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1 craving

1. n страстное желание, стремление; тоска

a craving for companionship — тоска по общению, чувство одиночества

2. n тяга, пристрастие

a craving for strong drink — пристрастие к спиртному

3. n страстная мольба

Синонимический ряд:

1. aspiration (noun) ambition; ardor; ardour; aspiration; energy; enterprise; spirit

2. longing (noun) appetite; appetition; desire; hunger; itch; longing; lust; passion; urge; yearning

3. begging (verb) appealing; begging; beseeching; bracing; conjuring; entreating; imploring; importuning; invoking; pleading; praying; supplicating

4. demanding (verb) asking; calling for; demanding; necessitating; requiring; taking

5. longing (verb) craving; dreaming; hungering; itch for; itching; longing; lusting; pining; sighing; thirsting; yearning; yenning

6. wishing (verb) aching; coveting; desiring; hankering; panting; wanting; wishing; yearn for

English-Russian base dictionary > craving
2 wish

1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93821/wish_away">wish away

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) wünschen

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) wollen

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) wünschen
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) der Wunsch

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) der Wunsch

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) die Glückwünsche (pl.)

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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wish

[wɪʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (desire) Wunsch m, Verlangen nt

against the \wishes of the party members gegen den Willen der Parteimitglieder

it was your mother's dearest/greatest/last \wish es war der sehnlichste/größte/letzte Wunsch deiner Mutter

your \wish is my command! dein Wunsch sei mir Befehl! hum

to express a \wish einen Wunsch äußern

to have a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

to have no \wish to do sth keine Lust haben [o geh nicht das Verlangen verspüren], etw zu tun

he had no \wish to go through the experience again er wollte diese Erfahrung nicht noch einmal durchmachen

I've no \wish to be offensive, but... ich möchte niemandem zu nahe treten, aber...

2. (thing desired) Wunsch m

may all your \wishes come true mögen alle deine Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen

to get [or have] one's \wish seinen Willen bekommen

well, you've got your \wish, here we are in Paris nun, jetzt hast du deinen Willen — wir sind in Paris

to grant sb a \wish jdm einen Wunsch erfüllen

to make a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

3. (regards)

▪ \wishes pl Grüße pl

good \wishes for your time at university alles Gute für deine Zeit an der Universität

with best \wishes mit den besten Wünschen

[with] best [or all good] \wishes (at end of letter) mit herzlichen Grüßen, herzliche Grüße

to give [or send] sb one's best \wishes jdn herzlich grüßen [lassen], jdm die besten Wünsche ausrichten [lassen]

please send her my best \wishes for a speedy recovery richten Sie ihr bitte meine besten Wünsche für eine baldige Genesung aus geh

4.

▶ the \wish is father to the thought ( prov) der Wunsch ist der Vater des Gedankens prov

▶ if \wishes were horses[, then beggars would ride] ( saying) wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär'[, wär' mein Vater Millionär] prov

II. vt

1. (be desirous)

▪ to \wish sth etw wünschen

whatever you \wish was immer du möchtest

if that is what you \wish, you shall have it wenn es das ist, was du möchtest, dann sollst du es haben

▪ to \wish [that]... wünschen, dass...; (expressing annoyance) wollen [o erwarten], dass...

I \wish I hadn't said that ich wünschte, ich hätte das nicht gesagt

I do \wish you wouldn't keep calling me ich möchte, dass du endlich aufhörst, mich anzurufen

I \wish she'd shut up for a minute! wenn sie doch nur für einen Moment den Mund halten würde!

2. ( form: want)

▪ to \wish to do sth etw tun wollen

I \wish to make a complaint ich möchte mich beschweren

we don't \wish to be disturbed wir möchten nicht gestört werden

what do you \wish me to do? was kann ich für Sie tun?

passengers \wishing to take the Kings Cross train... Passagiere für den Zug nach Kings Cross...

I don't \wish to worry you, but... ich möchte Sie nicht beunruhigen, aber...

I don't \wish to appear rude, but... ich möchte nicht unhöflich erscheinen, aber...

without \wishing to appear overcritical,... ohne allzu kritisch erscheinen zu wollen,...

▪ to [not] \wish sth [up]on sb jdm etw [nicht] wünschen

I wouldn't \wish it on my worst enemy! das würde ich nicht einmal meinem schlimmsten Feind wünschen!

3. (make a magic wish)

▪ to \wish [that]... sich dat wünschen, dass...

I \wish you were here ich wünschte, du wärst hier

I \wished the day over ich wünschte, der Tag wäre schon vorbei

she \wished herself anywhere but there sie wünschte sich möglichst weit weg

sometimes I \wished myself dead manchmal wollte ich am liebsten tot sein

to \wish oneself back home sich akk nach Hause sehnen

4. (express wishes)

▪ to \wish sb sth jdm etw wünschen

to \wish sb happy birthday jdm zum Geburtstag gratulieren

to \wish sb merry Christmas jdm frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to \wish sb goodnight jdm [eine] gute Nacht wünschen

to \wish sb a safe journey/luck/every success jdm eine gute Reise/Glück/viel Erfolg wünschen

to \wish sb well/ill jdm [viel] Glück [o alles Gute] /nur Schlechtes wünschen

5. ( fam: impose on)

▪ to \wish sb/sth [up]on sb jdm jdn/etw aufhalsen fam

III. vi

1. (want) wollen, wünschen

[just] as you \wish [ganz] wie Sie wünschen

if you \wish wenn Sie es wünschen

▪ to \wish for sth etw wünschen [o wollen]

what more could you \wish for? was kann man sich mehr wünschen?

2. (make a wish)

▪ to \wish for sth sich dat etw wünschen

we couldn't have \wished for a better start wir hätten uns keinen besseren Start wünschen können

they've got everything a normal person could \wish for sie haben alles, was sich ein normaler Mensch nur wünschen kann

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[wɪʃ]
1. n

1) Wunsch m (for nach)

your wish is my command — dein Wunsch ist or sei mir Befehl

I have no great wish to see him — ich habe kein Bedürfnis or keine große Lust, ihn zu sehen

to make a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

you can make three wishes — du hast drei Wünsche

the wish is father to the thought (prov) — der Wunsch ist Vater des Gedankens (prov)

well, you got your wish —

you shall have your wish — dein Wunsch soll (dir) erfüllt werden or soll in Erfüllung gehen

2) wishespl

(in greetings) with best wishes — mit den besten Wünschen or Grüßen, alles Gute

please give him my good wishes — bitte grüßen Sie ihn (vielmals) von mir, bitte richten Sie ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

he sends his best wishes — er lässt (vielmals) grüßen

a message of good wishes — eine Gruß- or Glückwunschbotschaft

best wishes for a speedy recovery — alles Gute für eine baldige Genesung

2. vt

1) (= want) wünschen

I do not wish it — ich möchte or wünsche (form) es nicht

he wishes to be alone/to see you immediately — er möchte allein sein/dich sofort sehen

I wish you to be present — ich wünsche, dass Sie anwesend sind

what do you wish me to do? — was soll ich (bitte) tun?

do you wish more coffee, sir? ( Scot form ) — hätten Sie gern or wünschen Sie noch Kaffee?

2) (= desire, hope, desire sth unlikely) wünschen, wollen

I wish the play would begin — ich wünschte or wollte, das Stück finge an

I wish you'd be quiet — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest ruhig

how he wished that his wife was or were there — wie sehr er sich (dat) wünschte, dass seine Frau hier wäre

wish you were here — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest hier

3) (= entertain wishes towards sb) wünschen

to wish sb well/ill — jdm Glück or alles Gute/Schlechtes or Böses wünschen

I don't wish her any harm — ich wünsche ihr nichts Böses

to wish sb good luck/happiness — jdm viel Glück or alles Gute/Glück (und Zufriedenheit) wünschen

4) (= bid, express wish) wünschen

to wish sb a pleasant journey/good morning/merry Christmas — jdm eine gute Reise/guten Morgen/frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to wish sb goodbye — jdm Auf or auf Wiedersehen sagen

5)

to wish a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

he wished himself anywhere but there —

if I could wish myself into the castle — wenn ich mich nur in das Schloss wünschen könnte

3. vi
(= make a wish) sich (dat) etwas wünschen
wishing won't solve the problem — der Wunsch allein wird das Problem nicht lösen

to wish upon a star (liter) — sich (dat) bei einer Sternschnuppe etwas wünschen

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wish [wıʃ]

A v/t

1. wollen, wünschen:

I wish I were there ich wollte, ich wäre dort;

wish sb further ( oder at the devil) jemanden zum Teufel wünschen;

wish o.s. home sich nach Hause sehnen;

wish sb to do sth wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

2. hoffen:

it is to be wished es ist zu hoffen oder zu wünschen

3. jemandem Glück, Spaß etc wünschen:

wish sb well (ill) jemandem Gutes (Böses) wünschen, jemandem wohlwollen (übelwollen);

wish sb good morning jemandem guten Morgen wünschen;

wish sb (sth) on sb jemandem jemanden (etwas) aufhalsen;

I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy das würde ich nicht einmal meinem ärgsten Feind wünschen; → birthday A, joy A 1, luck A 2

4. jemanden ersuchen, bitten ( beide:

to do zu tun)

B v/i (for) sich sehnen (nach), sich (etwas) wünschen:

I have been wishing for you to come ich habe mir gewünscht, dass du kommst;

he cannot wish for anything better er kann sich nichts Besseres wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen oder wollen

C s

1. Wunsch m:

a) Verlangen n ( for nach)

b) Bitte f ( for um)

c) (das) Gewünschte:

you shall have your wish du sollst haben, was du dir wünschst;

what’s your Christmas wish? was wünschst du dir zu Weihnachten?;

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride (Sprichwort) es hat keinen Sinn, sich Unmögliches zu wünschen; → father A 5

2. pl (gute) Wünsche pl, Glückwünsche pl

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1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

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v.

wünschen v. n.

Wunsch -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > wish
3 join

‹oin
1. verb
1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) juntar, unir

2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) unir

3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) hacerser socio de, afiliarse

4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) juntarse, confluir

5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) reunirse con, unirse a

2. noun
(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) juntura

- join forces
- join hands
- join in
- join up

join¹ n juntura / costura

there's a join in this piece of material hay una costura en esta tela

join² vb

1. unir / juntar

two cities joined by a bridge dos ciudades unidas por un puente

this road joins the motorway at Selby esta carretera enlaza con la autopista en Selby

2. acompañar / reunirse

will you join me for a coffee? ¿quieres tomar un café conmigo?

3. reunirse

I'm joining my wife in Paris me reuniré con mi esposa en París

4. hacerse socio / incorporarse / alistarse

she's joined a chess club se ha hecho socia de un club de ajedrez

I have just joined the company acabo de incorporarme a la empresa

he joined the army se alistó en el ejército

to join hands cogerse de la mano

join

tr[ʤɔɪn]

transitive verb

1 (bring together) juntar, unir

2 (connect) unir, conectar

■ the two cities are joined by a bridge las dos ciudades están unidas por un puente

3 (company etc) incorporarse a

■ Mr Osuna joined the company last year el Sr Osuna se incorporó a la empresa el año pasado

4 (armed forces) alistarse en; (police) ingresar en

5 (club) hacerse socio,-a de

6 (party) afiliarse a, ingresar en

7 (be with somebody) reunirse con, unirse a

■ would you like to join us for the evening? ¿les gustaría pasar la tarde con nosotros?

■ will you join me in a whisky? ¿quiere tomar un whisky conmigo?

intransitive verb

1 juntarse, unirse

2 (rivers) confluir; (roads) juntarse, empalmar

noun

1 juntura

■ you can't see the join no se ve la juntura

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

join the club! ¡ya somos dos etc!

to join battle with trabar batalla con

to join forces aunar esfuerzos

to join forces with somebody unirse a alguien

to join hands cogerse de las manos

join ['ʤɔɪn] vt

1) connect, link: unir, juntar

to join in marriage: unir en matrimonio

2) adjoin: lindar con, colindar con

3) meet: reunirse con, encontrarse con

we joined them for lunch: nos reunimos con ellos para almorzar

4) : hacerse socio de (una organización), afiliarse a (un partido), entrar en (una empresa)

join vi

1) unite: unirse

2) merge: empalmar (dícese de las carreteras), confluir (dícese de los ríos)

3)

to join up : hacerse socio, enrolarse

join

v.

• acoplar v.

• adjuntar v.

• adunar v.

• agregar v.

• asociar v.

• combinar v.

• juntar v.

• ligar v.

• reunir v.

• reunirse con v.

• trabar v.

• unir v.

• unirse a v.

I
1. dʒɔɪn
transitive verb

1) (fasten, link) \<\<ropes/wires\>\> unir; ( put together) \<\<tables\>\> juntar

to join two things together — unir dos cosas

I joined an extra length onto the hosepipe — le añadí or le agregué un trozo a la manguera

to join hands — tomarse or (esp Esp) cogerse* de la mano

2)

a) (meet, keep company with)

we're going for a drink, won't o will you join us? — vamos a tomar algo ¿nos acompañas?

you go ahead, I'll join you later — ustedes vayan que ya iré yo luego

may I join you? — ¿le importa si me siento aquí?

won't o will you join us for dinner? — ¿por qué no cenan con nosotros?

b) ( associate oneself with)

I'd like you all to join me in a toast to... — quiero proponer un brindis por..., propongo que brindemos todos por...

my husband joins me in wishing you a speedy recovery — (frml) tanto mi marido como yo le deseamos una pronta recuperación

3)

a) ( become part of) unirse a, sumarse a

they have joined the ranks of the unemployed — se han sumado a las filas del desempleo

I joined the line — me puse en la cola

I joined the course in November — empecé el curso en noviembre, me uní al grupo en noviembre

b) ( become member of) \<\<club\>\> hacerse* socio de; \<\<union\>\> afiliarse a; \<\<army\>\> alistarse en; \<\<firm\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) entrar a, incorporarse a

he joined our staff in July — pasó a formar parte de nuestro personal en julio

4)

a) ( merge with)

the path joins the road a mile further on — el camino empalma con la carretera una milla más adelante

this river eventually joins the Thames — este río desemboca en or confluye con el Támesis

where the wall joins the roof — en la unión de la pared con el techo

b) ( get onto)

we join the autobahn south of Frankfurt — entramos en la autopista al sur de Frankfurt

he joined his ship at Boston — se unió a la tripulación en Boston

2.

vi

1) to join (together) \<\<parts/components\>\> unirse; \<\<groups\>\> unirse

to join WITH somebody IN -ING: they join with me in congratulating you — se unen a mis felicitaciones, se hacen partícipes de mi enhorabuena (frml)

2) ( merge) \<\<streams\>\> confluir*; \<\<roads\>\> empalmar, unirse

3) ( become member) hacerse* socio

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Phrasal Verbs:

- join in

- join up

II

noun juntura f, unión f

[dʒɔɪn]
1. VT

1) (=put together, link) [+ ends, pieces, parts] unir, juntar; [+ tables] juntar

to join (together) two ends of a chain — unir or juntar dos extremos de una cadena

the island is joined to the mainland by a bridge — un puente une or conecta la isla a tierra firme

to join A to B, to join A and B — unir or juntar A con B

• join the dots to form a picture — una los puntos para formar un dibujo

• to join hands — cogerse or (LAm) tomarse de la mano

2) (=merge with) [+ river] desembocar en, confluir con; [+ sea] desembocar en; [+ road] empalmar con

where does the River Wye join the Severn? — ¿a qué altura desemboca el Wye en el Severn?, ¿dónde confluye el Wye con el Severn?

where the river joins the sea — en la desembocadura del río en el mar

where the track joins the road — donde el camino empalma con la carretera

3) (=enter, become part of) [+ university, firm, religious order] ingresar en, entrar en; [+ club, society] hacerse socio de; [+ political party] afiliarse a, hacerse miembro de; [+ army, navy] alistarse en, ingresar en; [+ queue] meterse en; [+ procession, strike, movement] sumarse a, unirse a

• join the club! * — ¡bienvenido al club!

• to join forces (with sb to do sth) — (gen) juntarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Mil) aliarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Comm) asociarse (con algn para hacer algo)

• we joined the motorway at junction 15 — nos metimos en la autopista por la entrada 15

• to join one's regiment — incorporarse a su regimiento

• to join one's ship — (=return to) volver a su buque; (=go on board) embarcar
battle 1., 1), rank I, 1., 2)
4) (=be with, meet) [+ person] acompañar a

may I join you? — (at table) ¿les importa que les acompañe?

will you join us for dinner? — ¿nos acompañas a cenar?, ¿cenas con nosotros?

if you're going for a walk, do you mind if I join you? — si vais a dar un paseo, ¿os importa que os acompañe?

will you join me in or for a drink? — ¿se toma una copa conmigo?

I'll join you later if I can — yo iré luego si puedo

join us at the same time next week for... — (Rad, TV) la próxima semana tiene una cita con nosotros a la misma hora en...

Paul joins me in wishing you... — al igual que yo, Paul te desea...

they should join us in exposing government corruption — deberían unirse or sumarse a nosotros para sacar a la luz la corrupción del gobierno

2. VI

1) (=connect) [ends, pieces, parts] unirse, juntarse

2) (=merge) [roads] empalmar, juntarse; [rivers] confluir, juntarse; [lines] juntarse

3)

• to join together (to do sth) — (=meet) [people] reunirse (para hacer algo); (=unite) [groups, organizations] unirse (para hacer algo); (=pool resources) asociarse (para hacer algo)

• to join with sb in doing sth — unirse a algn para hacer algo

Moscow and Washington have joined in condemning these actions — Moscú y Washington se han unido para protestar por estas acciones

we join with you in hoping that... — compartimos su esperanza de que... + subjun, al igual que ustedes esperamos que... + subjun

4) (=become a member) (of club) hacerse socio; (of political party) afiliarse, hacerse miembro

3.

N (in wood, crockery) juntura f, unión f ; (Tech) junta f

you could hardly see the join — apenas se notaba la juntura or la unión

- join in

- join on

- join up

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I
1. [dʒɔɪn]
transitive verb

1) (fasten, link) \<\<ropes/wires\>\> unir; ( put together) \<\<tables\>\> juntar

to join two things together — unir dos cosas

I joined an extra length onto the hosepipe — le añadí or le agregué un trozo a la manguera

to join hands — tomarse or (esp Esp) cogerse* de la mano

2)

a) (meet, keep company with)

we're going for a drink, won't o will you join us? — vamos a tomar algo ¿nos acompañas?

you go ahead, I'll join you later — ustedes vayan que ya iré yo luego

may I join you? — ¿le importa si me siento aquí?

won't o will you join us for dinner? — ¿por qué no cenan con nosotros?

b) ( associate oneself with)

I'd like you all to join me in a toast to... — quiero proponer un brindis por..., propongo que brindemos todos por...

my husband joins me in wishing you a speedy recovery — (frml) tanto mi marido como yo le deseamos una pronta recuperación

3)

a) ( become part of) unirse a, sumarse a

they have joined the ranks of the unemployed — se han sumado a las filas del desempleo

I joined the line — me puse en la cola

I joined the course in November — empecé el curso en noviembre, me uní al grupo en noviembre

b) ( become member of) \<\<club\>\> hacerse* socio de; \<\<union\>\> afiliarse a; \<\<army\>\> alistarse en; \<\<firm\>\> entrar en or (AmL tb) entrar a, incorporarse a

he joined our staff in July — pasó a formar parte de nuestro personal en julio

4)

a) ( merge with)

the path joins the road a mile further on — el camino empalma con la carretera una milla más adelante

this river eventually joins the Thames — este río desemboca en or confluye con el Támesis

where the wall joins the roof — en la unión de la pared con el techo

b) ( get onto)

we join the autobahn south of Frankfurt — entramos en la autopista al sur de Frankfurt

he joined his ship at Boston — se unió a la tripulación en Boston

2.

vi

1) to join (together) \<\<parts/components\>\> unirse; \<\<groups\>\> unirse

to join WITH somebody IN -ING: they join with me in congratulating you — se unen a mis felicitaciones, se hacen partícipes de mi enhorabuena (frml)

2) ( merge) \<\<streams\>\> confluir*; \<\<roads\>\> empalmar, unirse

3) ( become member) hacerse* socio

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- join in

- join up

II

noun juntura f, unión f

English-spanish dictionary > join
4 wish

wiʃ
1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desear (que)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) querer, desear

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desear

2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) deseo

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) deseo

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) deseo, saludo, recuerdo

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

wish¹ n deseo

the genie granted him three wishes el genio le dio tres deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

best wishes un abrazo

to make a wish pedir un deseo / pensar un deseo

El plural de wish se escribe wishes

wish² vb

1. querer

I wish to speak to the manager quisiera hablar con el director

2. desear

she wished me happy birthday me deseó un feliz cumpleaños

3. ojalá

I wish I had a lot of money ojalá tuviera mucho dinero

I wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

wish

tr[wɪʃ]

transitive verb

1 (want) querer, desear

■ she wishes she were on holiday quisiera estar de vacaciones

■ I wish I was rich! ¡ojalá fuera rico!

■ I wish I hadn't drunk so much ojalá no hubiese bebido tanto

■ I wish it would stop raining ojalá dejara de llover

2 formal use (demand, want) querer

■ I wish to make a complaint quisiera formular una queja

3 (hope) desear

■ we wish you a Merry Christmas te deseamos una Feliz Navidad

■ they wished us luck nos desearon buena suerte

intransitive verb

1 desear ( for, -)

■ everything one could wish for todo lo que uno pudiera desear

2 formal use (want) querer

■ as you wish como quiera

noun

1 deseo

you have three wishes tienes tres deseos

you went against my wishes obraste contra mis deseos

her wish came true su deseo se hizo realidad

plural noun wishes

1 (greeting) deseos nombre masculino plural; (in letter) saludos nombre masculino plural, recuerdos nombre masculino plural

with best wishes for the future con mis mejores deseos para el futuro

with best wishes from... saludos cordiales de..., recuerdos de...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a wish pedir un deseo

to wish somebody well / wish somebody all the best desear buena suerte a alguien

wish you were here ojalá estuvieras aquí

your wish is my command sus deseos son órdenes para mí

wish ['wɪʃ] vt

1) want: desear, querer

2)

to wish (something) for : desear

they wished me well: me desearon lo mejor

wish vi

1) : pedir (como deseo)

2) : querer

as you wish: como quieras

wish n

1) : deseo m

to grant a wish: conceder un deseo

2) wishes npl

: saludos mpl, recuerdos mpl

to send best wishes: mandar muchos recuerdos

wish

v.

• dar los buenos días v.

• desear v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

n.

• anhelo s.m.

• desear s.m.

• deseo s.m.

• voto s.m.

wɪʃ
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

[wɪʃ]
1. N

1) (=desire, will) deseo m

they are sincere in their wish to make amends for the past — son sinceros en su deseo de enmendar el pasado

their wish for peace is sincere, they are sincere in their wish for peace — son sinceros en sus deseos de paz

it has long been my wish to do that — desde hace mucho tiempo vengo deseando hacer eso

• he did it against my wishes — lo hizo en contra de mis deseos or mi voluntad

to go against sb's wishes — ir en contra de los deseos or la voluntad de algn

• his wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad

• your wish is my command — sus deseos son órdenes para mí

• it is her dearest wish to go there one day — su mayor deseo es ir allí un día

• his dying wish was to be buried here — su última voluntad fue que lo enterraran aquí

• she expressed a wish that the money be donated to charity — manifestó su deseo de que el dinero se donara a instituciones benéficas

• the fairy granted her three wishes — el hada le concedió tres deseos

• I have no great wish to go — no tengo muchas ganas de ir, no me apetece mucho ir

• you shall have or get your wish — tu deseo se hará realidad, tu deseo se cumplirá

• to make a wish — pedir un deseo

- if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
death 2.
2) (in letters, greetings)

(with) best wishes — saludos, recuerdos

with best wishes from Peter — recuerdos de Peter

best wishes or all good wishes for a happy birthday — te deseamos un feliz cumpleaños, nuestros mejores deseos para un feliz cumpleaños

(with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year — (con) nuestros mejores deseos or frm augurios para la Navidad y el Año Nuevo

please give him my best wishes — dale recuerdos míos

I went to give him my best wishes — fui a darle la enhorabuena

the Prime Minister has sent a message of good wishes to the French president — el Primer Ministro ha mandado un mensaje de buena voluntad al presidente francés

2. VT

1)

I wish (=if only) —

a) (in unrealizable or unlikely situations)

I wish I were rich — ojalá fuese rico

I wish it weren't true — ojalá no fuera así

I only wish I'd known that before — ojalá lo hubiera sabido antes

I wish I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

"did you go?" - "I wish I had" — -¿fuiste? -¡ya me hubiera gustado! or -¡ojalá!

I wish I hadn't said that — siento haber dicho eso, ojalá no hubiera dicho eso

b) (when change is possible)

I wish you'd hurry up — a ver si te das prisa

I do wish you'd let me help — ¿por qué no me dejas que te ayude?

I wish you wouldn't shout — me gustaría que no gritaras, a ver si dejas de gritar

2) (other subjects, other tenses)

she wishes that she could go to school like other children — le gustaría poder ir a la escuela como otros niños

I bet you wish you were still working here! — ¡apuesto a que te gustaría seguir trabajando aquí todavía!

3)

to wish sb sth: to wish sb good luck/a happy Christmas — desear buena suerte/felices pascuas a algn

wish me luck! — ¡deséame suerte!

I wish you all possible happiness — os/te deseo la más completa felicidad

to wish sb good morning — dar los buenos días a algn

to wish sb goodbye — despedirse de algn

• to wish sb well/ ill, we wish her well in her new job — le deseamos todo lo mejor en su nuevo trabajo

I don't wish her ill or any harm — no le deseo ningún mal

4)

• to wish sth on sb — desear algo a algn

I wouldn't wish that on anybody — eso no se lo desearía a nadie

5) frm (=want) querer, desear frm

I do not wish it — no lo quiero, no lo deseo frm

to wish to do sth — querer or frm desear hacer algo

I wish to be alone — quiero or frm deseo estar solo

I wish to be told when he comes — quiero or frm deseo que se me avisen cuando llegue

I don't wish to sound mean, but... — no quisiera parecer tacaño, pero...

without wishing to be unkind, you must admit she's not the most interesting company — sin ánimo de ser cruel, tienes que admitir que no es una persona muy interesante

to wish sb to do sth — querer or frm desear que algn haga algo

what do you wish me to do? — ¿qué quieres or frm deseas que haga?

3. VI

1) (=make a wish) pedir un deseo

• to wish for sth — desear algo

she has everything she could wish for — tiene todo lo que pudiera desear

what more could one wish for? — ¿qué más se puede pedir or desear?

I couldn't have wished for a nicer birthday — no podía haber soñado con un día de cumpleaños mejor

• "of course you're earning a lot, aren't you?" - "I wish!" — -claro que ganas un montón, ¿verdad? -¡ojalá!

2) frm (=want)

• (just) as you wish — como quieras, como usted desee frm

you may stay here as long as you wish — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo que quieras or desees

4.

CPD

wish fulfilment N —

daydreams are a sort of wish fulfilment — las fantasías son una especie de satisfacción de los deseos

wish list N — lista f de deseos

top of my wish list is... — mi deseo principal es...

- wish away

* * *
[wɪʃ]
I

noun

a) ( desire) deseo m

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

his last o dying wish — su última voluntad

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

your wish is my command — (set phrase) tus deseos son órdenes (fr hecha)

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

b) wishes pl ( greetings)

give your mother my best wishes — dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte, cariños a tu madre (AmL)

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

best wishes, Jack — saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( desire fervently) desear

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

b) ( want) (frml) desear (frml), querer*

should you wish to do so... — si así lo deseara... (frml)

to wish somebody/something to + INF — desear que alguien/algo (+ subj) (frml)

c) ( want for somebody) desear

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

to wish somebody well — desearle suerte or lo mejor a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

2.

vi

a) ( make magic wish) pedir* un deseo

b) (want, desire)

as you wish, sir — como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish — como quieras

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

- wish for

English-spanish dictionary > wish
5 join

1. transitive verb
1) (put together, connect) verbinden (to mit)

join two things [together] — zwei Dinge miteinander verbinden; zwei Dinge zusammenfügen

join hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände reichen

2) (come into company of) sich gesellen zu; sich zugesellen (+ Dat.); (meet) treffen; (come with) mitkommen mit; sich anschließen (+ Dat.)

I'll join you in a minute — ich komme gleich nach

may I join you — (at table) kann ich mich zu euch setzen?

do join us for lunch — iss doch mit uns zu Mittag

would you like to join me in a drink? — hast du Lust, ein Glas mit mir zu trinken?

3) (become member of) eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Armee, Firma, Orden, Verein, Partei]; beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Partei, Orden]

4) (take one's place in) sich einreihen in (+ Akk.) [Umzug, Demonstrationszug]

5) [Fluss, Straße:] münden in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (come together) [Flüsse:] sich vereinigen, zusammenfließen; [Straßen:] sich vereinigen, zusammenlaufen; [Grundstücke:] aneinander grenzen, aneinander stoßen

2) (take part)

join with somebody — sich jemandem anschließen
3. noun
Verbindung, die; (line) Nahtstelle, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88444/join_in">join in

- join up

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[‹oin] 1. verb
1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) verbinden

2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) verbinden

3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) sich anschließen an

4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) treffen

5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) treffen
2. noun
(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) die Verbindung

- join forces
- join hands
- join in
- join up
* * *

join

[ʤɔɪn]

I. vt

1. (connect)

▪ to \join sth [to sth] etw [mit etw dat] verbinden [o zusammenfügen]; battery etw [an etw dat] anschließen; (add) etw [an etw akk] anfügen

the River Neckar \joins the Rhine at Mannheim der Neckar mündet bei Mannheim in den Rhein ein

to \join hands sich dat die Hände geben [o geh reichen]

▪ to \join sth together etw zusammenfügen [o miteinander verbinden

2. (offer company)

▪ to \join sb sich akk zu jdm gesellen, jdm Gesellschaft leisten

would you like to \join us for supper? möchtest du mit uns zu Abend essen?

do you mind if I \join you? darf ich mich zu Ihnen setzen?

her husband \joined her in Rome a week later eine Woche später kam ihr Mann nach Rom nach

3. (enrol)

▪ to \join sth etw dat beitreten, in etw akk eintreten; club, party bei etw dat Mitglied werden

to \join the army Soldat werden

to \join the ranks of the unemployed sich akk in das Heer der Arbeitslosen einreihen

4. (participate)

▪ to \join sth bei etw dat mitmachen

let's \join the dancing lass uns mittanzen

to \join the line AM [or BRIT queue] sich akk in die Schlange stellen [o einreihen

5. (support)

▪ to \join sb in [doing] sth jdm bei [o in] etw dat [o der Ausführung einer S. gen] zur Seite stehen, sich akk jdm [bei der Ausführung einer S. gen] anschließen

I'm sure everyone will \join me in wishing you a very happy birthday es schließen sich sicher alle meinen Glückwünschen zu Ihrem Geburtstag an

6. (cooperate)

to \join forces with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentun

7. (board)

to \join a plane/train in ein Flugzeug/einen Zug zusteigen

8.

▶ \join the club! ( hum fam) willkommen im Klub!

II. vi

1. (connect)

▪ to \join [with sth] sich akk [mit etw dat] verbinden

2. (cooperate)

▪ to \join with sb in doing sth sich akk mit jdm dat zusammenschließen [o zusammentun], um etw zu tun

3. (enrol) beitreten, Mitglied werden

4. (marry)

to \join [together] in marriage [or ( form) holy matrimony] sich akk ehelich [miteinander] verbinden geh, in den heiligen Bund der Ehe treten geh

III. n

1. (seam) Verbindung[sstelle] f, Fuge f

2. MATH (set theory) Vereinigungsmenge f fachspr

* * *
[dZɔɪn]
1. vt

1) (lit, fig: connect, unite) verbinden (to mit)

to join two things together — zwei Dinge (miteinander) verbinden

join the dots (together) — verbinden Sie die Punkt

to join battle (with the enemy) — den Kampf mit dem Feind aufnehmen

to join hands (lit, fig) — sich (dat) or einander die Hände reichen

joined in marriage — durch das heilige Band der Ehe verbunden or vereinigt

they are joined at the hip (fig inf) — sie sind völlig unzertrennlich, sie hängen wie Kletten aneinander (inf)

2) (= become member of) army gehen zu; one's regiment sich anschließen (+dat), sich begeben zu; NATO, the EU beitreten (+dat); political party, club beitreten (+dat), Mitglied werden von or bei or in (+dat), eintreten in (+acc); religious order eintreten in (+acc), beitreten (+dat); university (as student) anfangen an (+dat); (as staff) firm anfangen bei; group of people, procession sich anschließen (+dat)

to join the queue — sich in die Schlange stellen or einreihen

he has been ordered to join his ship at Liverpool — er hat Order bekommen, sich in Liverpool auf seinem Schiff einzufinden or zu seinem Schiff zu begeben

Dr Morris will be joining us for a year as guest professor — Dr. Morris wird ein Jahr bei uns Gastprofessor sein

3)

he joined us in France — er stieß in Frankreich zu uns

I joined him at the station — wir trafen uns am Bahnhof, ich traf mich mit ihm am Bahnhof

I'll join you in five minutes — ich bin in fünf Minuten bei Ihnen

may I join you? — kann ich mich Ihnen anschließen?

will you join us? — machen Sie mit?, sind Sie dabei?

do join us for lunch — wollen Sie nicht mit uns essen?

will you join me in a drink? — trinken Sie ein Glas mit mir?

Paul joins me in wishing you... — Paul schließt sich meinen Wünschen für... an

they joined us in singing... — sie sangen mit uns zusammen...

Moscow has joined Washington in condemning these actions — Moskau hat sich Washington angeschlossen und diese Handlungen verurteilt

4) (river) another river, the sea einmünden or fließen in (+acc); (road) another road (ein)münden in (+acc)

his estates join ours — seine Ländereien grenzen an unsere (an)

2. vi

1) ( two parts) (= be attached) (miteinander) verbunden sein; (= be attachable) sich (miteinander) verbinden lassen; (= grow together) zusammenwachsen; (= meet, be adjacent) zusammenstoßen, zusammentreffen; (estates) aneinander (an)grenzen; (rivers) zusammenfließen, sich vereinigen; (roads) sich treffen

let us all join together in the Lord's Prayer he joins with me in wishing you... — wir wollen alle zusammen das Vaterunser beten er schließt sich meinen Wünschen für... an

to join together in doing sth — etw zusammen or gemeinsam tun

Moscow and Washington have joined in condemning these actions —

they all joined together to get her a present — sie taten sich alle zusammen, um ihr ein Geschenk zu kaufen

2) (club member) beitreten, Mitglied werden

3. n
Naht(stelle) f; (in pipe, knitting) Verbindungsstelle f
* * *

join [dʒɔın]

A v/t

1. etwas verbinden, -einigen, zusammenfügen ( alle:

to, on to mit):

join hands

a) die Hände falten,

b) sich die Hand oder Hände reichen,

c) fig gemeinsame Sache machen, sich zusammentun ( beide:

with mit)

2. Personen vereinigen, zusammenbringen ( beide:

with, to mit):

join in friendship freundschaftlich verbinden;

they are joined in marriage sie sind ehelich (miteinander) verbunden

3. fig verbinden, verein(ig)en:

join prayers gemeinsam beten; → force A 1

4. sich anschließen (dat oder an akk), stoßen oder sich gesellen zu:

I’ll join you later ich komme später nach;

I was joined by Mary Mary schloss sich mir an;

join sb in (doing) sth etwas zusammen mit jemandem tun;

join sb in a walk (gemeinsam) mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen, sich jemandem auf einem Spaziergang anschließen;

thanks for joining us ( RADIO, TV) danke für Ihr Interesse;

join the circus zum Zirkus gehen;

join one’s regiment zu seinem Regiment stoßen;

join one’s ship an Bord seines Schiffes gehen; → majority 2

5. eintreten in (akk):

a) einem Klub, einer Partei etc beitreten

b) anfangen bei einer Firma etc:

join the army ins Heer eintreten, weitS. Soldat werden; → police force

6. a) teilnehmen oder sich beteiligen an (dat), mitmachen bei, sich anschließen (dat)

b) sich einlassen auf (akk), den Kampf aufnehmen:

join an action JUR einem Prozess beitreten;

join a treaty einem (Staats)Vertrag beitreten; → battle Bes Redew, issue A 4

7. sich vereinigen mit, zusammenkommen mit, (ein)münden in (akk) (Fluss, Straße)

8. MATH Punkte verbinden

9. (an)grenzen an (akk)

B v/i

1. sich vereinigen oder verbinden ( with mit)

2. join in

a) teilnehmen, sich beteiligen, mitmachen, sich anschließen, einstimmen:

join in, everybody! alle mitmachen oder mitsingen!

b) → A 6 a:

join in the laughter in das Gelächter einstimmen;

join with sb in (doing) sth etwas zusammen mit jemandem tun

3. sich vereinigen, zusammenkommen (Straßen), (Flüsse auch) zusammenfließen

4. aneinandergrenzen, sich berühren

5. join up Soldat werden

C s Verbindungsstelle f, -linie f, Naht f, Fuge f

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (put together, connect) verbinden (to mit)

join two things [together] — zwei Dinge miteinander verbinden; zwei Dinge zusammenfügen

join hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände reichen

2) (come into company of) sich gesellen zu; sich zugesellen (+ Dat.); (meet) treffen; (come with) mitkommen mit; sich anschließen (+ Dat.)

I'll join you in a minute — ich komme gleich nach

may I join you — (at table) kann ich mich zu euch setzen?

do join us for lunch — iss doch mit uns zu Mittag

would you like to join me in a drink? — hast du Lust, ein Glas mit mir zu trinken?

3) (become member of) eintreten in (+ Akk.) [Armee, Firma, Orden, Verein, Partei]; beitreten (+ Dat.) [Verein, Partei, Orden]

4) (take one's place in) sich einreihen in (+ Akk.) [Umzug, Demonstrationszug]

5) [Fluss, Straße:] münden in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (come together) [Flüsse:] sich vereinigen, zusammenfließen; [Straßen:] sich vereinigen, zusammenlaufen; [Grundstücke:] aneinander grenzen, aneinander stoßen

2) (take part)

join with somebody — sich jemandem anschließen
3. noun
Verbindung, die; (line) Nahtstelle, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- join in

- join up

* * *

(take) issue with someone expr.

sich mit jemandem auf einen Streit einlassen ausdr. v.

anfügen v.

kombinieren v.

verbinden v.

English-german dictionary > join
6 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) ønske

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vil gerne; ville gerne

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) ønske
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ønske

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ønske

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) ønske

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
* * *
[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) ønske

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vil gerne; ville gerne

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) ønske
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ønske

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ønske

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) ønske

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Danish dictionary > wish
7 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
* * *
I [wiš]
noun

želja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmet

wishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravi

good, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)

according to my wishes — po mojih željah

to have one's wish — videti svojo željo uresničeno

he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želel

if wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sit

the wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet pride
II [wiš]
1.

transitive verb

želeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti po

I wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...

I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj proč

I wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževalo

I wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj greš

to wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s kom

he wished them to the devil — poslal jih je k vragu

he wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtev

it is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...

you have only to wish — samo izrazite željo

he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabega

I wish you a merry Xmas — voščim vam vesele božične praznike

he wished me success — želel mi je uspeha

to wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);

2.

intransitive verb

želeti, izraziti željo

to wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kaj

to wish not for anything better — nič boljšega si ne želeti

I have nothing left to wish for — nimam nobenih želja več

this leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe

English-Slovenian dictionary > wish
8 wish

wiʃ 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) ønske (seg)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) ønske (å), ville gjerne, vil

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) ønske lykke til
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ønske(mål)

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ønske

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hilsen, (ønske) alt godt

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

ønske

I
subst. \/wɪʃ\/

ønske, lengsel, lyst, vilje

• he has a great wish to go to sea

han har et stort ønske om å dra til sjøs

act upon somebody's wishes handle i overensstemmelse med noens ønsker

best wishes varme hilsener, beste ønsker, hilsen

• my best wishes

jeg ønsker deg alt godt

til lykke

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride hvis bare ens ønsker ble oppfylt, ville alt gå av seg selv

make a wish ønske (seg noe)

meet somebody's wishes oppfylle noens ønsker

the wish is father to the thought man tror det man ønsker å tro

wish for ønske om, lyst til, lengsel etter, vilje til

• he had a strong wish for peace and calm

han lengtet etter fred og ro

wishes ønsker

• she attained her wishes

hun oppnådde det hun ønsket

hilsener
II
verb \/wɪʃ\/

1) ønske, ha lyst til, ville

• I wish it were true

jeg skulle ønske det var sant

2) ønske (seg noe)

• close your eyes and wish!

lukk øynene dine og ønske deg noe!

3) ønske, unne, ville

• I wish you every success

jeg unner deg alt godt

• I wish you a pleasant journey

jeg ønsker deg en god reise

• he wishes nobody ill

han vil ingen noe vondt

as you wish som du vil

have somebody wished on oneself få noen på nakken

wish for ønske, lengte etter, trakte etter

• she has everything a woman can wish for

hun har alt en kvinne kan ønske seg

• I wished for something to happen

jeg lengtet etter at noe skulle skje

wish somebody further ( hverdagslig) ønske noen dit pepperen gror

wish somebody joy lykkønske noen, ønske noen lykke til

• I wish you joy of it!

lykke til med det, da!

• I wish success to each and all

jeg ønsker alle lykke til

wish somebody well ønske noen alt godt

• he wishes me well

han vil meg vel

wish something on someone prakke noe på noen, lesse noe over på noen, påtvinge noen noe

• another duty was wished on her

enda en plikt ble prakket på henne

ønske at noe skal skje med noen

• I would not wish it on my worst enemy

det unner jeg ikke min verste fiende

wish to God\/Heaven that ønske ved Gud at, håpe inderlig at

wish to goodness håpe inderlig

(don't) you wish (amer., hverdagslig, ironisk) du kan jo tro det, det er ønsketekning

• you think the teacher's sick today? you wish!

så du tror læreren er syk i dag? du kan jo tro det!

English-Norwegian dictionary > wish
9 imposing

1. n полигр. спуск или заключка

imposing scale — макет спуска полос

imposing scheme — схема спуска полос

imposing scheme — схема спуска полос

imposing unit — станок для спуска полос

2. a производящий сильное впечатление; впечатляющий, внушительный, импозантный

imposing appearance — представительная внешность

imposing air — внушительный вид

imposing bridge — мост внушительных размеров

imposing building — величественное здание

Синонимический ряд:

1. grand (adj.) august; baronial; grand; grandiose; lordly; magnific; magnificent; noble; princely; regal; royal; sublime; superb

2. impressive (adj.) dignified; elegant; exciting; impressive; majestic; stately; stirring; striking

3. massive (adj.) massive; mighty; monumental; powerful; substantial

4. pretentious (adj.) arty; arty-crafty; big; high-sounding; overblown; pretentious

5. abusing (verb) abusing; exploiting; presuming

6. fixing (verb) decreeing; dictating; fixing; lay down; laying down; ordaining; prescribing; setting

7. inflicting (verb) forcing on; forcing upon; inflicting; plaguing; visiting; wreaking; wrecking

8. infringing (verb) infringing; intruding; obtruding

9. levying (verb) assessing; exacting; levying; putting; putting on; putting upon

10. saddling (verb) foisting; imposing; saddling; wishing

English-Russian base dictionary > imposing
10 boast

1. intransitive verb
prahlen (of, about mit)
2. transitive verb
prahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)
3. noun
1) Prahlerei, die

2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der

* * *
[bəust] 1. verb
(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) prahlen
2. noun
(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) die Prahlerei

- academic.ru/7838/boastful">boastful
- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting
* * *

boast

[bəʊst, AM boʊst]

I. vi ( pej) prahlen pej, angeben pej fam

▪ to \boast about [or of] sth mit etw dat angeben, sich akk mit etw dat brüsten geh

▪ to \boast that... damit angeben, dass...

II. vt

▪ to \boast sth

1. (say boastfully) etw prahlerisch verkünden

2. (possess) sich akk einer S. gen rühmen

III. n ( pej) großspurige Behauptung pej

to be an empty \boast reine Angeberei sein fam

it is sb's proud \boast that... jd tut sich dat viel darauf zugute, dass... geh

* * *
[bəʊst]
1. n

1) Prahlerei f

2) (= source of pride) Stolz m

it is their boast that... — sie rühmen sich, dass...

2. vi
prahlen (about, of mit to sb jdm gegenüber)
without boasting, without wishing to boast — ohne zu prahlen

3. vt

1) (= possess) sich rühmen (+gen) (geh)

2) (= say boastfully) prahlen

* * *

boast¹ [bəʊst]

A s

1. Prahlerei f (auch Äußerung etc)

2. Stolz m (Gegenstand oder Grund des Stolzes):

he was the boast of his age er war der Stolz seiner Zeit;

it is her boast that … sie ist stolz darauf, dass …

B v/i prahlen (about, of mit):

it is not much to boast of damit ist es nicht weit her

C v/t

1. mit etwas prahlen:

boast that … damit prahlen, dass …

2. sich des Besitzes einer Sache rühmen (können), aufzuweisen haben, sein Eigen nennen

boast² [bəʊst] v/t

1. Steine roh behauen

2. Bildhauerei: aus dem Groben arbeiten

* * *
1. intransitive verb
prahlen (of, about mit)
2. transitive verb
prahlen mit; (possess) sich rühmen (+ Gen.)
3. noun
1) Prahlerei, die

2) (cause of pride) Stolz, der

* * *

(of) v.

renommieren (mit) v. (of, about) v.

prahlen (mit) v. v.

angeben (mit) v.

aufweisen (Erfolge etc.) v.

English-german dictionary > boast
11 will

I [wil, wəl]
nedoločnik in velelnik manjkata; 1. in 3. os. singular will, 2. os. singular (you) will, obsolete (thou) wilt, plural will; preterite would [wud, wəd], 2. os. preterite obsolete (thou) wouldst, past participle wold [wóuld], would

I.

auxiliary verb (s sledečim nedoločnikom brez to)

1.

(za tvorbo prihodnjega časa za 2. in 3. os. singular in plural, za izražanje obljube ali namena tudi za 1. os. singular in plural): he will see very soon — bo kmalu videl

I will not come back — ne bo me (več) nazaj;

2.

hoteti, biti voljan ali pripravljen: will (would) you pass me the bread, please — mi hočete (bi mi hoteli) podati kruh, prosim?

the wound will not heal — rana se noče (ne mara) zaceliti

boys will be boys — dečki hočejo (pač) biti dečki, mladost se mora iznoreti;

3.

(v pogojnih stavkih): he would do it if he could — on bi to naredil, ko bi mogel;

4.

biti navajen, imeti navado: he will sit here for hours — ima navado ure in ure tu presedeti

she would take a short walk every day — imela je navado iti vsak dan na kratek sprehod

it would appear — kazno je;

II.

intransitive verb & transitive verb

hoteti, želeti: what will you? — kaj hočeš (želiš)?

as you will — kakor hočeš

I would it were otherwise! — hotel (želel) bi, da bi bilo drugače!

(I) would I were a bird! — hotel bi biti ptica!

I will to God! — bog daj!

I could not do it even if I would — ne bi mogel storiti tega, tudi če bi hotel
II [wil]
noun

volja, hotenje, stremljenje; izraz volje, želja, ukaz; strast; juridically oporoka, poslednja volja, testament (= last will)

at will — po volji

of one's own will — po lastni, svobodni volji, prostovoljno

with a will — rad, vneto

against one's own will — proti lastni volji

free will — svobodna volja

an iron will — železna volja

good will — dobra volja, naklonjenost, blagohotnost

will to peace — stremljenje po miru

tenant at will — zakupnik, ki mu lahko po svoji volji odpovemo

ill will — mržnja, sovraštvo

wicked will — zloba

to bear s.o. ill will — imeti slabe namene s kom

to have one's will, to exercise one's will — izsiliti, uveljaviti svojo voljo

to make one's will — napraviti (svojo) oporoko

to work one's will — uveljaviti svojo voljo, doseči svoj cilj

this is my last will and testament — to je moja poslednja volja (napis na oporoki)

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči
III [wil]
1.

transitive verb 2. os. singular (you) will, obsolete (thou) willest, — 3. os. wills, obsolete willeth — [wílim], preterite in past participle willed [wild]; hoteti, določiti, odločiti; nameravati, (redko) ukazati

God wills ( —ali willeth) it — bog hoče to (tako)

he who wills success is half way to it — kdor trdno (zares) hoče uspeh, ga že na pol ima

willing and wishing are not the same — hoteti in želeti je dvoje; juridically v oporoki določiti, voliti, zapustiti

she willed her money to a hospital — svoj denar je (v oporoki) zapustila neki bolnici; vplivati na (koga), prisiliti, primorati (koga) (s hipnozo itd.)

the mesmerist wills his patient — hipnotizêr vsili pacientu svojo voljo

to will o.s. into — prisiliti se k;

2.

intransitive verb

hoteti, zahtevati, želeti, koprneti po

English-Slovenian dictionary > will
12 watch

1. noun
1)

[wrist/pocket-]watch — [Armband-/Taschen]uhr, die

2) (constant attention) Wache, die

keep watch — Wache halten

keep [a] watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas achten od. aufpassen

keep [a] watch for enemy aircraft — nach feindlichen Flugzeugen Ausschau halten

keep a close watch on the time — genau auf die Zeit achten

they kept a watch on all his activities — sie überwachten alle seine Aktivitäten

the police were on the watch for car thieves — die Polizei hielt nach Autodieben Ausschau

3) (Naut.) Wache, die

the officer of the watch — der wachhabende Offizier
2. intransitive verb
1) (wait)

watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas warten

2) (keep watch) Wache stehen
3. transitive verb
1) (observe) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Sportveranstaltung, Fernsehsendung]

watch [the] television or TV — fernsehen; Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

watch something [on television or TV] — sich (Dat.) etwas [im Fernsehen] ansehen

watch somebody do or doing something — zusehen, wie jemand etwas tut

we are being watched — wir werden beobachtet

watch one's weight — auf sein Gewicht achten

2) (be careful of, look after) achten auf (+ Akk.)

watch your manners! — (coll.) benimm dich!

watch your language! — (coll.) drück dich bitte etwas gepflegter od. nicht so ordinär aus!

watch him, he's an awkward customer — (coll.) pass/passt auf, er ist mit Vorsicht zu genießen (ugs.)

watch how you go/drive — pass auf!/fahr vorsichtig!

watch it or oneself — sich vorsehen

[just] watch it [or you'll be in trouble]! — pass bloß auf[, sonst gibt's Ärger]! (ugs.)

3) (look out for) warten auf (+ Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93646/watch_out">watch out

- watch over

* * *
[wo ] 1. noun
1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) die Uhr

2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) die Wache

3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) die Wache
2. verb
1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) beobachten

2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) abpassen

3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) aufpassen (auf)

4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) aufpassen auf

5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) abwarten

•

- watcher
- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
* * *

watch

[wɒtʃ, AM wɑ:tʃ]

I. n

1. (timepiece)

wrist\watch Armbanduhr f

pocket \watch Taschenuhr f

2. no pl (observation) Wache f

on \watch auf Wache

to be on \watch Wache haben

to be on \watch for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten

to be under [close] \watch unter [strenger] Bewachung stehen

to keep \watch Wache halten

to keep a close \watch on sb/sth jdn/etw scharf bewachen

to keep close \watch over sb/sth über jdn/etw sorgsam wachen

to put a \watch on sb jdn beobachten lassen

3. (period of duty) Wache f

in [or through] the [long] \watches of the night ( liter) in den langen Stunden der Nacht liter

the officers of the \watch die wachhabenden Offiziere

4. (unit) Wacheinheit f, Wachtrupp m, Wachmannschaft f

5. ( fam: film, programme) Film m, Sendung f

to be an entertaining \watch unterhaltsam anzusehen sein

II. vt

1. (look at)

▪ to \watch sb/sth jdn/etw beobachten

I \watched him get into a taxi ich sah, wie er in ein Taxi stieg

I \watched the man repairing the roof ich schaute dem Mann dabei zu, wie er das Dach reparierte

it's fascinating \watching children grow up es ist faszinierend, die Kinder heranwachsen zu sehen

I got the feeling I was being \watched ich bekam das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden

I'll only show you this once, so \watch carefully ich werde dir das nur dieses eine Mal zeigen, also pass gut auf

just \watch me! schau mal, wie ich das mache!; (in a race)

just \watch him go! sieh nur, wie er rennt!

to \watch a match SPORT einem Match zusehen

to \watch the clock [ständig] auf die Uhr sehen

to \watch a film/a video sich dat einen Film/ein Video ansehen

to \watch TV fernsehen

to \watch the world go by die [vorbeigehenden] Passanten beobachten

2. (keep vigil)

▪ to \watch sb/sth auf jdn/etw aufpassen, jdn/etw im Auge behalten

\watch your son for symptoms of measles achten Sie bei Ihrem Sohn darauf, ob er Symptome von Masern aufweist

to \watch sb/sth like a hawk jdn/etw mit Argusaugen bewachen geh

3. (be careful about)

▪ to \watch sth auf etw akk achten

\watch your language! du sollst nicht fluchen!

\watch it! pass auf!

you want to \watch him bei ihm solltest du aufpassen

\watch yourself! sieh dich vor!

you have to \watch what you say to Aunt Emma bei Tante Emma musst du aufpassen, was du sagst

to \watch it with sb sich akk vor jdm vorsehen geh

to \watch every penny [one spends] auf den Pfennig sehen [o ÖSTERR Groschen klauben] fam

to \watch the time auf die Zeit achten

you'll have to \watch the time, your train leaves soon du musst dich ranhalten, dein Zug fährt bald fam

to \watch one's weight auf sein Gewicht achten

4.

▶ a \watched kettle [or pot] never boils ( prov) wenn man auf etwas wartet, dauert es besonders lang

▶ \watch paint dry ( hum fam)

what a performance! I'd rather \watch paint dry! mein Gott war die Vorstellung langweilig!

▶ \watch this space! mach dich auf etwas gefasst!

▶ to \watch one's step aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen geh

III. vi

1. (look) zusehen, zuschauen

they just sit and \watch die sitzen hier nur dumm rum und schauen zu fam

she'll pretend that she hasn't seen us - you \watch pass auf - sie wird so tun, als habe sie uns nicht gesehen

▪ to \watch as sb/sth does sth zusehen, wie jd/etw etw tut

▪ to \watch for sth/sb nach etw/jdm Ausschau halten

2. (be attentive) aufpassen

\watch that... pass auf, dass...

to \watch like a hawk wie ein Luchs aufpassen

▪ to \watch over sb/sth über jdn/etw wachen

to \watch over children auf Kinder aufpassen

* * *
I [wɒtʃ]
n
(Armband)uhr f II
1. n

1) (= vigilance) Wache f

to be on the watch — aufpassen

to be on the watch for sb/sth — nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

to keep watch — Wache halten

to keep a close watch on sb/sth — jdn/etw scharf bewachen

to keep a close watch on the time — genau auf die Zeit achten

to keep watch over sb/sth — bei jdm/etw wachen or Wache halten

to set a watch on sb/sth — jdn/etw überwachen lassen

2) (= period of duty, people) Wache f

to be on watch — Wache haben, auf Wacht sein (geh)

officer of the watch —

in the still watches of the night (old, liter) — in den stillen Stunden der Nacht

3) (HIST to protect public) Wache f

2. vt

1) (= guard) aufpassen auf (+acc); (police etc) überwachen

2) (= observe) beobachten; match zusehen or zuschauen bei; film, play, programme on TV sich (dat) ansehen

to watch TV — fernsehen

to watch sb doing sth — jdm bei etw zusehen or zuschauen, sich (dat) ansehen, wie jd etw macht

I'll come and watch you play — ich komme und sehe dir beim Spielen zu

he just stood there and watched her drown — er stand einfach da und sah zu, wie sie ertrank

I watched her coming down the street — ich habe sie beobachtet, wie or als sie die Straße entlang kam

she has a habit of watching my mouth when I speak — sie hat die Angewohnheit, mir auf den Mund zu sehen or schauen, wenn ich rede

let's go and watch the tennis —

are you watching the blackboard! — du guckst or siehst zur Tafel!

don't watch the camera — sehen Sie nicht zur Kamera!

watch this young actor, he'll be a star — beachten Sie diesen jungen Schauspieler, der wird mal ein Star

watch the road in front of you — pass auf die Straße auf!, guck or achte auf die Straße!

to watch a case/negotiations for sb — für jdn als Beobachter bei einem Prozess/einer Verhandlung auftreten

now watch this closely — sehen or schauen Sie jetzt gut zu!, passen Sie mal genau auf!

watch this! — pass auf!

watch this space — warten Sies ab, demnächst mehr

I want everyone to watch me — ich möchte, dass mir alle zusehen or zuschauen!, alle mal hersehen or herschauen!

just watch me! —

just watch me go and make a mess of it! — da siehst du mal, was für einen Mist ich mache (inf)

we are being watched — wir werden beobachtet

I can't stand being watched — ich kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn mir ständig einer zusieht

a new talent to be watched — ein neues Talent, das man im Auge behalten muss

it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry — es ist sterbenslangweilig, das ist so spannend, dass einem das Gähnen kommt

a watched pot never boils (Prov) — wenn man daneben steht, kocht das Wasser nie

3) (= be careful of) achtgeben or aufpassen auf (+acc); expenses achten auf (+acc); time achten auf (+acc), aufpassen auf (+acc)

(you'd better) watch it! (inf) — pass (bloß) auf! (inf)

watch yourself — sieh dich vor!, sei vorsichtig!; (well-wishing) machs gut!

watch your manners! — bitte benimm dich!

watch your language! — drück dich bitte etwas gepflegter aus!

watch him, he's crafty — sieh dich vor or pass auf, er ist raffiniert

watch where you put your feet — pass auf, wo du hintrittst

watch how you talk to him, he's very touchy — sei vorsichtig, wenn du mit ihm sprichst, er ist sehr empfindlich

watch how you drive, the roads are icy — fahr vorsichtig or pass beim Fahren auf, die Straßen sind vereist!

watch how you go! — machs gut!; (on icy surface etc) pass beim Laufen/Fahren auf!

See:

→ step

4) chance abpassen, abwarten

to watch one's chance/time — eine günstige Gelegenheit/einen günstigen Zeitpunkt abwarten

3. vi

1) (= observe) zusehen, zuschauen

to watch for sb/sth — nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten or ausschauen

they watched for a signal from the soldiers — sie warteten auf ein Signal von den Soldaten

to watch for sth to happen — darauf warten, dass etw geschieht

to be watching for signs of... — nach Anzeichen von... Ausschau halten

you should watch for symptoms of... — du solltest auf...symptome achten

2) (= keep watch) Wache halten

there are policemen watching all (a)round the house — das Haus wird rundherum von Polizisten bewacht

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watch [wɒtʃ; US auch wɑtʃ]

A s

1. Wachsamkeit f:

be on the watch

a) wachsam oder auf der Hut sein,

b) Ausschau halten ( for nach)

2. Wache f:

be on watch Wache haben;

keep (a) close ( oder careful) watch on etwas genau beobachten, scharf im Auge behalten. → ward A 8

3. (Schild)Wache f, Wachtposten m

4. pl, besonders poet Wachen n, Wachsein n

5. SCHIFF (Schiffs)Wache f (Zeitabschnitt oder Mannschaft):

first watch erste Wache (20.00-24.00 Uhr);

middle watch, US mid watch Mittelwache, zweite Wache, Hundewache (0.00-04.00 Uhr);

morning watch Morgenwache (04.00-08.00 Uhr)

6. (Taschen-, Armband) Uhr f

B v/i

1. zusehen, zuschauen

2. (for)

a) warten (auf akk):

watch for sth to happen darauf warten, dass etwas geschieht

b) Ausschau halten, ausschauen (nach)

3. wachen ( with bei jemandem), wach sein:

watch and pray wachet und betet

4. watch over wachen über (akk), bewachen, aufpassen auf (akk):

he (it) needs watching ihn (es) muss man im Auge behalten

5. Wache halten

6. watch out (for)

a) → B 4,

b) aufpassen, achtgeben (auf akk):

watch out! Achtung!, Vorsicht!

c) sich hüten oder in Acht nehmen (vor dat)

C v/t

1. beobachten:

a) jemandem oder einer Sache zuschauen, sich etwas ansehen:

watch the clock umg ständig auf die Uhr schauen (statt zu arbeiten); → television A 1

b) ein wachsames Auge haben auf (akk), auch einen Verdächtigen etc überwachen

c) einen Vorgang verfolgen, im Auge behalten

d) JUR den Verlauf eines Prozesses verfolgen

2. eine Gelegenheit etc abwarten, abpassen

3. achtgeben oder -haben auf (akk) ( oder that dass):

watch it! sei vorsichtig!, pass auf!; → step A 1, A 7

4. Vieh hüten, bewachen

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1. noun
1)

[wrist/pocket-]watch — [Armband-/Taschen]uhr, die

2) (constant attention) Wache, die

keep watch — Wache halten

keep [a] watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas achten od. aufpassen

keep [a] watch for enemy aircraft — nach feindlichen Flugzeugen Ausschau halten

keep a close watch on the time — genau auf die Zeit achten

they kept a watch on all his activities — sie überwachten alle seine Aktivitäten

the police were on the watch for car thieves — die Polizei hielt nach Autodieben Ausschau

3) (Naut.) Wache, die

the officer of the watch — der wachhabende Offizier
2. intransitive verb
1) (wait)

watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas warten

2) (keep watch) Wache stehen
3. transitive verb
1) (observe) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Sportveranstaltung, Fernsehsendung]

watch [the] television or TV — fernsehen; Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

watch something [on television or TV] — sich (Dat.) etwas [im Fernsehen] ansehen

watch somebody do or doing something — zusehen, wie jemand etwas tut

we are being watched — wir werden beobachtet

watch one's weight — auf sein Gewicht achten

2) (be careful of, look after) achten auf (+ Akk.)

watch your manners! — (coll.) benimm dich!

watch your language! — (coll.) drück dich bitte etwas gepflegter od. nicht so ordinär aus!

watch him, he's an awkward customer — (coll.) pass/passt auf, er ist mit Vorsicht zu genießen (ugs.)

watch how you go/drive — pass auf!/fahr vorsichtig!

watch it or oneself — sich vorsehen

[just] watch it [or you'll be in trouble]! — pass bloß auf[, sonst gibt's Ärger]! (ugs.)

3) (look out for) warten auf (+ Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- watch out

- watch over

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v.

aufpassen v.

beobachten v.

bewachen v.

zusehen v.

überwachen v. n.

(§ pl.: watches)

= Uhr -en f.

English-german dictionary > watch
13 wish

wish [wɪʃ]

souhaiter ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (d), 2 (a) vouloir ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (a) faire un vœu ⇒ 2 (b) souhait ⇒ 3 (a) vœu ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) désir ⇒ 3 (b) amitiés ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (expressing something impossible or unlikely) souhaiter;

∎ to wish sb dead souhaiter la mort de qn;

∎ I wish I were a bird! je voudrais être un oiseau!;

∎ she wished herself far away elle aurait souhaité être loin;

∎ familiar I wish I were or British was somewhere else j'aimerais bien être ailleurs;

∎ wish you were here (on postcard) j'aimerais bien que tu sois là;

∎ I wish you didn't have to leave j'aimerais que tu ne sois pas ou ce serait bien si tu n'étais pas obligé de partir;

∎ I wish you hadn't said that tu n'aurais pas dû dire ça;

∎ I wish I'd never come! je n'aurais jamais dû venir;

∎ I wish I'd thought of that before je regrette de n'y avoir pas pensé plus tôt;

∎ why don't you come with us? - I wish I could pourquoi ne venez-vous pas avec nous? - j'aimerais bien

(b) (expressing criticism, reproach)

∎ I wish you'd be more careful j'aimerais que vous fassiez plus attention;

∎ I wish you wouldn't talk so much! tu ne peux pas te taire un peu?;

∎ I wish you wouldn't play that music so loud j'aimerais bien que tu ne mettes pas la musique aussi fort

(c) formal (want) souhaiter, vouloir;

∎ I don't wish to appear rude, but… je ne voudrais pas paraître grossier mais…;

∎ he no longer wishes to discuss it il ne veut ou il ne souhaite plus en parler;

∎ do you wish to see me? désirez-vous me voir?;

∎ how do you wish to pay? comment désirez-vous payer?

(d) (in greeting, expressions of goodwill) souhaiter;

∎ I wished her a pleasant journey je lui ai souhaité (un) bon voyage;

∎ he wished them success in their future careers il leur a souhaité de réussir dans leur carrière;

∎ he wished us good day il nous a souhaité le bonjour;

∎ I wish you no harm je ne vous veux pas de mal;

∎ I wish you well j'espère que tout ira bien pour vous;

∎ I wish you (good) luck je vous souhaite bonne chance;

∎ to wish sb joy of sth souhaiter bien du plaisir à qn pour qch

2 intransitive verb

(a) formal (want, like) vouloir, souhaiter;

∎ may I see you again? - if you wish puis-je vous revoir? - si vous le voulez ou le souhaitez;

∎ do as you wish faites comme vous voulez;

∎ ironic did you get a pay rise/go on holiday this year? - I wish! tu as eu une augmentation/tu es allé en vacances cette année? - tu parles!

(b) (make a wish) faire un vœu;

∎ close your eyes and wish hard ferme les yeux et fais un vœu;

∎ literary to wish upon a star faire un vœu en regardant une étoile

3 noun

(a) (act of wishing, thing wished for) souhait m, vœu m;

∎ make a wish! fais un souhait ou un vœu!;

∎ to grant a wish exaucer un vœu;

∎ he got his wish, his wish came true son vœu s'est réalisé

(b) (desire) désir m;

∎ to express a wish for sth exprimer le désir de qch;

∎ formal it is my (dearest) wish that… c'est mon vœu le plus cher que…;

∎ it was his last wish c'était sa dernière volonté;

∎ literary or humorous your wish is my command vos désirs sont des ordres;

∎ formal I have no wish to appear melodramatic, but… je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de dramatiser mais…;

∎ she had no great wish to travel elle n'avait pas très envie de voyager;

∎ to respect sb's wishes respecter les vœux de qn;

∎ she went against my wishes elle a agi contre ma volonté;

∎ he joined the navy against or contrary to my wishes il s'est engagé dans la marine contre mon gré ou ma volonté

(c) (regards)

∎ give your wife my best wishes transmettez toutes mes amitiés à votre épouse;

∎ my parents send their best wishes mes parents vous font toutes leurs amitiés;

∎ with every good wish (in card) avec mes meilleurs vœux;

∎ best wishes for the coming year meilleurs vœux pour la nouvelle année;

∎ best wishes for a Merry Christmas joyeux Noël;

∎ best wishes on your graduation (day) toutes mes/nos félicitations à l'occasion de l'obtention de votre diplôme;

∎ (with) best wishes (in letter) bien amicalement, toutes mes amitiés

►► Psychology wish fulfilment accomplissement m d'un désir;

wish list liste f de vœux;

∎ the unions presented a wish list of their conditions les syndicats ont présenté une liste de conditions

➲ wish away separable transitive verb

∎ you can't simply wish away the things you don't like on ne peut pas faire comme si les choses qui nous déplaisent n'existaient pas

➲ wish for inseparable transitive verb

souhaiter;

∎ what did you wish for? quel était ton vœu?;

∎ what more could a man/a woman wish for? que peut-on souhaiter de plus?

➲ wish on separable transitive verb

(a) (fate, problem) souhaiter à;

∎ I wouldn't wish this headache on anyone je ne souhaite à personne d'avoir un mal de tête pareil

(b) (foist on)

∎ it's a terribly complicated system wished on us by head office c'est un système très compliqué dont nous a fait cadeau la direction;

∎ he'll probably wish the children on us for the afternoon il nous fera sans doute cadeau des enfants pour l'après-midi

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wish
14 liking

1. n симпатия, расположение

friendship begins with liking — дружба начинается с симпатии

cordial liking — большая симпатия

2. n любовь, склонность, вкус

to have a great liking for flowers — очень любить цветы

he has no liking for medicine — у него нет склонности к медицине

Синонимический ряд:

1. affection (noun) affection; favor; favour; partiality; predilection; preference; proclivity; propensity; tendency

2. appetite (noun) appetite; fondness; soft spot; taste; weakness

3. awareness (noun) admiration; appreciation; awareness; comprehension; enjoyment; receptivity; responsiveness

4. will (noun) fancy; inclination; mind; pleasure; velleity; will

5. enjoying (verb) enjoying; going; relishing; savouring

6. fancying (verb) fancying; take to

7. favor (verb) enjoy; fancy; favor; favour; prefer; relish

8. liking (verb) choosing; desiring; electing; liking; pleasing; wanting; willing; wishing

Антонимический ряд:

disfavour; disinclination; dislike

English-Russian base dictionary > liking
15 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) óska

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vilja, óska eftir

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) óska e-m e-s
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ósk, löngun

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ósk

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) kveðja, ósk

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Icelandic dictionary > wish
16 wish

kívánság, óhaj, vágy to wish: szeretne, óhajt, áhít, kíván, vágyódik, akar
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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) óhajt

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) akar

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) kíván
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) vágy

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) kívánság

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) kívánság

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Hungarian dictionary > wish
17 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos.

English-Portuguese dictionary > wish
18 wish

n. dilek, istek, arzu, isteme, umut
————————
v. istemek, dilemek, umut etmek

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1. dile (v.) 2. dilek (n.)
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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) istemek, dilemek

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) arzu etmek, istemek

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) dilemek, dilekte bulunmak
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) istek, arzu

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) dilek, istek

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dilek, temenni

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Turkish dictionary > wish
19 wish

• toivomus

• toivotella

• toivottaa

• toive

• toivoa

• toivotus

• odottaa hartaasti

• ikävöidä

• janota

• havitella

• himoita

• hinkua

• vetoomus

• elättää toivoa

• esittää toivomus

• anomus

• pyyntö

• pyytää

• pyyde

• tavoitella

• halu

• haave

• halata

• haluta

• mieliä

• mieltymys

• mielihalu

• mieliteko

• mieli

• tahtoa

• tahto

• kärkkyä

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wiʃ 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) toivoa

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) haluta

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) toivottaa
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) haave

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) toivomus

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) toivotukset, terveiset

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

English-Finnish dictionary > wish
20 find

I [faɪnd]
nome scoperta f.
II 1. [faɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)

1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]

to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che

2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

4) (consider) trovare, considerare

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]

6) (reach)

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]

7) dir.

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

8) (arrive to find)

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

9) inform. trovare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. found) to find oneself

1) (discover suddenly)

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione

•

- find out

••

to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

* * *
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb
1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) trovare

2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) scoprire

3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) trovare
2. noun
(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) scoperta, ritrovamento

- find one's feet
- find out
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find /faɪnd/
n.

scoperta; ritrovamento; oggetto trovato: This book [restaurant] is a real find, questo libro [ristorante] è una grande scoperta

● a sure find, ( caccia) un posto dove si è sicuri di trovare la volpe; un buon appostamento; ( anche) persona (o cosa) che si può star certi di trovare.
♦ (to) find /faɪnd/
(pass. e p. p. found)

A v. t.

1 trovare; scoprire; ritrovare; reperire; rinvenire: Have you found your wallet?, hai ritrovato il portafoglio?; I can't find my ring, non trovo il mio anello; to find a job, trovare lavoro; impiegarsi; sistemarsi; to find happiness, trovare la felicità; to find oil, scoprire il petrolio; He was found after a long search, fu ritrovato dopo lunghe ricerche

2 accorgersi; rendersi conto; scoprire; trovare: I find that I have been mistaken, mi accorgo che avevo torto (o mi sbagliavo); I find it difficult to believe him, trovo difficile credergli; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I don't find it that easy to make friends quickly, non è facile per me fare amicizia rapidamente

3 trovare; giudicare; reputare; stimare: I find the terms reasonable, trovo (o giudico) ragionevoli le condizioni; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- How's he finding his new school?, cosa ne pensa della scuola nuova?

4 provvedere; provvedersi di; procurarsi: to find one's own tools, procurarsi gli attrezzi da lavoro

5 (leg.) giudicare; dichiarare; riconoscere; emettere ( una sentenza o un verdetto): The jury found him guilty, la giuria lo ha dichiarato colpevole

B v. i.

1 ( caccia) scoprire la traccia

2 (leg.) emettere una sentenza (o un verdetto)

● (comput.) find and replace, trova e sostituisci ( istruzione) □ ( anche fig.) to find one's bearings, orientarsi □ to find fault with, trovar da ridire su; criticare □ to find favour with sb., incontrare il favore (o la simpatia) di q. □ to find one's feet, reggersi in piedi; riuscire a camminare (da solo); (fig.) ambientarsi; cavarsela □ to find it in one's heart, sentirsela; avere l'animo (di): I cannot find it in my heart to blame him, non me la sento di biasimarlo □ ( di proiettile) to find its mark, colpire il bersaglio; andare a segno □ to find mercy in sb., trovare compassione in q. □ to find oneself, trovarsi; ritrovarsi; ( anche) scoprirsi, accorgersi; scoprire la propria vocazione: He'll soon find himself in prison, si ritroverà presto in prigione; She found herself with plenty of spare time, si è ritrovata con parecchio tempo libero; I found myself agreeing with him, mi resi conto che ero d'accordo con lui □ to find one's place ( in a book), trovare il segno (in un libro) □ to find pleasure in st., provare piacere in qc. □ to find one's tongue, ritrovare la voce; trovare il coraggio di parlare □ ( anche fig.) to find one's way, trovare la strada.

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I [faɪnd]
nome scoperta f.
II 1. [faɪnd]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)

1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]

to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che

2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

4) (consider) trovare, considerare

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]

6) (reach)

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]

7) dir.

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

8) (arrive to find)

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

9) inform. trovare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. found) to find oneself

1) (discover suddenly)

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione

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to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

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