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61 call
call [kɔ:l]appeler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (g) pousser un cri ⇒ 1 (c) passer ⇒ 1 (d) s'arrêter ⇒ 1 (e) réveiller ⇒ 2 (c) appel ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) visite ⇒ 3 (d)(a) (with one's voice) appeler;∎ if you need me, just call si tu as besoin de moi, tu n'as qu'à (m') appeler;∎ she called to her son in the crowd elle appela son fils dans la foule;∎ to call for help appeler à l'aide ou au secours(b) (on the telephone) appeler;∎ where are you calling from? d'où appelles-tu?;∎ it's Alison calling c'est Alison à l'appareil;∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?, c'est de la part de qui?;∎ may I ask who's calling? qui est à l'appareil, je vous prie?(c) (animal, bird) pousser un cri∎ did the postman call? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;∎ I'll call at the butcher's on the way home je passerai chez le boucher en revenant à la maison;∎ do call again n'hésitez pas à revenir;∎ I was out when they called je n'étais pas là quand ils sont passés(a) (with one's voice) appeler;∎ to call sb's name appeler qn;∎ can you call the children to the table? pouvez-vous appeler les enfants pour qu'ils viennent à table?;∎ "be careful!", he called "attention!", cria-t-il;∎ School to call the roll faire l'appel(b) (telephone) appeler;∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?;∎ call me tonight appelle-moi ce soir;∎ don't call me at work ne m'appelle pas au bureau;∎ we called his house nous avons appelé chez lui;∎ to call the police/fire brigade appeler la police/les pompiers;∎ can you call me at nine? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 9 heures?(d) (name or describe as) appeler;∎ he has a cat called Felix il a un chat qui s'appelle Félix;∎ she was called "Ratty" as a child on l'appelait "Ratty" quand elle était enfant;∎ British he was called Charles after his grandfather on l'a appelé Charles comme son grand-père;∎ to call oneself a colonel s'attribuer le titre de colonel;∎ what's this called? comment est-ce qu'on appelle ça?, comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?;∎ she called him a crook elle l'a traité d'escroc;∎ are you calling me a thief? me traitez-vous de voleur?;∎ to call sb names injurier qn, invectiver qn;∎ they called him all sorts of names or every name in the book ils l'ont traité de tous les noms∎ Denver is where I call home c'est à Denver que je me sens chez moi;∎ he had no home to call his own il n'avait pas de chez lui;∎ she had no time to call her own elle n'avait pas de temps à elle;∎ (and you) call yourself a Christian! et tu te dis chrétien!;∎ I don't call that clean ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle propre;∎ British let's call it £10, shall we? disons ou mettons 10 livres, d'accord?;∎ let's call it a day si on s'arrêtait là pour aujourd'hui?∎ to call an election annoncer des élections;∎ to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée;∎ to call a strike appeler à la grève(g) (send for, summon) appeler, convoquer;∎ he was called to the phone on l'a demandé au téléphone;∎ to call the doctor faire venir le médecin, appeler le médecin;∎ she was suddenly called home elle a été rappelée soudainement chez elle;∎ to be called away on an emergency être appelé en urgence;∎ he's been called away, his mother is ill il a dû s'absenter parce que sa mère est malade;∎ he was called to his regiment il a été rappelé à son régiment;∎ she was called as a witness elle a été citée comme témoin;∎ he called me over il m'a appelé;∎ to call sth into being former qch∎ to call a loan exiger le remboursement d'un prêt∎ he called it out il a jugé qu'elle était dehors(k) to call heads/tails choisir face/pile∎ to call sth to mind rappeler qch;∎ the scenery calls to mind certain parts of Brittany le paysage rappelle un peu certaines parties de la Bretagne;∎ to call sth into play faire jouer qch;∎ market forces will soon be called into play on fera bientôt jouer les lois du marché;∎ to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she called into question his competence as a doctor elle a mis ses compétences de médecin en doute;3 noun∎ figurative the call of the sea l'appel du large;∎ he showed dedication (above and) beyond the call of duty il a fait preuve d'un dévouement bien au-delà de ce qu'on était en droit d'attendre de lui;∎ a call for help un appel à l'aide ou au secours;∎ to give sb a call (waken) réveiller qn(b) (on telephone) appel m;∎ can I make a call? puis-je téléphoner?;∎ to put a call through passer une communication;∎ to make a call passer un coup de téléphone;∎ there's a call for you on vous demande au téléphone;∎ to take a call prendre un appel;∎ I'll give you a call tomorrow je t'appelle demain;∎ how much does a call to Italy cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte d'appeler en Italie ou l'Italie?;∎ he's on a call il est en ligne;∎ to return sb's call rappeler qn∎ to come at/answer sb's call venir/répondre à l'appel de qn;∎ to be within call être à portée de voix;∎ this is the last call for passengers for Bordeaux ceci est le dernier appel pour les passagers à destination de Bordeaux;∎ call for tenders appel m d'offres;∎ euphemism to obey or answer a call of nature satisfaire un besoin naturel∎ British to make or pay a call on sb rendre visite à qn;∎ British she had several calls to make in the neighbourhood elle devait rendre quelques visites dans le voisinage;∎ the doctor doesn't make house calls le médecin ne fait pas de visites à domicile∎ the ship made a call at Genoa le navire a fait escale à Gênes(f) (demand, need)∎ there have been renewed calls for a return to capital punishment il y a des gens qui demandent à nouveau le rétablissement de la peine de mort;∎ there is little call for unskilled labour il n'y a qu'une faible demande de travailleurs non spécialisés;∎ there's no call to shout il n'y a aucune raison de crier;∎ there's no call for rudeness! pas besoin ou ce n'est pas la peine d'être impoli!;∎ you have first call on my time je m'occuperai de vous en premier lieu(g) Stock Exchange option f d'achat, call m;∎ call of more option f du double∎ call for capital appel m de fonds;∎ payable at call payable sur demande ou à présentation ou à vue∎ he felt a call (to the ministry) il se sentait une vocation religieuse∎ your call pile ou face?;∎ it's your call! c'est à toi de décider(doctor, nurse) de garde; (police, troops) en éveil; (car) disponible; Finance (loan) remboursable sur demande►► call alarm alarme f (pour personne âgée ou handicapée);Telecommunications call barring interdiction f d'appels;Telecommunications British call box (telephone box) cabine f téléphonique; American (on roadside) borne f d'appel d'urgence;call button bouton d'appel;Commerce call centre centre m d'appels;Telecommunications call connection établissement m d'appel;Telecommunications call diversion transfert m d'appel;Stock Exchange call feature = clause de remboursement anticipé au gré de l'émetteur;Telecommunications call forwarding redirection f d'appel;Telecommunications call forwarding device dispositif m de redirection d'appel;call girl (prostitute) call-girl f;Telecommunications call holding mise f en attente d'appels;Telecommunications call key touche f d'appel;call letter avis m d'appel de fonds;Finance call loan prêt m à vue, prêt m remboursable sur demande;Finance call money argent m au jour le jour;American call number (on library book) cote f;Stock Exchange call option option f d'achat, call m;Stock Exchange call price cours m du dont;Telecommunications call screening filtrage m d'appels;Computing call sequence séquence f d'appel;Radio call sign indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);Telecommunications call waiting signal m d'appel;Telecommunications call waiting service signal m d'appel;call warrant warrant m à l'achatprendre à part∎ she was called away from the office on l'a appelée et elle a dû quitter le bureau;∎ she's often called away on business elle doit souvent partir en déplacement ou s'absenter pour affaires(a) (on telephone) rappeler;∎ I'll call you back later je te rappelle plus tard(b) (ask to return) rappeler;∎ I was already at the door when she called me back j'étais déjà près de la porte lorsqu'elle m'a rappelé(a) (on telephone) rappeler;∎ can you call back after five? pourriez-vous rappeler après cinq heures?(b) (visit again) revenir, repasser;∎ I'll call back tomorrow je reviendrai ou repasserai demain∎ he called down the wrath of God on the killers il appela la colère de Dieu sur la tête des tueurs∎ he called for her at her parents' house il est passé la chercher chez ses parents;∎ whose is this parcel? - someone's calling for it later à qui est ce paquet? - quelqu'un passera le prendre plus tard∎ the opposition called for an official statement l'opposition a exigé ou demandé une déclaration officielle;∎ the police are calling for tougher penalties la police réclame des sanctions plus fermes∎ the situation called for quick thinking la situation demandait ou exigeait qu'on réfléchisse vite;∎ this calls for a celebration/a drink! il faut fêter/arroser ça!;∎ that sort of behaviour isn't called for on se passe bien de ce genre de comportementformal provoquer, susciter;∎ the article called forth vigorous denials l'article suscita ou occasionna des démentis énergiques➲ call in(a) (send for) faire venir;∎ call Miss Smith in, please faites entrer Mlle Smith, s'il vous plaît;∎ an accountant was called in to look at the books on a fait venir un comptable pour examiner les livres de comptes;∎ she called the children in (back into the house) elle a fait rentrer les enfants;∎ the army was called in to assist with the evacuation on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider à l'évacuation(b) (recall → defective goods) rappeler; (→ banknotes) retirer de la circulation; (→ library books) faire rentrer∎ to call in one's money faire rentrer ses fonds;∎ to call in a loan (of bank) demander le remboursement d'un prêt∎ she called in at her sister's to say goodbye elle est passée chez sa sœur pour dire au revoir(b) (telephone) appeler, téléphoner;∎ to call in sick téléphoner pour prévenir qu'on est malade∎ to call off a strike (before it takes place) annuler un ordre de grève; (when it has begun) mettre fin à une grève;∎ to call off one's engagement rompre ses fiançailles;∎ the police called off their search la police a arrêté ses recherches(b) (dog, attacker) rappeler∎ to call on the experts/sb's services faire appel aux ou avoir recours aux experts/services de qn(b) (urge, invite)∎ to call on sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;∎ she called on the government to take action elle a demandé au gouvernement d'agir;∎ I now call on Mr Stewart (to speak) je laisse la parole à M. Stewart∎ I'll call on her this evening je lui rendrai visite ou je passerai chez elle ce soir∎ to call on God invoquer le nom de Dieu➲ call out∎ "over here!" he called out "par ici!" appela-t-il;∎ she called out the winning number elle a annoncé le numéro gagnant∎ the army was called out to help on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider;∎ the union called out its members for 24 hours le syndicat appela ses adhérents à une grève de 24 heures(shout) appeler;∎ she called out to a policeman elle appela un agent de police;∎ to call out in anger/pain crier de colère/douleurexiger∎ can I call round this evening? puis-je passer ce soir?;∎ your mother called round for the parcel votre mère est passée prendre le paquetconvoquer➲ call up(a) (telephone) appeler∎ she was called up for jury service elle a été appelée ou convoquée pour faire partie d'un juryappelerformal (request, summon) faire appel à;∎ she may be called upon to give evidence il est possible qu'elle soit citée comme témoin;∎ I called upon him for assistance j'ai fait appel à son aide -
62 juridiction
juridiction [ʒyʀidiksjɔ̃]feminine noun( = compétence) jurisdiction ; ( = tribunal) court of law* * *ʒyʀidiksjɔ̃1) ( pouvoir) jurisdiction2) ( tribunaux) courts (pl)* * *ʒyʀidiksjɔ̃ nf1) (prérogatives, territoire) jurisdiction2) (= tribunal) court of law* * *juridiction nf1 ( pouvoir) jurisdiction; hors de/sous ma juridiction outside/within my jurisdiction;2 ( tribunaux) courts (pl); juridiction civile civil courts; juridiction militaire military courts; juridiction de droit commun courts of common law; juridiction judiciaire courts of justice; juridiction de simple police magistrate's courts GB, police courts US; juridiction administrative administrative tribunals (pl).[ʒyridiksjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [pouvoir] jurisdiction2. [tribunal] court (of law)[tribunaux] courts (of law)juridiction d'instruction/de jugement examining/penal courtsjuridiction militaire ≃ military courts -
63 come
[kʌm] v գալ, ժամանել. come early/late/in time շուտ/ուշ/ժամանակին գալ. come first/last ա ռաջինը/վերջինը գալ. come here! Այս տեղ արի/եկ. Coming! Գալիս եմ. The car/the post has come Մեքենան/Փոստը եկել է. They’ll come for us Նրանք կգան մեր ետևից. The pain comes and goes Ցավը մեկ իրեն զգացնել է տալիս, մեկ անհետանում է. (մոտենալ) նաև՝ come up to. Spring is comeing Գարունը մոտենում է. in the comeing year եկող տարի. come nearer ավելի մոտ գալ/եկ. come and see Արի տես. come, Let’s go/begin Դե, արի գնանք/սկսենք. Come! Come! Դե, դե, հանգստացիր. (հասնել) when you come to Lon don երբ Լոնդոն հասնես. It came to my hearing Ականջիս հասավ. (պատահել, տեղի ունենալ) How did it come that you are so late? Ի՞նչ (պես) պատահեց, որ դու այդքան ուշացար. It came as a complete surprise Դա մեզ համար լրիվ անսպասելի էր. come what may Թող ինչ ու զում է լինի. (լինել, ստացվել) It all came to nothing Ոչինչ չստացվեց, ոչնչով չա վարտ վեց. Nothing came of it Դրանից ոչինչ չստաց վեց. No good/harm will come of it Դրանից ոչ մի լավ/վատ բան չի լինի. The bill came to 5000 drams Հաշիվը հասավ մինչև 5000 դրամ. It all came to the same thing Ամեն ինչ նույն բանի հանգեցվեց. come to գալ, հանգել. come to an agreement /conclusion համաձայ նության գալ, եզ րա կացության հանգել. come into flower ծաղկել. come into one’s head գլխով/ մտքով անց նել. come cheaper ավելի էժան նստել. come true իրա կա նա նալ. come undone ար ձակ վել. (տար բեր իմաստ ներ) a week come Tuesday հաջորդ շա բաթ երեքշաբթի. come of age չա փահաս դառ նալ. come to know ճանաչել, իմանալ. come into being ծագել, առաջանալ. come to nothing սնան կանալ. come to think of it եթե մտա ծես. if it comes to that եթե գործը դրան հասնի. come across պա տա հաբար հանդիպել. come along միասին գալ/ գնալ He came along with his sister Նա եկավ քրոջ հետ միասին. come along! Արի, գնանք. come away պոկվել, անջատվել. The hancolourful 165 come dle came away Բռնակը պոկվեց. come before նախորդել. come before the court դատարանի առաջ ներկա յա նալ. My family comes before everything Առաջին տեղում իմ ընտանիքն է. come down թափ վել (անձրև, ձյուն), իջնել, ընկնել. come down a moun tain սարից իջնել. Prices have come down Գներն իջել են. It came down to this Հարցը հետևյալն է. come forward առաջ գալ, արձա գան քել. He comes from Scotland Նա Շոտլան դիա յից է. That word comes from Arabic Այս բառը արաբերենից է ծագում/սերում. come in/into ներս մտնել. պաշտոն ստանձնել. He came in first Նա առաջինը ներս մտավ. The tide is comeing in Մակընթացությունը սկսվում է. Long skirts have come in again Երկար փեշերը նորից մոդա են. come into effect/office ուժի մեջ մտնել. պաշտոն ստանձնել. come off դուրս գալ, պոկ վել. The button/wheel came off Կոճակը պոկ վեց. Անիվը դուրս եկավ. come out դուրս գալ. երևան գալ, հայտնաբերվել. The buds are comeing out Բողբոջները դուրս են գալիս. The book came out in spring Գիրքը լույս տեսավ գար նանը. come out well in the photo նկարում լավ դուրս գալ. come over անցնել (սահմանը և այլն). He came over to our side Նա մեր կողմն անցավ. A change came over her Նրա մեջ փո փո խություն տեղի ունեցավ. come round հյուր գալ. ուշքի գալ. come round and see us Եկեք հյուր մեզ. She came round Նա ուշքի եկավ. come up մոտենալ, բարձրանալ, աճել. He came up to us Նա մոտեցավ մեզ. The water came up to my knee Ջուրը մինչև ծնկներս էր բարձ րա ցել. come up with the right answer ճիշտ պա տաս խա նը գտնել. The case is comeing up tomorrow իրավ. Գործը վաղն է լսվելու. come within նե րառնվել, մեջը մտնել. That doesn’t come within my competence Դա չի մտնում իմ իրա վա սու թյան մեջ -
64 Aufgabenbereich
Aufgabenbereich m GEN area of responsibility, line of duty, sphere of activity; terms of reference (eines Komitees) • das fällt nicht in meinen Aufgabenbereich PERS that is outside my scope of duties, that is outside my area of responsibilities* * *m < Geschäft> area of responsibility, line of duty, sphere of activity, eines Komitees terms of reference* * *Aufgabenbereich
sphere of action (activities), field of work, duties, functions, competence, province, domain, scope, purview, vires, (Ausschuss) order (terms) of reference;
• nicht kommunaler Aufgabenbereich proprietary duties;
• redaktioneller Aufgabenbereich editorial duties;
• Aufgabenbereich eines Gesetzgebungskörpers purview of a legislative body;
• Aufgabenbereich der Wirtschaft economic functions;
• Aufgabenbereich beschränken to limit functions;
• zu jds. Aufgabenbereich gehören, in jds. Aufgabenbereich liegen to come within s. one’s functions (activities, duties);
• neuen Aufgabenbereich übernehmen to enter upon new duties;
• sich auf seinen neuen Aufgabenbereich vorbereiten to fit o. s. out for one’s new duties;
• jem. einen Aufgabenbereich zuweisen to assign a duty to s. o. -
65 competer
v.1 to be supposed to, to have to, to be one's concern, to have the obligation to.Te compete revisar el trabajo You are supposed to check the work.2 to concern.Me compete este caso legal This legal case concerns me.3 to be in charge of.Mis sobrinos me competen I am in charge of my nephews* * *1 (corresponder) to be incumbent (a, on), be the responsibility (de, of)2 (incumbir) to come under the jurisdiction (a, of)* * *VIun tema que compete al Ministerio del Exterior — a matter that comes under the jurisdiction of o that is the responsibility of the Foreign Office
es al gobierno a quien compete mantener la seguridad — it falls to the government to maintain law and order, it is the government that is responsible for maintaining law and order
este tema compete exclusivamente al director — this subject is the exclusive concern o responsibility of the director
* * *verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers)competer a alguien — responsabilidad to be incumbent on somebody (frml); decisión to be the responsibility of somebody
* * *= behoove [behove, -USA].Ex. With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.----* en lo que a + Pronombre + competer = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.* * *verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers)competer a alguien — responsabilidad to be incumbent on somebody (frml); decisión to be the responsibility of somebody
* * *= behoove [behove, -USA].Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.
* en lo que a + Pronombre + competer = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.* * *competer [E1 ]vi( en tercera persona) competer A algn «responsabilidad» to be incumbent on sb ( frml); «decisión» to be the responsibility of sbesta decisión compete al gobierno provincial this decision is the responsibility of the provincial governmenteso no me compete that's not my responsibility, that is not within my competence o jurisdiction ( frml), that's not up to me ( colloq)compete al Estado responder por estas pérdidas it is the State's responsibility to make good these losses* * *
competer verbo intransitivo to be incumbent on, to be one's duty: le compete al ministro tomar esa decisión, it is incumbent on the minister to make that decision
* * *competer vicompeter a [incumbir] to be up to, to be the responsibility of;[a una autoridad] to come under the jurisdiction of;la protección del medio ambiente compete al gobierno de la nación environmental protection is the reponsibility of the government;es un asunto que no nos compete it's not our responsibility o it's not up to us to deal with this matter* * *v/i:competer a be the responsibility of -
66 capability
noun capacidadtr[keɪpə'bɪlɪtɪ]noun (pl capabilities)1 (ability) capacidad nombre femenino (to, para/de)2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL capacidad nombre femeninon.• aptitud s.f.• capacidad s.f.• habilidad s.f.'keɪpə'bɪlətia) u ( ability) capacidad fcapability to + INF — capacidad para + inf
b) capabilities pl ( potential) aptitudes fpl[ˌkeɪpǝ'bɪlɪtɪ]N (=competence) competencia f ; (=potential ability) capacidad fto have the capability to do sth — ser capaz de hacer algo, tener capacidad para hacer algo
within/beyond one's capabilities — dentro de/más allá de sus posibilidades
military/nuclear capability — potencial m militar/nuclear
* * *['keɪpə'bɪləti]a) u ( ability) capacidad fcapability to + INF — capacidad para + inf
b) capabilities pl ( potential) aptitudes fpl -
67 Zuständigkeitsbereich
Zuständigkeitsbereich m GEN, RECHT, V&M scope of responsibility* * *Zuständigkeitsbereich
sphere of responsibility, purview, scope, powers, reference, (Gericht) competence;
• Zuständigkeitsbereich eines Gerichts jurisdiction (verge) of a court;
• etw. von seinem Zuständigkeitsbereich abgeben to spin off some of its areas of jurisdiction;
• im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Innenministeriums liegen to come within the purview of the Home Office (Br.);
• seinen Zuständigkeitsbereich vergrößern to extend one’s jurisdiction. -
68 outside
outside [ˈaʊtˈsaɪd]1. adverb2. preposition• store flammable substances outside the house conservez les produits inflammables à l'extérieur de la maisonb. ( = beyond) en dehors de3. noun4. adjectivea. ( = outdoor) extérieurb. [world, community, influence] extérieur ; [consultant, investor] externe5. compounds► outside lane noun [of road] (in Britain) voie f de droite ; (in US, Europe) voie f de gauche ; [of running track] piste f extérieure* * *[aʊt'saɪd, 'aʊtsaɪd] 1.1) extérieur mon the outside of — ( on surface itself) sur l'extérieur de [box, file]
2) ( maximum)2.1) ( outdoor) [temperature] extérieur; [broadcast] enregistré hors studio2) ( outer) [edge, world, wall] extérieur3) Telecommunications [line] extérieur; [call] de l'extérieur4) ( leisure)outside interests — centres mpl d'intérêt personnels
5) ( from elsewhere) [help] de l'extérieur; [opinion, influence] extérieur6)outside lane — ( in GB) voie f de droite; (in US, Europe) voie f de gauche; ( on athletics track) couloir m extérieur
7) ( faint)3.adverb dehors4.preposition (also outside of)1) ( not within) en dehors de [city]; de l'autre côté de [boundary]; à l'extérieur de [prison]2) ( in front of) devant [house]3) ( over)
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