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101 confidence
confidence ['kɒnfɪdəns]∎ we have confidence in her ability nous avons confiance en ses capacités;∎ she has no confidence in her own ability elle n'a aucune confiance en elle;∎ I have every confidence that you'll succeed je suis absolument certain que vous réussirez;∎ to put one's confidence in sb/sth faire confiance à qn/qch;∎ the confidence placed in me la confiance qui m'a été témoignée;∎ with complete confidence en toute confiance(b) (self-assurance) confiance f (en soi), assurance f;∎ he spoke with confidence il a parlé avec assurance;∎ he lacks confidence il n'est pas très sûr de lui;∎ full of confidence (person) plein d'assurance ou de confiance en soi; (performance) plein d'assurance(c) (certainty) confiance f, certitude f;∎ to win sb's confidence gagner la confiance de qn;∎ she has every confidence that they'll win elle est certaine qu'ils vont gagner;∎ I can say with confidence je peux dire avec confiance ou assurance∎ I was told in confidence on me l'a dit confidentiellement ou en confiance;∎ she told me in the strictest confidence elle me l'a dit dans la plus stricte confidence;∎ to take sb into one's confidence se confier à qn, faire des confidences à qn;∎ to be in sb's confidence partager les secrets de qn(e) (private message) confidence f;∎ to exchange confidences échanger des confidences;∎ to repeat a confidence répéter quelque chose dit en confidence, répéter un secret►► Mathematics confidence interval intervalle m de confiance;confidence man escroc m;confidence trick escroquerie f, abus m de confiance;confidence trickster escroc m -
102 dead
dead [ded]1. a1) мёртвый, уме́рший; до́хлый2) онеме́вший, нечувстви́тельный;my fingers are dead у меня́ онеме́ли па́льцы
3) безжи́зненный, вя́лый; безразли́чный (to — к чему-л.)4) вы́шедший из употребле́ния (о законе, обычае)5) утра́тивший, потеря́вший основно́е сво́йство;dead lime гашёная и́звесть
;dead steam отрабо́танный пар
;dead volcano поту́хший вулка́н
6) неодушевлённый, неживо́й7) однообра́зный, уны́лый; неинтере́сный;dead season мёртвый сезо́н; эк. засто́й ( в делах), спад делово́й акти́вности
;8) неподви́жный, оцепене́лый9) загло́хший, не рабо́тающий;the motor is dead мото́р загло́х
10) эл. не находя́щийся под напряже́нием;dead wire про́вод не под то́ком
11) вы́шедший из игры́;dead ball шар, кото́рый не счита́ется
12) по́лный, соверше́нный;dead certainty по́лная уве́ренность
;dead failure по́лная неуда́ча
;dead earnest твёрдая реши́мость
;dead faint по́лная поте́ря созна́ния
;to come to a dead stop останови́ться как вко́панный
13) употр. для усиления:to be dead with cold промёрзнуть наскво́зь
;to be dead with hunger умира́ть с го́лоду
14) сухо́й, увя́дший ( о растениях)16) полигр. него́дный18) горн. пусто́й, не содержа́щий поле́зных ископа́емых◊dead above the ears амер. разг. тупо́й, глу́пый
;dead and gone давно́ проше́дший
;dead gold ма́товое зо́лото
;dead horse рабо́та, за кото́рую бы́ло запла́чено вперёд
;dead hours глухи́е часы́ но́чи
;dead leaf ав. паде́ние листо́м
;dead marines ( или men) разг. пусты́е ви́нные буты́лки
;more dead than alive ужа́сно уста́лый
;as dead as a doornail ( или as mutton, as a nit) без каки́х-л. при́знаков жи́зни
2. n1) (the dead) pl собир. уме́ршие, поко́йники2) глуха́я пора́;in the dead of night глубо́кой но́чью, в глуху́ю по́лночь
;in the dead of winter глубо́кой зимо́й
3. adv1) по́лностью, соверше́нно, то́чно;а) как раз в лицо́ ( о ветре);б) реши́тельно про́тив2) употр. для усиления:dead asleep засну́вший мёртвым сном
;dead drunk мертве́цки пья́ный
;dead tired до́ смерти уста́лый
;dead calm соверше́нно споко́йный
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103 where
where1 adv dónde / adóndewhere are you going for your holidays? ¿dónde vas de vacaciones?where2 conj donde / en quetr[weəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (direct question - place) dónde; (- direction) adónde■ where is it? ¿dónde está?■ where did you go? ¿adónde fuiste?■ where does she live? ¿dónde vive?■ where are you from ¿de dónde eres?2 (indirect question) dónde, adónde3 (at, in or which) donde, en que; (to which) adonde, a donde1 donde2 (when) cuandowhere ['hwɛr] adv: dónde, adóndewhere is he?: ¿dónde está?where did they go?: ¿adónde fueron?where conj: donde, adondeshe knows where the house is: sabe donde está la casashe goes where she likes: va adonde quierawhere pron: dondeChicago is where I live: Chicago es donde vivoadv.• adonde adv.• adónde adv.• donde adv.• dónde adv.• en dónde adv.conj.• adónde conj.• donde conj.• dónde conj.• en dónde conj.
I hwer, weə(r)1) dónde; ( indicating direction) adónde, dóndewhere's Lewes? — ¿dónde está or queda Lewes?
where are you taking me? — ¿(a)dónde me llevan?
where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?
where it's at — (colloq)
Aspen's OK for skiing, but Hartlepool is really where it's at — Aspen no está mal para esquiar, pero adonde hay que ir es a Hartlepool
2) ( as relative) donde
II
a) donde; ( indicating direction) adonde, dondeb) ( in cases where) cuandowhere her private life is concerned... — cuando se trata de su vida privada...
where appropriate — cuando or allí donde sea apropiado
c) ( contrasting) cuando[wɛǝ(r)]where others would lose heart, she remains optimistic — cuando otros perderían el ánimo, ella permanece optimista
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
Where in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translates as dónde (with an accent), sometimes preceded by a preposition: dóndewhere am I? — ¿dónde estoy?
where are you going (to)? — ¿a dónde or adónde vas?, ¿dónde vas?
where have you come from? — ¿de dónde has venido?
where can I have put my keys (down)? — ¿dónde or en dónde puedo haber puesto las llaves?
where should we be if...? — ¿a dónde or adónde habríamos ido a parar si...?
where did we go wrong? — ¿en qué nos equivocamos?
can you tell me where there's a chemist's? — ¿puede decirme dónde hay una farmacia?
a) (=the place that)
Where in other statements is usually translated as donde (without an accent), again often preceded by a preposition: dondethat's just where you're wrong! — ¡en eso te equivocas!, ¡ahí es donde te equivocas!
that's where I disagree with you — en eso no estoy de acuerdo contigo, ahí es donde no estoy de acuerdo contigo
where this book is dangerous is in suggesting that... — el aspecto peligroso de este libro es la sugerencia de que...
b) (after noun) dondethis is the hotel where we stayed — este es el hotel donde or en el que estuvimos
the beach where we picnicked — la playa donde or a la que or adonde fuimos de picnic
2. CONJUNCTION1) (=if)where husband and wife both work, benefits are... — en el caso de que los dos esposos trabajen, los beneficios son...
2) (=whereas) mientras que, cuandosometimes a teacher will be listened to where a parent might not — a veces a un maestro se le hace caso, mientras que or cuando a un padre tal vez no
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I [hwer, weə(r)]1) dónde; ( indicating direction) adónde, dóndewhere's Lewes? — ¿dónde está or queda Lewes?
where are you taking me? — ¿(a)dónde me llevan?
where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?
where it's at — (colloq)
Aspen's OK for skiing, but Hartlepool is really where it's at — Aspen no está mal para esquiar, pero adonde hay que ir es a Hartlepool
2) ( as relative) donde
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a) donde; ( indicating direction) adonde, dondeb) ( in cases where) cuandowhere her private life is concerned... — cuando se trata de su vida privada...
where appropriate — cuando or allí donde sea apropiado
c) ( contrasting) cuandowhere others would lose heart, she remains optimistic — cuando otros perderían el ánimo, ella permanece optimista
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104 who
hu:
1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) quién, quiénes
2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) que•- whoever
3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) quienquiera que, cualquiera que•- whom
4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) que, quien, quienes•who pron1. quiénwho was at the party? ¿quién había en la fiesta?2. quetr['dʌbəljʊː'eɪʧ'əʊ]who ['hu:] pronwho is that?: ¿quién es ése?who did it?: ¿quién lo hizo?we know who they are: sabemos quiénes sonthe lady who lives there: la señora que vive allífor those who wait: para los que esperan, para quienes esperanpron.• cual pron.• el que pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• quién pron.noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f[huː]1. PRONwho is it? — ¿quién es?
who are they? — ¿quiénes son?
who are you looking for? — ¿a quién buscas?
who does she think she is? * — ¿quién se cree que es?
2) (in exclamations) quiénguess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
who should it be but Neil! — ¿a que no sabes quién era? ¡Neil!, ¡no era otro que Neil!
the girl who you spoke to has since left the company — la chica con la que or con quien or more frm con la cual hablaste ya no trabaja en la empresa
he who wishes to... — el que desee...
2.CPDWho's Who N — (=book) libro que contiene una lista de británicos famosos y destacados
WHO, WHOMtheir client list reads like a celebrity Who's Who — su lista de clientes incluye a todos los que son alguien en el mundo de la fama
In direct and indirect questions
► In direct and indirect questions as well as after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé), translate who using quién/quiénes w hen it is the subject of a verb:
Who broke the window? ¿Quién rompió la ventana?
She had no idea who her real parents were Ignoraba quiénes eran sus verdaderos padres ► When who/ whom is the object of a verb or preposition, translate using quién/quiénes p receded by personal a or another preposition as relevant:
Who(m) did you call? ¿A quién llamaste?
Who(m) is she going to marry? ¿Con quién se va a casar?
You must tell me who you are going to go out with Tienes que decirme con quién/quiénes vas a salir
In exclamations
► Translate using quién/quiénes w ith an accent as in the interrogative form:
Who would have thought it! ¡Quién lo hubiera pensado!
As relative
► When who/ whom follows the noun it refers to, the most common translation is que:
Do you recognize the three girls who have just come in? ¿Reconoces a las tres chicas que acaban de entrar?
Peter, who was at the match, has told me all about it Peter, que estuvo en el partido, me lo ha contado todo
That man (who(m)) you saw wasn't my father El hombre que viste no era mi padre NOTE: Personal a is not used before que.
"Who" as subject of a verb
► When who is the subject, que can sometimes be substituted by el cual/ la cual or quien (singular) and los cuales/ las cuales or quienes (plural). This can help avoid ambiguity:
I bumped into Ian and Sue, who had just come back from Madrid Me encontré con Ian y con Sue, la cual or quien acababa de regresar de Madrid ► Only que is possible in cases where subject who can be substituted by that, i.e. where who defines the person in question and the sentence does not make sense if you omit the who clause:
The little boy who won the cycle race is Sarah's nephew El niñito que ganó la carrera ciclista es el sobrino de Sarah
"Who(m)" as object of a verb or preposition
► When who (m) is the object of a verb, you can translate it using que as above. Alternatively, especially in formal language, use personal a + quien/ quienes or personal a + ((article)) + cual/ cuales {etc} or personal a + ((article)) + que:
The woman (who or whom) you're describing is my music teacher La señora que or a quien or a la cual or a la que describes es mi profesora de música
"Who(m)" as object of a preposition
► After prepositions, you should usually use que or cual preceded by the article or quien:
This is the girl (who or whom) I talked to you about esta es la chica de la que or de la cual or de quien te hablé For further uses and examples, see who, whom* * *noun (= World Health Organization) OMS f -
105 whose
hu:z
1. adjective, pronoun(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) de quién/quiénes
2. relative adjective, relative pronoun(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?)whose1 adj de quiénwhose car is this? ¿de quién es este coche?whose2 pron cuyotr[hʊːz]1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose is this? ¿de quién es esto?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes1 (direct questions) de quién/quiénes■ whose dog is this? de quién es este perro?■ whose fault is it? ¿quién tiene la culpa?2 (indirect questions) de quién/quiénes3 (relative) cuyo,-a, cuyos,-aswhose ['hu:z] adjwhose truck is that?: ¿de quién es ese camión?the person whose work is finished: la persona cuyo trabajo está terminadowhose pron: de quiéntell me whose it was: dime de quién erapron.• cuyo pron.• de quien pron.• de quién pron.
I huːzpronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos[huːz]1.PRON (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos?
2. ADJ1) (in direct and indirect questions) de quiénwhose purse is this? — ¿de quién es este monedero?
whose cars are these? — (1 owner expected) ¿de quién son estos coches?; (2 or more owners expected) ¿de quiénes son estos coches?
whose fault was it? — ¿quién tuvo la culpa?
whose car did you go in? — ¿en qué coche fuiste?
do you know whose hat this is? — ¿sabes de quién es este sombrero?
2) (relative) cuyoWHOSEthose whose passports I have — aquellas personas cuyos pasaportes tengo, or de las que tengo pasaportes
In direct and indirect questions
► Whose in direct questions as well as after report verbs and expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as de quién/de quiénes, {never} cuyo:
Whose coat is this? ¿De quién es este abrigo?
He asked us whose coats they were Nos preguntó de quiénes eran los abrigos
I don't know whose umbrella this is No sé de quién es este paraguas
As a relative
► In relative clauses whose can be translated by cuyo/cuya/cuyos/ cuyas and must agree with the following noun:
The man whose daughter is a friend of Emily's works for the Government El señor cuya hija es amiga de Emily trabaja para el Gobierno
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa cuyo tejado se hundió... When w hose refers to more than one noun, make cuyo agree with the first:
... a party whose policies and strategies are very extremist...... un partido cuya política y tácticas son muy extremistas... ► However, cuyo is not much used in spoken Spanish. Try using another structure instead:
... the house whose roof collapsed...... la casa a la que se le hundió el tejado...
My daughter, whose short story won a prize in the school competition, wants to be a journalist Mi hija, a quien premiaron por su relato en el concurso de la escuela, quiere ser periodista NOTE: There is no accent on q uien here, as it is a relative pronoun. For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [huːz]pronoun (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose is this? — ¿de quién es esto?
whose are these? — ¿de quién/de quiénes son éstos?
II
a) (in questions, indirect questions) (sing) de quién; (pl) de quiéneswhose book is this? — ¿de quién es este libro?
whose keys are these? — ¿de quién son estas llaves?
whose coats are those? — ¿de quiénes son esos abrigos?
do you know whose house that is? — ¿sabes de quién es esa casa?
b) ( as relative) (sing) cuyo; (pl) cuyos -
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transitive verb1) versichern (+ Dat.)2) (convince)assure somebody/oneself — jemanden/sich überzeugen
3) (make certain or safe) gewährleisten4) (Brit.): (insure) versichern* * *[ə'ʃuə]•- academic.ru/4060/assurance">assurance- assured* * *as·sure[əˈʃʊəʳ, AM -ˈʃʊr]vt1. (confirm certainty)▪ to \assure sb [that]... jdm zusichern, dass...▪ to \assure sb of sth jdm etw zusichern2. (promise)▪ to \assure sb of sth jdm etw zusichernassuring you of our best possible service at all times für die bestmögliche Ausführung unserer Dienstleistungen stehen wir jederzeit ein3. (ensure)▪ to \assure sth etw sicherstellento \assure sb's safety jds Sicherheit gewährleistento \assure one's life eine Lebensversicherung abschließen* * *[ə'ʃʊə(r)]vtto assure sb of sth (of love, willingness etc) — jdn einer Sache (gen) versichern; (of service, support, help) jdm etw zusichern
to assure sb that... — jdm versichern/zusichern, dass...
... I assure you —... versichere ich Ihnen
2) (= make certain of) success, happiness, future sichernhe is assured of a warm welcome wherever he goes — er kann sich überall eines herzlichen Empfanges sicher sein
3) (Brit: insure) life versichernshe assured her life for £100,000 — sie schloss eine Lebensversicherung über £ 100.000 ab
* * *assure [əˈʃʊə(r)] v/tassure sb of sth jemanden einer Sache versichern, jemandem etwas zusichern3. sichern (from, against gegen), sicherstellen, bürgen für, garantieren:assure sb sth jemandem etwas sichern5. besonders Br jemandes Leben versichern:assure one’s life with eine Lebensversicherung abschließen bei* * *transitive verb1) versichern (+ Dat.)assure somebody of something — jemanden einer Sache (Gen.) versichern (geh.)
2) (convince)assure somebody/oneself — jemanden/sich überzeugen
3) (make certain or safe) gewährleisten4) (Brit.): (insure) versichern* * *v.beteuern v.sichern v.sicherstellen v.versichern v. -
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1. adjective1) tot[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)
I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)
2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]the phone has gone dead — die Leitung ist tot
3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die
dead calm — Flaute, die
dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht
4) (benumbed) taub5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)2. adverb1) (completely) völligdead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam
‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"
dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
2) (exactly)dead on target — genau im Ziel
3. noundead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]
1)in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht
2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.* * *[ded] 1. adjective2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) tot2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) völlig- academic.ru/18635/deaden">deaden- deadly 3. adverb- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *[ded]I. adjshe's been \dead for three years sie ist [schon] drei Jahre totto be \dead on arrival beim Eintreffen ins Krankenhaus bereits tot sein\dead body Leiche fto drop \dead tot umfallento shoot sb \dead jdn erschießento be shot \dead erschossen werden2. inv (obsolete, not active) custom ausgestorben; feelings erloschen; (gone out) fire erloschen, aus fam; railway line stillgelegtacid rain has become a \dead issue über sauren Regen spricht heute keiner mehrmy cigarette is \dead meine Zigarette ist ausgegangen; (no longer in use)are these tins \dead? brauchst du diese Dosen noch?\dead language tote Sprache\dead volcano erloschener Vulkanmy legs have gone \dead meine Beine sind eingeschlafen\dead performance glanzlose Vorführung\dead capital totes Kapitalto be \dead on one's feet zum Umfallen müde seinand then the phone went \dead und dann war die Leitung totthe phone has gone \dead die Leitung ist totthe line went \dead die Leitung brach zusammenthat remark was a \dead giveaway diese Bemerkung sagte alleswow, \dead centre! hui, genau in die Mitte!to be in a \dead faint in eine tiefe Ohnmacht gefallen sein\dead silence Totenstille fwe sat in \dead silence keiner von uns sagte auch nur ein Wortto come to a \dead stop zum völligen Stillstand kommen▪ to be \dead tief und fest schlafento be \dead to the world fest eingeschlafen [o fam total weg] sein\dead ball toter Ball (Ball, der ohne Bewertung ins Aus geht)14.▶ to be \dead and buried tot und begraben sein▶ to be a \dead ringer for sb ein Doppelgänger von jdm sein, für jdn durchgehen können▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that dress so ein Kleid würde ich nie im Leben anziehen▶ I wouldn't be seen \dead in that pub in diese Kneipe [o ÖSTERR dieses Beisl] [o SCHWEIZ diese Beiz] würden mich keine zehn Pferde bringenII. advI'm \dead beat ich bin todmüdeyour analysis is \dead on target deine Analyse trifft genau ins Schwarzeyou're \dead right du hast vollkommen [o absolut] Recht!“\dead slow” „Schritt fahren“\dead certain todsicher fam\dead drunk stockbetrunkento have been \dead lucky Schwein gehabt haben slto be \dead set against sth absolut gegen etw akk seinto be \dead set on sth etw felsenfest vorhaben\dead silent totenstill\dead still regungslos\dead tired todmüdethe town hall is \dead ahead die Stadthalle liegt direkt da vorneto be \dead in the centre genau in der Mitte sein\dead on five o'clock Punkt fünf\dead on target genau im Ziel\dead on time auf die Minute genau3.▶ to stop \dead in one's tracks auf der Stelle stehen bleiben▶ to stop sth \dead in its tracks etw völlig zum Stillstand bringenhis political career was stopped \dead in its tracks seine politische Karriere fand ein jähes Ende▶ \dead straight:are you coming to the party? — \dead straight I am gehst du auf die Party? — darauf kannst du wetten! fam▶ to tell sb sth \dead straight jdm unverblümt die Wahrheit sagenIII. n1. (people)you're making enough noise to wake the \dead! bei dem Lärm kann man ja Tote aufwecken!let the \dead bury the \dead lasst die Toten die Toten begrabento come back from the \dead (come back to life) aus dem Jenseits zurückkommen, von den Toten zurückkehrento show [some] respect for the \dead den Toten Respekt zollen [o erweisen2.to rise from the \dead (recover from an illness) [von den Toten] auferstehen, wieder auferstehen iron; SPORT sich akk fangen3. (right in the middle)in the \dead of night mitten in der Nachtin the \dead of winter im tiefsten Winter* * *[ded]1. adj1) tot; plant abgestorben, tothe has been dead for two years — er ist seit zwei Jahren tot
to shoot sb dead — jdn erschießen or totschießen (inf)
you're dead meat ( if you come back here) (inf) — du bist ein toter Mann(, wenn du noch mal hierhin zurückkommst) (inf)
are these glasses/bottles dead? — können diese Gläser/Flaschen weg?
to be dead and buried, to be dead in the water — tot und begraben sein
See:11) (TYP)2. adv1) (= exactly) genauto be dead on time — auf die Minute pünktlich kommen; (clock) auf die Minute genau gehen
dead drunk — total betrunken, stockvoll (inf)
he was dead lucky — er hat Schwein gehabt (inf), er hat irrsinnig Glück gehabt
"dead slow" — "Schritt fahren"
3)to stop dead — abrupt stehen bleiben or (talking) innehalten
3. n1)2)in the or at dead of night —
* * *dead [ded]1. tot, gestorben:dead and gone tot und begraben (a. fig);be dead to the world umg hinüber sein:a) eingeschlafen seinb) das Bewusstsein verloren habenc) sinnlos betrunken sein;play dead sich tot stellen;a) gehirnamputiert sein pej,b) keinerlei geistige Interessen haben;dead man’s handle BAHN Sicherheitsfahrschaltungstaster m, SIFA-Taster m;wait for a dead man’s shoesa) auf eine Erbschaft warten,b) warten, bis jemand stirbt, damit man in seine Position nachrücken kann;he is dead of pneumonia er ist an Lungenentzündung gestorben;he is a dead man fig er ist ein Kind des Todes, er ist ein toter Mann;2. tot, leblos:dead matter tote Materie ( → A 23)3. totenähnlich, tief (Schlaf):be in a dead faint in tiefer Ohnmacht liegen4. umg restlos fertig, todmüde, zu Tode erschöpft5. unzugänglich, unempfänglich ( beide:to für):be dead to pity keinerlei Mitleid haben6. taub ( to advice gegen Ratschläge)7. gefühllos, abgestorben, erstarrt (Finger etc):go dead (jemandem) einschlafen ( → A 11)to gegen)9. tot, ausgestorben:dead language tote Sprache10. überlebt, veraltet (Sitten etc)11. erloschen (Feuer, Vulkan, Leidenschaft etc):go dead ausgehen (Zigarette etc)( → A 7)12. tot, geistlos13. unfruchtbar, tot, leer, öde (Gegend etc)15. JURa) ungültig (Abmachung etc)b) bürgerlich tot16. langweilig, öd(e) (Party etc)17. tot, nichtssagend, farb-, ausdruckslosdead market flauer Markt19. WIRTSCH tot (auch allg Wissen etc), gewinn-, umsatzlos:dead assets pl unproduktive (Kapital)Anlage;dead capital (stock) totes Kapital (Inventar)20. TECHa) außer Betrieb, tot:dead track totes Gleisb) defekt (Ventil etc):dead engine ausgefallener oder abgestorbener Motorc) leer (Batterie)22. ELEK strom-, spannungslos, tot23. TYPO abgelegt:dead matter Ablegesatz m ( → A 2)dead floor Blend-, Blindboden m;dead window totes Fenster25. Sack… (ohne Ausgang):dead street Sackgasse f26. dumpf, klanglos, tot (Ton)27. matt (Augen, Farben etc):dead gilding matte Vergoldung28. schal, abgestanden (Getränk)29. verwelkt, dürr, abgestorben (Blumen etc)30. (akustisch) tot:31. völlig, absolut, restlos, total:dead certainty absolute Gewissheit;dead silence Totenstille f;dead stop völliger Stillstand;come to a dead stop schlagartig stehen bleiben oder aufhören; → calm A 2, cert, earnest1 B, loss 1, ringer2 432. todsicher umg, unfehlbar (Schütze etc)a dead push ein verzweifelter, aber vergeblicher StoßB s1. stillste Zeit:in the dead of night mitten in der Nacht;the dead of winter der tiefste Winterrise from the dead von den Toten auferstehen;the dead and the living die Lebenden und die TotenC adv1. umg restlos, absolut, völlig, gänzlich, total:the facts are dead against him alles spricht gegen ihn;be dead asleep im tiefsten Schlaf liegen;dead beat umg wie erschlagen, fix und fertig;dead black tiefschwarz;dead drunk sinnlos betrunken;be dead right hundertprozentig recht haben;“dead slow” AUTO „Schritt fahren!“;dead straight schnurgerade;dead tired todmüde2. plötzlich, abrupt:stop dead (in one’s tracks) abrupt stehen bleiben oder aufhören3. genau, direkt:dead against genau gegenüber von (od dat);be dead set on ganz scharf sein auf (akk) umg* * *1. adjective1) tot[as] dead as a doornail/as mutton — mausetot (ugs.)
I wouldn't be seen dead in a place like that — (coll.) keine zehn Pferde würden mich an solch einen Ort bringen (ugs.)
2) tot [Materie]; erloschen [Vulkan, Gefühl, Interesse]; verbraucht, leer [Batterie]; tot [Telefon, Leitung, Saison, Kapital, Ball, Sprache]3) (expr. completeness) plötzlich [Halt]; völlig [Stillstand]; genau [Mitte]dead silence or quiet — Totenstille, die
dead calm — Flaute, die
dead faint — [totenähnliche] Ohnmacht
4) (benumbed) taub5) (exhausted) erschöpft; kaputt (ugs.)2. adverb1) (completely) völligdead easy or simple/slow — kinderleicht/ganz langsam
‘dead slow’ — "besonders langsam fahren"
dead drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
2) (exactly)3. noundead on two [o'clock] — Punkt zwei [Uhr]
1)in the dead of winter/night — mitten im Winter/in der Nacht
2) pl. the dead: die Toten Pl.* * *adj.abgestorben adj.außer Betrieb ausdr.stromlos adj.tot adj.öd adj. -
108 guarantee
1. transitive verb1) garantieren für; [eine] Garantie geben auf (+ Akk.)guaranteed wage — Garantielohn, der
2. nounguaranteed genuine — etc. garantiert echt usw.
there's a year's guarantee on this radio, this radio has a year's guarantee — auf dieses Radio gibt es od. dieses Radio hat ein Jahr Garantie
give somebody a guarantee that... — jemandem garantieren, dass...
be a guarantee of something — (ensure) eine Garantie für etwas sein
* * *1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) die Garantie2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) die Garantie2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) Garantie leisten für2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) garantieren* * *guar·an·teeI. nto demand a \guarantee that... eine Garantie [o Zusicherung] verlangen, dass...to give sb one's \guarantee jdm etw garantierena money-back \guarantee eine Rückerstattungsgarantie [o Rückvergütungsgarantie]a two-year \guarantee eine Garantie auf 2 Jahreto come with [or have] a \guarantee Garantie habento be [still] under \guarantee appliances, gadgets [noch] Garantie habenthe radio doesn't work — is it still under \guarantee? das Radio funktioniert nicht — ist noch Garantie drauf?his name is a \guarantee of success sein Name bürgt für Erfolgit's [or there's] no \guarantee that... es gibt keine Garantie dafür, dass..., es ist nicht sicher, dass...II. vt▪ to \guarantee sthwe \guarantee this product to be free from artificial flavourings wir garantieren, dass dieses Produkt keine künstlichen Aromastoffe enthält\guaranteed pure wool garantiert reine Wolle▪ to \guarantee sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw garantieren [o zusichern]the £50 deposit \guarantees that people return the boats after the hour has finished mit dem Pfand von 50 Pfund soll sichergestellt werden, dass die Boote nach einer Stunde auch wieder zurückgebracht werdento be \guaranteed for three years drei Jahre Garantie haben* * *["grən'tiː]1. n2) (= promise) Garantie f (of für)that's no guarantee that... —
it will be sent today, I give you my guarantee or you have my guarantee — es wird heute noch abgeschickt, das garantiere ich Ihnen
3)See:= academic.ru/32760/guaranty">guaranty2. vt2) (= promise, ensure) garantieren (sb sth jdm etw); (= take responsibility for) garantieren fürI can't guarantee (that) he will be any good — ich kann nicht dafür garantieren, dass er gut ist
3) (JUR) garantieren, gewährleisten; loan, debt bürgen für* * *guarantee [ˌɡærənˈtiː]A s1. Garantie f (on auf akk, für):a) Bürgschaft f, Sicherheit fb) Gewähr fbe no guarantee of keine Garantie sein für;this is no guarantee that … das ist keine Garantie dafür, dass …;can you give me your guarantee that …? können Sie mir garantieren, dass …?;there’s a one-year guarantee on this watch, this watch has a one-year guarantee diese Uhr hat ein Jahr Garantie;the watch is still under guarantee auf der Uhr ist noch Garantie;the repair is still covered by the guarantee die Reparatur geht noch auf Garantie oder fällt noch unter die Garantie;guarantee contract Garantie-, Bürgschaftsvertrag m;without guarantee ohne Gewähr oder Garantie2. Kaution f, Sicherheit(sleistung) f, Pfand(summe) n(f):a) Sicherheitshinterlegung f,B v/t1. (sich ver)bürgen für, Garantie leisten für:the watch is guaranteed for one year die Uhr hat ein Jahr Garantie;we guarantee our watches for twelve months wir geben eine einjährige Garantie auf unsere Uhren;guaranteed bill WIRTSCH avalierter Wechsel;guaranteed bonds Obligationen mit Kapital- oder Zinsgarantie;guaranteed price Garantiepreis m;guaranteed wage(s) garantierter (Mindest)Lohn;guarantee that … sich dafür verbürgen, dass …2. etwas garantieren, gewährleisten, verbürgen, sicherstellen:it is guaranteed to bring success es bringt garantiert Erfolg;I guarantee that you … ich garantiere Ihnen, dass Sie …;he is guaranteed … (Boxen) er bekommt eine Garantiesumme von …3. sichern, schützen ( beide:from, against vor dat, gegen)* * *1. transitive verb1) garantieren für; [eine] Garantie geben auf (+ Akk.)guaranteed wage — Garantielohn, der
2. nounguaranteed genuine — etc. garantiert echt usw.
there's a year's guarantee on this radio, this radio has a year's guarantee — auf dieses Radio gibt es od. dieses Radio hat ein Jahr Garantie
give somebody a guarantee that... — jemandem garantieren, dass...
be a guarantee of something — (ensure) eine Garantie für etwas sein
* * *(loan) n.Bürgschaft f. n.Garantie -n f.Garantievertrag m.Gewähr -ungen f.Sicherheitspfand n. v.garantieren v. -
109 cosa
Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser) \ \
cosa es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: cosa coser
cosa sustantivo femenino 1 ( en general) thing; ¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?; pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place; entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …; ¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!; dime una cosa … tell me something …; tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you; fue cosa fácil it was easy; se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing; si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason; por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another; esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke 2 mis cosas de deporte my sports things 3 (situación, suceso):◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant; ¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?; son cosas de la vida that's life!; ¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny! 4a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o ideab) ( comportamiento típico):son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways 5 ( asunto): no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it 6 ( en locs) cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it; cosa que (AmS fam) so that; cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget; no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo ‹ botón› to sew on; ‹ agujero› to sew (up); verbo intransitivo to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea! Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake ' cosa' also found in these entries: Spanish: absurda - absurdo - arder - bicoca - carroña - chisme - chollo - como - conformarse - consigo - cual - cualquier - cualquiera - cuidada - cuidado - cuya - cuyo - debilidad - dejar - él - ella - esmerada - esmerado - exquisitez - frivolidad - indemne - la - le - limitarse - mamarrachada - más - menuda - menudo - mía - mío - muchachada - nada - niñería - novedad - pedir - pegajosa - pegajoso - pegote - pillar - plantar - preciosidad - preguntar - presidir - prodigio - propia English: absence - annoyance - anything - arrival - article - attraction - available - awkward - blissful - bore - brittle - bulk - certainty - clip - clumsy - come across - commonplace - compromise - confuse - connection - convenient - dead wood - deficiency - defunct - demise - discreet - disposable - ditch - drag - dream - else - escape - fall off - film - get back - gullible - helpful - hulk - invention - joke - laugh - lemon - liable - lodge - love - lust - misplaced - more - necessity - need -
110 lock
I noun(ringlet) Locke, dieII 1. noun1) (of door etc.) Schloss, dasunder lock and key — unter [strengem] Verschluss
2) (on canal etc.) Schleuse, die5)lock, stock, and barrel — (fig.) mit allem Drum und Dran (ugs.)
6) (Motor Veh.) Lenkeinschlag, der2. transitive verb1) (fasten) zuschließen; abschließenlock or shut the stable door after the horse has bolted — (fig.) den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist
2) (shut)lock somebody/something in something — jemanden/etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]schließen
lock somebody/something out of something — jemanden/etwas aus etwas aussperren
3) in p.p. (joined)3. intransitive verbthe wrestlers were locked in combat — die Ringer hielten sich im Fesselgriff
[Tür, Kasten usw.:] sich ab-/zuschließen lassenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/43514/lock_away">lock away- lock in- lock out- lock up* * *I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) das Schloß2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) die Schleusenkammer3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) das Schloß4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) die Fessel2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) ver-, abschließen- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) die Locke* * *lock1[lɒk, AM lɑ:k]I. ncombination \lock Kombinationsschloss ntbicycle \lock Fahrradschloss ntsteering \lock Lenkradschloss ntto hold sb in a body \lock jdn fest umklammert halten▪ to be a \lock feststehenshe's a \lock for promotion this year es ist völlig sicher, dass sie dieses Jahr befördert wird7. (synchronize)8.they have had a \lock on the market for years sie kontrollieren den Markt schon seit Jahren▶ \lock, stock and barrel ganz und garwe're moving our things \lock, stock and barrel to another city wir ziehen mit Sack und Pack in eine andere Stadthe rejected my idea \lock, stock and barrel er hat meine Idee in Bausch und Bogen verworfenII. vt1. (fasten)▪ to \lock sth etw abschließenhe \locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet er schloss die vertraulichen Dokumente in den Aktenschrankto \lock a suitcase einen Koffer verschließento \lock a building ein Gebäude zuschließen [o SÜDD, ÖSTERR zusperren]; COMPUT access to accounts, data sperrenI'm afraid our ship is \locked in ice ich fürchte, unser Schiff steckt im Eis festto \lock one's hands behind sb's neck jds Hals umklammernto be \locked in a struggle sich akk umklammert haltento be \locked in discussions in Diskussionen verwickelt werdenIII. vi1. (become secured) schließen2. (become fixed) bindenour gazes \locked wir konnten den Blick nicht mehr voneinander [ab]wenden3. NAUT eine Schleuse passierenlock2[lɒk, AM lɑ:k]nlong, flowing \locks langes, wallendes Haar geh* * *I [lɒk]n(of hair) Locke f II1. nto put/keep sb under lock and key — jdn hinter Schloss und Riegel bringen/verwahren
he offered me the house lock, stock and barrel — er bot mir das Haus mit allem Drum und Dran an
they destroyed it lock, stock and barrel — sie haben es total zerstört
to own sth lock, stock and barrel — etw ganz besitzen
2) (= canal lock) Schleuse f3) (= hold) Fesselgriff mthe steering wheel was on full lock — das Lenkrad war voll eingeschlagen
2. vtdoor etc ab- or zuschließen; steering wheel sperren, arretieren; wheel blockieren; (COMPUT) file locken (spec)this bar locks the wheel in position —
the handcuffs were locked round his wrists — die Handschellen waren an seinen Handgelenken festgemacht
See:→ stable3. vischließen; (wheel) blockierena suitcase that locks — ein verschließbarer Koffer, ein Koffer, der sich abschließen lässt
the lion's jaws locked round his arm — der Kiefer des Löwen schloss sich fest um seinen Arm
* * *lock1 [lɒk; US lɑk]A s1. Schloss n (an Türen etc):a) hinter Schloss und Riegel (Person),b) unter Verschluss (Sache)2. Verschluss m, Schließe f3. Sperrvorrichtung f, Sicherung f4. Bremsvorrichtung f5. (Gewehr- etc) Schloss n:lock, stock, and barrel figa) mit allem Drum und Dran,b) mit Stumpf und Stiel, voll und ganz, ganz und gar,c) mit Sack und Pack6. Schleuse(nkammer) f7. Luft-, Druckschleuse f8. AUTO etc Br Einschlag m (der Vorderräder):be on full lock voll eingeschlagen sein9. a) Knäuel m/n (von Fahrzeugen)B v/tlock the stable door after the horse has bolted ( oder been stolen) den Brunnen (erst) zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen istlock o.s. up sich einschließen3. umschließen, umfassen, in die Arme schließen:a) festgekeilt,b) eng umschlungen,c) ineinander verkrallt;locked by mountains von Bergen umschlossen4. ineinanderschlingen, die Arme verschränken:5. TECH sperren, sichern, arretieren, festklemmen6. (beim Ringen) (um-)fassen7. ein Schiff (durch)schleusen8. einen Kanal etc mit Schleusen ausstattenC v/i1. schließen3. ineinandergreifen5. AUTO etc Bra) sich einschlagen lassen (Räder)b) sich durch Einschlag der Vorderräder lenken lassen (Fahrzeug)6. (durch)geschleust werden7. lock ontoa) (Radar) ein Ziel etc erfassen und verfolgen,b) FLUG, MIL sich richten auf (akk) (Geschoss)lock2 [lɒk; US lɑk] s* * *I noun(ringlet) Locke, dieII 1. noun1) (of door etc.) Schloss, dasunder lock and key — unter [strengem] Verschluss
2) (on canal etc.) Schleuse, die5)lock, stock, and barrel — (fig.) mit allem Drum und Dran (ugs.)
6) (Motor Veh.) Lenkeinschlag, der2. transitive verb1) (fasten) zuschließen; abschließenlock or shut the stable door after the horse has bolted — (fig.) den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist
2) (shut)lock somebody/something in something — jemanden/etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]schließen
lock somebody/something out of something — jemanden/etwas aus etwas aussperren
3) in p.p. (joined)3. intransitive verb[Tür, Kasten usw.:] sich ab-/zuschließen lassenPhrasal Verbs:- lock in- lock out- lock up* * *(Maritime) n.Flüssigkeitsheber m.Schleuse -n f. n.Schloss -¨er n.Sperre -n f.Verschluss ¨-e m. v.abschließen v.absperren v.arretieren v.verriegeln v.verschließen v.zuschließen v. -
111 utter
I attributive adjectivevollkommen, völlig [Chaos, Verwirrung, Fehlschlag, Einsamkeit, Unsinn]; ungeheuer [Elend, Dummheit, Glück, Schönheit]; größt... [Freude, Vergnügen]II transitive verb1) von sich geben [Schrei, Seufzer, Ächzen]2) (say) sagen [Wahrheit, Wort]; schwören [Eid]; äußern [Drohung]; zum Ausdruck bringen [Gefühle]the last words he uttered — die letzten Worte, die er sprach
* * *I adjective- academic.ru/79533/utterly">utterlyII verb(to produce (sounds, eg cries, words etc) with the mouth: She uttered a sigh of relief; She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.) äußern* * *ut·ter1[ˈʌtəʳ, AM ˈʌt̬ɚ]adj attr, inv vollkommen, total, völligto be \utter bliss eine ungeheure Wohltat seinin \utter despair in völliger Verzweiflung, völlig verzweifeltin \utter disbelief völlig ungläubig\utter drivel dummes Geschwätz\utter nonsense absoluter Blödsinnin \utter rapture total hingerissenan \utter stranger ein völlig Fremder/eine völlig Fremdea complete and \utter waste of time eine totale Zeitverschwendungut·ter2[ˈʌtəʳ, AM ˈʌt̬ɚ]vt▪ to \utter sthno one was able to \utter a sound keiner konnte einen Ton hervorbringento \utter a cry einen Schrei ausstoßento \utter a groan/grunt/laugh stöhnen/grunzen/auflachento \utter a curse/threat einen Fluch/eine Drohung ausstoßento \utter a diatribe eine Schmährede haltento \utter a falsehood eine Unwahrheit sagento \utter an incantation einen Zauberspruch aufsagento \utter an oath einen Eid schwörento \utter a prayer ein Gebet sprechento \utter a warning eine Warnung aussprechenwithout \uttering a word ohne ein Wort zu sagento \utter calumnies Verleumdungen in Umlauf setzento \utter forged money Falschgeld in Umlauf bringen* * *I ['ʌtə(r)]adjtotal, vollkommen; rogue, drunkard unverbesserlich; disgust, misery grenzenlos; disbelief total; despair total, absolutwith utter certainty/conviction — mit absoluter Sicherheit/Überzeugung
an utter stranger — ein Wildfremder m, eine Wildfremde
IIwhat utter nonsense! — so ein totaler Blödsinn! (inf)
vt1) (= say) von sich (dat) geben; word sagen; word of complaint äußern; cry, sigh, threat ausstoßen; libel verbreiten* * *utter [ˈʌtə(r)]utter impossibility reine Unmöglichkeit;utter strangers wildfremde Leute2. endgültig, entschieden (Ablehnung etc)3. pej vollendet, ausgesprochen (Unsinn etc);utter rogue Erzgauner(in)B v/t1. Gedanken etc äußern, ausdrücken, -sprechen2. einen Schrei etc von sich geben, ausstoßen3. WIRTSCH Noten, besonders Falschgeld in Umlauf setzen, verbreiten4. a) bekannt machenb) enthüllen* * *I attributive adjectivevollkommen, völlig [Chaos, Verwirrung, Fehlschlag, Einsamkeit, Unsinn]; ungeheuer [Elend, Dummheit, Glück, Schönheit]; größt... [Freude, Vergnügen]II transitive verbutter fool — Vollidiot, der (ugs.)
1) von sich geben [Schrei, Seufzer, Ächzen]2) (say) sagen [Wahrheit, Wort]; schwören [Eid]; äußern [Drohung]; zum Ausdruck bringen [Gefühle]the last words he uttered — die letzten Worte, die er sprach
* * *v.äußern v. adj.äußerst adj. -
112 dead
1. adjective1) мертвый, умерший; дохлый2) неодушевленный, неживой3) неподвижный4) утративший, потерявший основное свойство; dead lime гашеная известь; dead steam отработанный пар; dead volcano потухший вулкан5) заглохший, не работающий; the motor is dead мотор заглох6) сухой, увядший (о растениях)7) неплодородный (о почве)8) онемевший, нечувствительный; my fingers are dead у меня онемели пальцы9) безжизненный, вялый; безразличный (to к чему-л.)10) однообразный, унылый; неинтересный; dead season мертвый сезон; econ. застой (в делах), спад деловой активности; dead time простой (на работе)11) вышедший из употребления (о законе, обычае)12) вышедший из игры; dead ball шар, который не считается13) полный, совершенный; dead certainty полная уверенность; dead failure полная неудача; dead earnest твердая решимость; dead faint полная потеря сознания; to come to a dead stop остановиться как вкопанный14) употр. для усиления: to be dead with cold промерзнуть насквозь; to be dead with hunger умирать с голоду15) typ. негодный16) mining непроветриваемый (о выработке); застойный (о воздухе)17) mining пустой, не содержащий полезного ископаемого18) electr. не находящийся под напряжением; dead wire провод не под токомdead above the ears amer. collocation тупой, глупыйdead and gone давно прошедшийdead gold матовое золотоdead horse работа, за которую было заплачено впередdead hours глухие часы ночиdead leaf aeron. падение листомdead marines (или men) collocation пустые винные бутылкиmore dead that alive ужасно усталыйas dead as a doornail (или as mutton, as a nit) без каких-л. признаков жизниSyn:deceased, defunct, departed, extinct, lifelessAnt:existent, living2. noun1) (the dead) (pl.; collect.) умершие, покойники2) глухая пора; in the dead of night глубокой ночью, в глухую полночь; in the dead of winter глубокой зимой3. adverb1) полностью, совершенно;dead againstа) как раз в лицо (о ветре);б) решительно против2) употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном; dead drunk мертвецки пьяный; dead tired до смерти усталый; dead calm совершенно спокойный* * *(a) вышедший из употребления; застойный; мертвый; невостребованный; недействующий; потерявший силу* * ** * *[ ded] n. умершие [собир.], покойники; глухая пора; решимость adj. мертвый, умерший, дохлый, безжизненный; увядший, сухой; неживой, неплодородный; онемевший (о пальцах); нечувствительный, безразличный; беспробудный; негодный, утративший; оцепенелый, унылый, однообразный adv. до смерти, крайне, совершенно* * *безжизненныйвбитвбитыйвколоченвколоченныйглухойиспользованныймертвмертвыймёртвмёртвыйнеживойнеодушевленныйоцепенелыйпомеретьпомиратьскончатьсясраженсраженныйубиенныйубитубитыйумеретьумершийумирать* * *1. прил. 1) а) мертвый, бездыханный; умерший, скончавшийся (о людях и животных) б) сухой; высохший, увядший (о растениях) в) отмерший (о частях или органах) г) дохлый д) связанный с умершим, связанный со смертью 2) а) потерявший чувствительность б) эмоц.-усил. смертельно усталый в) тупой, непрерывный 3) безжизненный, вялый, безразличный (о человеке) 4) юр. лишенный прав, пораженный в правах 5) вымерший; вышедший из употребления (о законе, обычае и т. п.) 6) неживой 7) а) бесплодный; неплодородный (о почве) б) горн. пустой, не содержащий полезных ископаемых 8) а) б) потухший в) эл. неподсоединенный (о проводах и т. п.) 9) а) тусклый, бесцветный (о красках) б) заглушенный, приглушенный, без обертонов (о звуке) 10) однообразный, неинтересный 2. сущ. 1) а) умерший б) (the dead) мн.; коллект. умершие 2) глухая пора 3. нареч. 1) эмоц.-усил. до смерти 2) разг. весьма 3) прямо -
113 put\ down
1. III1) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down a buoy ставить буй2) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down paper запастись бумагой; put down a cellar of wine a) сделать запас вина; б) заложить винный погреб; he has put down a cask of pickles он засолил бочку огурцов3) put down smth. /smth. down/ put prices down снижать цены; put' down one's expenditure урезать /сократить/ расходы; put down the use of tobacco сократить потребление табака; he put his food down он стал меньше есть4) put down smth. /smth. down/ put a revolt (a rebellion, a riot, a strike, etc.) down подавить восстание и т.д.; the speaker put down their opposition оратор их переубедил; put down fire (mil.) подавить огонь; put down gambling and prostitution покончить с азартными играми и проституцией; put down gossip пресечь слухи; put down a rising against the dictator подавить восстание против диктатора; put down threats to peace пресечь угрозы миру put one's foot down решительно возражать /воспротивиться/; ни за что не давать согласия; you have gone far enough; I'm going to put my foot down вы зашли слишком далеко, хватит5) put down smb. the bus stopped to put down passengers автобус остановился, чтобы высадить пассажиров6) put down smth. /smth. down/ put down one's name and address (one's telephone number, every item of domestic expenditure, etc.) записать свою фамилию и адрес и т.д.; he put her remark down он записал ее реплику7) put down smth. /smth. down/ coll. put down helping after helping of the dinner уплетать за обедом порцию за порцией8) || put down roots пускать корни2. IVput down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner put down your name clearly напишите свою фамилию разборчиво; put down smth. /smth. down/ somewhere put down your name and address here, please пожалуйста, запишите здесь свою фамилию и адрес3. Vid put smb. down a peg or two немного сбить спесь с кого-л.4. XI1) be put down at smth. the damage is put down at 10 000 dollars причиненный ущерб оценивается в десять тысяч долларов2) be put down the interpreter refused to be put down переводчик не (за)хотел, чтобы его записывали; be put down at some time everything he said was at once put down все, что он говорил, тут же записывалось3) be put down to smth. her failure was put down to inexperience считали, что ее провал обусловлен неопытностью /является результатом неопытности/; his behaviour can be put down to nervousness его поведение можно объяснять расстроенными нервами; the outbreak of cholera was put down to bad drinking water вспышку холеры объясняли загрязненностью питьевей воды4) be put down he said [that] he was not going to let himself be put down он сказал, что не позволит так с собою обращаться /так себя унижать/; be put down in some manner the revolt was put down savagely (quickly, etc.) восстание было жестоко и т.д. подавлено; be put down with smth. be put down with the help of the army быть разгромленным с помощью армии5. XIIhave (get) smth. put down you should have it put down надо, чтобы это было записано; I want to get this agreement put down in writing я хочу иметь это соглашение в письменном виде6. XVIput down at some place the two ladies put down at one of the great hotels обе дамы высадились /вышли (из экипажа)/ у одной из лучших гостиниц; we put down at Orly after 6 hours через шесть часов мы приземлились в Орли7. XXI11) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ in (at, near, by, etc.) some place he put down his glider in a field он посадил планер на поле; you may put me down at the club (at the corner, by that tree, near her house, etc.) можете высадить меня у клуба и т.д.2) put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the accident down to negligence (his success down to luck, his rudeness down to his want of education, her behaviour down to shyness, etc.) объяснять несчастный случай неосторожностью и т.д.; put the mistake down to me считайте, что ошибка произошла по моей вине; he has not all the faults which you put down to him у него не столько пороков, сколько вы ему приписываете3) put down smb. /smb. down /for smb. put smb. down for a fool (for an impostor, for a trouble-maker, etc.) считать кого-л. глупцом и т.д.; put smb. down for a Frenchman принимать кого-л. за француза4) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /in (for) smth. put smb. down in the list внести /включить/ кого-л. в список; put smb. down for the school football team записать /включить/ кого-л. в школьную футбольную команду; I put down my name for his lectures я записался на его лекции5) put down smb. /smb. down/ at /in/ some place put down hecklers at a meeting заставить замолчать /утихомирить/ крикунов на собрании; put down scandalmongers in the village заставить замолчать деревенских сплетников6) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down /at smth. I put him down at 9 я дал бы ему девять лет; I should put her down at 35 мне кажется, что ей лет тридцать пять; how old should you put him down at? сколько вы дадите ему лет?, сколько, по-вашему, ему лет?; put down his income at $ 1000 думать /полагать/, что он получает тысячу долларов7) put down smth. /smth. down/ or (in) smth. please put your name and address down on this pad пожалуйста, запишите свою фамилию и адрес в этом блокноте; he put his ideas on a piece of paper (her phone number on an old envelope, the sum in my diary, etc.) он записал свои мысли на клочке бумаги и т.д.; put down this sum in the housekeeping book внесите эту сумму в книгу домашних расходов; put down smth. /smth. down/ in smth. put smth. down in ink записать что-л. ручкой; she put his speech down in shorthand она застенографировала его выступление; put down smth. /smth. down/ to smth., smb. put the shoes down to my account /to me/ запишите стоимость туфель на мой счет /на меня/; you can put the cost of the petrol down to expenses вы можете включить стоимость бензина в служебные расходы; put down smb. /smb. down/ for smth. put me down for i 5 подпишите меня на пять фунтов; я вношу /жертвую/ пять фунтов; put me down for two copies подпишите меня на /запишите за мной/ два экземпляра8. XXIV11) put down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ as smth., smb. put her down as the most beautiful one (as a better player, as the best of the three, etc.) считать, что она самая красивая из всех и т.д.; you may put it down as a certainty вы можете считать это достоверным; I put him down as a schoolmaster я принял его за школьного учителя; they put me down as a fool они считают меня глупцом; put her down as a very intelligent woman считать ее очень умной женщиной2) put down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ as smth. put down smb.'s name (him, etc.) as a subscriber for smth. записать кого-л. и т.д. в качестве подписчика на что-л.9. XXIV3put down smb. /smb. down/ as being smth. I should put her down as being 35 я бы дал ей тридцать пять лет -
114 go out
фраз. гл.We do not intend to go out at all in Florence - I mean into society. — Мы не собираемся никуда ходить во Флоренции - я имею в виду бывать в обществе.
2) выходить в свет, издаваться; передаваться по радио, телевидению; посылаться, распространятьсяIn the discussion of abortion that went out on 13 January Philippa Foot raised the essential question: when does a human being begin? — В ходе дискуссии об абортах, переданной 13 января, Филиппа Фут затронула существенный вопрос: в какой момент плод становится человеком?
I thought the wedding invitations had all gone out, but my sister says she hasn't received hers. — Я думал, что всем уже посланы приглашения на свадьбу, но сестра говорит, что до сих пор ничего не получила.
3) догореть, погаснуть (об огне, свете)Syn:4) уходить, тратиться ( о деньгах)There's more money going out than coming in, and I'm worried about the business. — Наши затраты превышают наши доходы, я беспокоюсь о судьбе нашего дела.
I thought these bell-bottomed trousers went out years ago! — Я думал эти брюки клёш вышли из моды много лет назад!
6) кончаться ( о периоде времени)7) выходить в отставку; вылетать из (соревнований, конкурса)It is an absolute certainty that the Government will go out. — Абсолютно точно, что правительство уйдёт в отставку.
8) (за)бастовать (эллипт. от to go out on strike)The Post Office workers went out before Christmas, now the electricians are out. — Перед Рождеством объявили забастовку почтовики, теперь бастуют электрики.
Syn:9) разг. терять сознаниеto go out like a light амер.; разг. — терять сознание
The robber hit him on the head with an iron bar, and he went out. — Грабитель огрел его по голове железным прутом, и он вырубился.
Syn:10) ( go out of) выходить из (чего-л.), покидать (что-л.)The estates went out of the family. — Имение ушло из семьи.
It has quite gone out of my head. — Это совершенно вылетело у меня из головы.
to go out of hand — выходить из строя; выходить из-под контроля
to go out of print — разойтись, распродаться (о книгах, товарах)
to go out of gear, go out of order — приходить в беспорядок, выходить из строя
to go out of one's mind, go out of one's senses — терять рассудок, сходить с ума
11) ( go out with) проводить время, встречаться (с другом, подругой)•- go all out- go out to fight -
115 accident
1. n несчастный случай; катастрофа; авария2. n случай, случайностьby accident — случайно, нечаянно
inevitable accident — случай, которого нельзя было избежать
3. n лог. случайное свойство; побочное обстоятельство4. n геогр. складка, неровность местности, рельефа5. n филос. акциденция, несущественное или неглавное качество предметаСинонимический ряд:1. chance (noun) chance; fluke; fortuity; fortune; hap; luck2. incident (noun) bad luck; collision; crackup; crash; happening; incident; pileup; unintentional act; wreck3. misfortune (noun) calamity; casualty; catastrophe; disaster; hazard; misadventure; mischance; misfortune; mishapАнтонимический ряд:appointment; calculation; certainty; decree; design; fate; intent; intention; law; necessity; ordinance; plan; preparation; provision; purpose -
116 assurance
1. n уверение, заверение, гарантия2. n уверенностьadequate assurance of compliance with the obligations assumed — достаточная уверенность в выполнении принятых обязательств
3. n уверенность в себе; твёрдость; неустрашимость4. n самоуверенность, самонадеянность; наглость5. n страхование6. n юр. передача имущества или имущественных прав по договоруСинонимический ряд:1. aplomb (noun) aplomb; bravery; coolness; courage; intrepidity; poise; self-reliance2. boldness (noun) arrogance; boldness; cheek; effrontery; impertinence; impudence; insolence3. confidence (noun) assuredness; certainty; certitude; confidence; conviction; faith; firmness; self-assurance; self-assuredness; self-confidence; self-possession; self-trust; sureness; surety; trust4. declaration (noun) assertion; asseveration; averment; avowal; declaration; deposition5. guaranty (noun) belief; guarantee; guaranty; insurance; oath; pledge; promise; warrant; warranty; word6. safety (noun) safeness; safety; security7. temerity (noun) audacity; brashness; hardihood; hardiness; nerve; temerityАнтонимический ряд:denial; dismay; distrust; doubt; fear; hesitancy; insecurity; misgiving; timidity; uncertainty -
117 Science
It is a common notion, or at least it is implied in many common modes of speech, that the thoughts, feelings, and actions of sentient beings are not a subject of science.... This notion seems to involve some confusion of ideas, which it is necessary to begin by clearing up. Any facts are fitted, in themselves, to be a subject of science, which follow one another according to constant laws; although those laws may not have been discovered, nor even to be discoverable by our existing resources. (Mill, 1900, B. VI, Chap. 3, Sec. 1)One class of natural philosophers has always a tendency to combine the phenomena and to discover their analogies; another class, on the contrary, employs all its efforts in showing the disparities of things. Both tendencies are necessary for the perfection of science, the one for its progress, the other for its correctness. The philosophers of the first of these classes are guided by the sense of unity throughout nature; the philosophers of the second have their minds more directed towards the certainty of our knowledge. The one are absorbed in search of principles, and neglect often the peculiarities, and not seldom the strictness of demonstration; the other consider the science only as the investigation of facts, but in their laudable zeal they often lose sight of the harmony of the whole, which is the character of truth. Those who look for the stamp of divinity on every thing around them, consider the opposite pursuits as ignoble and even as irreligious; while those who are engaged in the search after truth, look upon the other as unphilosophical enthusiasts, and perhaps as phantastical contemners of truth.... This conflict of opinions keeps science alive, and promotes it by an oscillatory progress. (Oersted, 1920, p. 352)Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. (Einstein & Infeld, 1938, p. 27)A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. (Planck, 1949, pp. 33-34)[Original quotation: "Eine neue wissenschaftliche Wahrheit pflegt sich nicht in der Weise durchzusetzen, dass ihre Gegner ueberzeugt werden und sich as belehrt erklaeren, sondern vielmehr dadurch, dass die Gegner allmaehlich aussterben und dass die heranwachsende Generation von vornherein mit der Wahrheit vertraut gemacht ist." (Planck, 1990, p. 15)]I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science. (Planck, 1949, p. 46)If you cannot-in the long run-tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless. (SchroЁdinger, 1951, pp. 7-8)Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached. (Heisenberg, 1958, p. 168)The old scientific ideal of episteґmeґ-of absolutely certain, demonstrable knowledge-has proved to be an idol. The demand for scientific objectivity makes it inevitable that every scientific statement must remain tentative forever. It may indeed be corroborated, but every corroboration is relative to other statements which, again, are tentative. Only in our subjective experiences of conviction, in our subjective faith, can we be "absolutely certain." (Popper, 1959, p. 280)The layman, taught to revere scientists for their absolute respect for the observed facts, and for the judiciously detached and purely provisional manner in which they hold scientific theories (always ready to abandon a theory at the sight of any contradictory evidence) might well have thought that, at Miller's announcement of this overwhelming evidence of a "positive effect" [indicating that the speed of light is not independent from the motion of the observer, as Einstein's theory of relativity demands] in his presidential address to the American Physical Society on December 29th, 1925, his audience would have instantly abandoned the theory of relativity. Or, at the very least, that scientists-wont to look down from the pinnacle of their intellectual humility upon the rest of dogmatic mankind-might suspend judgment in this matter until Miller's results could be accounted for without impairing the theory of relativity. But no: by that time they had so well closed their minds to any suggestion which threatened the new rationality achieved by Einstein's world-picture, that it was almost impossible for them to think again in different terms. Little attention was paid to the experiments, the evidence being set aside in the hope that it would one day turn out to be wrong. (Polanyi, 1958, pp. 12-13)The practice of normal science depends on the ability, acquired from examplars, to group objects and situations into similarity sets which are primitive in the sense that the grouping is done without an answer to the question, "Similar with respect to what?" (Kuhn, 1970, p. 200)Science in general... does not consist in collecting what we already know and arranging it in this or that kind of pattern. It consists in fastening upon something we do not know, and trying to discover it. (Collingwood, 1972, p. 9)Scientific fields emerge as the concerns of scientists congeal around various phenomena. Sciences are not defined, they are recognized. (Newell, 1973a, p. 1)This is often the way it is in physics-our mistake is not that we take our theories too seriously, but that we do not take them seriously enough. I do not think it is possible really to understand the successes of science without understanding how hard it is-how easy it is to be led astray, how difficult it is to know at any time what is the next thing to be done. (Weinberg, 1977, p. 49)Science is wonderful at destroying metaphysical answers, but incapable of providing substitute ones. Science takes away foundations without providing a replacement. Whether we want to be there or not, science has put us in a position of having to live without foundations. It was shocking when Nietzsche said this, but today it is commonplace; our historical position-and no end to it is in sight-is that of having to philosophize without "foundations." (Putnam, 1987, p. 29)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Science
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118 cause for concern principle
причина озабоченности
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cause for concern principle
Principle connected with the precautionary principle: it means that, if there are strong reasons for expecting serious or irreversible damage to the environment following a given project, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. Critics of this approach are concerned about large commitments of resources to deal with vaguely defined problems. (Source: GILP96a)
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cause for concern principle
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119 absolutism
ˈæbsəlu:tɪzm сущ.
1) абсолютизм;
неограниченная монархия;
самодержавие
2) бесспорность, несомненность, определенность, очевидность They are saying, with varying degrees of absolutism, that animals should not be exploited at all. ≈ Они говорят, с разной степенью определенности, что животные не должны никак использоваться. Syn: certainty, obviousness
3) филос. философия абсолюта;
учение об абсолюте (в идеалистической философии) He seeks "the world behind the looking-glass", and gives a striking example of that Absolutism which is the great disease of philosophic Thought. ≈ Он ищет мир зазеркалья и в качестве ярчайшего примера приводит Абсолютизм, являющийся тяжелой болезнью философской Мысли.абсолютизм;
неограниченная монархия;
самодержавие определенность, несомненность (философское) философия абсолюта;
учение об абсолютеabsolutism абсолютизм ~ неограниченная монархия ~ определенность ~ философия абсолютаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > absolutism
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120 which
wi
1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) cuál
2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) que
3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which
which1 adj cuál / quéwhich one is yours? ¿cuál es el tuyo?which2 pron1. cuál / quéwhich of the houses is yours? ¿cuál de las casas es la tuya?2. quetr[wɪʧ]1 (direct questions) qué, cuál, cuáles■ which size? ¿qué tamaño/talla?■ which colour do you prefer? ¿qué color prefieres?■ which newspaper do you read? ¿qué periódico lees?■ which one do you like best? ¿cuál te gusta más?2 (indirect questions) qué1 (questions) cuál, cuáles■ which do you want? ¿cuál quieres?■ which is your car? ¿cuál es tu coche?■ which is mine? ¿cuál es el mío?2 (indirect questions) cuál3 (defining relative) que; (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual, los/las que, los/las cuales4 (non-defining relative) el/la cual, los/las cuales■ two glasses, one of which was dirty dos copas, una de las cuales estaba sucia5 (referring to a clause) lo que, lo cual■ he lost, which was sad perdió, lo cual era triste\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin which case en cuyo casowhich ['hwɪʧ] adj: qué, cuálwhich tie do you prefer?: ¿cuál corbata prefieres?which ones?: ¿cuáles?tell me which house is yours: dime qué casa es la tuyawhich pron1) : cuálwhich is the right answer?: ¿cuál es la respuesta correcta?2) : que, el (la) cualthe cup which broke: la taza que se quebróthe house, which is made of brick: la casa, la cual es de ladrillopron.• qué pron.adj.• cuál adj.• el cual adj.• que adj.pron.• cual pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.
I hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)[wɪtʃ]we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
1. PRONOUN1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
Which/which one/ which ones in direct and indirect questions and after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) usually translate as cuál/cuáles: cuálwhich do you want? — (offering one) ¿cuál quieres?; (offering two or more) ¿cuáles quieres?
which of you did it? — ¿cuál de vosotros lo hizo?
which of you is Kathleen? — ¿cuál de vosotras es Kathleen?
2) (relative)In relative clauses where which defines the noun it refers to, you can usually translate it as que. Note that in this type of sentence which can be substituted by that in English: quethe letter which came this morning was from my niece — la carta que llegó esta mañana era de mi sobrina
If [which] is the object of a preposition, you can either translate it as [que] (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + [cual]/[cuales]. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:do you remember the house which we saw last week? — ¿te acuerdas de la casa que vimos la semana pasada?
your letter, which I received this morning, cheered me up — tu carta, que or more frm la cual he recibido esta mañana, me ha levantado el ánimo
the bull which I'm talking about — el toro del que or more frm del cual estoy hablando
the meeting which we attended — la reunión a la que or more frm a la cual asistimos
the hotel at which we stayed — el hotel en el que or more frm en el cual nos hospedamos
the cities to which we are going — las ciudades a las que or more frm a las cuales vamos
If instead of defining the noun the [which] clause merely adds additional information, you can translate [which] using either [que] or article + [cual]/[cuales]:he explained the means by which we could achieve our objective — explicó los medios a través de los cuales podíamos alcanzar nuestro objetivo
When which refers to the whole of a preceding sentence or idea, translate as lo que or lo cual:the oak dining-table, which was a present from my father, seats 10 people comfortably — la mesa de roble, que or la cual fue un regalo de mi padre, admite cómodamente diez comensales
it rained hard which upset her — llovió mucho, lo que or lo cual le disgustó
After a preposition only [lo cual] can be used:they left early, which my wife did not like at all — se marcharon pronto, lo cual or lo que no agradó nada a mi mujer
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after which we went to bed — después de lo cual nos acostamos•
from which we deduce that... — de lo cual deducimos que...2. ADJECTIVE1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)When which is used as an interrogative adjective, translate using qué + noun when the possibilities are very open or cuál/cuáles de + article + plural noun when the possibilities are limited: quéwhich house do you live in? — ¿en qué casa vives?
which day are they coming? — ¿qué día vienen?
which picture do you prefer? — ¿qué cuadro prefieres?, ¿cuál de los cuadros prefieres?
which option do you prefer? — ¿cuál de las alternativas prefieres?
which way did she go? — ¿por dónde se fue?
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which one? — ¿cuál?2) (relative)look which way you will... — mires por donde mires...
he used "peradventure", which word is now archaic — frm dijo "peradventure", palabra que ha quedado ahora anticuada
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he didn't get here till 10, by which time Jane had already left — no llegó hasta las 10 y para entonces Jane ya se había ido* * *
I [hwɪtʃ, wɪtʃ]1)a) (in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáleswhich of you wrote this? — ¿cuál or quién de ustedes escribió esto?
b) ( in indirect use) cuáldo you know which she chose? — ¿sabes cuál eligió?
2) ( as relative)the newspaper in which the article appeared — el diario en el que or en el cual apareció el artículo
he said it was an accident, which I know is not true — dijo que había sido un accidente, lo cual sé que no es cierto
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1)a) ( in questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesin which European city is it? — ¿en qué or cuál ciudad europea está?
b) ( in indirect questions) (sing) qué, cuál; (pl) qué, cuálesask her which chapters we have to read — pregúntale qué or cuales capítulos hay que leer
2) ( as relative)we arrived at two, by which time they had gone — llegamos a las dos y para entonces ya se habían ido
См. также в других словарях:
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