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101 aflojarse
pron.v.1 to grow weak; to abate.2 to grow cool in fervor or zeal; to lose courage, to languish.* * *1 to come loose* * *VPR1) [algo apretado, cinturón, corbata] to loosen; [nudo, tuerca, rosca] to come o work loose2) [algo tenso, cuerda] to slacken3) [fiebre, interés] to subside4) Caribe *** (=ensuciarse) to shit o.s. **** * *(v.) = come + unstuck, come + looseEx. If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.Ex. It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.* * *(v.) = come + unstuck, come + looseEx: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.
Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.* * *
■aflojarse verbo reflexivo to come o work loose
' aflojarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- soltar
English:
loose
- loosen
- slacken
- work
* * *vpr[tuerca] to come loose; [cuerda] to slacken;se aflojó la corbata he loosened his tie;aflójate el cinturón loosen your belt* * *v/r come owork loose* * *vr: to become loose, to slacken* * * -
102 manera
f.1 way, manner.a manera de as, by way of (como)a la manera de in the style of, after the fashion ofa mi manera de ver the way I see itde esta manera in this waylo hice de la misma manera que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/youde manera que so (that)de ninguna manera, en manera alguna by no means, under no circumstances; (refuerza negación) no way!, certainly not! (respuesta exclamativa)de todas maneras anywayde una manera o de otra one way or anotheren cierta manera in a wayno hay manera there is no way, it's impossible¡contigo no hay manera! you're impossible!¡qué manera de llover! just look at that rain!manera de pensar way of thinkingmanera de ser way of being, nature2 fashion, style.* * *1 (gen) way, manner1 (educación) manners\a manera de by way ofa la manera de in the style ofa mi (tu etc) manera my (your etc) wayde cualquier manera (en cualquier caso) in any case 2 (sin cuidado, consideración, interés) carelesslyde manera que so thatde ninguna manera certainly notde todas maneras in any case, anyhow¡de una manera! in such a way!de una manera o de otra whatever wayen cierta manera in a wayen gran manera enormouslyno hay manera it's impossible¡qué manera de... ! what a way to... !manera de ser character* * *noun f.way, manner- de ninguna manera
- de todas maneras* * *SF1) (=modo) wayeso no es manera de tratar a un animal — that's not the way to treat an animal, that's no way to treat an animal
hazlo de la manera que sea — do it however o the way you like
¡llovía de una manera! — it was really pouring down!
¡nunca he visto nevar de esta manera! — I've never seen it snow like this!
no hubo manera de convencerla — there was no convincing her, there was no way we could convince her
a mi manera de ver, tenemos dos opciones — the way I see it, we have two options
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a la manera de algn/algo, siguen arando a la manera de sus abuelos — they still plough as o in the way their grandfathers diduna novela escrita a la manera de Kafka — a novel written in a Kafkaesque manner o in the style of Kafka
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de manera perfecta — perfectly, in a perfect waynos recibió de manera cortés — he received us courteously o in a courteous way
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de esta manera — (in) this way, (in) this fashion•
de la misma manera — (in) the same way, (in) the same fashionmanera de ser, es su manera de ser — that's the way she is
2) [locuciones]•
de alguna manera — (=en cierto modo) to some extent; (=de cualquier modo) somehow; [al principio de frase] in a way, in some ways•
en cierta manera — in a way, to a certain extent•
en gran manera — to a large extent•
de mala manera, le pegó de mala manera — he hit her really hardlo estafaron de mala manera — * they really ripped him off *
ese tío se enrolla de mala manera — * that guy just can't stop jabbering *
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de ninguna manera, eso no lo vamos a aceptar de ninguna manera — there's no way we are going to accept that¡de ninguna manera! — certainly not!, no way!
de otra manera, no es posible entender su actitud — otherwise, it's impossible to understand his attitude
dicho de otra manera — in other words, to put it another way
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sobre manera — exceedingly•
de tal manera que... — in such a way that...•
de todas maneras — anyway, in any case3)• de manera que — [antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that
¿de manera que esto no te gusta? — so you don't like this?
4) pl maneras (=modales) mannersmalas maneras — bad manners, rudeness
tener maneras — LAm to have good manners, be well-mannered
5) liter (=tipo) kind6) (Arte, Literat) (=estilo) styleMANERA, FORMA, MODO De manera + ((adjetivo)) ► Cuando de manera + ((adjetivo)) añade información sobre una acción, la traducción más frecuente al inglés es un adverbio terminado en -ly. En inglés este tipo de adverbio es mucho más común que el equivalente - mente español: Todos estos cambios ocurren de manera natural All these changes happen naturally La Constitución prohíbe de manera expresa la especulación inmobiliaria The Constitution expressly forbids speculation in real estate ► De manera + ((adjetivo)) también se puede traducir por in a + ((adjetvo)) + way si no existe un adverbio terminado en -ly que equivalga al adjetivo: Se lo dijo de manera amistosa He said it to her in a friendly way ► En los casos en que se quiere hacer hincapié en la manera de hacer algo, se puede utilizar tanto un adverbio en -ly como la construcción in a + ((adjetivo)) + way, aunque esta última posibilidad es más frecuente: Tienes que intentar comportarte de manera responsable You must try to behave responsibly o in a responsible way Ellos podrán ayudarte a manejar tu negocio de manera profesional They'll be able to help you run your business professionally o in a professional way Para otros usos y ejemplos ver manera, forma, modo* * *1)a) (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera — I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it
¿qué manera de comer es ésa? — that's no way to eat your food
comimos de una manera...! — you should have seen the amount we ate!
no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? — you're not going out dressed like that, are you?
no lo pongas así de cualquier manera, dóblalo — don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how, fold it up
no hay/hubo manera — it is/it was impossible
b) (en locs)de cualquier manera or de todas maneras — anyway
de manera que — ( así que) (+ indic) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that, so
de ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? - de ninguna manera will you give it to me? - certainly not; de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it; no son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferior; sobre manera sobremanera; de mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudely; la trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badly; los precios han subido de mala manera (Esp) prices have shot up (colloq); lo malcrió de mala manera (Esp) she spoiled him terribly o (colloq) rotten; querer algo de mala manera — (Esp fam) to want something really badly
* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, form, guise, means, way, manner, fashion.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.----* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* de las dos maneras = in both ways.* de la siguiente manera = in the following terms.* de manera amena = pleasantly.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de manera confusa = hazily.* de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* de manera constructiva = constructively.* de manera decepcionante = disappointingly.* de manera deprimente = sombrely [somberly, -USA].* de manera despreocupada = casually.* de manera desproporcionada = disproportionately.* de manera divertida = funnily.* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera especial = in a certain way, in a special way.* de manera esquemática = briefly.* de manera estupenda = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera global = holistically.* de manera graciosa = funnily.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera humillante = abjectly.* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* de manera informal = casually.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* de manera insinuante = suggestively.* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de manera involuntaria = involuntarily.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* de manera lógica = in a meaningful way.* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera marginal = tangentially.* de manera memorable = memorably.* de manera misteriosa = eerily.* de manera muy clara = in no uncertain terms.* de manera muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* de manera negativa = in a negative light.* de manera obsesiva = neurotically.* de manera óptima = optimally.* de manera poco convincente = lamely.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de manera positiva = in a positive light.* de manera precisa = precisely.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* de manera previsible = predictably.* de manera protectora = protectively.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de manera que = in a form that.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera realista = realistically.* de manera semipermanente = on a semi-permanent basis.* de manera significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de manera sutil = subtly.* de manera tangencial = tangentially.* de manera uniforme = evenly.* de manera vaga = hazily.* de mejor manera = best.* de muchas maneras = in every way, in more ways than one.* de ninguna manera = at all, in any sense of the word, not at all, under no/any circumstances, on no account, not on any account, in any way at all.* !de ninguna manera! = Not on your life!, over + Posesivo + dead body.* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.* de tal manera que = so that.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de una manera + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, in a + Adjetivo + vein.* de una manera eficaz = competently.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de una manera genial = in a masterful way.* de una manera lógica = logically.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.* de una manera seductora = seductively.* de una manera significativa = meaningfully.* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.* de una manera solemne = solemnly.* de una manera tentad = seductively.* de una manera tentadora = seductively.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* de una nueva manera = in a new way.* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* expresar de otra manera = rephrase.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* manera de actuar = line of attack.* manera de pensar = way of thinking.* manera de trabajar = work practice.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.* pero no hubo manera = but no dice.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por la manera = by the way.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* redactar de otra manera = reword.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* usar de manera general = be in general use.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* * *1)a) (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera — I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it
¿qué manera de comer es ésa? — that's no way to eat your food
comimos de una manera...! — you should have seen the amount we ate!
no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? — you're not going out dressed like that, are you?
no lo pongas así de cualquier manera, dóblalo — don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how, fold it up
no hay/hubo manera — it is/it was impossible
b) (en locs)de cualquier manera or de todas maneras — anyway
de manera que — ( así que) (+ indic) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that, so
de ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? - de ninguna manera will you give it to me? - certainly not; de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it; no son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferior; sobre manera sobremanera; de mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudely; la trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badly; los precios han subido de mala manera (Esp) prices have shot up (colloq); lo malcrió de mala manera (Esp) she spoiled him terribly o (colloq) rotten; querer algo de mala manera — (Esp fam) to want something really badly
* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, form, guise, means, way, manner, fashion.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma manera = by the same token.* de la misma manera (que) = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as).* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.* de las dos maneras = in both ways.* de la siguiente manera = in the following terms.* de manera amena = pleasantly.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de manera confusa = hazily.* de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* de manera constructiva = constructively.* de manera decepcionante = disappointingly.* de manera deprimente = sombrely [somberly, -USA].* de manera despreocupada = casually.* de manera desproporcionada = disproportionately.* de manera divertida = funnily.* de manera encantadora = winningly.* de manera escandalosa = outrageously.* de manera especial = in a certain way, in a special way.* de manera esquemática = briefly.* de manera estupenda = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera global = holistically.* de manera graciosa = funnily.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera humillante = abjectly.* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* de manera informal = casually.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* de manera insinuante = suggestively.* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de manera involuntaria = involuntarily.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* de manera lógica = in a meaningful way.* de manera maravillosa = marvellously [marvelously, -USA].* de manera marginal = tangentially.* de manera memorable = memorably.* de manera misteriosa = eerily.* de manera muy clara = in no uncertain terms.* de manera muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* de manera negativa = in a negative light.* de manera obsesiva = neurotically.* de manera óptima = optimally.* de manera poco convincente = lamely.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de manera positiva = in a positive light.* de manera precisa = precisely.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* de manera previsible = predictably.* de manera protectora = protectively.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de manera que = in a form that.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera realista = realistically.* de manera semipermanente = on a semi-permanent basis.* de manera significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de manera sorprendente = shockingly.* de manera sutil = subtly.* de manera tangencial = tangentially.* de manera uniforme = evenly.* de manera vaga = hazily.* de mejor manera = best.* de muchas maneras = in every way, in more ways than one.* de ninguna manera = at all, in any sense of the word, not at all, under no/any circumstances, on no account, not on any account, in any way at all.* !de ninguna manera! = Not on your life!, over + Posesivo + dead body.* de nuevas maneras = in new ways.* de tal manera que = so that.* de todas maneras = at any rate.* de una manera + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, in a + Adjetivo + vein.* de una manera eficaz = competently.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de una manera genial = in a masterful way.* de una manera lógica = logically.* de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de una manera satisfactoria = neatly.* de una manera seductora = seductively.* de una manera significativa = meaningfully.* de una manera simple = in a simple manner.* de una manera solemne = solemnly.* de una manera tentad = seductively.* de una manera tentadora = seductively.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* de una misma manera = in a similar fashion.* de una nueva manera = in a new way.* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* expresar de otra manera = rephrase.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* justo de la misma manera que = in just the same way as.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* manera de actuar = line of attack.* manera de pensar = way of thinking.* manera de trabajar = work practice.* manera de tratar = avenue of approach.* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.* pero no hubo manera = but no dice.* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por la manera = by the way.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* redactar de otra manera = reword.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* usar de manera general = be in general use.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* * *A1 (modo, forma) wayyo lo hago a mi manera I do it my way, I have my own way of doing it¿qué manera de comer es ésa? that's no way to eat your food¡comimos de una manera …! you should have seen the amount we ate!¡qué manera de llover! it's absolutely pouring (with rain)¡qué manera de malgastar el dinero! what a waste of money!no saldrás a la calle vestida de esa manera ¿no? you're not going out dressed like that, are you?se puede ir vestido de cualquier manera you can dress however you want, you can wear whatever you likeno lo pongas así, de cualquier manera, dóblalo don't just put it in any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how o way, fold it upde esta manera iremos más cómodos we'll be more comfortable this way o like thisde alguna manera tendré que conseguir el dinero I'll have to get the money somehow (or other)sus novelas son, de alguna manera, un reflejo de su propia juventud her novels are, to some extent o in some ways, a reflection of her own youthde una manera u otra habrá que terminarlo it'll have to be finished one way or anotherno hay/hubo manera it is/was impossible2 ( en locs):a manera de by way ofa manera de ejemplo by way of examplese levantó el sombrero a manera de saludo he lifted his hat in greetingde cualquier manera or de todas maneras anywayde cualquier manera or de todas maneras ya tenía que lavarlo I had to wash it anyway o in any casede todas maneras prefiero que me llames por teléfono antes I'd rather you called me first anyway(para que) (+ subj) so that, so¿de manera que te casas en julio? so you're getting married in July, are you?dilo en voz alta, de manera que todos te oigan say it out loud, so (that) everyone can hear youde ninguna manera: ¿me lo das? — de ninguna manera will you give it to me? — certainly notde ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow itno son de ninguna manera inferiores they are in no way inferiorde mala manera: me contestó de muy mala manera she answered me very rudelyla trataba de mala manera he used to treat her badlylos precios han subido de mala manera ( Esp); prices have shot up ( colloq), prices have risen exorbitantlyquerer algo de mala manera ( Esp fam); to want sth really badly, want sth in the worst way ( AmE colloq)Compuesto:su manera de ser the way she istiene una manera de ser que se lleva bien con todos she has a nice way about her, she gets on well with everyone ( colloq)su manera de ser le acarrea muchos problemas his manner o the way he comes across causes him a lot of problems* * *
manera sustantivo femenino
1 (modo, forma) way;
a manera de by way of;
de todas maneras anyway;
su manera de ser the way she is;
se puede ir vestido de cualquier manera you can dress however you want;
no lo pongas así, de cualquier manera don't just put it in any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how;
de ninguna manera lo voy a permitir there's no way I'm going to allow it;
de alguna manera tendré que conseguirlo I'll have to get it somehow (or other);
no hay/hubo manera it is/it was impossible;
de manera que so;
de mala manera ‹ contestar› rudely;
‹ tratar› badly
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manera
I sustantivo femenino
1 way, manner: hagámoslo a nuestra manera, let's do it our way
lo hace todo de cualquier manera, he does everything any old how
no hay manera de que me escuche, there is no way to make him listen to me
me disgusta su manera de ser, I don't like the way he behaves
II fpl maneras, manners: contestó con malas maneras, she answered rudely
♦ Locuciones: a manera de, as: se puso una cacerola a manera de casco, she used a cooking pot as a helmet
de cualquier manera/de todas maneras, anyway, at any rate, in any case
de manera que, so (that)
de ninguna manera, in no way, certainly not: no pienso disculparme de ninguna manera, there's no way that I'm going to apologise
de tal manera que, in such a way that
en cierta manera, in some sense: en cierta manera todos somos responsables de ella, to a certain degree we are all responsible for her
' manera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- arrancar
- categórica
- categórico
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- cortante
- despatarrarse
- despeluchar
- encantar
- enfocar
- escritura
- expiar
- igual
- inri
- letra
- mal
- ninguna
- ninguno
- peculiar
- perfectamente
- precisamente
- tal
- tener
- tuntún
- bien
- cómo
- en
- escándalo
- forma
- fórmula
- habla
- hacer
- ilegal
- inconsciente
- índole
- inesperado
- interesado
- medio
- modo
- norma
- ordinariez
- otro
- plantear
- seguir
- temperamento
- tirar
- torpe
- trato
English:
abrupt
- abusive
- accusingly
- angrily
- as
- brittle
- by
- certainly
- challenging
- conciliatory
- decidedly
- definitive
- differently
- distant
- dramatically
- effective
- elaborately
- fashion
- friendly
- gait
- impersonally
- impossibly
- in
- intimidate
- jabber
- jangle
- logical
- manner
- means
- mimic
- miserably
- mismanage
- naturally
- nice
- not
- oddly
- originally
- other
- otherwise
- persuasively
- pleasantly
- practically
- pretence
- pretense
- propose
- radiantly
- realistically
- reception
- remotely
- should
* * *manera nf1. [forma] way, manner;manera de pensar way of thinking;tiene una manera de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;no me gusta su manera de ser I don't like the way he is;no encuentro la manera de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;esa no es manera de decir las cosas that's no way to speak;¿has visto la manera en que o [m5] la manera como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;esta vez lo haremos a mi manera this time we'll do it my way;a la manera de in the style of, after the fashion of;a manera de [como] as, by way of;a mi manera de ver the way I see it;de alguna manera somehow;se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier manera the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;hazlo de cualquier manera do it however you like;no te preocupes, de cualquier manera no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;de esta/esa manera this/that way;trata a su hijo de mala manera he treats his son badly;lo dijo de mala manera she said it very rudely;Esp Fam Esp Famse pusieron a beber de mala manera they started a serious drinking session;Esp Famtu hermana se enrolla de mala manera your sister goes on a bit;de la misma manera similarly, in the same way;lo hice de la misma manera que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;lo organizaron de manera que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;¿de manera que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;de ninguna manera o [m5] en manera alguna deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;¿te he molestado? – de ninguna manera o [m5] en manera alguna did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ninguna manera! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;de otra manera… [si no] otherwise…;de tal manera (que) [tanto] so much (that);de todas maneras anyway;de todas maneras, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;de una manera o de otra one way or another;en cierta manera in a way;Formalla ópera me aburre en gran manera I find opera exceedingly tedious;no hay manera there is no way, it's impossible;no hay manera de que haga los deberes it's impossible to get him to do his homework;¡contigo no hay manera! you're impossible!;¡qué manera de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!;¡qué manera de llover! just look at that rain!;Formalme place sobre manera que recurran a nuestros servicios I'm exceedingly pleased that you should have decided to use our services2.maneras [modales] manners;buenas/malas maneras good/bad manners;de muy buenas maneras nos dijo que saliéramos she very politely asked us to leave;atiende a los clientes de malas maneras he's rude to the customers;Espde aquella manera: lo hicieron de aquella manera they did it any old how;¿crees en Dios? – de aquella manera do you believe in God? – well, sort of* * *f way;esa es su manera de ser that’s the way he is;maneras pl manners;lo hace a su manera he does it his way;a manera de like;un cuadro a la manera de los cubistas a Cubist-style picture;no hay manera de it is impossible to;de manera que so (that);de ninguna manera certainly not;en gran manera greatly;sobre manera exceedingly;de todas maneras anyway, in any case;de alguna manera somehow;de cualquier manera anyway, anyhow;de la misma manera que in the same way that;de otra manera if not;de tal manera que in such a way that, so that* * *manera nf1) modo: way, manner, fashion2)de todas maneras : anyway, anyhow3)de manera que : so, in order that4)de ninguna manera : by no means, absolutely not5)manera de ser : personality, demeanor* * *manera n wayde manera extraña in a strange way / strangely -
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for, for, lining, too* * *prep. [ om vederlag] for, (om den gjeldende pris for noget) at (f.eks. what did you pay for it?, what will you price me for it?, I work for 200 dollars prep. [ fremfor] to (f.eks. ) prep. [i de fleste sammenhenger:] for prep. [ formål] for, to (She works for equal wages for men and women) prep. [ til fordel for] for, to (She has talked a lot for my propsals for a better sales strategy) prep. [ på grunn av] for (f.eks. he is famous for his courage, I cannot see for the smoke, he cannot see the wood for trees, marry somebody for his money prep. [ vedrørende støtte] for, in favour of, in favor of (amer.) prep. [i forhold til, i betraktning av] for (f.eks.the coat is too warm for this time of the year
) prep. [ istedenfor] for, to (She prefers tea to wine) prep. [ bestemt el. beregnet for etc.] for (f.eks.America for the Americans, a trio for violin, cello, and piano, boots for soldiers, a calendar for ??
) prep. [ til beste for] for (f.eks. work for him, fight for a cause, the public he writes for, die for one's country, what can I do prep. [ om tidsrom] for (I am going on a holiday for three weeks) prep. [ til gjengjeld for] for (f.eks.an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, reward him for his trouble, blame, praise, punish, thank him for it
) prep. [ for å oppnå] for (f.eks.work for one's living, the children pestered me for sweets
) prep. [ angående] for (he's big for his age, but this film is not suitable for him) prep. [ om tallmessige forhold] for, to (f.eks.for every person who died two were born, there are two women to every man
) prep. [ omfang] for (The contract said that you had to pay the rent for three months in advance) prep. [ hver enkelt for seg selv] for, by (f.eks.man for man, word for word, bit by bit, day by day, one by one, step by step
) prep. [beskyttet, til forsvar] from, to, for (f.eks. seek shelter from the storm, God save me from my friends!, will you hide me from my prep. [ med hensyn til] to, from, about (f.eks.blind to one's own interest, deaf to reason, sensitive to pain, a stranger to this way of thinking, common ??
) konj. [ fordi] because (f.eks.don't call me Sir, because I won't have it, he ran, for he was afraid
) adv. in front, before adv. [ alt for] too (f.eks. ), unduly (f.eks. ) -
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bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. good• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fineb. ( = agréable) nice• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)c. ( = charitable) kindd. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?► bon à• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefse. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!• bonne chance ! good luck!• bon courage ! good luck!• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!• bonne route ! safe journey!• bon retour ! safe journey back!• bon voyage ! safe journey!• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!2. <• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!3. <a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages4. <a. ( = servante) maid• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!5. <* * *
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bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] niceil est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!
3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] rightc'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go
4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] validtu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!
5) ( dans les souhaits)bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck
bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!
2.
les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB
3.
nom masculin1) ( ce qui est de qualité)2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher3) Finance bond
4.
bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go
bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now
bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!
5.
il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild
6.
Phrasal Verbs:- bon mot- bon sens••* * *bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)1. adj1) (repas, restaurant) goodLe tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.
2) (dans une matière) good3) (= correct) rightIl est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.
Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.
avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right
4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kindêtre bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to
5) (= valable, utilisable)être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK
Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?
6) (= approprié)C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.
à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?
à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?
bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend
8) (intensif)Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.
pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...
2. nm1) (= billet) voucher2)Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.
3. nm/fC'est le bon. — It's the right one.
C'est la bonne — It's the right one.
4. advil fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.
Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.
sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice
juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...
Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.
5. exclright!, good!Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?
J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.
Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.
See:* * *A adj1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.C nm1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?G bonne nf2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectifA.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] goodelle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, soundil a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is goodune bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight4. [compétent] gooden bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher wouldêtre/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at mathsnos bons clients our good ou regular customers5. [digne de]bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewoodje pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know6. [condamné à]B.[PLAISANT]l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very niceavoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou niceviens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] goodC.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for herjuger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/thatelle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologizeil serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meetingcomme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fitc'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your healthle bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air4. (familier & locution)a. [c'est juste] that's right!b. [ça suffit] that'll do!c. [c'est d'accord] OK!D.[MORALEMENT]je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to3. [amical - relation]4. [brave] goodc'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girlet en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!E.[EN INTENSIF]1. [grand, gros] goodelle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 142. [fort, violent]un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blowune bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking3. [complet, exemplaire] goodarriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear————————1. [personne vertueuse] good person2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right onea. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at lastb. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last————————nom masculinles bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys2. [chose de qualité]3. [ce qui est moral]5. FINANCEbon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE————————interjectionbon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go1. [inutile]je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing[personne incompétente] useless individualbon à tirer nom masculin————————bonne femme nom féminin1. [petite fille]2. [femme] woman————————bonne femme locution adjectivale2. COUTURE -
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devant [d(ə)vɑ̃]1. prepositiona. ( = en face de) in front of ; ( = le long de) past• il marchait devant moi he was walking in front of or ahead of me• regarde devant toi look in front or ahead of youc. ( = en présence de) in front of• cela s'est passé juste devant nous or nos yeux it happened before our very eyesd. ( = face à) faced with ; ( = étant donné) in view of2. adverb• tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your sweater on back-to-front (Brit) or backwards (US)b. ( = en avant) ahead• marchez devant, les enfants walk in front, children• passe devant, je te rejoindrai go on ahead and I'll catch up with you• passez devant, je ne suis pas pressé you go first, I'm in no hurry3. masculine noun4. plural masculine noun* * *
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1. dəvɑ̃1) ( en face de)devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something
regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead
2) ( près de) outsidecela s'est passé devant chez moi — it happened in front of ou outside my house
il attendait devant la porte — ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door
3) ( en présence de)cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux — it took place in front of us/before our very eyes
4) ( face à)fuir devant le danger — to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger
l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur — the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune
5) ( en avant de)la voiture devant nous — the car ahead ou in front of us
il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre — he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other
elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant — (colloq) ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me
6) ( de reste)
2.
1) ( en face)‘où est la poste?’ - ‘tu es juste devant’ — ‘where's the post office?’ - ‘you're right in front of it’
2) ( en tête)je passe devant, si vous le permettez — ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind
3) ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front
II dəvɑ̃nom masculin (de vêtement, maison, scène) frontde devant — [dents, chambre, porte] front
••* * *d(ə)vɑ̃1. vbSee:2. adv1) [placer] [situé] in frontIl marchait devant. — He was walking in front.
2) [passer]On est passés devant hier. — We went past it yesterday.
3) (= en avant) aheadIl est déjà loin devant. — He's already a long way ahead.
3. prépIl était assis devant moi. — He was sitting in front of me.
Nous sommes passés devant chez toi. — We went past your house.
Ils sont devant nous sur le plan technique. — They're ahead of us technically.
2) (en présence de) [notaire, magistrat, parent] in front of, beforeDevant le juge, il ne faisait plus le fier. — He wasn't so full of himself once he was before the judge.
3) (= face à) [événement] in the face of, [danger] in the face of4) (= étant donné) [circonstances, attitude] in view ofDevant son attitude, je préfère renoncer. — In view of his attitude, I'd rather give up the idea.
4. nm1) [immeuble, objet] frontles pattes de devant — the front legs, the forelegs
5. devants nmpl* * *I.A prép1 ( en face de) devant qn/qch in front of sb/sth; la voiture est garée devant la maison the car is parked in front of the house; il est assis devant la fenêtre he's sitting at the window; tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your jumper on back to front; le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter the bus went straight past me without stopping; regarder/marcher droit devant soi to look/walk straight ahead; regarde devant toi quand tu marches! look where you're going!; il était assis devant une bière he was sitting with a beer in front of him; pousse -toi de devant la télévision move away from the television ; enlève ça de devant moi ( obstacle à la vue) move that away, I can't see; ( obstacle au passage) move that out of my way;2 ( près de) outside; on se retrouve devant le théâtre let's meet outside the theatreGB; cela s'est passé devant chez moi it happened in front of ou outside my house; il attendait devant la porte ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door;3 ( en présence de) il l'a dit devant moi he said it in front of me; il tremblait devant le juge he stood before the judge, trembling; il doit comparaître devant la Cour Suprême he has to appear before the Supreme Court ; tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi all men are equal in the eyes of the law; je jure devant Dieu I swear before God; on est toujours ému devant un tel spectacle it's always such a moving sight; il ne fume jamais devant ses parents ( c'est interdit) he never smokes in front of his parents; il s'inclina devant elle he bowed before her; cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux it took place in front of us/before our very eyes; devant la situation, il faut faire faced with ou in view of the situation, it's necessary to do; je m'incline devant tes arguments I bow to your arguments; à la porte, il s'effaça devant moi when we got to the door, he stood back to let me pass; passer devant le maire to get married;4 ( face à) fuir devant le danger to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger; hésiter devant le danger to hesitate in the face of danger; je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité I shy away from that kind of responsibility; l'égalité devant l'éducation equality in education; devant l'inévitable/la difficulté faced with the inevitable/difficulty; l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune; la réaction des étudiants devant le texte the reaction of the students when faced ou confronted with the text; ils ont reconnu leur impuissance devant mon cas they had to admit they couldn't help me;5 ( en avant de) la voiture devant nous the car ahead ou in front of us; il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other; elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant○ ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me; laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) to let somebody go first;6 ( de reste) avoir beaucoup de travail devant soi to have a lot of work to do; avoir du temps devant soi to have plenty of time; avoir de l'argent devant soi to have some money to spare; avoir un mois devant soi to have a whole month ahead of one; avoir toute la vie devant soi to have one's whole life ahead of one.B adv1 ( en face) si tu passes devant, achète-moi un livre if you're passing it ou the bookshop, buy me a book; ‘où est la poste?’-‘tu es juste devant’ ‘where's the post office?’-‘you're right in front of it’;2 ( en tête) je passe devant, si vous le permettez ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind; puis-je passer devant? ( dans une file) do you mind if I go before you?; pars devant, je te rejoins go ahead, I'll catch up with you;3 ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front; j'ai pris des places devant I've booked GB ou reserved seats at the front.sortir les pieds devant○ to leave feet first; se retrouver Gros Jean comme devant to be back at square one, to be back where one started.II.devant nm (de vêtement, maison, scène) front; une chambre sur le devant a room at the front; de devant [dents, chambre, porte] front; ⇒ scène.devant de cheminée fire-screen.prendre les devants to take the initiative; il savait qu'on allait le licencier: il a pris les devants et a démissionné he knew he was going to be made redundant: he pre-empted it by resigning ou he took the initiative and resigned first.[dəvɑ̃] préposition1. [en face de] in front of[avec mouvement] past2. [en avant de] in front of[en avance sur] ahead ofa. to go straight on ou ahead3. [en présence de]a. [devant les gens présents] to cry in front of everyoneb. [en public] to cry in publicje jure devant Dieu... I swear to God...[étant donné] given————————[dəvɑ̃] adverbe1. [à l'avant]devant derrière back to front, the wrong way round2. [en face]3. [en tête]passe devant, tu verras mieux come ou go through you'll get a better view————————[dəvɑ̃] nom masculin[généralement] frontprendre les devants to make the first move, to be the first to act————————de devant locution adjectivale[dent, porte] front————————de devant locution prépositionnelle -
106 allein
I Adj. präd. und Adv.1. (ohne andere Personen) alone, on one’s own, (all) by oneself; ganz allein all alone; er war allein da (war der Einzige) he was the only one there; kann ich dich allein lassen? will you be all right (Am. umg. alright) on your own?; kann ich mal mit dir allein sprechen? could I have a word with you in private?; allein leben live alone, live on one’s own; allein reisende Kinder unaccompanied minors; das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden I can’t make that decision on my own; allein stehend (ledig) single, unmarried, unattached; allein stehend sein (keine Verwandten haben) live alone; allein stehender Witwer widower without dependants; allein stehendes Haus detached house2. (ohne Hilfe) alone, by oneself; allein erziehend single ( oder lone) parent etc.; ich kann das schon allein I can manage on my own; das hat sie alles allein geschafft she did everything (by) herself; das Kind kann schon ( ganz) allein gehen the child can walk (completely) independently ( oder on his / her own)4. (nur) only; nicht allein..., sondern auch... not only..., but also...; mit der linken Hand allein just with one’s left hand, with one’s left hand only; er allein kann das entscheiden he’s the only one who can decide that; das gehört mir ganz allein it’s (mine) all mine; Mut allein genügt nicht courage alone is not enough; die allein selig machende Kirche the only true redeeming church; etw. für allein selig machend halten iro. think s.th. is the be all and end all5. (bereits) just, mere(ly), already; allein schon ihre Stimme regt mich auf just the sound of her voice is enough to get me going; ( schon) allein der Gedanke the mere thought (of it); allein letzte Woche hatten wir schon so viel Umsatz wie sonst in einem ganzen Monat last week alone the turnover was as high as a normal month’s6. von allein by itself, (aus freien Stücken) of one’s own accord; die Tür ist ganz von allein aufgegangen the door opened of its own accord ( oder by itself)II Konj. (jedoch) but, however* * *lonely (Adj.); alone (Adv.); solely (Adv.); in private (Adv.); single-handed (Adj.); on one's own (Adv.); by oneself (Adv.); reclusively (Adv.); unescorted (Adj.); solitary (Adj.)* * *al|lein [a'lain]1. adj pred (esp inf)alone; Gegenstand, Wort auch by itself, on its own; (= ohne Gesellschaft, Begleitung, Hilfe auch) by oneself, on one's own; (= einsam) lonely, lonesomefür sich alléín — by oneself, on one's own, alone
sie waren endlich alléín — they were alone (together) at last, they were on their own at last
von alléín — by oneself/itself
ich tue es schon von alléíne — I'll do that in any case
jdm ganz alléín gehören — to belong to sb alone, to belong completely to sb
alléín angewiesen sein — to be left to cope on one's own, to be left to one's own devices
2. adv(= nur) alonedas ist alléín seine Verantwortung — that is his responsibility alone, that is exclusively or solely his responsibility
nicht alléín,... sondern auch — not only... but also
alléín schon der Gedanke, (schon) der Gedanke alléín... — the very or mere thought..., the thought alone...
das Porto alléín kostet... — the postage alone costs..., just the postage is...
die alléín selig machende Kirche — the one or only true church
der alléín selig machende Glauben — the one or only true faith
er betrachtet seine Lehre als die alléín selig machende — he considers his doctrine to be the only true one
See:→ Alleinstehende(r)3. conjold = jedoch) however, but* * *1) (with no-one else; by oneself: He lived alone; She is alone in believing that he is innocent.) alone2) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) by oneself3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) herself4) (not part of a group, activity etc: I felt a bit out of it at the party.) out of it* * *al·lein[aˈlain]al·lei·ne[aˈlainə](fam)I. adj pred1. (ohne andere) alonejdn \allein lassen to leave sb alonewir sind jetzt endlich \allein we're on our own at lastsind Sie \allein oder in Begleitung? are you by yourself or with someone?2. (einsam) lonely3. (ohne Hilfe) on one's ownauf sich akk \allein angewiesen [o gestellt] sein to be on one's own, to be left to one's own resourcesfür sich \allein by oneself, on one's owner arbeitet lieber für sich \allein he prefers to work alone4.▶ für sich \allein [genommen] in itselfdieser Vorfall ist, für sich \allein genommen, schon schwerwiegend genug this incident is in itself serious enoughII. adv1. (bereits) just\allein das Ausmaß der Schäden war schon schlimm genug the extent of the damage alone was bad enough\allein der Gedanke daran the mere [or very] thought of it2. (ausschließlich) exclusivelydas ist ganz \allein dein Bier! that's up to you!das ist \allein deine Entscheidung it's your decision [and yours alone]die \allein selig machende [o seligmachende] Kirche/Lehre the only true church/teaching\allein berechtigt JUR exclusively entitled\allein berechtigt sein, etw zu tun JUR to have the exclusive right to do sth3. (ohne Hilfe) single-handedly, on one's own, by oneselfunser Jüngster kann sich schon \allein anziehen our youngest can already dress himself [or get dressed by himself]ein Kind \allein erziehen to bring up [or raise] a child on one's owneine \allein erziehende Mutter/ein \allein erziehender Vater a single mother/a single father\allein erziehend sein to be a single parentvon \allein by itself/oneselfich wäre auch von \allein darauf gekommen I would have thought of it myselfdas Haus liegt ganz für sich \allein the house is completely isolated5.▶ nicht \allein..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...* * *1.1) (ohne andere, für sich) alone; on one's/its own; by oneself/itselfganz allein — all on one's/its own
jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own
2) (einsam) alone2.adverbial (ohne Hilfe) by oneself/itself; on one's/its ownsie kann allein schwimmen — she can swim by herself or on her own
eine allein stehende Frau — a woman living on her own or alone; (ledige Frau) a single woman
ich bin allein stehend — I live on my own or alone; (bin ledig) I am single
3.von allein — (ugs.) by oneself/itself
1) (geh.): (ausschließlich) alonesie denkt allein an sich — she thinks solely or only of herself
nicht allein..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...
2) (von allem anderen abgesehen)[schon] allein der Gedanke/[schon] der Gedanke allein — the mere or very thought [of it]
* * *A. adj präd und adv1. (ohne andere Personen) alone, on one’s own, (all) by oneself;ganz allein all alone;er war allein da (war der Einzige) he was the only one there;kann ich dich allein lassen? will you be all right (US umg alright) on your own?;kann ich mal mit dir allein sprechen? could I have a word with you in private?;allein leben live alone, live on one’s own;allein reisende Kinder unaccompanied minors;das kann ich nicht allein entscheiden I can’t make that decision on my own;2. (ohne Hilfe) alone, by oneself;ich kann das schon allein I can manage on my own;das hat sie alles allein geschafft she did everything (by) herself;das Kind kann schon (ganz) allein gehen the child can walk (completely) independently ( oder on his/her own)3. (einsam) lonely;sich sehr allein fühlen feel very lonely4. (nur) only;nicht allein …, sondern auch … not only …, but also …;mit der linken Hand allein just with one’s left hand, with one’s left hand only;er allein kann das entscheiden he’s the only one who can decide that;das gehört mir ganz allein it’s (mine) all mine;Mut allein genügt nicht courage alone is not enough;die allein selig machende Kirche the only true redeeming church;etwas für allein selig machend halten iron think sth is the be all and end all5. (bereits) just, mere(ly), already;allein schon ihre Stimme regt mich auf just the sound of her voice is enough to get me going;(schon) allein der Gedanke the mere thought (of it);allein letzte Woche hatten wir schon so viel Umsatz wie sonst in einem ganzen Monat last week alone the turnover was as high as a normal month’s6.von allein by itself, (aus freien Stücken) of one’s own accord;die Tür ist ganz von allein aufgegangen the door opened of its own accord ( oder by itself)B. konj (jedoch) but, however* * *1.Adjektiv; nicht attr1) (ohne andere, für sich) alone; on one's/its own; by oneself/itselfganz allein — all on one's/its own
jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own
2) (einsam) alone2.adverbial (ohne Hilfe) by oneself/itself; on one's/its ownsie kann allein schwimmen — she can swim by herself or on her own
eine allein stehende Frau — a woman living on her own or alone; (ledige Frau) a single woman
ich bin allein stehend — I live on my own or alone; (bin ledig) I am single
3.von allein — (ugs.) by oneself/itself
1) (geh.): (ausschließlich) alonesie denkt allein an sich — she thinks solely or only of herself
nicht allein..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...
2) (von allem anderen abgesehen)[schon] allein der Gedanke/[schon] der Gedanke allein — the mere or very thought [of it]
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107 justice
justice [ʒystis]feminine nouna. justice• demander/obtenir justice to demand/obtain justice• se faire justice ( = se venger) to take the law into one's own hands ; ( = se suicider) to take one's own life• il faut lui rendre cette justice que... in fairness to him it must be said that...b. ( = loi) la justice the law* * *ʒystis2) ( application) justiceil faut leur rendre or faire cette justice qu'ils sont... — one has to acknowledge that they are...
se faire justice (à soi-même) — ( se venger) to take the law into one's own hands; ( se suicider) to take one's own life
3) ( pouvoir)la justice — ( lois) the law; ( institution) the legal system; ( tribunaux) the courts (pl)
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʒystis nf1) (= équité) fairness, justice2) ADMINISTRATION justice* * *justice nf1 ( principe) justice; ( équité) fairness; par souci de justice sociale out of concern for social justice; en toute justice in all fairness; il n'y a pas de justice! there's no justice!; agir avec justice to act fairly ou justly; ce n'est que justice it is only fair ou right;2 ( application) justice; la justice divine divine justice; rendre la justice to dispense justice; demander/obtenir justice to demand/obtain justice; il faut leur rendre or faire cette justice qu'ils sont… one has to acknowledge that they are…; se faire justice (à soi-même) ( se venger) to take the law into one's own hands; ( se suicider) to take one's own life;3 ( pouvoir) la justice ( lois) the law; ( institution) the legal system; ( tribunaux) the courts (pl); être livré à la justice to be handed over to the law; il a des ennuis or démêlés avec la justice de son pays he's in trouble with the law in his country; aller en justice to go to court; poursuivre qn en justice to take sb to court; être traduit en justice to be brought before the courts; témoigner en justice to give evidence in a court of law; la justice fonctionne mal the legal system doesn't work properly; intenter une action en justice contre qn to bring (a) legal action against sb; passer en justice to stand trial.justice militaire Mil military law.[ʒystis] nom fémininil traite ses hommes avec justice he treats his men fairly ou justly ou with fairness2. DROITrendre la justice to administer ou to dispense justice3. [réparation] justicefaire justice [venger une faute] to take the law into one's own handsa. [montrer que c'est nocif] to prove something to be badb. [le réfuter] to prove something wrong, to give the lie to somethinga. [se venger] to take the law into one's own handsb. [se tuer] to take one's (own) life————————en justice locution adverbialepasser en justice to stand trial, to appear in court -
108 mobiliser
mobiliser [mɔbilize]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► se mobiliser [personnes] to join forces* * *mɔbilize
1.
1) Armée to mobilize [militaire]; to call up [civil]2) ( rassembler) to mobilize [militants]3) fig to rally [personne]; to summon up [courage]; to call on [raison]
2.
se mobiliser verbe pronominal [militants, étudiants] to rally* * *mɔbilize vt1) MILITAIRE to mobilize2) [efforts, forces, facultés] to mobilize* * *mobiliser verb table: aimerA vtr1 Mil to mobilize [militaire, réserviste]; to call up, to draft US [civil]; être mobilisé to be put on active service GB ou duty US;2 ( rassembler) to mobilize, to call upon [militants, amis] (pour faire to do); mobiliser les travailleurs autour d'un projet/parti to get the workers to support a project/party; le projet a mobilisé l'attention des étudiants the project caught the attention of the students;3 ( faire agir) to rally; ce problème a mobilisé tous les parents this issue rallied all the parents; mobiliser les énergies to mobilize people to act;B se mobiliser vpr [militants, étudiants] to rally, to mobilize; se mobiliser autour d'un parti to rally round a party; se mobiliser autour d'un projet to devote one's energies to a project.[mɔbilize] verbe transitif[armée] to mobilizetoute la famille fut mobilisée pour préparer la fête the whole family was put to work to organize the party2. [syndicalistes, consommateurs, moyens techniques] to mobilizemobiliser l'opinion en faveur des réfugiés politiques to rally public opinion for the cause of the political refugees4. MÉDECINE [membre, articulation] to mobilize————————se mobiliser verbe pronominal intransitiftout le village s'est mobilisé contre le projet the whole village rose up in arms against the plan ou mobilized to fight the plan -
109 voir
voir [vwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 301. <a. to see• vous n'avez encore rien vu ! you ain't seen nothing yet! (inf)• c'est ce que nous verrons ! we'll see about that!• on aura tout vu ! we've seen everything now!• comment voyez-vous l'avenir ? how do you see the future?► voir + infinitif• notre pays voit renaître le fascisme our country is witnessing the rebirth of fascism► aller voir to go and see• fais voir ! let me have a look!• va te faire voir (ailleurs) ! (inf!) get lost! (inf!)• qu'il aille se faire voir (chez les Grecs) ! (inf!) he can go to hell! (inf!)► à le (ou te etc) voir• à le voir, on ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans to look at him, you wouldn't think he was 90b. ( = pouvoir voir, imaginer)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• est-ce que tu le vois ? can you see it?• tu me vois aller lui dire ça ? can you see me telling him that?• il va encore protester, je vois ça d'ici he's going to start protesting again, I can see it comingc. ( = examiner, étudier) [+ dossier] to look at ; [+ circulaire] to reade. (locutions)• tu vas le faire tout de suite, vu ? (inf) you're going to do it straightaway, okay?• nous n'avons pas la même façon de voir les choses we see things differently► c'est tout vu ! (inf) that's for sure!► à voir• à voir son train de vie, elle doit être très riche if her lifestyle is anything to go by, she must be very well-off• il ne fera plus cette erreur -- c'est à voir he won't make the same mistake again -- we'll see► il n'y a qu'à voir• il n'a pas de goût, il n'y a qu'à voir comment il s'habille he's got no taste, you only have to look at the clothes he wears► rien à voir• cela a quelque chose à voir avec... this has got something to do with...• son nouveau film ? rien à voir avec les précédents his new film? it's nothing like his previous work• le résultat n'a plus grand-chose à voir avec le projet initial the result bears very little relation to the initial project► pour voir just to see• essaie un peu, pour voir ! just you try!► passer voir• je suis passé le voir I went to see him► vouloir + voir• je veux voir ça ! I want to see that!• je voudrais t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!• tu aurais dû refuser ! -- j'aurais voulu t'y voir ! you should have said no! -- I'd like to see what you'd have done!► bien voir• nous allons bien voir ! we'll soon find out!• j'ai quelques économies, ça me permettra de voir venir (inf) I've got some savings which should be enough to see me through (inf)• on va perdre, ça je le vois venir (gros comme une maison) (inf) ( = prévoir) we're going to lose, I can see it coming (a mile off (inf))• je te vois venir (avec tes gros sabots) (inf) I can see what you're leading up to► se faire mal voir• si elle ne revient pas travailler lundi, elle va se faire mal voir if she doesn't come back to work on Monday, it won't look too good2. <a. to see• dis-moi voir... tell me...• essaie voir ! (inf) just you try it!• regarde voir ce qu'il a fait ! (inf) just look what he's done!• un peu de charité, voyons ! (rappel à l'ordre) come on now, let's be charitable!• voyons voyons ! let's see now !• c'est trop lourd pour toi, voyons ! come on now, it's too heavy for you!3. <4. <► se voira. (soi-même) to see o.s.• il la trouve moche -- il ne s'est pas vu ! he thinks she's ugly -- has he looked in the mirror lately?c. ( = se trouver) se voir contraint de to find o.s. forced to• je me vois dans la triste obligation de... I have the sad task of...d. ( = être visible) [tache, couleur, sentiments] to showe. ( = se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens every day• cela ne s'est jamais vu ! it's unheard of!f. (fonction passive) ils se sont vu interdire l'accès du musée they were refused admission to the museum* * *vwaʀ
1.
1) ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard — to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp
2) (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident]; [lieu] to see [événement, évolution]3) ( se figurer) to see4) ( juger) to seevoir favorablement quelque chose — to be favourably [BrE] disposed toward(s) something
5) (comprendre, déceler) to see [moyen, avantage]6) (constater, découvrir) to seevoir si/pourquoi — to find out ou to see if/why
on verra bien — well, we'll see
‘je ne paierai pas!’ - ‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ — ‘I won't pay!’ - ‘we shall see about that!’
touches-y, pour voir! — ( menace) you just touch it!
7) (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]8) (recevoir, se rendre chez) to see [client, médecin, ami]9) ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]10) ( avoir un rapport avec)
2.
voyez à ce que tout soit prêt — see to it ou make sure that everything is ready
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( avec les yeux)voir, y voir — to be able to see
je or j'y vois à peine — I can hardly see
2) ( par l'esprit)voir loin — ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted
il faut voir — (colloq) ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see
3) ( rappel à l'ordre)voyons, sois sage! — come on now, behave yourself!
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se voir verbe pronominal1) (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself2) ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to showcela se voit tous les jours — it happens all the time ou every day
3) ( se trouver)se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose — to find oneself forced to do
4) ( se fréquenter) to see each otherils ne peuvent pas se voir (en peinture (colloq)) — they can't stand each other
••je préfère voir venir — (colloq) I would rather wait and see
on t'a vu venir! — (colloq) they/we saw you coming! (colloq)
je te vois venir — (colloq) I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from (colloq)
qu'il aille se faire voir! — (colloq) tell him to get lost! (colloq)
* * *vwaʀ1. vi1) (sens littéral) to seeD'ici, on voit mieux. — You can see better from here.
voir loin fig — to be far-sighted
faites voir — show me, let me see
2) (prendre le temps de réfléchir) to seeVoyons ce qu'on peut faire. — Let's see what we can do.
Voyons, sois raisonnable! — Come on, be reasonable!
ni vu ni connu! — what the eye doesn't see...!, no one will be any the wiser
2. vt1) (= distinguer) to seeD'ici, on voit bien le Mont-Blanc. — You can see Mont Blanc clearly from here., You get a good view of Mont Blanc from here.
2) (= regarder) to seeIl m'a fait voir sa collection de timbres. — He showed me his stamp collection.
3) (= être témoin de) to seeJ'ai vu des cas semblables. — I have seen similar cases.
Je les ai vu humiliés. — I saw them humiliated.
4) (= rendre visite à) to seeVenez me voir quand vous serez à Paris. — Come and see me when you're in Paris.
5) (= comprendre) to seeJe ne vois pas pourquoi il a fait ça. — I don't see why he did that.
6) (= imaginer) to seeJe la voyais déjà en patronne de multinationale. — I could see her as the big boss of a multinational corporation.
7) (= supporter)ne pas pouvoir voir qn fig — not to be able to stand sb, not to be able to stand the sight of sb
Je ne peux vraiment pas la voir. — I really can't stand her., I really can't stand the sight of her.
Ça n'a rien à voir avec lui, c'est entre toi et moi. — It's nothing to do with him, it's between you and me.
je te vois venir! ironique — I can see what you're getting at!, I can see what you're after!
voir à faire qch (= s'assurer que) — to see to it that sth is done
* * *voir verb table: voirA vtr1 ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]; dis-moi ce que tu vois gén tell me what you see; je ne vois rien I can't ou don't see anything; je n'y vois rien I can't see a thing; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; je les ai vus de mes propres yeux or de mes yeux vu! I saw them with my own eyes!; je les ai vus comme je te vois! I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!; que vois-je! liter what's this I see?; à la voir si triste when you see her so sad; à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp; faire voir qch à qn to show sb sth; laisser voir son ignorance to show one's ignorance; sa jupe fendue laissait voir ses cuisses her slit skirt showed her thighs; voir qch en rêve to dream about sth; ⇒ mûr;2 (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident, événement]; [période, lieu, organisation] to see [événement, évolution, changement]; aller voir un film to go to see a film GB ou movie US; nous voyons les prix augmenter we see prices rising; je les ai vus partir/qui partaient I saw them leave/leaving; on l'a vue entrer she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; la voiture qu'il a vue passer the car he saw go by; la ville qui l'a vue naître her native town, the town where she was born; le film est à voir the film is worth seeing; c'est triste/intéressant à voir it' s sad/interesting to see; c'est beau à voir it's beautiful to look at; ce n'est pas beau à voir it's not a pretty sight; il faut voir comment○! you should see how!; j'aurais voulu que tu voies ça! you should have seen it!; je voudrais bien t'y voir! I'd like to see how you'd get on!; a-t-on jamais vu pareille audace! have you ever seen such cheek!; on n'a jamais vu ça! it's unheard of!; et vous n'avez encore rien vu! you ain't seen nothing yet○! hum; qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas voir, on aura tout vu! could you ever have imagined such a thing!; voyez-moi ça! just look at that!;3 ( se figurer) to see; comment vois-tu l'avenir? how do you see the future?; je le vois or verrais bien enseignant I can just see him as a teacher; je ne la vois pas faire ça toute sa vie I can't see her doing it forever; voir sa vie comme un désastre to view one's life as a disaster; on voit bien comment it's easy to see how; on ne voit guère comment, on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler I thought he was about to strangle me; je vois ça d'ici I can just imagine; tu vois un peu s'il arrivait maintenant! just imagine, if he turned up now!;4 ( juger) to see; c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) that's the way I see things; je ne partage pas ta façon de voir I see things differently from you; voir en qn un ami to see sb as a friend; je ne vois pas qu'il y ait lieu d'intervenir I don't see any reason to intervene; c'est à toi de voir it's up to you to decide; voir favorablement une réforme to be favourablyGB disposed toward(s) a reform; tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie Sophie is going to think badly of you; je te vois mal parti you're heading for trouble;5 (comprendre, déceler) to see [cause, moyen, avantage] (dans in); je vois I see; je vois ce que tu veux dire I see what you mean; je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire I don't know who you mean; tu vois où elle veut en venir? do you see what she's getting at?; je ne vois pas où est le problème I can't see the problem; je ne vois pas l'intérêt d'attendre I can't see the point of waiting; je n'y vois aucun mal I see no harm in it; je ne vois aucun mal à ce qu'elle signe I see no harm in her signing; si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient if it's all right with you, if you have no objection; tu ne vois pas qu'il ment? can't ou don't you see that he's lying? ; on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! you can tell ou it's obvious that she's never worked!; je le vois à leur attitude I can tell by their attitude; à quoi le vois- tu? how can you tell?;6 (constater, découvrir) to see; comme vous le voyez as you can see; à ce que je vois from what I can see; voir si/combien/pourquoi to find out ou to see if/how much/why; vois si c'est sec see if it's dry; vois si ça leur convient find out ou see if it suits them; on verra bien well, we'll see; ‘je ne paierai pas!’-‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ ‘I won't pay!’-‘we shall see about that!’; c'est à voir that remains to be seen; j'ai fait ça pour voir I did it to see what would happen; essaie pour voir try and see!; essaie un peu/touches-y, pour voir! ( menace) you just try it/touch it!; vous m'en voyez ravi I am delighted about it;7 (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]; ( dans un texte) voir page 10/le mode d'emploi see page 10/instructions for use; je verrai (ce que je peux faire) I'll see (what I can do); voyons let's see;8 (recevoir, se rendre chez, fréquenter) to see [client, médecin, ami]; je le vois peu en ce moment I don't see much of him at the moment; aller voir qn gén to go to see sb; ( à l'hôpital) to go to visit sb; je passerai la voir demain I'll call on her tomorrow, I'll pop in and see her tomorrow;10 ( avoir un rapport avec) avoir quelque chose à voir avec to have something to do with; ça n'a rien à voir! that's got nothing to do with it!; il n'a rien à voir là-dedans or à y voir it's got nothing to do with him. ⇒ chandelle.B voir à vtr ind fml ( veiller à) to see (à to); voyez à ce que tout soit prêt see to it ou make sure that everything is ready; faudrait voir à réserver des places○ we ought to see about reserving ou booking GB seats; voyez à réserver les places make sure you reserve ou book GB the seats.C vi1 ( avec les yeux) voir, y voir to be able to see; est-ce qu'un bébé (y) voit à la naissance? can a baby see at birth?; je or j'y vois à peine I can hardly see; (y) voir double to see double; je vois trouble everything is a blur; voir loin lit to see a long way off;2 ( par l'esprit) (y) voir clair dans qch to have a clear understanding of sth; voir loin ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted; voir grand to think big; elle a vu juste she was right; il faut voir ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see; ( c'est incroyable) you wouldn't believe it;3 ( pour insister) voyons voir let's see now; regardez voir take a look; dites voir tell me; montrez voir show me;5 ( rappel à l'ordre) voyons, sois sage! come on now, behave yourself!D se voir vpr1 (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself; elle se voyait déjà sur les planches she could already see herself on the stage;2 ( être conscient de) to realize; il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie he realized he was going mad;3 ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show; ça se voit it shows; ça ne se voit pas qu'un peu○! it sticks out a mile!;4 ( se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens all the time ou every day; cela ne se voit pas tous les jours it isn't something you see every day; ça ne s'est jamais vu! it's unheard of!;5 ( se trouver) se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire qch to find oneself forced to do; ils se sont vu répondre que they were told that;6 (se rencontrer, se fréquenter) to see each other;7 ( sympathiser) ils ne peuvent pas se voir they can't stand each other;8 ( être vu) to be seen; la tour se voit de loin the tower can be seen from far away;9 ○ s'en voir to have a hard time (pour faire doing).ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; je préfère voir venir I would rather wait and see; on t'a vu venir○! they saw you coming○!; je te vois venir○ I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from○; je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)○ I can't stand him; je t'ai assez vu I've had enough of you; en voir de belles or de toutes les couleurs to go through some hard times; j'en ai vu d'autres I've seen worse; en faire voir à qn to give sb a hard time; va te faire voir (ailleurs)○, va voir ailleurs or là-bas si j'y suis○! get lost○!; qu'il aille se faire voir○! tell him to get lost○!; il ferait beau voir ça! that would be the last straw![vwar] verbe transitifA.[PERCEVOIR AVEC LES YEUX]1. [distinguer] to seeil ne voit rien de l'œil gauche he can't see anything with his ou he's blind in the left eyeà les voir, on ne dirait pas qu'ils roulent sur l'or to look at them, you wouldn't think they were rolling in ità la voir si souriante, on ne dirait pas qu'elle souffre when you see how cheerful she is, you wouldn't think she's in painvoir quelqu'un faire ou qui fait quelque chose to see somebody do ou doing somethingfais voir! let me see!, show me!a. [bébé] to be bornb. [journal] to come outc. [théorie, invention] to appearil faut la voir lui répondre, il faut voir comment elle lui répond you should see the way she speaks to himvoir venir: je te vois venir, tu veux de l'argent! (familier) I can see what you're leading up to ou getting at, you want some money!le garagiste m'a fait payer 800 euros — il t'a vu venir! (familier) the mechanic charged me 800 euros — he saw you coming!Noël n'est que dans trois semaines, on a le temps de voir venir! Christmas isn 't for another three weeks, we've got plenty of time!c'est vrai, je l'ai vue le faire it's true, I saw her do itje l'ai vu faire des erreurs I saw him making ou make mistakesici, les terrains ont vu leur prix doubler en cinq ans land prices here doubled over five yearsn'avoir rien vu to be wet behind the ears ou greenils en ont vu, avec leur aînée! their oldest girl really gave them a hard time!il en a vu de toutes les couleurs ou des vertes et des pas mûres (familier) ou de belles ou de drôles he's been through quite a loten faire voir (de toutes les couleurs) à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a hard time, to lead somebody a merry dancerépète un peu, pour voir! (you) DARE say that again!4. [inspecter - appartement] to see, to view ; [ - rapport] to see, to (have a) look at ; [ - leçon] to go ou to look overne pas voir: il préfère ne pas voir ses infidélités he prefers to turn a blind eye to ou to shut his eyes to her affairsqui n'a pas vu l'Égypte n'a rien vu unless you've seen Egypt, you haven't lived5. [consulter, recevoir - ami, médecin] to seele médecin va vous voir dans quelques instants the doctor will be with ou see you in a few minutesil faut voir un psychiatre, mon vieux! (familier & figuré) you need your head examined, old man![fréquenter] to see[être en présence de]6. [se référer à]voir illustration p. 7 see diagram p 7voyez l'horaire des trains check ou consult the train timetableB.[PENSER, CONCEVOIR]le pull est trop large — je te voyais plus carré que cela the jumper is too big — I thought you had broader shouldersvoir d'ici quelqu'un/quelque chose: lui confier le budget? je vois ça d'ici! ask him to look after the budget? I can just see it!voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil, ne pas voir quelque chose d'un bon œil to be displeased about somethingvoir quelque chose/quelqu'un avec les yeux de: elle le voit avec les yeux de l'amour she sees him through a lover's eyespose-moi n'importe quelle question — bon, je vais voir ask me anything — let's see ou let me think3. [comprendre - danger, intérêt] to seetu vois ce que je veux dire? do you see ou understand what I mean?je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle! I can't see what's so funny!, I don't get the joke!tu vois que mes principes n'ont pas changé as you can see, my principles haven't changedelle ne nous causera plus d'ennuis — c'est ou ça reste à voir she won't trouble us any more — that remains to be seen ou that's what YOU think!nous prenons rendez-vous? — voyez cela avec ma secrétaire shall we make an appointment? — arrange that with my secretaryvoyez si l'on peut changer l'heure du vol see ou check whether the time of the flight can be changedles photos seraient mieux en noir et blanc — hum, il faut voir the pictures would look better in black and white — mm, maybe (maybe not)7. [juger] to seetu n'es pas sur place, tu vois mal la situation you're not on the spot, your view of the situation is distorted8. (locution)avoir à voir avec [avoir un rapport avec]: je voudrais vous parler: ça a à voir avec notre discussion d'hier I would like to speak to you: it's to do with what we were talking about yesterdayn'avoir rien à voir avec [n'avoir aucun rapport avec]: l'instruction n'a rien à voir avec l'intelligence education has nothing to do with intelligenceje n'ai rien à voir avec la famille des Bellechasse I'm not related at all to the Bellechasse familycela n'a rien à voir avec le sujet that's irrelevant, that's got nothing to do with itça n'a rien à voir: tu parles de grèves, mais ça n'a rien à voir! you talk about strikes but that has nothing to do with it!tu vois, vous voyez: tu vois, je préférais ne rien savoir I preferred to remain in the dark, you seeje te l'avais dit, tu vois! what did I tell you!tu verrais, si j'avais encore mes jambes! if my legs were still up to it, there'd be no holding ou stopping me!a. (familier) [encouragement] go on, have a try!b. [défi] (you) just try!, don't you dare!voyons voirou regardons voir ce que tu as comme note (familier) let's just have a look and see what mark you gotun peu de courage, voyons! come on, be brave!voyons, tu n'espères pas que je vais te croire! you don't seriously expect me to believe you, do you?————————[vwar] verbe intransitifA.[PERCEVOIR LA RÉALITÉ - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]elle ne ou n'y voit plus she can't see ou she's blind now[exercer sa vue] to seevoir bien to see clearly, to have good eyesight2. [juger]encore une fois, tu as vu juste you were right, once againB.jeux [pour une mise]20 euros, pour voir 20 euros, and I'll see you————————voir à verbe plus préposition[veiller à]voir à faire quelque chose to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is doneil faudrait voir à ranger ta chambre/payer tes dettes you'd better tidy up your room/clear your debtsvoir à ce que quelque chose soit fait to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [se contempler] to (be able to) see oneself2. [s'imaginer] to see ou to imagine ou to picture oneself————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[se rencontrer] to see each other————————se voir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [être visible, évident - défaut] to show, to be visible ; [ - émotion, gêne] to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparentil porte une perruque, ça se voit bien you can tell he wears a wig2. [se manifester - événement] to happen ; [ - attitude, coutume] to be seen ou found————————se voir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se trouver]se voir dans l'obligation de... to find oneself obliged to... -
110 poco
(pl -chi) 1. adj littlecon nomi plurali few2. adv not muchcon aggettivi not very, not greatlysenti un po'! just listen!a poco a poco little by little, graduallypoco fa a little while agofra poco in a little while, soonpoco dopo a little while later, soon afterper poco cheap( quasi) almost, nearly* * *poco agg.indef.1 ( con riferimento alla quantità) little, not much: bevo poco vino, I don't drink much wine; c'è poca luce qui, there isn't much light here; ci è rimasto poco pane, we haven't got much bread left; ha poca pazienza con i bambini, he hasn't got much (o he has little) patience with children; quello che guadagna è troppo poco per coprire le spese, he doesn't earn enough to cover his expenses2 ( con riferimento all'intensità) little, not much: ha dato poca importanza alla cosa, he gave little importance to the matter; il lavoro mi dà poca soddisfazione, my work doesn't give me much satisfaction; accettare con poco entusiasmo un invito, to accept an invitation without much enthusiasm; prestai poca attenzione alle sue parole, I didn't pay much attention to what he said // ci è voluto non poco coraggio, it took a lot of courage // avere poca stima di qlcu., to have a low opinion (o not to think much) of s.o. // c'è poco sole, it isn't very sunny; c'era poca nebbia, it wasn't very foggy // ho poca memoria, I've got a poor memory; l'iniziativa ha avuto poco successo, it wasn't a very successful initiative (o the initiative didn't meet with much success)3 ( con riferimento alla durata) little, short: mi assenterò per poco tempo, I'll be away for a short time; in poco tempo ha fatto molti progressi, he made a lot of progress in a very short time; poco tempo prima, dopo, a short time before, after; è accaduto poco tempo fa, it happened a short time ago (o not long ago) // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: poco fa, poc'anzi, a short time ago; di lì a poco, shortly after (o after a while o a little later); fra poco, very soon (o in a little while); a fra poco, see you soon; è poco che l'ho visto, I saw him a short time ago (o it isn't long since I last saw him); manca poco a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas; mi manca poco per finire, I haven't got much more to do (o I've nearly finished); ci fermeremo solo per poco, we'll only stay for a short time (o we shan't stay long) // da poco, ( poco fa) a short time ago, (riferito al pass.) a short time before, ( tempo continuato) for a short time: è uscito da poco, he's (only) just gone out; quando telefonai, erano da poco partiti, when I phoned, they had not long left (o they had only just left)4 ( con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio): c'è poca distanza dall'albergo alla spiaggia, it isn't far from the hotel to the beach; avevamo fatto poca strada quando cominciò a piovere, we hadn't gone far when it began to rain5 ( scarso, esiguo) scant, little: sono quadri di poco valore, they are paintings of little (o scant) value; trattare qlcu. con poco riguardo, to treat s.o. with scant (o little) respect // con poca spesa, for a small outlay (o without spending much) // a poco prezzo, at (o for) a low price, cheap // è poca cosa, it's nothing (o it's a drop in the ocean)6 pl. few, not many; ( alcuni) a few: ho fatto pochi errori nella prova di matematica, I didn't make many mistakes in the maths test; fra pochi minuti, in a few minutes; c'erano poche persone in giro, there weren't many people about (o there were few people about); inviterò i miei genitori e pochi amici, I'll invite my parents and a few friends // mi sono rimasti solo pochi spiccioli, I haven't got much money left // molto pochi, very few; troppo pochi, too few.poco pron.indef.1 (very) little, not much: ''Hai del formaggio?'' ''Sì, ma ne ho poco'', ''Have you got any cheese?'' ''Yes, but not much''; ieri avevo del tempo libero, ma oggi ne ho molto poco, I had some spare time yesterday, but I've got very little (o but I haven't got much) today; (ne) capisco poco di matematica, I understand very little about mathematics; resta ben poco da fare, there's (very) little (o there isn't much) left to be done; abbiamo speso poco in quell'albergo, we didn't spend much (o we spent very little) at that hotel; un milione mi pare ( troppo) poco, a million seems too little to me; ci vuole poco per capire che è tutta una truffa, it doesn't take much to understand it's all a swindle // c'è poco da fare, da dire, there's little (o nothing) to be done, to be said; c'è poco da ridere, da scherzare, there's little (o nothing) to laugh about, to joke about // dire che ha torto è poco, it's not enough to say he's wrong // a dir poco, to say the least: saranno state a dir poco centomila persone, there must have been a hundred thousand people there, to say the least // e ti pare poco?, do you think that's nothing? // il che non è poco, which is something // per poco che sia, è sempre qualcosa, however little it is, it's still something // non te la prendere per così poco, don't let such a little (o small) thing upset you // ci voleva così poco a farmi una telefonata, it wouldn't have hurt you to give me a ring; ci vuole così poco ad accontentarlo, it takes so little to please him (o to make him happy) // una cosa da poco, a mere trifle; una moneta da poco, a small coin; è un uomo da poco, he's not up to much // per poco, ( a buon mercato) cheap: l'ho comprato per poco, I got it cheap // per poco non, ( quasi) nearly: per poco non cadevo in acqua, I (very) nearly fell in the water; ci mancò poco che non fosse squalificato, he was (very) nearly disqualified2 pl. (very) few, not many; ( poche persone) few people; ( alcuni) a few; ( alcune persone) a few people: ''Hai molti amici?'' ''No, ne ho ( assai) pochi'', ''Have you many friends?'' ''No, very few''; pochi di noi, di loro ecc., few of us, them etc.; era conosciuto da pochi, not many people knew him (o he was little known); siamo rimasti in pochi, there were few of us left; c'eravamo noi due e pochi altri, there were the two of us and a few others3 un poco, un po', a little, some; (con s. pl.) a few, some: un poco di pane, a little (o some) bread; c'erano un bel po' di persone, there were quite a few people there; un altro poco, some (o a little) more; costa un poco di più, it costs (o is) a little more // che po' po' di mascalzone!, what a scoundrel!; che po' po' di sfacciataggine!, what cheek!; con quel po' po' di soldi che ha!, with all the money he has! // In espressioni di tempo: un po' ( di tempo), a short time; un bel po' ( di tempo), quite a while (o quite a long time); un altro po' ( di tempo), a little (o a bit) longer; un po' ( di tempo) prima, dopo, fa, a short time before, later, ago // da un po' ( di tempo), some time ago, (riferito al pass.) some time before, ( tempo continuato), for some time: è da un po' che non lo vedo, I haven't seen him for some time; lo spettacolo era già finito da un po', the show had finished some time before◆ s.m.1 little: mi contento del poco, it takes little to please me (o I'm easily satisfied); il poco che ho è tuo, the (o what) little I have is yours; farò quel poco che posso, I'll do what (o the) little I can // il poco è meglio del niente, (prov.) half a loaf is better than no bread2 (anche f.) un, una poco di buono, (fam.) a bad lot; sono dei poco di buono, they're no good (o they're a bad lot).poco avv.1 (con agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p. pres. e talvolta pp. usato come agg.) not very: poco intelligente, not very bright; poco entusiasmante, not very exciting; poco conosciuto, not very well-known; poco costoso, unexpensive; poco letto, little read; sto poco bene, I'm not very well; una zona poco abitata, a sparsely populated area; un prodotto poco richiesto, a product in small demand2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) not much; little; ( di tempo) not long: è poco più alto di me, he's not much taller than me; è poco più che un ragazzo, he's little more than a boy; era poco più che ventenne, he was little more than twenty; si sposarono poco più tardi, they got married not long after3 ( con verbi) little: il suo aiuto fu poco apprezzato, his help was little appreciated; studia molto poco, he studies very little; ci vede poco, he can't see very well; il primato fu superato di poco, the record was only just beaten // me ne importa poco, I don't care much; poco importa se..., it doesn't matter if... // per poco che si rifletta..., you only have to think a bit... // poco o nulla, little or nothing // né punto né poco, not at all // a poco a poco, little by little (o gradually) // press'a poco → pressappoco4 un poco, un po', a bit: è un po' strano, it's a bit (o rather) strange // fa un po' ridere, (fam.) it makes you laugh // s'è parlato un po' di questo e un po' di quello, we spoke about this and that // un po' per..., un po' per..., what with... and: un po' per il rumore, un po' per il caldo si sentiva frastornato, what with the noise and the heat, he felt quite dizzy // senti un po', look!; vediamo un po', let's see; ma guarda un po'!, just look what's happened!; guarda un po' che cosa hai combinato!, now look what you've done!; dimmi un po' tu se non ho ragione, tell me if I'm not right (o if I'm wrong).* * *['pɔko] poco -a, -chi, -che1. avv1) (piccola quantità) little, negazione + muchguadagna poco — he doesn't earn much, he earns little
2) (con aggettivo, avverbio) (a) little, negazione + veryè poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him
3)poco fa — a short while o time ago
poco — in a little whilepoco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished4)— a little, a bitè un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short
arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while
prima del solito — a little earlier than usualha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while
5)(a) poco a poco — bit by bit, little by littlepoco — to say the leasteravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us
è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance
una persona da poco — a worthless individual
ha vinto di poco — he only just won
poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell2. agg indef2) (in espressioni ellittiche: tempo) a short time, a little while, (quantità) (a) littleci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly
l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap
ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer
basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy
3. pron1) (a) littlec'è chi ha molto tempo e chi ne ha poco — there are those who have a lot of time and those who have little
2)pochi, poche — few (people)4. sm1) littleil poco che guadagno... — what little I earn...
See:2)di soldi — a little moneydi pane — a little breaddi zucchero — a little sugardi silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!un
bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum3); che po' po' di coraggio! — what courage!* * *1.1) (un numero esiguo di) few, not many- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors
2) (una piccola quantità di) little, not much3) (scarso) little, not much4) (di tempo)2.poco tempo fa — a short time ago, not long ago
1) (piccola quantità, scarsa misura)"è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" — "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"
ci vuole poco a... — it doesn't take much to...
2) (esiguo numero di persone) few- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him
manca poco alle due — it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two
ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time
è arrivato da poco — he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived
poco prima, dopo — shortly before, afterwards
fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco — before long, soon afterwards
l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio — to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little
per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured
6) per poco che7) a poco, per poco (a buon mercato) [comprare, vendere] cheap8) poco da9) da poco10) a dir poco3.era sorpreso, a dir poco — he was surprised, to say the least (of it)
sostantivo maschile1) (piccola quantità) littlevoglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea
3) un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount ofun bel po' di persone — quite a few people, a lot of people
un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago
4) un bel po'4.1) (con un verbo) little, not muchpoco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!
3) (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very4) (con forme comparative) little, not muchè poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me
ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)
prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)
l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)
"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)
(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)
parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder
6) a poco a poco little by little7) non poco••sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull
un poco di buono — an ugly customer, a bad lot
••una poco di buono — a slut pop.
Note:Poco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc* * *pocoPoco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc. ⇒ 311 (un numero esiguo di) few, not many; - chi visitatori not many o few visitors; troppo -che persone too few people; troppo -chi soldi too little money; pochissime case very few houses2 (una piccola quantità di) little, not much; beve poco vino he doesn't drink much wine; spendere poco denaro to spend little money3 (scarso) little, not much; - che possibilità little chance; c'è poco rumore there's not much noise; avere -a memoria to have a poor memory4 (di tempo) poco tempo fa a short time ago, not long ago; c'è così poco tempo there's so little time5 (in frasi esclamative) -che chiacchiere! cut the cackle!1 (piccola quantità, scarsa misura) voglio spendere poco I don't want to spend much; "è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"; so poco di lui I don't know much about him; ne ha letti -chi he read few of them; ci vuole poco a... it doesn't take much to...; c'è mancato poco that was a close shave2 (esiguo numero di persone) few; - chi hanno fiducia in lui few o not many people trust him; siamo in -chi there are only a few of us3 (in espressioni di tempo) manca poco alle due it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two; ci ha impiegato poco it didn't take him long; ci sono rimasto poco I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time; è arrivato da poco he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived; lavoro qui da poco I've worked here for a short time; poco fa a short while ago; poco prima, dopo shortly before, afterwards; fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco before long, soon afterwards4 per poco, di poco l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little5 per poco (non) (quasi) per poco (non) perdeva il treno he almost missed the train; per poco non mi catturavano I just o narrowly missed being captured6 per poco che per poco che sia however little it is8 poco da ho poco da dire I've got little to say; c'è poco da ridere it's no laughing matter; c'è poco da scegliere there's not much to choose10 a dir poco era sorpreso, a dir poco he was surprised, to say the least (of it); è a dir poco testardo! he's nothing if not stubborn!III sostantivo m.1 (piccola quantità) little; quel poco che ha what little she has; quel poco che ho visto era molto bello the little I saw was very good2 un po' di (un poco) a little of, a bit of, some, any; voglio un po' di tè I want a little o some tea; c'è ancora un po' di gelato? is there any ice cream left? bevi ancora un po' di birra! have some more beer! posso averne un po' di più? can I have a little more? un po' di tutto a bit of everything; parlo un po' di inglese I speak a little English; un po' di tempo fa a little while ago3 un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount of; un bel po' di persone quite a few people, a lot of people; aspettò un bel po' di ore he waited for a good few hours; un bel po' di tempo fa a good o long while ago4 un bel po' per un bel po' for a good while; camminò un bel po' he walked quite a way; è un bel po' che non ci si vede! long time no see!IV avverbio1 (con un verbo) little, not much; parla poco he doesn't talk much; ho dormito poco I didn't sleep (very) much; ci vede poco he can't see very well2 (con un avverbio) sta poco bene he's not well; poco lontano da qui not far away from here; poco male! (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!3 (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very; è poco educato he's not very polite; un lavoro poco pagato a poorly paid job; i suoi libri sono poco letti his books are little read; un romanzo poco conosciuto a little-known novel4 (con forme comparative) little, not much; è poco più alto di me he is little o not much taller than me; poco più di un'ora fa little more than an hour ago5 un po' (per un certo tempo) rimani ancora un po' stay a little longer; aspetta un po'! wait a bit! ci vorrà un po' it will take some time; studio da un po' I've been studying for some time; ci ho pensato un (bel) po' I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità) prendine ancora un po' take some more; (leggermente) un po' timido a bit shy; ti senti un po' meglio? are you feeling any better? l'arrosto è un po' bruciato the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza) "parli tedesco?" - "un po'" "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo) sta un po' zitto! just keep quiet! vediamo un po' let me see; (ma) pensa, guarda un po'! fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio) mangia un po' di più eat a bit more; parla un po' più forte speak little o a bit louder; fa un po' meno freddo di ieri it's a little less cold than yesterday6 a poco a poco little by little7 non poco ero non poco sorpreso I was not a little surprisedsapere di poco (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull; poco o nulla little or nothing; non ti credo neanche un po' you don't fool me for a minute; non è poco! that's saying a lot! un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione what with the depression and unemployment; un poco di buono an ugly customer, a bad lot; una poco di buono a slut pop. -
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ПАДАТЬ/УПАСТЬ (ПАСТЬЮ) ДУХОМ VP subj: human more often pfv past or neg imperto become despondent, despairX упал духом = X lost heart (courage)X fell (sank) into despair X became (was) disheartened (downhearted, depressed, dispirited, demoralized) X lost (gave up) (all) hope (in limited contexts) X's spirits fellNeg Imper не падай духом ' keep your spirits (chin) updon't let it get you down.«Володя, не нужно падать духом. Я тоже часто бываю в таком состоянии» (Эренбург 3). "Don't lose heart, Volodya. I often do myself..." (3a).Шалико почувствовал, что её (Хикур) внезапный отъезд не к добру... Неужели она забеременела и, как сестра её, ничего не сказав ему, уехала в деревню?!.. Ничего, главное не падать духом, сказал он себе... (Искандер 4). Shaliko had sensed that Khikur's sudden departure meant trouble....Could she really have gotten pregnant and gone off to the country without saying anything to him, just like her sister?...Never mind, whatever you do, don't lose courage, he told himself... (4a).He находил Едигей ответа, сокрушался, переживал, падал духом и снова обнадеживал себя безнадёжными грёзами... (Айтматов 2). Finding no answer to his dilemma, he (Yedigei) was overwhelmed, suffered and became downhearted and tried once more to raise his hopes with hopeless dreams... (2a).Вообще, сила западной гневной реакции (на травлю Сахарова и Солженицына) была неожиданна для всех - и для самого Запада... и тем более для наших властей... И, спасаясь из этого состояния, 13-го сентября правительство сняло глушение западных передач... И как же взбодрилось наше общество, так недавно столь упавшее духом, что даже отказалось от Самиздата! (Солженицын 2). All in all, the force of the West's angry reaction (to the vicious press campaign against Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn) was a surprise to everyone: to the West itself...and even more of a surprise to our rulers....On 13 September the government tried to escape from this situation by putting a stop to jamming.... How it cheered our public, who just a little while ago had been so demoralized that they had even given up samizdat (2a)...Он (академик) советовал Гладышеву не падать духом и, ссылаясь на пример древних алхимиков, утверждал, что в науке никакой труд не бывает напрасным, можно искать одно, а найти другое (Войнович 2)...Не (the academician) advised Gladishev to keep his spirits up and, citing the example of the ancient alchemists, pointed out that in science no work is ever done in vain, one thing is sought and another found (2a). -
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past or neg imper]=====⇒ to become despondent, despair:- X became (was) disheartened (downhearted, depressed, dispirited, demoralized);- [in limited contexts] Xb spirits fell;- don't let it get you down.♦ "Володя, не нужно падать духом. Я тоже часто бываю в таком состоянии" (Эренбург 3). "Don't lose heart, Volodya. I often do myself..." (3a).♦ Шалико почувствовал, что её [Хикур] внезапный отъезд не к добру... Неужели она забеременела и, как сестра её, ничего не сказав ему, уехала в деревню?!.. Ничего, главное не падать духом, сказал он себе... (Искандер 4). Shaliko had sensed that Khikur's sudden departure meant trouble....Could she really have gotten pregnant and gone off to the country without saying anything to him, just like her sister?...Never mind; whatever you do, don't lose courage, he told himself... (4a).♦ Не находил Едигей ответа, сокрушался, переживал, падал духом и снова обнадеживал себя безнадёжными грёзами... (Айтматов 2). Finding no answer to his dilemma, he [Yedigei] was overwhelmed, suffered and became downhearted and tried once more to raise his hopes with hopeless dreams... (2a).♦ Вообще, сила западной гневной реакции [на травлю Сахарова и Солженицына] была неожиданна для всех - и для самого Запада... и тем более для наших властей... И, спасаясь из этого состояния, 13-го сентября правительство сняло глушение западных передач... И как же взбодрилось наше общество, так недавно столь упавшее духом, что даже отказалось от Самиздата! (Солженицын 2). All in all, the force of the West's angry reaction |to the vicious press campaign against Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn] was a surprise to everyone: to the West itself...and even more of a surprise to our rulers....On 13 September the government tried to escape from this situation by putting a stop to jamming.... How it cheered our public, who just a little while ago had been so demoralized that they had even given up samizdat (2a)♦...Он [академик] советовал Гладышеву не падать духом и, ссылаясь на пример древних алхимиков, утверждал, что в науке никакой труд не бывает напрасным, можно искать одно, а найти другое (Войнович 2)... Не [the academician] advised Gladishev to keep his spirits up and, citing the example of the ancient alchemists, pointed out that in science no work is ever done in vain, one thing is sought and another found (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > падать духом
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past or neg imper]=====⇒ to become despondent, despair:- X became (was) disheartened (downhearted, depressed, dispirited, demoralized);- [in limited contexts] Xb spirits fell;- don't let it get you down.♦ "Володя, не нужно падать духом. Я тоже часто бываю в таком состоянии" (Эренбург 3). "Don't lose heart, Volodya. I often do myself..." (3a).♦ Шалико почувствовал, что её [Хикур] внезапный отъезд не к добру... Неужели она забеременела и, как сестра её, ничего не сказав ему, уехала в деревню?!.. Ничего, главное не падать духом, сказал он себе... (Искандер 4). Shaliko had sensed that Khikur's sudden departure meant trouble....Could she really have gotten pregnant and gone off to the country without saying anything to him, just like her sister?...Never mind; whatever you do, don't lose courage, he told himself... (4a).♦ Не находил Едигей ответа, сокрушался, переживал, падал духом и снова обнадеживал себя безнадёжными грёзами... (Айтматов 2). Finding no answer to his dilemma, he [Yedigei] was overwhelmed, suffered and became downhearted and tried once more to raise his hopes with hopeless dreams... (2a).♦ Вообще, сила западной гневной реакции [на травлю Сахарова и Солженицына] была неожиданна для всех - и для самого Запада... и тем более для наших властей... И, спасаясь из этого состояния, 13-го сентября правительство сняло глушение западных передач... И как же взбодрилось наше общество, так недавно столь упавшее духом, что даже отказалось от Самиздата! (Солженицын 2). All in all, the force of the West's angry reaction |to the vicious press campaign against Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn] was a surprise to everyone: to the West itself...and even more of a surprise to our rulers....On 13 September the government tried to escape from this situation by putting a stop to jamming.... How it cheered our public, who just a little while ago had been so demoralized that they had even given up samizdat (2a)♦...Он [академик] советовал Гладышеву не падать духом и, ссылаясь на пример древних алхимиков, утверждал, что в науке никакой труд не бывает напрасным, можно искать одно, а найти другое (Войнович 2)... Не [the academician] advised Gladishev to keep his spirits up and, citing the example of the ancient alchemists, pointed out that in science no work is ever done in vain, one thing is sought and another found (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пасть духом
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114 упасть духом
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past or neg imper]=====⇒ to become despondent, despair:- X became (was) disheartened (downhearted, depressed, dispirited, demoralized);- [in limited contexts] Xb spirits fell;- don't let it get you down.♦ "Володя, не нужно падать духом. Я тоже часто бываю в таком состоянии" (Эренбург 3). "Don't lose heart, Volodya. I often do myself..." (3a).♦ Шалико почувствовал, что её [Хикур] внезапный отъезд не к добру... Неужели она забеременела и, как сестра её, ничего не сказав ему, уехала в деревню?!.. Ничего, главное не падать духом, сказал он себе... (Искандер 4). Shaliko had sensed that Khikur's sudden departure meant trouble....Could she really have gotten pregnant and gone off to the country without saying anything to him, just like her sister?...Never mind; whatever you do, don't lose courage, he told himself... (4a).♦ Не находил Едигей ответа, сокрушался, переживал, падал духом и снова обнадеживал себя безнадёжными грёзами... (Айтматов 2). Finding no answer to his dilemma, he [Yedigei] was overwhelmed, suffered and became downhearted and tried once more to raise his hopes with hopeless dreams... (2a).♦ Вообще, сила западной гневной реакции [на травлю Сахарова и Солженицына] была неожиданна для всех - и для самого Запада... и тем более для наших властей... И, спасаясь из этого состояния, 13-го сентября правительство сняло глушение западных передач... И как же взбодрилось наше общество, так недавно столь упавшее духом, что даже отказалось от Самиздата! (Солженицын 2). All in all, the force of the West's angry reaction |to the vicious press campaign against Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn] was a surprise to everyone: to the West itself...and even more of a surprise to our rulers....On 13 September the government tried to escape from this situation by putting a stop to jamming.... How it cheered our public, who just a little while ago had been so demoralized that they had even given up samizdat (2a)♦...Он [академик] советовал Гладышеву не падать духом и, ссылаясь на пример древних алхимиков, утверждал, что в науке никакой труд не бывает напрасным, можно искать одно, а найти другое (Войнович 2)... Не [the academician] advised Gladishev to keep his spirits up and, citing the example of the ancient alchemists, pointed out that in science no work is ever done in vain, one thing is sought and another found (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > упасть духом
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115 forcer
forcer [fɔʀse]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = contraindre) to forceb. [+ coffre, serrure, barrage] to force ; [+ porte, tiroir] to force openc. [+ fruits, plantes] to force ; [+ talent, voix] to strain ; [+ allure] to increase ; [+ destin] to tempt2. intransitive verb• ne force pas, tu vas casser la corde don't force it or you'll break the rope3. reflexive verb* * *fɔʀse
1.
1) ( contraindre) to force2) ( faire céder) to force [porte, serrure]forcer la porte de quelqu'un — fig to force one's way into somebody's house
3) ( passer au travers) to break through [barrière]4) ( imposer) to force [négociation, décision]5) ( pousser) to force [allure]
2.
forcer sur verbe transitif indirect1) ( abuser)forcer sur — to overdo [vin, sel, couleur]
2) Technologieforcer sur — to overtighten [vis]; to force [mécanisme]
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( faire trop d'efforts)2) ( exercer une pression)ne force pas, tu vas le casser — don't force it or you'll break it
4.
se forcer verbe pronominal ( se contraindre) to force oneself ( à faire to do); ( faire des efforts)••* * *fɔʀse1. vt1) (= contraindre)2) [porte, serrure] to force3) [plante] to force4) [moteur] to strain5) [voix] to strain6) (= augmenter) [allure] to increase7) (locutions)forcer l'attention/le respect — to command attention/respect
2. vi1) (= fournir un effort) to overdo itsans forcer [gagner, se qualifier] — effortlessly
2) (exercer une force excessive) to force itforcer sur qch [objet] — to force sth
3) (= faire des excès)* * *forcer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( contraindre) to force; nous ne voulons forcer personne we don't want to force anybody; forcer qn à faire to force sb to do; forcer l'ennemi à négocier to force the enemy to negotiate; forcer qn à qch to force sb into sth; être forcé à l'exil to be forced into exile; être forcé de faire to be forced to do;2 ( faire céder) to force [porte, serrure]; le tiroir a été forcé the drawer has been forced; forcer la porte de qn fig to force one's way into sb's house;3 ( passer au travers) to break through [barrière, enceinte, défense]; to break [blocus]; forcer le passage to force one's way through; forcer l'entrée to force one's way in;4 ( imposer) to force [négociation, décision]; forcer l'admiration to command admiration; forcer la victoire to secure victory; forcer la paix to impose a peace settlement;5 ( pousser) to force [allure, rythme, cadence]; to stretch [sens]; to contrive [métaphore]; to push [sth] to the limits [talent]; forcer la dose or note to overdo it; forcer le ton to raise one's voice; forcer le trait to exaggerate;B forcer sur vtr ind1 ( abuser) forcer sur to overdo [vin, sel, couleur]; j'ai un peu forcé sur le rouge hier soir I overdid the red wine a bit last night;2 Naut forcer sur les avirons to pull on the oars;C vi1 ( faire trop d'efforts) to overdo it; j'ai trop forcé I overdid it; gagner sans forcer to win easily;2 ( exercer une pression) to force it; ne force pas, tu vas le casser don't force it or you'll break it; appuyez/serrez sans forcer do not press/tighten too much;3 ( résister) la porte/charnière force the door/hinge is sticking.D se forcer vpr1 ( se contraindre) to force oneself (à faire to do); il se força à sourire he forced himself to smile;2 ( faire des efforts) il se force pour manger it's a real effort for him to eat.forcer la main à qn to force sb's hand.[fɔrse] verbe transitifforcer quelqu'un à faire quelque chose: il l'a forcée à quitter la société he forced her out of the firmon lui a forcé la main he was made to do it, his hand was forced2. [ouvrir de force - tiroir, valise] to force (open) ; [ - serrure, mécanisme] to force3. [outrepasser]4. (archaïque) [violer - personne] to violate5. [susciter]son courage a forcé l'admiration/le respect de tous his courage commanded everybody's admiration/respect6. [influencer - destin, événements] to influence7. [presser]9. [pousser trop loin]10. CHASSE to run down————————[fɔrse] verbe intransitifne force pas, tu vas casser le mécanisme don't force the mechanism, you'll break itpliez la jambe sans forcer bend your leg very gently ou without straining————————forcer sur verbe plus préposition————————se forcer verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) [généralement] to make an effort[en mangeant] to force oneselfse forcer à lire/travailler to force oneself to read/to work -
116 dag
dag1〈de〉1 [dageraad] day(break)2 [daglicht] daylight3 [toestand/tijd dat de zon boven de horizon is] day(time)4 [etmaal] day♦voorbeelden:1 voor dag en dauw op zijn/opstaan • be up/get up at the crack of dawnvoor dag en dauw • 〈 ook〉 before cockcrow/daybreak2 het misdrijf komt aan de dag • the crime will come to light/come outveel moed aan de dag leggen • show/display great courageaan de dag treden • emerge, become apparent 〈 bijvoorbeeld gebreken〉voor de dag komen • come to light, surface, appearmet iets voor de dag komen • 〈 een voorstel doen〉 come forward/up with something; 〈 zich presenteren〉 come forward, present oneselfgoed voor de dag komen • make a good impressionvoor de dag halen • bring to light, producedat is zo klaar als de dag • that is as clear as dayvan de dag een nacht maken • turn day into nightdag en nacht bereikbaar • available day and nightbij klaarlichte dag • in broad daylighthet is/wordt dag • day is breakinghet is kort dag • time is running out (fast), there is not much time (left)het is morgen vroeg dag • we must get up early/get an early start tomorrowbij dag • by dayeen gat in de dag slapen • sleep well into the dayiemand de dag van zijn leven bezorgen • give someone the time of his lifede dag des oordeels • Judgement Dayhalve/hele dagen werken • work half/full timede jongste dag • the latter daylange dagen maken • work long hourser gaat geen dag voorbij of ik denk aan jou • not a day passes but I think of youwat is het voor dag? • what day (of the week) is it?morgen komt er weer een dag • tomorrow is another daydag in, dag uit • day in day outdag aan/op/na dag • day by/after dayhet wordt met de dag slechter • it gets worse by the dayom de andere dag/de drie dagen • every other day, every three daysop een (goede/mooie) dag • one (fine) dayop de dag af • to a/the day24 uur per dag • 24 hours a daytot op deze dag /de dag van vandaag • to this (very) dayik weet het nog als de dag van gisteren • I remember as if it were only yesterdayvan dag tot dag • daily, from day to dayvan de ene dag op de andere • from one day to the nextzijn laatste dagen slijten • end one's daysde oude dag komt met gebreken • infirmity comes with old agedezer dagen • 〈 komende dagen〉 in the next few/coming days; 〈 recentelijk〉 in the last few/in recent daysvandaag de dag • nowadays, these daysin mijn dagen • in my dayin de dagen van het schrikbewind • during the reign of terrorouden van dagen • the elderly6 zeg maar dag met je handje • 〈 kindertaal〉 wave bye-bye/goodbye; 〈 figuurlijk〉 you can kiss that goodbye————————dag2♦voorbeelden:1 dáág! • bye(-bye)!, bye then〈 informeel〉 ja, dáág! • forget it! -
117 audace
audace [odas]feminine noun( = témérité) daring ; ( = effronterie) audacity* * *odas1) ( hardiesse) boldness2) ( effronterie) audacity, nerve (colloq); (de geste, propos) impudenceavoir l'audace de faire quelque chose — to have the audacity ou nerve (colloq) to do something
3) ( innovation)* * *odas nf1) (courage) daring, boldness2) péjoratif audacityil a eu l'audace de... — he had the audacity to...
vous ne manquez pas d'audace! — you've got a nerve!, you've got a cheek!
* * *audace nf1 ( hardiesse) boldness (face à in the face of), daring; il faut (avoir) de l'audace you have to be bold ou daring; œuvre d'une grande audace very bold ou daring work; avec une grande audace very boldly, with great daring; il manque d'audace he's not very daring;2 ( effronterie) audacity, nerve○; (de geste, propos) impudence; avoir l'audace de faire qch to have the audacity ou nerve○ to do sth; il ne manque pas d'audace he's got a nerve○; mentir avec audace to tell a bare-faced lie;3 ( innovation) une audace a daring ou bold innovation; les audaces des couturiers/architectes the daring creations of designers/architects; audaces stylistiques stylistic daring ¢.[odas] nom fémininils ont eu l'audace de nous attaquer par le flanc droit they were bold enough to attack our right flank2. [impudence] audacityil a eu l'audace de dire non he dared (to) ou he had the audacity to say no3. [innovation] innovation -
118 espíritu
m.1 spirit, soul.2 mettle, courage, morale, spirit.3 ghost, spirit.4 Spirit, Ghost.* * *1 (gen) spirit2 (alma) soul, spirit3 (fantasma) ghost, spirit5 figurado (idea central) spirit, essence, soul\exhalar el espíritu to give up the ghostlevantar el espíritu to cheer upser pobre de espíritu to be poor in spiritel espíritu de la ley the spirit of the lawel Espíritu Santo the Holy Ghostespíritu de contradicción contrarinessespíritu de cuerpo esprit de corpsespíritu de vino purified alcoholespíritu deportivo sportsmanshipgrandeza de espíritu noble-heartedness* * *noun m.1) spirit* * *SM1) (=lo inmaterial) spirit2) [de persona] (=mente) mind3) (Rel) spiritEspíritu Santo — Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit
4) (=aparecido) spirit, ghost5) (=alcohol) spirits pl, liquor* * *1) (alma, ser inmaterial) spiritentregar el espíritu — (euf) to pass away (euph)
2)a) (disposición, actitud) spiritb) (naturaleza, carácter) nature3) (valor, ánimo) spirit4) ( esencia) spirit•* * *= soul, spirit, ghost, phantom, phantasm.Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.----* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* capturar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* casa frecuentada por los espíritus = haunted house.* con un espíritu de = in a spirit of.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* espíritu combativo = fighting spirit.* espíritu corporativo = esprit-de-corps.* espíritu critico = critical spirit.* espíritu de aventura = spirit of adventure.* espíritu de equipo = team spirit.* espíritu de la contradicción = contrary nature.* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* espíritu deportivo = sportsmanship.* espíritu empresarial = entrepreneurship, business acumen.* espíritu fronterizo, el = frontier spirit, the.* espíritu humano, el = human soul, the, human spirit, the.* espíritu libre = free spirit.* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.* fomento de espíritu de equipo = team building.* frecuentado por los espíritus = haunted.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* paz de espíritu = peace of mind.* plasmar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* poseído por los espíritus = haunted.* quebrantar el espíritu de Alguien = break + Posesivo + spirit.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* * *1) (alma, ser inmaterial) spiritentregar el espíritu — (euf) to pass away (euph)
2)a) (disposición, actitud) spiritb) (naturaleza, carácter) nature3) (valor, ánimo) spirit4) ( esencia) spirit•* * *= soul, spirit, ghost, phantom, phantasm.Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* capturar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* casa frecuentada por los espíritus = haunted house.* con un espíritu de = in a spirit of.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* espíritu combativo = fighting spirit.* espíritu corporativo = esprit-de-corps.* espíritu critico = critical spirit.* espíritu de aventura = spirit of adventure.* espíritu de equipo = team spirit.* espíritu de la contradicción = contrary nature.* espíritu de la ley, el = spirit of the law, the.* espíritu deportivo = sportsmanship.* espíritu empresarial = entrepreneurship, business acumen.* espíritu fronterizo, el = frontier spirit, the.* espíritu humano, el = human soul, the, human spirit, the.* espíritu libre = free spirit.* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.* fomento de espíritu de equipo = team building.* frecuentado por los espíritus = haunted.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* paz de espíritu = peace of mind.* plasmar el espíritu = capture + the spirit.* poseído por los espíritus = haunted.* quebrantar el espíritu de Alguien = break + Posesivo + spirit.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* * *A1 (alma) spiritestaré contigo en espíritu I'll be with you in spirit2 (ser inmaterial) spiritun espíritu maligno an evil spiriten la casa habitaban espíritus the house was hauntedel espíritu del rey asesinado the ghost of the murdered kinginvocar a los espíritus to invoke o raise the spiritsCompuesto:Holy Ghost o SpiritB1 (disposición, actitud) spiritlo hizo sin ningún espíritu de revancha he didn't do it out of any desire for revengecon gran espíritu de sacrificio in a spirit of great self-sacrificelevantarle el espíritu a algn to lift sb's spirits2 (naturaleza, carácter) naturetiene un espíritu rebelde she has a rebellious natureCompuestos:esprit de corpsteam spiritfighting spiritC (valor, ánimo) spiritD (esencia) spiritel espíritu de la ley the spirit of the laweres el espíritu de la contradicción you just have to be different!Compuesto:spirits of wine (pl), alcohol* * *
espíritu sustantivo masculino
Eespíritu Santo Holy Ghost o Spirit;
con espíritu de sacrificio in a spirit of self-sacrifice;
el espíritu de la ley the spirit of the law
espíritu sustantivo masculino
1 spirit: es un espíritu inquieto, he has a restless nature
espíritu maligno, evil spirit
(ánimo) hazlo con otro espíritu, do it in another frame of mind
♦ Locuciones: levantar el espíritu a alguien, to cheer sb up
2 Rel (alma) soul
el Espíritu Santo, the Holy Ghost
el espíritu de su padre le habló, his father's ghost spoke to him
♦ Locuciones: exhalar el espíritu, to give up the ghost
' espíritu' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empresarial
- encima
- espectro
- alma
- animar
- ánimo
- combativo
- competición
- comunitario
- duende
- elevar
- enriquecer
- espanto
- formar
- guerrero
English:
enterprise
- evil
- fight
- ghost
- lighten
- mean
- mind
- morale
- poltergeist
- spirit
- unhelpfulness
- competitiveness
- holy
- sport
- sportsmanship
- team
- up
- white
* * *espíritu nm1. [mente, alma] spirit;Rel soul espíritu maligno evil spirit;Espíritu Santo Holy Spirit o Ghost2. [fantasma] ghost;se nos apareció el espíritu del conde the ghost of the Count appeared to us;una casa poblada por espíritus a haunted house3. [actitud] spirit;fue un hombre de espíritu aventurero he was a man with an adventurous spirit;ser el espíritu de la contradicción, tener espíritu de contradicción to be contraryespíritu deportivo sporting spirit;espíritu de equipo team spirit;espíritu de lucha fighting spirit;espíritu de sacrificio spirit of sacrifice;espíritu de venganza desire for vengeance;tener espíritu de venganza to be vengeful4. [carácter] spirit;siempre tuvo un espíritu juvenil she was always young at heart, she always had a youthful spirit;el espíritu de la época the spirit of the age;el espíritu de la ley the spirit of the law5. [ánimo]¡cómo quieres aprobar con ese espíritu! how do you expect to pass if you feel like that!;levantar el espíritu to cheer up;levantar el espíritu a alguien to lift o raise sb's spirits6. Quím spirit;espíritu de sal/de vino spirits of salt/of wine* * *m1 spirit;pobre de espíritu timid;ser el espíritu de la contradicción be very contrary, be a contrary old buzzard fam2 REL:el Espíritu Santo the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit* * *espíritu nm1) : spirit2) ánimo: state of mind, spirits pl3)el Espíritu Santo : the Holy Ghost* * *espíritu n spirit -
119 per
1. prep formezzo byper qualche giorno for a few daysper questa ragione for that reasonper tutta la notte throughout the nightper iscritto in writingper esempio for exampledieci per cento ten per centuno per uno one by one2. conj: per fare qualcosa (in order) to do somethingstare per be about to* * *per prep.1 ( moto per luogo) through; ( lungo) along; up, down; ( sopra) over; all over; ( senza direzione fissa) about, (a)round: il treno passa per Bologna, the train passes through Bologna; il corteo sfilerà per le vie principali della città, the procession will pass through (o will go along) the main streets of the city; si entra per la porta laterale, you enter through the side door; correre per i campi, to run through the fields; guardò per il buco della serratura, he looked through the keyhole; un pensiero le passò per la mente, a thought passed through her mind; siamo venuti per quel sentiero, we came along that path; scendere ( giù) per la collina, salire (su) per la collina, to go down the hill, to go up the hill; per mare e per terra, over land and sea; andare per il mondo, to go all over (o round) the world; hanno girato per tutta la città senza trovare un albergo, they went all over (o all round) the town without finding a hotel; aveva dolori per tutto il corpo, he had aches and pains all over his body (o he was aching all over) // una retta passante per un punto, a straight line passing through a point2 ( moto a luogo, destinazione) for; to: parto domani per Roma, I'm leaving for Rome tomorrow; a che ora parte il primo aereo per Parigi?, what time does the first plane for Paris take off?; dovete prendere l'autostrada per Como, you must take the motorway for Como; a causa dello sciopero, i traghetti per le isole sono sospesi, owing to the strike, ferry crossings to the islands are suspended // va per i quaranta, he's going on for forty3 ( stato in luogo) in, on; (all) over: per la strada, in the street; era seduto per terra, he was sitting on the ground; c'erano vari oggetti sparsi per il pavimento, there were various objects scattered (all) over the floor // avere la testa per aria, to have one's head in the clouds4 ( estensione, misura) for: l'autostrada si snoda per oltre 200 chilometri, the motorway runs for over 200 kilometres; proseguimmo in auto per un'altra decina di chilometri, we drove on for another ten miles or so; camminarono per miglia e miglia senza incontrare anima viva, they walked for miles and miles without meeting a soul5 ( durante) for (spesso in ingl. non si traduce); ( per un certo periodo di tempo o per una determinata occasione) for; ( per un intero periodo di tempo) (all) through; throughout; for; ( entro) by: per mezz'ora, (for) half an hour; ha vissuto per tre anni in America, he lived three years in America (o he lived in America for three years); abbiamo aspettato per ore, we waited (for) hours; il lavoro dev'essere pronto per domani, the work must be ready for (o by) tomorrow; darò una festa per il mio compleanno, I'm having a party for my birthday; la mostra è in programma per aprile, the exhibition is planned for April; ho un appuntamento col dentista per lunedì pomeriggio, I have a dental appointment for Monday afternoon; il libro uscirà per Natale, the book will come out (in time) for Christmas; sarò di ritorno per le cinque, I'll be back by five o'clock; i lavori di restauro saranno ultimati per la fine dell'anno, restoration work will be completed by the end of the year6 ( mezzo) by; through: per ferrovia, by rail; per posta, by post; per via aerea, by air mail; rispondere per lettera, per telegramma, to reply by letter, by telegram; spedire un pacco per corriere, to send a parcel by carrier; comunicare (con qlcu.) per telefono, to communicate (with s.o.) by phone; pagare per assegno, to pay by cheque; pagare per contanti, to pay cash; per vie legali, through legal channels; ottenere un posto per concorso, to get a job through a competitive examination // parlare per bocca d'altri, to speak through someone else's mouth // per mezzo di, by, by means of, through [cfr. mediante ]7 ( modo) by; in: procedere per gradi, to proceed by degrees; chiamare qlcu. per nome, to call s.o. by name; tenere qlcu. per (la) mano, to hold s.o. by the hand; desidero che sia messo per iscritto, I want it put in writing8 ( causa) for; owing to; because of; on account of; out of; through: fu premiato per il suo coraggio, he was rewarded for his courage; ha lasciato il lavoro per motivi di salute, he gave up his job owing to (o because of o on account of) ill health; il progetto fallì per mancanza di fondi, the scheme failed for lack of money; non si vedeva per la nebbia, you couldn't see a thing for the fog; era esausto per la fatica, he was exhausted through his efforts; tutto è successo per causa tua, it all happened because (o on account) of you; pagherà per quello che ha fatto, he will pay for what he has done; per dispetto, ambizione, orgoglio, out of spite, ambition, pride; per paura, through fear; ho taciuto, per paura di offenderlo, I kept quiet, for fear of offending him9 ( colpa) for: è stato arrestato per furto, he was arrested for theft; fu processato per omicidio, he was tried for murder10 ( fine o scopo) for: la lotta per la sopravvivenza, the struggle for survival; una cura per l'artrite, a cure for arthritis; raccogliere fondi per i senzatetto, to collect money for the homeless // cibo per cani, dog food // musica per pianoforte, piano music // libri per ragazzi, children's books // macchina per scrivere, typewriter // casa di riposo per anziani, old people's rest home // istituto per la ricerca sul cancro, cancer research institute ∙ Come si vede dagli esempi, in questo significato sono spesso usate forme aggettivali11 ( termine, vantaggio, interesse, inclinazione) for, to: fallo per me, do it for me; questi fiori sono per te, these flowers are for you; il fumo è nocivo per la salute, smoking is bad for one's health; l'ho fatto per il suo bene, I did it for his own good; mi dispiace per lui, I'm sorry for him; è un onore, un disonore per la sua famiglia, he's a credit to, a disgrace to his family; è stato come un padre per lui, he was like a father to him; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; votare per un candidato, to vote for a candidate; coltivare la passione per la musica, to cultivate a passion for music; nutrire simpatia per qlcu., to have a liking for s.o.; la partita è terminata 3 a 2 per la squadra di casa, the game ended 3 to 2 for the home team12 ( limitazione) for: il Brasile detiene il primato mondiale per la produzione di caffè, Brazil holds the world record for coffee production; è superiore a tutti per capacità tecniche e organizzative, he is unrivalled for technical and organizing ability; è molto maturo per la sua età, he's (very) mature for his age // per me, per quanto mi riguarda, as for me, as far as I'm concerned // se non fosse per me, te ecc., but for me, you etc. (o if it were not for me, you etc.)13 ( prezzo o stima) for: ha venduto la casa per un milione, he sold his house for one million euros; ho acquistato questo tavolo per pochissimo, per niente, I bought this table for next to nothing; sono stati rubati quadri per oltre due milioni, paintings worth (o for) over two million euros have been stolen // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the world (o for all the tea in China)14 (con valore distr.) by; at; in; per: procedere per due, to go two by two; dividere per classi, to divide by class; disporre per file, to arrange in rows; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; l'ingresso è di 20 euro per persona, entrance costs 20 euros per head // per cento, per cent: pagare un interesse del dieci per cento, to pay ten per cent interest // giorno per giorno, day by day15 (mat.) by: dividere 60 per 10, to divide 60 by 10; moltiplicare per tre, to multiply by three; 4 per 4 fa 16, 4 multiplied by (o times) 4 is 1616 (con funzione predicativa, con valore di come) as; for: avere qlcu. per amico, per socio, to have s.o. as a friend, as a partner // entrare per primo, to enter first // dare per scontato, to take for granted // tenere per certo, to take as a certainty // dare per morto, to give up for dead17 ( scambio, sostituzione) for: ti avevo preso per tuo fratello, I'd taken you for your brother; mi prendi per stupido?, do you take me for a fool?; ha parlato lui per tutti noi, he spoke for all of us; per il preside ha firmato il vicepreside, the deputy (head) signed for the head // capire una cosa per un'altra, to misunderstand // lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a leap in the dark.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: per l'avvenire, for the future (o from now on); per amor di Dio, per amor mio, for God's (o for goodness') sake, for my sake; per l'appunto, just so (o precisely); per esempio, for example; per caso, by chance; per fortuna, luckily; per la maggior parte, for the most part (o mostly); per lo più, generally; per il momento, for the time being; per natura, by nature; per nulla!, not at all!; per tempo, ( presto) early, ( in tempo utile) in (good) time, on time; parola per parola, word for word; per parte di padre, on one's father's side; per amore o per forza, whether you like it or not (o willy nilly); per niente al mondo, for love or money; cambiare per il meglio, to change for the better.per cong.1 ( con valore finale) (in order) to (+ inf.); for (+ ger.): andai da lui per avere un consiglio, I went to him in order to get some advice (o I went to him for advice); sono venuto per parlarti, I've come to speak to you; ce n'è voluta per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him (o he took a lot of convincing); un prodotto usato per impermeabilizzare i tessuti, a product used for waterproofing material2 ( con valore causale) for (+ ger.): fummo rimproverati per essere arrivati in ritardo, we were told off for arriving late; fu multato per aver superato i limiti di velocità, he was fined for speeding3 (con valore consecutivo) to: è troppo bello per essere vero, it's too good to be true; sei abbastanza grande per capirlo da solo, you're old enough to understand it by yourself4 ( con valore concessivo) per poco che sia, è meglio di niente, little as it is, it's better than nothing; per costoso che fosse, era un gran bell'appartamento, although it was expensive, it was a beautiful flat; per essere un ragazzo di 10 anni è molto maturo, for a boy of 10 he's very mature5 stare per fare qlco., essere lì lì per fare qlco., ( con valore perifrastico) to be about to do sthg. (o to be on the point of doing sthg. o to be just going to do sthg.): stiamo per partire, we're about to leave (o we're just going to leave o we're on the point of leaving); ero lì lì per confessare tutto, I was on the point of confessing everything; lo spettacolo sta per cominciare, the show is about to begin.* * *[per] 1.viaggiare per il mondo — to go around o travel the world
il treno per Roma — the train for o to Rome
per terra — on the ground o floor
4) (fine)per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do
5) (causa)6) (vantaggio, svantaggio)per il tuo bene — for your own good o sake
pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.
è per la ricerca sul cancro — it's for o in aid of cancer research
per quanto tempo...? — how long...?
sarà pronto per lunedì — it'll be ready for o by Monday
per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock
9) (mezzo)prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle
10) (modo, maniera)per gradi — by degrees o stages
prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand
11) (concessione)per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be
per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...
per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he
per quanto (ne) sappia io — as o so far as I know
per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong
13) (prezzo)comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros
14) mat.moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two
15) (distributivo)per persona — per head, each
due, tre per volta — two, three at a time
16) (predicativo)dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted
finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.
dare qcn. per morto — to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead
avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor
stavo per telefonarti — I was going to o I was just about to phone you
2.per l'amor di Dio! — for God's o heaven's sake!
2) (finale)3) (causale)4) (concessiva)per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be
5) (limitativa)per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger
* * *per/per/1 (moto per luogo) girare per le strade to wander through the streets; passare per la finestra to pass through the window; viaggiare per il mondo to go around o travel the world; ha tagliato per i campi he cut across the fields2 (destinazione) il treno per Roma the train for o to Rome; l'aereo per Milano the plane to Milan; partire per il Messico to leave for Mexico4 (fine) uscire per comprare il giornale to go out to buy the newspaper; per questo bisognerà fare for that, you'll have to do5 (causa) per colpa tua because of you; picchiarsi per una donna to fight over a woman; rosso per la rabbia red with anger; gridare per il dolore to cry out in pain; lo fa per interesse he does it out of interest6 (vantaggio, svantaggio) per il tuo bene for your own good o sake; peggio per te! so much the worse for you! pregare per qcn. to pray for sb.; danni enormi per l'economia enormous damage to the economy; è per la ricerca sul cancro it's for o in aid of cancer research; 2 a 1 per l'Italia 2-1 for Italy7 (tempo continuato) per ore e ore for hours; per i primi due anni for the first two years; per un istante for a moment; per tutta la notte all night (long); per tutto il viaggio throughout the journey; per quanto tempo...? how long...?8 (tempo determinato) sarà pronto per lunedì it'll be ready for o by Monday; per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei I should be there by six o'clock9 (mezzo) per mare by sea; per telefono by phone; per posta by post o mail; prendere qcs. per il manico to pick sth. up by the handle11 (concessione) per quanto ricco sia however rich he may be, rich though he may be; per poco traffico che ci sia,... even though there's not much traffic...; per quanto ci provasse,... try as he might, he...12 (per quanto riguarda) per quanto (ne) sappia io as o so far as I know; per quel che mi riguarda as far as I am concerned; per me ha torto as far as I am concerned, he's wrong13 (prezzo) comprare qcs. per 5 euro to buy sth. for 5 euros14 mat. moltiplicare, dividere per due to multiply, divide by two; 3 per 3 fa 9 3 by 3 is; per cento → percento15 (distributivo) 1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres; per persona per head, each; giorno per giorno day by day; poco per volta little by little; due, tre per volta two, three at a time; dividere per età to divide according to age16 (predicativo) ho solo te per amico you're the only friend I've got; dare qcs. per scontato to take sth. for granted; finire per fare qcs. to end up doing sth.; dare qcn. per morto to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead; avere qcn. per professore to have sb. as a professor17 (per indicare il futuro prossimo) stavo per telefonarti I was going to o I was just about to phone youII congiunzione1 (consecutivo) è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina he has enough money to buy a car2 (finale) vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese I'm going to London to learn English; lo dico per non offenderti I say this in order not to offend you3 (causale) fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca he was arrested for robbing the bank4 (concessiva) per ricco che sia however rich he may be, rich as he may be5 (limitativa) per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger.\See also notes... (per.pdf) -
120 doppelt
I Adj. double (auch Whisky etc.); (Fahrbahn, Funktion, Staatsbürgerschaft etc.) dual; die doppelte Breite / Menge etc. twice ( oder double) the width / amount; in doppelter Ausfertigung in duplicate; doppelte Buchführung double-entry bookkeeping; doppelter Lohn double-time payment; doppeltes Übel twin evils; Boden 1, Moral 1, Spiel 1II Adv.1. double; (zweimal) twice; etw. doppelt haben have two (copies) of s.th.; doppelt sehen see double; doppelt so alt wie ich twice my age; doppelt so lang twice as long; doppelt so groß twice the size; doppelt so viel twice as much, double the amount ( oder price etc.); der Stoff liegt doppelt breit the material is double-width; das ist doppelt gemoppelt umg., hum. that’s saying the same thing twice over; du sagst das doppelt you’re just saying the same thing in other words; doppelt genäht hält besser Sprichw. it’s better to be on the safe side, better safe than sorry2. (sehr, noch mehr) vor Adj.: doubly, twice as; aus deinem Munde kränkt mich das doppelt I find that even more ( oder doubly) hurtful coming from you3. umg.: doppelt und dreifach bereuen: deeply; sich entschuldigen: profusely; erklären, machen, überprüfen: thoroughly; es jemandem doppelt und dreifach heimzahlen pay s.o. back with a vengeance* * *duplicative (Adj.); twice (Adv.); dual (Adj.); in duplicate (Adv.); double (Adj.); duplex (Adj.); twin (Adj.); twofold (Adj.); duplicate (Adj.)* * *dọp|pelt ['dɔplt]1. adjdouble; (= verstärkt) Enthusiasmus redoubled; (= mit zwei identischen Teilen) twin attr; (= zweimal so viel) twice; (COMM ) Buchführung double-entry; Staatsbürgerschaft dualdie doppelte Freude/Länge/Menge — double or twice the pleasure/length/amount
doppelter Boden (von Koffer) — false bottom; (von Boot) double bottom
doppelte Moral, eine Moral mit doppeltem Boden — double standards pl, a double standard
in doppelter Hinsicht — in two respects
ein doppeltes Spiel spielen or treiben — to play a double game
See:2. advsehen, zählen double; (= zweimal) twice; (direkt vor Adjektiv) doublydoppelt so schön/so viel — twice as nice/much
sie ist doppelt so alt wie ich — she is twice as old as I am, she is twice my age
das/die Karte habe ich doppelt — I have two of them/these cards
das freut mich doppelt — that gives me double or twice the pleasure
doppelt gemoppelt (inf) — saying the same thing twice over
sich doppelt in Acht nehmen — to be doubly careful
doppelt und dreifach (bereuen, leidtun) — deeply; sich entschuldigen profusely; prüfen thoroughly; versichern absolutely
seine Schuld doppelt und dreifach bezahlen — to pay back one's debt with interest
der Stoff liegt doppelt — the material is double width
doppelt (genäht) hält besser (prov) — ≈ better safe than sorry (prov)
* * *2) (twice: I gave her double the usual quantity.) double3) (in two: The coat had been folded double.) double4) (double; twofold; made up of two: a gadget with a dual purpose; The driving instructor's car has dual controls.) dual5) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) twice* * *dop·pelt[ˈdɔpl̩t]I. adj1. (zweite) secondein \doppeltes Gehalt a second [or BRIT double] incomeeine \doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit haben to have dual nationality2. (zweifach) double, twiceder \doppelte Preis double [or twice] the priceaus \doppeltem Grunde for two reasonseinem \doppelten Zweck dienen to serve a dual purposeetw \doppelt haben to have sth double [or two of sth]\doppelt so viel [von etw dat/einer S. gen] (fig) twice as much/many [sth]; s.a. Ausfertigung, Hinsicht, Boden, Moral, Verneinung3. (verdoppelt) doubledmit \doppeltem Einsatz arbeiten to double one's effortsII. adv\doppelt so groß/klein sein wie etw to be twice as big/small as sth\doppelt so viel bezahlen to pay double [or twice] the price, to pay twice as much2. (zweifach) twice\doppelt sehen to see double\doppelt versichert sein to have two insurance policies\doppelt und dreifach doubly [and more]dem habe ich's aber heimgezahlt, und zwar \doppelt und dreifach! I really gave it to him, with knobs on! sl3. (umso mehr) doubly4.* * *1.1) (zweifach) double; dual < nationality>die doppelte Länge — double or twice the length
ein doppelter Klarer — (ugs.) a double schnapps
ein doppelter Boden — a false bottom; doppelte
Buchführung — (Kaufmannsspr.) double-entry bookkeeping
2) (besonders groß, stark) redoubled <enthusiasm, attention>2.1) (zweimal) twicedoppelt genäht hält besser — (Spr.) it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry
das ist doppelt gemoppelt — (ugs.) that's just saying the same thing twice over
doppelt sehen — see double
2) (ganz besonders, noch mehr)* * *in doppelter Ausfertigung in duplicate;doppelte Buchführung double-entry bookkeeping;doppelter Lohn double-time payment;B. adv1. double; (zweimal) twice;etwas doppelt haben have two (copies) of sth;doppelt sehen see double;doppelt so alt wie ich twice my age;doppelt so lang twice as long;doppelt so groß twice the size;der Stoff liegt doppelt breit the material is double-width;du sagst das doppelt you’re just saying the same thing in other words;aus deinem Munde kränkt mich das doppelt I find that even more ( oder doubly) hurtful coming from you3. umg:doppelt und dreifach bereuen: deeply; sich entschuldigen: profusely; erklären, machen, überprüfen: thoroughly;es jemandem doppelt und dreifach heimzahlen pay sb back with a vengeance* * *1.1) (zweifach) double; dual < nationality>die doppelte Länge — double or twice the length
ein doppelter Klarer — (ugs.) a double schnapps
ein doppelter Boden — a false bottom; doppelte
Buchführung — (Kaufmannsspr.) double-entry bookkeeping
2) (besonders groß, stark) redoubled <enthusiasm, attention>2.1) (zweimal) twicedoppelt genäht hält besser — (Spr.) it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry
das ist doppelt gemoppelt — (ugs.) that's just saying the same thing twice over
2) (ganz besonders, noch mehr)* * *adj.double adj.dual adj.duplex adj.duplicative adj.twin adj. adv.doubly adv.twice adv.
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