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  • 1 What Would Wonder Woman Wear

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    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > What Would Wonder Woman Wear

  • 2 wonder

    [ˈwandə]
    1. noun
    1) the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary:

    He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.

    دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب
    2) something strange, unexpected or extraordinary:

    You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!

    مُعْجِزَه
    3) the quality of being strange or unexpected:

    The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.

    العَجَب، الشَّيء المُدْهِش
    2. verb
    1) to be surprised:

    Caroline is very fond of John – I shouldn't wonder if she married him.

    يَتَعَجَّب، يَنْدَهِش
    2) to feel curiosity or doubt:

    Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?

    يَتَساءَل، يَشُك، يَنْدَهِش، يَتَعَجَّب
    3) to feel a desire to know:

    I wonder what the news is.

    يَرغَبُ في مَعْرِفَة

    Arabic-English dictionary > wonder

  • 3 вот невидаль!

    тж. эка (экая) невидаль, какая невидаль, что за невидаль
    ирон., пренебр.
    what a wonder!; < here is> a wonder indeed! iron.

    Скажите, пожалуйста, какая невидаль - какая-то овсяная каша! (Д. Мамин-Сибиряк, Алёнушкины сказки) — Oatmeal of all things - a wonder indeed!

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вот невидаль!

  • 4 चित्र _citra

    चित्र a. [चित्र्-भावे अच्; चि-ष्ट्रन् वा Uṇ.4.163]
    1 Bright, clear.
    -2 Variegated, spotted, diversified.
    -3 amusing, interesting, agreeable; Māl.1.4.
    -4 Various, different, manifold; Pt.1.136; Ms.9.248; Y.1.288.
    -5 Surprising, wonderful, strange; किमत्र चित्रम् R.5.33; Ś.2.15.
    -6 Perceptible, visible.
    -7 Conspicuous, excellent, distinguished; न यद्वचश्चित्रपदं हरेर्यशो जगत्पवित्रं प्रगृणीत कर्हिचित् Bhāg.1.5.1.
    -8 Rough, agitated (as the sea, opp सम).
    -9 Clear, loud, perceptible (as a sound).
    -त्रः 1 The variegated colour.
    -2 A form of Yama.
    -3 The Aśoka tree.
    -4 = चित्रगुप्त q. v. below.
    -त्रम् 1 A picture, painting, delineation चित्रे निवेश्य परिकल्पितसत्त्वयोगा Ś.2.9; पुनरपि चित्रीकृता कान्ता Ś.6.2,13,21 &c.
    -2 A brilliant ornament or ornament.
    -3 An extraordinary appearance, wonder.
    -4 A sectarial mark on the fore- head.
    -5 Heaven, sky.
    -6 A spot.
    -7 The white or spotted leprosy.
    -8 (In Rhet.) The last of the three main divisions of Kāvya (poetry). (It is of two kinds शब्दचित्र and अर्थ-वाच्य-चित्र, and the poetical charm lies mainly in the use of figures of speech dependent on the sound and sense of words. Mammaṭa thus defines it:-- शब्दचित्रं वाज्यचित्रमव्यङ्ग्यं त्ववरं स्मृतम् K. P.1. As an instance of शब्दचित्र may be cited the following verse from R. G. मित्रात्रिपुत्रनेत्राय त्रयीशात्रवशत्रवे । गोत्रारिगोत्रजैत्राय गोत्रात्रे ते नमो नमः ॥
    -9 Anything bright which strikes the eye.
    -1 Playing upon words, punning, using conundrums, riddles &c.
    -11 A lotus....... मङ्गले तिलके हेम्नि व्योम्नि पद्मे नपुंसकम् । Nm.
    -त्रम् ind. Oh !, how strange !, what a wonder ! चित्रं बधिरो नाम व्याकरणमध्येष्यते Sk.
    -Comp. -अक्षी, -नेत्रा, -लोचना a kind of bird com- monly called Sārikā.
    -अङ्ग a. striped, having a spot- ted body.
    (-ङ्गः) 1 a kind of snake.
    -2 N. of Arjuna.
    (-ङ्गम्) 1 vermilion.
    -2 yellow orpiment.
    -अङ्गद a. decked with brilliant bracelets. (
    -दा) N. of a wife of Arjuna and mother of Babhruvāhana.
    -अङ्गदसूः f. an epithet of Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa.
    -अन्नम् rice dressed with coloured condiments; Y.1.34.
    -अपूपः a kind of cake.
    -अर्पित a. committed to a picture, painted. ˚आरम्भ a. painted; चित्रार्पितारम्भ इवावतस्थे R.2.31; Ku.3.42.
    -आकृतिः f. a painted resemblance, portrait.
    -आयसम् steel.
    -आरम्भः a painted scene, outline of a picture; V.1.4. v. l.
    -उक्तिः f.
    1 agreeable or frequent discourse; जयन्ति ते पञ्चममित्रचित्रोक्तिसंदर्भविभूषणेषु Vikr.1.
    -2 a voice from heaven.
    -3 a surprising tale.
    -ओदनः boiled rice coloured with turmeric &c.
    -कण्ठः pigeon.
    -कथालापः telling agreeable or charming stories.
    -कम्बलः 1 painted cloth used as an elephant's housing
    -2 a variegated carpet.
    - कर 1 a painter.
    -2 an actor.
    -कर्मन् n.
    1 an extraordinary act; धीर्न चित्रीयते कस्माद- भित्तौ चित्रकर्मणा Ks.6.5.
    -2 ornamenting, decorating.
    -3 a picture; Mu.2.4.
    -4 magic. (-m.)
    1 a magi- cian, one who works wonders.
    -2 a painter. ˚विद् m.
    1 a painter.
    -2 a magician.
    -कायः 1 a tiger in general.
    -2 a leopard or panther.
    -कारः 1 a painter.
    -2 N. of a mixed tribe; (स्थपतेरपि गान्धिक्यां चित्रकारो व्यजायत Parāśara).
    -कूटः N. of a hill and district near Pra- yāga; दृप्तः कुकुद्मानिव चित्रकूटः R.12;15;13.47, U.1.
    -कृत् a. astonishing, surprising. (-m.) a painter.
    -कोलः a kind of lizard.
    -क्रिया, -कृत्यम् painting; आहूय स्वसुता- वासे चित्रकृत्ये न्ययुङ्क्त माम् Ks.71.82.
    -क्षत्र a. Ved. having manifold power, or one whose wealth is visible; चित्रक्षत्र चित्रतमं वयोधाम् Rv.6.6.7.
    -ग, -गत a.
    1 painted, drawn in a picture; संपूर्णलक्षणा देवी प्रतिभाति स्म चित्रगा Ks.5.31.
    -2 coloured, variegated.
    -गन्धम् yellow orpiment.
    -गुप्तः one of the beings in Yama's world recording the vices and virtues of mankind; नामान्येषां लिखामि ध्रुवमहम- धुना चित्रगुप्तः प्रमार्ष्टु Mu.1.2.
    -गृहम् a painted room.
    -जल्पः a random or incoherent talk, talk on various subjects.
    -तण्डुलम् a medicinal plant said to possess anthelmintic virtues.
    -त्वच् m. the Bhūrja tree.
    -दण्डकः the cotton-plant.
    -धा ind. in many ways; तर्कयामास चित्रधा Bhāg.3.13.2.
    -न्यस्त a. painted, drawn in a picture; Ku.2.24.
    -पक्षः the francoline partridge.
    -पटः, -ट्टः 1 a painting, a picture.
    -2 a coloured or chequered cloth.
    -पद a.
    1 divided into various parts.
    -2 full of graceful expressions.
    -पादा the bird called Sārikā.
    -पिच्छकः a peacock.
    -पुङ्खः a kind of arrow.
    -पृष्ठः a sparrow.
    -प्रतिकृतिः f. representation in colours, a painting, a picture.
    -फलः, -फलकः A kind of large flat fish; L. D. B.
    -फला 1 A smaller kind of flat fish.
    -2 N. of several plants.
    -फलकम् a tablet for painting, a picture-board.
    -बर्हः a peacock;
    -भानु a. of a variegated colour, shining with light; चित्रभानुरुषसां भात्यग्रे R.7.9.3; प्रपूर्वगौ पूर्वजौ चित्रभानू Mb.1.3.57.
    (-नुः) 1 fire; पुच्छैः शिरोभिश्च भृशं चित्रभानुं प्रपेदिरे Mb.1.53. 5.
    -2 the sun; (चित्रभानुर्विभातीति दिने रवौ रात्रौ वह्नौ K. P. 2 given as an instance of one of the modes of अञ्जन).
    -3 N. of Bhairava.
    -4 the Arka plant.
    -5 Śiva.
    -6 an epithet of the Aśvins.
    -7 the first year of the first cycle of Jupiter.
    -भाष्यम् A diplomatic speech; Mb. 5.35.71.
    -भूत a. painted.
    -मण्डलः a kind of snake.
    -मृगः the spotted antelope.
    -मेखलः a peacock.
    -योधिन् a. fighting in a wonderful manner; लब्धास्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च मनस्वी च दृढवतः 5.17.3. (-m.) an epithet of Arjuna.
    -रथः 1 the sun.
    -2 N. of a king of the Gandharvas, one of the sixteen sons of Kaśyapa by his wife Muni; अत्र मुनेस्तनयश्चित्रसेनादीनां पञ्चदशानां भ्रातॄणामधिको गुणैः षोडश- श्चित्ररथो नाम समुत्पन्नः K.136; V.1.
    -लिखनम् painting.
    -लिखित a.
    1 painted.
    -2 dumb, motionless (as in a picture).
    -लेख a. of beautiful outlines, highly arched; रुचिस्तव कलावती रुचिरचित्रलेखे श्रुवौ Gīt.1.
    (-खा) 1 a portrait, picture.
    -2 N. of a friend and companion of Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa. [When Uṣā related to her her dream, she suggested the idea of taking the portraits of all young princes in the neighbourhood; and on Uṣā's recognising Aniruddha, Chitralekhā, by means of her magical power, conveyed him to her palace.]
    -लेखकः a painter.
    -लेखनिका a painter's brush.
    -वदालः the sheat-fish.
    -वनम् N. of a forest near the Gaṇḍakī.
    -वाजः a cock.
    -विचित्र a.
    1 vari- ously coloured, variegated.
    -2 multiform.
    -विद्या the art of painting.
    -शाला a painter's studio.
    -शिखण्डिन् m. an epithet of the seven sages:--मरीचि, अङ्गिरस्, अत्रि, पुलस्त्य, पुलह, क्रतु and वसिष्ठ; मरीचिरत्र्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । वसिष्ठश्च महातेजास्ते हि चित्रशिखण्डिनः ॥ Mb.12.335.29. ˚जः an epithet of Bṛihaspati.
    -शिरस् m.
    -शीर्षकः a kind of venomous insect.
    -श्रीः great or wonderful beauty.
    -संस्थ a. painted.
    -हस्तः a particular position of the hands in fighting.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > चित्र _citra

  • 5 интересно

    1.
    1. прил. кратк. см. интересный
    2. предик. безл. it is interesting

    интересно знать, что — it would be interesting to know what, I wonder what

    2. нареч.

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > интересно

  • 6 изумительно!

    General subject: what a wonder!

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > изумительно!

  • 7 поразительно

    3) Emotional: fantastically, screamingly
    4) Makarov: staggeringly

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > поразительно

  • 8 что удивительного

    General subject: what a wonder

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > что удивительного

  • 9 तावत् _tāvat

    तावत् a. (Correlative of यावत् q. v.)
    1 So much, that much, so many; ते तु यावन्त एवाजौ तावांश्च ददृशे स तैः R.12.45; H.4.72; Ku.2.33.
    -2 So great, so large, of this extent; यावती संभवेद् वृत्तिस्तावतीं दातुमर्हसि Ms.8. 155;9.249; Bg.2.46.
    -3 All (expressing totality); यावद्दत्तं तावद् भुक्तम् G. M.
    -4 Just a little; हतवेगं विनयेन तावता Ki.2.48.
    -5 (in Alg.) An unknown quantity. -ind.
    1 First (before doing anything else); आर्ये इतस्ताव- दागम्यताम् Ś.I; आह्लादयस्व तावच्चन्द्रकरश्चन्द्रकान्तमिव V.5.11; Me.13.
    -2 On one's part, in the meanwhile; सखे स्थिर- प्रतिबन्धो भव । अहं तावत् स्वामिनश्चित्तवृत्तिमनुवर्तिष्ये Ś.2; R. 7.32.
    -3 Just, now; गच्छ तावत.
    -4 Indeed. (to em- phasize an expression); त्वमेव तावत् प्रथमो राजद्रोही Mu.1 'thou thyself'; त्वमेव तावत्परिचिन्तय स्वयम् Ku.5.67; गता तावन्निवेद्यैव सा ममोदयपर्वतम् Ks.18 241.
    -5 Truly; really (to express assent); अल्पो$प्येवं महान्वापि विक्रयस्तावदेवः सः Ms.3.53; दृढस्तावद्बन्धः H.1.
    -6 As for, with respect to; विग्रहस्तावदुपस्थितः H.3; एवं कृते तव तावत्क्लेशं विना प्राण- यात्रा भविष्यति Pt.1.
    -7 Completely; तावत्प्रकीर्णाभिनवोप- चाराम् R.7.4 (तावत्प्रकीर्ण = साकल्पेन प्रसारित Malli.).
    -8 Surprise (oh !, what a wonder). (For the senses of तावत् as a correlative of यावत्, see यावत्).
    -Comp. -कृत्वस् ind. so many times; यावन्ति पशुरोमाणि तावत्कृत्वो ह मारणम् Ms.5.38. तावत्कृ to square (in Math.)
    -फल a. having such results; क्लिष्टं नु तावत्फलमेव पुण्यम् Ś.6.1.
    -मात्रम् just so much. (
    -त्रे) ind. in that distance; सदनानि तावन्मात्र एव Bhāg.5.24.4.
    -वर्ष a. so many years old.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > तावत् _tāvat

  • 10 웬걸

    pron. what a wonder

    Korean-English dictionary > 웬걸

  • 11 SÉR

    * * *
    I) refl. pron. dat.
    1) for oneself, separately, singly (fór Eyjólfr einn sér);
    eitt er þat sér, that is a thing by itself;
    2) in a distributive sense, sér hverr, sér hvárr, each by himself, each separately;
    ef sér ferr hverr várr, if each of us goes by himself;
    stundum báðir samt, stundum sér hvárr þeirra, sometimes each of them singly;
    þat lið, er honum fylgði, flýr sér hvat, in all directions.
    II) from vera.
    * * *
    reflex. pron. dat. = Lat. sibi (see sik, sín), to himself (herself, itself, themselves), used when referring to the subject in a sentence, whether sing. or plur.; hann hafði kesjuna fyrir sér, Eg. 532; hann segir sér mikit þykkja, 539; hón lét söðla sér hest, 603; hann bað Gizur sitja hjá sér, Nj. 226; sögðu þat allir, at hann brygði sér hvárki við sár né bana, 116, where it refers to the second subject ‘hann.’
    II. special usages; vera mikill (lítill) fyrir sér, to be great (little) of oneself, a strong (weak) man; þeir fengu sér róðrar-skip, Eg. 109; drápu þeir sér upp eld, Fms. iv. 338; leika sér, to play, Nj. 2; gamna sér, etc.
    2. giving emphasis; bað hón sér til Guðs, she ‘prayed her’ to God, Sks. 465 B; hón veinaði sér, she ‘wailed her’ bitterly, Hom. 150; eiga sér e-t, to own, hirzlu átti halrinn sér, Skíða R.: þau áttu sér eina dóttur, they had one daughter, and the like.
    III. for oneself, separately, singly, as Lat. se-; fór Eyjólfr einn sér, Glúm. 329; einn er hann sér um sefa, Hm.; þeir vóru sér um móður, D. N. i. 149; settisk Joseph sér cinsliga, Stj. 217; þeir Þorljótr ok Sigurðr vóru sér einir ok heimasveitin, Th. and S. on the one hand and the house-folk on the other, Sturl. ii. 53; eitt er þat sér, that is a thing by itself, Gísl. 15; skyldi drekka saman karlmaðr ok kona svá sem til ynnisk, en þeir sér er fleiri væri, Eg. 247; ok vera þeir sér, er næstir búa, N. G. L. i. 98; at hverri gleði hlotnaðisk svá til, at þau urðu sér, Víglundr ok Ketilríðr, Vígl. 19.
    2. in a distributive sense with the pron. hverr, one by one; ef sér ferr hverr várr, Glúm. 329; skulu ver undan hlaupa, sér hverr várr, Fær. 161; optliga allir saman, en stundum sér hvárir, Fms. i. 52; stundum báðir samt, stundum sér hvárr þeirra, Hkr. i. 30; þat lið er honum fylgði flýr, sér hvat, Fms. x. 268; þótt ek greina nú eigi svá, sér hvat, sem hann görði, each separately, Bs. i. 64; var borgin öll brotin, ok borinn sér hverr steinn, each stone of it scattered, Fms. ix. 48; greindusk sér hver skipin, vii. 289; hvártz þær (nætr) eru allar saman eða sér hver, whether they be three continuous or separate nights, Grág. i. 143; sér í lagi, for itself, separate, B. K. 83; sér í stað, id., Stj. 288: the exclamation, sér er hvað! sér er hver ósköpin, what a wonder, wonderful! expressing amazement.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > SÉR

  • 12 lo que aguarda a

    Ex. With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
    * * *

    Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo que aguarda a

  • 13 lo que el futuro depara a

    Ex. With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
    * * *

    Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo que el futuro depara a

  • 14 lo que espera a

    Ex. With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
    * * *

    Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lo que espera a

  • 15 sikke(n)

    what (a) ( fx what a fool (he is)! what an idea! what nonsense! what fools!);
    adv how ( fx (see) how they run! how dirty he is!);
    [ sikke tider!] I wonder what the world is coming to!

    Danish-English dictionary > sikke(n)

  • 16 с чего?

    what makes you (do smth.)?; why should you..?

    - Только я, признаюсь, одному удивляюсь: с чего вы взяли, что я вас погубить желаю, или преследую? (И. Тургенев, Записки охотника) — 'But I must say I wonder at one thing: what makes you suppose I want to ruin you, or that I'm persecuting you?'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с чего?

  • 17 mögen

    I Modalv.; mag, mochte, hat... mögen
    1. Wunsch ausdrückend: ich möchte (Dial. mag) gehen I want to go; sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay; Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer; ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea; darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that; ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him; möchtest (Dial. magst) du mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?; ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder; ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (Am. movies); das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that; man möchte meinen... you might think...; man möchte verrückt werden! umg. it’s enough to drive you up the wall
    2. Vermutung ausdrückend: das mag ( wohl) sein that may be (so); mag sein, dass... perhaps..., maybe...; das möchte sein Dial. (that) could be; wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be; wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may; was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that; was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?; man mag das bedauern, aber... it may be regrettable, but...; Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are; sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30; es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people
    3. einräumend: mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants; was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do
    4. auffordernd: Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward; sag ihr, sie möge oder möchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see me
    II v/t (hat gemocht)
    1. (wünschen) want; was möchtest du denn? (was ist?) what is it you want?
    2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of; nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike; Milch mag ich nicht besonders I’m not particularly keen on (Am. not crazy about) milk; lieber mögen like better, prefer; Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee; am liebsten mögen like best
    III v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want; ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it; ich möchte schon, aber... I’d like to, but...; sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet; er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school; magst / möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want / would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want / would you like to go on?
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    to be fond of; to like; to love; may
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    mö|gen ['møːgn] pret mo\#chte, ['mɔxtə] ptp gemo\#cht
    1. vt
    [gə'mɔxt] to like

    mö́gen Sie ihn/Operettenmusik? — do you like him/operetta?

    ich mag ihn/Operettenmusik nicht — I don't like him/operetta, I don't care for him/operetta

    sie mag das ( gern) — she (really) likes that

    was möchten Sie, bitte? — what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?

    mö́gen Sie eine Praline/etwas Wein? (form) — would you like a chocolate/some wine?, would you care for a chocolate/some wine?

    nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee — no thank you, I would prefer tea or would rather have tea

    2. vi
    1) (eine Praline/etwas Wein etc mögen) to like one/some; (= etw tun mögen) to like to

    kommen Sie mit? – ich möchte gern, aber... — are you coming too? – I'd like to, but...

    2) (= gehen/fahren wollen) to want to go

    ich möchte (gern) nach Hause — I want to go home

    3. modal aux vb
    1) (im Konjunktiv: Wunsch) to like to +infin

    möchten Sie etwas essen? — would you like something to eat?, would you care for something to eat?

    wir möchten (gern) etwas trinken — we would like something to drink

    ich möchte dazu nichts sagen — I don't want to say anything about that, no comment

    ich hätte gern dabei sein mö́gen — I would like or have liked to have been there

    ich hätte lieber dabei sein mö́gen — I would prefer or have preferred to have been there

    das möchte ich auch wissen —

    möge er/mögest du Erfolg haben (old) — may he/you be successful

    2)

    (im Konjunktiv: einschränkend) man möchte meinen, dass... — you would think that...

    ich möchte fast sagen... — I would almost say...

    3)

    (geh Einräumung) es mag wohl sein, dass er recht hat, aber... — he may well be right, but...

    es mag dieses Mal gehen — it's all right this time

    mag es schneien, so viel es will —

    von mir aus mag er warten — as far as I'm concerned he can wait

    man mag es tun, wie man will, aber... — you can do it how you like, but...

    4)

    (Vermutung) es mochten etwa fünf Stunden vergangen sein — about five hours must or would have passed

    sie mag/mochte etwa zwanzig sein — she must or would be/have been about twenty

    wie alt mag sie sein? — how old might or would she be?, how old is she, I wonder?

    5) (= wollen) to want
    6)

    (Aufforderung, indirekte Rede) (sagen Sie ihm,) er möchte zu mir kommen — would you tell him to come and see me

    Sie möchten zu Hause anrufen —

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    1) (having a liking for: He is very fond of dogs.) fond of
    2) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) like
    3) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) like
    4) (used to express a wish: May you live a long and happy life.) may
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    mö·gen
    [ˈmø:gn̩]
    <mochte, hat... mögen>
    + infin
    ▪ etw tun \mögen to want to do sth
    ich mag dich nicht mehr sehen! I don't want to see you any more!
    ich mag dich nicht gern[e] allein lassen I don't like to leave you alone [or leaving you alone]
    Stefan hat noch nie Fisch essen \mögen Stefan has never liked fish
    das hätte ich sehen \mögen! I would have liked to see that!
    ich mochte nicht länger bleiben I didn't want to stay longer
    2. im Konjunktiv (den Wunsch haben)
    ▪ jd möchte etw tun sb would like to do sth
    ich möchte gerne kommen I'd like to come
    hier möchte ich gerne leben I'd really like to live here
    ich möchte jetzt einfach Urlaub machen können I wish I could [or I'd like to be able to] just take off on holiday now
    das möchte ich sehen! I'd like to see that!
    möchten Sie noch ein Glas Bier trinken? would you like another beer?
    möchten Sie etwas essen/trinken? would you like something to eat/drink?
    ich möchte gerne etwas trinken I would like something to drink
    ich möchte gern Herrn Kuhn sprechen I would like to speak to Mr. Kuhn
    ich möchte dazu nichts sagen I don't want to say anything about that, no comment
    ich möchte zu gerne wissen... I'd love to know...
    das möchte ich auch wissen I'd like to know that too
    ich möchte nicht stören, aber... I don't want to interrupt, but...
    3. im Konjunktiv (einschränkend)
    man möchte meinen, es wäre schon Winter you'd think that it was already winter
    ich möchte fast sagen... I would almost say...
    4. (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)
    sie mag sogar Recht haben she may be right
    hm, das mag schon stimmen hmm, that might [well] be true
    das mag noch angehen it might be all right
    was mag das wohl bedeuten? what's that supposed to mean?, I wonder what that means?
    jetzt mag sie denken, dass wir sie nicht sehen wollen she probably thinks [that] we don't want to see her now
    wie alt sie wohl sein mag? I wonder how old she is
    nun, sie mag so um die 40 sein well, she must be [or I'd say she's] about 40
    wo mag sie das gehört haben? where could [or might] she have heard that?
    was mag das wohl heißen? what might that mean?
    was mag sie damit gemeint haben? what can she have meant by that?
    wie viele Leute \mögen das gewesen sein? how many people would you say there were?
    es mochten so um die zwanzig Personen gewesen sein there must have been around twenty people there
    es mochten etwa zwei Stunden vergangen sein about two hours would have passed
    5. (geh: Einräumung)
    mag das Wetter auch noch so schlecht sein,... however bad the weather may be,...
    er mag das zwar behaupten, aber deswegen stimmt es noch lange nicht just because he says that, doesn't necessarily mean that it's true
    mag kommen, was will, wir sind vorbereitet come what may, we are prepared
    was immer kommen mag, wir bleiben zusammen whatever happens we'll stay together
    das mag für dieses Mal hingehen it's all right this time
    diese Warnung mag genügen let this warning be enough, this warning should suffice
    was immer er auch behaupten/sagen mag,... whatever he may claim/say,...
    so gemein wie es auch klingen mag, es ist die Wahrheit however cruel this may sound, it is the truth
    er sieht immer noch sehr gut aus, mag er auch inzwischen Mittfünfziger sein he's still very handsome, even if he's in his mid-fifties now
    ... und wie sie alle heißen \mögen... whatever they're called
    [das] mag sein maybe
    [es] mag sein, dass sie Recht hat it may be that she's right
    das mag schon sein, aber trotzdem! that's as may be, but still!
    wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may
    wer er auch sein mag whoever he may be
    es mag wohl sein, dass er Recht hat, aber... he may well be right, but...
    es mag so sein, wie er behauptet it may well [or might] be as he says
    ▪ etw tun \mögen to be allowed [or able] to do sth
    du magst tun, was du willst you may do as you please [or can]
    mag sie von mir aus gehen she can go as far as I'm concerned
    es mag schneien, so viel es will let it snow as much as it likes
    7. (sollen)
    ▪ jd möge [o möchte] etw tun sb should do sth
    bestellen Sie ihm bitte, er möchte mich morgen anrufen please tell him to ring me tomorrow
    sagen Sie ihr, sie möchte zu mir kommen would you tell her to come and see me
    Sie möchten gleich mal zur Chefin kommen the boss has asked to see you right away
    Sie möchten zu Hause anrufen you should call home
    8. in der Wunschform (wenn doch)
    möge sie bald kommen! I do hope she'll come soon!
    möge es so bleiben! may it stay like that!
    möge das stimmen! let's hope it's true!
    möge Gott [o der Himmel] das verhüten! God [or Heaven] forbid!
    wenn sie mir das doch nur verzeihen möge! if she could only forgive me this!
    9. DIAL, BES SCHWEIZ (können)
    es mochte nichts helfen it [just] didn't help
    II. vt
    <mochte, gemocht>
    ▪ jdn \mögen to like sb
    magst du ihn? do you like him?
    ich mag ihn I do like him
    er mag mich nicht he does not like me
    sie mag ihn sehr [gern] she is very fond of him
    die beiden \mögen sich [o einander] nicht the two of them don't like each other
    ▪ jdn/etw \mögen to like sb/sth
    sie mag das [gern] she [really] likes that
    welchen Maler magst du am liebsten? who is your favourite painter?, which painter do you like best?
    sie mag keine Hunde she does not like dogs
    am liebsten mag ich Eintopf I like stew best, stew is my favourite [meal]
    ich mag lieber/am liebsten Rotwein I like red wine better/best [of all]
    3. (haben wollen)
    ▪ etw \mögen to want sth
    ich möchte ein Stück Kuchen I'd like a slice of cake
    ich möchte im Augenblick nichts mehr I don't want anything else for the moment
    möchten Sie noch etwas Kaffee/ein Glas Wein? would you like some more coffee/another glass of wine?
    nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee no thank you, I would prefer [or rather have] tea
    magst du noch ein Bier? would you like another beer?
    was möchten Sie bitte? what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?
    4. (sich wünschen)
    ▪ jd möchte, dass jd etw tut sb would like sb to do sth
    Ich möchte nicht, dass sie heute kommt I would not like her to come today
    ich möchte, dass du dich sofort bei ihr entschuldigst I would like [or want] you to apologize to her at once
    ich möchte nicht, dass das bekannt wird I don't want this to get out
    ich möchte gern, dass er mir öfters schreibt I wish he would write [to me] more often
    III. vi
    <mochte, gemocht>
    1. (wollen) to want [or like] to
    es ist noch Nachtisch da, magst du noch? there is [still] some dessert left, would you like [to have] some more?
    es ist doch keine Frage, ob ich mag, ich muss es eben tun it's not a question of whether I want to do it [or not], I have to [do it] [or it has to be done]
    lass uns morgen weitermachen, ich mag nicht mehr let's carry on tomorrow, I don't feel like doing anymore today
    wenn du magst, machen wir jetzt eine Pause we could take a break now if you like
    iss doch bitte auf — ich mag aber nicht mehr come on, finish up — but I don't want any more
    ich möchte schon, aber... I should like to, but...
    nicht so recht \mögen to not [really] feel like it
    gehst du mit ins Kino? — nein, ich mag nicht so recht are you coming to the cinema? — no, I don't really feel like it
    2. (fam: gehen/fahren wollen)
    ▪ irgendwohin \mögen to want to go somewhere
    ich mag jetzt nach Hause I want to go home
    ich möchte nach Hause I'd like to go home
    möchtest du auch ins Kino? do you want to go to the cinema too?
    ich möchte zu Herrn Peters he would like to see Mr. Peters
    ich möchte lieber in die Stadt I would prefer to go [or would rather go] into town
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen
    1) (wollen) want to
    2) (geh.): (sollen)

    das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough

    3) (geh.): (Wunschform)
    4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)

    sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

    Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called

    [das] mag sein — maybe

    5) (geh.): (Einräumung)

    es mag kommen, was will — come what may

    6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)

    ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...

    ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

    ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

    man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

    2.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1)

    [gern] mögen — like

    sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

    ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

    2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)
    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) (es wollen) like to

    magst du? — do you want to?; (bei einem Angebot) would you like one/some?

    2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)

    ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing

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    A. v/mod; mag, mochte, hat … mögen
    ich möchte (dial
    mag)
    gehen I want to go;
    sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay;
    Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer;
    ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea;
    darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that;
    ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him;
    möchtest (dial
    du mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?;
    ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder;
    ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (US movies);
    das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that;
    man möchte meinen … you might think …;
    man möchte verrückt werden! umg it’s enough to drive you up the wall
    das mag (wohl) sein that may be (so);
    mag sein, dass … perhaps …, maybe …;
    das möchte sein dial (that) could be;
    wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be;
    wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may;
    was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that;
    was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?;
    man mag das bedauern, aber …it may be regrettable, but …;
    Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are;
    sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30;
    es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people
    mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants;
    was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do
    Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward;
    sag ihr, sie möge oder
    möchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see me
    B. v/t (hat gemocht)
    1. (wünschen) want;
    was möchtest du denn? (was ist?) what is it you want?
    2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of;
    nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike;
    Milch mag ich nicht besonders I’m not particularly keen on (US not crazy about) milk;
    lieber mögen like better, prefer;
    Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee;
    C. v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want;
    ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it;
    ich möchte schon, aber … I’d like to, but …;
    sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet;
    er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school;
    magst/möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want/would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want/would you like to go on?
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    1.
    unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen
    1) (wollen) want to
    2) (geh.): (sollen)

    das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough

    3) (geh.): (Wunschform)
    4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)

    sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

    Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called

    [das] mag sein — maybe

    5) (geh.): (Einräumung)

    es mag kommen, was will — come what may

    6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)

    ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...

    ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

    ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

    man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

    2.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1)

    [gern] mögen — like

    sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

    ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

    2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)
    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) (es wollen) like to

    magst du? — do you want to?; (bei einem Angebot) would you like one/some?

    2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)

    ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing

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    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht)
    = to like v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mögen

  • 18 Wunder

    n; -s, -
    1. übernatürlich: miracle; erstaunlich: auch wonder; bewundernswert: marvel; ein Wunder der Natur / Technik a miracle of nature / engineering; Wunder wirken oder tun perform miracles; fig. work wonders; es grenzt an ein Wunder it’s a near-miracle; auf ein Wunder hoffen be hoping for a miracle; wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht barring a miracle; wie durch ein Wunder miraculously; ( es ist) kein Wunder(, dass...) (it’s) no wonder (that...); ist es ein Wunder, dass... oder was Wunder, wenn...? is it any wonder that...?; er ist ein Wunder an Ausdauer he’s got amazing stamina; er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben umg. he’s got a surprise coming, he’s in for a (big) surprise; oh Wunder oder Wunder über Wunder! iro. wonders will never cease!
    2. umg.: Wunder was / wer etc. something / someone absolutely fantastic, the greatest thing since sliced bread; sie glaubt Wunder was sie getan hat she thinks what she’s done is absolutely fantastic; er glaubt, er sei Wunder wer auch he thinks he’s the bee’s knees; Wunder wie klug / schön etc. ever so clever (Am. smart)/ beautiful etc., as clever (Am. smart)/ beautiful etc. as anything; das stellte sie sich Wunder wie einfach vor she thought it was going to be ever so easy ( oder as easy as anything oder as easy as pie)
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    das Wunder
    portent; wonder; miracle
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    Wụn|der ['vʊndɐ]
    nt -s, -
    1) (=übernatürliches Ereignis AUCH REL) miracle; (= wunderbare Erscheinung) wonder; (= Leistung) marvel, miracle; (= erstaunlicher Mensch) marvel

    das grenzt an ein Wunder — it verges on the miraculous, it's almost a miracle

    die Wunder der Natur/dieser Welt — the wonders of nature/this world

    2)

    meine Eltern denken Wunder was passiert ist/Wunder was über mein Privatleben — my parents think goodness knows what has happened/goodness knows what about my private life

    er glaubt, Wunder wer zu sein/Wunder was geleistet zu haben — he thinks he's marvellous (Brit) or marvelous (US)/done something marvel(l)ous

    er meint, Wunder wie schön das sei — he thinks it's fantastic

    3)

    (= überraschendes Ereignis) Wunder tun or wirken — to do wonders

    es ist ein/kein Wunder, dass... — it's a wonder/no wonder or small wonder that...

    ist es ein Wunder, dass er dick ist? — is it any wonder that he's fat?

    was Wunder, wenn... — it's no wonder or surprise if...

    See:
    → blau
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    das
    1) (something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) marvel
    2) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) miracle
    3) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) miracle
    4) (something strange and wonderful: A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy; prodigies of nature.) prodigy
    5) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) wonder
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    Wun·der
    <-s, ->
    [ˈvʊndɐ]
    \Wunder was/wer/wie (fam) who knows what/who/how
    er möchte \Wunder was erreichen goodness knows what he wants to achieve
    das hat er sich \Wunder wie einfach vorgestellt he imagined it would be ever so easy
    \Wunder tun [o wirken] to work [or perform] a miracle sing
    an ein \Wunder grenzen to be almost a miracle
    ein/kein \Wunder sein, dass... (fam) to be a/no wonder, that...
    ist es ein \Wunder, dass ich mich so aufrege? (fig fam) is it any wonder that I'm so upset?
    es ist kein \Wunder, dass... (fam) it's no [or little] [or small] wonder that...
    wie durch ein \Wunder miraculously
    \Wunder über \Wunder (fam) wonders will never cease
    er kann nur durch ein \Wunder gerettet werden only a miracle can save him
    was \Wunder[, dass] no wonder
    was \Wunder, dass sie jetzt eingeschnappt ist no wonder she's in a huff; (Phänomen) wonder
    das \Wunder des Lebens the miracle of life
    die \Wunder der Natur the wonders of nature
    ▪ ein \Wunder an etw dat sein to be a miracle of sth
    diese Uhr ist ein \Wunder an Präzision this watch is a miracle of precision
    ▶ sein blaues \Wunder erleben (fam) to be in for a nasty surprise
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    das; Wunders, Wunder

    Wunder wirken — (fig. ugs.) work wonders

    ein/kein Wunder sein — (ugs.) be a/no wonder

    was Wunder, wenn...? — small or no wonder that...

    er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben — (ugs.) he's in for a nasty shock

    2) (etwas Erstaunliches) wonder

    ein Wunder an... — (Dat.) a miracle of...

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    Wunder n; -s, -
    1. übernatürlich: miracle; erstaunlich: auch wonder; bewundernswert: marvel;
    ein Wunder der Natur/Technik a miracle of nature/engineering;
    tun perform miracles; fig work wonders;
    es grenzt an ein Wunder it’s a near-miracle;
    auf ein Wunder hoffen be hoping for a miracle;
    wie durch ein Wunder miraculously;
    (es ist) kein Wunder(, dass …) (it’s) no wonder (that …);
    ist es ein Wunder, dass … oder
    was Wunder, wenn …? is it any wonder that …?;
    er ist ein Wunder an Ausdauer he’s got amazing stamina;
    er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben umg he’s got a surprise coming, he’s in for a (big) surprise;
    Wunder über Wunder! iron wonders will never cease!
    2. umg:
    Wunder was/wer etc something/someone absolutely fantastic, the greatest thing since sliced bread;
    sie glaubt, Wunder was sie getan hat she thinks what she’s done is absolutely fantastic;
    er glaubt, er sei Wunder wer auch he thinks he’s the bee’s knees;
    Wunder wie klug/schön etc ever so clever (US smart)/beautiful etc, as clever (US smart)/beautiful etc as anything;
    das stellte sie sich Wunder wie einfach vor she thought it was going to be ever so easy ( oder as easy as anything oder as easy as pie)
    * * *
    das; Wunders, Wunder

    Wunder wirken — (fig. ugs.) work wonders

    ein/kein Wunder sein — (ugs.) be a/no wonder

    was Wunder, wenn...? — small or no wonder that...

    er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben — (ugs.) he's in for a nasty shock

    2) (etwas Erstaunliches) wonder

    ein Wunder an... — (Dat.) a miracle of...

    * * *
    - n.
    marvel n.
    miracle n.
    wonder n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Wunder

  • 19 fragen

    I vt/i
    1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking
    2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.
    3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragt
    II v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather
    III v/refl
    1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was
    2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.
    * * *
    to question; to ask; to query;
    sich fragen
    to wonder
    * * *
    fra|gen ['fraːgn]
    1. vti
    to ask

    jdm frágen — to ask after sb; (in Hotel etc) to ask for sb

    ich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing

    nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way

    nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail

    nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes

    nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences

    er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...

    wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth

    frag (mich/ihn) lieber nicht — you'd better not ask (me/him) that

    da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?

    man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)

    wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask

    ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions

    See:
    → auch gefragt
    2. vr
    to wonder

    das/da frage ich mich — I wonder

    das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering

    ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question

    es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...

    man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...

    da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...

    ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...

    * * *
    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask
    2) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) inquire
    3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire
    4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire
    5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire
    6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire
    7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire
    8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query
    9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question
    * * *
    fra·gen
    [ˈfra:gn̩]
    I. vi
    1. (eine Frage stellen) to ask
    da fragst du mich zu viel (fam) you've got me there fam
    da müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone else
    man wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only asking
    ohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions
    ohne nach etw dat zu \fragen without bothering about the consequences of sth
    ▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sb
    hat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?
    ▪ nach etw dat \fragen to enquire [or ask] about sth
    nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the time
    nach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directions
    nach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's health
    dürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?
    ▪ nicht nach etw dat \fragen to not be bothered about sth
    II. vr
    ▪ sich akk \fragen, ob/wann/wie... to wonder whether/when/how...
    ▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...
    III. vt
    ▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth
    ▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...
    * * *
    1.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    1) ask

    er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

    frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

    das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

    da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

    jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

    nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

    jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

    nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

    nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

    3) (nachfragen) ask for
    4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

    nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

    2.

    sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

    das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

    * * *
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;
    (jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;
    viel fragen ask a lot of questions;
    gern fragen like to ask questions;
    ich wollte fragen, ob … I was wondering if ( oder whether) …, I wanted to ask if ( oder whether) …;
    wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;
    da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;
    frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etwas Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!;
    frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;
    da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;
    Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking
    2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (
    wegen about);
    nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;
    ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;
    jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc
    fragen ask sb his ( oder her) name/the way etc
    3. (bitten):
    (jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;
    jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;
    sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;
    fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragt
    B. v/i:
    niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;
    wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;
    er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather
    C. v/r
    1. wonder;
    ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;
    ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;
    da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;
    ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was
    2. unpers:
    es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc
    * * *
    1.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    1) ask

    er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

    frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

    das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

    da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

    jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

    nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

    jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

    nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

    nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

    3) (nachfragen) ask for
    4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

    nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

    2.

    sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

    das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

    * * *
    (nach) v.
    to ask (for) v. v.
    to ask v.
    to interrogate v.
    to query v.
    to request v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fragen

  • 20 maravilla

    f.
    1 marvel, wonder.
    es una maravilla it's wonderful
    a las mil maravillas, de maravilla wonderfully
    decir maravillas de alguien/algo to praise somebody/something to the skies
    hacer maravillas to do o work wonders
    una maravilla de niño/coche/carretera a wonderful o marvelous child/car/road
    venir de maravilla to be just the thing o ticket
    2 morning glory.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: maravillar.
    * * *
    1 wonder, marvel
    ■ ¡qué maravilla de reloj! what a wonderful watch!
    2 (pasta) semolina
    \
    a las mil maravillas wonderfully well
    de maravilla wonderfully
    decir maravillas de algo/alguien to sing the praises of something/somebody
    hacer maravillas to do wonders
    venir de maravilla to be just the thing, be perfect
    * * *
    noun f.
    marvel, wonder
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=prodigio) wonder

    ¡qué maravilla de tiempo tenemos! — what wonderful weather we're having!

    el concierto fue una maravilla — the concert was wonderful, it was a wonderful concert

    • contar o hablar maravillas de algn/algo — to rave about sb/sth

    • hacer maravillas — to work wonders

    • las siete maravillas del mundo — the seven wonders of the world

    - a maravilla

    representa a maravilla ese tipo de poesía — he is a wonderful o marvellous exponent of that type of poetry

    -¿cómo te va con el coche nuevo? -¡de maravilla! — "how are you getting on with the new car?" - "really well!" o "great!"

    2) (=asombro) amazement
    3) (Bot) (=caléndula) marigold; (=enredadera) morning glory; Chile (=girasol) sunflower
    * * *
    1) (portento, prodigio) wonder

    las maravillas de la tecnología moderna — the wonders o marvels of modern technology

    la catedral/mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla — the cathedral/my secretary is absolutely wonderful o marvelous

    a las mil maravillas — marvelously

    se llevan a las mil maravillas — they get on marvelously

    hacer maravillas — to work wonders

    2) ( asombro) amazement
    3) (Bot) marigold
    * * *
    = wonder, marvel.
    Ex. It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.
    Ex. It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
    ----
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.
    * de maravilla = wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
    * funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.
    * hablar maravillas de = praise.
    * hacer maravillas = work + wonders.
    * ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.
    * ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.
    * llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
    * llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.
    * maravilla de la naturaleza = natural wonder.
    * maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.
    * marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.
    * marchar a las mis maravillas = go from + strength to strength.
    * país de las maravillas = wonderland.
    * salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.
    * Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.
    * venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * * *
    1) (portento, prodigio) wonder

    las maravillas de la tecnología moderna — the wonders o marvels of modern technology

    la catedral/mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla — the cathedral/my secretary is absolutely wonderful o marvelous

    a las mil maravillas — marvelously

    se llevan a las mil maravillas — they get on marvelously

    hacer maravillas — to work wonders

    2) ( asombro) amazement
    3) (Bot) marigold
    * * *
    = wonder, marvel.

    Ex: It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.

    Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland.
    * de maravilla = wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
    * funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.
    * hablar maravillas de = praise.
    * hacer maravillas = work + wonders.
    * ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.
    * ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.
    * llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
    * llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.
    * maravilla de la naturaleza = natural wonder.
    * maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.
    * marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.
    * marchar a las mis maravillas = go from + strength to strength.
    * país de las maravillas = wonderland.
    * salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.
    * Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.
    * venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

    * * *
    A (portento, prodigio) wonder
    las siete maravillas del mundo the seven wonders of the world
    las maravillas de la tecnología moderna the wonders o marvels of modern technology
    la catedral es una verdadera maravilla the cathedral is absolutely wonderful o marvelous
    volvió del viaje contando maravillas he came back from his trip quite delighted with the way it had gone
    borda que es una maravilla she embroiders beautifully
    mi secretaria es una maravilla my secretary is absolutely wonderful
    ¡qué maravilla de niño! se ha portado como un santo what a lovely child!, he's behaved like an angel
    a las mil maravillas: nos atendieron a las mil maravillas they were extremely kind to us
    todo salió a las mil maravillas everything turned out beautifully o wonderfully o marvelously
    de maravilla wonderfully
    se lleva de maravilla con él she gets on wonderfully (well) with him
    ahora funciona de maravilla it works beautifully now
    cocina de maravilla he is a wonderful o marvelous cook
    me vino de maravilla it came at just the right time, it was just what I needed
    hacer maravillas to work wonders
    B (asombro) amazement
    para maravilla de todos to everyone's amazement
    C ( Bot) marigold
    * * *

    Del verbo maravillar: ( conjugate maravillar)

    maravilla es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    maravilla    
    maravillar
    maravilla sustantivo femenino
    1 (portento, prodigio) wonder;

    mi secretaria es una verdadera maravilla my secretary is absolutely wonderful;
    a las mil maravillas marvelously;
    de maravilla wonderfully;
    hacer maravillas to work wonders
    2 (Bot) marigold
    maravillar ( conjugate maravillar) verbo transitivo
    to amaze, astonish
    maravillarse verbo pronominal
    to be amazed o astonished;
    maravillase DE algo/algn to marvel at sth/sb
    maravilla sustantivo femenino marvel, wonder: es una maravilla de persona, he's a wonderful person
    no es la maravilla, pero es acogedor, it isn't marvellous, but it is cosy
    las maravillas de la naturaleza/técnica, the wonders of Nature/Science
    ♦ Locuciones: de maravilla/a las mil maravillas, marvellously
    hablar/decir maravillas de alguien/algo, to praise sb/sthg
    hacer maravillas, to work wonders
    ¡qué maravilla!, how wonderful!
    maravillar verbo transitivo to amaze, astonish: me maravilla lo mal que habla, I'm astonished at how badly she speaks
    ' maravilla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    maravillar
    - andar
    - encanto
    - prodigio
    - sentar
    English:
    bomb
    - dream
    - famously
    - marvel
    - wonder
    - love
    - marigold
    - wonderfully
    * * *
    1. [cosa maravillosa] marvel, wonder;
    una maravilla de niño/carretera a wonderful o marvellous child/road;
    ¡qué maravilla de lugar! what a wonderful place!;
    las siete maravillas del mundo the Seven Wonders of the World;
    es una maravilla it's wonderful;
    canta que es una maravilla she a wonderful singer;
    nos han contado maravillas sobre esa película we've heard wonderful things about that movie o Br film;
    decir maravillas de algo/alguien to praise sth/sb to the skies;
    hacer maravillas to do o work wonders;
    a las mil maravillas, de maravilla: cocina a las mil maravillas o [m5] de maravilla he's an absolutely wonderful cook;
    la fiesta salió a las mil maravillas o [m5] de maravilla the party went absolutely wonderfully;
    se llevan de maravilla they get on brilliantly;
    venir de maravilla to be just the thing o ticket;
    esta sartén viene de maravilla para freír huevos this pan is excellent for frying eggs;
    su ayuda me vino de maravilla her help was an absolute godsend
    2. [admiración] amazement;
    su actuación causó maravilla her performance was amazing
    3. [planta compuesta] calendula, pot marigold
    4. [planta trepadora] morning glory
    5. Chile [girasol] sunflower
    * * *
    f
    1 ( portento) marvel, wonder;
    de maravilla marvelously, Br marvellously, wonderfully;
    a las mil maravillas marvelously, wonderfully
    2 BOT marigold
    * * *
    1) : wonder, marvel
    a las mil maravillas: wonderfully, marvelously
    hacer maravillas: to work wonders
    2) : marigold
    * * *
    maravilla n wonder

    Spanish-English dictionary > maravilla

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