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we have (got) a deadline to meet

1 have

have [hæv]

verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.

ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.

(3rd pers sing pres has [hæz], pt & pp had [hæd])

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;

∎ to have finished avoir fini;

∎ to have left être parti;

∎ to have sat down s'être assis;

∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;

∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;

∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ he has been ill il a été malade;

∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;

∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;

∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;

∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;

∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;

∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;

∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;

∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;

∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;

∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;

∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;

∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;

∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;

∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;

∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;

∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;

∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;

∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;

∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;

∎ familiar he's had it (is in trouble) il est fichu ou foutu; (is worn out) il est à bout;

∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;

∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;

∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue

(b) (elliptical uses)

∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;

∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;

∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;

∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;

∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!

(c) (in tag questions)

∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;

∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;

∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?

2 transitive verb

A.

(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;

∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;

∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;

∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;

∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;

∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;

∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;

∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;

∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;

∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;

∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;

∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;

∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;

∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;

∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;

∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;

∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;

∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;

∎ familiar give it all you have or all you've got! mets-y le paquet!

(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;

∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;

∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;

∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;

∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;

∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;

∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;

∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;

∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire

(c) (possess as quality or attribute) avoir;

∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;

∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;

∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;

∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;

∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;

∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;

∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;

∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma

(d) (possess knowledge or understanding of)

∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;

∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;

∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;

∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnol

B.

(a) (indicating experience of a specified situation)

∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;

∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;

∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;

∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;

∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;

∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;

∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses

(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;

∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;

∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;

∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos

(c) (perform, take part in → bath, lesson) prendre; (→ meeting) avoir;

∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;

∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;

∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;

∎ to have a party (organize) organiser une fête; (celebrate) faire la fête;

∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler

(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;

∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ to have a good time s'amuser;

∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;

∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;

∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe

(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;

∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;

∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;

∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuser

C.

(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;

∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;

∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;

∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;

∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;

∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;

∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;

∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;

∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;

∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;

∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;

∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;

∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;

∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!

(b) (invite) recevoir, avoir;

∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;

∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;

∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;

∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous

(c) (accept, take) vouloir;

∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;

∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combines

D.

(a) (clutch) tenir;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;

∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge

(b) figurative (gain control or advantage over)

∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;

∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;

∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!

(c) (bewilder, perplex)

∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colle

E.

(a) (cause to be)

∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;

∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;

∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt

(b) (with past participle) (cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch;

∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;

∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;

∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;

∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;

∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre

(c) (with infinitive) (cause to do) to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;

∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;

∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;

∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;

∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;

∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;

∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croire

F.

(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;

∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;

∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;

∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;

∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;

∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;

∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;

∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;

∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;

∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;

∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;

∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?

(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;

∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;

∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;

∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;

∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée

(c) (be accompanied by)

∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;

∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un

(d) (give birth to) avoir;

∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;

∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;

∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;

∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;

∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits

(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;

∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;

∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;

∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon

(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;

∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;

∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français

(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;

∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;

∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;

∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;

∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises

(h) (in passive) familiar (cheat, outwit) avoir;

∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!

(i) very familiar (sleep with) avoir

G.

(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;

∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;

∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;

∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;

∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;

∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;

∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;

∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;

∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;

∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;

∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;

∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;

∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;

∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!

(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;

∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;

∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;

∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;

∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;

∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;

∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;

∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;

∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;

∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;

∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;

∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?

(c) (with "to do") (idioms) the book has to do with archaeology ce livre traite de l'archéologie;

∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;

∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;

∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;

∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement

3 haves plural noun

∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;

∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl

➲ have around separable transitive verb

(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;

∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;

∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;

∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants

➲ have at inseparable transitive verb

British Fencing attaquer

➲ have away separable transitive verb

British very familiar

∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have down separable transitive verb

(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;

∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous

➲ have in separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;

∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter

(b) (invite)

∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot

(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;

∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;

∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;

∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée

➲ have off separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) retirer;

∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille

(b) (have removed) faire retirer;

∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine

(c) British very familiar (have sexual intercourse)

∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have on separable transitive verb

(a) (wear) porter;

∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;

∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;

∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu

(b) (radio, television)

∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;

∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit

(c) (commitment, engagement)

∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;

∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;

∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end

(d) British familiar (tease, trick) faire marcher;

∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;

∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher

(e) (idiom)

∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

➲ have out separable transitive verb

(a) (tooth) se faire arracher

(b) (settle)

∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;

∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;

∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes

➲ have over separable transitive verb

(invite) inviter

➲ have up separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (bring before the authorities)

∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;

∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;

∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction

(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;

∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;

∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end

✾ Film 'To Have and Have Not' Hawks 'Le Port de l'angoisse'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > have
2 cumplir

v.

1 to do, to carry out, to perform.

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements

2 to keep (promesa).

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the Aconcagua

Ella cumple la ley She obeys the law.

3 to reach (años).

mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrow

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

4 to serve (condena).

5 to expire.

6 to do one's duty.

cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebody

para o por cumplir out of politeness

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra to keep one's word

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job

7 to comply.

este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards

8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.

Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.

9 to do one's job, to comply.

Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.

10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.

Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.

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cumplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (orden) to carry out; (deseo) to fulfil (US fulfill); (deber) to do

2 (promesa) to keep

3 DERECHO (ley) to observe, abide by; (pena) to serve

4 (años) to be, turn

■ mañana cumplo treinta años I'll be thirty tomorrow

■ ha cumplido cuarenta años she has turned forty

■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plazo) to expire, end

2 (deuda, pago) to fall due

► verbo pronominal cumplirse

1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true

■ se cumplió la profecía the prophecy came true

2 (fecha) to be

■ hoy se cumplen cinco años de nuestra boda it's our fifth wedding anniversary today

■ se cumple una semana del comienzo del curso it's a week since the course began

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebody

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty

cumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligations

cumplir con la ley to abide by the law

cumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligations

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

para cumplir / por cumplir as a formality

* * *

verb

1) to accomplish, carry out

2) fulfill, comply with

3) expire

•

- cumplirse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to play

los contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks

• la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrent

los parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage

• cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay rise

les ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word

2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obey

solo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders

cumplir la voluntad del difunto — to carry out the wishes of the deceased

• hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement

3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meet

estos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements

cumplió su deseo de viajar a la India — he fulfilled his wish of travelling to India

4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, complete

está cumpliendo 30 días de arresto — he is serving 30 days detention

tiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service

5) [con periodos de tiempo]

a) [+ años]

hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today

el rey cumple hoy años — today is the King's birthday

cumple 40 años en diciembre — she'll be 40 in December

cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21

¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?

¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

b) [+ aniversario, días]

la democracia cumple su vigésimo aniversario — democracy is celebrating its twentieth anniversary

el premio cumple su cincuentenario — the prize is currently in its fiftieth year

el paro en el transporte cumple hoy su cuarto día — this is the fourth day of the transport strike

6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make

2. VI

1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due

2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's duty

tengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me

es muy profesional y siempre cumple — she is very professional - she never lets you down

yo siempre cumplo en mi trabajo — I always do my job properly

mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)

prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you

3)

• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet

estaba cumpliendo con su deber — he was doing his duty

cumplir con los trámites de la aduana — to go through customs

tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement

tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on

para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria

cumplir con la iglesia — to fulfil one's religious obligations

4)

cumplir por algn — to act on sb's behalf

5) frm (=corresponder)

lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me

6) (Mil) to finish one's military service

3.

See:

cumplirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

* * *

= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

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* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( ejecutar) < orden> to carry out; < ley> to obey

hacer cumplir la ley — to ensure that the law is upheld

la satisfacción del deber cumplido — the satisfaction of having done one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto — they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*

c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achieve

la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards

d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*

2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do

3) <años/meses>

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?

que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!

que los cumplas muy feliz! — have a very happy birthday!

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día — this is the third day of the strike
2.
cumplir vi

1)

a)

cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something

cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty

cumplir con la iglesia — to go to church

b) ( con una obligación social)

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

nos invitó sólo por cumplir — she only invited us because she felt she ought to

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

2) (en 3^a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
3.
cumplirse v pron

1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled

2) plazo

mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto — tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte — today marks the first anniversary of her death

* * *

= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.

Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.

Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.

Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.

Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.

* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.

* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.

* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.

* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.

* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.

* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.

* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.

* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.

* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.

* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.

* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.

* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.

* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.

* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.

* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.

* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.

* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

* * *

cumplir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry out

para hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforced

los inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rules

la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's duty

no se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule

2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keep

no cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations

3

(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditions

el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standards

los objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each year

nunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition

4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*

la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its function

cumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aims

B ‹condena/sentencia› to serve

está cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military service

C [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!

¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!

ése ya no cumple los cuarenta ( hum); he won't see forty again ( colloq hum)

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary

la huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike

■ cumplir

vi

A

1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›

cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our duty

yo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to me

no cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedure

cumple con su trabajo he does his job

2

(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bit

a ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for once

nos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of duty

cumplir CON algn:

con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them

3 ( euf o hum)

(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)

B ( en tercera persona)

1 ( frml)

(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)

2 ( frml)

(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effort

■ cumplirse

v pron

A «profecía/predicción» to come true

se cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came true

se cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilled

B

«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the tax

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death

* * *

cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ejecutar) ‹ orden› to carry out;

‹ ley› to obey;
◊ la satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty

b) ‹promesa/palabra› to keep;

‹ compromiso› to honor^{( conjugate honor)}, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}
c) ( alcanzar) ‹objetivo/ambición› to achieve;

‹ requisitos› fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)};
◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished

d) ( desempeñar) ‹ papel› to perform, fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)}

2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
◊ mañana cumple 20 años she'll be 20 tomorrow;

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
a) cumplir con algo ‹ con obligación› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth, satisfy sth;

‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill^{( conjugate fulfill)} sth;
◊ cumple con su deber he does his duty

b) ( con una obligación social):

◊ nos invitó solo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to;

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
a) [deseo/predicción] to come true;

[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilled
b) [ plazo]:

◊ mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day for paying the tax;

hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word

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cumplir

♦ vt

1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;
[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;
cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;

cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;

los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;

el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;

cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;

esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;

los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements

2. [años] to reach;

mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;

cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;

cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);

¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;

tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;

la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year

3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;
[servicio militar] to do
♦ vi

1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;

el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired

2.
cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;

varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;

yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;

cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word

3. [por cortesía]
con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;

lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;

acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother

4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]
acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties

♦ See also the pronominal verb cumplirse

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cumplir

I v/t

1 orden carry out; promesa fulfill, Br

fulfil

2 condena serve

3

:

cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn ten

II v/i

1

:

cumplir con algo carry sth out;

cumplir con su deber do one’s duty

2

:

te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness

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cumplir vt

1) : to accomplish, to carry out

2) : to comply with, to fulfill

3) : to attain, to reach

su hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Friday

cumplir vi

1) : to expire, to fall due

2) : to fulfill one's obligations

cumplir con el deber: to do one's duty

cumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word

♦ See also the reflexive verb cumplirse

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cumplir vb

1. (orden) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

sólo cumplían órdenes they were just carrying out orders

2. (compromiso, obligación) to fulfil [pt. & pp. fulfilled]

cumplo todos los requisitos I fulfil all the requirements

3. (promesa, palabra) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

cumplió su promesa he kept his promise

4. (pena) to serve

ha cumplido una condena de tres años he's served a three-year sentence

5. (años) to be

hoy cumplo once años I'm eleven today

la semana que viene cumplirá veinte años he'll be twenty next week

6. (plazo) to expire / to end

hoy cumple el plazo de matrícula the enrollment period ends today

cumplir con tu deber to do your duty

Spanish-English dictionary > cumplir
3 Termin

m; -s, -e

1. (vereinbarte Zusammenkunft, auch beim Arzt etc.) appointment ( bei with); (vereinbarter Tag) date; (Stunde) time; JUR. (Verhandlung) hearing; ein Termin beim Arzt auch an appointment at the doctor’s; einen Termin festsetzen fix ( oder agree on) a date; ich habe mir für morgen einen Termin geben lassen I’ve got an appointment ( oder they’ve put me down) for tomorrow; sich (Dat) einen Termin holen get an appointment; viele Termine haben have a busy schedule, have a lot of appointments (to keep) ( oder things on umg. oder engagements förm.); einen Termin vereinbaren / absagen / verlegen make / cancel / postpone ( oder put off) an appointment; einen Termin vereinbaren auch agree a date ( oder time); an einen Termin gebunden sein have an appointment ( oder date umg.) one must keep, be committed to a meeting ( oder engagement förm.); der Termin steht fest / noch nicht fest the date ( oder time) has been / has still to be fixed ( oder decided)

2. (Abgabetermin, Fristablauf) deadline, last date, latest time; der Termin für die Abgabe des Manuskripts the deadline for handing in ( oder submission of) the manuscript; letzter oder endgültiger Termin final deadline; einen Termin einhalten meet a deadline

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der Termin

appointment; date; deadline; time limit; engagement

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Ter|min [tɛr'miːn]
m -s, -e
date; (für Fertigstellung) deadline; (COMM = Liefertag) delivery date; (bei Arzt, Besprechung etc) appointment; (SPORT) fixture; (JUR = Verhandlung) hearing
der letzte Termín — the deadline, the last date; (bei Bewerbung etc) the closing date

einen Termín geben lassen — to make an appointment

einen Termín in der Autowerkstatt geben lassen — to book one's car/van etc into the garage

schon einen anderen Termín haben — to have a prior engagement

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der

appointment

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Ter·min

<-s, -e>

[tɛrˈmi:n]

m

1. (verabredeter Zeitpunkt) appointment

einen \Termin [bei jdm] [für etw akk] haben to have an appointment [with sb] [for sth]

sich dat einen \Termin [für etw akk] geben lassen to make an appointment [for sth]

einen \Termin vereinbaren to arrange an appointment

einen \Termin verpassen [o versäumen] to miss an appointment

etw auf einen späteren \Termin verschieben to postpone sth

2. (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) deadline

zu einem bestimmten \Termin fällig werden to mature on a particular date

an feste \Termin gebunden sein to have fixed dates

der \Termin für die Veröffentlichung steht schon fest the deadline for publishing has already been fixed

der letzte \Termin the deadline [or latest date]; SPORT fixture

3. JUR (Verhandlungstermin) hearing

\Termin zur mündlichen Verhandlung date of hearing

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der; Termins, Termine

1) (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) date; (Anmeldung) appointment; (Verabredung) engagement

sich (Dat.) einen Termin geben lassen — make an appointment

2) (Rechtsw.) hearing

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Termin m; -s, -e

1. (vereinbarte Zusammenkunft, auch beim Arzt etc) appointment (

bei with); (vereinbarter Tag) date; (Stunde) time; JUR (Verhandlung) hearing;

ein Termin beim Arzt auch an appointment at the doctor’s;

einen Termin festsetzen fix ( oder agree on) a date;

ich habe mir für morgen einen Termin geben I’ve got an appointment ( oder they’ve put me down) for tomorrow;

sich (dat)

einen Termin holen get an appointment;

viele Termine haben have a busy schedule, have a lot of appointments (to keep) ( oder things on umg oder engagements form);

einen Termin vereinbaren/absagen/verlegen make/cancel/postpone ( oder put off) an appointment;

einen Termin vereinbaren auch agree a date ( oder time);

an einen Termin gebunden sein have an appointment ( oder date umg) one must keep, be committed to a meeting ( oder engagement form);

der Termin steht fest/noch nicht fest the date ( oder time) has been/has still to be fixed ( oder decided)

2. (Abgabetermin, Fristablauf) deadline, last date, latest time;

der Termin für die Abgabe des Manuskripts the deadline for handing in ( oder submission of) the manuscript;

letzter oder

endgültiger Termin final deadline;

einen Termin einhalten meet a deadline

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der; Termins, Termine

1) (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) date; (Anmeldung) appointment; (Verabredung) engagement

sich (Dat.) einen Termin geben lassen — make an appointment

2) (Rechtsw.) hearing

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-e m.

appointed time n.

appointment n.

date n.

term n.

time limit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Termin
4 plazo

m.

1 period (of time).

en el plazo de un mes within a month

mañana termina el plazo de inscripción the deadline for registration is tomorrow

tenemos de plazo hasta el domingo we have until Sunday

a corto/medio/largo plazo in the short/medium/long term

una solución a corto/largo plazo a short-/long-term solution

en breve plazo within a short time

plazo de entrega (commerce) delivery time

2 installment.

comprar a plazos to buy on hire purchase o (British) an installment plan (United States)

pagar a plazos to pay in installments

plazo mensual monthly installment

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plazo

► nombre masculino

1 (periodo de tiempo) time

■ tiene tres días de plazo para presentar la documentación you have three days in which to hand in the papers

■ se me pasó el plazo para echar la solicitud I missed the deadline to send the application form

2 (de compra) instalment, US installment

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comprar algo a plazos to buy something on hire purchase, US buy something on an installment plan

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noun m.

1) term, period

2) installment

•

- pagar a plazos

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SM

1) (=período) period

dentro del plazo previsto — within the specified period

en un plazo de diez días — within a period of ten days

nos dan un plazo de ocho días para acabar el trabajo — they've given us eight days to finish the job

¿cuándo vence el plazo? — when is the deadline?

a plazo — (Com) on credit

a plazo fijo — (Com) fixed-term

• a corto plazo — [adj] short-term; [adv] in the short term

• a largo plazo — [adj] long-term; [adv] in the long term

es una tarea a largo plazo — it's a long-term job

veremos los resultados a largo plazo — we'll see the results in the long term

• a medio plazo — [adj] medium-term; [adv] in the medium term

plazo de entrega — delivery time, delivery date

plazo de prescripción — (Jur) time limit

2) (=pago) instalment, installment (EEUU), payment

no pagó el plazo de marzo — he didn't pay the March instalment

a plazos — in instalments

pagar algo a plazos — pay for sth in instalments

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masculino

1) ( de tiempo) period

el plazo se cierra el próximo lunes — the deadline is next Monday

tenemos un mes de plazo para pagar — we have one month to pay

el plazo de admisión termina mañana — tomorrow is the closing date

dentro del plazo estipulado — within the stipulated period

cuenta/depósito a plazo fijo — (Fin) fixed term account/deposit

comprar a plazo fijo — (Fin) to buy forward

un objetivo a corto/largo/medio or (CS) mediano plazo — a short-term/long-term/medium-term objective

2) (mensualidad, cuota) installment*

pagar a plazos — to pay in installments

comprar a plazos — to buy on installments

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= instalment [installment, -USA], schedule, time frame [timeframe], deadline, term, dateline, period, time limit, timeline [time line].

Ex. A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.

Ex. The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.

Ex. This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.

Ex. The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.

Ex. The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

Ex. All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.

Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex. The time involved in all searches was carefully measured; in test 1 the time limit was set at 10 minutes, while for searchers in test 2 the time limit was extended to 15 minutes.

Ex. This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.

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* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* cierre de plazo = deadline, dateline.

* compra a plazos apartando el producto = layaway, lay-by.

* con un plazo de tiempo muy = at (a) very short notice.

* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* de plazo vencido = lapsed, overdue.

* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.

* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.

* fuera de plazo = late.

* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.

* imposición a plazo fijo = certificate of deposit.

* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* plan a largo plazo = long-term plan.

* plazo de ejecución = time scale [timescale], time scale [timescale].

* plazo de presentación = call for projects, call for papers.

* plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.

* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.

* plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].

* plazo legal = statutory term.

* plazos = time scale [timescale], time schedule.

* plazos de amortización = repayment schedules.

* política a largo plazo = long term policy, long term policy.

* préstamo de plazo intermedio = intermediate-term loan.

* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.

* solución a largo plazo = long-term solution.

* tarifa por inscripción fuera de plazo = late registration fee.

* tener el plazo cumplido = be due.

* tener el plazo vencido = be overdue.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

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masculino

1) ( de tiempo) period

el plazo se cierra el próximo lunes — the deadline is next Monday

tenemos un mes de plazo para pagar — we have one month to pay

el plazo de admisión termina mañana — tomorrow is the closing date

dentro del plazo estipulado — within the stipulated period

cuenta/depósito a plazo fijo — (Fin) fixed term account/deposit

comprar a plazo fijo — (Fin) to buy forward

un objetivo a corto/largo/medio or (CS) mediano plazo — a short-term/long-term/medium-term objective

2) (mensualidad, cuota) installment*

pagar a plazos — to pay in installments

comprar a plazos — to buy on installments

* * *

= instalment [installment, -USA], schedule, time frame [timeframe], deadline, term, dateline, period, time limit, timeline [time line].

Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.

Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.

Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.

Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.

Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.

Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

Ex: The time involved in all searches was carefully measured; in test 1 the time limit was set at 10 minutes, while for searchers in test 2 the time limit was extended to 15 minutes.

Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* cierre de plazo = deadline, dateline.

* compra a plazos apartando el producto = layaway, lay-by.

* con un plazo de tiempo muy = at (a) very short notice.

* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.

* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.

* de plazo vencido = lapsed, overdue.

* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.

* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.

* fuera de plazo = late.

* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.

* imposición a plazo fijo = certificate of deposit.

* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* plan a largo plazo = long-term plan.

* plazo de ejecución = time scale [timescale], time scale [timescale].

* plazo de presentación = call for projects, call for papers.

* plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.

* plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.

* plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].

* plazo legal = statutory term.

* plazos = time scale [timescale], time schedule.

* plazos de amortización = repayment schedules.

* política a largo plazo = long term policy, long term policy.

* préstamo de plazo intermedio = intermediate-term loan.

* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.

* solución a largo plazo = long-term solution.

* tarifa por inscripción fuera de plazo = late registration fee.

* tener el plazo cumplido = be due.

* tener el plazo vencido = be overdue.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

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plazo

masculine

A (de tiempo) period

hay un plazo de diez días para reclamar there is a ten-day period in which to register complaints

el plazo de inscripción se cierra el próximo lunes registration closes next Monday, the deadline for registration is next Monday

tenemos un mes de plazo para pagar we have one month (in which) to pay

nos han dado de plazo hasta el día 10 they've given us the 10th as a deadline, they've given us until the 10th to pay ( o to finish etc)

el plazo de admisión finaliza el 20 de octubre the closing date for entries is the 20th of October

dentro del plazo estipulado within the stipulated period

cuenta/depósito a plazo fijo ( Fin) fixed term account/deposit

comprar a plazo fijo ( Fin) to buy forward

un objetivo a corto/largo/medio or ( RPl) mediano plazo a short-term/long-term/medium-term objective

Compuestos:

● plazo fatal

immovable deadline

● plazo perentorio

fixed deadline

B (mensualidad, cuota) installment*

pagar a plazos to pay in installments

lo compré a plazos I bought it on installments o ( BrE) on hire purchase

le quedan por pagar tres plazos del coche he still has three payments to make on the car

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plazo sustantivo masculino
1 ( de tiempo) period;
◊ dentro de un plazo de dos meses within a two-month period;

el plazo vence el próximo lunes (para proyecto, trabajo) the deadline is next Monday;

( para entrega de solicitudes) next Monday is the closing date;
◊ tenemos un mes de plazo para pagar we have one month to pay;

un objetivo a corto/largo plazo a short-term/long-term objective
2 (mensualidad, cuota) installment^{( conjugate installment)};
◊ pagar a plazos to pay in installments;

comprar a plazos to buy on installments
plazo sustantivo masculino
1 (de tiempo) term: el plazo termina mañana, tomorrow is the deadline
estamos fuera de plazo, we're past the deadline
2 (cuota) instalment, US installment
comprar a plazos, to buy on hire purchase
US to buy on an installment plan
' plazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ampliar
- ampliación
- cumplir
- cumplida
- cumplido
- cumplirse
- dentro
- destiempo
- fuera
- imposición
- inscripción
- prórroga
- término
- transcurso
- vencer
- vencida
- vencido
- vencimiento
- abreviar
- alargar
- caducar
- concluir
- contado
- cuota
- entrega
- extender
- extensión
- larga
- medio
- pactar
- para
- prolongar
English:
allow
- amortize
- deadline
- delivery
- expire
- forward
- hard-pressed
- installment
- instalment
- long-range
- long-term
- manuscript
- medium-term
- payment
- short
- short-term
- term
- time limit
- dead
- fixed
- long
- medium
- notice
- over
- period
- repayment
- time

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plazo nm

1. [de tiempo] period (of time);

en el plazo de un mes within a month;

mañana termina el plazo de inscripción the deadline for registration is tomorrow;

tenemos de plazo hasta el domingo we have until Sunday;

hay un plazo de dos semanas para inscribirse there is a period of two weeks for registration;

el plazo previsto the target date;

a corto/medio o RP [m5]mediano/largo plazo in the short/medium/long term;

una solución a corto/largo plazo a short-/long-term solution;

en breve plazo within a short time;

invertir dinero a plazo fijo to invest money for a fixed term

Comp
Com plazo de entrega delivery time
2. [de dinero] instalment;

comprar a plazos to buy on Br hire purchase o US an installment plan;

pagar a plazos to pay in instalments

Comp
plazo mensual monthly instalment o repayment
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plazo

f

1 de tiempo period;

a corto/largo plazo in the short/long term;

en el plazo de tres meses within three months

2 ( pago) installment, Br

instalment;

a plazos in installments;

meter su dinero a plazo fijo put one’s money on fixed-term deposit

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plazo nm

1) : period, term

un plazo de cinco días: a period of five days

a largo plazo: long-term

2) abono: installment

pagar a plazos: to pay in installments

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plazo n

1. (período de tiempo) period

el plazo de matrícula acaba hoy today is the last day for enrolment

tengo un plazo de un mes para hacer la solicitud I've got a month in which to apply

2. (pago) instalment

si me compro un coche, lo pagaré a plazos if I buy a car, I'll pay for it in instalments

Spanish-English dictionary > plazo
5 termin

m; -s, -e

1. (vereinbarte Zusammenkunft, auch beim Arzt etc.) appointment ( bei with); (vereinbarter Tag) date; (Stunde) time; JUR. (Verhandlung) hearing; ein Termin beim Arzt auch an appointment at the doctor’s; einen Termin festsetzen fix ( oder agree on) a date; ich habe mir für morgen einen Termin geben lassen I’ve got an appointment ( oder they’ve put me down) for tomorrow; sich (Dat) einen Termin holen get an appointment; viele Termine haben have a busy schedule, have a lot of appointments (to keep) ( oder things on umg. oder engagements förm.); einen Termin vereinbaren / absagen / verlegen make / cancel / postpone ( oder put off) an appointment; einen Termin vereinbaren auch agree a date ( oder time); an einen Termin gebunden sein have an appointment ( oder date umg.) one must keep, be committed to a meeting ( oder engagement förm.); der Termin steht fest / noch nicht fest the date ( oder time) has been / has still to be fixed ( oder decided)

2. (Abgabetermin, Fristablauf) deadline, last date, latest time; der Termin für die Abgabe des Manuskripts the deadline for handing in ( oder submission of) the manuscript; letzter oder endgültiger Termin final deadline; einen Termin einhalten meet a deadline

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der Termin

appointment; date; deadline; time limit; engagement

* * *
Ter|min [tɛr'miːn]
m -s, -e
date; (für Fertigstellung) deadline; (COMM = Liefertag) delivery date; (bei Arzt, Besprechung etc) appointment; (SPORT) fixture; (JUR = Verhandlung) hearing
der letzte Termín — the deadline, the last date; (bei Bewerbung etc) the closing date

einen Termín geben lassen — to make an appointment

einen Termín in der Autowerkstatt geben lassen — to book one's car/van etc into the garage

schon einen anderen Termín haben — to have a prior engagement

* * *

der

appointment

* * *

Ter·min

<-s, -e>

[tɛrˈmi:n]

m

1. (verabredeter Zeitpunkt) appointment

einen \Termin [bei jdm] [für etw akk] haben to have an appointment [with sb] [for sth]

sich dat einen \Termin [für etw akk] geben lassen to make an appointment [for sth]

einen \Termin vereinbaren to arrange an appointment

einen \Termin verpassen [o versäumen] to miss an appointment

etw auf einen späteren \Termin verschieben to postpone sth

2. (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) deadline

zu einem bestimmten \Termin fällig werden to mature on a particular date

an feste \Termin gebunden sein to have fixed dates

der \Termin für die Veröffentlichung steht schon fest the deadline for publishing has already been fixed

der letzte \Termin the deadline [or latest date]; SPORT fixture

3. JUR (Verhandlungstermin) hearing

\Termin zur mündlichen Verhandlung date of hearing

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der; Termins, Termine

1) (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) date; (Anmeldung) appointment; (Verabredung) engagement

sich (Dat.) einen Termin geben lassen — make an appointment

2) (Rechtsw.) hearing

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…termin m im subst

1. (Frist)

Einsendetermin closing date;

Einlieferungstermin delivery date; schärfer: delivery deadline

2. (Zeitpunkt)

Hochzeitstermin wedding date ( oder day);

Scheidungstermin court date (for the divorce settlement)

3. (Verabredung)

Anwaltstermin appointment with a lawyer;

Arzttermin doctor’s ( oder medical) appointment

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der; Termins, Termine

1) (festgelegter Zeitpunkt) date; (Anmeldung) appointment; (Verabredung) engagement

sich (Dat.) einen Termin geben lassen — make an appointment

2) (Rechtsw.) hearing

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-e m.

appointed time n.

appointment n.

date n.

term n.

time limit n.

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6 parler

parler [paʀle]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to speak

• parler avec les mains to speak with one's hands

• parler distinctement to speak distinctly

• parler du nez to speak through one's nose

• parlez plus fort ! speak up!

• parler franc to speak frankly

• les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves

• parler bien to be a good speaker

• parler mal not to be a very good speaker

• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!

• il aime s'écouter parler he likes the sound of his own voice

• parler à tort et à travers to blether

• parler par gestes to use sign language

• scientifiquement parlant scientifically speaking

• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!

• sans parler de... not to mention...

• parler à l'imagination to appeal to the imagination

► parler de qch à qn to speak to sb about sth ; ( = l'informer) to tell sb about sth

• je lui parlerai de cette affaire I'll speak to him about this

• il n'en a parlé à personne he didn't tell anybody about it

• on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

• ne m'en parlez pas ! you're telling me! (inf)► tu parles ! (inf) come off it! (inf)

• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!

• tu parles si c'est pratique ! (inf) a fat lot of use that is! (inf)

   b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk

• il ne me parle jamais he never talks to me

• j'en ai parlé avec Marie I talked to Marie about it

• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year

• parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

• tu peux parler ! (inf) you can talk! (inf)

► parler à qn to talk to sb

• moi qui vous parle I myself

• trouver à qui parler (figurative) to meet one's match► parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb

• parler de la pluie et du beau temps to talk about this and that

• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about

• on ne parle que de ça it's the only topic of conversation

• tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

• il n'en parle jamais he never mentions it

• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sth

• on parle de construire une route there's talk about building a road

   c. ( = révéler des faits) to talk

• faire parler qn [+ suspect] to make sb talk ; [+ introverti, timide] to draw sb out

2. <

   a. [+ langue] to speak

• parler anglais

• parler l'anglais to speak English

   b. (avec qn) to talk

• parler politique to talk politics

• parler boutique (inf) to talk shop

3. <

► se parler

   a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.

   b. (les uns aux autres) to talk to each other

4. <

   a. ( = manière de parler) speech

• le parler vrai straight talking

• le parler de tous les jours everyday speech

   b. ( = langue régionale) dialect

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1. paʀle
verbe transitif

1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]

parler (l')italien — to speak Italian

2) ( discuter)

parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics

parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films

2.

parler à verbe transitif indirect

parler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with

trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match

moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!

3.

parler de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( discuter)

parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)

parler de — to mention

parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another

toute la ville en parle — it's the talk of the town

les journaux en ont parlé — it was in the papers

faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news

c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler — we're talking about an epidemic here

on parle d'un gymnase — there's talk of a gymnasium

on en parle — there's talk of it

qui parle de vous expulser? — who said anything about throwing you out?

tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)

ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!

n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it

finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done

2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]

parler de — to be about

3) ( s'entretenir)

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody

il va parler de toi à son chef — he'll put in a word for you with his boss

il nous a parlé de vous — he's told us about you

il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille — he's never mentioned his family to me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous — I've heard a lot about you

la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de tennis! — books? he would rather hear about tennis!

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk

elle a parlé à 14 mois — she started to talk at 14 months

parler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian

parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent

2) ( s'exprimer) to speak

parle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening

économiquement parlant — economically speaking

laisser parler son cœur — to speak from the heart

parler par gestes — to communicate by means of gestures

les muets parlent par signes — the speech-impaired use sign language

parler en connaissance de cause — to know what one is talking about

bien parlé! — well said!

une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)

tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)

3) ( bavarder) to talk

parler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)

parler pour ne rien dire — to talk for the sake of talking

il s'écoute parler — he loves the sound of his own voice

parlons peu et parlons bien — let's get down to business

4) ( faire des aveux) to talk

5.

se parler verbe pronominal

1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)

2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms

ils ne se parlent pas — they're not on speaking terms

3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken

II paʀle
nom masculin

1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech

2) Linguistique dialect

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paʀle
1. nm

1) [individu] speech, way of speaking

2) [région] dialect

2. vi

1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speak

Il ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.

À quel âge commence-t-on à parler? — At what age do children start talking?

2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talk

parler en français — to speak in French

parler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb

parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth

parler de qch à qn — to tell sb about sth

Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.

Il t'a parlé de la réunion d'hier? — Did he tell you about yesterday's meeting?

beaucoup faire parler de soi — to be much talked about

un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year

parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb

parler en dormant — to talk in one's sleep

parler du nez — to talk through one's nose

parler en l'air — to waste words

parler tout seul — to talk to oneself

sans parler de — not to mention

sans même parler de — to say nothing of

tu parles! — you must be joking!

généralement parlant — generally speaking

3) (= discuter) to talk

Nous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.

parler avec qn — to talk to sb

Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.

n'en parlons plus! — let's forget it!

4) (= avouer) to talk

3. vt

1) [langue] to speak

Il parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.

parler le français — to speak French

Vous parlez français? — Do you speak French?

2)

parler affaires — to talk business

parler boutique — to talk shop

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parler verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;

2 Ling dialect.

B vtr

1 ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]; parler (l')italien to speak Italian; ⇒ vache;

2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.

C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.

D parler de vtr ind

1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;

2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;

3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!

E vi

1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;

2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;

3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;

4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.

F se parler vpr

1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;

2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;

3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.

I

[parle] nom masculin

1. [vocabulaire] speech, way of speaking

dans le parler de tous les jours in common parlance

2. [langue d'une région] dialect, variety

II

[parle] verbe intransitif

A.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]

1. [articuler des paroles] to talk, to speak

parler du nez to talk through one's nose

parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voice

parler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voice

parle plus fort speak louder ou up

parlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loud

elle a une poupée qui parle she's got a talking doll

parler par gestes ou signes to use sign language

parler avec les mains to talk with one's hands

2. [s'exprimer] to talk, to speak

parle donc! speak up!

je n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speaking

il parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctly

tu n'as qu'à parler pour être servi just say the word and you'll be served

mon père parlait peu my father was a man of few words

tu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?

il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talk

les armes ont parlé weapons were used

laisse parler ton coeur listen to your heart

parler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalf

parle pour toi! speak for yourself!

parler contre/pour to speak against/for

politiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speaking

parler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebody

parler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebody

ne me parle pas sur ce ton! don't talk to me like that!

je ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any more

puis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?

parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody

voilà ce qui s'appelle parler!, ça, c'est parler! (familier) well said!

parlons peu mais parlons bien let's be brief but to the point

3. [discuter] to talk

parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

assez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebody

je sais de quoi je parle I know what I'm talking about

je ne sais pas de quoi tu veux parler I don't know what you mean

parler de choses et d'autres to talk about this and that

tiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to let

le professeur X va venir parler de Proust Professor X will give a talk on Proust

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the war

tous les journaux en parlent ce matin it's (mentioned) in all the newspapers this morning

ils en ont parlé aux informations they talked about it on the news

parler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literature

parler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing something

qui parle de laisser tomber? who said anything about giving up?

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidate

tu en parles comme d'une catastrophe you make it sound like a catastrophe

on m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of woman

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un: n'en parle à personne! don't mention it to anybody!

après ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarity

elle nous a parlé de ses projets she talked to us about her plans

parlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you felt

je cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

[jaser] to talk

tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

on ne parle que de cela au village it's the talk of the village

faire parler de soi

a. to get oneself talked about

b. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers

4. [avouer] to talk

faire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk

5. [être éloquent] to speak volumes

les chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves

6. JEUX

c'est à toi de parler it's your bid

B.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)

tu parles, vous parlez: tu parles comme je peux oublier ça! as if I could ever forget it!

ça t'a plu? — tu parles!

a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!

b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!

tu parles que je vais lui rendre!

a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!

b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!

tu parles si c'est agréable/intelligent! (ironique) that's really nice/clever!

tu parles si ça m'aide! much good that is to me!

tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!

tu parles d'une veine! what a stroke of luck!

ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!

parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!

sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!

n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadline

n'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it

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[parle] verbe transitif

[langue] to speak

il parle bien (le) russe he speaks good Russian

et pourtant je parle français, non? (figuré) don't you understand plain English?

nous ne parlons pas la même langue ou le même langage (figuré) we don't speak the same language

parler le langage de la raison to talk sense

parler affaires/politique to talk business/politics

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other

il faudrait qu'on se parle tous les deux I think we two should have a talk

elles ne se parlent plus they aren't on speaking terms any more

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to talk to oneself

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be spoken

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sans parler de locution prépositionnelle

to say nothing of, not to mention, let alone

sans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > parler

7 pasarse

pasarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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to go too far

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1. VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) (=cesar)

¿se te ha pasado el mareo? — have you stopped feeling dizzy?

ya se te pasará — [enfado, disgusto] you'll get over it; [dolor] it'll stop

2) (=perder) to miss

se me pasó el turno — I missed my turn

que no se te pase la oportunidad — don't miss this chance

3) (=trasladarse) to go over

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

4) (=estropearse) [flor etc] to fade; [carne, pescado] to go bad o off; [fruta] to go bad o soft; [ropa] to show signs of wear, get threadbare

no se pasará si se tapa la botella — it will keep if you put the cap back on the bottle

5) (=recocerse)

se ha pasado el arroz — the rice is overcooked

6) [tornillo, tuerca] to get overscrewed

7) * (=excederse)

está bien hacer ejercicio pero no hay que pasarse — it's good to exercise but there's no point in overdoing it

¡no te pases, o nos echarán del bar! — steady on o cool it or they'll throw us out of the bar! *

¡no te pases, que te voy a dar una torta! — just watch it or I'll smack you in the face!

¡te has pasado, tío! — [censurando] you've really gone and done it now!; [felicitando] well done, man! *, nice one! *

se pasa en mostrar agradecimiento — he overdoes the gratitude

te has pasado mucho con ella, gritándole así — you went much too far shouting at her like that

• pasarse de, se pasa de bueno/generoso — he's too good/generous

pasarse de listo — to be too clever by half

pasarse de la raya — to go too far, overstep the mark

8) [+ tiempo] to spend

se ha pasado todo el día leyendo — he has spent the whole day reading

9) (=olvidarse de)

se le pasó la fecha del examen — he forgot the date of the exam

se me pasó llamarle — I forgot to ring him

10)

no se le pasa nada — nothing escapes him, he doesn't miss a thing

11) [seguido de preposición]
pasarse por [+ lugar]
pásate por casa si tienes tiempo — come round if you've got time

ya que tienes que pasarte por el banco ingrésame este talón — seeing as you have to go to the bank anyway, you can pay this cheque in for me

• se me pasó por la cabeza o imaginación — it crossed my mind
pasarse sin algo to do without sth
2.

SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO †

un modesto pasar — a modest competence

tener un buen pasar — to be well off

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(v.) = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far

Ex. She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope.

Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex. The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.

Ex. In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.

Ex. The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.

Ex. He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

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(v.) = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far

Ex: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope.

Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.

Ex: The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.

Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.

Ex: The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.

Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

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■pasarse verbo reflexivo
1 (perder) se le pasó el turno, she missed her turn
(olvidar) se me pasó felicitarle por el cumpleaños, I forgot to wish him a happy birthday
2 (el momento, tiempo, etc) to spend o pass time: el tiempo se pasó volando, time flew
3 (un alimento) to go off
4 fam (excederse) to go too far 5 pásate por mi casa, call round to my place
6 (de bando) se pasó a la oposición, she went over to the opposition
' pasarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lista
- listo
- raya
- rosca
- alto
- pasar
English:
drop in
- drop round
- far
- go off
- go without
- overboard
- overdo
- overshoot
- overstep
- pass off
- short
- side
- go
- jump
- mark
- over
- pass
- subside
- wear

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vpr

1. [acabarse, cesar]
se me ha pasado el dolor the pain has gone;

se le ha pasado la fiebre his temperature has gone down o dropped;

se me ha pasado la gripe I've got over my bout of flu;

se nos han pasado los efectos the effects have worn off;

siéntate hasta que se te pase sit down until you feel better;

si no se le pasa, habrá que ir al médico if she doesn't get better, we'll have to go to the doctor;

se le ha pasado el enfado/sueño he's no longer angry/sleepy;

ya se le ha pasado el berrinche he's got over his tantrum;

se ha pasado la tormenta the storm's over;

saldremos cuando se pase el calor we'll go out when it's a bit cooler o not so hot;

¿ya se ha pasado la hora de clase? is the class over already?;

los días se (me) pasan volando the days seem to fly by

2. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

se pasaron el día hablando they spent all day talking;
Am
se pasa molestando a los compañeros he spends the whole time annoying his classmates;
Am
se pasa al teléfono she spends all her time on the phone

3. [cambiar]
pasarse al enemigo/a la competencia to go over to the enemy/competition;

me he pasado a la cerveza sin alcohol I've gone over to drinking alcohol-free beer;

nos hemos pasado al edificio de al lado we've moved into the building next door

4. [ir demasiado lejos]
creo que nos hemos pasado I think we've gone too far;

se han pasado ustedes, el museo queda al principio de la calle you've come too far, the museum's at the beginning of the street;

nos hemos pasado de parada we've missed our stop

5. [excederse, exagerar]
te has pasado con el ajo you've overdone the garlic, you've put too much garlic in;

no te pases con el ejercicio don't overdo the exercise;

pasarse de generoso/bueno to be far too generous/kind;

se pasa de listo he's too clever by half, he's too clever for his own good;

habría un millón de personas – ¡no te pases! there must have been a million people there – don't exaggerate!;

¡no te pases con la sal! steady on with o go easy on the salt!

6. Fam [propasarse]
pasarse (de la raya) to go too far, Br to go OTT;

te has pasado diciéndole eso what you said went too far o was just a bit much;

¡no te pases, que yo no te he insultado! keep your hair on, I didn't insult you!;

Comp
Esp
te has pasado varios o [m5] cinco pueblos you've really gone and done it (this time)

7. [estropearse] [comida] to spoil, Br to go off;
[flores] to fade
8. [cocerse en exceso] [arroz, pasta]
procura que no se te pase la paella try not to overcook the paella

9. [desaprovecharse]
se me pasó la oportunidad I missed my chance;

se le pasó el turno, señora you've missed your turn, madam

10. [olvidarse]
pasársele a alguien to slip sb's mind;

¡que no se te pase! make sure you don't forget!;

se me pasó decírtelo I forgot to mention it to you

11. [no notarse]
pasársele a alguien to escape sb's attention;

no se le pasa nada he never misses a thing;

se me pasó ese detalle I didn't notice that detail, that detail escaped my attention

12. [omitir] to miss o leave out;

te has pasado una página you've missed o left a page out

13. [divertirse]
¿qué tal te lo estás pasando? how are you enjoying yourself?, are you having a good time?;

pasárselo bien/mal to have a good/bad time, to enjoy/not to enjoy oneself;

¡que te lo pases bien! have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

14. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

me pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pásate por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pásate por aquí cuando quieras come round any time you like;

pásese a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

15. CSur Fam [lucirse]
te pasaste con lo que le dijiste what you said was brilliant;

la modista se pasó con el vestido de la novia the dressmaker did a fantastic job with the bride's dress

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pasarse

v/r

1 tb fig

go too far

2 del tiempo pass, go by

3 tiempo spend

4 de molestia, dolor go (away);

pasarse al enemigo go over to the enemy;

se me pasó it slipped my mind, I forgot;

se le pasó llamar he forgot to call

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vr

1) : to move, to pass, to go away

2) : to slip one's mind, to forget

3) : to go too far

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pasarse vb

1. (estropearse) to go bad / to go off

los plátanos se han pasado the bananas have gone off

2. (cambiar) to go over

el político se pasó a la oposición the politician went over to the opposition

3. (olvidar) to forget [pt. forgot; pp. forgotten]

se me pasó que habíamos quedado I forgot that we'd arranged to meet

se me pasó llamarte I forgot to phone you

4. (terminarse) to wear off [pt. wore; pp. worn]

¿ya se te ha pasado el dolor? has the pain worn off yet?

pasarse (de la raya) to go too far

¡no te pases! watch it!

me he pasado comiendo I've eaten too much

Spanish-English dictionary > pasarse

8 tale

such a

tali pl such

tale e quale just like

un tale someone

il signor tal dei tali Mr So-and-so

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tale pron.dimostr. (questa, quella persona) he, she; the (o that) fellow, the (o that) person, the (o that) woman*, the one: è lui il tale che cercavi, that's (o he's) the fellow you were looking for; non mi parlare di quel tale, don't talk to me about that fellow; quella tale che ha telefonato sono io, I'm the one (o the person) that phoned // il tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-his-name); la tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-her-name)

◆ pron.indef.

1 (preceduto da art. indet.) someone: un tale mi disse che..., someone told me that...; c'è una tale che vuole parlarti, someone wishes to speak to you; ho appuntamento con un tale di Genova, I have an appointment with someone from Genoa // un tale che conosco, someone I know

2 ( preceduto da quel, quella) the man*; the woman*: c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione, the insurance man is here; ha ritelefonato quella tale di ieri, the woman who phoned yesterday has called again.

tale agg.

1 ( simile, siffatto) such (a); like that (pred.): un tale fatto non era mai accaduto, nothing like that had ever happened (o such a thing had never happened); tali fatti accadono ogni giorno, such things (o things like that) happen every day; non avevo previsto una tale reazione da parte sua, I hadn't expected such a reaction on his part; come ci si può fidare di gente di tal genere?, how can you trust people like that (o such people)? // tale che, da, such as: la situazione non è tale da destare preoccupazione, the situation isn't such as to cause concern // la sua vista, un tempo ottima, non è più tale, his sight used to be excellent, but it no longer is

2 ( con valore intensivo) such; so: c'era una tale confusione!, there was such chaos!; ho preso un tale spavento!, I got such a fright!; è ridotto in un tale stato!, he's in such a way!; è di una tal cocciutaggine!, he's so stubborn!; fu un tal peccato!, it was such a pity!; la violenza dello scoppio fu tale da mandare in frantumi tutti i vetri della casa, the force of the blast was so strong as to shatter all the windows in the house; ha subito un tale colpo che non riesce più a riprendersi, he suffered such a shock that he can't get over it

3 (per esprimere somiglianza, identità, spesso in corr. con quale) like: tale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son // tale (e) quale → quale

◆ agg.indef.

1 (al sing. preceduto dall'art. indet.) a: un tale Signor Rossi, a Mr Rossi; tali fratelli Bianchi, a (firm called) Bianchi brothers

2 (preceduto dall'art. det., per indicare qlco. o qlcu. in modo indeterminato) such-and-such: il tal giorno, alla tal ora, such-and-such a day, an hour; voleva sapere chi era la tal persona, he wanted to know who such-and-such was // ricordi quel tale amico di cui ti avevo parlato?, do you remember that friend of mine I told you about?

◆ agg.dimostr. ( questo, quello) this, that; (pl.) these, those; ( sopracitato) above-mentioned, aforesaid; above: in tali circostanze, in (o under) those circumstances; in tal caso, in that case; dette tali parole, se ne andò, with these words he left; tale sconto è valido solo per comitive, the above (o above-mentioned o aforesaid) reduction is only valid for groups; tali provvedimenti hanno suscitato parecchie polemiche, these measures have caused a lot of controversy; il termine ultimo è il 31 maggio; se entro tale data non sarà stato effettuato il pagamento..., the deadline is May 31; if payment is not made by that date...

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['tale]
1. agg dimostr

1) (simile, così grande) such (a)

è di una tale arroganza — he is so arrogant

tale articolo è in vendita presso tutte le nostre filiali — the above-mentioned article is on sale at all our branches

tali discorsi sono inaccettabili — such talk is not acceptable

non avevo mai visto un tale disordine — I had never seen such a mess

e con tali scuse è riuscito ad evitare la punizione — and with excuses like those he managed to escape punishment

cosa ti fa credere che nutra tali sentimenti? — what makes you think he feels like that?

2)

(nelle similitudini) tale... tale... — like... like...

tale padre tale figlio — like father like son

è tale quale suo nonno — he's the spitting image of o exactly like his grandfather

il tuo vestito è tale quale il mio — your dress is just o exactly like mine

hanno riportato una vittoria tale, quale non avevano sperato — they won an even greater victory than they had expected

2. agg indef

1)

(certo) quella tale persona desidera parlarti — that man (o woman) wants to see you

ti cercava una tale Giovanna — somebody called Giovanna was looking for you

ha detto che vedeva un amico, un tal Rossi — he said he was meeting a friend, a certain Rossi

2) (persona o cosa indeterminata) such-and-such

il tale giorno alla tale ora — on such and such a day at such and such a time

3. pron indef

1)

un(una) tale — (una certa persona) someone, (quella persona già menzionata) the one, the person, that person, that man (woman)

è fidanzata con un tale dell'ufficio contabilità — she's engaged to someone in accounts

hai più visto quel tale di cui mi dicevi? — did you ever see that person o man you were telling me about again?

ha telefonato di nuovo quella tale — that woman phoned again

2)

il tal dei tali — whatshisname

la tal dei tali — whatshername

diciamo che l'ho saputo dal tal dei tali — let's just say I had o heard it from you know who

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['tale] 1.
aggettivo dimostrativo

1) (simile)

- i persone — such people o people like that

non lo credevo capace di una tale azione — I didn't think he could do such a thing

in -i circostanze — in such circumstances

2) (in frasi esclamative)

c'è una tale confusione! — there's such a mess!

è un tale idiota! — he's such an idiot!

fa un tale freddo! — it's so cold!

3) (questo)

in tal caso — in that case

a tale scopo — for this purpose, to this end

a tale proposito vorrei dire... — in this regards I would like to say...

ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" — I read about it on the "Times"

4) (uguale, così)

la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà — the question is unsettled and will remain so

5) come tale, in quanto tale as such

6) tale che..., tale da

c'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che — so much that

7) (in correlazione con quale)

l'ho trovato tale e quale — I found him exactly the same

ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo — I have a dress just like this one

essere tale e quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb
2.
aggettivo indefinito

1)

un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino — a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino

2)

quel tale amico di cui ti ho parlato — that friend I told you about

ci incontreremo il tal giorno alla tal ora — we'll meet that day that time
3.
pronome dimostrativo

lui è il tale che cerchi — he's the person o man o one you're looking for
4.
pronome indefinito

1)

ho conosciuto un tale di Roma — I met a guy o man from Rome

ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti — I met someone o a person who says he knows you

2)

c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione — there's that man from the insurance company

••

il signor Tal dei Tali — Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so

tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio — like father like son

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tale

/'tale/

I aggettivo dimostrativo

1 (simile) - i persone such people o people like that; non lo credevo capace di una tale azione I didn't think he could do such a thing; in -i circostanze in such circumstances

2 (in frasi esclamative) c'è una tale confusione! there's such a mess! è un tale idiota! he's such an idiot! fa un tale freddo! it's so cold!

3 (questo) in tal caso in that case; a tale scopo for this purpose, to this end; a tale proposito vorrei dire... in this regards I would like to say...; ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" I read about it on the "Times"

4 (uguale, così) la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà the question is unsettled and will remain so

5 come tale, in quanto tale as such

6 tale che..., tale da... c'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che so much that

7 (in correlazione con quale) l'ho trovato tale e quale I found him exactly the same; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one; essere tale e quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.

II aggettivo indefinito

1 un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino

2 quel tale amico di cui ti ho parlato that friend I told you about; ci incontreremo il tal giorno alla tal ora we'll meet that day that time

III pronome dimostrativo

lui è il tale che cerchi he's the person o man o one you're looking for

IV pronome indefinito

1 ho conosciuto un tale di Roma I met a guy o man from Rome; ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti I met someone o a person who says he knows you

2 c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione there's that man from the insurance company

IDIOMS

il signor Tal dei Tali Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so; tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio like father like son.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tale

9 for

for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

Big English-French dictionary > for

10 cuando

adv.

when.

cuando me agacho, me duele la espalda when o whenever I bend down, my back hurts

cuando quieras whenever you like

de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again

cuando más at the most

cuando menos at least

cuando quiera que whenever

conj.

1 if.

cuando tú lo dices será verdad it must be true if you say so

no será tan malo cuando ha vendido tantas copias it can't be that bad if it's sold so many copies

2 even though (contrast indicates).

no tiene muchos amigos, cuando en realidad es una persona muy agradable he doesn't have a lot of friends, even though he's actually a very nice person

* * *

cuando

► adverbio

1 (tiempo) when

■ cuando tenía diez años when he was ten

► conjunción

1 (temporal) when, whenever

■ ven a verme cuando quieras come and see me whenever you want

■ iba conduciendo cuando vi una extraña luz I was driving along when I saw a strange light

2 (condicional) if

■ cuando él lo dice if he says so

3 (causal) since

► preposición

1 during, at the time of

■ cuando la guerra during the war

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando más at the most

cuando menos at least

cuando mucho at the most

cuando quiera que whenever

de cuando en cuando / de vez en cuando now and then, from time to time

hasta cuando until

* * *
1. prep.
1) during

2) if
2. conj.
1) when

2) if

* * *

1. CONJ

1) [con valor temporal] [en un momento concreto] when; [en cualquier momento] whenever

cuando llegué a su casa él ya se había ido — when I got to his house he had already left

te lo diré cuando nos veamos — I'll tell you when I see you

ven cuando quieras — come when(ever) you like

cuando iba allí lo veía — whenever I went there I saw him, I used to see him when(ever) I went there

me acuerdo de cuando jugábamos en el patio — I remember when we used to play in the yard

lo dejaremos para cuando estés mejor — we'll leave it until you're better

2) [con valor condicional, causal] if

cuando él lo dice, será verdad — if he says so, it must be true

cuando no te ha dicho nada todavía, es que no piensa invitarte — if he hasn't said anything yet, that means he isn't thinking of inviting you

3) [con valor adversativo] when

yo lo hago todo, cuando es él quien debería hacerlo — I'm the one that does it all, when it should be him
aun 3)
2. ADV

1)

fue entonces cuando comprendí la importancia del problema — it was then that o that was when I understood the seriousness of the problem

en abril es cuando más casos hay — April is when there are most cases, it's in April that there are most cases

• de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando — from time to time, now and again, every so often

2)

• cuando más — at (the) most

tardaremos, cuando más, una semana — it will take us a week at (the) most o at the outside

• cuando menos — at least

esperamos llegar, cuando menos, a las semifinales — we are hoping to reach the semifinals, at least

• cuando mucho — at (the) most

• cuando no — if not

docenas, cuando no cientos, de películas — dozens, if not hundreds, of films

3.

PREP

eso fue cuando la guerra — that was during the war

ocurrió cuando la boda — it happened at the time of the wedding

cuando niño yo era muy travieso — as a child o when I was a child I was very naughty

* * *
I
1) conjunción

a) ( con valor temporal) when

ahora es cuando me viene mejor — now is the best time for me

cuando estoy solo — when I'm alone

cuando éramos pequeños — when we were young; (+ subj)

ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like

b) ( referido al futuro) (+ subj) when

cuando se mejore — when she gets better

cuando sea viejo — when I'm old

2)

a) (si) if

será verdad cuando él lo dice — it must be true if he says so

b) ( con valor adversativo) when

dijo 2 cuando en realidad son 3 — he said 2 when what he meant was 3

3) (en locs)

cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often

de vez en cuando — from time to time, every so often

cuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside

cuando menos — at least

cuando quiera — whenever
II
preposición (fam)

yo estaba allí cuando la explosión — I was there when the explosion happened

una ermita de cuando los moros — a hermitage from the time of the Moors

* * *

= at the time (that/of), when, where, at what point.

Ex. This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).

Ex. When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.

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* aun cuando = even if, even though, even when.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience, at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando a uno le venga bien = at leisure.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* cuando el río suena agua lleva, donde hay humo hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire.

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.

* cuando era niño = as a boy.

* cuando hace frío = in the cold.

* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.

* cuando quieras = anytime.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.

* cuando sea pertinente = where applicable, where appropriate.

* cuando se está en + Nombre = when in + Nombre.

* cuando se le antoje a Uno = on a whim.

* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request, upon + request.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* para cuando = by the time.

* siempre y cuando = on the condition that, with the condition that, if and when.

* siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* * *
I
1) conjunción

a) ( con valor temporal) when

ahora es cuando me viene mejor — now is the best time for me

cuando estoy solo — when I'm alone

cuando éramos pequeños — when we were young; (+ subj)

ven cuando quieras — come when o whenever you like

b) ( referido al futuro) (+ subj) when

cuando se mejore — when she gets better

cuando sea viejo — when I'm old

2)

a) (si) if

será verdad cuando él lo dice — it must be true if he says so

b) ( con valor adversativo) when

dijo 2 cuando en realidad son 3 — he said 2 when what he meant was 3

3) (en locs)

cada cuando — (esp AmL) every so often

de vez en cuando — from time to time, every so often

cuando más or mucho — at (the) most, at the outside

cuando menos — at least

cuando quiera — whenever
II
preposición (fam)

yo estaba allí cuando la explosión — I was there when the explosion happened

una ermita de cuando los moros — a hermitage from the time of the Moors

* * *

= at the time (that/of), when, where, at what point.

Ex: This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.

* aun cuando = even if, even though, even when.

* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience, at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* cuando a uno le venga bien = at leisure.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* cuando el río suena agua lleva, donde hay humo hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire.

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.

* cuando era niño = as a boy.

* cuando hace frío = in the cold.

* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.

* cuando quieras = anytime.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.

* cuando sea pertinente = where applicable, where appropriate.

* cuando se está en + Nombre = when in + Nombre.

* cuando se le antoje a Uno = on a whim.

* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request, upon + request.

* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo = when it comes to + Gerundio.

* cuando..., si es que... = if and when.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de vez en cuando = from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, every once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* para cuando = by the time.

* siempre y cuando = on the condition that, with the condition that, if and when.

* siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.

* * *

cuando¹

A conjunction [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]; when

a las siete es cuando me viene mejor seven o'clock is the best time for me

cuando estoy solo when I'm alone

justo cuando la fiesta empezaba a animarse just as o just when the party was beginning to liven up

¿te acuerdas de cuando éramos pequeños? do you remember when we were young?

(+ subj): cuando se entere me mata when he finds out he'll kill me!

ven cuando quieras come when o whenever you like

B

1

(si): cuando él lo dice será verdad if he says so then it must be true

cuando yo te digo que es un fresco … didn't I tell you he had a nerve?

2 (con valor adversativo) when

se ha molestado cuando soy yo la que debería sentirse ofendida he's upset when really I'm the one who ought to feel offended

¿por qué me voy a preocupar cuando a él no le importa? why should I worry if o when he doesn't care?

C ( en locs):

cada cuando every so often, from time to time, now and then

de vez en cuando from time to time, every so often, now and then

cuando más or mucho at (the) most, at the outside

cuando menos at least

cuando quiera whenever

cuando quiera que ocurren estas tragedias … whenever these tragedies occur …

cuando²

prep

( fam):

nos conocimos cuando la mili we met when we were doing our military service, we met during our military service

yo estaba allí cuando la explosión I was there when the explosion happened o at the time of the explosion

una ermita de cuando los moros a hermitage dating from Moorish times

* * *

Multiple Entries:
cuando
cuándo
cuando conjunción
a) ( con valor temporal) when;

◊ ven cuándo quieras come when o whenever you like;

cuándo se mejore when she gets better;
ahora es cuándo me viene mejor now is the best time for me
b) (si) if;

◊ será verdad cuándo él lo dice it must be true if he says so

c) ( en locs)

◊ cada cuando (esp AmL) every so often;

de vez en cuando from time to time, every so often
cuándo adverbio
when;
◊ ¿de cuándo es esa foto? when was that photo taken?;

¿desde cuándo lo sabes? how long have you known?;
¿desde cuándo? since when?;
¡cuándo no! (AmL) as usual!
cuando
I adverbio (de tiempo) when
II conj
1 (temporal) when: cuando quieras, whenever you want
cuando termines, when you finish
2 (condicional) (si) if
3 (concesiva) (aunque) (aun) cuando, even if
III preposición during, at the time of
cuando la guerra, during the war
cuando joven, when young
♦ Locuciones: cuando más/mucho, at the most
cuando menos, at least
cuando quiera que, whenever
de cuando en cuando/de vez en cuando, from time to time
cuándo adverbio interr when?
¿desde cuándo?, since when?
¿para cuándo vienes?, when are you coming?

' cuándo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- acertar
- achantarse
- ahorcarse
- antojarse
- apéndice
- asesinar
- asomar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- aun
- avisar
- baja
- bajo
- balón
- bastante
- bien
- bisbiseo
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boca
- caer
- caerse
- calmarse
- campante
- casarse
- cerca
- cerdo
- cien
- codazo
- comecome
- como
- cómo
- componenda
- cónclave
- contra
- cordera
- cordero
- corta
- corto
- cota
- cuando
- dejarse
- delirio
- demasiada
- demasiado
- demonio
- derrumbarse
- desconectarse
- desde
English:
accustom
- add in
- admit
- advise
- again
- agree
- alter
- alternate
- antidepressant
- appreciate
- apron
- as
- ashen
- ask
- averse
- away
- baby
- back
- back off
- bed
- beeline
- behave
- blow
- blue
- bluff
- blunt
- blur
- boo
- bow out
- buckle
- burglar alarm
- burst
- by-election
- cat
- catch
- clean
- come on
- come out
- composure
- console
- crack
- crop up
- cry out for
- dare
- deadline
- delay
- devil
- dicey
- dinner
- dishearten

* * *

cuando

♦ adv

when;

cuando llegue el verano iremos de viaje when summer comes we'll go travelling;

cuando me agacho, me duele la espalda when o whenever I bend down, my back hurts;

se marchó cuando mejor lo estábamos pasando she left just when we were having a really good time;

acababa de cerrar la puerta, cuando estalló la bomba I had just closed the door when the bomb went off;

fue entonces cuando comprendí el problema it was then that I realized the problem;

para cuando llegamos, la fiesta ya había acabado by the time we arrived the party was already over;

ven a visitarnos cuando quieras come and stay with us whenever you like;

cambia mucho de cuando está de buen humor a cuando está enfadado he's very different when he's in a good mood to when he's angry;

¿te acuerdas de cuando nos dieron el premio? do you remember when o the time they gave us the prize?;

apenas se marchó el profesor, cuando todos los alumnos se pusieron a hablar no sooner had the teacher left than all the pupils started talking;

de cuando en cuando, de vez en cuando from time to time, now and again;

cuando más, cuando mucho at (the) most;

cuando más, te ayudaré un rato I'll help you for a short while, but no longer;

cuando menos at least;

nos harán falta cuando menos cinco personas we'll need at least five people;

cuando quiera que me lo encuentro, siempre me sonríe whenever I meet him he smiles at me

♦ conj

1. [si] if;

cuando tú lo dices será verdad it must be true if you say so;

cuando no te ha llegado la invitación, será porque no te quieren ver if you haven't received an invitation, it must be because they don't want to see you;

no será tan malo cuando ha vendido tantas copias it can't be that bad if it's sold so many copies

2. [después de “aun”] [aunque]
no mentiría aun cuando le fuera en ello la vida she wouldn't lie even if her life depended on it

3. [indica contraste]
no tiene muchos amigos, cuando en realidad es una persona muy agradable he doesn't have a lot of friends, even though he's actually a very nice person

4. [introduce valoración negativa] when, even though;

siempre está protestando, cuando es el que más oportunidades recibe he's always complaining even though o when he's the one who gets more chances than anyone else

♦ prep

quemaron ese colegio cuando la guerra that school was burned down during the war;

son restos de cuando los romanos they are remains from Roman times;

cuando niño, solía bañarme en este río when I was a boy I used to swim in this river

* * *

cuando

I conj when; condicional if;

cuando quieras whenever you want

II adv when;

de cuando en cuando from time to time;

cuando menos at least;

cuando más, cuando mucho at (the) most

* * *

cuándo adv & conj

1) : when

¿cuándo llegará?: when will she arrive?

no sabemos cuándo será: we don't know when it will be

2)

¿de cuándo acá? : since when?, how come?

cuando conj

1) : when

cuando llegó: when he arrived

2) : since, if

cuando lo dices: if you say so

3)

cuando más : at the most

4)

de vez en cuando : from time to time

cuando prep

: during, at the time of

cuando la guerra: during the war

* * *

cuando adv when

cuando era pequeño when I was little

cuando deje de llover when it stops raining

de cuando en cuando from time to time

Spanish-English dictionary > cuando

11 dotrzym|ać

pf — dotrzym|ywać impf vt 1. (spełnić) to fulfil GB, to fulfill US [umowy]; to meet [warunków]
- dotrzymać słowa/obietnicy to keep one’s word/promise

- dotrzymać terminu/harmonogramu to meet the deadline/to stay a. keep on schedule
2. (przechować) to keep, to preserve
- dotrzymała list nietknięty do jego powrotu she kept the letter intact until he got back

- owoce udało się dotrzymać do zimy the fruit kept a. lasted until winter
3. przest. (wytrwać) [osoba] to wait (until)
- nie mogła dotrzymać do kolacji she couldn’t wait to have supper a. for supper

- czy te róże dotrzymają do jutra? will the roses keep a. last until GB a. through US tomorrow?

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dotrzym|ać

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