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21 стих нашел
• СТИХ НАХОДИТ/НАШЕЛ <НАПАДАЕТ/НАПАЛ, НАКАТИЛ> на кого coll[VPsubj]=====1. стих нашел какой, что делать s.o. is overtaken by a specific mood or by a strong desire to do sth.: на X-a нашёл философский (меланхолический, ностальгический и т. п.) стих ≈ a philosophical (melancholy, nostalgic etc) mood came over X; X was in a philosophical (melancholy, nostalgic etc) mood; || на X-a нашёл стих делать Y ≈ X felt (got) the urge to do Y; X was in the mood to do Y.♦ Человек, говорил он, никогда не примирится со смертью... Она улыбалась, слыша такие его речи за ужином и в постели, когда на него вдруг находил стих курить и философствовать (Трифонов 3). Man, he used to say, is never reconciled with death....She used to smile when she listened to him holding forth in this vein at dinner or in bed, at moments when he would suddenly feel the urge to smoke and philosophize (3a).2. s.o. is overcome with a desire to do something extravagant, outrageous: на X-a стих нашёл ≈ something came over X; something possessed X; X was seized by a (silly <crazy etc>) whim.♦ Николаю потом, когда он вспомнил об этом порыве ничем не вызванной, необъяснимой откровенности, которая имела, однако, для него очень важные последствия, казалось (как это и всегда кажется людям), что так, глупый стих нашёл... (Толстой 7). Afterward, when he [Nikolai] recalled this outburst of unsolicited, inexplicable frankness, which nevertheless had very important consequences for him, it seemed to him (as it seems to everyone in such instances) that he had been seized by a silly whim... (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стих нашел
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22 hunger
I ['hʌŋgə(r)] II ['hʌŋgə(r)]to hunger for o after — bramare, desiderare ardentemente
* * *1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) fame2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) fame3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) fame2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). aver fame, bramare- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike* * *hunger /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/n. [u]fame; appetito; (fig.) brama, ardente desiderio: to feel hunger, sentire fame; to satisfy one's hunger, saziare la fame; to die of (o from) hunger, morire di fame; a hunger for knowledge, un ardente desiderio di sapere; fame di sapere● hunger for money, sete di denaro □ hunger march, marcia della fame □ hunger marcher, chi partecipa a una marcia della fame □ hunger pangs, morsi (o crampi) della fame □ hunger strike, sciopero della fame □ hunger striker, chi fa lo sciopero della fame NOTA D'USO: - avere fame-.(to) hunger /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/v. i.1 avere fame; essere affamato; patire la fame2 (fig.) agognare; bramare; avere un grande desiderio di: to hunger for (o after) friends [kindness], avere un grande desiderio di amicizia [di gentilezza]● to hunger for victory, essere assetato di vittoria □ to hunger sb. into st., costringere q. a fare qc. per fame (o affamandolo).* * *I ['hʌŋgə(r)] II ['hʌŋgə(r)]to hunger for o after — bramare, desiderare ardentemente
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23 strongly
1) ( powerfully) stark;it is \strongly believed that... es wird allgemein angenommen, dass...;it is \strongly doubted that... es bestehen erhebliche Zweifel, dass;to \strongly advise sb to do sth jdm nachdrücklich [o dringend] dazu raten, etw zu tun;to \strongly condemn sb/ sth jdn/etw scharf verurteilen;to \strongly criticize sb jdn heftig kritisieren;to \strongly deny sth etw energisch bestreiten [o leugnen];to \strongly disapprove of sth etw entschieden missbilligen;to be \strongly opposed to sth entschieden gegen etw akk sein;to \strongly recommend sth etw dringend empfehlen2) ( durably) robust, stabil3) ( muscularly) kräftig, stark;\strongly built kräftig gebaut4) ( pungently) stark;to smell \strongly of sth stark nach etw dat riechen5) ( deep-seatedly) nachdrücklich;to be \strongly biased against sb erhebliche Vorurteile gegen jdn haben;to \strongly believe sth von etw dat fest überzeugt sein;to \strongly feel that... den starken Verdacht haben, dass...;to be \strongly influenced to do sth stark beeinflusst werden, etw zu tun -
24 strongly
adverb1) stark; fest [etabliert]; solide [gearbeitet]strongly built — solide gebaut; (in body) kräftig gebaut
2) (powerfully) stark3) (convincingly) überzeugend [darlegen]4) (vigorously) energisch [protestieren, bestreiten]; nachdrücklich [unterstützen]; dringend [raten]; fest [glauben]I feel strongly about it — es ist mir sehr ernst damit; es liegt mir sehr am Herzen
I strongly suspect that... — ich habe den starken Verdacht, dass...
* * *adverb stark* * *strong·ly[ˈstrɒŋli, AM ˈstrɑ:-]1. (powerfully) starkit is \strongly believed that... es wird allgemein angenommen, dass...it is \strongly doubted that... es bestehen erhebliche Zweifel, dassto \strongly advise sb to do sth jdm nachdrücklich [o dringend] dazu raten, etw zu tunto \strongly condemn sb/sth jdn/etw scharf verurteilento \strongly criticize sb jdn heftig kritisierento \strongly deny sth etw energisch bestreiten [o leugnen]to \strongly disapprove of sth etw entschieden missbilligento \strongly recommend sth etw dringend empfehlen2. (durably) robust, stabil3. (muscularly) kräftig, stark\strongly built kräftig gebaut4. (pungently) stark5. (deep-seatedly) nachdrücklichto be \strongly biased against sb erhebliche Vorurteile gegen jdn habento \strongly feel that... den starken Verdacht haben, dass...to be \strongly influenced to do sth stark beeinflusst werden, etw zu tun* * *['strɒŋlɪ]adv1) (physically) stark; kick, grip, shine kräftig; fight, attack heftig; built solide, stabil; (person) kräftig; marked starkSee:→ academic.ru/71361/strong">strong3) (= powerfully) stark; protest, defend heftig, energisch; plead inständig; support kräftig; sense zutiefst; answer, worded in starken Wortenhe spoke strongly against it — er sprach sich entschieden dagegen aus
I strongly advise you... — ich möchte Ihnen dringend(st) raten...
I feel very strongly that... — ich vertrete entschieden die Meinung, dass...
he is a man with strongly held views — er ist ein Mann mit sehr festen Ansichten
to be strongly recommended — besonders or nachdrücklich empfohlen werden
to be strongly in favour of sth — etw sehr or stark befürworten
to be strongly opposed to or against sth —
to be strongly critical of sb/sth — eine sehr kritische Haltung gegenüber jdm/etw haben
to react strongly to sth — heftig auf etw (acc) reagieren
4)(= markedly)
her accent sounded strongly northern — sie hatte einen auffallend norddeutschen/-englischen etc Akzentvegetables featured strongly on the menu — auf der Speisekarte war Gemüse besonders stark vertreten
to smell/taste strongly of sth — stark nach etw riechen/schmecken
* * *strongly adv1. kräftig, stark3. nachdrücklich:advise sb strongly to do sth jemandem dringend raten, etwas zu tun* * *adverb1) stark; fest [etabliert]; solide [gearbeitet]strongly built — solide gebaut; (in body) kräftig gebaut
2) (powerfully) stark3) (convincingly) überzeugend [darlegen]4) (vigorously) energisch [protestieren, bestreiten]; nachdrücklich [unterstützen]; dringend [raten]; fest [glauben]I feel strongly about it — es ist mir sehr ernst damit; es liegt mir sehr am Herzen
I strongly suspect that... — ich habe den starken Verdacht, dass...
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25 weak
adjective1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben
weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen
his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach
somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt
he has only a weak case — seine Sache steht auf schwachen Füßen
2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) schwach2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) schwach4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) schwach5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) schwach•- academic.ru/81470/weakly">weakly- weaken
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- have a weakness for* * *[wi:k]to be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommento be \weak with desire/hunger/thirst schwach vor Begierde/Hunger/Durst seinto feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinnthe \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht figthe report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge3. (below standard) schwachhe was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften* * *[wiːk]1. adj (+er)schwach; character labil; tea, solution etc dünn; stomach empfindlichto go/feel weak at the knees (after illness) — sich wackelig fühlen, wackelig or schwach auf den Beinen sein (inf); (with fear, excitement etc) weiche Knie haben/bekommen
he must be a bit weak in the head (inf) — er ist wohl nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)
her maths is weak, she is weak at or in maths — sie ist schwach in Mathe
what are his weak points? — wo liegen seine Schwächen?
the weak link (in the chain) — das schwache Glied in der Kette
2. n* * *weak [wiːk] adj (adv weakly)1. allg schwach (Argument, Stimme, Widerstand etc):weak from hunger hungergeschwächt;be weak at the knees umg weiche Knie haben;2. MED schwach:b) kränklich4. schwach, dünn (Tee etc)weak ending LIT proklitisches Versende;6. WIRTSCH schwach, flau (Markt etc)* * *adjective1) (lit. or fig.) schwach; matt [Lächeln]; schwach ausgeprägt [Kinn]; jämmerlich [Kapitulation]; (easily led) labil [Charakter, Person]go/feel weak at the knees — weiche Knie kriegen/haben
weak eyes or sight — schlechte Augen
his French/maths is rather weak, he's rather weak in French/maths — in Französisch/Mathematik ist er ziemlich schwach
somebody's weak side or point — jemandes schwache Seite od. schwacher Punkt od. Schwachpunkt
2) (watery) schwach [Kaffee, Tee]; wässrig, wässerig [Suppe]; dünn [Bier, Suppe, Kaffee, Tee]* * *adj.energielos adj.schwach adj. -
26 bien
adv.1 well (debidamente, adecuadamente).¿cómo estás? — bien, gracias how are you? — fine, thankshacer algo bien to do something wellhas hecho bien you did the right thing¡bien hecho! well done!habla inglés bien she speaks English wellcierra bien la puerta shut the door properlyhiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for petrol o (British) gas?, have we got plenty of (United States) petrol o (British) gas? (United States)2 very (muy, bastante).hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early todayquiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water3 all right, OK (vale, de acuerdo).¿nos vamos? — bien shall we go? — all right4 quite happily.ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it, but they won't let herintj.1 all right, OK, it's OK, it's okay.2 well done.3 well then.4 good.m.1 good (concepto abstracto).el bien y el mal good and evilhacer el bien to do good (deeds)2 good (provecho).esto te hará bien this will do you goodpor el bien de for the sake oflo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good3 good (note).4 possession, good, article, asset.5 well-being, good, welfare.Buscamos su bien We seek his well-being.6 benefit, sake.Para su bien For his sake.* * *► adverbio1 (gen) well■ trabaja bien her work is good, she does a good job■ todo eso está muy bien, pero... that's all very well, but...2 (como es debido) properly, right■ si no pronuncias bien, no te van a entender if you don't pronounce the words properly, they won't understand you■ ¡pórtate bien! behave yourself!3 (acertadamente) right, correctly4 (con éxito) successfully5 (de acuerdo) O.K., all right■ ven mañana a las dos, --bien come tomorrow at two, --all right6 (de buena gana) willingly, gladly7 (mucho) very8 (fácilmente) easily■ bien se ve que... it is easy to see that...9 (de gusto, olor, aspecto, etc) good, nice, lovely10 (de salud) well■ ¿te encuentras bien? are you feeling all right?11 (físicamente) good-looking► adjetivo1 (acomodado) well-off1 good2 (bienestar) benefit1 property sing, possessions► conjunción bien... bien1 either... or■ se lo enviaremos bien por correo, bien por mensajero we'll send it to you either by post or by messenger\en bien de for the sake ofestarle bien algo a alguien to serve somebody righthacer bien to do goodbien que althoughtener a bien de hacer algo to be good enough to do something¡ya está bien! that's enough!bien de consumo consumer itembienes de consumo consumer goodsbien de equipo capital assetbienes de equipo capital goods, capital assetsbienes inmuebles real estate singbienes muebles movables, personal property sing* * *1. adj. 2. adv.1) well2) correctly, properly3) all right4) easily•- más bien- si bien3. interj. 4. noun m.- bienes- bienes de consumo
- bienes de equipo
- bienes raíces* * *1. ADV1) (=satisfactoriamente) wellhablas bien el español — you speak good Spanish, you speak Spanish well
bien gracias, ¿y usted? — fine thanks, and you?
¡muy bien! — very good!; [aprobando un discurso] hear, hear!
¡qué bien! — great!, excellent!
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oler bien — to smell good•
saber bien — to taste good2) (=correctamente)¿has puesto bien la rueda? — have you put the wheel on properly?
si no cierras la tapa bien, se saldrá el líquido — if you don't screw the top on properly, the liquid will leak out
¡bien hecho! — well done!
has contestado bien — you gave the right answer, you answered correctly
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hacer bien en, hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him, you did the right thing in telling him3)• estar bien, ¿estás bien? — are you all right?, are you OK?
¡está bien!, lo haré — O.K. o all right, I'll do it!
¡pues sí que estamos bien! — this is a fine mess we're in!
ese libro está muy bien — that book's very good, that's a very good book
que esté(s) bien — Col * bye *
¡eso no está bien! — [a un niño] that's not very nice!
¡ya está bien! — that's enough!
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estar bien de algo, estar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health4) (=de acuerdo)¡bien! — all right!, O.K.!
-¿quieres que vayamos al cine? -bien — "shall we go to the cinema?" - "O.K. o all right"
5) (=muy)esperamos hasta bien entrada la noche — we waited until very late at night, we waited until well into the night
6)• bien de (=muchos) —
¡te han dado bien de regalos! — you got a lot of presents!
7) (=de buena gana)yo bien iría, pero... — I'd gladly go, but..., I'd be happy to go, but...
8) (=fácilmente) easilybien se ve que... — it is easy to see that...
¡bien podía habérmelo dicho! — he could have told me!
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estar a bien con algn — to be on good terms with sb•
de bien en bien o mejor — better and better•
bien que mal — one way or another, by hook or by crook•
más bien — rathermás bien bajo — on the short side, rather short
más bien creo que... — I actually think...
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pues bien — well•
tener a bien hacer algo — to see fit to do sthsus padres tienen a bien que se vaya a vivir con su tía — her parents have seen fit to send her to live with her aunt
le ruego tenga a bien inscribirme en la lista — please be so kind as to include me on the list, I would be grateful if you would include me on the list
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bien es verdad que... — it is of course true that...•
¿y bien? — well?2. CONJ1)• si bien — although
si bien es cierto que... — although it's true that...
2)• no bien, ni bien Cono Sur —
no bien llegó, empezó a llover — no sooner had he arrived than it started to rain, as soon as he arrived it started to rain
3) [en alternancia]bien por avión, bien en tren — either by air or by train
bien se levantó, bien se sentó — whether he stood up or sat down
3.ADJ [persona] well-to-do; [restaurante, barrio] posh *4. SM1) (=bondad) good2) (=provecho) goodel bien común o público — the common good
3) [apelativo]•
mi bien — my dear, my darling4) pl bienes (=géneros) goods; (=propiedad) property sing, possessions; (=riqueza) riches, wealth singbienes muebles — personal property sing, goods and chattels
bienes raíces — real estate sing, realty sing (EEUU)
bienes relictos — estate sing, inheritance sing
* * *Iadjetivo invariable1) [estar] ( sano) wellno me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well
2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?
4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>5) [estar]¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?
podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like
¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good
está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to
no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)
6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right7)a) ( suficiente)estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something
¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?
b)ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed
8)a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-doun barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area
b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decentII1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well2) ( ventajosamente) well3) ( favorablemente)4)a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properlybien cocido — well o properly cooked
¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?
bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...
b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully5) ( correctamente) wellbien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!
6) ( como intensificador)a) ( muy) very¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?
ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort
b) ( fácilmente) easilybien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened
c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!
d)bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money
7) (en locs)IIImás bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
a) ( como enlace)bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue
bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?
pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...
b)IVbien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!
Vpuede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
1) (Fil) good2)a) (beneficio, bienestar) goodb)hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)
3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-104)a) ( posesión)b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)•* * *Iadjetivo invariable1) [estar] ( sano) wellno me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well
2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?
4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>5) [estar]¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?
podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like
¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good
está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to
no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)
6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right7)a) ( suficiente)estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something
¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?
b)ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed
8)a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-doun barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area
b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decentII1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well2) ( ventajosamente) well3) ( favorablemente)4)a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properlybien cocido — well o properly cooked
¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?
bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...
b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully5) ( correctamente) wellbien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!
6) ( como intensificador)a) ( muy) very¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?
ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort
b) ( fácilmente) easilybien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened
c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!
d)bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money
7) (en locs)IIImás bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
a) ( como enlace)bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue
bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?
pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...
b)IVbien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!
Vpuede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
1) (Fil) good2)a) (beneficio, bienestar) goodb)hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)
3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-104)a) ( posesión)b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)•* * *bien11 = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* acoger bien = welcome.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* ahora bien = now.* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.* bien aceptado = well-accepted.* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.* bien administrado = well-managed.* bien afeitado = clean shaven.* bien andado = well trodden.* bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.* bien arado = well-tilled.* bien argumentado = well-considered.* bien arreglado = well-groomed.* bien comprendido = well-understood.* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.* bien conectado = well-connected.* bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.* bien conseguido = well-rendered.* bien conservado = well-kept.* bien considerado = all things considered.* bien construido = well-built.* bien controlado = well-regulated.* bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.* bien cultural = cultural product.* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.* bien demarcado = hard-edged.* bien de todos, el = common good, the.* bien dicho = amen to that!.* bien diferenciado = well differentiated.* bien dirigido = well-regulated.* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.* bien educado = urbane.* bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.* bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].* bien entrada la noche = late at night.* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].* bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.* bien escrito = well-written.* bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].* bien expresado = well-articulated.* bien financiado = well-funded.* bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.* bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].* bien formulado = well-formulated.* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.* bien fundamentado = well-founded.* bien gestionado = well-managed.* bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.* bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* bien iluminado = well-lit.* bien informado = well-informed, informed.* bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.* bien llevado = well-run.* bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.* bien mirado = all things considered.* bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....* bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.* bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].* bien pagado = well-paid.* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* bien pensado = well thought out.* bien planeado = well-planned.* bien planificado = well-planned.* bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.* bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.* bien producido = well-produced, well-made.* bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].* bien provisto = well-endowed.* bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).* bien público = public good, commonwealth.* bien recibido = welcome.* bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].* bien redondito = well-rounded.* bien remunerado = well-paid.* bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.* bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.* bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].* bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).* bien testado = well-tested.* bien tratado = well represented.* bien uniformado = well-uniformed.* bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.* bien visto = welcome.* caerse bien = hit it off.* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.* casar bien = fit in + well.* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* conservarse bien = keep + well.* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* el bien de = the good of.* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.* estar bien de salud = be in good health.* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.* funcionar bien = be in order.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.* ir todo bien = be fine.* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* mantenerse bien = keep + well.* marchar bien = go + strong.* más bien = if you like, instead.* más bien bajo = shortish.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* masticar bien = chew up.* mirándolo bien = all things considered.* muy bien = nicely.* ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.* muy bien pagado = highly paid.* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.* muy bien remunerado = highly paid.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to.* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.* pues bien = well.* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* recibir bien = welcome.* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.* salir bien = go + well.* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).* sin bien se mira = all things considered.* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.* usar Algo bien = put to + good use.* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.* ver bien = welcome.* * *bien1A [ ESTAR] (sano) wellmi padre no anda or no está bien my father's not very wellno me siento or encuentro bien I don't feel well¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you're not right in the head!estuvo enfermo pero ya está bien he was ill but he's all right nowB [ ESTAR](económicamente acomodado): los padres están muy bien her parents are well offno son ricos, pero están bien they're not rich but they're reasonably well off o they're comfortably offC [ ESTAR] ( fam) (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractiveD [ ESTAR](cómodo, agradable): estoy bien aquí I'm fine o all right here¿vas bien allí atrás? are you all right in the back?se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shadeE (agradable) ‹oler/saber›¡qué bien huele! it smells really good!¡qué bien hueles! you smell nice!este café sabe muy bien this coffee tastes very good o niceF [ ESTAR](satisfactorio): ¿está bien así, señorita? is that right o all right, miss?estás or quedaste or saliste muy bien en esta foto you look very nice o really good in this photographese cuadro no queda bien ahí that painting doesn't look right therepodríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien we could go tomorrow, if you likela casa está muy bien the house is very nice¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good¡está bien!, si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas all right o okay, then! if you don't want to do it, don't¡qué bien, mañana es fiesta! great! tomorrow's a holiday!la lavadora no funciona — ¡pues qué bien! ( iró); the washing machine's not working — oh, great! o well, that's great! ( iro)G [ ESTAR] (correcto, adecuado) rightestá bien que se premie la iniciativa it's right o good that initiative should be rewardedestuviste bien en negarle la entrada you did o were right to refuse to let him inH1 (indicando suficiencia) estar bien DE algo:¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?no ando bien de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have much time2ya está bien that's enoughya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir you've been playing long enough, now go to bedI1 ( fam) (de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-doviven en un barrio bien they live in a well-to-do o ( BrE) posh areabien2A (de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› wellse come de bien allí … the food is so good there!¿cómo te va? — bien, ¿y a ti? how are things? — fine, how about you?no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germanyquien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kindB (ventajosamente) wellel local está muy bien ubicado the premises are very well situatedvendió el coche muy bien she sold the car well o for a good priceC(favorablemente): me habló muy bien de ti he spoke very highly of youyo prefiero pensar bien de la gente I prefer to think well of peopleD1 (a fondo, completamente) well, properly¿cerraste bien? did you make sure the door was locked (properly)?el cerdo debe comerse bien cocido pork should be well cooked o properly cooked before being eatenbien sabes que … you know perfectly well o very well that …2 (con cuidado, atención) carefullyescucha bien lo que te voy a decir listen carefully to what I'm going to sayE (correctamente) wellpórtate bien behave yourselfhiciste bien en decírselo you did the right thing to tell him¡bien dice tu padre que eres un terco! your father's dead right when he says you're stubborn¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!1 (muy) verycanta bien mal he sings really o very badlyllegó bien entrada la noche she arrived very late at night¿estás bien seguro? are you positive o certain?, are you absolutely sure?bien por debajo de lo normal well below averageponte bien adelante sit close to the front, sit well forward2 (fácilmente) easilyvale bien dos millones it's worth two million easilyyo no me acuerdo pero bien pudo ser I don't remember but it could well o easily have been34bien que …: pero bien que llama cuando necesita dinero he's quick enough to call when he needs money, though¿por qué no le compras algo?, a ti bien que te gusta que te hagan regalos why don't you buy her something? you like it when people give you presentsG ( en locs):más bien: una chica más bien delgada a rather thin girlno me cae bien — di más bien que no lo puedes ver I don't like him — what you mean is you can't stand the sight of himno bien or ( RPl) ni bien. as soon asno bien llegó, le dieron la noticia no sooner had he arrived than they told him the news, as soon as he arrived they told him the newssi bien althoughestar a bien con algn to be on good terms with sbtener a bien hacer algo ( frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma a la mayor brevedad posible we would ask you to pay this sum as soon as possible ( frml)le ruego tenga a bien considerar mi solicitud I would be grateful if you would consider my applicationCompuesto:bien nacido, bien nacidabien31(como enlace): bien, sigamos adelante right then o fine, let's continuebien, … ¿dónde estábamos? now o right, … where were we?y bien ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo o no? so, are you prepared to do it or not?pues bien, como te iba diciendo … so, as I was telling you …2¡bien! (expresando aprobación) well done!¡bien, muchachos! well done, boys!no habrá clases hoy — ¡bieeeen! there won't be any lessons today — yippee o hurrah!bien4puede abonarse (o) bien al contado (o) bien en 12 cuotas mensuales ( frml); payment may be made (either) in cash or in twelve monthly installmentso bien te disculpas o te quedas castigado either you say you're sorry or I'll keep you inbien5A ( Fil) goodel bien y el mal good and evilhaz bien y no mires a quién do good to all alikeun hombre de bien a good manB1 (beneficio, bienestar) goodes por tu bien it's for your own goodtrabajar por el bien de todos to work for the good of allque sea para bien I hope things go well for you/him/themacepté, no sé si para bien o para mal I accepted, though I'm not sure if it was a good move or not2sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien what he said helped me a lot o did me a lot of goodC ( apelativo) dear, darlingD (en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10E(posesión): el único bien valioso the only item of valuela orden afecta a todos sus bienes the order applies to all his assets o possessions o goodsCompuestos:common assetbienes comunales common propertyconsumer article o itembienes de consumo consumer goodscapital item o assetbienes de equipo capital goods o assetsmpl livestock ( sing or pl)joint asset ( acquired during marriage)bienes gananciales joint property, community property ( AmE)immovable item o assetitem of unclaimed propertymovable itembienes muebles movables, personal property, goods and chattelsimmovable item o assetownerless piece of land ( o asset etc)* * *
bien 1 adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] (de salud, en general) well;
sentirse or encontrarse bien to feel well;◊ ¿cómo estás? — muy bien, gracias how are you? — (I'm) very well, thank you;
¡qué bien estás! you look really well!;
¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you are not right in the head
2 [estar]a) (cómodo, agradable):◊ ¿vas bien ahí atrás? are you all right in the back?;
se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade;
la casa está muy bien the house is very nice
◊ la fecha/el reloj está bien the date/the clock is right;
¿está bien así? is this all right?;
si te parece bien if that's all right with you;
el cuadro no queda bien ahí the picture doesn't look right there
◊ ¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?;
ya está bien that's enough
3 [estar]
◊ ¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good
4 (fam)
bien 2 adverbio
1
◊ habla muy bien inglés she speaks English very well o very good English;
¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!;
pórtate bien behave yourself;
hiciste bien en decírselo you were right to tell him;
siéntate bien sit properly
2
◊ bien cocido well o properly cooked;
¿cerraste bien? did you lock the door properly?;
bien sabes que … you know perfectly well that …
3
bien entrada la noche very late at night;
¿estás bien seguro? are you positive?b) ( en locs)
no bien as soon as;
si bien although
■ interjección:◊ ¡(muy) bien! well done!, (very) good!;
¡qué bien! great!
■ conjunción: bien … o … either … or …;
se puede subir bien a pie o a caballo you can go up either on foot or on horseback
bien 3 sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) good;
hacer el bien to do good deeds;
un hombre de bien a good man
2
◊ es por mi/tu bien it's for my/your own goodb)
3 ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10
4◊ bienesa) sustantivo masculino plural (Com) goods;
b) (Der) property;
bienes inmuebles or raíces real estate (AmE), property (BrE);
bienes muebles personal property, goods and chattels;
bienes públicos public property
bien
I sustantivo masculino
1 (justicia, bondad) good
no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, he can't tell the diference between good and evil
una persona de bien, a good person
2 (provecho, ventaja) lo hago por tu bien, I do it for your sake
en bien de la comunidad, for the good of community
3 (propiedad) property: no tiene ningún bien con el que avalar el crédito, he has no property or goods to guarantee his credit
bienes, goods
bienes de consumo, consumer goods pl; bienes gananciales, communal property
bienes inmuebles/raíces, real estate
II adverbio
1 (correctamente) well: hiciste bien en protestar, you were right to protest
toca bien el piano, she plays piano well
2 (sano) well, fine
sentirse/encontrarse bien, to feel well
3 (satisfactoriamente) este vestido te sienta bien, this dress suits you
oler bien, to smell nice
vivir bien, to be comfortably off
4 (antepuesto a un adjetivo: muy) very, quite
una cerveza bien fría, a nice cold beer
bien pronto, very early, very soon
(de buena gana) willingly, gladly: bien me iría ahora al cine, I'd love to go to the movies now
III conj ahora bien, now, now then
bien... o bien..., either... or...
bien que mal, one way or another
más bien, rather, a little
no bien, as soon as: no bien llegó..., no sooner had she arrived than...
pues bien, well then
o bien, or, or else
si bien, although, even though...: si bien es cierto que..., although it's quite clear that...
IV exclamación ¡bien!, good!, great!
¡está bien!, (¡de acuerdo!) fine!, all right
¡muy bien!, excellent, first class!
¡qué bien!, great!, fantastic
(desaprobación) ¡pues qué bien!, that's all I needed!
¡ya está bien!, that's (quite) enough!
V adj inv un barrio bien, a well-to-do neighbourhood
un niño bien, a rich kid
En general se traduce por well. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de personas decimos fine al referirnos a su salud: ¿Qué tal estás? - Muy bien, gracias. How are you? - Fine, thanks. Para describir un objeto puedes usar good: Ese libro está muy bien. That book is very good.
' bien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- acabar
- acero
- agarrar
- ahora
- alternar
- amarrar
- andar
- antes
- atrancar
- avenida
- avenido
- avenirse
- bailar
- barbaridad
- base
- bastante
- cabeza
- caer
- casar
- cerrarse
- columpiarse
- cómo
- comprobar
- comunicada
- comunicado
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- coña
- concesión
- considerada
- considerado
- consuelo
- contraria
- contrario
- convenir
- cumplir
- dar
- darse
- decirse
- declarar
- defenderse
- deteriorarse
- diáfana
- diáfano
- dinero
- discreta
- discreto
- disfrutar
- disputarse
English:
absence
- acquit
- agree
- airy
- all right
- along
- alternatively
- antisocial
- appreciate
- aptly
- articulate
- at
- aware
- balance
- ball
- begin
- behave
- beneath
- best
- better
- bookmobile
- boom
- border
- bouncy
- by
- card
- charity
- cheap
- clean-shaven
- clockwork
- closely
- cloud
- come in
- come off
- come out
- conform
- congenial
- convenient
- cosy
- cozy
- deserve
- do
- done
- effective
- either
- enjoy
- enunciate
- equipped
- familiar
- far
* * *♦ adj inv[respetable]una familia bien a good family;un barrio bien a good area;Pey a posh area;un restaurante bien a posh restaurant;Peyniño bien rich kid;gente bien well-to-do people♦ nm1. [concepto abstracto] good;el bien y el mal good and evil;se cree que está por encima del bien y del mal she thinks ordinary moral laws don't apply to her;hacer el bien to do good (deeds);un hombre de bien a good man2. [provecho] good;los padres desean el bien de los hijos parents desire the best for their children;esto te hará bien this will do you good;si se marcha, nos hará un bien a todos if she leaves, she'll be doing us all a favour;espero que el cambio sea para bien I hope the change is for the best, I hope the change works out well;por el bien de for the sake of;lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good;han trabajado muy duro por el bien de todos they have worked very hard for the good of everyone3. [nota] = mark between 6 and 6.9 out of 10, ≈ pass, ≈ C♦ bienes nmpl1. [patrimonio] propertybienes de capital capital assets;bienes comunales common property;bienes fungibles perishables;bienes gananciales shared possessions;bienes inmateriales intangible assets;bienes inmuebles real estate, US real property;bienes muebles personal property;bienes públicos public property;bienes raíces real estate, landed property2. [productos] goodsbienes de consumo consumer goods;bienes de consumo duraderos consumer durables, US hard goods;bienes de equipo capital goods;bienes de producción industrial goods;bienes terrenales worldly goods♦ adv1. [debidamente, adecuadamente] well;¿cómo estás? – bien, gracias how are you? – fine, thanks;habla inglés bien she speaks English well;¡agárrate bien! hold on tight!;cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly;conoce bien el tema she knows a lot about the subject, she knows the subject well;¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for Br petrol o US gas?, have we got plenty of Br petrol o US gas?;bien mirado [bien pensado] if you look at it closely;[bien visto] well-regarded;bien pensado on reflection;contestar bien [correctamente] to answer correctly;[cortésmente] to answer politely;escucha bien,… listen carefully,…;estar bien relacionado to have good connections;le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right;hacer algo bien to do sth well;has hecho bien you did the right thing;hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me;pórtate bien be good, behave yourself;salir bien librado to get off lightly;todo salió bien everything turned out well;vivir bien [económicamente] to be well-off;[en armonía] to be happy2. [expresa opinión favorable] well;¡muy bien! very good!, excellent!;¡bien hecho! well done!;me cayó muy bien I liked her a lot;me han hablado bien de él they have spoken well of him to me;en Portugal se come muy bien the food is very good in Portugal;estar bien [de aspecto] to be nice;[de salud] to be o feel well; [de calidad] to be good; [de comodidad] to be comfortable;¡está bien! [bueno, vale] all right then!;[es suficiente] that's enough!;este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;la tienda está bien situada the shop is well situated;está bien que te vayas, pero antes despídete it's all right for you to go, but say goodbye first;tal comportamiento no está bien visto such behaviour is frowned upon;encontrarse bien [de salud] to feel well;no se encuentra nada bien she doesn't feel at all well;oler/saber bien to smell/taste nice o good;¡qué bien huele en esta cocina! it smells nice o good in this kitchen!;opinar bien de alguien to think highly of sb;no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;no me parece bien que no la saludes I think it's wrong of you not to say hello to her;¿te parece bien así? is it O.K. like this?, is this all right?;pasarlo bien to have a good time;¡qué bien, mañana no trabajo! great, I don't have to go to work tomorrow!;Irónico¡qué bien, ahora dice que no me puede pagar! isn't that just great, now she says she can't pay me!;salir bien to turn out well;¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!;sentar bien a alguien [ropa] to suit sb;[comida] to agree with sb; [comentario] to please sb;el rojo no te sienta nada bien red doesn't suit you at all;come tan rápido que no le puede sentar bien she eats so quickly she's bound to get indigestion;algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;no le sentó nada bien que lo criticaras en público he didn't like you criticizing him in public at all, he was none too impressed by you criticizing him in public;tu ayuda va a venir muy bien your help will be very welcome;no me viene nada bien salir esta tarde it's not very convenient for me o it doesn't really suit me to go out this afternoon;bien está lo que bien acaba all's well that ends wellbien abierto wide open;abre bien la boca open wide4. [uso enfático] pretty;un regalo bien caro a pretty expensive present;vamos a llegar bien tarde we're going to be pretty late;estoy bien cansado I'm pretty tired;hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today;quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water5. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;¿nos vamos? – bien shall we go? – all right6. [de buena gana, fácilmente] quite happily;ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it o she'd quite happily do it, but they won't let her7. [expresa protesta]¡bien podrías haberme avisado! you could at least have told me!;¡bien podrías pagar tú esta vez! it would be nice if you paid for once o for a change!8. [en frases]bien es verdad que… it's certainly true that…;¡bien por…! three cheers for…!;¡ya está bien! that's enough!;¡ya está bien de hacer el vago! that's enough lazing around!;estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with sb;¡pues (sí que) estamos bien! that's all we needed!;tener a bien hacer algo to be good enough to do sth;le rogamos tenga a bien pasarse por nuestras oficinas we would ask you to (be good enough to) come to our offices♦ conjbien… bien either… or;puedes venir bien por avión, bien por barco you can come by plane or by boat;dáselo bien a mi hermano, bien a mi padre give it to either my brother or my father♦ interj1. [aprobación] good!, great!;[fastidio] oh, great!;hoy saldréis al recreo media hora antes – ¡bien! break time will be half an hour earlier today – great!;se acaba de estropear la televisión – ¡bien, lo que nos faltaba! the television has just broken down – oh great, that's all we needed!2. [enlazando]y bien, ¿qué te ha parecido? well o so, what did you think of it?;y bien, ¿a qué estás esperando? well, what are you waiting for?♦ más bien loc conjrather;no estoy contento, más bien estupefacto I'm not so much happy as stunned;más bien creo que no vendrá I rather suspect she won't come, I think it unlikely that she'll comeno sooner, as soon as;no bien me había marchado cuando empezaron a… no sooner had I gone than they started…♦ si bien loc conjalthough, even though* * *I m good;por tu bien for your own good;bienes pl goods, property sg ;hombre de bien good man;estar por encima del bien y del mal be above the lawII adj:¡está bien! it’s OK!, it’s alright!;estoy bien I’m fine, I’m OK;¿estás bien aquí? are you comfortable here?;la gente bien well-to-do peopleIII adv1 well; ( muy) very;¡bien hecho! well done!;bien está lo que bien acaba all’s well that ends well2 ( correctamente) well, properly3 en locuciones:más bien rather;tener a bien hacer algo see fit to do sth;hicieron bien en reservar los billetes con tanta antelación they did the right thing booking the tickets so far ahead;haces bien en llevarte el paraguas it’s a good idea to take your umbrella;estar (a) bien con alguien be on good terms with s.o.IV conj:o bien … o … either … or …;si bien, bien que although;no bien as soon asV int:¡ya está bien! that’s it!, that’s enough!;pues bien well* * *bien adv1) : well¿dormiste bien?: did you sleep well?2) correctamente: correctly, properly, righthay que hacerlo bien: it must be done correctly3) : very, quiteel libro era bien divertido: the book was very amusing4) : easilybien puede acabarlo en un día: he can easily finish it in a day5) : willingly, readilybien lo aceptaré: I'll gladly accept it6)bien que : although7)más bien : ratherbien adj1) : well, OK, all right¿te sientes bien?: are you feeling all right?2) : pleasant, agreeablelas flores huelen bien: the flowers smell very nice3) : satisfactory4) : correct, rightbien nm1) : goodel bien y el mal: good and evil2) bienes nmpl: property, goods, possessions* * *bien1 adj (acomodado) well off / richbien2 adv1. (en general) wellel examen le fue bien the exam went well / he did well in the exam2. (de salud) well / fineayer me dolía el estómago, pero ya estoy bien I had a stomachache yesterday, but I'm fine nowestoy muy bien, gracias I'm very well, thank you¿estás bien? are you all right?¡qué bien huele! what a nice smell! / it smells really good!4. (de manera correcta) properly / correctly / right5. (para intensificar) very / quitebien caliente nice and hot / very hot6. (de acuerdo) all right / OK¿vienes? Bien are you coming? OKbien3 conj either... orse puede ir bien en tren, bien en autocar you can either go by train or by coachbien4 n1. (lo bueno) good2. (beneficio) good3. (nota académica) good / C -
27 voluntad
f.1 will, willpower.tiene mucha/poca (fuerza de) voluntad she has a very strong/weak willvoluntad de hierro iron will2 will (deseo).no existe la voluntad política de resolver el problema there isn't the political will to solve the problemcontra la voluntad de alguien against somebody's willpor causas ajenas a mi voluntad for reasons beyond my controlpor voluntad propia of one's own free willúltima voluntad last will and testament3 intention.mala voluntad ill willbuena voluntad goodwill4 free will.¿qué le debo? — la voluntad what do I owe you? — whatever you think fit5 bulesis.* * *1 (cualidad) will2 (fuerza de voluntad) willpower3 (deseo) wish4 (propósito) intention, purpose5 (afecto) affection\a voluntad at willganarse la voluntad de alguien to win somebody overhacer uno su santa voluntad familiar to have one's way, do as one likeshágase tu voluntad RELIGIÓN Thy will be donepor causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad due to reasons beyond our control¿qué quiere? -la voluntad ¿what do you want? -whatever you think rightbuena voluntad goodwillúltima voluntad last wishvoluntad de Dios God's willvoluntad de hierro / voluntad férrea will of iron, iron will* * *noun f.1) will2) intention* * *SF1) (=capacidad decisoria) willpor voluntad propia — of one's own volition o free will
2) (=deseo) wishno lo dije con voluntad de ofenderle — I did not say it with any wish to offend you, I had no desire to offend you
última voluntad — last wish; (Jur) last will and testament
hágase tu voluntad — (Rel) Thy will be done
le cuesta, pero tiene mucha voluntad — it's difficult for him, but he has a lot of willpower o a strong will
hace falta voluntad para escucharlo hasta el final — you need a strong will to listen to it right through
voluntad de hierro, voluntad férrea — iron will
4) (=disposición) will•
buena voluntad, lo solucionaremos con un poco de buena voluntad — with a bit of good will we'll find a solutionlo sugerí con buena voluntad — I suggested it with the best of intentions, I suggested it in good faith
los hombres de buena voluntad — (Rel) men of goodwill
•
mala voluntad, hay muy mala voluntad contra el presidente — there is a lot of ill will against the president- ganarse la voluntad de algn5)•a voluntad — at will
6)—
cada uno da la voluntad para contribuir al regalo — everyone is free to contribute what they want towards the present
-¿cuánto es? -la voluntad — "how much is it?" - "as much as you think it's worth"
7) † (=afecto) fondness, affectiontener voluntad a algn — to be fond of sb, feel affection for sb
* * *1)a) ( facultad) willb) ( deseo) wishhace su santa voluntad — she does whatever she likes o pleases
lo hizo por (su) propia voluntad — he did it of his own free will o of his own volition
voluntad de + inf — wish to + inf
hágase tu voluntad — (Relig) Thy will be done
a voluntad: se puede comer a voluntad you can eat to your heart's content; la donación es a voluntad — donations are at one's discretion
2) ( firmeza de intención) tb3) (disposición, intención)ganarse la voluntad de alguien — to win somebody's favor*
* * *= will.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.----* acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.* a voluntad = at will.* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* mala voluntad = ill will.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* voluntad de hierro = iron will, will of iron.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voluntad de ocultar Algo = secretiveness.* voluntad férrea = iron will, will of iron.* voluntad personal = personal will.* * *1)a) ( facultad) willb) ( deseo) wishhace su santa voluntad — she does whatever she likes o pleases
lo hizo por (su) propia voluntad — he did it of his own free will o of his own volition
voluntad de + inf — wish to + inf
hágase tu voluntad — (Relig) Thy will be done
a voluntad: se puede comer a voluntad you can eat to your heart's content; la donación es a voluntad — donations are at one's discretion
2) ( firmeza de intención) tb3) (disposición, intención)ganarse la voluntad de alguien — to win somebody's favor*
* * *= will.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
* acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.* a voluntad = at will.* buena voluntad = goodwill [good will].* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* mala voluntad = ill will.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* voluntad de hierro = iron will, will of iron.* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto = secretiveness.* voluntad de ocultar Algo = secretiveness.* voluntad férrea = iron will, will of iron.* voluntad personal = personal will.* * *A1 (facultad) will2 (deseo) wishdebemos respetar su voluntad we must respect their wishespor expresa voluntad de los familiares by express wish of the familylo hago contra mi voluntad I'm doing it against my willsiempre tiene que hacer su santa voluntad he always has to have his (own) way o to have things his wayrenunció al cargo por propia voluntad he resigned from the post of his own free will o of his own volitionla voluntad política del pueblo the political will o wishes of the peoplevoluntad DE + INF wish to + INFsin voluntad de ofender without wishing to offend anyonereiteró su voluntad de dejar los hábitos he reaffirmed his wish to leave the priesthoodpor causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our controlhágase tu voluntad ( Relig) Thy will be donea voluntad: se puede comer y beber a voluntad you can eat and drink to your heart's contentno tienes que hacerlo si no quieres, es a voluntad you don't have to do it if you don't want to, it's entirely up to youla donación es a voluntad donations are at one's discretionla voluntad ( Esp): ¿cuánto le debo? — la voluntad how much is it? — whatever you like o whatever you can spareCompuesto:divine will, God's willfuerza de voluntad willpowerno tiene voluntad para dejar la bebida he doesn't have the willpower to give up drinkinges un hombre de mucha voluntad he has great willpower o determinationCompuesto:will of iron, iron willC(disposición, intención): lo hice con mi mejor voluntad I did it with the best of intentionspaz a los hombres de buena voluntad peace to men of goodwillagradezco tu buena voluntad pero prefiero hacerlo sola I appreciate your willingness to help but I'd prefer to do it on my ownlo dijo con mala voluntad she was trying to cause trouble when she said it, she said it with evil intent ( frml)ganarse la voluntad de algn to win sb's favor*tenerle mala voluntad a algn to dislike sb* * *
voluntad sustantivo femenino
1
lo hizo por (su) propia voluntad he did it of his own free will;
manifestó su voluntad de renunciar he expressed his wish to resign;
por causas ajenas a su voluntad for reasons beyond his control
2 ( firmeza de intención) tb
3 (disposición, intención):
agradezco tu buena voluntad I appreciate your willingness to help;
mostrar buena voluntad hacia algn to show goodwill to o toward(s) sb
voluntad sustantivo femenino
1 will
por mi propia voluntad, of my own free will
fuerza de voluntad, willpower
2 (deseo) wish
contra la voluntad de su madre, against his mother's wishes
última voluntad, last wish
3 (intención) con su mejor voluntad, with the best of intentions
' voluntad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- arbitrio
- disposición
- férrea
- férreo
- flaquear
- gana
- grado
- pueblo
- santa
- santo
- someterse
- coartar
- debilitar
- dispuesto
- fuerza
- inquebrantable
- querer
- último
English:
afraid
- break
- goodwill
- inclination
- iron
- strength
- strong-willed
- unwillingness
- volition
- weak-willed
- will
- willingness
- willpower
- would
- beyond
- control
- free
- gesture
- good
- impose
- voluntarily
- willingly
- wish
* * *voluntad nf1. [determinación] will, willpower;tiene mucha/poca (fuerza de) voluntad she has a very strong/weak will;no lo conseguirá por falta de voluntad she'll never manage it because she hasn't got the willpower;pone mucha voluntad en su trabajo she's a very willing workervoluntad férrea iron will;voluntad de hierro iron will2. [deseo] will, wishes;no existe la voluntad política de resolver el problema there isn't the political will to solve the problem;expresaron su voluntad de entregar las armas they said they were willing to hand over their weapons;no era ésa mi voluntad that wasn't my intention, that's not what I wanted;contra la voluntad de alguien against sb's will;no podemos ir contra la voluntad popular we cannot go against the popular will;hágase tu voluntad Thy will be done;al final impuso su voluntad she got her way in the end;por causas ajenas a mi voluntad for reasons beyond my control;por voluntad de alguien: fue arquitecto por voluntad de su padre he was an architect because that's what his father wanted;dimitió por voluntad propia she resigned of her own free will o of her own volition;última voluntad last will and testament;Famhizo su santa voluntad he did just as he pleased3. [intención] intention;buena voluntad goodwill;gentes de buena voluntad people of goodwill;mala voluntad ill will4. [albedrío] free will;puedes usarlo a voluntad you can use it as much as you like;lo dejo a tu voluntad I'll leave it up to you;¿qué le debo? – la voluntad what do I owe you? – whatever you think fit* * *f will;buena/mala voluntad good/ill will;voluntad de hierro fig iron will;última voluntad last wish;por voluntad propia of one’s own free will;a voluntad at will* * *voluntad nf1) : will, volition2) deseo: desire, wish3) intención: intention4)a voluntad : at will5)buena voluntad : good will6)mala voluntad : ill will7)fuerza de voluntad : will-power* * *voluntad n1. (capacidad) will2. (deseo) wish -
28 hegen
v/t1. look after; (Pflanzen, Garten) auch tend; (Wild, Wald) preserve, maintain; (schützen) protect; (Künste, Beziehungen) cultivate; hegen und pflegen take great care of, look after s.th. well; (jemanden) attend to s.o.’s every need2. geh. (Gefühle, Hoffnung) cherish, entertain; (Verdacht, Wunsch, Zweifel etc.) have; ( einen) Hass / Groll gegen jemanden hegen harbo(u)r hatred / bear a grudge against s.o.; ich hege die Hoffnung, dass... I cherish the hope that...; die Absicht hegen zu (+ Inf.) harbo(u)r the intention of (+ Ger.), be intending to (+ Inf.) ich hege schon lange den Verdacht, dass... I have long suspected that...* * *to cherish; to protect; to cultivate; to nourish; to nurse; to tend* * *he|gen ['heːgn]vtjdn hégen und pflegen — to lavish care and attention on sb
2) (= empfinden, haben) Hass, Groll, Verdacht to harbour (Brit), to harbor (US); Misstrauen, Achtung, Abneigung to feel; Zweifel to entertain; Hoffnung, Wunsch to cherish; Plan, Unternehmen to fosterich hege den starken Verdacht, dass... — I have a strong suspicion that...
* * *3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) entertain4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) nurse* * *he·gen[ˈhe:gn̩]vtWild \hegen to preserve wildlife▪ etw \hegen to tend sth3. (sorgsam bewahren)▪ etw \hegen to look after sthjdn \hegen und pflegen to lavish care and attention on sb4. (geh: empfinden, haben)▪ etw gegen jdn \hegen to feel sth towards sbdiese Hoffnung habe ich schon lange gehegt I've cherished this hope for a long time* * *transitives Verb1) (bes. Forstw., Jagdw.) look after, tend <plants, animals>jemanden/etwas hegen und pflegen — lavish care and attention on somebody/something
3) (in sich tragen) feel <contempt, hatred, mistrust>; cherish <hope, wish, desire>; harbour, nurse <grudge, suspicion>ich hege den Verdacht, dass... — I have a suspicion that...
* * *hegen v/t1. look after; (Pflanzen, Garten) auch tend; (Wild, Wald) preserve, maintain; (schützen) protect; (Künste, Beziehungen) cultivate;ich hege die Hoffnung, dass … I cherish the hope that …;ich hege schon lange den Verdacht, dass … I have long suspected that …* * *transitives Verb1) (bes. Forstw., Jagdw.) look after, tend <plants, animals>jemanden/etwas hegen und pflegen — lavish care and attention on somebody/something
3) (in sich tragen) feel <contempt, hatred, mistrust>; cherish <hope, wish, desire>; harbour, nurse <grudge, suspicion>ich hege den Verdacht, dass... — I have a suspicion that...
* * *v.to cherish v.to treasure v. -
29 fancy
'fænsi
1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho, antojo2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasía, imaginación3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasía
2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado, de fantasía
3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) apetecer, gustar2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginarse, figurarse3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gustar, sentirse atraído (por)•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy
fancy1 adj elegantefancy2 vb1. apetecerwhat do you fancy doing? ¿qué te apetece hacer?2. gustartr['fænsɪ]1 (imagination) fantasía, imaginación nombre femenino2 (whim) capricho, antojo1 (jewels, goods etc) de fantasía2 (unusual) estrafalario,-a3 (high-class, posh) elegante, de lujo4 (prices) exagerado,-a, excesivo,-a, exorbitante1 (want) apetecer, querer■ do you fancy a drink? ¿te apetece una copa?2 (find attractive) encontrar atractivo,-a3 (think) creer, suponer■ I'm not sure, but I fancy she was wearing blue no estoy seguro, pero creo que iba vestida de azul4 (think likely to do well) creer, parecer■ who do you fancy for the 400 metres hurdles? ¿quién crees que ganará los 400 metros vallas?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfancy that! ¡fíjate!, ¡pues vaya!fancy! ¿quién lo habría dicho?, ¡vaya!, ¡qué casualidad!■ fancy Nigel losing his job! ¿quién habría dicho que Nigel perdiera su trabajo?to take a fancy to somebody/something encapricharse con alguien/algoto catch somebody's fancy / take somebody's fancy hacerle gracia a alguien, encantarle a alguiento fancy oneself ser creído,-a, ser presumido,-ato fancy oneself as something dárselas de algo, creerse algofancy cake pastelito finofancy dress disfraz nombre masculinofancy dress ball baile nombre masculino de disfracesfancy man amante nombre masculinofancy woman amante nombre femeninoflights of fancy ilusiones nombre femenino plural1) imagine: imaginarse, figurarsefancy that!: ¡figúrate!, ¡imagínate!2) crave: apetecer, tener ganas de1) elaborate: elaborado2) luxurious: lujoso, elegante♦ fancily ['fæntsəli] adv1) liking: gusto m, afición f2) whim: antojo m, capricho m3) imagination: fantasía f, imaginación fadj.• de fantasía adj.• elegante adj.• postinero, -a adj.n.• afición s.f.• antojo s.m.• capricho s.m.• fantasía s.f.• gusto s.m.• imaginación s.f.• magín s.m.v.• fantasear v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.• suponer v.
I
1. 'fænsifancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
II
adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
III
a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f['fænsɪ]1. N1) (=liking)to catch or take sb's fancy — atraer a algn
to take a fancy to — [+ person] (amorously) quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] encapricharse con
he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries — se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias
2) (=whim) capricho m, antojo mtickle3) (=imagination) fantasía f, imaginación fflight I, 1., 1)4) (=vague idea)I have a fancy that he'll be late — tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde
2. ADJ(compar fancier) (superl fanciest)1) (=elaborate) muy elaboradoI like good, plain food, nothing fancy — me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado
fancy footwork — (in football, dancing) filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) ; (fig) gran habilidad f
2) (=elegant) [restaurant] de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] lujoso; [clothes] elegante, chic3) (=exaggerated) [price] desorbitado; [idea] estrambótico3. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarse, figurarsefancy that! * — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!
fancy meeting you here! — ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!
fancy him winning! — ¡qué raro que ganara él!
fancy letting him get away with it! — ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!
fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it — ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones
he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face — le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro
I rather fancy he's gone out — me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido liter
2) (=like, want)what do you fancy? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?
do you fancy an Indian meal? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?
b) (in general)he fancies himself * — es un creído or un presumido
3) (esp Brit)* (=be attracted to)I could tell he fancied me — notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí
4) (=rate)which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? — ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?
4.CPDfancy dress N — disfraz m
are you going in fancy dress? — ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?
fancy dress ball N — baile m de disfraces
fancy dress party N — fiesta f de disfraces
fancy goods NPL — (Comm) artículos mpl de regalo
fancy man † * N pej —
her fancy man — su amante, su amiguito *
fancy woman † * N pej —
his fancy woman — su querida, su amiguita *
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1. ['fænsi]fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
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a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f -
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1. preposition1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle vonwhat is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?
2) (in defence, support, or favour of) fürbe for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun
it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt
3) (to the benefit of) für4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zuthey invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen
what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?
be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen
a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe
take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen
work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten
run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.
set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen
that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich
9) (as regards)be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein
have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben
enough... for — genug... für
too... for — zu... für
there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun
cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund
11) (to affect, as if affecting) fürthings don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus
it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut
it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen
12) (as being) fürwhat do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?
I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil
13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegenfamous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas
jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien
were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage
15) (in spite of)for all... — trotz...
for all that,... — trotzdem...
16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)
but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...
17) (so far as concerns)for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...
for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...
18) (considering the usual nature of) fürnot bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch
19) (during) seitwe've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen
we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang
sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen
walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen
21)2. conjunctionbe for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
* * *[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn* * *[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]II. prepI bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauftthis is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dichthere are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staatto vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmenthey voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw seinhis followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immerto be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck seinto be all \for sth ganz für etw akk seinto be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wirdare you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hatyou're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagenthe coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu starkluckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stellethe admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogenis this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leidto feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt seinto feel \for sb mit jdm fühlenas \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monatshow are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?\for my part was mich betrifft\for all I know möglicherweise\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassento be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich seinthe summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw seinshe's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reifthe weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mildhe's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll6. (to get, have)oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werdeneven though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihnshe's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin istdemand \for money Bedarf m an Geldto send \for the doctor den Arzt holento apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerbento have a need \for sth etw brauchento look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tunto ask \for sth um etw akk bittenhe's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspielernext time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehstthe messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dortto do sth \for sb etw für jdn tunto do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tunthey had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigenI have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machenshe is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversitätto work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeitenwhat's that \for? wofür ist das?that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernenthat's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essena course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger\for your information zu Ihrer Information\for the record der Ordnung halberthe spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheitfor rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufenbikes \for rent Räder zu vermietento be not \for sale unverkäuflich seinto wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw wartento wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tunwhat did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herzyou need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kannI don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein FleischI could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner VerspätungBob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aushow are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw datto be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werdento be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt seinto love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk liebenshe loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er istthis train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birminghamhe made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hausejust follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadtto go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehento run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufenI had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen13. (meaning)to be \for sth für etw akk stehenA is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehenwhat does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahltthat's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfundnot \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der WeltI wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehento do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machento buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufenyou can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfundto trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschenI'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafenhe was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnismy father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weileplay here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeitthis pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig\for the moment im Augenblick\for a time eine Zeit lang\for a long time seit LangemI hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte\for some time seit Längerem\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend16. (a distance of)\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meilehe always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstückhe booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhrthey set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September festI need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abendwhat did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessento invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen\for the first time zum ersten Mal\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf, ungeachtet +gen geh\for all that trotz alledem\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlagthere is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tagto repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen20. (the duty of)▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tunit's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hatthe decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihmshe thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichtsI \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk22.I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben famyou're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! famthere's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam* * *I [fɔː(r)]1. prepclothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f
what for? — wofür?, wozu?
what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?
what did you do that for? —
a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen
a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen
fit for nothing —
ready for anything —
this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen
to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen
he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste
2)it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellenit's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern
3)(= representing, instead of)
I'll speak to her for you if you like —I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft
agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault
she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank
4) (= in defence, in favour of) fürI'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür
I'm all for helping him —
5)(= with regard to)
anxious for sb — um jdn besorgtas for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft
warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit
it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden
6) (= because of) aushe did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden
he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt
to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern
do it for me — tu es für mich
7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen
8) (= in exchange) fürto pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen
he'll do it for ten pounds —
9)(= in contrast)
for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) fürI had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren
then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen
he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein
can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?
for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit
11)the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt12)to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden betenSee:→ vbs13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) fürhis knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen
14)for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wirdit's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun
I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können
the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen
their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt
15)to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun2. conjdenn3. adj pred(= in favour) dafürII abbr frei Bahn17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
* * *A präp1. allg für:it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift2. für, zugunsten von:a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;come for dinner zum Essen kommen4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;call for sb nach jemandem rufen;wait for sth auf etwas warten;oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!5. a) (passend oder geeignet) fürtools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten6. (Mittel) gegen:treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben7. (als Belohnung) für:8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):a postal order for £2for this reason aus diesem Grund;die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:13. dank, wegen:were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englischan eye for beauty Sinn für das Schönefor a week eine Woche (lang);come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;for hours stundenlang;for a long time past schon seit Langem;not for a long time noch lange nicht;the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)17. (Strecke) weit, lang:run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):the train for London der Zug nach London;the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln21. für, als:books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):for all that trotz alledem;for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;for all you may say sage, was du willst23. as for was … betrifft:as for that matter was das betrifft;for all I know soviel ich weiß;for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus24. nach adj und vor inf:it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen25. mit s oder pron und inf:it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen26. (ethischer Dativ):that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein27. US nach:B konj denn, weil, nämlich* * *1. preposition1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle vonwhat is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?
2) (in defence, support, or favour of) fürbe for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun
it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt
3) (to the benefit of) für4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zuthey invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen
what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?
be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen
5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu6) (to obtain, win, save)take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen
run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.
7) (to reach) nachset out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen
8) (to be received by) für9) (as regards)be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein
have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben
enough... for — genug... für
too... for — zu... für
there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun
cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund
11) (to affect, as if affecting) fürthings don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus
it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut
it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen
12) (as being) fürI/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil
13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegenfamous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas
jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien
were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage
15) (in spite of)for all... — trotz...
for all that,... — trotzdem...
16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)
but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...
for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...
for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...
19) (during) seitwe've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen
we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang
sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen
walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen
21)2. conjunctionbe for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
(since, as proof) denn* * *conj.als konj.denn konj.für konj.nach konj.zu konj. -
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1. noun1) (Anat., Zool.) Magen, deron an empty stomach — mit leerem Magen [arbeiten, fahren, weggehen]; auf nüchternen Magen [Alkohol trinken, Medizin einnehmen]
turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen (ugs.)
3)2. transitive verbhave the/no stomach [for something] — (wish/not wish to eat) Appetit/keinen Appetit [auf etwas (Akk.)] haben; (fig.): (courage) Mut/keinen Mut [zu etwas] haben
2) (fig.): (tolerate) ausstehen; akzeptieren [Vorstellung, Vorgehen, Rat]* * *1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) der Magen2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) der Bauch•- academic.ru/118627/stomach-ache">stomach-ache* * *stom·ach[ˈstʌmək]I. nmy \stomach hurts ich habe Bauchschmerzenhe felt a knot of nervousness in the pit of his \stomach er fühlte eine nervöse Spannung in der MagengrubeI feel sick to my \stomach mir ist schlecht [o übel] famto have a pain in one's \stomach Magenschmerzen [o Bauchschmerzen] habento have a delicate \stomach einen empfindlichen Magen habento drink alcohol on an empty \stomach auf leeren [o nüchternen] Magen Alkohol trinkenon a full \stomach mit vollem Magento have an upset \stomach eine Magenverstimmung habenlast night's meal has given me an upset \stomach ich habe mir gestern beim Abendessen den Magen verdorbento pump sb's \stomach jdm den Magen auspumpento settle the \stomach den Magen beruhigento have a big/flat \stomach einen dicken/flachen Bauch habento lie on one's \stomach auf dem Bauch liegen3. (appetite)to have no [or not have the] \stomach for sth keinen Appetit auf etw akk haben; ( fig: desire) nicht willens sein, etw zu tunI've got no \stomach for this heavy food dieses Essen ist mir zu schwershe had no \stomach to visit her family ihr war nicht danach zumute, ihre Familie zu besuchen4.▶ an army marches on its \stomach ( prov) mit leerem Magen kann man nichts Ordentliches zustande bringen▶ to have a strong/weak \stomach etw/nichts aushalten, starke/schwache Nerven haben\stomach doctor Internist(in) m(f)\stomach flu/virus Magen-Darm-Grippe f/-Virus nt\stomach muscles Bauchmuskeln pl\stomach problems Magenbeschwerden plto not be able to \stomach sb's arrogance/manner jds Arroganz/Art nicht ertragen könnento not be able to \stomach bloody films/violence brutale Filme/Gewalt nicht vertragento not be able to \stomach sb jdn nicht ausstehen könnento be hard to \stomach schwer zu verkraften sein* * *['stʌmək]1. n(= abdomen) Magen m; (= belly, paunch) Bauch m; (fig = appetite) Lust f (for auf +acc), Interesse nt (for an +dat)to lie on one's stomach —
to have a pain in one's stomach — Magen-/Bauchschmerzen haben
to hit sb in the stomach — jdn in die Magengrube/Bauchgegend schlagen or (bullet etc) treffen
on an empty stomach (drink, take medicine etc) — auf leeren or nüchternen Magen
on an empty/full stomach (swim, drive etc) — mit leerem or nüchternem/vollem Magen
an army marches on its stomach (prov) — mit leerem Magen kann man nichts Ordentliches zustande or zu Stande bringen
I have no stomach for that — das ist mir zuwider; (for party, journey etc) mir ist nicht danach (zumute)
2. vt (inf)behaviour, rudeness, cruelty vertragen; person, film, music etc ausstehen* * *stomach [ˈstʌmək]A s1. Magen m:a strong stomach ein guter Magen (a. fig);on an empty stomach auf leeren oder nüchternen Magen (rauchen etc), mit leerem oder nüchternem Magen (schwimmen gehen etc);on a full stomach mit vollem Magen2. Bauch m, Leib m:stomach muscles BauchmuskelnI haven’t got the stomach for alcohol ich mache mir nichts aus Alkohol5. obsa) Laune fb) Stolz mB adj Magen…:stomach upset Magenverstimmung fC v/t1. verdauen (auch fig)2. figa) vertragen, -kraftenb) einstecken, hinnehmen* * *1. noun1) (Anat., Zool.) Magen, deron an empty stomach — mit leerem Magen [arbeiten, fahren, weggehen]; auf nüchternen Magen [Alkohol trinken, Medizin einnehmen]
2) (abdomen, paunch) Bauch, der3)2. transitive verbhave the/no stomach [for something] — (wish/not wish to eat) Appetit/keinen Appetit [auf etwas (Akk.)] haben; (fig.): (courage) Mut/keinen Mut [zu etwas] haben
2) (fig.): (tolerate) ausstehen; akzeptieren [Vorstellung, Vorgehen, Rat]* * *n.(§ pl.: stomaches)= Magen ¨-- m. -
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[wi:k] adjto be/go \weak at the knees weiche Knie haben/bekommen;to feel \weak sich akk schwach fühlen;\weak chin schwach ausgeprägtes Kinn;the \weaker sex das schwache Geschlecht ( fig)to be \weak [on sth] [in etw dat] schwach sein;the report is strong on criticism but rather \weak on suggestions for improvement der Bericht übt scharfe Kritik, bietet aber kaum Verbesserungsvorschläge3) ( below standard) schwach;he was always \weak at languages but strong at science er war schon immer schwach in Sprachen, dafür aber gut in Naturwissenschaften -
33 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
1.
1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
3.
se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
34 urge
ə:‹
1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) exhortar, incitar2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) insistir
2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) impulso, deseo- urge onurge1 n impulso / ganasurge2 vb animar / recomendar vivamente / instartr[ɜːʤ]1 impulso, deseo1 encarecer, preconizar, instar, insistir3 (encourage) animar■ the mother urged the child to take part in the play la madre animó al niño a que participara en la obra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto urge somebody on darle cuerda a alguien1) press: instar, apremiar, insistirwe urged him to come: insistimos en que viniera2) advocate: recomendar, abogar por3)to urge on : animar, alentarurge n: impulso m, ganas fpl, compulsión fv.• afanar v.• ahincar v.• apremiar v.• arrastrar v.• azuzar v.• calentar v.• hostigar v.• impeler v.• incitar v.• instar v.• perorar v.• requerir v.n.• impulso s.m.• instinto s.m.• prurito s.m.
I ɜːrdʒ, ɜːdʒnoun ganas fpl, impulso mthe creative urge — el impulso creativo or creador
sexual urges — impulsos mpl sexuales
II
to urge somebody to + INF — instar a alguien a que (+ subj) (frml), pedirle* a alguien con insistencia que (+ subj)
Phrasal Verbs:- urge on[ɜːdʒ]1.N impulso m ; (sexual etc) deseo mthe urge to write — el deseo apremiante de escribir, la ambición de hacerse escritor
to feel an urge to do sth — sentir fuertes deseos or ganas de hacer algo
to get or have the urge (to do sth): when you get or have the urge to eat something exotic... — cuando te entren ganas de comer algo exótico
2. VT1) (=try to persuade) animar, alentarto urge sb to do sth — animar or instar a algn a hacer algo
2) (=advocate) recomendar, abogar porto urge sth on or upon sb — insistir en algo con algn
- urge on* * *
I [ɜːrdʒ, ɜːdʒ]noun ganas fpl, impulso mthe creative urge — el impulso creativo or creador
sexual urges — impulsos mpl sexuales
II
to urge somebody to + INF — instar a alguien a que (+ subj) (frml), pedirle* a alguien con insistencia que (+ subj)
Phrasal Verbs:- urge on -
35 urge
I [ɜːdʒ] II [ɜːdʒ]verbo transitivo raccomandare [caution, restraint]; esortare a [ resistance]to urge sb. to do — incoraggiare qcn. a fare; (stronger) spingere o spronare qcn. a fare
- urge on* * *[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) esortare2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) spingere2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) spinta, (forte desiderio)- urge on* * *urge /ɜ:dʒ/n.1 impulso; stimolo: sexual urges, impulsi sessuali; a sudden [overwhelming] urge to do st., un impulso improvviso [irresistibile] di fare qc.; uncontrollable urge, impulso incontenibile; I tried to fight the urge to scream, ho cercato di reprimere l'impulso di urlare; She stopped smoking three months ago, but she still gets the urge to light up, ha smesso di fumare tre mesi fa, ma le viene ancora l'impulso di accendersi una sigaretta; an urge for revenge, una smania di vendetta2 ( slang) – the urge, il bisogno di fare pipì; ( anche) voglia di sesso; fregola ( anche fig.); ( anche) voglia in genere (di qc.).♦ (to) urge /ɜ:dʒ/v. t.1 spingere; spronare: They urged me inside, mi hanno spinto entrare; to urge sb. [st.] along (o forward, on) spingere q. [qc.] avanti: He urged the horses on, ha fatto avanzare i cavalli2 incitare; esortare: I urged him to act quickly, l'ho incitato ad agire in fretta; We urge you to reconsider your decision, La esortiamo a riconsiderare la Sua decisione3 mettere in evidenza; insistere su: to urge an argument, addurre un argomento; The Premier urged the need for economy, il Primo Ministro ha insistito sulla necessità di fare economia; His allies are urging caution, i suoi alleati esortano alla prudenza; The policy has been urged on the government by the crisis-hit motor industry, il governo è stato spinto ad adottare questa politica dall'industria automobilistica in crisi.* * *I [ɜːdʒ] II [ɜːdʒ]verbo transitivo raccomandare [caution, restraint]; esortare a [ resistance]to urge sb. to do — incoraggiare qcn. a fare; (stronger) spingere o spronare qcn. a fare
- urge on -
36 fancy
I 1. ['fænsɪ]1) (liking)to catch o take sb.'s fancy [ object] piacere a qcn.; he had taken her fancy le era piaciuto, aveva fatto colpo su di lei; to take a fancy to sb. affezionarsi a qcn.; BE incapricciarsi di qcn.; I've taken a fancy to that car — quell'auto mi piace molto
2) (whim) capriccio m.as, when the fancy takes me — come, quando ne ho voglia
3) (fantasy) immaginazione f., fantasia f.4) BE form.2.I have a fancy that — ho idea o l'impressione che
1) (elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sofisticato; [paper, box] fantasia; [ food] elaborato2) colloq. spreg. (pretentious) [ place] da fichetti; [ price] esorbitante, salato; [ idea] stravagante, bizzarro; [ clothes] ricercato3) zool. [ breed] di razza selezionataII 1. ['fænsɪ]2) BE colloq. (feel attracted to)fancy seeing you here! — colloq. che combinazione vederti qui!
2.fancy that! — colloq. pensa un po'! ma guarda!
verbo riflessivo colloq. spreg.* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capriccio2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) immaginazione, fantasia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) impressione2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorato3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) gradire2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) immaginare3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) piacere•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *I 1. ['fænsɪ]1) (liking)to catch o take sb.'s fancy [ object] piacere a qcn.; he had taken her fancy le era piaciuto, aveva fatto colpo su di lei; to take a fancy to sb. affezionarsi a qcn.; BE incapricciarsi di qcn.; I've taken a fancy to that car — quell'auto mi piace molto
2) (whim) capriccio m.as, when the fancy takes me — come, quando ne ho voglia
3) (fantasy) immaginazione f., fantasia f.4) BE form.2.I have a fancy that — ho idea o l'impressione che
1) (elaborate) [lighting, equipment] sofisticato; [paper, box] fantasia; [ food] elaborato2) colloq. spreg. (pretentious) [ place] da fichetti; [ price] esorbitante, salato; [ idea] stravagante, bizzarro; [ clothes] ricercato3) zool. [ breed] di razza selezionataII 1. ['fænsɪ]2) BE colloq. (feel attracted to)fancy seeing you here! — colloq. che combinazione vederti qui!
2.fancy that! — colloq. pensa un po'! ma guarda!
verbo riflessivo colloq. spreg. -
37 Durst
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.1. thirst ( auf + Akk oder nach for); großer oder heftiger etc. Durst great thirst; Durst bekommen / haben get / be thirsty; ich habe ( einen) großen Durst I’m really thirsty ( oder parched); hab ich einen Durst! I’m dying of thirst; ich habe Durst auf ein Bier I could just drink ( oder do with) a beer; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; Gartenarbeit macht Durst gardening is thirsty work; seinen Durst löschen oder stillen quench one’s thirst; einen über den Durst getrunken haben umg. have had one too many (one over the eight)* * *der Durstthirst* * *Dụrst [dʊrst]m -(e)s, no pl (lit, fig)thirst ( nach for)Durst haben — to be thirsty
das macht Durst — that makes you thirsty, that gives you a thirst
* * *der1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) thirst2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) thirst3) thirstiness* * *<-[e]s>[ˈdʊrst]▪ \Durst haben to be thirstyjd bekommt [o (fam) kriegt] [von etw dat] \Durst sb gets thirsty [or a thirst] [from sth], sth makes sb thirstyich hätte \Durst auf ein kühles Bier I could do with a chilled beerseinen [o den] \Durst [mit etw dat] löschen [o stillen] to quench [or BRIT slake] one's thirst [with sth]das macht \Durst that makes you thirsty [or gives you a thirst]* * *der; Durst[e]s thirstDurst bekommen — get or become thirsty
seinen Durst löschen od. stillen — quench or slake one's thirst
ich habe Durst auf ein Bier — I could just drink a beer
Durst nach Wissen — (fig. geh.) a thirst for knowledge
ein Glas od. einen über den Durst trinken — (ugs. scherzh.) have one too many
* * *1. thirst (auf +akk odernach for);heftiger etcDurst great thirst;Durst bekommen/haben get/be thirsty;ich habe (einen) großen Durst I’m really thirsty ( oder parched);hab ich einen Durst! I’m dying of thirst;ich habe Durst auf ein Bier I could just drink ( oder do with) a beer;das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;Gartenarbeit macht Durst gardening is thirsty work;stillen quench one’s thirst;2. liter fig thirst (nach for);Durst nach Ruhm/Wissen a thirst for fame/knowledge* * *der; Durst[e]s thirstDurst bekommen — get or become thirsty
seinen Durst löschen od. stillen — quench or slake one's thirst
Durst nach Wissen — (fig. geh.) a thirst for knowledge
ein Glas od. einen über den Durst trinken — (ugs. scherzh.) have one too many
* * *nur sing. m.thirst n. -
38 fancy
1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjectivejust a fancy — nur Einbildung
1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenwhat do you fancy for dinner? — was hättest du gern zum Abendessen?
he fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) die Vorliebe2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) die Phantasie3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) die Vorstellung2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) verziert3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) sich vorstellen2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied( that) you were angry.) sich einbilden•- academic.ru/26392/fanciful">fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *fan·cy[ˈfæn(t)si]I. vt<- ie->▪ sb fancies sth jdm gefällt etwI don't \fancy swimming in such dirty water in derart schmutzigem Wasser will [o möchte] ich nicht schwimmendo you \fancy a spin in my new car? ( fam) hast du Lust auf eine Spritztour in meinem neuen Wagen? famI'm not sure I \fancy the idea of going there ich weiß nicht, ob mir der Gedanke gefällt, dort hinzufahrento \fancy the prospect of doing sth von der Aussicht, etw zu tun, begeistert sein▪ to \fancy sb (find attractive) jdn attraktiv finden, auf jdn stehen fam; (be sexually attracted by) etw von jdm wollen famI always liked her without ever really \fancying her ich mochte sie immer, ohne dass ich je was von ihr wollte fam3. (be full of)4. (imagine as winner)to \fancy a horse/team/candidate ein Pferd/ein Team/einen Kandidaten favorisierenwho do you \fancy to win the Cup this year? wer, glaubst du, wird dieses Jahr den Cup gewinnen?5. (believe)to \fancy one's chances [of doing sth] sich dat Chancen ausrechnen [etw zu tun]to not \fancy sb's chances jdm keine großen Chancen gebenI didn't \fancy his chances of ever getting his novel published ich habe nicht daran geglaubt, dass er seinen Roman jemals veröffentlichen würde▪ to \fancy [that]... denken, dass...I fancied I saw something in the corner ich meinte, etwas in der Ecke gesehen zu habenshe fancies herself a rebel sie hält sich für eine RebellinDick fancies himself as a singer Dick bildet sich ein, ein großer Sänger zu seinI used to \fancy myself captaining a great ocean liner ich habe mir früher immer vorgestellt, einen großen Ozeandampfer zu steuernthere's rather more to this [than meets the eye], I \fancy ( dated) ich denke, da steckt mehr dahinter [als es auf den ersten Blick scheint]\fancy [that]! stell dir das [mal] vor!\fancy seeing you again! schön dich wiederzusehen!\fancy seeing you here! das ist aber eine Überraschung, dich hier zu sehen!, na, so was! du hier! fam\fancy you knowing old Ben! nicht zu fassen, dass du den alten Ben auch kennst!\fancy saying that to you of all people! [unglaublich,] dass man das ausgerechnet zu dir gesagt hat!II. nto have a \fancy for sth/sb eine Vorliebe für etw/jdn habento take a \fancy to sth/sb Gefallen an etw/jdm findenLaura's taken a \fancy to Japanese food Laura hat ihre Liebe zur japanischen Küche entdecktI've taken a \fancy to that old car of yours dein altes Auto hat es mir angetanto tickle sb's \fancy jdn reizenhe only comes when the \fancy takes him er kommt nur, wenn ihm gerade danach istto be no passing \fancy nicht nur eine vorübergehende Laune seinto have a \fancy that... so ein Gefühl haben, dass...these are just idle fancies of yours das sind nur so Grillen von dir famflight of \fancy Fantasterei f pejIII. adj1. (elaborate) decoration, frills aufwändig; pattern ausgefallen; hairdo kunstvoll; car schick; ( fig) talk geschwollen pejI wanted a simple black dress, nothing \fancy ich wollte ein einfaches schwarzes Kleid, nichts Ausgefallenesnever mind the \fancy phrases, just give us the facts reden Sie nicht lange drum herum, nennen Sie uns einfach die Fakten fam\fancy footwork FBALL gute Beinarbeit2. (whimsical) versponnen\fancy ideas Fantastereien pl pejdon't you go filling his head with \fancy ideas setz ihm keinen Floh ins Ohr famI keep away from the \fancy shops ich meide die teuren NobelgeschäfteEastbourne is a \fancy place Eastbourne ist ein teures Pflaster famto live in a \fancy area in einem Nobelviertel wohnen\fancy foods Delikatessen pl\fancy prices astronomische Preise\fancy article Modeartikel m6.* * *['fnsɪ]1. vt1)(= like, be attracted by)
I don't fancy a house in Glasgow — ich möchte kein Haus in Glasgow habenI didn't fancy that job/that party — die Stelle/die Party hat mich nicht gereizt
do you fancy a walk/steak/beer? — hast du Lust zu einem Spaziergang/auf ein Steak/auf ein Bier?
count me out, I don't fancy the idea — ohne mich, das ist nichts für mich
I don't fancy the idea, but I'll have to do it — ich habe gar keine Lust dazu, aber ich muss es ja wohl tun
I don't fancy THAT (idea)! —
he fancies his chances — er meint, er hätte Chancen
I don't fancy my chances of getting that job — ich rechne mir keine großen Chancen aus, die Stelle zu bekommen
a bit of what you fancy does you good — man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen
2) (= imagine) meinen, sich (dat) einbilden; (= think) glaubenhe fancied he heard footsteps — er meinte, Schritte zu hören
I rather fancy he has gone out —
how long? – not long, I fancy — wie lange? – nicht lange, denke or glaube ich
3)fancy doing that! — so was(, das) zu tun!fancy him doing that! — nicht zu fassen, dass er das getan hat or tut!
(just) fancy! (inf) — (nein) so was!, denk mal an! (inf)
just fancy, he... (inf) — stell dir vor, er...
fancy seeing you here! — so was, Sie hier zu sehen!
fancy him winning! — wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!
2. vrvon sich eingenommen sein, sich für Wunder was halten (inf)he fancies himself as an actor/expert — er hält sich für einen (guten) Schauspieler/einen Experten
do you fancy yourself as a teacher? — kannst du dir dich als Lehrer vorstellen?
3. n1)he's taken a fancy to her/this car/the idea — sie/das Auto/die Idee hat es ihm angetan
to take or catch sb's fancy — jdn ansprechen, jdm gefallen
they took a fancy to go swimming — sie bekamen Lust, schwimmen zu gehen
just as the fancy takes me/you etc — ganz nach Lust und Laune
he only works when the fancy takes him — er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist
2) no pl (= imagination) Fantasie f, Phantasie fthat was just his fancy — das hat er sich (dat) nur eingebildet
3)(= notion, whim)
I have a fancy that... — ich habe so ein Gefühl, dass...he had a sudden fancy to go to Spain — ihn überkam eine plötzliche Laune, nach Spanien zu fahren
4. adj (+er)1) (inf: elaborate) clothes, shoes ausgefallen; pattern, hairdo, manoeuvre kunstvoll; food, gadget raffiniert; word, language hochtrabendI want something fancy (when buying clothes) — ich möchte etwas Schickes or Ausgefallenes
how do you like our new computer? – very fancy! — wie gefällt dir unser neuer Computer? – sehr beeindruckend!
fancy trick — toller Trick (inf)
fancy footwork (Ftbl) — geschickte Beinarbeit; (in dancing) komplizierte Schritte pl; (fig) raffinierte Manöver pl
2) (often pej inf: smart) house, car, clothes, shop schick (inf); school, restaurant nobel, schick (inf)a fancy car — ein toller Schlitten (inf)
* * *fancy [ˈfænsı]A s1. Fantasie f:2. Idee f, plötzlicher Einfall:I have a fancy that … ich habe so eine Idee, dass …;when the fancy takes him wenn ihm danach ist3. Laune f, Grille f4. (bloße) Einbildung. it was only a fancy of mine ich habe es mir nur eingebildet5. (individueller) Geschmack7. (for) Neigung f (zu), Vorliebe f (für), (plötzliches) Gefallen (an dat), (lebhaftes) Interesse (an dat oder für):a) gernhaben (akk),b) Lust haben auf (akk);catch sb’s fancy jemandes Interesse erwecken, jemandem gefallen8. Tierzucht f (aus Liebhaberei)B adj1. Fantasie…, fantastisch, ausgefallen, übertrieben:fancy name Fantasiename m;fancy price Fantasie-, Liebhaberpreis m2. Mode…:3. Fantasie…, fantasievoll, ausgefallen, reich verziert, kunstvoll, bunt4. US Delikatess…, extrafein:fancy cakes feines Gebäck, Konditoreiware f5. aus einer Liebhaberzucht:C v/t1. sich jemanden oder etwas vorstellen:fancy him to be here stell dir vor, er wäre hier;fancy that!a) stell dir vor!, denk nur!,b) sieh mal einer an!, nanu!;fancy meeting you here komisch, dass ich Sie hier treffe;fancy her losing wer hätte gedacht, dass sie verliert2. annehmen, glauben ( beide:that dass)fancy o.s. (very important) sich sehr wichtig vorkommen;fancy o.s. (as) a great scientist sich für einen großen Wissenschaftler halten4. gernhaben oder gern mögen, angetan sein von:I don’t fancy this picture dieses Bild gefällt mir nicht;what do you fancy for breakfast? was möchtest oder hättest du gern zum Frühstück?5. Lust haben auf (akk):fancy doing sth Lust haben, etwas zu tun;I fancy going for a walk ich habe Lust, einen Spaziergang zu machen;I’d fancy an ice cream ich hätte Lust auf ein Eis6. Tiere, Pflanzen (aus Liebhaberei) züchten* * *1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjective1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy meeting you here! — na, so etwas, Sie hier zu treffen!
fancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenhe fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
* * *n.Laune -n f. -
39 form
1. nounform of address — [Form der] Anrede
in human form — in menschlicher Gestalt; in Menschengestalt
in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.
in book form — in Buchform; als Buch
take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen
3) (printed sheet) Formular, das4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die5) (bench) Bank, diepeak form — Bestform, die
out of form — außer Form; nicht in Form
in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form
she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form
on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form
on/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform
true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten
8) (etiquette)good/bad form — gutes/schlechtes Benehmen
9) (figure) Gestalt, die10) (Ling.) Form, die2. transitive verbbe formed from something — aus etwas entstehen
3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bilden3. intransitive verbSchleswig once formed [a] part of Denmark — Schleswig war einmal ein Teil von Dänemark
(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen* * *I 1. [fo:m] noun2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) die Art3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) das Formular4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) die Formalität5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) die Klasse2. verb2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) Gestalt annehmen3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) formieren4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) bilden•- academic.ru/28940/formation">formation- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) die Bank* * *[fɔ:m, AM fɔ:rm]I. nthe dictionary is also available in electronic \form es ist auch eine elektronische Version des Wörterbuchs erhältlichflu can take several different \forms eine Grippe kann sich in verschiedenen Formen äußernart \form Kunstform f\form of exercise Sportart f\form of government Regierungsform f\form of a language Sprachvariante flife \form Lebensform f\form of transport Transportart f\forms of worship Formen fpl der Gottesverehrungsupport in the \form of money Unterstützung in Form von Geldhelp in the \form of two police officers Hilfe in Gestalt von zwei Polizeibeamtenthe training programme takes the \form of a series of workshops die Schulung wird in Form einer Serie von Workshops abgehaltenin any [shape or] \form in jeglicher Formhe's opposed to censorship in any shape or \form er ist gegen jegliche Art von Zensurin some \form or other auf die eine oder andere Artapplication \form Bewerbungsbogen mbooking \form BRITreservation \form AM Buchungsformular ntentry \form Anmeldeformular morder \form Bestellschein mprinted \form Vordruck mher slender \form ihre schlanke Gestaltthe lawn was laid out in the \form of a figure eight der Rasen war in Form einer Acht angelegtthey made out a shadowy \form in front of them vor ihnen konnten sie den Umriss einer Gestalt ausmachenthe human \form die menschliche Gestaltto take \form Form [o Gestalt] annehmen\form and content Form und Inhaltshape and \form Form und GestaltI really need to get back in \form ich muss wirklich mal wieder etwas für meine Kondition tunto be in excellent [or superb] \form in Topform seinto be in good \form [gut] in Form seinto be out of \form nicht in Form seinthe whole team was on good \form die ganze Mannschaft zeigte vollen Einsatzshe was in great \form at her wedding party bei ihrer Hochzeitsfeier war sie ganz in ihrem ElementSunset's recent \forms are excellent die letzten Formen von Sunset sind hervorragendto study the \form die Form prüfenwhat's the \form? was ist üblich [o das übliche Verfahren]?conventional social \forms konventionelle Formen gesellschaftlichen Umgangsa matter of \form eine Formsachepartners of employees are invited as a matter of \form die Partner der Angestellten werden der Form halber eingeladenfor \form['s sake] aus Formgründento run true to \form wie zu erwarten [ver]laufentrue to \form he arrived an hour late wie immer kam er eine Stunde zu spätwhat's the infinitive \form of the verb? wie lautet der Infinitiv von dem Verb?to have \form vorbestraft sein[printing] \form [Satz]form fmatter and \form Stoff und Form19.II. vt1. (shape)▪ to \form sth etw formen\form the dough into balls den Teig zu Bällchen formenthese islands were \formed as a result of a series of volcanic eruptions diese Inseln entstanden durch eine Reihe von Vulkanausbrüchen2. (arrange)▪ to \form sth etw bildenthey \formed themselves into three lines sie stellten sich in drei Reihen aufto \form a circle/queue einen Kreis/eine Schlange bildento \form groups Gruppen bilden3. (set up)▪ to \form sth etw gründenthe company was \formed in 1892 die Firma wurde 1892 gegründetthey \formed themselves into a pressure group sie gründeten eine Pressuregroupto \form a band eine Band gründento \form committee/government ein Komitee/eine Regierung bildento \form friendships Freundschaften schließena newly-\formed political party eine neu gegründete politische Parteito \form a relationship eine Verbindung eingehen4. (constitute)▪ to \form sth etw bilden [o darstellen]the trees \form a natural protection from the sun's rays die Bäume stellen einen natürlichen Schutz gegen die Sonnenstrahlen darto \form part of sth Teil einer S. gen sein5. LINGto \form a sentence/the past tense/a new word einen Satz/die Vergangenheit[szeit]/ein neues Wort bilden▪ to \form sth/sb etw/jdn formenthe media play an important role in \forming public opinion die Medien spielen eine große Rolle bei der öffentlichen Meinungsbildungto \form sb's character jds Charakter formenhis strong features \formed into a smile of pleasure ein vergnügtes Lächeln legte sich auf seine markanten Züge* * *[fɔːm]1. n1) Form fforms of worship — Formen pl der Gottesverehrung
a form of apology —
in the form of — in Form von or +gen; (with reference to people) in Gestalt von or +gen
water in the form of ice —
her letters are to be published in book form — ihre Briefe sollen in Buchform or als Buch erscheinen
4) (ART, MUS, LITER: structure) Form fthe plural form — die Pluralform, der Plural
7) no pl (= etiquette) (Umgangs)form fhe did it for form's sake — er tat es der Form halber
it's bad form — so etwas tut man einfach nicht
8) (= document) Formular nt, Vordruck m9) (= physical condition) Form f, Verfassung fto be in fine or good form — gut in Form sein, in guter Form or Verfassung sein
to be on/off form — in/nicht in or außer Form sein
he was in great form that evening —
past form — Papierform f
on past form — auf dem Papier
10) (esp Brit: bench) Bank f12) no pl (Brit inf= criminal record)
to have form — vorbestraft sein13) (TECH: mould) Form f14)See:= forme2. vt1) (= shape) formen, gestalten (into zu); (GRAM) plural, negative bilden3) (= develop) liking, desire, idea, habit entwickeln; friendship schließen, anknüpfen; opinion sich (dat) bilden; impression gewinnen; plan ausdenken, entwerfen4) (= set up, organize) government, committee bilden; company, society, political party gründen, ins Leben rufen5) (= constitute, make up) part, basis bildenthe committee is formed of... — der Ausschuss wird von... gebildet
6) (= take the shape or order of) circle, pattern bildenor line (US) — eine Schlange bilden
3. vi1) (= take shape) Gestalt annehmen2) (ESP MIL) sich aufstellen or formieren, antreten/into two lines —
to form into a square to form into battle order — sich im Karree aufstellen sich zur Schlachtordnung formieren
* * *form [fɔː(r)m]A s1. Form f, Gestalt f:in the form of in Form von (od gen);in tablet form in Tablettenform2. TECH Form f:a) Fasson fb) Schablone f3. Form f:a) Art f:form of government Regierungsform;b) Art f und Weise f, Verfahrensweise f4. Formular n, Vordruck m:form letter Schemabrief m5. (literarische etc) Formform class LINGa) Wortart f,b) morphologische Klasse7. PHIL Form f:a) Wesen n, Natur fb) Gestalt f8. Erscheinungsform f, -weise f9. Sitte f, Brauch m10. (herkömmliche) gesellschaftliche Form, Manieren pl, Benehmen n:good (bad) form guter (schlechter) Ton;it is good (bad) form es gehört sich (nicht);for form’s sake der Form halber12. Zeremonie f13. MATH, TECH Formel f:form of oath JUR Eidesformelon form der Form nach;feel in good form sich gut in Form fühlen;at the top of one’s form, in great form in Hochform;be in very poor form in einem Formtief stecken15. a) ( besonders lange) Bank (ohne Rückenlehne)b) Br obs (Schul) Bank f16. besonders Br (Schul) Klasse f:form master (mistress) Klassenlehrer(in)18. Br sl Vorstrafen(liste) pl(f):he’s got form er ist vorbestraftB v/i1. formen, gestalten ( beide:into zu;after, on, upon nach):form a government eine Regierung bilden;form a company eine Gesellschaft gründen;they formed themselves into groups sie schlossen sich zu Gruppen zusammen;they formed themselves into two groups sie bildeten zwei Gruppen2. den Charakter etc formen, bilden3. a) einen Teil etc bilden, ausmachen, darstellenb) dienen als4. (an)ordnen, zusammenstellen6. einen Plan etc fassen, entwerfen, ersinnen8. Freundschaft etc schließen9. eine Gewohnheit annehmenC v/i* * *1. noun1) (type, style) Form, dieform of address — [Form der] Anrede
in human form — in menschlicher Gestalt; in Menschengestalt
in the form of — in Form von od. + Gen.
in book form — in Buchform; als Buch
take form — Gestalt annehmen od. gewinnen
3) (printed sheet) Formular, das4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die5) (bench) Bank, diepeak form — Bestform, die
out of form — außer Form; nicht in Form
in [good] form — (lit. or fig.) [gut] in Form
she was in great form at the party — (fig.) bei der Party war sie groß in Form
on/off form — (lit. or fig.) in/nicht in Form
7) (Sport): (previous record) bisherige Leistungenon/judging by [past/present] form — (fig.) nach der Papierform
true to form — (fig.) wie üblich od. zu erwarten
8) (etiquette)good/bad form — gutes/schlechtes Benehmen
9) (figure) Gestalt, die10) (Ling.) Form, die2. transitive verb1) (make; also Ling.) bilden3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bildenSchleswig once formed [a] part of Denmark — Schleswig war einmal ein Teil von Dänemark
5) (establish, set up) bilden [Regierung]; gründen [Bund, Verein, Firma, Partei, Gruppe]3. intransitive verb(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen* * *Schulklasse f. n.Form -en f.Formblatt n.Formular -e n.Gattung -en f.Gestalt -en f.Schalung -en f. (seating) n.Schulbank m. v.bilden v.formen v.gestalten v. -
40 urge
ə:‹ 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) be innstendig, presse på, anmode2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) be inntrengende/innstendig2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) trang, drift, lyst- urge ondrive--------tilskyndeIsubst. \/ɜːdʒ\/1) trang, drift, begjær, sterk lengsel2) drivkraftIIverb \/ɜːdʒ\/1) presse, drive, skynde på, spore2) (prøve å) overtale, be inntrengende, anmode3) ivre for, anbefale4) fremholde, understreke, betone5) ( om bevis og unnskyldning e.l.) fremføre, forelegge, henvise tilurge against frarådeurge itself upon ( om tanke e.l.) tvinge seg påurge someone on oppmuntre noen (til å fortsette), oppmuntre noen til å oppnå suksess
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