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1 unknown

unknown [ˈʌnˈnəʊn]

1. adjective

inconnu

• a species unknown to science une espèce inconnue des scientifiques

• unknown to me, he... à mon insu, il...

• unknown to him, the plane had crashed l'avion s'était écrasé, ce qu'il ignorait

2. noun

a. the unknown l'inconnu m

• voyage into the unknown voyage m dans l'inconnu

b. ( = person, actor) inconnu (e) m(f)

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[ʌn'nəʊn] 1.
noun

1) ( unfamiliar place or thing) inconnu m

2) ( person not famous) inconnu/-e m/f

3) Mathematics inconnue f
2.
adjective inconnu

the place was unknown to me — l'endroit m'était inconnu

unknown to me, they had already left — à mon insu, ils étaient déjà partis

it is not unknown for somebody to do — il arrive à quelqu'un de faire

unknown quantity — Mathematics inconnue f

she is an unknown quantity — fig ( her abilities are untested) on ne sait pas ce qu'elle vaut; ( not much is known about her) on sait peu de choses sur elle

Mr X, address unknown — M. X, adresse inconnue

English-French dictionary > unknown
2 unknown

1. adjective
unbekannt

somebody/something is unknown to somebody — jemand/etwas ist jemandem nicht bekannt

a drug unknown to us — ein uns unbekanntes Heilmittel

it is unknown/not unknown for him to do such a thing — es ist nie vorgekommen/ist schon vorgekommen, dass er so etwas getan hat

the Unknown Soldier or Warrior — der Unbekannte Soldat

unknown strengths/reserves — (unsuspected) ungeahnte Kräfte/Reserven
2. adverb
unknown to somebody — ohne dass jemand davon weiß/wusste
3. noun
the unknown — das Unbekannte

journey/voyage into the unknown — (lit. or fig.) Reise in unbekannte Regionen

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adjective

1) (not known: her unknown helper.) unbekannt

2) (not famous; not well-known: That actor was almost unknown before he played that part.) unbekannt

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un·known

[ʌnˈnəʊn, AM -ˈnoʊn]

I. adj

1. (not known) unbekannt, nicht bekannt

▪ to be \unknown to sb jdm unbekannt sein

\unknown to me, she had organized a party for my birthday ohne mein Wissen hatte sie eine Geburtstagsparty für mich organisiert

by a person [or persons] \unknown LAW von unbekannt

an \unknown quantity eine unbekannte Größe

the U\unknown Soldier der Unbekannte Soldat

2. (not widely familiar) unbekannt

as recently as six months ago her name was almost \unknown in Britain noch vor sechs Monaten kannte sie kaum jemand in England

II. n

1. (sth not known) Ungewissheit f; MATH Unbekannte f

▪ the \unknown das Unbekannte

a fear of the \unknown Angst f vor dem Unbekannten

2. (sb not widely familiar) Unbekannte(r) f(m)

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[ʌn'nəʊn]
1. adj
unbekannt
the unknown soldier or warrior — der Unbekannte Soldat

unknown territory (lit, fig) — Neuland nt

some unknown person — irgendein Unbekannter

to be unknown to sb (feeling, territory) — jdm fremd sein

it's unknown for him to get up for breakfast —

this substance is unknown to science — diese Substanz ist der Wissenschaft nicht bekannt

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2. n
(= person) Unbekannte(r) mf; (= factor, MATH) Unbekannte f; (= territory) unerforschtes Gebiet, Neuland nt
the unknown — das Unbekannte

a journey into the unknown (lit, fig) — eine Fahrt ins Ungewisse

3. adv

unknown to me etc —

unknown to me, the contents of my suitcase were inspected — ohne mein Wissen or ohne dass ich davon wusste, wurde der Inhalt meines Koffers untersucht

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unknown

A adj

1. unbekannt (to dat):

the Unknown Soldier ( oder Warrior) der Unbekannte Soldat; → country A 1, quantity 4

2. (to sb) ohne (jemandes) Wissen

3. nie gekannt, beispiellos, (nachgestellt) ohnegleichen

B s

1. (der, die, das) Unbekannte

2. MATH Unbekannte f

ign. abk

1. TECH ignition

2. ignotus, unknown

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1. adjective
unbekannt

somebody/something is unknown to somebody — jemand/etwas ist jemandem nicht bekannt

a drug unknown to us — ein uns unbekanntes Heilmittel

it is unknown/not unknown for him to do such a thing — es ist nie vorgekommen/ist schon vorgekommen, dass er so etwas getan hat

the Unknown Soldier or Warrior — der Unbekannte Soldat

unknown strengths/reserves — (unsuspected) ungeahnte Kräfte/Reserven
2. adverb
unknown to somebody — ohne dass jemand davon weiß/wusste
3. noun
the unknown — das Unbekannte

journey/voyage into the unknown — (lit. or fig.) Reise in unbekannte Regionen

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adj.

unbekannt adj.

English-german dictionary > unknown
3 somebody

noun & pronoun

jemand

somebody or other — irgendjemand; (important person)

be somebody — jemand od. etwas sein

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pronoun (someone.) jemand

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some·body

[ˈsʌmbədi, AM -ˌbɑ:di]

I. pron indef

1. (anyone) (irgend)jemand, irgendwer fam

2. (one person) jemand

we'll need a software engineer or \somebody on the project team ( fam) wir brauchen einen Informatiker oder so in unserem Projektteam

we need \somebody English to check our translation wir brauchen jemand Englischsprachigen, der unsere Übersetzung prüft

\somebody else jemand anders

\somebody or other jemand anders

3. (unnamed, unknown person) jemand

there's \somebody at the door da ist jemand an der Tür

\somebody or other irgendjemand, irgendwer fam

\somebody or other called for you while you were out als du fort warst, hat irgendwer angerufen

4. (some non-specified person of a group) einer

I wish \somebody would finally tell the boss what an idiot he was! ich wünschte, einer würde dem Chef endlich mal sagen, was für ein Idiot er ist!

II. n

<pl -dies>

(important person) wichtige Person

to be [a] \somebody jemand sein, etwas darstellen

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['sʌmbədɪ]
1. pron
jemand; (dir obj) jemand(en); (indir obj) jemandem
somebody else — jemand anders

somebody or other — irgendjemand

somebody knocked at the door — es klopfte jemand an die Tür

we need somebody German — wir brauchen einen Deutschen

everybody needs somebody to talk to — jeder braucht einen, mit dem er sprechen kann

somebody or other — irgendjemand

you must have seen somebody — Sie müssen doch irgendjemand(en) gesehen haben

2. n

to be (a) somebody — etwas vorstellen, wer (inf) or jemand sein

he thinks he's somebody now — er bildet sich (dat) ein, er wäre jetzt jemand or wer (inf)

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somebody [ˈsʌmbədı; US auch -ˌbɑdiː]

A pron (irgend)jemand, irgendeiner

B s bedeutende Persönlichkeit:

he thinks he is somebody er bildet sich ein, er sei jemand

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noun & pronoun

jemand

somebody or other — irgendjemand; (important person)

be somebody — jemand od. etwas sein

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pron.

irgendjemand pron.

jemand pron.

English-german dictionary > somebody
4 somebody

some·body [ʼsʌmbədi, Am - ˌbɑ:di] pron

indef

1) ( anyone) jemand;

if \somebody should find out what we're doing, we'd get in a lot of trouble wenn jemand draufkommt, was wir machen, bekommen wir ganz schöne Schwierigkeiten

2) ( one person) irgendwer;

\somebody must have seen what happened irgendwer muss gesehen haben, was geschehen ist;

surely \somebody knows where the documents are sicher weiß jemand, wo die Dokumente sind;

\somebody from the audience shouted out jemand aus dem Publikum schrie heraus ( fam);

we'll need a software engineer or \somebody on the project team wir brauchen einen Informatiker oder so in unserem Projektteam;

we need \somebody English to check our translation wir brauchen jemand Englischsprachigen, der die Übersetzung prüft

3) (unnamed, unknown person) jemand;

\somebody told me that you were moving jemand hat mir erzählt, dass ihr umzieht;

there's \somebody at the door jemand ist an der Tür;

\somebody or other irgendwer;

\somebody or other called for you while you were out and wouldn't leave a name irgendwer hat angerufen, als du fort warst, und den Namen nicht hinterlassen

4) ( some non-specified person of a group) irgendwer;

\somebody should take care of that - it looks terrible jemand sollte sich darum kümmern - es sieht schrecklich aus;

I wish \somebody would finally tell the boss what an idiot he was! ich wünschte, irgendwer würde dem Chef endlich sagen, was für ein Idiot er ist!;

\somebody else jemand anders;

\somebody or other jemand anders

5) ( important person)

to be \somebody jemand sein;

I'd like to be \somebody ich möchte jemand werden n <pl - dies> ( important person) wichtige Person;

nobodies who want to become somebodies Nobodys, die wichtig werden wollen

English-German students dictionary > somebody
5 call

ko:l
1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar

4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar

7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar

2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda

7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo

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- caller
- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call

call¹ n

1. grito / llamada

nobody heard her calls nadie oyó sus gritos

2. llamada telefónica

I have to make a call tengo que hacer una llamada

3. visita

we had a call from the police recibimos una visita de la policía

call² vb

1. llamar / gritar

he called to me when he saw me through the window me llamó cuando me vio por la ventana

she called for help pidió ayuda a voces

2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear

I called my sister today hoy he llamado a mi hermana

3. llamar

they called their baby Ben le llamaron Ben al bebé

what's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?

4. visitar / pasar a ver

he called on me last Tuesday pasó a verme el martes pasado

call

tr[kɔːl]

noun

1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada

■ a call for help un grito de socorro

2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)

■ there was a call for you te han llamado por teléfono

■ she hasn't returned your call no te ha devuelto la llamada

3 (of bird) reclamo

4 (demand) demanda; (need) motivo

■ there's not much call for typewriters nowadays hoy en día no hay mucha demanda de máquinas de escribir

■ there's no call for that language no hay por qué utilizar ese lenguaje

5 (summons, vocation) llamada; (lure) llamada, atracción nombre femenino

■ he felt the call of the priesthood sintió la llamada al sacerdocio

■ the call of the wild el atractivo de la naturaleza

6 (request, demand) llamamiento

■ the community leader made a call for calm el líder de la comunidad hizo un llamamiento a la calma

■ there have been calls for his resignation han pedido su dimisión

7 (short visit) visita

■ the doctor has several (house) calls to make el médico tiene que hacer varias visitas (a domicilio)

transitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ I heard you call my name oí que me llamabas

2 (by telephone) llamar

■ I'll call you when we get home te llamaré cuando lleguemos a casa

3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar

4 (send for - police etc) llamar

■ she's been called to the manager's office la han llamado al despacho del director

5 (name, describe as) llamar

■ what have they called their baby? ¿qué nombre le han puesto al bebé?

■ what's Peter's girlfriend called? ¿cómo se llama la novia de Peter?

■ what's this called in Spanish? ¿cómo se llama esto en español?

intransitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?

2 (by phone) llamar

■ I just called to say I love you sólo he llamado para decirte que te quiero

■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?

3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita

■ I called round at Martin's this afternoon he pasado por casa de Martin esta tarde

4 (train) parar (at, en)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

let's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslo

let's call it quits dejémoslo estar

the call of duty la llamada del deber

to answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidades

to be on call estar de guardia

to call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algo

to call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguien

to call in on somebody ir a ver a alguien

to call oneself considerarse

■ he calls himself an anarchist se considera un anarquista

to call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguien

to call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguien

to call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguien

to call something into question poner algo en duda

to call something one's own tener algo de propiedad

to call something to mind traer algo a la memoria

to call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante

to give somebody a call llamar a alguien

to have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algo

to have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-a

to pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien

what time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?

call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónica

call girl prostituta

call ['kɔl] vi

1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar

2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar

3)

to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitar

it calls for patience: requiere mucha paciencia

call vt

1) summon: llamar, convocar

2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear

3) name: llamar, apodar

call n

1) shout: grito m, llamada f

2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)

3) summons: llamada f

4) demand: llamado m, petición f

5) visit: visita f

6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)

7) or telephone call : llamada f (telefónica)

call

n.

• llamada (Teléfono) s.f.

• llamamiento s.m.

• reclamo s.m.

• toque s.m.

• visita s.f.

call (s.o.) on the carpet

expr.

• estar sobre el tapete expr.

• reprender v.

v.

• apellidar v.

• convocar v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• intitular v.

• invitar v.

• llamar (Teléfono) v.

• pasar lista v.

• titular v.

kɔːl
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

2)

a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

a) ( summons)

to be on call — estar* de guardia

beyond the call of duty — más de lo que el deber exigía (or exige etc) (frml)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

4) (name, describe as) llamar

we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

[kɔːl]
1. N

1) (=cry) llamada f, llamado m (LAm); (=shout) grito m ; [of bird] canto m, reclamo m ; (imitating bird's cry) reclamo m ; (imitating animal's cry) chilla f

• they came at my call — acudieron a mi llamada

• please give me a call at seven — (in hotel) despiérteme a las siete, por favor; (at friend's) llámame a las siete

• within call — al alcance de la voz

2) (Telec) llamada f

long-distance call — conferencia f

to make a call — llamar (por teléfono), hacer una llamada, telefonear (esp LAm)

3) (=appeal, summons, invitation) llamamiento m, llamado (LAm); (Aer) (for flight) anuncio m ; (Theat) (to actor) llamamiento m

a call went to the fire brigade — se llamó a los bomberos

he's had a call to the Palace — le han llamado a palacio

• to answer the call — (Rel) acudir al llamamiento

• the boat sent out a call for help — el barco emitió una llamada de socorro

there were calls for the Minister's resignation — hubo quienes pidieron la dimisión del ministro

a call for a strike — una convocatoria de huelga

a call for congress papers — una convocatoria de ponencias para un congreso

• to be on call — (=on duty) estar de guardia; (=available) estar disponible

money on call — dinero m a la vista

• the minister sent out a call to the country to remain calm — el ministro hizo un llamamiento al país para que conservara la calma

4) (=lure) llamada f

• the call of duty — la llamada del deber

• to answer the call of nature — euph hacer sus necesidades fisiológicas

• the call of the sea — la llamada del mar

• the call of the unknown — la llamada de lo desconocido

5) (=visit) (also Med) visita f

• the boat makes a call at Vigo — el barco hace escala en Vigo

• to pay a call on sb — ir a ver a algn, hacer una visita a algn

• port of call — puerto m de escala

6) (=need) motivo m

• you had no call to say that — no tenías motivo alguno para decir eso

there is no call for alarm — no tienen por qué asustarse

7) (=demand) demanda f ( for de)

• there isn't much call for these now — hay poca demanda de estos ahora

8) (=claim)

• to have first call on sth — (resources etc) tener prioridad en algo; (when buying it) tener opción de compra sobre algo

there are many calls on my time — hay muchos asuntos que requieren mi atención

the UN has many calls on its resources — la ONU reparte sus recursos en muchos frentes

9) (Bridge) marca f, voz f

whose call is it? — ¿a quién le toca declarar?

10)

- have a close call

that was a close call — eso fue cosa de milagro

2. VT

1) (=shout out) [+ name, person] llamar, gritar

did you call me? — ¿me llamaste?

they called me to see it — me llamaron para que lo viese
attention 1., 1), halt 1., 1), name 1., 2), shot 2., 4), tune 1., 1)
2) (=summon) [+ doctor, taxi] llamar; [+ meeting, election] convocar

• to be called to the Bar — (Brit) (Jur) licenciarse como abogado, recibirse de abogado (LAm)

• he felt called to serve God — se sentía llamado a servir al Señor

• to call a strike — convocar una huelga

• to call sb as a witness — citar a algn como testigo

3) (Telec) llamar (por teléfono)

I'll call you tomorrow — te llamo mañana

London called you this morning — esta mañana le llamaron desde Londres

don't call us, we'll call you — no se moleste en llamar, nosotros le llamaremos

4) (=announce) [+ flight] anunciar

5) (=waken) despertar, llamar

please call me at eight — me llama or despierta a las ocho, por favor

6) (=name, describe) llamar

to be called — llamarse

I'm called Peter — me llamo Peter

what are you called? — ¿cómo te llamas?

they call each other by their surnames — se llaman por los apellidos

what are they calling him? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner?

they're calling the boy John — al niño le van a llamar John

I called him a liar — lo llamé mentiroso

are you calling me a liar? — ¿me está diciendo que soy un mentiroso?, ¿me está llamando mentiroso?

7) (=consider)

• I call it an insult — para mí eso es un insulto

let's call it £50 — quedamos en 50 libras

• I had nothing I could call my own — no tenía más que lo puesto

• what time do you call this? — iro ¿qué hora crees que es?

• call yourself a friend? — iro ¿y tú dices que eres un amigo?

- let's call it a day

8) [+ result] (of election, race) hacer público, anunciar

it's too close to call — la cosa está muy igualada or reñida

9) (Bridge) declarar

to call three spades — declarar tres picas

10) (US) (Sport) [+ game] suspender

3. VI

1) (=shout) [person] llamar; (=cry, sing) [bird] cantar

did you call? — ¿me llamaste?

to call to sb — llamar a algn

2) (Telec)

who's calling? — ¿de parte de quién?, ¿quién (le) llama?

London calling — (Rad) aquí Londres

3) (=visit) pasar (a ver)

please call again — (Comm) gracias por su visita

4.

CPD

call centre N — (Brit) (Telec) centro m de atención al cliente, call centre m

call girl N — prostituta f (que concierta citas por teléfono)

call letters NPL — (US) (Telec) letras fpl de identificación, indicativo m

call loan N — (Econ) préstamo m cobrable a la vista

call money N — (Econ) dinero m a la vista

call number N — (US) [of library book] número m de catalogación

call option N — (St Ex) opción f de compra a precio fijado

call sign N — (Rad) (señal f de) llamada f

call signal N — (Telec) código m de llamada

- call aside

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call down

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call out for

- call over

- call round

- call together

- call up

- call upon

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[kɔːl]
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

2)

a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

a) ( summons)

to be on call — estar* de guardia

beyond the call of duty — más de lo que el deber exigía (or exige etc) (frml)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

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1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

4) (name, describe as) llamar

we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

English-spanish dictionary > call
6 doing

1. present participle of
academic.ru/21522/do">do I
2. noun
1) vbl. n. of do I

2) no pl. Tun, das

be [of] somebody's doing — jemandes Werk sein

it was not [of] or none of his doing — er hatte nichts damit zu tun

that takes a lot of/some doing — da gehört sehr viel/schon etwas dazu

3) in pl.

somebody's doings — (actions) jemandes Tun und Treiben

the doings — (coll.) die Dinger (ugs.); (thing with unknown name) das Dings (ugs.)

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do·ing

[ˈdu:ɪŋ]

n

1. no pl (sb's work)

to be sb's \doing jds Werk sein

that's all your \doing daran bist allein du schuld

to take some [or a lot of] \doing ganz schön anstrengend sein fam

2. pl (activities)

▪ \doings Tätigkeiten pl, Tun nt kein pl

there have been a great many \doings and goings-on lately in letzter Zeit hat sich einiges getan

she knows nothing of his \doings sie weiß nicht, was er treibt fam

3. (droppings)

dogs' \doing Hundehäufchen nt

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['duːɪŋ]
n

1) Tun nt

this is your doing — das ist dein Werk

it was none of my doing — ich hatte nichts damit zu tun

that takes some doing — da gehört (schon) etwas dazu

there is a difference between doing and saying — zwischen Taten und Worten besteht ein Unterschied

2) pl (inf) Handlungen pl, Taten pl

3) pl (inf Brit = thing) Dingsbums nt (inf)

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doing [ˈduːıŋ] s

1. Tun n, Tat f:

it was your doing

a) Sie haben es getan, das war Ihr Werk, das geht auf Ihr Konto,

b) es war Ihre Schuld ( that dass);

this will want some doing das will erst getan sein

2. pl

a) Handlungen pl, Taten pl, Tätigkeit f:

tell me about your doings in London erzähl mir, was du in London gemacht hast

b) Begebenheiten pl, Vorfälle pl

c) Treiben n, Betragen n:

fine doings these! iron das sind mir schöne Geschichten!

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1. present participle of
do I
2. noun
1) vbl. n. of do I

2) no pl. Tun, das

be [of] somebody's doing — jemandes Werk sein

it was not [of] or none of his doing — er hatte nichts damit zu tun

that takes a lot of/some doing — da gehört sehr viel/schon etwas dazu

3) in pl.

somebody's doings — (actions) jemandes Tun und Treiben

the doings — (coll.) die Dinger (ugs.); (thing with unknown name) das Dings (ugs.)

English-german dictionary > doing
7 head

hed 1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) hode

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) hode, sinn, hjerne

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) hodelengde

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) (stats)overhode, hoved-, over-

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) hode, øverste del

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) kilde, utspring

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) øverste del/trinn, (bord)ende

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) fremste del, spiss

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) hode

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rektor, skolestyrer

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) pr. person/kuvert/snute

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) nes, odde, pynt

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) skum(hatt)
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) lede, stå øverst/fremst/først

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) stå i spissen for

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) sette kursen mot, gå (noe) i møte

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) sette som overskrift

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) heade, nikke, skalle

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head

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subst. \/hed\/

1) hode, skalle

• my head is full of

jeg har hodet fullt av

• get this into your head!

dette må du ha klart for deg!, få dette inn i hodet!

2) ( overført også) forstand, vett

• use your head!

3) ( overført også) liv

• it cost him his head

4) sjef, leder, direktør, overhode, hovedmann

• the head of the firm

• the head of the family

familiens overhode

5) rektor

6) ledelse, spiss, front, tet (også militærvesen)

7) person, individ

8) stykke

• twenty head of cattle

tjue krøtter

9) antall, bestand

• a large head of rabbits

• a large head of game

10) øverste del, topp, spiss, hode, kapittel, kapitél

• the head of a ladder

• the head of a lake

øverste delen av en innsjø

• she was at the head of the list

hun sto først\/øverst på listen

• the head of the table

hedersplassen, øverst ved bordet, ved bordenden

11) hodeende, hodegjerde

• the head of a bed

• bed's head

hodegjerde

12) kilde, utspring

• the head of a river

13) hode, krone

• the head of a nail \/ a hammer \/ an axe

• the head of a tree

14) ( golf) hode

15) forside (av mynt)

16) ( på hjortedyr) horn, krone

17) skum, skumhatt

• the head on a glass of beer

18) fløtelag (som legger seg oppå melk)

19) ( overført) høydepunkt, vendepunkt, krise

20) modenhet, (tiltagende) styrke\/kraft

21) rubrikk, overskrift, tittel

22) hovedpunkt, hovedavsnitt, moment, kapittel

• on this head

på dette punkt \/ i denne sak \/ i dette henseende

23) kategori

24) framdel, forreste del, fremre del, spiss

• the head of a plough

25) ( sjøfart) baug, forende, forstavn

26) ( brukes ofte i egennavn) odde, nes

• Beachy Head

27) ( teknikk) vanntrykk, fallhøyde, trykkhøyde

28) ( teknikk) stigerør, støpehode (om støping)

29) ( gruvedrift) stoll

30) ( musikk e.l.) hodetone, falsett

be at the head of something stå i spissen for noe

bang one's head against a brick\/stone wall ( overført) renne hodet\/pannen mot en mur

bite\/snap somebody's head off være forbannet på noen

bring a boil to a head ( overført) se ➢ boil, 2

bring matters to a head tvinge frem en avgjørelse, fremkalle en krise

by a head med et hode \/ en hodehøyde, med en hodelengde

• he is taller than Tom by a head

han er et hode høyere enn Tom

• win by a head

vinne med et hestehode

by the head and ears etter hårene umotivert

• drag in a subject by the head and ears

come into one's head slå en, falle en inn

• the idea came into my head

come\/draw\/gather\/grow to a head gå mot krise, tilspisse seg

crowned head kronet hode, monark

• the crowned heads of Europe

Europas kronede hoder

do it \/ work it out in one's head regne det ut i hodet

be down by the head ( om skip e.l.) ligge med baugen ned, synke med forskipet

drag in by the head and shoulders ta opp helt umotivert (i samtale)

eat one's head off ( hverdagslig) spise seg stappmett, lange i seg

enter one's head falle en inn

• it never entered my head

det falt meg aldri inn, jeg tenkte aldri på det

fall head over heels falle hodestups

fly head over heels fly hals over hode

from head to heel\/foot fra topp til tå, fra isse til fotsåle

gather head samle krefter, komme til krefter

get it into one's head få det for seg, få den idé

• whatever put that into your head?

hvordan kom du på den tanken\/idéen?

get\/put it out of your head! slå det fra deg!, glem det!, slå tanken ut av hodet!

get one's head down (britisk, hverdagslig) sovne (inn), legge seg konsentrere seg om (en oppgave)

give somebody head (vulgært, praktisere munnsex på) suge noen, sokke noen, slikke noen

give somebody his head ( overført) gi noen frie tøyler, gi noen frie hender, gi noen fritt spillerom

give the horse his head gi hesten frie tøyler\/tømmer

go off one's head bli gal

go to one's head gå til hodet på noen, gjøre noen innbilsk

• his success have gone to his head

( om alkohol) gi rusvirkning, gå til hodet på noen

• the whisky went to his head

have \/ not have a head for something ha\/mangle sans for noe, være flink\/dårlig til noe

• have a head for business

ha forretningssans\/forretningsteft

• he has a good\/poor head for figures

han er flink\/dårlig med tall

• he has a good head for liquor

han tåler mye brennevin

• I have no head for heights

jeg tåler ikke å være i høyden, jeg har lett for å bli svimmel i høyden

have an old head on young shoulders være moden for sin alder

have ones' head turned by sucess la suksessen gå en til hodet

be head and shoulders above rage høyt over

• he is head and shoulders above the rest

kollegaene når ham ikke til skulderen, han rager høyt over sine kollegaer

head and shoulders portrait portrett i halvfigur, brystbilde

head first\/foremost falle på hodet, falle på nesen, gå på hodet, gå på nesen

head of a cask bunn av en tønne \/ et fat

the head of a faculty ( universitet) dekan(us)

a head of flax linhår (om meget lyshåret barn), lyslugg

head of hair hår(vekst)

head of the river ( sport) best i kapproingen

head over heels eller over head and ears til opp over ørene

• she was head over heels in love

hun var opp over ørene forelsket

heads I win, tails you lose! ( spøkefullt) du har ikke en sjanse!

heads or tails? krone eller mynt?

heads will roll ( overført) hodene kommer til rulle

it gave me a head ( hverdagslig) jeg fikk hodepine\/tømmermenn av det

keep head against holde stand mot

keep one's head bevare fatningen, holde hodet kaldt

keep one's head above water holde hodet over vannet

laugh\/scream one's head off ( hverdagslig) le seg i hjel, le seg fordervet

lay\/put heads together stikke hodene sammen

lie head to foot\/tail ligge andføttes (dvs. med føttene vendt mot hverandre)

lose one's head miste hodet, miste livet, bli halshogget ( overført) miste hodet, miste fatningen, bli sint, bli hisssig

make\/gain head gå\/rykke frem, avansere, gjøre fremskritt

make head against gjøre motstand mot, sette seg tvert imot

make head upon få forsprang på

make something up out of one's own head finne på noe selv

not make head or tail of something ( hverdagslig) ikke begripe et kvekk av noe

off one's head ( hverdagslig) sprø, opprørt, opphisset

off the top of one's head ( hverdagslig) uforberedt, på stående fot

on one's head ( hverdagslig) som ingenting, som fot i hose, ingen sak

• I could do it on my head

on your own head be it! det må du ta på din egen kappe!, det må du stå til regnskap for!, det må du ta ansvaret for!

be out of one's head ( hverdagslig) være helt fra seg (av sinne)

over somebody's head ( overført) over noens forstand, over hodet på noen

• it is\/goes over my head

• talk over somebody's head

gå forbi noen, til fortrengsel for noen

• be promoted over the heads of one's colleagues

gjøre et hopp i karrieren

per head eller a head pr. person, pr. snute

• they paid £20 a head a

poor head dårlig forstand

pull one's head in ikke stikke nesen sin i, passe sine egne saker

put something into somebody's head innbille noen noe

put something out of somebody's head få noen til å gi opp tanken på noe, få noen fra noe

raise one's head ( overført) reise hodet (igjen), rette ryggen

roar one's head off le seg fordervet, le seg i hjel

shake one's head over something riste på hodet av noe

snap somebody' s head off eller snap somebody' s nose off ( overført) bite nesen av noen

stand at the head of the poll ha fått flest stemmer

take it into one's head få det for seg

talking head (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: nyhetsoppleser eller annen person på TV som bare har hodet synlig på skjermen

• he's not just a talking head, he's a good journalist, too

han er ikke bare nyhetsoppleser, han er en god journalist også

talk somebody's head off ( hverdagslig) snakke hull i hodet på noen

turn head over heels slå kollbøtte, slå stift

turn someone's head gjøre noen svimmel gjøre noen innbilsk

two heads are better than one to hoder tenker bedre enn ett, det lønner seg å samarbeide

under the head of under rubrikken

(with) head to wind vindrett

you cannot expect an old head on young shoulders ungdom og visdom følges sjelden
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verb \/hed\/

1) være anfører for, lede, stå i spissen for, gå i spissen for

• head a procession

lede et opptog

• he headed the rebellion

han sto i spissen for oppstanden

• headed by a band

med et musikkorps i spissen

2) gi overskrift, gi tittel, rubrisere, ordne i rubrikker

• a document headed «Most important»

et dokument med overskriften «Svært viktig

• be headed

ha som overskrift

3) gå foran, gå forbi

• head a competitor

passere en konkurrent

4) overtreffe, overgå, slå

• head one's opponents

slå motstanderne

5) vende, styre

• head one's ship for the harbour

styre skipet sitt mot havn

6) ( fotball) nikke, skalle, heade

7) sette hode på (i ulike betydninger)

8) ( også head down) beskjære i toppen (f.eks. et tre)

• head fish

skjære hodet av en fisk

9) innhente (ved å ta en snarvei)

10) ( overført) komme i forkjøpet

11) rykke frem mot, stevne frem mot, gå i mot, møte, angripe, seile mot

• head the enemy

• head the wind

12) styre, sette kurs, holde kurs, ha kurs, ligge an

• how does the ship head?

• head south

dra sørover

13) (spesielt amer.) ha sitt utspring (om elv)

headed for på vei mot, på vei til

be headed for styre mot, sette kursen mot

head for\/towards styre mot, sette kurs mot, holde kurs mot, ha kurs mot

be heading for ( overført) gå i møte

• be heading for unknown destinies

• he is heading for ruin

han går undergangen i møte

være på (god) vei mot

• he is heading for disaster

han styrer rett mot en katastrofe

head off styre\/lede i en annen retning

• head off a flock of sheep

stanse, sperre veien for

• head off a running horse

( overført) avverge, forhindre

head the bill ( overført) være den største attraksjonen

head the list stå øverst på listen

head the table ha hedersplassen, sitte øverst ved bordet
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adj. \/hed\/

1) hoved-

• head office

2) første, viktigste, ledende

• the head divison of a regiment

3) over-

• head teacher

overlærer, rektor

4) mot-

• head wind

head boy den flinkeste i klassen (eller på skolen), duksen i klassen (eller på skolen)

English-Norwegian dictionary > head
8 challenge

1. noun
1) (to contest or duel; also Sport) Herausforderung, die (to Gen.)

issue a challenge to somebody — jemanden herausfordern

2) (of sentry) Aufforderung, die; (call for password) Anruf, der

3) (person, task) Herausforderung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (to contest etc.) herausfordern (to zu)

challenge somebody to a duel — jemanden zum Duell [heraus]fordern

2) (fig.) auffordern

challenge somebody's authority — jemandes Autorität od. Befugnis infrage stellen

3) (demand password etc. from) [Wachposten:] anrufen

4) (question) infrage stellen; anzweifeln

challenge a verdict — ein Urteil kritisieren

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[' ælin‹] 1. verb
1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) herausfordern

2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) anzweifeln
2. noun
1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) die Herausforderung

2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) der Widerspruch

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- academic.ru/11986/challenger">challenger
- challenging
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chal·lenge

[ˈtʃælɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (hard task) Herausforderung f, schwierige Aufgabe

to accept a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellen

to be faced with a \challenge mit einer schwierigen Aufgabe konfrontiert sein

to find sth a \challenge etw schwierig finden

to meet the \challenge [of doing sth] sich akk der Herausforderung stellen[, etw zu tun]

to present sb [with] a \challenge eine Herausforderung für jdn darstellen

to rise to a \challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung gewachsen zeigen

2. (call to competition) Herausforderung f

to accept the \challenge to do sth die Herausforderung annehmen, etw zu tun

to issue a \challenge to sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun

3. (doubting) Infragestellung f

to be a direct \challenge to sth etw offen infrage stellen

to be open to \challenge anfechtbar sein

to pose a \challenge to sth etw infrage stellen

4. MIL (ask name) Werdaruf m (militärischer Befehl, sich auszuweisen)

5. LAW (refusal) Ablehnung f; (contest) Anfechtung f

\challenge to the array Ablehnung f der gesamten Geschworenen

\challenge to the polls Ablehnung f der einzelnen Geschworenen

\challenge for cause Ablehnung f der Geschworenen unter Angabe von bestimmten Gründen

challenge without \challenge, peremptory \challenge Ablehnung f der Geschworenen ohne Angabe von Gründen

to make a \challenge to a member of the jury ein Mitglied der Geschworenen ablehnen

II. vt

1. (ask to compete)

▪ to \challenge sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] herausfordern

▪ to \challenge sb to do sth jdn herausfordern, etw zu tun

to \challenge a record versuchen einen Rekord einzustellen

2. (call into question)

▪ to \challenge sb/sth jdn/etw infrage stellen

3. (present with hard task)

▪ to \challenge sb an jdn [hohe] Anforderungen stellen, jdm viel abverlangen

4. MIL (demand name)

▪ to \challenge sb jdn anrufen

5. LAW (refuse)

▪ to \challenge sb jdn [als Geschworenen] ablehnen

to \challenge a judge on grounds of bias AM einen Richter wegen Besorgnis der Befangenheit ablehnen

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['tSlIndZ]
1. n

1) (to duel, match etc) Herausforderung f (to an +acc fig = demands) Anforderung(en pl) f

to issue a challenge to sb — jdn herausfordern

this job is a challenge — bei dieser Arbeit ist man gefordert

I see this task as a challenge —

the challenge of modern life — die Anforderungen des heutigen Lebens

those who rose to the challenge — diejenigen, die sich der Herausforderung stellten

the office job presented no challenge for him — die Bürotätigkeit stellte keine Ansprüche an ihn or forderte ihn nicht

the challenge of the unknown — der Reiz des Unbekannten

2) (= bid for leadership etc) Griff m (for nach)

a direct challenge to his authority — eine direkte Infragestellung seiner Autorität

3) (MIL of sentry) Anruf m, Werdaruf m

4) (JUR of witness) Ablehnung f

2. vt

1) person, champion (to duel, race etc) herausfordern; world record etc überbieten wollen

to challenge sb to do sth —

he challenged her to run a marathon — er wettete, dass sie keinen Marathonlauf machen würde

to challenge sb to a duel — jdn zum Duell fordern

to challenge sb to a game — jdn zu einer Partie herausfordern

2) (fig: make demands on) fordern

3) (fig) remarks, sb's authority infrage or in Frage stellen, anfechten

4) (sentry) anrufen

5) (JUR) witnesses ablehnen; evidence, verdict anfechten

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challenge [ˈtʃælındʒ]

A s

1. Herausforderung f (to gen oder an akk)( auch SPORT und fig), Kampfansage f

2. fig (to)

a) Angriff m (auf akk)

b) Protest m, Einwand m (gegen)

3. fig Problem n, (schwierige oder lockende) Aufgabe, Probe f:

the challenge now is jetzt gilt es ( to do zu tun)

4. MIL

a) Anruf m (durch Wachtposten)

b) Radar: Abfragung f

5. JAGD Anschlagen n (der Hunde)

6. JUR

a) Ablehnung f (eines Geschworenen oder Richters):

challenge for cause Ablehnung (von Geschworenen) unter Angabe eines bestimmten Grundes;

peremptory challenge, challenge without (showing) cause Ablehnung (von Geschworenen) ohne Angabe von Gründen

b) Anfechtung f (eines Beweismittels etc)

7. Aufforderung f zur Stellungnahme

8. MED Immunitätstest m

B v/t

1. (zum Kampf etc) herausfordern ( auch SPORT)

2. auf-, herausfordern ( to do zu tun)

3. a) JUR einen Geschworenen oder Richter ablehnen: → bias A 4

b) etwas oder die Gültigkeit einer Sache anfechten

4. etwas stark anzweifeln, angreifen, infrage stellen

5. Aufmerksamkeit etc fordern, in Anspruch nehmen, Bewunderung abnötigen, jemanden locken oder reizen oder fordern (Aufgabe)

6. in scharfen Wettstreit treten mit

7. MIL

a) anrufen

b) (Radar) abfragen

C v/i anschlagen (Hund)

* * *
1. noun
1) (to contest or duel; also Sport) Herausforderung, die (to Gen.)

issue a challenge to somebody — jemanden herausfordern

2) (of sentry) Aufforderung, die; (call for password) Anruf, der

3) (person, task) Herausforderung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (to contest etc.) herausfordern (to zu)

challenge somebody to a duel — jemanden zum Duell [heraus]fordern

2) (fig.) auffordern

challenge somebody's authority — jemandes Autorität od. Befugnis infrage stellen

3) (demand password etc. from) [Wachposten:] anrufen

4) (question) infrage stellen; anzweifeln

challenge a verdict — ein Urteil kritisieren

* * *

n.

Herausforderung f.

Kampfansage f. v.

herausfordern v.

English-german dictionary > challenge
9 someone

pronoun

see academic.ru/68805/somebody">somebody

* * *

pronoun

1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) jemand

2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) jemand

* * *

some·one

[ˈsʌmwʌn]

pron indef see somebody

* * *
['sʌmwʌn]
pron

See:

= somebody

* * *

someone

A pron (irgend)jemand, irgendeiner:

someone or other irgendjemand

B s → somebody B

* * *

pronoun

see somebody

* * *

pron.

irgendeiner pron.

irgendjemand pron.

jemand pron.

English-german dictionary > someone
10 leap

li:p
1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb
1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) saltar, brincar

2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) saltar

3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) tirarse

2. noun
(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) salto, brinco

- leap-frog
- leap year
- by leaps and bounds

leap¹ n

1. salto

she crossed the ditch in one leap atravesó la zanja de un salto

2. subida

a leap in house prices una subida del precio de la vivienda

leap² vb

1. saltar

she leapt over the ditch saltó la zanja

2. subir mucho

house prices have leapt up el precio de la vivienda ha subido mucho

El pasado y participio pasado de leap se pueden escribir leapt o leaped

leap

tr[liːp]

intransitive verb (pt & pp leaped o leapt tr[lept])

1 saltar, brincar

■ the children leapt for joy los niños dieron saltos de alegría

■ the dog can't leap over the fence el perro no puede saltar la valla

■ everyone leapt to their feet todos se levantaron de un salto

■ my heart leapt mi corazón dio un vuelco

■ those gaudy illustrations leap off the page at you esas ilustraciones chillonas saltan de la página

noun

1 salto, brinco

2 figurative use salto

■ these reforms are a leap forward for the country estas reformas significan un paso hacia adelante para el país

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a leap in the dark un salto en el vacío

by leaps and bounds a pasos agigantados

to leap up (person) levantarse de un salto 2 (flame) brotar, saltar

leap year año bisiesto

leap ['li:p] vi, leapt or leaped ['li:pt, 'lɛpt] ; leaping : saltar, brincar

leap n

: salto m, brinco m

leap (Dance)

n.

• balotada s.f.

adj.

• bisiesto, -a adj.

n.

• brinco s.m.

• salto s.m.

• vuelo s.m.

• zancada s.f.

• zapateta s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: leaped) = brincar v.

• saltar v.

I
1. liːp
(past & past p leaped or BrE also leapt lept) intransitive verb saltar

to leap over something — saltar por encima de algo

the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello

he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco

my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia

to leap to somebody's assistance — correr a ayudar a alguien

to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo

to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento

2.

vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar

II

noun

a) ( jump) salto m, brinco m

by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca

[liːp] (vb: pp, pt leaped or leapt)
1. N

1) (=jump)

a) (lit) salto m ; (showing exuberance) salto m, brinco m

b) (fig) salto m

• by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

• a leap in the dark — un salto al vacío

• his heart gave a leap — le dio un vuelco el corazón

• it doesn't take a great leap of the imagination to foresee what will happen — no se requiere un gran esfuerzo de imaginación para prever lo que va a pasar

• she successfully made the leap into films — dio el salto con éxito al mundo del cine

• to make or take a huge leap forward — dar un gran salto or paso hacia adelante

• to make or take a leap of faith — hacer un gran esfuerzo de fe, hacer profesión de fe

• mental leap — salto m mental

• a leap into the unknown — un salto a lo desconocido

2) (=increase) subida f

a 6% leap in profits — una subida de un 6% en las ganancias

2. VI

1) (=jump)

a) (lit) saltar; (exuberantly) brincar, saltar

• to leap about — dar saltos, brincar

to leap about with excitement — dar saltos or brincar de emoción

• the dog leaped at the man, snarling — el perro saltó or se arrojó sobre el hombre gruñiendo

• he leapt down from his horse — se bajó del caballo de un salto

• the car leapt forward — el coche dio una sacudida

• he leapt from a moving train — saltó de un tren en marcha

• he leaped into the river — saltó or se tiró al río

• he leapt off/ onto the bus — bajó del/subió al autobús de un salto

• he suddenly leapt on top of me — de repente me saltó or se me tiró encima

• to leap out of a car — bajarse or saltar de un coche

she leapt out of bed — se levantó de la cama de un salto, saltó de la cama

• to leap over — [+ obstacle] saltar por encima de; [+ stream] cruzar de un salto

• to leap to one's feet — levantarse de un salto

b) (fig)

my heart leaped — me dio un vuelco el corazón

• she leapt at the chance to play the part — no dejó escapar la oportunidad de representar el papel

to leap at an offer — aceptar una oferta al vuelo

• he leapt on my mistake — se lanzó sobre mi error

the tabloids are quick to leap on such cases — la prensa amarilla está a la que salta con estos casos

• the headline leapt out at her — el titular le saltó a la vista

• he leapt to his brother's defence — enseguida saltó a defender a su hermano

2) (=increase)

sales leapt by one third — las ventas se incrementaron repentinamente en un tercio

3.

VT [+ fence, ditch] saltar por encima de; [+ stream, river] cruzar de un salto

4.

CPD

leap year N — año m bisiesto

- leap up

* * *

I
1. [liːp]
(past & past p leaped or BrE also leapt [lept]) intransitive verb saltar

to leap over something — saltar por encima de algo

the dog leaped at his throat — el perro le saltó or (esp Méx) le brincó al cuello

he leaped out of bed — se levantó (de la cama) de un salto or (esp Méx) de un brinco

my heart leaped at the news — (liter) el corazón me dio un brinco al recibir la noticia

to leap to somebody's assistance — correr a ayudar a alguien

to leap AT something — \<\<at an opportunity/an offer/a chance\>\> no dejar pasar algo

to leap ON somebody/something: they leaped on him se le echaron encima, se abalanzaron sobre él; his critics leaped on this mistake — sus detractores se lanzaron sobre este error con ensañamiento

2.

vt \<\<fence/stream\>\> saltar

II

noun

a) ( jump) salto m, brinco m

by leaps and bounds — a pasos agigantados

b) ( in prices etc) subida f brusca

English-spanish dictionary > leap
11 someone

pronoun

1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) alguien

2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) alguien

someone pron alguien

Otra palabra que quiere decir lo mismo es somebody

someone

tr['sʌmwʌn]

pronoun

1→ link=somebody somebody{

someone ['sʌm.wʌn] pron

: alguien

someone

n.

• personaje s.m.

pron.

• alguien pron.

• tal pron.

• uno pron.

'sʌmwʌn
pronoun somebody I

['sʌmwʌn]
PRON = somebody
* * *
['sʌmwʌn]
pronoun somebody I

English-spanish dictionary > someone
12 X

X,
◊ x sustantivo femenino (read as /'ekis/) the letter X, x

X, x f (letra) X, x 'x' also found in these entries: Spanish: eje - multiplicarse - ósea - óseo - radiar - radiografía - rayo - sala - votar - X - equis - igual - todoterreno English: attention - cross - legal-size - letter-size - lie - notebook - pit - X - X-film - X-ray - X-ray therapy - fool - four - nouveau riche - trousseau - X-rated

x n, pl x's or xs ['ɛksəz]

1) : vigésima cuarta letra del alfabeto inglés

2) : incógnita f (en matemáticas)

x ['ks] vt, x-ed ['ɛkst] ; x-ing or x'ing ['ɛksiŋ] delete: tachar

x eks noun

a) ( letter) X, x f

if you can't write, just make an X — si no sabe escribir, haga or ponga una cruz

b) (somebody, something unknown) X

Mr X — el señor X

c) ( symbolizing kiss)

Love, Helen XXX — besos or un beso, Helen

d) ( Cin) ( in US) prohibida para menores de 18 años

[eks]
1.

N (=letter) (also Math) X, x f

if you have X dollars a year — si uno tiene X dólares al año

for X number of years — durante X años

X marks the spot — el sitio está señalado con una X

X for Xmas — X de Xiquena

2.

CPD

X chromosome N — cromosoma m X

* * *

x [eks] noun

a) ( letter) X, x f

if you can't write, just make an X — si no sabe escribir, haga or ponga una cruz

b) (somebody, something unknown) X

Mr X — el señor X

c) ( symbolizing kiss)

Love, Helen XXX — besos or un beso, Helen

d) ( Cin) ( in US) prohibida para menores de 18 años

English-spanish dictionary > X
13 x

X,
◊ x sustantivo femenino (read as /'ekis/) the letter X, x

X, x f (letra) X, x 'x' also found in these entries: Spanish: eje - multiplicarse - ósea - óseo - radiar - radiografía - rayo - sala - votar - X - equis - igual - todoterreno English: attention - cross - legal-size - letter-size - lie - notebook - pit - X - X-film - X-ray - X-ray therapy - fool - four - nouveau riche - trousseau - X-rated

x n, pl x's or xs ['ɛksəz]

1) : vigésima cuarta letra del alfabeto inglés

2) : incógnita f (en matemáticas)

x ['ks] vt, x-ed ['ɛkst] ; x-ing or x'ing ['ɛksiŋ] delete: tachar

x eks noun

a) ( letter) X, x f

if you can't write, just make an X — si no sabe escribir, haga or ponga una cruz

b) (somebody, something unknown) X

Mr X — el señor X

c) ( symbolizing kiss)

Love, Helen XXX — besos or un beso, Helen

d) ( Cin) ( in US) prohibida para menores de 18 años

[eks]
1.

N (=letter) (also Math) X, x f

if you have X dollars a year — si uno tiene X dólares al año

for X number of years — durante X años

X marks the spot — el sitio está señalado con una X

X for Xmas — X de Xiquena

2.

CPD

X chromosome N — cromosoma m X

* * *

x [eks] noun

a) ( letter) X, x f

if you can't write, just make an X — si no sabe escribir, haga or ponga una cruz

b) (somebody, something unknown) X

Mr X — el señor X

c) ( symbolizing kiss)

Love, Helen XXX — besos or un beso, Helen

d) ( Cin) ( in US) prohibida para menores de 18 años

English-spanish dictionary > x
14 country

noun

1) Land, das

somebody's [home] country — jemandes Heimat

fight/die for one's country — für sein [Vater]land kämpfen/sterben

farming country — Ackerland, das

2) (rural district) Land, das; (countryside) Landschaft, die

[be/live etc.] in the country — auf dem Land [sein/leben usw.]

to the country — aufs Land

3) (Brit.): (population) Volk, das

appeal or go to the country — den Wähler entscheiden lassen

* * *

plural - countries; noun

1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) das Land

2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) das Volk

3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) das Land

4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) das Gelände

•

- academic.ru/98208/country_dance">country dance
- countryman
- countryside
* * *

coun·try

[ˈkʌntri]

I. n

1. (nation) Land nt

\country of destination Bestimmungsland nt

the east/west of the \country der Osten/Westen des Landes

\country of origin Herkunftsland nt

native \country Heimat f, Heimatland nt

to die for one's \country fürs Vaterland sterben

2. no pl (population)

▪ the \country das Volk

the whole \country das ganze Land

to go to the \country BRIT POL Neuwahlen ausschreiben

3. no pl (rural areas)

▪ the \country das Land

town and \country Stadt und Land

▪ in the \country auf dem Land

a weekend in the \country ein Wochenende nt auf dem Land

4. no pl (land) Land nt, Gebiet nt

marshy \country Sumpfgebiet nt

open \country freies Land

rough \country urwüchsige Landschaft

the undiscovered \country LIT das Reich des Todes geh

across \country (not on roads) querfeldein; (avoiding towns) über Land

5. no pl (music) Countrymusik f

II. n modifier

1. (rural) (cottage, lane) Land-; (customs, ways) ländlich

\country life Landleben nt

\country village bäuerliches Dorf

2. MUS (record, singer) volkstümlich

\country music Countrymusik f

* * *
['kʌntrɪ]
n

1) (= state) Land nt; (= people also) Volk nt

his own country —

to die for one's country — für sein Land sterben

to go to the country — Neuwahlen ausschreiben

2) no pl (as opposed to town) Land nt; (= scenery, countryside also) Landschaft f

in/to the country —

the surrounding country — das umliegende Land, die Umgebung

this is good hunting/fishing country — das ist eine gute Jagd-/Fischgegend

this is mining country — dies ist ein Bergbaugebiet

we're back in familiar country again (fig) — wir befinden uns wieder auf vertrautem Boden

* * *

country [ˈkʌntrı]

A s

1. Gegend f, Landstrich m, Landschaft f, Gebiet n:

flat country Flachland n;

wooded country waldige Gegend;

unknown country unbekanntes Gebiet (a. fig);

this is unknown country to me in dieser Gegend bin ich noch nie gewesen;

that’s quite new country to me fig das ist ein ganz neues Gebiet oder völliges Neuland für mich

2. Land n, Staat m:

from all over the country aus dem ganzen Land;

in this country hierzulande;

country of birth Geburtsland;

country of origin WIRTSCH Ursprungsland; → destination 1

3. Heimat(land) f(n), Vaterland n:

country of adoption Wahlheimat

4. Bevölkerung f (eines Staates), (die) Öffentlichkeit, Volk n, Nation f:

trial by the country JUR US Geschworenenverhandlung f; → appeal B 2, C 5, go¹ C 1

5. (das) Land (Ggs Stadt):

in the country auf dem Lande;

to the country aufs Land

6. Gelände n, Terrain n:

hilly country Hügelland n

7. Bergbau:

a) Feld n, Revier n

b) Nebengestein n, Gebirge n

B adj

1. ländlich, vom Lande, Land…

2. pej bäurisch, ungehobelt

3. MUS Country…

* * *

noun

1) Land, das

somebody's [home] country — jemandes Heimat

fight/die for one's country — für sein [Vater]land kämpfen/sterben

farming country — Ackerland, das

2) (rural district) Land, das; (countryside) Landschaft, die

[be/live etc.] in the country — auf dem Land [sein/leben usw.]

to the country — aufs Land

3) (Brit.): (population) Volk, das

appeal or go to the country — den Wähler entscheiden lassen

* * *

n.

Gegend -en f.

Land ¨-er n.

Staat -en m.

English-german dictionary > country
15 secret

'si:krit 1. adjective
(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) hemmelig, skjult
2. noun
1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) hemmelighet

2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) hemmelighet

•

- secrecy
- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret

gåte
--------
hemmelig
--------
mysterium

I
subst. \/ˈsiːkrət\/

1) hemmelighet

2) mysterium, gåte

• that's one of life's secrets

det er en av livets gåter

3) hemmelighet, løsning, forklaring

• that is the secret of his success

4) metode, formel, plan, oppskrift

• that is a trade secret

det er en forretningshemmelighet

be in the secret være innviet i hemmeligheten, vite om hemmeligheten

• he is in the secret of the plan

han er innviet i planen

have secrets from somebody ha hemmeligheter for noen

in secret i hemmelighet

keep a secret bevare en hemmelighet

keep something a secret from somebody holde noe hemmelig for noen

let somebody into a secret innvie noen i en hemmelighet

make no secret of ikke skjule, ikke gjøre noen hemmelighet av
II
adj. \/ˈsiːkrət\/

1) hemmelig, lønnlig

• children love having secret places

barn elsker å ha hemmelige steder

• the thieves got out through a secret passage

tyven kom seg ut gjennom en lønngang

2) skjult, adskilt, gjemt, usynlig

• the letters were in my secret drawer

brevene lå i min skjulte skuff

• she wrote the message in secret ink

hun skrev beskjeden med usynlig blekk

3) tilbaketrukket, bortgjemt

4) stilltiende, tilbakeholden

5) (bibelsk, gammeldags) dulgt, lønnlig

be a secret drinker være skapdranker, drikke i smug

in one's secret heart i sitt stille sinn, innerst inne

keep something a secret from somebody holde noe hemmelig for noen

English-Norwegian dictionary > secret
16 person

noun

1) Mensch, der; Person, die (oft abwertend)

a rich/sick/unemployed person — ein Reicher / Kranker / Arbeitsloser / eine Reiche usw.

the first person to leave was... — der/die erste, der/die wegging, war...

what sort of person do you think I am? — wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

in the person of somebody — in jemandem od. jemandes Person

in person — (personally) persönlich; selbst

2) (living body) Körper, der; (appearance) [äußere] Erscheinung; Äußere, das

3) (Ling.) Person, die

first/second/third person — erste/zweite/dritte Person

* * *
['pə:sn]
plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) die Person

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) der Körper

•

- academic.ru/54742/personal">personal
- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person
* * *

per·son

<pl people or ( form) -s>

[ˈpɜ:s^ən, AM ˈpɜ:r-]

n

1. (human) Person f, Mensch m

not a single \person came kein Mensch kam

what is a \person to do? was soll man da machen?

\person of great ability sehr begabte Person

book \person Bücherwurm m

cat/dog \person Katzen-/Hundeliebhaber(in) m(f)

morning/night \person Morgen-/Nachtmensch m

people \person geselliger Mensch

\person of principle Mensch m mit Prinzipien

homeless \person Obdachlose(r) f(m)

\persons unknown Unbekannte pl

about [or on] one's \person am Körper

as a \person als Mensch

in \person persönlich

in the \person of sb in der Gestalt einer Person gen

per [or a] \person pro Person

2. LING (verb form) Person f

first/second \person erste/zweite Person

the third \person plural die dritte Person Plural

3. LAW

legal [or artificial] \person juristische Person

4.

▶ to be one's own \person seinen eigenen Weg gehen fig

* * *
['pɜːsn]
n

1) pl people or ( form) -s (= human being) Mensch m; (in official contexts) Person f

I like him as a person, but not as a teacher — ich mag ihn als Mensch, aber nicht als Lehrer

no person — kein Mensch, niemand

I know no such person — so jemanden kenne ich nicht

any person — jeder

a certain person — ein gewisser Jemand

person to person call — Gespräch nt mit Voranmeldung

30 p per person — 30 Pence pro Person

the murder was committed by person or persons unknown — der Mord wurde von einem oder mehreren unbekannten Tätern verübt

I'm more of an outdoor/cat person — ich bin mehr ein Typ m für draußen/ein Katzentyp m

2) pl -s (GRAM, JUR: legal person) Person f

first person singular/plural — erste Person Singular/Plural

3) pl -s (= body, physical presence) Körper m; (= appearance) Äußere(s) nt

in person — persönlich

in the person of — in Gestalt

crime against the person — Vergehen nt gegen die Person

on or about one's person — bei sich

* * *

person [ˈpɜːsn; US ˈpɜrsn] s

1. Person f (auch pej), (Einzel)Wesen n, Individuum n:

in person in (eigener) Person, persönlich;

in the person of in Person (gen);

juristic (natural) person JUR juristische (natürliche) Person;

no person niemand;

I like him as a person ich mag ihn als Mensch; → AIDS

2. (das) Äußere, Körper m, Leib m:

carry sth on ( oder about) one’s person etwas bei sich tragen

3. → persona 1

per. abk

1. period

2. person Pers.

pers. abk

1. person Pers.

2. personal (personally) pers(önl).

* * *

noun

1) Mensch, der; Person, die (oft abwertend)

a rich/sick/unemployed person — ein Reicher / Kranker / Arbeitsloser / eine Reiche usw.

the first person to leave was... — der/die erste, der/die wegging, war...

what sort of person do you think I am? — wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

in the person of somebody — in jemandem od. jemandes Person

in person — (personally) persönlich; selbst

2) (living body) Körper, der; (appearance) [äußere] Erscheinung; Äußere, das

3) (Ling.) Person, die

first/second/third person — erste/zweite/dritte Person

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: people)

= Person -en f.

English-german dictionary > person
17 some

1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse
2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr
3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas

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some

[sʌm, s^əm]

I. adj inv, attr

1. + pl n (unknown amount) einige, ein paar; + sing n etwas

he played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vor

here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten

there's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche

I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient

I've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten

2. + pl n (certain) gewisse

\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubt

there are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltest

3. (general, unknown) irgendein(e)

clearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabt

there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen

he's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeiten

could you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?

it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein

\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam

\some day or another irgendwann

4. (noticeable) gewiss

to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad

there's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung

5. (slight, small amount) etwas

there is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommt

6. (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich; ( fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich

it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder

we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig

I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit

that took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!

he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühe

that was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!

7. ( fam: showing annoyance)

\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter

\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!

\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen iron

perhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!

II. pron

1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welche

have you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welche

do you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!

2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)

if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen

if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]

if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen

3. (at least a small number) einige, manche

surely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerkt

4. + pl vb (proportionate number) einige, ein paar

no, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügen

I've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt

\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits

5. (certain people) gewisse Leute

\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!

6. + sing vb (proportionate number) ein bisschen

no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügt

have \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut

\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe

7.

▶ and then \some ( fam) und [noch] mehr

we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war

III. adv inv

1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa

\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch

\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochen

2. AM ( fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen

I'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] besser

could you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?

3. AM ( fam: a lot) viel

he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel

he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden fam

we were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam

4.

▶ \some few einige, ein paar

▶ \some little ziemlich

we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen

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[sʌm]
1. adj

1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetzt

if you have some questions — wenn Sie Fragen haben

did you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?

some records of mine — einige meiner Platten

would you like some more biscuits? — möchten Sie noch (ein paar) Kekse?

take some nuts — nehmen Sie sich (dat)

some few people — einige wenige Leute

some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!

2) (with singular nouns) etwas, meist nicht übersetzt (= a little, emph) etwas, ein bisschen

there's some ink on your shirt — Sie haben Tinte auf dem Hemd

would you like some cheese? — möchten Sie (etwas) Käse?

some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?

leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig

did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?

have you got some money? — haben Sie Geld?

it was (of) some help —

we played some golf — wir haben ein bisschen Golf gespielt

3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)

some people say... — manche Leute sagen...

some people just don't care —

there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig

some work is very rewarding — manche Arbeit ist sehr lohnend

some butter is salty — manche Buttersorten sind salzig

in some ways — in gewisser Weise

4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendein

some book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann

some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen

some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...

some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer

in some way or another —

at some place in Africa — irgendwo in Afrika

or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches

or some such name — oder so ein ähnlicher Name

(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche

some time or other — irgendwann einmal

some other time — ein andermal

some day — eines Tages

some day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

5) (intensifier) ziemlich; (in exclamations) vielleicht ein (inf)

it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut

(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!

that's some whisky — das ist vielleicht ein Whisky! (inf)

it's some size! — das ist vielleicht ein Ding!

this might take some time — das könnte einige Zeit dauern

quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange

to speak at some length — ziemlich lange sprechen

it's some distance from the house — es ist ziemlich weit vom Haus entfernt

6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)

some experts! — das sind vielleicht Experten! (inf)

some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)

some people! — Leute gibts!

2. pron

1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some..., others... — manche..., andere...

some of my friends — einige or manche meiner Freunde

there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden

some of them were late — einige kamen zu spät

2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

some of these books — einige dieser Bücher

some of them have been sold — einige sind verkauft worden

I've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen

they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal

I've still got some —

he took some — er hat welche genommen

tell me if you see some —

would you like some? — möchten Sie welche?

3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)

here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas

I drank some of the milk —

I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles

have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich

it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?

try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen

would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch

have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches

some of it had been eaten — einiges (davon) war gegessen worden

he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen

some of his speech was excellent — manches or einiges in seiner Rede war ausgezeichnet

some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut

4)

this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt

some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache

this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands

3. adv

1) ungefähr, etwa, circa

some 20 people — ungefähr 20 Leute

some few difficulties — einige Schwierigkeiten

2) (US inf) (= a little) etwas, ein bisschen; (= a lot) viel

it sure bothered us some — das hat uns ziemlich zu schaffen gemacht

he's travelling some — er fährt schnell

I really drank some last night — ich habe gestern Abend ganz schön was getrunken (inf)

that's going some — das ist ganz schön schnell (inf)

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some [sʌm; unbetont səm, sm]

A adj

1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:

some day eines Tages;

some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);

some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;

some other time ein andermal;

some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand

2. (vor pl) einige, ein paar: → few A 1

3. manche:

some people are optimistic

4. ziemlich (viel)

5. gewiss(er, e, es):

some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen

6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:

some bread;

take some more nimm noch etwas

7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:

a village of some 80 houses

8. umg ‚toll:

some player! ein klasse Spieler!;

that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!

B adv

1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich

2. umg enorm, toll

C pron

1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):

some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst

2. etwas:

some of it etwas davon;

some of these people einige dieser Leute;

will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;

and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr

3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr

4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …

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1. adjective
1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

some fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)

some day — eines Tages

some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

some time soon — bald [einmal]

3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

4) (to a certain extent)

some guide — eine gewisse Orientierungshilfe

that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

5)

this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
2. pronoun
einig...

she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

some of her ideas are good — sie hat einige gute Ideen

some of the greatest music — einige der größten Werke der Musik

some say... — manche sagen...

some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
3. adverb
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas

some more — noch ein bisschen

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adj.

einig adj.

irgendein adj.

irgendetwas adj.

manch adj.

English-german dictionary > some
18 well

well [wel]

1. noun

(for water, oil) puits m

2. intransitive verb

also well up [tears, emotion] monter

• tears welled (up) in her eyes les larmes lui montèrent aux yeux

• anger welled (up) within him la colère monta en lui

3. adverb

(comparative better, superlative best)

   a. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien

• he sings as well as he plays il chante aussi bien qu'il joue

• he sings as well as she does il chante aussi bien qu'elle

• well done! bravo !

• well played! bien joué !

• everything is going well tout va bien

• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !

► to do well

• to do well at school bien marcher à l'école

• he did very well il s'est bien débrouillé

• the patient is doing well le malade est en bonne voie

• you did well to come at once vous avez bien fait de venir tout de suite

• you would do well to think about it tu ferais bien d'y penser

   b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien

• it's well past 10 o'clock il est bien plus de 10 heures

• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnes

• he is well over fifty il a largement dépassé la cinquantaine

• it continued well into 1996 cela a continué pendant une bonne partie de 1996

• well and truly bel et bien

• well dodgy/annoyed (inf!) (British = very) super (inf) louche/contrarié

• to leave well alone laisser les choses telles qu'elles sont

   c. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi

• he couldn't very well refuse il ne pouvait guère refuser

• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...

• you may as well tell me the truth tu ferais aussi bien de me dire la vérité

   d. ► as well ( = also) aussi ; ( = on top of all that) par-dessus le marché

• I'll take those as well je prendrai ceux-là aussi

• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !

• as well as his dog he has two rabbits en plus de son chien il a deux lapins

   e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de

4. exclamation

(surprise) tiens ! ; (relief) ah bon !, eh bien ! ; (resignation) enfin !

• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !

• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?

• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !

• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie

• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici

5. adjective

(comparative, superlative best)

   a. bien, bon

• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bien

   b. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci

• I hope you're well j'espère que vous allez bien

• to feel well se sentir bien

• to get well se remettre

• get well soon! remets-toi vite !

   c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...

• it's as well not to offend her il vaudrait mieux ne pas la froisser

6. prefix

• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé

7. compounds

► well-adjusted adjective [person] (gen) équilibré ; (to society, school) bien adapté

► well-advised adjective [action, decision] sage

• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé

► well-assorted adjective bien assorti

► well-attended adjective [meeting, lecture, show, play] qui attire beaucoup de monde

► well-balanced adjective [person, diet, argument] équilibré

► well-behaved adjective [child] sage ; [animal] obéissant

► well-being noun bien-être m

► well-bred adjective ( = of good family) de bonne famille ; ( = courteous) bien élevé

► well-built adjective [building] bien construit ; [person] bien bâti

► well-chosen adjective bien choisi

► well-connected adjective [person] qui a des relations

► well-cooked adjective [food, meal] bien cuisiné ; ( = not rare) [meat] bien cuit

► well-defined adjective [colours, distinctions, problem] bien défini ; [photo, outline] net

► well-deserved adjective bien mérité

► well-disposed adjective bien disposé ( towards envers)

► well-dressed adjective bien habillé

► well-earned adjective bien mérité

► well-educated adjective cultivé

► well-equipped adjective bien équipé

► well-established adjective bien établi

► well-fed adjective bien nourri

► well-founded adjective [suspicion] fondé

► well-groomed adjective [person] soigné ; [hair] bien coiffé

► well-heeled (inf) adjective nanti

► well-informed adjective bien renseigné ( about sur)

► well-intentioned adjective bien intentionné

► well-judged adjective [remark, criticism] bien vu ; [shot, throw] bien ajusté ; [estimate] juste

► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé

► well-known adjective ( = famous) célèbre

• it's a well-known fact that... tout le monde sait que... ► well-liked adjective très apprécié

► well-loved adjective très aimé

► well-made adjective bien fait

► well-mannered adjective bien élevé

► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions

► well-meant adjective fait avec les meilleures intentions

► well-nigh adverb presque

► well-off adjective ( = rich)

to be well-off vivre dans l'aisance

• the less well-off ceux qui ont de petits moyens

• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé

► well-preserved adjective [building, person] bien conservé

► well-read adjective cultivé

► well-rounded adjective [style] harmonieux ; [sentence] bien tourné

► well-spoken adjective [person] qui parle bien

► well-stocked adjective [shop, fridge] bien approvisionné

► well-timed adjective [remark, entrance] tout à fait opportun ; [blow] bien calculé

► well-to-do adjective aisé

► well-wisher noun ami (e) m(f) ; (unknown) admirateur m, - trice f

• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes

► well-worn adjective [carpet, clothes] usagé ; [phrase, expression] éculé

► well-written adjective bien écrit

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I 1. [wel]
adjective (comparative better, superlative best)

1) ( in good health)

to feel well — se sentir bien

are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?

she's not well enough to travel — elle n'est pas en état de voyager

he's not a well man — il a des problèmes de santé

she doesn't look at all well — elle n'a pas l'air en forme du tout

to get well — se rétablir

‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’

2) ( in satisfactory state) bien

all is not well in their marriage — il y a des problèmes dans leur mariage

that's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais

it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais

well and good — c'est très bien

3) ( prudent)

it would be just as well to check — il vaudrait mieux vérifier

it would be as well for you not to get involved — tu ferais mieux de ne pas t'en mêler

4) ( fortunate)

it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts

the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
2.
adverb (comparative better, superlative best)

1) ( satisfactorily) bien

he isn't eating very well — il ne mange pas beaucoup

that boy will do well — ce garçon ira loin

he hasn't done as well as he might — il n'a pas réussi aussi bien qu'il aurait pu

I did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale

to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève

mother and baby are both doing well — la mère et l'enfant se portent bien

the operation went well — l'opération s'est bien passée

you did well to tell me — tu as bien fait de me le dire

we'll be doing well if we get there on time — on aura de la chance si on arrive à l'heure

well done! — bravo!

he has done very well for himself — il s'en tire très bien

to do oneself well — bien se soigner

to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un

some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre

she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle

2) ( used with modal verbs)

you may well be right — il se pourrait bien que tu aies raison

I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire

it may well be that — il se pourrait bien que

I couldn't very well say no — je pouvais difficilement dire non

you may well ask! — je me le demande bien!

we may as well go home — on ferait aussi bien de rentrer

‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’

she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant

3) ( intensifier) bien, largement

it was well worth waiting for — ça valait vraiment la peine d'attendre

the weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre

she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans

profits are well above average — les bénéfices sont nettement supérieurs à la moyenne

4) ( approvingly)

to speak well of somebody — dire du bien de quelqu'un

5)

to wish somebody well — souhaiter beaucoup de chance à quelqu'un
3.
exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfin

well, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison

well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage

well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?

oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien

well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!

very well then — très bien
4.
as well adverbial phrase aussi
5.
as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien que

they have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris

by day as well as by night — de jour comme de nuit

••

to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)

to be well up in something — s'y connaître en quelque chose

to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler

you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!

well and truly — bel et bien
II 1. [wel]
noun ( in ground) puits m; ( pool) source f
2.
intransitive verb = well up

Phrasal Verbs:

- well up

English-French dictionary > well
19 balance

'bæləns
1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) balanza

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilibrio

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilibrio

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo

2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar, igualar

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) mantener(se) en equilibrio

•

- balance sheet
- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance

balance¹ n

1. equilibrio

to keep your balance mantener el equilibrio

to lose your balance perder el equilibrio

2. balanza

there is an electronic balance in the laboratory hay una balanza electrónica en el laboratorio

balance² vb equilibrar / mantener en equilibrio

can you balance a ball on your nose? ¿puedes mantener una pelota sobre la nariz sin que se caiga?

El gerundio de balance se escribe balancing

balance sustantivo masculino 1
a) (resumen, valoración) assessment, evaluation;
hacer balance de algo to take stock of sth, to evaluate sth
b) ( resultado) result, outcome
2 (Com, Fin) (cálculo, cómputo) balance; ( documento) balance sheet; ( de cuenta) balance
balance sustantivo masculino
1 Fin balance (documento financiero) balance sheet
2 (valoración, resultado) outcome: se desconoce el balance de víctimas, the number of victims is unknown
3 fig (reflexión, valoración) tienes que hacer balance de tu matrimonio, you must take stock of your marriage ' balance' also found in these entries: Spanish: balanza - casar - cuadrar - deficitaria - deficitario - desequilibrar - desnivelar - desnivelada - desnivelado - deudor - deudora - equilibrar - equilibrio - nivelar - saldo - ajustar - balancear - contrapeso - desequilibrado - mantener - perder English: balance - balance of payments - balance of power - balance out - balance sheet - bank balance - bottom line - consolidate - debit balance - doctor - off-balance - outstanding - quarterly statement - trading results - weekly statement - bank - credit - fine - footing - over - stock - strike

balance

tr['bæləns]

noun

1 equilibrio

2 (scales) balanza

3 (of account etc) saldo

4 (remainder) resto

5 (harmony) equilibrio, armonía

transitive verb

1 poner en equilibrio

2 (budget) equilibrar; (account) saldar

3 (load) equilibrar

intransitive verb

1 mantenerse en equilibrio

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cuadrar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on balance todo considerado

to balance the books hacer el balance

to balance one thing with another comparar una cosa con otra

to balance something on one's head mantener algo en equilibrio sobre la cabeza

to be off balance estar desequilibrado,-a

to lose one's balance perder el equilibrio

to hang in the balance estar en juego, estar pendiente de un hilo

to restore the balance restablecer el equilibrio

to strike a balance buscar un término medio

to throw somebody off balance hacer perder el equilibrio a alguien

balance due saldo deudor

balance in hand saldo disponible

balance of nature equilibrio ecológico

balance of payments balanza de pagos

balance of power equilibrio de fuerzas

balance of trade balanza comercial

balance sheet estado de cuentas

balance ['bælənts] v, - anced ; - ancing vt

1) : hacer el balance de (una cuenta)

to balance the books: cuadrar las cuentas

2) equalize: balancear, equilibrar

3) harmonize: armonizar

balance vi

: balancearse

balance n

1) scales: balanza f, báscula f

2) counterbalance: contrapeso m

3) equilibrium: equilibrio m

4) remainder: balance m, resto m

balance

n.

• balance s.m.

• balanza s.f.

• equilibrio (Física) s.m.

• ordenación s.f.

• peso s.m.

• saldo s.m.

v.

• abalanzar v.

• balancear v.

• equilibrar v.

• nivelar v.

• saldar v.

'bæləns
I

noun

1) c ( apparatus) balanza f

to be o hang in the balance — estar* en el aire; tip II 2) a)

2) u

a) ( physical) equilibrio m

to keep/lose one's balance — mantener*/perder* el equilibrio

the blow caught him off balance — el golpe lo agarró or (Esp) lo cogió desprevenido

to throw somebody off balance — ( disconcert) desconcertar* a alguien; (lit: topple) hacer* que alguien pierda el equilibrio

b) u ( equilibrium) equilibrio m

to strike a balance — dar* con el justo medio

3) c

a) ( in accounting) balance m

on balance — en general

b) ( bank balance) saldo m

c) (difference, remainder) resto m; ( of sum of money) saldo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<load\>\> equilibrar; \<\<object\>\> mantener* or sostener* en equilibrio

he put out his arms to balance himself — extendió los brazos para no perder el equilibrio

b) ( weigh up) sopesar

to balance something against something: you have to balance the risks against the likely profit — tienes que sopesar los riesgos y los posibles beneficios

2) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> hacer* el balance de

to balance the books — hacer* cuadrar las cuentas

2.

vi

a) ( hold position) mantener* el equilibrio

b) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> cuadrar

Phrasal Verbs:

- balance out

['bælǝns]
1. N

1) (=equilibrium) equilibrio m

a nice balance of humour and pathos — un sutil equilibrio entre el humor y el patetismo

the balance of his mind was disturbed — frm su mente estaba desequilibrada

• in balance — en equilibrio, equilibrado

• to keep one's balance — mantener el equilibrio

• to lose one's balance — perder el equilibrio

• the balance of nature — el equilibrio de la naturaleza

• off balance, he's a bit off balance — (mentally) está un poco desequilibrado

to catch sb off balance — pillar a algn desprevenido

to throw sb off balance — (lit) hacer que algn pierda el equilibrio; (fig) desconcertar a algn

• on balance — (fig) teniendo or tomando en cuenta todos los factores, una vez considerados todos los factores frm

• to be out of balance — [mechanism, wheel] estar desequilibrado

• balance of power — (Mil, Comm) equilibrio m de poder; (Phys) equilibrio m de fuerzas

• to redress the balance — restablecer el equilibrio

• he has no sense of balance — no tiene sentido del equilibrio

• to strike a balance — conseguir or establecer un equilibrio

2) (=scales) balanza f

• to be or hang in the balance — (fig) estar pendiente de un hilo

3) (Comm) saldo m

what's my balance? — ¿qué saldo tengo?

to pay off the balance of an account — liquidar el saldo de una cuenta

• bank balance — saldo m

• balance carried forward — balance m a cuenta nueva

• closing balance — saldo m de cierre

• credit/ debit balance — saldo m acreedor/deudor

• balance of payments/ trade — balanza f de pagos/comercio

4) (=remainder) [of items] resto m ; [of money] saldo m

• balance due — saldo m deudor

• balance outstanding — saldo m pendiente

5) (Audio) balance m

2. VT

1) (=place in equilibrium) [+ weight] equilibrar; [+ object] poner/mantener en equilibrio; (Aut) [+ wheel] nivelar

he balanced the glass on top of the books — puso el vaso en equilibrio sobre los libros

the seal balanced the ball on its nose — la foca mantenía la pelota en equilibrio sobre su hocico

he balanced himself on one foot — se mantuvo en equilibrio sobre un pie

cats use their tails to balance themselves — los gatos utilizan el rabo para equilibrarse

2) (=compare) comparar, sopesar; (=make up for) compensar

• this increase must be balanced against the rate of inflation — hay que sopesar este aumento y la tasa de inflación

3) (Comm)

• to balance an account — hacer el balance de una cuenta

• to balance the books — hacer balance, hacer cuadrar las cuentas

• to balance the budget — nivelar el presupuesto

• to balance the cash — hacer caja

3. VI

1) (=keep equilibrium) mantener el equilibrio, mantenerse en equilibrio

2) (Comm) [accounts] cuadrar

4.

CPD

balance of payments deficit N — déficit m en la balanza de pagos

our balance of payments deficit has improved slightly — nuestro déficit en la balanza de pagos ha mejorado ligeramente

balance of terror N — equilibrio m del terror

balance sheet N — balance m, hoja f de balance

balance transfer N — (on credit card) transferencia f de saldo

balance weight N — contrapeso m

- balance out

- balance up

* * *
['bæləns]
I

noun

1) c ( apparatus) balanza f

to be o hang in the balance — estar* en el aire; tip II 2) a)

2) u

a) ( physical) equilibrio m

to keep/lose one's balance — mantener*/perder* el equilibrio

the blow caught him off balance — el golpe lo agarró or (Esp) lo cogió desprevenido

to throw somebody off balance — ( disconcert) desconcertar* a alguien; (lit: topple) hacer* que alguien pierda el equilibrio

b) u ( equilibrium) equilibrio m

to strike a balance — dar* con el justo medio

3) c

a) ( in accounting) balance m

on balance — en general

b) ( bank balance) saldo m

c) (difference, remainder) resto m; ( of sum of money) saldo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<load\>\> equilibrar; \<\<object\>\> mantener* or sostener* en equilibrio

he put out his arms to balance himself — extendió los brazos para no perder el equilibrio

b) ( weigh up) sopesar

to balance something against something: you have to balance the risks against the likely profit — tienes que sopesar los riesgos y los posibles beneficios

2) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> hacer* el balance de

to balance the books — hacer* cuadrar las cuentas

2.

vi

a) ( hold position) mantener* el equilibrio

b) ( Fin) \<\<account\>\> cuadrar

Phrasal Verbs:

- balance out

English-spanish dictionary > balance
20 secret

'si:krit
1. adjective
(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) secreto

2. noun
1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) secreto

2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) secreto

•

- secrecy
- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret

secret¹ adj secreto

a secret plan un plan secreto

secret² n secreto

it's a secret es un secreto

can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

secret

tr['siːkrət]

adjective

1 (gen) secreto,-a

■ this is my secret hiding-place este es mi escondite secreto

■ she's a secret gin drinker bebe ginebra en secreto

noun

1 (gen) secreto; (something confided) secreto, confidencia

■ our affair must remain a secret tenemos que mantener en secreto nuestra relación

2 (method, key) secreto, clave nombre femenino

■ what's the secret of your success? ¿cuál es el secreto de tu éxito?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in secret en secreto

open secret secreto a voces

to be in (on) the secret estar al tanto, estar en el ajo, estar al corriente

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

to keep something secret mantener algo en secreto

to let somebody in on a secret revelar un secreto a alguien, compartir un secreto con alguien

to make no secret of something no tratar de esconder algo

secret agent agente nombre masulino o femenino secreto,-a, espía nombre masulino o femenino

secret ballot votación nombre femenino secreta

secret police policía secreta

secret Santa amigo invisible

secret service servicio secreto

secret ['si:krət] adj

: secreto

♦ secretly adv

secret n

: secreto m

secret

adj.

• arcano, -a adj.

• clandestino, -a adj.

• oculto, -a adj.

• secreto, -a adj.

• sigiloso, -a adj.

n.

• confidencia s.f.

• entresijo s.m.

• secreto s.m.

I 'siːkrət, 'siːkrɪt
noun secreto m

in secret — en secreto

can you keep a secret? — ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

is she in on the secret? — ¿lo sabe?, ¿está al corriente?

an open secret — un secreto a voces

he kept it a secret from her for years — se lo ocultó durante años

to make no secret of something — no esconder or ocultar algo

II

adjective secreto

to keep something secret from somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien

['siːkrɪt]
1.

ADJ [plan, ingredient, admirer, mission] secreto; [information, document] secreto, confidencial; [drinker, drug addict] a escondidas

• it's all highly secret — todo es de lo más secreto

• to keep sth secret — mantener algo en secreto

to keep sth secret from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• they held a secret meeting — mantuvieron una reunión en secreto

2.

N secreto m

the secrets of nature — los misterios de la naturaleza

• to do sth in secret — hacer algo en secreto or a escondidas

• to be in on the secret — estar en el secreto, estar al corriente

• to keep a secret — guardar un secreto

to keep sth a secret from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• to let sb into a/the secret — contar or revelar a algn un/el secreto

• it's no secret that... — no es ningún secreto que...

there's no secret about it — esto no tiene nada de secreto

to have no secrets from sb — no tener secretos para algn

to make no secret of sth — no ocultar algo

• to remain a secret — seguir siendo un secreto

• to tell sb a secret — contar un secreto a algn

• the secret, the secret is to — + infin el secreto consiste en + infin

the secret of success — el secreto del éxito
open 1., 9), state 3.
3.

CPD

secret agent N — agente mf secreto(-a), espía mf

secret drawer N — cajón m secreto or oculto

secret police N — policía f secreta

secret service N — servicio m secreto

secret society N — sociedad f secreta

secret weapon N — (lit, fig) arma f secreta

* * *

I ['siːkrət, 'siːkrɪt]
noun secreto m

in secret — en secreto

can you keep a secret? — ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

is she in on the secret? — ¿lo sabe?, ¿está al corriente?

an open secret — un secreto a voces

he kept it a secret from her for years — se lo ocultó durante años

to make no secret of something — no esconder or ocultar algo

II

adjective secreto

to keep something secret from somebody — ocultarle algo a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > secret

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