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point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > point

2 вопрос

1) question

быть готовым ответить на вопросы — to be open to questions

забросать кого-л. вопросами — to assail / to bombard / to deluge / to hammer / to shower smb. with questions; to fire / to fling / to hurl questions at smb.; (каверзными) to heckle

задать вопрос — to ask / to put a questien

задать вопрос в письменной форме — to put a written question

задать предварительный вопрос — to raise a preliminary question

предлагать / просить задавать вопросы — to invite questions

засыпать вопросами — to bombard / to deluge (smb.) with questions, to heap questions (upon smb.)

излагать вопросы — to state questions

ясно излагать суть вопроса — to make one's question unequivocal

исследовать вопрос — to examine a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

касаться вопроса — to touch upon a question

коснуться вопроса вскользь — to touch upon a question in passing

обдумывать вопрос — to ponder a question

обменяться мнениями по широкому кругу вопросов — to exchange views / opinions ona wide range of questions

ответить вопросом на вопрос — to counter with another question, to parry a question

отказаться отвечать на вопросы — to decline to answer questions

осаждать вопросами — to ply smb. with questions

парировать вопрос — to parry a question

подсказывать вопросы дружественно настроенным журналистам (чтобы задавать их на пресс-конференции) — to plant questions with friendly journalists

предложить кому-л. вопрос — to put a question to smb.

поставить вопрос — to pose a question

сформулировать вопрос — to formulate / to frame a question

вопрос надо заново сформулировать — the question needs to be restated

увиливать от ответа на вопрос — to dodge a question

уйти / уклониться от вопроса — to evade / to skirt a question, to shy away from a question

уточнить вопрос — to clear up a question

вопрос сводится к следующему... — the question resolves itself into this...

бесчисленные вопросы — numberless questions

внеочередной вопрос — question out of order

двусмысленный вопрос — ambiguous question

каверзный вопрос — tricky question

наводящий вопрос — leading question

наивный вопрос — naive question

неожиданный вопрос — unexpected / off-the-wall question

праздный вопрос — idle question

провокационный вопрос — provocative question

прямой / категорический вопрос — point-blank / straight / direct question

риторический вопрос — rhetorical question

уместный вопрос — pertinent question

щекотливый вопрос — ticklish question

вопрос, допускающий разное толкование / разные ответы — open-ended question

вынести вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question for discussion / consideration

вопрос следует вынести на обсуждение — the matter requires discussion / ventilation

время, отведённое на вопросы и ответы — question and answer period

град вопросов — deluge of questions

форма чьего-л. вопроса — the way one is framing bis question

2) (проблема) question, problem, issue; (дело) point, matter

биться над вопросом — to wrestle with a question / a problem

взвешивать вопрос — to weigh a matter

внести ясность в вопрос — to clear / to clarify / to brighten / to elucidate a question

вникнуть в вопрос — to go into a question

вступить с кем-л. в спор по какому-л. вопросу — to take issue with smb. on smth.

выступать в порядке уточнения вопроса — to raise a point of clarification

выяснять вопрос — to clear up / to sort out a matter / a question, to clarify a point / an issue

выяснять трудные и сомнительные вопросы — to settle points of difficulty and doubt

добраться до существа / сути вопроса — to go to the heart of a question

договориться по основным вопросам — to agree on / upon fundamentals

завершить обсуждение вопроса — to bring an issue to a close

заниматься каким-л. вопросом — to deal with a matter / a problem

запутать вопрос — to confuse an issue; to entangle a question / an issue; to involve a question in difficulty

затрагивать вопрос — to broach / to touch upon a question

затрагивать много вопросов — to cover much ground

излагать вопрос — to state a question / an issue; to set forth an issue

изучать какой-л. вопрос — to go into / to study a question, to explore a problem, to see into a matter

всесторонне изучить вопрос — to study a question from every side / from all sides

тщательно изучать вопрос — to scrutinize an issue

искать решения вопросов — to seek solutions to issues

исключать вопрос — to discard / to exclude a question

исчерпать вопрос — to settle a question

настаивать на решении вопроса — to force the issue

не иметь отношения к вопросу — to have nothing to do with a question, to be foreign to a question

обдумывать вопрос — to think over a question / a matter, to meditate / to contemplate a problem

обратиться к кому-л. по данному вопросу — to approach smb. on the matter

обсуждать вопрос — to discuss / to dispute a question / a matter, to debate an issue / a matter / a point

обходить вопрос — pass over / to side-step a question / an issue

оспаривать вопрос — to contest a point

оставить вопрос открытым — to leave the question / the matter open, to keep / to leave the matter in abeyance

оставлять в тени вопрос — to overshadow an issue

остановиться на вопросе — to dwell (up)on a question, to take up a point

подробно остановиться на вопросе — to elaborate on an issue

отделить вопрос от чего-л. — to separate a question from smth.

откладывать вопрос — to set aside a question

откладывать вопрос в долгий ящик — to shelve a question

отклониться / отойти от вопроса — to depart / to deviate / to digress from the question

отодвинуть главный вопрос на задний план — to blur the central point

поднимать / ставить вопрос — to bring up / to open / to raise a question, to broach an issue / a subject

вновь поднимать вопрос — to reopen a subject

подойти к вопросу — to come down to the point

подойти вплотную к решению вопроса — to be on the verge of solving a problem

поставить вопрос на голосование — to put the question to the vote

поставить вопрос на обсуждение — to introduce a question for debate / for discussion

поставить перед кем-л. вопрос — to put a point before smb.

похоронить вопрос — to bury a question

представить / рассмотреть вопрос в истинном свете — to place a question in its true perspective

представлять кому-л. вопрос на обсуждение / рассмотрение — to submit a question to smb. for consideration

прекратить обсуждение вопроса — to dismiss an issue / a problem

приступить к обсуждению / рассмотрению вопроса — to enter into an examination / upon ventilation of a question / an issue

проанализировать вопрос — to analyse an issue / a problem

продолжать обсуждение какого-л. вопроса — to pursue a point

осветить какой-л. вопрос — to elucidate a question / a matter; to throw light at a question; to shed light on a problem

просветить кого-л. в каком-л. вопросе — to enlighten smb. on a subject

раздувать вопрос — to blow a subject way out of proportion

разобраться в каком-л. вопросе до конца — to sift a question to the bottom

разработать вопрос — to elaborate a point, to work out a problem

разрешить вопрос — to solve / to resolve a problem

пытаться разрешить вопрос — to grapple with a question / a problem

распространяться по какому-л. вопросу разг. — to enlarge upon a point / a theme

рассматривать вопрос — to consider / to examine a question / an issue / a problem

рассматривать каждый вопрос в отдельности — to deal with questions singly

растолковать кому-л. вопрос — to drive home a point to smb.

расходиться во мнениях по какому-л. вопросу — to split on a question / an issue

решать вопрос — to handle a problem / a matter, to tackle / to resolve an issue

сводить вопрос к чему-л. — to boil down a problem to smth.

вопрос сводится к следующему — the question boils down / reduces itself to the following

сглаживать вопрос — to smooth a matter

сосредоточиться на вопросе — to focus on a question / a problem

столкнуться с вопросом — to confront with / to face (with) a question / a problem

считать вопрос решённым — to regard / to consider the matter as closed

требовать немедленного обсуждения вопроса — to ask that a matter be treated as urgent

уводить обсуждение от существа вопроса — to sidetrack an issue / a problem

уклоняться от обсуждения вопроса — to side-step / to duck an issue; to skirt a question

уладить вопрос — to adjust a matter

упрощать вопрос — to simplify a matter

усложнять вопрос — to complicate a question / a problem

уходить от решения вопроса — to dodge a problem / an issue

вопрос всё ещё обсуждается — the matter is still under discussion

вопрос надо поставить иначе / вновь — the question needs to be restated

вопрос об этом больше не стоит — that is no longer in question

вопрос решён — the matter is closed

эти вопросы вызывают разногласия — these issues are divisive

рассмотрение вопроса приостановлено — the question is in abeyance

актуальный вопрос — topical / pressing / vital question, matter of current / topical interest

наиболее актуальный вопрос — question of the day

этот вопрос очень актуален — this question is very relevant today

больной / наболевший вопрос — sore point / subject

(очень) важный вопрос — (very) important question / matter; question of (great / crucial) importance, overriding issue, substantial point

внешнеполитический вопрос — question / issue of foreign policy

основные внешнеполитические вопросы — major / crucial issue of foreign policy

внутренний вопрос (страны и т.п.) — internal problem

внутриполитический вопрос — question of home policy

военные вопросы — military matters

второстепенный вопрос — minor question / issue, side issue

главный вопрос — crucial / pivotal question, main / major issue / problem / question / point

гражданский вопрос — civil matter

гуманитарные вопросы — humanitarian matters / concerns

деликатный вопрос — delicate question / problem / matter

деловой вопрос — matter of business

жгучий вопрос — burning question, hot issue

животрепещущий / жизненно важный вопрос — vital issue / question; issue / question of vital importance

запутанный вопрос — knotty / intricate question, tricky problem / question

злободневный вопрос — burning / pressing question, burning topic of the day, hot issue

злободневный политический вопрос — hot potato разг.

исчерпанный вопрос — closed subject

кадровые вопросы — personnel problems

ключевой вопрос — key problem

конкретный вопрос — specific point

коренные вопросы — fundamental questions / problems

насущный вопрос — question of vital importance, urgent / vital question, vital / bread-and-butter issue

находящийся на рассмотрении вопрос — pending question, question under consideration

национальный вопрос — national / nationalities question, problem of nationalities

неотложный вопрос — pressing / urgent question / matter; issue at hand

неразрешённый вопрос — unsolved problem, outstanding issue / problem / question, unresolved / unsolved / open question

неразрешимый / нерешённый вопрос — insol-vable / unresolvable question

общеизвестный вопрос — matter of common knowledge

общие вопросы — general questions

основной вопрос — fundamental / leading / primal question, basic / key / main issue, key / main problem / question

острый вопрос — acute problem

открытый вопрос — open question

первоочередной вопрос — overriding issue / problem, top-priority issue, matter of priority

побочный вопрос — side issue

пограничный вопрос — frontier problem

политический вопрос — political issue

поставленный на голосование вопрос — subject-matter of the vote

посторонние вопросы — extraneous issues

правовой / юридический вопрос — legal issue

принципиальный вопрос — matter / question of principle

расходиться во взглядах по принципиальным вопрос ам — to differ on fundamentals

протокольный вопрос — protocol matter

разногласия по протокольным вопросам — disagreement on protocol matters

процедурный вопрос — procedural matter, point of order

выступать по процедурному вопросу — to intervene on a point

спорный процедурный вопрос — vexed question of procedure

существенный / связанный с существом дела вопрос (в отличие от процедурного) — substantive issue / question, matter of substance

сложный вопрос — complicated question / matter; knotty / thomy problem; complex issue / question

согласованный вопрос (обсуждения, переговоров и т.п.) — agreed subject

спорный / дискуссионный вопрос — controversial / vexed question; contentious issue; moot / debating point; point at issue; debatable / disputable / question / point

выступать за решение спорных вопросов путём переговоров — to advocate the settlement of disputable / controversial issues by negotiations

решать спорные вопросы мирным путём — to solve disputes peaceably

урегулировать спорный вопрос — to settle a dispute

стоящий перед кем-л. вопрос — problem facing smb.

финансовый вопрос — money matter

частные вопросы — incidental points

щекотливый вопрос — delicate / sensitive issue; ticklish problem

вопрос большой государственной важности — matter of the utmost importance to the state

вопросы внешней политики — foreign-policy issues

вопрос высокой политики — matter of high politics

вопросы, входящие во внутреннюю компетенцию государства — matters which are within the domestic jurisdiction of a state

вопрос, касающийся определения (какого-л. вида оружия и т.п.) — definition question

вопрос личного характера — personal matter

вопросы международной политики — international affairs

вопросы местного значения — questions of local significance

вопрос, не заслуживающий внимания — matter of small weight

вопрос, не относящийся к теме / делу — question remote from the subject

вопросы общегосударственного значения — questions of national importance

вопросы, относящиеся к данному делу — questions pertinent to the matter in hand

вопрос первоочерёдной / первостепенной важности — matter of the highest / of urgent priority

вопрос, по которому спорящие стороны сходятся во мнениях — common ground

вопрос, по которому существуют разногласия — area of disagreement

вопрос по существу — point of substance; pertinent question

перейти к вопросу по существу — to come. to the merits / substance of the matter

вопрос, представляющий взаимный интерес — question / matter of mutual interest / concern, issue of common concern / interest

вопрос, решение которого зашло в тупик — deadlocked issue

вопросы, требующие обсуждения (особ. публичного) — questions calling for ventilation

вопрос, уводящий в сторону от главной темы — red herring

вопрос, чреватый серьёзными последствиями — far-reaching question

круг вопросов, решаемых президентом — executive discretion амер.

перечень вопросов, подлежащих рассмотрению в первую очередь — priority list of topics

постановка вопрос — a presentation of a problem

по существу вопроса — to the point

выступать / говорить по существу вопроса — to speak to the question / point

рассмотрение вопроса по существу — substantive examination of a question

урегулирование вопроса в судебном порядке — judicial settlement

широкий круг вопросов — wide range of questions / problems

широкий круг вопросов, охватываемый проектом резолюции — broad scope of a draft resolution

3) (пункт) item

включить вопрос в повестку дня — to include an item in the agenda / in the order of the day

навязать рассмотрение вопроса — to force the consideration of an item

поставить вопрос на повестку дня — to put an item on the agenda

снять вопрос с повестки дня — to withdraw an item from the agenda

расходиться по некоторым вопросам — to disagree on several items

административные вопросы (повестки дня) — executive business амер.

основные вопросы повестки дня (не процедурные) — substance questions of the agenda

отдельный вопрос — separate item

первый вопрос повестки дня — the first item on the agenda

прочие вопросы (повестки дня) — any other business

вопрос (повестки дня), переданный на рассмотрение комитета — item allocated / referred to the Committee

вопрос повестки дня — item on the agenda

вопрос, рекомендуемый для включения в повестку дня — item recommended for inclusion

очерёдность / порядок вопросов — order of priority

изменить очерёдность вопросов — to change the order of the items

установить очерёдность вопросов — to establish an order of priority

4)

поставить что-л. под вопрос — to call smth. in question; to question the necessity / validity of smth.

вопрос времени — matter of time

вопрос жизни и смерти — matter of life and death

вопрос чести — point of honour

под (большим) вопросом — subject to doubt; problematic

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > вопрос

3 подойти к вопросу

Diplomatic term: come down to the point (в выступлении, при обсуждении)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > подойти к вопросу

4 descender

v.

1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics

2 to descend.

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley

3 to be relegated.

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division

descender de categoría to be relegated

4 to go down.

5 to descend from.

La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central region

De esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that one

El buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.

Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.

Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.

El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.

Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.

6 to get off, to get out.

descender de un avión to get off a plane

descender de un coche to get out of a car

7 to walk down.

Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.

8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.

La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.

9 to have less.

Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.

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descender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo intransitivo

1 to descend, go down, come down

2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down

3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)

4 (provenir) to come (de, from)

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower

2 (bajar) to go down

■ descendió la escalera muy rápidamente he went down the stairs very quickly

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verb

1) to descend

2) go down

3) fall, drop

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- descender de

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1. VT

1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frm

descendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us

2) (=llevar abajo)

descender a algn — to lower sb

descender algo — to lower sth

descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well

descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof

un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demote

lo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency

el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts

2. VI

1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, decline

el índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably

2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descend

el río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains

3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegated

ha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization

el restaurante ha descendido de categoría — the restaurant has been downgraded

su libro descendió al puesto cuarto — her book went down to fourth place

4)

• descender de (=provenir de) —

esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin

el hombre desciende del mono — man is descended from apes

desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

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= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

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* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) temperatura/nivel to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go down

descendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río — the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra — the passengers disembarked

c) (liter) oscuridad to fall, descend (liter); niebla to descend (liter)

2)

a) ( en jerarquía)

el hotel ha descendido de categoría — the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos — his record has gone down the charts

b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)

3) ( proceder)

descender de alguien — to be descended from somebody

descienden directamente de los incas — they are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble — he is of noble descent

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= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.

Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.

Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.

Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.

* descender a = fall to.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* descender en picada = swoop.

* descender por debajo de = fall below.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

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descender [E8 ]

vi

A

1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drop

hacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that direction

2 ( frml) (desde una altura) «avión» to descend; «persona» to descend ( frml), to go down

el avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descend

descendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western face

el sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the river

los pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarked

3 ( liter); «oscuridad» to fall, descend ( liter); «niebla» to descend ( liter)

B

1

(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgraded

su disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts

2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegated

C (proceder) descender DE algn to descend FROM sb ( frml), to be descended FROM sb

descienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incas

desciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)

■ descender

vt

A ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come down

B ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade

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descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [temperatura/nivel] to fall, drop

b) (frml) ( desde una altura) [ avión] to descend;

[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink

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descender

♦ vi

1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;

ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;

desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down

2. [de una altura] to descend;

descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;

descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;

el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;

el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;

la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valley

3. [de vehículo]
descender de un avión to get off a plane;

descender de un coche to get out of a car;

descender de un tren to get off a train

4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted

5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;

descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;

descender de categoría to be relegated

6. [de antepasado]
descender de to be descended from;

desciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;

el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes

7. [en estimación] to go down;

su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted

♦ vt

1. [bajar]
descendieron al paciente de la ambulancia they took the patient out of the ambulance;

descendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs

2. [en el trabajo] to demote;

lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work

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descender

I v/i

1 para indicar alejamiento go down, descend; para indicar acercamiento come down, descend; fig

go down, decrease, diminish

2

:

descender de de civilización descend from

II v/t escalera go down; para indicar acercamiento come down

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descender {56} vt

1) : to descend, to go down

2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let down

descender vi

1) : to descend, to come down

2) : to drop, to fall

3)

descender de : to be a descendant of

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descender vb

1. (bajar) to come down [pt. came; pp. come] / to go down

descendimos de la azotea we came down from the terrace roof

el explorador Stanley descendió el río Zaire the explorer Stanley went down the Zaire river

2. (bajar de coche) to get out

descendió del taxi he got out of the taxi

3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off

descendió del avió she got off the plane

4. (disminuir) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

van a descender las temperaturas the temperature is going to drop

la natalidad ha descendido the birth rate has fallen

5. (proceder) to be descended

desciende de una familia aristocrática he is descended from an aristocratic family

6. (en una clasificación) to go down

el Málaga descendió a Segunda Malaga went down to the second divison

Spanish-English dictionary > descender

5 droit

I.

droit¹, e¹ [dʀwa, dʀwat]

1. adjective

right

• du côté droit on the right-hand side ; → bras

2. masculine noun

(Boxing) ( = poing) crochet du droit right hook

3. feminine noun

droite

   a. (opposé à la gauche) la droite the right

• à droite on the right ; (direction) to the right

• à ma droite on my right

• le tiroir/chemin de droite the right-hand drawer/path

• à droite de la fenêtre to the right of the window

• de droite à gauche from right to left

• il a couru à droite et à gauche pour se renseigner he tried everywhere to get some information

   b. (sur route) rouler à droite to drive on the right

• garder or tenir sa droite to keep to the right

   c. (Politics) la droite the right wing

• candidat/idées de droite right-wing candidate/ideas

• un homme de droite a man of the right

• membre de la droite right-winger

II.

droit², e² [dʀwa, dʀwat]

1. adjective

   a. ( = sans déviation, non courbe) [barre, ligne, route, nez] straight

• ça fait 4 km en ligne droite it's 4km as the crow flies ; → coup

   b. ( = vertical, non penché) [arbre, mur] straight

• ce tableau n'est pas droit this picture isn't straight

• tiens ta tasse droite hold your cup straight

• être or se tenir droit comme un i to stand bolt upright

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

   c. ( = honnête, loyal) [personne] upright

2. feminine noun

droite ( = ligne) straight line

3. adverb

[viser, couper, marcher] straight

• aller/marcher droit devant soi to go/walk straight ahead

• c'est droit devant vous it's right in front of you

• aller droit à la faillite to be heading straight for bankruptcy

• aller droit au but or au fait to go straight to the point

III.

droit³ [dʀwa]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = prérogative) right

• le droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes the right of peoples to self-determination

• droit de pêche/chasse fishing/hunting rights

• le droit au logement the right to have somewhere to live

• droit du sang/du sol right to nationality based on parentage/on place of birth

• avoir le droit de faire qch (simple permission, possibilité) to be allowed to do sth ; (autorisation juridique) to have the right to do sth

• avoir droit à [+ allocation] to be entitled to

• il a eu droit à une bonne raclée (inf: humorous) he got a good hiding (inf)

• avoir (le) droit de vie ou de mort sur to have power of life and death over

• avoir droit de regard sur [+ documents] to have the right to examine ; [+ affaires, décision] to have a say in

• avoir des droits sur to have rights over

• cette carte vous donne droit à des places gratuites this card entitles you to free seats

• être en droit de faire qch to be entitled to do sth

• être dans son droit to be within one's rights

• c'est votre droit you are perfectly entitled to do so

• de quel droit est-il entré ? what right did he have to come in?

   b. (Law) le droit law

• faire son droit (University) to study law

• droit civil/pénal civil/criminal law

• droit écrit statute law

• droit des affaires company law

   c. ( = taxe) droit d'entrée entrance fee

• droits d'inscription/d'enregistrement enrolment/registration fee

2. compounds

► droit d'asile right of asylum

► droit d'auteur ( = propriété artistique, littéraire) copyright

• droits d'auteur ( = rémunération) royalties ► droit de cité

• avoir droit de cité parmi/dans to be established among/in ► droits civils civil rights

► droits civiques civic rights

► droit commun

• condamné/délit de droit commun common law criminal/crime ► droits de douane customs duties

► les droits de la femme women's rights

► le droit de grève the right to strike

► les droits de l'homme human rights

► droit à l'image privacy rights concerning the publication of one's photograph

► droit de passage right of way

► droit de propriété right of property

► droits de reproduction reproduction rights

• « tous droits (de reproduction) réservés » "all rights reserved" ► droits de succession inheritance tax

► droit de visite (right of) access

► le droit de vote the right to vote

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1.

droite dʀwɑ, ɑt adjectif

1) (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [écriture] up-and-down

se tenir droit — ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight

s'écarter du droit chemin — fig to stray from the straight and narrow

descendre en droite ligne de — to be a direct descendant of

2) ( contraire de gauche) right

3) ( honnête) [personne] straight, upright; [vie] blameless

4) ( sensé) [jugement] sound

5) ( en couture) [jupe] straight; [veste] single-breasted

6) Mathématique [cône, angle, prisme] right

2.

adverbe [aller, rouler] straight

continuez tout droit — carry straight on

aller droit au but or fait — fig to go straight to the point

aller droit à la catastrophe — to be heading straight for disaster

ça m'est allé droit au cœur — fig it really touched me

marcher or filer (colloq) droit — fig to toe the line

venir tout droit de — [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]

3.

nom masculin

1) ( prérogative) right

avoir des droits sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to have rights over somebody/something

de quel droit est-ce que tu me juges? — what gives you the right to judge me?

être dans son (bon) droit — to be within one's rights

de (plein) droit — by right(s)

de droit divin — by divine right

cela leur revient de droit — it's theirs by right

avoir droit à — to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to [bourse, indemnité]

il a eu droit à une amende — iron he got a fine

avoir le droit de faire — ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do

avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur quelqu'un — to have (the) power of life and death over somebody

il s'imagine qu'il a tous les droits — he thinks he can do whatever he likes

être en droit de — to be entitled to

à bon droit — [se plaindre] with good reason

‘à qui de droit’ — ‘to whom it may concern’

j'en parlerai à qui de droit — (colloq) I'll speak to the appropriate person

faire droit à — to grant [requête]

2) Droit ( ensemble de lois) law

faire son droit — to study law

3) ( redevance) fee

droit d'inscription — registration fee

4) ( en boxe) right

direct du droit — straight right

crochet/uppercut du droit — right hook/uppercut

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Phrasal Verbs:

- droit d'aînesse

- droit d'antenne

- droit de cité

- droit commun

- droit d'entrée

- droit de passage

- droit de port

- droit de propriété

- droit de regard

- droit de timbre

- droit de vote

- droits d'auteur

- droits civiques

- droits de douane

- les droits de l'homme

- droits de succession

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se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet — to hold oneself very erect

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dʀwa droit, -e
1. adj

1) (= non courbe) straight

une ligne droite — a straight line

tiens-toi droite! — stand up straight!

2) (= loyal, franc) upright, straight

3) (= opposé à gauche) right

le bras droit — the right arm

le côté droit — the right-hand side

2. adv

straight

aller droit au but — to get straight to the point

tout droit — straight on

3. nm

1) (= prérogative) right

avoir le droit de — to be allowed to

On n'a pas le droit de fumer à l'école. — We're not allowed to smoke at school.

avoir droit à qch — to be entitled to sth

être en droit de — to have a right to, to have the right to

être dans son droit — to be within one's rights

à bon droit (= justement) — with good reason

de quel droit? — by what right?

à qui de droit — to whom it may concern

avoir droit de cité fig — to belong

See:

droit de regard,

droit de réponse,

droit de véto,

droit de visite

2) (= lois, sujet)

le droit — law

un étudiant en droit — a law student

faire son droit — to study law

See:

droit civil,

droit commercial,

droit communautaire,

droit constitutionnel,

droit coutumier,

droit criminel,

droit des affaires,

droit fiscal,

droit international,

commun,

divin

3) (= poing)

un coup du droit — a punch with his right fist

4) (= taxe) duty, tax, [inscription] fee

4. droits nmpl

1) (= prérogatives) rights

Je connais mes droits! — I know my rights!

avoir les mêmes droits que qn — to have the same rights as sb

les droits fondamentaux — basic rights

See:

droits de l'homme,

droits civiques

2) (= somme d'argent)

See:

droits d'auteur,

droits télévisuels,

droits cinématographiques,

droits de douane,

droits d'inscription

5. nf

1) (= ligne) straight line

2) BOXE (= coup) right

3) (= opposé à gauche) right

à droite (position) — on the right, (direction) right, to the right

à droite de — to the right of

sur votre droite — on your right

4) POLITIQUE right, right wing

de droite — right-wing

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droit, droite ⇒ Les itinéraires

A adj

1 (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, tour, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [cône, cylindre, prisme] right; [écriture] up-and-down; le tableau n'est pas droit the picture isn't straight; se tenir droit ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight; tenir qch droit to hold sth straight; le droit chemin fig the straight and narrow; s'écarter du droit chemin to stray from the straight and narrow; descendre en droite ligne de to be a direct descendant of;

2 ( contraire de gauche) right; le côté droit the right side; du côté droit on the right(-hand) side;

3 ( honnête) [personne] straight, upright; [vie] blameless;

4 ( sensé) [jugement] sound;

5 Mode [jupe] straight; [veste] single-breasted;

6 Math right.

B adv [aller, rouler] straight; droit devant straight ahead; se diriger droit vers to make straight for, to make a beeline for○; la voiture venait droit sur nous the car was coming straight at us; continuez tout droit carry straight on; file tout droit à la maison go straight home; aller droit au but or fait fig to go straight to the point; aller droit à la catastrophe to be heading straight for disaster; ça m'est allé droit au cœur fig it really touched me; marcher droit lit to walk straight; marcher or filer○ droit to toe the line; regarder qn droit dans les yeux to look sb straight in the eye; venir tout droit de [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]; je reviens tout droit de chez elle/de l'exposition I've come straight from her place/the exhibition.

C nm

1 ( prérogative) right; connaître/faire valoir ses droits to know/assert one's rights; avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/sth; de quel droit est-ce que tu me juges? what gives you the right to judge me?; être dans son (bon) droit, avoir le droit pour soi or de son côté to be within one's rights; de (plein) droit by right(s); de droit divin [monarque, monarchie] by divine right; cela leur revient de droit it's theirs by right; c'est tout à fait ton droit you have every right to do so, you're perfectly entitled to do so; avoir droit à to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to, to be eligible for [bourse, indemnité]; vous avez droit à une boisson chacun you're allowed one drink each; les spectateurs ont eu droit à un beau match the spectators were treated to a fine game; on a eu droit à ses souvenirs de régiment iron he treated us to stories about his army days; il a eu droit à une amende iron he got a fine; avoir le droit de faire ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do; elle n'a pas le droit de sortir le soir she isn't allowed to go out at night; j'ai quand même le droit de poser une question! iron I suppose I am allowed to ask a question?; j'ai le droit de savoir I've got a right to know; elle n'a pas le droit de me juger/d'exiger ça de moi she has no right to judge me/to demand that of me; avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur qn to have (the) power of life and death over sb; il s'imagine qu'il a tous les droits he thinks he can do whatever he likes; être en droit de to be entitled to; on est en droit de se demander si… we are entitled ou we have every right to wonder if…; ça te donne droit à… it entitles you to…; à bon droit [se plaindre, protester] with good reason; ‘à qui de droit’ ‘to whom it may concern’; j'en parlerai à qui de droit○ I'll speak to the appropriate person; faire droit à to grant [demande, requête];

2 Jur ( ensemble de lois) law; le droit français/anglais French/English law; faire son droit to study law; étudiant en droit law student;

3 ( redevance) fee; acquitter/percevoir un droit to pay/receive a fee; droit d'inscription registration fee; passible de droit dutiable;

4 ( en boxe) right; direct du droit straight right; crochet/uppercut du droit right hook/uppercut.

D droite nf

1 ( opposé à gauche) la droite the right; la porte de droite the door on the right; être/rouler à droite to be/to drive on the right; tourner à droite to turn right; tenir sa droite Aut to keep (to the) right; à ta droite, sur ta droite on your right; à droite de to the right of; deuxième couloir à droite second corridor on the right; il ne connaît pas sa droite de sa gauche he can't tell (his) right from (his) left; demander à droite et à gauche ( partout) to ask everywhere ou all over the place; ( à tous) to ask everybody; être critiqué de droite et de gauche to be criticized from all sides ou by everybody;

2 Pol right; voter à droite to vote for the right; de droite [parti, personne, gouvernement] right-wing; être à or de droite to be right-wing;

3 Math straight line.

Composés

droit administratif administrative law; droit aérien Jur air law; droit des affaires Jur company law GB, corporate law US; droit d'aînesse Jur birthright, primogeniture; droit d'antenne broadcasting right; droit d'asile Pol right of asylum; droit au bail right to the lease; droit canon Jur canon law; droit de cité Jur (right of) citizenship; fig acceptance; acquérir droit de cité fig to gain acceptance; avoir droit de cité to be accepted; donner droit de cité à to accept; droit civil Jur civil law; droit commercial commercial law; droit commun ( prisonnier) nonpolitical; de droit commun [prisonnier] nonpolitical, ordinary; [[taux, régime] ordinary; droit constitutionnel Jur constitutional law; droit coutumier Jur common law; droit écrit Jur statute law; droit d'entrée Comm, Fisc import duty; ( pour une personne) entrance fee; droit d'étalage Comm, Fisc stallage; droit fil Cout straight grain; fig main line; dans le droit fil de fig in line with; droit fiscal Jur tax law; droit de grâce Jur right of reprieve; droit de grève Pol right to strike; droit immobilier Jur property law; droit international Jur international law; droit maritime Jur maritime law; droit de passage Jur right of way GB, easement US; droit pénal Jur criminal law; droit de port Fisc port dues; droit de poursuite Jur right of action; droit de préemption right of preemption; droit privé Jur private law; droit de propriété right of possession; droit public Jur public law; droit de recours Jur right of appeal; droit de regard Fin right of inspection; gén avoir droit de regard sur to have a say in; droit de réponse right of reply; droit de rétention lien; droit du sang right to citizenship by virtue of kinship; droit social Jur labour^GB law; droit du sol right to citizenship by virtue of birth in a country; droit de timbre Fisc stamp duty; droit du travail Jur labour^GB law; droit d'usage Jur customary right; droit de veto right of veto; droit de visite Jur right of access; droit de vote Pol right to vote; droits d'auteur Édition royalties; droits civiques Pol civil rights; droits de douane Comm, Fisc customs duties; les droits de l'homme human rights; droits de quai Fisc wharfage; droits de reproduction reproduction rights; tous droits de reproduction réservés all rights reserved; droits de succession Fisc inheritance tax; droits de tirage spéciaux, DTS Fisc special drawing rights, SDR.

Idiome

se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet to hold oneself very erect ou upright.

I

( féminin droite) [drwa, drwat] adjectif

1. [rectiligne - allée, bâton, nez] straight

rentrer dans le droit chemin to mend one's ways

rester dans le droit chemin to keep to the straight and narrow (path)

2. [vertical, non penché - mur] upright, straight, plumb (terme spécialisé) ; [ - dossier, poteau] upright, straight

restez le dos bien droit keep your back straight

être ou se tenir droit

a. [assis] to sit up straight

b. [debout] to stand up straight

droit comme un cierge ou un i ou un piquet (as) stiff as a poker ou a ramrod ou a post

3. [d'aplomb] straight

4. [loyal - personne] upright, honest

5. [sensé - raisonnement] sound, sane

6. [vêtement]

manteau/veston droit single-breasted coat/jacket

col droit stand-up collar

jupe droite straight skirt

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adverbe

[écrire] in a straight line

[couper, rouler] straight (adverbe)

après le carrefour, c'est toujours tout droit after the crossroads, keep going straight on ou ahead

aller droit à: j'irai droit au but I'll come straight to the point, I won't beat about the bush

il est allé droit à l'essentiel ou au fait he went straight to the point

aller droit à la catastrophe/l'échec to be heading straight for disaster/a failure

ça m'est allé droit au cœur it went straight to my heart

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droite nom féminin

GÉOMÉTRIE straight line

II

( féminin droite) [drwa, drwat] adjectif

[ailier, jambe, œil] right

le côté droit the right-hand side

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nom masculin

right

crochet du droit right hook

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droite nom féminin

1. [côté droit]

la droite the right (side), the right-hand side

tenir sa droite AUTOMOBILE to keep to the right

de droite et de gauche from all quarters ou sides

2. POLITIQUE

la droite the right wing

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à droite locution adverbiale

1. [du côté droit]

conduire à droite to drive on the right-hand side

tourne à droite turn right

le poster est trop à droite the poster's too far to the right

à droite et à gauche (figuré) here and there, hither and thither (littéraire & humoristique), all over the place

2. MILITAIRE

à droite, droite! right wheel!

3. POLITIQUE

être à droite to be right-wing ou on the right

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à droite de locution prépositionnelle

to ou on the right of

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de droite locution adjectivale

1. [du côté droit]

la porte de droite the door on the right, the right-hand door

2. POLITIQUE

les gens de droite rightwingers, people on the right

être de droite to be right-wing

III

[drwa] nom masculin

1. DROIT

le droit [lois, discipline] law

faire son droit to study law

étudiant en droit law student

avoir le droit pour soi to have right ou the law on one's side

droit civil/commercial/constitutionnel civil/commercial/constitutional law

droit commun ou coutumier common law

droit international international law

droit pénal criminal law

droit privé/public private/public law

point de droit point of law

2. [prérogative particulière] right

avoir des droits sur quelque chose to have rights to something

tu n'as aucun droit sur moi you have no power over me

droit d'aînesse primogeniture

droit d'asile right of asylum

droit d'association right of (free) association

droits civiques civil rights

droit de cuissage HISTOIRE droit de seigneur

dans cette entreprise, le droit de cuissage est monnaie courante sexual harassment is very common in this company

de droit divin by divine right

droit de grâce right of reprieve

droit de grève right to strike

les droits de l'homme human rights

droit de passage right of way (UK) ou easement (US)

le droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes the right of peoples to self-determination

droit de préemption pre-emptive right

droit de visite right of access

droit de voirietax paid by businesses who wish to place displays, signs etc. on the public highway

le droit de vote (the) franchise, the right to vote

avoir droit de cité [idéologie] to be established, to have currency

ils se croient tous les droits, ces gens-là! these people think they can do what they like!

3. [autorisation sociale ou morale] right

de quel droit l'a-t-il lue? what gave him the right to read it?, what right had he to read it?

donner droit à: le billet donne droit à une consommation gratuite the ticket entitles you to one free drink

donner le droit à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to give somebody the right to ou to entitle somebody to do something

être en droit de faire to be entitled ou to have the right to do

je suis en droit d'obtenir des explications I'm entitled to an explanation

reprendre ses droits [idée, habitude, nature] to reassert itself

avoir droit à

a. [explications] to be entitled to

b. [bourse, indemnité] to be entitled to, to be eligible for

c. [reconnaissance, respect] to deserve

on a encore eu droit à ses souvenirs de guerre! we were regaled with his war memories as usual!

on va avoir droit à une bonne saucée! (familier) we'll get well and truly soaked!

avoir droit de regard sur

a. [comptabilité, dossier] to have the right to examine ou to inspect

b. [activités] to have the right to control

avoir le droit de faire

a. [généralement] to be allowed ou to have the right to do

b. [officiellement] to have the right ou to be entitled to do

tu n'as pas le droit de parler ainsi! you've no right to talk like that!

j'ai bien le droit de me reposer! I'm entitled to some rest, aren't I?

le droit à la différence the right to be different

droit de réponse right of reply

4. [impôt, taxe] duty, tax

exempt de droits duty-free

droit au bail tax on rented accommodation (usually included in the rent)

droits de douane customs duties

droits de succession death duties

5. [frais] fee

droit d'enregistrement registration fee (for legal documents)

droit d'entrée entrance fee

droits d'inscription registration fee ou fees

6. (locution)

à qui de droit to whom it may concern

dans mon/son (bon) droit within my/his rights

de (plein) droit by rights, as a right

membre de plein droit ex officio member

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droits nom masculin pluriel

1. droit

droits (d'auteur)

a. [prérogative] rights, copyright

b. [somme] royalties

avoir les droits exclusifs pour to have (the) sole rights for

tous droits (de reproduction) réservés copyright ou all rights reserved

2. INFORMATIQUE

droit d'accès permissions

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > droit

6 tief

I Adj.

1. allg. deep; 60 cm tief Schrank etc.: 60 cm deep; ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 met|re (Am. -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep; eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep; tiefer Fall Bergwand etc.: long fall; fig. great fall; tiefer Teller soup plate; tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage); tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc.: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc.: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch; es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground); stille Wasser sind tief Sprichw. still waters run deep

2. fig. Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc.: profound, deep

3. oft fig. (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep; den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc.: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark; tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep; aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh.; im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside); im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor; im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter; in tiefster Nacht at (Am. in) the dead of night; im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa; im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south); in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

II Adv.

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low; zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down; tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig. sink low ( stärker: to the depths); er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world; tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom; tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline; tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig.); sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg.) down low ( oder right down); jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into s.o.’s eyes; tief in Gedanken deep in thought; tief in Arbeit / Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work / debt; in einer Sache tief drinstecken umg. be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there; das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much); tief im Süden / Norden far (in oder to the) south / north, in the far south / north; bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum.) small hours; bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (Am. fall), till well on in the autumn (Am. fall); tief blickend (very) perceptive; das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about s.th.; tief gehend Wunde etc.: deep; fig. (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive; tief greifend far-reaching, radical; tief schürfend probing, penetrating; Gespräch: profound, searching, deeply serious; tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig. Probleme etc: deep-seated; tief verschneit snowbound,... deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down; die Sonne steht tief the sun is low; tief liegen Ort etc.: be low-lying; tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s); tief gelegen low(er)-lying; tiefer gelegt MOT. lowered-suspension...; tiefer gestellt EDV Text: subscript; tief liegend Gebiet etc.: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH. sunken; fig. deep(-seated); zu tief singen sing flat; tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low; moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark) tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted Dial.; tief betrübt durch etw.: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy; tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched; tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart; tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc.: badly shaken; tief gekränkt / enttäuscht etc. sein be deeply hurt / disappointed etc.

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das Tief

depression; low-pressure area

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[tiːf]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (MET) depression; (im Kern, fig) low

ein moralisches Tíéf (fig) — a low

2) (NAUT = Rinne) deep (spec), channel

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1) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) low

2) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) deep

3) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) deep

4) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) deep

5) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) deep

6) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) deep

7) (very greatly: We are deeply grateful to you.) deeply

8) (far down or into: deep into the wood.) deep

9) profoundly

10) (deep: profound sleep.) profound

11) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) trough

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Tief

<-[e]s, -e>

[ti:f]

nt

1. METEO (Tiefdruckgebiet) low, low pressure system, depression

2. (depressive Phase) low [point], depression

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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tief

A. adj

1. allg deep;

60 cm tief Schrank etc: 60 cm deep;

ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 metre (US -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep;

eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep;

tiefer Fall Bergwand etc: long fall; fig great fall;

tiefer Teller soup plate;

tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage);

tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch;

es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground);

stille Wasser sind tief sprichw still waters run deep

2. fig Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc: profound, deep

3. oft fig (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep;

den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark;

tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep;

aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh;

im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside);

im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor;

im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter;

in tiefster Nacht at (US in) the dead of night;

im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa;

im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south);

in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

B. adv

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low;

zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down;

tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig sink low ( stärker: to the depths);

er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world;

tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom;

tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline;

tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig);

sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg) down low ( oder right down);

jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into sb’s eyes;

tief in Gedanken deep in thought;

tief in Arbeit/Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work/debt;

in einer Sache

tief drinstecken umg be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there;

das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much);

tief im Süden/Norden far (in oder to the) south/north, in the far south/north;

bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum) small hours;

bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (US fall), till well on in the autumn (US fall);

tief blickend (very) perceptive;

das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about sth;

tief gehend Wunde etc: deep; fig (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive;

tief greifend far-reaching, radical;

tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig Probleme etc: deep-seated;

tief verschneit snowbound, … deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down;

die Sonne steht tief the sun is low;

tief liegen Ort etc: be low-lying;

tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s);

tief gelegen low(er)-lying;

tief liegend Gebiet etc: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH sunken; fig deep(-seated);

zu tief singen sing flat;

tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low;

moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark)

tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted dial;

tief betrübt durch etwas: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy;

tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched;

tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart;

tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc: badly shaken;

tief gekränkt/enttäuscht etc

sein be deeply hurt/disappointed etc

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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adj.

abyssal adj.

deep adj.

low adj.

profound adj. adv.

cavernously adv.

deeply adv.

profoundly adv.

strongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > tief

7 направо

1. (за посока) straight, straight ahead, right ahead, right on, directly

влезте направо go right in

вървя/карам (все) направо go straight on/ahead; follow o.'s nose

2. (без отклонение или посредничество)

попадам направо в целта hit the mark; hit the bull's eye

получавам информация направо от източника get firsthand information

3. (откровено, без заобикалки) frankly, openly, bluntly; pointblank; flat (and plain); right/straight out

отказвам направо refuse pointblank

направо казано to put it boldly

той е направо мошеник he is a downright crook

говори направо speak out, out with it, don't beat about the bush

да говорим направо let's speak openly, don't let's beat about the bush

тя направо ме запита дали знам нещо she asked me pointblank if I knew anything

отхвърлям предложение направо reject a proposal outright

пристъпвам направо към работата get down to business

пристъпвам направо към въпроса come straight to the point

това е направо нахалство that's downright/sheer impudence

казах му направо в лицето I told him straight/right to his face

тя винаги казва истината направо she always tells you the truth straight out

аз не му казах направо, че е лъжец I didn't call him a liar in so many words

4. (равносилно) това би било направо катастрофа that would be nothing short of disaster

5. (без подготовка или обмисляне) off-hand

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напра̀во,

нареч.

1. (за посока) straight, straight ahead, right ahead, right on, directly; влезте \направо go right in; вървя/карам (все) \направо go straight on/ahead; follow o.’s nose;

2. ( без отклонение или посредничество): получавам информация \направо от източника get first hand information; попадам \направо в целта hit the mark; hit the bull’s eye;

3. ( откровено, без заобикалки) frankly, openly, bluntly; forthright; point-blank; flat (and plain); right/straight out; аз не му казах \направо, че е лъжец I didn’t call him a liar in so many words; говори \направо speak out, out with it, don’t beat about the bush; да говорим \направо let’s speak openly, don’t let’s beat about the bush; казах му \направо в лицето I told him straight/right to his face; \направо казано to put it boldly; отказвам \направо refuse point-blank; отхвърлям предложение \направо reject a proposal outright; пристъпвам \направо към въпроса come straight to the point; пристъпвам \направо към работата get down to business; това е \направо нахалство that’s downright/sheer impudence; той е \направо мошеник he is a downright crook;

4. ( равносилно): това би било \направо катастрофа that would be nothing short of disaster;

5. ( без подготовка или обмисляне) off-hand.

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bluntly; outright{'autrait}: reject a proposal направо - отхвърлям предложение направо; right; slick; straight: I told him that направо into his face. - Казах го направо в лицето му.

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1. (без отклонение или посредничество): попадам НАПРАВО в целта hit the mark;hit the bull's eye 2. (без подготовка или обмисляне) off-hand 3. (за посока) straight, straight ahead, right ahead, right on, directly 4. (откровено, без заобикалки) frankly, openly, bluntly;pointblank;flat (and plain);right/straight out 5. (равносилно): това би било НАПРАВО катастрофа that would be nothing short of disaster 6. НАПРАВО казано to put it boldly 7. аз не му казах НАПРАВО, че е лъжец I didn't call him a liar in so many words 8. влезте НАПРАВО go right in 9. вървя/карам (все) НАПРАВО go straight on/ahead;follow o.'s nose 10. говори НАПРАВО speak out, out with it, don't beat about the bush 11. да говорим НАПРАВО let's speak openly, don't let's beat about the bush 12. казах му НАПРАВО в лицето I told him straight/right to his face 13. отказвам НАПРАВО refuse pointblank 14. отхвърлям предложение НАПРАВО reject a proposal outright 15. получавам информация НАПРАВО от източника get firsthand information 16. пристъпвам НАПРАВО към въпроса come straight to the point 17. пристъпвам НАПРАВО към работата get down to business 18. това е НАПРАВО нахалство that's downright/sheer impudence 19. той е НАПРАВО мошеник he is a downright crook 20. тя НАПРАВО ме запита дали знам нещо she asked me pointblank if I knew anything 21. тя винаги казва истината НАПРАВО she always tells you the truth straight out

Български-английски речник > направо

8 право

1. същ. right (на to, of с ger., над over)

title (на to)

права rights, ( пълномощия) powers

авторско право copyright

граждански права civil rights

право на гласуване, избирателно право right to vote, elective franchise; suffrage

всеобщо избирателно право universal suffrage

имам право на гласуване be eligible to vote

лишавам от избирателни и граждански права disenfranchise

право на давност юр. prescription, prescriptive right

законно право a legal right

право на прелетяване над/преминаване през чужда територия fly-over rights, way-leave

правото на силния/на силата the right of the strong

право на собственост property rights. ownership

право на убежище right of sanctuary/asylum

влизам в правата си come into o.'s own

take over, ( на домакин) play the host

възстановявам правата на restore s.o. to his rights

в правото си съм be within o.'s rights (да to, in с ger.)

давам право на някого entitle s.o. to (c inf.), (заявявам, че някой е прав) declare s.o. to be right, admit s.o. to be in the right

запазвам си правото reserve the right

запазвам си право то за по-късно (при черпене) may I have some later, ( при гостуване) may I come another time

имам право да се ползувам от (дом, игрище и пр.) have the run of

имам право да have a right to (do s.th.), be entitled to (do s.th.), be justified in (doing s.th.)

have a title/claim (на, над to)

имам пълно право be fully entitled to, have every right (да to с inf.)

кой им дава правото да what right have they to (c inf.)

нямам право да have no right to (c inf.)

по право by rights

предявя-вам правата си establish o.'s rights

с право with good reason, with truth, rightly, fairly reasonably

с пълно право with justice, right-fully, with a great deal of justification

той не е съгласен, и с право he doesn't agree to it, quite rightly so

с какво право what right have you/they etc. to (c inf.); on what grounds do you/they etc.

2. (наука) law, jurisprudence

въздушно право air law

гражданско право civil/common law

държавно право public law

международно право international law

морско право maritime law

наказателно право criminal law

национално право municipal law

обичайно право unwritten law, common law

облигационно право contractual law

юмручно право club-law

доктор по право то a doctor of law

следвам право study law, study/read for the bar

3. (справедливост, правда) justice

4. нар. (в права посока) straight, direct; right, bang

право навън right/straight out

право напред/нагоре/надолу н пр. straight ahead/up/down etc.

право пред себе си before o.'s nose

блъснах се право в I bumped smack into

гледам право пред себе си look straight ahead; look straight before one/in front of one

гледам право в очите look (s.o.) full in the face

5. (направо към целта без заобикалки) идвам право на въпроса come straight to the point

казвам право в очите/лицето say s.th. light to s.o.'s face. say s.th. frankly/openly/bluntly/roundly

отивам право към целта go straight to the goal

отивам право у дома go straight home

попадам право в целта hit the mark/the bull's eye

6. (справедливо) право или криво rightly or wrongly

което си е- право in all fairness

право куме, та в очи flat and plain; (speak) straight from the shoulder

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пра̀во,

ср., -а̀ 1. right (на to, of c ger., над over); title (на to); авторско \правоо юр. copyright; без \правоо на преотстъпване untransferable; в \правоото си съм be within o.’s rights (да to, in c ger.); влизам в \правоата си come into o.’s own; take over, (на домакин) play the host; всеобщо избирателно \правоо юр. universal suffrage; възстановявам \правоата на restore s.o. to his rights; граждански \правоа civil rights; давам \правоо на някого entitle s.o. to (c inf.); избирателно \правоо right to vote, elective franchise; suffrage; изтичане на \правоото ( над търговска марка) exhaustion of rights; имам \правоо да have a right to (do s.th.), be entitled to (do s.th.), be justified in (doing s.th.); have a title/claim (на, над to); имам пълно \правоо be fully entitled to, have every right (да to c inf.); кой им дава \правоото да what right have they to (c inf.); лишавам от избирателни и граждански \правоа disenfranchise; по \правоо by rights; \правоа̀ rights, ( пълномощия) powers; entitlements; \правоата на човека human rights; \правоо на гласуване, имам \правоо на гласуване be eligible to vote; \правоо на давност юр. prescription, prescriptive right; \правоо на десния авт. preference to the right; \правоо на преживелия юр. (right of) survivorship; \правоо на прелетяване над/преминаване през чужда територия fly-over rights, way-leave; предявявам \правоата си establish o.’s rights; придобиване на \правоо accession; с какво \правоо by what right; what right have you/they etc. to (c inf.); on what grounds do you/they etc.; с \правоо with good reason, with truth, rightly, fairly reasonably;

2. ( наука) law, jurisprudence; въздушно \правоо air law; гражданско \правоо civil/common law; доктор по \правоо a doctor of law; държавно \правоо public law; международно \правоо international law; морско \правоо maritime law; наказателно \правоо criminal law; обичайно \правоо unwritten law, common law; облигационно \правоо contractual law; следвам \правоо study law, study/read for the bar; юмручно \правоо club-law;

3. ( справедливост, правда) justice.

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нареч.

1. (в права посока) straight, direct; right, bang; блъснах се \право в I bumped smack into; гледам \право в очите look (s.o.) full in the face; \право навън right/straight out;

2. ( направо в целта) fair and square; sl. caplump, caplunk; ( направо към целта; без заобикалки): идвам \право на въпроса come straight to the point; казвам \право в очите/лицето say s.th. frankly/openly/bluntly/full in the face; попадам \право в целта hit the mark/the bull’s eye.

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law: civil право - гражданско право, public право - държавно право, international право - международно право, criminal право - наказателно право, common право - обичайно право, contractual право - облигационно право; prerogative; right{rait}: This is my legal право. - Това е мое законно право., I reserve for later the право to ask you a question. - Запазвам си правото да ти задам въпрос за по-късно.; franchise; jurisprudence; suffrage (избирателно): universal право - всеобщо избирателно право; vote (на гласуване); (нар.): right: He hit me право in the left eye. - Той ме удари право в лявото око.; directly: Go право home! - Отивай право в къщи!; upright; straight: Look право ahead. - Гледай право напред.

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1. (направо към целта 2. (наука) law, jurisprudence 3. (справедливо): ПРАВО или криво rightly or wrongly 4. (справедливост, правда) justice 5. 1 същ. right (на to, of c ger., над over) 6. 4 нар. (в права посока) straight, direct;right, bang 7. c ПРАВО with good reason, with truth, rightly, fairly reasonably 8. have a title/claim (на, над to) 9. take over, (на домакин) play the host 10. title (на to) 11. ПРАВО куме, та в очи flat and plain; (speak) straight from the shoulder 12. ПРАВО на гласуване, избирателно ПРАВО right to vote, elective franchise;suffrage 13. ПРАВО на давност юр. prescription, prescriptive right 14. ПРАВО на прелетяване над/преминаване през чужда територия fly-over rights, way-leave 15. ПРАВО на собственост property rights. ownership 16. ПРАВО на убежище right of sanctuary/ asylum 17. ПРАВО навън right/straight out 18. ПРАВО напред/нагоре/надолу н пр. straight ahead/ up/down etc. 19. ПРАВО пред себе си before o.'s nose 20. ПРАВОто на силния/на силата the right of the strong 21. авторско ПРАВОСopyright 22. без заобикалки) идвам ПРАВО на въпроса come straight to the point 23. блъснах се ПРАВО в I bumped smack into 24. в ПРАВОто си съм be within o.'s rights (да to, in c ger.) 25. влизам в правата си come into o.'s own 26. всеобщо избирателно ПРАВО universal suffrage 27. въздушно ПРАВО air law 28. възстановявам правата на restore s.o. to his rights 29. гледам ПРАВО в очите look (s.o.) full in the face 30. гледам ПРАВО пред себе си look straight ahead;look straight before one/in front of one 31. граждански права civil rights 32. гражданско ПРАВО civil/ common law 33. давам ПРАВО на някого entitle s.o. to (c inf.), (заявявам, че някой е прав) declare s.o. to be right, admit s.o. to be in the right 34. доктор пo ПРАВО то a doctor of law 35. държавно ПРАВО public law 36. законно ПРАВО a legal right 37. запазвам си ПРАВО то за по-късно (при черпене) may I have some later, (при гостуване) may I come another time 38. запазвам си ПРАВОто reserve the right 39. имам ПРАВО да have a right to (do s.th.), be entitled to (do s.th.), be justified in (doing s.th.) 40. имам ПРАВО да се ползувам от (дом, игрище и пр.) have the run of 41. имам ПРАВО на гласуване be eligible to vote 42. имам пълно ПРАВО be fully entitled to, have every right (да to c inf.) 43. казвам ПРАВО в очите/лицето say s.th. light to s.o.'s face. say s.th. frankly/openly/ bluntly/roundly 44. което си е -ПРАВО in all fairness 45. кой им дава ПРАВОто да what right have they to (c inf.) 46. лишавам от избирателни и граждански права disenfranchise 47. международно ПРАВО international law 48. морско ПРАВО maritime law 49. наказателно ПРАВО criminal law 50. национално ПРАВО municipal law 51. нямам ПРАВО да have no right to (c inf.) 52. обичайно ПРАВО unwritten law, common law 53. облигационно ПРАВО contractual law 54. отивам ПРАВО към целта go straight to the goal 55. отивам ПРАВО у дома go straight home 56. пo ПРАВО by rights 57. попадам ПРАВО в целта hit the mark/the bull's eye 58. права rights, (пълномощия) powers 59. предявя-вам правата си establish o.'s rights 60. с какво ПРАВО what right have you/ they etc. to (c inf.);on what grounds do you/they etc. 61. с пълно ПРАВО with justice, right-fully, with a great deal of justification 62. следвам ПРАВО study law, study/read for the bar 63. той не е съгласен, и с ПРАВО he doesn't agree to it, quite rightly so 64. юмручно ПРАВО club-law

Български-английски речник > право

9 Rede

f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)

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die Rede

oration; speech; address

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Re|de ['reːdə]
f -, -n

1) speech; (= Ansprache) address

die Kunst der Réde (form) — the art of rhetoric

eine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech

die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor

in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes

der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it

2) (= Äußerungen, Worte) words pl, language no pl

seine frechen Réden — his cheek (Brit) or impudence

große Réden führen or schwingen (inf) — to talk big (inf)

das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said

jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying

das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning

(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing

3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talk

jdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb

die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to

die in Réde stehende Person (form) — the person in question or under discussion

es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase

von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that

wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?

von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase

von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...

davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question

4) (LING, LITER) speech

direkte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)

gebundene Réde — verse

ungebundene Réde — prose

5) (= Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour (Brit), rumor (US)

kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say

es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that

von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...

6)

(= Rechenschaft) (jdm) Réde (und Antwort) stehen — to justify oneself (to sb)

(jdm) für etw Réde und Antwort stehen — to account( to sb) for sth

jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task

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die

(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech

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Re·de

<-, -n>

[ˈre:də]

f

1. (Ansprache) speech

die \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President

eine \Rede halten [o (fam) schwingen] to make [or give] a speech

2. (Gespräch) conversation, talk

er brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject

▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sb

wovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?

es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...

von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!

jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sb

die \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sth

der in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in question

die in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question

3. (Äußerungen) talk, words pl

[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!

ihre frechen \Reden her cheek

das sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talk

dumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense

\Rede und Gegenrede dialogue

große \Reden führen [o (fam) schwingen] to talk big fam

kluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk

4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour

kümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!

es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...

5. (Vortrag) rhetoric

in freier \Rede without notes

sie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notes

die Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric

6. LING speech

direkte [o wörtliche] /indirekte \Rede LING direct/indirect speech

gebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose

7.

▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]

der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanation

▶ [jdm] für etw akk \Rede und Antwort stehen to account [to sb] for sth

▶ langer [o der langen] \Rede kurzer Sinn (prov) to cut a long story short

▶ von etw dat kann keine \Rede sein sth is out of the question, there can be no question of sth

von einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question

▶ jdn [für etw akk] zur \Rede stellen to take sb to task [for [or about] sth]

▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioning

das ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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Rede f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration;

die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech;

die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric;

eine Rede halten make a speech;

keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (US around) the bush;

sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying;

jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt sb (in mid-speech);

(große) Reden schwingen umg talk big;

jemanden mit leeren/schönen Reden hinhalten put sb off with empty/fine words;

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech;

sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING (Sprechakt) speech utterance;

die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM speech;

direkte/indirekte Rede GRAM direct/indirect ( oder reported) speech;

erlebte Rede auch LIT inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk;

die Rede bringen auf (+akk) bring sth up;

die Rede kam auf (+akk) the conversation turned to;

gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you;

es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (US layoffs);

es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down;

es geht die Rede, dass … rumo(u)r has it that …;

davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht infrage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point;

davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about;

davon war (gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht infrage) there was no question of that;

wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about?

wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?;

(das ist ja) meine Rede umg that’s what I’ve been saying all along;

ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless;

es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it;

(jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to sb);

jemanden zur Rede stellen confront sb; (vornehmen) take sb to task (

wegen for)

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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-n f.

address n.

(§ pl.: addresses)

monologue n.

oration n.

speech n.

(§ pl.: speeches)

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10 Umschweife

Pl.: ohne ( lange) Umschweife without further ado; (ohne viel Zeit zu verlieren) without wasting any (more) time; (ohne viele Umstände) without much fuss; (geradeheraus) sagen: straight out; keine langen Umschweife machen get ( oder come) straight to the point; sie haben sich ohne lange Umschweife entschieden they didn’t waste any time deciding; etw. ohne Umschweife sagen auch come straight out with s.th.; etw. ohne Umschweife tun auch get straight down to s.th.

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Ụm|schwei|fe ['ʊmʃvaifə]
pl

ohne Umschweife — straight out, plainly

mach keine Umschweife! — don't beat about (Brit) or around the bush, come (straight) to the point

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Um·schwei·fe

[ˈʊmʃvaifə]

pl beating about [or around] the bush

ohne \Umschweife without mincing one's words, straight up

keine \Umschweife! stop [or no] beating about the bush!

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Umschweife pl:

ohne (lange) Umschweife without further ado; (ohne viel Zeit zu verlieren) without wasting any (more) time; (ohne viele Umstände) without much fuss; (geradeheraus) sagen: straight out;

keine langen Umschweife machen get ( oder come) straight to the point;

sie haben sich ohne lange Umschweife entschieden they didn’t waste any time deciding;

etwas ohne Umschweife sagen auch come straight out with sth;

etwas ohne Umschweife tun auch get straight down to sth

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11 дело

с.

1) (работа, занятие, отсутствие безделья) work, business

он за́нят де́лом — he is busy

у него́ мно́го дел — he has many things to do

сиде́ть без де́ла — have nothing to do; be idle

бра́ться сра́зу за де́сять дел — tackle a dozen jobs at once; have many irons in the fire идиом.

вы сюда́ прие́хали по де́лу или на о́тдых? — are you here on business or for pleasure?

де́лать де́ло, занима́ться де́лом — do real work; keep oneself busy

быть при де́ле разг. — have what to do

2) (круг вопросов; сфера интересов) concern, business, affair

ли́чное / ча́стное де́ло — private affair

дела́ семе́йные — family matters

э́то моё [его́] де́ло — that is my [his] business / affair

э́то не моё [его́] де́ло — that is no business / concern of mine [his]; that is none of my [his] business

не его́ де́ло (+ инф.) — he has no business (+ to inf), it is not [none of] his business (+ to inf)

э́то на́ше вну́треннее де́ло — it's our own domestic concern

вме́шиваться не в своё де́ло — interfere in other people's affairs

не вме́шивайтесь не в своё де́ло — mind your own business

приводи́ть свои́ дела́ в поря́док — put one's affairs in order

3) разг. (важный, серьёзный вопрос) business

без де́ла не входи́ть — no admission except on business

приходи́ть по де́лу — come on business

у меня́ к нему́ де́ло, я хочу́ говори́ть с ним по де́лу — I have some business (to discuss) with him

говори́ть де́ло — talk sense, talk sensibly

вот э́то де́ло!, вот тепе́рь вы де́ло говори́те! — now you're talking (sense)!

перейдём к де́лу — let us get down to business

4) ( практическое применение) (good / practical) use

пуска́ть / употребля́ть (вн.) в де́ло — put (d) to (good) use; make use (of)

идти́ / пойти́ в де́ло — be put to use; be brought into play

5) высок. (цель, задача деятельности) cause

о́бщее де́ло — common cause

пра́вое де́ло — just cause

благоро́дное де́ло — good / noble cause

де́ло ми́ра — the cause of peace

6) (поступок, деяние) deed, act; ( свершение) work, feat, accomplishment

де́лать до́брые дела́ — do good deeds

вы сде́лали большо́е де́ло — you have accomplished a great feat

э́то де́ло его́ жи́зни — it is his life's / life work

суди́ть о ком-л по его́ дела́м — judge smb by smb's deeds

7) (событие, происшествие) happening, event

там произошли́ стра́нные дела́ — there have been some strange happenings there

де́ло бы́ло в 1990 г. — it happened in 1990

расскажи́те, как бы́ло де́ло — tell me how it happened

бы́ло (тако́е) де́ло (в ответ на вопрос) разг. — yes, it did happen; that's right

8) обыкн. мн. (положение, обстоятельства) things

дела́ поправля́ются — things are improving, things are on the mend

попра́вить свои́ дела́ — improve the state of one's affairs

как (иду́т) дела́? — how are things going?

как у вас [тебя́] дела́? — how are you doing?

как его́ дела́? — how is he getting on?; how are things going with him?

таки́е-то дела́! разг. — that's how things are!, that is the way it is!

де́ло поверну́лось таки́м о́бразом — matters took such a turn

положе́ние дел — state of affairs

как обстои́т де́ло с э́тим? — what about this business?

де́ло обстои́т так — the situation is this

е́сли бы де́ло обстоя́ло ина́че — if things were different

де́ло идёт (к) — things are heading (towards / to)

де́ло ниско́лько не меня́ется от того́, что — the situation is no way altered by the fact that

9) (рд.; вопрос, зависящий от чего-л) matter (of)

э́то де́ло привы́чки [вку́са, при́нципа] — it is a matter of habit [taste, principle]

10) (дт. до; отношение, касательство) переводится с помощью глагольных сочетаний have to do (with), care (about)

ва́м(-то) что за де́ло (до э́того)?, а вам како́е де́ло? — what do you have to do with it?, what does it matter to you?

кому́ како́е де́ло до э́того? — what business is that of anybody's?; who cares?

како́е ему́ де́ло до нас с ва́ми! — what does he care about us!

ей нет де́ла до меня́ — she doesn't care about me

11) ( суть) point, matter

в чём де́ло? — what is the matter?

бли́же к де́лу! — come / get to the point!

де́ло в том, что — the fact / point is that

в то́м-то и де́ло, что — the whole point is that

де́ло вот в чём — the point is this

де́ло не (в пр.) — it is not a matter (of)

де́ло не в э́том — that's not the point

э́то к де́лу не отно́сится — that has nothing to do with the matter, that is beside the point

замеча́ние не по де́лу (не по существу) разг. — a remark off the point

12) ( предприятие) business

э́то дохо́дное де́ло — it is a profitable business

откры́ть своё де́ло — start one's own business

взять кого́-л в де́ло — accept smb as a partner (in the business)

13) ( специальность)

го́рное де́ло и т.п. — см. соответствующие прил.

14) ( папка с документами) file, dossier [-sɪeɪ]

ли́чное де́ло — personal file / record(s) (pl)

подши́ть / приложи́ть к де́лу (вн.) — file (d)

15) юр. ( судебное) case

вести́ де́ло — plead a case

возбуди́ть де́ло (про́тив) — bring an action (against), take / institute proceedings (against)

изложи́ть своё де́ло — state one's case

16) (в названиях ведомств, органов)

сове́т по дела́м рели́гий — council for religious affairs

коми́ссия по иностра́нным дела́м — foreign relations / affairs commission

17) уст. ( сражение) battle, fighting, combat

18) жарг. (преступная операция, воровская вылазка) job; trick ( criminal action)

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де́ло ва́ше / твоё — it's up to you; it is for you to decide

де́ло деся́тое / двадца́тое разг. — a thing of little importance

де́ло за (тв.) — the matter depends (on)

де́ло тепе́рь то́лько за тобо́й — now this matter depends only on you

де́ло за ма́лым (ста́ло) — there's only one little thing left

за чем де́ло ста́ло? — what's holding matters / things up?; what's the hitch? разг.

де́ло пло́хо / дрянь, дела́ пло́хи — things are in a bad way

де́ло про́шлое — that's a thing of the past

де́ло рук (рд.) — the work / doing (of)

чьих рук э́то де́ло? — whose work / doing is this?

большо́е / вели́кое де́ло! разг. ирон., пренебр. (в знач. "подумаешь!") — big deal!; as if it mattered!

бра́ться / взя́ться не за своё де́ло — be the wrong man / person for the job

в / на са́мом де́ле как вводн. сл. — 1) (в действительности, не на словах) in (actual) fact, in reality 2) (действительно, верно) really, indeed 3) (выражает побуждение, раздражение) after all

да прекрати́шь ты, в са́мом де́ле! — stop that, will you?

на са́мом же де́ле — but the fact is

в са́мом де́ле? — is it / that true?, really?

(с)де́лать своё де́ло (выполнить свою роль; тж. воздействовать) — do one's work; do one's part

сде́лать свои́ дела́ (о ребёнке, собаке - облегчить кишечник) эвф. — do one's duty, do the deed

есть тако́е де́ло! разг. — all right!; it's a deal!

за де́ло! (призыв) — to work!; (let's) get down to work!

знать своё де́ло — know one's job / stuff / onions ['ʌ-]

изве́стное де́ло как вводн. сл. — sure enough; naturally

име́ть де́ло (с тв.) — have to do (with), deal (with), have dealings (with)

и то́ де́ло! (выражение согласия) — there's a reason in that!

когда́ де́ло дойдёт (до) — when it comes (to)

когда́ де́ло дойдёт до меня́ [тебя́] — when it is my [your] turn

ме́жду де́лом разг. — at odd moments, between times

мину́тное / секу́ндное де́ло — it can be done in a minute / second / flash

моё [на́ше] де́ло ма́ленькое / сторона́ — it is none of my [our] business

на де́ле (в действительности) — in reality; in practice; in actual fact

испыта́ть (вн.) на де́ле — test (d) in practice

на слова́х и на де́ле — in word and deed

наказа́ть кого́-л за де́ло — punish smb for a good reason

но́вое де́ло!, хоро́шенькое де́ло!, ну и дела́!, что за дела́! — how do you like that!; that's a fine kettle of fish! идиом.; well, I'll be darned!

пе́рвым де́лом — first of all; the first thing

показа́ть себя́ в де́ле — show what one is worth

пусти́ть в де́ло — put (d) to use; find a good use (for)

раз тако́е де́ло разг. — if that's how it is

стра́нное де́ло как вводн. сл. — strangely, strange thing

то и де́ло — 1) ( часто) every now and then 2) ( беспрестанно) continually, incessantly; time and again; часто переводится гл. keep on (+ ger)

то и де́ло раздаю́тся звонки́ — the phone keeps on ringing

то́ ли де́ло (гораздо лучше) разг. — how much better; what a difference

э́то (совсе́м) друго́е де́ло — that's (quite) another story

э́то не де́ло — it's no good; such things aren't done

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > дело

12 Д-142

БЛИЖЕ К ДЕЛУ ( Invar fixed WO
1. Also: К ДЁЛУ(!) ( usu. indep. sent) (used as a prompt, appeal, or command) do not digress, speak relevantly

get (come, stick) to the point
get (down) to business get (down) to the business at hand to business! get down to brass tacks.
«Но к делу, к делу, Маргарита Николаевна. Вы женщина весьма умная и, конечно, уже догадались о том, кто наш хозяин» (Булгаков 9). "But come to the point, Margarita Nikolayevna. You are a very intelligent woman and have naturally guessed who our host is" (9b).

(Авдонин:) Побежал я, короче говоря, в контору. Комнату просить. Очень плохо соображал... (Третий коммунист:) Под газом? (Авдонин:) Какой - под газом! Рано утром. (Яблоков:) Ближе к делу, Авдонин (Салынский 1). (А.:)...То put it briefly, I ran to the office to ask for a room. I hardly knew what I was doing.... (Third communist:) Were you tight? (A.:) I wasn't tight at all. It was early in the morning. (Ya:) Stick to the point, Avdonin (1a).

Теперь к делу: что вам сказала княгиня Литовская обо мне?» (Лермонтов 1). "Now, to business! What did the old Princess Ligovskoy say to you about me?" (1a).

2.
AdjP subj-compl with бытье ( subj: это), usu. pres) this is more relevant than what was said before
this is more to the point
(in limited contexts) now you're talking.
(Галя:) Хорошо, если ты хочешь откровенности - пожалуйста: во-первых... (Андрей:) Слушай, нельзя ли прямо -в-десятых! (Галя:) Хорошо! В-двадцать-пятых! (Андрей:) Вот это ближе к делу (Розов 1). (G.:) All right-if you want me to be frank—first... (A.:) Listen, could you make it short and start with "tenthly"! (G.:) All right! Twenty-fifthly!... (A.:) Now you're talking (1a).

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13 ближе к делу

• БЛИЖЕ К ДЕЛУ

[Invar; fixed WO]

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1. Also: К ДЕЛУ(!) [usu. indep. sent]

⇒ (used as a prompt, appeal, or command) do not digress, speak relevantly:

- get (come, stick) to the point;

- get (down) to business;

- get (down) to the business at hand;

- to business!;

- get down to brass tacks.

     ♦ "Но к делу, к делу, Маргарита Николаевна. Вы женщина весьма умная и, конечно, уже догадались о том, кто наш хозяин" (Булгаков 9). "But come to the point, Margarita Nikolayevna. You are a very intelligent woman and have naturally guessed who our host is" (9b).

     ♦ [Авдонин:] Побежал я, короче говоря, в контору. Комнату просить. Очень плохо соображал... [Третий коммунист:] Под газом? [Авдонин:] Какой - под газом! Рано утром. [Яблоков:] Ближе к делу, Авдонин (Салынский 1). [ А.:]... То put it briefly, I ran to the office to ask for a room. I hardly knew what I was doing.... [Third communist:] Were you tight? [A.:] I wasn't tight at all. It was early in the morning. [Ya:] Stick to the point, Avdonin (1a).

     ♦ "Теперь к делу: что вам сказала княгиня Лиговская обо мне?" (Лермонтов 1). "Now, to business! What did the old Princess Ligovskoy say to you about me?" (1a).

2. [AdjP; subj-compl with быть (subj: это), usu. pres]

⇒ this is more relevant than what was said before:

- this is more to the point;

- [in limited contexts] now you're talking.

     ♦ [Галя:] Хорошо, если ты хочешь откровенности - пожалуйста: во-первых... [Андрей:] Слушай, нельзя ли прямо - в-десятых! [Галя:] Хорошо! В-двадцать-пятых! [Андрей:] Вот это ближе к делу (Розов 1). [G.:] All right-if you want me to be frank - first... [A.:] Listen, could you make it short and start with "tenthly"! [G.:] All right! Uventy-fifthly!... [A.:] Now you're talking (1a).

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14 к делу

• БЛИЖЕ К ДЕЛУ

[Invar; fixed WO]

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1. Also: К ДЕЛУ(!) [usu. indep. sent]

⇒ (used as a prompt, appeal, or command) do not digress, speak relevantly:

- get (come, stick) to the point;

- get (down) to business;

- get (down) to the business at hand;

- to business!;

- get down to brass tacks.

     ♦ "Но к делу, к делу, Маргарита Николаевна. Вы женщина весьма умная и, конечно, уже догадались о том, кто наш хозяин" (Булгаков 9). "But come to the point, Margarita Nikolayevna. You are a very intelligent woman and have naturally guessed who our host is" (9b).

     ♦ [Авдонин:] Побежал я, короче говоря, в контору. Комнату просить. Очень плохо соображал... [Третий коммунист:] Под газом? [Авдонин:] Какой - под газом! Рано утром. [Яблоков:] Ближе к делу, Авдонин (Салынский 1). [ А.:]... То put it briefly, I ran to the office to ask for a room. I hardly knew what I was doing.... [Third communist:] Were you tight? [A.:] I wasn't tight at all. It was early in the morning. [Ya:] Stick to the point, Avdonin (1a).

     ♦ "Теперь к делу: что вам сказала княгиня Лиговская обо мне?" (Лермонтов 1). "Now, to business! What did the old Princess Ligovskoy say to you about me?" (1a).

2. [AdjP; subj-compl with быть (subj: это), usu. pres]

⇒ this is more relevant than what was said before:

- this is more to the point;

- [in limited contexts] now you're talking.

     ♦ [Галя:] Хорошо, если ты хочешь откровенности - пожалуйста: во-первых... [Андрей:] Слушай, нельзя ли прямо - в-десятых! [Галя:] Хорошо! В-двадцать-пятых! [Андрей:] Вот это ближе к делу (Розов 1). [G.:] All right-if you want me to be frank - first... [A.:] Listen, could you make it short and start with "tenthly"! [G.:] All right! Uventy-fifthly!... [A.:] Now you're talking (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к делу

15 Tief

I Adj.

1. allg. deep; 60 cm tief Schrank etc.: 60 cm deep; ein 3 m tiefes Becken a 3 met|re (Am. -er) (deep) pool, a pool 3 m deep; eine 10 cm tiefe Wunde a wound 10 cm deep; tiefer Fall Bergwand etc.: long fall; fig. great fall; tiefer Teller soup plate; tiefer Ausschnitt Kleidungsstück: deep décolleté ( oder cleavage); tiefer Boden Gartenboden etc.: deep soil; aufgeweicht: muddy ( oder soft) ground; Fußball etc.: heavy ( oder muddy) pitch; es liegt tiefer Schnee there’s deep snow (on the ground); stille Wasser sind tief Sprichw. still waters run deep

2. fig. Gedanke, Erkenntnis, Wissen etc.: profound, deep

3. oft fig. (niedrig) low (auch Ton); Stimme: deep; den tiefsten Stand erreicht haben Sonne: have reached its lowest point; Kurs, Beziehungen etc.: have reached an all-time low

4. Farbton: deep, dark; tiefe Schatten dark shadows, unter den Augen: auch dark rings

5. intensivierend: deep; aus tiefstem Herzen from the bottom of one’s heart, from the depths of one’s being geh.; im tiefsten Innern in one’s heart of hearts, deep down (inside); im tiefsten Elend leben live in utter ( oder dreadful) squalor; im tiefsten Winter in the depths ( oder dead) of winter; in tiefster Nacht at (Am. in) the dead of night; im tiefsten Afrika in darkest Africa, in the (dark) heart of Africa; im tiefen Süden der USA in the Deep South ( oder deep south); in tiefer Trauer in deep mourning

II Adv.

1. deep(ly), deep ( oder far) down, down low; zwei Stockwerke tiefer two floors down; tief fallen fall a long way ( oder from a great height); fig. sink low ( stärker: to the depths); er ist tief gesunken he’s really come down in the world; tiefer kann er nicht mehr sinken he can’t sink any lower, he has hit rock-bottom; tief ausgeschnitten deeply décolleté, (very) low-cut, with a plunging neckline; tief atmen länger: breathe deeply; einmal: take a deep breath (auch fig.); sich tief bücken bend ( oder get umg.) down low ( oder right down); jemandem tief in die Augen sehen look deep into s.o.’s eyes; tief in Gedanken deep in thought; tief in Arbeit / Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck in work / debt; in einer Sache tief drinstecken umg. be in it up to one’s neck, be right in there; das geht bei ihr nicht sehr tief (beeindruckt nicht) that doesn’t cut much ice with ( oder much of an impression on) her; (verletzt nicht) that doesn’t bother her (too much), she doesn’t mind that (too much); tief im Süden / Norden far (in oder to the) south / north, in the far south / north; bis tief in die Nacht deep into the night, till the (wee hum.) small hours; bis tief in den Herbst hinein till late (in the) autumn (Am. fall), till well on in the autumn (Am. fall); tief blickend (very) perceptive; das lässt tief blicken that’s very revealing, that says a lot about s.th.; tief gehend Wunde etc.: deep; fig. (gründlich) thorough; (intensiv) intensive; tief greifend far-reaching, radical; tief schürfend probing, penetrating; Gespräch: profound, searching, deeply serious; tief sitzend Husten: chesty; fig. Probleme etc: deep-seated; tief verschneit snowbound,... deep in snow

2. (niedrig) low; (unten) deep, deep ( oder right) down; die Sonne steht tief the sun is low; tief liegen Ort etc.: be low-lying; tief fliegen fly low, fly at low altitude(s); tief gelegen low(er)-lying; tiefer gelegt MOT. lowered-suspension...; tiefer gestellt EDV Text: subscript; tief liegend Gebiet etc.: low(-lying); Augen: deep-set, auch TECH. sunken; fig. deep(-seated); zu tief singen sing flat; tief stehend in Rangordnung: low-ranking, inferior, lowly; Sonne: low; moralisch tief stehend morally corrupt

3. intensivierend: (sehr, stark) tief beleidigt deeply offended, mortally insulted, black affronted Dial.; tief betrübt durch etw.: deeply saddened ( oder grieved); (traurig) deeply unhappy; tief bewegt deeply ( oder very) moved, deeply touched; tief empfunden deep-felt, deeply felt, heartfelt, from the heart; tief erschüttert Person: deeply ( oder profoundly) affected ( oder moved); Vertrauen etc.: badly shaken; tief gekränkt / enttäuscht etc. sein be deeply hurt / disappointed etc.

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das Tief

depression; low-pressure area

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[tiːf]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (MET) depression; (im Kern, fig) low

ein moralisches Tíéf (fig) — a low

2) (NAUT = Rinne) deep (spec), channel

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1) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) low

2) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) deep

3) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) deep

4) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) deep

5) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) deep

6) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) deep

7) (very greatly: We are deeply grateful to you.) deeply

8) (far down or into: deep into the wood.) deep

9) profoundly

10) (deep: profound sleep.) profound

11) (an area of low pressure in the atmosphere, usually causing rain.) trough

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Tief

<-[e]s, -e>

[ti:f]

nt

1. METEO (Tiefdruckgebiet) low, low pressure system, depression

2. (depressive Phase) low [point], depression

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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Tief n; -s, -s

1. METEO low (auch fig), depression, trough, low-pressure area, cyclone fachspr;

sich in einem Tief befinden oder

gerade ein Tief haben fig be having ( oder going through) a low ( oder a bad patch), be rather down at the moment

2. SCHIFF (navigable) channel

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das; Tiefs, Tiefs (Met.) low; depression; (fig.) low

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adj.

abyssal adj.

deep adj.

low adj.

profound adj. adv.

cavernously adv.

deeply adv.

profoundly adv.

strongly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tief

16 sag

affair, business, case, cause, concern, matter, proposition, suit

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(en -er)

( anliggende) matter;

( emne) subject;

(som man interesserer sig el. kæmper for) cause ( fx collect money (, fight) for a good cause; fight for the cause of freedom);

( retssag) case ( fx a criminal case; lose the case),

( proces også) lawsuit ( fx lose one lawsuit after another);

( papirerne i en sag) file ( fx send the file to the Minister);

( opgave) business ( fx that is not my business);

[ sager]

(i ministerium etc) business ( fx he is responsible for business relating to education);

(= ting) things;

( anliggender) affairs;

[ det er en anden sag (el. en sag for sig)] that is a different matter, that is quite a different story, that's different;

[ blande sig i andres sager] meddle in other people's affairs;

[ sagen (dvs problemet etc) er at] the thing is ( fx the thing is, you can't trust him);

[ sagen er den at]

(dvs det forholder sig sådan) it is like this; the fact (of the matter) is that;

[ det er lige sagen]

T (dvs det helt rigtige) that's just the thing (el. ticket);

[ det er ikke lige sagen] that's not quite the thing;

[ det er netop sagen] that's just the point;

[ det er sager!] that's something like!

[ det bliver hans sag] that's his affair (el. look-out); that is up to him;

[ det må blive din sag at afgøre det] it is for (el. up to) you to decide that;

[ det bliver en sag mellem de to] they must settle that between themselves;

[ det forandrer sagen] that alters things;

[ hvis sagen forholder sig således] if that is the case, if (that is) so;

[ få sin sag ` for]

(fig) be in for it, be up against it;

[ gøre sine sager godt] acquit oneself well;

[ i sagen H kontra V] in the case of H versus V,

(jur) in re H versus V;

[ det er ingen sag at] it is an easy matter to;

[ det kommer ikke sagen ved] it is beside the point, it is not (to) the point, it is irrelevant;

T that's neither here nor there;

[ enhver sag kan ses fra to sider] there are two sides to every question;

[ det er sådan sin egen sag] it is an awkward business (el. matter);

(se også sikker);

[ for den sags skyld] for that matter;

T if it comes to that; come to that;

[ det var ikke store sager] it was little enough;

[ som sagerne står] as matters stand;

[ det er kun et øjebliks sag] it won't take a minute;

[ det var kun et øjebliks sag] it was the work of a moment (el. an instant)

( fx to find the boy and send him off was the work of an instant);

(se også anlægge, kendt, kerne, let, III. rejse, II. tale, værdig);

[ med præp:]

[( lide) for en god sag]

(også spøg.) (suffer) in a good cause;

[ afgøre det fra sag til sag] settle (, deal with) it on a case-by-case basis;

[ sagen mod X]

( om kriminalsag) the trial of X;

[ gå til sagen]

(T: lægge kræfterne i) put one's back into it;

[ gå lige til sagen] come straight to the point;

[ holde sig til sagen] keep (el. stick) to the point;

[ komme til sagen] come to the point,

(T: komme i gang) get down to business;

[ det gør intet til sagen] it makes no difference.

Danish-English dictionary > sag

17 geradewegs

Adv.

1. straight, directly; geradewegs auf etw. (Akk) losgehen head straight for, make a beeline for; fig. auf Problem etc.: get straight down to

2. (sofort) straightaway

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straightaway

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ge|ra|de(s)|wegs [gə'raːdə(s)veːks]
adv
straight
losgehen (fig) — to get straight down to sth

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(directly and with force: He ran smack into the door.) smack

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ge·ra·de·wegs

[gəˈra:dəve:ks]

adv straight

\geradewegs nach Hause straight home

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Adverb

1) straight

2) (ohne Umschweife) straight away; directly

geradewegs zum Thema kommen — come straight to the point

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geradewegs adv

1. straight, directly;

geradewegs auf etwas (akk)

losgehen head straight for, make a beeline for; fig auf Problem etc: get straight down to

2. (sofort) straightaway

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Adverb

1) straight

2) (ohne Umschweife) straight away; directly

geradewegs zum Thema kommen — come straight to the point

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adj.

straight adj. adv.

directly adv.

point-blank adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > geradewegs

18 lige

I sg - lígen, pl - líge
подо́бие с

úden líge — не име́ющий себе́ ра́вного, бесподо́бный
II 1. a
прямо́й; ра́вный

en líge línje — пряма́я ли́ния

líge réttigheder — ра́вные права́

i líge mǻde — взаи́мно, и вам та́кже
2. adv
пря́мо; одина́ково; как раз

det er mig líge méget — мне э́то всё равно́

han er líge gǻet — он то́лько что ушёл

líge i begýndelsen — в са́мом нача́ле

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cleanly, directly, equal, even, evenly, exactly, flat, just, level, right, share and share alike, square, straight

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I. (en -)

( sidestykke) like, match;

( ligemand) equal, peer;

[ søge (el. ikke have) sin lige] be unequalled;

[ uden lige]

(neds) unheard-of,

F unprecedented ( fx rudeness);

( rosende) unequalled,

F peerless.

II. adj

( ret) straight ( fx line);

( ens; ligeberettiget) equal ( fx opportunities, pay, rights; all men are equal);

( jævnbyrdig) even ( fx match);

( jævn) even ( fx distribution);

( om tal) even;

( i tennis) deuce;

[ alt andet lige] other things being equal;

[ alle borgere er lige for loven] all citizens are equal before the law;

[ give lige for lige] give as good as one gets;

[ det var lige for lige]

T it was tit for tat;

[ lige for lige når venskab skal holdes!]

(omtr =) fair is fair!

[ i lige linie] in a straight line, as the crow flies,

( om nedstamning) in direct line of descent;

[ holde ved lige], se vedligeholde;

(se også barn, fod, grad).

III. adv

( direkte, ikke skævt) straight ( fx go straight home; walk straight);

( ligeligt) equally ( fx divide it equally between them);

( jævnt) evenly ( fx distribute it evenly);

( præcis, netop) just ( fx just here (, there); it is just two o'clock; just what I said); exactly ( fx exactly 20 pounds; exactly the opposite; he is exactly the right man),

T right ( fx right here (, there); right in the middle);

( om tid, sted: umiddelbart) just ( fx just round the corner), immediately,

T right ( fx right over our heads; right in front of us; right after lunch);

( om tid: for lidt siden) just ( fx I've just seen him; he had just left);

( helt, hele vejen) all the way ( fx to London),

T right ( fx right to the end; right from childhood);

( i høflig anmodning) would you mind,

(+ -ing, fx would you mind waiting here?),

(T ved bydemåde) just ( fx just wait here!);

[ vil du ikke lige vente] won't you just wait;

(ved adj: i lige grad) equally ( fx good, mad, strong, thick);

[ lige gamle] the same age; of an equal age;

[ lige høje] the same height, of equal height;

[ lige lange] the same length ( fx they are the same length), of equal length; equal ( fx cut it into five equal pieces);

[ lige store] the same size ( fx they are the same size), of equal size; equal ( fx divide it into five equal parts);

[ forskellige forb:]

[ det var lige alt det vi kunne løfte den] it was all we could do to lift it, we were hardly able to lift it;

[ lige da] just as;

[ lige meget] the same quantity (of) ( fx they bought the same quantity

(of wheat));

( i lige grad) equally, alike;

( alligevel) all the same, even so,

( ligegyldigt) no matter ( fx no matter what you say I'll do it);

[ det er lige meget] it doesn't matter; never mind!

[ det er mig lige meget] I don't mind (el. care), it is all the same to me;

[ lige netop], se netop;

[ stille lige med] place on an equal footing with;

(mht løn) give parity with;

[ stå lige]

(fig) be equal ( fx the votes are equal), be even (el. level) ( fx

the two teams (, parties) are even (el. level)),

T be all square ( fx the two teams (, their scores) are all

square);

[ chancerne står lige] the chances are fifty-fifty;

[ lige så] as;

[ lige så rig som] (just) as rich as;

[ ikke lige så rig som] not so rich as;

[ lige så lidt som] no more than;

[ vil du så lige komme her!] come here this minute!

[ med præp & adv:]

[ lige efter] immediately after;

[ lige foran huset] just (el. immediately) in front of the house;

T right in front of the house;

[ lige fra]

( sted) straight from,

( tid) ever since,

T right from;

[ lige frem] straight on, straight ahead;

(se også ligefrem);

[ lige før] just now ( fx you said just now that...);

[ lige før krigen] just (el. immediately) before the war;

[ det var lige før hun slog mig] she very nearly hit me;

[ lige (op) i ansigtet], se ansigt;

[ lige i midten] right in the middle, in the very middle;

[ lige ind i] straight into;

[ lige ned] straight down;

[ lige nu] just now; this very moment;

[ lige op og ned]

( om kjole) straight up and down;

[ lige på og hårdt] straight from the shoulder;

[ lige på det rigtige sted] just on the right spot;

[ lige siden] ever since;

[ lige til]

( om tid) up to,

T right to;

[ lige til London]

(dvs helt) all the way to London;

[ gå lige til sagen] come straight to the point;

[ skulle lige til at], se skulle h;

(se også ligetil);

[ jeg gik lige tilbage] I walked right back;

[ lige ud] straight on,

(fig) point-blank, outright,

T straight out ( fx tell (, ask) him point-blank (etc));

[ 50 kroner lige ud] exactly 50 kroner;

[ han sagde det ikke lige ud men] he did not tell me in so many words but;

[ lige ved]

( i nærheden) near by, nearby;

( nærmere) close by ( fx he lives near by (etc));

( i nærheden af) near, close to ( fx live near (, close to) the

station);

( om tal) close on;

[ være lige ved at], se ved i;

[ lige ved siden af ham] right beside him.

Danish-English dictionary > lige

19 rede

f; -, -n

1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it

2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors

3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech

4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue

5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)

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die Rede

oration; speech; address

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Re|de ['reːdə]
f -, -n

1) speech; (= Ansprache) address

die Kunst der Réde (form) — the art of rhetoric

eine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech

die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor

in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes

der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it

2) (= Äußerungen, Worte) words pl, language no pl

seine frechen Réden — his cheek (Brit) or impudence

große Réden führen or schwingen (inf) — to talk big (inf)

das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said

jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying

das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning

(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing

3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talk

jdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb

die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to

die in Réde stehende Person (form) — the person in question or under discussion

es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase

von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that

wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?

von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase

von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...

davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question

4) (LING, LITER) speech

direkte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)

gebundene Réde — verse

ungebundene Réde — prose

5) (= Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour (Brit), rumor (US)

kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say

es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that

von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...

6)

(= Rechenschaft) (jdm) Réde (und Antwort) stehen — to justify oneself (to sb)

(jdm) für etw Réde und Antwort stehen — to account( to sb) for sth

jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task

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die

(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech

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Re·de

<-, -n>

[ˈre:də]

f

1. (Ansprache) speech

die \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President

eine \Rede halten [o (fam) schwingen] to make [or give] a speech

2. (Gespräch) conversation, talk

er brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject

▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sb

wovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?

es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...

von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about you

aber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!

jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sb

die \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sth

der in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in question

die in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question

3. (Äußerungen) talk, words pl

[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!

ihre frechen \Reden her cheek

das sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talk

dumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense

\Rede und Gegenrede dialogue

große \Reden führen [o (fam) schwingen] to talk big fam

kluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk

4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumour

kümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!

es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...

5. (Vortrag) rhetoric

in freier \Rede without notes

sie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notes

die Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric

6. LING speech

direkte [o wörtliche] /indirekte \Rede LING direct/indirect speech

gebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose

7.

▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]

der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanation

▶ [jdm] für etw akk \Rede und Antwort stehen to account [to sb] for sth

▶ langer [o der langen] \Rede kurzer Sinn (prov) to cut a long story short

▶ von etw dat kann keine \Rede sein sth is out of the question, there can be no question of sth

von einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question

▶ jdn [für etw akk] zur \Rede stellen to take sb to task [for [or about] sth]

▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioning

das ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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…rede f im subst:

Begräbnisrede funeral oration;

Begrüßungsrede welcome speech;

Dankesrede speech of thanks;

Eröffnungsrede inaugural ( oder opening) speech ( oder address);

Jungfernrede maiden speech

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die; Rede, Reden

1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speech

eine Rede halten — give or make a speech

2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric

die Kunst der Rede — the art of rhetoric

3) (Äußerung)

der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...

es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...

davon kann keine Rede sein — it's out of the question

nicht der Rede wert sein — be not worth mentioning

jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody

jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself

4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)

direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech

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-n f.

address n.

(§ pl.: addresses)

monologue n.

oration n.

speech n.

(§ pl.: speeches)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rede

20 νῦν

νῦν adv. of time (Hom.+) ‘now’

① temporal marker with focus on the moment as such, now

ⓐ of time coextensive with the event of the narrative now, at the present time, w. focus on the immediate present, designating both a point of time as well as its extent.

α. without definite article. The verbs w. which it is used are found

א. in the pres. Lk 16:25; J 4:18; 9:21; 16:29; Ac 7:4; 2 Cor 13:2; Gal 1:23; 1 Pt 3:21; 1J 3:2 and oft.

ב. in the perf., when it has pres. mng. ἔρχεται ὥρα καὶ ν. ἐλήλυθεν it is now here J 16:32 v.l.; ν. ἐγνώκαμεν now we know 8:52; cp. 17:7. ν. οἶδα Ac 12:11. ν. ἡ ψυχή μου τετάρακται J 12:27. Cp. 1J 2:18.

ג. in the aor., mostly in contrast to the past, denoting that an action or condition is beginning in the present: νῦν ἐδοξάσθη ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου now the glorification of the Human One has begun J 13:31. ν. τὴν καταλλαγὴν ἐλάβομεν we have now entered into the reconciliation Ro 5:11. οὗτοι ν. ἠπείθησαν they have now become disobedient 11:31. ν. ἀπεκαλύφθη τοῖς ἁγίοις ἀποστόλοις now it has been revealed to the holy apostles Eph 3:5; cp. vs. 10; 2 Ti 1:10. ἃ ν. ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν that which is now proclaimed to you 1 Pt 1:12. Cp. Ro 5:9; 16:26; 1 Pt 2:10b, 25.—More rarely in contrast to the future: οὐ δύνασαί μοι νῦν ἀκολουθῆσαι, ἀκολουθήσεις δὲ ὕστερον J 13:36 (νῦν … ὕστερον as Jos., Ant. 4, 295). ἵνα ν. ἔλθῃ• ἐλεύσεται δέ 1 Cor 16:12. ἐὰν μὴ λάβῃ … ν., explained by ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ Mk 10:30.

ד. in the impv., to denote that the order or request is to be complied w. at once; ν. comes after the impv. (B-D-F §474, 3; before the impv.: TestAbr A 6 p. 83, 24 [Stone p. 14] νῦν θέασαι): καταβάτω ν. ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ now let him come down from the cross Mt 27:42; Mk 15:32. ῥυσάσθω ν. let (God) deliver him Mt 27:43. ἀντλήσατε ν. now draw some out J 2:8.

β. with the definite art.

א. as an adj. ὁ, ἡ, τὸ νῦν the present (X., An. 6, 6, 13 ὁ νῦν χρόνος; Dio Chrys. 19 [36], 55 ὁ νῦν κόσμος; PAmh 68, 66 ὁ νῦν στρατηγός; BGU 19, 5; GrBar 4:16 οἱ νῦν ἄνθρωποι; Just., D. 68, 8 ἡ νῦν ὁμιλία) ὁ νῦν αἰών the present age 1 Ti 6:17; 2 Ti 4:10; Tit 2:12. ὁ ν. καιρός (Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 239 D.) Ro 3:26; 8:18; 11:5; 2 Cor 8:14; 4:1. ἡ ν. Ἰερουσαλήμ the present Jerus. Gal 4:25. οἱ ν. οὐρανοί 2 Pt 3:7. ζωὴ ἡ ν. (opp. ἡ μέλλουσα) 1 Ti 4:8.

ב. subst. τὸ νῦν the present time (Aristot.) w. prep. (X. et al.; ins, pap LXX) ἀπὸ τοῦ ν. from now on, in the future (SIG 982, 22; BGU 153, 14; 193 II, 11; POxy 479, 6; cp. IXanthos 86 D, ln. 8; s. LRobert, Nouvelles Inscriptions di Sardes ’64, 28f [other exx. in Dssm., NB 81=BS 253]; Sir 11:23f; Tob 7:12; 1 Macc 10:41; 11:35; 15:8; ApcMos 28; Jos., Ant. 13, 50) Lk 1:48; 5:10; 12:52; 22:69; Ac 18:6; 2 Cor 5:16a; ἄχρι τοῦ ν. until now (s. ἄχρι 1aα.—μέχρι τοῦ ν.: Just., D. 78, 8; Diod S 1, 22, 2; SIG 742, 35; BGU 256, 9; 667, 8; 3 Macc 6:28; Jos., Ant. 3, 322) Ro 8:22; Phil 1:5. ἕως τοῦ ν. until now (SIG 705, 44f [112 B.C.]; PMich 173, 14 [III B.C.]; Gen 32:5; 46:34; 1 Macc 2:33) Mt 24:21; Mk 13:19.

ג. w. other particles: ἀλλὰ νῦν but now Lk 22:36; 2 Cor 5:16b. ἀλλὰ καὶ ν. (TestAbr A 16 p. 97, 5 [Stone p. 42]) J 11:22; ἄρα ν. so or thus now Ro 8:1. ν. γάρ for now 13:11. ν. δέ but now Lk 16:25; 19:42 (νῦν δέ in the reversal theme also Il. 19, 287–90; 22, 477–514 et al.); J 16:5; 17:13; Col 1:26; Hb 2:8. οὐδὲ ἔτι ν. not even now 1 Cor 3:2 (ἔτι ν.=even now: Plut., Mor. 162e; Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 302 D.; Jos., Ant. 1, 92; 2, 313). καὶ ν. even now (cp. Just., A I, 26, 4; 63, 1, D. 7, 2; Dio Chrys. 13 [7], 121) J 11:22 v.l. (perh. assuredly, but see HRiesenfeld, Nuntius 6, ’52, 41–44); Phil 1:20; ἔτι καὶ ν. and even now Dg 2:3 (Ath. 17, 2; cp. Just., A I, 26, 5 καὶ νῦν ἔτι, A II, 6, 6 καὶ ἔτι νῦν); and now (TestLevi 19:1; JosAs 28:3) J 17:5; Ac 16:37; 23:21; 26:6; Phil 1:30; AcPl Ha 8, 21. ν. οὖν so now (Gen 27:8; 1 Macc 10:71) Ac 16:36; 23:15. καὶ ν. … ἤδη and now … already 1J 4:3. ν. μέν now, to be sure J 16:22. ποτὲ … ν. δέ once … but now (Mel., P. 43, 306) Ro 11:30; Eph 5:8; 1 Pt 2:10. πολλάκις … ν. δέ often … but now Phil 3:18. τότε (μὲν) … ν. δέ then to be sure … but now Gal 4:9; Hb 12:26. ὥσπερ τότε … οὕτως καὶ ν. just as then … so also now Gal 4:29.—ALaurentin, וְעַתָּה—καὶ νῦν. Formule, etc. (J 17:5): Biblica 45, ’64, 168–95; 413–32; HBronyers, … adverbiales וְעַתָּה im AT: VetusT 15, ’65, 289–99.

ⓑ of time shortly before or shortly after the immediate pres.: ν. ἠκούσατε Mt 26:65. ν. ἐζήτουν σε λιθάσαι they were just now trying to stone you J 11:8. Cp. 21:10; Ac 7:52.— (Soon) now (Epict. 3, 24, 94) ν. ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου Lk 2:29. Cp. J 12:31ab; 16:5; Phil 1:20.

② temporal marker with focus not so much on the present time as the situation pert. at a given moment, now, as it is

ⓐ without art. as things now stand (Gen 29:32; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 10, 22) νῦν ζῶμεν ἐάν as the situation now is, we live if 1 Th 3:8. So also νῦν δέ, καὶ νῦν, νῦν οὖν: νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τ. θεόν; since this is so, why are you tempting God? Ac 15:10; cp. 10:33 (νῦν οὖν: TestAbr B 7 p. 112, 3 [Stone p. 72]; TestJob 23:7; ApcMos 11:30; Lucian, Dial. Deor. 25, 3; Babrius 6, 9). καὶ ν. τί μέλλεις; 22:16 (cp. TestAbr A 4 p. 81, 18 [Stone p. 10] καὶ ν., κύριε τὶ ποιήσω;). Cp. 2J 5.—Somet. in impv. statements (oft. LXX; cp. JJeremias, ZNW 38, ’39, 119f; PsSol 2:32; TestAbr A 4 p. 81, 5 [Stone p. 10]; TestSim 7:1; JosAs 6:8; GrBar 4:1; Tat. 21, 2 πείσθητέ μοι νῦν) καὶ ν. πέμψον now send Ac 10:5. Cp. 16:36; 23:15; 1J 2:28; GJs 9:2.—On ἄγε νῦν s. ἄγε.—Not infreq. νῦν δέ serves to contrast the real state of affairs with the statement made in an unreal conditional clause: εἰ ἔγνως … • νῦν δέ if you had known … ; but, as a matter of fact Lk 19:42. Cp. J 8:40; 9:41; 15:22, 24; 18:36; 1 Cor 12:18 v.l., 20; Hb 11:16.—1 Cor 5:11; 7:14; Js 4:16.

ⓑ with art.: neut. pl. τὰ ν. (also written τανῦν; cp. Tdf., Prol. p. 111) as far as the present situation is concerned = now (Trag., Pla. et al.; POxy 743, 30 [2 B.C.]; 811; PTebt 315, 25; Jdth 9:5; 1 Esdr 1:31; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 217) Ac 4:29; 17:30; 20:32; 27:22. καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν for now I tell you this 5:38. ἀλλὰ τὰ ν. Hs 5, 7, 4 (TestLevi 10:1 v.l.).—τὸ νῦν ἔχον for the present (Dio Chrys. 21 [38], 42; Tob 7:11 BA v.l.; cp. Tat. 15, 2; 41, 1 τὸ δὲ νῦν συνέχον) Ac 24:25 (B-D-F §160).—The ms. tradition oft. varies betw. ν. and νυνί.—PTachau, ‘Einst’ u. ‘Jetzt’ im NT, ’72; FDanker, Proclamation Commentaries: Luke², ’87, 47–57. B. 962f. DELG s.v. νυ. M-M. TW.

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