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81 bargain
1.['bɑːgɪn]noun1) (agreement) Abmachung, dieinto the bargain, (Amer.) in the bargain — darüber hinaus
make or strike a bargain to do something — sich darauf einigen, etwas zu tun
2) (thing bought) Kauf, dera good/bad bargain — ein guter/schlechter Kauf
3) (thing offered cheap) günstiges Angebot; (thing bought cheaply) guter Kauf. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 3. 5); hard 1. 1)2. intransitive verb1) (discuss) handelnbargain for something — um etwas handeln
2)bargain for or on something — (expect something) mit etwas rechnen
more than one had bargained for — mehr als man erwartet hatte
* * *1. noun1) (something bought cheaply and giving good value for money: This carpet was a real bargain.) der Gelegenheitskauf, das Schnäppchen2) (an agreement made between people: I'll make a bargain with you.) der Handel2. verb(to argue about or discuss a price etc: I bargained with him and finally got the price down.) handeln* * *bar·gain[ˈbɑ:gɪn, AM ˈbɑ:r-]I. nto drive a hard \bargain hart verhandeln, einen harten Verhandlungskurs fahrento keep one's side of the \bargain seinen Anteil [des Abkommens] erfüllento strike [or make] a \bargain einen Handel machen; (reach an agreement) eine Übereinkunft [o Verabredung] treffen2. (good buy) guter Kaufwhat a \bargain! das ist aber günstig! [o ja geschenkt!]a real \bargain ein echtes Schnäppchen fam\bargains done Anzahl der Abschlüsse [o Börsengeschäfte4.▶ into the \bargain darüber hinaus, obendrein, noch dazu\bargain buy Preisschlager m\bargain counter Sonderangebotstisch m, Theke f für Sonderangebote\bargain offer Sonderangebot nt\bargain rate Sonderpreis m\bargain table Tisch m mit SonderangebotenIII. vi1. (negotiate)▪ to \bargain [with sb] [mit jdm] [ver]handeln2. (expect)▪ to \bargain that... damit rechnen [o davon ausgehen], dass...* * *['bAːgɪn]1. nthey are not prepared to make a bargain — sie wollen nicht mit sich handeln lassen
I'll make a bargain with you, if you... — ich mache Ihnen ein Angebot, wenn Sie...
to keep one's side of the bargain — sich an die Abmachung halten
it's a bargain! — abgemacht!, einverstanden!
or in the bargain (US) — dann hat es (obendrein) auch noch angefangen zu regnen
or in the bargain (US) —
to get the worst/best of the bargain — den schlechteren/besseren Teil erwischen
2) (= cheap offer) günstiges Angebot, Sonderangebot nt; (= thing bought) Gelegenheitskauf m2. vihandeln (for um); (in negotiations) verhandeln* * *bargain [ˈbɑː(r)ɡın]A s1. Vertrag m, Abmachung f2. Kauf(vertrag) m, Handel m, Geschäft n (auch fig):a good (bad) bargain ein gutes (schlechtes) Geschäft3. vorteilhafter Kauf oder Verkauf, vorteilhaftes Geschäft4. Gelegenheit(skauf) f(m), Sonderangebot n, preisgünstige Ware, günstiges Kaufobjekt, Schnäppchen n umg:be a real bargain fast geschenkt seinbargain for account Termingeschäft nB v/i1. handeln, feilschen ( beide:for um)as bargained for wie verabredet;a) Trumpf m,b) Druckmittel n;bargaining point Verhandlungspunkt m;bargaining position Verhandlungsposition fwe did not bargain for that darauf waren wir nicht gefasst;it was more than we had bargained for damit hatten wir nicht gerechnetC v/t2. verkaufen:a) verschachern (a. fig),b) (ohne entsprechende Gegenleistungen) verzichten auf (Freiheit, Rechte etc)3. bargain down herunterhandeln, -feilschen4. aushandeln, durch Verhandlungen erreichenBesondere Redewendungen: a bargain’s a bargain! abgemacht ist abgemacht!;it’s a bargain! abgemacht!;strike ( oder make) a bargain einen Handel abschließen, eine Vereinbarung treffen, handelseinig werden ( alle:with mit);* * *1.['bɑːgɪn]noun1) (agreement) Abmachung, dieinto the bargain, (Amer.) in the bargain — darüber hinaus
make or strike a bargain to do something — sich darauf einigen, etwas zu tun
2) (thing bought) Kauf, dera good/bad bargain — ein guter/schlechter Kauf
3) (thing offered cheap) günstiges Angebot; (thing bought cheaply) guter Kauf. See also best 3. 5); hard 1. 1)2. intransitive verb1) (discuss) handeln2)bargain for or on something — (expect something) mit etwas rechnen
* * *n.Abmachung f.Angebot -e n.Gelegenheitskauf m.Geschäft -e n.Handel - m.Kauf Käufe m.Schnäppchen n. -
82 deliberate
1. adjective1) (intentional) absichtlich; bewusst [Lüge, Irreführung]; vorsätzlich [Verbrechen]2) (unhurried and considered) bedächtig2. intransitive verb1) (think carefully)deliberate on something — über etwas (Akk.) [sorgfältig] nachdenken
2) (debate)deliberate over or on or about something — über etwas (Akk.) beraten
* * *[di'libərət]1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) bewußt, vorsätzlich2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) bedächtig•- academic.ru/86057/deliberately">deliberately* * *de·lib·er·ateI. adj[dɪˈlɪbərət]1. (intentional) bewusst, absichtlichit wasn't \deliberate es war keine Absichta \deliberate decision eine bewusste Entscheidung2. (careful)a \deliberate movement eine vorsichtige [o bedächtige] BewegungII. vi[dɪˈlɪbəreɪt]to \deliberate on a case über einen Fall beratenIII. vt[dɪˈlɪbəreɪt]( form)1. (discuss)2. (consider)▪ to \deliberate whether... überlegen, ob...* * *[dI'lIbərIt]1. adj1) (= intentional) absichtlich; action, attempt, insult, lie bewusstspot the deliberate mistake — suchen Sie den versteckten Fehler
2) (= cautious, thoughtful) besonnen; action, decision, judgement (wohl)überlegt; (= slow) movement, step, voice bedächtig[dI'lIbəreɪt]2. vi(= ponder) nachdenken (on, upon über +acc); (= discuss) sich beraten (on, upon über +acc, wegen)[dI'lIbəreɪt]3. vt(= ponder) bedenken, überlegen; (= discuss) beraten* * *A adj [dıˈlıbərət] (adv deliberately)1. überlegt2. bewusst, absichtlich, vorsätzlich:deliberately auch mit Absicht;a deliberate lie eine bewusste oder vorsätzliche Lüge;a deliberate misrepresentation eine bewusst falsche Darstellung3. bedächtig, bedachtsam, vorsichtig, besonnen4. gemächlich (Tempo etc)what to do was man tun soll)C v/i1. nachdenken (on, upon, about über akk), überlegen2. beratschlagen, sich beraten ( beide:on, upon, about über akk)* * *1. adjective1) (intentional) absichtlich; bewusst [Lüge, Irreführung]; vorsätzlich [Verbrechen]2) (unhurried and considered) bedächtig2. intransitive verbdeliberate on something — über etwas (Akk.) [sorgfältig] nachdenken
2) (debate)deliberate over or on or about something — über etwas (Akk.) beraten
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83 discutido
Del verbo discutir: ( conjugate discutir) \ \
discutido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: discutido discutir
discutido
◊ -da adjetivocontroversial
discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo ‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss verbo intransitivo to argue, quarrel; discutido por algo to argue about sth; discutidole a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question ' discutido' also found in these entries: English: disagreement - dispute -
84 treat
I [triːt]1) (pleasure) regalo m., sorpresa f.; (food) squisitezza f.as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — in via eccezionale, mi fu permesso di restare alzato fino a tardi
2) colloq.to stand sb. a treat — offrire (da bere, da mangiare) a qcn
3) a treat BE colloq.II 1. [triːt]the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione
1) (act towards, handle) trattare [person, animal, object, topic]to treat sb. well, badly — trattare bene, male qcn.
to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]
2) med. curare [patient, disease]3) chim. ind. trattare [chemical, fabric, water]4) (pay for)2.to treat sb. to sth. — offrire qcs. a qcn
to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]
* * *[tri:t] 1. verb1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) trattare2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) trattare3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) trattare4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) offrire5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) trattardi di2. noun(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) regalo* * *treat /tri:t/A n.1 festa; trattenimento; banchetto; bevuta2 festa; gran piacere; gioia; godimento: The concert was a real treat, il concerto è stato un vero piacere; What a treat it is to go to the seaside for a weekend, che gioia passare il fine settimana al mare!B avv.(fam.) – a treat, alla perfezione; a meraviglia; benissimo● to look a treat, avere un aspetto splendido □ to work a treat, funzionare a meraviglia □ ( This is) my treat!, pago (o offro) io!♦ (to) treat /tri:t/v. t. e i.1 trattare; considerare; discutere; negoziare: He treats his children like dogs, tratta i figli da cani ( male); to treat a subject, trattare un argomento, un tema; This computer should be treated with great care, questo computer va trattato con tutti i riguardi; to treat a candidate unfairly, sfavorire un candidato; to treat sb. fairly, comportarsi in modo giusto con q.2 (med.) curare; trattare; medicare: to treat a wound, curare una ferita; to treat sb. for a disease, curare q. di una malattia3 offrire; pagare: to treat one's friends to dinner, offrire la cena agli amici; I'll treat myself to a long trip abroad, mi offrirò (o mi concederò) un lungo viaggio all'estero4 (tecn.) trattare; sottoporre (qc.) a trattamento: (chim.) to treat a substance with an acid, trattare una sostanza con un acido; to treat a car against rust, sottoporre un'automobile a trattamento antiruggine● (fam.) to treat sb. like ( a piece of) dirt, trattare q. come una pezza da piedi (o a pesci in faccia) □ to treat st. as a joke, non prendere qc. sul serio □ to treat for peace, trattare la pace □ I'll treat you!, sei mio ospite; pago io! □ Next time I'll treat you, a buon rendere!* * *I [triːt]1) (pleasure) regalo m., sorpresa f.; (food) squisitezza f.as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — in via eccezionale, mi fu permesso di restare alzato fino a tardi
2) colloq.to stand sb. a treat — offrire (da bere, da mangiare) a qcn
3) a treat BE colloq.II 1. [triːt]the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione
1) (act towards, handle) trattare [person, animal, object, topic]to treat sb. well, badly — trattare bene, male qcn.
to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]
2) med. curare [patient, disease]3) chim. ind. trattare [chemical, fabric, water]4) (pay for)2.to treat sb. to sth. — offrire qcs. a qcn
to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]
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85 useless
adjectiveunbrauchbar [Werkzeug, Gerät, Rat, Vorschlag, Idee, Material]; nutzlos [Wissen, Information, Fakten, Protest, Anstrengung, Kampf]; vergeblich [Anstrengung, Maßnahme, Kampf, Klage]; zwecklos [Widerstand, Protest, Argumentieren]be useless to somebody — jemandem nichts nützen
it's useless to do that or doing that — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn, das zu tun
* * *adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) nutzlos* * *use·less[ˈju:sləs]1. (pointless) sinnlos, zwecklosit's \useless trying to discuss politics with him es hat keinen Sinn, mit ihm über Politik diskutieren zu wollen\useless verbiage unnützes Geschwätzyou're absolutely \useless! du bist doch zu nichts zu gebrauchen!you're such a \useless idiot! du bist ein hoffnungsloser Schwachkopf! famhe's a \useless goalkeeper er taugt nichts als TorwartI'm \useless at maths ich habe keine Ahnung von Mathematik3. (unusable) unbrauchbarthis knife is \useless dieses Messer taugt nichts\useless details überflüssige Details\useless information wertlose Informationento render sth \useless etw unbrauchbar machen* * *['juːslɪs]adj1) nutzlos; (= unusable) unbrauchbar; advice, suggestion nutzlos, unnütz; person nutzlos, zu nichts nütze; teacher, manager, player untauglich, unbrauchbar; school untauglich; remedy unwirksam, wirkungslosto be useless to sb — für jdn nutzlos or ohne Nutzen sein
to prove useless — sich als nutzlos erweisen; (machine, object) sich als unbrauchbar erweisen
it is useless ( for you) to complain — es hat keinen Sinn, sich zu beschweren
shouting is useless —
it's useless without a handle — ohne Griff nützt es nichts or ist es unbrauchbar
he's useless as a goalkeeper — er ist als Torwart nicht zu gebrauchen, er taugt nichts als Torwart
to be useless at doing sth — unfähig dazu sein, etw zu tun
2) (= pointless) zwecklos, sinnlos* * *useless [ˈjuːslıs] adj (adv uselessly)1. nutz-, sinn-, zwecklos, unnütz, vergeblich:2. unbrauchbar:useless rock GEOL taubes Gestein;he’s useless er ist zu nichts zu gebrauchen* * *adjectiveunbrauchbar [Werkzeug, Gerät, Rat, Vorschlag, Idee, Material]; nutzlos [Wissen, Information, Fakten, Protest, Anstrengung, Kampf]; vergeblich [Anstrengung, Maßnahme, Kampf, Klage]; zwecklos [Widerstand, Protest, Argumentieren]it's useless to do that or doing that — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn, das zu tun
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86 have
have [hæv]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modal verb4. noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. avoir━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► avoir is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses. For important exceptions see below.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• haven't you grown! comme tu as grandi !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the agreement of the past participle with the preceding direct object.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• if I had seen her I would have spoken to her si je l'avais vue, je lui aurais parlé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When describing uncompleted states or actions, French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January j'habite ici depuis 10 ans/depuis janvier• I had lived or had been living there for 10 years j'habitais là depuis 10 ans► to have just... venir de...b. être━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► être is the auxiliary used with all reflexives, and the following verbs when used intransitively: aller, arriver, descendre, devenir, entrer, monter, mourir, naître, partir, passer, rentrer, rester, retourner, revenir, sortir, tomber, venir.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you've seen her, haven't you? vous l'avez vue, n'est-ce pas ?• he hasn't told anyone, has he? il n'en a parlé à personne, n'est-ce pas ?d. (in tag responses) he's got a new job -- oh has he? il a un nouveau travail -- ah bon ?• you've dropped your book -- so I have! vous avez laissé tomber votre livre -- en effet !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► (mais) si or (mais) non are used to contradict.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you haven't seen her -- yes I have! vous ne l'avez pas vue -- (mais) si !• you've made a mistake -- no I haven't! vous vous êtes trompé -- mais non !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• have you met him? -- yes I have est-ce que tu l'as rencontré ? -- oui• has he arrived? -- no he hasn't est-ce qu'il est arrivé ? -- none. (avoiding repetition of verb) have you ever been there? if you have... y êtes-vous déjà allé ? si oui,...• have you tried it? if you haven't... est-ce que vous avez goûté ça ? si vous ne l'avez pas fait,...2. modal verb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► falloir is always used in the third person singular, in an impersonal construction. Note that falloir que is always followed by the subjunctive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you're going to have to work hard! tu vas devoir travailler dur ! il va falloir que tu travailles dur !• I'll have to leave now or I'll miss the train il faut que je parte, sinon je vais rater mon train• don't you have to get permission? est-ce qu'on ne doit pas demander la permission ?• do you have to go now? est-ce que vous devez partir tout de suite ?• we've had to work late twice this week nous avons dû rester travailler tard deux fois cette semaine• what kind of equipment would you have to have? quel type de matériel vous faudrait-il ?• it has to be the biggest scandal this year c'est sans aucun doute le plus gros scandale de l'année• do you have to make such a noise? tu ne pourrais pas faire un peu moins de bruit ?► don't/doesn't have to + infinitive━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• you didn't have to tell her! tu n'avais pas besoin de le lui dire !• I don't have to do it je ne suis pas obligé or forcé de le fairea. avoir• I have or I've got three books j'ai trois livres• have you got a suitcase? avez-vous une valise ?• have you got this jumper in black? est-ce que vous avez ce pull en noir ?b. ( = eat, drink, take) he had an egg for breakfast il a mangé un œuf au petit déjeuner• shall we have a coffee? on prend un café ?► will you have...? (in offers)will you have tea or coffee? vous prendrez du thé ou du café ?c. ( = spend) passer• what sort of day have you had? est-ce que tu as passé une bonne journée ?d. ( = smoke) fumere. ( = catch) tenir• I've got him where I want him! (inf) je le tiens !► to let sb have ( = give) donner à qn• I'll let you have it for $100 je vous le cède pour 100 dollars► must have or have to have• I must have £50 at once il me faut 50 livres immédiatement• I must or have to have them by this afternoon il me les faut pour cet après-midi► won't have ( = refuse to accept)I won't have this nonsense! je ne tolérerai pas ces enfantillages !• I won't have it! je ne tolérerai pas ça !• I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike je ne veux pas qu'il risque sa vie sur cette moto► would have ( = wish)what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse ?• he had his worst fears confirmed ses pires craintes se sont réalisées► to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn• she soon had them all reading and writing elle a réussi très rapidement à leur apprendre à lire et à écrire► had better ( = should)4. nouna. faire venira. [+ clothes] porterb. (British = have planned) I've got so much on this week that... j'ai tant de choses à faire cette semaine que...d. Richard has nothing on him! (inf) Richard ne lui arrive pas à la cheville !• the police have nothing on me (inf) la police n'a pas de preuve contre moi► have out separable transitive verb[+ friends, neighbours] inviter* * *[hæv, həv] 1.transitive verb ( uses not covered in NOTE)1) ( possess) avoir2) ( consume) prendre3) ( want) vouloir, prendrewhat will you have? — qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?
I wouldn't have him/her any other way — c'est comme ça que je l'aime
4) (receive, get) recevoir [letter, information]5) ( hold) faire [party, celebration]; tenir [meeting]; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition]; avoir [conversation]; mener [enquiry]6) (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence]; avoir [courage, courtesy] ( to do de faire)7) ( spend) passerto have a nice day/evening — passer une journée/soirée agréable
to have a hard ou bad time — traverser une période difficile
8) ( be provided with) (also have got)I have ou I've got letters to write — j'ai du courrier à faire
9) (undergo, suffer) avoirto have (the) flu/a heart attack — avoir la grippe/une crise cardiaque
to have an interview — avoir or passer un entretien
10) ( cause to be done)they would have us believe that... — ils voudraient nous faire croire que...
I would have you know that... — je voudrais que vous sachiez que...
11) ( cause to become)we'll soon have everything ready/clean — nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer
if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser le verre
12) ( allow) tolérer13) ( physically hold) tenirshe had him by the throat/by the arm — elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras
14) ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child]; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young]15) ( as impersonal verb)over here, we have a painting by Picasso — ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso
what we have here is a small group of extremists — ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes
16) ( puzzle)you have ou you've got me there! — là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)
17) ( have at one's mercy) (also have got)2.I've got you/him now! — maintenant je te/le tiens!
modal auxiliary1) ( must)I have (got) to leave now — je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant
2) ( need to)you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early — tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt
3) ( for emphasis)3.this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre
1) gen avoir; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être2) ( in tag questions etc)you've seen the film, haven't you? — tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas?
you haven't seen the film, have you? — tu n'as pas vu le film?
you haven't seen my bag, have you? — tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard?
‘he's already left’ - ‘has he indeed!’ — ‘il est déjà parti’ - ‘vraiment!’
4.‘you've never met him’ - ‘yes I have!’ — ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’ - ‘mais si!’
having auxiliary verb1) ( in time clauses)having finished his breakfast, he went out — après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti
2) (because, since)•Phrasal Verbs:- have in- have on- have up••this car/TV has had it — (colloq) cette voiture/télé est foutue (colloq)
when your father finds out, you've had it! — (colloq) ( in trouble) quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête! (colloq)
I can't do any more, I've had it! — (colloq) ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé! (colloq)
I've had it (up to here) with... — (colloq) j'en ai marre de... (colloq)
to have it in for somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans le collimateur (colloq)
she has/doesn't have it in her to do — elle est capable/incapable de faire
and the ayes/noes have it — les oui/non l'emportent
...and what have you —...etc
there is no milk/there are no houses to be had — on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons
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87 handle
han·dle [ʼhændl̩] nto turn a \handle eine [Tür]klinke hinunterdrückenPHRASES:to get a \handle on sth ( get under control) etw unter Kontrolle bringen;to \handle sth1) (feel, grasp an object) etw anfassen;\handle with care, glass! Vorsicht, Glas!2) (move, transport sth) etw befördern [o transportieren];can you \handle it alone? schaffst du das alleine? ( fam)who \handles the marketing in your company? wer ist in Ihrer Firma für das Marketing zuständig?;to \handle people mit Menschen umgehenthis writer \handles the subject of pornography very sensitively dieser Autor geht sehr behutsam mit dem Thema Pornographie um5) gun, knife etw handhaben [o bedienen];have you ever \handled a gun before? hattest du jemals eine Pistole in der Hand?;to be able to \handle sth mit etw dat umgehen könnenwe only \handle cosmetics which have not been tested on animals wir führen nur Kosmetikartikel, die nicht an Tieren getestet wurden vi + adv sich akk handhaben lassen;this car \handles really well dieser Wagen lässt sich echt gut fahren -
88 negotiate
ne·go·tiate [nɪʼgəʊʃieɪt, Am -ʼgoʊ-] vt1) ( discuss)to \negotiate sth [with sb] etw [mit jdm] aushandeln;to \negotiate a loan/ treaty einen Darlehensvertrag/Vertrag abschließen;to \negotiate a peace with sb/ sth ein Friedensabkommen mit jdm/etw aushandeln2) ( traverse)to \negotiate sth etw passieren;( cash in)to \negotiate securities Sicherheiten übertragen vi verhandeln;to \negotiate with sb mit jdm verhandeln -
89 occasion
oc·ca·sion [əʼkeɪʒən] nto dress to suit the \occasion sich akk dem Anlass entsprechend kleiden;on the \occasion of sth anlässlich einer S. gen;congratulations on the \occasion of your wedding anniversary alles Gute zu eurem Hochzeitstag;( appropriate time) [passende] Gelegenheit f;this is certainly not the \occasion to discuss your personal problems dies ist sicherlich nicht der geeignete Moment, deine persönlichen Probleme zu besprechen;( event) Ereignis nt;historic \occasion historisches Ereignis;on this particular \occasion dieses eine Mal;on another \occasion ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheit;on one \occasion einmal;on several \occasions mehrmals;on \occasion gelegentlichthere's no \occasion to be so rude es gibt keinen Grund, so unverschämt zu sein;the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death was the \occasion for hundreds of special films anlässlich des 200. Todestages Mozarts kamen Hunderte von Sondersendungen;should the \occasion arise sollte es nötig sein [o werden];to have \occasion to do sth Veranlassung haben, etw zu tunan \occasion may arise when you can use your knowledge of French vielleicht bietet sich eine Gelegenheit, deine Französischkenntnisse anzuwenden;to take [or use] the \occasion to do sth eine Gelegenheit ergreifen [o nutzen], etw zu tun vt ( form);to \occasion sth etw hervorrufen;to \occasion a visit einen Besuch nach sich ziehen;the case \occasioned the authorities a lot of worry der Fall bereitete den Behörden viel Ärger -
90 talk out
vt1) ( discuss thoroughly)to \talk out out <-> sth etw ausdiskutieren;2) ( convince not to)to \talk out sb out of sth jdm etw ausreden;to \talk out sb out of doing sth jdm ausreden, etw zu tun -
91 aside
A n gen, Theat, Cin aparté m ; to say sth as ou in an aside dire qch en aparté ; ( as digression) dire qch en passant.B adv1 ( to one side) to stand ou step ou move aside s'écarter ; to turn aside se détourner ; to cast ou throw [sth] aside mettre [qch] au rebut [clothes, gift] ; écarter [idea, theory] ; to set ou put ou lay [sth] aside ( save) mettre [qch] de côté ; ( in shop) réserver ; to brush ou sweep [sth] aside écarter [objections, protests, worries] ; to lay ou put a book aside mettre un livre de côté ; to push ou move sb aside écarter qn ; to take sb aside prendre qn à part ; leaving aside all these problems laissons de côté tous ces problèmes ; to set a verdict aside Jur casser un jugement ;2 ( apart) money aside, let's discuss accommodation laissons de côté la question d'argent et parlons du logement ; joking aside blague à part ○. -
92 need
❢ When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aide. When need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. When need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'hui. When needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêche. For examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below.1 (must, have to) he didn't need to ask permission il n'était pas obligé de demander la permission ; you needn't wait tu n'es pas obligé d'attendre ; ‘I waited’-‘you needn't have’ ‘j'ai attendu’-‘ce n'était pas la peine’ ; I needn't have worn a jacket ce n'était pas la peine que je mette une veste ; you needn't shout! ce n'est pas la peine de crier! ; need he reply? est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre? ; need we discuss it now? est-ce qu'il faut vraiment en parler maintenant? ; why do you always need to complain? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu te plaignes? ; need I say more? tu vois ce que je veux dire? ; I hardly need say that… inutile de dire que… ; I need hardly remind you that inutile de vous rappeler que ; did you need to be so unpleasant to him? est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui? ; ‘previous applicants need not apply’ ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’ ;2 ( be logically inevitable) need that be true? est-ce que c'est forcément vrai? ; it needn't be the case ce n'est pas forcément le cas ; it needn't follow that il ne s'ensuit pas forcément que ; it needn't cost a fortune ça ne coûte pas forcément très cher ; microwaved food needn't be bland les aliments cuits au micro-onde ne sont pas forcément insipides ; they needn't have died leur mort aurait pu être évitée.B vtr1 ( require) to need sth avoir besoin de qch ; to need to do avoir besoin de faire ; my shoes need to be polished, my shoes need polishing mes chaussures ont besoin d'être cirées ; the proofs need careful checking les épreuves ont besoin d'être vérifiées soigneusement ; I need you to hold the ladder j'ai besoin de toi pour tenir l'échelle ; more money/more time is needed nous avons besoin de plus d'argent/de plus de temps ; everything you need tout ce qu'il vous faut, tout ce dont vous avez besoin ; they need one another ils ont besoin l'un de l'autre ; I gave it a much-needed clean je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin, je l'ai nettoyé et ça n'était pas un luxe ; this job needs a lot of concentration ce travail demande beaucoup de concentration ; to raise the money needed for the deposit réunir l'argent nécessaire pour la caution ; they need to have things explained to them il faut tout leur expliquer ; it needed six men to restrain him il a fallu six hommes pour le maîtriser ; you don't need me to tell you that… vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que… ; everything you need to know about computers tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les ordinateurs ; parents-who needs them ○ ! les parents-à quoi ça sert? ;2 ( have to) you need to learn some manners il va falloir que tu apprennes à bien te tenir ; you'll need to work hard il va falloir que tu travailles dur ; something needed to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ; why do you always need to remind me? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu me le rappelles? ; it need only be said that il suffit de dire que ; you only needed to ask il suffisait de demander, tu n'avais qu'à demander ; nothing more need be said on n'en parlera plus ; nobody need know que cela reste entre nous ; nobody need know that I did it ou that it was me who did it personne ne doit savoir que c'est moi qui l'ai fait ;3 ( want) avoir besoin de ; I need a holiday/a whisky j'ai besoin de vacances/d'un whisky ; she needs to feel loved elle a besoin de se sentir aimée ; that's all I need! il ne me manquait plus que ça, j'avais bien besoin de ça!C n1 ( necessity) nécessité f (for de) ; the need for closer co-operation la nécessité d'une plus grande collaboration ; I can't see the need for it je n'en vois pas la nécessité ; without the need for an inquiry sans qu'une enquête soit nécessaire ; to feel the need to do éprouver le besoin de faire ; to have no need to work ne pas avoir besoin de travailler ; there's no need to wait/hurry inutile d'attendre/de se dépêcher ; there's no need for panic/ anger ça ne sert à rien de s'affoler/de se mettre en colère ; there's no need for you to wait ce n'est pas la peine que tu attendes ; there's no need to worry/shout ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter/de crier ; if need be s'il le faut, si nécessaire ; if the need arises si le besoin s'en fait sentir ; there's no need, I've done it inutile, c'est fait ;2 (want, requirement) besoin m (for de) ; to be in need of sth avoir besoin de qch ; to be in great need of sth avoir grand besoin de qch ; to have no need of sth ne pas avoir besoin de qch ; to satisfy/express a need répondre à/exprimer un besoin ; to be in need of repair/painting avoir besoin d'être réparé/repeint ; to meet sb's needs répondre aux besoins de qn ; to meet industry's need for qualified staff répondre aux besoins des entreprises en personnel qualifié ; a list of your needs une liste de ce dont vous avez besoin ; my needs are few j'ai peu de besoins ; manpower/energy needs besoins mpl en main-d'œuvre/en énergie ;3 (adversity, distress) to help sb in times of need aider qn à faire face à l'adversité ; she was there in my hour of need elle était là quand j'ai eu besoin d'elle ; your need is greater than mine tu en as plus besoin que moi ;4 ( poverty) besoin m ; to be in need être dans le besoin ; families in need les familles qui sont dans le besoin. -
93 prefer
pri'fə:past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) preferir- preferably
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prefer vb preferirtr[prɪ'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]1 preferir2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (charge) presentar, formular1) : preferirI prefer coffee: prefiero café2)to prefer charges against : presentar cargos contrav.• anteponer v.• preferir v.• presentar v.• promover v.prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)1) ( like better) preferir*to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo
to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf
to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)
I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré
to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)
2) ( Law)[prɪ'fɜː(r)]to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)
1. VT1) (=like better) preferir (to a)which do you prefer? — ¿cuál prefieres?, ¿cuál te gusta más?
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to prefer doing sth — preferir hacer algoI prefer walking to going by car — prefiero ir andando or (LAm) caminando a ir en coche
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I'd prefer it if you didn't come with me — preferiría que no vinieras conmigo•
I much prefer Scotland — Escocia me gusta mucho máswe'd prefer that this visit be kept confidential — preferimos que esta visita se mantenga en secreto
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to prefer to do sth — preferir hacer algo"will you do it?" - "I'd prefer not to" — -¿lo harás? -preferiría no hacerlo
he may prefer to discuss it with friends rather than with his family — puede que prefiera hablarlo con amigos a hacerlo con su familia
would you prefer me to drive? — ¿preferirías que condujera yo?
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to prefer charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)our client may decide to prefer charges of assault — puede que nuestro cliente decida presentar cargos por agresión
3) (esp Rel) (=promote) ascender; (=appoint) nombrar2.VI preferiras you prefer — como usted quiera, como usted prefiera
if you prefer, we could leave it till tomorrow — si usted quiere or lo prefiere, lo podemos dejar para mañana
* * *[prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)]1) ( like better) preferir*to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo
to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf
to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)
I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré
to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)
2) ( Law)to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)
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94 appropriate
1. adjective(suitable) geeignet (to, for für)I feel it is appropriate to say a few words — ich halte es für angebracht, ein paar Worte zu sagen
2. transitive verbthe appropriate authority — die zuständige Behörde
appropriate something [to oneself] — sich (Dat.) etwas aneignen
* * *[ə'prəupriət](suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) angemessen- academic.ru/84216/appropriateness">appropriateness- appropriately* * *ap·pro·pri·ateI. adj[əˈprəʊpriət, AM -proʊ-]1. (suitable) angemessen, angebracht, passendit's difficult to find the \appropriate words es ist schwierig, die richtigen Worte zu findenit wouldn't be \appropriate for me to comment es steht mir nicht zu, das zu kommentieren\appropriate to the occasion dem Anlass entsprechend2. (relevant) entsprechendplease complete the \appropriate part of this form bitte füllen Sie den zutreffenden Teil des Formulars ausII. vt[əˈprəʊprieɪt, AM -ˈproʊ-]( form)▪ to \appropriate sth2. (set aside) etw bereitstellento \appropriate funds einen Fonds zuteilen* * *I [ə'prəʊprIɪt]adj1) (= suitable, fitting) passend, geeignet (for, to für), angebracht (for, to für); (to a situation, occasion) angemessen (to +dat); name, remark treffendclothing appropriate for or to the weather conditions —
a style appropriate to one's subject — ein dem Thema entsprechender or angemessener Stil
to be appropriate for doing sth — geeignet sein, etw zu tun
2) (= relevant) entsprechend; body, authority zuständigwhere appropriate — wo es angebracht ist/war, an gegebener Stelle
delete as appropriate — Nichtzutreffendes or nicht Zutreffendes streichen
II [ə'prəʊprIeɪt]it may be appropriate (for you) to discuss this with your lawyer — sie sollten das vielleicht mit Ihrem Anwalt besprechen
vt1) (= assume possession or control of) beschlagnahmen; (= take for oneself) sich (dat) aneignen, mit Beschlag belegen; sb's ideas sich (dat) zu eigen machen* * *A adj [əˈprəʊprıət] (adv appropriately)1. (to, for) passend (zu), geeignet (für, zu), angemessen, dienlich (dat), angebracht:at the appropriate time zur gegebenen Zeit;if appropriate sofern es zweckdienlich erscheint, gegebenenfalls2. eigen, zukommend ( beide:to dat)B v/t [-eıt]1. a) bestimmen ( for für)for für)2. sich etwas aneignen* * *1. adjective(suitable) geeignet (to, for für)2. transitive verbI feel it is appropriate to say a few words — ich halte es für angebracht, ein paar Worte zu sagen
appropriate something [to oneself] — sich (Dat.) etwas aneignen
* * *(to) adj.eigen adj.zugehörend adj. adj.angebracht adj.angemessen adj.annähern adj.entsprechend adj.geeignet adj.passend adj.richtig adj.zugehörig adj.zutreffend adj. (for) v.bereitstellen v.bewilligen (Geld)(für) ausdr.verwenden v. v.aneignen v.sich etwas aneignen ausdr. -
95 place *****
[pleɪs]1. n1) (in general) posto, (more formally) luogoto take place — (incident) succedere, accadere, (meeting) avere luogo
we came to a place where... — siamo arrivati in un posto dove....
place of worship/birth — luogo di culto/nascita
to go places — (travel) andare in giro (per il mondo)
he's going places fig fam — si sta facendo strada
it's only a small place — (town) è solo un paesino, (house) è piccolina
come to our place — venite da noi or a casa nostra
to take the place of sb/sth — sostituire qn/qc, prendere il posto di qn/qc
in place of — al posto di, invece di
2) (in street names) via3)to find one's place — trovare la pagina giusta5) (job, vacancy in team, school) posto6) (social position) posizione f, rangofriends in high places — amici altolocati or nelle alte sfere
to put sb in his place fig — mettere a posto qn, mettere qn al suo posto
7)(in series, rank
etc) in the first/second place — in primo/secondo luogoshe took second place in the race — si è piazzata or è arrivata seconda nella gara
A won, with B in second place — A ha vinto e B è finito secondo
2. vt1) (put: gen) posare, mettere, (on wall) mettereplace it on the table — mettilo or posalo sul tavolo
2) (situate: town) situare, (person) piazzarewe are better placed than a month ago — siamo in una situazione migliore or siamo messi meglio di un mese fa
awkwardly placed — (shop) piazzato (-a) male, (fig: person) messo (-a) male, (in embarrassing situation) in una posizione delicata
3) (contract, bet) fare, (goods) piazzare4) (in exam, race etc) classificareto be placed second — classificarsi or piazzarsi al secondo posto
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96 talk *****
[tɔːk]1. n1) (conversation) conversazione f, (chat) chiacchierata, (speech) discorso, (interview) discussione ftalks npl Pol colloqui mpl2) (lecture) conferenzato give a talk — tenere una conferenza, fare un intervento
he will give us a talk on... — ci parlerà di...
3) (gossip) dicerie fpl, chiacchiere fpl2. vito talk about — parlare di, (converse) discorrere or conversare di
to talk to/with sb about or of sth — parlare a/con qn di qc
to talk to o.s. — parlare da solo
to get o.s. talked about — far parlare di sé
look who's talking! — senti chi parla!, parli proprio tu!
he talks too much — (talkative) parla troppo, (indiscreet) non sa tenere la bocca chiusa
talking of films, have you seen...? — a proposito di film, hai visto...?
3. vt(a language, slang) parlareto talk shop — parlare del lavoro or degli affari
to talk sb into doing sth — persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
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98 talk over
transitive verb1)2) (persuade)* * *(to discuss: We talked over the whole idea.) besprechen* * *vt▪ to \talk over over ⇆ sth [with sb] etw [mit jdm] durchsprechen [o besprechen]* * *vt sep1) question, problem bereden (inf), besprechenlet's talk it over quietly — wir wollen jetzt einmal in aller Ruhe darüber reden
2) (= persuade) = academic.ru/73272/talk_round">talk roundSee:= talk round* * *talk over v/t2. einen Plan etc besprechen, durchsprechen* * *transitive verb1)talk something over [with somebody] — etwas [mit jemandem] besprechen
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99 way
way [weɪ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = route) chemin m• a piece of bread went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de travers• to make one's way towards... se diriger vers...► the way to ( = route to)can you tell me the way to the tourist office? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin du syndicat d'initiative ?• on the way to London we met... en allant à Londres nous avons rencontré...• she's got twins, and another baby on the way (inf) elle a des jumeaux, et un bébé en route (inf)► the/one's way back/down• on the way back he met... en revenant il a rencontré...• they held a meeting to discuss the way forward ils ont organisé une réunion pour discuter de la marche à suivre• is monetary union the way forward? l'union monétaire est-elle la voie du progrès ?► the way in• I'll find my own way out ne vous dérangez pas, je trouverai (bien) la sortie► in the/sb's way• am I in your way? est-ce que je vous empêche de passer ?• to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn► out of the/sb's way• (get) out of the or my way! laisse-moi passer !• to keep out of sb's way ( = avoid them) éviter qn• I'll take you home, it's not out of my way je vous ramènerai, c'est sur mon cheminc. ( = distance) a little way off pas très loin• is it far? -- yes, it's a quite a way (inf) c'est loin ? -- oui, il y a un bon bout de chemin (inf)• is it finished? -- not by a long way! est-ce terminé ? -- loin de là !• we've got a long way to go (long journey) nous avons beaucoup de chemin à faire ; ( = still far from our objective) nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines ; ( = not got enough) nous sommes encore loin du compte• this spice is expensive, but a little goes a long way cette épice est chère mais on n'a pas besoin d'en mettre beaucoup• it should go a long way towards improving relations between the two countries cela devrait améliorer considérablement les relations entre les deux pays► all the way ( = the whole distance)he had to walk all the way (to the hospital) il a dû faire tout le chemin à pied (jusqu'à l'hôpital)• I'll be with you all the way ( = will back you up) je vous soutiendrai jusqu'au boutd. ( = direction) are you going my way? est-ce que vous allez dans la même direction que moi ?• which way did he go? dans quelle direction est-il parti ?• which way do we go from here? (which direction) par où allons-nous maintenant ? ; (what shall we do) qu'allons-nous faire maintenant ?• it's out or over Oxford way (inf) c'est du côté d'Oxforde. ( = manner) façon f• this/that way comme ceci/cela• what an odd way to behave! quelle drôle de façon de se comporter !• to do sth the right/wrong way bien/mal faire qch• way to go! (inf!) bravo !• that's just the way he is il est comme ça, c'est tout• to get or have one's own way en faire à son idée• he didn't hit her, it was the other way round ce n'est pas lui qui l'a frappée, c'est le contraire• "this way up" « haut »• soccer is taking off in the States in a big way le football connaît un véritable essor aux États-Unis► no way! (inf) pas question !• I'm not paying, no way! je refuse de payer, un point c'est tout !• will you come? -- no way! tu viens ? -- pas question !• there's no way that's champagne! ce n'est pas possible que ce soit du champagne !f. ( = method, technique) solution f• the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes le mieux, c'est de le mettre au congélateur pendant dix minutes• that's the way! (inf) voilà, c'est bien !g. ( = situation, nature) that's always the way c'est toujours comme ça• it's the way of the world! ainsi va le monde !h. ( = habit) to get into/out of the way of doing sth prendre/perdre l'habitude de faire qch• don't be offended, it's just his way ne vous vexez pas, il est comme ça, c'est touti. ( = respect, particular) in some ways à certains égards• "I'm superstitious", she said by way of explanation « je suis superstitieuse », dit-elle en guise d'explication• what is there in the way of kitchen utensils? qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme ustensiles de cuisine ?2. adverb3. compounds• such shortages are a way of life de telles pénuries font partie de la vie de tous les jours ► way-out (inf) adjective excentrique* * *[weɪ] 1.1) (route, road) chemin m ( from de; to à)to live over the way — (colloq) habiter en face
the way ahead — lit le chemin devant moi/eux etc
the way ahead looks difficult — fig l'avenir s'annonce difficile
the way forward — fig la clé de l'avenir
the way in — l'entrée (to de)
‘way in’ — ‘entrée’
the way out — la sortie (of de)
there's no way out — fig il n'y a pas d'échappatoire
to send somebody on his way — ( tell to go away) envoyer promener quelqu'un (colloq)
to be well on the ou one's way to doing — être bien parti pour faire
to be on the way out — fig passer de mode
she's got four kids and another one on the way — (colloq) elle a quatre gosses et un autre en route (colloq)
to go out of one's way to make somebody feel uncomfortable — tout faire pour que quelqu'un se sente mal à l'aise
out of the way — ( isolated) isolé; ( unusual) extraordinaire
along the way — lit en chemin; fig en cours de route
to go the way of somebody/something — finir comme quelqu'un/quelque chose
2) ( direction) direction f, sens mcome ou step this way — suivez-moi, venez par ici
‘this way for the zoo’ — ‘vers le zoo’
‘this way up’ — ‘haut’
to look the other way — ( to see) regarder de l'autre côté; ( to avoid unpleasant thing) détourner les yeux; fig ( to ignore) fermer les yeux
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? — tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça?
to put something somebody's way — (colloq) filer quelque chose à quelqu'un (colloq)
3) (space in front, projected route) passage mget him out of the way before the boss gets here! — fais-le disparaître d'ici avant que le patron arrive!
to keep somebody out of somebody's way — ( to avoid annoyance) tenir quelqu'un à l'écart de quelqu'un
to keep something out of somebody's way — (to avoid injury, harm) garder quelque chose hors de portée de quelqu'un
to make way for somebody/something — faire place à quelqu'un/quelque chose
4) ( distance) distance fit's a long way — c'est loin (to jusqu'à)
to be a short way off — lit être près
we still have some way to go before doing — lit, fig nous avons encore du chemin à faire avant de faire
I'm with you ou behind you all the way — je suis de tout cœur avec toi
5) ( manner) façon f, manière fdo it this/that way — fais-le comme ceci/cela
to do something the right/wrong way — faire bien/mal quelque chose
in his/her/its own way — à sa façon
she certainly has a way with her — (colloq) GB elle sait décidément s'y prendre avec les gens
a way of doing — ( method) une façon or manière de faire; ( means) un moyen de faire
that's the way! — voilà, c'est bien!
either way, she's wrong — de toute façon, elle a tort
no way! — (colloq) pas question! (colloq)
6) (respect, aspect) sens min no way, not in any way — aucunement
7) (custom, manner) coutume f, manière f8) (will, desire)to get one's way —
2.if I had my way... — si cela ne tenait qu'à moi...
3.to be way out — (in guess, estimate) être loin du compte
by the way adverbial phrase en passantby the way,... — à propos,...
what time is it, by the way? — quelle heure est-il, au fait?
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100 get down
(to make (a person) sad: Working in this place really gets me down.) deprimir, desanimarget down vb bajarcan you get that suitcase down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa maleta?1) v + adva) ( descend) bajarb) ( crouch) agacharseto get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (take, lift, bring down) bajarb) ( write down) \<\<message/details\>\> anotar, tomar nota defirst get it down on paper, then we'll discuss it — primero ponlo por escrito y luego lo discutiremos
3) v + o + adva) ( reduce) \<\<costs/inflation\>\> reducir*; \<\<blood pressure\>\> bajarb) ( depress) deprimir4) v + prep + o ( descend) \<\<stairs\>\> bajar; \<\<ladder\>\> bajarse de; \<\<rope\>\> bajar por1. VT + ADVcan you get that jar down for me? — ¿puedes bajarme esa jarra?
2) (=swallow) tragarse, tragar3) (=note down) escribir•
to get sth down in writing or on paper — poner algo por escrito4) (=reduce) [+ prices] bajar•
I need to get my weight down a bit — tengo que bajar de peso un poco5) * (=depress) deprimir6) * (=annoy) molestarwhat gets me down is the way they take him for granted — lo que me molesta es que no sepan valorarlo
2. VI + ADV1) (=descend) bajar (from, off de)get down from there! — ¡baja de ahí!
2) (=reduce) bajarget down to3) (=crouch) agacharsequick, get down! they'll see you! — ¡rápido, agáchate, te van a ver!
4) * (=leave table) levantarse de la mesamay I get down? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?
5) (=go) bajar* * *1) v + adva) ( descend) bajarb) ( crouch) agacharseto get down on one's knees — arrodillarse, ponerse* de rodillas
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (take, lift, bring down) bajarb) ( write down) \<\<message/details\>\> anotar, tomar nota defirst get it down on paper, then we'll discuss it — primero ponlo por escrito y luego lo discutiremos
3) v + o + adva) ( reduce) \<\<costs/inflation\>\> reducir*; \<\<blood pressure\>\> bajarb) ( depress) deprimir4) v + prep + o ( descend) \<\<stairs\>\> bajar; \<\<ladder\>\> bajarse de; \<\<rope\>\> bajar por
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