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81 bargain
bargain [ˈbα:gɪn]1. nouna. ( = agreement) marché m• it's a bargain! (inf) c'est entendu !b. ( = good buy) affaire f• it's a (real) bargain! c'est vraiment une affaire !a. ( = negotiate) négocierb. ( = count on) I didn't bargain for that je ne m'attendais pas à cela3. compounds* * *['bɑːgɪn] 1.to drive a hard bargain — négocier ferme or serré
2) ( good buy) affaire f2. 3.2) ( over price) marchander ( with avec)•Phrasal Verbs: -
82 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. -
83 name
neim
1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) nombre2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) fama, reputación
2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) llamar, poner nombre, llamar2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nombrar•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after
name1 n nombremy boyfriend's name is Charles el nombre de mi novio es Charles / mi novio se llama Charlesname2 vb poner nombre a
ñame sustantivo masculino LAm yam ' ñame' also found in these entries: Spanish: aparecer - apellido - apuntarse - betún - conocer - decir - denominar - dña - escriturar - esculpir - falsa - falso - gentilicio - honra - impronunciable - jota - ligarse - llamar - llamarse - mentar - nombrar - nombre - nominalmente - nominativa - nominativo - pila - recordar - remite - santa - santo - sonar - topónimo - tratar - tuntún - tutearse - verde - apelativo - apuntar - bautizar - be - cambiar - ce - cómo - común - de - doble - efe - ele - eme - ene English: bell - belt out - blare out I - blunder - blurt out - brand name - but - byword - call - caller - carve - Christian name - code name - disclose - distinctly - elude - escape - faintly - family name - female - file name - fill in - find out - first name - go under - granddaughter - leave out - maiden name - margin - mispronounce - misspell - mud - name - name-calling - name-dropper - name-dropping - omit - pen name - penny - progress - put - scrawl - term - think - unprecedented - waiting list - what - what's her - what's his - what's its-nametr[neɪm]■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?2 (fame) fama, reputación nombre femenino1 llamar2 (appoint) nombrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin name only sólo de nombrein the name of... en nombre de...to call somebody names insultar a alguiento go by the name of... conocerse por el nombre de...to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombreto name names citar nombres, dar nombresto put one's name down for something apuntarse para algoto take somebody's name in vain faltar al respeto a alguienbig name pez nombre masculino gordoname day santo1) call: llamar, bautizar, ponerle nombre a2) mention: mentar, mencionar, dar el nombre dethey have named a suspect: han dado el nombre de un sospechoso3) appoint: nombrar4)to name a price : fijar un precioname adj1) known: de nombrename brand: marca conocida2) prominent: de renombre, de prestigioname n1) : nombre mwhat is your name: ¿cómo se llama?2) surname: apellido m3) epithet: epíteto mto call somebody names: llamar a alguien de todo4) reputation: fama f, reputación fto make a name for oneself: darse a conocer, hacerse famoson.• apellido s.m.• fama s.f.• linaje s.m.• nombre s.m.• título s.m.v.• apellidar v.• denominar v.• designar v.• llamar v.• mentar v.• nombrar v.• señalar v.
I neɪm1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido mwhat's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)
I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre
she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane
he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...
she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella
what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?
he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto
mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie
to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien
to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)
to name names — dar* nombres
2)a) ( reputation) fama fto give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo
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1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre athey named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)
to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional
2) (identify, mention)you name it — (colloq)
you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber
3) ( appoint) nombrar[neɪm]1. N1) [of person, firm] nombre m ; (=surname) apellido m ; [of book, film] título mwhat's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
what name shall I say? — (Telec) ¿de parte de quién?; (announcing arrival) ¿a quién debo anunciar?
what name are they giving the child? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al niño?
they married to give the child a name — se casaron para darle nombre or legitimar al niño
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by name — de nombrePérez by name — de apellido Pérez, apellidado Pérez
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to go by the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de•
in name, he was king in name only — era rey tan solo de nombrehe signed on in the name of Smith — se inscribió en el paro or desempleo con el apellido Smith
open up, in the name of the law! — ¡abran en nombre de la ley!
what's in a name? — ¿qué importa un nombre?
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to lend one's name to — prestar su nombre a•
I'll do it, or my name's not Bloggs! — ¡como que me llamo Bloggs que lo haré!•
he had his name taken — (Sport) el árbitro apuntó su nombreChristian, first 5., maiden, middle 3., pet I, 2., 2)•
we know it under another name — lo conocemos por otro nombre2) names (=insults)3) (=reputation) reputación f, fama f•
to get (o.s.) a bad name — crearse mala reputación or fama•
he has a name for carelessness — tiene fama de descuidado•
the firm has a good name — la casa tiene buena reputación•
to make a name for o.s. — hacerse famoso4) (=person)big name * — (gran) figura f, personaje m importante
2. VTto name sth/sb after or (US) for sth/sb: they named him Winston after Churchill — le pusieron Winston por Churchill
she was named after her grandmother — la llamaron como a su abuela, le pusieron el nombre de su abuela
2) (=mention)you were not named in the speech — no se te nombró or mencionó en el discurso
name the third president of the USA — diga el nombre del tercer presidente de EE.UU.
you name it, we've got it — cualquier cosa que pidas, la tenemos
to name names — dar or mencionar nombres
3) (=fix) [+ date, price] fijarhave you named the day yet? — ¿han fijado ya la fecha de la boda?
they're so keen to buy it you can name your price — tienen tanto afán por comprarlo que puedes pedirles lo que quieras or decir el precio que quieras
4) (=nominate) nombrar3.CPDname day N — (Rel) día m del santo, fiesta f onomástica; (Econ) día m de ajuste de cuentas
* * *
I [neɪm]1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido mwhat's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)
I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre
she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane
he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...
she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella
what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?
he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto
mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie
to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien
to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)
to name names — dar* nombres
2)a) ( reputation) fama fto give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo
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1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre athey named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)
to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional
2) (identify, mention)you name it — (colloq)
you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber
3) ( appoint) nombrar -
84 book
buk
1. noun1) (a number of sheets of paper (especially printed) bound together: an exercise book.) cuaderno2) (a piece of writing, bound and covered: I've written a book on Shakespeare.) libro3) (a record of bets.) talonario
2. verb1) (to buy or reserve (a ticket, seat etc) for a play etc: I've booked four seats for Friday's concert.) reservar2) (to hire in advance: We've booked the hall for Saturday.) reservar•- bookable- booking
- booklet
- bookbinding
- bookbinder
- bookcase
- booking-office
- bookmaker
- bookmark
- bookseller
- bookshelf
- bookshop
- bookworm
- booked up
- book in
- by the book
book1 n1. librowhat's your favourite book? ¿cuál es tu libro preferido?2. cuaderno / libretabook2 vb reservartr[bʊk]1 libro2 (of tickets) taco; (of matches) cajetilla1 (table, room, holiday) reservar; (entertainer, speaker) contratar2 (police) multar; (football) advertir, amonestar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a closed book to somebody figurative use estar muy pez en algoto be in somebody's good books figurative use estar en buena relación con alguiento be in somebody's bad books figurative use estar en la lista negra de alguiento bring somebody to book figurative use pedir cuentas a alguiento go by the book figurative use proceder según las reglasto make a book registrar apuestasto read somebody like a book figurative use leer los pensamientos de alguiento take a leaf out of somebody's book figurative use tomar ejemplo de alguiento throw the book at somebody figurative use castigar duramente a alguienin my book figurative use a mi pareceraddress book libro de direccionesbook club círculo de lectoresbook lover bibliófilo,-acomplaints book libro de reclamacionessavings book libreta de ahorrothe good Book la Bibliabook ['bʊk] vt: reservarto book a flight: reservar un vuelobook n1) : libro m2)the Book : la Biblia3)by the book : según las reglasn.• talonario s.m.adj.• libreril adj.n.• libreta s.f.• libro s.m.v.• escriturar v.• reservar v.bʊk
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1) ( printed work) libro mthe good Book — (frml) la Biblia
by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas
to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas
to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn
to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto
to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)
I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn
to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas
to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)
2)a) ( exercise book) cuaderno mb) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m4) books pla) (Busn, Fin)to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad
b) (of club, agency) registro mare you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?
5) ( betting) (AmE)I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido
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1)a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo
b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*3)a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa ab) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar
2.
book vi hacer* una reservaPhrasal Verbs:- book in- book up[bʊk]1. N1) (=publication) libro m•
by the book — según las reglasto play it or to go by the book — seguir las reglas
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economics/her life is a closed book to me — la economía/su vida es un misterio para mí•
the Good Book — la Biblia•
in my book — (fig) tal como yo lo veo, a mi modo de ver•
a book on politics — un libro de política•
that's one for the book — eso es digno de mención•
his mind is an open book — su mente es un libro abierto- bring sb to bookthose who planned the murder were never brought to book — nunca se les pidió cuentas a los que planearon el asesinato
to be in sb's good/bad books —
to read sb like a book —
I know where he's off to, I can read him like a book — sé dónde va, a mí no me engaña
to suit sb's book —
it suits his book to play the easy-going liberal — le viene bien hacerse el liberal poco exigente, se hace el liberal poco exigente porque le conviene
- throw the book at sbleaf, trick 1., 2), turn-up3) (also: telephone book) guía f4) (=set) [of tickets, cheques] talonario m; [of matches] estuche m; [of stamps] librito m; [of samples] muestrario m5) booksa) (Comm)the books — las cuentas, la contabilidad
cookto keep the books — llevar las cuentas or los libros or la contabilidad
b) (=register of members) registro msing7) (Gambling)•
to make a book on sth — aceptar apuestas a algo8) (US) (Mus) (=libretto) libreto m2. VT1) (Brit) (=reserve) [+ ticket, seat, room, table, flight] reservarhave you booked your holiday yet? — ¿ya has reservado las vacaciones?
2) (=arrange) [+ appointment, time] pedircan we book a time to meet soon? — ¿podemos quedar un día de estos?
3) (=engage) [+ performer, artiste] contratar4) * (=take name of)a) [police]they took him to the station and booked him for assault — lo llevaron a la comisaría y lo acusaron de agresión
b) (Sport) [+ player] amonestar5) (=note down) [+ order] anotar3.VI (Brit) hacer una reserva, reservarto book into a hotel — hacer una reserva or reservar en un hotel
4.CPDbook cover N — cubierta f de libro
book jacket N — sobrecubierta f
book learning N — aprendizaje m (a través) de los libros, saber m libresco frm
book learning is only part of school life — el aprendizaje de los libros es solo una parte de la vida escolar
book price N — [of car] precio m de catálogo
book review N — crítica f or reseña f de un libro
book signing N — (by author) firma f de libros
book token N — vale m para libros, cheque m regalo para libros
book value N — valor m contable or en libros
- book in- book up* * *[bʊk]
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1) ( printed work) libro mthe good Book — (frml) la Biblia
by o according to the book — ciñéndose a las reglas or normas
to go by the book — ceñirse* (estrictamente) a las normas or reglas
to be a closed book to somebody — ser* un misterio para algn
to be an open book — ser* (como) un libro abierto
to be in somebody's good/bad books —: (colloq)
I'm in her bad books now — en este momento no soy santo de su devoción
to bring somebody to book — pedirle* cuentas a algn
to be brought to book — tener* que rendir cuentas
to read somebody like a book: don't tell me stories, I can read you like a book a mí no me vengas con cuentos, que yo ya te conozco; to throw the book at somebody castigar* duramente a algn; (before n) book club club m del libro, círculo m de lectores; book review — reseña f ( de un libro)
2)a) ( exercise book) cuaderno mb) ( notebook) libreta f or cuaderno m (de apuntes)c) ( telephone book) (colloq) guía f, directorio m (AmL exc CS)3) ( set - of samples) muestrario m; (- of matches, stamps) librito m4) books pla) (Busn, Fin)to keep o do the books — llevar los libros or la contabilidad
b) (of club, agency) registro mare you on our books? — ¿está inscrito aquí?
5) ( betting) (AmE)I'd make book they'll lose the game! — me apuesto or me juego la cabeza a que pierden el partido
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1)a) \<\<room/seat/flight\>\> reservar; \<\<appointment\>\> concertar*the hotel/flight is fully booked — el hotel/vuelo está completo
b) \<\<performer\>\> contratar2) ( record) \<\<order\>\> asentar*3)a) ( record charge against) multar, ponerle* una multa ab) ( in soccer) (BrE) amonestar
2.
book vi hacer* una reservaPhrasal Verbs:- book in- book up -
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[æt, ət] prep1) ( in location of)\at sth, at the baker's beim Bäcker;she's standing \at the bar sie steht an der Theke;my number \at the office is 2154949 meine Nummer im Büro lautet 2154949;the man who lives \at number twelve der Mann, der in Nummer zwölf wohnt;I'd love to stay \at home ich möchte gerne zu Hause bleiben;John's \at work right now John ist gerade bei der Arbeit;\at the top of the stairs am oberen Treppenende;sb \at the door ( sb wanting to enter) jd an der Tür;\at sb's feet neben jds Füßen2) ( attending)we spent the afternoon \at the museum wir verbrachten den Nachmittag im Museum;\at school auf [o in] der Schule;\at university auf [o an] der Universität;\at work auf [o bei] der Arbeit;\at the institute am Institut;while he was \at his last job, he learned a lot in seiner letzten Stelle hat er eine Menge gelernt3) ( during time of)\at sth;he was defeated \at this election er wurde bei dieser Wahl geschlagen;what are you doing \at Christmas? was macht ihr an Weihnachten?;\at the weekend am Wochenende;\at night in der Nacht, nachts;our train leaves \at 2:00 unser Zug fährt um 2:00 Uhr;\at daybreak im Morgengrauen;\at nightfall bei Einbruch der Nacht;\at midnight um Mitternacht;I can't come to the phone \at the moment ich kann gerade nicht ans Telefon kommen;I'm free \at lunchtime ich habe in der Mittagspause Zeit;we always read the kids a story \at bedtime wir lesen den Kindern zum Schlafengehen immer eine Geschichte vor;\at the age of 60 im Alter von 60;most people retire \at 65 die meisten Leute gehen mit 65 in Rente;\at the beginning/ end am Anfang/Ende;\at this stage of research bei diesem Stand der Forschung;\at a time auf einmal, gleichzeitig;just wait a second - I can't do ten things \at a time eine Sekunde noch - ich kann nicht tausend Sachen auf einmal machen;his death came \at a time when the movement was split sein Tod kam zu einem Zeitpunkt, als die Bewegung auseinanderbrach;\at the time zu dieser Zeit, zu diesem Zeitpunkt;\at the same time ( simultaneously) zur gleichen Zeit, gleichzeitig;they both yelled “no!” \at the same time beide schrieen im gleichen Moment „nein!“;( on the other hand) auf der anderen Seite;I like snow - \at the same time, however, I hate the cold ich mag Schnee - andererseits hasse ich die Kälte;4) ( to amount of)he can see clearly \at a distance of 50 metres er kann auf eine Entfernung von 50 Metern noch alles erkennen;learners of English \at advanced levels Englischlernende mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissen;he denied driving \at 120 km per hour er leugnete, 120 km/h schnell gefahren zu sein;he drives \at any speed he likes er fährt so schnell er will;\at 50 kilometres per hour mit [o bei] 50 km/h;the horse raced to the fence \at a gallop das Pferd raste im Galopp auf den Zaun zu;the children came \at a run die Kinder kamen alle angelaufen;\at £20 für 20 Pfund;I'm not going to buy those shoes \at $150! ich zahle für diese Schuhe keine 150 Dollar!;\at that price, I can't afford it für diesen Preis kann ich es mir nicht leisten;the bells ring \at regular intervals die Glocken läuten in regelmäßigen Abständen;inflation is running \at 5% die Inflation liegt im Moment bei 5%;\at least ( at minimum) mindestens;clean the windows \at least once a week! putze die Fenster mindestens einmal pro Woche!;( if nothing else) zumindest;\at least you could say you're sorry du könntest dich zumindest entschuldigen;they seldom complained - officially \at least sie haben sich selten beschwert - zumindest offiziell;\at [the] most [aller]höchstens;I'm afraid we can only pay you £5 an hour at [the] most ich befürchte, wir können Ihnen höchstens 5 Pfund in der Stunde zahlen5) ( in state of)I love watching the animals \at play ich sehe den Tieren gerne beim Spielen zu;everything is \at a standstill alles steht still;the country was \at war das Land befand sich im Krieg;she finished \at second place in the horse race sie belegte bei dem Pferderennen den zweiten Platz;to be \at an advantage/ a disadvantage im Vorteil/Nachteil sein;to be \at fault im Unrecht sein;\at first zuerst, am Anfang;\at first they were happy together anfangs waren sie miteinander glücklich;\at last endlich, schließlich + superlshe's \at her best when she's under stress sie ist am besten, wenn sie im Stress ist;he was \at his happiest while he was still in school in der Schule war er noch am glücklichsten;\at large in Freiheit;there was a murderer \at large ein Mörder war auf freiem FußI was so depressed \at the news ich war über die Nachricht sehr frustriert;we are unhappy \at the current circumstances die gegenwärtigen Umstände machen uns unglücklich ( fam);don't be angry \at her! ärgere dich nicht über sie!;I'm amazed \at the way you can talk ich bin erstaunt, wie du reden kannst after vbmany people in the audience were crying \at the film viele Leute im Publikum weinten wegen des Films;they laughed \at her funny joke sie lachten über ihren komischen Witz;she shuddered \at the thought of flying in an airplane sie erschauderte bei dem Gedanken an einen Flug in einem Flugzeug;her pleasure \at the bouquet was plain to see ihre Freude über den Blumenstrauß war unübersehbar7) ( in response to)I'm here \at your invitation ich bin auf Ihre Einladung hin gekommen;\at your request we will send extra information auf Ihre Bitte hin senden wir Ihnen zusätzliche Informationen;\at that daraufhinhe excels \at estimating the seriousness of the offers er tut sich beim Einschätzen der Ernsthaftigkeit der Angebote hervor after adjhe's very good \at getting on with people er kann sehr gut mit Menschen umgehen;she's good \at maths but bad \at history sie ist gut in Mathematik, aber schlecht in Geschichte;he is poor \at giving instructions er kann keine guten Anweisungen geben after nhe's a failure \at love er kennt sich kaum in der Liebe austhe dog gnawed \at the bone der Hund knabberte an dem Knochen herum;she clutched \at the thin gown sie klammerte sich an den dünnen Morgenmantel;if you persevere \at a skill long enough, you will master it wenn man eine Fertigkeit lange genug trainiert, beherrscht man sie auch;to be \at sth mit etw dat beschäftigt sein;he's been \at it for at least 15 years er macht das jetzt schon seit 15 Jahrenthey smiled \at us as we drove by sie lächelten uns zu, als wir vorbeifuhren;he glanced \at his wife before he answered er warf seiner Frau einen Blick zu, bevor er antwortet;she hates it when people laugh \at her sie hasst es, ausgelacht zu werden;the kids waved \at their father die Kinder winkten ihrem Vater zu;some dogs howl \at the moon manche Hunde heulen den Mond an;the policeman rushed \at him der Polizist rannte auf ihn zu;the policy aimed \at reducing taxation die Politik hatte eine Steuerreduzierung zum Ziel;what are you hinting \at? was hast du vor?;to go \at sb jdn angreifen\at a rough guess, I'd say the job will take three or four weeks grob geschätzt würde ich sagen, die Arbeit dauert drei bis vier WochenPHRASES:to be \at the end of one's rope mit seinem Latein am Ende sein;\at hand in Reichweite;we have to use all the resources \at hand wir müssen alle verfügbaren Ressourcen einsetzen;to be \at one's wit's end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;\at all überhaupt;she barely made a sound \at all sie hat fast keinen Ton von sich gegeben;I haven't been well \at all recently mir ging es in letzter Zeit gar nicht gut;I don't like him \at all ich kann ihn einfach nicht ausstehen;did she suffer \at all? hat sie denn gelitten?;I'm afraid I've got nothing \at all to say ich befürchte, ich habe gar nichts zu sagen;there was nobody at home \at all when I called dort war niemand zu Hause, als ich anrief;not \at all ( polite response) gern geschehen, keine Ursache;( definitely not) keineswegs, überhaupt [o durchaus] nicht;I'm not \at all in a hurry - please don't rush ich habe es wirklich nicht eilig - renne bitte nicht so;to get \at sth auf etw hinaus wollen [o abzielen];\at that noch dazu;New York is where it's \at, stylewise in New York ist modemäßig richtig was los ( fam) -
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A n gen salaire m ; ( to manual worker) paie f, salaire m ; ( to soldier) solde f ; ( to domestic) gages† mpl, salaire m ; Admin traitement m ; back pay rappel m de salaire ; extra pay prime f de salaire ; to be in the pay of sb péj être à la solde de qn ; rate of pay Admin taux de rémunération ; holidays GB ou vacation US with/without pay congés payés/sans solde ; pay and allowances rémunération principale et indemnités ; what's the pay like? est-ce que c'est bien payé? ; the pay is good c'est bien payé.B modif [agreement, claim, negotiations, deal] salarial ; [rise, cut] de salaire ; [freeze, structure, policy] des salaires.1 (for goods, services) payer [tradesman, creditor] (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; payer, régler [bill, debt, fees] ; payer [price, sum etc] (for pour) ; verser [down payment] (on sur) ; to pay cash payer comptant ; to pay £100 on account verser un acompte de 100 livres ; she paid him £300 to repair the roof elle l'a payé 300 livres pour réparer le toit ; to pay sth into verser qch sur [account] ; verser qch à [charity] ; to pay sb for his trouble payer qn de sa peine ;2 ( for regular work) payer [employee] ; to pay high/low wages payer bien/mal ; to be paid weekly/monthly être payé à la semaine/au mois ; all expenses paid tous frais payés ;4 ( give) to pay attention/heed to faire/prêter attention à ; to pay a tribute to sb rendre hommage à qn ; to pay sb a compliment faire des compliments à qn ; to pay sb a visit rendre visite à qn ;5 ( benefit) it would pay him/her etc to do fig il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire ; it would pay you to find out tu y gagnerais à te renseigner ; it pays to be honest cela paie toujours d'être honnête ; it doesn't pay to do cela ne sert à rien de faire ;1 ( hand over money) payer ; she/the insurance will pay elle/l'assurance paiera ; to pay for sth payer qch also fig ; to pay dearly for sth fig payer chèrement qch ; I'll make you pay for this! fig tu me le paieras! ; I'll pay for you ( in cinema etc) je vais payer pour toi ; they're paying for him to go to college/to Spain ils lui paient ses études/son voyage en Espagne ; ‘pay on entry’ ‘paiement à l'entrée’ ; you have to pay to get in l'entrée est payante ; ‘pay and display’ ( in carpark) ‘payez et laissez le ticket en évidence’ ; pay on demand ( on cheque) payer à vue ;2 ( settle) payer ; to pay in cash/by cheque/in instalments payer en espèces/par chèque/à tempérament ; to pay one's own way payer sa part ;3 ( reward employee) the work doesn't pay very well le travail est mal payé ;4 ( bring gain) [business] rapporter ; [activity, quality] payer ; to pay handsomely rapporter gros ; crime/dishonesty doesn't pay le crime/la malhonnêteté ne paie pas ; to pay for itself [business, purchase] s'amortir ; to make sth pay rentabiliser qch.there'll be hell ○ ou the devil to pay ça va barder ○ ; to pay a visit ○ euph aller au petit coin ○.■ pay back:▶ pay [sb] back ( reimburse) rembourser [person] ; I'll pay him back for the trick he played on me je lui revaudrai le tour qu'il m'a joué ; he'll pay you back with interest fig il te le rendra au centuple ;▶ pay [sth] back, pay back [sth] rembourser [money].■ pay down:▶ pay [sth] down verser un acompte de ; I'd like to pay £100 down je voudrais verser un acompte de 100 livres.■ pay in GB:▶ pay [sth] in, pay in [sth] déposer [cheque, sum].■ pay off:▶ pay off fig être payant ; his hard work finally paid off tout le travail qu'il a fourni a finalement été payant ;▶ pay [sb] off, pay off [sb]2 ○ ( buy silence) acheter le silence de [possible informer] ;▶ pay off [sth], pay [sth] off rembourser [mortgage, debt].■ pay out:▶ pay out [sth]1 ( hand over) débourser [sum], dépenser [sum] (in pour) ; we've paid out a lot in publicity on a beaucoup dépensé pour la publicité ; he paid out £300 for his new washing machine il a payé 300 livres sa nouvelle machine à laver ;2 ( release) laisser filer [rope].▶ pay up [sth] payer [amount] ; pay up the money you owe me! paie-moi l'argent que tu me dois! -
87 vouloir
vouloir [vulwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 311. <a. to want• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be doneb. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?► que veux-tu ?• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't minde. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, pleasef. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!g. ( = essayer de) to tryh. ( = s'attendre à) to expect• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?i. ( = affirmer) to claim• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...j. ( = requérir) to require• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...l. (locutions)• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?2. <• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth3. <4. <* * *
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1. vulwaʀ1) ( exiger) to wantqu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?
2) (désirer, souhaiter)que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?
je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply
il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough
tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook
sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally
‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’
tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that
après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?
que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!
j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!
3) ( accepter)voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do
voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please
veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line
elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more
je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but
‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’
4) ( signifier)qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?
5) ( prétendre)on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect
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en vouloir verbe transitif indirect1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!
2) ( garder rancune)3) ( avoir des vues sur)
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se vouloir verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be2) ( chercher à être) to try to be3) ( se reprocher)je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you
••vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way
II vulwaʀnom masculin Philosophie will* * *vulwaʀ1. vt1) (= exiger, désirer) to wantElle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.
Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.
Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.
Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.
Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?
Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.
Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...
On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.
sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally
Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.
2) [destin, circonstances]le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...
la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...
4) (= consentir)je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to
Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.
Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.
5)en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge
Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.
6)Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.
oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like
en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life
vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want
La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.
Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.
mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?
2. nmle bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure
* * *vouloir verb table: vouloirA nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.B vtr1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.C en vouloir vtr ind1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.D se vouloir vpr1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!I[vulwar] nom masculinII[vulwar] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR POUR BUT]1. [être décidé à obtenir] to wantje le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or notquand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my handelle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see herarrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrowje ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to itvouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim3. [avoir l'intention de]vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do somethingsans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning toje ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?4. [essayer de]vouloir faire to want ou to try to doen voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her5. [s'attendre à] to expecttu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?6. (familier) [sexuellement] to wantB.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou likeje pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you liketu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!2. [dans une suggestion] to wantveux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?3. [dans un souhait]j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with youquand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to mealler au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?4. [dans une demande polie]veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marievoudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!C.[SUJET: CHOSE]1. [se prêter à, être en état de]2. [exiger] to requirela tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...[prétendre]3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened4. [s'efforcer de]le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse5.a. [avoir comme sens propre] to meanb. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggestje me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around meansça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do somethingje veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes pleasepoussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of themil a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like————————vouloir de verbe plus préposition1. [être prêt à accepter]vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something2. (locution)a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to winb. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keenil faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk againen vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebodyje ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with medécidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against meen vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage somethingqui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?————————se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitifle livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominalen veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale(familier) [en abondance]————————si l'on veut locution adverbiale1. 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[saɪt] nhe's got very good \sight er sieht sehr gut;sense of \sight Sehvermögen nt;second \sight das zweite Gesichtdon't let the baby out of your \sight behalte das Baby im Auge;land in \sight! Land in Sicht!;to come into/be in \sight in Sichtweite kommen/sein;to disappear from \sight außer Sichtweite verschwinden;out of \sight außer [o nicht in] Sichtweite;to keep out of \sight sich akk nicht sehen lassen;to put sth out of \sight etw wegräumen [o verstecken];in the \sight of God vor Gott;in the \sight of the law vor dem Gesetz;a house within \sight of the mountains ein Haus, von dem aus man die Berge sehen kannthe question seemed easy at first \sight auf den ersten Blick schien die Frage einfach zu sein;they can't stand the \sight of each other sie können einander nicht ertragen;she faints at the \sight of blood sie wird ohnmächtig, wenn sie Blut sieht;get out of my \sight! ( fam) geh mir aus den Augen!;love at first \sight Liebe auf den ersten Blick;to not be a pretty \sight kein angenehmer Anblick sein;( terrible) furchtbar aussehen;a \sight to behold ( thing) ein herrlicher Anblick sein;to catch \sight of sb/ sth jdn/etw erblicken;if I ever catch \sight of you again... wenn du mir noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...;to hate [or loathe] /be sick of the \sight of sb/ sth den Anblick einer Person/einer S. gen hassen/nicht mehr ertragen;to keep \sight of sth etw im Auge behalten;to know sb by \sight jdn vom Sehen her kennen;to do sth on \sight etw sofort tunthe lawyer requested \sight of the papers der Rechtsanwalt verlangte Einsicht in die Unterlagen6) ( attractions)the \sights and sounds of London/ Berlin alle Sehenswürdigkeiten von London/Berlinto line up the \sights das Visier ausrichten;to lower one's \sights seine Ziele zurückschrauben;food is a darn \sight more expensive than it used to be Essen ist um etliches teurer, als es früher war;he's a \sight better than he was yesterday er ist heute deutlich besser als gesternPHRASES:to be a \sight for sore eyes ( fam) ein willkommener Anblick sein;out of \sight, out of mind ( prov) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn;\sight unseen ungesehen;I never buy anything \sight unseen ich kaufe niemals etwas ungesehen;to lose \sight of sth etw aus den Augen verlieren;the price of the house is out of \sight der Preis für das Haus ist unbezahlbar;the group's new record is out of \sight! die neue Platte der Gruppe ist der Wahnsinn! vt1) ( find)to \sight land/ a criminal Land/einen Kriminellen sichten2) ( with a gun)to \sight sth etw mit einem Visier versehen -
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from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) defrom prep1. de2. de / desde3. de / con / a partir detr[frɒm]1 (starting at) de; (train, plane) procedente de■ what time does he get home from work? ¿a qué hora llega del trabajo?2 (origin, source) de, desde■ where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?3 (number, price, etc) de, desde, a partir de■ prices start from $10 precios a partir de 10 dólares■ it's reduced from £25 to £20 está rebajado de 25 a 20 libras4 (time) de, desde■ we work from 9.00 until 5.00 trabajamos de 9.00 a 5.005 (sent or given by) de■ this is Mr Singh from the Council es el Sr. Singh del Ayuntamiento6 (using, out of) de, con7 (distance) de8 (indicating separation, removal, etc) de; (subtraction) a9 (because of) por, a causa de10 (considering, according to) según, por■ from the look of him, I'd say he's a tramp por su aspecto, diría que es indigente11 (indicating difference) de; (when distinguishing) entre■ how different is Catalan from Spanish? ¿en qué se diferencia el catalán del español?12 (indicating position) desde■ from above, you can see the whole stadium desde encima, se puede ver todo el estadiofrom ['frʌm, 'frɑm] prepfrom Cali to Bogota: de Cali a Bogotáwhere are you from?: ¿de dónde eres?from that time onward: desde entoncesfrom tomorrow: a partir de mañanaa letter from my friend: una carta de mi amigaa quote from Shakespeare: una cita de Shakespeare10 feet from the entrance: a 10 pies de la entradared from crying: rojos de llorarhe died from the cold: murió del frío5) off, out of: deshe took it from the drawer: lo sacó del cajónfrom above: desde arribafrom among: de entreprep.• a partir de prep.• de prep.• de parte de prep.• desde prep.• según prep.frɑːm, frɒm, weak form frəm1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
[frɒm]PREP1) (indicating starting place) de, desdewhere are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?
where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?
the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid
from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z
2) (indicating time) de, desdefrom one o'clock to or until two — desde la una hasta las dos
from a child, from childhood — desde niño
3) (indicating distance) de, desde4) (indicating sender etc) dea telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith
5) (indicating source) deto drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella
where did you get that from? — ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?
take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!
one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto
6) (indicating price, number etc) desde, a partir dewe have shirts from £8 (upwards) — tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras
prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras
the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento
to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal
9) (=because of, on the basis of) porfrom what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice
10) (=away from)to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn
11) (with prep, adv)from beneath or underneath — desde abajo
from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa
* * *[frɑːm, frɒm], weak form [frəm]1)a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) deT-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5
b) ( indicating distance)2)a) ( after)from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy
50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora
b) ( before)3) ( indicating source) dethat's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!
have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?
we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...
4)from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares
5) ( as a result of) defrom experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...
6)a) (out of, off) defrom the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante
b) ( Math)7) (with preps & advs)from above/below — desde arriba/abajo
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90 alcanzar
v.1 to catch up with (igualarse con).¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.2 to reach (llegar a).alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing linelo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach italcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coasteste coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/hel desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success4 to hit.le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.6 to have enough.Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.9 to reach up for, to get.Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.11 to be enough.Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.12 to fit.Yo alcanzo I fit13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.* * *1 (gen) to reach2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with3 (pasar) to pass, hand over4 (entender) to understand, grasp5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve6 (golpear) to hit7 (afectar) to affect2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed* * *verb1) to reach3) achieve, attain4) suffice, be enough* * *1. VT1) [en carrera]a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door
b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reachpuede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h
las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m
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alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age•
alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieveel acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks
las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved
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alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous4) (=afectar) to affectuna ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners
5) [bala] to hit6) esp LAm (=dar) to passalcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?
7) * (=entender) to grasp, understandno alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught
2. VI1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)2)• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth
3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?
4) LAm (=ascender)¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.----* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *alcanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catcha este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up withempecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!B1 ‹lugar› to reach, get tolos bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floora pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/trainlo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reachel termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degreesestos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great heightalgunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 metersun libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidityel aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kphel proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 metersalcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achievealcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in lifelos resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellentlos acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmamentse pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesoslos candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standardC (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?D1 «bala/misil» to hitel número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles2(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes■ alcanzarviA(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach ithasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could seealcanzar A + INF to manage to + INFno alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finishhasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solutionalgo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehendB(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go roundel sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salaryme alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the monthno me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present incon que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough* * *
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive
* * *♦ vt1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up2. [llegar a] to reach;[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3. [lograr] to obtain;alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity4. [entregar] to pass;alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf5. [golpear, dar] to hit;el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning6. [afectar] to affect;la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought♦ vi1. [ser suficiente]alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyonealcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean3. [llegar]está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember* * *I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand atII v/i1 en altura reach2 en cantidad be enough;el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it3:alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see* * *alcanzar {21} vt1) : to reach2) : to catch up with3) lograr: to achieve, to attainalcanzar vi1) dar: to suffice, to be enough2)alcanzar a : to manage to* * *alcanzar vb1. (en general) to reach2. (conseguir) to achieve4. (bastar) to be enough -
91 peg
1. noun(for holding together parts of framework) Stift, der; (for tying things to) Pflock, der; (for hanging things on) Haken, der; (clothes peg) Wäscheklammer, die; (for holding tent-ropes) Hering, der; (Mus.): (for adjusting strings) Wirbel, deroff the peg — (Brit.): (ready-made) von der Stange (ugs.)
take somebody down a peg [or two] — (fig.) jemandem einen Dämpfer aufsetzen od. geben
2. transitive verb,a peg to hang something on — (fig.) ein Aufhänger für etwas
- gg-1) (fix with peg) mit Stiften/Pflöcken befestigenpeg wages/prices/exchange rates — Löhne/Preise/Wechselkurse stabil halten
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/89925/peg_away">peg away- peg out* * *[peɡ] 1. noun1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) der Pflock2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) der Kleiderhaken3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) die Wäscheklammer2. verb(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) aufhängen- take someone down a peg or two- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg* * *[peg]I. nguitar/violin \peg Gitarren-/Geigenwirbel mtent \peg Hering mto buy off the \peg ( fig) von der Stange kaufento hang sth on a \peg etw aufhängen [o an einen Haken hängento use sth as a \peg for sth etw als Anlass für etw akk nehmento make/throw a \peg einen Peg machen/werfenadjustable \peg limitierte Stufenflexibilitätcrawling \peg Gleitparität f5.▶ to need taking down a \peg einen Dämpfer verdienenII. vt<- gg->▪ to \peg sth1. (bind down) etw mit Haken sichern2. (hold at certain level) etw fixierento \peg a currency eine Währung stützento \peg emissions at a certain level die Emissionshöhe auf einen bestimmten Wert begrenzento \peg prices Preise stützento \peg wage increases to the cost-of-living index Lohnerhöhungen pl auf dem Niveau des Lebenshaltungskostenindexes haltenyou \pegged it right on the head! du hast den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen!5. (mark)* * *[peg]1. n(= stake) Pflock m; (= tent peg also) Hering m; (for pegboard, wood joints, in games) Stift m; (of musical instrument) Wirbel m; (Brit = clothes peg) (Wäsche)klammer f; (= hook, for mountaineering) Haken m; (in barrel) Zapfen m, Spund ma peg of rum etc — ein Gläschen nt Rum etc
a ( convenient) peg on which to hang one's prejudices etc — ein guter Aufhänger für seine Vorurteile etc
2. vt1) (= fasten) (with stake) anpflocken; (with clothes peg) anklammern; (to pegboard) anheften; (with tent peg) festpflocken3) (fig) prices, wages festsetzen* * *peg [peɡ]A s1. a)(Holz-, (Landvermessung:) Absteck)Pflock mc) TECH Dübel m, Zapfen md) TECH Keil m, Splint me) TECH Knagge f, Mitnehmer mf) TEL Stöpsel mg) Bergsteigen: (Kletter)Haken m:take sb down a peg (or two) umg jemandem einen Dämpfer aufsetzen;come down a peg umg zurückstecken;a round peg in a square hole, a square peg in a round hole ein Mensch am falschen Platz2. Kleiderhaken m:hang one’s coat on the peg seinen Mantel an den Haken hängen;off the peg von der Stange (Anzug)3. Br (Wäsche) Klammer fa good peg on which to hang a story ein guter Aufhänger für eine Story;a peg to hang one’s claims on ein Vorwand für seine Ansprüche8. umgb) Stelze f (Bein)B v/tpeg out one’s claims fig seine Ansprüche geltend machenpegged price Stützkurs m6. umg Steine etc schmeißen (at nach)C v/ib) schuften2. umg sausen, rasena) zusammenklappen (einen Schwächeanfall erleiden),b) den Löffel weglegen (sterben)* * *1. noun(for holding together parts of framework) Stift, der; (for tying things to) Pflock, der; (for hanging things on) Haken, der; (clothes peg) Wäscheklammer, die; (for holding tent-ropes) Hering, der; (Mus.): (for adjusting strings) Wirbel, deroff the peg — (Brit.): (ready-made) von der Stange (ugs.)
take somebody down a peg [or two] — (fig.) jemandem einen Dämpfer aufsetzen od. geben
2. transitive verb,a peg to hang something on — (fig.) ein Aufhänger für etwas
- gg-1) (fix with peg) mit Stiften/Pflöcken befestigenpeg wages/prices/exchange rates — Löhne/Preise/Wechselkurse stabil halten
Phrasal Verbs:- peg away- peg out* * *n.Klammer -n f.Pflock -¨e m.Stöpsel - m. v.auspflocken v.vermarken v. -
92 forward
1.['fɔːwəd]adverb1) (in direction faced) vorwärts2) (towards end of room etc. faced) nach vorn; vor[laufen, -rücken, -schieben]3) (closer) heranhe came forward to greet me — er kam auf mich zu, um mich zu begrüßen
4) (ahead, in advance) voraus[schicken, -gehen]5) (into future) voraus[schauen, -denken]6)2. adjectivecome forward — (present oneself) [Zeuge, Helfer:] sich melden
1) (directed ahead) vorwärts gerichtet; nach vorn nachgestellt2) (at or to the front) Vorder-; vorder...3) (advanced) frühreif [Kind, Pflanze, Getreide]; fortschrittlich [Vorstellung, Ansicht, Maßnahme]4) (bold) dreist5) (Commerc.) Termin[geschäft, -verkauf]; Zukunfts[planung]3. noun 4. transitive verb1) (send on) nachschicken [Brief, Paket, Post] (to an + Akk.); (dispatch) abschicken [Waren] (to an + Akk.)‘please forward’ — "bitte nachsenden"
forwarding address — Nachsendeanschrift, die
2) (pass on) weiterreichen, weiterleiten [Vorschlag, Plan] (to an + Akk.)3) (Computing) weiterleiten4) (promote) voranbringen [Karriere, Vorbereitung]* * *['fo:wəd] 1. adjective1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) vorwärts gerichtet2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) vorder2. adverb1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) vorwärts2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) weiter3. noun 4. verb(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) nachsenden- academic.ru/9036/bring_forward">bring forward* * *for·ward[ˈfɔ:wəd, AM ˈfɔ:rwɚd]I. adv1. (towards front) nach vorn[e]the traffic moved \forward slowly der Verkehr bewegte sich langsam vorwärtsthere was a general movement \forward es gab eine allgemeine Vorwärtsbewegungto lean \forward sich akk vorlehnena leap/step \forward ein Sprung/Schritt nach vorn[e]to be [no] further \forward [nicht] weiter sein3. (close to front) vorn[e]all the main cargo holds are \forward of the bridge alle Hauptfrachträume liegen vor der Brücke4. (earlier in time)we brought the starting time \forward an hour wir verlegten die Startzeit eine Stunde vorto put the clock/one's watch \forward die Uhr/seine Armbanduhr vorstellenfrom that day/time \forward von jenem Tag/jener Zeit anII. adj\forward movement Vorwärtsbewegung f2. (near front) vordere(r, s)\forward look Vorschau f\forward planning Vorausplanung f5. (for future delivery) Termin-\forward buying Terminkauf m\forward step Schritt m nach vorncentre \forward Mittelstürmer(in) m(f)IV. vt1. (pass on)▪ to \forward sth [to sb] etw [an jdn] weiterleiten“please \forward” „bitte nachsenden“▪ to \forward sth etw vorantreibento \forward sb's interests jds Interessen vertreten* * *['fɔːwəd]1. adv1) ( = onward[s], ahead) vorwärts; (= to the front, to particular point, out of line) nach vornhe drove backward(s) and forward(s) between the station and the house — er fuhr zwischen Haus und Bahnhof hin und her
2)if we think forward to the next stage — wenn wir an die vor uns liegende nächste Stufe denken3)(= into prominence)
to come forward — sich meldento bring forward new evidence — neue Beweise pl vorlegen
2. adj1) (in place) vordere(r, s); (in direction) Vorwärts-2) (in time) planning Voraus-; (COMM) buying, price Termin-; (= well-advanced) season (weit) fortgeschritten; plants früh pred; children frühreifI'd like to be further forward with my work — ich wollte, ich wäre mit meiner Arbeit schon weiter
good forward thinking, Jones — gute Voraussicht, Jones
3) (= presumptuous, pert) dreist3. n (SPORT)Stürmer(in) m(f)4. vtwe'll forward your suggestions to the committee — wir werden Ihre Vorschläge an den Ausschuss weiterleiten
* * *forward [ˈfɔː(r)wə(r)d]A adv vor…, nach vorn, vorwärts, voran…, voraus…:from this day forward von heute an;freight forward WIRTSCH Fracht gegen Nachnahme;buy forward WIRTSCH auf Termin kaufen;go forward fig Fortschritte machen;help forward weiterhelfen (dat);B adj (adv forwardly)1. vorwärts oder nach vorn gerichtet, Vorwärts…:forward planning Voraus-, Zukunftsplanung f;2. vorder(er, e, es)3. a) BOT frühreif (auch fig Kind)b) zeitig (Jahreszeit etc)4. ZOOLa) hochträchtigb) gut entwickelt5. fig fortschrittlich7. fig vorlaut, dreist8. fig vorschnell, -eiligforward exchange Termindevisen pl;forward exchange market Devisenterminmarkt m;forward operation Termingeschäft n;C s SPORT Stürmer(in):forward line Stürmer-, Sturmreihe fD v/t1. beschleunigen2. fördern, begünstigen3. a) (ver)senden, schickenb) befördern4. einen Brief etc nachsendenE v/i “please forward” „bitte nachsenden“* * *1.['fɔːwəd]adverb1) (in direction faced) vorwärts2) (towards end of room etc. faced) nach vorn; vor[laufen, -rücken, -schieben]3) (closer) heranhe came forward to greet me — er kam auf mich zu, um mich zu begrüßen
4) (ahead, in advance) voraus[schicken, -gehen]5) (into future) voraus[schauen, -denken]6)2. adjectivecome forward — (present oneself) [Zeuge, Helfer:] sich melden
1) (directed ahead) vorwärts gerichtet; nach vorn nachgestellt2) (at or to the front) Vorder-; vorder...3) (advanced) frühreif [Kind, Pflanze, Getreide]; fortschrittlich [Vorstellung, Ansicht, Maßnahme]4) (bold) dreist5) (Commerc.) Termin[geschäft, -verkauf]; Zukunfts[planung]3. noun 4. transitive verb1) (send on) nachschicken [Brief, Paket, Post] (to an + Akk.); (dispatch) abschicken [Waren] (to an + Akk.)‘please forward’ — "bitte nachsenden"
forwarding address — Nachsendeanschrift, die
2) (pass on) weiterreichen, weiterleiten [Vorschlag, Plan] (to an + Akk.)3) (Computing) weiterleiten4) (promote) voranbringen [Karriere, Vorbereitung]* * *(football) n.Vorwärts- präfix.dreist adj.fortschrittlich adj.nach vorn adj.vorlaut adj.vorwärts adj. v.befördern v.begünstigen v.fördern v.nachsenden v.schicken v.senden v.(§ p.,pp.: sandte (sendete), gesandt (gesendet))versenden v.weiterleiten (Brief) v. -
93 low
I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also academic.ru/43997/lower">lower II 1.
2) (to a low level)prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen
4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niedrig2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) leise3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) tief4) (small: a low price.) niedrig6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niedrig2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) niedrig- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- low tide/water- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brüllen* * *low1[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. adj1. (in height) niedrigat a \low altitude in geringer Höhe\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt\low slope flacher Abhangthe dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille2. (in number) gering, wenig\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck\low calibre kleines Kaliberto be \low in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm seinto be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein famto keep sth \low etw niedrig halten3. (depleted) knapp\low stocks geringe Vorrätewe were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpftthe batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leerthe bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach4. (not loud) leise\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnenin a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme5. (not high-pitched) voice tief\low pitch tiefe Stimmlageon a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme\low frequency Niederfrequenz f\low heat schwache Hitzeroast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze7. (not good)\low morale schlechte Moralto have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten\low quality minderwertige Qualitätto hold sth in \low regard etw geringschätzen\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung\low visibility schlechte Sicht8. (not important) niedrig, geringto be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein\low trick gemeiner Trickto get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] seinhow \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?10. (sad)in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmungto feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] seinII. adv1. (in height) niedrigto be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten seinto fly \low tief fliegen2. (to a low level) tiefto turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellenturn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze3. (cheap) billigto buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen4. (not loudly) leiseto speak \low leise sprechen5. (not high-pitched) tiefto sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singenIII. nto be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt seinexpected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0° Crecord \low Rekordtief nt3. AUTO erster Gangput the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein5.low2[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. n Muhen nt* * *I [ləʊ]1. adj (+er)1) niedrig; form of life, musical key nieder; bow, note tief; density, intelligence gering; food supplies knapp; pulse schwach; quality gering; light gedämpft, schwach; (pej) minderwertig (pej); (LING) vowel offen; (MATH) denominator kleinthe sun was low in the sky — die Sonne stand tief am Himmel
that punch was a bit low — der Schlag war etwas tief
2)(= not loud or shrill)
to speak in a low voice — leise sprechen3) (= socially inferior, vulgar) birth nieder, niedrig; rank, position untergeordnet, niedrig; character, company schlecht; trick gemeinI really felt low having to tell him that — ich kam mir richtig gemein vor, dass ich ihm das sagen musste
how low can you get! — wie kann man nur so tief sinken!
the patient is rather low today —
to be in low health to be in low spirits — bei schlechter Gesundheit sein in gedrückter Stimmung sein, bedrückt or niedergeschlagen sein
to feel low — sich nicht wohlfühlen or gut fühlen; (emotionally) niedergeschlagen sein
to make sb feel low (events) — jdn mitnehmen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (people) jdn mitnehmen or bedrücken
2. advaim nach unten; speak, sing leise; fly, bow tiefI would never sink so low as to... — so tief würde ich nie sinken, dass ich...
share prices went so low that... —
to lay sb low (Brit) (punch) — jdn zu Boden strecken; (disease) jdn befallen
to play low (Cards) — um einen niedrigen or geringen Einsatz spielen
3. n2) (AUT: low gear) niedriger GangII1. n(of cow) Muh nt2. vimuhen* * *low1 [ləʊ]A adj1. auch fig niedrig (Gebäude, Lohn, Preis, Stirn, Zahl etc):low brook seichter Bach;low speed geringe Geschwindigkeit;low in calories kalorienarm;low in fat fettarm;bring low figa) jemanden demütigen,b) jemanden ruinieren;a) jemanden niederschlagen, -schießen,2. tief gelegen (Land etc)3. tief (Verbeugung etc):5. a) fast leer (Gefäß)b) fast erschöpft, knapp (Vorrat etc):6. schwach, kraftlos, matt:low pulse schwacher Puls7. Kost etc:a) wenig nahrhaftb) einfach8. gedrückt, niedergeschlagen, deprimiert:a) in gedrückter Stimmung sein,of low date (verhältnismäßig) neuen Datums11. minderwertigof low birth von niedriger Geburt;low life das Leben der einfachen Leute13. a) gewöhnlich, niedrig (denkend oder gesinnt):low thinking niedrige Denkungsartb) ordinär, vulgär (Person, Ausdruck etc)c) gemein, niederträchtig (Trick etc):feel low sich gemein vorkommen ( → A 8)14. nieder, primitiv:low forms of life niedere Lebensformen;low race primitive Rasse15. tief (Ton etc)16. leise (Ton, Stimme etc):in a low voice leise17. LING offenB adv1. niedrig:2. tief:3. fig tief:sunk thus low so tief gesunken4. kärglich, dürftig:live low ein kärgliches Leben führen5. niedrig, mit geringem Einsatz:play low niedrig spielen6. tief (klingend):sing low tief singen7. leise:C s2. METEO Tief(druckgebiet) n3. fig Tief(punkt) n(m), -stand m:low2 [ləʊ]B s Brüllen n, Muhen n* * *I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]5) (not fair) gemein6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also lower II 1.
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)3) (not loudly) leise4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *adj.leise (Stimme) adj.nieder adj.niedrig adj.tief adj. v.blöken (Rind) v.muhen v. -
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A n1 ( deal) marché m (between entre) ; to make ou strike a bargain conclure un marché ; to keep one's side of the bargain tenir sa part du marché ; to drive a hard bargain négocier ferme or serré ; into the bargain par-dessus le marché ;2 ( good buy) affaire f ; what a bargain! quelle bonne affaire! to get a bargain faire une affaire ; a bargain at £10 une affaire à 10 livres sterling.C vi2 ( over price) marchander (with avec) ; to bargain for a lower price marchander un prix plus bas.■ bargain for, bargain on:▶ bargain for, bargain on sth s'attendre à qch ; we got more than we bargained for nous ne nous attendions pas à ça. -
95 difference
noun1) Unterschied, derdifference in age — Altersunterschied, der
have a difference of opinion [with somebody] — eine Meinungsverschiedenheit [mit jemandem] haben
it makes a difference — es ist ein od. (ugs.) macht einen Unterschied
what difference would it make if...? — was würde es schon ausmachen, wenn...?
make all the difference [in the world] — ungeheuer viel ausmachen
make no difference [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts ausmachen
2) (between amounts) Differenz, diepay the difference — den Rest[betrag] bezahlen
split the difference — sich (Dat.) den Rest[betrag] teilen
3) (dispute)have a difference with somebody — mit jemandem eine Auseinandersetzung haben
settle one's differences — seine Differenzen beilegen
* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) der Unterschied2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) die Meinungsverschiedenheit3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) die Differenz•- academic.ru/20377/different">different- differentiate
- differentiation* * *dif·fer·ence[ˈdɪfərən(t)s]n\difference in quality Qualitätsunterschied mthere is a great \difference between theory and practice die Theorie unterscheidet sich sehr von der Praxistry new Cremetti: the ice cream with a \difference probieren Sie das neue Cremetti: das etwas andere Eisto make a \difference einen Unterschied machento make all the \difference die Sache völlig ändernto make all the \difference in the world [or a world of \difference] einen himmelweiten Unterschied machento make a \difference to sth etw verändernthe new wallpaper in the bedroom has made all the \difference to it durch die neue Tapete wirkt das Schlafzimmer jetzt ganz andersto make up the \difference die Differenz ausgleichen, den Fehlbetrag decken; MATH (after subtraction) Rest mto have a \difference of opinion eine Meinungsverschiedenheit habento put aside/settle [or resolve] \differences Meinungsverschiedenheiten beiseitelassen/beilegen* * *['dIfrəns]n1) Unterschied m; (in age) (Alters)unterschied m (in, between zwischen +dat)that makes a big difference to me — das ist für mich ein großer Unterschied
that makes a big or a lot of difference, that makes all the difference — das ändert die Sache völlig, das gibt der Sache (dat) ein ganz anderes Gesicht
cooperation makes all the difference —
a bottle of wine would make all the difference — es fehlt nur noch eine Flasche Wein dazu
it makes all the difference in the world — da liegt der entscheidende Unterschied
what difference does it make if...? — was macht es schon, wenn...?
what difference is that to you? — was macht dir das aus?
it makes no difference, it doesn't make any difference — es ist egal
to split the difference — sich (dat) die Differenz or den Rest(betrag) teilen
* * *difference [ˈdıfrəns]A s1. Unterschied m, Unterscheidung f:make no difference between keinen Unterschied machen zwischen (dat);a) das macht viel aus,b) das ändert die Sach(lag)e,c) das ist von großer Bedeutung (to für);good manners still make a difference to most of us Anstand bedeutet den meisten von uns noch etwas;it makes no difference (to me) es ist (mir) gleich(gültig), es macht (mir) nichts aus;make all the difference von entscheidender Bedeutung sein;it made all the difference es änderte die Sache vollkommen, es gab der Sache ein ganz anderes Gesicht;what’s the difference? was macht das schon aus?;with one difference mit einem Unterschied2. Unterschied m, Verschiedenheit f:difference of opinion Meinungsverschiedenheit ( → A 5);difference in meaning Bedeutungsunterschied3. Differenz f (auch Börse), Unterschied m (in Menge, Grad etc):4. MATH Differenz f:a) Rest mb) Änderungsbetrag m (eines Funktionsgliedes):difference equation Differenzengleichung f6. Streitpunkt m7. Unterscheidungsmerkmal n8. Besonderheit f:a film with a difference ein Film (von) ganz besonderer Art;a car with a difference ein Wagen, der einmal etwas anderes ist;salads with a difference Salate mit Pfiff umgB v/t1. unterscheiden ( from von)2. einen Unterschied machen zwischen (dat)diff. abk1. difference2. different* * *noun1) Unterschied, derdifference in age — Altersunterschied, der
have a difference of opinion [with somebody] — eine Meinungsverschiedenheit [mit jemandem] haben
it makes a difference — es ist ein od. (ugs.) macht einen Unterschied
what difference would it make if...? — was würde es schon ausmachen, wenn...?
make all the difference [in the world] — ungeheuer viel ausmachen
make no difference [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts ausmachen
2) (between amounts) Differenz, diepay the difference — den Rest[betrag] bezahlen
split the difference — sich (Dat.) den Rest[betrag] teilen
3) (dispute)* * *n.Differenz f.Ungleichung f.Unterschied m.Verschiedenheit f. -
96 groß
1) (flächenmäßig, räumlich ausgedehnt) large, big2) (\großes Glas) large, big;nach den drei \großen Bier war ich ziemlich angeheitert I felt quite merry ( fam); [or ( fam) tipsy] after three pints [of beer];3) ( lang) long;4) ( das Maß oder Ausmaß betreffend) great;mit \großer Geschwindigkeit at high [or great] speed;im G\groß einkaufen to buy in bulk5) (hoch, hoch gewachsen) tall;du bist \groß geworden you've grown;er ist 1,78 m \groß he is 5 foot 10 [or 1.78m] [tall];ein \großer Baum/eine \große Vase a tall tree/vase6) ( älter) big, elder, older;die G\großen ( die Erwachsenen) the grown-ups;( ältere Kinder) the older children;das ist Anita, unsere G\große this is Anita, our eldest;wenn ich \groß bin when I'm grown up;G\groß und Klein young and old [alike];7) ( zeitlich ausgedehnt) long, lengthy;auf große[r] Fahrt on a long journey8) ( bevölkerungsreich) large, big;( zahlreich) large;die \große Masse most [or the majority] of the people;ein \großer Teil der Bevölkerung a large part of the population9) ( erheblich) great;ein \großer Aufstieg a meteoric rise;ein \großer Durchbruch/ Reinfall a major breakthrough/disaster;ein \großer Misserfolg an abject [or a dismal] failureein \großer Betrag a large amount;eine \große Preissteigerung a massive price rise [or increase];11) ( beträchtlich) great;eine \große Beeinträchtigung a major impairment;eine \große Dummheit sheer stupidity;[eine] \große Enttäuschung [a] great [or deep] [or profound] disappointment;\großes Leid great [or deep] [or profound] sorrow;\große Nachfrage a big demand;ein \großer Schrecken a nasty fright;\große Schwierigkeiten serious [or real] trouble;\große Wut unbridled fury;\großer Zorn deep [or profound] anger;was für eine \große Freude! how delightful!;du redest ganz \großen Unsinn you're talking complete rubbishein \großer Konzern/ Supermarkt/ein \großes Unternehmen a leading [or major] group/supermarket/company;[etwas/nichts] G\großes [something/nothing] great;sie hat in ihrem Leben nichts G\großes geleistet she never achieved anything great [or major] in her life, she did not achieve great things in her life;mit diesem Gemälde hat sie etwas G\großes geschaffen she has created something great [or profound] with this painting; s. a. kleinwas ist denn da auf der Straße für ein \großer Lärm? what's all that noise in the street?;wir bekamen \großen Beifall we received loud applause;macht doch nicht so einen \großen Lärm! don't make so much noise!14) ( in Eigennamen)... der G\große... the Great;Friedrich der G\große Frederick the Great15) (besonders [gut]) big;im Meckern ist sie ganz \groß she's quite good at moaning;ich bin kein \großer Esser/ Trinker I'm not a big eater/drinker;ich bin kein \großer Redner I'm no [or not a] great speakerWENDUNGEN:im G\großen und Ganzen [gesehen] on the whole, by and large; s. a. Terz, Geld, Massewas ist da jetzt schon \groß dabei! big deal! ( fam)er hat sich aber nicht gerade \groß für uns eingesetzt! he didn't exactly do very much [or put himself out much] for us!;was soll man da schon \groß sagen? you can't really say very much;ich habe mich nie \groß für Politik interessiert I've never been particularly interested in politics;\groß einsteigen to go in for sth in a big way;sie ist ganz \groß in die Politik eingestiegen she's gone into politics in a big way;2) modeetw größer machen to let out sth sep3) ( von weitem Ausmaß)\groß angelegt large-scale;eine \groß angelegte Offensive a full-scale offensive [or attack];4) ( nicht klein)WENDUNGEN:\groß und breit ( fam) at great length; -
97 at
æt( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) en2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; hacia3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) en5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at allat prep1. en2. a / enat night por la noche / de nochedon't shout at me! ¡no me grites!look at me! ¡mírame!attr[æt, ʊnstressed ət]1 (position) en, a■ at home/school/work/church en casa/el colegio/el trabajo/la iglesia2 (time) a■ at midnight/noon a medianoche/mediodía■ at the beginning/end al principio/final3 (direction, violence) a, contra4 (with numbers) a■ we buy at £400 a ton and sell at £1000 compramos a cuatrocientas libras la tonelada y vendemos a mil5 (state)■ he's at breakfast/lunch/dinner está desayunando/comiendo/cenando■ they were at war/peace estaban en guerra/paz1 (reaction, result)■ she was horrified/astounded at the sentence quedó horrorizada/pasmada ante la sentencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat first al principioat last! ¡por fin!at least por lo menosat most como máximoat the earliest lo más prontoat the latest como tarde, a lo más tardarat the moment ahoraat worst en el peor de los casosat ['æt] prep1) : enat the top: en lo altoat peace: en pazat Ana's house: en casa de Ana2) : aat the rear: al fondoat 10 o'clock: a las diez3) : porat last: por finto be surprised at something: sorprenderse por algo4) : dehe's laughing at you: está riéndose de ti5) : parayou're good at this: eres bueno para eston.• arroba s.f.prep.• a prep.• de prep.• en prep.• en casa de prep.• hacia prep.æt, weak form ət1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
b) ( with superlative)6) ( because of)7) ( concerning)[æt]When at is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look at, look up the verb. PREP1) (position)there weren't many people at the party/lecture — no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia
at the hairdresser's/supermarket — en la peluquería/el supermercado
at school — en la escuela, en el colegio
where it's at —
Glasgow's where it's at — en Glasgow es donde está la movida *, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo (Sp) *
where we're at —
I'll just run through where we're at — te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación
•
my room's at the back of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa•
at the bottom of the stairs — al pie de las escaleras•
my room's at the front of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casac) (esp Internet) (=name of \@ symbol) arroba f"my email address is jones at collins dot uk" — (jones\@collins.uk) -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk
2) (direction) (=towards) hacia3) (time, age) aat lunchtime — a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar
•
at an early age — de pequeño/pequeña•
at night — de noche, por la noche•
at a time like this — en un momento como este4) (rate) aat 4% interest — al 4% de interés
5) (activity)•
at it, while you're at it * — (=doing it) de paso; (=by the way) a propósito•
boys at play — muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan•
I could tell she'd been at the whisky — se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky *6) (manner)•
at a run — corriendo, a la carrera7) (cause)•
I was shocked/ surprised at the news — me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia* * *[æt], weak form [ət]1) ( location) enat Daniel's — en casa de Daniel, donde Daniel, en lo de Daniel (RPl)
who was at the wedding? — ¿quién estuvo en la boda?
where it's at — (colloq)
2) ( direction)to point at something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
3) ( time)at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)
at night — por la noche, de noche
4)a) ( indicating state)at war/peace — en guerra/paz
b) ( occupied with)to be at it — (colloq)
she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)
to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar
5)a) (with measurements, numbers, rates etc)they sell them at around $80 — las venden a alrededor de $80
b) ( with superlative)6) ( because of)7) ( concerning) -
98 barra
f.1 bar (pieza alargada).barra espaciadora space barbarra de labios lipstickbarra (de pan) baguette, French stick2 bar.barra americana (counter) = bar where hostesses chat with clientsbarra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price3 barre.4 slash, oblique.5 gang (informal) (group of friends). ( River Plate)barra brava = group of violent soccer supporters6 barbell.7 curtain pole.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: barrer.* * *1 (en bar, cafetería) bar3 (de helado) block4 (de pan) loaf5 (en tribunal) bar, rail6 (signo de puntuación) slash, solidus7 (de arena) sand bar\no reparar en barras to stop at nothingbarra americana hostess barbarra de carmín→ link=barrabarra de labiosbarra de equilibrio→ link=barrabarra fijabarra de herramientas toolbarbarra de labios lipstickbarra de menú menu barbarra espaciadora space barbarra fija DEPORTE horizontal bar, beambarra inversa backslashbarra libre free barbarras paralelas parallel barsbarras paralelas asimétricas asymmetric bars* * *noun f.1) bar2) rail3) rod* * *SF1) (=pieza alargada) bar; [de metal] bar, ingot; [en armario] rail; [en un bar] bar, counter; [en autoservicio] counter; (Mec) rod; [de bicicleta] crossbarbarra de chocolate — Cono Sur bar of chocolate, chocolate bar, candy bar (EEUU)
barra de desplazamiento vertical — (Inform) scrollbar
barra de herramientas — (Inform) toolbar
barra de pan — French stick, French loaf
barra fija — horizontal bar, fixed bar
2) (Tip) (tb: barra oblicua) oblique stroke, slash3) (Heráldica) stripe, bar4) (Náut) bar, sandbank5) (Jur) (=banquillo) dock6) (Mús) bar7) Cono Sur (=público) [en concierto, espectáculo] audience, spectators pl ; (Dep) fans pl, supporters plbarra brava — gang of hard-line supporters
9) Caribe river mouth, estuary* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *1)a) ( de armario) rail; ( para cortinas) rod, pole; ( de bicicleta) crossbarb) ( de oro) bar; (de turrón, helado) block; ( de jabón) bar; ( de desodorante) stick; ( de chocolate) bar; ( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf2)a) (banda, franja) barb) (Mús) bar (line)c) ( signo de puntuación) oblique, slash3) (para ballet, gimnasia) bar4) (de bar, cafetería) bar5) (AmL fam)a) (de hinchas, seguidores) supporters (pl)¿qué gritan la(s) barra(s)? — what are the supporters shouting?
hacerle barra a alguien — (Andes fam) to cheer somebody on
b) ( de amigos) gang (colloq)6) (Geog)a) ( banco de arena) sandbank, barb) (CS) ( desembocadura) mouth* * *barra11 = bar, crossbar.Nota: De la bicicleta.Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.* barra amortiguadora = strut.* barra cortasangre = styptic pencil.* barra cruzada = crossbar.* barra de cacao de labios = chapstick.* barra de chocolate = candy bar.* barra de cortina = curtain pole.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* barra de herramientas = toolbar.* barra de labios = lipstick.* barra de menú = menu bar.* barra de pago = no-host bar.* barra de pan = loaf of bread, loaf, French bread.* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* barra espaciadora = space bar.* barra hemostática = styptic pencil.* barra inclinada (/) = slash (/), diagonal slash, oblique stroke (/), stroke (/), sloped stroke (/), oblique line (/), oblique.* barra inclinada a la izquierda () = backslash ().* barra redonda de madera = dowelling.* barras de color = colour bar.* barra vertical (|) = vertical stroke (|).* carta de barras de color = colour bar.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* código de barras = barcode [bar-code], softstrip.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* diagrama de barras = bar chart, bar graph.* etiqueta de código de barras = barcode label.* lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.barra22 = bar counter.Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
* barra de bar = bar counter.* barra de pago = cash bar.* barra libre = open bar.* caballete de la barra = bar-catch.* * *A3 (de chocolate — tableta) bar; (— trozo) square4 (Esp, Méx) (de pan) stick, French loafno pararse en barras ( Esp); to stop at nothingCompuestos:Krooklok®track rodspace bar( Inf) status bar( Inf) toolbarlipstick( Inf) title bar( Inf) task barspace barroll barB1 (banda, franja) barlas barras y estrellas the Stars and Stripes2 ( Mús) bar, bar line3 (signo de puntuación) oblique, slashCompuesto:backslashC ( Dep) (para ballet, gimnasia) barejercicios en la barra bar exercisesCompuestos:beamhorizontal bartorsion barfpl parallel bars (pl)beamD (de un bar, una cafetería) barnos sentamos en la barra we sat (down) at the barCompuestos:hostess barfree barE1( AmL fam) (de hinchas, seguidores): ¿qué grita la barra? or ¿qué gritan las barras? what's the crowd o what are the fans shouting?tiene su propia barra he has his own group of fans2 (de amigos) gang ( colloq)tenerle buena/mala barra a algn ( Chi fam): mi jefe me tiene buena/mala barra I'm in/not in favor with my boss, I'm in my boss's good/bad booksél es buena gente, pero a mí me tiene mala barra he's a nice person but he has something against meCompuestos:masculine and feminine (CS, Per) hooligan( Méx) barF ( Geog)1 (banco de arena) sandbank, bar2 (CS) (desembocadura) mouth* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barra es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
barra
barrer
barra sustantivo femenino
1
( para cortinas) rod, pole;
( de bicicleta) crossbar
(de turrón, helado) block;
( de desodorante) stick;
( de pan) (Esp, Méx) stick, French loaf;
2
b) (Mús) bar (line)
3 (para ballet, gimnasia) bar;
barras asimétricas/paralelas asymmetric/parallel bars (pl)
4 (de bar, cafetería) bar
5 (AmL fam)
6 (Inf):
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barra con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barra sustantivo femenino
1 bar
2 (de un bar, cafetería, etc) bar
3 (de labios) lipstick
4 (de pan) French loaf, baguette
5 Inform barra de desplazamiento, scroll
barra de estado, status bar
6 Gimn barra fija, horizontal bar
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
' barra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrote
- camarera
- camarero
- carmín
- cuscurro
- doblar
- pan
- desodorante
- eje
- jabón
- tiza
- toallero
English:
baguette
- bar
- beam
- bread
- counter
- loaf
- oblique
- rail
- rod
- slash
- space bar
- spike
- stroke
- cross
- lip
- scroll
- tiller
- tool
- towel
* * *♦ nf1. [pieza alargada] bar;[redonda] rod; [de bicicleta] crossbar;no se para en barras nothing stops himAut barra antivuelco anti-roll bar;barra espaciadora space bar;Aut barras laterales side (impact) bars; Tec barra del pistón piston rod2. [bloque] [de hielo] block;[de chocolate] bar barra de labios lipstick3. [de bar, café] bar [counter]barra americana = bar where hostesses chat with clients;barra libre = unlimited drink for a fixed price4. [en escudo, bandera] barbarra de equilibrios balance beam;barra fija horizontal bar, high bar;barras paralelas parallel bars7. Mús bar (line)8. [signo gráfico] slash, obliquebarra invertida backslash;barra oblicua slash, obliquebarra de herramientas tool bar;barra de menús menu bar;barra de tareas task bar11. [de arena] bar, sandbanktiene una barra muy linda she hangs out with a very nice crowdbarra brava = group of violent soccer fans♦ nmfRP Fam [en fútbol] = member of a group of violent soccer fans* * *fen la barra at the bar;no te fíes de ellos, que no se paran en barras fig don’t trust them, they’ll stop at nothing2 de cortinas rod3 MÚS bar;doble barra double bar* * *barra nf: bar* * *barra n1. (en un bar) bar2. (para cortinas) rail3. (de pan) French stick / baguette¿cuántas barras compramos? how many French sticks shall we buy?4. (de helado) block -
99 seulement
seulement [sœlmɑ̃]adverba. only• 1 500 €, c'est seulement le prix de la chambre 1,500 euros is the price for the room only• je connais un bon restaurant, seulement il est cher I know a good restaurant, only it's expensiveb. (locutions) non seulement il ne travaille pas mais il empêche les autres de travailler not only does he not work but he stops the others working too• non seulement il a plu, mais il a fait froid it didn't only rain but it was cold too* * *sœlmɑ̃1) gén onlynous étions seulement deux or deux seulement — there were only the two of us
‘nous étions dix’ - ‘seulement?’ — ‘there were ten of us’ - ‘is that all?’
2) ( toutefois) only, butc'est possible, seulement je veux y réfléchir — it's possible, only ou but I'd like to think about it
3) ( au moins)* * *sœlmɑ̃ adv1) (= pas davantage) onlyseulement 5; 5 seulement — only 5
2) (= exclusivement)seulement eux — only them, them alone
3) (= pas avant)4) (= mais, toutefois) onlyIl consent, seulement il demande des garanties. — He agrees, only he wants guarantees.
5)non seulement... mais en plus — not only... but also
Non seulement il a plu, mais en plus il a fait froid. — Not only did it rain, but it was cold as well.
* * *seulement adv1 ( pas davantage) only; seulement 13% only 13%; nous étions seulement deux or deux seulement there were only the two of us; ‘nous étions dix’-‘seulement?’ ‘there were ten of us’-‘is that all?’;2 ( pas avant) only; il rentre seulement dans quelques jours he won't be back for a few days; j'ai compris seulement plus tard que I only realized later that; elle revient seulement demain/lundi she's not coming back until tomorrow/Monday; ‘vous le recevrez lundi’-‘seulement lundi?’ ‘you'll get it on Monday’-‘not before Monday?’;3 ( uniquement) only; faire qch seulement pour aider qn to do sth only to help sb; ce n'est pas seulement une question de principe it's not only a question of principle; c'est non seulement idiot, mais (aussi) vulgaire not only is it stupid, but it's also vulgar; non seulement tu rentres tard mais en plus tu réveilles tout le monde! not only do you come home late but you wake everybody up as well!;4 ( toutefois) only, but; c'est possible, seulement je veux y réfléchir it's possible, only ou but I'd like to think about it;5 ( au moins) si seulement if only; si seulement je pouvais leur parler if only I could talk to them;6 ( même) pas seulement not even; il ne nous a pas seulement remerciés he didn't even thank us; elle est partie il n'y a pas seulement deux minutes she left not two minutes ago.[sɶlmɑ̃] adverbe1. [uniquement] only2. [dans le temps]3. [même] evenje veux y aller, seulement voilà, avec qui? I'd love to go, but ou only the problem is who with?non seulement..., mais encore locution correlativenot only... but also -
100 bargain
1 noun(a) (agreement) marché m, affaire f;∎ a bad bargain une mauvaise affaire;∎ to strike or make a bargain with sb conclure ou faire un marché avec qn;∎ to drive a hard bargain être dur(e) en affaires(b) (good buy) affaire f, occasion fbargain counter rayon m des soldes;bargain offer offre f exceptionnelle;bargain price prix m de solde ou exceptionnelthe unions are bargaining with management for an eight percent pay rise les syndicats négocient une hausse de salaire de huit pour cent avec la direction∎ to bargain with sb marchander avec qn;∎ to bargain over sth marchander qch
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