; la douleur, elle en sait quelque chose she knows what pain is; c'est vrai, tu sais that's true, you know; va or allez savoir!, qui sait! who knows!; on ne sait jamais you never know; si seulement j'avais su if only I'd known; je (le) sais bien I know; est-ce que je sais, moi! how should I know!; il est parti pour la raison que tu sais you know very well why he left; elle n'a rien voulu savoir she just didn't want to know; fais-moi savoir si let me know if; parler sans savoir to talk about things one knows nothing about; sans le savoir without knowing (it); c'est faux, (pour autant) que je sache as far as I know, it's not true; pas que je sache not as far as I know; elle a fait savoir que she let it be known that; elle nous a fait savoir que she informed us that; je ne veux pas le savoir I don't want to know; comment l'as-tu su? how did you find out?; je l'ai su par elle she told me about it; savoir le chinois to know Chinese; bien savoir le japonais to have a good knowledge of Japanese; quelque chose qu'il sait être douloureux something he knows is painful ou to be painful; on la savait riche she was known to be rich; reste à savoir si it remains to be seen if ou whether; ne savoir que faire pour… to be at a loss as to how to…; on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris she is understood ou thought to be in Paris; on ne leur savait pas d'ennemis they had no known enemies; sachant que given that; sache qu'il t'a menti/que j'avais raison I'm telling you, he was lying/I was right; sachez que fumer est interdit dans le bureau you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office; il a menti, et que sais-je encore! he told lies, and goodness knows GB ou who knows what else!; la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez you-know-who; je ne sais quel journaliste some journalist or other; je ne sais qui somebody or other; tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are you coming or not? make your mind up!; on va avoir une augmentation ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are we getting more money or not? let's get it straight!; elle a je ne sais combien de tableaux she's got who knows how many pictures; si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! you can't imagine how happy I am!; tu en sais des choses! you really know a thing or two!; ⇒ vieillesse;2 ( être capable de) savoir faire to be able to do, to know how to do; savoir comment faire to know how to do; je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine I can drive/swim/type; je sais parler espagnol I can speak Spanish; il ne sait pas dire non he can't say no; savoir pardonner to be able to forgive; savoir écouter to be a good listener; elle sait bien/mal expliquer she's good/bad at explaining things; il a su nous parler he was able to talk to us; il a su la comprendre he understood her; on ne saurait tout prévoir one cannot foresee everything; je ne saurais vous dire pourquoi I really can't say why; on ne saurait mieux dire I couldn't have put it better myself; elle sait y faire avec les enfants she's good with children; elle sait y faire avec les hommes she knows how to handle men; il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait he cried and cried;3 Belg ( pouvoir) je ne sais pas soulever la valise I can't lift the suitcase; on ne sait pas savoir ce qui va se passer it's impossible to know what will happen.C se savoir vpr1 ( être connu) ça se saurait people would know about that; à la campagne, tout se sait in the country, people get to know all that goes on; tout se sait ici people get to know everything in this place; cela a fini par se savoir word got around, it got out in the end; ça s'est su tout de suite word immediately got around;2 ( être conscient d'être) se savoir aimé to know one is loved; se savoir perdu to know one is done for.D v impers ( pouvoir) il ne saurait en être question it's completely out of the question; il ne saurait y avoir de démocratie sans égalité there can be no democracy without equality.E à savoir loc adv that is to say; dans deux jours, à savoir lundi in two days, that is to say on Monday.ne pas savoir où donner de la tête not to know whether one is coming or going; et Dieu or Diable sait quoi! and God knows what else!I[savwar] nom masculinII[savwar] verbe transitif1. [connaître - donnée, réponse, situation] to knowque savez-vous de lui? what do you know about ou of him?on le savait malade we knew ou we were aware (that) he was illje ne te savais pas si susceptible I didn't know ou I didn't realize ou I never thought you were so touchy2. [être informé de]que va-t-il arriver à Tintin? pour le savoir, lisez notre prochain numéro! what's in store for Tintin? find out in our next issue!pour en savoir plus, composez le 34 15 for more information ou (if you want) to know more, phone 34 15ce n'est pas elle qui l'a dénoncé — qu'en savez-vous? she wasn't the one who turned him in — what do you know about it ou how do you know?il est venu ici, mais personne n'en a rien su he came here, but nobody found out about iten savoir long sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to know a great deal about somebody/somethingoh oui ça fait mal, j'en sais quelque chose! yes, it's very painful, I can tell you!il n'aime pas les cafardeurs — tu dois en savoir quelque chose! he doesn't like sneaks — you'd know all about that!je crois savoir qu'ils ont annulé la conférence I have reason ou I'm led to believe that they called off the conferencetout le monde sait que... it's a well-known fact ou everybody knows that...je ne sais combien, on ne sait combien [d'argent] who knows how muchje ne sais comment, on ne sait comment God knows howje ne sais où, on ne sait où God knows whereje ne sais quel/quelle some... or othersans trop savoir quoi faire [attendre, marcher] aimlesslyje ne sais qui, on ne sait qui somebody or otheril vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what elseoui, oui, je sais! yes, yes, I'm aware of that ou I know ou I realize!où est-elle? — est-ce que je sais, moi? (familier) where is she? — search me ou don't ask me ou how should I know?si j'avais su, je ne t'aurais rien dit if I'd known, I wouldn't have said a word (to you)je ne sache pas qu'on ait modifié le calendrier (soutenu & humoristique) , on n'a pas modifié le calendrier, que je sache the calendar hasn't been altered that I know of ou as far as I knowje n'en sais trop rien I'm not too sure, I don't really knowcomment savoir? how can you tell ou know?on ne sait jamais, sait-on jamais you never know4. [apprendre]on a fini par savoir qu'un des ministres était compromis it finally leaked out that one of the ministers was compromisedfaire savoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to inform somebody ou to let somebody know of somethingsi elle arrive, faites-le moi savoir if she comes, let me knowsavoir faire quelque chose to know how to ou to be able to do somethingtu sais plonger/conduire? can you dive/drive?il ne sait pas/sait bien faire la cuisine he's a bad/good cooksi je sais bien compter/lire if I count/read rightil sait parler/vendre he's a good talker/salesmanquand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know (what the answer was)elle ne sait pas se reposer [elle travaille trop] she doesn't know when to stopil a su rester jeune/modeste he's managed to remain young/modestsavoir s'y prendre: savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants to know how to handle children, to be good with childrensavoir y faire: laisse-moi découper le poulet, tu ne sais pas y faire let me carve the chicken, you don't know how to do iton ne saurait être plus aimable/déplaisant you couldn't be nicer/more unpleasantsachez-le bien make no ou let there be no mistake about thisil faut savoir que le parti n'a pas toujours suivi Staline you've got to remember that the Party didn't always toe the Stalinist linesache qu'en fait, c'était son idée you should know that in fact, it was his ideaa. [à cause d'un choc, de la vieillesse] she's become confusedb. [sous l'effet de la colère] she's beside herself (with anger)il est tellement soûl qu'il ne sait plus ce qu'il dit he's so drunk he doesn't know what he's sayingtu ne sais pas ce que tu veux/dis you don't know what you want/what you're talking about8. [imaginer]ne (plus) savoir que ou quoi faire to be at a loss as to what to do, not to know what to doil ne sait plus quoi faire pour se rendre intéressant he'd stop at nothing ou there's nothing he wouldn't do to attract attention to himselfje ne savais plus où me mettre ou me fourrer (familier) [de honte] I didn't know where to put myself9. (Belgique)il ne sait pas venir demain [il ne peut pas venir demain] he can't make it tomorrowses résultats ne sont pas brillants, savez-vous? [n'est-ce pas] his results aren't very good, are they ou am I right?10. [pour prendre l'interlocuteur à témoin]ce n'est pas toujours facile, tu sais! it's not always easy, you know!tu sais, je ne crois pas à ses promesses to tell you the truth, I don't believe in her promisestu sais que tu commences à m'énerver? (familier) you're getting on my nerves, you know that ou d'you know that?————————[savwar] adverbe————————se savoir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[nouvelle] to become knownje ne veux pas que ça se sache I don't want it to be publicized ou to get aroundcela ou ça (familier) se saurait : ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier) if he was that good, you'd know about it————————se savoir verbe pronominal intransitif[personne]————————à savoir locution adverbialeson principal prédateur, à savoir le renard its most important predator, namely the fox————————à savoir que locution conjonctivemeaning ou to the effect that (soutenu)il nous a donné sa réponse, à savoir qu'il accepte he's given us his answer, that is, he accepts ou to the effect that he accepts————————savoir si locution conjonctive -
48 frage
f; -, -n1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...* * *die Fragequery; question* * *Fra|ge ['fraːgə]f -, -nquestion; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth
jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question
an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb
gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)
auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no
sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?
auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)
die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue
das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem
das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question
das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off
das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it
dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it
ohne Fráge — without question or doubt
sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...
in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities
für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth
das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question
etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question
eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money
See:→ auch infrage* * *die1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question* * *Fra·ge<-, -n>[ˈfra:gə]f1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) questiondas ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question\Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questionsjdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb2. (Problem) question, problem, issuedas ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/timekeine \Frage no problemohne \Frage without doubtetw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our timeeine strittige \Frage a contentious issueungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues\Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions3. (Betracht)[für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task[für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth][das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!4. (Zweifel)▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into questionwegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident5.▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]* * *die; Frage, Fragen1) questionjemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody
jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question
2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issuedas ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time
3) indas ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question
das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it
* * *Ausländerfrage question ( oder problem) of foreigners, foreigner problem;Entsorgungsfrage question ( oder problem) of waste disposal;Frauenfrage question ( oder issue) of women’s rights* * *die; Frage, Fragen1) questionjemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody
jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question
2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issuedas ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time
3) indas ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it
* * *-n f.inquiry n.interrogation n.query n.question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.inquiry-response cycle n. -
49 entender
m.understanding, grasp.Su entender era limitado Her understanding was limited.v.1 to understand.ahora entiendo lo que quieres decir now I understand o know what you meanno te entiendo, habla más despacio I don't understand you, could you speak more slowly?no entiendo cómo puede gustarte Arturo I don't know what you see in Arturono entiendo nada, ¿no deberían haber llegado ya? I just can't understand it, surely they were supposed to have arrived by now¡no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!¿tú qué entiendes por “amistad”? what do you understand by “friendship”?dar a entender que… to imply (that)…hasta que no llegue no podemos empezar, ¿entiendes? we can't start until she gets here, all right?Ella entiende la lección She understands the lesson.Elsa entendió al fin Elsa understood at last.2 to think.yo no lo entiendo así I don't see it that way3 to figure out, to digest, to get clear, to get to know.Elsa entendió el motivo Elsa figured out the motive.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb2) think, believe•* * *1. VT1) (=comprender) to understandla verdad es que no entiendo el chiste — I don't really get o understand the joke
no entiendo cómo has podido hacer eso — I don't understand o know how you could do that
¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible to understand!
que no te vuelva a ver fumando ¿me has entendido? — don't let me catch you smoking again, do you understand?
¿entiendes lo que te quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?, do you know what I'm trying to say?
es un poco rarito, tú ya me entiendes — he's a bit odd, if you know what I mean
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dar algo a entender — to imply sthnos dieron a entender que querían marcharse — they gave us to understand o led us to believe that they wanted to leave
según él me dio a entender, no está contento en su trabajo — from what he said to me, he is not happy in his job, he gave me to understand that he is not happy in his job
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hacer entender algo a algn — to make sb understand sth•
hacerse entender — to make o.s. understoodsi no he entendido mal, esto es lo que queréis decir — unless I've misunderstood what you're saying, this is what you mean
no entender ni jota o ni patata * —
no entendí ni jota o ni una patata de lo que decían — I didn't have a clue what they were on about
no entiendo ni jota de alemán — * I don't understand a single word of German
2) (=opinar) to think, believeentiendo que sería mejor decírselo — I think o believe it would be better to tell him
yo entiendo que no es correcto hacerlo así — I don't think o believe that that's the right way to do it
3) (=interpretar) to understand¿tú qué entiendes por libertad? — what do you understand by freedom?
¿debo entender que lo niegas? — am I to understand that you deny it?
me ha parecido entender que estaban en contra — I understood that they were against it, as I understand it they were against it
cada uno entiende el amor a su manera — everyone sees love differently, everyone understands something different by love
4) * (=saber manejar) to know how to use, know how to work¿tú entiendes esta lavadora? — do you know how this washing machine works?, do you know how to use this washing machine?
5) (=oír) to hearno se entiende nada — I can't make out o hear a thing
2. VI1) (=comprender) to understand¡ya entiendo! — now I understand!, now I get it!
la vida es así ¿entiendes? — that's life, you know
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entender de algo — to know about sthno entender de barcos —
si le preguntas cualquier cosa, él no entiende de barcos — if you ask him something, he makes out he doesn't know anything about anything
2) (Jur) (=tener competencia)3) [perro, gato]4) ** (=ser homosexual) to be one of them *3.See:* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <explicación/idioma/actitud> to understand¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?
b) < persona> to understandse hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender — he makes himself understood
2) (frml)a) (concebir, opinar)no es así como yo entiendo la amistad — this is not how I see o understand friendship
yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar — in my view o as I see it, we should wait
b) (interpretar, deducir)¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?
2.me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...
entender vi1) ( comprender) to understand(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see
2) ( saber)¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?
3) (Der)3.entenderse v pron1)a) ( comunicarse)a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?
b) ( llevarse bien)entenderse con alguien — to get along o on with somebody
c) ( tratar)allá se las entienda — (fam) that's his/her problem
d) (fam) ( tener un lío amoroso)2) (refl)IIdéjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind
* * *= come to + grips with, cut through, grasp, have + some grasp, make + sense (out) of, understand, get to + grips with, make + sense of life, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], sympathise [sympathize, -USA], get + a grip on, provide + an understanding, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, have + a handle on, fathom, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get + a handle on.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex. It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex. The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.Ex. They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex. Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex. Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex. Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.----* a mi entender = to my mind.* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* difícil de entender = cryptic.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishear.* entender mejor = place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* entenderse = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off.* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.* fácil de entender = easy to understand.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hacer entender = get across.* hacerse entender = make + Posesivo + meaning plain.* malentender = misconstrue.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <explicación/idioma/actitud> to understand¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?
b) < persona> to understandse hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender — he makes himself understood
2) (frml)a) (concebir, opinar)no es así como yo entiendo la amistad — this is not how I see o understand friendship
yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar — in my view o as I see it, we should wait
b) (interpretar, deducir)¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?
2.me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...
entender vi1) ( comprender) to understand(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see
2) ( saber)¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?
3) (Der)3.entenderse v pron1)a) ( comunicarse)a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?
b) ( llevarse bien)entenderse con alguien — to get along o on with somebody
c) ( tratar)allá se las entienda — (fam) that's his/her problem
d) (fam) ( tener un lío amoroso)2) (refl)IIdéjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind
* * *= come to + grips with, cut through, grasp, have + some grasp, make + sense (out) of, understand, get to + grips with, make + sense of life, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], sympathise [sympathize, -USA], get + a grip on, provide + an understanding, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, have + a handle on, fathom, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get + a handle on.Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.* a mi entender = to my mind.* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* difícil de entender = cryptic.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishear.* entender mejor = place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* entenderse = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off.* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.* fácil de entender = easy to understand.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hacer entender = get across.* hacerse entender = make + Posesivo + meaning plain.* malentender = misconstrue.* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.* * *vtA1 ‹explicación/libro/idioma› to understand; ‹actitud/motivos› to understandyo no te entiendo la letra I can't read your writingno se le entiende nada you can't understand anything she sayslo has entendido todo al revés you've got(ten) it all completely wrong, you've got the wrong end of the stick ( BrE colloq)no hablo el alemán, pero lo entiendo I don't speak German, but I can understand ityo todavía no he entendido el chiste I still haven't got(ten) the jokey que no se vuelva a repetir ¿lo has entendido bien? and don't let it happen again, (do you) understand? o have you got that?¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? do you know what I mean?esto no hay quien lo entienda I just don't understand this o this is impossible to understandse entiende que prefiera estar a solas it is understandable that she should want to be alone¿tú qué entiendes por `versátil'? what do you understand by `versatile'?2 ‹persona› to understandtrata de entenderme try to understand meten cuidado con ellos, tú ya me entiendes be careful with them, you know what I meanme has entendido mal you've misunderstood mesu inglés no es perfecto pero se hace entender or ( AmL) se da a entender his English isn't perfect but he makes himself understood¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!te entiendo perfectamente I know exactly what you meanestoy segura de que él te entenderá I am sure that he will understandB ( frml)1(concebir, opinar): yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar un poco más in my view o as I see it, we should wait a little longerno es así como yo entiendo la amistad that is not how I see o understand friendship, that is not my idea of friendship2(interpretar, deducir): ¿debo entender que desean prescindir de mis servicios? am I to understand o infer that you wish to dispense with my services?me dio a entender que ya lo sabía she gave me to understand that she already knewno lo dijo claramente, pero lo dio a entender she did not say so in so many words, but she implied it■ entenderviA (comprender) to understand(ya) entiendo I understand, I seees que él es así ¿entiendes? it's just that he's like that, you seeB (saber) entender DE algo to know ABOUT sthno entiendo nada de economía I don't know a thing about economics¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? do you know anything about these things?C ( Der):entender en un caso to hear a caseA1 (comunicarse) entenderse CON algn to communicate WITH sbse entienden por señas they communicate (with each other) through signs, they use sign language to communicate with each othera ver si nos entendemos ¿quién le pegó a quién? let's get this straight, who hit whom?2 (llevarse bien) entenderse CON algn to get along o on WITH sbtú te entiendes mejor con él you get along o on better with him than I docreo que nos vamos a entender I think we're going to get on o get along fine3 (arreglarse) entenderse CON algn to deal WITH sbes mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe you are advised to deal directly with the bossallá se las entienda ( fam); that's his/her problementendérselas con algn to fix sth up with sbB ( refl):ni él mismo se entiende he doesn't know what he's doing himselfdéjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doinga mi/tu/su entender in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind* * *
Multiple Entries:
entender
entender algo
entender ( conjugate entender) verbo transitivo
to understand;
‹ chiste› to understand, get (colloq);
no entendí su nombre I didn't get his name;
lo entendió todo al revés he got it all completely wrong;
tú ya me entiendes you know what I mean;
me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me;
se hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender he makes himself understood;
me dio a entender que … she gave me to understand that …;
dar algo a entender to imply sth
verbo intransitivo
b) ( saber) entender de algo to know about sth
entenderse verbo pronominal
1
entenderse con algn to communicate with sb;
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? let's get this straight, who hit you?b) ( llevarse bien);
entenderse con algn to get along o on with sb
2 ( refl):◊ déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
entender
I verbo transitivo
1 (comprender) to understand: a mi entender, está equivocado, in my opinion he's wrong
no entendí ni papa/pío/jota de este libro, I didn't understand a word of this book
no entiendo lo que quieres decir, I don't know what you mean
no me entiendas mal, don't get me wrong
nos dio a entender que no aceptaría el trabajo, he gave us to understand that he wouldn't accept the job
2 (creer) to think: entendemos que no debiste hacerlo, we think you shouldn't have done that
II verbo intransitivo entender de, (saber) to know about: entiende de música, he has an ear for music ➣ Ver nota en understand
' entender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ayunas
- cazar
- coger
- comprender
- dar
- interpretar
- mercenaria
- mercenario
- papa
- revés
- significativa
- significativo
- ver
- aclarar
- agarrar
- caer
- concebir
- difícil
- dificultad
- entendimiento
- enterarse
- entienda
- fácil
- sin
English:
appreciate
- catch
- depth
- follow
- get
- gist
- intimate
- make out
- misunderstand
- parrot-fashion
- point
- purport
- see
- sense
- thoroughly
- trouble
- understand
- wise
- work out
- beyond
- fathom
- figure
- grip
- head
- hint
- home
- imply
- knowing
- latch
- lead
- make
- message
- mishear
- ram
- still
- sympathize
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [comprender] to understand;ahora entiendo lo que quieres decir now I understand o know what you mean;entiendo perfectamente tu reacción I completely understand your reaction;¿es que no lo entiendes? don't you understand?;entiéndelo, lo hago por tu bien try to understand, it's for your own good;no te entiendo, habla más despacio I don't understand you, could you speak more slowly?;no entiendo los aparatos modernos I don't understand modern technology;no entiendo el chiste I don't get the joke;no entendí nada de lo que dijo I didn't understand a word of what he said;no entiendo nada, ¿no deberían haber llegado ya? I just can't understand it, surely they were supposed to have arrived by now;no entiendo la letra de mi médico I can't read my doctor's handwriting;entender mal algo to misunderstand sth;no entiendo cómo puede gustarte Arturo I don't know what you see in Arturo;no hay quien entienda a tu novio no one knows what to make of your boyfriend;¡no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!;sabe entender a las personas mayores she understands older people;¿tú qué entiendes por “amistad”? what do you understand by “friendship”?;¿debo entender que no estás de acuerdo? am I to understand that you disagree?;¿cómo le puedo hacer entender que eso no se hace? how can I make her understand o get it through to her that that sort of behaviour is out?;hasta que no llegue no podemos empezar, ¿entiendes? we can't start until she gets here, all right?;¿entiendes?, si no se lo decimos se va a enfadar look, if we don't tell him, he's going to get angry;podríamos hacernos los despistados, ya me entiendes we could make out we didn't really realize what was going on, you know what I mean;dar a entender algo (a alguien): dio a entender que no le interesaba she implied (that) she wasn't interested;nos dio a entender que no estaba de acuerdo she gave us to understand that she disagreed;hacerse entender to make oneself understood;se hizo entender a base de signos he made himself understood by using sign language;Fam2. [juzgar, opinar] to think;yo no lo entiendo así I don't see it that way;entiendo que sería mejor no decir nada I think it would be better not to say anything;entendemos que deberías disculparte we feel you ought to apologize♦ vientender poco/algo de to know very little/a little about;entiende un montón de jardinería she knows loads about gardening;no entiendo nada de informática I don't know anything about computing;tú que entiendes de estas cosas, ¿qué es el “rafting”? you know about these things, what is “rafting”?[sujeto: juez] to be in charge of;el magistrado que entiende de casos de terrorismo the magistrate responsible for o in charge of cases involving terrorism¿entiendes? are you gay? [as a discreet enquiry]* * *I v/t1 understand;entender mal algo misunderstand sth;hacerse entender make o.s. understood;ya me entiendes do you catch my drift?, do you know what I mean?;dar a entender a alguien give s.o. to understand2 ( creer):entendemos que sería mejor … we believe it would be better …II v/i1 understand;si entiendo bien if I understand correctly2:entender de algo know about sth3:entender en JUR hearIII m:a mi entender in my opinion, to my mind* * *entender {56} vt1) comprender: to understand2) opinar: to think, to believe3) querer: to mean, to intend4) deducir: to infer, to deduceentender vi1) : to understand¡ya entiendo!: now I understand!2)entender de : to know about, to be good at3)entender en : to be in charge of* * *entender vb¿entiendes las instrucciones? do you understand the instructions? -
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adj.1 safe, sure, low-risk, risk-free.2 safe.3 confident, definite.4 certain, sure, sure-enough, unfailing.adv.sure, surely.m.1 insurance, underwriting, assurance, insurance policy.2 safety catch.3 safety lock, latch.4 safety-pin.* * *► adjetivo1 (asegurado) secure2 (a salvo) safe3 (firme) firm, steady4 (cierto) certain, sure5 (de fiar) reliable6 (confiado) confident1 (contrato, póliza) insurance2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch► adverbio1 for sure, definitely\a buen seguro without any doubtdar algo por seguro to take something for grantedir sobre seguro figurado to play safesentirse seguro,-a to feel safesobre seguro without riskseguro a terceros third-party insuranceseguro a todo riesgo fully comprehensive insuranceseguro contra incendios fire insuranceseguro de vida life insurance————————1 (contrato, póliza) insurance2 (mecanismo) safety device, safety catch► adverbio1 for sure, definitely* * *1. (f. - segura)adj.1) safe, secure2) sure3) reliable4) self-assured, confident5) firm, fixed2. adv. 3. noun m.1) insurance2) fastener, clasp* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin peligro)a) [refugio, método, vehículo] safeno te subas a esa escalera porque no es muy segura — don't go up that ladder, it's not very safe
b) [persona, objetos de valor] safeel bebé se siente seguro cerca de su madre — the baby feels safe o secure close to its mother
2) (=sujeto, estable) securehay que atar mejor la carga porque no parece muy segura — the load needs to be fixed a bit better because it doesn't seem to be very securely attached o very secure
3) (=definitivo) [fracaso, muerte] certain•
eso es lo más seguro — that's the most likely thinglo más seguro es que no pueda ir — I almost certainly o most likely won't be able to go
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dar algo por seguro, si yo fuera tú no daría la victoria por segura — if I were you I wouldn't be sure of victory•
es seguro que..., es seguro que ganaremos la copa — we're bound o sure o certain to win the cuplo que es seguro es que el congreso se celebrará en Barcelona — the conference is definitely going to be held in Barcelona
4) (=convencido) sure¿estás seguro? — are you sure?
sí, estoy completamente segura — yes, I'm absolutely sure o positive
-¿estás seguro de que era él? -sí, segurísimo — "are you sure it was him?" - "yes, positive"
- vamos a ganar -pues yo no estaría tan seguro — "we're going to win" - "I wouldn't bet on it" o "I wouldn't be so sure"
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seguro de algo — sure of sthnunca he visto un hombre tan seguro de sus opiniones — I've never seen a man so sure of his opinions
5) [de uno mismo] confidentse muestra cada vez más seguro en el escenario — he is more and more sure of himself o confident on stage
me noto más segura al andar — I feel more steady on my feet, I feel more confident walking now
seguro de sí mismo — self-confident, self-assured
6) (=fiable) [fuente, cálculo, método] reliableno es un método muy seguro — it's not a very reliable o sure method
7) LAm (=honesto) trustworthy2.ADV for sure, for certainno lo sabemos seguro — we don't know for sure o certain
-¿seguro que te interesa? -sí, seguro — "are you sure that you're interested?" - "yes, I'm sure"
-estoy dispuesto a cambiar de actitud -sí, sí, seguro — iró "I'm willing to change my attitude" - "yeah, yeah, sure!" iró
seguro que algunos se alegrarán — some people will certainly be pleased, I'm sure that some people will be pleased
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a buen seguro, de seguro — certainlya buen seguro o de seguro va a dar que hablar — it will certainly give people something to talk about
decidieron jugar sobre seguro contratando a un buen abogado — they decided to play (it) safe and hire a good lawyer
3. SM1) (=dispositivo)a) [de puerta, lavadora] lock; [de arma de fuego] safety catch; [de pulsera] claspecha el seguro, que van niños en el coche — lock the doors, there are children in the car
2) (Com, Econ) insurance¿tienes el seguro del coche? — have you got your car insurance documents with you?
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hacerse un seguro — to take out insuranceseguro de desempleo — unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)
seguro de jubilación — retirement plan, pension plan, pension scheme
seguro de paro — Esp unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation o insurance (EEUU)
seguro de vida — life assurance, life insurance ( esp EEUU)
seguro mixto — endowment assurance, endowment insurance ( esp EEUU)
3) * (=sistema médico) national health *seguro social — LAm (=sistema de pensiones y paro) social security, welfare (EEUU); (=contribuciones) national insurance; (=sistema médico) national health service
* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safeb) ( estable) secureuna inversión segura — a safe o secure investment
sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)
c) [SER] ( fiable)un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control
d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe2)a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sureseguro DE algo — sure o certain of something
estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here
b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing
seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget
a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe
guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping
c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentII1)a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerponer el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener
echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car
b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin2)a) ( contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy
b) ( Seguridad Social)el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health
me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)
•IIIno lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain
¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive
esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)
* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) [SER] ( exento de riesgo) safeb) ( estable) secureuna inversión segura — a safe o secure investment
sobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safe; sabía que iba sobre seguro — he knew he was onto a sure thing (colloq)
c) [SER] ( fiable)un método anticonceptivo poco seguro — not a very reliable o safe method of birth control
d) [ESTAR] ( a salvo) safe2)a) [ESTAR] ( convencido) sureseguro DE algo — sure o certain of something
estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí — I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it here
b) [SER] ( que no admite duda)no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada — don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing
seguro que se le olvida — he's sure o bound to forget
a buen seguro — ( ciertamente) for certain; ( a salvo) safe
guárdalo a buen seguro — keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping
c) ( con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentII1)a) ( mecanismo - de armas) safety catch; (- de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerponer el seguro — to do up the clasp o fastener
echó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar — he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car
b) (Méx) ( imperdible) safety pin2)a) ( contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro — she took out insurance o an insurance policy
b) ( Seguridad Social)el seguro or el Seguro — the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
se operó por el seguro — he had his operation through Medicaid/on the National Health
me lo recetó el seguro — I got the prescription on Medicaid (AmE), I got it on prescription (BrE)
•IIIno lo sabe seguro — she doesn't know for sure o certain
¿seguro que basta? - sí, seguro — (are you) sure that's enough? - yes, positive
esta vez dice la verdad - sí, seguro! — (iró) this time he's/she's telling the truth - oh yeah, sure (he/she is)! (colloq & iro)
* * *seguro(de)(adj.) = confident (in)Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
seguro11 = insurance.Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however were the escalating cost of insurance, servicing and maintenance.
* actuario de seguros = actuary.* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.* agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.* compañía de seguros = insurance company, insurer.* compañia de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratar una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.* contratar un seguro = take out + insurance policy.* corredor de seguros = insurance agent, insurance broker.* hacerse una póliza de seguros = take out + insurance policy.* hacerse un seguro = take out + insurance policy.* impreso de solicitud de seguro = insurance form.* mutua de seguros = mutual insurance company, mutual insurance society.* oficina de seguros = insurance office.* plan de seguros = insurance plan.* póliza de seguro a todo riesgo = all risks cover.* póliza de seguros = insurance coverage, insurance policy, insurance cover.* póliza de seguros contra incendios = fire insurance policy.* prima de seguro = insurance premium.* seguro a todo riesgo = comprehensive insurance, all-risk insurance.* seguro con franquicia = insurance with deductible.* seguro contra indemnizaciones = indemnity policy.* seguro contra indemnizaciones profesionales = indemnity insurance.* seguro de automóvil = automobile insurance.* seguro de coche = car insurance.* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault auto insurance.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* seguro de incapacidad = disability insurance.* seguro de invalidez = disability insurance.* seguro de jubilación = retirement fund, retirement plan.* seguro de la casa = home insurance.* seguro dental = dental plan, dental insurance.* seguro de responsabilidad civil = liability insurance.* seguro de viaje = travel insurance.* seguro de vida = life insurance.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.* seguro médico = health insurance plan, health insurance, medical insurance.* seguro mutualista = mutual insurance.* seguro mutuo = mutual insurance.* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault insurance.* seguro social = social insurance.* sociedad de seguros mutuos = provident society, mutual benefit society.seguro22 = buffer.Ex: This article surveys the causes of disintegration and the use of microforms as a buffer against imminent destruction.
seguro33 = latch.Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.
seguro4= comfortable, dependable, reliable, safe [safer -comp., safest -sup.], secure, sure [surer -comp., surest -sup.], assertive, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], you bet!.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.Ex: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? you bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.* accidente seguro = accident waiting to happen.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* algo es seguro = one thing is for sure.* algo seguro = safe bet.* blanco seguro = sitting duck.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* conocer de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure.* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* de seguro = for sure, for certain.* de un modo seguro = securely.* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en un sitio seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.* estar seguro de que = be confident that.* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.* jugar a lo seguro = play it + safe.* jugar sobre seguro = play it + safe.* no estar seguro = be uncertain.* no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.* oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.* puerto seguro = safe harbour.* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* seguro (de) = confident (in).* seguro de sí mismo = smug, assured, self-assured, poised.* seguro de uno mismo = self-confident.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* ser seguro = be on the cards.* ser seguro que + Subjuntivo = be bound to + Infinitivo.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* * *A1 [ SER] (exento de riesgo) safeese aeropuerto no es muy seguro it's not a very safe airportno te subas a esa escalera, que no es segura don't climb that ladder, it's not safeponlo en un lugar seguro put it somewhere safe o in a safe place o in a secure placebuscan la inversión más segura they are looking for the safest o most secure investment2 [ ESTAR] (estable) securetiene un trabajo bastante seguro she has a fairly secure jobesa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steadyel cuadro no se va a caer, está bien seguro the picture isn't going to fall, it's quite secureir a la segura: un lugar donde el que gusta comer bien va a la seguro a place which is a safe bet for people who like good foodsobre seguro: un político que sabe jugar sobre seguro a politician who knows how to play safesabía que iba sobre seguro he knew he was onto a sure thing o he knew it was a safe bet ( colloq)3 [ SER](fiable): un método poco seguro para controlar la natalidad not a very reliable o safe method of birth controlel cierre de la pulsera es muy seguro the fastener on the bracelet is very secure4 [ ESTAR] (a salvo) safeel dinero estará seguro aquí the money will be safe hereaquí estarás seguro you'll be safe herea su lado se siente seguro he feels safe when he's beside herB1 [ ESTAR] (convencido) sure¿estás seguro? are you sure?no estoy muy seguro, pero creo que ése es su nombre I'm not really sure but I think that's his nameseguro DE algo:estoy absolutamente seguro de haberlo dejado aquí I'm absolutely sure o certain (that) I left it hereno estaba seguro de haber elegido bien he wasn't sure that he'd made the right choiceno estés tan seguro de eso don't (you) be so sure of thatestoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure she'll comeestoy completamente segura de que te lo di I'm absolutely sure o I'm positive I gave it to you2 [ SER](que no admite duda): su triunfo es seguro his victory is assurediban a una muerte segura they were heading for certain deathtodavía no es seguro pero creo que lo traerán it's not definite but I think they'll bring itse da por seguro que ganarán it's seen as a foregone conclusion o there seems to be little doubt that they'll winda por seguro que tan pronto como llegue se pondrá en contacto contigo you can be sure o rest assured that she'll contact you as soon as she arriveslo más seguro es que no oyó el despertador he probably didn't hear the alarm clockno te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothingguárdalo a buen seguro keep it safe, put it away for safe keeping3 (con confianza en sí mismo) self-assured, self-confidentes una persona muy segura de sí misma he's a very confident o self-confident o self-assured personA1 (mecanismo — de armas) safety catch; (— de una pulsera, un collar) clasp, fastenerno puse el seguro y se me cayó I didn't do up the clasp o fastener and it fell offechó el seguro antes de acostarse/arrancar he locked the door before going to bed/starting the car2 ( Méx) (imperdible) safety pinCompuesto:(de coche) steering o wheel lock; (de bicicleta) wheel lockB1 (contrato) insurancese sacó or se hizo un seguro she took out insurance o an insurance policy2(Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Seguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)¿cuando te operaste ibas particular o por el seguro? when you had your operation did you go private or have it done through Medicaid/on the National Health?Compuestos:endowment insurance● seguro contra or a todo riesgocomprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance● seguro contra or de incendiosfire insuranceaccident insuranceunemployment benefitmedical insurance, health insurancetravel insurancelife assurance, life insurancepersonal accident insurancesocial insuranceterm assurancedijo que llegaría mañana seguro she said she'd definitely be arriving tomorrowno ha dicho seguro si vendrá he hasn't said definitely o for certain whether he's comingno lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certainseguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to somethingseguro que llamó y no estábamos I bet she called and we weren't in¿seguro que tienes suficiente dinero? — sí, seguro (are you) sure you have enough money? — yes, positiveestoy convencido de que esta vez dice la verdad — ¡sí, seguro! ( iró); I'm convinced that this time he's telling the truth — oh yeah, sure (he is)! ( colloq iro)* * *
seguro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
1
esa escalera no está segura that ladder isn't safe o steady
‹ anticonceptivo› safe;
2
seguro DE algo sure o certain of sth
‹ fecha› definite;
no te preocupes, seguro que no es nada don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing;
seguro que se le olvida he's sure o bound to forget
seguro 2 sustantivo masculino
1
(— de pulsera, collar) clasp, fastener;
2
seguro contra or a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance, all-risks insurance;
seguro contra or de incendios fire insurance;
seguro de viaje travel insurance;
seguro de vida life assurance, life insuranceb) ( Seguridad Social): el seguro or el Sseguro the state health care system, ≈ Medicaid ( in US), ≈ the National Health Service ( in UK)
■ adverbio:
no lo sabe seguro she doesn't know for sure o certain;
seguro que sospecha lo nuestro I'm sure he suspects we're up to something
seguro,-a
I adjetivo
1 es una persona muy segura (de sí misma), he's very self-confident
2 (convencido, sin dudas) sure, definite: estaba segura de que vendrías, I was sure you would come
3 (garantizado, cierto) assured: su dimisión es prácticamente segura, his resignation is almost certain
4 (sin peligro) safe
un lugar seguro, a safe place
5 (sin temor, riesgo) secure: no se siente seguro, he doesn't feel secure
es una inversión muy segura, it's a safe investment
6 (paso, voz) steady, firm
II sustantivo masculino
1 Com insurance
seguro a todo riesgo, fully comprehensive insurance
seguro de vida, life insurance
2 (de un arma) safety catch o device
(de una puerta) pásale el seguro a la puerta, bolt the door
III adverbio for sure, definitely
♦ Locuciones: ir sobre seguro, to play safe
tener algo por seguro, to be sure of sthg
' seguro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asegurarse
- cierta
- cierto
- cobertura
- confiada
- confiado
- esperar
- liquidez
- ocho
- prima
- riesgo
- santuario
- segura
- servidor
- servidora
- sexo
- sí
- tener
- asegurado
- bien
- confiar
- desenfadado
- montaje
- ojalá
- que
- tercero
English:
agenda
- assurance
- back up
- bet
- bound
- burglar alarm
- certain
- claim
- clear
- comprehensive
- confident
- dead
- define
- dependable
- doubt
- endowment
- extortionate
- insurance
- insurance premium
- itemize
- life insurance
- low-cost
- ought
- overconfident
- play
- policy
- positive
- premium
- quite
- safe
- safety
- safety catch
- secure
- self-assured
- self-confident
- steadily
- steady
- sure
- travel insurance
- uncertain
- unsure
- certainly
- certainty
- death
- definite
- definitely
- diffident
- dollar
- health
- including
* * *seguro, -a♦ adj1. [sin peligro] safe;el medio de transporte más seguro the safest means of transport;¿es éste un lugar seguro? is it safe here?;aquí estaremos seguros we'll be safe here;es una inversión segura it's a safe investment;prefiero ir sobre seguro I'd rather play (it) safe;más vale ir sobre seguro y llamar antes we'd better ring first, to be safe2. [protegido, estable] secure;un trabajo seguro a secure job;esta mesa no está segura this table isn't very steady;¿irán las botellas seguras ahí atrás? are the bottles safe in the back there?3. [fiable, infalible] reliable;4. [indudable, cierto] definite, certain;creo que sí, pero no es seguro I think so, but I'm not certain o but it's not definite;su nombramiento es seguro he's certain to be given the post;ya sabemos la fecha segura de su llegada we've now got a definite date for his arrival;no es seguro que vengan they're not definitely coming, they're not certain to come;lo puedes dar por seguro you can be sure of it;ya daban la victoria por segura they were sure that they had won;tener por seguro que… to be sure (that)…;ten por seguro que vendrá you can be sure (that) she'll come;¿crees que nos ayudará? – a buen seguro, de seguro do you think she'll help us? – I'm sure she will;a buen seguro que pone alguna pega he's certain to find something wrong with it5. [convencido] sure;¿estás seguro? are you sure?;no estoy muy seguro I'm not too sure;estar seguro de algo to be sure about o of sth;estoy seguro de ello I'm sure of it;estamos seguros de que te gustará we're sure you'll like it;no estoy seguro de habérselo dicho I'm not sure I told him;estaba segura de vencer she was confident of winning6. [con confianza en uno mismo] self-assured, self-confident;se le ve un tipo muy seguro he's very self-assured o self-confident;ser seguro de sí mismo, ser una persona segura de sí misma to be self-assured o self-confident♦ nm1. [contrato] insurance;seguro de accidentes accident insurance;seguro de asistencia en viaje travel insurance;seguro del automóvil car insurance;seguro de cambio exchange rate hedge;seguro de la casa buildings insurance;seguro de enfermedad private health insurance;seguro de hogar buildings insurance;seguro médico private health insurance;seguro multirriesgo comprehensive insurance;seguro mutuo joint insurance;seguro de responsabilidad civil liability insurance;seguro a todo riesgo comprehensive insurance;seguro a terceros liability insurance;seguro de viaje travel insurance;seguro de vida life insurance o assuranceir al seguro to go to the hospital;ese tratamiento no lo cubre el seguro ≈ you can't get that treatment on Br the National Health o US Medicaidseguro de desempleo unemployment benefit;seguro de incapacidad disability benefit;seguro de invalidez disability benefit;seguro de paro unemployment benefit3. [dispositivo] safety device;[de armas] safety catch; [en automóvil] door lock catch;4. CAm, Méx [imperdible] safety pin♦ advfor sure, definitely;¿vienes seguro? are you definitely coming?;no lo sé seguro I don't know for sure;seguro que ahora va y se lo cuenta todo a ella I bet she's going to go and tell her everything;¿seguro que no necesitas nada? – sí, sí, seguro are you sure you don't need anything? – yes, I'm sure* * *I adj1 tratamiento, puente safe;ir sobre seguro be on the safe side2 ( estable) steady3 ( cierto) sure;es seguro it’s a certainty;dar algo por seguro be sure about sth;no estoy tan seguro I’m not so sure;a buen seguro definitely4 persona:seguro de sí mismo self-confident, sure of o.s.II adv for sureIII m1 COM insuranceponer el seguro lock the door3 L.Am.* * *seguro adv: certainly, definitelyva a llover, seguro: it's going to rain for sure¡seguro que sí!: of course!seguro, -ra adj1) : safe, secure2) : sure, certainestoy segura que es él: I'm sure that's him3) : reliable, trustworthy4) : self-assuredseguro nm1) : insuranceseguro de vida: life insurance2) : fastener, clasp* * *seguro1 adj1. (en general) safe2. (estable) secure3. (convencido) sureseguro2 adv for certainseguro que... I bet... / to be bound...seguro que se ha olvidado I bet he's forgotten / he's bound to have forgottenseguro3 n1. (contrato) insurance2. (mecanismo) safety catch -
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sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 16━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to go or come out━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks► d'où sort ?• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this roomd. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"• sortir de terre [plante] to come upi. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be releasedj. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come upk. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touchl. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand thatm. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it2. <• sortez-le ! get him out of here!• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of itb. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out3. <• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!* * *
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1. sɔʀtiʀ1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out
2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)5) ( délivrer)sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy
6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]
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verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony
sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk
sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)
empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in
2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out3) ( quitter un lieu)sortir du port — [navire] to leave port
sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country
sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!
sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road
sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family
4) ( venir d'un lieu)5) (quitter un état, une situation)sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence
6) ( venir de quitter un état)7) ( émerger) to come outelle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self
8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)
sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out
9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come throughsortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground
10) ( dépasser) to stick out11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come outsortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily
12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come fromsortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley
d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?
d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)
13) ( être en dehors)sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point
14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up15) Informatique to exit
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se sortir verbe pronominal1) ( échapper)s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it
2) ( se débrouiller)s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage
s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living
II sɔʀtiʀnom masculin* * *sɔʀtiʀ1. vi1) (= partir) to go outIl est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.
Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.
2) (= aller au spectacle) to go outJ'aime sortir. — I like going out.
sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb
Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?
3) [produit] to come outCe modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.
4) [plante, numéro] to come up5)sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside
Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.
Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.
sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out
2. vt1) (= déplacer) to take outElle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.
Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.
2) * (= expulser) to throw out3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out4) * (= dire) to come out with3. nm* * *sortir verb table: partirA nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.B vtr1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.C vi (+ v être)1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;15 Ordinat to exit.D se sortir vpr1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.I[sɔrtir] nom masculin(littéraire) [fin]dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself————————au sortir de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le temps]2. [dans l'espace]je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hutII[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come outsortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the windowMadame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walksi elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not inje l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/worksortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison3. [pour se distraire]5. [se répandre] to come outc'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape6. [s'échapper] to get outsortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassyfaire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a countryje vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come outça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out9. (familier) [être dit] to come outil fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!10. INFORMATIQUE11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUEaujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port todayle ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into toucha. [pour faute] the player was sent offb. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury13. THÉÂTRE————————[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce4. [extraire]sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out ofdes mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisissortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out ofje vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of itelle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three setssortir un disque/filma. [auteur] to bring out a record/filmb. [distributeur] to release a record/filmsortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a bookil m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop[volet] to raise————————sortir de verbe plus préposition1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come offsortir des rails to go off ou to jump the railsa. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the trackb. [skieur] to come off the pisteça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mindl'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from3. [venir à bout de] to come out ofnous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult5. [se départir de]il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wineelle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel6. [s'écarter de]attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budgeil n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it7. [être issu de]sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good familypour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écolesa. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?8. [être produit par] to come from9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]————————se sortir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situations'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my owndonne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticksa. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the endb. [il a réussi] he won through in the endon ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wagemalgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet -
52 prendere
1. v/t takemalattia, treno catchcosa prendi? what will you have?prendere qualcuno per un italiano take or mistake someone for an Italianandare/venire a prendere qualcuno fetch someoneprendere fuoco catch fireprendere il sole sunbatheprendere paura take fright, get frightenedcivil aviation prendere quota gain heightprendere in giro qualcuno pull someone's legprendersela get upset ( per aboutcon with)che ti prende? what's got into you?2. v/i prendere a destra turn right* * *prendere v.tr.1 to take*; ( acchiappare) to catch*; ( afferrare) to seize: il gatto ha preso un topo, the cat has caught a mouse; hanno preso il ladro, they have caught the thief; non si lasciò prendere, he did his best not to get caught; ho preso due pesci, una lepre, I've caught two fish, a hare; le prese la mano, he took her hand; lo prese per il braccio e lo spinse fuori, he seized him by the arm and pushed him out; prendi questa lettera, take this letter; prendilo se vuoi, take it if you want it; se non lo vuoi me lo prendo io, if you don't want it I'll take it; prendo lezioni d'inglese, I take English lessons; prese la palla che gli gettai, he caught the ball I threw him; questa mattina non ero in tempo per prendere il treno delle nove, this morning I was not in time to catch the nine o'clock train; prenderò un taxi, I'll take a taxi; questo esempio è preso dalla Bibbia, this example is taken from the Bible; prendere un cavallo per le briglie, to take (hold of) a horse by the bridle; prendere qlcu. fra le braccia, to take s.o. in one's arms; prendere una fortezza, to take (o to capture) a fortress; prendere una laurea, to take a degree; prendere una medicina, to take a medicine; prendere un premio, to take (o to win) a prize // prendere su, to pick up: prendi su quelle carte, ( da terra) pick up those papers; ( prendile con te) take those papers with you // andare a prendere, to fetch: devo andarti a prendere un bicchiere d'acqua?, shall I fetch you a glass of water?; puoi andare a prendere mio figlio a scuola?, can you fetch my son from school?; verrò a prenderti nel pomeriggio, I'll call for you in the afternoon // fu presa dalla collera, she was seized with anger; fu preso dalla paura, he was seized with fright; fu preso da malore, he was taken ill // fui preso in trappola, I was caught in a trap // lo presi per un inglese, I took him for an Englishman // non prendere freddo, don't take cold // non ha preso cibo da due giorni, he hasn't eaten for two days // prendi questa strada, take this road // prendere dei pensionanti, to take in boarders // prenditi un po' di riposo, take a rest2 ( assumere) ( personale) to hire, to employ, to engage; ( comando, direzione ecc.) to assume, to take* over: dovremo prendere una segretaria, we'll have to hire (o to employ) a secretary; hanno preso un cameriere filippino, they've hired a Philippino waiter; prenderemo un avventizio per tre mesi, we'll employ a temporary worker for three months; prendere la direzione di una ditta, to take over the management of a firm; prendere il comando, to take over (o to assume) command // prendere servizio, to begin working // non me ne prendo la responsabilità, I won't take responsibility for it3 ( guadagnare) to earn, to get*; ( far pagare) to charge: prende un ottimo stipendio, he earns (o gets) an excellent wage; nella nuova ditta prende di più, in his new firm he earns more; quanto prendi a lezione?, how much do you charge for a lesson?4 ( richiede) to take*, to require: è un lavoro che prende molto tempo, this kind of work takes (o requires) a lot of time5 ( cogliere, sorprendere) to catch*, to take*: lo presi mentre frugava nella mia scrivania, I caught him while he was (o in the act of) rummaging in my desk; prendere il nemico di sorpresa, to take the enemy by surprise6 ( occupare) to take* up: questa poltrona prende troppo posto, this armchair takes up too much room7 ( comprare) to buy*; ( affittare) to rent: ha preso una casa al mare per l'estate, he has rented a house at the seaside for the summer; voglio prendermi un cappotto nuovo, I want to buy a new coat // prenderò un'auto a nolo, I'll hire a car8 ( colpire) to catch*, to get*; to hit*: lo presi sulla testa, I caught him on the head; prese la lepre al primo colpo, he hit (o got) the hare first shot9 ( malattie) to catch*, to get*: si è preso di nuovo l'influenza, he caught the flu again; non vorrei prendermi un raffreddore, I wouldn't like to get (o catch) a cold10 prendere a, ( incominciare a) to start (doing): dopo la morte del figlio egli prese a bere, after his son's death he took to drinking; quando prende a parlare nessuno riesce a fermarlo, when he starts talking nobody can stop him◆ v. intr.1 to take*; ( voltare) to turn: prendere a sinistra, a destra, to turn (to the) left, (to the) right; prendi ( per) questa strada, take this road; prendi per i campi, strike out across the fields◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che ti prende?, what's the matter with you? (o what's up?); non prendertela!, don't take on so!; non prendertela con me, don't be angry with me (o don't lay the blame on me); se la prende comoda, he takes it easy; se la prende troppo per l'avvenire di suo fratello, he is too concerned about his brother's future; se la prese a cuore, he took it to heart; se l'è presa, se l'è presa in mala parte, he has taken it amiss (o he has taken offence at it); non so come prenderlo, è sempre così nervoso, I don't know how to handle him, he is always so irritable; prendere qlcu. con le buone, con le cattive, to treat s.o. with kindness, harshly; prendere in simpatia, in antipatia qlcu., to take a liking, a dislike to s.o. // per chi mi prendi?, who do you take me for? // prendi tempo, non c'è fretta, take your time, there's no hurry // prendere interesse a qlco., to take an interest in sthg. // prendere marito, moglie, to get married // prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // presi tanta pioggia, I got soaking wet (o I got soaked to the skin) // prendere l'abitudine di..., to get into the habit of... // prendere le cose come vengono, to take things as they come // prendere una cosa per un'altra, to mistake one thing for another // prendere un terno al lotto, to have a stroke of luck // prendere il toro per le corna, to take the bull by the horns // prenderle, to be beaten; ( di bambini) to be smacked (o spanked): il bambino le prese da suo padre, the child was smacked by his father // essere preso d'amore per..., to fall in love with... ∙ Per frasi come: prendere atto, prendere forma, prendere il largo, prendere piede ecc. → atto, forma, largo, piede ecc.* * *1. ['prɛndere]vb irreg vtha preso il libro dal tavolo — he picked up o took the book from the table
l'ho preso dal cassetto — I took o got it out of the drawer
l'ha preso per mano — she took his hand o took him by the hand
abbiamo preso una casa — (affittare) we have rented a house, (comprare) we have bought a house
3) (direzione, scorciatoia, mezzo pubblico) to takeha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train
ha preso il treno delle 10 — he took o caught the 10 o'clock train
4) (registrare) to take (down)5) (guadagnare) to get, earn, (chiedere: somma, prezzo) to charge, askprende 2000 euro al mese — he makes o earns 2000 euros a month
6) (ricevere: colpi, schiaffi, sgridata) to get, (subire: malattia) to catch7) (ingoiare: pasto, panino, tè) to have, (medicina) to takeprendi qualcosa? — (da bere, da mangiare) would you like something to eat (o drink)?
8) (assumere: collaboratore, dipendente) to take on, hire, (responsabilità) to take on, assume, (tono, aria) to put on, (colore) to take on, (decisione) to take, make, come to9)essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse10)prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth forha preso le mie parole per o come un'offesa — he took offence at my words
per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?
11) (trattare: persona) to handleprendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely
12) (occupare: spazio, tempo) to take up13)prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth14)prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry
15)prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sbprendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth
2)prendere a destra — to go o turn right3)mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright3. vr (prendersi)(uso reciproco: afferrarsi) to grab each other, seize each otherprendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other
* * *['prɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick upprendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand
tieni, prendi! — here! catch!
prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair
2) (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]farsi prendere — to be o get caught
farsi prendere dal panico — to get o fly into a panic
3) (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]prendere una curva — (imboccare) to go around a bend
4) (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold
5) (ritirare) to get*prendere indietro — to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]
6) (prelevare)passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to call for o pick up sb., sth
7) (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?
andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer
8) (scegliere) to take*prendere una decisione — to make o take a decision
9) (comprare) to get*10) (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month
prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb
11) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb
12) (accettare) to take*prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly
prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb
13) (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]prendere da qcn. — (assomigliare) to take after sb
14) (cominciare)15) (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]16) (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]17) (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]prendere tempo — (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time
18) (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny
prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership
19) (coinvolgere) to involve20) (considerare) to take*prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example
mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!
prendere qcn. per qualcun altro — (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else
21) (trattare)22) (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]23) (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]24) (possedere sessualmente) to take*25) (in locuzioni)prendere piede — to catch on, to take root
26) prenderle colloq. to get* a beating2.1) (andare, dirigersi)2) (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*3) (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*4) (capitare)3.verbo pronominale prendersi1)2) (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart
-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.
-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.
- rsi due giorni (di vacanza) — colloq. to take two days off
3) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]- rsi l'influenza — to get flu, to catch o come down with flu
- rsi uno spavento — to have o get a fright
5) prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amissprendersela con qcn. — (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb
••* * *prendere/'prεndere/ [10]1 to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up; prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano to take sb. by the arm, hand; tieni, prendi! here! catch! prendere qcs. al volo to catch sth. in midair; il martello si prende per il manico you hold a hammer by the handle2 (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]; l'hanno preso mentre rubava they caught him stealing; farsi prendere to be o get caught; prendetelo! stop him! farsi prendere dal panico to get o fly into a panic3 (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]; ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid he went to Madrid by air; sei riuscito a prendere il treno? did you manage to catch the train? prendi la prima a destra take the first turn on the right; prendere una curva (imboccare) to go around a bend4 (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*; non ho preso abbastanza soldi I haven't brought enough money; prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo take your scarf, it's cold; mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli I had all my jewellery stolen5 (ritirare) to get*; prendere un libro in biblioteca to get a book out of the library; prendere indietro to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]6 (prelevare) andare a prendere i bambini a scuola to collect the children from school; è venuta a prendermi alla stazione she picked me up at the station; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to call for o pick up sb., sth.7 (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]; non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? won't you have sth. to eat or drink? prenderò il pesce I'll have the fish; prendere il tè senza zucchero not to put sugar in one's tea; posso prendere un altro pasticcino? can I have another cake? andare a prendere un caffè, una birra to go for a coffee, beer8 (scegliere) to take*; prendere una (camera) doppia to take a double room; prendere una decisione to make o take a decision9 (comprare) to get*; prendi anche del prosciutto get some ham too; di solito prendiamo La Stampa we usually take La Stampa10 (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]; prendo 1.000 euro al mese I get 1,000 euros a month; quanto prende all'ora? how much does he charge an hour? prendere una telefonata to take a telephone call; prendere ordini da qcn. to take orders from sb.11 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]; prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni to kick, to punch sb.12 (accettare) to take*; prendere le cose come vengono to take things as they come; prendere male qcs. to take sth. badly; prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia to take a liking, disliking to sb.13 (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]; prendere cattive abitudini to get into bad habits; prendere da qcn. (assomigliare) to take after sb.14 (cominciare) prendere a fare to start doing15 (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]16 (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]; ho preso un colpo contro il banco I bumped into the desk17 (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]; quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? how long will you be in the meeting? costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo the wall won't take long to build; prendere tempo (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time18 (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]; prendere qcn. come balia to take sb. on as a nanny; prendere qcn. come socio to take sb. into partnership19 (coinvolgere) to involve; essere preso da un libro to be involved in a book; farsi prendere da to get involved in20 (considerare) to take*; prendiamo Luca, per esempio take Luca, for example; per chi mi prendi? what do you take me for? mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? I'm not your slave, you know! non prenderla come una critica don't take it as a criticism; prendere qcn. per qualcun altro (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else21 (trattare) è molto gentile se lo sai prendere he is very nice when you know how to handle him; lui sa come prenderla he knows how to manage her22 (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]; farsi prendere le misure per to get oneself measured for23 (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]; prendere appunti to take notes24 (possedere sessualmente) to take*25 (in locuzioni) prendere in prestito to borrow; prendere in affitto to rent; prendere posto to take one's seat; prendere piede to catch on, to take root(aus. avere)1 (andare, dirigersi) prendere a sinistra to go left; prendere per i campi to head off across the fields2 (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*3 (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*4 (capitare) cosa ti prende? what's come over you?III prendersi verbo pronominale1 - rsi le dita nella porta to catch one's fingers in the door2 (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]; -rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. to take sb., sth. to heart; -rsi cura di qcn. to take care of sb. to look after sb.; -rsi la libertà di fare qcs. to take the liberty of doing sth.; - rsi due giorni (di vacanza) colloq. to take two days off3 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]; - rsi l'influenza to get flu, to catch o come down with flu; - rsi uno spavento to have o get a fright4 (con valore reciproco) - rsi per mano to join hands5 prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss; prendersela con qcn. (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb.prendere o lasciare take it or leave it. -
53 Mund
m; -(e)s, Münder mouth; auf den Mund küssen kiss on the lips; sie küsste seinen Mund she kissed him on the lips; den Mund aufmachen open one’s mouth; umg., fig. speak up; machen Sie bitte den Mund auf open your mouth, please; Zahnarzt: open wide(, please); vor Staunen blieb ihr der Mund offen stehen she gaped in astonishment; mit vollem Mund sprechen talk with one’s mouth full; aus dem Mund riechen have bad breath; ein Mund voll fig. a mouthful; Flüssigkeit: auch a gulp; von Mund zu Mund beatmen give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation; es ist in aller Munde everyone’s talking about it, it’s the talk of the town; drei hungrige Münder zu stopfen haben umg., fig. have three hungry mouths to feed; Mund und Nase aufsperren oder aufreißen umg. fig gape open-mouthed (in astonishment); den Mund halten umg. keep one’s mouth shut; halt den Mund! umg. shut up!; den Mund nicht aufmachen oder auftun umg., fig. not utter a word; kriegst oder bekommst du den Mund nicht auf? umg., fig. have you lost (Am. has the cat got) your tongue?; sie hat den Mund nicht aufgekriegt oder aufbekommen umg., fig. she didn’t say a word; den Mund aufreißen oder voll nehmen umg., fig. talk big, shoot one’s mouth off; jemandem den Mund verbieten fig. stop s.o. saying anything, silence s.o.; etw. ständig oder dauernd im Munde führen fig. never stop talking about s.th.; jemandem etwas in den Mund legen fig. put words into s.o.’s mouth; jemandem das Wort aus dem Mund nehmen umg., fig. take the words (right) out of s.o.’s mouth; jemandem das Wort im Mund umdrehen twist s.o.’s words; jemandem nach dem Mund(e) reden fig. echo s.o.’s words; um zu gefallen: say what s.o. wants to hear; jemandem über den Mund fahren umg., fig. cut s.o. short; nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein umg., fig. have the gift of the gab; sich (Dat) den Mund verbrennen umg., fig. put one’s foot in it; so ein Wort würde er nie in den Mund nehmen he would never use such a word; so etwas höre ich zum ersten Mal aus ihrem Mund it’s the first time I’ve heard her say anything of the sort; und das aus seinem Mund(e) fancy (Am. imagine) him saying that ( oder such a thing); von Mund zu Mund gehen be passed on from one person to the next; umg. do the rounds; in Redewendungen siehe auch Maul; berufen2 1, Blatt 1, fransig 2, stopfen II 1, wässrig etc.* * *der Mundmouth; jaws* * *Mụnd [mʊnt]m -(e)s, -er or (rare) -e or -e['mYndɐ, -də, 'mʏndə] mouth; (inf = Mundwerk) tongueein Glas an den Mund setzen — to raise a glass to one's mouth or lips
etw in den Mund nehmen — to put sth in one's mouth
den Mund aufmachen or auftun (lit, fig) — to open one's mouth; (fig
jdm den Mund verbieten — to order sb to be quiet
halt den Mund! — shut up! (inf), hold your tongue!
er kann den Mund einfach nicht halten (inf) — he can't keep his big mouth shut (inf)
jdm über den Mund fahren — to cut sb short
jdm den Mund stopfen (inf) — to shut sb up (inf)
Sie haben mir das in den Mund gelegt — you're putting words into my mouth
in aller Munde sein — to be on everyone's lips
von Mund zu Mund gehen — to be passed on from person to person
und das or so etwas aus deinem/seinem etc Mund(e)! — and (that) coming from you/him etc too!
an jds Mund(e) (dat) hängen (fig) — to hang on sb's every word
sie ist nicht auf den Mund gefallen (inf) — she's never at a loss for words
den Mund aufreißen/vollnehmen (inf) — to talk big (inf)
See:= Mundvoll* * *(the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises: What has the baby got in its mouth?) mouth* * *<-[e]s, Münder>[ˈmʊnt, pl ˈmʏndɐ]m1. ANAT mouthetw in den \Mund nehmen to put sth in one's mouthein Glas an den \Mund setzen to put a glass to one's mouthmit vollem \Munde with one's mouth full3.▶ etw ist in aller \Munde sth is the talk of the town, everybody's talking about sth▶ den \Mund aufmachen [o auftun] to speak up▶ wie aus einem \Munde with one voice▶ aus berufenem \Munde from an authoritative source▶ etw geht von \Mund zu \Mund sth is passed on from mouth to mouth [or person to person]▶ einen großen \Mund haben to have a big mouth, to be all talk [or mouth] [or BRIT fam all mouth and trousers]▶ aus jds \Munde kommen that sb saysdu musst auch nicht alles glauben, was aus seinem \Munde kommt! you don't have to believe everything [that] he says!▶ jdm etw in den \Mund legen to put [the] words into sb's mouth▶ etw nicht in den \Mund nehmen to not use such a sthmusst du immer so entsetzliche Flüche in den \Mund nehmen? do you always have to use such terrible language?▶ jdm nach dem \Mund[e] reden to say what sb wants [or tell sb what they want] to hear* * *der; Mund[e]s, Münder mouther küsste ihren Mund od. küsste sie auf den Mund — he kissed her on the lips
von Mund zu Mund beatmet werden — be given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the kiss of life
etwas aus jemandes Mund hören — hear or have something from somebody's [own] lips
sein Mund steht nicht od. nie still — (ugs.) he never stops talking
den Mund nicht aufkriegen — (fig. ugs.) not open one's mouth; have nothing to say for oneself
den Mund aufmachen/nicht aufmachen — (fig. ugs.) say something/not say anything
den Mund voll nehmen — (fig. ugs.) talk big (coll.)
nimm doch den Mund nicht so voll! — (fig. ugs.) don't be such a bighead!
einen großen Mund haben — (fig. ugs.) talk big (coll.)
den od. seinen Mund halten — (ugs.) (schweigen) shut up (coll.); (nichts sagen) not say anything; (nichts verraten) keep quiet (über + Akk. about)
jemandem den Mund [ganz] wässrig machen — (fig. ugs.) [really] make somebody's mouth water
er/sie ist nicht auf den Mund gefallen — (fig. ugs.) he's/she's never at a loss for words
... ist in aller Munde — (fig.) everybody's talking about...
etwas/ein Wort in den Mund nehmen — utter something/use a word
jemandem nach dem Mund reden — (fig.) echo what somebody says; (schmeichelnd) butter somebody up; tell somebody what he/she wants to hear
jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig. ugs.) cut somebody short
* * *auf den Mund küssen kiss on the lips;sie küsste seinen Mund she kissed him on the lips;den Mund aufmachen open one’s mouth; umg, fig speak up;machen Sie bitte den Mund auf open your mouth, please; Zahnarzt: open wide(, please);vor Staunen blieb ihr der Mund offen stehen she gaped in astonishment;mit vollem Mund sprechen talk with one’s mouth full;aus dem Mund riechen have bad breath;von Mund zu Mund beatmen give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;es ist in aller Munde everyone’s talking about it, it’s the talk of the town;drei hungrige Münder zu stopfen haben umg, fig have three hungry mouths to feed;aufreißen umg fig gape open-mouthed (in astonishment);den Mund halten umg keep one’s mouth shut;halt den Mund! umg shut up!;auftun umg, fig not utter a word;bekommst du den Mund nicht auf? umg, fig have you lost (US has the cat got) your tongue?;aufbekommen umg, fig she didn’t say a word;jemandem den Mund verbieten fig stop sb saying anything, silence sb;dauernd im Munde führen fig never stop talking about sth;jemandem etwas in den Mund legen fig put words into sb’s mouth;jemandem das Wort im Mund umdrehen twist sb’s words;jemandem über den Mund fahren umg, fig cut sb short;nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein umg, fig have the gift of the gab;sich (dat)den Mund verbrennen umg, fig put one’s foot in it;so ein Wort würde er nie in den Mund nehmen he would never use such a word;so etwas höre ich zum ersten Mal aus ihrem Mund it’s the first time I’ve heard her say anything of the sort;von Mund zu Mund gehen be passed on from one person to the next; umg do the rounds; in Redewendungen → auch Maul; → berufen2 1, Blatt 1, fransig2, stopfen B 1, wässrig etc* * *der; Mund[e]s, Münder mouther küsste ihren Mund od. küsste sie auf den Mund — he kissed her on the lips
von Mund zu Mund beatmet werden — be given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the kiss of life
etwas aus jemandes Mund hören — hear or have something from somebody's [own] lips
sein Mund steht nicht od. nie still — (ugs.) he never stops talking
den Mund nicht aufkriegen — (fig. ugs.) not open one's mouth; have nothing to say for oneself
den Mund aufmachen/nicht aufmachen — (fig. ugs.) say something/not say anything
den Mund voll nehmen — (fig. ugs.) talk big (coll.)
nimm doch den Mund nicht so voll! — (fig. ugs.) don't be such a bighead!
einen großen Mund haben — (fig. ugs.) talk big (coll.)
den od. seinen Mund halten — (ugs.) (schweigen) shut up (coll.); (nichts sagen) not say anything; (nichts verraten) keep quiet (über + Akk. about)
jemandem den Mund [ganz] wässrig machen — (fig. ugs.) [really] make somebody's mouth water
er/sie ist nicht auf den Mund gefallen — (fig. ugs.) he's/she's never at a loss for words
... ist in aller Munde — (fig.) everybody's talking about...
etwas/ein Wort in den Mund nehmen — utter something/use a word
jemandem nach dem Mund reden — (fig.) echo what somebody says; (schmeichelnd) butter somebody up; tell somebody what he/she wants to hear
jemandem über den Mund fahren — (fig. ugs.) cut somebody short
* * *¨-er m.Beatmung f.= kiss of life n.Propaganda f.= word-of-mouth recommendation n. -
54 mandar
v.1 to order.la profesora nos ha mandado deberes/una redacción the teacher has set o given us some homework/an essaymandar a alguien hacer algo to order somebody to do somethingmandar hacer algo to have something done¿quién te manda decirle nada? who asked you to say anything to her?Ellos mandan a los marineros They command the sailors.2 to send.mandar algo a alguien to send somebody something, to send something to somebodyme mandó un correo electrónico she sent me an e-mail, she e-mailed meLe mandaremos el pago por correo We will send you your payment by mail.3 to lead, to be in charge of.4 to send (informal) (lanzar).mandó la jabalina más allá de los 90 metros he sent the javelin beyond the 90 meter mark5 to be in charge.aquí mando yo I'm in charge here6 to order people around.7 to send out.8 to have authority, to dictate, to hold the reins, to rule.Los capitanes mandan The captains have authority.9 to order to.María le manda a Sue hacer eso Mary orders Sue to do that.* * *1 (ordenar) to order, tell2 (enviar) to send1 (dirigir - un grupo) to be in charge; (- un país) to be in power■ ¿quién manda aquí? who's in charge here?\¡a mandar! you're in charge!lo que usted mande as you wish, as you saymandar a alguien a paseo/hacer gárgaras/freír espárragos familiar to tell somebody to get lost, tell somebody to take a running jump¿mande? familiar pardon?* * *verb1) to order2) command3) send* * *1. VT1) (=ordenar, encargar) to tell¿hoy no te han mandado deberes? — haven't they given you any homework today?
¿qué manda usted? — esp LAm can I help you?
¿manda usted algo más? — esp LAm would you like anything else?
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mandar (a algn) (a) hacer algo, lo mandé a comprar pan — I sent him (out) for bread o to buy some breadtuvimos que mandar arreglar el coche — we had to put the car in for repairs, we had to have the car repaired
¿quién diablos me mandaría a mí meterme en esto? — * why on earth did I get mixed up in this? *
¿quién te manda ser tan tonto? — how could you be so stupid?
mandar callar a algn — [gen] to tell sb to be quiet; [con autoridad] to order sb to be quiet
mandar llamar o venir a algn — to send for sb
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mandar a algn (a) por algo — to send sb (out) for sth o to do sthlo mandé a por el periódico — I sent him (out) for the paper o to buy the paper
me han mandado que deje de fumar — I've been advised o told to stop smoking
como está mandado Esp * —
2) (=enviar) to sendme han mandado un paquete de Madrid — I've got o I've been sent a parcel from Madrid
lo mandaron como representante de la empresa — he was sent to represent the company, he was sent as the company's representative
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mandar algo por correo — to post sth, mail sth (EEUU)te mandaré mi dirección por correo electrónico — I'll send you my address by email, I'll email you my address
carajo 1., 3), mierda 1., 1), mona 1), paseo 1), porra 6)•
mandar recuerdos a algn — to send one's love to sb, send one's regards to sb frm3) (=estar al mando de) [+ batallón] to lead, command; [+ trabajadores, policías] to be in charge of4) (Dep) to send, hitmandó la pelota fuera del campo de golf — he sent o hit the ball off the golf course
5) (Med) to prescribe6) (=legar) to leave, bequeath frm7) LAm (=lanzar) to throw, hurl8) LAm*mandar una patada a algn — to give sb a kick, kick sb
9) LAm (=tirar) to throw away10) LAm [+ caballo] to break in11) Cono Sur (Dep) to start2. VI1) (=estar al mando) [gen] to be in charge; (Mil) to be in command¿quién manda aquí? — who's in charge here?
aquí mando yo — I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here
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mandar en algo — to be in charge of sth; (Mil) to be in command of sth2) (=ordenar)¡mande usted! — at your service!, what can I do for you?
de nada, a mandar — don't mention it, (I'm) at your service!
¿mande? — esp Méx (=¿cómo dice?) pardon?, what did you say?; [invitando a hablar] yes?
le gusta mandar — pey he likes bossing people around
canon 2), Dios 3)•
según manda la ley — (Jur) in accordance with the law3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ordenar)a mí nadie me manda — nobody tells me what to do o orders me about
sí señor, lo que usted mande — as you wish, sir o very good, sir
mandar + INF: la mandó callar he told o ordered her to be quiet; mandó encender una fogata she ordered that a bonfire be lit; mandar QUE + SUBJ: mandó que sirvieran la comida she ordered lunch to be served; ¿quién te manda revolver en mis papeles? who said you could go rummaging through my papers?; ¿y quién te manda ser tan tonta? — how could you be so silly!
b) ( recetar) to prescribe2) ( enviar) to send3) (AmL) ( tratándose de encargos)mandó decir que... — she sent a message to say that...
¿por qué no mandas a arreglar esos zapatos? — why don't you get o have those shoes mended?
4) (AmL fam) (arrojar, lanzar)2.mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha — he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play
mande! — yes sir/madam?, excuse me?
¿mande? — (Méx) (I'm) sorry? o pardon? o (AmE) excuse me?
3.María! - ¿mande? — (Méx) María! - yes?
mandarsev pron3) (Méx fam) ( aprovecharse) to take advantagemandarse cambiar (Andes) or (RPl) mudar (fam): se mandó cambiar dando un portazo he stormed out, slamming the door; un buen día se cansó y se mandó cambiar one day he decided he'd had enough, and just walked out o upped and left (colloq); mándense cambiar de aquí! — clear off! (colloq), get lost! (colloq)
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ordenar)a mí nadie me manda — nobody tells me what to do o orders me about
sí señor, lo que usted mande — as you wish, sir o very good, sir
mandar + INF: la mandó callar he told o ordered her to be quiet; mandó encender una fogata she ordered that a bonfire be lit; mandar QUE + SUBJ: mandó que sirvieran la comida she ordered lunch to be served; ¿quién te manda revolver en mis papeles? who said you could go rummaging through my papers?; ¿y quién te manda ser tan tonta? — how could you be so silly!
b) ( recetar) to prescribe2) ( enviar) to send3) (AmL) ( tratándose de encargos)mandó decir que... — she sent a message to say that...
¿por qué no mandas a arreglar esos zapatos? — why don't you get o have those shoes mended?
4) (AmL fam) (arrojar, lanzar)2.mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha — he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play
mande! — yes sir/madam?, excuse me?
¿mande? — (Méx) (I'm) sorry? o pardon? o (AmE) excuse me?
3.María! - ¿mande? — (Méx) María! - yes?
mandarsev pron3) (Méx fam) ( aprovecharse) to take advantagemandarse cambiar (Andes) or (RPl) mudar (fam): se mandó cambiar dando un portazo he stormed out, slamming the door; un buen día se cansó y se mandó cambiar one day he decided he'd had enough, and just walked out o upped and left (colloq); mándense cambiar de aquí! — clear off! (colloq), get lost! (colloq)
* * *mandar11 = be in charge, instruct, mandate, enjoin, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.* mandar a buscar = send for.* mandar + Alguien + a = shuffle + Nombre + to.* mandar callar = shush, hush.* mandar comparecer = subpoena.* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* quien paga manda = he who pays the piper calls the tune.mandar22 = direct, forward, ship, ship off.Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.* mandar a freír espárragos = send + Nombre + packing.* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].* * *mandar [A1 ]vtA1(ordenar): haz lo que te mandan do as you're tolda mí nadie me manda I don't take orders from anyone, nobody tells me what to do o orders me aboutde acuerdo a lo que manda la ley in accordance with the lawsí señor, lo que usted mande as you wish, sir o very good, sirmandar + INF:la mandó callar he told o ordered her to be quietmandó encender una fogata she ordered that a bonfire be litmandar QUE + SUBJ:mandó que sirvieran la comida she ordered lunch to be servedle mandó que nos dejara en paz she ordered o told him to leave us alone¿quién te manda revolver en mis papeles? who said you could go rummaging through my papers?¿y quién te manda ser tan tonta? how could you be so silly!2(recetar): le mandó unos antibióticos she prescribed (him) some antibioticsel médico le mandó hacerse unas gárgaras the doctor advised him to gargleB (enviar) ‹carta/paquete/persona› to sendmi madre te manda saludos my mother sends you her regardslo mandaron de or como representante a la conferencia he was sent to the conference as their delegatea las nueve nos mandaban a la cama they used to send us to bed at nine o'clockla mandé por el pan I sent her out to buy the breadCmandó decir que no podía venir she sent a message to say o she sent word that she couldn't come¿por qué no mandas a arreglar esos zapatos? why don't you get o have those shoes mended?D( AmL fam) (arrojar, lanzar): mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of playle mandó un puñetazo he punched him■ mandarviA(ordenar): en mi casa mando yo I'm the boss in my house, I wear the trousers in my house¡mande! yes sir/madam?, excuse me?¡María! — ¿mande? ( Méx); María! — yes?B ( AmL, tratándose de encargos) mandar a hacer algo; to send sb to do sthfue mandada a matarlo she was sent to kill him■ mandarsese mandó un postre delicioso he managed to produce o he rustled up a delicious dessertse mandó un discurso de dos horas she regaled us with a two hour speech, she gave a speech that went on for two hoursmandarse cambiar ( Andes) or ( RPl) mudar ( fam): se mandó cambiar dando un portazo he stormed out, slamming the doorun buen día se cansó y se mandó cambiar or mudar one day he decided he'd had enough, and just walked out o upped and left ( colloq)* * *
mandar ( conjugate mandar) verbo transitivo
1a) ( ordenar):
haz lo que te mandan do as you're told;
la mandó callar he told o ordered her to be quiet;
mandó que sirvieran la comida she ordered lunch to be served
2 ( enviar) to send;
3 (AmL) ( tratándose de encargos):
mandó decir que … she sent a message to say that …;
mandar algo a arreglar to get o have sth mended
4 (AmL fam) (arrojar, lanzar):◊ mandó la pelota fuera de la cancha he kicked/sent/hit the ball out of play
verbo intransitivo ( ser el jefe) to be in charge, be the boss (colloq);◊ ¿mande? (Méx) (I'm) sorry?, pardon?;
¡María! — ¿mande? (Méx) María! — yes?
mandar verbo transitivo
1 (dar órdenes) to order: me mandó barrer el suelo, she told me to sweep the floor
2 (remitir) to send: le mandaré unas flores, I'll send him some flowers
te manda saludos, she sends you her regards
mándalo por correo, send it by post
nos mandaron a por unos huevos, they sent us for some eggs
3 (capitanear, dirigir) to lead, be in charge o command of
Mil to command
' mandar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disponer
- espárrago
- imperar
- mira
- porra
- diablo
- mierda
- paseo
- puñeta
- remitir
English:
blow
- command
- control
- direct
- dismiss
- farm out
- fax
- instruct
- order
- pack off
- post
- reapply
- refer to
- send
- send in
- send on
- send out
- ship
- tell
- air
- drive
- drop
- get
- pack
- refer
- register
- set
- summon
- text
* * *♦ vt1. [ordenar] to order;el juez mandó la inmediata ejecución de la sentencia the judge ordered the sentence to be carried out immediately;la profesora nos ha mandado deberes/una redacción the teacher has set o given us some homework/an essay;mandar a alguien hacer algo, mandar a alguien que haga algo to order sb to do sth;le mandaron que se fuera they ordered him to leave;yo hago lo que me mandan I do as I'm told;mandar hacer algo to have sth done;mandaron revisar todas las máquinas they had all the machines checked;mandó llamar a un electricista she asked for an electrician to be sent;el maestro mandó callar the teacher called for silence, the teacher told the class to be silent;la jefa le mandó venir a su despacho the boss summoned him to her office;¿quién te manda decirle nada? who asked you to say anything to her?;¿quién me mandará a mí meterme en estos líos? why did I have to get involved in this mess?el médico me mandó nadar the doctor told me I had to go swimming3. [enviar] to send;mandar algo a alguien to send sb sth, to send sth to sb;me mandó un correo electrónico she sent me an e-mail, she e-mailed me;me lo mandó por correo electrónico he sent it to me by e-mail;lo mandaron a un recado/una misión he was sent on an errand/mission;lo mandaron a la cárcel/la guerra he was sent to prison/away to war;mandar a alguien (a) por algo to send sb for sth;lo mandaron de embajador a Irlanda he was sent to Ireland as an ambassador;me mandan de la central para recoger un paquete I've been sent by our main office to pick up a package;Vulgmandar a alguien a la mierda to tell sb to piss off;Fammandar a alguien a paseo to send sb packing;Fammandar a alguien a la porra to tell sb to go to hell;Fammandar a alguien al demonio to tell sb to go to the devil4. [dirigir] [país] to rule;manda a un grupo de voluntarios she is in charge of a group of voluntary workers;el corredor que manda el grupo perseguidor the runner leading the chasing packmandó la jabalina más allá de los 90 metros he sent the javelin beyond the 90 metre mark;mandó el balón fuera [por la banda] he put the ball out of play;[disparando] he shot widele mandé un bofetón I gave him a slap, I slapped himlo mandaron llamar del hospital the hospital sent for him8. CompEsp Fam¡manda narices! can you believe it!;muy Fam¡manda huevos! can you Br bloody o US goddamn believe it!♦ vi1. [dirigir] to be in charge;[partido político, jefe de estado] to rule;aquí mando yo I'm in charge here;Méx Fam¡mande! [a sus órdenes] how can I help you?;Esp, Méx Fam¿mande? [¿cómo?] eh?, you what?;a mandar, que para eso estamos certainly, Sir/Madam!, at your service!* * *I v/t1 ( ordenar) order;a mí no me manda nadie nobody tells me what to do;mandar hacer algo have sth done2 ( enviar) sendII v/i1 be in charge2:TELEC hallo?* * *mandar vt1) ordenar: to command, to order2) enviar: to sendte manda saludos: he sends you his regards3) echar: to hurl, to throw4)mandar vi: to be the boss, to be in charge* * *mandar vb¿no te había mandado sacar la basura? didn't I tell you to take the rubbish out?3. (dirigir) to be in charge¿quién manda aquí? who's in charge here? -
55 Geld
Geld n 1. BANK, BÖRSE buyer’s rate (Geldkurs, Börsenkurs); 2. FIN, GEN, WIWI (infrml) bread, (infrml) dough, (BE) (infrml) dosh, money, (AE) (infrml) wampum • am Geld BÖRSE at the money (Optionen) • aus dem Geld BÖRSE out of the money (Optionen) • etw. für sein Geld bekommen WIWI get good value for money • Geld abführen STEUER pay over, transfer • Geld anlegen GEN invest money, put money down • Geld auf Abruf BANK, FIN money at call • Geld auf eine Hypothek aufnehmen GEN raise money on a mortgage • Geld auf etw. aufnehmen GEN raise money on sth • Geld aufnehmen BANK borrow funds, borrow money • Geld ausgeben GEN spend • Geld großzügiger ausgeben FIN loosen one’s belt • Geld investieren FIN invest money, put money down • Geld leihen 1. FIN lend money; 2. BANK borrow money • Geld scheffeln GEN (infrml) rake it in • Geld sparen BANK save • Geld spielt keine Rolle GEN money is no object • Geld von jmdm. borgen GEN borrow money from sb • Geld von jmdm. leihen GEN borrow money from sb • Geld vorübergehend anlegen BÖRSE park money • Geld wie Heu haben GEN (infrml) have money to burn • im Geld BÖRSE in the money (Optionen) • im Geld schwimmen GEN (infrml) awash with cash • (richtig) Geld in die Hand nehmen GEN (infrml) (really) go to great expense • um Geld ersuchen GEN appeal for funds • zu Geld kommen GEN come into money* * *n 1. < Börse> buyer's rate; 2. <Finanz, Geschäft, Vw> bread infrml, dough infrml, dosh infrml (BE), money, wampum infrml (AE) ■ am Geld < Börse> Optionen at the money ■ aus dem Geld < Börse> out of the money (Optionen) ■ etw. für sein Geld bekommen <Vw> get good value for money ■ Geld abführen < Steuer> pay over, transfer ■ Geld anlegen < Geschäft> invest money, put money down ■ Geld auf Abruf <Bank, Finanz> money at call ■ Geld auf eine Hypothek aufnehmen < Geschäft> raise money on a mortgage ■ Geld auf etw. aufnehmen < Geschäft> raise money on sth ■ Geld aufnehmen < Bank> borrow funds, borrow money ■ Geld ausgeben < Geschäft> spend ■ Geld großzügiger ausgeben < Finanz> loosen one's belt ■ Geld investieren < Finanz> invest money, put money down ■ Geld leihen 1. < Finanz> lend money; 2. < Bank> borrow money ■ Geld scheffeln infrml < Geschäft> rake it in infrml ■ Geld sparen < Bank> save ■ Geld spielt keine Rolle < Geschäft> money is no object ■ Geld von jmdm. borgen < Geschäft> borrow money from sb ■ Geld von jmdm. leihen < Geschäft> borrow money from sb ■ Geld vorübergehend anlegen < Börse> park money ■ Geld wie Heu haben infrml < Geschäft> have money to burn infrml ■ im Geld < Börse> in the money (Optionen) ■ im Geld schwimmen infrml < Geschäft> awash with cash infrml ■ um Geld ersuchen < Geschäft> appeal for funds ■ zu Geld kommen infrml < Geschäft> come into money* * *Geld
money, furniture of one’s pocket (coll.), gold, dimes, scales (US), (Bargeld) cash, (Börse) buyers, bid, prices negotiated, (Hartgeld) coin, (Kleingeld) small change, (Papiergeld) paper money (currency, notes), (Wechselgeld) change;
• für Geld mercenarily;
• gegen bares Geld for cash;
• hinter dem Geld her on the make (pitch, sl.);
• in Geld ausgedrückt in cash terms;
• in gutem Geld in good money;
• keinen Pfennig Geld not a shot in the locker;
• knapp an Geld low in cash, short of money;
• nur mit wenig Geld versehen scant of money;
• mit Geld wohl versehen moneyed, flush of money;
• ohne Geld moneyless, out of funds, without means, hard up for money;
• ohne jedes Geld out of cash, penniless, broke (sl.);
• so gut wie bares Geld as good as (equal to) cash;
• viel Geld verschlingend money-guzzling;
• Gelder means, sums of money, funds, purse;
• abgenutztes Geld worn currency;
• angelegtes Geld money put up, funds (money) invested, investment;
• fest angelegtes Geld tied-up (locked-up, Br.) money, lockup (Br.);
• mit Kündigungsfrist angelegtes Geld term (time, US) deposit;
• langfristig angelegte Gelder long-term (funded) capital;
• nicht angelegtes Geld unemployed money;
• sicher angelegtes Geld money safely invested;
• auf einem Sparkonto angelegtes Geld money on deposit account;
• anvertrautes Geld consigned (trust) money, money held on trust, trust fund;
• aufgebrauchtes Geld spent money;
• aufgenommene Gelder borrowed funds, borrowings, debts, accounts payable (US);
• aufgewandte Gelder money employed;
• in den Ferien ausgegebenes Geld holiday expenses;
• ausgeliehenes Geld money lent;
• an Kunden ausgeliehene Gelder (Bilanz) advances against customers;
• ausgezahltes Geld cash disbursements;
• ausstehendes Geld money due, outstanding money, outstandings;
• ausstehende Gelder outstanding debts, outs, accounts receivable (US);
• bares Geld [spot] cash, present (dry, ready, cash, US) money, ready coin (cash), specie, money down (sl.);
• auf dem Transport (unterwegs) befindliches Geld bullion in transit, money in the post (Br.) (mail, US);
• befristete Gelder tied-up funds, lockup (Br.) time deposits (US);
• benötigte Gelder necessary funds;
• bereitliegendes Geld cash in hand;
• vom Parlament bewilligte Gelder money provided by Parliament (Br.);
• billiges Geld cheap (light, easy[-terms]) money;
• ein bisschen Geld a little money;
• brachliegendes Geld dead money, money paying no interest (lying idle);
• brachliegende Gelder idle funds;
• durchlaufende Gelder cash in transit;
• eigenes Geld own money;
• eingeforene Gelder blocked funds, frozen money;
• eingegangene Gelder [cash] receipts, takings;
• eingehende Gelder money pouring (coming) in, receipt of money, receipts, takings;
• eingesammeltes Geld purse;
• mittels Zwangsvollstreckung eingetriebenes Geld money made;
• eingezahltes Geld deposit;
• einlaufende Geld receipts;
• einzelnes Geld loose change (money);
• erspartes Geld money put aside;
• erspartes (erübrigtes) Geld savings, spare money;
• fakultatives Geld facultative money;
• täglich fälliges Geld money at (on) call, money at short notice (Br.), call (day-to-day) money (Br.), money on current account, sight (demand, US) deposit;
• falsches Geld counterfeit coin (money), bad (Br.) (bogus, base, Br.) money;
• festes Geld time loan (US) (money), deposit account (US), fixed (time) deposit (US);
• festgelegte (festliegende) Gelder tied-up funds, immobilized money, lockup (Br.), time deposits (US);
• flüssige Gelder available capital (funds), funds in hand, disposable funds, ready money, liquid funds (assets), cash, liquid resources, spare capital;
• fremde Gelder trust money, (Bankbilanz) funds from outside sources, third-party funds, deposit by customers;
• gangbares Geld current (good) money;
• mein ganzes Geld the whole of my money;
• gefälschtes Geld counterfeit coin (money), counterfeits, bad (base, Br.) money;
• gefundenes Geld windfall;
• gehortetes Geld inactive money;
• geliehenes Geld borrowed money;
• gepumptes Geld touch (sl.);
• aus dem Verkehr (Umlauf) gezogenes Geld money withdrawn from circulation;
• hartes Geld hard currency, coin[ed] money, hard (US) (solid) cash, specie;
• heißes Geld hot money, refugee capital;
• herausgegebenes Geld change, small coin;
• hinausgeworfenes Geld money down the drain, wasted money;
• hinterlegtes Geld trust money;
• gerichtlich hinterlegtes Geld cash under the control of the (money in) court;
• investiertes Geld capital invested;
• irreguläres Geld non-standard money;
• konvertierbares Geld convertible money;
• frei konvertierbares Geld hard money;
• täglich kündbares Geld money at call, call (day-to-day) money (Br.), demand deposits (US);
• kursierendes Geld current money;
• kurzfristig kündbare (kurzfristige) Gelder money on (at) short notice, demand deposits (US), short-term loans (US);
• langfristige Gelder time money (loan, deposit, US), call (long-term, US) money, street (long-term, demand, US) loans, deposit accounts (US);
• leichteres Geld easier money;
• ungeheure Menge Geld enormous amount of money;
• mündelsichere Gelder trustee investment (Br.), trust fund (US);
• nachbewilligte Gelder additional funds;
• öffentliche Gelder public monies (funds, Br.), the public purse;
• originäres Geld primary money;
• gerade passendes Geld even money;
• privates Geld private funds;
• restliches (überzähliges) Geld odd money;
• schlechtes Geld counterfeit money, base coin;
• schwarzes Geld black money;
• stillgelegtes Geld tied- (locked-, Br.) up money, lock-up (Br.);
• stillgelegte Gelder non-earning reserve;
• tägliches Geld demand loan (deposit, money) (US), sight deposit, call loan (money, Br.), overnight credit, day-to-day money (Br.);
• teures Geld dear (close, tight, high, US) money;
• überschüssiges Geld surplus money;
• postalisch überwiesenes Geld postal money;
• telegrafisch überwiesenes Geld telegraphic money;
• überzähliges Geld overpayment, payment in excess;
• übriges Geld spare cash;
• mein übriges Geld the rest of my money;
• umlaufendes Geld current (effective) money, currency;
• ungültiges Geld money that is no longer current;
• unverzinsliche Gelder dormant funds;
• im Drogenhandel verdientes Geld drug money;
• leicht verdientes Geld easy money, money easily earned, money for jam (Br. sl.) (for old rope, sl.), soft (sl.);
• sauer (schwer, mühsam) verdientes Geld hard earnings, hard-earned money, tough buck (sl.);
• schnell verdientes Geld fast buck (US sl.), turkey (sl.);
• vereinnahmtes und verausgabtes Geld money received and expended;
• jederzeit verfügbare Gelder money on hand, floating money, disposable funds;
• tatsächlich verfügbares Geld effective money supply;
• von einer Bank verwaltete Gelder banker’s (bank) funds;
• treuhänderisch verwaltetes (verwahrtes) Geld trustee investment (Br.), trust funds;
• viel Geld plenty (good deal) of money;
• sehr viel Geld no end of money;
• vollwertiges Geld sterling money;
• weggeworfenes Geld money thrown away;
• wertbeständiges Geld store-of-value money;
• restlos zurückgezahltes Geld money refunded in full;
• Geld auf Abruf (auf tägliche Kündigung) call loan (money, Br.), day-to-day loan (money) (Br.), street (demand, US) loan, money at call;
• Brief und Geld (Börse) bills and money, bid and asked, bids and offers, sellers and buyers;
• mehr Geld als Brief (Kursbericht) more buyers than sellers, buyer’s market (over, Br.);
• Geld wie Heu (Mist) oodles of money;
• Geld in der Ladenkasse till money;
• Gelder mit Laufzeit time deposits;
• Geld und sofort fällige Staatsbankguthaben treasury cash;
• Geld der Steuerzahler taxpayers’ money;
• Geld in der Tasche shot in the locker (coll.);
• Geld mit gleich bleibendem Wert stable money;
• Geld auf eine Woche weekly fixtures;
• Geld mit Zwangskurs legal tender, lawful money (US);
• Geld-aus-der-Tasche-ziehen shakedown (US sl.);
• Geld sparend money-saving;
• Geld verdienend money-making;
• Geld abheben to [with]draw money;
• Geld von der Bank (seinem Bankkonto) abheben to draw money from the bank;
• Geld mittels Scheck abheben to check out (US);
• jem. Geld abknöpfen to stint s. o. of money, to squeeze money out of s. o.;
• jem. sein Geld bis zum letzten Heller abnehmen to fleece s. o. of every halfpenny;
• Geld abzweigen to divert money;
• jem. Geld anbieten to offer s. o. money;
• j. um Geld angehen to draw on s. o. for money;
• j. fortlaufend um Geld angehen to keep at s. o. with appeals for money;
• j. um Geld anhauen to touch s. o. for s. th. (sl.);
• Geld anlegen to embark money, to put money out, to invest funds, to make an investment;
• sein Geld in Aktien anlegen to invest one’s money in stocks and shares;
• sein ganzes Geld in Büchern anlegen to spend a small fortune on books;
• sein Geld falsch anlegen to misemploy one’s money;
• Geld fest anlegen to place money on deposit;
• sein Geld in Grundstücken anlegen to invest one’s money (make investments) in real estate;
• sein Geld gut anlegen to invest one’s money to good account, to get good value for one’s money (coll.);
• Geld im Hausbesitz anlegen to put money into houses;
• sein Geld klug anlegen to bestow one’s money wisely;
• sein Geld nutzbringend anlegen to lay out one’s money profitably;
• sein Geld in mündelsicheren Papieren anlegen to invest one’s money in a safe stock;
• Geld in Rentenwerten anlegen to sink money in an annuity;
• sein Geld schlecht anlegen to make bad use of one’s money;
• Geld auf Sparkonten anlegen to place money in savings accounts;
• Geld spekulativ anlegen to venture money in a speculation;
• Geld in Staatsanleihen (Staatspapieren) anlegen to fund (Br.);
• Geld vernünftig anlegen to put money to good use;
• Geld verzinslich anlegen to put one’s money out at interest;
• sein Geld vorteilhaft anlegen to lay out one’s money to advantage;
• Geld zinsbringend anlegen to place money on interest;
• um Geld anpumpen to touch (pump) for money (sl.);
• sein Geld einer Bank anvertrauen to give money to the bank for safe-keeping;
• Geld anweisen to remit money;
• Geld aufbringen to put up funds, to put up (borrow, raise, take up) money, to raise cash, to finance;
• Geld für ein Unternehmen aufbringen to put up the money for an undertaking;
• Geld durch Zeichnung aufbringen to raise funds by subscriptions;
• Geld aufnehmen to borrow (raise, take up) money, to take the rate;
• Geld auf ein Grundstück aufnehmen to raise money on an estate;
• Geld gegen hypothekarische Sicherheiten aufnehmen to borrow on a mortgage;
• Geld gegen Verpfändung der Anlagenwerte aufnehmen to raise money on the security of the assets;
• Geld auftreiben to raise (scare up, US coll.) money, to raise cash, to finance;
• Geld für ein Unternehmen auftreiben to find the money for an undertaking, to finance an institution;
• Geld für j. aufwenden to spend money on s. o.;
• Geld aufzählen to count up money;
• Geld ausgeben to lay out (spend) money;
• sein ganzes Geld ausgeben to go through all one’s money;
• eine Menge Geld ausgeben to spend lots of money;
• scheffelweise Geld ausgeben to squander away money, to be off on a spending spree, to spend money like water;
• verschwenderisch Geld ausgeben to spend lavishly;
• wenig Geld für sein Auto ausgeben to run a car at small cost;
• öffentliche Gelder bestimmungsgemäß ausgeben to use public money only for legitimate purposes;
• viel Geld für Bücher ausgeben to spend a small fortune on books;
• Geld falsch ausgeben to misspend money;
• Geld mit vollen Händen (hemmungslos) ausgeben to go the paces, to be on a big spending binge, to be off on a spending spree, to make the money fly, to spend money with both hands (without stint, like water);
• Geld leicht ausgeben to spend money with a free hand;
• sein Geld für nichts und wieder nichts ausgeben to throw away one’s money for nothing;
• Geld spekulativ ausgeben to venture money in speculation;
• sein Geld umsonst ausgeben to spend one’s money for no purpose;
• viel Geld für Werbung ausgeben to advertise in a big way;
• jem. mit Geld aushelfen to aid s. o. with money;
• mit seinem Geld auskommen to live within one’s means;
• mit wenig Geld auskommen to live on little money;
• Geld ausleihen to lend money, to put money out to loan;
• Geld auf Bodmerei ausleihen to lend money on bottomry;
• Geld gegen Sicherheiten ausleihen to lend money on security;
• Geld auf Zinsen ausleihen to put out money (borrow) at interest, to place money on interest;
• Geld zinsfrei ausleihen to lend money free of interest;
• Geld ausspucken to spill money (fam.);
• jem. gegen Vorlage seines Personalausweises Geld auszahlen to pay s. o. a sum upon submission of proof of identity;
• sich um Geld balgen to scramble for money;
• restliches Geld behalten to keep the odd money;
• Teil des Geldes behalten to retain part of the money;
• Geld beiseiteschaffen to finance money away;
• für sein Geld etw. [Gleichwertiges] bekommen to get one’s money’s-worth;
• etw. für sein Geld geboten bekommen to have a run for one’s money;
• von jem. keinen Pfennig Geld bekommen not to see the colo(u)r of s. one’s money;
• Verfügungsgewalt über sein Geld bekommen to come into one’s own money;
• Geld abgezählt bereithalten no change given;
• Geld bereitstellen to finance;
• öffentliche Gelder bereitstellen to make the necessary public funds available;
• Geld beschaffen to furnish (procure) money, to provide funds;
• das erforderliche Geld beschaffen (auftreiben) to find the money;
• jem. Geld besorgen to provide s. o. with money;
• aus lauter Geld bestehen to be made of money;
• j. um sein ganzes Geld betrügen to fleece s. o. of (jockey, do s. o. out of) all his money;
• Geld bewilligen to grant money, (parl.) to vote supplies (funds);
• jem. für sein Geld etw. bieten to give s. o. a run for his money;
• j. eilig um Geld bitten to rush s. o. for money;
• j. um sein Geld bringen to relieve s. o. of his money;
• j. um sein ganzes Geld bringen to bilk s. o. out of his money;
• das große Geld bringen to bring in big money;
• Geld unter die Leute bringen to put money into circulation;
• Geld in Verkehr bringen to pass the coin;
• Geld bei einer Bank deponieren to deposit money with a bank;
• Geld durchbringen to waste money;
• Geld einfordern to demand payment;
• Geld einkassieren to pocket cash;
• Geld einnehmen to receive money;
• Geld einschießen to give in, to put into, to contribute capital;
• Geld in den Wirtschaftskreislauf einschleusen to pump money into the economic system;
• mit Geld einspringen to chip in (US);
• Geld einstecken (einstreichen) to pocket money;
• sich sein Geld sehr genau einteilen to make a penny go a long way;
• Geld eintreiben to enforce payment, to recover a debt;
• Geld bei einer Bank einzahlen to put money in[to] (deposit money with) a bank;
• Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen to pay money into an account;
• schlechtes Geld einziehen to call in coins;
• seine Gelder einziehen to call in one’s money;
• Geld durch Zahlkarte überwiesen erhalten to be paid out in cash by the postman;
• Geld erheben to raise money;
• Geld auf betrügerische Weise erlangen to get money by fraud;
• j. um sein Geld erleichtern to part s. o. from his money;
• Geld erpressen to ramp (Br. sl.);
• gestohlenes Geld ersetzen to replace stolen money;
• im Geld ersticken to be rolling in money;
• aus öffentlichen Geldern fördern to subsidize;
• gesperrte Gelder freigeben to release funds;
• Geld auf Bodmerei geben to advance money on bottomry;
• ins Geld gehen to run into money (coll.);
• erheblich ins Geld gehen to run into large amounts;
• mit seinem Geld geizen to be very near with one’s money;
• Geld haben to be worth money (in stock, in cash);
• dicke Gelder haben to have a fat income;
• eigenes Geld haben to have money of one’s own;
• genügend Geld haben to have money in sufficiency;
• nicht genügend Geld haben to feel the need of money;
• haufenweise Geld (Geld wie Heu, Mist) haben to have scads (lots, coll., piles, coll.) of money, to be simply coining money, to have money to burn, to have money galore;
• kaum Geld haben to be hard up [for money];
• kein (Mangel an) Geld haben to get aground, to be short of stuff (pressed for funds);
• massenhaft Geld haben to have loads (scads, US) of money;
• scheffelweise Geld haben to have lots of money (coll.);
• Taschen voller Geld haben to have one’s pockets full of money;
• Unmenge Geld (unermessliche Geld er) haben to have lots (a pot) of money;
• viel Geld haben to have a large income;
• sehr wenig Geld haben to have very little money;
• für sein Geld etw. haben to have a run for one’s money;
• Geld bei sich haben to have (carry) money on one;
• kein Geld bei sich haben not to have any money on one, to have no cash on o. s.;
• sein Geld gut angelegt haben to get good value for one’s money;
• Geld in Staatspapieren angelegt haben to have money in the funds (Br.);
• Geld ausstehen haben to have money owing;
• Geld auf der Bank haben to have funds with (money in) a bank;
• genügend Geld zum Bauen haben to have ample means for building;
• etw. Geld beiseite gelegt haben to have a little money in reserve;
• schönes Stück Geld gespart haben to have saved a nice bit of money;
• Geld in der Kasse haben to have cash in hand;
• Geld bei jem. stehen haben to have money lodged with s. o.;
• Geld bei einer Bank stehen haben to keep money at a bank;
• Geld im Überfluss haben to have scads (lots, piles) of money, to have money to burn;
• Geld zur Verfügung haben to have money at one’s disposal;
• viel Geld zur Verfügung haben to have a big bankroll;
• so viel Geld zur Verfügung haben to have so much money in hand;
• Geld zurückgelegt haben to have money laid aside (put by);
• Geld zu jds. Verfügung halten to hold money to s. one’s order;
• am Geld hängen to be a slave to money;
• nach Geld heiraten to marry money;
• Geld herausbekommen to get change;
• Geld herausgeben to give change;
• Geld aus jem. herausholen to get money out of s. o.;
• Geld aus jem. herauskitzeln (herauslocken) to elicit (entice, worm) money out of s. o.;
• Geld aus jem. herauspressen to wring money out of s. o.;
• Geld herausrücken to part with one’s money, to fork out, to cough up (sl.);
• Geld bei jem. herausschinden to extract money from s. o.;
• Geld aus etw. herausschlagen to make money out of s. th.;
• Geld zum Fenster herauswerfen to throw money down the drain;
• Geld aus einem Geschäft herausziehen to withdraw money from a business;
• Geld herbeischaffen to raise money;
• sein ganzes Geld hergeben to part with all one’s money;
• mit seinem Geld nur so herumschmeißen to play ducks and drakes with one’s money;
• Satz für tägliches Geld hinaufsetzen to mark up call money (US);
• sein Geld mit beiden Händen zum Fenster hinauswerfen to throw money down the drain;
• Geld hineinstecken to embark money;
• Geld bei jem. hinterlegen to lodge (deposit) money with s. o.;
• Geld bei einer Bank hinterlegen to place money on deposit with a bank;
• Geld bei Gericht hinterlegen to bring money into the court;
• Geld horten to hoard money;
• Geld investieren to invest capital;
• Geld in Häusern investieren to put money into houses;
• für billiges Geld kaufen to buy at a moderate price;
• mit Geld klimpern to chink;
• mit dem Geld knausern to stint money;
• um sein Geld kommen to lose one’s money;
• plötzlich zu Geld kommen to strike a lead (it rich);
• plötzlich zu viel Geld kommen to come into the big money;
• schnell zu Geld kommen to make a quick buck (sl.);
• schwer Geld auftreiben können to be hard set to find money;
• sich von seinem Geld schwer trennen können not to like to part with one’s money;
• nicht mit Geld umgehen können not to know how to handle money;
• Geld kosten to require money;
• Haufen Geld kosten to cost a packet of money;
• heilloses Geld kosten to cost an unholy amount of money;
• schweres Geld kosten to cost a great deal of money, to cost a lot (pot) of money;
• j. schweres Geld kosten to be a heavy burden on s. o.;
• anständige Stange (schönes Stück) Geld kosten (fam.) to run to (cost) a pretty penny, to come to a deal of money;
• sein Geld arbeiten lassen to put one’s money out at interest;
• sein Geld nicht arbeiten lassen to let one’s money lie idle;
• j. um sein Geld betteln lassen to let s. o. whistle for his money;
• Geld springen lassen to bleed well (sl.);
• sehr ins Geld laufen to run into very large sums;
• von seinem Geld leben to live on one’s capital;
• Geld auf die Bank legen to put money in[to] a bank;
• Geld auf die hohe Kante legen to put money by;
• Geld auf den Tisch legen to put down the money (fam.);
• Geld leihen (jem.) to loan (lend) money, (von jem.) to borrow [money];
• sein Geld loswerden to get rid of one’s money, to drop money (US sl.);
• Geld machen to make money;
• zu Geld machen to convert (turn) into cash, to turn (run) into money, to coin;
• Geld flüssig machen to ease money free;
• Geld locker machen to spring money (Br. coll.);
• aus seinem Geld mehr machen to manage one’s money more effectively;
• Geld nachschießen to pay an additional amount (sum);
• gutes Geld schlechtem Geld nachwerfen (hinterherwerfen) to throw good money after bad (coll.);
• herausgegebenes Geld nachzählen to count one’s change;
• Geld aus der Ladenkasse nehmen to take money from the till;
• bei Freunden hemmungslos Geld pumpen to feel no qualms about borrowing money from friends;
• Geld reinbuttern to kick in (sl.);
• Geld zu einem bestimmten Zweck sammeln to make up a purse;
• Geld für wohltätige Zwecke sammeln to canvass on (Br.) (in, US) behalf of charity;
• Geld auf die Seite schaffen to finance money away;
• Geld scheffeln to coin (coll.) (scoop up) money, to be simply coining money (Br.);
• monatlich Geld nach Hause schicken to remit money home each month;
• mit dem Geld nur so um sich schmeißen to scatter money broadcast, to fling one’s money about, to blow one’s money (sl.);
• [sein] Geld aus dem Fenster schmeißen to fling one’s money out of the window, to throw money down the drain;
• Geld schöpfen to create money;
• Geld schulden to owe money;
• viel Geld schulden to be involved in debts;
• im Geld [nur so] schwimmen to be rolling in cash (money, wealth, coll.), to bucket money, to have loads of money;
• bei Geld sein to be flush of money (in funds), to be in cash (the chips, sl.);
• knapp bei Gelde sein to be hard up (in low water), to be short of money;
• nicht bei Geld sein to be out of cash (funds);
• scharf aufs Geld aus sein to be keen on money making;
• völlig ohne Geld sein to be penniless (broke);
• aufs Geld aus sein to be after (out for) money, to be on the make (sl.);
• nicht mit Geld zu bezahlen sein to be worth its weight in gold;
• mit Geld freigebig sein to be open-handed with money;
• mit Geld reichlich (wohl) versehen sein to have a well-lined purse, to be flush of money;
• Geld sparen to save money;
• um Geld spielen to play for money, to game;
• Geld in ein Geschäft stecken to put capital into a business;
• sein Geld ins Geschäft stecken to lock up one’s cash in one’s trade;
• sein ganzes Geld ins Geschäft stecken to sink all one’s money in the concern;
• enorm viel Geld in sein Geschäft stecken to spend a fortune over one’s business;
• Geld aus der Ladekasse stehlen to abstract money from a till;
• Geld für ein Unternehmen zur Verfügung stellen to put up money for an undertaking;
• nach Geld stinken to stink of money (sl.);
• sich Geld in die Taschen stopfen to shove money into one’s pocket;
• viel Geld zu verdienen suchen to go in for money;
• sein letztes Geld mit jem. teilen to share one’s last crust with s. o.;
• Geld zur Sparkasse tragen to put money into the savings bank;
• Geld unmittelbar übergeben to hand over the money direct;
• Geld überweisen to transmit (transfer) money;
• jem. Geld überweisen to put s. o. in cash, to send s. o. a remittance;
• telegrafisch Geld überweisen to transfer money by cable;
• großzügig mit fremden Geld umgehen to be generous with other people’s property;
• leichtsinnig mit Vaters Geld umgehen to play fast and loose with father’s money;
• sorglos mit seinem Geld umgehen to be very flush with one’s money;
• sparsam mit seinem Geld umgehen to husband one’s money
• [fremdes] Geld umrechnen to reduce money;
• in [bares] Geld umsetzen to turn into money (cash), to realize;
• sein Geld dreimal jährlich umsetzen to turn one’s money three times a year;
• Geld ohne zusätzliche Gebühren gegen die landesübliche Währung umtauschen to change the currency without having to pay an extra charge;
• falsches Geld unterbringen to fob off false coin;
• Geld unterschlagen to convert money to one’s own use;
• öffentliche Gelder unterschlagen (veruntreuen) to misappropriate public funds, to misapply public money;
• j. mit Geld unterstützen to assist s. o. with money;
• Geld verauslagen to disburse money;
• Geld verdienen to make money;
• Haufen Geld verdienen to make stacks of money;
• schweres Geld verdienen to earn big (heavy) money, to line one’s pocket, to make money hand over fist;
• schöne Stange Geld verdienen to make piles of money;
• an einer Sache ein schönes Stück Geld verdienen to make a pretty penny out of s. th.;
• viel Geld verdienen to earn big money, to have a large income, to do well;
• enorm viel Geld verdienen to be simply coining money;
• auf einen Schlag viel Geld verdienen to earn a lot of money in one scoop;
• sein Geld auf anständige Art und Weise (ehrlich) verdienen to turn an honest penny;
• Geld wie Heu (Mist) verdienen to be simply coining money, to make money hand over fist;
• Geld vereinnahmen to receive money;
• Geld vergeuden to trifle away one’s money;
• schrankenlos Geld verleihen to lend money without limits;
• Geld bei etw. verlieren to lose money on s. th;
• bei etw. sehr viel Geld verlieren to drop a lot of money;
• jem. sein ganzes Geld vermachen to leave one’s money to s. o.;
• sein Geld verplempern to muddle away one’s money;
• Geld verpulvern to blow money (sl.);
• sich Geld verschaffen to procure money;
• sich Geld durch Betrug verschaffen to obtain money by fraud;
• sich das nötige Geld verschaffen to raise the wind (fam.);
• sein Geld verschleudern to make pots and pans of one’s property, to throw one’s money about;
• viel Geld verschlingen to cost a mint of money;
• j. mit Geld versehen to keep s. o. in money, to supply s. o. with funds, to finance s. o.;
• sein Geld verspekulieren to finance one’s money away (US);
• Geld gleichmäßig verteilen to divide money equally;
• sein Geld gut verwenden to make good use of one’s money;
• jem. sein Geld vorenthalten to keep s. o. out of money;
• Geld vorschießen (vorstrecken) to advance money;
• Geld für einen Hausbau vorsehen to destine money to build a house;
• jem. Geld vorzählen to count money before s. o.;
• ausländisches Geld wechseln to change foreign currency;
• von allen Leuten (Seiten) um Geld angegangen werden to be pressed for money from all quarters;
• mit Geld nur so um sich werfen to fling one’s money about, to throw money about like dirt;
• sein Geld auf die Straße werfen to throw money down the drain;
• sein Geld nicht wiederbekommen to be put out of pocket;
• für sein Geld etw. haben wollen to want one’s money’s-worth;
• im Gelde wühlen to be wallowing (rolling) in money;
• in barem Geld zahlen to pay in cash;
• in deutschem Geld zahlen to pay in German money;
• sein Geld zählen to tell one’s money (US);
• jem. Geld aus der Tasche ziehen to relieve s. o. of his money, to shake s. o. down (US sl.);
• Geld seiner Zweckbestimmung zuführen to appropriate money;
• sein Geld zurückbekommen to recover (get back) one’s money;
• Geld an den Eigentümer zurückgeben to restore (refund) money to the owner;
• zu viel gezahltes Geld zurückgeben to return an overpaid amount;
• schönes Stück Geld zurücklegen to put a good deal of money aside;
• Geld für unvorhergesehene Ereignisse zurücklegen to reserve money for unforeseen contingencies, to put aside for a rainy day;
• sein Geld zurückverlangen to want [to get] one’s money back;
• sein Geld zusammenhalten to take care of one’s money;
• Geld zusammenkratzen to scrape up a sum of money, to scratch together, to scramble up money;
• ein bisschen Geld zusammenkratzen to rake together a little money;
• Geld zusammenscharren to scramble up money;
• sein Geld zusammenwerfen to pool one’s resources;
• Geld zuschießen to contribute money;
• Gelder zweckbestimmen to earmark funds;
• Gelder zweckentfremden (anderen als den vorhergesehenen Zwecken zuführen) to alienate funds from their proper destination;
• Geld gesucht (Kurszettel) wanted, inquired matter;
• ohne Geld geht nichts money talks;
• damit kann man viel Geld verdienen there is money in it;
• Geld spielt keine Rolle, auf Geld wird nicht gesehen (Anzeige) money is no object;
• Geldabfindung monetary indemnity, pecuniary compensation (satisfaction), cash settlement;
• Geldabfluss drain of money, efflux of funds;
• Geldabfluss zu einer Flut anschwellen lassen to turn the outflow of money into a flood;
• Geldabhebung draft [of money], withdrawal of [a sum of] money, drawing, cashing;
• Geldabschöpfung absorption of purchasing power;
• kreditäre Geldabschöpfung creation of currency (money);
• Geldabwertung devaluation (devalorization) of the currency;
• Geldabzug drain of money;
• Geldadel moneyed aristocracy, plutocracy.
herbeischaffen, Geld
to raise funds (the wind, sl.).
vorstrecken, Geld
to advance money.
zusammenkratzen, Geld
to scrape up a sum of money;
• Pfennige zusammenkratzen to scrabble the pennies together.
zusammenschießen, Geld
to club together;
• Gelder (Kapitalien) zusammenschießen to pool funds;
• sein Kapital zusammenschießen to join stock with s. o. -
56 anstellen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. (jemanden) (einstellen) employ, take on, bes. Am. hire; jemanden fest / zur Probe / vorübergehend anstellen employ s.o. permanently / on a trial basis / temporarily; angestellt sein bei work for, be employed by ( oder with); wo sind Sie angestellt? where do you work?; jemanden zu etw. anstellen umg., fig. rope s.o. in to do s.th. ( oder into doing s.th.)3. umg. (tun) do ( mit with); (bewerkstelligen) manage; was soll ich damit anstellen? what am I supposed to do with it?; was soll ich nur mit dir anstellen? you’re a hopeless (Sl. right) case, you are; wie hast du das nur angestellt? how on earth did you manage that?; wie soll ich es nur anstellen, diesen Job zu bekommen? what’s the best way of making sure I get that job?4. umg. (Dummheiten etc.) be up to; etwas anstellen get ( oder be) up to mischief; stell bloß nichts an! don’t get up to any mischief ( oder anything naughty)!6. (vornehmen): Experimente anstellen conduct ( oder carry out) experiments; Nachforschungen anstellen make enquiries; Überlegungen anstellen make observations; Vergleiche anstellen make ( oder draw) comparisons, compare; Vermutungen anstellen make assumptions ( oder suppositions); den Versuch anstellen zu (+ Inf.) make an attempt to (+ Inf.)II v/refl1. queue up, auch Am. line up, get in line2. sich anstellen, als ob... act as if...; pretend to (+ Inf.) er hat sich sehr geschickt angestellt he tackled it very well, he made a good job of it, Am. he did a good job; er hat sich sehr ungeschickt angestellt he made a really bad job of it, he made a real hash of it, Am. auch he did a really bad job; wie kann man sich so dumm anstellen! how can anyone be ( oder do s.th.) so stupid!; stell dich nicht so an! umg. stop making such a fuss; weitS. stop acting stupid* * *(anlehnen) to lean; to put;(einschalten) to start; to switch on; to turn on;(engagieren) to employ; to take on; to engage; to hire; to place;sich anstellen(in der Schlange) to queue up; to queue; to line up* * *ạn|stel|len sep1. vtan +acc against)2) (= dazustellen) to add (an +acc to)3) (= beschäftigen) to employ, to take onjdn zu etw anstellen (inf) — to get sb to do sth
See:→ auch angestellt4) (= anmachen, andrehen) to turn on; (= in Gang setzen) to start6) (= machen, unternehmen) to do; (= fertigbringen) to manage7) (inf = Unfug treiben) to get up to, to dowas hast du da wieder angestellt? — what have you done now?, what have you been up to now?
2. vr1) (= Schlange stehen) to queue (up) (Brit), to stand in line2) (inf = sich verhalten) to act, to behavesich dumm/ungeschickt anstellen — to act stupid/clumsily, to be stupid/clumsy
sich geschickt anstellen — to go about sth well
3) (inf = sich zieren) to make a fuss, to act up (inf)* * *1) employ3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) hire* * *an|stel·lenI. vt1. (einschalten)▪ etw \anstellen Maschine, Wasser to turn on sth▪ jdn [als etw] \anstellen to employ sb [as sth]▪ [bei jdm/einer Firma] [als etw] angestellt sein to be employed [by sb/at [or by] a company] [as sth]Betrachtungen/Vermutungen [über etw akk/zu etw dat] \anstellen to make observations [on sth]/assumptions [about sth]Nachforschungen [über etw akk/zu etw dat] \anstellen to conduct [or make] enquiries [or inquiries] [or investigations] [into sth]▪ etw \anstellen to do [or manage] sthetw geschickt \anstellen to bring [or fam pull] sth offich weiß nicht, wie ich es \anstellen soll I don't know how to do [or manage] it▪ es \anstellen, dass man etw tut to go about doing sthBlödsinn \anstellen to get up to nonsensewas hast du da wieder angestellt? what have you [ fam gone and] done now?dass ihr mir ja nichts anstellt! see to it that you don't get up to anything!6. (anlehnen)eine Leiter [an einen Baum/eine Wand] \anstellen to put up [or stand] a ladder [against a tree/wall]II. vrsich hinten \anstellen to join the back of the queue [or AM line[-up]stell dich nicht [so] an! don't go making a fuss!* * *1.reflexives Verb2) (ugs.): (sich verhalten) act; behavesich dumm/ungeschickt anstellen — act or behave stupidly/be clumsy
sich dumm/ungeschickt bei etwas anstellen — go about something stupidly/clumsily
2.stell dich nicht [so] an! — don't make [such] a fuss!
transitives Verb1) (aufdrehen) turn on3) (einstellen) employ ( als as)4) (ugs.): (beschäftigen)jemanden zum Kartoffelschälen usw. anstellen — get somebody to peel the potatoes etc.
5) (anlehnen)etwas an etwas (Akk.) anstellen — put or place something against something
6) (anrichten)etwas/Unfug anstellen — get up to something/to mischief
7) (bewerkstelligen) manage* * *anstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tjemanden fest/zur Probe/vorübergehend anstellen employ sb permanently/on a trial basis/temporarily;angestellt sein bei work for, be employed by ( oder with);wo sind Sie angestellt? where do you work?;3. umg (tun) do (mit with); (bewerkstelligen) manage;was soll ich damit anstellen? what am I supposed to do with it?;wie hast du das nur angestellt? how on earth did you manage that?;wie soll ich es nur anstellen, diesen Job zu bekommen? what’s the best way of making sure I get that job?4. umg (Dummheiten etc) be up to;etwas anstellen get ( oder be) up to mischief;5. (anlehnen) put, lean (6. (vornehmen):Experimente anstellen conduct ( oder carry out) experiments;Nachforschungen anstellen make enquiries;Überlegungen anstellen make observations;Vergleiche anstellen make ( oder draw) comparisons, compare;Vermutungen anstellen make assumptions ( oder suppositions);B. v/r1. queue up, auch US line up, get in line2.sich anstellen, als ob … act as if …; pretend to (+inf)er hat sich sehr geschickt angestellt he tackled it very well, he made a good job of it, US he did a good job;er hat sich sehr ungeschickt angestellt he made a really bad job of it, he made a real hash of it, US auch he did a really bad job;stell dich nicht so an! umg stop making such a fuss; weitS. stop acting stupid* * *1.reflexives Verb2) (ugs.): (sich verhalten) act; behavesich dumm/ungeschickt anstellen — act or behave stupidly/be clumsy
sich dumm/ungeschickt bei etwas anstellen — go about something stupidly/clumsily
2.stell dich nicht [so] an! — don't make [such] a fuss!
transitives Verb1) (aufdrehen) turn on3) (einstellen) employ ( als as)4) (ugs.): (beschäftigen)jemanden zum Kartoffelschälen usw. anstellen — get somebody to peel the potatoes etc.
5) (anlehnen)etwas an etwas (Akk.) anstellen — put or place something against something
6) (anrichten)etwas/Unfug anstellen — get up to something/to mischief
7) (bewerkstelligen) manage* * *v.to employ v.to engage v.to hire (personnel) v. -
57 ausmachen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)2. (sichten, ermitteln) make out; (orten) locate; (feststellen) find out, determine; ich kann nichts ausmachen I can’t see a thing; auf diese Entfernung ist das schwer auszumachen it’s hard to tell from this distance3. (vereinbaren) arrange ( mit with); einen Termin ausmachen arrange ( oder fix) a time ( oder date oder time and date); (Arzttermin) make an appointment ( bei with); der Termin ist fest ausgemacht the date’s definite ( oder firmly fixed); zur ausgemachten Stunde at the agreed time; an ausgemachter Stelle at the agreed place4. (Streit, Sache) settle; das müsst ihr unter euch ausmachen you’ll have to sort ( oder fight) it out between yourselves; mach das mit dir selbst aus settle it with your own conscience, let your conscience be your guide; etw. im Guten ausmachen settle s.th. in good grace5. (darstellen) (Teil, Wesen) make up, constitute; was macht den wahren Künstler aus? what goes to make a great artist?; das macht den Reiz an der Sache aus that’s what makes it so attractive6. (betragen) come ( oder add up) to; ein Vermögen ausmachen cost a fortune; was macht das in Euro aus? what is that in euros?, what would that come to in euros?; der Unterschied macht 2 Stunden / 10 Meter etc. aus there is 2 hours / 10 met|res (Am. -ers) difference7. (ins Gewicht fallen): es macht viel aus it makes a big difference, it matters a lot ( oder a great deal); das macht nichts aus it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t make any difference8. (stören) matter (+ Dat to); macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn ich Klavier spiele? do you mind if I play the piano?, would you mind if I played the piano?; macht es dir was aus, dass ich später komme? do you mind my ( oder me) coming late?; es macht mir wirklich nichts aus, wenn... it really doesn’t matter to me if...; das macht mir nichts aus I don’t mind; (ist mir gleichgültig) I don’t care; I’m easy umg.; die Kälte macht ihm nichts aus the cold doesn’t bother him; ausgemacht* * *(ausschalten) to turn off; to switch off;(betragen) to come to; to amount;(vereinbaren) to arrange* * *aus|ma|chenvt sep3) (= vereinbaren) to agree; Streitigkeiten to settleeinen Termin áúsmachen — to agree (on) a time
wir müssen nur noch áúsmachen, wann wir uns treffen — we only have to arrange when we should meet
etw mit sich selbst áúsmachen (müssen) — to (have to) sort sth out for oneself
See:→ auch ausgemacht4) (= bewirken, darstellen) (to go) to make upalles, was das Leben ausmacht — everything that is a part of life
all der Luxus, der ein angenehmes Leben ausmacht — all the luxuries which (go to) make up a pleasant life
ihm fehlt alles, was einen Musiker ausmacht — he has none of the qualities which (go to) make up a musician
der Hintergrund macht den Reiz an diesem Bild aus — the background makes this picture attractive
5) (= betragen) Summe, Unterschied to come to; (zeitlich) to make up6)(= bedeuten)
viel áúsmachen — to make a big differencewenig or nicht viel áúsmachen — not to make much difference
7) (= stören) to matter (jdm to)macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn...? — would you mind if...?
es macht mir nichts aus, den Platz zu wechseln — I don't mind changing places
8) (dial) Kartoffeln, Rüben to dig up* * *1) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) pick out2) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) make out* * *aus|ma·chenvt1. (löschen)das Feuer/die Kerze/die Zigarette \ausmachen to put out the fire/candle/cigarette sep2. (ausschalten)den Fernseher/das Radio \ausmachen to switch [or turn] off the television/radio sepdas Gas \ausmachen to turn off the gas sepdas Licht/den Motor \ausmachen to turn [or switch] off the light/the engine sepKartoffeln/einen Baumstumpf \ausmachen to dig up potatoes/a tree stump sep4. (ermitteln, entdecken)er konnte das Flugzeug in großer Höhe \ausmachen he could spot the aircraft high in the skyes lässt sich nicht mit Sicherheit \ausmachen, ob... it cannot be determined with certainty whether...den Standort eines Schiffes \ausmachen to locate the position of a shipein Versteck \ausmachen to detect a hiding placedie Zahl der Opfer \ausmachen to determine the number of victims▪ etw [miteinander/mit jdm] \ausmachen to agree to [or [up]on] sth [with sb]einen Termin/Treffpunkt [miteinander] \ausmachen to agree [up]on [or to] a time/meeting pointwir müssen nur noch \ausmachen, wann wir uns treffen we only have to arrange when we should meetam Nachmittag fuhr er, wie ausgemacht, zu dem Treffpunkt as agreed, he drove to the meeting point in the afternoon6. (austragen)eine Frage/einen Streit/Kampf \ausmachen to settle an issue/argument/fighteinen [Rechts]streit vor Gericht \ausmachen to settle a case in court▪ etw mit jdm/etw \ausmachen to sort sth out with sb/sthetw mit seinem Gewissen \ausmachen to sort sth out with one's conscience▪ etw unter sich dat [o untereinander] \ausmachen to sort sth out amongst ourselves/yourselves/themselveseinen Streit untereinander [o unter sich dat] \ausmachen to settle an argument amongst ourselves/yourselves/themselvesdiesen Streit müsst ihr allein/unter euch \ausmachen you have to settle this argument alone/amongst yourselves7. (auszeichnen)▪ etw \ausmachen [to go] to make [up] sthalles, was das Leben ausmacht all that life's abouteine Luxuslimousine macht keinen Millionär aus a limousine does not make you a millionairedie Stoffe machen den [besonderen] Reiz ihrer Mode aus it is the materials which make her fashion specialihr fehlt alles, was eine gute Schriftstellerin ausmacht she lacks everything which goes to make a good writersie verzichtete auf all den Luxus, der ein angenehmes Leben ausmacht she gave up all the luxuries which go to make up a pleasant lifedie Sorge für ihre Familie macht ihr Leben aus her life is filled with concern for her family8. (betragen)▪ etw \ausmachen to amount [or come] to sthder stärkere Motor macht 32 PS mehr aus the more powerful engine delivers 32 HP moreder Schlaf macht ein Drittel des Lebens aus a third of life is spent sleepingdie Gesamtsumme macht 200 Euro aus the sum total is 200 eurosder Zeitunterschied macht 8 Stunden aus the time difference is 8 hourseinen Unterschied von 10 Euro/Kilometer/Stunden \ausmachen to make a difference of 10 euros/kilometres/hours9. (ins Gewicht fallen)etwas [o einen Unterschied] \ausmachen to make a differencewas macht es schon aus? what difference does it make?kaum etwas [o einen Unterschied] \ausmachen to hardly make any difference[gar] nichts \ausmachen to not make any difference [or to make no difference] [at all]viel [o einen großen Unterschied] \ausmachen to make a big differencenicht viel [o keinen großen Unterschied] \ausmachen to not make much of a differencezwei Gäste mehr machen nicht viel aus two guests more hardly make any difference10. (stören)▪ etw macht jdm etw aus sth bothers sbder Straßenlärm macht mir viel aus the street noise bothers me considerablymacht es Ihnen etwas aus, dass/ob/wenn...? do you mind that/whether/if...?ja, es macht mir viel aus yes, I do mind very muchwürde es Ihnen etwas \ausmachen, das Fenster zu öffnen? would you mind opening the window?, would you be so kind as to open the window?es macht jdm nichts aus, etw zu tun sb doesn't mind doing sthes macht jdm viel aus, etw zu tun it matters a great deal to sb to do sthwürde es dir viel \ausmachen, wenn ich rauche? would you mind a great deal if I smoked* * *transitives Verb1) (ugs.) put out <light, fire, cigarette, candle>; turn or switch off < television, radio, hi-fi>; turn off < gas>2) (vereinbaren) agree3) (auszeichnen, kennzeichnen) make up; constitute4) (ins Gewicht fallen) make a differencewenig/nichts/viel ausmachen — make little/no/a great or big difference
5) (stören)das macht mir nichts aus — I don't mind [that]
macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn...? — would you mind if...?
6) (klären) settleetwas mit sich allein/mit seinem Gewissen ausmachen — sort something out for oneself/with one's conscience
7) (erkennen) make out8) (betragen) come toder Zeitunterschied/die Entfernung macht... aus — the time difference/distance is...
* * *ausmachen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)ich kann nichts ausmachen I can’t see a thing;auf diese Entfernung ist das schwer auszumachen it’s hard to tell from this distance3. (vereinbaren) arrange (mit with);einen Termin ausmachen arrange ( oder fix) a time ( oder date oder time and date); (Arzttermin) make an appointment (bei with);der Termin ist fest ausgemacht the date’s definite ( oder firmly fixed);zur ausgemachten Stunde at the agreed time;an ausgemachter Stelle at the agreed place4. (Streit, Sache) settle;das müsst ihr unter euch ausmachen you’ll have to sort ( oder fight) it out between yourselves;mach das mit dir selbst aus settle it with your own conscience, let your conscience be your guide;etwas im Guten ausmachen settle sth in good gracewas macht den wahren Künstler aus? what goes to make a great artist?;das macht den Reiz an der Sache aus that’s what makes it so attractiveein Vermögen ausmachen cost a fortune;was macht das in Euro aus? what is that in euros?, what would that come to in euros?;der Unterschied macht 2 Stunden/10 Meter etcaus there is 2 hours/10 metres (US -ers) differencees macht viel aus it makes a big difference, it matters a lot ( oder a great deal);das macht nichts aus it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t make any differencemacht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn ich Klavier spiele? do you mind if I play the piano?, would you mind if I played the piano?;macht es dir was aus, dass ich später komme? do you mind my ( oder me) coming late?;es macht mir wirklich nichts aus, wenn … it really doesn’t matter to me if …;* * *transitives Verb1) (ugs.) put out <light, fire, cigarette, candle>; turn or switch off <television, radio, hi-fi>; turn off < gas>2) (vereinbaren) agree3) (auszeichnen, kennzeichnen) make up; constitute4) (ins Gewicht fallen) make a differencewenig/nichts/viel ausmachen — make little/no/a great or big difference
5) (stören)das macht mir nichts aus — I don't mind [that]
macht es Ihnen etwas aus, wenn...? — would you mind if...?
6) (klären) settleetwas mit sich allein/mit seinem Gewissen ausmachen — sort something out for oneself/with one's conscience
7) (erkennen) make out8) (betragen) come toder Zeitunterschied/die Entfernung macht... aus — the time difference/distance is...
* * *v.to account for v.to amount to v. -
58 Reihe
f; -, -n1. row, line; (Sitzreihe) row; wir saßen in der ersten Reihe we had seats in the first row; ( sich) in einer Reihe aufstellen line up, form a line; aus der Reihe tanzen umg., fig. be different, have one’s own way allg.; (Anstoß erregen) step out of line2. (Anzahl, Folge) series (Sg.) sie hat eine Reihe von Büchern darüber geschrieben she’s written a series of books about it; eine ganze Reihe von a lot of, a whole string of umg.; nach einer Reihe von Jahren after a number of years; eine Reihe von Indizien a number of clues3. (Aufeinanderfolge) row, succession; warten, bis man an die Reihe kommt oder an der Reihe ist wait (until it is) one’s turn; wer ist an der Reihe? whose turn is it?; ( immer) der Reihe nach in turn, by turns, one after the other; ich bin / er ist an der Reihe it’s my / his turn; Sie sind nicht an der Reihe you are out of turn; ich kam außer der Reihe dran beim Arzt etc.: they took me before (it was) my turn; erzähl der Reihe nach! tell it from the beginning, start at the beginning4. (Zeitschriften-, Buchreihe etc.) series (Sg.) die Sendung / das Buch ist Teil einer Reihe the program(me) / book is part of a series5. fig., in Wendungen: aus den Reihen der Abgeordneten etc.: from the ranks of, from among; einen Verräter in den eigenen Reihen haben have a traitor in one’s ranks; die Reihen lichten sich fig. the ranks are thinning; aus der Reihe kommen umg. get muddled; etw. auf die Reihe bringen umg. put ( oder set) s.th. right; etw. ( wieder) auf die Reihe kriegen umg. get s.th. sorted out6. MATH. (Zahlenreihe) progression, series (Sg.)* * *die Reihe(Anzahl) number;(Aufreihung) line; row; file; string; sequence;(Militäraufstellung) rank;(Serie) series; set; range;(Sitzreihe) tier* * *Rei|he ['raiə]f -, -n1) (= geregelte Anordnung) row, line; (= Sitzreihe, beim Stricken) rowsich in einer Réíhe aufstellen — to line up, to form a row or line
sich in die Réíhe stellen — to join the row or line
sich in eine Réíhe stellen — to line up; (Mil) to fall in
in einer Réíhe stehen — to stand in a row or line
sie standen in Reih und Glied vor dem Lehrer — they stood lined up in front of their teacher
die Réíhe herumgehen (Gegenstand) — to be passed around, to go the rounds
die Réíhen schließen (Mil) — to close ranks
in den eigenen Réíhen — within our/their etc own ranks
in die erste Réíhe (vor)rücken (fig) — to move into the top rank
in der vordersten Réíhe stehen (fig) — to be in the topmost rank
2)die Réíhe ist an jdm — it's sb's turn
er kommt an die Réíhe — he's next, it's his turn next, it's him next (inf)
warte, bis du an die Réíhe kommst — wait till it's your turn/go
er kommt immer außer der Réíhe — he always comes just when he pleases
sie sollen der Réíhe nach hereinkommen — they are to come in one by one or one at a time
wenn ich das Auto mal außer der Réíhe brauche — if I should happen to need the car at a time when I don't normally have it
es kommt ganz selten vor, dass ich mal außer der Réíhe da bin — it's very rare for me to be there out of my routine
4) (= unbestimmte Anzahl) numberin die Réíhe der Mitgliedsstaaten eintreten — to join the ranks of the member states
in der Réíhe der Stars — amongst the ranks of the stars
eine ganze Réíhe von Beispielen — a whole string of examples
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inf: = Ordnung) jdn aus der Réíhe bringen — to muddle or confuse sbwieder in die Réíhe kommen — to get one's equilibrium back; (gesundheitlich) to get back on form
nicht in der Réíhe sein — to be unwell (esp Brit), not to be one hundred per cent (Brit inf) or percent (US inf)
in die Réíhe bringen — to put in order, to put straight
nicht alle auf der Réíhe haben (sl) — to have a screw loose (inf)
etw auf die Réíhe kriegen (inf) — to handle sth
* * *die1) (a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) file2) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) file3) (a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) bank4) (a long series: a battery of questions.) battery5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) line6) (a row or series: a mountain range.) range7) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) rank8) (a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) row9) (a row of seats: They sat in the front/first tier.) tier10) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) train11) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turn* * *Rei·he<-, -n>[ˈraiə]fin \Reihen antreten to line up; MIL, SCH to fall inaus der zweiten \Reihe schießen SPORT to take a long shot [at goal]in einer \Reihe stehen to stand in a row [or line]in einer \Reihe mit jdm stehen (fig) to be on a par with sbaus der \Reihe treten to step out of the lineder \Reihe nach in order [or turn], one after the othersie sollen der \Reihe nach hereinkommen they are to come in one by one [or one at a time]berichten Sie bitte der \Reihe nach please report events in chronological ordererzählen Sie mal der \Reihe nach, wie das alles war tell us how it was in the order it all happeneddie \Reihe ist an jdm it's sb's turnan die \Reihe kommen to be nextsie kommt jetzt an die \Reihe she's next, it's her turnjeder kommt an die \Reihe everyone will get a turnwarte, bis du an die \Reihe kommst wait till it's your turnwer ist an der \Reihe? whose turn is it?du bist an der \Reihe it's your turnich war jetzt an der \Reihe! I was next!erst sind wir an der \Reihe! we're first!ich bin erst morgen mit der Untersuchung an der \Reihe I am only due to be examined tomorrow▪ eine \Reihe von Personen/Sachen a number of persons/thingseine \Reihe von zusätzlichen Informationen a lot of additional informationeine ganze \Reihe [von Personen/Sachen] a whole lot [of people/things]eine ganze \Reihe von Beschwerden a whole string of complaintseine ganze \Reihe von Fehlern a whole host of mistakesdie Flasche ging die \Reihen herum the bottle was passed aroundaus/in den eigenen \Reihen from/within one's own ranksdie \Reihe eröffnen to start offdie \Reihen lichten sich the ranks are thinningdie \Reihen schließen to close ranks5. (Sitzreihe, beim Stricken) row6. ELEK, TECHGeräte in \Reihe schalten ELEK, TECH to connect pieces of equipment in seriesarithmetische \Reihe arithmetic[al] series [or progression]geometrische \Reihe geometric[al] series [or progression]zufällige \Reihe random order8. (im Schach) rank9.▶ außer der \Reihe out of [the usual] order; (bei Spielen a.) out of turn; (nicht wie gewöhnlich) out of the usual way of thingseine außer der \Reihe erfolgende Zahlung an unexpected paymentsie kommt immer außer der \Reihe she always comes just when she pleases▶ etw in die \Reihe bringen to get sth straight▶ aus der \Reihe kommen (in Unordnung geraten) to get out of order; (seelisch) to lose one's equilibrium; (körperlich) to fall ill▶ wieder in die \Reihe kommen (seelisch) to get one's equilibrium back; (körperlich) to get back on form [or on one's feet]▶ nicht in der \Reihe sein to not be well, to be feeling under par▶ in Reih und Glied in rank and filedie Kinder standen in Reih und Glied vor dem Lehrer the children stood lined up in front of their teacherin Reih und Glied antreten to line up in formation▶ etw auf die \Reihe kriegen (fam: etw kapieren) to get sth into one's head; (in etw Ordnung bringen) to handle sth* * *die; Reihe, Reihen1) rowin Reihen (Dat.) antreten — line up; (Milit.) fall in
sich in fünf Reihen aufstellen — line up in five rows; form five lines
in Reih und Glied — (Milit.) in rank and file
aus der Reihe tanzen — (fig. ugs.) be different
etwas in die Reihe bringen — (fig. ugs.) put something straight or in order
2) o. Pl. (Reihenfolge) seriesdie Reihe ist an ihm/ihr — usw
er/sie usw. ist an der Reihe — it's his/her etc. turn
der Reihe nach, nach der Reihe — in turn; one after the other
3) (größere Anzahl) number4) (Gruppe) ranks pl.aus den eigenen Reihen — from one's/its own ranks
5) (Math., Musik) series* * *1. row, line; (Sitzreihe) row;wir saßen in der ersten Reihe we had seats in the first row;(sich) in einer Reihe aufstellen line up, form a line;aus der Reihe tanzen umg, fig be different, have one’s own way allg; (Anstoß erregen) step out of linesie hat eine Reihe von Büchern darüber geschrieben she’s written a series of books about it;eine ganze Reihe von a lot of, a whole string of umg;nach einer Reihe von Jahren after a number of years;eine Reihe von Indizien a number of clues3. (Aufeinanderfolge) row, succession;warten, bis man an die Reihe kommt oderan der Reihe ist wait (until it is) one’s turn;wer ist an der Reihe? whose turn is it?;(immer) der Reihe nach in turn, by turns, one after the other;ich bin/er ist an der Reihe it’s my/his turn;Sie sind nicht an der Reihe you are out of turn;ich kam außer der Reihe dran beim Arzt etc: they took me before (it was) my turn;erzähl der Reihe nach! tell it from the beginning, start at the beginningdie Sendung/das Buch ist Teil einer Reihe the program(me)/book is part of a seriesaus den Reihen der Lehrer etc: from the ranks of, from among;einen Verräter in den eigenen Reihen haben have a traitor in one’s ranks;die Reihen lichten sich fig the ranks are thinning;aus der Reihe kommen umg get muddled;etwas (wieder) auf die Reihe kriegen umg get sth sorted out* * *die; Reihe, Reihen1) rowin Reihen (Dat.) antreten — line up; (Milit.) fall in
sich in fünf Reihen aufstellen — line up in five rows; form five lines
in Reih und Glied — (Milit.) in rank and file
aus der Reihe tanzen — (fig. ugs.) be different
etwas in die Reihe bringen — (fig. ugs.) put something straight or in order
2) o. Pl. (Reihenfolge) seriesdie Reihe ist an ihm/ihr — usw
er/sie usw. ist an der Reihe — it's his/her etc. turn
der Reihe nach, nach der Reihe — in turn; one after the other
3) (größere Anzahl) number4) (Gruppe) ranks pl.aus den eigenen Reihen — from one's/its own ranks
5) (Math., Musik) series* * *-n (Mathematik) f.progression n.series n. -n f.array n.bank n.column n.file n.line n.line-up n.product range n.rank n.row n.sequence n.series n.set n.tandem n.tier n. -
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mettre [mεtʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 561. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = placer) to put• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dryb. ( = revêtir) to put onc. ( = consacrer) to take• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 eurosd. ( = faire fonctionner) to put one. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to layf. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)2. <a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the worksb. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shortsc. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingersd. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)e. ( = commencer) to start• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)► se mettre à + nom• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!* * *mɛtʀ
1.
1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear6) (placer dans une situation, un état)7) ( classer)mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something
8) ( disposer)9) ( faire fonctionner)mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on
mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!
10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet
faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid
11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine
mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English
est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?
mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom
13) ( consacrer)14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?
mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)
16) (colloq) ( vendre)17) ( attribuer) to give [note]18) (colloq) ( dire)mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten
19) (colloq) ( supposer)20) (sl) ( ficher)tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)
2.
verbe intransitifmettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal
3.
se mettre verbe pronominal1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window
2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in5) ( commencer)6) ( tourner)le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain
7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together
8) ( s'habiller)9) ( se grouper)* * *mɛtʀ vt1) (= placer) to putmettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks
mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA
mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth
2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wearMets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.
Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.
Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.
Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.
3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to setIl fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.
4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay onfaire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed
faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed
5) (= consacrer)mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth
mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth
Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.
6) (= noter, écrire) to putmettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...
7) (= supposer)mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...
* * *mettre verb table: mettreA vtr1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.C se mettre vpr1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other![mɛtr] verbe transitif1. [placer] to putmettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes inmettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the trainmettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding schoolmettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's accountmettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm3. [disposer]4. [ajuster] to setmets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody workinga. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicamentb. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficultymettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle winemettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to drymettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something6. [fixer] to putmettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers[ajouter] to put7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)[porter régulièrement] to wearje lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)mets de la musique put some music on, play some musicmettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room10. [consacrer - temps] to takeelle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer menous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have tomettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car11. [écrire] to puton met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accenton met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's12. [supposer]et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of materialmettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!13. [donner] to givele prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A14. (familier) [infliger]qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout15. (locution)————————se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to goles pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!2. [aller - vêtement] to go————————se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]a. [debout] stand near the windowb. [assis] sit near the windowmettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation3. [s'habiller]4. [s'unir]a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebodyb. [pour vivre] to move in with somebodyc. [dans une discussion] to side with somebodyon s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)5. (locution)a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!————————se mettre verbe pronominal transitifto put on (separable)se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume————————se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [passer à]le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold2. [commencer]se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to worka. [au travail] to get down to itb. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a trysi tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up! -
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m; -(e)s, -e1. WIRTS. (Unternehmen) business, firm, company; (Fabrik) factory, works (V. im Sg.) ein landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb an agricultural enterprise ( oder concern); ein handwerklicher Betrieb a firm of craftsmen; ein staatlicher / privater Betrieb a state enterprise / private company etc.; sie ist im Betrieb auch she is at work, she is at the office; in den Betrieb gehen auch go to work, go to the office2. nur Sg.; WIRTS. (Belegschaft) workforce, staff3. nur Sg.; WIRTS. (Leitung eines Unternehmens) running, management4. nur Sg. (Tätigkeit) von Maschine: operation, running; von Fähre, Schiff: operation; in Betrieb working, in operation; Maschine, Fahrzeug etc.: auch running; außer Betrieb not working; (defekt) auch out of order; außer Betrieb setzen (ausschalten) stop, switch off; (funktionsunfähig machen) put out of action; in Betrieb gehen oder den Betrieb aufnehmen Maschine etc.: begin working; Kraftwerk: go on-stream ( oder on-line); Unternehmen: open; den Betrieb wieder aufnehmen Unternehmen: resume work; in Betrieb nehmen TECH. start running, bring ( oder put) into operation; (Verkehrsmittel etc.) bring ( oder put) into service; weitS. (eröffnen) open; den Betrieb einstellen von Maschine: switch off; von Verkehrsmittel: take out of service; weitS. close; von Bergwerk, Kraftwerk: take out of commission, shut down5. nur Sg. (Betriebsamkeit) activity; (Trubel) (hustle and) bustle; (Verkehr) heavy traffic; wir hatten heute viel Betrieb we were very busy today; hier ist immer viel Betrieb there’s always a lot going on around here; im Lokal etc.: it’s always full ( oder packed) in here; den ganzen Betrieb aufhalten umg. hold everything up; am Vormittag ist in der Stadt weniger Betrieb it’s very quiet ( oder there aren’t many people about) in town in the mornings (Am. morning); an den Badestränden / auf dem Flughafen herrschte reger Betrieb the beaches were packed / the airport was very busy; hier herrscht ja ein Betrieb! it’s really busy here; im Lokal etc.: it’s packed in here* * *der Betrieb(Betriebsamkeit) activity;(Unternehmen) firm; company; enterprise* * *Be|triebm1) (= Firma) business, company, concern; (= Fabrik) factory, works sing or pl; (= Arbeitsstelle) place of workwir kommen um 5 Uhr aus dem Betríéb — we leave work at 5 o'clock
2) (= Tätigkeit) work; (von Maschine, Fabrik) working, operation; (von Eisenbahn) running; (von Bergwerk) workingden Betríéb stören — to be disruptive, to cause disruption
der ganze Betríéb stand still — everything stopped or came to a stop
außer Betríéb — out of order
die Maschinen sind in Betríéb — the machines are running
eine Maschine in Betríéb setzen — to start a machine up
eine Maschine außer Betríéb setzen — to stop a machine
eine Fabrik außer Betríéb setzen — to put a factory out of operation
eine Maschine/Fabrik in Betríéb nehmen — to put a machine/factory into operation, to start operating a machine/in a factory
einen Bus in Betríéb nehmen — to put a bus into service
etw dem Betríéb übergeben — to open sth
3) (= Betriebsamkeit) bustlein den Geschäften herrscht großer Betríéb — the shops are very busy
auf den Straßen ist noch kein Betríéb — there is nobody about in the streets yet
bei dem Betríéb soll sich ein Mensch konzentrieren können! — how can anybody concentrate with all that (bustle) going on?
4) (inf)ich habe den ganzen Betríéb satt! — I'm fed up with the whole business! (inf)
ich schmeiß den ganzen Betríéb hin! — I'm going to chuck it all up! (Brit inf), I'm going to chuck the whole business in (inf)
* * *(the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) operation* * *Be·trieb<-[e]s, -e>[bəˈtri:p]mgenossenschaftlicher \Betrieb cooperativehandwerklicher \Betrieb workshoplandwirtschaftlicher \Betrieb farmist Direktor Wengel schon im \Betrieb? is director Wengel already at work?ich muss heute etwas länger im \Betrieb bleiben I have to work late today3. (Belegschaft) workforcesteh hier nicht so rum, du störst den ganzen \Betrieb im Büro! don't just stand around here, you're disrupting the smooth running of the office!den [ganzen] \Betrieb aufhalten (fam) to hold everything upden \Betrieb aufnehmen/einstellen company to start work/closedie Straßenbahnen nehmen morgens um 5 Uhr ihren \Betrieb auf the trams start running at 5 o'clock in the morningaußer \Betrieb [sein] [to be] out of operation [or service]; (defekt) [to be] out of order [or not working]in \Betrieb [sein] [to be] in operation [or working]etw in \Betrieb nehmen to put sth into operationdie Busse werden morgens um 5 Uhr in \Betrieb genommen the buses are put into service at 5 amdie neue Produktionsstraße soll im Herbst in \Betrieb genommen werden the new production line is expected to be put into operation in [the] autumnetw in/außer \Betrieb setzen to put sth into/out of operation [or service]eine Maschine in/außer \Betrieb setzen to start [up]/stop a machineich sah dem \Betrieb auf der Straße zu I was watching the bustle of the streetheute war wenig/viel \Betrieb im Laden it was very quiet/busy in the shop todayin diesem Stadtviertel herrscht immer viel \Betrieb there is always a lot going on in this quarter of the town* * *der; Betrieb[e]s, Betriebe1) business; (Firma) firmein landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb — an agricultural holding
im Betrieb — (am Arbeitsplatz) at work
2) o. Pl. (das In-Funktion-Sein) operationin Betrieb sein — be running; be in operation
außer Betrieb sein — not operate; (wegen Störung) be out of order
in/außer Betrieb setzen — start up/stop <machine etc.>
in Betrieb nehmen — put into operation; put <bus, train> into service
den Betrieb einstellen — close down or cease operations; (in einer Fabrik) stop work
den [ganzen] Betrieb aufhalten — (ugs.) hold everybody up
es herrscht großer Betrieb, es ist viel Betrieb — it's very busy
* * *ein landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb an agricultural enterprise ( oder concern);ein handwerklicher Betrieb a firm of craftsmen;ein staatlicher/privater Betrieb a state enterprise/private company etc;sie ist im Betrieb auch she is at work, she is at the office;in den Betrieb gehen auch go to work, go to the office4. nur sg (Tätigkeit) von Maschine: operation, running; von Fähre, Schiff: operation;in Betrieb working, in operation; Maschine, Fahrzeug etc: auch running;außer Betrieb not working; (defekt) auch out of order;den Betrieb aufnehmen Maschine etc: begin working; Kraftwerk: go on-stream ( oder on-line); Unternehmen: open;den Betrieb wieder aufnehmen Unternehmen: resume work;in Betrieb nehmen TECH start running, bring ( oder put) into operation; (Verkehrsmittel etc) bring ( oder put) into service; weitS. (eröffnen) open;den Betrieb einstellen von Maschine: switch off; von Verkehrsmittel: take out of service; weitS. close; von Bergwerk, Kraftwerk: take out of commission, shut downwir hatten heute viel Betrieb we were very busy today;hier ist immer viel Betrieb there’s always a lot going on around here; im Lokal etc: it’s always full ( oder packed) in here;den ganzen Betrieb aufhalten umg hold everything up;am Vormittag ist in der Stadt weniger Betrieb it’s very quiet ( oder there aren’t many people about) in town in the mornings (US morning);an den Badestränden/auf dem Flughafen herrschte reger Betrieb the beaches were packed/the airport was very busy;hier herrscht ja ein Betrieb! it’s really busy here; im Lokal etc: it’s packed in here6.* * *der; Betrieb[e]s, Betriebe1) business; (Firma) firmim Betrieb — (am Arbeitsplatz) at work
2) o. Pl. (das In-Funktion-Sein) operationin Betrieb sein — be running; be in operation
außer Betrieb sein — not operate; (wegen Störung) be out of order
in/außer Betrieb setzen — start up/stop <machine etc.>
in Betrieb nehmen — put into operation; put <bus, train> into service
den Betrieb einstellen — close down or cease operations; (in einer Fabrik) stop work
den [ganzen] Betrieb aufhalten — (ugs.) hold everybody up
es herrscht großer Betrieb, es ist viel Betrieb — it's very busy
* * *-e m.bustle n.company n.corporation n.enterprise n.firm n.mode n.operating n.operation n.service n.
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