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kɔ:l
1. сущ.
1) а) крик Syn: shout
1., cry
1. б) крик (животного, особ. птицы) a wild range of animal noises and bird calls ≈ разнообразный шум животных и крики птиц в) зов, призыв( специальные звуки для приманивания птиц и т. п.) г) манок, дудка( при ловле птиц)
2) а) приглашение или команда собраться act call ≈ театр. сигнал актерам о начале представления;
звонок, созывающий публику в зрительный зал б) сигнал, сбор (с помощью горна, барабана и т. п.) в) вызов (в суд) call to the bar ≈ признание статуса барристера г) предложение принять должность пастора и занять приход д) приглашение, сбор актеров на репетицию The call is for 11 o'clock. ≈ Репетиция назначена на 11 часов. е) вызов (аплодисментами на сцену актеров и т. п.) ж) влечение, тяга You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new. ≈ Вероятно, вы чувствуете радость от тяги к новому. з) зов;
притягательность( чего-л. - пейзажа, работы и т. п.) the call of the wild ≈ зов дикой природы Syn: pull
1. и) зов, знамение приближающейся смерти to get one's call, to get the call ≈ умереть;
быть на грани смерти
3) телефонный вызов, телефонный звонок;
телефонный разговор to give smb. a call ≈ позвонить кому-л. to make a call to smb., place a call to smb. ≈ сделать телефонный звонок кому-л. to answer, return, take a call ≈ ответить на телефонный звонок business call ≈ деловой звонок conference call ≈ приглашение на конференцию local call ≈ местный звонок long-distance, trunk call ≈ междугородный телефонный вызов toll call ≈ амер.- телефонный разговор с пригородом;
междугородный телефонный разговор (за дополнительную плату) One call was for me. ≈ Один раз вызывали меня. Who will take her call? ≈ Кто ответит на ее звонок? The operator put my call right through. ≈ Телефонистка сразу же соединила меня (с нужным абонентом). collect call ≈ телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят dial-direct call ≈ прямой телефонный звонок direct-dialled call ≈ прямой телефонный звонок emergency call ≈ срочный телефонный звонок operator-assisted call ≈ звонок через телефониста transferred-charge call ≈ телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят
4) а) требование;
спрос He has many calls on his money. ≈ К нему постоянно обращаются за деньгами. Syn: demand
1. requisition
1., claim
1. б) коммерч. требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса и т. п.
5) долг;
необходимость, нужда You have no call to blush. ≈ Вам нечего краснеть. There is no call for such behavior. ≈ Такое поведение ничем не оправдано. call of duty ≈ чувство долга Syn: duty, need
1., occasion
1., right I
1.
6) призыв;
просьба There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. ≈ Раздавались призывы обновить меры безопасности. many calls for Christmas stories ≈ многочисленные просьбы рассказать рождественскую историю
7) перекличка;
время переклички Syn: roll-call
8) а) визит, посещение( обыкн. краткий) business call ≈ деловой визит courtesy call ≈ визит вежливости professional call ≈ вызов (врача, адвоката и т. п.) He decided to pay a call on Tommy. ≈ Он решил нанести визит Тому. to pay a call ≈ нанести визит б) заход( парохода в порт) ;
остановка( поезда на станции)
9) карт. объявление (козырной масти) ∙ at call ≈ наготове, к услугам within call ≈ поблизости on call
2. гл.
1) а) кричать;
окликать call for help ≈ взывать о помощи to call to one another ≈ перекликаться (друг с другом) to call the waiter over ≈ подозвать официанта He is in the next room, call him. ≈ Он в соседней комнате, крикни его. Did you call? ≈ Вы меня звали? he called to her ≈ он крикнул ей, он окликнул ее Syn: shout
2., cry
2. б) о животных, особ. о птицах - издавать характерные крики;
жужжать( о пчелах перед роением) в) призывать, созывать( горном и т. п.) г) карт. объявлять( козырную масть и т. п.)
2) звонить или говорить по телефону He called me from New York. ≈ Он позвонил мне (по телефону) из Нью-Йорка. we called them to say that... ≈ мы сообщили им по телефону, что... Did anyone call? ≈ Мне кто-нибудь звонил? to call back ≈ позвонить по телефону (в ответ на звонок), перезвонить I'll call you back. ≈ Я вам потом перезвоню.
3) выкрикивать( что-л. четким, громким голосом) ;
перекликать, вызывать( по именам, фамилиям) ;
провозглашать, объявлять;
оглашать to call out a command ≈ выкрикнуть команду to call the docket ≈ огласить список судебных дел Here the captain called a halt. ≈ В этом месте капитан объявил привал. to call the score ≈ спорт вести( объявлять) счет
4) а) звать, вызывать;
приглашать She called the children to dinner. ≈ Она позвала детей к обеду. The bell called to dinner. ≈ Звонок позвал к обеду. He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. ≈ Он закричал, чтобы жена вызвала скорую помощь. б) юр. вызывать (в суд и т. п.) The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence. ≈ Девочка ждал два часа, прежде чем ее вызвали для дачи показаний. to call (as) witness ≈ вызывать (в качестве) свидетеля to call the defendant ≈ вызывать ответчика в суд to call the plaintiff ≈ вызывать истца в суд to call in evidence ≈ вызывать в суд для дачи показаний в) перен. призывать в 'лучший' мир All the doctors can't save him. He's called. ≈ Ни один врач не сможет спасти его. Он обречен. г) охот. приманивать( птиц или животных специальными звуками) д) вызывать (воспоминание, образ и т. п.) ;
обращать (внимание) to call to mind, memory, remembrance ≈ припомнить, вспомнить to call smb.'s attention to smth. ≈ обращать чье-л. внимание на что-л. е) вызывать (актера) на сцену;
объявлять (о начале какой-л. части представления) He was called for the last act. ≈ Ему объявили, чтобы он был готов к последнему действию.
5) будить It's too early to call him. ≈ Еще рано его будить.
6) собирать, созывать (собрание и т. п.) A meeting has been called for Monday. ≈ Собрание было назначено на понедельник. to call an election ≈ назначить выборы to call the Parliament ≈ созывать парламент Syn: convene, convoke, summon
7) пригласить на должность пастора (пресвитерианской или нонконформистской церкви)
8) а) заходить, навещать, наносить визит to call at a house ≈ зайти в дом to call (up) on a person ≈ навестить кого-л. Have many visitors called to-day? ≈ Сколько сегодня заходило посетителей? б) заходить (в порт - о корабле) ;
останавливаться, делать краткую остановку (о поезде, автобусе и т. п.) The steamer calls at several ports along the way. ≈ По пути пароход заходит в несколько портов.
9) называть;
давать имя What is this flower called? ≈ Как называется этот цветок? What do you call this in English? ≈ Как это по-английски? He is called Tom. ≈ Его зовут Томом. The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor. ≈ Речь была прервана членами партии консерваторов, которые назвали его предателем. He was called after his father. ≈ Его нарекли в честь отца. to call things by their proper names ≈ называть вещи своими именами to call names ≈ оскорблять, обзывать кого-л. Syn: name
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10) считать, полагать I call this a good house. ≈ Я нахожу, что это хороший дом. Do you call English an easy language? ≈ И вы считаете английский язык легким? I call that a shame. ≈ По-моему, это возмутительно. They call it ten miles. ≈ Считается, что здесь десять миль. He calls him his son. ≈ Он считает его своим сыном;
он относится к нему как к родному сыну. The results of the conference are called satisfactory. ≈ Считают, что конференция дала положительные результаты. Syn: reckon, consider ∙ call about call at call away call back call by call down call down on call for call forth call in call into call off call upon call out call over call round call to call together call up to call smb. over the coals ≈ ругать кого-л., делать кому-л. выговор you will be called over the coals for your conduct ≈ вам достанется /попадет/ за ваше поведение to have nothing to call one's own ≈ ничего не иметь, быть без средств deep calls unto deep библ. ≈ бездна бездну призывает to call into action ≈ приводить в действие to call into existence ≈ вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие to call off all bets ≈ умереть To Be Called For ≈ До востребования (надпись на конверте) крик - loud * громкий выкрик - * for help крик о помощи крик, голос (животного, птицы) - the * of the cuckoo крик кукушки - the * of the nightingale пение соловья зов;
оклик - within * поблизости, рядом, неподалеку;
в пределах слышимости - to be within * быть рядом;
быть при ком-л. (для выполнения поручения и т. п.) - out of * далеко;
вне пределов слышимости сигнал;
звонок;
свисток;
"дудка" (на корабле) ;
сбор (барабанный) - radio *, * sign /signal/ (радиотехника) позывной сигнал - distress * сигнал бедствия - * letters( радиотехника) позывные - * to quarters( военное) сигнал повестки (охота) манок, вабик( для приманки птиц) перекличка - * of the House перекличка (в алфавитном порядке) членов палаты общин (в Великобритании) или членов палаты представителей (в США) - * of the States (американизм) перекличка (в алфавитном порядке) штатов при голосовании на съезде партии призыв - a * for peaceful coexistence призыв к мирному сосуществованию - he answered the * of the country он откликнулся на призыв родины - * to arms призыв к оружию;
призыв под знамена вызов (в суд и т. п.) ;
(официальное) приглашение на работу, должность и т. п. - to issue a * to smb. to attend прислать кому-л. повестку о явке - to issue a * for a meeting to be held разослать извещение о том, что состоится собрание - he accepted the * to the chair of physics он принял предложение возглавить кафедру физики - * of the House вызов всех членов парламента (для голосования по важным вопросам) созыв (совещания и т. п.) (американизм) решение национального комитета партии о созыве съезда для выдвижения кандидатур телефонный вызов, звонок или разговор (тж. telephone *) - to make a * позвонить по телефону - to put a * through соединить( по телефону) - to take the * ответить на телефонный звонок;
взять трубку;
принять заказ, вызов и т7П. (по телефону) - he got /had, received/ a phone * ему позвонили (театроведение) вызов (аплодисментами на сцену) - to take a * выходить на аплодисменты, раскланиваться - she had nine *s ее вызывали девять раз, она девять раз выходила раскланиваться (театроведение) (американизм) прослушивание, репетиция( театроведение) объявление о времени репетиции зов;
тяга, влечение - the * of the wild зов природы - the * of nature( эвфмеизм) отправление естественных потребностей призвание - to feel a * to smth. чувствовать призвание /склонность/ к чему-л. визит, посещение;
приход - courtesy * визит вежливости - return * ответный визит - social * светский визит;
посещение знакомых;
(дипломатическое) протокольный визит - to make *s делать /наносить/ визиты - to pay a * нанести визит - to return smb. a * нанести кому-л. ответный визит - to receive a * принимать( гостя, посетителя) - to attend a professional * поехать на вызов - I have several *s to make мне нужно зайти в несколько мест заход (корабля в порт - place of * место захода остановка (поезда на станции) требование - at * наготове, к услугам, в (чьем-л.) распоряжении, под рукой - to be ready at * быть наготове /настороже/;
быть готовым сделать (что-л.) по первому требованию - on * по ребованию, по вызову - he has many *s on his money к нему постоянно обращаются за деньгами - I have too many *s on my time я слишком перегружен обязанностями, у меня совсем нет свободного времени - * of duty, at duty's * по долгу службы - merit beyond the * of duty проявленный героизм;
чувство долга (экономика) спрос (на товар) - to have the * пользоваться спросом( финансовое) (коммерческое) требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса и т. п. - on * на онкольном счете - loan at /on/ * money on * ссуда до востребования( военное) заявка, требование;
вызов - * for action боевая тревога;
призыв к действию /к борьбе/ - at /on/ * по вызову;
по требованию - * for men запрос на подкрепление в личном составе - * for fire вызов огня (своего) полномочие;
право - to have /to get/ a * upon smth. пользоваться( преимущественным) правом на что-л. - to have no * on smb. не иметь никаких прав на чью-л. помощь /поддержку/ - he had no * to do that он не имел права это делать нужда, необходимость - I don't know what * she had to blush so я не знаю, что заставило ее так покраснеть - there is no * for you to worry у вас нет никаких оснований тревожиться( биржевое) предварительная премия;
опцион;
сделка с предварительной премией (карточное) объявление (козырной масти) (церковное) предложение прихода, места пастора (компьютерное) вызов (подпрограммы), обращение( к подпрограмме) - recursive * рекурсивное обращение - subroutine * вызов подпрограммы, обращение к подпрограмме - * by pattern вызов по образцу > * to the bar присвоение звания барристера > a close * (американизм) опасное /рискованное/ положение;
на волосок от гибели > it was a close * еле-еле унес ноги, чудом спасся > as the *, so the echo (пословица) как аукнется, так и откликнется кричать, закричать - I thought I heard someone *ing мне показалось, что кто-то кричит - he *ed after her он крикнул ей вслед звать, позвать;
подозвать (тж. * over) ;
окликать - to * the waiter over подозвать официанта - he is in the next room, call him он в соседней комнате, позовите /кликните/ его - did you *? вы меня звали? - he *ed to her он крикнул ей /окликнул ее/ - the bell *ed to dinner звонок позвал к обеду будить;
разбудить - it's too early to * him еще рано его будить называть;
звать - what is this thing *ed? как называется этот предмет? - what do you * this flower? как называется этот цветок - what do you * this in English? как это по-английски? - she is *ed Mary ее зовут Мери - his name is Richard but everybody *s him Dick его имя Ричард, но все называют его Диком - he was *ed after his uncle его нарекли в честь дяди - to * things by their proper names называть вещи своими именами - to * smb. names оскорблять /обзывать/ кого-л. выкликать;
громко читать список и т. п. - when names were *ed во время переклички - to * a cause объявлять о слушании дела в (суде) созывать - to * meeting созвать собрание - to * Parliament созвать /собрать/ парламент вызвать;
звать (к себе), приглашать - to * a taxi вызвать такси - to * a doctor пригласить /вызвать/ врача - you will be the next *ed in следующим вызовут вас вызывать, давать сигнал, сигнализировать - the ship was * ing us by wireless судно вызывало нас по радио вызывать (откуда-л.;
тж. * out) - a shot *ed me out выстрел заставил меня выбежать из дома - the firebrigade was *ed out twice last night прошлой ночью пожарную команду вызывали два раза (юридическое) вызывать (в суд и т. п.) (on, upon, unto, to) призывать;
взывать, обращаться - to * on all honest people to support peace призывать всех честных людей отстаивать дело мира - to * to mind вспоминать, припоминать - I can't * her telephone number to mind я не могу вспомнить номер ее телефона - to * to order призвать к порядку - the chairman had to * the meeting to order председателю пришлось призвать собравшихся к порядку (американизм) открывать собрание - the meeting is *ed to order, I * the meeting to order объявляю собрание открытым - to * to witness ссылаться на кого-л.;
призывать кого-л. в свидетели;
(юридическое) вызывать /указывать/свидетеля - to * to account призывать к ответу;
привлечь к ответственности;
потребовать отчета /объяснений/ - to * to attention обращать (чье-л.) внимание на (что-л.) ;
(военное) дать команду "смирно" - to * to the gods взывать к богам - to * to penance( церковное) призывать к покаянию (on, upon) предоставлять слово;
вызывать на трибуну - the chairman *ed upon Mr. B. to speak председатель предоставил слово г-ну Б. - to speak without being *ed upon высказываться без приглашения или без предоставления слова (on,upon) вызывать учащегося ответить на вопрос преподавателя - the teacher always *ed on her first учитель всегда спрашивал ее первой (on, upon,to) pass быть призванным;
чувствовать призвание, потребность - to be * ed to smth. почувствовать призвание к чему-л. - he felt *ed upon to speak он счел необходимым выступить, он считал себя не вправе промолчать (on, upon, to) pass быть вынужденным объявлять;
оглашать - to * a strike объявлять забастовку - to * the banns огласить имена вступающих в брак, объявить о предстоящем бракосочетании - you * now (карточное) вам объявлять (масть и т. п.) (тж. * in, * by) (обыкн. in, at, on, round) навещать;
посещать, приходить в гости, с визитом;
заходить, заглядывать, завернуть( куда-л.) - I was out when he *ed когда он заходил, меня не было дома - * in this evening, if you can если можете, заходите сегодня вечером - I *ed on Mr. Smith at his office я посетил мистера Смита в его конторе - our new neighbours *ed at our hoese last week наши новые соседи приходили к нам /были у нас/ на прошлой неделе - the Ambassador *ed on the Foreign Minister посол нанес визит министру иностранных дел - * by (разговорное) заходить (ненадолго), заглядывать (к кому-л.) - I'll * by if you don't mind я зайду, если вы не возражаете - we are alone most of the time, very few people * by мы большей частью одни, у нас редко кто бывает (in, at) заходить (о корабле) - does this steamer * at Naples? этот пароход заходит в Неаполь? (in, at) останавливаться (о транспорте) - few trains * at A. редкий поезд останавливается в А. (for) заходить (за чем-л., кем-л.) - I'll * for you at six я зайду за вами в шесть( часов) - she will * for the parcel она зайдет за свертком - to be *ed for до востребования( надпись на письме) (громко) требовать - a man *ed for a glass of beer человек потребовал кружку пива - he *ed for help он позвал на помощь - the minister's resignation was *ed for by everybody все потребовали отставки министра требовать, нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
предусматривать - your plan will * for a lot of money для осуществления вашего плана потребуется много денег - the occasion *s for quick action в данном случае требуется быстрота действий - the negotiations * for great tact переговоры требуют большого такта требоваться;
быть нужным, уместным - a correction is *ed for here тут требуется поправка - your remark was not *ed for ваше замечание было неуместно вызывать (актера) звонить или говорить по телефону - he *ed me from New York он позвонил мне (по телефону) из Нью-Йорка - we *ed them to say that... мы сообщили им по телефону, что... - did anyone *? мне кто-нибудь звонил? - to * back позвонить по телефону (в ответ на звонок) - I'll * you back я вам потом позвоню считать, рассматривать;
(пред) полагать - do you * English an easy langauge? и вы считаете английский язык легким? - I * this a very good house по-моему, это прекрасный дом - I * that a shame по-моему, это возмутительно - they * it ten miles считается, что здесь десять миль - he *s him his son он считает его своим сыном;
он относится к нему как к родному сыну - the results of the conference are *ed satisfactory считают, что конференция дала положительные результаты (шотландское) гнать (стадо, повозку и т. п.) ;
погонять, понукать( охота) вабить, приманивать птиц > to * in /into/ question, to * into doubt сомневаться, ставить под сомнение > to * into being создать, вызвать к жизни > the plant was *ed into being by war requirements завод был построен по военным соображениям > to * into play приводить в действие, пускать в ход > the case *ed every faculty of the doctor into play заболевание потребовало от врача напряжения всех его сил и способностей > it *s for a celebration! это (дело) надо отметить! > to * the score (спортивное) вести /объявлять/ счет > to * to the bar принимать (кого-л.) в корпорацию барристеров > to * in evidence вызывать в суд для дачи показаний > to * cousins набиваться в родственники > to * the tune /the play/ распоряжаться;
задавать тон > to * an election назначить выборы > to * it a day прекратить какое-л. дело > let's * it a day на сегодня хватит, пора кончать > to * it square удовлетвориться, примириться > to * off all bets (американизм) умереть > to * over the coals бранить, отчитывать > you will be *ed over the coals for your conduct вам достанется /попадет/ за ваше поведение > to * smb.'s bluff не позволить себя обмануть;
заставить( противника) раскрыть карты > deep *s unto deep (библеизм) бездна бездну призывает > to have nothing to * one's own не иметь гроша за душой;
ни кола ни двора ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам at ~ в распоряжении at ~ деньги до востребования at ~ к услугам at ~ наготове at ~ векс. по требованию attempted ~ пробный вызов authorized ~ вчт. разрешенный вызов authorized ~ вчт. санкционированный вызов bad ~ format вчт. неверный формат вызова to be called upon быть вынужденным call будить ~ взнос в оплату новых акций ~ визит, посещение;
to pay a call нанести визит ~ вчт. вызвать ~ вызов;
телефонный вызов;
one call was for me один раз вызывали меня ~ вчт. вызов ~ связь вызов ~ вызов в суд ~ вызывать, призывать;
созывать;
to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) ~ вчт. вызывать ~ связь вызывать ~ заход (парохода) в порт;
остановка (поезда) на станции ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ звать;
окликать;
to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) ~ звонить по телефону ~ зов, оклик ~ крик (животного, птицы) ~ крик ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам ~ называть;
давать имя ~ называть ~ нужда, необходимость;
you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть ~ нужда, необходимость ~ вчт. обращение ~ объявлять ~ опцион "колл" ~ перекличка ~ письменное обзятельство акционера ~ полномочие ~ посещать ~ право эмитента досрочно погасить ценные бумаги ~ приглашать ~ приглашение;
предложение (места, кафедры и т. п.) ~ призвание, влечение ~ призыв;
сигнал ~ призыв ~ распространять ~ сделка с премией ~ сигнал ~ считать;
I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом ~ телефонный вызов ~ телефонный звонок ~ требование;
спрос;
требование уплаты долга ~ требование ~ требование банка к заемщику о досрочном погашении кредита в связи с нарушением его условий ~ требовать ~ требовать уплаты ~ at останавливаться (где-л.) ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ at a port заходить в порт ~ вызывать, призывать;
созывать;
to call (smb.'s) attention (to smth.) обращать (чье-л.) внимание (на что-л.) ~ away отзывать ~ back брать назад ~ back звать обратно ~ by name вчт. вызов по имени ~ by number вчт. вызов по номеру ~ by pattern вчт. вызов по образцу ~ by reference вчт. передача параметра по ссылке ~ by value вчт. передача параметра по значению ~ directing code вчт. код вызова ~ down навлекать ~ down оспаривать, отводить (довод и т. п.) ~ down порицать, делать выговор ~ for заходить (за кем-л.) ~ for обязывать ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ for предусматривать ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования ~ for требовать ~ for a vote ставить на голосование ~ for payment требовать оплаты ~ for redemption of loan требовать погашения ссуды ~ for repayment требовать погашения ~ for tenders требовать продажи с торгов ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ in аннулировать ~ in вызывать ~ in выкупать ~ in изымать из обращения( денежные знаки) ~ in изымать из обращения ~ in инкассировать ~ in потребовать назад( долг) ~ in приглашать ~ in призывать на военную службу ~ in требовать возврата ~ in требовать уплаты ~ in aid обращаться за помощью ~ in preference shares изымать из обращения привилегированные акции ~ in preferred stocks изымать из обращения привилегированные акции to ~ in question подвергать сомнению question!: to call in ~ подвергать сомнению;
возражать;
требовать доказательств;
to make no question of не сомневаться;
вполне допускать ~ into: to ~ into existence( или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать day: to call it a ~ быть довольным достигнутыми результатами call it a ~ прекращать дело to call it a ~ считать дело законченным;
let us call it a day на сегодня хватит to ~ it square удовлетворяться, примиряться square: to call it ~ расквитаться, рассчитаться to ~ names ругать(-ся) name: name (обыкн. pl) брань;
to call names ругать(ся) ;
to take (smb.'s) name in vain клясться, божиться;
поминать имя всуе ~ манок, дудка (птицелова) ;
call of duty чувство долга;
at call наготове, к услугам ~ off отвлекать( внимание) ~ off отвлекать ~ off отзывать;
отменять;
прекращать;
откладывать, переносить;
the game was called off игру отложили ~ off отзывать ~ off отменять ~ on взывать, апеллировать ~ on звонить по телефону (кому-л.) ~ on приглашать высказаться;
the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору ~ upon = call on on: call ~ апеллировать call ~ обращаться call ~ предоставлять слово call ~ призывать ~ on a case затребовать дело ~ заходить, навещать;
to call at a house зайти в дом;
to call (up) on a person навестить (кого-л.) ~ on shares требование об уплате взноса за акции ~ out вызывать;
to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор ~ out вызывать ~ out вызывать на дуэль ~ out выкрикивать;
кричать ~ out вызывать;
to call out for training призывать на учебный сбор ~ over делать перекличку to ~ (smb.) over the coals ругать (кого-л.), делать (кому-л.) выговор coal: ~ уголек;
to call (или to haul) over the coals делать выговор;
давать нагоняй ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" to ~ to mind (или memory, remembrance) припомнить, вспомнить ~ звать;
окликать;
to call to one another перекликаться (друг с другом) to ~ to order открыть собрание to ~ to order призвать к порядку order: ~ порядок;
спокойствие;
to keep order соблюдать порядок;
to call to order призвать к порядку ;
order!, order! к порядку! ~ of the day мода, модное течение( в искусстве, литературе и т. п.) ;
to call to order амер. открыть (собрание) ;
on a point of order к порядку ведения собрания ~ to subroutine вчт. обращение к подпрограмме ~ to the bar предоставление права адвокатской практики ~ to the bar прием в адвокатуру ~ to the bar присвоение звания барристера ~ together созывать ~ up вызывать (по телефону) ~ up вызывать в памяти ~ up вызывать по телефону ~ up звать наверх ~ up вчт. звонить по телефону ~ up представлять на рассмотрение (законопроект и т. п.) ~ up призывать (на военную службу) ~ up призывать на военную службу ~ upon = call on upon: call ~ апеллировать call ~ обращаться call ~ предоставлять слово call ~ призывать call ~ чувствовать потребность ~ on приглашать высказаться;
the chairman called on the next speaker председатель предоставил слово следующему оратору cold ~ предложение сделки без предварительного представления продукции collect ~ связь оплаченный вызов conference ~ связь циркулярный вызов far ~ вчт. дальний вызов first ~ бирж. первый взнос first ~ бирж. требование первого взноса forward a ~ отправлять вызов function ~ вчт. вызов функции function ~ вчт. обращение к функции ~ off отзывать;
отменять;
прекращать;
откладывать, переносить;
the game was called off игру отложили graphic ~ вчт. графическое представление to have nothing to ~ one's own ничего не иметь, быть без средств;
= ни кола ни двора house ~ посещение на дому (например, визит врача на дом) ~ считать;
I call this a good house я нахожу, что это хороший дом to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать implied ~ вчт. неявное обращение interrupt ~ вчт. вызов по прерыванию interurban ~ междугородный телефонный вызов invalid ~ вчт. неверное обращение junction ~ тел. пригородный разговор to ~ it a day прекратить (что-л.) ;
I'm tired, let's call it a day я устал, пора кончать ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования library ~ вчт. обращение к библиотеке load overlay ~ вчт. вызов загрузки перекрытия local ~ местный телефонный вызов long-distance ~ междугородный телефонный разговор lost ~ вчт. безуспешное обращение macro ~ вчт. макрокоманда margin ~ требование о внесении дополнительного обеспечения money at ~ онкольная ссуда money at ~ ссуда до востребования nested ~s вчт. вложенные вызовы nested macro ~ вчт. вложенный микровызов object ~ вчт. вызов объекта official ~ официальный звонок on ~ ком. на онкольном счете on ~ по требованию, по вызову ~ вызов;
телефонный вызов;
one call was for me один раз вызывали меня ~ визит, посещение;
to pay a call нанести визит procedure ~ вчт. вызов процедуры put and ~ бирж. двойной опцион put and ~ бирж. стеллажная сделка qualified ~ вчт. ограниченное обращение qualified ~ вчт. уточненный вызов recursive ~ вчт. рекурсивное обращение remote procedure ~ вчт. дистанционный вызов reversed charges ~ заранее оплаченный междугородный разговор roll ~ перекличка roll ~ поименное голосование share ~ проедложение делать заявку на покупку акций ~ for требовать;
the situation called for drastic measures положение требовало принятия решительных мер;
letters to be called for письма до востребования subroutine ~ вчт. вызов подпрограммы supervisor ~ вчт. обращение к супервизору supplementary ~ дополнительный заход в порт system ~ вчт. обращение к операционной системе system ~ вчт. системный вызов telephone ~ телефонный вызов telephone ~ телефонный звонок ~ for предусматривать;
call forth вызывать, требовать;
this affair calls forth all his energy это дело потребует всей его энергии ~ into: to ~ into existence (или being) вызывать к жизни, создавать;
осуществлять;
приводить в действие ~ to: to ~ to account призвать к ответу;
потребовать объяснения;
to call to attention воен. скомандовать "смирно" toll ~ амер. междугородный телефонный разговор toll ~ телефонный разговор с пригородом trunk ~ связь междугородный телефонный вызов unsuccessful ~ безуспешная попытка дозвониться value ~ вчт. вызов значения virtual ~ вчт. виртуальный вызов within ~ поблизости ~ нужда, необходимость;
you have no call to blush вам нечего краснеть -
22 devant
devant [d(ə)vɑ̃]1. prepositiona. ( = en face de) in front of ; ( = le long de) past• il marchait devant moi he was walking in front of or ahead of me• regarde devant toi look in front or ahead of youc. ( = en présence de) in front of• cela s'est passé juste devant nous or nos yeux it happened before our very eyesd. ( = face à) faced with ; ( = étant donné) in view of2. adverb• tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your sweater on back-to-front (Brit) or backwards (US)b. ( = en avant) ahead• marchez devant, les enfants walk in front, children• passe devant, je te rejoindrai go on ahead and I'll catch up with you• passez devant, je ne suis pas pressé you go first, I'm in no hurry3. masculine noun4. plural masculine noun* * *
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1. dəvɑ̃1) ( en face de)devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something
regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead
2) ( près de) outsidecela s'est passé devant chez moi — it happened in front of ou outside my house
il attendait devant la porte — ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door
3) ( en présence de)cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux — it took place in front of us/before our very eyes
4) ( face à)fuir devant le danger — to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger
l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur — the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune
5) ( en avant de)la voiture devant nous — the car ahead ou in front of us
il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre — he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other
elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant — (colloq) ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me
6) ( de reste)
2.
1) ( en face)‘où est la poste?’ - ‘tu es juste devant’ — ‘where's the post office?’ - ‘you're right in front of it’
2) ( en tête)je passe devant, si vous le permettez — ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind
3) ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front
II dəvɑ̃nom masculin (de vêtement, maison, scène) frontde devant — [dents, chambre, porte] front
••* * *d(ə)vɑ̃1. vbSee:2. adv1) [placer] [situé] in frontIl marchait devant. — He was walking in front.
2) [passer]On est passés devant hier. — We went past it yesterday.
3) (= en avant) aheadIl est déjà loin devant. — He's already a long way ahead.
3. prépIl était assis devant moi. — He was sitting in front of me.
Nous sommes passés devant chez toi. — We went past your house.
Ils sont devant nous sur le plan technique. — They're ahead of us technically.
2) (en présence de) [notaire, magistrat, parent] in front of, beforeDevant le juge, il ne faisait plus le fier. — He wasn't so full of himself once he was before the judge.
3) (= face à) [événement] in the face of, [danger] in the face of4) (= étant donné) [circonstances, attitude] in view ofDevant son attitude, je préfère renoncer. — In view of his attitude, I'd rather give up the idea.
4. nm1) [immeuble, objet] frontles pattes de devant — the front legs, the forelegs
5. devants nmpl* * *I.A prép1 ( en face de) devant qn/qch in front of sb/sth; la voiture est garée devant la maison the car is parked in front of the house; il est assis devant la fenêtre he's sitting at the window; tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your jumper on back to front; le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter the bus went straight past me without stopping; regarder/marcher droit devant soi to look/walk straight ahead; regarde devant toi quand tu marches! look where you're going!; il était assis devant une bière he was sitting with a beer in front of him; pousse -toi de devant la télévision move away from the television ; enlève ça de devant moi ( obstacle à la vue) move that away, I can't see; ( obstacle au passage) move that out of my way;2 ( près de) outside; on se retrouve devant le théâtre let's meet outside the theatreGB; cela s'est passé devant chez moi it happened in front of ou outside my house; il attendait devant la porte ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door;3 ( en présence de) il l'a dit devant moi he said it in front of me; il tremblait devant le juge he stood before the judge, trembling; il doit comparaître devant la Cour Suprême he has to appear before the Supreme Court ; tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi all men are equal in the eyes of the law; je jure devant Dieu I swear before God; on est toujours ému devant un tel spectacle it's always such a moving sight; il ne fume jamais devant ses parents ( c'est interdit) he never smokes in front of his parents; il s'inclina devant elle he bowed before her; cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux it took place in front of us/before our very eyes; devant la situation, il faut faire faced with ou in view of the situation, it's necessary to do; je m'incline devant tes arguments I bow to your arguments; à la porte, il s'effaça devant moi when we got to the door, he stood back to let me pass; passer devant le maire to get married;4 ( face à) fuir devant le danger to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger; hésiter devant le danger to hesitate in the face of danger; je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité I shy away from that kind of responsibility; l'égalité devant l'éducation equality in education; devant l'inévitable/la difficulté faced with the inevitable/difficulty; l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune; la réaction des étudiants devant le texte the reaction of the students when faced ou confronted with the text; ils ont reconnu leur impuissance devant mon cas they had to admit they couldn't help me;5 ( en avant de) la voiture devant nous the car ahead ou in front of us; il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other; elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant○ ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me; laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) to let somebody go first;6 ( de reste) avoir beaucoup de travail devant soi to have a lot of work to do; avoir du temps devant soi to have plenty of time; avoir de l'argent devant soi to have some money to spare; avoir un mois devant soi to have a whole month ahead of one; avoir toute la vie devant soi to have one's whole life ahead of one.B adv1 ( en face) si tu passes devant, achète-moi un livre if you're passing it ou the bookshop, buy me a book; ‘où est la poste?’-‘tu es juste devant’ ‘where's the post office?’-‘you're right in front of it’;2 ( en tête) je passe devant, si vous le permettez ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind; puis-je passer devant? ( dans une file) do you mind if I go before you?; pars devant, je te rejoins go ahead, I'll catch up with you;3 ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front; j'ai pris des places devant I've booked GB ou reserved seats at the front.sortir les pieds devant○ to leave feet first; se retrouver Gros Jean comme devant to be back at square one, to be back where one started.II.devant nm (de vêtement, maison, scène) front; une chambre sur le devant a room at the front; de devant [dents, chambre, porte] front; ⇒ scène.devant de cheminée fire-screen.prendre les devants to take the initiative; il savait qu'on allait le licencier: il a pris les devants et a démissionné he knew he was going to be made redundant: he pre-empted it by resigning ou he took the initiative and resigned first.[dəvɑ̃] préposition1. [en face de] in front of[avec mouvement] past2. [en avant de] in front of[en avance sur] ahead ofa. to go straight on ou ahead3. [en présence de]a. [devant les gens présents] to cry in front of everyoneb. [en public] to cry in publicje jure devant Dieu... I swear to God...[étant donné] given————————[dəvɑ̃] adverbe1. [à l'avant]devant derrière back to front, the wrong way round2. [en face]3. [en tête]passe devant, tu verras mieux come ou go through you'll get a better view————————[dəvɑ̃] nom masculin[généralement] frontprendre les devants to make the first move, to be the first to act————————de devant locution adjectivale[dent, porte] front————————de devant locution prépositionnelle -
23 there
1. adverbsomebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid
there or thereabouts — so ungefähr
be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein
there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....
are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?
2) (calling attention)hello or hi there! — hallo!
there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]
3) (in that respect) daso there — und damit basta (ugs.)
there you are wrong — da irrst du dich
there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht
there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen
there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))
4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden
down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf
get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen
get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen
was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)
there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...
there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...
there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr
there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit
2. interjection... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht
2) (expr. triumph or dismay)there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))
3. nounthere, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
da, dortnear there — da od. dort in der Nähe
* * *[ðeəʳ, ðəʳ, AM ðer, ðɚ]1. (in, at that place) dort, dawhere are my glasses? — right \there beside you! wo ist meine Brille? — gleich dort neben dir!\there's that book you were looking for hier ist das Buch, das du gesucht hasthere and \there hier und da\there and then [or then and \there] auf der Stelle, sofortto be \there to do sth dazu da sein, etw zu tun▶ to be \there for sb für jdn da sein\there or thereabouts (at or near place) in der Gegend dort, dort irgendwo fam; (approximately) so ungefährforty years, \there or thereabouts, had elapsed so ungefähr vierzig Jahre waren vergangen2. (at the place indicated) dort, daI've left the boxes under \there ich habe die Schachteln dort unten hingestelltif anyone wants out, \there's the door! wenn jemand gehen möchte, dort ist die Tür!that girl \there has it das Mädchen dort hat esin \there da drin[nen]out \there da draußenover \there da [o dort] drübenup \there dort oben3. (to a place) dahin, dorthinput the chair \there stell den Stuhl dahinthe museum was closed today — we'll go \there tomorrow das Museum ist heute zu — wir gehen morgen hinwe'll never get \there in time wir kommen niemals rechtzeitig hintry again, you'll get \there in the end versuch es nochmal, du schaffst es schonyou'll get \there if you think about it hard enough du verstehst es schon, wenn du lange genug darüber nachdenkst\there and back hin und zurückin \there dort hineinread out the rest of the letter, don't stop \there! lies' den Brief fertig, hör' nicht hier aufI'd have to disagree with you \there in diesem Punkt [o da] muss ich Ihnen leider widersprechen5. (to introduce sentences)\there's Linda coming da kommt Linda\there's a good boy/girl/dog braver Junge/braves Mädchen/braver Hundtie your shoelaces, \there's a good girl binde dir die Schnürsenkel zu, sei ein liebes Mädchen\there appears [or seems] to be... anscheinend gibt es...\there appeared to be some difficulty in fixing a date for the meeting es scheint Schwierigkeiten zu geben, einen Termin für die Sitzung zu finden6. (to express existence)▪ \there is es gibt\there's someone on the phone for you [da ist jemand am] Telefon für dich\there's no doubt as to who is the best candidate es besteht kein Zweifel, wer der beste Kandidat/die beste Kandidatin ist\there are lives at stake es stehen Leben auf dem Spielis \there any food left? ist noch etwas zu essen da?\there being no other possibility,... da es keine andere Möglichkeit gab,...I don't want \there to be any problems ich will nicht, dass es irgendwelche Probleme gibt7. (said to attract attention)hello \there! hallo!\there goes the phone das ist das Telefon8.▶ to not be all \there ( fam: mentally lacking) nicht ganz da sein fam; (no longer mentally fit) nicht mehr ganz auf der Höhe sein fam▶ \there you are [or go] ( fam: what you wanted) hier bitte; (expressing confirmation, triumph or resignation) aber bitte\there you are — that'll be £3.80 please hier bitte — das macht 3,80 Pfundyou press the button and \there you are du drückst auf den Knopf, das ist alleswe didn't win the competition, but \there you go — we can always try again next year wir haben den Wettkampf zwar nicht gewonnen, aber bitte — wir können es nächstes Jahr noch einmal versuchen\there you are! I knew you'd forget if you didn't write it down da haben wir's! ich wusste, dass du es vergessen würdest, wenn du es dir nicht aufschreibstsometimes it is embarrassing, but \there you go manchmal ist es peinlich, aber so ist es nun malat the end of the day we are \there to make money schließlich sind wir dazu da, Geld zu verdienenbest friends are [always] \there for each other in times of trouble gute Freunde sind in schweren Zeiten [immer] füreinander an▶ \there you go again das übliche Spiel\there she goes again — she never knows when to stop es ist immer dasselbe — sie weiß nie, wann es genug ist\there goes my career das war's wohl mit meiner Karriere! fam▶ \there you have it na siehst dusimply turn the handle three times and \there you have it drehe einfach dreimal den Griff und schon geht's▶ to be neither here nor \there keine Rolle spielen▶ \there it is was soll'spretty ridiculous, I know, but \there it is ziemlich lächerlich, ich weiß, aber was soll's▶ to not be \there yet noch nicht bereit seinII. interj1. (expressing sympathy) da!, schau!\there, \there! [or \there now!] ganz ruhig!, schon gut!\there, \there, don't cry, it won't hurt for long schon gut, weine nicht, es wird nicht lang weh tun2. (expressing satisfaction) na bitte!, siehst du!\there, I've made it work at last na also, ich hab's wieder repariert\there, I told you she wouldn't mind! siehst du, ich habe dir gesagt, dass es ihr nichts ausmacht3. (annoyance) also bitte4. ( fam)so \there! und damit basta!you can't share, so \there! du kannst nicht teilen, und damit basta!* * *[ðɛə(r)]1. adv1) dort, da; (with movement) dorthin, dahinlook, there's Joe/there's Joe coming — guck mal, da ist/kommt Joe
it's under/over/in there — es liegt dort or da drunter/drüben/drin
put it under/over/in/on there — stellen Sie es dort or da drunter/rüber or hinüber/rein or hinein/drauf or hinauf
let's stop there — hören wir doch da auf; (travelling) halten wir doch da or dort an
2) (fig: on this point) dayou've got me there —
3)there is/are — es or da ist/sindthere was once a castle here — hier war or stand einmal eine Burg
there is dancing afterwards — danach ist Tanz, danach wird getanzt
there's a book I want to read — da ist ein Buch, das ich lesen möchte
is there any wine left? – well, there was — ist noch Wein da? – gerade war noch welcher da
there isn't any food/time/point, is there? – yes there is — es gibt wohl nichts zu essen/dazu haben wir wohl keine Zeit/das hat wohl keinen Sinn, oder? – doch!
there seems to be no-one at home —
there comes a time when... — es kommt eine Zeit, wo...
there being no alternative solution —
there will be an opportunity for shopping God said: let there be light, and there was light — es wird Gelegenheit zum Einkaufen geben und Gott sprach: es werde Licht! und es ward Licht
there you are (giving sb sth) — hier(, bitte)!; (on finding sb) da sind Sie ja!
there you or we are, you see, I knew he'd say that — na, sehen Sie, ich habe es ja gewusst, dass er das sagen würde
wait, I'll help you... there you are! — warten Sie, ich helfe Ihnen,... so(, das wärs)!
you press the switch and there you are! — Sie brauchen nur den Schalter zu drücken, das ist alles
I can't dance, but there again, I never could — ich kann nicht tanzen, aber das habe ich eigentlich noch nie gekonnt
2. interjthere! there! — na, na!
stop crying now, there's a good boy —
drop it, there's a good dog — lass das fallen, komm, sei brav
now there's a good boy, don't tease your sister — komm, sei ein braver Junge und ärgere deine Schwester nicht
hurry up there (inf) — Beeilung!, Tempo, Tempo!
make way there — Platz da!, machen Sie mal Platz!
there, take this to your mother —
but there, what's the good of talking about it? — was solls, es hat doch keinen Zweck, darüber zu reden
there! I knew it would break! — da! ich habs ja gewusst, dass es kaputtgehen würde!
* * *there [ðeə(r)]A adv1. da, dort:the authorities there die dortigen Behörden;are you still there? TEL hören Sie?;I have been there before umg das weiß ich alles schon, ich weiß (genau) Bescheid;a) hier und jetzt,b) auf der Stelle, sofort;a) da ist es,b) fig so steht es, so stehen die Dinge;a) (da,) bitte schön,b) siehst du, da hast du’s;there you go umg da kann man nichts machen;2. (da-, dort)hin:there and back hin und zurück;a) hingelangen, -kommen,b) fig umg es schaffen;go there hingehen3. darin, in dieser Sache oder Hinsicht:there I agree with you darin stimme ich mit dir überein4. fig da, hier, an dieser Stelle (in einer Rede etc)5. es:there was once a king es war einmal ein König;there was dancing es wurde getanzt;there is sth between these two die beiden haben etwas miteinander;there is sth in that da ist etwas dran;there arises the question es erhebt sich die Frage;there are friends and there are friends unter den Freunden gibt es solche und solche;there was considerable confusion es herrschte beträchtliche Verwirrung;I thought there would be tears ich dachte, es würde Tränen geben;there’s a good boy sei schön brav!B int1. da!, schau (her)!, na!:there, there! (tröstend) na, komm!;there now! na, bitte!2. (wenn etwas beendet ist) so!* * *1. adverb1) (in/at that place) da; dort; (fairly close) dasomebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid
be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein
there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....
are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?
hello or hi there! — hallo!
there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]
3) (in that respect) daso there — und damit basta (ugs.)
there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht
there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen
there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))
4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden
down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf
get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen
get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen
there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...
there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...
there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit
2. interjection... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht
1) (to soothe child etc.)there, there — na, na (ugs.)
2) (expr. triumph or dismay)there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))
3. nounthere, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
da, dortnear there — da od. dort in der Nähe
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24 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amor2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amor3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) guapo, cielo4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) cero
2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amar, querer2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) gustar, encantar•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them
love1 n amorLa palabra love se emplea también al final de una carta para despedirse de una persona querida; equivale a un abrazo fuerte o con cariñolove2 vb1. querer / amar2. encantar / gustar muchotr[lʌv]1 (in general) amor nombre masculino; (affection) cariño; (liking) afición nombre femenino ( for, a)3 (regards) recuerdos nombre masculino plural4 (tennis) cero1 amar, querer■ do you love him? ¿lo quieres?2 (like a lot) encantarle a uno, gustarle a uno mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor the love of it por amor al artelove at first sight amor a primera vistanot for love or money por nada del mundoto be in love with estar enamorado,-a deto fall in love enamorarseto make love hacer el amor (to, a)love affair aventura amorosa, líolove child hijo,-a natural1) : querer, amarI love you: te quiero2) enjoy: encantarle a alguien, ser (muy) aficionado a, gustarle mucho a uno (algo)she loves flowers: le encantan las floreshe loves golf: es muy aficionado al golfI'd love to go with you: me gustaría mucho acompañartelove vi: querer, amarlove n1) : amor m, cariño mto be in love with: estar enamorado deto fall in love with: enamorarse de2) enthusiasm, interest: amor m, afición m, gusto mlove of music: afición a la música3) beloved: amor m; amado m, -da f; enamorado m, -da fadj.• amoroso, -a adj.• de amor adj.n.• amado s.m.• amar s.m.• amor s.m.• cariño s.m.• dilección s.f.• querer s.m.v.• amar v.• querer v.(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)• ser aficionado a v.• tener cariño a v.
I lʌv1)a) (affection, emotional attachment) amor mtheir love for each other — el amor or el cariño que se tenían
to feel love for somebody — sentir* cariño or amor por algn
to fall/be in love with somebody/something — enamorarse/estar* enamorado de algn/algo
to make love to somebody — ( sexually) hacer* el amor con algn; ( flirt) (dated) hacer(le)* el amor or la corte (a algn) (ant)
not for love or o (esp BrE) nor money — por nada del mundo
b) (enthusiasm, interest)love OF something — amor m a or por algo
her love of reading — su amor a or por la lectura, su afición por la lectura
2)a) (greetings, regards)give my love to your parents — (dale) recuerdos a tus padres (de mi parte), cariños a tus padres (AmL)
b) ( in letters)love from John o love, John — un abrazo, John or (AmL tb) cariños, John
lots of love, John — un apretado abrazo, John
all my love, John — con todo mi cariño, John
3)a) ( person loved) amor mb) ( thing loved) pasión f4) (colloq) (as form of address)a) ( to loved one) cariño, cielodon't cry, my love — no llores, mi vida or mi amor
b) (BrE) ( to older woman) señora; ( to younger woman) señorita, guapa (Esp); ( to older man) señor; ( to younger man) joven, guapo (Esp)5) ( in tennis) cero m
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a) ( care for) querer*, amar (liter)b) ( like)[lʌv]to love something/-ING/to + INF: I love music/reading/to get presents me encanta la música/leer/recibir regalos; I'd love a cup of tea una taza de té me vendría de maravilla; I'd love to come — me encantaría ir, me gustaría muchísimo ir
1. N1) (=affection) [of person] amor m•
I no longer feel any love for or towards him — ya no siento amor or cariño por él•
it was love at first sight — fue amor a primera vista, fue un flechazodon't give me any money, I'm doing it for love — no me des dinero, lo hago por amor al arte hum
for love of her son, out of love for her son — por amor a su hijo, por el amor que le tiene/tenía a su hijo
for the love of God or Mike! — ¡por el amor de Dios!
•
to be/fall in love (with sb) — estar enamorado/enamorarse (de algn)•
to make love to sb — † (=woo) hacer la corte or el amor a algn2) (=liking) [of activity, food, place] afición f, pasión fher love of colour comes out in her garden — su afición f or pasión f por el colorido se refleja en su jardín
3) (in greetings, letters)(with) love (from) Jim — con cariño (de) Jim, besos (de) Jim
•
all my love, Jim — con todo mi cariño, Jim•
give him my love — dale or mándale recuerdos míos•
lots of love, Jim — muchos besos, Jim•
he sends (you) his love — te da or manda recuerdos4) (=person loved) amor m ; (=thing loved) pasión f•
she was my first love — fue mi primer amor•
the theatre was her great love — el teatro era su gran pasión5) (as term of address) cariño myes, love — si, cariño
thanks, love — (to woman) gracias, guapa or (Sp) maja; (to man) gracias, guapo or (Sp) majo; (to child) gracias, cielo or cariño
my love — amor mío, mi vida
6) (=adorable person)he's a little love — es un cielo, es un encanto
be a love and make us a cup of tea — venga, cielo or cariño, prepáranos una taza de té
7) (Tennis)2. VT1) (=feel affection for) querer, amar frmshe loves her children/her cat/that car — quiere mucho a or siente mucho cariño por sus hijos/su gato/ese coche
•
she loved him dearly — lo quería muchísimo, lo amaba profundamente•
love me, love my dog — quien quiere a Beltrán quiere a su can2) (=like very much)I love Madrid — me encanta Madrid, me gusta muchísimo Madrid
"would you like a drink?" - "I'd love one" — -¿quieres tomar algo? -¡sí, por favor!
he loves swimming, he loves to swim — le encanta nadar, le gusta muchísimo nadar
I'd love to come — me encantaría ir, me gustaría muchísimo ir
I'd love to! — ¡con mucho gusto!, ¡yo, encantado!
3.CPDlove affair N — aventura f (sentimental), amorío m ; (fig) pasión f
she had a love affair with a younger man — tuvo una aventura (sentimental) or un amorío con un hombre más joven que ella
love child N — hijo(-a) m / f natural
love game N — (Tennis) juego m en blanco
love handles ** NPL — agarraderas ** fpl
love letter N — carta f de amor
love life N — (emotional) vida f sentimental; (sexual) vida f sexual
how's your love life these days? — ¿qué tal te va la vida últimamente en el campo sentimental or romántico?
love match N — matrimonio m por amor
love potion N — filtro m (de amor), bebedizo m (de amor)
love scene N — escena f de amor
love seat N — confidente m, canapé m
love story N — historia f de amor
love token N — prenda f de amor, prueba f de amor
LOVElove triangle N — triángulo m amoroso
L ove can usually be translated by querer. ► With people, pets and native lands, que rer is the most typical translation:
I love you Te quiero
Timmy loves his mother more than his father Timmy quiere más a su madre que a su padre
When he lived abroad he realized how much he loved his country Cuando vivió en el extranjero, se dio cuenta de lo mucho que quería a su país ► Que rer is commonly used with mucho in statements like the following:
I love my parents Quiero mucho a mis padres
He loved his cat and was very depressed when it died Quería mucho a su gato y tuvo una gran depresión cuando murió ► Use amar, especially in formal language, to talk about spiritual or elevated forms of love:
To love God above everything else Amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas
Their duty was to love and respect their parents Su deber era amar y respetar a sus padres ► Use the impersonal enc antarle a uno to talk about things and people that you like very much:
He loved playing tennis Le encantaba jugar al tenis
I love children (A mí) me encantan los niños For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [lʌv]1)a) (affection, emotional attachment) amor mtheir love for each other — el amor or el cariño que se tenían
to feel love for somebody — sentir* cariño or amor por algn
to fall/be in love with somebody/something — enamorarse/estar* enamorado de algn/algo
to make love to somebody — ( sexually) hacer* el amor con algn; ( flirt) (dated) hacer(le)* el amor or la corte (a algn) (ant)
not for love or o (esp BrE) nor money — por nada del mundo
b) (enthusiasm, interest)love OF something — amor m a or por algo
her love of reading — su amor a or por la lectura, su afición por la lectura
2)a) (greetings, regards)give my love to your parents — (dale) recuerdos a tus padres (de mi parte), cariños a tus padres (AmL)
b) ( in letters)love from John o love, John — un abrazo, John or (AmL tb) cariños, John
lots of love, John — un apretado abrazo, John
all my love, John — con todo mi cariño, John
3)a) ( person loved) amor mb) ( thing loved) pasión f4) (colloq) (as form of address)a) ( to loved one) cariño, cielodon't cry, my love — no llores, mi vida or mi amor
b) (BrE) ( to older woman) señora; ( to younger woman) señorita, guapa (Esp); ( to older man) señor; ( to younger man) joven, guapo (Esp)5) ( in tennis) cero m
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a) ( care for) querer*, amar (liter)b) ( like)to love something/-ING/to + INF: I love music/reading/to get presents me encanta la música/leer/recibir regalos; I'd love a cup of tea una taza de té me vendría de maravilla; I'd love to come — me encantaría ir, me gustaría muchísimo ir
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25 menospreciar
v.1 to scorn, to despise.2 to underestimate, to belittle, to cold-shoulder, to cry down.* * *1 (despreciar) to despise, scorn2 (no valorar) to undervalue, underrate* * *VT1) (=despreciar) to scorn, despise2) (=ofender) to slight3) (=subestimar) to underrate, underestimate* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.----* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *menospreciar [A1 ]vt1 (despreciar) ‹persona/obra› to despise, scorn, look down on2 (subestimar) to underestimatemenospreciar el valor de algo to underestimate the value of sthno lo menosprecies don't underestimate o underrate him* * *
menospreciar ( conjugate menospreciar) verbo transitivo
menospreciar verbo transitivo
1 (despreciar) to scorn, disdain
2 (infravalorar) to underestimate
' menospreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
- desdeñar
English:
demean
- despise
- devalue
- disparage
- put down
- belittle
- denigrate
* * *menospreciar vt1. [despreciar] to scorn, to despise2. [infravalorar] to undervalue* * *v/t1 ( subestimar) underestimate2 ( desdeñar) look down on* * *menospreciar vt1) despreciar: to scorn, to look down on2) : to underestimate, to undervalue -
26 head
[hed]n1) голова, черепSee:The water was over his head. — Вода была ему выше головы.
She has a good head for heights. — Она хорошо переносит высоту.
She has no head for heights. — Она не переносит высоту.
His proud, noble head bowed to nothing. — Он ни перед чем не склонял своей гордой, благородной головы.
I want a covering for the head. — Мне надо что-нибудь, чем покрыть голову.
He felt a sharp pain in his head. — Он почувствовал резкую боль в голове.
It cost him his head. — Это стоило ему головы/жизни.
to be/to sit at the head of the table — сидеть во главе стола/сидеть на почетном месте за столом;
Two heads are better than one. — Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.
I cannot make head or tail of it. — Ничего не возможно разобрать/понять.
- shaven head- majestic head
- bumpy head
- shaking head
- sore head
- grey head
- elegant head
- egg-shaped head
- irregular head
- heavy head
- curly head
- bristling head
- nodding head
- drooping head
- giddy head
- bruised head
- bloody head head
- bleeding head
- hot head
- hooded head
- feathered head- patient's head- horse's head
- head net
- head phone
- head piece
- sharp pain in the back of one's head
- bandage on the head
- constant buzzing in the head
- blow knock on the head
- nod of the head
- shake of the head
- crown of the head
- sharp pain in smb's head
- head with hair
- head of classical form and beauty
- head from a doll
- head of hair
- good head of hair
- with a heavy head
- with a feeling of dullness in one's head
- with confusion in one's head
- over the heads of others
- from head to foot
- with a bare head
- with an uncovered head
- with a bruise on the head
- aim at smb's head
- balance smth on one's head
- bandage smb's head
- apply a bandage to smb's head
- be taller by a head
- be head over ears in debt
- beat oneself on the head with one's fist
- beat smb's head off
- bend one's head over the book
- bite smb's head off
- hang one's head in confusion
- hang one's head down
- hang one's head on one's chest
- bow one's head in admiration
- bow one's head to the ground
- give one's head for a washing
- brandish a sword over one's head
- bring down a sword over smb's head
- break one's head
- bump one's head against smth
- bump heads together
- bury one's head in one's hands
- bury one's head in the sand
- chuck one's head to avoid the blow
- complain of a throbbing pain in the head
- cover one's head to protect it from the sun
- cradle smb's head in one's breasts
- cross one's hands behind one's head
- cry one's head off
- cut off smb's head
- cut one's head open
- dip one's head into the water
- do smth standing on one's head
- do smth over smb's head
- give orders over smb's head
- give answers over smb's head
- sell a house over smb's head
- draw one's head into one's shoulders
- drop one's head on one's breast
- fall head first
- fall head over heels
- fall on one's head
- feel heavy in the head
- feel one's head
- get a bump on the head
- go about with one's head high in the air
- give one's head for smth, state one's head on smth
- go queer in the head
- have a good head for heights
- have a strong head for drink
- have pain in one's head
- hit one's head on the wall
- hit one's head against smth
- hit smb on the head
- hurt one's head
- hold one's head up
- hold one's head with one's hands
- injure one's head
- keep one's head above ground
- keep jerking one's head
- keep one's head covered
- lay one's head on smb's chest
- lift up one's head
- look smb over from head to foot
- nod one's head
- nod one's head in greeting
- plunge head over heels into the fighting
- pull one's hat down on the head
- pull the blanket over one's head
- put one's head out of the window
- put one's head in a noose
- raise one's head
- rest one's head on the pillow
- scratch one's head
- scream one's head off
- seize one's head in one's hands
- set a price on smb's head
- shake one's head
- shake one's head at smth
- sit with one's head propped on one's hand
- snap smb's head off
- stand on one's head
- stand with bare heads
- stand with one's head down
- stand with averted head
- stand smth on its head
- stick one's head in the door
- stroke smb on the head
- talk smb's head off
- talk one's head off
- throw one's head back
- tip one's head to one side
- toss one's head up
- toss one's head in pride
- toss one's head in dissent
- touch one's head to the ground
- tremble from head to foot
- turn away one's head
- turn one's head towards smb
- walk with one's head high
- wear nothing on one's head
- work one's head off
- wound smb in the head
- head sitting deep between the shoulders
- head covered with a kerchief2) руководитель, глава, начальникI must telephone the head office. — Мне надо позвонить в центр.
- executive head- titular head
- administrative head
- military head
- family head
- union heads
- learned heads
- head teacher
- head gardener
- head nurse
- head surgeon
- head-cook
- head waiter
- head workman
- head electrician
- head office
- head master
- department head
- royal heads of Europe
- head of the delegation
- head of the tribe
- head of the department
- heads of all states
- Head of the Government
- Head of the Army
- head of the expedition
- under a competent head
- be at the head of smth
- put smb at the head of the movement
- be at the head of the whole business
- stand at the head of all nations in matters of art
- be at the head of the epoch
- be at the head of the field
- be at the head of the race
- those at the head of the whole business3) ум, интеллект, умственные способности; (а.) a clear (bright, logical) head светлый (ясный, логичный) умThe problem is over/beuond our heads. — Нам эту проблему не понять.
He talked over our heads. — То, что он говорил, не доходило до/было выше нашего понимания.
He is positively/quite out of his head. — Он определенно выжил из ума.
Such an idea never entered my head. — Такая мысль мне никогда не приходила в голову/на ум.
I can't get that into his head. — Я не могу ему этого растолковать/втолковать.
He made it up out of his own head. — Он все это сам придумал/очинил/выдумал.
(b) a wise head — умница/мудрая голова/умник;
the wiser heads — мудрецы;
a hot head — горячая голова/вспыльчивый человек;
a wooden head — тупица;
a competent head — знающий человек;
to have a good head upon one's shoulders — иметь хорошую голову на плечах/быть умным;
to have an old head on young shoulders — иметь здравый смысл/быть не по годам умудрённым
- steady head- cool head
- level head
- bother one's head about smth
- be over smb's head
- get a swollen head
- be over the heads of the pupils
- come to smb's head
- do smth off the top of one's head
- do calculations in one's head
- fill one's head with trifles
- give smb his head
- have a good head for figures
- have a head for details
- have no head for names
- have a good head for politics
- keep a level head
- keep one's head
- keep one's head shut
- keep smth in one's head
- keep a cool head in emergencies
- lose one's head
- be of one's head
- be off one's head about smb
- have a good head on one's shoulders
- have an old head on young shoulders
- put smth into smb's head
- put ideas into smb's head
- put two heads together
- puzzle one's head about smth
- show much head for business
- take smth into one's head
- turn smb's head with flattery
- trouble one's head about smth
- use one's head
- write out of one's head4) скот, голова скота (единица счёта), поголовье скота; 20 heads of deer двадцать голов оленей- large head of game
- consumption of milk per head of the population5) верхняя главная часть предмета, верх, верхушка, верхняя часть, головная часть, передняя часть, головка, шляпкаWe'll have to knock in the head of the barrel. — Нам придется пробить верх бочки.
heads I win, tails I lose. — Орел - я выигрываю, решка - проигрываю.
Coins often bear the head of a famous ruler. — На монетах нередко высечена голова известного правителя.
- forked head- wooden head
- tape-recorder head
- pit head
- pointed arrow head
- axe head
- missile head
- pin head
- figure head
- crumpled head
- head tide
- head wind
- head lights
- head stone
- head land- head division of a parade- head of the bed
- head of the column
- head of the river
- head of the bay- head of a hammer- head of a rail
- head of a violin
- head of cane
- head of the stairs
- head of the barrel
- head of barley
- head of a rock
- head of a peer
- mountain head overgrown by shrubbery
- nails with a wide head
- bolts with a square head
- axe with a heavy head
- glass of beer with a good head on it
- car with a folding head
- at the head of a page
- at the head of the list
- stand at the head of the bay
- boil is gathering head6) раздел, рубрика, параграф, пункт, заголовокThe story has a double head. — У рассказа двойное название.
He arranged his speech under four main heads. — Он разбил свою речь на четыре основных пункта/раздела.
It may be included under this head. — Это может быть включено в этот параграф/раздел.
It comes/it is kept/it is included under the head of "miscellavous". — Это помещено в параграфе "разное".
To hit the nail on the head. — ◊ Попасть в самую точку. /Попасть не в бровь, а в глаз.
Two heads are better than one. — ◊ Ум хорошо, а два лучше. /Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.
To toss heads or tails. — ◊ Бросать жребий.
I cannot make head or tail of it. — ◊ Не могу ничего понять/разобрать.
- heads of chapters- document arranged under five heads
- under two colums head
- group the facts under three heads
- remark on this head
- speak on this head
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27 do
̈ɪdu: I (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы)
1. гл.;
прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done
1) делать, выполнять, осуществлять Has she agreed to do the work? ≈ Она согласилась выполнить эту работу? What can I do for you? разг. ≈ Чем могу служить? done in English ≈ составлено на английском языке( об официальном документе) Syn: perform, execute, administer, carry out, bring about
2) а) приводить в порядок, убирать, прибирать, чистить They do the kitchen and bathrooms every day. ≈ Они убирают кухню и ванну каждый день. to do one's hair ≈ причесываться б) устраивать, приготовлять Syn: clean, put in order, prepare, arrange, organize
3) готовить, жарить, тушить I like my meat very well done. ≈ Я люблю, чтобы мясо было хорошо прожарено. The potatoes will be done in 10 minutes. ≈ Картошка будет готова через 10 минут.
4) действовать, поступать, вести себя You'd better get used to doing as you're told. ≈ Ты лучше научись делать так, как тебе говорят. Syn: behave, act, conduct oneself
5) вести дела, заниматься( чем-л.) We used to do business on Grand Street. ≈ Мы обычно занимались делами на Гранд-стрит. Syn: conduct, proceed, carry on
6) подходить, годиться;
удовлетворять требованиям;
быть достаточным He will do for us. ≈ Он нам подходит. This sort of work won't do for him. ≈ Эта работа ему не подойдет. It won't do to play all day. ≈ Нельзя целый день играть. This hat will do. ≈ Эта шляпа подойдет. that will do ≈ достаточно, хорошо Syn: suffice, serve;
be satisfactory, be enough
7) исполнять (роль) ;
действовать в качестве( кого-л.) to do Hamlet ≈ исполнять роль Гамлета
8) причинять, доставлять to do harm ≈ причинять вред It'll only do you good. ≈ Это вам будет только на пользу.
9) оказывать
10) осматривать( достопримечательности), посещать (города и т. п.) Last summer we did ten countries in three weeks. ≈ Прошлым летом мы объехали десять стран за три недели. Syn: cover, travel through, visit, look at, stop in
11) кончать, заканчивать;
покончить( с чем-л.) Have you done what I told you? ≈ Ты сделал то, что я тебе сказал? Have done! ≈ Довольно!, хватит! Syn: accomplish, conclude, finish, fulfill, complete, achieve
12) процветать, преуспевать;
чувствовать себя хорошо Flowers will not do in this soil. ≈ Цветы не будут расти на этой почве.
13) жить, поживать How do you do? (тж. How d'ye do?) ≈ Здравствуйте! She's doing as well as can be expected. ≈ Она живет очень хорошо. Syn: fare, get on, make out
14) разг. отбывать срок( в тюрьме)
15) разг. обманывать, надувать I think you've been done. ≈ Мне кажется, тебя надули.
16) в качестве вспомогательного глагола образует отрицательные и вопросительные формы в Present и Past Indefinite I do not speak French. ≈ Я не говорю по-французски. He did not see me. ≈ Он меня не видел. Did you not see me? ≈ Разве вы меня не видели? Do you smoke? ≈ Вы курите?
17) употребляется для усиления: Do stop talking. ≈ Замолчи же. I did say so and I do say so now. ≈ Я это сказал и еще раз повторяю.
18) употребляется вместо другого глагола в Present и Past Indefinite во избежание его повторения: He works as much as you do (= work). ≈ Он работает столько же, сколько и вы. He likes bathing and so do I. ≈ Он любит купаться и я тоже.
19) употребляется при инверсии в Present и Past Indefinite: Well do I remember it. ≈ Я хорошо это помню. ∙ do away with do by do down do for do in do into do out do out of do over do to do unto do up do with do without to do the business for smb. разг. ≈ погубить кого-л. to do in the eye ≈ нагло обманывать, дурачить;
напакостить to do to death ≈ убить
2. сущ.
1) действие, деяние Syn: deed, action, business
2) разг. представление, шоу;
прием гостей, вечеринка;
шутл. событие We've got a do on tonight. ≈ У нас сегодня вечер. Syn: performance, entertainment, show;
party
3) мн. поведение, обращение It's fair dos. I need you and you need me. ≈ Это справедливое обращение. Я нужен тебе, а ты мне. fair do's ≈ по справедливости Syn: dealing, treatment
4) разг. обман, мошенничество
5) разг. указание, приказание, распоряжение
6) австрал.;
разг. успех II сущ.;
муз. до (нота) III сокр. от ditto то же самое( разговорное) обман, мошенничество, надувательство;
"розыгрыш" - nothing but a do форменное надувательство - the scheme was a do from the start план с самого начала был сплошной липой (разговорное) развлечение, веселье;
вечер - we've got a do tonight у нас сегодня вечер - to take part in a big do провести вечер в большой веселой компании (разговорное) сделка( разговорное) участие, доля - fair do's /dos/ всем поровну! - that's not fair do's это несправедливо, доли неравные (австралийское) (разговорное) удача, успех ( разговорное) обслуживание - one gets a poor do at this hotel в этой гостинице плохо обслуживают > do's /dos/ and don'ts правила, нормы;
предписания и запреты > the dos and don'ts of polite manners правила поведения /хорошего тона/, этикет > he's in one of his do's на него нашло > a diet with numerous dos and don'ts диета с многочисленными предписаниями и запретами делать, производить действие - what are you doing? что вы делаете? - I shall do nothing of the sort ничего подобного я делать не стану - he has done much for me он много сделал для меня;
он мне оказал большую услугу - what can I do for you?, can I do anything for you? чем я могу быть вам полезен?, что я могу сделать для вас? - do as you are told делайте, что вам велят /как вам говорят/ - what shall I do next? что мне делать дальше? - he did a funny thing он странно себя повел - there's nothing to be done делать нечего, ничего не поделаешь - it can't be done! это невозможно /немыслимо/! - he won't do anything to you он не сделает тебе ничего плохого, он не обидит тебя - what is to be done? чтоже делать?, что можно (в данном случае) сделать? - what is to do? (просторечие) что же делать?;
в чем дело? - she could do nothing but cry она только и могла что плакать - it was all I could do to lift the box мне едва удалось поднять коробку - do what we would the boat was slowly sinking несмотря на наши усилия, лодка продолжала медленно погружаться - she didn't know what to do with herself она не знала, куда ей себя девать /чем ей себя занять/ - he didn't know what to do with his hands он не знал, куда девать свои руки;
он был ужасно неловок делаться, происходить - there's nothing doing ничего особенного не происходит;
дела идут неважно - what's the weather doing? как там погода? - he came to see what was doing (просторечие) он пришел посмотреть, что делается /происходит/ поступать, делать - to do well поступать хорошо - you did well to refuse his invitation вы правильно /хорошо/ сделали /поступили/, что не приняли его приглашения - to do right поступать правильно - what are you going to do about it? как вы думаете в этом случае поступить? - that's not done, those things are not done так не поступают - that's quite commonly done в этом поступке нет ничего необычного;
так все поcтупают - how could you do such a thing? как вы могли сделать такое? - by so doing /by doing so/ you will save a lot of money( поступив) таким образом вы сэкономите уйму денег заниматься (чем-л.) ;
работать - what does he do for a living? чем он зарабатывает на жизнь?, чем он занимается? - it gives him something to do это (как-то) заполняет его время - I have nothing to do мне нечего делать;
мне нечем заняться - are you doing anything tomorrow? у вас есть какие-нибудь планы /дела/ на завтра?, вы заняты завтра? - what is there to do? что нужно сделать?, какие есть дела? - get yourself something to do найди себе какое-нибудь дело, займись чем-нибудь - he's building a summer house for something to do он строит себе летний домик от нечего делать обслуживать( кого-л.) ;
заниматься (клиентом и т. п.) - how much do they do you for here? какова здесь стоимость обслуживания? - I'll do you next, madam через минуту я займусь вами, мадам;
вы у меня следующая на очереди, мадам осуществлять, выполнять;
делать, проделывать - to do one's work выполнять работу - to do odd jobs выполнять случайную работу, жить случайным заработком - to do smb.'s will исполнить чью-л. волю - the amount of work he has done is amazing просто удивительно, какую он проделал огромную работу - to do one's best /one's utmost, all one can, everything in one's power/ сделать все возможное, не жалеть сил творить, делать - to do miracles /wonders/ творить чудеса - to do mischief натворить дел - to do good творить добро - to do a good deed сделать доброе дело (часто с for) годиться, подходить;
быть достаточным - this room will do for the office эта комната подойдет под контору - one blanket did for three men им хватало одного одеяла на троих - he has enough money to do him till the end of the year этих денег ему хватит до конца года - that will do это подойдет;
этого достаточно - that will not do это не подойдет;
так не выйдет;
так не годится - that will not do (for) me это мне не подходит, это меня не устраивает - that will never do это совершенно недопустимо, это никуда не годится - it would never do for you to see them не годится /не следует/ вам встречаться с ними - will that do? это годится?;
этого хватит? - will these shoes do you? такие башмаки вас устроят /вам подойдут/? - that would hardly do вряд ли этого хватит;
это вряд ли уместно - I will make it do я обойдусь (этим) - she made her old dress do another season она подправила старое платье и проносила его еще сезон( with, without) довольствоваться, обходиться - he does with very little food он очень мало ест - you must make do with what you have нужно обходиться тем, что есть - to be just able to make do иметь скромный достаток, кое-как сводить концы с концами - how many can you do with? сколько вам нужно? - I think I can do with six думаю, что шести хватит - can he do without cigarettes? он может обойтись без сигарет? (разговорное) обманывать, надувать - I am afraid you have been done боюсь, что вас обманули - he did me over that в этом он меня надул (out of) обманом отбирать;
выживать - to do smb. out of a job подсидеть кого-л. - he's done me out of a thousand pounds он нагрел меня на тысячу фунтов - I've been done out of my money плакали мои денежки приносить( пользу и т. п.) - to do good приносить пользу - to do much good быть очень полезным;
приводить к( очень) хорошим результатам - a long walk will do you good длительная прогулка пойдет вам на пользу - that won't do any good от этого толку не будет - did the medicine do you any good? вам помогло (это) лекарство? - try what kind words will do попробуйте подействовать добрым словом - let's see what a bit of flattery will do посмотрим, что даст небольшая доза лести /чего можно добиться небольшой дозой лести/ причинять (ущерб и т. п.) - to do harm причинять вред - what harm is he doing you? чем он вам мешает? оказывать (услугу и т. п.) - to do (smb.) a favour оказать( кому-л.) услугу - will you do me a favour? не окажете ли вы мне услугу?, могу ли я попросить вас об одной услуге? - to do smb. a good turn оказать кому-л. хорошую услугу - to do honour оказывать честь /внимание/ воздавать (должное и т. п.) - to do justice воздать должное;
оценить по заслугам;
справедливости ради - that photograph does not do you justice в жизни вы лучше, чем на этой фотографии - to do him justice he is no fool справедливости ради надо сказать, что он совсем не глуп - to do smb. an injustice несправедливо относиться к кому-л.;
обижать кого-л. делать (честь и т. п.) - to do credit делать честь - we'll do you credit вы сможете нами гордиться заниматься (какой-л. деятельностью или каким-л. делом) - to do lecturing заниматься чтением лекций - I have done enough reading for today сегодня я читал достаточно - he did all the talking at lunch за ленчем только он один и говорил - you'll let me do the thinking разрешите мне самому обдумать все - to do one's correspondence вести переписку - to do repairs заниматься починкой (автомобилей и т. п.) - to do one's military service проходить воинскую службу, служить (в армии) выполнять функции (кого-л.) ;
выступать( в каком-л. качестве) - who will do the interpreter? кто возьмет на себя роль переводчика? - he does the host admirably он замечательно выполняет роль хозяина, он отлично справляется с ролью хозяина стараться быть или выглядеть( каким-л.), усердствовать в (какой-л.) роли - to do the agreeable стараться всем угодить - to do the grand строить из себя персону - to do the polite быть сверхвежливым изучать( какую-л. дисциплину) - he is doing medicine он изучает медицину - I can't do Latin латынь мне не дается - is he doing German at school? он занимается в школе немецким? - to do a book проработать или прорецензировать книгу писать (статьи и т. п.) - to do articles for a magazine писать статьи для журнала, сотрудничать в журнале - he did an article on medicine он написал статью по медицине - to do a book написать книгу писать (портрет и т. п.) - he is doing my son's portrait он пишет портрет моего сына решать( задачи и т. п.) - to do a sum /a problem/ решать арифметическую задачу делать (упражнение, фигуру и т. п.) играть, исполнять (роль или музыкальное произведение) - to do a concerto исполнить концерт - he does Hamlet very well он очень хорошо играет (роль) Гамлета убирать (помещение и т. п.) ;
приводить в порядок (волосы, платье и т. п.) - to do the room убирать комнату - to do the beds застелить кровати - to do the windows мыть окна - to do one's hair причесаться;
сделать прическу - to do one's face попудриться, накраситься, сделать макияж;
привести в порядок лицо готовить, приготовлять (пищу) ;
жарить, тушить и т. п. - do the beets with vinegar приготовьте свеклу с уксусом - I like my meat very well done я люблю, когда мясо хорошо прожарено - is the meat done yet? мясо уже готово? - to do smth. brown поджарить что-л., подрумянить что-л. - done to a turn отлично прожаренный, поджаренный как надо ( разговорное) осматривать (достопримечательности) - to do a museum осматривать музей - you can't do Moscow in a day нельзя познакомиться с Москвой за один день покрывать, проезжать, проходить ( определенное расстояние) - we did the journey in five hours мы проделали весь путь за пять часов - he can do the distance in an hour он может пройти /или проехать/ это расстояние за час - the car was doing 60 miles машина шла со скоростью 60 миль в час отбывать (срок наказания и т. п.) - he is doing a ten-year term он отбывает десятилетний срок тюремного заключения - he did ten years( разговорное) он отсидел десять лет (коммерческое) продавать, поставлять( по определенной цене) - they can do you this at $5 a piece они могут продать /поставить/ вам этот товар по 5 долларов за штуку( коммерческое) погасить (вексель) ;
оплатить (чек) - to do /to be doing/ well, splendidly etc. (разговорное) процветать, преуспевать - he is doing well now у него сейчас хорошо идут дела;
он сейчас хорошо зарабатывает - both sisters have done splendidly обе сестры прекрасно устроились - wines do well on hillsides виноградники хорошо растут на склонах гор - the wheat is doing well пшеница уродилась хорошая поправляться;
чувствовать себя хорошо - the patient is doing well now больной поправляется;
больной теперь чувствует себя хорошо - is the baby doing well? хорошо ли растет /развивается/ малыш? успешно справляться( с чем-л.) ;
хорошо проявлять себя( в чем-л.) - the speaker did well оратор произвел хорошее впечатление - he did very well today сегодня он показал себя с очень хорошей стороны;
сегодня он справился (с делом) очень хорошо - he did brillantly at his examination он блестяще сдал экзамен - to do /to be doing/ badly, poorly, etc. дела идут неважно - he did poorly at his examination он провалил экзамен;
он плохо сдал экзамен - how did he do at the exhibition? как у него дела на выставке?, как были приняты на выставке его работы? в сочетании с рядом существительных обозначает действия, названные существительным: - to do a battle сражаться - to do a bust ворваться( куда-л.) употребляется для усиления при глаголе: - I do believe you! ну конечно, я вам верю! - you do play the piano well! как хорошо вы играете на рояле! - I do think you ought to go there я убежден, что вам следует поехать /пойти/ туда - that's just what people did say это как раз то /именно то/, что говорили (люди) - he never did come он так и не пришел - did we talk! ох и поговорили же мы!;
уж мы поговорили всласть! - well do I remember it уж это-то я помню очень хорошо - little did he think then that... тогда ему и в голову не приходило, что... - do help me! ну помоги же мне! - do be quiet! ну замолчи же! - do go! знаешь, уйди!;
послушай, уйди! - do come! очень прошу тебя, приходи! употребляется для усиления в (инвертированных) оборотах с тавтологическим подлежащим: - he likes to find fault, does the doctor уж и любит этот доктор придираться - he needs to be taught manners, he does! его обязательно надо научить, как себя вести! употребляется во избежание повторения глагола: - why act as you do? зачем поступать так, как вы поступаете? - who took that? - I did кто взял это? - Я (взял) - I (don't) like coffee, do you? я (не) люблю кофе, а вы? - you didn't see him, nor did I вы его не видели, и я тоже - I don't like being interrupted. - Who does? не люблю, когда меня прерывают. - А кто любит? - they travel a good deal. - Do they? они много путешествуют. - Неужели /Разве/? вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования вопросительной и отрицательной форм настоящего и прошедшего времени: - do you speak English? - Yes, I do вы говорите по-английски? - Да - does he know it? - No, he doesn't он знает это? - Нет служит для образования отрицательной формы повелительного наклонения: - don't do it! не делай этого! - do not speak! не говори!, молчи! - don't be afraid! не бойся! - don't be silly! не глупи! - don't! перестань! > to have to do with smth. заниматься чем-л., иметь своим предметом что-л. > philosophy has to do with all aspects of life философия изучает жизнь во всех ее аспектах > to have smth. to do with smb. иметь отношение к кому-л. > I'm sure he has something to do with it я уверен, что без него здесь не обошлось /что он приложил к этому руку/ > have you anything to do with it? вы имеете к этому отношение? > this has little to do with art это имеет (весьма) отдаленное отношение к искусству > envy has a lot to do with it зависть имеет к этому прямое отношение > how do you do? здравствуйте, добрый день и т. п. (формула приветствия при встрече) ;
как дела?, как поживаете?;
приятно /рад, рада/ познакомиться, очень приятно (формула приветствия в момент представления или знакомства) > done (with you) ! ладно!, по рукам!, договорились!, идет! > do tell! неужели!, да ну! > to do and /or/ die победить или умереть > to do smb.'s business /the job/ for smb. погубить кого-л. > to do a dry (театроведение) (жаргон) забыть текст > to do a guy (сленг) прогуливать > to do the trick добиться, достигнуть цели > that'll do the trick это решит дело > to do dirt to smb. (сленг) сыграть плохую шутку с кем-л. > to do smb. to death убить, прикончить кого-л.;
заездить, затаскать кого-л. > to do smb. up brown, to do smb. in the eye (сленг) нагло обманывать, дурачить кого-л. > done to the wide /to the world/ конченый, потерпевший полную неудачу;
побежденный > well done! браво!, молодец!, здорово! > well begun is half done (пословица) хорошее начало полдела откачало > what is done cannot be undone( пословица) сделанного не воротишь > when in Rome do as the Romans do (пословица) в чужой стране жить - чужой обычай любить;
в чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят (музыкальное) до (в сольмизации) сокр. от ditto то же самое;
столько же he did not see me он меня не видел;
did you not see me? разве вы меня не видели?;
do you smoke? вы курите? to ~ a beer выпить( кружку) пива to ~ a sum решать арифметическую задачу;
what can I do for you? разг. чем могу служить? to ~ to death убить;
to do or die, to do and die совершать героические подвиги;
= победить или умереть;
what's to do? в чем дело? ~ as you would be done by поступай с другими так, как ты хотел бы, чтобы поступали с тобой ~ употр. при инверсии в Present и Past Indefinite: well do I remember it я хорошо это помню;
do away with уничтожить;
разделаться;
отменять ~ by обращаться ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up завертывать (пакет) ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up (обыкн. p. p.) крайне утомлять;
he is quite done up after his journey он очень устал после поездки ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье ~ употр. для усиления: do come пожалуйста, приходите;
I did say so and I do say so now да, я это (действительно) сказал и еще раз повторяю ~ down брать верх ~ down надувать, обманывать ~ down уст. подавлять;
преодолевать ~ for разг. (обыкн. pass.) губить, убивать;
he is done for с ним покончено ~ for разг. заботиться, присматривать;
вести хозяйство( кого-л.) ~ for разг. (ис) портить ~ for разг. справляться;
to do for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи ~ for разг. справляться;
to do for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи ~ причинять;
to do (smb.) good быть (или оказаться) полезным (кому-л.) ;
it doesn't do to complain что пользы в жалобах good: ~ добро, благо;
to do (smb.) good помогать( кому-л.) ;
исправлять( кого-л.) ~ исполнять (роль) ;
действовать в качестве (кого-л.) ;
to do Hamlet исполнять роль Гамлета to ~ harm причинять вред ~ in обмануть ~ in одолеть;
победить в состязании ~ in переутомить ~ in погубить, убить ~ in разрушить to ~ in the eye жарг. нагло обманывать, дурачить;
напакостить ~ into переводить;
done into English переведено на английский (язык) ~ (did;
done) делать, выполнять;
to do one's lessons готовить уроки;
to do one's work делать свою работу;
to do lecturing читать лекции ~ military service проходить военную службу to ~ one's correspondence писать письма, отвечать на письма;
вести переписку ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье ~ прибирать, приводить в порядок;
to do one's hair причесываться;
to do the room убирать комнату ~ (did;
done) делать, выполнять;
to do one's lessons готовить уроки;
to do one's work делать свою работу;
to do lecturing читать лекции ~ (did;
done) делать, выполнять;
to do one's lessons готовить уроки;
to do one's work делать свою работу;
to do lecturing читать лекции to ~ one's worst из кожи вон лезть to ~ oneself well доставлять себе удовольствие to ~ to death убить;
to do or die, to do and die совершать героические подвиги;
= победить или умереть;
what's to do? в чем дело? to ~ (smb.) out (of smth.) надуть( кого-л.) ~ out убирать, прибирать ~ over переделывать, делать вновь ~ over покрывать (краской и т. п.), обмазывать ~ осматривать (достопримечательности) ;
to do the British Museum осматривать Британский музей to ~ the business (for smb.) разг. погубить (кого-л.) ~ прибирать, приводить в порядок;
to do one's hair причесываться;
to do the room убирать комнату ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up завертывать (пакет) ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up (обыкн. p. p.) крайне утомлять;
he is quite done up after his journey он очень устал после поездки ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье to ~ to death убить;
to do or die, to do and die совершать героические подвиги;
= победить или умереть;
what's to do? в чем дело? ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up завертывать (пакет) ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up (обыкн. p. p.) крайне утомлять;
he is quite done up after his journey он очень устал после поездки ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up завертывать (пакет) ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up (обыкн. p. p.) крайне утомлять;
he is quite done up after his journey он очень устал после поездки ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up приводить в порядок, прибирать;
to do the suite up привести квартиру в порядок;
to do one's dress up застегнуть платье ~ процветать, преуспевать;
чувствовать себя хорошо;
flowers will not do in this soil цветы не будут расти на этой почве;
to do well поправляться, чувствовать себя хорошо ~ with быть довольным, удовлетворяться;
I could do with a meal я бы что-нибудь съел;
I can do with a cup of milk for my supper я могу обойтись чашкой молока на ужин ~ with терпеть, выносить;
ладить( с кем-л.) ;
I can't do with him я его не выношу ~ without обходиться без;
he can't do without his pair of crutches он не может ходить без костылей he did not see me он меня не видел;
did you not see me? разве вы меня не видели?;
do you smoke? вы курите? done!, done with you! ладно, по рукам!;
well done! браво!, молодцом! done: done разг. обманутый (тж. done brown) ~ сделанный ~ соответствующий обычаю, моде ~ p. p. от do;
~ in English составлено на английском языке (об официальном документе) ;
it isn't done так не поступают;
это не принято ~ усталый, в изнеможении ( часто done up) ~ хорошо приготовленный;
прожаренный ~ into переводить;
done into English переведено на английский (язык) ~ готовить, жарить, тушить;
I like my meat very well done я люблю, чтобы мясо было хорошо прожарено;
done to a turn прожарено хорошо, в меру turn: to a ~ точно;
(meat is) done to a turn (мясо) зажарено как раз в меру done!, done with you! ладно, по рукам!;
well done! браво!, молодцом! ~ pl участие, доля;
fair do's! чур, пополам! ~ процветать, преуспевать;
чувствовать себя хорошо;
flowers will not do in this soil цветы не будут расти на этой почве;
to do well поправляться, чувствовать себя хорошо have done! довольно!, хватит!;
перестань(те) ! have: ~ как вспомогательный глагол употребляется для образования перфектной формы: I have done, I had done я сделал, I shall have done я сделаю;
to have done сделать you had better go home вам бы лучше пойти домой;
have done! перестань(те) !;
have no doubt можете не сомневаться ~ without обходиться без;
he can't do without his pair of crutches он не может ходить без костылей he did away with himself он покончил с собой he did not see me он меня не видел;
did you not see me? разве вы меня не видели?;
do you smoke? вы курите? ~ for разг. (обыкн. pass.) губить, убивать;
he is done for с ним покончено ~ to, ~ unto = ~ by;
~ up (обыкн. p. p.) крайне утомлять;
he is quite done up after his journey он очень устал после поездки he likes bathing and so I он любит купаться и я тоже ~ подходить, годиться;
удовлетворять требованиям;
быть достаточным;
he will do for us он нам подходит;
this sort of work won't do for him эта работа ему не подойдет;
that will do достаточно, хорошо do употр. вместо другого глагола в Present и Past Indefinite во избежание его повторения: he works as much as you do (= work) он работает столько же, сколько и вы ~ поживать;
how do you do? (тж. how d'ye do?) здравствуйте! how: ~ do you do?, ~ d'ye do? здравствуйте!;
как поживаете? how-do-you-do: how-do-you-do = how do you do ~ with быть довольным, удовлетворяться;
I could do with a meal я бы что-нибудь съел;
I can do with a cup of milk for my supper я могу обойтись чашкой молока на ужин ~ with терпеть, выносить;
ладить (с кем-л.) ;
I can't do with him я его не выношу ~ with быть довольным, удовлетворяться;
I could do with a meal я бы что-нибудь съел;
I can do with a cup of milk for my supper я могу обойтись чашкой молока на ужин ~ употр. для усиления: do come пожалуйста, приходите;
I did say so and I do say so now да, я это (действительно) сказал и еще раз повторяю ~ употр. в качестве вспомогательного глагола в отриц. и вопр. формах в Present и Past Indefinite: I do not speak French я не говорю по-французски ~ (perf.) кончать, заканчивать;
покончить (с чем-л.) ;
I have done with my work я кончил свою работу;
let us have done with it оставим это, покончим с этим ~ готовить, жарить, тушить;
I like my meat very well done я люблю, чтобы мясо было хорошо прожарено;
done to a turn прожарено хорошо, в меру ~ разг. обманывать, надувать;
I think you've been done мне кажется, что вас провели ~ причинять;
to do (smb.) good быть (или оказаться) полезным (кому-л.) ;
it doesn't do to complain что пользы в жалобах it won't ~ to play all day нельзя целый день играть it'll only ~ you good это вам будет только на пользу ~ (perf.) кончать, заканчивать;
покончить (с чем-л.) ;
I have done with my work я кончил свою работу;
let us have done with it оставим это, покончим с этим the potatoes will be done in 10 minutes картошка будет готова через 10 минут ~ подходить, годиться;
удовлетворять требованиям;
быть достаточным;
he will do for us он нам подходит;
this sort of work won't do for him эта работа ему не подойдет;
that will do достаточно, хорошо that's done it это довершило дело that: ~'s done it это решило дело, переполнило чашу this hat will ~ эта шляпа подходит this old custom is done away with c этим старым обычаем покончено ~ подходить, годиться;
удовлетворять требованиям;
быть достаточным;
he will do for us он нам подходит;
this sort of work won't do for him эта работа ему не подойдет;
that will do достаточно, хорошо ~ разг. прием гостей, вечеринка;
шутл. событие;
we've got a do on tonight у нас сегодня вечер ~ употр. при инверсии в Present и Past Indefinite: well do I remember it я хорошо это помню;
do away with уничтожить;
разделаться;
отменять done!, done with you! ладно, по рукам!;
well done! браво!, молодцом! well: ~ adv (better;
best) хорошо! well done! отлично;
здорово!;
she is well spoken of у нее отличная репутация to ~ a sum решать арифметическую задачу;
what can I do for you? разг. чем могу служить? what is done cannot be undone сделанного не воротишь undo: ~ уничтожать сделанное;
to undo the seam распороть шов;
to undo a treaty расторгнуть договор;
what is done cannot be undone сделанного не поправишь to ~ to death убить;
to do or die, to do and die совершать героические подвиги;
= победить или умереть;
what's to do? в чем дело? -
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I v/t1. (tun) do; was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?; so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things; er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg. he won’t do it for less than 500 euros; was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [Am. along]) ?; mach’s gut! umg. see you; (alles Gute) all the best; gut gemacht! well done!, good show!; das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem; mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg., iro. the things I put up with; sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world; die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make; ein Foto machen take a photograph; das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, Am. clean up) the room; Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework; eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam; einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk; einen Fehler machen make a mistake; einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course; eine angenehme / unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant / an unpleasant experience; jemanden zum General machen make s.o. a general; zu oder für etw. ( nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for s.th.; er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iro. work doesn’t agree with him hum.; jemanden traurig / glücklich etc. machen make s.o. sad / happy etc.; den Schiedsrichter machen umg. be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee); das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; der Wagen macht 160 km / h umg. the car does 100 mph; Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc.3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to; 4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty; was macht das? Rechnung etc.: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg.; das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros; was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?4. (ausmachen): was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg. so what?; das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind; es macht mir nichts I don’t mind; sie macht sich nichts / nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care / doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything / doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered / not really bothered about money umg.; er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen / Alkohol etc. he doesn’t particularly like cake / alcohol etc., he’s not particularly keen on (Am. not wild about) cake / alcohol etc.; mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart5. umg. (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give; ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday; nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka6. Sl. euph.: es machen (Sex haben) have it off (Am. get it on) ( mit with); es jemandem machen give it to s.o.II v/refl1. sich ( gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (Am. along) (fine); sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good ( bei jemandem on s.o.); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression; sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression; er macht sich gut als... he makes a good...; wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?; er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss; wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [Am. along]) ?; die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner; das macht sich schon wieder umg. it’ll sort itself out2. sich an etw. machen get down to (work on) s.th.; ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; WegIII v/i1. umg.: macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!; mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!; mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg.2. umg.: lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him; lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me; lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try3. umg.: machen in (+ Dat) WIRTS. deal in, sell; in Politik machen umg. be in politics; er macht in Schriftstellerei umg. he dabbles in writing4. umg.: auf etw. machen umg. (etw. spielen) act ( oder play) s.th., pretend to be s.th.; auf Künstler machen umg. act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg.; auf unschuldig / doof machen umg. act ( oder play) the innocent / the fool; sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish5. Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat; Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat6. umg. euph. (die Notdurft verrichten): ( klein) machen wee; ( groß) machen shit; sich (Dat) vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (Am. wet one’s pants) from fear; der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (Am. diaper); der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet7. (hat oder ist) Dial. (sich begeben) go; wir haben oder sind 1966 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1966 we made it to West Germany; gemacht* * *to create; to be; to do; to make; to fix* * *mạ|chen ['maxn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = tun to dowas machst du heute Abend? — what are you doing this evening?
was machen wir mit dem restlichen Brot? — what shall we do with the rest of the bread?
die Hausarbeit/den Garten machen — to do the housework/the garden
er machte sich (dat) Zucker in den Kaffee (inf) — he put sugar in his coffee
ich muss noch so viel machen — I still have so much to do
gut, wird gemacht — right, will do (inf)
gut, mache ich — right, will do (inf) or I'll do that
wie mans macht, ists verkehrt — whatever you do is wrong
er macht, was er will — he does what he likes
soll ich ihn nach seinem Gehalt fragen? – so etwas macht man nicht! — shall I ask how much he earns? – you don't ask that (question)!
das lässt sich machen/nicht machen — that can/can't be done
das ist zu/nicht zu machen — that can/can't be done
ich mache es wohl am besten so, dass ich etwas früher komme — I would do best to come a bit earlier
es ist schon gut gemacht, wie sie die Rolle der Ophelia mit echtem Leben erfüllt — it's wonderful how she brings the role of Ophelia to life
damit/mit ihr kann man etwas machen — you could do something with it/her
was machst du denn hier? — what ( on earth) are you doing here?
was macht dein Bruder ( beruflich)? — what does your brother do (for a living)?
machs gut! — all the best!
er wirds nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long
selber machen (sl) — to bring oneself off (inf)
mit mir kann mans ja machen! (inf) — the things I put up with! (inf)
2) = anfertigen, zubereiten to makeBier wird aus Gerste gemacht — beer is made from barley
sich/jdm etw machen lassen — to have sth made for oneself/sb
jdm einen Drink machen (Cocktail) — to make or mix sb a drink
3) = verursachen, bewirken Schwierigkeiten, Arbeit to make (jdm for sb); Mühe, Schmerzen to cause (jdm for sb)jdm Angst/Sorgen/Freude machen — to make sb afraid/worried/happy
jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen machen — to give sb hope/courage/a headache
das macht Appetit — that gives you an appetite
jdn lachen/weinen/etw vergessen machen — to make sb laugh/cry/forget sth
machen, dass etw geschieht — to make sth happen
mach, dass er gesund wird! — make him better!
das machen die vielen Zigaretten, dass du hustest — it's all those cigarettes that make you cough
4) = hervorbringen Laut, Geräusch to makemäh/miau machen — to baa/miaow
brumm machen — to go "brumm"
5) = bilden Kreuzzeichen, Kreis to make6)machen + SubstantivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Substantiv.
einen Ausflug machen — to go on an outingBilder machen — to take photos
auf jdn/etw Jagd machen — to hunt sb/sth
einen Kopfsprung machen — to take a header (Brit), to dive (headfirst)
mach mir mal einen (guten) Preis! — make me an offer!
eine Prüfung machen — to do (esp Brit) or take an exam
ein Spiel machen — to play a game
See:= haltmachen7) machen + AdjektivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Adjektiv.to makejdn nervös/unglücklich machen — to make sb nervous/unhappy
etw größer/kleiner machen — to make sth bigger/smaller
etw sauber/schmutzig machen — to get sth clean/dirty
jdn wieder sehend machen — to make sb see again
machs dir doch bequem/gemütlich — make yourself comfortable/at home
8) = ergeben inf to make; Summe, Preis to bedas macht ( zusammen) 23 — that makes 23 altogether
fünf mal vier macht or machen zwanzig — five fours are twenty, five times four is twenty
was macht die Rechnung? — how much is the bill?, what does the bill come to?
100 cm machen einen Meter — 100 cm make a metre (Brit) or meter (US)
was or wie viel macht das ( alles zusammen)? — how much is that altogether?
9) = spielen inf THEAT to play; Dolmetscher, Schiedsrichter etc to be10)= Notdurft verrichten inf
einen Haufen or sein Geschäft machen (euph:) (Hund) — to do its business (euph)See:11) = ordnen, reparieren, säubern to dodas Auto machen lassen — to have the car seen to or done
ich muss noch die Betten machen —
mach den Fleck aus der Bluse, ehe du sie wäschst — get the stain out of the blouse before you wash it
12)andere Wendungen◆ machen + aus
aus dem Haus könnte man schon etwas machen — you could really make something of that houseeine große Sache aus etw machen — to make a big thing of sth
jdn zum Star/Helden machen — to turn sb into a star/hero
jdn zum Wortführer/Sklaven/zu seiner Frau machen — to make sb spokesman/a slave/one's wife
jdm etw zur Hölle/Qual machen — to make sth hell/a misery for sb
der Regen/die Kälte macht mir nichts — I don't mind the rain/cold
die Kälte macht dem Motor nichts — the cold doesn't hurt the engine
es macht mir nichts, durch den Regen zu gehen — I don't mind walking in the rain
viel aus jdm/etw machen — to like sb/sth
wenig aus jdm/etw machen — not to be very keen on (esp Brit) or thrilled with (esp US) sb/sth
einen schönen Abend/ein paar gemütliche Stunden machen — to have a nice evening/a few pleasant hours
sich (dat) Sorgen machen — to worry
jdn zum Freund/Feind machen — to make sb one's friend/enemy
etw zur Aufgabe/zum Grundsatz/Motto machen — to make sth one's job/a principle/one's watchword
2. INTRANSITIVES VERB1)= tun
lass mich mal machen — let me do it2)machen + Adjektiv
das macht müde/gesund/schlank — that makes you tired/healthy/slimdas Kleid macht alt/schlank — that dress makes you look old/slim
3) = sich beeilen inf to get a move on (inf), to hurry upmach schon!, mach schnell or schneller! — get a move on! (inf), hurry up!
ich mach ja schon! — I'm being as quick as I can!
sie machten, dass sie nach Hause kamen — they hurried home
4) = Notdurft verrichten inf to go to the toilet (esp Brit) or bathroom (esp US) or restroom (US); (Hund etc) to do its business (euph); (in die Hosen machen (lit, fig) — to wet oneself
groß/klein machen (baby-talk) — to do a poo/wee (baby-talk)
5) = reisen dial to goüber die ( grüne) Grenze machen — to go over the border
6)Redewendungen◆ machen auf etw (
acc ) (inf) jetzt macht sie auf große Dame — she's playing the grand lady nowsie macht auf verständnisvoll/gebildet — she's doing her understanding/cultured bit (inf)
jetzt macht sie auf beleidigt — now she's acting the injured innocent (Brit), now she's acting insulted (esp US)
er macht auf Schau — he's out for effect (inf)◆ machen in etw (dat) (inf, beruflich) to be in sth
er macht in Nächstenliebe/Großzügigkeit — he puts on a show of compassion/generosity
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) ◆ sich machen= sich entwickeln to come on2) = aussehen to look3)machen — to get down to sthsich über das Essen machen (inf) — to get stuck in (inf)
sich zum Fürsprecher/Anwalt machen — to make oneself spokesman/advocate
sich bei jdm beliebt/verhasst machen (inf) — to make oneself popular with/hated by sb
See:* * *1) have2) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) do3) go4) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) make5) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) make6) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) make7) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) make8) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) play at9) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) render10) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) send11) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) take12) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) take* * *ma·chen[ˈmaxn̩]1. (anstelle eines genaueren Verbs)▪ etw \machen to do sthhast du die Kartoffeln/Türen/das Badezimmer gemacht? have you done the potatoes/doors/bathroom?2. (fertigen)▪ etw \machen to make sthFotos [von jdm/etw] \machen to take photos [of sb/sth]Gedichte \machen to write poemsjdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for one]aus diesem Haus \machen wir ein Atelier we're turning this house into a studioder Saft ist aus Birnen gemacht the juice is made out of pears3. (geben)eine Empfehlung \machen to put in sep a recommendationeinen Vorschlag \machen to make [or sep put in] a suggestion4. (zubereiten)▪ [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb]einen Drink \machen to make a drinkdas Essen \machen to prepare/cook foodein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a mealdas Frühstück \machen to make [or get] breakfastKaffee \machen to make coffee5. (aufräumen)das Bett \machen to make the bedsein Zimmer \machen to tidy up sep one's room6. (veranstalten)▪ etw \machen to organize stheine Party \machen to give [or have] [or throw] a party▪ etw \machen:dieser Film macht tränende Augen this film puts the tears in your eyes [or fam is a real tear jerker]jdm Angst \machen to frighten sbjdm Arbeit \machen to give sb work to doein dummes Gesicht \machen (fam) to make [or pull] a silly facejdm Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb thirsty/hungryeinen Eindruck \machen to make an impressionFeuer \machen to light a firejdm eine Freude \machen to make sb happyjdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headacheLärm \machen to make a noiseLicht \machen to switch on sep the lightMühe \machen to be a lot of trouble [or effort]keine Mühe \machen to be no troubledas macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at allMusik \machen to play some musiceinen Schmollmund \machen to poutjdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern▪ das macht etw that's because of sthdas macht das häufige Trinken that comes from drinking oftendas macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry8. (durchführen)▪ etw \machen to do stheine Arbeit/seine Hausaufgaben \machen to do a job [or task]/one's homeworkeine Beobachtung \machen to observe sb/stheine Bestellung \machen to place [or sep put in] an ordereinen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visiteine Dummheit \machen to do something stupidwie man's macht, macht man's falsch [o verkehrt] you [just] can't wineinen Fehler \machen to make a mistakeden Haushalt \machen to keep housedas ist zu \machen that's possibledas lässt sich \machen that might be possibleeine Mitteilung \machen to make an announcementda ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possiblenichts zu \machen! nothing doing! famjd kann [da] nichts \machen sb can't do anythingeine Reise \machen to go on a journeyeine Sause mit jdm \machen (sl) to go on a pub crawl esp BRIT [or AM esp to go bar-hopping] with sb fameinen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walkein Spiel \machen to play a gameSport \machen to do sporteine Verbeugung \machen to make [or take] a bow, to bowwie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?9. (absolvieren)▪ etw \machen to do sthdas Abitur \machen ≈to do [one's] A levels BRITeinen Kurs \machen to take a courseeine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeshipeine Elektrikerausbildung \machen to train to be an electricianjdn/etw berühmt/reich/schön \machen to make sb/sth famous/rich/beautifulmach es dir bequem! make yourself comfortable [or at home]!dieser Hut macht mich viel jünger this hat makes me [look] much younger▪ etw aus jdm \machen to make sb sthetwas aus sich/jdm \machen to make something of oneself/sbmein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successorjdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally11. (erzielen)▪ etw \machen:wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnoverein Geschäft \machen to make a dealeinen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/lossMillionen \machen to make millionsPunkte/Tore \machen to score points/goalsein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune12. (tun)▪ etw \machen to do sthwas möchten Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?lass uns etwas \machen! let's do something!genau so werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do itmusst du viel \machen? do you have a lot to do?was macht sie damit? what's she doing with it?was willst du mit diesem Zeug \machen? what are you going to do with this stuff?was soll ich nur \machen? what am I to do?ich weiß nicht, was ich noch \machen soll I don't know what else to doich weiß nicht, wie man es macht I don't know how to do itwas machst du da? what are you doing?; (misstrauisch) what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?was hat sie wieder gemacht, dass alle so ärgerlich sind? what's she been up to [or fam gone and done] this time to make everyone so angry?was macht denn deine Frau? how's your wife?und was \machen Sie so? and what are you doing nowadays?was macht die Arbeit/Gesundheit? how's work/your health?, how are you work-wise/health-wise? famwas soll ich da groß \machen? what do you expect me to do?was macht deine Brille in der Mikrowelle? what are your glasses doing in the microwave?dagegen kann man nichts \machen there's nothing you can do about itgut gemacht! well done!mit mir kann man es ja \machen (fam) the things I put up withso etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad mannersda kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done\machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants13. (bilden)▪ etw \machen:die Straße macht eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharplysie macht eine gute Figur she cuts a good figure▪ jdn \machen to make sb▪ jdn/etw \machen to do [or play] sb/sthwer macht hier den Boss? who's the boss here?▪ jdn/etw \machen to do sb/sth▪ etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb]das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please]was macht das [zusammen]? what does that come to [in total]?drei mal drei macht neun three times three is [or makes] nineder Hund macht „wau, wau“ the dog goes “woof woof” usu childspeakmacht nichts! no matter [or problem]!das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!macht das was? does it matter?was macht das schon? what does it matter?jdm/etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth24. (geschaffen)▪ [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or fix] [or repair] sth for sb▪ etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended [or fixed] [or repaired26.es macht jdn glücklich/traurig/wütend it makes sb happy/sad/angryes macht jdn verrückt it drives sb mad [or fam crazy]es macht mich verrückt, dass ich so viel Werbung sehe it drives me crazy to see so many advertisements2. (schaden)es macht etwas/nichts/viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lotes macht jdm etwas/nichts/viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lotes macht mir nichts, wenn du hierbleibst I don't mind you [or form your] staying herees macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes “peep” [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s.a. langIII. INTRANSITIVES VERB1. (bewirken)mach ich! [as] good as done!▪ \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure [or see to it] that sth happenswie hast du gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well behaved?mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!2. (gewähren)mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen (fam) to leave sb to itLiebe macht blind love makes you blind4. (aussehen lassen)Streifen \machen dick stripes make you look fatauf cool/in Großzügigkeit \machen to act cool/generous [or the cool/generous guy]auf vornehm \machen to give oneself [or to put on] airssie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant ladyins Bett \machen Kind to wet the bedich mache jetzt in Wolle/Versicherungen I'm in wool/insurance [or the wool/insurance businessmach/\machen Sie [schon]! get a move on! fammach schneller! hurry up!ich mach sowieso nicht mehr lang I'm not long for this world anywayaufs Land/in die Stadt \machen to go to the country/into townIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1. (beginnen)das Wetter macht sich wieder there will soon be good weatherdas Baby macht sich gut the baby is doing fine fam3. (passen)das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand/im Flur the picture looks good on the wall/in the hall4. (leisten)die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well5. (gewinnen)sich dat etwas/nichts/viel/wenig aus jdm/etw \machen to care/not care at all/care a lot/not care much for sb/sth; (sich nicht ärgern) to get a little upset/not get upset at all/get really upset/not get upset much about sthmach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it!, don't it get you down!8. (gestalten)wir \machen uns einen schönen Tag let's have an enjoyable daymach dir ein paar schöne Tage enjoy yourself for a few days9. (erledigen)V. AUXILIARVERBder Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you [to] forget* * *1.transitives Verb1) (herstellen) makesich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made
Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit
dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it
etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something
jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.
2)jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate
jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price
3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself
jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail
jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody
jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody
jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope
das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite
das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather
mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!
ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station
ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph
einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk
eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip
einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit
wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong
er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros
6)jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.
etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter
mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home
7) (tun) domach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!
was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?
so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done
mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me
8)was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?
was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?
was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?
das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros
10) (schaden)macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?
macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter
11) (teilnehmen an)einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course
13)machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!
sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails
15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)2.groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
reflexives Verb1) mit Adjsich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up
sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty
2) (beginnen)sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something
3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on4) (passen)das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here
5)mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you
sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something
6)wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening
7)sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies
sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody
8)3.wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)
2)das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring
das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty
3) (tun)lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me
4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants
5) (ugs.)auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve
auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady
6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go* * *A. v/t1. (tun) do;was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?;so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things;er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg he won’t do it for less than 500 euros;was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [US along]) ?;gut gemacht! well done!, good show!;das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem;mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg, iron the things I put up with;sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world;die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)ein Foto machen take a photograph;Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework;einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk;einen Fehler machen make a mistake;eine angenehme/unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant/an unpleasant experience;jemanden zum General machen make sb a general;zu oderfür etwas (nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for sth;jemanden traurig/glücklich etcmachen make sb sad/happy etc;das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it;das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to;4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty;was macht das? Rechnung etc: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg;das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros;was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?4. (ausmachen):was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg so what?;das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind;es macht mir nichts I don’t mind;sie macht sich nichts/nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care/doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything/doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered/not really bothered about money umg;er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen/Alkohol etc he doesn’t particularly like cake/alcohol etc, he’s not particularly keen on (US not wild about) cake/alcohol etc;mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart5. umg (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give;ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday;nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka6. sl euph:mit with);es jemandem machen give it to sbB. v/r1.sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good (bei jemandem on sb); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression;sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression;er macht sich gut als … he makes a good …;wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?;er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss;die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner;das macht sich schon wieder umg it’ll sort itself out2.sich an etwas machen get down to (work on) sth;C. v/i1. umg:macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!;mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!;2. umg:lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him;lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me;lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try3. umg:in Politik machen umg be in politics;er macht in Schriftstellerei umg he dabbles in writing4. umg:sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish5.Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat;Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat6. umg euph (die Notdurft verrichten):(klein) machen wee;(groß) machen shit;sich (dat)vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (US wet one’s pants) from fear;der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (US diaper);der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet7. (hat oder ist) dial (sich begeben) go;sind 1987 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1987 we made it to West Germany; → gemacht* * *1.transitives Verb1) (herstellen) makesich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made
Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit
dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it
etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something
jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.
2)jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate
jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price
3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself
jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail
jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody
jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody
jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope
das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite
das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather
mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!
ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station
5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph
einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk
eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip
einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit
wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong
er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros
6)jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.
etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter
mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home
7) (tun) domach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!
was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?
so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done
mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me
8)was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?
was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?
was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?
das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros
10) (schaden)macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?
macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter
11) (teilnehmen an)einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course
13)machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!
14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails
15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)2.groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
reflexives Verb1) mit Adjsich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up
sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty
2) (beginnen)sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something
3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on4) (passen)das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here
5)mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you
sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something
6)wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening
7)sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies
sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody
8)3.wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
intransitives Verb1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)
2)das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring
das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty
3) (tun)lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me
4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants
5) (ugs.)auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve
auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady
6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go* * *v.to make v.(§ p.,p.p.: made)to perform v. -
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[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
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maar1〈 het〉1 but♦voorbeelden:er is één maar aan verbonden/bij • there is one (large) but————————maar2〈 bijwoord〉4 [met betrekking tot een wens] (if) only5 [aanmaning, waarschuwing] just6 [aanhoudend] just♦voorbeelden:1 je hoeft maar te bellen • you only/just have to phoneal was het maar om haar te pesten • if only to make life difficult for herzeg het maar: koffie of thee? • which will it be: coffee or tea?we konden alleen nog maar huilen • we could do nothing but cryhij is nog maar pas hier • he has only just arrivedzonder ook maar goedendag te zeggen • without so much as a goodbyehij is maar twintig jaar (oud) geworden • he only lived to be twentyzij bloost al, als je maar naar haar kijkt • she blushes if you so much as look at herals ik ook maar een minuut te lang wegblijf • if I stay away even a minute too longlaten we hem maar gelijk geven • let's just agree with him and be done with itdat doet hij maar al te graag • he'd be only too happy to do itdat komt maar al te vaak voor • that happens only/all too oftenhet is misschien maar goed dat we de bus gemist hebben • perhaps it's (just) as well we missed the bushet is maar goed dat je gebeld hebt • it's a good thing you Brangje hebt het maar voor het zeggen • it's up to you, just say the wordik wil wel doorgaan, als het maar klaar komt • I'm prepared to go on, as long as/so long as it's finishedwas ik maar nooit getrouwd • if only I'd never marriedwas ik maar dood • I wish I were deadgeef het nou maar toe • you may as well admit ithet is maar dat je het weet • as long as you know; 〈 je kunt het maar beter weten〉 it's (just) as well you knowlet maar niet op hem • don't pay any attention to himpas maar op • watch out/itschiet nou maar op • hurry up, will you?ik zou maar uitkijken • you'd better be carefulen dan maar klagen dat iedereen zakt • and then go on about everybody failinghet is maar goed ook • a good thing, toowees daar maar niet bang voor • rest assured that that won't happenrustig maar • (just) calm downje gaat je gang maar • go ahead (and do it)en wij maar wachten/werken • and we just wait(ed) and wait(ed)/work(ed) and work(ed)het houdt maar niet op • it never seems to endik vind het maar niks • I'm none too happy about itzij koopt maar raak • she just throws her money abouthé daar, dat gaat zo maar niet • hey you, you can't just sit down/walk in/run off 〈enz.〉like that!en maar kletsen, die vrouwen • talk, talk, that's all they do, these women¶ wat wil je drinken? geef maar een pilsje • what'll you have? a beer, please/I'll have a beerwat je maar wil • whatever you wantgeef dan maar een glas wijn • a glass of wine will be finewaarom doe je dat? zo maar • why do you do that? just for the fun of itdat kun je niet zo maar even doen • you can't do it just like thatzo'n vraag kun je niet zo maar beantwoorden • one can't answer such a question offhandhij gaf het kind zo maar een klap • he hit the child for no reasonzoveel als je maar wilt • as much/many as you like————————maar3〈 voegwoord〉1 [tegenstellend] but2 [in zijdelingse tegenwerpingen] but♦voorbeelden:ik had je willen bellen, maar ik wist je nummer niet • I would have phoned, but/only I didn't know your numberja maar, als dat nu niet zo is • yes, but what if that isn't true?maar ja, wat wil je voor vijftig gulden • but then what do you expect for fifty guildersmaar begrijpt u dat dan niet • but don't you understand?¶ hij keek in de koelkast, maar zag dat die leeg was • he looked in the refrigerator only to find it was emptynee maar! • really! -
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v.1 to put.Ella puso el mantel She set the tablecloth.Ella puso su mejor esfuerzo She exerted her best effort.2 to give, to set (asignar) (tarea, examen).le pusieron Mario they called him Mariole pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam3 to switch or put on (conectar) (televisión, radio).4 to send (comunicar) (telegrama, fax).¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him? (peninsular Spanish)5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).¿qué ponen en la tele? what's on the telly?6 to set up.ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shopponer la mesa to lay the table7 to do up.han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style8 to put in.poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the businessponer algo de mi/tu/etc. parte to do my/your/etc bitponer mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) somethingPonga más sal Put in more salt.9 to suppose.pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happenedpon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five daysponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan10 to say (decir). (peninsular Spanish)¿qué pone ahí? what does it say?11 to lay (eggs) (ave).12 to make, to render, to turn, to get.13 to apply, to put on.Ella puso desinfectante She applied disinfectant.14 to lay eggs, to lay.La gallina puso The hen laid eggs.15 to say about.* * *Present Indicativepongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participlepuesto,-a.* * *verb1) to put2) place3) set4) set up, establish5) add6) switch on, put on7) lay8) install•- ponerse* * *Para las expresiones poner cuidado, poner en duda, poner por las nubes, poner a parir, poner como un trapo, poner verde, poner de vuelta y media, poner por testigo, ponerse por delante, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=colocar, situar) to put¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?
ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is
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poner algo [aparte] — to put sth aside, put sth to one side•
ponlo en su [sitio] — put it back2) [+ ropa, calzado] to put on3) (=añadir) to addponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it
4) (=aplicar, administrar) to put5) (=disponer, preparar)•
poner la [mesa] — to lay {o} set the table6) (=instalar)a) [+ teléfono, calefacción] to put inb) [+ tienda] to open; [+ casa] to furnish7) (=exponer)ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun
8) (=hacer funcionar) [+ radio, televisión, calefacción] to put on, turn on; [+ disco] to put on, play¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?
9) (=ajustar) [+ despertador] to set•
poner el reloj [en hora] — to put one's watch right•
ponlo [más alto] — turn it up10) (=adoptar)¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?
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¡no pongas esa [cara]! — don't look at me like that!11) (=volver) + adj, adv to makepara no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood
¡cómo te han puesto! — (=te han manchado) look what a mess you are!; (=te han pegado) they've given you a right thumping!
12) (=servir)¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?
¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?
13) (=conectar por teléfono) to put through¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?
14) (=exhibir)¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?
¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?
15) (=enviar) to send16) (=escribir) to put¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?
¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?
17) (=decir, estar escrito) to say¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?
18) (=imponer) [+ examen, trabajo] to give, setnos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work
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me han puesto una [multa] — I've been fined, I've been given a fine19) (=oponer) [+ inconvenientes] to raise•
le pone [peros] a todo — he's always finding fault with everything20) (=aportar, contribuir)[+ dinero]yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing
21) (=invertir) to put in22) (=apostar)23) (=llamar) to call¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?
24) (=criticar, alabar)•
te puso muy [bien] ante el jefe — she was very nice about you to the boss•
¡[cómo] te han puesto! — (=te han criticado) they had a real go at you!; (=te han alabado) they were really nice about you!•
tu cuñada te ha puesto muy [mal] — your sister-in-law was very nasty about you25) (=tildar)•
poner a algn [de], la han puesto de idiota para arriba — they called her an idiot and worse26) (=suponer)•
pongamos [que] ganas la lotería — suppose {o} supposing you win the lotteryponiendo que... — supposing that...
27)• poner a algn [a] + infin —
nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor
28)• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro
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poner a Juan [mal] con Pedro — to make Juan fall out with Pedro, cause a rift between Juan and Pedro29) [en trabajo]•
poner a algn [de], puso a su hija de sirvienta — she got her daughter a job as a servant30)31) [gallina] [+ huevos] to lay2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [aves] to lay (eggs)2) (=apostar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( colocar) to putlo pusieron en el curso avanzado — he was put o placed in the advanced class
b) <anuncio/aviso> to place, put2) ( agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?
¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
3) <ropa/calzado> (+ me/te/le etc)¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?
4) <inyección/supositorio> to give5)poner la mesa — to lay o set the table
6)a) (instalar, montar) <oficina/restaurante> to openb) <cocina/teléfono/calefacción> to installc) cerradura/armario to fit8) (Esp) (servir, dar)¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?
póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please
¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?
9)a) ( contribuir)b) ( proporcionar) autobús/tren to lay on10) < atención> to pay; <cuidado/interés> to take11)b) ( oponer)no puso inconveniente — he didn't have o raise any objections
a todo le pone peros or pegas — she finds fault with everything
¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?
¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?
le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'
14) ( escribir) to put15) (esp Esp) ( expresar por escrito) to say16) (Esp) (exhibir, dar) <obra/película>¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?
¿qué ponen en el Royal? — what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
17) (RPl) ( tardar) to take18) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)19) ( adoptar) cara/voz20)a) ( hacer empezar)poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework
b)poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example
21) ( suponer)pon que perdemos ese tren... — say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train...
pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados — suppose o let's just say they're wrong
ponerle — (esp AmL)
¿cuánto se tarda? - ponle dos horas — how long does it take? - about two hours o reckon on two hours
22)a) (conectar, encender) <televisión/calefacción> to turn on, switch on, put on; <programa/canal> to put on; < disco> to put onpuso el motor en marcha — she switched on o started the engine
b) (ajustar, graduar)23) (Esp) ( al teléfono)en seguida le pongo — I'm just putting you through o connecting you
poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody
2.¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?
vi gallina to lay3.1) ponerse v pron2)a) (refl) ( colocarse)pongámonos a la sombra — let's sit (o lie etc) in the shade
ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree
se me/le puso que... — (AmS fam) I/he had a feeling that... (colloq)
se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head
b) (Esp) ( llegar)3) sol to set4) (refl) <calzado/maquillaje/alhaja> to put onme puse el collar de perlas — I wore o put on my pearl necklace
5) (en estado, situación) (+ compl)cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!
6)a) ( empezar)ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf
se puso a llover — it started raining o started to rain
b) (CS arg) ( contribuir dinero)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse — when the bill comes, everyone has to cough up (colloq)
yo me pongo con cien — I'll put in o chip in a hundred
7) (Esp) ( al teléfono)¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you
* * *= affix, fit, put, set, lay, set up, lay out on, lay down, deposit, play, lay out, plant, bung + Nombe + in, get on.Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* con la mirada puesta en = in + Posesivo + sights.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* costes + ponerse por las nubes = costs + spiral.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* encargado de poner en práctica = implementor [implementer].* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al frente de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al mando de = put + Nombre + in charge of.* poner a Alguien al tanto de = fill + Alguien + in on.* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en contacto con = put + Nombre + in touch with.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* poner a Alguien en su sitio = cut + Nombre + down to size, knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.* poner a Alguien en un aprieto = put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner a la altura de las circunstancias = bring + Nombre + up to par.* poner a la defensiva = put on + the defensive.* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo al descubierto = bring + Nombre + to the surface.* poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner Algo a prueba = push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.* poner Algo en = stick + Nombre + on.* poner Algo en Internet = put (out) + Nombre + on the web.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.* poner Alguien al descubierto = blow + Posesivo + cover.* poner + Alguien + frenético = make + Alguien + furious.* poner al mismo nivel que = bring + Nombre + to a par with.* poner al revés = upend.* poner al tanto (de) = bring into + the swim of, bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.* poner al tanto sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner a + Número = set to + Número.* poner aparte = set + apart.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* poner a prueba = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge.* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien = test + Posesivo + patience, try + Nombre + patience.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba una idea = test + idea, pilot + idea.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* poner carnada = bait.* poner cebo = bait.* poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.* poner con chinchetas = thumbtack.* poner delante de = lay before.* poner de manifiesto = bring into + relief, highlight, show, state, throw into + relief, throw up, evince, illustrate, underscore, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], bring to + light, make + it + clear, lay + bare, provide + insight into, reveal, flag + Nombre + up.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo = overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].* poner de patitas en la calle = give + Nombre + the boot, sack, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, turf out.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado = stand on + Posesivo + side.* poner de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.* poner el candado = padlock.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner el culo = take + Nombre + lying down.* poner el dedo en la llaga = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve.* poner el despertador = set + the alarm clock.* poner el énfasis = put + focus.* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.* poner el matasellos a una carta = postmark.* poner el precio = price.* poner el sello = stamp.* poner el sello a = place + a stamp on.* poner el sello de = rubber stamp.* poner empeño = strive.* poner en adobo = marinade.* poner en alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en alquiler = rent out.* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner encima = top with.* poner en circulación = circulate.* poner en claro = clear up.* poner en cola = queue.* poner en cola de espera = place + in queue.* poner en contacto = bring into + relationship, contact, provide + an interface, bring into + contact.* poner en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, cast + doubt on, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* poner en el haber de = credit.* poner en entredicho = challenge, cast + doubt on, subvert, compromise, cast + aspersions on, challenge + Posesivo + assumptions, doubt, question, call into + question, impugn.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* poner en escena = stage.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, call + Posesivo + bluff, bring to + the fore.* poner énfasis = put + emphasis.* poner énfasis en = lay + stress on, place + emphasis on, lay + emphasis on.* poner en forma = buff up.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* poner en garantía = pawn.* poner en hielo = ice.* poner en juego = tap.* poner en la calle = evict.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* poner en libertad = release from + jail.* poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional = release on + bail.* poner en libertad condicional, poner en libertad bajo fianza = release on + bail.* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.* poner en marcha = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* poner en órbita = place into + orbit.* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.* poner en peligro = jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA], put into + jeopardy, imperil, put at + risk, compromise, endanger, pose + risk.* poner en peligro la seguridad = breach + security.* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.* poner en práctica = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy.* poner en práctica una idea = put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.* poner en práctica una normativa = carry out + policy.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* poner en préstamo = circulate.* poner en primer plano = foreground.* poner en relación = bring into + relationship.* poner en remojo = steep.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* poner en riesgo = put at + risk.* poner en su sitio = put in + place.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* poner en tensión = put + Nombre + under pressure.* poner entre comillas = enclose + in quotation marks.* poner entre corchetes = bracket.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* poner entre paréntesis = bracket.* poner entre rejas = put + Nombre + behind bars.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* poner en venta = put on + sale.* poner esfuerzo = give + effort.* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.* poner freno = curb.* poner freno a = place + a curb on, clamp down on.* poner fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.* poner guiones = hyphenate.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.* poner la brida = bridle.* poner la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.* poner ladrillos = laying of bricks, lay + bricks.* poner la fecha = date-stamp.* poner la mesa = lay + the table.* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* poner las antenas = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cartas sobre la mesa = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.* poner las esposas = handcuff.* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.* ponerle el cascabel al gato = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for), stick out + Posesivo + neck.* ponerle la guinda = put + icing on the cake.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* poner lo pelos de punta = frighten + the living daylights out of.* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner más fuerte = crank up.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* poner negro = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.* poner nervioso = rattle.* poner nervioso a Alguien = give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.* poner + Nombre + a dieta = put + Nombre + on a diet.* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* poner objeciones = object.* poner objeciones a = object to.* poner obstáculos = cramp.* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos, create + order out of chaos.* poner papel en la impresora = load + printer.* poner parches = patch up, patch.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner pegas = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner peros = baulk [balk, -USA], cavil (about/at), quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner por las nubes = praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praises.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* poner precio a la cabeza de = declare + open season on.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* poner reparos = cavil (about/at), baulk [balk, -USA], quibble (about/over/with), raise + objection, find + fault with.* poner sal = salt.* ponerse = don, pull on, wax.* ponerse a = set about + Gerundio, get (a)round to, settle down to, get down to + Nombre.* ponerse a cero = roll over to + zero.* ponerse a cubierto = run for + cover.* ponerse a dieta = go on + a diet.* ponerse a hacer = set out to + do.* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.* ponerse al día de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* ponerse al día en = catch up with, catch up on.* ponerse Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.* ponerse al tanto = get + up to speed, wise up.* ponerse al tanto de = get up to + speed on.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* ponerse a tratar + Algo = get down to + Nombre.* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.* ponerse borroso = blur.* ponerse ciego = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse + Color = go + Color.* ponerse colorado = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse colorado como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse como loco = go + crazy, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse como una fiera = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse como unas castañuelas = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse como un energúmeno = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + a fuse, wax + indignant, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, tear + Posesivo + hair out, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse contentísimo = be tickled pink, be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits.* ponerse de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).* ponerse del lado de = side with.* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de lleno a = buckle down to.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* ponerse de moda = come into + vogue, come into + fashion.* ponerse de parte de = side with.* ponerse de parte de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse de punta = stand out.* ponerse, el = donning, the.* ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.* ponerse en cola = queue up, line up.* ponerse en contacto = make + contact.* ponerse en contacto con = be in touch (with), interact (with), get in + touch with.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* ponerse en cuclillas = squat (down), crouch (down).* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* ponerse en fila = line up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* ponerse en marcha = set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* ponerse en práctica = go into + effect.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* ponerse en tensión = tense up.* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* ponerse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.* ponerse fresco con = act + fresh with.* ponerse furioso = infuriate, get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse gallito = bluster.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack.* ponerse histérico = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler.* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* ponerse las medallas = take + the credit (for).* ponerse las orejeras = put on + blinkers.* ponerse las pilas = buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.* ponerse las pilas, ponerse de lleno a, ponerse a trabajar en serio = buckle down to.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.* ponerse marrón = turn + brown.* ponerse morado = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* ponerse por las nubes = go + ballistic.* ponerse rígido = stiffen.* ponerse rojo = get + red in the face, go + bright red.* ponerse rojo como un tomate = go + bright red.* ponerse seriamente a = settle to.* ponerse tenso = tense up, stress + Nombre + out.* ponerse tibio = pig out (on).* ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* poner sobre aviso = alert to.* poner término a = put + paid to.* poner toda la carne en el asador = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* poner trabas = cramp.* poner una bomba = plant + bomb.* poner una demanda = face + legal action.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una marca de comprobación = check-mark.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una reclamación = appeal.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner un círculo alrededor = circle.* poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.* poner un letrero = put up + a sign, post + a notice, put up + a notice.* poner un pie = set + foot (inside/in/on).* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.* poner vertical = stand + upright, upend.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* quita o pon = give or take.* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.* sin poner en escena = unproduced.* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *■ poner (verbo transitivo)A1 colocar2 poner: anuncio, avisoB agregarC ropa, calzado etcD ‹inyección/supositorio›E poner la mesaF1 instalar, montar2 poner: cocina, teléfono etc3 poner: cerradura etcG poner: huevosH servir, darA1 contribuir2 proporcionarB poner: atención, cuidadoC1 imponer2 oponer3 adjudicarD poner: nombreE enviarF escribirG1 expresar por escrito2 impersonalH exhibir, darI tardarA en un estado, una situaciónB poner: cara, voz, etcC1 hacer empezar2 poner a alguien de algoD suponerA1 conectar, encender2 ajustar, graduarB poner al teléfono■ poner (verbo intransitivo)A1 apostar2 contribuir dineroB poner: gallinasC México: vulg■ ponerse (verbo pronominal)A1 colocarse2 llegarB ponerse: el solC ponerse: calzado etcA en un estado, una situaciónB1 empezar2 esforzarse, esmerarse3 contribuir dineroSentido III ponerse al teléfonovtA1 (colocar) to put¿dónde habré puesto las llaves? where can I have put the keys?¿dónde vas a poner este cuadro? where are you going to put o hang this picture?pon ese cuadro derecho put that picture straight, straighten that picturelo pusieron en el curso avanzado he was put o placed in the advanced classponle la cadena a la puerta put the chain on the doorpon agua a calentar put some water on to boil2 ‹anuncio/aviso› to place, putpusieron un anuncio en el periódico they put o placed an advertisement in the newspaperB (agregar) to put¿cuándo se le pone el agua? when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?¿le has puesto sal a la sopa? have you put any salt in the soup?¿le pones azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?C ‹ropa/calzado› (+ me/te/le etc):¿me pones los zapatos? can you put my shoes on (for me)?le puse el vestido rojo I dressed her in her red dressD ‹inyección/supositorio› to giveel dentista le puso una inyección the dentist gave him an injectionEponer la mesa to lay o set the tableF1 (instalar, montar) ‹oficina/restaurante› to openpuso un estudio junto con otra arquitecta she set up in business with another architectconsiguió permiso para poner una autoescuela he got permission to open a driving schoolles ayudó a poner la casa he helped them set up house o homepusieron la casa/oficina a todo lujo they furnished the house/fitted the office out in stylele puso un apartamento a su amante he set his mistress up in an apartment2 ‹cocina/teléfono/calefacción› to installvan a poner cocinas de gas they are going to install o fit gas cookers3 ‹cerradura/armario› to fitG «ave» ‹huevos› to layH( Esp) (servir, dar): ¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please¿cuántos le pongo, señora? how many would you like, madam?A1 (contribuir):él pone el capital y yo el trabajo he puts up the capital and I supply the laborpusimos 500 pesos cada uno we put in 500 pesos eachque cada uno ponga lo que pueda each person should give what he or she can afford2 (proporcionar) ‹autobús/tren› to lay onla empresa puso la comida y la bebida food and drink was laid on by the companyB ‹atención› to pay; ‹cuidado› to takepon más atención en lo que estás haciendo pay more attention to what you're doingno ha puesto ningún cuidado en este trabajo she hasn't taken any care at all over this piece of workpone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace he's very enthusiastic about everything he does, he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he doesC1 (imponer) ‹deberes› to give, set; ‹examen› to setnos pusieron 20 preguntas we were given o set 20 questionsle pusieron una multa por exceso de velocidad he was fined for speeding2(oponer): no me puso ningún inconveniente he didn't have o raise any objectionsa todo le tiene que poner peros or pegas she finds fault with everything3 (adjudicar) ‹nota› to give¿qué (nota) te puso en la redacción? what (mark) did he give you for your essay?le pusieron un cero he got nought out of tenD (dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give¡qué nombre más feo le pusieron! what a horrible name to give him!le pusieron Eva they called her Eva¿qué título le vas a poner al poema? what title are you going to give the poem?, what are you going to call the poem?le pusieron el sobrenombre de `el cojo' they nicknamed him `el cojo'F (escribir) to putno has puesto ningún acento you haven't put any of the accents inno sé qué más ponerle I don't know what else to put o writepuso mi nombre en la lista she put my name down on the listG ( esp Esp)1 (expresar por escrito) to sayel periódico no pone nada sobre el robo the newspaper doesn't say anything about the robbery2 ( impersonal):mira a ver lo que pone en esa nota see what that note saysallí pone que no se puede pasar it says there that you can't go in¿qué pone aquí? what does it say here?, what does this say?H ( Esp) (exhibir, dar)‹obra/película› ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?¿qué ponen en el Trocadero? what's on o what's showing at the Trocadero?en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares there's a play by Casares on at the theaterno pusieron ninguna película buena en Navidad there wasn't a single good film on over Christmas, they didn't show a single good film over Christmasel avión pone media hora de Montevideo a Buenos Aires the plane takes half an hour from Montevideo to Buenos Airesde allí a Salta pusimos tres horas it took us three hours from there to SaltaA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me pones nerviosa you're making me nervousya la has puesto de mal humor now you've put her in a bad mood¿por qué me pusiste en evidencia así? why did you show me up like that?lo pusiste en un aprieto you put him in an awkward positionnos puso al corriente de lo sucedido he brought us up to date with what had happened¡mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! look at the mess you've made on the carpet!me estás poniendo las cosas muy difíciles you're making things very difficult for meB (adoptar) ‹cara/voz›no pongas esa cara there's no need to look like thatpuso cara de enfado he looked annoyedpuso voz de asustado he sounded scaredC1(hacer empezar): el médico me puso a régimen the doctor put me on a dietponer a algn A + INF:tuvo que poner a las hijas a trabajar he had to send his daughters out to worklo puso a estudiar guitarra con Rodríguez she sent him to have guitar lessons with Rodríguezlo puso a pelar cebollas she set him to work peeling onions2 poner a algn DE algo:la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of departmentlo pusieron de ángel he was given a part as an angel, he was given the part of an angelsu padre lo puso de botones en la oficina his father gave him a job as an office boysiempre te pone de ejemplo he always holds you up as an exampleD(suponer): pon que perdemos ese tren, no podríamos volver say we miss that train o if we (were to) miss that train, then we wouldn't be able to get backpon que es cierto ¿qué harías entonces? say o suppose o supposing it is true, then what would you do?pongamos (por caso) que están equivocados suppose o let's just say they're wrongponerle ( AmL): ¿cuánto se tarda? — ponle dos horas how long does it take? — about two hours o in the region of two hours o reckon on two hours¿cuánto nos costará? — y … pónganle alrededor de $200 how much will it cost us? — well, … you'd better reckon on about $200A1 (conectar, encender) ‹televisión/calefacción› to turn o switch o put on; ‹programa/canal› to put onpon un disco put on a recordpuso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the enginetodavía no nos han puesto la luz we haven't had our electricity connected yet2(ajustar, graduar): pon el despertador a las siete set the alarm (clock) for seven¿puedes poner la música un poco más alta? can you turn the music up a bit?puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right, she set the clock to the right timeponer el motor a punto to tune up the engineBponer a algn CON algn/algo to put sb THROUGH TO sb/sth¿me puede poner con el director, por favor? could you put me through to o could I speak to the director, please?¿me pone con la extensión 24? could you put me through to o can I have extension 24, please?■ ponerviA2 (contribuir dinero) to contribute¿vas a poner para el regalo de Pilar? are you going to give something o contribute toward(s) Pilar's present?B «gallina» to lay■ ponerseA1 ( refl)ponerse de pie to stand up, standponerse de rodillas to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's kneesponte ahí, junto al árbol stand over there, by the treeponérsele a algn algo ( AmL fam): se le puso que tenía que escalar la montaña he got it into his head that he had to climb the mountaina ese viejo se le pone cada cosa that old man gets the strangest ideas into his head2B «sol» to setC ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put onponte el abrigo put your coat onno tengo nada que ponerme I don't have a thing to wearmi hermano siempre se pone mi ropa my brother is always borrowing my clothesponte un poco de sombra de ojos put on a little eyeshadowme puse el collar de perlas I wore o put on my pearl necklaceA (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):me puse furiosa I got very angrycuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw itadelante, pónganse cómodos come in, make yourselves comfortableno te pongas así, que no es para tanto don't get so worked up, it's not that bad¡mira cómo te has puesto de barro! just look at you, you're covered in mud!no te imaginas cómo se puso, hecha una fiera you wouldn't believe the way she reacted, she went absolutely wildla vida se está poniendo carísima everything's getting so expensiveB1 (empezar) ponerse A + INF to start -INGse va a poner a llover de un momento a otro it's going to start raining o to start to rain any minutea ver si te pones a trabajar you'd better start workingse puso a llorar sin motivo aparente she started crying o to cry for no apparent reason2 ( fam) (esforzarse, esmerarse) to try, make an effortsi te pones lo acabas hoy mismo if you make an effort o if you try o if you put your mind to it, you'll finish it today3(CS arg) (contribuir dinero): cuando se casaron el viejo se puso con $5.000 when they got married, her old man shelled out $5,000 ( colloq)cuando llega la cuenta hay que ponerse when the check comes, everyone has to cough up ( colloq)yo me pongo con cien I'll put in o chip in a hundred ( colloq)( Esp) (al teléfono): ¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for youdile a tu madre que se ponga tell your mother I want to speak to her, ask your mother to come to the phone* * *
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
poner una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): poner a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
poner a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
ponerse de pie to stand (up);
ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
ponerse cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) ponerse a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
' poner' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alinear
- alta
- alto
- altura
- antecedente
- antena
- arreglar
- arrinconar
- aunar
- bandeja
- brete
- cabeza
- calzar
- caldo
- calle
- cara
- cargar
- carta
- caso
- cien
- codificar
- comprometer
- confiar
- coto
- crecer
- cuenco
- cuestión
- dejar
- denuncia
- depositar
- descomponer
- descubierta
- descubierto
- desesperar
- diente
- dirigir
- discutir
- distribuir
- enchufar
- enderezar
- enervar
- enfermar
- enfrentar
- enmascarar
- entregar
- entregarse
- escenificar
- escobilla
- esmerarse
English:
acquaint
- action
- apply
- arm
- arrange
- aside
- best
- blur
- bond
- box
- bracket
- bundle
- bung
- cap
- cast
- cheek
- claim
- code
- collect
- compromise
- connect
- cork
- crack
- cross
- crown
- curb
- date
- dip
- discomfit
- dishwasher
- egg
- end
- endanger
- excite
- face
- fault
- feature
- fetter
- fill in
- fit
- fluster
- follow up
- forewarn
- free
- gather
- get
- glaze
- go
- gown
- grin
* * *♦ vt1. [situar, agregar, meter] to put;me pusieron en la última fila I was put in the back row;ponle un poco más de sal put some more salt in it, add a bit of salt to it;pon los juguetes en el armario put the toys (away) in the cupboard;¿dónde habré puesto la calculadora? where can I have put o left the calculator?;poner un anuncio en el periódico to put an advert in the paper;poner un póster en la pared to put a poster up on the wall;poner una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;hubo que ponerle un bozal al perro we had to put a muzzle on the dog, we had to muzzle the dog3. [servir]¿qué le pongo? what can I get you?, what would you like?;póngame una cerveza, por favor I'd like o I'll have a beer, please;¿cuánto le pongo? how much would you like?;póngame un kilo give me a kilo4. [contribuir, aportar] to put in;poner dinero en el negocio to put money into the business;poner mucho empeño en (hacer) algo to put a lot of effort into (doing) sth;pon atención en lo que digo pay attention to what I'm saying;5. [hacer estar de cierta manera]poner a alguien en un aprieto/de mal humor to put sb in a difficult position/in a bad mood;le has puesto colorado/nervioso you've made him blush/feel nervous;ponérselo fácil/difícil a alguien to make things easy/difficult for sb;lo puso todo perdido she made a real mess;el profesor nos puso a hacer cuentas the teacher gave us some sums to do;llegó y nos puso a todos a trabajar she arrived and set us all to work;pon la sopa a calentar warm the soup up;me pusieron de aprendiz de camarero they had me work as a trainee waiter;poner cara de tonto/inocente to put on a stupid/an innocent faceme pusieron de mentiroso they called me a liar;poner bien algo/a alguien to praise sth/sb;poner mal algo/a alguien to criticize sth/sbponer pegas a algo to raise objections to sth8. [asignar] [precio] to fix, to settle on;[multa] to give; [deberes, examen, tarea] to give, to set;le pusieron (de nombre) Mario they called him Mario;me han puesto (en el turno) de noche I've been assigned to the night shift, they've put me on the night shift;le pusieron un cinco en el examen he got five out of ten in the exam9. [comunicar] [telegrama, fax, giro postal] to send;[conferencia] to make; Esp¿me pones con él? can you put me through to him?;Espno cuelgue, ahora le pongo don't hang up, I'll put you through in a second10. [conectar, hacer funcionar] [televisión, radio] to switch o put on;[despertador] to set; [instalación, gas] to put in; [música, cinta, disco] to put on;pon la lavadora put the washing machine on;pon el telediario put the news on;puse el despertador a las seis/el reloj en hora I set my alarm clock for six o'clock/my watch to the right time;¿te han puesto ya el teléfono? are you on the phone yet?, have they connected your phone yet?;ponlo más alto, que no se oye turn it up, I can't hear it11. [en el cine, el teatro, la televisión] to show;anoche pusieron un documental muy interesante last night they showed a very interesting documentary;¿qué ponen en la tele/en el Rialto? what's on the TV/on at the Rialto?;en el Rialto ponen una de Stallone there's a Stallone movie on at the Rialto12. [montar] to set up;poner la casa to set up home;poner un negocio to start a business;ha puesto una tienda she has opened a shop;hemos puesto moqueta en el salón we've had a carpet fitted in the living-room;poner la mesa to lay the table;pusieron la tienda (de campaña) en un prado they pitched their tent o put their tent up in a meadow13. [decorar] to do up;han puesto su casa con mucho lujo they've done up their house in real style14. [suponer] to suppose;pongamos que sucedió así (let's) suppose that's what happened;pon que necesitemos cinco días suppose we need five days;poniendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes according to plan;¿cuándo estará listo? – ponle que en dos días when will it be ready? – reckon on it taking two days¿qué pone ahí? what does it say there?16. [escribir] to put;¿qué pusiste en la segunda pregunta? what did you put for the second question?17. [huevo] to lay18. RP [demorar] to take;el tren pone media hora en llegar allá the train takes half an hour to get there♦ vi[gallina, aves] to lay (eggs)♦ v impersonalAm Fam [parecer]se me pone que… it seems to me that…* * *<part puesto> v/t1 put;poner en escena stage;poner en marcha set in motion;pongamos que let’s suppose o assume that2 ropa put on3 ( añadir) put in4 RAD, TV turn on, switch on5 la mesa set6 ( escribir) put downla crítica puso muy bien su última película the critics gave his last film very good reviews8 negocio set up9 telegrama send10 huevos lay12 dinero deposit13:poner a alguien furioso make s.o. angry;ponerle a alguien con alguien TELEC put s.o. through to s.o.;ponerle una multa a alguien fine s.o.* * *poner {60} vt1) colocar: to put, to placepon el libro en la mesa: put the book on the table2) agregar, añadir: to put in, to add3) : to put on (clothes)4) contribuir: to contribute5) escribir: to put in writingno le puso su nombre: he didn't put his name on it6) imponer: to set, to impose7) exponer: to put, to exposelo puso en peligro: she put him in danger8) : to prepare, to arrangeponer la mesa: to set the table9) : to namele pusimos Ana: we called her Ana10) establecer: to set up, to establishpuso un restaurante: he opened up a restaurant11) instalar: to install, to put insiempre lo pones de mal humor: you always put him in a bad mood13) : to turn on, to switch on14) suponer: to supposepongamos que no viene: supposing he doesn't come15) : to lay (eggs)poner a : to start (someone doing something)lo puse a trabajar: I put him to workponer de : to place asla pusieron de directora: they made her directorponer en : to put in (a state or condition)poner en duda: to call into questionponer vi1) : to contribute2) : to lay eggs* * *poner vb2. (ropa, etc) to put on3. (añadir) to put¿le has puesto sal a las patatas? have you put any salt on the potatoes?¿te pones azúcar? do you take sugar?6. (encender) to put on / to turn on / to switch on7. (establecer) to open9. (comunicar) to put through¿me pones con Asunción, por favor? can you put me through to Asunción, please?en el periódico pone que la película está muy bien it says in the newspaper that the film is very good11. (proyectar) to be on¿qué ponen en el Renoir? what's on at the Renoir?12. (dar un nombre) to call14. (servir) to give¿qué te pongo? what can I get you?¿me pone un kilo de tomates? can I have a kilo of tomatoes, please?pongamos por caso... suppose... / let's say... -
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1.go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen
to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich
throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu
2) (towards a condition or quality) zu3) (as far as) bis zufrom London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh
increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen
with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand
5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu
it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut
6) introducing relationship or indirect objectto somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)
lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.
relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen
secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers
that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen
what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?
7) (until) bisto the end — bis zum Ende
five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht
8) with infinitive of a verb zu; expressing purpose, or after academic.ru/75540/too">too um [...] zutoo young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten
to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren
he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder
he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es
2.she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
[tuː] adverb1) (just not shut)be to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein
2)* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) zu, auf2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) bis3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) bis4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) zu, mit5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) zu, für6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) gegenüber, zu8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) zu9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) zu, um zu10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) zu2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) zu2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) zu sich, dran•* * *to[tu:, tu, tə]I. PREPOSITION, nach + dat, zu + datshe walked over \to the window sie ging [hinüber] zum Fenster [o ans Fenster]we're going \to town wir gehen/fahren in die Stadtthey go \to work on the bus sie fahren mit dem Bus zur ArbeitI'm going \to a party/concert ich gehe auf eine Party/ein Konzertshe has to go \to a meeting now sie muss jetzt zu einem Meeting [gehen]we moved \to Germany last year wir sind letztes Jahr nach Deutschland gezogenhe flew \to the US er flog in die USAshe's never been \to Mexico before sie ist noch nie [zuvor] in Mexiko gewesenmy first visit \to Africa mein erster Aufenthalt in Afrikathis is a road \to nowhere! diese Straße führt nirgendwohin!parallel \to the x axis parallel zur x-Achsefrom here \to the station von hier [bis] zum Bahnhofon the way \to the mountains/the sea/the town centre auf dem Weg in die Berge/zum Meer/ins [o zum] Stadtzentrum\to the north/south nördlich/südlichtwenty miles \to the north of the city zwanzig Meilen nördlich der Stadtthe suburbs are \to the west of the city die Vororte liegen im Westen der Stadtfrom place \to place von Ort zu Ort\to the right/left nach rechts/linksthere \to the right dort rechtshe's standing \to the left of Adrian er steht links neben Adrian, in + datshe goes \to kindergarten sie geht in den Kindergartenhe goes \to university er geht auf die Universitätdo you go \to church? gehst du in die Kirche?I go \to the gym twice a week ich gehe zweimal wöchentlich zum Fitnessan invitation \to a wedding eine Einladung zu einer HochzeitI've asked them \to dinner ich habe sie zum Essen eingeladenshe took me out \to lunch yesterday sie hat mich gestern zum Mittagessen ausgeführt [o eingeladenshe pointed \to a distant spot on the horizon sie zeigte auf einen fernen Punkt am Horizontto have one's back \to sth/sb etw/jdm den Rücken zudrehenback \to front verkehrt herumthey were dancing cheek \to cheek sie tanzten Wange an Wangeshe put her hand \to his breast sie legte die Hand auf seine Brustshe clasped the letter \to her bosom sie drückte den Brief an ihre Brusttie the lead \to the fence mach die Leine am Zaun festthey fixed the bookshelves \to the wall sie brachten die Bücherregale an der Wand anstick the ads \to some paper klebe die Anzeigen auf ein Blatt Papier7. (with indirect object)I lent my bike \to my brother ich habe meinem Bruder mein Fahrrad geliehengive that gun \to me gib mir das Gewehrchildren are often cruel \to each other Kinder sind oft grausam zueinanderwho's the letter addressed \to? an wen ist der Brief adressiert?what have they done \to you? was haben sie dir [an]getan?her knowledge proved useful \to him ihr Wissen erwies sich als hilfreich für ihnthey made a complaint \to the manager sie reichten beim Geschäftsleiter eine Beschwerde eina threat \to world peace eine Bedrohung des Weltfriedens [o für den Weltfrieden]to be grateful \to sb jdm dankbar seinto be married \to sb mit jdm verheiratet seinto tell/show sth \to sb jdm etw erzählen/zeigenand what did you say \to that? und was hast du dazu gesagt?he finally confessed \to the crime er gestand schließlich das Verbrechenthis is essential \to our strategy dies ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Strategiea reference \to Psalm 22:18 ein Verweis auf Psalm 22:18her reply \to the question ihre Antwort auf die Frageand what was her response \to that? und wie lautete ihr Antwort darauf?the keys \to his car seine Autoschlüsselthe top \to this pen die Kappe, die auf diesen Stift gehörtshe has a mean side \to her sie kann auch sehr gemein seinthere is a very moral tone \to this book dieses Buch hat einen sehr moralischen Untertonthere's a funny side \to everything alles hat auch seine komische SeiteI prefer beef \to seafood ich ziehe Rindfleisch Meeresfrüchten vorshe looked about thirty \to his sixty neben ihm mit seinen sechzig Jahren wirkte sie wie dreißigto be comparable \to sth mit etw dat vergleichbar sein[to be] nothing \to sth nichts im Vergleich zu etw dat [sein]her wage is nothing \to what she could earn ihr Einkommen steht in keinem Vergleich zu dem, was sie verdienen könnteto be superior \to sb jdm übergeordnet sein, höher stehen als jdPaul beat me by three games \to two Paul hat im Spiel drei zu zwei gegen mich gewonnenManchester won three \to one Manchester hat drei zu eins gewonnen, zu + datI read up \to page 100 ich habe bis Seite 100 gelesenunemployment has risen \to almost 8 million die Arbeitslosigkeit ist auf fast 8 Millionen angestiegencount \to 20 zähle bis 20it's about fifty miles \to New York es sind [noch] etwa fünfzig Meilen bis New Yorkhe converted \to Islam er ist zum Islam übergetretenhis expression changed from amazement \to joy sein Ausdruck wechselte von Erstaunen zu Freudethe change \to the metric system der Wechsel zum metrischen Systemher promotion \to department manager ihre Beförderung zur Abteilungsleiterinthe meat was cooked \to perfection das Fleisch war bestens zubereitethe drank himself \to death er trank sich zu Todeshe nursed me back \to health sie hat mich [wieder] gesund gepflegtsmashed \to pieces in tausend Stücke geschlagenshe was close \to tears sie war den Tränen nahehe was thrilled \to bits er freute sich wahnsinnigthe shop is open \to 8.00 p.m. der Laden hat bis 20 Uhr geöffnetwe're in this \to the end wir führen dies bis zum Endeand \to this day... und bis auf den heutigen Tag...it's only two weeks \to your birthday! es sind nur noch zwei Wochen bis zu deinem Geburtstag!16. (including)▪ from... \to... von... bis...from beginning \to end von Anfang bis Endefrom morning \to night von morgens bis abendsfront \to back von vorne bis hinten, von allen SeitenI read the document front \to back ich habe das Dokument von vorne bis hinten gelesenhe's done everything from snowboarding \to windsurfing er hat von Snowboarden bis Windsurfen alles [mal] gemachtfrom simple theft \to cold-blooded murder vom einfachen Diebstahl bis zum kaltblütigen Mordit's twenty \to six es ist zwanzig vor sechs\to my relief/horror/astonishment zu meiner Erleichterung/meinem Entsetzen/meinem Erstaunenmuch \to her surprise zu ihrer großen Überraschung\to me, it sounds like she's ending the relationship für mich hört sich das an, als ob sie die Beziehung beenden wolltethat outfit looks good \to me das Outfit gefällt mir gutif it's acceptable \to you wenn Sie einverstanden sindthis would be \to your advantage das wäre zu deinem Vorteil, das wäre für dich von Vorteildoes this make any sense \to you? findest du das auf irgendeine Weise einleuchtend?fifty pounds is nothing \to him fünfzig Pfund sind nichts für ihnwhat's it \to you? ( fam) was geht dich das an?he works as a personal trainer \to the rich and famous er arbeitet als Personal Trainer für die Reichen und Berühmtenthey are hat makers \to Her Majesty the Queen sie sind Hutmacher Ihrer Majestät, der Königineconomic adviser \to the president Wirtschaftsberater des Präsidentenshe was Ophelia \to Olivier's Hamlet in der Verfilmung von Olivier spielte sie neben Hamlet die Opheliahere's \to you! auf dein/Ihr Wohl!\to the cook! auf den Koch/die Köchin!the record is dedicated \to her mother die Schallplatte ist ihrer Mutter gewidmetI propose a toast \to the bride and groom ich bringe einen Toast auf die Braut und den Bräutigam ausa memorial \to all the soldiers who died in Vietnam ein Denkmal für alle im Vietnamkrieg gefallenen Soldaten23. (per)the car gets 25 miles \to the gallon das Auto verbraucht eine Gallone auf 25 Meilenthree parts oil \to one part vinegar drei Teile Öl auf einen Teil Essigthe odds are 2 \to 1 that you'll lose die Chancen stehen 2 zu 1, dass du verlierstshe awoke \to the sound of screaming sie wurden durch laute Schreie wachI like exercising \to music ich trainiere gerne mit MusikI can't dance \to this sort of music ich kann zu dieser Art Musik nicht tanzenthe band walked on stage \to rapturous applause die Band zog unter tosendem Applaus auf die Bühnethirty \to thirty-five people dreißig bis fünfunddreißig Leuteten \to the power of three zehn hoch drei27.▶ that's all there is \to it das ist schon alles▶ there's not much [or nothing] \to it das ist nichts Besonderes, da ist nichts Besonderes dabei1. (expressing future intention) zushe agreed \to help sie erklärte sich bereit zu helfenI'll have \to tell him ich werde es ihm sagen müssenI don't expect \to be finished any later than seven ich denke, dass ich spätestens um sieben fertig sein werdehe lived \to see his first grandchild er durfte erleben, dass sein erstes Enkelkind geboren wurdeI have \to go on a business trip ich muss auf eine Geschäftsreisethe company is \to pay over £500,000 die Firma muss über 500.000 Pfund bezahlenhe's going \to write his memoirs er wird seine Memoiren schreibenI have some things \to be fixed ich habe einige Dinge zu reparierenBlair \to meet with Bush Blair trifft Bushto be about \to do sth gerade etw tun wollen, im Begriff sein, etw zu tun2. (forming requests) zushe was told \to have the report finished by Friday sie wurde gebeten, den Bericht bis Freitag fertigzustellenhe told me \to wait er sagte mir, ich solle wartenI asked her \to give me a call ich bat sie, mich anzurufenwe asked her \to explain wir baten sie, es uns zu erklärenyou've not \to do that du sollst das nicht tunthat man is not \to come here again der Mann darf dieses Haus nicht mehr betretenyoung man, you're \to go to your room right now junger Mann, du gehst jetzt auf dein Zimmer3. (expressing wish) zuI need \to eat something first ich muss zuerst etwas essenI'd love \to live in New York ich würde nur zu gern in New York lebenwould you like \to dance? möchten Sie tanzen?that child ought \to be in bed das Kind sollte [schon] im Bett seinI want \to go now ich möchte jetzt gehenI need \to go to the bathroom ich muss mal auf die Toilettedo you want \to come with us? willst du [mit uns] mitkommen?I'd love \to go to France this summer ich würde diesen Sommer gern nach Frankreich fahren4. (omitting verb)are you going tonight? — I'm certainly hoping \to gehst du heute Abend? — das hoffe ich sehrwould you like to go and see the Russian clowns? — yes, I'd love \to möchtest du gern die russischen Clowns sehen? — ja, sehr gerncan you drive? — yes I'm able \to but I prefer not \to kannst du Auto fahren? — ja, das kann ich, aber ich fahre nicht gernit's not likely \to happen es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass das geschieht, das wird wohl kaum geschehenI was afraid \to tell her ich hatte Angst, es ihr zu sagenhe's able \to speak four languages er spricht vier Sprachenshe's due \to have her baby sie bekommt bald ihr BabyI'm afraid \to fly ich habe Angst vorm Fliegenshe's happy \to see you back sie ist froh, dass du wieder zurück bistI'm sorry \to hear that es tut mir leid, das zu höreneasy \to use leicht zu bedienenlanguages are fun \to learn Sprachenlernen macht Spaßit is interesting \to know that es ist interessant, das zu wissenthree months is too long \to wait drei Monate zu warten ist zu langI'm too nervous \to talk right now ich bin zu nervös, um jetzt zu sprechenI'm going there \to see my sister ich gehe dort hin, um meine Schwester zu treffenshe's gone \to pick Jean up sie ist Jean abholen gegangenmy second attempt \to make flaky pastry mein zweiter Versuch, einen Blätterteig zu machenthey have no reason \to lie sie haben keinerlei Grund zu lügenI have the chance \to buy a house cheaply ich habe die Gelegenheit, billig ein Haus zu kaufensomething \to eat etwas zu essenthe first person \to arrive die erste Person, die ankam [o eintraf]Armstrong was the first man \to walk on the moon Armstrong war der erste Mann, der den Mond betrat7. (expressing intent)we tried \to help wir versuchten zu helfen\to make this cake, you'll need... für diesen Kuchen braucht man...he managed \to escape es gelang ihm zu entkommenI don't know what \to do ich weiß nicht, was ich tun sollI don't know where \to begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen sollshe was wondering whether \to ask David about it sie fragte sich, ob sie David deswegen fragen solltecan you tell me how \to get there? könne Sie mir sagen, wie ich dort hinkomme?9. (introducing clause)\to tell the truth [or \to be truthful] um die Wahrheit zu sagen\to be quite truthful with you, Dave, I never really liked the man ich muss dir ehrlich sagen, Dave, ich konnte diesen Mann noch nie leiden\to be honest um ehrlich zu sein10. (in consecutive acts) um zuhe looked up \to greet his guests er blickte auf, um seine Gäste zu begrüßenshe reached out \to take his hand sie griff nach seiner Handthey turned around \to find their car gone sie drehten sich um und bemerkten, dass ihr Auto verschwunden warIII. ADVERBinv zuto come \to zu sich dat kommenthey set \to with a will, determined to finish the job sie machten sich mit Nachdruck daran, entschlossen, die Arbeit zu Ende zu bringen* * *[tuː]1. PREPOSITION1) = in direction of, towards zuto go to the doctor( 's)/greengrocer's etc — zum Arzt/Gemüsehändler etc gehen
to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen
to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren
to go to Switzerland —
to go to school to go to bed — zur Schule or in die Schule gehen ins or zu Bett gehen
he came up to where I was standing —
to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen
2) = as far as, until bisto count (up) to 20 —
3) = in in (+dat)I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien
4)= secure to
he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etcthey tied him to the tree —
5)to give sth to sb — jdm etw gebena present from me to you —
I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...
he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin
"To... " (on envelope etc) to pray to God — "An (+acc)..." zu Gott beten
6) in toasts auf (+acc)to drink to sb's health — auf jds Wohl (acc) trinken
7)= next to
with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstangeclose to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw
at right angles to the wall —
to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)
8) with expressions of time vorit was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen
9) = in relation to zuA is to B as C is to D —
they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen
one person to a room — eine Person pro Zimmer
11) MATH3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4
12)= concerning
what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?to repairing television £30 (Comm) — (für) Reparatur eines Fernsehers £ 30
13)= according to
to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen14)= accompanied by
to sing to the guitar —to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen
to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen
15)= of
ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich16)= producing
to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung17)to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tunI want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut
18)to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...19)infinitive expressing purpose, result
to eat/work to live —I did it to help you — ich tat es, um dir zu helfen
to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...
well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...
I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg
20)I don't want to — ich will nichtwe didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen
I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen
buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun
he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet
21)__diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazuI have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte
who is he to order you around? — wer ist er denn, dass er dich so herumkommandiert?
he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam
who was the last to see her? —
what is there to do here? —
now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun
you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen
is it good to eat? —
he's too old to be still in short trousers — er ist schon so alt und trägt noch kurze Hosen
2. ADJECTIVEdoor (= ajar) angelehnt; (= shut) zu3. ADVERBto and fro — hin und her; walk auf und ab
* * *toA präp [tuː; tʊ; tə]1. (Grundbedeutung) zu2. (Richtung und Ziel, räumlich) zu, nach, an (akk), in (akk), auf (akk):go to London nach London fahren;from east to west von Osten nach Westen;throw sth to the ground etwas auf den oder zu Boden werfen3. in (dat):have you ever been to London?4. (Richtung, Ziel, Zweck) zu, auf (akk), an (akk), in (akk), für, gegen:that is all there is to it das ist alles;a cap with a tassel to it eine Mütze mit einer Troddel (daran);a key to the case ein Schlüssel für den oder zum Koffer;a room to myself ein Zimmer für mich (allein); → assistant B 1, end C 7, moral B 1, secretary 1, etcthe score is three to one (3-1) das Spiel oder es steht drei zu eins (3:1);two is to four as four is to eight zwei verhält sich zu vier wie vier zu acht8. (Ausmaß, Grenze, Grad) bis, (bis) zu, (bis) an (akk), auf (akk), in (dat):to the clouds bis an die Wolken;from three to four von drei bis vier (Uhr);it’s ten to five es ist zehn vor fünf10. (Begleitung) zu, nach:sing to a guitar zu einer Gitarre singen;a) betont:he gave the book to me, not to you! er gab das Buch mir, nicht Ihnen!b) unbetont:she was a good mother to him sie war ihm eine gute MutterB partikel [tʊ; tə]to go gehen;easy to understand leicht zu verstehen;she was heard to cry man hörte sie weinen2. (Zweck, Absicht) um zu, zu:he only does it to earn money er tut es nur, um Geld zu verdienenI weep to think of it ich weine, wenn ich daran denke;he was the first to arrive er kam als Erster;why blame you me to love you? obs oder poet was tadelst du mich, weil ich dich liebe?5. zur Andeutung eines aus dem Vorhergehenden zu ergänzenden Infinitivs:I don’t go because I don’t want to ich gehe nicht, weil ich nicht (gehen) willC adv [tuː]1. a) zu, geschlossen:pull the door to die Türe zuziehenb) angelehnt:3. SCHIFF nahe am Wind:keep her to!4. to and froa) hin und her,b) auf und ab* * *1.[before vowel tʊ, before consonant tə, stressed tuː] prepositiongo to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen
to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich
3) (as far as) bis zufrom London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh
increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen
4) (next to, facing)5) (implying comparison, ratio, etc.)[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu
it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut
6) introducing relationship or indirect objectto somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache (Dat.)
lend/explain etc. something to somebody — jemandem etwas leihen/erklären usw.
relate to something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) beziehen
to me — (in my opinion) meiner Meinung nach
7) (until) bisfive [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht
do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern
too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten
he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder
he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es
2.she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste
[tuː] adverbbe to — [Tür, Fenster:] angelehnt sein
2) -
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1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) todo2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) todos
2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) completamente, totalmente2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tanto, aún•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all
all1 adj todoall2 adv1. completamente / totalmente2. empatados / igualesthe score was three all empataron a tres / el partido terminó con un empate a tresall3 pron1. todo2. lo único / sólo3. todos / todo el mundotr[ɔːl]1 (singular) todo,-a; (plural) todos,-as■ all day/month/year todo el día/mes/año■ all morning/afternoon/night/week toda la mañana/tarde/noche/semana1 (everything) todo, la totalidad nombre femenino2 (everybody) todos nombre masculino plural, todo el mundo■ all of them helped/they all helped ayudaron todos1 completamente, totalmente■ you're all dirty! ¡estás todo sucio!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall along desde el principioall but casi■ it's £235 all in son £235 todo incluidoall in all en conjuntoall or nothing todo o nadaall over en todas partesto be all over acabarall right (acceptable) bien, bueno,-a, satisfactorio,-a■ the film's all right, but I've seen better ones la película no está mal, pero las he visto mejores 2 (well, safe) bien■ are you coming? --all right ¿te vienes? --vale 4 (calming, silencing) vale■ it was the thin one all right era el flaco, estoy seguroall that tanall the «+ comp» tanto + adj/adv, aún + adj/advall the same igualmente, a pesar de todoto be all the same to somebody dar lo mismo a alguienall the time todo el rato, siempreall told en totalall too «+ adj/adv» demasiado + adj/advat all en absolutoat all times siemprein all en totalnot at all no hay de quéAll Fools' Day el día 1 de abril (≈ día de los Santos Inocentes)All Saints' Day día nombre masculino de Todos los SantosAll Souls' Day día nombre masculino los Fieles Difuntosall ['ɔl] adv1) completely: todo, completamente2) : igualthe score is 14 all: es 14 iguales, están empatados a 143)all the better : tanto mejor4)all the more : aún más, todavía másall adj: todoall the children: todos los niñosin all likelihood: con toda probabilidad, con la mayor probabilidadall pron1) : todo, -dathey ate it all: lo comieron todothat's all: eso es todoenough for all: suficiente para todos2)all in all : en general3)adj.• todo, -a adj.• todos adj.adv.• completamente adv.• del todo adv.n.• todo s.m.pron.• todo (s) pron.
I ɔːl1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -dasall kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente
all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera
what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste
we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)
2)a) ( the greatest possible)b) ( any)
II
1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todoall I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...
will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?
all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo
2)a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -dasshe is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas
I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía
3)all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo
4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -dasthe unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto
5) (in phrases)a)b)c)he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo
d)at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible
e)
III
1) ( completely)you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada
I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda
I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos
it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo
2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)3) (in phrases)a)b)the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido
c)all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual
d)all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)
e)all the — (+ comp)
it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...
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[ɔːl] When all is part of a set combination, eg in all seriousness/probability, look up the noun. Note that all right has an entry to itself.to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene
1. ADJECTIVE1) todoit rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero
40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio
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it would have to rain today, of all days! — ¡tenía que llover hoy justamente!•
for all their efforts, they didn't manage to score — a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos, no lograron marcar un tanto•
they chose him, of all people! — lo eligieron a él, como si no hubiera otrosall that and all that y cosas así, y otras cosas por el estilo•
all those who disobey will be punished — todos aquellos que desobedezcan serán castigadosof all the...sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas
of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!
best, four 2., 2)of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!
2) (=any)•
the town had changed beyond all recognition — la ciudad había cambiado hasta hacerse irreconocible2. PRONOUN1) (singular)a) (=everything) todo•
we did all we could to stop him — hicimos todo lo posible para detenerlo•
all is not lost — liter or hum aún quedan esperanzas•
all of it — todoI didn't read all of it — no lo leí todo or entero
you can't see all of Madrid in a day — no puedes ver todo Madrid or Madrid entero en un día
it took him all of three hours — (=at least) le llevó tres horas enteras; iro (=only) le llevó ni más ni menos que tres horas
she must be all of 16 — iro debe de tener al menos 16 años
six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?
best, once 1., 1)that's all — eso es todo, nada más
b) (=the only thing)all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...
that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio
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all that matters is that you're safe — lo único que importa es que estás a salvo•
this concerns all of you — esto os afecta a todos (vosotros)•
they all say that — todos dicen lo mismo•
all who knew him loved him — todos los que le conocieron le querían3) (in scores)the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos
above all sobre todo after all después de todo all butit's 30 all — (Tennis) treinta iguales
all for nothingall but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte
all in all en generalI rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada
all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien
all told en total and allwe thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea
for all I care for all I knowthe dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida
for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé
if (...) at allfor all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé
I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana
it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve
I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible
in all it allthey won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán
it's all or nothing es todo o nada most of all sobre todo, más que nada no... at all not... at allshe seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz
I'm not at all tired — no estoy cansado en lo más mínimo or en absoluto
you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?
not at all! (answer to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?
"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto
3. ADVERB1) (=entirely) todoMake todo agree with the person or thing described:•
there were insects all around us — había insectos por todas partes•
I did it all by myself — lo hice completamente soloall along•
she was dressed all in black — iba vestida completamente de negroall along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle
all but (=nearly) casithis is what I feared all along — esto es lo que estaba temiendo desde el primer momento or el principio
all for sthhe all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere
all in (=all inclusive) (Brit) todo incluido; (=exhausted) * hecho polvo *I'm all for giving children their independence — estoy completamente a favor de or apoyo completamente la idea de dar independencia a los niños
the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido
after a day's skiing I was all in — después de un día esquiando, estaba hecho polvo * or rendido
all outyou look all in — se te ve rendido, ¡vaya cara de estar hecho polvo! *
all overto go all out — (=spare no expense) tirar la casa por la ventana; (Sport) emplearse a fondo
all over the world you'll find... — en or por todo el mundo encontrarás...
all the more...I looked all over for you — te busqué por or en todas partes
considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado
all too...she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla
all up with all very...all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado
not all there•
that's all very well but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...not all that... all-out, better I, 2.he isn't all there * — no tiene todos los tornillos bien *, le falta algún tornillo *
4.NOUN (=utmost)•
he had given her his all — (=affection) se había entregado completamente a ella; (=possessions) le había dado todo lo que tenía•
he puts his all into every game — se da completamente en cada partido, siempre da todo lo que puede de sí en cada partido5.COMPOUNDSthe all clear N — (=signal) el cese de la alarma, el fin de la alarma; (fig) el visto bueno, luz verde
all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!
to be given the all clear — (to do sth) recibir el visto bueno, recibir luz verde; (by doctor) recibir el alta médica or definitiva
All Fools' Day N — ≈ día m de los (Santos) Inocentes
All Hallows' (Day) N — día m de Todos los Santos
All Saints' Day N — día m de Todos los Santos
All Souls' Day N — día m de (los) Difuntos (Sp), día m de (los) Muertos (LAm)
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I [ɔːl]1) (before n) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -dasall kinds o sorts of people — todo tipo de gente
all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera
what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste
we were dabbling in drink, drugs and all that — flirteábamos con la bebida, las drogas y todo eso or y todo lo demás; see also all III 3) d)
2)a) ( the greatest possible)b) ( any)
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1) ( everything) (+ sing vb) todoall I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...
will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?
all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo
2)a) ( everyone) (+ pl vb) todos, -dasshe is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas
I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía
3)all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo
4) (after n, pron) todo, -da; (pl) todos, -dasthe unfairness of it all — la injusticia del caso or del asunto
5) (in phrases)a)b)c)he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo
d)at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible
e)
III
1) ( completely)you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada
I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda
I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos
it's all the same to me — a mí me da igual or lo mismo
2) (each, apiece) ( Sport)3) (in phrases)a)b)the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido
c)all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual
d)all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)
e)all the — (+ comp)
it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...
IV
to give one's all — ( make supreme effort) dar* todo de sí; ( sacrifice everything) darlo* todo, dar* todo lo que se tiene
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1. tə,tu preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)
2. tu: adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a•to prep1. a2. a / hastashe works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco3. menos4. paratotr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]1 (with place) a■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B2 (towards) hacia3 (as far as, until) a, hasta■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop4 (of time) menos6 (for) de■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con8 (in honour of) a9 (touching) a, contra10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de11 (causing something) para■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor14 (ratio) a15 (per, equivalent) a, en■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?16 (according to) según■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?17 (result) a18 (in order to) para, a fin de■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio1 (of door) ajustada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarteto ['tu:] adv1) : a un estado conscienteto come to: volver en sí2)to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otroto prepto go to the doctor: ir al médicoI'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John2) toward: a, haciatwo miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur3) on: en, sobreapply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida4) up to: hasta, ato a degree: hasta cierto gradofrom head to toe: de pies a cabezait's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto6) until: a, hastafrom May to December: de mayo a diciembrethe key to the lock: la llave del candadodancing to the rhythm: bailando al compásit's similar to mine: es parecido al míothey won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2made to order: hecho a la ordento my knowledge: a mi sabertwenty to the box: veinte por cajato understand: entenderto go away: irse
I tuː, weak form tə1)a) ( indicating destination) awe went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)
you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda
b) ( indicating direction) haciac) ( indicating position) ato the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo
2) (against, onto)3)a) ( as far as) hastab) ( until) hastac) ( indicating range)there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)
4)a) ( showing indirect object)who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?
what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?
I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane
I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo
to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe
he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo
b) (in toasts, dedications)to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane
5) (indicating proportion, relation)how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?
it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros
there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...
that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después
6) ( concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?
there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo
7)a) ( in accordance with)b) ( producing)to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...
c) ( indicating purpose)8) ( indicating belonging) dethe solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema
it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien
9) ( telling time) (BrE)ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)
10) ( accompanied by)they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'
II tə1)a)to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir
b) ( in order to) parac) ( indicating result)he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido
I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa
d) ( without vb)2) (after adj or n)it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer
III tuː [tʊ, tuː, tǝ]1. PREPOSITIONWhen to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.1) (destination) aNote: a + el = al
it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima
to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España
to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad
I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces
we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad
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have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?•
flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrowchurch 1., 2)•
the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo2) (=towards) haciamove it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha
3) (=as far as) hastafrom here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres
4) (=up to) hastato some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida
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to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir•
from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernesfrom morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche
decimal 1.•
funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...5) (=located at) a6) (=against) contrait's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres
the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí
it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío
what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?
"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros
9) (in dedications, greetings)greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!
welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!
"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"
here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!
a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos
10) (in ratios, proportions) porthe odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón
three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia
11) (in comparisons) a12) (=about, concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?
what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?
"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."
13) (=according to) segúnto my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar
14) (=to the accompaniment of)it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"
15) (=of, for) de16) (with gerund/noun)•
to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo•
to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar•
to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo•
to this end — a or con este fin•
to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada•
to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE1) (infinitive)a)A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.•
she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar•
to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar•
to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo•
to want to do sth — querer hacer algo•
I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto•
he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar•
we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad•
I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagasc)there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar
he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso
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that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir•
now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo•
and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?3) (purpose, result) paraThe particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio
"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación
the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse
See:EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easyand then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!
and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!
7)to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...
3.ADVERBto pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando
to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando
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I [tuː], weak form [tə]1)a) ( indicating destination) awe went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)
you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda
b) ( indicating direction) haciac) ( indicating position) ato the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo
2) (against, onto)3)a) ( as far as) hastab) ( until) hastac) ( indicating range)there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)
4)a) ( showing indirect object)who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?
what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?
I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane
I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo
to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe
he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo
b) (in toasts, dedications)to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane
5) (indicating proportion, relation)how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?
it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros
there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...
that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después
6) ( concerning)what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?
there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo
7)a) ( in accordance with)b) ( producing)to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...
c) ( indicating purpose)8) ( indicating belonging) dethe solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema
it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien
9) ( telling time) (BrE)ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)
10) ( accompanied by)they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'
II [tə]1)a)to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir
b) ( in order to) parac) ( indicating result)he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido
I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa
d) ( without vb)2) (after adj or n)it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer
III [tuː] -
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I 1. nounGeldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das2. transitive verbII 1. adjectivewe were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]somebody's finer feelings — das Gute in jemandem
4) (delicate in structure or texture) fein5) (thin) fein; hauchdünnwe'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...
6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]fine rain — Nieselregen, der
7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]8)fine print — see academic.ru/68194/small_print">small print
9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]the finer points — die Feinheiten
11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)
you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)
12) (satisfactory) schön; gutthat's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht
everything is fine — es ist alles in Ordnung
13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]How are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke
16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]2. adverb1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]2) (coll.): (well) gut* * *I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) vorzüglich3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) gut4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) zart5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) genau7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fein8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) gut2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) ausgezeichnet3. interjection- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) die Geldstrafe2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) mit einer Geldstrafe belegen* * *fine1[faɪn]I. adjthat's all fine, but... das ist schön und gut, aber...the \finest English painting of its time das beste englische Gemälde seiner Zeitthe \finest wines in the world die erlesensten Weine der Welta \fine example ein gutes Beispiel\fine food ausgezeichnetes EssenI had a \fine time repairing your car ich hatte meine helle Freude daran, dein Auto zu reparieren\fine words schöne Worte iron\fine features ( approv) feine Gesichtszüge\fine weather schönes Wetterhe appealed to my \finer feelings er appellierte an meine edleren Gefühle\fine character edler Menschthere's a \fine line between genius and madness Genie und Wahnsinn liegen oft nah beieinander\fine distinction feiner Unterschied\fine nuance feine Nuance\finer points Feinheiten plnot to put too \fine a point on it... um ganz offen zu sein...II. advto feel \fine sich akk gut fühlento suit sb \fine jdm [sehr] gut passento work \fine gut funktionieren2. (thinly) feinthe garlic wasn't cut \fine enough der Knoblauch war nicht fein genug geschnitten3.▶ to cut sth \fine etw mit Mühe und Not erreichenfine2[faɪn]heavy/small \fine hohe/niedrige Geldstrafe; (for minor offences) Geldbuße f, Bußgeld nt; administrative Ordnungsgeld nt, Organstrafmandat nt ÖSTERRII. vt▪ to \fine sb [for sth] jdn [wegen einer S. gen] zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen; (for minor offences) gegen jdn [wegen einer S. gen] ein Bußgeld verhängenFIFA \fined the club $50,000 for bribing the referee die FIFA verurteilte den Klub zu einer Geldstrafe von 50.000 Dollar für die Bestechung des Schiedsrichters* * *I [faɪn]advII [faɪn]1. n (JUR)Geldstrafe f; (for less serious offences) Geldbuße or -strafe f; (driving) Bußgeld nt; (for minor traffic offences) (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung2. vt (JUR)zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen, mit einer Geldstrafe/-buße belegen; (for driving offences also) Bußgeld verhängen gegen; (for minor traffic offences) eine (gebührenpflichtige) Verwarnung erteilen (+dat)he was fined £100 — er musste £ 100 Strafe bezahlen
he was fined for speeding —
IIIshe was fined for possession (of drugs) — sie wurde wegen Drogenbesitz zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilt
1. adj (+er)1) (= excellent) piece of work, example, painting, book, museum ausgezeichnet; building, town, view herrlich; person fein, trefflich (geh); performance, performer, player großartig, ausgezeichnetthis is even finer than her previous recording — das ist noch besser als ihre letzte Aufnahme
See:2) (= acceptable of things) in Ordnungany more? – no, that's fine or it'll be fine —
everything's ( just) fine — alles in (bester) Ordnung
how was I? – you were fine — wie war ich? – gut
it's fine (for you) to interrupt me — Sie dürfen mich gerne unterbrechen
it's fine for men to cry — Männer dürfen auch weinen, es ist durchaus in Ordnung, wenn Männer weinen
the doctor said it was fine for me to play — der Arzt sagte, ich dürfte ohne Weiteres spielen
you look/the wallpaper looks fine (to me) — (ich finde,)du siehst/die Tapete sieht gut aus
your idea sounds fine —
shall we have another beer? – sounds fine to me — sollen wir noch ein Bier trinken? – ja, gute Idee
how are you? – fine, thanks — wie geht es Ihnen? – danke, gut
a glass of water and I'll be fine —
he's fine, he's done it before any questions? no? fine — es schafft es schon, er hat es schon einmal gemacht noch Fragen? nein? gut
it'll take me a couple of days – that's fine with me — ich werde ein paar Tage dafür brauchen – das ist in Ordnung
anything she wanted was usually fine with him — was sie auch immer wollte, er hatte meist nichts dagegen
3) (= high-quality) food fein; wine erlesen, edel; furniture, jewellery, clothes ausgesucht; china, porcelain, fabric erlesen, ausgesucht5) weather, day schönwhen it is/was fine —
a fine reward for all my work! a fine friend you are! — eine schöne Belohnung für meine ganze Mühe! du bist mir ja ein schöner Freund!
a fine time to remember that! — ein feiner Augenblick, dich daran zu erinnern!
that's all very fine, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
that's fine for you to say — du hast gut reden
you're a fine one to talk! —
fine words — schöne Worte pl
7) (= thin) needle, thread dünn, fein; fabric, material dünn; hair, grain fein; handwriting fein, zierlich; sieve, net, mesh, weave fein(maschig)fine nib —
8) (= in small particles) powder, dust, sand, mist feina fine dusting of snow/flour — eine dünne Schneedecke/Mehlschicht
there's a fine line between genius and madness — es besteht ein feiner Unterschied zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn
11) gold, silver feingold 98% fine — Gold mit 98% Feingehalt
2. adv1) (= well) work tadellosyou're doing fine — Sie machen Ihre Sache gut; (healthwise) Sie machen gute Fortschritte
2) (= thinly) cut, slice fein, dünn → cutSee:→ cut* * *fine1 [faın]A adj (adv finely)1. allg fein:a) dünn, zart (Porzellan etc)b) scharf (Kante etc)c) aus kleinsten Teilchen bestehend (Sand etc)d) schön (Schiff etc):one of these fine days, one fine day eines schönen Tagese) vornehm, edel (Mensch)f) geschmackvoll, gepflegt, elegantg) angenehm, lieblich (Duft etc)h) feinsinnig, subtil:fine distinction feiner Unterschied2. großartig, ausgezeichnet, glänzend (Musiker etc):a fine view eine herrliche oder prächtige Aussicht;3. rein, pur:fine silver Feinsilber n;fine gold Feingold n;gold 24 carats fine 24-karätiges Gold4. geziert, affektiert (Sätze etc)5. umg, auch iron fein, schön:that’s all very fine, but … das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber …;a fine friend you are! pej du bist mir ein schöner Freund!6. WIRTSCH erstklassig (Bankwechsel etc)B adv1. umg fein:a) vornehm (auch pej):b) sehr gut, bestens:that will suit me fine das passt mir ausgezeichnet2. knapp:C v/t1. fine away, fine down fein(er) machen, abschleifen, zuspitzen3. METALL frischenD v/i1. fine away, fine down, fine off fein(er) werden, abnehmen, sich abschleifen2. sich klärenfine2 [faın]A s1. Geldstrafe f, Bußgeld n2. JUR, HIST Abstandssumme f3. Ende n (obs außer in):a) schließlich, endlich,b) kurz(um)B v/t mit einer Geldstrafe belegen, zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen:he was fined £50 er musste 50 Pfund Strafe bezahlen, er wurde zu einer Geldstrafe von 50 Pfund verurteiltfine3 [ˈfiːneı] s MUS Fine n, Ende n* * *I 1. nounGeldstrafe, die; (for minor offence) Bußgeld, das2. transitive verbII 1. adjectivewe were fined £10 — wir mussten ein Bußgeld von 10 Pfund bezahlen
1) (of high quality) gut; hochwertig [Qualität, Lebensmittel]; fein [Besteck, Gewebe, Spitze]; edel [Holz, Wein]2) (delicately beautiful) zart [Porzellan, Spitze]; fein [Muster, Kristall, Stickerei, Gesichtszüge]3) (refined) edel [Empfindungen]; fein [Taktgefühl, Geschmack]5) (thin) fein; hauchdünnwe'd be cutting it fine if... — es wird etwas knapp werden, wenn...
6) (in small particles) [hauch]fein [Sand, Staub]fine rain — Nieselregen, der
7) (sharp, narrow-pointed) scharf [Spitze, Klinge]; spitz [Nadel, Schreibfeder]8)9) (capable of delicate discrimination) fein [Gehör]; scharf [Auge]; genau [Werkzeug]; empfindlich [Messgerät]10) (perceptible only with difficulty) fein [Unterschied, Nuancen]; (precise) klein [Detail]11) (excellent) schön; ausgezeichnet [Sänger, Schauspieler]a fine time to do something — (iron.) ein passender Zeitpunkt, etwas zu tun (iron.)
you are a fine one! — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer! (ugs.)
12) (satisfactory) schön; gutthat's fine with or by me — ja, ist mir recht
13) (well conceived or expressed) schön [Worte, Ausdruck usw.]; gelungen [Rede, Übersetzung usw.]14) (of handsome appearance or size) schön; stattlich [Mann, Baum, Tier]15) (in good health or state) gutHow are you? - Fine, thanks — Wie geht es Ihnen? - Gut, danke
16) (bright and clear) schön [Wetter, Sommerabend]17) (ornate) prächtig [Kleidung]18) (affectedly ornate) geziert; schönklingend [Worte]2. adverb1) (into small particles) fein [mahlen, raspeln, hacken]2) (coll.): (well) gut* * *adj.dünn adj.fein adj.gut adj.schön adj.zart adj. n.Geldbuße -n f.Geldstrafe f.Mahngebühr f. -
36 order
order ['ɔ:də(r)]ordre ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (j)-(m) instruction ⇒ 1 (c) commande ⇒ 1 (d) mandat ⇒ 1 (e) ordonnance ⇒ 1 (f) état ⇒ 1 (i) classe ⇒ 1 (j) espèce ⇒ 1 (j) ordonner ⇒ 2 (a) commander ⇒ 2 (b), 3 organiser ⇒ 2 (c) classer ⇒ 2 (d) afin que ⇒ 6 afin de ⇒ 71 noun(a) (sequence, arrangement) ordre m;∎ in alphabetical/chronological order par ordre alphabétique/chronologique;∎ in ascending order of importance par ordre croissant d'importance;∎ can you put the figures in the right order? pouvez-vous classer les chiffres dans le bon ordre?;∎ let's do things in order faisons les choses en ordre;∎ what was the order of events? dans quel ordre les événements se sont-ils déroulés?;∎ they have two boys and a girl, in that order ils ont deux garçons et une fille, dans cet ordre;∎ Theatre in order of appearance par ordre d'entrée en scène; Cinema & Television par ordre d'apparition à l'écran;∎ in order of age par rang d'âge;∎ we were called to the platform, in order of precedence on était appelés à la tribune par ordre de préséance;∎ battle order ordre m de bataille(b) (organization, tidiness) ordre m;∎ to put one's affairs/books in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires/livres, ranger ses affaires/livres;∎ the magazines are all out of order les magazines sont tous dérangés;∎ to get one's ideas in order mettre de l'ordre dans ses idées;∎ she needs to get some order into her life elle a besoin de mettre un peu d'ordre dans sa vie;∎ figurative to set one's house in order remettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires∎ to give sb orders to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qch;∎ to give the order to open fire donner l'ordre d'ouvrir le feu;∎ the Queen gave the order for the prisoner to be executed la reine ordonna que le prisonnier soit exécuté;∎ Harry loves giving orders Harry adore donner des ordres;∎ we have orders to wait here on a reçu l'ordre d'attendre ici;∎ our orders are to… nous avons l'ordre de…;∎ I'm just following orders je ne fais qu'exécuter les ordres;∎ and that's an order! et c'est un ordre!;∎ I don't have to take orders from you je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir de vous;∎ orders are orders les ordres sont les ordres;∎ on my order, line up in twos à mon commandement, mettez-vous en rangs par deux;∎ on doctor's orders sur ordre du médecin;∎ to be under sb's orders être sous les ordres de qn;∎ I am under orders to say nothing j'ai reçu l'ordre de ne rien dire;∎ by order of the King par ordre du roi, de par le roi;∎ until further orders jusqu'à nouvel ordre;∎ Finance order to sell ordre m de vente;∎ Finance order to pay mandat m ou ordonnance f de paiement(d) Commerce (request for goods) commande f; (goods ordered) marchandises fpl commandées; American (portion) part f;∎ to place an order for sth passer (une) commande de qch;∎ to place an order with sb, to give sb an order passer une commande à qn, commander qch à qn;∎ another firm got the order ils ont passé la commande auprès d'une autre compagnie;∎ the books are on order les livres ont été commandés;∎ your order has now arrived votre commande est arrivée;∎ to fill an order exécuter une commande;∎ as per order conformément à votre commande;∎ can I take your order? (in restaurant) avez-vous choisi?;∎ have you given your order? (in restaurant) est-ce que vous avez commandé?;∎ American an order of French fries une portion de frites∎ (money) order mandat m;∎ pay to the order of A. Jones payez à l'ordre de A. Jones;∎ pay A. Jones or order payer à A. Jones ou à son ordre;∎ by order and for account of A. Jones d'ordre et pour compte de A. Jones;∎ cheque to order chèque m à ordre∎ he was served with an order for the seizure of his property il a reçu une ordonnance pour la saisie de ses biens(g) (discipline, rule) ordre m, discipline f;∎ children need to be kept in order les enfants ont besoin de discipline;∎ to restore order rétablir l'ordre; (in meeting) ordre m;∎ to call sb to order rappeler qn à l'ordre;∎ to be ruled out of order être en infraction avec le règlement;∎ order! de l'ordre!;∎ he's out of order ce qu'il a dit/fait était déplacé∎ the old order l'ordre ancien;∎ in the order of things dans l'ordre des choses;∎ Politics order of the day ordre m du jour;∎ in working order en état de marche ou de fonctionnement;∎ in good/perfect order en bon/parfait état∎ the lower orders les ordres inférieurs;∎ research work of the highest order un travail de recherche de tout premier ordre;∎ British a crook of the first order un escroc de grande envergure;∎ questions of a different order des questions d'un autre ordre;∎ order of magnitude ordre de grandeur;∎ a disaster/a project/an investment of this order (of magnitude) un désastre/un projet/des investissements de cette envergure(k) (decoration) ordre m∎ the Order of St Benedict l'ordre de saint Benoît∎ to order sb to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qch;∎ the Queen ordered that the prisoner (should) be executed la reine donna l'ordre d'exécuter le prisonnier;∎ the doctor ordered him to rest for three weeks le médecin lui a prescrit trois semaines de repos;∎ the government ordered an inquiry into the disaster le gouvernement a ordonné l'ouverture d'une enquête sur la catastrophe;∎ Law he was ordered to pay costs il a été condamné aux dépens;∎ the minister ordered the drug to be banned le ministre a ordonné de faire retirer le médicament de la vente;∎ to order sb back/in/out donner à qn l'ordre de reculer/d'entrer/de sortir;∎ we were ordered out of the room on nous a ordonné de quitter la pièce;∎ she ordered the children to bed elle a ordonné aux enfants d'aller se coucher;∎ Military to order sb to do sth donner l'ordre à qn de faire qch;∎ they were ordered (to return) home on leur donna ou ils reçurent l'ordre de regagner leurs foyers;∎ the troops were ordered to the Mediterranean les troupes ont reçu l'ordre de gagner la Méditerranée∎ he ordered himself a beer il a commandé une bière(c) (organize → society) organiser; (→ ideas, thoughts) mettre de l'ordre dans; (→ affairs) régler, mettre en ordre;∎ a peaceful, well-ordered existence une existence paisible et bien régléecommander, passer une commande;∎ would you like to order now? (in restaurant) voulez-vous commander maintenant?par ordre de;∎ by order of the Court sur décision du tribunal(b) (acceptable) approprié, admissible;∎ it is quite in order for you to leave rien ne s'oppose à ce que vous partiez;∎ I think lunch is in order je pense qu'il est temps de faire une pause pour le déjeuner;∎ an apology is in order des excuses s'imposentafin que;∎ in order that no one goes home empty-handed afin que nul ne rentre chez soi les mains videsafin de;∎ in order to simplify things afin de simplifier les choses;∎ in order not to upset you pour éviter de vous faire de la peinede l'ordre de;(machine, TV) en panne; (phone) en dérangement;∎ out of order (sign) hors service, en pannesur commande;∎ British she's one of these people who can cry to order elle fait partie de ces gens qui arrivent à pleurer sur commande;∎ I can't do it to order ça ne se commande pas;∎ also figurative to be made to order être fait sur commande;∎ he had a suit made to order il s'est fait faire un costume sur mesures►► the Order of the Bath l'ordre m du Bain;order book carnet m de commandes;∎ our order books are empty/full nos carnets de commandes sont vides/pleins;Marketing order cycle cycle m de commande;order cycle time durée f du cycle de commande;order form bon m de commande;the Order of the Garter l'ordre m de la Jarretière;the Order of Merit l'ordre m du Mérite;order number numéro m de commande;Politics order paper (feuille f de l') ordre m du jour;the Order of the Thistle l'ordre m du Chardoncommander;∎ he likes ordering people about il adore régenter son monde;∎ I refuse to be ordered about! je n'ai pas d'ordres à recevoir!(a) (supplies) commanderSport expulser -
37 morirse
1 to die* * *VPR1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡ojalá o así se muera! — I hope he drops dead!
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morirse de algo — to die of sth2) * [para exagerar] to die¡muérete! primero se casa con una millonaria y luego se divorcia — you'll never guess what! first he marries a millionairess, then he gets divorced *
¡no se va a morir por llamar por teléfono alguna vez! — it wouldn't kill him to ring me some time! *
¡que me muera si miento! — cross my heart and hope to die! *, may God strike me dead if I'm lying! *
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morirse de algo, en esta casa me muero de frío — I'm freezing in this house¡me muero de hambre! — I'm starving!
¡me muero de sed! — I'm dying of thirst! *
la película era para morirse de risa — the film was hilarious o incredibly funny
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morirse de ganas de hacer algo — to be dying to do sth *¡me muero por una cerveza fresquita! — I'm dying for o I could murder a nice cold beer! *
se muere por el fútbol — he's crazy o mad about football *
morirse por algn — to be crazy o mad about sb *
de o para morirse —
ese jamón estaba de o para morirse — that ham was just amazing! *
3) (=entumecerse) [brazo, pierna] to go to sleep, go numb* * *
■morirse verbo reflexivo
1 to die: el pueblo entero se muere de hambre, the whole nation is starving to death
2 (exageración) morirse de ganas de hacer algo, to be dying to do sthg
morirse de vergüenza, to die of embarrassment
morirse por algo, to be dying to get sthg
' morirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hambre
- morir
- risa
English:
croak
- green
- heart
- hysterical
- hysterics
- starve
- broken
- crave
- die
- double
- yen
* * *vprse le ha muerto la madre his mother has died;Famnadie se muere por hacer unas cuantas horas extras a few hours of overtime never hurt anyone;Fam¡muérete! drop dead!;Fam¡por mí como si se muere! she could drop dead for all I care!2. [sentir con fuerza]morirse de envidia/ira to be burning with envy/rage;morirse de miedo to be scared to death;casi me muero de risa/vergüenza I nearly died laughing/of shame;me muero de ganas de ir a bailar/fumar un pitillo I'm dying to go dancing/for a cigarette;me muero de hambre/frío I'm starving/freezing;morirse por algo to be dying for sth;se mueren por tener un niño they're desperate to have a child;morirse por alguien to be crazy about sb¡muérete! que se robaron tu carro you won't believe it, but your car's been stolen* * *v/r die;morirse de fig die of;morirse por fig be dying for;morirse de sed die of thirst;morirse de risa laugh one’s head off, die laughing* * *morirse vb to die -
38 envie
envie [ɑ̃vi]feminine nouna. ( = inclination) avoir envie de qch to feel like sth• je vais lui faire passer l'envie de recommencer (inf) I'll make sure he thinks twice before he does it againd. ( = convoitise) envy* * *ɑ̃viavoir envie de faire — ( fortement) to want to do; ( passagèrement) to feel like doing
il n'a qu'une envie, (c'est de) partir — all he wants is to leave
mourir d'envie de faire — to be dying (colloq) to do
2) ( convoitise) envy••* * *ɑ̃vi nf1) (vis-à-vis de qn d'autre, de ce qu'on n'a pas) envy2) (= souhait) desire, wishfaire envie à qn; Ça lui fait envie. — He would like that.
Cette glace me fait envie. — I like the look of that ice cream.
avoir envie de faire — to feel like doing, to want to do
J'avais envie de pleurer. — I felt like crying., I wanted to cry.
J'ai envie d'aller aux toilettes. — I want to go to the toilet., I need to go to the toilet.
4) (sexuelle) desire5) (= tache sur la peau) birthmark6) (= filet de peau) hangnail* * *envie nf1 gén urge (de faire to do); ( de choses à manger) craving (de for); envie folle/subite insane/sudden urge; l'envie m'a prise de te téléphoner I got the urge to phone you; des envies de femme enceinte the cravings of a pregnant woman; avoir une envie de chocolat to have a craving for chocolate; et s'il lui prenait l'envie de venir? and what if he suddenly decided to come?; avoir des envies de meurtre to feel like killing somebody; ‘change de travail!’-‘ce n'est pas l'envie qui me manque’ ‘change jobs!’-‘don't think I haven't thought of it!’; avoir envie de qch to feel like sth; avoir envie de faire ( fortement) to want to do; ( passagèrement) to feel like doing; avoir envie de vendre la maison to want to sell the house; avoir envie de dormir/de faire pipi○ to want to go to bed/to go to the loo GB ou the bathroom US; il n'a qu'une envie, (c'est de) partir all he wants is to leave; avoir envie de rire/pleurer/hurler to feel like laughing/crying/screaming; je n'ai pas du tout envie de le rencontrer I have absolutely no desire to meet him; avoir envie de vomir to feel sick, to have a feeling of nausea; arrête! tu me donnes envie de vomir! stop! you're making me feel sick!; elle a bien envie de faire she would really like to do; il a envie que je parte he wants me to leave; il a envie que les choses soient claires he wants it to be quite clear; mourir or crever○ d'envie de faire fig to be dying○ to do; avoir envie de qn ( sexuellement) to want sb; donner (l')envie à qn de faire to make sb want to do; le livre m'a donné envie de voir le film the book made me want to see the film;2 ( convoitise) envy; regarder qch/écouter qn avec envie to look at sth/listen to sb enviously ou with envy; leur piscine fait envie à tous leurs amis their swimming pool is the envy of all their friends; il te fait envie ce jouet? would you like that toy?; ils me font envie tous ces gens bronzés all these tanned people make me envious;avoir une envie pressante to need to go to the toilet.[ɑ̃vi] nom féminin1. [souhait, désir] desirel'envie de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose the desire for something/to do somethingavoir envie de rire/pleurer to feel like laughing/cryingdonner à quelqu'un envie de faire: ça m'a donné envie de les revoir it made me want to see ou feel like seeing them againfaire envie à quelqu'un: un voyage au Brésil, ça ne te fait pas envie? aren't you tempted by a trip to Brazil?l'envie lui prend de ou il lui prend l'envie de faire... he feels like ou fancies doing...ôter ou faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire: voilà qui lui ôtera l'envie de revenir this'll make sure he's not tempted to come back2. [désir sexuel] desire3. [besoin] urge4. [jalousie] envytant de luxe, ça (vous) fait envie such luxury makes one ou you envious[peau] hangnail
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