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21 dovere
1. v/i have to, mustdevo averlo I must have it, I have to have itnon devo dimenticare I mustn't forgetdeve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive todaycome si deve ( bene) properlypersona very decentdoveva succedere it was bound to happendovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know2. v/t owe3. m dutyper dovere out of duty* * *dovere v.servile1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2a e 3a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss◆ v.tr.1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.dovere s.m.1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.* * *[do'vere]1. vt irreg(soldi, riconoscenza) to owegli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success
1) (obbligo) to have toè una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person
non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day
avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it
devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow
non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar
2)lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me
3)deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 104)deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do3. sm(obbligo) dutyrivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person
il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voterun dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty* * *I 1. [do'vere](when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to2.verbo transitivo1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?
mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology
2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properlyII 1. [do'vere]sostantivo maschile1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned
2) a dovere properly, in the right way2.- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties
••prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first
* * *dovere1/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.\See also notes... (dovere.pdf)————————dovere2/do'vere/I sostantivo m.1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned2 a dovere properly, in the right wayII doveri m.pl.ant. (omaggi) respectsprima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first\- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties. -
22 riverire
riverire v.tr.1 ( venerare) to revere; to venerate; ( rispettare) to respect; ( onorare) to honour: riverire i propri genitori, to respect one's parents2 ( ossequiare) to pay* one's respects to (s.o.): riverite per me vostro padre, give my respects to your father // la riverisco!, (form.) my respects!* * *[rive'rire]verbo transitivo1) (onorare) to revere2) (ossequiare) to pay* one's respects to* * *riverire/rive'rire/ [102]1 (onorare) to revere2 (ossequiare) to pay* one's respects to. -
23 ossequiare
* * *[osse'kwjare]verbo transitivoossequiare qcn. — to pay homage o one's respects to sb
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24 Aufwartung
f: jemandem seine Aufwartung machen pay one’s respects to s.o.; (besuchen) pay s.o. a courtesy visit* * *Auf|war|tungf1) no pl (dated) (= Bedienung) waiting at table (Brit), waiting a table (US); (= Reinemachen) cleaning2) (geh = Besuch)3) (dial = Aufwartefrau etc) char(woman) (Brit), cleaner* * *Auf·war·tungf* * *jemandem seine Aufwartung machen — (geh.) make or pay a courtesy call on somebody
* * *Aufwartung f:jemandem seine Aufwartung machen pay one’s respects to sb; (besuchen) pay sb a courtesy visit* * *jemandem seine Aufwartung machen — (geh.) make or pay a courtesy call on somebody
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25 zollen
v/t geh.: jemandem / etw. Anerkennung oder Tribut zollen pay tribute to s.o. / s.th.; jemandem Beifall / Dank zollen applaud / thank s.o.; jemandem / etw. Bewunderung / Respekt zollen show one’s admiration / respect for s.o. / s.th.; jemandem / etw. Lob zollen (give) praise (to) s.o. / s.th.* * *zọl|len ['tsɔlən]vtjdm Anerkennung/Achtung/Bewunderung zollen — to acknowledge/respect/admire sb
jdm Beifall zollen — to applaud sb, to give sb applause
* * *(to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) pay* * *zol·len[ˈtsɔlən]vt (geh)▪ jdm/etw etw \zollen to give sb/sth sthjdm Achtung/Anerkennung/Bewunderung \zollen to respect/appreciate/admire sbjdm Beifall \zollen to applaud sb, to give sb applausejdm Dank \zollen to extend [or offer] one's thanks [or express one's gratitude] to sbjdm seinen Tribut \zollen to pay tribute to sb* * *transitives Verb (geh.)jemandem Respekt/Bewunderung zollen — show somebody respect/admiration
jemandem/einer Sache Tribut zollen — pay tribute to somebody/something
* * *zollen v/t geh:jemandem/etwas Anerkennung oderTribut zollen pay tribute to sb/sth;jemandem Beifall/Dank zollen applaud/thank sb;jemandem/etwas Bewunderung/Respekt zollen show one’s admiration/respect for sb/sth;jemandem/etwas Lob zollen (give) praise (to) sb/sth* * *transitives Verb (geh.)jemandem Respekt/Bewunderung zollen — show somebody respect/admiration
jemandem/einer Sache Tribut zollen — pay tribute to somebody/something
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26 porgere
mano, oggetto hold outaiuto, saluto et cetera proffer* * *porgere v.tr.1 ( dare) to give*, to pass, to hand; ( offrire) to offer: porgimi quelle carte, per favore, give me those papers, please; porgimi quel libro, per favore, pass (o hand) me that book, please; porga i miei saluti a sua moglie, give my regards to your wife; porgere il braccio, to offer one's arm; porgere doni, preghiere, to offer gifts, prayers // porgere aiuto, to help // porgere ascolto, orecchio a qlcu., to listen (to s.o.) (o to lend an ear to s.o.) // porgere la guancia, to offer one's cheek2 ( pronunciare, esporre) to deliver, to present: porgeva ogni argomento con un certo garbo, he put forward his arguments neatly.◘ porgersi v.rifl. (letter.) ( presentarsi) to offer: quando si porgerà l'occasione, when (the) opportunity offers (o arises).* * *['pɔrdʒere]verbo transitivoporgere la mano a qcn. — to hold out one's hand to sb.
porgere il braccio a qcn. — to give o offer one's arm to sb
2) fig.porgere i propri omaggi a qcn. — to pay one's respects to sb.
porgere aiuto a qcn. — to offer sb. help
* * *porgere/'pɔrdʒere/ [72]1 (dare) to give*, to hand; (passare) to pass; porgere la mano a qcn. to hold out one's hand to sb.; porgere il braccio a qcn. to give o offer one's arm to sb.2 fig. porgere i propri omaggi a qcn. to pay one's respects to sb.; gli porga i miei saluti give him my greetings; porgere aiuto a qcn. to offer sb. help; porgere orecchio to lend an ear. -
27 saluto
sălūto, āvi, ātum ( gen. plur. salutantum, Lucr. 1, 318; Verg. G. 2, 462; Ov. M. 5, 295), 1, v. a. [salus].* I.(Acc. to salus, I. A.) To keep safe, to preserve:II.sequenti anno palmites salutentur pro viribus matris singuli aut gemini,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 177. —(Acc. to salus, I. B.) To greet, wish [p. 1623] health to, pay one ' s respects to, salute any one (freq. in all periods and kinds of composition; cf.: salvere jubeo).A.In gen.:2.Charmidem Lysiteles salutat,
greets, bids good-day, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 29: Ly. Di te ament, Agorastocles. Ag. Magis me benigne nunc salutas, quam antidhac, id. Poen. 3, 5, 7; cf. Cic. Phil. 13, 2, 4; id. Att. 5, 2, 2; Suet. Aug. 53:equidem te heri advenientem ilico et salutavi et, valuissesne usque, exquisivi simul,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 83 sq.:cum ille eum salutasset, ut fit, dixissetque: Quid agis, Grani? respondit: Immo vero, tu Druse, quid agis?
Cic. Planc. 14, 33:aliquem paulo liberius,
id. Cael. 16, 38 fin.:salutabunt benigne, comiter appellabunt unum quemque nostrum,
id. Phil. 13, 2, 4:eo me salutat blandius,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 8:quos postquam salutavi, Quid vos, inquam, Brute et Attice, nunc?
Cic. Brut. 3, 10:quem quidem sui Caesarem salutabant,
greeted as Cœsar, saluted by the name of Cœsar, id. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf. passively: Pompeius eo proelio Imperator est appellatus. Hoc nomen obtinuit, atque ita se postea salutari passuś est, * Caes. B. C. 3, 71; so,aliquem imperatorem,
Tac. A. 2, 18; id. H. 2, 80: aliquem dominum regemque. Juv. 8, 161:Nero Britannicum nomine, illi Domitium salutavere,
Tac. A. 12, 41; Liv. 1, 6; Suet. Aug. 58: bene vale Tironemque meum saluta nostris verbis, greet in my name, for me, Curius ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 2:Dionysius te omnesque vos salutat,
salutes, sends greeting to, Cic. Att. 4, 11, 2:esse salutatum vult te,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 1.— Absol.:ut salutem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 92; id. Eun. 2, 2, 28.—Of paying reverence to a divinity:deos atque amicos iit salutatum ad forum,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 113; Cato, R. R. 2, 1; Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 29; id. Curc. 1, 1, 70; Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 81: Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56 al.—Of wishing one well when sneezing:cur sternumentis salutamus?
why do we say, God bless you? Plin. 28, 2, 5, § 23.—Of greeting a place:Italiam laeto socii clamore salutant,
Verg. A. 3, 524:agros,
Ov. M. 3, 25; cf.templa,
id. ib. 15, 687; id. Tr. 1, 1, 15.—To bid farewell, to take leave (rare):B.etiamnunc saluto te, priusquam eo,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 29:notam puppem de rupe salutant,
Stat. Th. 4, 31.—In partic.1.To visit out of compliment, to pay one ' s respects to, to wait upon a person:2.Curtius venit salutandi causā,
Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:cum ad me salutandi causā venisset,
id. ib. 6, 2, 1:eram continuo Piliam salutaturus,
id. ib. 14, 20, 5:salutatum introire,
Sall. C. 28, 1; Hor. S. 1, 6, 101; cf. Juv. 10, 90; 3, 184.—To greet one's visitors (rare):3.mane salutamus domi et bonos viros multos, etc.... Veniunt etiam, qui, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 3.—Under the emperors, of the morning attendance at court, Suet. Tib. 32; id. Galb. 17; id. Oth. 6; id. Vesp. 12; 21; Tac. H. 2, 92 et saep. -
28 aufwarten
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-)1. fig. aufwarten ( können) mit come up with, offer; der Tag wartete mit einer Überraschung auf the day held a surprise in store* * *to attend* * *auf|war|tenvi sep2)(= zu bieten haben)
mit etw áúfwarten — to offer sther hat viel Geld, damit kann ich nicht áúfwarten — he's very rich, I can't compete with that
3) (dated = besuchen)* * *auf|war·tenvi (geh)1. (zu bieten haben)mit einer Überraschung \aufwarten to come up with [or provide] a surprise2. (vorsetzen)▪ jdm \aufwarten to serve [or wait on] sb* * *intransitives Verb1) (geh.)jemandem mit etwas aufwarten — (anbieten) offer somebody something; (vorsetzen) serve somebody [with] something
2) (fig.)* * *aufwarten v/i (trennb, hat -ge-)1. figaufwarten (können) mit come up with, offer;der Tag wartete mit einer Überraschung auf the day held a surprise in store2. geh:4. geh:jemandem aufwarten (seine Aufwartung machen) pay one’s respects to sb* * *intransitives Verb1) (geh.)jemandem mit etwas aufwarten — (anbieten) offer somebody something; (vorsetzen) serve somebody [with] something
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29 convenevoli
m pl pleasantries* * *[konve'nevoli]sostantivo maschile plurale civilities, compliments, ceremony Uscambiarsi convenevoli — to make polite conversation, to exchange pleasantries
* * *convenevoli/konve'nevoli/m.pl.civilities, compliments, ceremony U; fare i convenevoli to pay one's respects; scambiarsi convenevoli to make polite conversation, to exchange pleasantries. -
30 presentare
documenti, biglietto show, presentdomanda submitscuse maketheatre present( contenere) contain( far conoscere) introduce (a to)* * *presentare v.tr.1 to present; ( proporre) to propose; ( inoltrare) to send* in: presentare una cambiale, un assegno al pagamento, to present a bill, a cheque for payment; presentare i conti, to render accounts; presentare una domanda, un documento, to send in an application, a document; presentare un progetto di legge, to bring in (o to introduce) a bill; presentare un'istanza, to lodge a petition (o to petition); presentare qlcu. come candidato, to present (o to propose) s.o. as a candidate; presentare un reclamo, to put in a claim2 ( mostrare) to present, to show; ( esibire) to produce: la luna ci presenta sempre la stessa faccia, the moon always shows us the same face; mi presentò la lettera, he showed me the letter; questo caso presenta delle difficoltà, this case presents some difficulties; (dir.) presentare una prova, to produce (o to introduce o to exhibit) a piece of evidence // presentare un saldo a favore di qlcu., to show a balance in s.o.'s favour; presentare un debito, una perdita, to be in the red // (mil.) presentare le armi, to present arms: presentat'arm!, present arms!3 ( offrire) to present, to offer: le presentò un mazzo di fiori, he offered her a bunch of flowers (o he presented her with a bunch of flowers); presentare vantaggi, to offer advantages // presentare i propri omaggi, to pay one's respects; presentare i propri complimenti, le proprie scuse, to present one's compliments, apologies4 ( far conoscere) to introduce, to present: mi hai già presentato quel signore, you have already introduced that gentleman to me; presentami il tuo amico, introduce me to your friend; essere presentato a corte, to be presented at court◘ presentarsi v.rifl.1 to present oneself: non ti vergogni a presentarti in queste condizioni?, aren't you ashamed to present yourself looking like that?; si presentò al giudice, al suo principale, he presented himself to the judge, to his boss; presentare a un esame, to sit for (o to present oneself for) an examination; a cena si sono presentati in cinque, five people appeared for dinner; presentare come candidato per qlco., to stand for (o to offer oneself as a candidate for) sthg.; (amer.) to run for sthg.: quest'anno egli si presenterà come candidato alla presidenza, this year he will run for the presidency; presentare davanti al tribunale, to appear in court (o to come before the court); si presenterà al concorso di poesia, he's going to enter the poetry competition // quella ragazza si presenta molto bene, that girl looks very nice2 ( farsi conoscere) to introduce oneself: si presentò allo zio del suo amico, he introduced himself to his friend's uncle◆ v.intr.pron.1 ( offrirsi) to arise*; ( capitare) to occur, to turn up: è la prima occasione che si presenta, it is the first opportunity that has turned up; questa possibilità non mi si era mai presentata alla mente, this possibility had never occurred to me before; spero che un caso simile non si presenterà mai qui, I hope that such a case will never arise here2 ( sembrare, apparire) to seem, to appear: il problema non si presenta difficile, the problem doesn't seem to be difficult; la torta si presenta bene, speriamo che sia anche buona, the cake looks lovely, lets's hope that it tastes good too.* * *[prezen'tare]1. vt1) (gen) to present, (documento) to present, show, produce, (proposta, conti, bilancio) to present, submit, (domanda, reclamo) to put inpresentare qc in un'esposizione — to show o display sth at an exhibition
2. vr (presentarsi)1) (recarsi, farsi vedere) to present o.s., appearpresentarsi bene/male — to have a good/poor appearance
2) (farsi conoscere) to introduce o.s.3) (candidato) to come forwardpresentarsi a — (elezione) to stand for Brit, run for Am, (concorso) to enter for, (esame) to sit, take
3. vip (presentarsi)1) (capitare: occasione, caso strano) to occur, arisepresentarsi alla mente — (idea) to come o spring to mind
2) (apparire) to look, seemla situazione si presenta difficile — things aren't looking too good, things look a bit tricky
* * *[prezen'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (far conoscere) to introduce, to presentposso presentarle mio figlio? — may I introduce o present my son?
ti presento Lisa — this is Lisa, meet Lisa
2) (sottoporre) to bring* forward, to present, to submit [conto, mozione, piano]; to introduce [documento, proposta]; to put* in, to file [reclamo, richiesta]; to resign [ dimissioni]presentare qcn. come candidato — to put sb. forward as a candidate
presentare una domanda di impiego — to put in o make an application for a job
3) (porgere) to make*, to give* [ scuse]; to offer, to pay* [saluti, rispetti]; to offer [ condoglianze]4) (descrivere) to present, to represent [persona, situazione]5) (esibire) to present, to produce, to exhibit [documento, passaporto]6) (comportare) to present, to involve [problemi, rischi]; to have [ inconvenienti]7) (produrre) to present [attore, mostra, film]; to show* [ collezione di moda]8) rad. telev. to compère, to host, to present9) (manifestare) [ paziente] to develop, to show* [ sintomo]2.verbo pronominale presentarsi1) (comparire, apparire) to report, to show* up, to turn up- rsi al proprio reparto — mil. to report to one's unit
- rsi all'udienza — dir. to appear in court
permettetemi di presentarmi — allow me to introduce myself, let me introduce myself
- rsi a un'elezione — pol. to run for election
4) (sopraggiungere) [opportunità, problema, questione] to arise*, to occur5) (sembrare, rivelarsi) to appear, to look; (essere) to be*6) med. [condizione, paziente, sintomo] to present••presentare il conto a qcn. — to bring sb. to book
* * *presentare/prezen'tare/ [1]1 (far conoscere) to introduce, to present; posso presentarle mio figlio? may I introduce o present my son? vi hanno presentati? have you been introduced? ti presento Lisa this is Lisa, meet Lisa2 (sottoporre) to bring* forward, to present, to submit [conto, mozione, piano]; to introduce [documento, proposta]; to put* in, to file [reclamo, richiesta]; to resign [ dimissioni]; presentare qcn. come candidato to put sb. forward as a candidate; presentare una domanda di impiego to put in o make an application for a job3 (porgere) to make*, to give* [ scuse]; to offer, to pay* [saluti, rispetti]; to offer [ condoglianze]4 (descrivere) to present, to represent [persona, situazione]5 (esibire) to present, to produce, to exhibit [documento, passaporto]6 (comportare) to present, to involve [problemi, rischi]; to have [ inconvenienti]7 (produrre) to present [attore, mostra, film]; to show* [ collezione di moda]8 rad. telev. to compère, to host, to presentII presentarsi verbo pronominale1 (comparire, apparire) to report, to show* up, to turn up; - rsi in jeans to turn up in jeans; - rsi al proprio reparto mil. to report to one's unit; - rsi all'udienza dir. to appear in court; non ci si presenta a casa della gente a mezzanotte you don't call on people at midnight; una scena straordinaria mi si presentò alla vista an amazing sight greeted me o met my eyes2 (farsi conoscere) permettetemi di presentarmi allow me to introduce myself, let me introduce myself3 (proporsi come candidato) - rsi a to attend [ colloquio]; to go in for [ esame]; - rsi a un'elezione pol. to run for election; - rsi per un lavoro to put oneself forward for a post4 (sopraggiungere) [opportunità, problema, questione] to arise*, to occur; se si presentasse l'occasione should the occasion arise5 (sembrare, rivelarsi) to appear, to look; (essere) to be*; la situazione si presenta critica the situation appears to be critical6 med. [condizione, paziente, sintomo] to present; il bambino si presenta in posizione podalica the baby is in the breech positionpresentare il conto a qcn. to bring sb. to book. -
31 honor
m.1 honor.es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honor for me to present to you…nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honor of inviting ushacer honor a to live up toen honor de in honor ofen honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2 homage, honor, honour.3 tribute, laurel.* * *1 (virtud) honour (US honor)2 (reputación) reputation, honour (US honor), good name3 (de la mujer) virtue2 (agasajo) honours (US honors)\con honores militares with military honours (US honors)en honor a la verdad to be fair, in all fairnesses un honor para mí it's an honour (US honor) for mehacer honor a to live up tohacer los honores to do the honours (US honors)jurar por su honor to swear on one's honour (US honor)perder su honor (una mujer) to lose one's honour (US honor)por mi honor upon my honour (US honor)rendir los honores a to pay honour (US honor) toser cuestión de honor to be a point of honour (US honor)hombre de honor man of honour (US honor)* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=cualidad) honour, honor (EEUU)•
en honor a la verdad — to be fair•
hacer honor a — to honourhacer honor a su fama — to live up to its etc reputation
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tener el honor de hacer algo — to have the honour of doing sth, be proud to do sth2) pl honores honours, honors (EEUU)3) (=gloria) gloryAntonio Machado, honor de esta ciudad — Antonio Machado, who is this city's claim to fame
4) [de mujer] honour, honor (EEUU), virtue* * *1)a) ( dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) ( privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...
una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex. Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.----* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *1)a) ( dignidad moral) honor*un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor
hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation
b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue2)a) ( privilegio) honor*tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...
una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango — he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something
* * *= honour [honor, -USA].Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
* código de honor = code of honour.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* cuadro de honor = roll of honour.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* división de honor = premiership.* en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.* guardia de honor = guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].* licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.* lista de honor = roll of honour.* lugar de honor = pride of place.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* miembro de honor = honorary member.* otorgar el honor = accord + honour.* ser un honor para = be an honour for.* tener el honor de = have + the honour of.* * *A1 (dignidad moral) honor*un hombre de honor a man of honor, an honorable manno aceptó por una cuestión de honor she didn't accept as a matter of honor o principlesintió que su honor había sido mancillado he felt that his honor o good name had been sullied o besmirched ( frml)defendió el honor de su familia ( liter); he defended the honor of his familyen honor a la verdad to be truthful¿te gustó su última novela? — en honor a la verdad, no did you like his last novel? — to be perfectly honest, no o to tell you the truth, nohacer algn honor a su fama or nombre to live up to one's reputation2 ( ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtueB1 (privilegio) honor*es un honor para mí aceptar el cargo it is an honor for me to accept the appointmenttengo el honor de presentarles a nuestro conferenciante it is my honor o I have the honor to introduce our speaker ( frml), it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speakeruna cena en honor de … a dinner in honor of …me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving mele rindieron or tributaron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank ( frml)hacerle los honores a algo to do justice to sthCompuesto:due military honors** * *
honor sustantivo masculino
◊ tengo el honor de … it is my honor o I have the honor to …;
me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me;
en honor a la verdad to be truthful;
hacer honor a su nombre to live up to one's reputationb)
le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
honor sustantivo masculino
1 (cualidad, dignidad) honour, US honor: ofendieron su honor, they offended his honour
palabra de honor, word of honour
2 (distinción) será un honor, it will be an honour
nos hizo el honor de visitarnos, we were honoured by his visit
3 (fama, reconocimiento, gloria) para ti será el honor y la gloria, you'll get all the credit
en honor a la verdad..., to be fair...
' honor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
código
- dama
- distinguir
- honrar
- matrícula
- mención
- sitial
- atentado
- conferir
- cumplir
- declinar
- dispensar
- distinción
- ensuciar
- gloria
- grande
- homenaje
- honra
- limpiar
- madrina
- mellar
- menoscabar
- palabra
- ultrajar
- vuelta
English:
accord
- bridesmaid
- credit
- guard
- honor
- honorary
- honour
- honourable
- name
- patron
- privilege
- accolade
- award
- bride
- commendation
- distinction
- dubious
- justice
- lady
- live
- privileged
* * *honor nm1. [cualidad] honour;un hombre de honor a man of honour, an honourable man;luchó por defender su honor he fought to defend his honour;hacer honor a to live up to;hizo honor a su fama de generoso, y nos invitó a todos a cenar he lived up to his reputation for being generous and bought us all a meal;una cena en honor del poeta a dinner in honour of the poet o in the poet's honour;en honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest2. [orgullo, satisfacción] honour;es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honour for me to present to you…;nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honour of inviting us;tener el honor de to have the honour of3.honores [ceremonial] honours;lo recibieron con honores de jefe de Estado he was welcomed with all the ceremony befitting a head of state;rendir honores a alguien to salute sb;hacer los honores a to pay one's respects to;hizo los honores al excelente vino he commended the excellent wine;hacer los honores de la casa to do the honours, to look after the guests* * *m1 honor, Brhonour;en honor a in honor of;en honor a la verdad to be honest;palabra de honor word of honor;hacer honor a live up to2:* * *honor nm1) : honoren honor a la verdad: to be quite honest2) honores nmpl: honorshacer los honores: to do the honors* * *honor n honour -
32 omaggio
[o'maddʒo] omaggio (-gi)1. sm1) (segno di rispetto) homage, tributerendere omaggio a — to pay homage o tribute to
2) (dono) gift, Commcopia in omaggio — presentation o complimentary copy
biglietto in omaggio — complimentary ticket, free ticket
"in omaggio" — "free gift"
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33 ossequio sm
[os'sɛkwjo] ossequio (-qui)1) respect, deference2)i miei ossequi — (in una lettera) sincere regards
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34 ossequio
sm [os'sɛkwjo] ossequio (-qui)1) respect, deference2)i miei ossequi — (in una lettera) sincere regards
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35 uszanowanie
-a; nt* * *n.respect, esteem, (high) regard (kogoś/czegoś for sb/sth), appreciation ( czegoś of sth); mieć uszanowanie dla kogoś/czegoś hold sb/sth in (high l. great) esteem; moje uszanowanie form. ( powitanie) good morning l. afternoon l. evening; przesyłać komuś wyrazy uszanowania send one's respects to sb; składać komuś wyrazy uszanowania pay one's respects l. compliments to sb; z uszanowaniem ( w zakończeniu listu) respectfully (yours).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uszanowanie
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36 засвидетельствовать своё почтение
1) General subject: pay one's respects, present one's compliments, present one's regards, pay respect to (кому-л.)2) Makarov: (кому-л.) do devoirs toУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > засвидетельствовать своё почтение
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37 засвидетельствовать свое почтение
1) General subject: pay one's respects, present one's compliments, present one's regards, pay respect to (кому-л.)2) Makarov: (кому-л.) do devoirs toУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > засвидетельствовать свое почтение
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38 pokloniti se
vr pf (nakloniti se) (make a) bow, bow down before, make an obeisance; fig pay reverence/oberance to, pay/do homage to, pay one's respects/court to | duboko se pokloniti se bow low* * *• bow -
39 présenter
présenter [pʀezɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ billet, passeport] to showc. ( = proposer au public) [+ marchandises, pièce, émission, jeux] to presentd. ( = exposer) [+ problème] to explain ; [+ idées] to presente. ( = exprimer) [+ excuses, condoléances, félicitations] to offerf. ( = comporter) [+ avantage, intérêt] to have ; [+ différences] to reveal ; [+ risque, difficulté] to entailg. ( = soumettre) [+ note, facture, devis, bilan, projet de loi] to present ; [+ thèse] to submit• à l'examen, il a présenté un texte de Camus [élève] he chose a text by Camus for the exam2. intransitive verb[personne] présenter bien to come over well3. reflexive verba. ( = se rendre) to appear• « ne pas écrire, se présenter » (dans une annonce) "applicants should apply in person"c. ( = se faire connaître) to introduce o.s. (à to)e. ( = apparaître) l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/aren't looking good• comment se présente le problème ? what exactly is the problem?* * *pʀezɑ̃te
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1) ( faire connaître) to introduce (à to); ( de manière officielle) to present ( à quelqu'un to somebody)je vous présente mon fils — this is my son, may I introduce my son?
2) ( montrer) to show [ticket, carte, menu]‘présentez armes!’ — ‘present arms!’
3) ( proposer au public) to present [spectacle, vedette, rétrospective, collection]; Radio, Télévision to present [journal, émission]; Commerce to display [marchandises]4) ( soumettre) to present [facture, addition]; to submit [devis, rapport]; to table [motion]; to introduce [proposition, projet de loi]présenter quelqu'un à — to put somebody forward for [poste, élection]
5) ( exposer) to present [situation, budget]; to expound, to present [théorie]; to set out [point de vue]6) ( exprimer) to offer [condoléances] (à to)7) ( comporter) to involve, to present [risque, difficulté]; to show [différences, trace]; to show, to present [symptôme]; to offer [avantage]; to have [aspect, particularité, défaut]présenter un grand intérêt/peu d'intérêt — to be of great interest/of little interest
8) ( orienter)présenter le flanc à l'ennemi — Armée to offer its flank to the enemy
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verbe intransitif
3.
se présenter verbe pronominalse présenter à l'audience — Droit to appear in court
en arrivant, il faut se présenter à la réception — when you arrive you must go ou report to reception
2) ( se faire connaître) to introduce oneself (à to)se présenter comme le or en libérateur du pays — to make oneself out to be the country's saviour
3) ( se porter candidat)se présenter à — to take [examen, concours]; to stand for [élections]
se présenter sur la même liste que — to stand GB ou run alongside somebody
4) ( survenir) [occasion, difficulté, problème] to arise, to present itself; [solution] to emergelire/manger tout ce qui se présente — to read/to eat anything that comes along
5) ( exister) [médicament, produit]se présenter en, se présenter sous forme de — to come in the form of
6) ( s'annoncer)7) Médecine* * *pʀezɑ̃te1. vt1) [personne] to introduceIl m'a présenté à sa sœur. — He introduced me to his sister.
Marc, je te présente Anaïs. — Marc, this is Anaïs.
2) [spectacle, émission] to presentIl présentait le spectacle. — He presented the show.
3) (= montrer) [billet, pièce d'identité] to show, to produce4) (= faire inscrire) [candidat] to put forward5) (= exprimer) [félicitations, condoléances] to offer6) (= soumettre) [bilan, facture, loi] to submit7) (= comporter) [avantage, inconvénients] to have, [risque] to presentCela présente des inconvénients. — It has some disadvantages.
2. vi* * *présenter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( faire connaître) to introduce (à to); ( de manière officielle) to present (à qn to sb); présenter un conférencier à l'auditoire to introduce a speaker to the audience; permettez-moi de vous présenter mon collègue fml may I introduce my colleague?; je vous présente mon fils this is my son, may I introduce my son?; on vous a présentés? have you been introduced?; il l'a présentée comme sa secrétaire he introduced her as his secretary; il n'est pas nécessaire de vous présenter Pierre Pierre needs no introduction from me; être présenté au roi/à la cour to be presented to the king/at court;2 ( montrer) to show [ticket, carte, menu]; présenter une troupe à to parade troops before; ‘présentez armes!’ ‘present arms!’;3 ( proposer au public) to present [spectacle, vedette, rétrospective, collection]; Radio, TV to present [journal, émission]; Comm to display [marchandises];4 ( soumettre) to present [chèque, facture, addition]; to submit [devis, rapport, thèse]; to table [motion]; to introduce [proposition, projet de loi]; présenter qn à to put sb forward for [poste, élection]; to enter sb for [examen, concours]; présenter une liste pour les élections to put forward a list (of candidates) for the elections; présenter une proposition à un comité to put a proposal to a committee; présenter sa candidature à un poste to apply ou put in an application for a job; présenter un enfant au baptême to have a child christened;5 ( exposer) to present [situation, faits, budget, conclusions]; to expound, to present [théorie]; to present, to set out [idée]; to set out [objections, point de vue]; rapport mal/bien présenté badly-/well-presented report; présenter qn comme (étant) un monstre to portray sb as a monster; être présenté comme miraculeux to be described as miraculous; être présenté comme un modèle to be held up as a model; être présenté comme une simple mesure provisoire to be described as just a temporary measure; présenter la victoire comme acquise to speak of victory as already won; comment allez-vous leur présenter l'affaire? how are you going to put the matter to them?; présenter une affaire devant les tribunaux to take a case to court; présenter la note or l'addition to present the bill GB ou check US;7 ( comporter) to involve, to present [risque, difficulté]; to show [différences, signe, trace]; to show, to present [symptôme]; to offer [avantage]; to have [aspect, particularité, défaut]; un coffret qui présente des incrustations de nacre a box set with mother of pearl; présenter un grand intérêt/peu d'intérêt to be of great interest/of little interest;8 ( orienter) présenter son visage au soleil to turn one's face to the sun; présenter le flanc à l'ennemi to turn the flank to the enemy; présenter les voiles au vent to set the sails into the wind.C se présenter vpr1 ( paraître) to appear; ( aller) to go; ( venir) to come; tu ne peux pas te présenter dans cette tenue you can't appear dressed like that; se présenter à l'audience Jur to appear in court; en arrivant, il faut se présenter à la réception when you arrive you must go ou report to reception; personne ne s'est présenté nobody came ou appeared ou turned up○; présentez-vous à 10 heures come at 10; quand il s'est présenté chez le directeur when he presented himself sout at the manager's office; on ne se présente pas chez les gens à minuit you don't call on people at midnight; comment oses-tu te présenter chez moi? how dare you show your face at my house?; ‘ne pas écrire, se présenter’ ‘please apply in person’;2 ( se faire connaître) to introduce oneself (à to); je me présente, Jacques Roux may I introduce myself? Jacques Roux; il s'est présenté (à moi) comme (un) employé de la banque he introduced himself (to me) as a bank employee; se présenter comme le or en libérateur du pays to make oneself out to be the country's saviour;3 ( se porter candidat) se présenter à to take [examen, concours]; to stand for [élections]; se présenter aux élections présidentielles to stand in the presidential elections, to run for president US; en 1988 il ne s'est pas présenté in 1988 he didn't stand; se présenter sur la même liste que to stand GB ou run US alongside sb; se présenter pour un emploi to put in ou apply for a post;4 ( survenir) [occasion, difficulté, problème] to arise, to present itself; [solution] to emerge; peu d'occasions se sont présentées there were few opportunities; lire/manger tout ce qui se présente to read/eat anything that comes along; les difficultés qui se présentent à nous the difficulties with which we are faced ou confronted; les possibilités qui se présentent à nous the possibilities available to us; cette idée s'était présentée à mon esprit the idea had crossed my mind; un spectacle étonnant se présenta à mes yeux an amazing sight met my eyes;5 ( exister) [médicament, produit] se présenter en, se présenter sous forme de to come in the form of; se présenter sous forme de cachets/en sirop/en granulés to come ou be available in tablet form/as a syrup GB ou sirup US/in the form of granules;6 ( s'annoncer) l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; comment se présente la situation sur le front? what is the situation at the front?;7 Méd comment se présente l'enfant? how is the baby presenting?; le bébé se présente par le siège the baby is in the breech position.[prezɑ̃te] verbe transitif1. [faire connaître] to introduceje te présente ma sœur Blanche this is ou let me introduce my sister Blancheon ne vous présente plus [personne célèbre] you need no introduction from meprésenter quelqu'un à la Cour/au Roi to present somebody at Court/to the King4. [montrer publiquement] to presentles Ballets de la Lune (vous) présentent... the Moon Ballet Company presents...bouteille/vitrine joliment présentée attractively packaged bottle/dressed window7. [soumettre - démission] to present, to submit, to hand in (separable) ; [ - pétition] to put in (separable), to submit ; [ - projet de loi] to present, to introduce[dans un festival] to present[dans un concours] to enterpourquoi présentez-vous votre film hors festival? why aren't you showing your film as part of the festival?il a présenté un de ses élèves au Conservatoire he has entered one of his pupils for the Conservatoire entrance exama. [à un concours] to enter a candidatevous avez présenté votre cas de manière fort convaincante you have set out ou stated your case most convincingly9. [dans des formules de politesse] to offerje vous présente mes condoléances please accept ou I'd like to offer my condolences10. [comporter - anomalie, particularité] to present (soutenu), to have ; [ - symptômes, traces, signes] to show ; [ - difficulté, risque] to involveles deux systèmes présentent peu de différences the two systems present (soutenu) ou display very few differences11. [offrir]présenter des petits fours to offer ou to pass round petit fours12. MILITAIRE [armes] to present————————[prezɑ̃te] verbe intransitifil présente bien, ton ami your friend looks good————————se présenter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[décliner son identité] to introduce oneself————————se présenter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se présenter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se manifester] to appearelle s'est présentée à son entretien avec une heure de retard she arrived one hour late for the interviewse présenter chez quelqu'un to call on somebody, to go to somebody's houseaprès cette soirée, il n'a pas osé se présenter chez elle after the party, he didn't dare show his face at her placeil ne s'est présenté aucun acheteur/volontaire no buyer/volunteer has come forward2. [avoir telle tournure]l'affaire se présente sous un jour nouveau the matter can be seen ou appears in a new light3. [être candidat]se présenter à un concours de beauté to go in for ou to enter a beauty contest4. [survenir] to arisej'attends que quelque chose d'intéressant se présente I'm waiting for something interesting to turn up ou to come my wayle bébé se présente par le siège the baby is in a breech position, it's a breech babyle bébé se présente par la tête the baby's presentation is normal, the baby's in a head position -
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