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121 be
[biː] 1. aux vb; pt was, were, pp been1) ( in continuous tenses)2) ( forming passives) być, zostać ( perf)3) ( in tag questions) prawdahe's good-looking, isn't he? — jest przystojny, prawda?
she's back again, is she? — a więc znów jest z powrotem?
4) (+to +infin)2. vb +complement1) byćI am hot/cold — jest mi gorąco/zimno
2) ( of health) czuć się3) ( of age)4) ( cost) kosztować3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) istnieć2) ( referring to place) być4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) byćit's too hot/cold — jest za gorąco/zimno
2) ( emphatic)* * *present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) być, zostać2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.)4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.)•- being- the be-all and end-all -
122 CALL
call [kɔ:l]1. nouna. ( = shout) appel mb. [of bird] cri mc. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone• to be on call [doctor] être de gardee. ( = short visit) visite f• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visitesf. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécuritéa. [+ person, sb's name] appeler• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !b. ( = give name to) appeler• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulanced. ( = telephone) appelera. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvresc. ( = telephone) appeler• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?4. compounds• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militairesa. ( = summon) appelerb. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exigerc. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heuresa. [+ doctor, police] appelerb. [+ faulty product] rappeler• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verba. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à► call outpousser un cri (or des cris)[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel àa. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappelerb. ( = phone) téléphoner à* * * -
123 pasmado
adj.1 baffled, aghast, amazed, appalled.2 stunted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pasmar.* * *► adjetivo1 flabbergasted, open-mouthed■ ¿qué haces ahí pasmado? what are you gaping at?\dejar pasmado,-a a alguien to stun somebody, amaze somebodyquedarse pasmado,-a to be flabbergasted, be stunned* * *ADJ1) (=asombrado) astonished, amazeddejar pasmado a algn — to astonish o amaze sb
estar o quedar pasmado de — to be amazed at, be astonished at
2) (=atontado) stunned, dumbfounded¡oye, pasmado! — * hey, you dope!
3) (=frío) frozen stiff; (Bot) frostbitten6) LAm [fruta] overripe* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam) < persona>no te quedes ahí pasmado! — don't stand there gaping o gawping (colloq)
2) (Chi, Méx) < fruta> stunted* * *= stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.Ex. She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex. The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex. 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.----* dejar pasmado = stagger.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam) < persona>no te quedes ahí pasmado! — don't stand there gaping o gawping (colloq)
2) (Chi, Méx) < fruta> stunted* * *= stunned, astounded, flabbergasted, thunderstruck, gobsmacked, astonished.Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.* dejar pasmado = stagger.* quedarse pasmado = stun.* * *pasmado -daA ( fam) ‹persona›¡no te quedes ahí pasmado, ayúdame! don't stand there gaping o gawping o with your mouth open, help me! ( colloq)la noticia me dejó pasmada I was amazed o stunned o flabbergasted by the news ( colloq)B (Chi, Méx) ‹fruta› stunted* * *
Del verbo pasmar: ( conjugate pasmar)
pasmado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pasmado
pasmar
pasmado◊ -da adjetivo (fam) ‹ persona›: la noticia me dejó pasmada I was stunned by the news (colloq)
pasmar ( conjugate pasmar) verbo transitivo (fam) to amaze, stun
pasmado,-a adj (asombrado) amazed: ¡me dejas pasmado!, you amaze me!
se quedó pasmada delante del cuadro, she was stunned by the painting
' pasmado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasmada
- lelo
English:
stun
- thunderstruck
- astonish
* * *pasmado, -a♦ adj1. [asombrado] astonished, astounded2. [atontado] stunned3. [enfriado] frozen stiff;me quedé pasmado esperando el autobús I nearly froze to death waiting for the bus♦ nm,fhalfwit* * *adj1 ( aturdido) stunned2 ( quieto) still* * *pasmado, -da adj: stunned, flabbergasted* * *pasmado adj amazed -
124 suggest
1 ( put forward for consideration) suggérer [solution, possibility] ; to suggest that suggérer que ; I suggest to you that je vous suggère que ; can you suggest how/why/where…? comment/pourquoi/où, selon vous…? ; why, do you suggest, did he do it? pourquoi, selon vous, l'a-t-il fait? he did it, I suggest, because… je pense qu'il l'a fait parce que… ; it would be wrong to suggest that il serait faux de prétendre que ; to suggest otherwise is ludicrous prétendre qu'il en est autrement serait ridicule ; what are you suggesting? qu'est-ce que vous insinuez? ; I venture to suggest that je me risquerais à dire que ;2 (recommend, advise) suggérer ; can you suggest a place to meet/eat? peux-tu suggérer un endroit où nous retrouver/où manger? ; where do you suggest we go? où nous suggères-tu d'aller? ; to suggest sb/sth for sth suggérer qn/qch pour qch ; they suggested that I (should) leave ils m'ont suggéré de partir ; I suggest that you leave at once je suggère que vous partiez tout de suite ; the committee suggests that steps be taken le comité suggère que des mesures soient prises ; I suggest waiting je suggère d'attendre ; an idea suggested itself (to me) une idée m'est venue à l'esprit ;3 ( indicate) [evidence, test, result, poll, calculation] sembler indiquer (that que) ; there is nothing to suggest that rien ne semble indiquer que ; it was more difficult than the result might ou would suggest ce fut plus difficile que le résultat ne semble l'indiquer ;4 ( evoke) [painting, image, sound] évoquer ; what does it suggest to you? qu'est-ce que cela évoque pour vous? -
125 be
UK / US1. pp been vb aux was, were1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
what are you doing? — was machst du (gerade)?2)pp: forming passives) to be killed — getötet werden3)it was fun, wasn't it? — es hat Spaß gemacht, nicht wahr?4)(+ to +
infin) the house is to be sold — das Haus soll verkauft werden2. vb + comp1) (usu) seinI'm hot/cold — mir ist heiß/kalt
2 and 2 are 4 — 2 und 2 ist o sind 4
she's tall/pretty — sie ist groß/hübsch
be careful/quiet — sei vorsichtig/ruhig
2)how are you? — wie geht es dir?3)how old are you? — wie alt bist du?4)how much was the meal? — was o wie viel hat das Essen gekostet?that'll be Ј5.75, please — das macht Ј5.75, bitte
3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) sein2) (referring to place) sein3)where have you been? — wo bist du gewesen?4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) seinit's too hot/cold — es ist zu heiß/kalt
2)it's me — ich bin's -
126 be
UK / US1. pp been vb aux was, were1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
what are you doing? — was machst du (gerade)?2)pp: forming passives) to be killed — getötet werden3)it was fun, wasn't it? — es hat Spaß gemacht, nicht wahr?4)(+ to +
infin) the house is to be sold — das Haus soll verkauft werden2. vb + comp1) (usu) seinI'm hot/cold — mir ist heiß/kalt
2 and 2 are 4 — 2 und 2 ist o sind 4
she's tall/pretty — sie ist groß/hübsch
be careful/quiet — sei vorsichtig/ruhig
2)how are you? — wie geht es dir?3)how old are you? — wie alt bist du?4)how much was the meal? — was o wie viel hat das Essen gekostet?that'll be Ј5.75, please — das macht Ј5.75, bitte
3. vi1) (exist, occur etc) sein2) (referring to place) sein3)where have you been? — wo bist du gewesen?4. impers vb1) (referring to time, distance, weather) seinit's too hot/cold — es ist zu heiß/kalt
2)it's me — ich bin's -
127 proporre
propose* * *proporre v.tr.1 ( sottoporre a esame) to propose; ( suggerire) to suggest: proporre a qlcu. un affare, condizioni favorevoli, to propose a deal, favourable terms to s.o.; voglio proporre un mio libro all'editore, I want to submit one of my books to the publisher; proporre una serie di domande all'insegnante, to put a series of questions to the teacher; l'insegnante mi ha proposto un argomento che non mi piace, the teacher has suggested a subject (to me) that I do not like; lo proporrò come preside, I shall propose him for headmaster; proporrò la mia candidatura alle prossime elezioni, I'm going to put myself forward as a candidate at the next elections; propongo che egli sia licenziato, I propose (o suggest) that he should be dismissed; propongo un brindisi all'anno nuovo, I propose a toast to the New Year; propose di andare a teatro, he suggested (o proposed) going to the theatre; proporrei di aspettare, I would suggest waiting; proporre a esempio, to point out (o to hold up o to set up) as an example; ''Cosa fai stasera?'' ''Tu cosa proponi?'', ''What are you doing this evening?'' ''What do you suggest?''; che vino proponi con questo piatto?, which wine would you suggest with this dish? // proporre un progetto di legge, to bring in (o to introduce) a bill2 ( decidere, fissare) to decide; to set*: mi sono proposto di tacere, I resolved (o decided) to remain silent; si è proposta di dare tutti gli esami entro l'anno, she intends to sit for all her exams by the end of the year // proporsi un obiettivo, to set oneself an objective (o aim)3 ( offrire) to offer, to tender: proporre un premio, to offer a prize; proporre un prezzo, to tender a price.* * *1. [pro'porre]vb irreg vt1) (suggerire) to suggest, propose, (soluzione, candidato) to put forward, (legge, brindisi) to proposeproporre qc a qn — to suggest o propose sth to sb
proporre di fare qc — to suggest o propose doing sth
2) (offrire: aiuto, prezzo) to offerproporre qc a qn — to offer sth to sb, offer sb sth
3)proporsi qc — (obiettivo, meta) to set o.s. sth
proporsi di fare qc — to propose o intend to do sth
2. vr (proporsi)proporsi come candidato — to put o.s. forward as a candidate
* * *[pro'porre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (suggerire) to propose, to suggest [dibattito, soluzione, passeggiata]proporre qcn. per un premio — to name o propose sb. for a prize
2) (offrire) to offer [aiuto, denaro] (a qcn. to sb.)3) (sottoporre, presentare) to put* forward [soluzione, progetto]; to bring* forward [mozione, piano]; to submit [nomina, dimissioni]2.proporre la candidatura di qcn. — to put sb. forward as candidate
verbo pronominale proporsi1) (offrirsi)- rsi per — to put oneself in o up for [candidatura, lavoro]
- rsi di fare — to contemplate o propose doing, to mean o plan o set out to do
* * *proporre/pro'porre/ [73]1 (suggerire) to propose, to suggest [dibattito, soluzione, passeggiata]; proporre di fare to propose doing; proporre qcn. per un premio to name o propose sb. for a prize; proporre un brindisi to propose a toast2 (offrire) to offer [aiuto, denaro] (a qcn. to sb.)3 (sottoporre, presentare) to put* forward [soluzione, progetto]; to bring* forward [mozione, piano]; to submit [nomina, dimissioni]; proporre la candidatura di qcn. to put sb. forward as candidateII proporsi verbo pronominale1 (offrirsi) - rsi per to put oneself in o up for [candidatura, lavoro]; - rsi per fare to offer to do2 (avere l'intenzione) - rsi di fare to contemplate o propose doing, to mean o plan o set out to do. -
128 suggest
suggest [səˈdʒest]a. ( = propose) suggérer ; ( = hint) insinuer• what are you trying to suggest? que voulez-vous dire par là ?b. ( = imply) suggérer• the coins suggest a Roman settlement les pièces de monnaie semblent témoigner de l'existence d'une colonie romaine* * *[sə'dʒest], US [səg'dʒ-]transitive verb1) ( put forward for consideration) suggérercan you suggest how/where...? — selon vous, comment/où...?
it would be wrong to suggest that... — il serait faux de prétendre que...
I venture to suggest that... — je me risque à dire que...
2) ( recommend) suggérerit was more difficult than the result might suggest — ce fut plus difficile que le résultat ne semble l'indiquer
4) ( evoke) évoquer
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