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1 vague promises

неопределённые обещания

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > vague promises
2 don't build (up)on vague promises

don't build (up)on vague promises

ga niet af op vage toezeggingen

English-Dutch dictionary > don't build (up)on vague promises
3 vague

veiɡ
adjective

1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vago

2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vago

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- vagueness
- vaguely

vague adj vago

I have vague memories of the accident tengo sólo vagos recuerdos del accidente

vague

tr[veɪg]

adjective

1 (imprecise) vago,-a, impreciso,-a

■ he hasn't the vaguest idea no tiene la más mínima idea

■ they were vague about it no dieron detalles

2 (indistinct) borroso,-a

vague ['veɪg] adj, vaguer ; - est

1) imprecise: vago, impreciso

a vague feeling: una sensación indefinida

I haven't the vaguest idea: no tengo la más remota idea

2) unclear: borroso, poco claro

a vague outline: un perfil indistinto

3) absentminded: distraído

vague

adj.

• distraído, -a adj.

• dudoso, -a adj.

• indeciso, -a adj.

• indefinido, -a adj.

• vago, -a adj.

veɪg
adjective vaguer, vaguest

a) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vago

there was vague talk of a move — se habló vagamente de una posible mudanza

to be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación

b) ( indistinct) < outline> borroso

c) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado

[veɪɡ]
ADJ (compar vaguer) (superl vaguest)
1) (=imprecise) [concept] impreciso, vago; [description] impreciso; [outline] borroso; [feeling] indefinido, indeterminado; [person] (in giving details etc) impreciso; (by nature) de ideas poco precisas

the outlook is somewhat vague — el futuro es algo incierto

there have been vague hints of a reconciliation — ha habido ligeros atisbos de reconciliación

my memories of that time are very vague — mis recuerdos de aquella época son muy vagos, aquella época la recuerdo muy vagamente

the vague outline of a ship — el perfil borroso de un buque

he made some vague promises — hacía promesas, pero sin concretar

I haven't the vaguest idea — no tengo la más remota idea

he was vague about the date — no quiso precisar la fecha

you mustn't be so vague — hay que decir las cosas con claridad, hay que concretar

I'm a bit vague on that subject — sé poco en concreto sobre ese tema

then he went all vague — luego comenzó a decir vaguedades

2) (=absent-minded) [person] despistado, distraído; [expression, look] ausente

he's terribly vague — tiene un tremendo despiste, es un despistado

to look vague — tener aire distraído

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[veɪg]
adjective vaguer, vaguest

a) (imprecise, unclear) <term/wording/concept> impreciso, vago

there was vague talk of a move — se habló vagamente de una posible mudanza

to be vague ABOUT something: she was vague about her involvement — fue poco explícita acerca de su participación

b) ( indistinct) < outline> borroso

c) ( absentminded) < expression> distraído; < person> distraído, despistado

English-spanish dictionary > vague
4 vague

adjective

vage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriert

not have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben

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[veiɡ]
adjective

1) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) unbestimmt

2) ((of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful: He is always very vague when making arrangements.) vage

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- academic.ru/79608/vagueness">vagueness
- vaguely
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vague

[veɪg]

adj

1. (not distinct) ungenau, vage; figure, shape verschwommen, undeutlich

a \vague conception ein verschwommenes Konzept

a \vague memory eine vage Erinnerung

\vague pains diffuse Schmerzen

\vague promises vage Versprechungen

a \vague suspicion eine vage Vermutung

to reply in \vague terms eine ausweichende Antwort geben

2. (imprecise) person zerstreut

▪ to be \vague about sth sich akk [nur] vage zu etw dat äußern

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[veɪg]
adj (+er)

1) (= not clear) person, plan vage, unbestimmt; outline, shape verschwommen; photograph unscharf, verschwommen; report, question vage, ungenau; murmur dumpf, undeutlich

I haven't the vaguest idea — ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung

there's a vague resemblance — es besteht eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit

I had a vague idea she would come — ich hatte so eine (dunkle) Ahnung, dass sie kommen würde

I am still very vague on this theory — die Theorie ist mir noch nicht sehr klar

I am very vague on Dutch politics — von holländischer Politik habe ich nicht viel Ahnung

he was vague about the time of his arrival — er äußerte sich nur vage or unbestimmt über seine Ankunftszeit

a vague sense of unease — ein leichtes Unbehagen

2) (= absent-minded) geistesabwesend, zerstreut

do you really understand, you look rather vague? — verstehst du das wirklich, du siehst so verwirrt aus?

to have a vague look in one's eyes — einen abwesenden or (not having understood) verständnislosen Gesichtsausdruck haben

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vague [veıɡ]

A adj (adv vaguely)

1. vage:

a) nebelhaft, verschwommen (Aussage, Gestalt etc)

b) unbestimmt (Verdacht etc)

c) dunkel (Vorahnung etc)

d) unklar (Beschreibung etc);

vague answer auch nichtssagende Antwort;

vague hope vage Hoffnung;

I haven’t got the vaguest idea ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung;

be vague sich unklar ausdrücken ( about über akk);

it’s vaguely familiar to me es ist irgendwie bekannt

2. undefinierbar, unbestimmt (Charakter etc)

3. ausdruckslos (Augen etc)

4. geistesabwesend

B s (das) Vage:

be in the vague (noch) unklar oder unbestimmt sein

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adjective

vage; verschwommen, undeutlich [Form, Umriss]; undefinierbar [Farbe]; (absent-minded) geistesabwesend; (inattentive) unkonzentriert

not have the vaguest idea or notion — nicht die blasseste od. leiseste Ahnung haben

be vague about something — etwas nur vag[e] andeuten; (in understanding) nur eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben

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adj.

diffus (Gedanken) adj.

undeutlich adj.

unklar adj.

vag adj.

English-german dictionary > vague
5 vague

[veɪg]
adj

неясный, неопределённый, смутный, нечёткий

He was vague about his promise. — Он ничего определенного не обещал.

She was very vague about her plans for future. — У нее не было ясных/определенных планов относительно будущего

- vague hopes
- vague promises
- few vague replies
- vague terms
- vague glance
- vague idea about smth
- vague instructions
- vague feeling of fear
- vague shape of a figure
- be vague about the date of departure
- have a vague feeling that smth might happen
- have vague recollections of smth

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > vague
6 vague

[veɪg] adj

1) ( not distinct) ungenau, vage; figure, shape verschwommen, undeutlich;

a \vague conception ein verschwommenes Konzept;

a \vague memory eine vage Erinnerung;

\vague pains diffuse Schmerzen;

\vague promises vage Versprechungen;

a \vague suspicion eine vage Vermutung;

to reply in \vague terms eine ausweichende Antwort geben

2) ( imprecise) person zerstreut;

to be \vague about sth sich akk [nur] vage zu etw dat äußern

English-German students dictionary > vague
7 vague

ბუნდოვანი, გაურკვეველი

a vague shape of building! შენობის ბუნდოვანი მოხაზულობა/სილუეტი;

a vague idea/feeling ბუნდოვანი აზრი/გაურკვეველი გრძნობა

my future is vague ჩემი მომავალი გაურკვეველია/ბუნდოვანია

vague promises ბუნდოვანი/გაურკვეველი დაპირებები

English-Georgian dictionary > vague
8 vague

[veig] a անպարզ. անորոշ, աղոտ. vague shapes of building շենքերի աղոտ ուր վա գծերը. vague future անորոշ ապագա. vague rumours/ promises անորոշ լուրեր/խոստումներ. vague hopes/surmise աղոտ հույսեր/ենթադրություն. be vague about smth խուսափել պարզորոշ խո սելուց. have a vague idea աղոտ պատկերացում ունե նալ. haven’t the vaguest idea ոչ մի պա տկերացում չունենալ. She is terribly vague Նա ահավոր ցրված է

English-Armenian dictionary > vague
9 zmam|ić

pf vt książk. (oszukać) to beguile, to hoodwink; (zdezorientować) to delude
- zmamiony niejasnymi obietnicami beguiled by vague promises

- zmamiony politycznym krasomówstwem deluded by political rhetoric

- zmamił ludzi i głosowali na niego he beguiled the people into voting for him

- oszust zmamił ludzi obietnicą dobrej pracy the trickster deceived the people with promises of good work ⇒ mamić

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zmam|ić
10 palm someone off with something

expr infml

He palmed her off with some story or other — Он навешал ей лапшу на уши

They palmed me off with vague promises — Они отделались от меня, гуманно что-то пообещав

I don't believe he means to do the job. He keeps palming me off with promises — Я не верю, что он сделает эту работу. Он просто кормит меня обещаниями

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > palm someone off with something
11 расплывчатый

прл

1) с неясными контурами blurred, indistinct

2) перен неясный vague

расплы́вчатые обеща́ния — vague promises

Русско-английский учебный словарь > расплывчатый
12 put off

1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) apagar

2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) aplazar, posponer

3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancelar

4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) repugnar, dar asco

put off vb aplazar

the match has been put off el partido se ha aplazado

put off vt

defer: aplazar, posponer

put off

v.

• entretener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• reservar v.

• retrasar v.

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)

don't put it off until later — no lo dejes para más tarde

to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista

b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>

if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante

2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( discourage)

the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos

people get put off by all the technical jargon — la gente se desanima con toda esa jerga técnica

the smell was enough to put anyone off — tenía un olor que daba asco

she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea

are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?

4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*

he's trying to put me off my serve — está tratando de que falle en el saque

5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar

1. VT + ADV

1) (=postpone, delay) [+ departure, appointment, meeting, decision] aplazar, posponer

he put off writing the letter — pospuso or aplazó el escribir la carta

I keep putting it off — no hago más que aplazarlo

we shall have to put the guests off — tendremos que decir a los invitados que no vengan

it's no good putting it off — (sth unwelcome) no tiene sentido eludirlo más

- don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

2) (=discourage)

her brusque manner puts some people off — desanima a la gente con sus maneras tan bruscas

he's not easily put off — no es fácil apartarlo de su propósito, no es de los que se desaniman fácilmente

3) (=distract) distraer

stop putting me off! — ¡deja ya de distraerme!

4) (=dissuade) disuadir

5) (=fob off) dar largas a

• to put sb off with an excuse — dar largas a algn con excusas

she put him off with vague promises — le dio largas con vagas promesas

6) (=switch off) apagar

7) (=set down) [+ passenger] dejar; (forcibly) hacer bajar

8) esp liter (=cast off)

once you put off that uniform you'll need a job — en cuanto dejes ese uniforme necesitarás un trabajo

2. VT + PREP

1) (=cause not to like, want)

it almost put me off opera for good — casi mató mi gusto por la ópera para siempre

you quite put me off my meal — me has quitado el apetito

it put me off going to Greece — me quitó las ganas de ir a Grecia

2) (=dissuade from)

we tried to put him off the idea — intentamos quitarle la idea de la cabeza, intentamos disuadirlo

I tried to put her off going by herself — intenté convencerla de que no fuera sola

3) (Brit) (=distract from)
see stroke 1., 5); see scent 1., 3)
3.

VI + ADV (Naut) hacerse a la mar, salir ( from de)

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Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)

don't put it off until later — no lo dejes para más tarde

to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista

b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>

if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante

2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*

Sense II

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

( discourage)

the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos

people get put off by all the technical jargon — la gente se desanima con toda esa jerga técnica

the smell was enough to put anyone off — tenía un olor que daba asco

she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea

are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?

4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*

he's trying to put me off my serve — está tratando de que falle en el saque

5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar

English-spanish dictionary > put off
13 entretenida

entretenida

► nombre femenino

1 mistress, kept woman

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar a alguien la entretenida to try to put somebody off

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f., (m. - entretenido)

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SF

1) (=querida) mistress; (=mantenida) kept woman

2)

dar (con) la entretenida a algn — [con promesas] to hold sb off with vague promises, stall sb; [hablando] to keep sb talking

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entretenida

feminine

( ant)

lover, mistress

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entretenido,-a adjetivo amusing, entertaining

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entretenida nf
Anticuado [amante] mistress

Spanish-English dictionary > entretenida
14 build upon

build upon

, build on

1 vertrouwen op ⇒ bouwen op, zich verlaten op

♦voorbeelden:

1 don't build (up)on vague promises • ga niet af op vage toezeggingen

English-Dutch dictionary > build upon
15 put

put [pʊt]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp put

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1. transitive verb

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► For set combinations consisting of put + noun, eg put out of business, put an end to, look up the noun. For put + preposition/adverb combinations, see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. ( = place) mettre

• put it in the drawer mettez-le dans le tiroir

• put yourself in my place mets-toi à ma place

• to put an ad in the paper passer une annonce dans le journal

► to put + on

• to put a button on a shirt coudre un bouton à une chemise

• to put sb on a diet mettre qn au régime

• he put me on the train il m'a accompagné au train► to put + over

• he put his hand over his mouth il a mis sa main devant la bouche

• he put his hand over her mouth il a plaqué sa main sur sa bouche

• someone has been put over him at the office il a maintenant un chef au bureau

• to put one over on sb (inf) ( = deceive) pigeonner (inf) qn► to put + round

• to put one's arms round sb enlacer qn

• he put his head round the door il a passé la tête par la porte► to put + through

• to put one's fist through a window passer le poing à travers une vitre

• to put one's pen through a word rayer un mot

• she put a bullet through his head elle lui a tiré une balle dans la tête

   b. ( = set) to put a watch to the right time mettre une montre à l'heure

• I put him to work at once je l'ai aussitôt mis au travail

   c. ( = rank) placer

• I put Joyce above Lawrence je place Joyce au-dessus de Lawrence

• we should put happiness before money on devrait faire passer le bonheur avant l'argent

   d. ( = express) dire

• how shall I put it? comment dire ?

• I don't quite know how to put it je ne sais pas trop comment le dire

• let me put it this way... disons que...

• as Shakespeare puts it comme le dit Shakespeare

• as the president memorably put it selon la célèbre formule du président

• to put it bluntly pour parler franc

   e. ( = suggest) I put it to you that... n'est-il pas vrai que... ?

• it was put to me in no uncertain terms on m'a dit cela dans des termes très clairs

   f. ( = submit) [+ case, problem, opinion, suggestion] présenter ; [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ question] poser

• he put the arguments for and against the project il a présenté les arguments pour et contre le projet

   g. ( = cause to be) mettre

• to put sb in a good/bad mood mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur

   h. ( = invest)

► to put + into

• to put money into a company placer de l'argent dans une société

• he has put a lot into his marriage il s'est beaucoup investi dans son couple

   i. ( = estimate)

► to put + at estimer

• they put the loss at £10,000 ils estiment à 10 000 livres la perte subie

• the population was put at 50,000 la population a été estimée à 50 000 habitants

   j. (Sport) to put the shot lancer le poids

2. intransitive verb

• to put into port mouiller

• the ship put into Southampton le navire a mouillé à Southampton

• to put to sea appareiller

3. compounds

► put-down (inf) noun humiliation f

► put-on (inf) adjective

( = feigned) affecté

► put out adjective contrarié

► put-up job (inf) noun coup m monté

► put-upon (inf) adjective

• I feel put-upon je trouve qu'on profite de moi

4. Phrasal Verbs

► put about

1. intransitive verb

virer de bord

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ rumour] faire courir

   b. to put o.s. about (inf) [person] se faire mousser (inf)► put across separable transitive verb

( = communicate) [+ ideas, intentions, desires] faire comprendre

• to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn

• he knows his stuff but he can't put it across il connaît son sujet à fond mais il n'arrive pas à transmettre son savoir► put aside separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object, food, money] mettre de côté

• I'll put one aside for you je vous en mettrai un de côté

   b. [+ differences, disagreement] oublier► put away separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put in proper place) [+ clothes, toys, books] ranger

• to put the car away rentrer la voiture

   b. (Sport) [+ ball] mettre au fond des filets

   c. ( = confine) (inf) (in prison, mental hospital) enfermer

   d. ( = consume) (inf) [+ food] avaler ; [+ drink] siffler (inf)► put back

1. intransitive verb

[ship] they put back to Dieppe ils sont rentrés à Dieppe

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = replace) remettre en place

• put it back! remets-le à sa place !

   b. ( = retard) retarder

• the disaster put the project back ten years ce désastre a retardé le projet de dix ans

• this will put us back ten years cela nous fera perdre dix ans

   c. ( = postpone) remettre (to à)► put by separable transitive verb

[+ money] mettre de côté

► put down

1. intransitive verb

[aircraft, pilot] se poser

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ parcel, book, child] poser ; [+ passenger] déposer

• put it down! pose ça !

• I simply couldn't put that book down j'ai dévoré ce livre

   b. ( = pay) [+ deposit] verser (on pour)

• he put down £500 on the car il a versé 500 livres d'arrhes pour la voiture

   c. ( = suppress) [+ revolt, movement] réprimer

   d. ( = criticize) (inf) critiquer ; ( = denigrate) dénigrer

• my boyfriend keeps putting me down mon copain n'arrête pas de me critiquer

• you must stop putting yourself down arrête donc de te déprécier

   e. ( = record) noter

• to put sth down in writing mettre qch par écrit

• I've put you down as unemployed j'ai mis que vous étiez chômeur

   f. (British = have destroyed) [+ dog, cat] faire piquer ; [+ horse] faire abattre► put down as separable transitive verb

( = consider, assess) considérer comme

• I had put him down as a complete fool je le considérais comme un parfait imbécile► put down to separable transitive verb

( = attribute) mettre sur le compte

• I put it down to his inexperience je mets ça sur le compte de son inexpérience► put forth separable transitive verb

[+ idea, proposal] émettre

► put forward separable transitive verb

   a. ( = propose) [+ suggestion] émettre ; [+ argument] avancer ; [+ plan] proposer

• he put forward Harry Green for the job il a proposé Harry Green pour ce poste

   b. ( = advance) [+ meeting, starting time] avancer( by de, to, until à)► put in

1. intransitive verb

[ship] mouiller (at dans le port de)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (into container) mettre dedans ; [+ seeds] semer

• have you put in the camera? ( = pack) est-ce que tu as pris l'appareil photo ?

   b. ( = insert) [+ word, paragraph] ajouter ; [+ remark] glisser

   c. ( = submit) to put in a request for sth faire une demande de qch

• to put sb in for an exam présenter qn à un examen

• to put sb in for a scholarship recommander qn pour une bourse

   d. ( = install) [+ political party] élire ; [+ central heating, double glazing] faire installer

   e. ( = spend) [+ time] passer

   f. ( = work) travailler

• can you put in a few hours at the weekend? pourrais-tu travailler quelques heures ce week-end ?► put in for inseparable transitive verb

[+ job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ promotion] demander

► put off separable transitive verb

   a. ( = postpone) repousser ; [+ decision] différer ; [+ visitor] décommander

• to put sth off until January remettre qch à janvier

• he put off writing the letter il a décidé d'écrire cette lettre plus tard

   b. ( = discourage) dissuader ; ( = repel) dégoûter

• the failure may put them off trying again il est possible que cet échec les dissuade d'essayer à nouveau

• the divorce figures don't seem to put people off marriage les statistiques de divorce ne semblent pas dégoûter les gens du mariage

• it certainly put me off going to Greece cela m'a certainement ôté l'envie d'aller en Grèce

• his remarks put me off my food ses remarques m'ont coupé l'appétit

   c. ( = distract) talking in the audience put him off les bavardages de l'auditoire le déconcentraient

   d. ( = fob off) he put her off with vague promises il la faisait patienter avec de vagues promesses

   e. [+ light, gas, radio, TV, heater] éteindre► put on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ clothes, glasses, lotion] mettre

• to put on one's make-up se maquiller

   b. ( = increase) [+ speed] augmenter

• to put on weight prendre du poids

• he put on 3 kilos il a pris 3 kilos

• this could put 5p on a litre of petrol cela augmenterait le prix du litre d'essence de 5 pence

   c. ( = assume) [+ air, accent] prendre

• to put it on ( = pretend) faire semblant

• she put on a show of enthusiasm elle faisait semblant d'être enthousiaste

   d. ( = deceive) faire marcher (inf)

• you're putting me on! (inf) tu me fais marcher ! (inf)

   e. ( = organize) organiser ; [+ extra train, bus] mettre en service

   f. (on phone) put me on to Mr Brown passez-moi M. Brown

   g. ( = switch on) allumer ; [+ tape, CD, music] mettre

• put the kettle on mets de l'eau à chauffer

• to put the brakes on freiner

   h. ( = begin to cook) I'll just put the potatoes on je vais juste mettre les pommes de terre à cuire

   i. [+ money] parier sur► put onto separable transitive verb

• to put sb onto sth parler de qch à qn

• Alice put us onto him Alice nous a parlé de lui

• a fellow journalist put me onto the story c'est un collègue journaliste qui m'a mis sur l'affaire (inf)

• what put you onto it? qu'est-ce qui vous en a donné l'idée ?► put out

1. intransitive verb

[ship] to put out to sea quitter le port

• to put out from Dieppe quitter le port de Dieppe

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put outside) [+ rubbish] sortir ; ( = expel) [+ person] expulser

• he put the cat out for the night il a fait sortir le chat pour la nuit

• to put sth out of one's mind ne plus penser à qch

   b. ( = stretch out) [+ arm, leg] allonger ; [+ foot] avancer ; [+ tongue] tirer ; [+ shoots] produire

• to put out one's hand tendre la main

• to put one's head out of the window passer la tête par la fenêtre

   c. ( = lay out in order) étaler

   d. ( = extinguish) éteindre

   e. ( = make unconscious) endormir

   f. ( = inconvenience) déranger

• I don't want to put you out je ne voudrais pas vous déranger

   g. ( = issue) [+ announcement, statement] publier ; [+ warning] lancer ; [+ propaganda] faire

• the government will put out a statement about it le gouvernement va faire une déclaration à ce sujet

   h. ( = broadcast) passer

   i. to put out to tender [+ contract, service] mettre en adjudication

   j. ( = dislocate) [+ shoulder, back] se démettre

   k. (Sport = eliminate) [+ team, contestant] éliminer ; (Baseball) [+ ball] mettre hors jeu

• a knee injury put him out of the first two games une blessure au genou l'a empêché de jouer les deux premiers matchs► put over separable transitive verb

= put across

► put through separable transitive verb

   a. ( = make) [+ change] effectuer ; [+ plan] mener à bien

   b. ( = connect) [+ call] passer ; [+ caller] mettre en communication

• I'm putting you through now je vous mets en communication

• put me through to Mr Smith passez-moi M. Smith

   c. (US) to put sb through college payer les études de qn

   d. ( = make suffer) to put sb through hell mener la vie dure à qn

• they really put him through it (inf) ils lui en ont fait voir de dures (inf)► put together separable transitive verb

   a. mettre ensemble

• it's more important than all the other factors put together c'est plus important que tous les autres facteurs confondus

• he's worth more than the rest of the family put together à lui tout seul il vaut plus que toute la famille réunie

   b. ( = assemble) assembler ; [+ account] composer ; [+ team] constituer

   c. [+ agreement, plan, package] mettre au point► put up separable transitive verb

   a. ( = raise) [+ hand] lever ; [+ flag] hisser ; [+ tent] monter ; [+ umbrella] ouvrir ; [+ notice] afficher ; [+ picture] accrocher ; [+ building] construire ; [+ fence, barrier] ériger

• to put a ladder up against a wall poser une échelle contre un mur

   b. ( = increase) augmenter ; [+ prices] faire monter

• that puts up the total to over 1,000 cela fait monter le total à plus de 1 000

   c. ( = offer) [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ resistance] opposer

• to put sb up as a candidate for proposer qn comme candidat à

• to put up a struggle se battre

• he put up a real fight to keep you in your job il s'est vraiment battu pour que tu conserves ton poste

• to put sth up for sale mettre qch en vente

• to put a child up for adoption faire adopter un enfant

   d. ( = provide) fournir

• to put up money for a project financer un projet

   e. ( = lodge) héberger► put up to separable transitive verb

( = incite)

to put sb up to doing sth inciter qn à faire qch► put up with inseparable transitive verb supporter

• he has a lot to put up with il a beaucoup de problèmes

* * *
[pʊt] 1.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp put)

1) ( place) mettre [object, person]

to put more sugar in one's tea — ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom — remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2) ( cause to go or undergo)

to put something through — glisser quelque chose dans [letterbox]; passer quelque chose par [window]

to put one's head through the window — passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window — casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put something through a test — faire passer un test à quelque chose

to put something through a process — faire suivre un processus à quelque chose

to put somebody through — envoyer quelqu'un à [university, college]; faire passer quelqu'un par [suffering, ordeal]; faire passer [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [test]; faire suivre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [course]

after all you've put me through — après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put one's hand to — porter la main à [mouth]

to put somebody to washing something — faire laver quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) (devote, invest)

to put money/energy into something — investir de l'argent/son énergie dans quelque chose

to put a lot into — s'engager à fond pour [work, project]; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage]

4) ( add)

to put something towards — mettre quelque chose pour

put it towards some new clothes — dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements

to put tax/duty on something — taxer/imposer quelque chose

to put a penny on income tax — GB augmenter l'impôt sur le revenu d'un pourcent

5) ( express)

how would you put that in French? — comment dirait-on ça en français?

to put it bluntly — pour parler franchement

let me put it another way — laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well put — c'était très bien tourné

to put one's feelings into words — trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments

6) ( offer for consideration) présenter [point of view, proposal]

to put something to — soumettre quelque chose à [meeting, conference, board]

to put something to the vote — mettre quelque chose au vote

7) (rate, rank) placer

I put a sense of humour first — pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put safety first — faire passer la sécurité avant tout

8) ( estimate)

to put something at — évaluer quelque chose à [sum]

I'd put him at about 40 — je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

9) Sport lancer [shot]
2.
reflexive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp put)

to put oneself in a strong position/in somebody's place — se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de quelqu'un

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

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I wouldn't put it past him! — je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait!

to put one over ou across GB on somebody — (colloq) faire marcher quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > put
16 opęt|ać

pf — opęt|ywać impf vt 1. (omotać) [osoba] to beguile
- opętać kogoś swoją urodą/niejasnymi obietnicami to beguile sb with one’s beauty/vague promises

- tak ją opętał, że podpisała umowę he beguiled her into signing a contract
2. (ogarnąć) [uczucie, żądza] to possess; [myśli, chciwość] to obsess
- opętała ją wściekłość rage possessed her, she was possessed by a. with rage

- jest opętana myślą o bezpieczeństwie swoich dzieci she is obsessive about the safety of her children

- opętała go obsesyjna myśl o samobójstwie he was obsessed with thoughts of suicide

■ co (za licho) cię opętało a. co za diabeł cię opętał? what the devil a. whatever possessed you?

- co cię opętało, żeby tam pójść? whatever possessed you to go there?

- diabeł a. zły duch go/ją opętał he’s/she’s possessed by the devil a. an evil spirit

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > opęt|ać
17 оформлять

частотное слово с широким размытым значением

оформлять документы — to do the paperwork/to go through the formalities

оформлять документы (оформляться) на поездку в Англию (до 1990 года в СССР) — to go through the process for a trip to Britain

оформить отношения — to formalize relations

оформить соглашение (окончательно, включая подписание) — to (duly) execute the agreement

Организационно силы талибов оформлены в четыре армейских корпуса. — Structurally, Taliban forces consist of four army corps.

Действовать начнут не расплывчатые обещания, а документально оформленные международные механизмы помощи. — Effect will be given, not to vague promises, but to duly executed instruments of international assistance.

Долг будет оформлен в еврооблигации этой компании. — The debt will be converted into the company's Eurobonds

We've had here in the past week a team of experts from the Pentagon, working on formalizing actual arrangements in which Russian and American forces cooperate in search and rescue operations (из интервью посла США в России А.Вершбоу)

Русско-английский словарь общей лексики > оформлять
18 неопределённый

прл

1) точно не установленный indefinite, uncertain

в тече́ние неопределённого вре́мени — for/during an indefinite period of time, indefinitely

неопределённые пла́ны — uncertain plans

2) неотчётливый vague

неопределённые слу́хи/обеща́ния — vague rumo(u)rs/promises

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- неопределённый артикль
- неопределённая форма глагола

Русско-английский учебный словарь > неопределённый
19 rash

rash [ræʃ]

1 noun

(a) Medicine rougeur fpl, éruption f;

∎ to come out in a rash avoir une éruption;

∎ oysters bring me out in a rash les huîtres me donnent des éruptions;

∎ I've got a rash on my face j'ai des rougeurs sur le visage

(b) (wave, outbreak) vague f;

∎ a rash of strikes une vague de grèves;

∎ last summer's rash of air disasters la série noire de catastrophes aériennes de l'été dernier

2 adjective

imprudent;

∎ it was rash of her to walk out c'était imprudent de sa part de partir comme ça;

∎ that was a bit rash of you c'était un peu risqué de ta part;

∎ don't do anything rash ne faites pas de bêtises;

∎ don't make any rash promises! ne faites pas de promesses en l'air!;

∎ I bought it in a rash moment je l'ai acheté dans un moment de folie ou sur un coup de tête;

∎ rash words des paroles fpl irréfléchies

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rash
20 דיבר באוויר

made promises he couldn't keep, said vague things

Hebrew-English dictionary > דיבר באוויר

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vague */*/ — UK [veɪɡ] / US adjective Word forms vague : adjective vague comparative vaguer superlative vaguest 1) a) not clearly or fully explained Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill defined. Witnesses gave only a vague description of the… … English dictionary
vague — [[t]ve͟ɪg[/t]] vaguer, vaguest 1) ADJ GRADED If something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly. A lot of the talk was apparently vague and general... The description was pretty vague. ...vague information. Ant … English dictionary
vague — vaguely, adv. vagueness, n. /vayg/, adj., vaguer, vaguest. 1. not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises. 2. indefinite or indistinct in nature or character, as ideas or feelings: a vague premonition of disaster. 3. not clear… … Universalium
vague — [veɪg] adj 1) not clearly or fully explained Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver.[/ex] the vague promises of politicians[/ex] 2) a vague feeling or memory is not complete or definite Simon had only the vaguest idea of where she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
vague — [[t]veɪg[/t]] adj. va•guer, va•guest 1) not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises[/ex] 2) indefinite or indistinct in nature or character, as ideas or feelings: a vague premonition of disaster[/ex] 3) not clearly perceptible:… … From formal English to slang
vague — /veɪg / (say vayg) adjective (vaguer, vaguest) 1. not definite in statement or meaning; not explicit or precise: vague promises. 2. of an indefinite or indistinct character, as ideas, feelings, etc. 3. indistinct to the sight or other sense, or… …
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France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium

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