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21 FÉ
(gen. fjár), n.þeir ráku féit (the sheep) upp á geilarnar;gæta fjár, to herd or tend sheep;2) property, money (hvárt sem fé þat er land eðr annat fé);fyrirgøra fé ok fjörvi, to forfeit property and life;fé er fjörvi firr, life is dearer than money;fé veldr frænda rógi, money makes foes of kinsmen;afla sér fjár ok frægðar (frama), to gain wealth and fame;hér er fé þat (the money), er Gunnarr greiddi;þiggit þat, herra, fé er í því, there is value in it;pl. fé (dat. fjám), property, means.* * *n., irreg. gen. fjár, dat. fé; pl. gen. fjá, dat. fjám; with the article, féit, féinu, féin, mod. féð, fénu, fén: [Lat. pecu; Goth. faihu; A. S. feoh; Engl. fee; Hel. fehu; O. H. G. fehu; Germ. vieh; Dan. fæ; Swed. få]I. cattle, in Icel. chiefly sheep; fé né menn, Grett. 101; fjölda fjár, Ld. 210; gæta fjár, to mind sheep, 232; en ef þeir brenna húsin þó at fé manna sé inni, Grág. ii. 164; þeir ráku féit ( the sheep) upp á geilarnar, Ni. 119; kvik-fé, live-stock, q. v.: ganganda fé, id., opp. to dautt fé, dead property, Grág. passim.COMPDS: fjárbeit, fjárborg, fjárbreiða, fjárdauði, fjárfellir, fjárfóðr, fjárfæði, fjárfæling, fjárganga, fjárgeymsla, fjárgæzla, fjárhagi, fjárheimtur, fjárhirðir, fjárknappr, fjárhundr, fjárhús, fjárkaup, fjárkláði, fjárnyt, fjárpest, fjárrekstr, fjárréttr, fjársauðr.II. property, money; hvárt sem fé þat er land eðr annat fé, Grág. ii. 237: the allit. phrase, fé ok fjörvi, Sl. 1; hafa fyrir gört fé ok fjörvi, to forfeit property and life, Nj. 191: the proverbs, fé er fjörvi firr, life is dearer than money, 124; fé veldr frænda rógi, money makes foes of kinsmen, Mkv. 1. Common sayings, hafa fullar hendr fjár; afla fjár ok frægðar, to gain wealth and fame, Fms. i. 23 (a standing phrase); afla fjár ok frama, Fs. 7, fjár ok virðingar, id.; seint munu þín augu fylld verða á fénu, Gullþ. 7; þú munt ærit mjök elska féit áðr lýkr, id.; lát mík sjá hvárt fé þetta er svá mikit ok frítt, Gísl. 62; at Þorgils tæki við fjám sínum, Fs. 154; fagrt fé, fine money; at þeir næði féinu, Fms. x. 23; þegn af fé, liberal, Ísl. ii. 344; Auðr tekr nú féit, A. took the money, Gísl. 62; hér er fé þat ( the money) er Gunnarr greiddi mér, Nj. 55; fé þat allt er hann átti, Eg. 98; alvæpni en ekki fé annat, Fms. i. 47: skemman var full af varningi, þetta fé …, v. 255; Höskuldr færði fé allt til skips, Nj. 4; hversu mikit fé er þetta, id.; heimta fé sín, Grág. i. 87; þiggit þat herra, fé er í því, there is value in it, Fms. vii. 197.COMPDS: fjárafhlutr, fjáraflan, fjárafli, fjárauðn, fjáragirnd, fjárbón, fjárburðr, fjárdráttr, fjárefni, fjáreigandi, fjáreign, fjáreyðsla, fjáreyðslumaðr, fjárfang, fjárfar, fjárforráð, fjárframlag, fjárfundr, fjárgjald, fjárgjöf, fjárgróði, fjárgæzla, fjárgæzlumaðr, fjárhagr, fjárhagamaðr, fjárhald, fjárhaldsmaðr, fjárheimt, fjárhirðsla, fjárhlutr, fjárkaup, fjárkostnaðr, fjárkostr, fjárkrafa, fjárlag, fjárlán, fjárlát, fjárleiga, fjármegin, fjármet, fjármissa, fjármunir, fjárnám, fjárorkumaðr, fjárpína, fjárrán, fjárreiða, fjárreita, fjársaknaðr, fjársekt, fjársjóðr, fjárskaði, fjárskakki, fjárskilorð, fjárskipti, fjárskuld, fjársóan, fjársókn, fjárstaðr, fjártak, fjártal, fjártapan, fjártilkall, fjártillag, fjártjón, fjárupptak, fjárútlát, fjárvarðveizla, fjárvarðveizlumaðr, fjárván, fjárverðr, fjárviðtaka, fjárvöxtr, fjárþarfnaðr, fjárþurð, fjárþurfi.B. Fé- in COMPDS, usually in sense II, sometimes in sense I: fé-auðna, u, f. money luck. féauðnu-maðr, m. a man lucky in making money, Band. 4. fé-boð, n. an offer of money, Lv. 62, Fms. v. 26, 369, 656 A. 17; a bribe, Grág. i. 72. fébóta-laust, n. adj. without compensation, Glúm. 358. fé-brögð, n. pl. devices for making money, Fms. xi. 423, 623. 21. fé-bætr, f. pl. payments in compensation, esp. of weregild, opp. to mann-hefndir, Nj. 165, Eg. 106, Fs. 53, 74, Ísl. ii. 386. fé-bættr, part. paid for weregild, Gullþ. 12. fé-drengr, m. an open-handed man, Nj. 177. fé-drjúgr, adj. having a deep purse, Ld. 46. fé-fastr, adj. close-fisted, Ísl. ii. 392, Bs. i. 74. fé-fátt, n. adj. in want of money, Eg. 394, Fms. iii. 180, Hkr. iii. 422. fé-fellir, m. losing one’s sheep, Lv. 91. fé-festi, f. close-fistedness, Grett. 155 C. fé-fletta, tt, to strip one of money, cheat one, Fas. iii. 103, v. l. fé-frekr, adj. greedy for money, Rd. 314. fé-föng, n. pl. booty, plunder, spoil, Fms. iii. 18, vii. 78, Eg. 57, 236, Gullþ. 5, Sks. 183 B. fé-gefinn, part. given for (and to) gain, Band. 4, Valla L. 201. fé-girnd, f. avarice, Hom. 86, Al. 4, Pass. 16. 7, 10. fé-girni, f. = fégirnd, Sks. 358, Band. 11, Sturl. i. 47 C. fégjafa-guð, m. the god of wealth, Edda 55. fé-gjald, n. a payment, fine, Nj. 111, 120, Band. 11, Fms. vii. 248. fé-gjarn, adj. greedy, avaricious, Eg. 336, Fs. 133, Nj. 102, Fms. i. 52, vii. 238. fé-gjöf, f. a gift of money, Fs. 11, 21, Fms. i. 53, xi. 325, Ld. 52. fé-glöggr, f. close-handed, Eb. 158. fé-góðr, adj. good, i. e. current, money, D. N. fé-grið, n. pl. security for property, Grág. ii. 21. fé-gyrðill, m. [early Dan. fägürthil], a money bag, purse, worn on the belt, Gísl. 20, Fbr. 66, Þiðr. 35. fé-gætni, f. saving habits, Glúm. 358. fé-göfugr, adj. blessed with wealth, Ísl. ii. 322. fé-hirðir, m. a shepherd, Fas. i. 518, Fms. viii. 342, Gþl. 501: a treasurer, Hkr. i. 36, Eg. 202, Fms. x. 157, vi. 372, viii. 372. fé-hirzla, u, f. a treasury, Fms. vi. 171, vii. 174, Eg. 237, Hom. 9. féhirzlu-hús, n. a treasure-house, Stj. 154. féhirzlu-maðr, m. a treasurer, Karl. 498. fé-hús, n. = fjós, a stall, D. N. (Fr.): a treasury, Róm. 299. fé-kaup, n. a bargain, N. G. L. i. 9. fé-kátliga, adv., Thom. 403. fé-kátr, adj. proud of one’s wealth, Róm. 126. fé-kostnaðr, m. expenditure, expense, Stj. 512, Fms. iv. 215, xi. 202, Hkr. i. 148. fé-kostr, m. = fékostnaðr, Orkn. 40. fé-krókar, m. pl. money-angles, wrinkles about the eyes marking a greedy man (vide auga), Fms. ii. 84. fé-kvörn, f. a small gland in the maw of sheep, in popular superstition regarded, when found, as a talisman of wealth, vide Eggert Itin. ch. 323. fé-lag, n. fellowship, and fé-lagi, a, m. a fellow, vide p. 151. fé-lauss, adj. penniless, Fms. vi. 272, Fs. 79, Gullþ. 5, Landn. 324 (Mant.) fé-lát, n. loss of money, Landn. 195. fé-leysi, n. want of money, Fms. viii. 20. fé-ligr, adj. valuable, handsome, Fms. viii. 206. fé-lítill, adj. short of money, Eg. 691, Sturl. i. 127 C, Fms. v. 182, vi. 271: of little value, Vm. 74, Jm. 13; fé-minstr, yielding the least income, Bs. i. 432. fé-maðr, m. a monied man, Sturl. i. 171, iii. 97, Dropl. 3. fé-mál, n. money affairs, Nj. 5; a suit for money, Fms. viii. 130, Nj. 15, Grág. i. 83. fé-mikill, adj. rich, monied, Sks. 252, Sturl. i. 171 C: costly, Fms. v. 257, xi. 85, Bs. i. 295, Hkr. iii. 247, Eb. 256: expensive, Korm. 224 (in a verse). fé-mildr, adj. open-handed, Nj. 30. fé-missa, u, f. and fé-missir, m. loss of cattle, Jb. 362: loss of money, Grett. 150 C. fé-munir, m. pl. valuables, Hkr. i. 312, Grág. i. 172, Hrafn. 19, 21, Fms. vi. 298, viii. 342. fé-múta, u, f. a bribe in money, Nj. 215, 251, Gullþ. 7, Fms. v. 312, Bs. i. 839, Thom. 72. fé-mætr, adj. ‘money-worth,’ valuable, Fms. i. 105, Ísl. ii. 154, Orkn. 386. fé-neytr ( fé-nýtr), adj. money-worth, Fms. iv. 340, cp. Hkr. ii. 253. fé-nýta, tt, to turn to account, make use of, Bs. i. 760, Grág. ii. 155. fé-penningr, m. a penny-worth, Bs. i. 757. fé-pína, u, f. a fine, H. E. i. 511. fé-prettr, m. a money trick, N. G. L. i. 123. fé-pynd, f. extortion, Bs. i. 757. fé-ráð, n. pl. advice in money-matters, 656 C. 16. fé-rán, n. plunder, Fs. 9, Fms. vi. 263, Fb. i. 215 (in a verse):—execution, confiscation, in the law phrase, féráns-dómr, m. a court of execution or confiscation to be held within a fortnight after the sentence at the house of a person convicted in one of the two degrees of outlawry, vide Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 29–33, and the Sagas passim, esp. Hrafn. 21, Sturl. i. 135; cp. also Dasent, Introd. to Burnt Njal. fé-ríkr, adj. rich, wealthy, Fms. ix. 272, Gullþ. 7, Ld. 102, Skálda 203. fé-samr, adj. lucrative, Sturl. i. 68 C. fé-sátt ( fé-sætt), f. an agreement as to payment, of weregild or the like, Grág. i. 136, Nj. 189, Ld. 308. fé-sekr, adj. fined, sentenced to a fine, Grág. i. 393. fé-sekt, f. a fine, Nj. 189, Finnb. 276. fé-sinki, f. niggardliness, Sks. 421, 699. fé-sinkr, adj. niggardly, Sturl. i. 162. fé-sjóðr, m., prop. a bag of money, Band. 6, Fbr. 35 new Ed., Nj. 55, Fas. iii. 194: mod. esp. in pl. a treasury, treasure, in Matth. vi. 20, Col. ii. 3, Heb. xi. 26. fé-skaði, a, m. loss in money, Bs. i, Fs. 4, Fms. iv. 327. fé-skipti, n. a sharing or division of property, Nj. 118, Ld. 134. fé-skjálgr, adj., féskjálg augu, eyes squinting for money, Band. 6. fé-skortr, m. shortness of money, Rd. 284. fé-skuld, f. a money debt, Finnb. 350. fé-skurðr, m. detriment, Ld. 44. fé-skygn, adj. covetous, Fms. v. 263. fé-skylft ( fé-skylmt), n. adj., in the phrase, e-n er f., one has many expenses to defray, Grett. 89, 159, Eb. 98. fé-snauðr, adj. poor in money, penniless, Bs. i. 335. fé-sníkja, u, f. ( fé-sníkni), begging, intruding as a parasite, Sks. 669, 451, 585. fé-snúðr, m. lucre, Band. 5, 655 xi. 4. fé-sparr, adj. sparing, close-handed, Band. 6, Fms. iii. 190. fé-spjöll, n. pl. an απ. λεγ. in Vsp. 23, fee-spells, i. e. spells wherewith to conjure hidden treasures out of the earth, where we propose to read,—valði hón (MS. henne, dat.) Herföðr (dat.) … f. spakleg, she (the Vala) endowed the father of hosts (Odin) with wise fee-spells; the passage in Yngl. S. ch. 7—Óðinn vissi of allt jarðfé hvar fólgit var—refers to this very word; Odin is truly represented as a pupil of the old Vala, receiving from her his supernatural gifts. fé-sterkr, adj. wealthy, Fms. iv. 231, Sks. 274. fé-stofn, m. stock. fé-sæla, u, f. wealth, Hkr. i. 15, Edda 16. fé-sæll, adj. wealthy, Edda 15. fé-sök, f. a suit, action for money, Nj. 15, Grág. i. 138. fé-útlega, u, f. a fine, outlay, N. G. L. i. 85. fé-vani, adj. short of money, Fms. iv. 27. fé-ván, f. expectancy of money, Gullþ. 7, Eg. 241, Fms. iv. 27, Orkn. 208. fé-veizla, u, f. contributions, help, Sks. 261, v. l. fé-vél, n. a trick, device against one’s property, N. G. L. i. 34. fé-víti, n. mulct, Grág. fé-vænliga, adv. in a manner promising profit, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænligr, adj. promising profit, profitable, Sturl. i. 138, Fms. v. 257. fé-vænn, adj. = févænligr, Sturl. i. 138. fé-vöxtr, m. increase in property, gain, Eg. 730. fé-þurfi, adj. in need of money, Eb. 164, Fms. ii. 80, Lv. 108, Fas. i. 392. fé-þúfa, u, f. a ‘money-mound,’ used in the Tales like Fortunatus’ purse; in the phrase, hafa e-n fyrir féþúfu, to use one as a milch cow, to squeeze money out of one. fé-þyrfi and fé-þörf, f. need of money, poverty, Rd. 236. fé-örk, f. a money-chest, 224. -
22 più
1. adv more (di, che than)superlativo mostmathematics pluspiù grande biggeril più grande the biggestdi più morenon più no moretempo no longerpiù o meno more or lessper di più what's moremai più never againal più presto as soon as possibleal più tardi at the latest2. adj moresuperlativo mostpiù volte several times3. m mostmathematics plus signper lo più mainlyi più, le più the majority* * *più agg.compar.invar.1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.più avv.compar.1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.* * *[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
al
più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
né
più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
3)* * *[pju] 1.1) (comparativo di maggioranza) moretre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as
mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me
(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most
3) (piuttosto)né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes
più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him
5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any morenon fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer
non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left
6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)una volta di più — once more o again
è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)
7) non di piùcinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer
è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special
9) in più10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11) tutt'al più at the most12) più che2.aggettivo invariabile1) (in maggiore quantità) morepiù... che, più... di — more... than
2) (parecchi)3.più volte, persone — several times, people
1) (oltre a) plus, besides2) mat. plus4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la maggior parte) mostil più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him
2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)5.••* * *più/pju/I avverbio1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11 tutt'al più at the most12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?III preposizione1 (oltre a) plus, besides2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eightIV m.inv.1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)V i più m.pl.(la maggioranza) most peopleparlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that. -
23 sufragar gastos
v.to provide for expenses, to defray expenses, to run with expenses.* * *(v.) = meet + expenses, defray + costsEx. Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings.Ex. The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.* * *(v.) = meet + expenses, defray + costsEx: Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings.
Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs. -
24 pagare
1. v/t acquisto pay forconto, fattura, debito payti pago qualcosa da bere I'll buy you or stand you a drinkgliela faccio pagare he'll pay for this2. v/i paypagare anticipatamente pay in advancepagare in contanti pay (in) cashpagare a rate pay in instal(l)ments* * *1 to pay* (anche fig.): pagare un affitto alto, to pay a high rent; pagare un conto, to pay (o to meet o to foot) a bill; hai pagato il conto?, have you paid the bill?; pagò il conto di tasca sua, he paid the bill out of his own pocket; pagare il conto dell'albergo, to pay the hotel bill; dobbiamo pagare la merce, we have to pay for the goods; pagare un debito, to pay off (o to extinguish o to meet o to honour) a debt; ho pagato tutti i miei debiti, I have paid (off) all my debts; pagare tutte le spese, to pay (o form. to defray) all expenses; quanto hai pagato ( per) il tuo cappello?, how much did you pay for your hat?; ho pagato 10 milioni ( per) quella casa, I paid ten million euros for that house; l'ho pagato una sciocchezza, I got it for a song; per quel che l'ho pagato va più che bene, considering what I paid it is more than adequate; pagammo Ђ 25 a testa, we paid 25 euros a head (o each); pagare un creditore, to pay a creditor; pagare qlcu. per le sue prestazioni, to pay s.o. for his services; pagare alla romana, to go dutch; pagare caro qlco., to pay dearly for sthg.; pagare un occhio della testa, to pay through the nose (o a lot of money o a fortune); pagare immediatamente, sull'unghia, to pay on the nail; far pagare qlcu. per qlco., qlco. a qlcu., to charge s.o. for sthg.: quanto fate pagare ( per) la camera e la prima colazione?, how much do you charge for bed and breakfast?; gli fecero pagare più di 1.000 euro per quel danno, they charged him more than 1,000 euros for the damage; si fa pagare ( caro) ma è molto bravo, he charges a lot, but he's very good; fare pagare a qlcu. meno del dovuto, troppo poco, to undercharge s.o.; far pagare a qlcu. più del dovuto, troppo, to overcharge s.o. // pagherai cara la tua impertinenza, you'll pay for your insolence; me la pagherai!, you'll pay for it!; pagheranno ( caro) ( per) quel che hanno fatto, they'll have to pay (dearly) for what they have done // ha pagato la sua avventatezza con la vita, he paid for his rashness with his life // non so cosa pagherei per aiutarlo, I would give anything to be able to help him // pagare di persona, to face the consequences (o fam. the music) // pagare qlcu. a parole, to put s.o. off with fine words // pagare qlcu. della stessa moneta, to pay s.o. back in his own coin // pagare lo scotto, to pay the reckoning // chi rompe paga, breaker pays // (comm.): pagare a rate, to pay by (o in) instalments; pagare a saldo di ogni avere, to pay in full; pagare con un assegno, una tratta, to pay by cheque, by draft; pagare un assegno, una cambiale, to pay (o honour) a cheque, a bill; pagare una tratta, to meet a draft; pagare il saldo, to pay the balance; pagare una cambiale alla scadenza, to redeem a bill at maturity // da pagarsi, due (o payable): somma da pagarsi, due amount // (banca): interessi da pagare, interest payable; non pagare un effetto, to dishonour a bill // (fin.) pagare dividendi, to pay dividends2 ( offrire) to stand*, to treat (s.o. to sthg.): pago io!, it's on me!; gli ho pagato un gelato, I treated him to an ice; pagare un caffè a qlcu., to buy s.o. a coffee; chi paga?, who's going to pay?; pagare da bere a qlcu., to stand s.o. a drink; pagare un pranzo a qlcu., to stand s.o. a dinner3 ( ricompensare) to reward, to requite: è così che paga il mio affetto!, that's how he rewards me for my affection! // il delitto non paga, crime doesn't pay.* * *[pa'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (con denaro) to pay* for [articolo, biglietto, servizio]; to pay*, to settle [fattura, conto, debito]; to pay* [somma, tassa, salario, dipendente]; to settle up with, to pay* [fornitore, artigiano]mi ha pagato l'affitto, una mattinata di lavoro — he paid me the rent, for a morning's work
pagare in contanti, tramite assegno — to pay in cash, by cheque
non so cosa pagherei per... — colloq. what I wouldn't give for
2) colloq. (offrire)pagare qcs. a qcn. — to buy sb. sth.
3) (subire delle conseguenze di) to pay* for [errore, imprudenza]2.1) (con denaro) to pay*2) (ricompensare) [sacrificio, sforzo] to pay* off3) (espiare)3.••••chi rompe paga (e i cocci sono suoi) — prov. = all breakages must be paid for
Note:To pay, equivalente inglese di pagare, viene impiegato in strutture grammaticali diverse: se si paga un conto, una somma di denaro o il costo di qualcosa, il verbo è seguito direttamente da tale riferimento ( pagare il conto = to pay the bill; pagare 100 euro = to pay 100 euros; pagare le proprie spese di viaggio = to pay one's travelling expenses); se il verbo è seguito dall'indicazione della persona che riceve il pagamento, la costruzione inglese prevede sempre un complemento oggetto ( pagare il tassista = to pay the taxi driver; pagare alla commessa = to pay the shop assistant); se il verbo to pay regge entrambe le strutture sopra citate, si può usare la costruzione col doppio oggetto ( pagare alla commessa 100 euro = to pay the shop assistant 100 euros; pagare il conto al cameriere = to pay the bill to the waiter); quando pagare è seguito dall'indicazione dell'oggetto acquistato o del beneficiario del pagamento, si traduce con to pay for ( ho pagato io il tuo biglietto = I paid for your ticket; lui ha pagato per noi = he paid for us); infine, si possono trovare riunite in un'unica frase le precedenti costruzioni ( ho pagato al tassista 35 euro per il viaggio dall'aeroporto all'ufficio = I paid the taxi driver 35 euros for the drive from the airport to my office). - Si noti che far pagare qualcosa a qualcuno si dice in inglese to charge somebody for something* * *pagare/pa'gare/ [1]To pay, equivalente inglese di pagare, viene impiegato in strutture grammaticali diverse: se si paga un conto, una somma di denaro o il costo di qualcosa, il verbo è seguito direttamente da tale riferimento ( pagare il conto = to pay the bill; pagare 100 euro = to pay 100 euros; pagare le proprie spese di viaggio = to pay one's travelling expenses); se il verbo è seguito dall'indicazione della persona che riceve il pagamento, la costruzione inglese prevede sempre un complemento oggetto ( pagare il tassista = to pay the taxi driver; pagare alla commessa = to pay the shop assistant); se il verbo to pay regge entrambe le strutture sopra citate, si può usare la costruzione col doppio oggetto ( pagare alla commessa 100 euro = to pay the shop assistant 100 euros; pagare il conto al cameriere = to pay the bill to the waiter); quando pagare è seguito dall'indicazione dell'oggetto acquistato o del beneficiario del pagamento, si traduce con to pay for ( ho pagato io il tuo biglietto = I paid for your ticket; lui ha pagato per noi = he paid for us); infine, si possono trovare riunite in un'unica frase le precedenti costruzioni ( ho pagato al tassista 35 euro per il viaggio dall'aeroporto all'ufficio = I paid the taxi driver 35 euros for the drive from the airport to my office). - Si noti che far pagare qualcosa a qualcuno si dice in inglese to charge somebody for something.1 (con denaro) to pay* for [articolo, biglietto, servizio]; to pay*, to settle [fattura, conto, debito]; to pay* [somma, tassa, salario, dipendente]; to settle up with, to pay* [fornitore, artigiano]; quanto lo hai pagato il libro? how much did you pay for it? mi ha pagato l'affitto, una mattinata di lavoro he paid me the rent, for a morning's work; pagare in contanti, tramite assegno to pay in cash, by cheque; non so cosa pagherei per... colloq. what I wouldn't give for...2 colloq. (offrire) pagare qcs. a qcn. to buy sb. sth.; lasciate che paghi io la cena let me pay for dinner3 (subire delle conseguenze di) to pay* for [errore, imprudenza]; me la pagherai (cara)! you'll pay for this! I'll make you pay for this!(aus. avere)1 (con denaro) to pay*; in questo caso l'assicurazione non paga in this case the insurance doesn't pay (you back)2 (ricompensare) [sacrificio, sforzo] to pay* off; il crimine non paga crime doesn't pay3 (espiare) pagare con la propria vita to pay with one's lifeIII pagarsi verbo pronominaleto treat oneself to [viaggio, cena]; con questo mi pago l'affitto I pay the rent with thischi rompe paga (e i cocci sono suoi) prov. = all breakages must be paid for. -
25 asignación
f.1 assignment, task.2 assignment, allotment, allowance, allocation.3 assignation, assigning.* * *1 (acción) assignment, allocation2 (nombramiento) appointment, assignment3 (remuneración) allocation, allowance; (sueldo) wage, salary* * *noun f.1) allocation2) allowance* * *SF1) (=acto) assignment, allocation; (=cita) appointment2) (Econ) allowanceasignación por kilometraje — ≈ mileage allowance
asignación presupuestaria — Caribe budget
* * *1)a) (de tarea, función) assignmentb) (de fondos, renta) allocation, assignment3) (AmC) (Educ) homework* * *= allocation, apportionment, assignment, entitlement, placement, attribution, appropriation, allotment, allowance.Ex. It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.Ex. Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.Ex. Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.Ex. In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.Ex. This could help in attribution of authorship for anonymous works.Ex. As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.Ex. This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.Ex. These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.----* asignación de dinero público = tax support.* asignación de espacio = space allocation.* asignación de identificadores = tagging.* asignación de la marca de Cutter = Cuttering.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* asignación de nombre = labelling [labeling, -USA].* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.* asignación de una notación = allocation of notation.* asignación mensual = monthly allowance.* asignación presupuestaria = budget allocation, budgetary allocation.* asignación semanal = weekly allowance.* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.* * *1)a) (de tarea, función) assignmentb) (de fondos, renta) allocation, assignment3) (AmC) (Educ) homework* * *= allocation, apportionment, assignment, entitlement, placement, attribution, appropriation, allotment, allowance.Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.Ex: This could help in attribution of authorship for anonymous works.Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.Ex: This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.* asignación de dinero público = tax support.* asignación de espacio = space allocation.* asignación de identificadores = tagging.* asignación de la marca de Cutter = Cuttering.* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.* asignación de nombre = labelling [labeling, -USA].* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.* asignación de una notación = allocation of notation.* asignación mensual = monthly allowance.* asignación presupuestaria = budget allocation, budgetary allocation.* asignación semanal = weekly allowance.* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.* * *A1 (de una tarea, función) assignmentla asignación del puesto a su sobrino the appointment of his nephew to the post, the designation of his nephew for the post2 (de fondos, renta) allocation, assignmentla beca supone una asignación mensual de … the grant provides a monthly allowance of …Compuesto:(CS) benefit ( payable for children and other dependants)* * *
asignación sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( sueldo) wages (pl);
( paga) allowance
3 (AmC) (Educ) homework
asignación sustantivo femenino
1 (de fondos, de tarea) assignment, allocation
2 (nombramiento) appointment
3 (paga) allowance
' asignación' also found in these entries:
English:
allocation
- allotment
- appropriation
- assignment
- routing
- allowance
- award
* * *asignación nf1. [atribución] [de dinero, productos] allocation;defienden un modelo de asignación de recursos más justo they are in favour of a fairer allocation o distribution of resources;él se encarga de la asignación de prioridades he is in charge of setting o establishing priorities2. [cantidad asignada] allocation;tenemos una asignación anual de cinco millones de dólares we have an annual allocation of five million dollars;todas las familias reciben una asignación económica por cada hijo all families receive an allowance for each child they haveCSur asignación familiar = state benefit paid to families for every child, Br ≈ child benefit3. [sueldo] salary;le dan una asignación semanal de 10 euros they give him Br pocket money o US an allowance of 10 euros a week4. [de empleado]anunciaron su asignación a un nuevo destino they announced that she was being assigned to a new post* * *f1 acción allocation2 dinero allowance* * *asignación nf, pl - ciones1) : allocation2) : appointment, designation3) : allowance, pay -
26 жалеть
гл.1. to be sorry about; 2. to be sorry for; 3. to wish; 4. to regret; 5. to have (no) regret; 6. to sympathize; 7. to have/to feel sympathy for; 8. to feel for; 9. to pity; 10. to have pity on; 11. to spare; 12. to grudgeРусское многозначное жалеть относится к проявлению чувств и эмоций, таких как жалость, сострадание, сочувствие, оно также выражает отношение к различного рода затратам (времени, денег, сил). Английские эквиваленты относятся к разным частям речи и передаются разными словами и словосочетаниями.1. to be sorry about — сожалеть ( о чем-либо), жалеть (что-либо), печалиться, сокрушаться: I know I was unkind to her and I'm sorry about it. — Я знаю, что был с ней нелюбезен, и я об этом очень сожалею. I wish I had attended the concert. — Oh, you need not be sorry about it, the concert was very dull. — Жаль, что я не был на концерте. — О, не о чем сожалеть, концерт был очень скучный. Aunt June had always felt a little sorry that she had never married. — Тетя Джун всегда немного жалела, что не вышла замуж. It was a stupid idea and I'm sorry ever mentioned it. — Это была глупая идея, и мне жаль, что я о пей вообще заговорил. Не was sorry to be leaving the small town where he had grown up. — Ему было жаль покидать этот маленький городок, где он вырос. They will be sorry for the mess they have made in the house when their mother gets home. — Когда мать придет домой, они еще пожалеют, что устроили в доме такой беспорядок. There is nothing to be sorry about, you haven't done anything wrong. — He о чем сожалеть, ты ничего плохого не сделал. She was sorry about hurting him, but she felt she had to tell him about it. — Она сожалела, что причинила ему огорчение, но сознавала, что должна была сказать ему об этом.2. tо be sorry for — жалеть ( кого-либо), сочувствовать ( комулибо) ( испытывать чувство жалости): She told me you didn't gel the job, I am very sorry for you. — Она сказала мне, что вы не получили эту работу, я вам сочувствую./Ома сообщила мне, что вам не дали эту работу, мне очень жаль. Sometimes Betty fell sorry for her friend, she seemed so lonely. — Иногда Бетти было жалко подругу, она была такой одинокой./Иногда Бетти жалела подругу, у нее был такой грустный вид. I know he is behaving badly, but I cannot help feeling sorry for him. — Я знаю, что он себя плохо ведет, но не могу его не жалеть. Не will probably go to jail for this, it is his wife I feel sorry for. — Он наверно сядет за это в тюрьму, но я сочувствую больше его жене./Он вероятно попадет за это в тюрьму, но я больше жалею его жену.3. to wish — сожалеть, сокрушаться; жалеть, что, жаль, что (глагол wish передает это значение в конструкции с последующим глаголом в форме Subjunctive и может относить ситуацию к настоящему или будущему с Subjunctive I или к прошлому с формой Subjunctive II): I wish I knew the subject better. — Я хотел бы знать этот предмет лучше./Жаль, но этого вопроса я хорошо не знаю. I wish I had accepted his offer. — Жаль, что я не принял этого предложения./Я сожалею о том, что не принял этого предложения./Надо было принять это предложение. I wish I had not told her about it. — Жаль, что я ей об этом рассказал. I wish I did not go there. — Я жалею, что пошел туда. I wish I had known about your decision before. — Жаль, что я не знал о вашем решении раньше.4. to regret — жалеть, сожалеть (испытывать печаль, огорчение при мысли о том, что нельзя исправить; желать, чтобы этого не произошло): to regret smth — сожалеть о чем-либо I have often regretted leaving the police post. — Я часто сожалею, что оставил работу в полиции. Inviting the family to live with her was a decision she would later regret. — Она будет позже сожалеть о своем решении предложить этой семье жить с ней. It is a great opportunity, Mr. Joyce, you will never regret it. — Это очень хорошая возможность, мистер Джойс, вы никогда об этом не пожалеете. I said they could come but immediately regretted it. — Я сказал, что им можно прийти, но тут же пожалел об этом./Я сказал, что они могут прийти, но сразу же пожалел об этом.5. to have (no) regret — сожалеть, сочувствовать: My only regret is that I never visited the place. — Единственное, о чем я сожалею, это о том, что я не побывал в этом месте. I know that if I didn't make a clean breast with Victor I should be filled with regret for the rest of my life. — Я знаю, что, если бы честно во всем не признался Виктору, я бы сожалел об этом до конца своих дней.6. to sympathize — жалеть, сочувствовать ( разделять чьи-либо чувства): Lucy was in a terribly difficult position. Mr. Hardy sympathized with her and offered his help. — Люси была в очень трудном положении, и мистер Харди посочувствовал ей и предложил свою помощь./Люси была и очень трудной ситуации, и мистер Харди пожалел ее и предложил ей помочь. Much as I sympathize with you in your position I don't really see what I can do. — Я вам очень сочувствую в вашем положении, но не вижу, что я могу для вас сделать. I sympathize with you, my son also used to be teased at school. — Я вам сочувствую, моего сына тоже когда-то дразнили в школе./Я вас понимаю, моего сына тоже когда-то дразнили в школе./Я понимаю, как вам неприятно, моего сына тоже когда-то дразнили в школе.7. to have/to feel sympathy for — сочувствовать кому-либо ( кто находится в тяжелом положении и выражать понимание его состояния): Не felt some sympathy for the poor old woman, he knew what it was like to be alone. — Он жалел бедную старушку, он знал, что значит быть одиноким./Он сочувствовал бедной старушке, он знал, каково быть одиноким. I'm afraid I don't have much sympathy for people who spend more than they can afford and then find themselves in debt. — Боюсь, я не жалею людей, которые тратят больше, чем они могут себе позволить, и потом оказываются в долгах./Боюсь, я не сочувствую людям, которые тратят больше, чем они могут себе позволить, и потом оказываются в долгах. You have my deepest sympathy we were sorry to hear of your sister's death. — Я вам глубоко сочувствую, мы очень огорчились, узнав о смерти вашей сестры.8. to feel for — жалеть, сочувствовать (искренне жалеть кого-либо, у кого неприятности или кому нездоровится; понимать чужие затруднения): I really feel for her, with no job and three children to feed. — Мне ее очень жаль, она без работы и стремя детьми на руках, которых надо кормить./ Я ей очень сочувствую, у нес трое детей, которых надо кормить, а работы нет. You couldn't help feeling for their team when they missed a penalty at the last minute of the game. — Нельзя было не посочувствовать команде, которой забили пенальти в последнюю минуту игры./Нельзя было не посочувствовать команде, когда они пропустили штрафной удар на последней минуте игры.9. to pity — жалеть, испытывать жалость к кому-либо ( в его несчастье): When we hear of refugees starving it is not enough to pity their misery; we must do something practical. — Когда слышишь о том, что беженцы голодают, то мало их пожалеть, надо предпринять практические шаги./Когда мы слышим о том, что беженцы голодают, то мало их жалеть, мы должны сделать что-либо для них. I pity you having to leave your home for such a long lime. — Мне жаль, что тебе приходится уезжать из дома так надолго.10. to have pity on — жалеть, сжалиться ( над кем-либо) (сочувствовать и делать что-либо, чтобы ему помочь): The starving child came to the door dressed in rags. The old couple, poor as they were, took pity on her and gave her food. — Голодающий ребенок в лохмотьях подошел к дверям пожилой пары; как ни были бедны эти старики сами, они сжалились над ребенком и накормили его. She was full of pity for the little boy with no one to love him and care for him. — Ее переполняла жалость к мальчугану, которого никто не любил, о котором никто не заботился.11. to spare — жалеть, беречь, экономить: to spare one's strength — беречь силы/жалеть силы; to spare expenses — экономить на расходах/жалеть делать лишние затраты; to spare no pains — не жалеть сил; to spare no efforts — не жалеть усилий12. to grudge — жалеть, скупиться, неохотно давать, неохотно тратить: Не grudged the time for a walk. — Ему жалко тратить время на прогулку. Не grudged me every penny. — Он жалел для меня каждую копейку. -
27 sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *A. v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save;ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit;viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills;ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair;das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money;sich (dat)den Ärger/die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle/trouble;das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iron you needn’t have bothered;spar dir deine Worte! save your breath;spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice;sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfauf etwas sparen save up for sth;am falschen Ende sparen make false economies;sparen an (+dat) oderdaran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this;nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with;man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared;nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise;bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on sb* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *v.to economise (UK) v.to economize (US) v.to save v.to spare v. -
28 regne
count, rain, rank* * *I. vb( om regn) rain;[ det regner voldsomt] it is raining hard, it is pouring;[ det har regnet af] it has stopped raining;[ malingen er regnet af] the paint has come off in the rain;[ det regnede med indbydelser] there were streams of invitations;II. vbT do ( fx a sum et stykke);( tage hensyn til) take into account, consider;( bryde sig om) care ( fx I don't care what he says);( uden objekt) reckon ( fx the boy can't reckon yet),T do sums;[ lære at læse, skrive og regne] learn to read, write, and reckon; learn the three R's,(dvs reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic);[ med præp & adv:][ regne blandt] count (el. number) among, include among ( fx we include him among our friends);[` regne efter]( bedømme ud fra) judge by;( gøre overslag) make a calculation,( kontrollere) check (up);[ regne fejl] miscalculate, make a mistake (in reckoning);[ regne for] consider (to be) ( fx I consider him (to be) a fool; I consider it my duty to help him), regard as, count as,( fejlagtigt) take for ( fx I took him for a fool; what do you take me for? he is not the man I took him for);[ det er for intet at regne imod] it is nothing (compared) to;[ de er aldrig blevet regnet for noget] they have never counted for much,F they have never been held in any esteem;[ ikke regne det for noget at] think nothing of -ing;(= fradrage) subtract,F deduct;[ fra i dag at regne] counting from today, as from to day;[ regne godt] be good at figures;[ højt regnet] at (the) most, at the outside;[ regne i hovedet] do a sum in one's head;F make a mental calculation;( regne hovedregning) do mental arithmetic;[ regne det i hovedet] do it in one's head;[ lavt regnet] at least,F at a low estimate;[` regne med]( tage med i beregningen) allow for ( fx a delay, a fall in prices), provide for ( fx extra expenses);( tillægge betydning) reckon with ( fx he is a man to be reckoned with);( stole på) depend on ( fx him to do it),T count on ( fx him; his help; you can't always count on hispromises), reckon on;( forvente) expect ( fx we expect that he will come (, him to come)),T reckon on ( fx meeting him),( gå ud fra) take for granted ( fx I take it for granted that youwill be there),T count on,F calculate on;( medregne) include (in one's reckoning), count (in),T reckon in;[ regne med til] = regne blandt;[ regne pund om til kroner] convert pounds into kroner;[ rundt regnet] about, around, roughly, in round figures,T round about,F approximately;( gennemsnitlig) on an average;[ regne sammen] add up, sum up,T reckon up;[ han regnes til de mindre digtere] he is numbered among (el. classed withel. counted among) the minor poets;[ det blev regnet ham til last] it was laid to his charge;[ regne sig det til fortjeneste] take the credit for it (to oneself);[ regne ud]( beregne) work out ( fx the cost, one's income),F calculate, compute,(især am T) figure out;( finde ud af) make out ( fx as far as I can make out; I can't makeout how it happened),(især am T) figure out;( ved grundig eftertanke) puzzle out ( fx a solution, a code, how to do it), think out ( fx a solution, the best method);[ forstå at regne den ud] know a trick or two. -
29 malheureux
malheureux, -euse [maløʀø, øz]1. adjectivea. ( = infortuné) unfortunateb. ( = regrettable) unfortunatec. ( = triste, qui souffre) unhappyd. ( = malchanceux: toujours après le nom) [candidat, tentative] unsuccessfule. ( = insignifiant: toujours avant le nom) wretched• toute une histoire pour un malheureux billet de 10 euros such a fuss about a wretched 10-euro note2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = infortuné) poor wretch ; ( = indigent) needy person• il a tout perdu ? le malheureux ! did he lose everything? the poor man!• ne fais pas cela, malheureux ! don't do that, you fool!* * *maløʀø, øz (-euse)1. adj1) (personne) miserableQu'est-ce que tu as? Tu as l'air malheureux. — What's wrong with you? You look miserable.
2) (événement) unfortunate3) (= malchanceux) unluckyavoir la main malheureuse (au jeu) — to be unlucky, (= tout casser) to be ham-fisted
4) (= insignifiant) wretched2. nm/f(= infortuné, misérable) poor soul, (= indigent, miséreux) unfortunate creature* * *malheureux, - euseA adj1 ( pas heureux) [personne, visage, vie] unhappy; ( plus fort) miserable; rendre qn malheureux to make sb unhappy; je suis malheureux de ne (pas) pouvoir I'm really unhappy that I can't; ne prends pas cet air malheureux! don't look so miserable; si c'est pas malheureux○ de voir/d'entendre isn't it awful to see/hear;2 ( à plaindre) [victime] unfortunate;3 ( marqué par la malchance) [candidat] unlucky (en in); [coïncidence] unfortunate; [passion] ill-fated; malheureux en affaires unlucky in business; être malheureux au jeu to be an unlucky gambler; ( aux cartes) to be unlucky at cards;4 ( regrettable) [mot, geste, choix] unfortunate; une initiative malheureuse an unfortunate move; c'est bien malheureux mais c'est comme ça it's very unfortunate but that's how it is; c'est malheureux que tu ne puisses pas venir it's a pity ou shame that you can't come; ‘j'ai fini!’-‘ce n'est pas malheureux○!’ ‘I've finished!’-‘about time too!’;5 ( négligeable) [somme] paltry, pathetic; pour trois malheureux euros for a paltry three euros; seulement dix malheureux visiteurs only a pathetic ten visitors.B nm,f1 ( personne peu chanceuse) le malheureux/la malheureuse a cru que… the poor man/the poor woman thought that…; il a souffert, le malheureux! he really went through it, poor man!; ne fais pas cela, malheureuse! don't do that, for heaven's sake;2 ( personne indigente) poor person; les malheureux the needy.être malheureux comme les pierres to be as miserable as sin; heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour Prov lucky at cards, unlucky in love Prov.( féminin malheureuse) [malɶrø, øz] adjectifje suis malheureux de ne pouvoir l'aider I feel sad ou wretched at not being able to help himn'y pense plus, tu ne fais que te rendre malheureux don't think about it any more, you're only making yourself miserableêtre malheureux comme une pierre ou les pierres to be dreadfully unhappyle candidat malheureux verra ses frais de déplacement remboursés the unsuccessful candidate will have his travel expenses paidil est malheureux au jeu/en amour he has no luck with gambling/womenla malheureuse femme ne savait rien de la catastrophe nobody had told the poor ou unfortunate ou wretched woman about the catastrophe4. [infructueux - initiative, effort] thwarted ; [ - amour] unrequited[malencontreux - tentative] unfortunate, ill-fated ; [ - conséquences] unfortunate, unhappy ; [ - incident] unfortunatepar un malheureux hasard by an unfortunate coincidence, as bad luck would have it5. (avant le nom) [insignifiant]pleurer ainsi pour un malheureux parapluie perdu/une malheureuse piqûre! all these tears for a stupid lost umbrella/a tiny little injection!6. [dans des tournures impersonnelles]il est malheureux que vous ne l'ayez pas rencontré it's unfortunate ou a pity ou a shame you didn't meet himce serait malheureux de ne pas en profiter it would be a pity ou shame not to take advantage of itc'est malheureux à dire, mais c'est la vérité it's an awful thing to say, but it's the truthc'est malheureux à dire, mais je m'ennuie I hate to say so but I'm boredsi c'est pas malheureux (de voir/d'entendre ça)! (familier) it's a (crying) shame (to see/to hear that)!————————, malheureuse [malɶrø, øz] nom masculin, nom fémininsecourir les malheureux to help the poor ou the needy ou those in needil est bien seul maintenant, le pauvre malheureux he's very much on his own now, the poor devilvous allez faire des malheureux avec votre nouvelle taxe you'll make some people (very) unhappy with your new taxattention, petit malheureux! careful, you wretched boy ou little wretch!qu'as-tu dit là, malheureux! honestly, what a thing to say! -
30 prendre
prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
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verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
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se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
31 pris
pris, prise1 [pʀi, pʀiz]a. [place] taken• ça me fera 250 €, c'est toujours ça de pris (inf) I'll get 250 euros, that's better than nothingb. [personne] busy• désolé, je suis pris sorry, I'm busyc. [nez] blocked ; [gorge] hoarsed. [crème, mayonnaise] sete. ( = envahi par) pris de remords overcome with remorse* * *
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1) ( occupé) busyje suis pris — ( pour l'instant) I'm busy; ( pour la période qui vient) I've got something on
2) ( gelé) frozen3) ( encombré) [nez] stuffed up; [bronches] congested4) ( affecté)être pris de nausées — to feel sick GB ou nauseous US
* * *pʀi, pʀiz pris, -e1. ppSee:2. adj1) (place) taken2)3) (mains) full4) (personne) busyJe serai très pris la semaine prochaine. — I'll be very busy next week.
5) (= saisi)* * *A pp ⇒ prendre.B pp adj1 ( occupé) busy; nous sommes très pris cette semaine we're very busy this week; si vous n'êtes pas pris if you're not doing anything; je suis pris ( pour l'instant) I'm busy; ( pour la période qui vient) I've got something on; ma journée est prise I'm busy all day; j'ai les mains prises I've got my hands full; les places sont toutes prises all the seats are taken;2 ( vendu) sold; tout a été pris en une heure everything was sold in one hour; toutes les places sont prises it's sold out;3 ( gelé) frozen; les eaux du lac sont prises the lake is frozen;5 ( affecté) pris de overcome with [inquiétude, remords, envie]; pris de panique panic-stricken; être pris de fièvre to have a temperature; être pris de regrets/terreur/désespoir to be full of ou overcome with regret/terror/despair; être pris de nausées to feel sick GB ou nauseous US; pris de boisson under the influence.C prise nf1 Mil ( capture) capture; ( assaut) storming; la prise de Monastir the capture of Monastir; la prise de la Bastille the storming of the Bastille;3 Chasse, Pêche (au filet, piège) catching ¢; prise d'une panthère au filet catching a panther in a net; une belle prise ( pêche sportive) a fine catch; ( pêche commerciale) a fine haul;5 ( point permettant de saisir) hold; avoir du mal à trouver une prise to have trouble finding a hold; n'offrir aucune prise lit ( pour la main) to have no handholds; ( pour le pied) to have no footholds; fig [personne] to be impossible to pin down; avoir prise sur qn to have a hold over sb; avoir prise sur qch to have leverage on sth; donner or laisser prise à [personne] to lay oneself open to; être en prise Aut [moteur, conducteur] to be in gear; être en prise (directe) avec qch [personne] to be in (close) touch with sth; être en prise avec l'actualité [journal] to have its finger on the pulse of events;6 ( absorption) la prise d'alcool est déconseillée pendant le traitement do not take alcohol during the course of treatment; à ingérer en trois prises quotidiennes to be taken three times daily;7 ( solidification) setting ¢;8 Électrotech ( femelle) socket GB, outlet US; ( mâle) plug; prise à deux fiches two-pin plug; prise multiple ( domino) (multiplug) adaptor; ( sur une rallonge) trailing socket; prise triple ( domino) three-way adaptor; ( sur une rallonge) three-way trailing socket;prise d'air gén air inlet; Aviat air intake; prise d'antenne Radio, TV ( femelle) aerial socket; ( mâle) aerial plug; prise d'armes Mil military parade; prise d'assaut Mil storming ¢; prise de bec○ row○, argument; prise en charge Prot Soc granting¢ of benefits; Transp ( dans un taxi) minimum fare; prise en compte consideration (de of); prise de conscience realization; prise de contact initial contact; prise de contrôle Fin takeover; prise de corps Jur arrest; prise de courant Électrotech ( femelle) socket GB, outlet US; prise de décision decision-making ¢; prise d'eau Constr water supply point; prise de guerre Mil spoils (pl) of war; prise de fonctions (de président, dirigeant) inauguration; ( d'employé) first day at work; prise d'otages Mil hostage-taking ¢; prise de participation Fin acquisition of a stake (dans in); prise de pouvoir Pol takeover; prise de position Pol stand; prise de sang Méd blood test; faire une prise de sang à qn to take a blood sample from sb; prise de son Cin, Radio, TV sound recording ¢; prise de terre Électrotech earth GB, ground US; prise de vue Cin, Vidéo shooting ¢; Phot shot.être aux prises avec des difficultés to be grappling with difficulties; être aux prises avec ses concurrents to be doing battle with one's competitors.→ link=prendre prendre————————1. [occupé - personne] busyaide-moi, tu vois bien que j'ai les mains prises help me, can't you see my hands are full?[nez] blocked3. [envahi]————————prise nom féminintrouve une prise et dis-moi quand tu es prêt à soulever (le piano) get a grip (on the piano) and tell me when you're ready to lift ita. [personne] to lay oneself open to attackb. [idée, réalisation] to be open to attack2. [absorption - d'un médicament] takingla prise d'insuline doit se faire aux heures prescrites insulin must be injected at the prescribed times5. ÉLECTRICITÉprise (de courant) ou électriquea. [mâle] plugb. [femelle] socket6. TECHNOLOGIEa. [ouverture] air inletb. [introduction d'air] ventilationà prise rapide [ciment, colle] quick-setting8. [dans des expressions]ma première prise de conscience de la souffrance humaine the first time I became aware of human sufferinga. [action] taking the habitb. [cérémonie] professionprise de parole: encore trois prises de parole avant la fin de la session three more speeches to go before the end of the sessionprise de position opinion, standa. [d'un héritage] acquisitionb. [d'un territoire] taking possessiona. [légale] (political) takeoverb. [illégale] seizure of poweraux prises avec locution prépositionnelleje l'ai laissé aux prises avec un problème de géométrie I left him grappling ou wrestling with a geometry problem————————en prise locution adverbialemets-toi en prise put the car in ou into gear————————en prise locution adjectivaleêtre en prise (directe) avec la réalité (figuré) to have a good hold on ou to have a firm grip on realityprise de bec nom fémininprise de sang nom fémininprise de son nom fémininla prise de son est de Raoul Fleck sound (engineer), Raoul Fleckprise de vues nom féminin[image] (camera) shotprise de vues: Marie Vilmet camera: Marie Vilmetprise en charge nom féminin2. [par un taxi] minimum (pick-up) charge -
32 trarre
conclusioni drawvantaggio derivetratto da un libro di taken from a book by* * *trarre v.tr.1 to draw*, to pull (anche fig.): trarre a sé, to draw to oneself; trasse a sé la sedia e sedette, he drew the chair towards him and sat down; trasse il denaro di tasca, he took (o pulled) the money out of his pocket; trarre a riva, to pull to the shore; trarre la spada, to draw (o to unsheathe) one's sword // (banca): trarre assegni, cambiali, to draw cheques, bills of exchange; trarre allo scoperto, to overdraw2 ( derivare) to draw*, to derive, to get*: trarre vantaggio da qlco., to derive (o to gain) benefit from sthg.; trae origine da una nobile famiglia, he comes from a noble family; trae ispirazione dalla natura, he draws his inspiration from nature; il regista ha tratto il film da un romanzo dell' 800, the director has based his film on a 19th century novel; trarre una conclusione, to draw a conclusion; non bisogna trarre conclusioni affrettate, don't jump to (hasty) conclusions; trarre il miglior partito da qlco., to make the best of sthg.3 ( condurre) to lead*, to draw*: la curiosità lo trasse qui, curiosity led him here // trarre in inganno, to deceive (o to mislead)5 (non com.) ( defalcare) to deduct: trarre le spese dal ricavo totale, to deduct expenses from the total proceeds.◘ trarsi v.rifl. to draw*: trarre in disparte, indietro, to draw aside, back; è molto timida, si trae sempre indietro, (fig.) she is very shy, she is always very retiring (o reserved) // trarre d'impiccio, to get out of a fix.* * *1. ['trarre]vb irreg vt1) to draw, pullsono stato tratto in inganno dal suo modo di fare — I was misled o deceived by his manner
2) (estrarre) to pull out, draw3) (derivare) to obtain, gettrarre beneficio o profitto da qc — to benefit from sth
trarre origine da qc — to have its origins o originate in sth
trarre un film da un libro — to make a film Brit o movie Am from a book
un film tratto da un romanzo di A. Christie — a film based on a novel by A. Christie
2.trarsi vr; trarsi da — to get (o.s.) out of
stai tranquillo che sa trarsi d'impaccio da solo — don't worry, he knows how to look after himself
* * *['trarre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (tirare) to draw*trarre qcs. a riva — to pull o drag sth. ashore
trarre qcn. in salvo — to rescue sb.
trarre qcn. in arresto — to place sb. under arrest
trarre qcn. in inganno — to deceive o trick sb.
trarre qcn. d'impaccio — to help sb. out of their predicament
3) (ricavare) to get*, to gain, to derive [ soddisfazione]; to get* [ sollievo]; to draw* [ispirazione, morale]trarre beneficio da — to (get some) benefit from [vacanza, cura]
trarre profitto da qcs. — to turn sth. to (good) account, to take advantage of o to make capital out of sth.
trarre piacere da qcs. — to (take) delight in sth.
4) (dedurre)trarre conclusioni da qcs. — to draw conclusions o inferences from sth., to make deductions from sth.
5) (avere)trarre origine da qcs. — to originate from sth
6) (indurre)2.trarre qcn. in errore — to mislead sb
verbo pronominale trarsi1) (mettersi)- rsi da parte — to step o stand aside
* * *trarre/'trarre/ [95]1 (tirare) to draw*; lo trasse a sé she drew him towards her; trarre qcs. a riva to pull o drag sth. ashore; trarre qcn. in salvo to rescue sb.; trarre qcn. in arresto to place sb. under arrest; trarre qcn. in inganno to deceive o trick sb.; trarre un sospiro di sollievo to sigh with relief2 (tirare fuori) trarre fuori dalla tasca una pistola to pull a gun from one's pocket; trarre qcn. d'impaccio to help sb. out of their predicament3 (ricavare) to get*, to gain, to derive [ soddisfazione]; to get* [ sollievo]; to draw* [ispirazione, morale]; trarre un film da un romanzo to make a film out of a novel; trarre il massimo dalla situazione to make the most of the situation; trarre beneficio da to (get some) benefit from [vacanza, cura]; trarre profitto da qcs. to turn sth. to (good) account, to take advantage of o to make capital out of sth.; trarre vantaggio da to capitalize on; trarre piacere da qcs. to (take) delight in sth.; da questo si può trarre un insegnamento there is a lesson to be learned from this4 (dedurre) trarre conclusioni da qcs. to draw conclusions o inferences from sth., to make deductions from sth.; non trarre conclusioni sbagliate don't jump to the wrong conclusions5 (avere) trarre origine da qcs. to originate from sth.6 (indurre) trarre qcn. in errore to mislead sb.II trarsi verbo pronominale2 (tirarsi fuori) - rsi d'impaccio to get out of a fix. -
33 senza
withoutsenz'altro definitelysenza dubbio more than likely, probablysenza impegno (with) no obligation or commitmentsenza di me without me* * *senza prep.1 (per indicare mancanza, privazione) without: è uscito senza cappotto, he went out without his overcoat; preferisco viaggiare senza bagaglio, I prefer to travel without any luggage; mi hanno dato una camera senza servizi, I was given a room without a bath; come farei senza di te?, what would I do without you?; beve sempre il caffé senza zucchero, he always takes his coffee without sugar; volete la cioccolata con o senza panna?, would you like your chocolate drink with or without cream?; quest'abito si può portare con o senza sciarpa, this dress can be worn with or without its scarf; siamo usciti senza denaro, we went out without any money // siamo rimasti senza vino, ( non ne è avanzato) we haven't got any wine left, ( ne siamo sforniti) we've run out of wine // chi è senza biglietto?, who hasn't got a ticket? // restare senza parole, to be speechless // senz'ombra di..., without a trace of... // fare senza qlco., ( farne a meno) to do (o to go) without sthg.: se non possiamo permetterci la macchina, faremo senza, if we can't afford a car, we'll do (o go) without one // non senza, not without, with: lasciai quella casa non senza rimpianto, I left that house not without regret (o I was unhappy to leave that house); lo disse non senza una punta di sarcasmo, he said it with a hint of sarcasm // In numerose locuz. avverbiali: senz'altro, ( subito) at once (o with no further delay), ( certamente) certainly (o sure o of course); senza dubbio, senza forse, without (o with no) doubt (o undoubtedly); senza fallo, without fail; senza indugio, without delay; senza mezzi termini, without mincing one's words; senza tanti discorsi, senza complimenti, frankly (o freely o without ceremony)2 (con agg. e avv., con valore di negazione) -less, -lessly, un-, in-: senza numero, innumerable (o countless); senza fine, endlessly (avv.), endless (agg.); senza testa, thoughtlessly (avv.); thoughtless (agg.); un uomo senza scrupoli, an unscrupulous man; una frase senza senso, a meaningless sentence; una giornata senza sole, a sunless day // essere senza un soldo, to be penniless3 ( per indicare esclusione) without counting, excluding: sono 600 km, senza il tratto da qui all'autostrada, it is 600 km, excluding (o without counting) the stretch from here to the motorway; l'affitto è di trecento euro mensili senza le spese, the rent is three hundred euros a month excluding expenses; l'appartamento misura 180 mq senza i balconi, the flat is 180 s.m., excluding the balconies // (comm.): senza data, blank-dated; senza interessi, flat (o ex interest); senza dividendo, (Borsa) ex-dividend◆ s.m. ( nel bridge) no trumps.* * *['sɛntsa]1. prepuscì senza ombrello — he went out without an o his umbrella
siamo rimasti senza zucchero/tè — we've run out of sugar/tea, we have no sugar/tea left
forza, senza tante chiacchiere — come on, stop the talking and let's get on with it
i senza lavoro — the jobless, the unemployed
senz'altro — of course, certainly
2. congho trascorso tutta la notte senza chiudere occhio — I didn't sleep a wink all night, I didn't get a wink of sleep all night
senza dire che... — not to mention (the fact) that...
senza contare che... — without considering that...
* * *['sɛntsa, 'sentsa] 1.1) withoutessere senza cuore — to have no heart, to be heartless
2.benzina senza piombo — lead-free o unleaded petrol
1) (seguito da infinito) without9, senza contare mia sorella — 9, not counting my sister
2) senza che3.ho sempre dietro l'ombrello, non esco mai senza — I always have my umbrella with me, I never go out without it
••••senz'altro — certainly, absolutely
Note:Quando senza denota l'assenza, la mancanza o la privazione, si traduce solitamente con without. И tuttavia opportuno consultare le relative voci quando senza viene usato con dei sostantivi in locuzioni idiomatiche che si formano in inglese in modo diverso, come senza soldi = penniless, broke, out of money, senza fine = endless, senza fiato = out of breath, senza impiego = unemployed, out of work, jobless, ecc. - Without, come l'italiano senza, può essere seguito da un sostantivo, ma si noti la presenza dell'articolo a / an davanti ai nomi numerabili singolari: senza (il) biglietto = without a ticket, senza zucchero = without sugar, senza libri = without books. - Con una reggenza verbale, senza è seguito da un infinito semplice o composto, mentre without è di regola seguito da un gerundio, non necessariamente composto: se ne andò senza salutare = he left without saying goodbye; se ne tornò a casa senza averle parlato = he went back home without speaking (o having spoken) to her. Alla struttura inglese con il gerundio si ricorre anche per tradurre la struttura senza che + congiuntivo: lo fece senza che io dicessi una parola = he did it without my saying a word; feci il letto senza che me lo dicessero = I made the bed without being told* * *senza/'sεntsa, 'sentsa/Quando senza denota l'assenza, la mancanza o la privazione, si traduce solitamente con without. È tuttavia opportuno consultare le relative voci quando senza viene usato con dei sostantivi in locuzioni idiomatiche che si formano in inglese in modo diverso, come senza soldi = penniless, broke, out of money, senza fine = endless, senza fiato = out of breath, senza impiego = unemployed, out of work, jobless, ecc. - Without, come l'italiano senza, può essere seguito da un sostantivo, ma si noti la presenza dell'articolo a / an davanti ai nomi numerabili singolari: senza (il) biglietto = without a ticket, senza zucchero = without sugar, senza libri = without books. - Con una reggenza verbale, senza è seguito da un infinito semplice o composto, mentre without è di regola seguito da un gerundio, non necessariamente composto: se ne andò senza salutare = he left without saying goodbye; se ne tornò a casa senza averle parlato = he went back home without speaking (o having spoken) to her. Alla struttura inglese con il gerundio si ricorre anche per tradurre la struttura senza che + congiuntivo: lo fece senza che io dicessi una parola = he did it without my saying a word; feci il letto senza che me lo dicessero = I made the bed without being told.1 without; con o senza zucchero with or without sugar; bevo il tè senza zucchero I don't take sugar in my tea; cioccolato senza zucchero sugar-free chocolate; una coppia senza figli a childless couple; essere senza cuore to have no heart, to be heartless; benzina senza piombo lead-free o unleaded petrol; sarei perso senza di te I'd be lost without you2 (con esclusione di) l'albergo costa 60 euro senza la colazione the hotel costs 60 euros excluding breakfastII congiunzione1 (seguito da infinito) without; parlare senza riflettere to speak without thinking; senza dire una parola without saying a word; è stato due settimane senza telefonare he didn't call for two weeks; va' via senza farti vedere leave without anyone seeing you; senza contare luglio not including July; 9, senza contare mia sorella 9, not counting my sister2 senza che senza che me ne accorga without my noticing; senza che nessuno lo sappia without anybody knowingIII avverbiofare senza to manage without; ho sempre dietro l'ombrello, non esco mai senza I always have my umbrella with me, I never go out without itsenz'altro certainly, absolutely. -
34 uscita
"outlet;Abgang, Ausfahrt, Abfahrt;saida"* * *f exit, way outinformation technology outputuscita di sicurezza emergency exitvia d'uscita way out* * *uscita s.f.1 ( l'uscire) going out, coming out; ( il lasciare) leaving (a place): all'uscita dalla scuola, on coming out of school; all'uscita dal teatro, on leaving the theatre; alla sua uscita attirò su di sé l'attenzione di tutti, when he came out he attracted everybody's attention; l'uscita dallo stadio è sempre caotica, leaving the football ground is always chaotic; vieni a prendermi all'uscita dell'ufficio, come and fetch me when I come out of the office // la squadra è alla prima uscita stagionale, the team is playing its first match of the season // organizzeremo un'uscita coi vecchi compagni di scuola, we're going to organize an outing with our old school friends // la sua uscita di scena dalla vita politica ha sorpreso tutti, his withdrawal from political life surprised everyone // oggi è il mio giorno di libera uscita, today is my day off; essere in libera uscita, to be off duty // (comm.): bolletta ( doganale) d'uscita, entry outwards; dazio d'uscita, export duty; dichiarazione d'uscita, customs declaration; permesso d'uscita, customs clearance // (fin.) uscita di capitali, capital outflow2 ( passaggio per il quale si esce) exit, way out (anche fig.): uscita di sicurezza, emergency exit; all'uscita del teatro, at the exit of the theatre; ci troviamo all'uscita principale, we'll see each other at the main exit; dobbiamo cedere, non c'è via d'uscita, we must give in, there is no way out of it (o no escape o no help for it); dov'è l'uscita?, where is the exit?; ho trovato una via d'uscita, I have found a way out // mostrare il biglietto all'uscita, ( della stazione) to show one's ticket at the barrier3 ( sbocco) outlet: dov'è l'uscita per l'acqua?, where is the outlet for the water? // strada senza uscita, blind alley (o dead end o cul-de-sac)4 ( motto di spirito) witty remark, joke: le sue uscite lo rendono molto simpatico, his witty remarks make him very popular5 (econ.) ( spesa) expense, expenditure, outlay: uscite previste, estimated expenditure; uscite invisibili, invisible expenses; le uscite non dovrebbero mai superare le entrate, expenses should never be higher than receipts; questo comporta una grande uscita di fondi, this entails a large expenditure (o outlay); le uscite pareggiano le entrate, debits and credits balance6 ( a carte) opening8 (inform.) delivery; readout; ( di circuiti stampati) lead: uscita su stampante, print-out; uscita vocale, voice output.* * *[uʃ'ʃita]sostantivo femminile1) (luogo) exit, way outuscita principale, secondaria — main, side exit
2) (azione) getting out, going outla sua uscita dalla vita politica — his retirement from political life; di
uscita — [visto, cartello, foro] exit attrib.
3) (momento)4) (di strada) turnoff; (di autostrada) exit5) fig. (scappatoia)via d'uscita — get-out, way out, loophole
6) (gita) trip, outing7) (di libro) publication, release; (di film) release9) el. inform. output10) amm. (spesa) (cash) outflow, expenditure, outgo*11) mil. (permesso)12) sportuscita del portiere — (nel calcio) coming out
13) in uscita outboundtelefonata in uscita — outbound o outgoing call
•uscita di sicurezza — emergency o fire exit
* * *uscita/u∫'∫ita/sostantivo f.1 (luogo) exit, way out; uscita principale, secondaria main, side exit2 (azione) getting out, going out; la sua uscita dalla vita politica his retirement from political life; di uscita [visto, cartello, foro] exit attrib.3 (momento) prendere i bambini all'uscita da scuola to pick the children up after school; è stato applaudito all'uscita di scena he was acclaimed as he left the stage4 (di strada) turnoff; (di autostrada) exit5 fig. (scappatoia) via d'uscita get-out, way out, loophole; non c'è via d'uscita there's no way out6 (gita) trip, outing7 (di libro) publication, release; (di film) release9 el. inform. output10 amm. (spesa) (cash) outflow, expenditure, outgo*uscita di sicurezza emergency o fire exit.————————uscita[visto, cartello, foro] exit attrib.\→ uscita -
35 Sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * ** * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *v.to economise (UK) v.to economize (US) v.to save v.to spare v. -
36 halen
5 [erin slagen te bereiken] reach ⇒ catch 〈trein enz.〉, get 〈 hoge noten〉, 〈 het halen〉 make, 〈bij iets/iemand〉 compare, 〈 overleven〉 pull through♦voorbeelden:ik kan er mijn kosten niet uit halen • it doesn't cover my expensesiemand erin halen • drag someone ineruit halen wat erin zit • get the most out of somethingeruit halen wat eruit te halen is • take all one can getoverhoop halen • turn upside downwaar haal ik het geld vandaan? • where shall I find the money?alles naar zich toe halen • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 grab everything, get one's hands on everything one cande vlag naar beneden halen • lower the flageen vliegtuig naar beneden halen • (bring) down an aeroplanevechters uit elkaar halen • seperate the fighterszijn zakdoek uit zijn zak halen • pull out one's handkerchiefer zo veel mogelijk uit halen • make the most ofiemand uit zijn concentratie halen • break someone's concentrationgeld van de bank halen • (with)draw money from the bankvoor zich halen • 〈 figuurlijk〉 visualize, imagine2 haal voor hem een glas bier! • get him a (glass of) beer!de post halen • collect the mailwordt je zuster gehaald? • is anybody coming for your sister?ik zal het gaan halen • I'll go and get itik zal je morgen komen halen • I'll come for you tomorrowhij haalt zijn boodschappen bij de supermarkt • he does his shopping at the supermarketeen muur tegen de grond halen • pull down a walliemand van de trein halen • meet someone at the stationdrie halen twee betalen • two for the price of oneiets te voorschijn/voor de dag halen • produce somethinghulp/de politie halen • go for help/the policeiemand/iets laten halen • send for someone/somethingiemand iets laten halen • send someone for something4 goede/slechte cijfers halen • get good/bad marksde eerste prijs halen • take first prizemaar net een voldoende halen voor zijn opstellen • scrape through in essay writingwaar haalt hij het vandaan • where does he get it from; 〈 ironisch〉 where does he get these ideas fromdat haal ik niet • I won't make ithij heeft de finish niet gehaald • he did not make it to the finishde post halen • be in time for the postzijn negentigste verjaardag halen • live to be ninetyde nieuwe dokter haalt het niet bij de oude • the new doctor isn't a patch on the old oneik denk niet dat hij (zieke) het zal halen • I don't think he will pull throughhun kandidaat heeft het nog net gehaald • their candidate scraped throughbier haalt het niet bij wijn • beer cannot compare with winedaar haalt niets (het) bij • nothing can touch/beat ithij haalt (het) niet bij haar • he's nowhere near as good as heriemand naar beneden halen • belittle someonevlekken halen uit iets • remove stains from something -
37 menu
I.menu1 [məny]1. masculine nouna. ( = carte) menu• quel est le menu ? what's on the menu?• qu'y a-t-il au menu ? what's on the menu?• vous prenez le menu ou la carte ? are you having the set menu or the à la carte?b. ( = programme) quel est le menu de la réunion ? (inf) what's the agenda for the meeting?2. compoundsII.menu2, e [məny]1. adjectiveb. [difficultés, incidents, préoccupations] minor ; [détail] minute2. adverb* * *
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menue məny adjectif1) ( petit) [personne] slight; [pied, morceau] tiny; [brindille, écriture] small2) ( sans importance) [corvées, travaux] small; [frais, soucis] minor; [détails] minute
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adverbe [écrire] small; [hacher] finely
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nom masculin1) ( liste) menumenu gastronomique/touristique — gourmet/middle-price menu
2) ( repas) meal3) ( régime) diet4) ( programme) programme [BrE]5) Informatique menu
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par le menu locution adverbiale in (great) detailPhrasal Verbs:* * *məny menu, -e1. adj1) (personne) (= petit et mince) slight2) (frais, difficulté) minor2. adv[couper, hacher] very fineLes oignons doivent être coupés menu. — The onions must be sliced very fine.
3. nm1) (au restaurant) set menu2) INFORMATIQUE menupar le menu [raconter] — in minute detail
* * *A adj1 ( petit) [personne] slight; [pied] tiny; [taille] slender; [brindille, écriture] small; [voix] thin; couper en menus morceaux to cut into tiny pieces; à pas menus with tiny steps;2 ( sans importance) [corvées, travaux] small; [occupations, obligations] trifling; [frais, soucis, dépenses, difficultés] minor; [détails] minute; [plaisirs] little.B adv [écrire] small; [hacher] finely.C nm1 ( liste) menu; le menu à 35 €/à prix fixe the €35 /set menu; menu dégustation special house menu; le menu du jour today's menu; menu gastronomique/touristique gourmet/middle-price menu; au menu on the menu; choisir au menu to choose from the menu;2 ( repas) meal; planifiez vos menus plan your meals;3 ( régime) diet;5 Ordinat menu.menu déroulant Ordinat pull-down menu; menue monnaie small change; menu fretin lit, fig small fry; menu gibier small game; menu peuple humble folk (+ v pl); menus propos small talk ¢.I[enfant] tiny3. (avant le nom) [négligeable]————————adverbeII[məny] nom masculin1. [liste] menu[carte] menu (card)2. [repas] set mealle menu gastronomique the gourmet menu, the special fare menu3. INFORMATIQUE menu————————par le menu locution adverbiale[raconter] in detail[vérifier] thoroughly -
38 jajow|y
adj. Biol. [błona, skorupka] egg attr.- zapłodnienie komórki jajowej the fertilization of the egg cell- jak to zrobiłeś? how did you do it a. that?- jak dojechać stąd na dworzec? how do I get to the station from here?- jak długo tu będziesz? how long will you be here?- jak daleko stąd do parku? how far is it to the park from here?- jak często chodzisz do kina? how often do you go to the cinema?- jak ci się udała wycieczka? how was your a. the trip?- jak było w Londynie? what was it like in London?, how was (it in) London?- jak tam ojciec, zdrowy już? how’s your father – is he well now?- jak twoja noga? how’s your leg?- jak ona wygląda? – jest wysoka czy niska? what does she look like: is she tall or short?- jak wyglądam w tej sukience? how do I look in this dress?- zapytaj go, jak się czuje ask him how he is- nauczył mnie, jak kopiować pliki he taught me how to copy files- nie wiem, jak długo się tam jedzie I don’t know how long it takes to get there- to jak, idziemy do kina? so, are we going to the cinema?- „powiedziałeś jej o tym?” – „a jak myślisz?” ‘have you told her about it?’ – ‘what do you think?’- jak jej/mu tam pot. what d’you call her/him pot.; what’s her/his name pot.- dzwonił Robert czy jak mu tam Robert (or) whatever his name is phoned- jak śmiesz/jak pan śmie! how dare you!- jak mogłeś? how could you?!- o, jak dużo już napisał! look how much he’s written (already)!- tyle wydatków! jak tu można cokolwiek odłożyć! so many expenses! how can you save anything?- jak tu gorąco! it’s so hot in here!, how hot it is here!- jak ci nie wstyd! shame on you!- jak ty wyglądasz! (just) look at you!- jak nie pokochać takiego ślicznego bobasa? you can’t help loving such a cute little babyⅡ praep. as, like; (z przeczeniem) than- czarny jak węgiel as black as coal- oczy jak gwiazdy eyes like stars- był dla mnie jak ojciec he was like a father to me- płakała jak dziecko she cried like a baby- samochód wygląda teraz jak nowy the car looks as good as new (now)- miał szansę jak dziesięć do jednego he had a ten to one chance- tak (samo) jak… the same as…- miał na imię Robert, tak (samo) jak jego dziad his name was Robert, the same as his grandfather’s- taki (sam) jak… the same as…- podobny jak ktoś/coś similar to sb/sth- pasek identyczny jak mój a belt exactly like mine- nigdy nie spotkałem takiego maniaka sportu jak on I’ve never met a sports maniac like him- b jak Barbara/e jak Edward ‘B’ as in ‘Barbara’/‘E’ as in ‘Edward’- to nie potrwa dłużej jak godzinę it won’t take more than an hour- nie ma nic obrzydliwszego jak szantaż there’s nothing more repulsive a. despicable than blackmail- nie ma jak kuchnia domowa there’s nothing like home cooking, nothing beats home cooking- nie chciała wyglądać inaczej jak koleżanki she didn’t want to look different from her friendsⅢ conj. 1. (porównanie) like, as; (z przeczeniem) than- rzucało łodzią jak łupiną orzecha the boat was thrown around a. tossed about like a cockleshell- w połowie kwietnia zrobiło się ciepło jak w lecie in mid April it became as warm as (in) summer- znowu wszystko jest jak dawniej a. kiedyś everything is again like it used to be a. like it was before- (tak) jak co roku, pojechał do Londynu he went to London as he did every year- jak zawsze as always- jak zwykle as usual- głodny byłem jak rzadko I was really a. extremely hungry- stało się tak, jak przypuszczałem it happened (just) the way I expected- tak jak przewidywałem, tak się stało everything turned out the way I had predicted- zorganizujemy wszystko, (tak) jak pan postanowi we’ll arrange everything (just) the way you want it- jak postanowiono, tak i zrobiono everything was done the way it had been planned a. decided- tak blisko/szybko, jak to jest/było możliwe as close/quickly as possible a. as one possibly can/could- dzień taki sam jak każdy inny a day like any other day- podobnie jak ja/Adam like myself/Adam- na wsi, podobnie jak w mieście in the country, just as in town- przedsięwzięcie równie niepotrzebne, jak beznadziejne an undertaking as unnecessary as it is/was hopeless- jak gdyby as if a. though- leżał nieruchomo, jak gdyby spał he lay motionless as if he were sleeping- schylił się, jak gdyby czegoś szukał he bent down as if he were looking for something- czuję się nie gorzej jak wczoraj I don’t feel any worse than yesterday- to potrwa nie dłużej jak do piątej it won’t take a. last (any) longer than five o’clock- skończę tłumaczenie nie później jak jutro I’ll finish the translation tomorrow at the latest- nie pozostało mi nic innego jak zgodzić się there was nothing else for me to do but agree- nie dalej jak wczoraj/dwa dni temu only yesterday/two days ago- jak szliśmy przez las, zaczęło padać when a. as we were walking through the forest, it began to rain- porozmawiamy o tym, jak wrócę we’ll talk about it when I get back- rok upłynął, jak umarł dziadek it’s been/it had been a year since grandfather died- już dwa miesiące, jak wyjechał it’s (been) two months since he left- jak tu mieszkam, nigdy jej nie spotkałem I’ve never met her since I’ve been living here- zadzwonię do ciebie, jak się czegoś dowiem I’ll phone you if I learn anything- jak nie dziś, to jutro either today or tomorrow; if not today, then tomorrow- gdzieś na pewno wyjadę, jak nie w góry, to nad morze I’ll be going away somewhere: if not to the mountains, then to the coast a. seaside- zaziębisz się, jak będziesz chodził bez czapki you’ll catch a cold if you don’t wear a hat- (ona) zawsze coś gubi, jak nie parasolkę, to rękawiczki she’s always losing something: if it’s not her umbrella, then it’s her gloves- zrób to sam, jak jesteś taki mądry do it yourself if a. as you’re so clever- na pewno został tam na noc, jak go do tej pory nie ma he must have stayed the night, as he’s not yet here- jak wiesz as you know- jak wiadomo as is known, obviously- jak wspomniano wyżej as mentioned above a. earlier- jak się zdaje as it seems- radzisz sobie, jak widzę, znakomicie you’re doing a. managing just fine, I see- jak się okazało as it turned out; as it transpired książk.- jak sam o tym często mówił as he himself often said- zjawił się w porze, kiedy, jak sądził, ojca nie będzie w domu he turned up at the time when, as he thought, his father would be out a. when he thought his father would be out- przedstawiciele rządu, jak premier, ministrowie… government representatives, such as a. like the prime minister, ministers…- pisał takie utwory, jak fraszki, bajki i satyry he wrote pieces such as a. things like epigrams, fables and satires- …jak również… as well as- w Brazylii, Argentynie jak również w Chile in Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Chile- zarówno w sobotę, jak i w niedzielę both on Saturday and Sunday, on Saturday as well as on Sunday- w szkole jak w szkole, nic nowego school’s the same as usual a. always: nothing new- mieszkanie jak mieszkanie, ale łazienka wspaniała the flat’s so-so, but the bathroom is great pot.- co jak co, ale gest to on ma whatever you think of him, he’s not tight-fisted- kto jak kto, ale ty powinieneś mnie zrozumieć you of all people should (be able to) understand me- komu jak komu, ale jemu możesz zaufać you can trust him more than anyone- kiedy jak kiedy, ale jutro musisz być punktualnie it wouldn’t matter normally, but tomorrow you must be on time- gdzie jak gdzie, ale w Warszawie znam każda ulicę other towns are okay too a. I know other towns fairly well, but I know Warsaw like the back of my hand- jak siedział w fotelu, tak siedzi he’s still sitting in the same armchair- jak kantowali, tak kantują they’re still short-changing us in the same old way pot.Ⅳ part. pot. (emfaza) jak to!? what do you mean?; how come? pot.- jak to, nie idziesz dziś do szkoły? what do you mean you’re not going to school today?- jak to, już czwarta? what, is it four (o’clock) already?- (i) jak nie lunie pot. the sky suddenly opened up- (i) jak nie ryknie, jak się nie wścieknie pot. he suddenly started ranting and raving pot.Ⅴ adv. jak najkrótszy/najdłuższy the shortest/longest possible- jak najtaniej/najbliżej as cheap/close as possible- z sąsiadami żyli w jak najlepszych stosunkach they were on the best of terms with their neighbours- nasze pożywienie powinno być jak najbardziej urozmaicone our diet should be as varied as possible- miał o niej jak najlepszą opinię he had a very high a. the highest opinion of her■ jak ty komu, tak on tobie przysł. you get what you deserveThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jajow|y
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39 zwr|ócić
pf — zwr|acać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (oddać) to return, to give back- zwrócić książki do biblioteki to return some books to the library- zwrócić dług/pożyczkę to pay back a debt/a loan- zwróciłeś jej za bilety? have you given her the money for the tickets?- zwrócić komuś koszty podróży to reimburse sb’s travelling expenses- zwrócić pieniądze (za towar) to refund money (for goods)2. (skierować) to direct, to turn- zwrócił światło latarki na ścianę he directed the torch at the wall- stała zwrócona plecami do okna she stood with her back (turned) to the window- zwrócił na mnie pytające spojrzenie he gave me an inquiring look3. (zwymiotować) to bring up [pokarm, obiad] Ⅱ zwrócić się — zwracać się 1. (skierować się) to turn- zwróciła się twarzą ku słońcu she turned her face to the sun- zwrócił się w drugą stronę, zabierając się do odejścia he turned the other way and headed for the door- wszystkie twarze zwróciły się na niego all eyes turned to him2. (przynieść zysk) [inwestycja] to pay for itself- koszty maszyny zwrócą się w ciągu roku the machine will pay for itself in a year3. (zainteresować się) to turn to, to take up- ostatnio zwrócił się ku a. w stronę poezji recently he’s turned to poetry4. (obrócić się) to turn (przeciwko komuś against sb)- dawni sojusznicy zwrócili się teraz przeciwko niemu now his former allies turned against him5. (odezwać się) to address vt- zwracali się do siebie po imieniu they addressed each other by their first names- zwracał się do mnie „szanowny panie” he addressed me as ‘Sir’- pamiętam, że zwrócił się do mnie po niemiecku I remember him speaking to me in German- „podaj mi sól” – zwrócił się do mnie ‘pass the salt, please,’ he said to me- zwrócić się do kogoś z pytaniem to put a question to sb- zwrócić się do kogoś z prośbą to ask sb a favour- zwrócić się z apelem do kogoś to make an appeal to sb6. (poprosić) to turn to, to request- zwrócić się do kogoś o pomoc to turn to sb for help- zwrócił się do policji, by zapewniła mu ochronę he requested police protection■ zwrócić komuś słowo przest. to break off one’s engagement to sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zwr|ócić
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