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1 Articles with proper nouns
1. Употребление артиклей с именами собственными↑ ArticleКак правило, с именами собственными (см. Proper nouns), называющими одушевленные существа, употребляется нулевой артикль (см. Zero article).Исключения:1) С такими собственными именами может употребляться неопределенный артикль, если они используются для указания на качества, ассоциируемые с соответствующими личностями:Jane plays tennis well, but she'll never be (a) Steffi Graf. — Джейн хорошо играет в теннис, но она никогда не будет Штеффи Граф (т.е. отличной теннисисткой).
2) Также неопределенный артикль может употребляться с такими именами собственными в значении "некий":There's a Dr Martin Smith on the phone. Do you want to talk to him? — Вас спрашивает некий доктор Мартин Смит. Вы будете с ним говорить?
3) С именами собственными, называющими одушевленные существа, может употребляться определенный артикль, если говорящий хочет подчеркнуть, что упоминаемое им лицо является тем самым, о ком может подумать слушающий, услышав это имя:Do they mean the Smith, or someone else? — Они имеют в виду именно этого Смита или кого-то еще?
4) Определенный артикль употребляется с фамилией во множественном числе при обозначении семьи:2.С прочими именами собственными также, как правило, употребляется нулевой артикль.1) Так, нулевой артикль употребляется с названиямиа) континентовб) странNigeria — Нигерия (Исключения: The Vatican - Ватикан, The Gambia - Гамбия, The Argentine - Аргентина)
в) городовг) улиц, площадейж) озер2)а) С нулевым артиклем употребляются названия учреждений, зданий и мест, в состав которых входят имена лиц или названия местностей:б) В американском варианте английского языка такие названия могут употребляться и с определенным артиклем: The Detroit City Council - Детройтский городской совет. В любом случае, и в Англии, и в Америке названия, которые состоят только из нарицательных имен, употребляются с определенным артиклем:the Royal Palace — Королевский дворец,
the White House — Белый дом.
3) Всегда с нулевым артиклем употребляются названия, в состав которых входят имена лиц, исторически стоявшие в притяжательном падеже и в современном языке оканчивающиеся на -s или 's:3.St Paul's Cathedral - Собор св. Павла
В некоторых случаях названия географических объектов и учреждений употребляются с определенным артиклем. (NB: на картах все географические названия обычно приводятся с нулевым артиклем).1) С определенным артиклем употребляются:а) названия стран, стоящие во множественном числе:б) названия горных массивов:в) названия групп островов:г) названия географических областей:2) Также с определенным артиклем употребляются названия стран, в состав которых входят нарицательные существительные, обозначающиеа) форму правления государства, например, republic, union, kingdom, states:б) географические названия, включающие нарицательные имена существительные, обозначающие водные географические объекты (sea, ocean, river, channel, canal), в том числе если они не указаны явно, а подразумеваются:а) гостиниц:The Hilton (Hotel) — (отель) "Хилтон"
б) ресторанов:The Bombay Restaurant — ресторан "Бомбей"
в) театров:г) кинотеатровThe Odeon — "Одеон"
д) музеев, галерей:е) газетThe Times — "Таймс"
4) С определенным артиклем также употребляются названия уникальных исторических событий (исключение: названия мировых войн: World War I - Первая мировая война):5) Всегда с определенным артиклем употребляются собственные имена, представляющие собой конструкцию с предлогом of:English-Russian grammar dictionary > Articles with proper nouns
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2 Proper nouns
Собственные имена обозначают предметы и явления, единственные в своем роде, например, Moscow - Москва, the Declaration of Independence - Декларация независимости. К собственным именам существительным относятся также личные имена и фамилии, например, Elizabeth - Элизабет, Beaufort - Бофорт. Имена собственные пишутся с прописной буквы.•— Употребление артиклей с именами собственными см. Articles with proper nouns
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3 tiny [used with plural nouns]
småbitteEnglish-Danish mini dictionary > tiny [used with plural nouns]
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4 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
5 such
[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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6 whether
['weðə(r)] [AE 'hweðər]1) (if) seI wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla
you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!
••he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante
Note:When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by se: I wonder whether she got my letter = mi chiedo se ha (or: abbia) ricevuto la mia lettera. See 1 in the entry below. - Although if can also be used, whether often occurs after verbs such as doubt, know, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful and sure, and with nouns like doubt and question. You can find further examples at these entries. - In whether...or not sentences, whether is translated by che and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = che tu sia d'accordo o no, whether you like it or not = che ti piaccia o no; note, however, that whether + infinitive is translated by se + infinitive in Italian: I have to decide whether or not to accept his proposal = devo decidere se accettare la sua proposta o no. See 2 in the entry below* * *['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) se* * *['weðə(r)] [AE 'hweðər]1) (if) seI wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla
you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!
••he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante
Note:When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by se: I wonder whether she got my letter = mi chiedo se ha (or: abbia) ricevuto la mia lettera. See 1 in the entry below. - Although if can also be used, whether often occurs after verbs such as doubt, know, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful and sure, and with nouns like doubt and question. You can find further examples at these entries. - In whether...or not sentences, whether is translated by che and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = che tu sia d'accordo o no, whether you like it or not = che ti piaccia o no; note, however, that whether + infinitive is translated by se + infinitive in Italian: I have to decide whether or not to accept his proposal = devo decidere se accettare la sua proposta o no. See 2 in the entry below -
7 During
prep.With nouns expressing time, use acc.; with other nouns, use P. and V. διά (gen.), sometimes ἐν (dat.), P. παρά (acc.).Rising up during dinner: P. ἐξαναστάντες μεταξὺ δειπνοῦντες (Dem. 284).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > During
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8 agree
əˈɡri: гл.
1) соглашаться( with - с кем-л.;
to - с чем-л.;
on - на что-л.) John agreed to do it in order to please his mother. ≈ Джон согласился сделать это, чтобы доставить удовольствие своей матери. He agreed to my plan. ≈ Он принял мой план. He agreed with neither side. ≈ Он не соглашался ни с одной из сторон. agree fully agree completely agree entirely agree readily agree wholeheartedly agree reluctantly agree on all points Syn: accede
1), acquiesce, assent
2., consent
2., concur
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2) сходиться во взглядах We are agreed on this. ≈ У нас по этому поводу существует общее мнение. be generally agreed be universally agreed agree in views agree in tastes agree in opinion Syn: coincide
3) уславливаться, договариваться (on, upon) We've agreed on Spain for our holiday next year. ≈ Мы договорились провести отпуск в следующем году в Испании. Agreed! ≈ Решено!
4) соответствовать, гармонировать, быть сходным The two statements don't agree. ≈ Эти два утверждения не согласуются. All the figures sufficiently agree. ≈ Все цифры в основном сходятся. His statement agrees with facts. ≈ Его заявление соответствует фактам. Syn: correspond
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5) уживаться (тж. agree together, agree with) We shall never agree. ≈ Мы никогда не поладим.
6) разг. быть полезным/приятным;
быть подходящим This climate doesn't agree with her. ≈ Этот климат ей не подходит. Wine doesn't agree with me. ≈ Пить мне нельзя.
7) согласовывать, приводить в порядок (счета и т. п.)
8) грам. согласоваться( with - с чем-л.;
in - в чем-л.) Latin adjectives agree with nouns in gender, case and number. ≈ Латинские прилагательные согласуются с существительными по роду, падежу и числу. ∙ to agree to differ ≈ отказаться от попыток убедить друг друга( о сторонах в споре или переговорах)соглашаться, договариваться;
сходиться во мнениях;
- to * with smb. соглашаться с кем-л, быть одного мнения с кем-л;
- to * in smth. иметь на что-л одинаковые взгляды, иметь одинаковые мнения о чем-л;
- we did not * у нас были разные точки зрения;
мы не договорились;
- the principles *d upon принципы, по которым достигнуто соглашение;
- we are all *d on finding him innocent мы все пришли к единому мнению, что он невиновен уславливаться, сговариваться, договариваться;
- to * on smth. договориться, достигнуть соглашения по какому-л вопросу;
- we *d to go there together мы условились пойти туда вместе;
- to be *d on договориться, согласиться;
- *d! (разговорное) решено!, по рукам!;
- to * that smth. should be done договориться о необходимости сделать что-л соглашаться, давать согласие;
- he invited us and we *d он пригласил нас, и мы приняли приглашение;
- to * to do smth. согласиться что-л сделать;
- father has *d to her marrying John отец дал согласие на ее брак с Джоном согласовывать;
одобрять;
- they have *d the terms of surrender они согласовали условия капитуляции;
- we * the stipulations мы одобряем эти условия утверждать, одобрять;
- the inspector has *d your return of income инстпектор утвердил вашу. налоговую декларацию ладить, уживаться, жить в согласии;
- the children can never * дети постоянно ссорятся;
- they * well они хорошо живут, они живут в согласии соответствовать, гармонировать;
- to * with facts соответствовать фактам;
- the figures do not * цифры не сходятся;
- this story *s with hers этот рассказ совпадает с ее версией;
- the two copies * оба экземпляра идентичны;
- this play does not * with the book пьеса очень отличается от книги, по которой она написана;
- * within... совпадать с точностью до...;
- theoretical predictions * within 1 per cent теоретический расчет совпадает с точностью до 1 процента обыкн с отриц (разговорное) быть полезным, подходящим;
- she wondered whether the climate would * with her она не знала, окажется ли подходящим для нее этот климат;
- smoking does not * with me курить мне нельзя;
- pepper does not * with me от перца мне делается плохо (грамматика) согласоваться;
- the predicate *s with its subject in number and person сказуемое согласуется в лице и числе с подлежащим > to * like dog(s) and cat(s) (пословица) жить как кошка с собакой;
> to * to differ каждый остается при своем мненииagree быть полезным или приятным;
быть подходящим;
wine doesn't agree with me вино мне вредно ~ гармонировать ~ давать согласие ~ договариваться ~ одобрять ~ грам. согласоваться;
we agree to differ мы отказались от попыток убедить друг друга ~ согласовывать, приводить в порядок (счета и т. п.) ~ согласовывать ~ соглашаться, договариваться ~ соглашаться (with - с кем-л.;
to - с чем-л., on - на что-л.) ~ соглашаться ~ соответствовать, гармонировать, быть сходным;
быть по душе ~ соответствовать ~ сходиться во взглядах;
уживаться (тж. agree together, agree with) ;
they agree well они хорошо ладят ~ сходиться во мнениях ~ уславливаться (on, upon - о чем-л.) ;
договариваться (about) ;
agree d! решено!, по рукам! ~ условливаться ~ утверждать~ уславливаться (on, upon - о чем-л.) ;
договариваться (about) ;
agree d! решено!, по рукам!~ on договариваться ~ on достигать соглашения~ to соглашаться~ сходиться во взглядах;
уживаться (тж. agree together, agree with) ;
they agree well они хорошо ладят~ грам. согласоваться;
we agree to differ мы отказались от попыток убедить друг другаagree быть полезным или приятным;
быть подходящим;
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1. attributive adjective1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganzall my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld
stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!
all my books — all[e] meine Bücher
where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?
All Fools' Day — der 1. April
3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches4) (greatest possible)in all innocence — in aller Unschuld
2. nounwith all speed — so schnell wie möglich
1) (all persons) alleone and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme
the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen
most of all — am meisten
he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten
2) (every bit)all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld
3)4) (all things) allesall I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld
all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren
most of all — am meisten
it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich
all in all — alles in allem
it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig
you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten
nothing at all — gar nichts
not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund
not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!
5) (Sport)3. adverbtwo [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)
all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer
I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan
all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich
be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein
go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]
be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)
something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut
work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)
that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht
yes, all right — ja, gut
it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht
lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen
I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)
* * *[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun 2. adverb2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) um so•- academic.ru/94374/all-clear">all-clear- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all* * *I. adj attr, invare those \all the documents you can find? sind das alle Papiere, die du finden kannst?\all my glasses are broken alle meine [o meine ganzen] Gläser sind kaputt, meine Gläser sind alle [o fam allesamt] kaputt\all children should have a right to education alle Kinder sollten ein Recht auf Bildung haben\all her children go to public school alle ihre Kinder besuchen eine Privatschule, ihre Kinder besuchen alle [o fam allesamt] ein Privatschule20% of \all items sold had been reduced 20 % aller verkauften Artikel waren reduziert\all six [of the] men are electricians alle sechs [Männer] sind ElektrikerI had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbietenI've locked myself out — of \all the stupid things to do! ich habe mich ausgeschlossen! — wie kann man nur so blöd sein!on \all fours auf allen vierenfrom \all directions aus allen Richtungen\all the people alle [Leute]why did the take him, of \all people? warum haben sie ausgerechnet ihn genommen?\all the others alle anderenthey lost \all their money sie haben ihr ganzes Geld verloren\all day [long] den ganzen Tag [lang]\all her life ihr ganzes Lebenfor \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes\all the time die ganze Zeithe was unemployed for \all that time er war all die Zeit [o die ganze Zeit über] [o während der ganzen Zeit] arbeitslos\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg\all week/year die ganze Woche/das ganze Jahr\all wood should be treated jedes Holz sollte [o alle Holzarten sollten] behandelt werden4. (the greatest possible) allin \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlichwith \all speed so schnell wie möglichin \all probability aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach5. (any whatever) jegliche(r, s)she denied \all knowledge of the matter sie stritt ab, irgendetwas über die Sache zu wissenbeyond \all doubt jenseits allen Zweifels6.for \all her money she is not happy trotz ihres ganzen Geldes ist sie nicht glücklich▶ not as... as \all that:he's not as rich as \all that so reich ist er nun auch wieder nichtII. pronthe best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allenwe saw \all of them wir haben [sie] alle gesehen\all of them [or they \all] liked the film der Film hat ihnen allen [o allen von ihnen] gefallenthe house has four bedrooms, \all with balconies das Haus hat vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkonher last novel was [the] best of \all ihr letzter Roman war der beste von allen\all but one of the pupils came to the outing bis auf einen Schüler nahmen alle am Ausflug teil\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Weltone and \all allelet's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen!\all but... alle außer..., bis auf...2. (everything) allesit was \all very strange es war alles sehr seltsam\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verlorentell me \all about it erzähl mir alles darüberhe's eaten \all of it [or eaten it \all] er hat alles aufgegessenhave you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?first of \all zuerst; (most importantly) vor allemmost of \all am meistenthere are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter\all in one alles in einema corkscrew and bottle-opener \all in one ein Korkenzieher und Flaschenöffner in einemand \all ( fam) und all demwhat with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight ( fam) bei dem Nebel und so möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren famit was \all that he had es war alles, was er hatteit's \all [that] I can do for you mehr kann ich nicht für dich tun\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werdenthe remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glückfor \all...:for \all I care,.... von mir aus...for \all I know,... (as far as I know) soviel [o soweit] ich weiß...; (I don't know) was weiß ich,...are the married? — for \all I know they could be sind sie verheiratet? — was weiß ich, schon möglich!where is she? — for \all I know she could be on holidays wo ist sie? — was weiß ich, vielleicht [ist sie] im Urlaub!4. (for emphasis)at \all überhauptdo you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?if at \all wenn überhauptnothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichtsnot at \all überhaupt nichtthanks very much for your help — not at \all, it was a pleasure vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe — keine Ursache [o nichts zu danken], es war mir ein Vergnügen5.get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen▶ in \all insgesamtthat's £20 in \all das macht alles zusammen 20 Pfund▶ \all in \all alles in allemit's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollarthe book has sold \all of 200/400,000 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200/gut 400.000 Exemplare verkauft worden▶ to be \all one to sb jdm egal [o gleich] sein▶ \all told insgesamtthey tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal1. (entirely) ganz, völligit's \all about money these days heutzutage geht es nur ums Geldshe's been \all round the world sie war schon überall auf der Weltto be \all in favour of sth ganz [o völlig] begeistert von etw dat sein\all in green ganz in Grünto be \all in one piece heil [o unbeschädigt] seinto spill sth \all over the place/floor etw überall/über den gesamten Boden verschüttenthe baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sich sein ganzes Lätzchen vollgekleckertto be not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich sein\all alone ganz allein\all along die ganze Zeitshe's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuschtto be \all over aus und vorbei seinto be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tunmy son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringenthe newspaper was \all advertisements die Zeitung bestand fast nur aus AnzeigenI was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hattehe was \all smiles er strahlte über das ganze Gesichtto be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielenlassento be \all ears ganz Ohr seinto be \all eyes gespannt zusehento be \all a flutter ganz aus dem Häuschen sein famto be \all silk/wool aus reiner Seide/Wolle sein3.\all the better [for that]! umso besser!now that he's a star he'll be \all the more difficult to work with jetzt wo er ein Star ist, wird die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm umso schwieriger seinI feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser4. (for emphasis) äußerst, ausgesprochenshe was \all excited sie war ganz aufgeregtnow don't get \all upset about it nun reg dich doch nicht so [furchtbar] darüber aufyour proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...\all too... nur zu...I'm \all too aware of the problems die Probleme sind mir nur zu gegenwärtigthe end of the holiday came \all too soon der Urlaub war nur viel zu schnell zu Endethe score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide6.she doesn't sing \all that well sie kann nicht besonders toll singen famto not be \all that... (not as much as thought) so... nun auch wieder nicht seinhe's not \all that important so wichtig ist er nun auch wieder nicht7. (nearly)\all but fastthe party was \all but over when we arrived die Party war schon fast vorbei, als wir ankamenit was \all but impossible to read his writing es war nahezu unmöglich, seine Handschrift zu entziffern8.the holiday cost £600 \all in alles inklusive hat der Urlaub hat 600 Pfund gekostet▶ to be \all over sb ( pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; ( fam: harass) jdn total anmachen fam, über jdn herfallen ÖSTERR fam▶ that's sb \all over das sieht jdm ähnlichhe invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money — that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen, und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte — typisch Bill!▶ to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam: badly organised) [völlig] chaotisch sein; (confused) völlig von der Rolle [o ÖSTERR daneben] sein famthat was a success/good performance \all round das war ein voller Erfolg/eine rundum gelungene Vorstellunghe bought drinks \all round er gab eine Runde Getränke aus▶ to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein fam, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fig famit looks as though it's \all up with us now es sieht so aus, als seien wir nun endgültig am Ende fam* * *[ɔːl]1. ADJECTIVEwith nouns plural alle; (singular) ganze(r, s), alle(r, s)When alle is used to translate all the it is not followed by the German article.all the problems have been solved — alle or sämtliche Probleme wurden gelöst
all the tobacco —
all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst
all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde
they all came —
I invited them all — ich habe sie alle eingeladen Note that it all is usually translated by alles alone:
he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben
it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell
he's seen/done it all — für ihn gibt es nichts Neues mehr, ihn kann nichts mehr erschüttern (inf)
what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?
what's all this/that? — was ist denn das?; (annoyed) was soll denn das!
2. PRONOUN1) = everything allesI'm just curious, that's all — ich bin nur neugierig, das ist alles
that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt
that is all (that) I can tell you — mehr kann ich Ihnen nicht sagen
it was all I could do not to laugh — ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu lachen
all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus
all of 5 kms/£5 —
2) = everybody alle plall who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten
the score was two all — es stand zwei zu zwei
3. ADVERB(= quite, entirely) ganzdressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)
all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc
an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle
he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —
I'll tell you all about it — ich erzähl dir alles
4. NOUN__diams; one's all alleshe staked his all on this race/deal — er setzte alles auf dieses Rennen/Unternehmen
5. SET STRUCTURES__diams; all along (= from the start) von Anfang an, die ganze Zeit (über)I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet
he all but died —
the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen
I'm all for it! — ich bin ganz dafür __diams; all found insgesamt, alles in allem __diams; all in ( inf
to be or feel all in — total erledigt sein (inf) __diams; all in all alles in allem
all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc
all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...
or vacation (US) — jetzt, wo ich Urlaub gemacht habe, gehts mir viel besser
all the more so since... —
all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade
it's all the same to me —
he's all there/not all there — er ist voll da/nicht ganz da (inf) __diams; all too + adjective/adverb
all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell
he ate the orange, peel and all — er hat die ganze Orange gegessen, samt der Schale
the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel
did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?
I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher
I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc
for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem
for all I know she could be ill —
is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!
ten people in all — insgesamt zehn Personen __diams; all that ( US inf ) einfach super (inf)
it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht
happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —
I like him best of all — von allen mag ich ihn am liebsten
most of all —
most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...
the best car of all — das allerbeste Auto __diams; to be all things to all men (person) sich mit jedem gutstellen; (thing, invention, new software etc) das Ideale sein
a party which claims to be all things to all men — eine Partei, die behauptet, allen etwas zu bieten __diams; you all ( US inf ) ihr (alle); (to two people) ihr (beide)
* * *all [ɔːl]A adj1. all, sämtlich, gesamt, vollständig, ganz:all one’s courage seinen ganzen Mut;all mistakes alle oder sämtliche Fehler;all my friends alle meine Freunde;all night (long) die ganze Nacht (hindurch);all (the) day, all day long den ganzen Tag, den lieben langen Tag;all day and every day tagelang; tagaus, tagein;open all day ganztägig geöffnet;a) die ganze Zeit (über),b) ständig, immer;at all times zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;2. jeder, jede, jedes, alle pl:at all hours zu jeder Stunde;beyond all question ohne Frage, fraglos;in all respects in jeder Hinsicht;3. vollkommen, völlig, total, ganz, rein:all nonsense reiner Unsinn;B adv1. ganz (u. gar), gänzlich, völlig:all alone ganz allein;all the um so …;all the better um so besser;she was all gratitude sie war voll(er) Dankbarkeit;she is all kindness sie ist die Güte selber;all one einerlei, gleichgültig;he is all for it er ist unbedingt dafür;all important äußerst wichtig, entscheidend;all mad völlig verrückt;2. für jede Seite, beide:the score was two all das Spiel stand zwei zu zwei3. poet gerade, ebenC pron alles:all of it alles, das Ganze;all of us wir alle;good night, all gute Nacht allerseits!;all of a year ein ganzes Jahr;that’s all das ist oder wäre alles;that’s all there is to it das ist die ganze Geschichte;all or nothing alles oder nichts;it’s all or nothing for es geht um alles oder nichts für;it all began die ganze Sache begann;and all that und dergleichen;D s1. alles:a) sein Hab und Gut,a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,b) überall,all in all alles in allem;his wife is all in all to him seine Frau bedeutet ihm alles;all out umga) total fertig oder erledigt,b) auf dem Holzweg (im Irrtum),c) mit aller Macht ( for sth auf etwas aus), mit restlosem Einsatz,a) alles daransetzen, aufs Ganze gehen,a) umg ganz und gar,b) überall,c) überallhin, in ganz England etc herum, im ganzen Haus etc herum,d) auch all over one’s body am ganzen Körper, überall that is Doug all over das ist ganz oder typisch Doug, das sieht Doug ähnlich;news from all over Nachrichten von überall her;be all over sb umg an jemandem einen Narren gefressen haben;a) ganz recht oder richtig,b) schon gut,d) na schön!,e) umg mit Sicherheit, ohne Zweifel,f) erlaubt I’m all right bei mir ist alles in Ornung;he’s all right ihm ist nichts passiert;I’m all right, Jack umg Hauptsache, mir geht’s gut;a) geeignet sein oder passen für,b) annehmbar sein für it’s all right for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;I’m all right for money umg bei mir stimmt die Kasse;are you all right in that chair? sitzt du gut in dem Sessel?;is it all right if I’ …? darf ich …?;he arrived all right er ist gut angekommen;a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,b) überall,all there gewitzt, gescheit, auf Draht umg;he is not all there er ist nicht ganz bei Trost;it’s all up with him mit ihm ists aus;he of all people came ausgerechnet er kam;I thought you of all people would understand ich dachte, gerade du würdest das verstehen; (siehe weitere Verbindungen unter den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)* * *1. attributive adjective1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganzall my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld
stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!
2) (entire number of) alleall my books — all[e] meine Bücher
All Fools' Day — der 1. April
3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches2. noun1) (all persons) alleone and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme
the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen
2) (every bit)all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld
3)all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein
4) (all things) allesit's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig
not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund
not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!
5) (Sport)3. adverbtwo [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)
all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer
all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich
be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein
be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)
go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]
be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)
something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut
work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)
that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht
yes, all right — ja, gut
it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht
I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)
* * *adj.all adj.ganz adj.jeder adj.sämtlich adj. -
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over [ˈəʊvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective3. preposition4. noun5. modifier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb► to have sb over ( = invite) inviter qn chez soib. ( = there) làc. ( = above) dessusd. (with adverb/preposition)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by an adverb or a preposition, over is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = more) plusf. ( = in succession) he did it five times over il l'a fait cinq fois de suite• William played the same tune over and over again William a joué le même air je ne sais combien de fois• I got bored doing the same thing over and over again je m'ennuyais à refaire toujours la même choseg. ( = remaining) there are three over il en reste troish. (on two-way radio) over! à vous !• over and out! terminé !2. adjective( = finished) after the war was over après la guerre3. preposition━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When over occurs in a set combination, eg over the moon, an advantage over, look up the noun. When over is used with a verb such as jump, trip, step, look up the verb.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = on top of) surb. ( = above) au-dessus dec. ( = across) de l'autre côté ded. ( = during) over the summer pendant l'étéf. ( = more than) plus de• spending has gone up by 7% over and above inflation les dépenses ont augmenté de 7 %, hors inflation• over and above the fact that... sans compter que...h. ( = while having) they chatted over a cup of coffee ils ont bavardé autour d'une tasse de caféi. ( = recovered from)► to be over sth [+ illness, bad experience] s'être remis de qch4. noun5. modifier* * *Note: over is used after many verbs in English ( change over, fall over, lean over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc)over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to somebody = nager vers quelqu'unover is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority ( control over etc) or when giving the cause of something ( concern over, worries over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, concern, worry etc)over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations ( overeat), adjective combinations ( overconfident) and noun combinations ( overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary['əʊvə(r)] 1.1) ( across the top of) par-dessusover here/there — par ici/là
3) ( above) au-dessus de4) (covering, surrounding) gen sur5) ( physically higher than)6) ( more than) plus detemperatures over 40° — des températures supérieures à 40°
7) ( in the course of)8) ( recovered from)to be over — s'être remis de [illness, operation]
9) ( by means of)10) ( everywhere)2.over and above prepositional phrase3.adjective, adverb2) ( finished)to be over — [term, meeting] être terminé; [war] être fini
3) ( more)4) ( remaining)5) (to one's house, country)to invite ou ask somebody over — inviter quelqu'un
6) Radio, Television7) ( showing repetition)I had to do it over — US j'ai dû recommencer
I've told you over and over (again)... — je t'ai dit je ne sais combien de fois...
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[ə'griː]гл.1) соглашатьсяto agree fully / entirely / completely — соглашаться полностью
to agree readily / wholeheartedly — охотно соглашаться
John agreed to do it in order to please his mother. — Джон согласился сделать это, чтобы доставить удовольствие своей матери.
He agreed to my plan. — Он принял мой план.
He agreed with neither side. — Он не соглашался ни с одной из сторон.
Syn:We agree on this. — У нас по этому поводу существует общее мнение.
Syn:3) ( agree (up)on) уславливаться, договариваться о (чём-л.)We've agreed on Spain for our holiday next year. — Мы договорились провести отпуск в следующем году в Испании.
4) соответствовать, гармонировать, быть сходнымThe two statements don't agree. — Эти два утверждения не согласуются.
All the figures sufficiently agree. — Все цифры в основном сходятся.
His statement agrees with facts. — Его заявление соответствует фактам.
Syn:correspond 1)5) ладить, уживатьсяWe shall never agree. — Мы никогда не поладим.
6) разг. быть полезным, приятным; быть подходящимThis climate doesn't agree with her. — Этот климат ей не подходит.
Wine doesn't agree with me. — Мне нельзя пить вина.
7) согласовывать, приводить в порядок ( счета)8) лингв. согласоватьсяLatin adjectives agree with nouns in gender, case and number. — Латинские прилагательные согласуются с существительными по роду, падежу и числу.
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I.over n Sport partie f d'un match de cricket (lors de laquelle le serveur lance six balles d'une extrémité du terrain).II.❢ Over is used after many verbs in English ( change over, fall over, lean over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc). over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France ; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn. over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority ( control over, priority over etc) or when giving the cause of something ( delays over, trouble over etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc). over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations ( overeat), adjective combinations ( overconfident) and noun combinations ( overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.For particular usages see the entry below.A prep1 ( across the top of) par-dessus ; to jump/look/talk over a wall sauter/regarder/parler par-dessus un mur ; to step over the cat passer par-dessus le chat ; a bridge over the Thames un pont sur la Tamise ;2 ( from or on the other side of) my neighbour/the house over the road mon voisin/la maison d'en face ; it's just over the road/river c'est juste de l'autre côté de la rue/rivière ; the noise came from over the wall le bruit venait de l'autre côté du mur ; over here/there par ici/là ; come over here! viens (par) ici! ; from over the sea/the Atlantic/the Channel d'outre-mer/d'outre-atlantique/d'outre-manche ;3 ( above but not touching) au-dessus de ; clouds over the valley des nuages au-dessus de la vallée ; they live over the shop ils habitent au-dessus de la boutique ;4 (covering, surrounding) sur ; to spill tea over sth renverser du thé sur qch ; he's spilled tea over it il a renversé du thé dessus ; to carry one's coat over one's arm porter son manteau sur le bras ; to wear a sweater over one's shirt porter un pull par-dessus sa chemise ; shutters over the windows des volets aux fenêtres ;5 ( physically higher than) the water was ou came over my ankles j'avais de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles ;6 ( more than) plus de ; children (of) over six les enfants de plus de six ans ; to be over 21 avoir plus de 21 ans ; well over 200 bien plus de 200 ; to take over a year prendre plus d'un an ; temperatures over 40° des températures supérieures à 40° ;8 ( in the course of) over the weekend/the summer pendant le week-end/l'été ; over a period of sur une période de ; over the last decade/few days au cours des dix dernières années/de ces derniers jours ; he has changed over the years il a changé avec le temps ; to do sth over Christmas faire qch à Noël or pendant les vacances de Noël ; to stay with sb over Easter passer les vacances de Pâques chez qn ; to talk over coffee/lunch parler autour d'une tasse de café/d'un déjeuner ;9 ( recovered from) to be over s'être remis de [illness, operation, loss] ; she'll be over it soon elle s'en remettra vite ; to be over the worst avoir passé le pire ;11 ( everywhere in) to travel all over the world/Africa voyager partout dans le monde/en Afrique ; to search all over the house chercher partout dans la maison ; to show sb over a house montrer or faire visiter une maison à qn ; I've lived all over France j'ai habité un peu partout en France ;12 ( because of) to laugh over sth rire de qch ; to pause over sth s'arrêter sur qch ; how long will you be over it? combien de temps cela te prendra-t-il? ;13 Math 12 over 3 is 4 12 divisé par 3 égale 4.B over and above prep phr over and above that en plus de cela ; over and above the minimum requirement au-delà du minimum requis.1 ( use with verbs not covered in NOTE) over she went elle est tombée ; over you go! allez hop! ; does it go under or over? est-ce que ça va en dessous ou au-dessus? ;2 ( finished) to be over [term, meeting, incident] être terminé ; [war] être fini ; after the war is over lorsque la guerre sera finie ; it was all over by Christmas à Noël tout était fini ; when this is all over quand tout ceci sera fini ; to get sth over with en finir avec qch ;3 ( more) children of six and over ou six or over les enfants de plus de six ans ; it can be two metres or over cela peut faire deux mètres ou plus ; temperatures of 40 ° and over des températures supérieures à 40° ;4 ( remaining) two biscuits each and one over deux biscuits par personne et il en reste un ; six metres and a bit over un peu plus de six mètres ; 2 into 5 goes 2 and 1 over 5 divisé par 2 font 2 et il reste 1 ; there's nothing over il ne reste rien ; ⇒ leave over (leave) ;5 (to one's house, country) to invite ou ask sb over inviter qn ; come over for lunch venez déjeuner ; we had them over on Sunday/for dinner ils sont venus dimanche/dîner ; they were over for the day ils sont venus pour la journée ; they're over from Sydney ils sont venus de Sydney ; when you're next over this way la prochaine fois que tu passes dans le coin ;6 Radio, TV over! à vous! ; over to you à vous ; now over to Tim for the weather laissons la place à Tim pour la météo ; now over to our Paris studios nous passons l'antenne à nos studios de Paris ;7 ( showing repetition) five/several times over cinq/plusieurs fois de suite ; to start all over again recommencer à zéro ; I had to do it over US j'ai dû recommencer ; to hit sb over and over (again) frapper qn sans s'arrêter ; I've told you over and over (again)… je t'ai dit je ne sais combien de fois… ;8 GB ( excessively) I'm not over keen je ne suis pas très enthousiaste ; she wasn't over pleased elle n'était pas très contente. -
13 British regions and counties
The names of British regions and counties usually have the definite article in French, except when used with the preposition en.In, to and from somewhereMost counties and regions are masculine ; with these, in and to are translated by dans le, and from by du:to live in Sussex= vivre dans le Sussexto go to Sussex= aller dans le Sussexto come from Sussex= venir du SussexNote however:Cornwall= la Cornouaillesto live in Cornwall= vivre en Cornouaillesto go to Cornwall= aller en Cornouaillesto come from Cornwall= venir de la CornouaillesUses with nounsThere are rarely French equivalents for English forms like Cornishmen, and it is always safe to use de with the definite article:Cornishmen= les habitants mpl de la CornouaillesLancastrians= les habitants du LancashireIn other cases, du is often possible:a Somerset accent= un accent du Somersetthe Yorkshire countryside= les paysages du Yorkshirebut it is usually safe to use du comté de:the towns of Fife= les villes du comté de Fifethe rivers of Merioneth= les rivières du comté de Merionethor de la région de:Grampian cattle= le bétail de la région des GrampiansBig English-French dictionary > British regions and counties
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14 zeugma
a cluster SD, when a polysemantic verb that can be combined with nouns of most varying semantic groups is deliberately used with two of more homogeneous members, which are not connected semanticallySource: V.A.K.He took his hat and his leave. (Ch.Dickens)
He lost his hat and his temper. (Ch.Dickens)
She went home, in a flood of tears and a sedan chair. (Ch.Dickens)
The Rich arrived in pairs and also in Rolls Royces. (Ch.Dickens)
••a) the use of a word in the same grammatical but different semantic relations to two adjacent words in the context, the semantic relations being, on the one hand, literal, and, on the other, transferredb) the realisation of two meanings with the help of a verb which is made to refer to different subjects or objects (direct or indirect)Dora, plunging at once into privileged intimacy and into the middle of the room. (B.Shaw)
... Whether the Nymph // Shall stain her Honour or her new Brocade // Or lose her Heart or necklace at a Ball (Pope - The rape of the Lock)
Source: I.R.G.••Английские авторы часто используют этот приём для создания определённого юмористического или иронического эффекта.And now must come swift action, for we have here some four thousand words and not a tear shed and never a pistol, joke safe, nor bottle cracked. (O.Henry)
Michael... suggested to the camera that it would miss the train. It at once took a final photograph of Michael in front of the hut, two cups of tea at the manor, and its departure. (J.Galsworthy)
Шли три студента, один - в кино, другой - в сером костюме, третий - в хорошем настроении.
Source: I.V.K.See: semantically false chains, cluster SDsEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > zeugma
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15 French departments
The names of French departments usually have the definite article, except when used after the preposition en.In, to and from somewhereto live in the Loiret= vivre dans le Loiretto go to the Loiret= aller dans le Loiretto live in the Landes= vivre dans les Landesto go to the Landes= aller dans les Landesto live in the Loir-et-Cher= vivre dans le Loir-et-Cherto go to the Loir-et-Cher= aller dans le Loir-et-Cherto live in Savoy= vivre en Savoieto go to Savoy= aller en Savoieto live in Seine-et-Marne= vivre en Seine-et-Marneto go to Seine-et-Marne= aller en Seine-et-Marneto come from the Loiret= venir du Loiretto come from the Landes= venir des Landesto come from the Loir-et-Cher= venir du Loir-et-CherFor from, use de without the definite article for feminine names of departments:to come from Savoy= venir de Savoieto come from Seine-et-Marne= venir de Seine-et-MarneUses with nounsUse de with the definite article in most cases:a Cantal accent= un accent du Cantalthe Var area= la région du Varthe Creuse countryside= les paysages de la CreuseLoiret people= les gens du LoiretYonne representatives= les représentants de l’YonneLandes restaurants= les restaurants des Landesthe Calvados team= l’équipe du CalvadosArdennes towns= les villes des ArdennesSeine-et-Marne hotels= les hôtels de Seine-et-MarneSome cases are undecided:Savoy roads= les routes de Savoie or de la Savoie -
16 Usage note : for
for my sister= pour ma sœurfor the garden= pour le jardinfor me= pour moiFor particular usages see the entry for.When for is used as a preposition indicating purpose followed by a verb it is translated by pour + infinitive:for cleaning windows= pour nettoyer les vitresWhen for is used in the construction to be + adjective + for + pronoun + infinitive the translation in French is être + indirect pronoun + adjective + de + infinitive:it’s impossible for me to stay= il m’est impossible de resterit was hard for him to understand that…= il lui était difficile de comprendre que…it will be difficult for her to accept the changes= il lui sera difficile d’accepter les changementsFor the construction to be waiting for sb to do see the entry wait.For particular usages see the entry for.In time expressionsfor is used in English after a verb in the progressive present perfect tense to express the time period of something that started in the past and is still going on. To express this French uses a verb in the present tense + depuis:I have been waiting for three hours (and I am still waiting)= j’attends depuis trois heureswe’ve been together for two years (and we’re still together)= nous sommes ensemble depuis deux ansWhen for is used in English after a verb in the past perfect tense, French uses the imperfect + depuis:I had been waiting for two hours (and was still waiting)= j’attendais depuis deux heuresfor is used in English negative sentences with the present perfect tense to express the time that has elapsed since something has happened. To express this, French uses the same tense as English (the perfect) + depuis:I haven’t seen him for ten years (and I still haven’t seen him)= je ne l’ai pas vu depuis dix ansIn spoken French, there is another way of expressing this: ça fait or il y a dix ans que je ne l’ai pas vu.When for is used in English in negative sentences after a verb in the past perfect tense, French uses the past perfect + depuis:I hadn’t seen him for ten years= je ne l’avais pas vu depuis dix ans, or (in spoken French) ça faisait or il y avait dix ans que je ne l’avais pas vufor is used in English after the preterite to express the time period of something that happened in the past and is no longer going on. Here French uses the present perfect + pendant:last Sunday I gardened for two hours= dimanche dernier, j’ai jardiné pendant deux heuresfor is used in English after the present progressive tense or the future tense to express an anticipated time period in the future. Here French uses the present or the future tense + pour:I’m going to Rome for six weeks= je vais à Rome pour six semainesI will go to Rome for six weeks= j’irai à Rome pour six semainesNote, however, that when the verb to be is used in the future with for to emphasize the period of time, French uses the future + pendant:I will be in Rome for six weeks= je serai à Rome pendant six semaineshe will be away for three days= il sera absent pendant trois joursFor particular usages see A13, 14, 15 and 16 in the entry for.for is often used in English to form a structure with nouns, adjectives and verbs (weakness for, eager for, apply for, fend for etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun, adjective or verb entry (weakness, eager, apply, fend etc.). -
17 such
such [sʌt∫]1. adjectivea. ( = of that sort) tel, pareil• did you ever hear of such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille ?• ... or some such thing... ou une chose de ce genreb. ( = so much) tellement, tant• we had such a surprise! quelle surprise nous avons eue !• there was such a lot of noise that... il y avait tellement de bruit que...► no such...• there's no such thing! ça n'existe pas !• animals such as cats les animaux tels que or comme les chats• such as? (inf) quoi, par exemple ?• you can take my car, such as it is vous pouvez prendre ma voiture pour ce qu'elle vaut► such... as• I'm not such a fool as to believe that! je ne suis pas assez bête pour croire ça !• have you such a thing as a penknife? auriez-vous un canif par hasard ?• until such time as... jusqu'à ce que... + subj en attendant que... + subj2. adverba. ( = so very) si• it was such a long time ago! il y a si longtemps de ça !3. pronoun• the work as such is boring, but the pay is good le travail en soi est ennuyeux, mais le salaire est bon4. compounds* * *[sʌtʃ] 1.2.she's a good singer and recognized as such — c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle
1) ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle; ( similar) pareil/-eille; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n)there's no such person — il/elle n'existe pas
2) ( of specific kind)to be such that — être tel/telle que
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons
3) ( any possible)such money as I have — le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai
4) ( so great) tel/telle5) iron (of such small worth, quantity)3.we picked up the apples, such as there were — nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre
4.there were (ever (colloq)) such a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde
such as phrasal determiner, conjunctional phrase comme, tel/telle quesuch a house as this, a house such as this — une maison comme celle-ci
such as? — ( as response) gen quoi par exemple?
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18 whether
whether [ˈweðər]a. ( = if) si• I doubt whether... je doute que... + subj• I'm not sure whether... je ne suis pas sûr que... + subjb. ( = regardless of) que + subjc. ( = either) soit* * *['weðə(r)], US ['hweðər]Note: When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by si: I wonder whether she got my letter = je me demande si elle a reçu ma lettre. See 1 in the entry belowwhether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entriesIn whether...or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2 in the entry below1) (when outcome is uncertain: if) siI wasn't sure whether to answer or not ou whether or not to answer — je ne savais pas s'il fallait répondre, je n'étais pas sûr qu'il faille répondre
2) (when outcome is fixed: no matter if)whether you have children or not, this book should interest you — que vous ayez des enfants ou non, ce livre devrait vous intéresser
whether or not people are happy is of little importance — que les gens soient heureux ou non ce n'est pas très important
everyone, whether students or townspeople, celebrates — tout le monde, que ce soient les étudiants ou les habitants de la ville, fait la fête
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19 such
A pron1 ( this) such is life c'est la vie ; she's a good singer and recognized as such c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle ; she's talented and recognized as such elle a du talent et son talent est reconnu ; ⇒ as ;2 = suchlike.B det1 ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle ; ( similar) pareil/-eille ; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n) ; such a situation une telle situation ; such individuals de tels individus ; in such a situation dans une situation pareille ; at such a time dans un moment pareil ; many such proposals de nombreuses propositions de ce type ; and other such arguments et autres arguments de ce type ; all such basic foods tous les aliments de base de ce type ; potatoes, bread and all such basic foods les pommes de terre, le pain et tous les autres aliments de base ; doctors, dentists and all such people les docteurs, les dentistes et toutes les personnes qui exercent ce type de métier ; a mouse or some such animal une souris ou un animal semblable ; he said ‘so what!’ or some such remark il a dit ‘et alors!’ ou quelque chose comme ça ; there was some such case last year il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière ; there's no such person il/elle n'existe pas ; there was such a man I believe je crois que cet homme a existé ; there's no such thing ça n'existe pas ; I've never heard of such a thing je n'ai jamais entendu parler d'une chose pareille ; I didn't say any such thing je n'ai jamais dit une chose pareille ; you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question! ; I 've been waiting for just such an opportunity j'attendais justement que l'occasion se présente ;2 ( of specific kind) to be such that être tel/telle que ; my hours are such that I usually miss the last train mes horaires sont tels que je rate habituellement le dernier train ; his movements were such as to arouse suspicion il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons ; in such a way that d'une telle façon que ;3 ( any possible) such money as I have le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai ; until such time as jusqu'à ce que (+ subj) ;4 ( so great) tel/telle ; there was such carnage! il y avait un tel carnage! ; to be having such problems avoir de tels problèmes ; such was his admiration/anger that son admiration/sa colère était telle que ; his fear was such that il avait tellement peur que ; to be in such despair/in such a rage être tellement désespéré/dans une telle colère ;5 iron (of such small worth, quantity) you can borrow my boots such as they are ces bottes ne sont pas géniales ○ mais tu peux les emprunter ; we picked up the apples such as there were nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre.C such as det phr, conj phr comme, tel/telle que ; such a house as this, a house such as this une maison comme celle-ci ; it was on just such a night as this that c'est par une nuit exactement comme celle-ci que ; such cities as or cities such as Manchester and Birmingham des villes telles que or comme Manchester et Birmingham ; a person such as her une personne comme elle ; such as? ( as response) gen quoi par exemple? ; ( referring to person) qui par exemple? ; there are no such things as giants les géants n'existent pas ; have you such a thing as a screwdriver? auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard? ; inflation such as occurred last year l'inflation telle qu'elle s'est manifestée l'année dernière.D adv1 ( to a great degree) ( with adjectives) si, tellement ; ( with nouns) tel/telle ; in such a persuasive way d'une façon si convaincante ; such a nice boy! un garçon si gentil!, un si gentil garçon! ; such excellent meals de si bons plats ; such good quality as this une telle qualité ; I hadn't seen such a good film for years je n'avais pas vu un aussi bon film depuis des années ; don't be such an idiot ne sois pas si stupide ; she's not such an idiot as she seems elle n'est pas aussi stupide que l'on croit ; only such an idiot (as him) would do il n'y a qu' un imbécile (comme lui) qui ferait ; it was such (a lot of) fun on s'est tellement amusé ; such a lot of problems tant de problèmes ; (ever ○ ) such a lot of people beaucoup de gens ; thanks ever such a lot ○ merci mille fois. -
20 whether
❢ When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by si: I wonder whether she got my letter = je me demande si elle a reçu ma lettre. See 1 in the entry below. whether often occurs after verbs such as ask, doubt, decide, know, say, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful, sure, and with nouns like doubt, question. You can find further examples at these entries.In whether…or not sentences whether is translated by que and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = que vous soyez d'accord ou non. See 2 in the entry below. conj1 (when outcome is uncertain: if) si ; I wasn't sure whether to answer or not ou whether or not to answer je ne savais pas s'il fallait répondre, je n'étais pas sûr qu'il fallait répondre ; I wonder whether it's true je me demande si c'est vrai ; you can't tell whether she's joking or not c'est impossible de savoir si elle plaisante ; they can't decide whether to buy or rent ils n'arrivent pas à décider s'ils doivent acheter ou louer ; can you check whether it's cooked? est-ce que tu peux vérifier si c'est cuit? ; it's not clear whether they've reached an agreement c'est difficile de savoir s'ils sont tombés d'accord ; the question is whether anyone is interested le problème est de savoir si quelqu'un est intéressé ; she was worried about whether to invite them elle se demandait si elle devait les inviter ;2 (when outcome is fixed: no matter if) you're going to school whether you like it or not! tu iras à l'école que cela te plaise ou non! ; whether you have children or not, this book should interest you que vous ayez des enfants ou non, ce livre devrait vous intéresser ; whether or not people are happy is of little importance que les gens soient heureux ou non ce n'est pas très important ; they need an adult whether it be a parent or teacher ils ont besoin d'un adulte que ce soit un parent ou un professeur ; everyone, whether students or townspeople, celebrates tout le monde, que ce soient les étudiants ou les habitants de la ville, fait la fête.
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