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1 what's his/her/ name?

what's his/her/ name?

hoe heet hij/zij 〈enz.〉

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2 what's in a name?

what's in a name?

wat zegt een naam?

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3 what's his etc name

n infml

Mary's gone out with what's his name? — Мэри ушла с этим, как его

Try to ask what's his name in the next house — Попробуй спросить у этого, как его, ну в следующем доме

I left it on the what's its name, just outside the door — Я оставил это на этом, как его, ну в общем прямо за дверью

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4 name

name [neɪm]

nom ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) réputation ⇒ 1 (c) personnage ⇒ 1 (d) nommer ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) désigner ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) citer ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (of person, animal) nom m; (of company) raison f sociale; Finance (of account) intitulé m; (of ship) devise f, nom m; (of play, novel etc) titre m;

∎ full name nom et prénoms mpl;

∎ what's your name? quel est votre nom?, comment vous appelez-vous?;

∎ my name's Richard je m'appelle Richard;

∎ what name shall I say? (to caller) qui dois-je annoncer?;

∎ the house is in his wife's name la maison est au nom de sa femme;

∎ I know her only by name je ne la connais que de nom;

∎ she knows all the children by name elle connaît le nom de tous les enfants;

∎ to mention sb/sth by name nommer qn/qch;

∎ the shares are in my name les actions sont à mon nom;

∎ he is known or he goes by the name of Penn il est connu sous le nom de Penn, il se fait appeler Penn;

∎ someone by or of the name of Penn quelqu'un du nom de ou qui s'appelle Penn;

∎ American familiar a guy name of Jones un type du nom de Jones;

∎ I know it by or under a different name je le connais sous un autre nom;

∎ he writes novels under the name of A.B. Alderman il écrit des romans sous le pseudonyme de A.B. Alderman;

∎ our dog answers to the name of Oscar notre chien répond au nom d'Oscar;

∎ to put a name to a face mettre un nom sur un visage;

∎ have you put your name down for evening classes? est-ce que vous vous êtes inscrit aux cours du soir?;

∎ she was his wife in all but name ils n'étaient pas mariés, mais c'était tout comme;

∎ to take sb's name (of police officer) prendre le nom de qn; Football donner un carton jaune à qn;

∎ Football he had his name taken il a eu un carton jaune;

∎ he is president in name only il n'a de président que le nom, c'est un président sans pouvoir;

∎ Cannon Gait is a huge name in the publishing business Cannon Gait est une entreprise très importante dans le monde de l'édition;

∎ what's in a name? on n'a pas toujours le nom que l'on mérite;

∎ to call sb names injurier ou insulter qn;

∎ she called me a rude name elle m'a insulté;

∎ money is the name of the game c'est une affaire d'argent;

∎ ah well, that's the name of the game c'est comme ça!, c'est la vie!;

∎ not to have a penny/a decent pair of shoes to one's name ne pas avoir un centime/une paire de chaussures convenable à soi;

∎ to have several books to one's name être l'auteur de plusieurs livres;

∎ the company trades under the name of Scandia la société a pour dénomination Scandia

(b) (sake, authority) nom m;

∎ in the name of freedom au nom de la liberté;

∎ in God's name!, in the name of God! pour l'amour de Dieu!;

∎ familiar what in the name of God or Heaven are you doing? que diable faites-vous là?;

∎ in the name of the law au nom de la loi;

∎ halt in the name of the King! halte-là, au nom du Roi!

(c) (reputation → professional or business) nom m, réputation f;

∎ to make or to win a name for oneself se faire un nom ou une réputation;

∎ we have the company's (good) name to think of il faut penser au renom de la société;

∎ they have a name for efficiency ils ont la réputation d'être efficaces;

∎ to have a good/bad name avoir (une) bonne/mauvaise réputation;

∎ to get a bad name se faire une mauvaise réputation

(d) (famous person) nom m, personnage m;

∎ he's a big name in the art world c'est une figure de proue du monde des arts;

∎ all the great political names were there tous les ténors de la scène politique étaient présents;

∎ famous name (person) célébrité f

2 compound-forming noun

Commerce (product) de marque

3 transitive verb

(a) (give name to → person, animal) nommer, appeler, donner un nom à; (→ ship, discovery) baptiser;

∎ they named the baby Felix ils ont appelé ou prénommé le bébé Felix;

∎ she wanted to name her son after the President elle voulait donner à son fils le prénom du président, elle voulait que son fils porte le prénom du président;

∎ American the building is named for Abraham Lincoln on a donné au bâtiment le nom d'Abraham Lincoln;

∎ the guy named Chip le dénommé Chip

(b) (give name of) désigner, nommer; (cite) citer, mentionner;

∎ the journalist refused to name his source le journaliste a refusé de révéler ou de donner le nom de son informateur;

∎ whatever you need, just name it vos moindres désirs seront exaucés;

∎ you name it, we've got it demandez-nous n'importe quoi, nous l'avons;

∎ name the books of the Old Testament citez les livres de l'Ancien Testament;

∎ to name names donner des noms;

∎ let us name no names ne nommons personne;

∎ he is named as one of the consultants son nom est cité ou mentionné en tant que consultant;

∎ Law to name sb as a beneficiary (in one's will) désigner qn comme bénéficiaire;

∎ Law to name sb as a witness citer qn comme témoin;

∎ to name and shame dénoncer publiquement les responsables

(c) (appoint) nommer, désigner;

∎ she has been named as president elle a été nommée présidente;

∎ she was named (as) best supporting actress elle a été élue pour le meilleur second rôle féminin;

∎ 22 June has been named as the date for the elections la date du 22 juin a été retenue ou choisie pour les élections;

∎ name your price votre prix sera le mien, dites votre prix;

∎ they've finally named the day ils ont enfin fixé la date de leur mariage

(d) British Politics

∎ to name an MP ≃ suspendre un député

4 Name noun

= titre réservé aux membres investissant leur fortune personnelle dans la compagnie d'assurances Lloyd's et s'engageant à avoir une responsabilité illimitée en cas de sinistre

►► Marketing name brand marque f;

name day (of person) fête f; Stock Exchange deuxième jour m de liquidation;

∎ today is his name day c'est aujourd'hui sa fête;

Marketing name licensing cession f de licence de nom;

British Cinema & Theatre name part vrai rôle m; (title role) = rôle qui donne son titre à la pièce ou au film;

Marketing name product marque f

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5 what's

what's /wɒts/
contraz. di what is

● what's his [her] name, come si chiama; coso [cosa]: I came across what's his name yesterday, ieri ho incontrato coso.

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6 name

neim
1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) nombre

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) fama, reputación

2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) llamar, poner nombre, llamar

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) nombrar

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- nameless
- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after

name¹ n nombre

my boyfriend's name is Charles el nombre de mi novio es Charles / mi novio se llama Charles

to make a name for yourself hacerse famoso

he made a name for himself in the cinema se hizo famoso en el mundo del cine

name² vb poner nombre a

they named their son Albert le pusieron Albert a su hijo

El gerundio de name se escribe naming

ñame sustantivo masculino LAm yam ' ñame' also found in these entries: Spanish: aparecer - apellido - apuntarse - betún - conocer - decir - denominar - dña - escriturar - esculpir - falsa - falso - gentilicio - honra - impronunciable - jota - ligarse - llamar - llamarse - mentar - nombrar - nombre - nominalmente - nominativa - nominativo - pila - recordar - remite - santa - santo - sonar - topónimo - tratar - tuntún - tutearse - verde - apelativo - apuntar - bautizar - be - cambiar - ce - cómo - común - de - doble - efe - ele - eme - ene English: bell - belt out - blare out I - blunder - blurt out - brand name - but - byword - call - caller - carve - Christian name - code name - disclose - distinctly - elude - escape - faintly - family name - female - file name - fill in - find out - first name - go under - granddaughter - leave out - maiden name - margin - mispronounce - misspell - mud - name - name-calling - name-dropper - name-dropping - omit - pen name - penny - progress - put - scrawl - term - think - unprecedented - waiting list - what - what's her - what's his - what's its-name

name

tr[neɪm]

noun

1 (first name) nombre nombre masculino; (surname) apellido

■ his name's Richard se llama Richard

■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?

■ a girl by the name of Alice una chica llamada Alice

■ he knows them all by name los conoce a todos por su nombre

■ it's in my wife's name está a nombre de mi mujer

2 (fame) fama, reputación nombre femenino

■ she made her name in the theatre se hizo famosa en el teatro

■ they've got a good name tienen buena reputación

transitive verb

1 llamar

■ they named the child Dominic after his uncle al niño le pusieron Dominic por su tío

2 (appoint) nombrar

■ he was named Minister of Transport lo nombraron Ministro de Transportes

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in name only sólo de nombre

in the name of... en nombre de...

to call somebody names insultar a alguien

to go by the name of... conocerse por el nombre de...

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to name names citar nombres, dar nombres

to put one's name down for something apuntarse para algo

to take somebody's name in vain faltar al respeto a alguien

big name pez nombre masculino gordo

name day santo

name ['neɪm] vt, named ; naming

1) call: llamar, bautizar, ponerle nombre a

2) mention: mentar, mencionar, dar el nombre de

they have named a suspect: han dado el nombre de un sospechoso

3) appoint: nombrar

4)

to name a price : fijar un precio

name adj

1) known: de nombre

name brand: marca conocida

2) prominent: de renombre, de prestigio

name n

1) : nombre m

what is your name: ¿cómo se llama?

2) surname: apellido m

3) epithet: epíteto m

to call somebody names: llamar a alguien de todo

4) reputation: fama f, reputación f

to make a name for oneself: darse a conocer, hacerse famoso

name

n.

• apellido s.m.

• fama s.f.

• linaje s.m.

• nombre s.m.

• título s.m.

v.

• apellidar v.

• denominar v.

• designar v.

• llamar v.

• mentar v.

• nombrar v.

• señalar v.

I neɪm
noun

1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)

my name is John Baker — me llamo John Baker

the name's Smith — me llamo Smith

a woman by the name of Green — una mujer llamada Green

he knows them all by name — los conoce a todos por su nombre

I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre

she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane

he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...

in name only — sólo de nombre

she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella

the house is in her husband's name — la casa está a nombre de su marido

what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?

he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto

mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie

to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien

the policeman took my name — el policía me tomó los datos

he's put his name down for a transfer — ha solicitado un traslado

to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)

name tag — etiqueta f de identificación, chapa f

to name names — dar* nombres

2)

a) ( reputation) fama f

to give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo

he has made quite a name for himself as a designer — se ha hecho bastante fama como diseñador

b) ( person) figura f; ( company) nombre m

all the big names — todas las grandes figuras

to drop names — mencionar a gente importante ( para darse tono)

II

transitive verb

1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre a

they named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)

a man named Smith — un hombre llamado Smith

to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional

2) (identify, mention)

police have named the suspect — la policía ha dado el nombre del sospechoso

to name but a few — por mencionar a unos pocos

to name the day — fijar la fecha de la boda

you name it — (colloq)

you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber

3) ( appoint) nombrar

[neɪm]
1. N

1) [of person, firm] nombre m ; (=surname) apellido m ; [of book, film] título m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?

my name is Peter — me llamo Peter

what name shall I say? — (Telec) ¿de parte de quién?; (announcing arrival) ¿a quién debo anunciar?

what name are they giving the child? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al niño?

they married to give the child a name — se casaron para darle nombre or legitimar al niño

• to take sb's name and address — apuntar el nombre y las señas de algn

• by name — de nombre

I know him by name only — lo conozco solamente de nombre

Pérez by name — de apellido Pérez, apellidado Pérez

a lady by the name of Dulcinea — una dama llamada Dulcinea

we know it by another name — lo conocemos por otro nombre

• to go by the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de

• in name, he was king in name only — era rey tan solo de nombre

it exists in name only — no existe más que de nombre

at least in name — al menos nominalmente

she's the boss in all but name — para jefa solo le falta el nombre

in the name of peace — en nombre de la paz

I thank you in the name of all those present — le doy las gracias en nombre de todos los presentes

he signed on in the name of Smith — se inscribió en el paro or desempleo con el apellido Smith

open up, in the name of the law! — ¡abran en nombre de la ley!

what's in a name? — ¿qué importa un nombre?

• to lend one's name to — prestar su nombre a

• I'll do it, or my name's not Bloggs! — ¡como que me llamo Bloggs que lo haré!

• to put one's name down for — [+ new car etc] apuntarse para; [+ school, course] inscribirse en

• he had his name taken — (Sport) el árbitro apuntó su nombre

• we know it under another name — lo conocemos por otro nombre

to go under the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de

- that's the name of the game

- he hasn't a penny to his name
Christian, first 5., maiden, middle 3., pet I, 2., 2)
2) names (=insults)

to call sb names — insultar a algn

3) (=reputation) reputación f, fama f

• to get (o.s.) a bad name — crearse mala reputación or fama

he's giving the place a bad name — le está dando mala fama al lugar

• he has a name for carelessness — tiene fama de descuidado

• the firm has a good name — la casa tiene buena reputación

• to make a name for o.s. — hacerse famoso

to make one's name — llegar a ser famoso

4) (=person)

big name * — (gran) figura f, personaje m importante

he's one of the big names in the business — es uno de los grandes en este negocio

this show has no big names — este show no tiene figuras famosas

2. VT

1) (=call) llamar; [+ person] (at birth) poner

a man named Jack — un hombre llamado Jack

they named the child Mary — a la niña le pusieron María

to name sth/sb after or (US) for sth/sb: they named him Winston after Churchill — le pusieron Winston por Churchill

she was named after her grandmother — la llamaron como a su abuela, le pusieron el nombre de su abuela

they named the street after Nelson Mandela — a la calle le pusieron el nombre de Nelson Mandela

2) (=mention)

you were not named in the speech — no se te nombró or mencionó en el discurso

he is not named in this list — no figura en esta lista

name the third president of the USA — diga el nombre del tercer presidente de EE.UU.

name 20 British birds — nómbrame 20 pájaros británicos

first-named — primero

last-named — último

you name it, we've got it — cualquier cosa que pidas, la tenemos

to name names — dar or mencionar nombres

3) (=fix) [+ date, price] fijar

have you named the day yet? — ¿han fijado ya la fecha de la boda?

they're so keen to buy it you can name your price — tienen tanto afán por comprarlo que puedes pedirles lo que quieras or decir el precio que quieras

4) (=nominate) nombrar

he was named ambassador to Warsaw — lo nombraron embajador en Varsovia

3.

CPD

name day N — (Rel) día m del santo, fiesta f onomástica; (Econ) día m de ajuste de cuentas

name tape N — etiqueta f con el nombre

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I [neɪm]
noun

1) (of person, thing) nombre m; ( surname) apellido m

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)

my name is John Baker — me llamo John Baker

the name's Smith — me llamo Smith

a woman by the name of Green — una mujer llamada Green

he knows them all by name — los conoce a todos por su nombre

I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre

she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane

he writes under the name (of)... — escribe bajo el seudónimo de...

in name only — sólo de nombre

she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella

the house is in her husband's name — la casa está a nombre de su marido

what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?

he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto

mentioning no names, without mentioning any names — sin mencionar a nadie

to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien

the policeman took my name — el policía me tomó los datos

he's put his name down for a transfer — ha solicitado un traslado

to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)

name tag — etiqueta f de identificación, chapa f

to name names — dar* nombres

2)

a) ( reputation) fama f

to give somebody/something a bad name — darle* mala fama a alguien/algo

he has made quite a name for himself as a designer — se ha hecho bastante fama como diseñador

b) ( person) figura f; ( company) nombre m

all the big names — todas las grandes figuras

to drop names — mencionar a gente importante ( para darse tono)

II

transitive verb

1) ( give name to) \<\<company/town\>\> ponerle* nombre a; \<\<boat\>\> bautizar*, ponerle* nombre a

they named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)

a man named Smith — un hombre llamado Smith

to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional

2) (identify, mention)

police have named the suspect — la policía ha dado el nombre del sospechoso

to name but a few — por mencionar a unos pocos

to name the day — fijar la fecha de la boda

you name it — (colloq)

you name it, she's done it — ha hecho de todo lo habido y por haber

3) ( appoint) nombrar

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

* * *

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

* * *

what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
8 name

1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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[neim] 1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) der Name

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) der Ruf
2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) nennen

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) benennen

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- academic.ru/48953/nameless">nameless
- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after
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name

[neɪm]

I. n

1. (title) Name m

hello, my \name's Peter hallo, ich heiße Peter

what's your \name? wie heißen Sie?

her full name is... ihr voller Name lautet...

first \name Vorname m

last \name Familienname m, Nachname m

to call sb \names jdn beschimpfen

some of the kids had been calling her \names ein paar von den anderen Kindern hatten ihr Schimpfwörter nachgerufen

to write one's last \name down first seinen Familiennamen zuerst angeben

by \name dem Namen nach

they were listed by \name and country of origin die Studenten waren dem Namen und Heimatland nach aufgelistet

in the business world he goes by the \name of J. Walter Fortune ( form) in der Geschäftswelt kennt man ihn unter dem Namen J. Walter Fortune

in all but \name de facto

she is vice-president in all but \name de facto ist sie die Vizepräsidentin

in \name only nur nominell [o dem Namen nach]

to do sth in the \name of sb [or to do sth in sb's \name] etw in jds Namen tun

I reserved by phone yesterday in the \name of Tremin ich habe gestern telefonisch auf den Namen Tremin reservieren lassen

the union is taking action in our \name die Gewerkschaft unternimmt Schritte in unserem Namen

in the \name of freedom and justice im Namen von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit

in God's [or heaven's] \name um Himmels willen

what in God's \name caused that outburst? was um Himmels willen hat diesen Ausbruch verursacht?

under the \name of... unter dem Pseudonym...

2. (denoting an object or concept)

name of the article/account Bezeichnung f des Artikels/Kontos

3. no pl (reputation) Name m, Ruf m

if this project fails our \name will be mud wenn dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, wird unser Ruf ruiniert sein

to be a big/an important \name zu den großen/bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten zählen

a good/bad \name ein guter/schlechter Ruf

he developed a bad \name er hat sich einen schlechten Ruf eingehandelt

to give sb/sth a good \name jdm/etw einen guten Ruf verschaffen

to give sb/sth a bad \name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to clear one's \name seinen Namen reinwaschen

to have a \name for sth für etw akk bekannt sein

to make a \name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen

he has made a \name for himself as a talented journalist er hat als talentierter Journalist von sich reden gemacht

4. BRIT ECON Lloyd's Mitglied

5.

▶ a \name to conjure with ein Name, der Wunder wirkt

Wutherington-Smythe, my goodness, that's a \name to conjure with! meine Güte, Wutherington-Smythe, das ist ein Name, der Eindruck macht

▶ the \name of the game das, worauf es ankommt

financial survival is the \name of the game was zählt, ist das finanzielle Überleben

▶ without a penny [or cent] to one's \name ohne einen Pfennig

he has not a penny to his \name er ist völlig mittellos

▶ to take sb's \name in vain jds Namen missbrauchen

II. vt

1. (call)

▪ to \name sb jdm einen Namen geben

they \named their little boy Philip sie nannten ihren kleinen Sohn Philip

▪ to \name sb after [or AM for] sb jdn nach jdm [be]nennen

Paul was \named after his grandfather Paul wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt

▪ to \name sth after [or AM for] sb etw nach jdm benennen

2. (list)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

\name three types of monkey geben Sie drei Affenarten an

3. (choose)

▪ to \name sb/sth jdn/etw nennen

to \name the time and the place [die] Zeit und [den] Ort nennen

you \name it was auch immer Sie wollen

gin, vodka, whisky, beer — you \name it, I've got it Gin, Wodka, Whisky, Bier — was [immer] Sie wünschen, ich führe es

4. (nominate)

▪ to \name sb sth jdn zu etw dat ernennen

she has been \named the new Democratic candidate sie ist als neuer Kandidat der Demokraten aufgestellt worden

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[neɪm]
1. n

1) Name m

what's your name? — wie heißen Sie?, wie ist Ihr Name? (form)

my name is... — ich heiße..., mein Name ist... (form)

what's the name of this street? — wie heißt diese Straße?

this man, Smith by name — dieser Mann namens Smith

a man ( going) by the name of Gunn — ein Mann namens or mit Namen Gunn

I know him only by name — ich kenne ihn nur dem Namen nach

he knows all his customers by name — er kennt alle seine Kunden bei Namen

to refer to sb/sth by name —

in name alone or only — nur dem Namen nach

a marriage in name only —

I won't mention any names he writes under the name of X — ich möchte keine Namen nennen er schreibt unter dem Namen X

fill in your name(s) and address(es) —

they married to give the child a name — sie haben geheiratet, damit das Kind einen Namen hatte

what name shall I say? — wie ist Ihr Name, bitte?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?; (before showing sb in) wen darf ich melden?

to have one's name taken (Ftbl, Police etc) — aufgeschrieben werden

in the name of — im Namen

stop in the name of the law in the name of goodness/God — halt, im Namen des Gesetzes um Himmels/Gottes willen

what in God's name... — was in Gottes Namen...

all the big names were there — alle großen Namen waren da

I'll put my/your name down (on list, in register etc) — ich trage mich/dich ein; (for school, class, excursion, competition etc) ich melde mich/dich an (for zu, for a school in einer Schule); (for tickets, goods etc) ich lasse mich/dich vormerken; (on waiting list) ich lasse mich or meinen Namen/dich or deinen Namen auf die Warteliste setzen

I'll put your name down, Sir/Madam — ich werde Sie vormerken

to call sb names — jdn beschimpfen

you can call me all the names you like... — du kannst mich nennen, was du willst...

not to have a penny/cent to one's name — völlig pleite sein (inf), keinen roten Heller haben (dated)

what's in a name? — was ist or bedeutet schon ein Name?, Name ist Schall und Rauch (Prov)

in all but name — praktisch

that's the name of the game (inf) — darum geht es

for these people survival is the name of the game — diesen Leuten geht es ums Überleben

I'll do it or my name's not Bob Brown — ich mache das, so wahr ich Bob Brown heiße

2) (= reputation) Name m, Ruf m

to have a good/bad name — einen guten/schlechten Ruf or Namen haben

to get a bad name — in Verruf kommen

to give sb a bad name — jdn in Verruf bringen

to protect one's good name — seinen Ruf or guten Namen wahren

to make one's name as, to make a name for oneself as — sich (dat) einen Namen machen als

to make one's name — berühmt werden

this book made his name — mit diesem Buch machte er sich einen Namen

to have a name for sth — für etw bekannt sein

3) (= important person) Persönlichkeit f

4) (Brit: Lloyd's investor) Lloyd's-Gesellschafter(in) m(f)

2. vt

1) (= call by a name, give a name to) person nennen; plant, new star etc benennen, einen Namen geben (+dat); ship taufen, einen Namen geben (+dat)

I name this child/ship X —

a person named Smith — jemand namens or mit Namen Smith

the child is named Peter — das Kind hat den or hört auf den Namen Peter

for sb — ein Kind nach jdm nennen

to name sb as a witness —

he was named as the thief/culprit/victim — er wurde als der Dieb/der Schuldige/das Opfer genannt or bezeichnet

they refused to name the victim — sie hielten den Namen des Opfers geheim

to name names — Namen nennen

2) (= appoint, nominate) ernennen

to name sb mayor/as leader —

to name sb for the post of mayor — jdn für das Amt des Bürgermeisters vorschlagen

he has been named as Nobel Prize winner — ihm wurde der Nobelpreis verliehen

they named her as the winner of the award — sie haben ihr den Preis verliehen

to name sb as one's heir — jdn zu seinem Erben bestimmen

3)

(= describe, designate) to name sb (as) sth — jdn als etw bezeichnen

4) (= specify, list) nennen

name the main plays by Shakespeare — nenne mir die wichtigsten Dramen Shakespeares

name your price — nennen Sie Ihren Preis

to name the day (inf) — den Hochzeitstag festsetzen

name the date and I'll be there — bestimmen Sie den Tag, und ich werde da sein

you name it, they have it/he's done it — es gibt nichts, was sie nicht haben/was er noch nicht gemacht hat

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name [neım]

A v/t

1. (be)nennen ( after, US auch for nach), einen Namen geben (dat):

he had a street named after him nach ihm wurde eine Straße benannt

2. mit Namen nennen, beim Namen nennen

3. nennen, erwähnen, anführen:

he was named in the report;

name but one um nur einen zu nennen;

you name it, it’s in this car es gibt nichts, was es in diesem Wagen nicht gibt;

name names Namen nennen

4. a) ernennen zu

b) nominieren, vorschlagen ( beide:

for für)

c) wählen zu

d) benennen, bekannt geben

5. ein Datum etc festsetzen, bestimmen: how much do you want for this car? name your own price wie viel wollen Sie denn zahlen?, was ist er Ihnen denn wert?

6. PARL Br zur Ordnung rufen

B adj

1. Namen(s)…

2. US berühmt

C s

1. Name m:

what is your name? wie heißen Sie?

2. Name m, Bezeichnung f, Benennung f

3. Schimpfname m:

call sb names

a) jemanden beschimpfen,

b) jemanden verspotten

4. Name m, Ruf m:

a bad name

5. (berühmter) Name, (guter) Ruf, Ruhm m:

a man of name ein Mann von Ruf

6. Name m, Berühmtheit f, berühmte Persönlichkeit:

the great names of our century die großen Namen unseres Jahrhunderts

7. a) Sippe f, Geschlecht n, Familie f

b) Rasse f

c) Volk nBesondere Redewendungen: by name

a) mit Namen, namentlich,

b) namens,

c) dem Namen nach;

call sth by its proper name etwas beim richtigen Namen nennen;

mention by name namentlich erwähnen;

know sb by name

a) jemanden mit Namen kennen,

b) jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen;

by ( oder under) the name of A. unter dem Namen A.;

a man by ( oder of) the name of A. ein Mann namens A.;

in name only nur dem Namen nach;

in all ( oder everything) but name wenn auch nicht dem Namen nach;

in the name of

a) um (gen) willen,

b) im Namen (gen),

c) unter dem Namen (gen),

d) auf den Namen (gen);

in the name of the law im Namen des Gesetzes;

in one’s own name in eigenem Namen;

be in sb’s name auf jemandes Namen eingetragen oder zugelassen sein;

be a name in show business einen Namen im Showbusiness haben;

get a bad name in Verruf kommen;

I haven’t got a penny to my name ich besitze keinen Pfennig;

give one’s name seinen Namen nennen;

give it a name! umg (he)raus damit!, sagen Sie, was Sie wollen!;

give sb a bad name jemanden in Verruf bringen;

give a dog a bad name (and hang him) (Sprichwort) einmal in Verruf, immer in Verruf;

have a bad name in schlechtem Ruf stehen ( among bei);

have a name for being a coward im Rufe stehen oder dafür bekannt sein, ein Feigling zu sein;

make one’s name, make a name for o.s., make o.s. a name sich einen Namen machen (as als; by durch);

put one’s name down for

a) kandidieren für,

b) sich anmelden für,

c) sich vormerken lassen für;

send in one’s name sich (an)melden;

he had his name taken SPORT er wurde verwarnt;

what’s in a name? was bedeutet schon ein Name?, Namen sind Schall und Rauch;

be the name of the game das Wichtigste sein; das sein, worauf es ankommt;

profit is the name of the game in business im Geschäftsleben dreht sich alles um Gewinn

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1. noun
1) Name, der

what's your name/the name of this place? — wie heißt du/dieser Ort?

my name is Jack — ich heiße Jack; mein Name ist Jack

no one of or by that name — niemand mit diesem Namen od. (geh.) dieses Namens

last name — Zuname, der, Nachname, der

the name of Edwards — der Name Edwards

by name — namentlich [erwähnen, aufrufen usw.]

know somebody by name/by name only — jemanden mit Namen/nur dem Namen nach kennen

that's the name of the game — (coll.) darum geht es

put one's/somebody's name down for something — sich/jemanden für etwas vormerken lassen

put one's/somebody's name down on the waiting list — sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen/jemanden auf die Warteliste setzen

without a penny to his name — ohne einen Pfennig in der Tasche

in name [only] — [nur] auf dem Papier

in all but name — im Grunde genommen

2) (reputation) Ruf, der

make a name for oneself — sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

make one's/somebody's name — berühmt werden/jemanden berühmt machen

clear one's/somebody's name — seine/jemandes Unschuld beweisen

3)

call somebody names — (abuse) jemanden beschimpfen

4) (famous person) Name, der

many great or big names — viele namhafte Persönlichkeiten; viele Größen

be a big name — einen großen Namen haben

5) attrib.

name brand — Markenartikel, der
2. transitive verb
1) (give name to) einen Namen geben (+ Dat.)

name somebody John — jemanden John nennen

name a ship "Mary" — ein Schiff [auf den Namen] "Mary" taufen

name somebody/something after or (Amer.) for somebody — jemanden/etwas nach jemandem benennen

be named John — John heißen

a man named Smith — ein Mann namens od. mit Namen Smith

2) (call by right name) benennen

name the capital of Zambia — nenne die Hauptstadt von Sambia

3) (nominate) ernennen

name somebody [as] something — jemanden zu etwas ernennen

name one's successor — seinen Nachfolger bestimmen

he was named as the winner — ihm wurde der Sieg zuerkannt

4) (mention) nennen; (specify) benennen

name names — Namen nennen

name the day — (choose wedding day) den Tag der Hochzeit festsetzen

to name but a few — um nur einige zu nennen

we were given champagne, oysters, you name it — wir kriegten Champagner, Austern, und, und, und

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n.

Name -n m. v.

benennen v.

heißen v.

(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen)

nennen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nannte, genannt)

English-german dictionary > name
9 what

[(h)wɒt, Am (h)wʌt] pron

1) interrogative ( asking for specific information) was;

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?;

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen musste;

\what do you do? was machst du?;

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?;

\what's that called? wie heißt das?;

\what's your phone number? was hast du für eine Telefonnummer?;

\what is your name? wie heißt du?;

\what on earth...? (fam: emphasizing) was um alles in der Welt...?;

\what on earth are you talking about? worüber um alles in der Welt sprichst du?;

\what in God's [or heaven's] name...? was in Gottes Namen...?;

\what in God's/heaven's name did you think was likely to happen? was in Gottes Namen glaubtest du, würde passieren?;

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!);

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? (sl)

\what's the matter [or \what's up] ? was ist los?;

\what for? ( why) wofür?;

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?;

\what are these tools for? wofür sind diese Werkzeuge?; (fam: why is sth being done?) warum;

\what are you talking to me like that for? warum sprichst du so mit mir?;

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?;

to give sb \what for ( fam);

I'll give you \what for gleich setzt's was! ( fam)

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es wird was setzen, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische;

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?;

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?;

\what's on? (what's happening?) was gibt's?;

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo alle miteinander, was gibt's?;

\what about sth/sb/doing sth? ( fam) was ist mit etw/jdm?;

\what about Lalla? - shall we invite her? was ist mit Lalla? - sollen wir sie einladen?;

\what about doing sth? ( used to make a suggestion) wie wäre es, etw zu tun?;

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?;

let's do something fun - hey, \what about going to the movies? lasst uns etwas Lustiges tun - hey, wie wär's mit Kino?;

\what of it? was soll's?;

\what's it to you? das geht dich nichts an;

so I smoke, \what's it to you? und wenn ich rauche - was geht dich das an?;

so \what? ( fam) na und? ( fam)

or \what? ( fam) oder was? ( fam)

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?;

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?;

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

2) relative ( thing or things that) was;

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie erzählte mir nicht, was er gesagt hatte;

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll;

I'll take a look at \what you have finished ich werde mir anschauen, was du gemacht hast;

\what we need is a commitment was wir brauchen,ist Engagement;

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...;

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches;

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3) relative ( used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what - Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten - Laurie hat den ersten Platz gemacht!;

I'll tell you \what - we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4) relative ( whatever) was;

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft;

it doesn't matter \what I say - they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will - sie kritisieren mich immer;

\what have we/you here? was haben wir denn da?;

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?;

come \what may komme, was wolle;

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt;

we don't like keeping this information secret, but \what the director says goes ich halte diese Information nicht gerne geheim, aber es gilt, was der Direktor sagt

5) in exclamations ( showing disbelief) was;

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?;

( emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was;

... or \what!... oder was!;

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

PHRASES:

\what's his/her name [or ( fam) \what do you call him/ her] [or (fam!) \what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?;

I gave it to \what's her name - the new girl ich gab es ihr, wie heißt sie gleich - das neue Mädchen;

\what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich;

it looks like a \what's it called - a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben;

\what gives? ( fam) was ist los?;

you've been in a bad mood all day long - \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune - was ist los?;

to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein;

\what is \what was Sache ist;

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist;

to know \what's \what (fam: to have experience) sich akk auskennen;

you have to ask the manager about that problem - he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen - er kennt sich aus;

\what say... wie wäre es, wenn...;

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?;

\what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...;

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand;

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde; ich bin gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren und habe schlecht geschlafen;

and \what not ( often pej) ( fam) und ähnliches Zeug ( fam)

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort adj

inv

1) ( which) welche(r, s);

\what time is it? wie viel Uhr ist es?;

\what books did you buy? welche Bücher hast du gekauft?;

\what size do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?;

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?;

she didn't know \what cigarettes to buy sie wusste nicht, welche Zigaretten sie kaufen sollte;

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2) ( of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! ( fam)

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte;

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3) ( used for emphasis) was für;

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!;

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war;

\what a day! was für ein Tag!;

\what luck! was für ein Glück!;

\what nonsense [or rubbish] ! was für ein Unsinn!;

\what a pity [or shame] wie schade adv

inv

1) (to what extent?) was;

\what do qualifications matter? was nutzen Qualifikationen schon?;

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!;

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme der Teenager?;

\what does it matter? was macht's? ( fam)

2) ( indicating approximation) sagen wir;

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3) ((dated) fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?;

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht? interj

1) (fam: pardon?) was ( fam)

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2) ( showing surprise or disbelief) was;

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

English-German students dictionary > what
10 what

(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) samme hvem/hva/hvor

I
adv. \/wɒt\/

1) hva, hvor, hvilken, i hvilken grad

• what does it matter?

hvilken rolle spiller det?

2) skal vi si, sånn, rundt, ca., ved

• see you, what, about five

ser deg ved femtiden

3) (hverdagslig, gammeldags) ikke sant, eller hva

• pretty bad song, what?

ganske dårlig sang, eller hva?
II
determ. \/wɒt\/ eller wot

1) hvilke(n), hvilket

• what country do you come from?

hvilket land kommer du fra?

• what are your reasons?

hvilke grunner har du?

• what colour is your house?

hvilken farge er det på huset ditt?

• what size is he?

hvilken størrelse bruker han?

• what day is it today?

hvilken dag er det i dag?

2) hva slags, hvilken type

• what books do you read?

hva slags bøker leser du?

• what answer is that?

hva slags svar er det?

3) ( i utbrudd) for en, for et, hvilke(n), hvilket, så

• what a fool!

for en tosk!

• what beautiful weather!

hvilket nydelig vær!

• what an excuse!

for en unnskyldning!

• what a pity!

så synd!

4) (all) den, (alt) det, (alle) de

• I shall give you what help I can

jeg skal gi deg all den hjelpen jeg kan

• bring what books you have

ta med deg de bøkene du har

• you can wear what clothes you like!

du kan gå med de klærne du vil!

5) (hverdagslig, i relativsetninger) som

• it's the poor what gets the blame

det er de fattige som får skylden
III
pron. \/wɒt\/ eller wot

1) hva, hva som

• what does it mean?

hva betyr det?

• she asked me what was happening

hun spurte meg om hva som foregikk

• he didn't know what to do

han visste ikke hva han skulle gjøre

• what's her name?

hva heter hun?

• do you know what?

vet du hva?

2) hva (som), det (som), alt (hva)

• what this city needs is more cars

det denne byen trenger, er flere biler

• I'll do what I can

jeg skal gjøre det jeg kan

• this is what he says

dette er hva han sier

• what followed was rather unpleasant

det som fulgte var svært lite hyggelig

3) hvor, hvor mye, hvor mange, hvor høy

• what age is he?

hvor gammel er han?

• what money is there?

hvor mye penger er det her?

• what salary do you get?

hvor høy gasje får du?

• what time is it?

hvor mye er klokka?

4) ( i relativsetninger) hva, det, det som, noe som

• but, what even you must see, he was lying

men noe som du selv må innse, er at han løy

• he told me what I knew already, that he was gay

han fortalte meg hva jeg visste fra før, at han var homse

• what is interesting about this is...

det som er interessant med dette, er...

and\/or what have you ( hverdagslig) eller noe slikt, og jeg vet ikke hva

and what not ( hverdagslig) og jeg vet ikke hva

but what ( gammeldags) annet enn at, uten at, som ikke

or what? eller (hva)?

• shall we go or what?

skal vi gå, eller?

so what? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?

what? ( hverdagslig) hva?, hva sa du?, hva for noe? (hverdagslig, sist i setningen) eller hva?, ikke sant?

• your late, what?

du er sen, ikke sant?

• you saw a what?

du så en hva for noe?

• you did what?

du gjorde hva?

what about hva med

• what about Kimberley?

hva med Kimberley?

what-d'you-call-it ( hverdagslig) hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heter

what for av hvilken grunn, hvorfor

• what did you do that for?

hvorfor gjorde du det?

• I shall give you what for!

jeg skal lære deg hvorfor!

what ho! (spøkefullt, gammeldags) hallo!, hei du! hva står på?, hva skjer?

what if hva om, tenk om, anta at

• what if it doesn't work

tenk om den ikke fungerer

what now? hva nå?

what of it? hva så?, og så?, hva gjør vel det?

what say ( hverdagslig) hva om, hva synes du om

• what say we take a couple of days off?

hva om vi tok oss fri et par dager?

what's-her\/his-name hva var det nå hun\/han het igjen, hva hun\/han nå heter

• why don't you invite what's-her-name to your party?

what's-its-name hva var det nå det het igjen, hva det nå heter

what's up? ( hverdagslig) hvordan går det?, står til?, hva skjer?

what's what ( hverdagslig) hva som er hva

what then? eller then what? hva gjør vi da?, og så?

what though ( poetisk) hva gjør det om

what with på grunn av

• we can't go, what with the cats that must be fed and the garden that needs looking after

vi kan ikke dra på grunn av kattene som må ha mat og hagen som må passes på

English-Norwegian dictionary > what
11 name

{neim}
I. 1. име
Christian/aм. given/aм. first NAME малко име
what is your NAME? как се казвате? Tom by NAME, by NAME Tom на име Том
to have/bear a NAME нося име
to know by NAME познавам по име
by/of the NAME of под/с името
under the NAME of с псевдоним
to go/pass by/under the NAME of известен съм под името
in NAME (only) (само) на име
in the NAME of в/от името на
in one's own NAME от свое име, самостоятелно
to take God's NAME in vain библ. изговарям божието име напразно
to put one's NAME down for записвам се за, участвувам в подписка, явявам се кандидат за
2. наименование, название, обозначение, лог. термин, понятие
what's in a NAME? какво значи името? какво има в едно име
3. грам. съществително име
4. име, репутация
to have a NAME for honesty известен съм със своята честност/почтеност
to make a NAME (for oneself), to win oneself a NAME спечелвам си/създавам си име/репутация
5. pl лоши думи, разни имена/епитети
to call someone NAMEs наричам някого всякакъв
6. име, величина, знаменитост
of NAME много известен, с име
7. фамилия, род
the last of his NAME последният от рода си
the NAME of the game разг. целта/същността на работата
to have not a penny/shilling to one's NAME нямам пукната пара
to keep one's NAME on/take one's NAME off the books продължавам/прекъсвам членството си
II. 1. (на) именувам, слагам име, кръщавам
to NAME after кръщавам на
to NAME for наименувам в чест на
2. наричам/назовавам по име, изброявам по имена, посочвам/цитирам за пример
you NAME it разг. каквото щеш, каквото си поискаш
to NAME names цитирам имена (особ. в обвинение)
not to be NAMEd in/on the same day with който не може да се сравнява с, много по-лош от
3. избирам, определям
назначавам (to, for)
4. определям (цена и пр.)
5. парл. споменавам името на (депутат-за някакво провинениe)
III. 1. прочут, добре известен/познат
NAME brand реномирана (фабрична, търговска) марка
2. носещ/с нечие име (за етикет на куфар и пр., за сбирка от картини и пр.)
3. с имената на известни артисти (за филм и пр.)

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{neim} n 1. име; Christian/aм. given/aм. first name малко име; what(2) {neim} v 1. (на)именувам, слагам име, кръщавам; to name after к{3} {neim} а ам. 1. прочут, добре известен/познат; name brand реном

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слава; обозначение; име; знаменитост; наричам; наименувам; наименование; назовавам; название; назначавам;

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1. by/of the name of под/с името 2. christian/aм. given/aм. first name малко име 3. i. име 4. ii. (на) именувам, слагам име, кръщавам 5. iii. прочут, добре известен/познат 6. in name (only) (само) на име 7. in one's own name от свое име, самостоятелно 8. in the name of в/от името на 9. name brand реномирана (фабрична, търговска) марка 10. not to be named in/on the same day with който не може да се сравнява с, много по-лош от 11. of name много известен, с име 12. pl лоши думи, разни имена/епитети 13. the last of his name последният от рода си 14. the name of the game разг. целта/същността на работата 15. to call someone names наричам някого всякакъв 16. to go/pass by/under the name of известен съм под името 17. to have a name for honesty известен съм със своята честност/почтеност 18. to have not a penny/shilling to one's name нямам пукната пара 19. to have/bear a name нося име 20. to keep one's name on/take one's name off the books продължавам/прекъсвам членството си 21. to know by name познавам по име 22. to make a name (for oneself), to win oneself a name спечелвам си/създавам си име/репутация 23. to name after кръщавам на 24. to name for наименувам в чест на 25. to name names цитирам имена (особ. в обвинение) 26. to put one's name down for записвам се за, участвувам в подписка, явявам се кандидат за 27. to take god's name in vain библ. изговарям божието име напразно 28. under the name of с псевдоним 29. what is your name? как се казвате? tom by name, by name tom на име Том 30. what's in a name? какво значи името? какво има в едно име 31. you name it разг. каквото щеш, каквото си поискаш 32. грам. съществително име 33. избирам, определям 34. име, величина, знаменитост 35. име, репутация 36. назначавам (to, for) 37. наименование, название, обозначение, лог. термин, понятие 38. наричам/назовавам по име, изброявам по имена, посочвам/цитирам за пример 39. носещ/с нечие име (за етикет на куфар и пр., за сбирка от картини и пр.) 40. определям (цена и пр.) 41. парл. споменавам името на (депутат-за някакво провинениe) 42. с имената на известни артисти (за филм и пр.) 43. фамилия, род
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name [neim] I. n 1. име; Christian
ame; ам. given
ame, first
ame собствено (малко) име; assumed
ame друго (лъжливо) име; псевдоним; pet
ame галено име; what is your
ame? как се казвате? to have ( bear) the
ame of нося името (на); кръстен съм на; John by
ame (by
ame John) на име Джон; to know by
ame познавам по име; by (of) the
ame of под (с); името; under the
ame of с псевдоним; to go by ( under) the
ame of минавам (известен съм) като; in
ame ( only) (само) на (по) име; официално, формално; in the
ame of в (от) името на; a mere
ame (only a
ame) малко (едва) познат, малко известен; to take a
ame in vain библ. не споменавам напразно име (името Божие) (и шег.); to use s.o.'s
ame позовавам се на нечие име, използвам нечие име като препоръка; to put o.'s
ame down for записвам се за, участвам в подписка; кандидатирам се за; to put o.'s
ame to the message подписвам се под възвание; to send in o.'s
ame представям се, казвам името си (на прислужник); to keep o.'s
ame on ( to take o.'s
ame off) the books продължавам членството си (прекъсвам членството си); 2. наименование, название, обозначение; trivial
ame разговорно (ненаучно) название (на растение, животно); 3. ез. съществително име; common
ame съществително нарицателно; proper
ame собствено име, лично име; 4. репутация, име; авторитет; to make o.s. a
ame спечелвам си (създавам си) име, репутация; to have a
ame for известен съм (славя се) с; give a dog a bad
ame and hang him като кажат, че едно куче е бясно, свършено е с него; 5. pl лоши думи, обидни имена; to call s.o.
ames ругая, обиждам, наскърбявам; 6. име, величина; знаменитост; of
ame много известен, с име, именит; 7. лог. термин, понятие; • not a penny to o.'s
ame без грош; the last of his
ame последният от рода си; the
ame of the game есенцията, същината; целта на занятието; a
ame to conjure with важен (влиятелен) човек, популярно име; his
ame is mud спечелил си е неодобрение (неприязън); II. v 1. именувам, назовавам, наименувам, слагам име, кръщавам; to
ame after кръщавам на; to
ame for ( from) ам. наименувам в чест на; 2. наричам, назовавам по име; изброявам по имена; посочвам, цитирам за пример; (и to
ame names); 3. избирам, определям, посочвам; ам. назначавам; 4. определям (цена и пр.); 5. извиквам името на (заради някакво провинение); III. adj известен, популярен; a
ame brand известна марка.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > name
12 name

[neɪm] n

1) ( title) Name m;

hello, my \name's Peter hallo, ich heiße Peter;

what's your \name? wie heißen Sie?;

her full name is... ihr voller Name lautet...;

first \name Vorname m;

last \name Familienname m, Nachname m;

to call sb \names jdn beschimpfen;

some of the kids had been calling her \names ein paar von den anderen Kindern hatten ihr Schimpfwörter nachgerufen;

to write one's last \name down first seinen Familiennamen zuerst angeben;

by \name dem Namen nach;

they were listed by \name and country of origin sie waren dem Namen und Heimatland nach aufgelistet;

in the business world he goes by the \name of J. Walter Fortune ( form) in der Geschäftswelt kennt man ihn unter dem Namen J. Walter Fortune;

in all but \name de facto;

she is vice-president in all but \name de facto ist sie die Vizepräsidentin;

in \name only nur nominell [o dem Namen nach];

to do sth in the \name of sb [or to do sth in sb's \name] etw in jds Namen tun;

I reserved by phone yesterday in the \name of Tremin ich habe gestern telefonisch auf den Namen Tremin reservieren lassen;

the union is taking action in our \name die Gewerkschaft unternimmt Schritte in unserem Namen;

in the \name of freedom and justice im Namen von Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit;

in God's [or heaven's] \name, in the \name of God um Himmels willen;

what in God's \name caused that outburst? was um Himmels willen hat diesen Ausbruch verursacht?;

under the \name of... unter dem Pseudonym...

2) no pl ( reputation) Name m, Ruf m;

if this project fails our \name will be mud wenn dieses Projekt fehlschlägt, wird unser Ruf ruiniert sein;

to be a big/important \name zu den großen/bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten zählen;

a good/bad \name ein guter/schlechter Ruf;

he developed a bad \name er hat sich einen schlechten Ruf eingehandelt;

to give sb/sth a good \name jdm/etw einen guten Ruf verschaffen;

to give sb/sth a bad \name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen;

to clear one's \name sich akk reinwaschen;

she went to court to clear her \name sie ging vor Gericht, um ihren Namen reinzuwaschen;

to have a \name for sth für etw akk bekannt sein;

to make a \name for oneself sich dat einen Namen machen;

he has made a \name for himself as a talented journalist er hat als talentierter Journalist von sich reden gemacht

PHRASES:

the \name of the game das, worauf es ankommt;

financial survival is the \name of the game was zählt, ist das finanzielle Überleben;

without a penny [or cent] to one's \name ohne einen Pfennig;

he has not a penny to his \name er ist völlig mittellos;

to take sb's \name in vain jds Namen missbrauchen;

a \name to conjure with ein Name, der Wunder wirkt;

Wutherington-Smythe, my goodness, that's a \name to conjure with! meine Güte, Wutherington-Smythe, das ist ein Name, der Eindruck macht vt

1) ( call)

to \name sb jdm einen Namen geben;

they \named their little boy Philip sie nannten ihren kleinen Sohn Philip;

to \name sb after [or (Am) for] sb jdn nach jdm [be]nennen;

Paul was \named after his grandfather Paul wurde nach seinem Großvater benannt;

to \name sth after [or (Am) for] sb etw nach jdm benennen

2) ( list)

to \name sb/ sth jdn/etw nennen;

\name three types of monkey geben Sie drei Affenarten an

3) ( choose)

to \name sb/ sth jdn/etw nennen;

to \name the time and the place [die] Zeit und [den] Ort nennen;

you \name it was auch immer Sie wollen;

gin, vodka, whisky, beer - you \name it, I've got it Gin, Wodka, Whisky, Bier - was [immer] Sie wünschen, ich führe es

4) ( nominate)

to \name sb sth jdn zu etw dat ernennen;

she has been \named the new Democratic candidate sie ist als neue Kandidatin der Demokraten aufgestellt worden

English-German students dictionary > name
13 name

adj. iemand met een reputatie; beroemd; betreffende een naam
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n. naam; "nick"-: koosnaam; reclame; gewaardeerd iemand; titel
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v. benoemen, noemen; opnoemen; thuisbrengen

name¹

[ neem] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 naam ⇒ benaming

2 reputatie ⇒ naam, faam

♦voorbeelden:

1   enter/put down one's name for • zich opgeven/laten inschrijven voor

     could you leave your name, please? • zou u uw naam willen opgeven?

     take someone's name in vain • iemands naam ijdel gebruiken

     what's-his/her/its-name? • hoe heet hij/zij/het ook al weer?, dinges

     what's in a name? • wat zegt een naam?

     he knows all his students by name • hij kent al zijn studenten bij naam

     I know him by name • ik ken hem van naam

     a man by/of the name of Jones • iemand die Jones heet, een zekere Jones

     take one's name off the books • zich laten uitschrijven (als lid)

     keep one's name on the books • ingeschreven blijven staan

     he hasn't a penny to his name • hij heeft geen cent

     I can't put a name to him • ik kan hem niet precies thuisbrengen

     I can't put a name to it • ik weet niet precies hoe ik het moet zeggen

     first name • voornaam

     〈 voornamelijk Brits-Engels〉 second name • familienaam, achternaam

2   make/win a name for oneself, win oneself a name • naam maken

     he has a name for avarice • hij staat als gierig bekend

¶ 〈 informeel〉 the name of the game is … • waar het om gaat is …

     drag someone's name through the mire • iemands naam door het slijk halen

     〈 informeel〉 his name is mud • hij heeft een reputatie van likmevestje

     call someone names • iemand uitschelden/beschimpen

     a name to conjure with • een naam die wonderen verricht, een invloedrijke naam

     lend one's name to • zijn naam lenen aan

     in the name of • in (de) naam van, omwille van

→ big big/

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name²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 noemen ⇒ benoemen, een naam geven

2 dopen 〈 schip〉

3 (op)noemen

4 benoemen ⇒ aanstellen

5 vaststellen

6 〈 voornamelijk passief〉 de naam vrijgeven van

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 handel〉 bill of lading to a named person • cognossement op naam

     she was named after her mother, 〈 Amerikaans-Engels ook〉she was named for her mother • ze was naar haar moeder genoemd

3   name your price • noem maar een prijs

5   name the day • de trouwdag/huwelijksdatum vaststellen

6   the victim has been named as John Smith • de naam van het slachtoffer is vrijgegeven; het is J.S.

¶ 〈 informeel〉 you name it • noem maar op

     〈 informeel〉 you name it, he's got it • je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken of hij heeft het

English-Dutch dictionary > name
14 what\'s-its-name

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[English Word] what's-it's-name

[English Plural] what's-its

[Swahili Word] kidude

[Swahili Plural] vidude

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[English Word] what's-its-name

[Swahili Word] -nyangalika

[Part of Speech] adjective

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English-Swahili dictionary > what\'s-its-name
15 name

[neim] 1. noun
1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) ime

2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) ugled
2. verb
1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) imenovati

2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) našteti

•

- nameless
- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
- name after
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I [néim]
noun

ime, vzdevek, označba; reputacija, glas, ugled, čast; slavno ime, slaven človek; rod, rodbina

by name — po imenu

to call s.th. by its proper name — dati čemu pravo ime, reči bobu bob

to call s.o. names — dajati komu priimke, psovati koga

family name — priimek

first ( —ali given) name — krstno ime

to give a dog a bad name and hang — him vso krivdo zvaliti na človeka, ki je na slabem glasu

to give one's name — povedati svoje ime

colloquially give it a name! — povej naravnost, kaj želiš!

to go by the name of — živeti pod (tujim) imenom

the great names of our century — slavni ljudje našega stoletja

to have a good (ill) name — biti na dobrem (slabem) glasu

in name only — samo po imenu

to have a name for — biti na glasu; da

in the name of — v imenu (ljudstva, usmiljenja itd.)

of name — ugleden, pomemben

maiden name — dekliško ime

in one's own name — v svojem imenu

proper name — lastno ime

to make one's name — ali to make a name for o.s. —, ali to make o.s. a name — zasloveti

not a penny ( —ali nickel) to his name — čisto brez denarja je

to put one's name down for — priglasiti kandidaturo

to send in one's name — napovedati se, priglasiti se

to take a name in vain — nespoštljivo o kom govoriti, po nemarnem imenovati

to keep one's name on the books — ostati v klubu, šoli

to take one's name off the books — izstopiti iz kluba, šole

to win a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime, zasloveti

what's in a name? — ime kaj malo pomeni
II [néim]
transitive verb

imenovati, nazivati, zvatti (after, from po); omeniti po imenu, poklicati po imenu, našteti; imenovati, določiti ( for za); določiti (datum); British English parliament posvariti, pozvati k redu

to name but one — da omenim le enega

to be named after — dobiti ime po kom

he is not to be named on the same day with me — še zdaleč mi ni enak

to name the day — določiti dan poroke

to name one's price (conditions) — povedati svojo ceno (pogoje)

English-Slovenian dictionary > name
16 what

what [wɒt]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in questions and indirect speech) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what time is it? quelle heure est-il ?

• what flavours do you want? quels parfums voulez-vous ?

• what subjects did you choose? quelles matières as-tu choisies ?

• she told me what colour it was elle m'a dit de quelle couleur c'était

• they asked me what kind of films I liked ils m'ont demandé quel genre de films j'aimais

   b. ( = all the) I gave him what money I had je lui ai donné tout l'argent que j'avais

• what savings we had are now gone le peu d'économies que nous avions s'est maintenant envolé

• I will give you what information we have je vais vous donner toutes les informations dont nous disposons

• I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai réconfortée comme j'ai pu

   c. (exclamations) what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise !

• what a ridiculous suggestion! quelle suggestion ridicule !

• what a nightmare! quel cauchemar !

• what a nuisance! quelle barbe ! (inf)

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• what lovely hair you've got! quels jolis cheveux tu as !

2. pronoun

   a. (used alone, or in emphatic position) quoi

• what? I didn't get that quoi ? je n'ai pas compris

• I've forgotten something -- what? j'ai oublié quelque chose -- quoi ?

• he's getting married -- what! il se marie -- quoi !

• what! you expect me to believe that! quoi ! et tu penses que je vais croire ça !

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► quoi is used with a preposition, if the French verb requires one.

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• I've just thought of something -- what? je viens de penser à quelque chose -- à quoi ?

• I've just remembered something -- what? je viens de me souvenir de quelque chose -- de quoi ?

• you what? (inf!) (British) quoi !

   b. (subject in direct questions) qu'est-ce qui

• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?

• what's bothering you? qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe ?

• what's for dinner? qu'est-ce qu'il y a pour dîner ?

• what is his address? quelle est son adresse ?

• what's the French for "pen"? comment dit-on « pen » en français ?

• what is this called? comment ça s'appelle ?

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► When asking for a definition or explanation, c'est quoi is often used in spoken French.

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• what are capers? c'est quoi, les câpres ?

• what's that noise? c'est quoi, ce bruit ?

• what's that? (asking about sth) c'est quoi ? ; ( = what did you say) comment ?

   c. (object in direct questions) qu'est-ce que, que quoi after prep

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► The object pronoun que is more formal than qu'est-ce que and requires inversion of verb and pronoun.

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• what did you do? qu'avez-vous fait ?

• what can we do? qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ? que peut-on faire ?

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► The French preposition cannot be separated from the pronoun.

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• what does he owe his success to? à quoi doit-il son succès ?

• what were you talking about? de quoi parliez-vous ?

   d. ( = which in particular) quel m, quelle f quels mpl, quelles fpl

• what's the best time to call? quel est le meilleur moment pour vous joindre ?

• what are the advantages? quels sont les avantages ?

   e. ( = how much) combien

• what will it cost? ça va coûter combien ?

• what does it weigh? ça pèse combien ?

• what do 2 and 2 make? combien font 2 et 2 ?

• what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien faire ?

   f. (in indirect questions) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que

• I wonder what will happen je me demande ce qui va se passer

• I wonder what they think je me demande ce qu'ils pensent

• I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce que c'est que ce bâtiment

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► If the French verb takes a preposition, what is translated by quoi.

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• tell us what you're thinking about dites-nous à quoi vous pensez

• I wonder what they need je me demande de quoi ils ont besoin

• I wonder what they are expecting je me demande à quoi ils s'attendent

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► quoi is used when what ends the sentence.

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• I don't know who's doing what je ne sais pas qui fait quoi

   g. (in relative clauses) ( = that which) (subject of verb) ce qui ; (object of verb) ce que ; (object of verb taking "de") ce dont ; (object of verb taking "à") ce à quoi

• what is done is done ce qui est fait est fait

• the hotel isn't what it was l'hôtel n'est plus ce qu'il était

• what I don't understand is... ce que je ne comprends pas c'est...

• what I need is... ce dont j'ai besoin c'est...

• it wasn't what I was expecting ce n'est pas ce à quoi je m'attendais

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► When what means the ones which, the French pronoun is generally plural.

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• I've no clothes except what I'm wearing je n'ai pas d'autres vêtements que ceux que je porte

   h. (set structures)

► and what...

• and what's more et qui plus est

• and what is worse et ce qui est pire

• and what not (inf) et cetera► or what? (inf!)

are you coming or what? tu viens ou quoi ? (inf)

• I mean, is that sick, or what? il faut vraiment être malade ! (inf)► tell you what (inf)

tell you what, let's stay here another day j'ai une idée: si on restait un jour de plus ?► what about

• what about people who haven't got cars? et les gens qui n'ont pas de voiture ?

• what about going to the cinema? si on allait au cinéma ?► what for? pourquoi ?

• what did you do that for? pourquoi avez-vous fait ça ?

• to give sb what for (inf!) passer un savon a qn► what if et si

• what if this doesn't work out? et si ça ne marchait pas ?

• what if he says no? et s'il refuse ?► what of

• but what of the country's political leaders? et les dirigeants politiques du pays ?

• what of it? (inf) et alors ?► what's what (inf)

he knows what's what il connaît son affaire

• I've done this job long enough to know what's what je fais ce travail depuis assez longtemps pour savoir de quoi il retourne► what with

• what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state entre le stress et le manque de sommeil, j'étais dans un état lamentable

• what with one thing and another avec tout ça

3. compounds

► what-d'ye-call-her (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what-d'ye-call-him (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what-d'ye-call-it (inf) noun machin (inf) m

► what's-her-name (inf) noun Machine (inf) f

► what's-his-name (inf) noun Machin (inf) m

► what's-it noun machin (inf) m

• Mr What's-it (inf) Monsieur Machin (Chose) (inf) ► what's-its-name (inf) noun machin (inf) m

* * *
[wɒt], US [hwɒt] 1.
pronoun

1) ( what exactly) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) que, qu'est-ce que; ( with prepositions) quoi

what is happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what are you doing? — qu'est-ce que tu fais?

with what? — avec quoi?

and what else? — et quoi d'autre?

what is to be done? — que faire?

what does it matter? — qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?

what's her telephone number? — quel est son numéro de téléphone?

what's that button for? — à quoi sert ce bouton?

what for? — ( why) pourquoi?; ( concerning what) à propos de quoi?

what's it like? — comment c'est?

what's this called in Flemish? —

what's the Flemish for this? — comment dit-on cela en flamand?

what did it cost? — combien est-ce que ça a coûté?

2) ( in rhetorical questions)

what's life without love? — que serait la vie sans l'amour?

what's the use? — ( enquiringly) à quoi bon?; ( exasperatedly) à quoi ça sert?

what does he care? — qu'est-ce que ça peut bien lui faire?

3) ( whatever)

do what you want — fais ce que tu veux

4) ( in clauses) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que, (before vowel) ce qu'

this is what is called a ‘monocle’ — c'est ce qu'on appelle un ‘monocle’

do you know what that device is? — sais-tu ce que c'est que cet appareil?

what I need is — ce dont j'ai besoin c'est

drinking what looked like whisky — buvant quelque chose qui ressemblait à du whisky

and what's more — et en plus

and what's worse ou better — et en plus

5) (colloq) ( when guessing)

it'll cost, what, £50 — ça coutera, quoi, dans les 50 livres?

6) ( inviting repetition)

what's that? —

what did you say? — quoi? qu'est-ce que tu as dit?

he earns what? — il gagne combien?

he did what? — il a fait quoi?

George what? — George comment?
2.
determiner

1) ( which) quel/quelle/quels/quelles

what time is it? — quelle heure est-il?

2) ( in exclamations) quel/quelle

what a nice car! — quelle belle voiture!

what a strange thing to do! — quelle drôle d'idée!

what use is that? — lit, fig à quoi ça sert?

3) ( the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tout ce qu'il gagne, il le dépense

what little she has — le peu qu'elle a, tout ce qu'elle a

what few friends she had — les quelques amis qu'elle avait
3.
what about prepositional phrase

1) ( when drawing attention)

what about the letter they sent? — et la lettre qu'ils ont envoyée, alors?

what about the children? — et les enfants (alors)?

2) ( when making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — et si on dînait au restaurant?

what about Tuesday? — qu'est-ce que tu dirais de mardi?

3) ( in reply)

‘what about your sister?’ - ‘what about her?’ — ‘et ta sœur?’ - ‘quoi ma sœur?’
4.
what if prepositional phrase et si
5.
what with prepositional phrase

what with her shopping bags and her bike — avec ses sacs à provisions et son vélo en plus

what with the depression and unemployment — entre la dépression et le chômage

what with one thing and another — avec ceci et cela
6.
exclamation quoi!, comment!

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I'll tell you what — tu sais quoi

to give somebody what for — (colloq) GB passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

to know what's what — s'y connaître

well, what do you know — iron tout arrive

what do you think I am! — (colloq) tu me prends pour quoi!

what's it to you? — (colloq) en quoi ça vous regarde?

English-French dictionary > what
17 name

name [neɪm]

1. noun

   a. nom m

• what's your name? comment vous appelez-vous ?

• my name is Robert je m'appelle Robert

• what name shall I say? (on telephone) c'est de la part de qui ?

• please fill in your name and address prière d'inscrire vos nom, prénom et adresse

• to take sb's name and address noter les coordonnées de qn

• to put one's name down for a class s'inscrire à un cours

• he writes under the name of John Smith il écrit sous le pseudonyme de John Smith

• she's the boss in all but name elle est le patron sans en avoir le titre

• to refer to sb by name désigner qn par son nom

• without mentioning any names sans citer personne

• that's the name of the game ( = that's what matters) c'est ce qui compte ; ( = that's how it is) c'est comme ça

• all the big names were there toutes les célébrités étaient là

   b. ( = reputation) réputation f

• he has a name for honesty il a la réputation d'être honnête

• to have a bad name avoir mauvaise réputation

• to get a bad name se faire une mauvaise réputation

• to make one's name se faire un nom

• this book made his name ce livre l'a rendu célèbre

   c. ( = insult) to call sb names traiter qn de tous les noms

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = give a name to) nommer ; [+ comet, star, mountain] donner un nom à

• a person named Smith un (e) dénommé(e) Smith

• to name a child after sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn

   b. ( = give name of) nommer ; ( = list) citer

• he refused to name his accomplices il a refusé de révéler les noms de ses complices

• name the chief works of Shakespeare citez les principaux ouvrages de Shakespeare

• they have been named as witnesses ils ont été cités comme témoins

• he has been named as the leader of the expedition on l'a désigné pour diriger l'expédition

   c. ( = fix) [+ date, price] fixer

• name your price fixez votre prix

3. compounds

► name day noun fête f

► name-drop intransitive verb émailler sa conversation de noms de gens en vue

► name tape noun marque f

* * *
[neɪm] 1.
noun

1) ( title) gen nom m; (of book, film) titre m

first name — prénom m

my name is Louis — je m'appelle Louis

what name shall I say? — ( on phone) c'est de la part de qui?; ( in person) qui dois-je annoncer?

he goes by the name of Max — il s'appelle Max

I know it by another name — je le connais sous un autre nom

I only know the company by name — je ne connais la société que de nom

he's president in name only — il n'a de président que le nom

to be party leader in all ou everything but name — être chef du parti en pratique, sinon en titre

to take ou get one's name from — porter le nom de

to put one's name down for — s'inscrire à

2) ( reputation) réputation f

3) ( insult)

to call somebody names — injurier quelqu'un

he called me all sorts of names — il m'a traité de tous les noms
2.
transitive verb

1) ( call) appeler [person, area]; baptiser [boat, planet]

they named her after GB ou for US her mother — ils l'ont appelée comme sa mère

we'll name him Martin after Martin Luther King — on l'appellera Martin en souvenir de Martin Luther King

a boy named Joe — un garçon nommé Joe

the product is named after its inventor — le produit porte le nom de son inventeur

2) ( cite) citer

name three American States — citez trois États américains

illnesses? you name it, I've had it! — des maladies? je les ai toutes eues!

3) ( reveal identity of) citer [names]; révéler [sources]; révéler l'identité de [suspect]

to name names — donner des noms

naming no names — sans vouloir dénoncer personne

to be named as a suspect — être désigné comme suspect

4) ( appoint) nommer [captain]; donner la composition de [team]; désigner [heir]; nommer [successor]

5) ( state) indiquer [place, time]; fixer [price, terms]

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that's the name of the game — c'est la règle du jeu

to see one's name in lights — devenir célèbre

English-French dictionary > name
18 what

what [wɒt]

qu'est-ce qui ⇒ 1 (a) que ⇒ 1 (a) qu'est-ce que ⇒ 1 (a) quoi ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f) ce qui ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f) ce que ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (f), 1 (g) comment ⇒ 1 (c) combien ⇒ 1 (e) quel ⇒ 2 (a), 3

1 pronoun

(a) (in direct questions → as subject) qu'est-ce qui, que; (→ as object) (qu'est-ce) que, quoi; (→ after preposition) quoi;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que tu veux?, que veux-tu?;

∎ what's happening? qu'est-ce qui se passe?, que se passe-t-il?;

∎ what's new? quoi de neuf?;

∎ familiar what's up? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's that for? à quoi cela sert-il?, à quoi ça sert?;

∎ what's the matter?, what is it? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?;

∎ familiar what's it to you? qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?; (what did you say) quoi?;

∎ what's that building? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bâtiment?;

∎ what's your phone number? quel est votre numéro de téléphone?;

∎ what's her name? comment s'appelle-t-elle?;

∎ what's the Spanish for "light"? comment dit-on "light" en espagnol?;

∎ what's the boss like? comment est le patron?;

∎ what is life without friends? que vaut la vie sans amis?;

∎ familiar what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a?^□ ;

∎ what did I tell you? (gen) qu'est-ce que je vous ai dit?; (I told you so) je vous l'avais bien dit!;

∎ she must be, what, 50? elle doit avoir, quoi, 50 ans?;

∎ Mum? - what? - can I go out? Maman? - quoi? - est-ce que je peux sortir?;

∎ what are you thinking about? à quoi pensez-vous?;

∎ what did he die of? de quoi est-il mort?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ what could be more beautiful? quoi de plus beau?;

∎ formal or humorous to what do I owe this honour? qu'est-ce qui me vaut cet honneur?

(b) (in indirect questions → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ tell us what happened dites-nous ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I wonder what she was thinking about! je me demande ce qui lui est passé par la tête!;

∎ I asked what it was all about j'ai demandé de quoi il était question;

∎ he didn't understand what I said il n'a pas compris ce que j'ai dit;

∎ I don't know what to do je ne sais pas quoi faire;

∎ I don't know what to do to help him je ne sais pas quoi faire pour l'aider;

∎ I don't know what that building is je ne sais pas ce qu'est ce bâtiment

(c) (asking someone to repeat something) comment;

∎ what's that? qu'est-ce que tu dis?;

∎ they bought what? quoi, qu'est-ce qu'ils ont acheté?

(d) (expressing surprise) quoi;

∎ what, another new dress? quoi, encore une nouvelle robe?;

∎ what, no coffee! comment ou quoi? pas de café?;

∎ he's going into the circus - what! il va travailler dans un cirque - quoi?;

∎ I found $350 - you what! j'ai trouvé 350 dollars - quoi?;

∎ I told her to leave - you did what! je lui ai dit de partir - tu lui as dit quoi?

(e) (how much)

∎ what's 17 minus 4? combien ou que fait 17 moins 4?;

∎ what does it cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte?;

∎ what do I owe you? combien vous dois-je?;

∎ do you know what he was asking for it? savez-vous combien il en demandait?

(f) (that which → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que, quoi;

∎ what you need is a hot bath ce qu'il vous faut, c'est un bon bain chaud;

∎ they spent what amounted to a week's salary ils ont dépensé l'équivalent d'une semaine de salaire;

∎ she has what it takes to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ that's what life is all about! c'est ça la vie!;

∎ education is not what it used to be l'enseignement n'est plus ce qu'il était;

∎ what is most remarkable is that… ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable c'est que…;

∎ it was pretty much what we expected c'était plus ou moins ce qu'on avait imaginé;

∎ what's done cannot be undone ce qui est fait est fait;

∎ and what is worse… et ce qui est pire…

(g) (whatever, everything that)

∎ they rescued what they could ils ont sauvé ce qu'ils ont pu;

∎ say what you will vous pouvez dire ou vous direz tout ce que vous voudrez;

∎ say what you will, I don't believe you racontez tout ce que vous voulez, je ne vous crois pas;

∎ come what may advienne que pourra

(h) British familiar old-fashioned (inviting agreement) n'est-ce pas^□ ;

∎ an interesting book, what? un livre intéressant, n'est-ce pas ou pas vrai?

(i) (idioms)

∎ I'll tell you what… écoute!;

∎ you know what…? tu sais quoi…?;

∎ I know what j'ai une idée;

∎ you'll never guess what tu ne devineras jamais (quoi);

∎ familiar documents, reports and what have you or and what not des documents, des rapports et je ne sais quoi encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and I don't know what et que sais-je encore^□ ;

∎ familiar and God knows what et Dieu sait quoi;

∎ have you got a flat, rooms or what? vous avez un appartement, une chambre ou quoi?;

∎ look, do you want to come or what? alors, tu veux venir ou quoi?;

∎ a trip to Turkey? - what next! un voyage en Turquie? - et puis quoi encore!;

∎ what have we here? mais que vois-je?;

∎ what then? et après?;

∎ old-fashioned what ho! eh! ho!; (as greeting) salut!;

∎ familiar we need to find out what's what il faut qu'on sache où en sont les choses;

∎ familiar she told me what was what elle m'a mis au courant;

∎ familiar they know what's what in art ils s'y connaissent en art^□ ;

∎ familiar I'll show him what's what! je vais lui montrer de quel bois je me chauffe!

2 adjective

(a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);

∎ what books did you buy? quels livres avez-vous achetés?;

∎ what colour/size is it? de quelle couleur/taille c'est?;

∎ (at) what time will you be arriving? à quelle heure arriverez-vous?;

∎ what day is it? quel jour sommes-nous?;

∎ what good or use is this? à quoi ça sert?

(b) (as many as, as much as)

∎ I gave her what money I had je lui ai donné le peu d'argent que j'avais;

∎ he gathered what strength he had il a rassemblé le peu de forces qui lui restaient;

∎ what time we had left was spent (in) packing on a passé le peu de temps qui nous restait à faire les valises;

∎ they stole what little money she had ils lui ont volé le peu d'argent qu'elle avait;

∎ I gave her what comfort I could je l'ai consolée autant que j'ai pu

3 predeterminer

∎ (expressing an opinion or a reaction) what a suggestion! quelle idée!;

∎ what a strange thing! comme c'est bizarre!;

∎ what a pity! comme c'est ou quel dommage!;

∎ what an idiot he is! comme il est bête!, qu'il est bête!;

∎ what lovely children you have! quels charmants enfants vous avez!;

∎ what a lot of people! que de gens!, que de monde!;

∎ you can't imagine what a time we had getting here vous ne pouvez pas vous imaginer le mal qu'on a eu à venir jusqu'ici

4 adverb

∎ (in rhetorical questions) what do I care? qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire?;

∎ what does it matter? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;

∎ well, what of it? et bien?, et après?

5 what about adverb

∎ what about lunch? et si on déjeunait?;

∎ when shall we go? - what about Monday? quand est-ce qu'on y va? - (et si on disait) lundi?;

∎ what about your promise? - what about my promise? et ta promesse? - ben quoi, ma promesse?;

∎ familiar what about it? et alors?;

∎ do you remember Lauryn? - what about her? tu te souviens de Lauryn? - oui, et alors?;

∎ and what about you? et vous donc?

6 what for adverb

(why) pourquoi?;

∎ what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela?;

∎ I'm leaving town - what for? je quitte la ville - pourquoi?

7 what if conjunction

∎ what if we went to the beach? et si on allait à la plage?;

∎ he won't come - and what if he doesn't? (supposing) il ne va pas venir - et alors?

8 what with conjunction

∎ what with work and the children I don't get much sleep entre le travail et les enfants, je ne dors pas beaucoup;

∎ what with paying for dinner and the cab he was left with no cash après avoir payé le dîner et le taxi, il n'avait plus d'argent;

∎ what with one thing and another I never got there pour un tas de raisons je n'y suis jamais allé

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > what
19 what

what [wɒt] pron

1) inter. како́й?, что., ско́лько?;

what is it? что э́то (тако́е?)
;

what did he pay for it? ско́лько он заплати́л за э́то?
;

what is he? кто он тако́й? ( по профессии)
;

what? what did you say? repeat, please что? что вы сказа́ли? повтори́те
;

what about...? что но́вого о...?, ну как...?
;

what about your promise? ну, так как же насчёт ва́шего обеща́ния?
;

what's his name? как его́ зову́т?
;

what for? заче́м?
;

what good ( или use) is it? кака́я по́льза от э́того?, како́й толк в э́том?
;

what if...? а что, е́сли...?
;

what manner ( или kind, sort) of? что за?; како́й?
;

what kind of man is he? како́в он?, что он собо́й представля́ет?
;

what next? ну, а да́льше что?
;

what of...? = what about...?
;

well, what of it?, разг. so what? ну и что из того́?, ну, так что ж?
;

what though...? что из того́, что...?
;

what are we the better for it all? что нам от того́?

2) conj. како́й, что, ско́лько;

I don't know what she wants я не зна́ю, что ей ну́жно
;

like what's in your worker's eyes? наприме́р, что ду́мают ва́ши рабо́чие?
;

he gave her what money he had он дал ей все де́ньги, каки́е у него́ бы́ли
;

I know what to do я зна́ю, что ну́жно де́лать
;

do you know him what came yesterday? (неправ. вместо who) вы зна́ете челове́ка, кото́рый приходи́л вчера́?

3) emph. како́й!; как!; что!;

what a strange phenomenon! како́е необы́чное явле́ние!
;

what an interesting book it is! кака́я интере́сная кни́га!
;

what a pity! как жаль!

◊
(and) what not и так да́лее
;

what ho! оклик или приветствие
;

what matter? э́то несуще́ственно!
;

what is more бо́лее то́чно, кро́ме того́
;

what with всле́дствие, из-за
;

what gives! что я ви́жу!; да ну!
;

I know what у меня́ есть предложе́ние, иде́я
;

what is what что к чему́
;

I know what's what я отли́чно всё понима́ю
;

this isn't easy what? э́то не легко́, а? как вы счита́ете?
;

what the hell?

а) како́го чёрта?;

б) ну и что?, поду́маешь!;

come what may будь, что бу́дет
;

what on earth ( или in the blazes, in the world)...? чёрт возьми́, бо́га ра́ди...
;

what on earth is he doing here? како́го чёрта ему́ ну́жно здесь?, что он, чёрт побери́, де́лает здесь?

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > what
20 what

what [wɒt] pron

1) inter. како́й?, что., ско́лько?;

what is it? что э́то (тако́е?)
;

what did he pay for it? ско́лько он заплати́л за э́то?
;

what is he? кто он тако́й? ( по профессии)
;

what? what did you say? repeat, please что? что вы сказа́ли? повтори́те
;

what about...? что но́вого о...?, ну как...?
;

what about your promise? ну, так как же насчёт ва́шего обеща́ния?
;

what's his name? как его́ зову́т?
;

what for? заче́м?
;

what good ( или use) is it? кака́я по́льза от э́того?, како́й толк в э́том?
;

what if...? а что, е́сли...?
;

what manner ( или kind, sort) of? что за?; како́й?
;

what kind of man is he? како́в он?, что он собо́й представля́ет?
;

what next? ну, а да́льше что?
;

what of...? = what about...?
;

well, what of it?, разг. so what? ну и что из того́?, ну, так что ж?
;

what though...? что из того́, что...?
;

what are we the better for it all? что нам от того́?

2) conj. како́й, что, ско́лько;

I don't know what she wants я не зна́ю, что ей ну́жно
;

like what's in your worker's eyes? наприме́р, что ду́мают ва́ши рабо́чие?
;

he gave her what money he had он дал ей все де́ньги, каки́е у него́ бы́ли
;

I know what to do я зна́ю, что ну́жно де́лать
;

do you know him what came yesterday? (неправ. вместо who) вы зна́ете челове́ка, кото́рый приходи́л вчера́?

3) emph. како́й!; как!; что!;

what a strange phenomenon! како́е необы́чное явле́ние!
;

what an interesting book it is! кака́я интере́сная кни́га!
;

what a pity! как жаль!

◊
(and) what not и так да́лее
;

what ho! оклик или приветствие
;

what matter? э́то несуще́ственно!
;

what is more бо́лее то́чно, кро́ме того́
;

what with всле́дствие, из-за
;

what gives! что я ви́жу!; да ну!
;

I know what у меня́ есть предложе́ние, иде́я
;

what is what что к чему́
;

I know what's what я отли́чно всё понима́ю
;

this isn't easy what? э́то не легко́, а? как вы счита́ете?
;

what the hell?

а) како́го чёрта?;

б) ну и что?, поду́маешь!;

come what may будь, что бу́дет
;

what on earth ( или in the blazes, in the world)...? чёрт возьми́, бо́га ра́ди...
;

what on earth is he doing here? како́го чёрта ему́ ну́жно здесь?, что он, чёрт побери́, де́лает здесь?

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What's in a Name? — Author Isaac Asimov Original title Death of a Honey Blonde Country United States Language English Genre(s) … Wikipedia
what is your good name? — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary to mean What is your full name?, where a questioner wants to know the person s formal or legal given name that may appear on a passport, as opposed to the pet name they would be called by close friends and… … English dialects glossary
what's in a name? — names are arbitrary labels What s in a name? If you know her by Elizabeth or Lizzie, she’s still the same person … Useful english dictionary
what in God's name — interjection used to add emphasis to what when beginning question. What in Gods name are you doing with that pizza? Syn: what the dickens, what on Earth, what the Devil … Wiktionary
what in heaven's name — how/who/what etc in heaven’s name spoken phrase used for strongly emphasizing a question Where in heaven’s name did you get that hat? Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: heaven … Useful english dictionary
what in God's name — how/what/why/etc in God’s name spoken formal phrase used for emphasizing a question Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym Main entry: God … Useful english dictionary
what's-his (etc.) -name — Same as what do you call it … A concise dictionary of English slang
what's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet … Meaning and origin of phrases
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose… — См. Что в имени? … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
Name — (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. {Anonymous} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Name plate — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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