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good [gʊd]

bon ⇒ 1A (a)-(d), 1B (a), 1C (a), 1C (c), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(e), 1E (a)-(d), 2 (a) beau ⇒ 1A (a), 1D (b) gentil ⇒ 1B (a) sage ⇒ 1B (b) favorable ⇒ 1C (b) bien ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 pour ainsi dire ⇒ 5 pour de bon ⇒ 6

(compar better ['betə(r)], superl best [best])

1 adjective

A.

(a) (enjoyable, pleasant → book, feeling, holiday) bon, agréable; (→ weather) beau (belle);

∎ we're good friends nous sommes très amis;

∎ we're just good friends on est des amis, c'est tout;

∎ she has a good relationship with her staff elle a un bon contact avec ses employés;

∎ they have a good sex life sexuellement, tout va bien entre eux;

∎ they had a good time ils se sont bien amusés;

∎ we had good weather during the holidays il faisait beau pendant nos vacances;

∎ good to eat/to hear bon à manger/à entendre;

∎ it's good to be home ça fait du bien ou ça fait plaisir de rentrer chez soi;

∎ it's good to be alive il fait bon vivre;

∎ wait until he's in a good mood attendez qu'il soit de bonne humeur;

∎ to feel good être en forme;

∎ he doesn't feel good about leaving her alone (worried) ça l'ennuie de la laisser seule; (ashamed) il a honte de la laisser seule;

∎ it's too good to be true c'est trop beau pour être vrai ou pour y croire;

∎ the good life la belle vie;

∎ she's never had it so good! elle n'a jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ this is as good as you can get or as it gets c'est ce qui se fait de mieux;

∎ have a good day! bonne journée!;

∎ it's good to see you je suis/nous sommes content(s) de te voir;

∎ American familiar good to see you content de te voir;

∎ you can have too much of a good thing on se lasse de tout, même du meilleur

(b) (high quality → clothing, dishes) bon, de bonne qualité; (→ painting, film) bon; (→ food) bon;

∎ it's a good school c'est une bonne école;

∎ he speaks good English il parle bien anglais;

∎ she put her good shoes on elle a mis ses belles chaussures;

∎ I need a good suit j'ai besoin d'un bon costume;

∎ this house is good enough for me cette maison me suffit;

∎ if it's good enough for you, it's good enough for me si ça vous va, alors ça me va aussi;

∎ this isn't good enough ça ne va pas;

∎ this work isn't good enough ce travail laisse beaucoup à désirer;

∎ nothing is too good for her family rien n'est trop beau pour sa famille;

∎ it makes good television ça marche bien à la télévision

(c) (competent, skilful) bon, compétent;

∎ do you know a good lawyer? connaissez-vous un bon avocat?;

∎ she's a very good doctor c'est un excellent médecin;

∎ he's a good swimmer c'est un bon nageur;

∎ she's a good listener c'est quelqu'un qui sait écouter;

∎ to be good in bed être bien au lit;

∎ he's too good for that job il mérite une meilleure situation;

∎ to be good at sth être doué pour ou bon en qch;

∎ they're good at everything ils sont bons en tout;

∎ he's good with children il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants;

∎ to be good with one's hands être habile ou adroit de ses mains;

∎ they're not good enough to direct the others ils ne sont pas à la hauteur pour diriger les autres;

∎ you're as good as he is tu le vaux bien, tu vaux autant que lui;

∎ she's as good an artist as you are elle vous vaut en tant qu'artiste;

∎ to be good on French history/contract law (author) être bon en histoire de France/sur le droit des contrats;

∎ to be good on sth (book) être complet sur qch;

∎ the good gardening guide (title of book) le guide du bon jardinier

(d) (useful) bon;

∎ to be good for nothing être bon à rien;

∎ this product is also good for cleaning windows ce produit est bien aussi pour nettoyer les vitres

(e) (in greetings)

∎ good afternoon! (hello) bonjour!; (goodbye) bon après-midi!;

∎ good day! British or & American old-fashioned (hello) bonjour!; British old-fashioned (goodbye) adieu!;

∎ good evening! bonsoir!;

∎ good morning! (hello) bonjour!; (goodbye) au revoir!, bonne journée!

B.

(a) (kind) bon, gentil; (loyal, true) bon, véritable; (moral, virtuous) bon;

∎ good behaviour or conduct bonne conduite f;

∎ she's a good person c'est quelqu'un de bien;

∎ he's a good sort c'est un brave type;

∎ she proved to be a good friend elle a prouvé qu'elle était une véritable amie;

∎ he's been a good husband to her il a été pour elle un bon mari;

∎ you're too good for him tu mérites mieux que lui;

∎ they took advantage of his good nature ils ont profité de son bon naturel ou caractère;

∎ he's a good Christian/communist c'est un bon chrétien/communiste;

∎ to lead a good life (comfortable) avoir une belle vie; (moral) mener une vie vertueuse ou exemplaire;

∎ they've always been good to me ils ont toujours été gentils avec moi;

∎ life has been good to me j'ai eu de la chance dans la vie;

∎ that's very good of you c'est très aimable de votre part;

∎ he was very good about it il s'est montré très compréhensif;

∎ it's good of you to come c'est aimable ou gentil à vous d'être venu;

∎ would you be good enough to ask him? auriez-vous la bonté de lui demander?, seriez-vous assez aimable pour lui demander?;

∎ would you be good enough to reply by return of post? voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de répondre par retour du courrier?;

∎ old-fashioned or humorous and how's your good lady? et comment va madame?;

∎ old-fashioned or humorous my good man mon brave;

∎ literary good men and true des hommes vaillants;

∎ literary the good ship Caledonia le Caledonia

(b) (well-behaved) sage;

∎ be good! sois sage!;

∎ be a good boy and fetch Mummy's bag sois mignon, va chercher le sac de maman;

∎ good dog! (encouraging) oh, le beau chien!; (congratulating) c'est bien, le chien!

C.

(a) (desirable, positive) bon, souhaitable; (cause) bon;

∎ it's a good thing she's prepared to talk about it c'est une bonne chose qu'elle soit prête à en parler;

∎ she had the good fortune to arrive just then elle a eu la chance d'arriver juste à ce moment-là;

∎ it's a good job or good thing he decided not to go c'est une chance qu'il ait décidé de ou heureusement qu'il a décidé de ne pas y aller;

∎ all good wishes for the New Year tous nos meilleurs vœux pour le nouvel an

(b) (favourable → contract, deal) avantageux, favorable; (→ opportunity, sign) bon, favorable;

∎ to buy sth at a good price acheter qch bon marché ou à un prix avantageux;

∎ you've got a good chance tu as toutes tes chances;

∎ she's in a good position to help us elle est bien placée pour nous aider;

∎ there are good times ahead l'avenir est prometteur;

∎ he put in a good word for me with the boss il a glissé un mot en ma faveur au patron;

∎ it's looking good (is going well) ça a l'air de bien se passer; (is going to succeed) ça se présente bien;

∎ he's looking good (of boxer, athlete, election candidate) il a toutes ses chances

(c) (convenient, suitable → place, time) bon, propice; (→ choice) bon, convenable;

∎ it's a good holiday spot for people with children c'est un lieu de vacances idéal pour ceux qui ont des enfants;

∎ is this a good moment to ask him? est-ce un bon moment pour lui demander?;

∎ this is as good a time as any autant le faire maintenant;

∎ it's as good a way as any to do it c'est une façon comme une autre de le faire

(d) (beneficial) bon, bienfaisant;

∎ protein-rich diets are good for pregnant women les régimes riches en protéines sont bons pour les femmes enceintes;

∎ eat your spinach, it's good for you mange tes épinards, c'est bon pour toi;

∎ hard work is good for the soul! le travail forme le caractère!;

∎ whisky is good for a cold le whisky est bon pour les rhumes;

∎ to be good for business être bon pour les affaires;

∎ he's not good for her il a une mauvaise influence sur elle;

∎ this cold weather isn't good for your health ce froid n'est pas bon pour ta santé ou est mauvais pour toi;

∎ it's good for him to spend time outdoors ça lui fait du bien ou c'est bon pour lui de passer du temps dehors;

∎ he works more than is good for him il travaille plus qu'il ne faudrait ou devrait;

∎ figurative he doesn't know what's good for him il ne sait pas ce qui est bon pour lui;

∎ figurative if you know what's good for you, you'll listen si tu as le moindre bon sens, tu m'écouteras

D.

(a) (sound, strong) bon, valide;

∎ I can do a lot with my good arm je peux faire beaucoup de choses avec mon bras valide;

∎ my eyesight/hearing is good j'ai une bonne vue/l'ouïe fine

(b) (attractive → appearance) bon, beau (belle); (→ features, legs) beau (belle), joli;

∎ you're looking good! (healthy) tu as bonne mine!; (well-dressed) tu es très bien!;

∎ that colour looks good on him cette couleur lui va bien;

∎ she has a good figure elle est bien faite;

∎ the vase looks good there le vase rend très bien là

(c) (valid, well-founded) bon, valable;

∎ she had a good excuse/reason for not going elle avait une bonne excuse pour/une bonne raison de ne pas y aller;

∎ I wouldn't have come without good reason je ne serais pas venu sans avoir une bonne raison;

∎ they made out a good case against drinking tap water ils ont bien expliqué pourquoi il ne fallait pas boire l'eau du robinet

(d) (reliable, trustworthy → brand, car) bon, sûr; Commerce & Finance (→ cheque) bon; (→ investment, securities) sûr; (→ debt) bon, certain;

∎ my passport is good for five years mon passeport est bon ou valable pour cinq ans;

∎ this coat is good for another year ce manteau fera encore un an;

∎ familiar she's good for another ten years elle en a bien encore pour dix ans;

∎ familiar he's always good for a laugh il sait toujours faire rire^□ ;

∎ how much money are you good for? (do you have) de combien d'argent disposez-vous?;

∎ he should be good for a couple of hundred pounds on devrait pouvoir en tirer quelques centaines de livres;

∎ they are or their credit is good for £500 on peut leur faire crédit jusqu'à 500 livres

(e) (honourable, reputable) bon, estimé;

∎ they live at a good address ils habitent un quartier chic;

∎ to protect their good name pour défendre leur réputation;

∎ the firm has a good name la société a (une) bonne réputation;

∎ she's from a good family elle est de bonne famille;

∎ a family of good standing une famille bien

E.

(a) (ample, considerable) bon, considérable;

∎ a good amount or deal of money beaucoup d'argent;

∎ a good (round) sum une somme rondelette;

∎ a good few people pas mal de gens;

∎ take good care of your mother prends bien soin de ta mère;

∎ to make good money bien gagner sa vie;

∎ I make good money je gagne bien ma vie;

∎ we still have a good way to go nous avons encore un bon bout de chemin à faire;

∎ I was a good way into the book when I realized that… j'avais déjà bien avancé dans ma lecture quand je me suis rendu compte que…;

∎ a good thirty years ago il y a bien trente ans;

∎ the trip will take you a good two hours il vous faudra deux bonnes heures pour faire le voyage;

∎ she's been gone a good while ça fait un bon moment qu'elle est partie;

∎ they came in a good second ils ont obtenu une bonne deuxième place;

∎ there's a good risk of it happening il y a de grands risques que ça arrive

(b) (proper, thorough) bon, grand;

∎ I gave the house a good cleaning j'ai fait le ménage à fond;

∎ have a good cry pleure un bon coup;

∎ we had a good laugh on a bien ri;

∎ I managed to get a good look at his face j'ai pu bien regarder son visage;

∎ take a good look at her regardez-la bien;

∎ he got a good spanking il a reçu une bonne fessée;

∎ familiar we were good and mad on était carrément furax;

∎ she'll call when she's good and ready elle appellera quand elle le voudra bien;

∎ I was good and sorry to have invited her j'ai bien regretté de l'avoir invitée

(c) (acceptable) bon, convenable;

∎ we made the trip in good time le voyage n'a pas été trop long;

∎ that's all very good or all well and good but→ c'est bien joli ou bien beau tout ça mais…

(d) (indicating approval) bon, très bien;

∎ I'd like a new suit - very good, sir! j'ai besoin d'un nouveau costume - (très) bien, monsieur!;

∎ she left him - good! elle l'a quitté - tant mieux!;

∎ he's feeling better - good, let him go il va mieux - très bien, laissez-le partir;

∎ good, that's settled bon ou bien, voilà une affaire réglée;

∎ (that) sounds good! (good idea) bonne idée!;

∎ that's a good question c'est une bonne question;

∎ familiar that's a good one! (joke) elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là!; ironic (far-fetched story) à d'autres!;

∎ familiar good on you or for you! bravo!, très bien!;

∎ good old Eric, I knew he wouldn't let us down! ce brave Eric, je savais qu'il ne nous laisserait pas tomber!;

∎ good old London le bon vieux Londres;

∎ the good old days le bon vieux temps

2 adverb

(a) (as intensifier) bien, bon;

∎ a good hard bed un lit bien dur;

∎ I'd like a good hot bath j'ai envie de prendre un bon bain chaud;

∎ he needs a good sound spanking il a besoin d'une bonne fessée;

∎ the two friends had a good long chat les deux amis ont longuement bavardé;

∎ we took a good long walk nous avons fait une bonne ou une grande promenade

(b) familiar (well) bien^□ ;

∎ she writes good elle écrit bien;

∎ the boss gave it to them good and proper le patron leur a passé un de ces savons;

∎ their team beat us good and proper leur équipe nous a battus à plate couture ou à plates coutures;

∎ I'll do it when I'm good and ready je le ferai quand ça me chantera;

∎ I like my coffee good and strong j'aime le café bien fort;

∎ make sure it's stuck on good and hard vérifie que c'est vraiment bien collé;

∎ put the paint on good and thick appliquer la peinture en couches bien épaisses

(c) (idioms)

∎ to make good (succeed) réussir; (reform) changer de conduite, se refaire une vie;

∎ a local boy made good un garçon du pays ou du coin qui a fait son chemin;

∎ the prisoner made good his escape le prisonnier est parvenu à s'échapper ou a réussi son évasion;

∎ they made good their promise ils ont tenu parole ou ont respecté leur promesse;

∎ he made good his position as leader il a assuré sa position de leader;

∎ to make sth good (mistake) remédier à qch; (damages, injustice) réparer qch; (losses) compenser qch; (deficit) combler qch; (wall, surface) apporter des finitions à qch;

∎ we'll make good any expenses you incur nous vous rembourserons toute dépense;

∎ American to make good on sth honorer qch

3 noun

(a) (morality, virtue) bien m;

∎ they do good ils font le bien;

∎ that will do more harm than good ça fera plus de mal que de bien;

∎ to return good for evil rendre le bien pour le mal;

∎ that organization is a power for good cet organisme exerce une influence salutaire;

∎ she recognized the good in him elle a vu ce qu'il y avait de bon en lui;

∎ there is good and bad in everyone il y a du bon et du mauvais en chacun de nous;

∎ to be up to no good préparer un mauvais coup;

∎ their daughter came to no good leur fille a mal tourné;

∎ for good or evil, for good or ill pour le bien et pour le mal

(b) (use)

∎ this book isn't much good to me ce livre ne me sert pas à grand-chose;

∎ if it's any good to him si ça peut lui être utile ou lui rendre service;

∎ I was never any good at mathematics je n'ai jamais été doué pour les maths, je n'ai jamais été bon ou fort en maths;

∎ he's no good il est nul;

∎ he'd be no good as a teacher il ne ferait pas un bon professeur;

∎ what's the good? à quoi bon?;

∎ what good would it do to leave now? à quoi bon partir maintenant?;

∎ what good will it do you to see her? ça te servira à quoi ou t'avancera à quoi de la voir?;

∎ familiar a fat lot of good that did you! te voilà bien avancé maintenant!;

∎ ironic that will do you a lot of good! tu seras bien avancé!, ça te fera une belle jambe!;

∎ it's no good, I give up ça ne sert à rien, j'abandonne;

∎ it's no good worrying about it ça ne sert à rien de ou ce n'est pas la peine de ou inutile de vous inquiéter;

∎ I might as well talk to the wall for all the good it does je ferais aussi bien de parler au mur, pour tout l'effet que ça fait

(c) (benefit, welfare) bien m;

∎ I did it for your own good je l'ai fait pour ton (propre) bien;

∎ a holiday will do her good des vacances lui feront du bien;

∎ she resigned for the good of her health elle a démissionné pour des raisons de santé;

∎ it does my heart good to see you so happy ça me réchauffe le cœur de vous voir si heureux;

∎ much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!;

∎ the common good l'intérêt m commun

4 plural noun

∎ (people) the good les bons mpl, les gens mpl de bien;

∎ the good and the bad les bons et les méchants;

∎ only the good die young ce sont toujours les meilleurs qui partent les premiers

5 as good as adverb

pour ainsi dire, à peu de choses près;

∎ I'm as good as blind without my glasses sans lunettes je suis pour ainsi dire aveugle;

∎ he's as good as dead c'est comme s'il était mort;

∎ the job is as good as finished la tâche est pour ainsi dire ou est pratiquement finie;

∎ it's as good as new c'est comme neuf;

∎ he as good as admitted he was wrong il a pour ainsi dire reconnu qu'il avait tort;

∎ they as good as called us cowards ils n'ont pas dit qu'on était des lâches mais c'était tout comme;

∎ are you married? - as good as tu es marié? - non, mais c'est tout comme

6 for good adverb

pour de bon;

∎ she left for good elle est partie pour de bon;

∎ they finally settled down for good ils se sont enfin fixés définitivement;

∎ for good and all une (bonne) fois pour toutes, pour de bon;

∎ I'm warning you for good and all! c'est la dernière fois que je te le dis!

7 to the good adverb

∎ that's all to the good tant mieux;

∎ he finished up the card game £15 to the good il a fait 15 livres de bénéfice ou il a gagné 15 livres aux cartes

►► the Good Book la Bible;

Good Friday le vendredi saint;

good looks (attractive appearance) beauté f;

American familiar good old boy or good ole boy or good ol' boy (white male from Southern US) = Blanc originaire du sud des États-Unis, aux valeurs traditionnelles; pejorative (redneck) plouc m;

Bible the Good Samaritan le bon Samaritain;

figurative good Samaritan bon Samaritain m;

∎ she's a real good Samaritan elle a tout du bon Samaritain;

American Law the good Samaritan laws = lois qui protègent un sauveteur de toutes poursuites éventuelles engagées par le blessé;

the Good Shepherd le Bon Pasteur

✾ Book 'A Good Enough Parent' Bettelheim 'Pour être des parents acceptables'

✾ Book 'Good as Gold' Heller 'Franc comme l'or'

✾ Film 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' Leone 'Le Bon, la brute et le truand'

ⓘ GOOD FRIDAY En Grande-Bretagne, il est traditionnel, le jour du vendredi saint, de manger des "hot cross buns" (petits pains ronds aux fruits secs, marqués d'une croix).

ⓘ THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT Le processus de paix en Irlande du Nord, qui a été amorcé par les cessez-le-feu des groupes paramilitaires républicains et unionistes en 1994, a abouti au "Good Friday Agreement", l'accord de paix signé à Belfast en avril 1998. Cet accord, parrainé par les Premiers ministres britannique et irlandais, et finalement approuvé par le Sinn Féin et par la plupart des partis unionistes, a mis en place la "Northern Ireland Assembly", un parlement quasi autonome avec un partage démocratique du pouvoir entre les communautés protestante et catholique. Cet accord est une étape vers la fin de trente ans de guerre civile en Ulster.

ⓘ You've never had it so good Ce slogan a été utilisé pour la première fois aux États-Unis en 1952 par les Démocrates. Il signifie "vous êtes aujourd'hui plus prospères que jamais". En Grande-Bretagne, ce slogan est associé au Premier ministre conservateur Harold Macmillan qui l'utilisa dans un discours en 1957. Aujourd'hui, on utilise cette formule sur le mode ironique lorsqu'une situation n'encourage pas du tout à l'optimisme.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > good
2 very

1. attributive adjective
1) (precise, exact) genau

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

the very thing — genau das Richtige

2) (extreme)

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

from the very beginning — von Anfang an

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]

at the very thought — allein schon beim Gedanken

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten

it's the very least — das ist das Allermindeste

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

be the very first to arrive — als allererster ankommen

for the very last time — zum allerletzten Mal

5) (emphatic)

before their very eyes — vor ihren Augen

be caught in the very act — auf frischer Tat ertappt werden

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
2. adverb
1) (extremely) sehr

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn

how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!

[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr

very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]

at the very latest — allerspätestens

the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte

3) (precisely)

the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

4)

very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön

very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

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['veri] 1. adverb
1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) sehr

2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-, ganz
2. adjective
1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) genau

2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) äußerst

3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bloß

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very

[ˈveri]

I. adv inv

1. (extremely) sehr, außerordentlich

his behaviour makes me feel \very, \very cross sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr böse

there's nothing \very interesting on TV tonight es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehen

how \very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!

how are you? — \very well, thanks wie geht es dir? — sehr gut, danke

2. (to a great degree) sehr

to not be \very happy/pleased about sth ( iron) über etw akk nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein

to not be \very impressed about sth ( iron) von etw dat nicht gerade sehr beeindruckt sein

\very much sehr

did you enjoy the play? — \very much so hat dir das Stück gefallen? — [ja] sehr [sogar]

thank you \very much danke sehr

to feel \very much at home sich akk ganz wie zu Hause fühlen

not \very nicht sehr

not \very much... nicht besonders...

3. + superl (to add force) aller-

the \very best der/die/das Allerbeste

the \very best of friends die allerbesten Freunde

to do the \very best one can sein Allerbestes geben

the \very first/last der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzte

at the \very most/least allerhöchstens/zumindest

the \very next day schon am nächsten Tag

to have one's \very own sth etw ganz für sich akk [alleine] haben

the \very same genau der/die/das Gleiche

4. (I agree)

\very well [also] gut [o schön]

can't I stay for five minutes longer? — oh \very well kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? — na schön fam

she couldn't \very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatte

to be all \very fine [or good] [or well], but... schon recht [o schön und gut] sein, aber...

II. adj attr, inv genau

this is the \very book I've been looking for das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habe

the \very idea! was für eine Idee!

it's the \very thing! das ist genau das Richtige!

at the \very bottom zuunterst

at the \very end of sth ganz am Ende einer S. gen

the \very fact that... allein schon die Tatsache, dass...

the \very opposite das genaue [o genau das] Gegenteil

they're the \very opposite of one another sie sind völlig unterschiedlich

the \very thought... allein der Gedanke...

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['verɪ]
1. adv

1) (= extremely) sehr

it's very well written — es ist sehr gut geschrieben

I'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid

that's not very funny — das ist überhaupt nicht lustig

I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut

it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul

how very odd — wie eigenartig

Very Important Person — prominente Persönlichkeit

very little —

very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch

how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut

2) (= absolutely) aller-

very best quality — allerbeste Qualität

very last — allerletzte(r, s)

very first — allererste(r, s)

she is the very cleverest in the class — sie ist die Klassenbeste

at the very latest —

this is the very last time I'll warn you — ich warne dich jetzt zum allerletzten Mal

to do one's very best —

this is the very best — das ist das Allerbeste

this is the very most I can offer — das ist mein äußerstes Angebot

at the very most — allerhöchstens

at the very least — allerwenigstens

to be in the very best of health — sich bester Gesundheit erfreuen

they are the very best of friends — sie sind die dicksten Freunde

3)

very much — sehr

thank you very much — vielen Dank

I liked it very much — es hat mir sehr gut gefallen

very much bigger — sehr viel größer

very much respected — sehr angesehen

he is very much the more intelligent — er ist bei Weitem der Intelligentere

he doesn't work very much — er arbeitet nicht sehr viel

very much so — sehr (sogar)

4)

(for emphasis) he fell ill and died the very same day — er wurde krank und starb noch am selben Tag

he died the very same day as Kennedy — er starb genau am selben Tag wie Kennedy

the very same hat — genau der gleiche Hut

we met again the very next day — wir trafen uns am nächsten or folgenden Tag schon wieder

the very next day he was tragically killed — schon einen Tag später kam er unter tragischen Umständen ums Leben

what he predicted happened the very next week — was er vorhersagte, trat in der Woche darauf tatsächlich ein

my very own car — mein eigenes Auto

a house of your very own — ein eigenes Häuschen

5)

very well, if that's what you want —

very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)

if you want that, very well, but... — wenn du das willst, in Ordnung or bitte, aber...

I couldn't very well say no — ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen

2. adj

1) (= precise, exact) genau

that very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick

in the very middle of the picture — genau in der Mitte des Bildes

this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes

at the very heart of the organization — direkt im Zentrum der Organisation

on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...

those were his very words — genau das waren seine Worte

before my very eyes — direkt vor meinen Augen

you are the very person I want to speak to — mit IHNEN wollte ich sprechen

the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche

the very thing! — genau das Richtige!

to catch sb in the very act — jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen

2) (= extreme) äußerste(r, s)

in the very beginning — ganz am Anfang

at the very end — ganz am Ende

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn(e)

go to the very end of the road — gehen Sie die Straße ganz entlang or durch

to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende

in the very depths of his soul — im Tiefsten seines Herzens

3)

(= mere) the very thought of it — allein schon der Gedanke daran, der bloße Gedanke daran

the very idea! — nein, so etwas!

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very [ˈverı]

A adv

1. sehr, äußerst, außerordentlich:

very good

a) sehr gut,

b) einverstanden, sehr wohl;

very well

a) sehr gut,

b) meinetwegen, na schön;

answer a question very quickly ganz schnell; → well¹ A 6

2. very much (in Verbindung mit Verben) sehr, stark:

I very much hope that…

3. (vor sup) aller…:

very first allererst(er, e, es);

at the very earliest allerfrühestens;

the very last drop der allerletzte Tropfen;

for the very last time zum allerletzten Mal

4. völlig, ganz:

you may keep it for your very own du darfst es ganz für dich behalten

B adj

1. gerade, genau:

the very opposite genau das Gegenteil;

the very thing genau das Richtige

2. bloß:

the very fact of his presence;

the very thought der bloße Gedanke, allein oder schon der Gedanke

3. rein, pur, schier:

from very egoism;

the very truth die reine Wahrheit

4. eigentlich, wahr, wirklich:

the very heart of the matter der (eigentliche) Kern der Sache

5. ( nach this, that, the) (der-, die-, das)selbe, (der, die, das) gleiche:

that very afternoon;

the very same words

6. besonder(er, e, es):

the very essence of truth

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

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1. attributive adjective
1) (precise, exact) genau

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

the very thing — genau das Richtige

2) (extreme)

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

from the very beginning — von Anfang an

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]

at the very thought — allein schon beim Gedanken

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten

it's the very least — das ist das Allermindeste

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

be the very first to arrive — als allererster ankommen

for the very last time — zum allerletzten Mal

5) (emphatic)

before their very eyes — vor ihren Augen

be caught in the very act — auf frischer Tat ertappt werden

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
2. adverb
1) (extremely) sehr

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn

how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!

[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr

very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]

at the very latest — allerspätestens

the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte

3) (precisely)

the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

4)

very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön

very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

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adj.

sehr adj.

wirklich adj.

English-german dictionary > very
3 Very

1. attributive adjective
1) (precise, exact) genau

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

the very thing — genau das Richtige

2) (extreme)

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

from the very beginning — von Anfang an

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]

at the very thought — allein schon beim Gedanken

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten

it's the very least — das ist das Allermindeste

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

be the very first to arrive — als allererster ankommen

for the very last time — zum allerletzten Mal

5) (emphatic)

before their very eyes — vor ihren Augen

be caught in the very act — auf frischer Tat ertappt werden

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
2. adverb
1) (extremely) sehr

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn

how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!

[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr

very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]

at the very latest — allerspätestens

the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte

3) (precisely)

the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

4)

very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön

very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

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['veri] 1. adverb
1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) sehr

2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-, ganz
2. adjective
1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) genau

2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) äußerst

3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bloß

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very

[ˈveri]

I. adv inv

1. (extremely) sehr, außerordentlich

his behaviour makes me feel \very, \very cross sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr böse

there's nothing \very interesting on TV tonight es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehen

how \very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!

how are you? — \very well, thanks wie geht es dir? — sehr gut, danke

2. (to a great degree) sehr

to not be \very happy/pleased about sth ( iron) über etw akk nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein

to not be \very impressed about sth ( iron) von etw dat nicht gerade sehr beeindruckt sein

\very much sehr

did you enjoy the play? — \very much so hat dir das Stück gefallen? — [ja] sehr [sogar]

thank you \very much danke sehr

to feel \very much at home sich akk ganz wie zu Hause fühlen

not \very nicht sehr

not \very much... nicht besonders...

3. + superl (to add force) aller-

the \very best der/die/das Allerbeste

the \very best of friends die allerbesten Freunde

to do the \very best one can sein Allerbestes geben

the \very first/last der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzte

at the \very most/least allerhöchstens/zumindest

the \very next day schon am nächsten Tag

to have one's \very own sth etw ganz für sich akk [alleine] haben

the \very same genau der/die/das Gleiche

4. (I agree)

\very well [also] gut [o schön]

can't I stay for five minutes longer? — oh \very well kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? — na schön fam

she couldn't \very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatte

to be all \very fine [or good] [or well], but... schon recht [o schön und gut] sein, aber...

II. adj attr, inv genau

this is the \very book I've been looking for das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habe

the \very idea! was für eine Idee!

it's the \very thing! das ist genau das Richtige!

at the \very bottom zuunterst

at the \very end of sth ganz am Ende einer S. gen

the \very fact that... allein schon die Tatsache, dass...

the \very opposite das genaue [o genau das] Gegenteil

they're the \very opposite of one another sie sind völlig unterschiedlich

the \very thought... allein der Gedanke...

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['verɪ]
1. adv

1) (= extremely) sehr

it's very well written — es ist sehr gut geschrieben

I'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid

that's not very funny — das ist überhaupt nicht lustig

I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut

it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul

how very odd — wie eigenartig

Very Important Person — prominente Persönlichkeit

very little —

very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch

how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut

2) (= absolutely) aller-

very best quality — allerbeste Qualität

very last — allerletzte(r, s)

very first — allererste(r, s)

she is the very cleverest in the class — sie ist die Klassenbeste

at the very latest —

this is the very last time I'll warn you — ich warne dich jetzt zum allerletzten Mal

to do one's very best —

this is the very best — das ist das Allerbeste

this is the very most I can offer — das ist mein äußerstes Angebot

at the very most — allerhöchstens

at the very least — allerwenigstens

to be in the very best of health — sich bester Gesundheit erfreuen

they are the very best of friends — sie sind die dicksten Freunde

3)

very much — sehr

thank you very much — vielen Dank

I liked it very much — es hat mir sehr gut gefallen

very much bigger — sehr viel größer

very much respected — sehr angesehen

he is very much the more intelligent — er ist bei Weitem der Intelligentere

he doesn't work very much — er arbeitet nicht sehr viel

very much so — sehr (sogar)

4)

(for emphasis) he fell ill and died the very same day — er wurde krank und starb noch am selben Tag

he died the very same day as Kennedy — er starb genau am selben Tag wie Kennedy

the very same hat — genau der gleiche Hut

we met again the very next day — wir trafen uns am nächsten or folgenden Tag schon wieder

the very next day he was tragically killed — schon einen Tag später kam er unter tragischen Umständen ums Leben

what he predicted happened the very next week — was er vorhersagte, trat in der Woche darauf tatsächlich ein

my very own car — mein eigenes Auto

a house of your very own — ein eigenes Häuschen

5)

very well, if that's what you want —

very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)

if you want that, very well, but... — wenn du das willst, in Ordnung or bitte, aber...

I couldn't very well say no — ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen

2. adj

1) (= precise, exact) genau

that very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick

in the very middle of the picture — genau in der Mitte des Bildes

this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes

at the very heart of the organization — direkt im Zentrum der Organisation

on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...

those were his very words — genau das waren seine Worte

before my very eyes — direkt vor meinen Augen

you are the very person I want to speak to — mit IHNEN wollte ich sprechen

the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche

the very thing! — genau das Richtige!

to catch sb in the very act — jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen

2) (= extreme) äußerste(r, s)

in the very beginning — ganz am Anfang

at the very end — ganz am Ende

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn(e)

go to the very end of the road — gehen Sie die Straße ganz entlang or durch

to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende

in the very depths of his soul — im Tiefsten seines Herzens

3)

(= mere) the very thought of it — allein schon der Gedanke daran, der bloße Gedanke daran

the very idea! — nein, so etwas!

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V. abk

1. Venerable

2. Very

3. Vice Vize…

4. Viscount

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1. attributive adjective
1) (precise, exact) genau

on the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...

you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen

at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...

in the very centre — genau in der Mitte

the very thing — genau das Richtige

2) (extreme)

at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn

at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe

at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang

from the very beginning — von Anfang an

only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen

3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]

at the very thought — allein schon beim Gedanken

the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit

4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]

do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun

the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten

it's the very least — das ist das Allermindeste

£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund

be the very first to arrive — als allererster ankommen

for the very last time — zum allerletzten Mal

5) (emphatic)

before their very eyes — vor ihren Augen

be caught in the very act — auf frischer Tat ertappt werden

under somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
2. adverb
1) (extremely) sehr

it's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe

in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft

it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...

very probably — höchstwahrscheinlich

she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn

how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!

[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr

very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser

not very much — nicht sehr

very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]

thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank

not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß

2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]

at the very latest — allerspätestens

the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte

3) (precisely)

the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe

that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte

in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug

4)

very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön

very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön

that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

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adj.

sehr adj.

wirklich adj.

English-german dictionary > Very
4 good

كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit.

Arabic-English glossary > good
5 very

[ʼveri] adv

inv

1) ( extremely) sehr, außerordentlich;

his behaviour makes me feel \very, \very cross sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr böse;

there's nothing \very interesting on TV tonight es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehen;

how \very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!;

how are you? - \very well, thanks wie geht es dir? - sehr gut, danke

2) ( to a great degree) sehr;

to not be \very happy/ pleased about sth ( iron) über etw akk nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein;

to not be \very impressed about sth ( iron) von etw dat nicht gerade sehr beeindruckt sein;

\very much sehr;

did you enjoy the play? - \very much so hat dir das Stück gefallen? - [ja] sehr [sogar];

thank you \very much danke sehr;

to feel \very much at home sich akk ganz wie zu Hause fühlen;

not \very nicht sehr;

not \very much... nicht besonders...

3) + superl ( to add force) aller-;

the \very best der/die/das Allerbeste;

the \very best of friends die allerbesten Freunde;

to do the \very best one can sein Allerbestes geben;

the \very first/ last der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzte;

at the \very most/ least allerhöchstens/zumindest;

the \very next day schon am nächsten Tag;

to have one's \very own sth etw ganz für sich akk [alleine] haben;

the \very same genau der/die/das Gleiche

4) ( I agree)

\very well [also] gut [o schön];

can't I stay for five minutes longer? - oh \very well kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? - na schön ( fam)

she couldn't \very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatte;

to be all \very fine [or good] [or well] , but... schon recht [o schön und gut] sein, aber... adj

attr, inv genau;

this is the \very book I've been looking for das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habe;

the \very idea! was für eine Idee!;

it's the \very thing! das ist genau das Richtige!;

at the \very bottom zuunterst;

at the \very end of sth ganz am Ende einer S. gen;

the \very fact that... allein schon die Tatsache, dass...;

the \very opposite das genaue [o genau das] Gegenteil;

they're the \very opposite of one another sie sind völlig unterschiedlich;

the \very thought... allein der Gedanke...

English-German students dictionary > very
6 amigo

adj.

friendly, familiar.

f. & m.

1 friend, comrade, companion, pal.

2 buddy, chap, chum, guy.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amigar.

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amigo

► adjetivo

1 (amigable) friendly

■ es muy amigo de Julio he's very friendly with Julio

2 (aficionado) fond (de, of)

■ no es muy amiga de discotecas she's not keen on discos

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 friend

■ una amiga mía a friend of mine

■ son amigos íntimos they are close friends

2 (novio) boyfriend; (novia) girlfriend

3 (amante) lover

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerse amigo,-a de to make friends with

hacerse amigos,-as to become friends

amigo invisible secret Santa

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1. (f. - amiga)
noun

1) friend

2) boyfriend / girlfriend
2. (f. - amiga)
adj.

friendly

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amigo, -a
1. SM / F

1) friend

Manuel es un amigo mío — Manuel is a friend of mine

es una amiga de Sofía — she is a friend of Sofía's o of Sofía

es un amigo de la infancia — he's a childhood friend

es una amiga del colegio — she's a school friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre — a dog is a man's best friend

hacer amigos — to make friends

amigo/a de confianza — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a del alma — soulmate

amigo/a de lo ajeno — hum thief

amigo/a en la prosperidad — fair-weather friend

amigo/a íntimo/a — very close friend, intimate friend

amigo/a por correspondencia — penfriend

2) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

3) [en oración directa]

pero, amigo, ya no se puede hacer nada — there's nothing more we can do, my friend

¡amigo! en ese tema ya no entro — hold on, I'm not getting mixed up in that!

2. ADJ

1)

son muy amigos — they are good o close friends

Gonzalo es muy amigo de Pepe — Gonzalo is a good o close friend of Pepe's o of Pepe

hacerse amigos — to become friends

al final me hice muy amigo de Antonio — in the end Antonio and I became good friends

se perdonaron y quedaron tan amigos — they made it up and everything was fine

lo pagamos a medias y todos tan amigos — we'll go halves on it and that'll be fine

2)

ser amigo de algo — to be fond of sth

soy amigo del buen vino — I'm fond of good wine

no soy muy amigo de las multitudes — I'm not very fond of o keen on crowds

soy amigo de hablar con franqueza — I like straight talking

3) [país, fuego] friendly

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I
- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food
II
- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

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* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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I
- ga adjetivo

son/se hicieron muy amigos — they are/they became good friends

hacerse amigo de alguien — to become friends with somebody

es muy amigo mío — he's a close friend of mine

un país amigo — a friendly country

un médico amigo me lo recetó — a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed it for me

ser amigo de algo: es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de fiestas she's not keen on parties; no soy muy amigo de la comida picante — I'm not terribly fond of spicy food
II
- ga masculino, femenino friend

un amigo mío — a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos — we're very close friends

su amigo del alma — her best friend, her bosom friend

no son más que amigos — they're just good friends

un momento, amigo! — now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)

los amigos de lo ajeno — (hum) thieves

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= friend, buddy, mate.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

* amigo de confianza = intimate friend.

* amigo del alma = soul brother.

* amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving.

* amigo de verdad = true friend.

* amigo íntimo = confidant, intimate friend, intimate, confidante.

* amigo invisible = invisible friend, Secret Santa.

* amigo por correspondencia = penfriend [pen-friend], pen-pal [penpal].

* amigos = cohort.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* amigo secreto = invisible friend.

* amigo verdadero = true friend.

* buen amigo = good friend.

* círculo de amigos = circle of friends.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacerse amigo de = befriend, chum with, establish + familiarity con.

* hacer un amigo = make + friend.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* mano amiga = helping hand.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.

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amigo¹ -ga

adjective

son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good o close friend of mine

un país amigo a friendly country

un médico amigo me recetó estas pastillas a doctor friend (of mine) prescribed these tablets for me

ser amigo DE algo:

es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people ( colloq), he loves o he's fond of contradicting people

no es amiga de fiestas y reuniones sociales she doesn't like going to o she's not keen on parties and social gatherings

no soy muy amigo de la comida picante I'm not a great one for o a great fan of spicy food ( colloq), I'm not terribly fond of o partial to o keen on spicy food

amigo² -ga

masculine, feminine

friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends

una amiga de la infancia/facultad a childhood/college friend

su amigo del alma her best friend, her bosom friend

el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre ( fr hecha); a dog is a man's best friend

pregúntale al amigo aquí ask our friend here

no son más que amigos they're just good friends

Amigos del Museo de Bellas Artes Friends of the Museum of Fine Art

¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy ( AmE) o ( BrE) mate! ( colloq)

amigo de lo ajeno ( hum) thief

los amigos de lo ajeno abundan en esta zona this area is full of thieves

amigo³

interjection

¡amigo!, eso explica … ah, so that's it, that explains …

¡amigo! resultó ser pendenciero el muchachito well, well! the young lad turned out to be a bit of a troublemaker

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Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar)

amigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amigó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

amigo
◊ -ga adjetivo: son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends;

hacerse amigo de algn to become friends with sb;
es muy amigo mío he's a close friend of mine;
un país amigo a friendly country;
es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq);
no es amiga de las fiestas she's not keen on parties
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
friend;
un amigo mío a friend of mine;
somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends;
¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)
amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon

' amigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
allegada
- allegado
- amiga
- colega
- como
- compadre
- contacto
- cuate
- disgustarse
- encubrir
- entrañable
- esperar
- incondicional
- maja
- majo
- origen
- pelearse
- proceder
- reconciliarse
- reflotar
- representar
- semblante
- simpática
- simpático
- soporífera
- soporífero
- tilín
- traición
- verdad
- abusar
- acompañado
- alma
- apreciado
- arreglar
- bueno
- cercano
- cita
- común
- confidente
- conservar
- cuyo
- de
- extrañar
- hacer
- íntimo
- llamar
- malo
- nuestro
- pata
- por
English:
audition
- be
- befriend
- best
- bosom
- boyfriend
- bring along
- bud
- bust up
- chum
- disclose
- dude
- foe
- fraternity
- friend
- friendly
- hers
- his
- hit
- introduce
- lifelong
- locate
- lover
- man
- mate
- mine
- mutual
- nudge
- of
- old
- pal
- pally
- penfriend
- personal
- provoke
- soulmate
- sport
- stick by
- through
- true
- buddy
- life
- look
- loyal
- off
- ours
- pen pal
- some
- theirs
- way

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amigo, -a

♦ adj

1. [no enemigo] friendly;

México y otros países amigos Mexico and other friendly nations;

un pintor amigo me lo regaló a painter friend of mine gave it to me;

se han hecho muy amigos they've become good friends o very friendly

2. [aficionado]
soy amigo de la buena mesa I'm partial to good food;

es amigo de la verdad he's someone who values the truth;

no soy amigo de madrugar I don't like getting up early;

es amigo de salir todas las noches he's a great one for going out every night

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] friend;

un amigo íntimo a close friend;

un amigo del colegio a schoolfriend;

es un amigo de mis padres he's a friend of my parents;

hacerse amigo de to make friends with

Comp
Fam Hum los amigos de lo ajeno the light-fingered;
amigo por correspondencia pen friend o pal;

amigo invisible = form of gift-giving (for example at office Christmas parties or in a large family) where each person anonymously buys a present for another;

Amigos de la Tierra Friends of the Earth

2. Fam [compañero, novio] partner

3. Fam [amante] lover

4. [tratamiento]
el amigo our friend;

lo que el amigo quiere es un vaso de whisky what our friend here wants is a glass of whisky

♦ interj

¡amigo, eso es otra cuestión! that's another matter, my friend!

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amigo

I adj friendly;

ser amigo de algo be fond of sth;

no soy amigo de esquiar I’m not a big skier, I’m not fond of skiing;

ser amigo de lo ajeno be light-fingered fam II m, amiga f friend;

hacerse amigos make friends;

somos muy amigos we’re very close, we’re very good friends;

amigo de la naturaleza nature lover

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amigo, -ga adj

: friendly, close

amigo, -ga n

: friend

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amigo¹ adj friendly [comp. friendlier; superl. friendliest]

ser muy amigos to be very good friends

es muy amigo mío he's a good friend of mine

amigo² n friend

un amigo mío a friend of mine

son amigos íntimos they're close friends

somos amigos de la infancia we're childhood friends

hacerse amigos to become friends

Spanish-English dictionary > amigo
7 ami

ami, e [ami]

1. masculine noun, feminine noun

a. friend

• ami d'enfance childhood friend

• ami intime close friend

• parents et amis friends and relations

• se faire un ami de qn to make friends with sb

• nous sommes entre amis we're among friends

• il ne s'est pas fait que des amis he has not made himself popular with everyone

• les amis des bêtes/de la nature animal/nature lovers

• ami des arts patron of the arts

• mes chers amis ladies and gentlemen

• ajouter qn à sa liste d'ami(e)s (Internet) to friend sb

b. ( = compagnon) boyfriend ; ( = compagne) girlfriend

• il m'a présenté son amie he introduced his girlfriend to me

2. adjective

friendly

• être très ami avec qn to be great friends with sb

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1.

amie ami adjectif

nous sommes très amis — we are very good friends

2.

nom masculin, féminin friend

se faire des amis — to make friends

je m'en suis fait une amie — I made a friend of her

un ami de toujours — a life-long friend

‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ — ‘a well-wisher’

en ami — as a friend

un ami des bêtes — an animal lover

l'association des amis de Pouchkine — the friends of Pushkin; faux I

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les bons comptes font les bons amis — Proverbe a debt paid is a friend kept

c'est dans le besoin or malheur qu'on connaît ses amis — Proverbe a friend in need is a friend indeed

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ami ami, -e
1. nm/f

1) (amitié) friend

2) (= enthousiaste)

un ami des chiens — a dog lover

un ami des arts — a patron of the arts

3) (relation amoureuse)

petit ami — boyfriend

petite amie — girlfriend

2. adj

1) (relation amicale) friendly

pays ami — friendly country

groupe ami — friendly group

être ami avec qn — to be friendly with sb

être très ami avec qn — to be very friendly with sb

2) (= enthousiaste)

être ami de l'ordre — to be a lover of order

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ami, amie

A adj [pays, entreprise, troupe, personne] friendly; être ami avec qn to be a friend of sb's; nous sommes très amis we are very good friends.

B nm,f

1 ( camarade) friend; un ami à moi a friend of mine; se faire des amis to make friends; je m'en suis fait une amie I made a friend of her; grand ami great friend; ami fidèle/intime/d'enfance faithful/close/childhood friend; c'est un ami de la maison he's a friend of the family; un ami de longue date a friend of long standing; un ami de 30 ans a friend of 30 years; un ami de toujours a life-long friend; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( sur une lettre anonyme) ‘a friend who has your best interests at heart’, ‘a well-wisher’; en ami as a friend; je te parle en ami I say this as a friend; être le meilleur ami de l'homme to be man's best friend; m'amie‡ my love; ⇒ faux;

2 ( amateur) friend; un ami de la musique/des bêtes a music/an animal lover; c'est un ami de la simplicité he likes simplicity; l'association des amis de Pouchkine, les amis de Pouchkine the friends of Pushkin;

3 ( forme d'adresse) gén friend; ( entre époux) dear.

Composé

ami de cœur soul mate.

Idiomes

les bons comptes font les bons amis a debt paid is a friend kept; c'est dans le besoin or malheur qu'on connaît ses amis Prov a friend in need is a friend indeed; les amis de mes amis sont mes amis the friends of my friends are my friends too.

( féminin amie) [ami] adjectif

[voix, peuple, rivage] friendly

dans une maison amie in the house of friends

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, amie [ami] nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [camarade] friend

c'est un de mes amis/une de mes amies he's/she's a friend of mine

des amis à nous (familier) friends of ours

Tom et moi sommes restés amis I stayed friends with Tom

un médecin de mes amis (soutenu) a doctor friend of mine

un ami de la famille ou maison a friend of the family

je m'en suis fait une amie she became my friend ou a friend (of mine)

devenir l'ami de quelqu'un to become friends ou friendly with somebody

ne pas avoir d'amis to have no friends

nous sommes entre amis (ici) we're among ou we're all friends (here)

amis d'enfance childhood friends

les amis de mes amis sont mes amis any friend of yours is a friend of mine

2. [amoureux]

petit ou (vieilli) bon ami boyfriend

petite ou (vieilli) bonne amie girlfriend

3. [bienfaiteur]

l'ami des pauvres/du peuple the friend of the poor/of the people

un ami des arts a patron of the arts

4. [partisan]

club des amis de Shakespeare Shakespeare club ou society

5. (comme interjection)

mon pauvre ami! you poor fool!

écoutez, mon jeune ami! now look here, young man!

mon ami!

a. [entre amis] my friend!

b. [entre époux] (my) dear!

6. (familier & locution)

il a essayé de faire ami-ami avec moi he came on all buddy-buddy with me

en ami locution adverbiale

[par amitié] as a friend

je te le dis en ami I'm telling you as a friend ou because I'm your friend

[en non-professionnel] as a friend, on a friendly basis

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ami
8 amigo

Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar) \ \
amigo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amigó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

amigo

◊ -ga adjetivo: son/se hicieron muy amigos they are/they became good friends;
hacerse amigo de algn to become friends with sb; es muy amigo mío he's a close friend of mine; un país amigo a friendly country; es muy amigo de contradecir he's a great one for contradicting people (colloq); no es amiga de las fiestas she's not keen on parties ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino friend; un amigo mío a friend of mine; somos íntimos amigos we're very close friends; ¡un momento, amigo! now, just a minute, pal o buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate! (colloq)
amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon ' amigo' also found in these entries: Spanish: allegada - allegado - amiga - colega - como - compadre - contacto - cuate - disgustarse - encubrir - entrañable - esperar - incondicional - maja - majo - origen - pelearse - proceder - reconciliarse - reflotar - representar - semblante - simpática - simpático - soporífera - soporífero - tilín - traición - verdad - abusar - acompañado - alma - apreciado - arreglar - bueno - cercano - cita - común - confidente - conservar - cuyo - de - extrañar - hacer - íntimo - llamar - malo - nuestro - pata - por English: audition - be - befriend - best - bosom - boyfriend - bring along - bud - bust up - chum - disclose - dude - foe - fraternity - friend - friendly - hers - his - hit - introduce - lifelong - locate - lover - man - mate - mine - mutual - nudge - of - old - pal - pally - penfriend - personal - provoke - soulmate - sport - stick by - through - true - buddy - life - look - loyal - off - ours - pen pal - some - theirs - way

English-spanish dictionary > amigo
9 amiga

adj.

1 friendly.

2 amicable.

f.

1 friend.

2 female friend, woman friend.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: amigar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: amigar.

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1. f., (m. - amigo) 2. f., (m. - amigo)
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= girlfriend.

Ex. The author looks at problems facing US publishers Little Brown over several of their new offerings, including a book by O. J. Simpson's girlfriend Paula Barberi.

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* amiga del alma = soul sister.

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= girlfriend.

Ex: The author looks at problems facing US publishers Little Brown over several of their new offerings, including a book by O. J. Simpson's girlfriend Paula Barberi.

* amiga del alma = soul sister.

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Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar)

amiga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon
' amiga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amigo
- confidente
- enrollarse
- traerse
- mejor
English:
artistic
- blue
- commiserate
- connive
- dear
- girlfriend
- influence
- lifelong
- midst
- outsmart
- some
- walk off
- walk with
- girl
- woman

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amigo

I adj friendly;

ser amigo de algo be fond of sth;

no soy amigo de esquiar I’m not a big skier, I’m not fond of skiing;

ser amigo de lo ajeno be light-fingered fam II m, amiga f friend;

hacerse amigos make friends;

somos muy amigos we’re very close, we’re very good friends;

amigo de la naturaleza nature lover

Spanish-English dictionary > amiga
10 amiga

Del verbo amigar: ( conjugate amigar) \ \
amiga es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

amigo,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino friend: se hicieron amigos durante el verano, they became friends in the summer
mi hija se hizo amiga de un compañero de clase, my daughter made friends with a classmate
somos muy amigos, we are very good friends
un amigo mío, a friend of mine
II adj (aficionado) fond [de, of]: es muy amigo de estar en la terraza por la tarde, he very much enjoys being on the terrace in the afternoon ' amiga' also found in these entries: Spanish: amigo - confidente - enrollarse - traerse - mejor English: artistic - blue - commiserate - connive - dear - girlfriend - influence - lifelong - midst - outsmart - some - walk off - walk with - girl - woman

English-spanish dictionary > amiga
11 befreundet

I P.P. befreunden

II Adj.: ( miteinander) befreundet sein be friends; wir sind mit ihnen befreundet they’re friends of ours; eng befreundet sein be good ( oder close) friends; ich bin mit ihr befreundet she’s a friend (of mine), we’re friends; sind sie mit irgendwelchen Nachbarn befreundet? are they friendly with any of the neighbo(u)rs?; befreundeter Staat friendly nation; das befreundete Ausland friendly nations Pl.; ein befreundeter Lehrer a teacher friend of mine etc.; zwei befreundete Familien two families on close terms

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be|freun|det [bə'frɔyndət]
adj

wir/sie sind schon lange (miteinander) befréúndet — we/they have been friends or friendly for a long time

gut or eng befréúndet sein — to be good or close friends

alle befréúndeten Familien — all the families we etc are friendly with

ein uns befréúndeter Staat — a friendly nation

das befréúndete Ausland — friendly (foreign) countries

ein uns befréúndeter Arzt —

befréúndete Zahlen (Math) — amicable numbers

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be·freun·det

adj

1. (freundlich gesinnt) friendly

ein \befreundeter Staat a friendly country

das \befreundete Ausland friendly [foreign] countries pl

2. (Freunde sein)

[eng [o fest]] miteinander \befreundet sein to be [close] friends

[eng [o fest]] mit jdm \befreundet sein to be [close [or very good]] friends with sb

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Adjektiv

[gut od. eng] befreundet sein — be [good or close] friends ( mit with)

meine Frau und ich und ein befreundetes Ehepaar/ein befreundeter Schauspieler — my wife and I and a couple with whom we are friends/an actor who is a friend of ours

befreundete Familien/Kinder — families which are friendly with each other/children who are friends

das befreundete Ausland — friendly [foreign] countries

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befreundet

A. pperf → befreunden

B. adj:

(miteinander) befreundet sein be friends;

wir sind mit ihnen befreundet they’re friends of ours;

eng befreundet sein be good ( oder close) friends;

ich bin mit ihr befreundet she’s a friend (of mine), we’re friends;

sind sie mit irgendwelchen Nachbarn befreundet? are they friendly with any of the neighbo(u)rs?;

befreundeter Staat friendly nation;

das befreundete Ausland friendly nations pl;

ein befreundeter Lehrer a teacher friend of mine etc;

zwei befreundete Familien two families on close terms

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Adjektiv

[gut od. eng] befreundet sein — be [good or close] friends ( mit with)

meine Frau und ich und ein befreundetes Ehepaar/ein befreundeter Schauspieler — my wife and I and a couple with whom we are friends/an actor who is a friend of ours

befreundete Familien/Kinder — families which are friendly with each other/children who are friends

das befreundete Ausland — friendly [foreign] countries

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grand, e [gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = de haute taille) tall

   b. ( = plus âgé) son grand frère his older or big (inf) brother

• ils ont deux grands enfants they have two grown-up children

• quand il sera grand [enfant] when he grows up

• il est assez grand pour savoir he's old enough to know

• tu es grand/grande maintenant you're a big boy/girl now

   c. (en dimensions) big, large ; [bras, distance, voyage, enjambées] long ; [avenue, marge] wide

• ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide

• l'amour avec un grand A love with a capital L

   d. (en nombre, en quantité) [vitesse, poids, valeur, puissance] great ; [nombre, quantité] large ; [famille] large, big

• la grande majorité des gens the great majority of people

   e. ( = intense) [bruit, cri] loud ; [froid, chaleur] intense ; [vent] strong ; [danger, plaisir, pauvreté] great

• avec un grand rire with a loud laugh

• à ma grande surprise to my great surprise

   f. ( = riche, puissant) [pays, firme, banquier, industriel] leading

   g. ( = important) great ; [ville, travail] big

• je t'annonce une grande nouvelle ! I've got some great news!

• c'est un grand jour pour nous this is a great day for us

   h. ( = principal) main

• c'est la grande nouvelle du jour it's the main news of the day

• la grande difficulté consiste à... the main difficulty lies in...

   i. (intensif) [travailleur, collectionneur, ami, rêveur] great ; [buveur, fumeur] heavy ; [mangeur] big

• un grand verre d'eau a large glass of water

• les grands malades the very ill

• un grand invalide a seriously disabled person

   j. ( = remarquable) great

• un grand vin a great wine

• une grande année a vintage year

• c'est du grand jazz (inf) it's jazz at its best

   k. ( = de gala) [réception, dîner] grand

• en grande pompe with great pomp

   l. ( = noble) [âme] noble ; [pensée, principe] lofty

   m. ( = exagéré) faire de grandes phrases to voice high-flown sentiments

• tous ces grands discours all these high-flown speeches

   n. ( = beaucoup de) cela te fera (le plus) grand bien it'll do you the world of good

• grand bien vous fasse ! much good may it do you!

2. adverb

   a. (en taille) ces sandales chaussent grand these sandals are big-fitting (Brit) or run large (US)

   b. ( = largement) ouvrir (en) grand [+ porte] to open wide ; [+ robinet] to turn full on

• la fenêtre était grand(e) ouverte the window was wide open

• voir grand to think big

• il a vu trop grand he was over-ambitious

• il fait toujours les choses en grand he always does things on a large scale

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = élève) senior boy

• jeu pour petits et grands game for old and young alike

   b. (terme d'affection) viens, mon grand come here, son

   c. ( = personne puissante) les grands de ce monde men in high places

• Alexandre le Grand Alexander the Great

4. feminine noun

grande

   a. ( = élève) senior girl

• elle parle comme une grande she talks like a much older child

   b. (terme d'affection) ma grande (my) dear

5. compounds

► la grande Bleue or bleue the Med (inf)

► grande personne grown-up

► la grande vie the good life

• mener la grande vie to live the good life

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GRANDES ÉCOLES

The grandes écoles are competitive-entrance higher education establishments where engineering, business administration and other subjects are taught to a very high standard. The most prestigious include « l'École Polytechnique » (engineering), the three « Écoles normales supérieures » (arts and sciences), « l'ÉNA » (the civil service college), and « HEC » (business administration).

Pupils prepare for entrance to the grandes écoles after their « baccalauréat » in two years of « classes préparatoires ». → CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES CONCOURS ÉCOLE NATIONALE D'ADMINISTRATION

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1.

grande gʀɑ̃, gʀɑ̃d adjectif

1) ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) tall; (en longueur, durée) long; ( en largeur) wide; (en étendue, volume) big

plus grand que nature — larger than life

ouvrir de grands yeux — to open one's eyes wide

2) (nombreux, abondant) large, big

pas grand monde — not many people

il fait grand jour — it's broad daylight

laver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]

3) ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, ami] great; [tricheur, joueur] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy

c'est un grand timide — he's very shy

les grands malades — very sick people

les grands blessés — the seriously injured

4) ( important) [découverte, expédition, nouvelle] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big

c'est un grand jour pour elle — it's a big day for her

la grande majorité — the great ou vast majority

5) ( principal) main

les grandes lignes d'une politique — the broad lines of a policy

6) ( de premier plan) [société, marque] leading

les grandes industries — the big industries

7) (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble

c'est un grand homme — he's a great man

Louis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit

8) ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte)

les grandes personnes — grown-ups

les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US

une grande fille comme toi! — a big girl like you!

assez grand pour faire — old enough to do

9) ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, valeur] great; [pointure, quantité, étendue] large; [vitesse] high

il est grand temps que tu partes — it's high time you went

10) (extrême, fort) [bonté, amitié, danger, intérêt] great; [bruit] loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent

d'une grande timidité — very shy

à ma grande surprise — much to my surprise

sans grand espoir — without much hope

ça te ferait le plus grand bien — it would do you a world of good

à grands cris — loudly; cas, remède

11) ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great

la grande bourgeoisie — the upper middle class

12) ( grandiose) [réception, projet] grand

avoir grande allure — to look very impressive

13) ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding

un grand merci — a big thank you

faire de grands gestes — to wave one's arms about

et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots — there you go, straight off the deep end

2.

nom masculin, féminin ( enfant) big boy/girl; École senior GB ou older pupil

pour les grands et les petits — for old and young alike

3.

adverbe wide

ouvrir grand les bras — to throw one's arms open

ouvrir la porte toute grande — to open the door wide

ouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears

leurs vêtements taillent grand — their clothes are cut on the large side

voir grand — to think big

4.

nom masculin

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

les cinq grands — Politique the Big Five

les grands de l'automobile — the top car manufacturers

5.

en grand locution adverbiale

faire de l'élevage en grand — to breed animals on a large scale

faire les choses en grand — to do things on the grand scale

Phrasal Verbs:

- grand banditisme

- grand bassin

- grand couturier

- grand duc

- grand écart

- le grand écran

- grand ensemble

- grand invalide civil

- grand invalide de guerre

- le grand large

- grand magasin

- grand maître

- grand mât

- le grand monde

- le Grand Nord

- grand panda

- Grand Pardon

- grand patron

- grand prêtre

- le grand public

- grand quotidien

- grand teint

- grand tourisme

- la grande banlieue

- la grande cuisine

- grande distribution

- grande école

- la Grande Guerre

- grande gueule

- la grande muraille de Chine

- grande personne

- la grande presse

- grande puissance

- grande roue

- grande série

- grande surface

- grandes eaux

- grandes lignes

- grandes marées

- grandes ondes

- grands espaces

- grands fauves

- grands fonds

- Grands Lacs

- grands singes

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ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d grand, -e
1. adj

1) (= de haute taille) tall

Il est grand pour son âge. — He's tall for his age.

2) (= aîné)

son grand frère — his big brother

C'est sa grande sœur. — She's his big sister.

3) (= adulte)

une grande personne — a grown-up

Il est assez grand pour... — He's old enough to...

4) (= gros, vaste, large) big, large

une grande valise — a big suitcase

une grande maison — a big house

5) (importance, stature) great

un grand homme — a great man

un grand voyage — a long journey

C'est un grand ami à moi. — He's a great friend of mine.

les grandes vacances — the summer holidays

les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines

6) (ampleur, degré)

un grand buveur — a heavy drinker

les grands blessés; Les grands blessés ont été emmenés à l'hôpital en hélicoptère. — The severely injured were taken to hospital by helicopter.

les grands brûlés — people with serious burns

un grand malade — a very sick person

le grand malade de l'Europe — the sick man of Europe

7) (intensif)

au grand jour — in broad daylight

au grand air — in the open air

Ça te fera beaucoup de bien d'être au grand air. — It'll be very good for you to be out in the open air.

de grand matin — at the crack of dawn

il est grand temps de — it's high time to

avoir grand besoin de — to be in great need of

2. adv

grand ouvert — wide open

voir grand — to think big

3. nm/f

1) (= élève, enfant) big boy, big girl

Il est chez les grands maintenant. — He's in the senior school now.

C'est une grande, elle peut y aller seule. — She's a big girl now, she can go on her own.

2) (= personnage)

les grands de ce monde — the great and the good

4. nm

en grand [ouvrir] — wide

voir les choses en grand — to think big

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grand, grande

A adj

1 ( de dimensions importantes) ( en hauteur) [personne, arbre, tour, cierge] tall; (en longueur, durée) [bras, enjambée, promenade, voyage] long; ( en largeur) [angle, marge] wide; (en étendue, volume) [lac, ville, salle, trou, édifice, paquet] large, big; [tas, feu] big; ( démesuré) [pied, nez, bouche] big; un homme (très) grand a (very) tall man; un grand homme brun, un homme grand et brun a tall dark man; plus grand que nature larger than life; ouvrir de grands yeux to open one's eyes wide;

2 (nombreux, abondant) [famille, foule] large, big; [fortune] large; grande braderie big sale; pas grand monde not many people; faire de grandes dépenses to spend a lot of money; il fait grand jour it's broad daylight; laver à grande eau to wash [sth] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [sth] down [sol]; à grand renfort de publicité with much publicity;

3 ( à un degré élevé) [rêveur, collectionneur, travailleur, ami, ennemi, pécheur] great; [tricheur, joueur, lâcheur, idiot] big; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; grand amateur de ballet great ballet lover; c'est un grand timide he's very shy; les grands malades very sick people; c'est un grand cardiaque he has a serious heart condition;

4 ( important) [découverte, migration, expédition, événement, nouvelle, honneur] great; [date] important; [rôle] major; [problème, décision] big; ( principal) main; c'est un grand jour pour elle it's a big day for her; une grande partie de la maison a large part of the house; une grande partie des habitants many of the inhabitants; la grande majorité the great ou vast majority; ⇒ scène;

5 ( principal) main; le grand escalier the main staircase; le grand problème/obstacle the main ou major problem/obstacle; les grands axes routiers the main ou trunk GB roads; les grands points du discours the main points of the speech; les grandes lignes d'une politique the broad lines of a policy;

6 ( de premier plan) Écon, Pol [pays, société, industriel, marque] leading; les grandes industries the big industries;

7 (brillant, remarquable) [peintre, œuvre, civilisation, vin, cause] great; [cœur, âme] noble; c'est un grand homme he's a great man; les grands écrivains great authors; un grand nom de la musique a great musician; un grand monsieur du théâtre a great gentleman of the stage; Louis/Pierre le Grand Louis/Peter the Great; les grands noms du cinéma/de la littérature indienne the big names of the cinema/of Indian literature; de grande classe [produit] high-class; [exploit] admirable; ⇒ esprit;

8 ( âgé) [frère, sœur] elder; [élève] senior GB, older; ( adulte) grown-up; mon grand frère my elder brother; les grandes classes Scol the senior forms GB, the upper classes US; quand il sera grand when he grows up; mes enfants sont grands my children are quite old; une grande fille comme toi! a big girl like you!; 12 ans! tu es assez grand pour te débrouiller 12 years old! you're old enough to cope;

9 ( qualifiant une mesure) [hauteur, longueur, distance, poids, valeur, âge] great; [dimensions, taille, pointure, quantité, nombre, étendue] large; [vitesse] high; [kilomètre, mois, heure] good; il est grand temps que tu partes it's high time you were off ou you went;

10 (intense, extrême, fort) [bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt] great; [bruit] great, loud; [froid] severe; [chaleur] intense; [vent] strong, high; [tempête] big, violent; avec grand plaisir with great ou much pleasure; dans le plus grand secret in great secrecy; d'une grande bêtise/timidité very ou extremely stupid/shy; à ma grande honte/surprise much to my shame/surprise; sans grand espoir/enthousiasme without much hope/enthusiasm; sans grande importance not very important; il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire there isn't much harm in that/in doing; avoir grand faim/soif to be very hungry/thirsty; avoir grand besoin de to be badly in need of; ça te ferait le plus grand bien it would do you a world of good; à grands cris loudly; ⇒ cas, remède;

11 ( de rang social élevé) [famille, nom] great; grande dame great lady; la grande bourgeoisie the upper middle class;

12 ( grandiose) [réception] grand; grands projets grand designs; avoir grande allure, avoir grand air to look very impressive;

13 ( emphatique) [mot] big; [phrase] high-sounding; un grand merci a big thank you; faire de grands gestes to wave one's arms about; et voilà, tout de suite les grands mots there you go, straight off the deep end.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) big boy/girl; Scol senior GB ou older pupil; il a fait ça tout seul comme un grand he did it all by himself like a big boy; il fait le ménage comme un grand he does the housework like a grown-up; pour les grands et les petits for old and young alike;

2 ( terme d'affection) mon grand, ma grande my darling.

C adv wide; ouvrir grand la bouche to open one's mouth wide; ouvrir tout grand les bras to throw one's arms open; les fenêtres sont grand(es) ouvertes the windows are wide open; ouvrir la porte toute grande to open the door wide; ouvrir grand ses oreilles fig to prick up one's ears; ouvrir tout grand son cœur fig to open one's heart; les bottes chaussent grand the boots are large-fitting; leurs vêtements taillent grand their clothes are cut on the large side; voir grand fig to think big.

D nm ( pays) big power; ( entreprise) leader, big name; les grands de ce monde the great and the good; Pol the world's leaders; les cinq grands Pol the Big Five; les grands de l'automobile the top car manufacturers; c'est un grand de la publicité he's big in advertising.

E en grand loc adv [ouvrir] wide, completely; faire de l'élevage en grand to breed animals on a large scale; quand ils reçoivent, ils font les choses en grand when they entertain they do things on the grand scale or they really go to town○.

Composés

grand argentier Hist royal treasurer; hum keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister; le grand art alchemy; grand banditisme organized crime; grand bassin ( de piscine) main pool; Anat upper pelvis; grand cacatois main royal sail; grand caniche standard poodle; le grand capital Écon big money, big investors pl; grand commis de l'État top civil servant; grand coq de bruyère capercaillie; grand corbeau raven; grand couturier couturier; grand débutant absolute beginner; grand duc Zool eagle owl; grand écart Danse, Sport splits (sg); faire le grand écart to do the splits; le grand écran the big screen; grand électeur ( en France) elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate; ( aux États-Unis) presidential elector; grand ensemble high-density housing complex; la vie dans les grands ensembles high-rise living; grand d'Espagne Spanish grandee; grand foc outer jib; grand frais Météo moderate gale; grand hunier main topsail; grand hunier fixe lower main topsail; grand hunier volant upper main topsail; grand invalide civil, GIC civilian who is registered severely disabled; grand invalide de guerre, GIG Prot Soc ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled; le grand large Naut the high seas (pl); grand magasin Comm department store; grand maître ( aux échecs) grand master; grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers Hist Grand Master of the Knights Templar; grand mât Naut mainmast; le grand monde high society; le Grand Nord Géog the Far North; Grand Œuvre Great Work; grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur high-ranking officer of the Legion of Honour^GB; le Grand Orient the Grand Lodge of France; grand panda giant panda; Grand Pardon Day of Atonement; grand patron Méd senior consultant GB, head doctor US; grand perroquet Naut main topgallant sail; grand prêtre Relig, fig high priest; grand prix Courses Aut, Sport grand prix; le grand public the general public; Comm produit grand public consumer product; grand quart Naut six-hour watch; Grand quartier général, GQG Mil General Headquarters, GHQ; grand quotidien Presse big national daily; grand roque Jeux ( aux échecs) castling long; le Grand Siècle Hist the 17th century (in France); grand teint colourfast^GB; grand tétras capercaillie; grand tourisme Courses Aut, Aut GT, gran turismo; le Grand Turc the Sultan; grand veneur Chasse master of the hounds; grande Armée Hist Grande Armée (Napoleon's army); grande Baie Australienne Géog Great Australian Bight; la grande banlieue the outer suburbs (pl); Grande Barrière (de Corail) Géog Great Barrier Reef; la grande bleue the sea; la grande cuisine Culin haute cuisine; grande distribution Écon volume retailing; grand école higher education institution; la Grande Guerre Hist the First World War; grande gueule○ loud mouth○; grande hune Naut maintop; la grande muette the army; la grande muraille de Chine Géog the Great Wall of China; grande personne grown-up, adult; la grande presse Presse the popular dailies (pl); grande puissance Pol superpower; grande roue ( de foire) big wheel GB, Ferris wheel US; grande série Comm mass production; fabriqué en grande série mass-produced; grande surface Comm supermarket; grandes eaux fountains; fig ( pleurs) waterworks; dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks; grandes lignes Rail main train routes; grandes marées spring tides; grandes ondes Radio long wave (sg); Grandes Plaines Géog Great Plains; les grands blessés the seriously injured; grands corps de l'État Admin senior branches of the civil service; grands espaces Écol open spaces; grands fauves Zool big cats; grands fonds Naut ocean depths; les grands froids the cold of winter; Grands Lacs Géog Great Lakes; grands singes Zool great apes; ⇒ école, voyage.

ⓘ Grande école A prestigious third-level institution where admission is usually by competitive entrance examination or concours. Places are much sought after as they are widely considered to guarantee more promising career prospects than the standard university institutions. Many grandes écoles specialize in particular disciplines or fields of study, e.g. ENA, Sciences Po, etc.

( féminin grande) [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) adjectif

A.[ASPECT QUANTITATIF]

1. [de taille élevée - adulte] tall ; [ - enfant] tall, big

2. [de grandes dimensions - objet, salle, ville] big, large ; [ - distance] long

grand A/B/C capital A/B/C

une grande tour a high ou tall tower

un grand fleuve a long ou big river

une statue plus grande que nature a large-scale statue

de grandes jambes long legs

avoir de grands pieds to have big ou large feet

ses grands yeux bleus her big blue eyes

marcher à grands pas to walk with great ou long strides

3. [d'un certain âge - être humain] big

tu es un grand garçon maintenant you're a big boy now

tu es assez grand pour comprendre you're old enough to understand

[aîné - frère, sœur] big

[au terme de sa croissance - personne] grown-up ; [ - animal] fully grown, adult

quand je serai grand when I'm grown-up ou big

4. [qui dure longtemps] long

pendant un grand moment for quite some time

5. [intense, considérable] great

les risques sont grands there are considerable risks

de grande diffusion widely-distributed

une grande fortune great wealth, a large fortune

ils ont marié leur fille à grands frais they married off their daughter at great ou vast expense

rincer à grande eau to rinse thoroughly

les grands froids intense cold

pendant les grandes chaleurs in high summer, in ou at the height of summer

nous avons fait un grand feu we made a big fire

un grand incendie a major ou great fire

ce sont des articles de grande consommation they are everyday consumer articles

(à l'époque des)grandes marées (at) spring tide

au grand jour in broad daylight

6. [pour qualifier une mesure] large, great

la grande majorité de the great ou vast majority of

son grand âge explique cette erreur this mistake can be put down to her being so old

ils plongent à une grande profondeur they dive very deep ou to a great depth

un grand nombre de passagers a large number of passengers

7. [entier]

une grande cuillerée de sucre a heaped spoonful of sugar

elle m'a fait attendre une grande heure/semaine she made me wait a good hour/a good week

8. BOTANIQUE great, greater

9. GÉOGRAPHIE

le Grand Canyon the Grand Canyon

les Grands Lacs the Great Lakes

10. ZOOLOGIE

les grands animaux (the) larger animals

B.[ASPECT QUALITATIF]

1. [important] great, major

les grands problèmes de notre temps the main ou major ou key issues of our time

2. [acharné, invétéré] great, keen

c'est un grand travailleur he's a hard worker, he's hard-working

c'est une grande timide she's really shy

ce sont de grands amis they're great ou very good friends

grands fumeurs heavy smokers

les grands blessés/brûlés/invalides the seriously wounded/burned/disabled

les grands handicapés the severely handicapped

3. [puissant, influent - banque] top ; [ - industriel] top, leading, major ; [ - propriétaire, famille] important ; [ - personnage] great

4. [dans une hiérarchie]

les grands dignitaires du régime the leading ou important dignitaries of the regime

le Grand rabbin (de France) the Chief Rabbi (of France)

les grands corps de l'État the major public bodies

5. [noble]

avoir grand air ou grande allure to carry oneself well, to be imposing

6. [généralementéreux]

il a un grand cœur he's big-hearted, he has a big heart

une grande âme a noble soul

7. [exagéré] big

de grands gestes extravagant gestures

grands mots high-sounding words, high-flown language

8. [fameux, reconnu] great

un grand homme a great man

un grand journaliste a great ou top journalist

les grands textes classiques the classics

il ne descend que dans les grands hôtels he only stays in the best hotels ou the most luxurious hotels

le grand film de la soirée tonight's big ou feature film

le grand jour the big day

les grandes dates de l'histoire de France the great ou most significant dates in French history

un grand nom a great name

un grand nom de la peinture contemporaine one of today's great painters

les grands couturiers the top fashion designers

9. HISTOIRE

la Grande Catherine Catherine the Great

10. [omnipotent, suprême] great

Dieu est grand God is great

C.[EN INTENSIF]

avec une (très) grande facilité with (the greatest of) ease

sans grand enthousiasme/intérêt without much enthusiasm/interest

sa grande fierté, c'est son jardin he's very proud of ou he takes great pride in his garden

c'était un grand moment it was a great moment

un grand merci à ta sœur lots of thanks to ou a big thank you to your sister

le grand amour: c'est le grand amour! it's true love!

Robert fut son grand amour Robert was the love of her life

tu aurais grand avantage à la prévenir you'd be well advised to warn her

cette cuisine a grand besoin d'être nettoyée this kitchen really needs ou is in dire need of a clean

faire grand bien: ça m'a fait le plus grand bien it did me a power of ou the world of good

il en a pensé le plus grand bien he thought most highly of it

grand bien lui fasse! much good may it do her!

faire grand cas de to set great store by

toute la famille au grand complet the whole family, every single member of the family

jamais, au grand jamais je n'accepterai never in a million years will I accept

il n'y a pas grand mal à demander des précisions there's no harm in asking for further details

il est parti de grand matin he left at the crack of dawn

il n'y avait pas grand monde à son concert there weren't many people at his concert

pour notre plus grand plaisir to our (great) delight

prendre grand soin de to take great care of

à sa grande surprise much to his surprise, to his great surprise

il est grand temps que tu le lises it's high time you read it

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, grande [grɑ̃, grɑ̃d] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [grɑ̃t]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [enfant - d'un certain âge]

l'école des grands primary school

[en appellatif]

merci mon grand! thanks, son!

allons, ma grande, ne pleure pas! come on now, love, don't cry!

comme un grand: je me débrouillerai tout seul, comme un grand/toute seule, comme une grande I'll manage on my own, like a big boy/a big girl

2. [adulte - généralement] grown-up, adult

un jeu pour petits et grands a game for young and old (alike)

[en appellatif]

alors, ma grande, tu as pu te reposer un peu? well dear, did you manage to get some rest?

[personne de grande taille]

pour la photo, les grands se mettront derrière for the photo, tall people ou the taller people will stand at the back

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adverbe

1. [vêtement]

chausser grand: c'est un modèle qui chausse grand this is a large-fitting shoe

tailler grand: ça devrait vous aller, ça taille grand it should fit you, it's cut large

2. (locution)

ils ont vu trop grand they bit off more than they could chew

elle voit grand pour son fils she's got great hopes for her son

deux rôtis! tu as vu grand! two roasts! you don't do things by halves!

3. [largement]

grand ouvert wide-open

4. ART

représenter quelque chose plus grand que nature to enlarge something

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nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE → link=infiniment infiniment

2. [entrepreneur, industriel]

un grand de la mode a leading light in the fashion business

les grands de l'automobile the major ou leading car manufacturers

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grands nom masculin pluriel

ÉCONOMIE & POLITIQUE

les grands [les puissants] the rich (and powerful)

les grands de ce monde the people in (positions of) power ou in high places

les deux Grands POLITIQUE the two superpowers

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en grand locution adverbiale

[complètement] on a large scale

il faut aérer la maison en grand the house needs a thorough ou good airing

il a fait les choses en grand (figuré) he really did things properly

grande école nom féminin

competitive-entrance higher education establishment

grand ensemble nom masculin

housing scheme (UK), housing project (US)

grande surface nom féminin

hypermarket

GRANDE ÉCOLE

The grandes écoles are relatively small and highly respected higher education establishments. Admission is usually only possible after two years of intensive preparatory studies and a competitive entrance examination. Most have close links with industry. The grandes écoles include l'École des hautes études commerciales or HEC (management and business), l'École polytechnique or l'X (engineering) and l'École normale supérieure (teacher training).

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > grand
13 friend

frend
noun

1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) amigo

2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) amigo

•

- friendless
- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends

friend n amigo

is he a friend of yours? ¿es amigo tuyo?

we're very good friends somos muy buenos amigos

to make friends with someone hacerse amigo de alguien

friend

tr[frend]

noun

1 amigo,-a, compañero,-a

■ I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine me gustaría presentarte a un amigo mío

■ Maria and I have been best friends for years Maria y yo somos amigas íntimas desde hace años

■ they say that they're just good friends dicen que sólo son buenos amigos

2 (helper, supporter) amigo,-a (of/to, de)

■ friends of the arts amigos de las artes

3 (Quaker) cuáquero,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a friend in need (is a friend indeed) en la necesidad se conoce a los amigos

my honorable friend SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL mi respetable colega

my learned friend SMALLLAW/SMALL mi eminente colega

to be friends with somebody ser amigo,-a de alguien

to have friends in high places tener enchufe

to make friends with somebody trabar amistad con alguien, hacerse amigo,-a de alguien

Friends of the Earth Los Amigos de la Tierra

friend ['frɛnd] n

: amigo m, -ga f

friend

n.

• allegado s.m.

• amigo s.m.

• compadre s.m.

• compañero, -era s.m.,f.

• gente de paz s.f.

frend
noun

1) ( close acquaintance) amigo, -ga m,f

he soon made friends with her — en poco tiempo se hizo amigo suyo

with friends like that, who needs enemies? — (set phrase) con amigos así ¿quién necesita enemigos? (fr hecha)

that's what friends are for — para eso están los amigos

any friend of yours is a friend of mine — tus amigos son mis amigos

who goes there: friend or foe? — ¿quién vive?

a friend in need is a friend indeed — en las malas se conoce a los amigos

2) ( Relig)

the Society of Friends — la Sociedad de los Amigos

[frend]
N amigo(-a) m / f; (at school, work etc) compañero(-a) m / f
friend! — (Mil) ¡gente de paz!

a friend of mine — un amigo mío

he's no friend of mine — no es mi amigo, no es amigo mío

a friend of the family — un amigo de la familia

let's be friends — hagamos las paces

to be friends with sb — ser amigo de algn

we're the best of friends — somos muy amigos

we're just good friends — somos solo amigos, somos amigos nada más

to make friends with sb — hacerse amigo de algn, trabar amistad con algn

he makes friends easily — hace amigos con facilidad

he is no friend to violence — no es partidario de la violencia

to have a friend at court — (fig) tener enchufe

the Society of Friends — (Rel) los cuáqueros

Friends of the Earth — Amigos mpl de la Tierra

Friends of the National Theatre — Asociación f de Amigos del Teatro Nacional

- a friend in need is a friend indeed
learned
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[frend]
noun

1) ( close acquaintance) amigo, -ga m,f

he soon made friends with her — en poco tiempo se hizo amigo suyo

with friends like that, who needs enemies? — (set phrase) con amigos así ¿quién necesita enemigos? (fr hecha)

that's what friends are for — para eso están los amigos

any friend of yours is a friend of mine — tus amigos son mis amigos

who goes there: friend or foe? — ¿quién vive?

a friend in need is a friend indeed — en las malas se conoce a los amigos

2) ( Relig)

the Society of Friends — la Sociedad de los Amigos

English-spanish dictionary > friend
14 fest

I Adj.

1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid; fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc.: set; fester Körper PHYS. solid (body)

2. Fleisch, Boden etc.: firm; Bucheinband: hard; Straße: surfaced, Am. paved; festes Land terra firma, dry land

3. (stabil) solid; Material: strong; Schuhe: sturdy, good

4. Knoten, Verband etc.: (gut befestigt) firm; (straff) tight; fester machen oder ziehen tighten

5. (Ggs. beweglich) fixed, rigid; TECH. (auch ortsfest) stationary; fester Punkt fixed point

6. Händedruck: firm; Schlag etc.: heavy; festen Halt finden find something firm to hold onto; fig. find security; Fuß1 1, Hand1 2, 3

7. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTS., Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable; ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going; ich war der festen Meinung, dass... I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that...; in Geschichte ist er ( nicht sehr) fest fig. he’s (not very) well up in history

8. Schlaf: sound, deep

9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc.: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set; fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part; feste Form(en ) oder Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape; hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?

10. (dauerhaft) Stellung: permanent; Freund(in), Job: steady; Freundschaft: close; Kunde: regular; einen festen Freund / eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend / girlfriend; ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abode

II Adv.

1. binden, packen etc.: tightly; die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly; Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws; jemanden fest anfassen take s.o. firmly by the hand; fig. handle s.o. firmly ( oder with firmness); etw. fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on s.th.; fig. have s.th. firmly under control

2. fest kochende Kartoffeln salad potatoes

3. glauben etc.: firmly; versprechen: faithfully; ( steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist; ich bin fest entschlossen zu (+ Inf.) I’m determined to (+ Inf.) fest gefügt fig. Ordnung etc.: firmly established; fest zu jemandem stehen stand by s.o.faithfully; ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass... I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that...; du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely); ich hab’s ihm fest versprochen I gave him my word ( oder I swore to him) (that I would)

4. (unlösbar) securely; fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (an + Dat to); fest verankert securely ( oder firmly) anchored; fig. firmly ( oder deeply) rooted; fest miteinander verbinden join securely; fest verwurzelt Pflanze: deeply rooted; fig. auch deep-rooted, ingrained

5. (dauerhaft) permanently; fest angelegt Geld: tied-up, präd. tied up; Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment; fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job); fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary; sie sind fest befreundet they’re firm ( oder very good) friends; Paar: they’re going steady

6. (endgültig) definitely; es ist fest abgemacht oder vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite; fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined

7. fest schlafen oder eingeschlafen sein be fast asleep

8. umg. arbeiten, helfen: with a will; essen: heartily; lernen, üben: hard; fest zuschlagen hit out hard; ( immer) feste! umg. (schlag zu) let him ( oder her) have it!; (streng dich an) go at it!

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das Fest

feast; fête; party; celebration; festival

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Fẹst [fɛst]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (= Feier) celebration; (= historische Begebenheit) celebrations pl; (= Party) party; (= Hochzeitsfest) reception; (= Bankett) banquet, feast (old); (= Ballfest) ball; (= Kinderfest, Schützenfest) carnival

ein Fest zum hundertjährigen Bestehen des Vereins — the club's centenary celebrations, celebrations to mark the club's centenary

das war ein Fest! (inf) — it was great fun

man soll die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) — make hay while the sun shines (prov)

2) (= kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival; (= Weihnachtsfest) Christmas

bewegliches/unbewegliches Fest — movable/immovable feast

frohes Fest! — Merry or Happy (esp Brit) Christmas!

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1) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast

2) (arranged in advance; settled: a fixed price.) fixed

3) (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) do

4) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) festival

5) (an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) fête

6) firmly

7) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) firm

8) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) gala

9) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) set

10) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) secure

11) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) solid

12) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) sound

13) (solid or strong: a nice substantial table.) substantial

14) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tight

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Fest

<-[e]s, -e>

[fɛst]

nt

1. (Feier) celebration

ein \Fest geben to have [or throw] a party

2. (kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival

bewegliches/unbewegliches \Fest movable/immovable feast

frohes \Fest! Happy [or Merry] Christmas/Happy Easter, etc.

ein kirchliches \Fest a religious festival [or feast

3.

▶ man soll die \Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) one should make hay while the sun shines prov

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das; Fest[e]s, Feste

1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party

2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festival

frohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!

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fest

A. adj

1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid;

fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc: set;

fester Körper PHYS solid (body)

2. Fleisch, Boden etc: firm; Bucheinband: hard; Straße: surfaced, US paved;

festes Land terra firma, dry land

3. (stabil) solid; Material: strong; Schuhe: sturdy, good

4. Knoten, Verband etc: (gut befestigt) firm; (straff) tight;

fester machen oder

ziehen tighten

5. (Ggs beweglich) fixed, rigid; TECH (auch ortsfest) stationary;

fester Punkt fixed point

6. Händedruck: firm; Schlag etc: heavy;

festen Halt finden find something firm to hold onto; fig find security; → Fuß¹ 1, Hand¹ 2, 3

7. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTSCH, Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable;

ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going;

ich war der festen Meinung, dass … I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that …;

in Geschichte ist er (nicht sehr) fest fig he’s (not very) well up in history

8. Schlaf: sound, deep

9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set;

fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part;

feste Form(en) oder

Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape;

hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?

10. (dauerhaft) Stellung: permanent; Freund(in), Job: steady; Freundschaft: close; Kunde: regular;

einen festen Freund/eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend/girlfriend;

ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abode

B. adv

1. binden, packen etc: tightly;

die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly;

Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws;

jemanden fest anfassen take sb firmly by the hand; fig handle sb firmly ( oder with firmness);

etwas fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on sth; fig have sth firmly under control

2. glauben etc: firmly; versprechen: faithfully;

(steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist;

ich bin fest entschlossen zu (+inf) I’m determined to (+inf)

fest gefügt fig Ordnung etc: firmly established;

fest zu jemandem stehen stand by sbfaithfully;

ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass … I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that …;

du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely);

ich hab’s ihm fest versprochen I gave him my word ( oder I swore to him) (that I would)

3. (unlösbar) securely;

fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (

an +dat to);

fest verankert securely ( oder firmly) anchored; fig firmly ( oder deeply) rooted;

fest miteinander verbinden join securely;

fest verwurzelt Pflanze: deeply rooted; fig auch deep-rooted, ingrained

4. (dauerhaft) permanently;

fest angelegt Geld: tied-up, präd tied up;

Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment;

fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job);

fest Angestellte → Festangestellte;

fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary;

sie sind fest befreundet they’re firm ( oder very good) friends; Paar: they’re going steady

5. (endgültig) definitely;

es ist fest abgemacht oder

vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite;

fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined

6.

fest schlafen oder

eingeschlafen sein be fast asleep

7. umg arbeiten, helfen: with a will; essen: heartily; lernen, üben: hard;

fest zuschlagen hit out hard;

(immer) feste! umg (schlag zu) let him ( oder her) have it!; (streng dich an) go at it!

…fest im adj -proof;

bügelfest Aufdruck, Farbe: ironable, that can take ironing präd;

dürrefest drought-proof;

krisenfest crisis-proof;

störfest interference-proof;

temperaturfest präd unaffected by temperature

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das; Fest[e]s, Feste

1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party

2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festival

frohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!

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-e m.

feast n. -e n.

celebration n.

festival n.

party n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fest
15 Fest

I Adj.

1. Nahrung, Substanz: solid; fest werden harden, solidify; Pudding, Zement, Gelee etc.: set; fester Körper PHYS. solid (body)

2. Fleisch, Boden etc.: firm; Bucheinband: hard; Straße: surfaced, Am. paved; festes Land terra firma, dry land

3. (stabil) solid; Material: strong; Schuhe: sturdy, good

4. Knoten, Verband etc.: (gut befestigt) firm; (straff) tight; fester machen oder ziehen tighten

5. (Ggs. beweglich) fixed, rigid; TECH. (auch ortsfest) stationary; fester Punkt fixed point

6. Händedruck: firm; Schlag etc.: heavy; festen Halt finden find something firm to hold onto; fig. find security; Fuß1 1, Hand1 2, 3

7. Blick, Charakter: steady; Stimme: auch firm; Entschluss, Glaube: firm, unshak(e)able; WIRTS., Börse, Kurse, Markt: steady, firm; Währung: hard, stable; ich hatte die feste Absicht zu gehen I firmly intended to go, I had every intention of going; ich war der festen Meinung, dass... I was firmly of the opinion ( oder convinced) that...; in Geschichte ist er ( nicht sehr) fest fig. he’s (not very) well up in history

8. Schlaf: sound, deep

9. Einkommen, Kosten, Preis, Termin, Zeitpunkt, Regel etc.: fixed; Abmachung: firm, binding; Plan: definite, fixed; Redewendung: set; fester Bestandteil integral ( oder permanent) part; feste Form(en ) oder Gestalt annehmen take on a definite shape, take shape; hast du einen festen Platz dafür? do you have a permanent place for it?

10. (dauerhaft) Stellung: permanent; Freund(in), Job: steady; Freundschaft: close; Kunde: regular; einen festen Freund / eine feste Freundin haben have a steady boyfriend / girlfriend; ohne festen Wohnsitz of no fixed abode

II Adv.

1. binden, packen etc.: tightly; die Tür fest schließen shut the door firmly; Schrauben fest anziehen tighten screws; jemanden fest anfassen take s.o. firmly by the hand; fig. handle s.o. firmly ( oder with firmness); etw. fest in der Hand haben have a firm hold on s.th.; fig. have s.th. firmly under control

2. fest kochende Kartoffeln salad potatoes

3. glauben etc.: firmly; versprechen: faithfully; ( steif und) fest behaupten (absolutely) insist; ich bin fest entschlossen zu (+ Inf.) I’m determined to (+ Inf.) fest gefügt fig. Ordnung etc.: firmly established; fest zu jemandem stehen stand by s.o.faithfully; ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass... I’m absolutely convinced ( oder positive) that...; du kannst dich fest auf sie verlassen you can rely on her totally ( oder absolutely); ich hab’s ihm fest versprochen I gave him my word ( oder I swore to him) (that I would)

4. (unlösbar) securely; fest anbringen fix ( oder attach) securely (an + Dat to); fest verankert securely ( oder firmly) anchored; fig. firmly ( oder deeply) rooted; fest miteinander verbinden join securely; fest verwurzelt Pflanze: deeply rooted; fig. auch deep-rooted, ingrained

5. (dauerhaft) permanently; fest angelegt Geld: tied-up, präd. tied up; Geld fest anlegen invest money long-term, make a long-term investment; fest angestellt sein be permanently employed, have a permanent post ( oder job); fest besoldet on a regular (full-time) salary; sie sind fest befreundet they’re firm ( oder very good) friends; Paar: they’re going steady

6. (endgültig) definitely; es ist fest abgemacht oder vereinbart there’s a firm agreement, it’s definite; fest umrissen clear-cut, clearly defined

7. fest schlafen oder eingeschlafen sein be fast asleep

8. umg. arbeiten, helfen: with a will; essen: heartily; lernen, üben: hard; fest zuschlagen hit out hard; ( immer) feste! umg. (schlag zu) let him ( oder her) have it!; (streng dich an) go at it!

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das Fest

feast; fête; party; celebration; festival

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Fẹst [fɛst]
nt -(e)s, -e

1) (= Feier) celebration; (= historische Begebenheit) celebrations pl; (= Party) party; (= Hochzeitsfest) reception; (= Bankett) banquet, feast (old); (= Ballfest) ball; (= Kinderfest, Schützenfest) carnival

ein Fest zum hundertjährigen Bestehen des Vereins — the club's centenary celebrations, celebrations to mark the club's centenary

das war ein Fest! (inf) — it was great fun

man soll die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) — make hay while the sun shines (prov)

2) (= kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival; (= Weihnachtsfest) Christmas

bewegliches/unbewegliches Fest — movable/immovable feast

frohes Fest! — Merry or Happy (esp Brit) Christmas!

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1) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast

2) (arranged in advance; settled: a fixed price.) fixed

3) (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) do

4) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) festival

5) (an entertainment, especially in the open air, with competitions, displays, the selling of goods etc usually to raise money, especially for charity: We are holding a summer fete in aid of charity.) fête

6) firmly

7) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) firm

8) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) gala

9) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) set

10) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) secure

11) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) solid

12) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) sound

13) (solid or strong: a nice substantial table.) substantial

14) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tight

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Fest

<-[e]s, -e>

[fɛst]

nt

1. (Feier) celebration

ein \Fest geben to have [or throw] a party

2. (kirchlicher Feiertag) feast, festival

bewegliches/unbewegliches \Fest movable/immovable feast

frohes \Fest! Happy [or Merry] Christmas/Happy Easter, etc.

ein kirchliches \Fest a religious festival [or feast

3.

▶ man soll die \Feste feiern, wie sie fallen (prov) one should make hay while the sun shines prov

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das; Fest[e]s, Feste

1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party

2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festival

frohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!

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Fest n; -(e)s, -e

1. um etwas zu feiern: celebration; (Festlichkeiten) festivities pl; (Party) party; (Empfang) reception; (Festmahl) banquet;

ein Fest geben have ( oder throw) a party; offiziell: have ( oder hold) a reception;

ein Fest feiern have ( oder throw) a party; allg celebrate, have a celebration;

man muss die Feste feiern, wie sie fallen it’s not every day you get a chance to celebrate, any excuse for a celebration umg; fig you’ve got to take your chances

2. KIRCHE (Feiertag) feast, festival;

frohes Fest! Merry Christmas, besonders US Happy Holidays; zu Ostern: Happy Easter;

ein Fest feiern celebrate a feast

3. umg (Vergnügen) treat;

ein Fest für die Ohren a feast for the ears;

es war mir ein Fest! it was a pleasure;

es ist ein wahres Fest zu (+inf) it’s a real treat to (+inf)

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das; Fest[e]s, Feste

1) (Veranstaltung) celebration; (Party) party

2) (Feiertag) festival; (KirchenFest) feast; festival

frohes Fest! — happy Christmas/Easter!

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-e m.

feast n. -e n.

celebration n.

festival n.

party n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Fest
16 aislar

v.

1 to isolate (person).

El doctor aisló al paciente The doctor isolated the patient.

El científico aisló al virus The scientist isolated the virus.

2 to insulate.

Marcos aisló la casa para el invierno Mark insulated the house for winter.

3 to cut off (place).

la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country

4 to isolate (virus).

5 to keep off.

6 to seclude, to isolate from the world, to sequester.

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AISLAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

aíslo, aíslas, aísla, aislamos, aisláis, aíslan.

Present Subjunctive

aísle, aísles, aísle, aislemos, aisléis, aíslen.

Imperative

aísla (tú), aísle (él/Vd.), aislemos (nos.), aislad (vos.), aíslen (ellos/Vds.).

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1. VT

1) (=dejar solo) to isolate; (=separar) to separate, detach

2) [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to cut off

3) (Elec) to insulate

2.

See:

aislarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, separar) < enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; < preso> to place... in solitary confinement; < virus> to isolate

sus amigos los han aislado — their friends have turned their backs on them

b) ( dejar sin communicación) < lugar> to cut off

2) (Elec) to insulate
2.
aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off

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= cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.

Ex. The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.

Ex. How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.

Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex. Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.

Ex. Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.

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* aislar de = insulate from.

* aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.

* protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, separar) < enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; < preso> to place... in solitary confinement; < virus> to isolate

sus amigos los han aislado — their friends have turned their backs on them

b) ( dejar sin communicación) < lugar> to cut off

2) (Elec) to insulate
2.
aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off

* * *

= cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.

Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.

Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.

Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.

Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.

Ex: Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.

* aislar de = insulate from.

* aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.

* protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.

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aislar [ A19 ]

vt

A

1

(apartar, separar): conviene aislar a los enfermos the patients should be isolated o kept in isolation

las riadas aislaron el pueblo the village was cut off by the floods

sus amigos los han aislado their friends have turned their backs on them o have cut themselves off from them

2 ‹preso› to place … in solitary confinement

3 ‹virus› to isolate

B ( Elec) to insulate

■ aislarse

v pron

( refl) to isolate oneself, cut oneself off

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aislar ( conjugate aislar) verbo transitivo
a) (apartar, separar) ‹ enfermo› to isolate, keep in isolation;

‹ preso› to place … in solitary confinement;
‹ virus› to isolate
b) ( dejar sin communicación) ‹ lugar› to cut off

c) (Elec) to insulate

aislarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to cut oneself off
aislar verbo transitivo
1 to isolate
2 Téc to insulate
' aislar' also found in these entries:
English:
cut off
- insulate
- isolate
- ostracize
- shut off
- shut out
- cut
- screen
- shut

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aislar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to isolate

2. [del frío, de la electricidad] to insulate;
[del ruido] to soundproof
3. [incomunicar] to cut off;

la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country

4. [virus] to isolate

♦ vi

estas ventanas aíslan muy bien del frío/ruido these windows are very good at keeping the cold/noise out

♦ See also the pronominal verb aislarse

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aislar

v/t

1 isolate

2 EL insulate

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aislar {5} vt

1) : to isolate

2) : to insulate

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aislar vb

1. (separar) to isolate

han aislado a los niños enfermos the sick children have been isolated

2. (incomunicar) to cut off [pt. & pp. cut]

nos quedamos aislados por la nieve we were cut off by the snow

Spanish-English dictionary > aislar
17 дружба дружбой, а табачок врозь

Set phrase: friends are OK when they don't get in the way (used to mean: friendship is friendship, but our tastes (interests, responsibilities, etc) differ), hedge between keeps friendship green, we might be very good friends, but our tobacco is of different brands, friendship is one thing, work another

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дружба дружбой, а табачок врозь
18 romantic

- tik

adjective

1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) romántico

2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romántico

3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) romántico

romantic adj romántico

romantic

tr[rəʊ'mæntɪk]

adjective

1 romántico,-a

romantic [ro'mæntɪk] adj

: romántico

♦ romantically [-tɪkli] adv

romantic

adj.

• novelesco, -a adj.

• pintoresco, -a adj.

• romántico, -a adj.

• sentimental adj.

n.

• romántico s.m.

I rəʊ'mæntɪk, rə-
adjective romántico

II

noun romántico, -ca m,f

[rǝʊ'mæntɪk]
1.

ADJ romántico

2.

N romántico(-a) m / f

3.

CPD

romantic involvement N — relación f amorosa

they were very good friends but there was no romantic involvement — eran muy buenos amigos, pero no tenían ninguna relación amorosa

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I [rəʊ'mæntɪk, rə-]
adjective romántico

II

noun romántico, -ca m,f

English-spanish dictionary > romantic
19 romantic

1. adjective
1) (emotional) romantisch

romantic fiction — (love stories) Liebesromane

2)

Romantic — (Lit., Art) romantisch; der Romantik nachgestellt
2. noun
Romantic — (Lit., Art, Mus.) Romantiker, der/Romantikerin, die

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[-tik]

adjective

1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) Liebes-...

2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romantisch

3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) romantisch

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Ro·man·tic

[rə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk, AM roʊˈ-]

ART, LIT

I. adj inv romantisch

II. n Romantiker(in) m(f)

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[rəU'mntIk]
1. adj (ALSO ART, LITER, MUS)
romantisch; person also romantisch veranlagt
romantic comedy — romantische Komödie

romantic novel — Liebesroman m

the Romantic movement — die Romantik

they were very good friends but there was no romantic involvement — sie waren sehr enge Freunde, aber sie hatten keine Liebesbeziehung

he played the romantic lead in several plays — er spielte in mehreren Stücken den romantischen Liebhaber

2. n (ALSO ART, LITER, MUS)
Romantiker(in) m(f)
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romantic [rəʊˈmæntık]

A adj (adv romantically) allg romantisch:

a) KUNST etc die Romantik betreffend:

the romantic movement die Romantik

b) romanhaft, abenteuerlich, fantastisch (auch iron)

c) gefühlsbetont, schwärmerisch (Mädchen etc)

d) fantastisch (Ideen etc)

e) malerisch, voll Romantik (Stadt etc)

f) gefühlvoll (Szene etc)

g) geheimnisvoll, faszinierend:

he was a romantic figure

B s

1. KUNST etc Romantiker(in)

2. Romantiker(in), Schwärmer(in)

3. (das) Romantische

4. meist pl romantische Ideen pl oder Gefühle pl

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1. adjective
1) (emotional) romantisch

romantic fiction — (love stories) Liebesromane

2)

Romantic — (Lit., Art) romantisch; der Romantik nachgestellt
2. noun
Romantic — (Lit., Art, Mus.) Romantiker, der/Romantikerin, die

* * *

adj.

romantisch adj.

English-german dictionary > romantic
20 mucho

adj.

a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.

adv.

1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.

2 very often, too often.

m.

a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.

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mucho

► adjetivo

1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much

■ hicieron mucho ruido they made a lot of noise

■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money

■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?

2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many

■ son muchos socios en ese club the club has a lot of members

■ hay mucha gente esperando there are a lot of people waiting

■ tiene muchos discos he's got lots of records

■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses

■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?

■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold

■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty

3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many

■ es mucho trabajo para una sola persona it's too much work for just one person

■ el proyecto supone demasiados problemas the project involves too many problems

■ ya son muchas preguntas that's far too many questions

► pronombre

1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many

■ no me queda mucho por hacer I haven't got much left to do

■ muchos de ellos acudieron many of them came

■ muchos de mis amigos viven en el extranjero a lot of my friends live abroad

■ muchos dicen que no es apto para el trabajo a lot of people say he's not suitable for the job

► adverbio

1 (de cantidad) a lot, much

■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse

■ era mucho más peligroso de lo que pensábamos it was much more dangerous than we thought

■ se preocupa mucho por ellos he worries a lot about them

■ me gusta mucho I like it a lot

■ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

■ me alegro mucho de verte I'm very pleased to see you

■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much

■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good

2 (de tiempo)

■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later

■ hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time

3 (de frecuencia) often

■ no vienen mucho por aquí they don't come here often

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

como mucho at the most

■ te pagarán como mucho treinta euros they'll pay you thirty euros at the most

con mucho by far

■ es con mucho el mejor concursante he's the best competitor by far

muy mucho familiar very much so

ni con mucho nowhere near as

■ no es ni con mucho tan inteligente he's nowhere near as clever

ni mucho menos far from

■ no es ni mucho menos tonto he's far from stupid

por mucho que however much

■ por mucho que lo intentes no lo conseguirás you won't get it however much you try

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1. (f. - mucha)
adj.

many, much, a lot of, plenty of
2. adv.
much, a lot

- como mucho
- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)
pron.

many, much, a lot

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

tengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money

había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there

¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money

hace mucho calor — it's very hot

tengo mucho frío — I'm very cold

tengo mucha hambre — I'm very hungry

tengo mucha sed — I'm very thirsty

tuve mucha suerte — I was very lucky

no hace mucho tiempo — not long ago

llevo aquí mucho tiempo — I've been here a long time

2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

tiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants

muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so

se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times

¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake

3) * [con singular colectivo]

había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there

hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around

mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

4) (=demasiado)

es mucho dinero para un niño — it's too much money for a child

es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you

esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do

tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened

el plan tiene mucho de positivo — there's a lot about the plan that is positive

su discurso tiene mucho de fascista — his rhetoric contains a lot of fascist elements

¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do

-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

b) [referido a tiempo] long

¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

no tardes mucho — don't be long

¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

somos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us

son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to

muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent

-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

3. ADV

1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

come mucho — she eats a lot

te quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot

viene mucho — he comes often o a lot

me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

alegrarse mucho — to be very glad

correr mucho — to run fast

lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry

¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

trabajar mucho — to work hard

• mucho antes — long before

• mucho más — much o a lot more

• mucho menos — much o a lot less

• muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

• si no es mucho pedir — if that's not asking too much

eso es mucho pedir — it's a lot to ask

• pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

• mucho peor — much o a lot worse

2) [en respuestas]

-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

3) [otras locuciones]

• como mucho — at (the) most

como mucho leo un libro al mes — at (the) most I read one book a month

• con mucho — by far, far and away

fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

• cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

• tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

• ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

• por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

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I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

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= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

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* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *
I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *

mucho¹

adverb

1

salen mucho they go out a lot

no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot

¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?

me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot

ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now

esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists

trabaja mucho he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?

me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much

por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you

por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you

después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement

mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either

2

(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much

para locs ver mucho³ pron C. (↑ mucho (3))

mucho² - cha

adjective

A

1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C

no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him

había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there

sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago

¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?

una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life

2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?

sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending

muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry

seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot

somos muchos there are a lot of us

B ( sing)

1 ( fam)

(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it

hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that

mucho³ - cha

pronoun

A

(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …

muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen

B

mucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages

¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?

mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you

C ( en locs):

como mucho at (the) most

costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most

con mucho by far, easily

fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far

cuando mucho at (the) most

ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

mucho 1 adverbio
a) ‹salir/ayudar› a lot;

‹ trabajar› hard;
◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussion
b) ( en respuestas):

◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( sing) a lot of;

(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
◊ mucho vino a lot of wine;

no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
b) (pl) many, a lot of;

◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
a) ( sing) a lot;

( en oraciones negativas) much;
◊ mucho de lo dicho a lot of what was said;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
b) (pl) many;

◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

muchos de nosotros many of us
2
◊ mucho

a) ( referido a tiempo):

◊ hace mucho que no la veo I haven't seen her for a long time;

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
b) ( en locs)

◊ como mucho at (the) most;

con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few

* * *

mucho, -a

♦ adj

1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;

comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;

había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;

producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;

tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;

no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;

no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;

¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;

no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;

hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!

2. (singular) [demasiado]
hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;

mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;

ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
Fam
es mucho hombre he's a real man;

es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;

es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
Fam
mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible

♦ pron
(singular) a lot;
* * *

mucho

I adj

1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

mucho tiempo a lot of time;

no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;

tengo mucho frío I am very cold;

es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me

2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

muchos amigos a lot of friends;

no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends

II pron

1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot

2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;

muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …

III adv

1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;

nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;

hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;

¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?

2

:

como mucho at the most;

10 meses dan para mucho o

dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;

no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;

ni mucho menos far from it;

por mucho que however much

* * *

mucho adv

1) : much, a lot

mucho más: much more

le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot

2) : long, a long time

tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here

3)

por mucho que : no matter how much

mucho, - cha adj

1) : a lot of, many, much

mucha gente: a lot of people

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages

2)

muchas veces : often

mucho, - cha pron

1) : a lot, many, much

hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do

muchas no vinieron: many didn't come

2)

cuando mucho or

como mucho : at most

3)

con mucho : by far

4)

ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it

* * *

mucho¹ adj

1. (en general) a lot of / lots of

como mucho queso I eat a lot of cheese

lee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiar

como mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tenemos mucho tiempo we haven't got much time

¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tiene muchos amigos he hasn't got many friends

¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?

2. (otras expresiones) very

hace mucho calor it's very hot

tengo muchas ganas de verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you

mucho² adv

1. (en general) a lot

esta planta ha crecido mucho this plant has grown a lot

los atletas se entrenan mucho athletes train a lot

me gusta mucho I like it a lot

trabajamos mucho we work hard

lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry

2. (comparaciones) much

era mucho más fácil de lo que pensaba it was much easier than I thought

comes mucho más que yo you eat much more than me

3. (mucho tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no te veo I haven't see you for a long time

como mucho at the most

ni con mucho nowhere near as

ni mucho menos far from

no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished

por mucho que however much

mucho³ pron

1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot

aún me queda mucho por hacer I've still got a lot left to do

2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot

no es mucho lo que pides you're not asking for much

3. (con plurales) many / a lot

muchos de sus amigos acudieron many of his friends came

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