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1 somehow
somehow [ˈsʌmhaʊ]• somehow or other ( = in some way) d'une manière ou d'une autre ; ( = for some reason) pour une raison ou pour une autre• somehow he's never succeeded je ne sais pas pourquoi, il n'a jamais réussi* * *['sʌmhaʊ]1) ( by some means) (also somehow or other) ( of future action) d'une manière ou d'une autre; ( of past action) je ne sais comment2) ( for some reason)somehow it doesn't seem very important — en fait, ça ne semble pas très important
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2 somehow
1 ( by some means) ( also somehow or other) ( of future action) d'une manière ou d'une autre ; ( of past action) je ne sais comment ; we'll get there somehow on y arrivera d'une manière ou d'une autre ; we managed it somehow nous avons réussi je ne sais comment ; he somehow broke his leg il s'est cassé la jambe, je ne sais comment ; it has somehow disappeared ça a disparu, sans qu'on sache comment ;2 ( for some reason) somehow it doesn't seem very important en fait, ça ne semble pas très important ; somehow he never seems to get it right il semble que rien ne lui réussisse jamais ; it was somehow shocking/amusing to see… c'était un peu choquant/amusant de voir… -
3 somehow *** some·how adv
['sʌmˌhaʊ]1) (in some way) in qualche modo, in un modo o nell'altrowe managed it somehow — non so come, ma ce l'abbiamo fatta
I'll do it somehow — lo farò, in un modo o nell'altro
2) (for some reason) per un motivo o per l'altroit seems odd somehow — non so perché, ma mi sembra strano
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4 somehow
somehow ['sʌmhaʊ](a) (in some way) d'une manière ou d'une autre, d'une façon ou d'une autre;∎ don't worry, we'll manage somehow (or other) ne t'inquiète pas, nous nous débrouillerons d'une façon ou d'une autre;∎ she'd somehow (or other) managed to lock herself in elle avait trouvé moyen de s'enfermer(b) (for some reason) pour une raison ou pour une autre, je ne sais pas trop pourquoi;∎ somehow I'm not surprised he didn't come je ne sais pas trop pourquoi, mais cela ne m'étonne pas qu'il ne soit pas venu;∎ it somehow doesn't look right je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais il me semble qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas -
5 somehow
adverb (in some way not known for certain: I'll get there somehow.) de algún modo, de alguna manera, de una u otra manerasomehow adv de alguna manerait will be hard, but we'll do it somehow será difícil, pero de alguna manera lo conseguiremostr['sʌmhaʊ]1 (in some way) de algún modo, de alguna manera■ don't worry, I'll manage somehow no te preocupes, me las apañaré como sea■ somehow, he managed to get to London de algún modo, logró llegar a Londres2 (for some reason) por alguna razón■ I don't think he's quite my type somehow no sé por qué, pero no creo que sea mi tipo■ somehow it doesn't seem to matter anymore no sé por qué, pero ya no importa tantosomehow ['sʌm.haʊ] adv1) : de alguna manera, de algún modoI'll do it somehow: lo haré de alguna manera2) : por alguna rázonsomehow I don't trust her: por alguna razón no me fío de ellaadv.• de alguna manera adv.• de algún modo adv.'sʌmhaʊa) ( by some means) de algún modo, de alguna manera or de alguna formasomehow or other he managed to repay his debts — de algún modo u otro, pudo pagar sus deudas
b) (in some way, for some reason)it isn't the same, somehow — no sé por qué, pero no es lo mismo
['sʌmhaʊ]ADV1) (=by some means) de algún modo, de alguna maneraI'll do it somehow — de algún modo or de alguna manera lo haré
it has to be done somehow or other — de un modo u otro or de una manera u otra tiene que hacerse
2) (=for some reason) por alguna razónsomehow I didn't get on with her — por alguna razón or no sé porqué, no me llevaba bien con ella
somehow I don't think he believed me — no sé porqué, pero me parece que no me creyó
it seems odd, somehow, it seems somehow odd — no sé porqué pero me parece extraño
* * *['sʌmhaʊ]a) ( by some means) de algún modo, de alguna manera or de alguna formasomehow or other he managed to repay his debts — de algún modo u otro, pudo pagar sus deudas
b) (in some way, for some reason)it isn't the same, somehow — no sé por qué, pero no es lo mismo
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6 somehow
adverb (in some way not known for certain: I'll get there somehow.) på en eller annen måte, på et visadv. \/ˈsʌmhaʊ\/på en eller annen måte, på den ene eller andre måten• well, do it somehow!vel, gjør det da, på et eller annet vis!• somehow, I feel sure that...av en eller annen grunn er jeg sikker på at...• she never liked me, somehowhun likte meg aldri, av en eller annen grunnsomehow or other hvordan det nå (enn) gikk (til), hvordan det nå enn har seg, i alle fall -
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['sʌmhau]нареч.а) как-нибудь, как-то; так или иначе; каким-либо образом, тем или иным образомsomehow or other, somehow or another — так или иначе
I had to work at two jobs, but somehow, I managed to do it. — Мне пришлось работать на двух работах; не знаю как, но я справился.
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8 с грехом пополам
разг.1) (с большим трудом, еле-еле, кое-как) somehow or other; in one way and another; with some (little) effort; barely; pretty badly; just scraping through smth.; cf. by the skin of one's teethА как с Павликом? Будь он хотя бы лет двенадцати, можно было бы сказать, что ему тринадцатый, а в этом возрасте, с грехом пополам, Тихон Платонович пристроил бы мальчика хотя бы при себе, в Утиль-отделе. (К. Федин, Необыкновенное лето) — But what about Pavlik? If only he were twelve years old he might be passed off for fifteen, an age at which with a little effort he might find him a job - perhaps in the same organisation for which he worked - the Old Goods Department.
По вечерам, покончив со своими делами, она садилась к столу и раскрывала тетрадки, которые ей дал Листопад. С грехом пополам удалось расшифровать конспекты лекций по сопротивлению материалов. (В. Панова, Кружилиха) — In the evenings, having finished other work, she sat down at her table and opened the copybooks. Finally, in one way and another, she managed to decipher the notes on the resistance of material.
Варя писала, что с грехом пополам она кончила этот "противный" геологический техникум. (Ю. Герман, Дело, которому ты служишь) — Varya said that she was finished with her 'horrid' geological school at last, after just scraping through the exams.
Бритва... была не ахти правленной, да и без руки левой бриться неудобно. Но всё же с грехом пополам побрился Сашка. (В. Кондратьев, Сашка) — The razor wasn't particularly good, and shaving wasn't so easy with only his right hand. But he managed it somehow.
2) уст. (сомнительным путём, неблаговидным способом, нечестно, с обманом) cf. by hook or by crook; by fair means or foulРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > с грехом пополам
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9 manage
1. transitive verb2) (conduct, organize) durchführen [Operation, Unternehmen]; erledigen [Angelegenheit]; verwalten [Geld, Grundstück]; leiten [Geschäft, Büro]; führen [Haushalt]4) (cope with) schaffenI couldn't manage another apple — (coll.) noch einen Apfel schaffe ich nicht
we can manage another person in the car — einer hat noch Platz im Wagen
5) (succeed in achieving) zustandebringen [Lächeln]6) (contrive)manage to do something — (also iron.) es fertig bringen, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbhe managed to do it — es gelang ihm, es zu tun
can you manage? — geht's?; geht es?
* * *['mæni‹]1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) verwalten2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) leiten3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) umgehen mit4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) zustande bringen•- academic.ru/44922/manageable">manageable- manageability
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- manager* * *man·age[ˈmænɪʤ]I. vt1. (run)▪ to \manage sb jdn führena director needs to be good at managing people als Direktor sollte man über gute Personalführungskenntnisse verfügen2.some people think television \manages the news instead of just reporting it manche Leute glauben, dass das Fernsehen die Nachrichten manipuliert, anstatt nur zu berichtento \manage a currency eine Währung steuernto \manage money Geld verwaltento \manage property Immobilienbesitz verwaltento \manage one's time/resources sich dat seine Zeit/Ressourcen richtig einteilen3. (promote)▪ to \manage sb jdn managento \manage a pop group/team eine Popgruppe/Mannschaft managen4.don't worry, we'll \manage it somehow mach dir keine Sorgen, das schaffen wir schon irgendwiecan you \manage 8 o'clock? ginge es um 8 Uhr?somehow he finally \managed to calm down irgendwie gelang es ihm dann doch noch, sich zu beruhigenonly he could \manage to be so dumb! so dumm kann wirklich nur er sein!you \managed it very well das hast du sehr gut gemachtto \manage sth with ease/difficulty etw mit Leichtigkeit/Schwierigkeiten bewältigento \manage a distance/task eine Entfernung/eine Aufgabe bewältigenhow can you expect the children to \manage a six mile walk? wie bitte sollen die Kinder einen zehn Kilometer Marsch bewältigen?to \manage a smile ein Lächeln zustande bringento \manage [to eat] sth etw bewältigen [o schaffen]I couldn't \manage [to eat] such a big portion eine derart große Portion kann ich unmöglich bewältigen [o schaffe ich unmöglich]can you \manage another piece of lasagne? schaffst du noch ein Stück Lasagne?to \manage [to pay] sth etw aufbringen könnenshe can't \manage more than $350 per month rent sie kann sich nicht mehr als 350 Dollar Miete pro Monat leisten5. (cope with)6. (wield)II. vican you \manage? — thank you, I can \manage geht's? — danke, es geht schonI can't \manage on my own ich schaffe es nicht alleinwe'll \manage! wir schaffen das schon!how can you \manage without a car? wie kommst du ohne Auto zurecht?I just about \manage with my salary ich komme mit meinem Gehalt gerade mal so zurecht2. (get by)if you give up your job, we'll have to \manage on my salary wenn du deinen Job aufgibst, müssen wir mit meinem Gehalt auskommen* * *['mnɪdZ]1. vt1) company, organization, economy leiten; property verwalten; affairs in Ordnung halten, regeln; time, money, resources einteilen; football team, pop group managenhe managed the election — er war Wahlleiter
2) (= handle, control) person, child, animal zurechtkommen mit, fertig werden mit; car, ship zurechtkommen mit, handhabenthe car is too big for her to manage — sie kommt mit dem großen Auto nicht zurecht
I can manage him — mit dem werde ich schon fertig
3) task bewältigen, zurechtkommen mit; another portion bewältigen, schaffen£50/two hours is the most I can manage — ich kann mir höchstens £ 50 leisten/zwei Stunden erlauben
I'll do that as soon as I can manage it — ich mache das, sobald ich kann or sobald ich es schaffe
he should take some exercise as soon as he can manage it — er sollte sich so bald wie möglich Bewegung verschaffen
thanks, I can manage them — danke, das geht schon
can you manage 8 o'clock? — 8 Uhr, ginge or geht das?
could you manage (to be ready by) 8 o'clock? — kannst du um 8 Uhr fertig sein?
can you manage another cup? —
I think I could manage another piece of cake — ich glaube, ich könnte noch ein Stück Kuchen vertragen
4)to manage to do sth — es schaffen, etw zu tun
we have managed to reduce our costs — es ist uns gelungen, die Kosten zu senken
do you think you'll manage to do it? — meinen Sie, Sie können or schaffen das?
I hope you'll manage to come —
how did you manage to get a salary increase? — wie hast du es geschafft or angestellt, eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bekommen?
he managed to control himself — es gelang ihm, sich zu beherrschen
he managed not to get his feet wet — es ist ihm gelungen, keine nassen Füße zu bekommen
could you possibly manage to close the door? (iro) — wäre es vielleicht möglich, die Tür zuzumachen?
2. vizurechtkommen, es schaffenthanks, I can manage — danke, es geht schon or ich komme schon zurecht
I thought I could cope with things, but I can't manage — ich dachte, ich käme zurecht, aber ich schaffe es nicht or ich bringe es nicht fertig
to manage without sth — ohne etw auskommen, sich (dat) ohne etw behelfen
we'll just have to manage without — dann müssen wir uns (dat) eben so behelfen, dann müssen wir eben so auskommen
how do you manage on £20 a week? — wie kommen Sie mit £ 20 pro Woche aus?
* * *manage [ˈmænıdʒ]A v/t1. eine Sache führen, verwalten:manage one’s own affairs seine eigenen Angelegenheiten erledigen2. einen Betrieb etc leiten, führen, vorstehen (dat)3. ein Gut etc bewirtschaften4. einen Künstler, Sportler etc managen5. etwas zustande bringen, bewerkstelligen:they could only manage a 0-0 draw SPORT sie kamen über ein 0:0 nicht hinaus6. es fertigbringen ( to do zu tun):he managed to see the general himself es gelang ihm, den General selbst zu sprechen7. deichseln, einfädeln, managen (alle umg):manage matters die Sache deichseln8. umga) eine Arbeit, auch ein Essen etc bewältigen, schaffen:I couldn’t manage another thing ich bringe nichts mehr runter9. umgehen (können) mit:a) ein Werkzeug etc handhaben, eine Maschine etc bedienenc) mit jemandem, etwas fertig werden:I can manage him ich werde schon mit ihm fertig;can you manage the heavy bag? kommst du mit der schweren Tasche zurecht?10. ein Fahrzeug etc lenken (auch fig)11. ein Pferd dressieren, zureiten12. Land bearbeiten13. umg (durch Schwierigkeiten) (hin)durchbringen, -lavieren14. obs haushalten mitB v/i1. wirtschaften3. auskommen, sich behelfen ( beide:with mit;without ohne):I think I can manage without him ich glaube, ich kann auf ihn verzichten;can you manage without your dictionary for an hour? kannst du dein Wörterbuch eine Stunde entbehren?;they manage on very little money sie kommen mit sehr wenig Geld aus4. umga) es schaffen, durchkommen, zurechtkommen, zu Rande kommenb) es einrichten oder ermöglichen: can you come this evening? I’m afraid, I can’t manage es geht leider nicht oder es ist mir leider nicht möglichC s obs1. Reitschule f, Manege f2. a) Dressur f (von Pferden)b) Dressurübungen pl* * *1. transitive verb1) (handle, wield) handhaben [Werkzeug, Segel, Boot]; bedienen [Schaltbrett]2) (conduct, organize) durchführen [Operation, Unternehmen]; erledigen [Angelegenheit]; verwalten [Geld, Grundstück]; leiten [Geschäft, Büro]; führen [Haushalt]3) (Sport etc.): (be manager of) managen, betreuen [Team, Mannschaft]4) (cope with) schaffenI couldn't manage another apple — (coll.) noch einen Apfel schaffe ich nicht
5) (succeed in achieving) zustandebringen [Lächeln]6) (contrive)manage to do something — (also iron.) es fertig bringen, etwas zu tun
2. intransitive verbhe managed to do it — es gelang ihm, es zu tun
can you manage? — geht's?; geht es?
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10 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
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hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
11 modo
m ( maniera) way, manner( mezzo) waymusic modegrammar moodmodo di dire expressionmodo di vedere way of looking at thingsper modo di dire so to speakse hai modo di passare da me if you could drop bya modo mio in my own wayad ogni modo anyway, anyhowdi modo che so thatin che modo? how?in special modo especially* * *modo s.m.1 way, manner: modo di parlare, camminare, way (o manner) of speaking, walking; non mi piace il suo modo di ridere, I don't like the way he laughs; è il modo migliore per risparmiare tempo, it's the best way to save time; non parlare in questo modo, don't speak like that; questo non è il modo di trattare una signora, this is not the way to treat a lady; secondo il mio modo di vedere, di pensare, in my opinion (o to my way of thinking o in my view); fallo in questo modo, do it like this; non ci sono due uomini che pensano allo stesso modo, no two men think alike; il suo modo di lavorare è diverso dal mio, his way of working is different from mine; ho un modo tutto mio di impostare il lavoro, I have my own way of organizing my job; lascia che faccia le cose a modo suo, let him do things his own way; ragiona a modo suo, he has his own way of thinking; ha uno strano modo di fare dei complimenti!, he has a strange way of paying compliments; può essere fatto in vari modi, it can be done in various ways; è un modo (come un altro) per farsi notare, it's one way (of many) of attracting attention; attento! se guidi in questo modo avremo un incidente!, be careful! if you drive like that we'll have an accident!2 (opportunità, occasione) way; (mezzi) means (pl.): gli diedi modo di fare un buon affare, I enabled him to make a good bargain (o fam. I put him on to a good bargain o I put him in the way of a good bargain); purtroppo non ho avuto modo di dirtelo prima, unfortunately I had no way of telling you before; non gli ho mai dato modo di pensarlo, I have never given him cause to think so; non ho modo di vederlo prima di domani, I've no way of seeing him before tomorrow; dammi almeno modo di spiegarmi!, give me at least the chance to explain (o at least let me explain!); troverò il modo di fargliela pagare!, I'll find the way to make him pay; non c'è modo di fargliela capire, there is no way of making him understand; trovò il modo di scappare, he found the way (o the means) to escape; devo trovare il modo di vederlo, I must find some way of seeing him; studiare i tempi e i modi più adatti per il lancio di un prodotto, to study when and how to launch a product // (comm.) modi di pagamento, methods (o means) of payment3 (maniera, garbo) manners (pl.); (misura) measure: modi amichevoli, friendly manners; avere brutti, bei modi, to have good, bad manners; non fate caso ai suoi modi bruschi, don't pay attention to his rough ways; oh, ma che modi!, what bad manners!; ma che modi sono questi?, what do you think you're doing?; oltre modo, beyond measure (o excessively o extremely); agire con modo e misura, to act reasonably and sensibly // persona a modo, polite (o well-mannered) person // fare qlco. a modo, to do sthg. properly4 (gramm.) mood: modo indicativo, congiuntivo, indicative, subjunctive mood; avverbio di modo, adverb of manner5 (locuzione) expression: modo improprio, incorrect expression; modo letterario, literary expression (o turn of speech) // mododi dire, idiom (o idiomatic phrase o idiomatic expression); questo modo di dire non si usa più, this expression is no longer used // per modo di dire, so to speak (o so to say o as it were)6 (mus.) key, mode: scala di modo maggiore, major scale7 (inform.) mode: modo conversazionale, conversational mode; modo iniziale, start mode8 (fis.) mode9 di modo che → dimodoché10 in modo che, da, so that, in such a way as to, so as to: preparatevi per tempo, in modo da non arrivare tardi, get ready in time so that you won't arrive late; avvertilo subito, in modo che arrivi in tempo, let him know straight away so that he can get here in time; rimisero tutto a posto in modo che nessuno si accorgesse di nulla, they put everything back in its place so that nobody would notice it // fare in modo di fare qlco., to try to do sthg.: bisogna fare in modo che si incontrino, we must find a way to make them meet (o of making them meet); devi fare in modo che le cose si muovano, you must try to get things moving; devi fare in modo che venga, you must get him to come; devi fare in modo di venire, you must try to come.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in un modo o in un altro, (in) one way or another: ci riuscirà in un modo o in un altro, he will succeed one way or another // in qualche modo, somehow (o one way or another); (poco accuratamente) badly: in qualche modo riuscirò, somehow (or other) I will succeed; in qualche modo riuscì a trovare un lavoro, he managed to find a job somehow; in qualche modo cercherò di accontentarlo, I'll try to satisfy him somehow; non fare le cose in qualche modo, cerca di essere preciso, don't be so slapdash, try to be more careful; finì il lavoro in qualche modo, (fam.) he finished the work any-old-how // in modo singolare, in a peculiar (o strange) way // in nessun modo, in no way // in malo modo, badly: fare qlco. in malo modo, to do sthg. badly; alla posta mi hanno trattato in malo modo, they treated me badly (o rudely) at the post office // in special, particolar modo, particularly (o especially): amo Beethoven, in special modo le sinfonie, I love Beethoven, particularly his symphonies // in che modo, how: dimmi in che modo hai avuto quel lavoro, tell me how you got that job; in che modo era vestita?, how was she dressed? // in certo qual modo, in a way: in un certo qual modo devo dargli ragione, in a way I have to admit he's right // in tutti i modi, in, ad ogni modo, in any case (o at any rate o anyhow o anyway): in ogni modo, ci sentiamo quando torno, anyway, we'll get in touch when I come back // c'è modo e modo di fare qlco..., there is a right and a wrong way of doing sthg. // al modo di, like: dipingere al modo di Tiziano, to paint in the style (o manner) of Titian.* * *['mɔdo]sostantivo maschile1) (maniera) way, mannerin questo modo — this way, like this
il tuo modo di mangiare, il modo in cui mangi — the way you eat
a mio modo di vedere — from my point of view, from where I stand
in modo decisivo — in a decisive way, decisively
in un modo o nell'altro — in one way or another, somehow
2) (caso)in o ad ogni modo anyway, in any case; in nessun modo — never, in no way
3) (possibilità) way, chancenon c'è modo di uscirne — we can't get out of o through it
i tuoi -i non mi piacciono — I don't like your manners o the way you behave
avere -i cortesi o bei -i to be polite, to have good manners; ha un brutto modo di fare he has a bad manner; una persona a modo — a well-bred person
5) ling.modo congiuntivo, indicativo — subjunctive, indicative mood
6) mus. mode7) in modo da so thatin modo da non fare di nuovo quell'errore — so that I won't make, not to make that mistake again
8) in modo difare in modo di fare qcs. — to arrange for sth. to be done
9) in modo chefare in modo che succeda qcs. — to make sth. happen
10) in tal modo in such a way11) in certo qual modo in a way12) di modo che so that13) modo di dire idioml'ho detto per modo di dire — it was just a manner of speaking o a figure of speech
* * *modo/'mɔdo/sostantivo m.1 (maniera) way, manner; in questo modo this way, like this; il tuo modo di mangiare, il modo in cui mangi the way you eat; modo di vivere way of living; modo di pagamento terms of payement; a mio modo di vedere from my point of view, from where I stand; in modo decisivo in a decisive way, decisively; in che modo? how? a modo mio (in) my (own) way; c'è modo e modo di dire le cose! there are other ways of putting it! in un modo o nell'altro in one way or another, somehow3 (possibilità) way, chance; c'è modo di fare it is possible to do; non c'è modo di uscirne we can't get out of o through it; non ha avuto modo di spiegarsi he wasn't given a chance to explain himself; ho avuto modo di incontrarlo I managed to meet him; se tu avessi modo di comprarlo if you could buy it4 (comportamento) i tuoi -i non mi piacciono I don't like your manners o the way you behave; avere -i cortesi o bei -i to be polite, to have good manners; ha un brutto modo di fare he has a bad manner; una persona a modo a well-bred person6 mus. mode7 in modo da so that; in modo da non fare di nuovo quell'errore so that I won't make, not to make that mistake again8 in modo di fa' in modo di essere puntuale do what you have to (do) to be on time; fare in modo di fare qcs. to arrange for sth. to be done9 in modo che fa' in modo che see (to) it that; fa' in modo che lui capisca (try to) make him understand; fare in modo che succeda qcs. to make sth. happen10 in tal modo in such a way; compromettendo in tal modo i futuri negoziati thereby compromising further negotiations11 in certo qual modo in a way12 di modo che so that13 modo di dire idiom; l'ho detto per modo di dire it was just a manner of speaking o a figure of speech; è il presidente solo per modo di dire he is the president in name only. -
12 как-то
нареч.
1) (каким-то образом) somehow он как-то ухитрился сделать это ≈ he managed to do it somehow
2) (однажды) once, one day как-то раз
3) (неопред. предположение) how посмотрю, как-то он вывернется из этого положения ≈ I wonder how he will get himself out of this situation
4) (а именно) that is, namely
1. (каким-то образом, необъяснимо) somehow;
ему ~ удалось вырваться he somehow managed to escape;
здесь ~ неуютно somehow it`s not very cosy hear;
он ведёт себя ~ странно there`s something strange in his behaviour;
2. (однажды) once;
~ вечером one evening;
~ раз я был у него I happened to be at his place;
3. разг. (а именно) namely;
часто не переводится
4. (риторический вопрос) I wonder how...;
how... I wonder!;
~ они живут там без нас? how are they getting on there all by themselves, I wonder! -
13 amañar
v.1 to rig, to manipulate.2 to trick, to rig.* * *1 (falsear) to fiddle, fix; (documentos) to tamper with, doctor; (cuentas) to cook; (elecciones) to rig2 (componer) to fix, arrange1 (darse maña) to be skilful (US skillful)\amañárselas familiar to manage■ se las amaña muy bien para hacer el mínimo de trabajo he always manages to do as little work as possible* * *verb* * *1. VT1) pey (=manipular) [+ resultado] to alter, tamper with; [+ elección] to rig; [+ foto] to fake; [+ partido, jurado] to fix; [+ cuentas] to cook *; [+ excusa] to cook up2) (=hacer bien) to do skilfully, do skillfully (EEUU), do cleverly2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.----* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct2.amañarse v pron1) tbamañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage
2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *= sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.* amañar el mercado = rig + the market.* * *amañar [A1 ]vt( fam)1 ‹elecciones› to rig; ‹partido/pelea› to fix2 ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with, doctoramañó el informe oficial he doctored o altered the official report3 ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct■ amañarseAtb amañárselas (ingeniarse): se (las) amañó para llegar a fin de mes she somehow managed to get by until the end of the monthB ( Col) (acostumbrarse) to settle in* * *
amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
‹partido/pelea› to fix;
‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
amañarse verbo pronominal
1 tb
2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
amañar verbo transitivo
1 to fix, fiddle
2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
' amañar' also found in these entries:
English:
book
- cook
- doctor
- fiddle
- fix
- juggle
- fudge
- rig
* * *♦ vt1. [elecciones, resultado] to rig;[partido] to fix2. [documento] to doctor* * *v/t famrig fam ; partido fix fam* * *amañar vt: to rig, to fix, to tamper with -
14 закърпвам
закърпя 1. mend(дреха) patch up. piece(замрежвам) darn(обувки) mend, cobble(дупка в стената) plaster up2. прен. patch upзакърпвам здравето си get/set up again, patch up o.'s health3. прен. (измъквам пари) touch (s.o.)закърпвам някого с десет лева touch s.o. for ten levsзакърпихме я някакси we managed somehow* * *закъ̀рпвам,гл.1. mend; ( дреха) patch up, piece; ( замрежвам) darn; ( обувки) mend, cobble; ( дупката в стената) plaster up;2. прен. patch up;3. прен. ( измъквам пари) touch (s.o.); \закърпвам някого с десет лева touch s.o. for ten levs; • закърпихме я някак си we managed somehow.* * *mend (дреха, обувки); revamp; patch up (прен.): to закърпвам one's health - закърпвам здравето си* * *1. (дреха) patch up. piece 2. (дупка в стената) plaster up 3. (замрежвам) darn 4. (обувки) mend, cobble 5. ЗАКЪРПВАМ здравето си get/set up again, patch up o.'s health 6. ЗАКЪРПВАМ някого с десет лева touch s. о. for ten levs 7. закърпихме я някакси we managed somehow 8. закърпя mend 9. прен. (измъквам пари) touch (s.o.) 10. прен. patch up -
15 salvar
v.1 to save (librar de peligro).nos salvó del peligro he saved us from dangerElla salva la situación She saves the situation.María salva a Ricardo Mary saves Richard.El tipo salva la información The guy saves=saves to disk the information.La fe redimió a Ricardo Faith redeemed Richard.2 to rescue.3 to overcome (superar) (dificultad).4 to cover.5 to bridge.* * *1 (librar de peligro) to save, rescue2 (barco) to salvage3 (honor, ruina) to save4 (obstáculo) to clear5 (dificultad) to overcome, get round6 (distancia) to cover7 (atravesar) to cross, span8 (exceptuar) to exclude, except1 (sobrevivir) to survive, come out alive2 (escaparse) to escape (de, from)3 RELIGIÓN to be saved, save one's soul\salvarse por los pelos familiar to have a narrow escape, get away by the skin of one's teeth¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!* * *verb1) to save2) overcome3) cover•- salvarse* * *1. VT1) [de un peligro] to saveme has salvado de tener que sentarme con ese pesado — you saved me (from) having to sit next to that old bore
2) (Rel) to save3) (Inform) to save4) (=evitar) [+ dificultad, obstáculo] to get round, overcome; [+ montaña, río, barrera] to cross; [+ rápidos] to shoot5) frm [+ distancia] to coverel tren salva la distancia en dos horas — the train covers o does the distance in two hours
6) (=exceptuando)distancia 1)salvando: salvando algún detalle, la traducción está muy bien — apart from a few minor details, the translation is very good
7) frm [+ altura] to rise above8) Cono Sur [+ examen] to pass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savesalvar algo/a alguien DE algo — to save something/somebody from something
b) (fam) ( librar) to savec) (Relig) to save2)a) <dificultad/obstáculo> to overcomeb) < distancia> to coverc) (Per, Ur) < examen> to pass2.salvarse v prona) (de la muerte, de un peligro)sólo se salvaron tres personas — only three people got out alive, only three people survived
b) (fam) ( librarse)de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro — the only one of the family who's all right is Alejandro
salvarse DE algo: se salvó de hacer el servicio militar — he got out of doing his military service
c) (Relig) to be saved* * *= circumvent, save, redeem, salvage, hold together.Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex. Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.Ex. It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.----* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* salvar la división = bridge + the divide.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* salvar registros = download + records.* salvarse de milagro = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savesalvar algo/a alguien DE algo — to save something/somebody from something
b) (fam) ( librar) to savec) (Relig) to save2)a) <dificultad/obstáculo> to overcomeb) < distancia> to coverc) (Per, Ur) < examen> to pass2.salvarse v prona) (de la muerte, de un peligro)sólo se salvaron tres personas — only three people got out alive, only three people survived
b) (fam) ( librarse)de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro — the only one of the family who's all right is Alejandro
salvarse DE algo: se salvó de hacer el servicio militar — he got out of doing his military service
c) (Relig) to be saved* * *= circumvent, save, redeem, salvage, hold together.Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.
Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex: Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* salvar la división = bridge + the divide.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* salvar registros = download + records.* salvarse de milagro = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.* * *salvar [A1 ]vtA1 (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savelos médicos no consiguieron salvarlo the doctors were unable to save himlograron salvarle la vida they managed to save her lifesalvar algo/a algn DE algo to save sth/sb FROM sthsalvó al niño de perecer ahogado she saved the child from drowningconsiguieron salvar las joyas del incendio they managed to save o rescue the jewels from the fireme has salvado de tener que aguantar su discurso you've saved me from having to listen to his speech3 ( Relig) to saveB1 ‹dificultad/obstáculo› to overcome3 (Per, Ur) ‹examen› to passsalvando a los presentes present company excepted■ salvarse1(de la muerte, de un peligro): sólo se salvaron tres personas only three people got out o escaped alive, only three people survived¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!salvarse DE algo to escape FROM sthse salvó de un terrible incendio she escaped from o survived a terrible firese salvaron de una muerte segura they escaped certain death2 ( fam)(librarse): de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro of the family, the only one who isn't ugly ( o stupid etc) is Alejandro, of the family, the only one who's all right is Alejandrosólo se salva él porque no lo sabía you/we can't count him because he didn't knowsalvarse DE algo:se salvó de hacer el servicio militar he got out of doing his military service3 ( Relig) to be saved* * *
salvar ( conjugate salvar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to save;
salvar algo/a algn DE algo to save sth/sb from sth
2
salvarse verbo pronominal
to survive;◊ ¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!;
salvarse DE algo ‹de accidente/incendio› to survive sth;
se salvaron de una muerte segura they escaped certain death
salvar verbo transitivo
1 (librar de un peligro) to save [de, from]
2 (conservar) no salvaron nada de la tormenta, they didn't save anything from the storm
3 Rel to save
4 (pasar un obstáculo) to cross
5 (superar una dificultad, un apuro) to overcome
6 (hacer una excepción) salvando a José, todos fueron castigados, except for José, everyone was punished
7 (recorrer una distancia) salvó 400 km en tres horas, she covered 400 km in three hours
' salvar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- pellejo
- rescatar
- sacar
English:
appearance
- clear
- cross
- day
- face
- face saving
- futile
- jump
- negotiate
- reprieve
- retrieve
- salvage
- save
- shoot
- wreckage
- bridge
- get
- pass
- rescue
* * *♦ vt1. [librar de peligro] to save;nos salvó del peligro he saved us from danger;la subvención los salvó de la ruina the subsidy saved them from ruin;el portero salvó el gol en el último instante the goalkeeper saved the goal at the last moment;me has salvado de tener que ir a visitarla you've saved me from having to go and visit her2. [rescatar] to rescue;salvaron todo lo que pudieron del edificio en llamas they rescued all they could from the blazing building3. [superar] [dificultad] to overcome;[obstáculo] to go over o around;el caballo salvó el foso de un salto the horse jumped (across) the ditch;un puente salva la distancia entre las dos orillas a bridge spans the river;la atleta salvó los 2 metros the athlete cleared 2 metres4. [recorrer] to cover;salvaron la distancia entre las dos ciudades en tres días they covered the distance between the two cities in three dayssalvando las distancias allowing for the obvious differences6. Rel to save* * *v/t1 vida, matrimonio save;salvar la vida a alguien save s.o.’s life2 obstáculo get round, get over3 REL save* * *salvar vt1) : to save, to rescue2) : to cover (a distance)3) : to get around (an obstacle), to overcome (a difficulty)4) : to cross, to jump across5)salvando : except for, excluding* * *salvar vb (en general) to save -
16 liberar
v.1 to liberate.liberar a alguien de algo to free somebody from somethingEllos liberaron al prisionero They liberated the prisoner.2 to untie.3 to let free, to free, to unlock.Ellos liberaron al reo They let the jailbird free.Ellos liberaron sus pasiones They freed their passions.4 to release, to clean.La corte libera a Ricardo The court releases Richard.* * *1 (persona, animal) to free; (país, ciudad) to liberate2 (energía) to release\liberar a alguien de algo to free somebody from something* * *verb1) to free2) liberate3) release* * *1. VT1) [+ rehén] to free, release; [+ país, pueblo] to liberate2)liberar a algn de — [+ carga, obligación] to free sb of o from; [+ peligro] to save sb from
3) (Econ) [+ precios] to deregulate; [+ acción] to pay in full; [+ deuda] to release; [+ tipo de cambio] to float4) [+ energía, oxígeno] to release2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <preso/rehén> to release, free; <pueblo/país> to liberateb) ( de una obligación)2) < precios> to deregulate; <recursos/fondos> to release3) <energía/calor> to release2.liberarse v pronliberarse de algo — de ataduras/deudas to free oneself from something
* * *= emancipate, free, release, relieve, liberate, set + free, discharge, disencumber, vent, enfranchise.Ex. Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.Ex. If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex. I hope this new technology somehow will liberate us from the drudge work.Ex. When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.Ex. By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.Ex. The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex. Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.Ex. There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.----* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* liberar a uno de = take off + Posesivo + back.* liberar de = lift from, discharge from.* liberar de hacer Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.* liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.* liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.* liberar energía = blow off + steam, let off + steam.* liberar horas = time off.* liberar recursos = free up + resources.* liberarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose from.* liberarse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* liberarse del yugo de = throw off + the yoke of, cast off + the yoke of.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* liberar tiempo = free up + time.* liberar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <preso/rehén> to release, free; <pueblo/país> to liberateb) ( de una obligación)2) < precios> to deregulate; <recursos/fondos> to release3) <energía/calor> to release2.liberarse v pronliberarse de algo — de ataduras/deudas to free oneself from something
* * *= emancipate, free, release, relieve, liberate, set + free, discharge, disencumber, vent, enfranchise.Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.Ex: I hope this new technology somehow will liberate us from the drudge work.Ex: When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* liberar a uno de = take off + Posesivo + back.* liberar de = lift from, discharge from.* liberar de hacer Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.* liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.* liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.* liberar energía = blow off + steam, let off + steam.* liberar horas = time off.* liberar recursos = free up + resources.* liberarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose from.* liberarse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* liberarse del yugo de = throw off + the yoke of, cast off + the yoke of.* liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.* liberar tiempo = free up + time.* liberar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.* * *liberar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹preso› to free, release, set … free; ‹pueblo/país› to liberatelos secuestradores liberaron a su rehén the kidnappers freed o released their hostagela policía logró liberar a los rehenes the police managed to free the hostages2 (de una obligación) liberar a algn DE algo to free sb FROM sthpara liberarlo de preocupaciones sobre su futuro to save him worrying about his future, to free him of worries about his futureesto me libera de todo compromiso this frees o absolves me from all obligationB1 ‹precios› to deregulate2 ‹recursos/fondos› to releaseC ‹energía/calor› to releaseliberarse DE algo:intentó liberarse de las ataduras she attempted to get free of o to free herself from the ropeses incapaz de liberarse de los prejuicios he's unable to rid himself of o get rid of his prejudicespara liberarse de las deudas to free themselves of o from the burden of their debts* * *
liberar ( conjugate liberar) verbo transitivo
‹pueblo/país› to liberateb) ( de una obligación) liberar a algn de algo to free sb from sth
liberarse verbo pronominal liberarse de algo ‹de ataduras/deudas› to free oneself from sth
liberar vtr (de un invasor, opresor, etc) to liberate
(sacar de la cárcel) to free, release
' liberar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
librar
English:
deliver
- discharge
- exonerate
- free
- let out
- liberate
- release
- relieve
- set
- unclench
- unleash
* * *♦ vt1. [ciudad, país] to liberate;[rehén, prisionero] to free3. [emitir] to release, to give off* * ** * *liberar vt: to liberate, to free* * * -
17 manage
1. II can manage, thanks я справлюсь сам, спасибо; he is a difficult person to manage с ним трудно справиться /сладить/2. IImanage in some manner manage well /all right/ (easily, badly, admirably, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться (с делами и т. к.); I shall manage somehow я как-нибудь справлюсь; we could just manage мы еле-еле управились; how are you managing? как у вас идут дела?3. III1) manage smth., smb. manage one's work (matters, a plan. the pupils, etc.) справляться со своей работой и т. д.; I think I can manage it мне кажется, что я могу с этим справиться; I don't know how they managed it не знаю, как они ухитрились это сделать; they say he's difficult but I think I can manage him говорят, [что] он трудный человек, но я думаю, что справлюсь с ним; can you manage another bun (a few more cherries, another slice of cake, etc.)? вы справитесь еще с одной булочкой и т. д.?, вы в состоянии съесть еще одну булочку и т. д.?2) manage smth., smb. a firm (the affairs of a nation, a business, a hotel, a shop, an estate, etc.) руководить /управлять, заведовать/ фермой и т. д., стоять во главе фирмы и т. д., who manages this department? кто [здесь] заведует этим отделом?; he's not capable of managing such a big factory ему не по силам /не под силу/ управлять таким большим заводом; manage a household вести домашнее хозяйство; he manages her affairs он ведет ее дела; manage а саг водить машину; manage a bicycle ездить на велосипеде; manage a tool (a knife, a screwdriver, a gun, etc.) обращаться с /владеть/ инструментом и т. д.; manage a horse выезжать лошадь; manage a sailing boat ходить на яхте; manage an oar править веслом4. IVmanage smth., smb. in some manner manage smth., smb. well (badly, skilfully, easily, effectively. competently. subtly, tactfully, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться с чем-л., кем-л.; he managed it very cleverly он очень ловко с этим справился; he can't manage the boat alone он не может сам управиться с лодкой5. XI1) be managed the plan will succeed or not according to how it is managed успех плана зависит от того, как мы за него возьмемся; be managed by smb. he is managed by his wife он под каблуком у жены2) be managed in some manner the hotel is badly managed хозяйство в гостинице ведется плохо6. XIIImanage to do smth. manage to get somewhere (to get there in time, to catch the train, to pass one's examinations, to get along, to keep warm, etc.) ухитриться /суметь/ добраться куда-л. и т. д., how did you manage to get these tickets? как вы ухитрились /вам удалось/ получить /достать/ эти билеты?; I managed to see him twice last week на прошлой неделе мне удалось повидать его дважды; she managed to keep her temper она сумела сохранить спокойствие; he manageed to lose the key он умудрился потерять ключ7. XVImanage on smth. manage on one's salary (on one's income, on the money you gave me, etc.) обходиться своей зарплатой и т. д.; will you manage on 3 dollars a day? вы справитесь /управитесь/ на три доллара в день?, вы обойдетесь тремя долларами в день?; manage with (without) smth., smb. manage with these tools (with less than 2 per cent, with their help, etc.) справляться при помощи этих инструментов / обходиться этими инструментами/ и т. д.; I'll (I can) manage without your help я обойдусь (могу обойтись) без вашей помощи; how will you manage without your husband? как вы справитесь без мужа?; if I can't borrow the money I shall have to manage without если мне не удастся занять денег, придется обойтись так /без них/; manage by oneself I don't think I can manage by myself по-моему, мне самому не справиться8. XXI1manage smth. with smth. manage the situation with delicacy (the stage effects with great skill, etc.) тактично справиться с положением и т. д.; he managed the plot of the story with inventiveness он разработал сюжет этого рассказа с большей изобретательностью; manage smth. by oneself can you manage the car by yourself? вы можете управиться с машиной без посторонней помощи?; can you manage those packages by yourself? вы можете сами справиться с этими пакетами?9. XXVmanage while... (when..., etc.) who will manage while the boss is away? кто будет управлять /заведовать, руководить/ в отсутствие хозяина? -
18 как-то
нареч.1) ( каким-то образом) somehowон ка́к-то ухитри́лся сде́лать э́то — he managed to do it somehow
2) ( в некоторой степени) to some extent, somehow; a bitв э́той ко́мнате ка́к-то темно́ — it's a bit dark in this room
я ка́к-то сомнева́юсь — I am doubtful somehow; I have some doubts
3) (как же, как всё-таки) howпосмотрю́, ка́к-то он вы́йдет из положе́ния — how will he get out of it, I wonder?; I wonder how he will get out of it
4) ( однажды) one dayка́к-то раз — once
5) ( а именно) that is, namely -
19 dazwischengeraten
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist)2. (in etw. verwickelt werden) get involved; irgendwie bin ich dazwischengeraten somehow I managed to get myself involved* * *dazwischengeraten v/i (irr, trennb, ist)1.mit den Fingern etcdazwischengeraten get one’s fingers etc caught2. (in etwas verwickelt werden) get involved;irgendwie bin ich dazwischengeraten somehow I managed to get myself involved -
20 conserje
f. & m.1 doorman(of school, ministry).2 janitor, hall porter, super, superintendent.3 custodian, school's janitor.4 hotel's receptionist, receptionist.5 janitress.* * *1 (portero) porter; (de hotel) hall porter2 (encargado) caretaker* * *SMF [de facultad] ≈ head porter; [de colegio] ≈ janitor; [de hotel] hall porter; [de edificio oficial, museo] caretaker* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( de establecimiento público) superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)b) ( de colegio) custodian (AmE), caretaker (BrE)c) ( de hotel) receptionist* * *= janitor, doorman [doormen, -pl.].Ex. It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.Ex. He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( de establecimiento público) superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)b) ( de colegio) custodian (AmE), caretaker (BrE)c) ( de hotel) receptionist* * *= janitor, doorman [doormen, -pl.].Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.
Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.* * *3 (de un hotel) receptionist* * *
conserje sustantivo masculino y femenino
conserje m (en una escuela, etc) janitor, caretaker
(en un edificio público) caretaker
(en un hotel) receptionist
(en un bloque de edificios) doorman
' conserje' also found in these entries:
English:
concierge
- janitor
- caretaker
* * *conserje nmf1. [de bloque de viviendas] Br caretaker, US superintendent, US supervisor2. [de colegio, ministerio] doorman, Br porter3. [de hotel] concierge* * *m/f superintendent, super fam, Brcaretaker* * *conserje nmf: custodian, janitor, caretaker* * *conserje n1. (de edificio) porter2. (de escuela) caretaker
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