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would rather not there

1 would

1. [wʋd] n книжн.
1. тяга, смутное желание или стремление

2. (the would) воля (в противоп. долгу или необходимости)
2. [wʋd (полная форма); wəd,əd,d (редуцированные формы)]v́
I

1. past от will2

2. выражает волю, желание, склонность:

I would not do it for anything - я ни за что не стану этого делать; я бы ни за что не сделал этого

he would not help me - он упорно отказывался мне помочь

I would have stayed there forever - я бы с удовольствием остался там навсегда

3. выражает предпочтение:

I would rather stay at home - я с большим удовольствием остался бы дома

I would rather not speak about it - мне бы не хотелось об этом говорить

4. выражает сильное желание:

I would I were young again - как я хотел бы вновь стать молодым

5. выражает просьбу, приглашение или предложение ( в вежливой форме):

would you (kindly) pass the salt? - вы не передадите мне соль?, пожалуйста, передайте (мне) соль

would you like to see it? - вы не хотели бы это посмотреть?

would you like me to show you his room? - хотите, я покажу вам его комнату?

would you mind repeating it? - вас не затруднит повторить это?

6. выражает предположение, сомнение:

that would be he! - это, наверное /должно быть/, он!

this explanation would seem satisfactory - этого разъяснения, по-видимому, достаточно

it would be in the year 1910 - это было, вероятно, в 1910 году

who is the man you want to speak to? - You wouldn't know him - с кем вы хотите поговорить? - Вряд ли вы его знаете

7. выражает часто повторяющееся или привычное действие

he would often call on us - он, бывало, часто заходил к нам

she would get up very early - она, как правило, вставала очень рано

that's exactly like you - you would loose the keys - это так на тебя похоже - потерять ключи

8. неправ. вм. should в 1-м л. ед. и. мн. ч.:

I would be glad to go there - я был бы рад поехать туда

III Б

вспомогательный глагол

1. в придаточном дополнительном служит для выражения будущего времени, согласованного с прошедшим временем в главном предложении:

he told me he would be there - он сказал мне, что он там будет

2. служит для образования форм 2-го и 3-го л. сослагательного наклонения в главном предложении при придаточном условия:

he would come if you invited him - он бы пришёл, если бы вы его пригласили

if he were in your place he would do it - он бы сделал это, будь он на вашем месте

they would have helped us if they had been there - они бы нам помогли, если бы они там были

it would be impossible - это было бы невозможно

♢

I wouldn't know - откуда мне знать

would to God it were a mistake! - о боже, как бы я хотел, чтобы это оказалось ошибкой!

НБАРС > would
2 would

I

n

1) потяг, невиразне бажання (прагнення)

2) (the would) бажане; воля

II

v

1) допоміжне дієслово для утворення майбутнього часу, узгодженого з минулим часом у головному реченні

she told us she would come at five — вона сказала нам, що прийде о п'ятій (годині)

2) допоміжне дієслово для утворення умовного способу

it would be better — було б краще

3) службове дієслово, що виражає звичну або повторювану дію в минулому

he would stand for hours watching the machine work — він, бувало, цілими годинами спостерігав за роботою машини

he would often call on us — він, бувало, часто заходив до нас

4) модальне дієслово, що виражає:

а) упертість, наполегливість

I warned you, but you would do it — я застерігав вас, але ви неодмінно стояли на своєму

б) бажання

I would I were a child again — хотів би я знову стати дитиною

I would have stayed there forever — я з задоволенням лишився б там назавжди; в) імовірність

that would be his house — це, мабуть, його дім

5) ввічливе прохання

would you help me, please — будьте (такі) ласкаві, допоможіть мені

would to God it were a mistake — о, Боже, як би я хотів, щоб це виявилося помилкою!

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I [wud] n
1) тяга, невиразне бажання або прагнення

2) ( the would) воля (в противоп. долгу или необходимости)
II [wud] v
(повна форм; wad, ad, d (редуковані форми))

1) past вiд will II

2) виражає волю, бажання, схильність; I would not do it for anything я ні за що не стану цього робити

he would not help me — він вперто відмовлявся мені допомогти

I would have stayed there forever — я би із задоволенням залишився там назавжди

3) виражає перевагу I would rather stay at home я з великим задоволенням залишився б дома; I would rather not speak about it мені б не хотілося про це говорити

4) виражає сильне бажання: I would I were young again як я хотів би знову стати молодим

5) виражає прохання, запрошення або пропозицію (у ввічливій формі)

would you (kindly) pass the salt — є будь ласка, передайте ( мені) сіль

would you like to see it — є ви не хотіли б це подивитисяє

would you mind repeating it — є вам не важко це повторитиє

6) виражає пропозицію, сумнів

that would be he! — це, мабуть, він!

this explanation would seem satisfactory — даного пояснення, мабуть, достатньо

7) виражає дію, що повторюється або є звичною

he would often call on us — він, бува, до нас заходив

she would get up very early — вона, як правило, дуже рано вставала

that's exactly like you- you would loose the keys — це так на тебе схоже - загубити ключі

8) неправ. див. should; в 1-ій oc. од., мн.: I would be glad to go there я був би радий туди поїхати ІІІ Б допоміжне дієслово

9) в підрядному доповнювальному слугує для вираження майбутнього часу, узгодженого з минулим часом в головному реченні

he told me he would be there — він сказав мені, що буде там

10) слугує для утворення форм 2-ої 3-ої oc. умовного способу в головному реченні при підрядному умови

he would come if you invited him — він би прийшов, якби би ви його запросили

if he were in your place he would do it — він би це зробив, якщо був би на вашому місці

it would be impossible — це було б неможливо

I wouldn't know — звідки мені знати

would to God it were a mistake! — о боже, як би я хотів, щоб це виявилося помилкою!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > would
3 would

I [wud] n
1) тяга, невиразне бажання або прагнення

2) ( the would) воля (в противоп. долгу или необходимости)
II [wud] v
(повна форм; wad, ad, d (редуковані форми))

1) past вiд will II

2) виражає волю, бажання, схильність; I would not do it for anything я ні за що не стану цього робити

he would not help me — він вперто відмовлявся мені допомогти

I would have stayed there forever — я би із задоволенням залишився там назавжди

3) виражає перевагу I would rather stay at home я з великим задоволенням залишився б дома; I would rather not speak about it мені б не хотілося про це говорити

4) виражає сильне бажання: I would I were young again як я хотів би знову стати молодим

5) виражає прохання, запрошення або пропозицію (у ввічливій формі)

would you (kindly) pass the salt — є будь ласка, передайте ( мені) сіль

would you like to see it — є ви не хотіли б це подивитисяє

would you mind repeating it — є вам не важко це повторитиє

6) виражає пропозицію, сумнів

that would be he! — це, мабуть, він!

this explanation would seem satisfactory — даного пояснення, мабуть, достатньо

7) виражає дію, що повторюється або є звичною

he would often call on us — він, бува, до нас заходив

she would get up very early — вона, як правило, дуже рано вставала

that's exactly like you- you would loose the keys — це так на тебе схоже - загубити ключі

8) неправ. див. should; в 1-ій oc. од., мн.: I would be glad to go there я був би радий туди поїхати ІІІ Б допоміжне дієслово

9) в підрядному доповнювальному слугує для вираження майбутнього часу, узгодженого з минулим часом в головному реченні

he told me he would be there — він сказав мені, що буде там

10) слугує для утворення форм 2-ої 3-ої oc. умовного способу в головному реченні при підрядному умови

he would come if you invited him — він би прийшов, якби би ви його запросили

if he were in your place he would do it — він би це зробив, якщо був би на вашому місці

it would be impossible — це було б неможливо

I wouldn't know — звідки мені знати

would to God it were a mistake! — о боже, як би я хотів, щоб це виявилося помилкою!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > would
4 would

would [wʊd]

1 pt of will

2 modal auxiliary verb

ⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc would sous leurs formes contractées I'd/you'd/he'd/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est wouldn't que l'on écrira would not dans des contextes formels.

A.

(a) (speculating, hypothesizing)

∎ I'm sure they would come if you asked them je suis sûr qu'ils viendraient si vous le leur demandiez;

∎ he would if he could il le ferait s'il le pouvait;

∎ he would be thirty now if he had lived il aurait trente ans maintenant s'il avait vécu;

∎ I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça si j'étais vous ou à votre place;

∎ you would think they had better things to do on pourrait penser qu'ils ont mieux à faire;

∎ I thought he would understand je pensais qu'il comprendrait;

∎ they wouldn't have come if they'd known ils ne seraient pas venus s'ils avaient su;

∎ he wouldn't have finished without your help il n'aurait pas terminé sans votre aide;

∎ she would have been sixteen by now elle aurait seize ans maintenant

(b) (making polite offers, requests)

∎ would you please be quiet! voulez-vous vous taire, s'il vous plaît!;

∎ would you pass the mustard please? voudriez-vous bien me passer la moutarde?;

∎ would you mind driving me home? est-ce que cela vous dérangerait de me reconduire chez moi?;

∎ would you like to see her? aimeriez-vous ou voudriez-vous la voir?;

∎ would you like another cup? en voulez-vous encore une tasse?;

∎ I'll do it for you - would you? je vais m'en occuper - vraiment?

(c) (expressing preferences, desires)

∎ I would prefer to go or I would rather go alone j'aimerais mieux ou je préférerais y aller seul;

∎ I would have preferred to go or I would rather have gone alone j'aurais mieux aimé ou j'aurais préféré y aller seul;

∎ I would love to go je serais ravi d'y aller

B.

(a) (indicating willingness, responsiveness → of person, mechanism)

∎ they would give their lives for the cause ils donneraient leur vie pour la cause;

∎ she wouldn't touch alcohol elle refusait de toucher à l'alcool;

∎ I couldn't find anyone who would lend me a torch je n'ai trouvé personne pour me prêter une lampe électrique;

∎ the light wouldn't work la lumière ne marchait pas;

∎ the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer

(b) (indicating habitual or characteristic behaviour)

∎ he would smoke a cigar after dinner il fumait un cigare après le dîner;

∎ she would often complain about the neighbours elle se plaignait souvent des voisins;

∎ they would go and break something! il fallait qu'ils aillent casser quelque chose!;

∎ I didn't really enjoy the fish - you wouldn't, would you? je n'ai pas tellement aimé le poisson - ça m'aurait étonné!;

∎ he would! c'est bien de lui!;

∎ he would say that, wouldn't he il fallait qu'il dise ça

(c) (expressing opinions)

∎ I would disagree there je crains de n'être pas d'accord sur ce point;

∎ I would imagine it's warmer than here j'imagine qu'il fait plus chaud qu'ici;

∎ I would think he'd be pleased j'aurais cru que ça lui ferait plaisir;

∎ I wouldn't know (I don't know) je ne saurais dire

(d) (giving advice)

∎ I would have a word with her about it(, if I were you) moi, je lui en parlerais (à votre place)

(e) (expressing surprise, incredulity)

∎ you wouldn't think she was only fifteen, would you? on ne dirait pas qu'elle n'a que quinze ans, n'est-ce pas?;

∎ who would have thought it? qui l'aurait cru?;

∎ I wouldn't have thought it possible je ne l'aurais pas cru possible;

∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!

(f) (indicating likelihood, probability)

∎ there was a woman there - that would be his wife il y avait une femme - ça devait être sa femme;

∎ would that be your cousin you have in mind? c'est à votre cousin que vous pensez?

C.

(a) (in reported speech)

∎ it was to be the last time I would see him before he left c'était la dernière fois que je le voyais avant son départ

(b) (used with "have")

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ American if you would have told the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé

(c) (subjunctive use) formal or literary (expressing wishes) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai!;

∎ would to God that I still had it! plût à Dieu que je l'eusse encore!;

∎ what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse?

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > would
5 ♦ would

♦ would /wʊd, wəd/
v. modale

would, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:

● ha significato di condizionale o passato;

● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3^a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti;

● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;

● la forma negativa è would not, spesso abbreviato in wouldn't;

● ad eccezione delle def. 3, 6, 9, 10 e 12, nell'ingl. corrente è spesso abbreviato in 'd;

● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;

● viene usato nelle question tags

1 ( esprime possibilità o probabilità) – He would probably refuse, probabilmente rifiuterebbe; Such changes would seriously affect production, cambiamenti simili avrebbero serie conseguenze sulla produzione; I'd take it amiss, if you didn't accept, mi offenderei se non accettaste; Would you go, if you were asked?, ci andresti, se te lo chiedessero?; I wouldn't buy it if I were you, se fossi in te non lo comprerei; My intervention would have been useless, anyway, il mio intervento sarebbe stato comunque inutile

2 ( seguito da inf. pass., esprime possibilità non realizzata) – I would have accepted, but my husband said no, io avrei accettato ma mio marito disse di no; If only he'd let me know, I would have tried to help him, se solo mi avesse informato, avrei cercato di aiutarlo

3 (alla 2^a pers.: nelle frasi interr. esprime offerta o invito cortese, oppure richiesta di fare qc.) – Would you pour the tea, please?, ti spiace versare il tè, per favore?; vuoi gentilmente versare il tè?; Would you do me a favour?, mi faresti un piacere?; Would you mind opening the window?, ti spiace aprire la finestra?; potresti aprire la finestra per favore?; Would you excuse me for a minute?, mi scusi un secondo?

4 ( davanti a verbi di gradimento, piacere, ecc.) – I wouldn't like to see this custom disappear, non vorrei veder scomparire questa tradizione; We would be glad to hear about your project, saremmo lieti di essere informati sul tuo progetto; We would like you to tell us about your trip, vorremmo che ci raccontassi del tuo viaggio; Now, I'd like you to open your mouth and say ‘Aaaah’, ora apra la bocca, per favore, e dica ‘Aaaah’; Ladies and gentlemen, I would like you to welcome a very special guest, signore e signori, vi chiedo di dare il benvenuto a un ospite molto speciale; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- What would you like?, cosa desidera?; Would you like to join us?, vuole unirsi a noi?; Would you like some more dessert?, posso offrirti ancora un po' di dolce?; There's one thing I would have liked to ask him, c'è una cosa che avrei voluto chiedergli

5 ( nelle subordinate rette da un verbo di dire, pensare, sperare, ecc., esprime l'idea di futuro nel passato) – He asked me whether I would be prepared to do it, mi ha chiesto se fossi (o sarei stato) disposto a farlo; They said they would meet us here, hanno detto che si sarebbero trovati qui; I said I'd do it at once, dissi che l'avrei fatto subito; I said I wouldn't, dissi che non l'avrei fatto; dissi di no; She promised she would come back, (rif. al passato) promise che sarebbe tornata; (rif. al futuro) ha promesso che tornerà; We feared the situation would get out of hand, temevamo che la situazione sarebbe diventata ingovernabile; Would it be ready in time, I wondered, chissà se (o mi chiesi se) sarebbe stato pronto in tempo; I knew you'd say that, sapevo che l'avresti detto

6 ( esprime volontà, intenzione o, nella forma neg., rifiuto) – DIALOGO → - Weather- It's a lovely day so we thought we'd go out for a bike ride, è una giornata deliziosa così abbiamo pensato di andare a fare un giro con la bicicletta; I couldn't find anyone who would help me, non riuscii a trovare nessuno che volesse aiutarmi (o che fosse disposto ad aiutarmi); I tried to explain, but he just wouldn't listen, cercai di spiegare la cosa, ma lui si rifiutò di ascoltarmi; He would have none of it, non volle saperne; DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- I wouldn't hear of you staying in a B&B, non voglio neanche sentir parlare di te in un bed and breakfast

7 ( esprime congettura, probabilità) – I would imagine they'll have left by now, immagino che ormai saranno partiti; Tall and with a slight stoop? That would be Professor Merrill, alto e un po' curvo? di sicuro è il prof. Merrill; He would have been about seventy when he died, doveva essere sui settanta quando è morto; You wouldn't know her, non credo che tu la conosca

8 ( esprime speranza, opinione) – You wouldn't think that he would react that way, would you?, chi si sarebbe immaginato che lui avrebbe reagito a quel modo?; I'd have thought you would have been too tired to go on, avrei detto che saresti stato troppo stanco per continuare; If only she would be more patient, se solo avesse un po' più di pazienza!

9 ( esprime un'azione abituale) – We would often go down to the lake to watch the grebes, spesso scendevamo al lago per osservare gli svassi; They would meet every Tuesday at seven, si incontravano ogni martedì alle sette

10 ( esprime irritazione per un comportamento ritenuto tipico o inevitabile) – Of course he would say that, è da lui dire una cosa simile; classica risposta da parte sua; «I've broken my camera» «You would, wouldn't you», «ho rotto la macchina fotografica» «lo sapevo (o naturale, c'era da aspettarselo, figurarsi, c'era da dirlo)!»; Of course, this being my birthday, the weather would be nasty, naturalmente, non poteva che fare un tempo orribile il giorno del mio compleanno

11 (alla 3^a pers.: in frasi neg. e rif. a cose, esprime rifiuto di muoversi, funzionare, ecc.) – The engine wouldn't start, il motore non voleva partire; il motore si rifiutò di partire; The safe wouldn't open, la cassaforte non voleva aprirsi (o non si apriva, rifiutò di aprirsi)

12 (poet. o lett.) ( nelle escl.) – Would that I had never met him!, vorrei non averlo mai incontrato!; magari non l'avessi ma incontrato!; Would to God I had died, meglio sarebbe se fossi morto!; magari fossi morto!

● would rather, would sooner ► rather, soon □ I wouldn't know, non saprei; non ne ho idea.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ would
6 rather

adverb

1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) bastante; más bien, un tanto, un poco, algo

2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) antes que, mejor... que...

3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) más bien, para ser más precisos

rather adv bastante / algo

it's rather expensive, is there nothing cheaper? es bastante caro, ¿no hay nada más barato?

would rather preferir

I'd rather eat at home prefiero comer en casa

rather

tr['rɑːðə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 (a little) algo; (fairly) bastante; (very) muy

■ she's rather reserved es algo reservada

■ it's rather warm today hace bastante calor hoy

■ I rather enjoyed myself me lo pasé bastante bien

■ I found it rather disgusting lo encontré muy desagradable

2 (showing preference)

■ I'd rather go out preferiría salir

■ would you rather stay in? ¿preferirías quedarte en casa?

■ I'd rather stay in than go out preferiría quedarme en casa más que salir

■ I'd rather drink white than red preferiría beber blanco mejor que tinto

■ rather than put my foot in it, I said nothing antes que meter la pata, preferí no decir nada

3 (more precisely) o mejor dicho; (not) y no

■ there was a river, or rather a stream había un río, o mejor dicho un arroyo

■ it will cost thousands rather than hundreds of pounds costará miles más que cientos de libras

■ it was Jane rather than Esther who invited me fue Jane y no Esther quien me invitó

■ it disappointed rather than angered me más que enojarme me decepcionó

rather ['ræðər, 'rʌ-, 'rɑ-] adv

1) (indicating preference)

she would rather stay in the house: preferiría quedarse en casa

I'd rather not: mejor que no

2) (indicating preciseness)

my father, or rather my stepfather: mi padre, o mejor dicho mi padrastro

3) instead: sino que, más que, al contrario

I'm not pleased; rather I'm disappointed: no estoy satisfecho, sino desilusionado

4) somewhat: algo, un tanto

rather strange: un poco extraño

5) quite: bastante

rather difficult: bastante difícil

rather

adv.

• algo adv.

• bastante adv.

• mejor adv.

• mejor dicho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más adv.

• más bien adv.

• por el contrario adv.

• primero adv.

• sino adv.

• un poco adv.

interj.

• ya lo creo interj.

'ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)
adverb

1)

a) ( stating preference)

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero andar a ir en autobús

I'd rather you didn't smoke — preferiría que no fumaras

I'd rather not think about that — prefiero no pensar en eso

I'd do anything rather than give up dancing — haría cualquier cosa antes que dejar de bailar

rather you than me! — menos mal que eres tú y no yo!

b) ( more precisely)

we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos

she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto

2) ( fairly) bastante; ( somewhat) algo, un poco

it's rather expensive — es bastante caro

she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet

I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...

['rɑːðǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (preference)

we decided to camp, rather than stay at a hotel — decidimos acampar, en lugar de quedarnos en un hotel

I'll stay rather than go alone — prefiero quedarme a ir solo

I'd rather have this one than that — prefiero este a aquel

"would you like a sweet?" - "I'd rather have an apple" — -¿quieres un caramelo? -preferiría una manzana

would you rather stay here? — ¿prefieres quedarte?

I'd rather stay in tonight — preferiría no salir esta noche

I'd rather he didn't come to the party — preferiría que no viniera a la fiesta

• anything rather than that! — hum ¡cualquier cosa menos eso!

play anything rather than that — toca cualquier cosa que no sea eso

• I'd rather not — prefiero no hacerlo

I'd rather not say — prefiero no decirlo

• "I'm going to have it out with the boss" - "rather you than me!" — -voy a planteárselo al jefe -¡allá tú!

2) (=somewhat) algo, un poco

• he looks rather like his mother — se parece un poco a su madre

• I feel rather more happy today — hoy me siento algo más contento

• I rather suspected as much — me lo sospechaba

• I rather think he won't come — me inclino a creer que no vendrá

• that is rather too dear — es algo caro (para mí etc)

3) (=quite) bastante

it's a rather difficult task, it's rather a difficult task — es una tarea bastante difícil

we were rather tired — estábamos bastante cansados

I was rather disappointed — quedé bastante decepcionado

he did rather well in the exam — le fue bastante bien en el examen

"isn't she pretty?" - "yes, she is rather" — -¿es guapa, eh? -sí, bastante

"are you keen to go?" - "yes, I am rather" — -¿tienes ganas de ir? -sí que quiero

• there's rather a lot — hay bastante

£20! that's rather a lot! — ¡20 libras! ¡es bastante caro!

I've got rather a lot of homework to do — tengo muchos deberes que hacer

• it's rather a pity — es una pena or lástima

4) (=more accurately)

rather it is a matter of money — antes es cuestión de dinero, es al contrario or más bien cuestión de dinero

or rather — o mejor dicho, es decir

a car, or rather an old banger — un coche, o mejor dicho, un trasto viejo

2.

EXCL † ¡ya lo creo!, ¡cómo no! (LAm)

"would you like some?" - "rather!" — ¿quieres algo de esto? - ¡ya lo creo! or ¡por supuesto!

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['ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)]
adverb

1)

a) ( stating preference)

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero andar a ir en autobús

I'd rather you didn't smoke — preferiría que no fumaras

I'd rather not think about that — prefiero no pensar en eso

I'd do anything rather than give up dancing — haría cualquier cosa antes que dejar de bailar

rather you than me! — menos mal que eres tú y no yo!

b) ( more precisely)

we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos

she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto

2) ( fairly) bastante; ( somewhat) algo, un poco

it's rather expensive — es bastante caro

she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet

I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...

English-spanish dictionary > rather
7 would

wud (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы) гл.
1) вспомогательный глагол;
используется для образования будущего в прошедшем во 2 и 3 лице
2) вспомогательный глагол;
используется для образования условного наклонения
3) служебный глагол, выражающий привычное действие, относящееся к прошедшему
4) модальный глагол, выражающий: а) настойчивость;
б) желание;
в) вероятность;
г) вежливую просьбу (книжное) тяга, смутное желание или стремление( книжное) (the *) воля( в противоп. долгу или необходимости) past от will выражает волю, желание, склонность - I * not do it for anything я ни за что не стану этого делать;
я бы ни за что не сделал этого - he * not help me он упорно отказывался мне помочь - I * have stayed there forever я бы с удовольствием остался там навсегда выражает предпочтение - I * rather stay at home я с большим удовольствием остался бы дома - I * rather not speak about it мне бы не хотелось об этом говорить выражает сильное желание - I * I were young again как я хотел бы вновь стать молодым выражает просьбу, приглашение или предложение( в вежливой форме) - * you (kindly) pass the salt? вы не передадите мне соль?, пожалуйста, передайте ( мне) соль - * you like to see it? вы не хотели бы это посмотреть? - * you like me to show you his room? хотите, я покажу вам его комнату? - * you mind repeating it? вас не затруднит повторить это? выражает предположение, сомнение - that * be he! это, наверное /должно быть/, он! - this explanation * seem satisfactory этого разъяснения, по-видимому, достаточно - it * be in the year 1910 это было, вероятно, в 1910 году - who is the man you want to speak to? - You *n't know him с кем вы хотите поговорить? - Вряд ли вы его знаете выражает часто повторяющееся или привычное действие - he * often call us он, бывало, часто заходил к нам - she * get up very early она, как правило, вставала очень рано - that's exactly like you - you * loose the keys это так на тебя похоже - потерять ключи неправ. вм. should в 1-м л. ед. и мн. ч. - I * be glad to go there я был бы рад поехать туда вспомогательный глагол: в придаточном дополнительном служит для выражения будущего времени, согласованного с прошедшим временем в главном предложении - he told me he * be there он сказал мне, что он там будет вспомогательный глагол: служит для образования форм 2-го и 3-го л. сослагательного наклонения в главном предложении при придаточном условия - he * come if you invited him он бы пришел, если бы вы его пригласили - if he were in your place he * do it он бы сделал это, будь он на вашем месте - they * have helped us if they had been there они бы нам помогли, если бы они там были - it * be impossible это было бы невозможно > I *n't know откуда мне знать > * to God it were a mistake! о боже, как бы я хотел, чтобы это оказалось ошибкой! ~ модальный глагол, выражающий упорство, настойчивость: I warned you, but you would do it я предостерегал вас, но вы непременно хотели поступить так ~ модальный глагол, выражающий желание: would I were a child хотел бы я снова стать ребенком;
come when you would приходите, когда захотите ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования будущего в прошедшем во 2 и 3 лице: he told us he would come at two он сказал нам, что придет в два часа ~ служебный глагол, выражающий привычное действие, относящееся к прошедшему времени: he would stand for hours watching the machine work он, бывало, целыми часами наблюдал за работой машины ~ модальный глагол, выражающий упорство, настойчивость: I warned you, but you would do it я предостерегал вас, но вы непременно хотели поступить так I ~ rather (или sooner), I ~ just as soon я бы предпочел I ~ rather (или sooner), I ~ just as soon я бы предпочел would вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования условного наклонения: it would be better было бы лучше ~ модальный глагол, выражающий вероятность: that would be his house это, вероятно, его дом would вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования условного наклонения: it would be better было бы лучше ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования будущего в прошедшем во 2 и 3 лице: he told us he would come at two он сказал нам, что придет в два часа ~ модальный глагол, выражающий вежливую просьбу: would you help me, please? не поможете ли вы мне? ~ модальный глагол, выражающий вероятность: that would be his house это, вероятно, его дом ~ модальный глагол, выражающий желание: would I were a child хотел бы я снова стать ребенком;
come when you would приходите, когда захотите ~ модальный глагол, выражающий упорство, настойчивость: I warned you, but you would do it я предостерегал вас, но вы непременно хотели поступить так ~ служебный глагол, выражающий привычное действие, относящееся к прошедшему времени: he would stand for hours watching the machine work он, бывало, целыми часами наблюдал за работой машины ~ модальный глагол, выражающий желание: would I were a child хотел бы я снова стать ребенком;
come when you would приходите, когда захотите ~ модальный глагол, выражающий вежливую просьбу: would you help me, please? не поможете ли вы мне?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > would
8 would

{wud}
1. спомагателен гл. за бъдеще време в миналото (2 и 3 л.) и условно наклонение
he said he WOULD come той каза, че ще дойде
WOULD she be ready, I wondered питах се дали тя ще е готова
it WOULD be better би било/ще бъде по-добре
2. изразява обичайно действие в миналото
he WOULD sit there hour after hour той седеше там с часове
3. модален гл., изразяващ упорство, настойчивост, неизбежност
I warned her but she WOULD have it her own way предупредих я, но тя си настояваше на своето
of course it WOULD rain on the day we chose for a walk и, разбира се, валя дъжд през деня, който избрахме за разходка, желание
WOULD it were otherwise! де да беше иначе! I WOULD rather/just as soon stay here предпочитам да остана тук
4. в отр. форма изразява отказ
he WOULD not help me той не искаше/отказа да ми помогне
the door WOULD not open вратата беше запънала/не искаше/не можеше да се отвори
5. изразява вероятност, предположение
it WOULD be in the year 1971 трябва да беше/да е било през 1971 г.
that's just what you WOULD say точно това и очаквах, че ще кажеш, не можеше и да се очаква да кажеш друго
that WOULD be the place това ще да е/трябва да е мястото
6. изразява учтива молба
WOULD you help me, please? бихте ли ми помогнали? I wouldn't know нямам (никаква) представа

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{wud} pt от will 1. спомагателен гл. за бьдеще време в миналото

* * *
1. he said he would come той каза, че ще дойде 2. he would not help me той не искаше/отказа да ми помогне 3. he would sit there hour after hour той седеше там с часове 4. i warned her but she would have it her own way предупредих я, но тя си настояваше на своето 5. it would be better би било/ще бъде по-добре 6. it would be in the year 1971 трябва да беше/да е било през 1971 г 7. of course it would rain on the day we chose for a walk и, разбира се, валя дъжд през деня, който избрахме за разходка, желание 8. that would be the place това ще да е/трябва да е мястото 9. that's just what you would say точно това и очаквах, че ще кажеш, не можеше и да се очаква да кажеш друго 10. the door would not open вратата беше запънала/не искаше/не можеше да се отвори 11. would it were otherwise! де да беше иначе! i would rather/just as soon stay here предпочитам да остана тук 12. would she be ready, i wondered питах се дали тя ще е готова 13. would you help me, please? бихте ли ми помогнали? i wouldn't know нямам (никаква) представа 14. в отр. форма изразява отказ 15. изразява вероятност, предположение 16. изразява обичайно действие в миналото 17. изразява учтива молба 18. модален гл., изразяващ упорство, настойчивост, неизбежност 19. спомагателен гл. за бъдеще време в миналото (2 и 3 л.) и условно наклонение
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would [wud] past от will2; 1. спом. гл. за бъдеще време в миналото и условно наклонение; he said he \would come той каза, че ще дойде; \would it be ready, I wondered питах се дали ще бъде готово; it \would be better би било (ще бъде) по-добре; a policeman \would not live one year if he obeyed these regulations ако следваше тези инструкции, един полицай не би останал жив и една година; 2. изразява обичайно действие в миналото; he \would sit gazing in the fire for hours той седеше с часове, втренчил поглед в огъня; 3. модален гл., който изразява 1) упорство: he \wouldn' t listen to me не иска да ме чуе; 2) желание: \would it were otherwise! де да беше иначе! I \would rather ( just as soon) предпочитам; 3) вероятност; you \wouldn' t know him едва ли (няма откъде да) го познавате; 4) молба: \would you come here, please бихте ли дошли насам, моля; 5) съвет: I \wouldn' t worry about it аз (на ваше място) не бих се притеснявал.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > would
9 would

see academic.ru/82354/will">will I

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[wud]
short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) Imperfekt von `will`

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) konditional: würde/n/st

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) höflicher Ausdruck einer Vorliebe, Meinung, etc.

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) Ausdruck des Ärgers

•

- would-be
- would you
* * *

would

[wʊd]

aux vb

1. (in indirect speech)

he said he \would see his brother tomorrow er sagte, er würde seinen Bruder morgen sehen

they promised that they \would help sie versprachen zu helfen

2. (to express condition)

what \would you do if...? was würdest du tun, wenn...?

I \wouldn't worry about it ich würde mir darüber keine Sorgen machen

3. (to express inclination)

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy ich würde [ja] selbst gehen, aber ich bin zu beschäftigt

I \would hate to miss the show die Show möchte ich wirklich nicht verpassen

sb \would rather/sooner do sth jd würde lieber etw tun

\wouldn't you rather finish it tomorrow? willst du es nicht lieber morgen fertig machen?

sb \would rather die than do sth jd würde lieber sterben, als etw tun

4. (polite request)

if you \would just wait a moment... wenn Sie einen kleinen Moment warten,...

\would you mind sharing a room? würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, ein Zimmer mit jemandem zu teilen?

\would you like some cake? hättest du gern ein Stück Kuchen?

5. (expressing opinion)

it \would have been very boring... es wäre sehr langweilig gewesen...

I \would imagine that... ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass...

I \wouldn't have thought that... ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass...

6. (express regularity) immer [wieder]

the bus \would be late when I'm in a hurry der Bus kommt immer zu spät, wenn ich es eilig habe

he \would say that, wouldn't he? er sagt das immer, nicht wahr?

7. ( poet liter: expresses a wish)

ah, \would that I were younger! ach, wäre ich doch jünger!

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[wʊd] pret of will I
modal aux vb

1)

(conditional) if you asked him he would do it — wenn du ihn fragtest, würde er es tun

if you had asked him he would have done it — wenn du ihn gefragt hättest, hätte er es getan

I thought you would want to know — ich dachte, du wüsstest es gerne or du würdest es gerne wissen

if I were you, I would... — wenn ich du wäre, würde ich...

who would have thought it? — wer hätte das gedacht?

you would think... — man sollte meinen...

you would never know he was fifty — die Fünfzig sieht man ihm wirklich nicht an

2)

(in indirect speech) she said she would come — sie sagte, sie würde kommen or sie käme

I said I would, so I will — ich habe gesagt, ich würde es tun und ich werde es auch tun

3) (emph)

you would be the one to get hit — typisch, dass ausgerechnet du getroffen worden bist

you would be the one to forget — typisch, dass du das vergessen hast, das sieht dir ähnlich, dass du es vergessen hast

I wouldn't know — keine Ahnung

you would! — das sieht dir ähnlich!

he would have to come right now — ausgerechnet jetzt muss er kommen

you would think of that/say that, wouldn't you! — von dir kann man ja nichts anderes erwarten

it would have to rain — es muss auch ausgerechnet regnen!

4)

(insistence) I warned him, but he would do it — ich habe ihn gewarnt, aber er musste es ja unbedingt or um jeden Preis tun

he wouldn't listen/behave — er wollte partout nicht zuhören/sich partout nicht benehmen

he wouldn't be told — er wollte sich (dat) einfach nichts sagen lassen

5)

(conjecture) it would seem so — es sieht wohl so aus

it would have been about 8 o'clock — es war( wohl) so ungefähr 8 Uhr

what would this be? — was ist das wohl?

you wouldn't have a cigarette, would you? — Sie hätten nicht zufällig eine Zigarette?

6) (= wish) möchten

what would you have me do? — was soll ich tun?

try as he would —

the place where I would be (old, liter) would (that) it were not so! (old, liter) — der Ort, an dem ich sein möchte wenn das doch nur nicht wahr wäre!

would to God he would come —

would to God he hadn't come — ich wünsche zu Gott, er wäre nicht gekommen

7)

(in questions) would he come? — würde er vielleicht kommen?

would he have come? — wäre er gekommen?

would you mind closing the window? — würden Sie bitte das Fenster schließen?

would you care for some tea? — hätten Sie gerne etwas Tee?

8)

(habit) he would paint it each year — er strich es jedes Jahr, er pflegte es jedes Jahr zu streichen (geh)

50 years ago the streets would be empty on a Sunday — vor 50 Jahren waren sonntags die Straßen immer leer

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would [wʊd]

1. prät von will¹ A:

a) wollte(st), wollten, wolltet:

he would not go er wollte (durchaus) nicht gehen

b) pflegte(st) oder pflegten oder pflegtet zu (oft unübersetzt):

he would take a short walk every day er pflegte täglich einen kurzen Spaziergang zu machen;

now and then a bird would call ab und zu ertönte ein Vogelruf;

you would do that! du musstest das natürlich tun!, das sieht dir ähnlich!, du wolltest das ja unbedingt tun!

c) höflich fragend: würdest du?, würden Sie?:

would you pass me the salt, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Salz reichen

d) vermutend:

that would be three dollars das macht (dann) drei Dollar;

it would seem that … es scheint fast, dass …

2. ( konditional, Br 1. sg und pl meist umg) würde(st), würden, würdet:

she would do it if she could;

he would have come if er wäre gekommen, wenn;

how would you know? woher wollen Sie das wissen?;

you wouldn’t understand das verstehst du nicht;

who would do such a thing? wer macht denn so etwas?

3. prät von will¹ B: ich wollte oder wünschte oder möchte:

I would it were otherwise;

would (to) God wolle Gott, Gott gebe;

I would have you know ich muss Ihnen (schon) sagen

4. obs pperf von will¹

will [wıl] inf und imp fehlen, 1. und 3. sg präs will, 2. sg präs (you) will, obs (thou) wilt [wılt], pl will, prät would [wʊd], 2. sg prät obs (thou) wouldst [wʊdst], pperf obs wold [wəʊld], would

A v/aux

1. ( zur Bezeichnung des Futurs, Br 1. sg und pl meist umg, und als Ausdruck eines Versprechens oder Entschlusses) werden:

they will see very soon sie werden bald sehen

2. wollen, werden, willens sein zu:

will you pass me the bread, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Brot reichen;

won’t you sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;

I will not go there again ich gehe da nicht mehr hin;

I will not stand such nonsense! ich dulde solchen Unfug nicht!;

will do! umg wird gemacht!

3. (immer, bestimmt, unbedingt) werden (oft unübersetzt):

people will talk die Leute reden immer;

accidents will happen Unfälle wird es immer geben;

you will get in my light! du musst mir natürlich (immer) im Licht stehen!; → boy A 1

4. (zur Bezeichnung einer Erwartung, Vermutung oder Annahme) werden:

you will not have forgotten her du wirst sie nicht vergessen haben;

they will have gone now sie werden oder dürften jetzt (wohl) gegangen sein;

this will be about right das wird oder dürfte ungefähr stimmen

5. (in Vorschriften etc) besonders MIL müssen

B v/i & v/t wollen, wünschen:

come when you will komm, wann du willst!;

as you will wie du willst; → will² B, C

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see will I

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aux.

würde aux.

English-german dictionary > would
10 would

wud
short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (para formar el pasado de ``will'')

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir)

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (para expresar de forma educada una opinión)

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) (para expresar disgusto o enfado)

•

- would-be
- would you

would vb

Se emplea para formar el tiempo condicional de los verbos

he said he would help me me dijo que me ayudaría

what would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?

would like querer

would you like a cup of tea? ¿quieres una taza de té?

would

tr[wʊd]

auxiliar

1 (conditional)

I would love to me encantaría

what would you do with a million pounds? ¿qué harías con un millón de libras?

he would have gone if he'd had time habría ido si hubiera tenido tiempo

she said she'd be here dijo que estaría aquí

I would rather go skiing preferiría ir a esquiar

you would never know she was fifty nunca dirías que tiene cincuenta años

2 (polite requests)

would you be so kind as to close the window? ¿me haría usted el favor de cerrar la ventana?

pass me the salt, would you? pásame la sal, ¿quieres?

3 (offers, invitations)

would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?

would you like to have dinner with me? ¿te gustaría ir a cenar conmigo?

4 (willingness)

he wouldn't help me se negó a ayudarme, no quiso ayudarme

the car wouldn't start el coche no arrancaba

5 (giving advice)

I wouldn't dwell on it yo que tú no pensaría en ello

6 (conjecture)

that would have been in 1978 eso debe haber sido en 1978

7 (past habit, custom) soler

we would often go out together a menudo salíamos juntos

8 (insistence, persistence)

you would say that! ¡es típico de ti decir eso!

I think we should go home - you would! yo creo que deberíamos volver a casa - ¡típico!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

so it would appear según parece

would that I could ojalá pudiera

would ['wʊd] past of will

1) (expressing preference)

I would rather go alone than with her: preferiría ir sola que con ella

2) (expressing intent)

those who would ban certain books: aquellos que prohibirían ciertos libros

3) (expressing habitual action)

he would often take his kids to the park: solía llevar a sus hijos al parque

4) (expressing contingency)

I would go if I had the money: iría yo si tuviera el dinero

5) (expressing probability)

she would have won if she hadn't tripped: habría ganado si no hubiera tropezado

6) (expressing a request)

would you kindly help me with this?: ¿tendría la bondad de ayudarme con esto?

would

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar el hipótesis o el potencial)

wʊd
modal verb [ 'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't de would not y 'd've de would have]

1) past of will I

2)

a) ( in conditional sentences)

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

b) ( giving advice)

I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

c) ( tentatively expressing opinions)

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

3) ( expressing wishes)

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

4)

a) ( in requests)

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

b) ( in invitations)

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría

5)

a) ( expressing criticism)

she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!

b) ( indicating something is natural)

he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

[wʊd]
MODAL VB
1) (conditional tense)

if you asked him he would do it — si se lo pidieras lo haría

if you had asked him he would have done it — si se lo hubieras pedido lo habría hecho

you would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna

would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?

I would have a word with him (if I were you) — sería aconsejable discutirlo con él

I wouldn't worry too much if I were you — yo en tu lugar no me preocuparía demasiado

2) (in indirect speech)

I said I would do it — te dije que lo haría or hacía

I thought you would want to know — pensé que querrías saber

3) (emphatic)

you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!

it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!

he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso

4) (conjecture)

what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?

it would have been about eight o'clock — serían las ocho

it would seem so — así parece ser

5) (indicating willingness)

a) (in invitations) querer

would you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?

would you come this way? — pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor

b) (requests, wishes)

would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?

please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?

would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente

what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?

c) (insistence)

I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo

d) (refusal)

he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo

he wouldn't say if it was true — no quiso decir si era verdad

the car wouldn't start — el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar

6) (habit)

he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año

7) (in set expressions)

• would that it were not so! — † poet ¡ojalá (y) no fuera así!

• would to God!, would to heaven! — liter ¡ojalá!

• try as he would — por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase

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[wʊd]
modal verb [ 'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't de would not y 'd've de would have]

1) past of will I

2)

a) ( in conditional sentences)

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

b) ( giving advice)

I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

c) ( tentatively expressing opinions)

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

3) ( expressing wishes)

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

4)

a) ( in requests)

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

b) ( in invitations)

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría

5)

a) ( expressing criticism)

she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!

b) ( indicating something is natural)

he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

English-spanish dictionary > would
11 rather ***** ra·ther

['rɒːðə(r)]
1. adv

1) (preference) piuttosto

rather than wait, she... — piuttosto che aspettare, lei...

I'd rather have this one than that — preferirei avere questo piuttosto che quello

would you rather stay here? — preferisci rimanere qui?

I'd rather you didn't come — preferirei che tu non venissi

I'd rather not — preferirei di no

I'd rather not come — preferirei non venire

I would or I'd rather go — preferirei andare

2) (to a considerable degree) piuttosto, (somewhat) abbastanza, (to some extent) un po'

it's rather expensive — (quite) è piuttosto caro, (excessively) è un po' troppo caro

there's rather a lot — ce n'è parecchio

I've got rather a lot of homework to do — ho molti compiti da fare

I was rather disappointed — ero piuttosto deluso (-a)

a rather difficult task — un compito piuttosto difficile

I feel rather more happy today — oggi mi sento molto più contento

it's rather a pity — è proprio or davvero un peccato

3)

or rather — (more accurately) anzi, per essere (più) precisi

2. excl

eccome!

English-Italian dictionary > rather ***** ra·ther
12 would

[wʊd]
v

(модальный глагол, сокращенно 'd)

1) образует формы Future in the Past в соответствии с правилами согласования времен

She said she would be there. — Она сказала, что будет там.

I would rather stay at home tonight than go to the theatre. — Я бы предпочел остаться дома сегодня, а не ходить в театр.

I'd reaher not. — Я бы не хотел. /Мне не хочется.

2) образует формы условного наклонения

He would come if he knew. — Он бы пришел, если бы знал.

3) часто употребляется для вежливой формы просьбы и приглашения

I would like a cup of tea. — Я бы выпил чашку чая.

Would you like to come with us? — Не хотите ли пойти с нами?

Would you open the window, please? — Откройте, пожалуйста, окно.

4) отрицательная форма wouldn't указывает на нежелание или отказ от действия, часто относится к неодушевленным предметам при нарушении их обычных функций

There is something wrong with the lock, the key wouldn't turn. — Что-то случилось с замком, ключ не поворачивается.

My pen wouldn't write. — У меня ручка не пишет.

5) указывает на повторность привычного, характерного для подлежащего действия в прошлом; бывало

Sometimes she would bring me little presents without saying why. — Иногда она, бывало, без всяких причин приносила мне небольшие подарки.

He would never let anybody know what he was doing. — Он обычно никому не говорил о том, что делал.

USAGE; — (1.) Модальный глагол

would c — послелующим

rather — и инфинитивом без частицы

to — передает предпочтение, нереальное желание. (2.) See use, v; USAGE (3.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > would
13 would

1. n книжн. тяга, смутное желание или стремление

2. n книжн. воля

3. v от 2

if it would only rain! — хотя бы пошёл дождь!

4. v выражает волю, желание, склонность

I would not do it for anything — я ни за что не стану этого делать; я бы ни за что не сделал этого

5. v выражает предпочтение

I would rather stay at home — я с большим удовольствием остался бы дома

6. v выражает сильное желание

I would I were young again — как я хотел бы вновь стать молодым

7. v выражает просьбу, приглашение или предложение

would you pass the salt? — вы не передадите мне соль?, пожалуйста, передайте соль

would you like to see it? — вы не хотели бы это посмотреть?

we explained our proposal but he would not come along — мы изложили наше предложение, но он не захотел принять его

8. v выражает предположение, сомнение

that would be he! — это, наверное, он!

9. v выражает часто повторяющееся или привычное действие

he would often call on us — он, бывало, часто заходил к нам

way you would respond — ваш способ ответных действий

10. v неправ. вм. л. ед. и. мн. ч. в 1-м

I would be glad to go there — я был бы рад поехать туда

I would so love to see you again — я бы так хотел увидеть вас снова

English-Russian base dictionary > would
14 rather

بِالتّأْكيد \ certainly: without doubt; of course: May he come? Certainly (or certainly not!). decidedly: without doubt: He’s decidedly the best runner. for sure: without doubt. rather: (often as a reply) yes, certainly: Would you like a swim? Rather!. sure: (in special phrases) certainly: They told me he was up a tree, and sure enough there he was. surely: (in questions where one is sure of the answer) certainly: Surely you can pay $2? (I’m sure you can). without doubt: certainly. without fail: letting nothing prevent the action: We shall be there at six o’clock, without fail.

Arabic-English glossary > rather
15 не

частица
1. (в разн. случаях) not (с pres. недостаточного глаг. can пишется слитно: cannot); -n't разг. (слитно с недостат. глаг., с личными формами глаг. be и have; тж. в сочетании с личн. формами глаг. do, см. ниже; shall + -n't = shan't; will + -n't = won't; can + -n't = can't; am + -n't = ain't); (при отсутствии в сказуемом недостат. глаг. или личной формы глаг. be или глаг. have; то же и в случае употребления глаг. have и глаг. do как основных; кроме того в imperat. глаг. be) do + not, do + -n't (+ inf.); (+ дееприч.; при обозначении сопутствующего обстоятельства) without (+ ger.); ( при именном сказуемом — с оттенком обобщения или особой полноты отрицания: совсем не и т. п.) no; (при сравнительной степени, при глаг. с доп. — с тем же оттенком) no, или передаётся через отрицание при глаг., + any; none (см. фразеологию); ( при другом отрицании) не передаётся, если другое отрицание переводится отрицательным словом (ср. никто, ничто, никогда, ни и т. п.)

это его книга, а не её — it is his book and not hers

не трудный, но и не совсем простой — not difficult, but not altogether simple

не без его помощи — not without his help / assistance

не зная, что сказать — not knowing what to say

чтобы не опоздать — (so as, in order) not to be late

лучше не упоминать об этом — (you'd) better not mention it

предпочёл бы не ходить туда — would rather not there

не только — not only

не столько ( не в такой степени) — not so much

он не был там, его там не было — he was not, или wasn't, there

он не будет читать — he will not, или won't, read

он не может говорить — he cannot, или can't, speak

он не помнит этого — he does not, или doesn't, remember that

(разве) он не знал этого? — did he not, или didn't he, know that?

не сердитесь! — don't be angry!

ушёл, не простившись — went without saying goodbye

это не шутка ( ни в какой мере) — it is no joke

он не дурак — he is no fool

ему сегодня не лучше — he is no better, или isn't any better, today

не менее важный вопрос — no less important a question

он не писал писем ( никаких) — he wrote no letters, he didn't write any letters

он не имеет времени — he has no time

никто не знал его — nobody knew him

он никого не знал там — he knew nobody there

он никогда там не был — he has never been there

не было (рд.) — there was no (+ sg. subject), there were no (+ pl. subject) (ср. нет II 1):

там не было моста — there was no bridge there

в комнате не было стульев — there were no chairs in the room

не будет (рд.) — there will be no (+ subject) (ср. нет II 1):

тогда не будет сомнения — there will be no doubt then

у него, у них и т. д. не было, не будет (рд.) — he, they, etc., had no, will have no (d.) (ср. нет II 1):

у неё не было сестёр — she had no sisters

у вас не будет времени — you will have no time (ср. тж. нет II 2)

не... и не (ни... ни) — neither... nor:

это не золото и не серебро — it is neither gold nor silver

он не мог не сказать, не улыбнуться и т. п. — he could not help saying, smiling, etc.

совсем не спал в ту ночь — didn't sleep a wink that night

искать и не находить покоя и т. п. — seek* rest, etc., and find* none

ему от этого не легче — he is none the better for it

не... никакого, никакой, никаких — no... whatever, или передаётся через отрицание при глаголе + any... whatever:

не было никакой надежды — there was no hope whatever

он не читает никаких книг — he reads no, или doesn't read any, books whatever

совсем не — об. передаётся через соотв. отрицание + at all:

ему это совсем не нравится — he doesn't like it at all

у него совсем не было честолюбия — he had no ambition at all (см. тж. совсем)

совсем не такой (как) — quite different (from)

ни один... не и т. п. см. ни II

если не см. если

чтобы не см. чтобы

2.:

не... кого, кому и т. д. (+ инф.) — there is nobody (+ to inf.):

не на кого положиться — there is nobody to rely on

не... чего, чему и т. д. (+ инф.) — there is nothing (+ to inf.):

не на что смотреть — there is nothing to look at

ему им и т. д. не на кого положиться, не с кем играть, не на что жить и т. п. — he has, they have, etc., nobody to rely on, nobody to play with, nothing to live on

ему не на что купить — he has nothing to buy it with, he has no money to buy it

ему не на что это обменять — there is nothing he can exchange it for (ср. некого и нечего 1)

3. (+ инф.; в значении «нельзя»):

им не уйти — they shall not escape

им этого не сделать — they could not do it

его не узнать — one would not know him

♢ не раз — more than once, time and again

не по себе (неловко, неспокойно) — ill at ease:

ему было не по себе — he was ill at ease

это и т. п. не по нём и т. д. — that's, etc., no good to him, etc., или against the grain

не кто иной как — none other than

тем не менее — nevertheless

не за что! ( в ответна благодарность) — don't mention it!, that's all right!, not at all

не к чему — there is no need:

не к чему спрашивать — there is no need to ask

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > не
16 difícil

adj.

difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.

Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.

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difícil

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

■ es difícil de complacer she's hard to please

■ lo que dices es difícil de entender what you're saying is difficult to understand

2 (improbable) unlikely

■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there

* * *

adj.

difficult, hard

* * *

ADJ

1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

es difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do

es difícil que venga — he is unlikely to come

me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

creo que lo tiene difícil — I think he's going to find it difficult

2) [persona] difficult

es un hombre difícil — he's a difficult man to get on with

un niño difícil — a difficult child

3) * [cara] ugly

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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difícil

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult

el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult

es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem

corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that

no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position

me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job

difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF

mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):

está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)

B [ SER]

(poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely

difícil QUE + SUBJ:

va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win

C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult

un niño difícil a difficult child

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difícil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

‹ examen› hard, difficult;
◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
◊ va a ser difícil que acepte it's unlikely that he'll accept;

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight

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difícil adj

1. [complicado] difficult;

va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;

son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;

pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;

no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;

es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;

hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;

se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;

ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;

no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;

serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;

tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work

2. [improbable] unlikely;

puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;

es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;

no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen

3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;

es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;

tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with

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difícil

adj

1 difficult;

ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;

difícil de decir hard o difficult to say

2 ( poco probable)

:

es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come

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difícil adj

: difficult, hard

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difícil adj

1. (en general) difficult

una asignatura difícil a difficult subject

2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

es difícil que se casen they're unlikely to get married

Spanish-English dictionary > difícil
17 non

non [nɔ̃]

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1. adverb

2. invariable masculine noun

3. compounds

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1. <

   a. (réponse négative) no

• le connaissez-vous ? -- non do you know him? -- no

• est-elle chez elle ? -- non is she at home? -- no

• je ne dis pas non I wouldn't say no

• non et non ! no, no, no!

• répondre par non à toutes les questions to answer no to all the questions

• faire non de la tête to shake one's head

   b. (remplaçant une proposition) est-ce que c'est nécessaire ? -- je pense que non is that necessary? -- I don't think so

• je crains que non I'm afraid not

• je lui ai demandé s'il aimait le chocolat, il m'a répondu que non I asked him if he liked chocolate and he said he didn't

• je le crois -- moi non I believe him -- well, I don't

• il se demandait s'il irait ou non he wondered whether to go or not

• ah ça non ! certainly not!

   c. ( = pas) not

• c'est de la paresse et non de la prudence it's laziness, not caution

   d. (locutions) non loin d'ici not far from here

• non pas que j'aie peur, mais... not that I'm afraid, but...

• non sans raison not without reason

• non qu'il soit stupide, mais... not that he's stupid, but...

► non plus ( = ne plus) no longer ; ( = pas non plus) neither

• il y avait non plus trois mais quinze personnes there were now no longer three but fifteen people there

• ils sont désormais associés, et non plus rivaux they're no longer rivals but associates

• nous ne l'avons pas vu -- nous non plus we didn't see him -- neither did we

• il n'a pas compris lui non plus he didn't understand either► non mais ! (inf) oh for goodness sake! (inf)

• non mais des fois, tu me prends pour qui ? (inf) look here (inf), what do you take me for?

2. <

no

• il y a eu 30 non there were 30 noes

3. <

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► Nouns starting with non are hyphenated, eg non-agression, adjectives are not, eg non spécialisé.

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► non-dit masculine noun unspoken fact

► non existant nonexistent

► non réclamé

• les objets non réclamés unclaimed items ► non-réponse feminine noun

• en cas de non-réponse if there is no reply ► non réservé

• toutes les places non réservées all the unreserved seats ► non spécialisé non-specialized

► non vérifié unverified

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Note: En anglais la réponse no est généralement renforcée en reprenant le verbe utilisé pour poser la question: ‘tu es déçu?’ - ‘non’ = ‘are you disappointed?’ - ‘no, I'm not’; ‘est-ce que vous aimez les concombres?’ - ‘non’ = ‘do you like cucumber?’ - ‘no, I don't’
nɔ̃
1.

adverbe

1) ( marque le désaccord) no

répondez par oui ou par non — answer yes or no

ah, ça non! — definitely not!, no way! (colloq)

alors, c'est non? — so the answer is no?

dire or faire non de la tête — to shake one's head

2) ( remplace une proposition)

je pense que non — I don't think so

je te dis que non — no, I tell you

il paraît que non — apparently not

tu trouves ça drôle? moi non — do you think that's funny? I don't

3) ( dans une double négation)

non sans raison — not without reason

une situation non moins triste — an equally sad situation

4) (introduisant une rectification, nuance)

non (pas) que je sois d'accord — not that I agree

5) ( dans une alternative)

qu'il soit d'accord ou non — whether he agrees or not

6) (interrogatif, exclamatif)

c'est difficile, non? — ( n'est-ce pas) it's difficult, isn't it?

non? — ( de scepticisme) oh no?

non! — ( de surprise) no!

sois un peu plus poli, non mais! — (colloq) be a bit more polite, for heaven's sake!

7) ( avec adjectif) non

non alcoolisé — nonalcoholic

non négligeable — [somme] considerable; [rôle] important

objet non identifié — unidentified object

2.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( désaccord) no

un non catégorique — an emphatic no

2) ( vote négatif) ‘no’ vote

3.

non plus locution adverbiale

je ne suis pas d'accord non plus — I don't agree either

il n'a pas aimé le film, moi non plus — he didn't like the film and neither did I

4.

non(-) (in compounds)

non-agression — nonaggression

non-combattant — noncombatant

non-dissémination — nonproliferation

non-fumeur — nonsmoker

non-responsabilité — nonliability

non-syndiqué — non union member

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nɔ̃ adv
1) (réponse) no

Tu as vu Jean-Pierre? - Non. — Have you seen Jean-Pierre? - No., Have you seen Jean-Pierre? - No, I haven't.

2) (remplaçant une proposition)

je pense que non — I don't think so

je préférerais que non — I would rather not

il se trouve que non — apparently not

Paul est venu, non? — Paul came, didn't he?

répondre que non — to say no

Je lui ai demandé s'il aimait le café, il m'a répondu que non. — I asked him if he liked coffee, he told me he didn't.

3) (= pas) (avec adjectif ou adverbe) not

non loin — not far

Non loin de là vivait un vieil homme. — Not far from there lived an old man.

non seulement — not only

Il est non seulement intelligent, mais aussi très gentil. — Not only is he intelligent, he's also very nice.

4) (autres locutions)

... non plus — not... either

Je n'y suis pas allé hier soir et je n'irai pas ce soir non plus. — I didn't go yesterday evening and I won't go this evening either.

"Je n'aime pas les hamburgers."- - "Moi non plus." — "I don't like hamburgers." - "Neither do I."

Il n'y est pas allé et moi non plus. — He didn't go and neither did I.

non pas que — not that

Non pas qu'il ait détesté le film: il est resté jusqu'au bout. — Not that he hated the film: he stayed till the end.

non mais! — well really!

non mais des fois! — you must be joking!

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non

❢ En anglais la réponse no est généralement renforcée en reprenant le verbe utilisé pour poser la question: ‘tu es déçu?’-‘non’ = ‘are you disappointed?’-‘no, I'm not’; ‘est-ce que vous aimez les concombres?’-‘non’ = ‘do you like cucumber?’-‘no, I don't’.

A adv

1 ( marque le désaccord) no; mais non, je n'ai pas dit ça! no, that's not what I said!; ‘encore du café?’-‘je ne dis pas non’ ‘more coffee?’-‘I wouldn't say no’; non, non et non! absolutely not!; ah, ça non! definitely not!, no way○!; alors, c'est non? so the answer is no?; certes non not at all; non, assurément most certainly not; ‘il était content?’-‘que non○!’ ‘was he pleased?’-‘not at all!’; elle n'est pas contente, non she isn't at all pleased; dire or faire non de la tête to shake one's head; ⇒ oui;

2 ( remplace une proposition) je pense que non I don't think so, I think not; je te dis que non no, I tell you; il paraît que non apparently not; cela marche? elle affirme que non does it work? she claims it doesn't; tu trouves ça drôle? moi non do you think that's funny? I don't; ils ont tous aidé, lui non everyone helped, but he didn't; certains ont aimé, d'autres non some people liked it and some didn't;

3 ( dans une double négation) non sans raison not without reason; non sans mal or peine not without difficulty; non sans hésiter or hésitation not without hesitation; non loin de not far from; non moins difficile just as difficult; une situation non moins triste an equally sad situation;

4 (introduisant une rectification, nuance) j'ai vu non seulement lui mais encore elle I saw not only him but her too; non (pas) que je sois d'accord not that I agree; non pas 200 mais 2000 2000, not 200; elle est assez jolie, et non très belle she is quite pretty, rather than very beautiful; devant le café, ou plutôt non, dedans outside the café, or rather inside;

5 ( dans une alternative) qu'il soit d'accord ou non whether he agrees or not; malade ou non, je viendrai I'll come even if I'm ill; tu viens, oui ou non? are you coming or not?; va-t-il, oui ou non, accepter? will he accept or not?; plaisanterie ou non, cela ne m'a pas plu even if it was supposed to be a joke, I didn't like it;

6 (interrogatif, exclamatif) c'est difficile, non? ( n'est-ce pas) it's difficult, isn't it?; vous écrirez, non? you will write, won't you?; non? ( de scepticisme) oh no?; non! ( de surprise) no!; sois un peu plus poli, non mais ○! be a bit more polite, for heaven's sake!;

7 ( avec adjectif) non; non alcoolisé nonalcoholic; non négligeable [atout, somme] considerable; [rôle] important; augmentation non prévue unforeseen increase; objet non identifié unidentified object; peur non feinte genuine fear; les choses non dites things left unsaid; être déclaré non coupable to be found not guilty.

B nm inv

1 ( désaccord) no; ne dire ni oui ni non not to give a definite answer; répondre non to say no; dire non à la guerre to say ‘no’ to war; un non catégorique an emphatic no;

2 ( vote négatif) ‘no’ vote; il y a eu 60 non ( votes) there were 60 votes against ou 60 ‘no’ votes; répondez par oui ou par non answer yes or no; mon non est définitif no and that's final.

C non plus loc adv je ne suis pas d'accord non plus I don't agree either; il n'a pas aimé le film, moi non plus he didn't like the film and neither did I, he didn't like the film and I didn't either.

[nɔ̃] adverbe

1. [en réponse négative]

veux-tu venir? — non do you want to come? — no!

non merci! no, thank you!

mais non! no!, absolutely not!

mais non, voyons! no, of course not!

oh que non! definitely not!, certainly not!

ah ça non! definitely not!

ah non alors! oh no!

non, non et non! no, no and no again!

2. [pour annoncer ou renforcer la négation] no

non, je ne veux pas y aller no, I don't want to go there

3. [dans un tour elliptique]

il part demain, moi non he's leaving tomorrow, I'm not

que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not

4. [comme complément du verbe]

il me semble que non I think not, I don't think so

il m'a demandé si c'était possible, je lui ai dit que non he asked me if it was possible, I told him it wasn't

il a fait signe que non

a. [de la main] he made a gesture of refusal

b. [de la tête] he shook his head

il paraît que non it would seem not, apparently not

5. [en corrélation avec 'pas']

non pas not

il l'a fait par gentillesse et non (pas) par intérêt he did it out of kindness and not out of self-interest

6. [n'est-ce pas]

il devait prendre une semaine de vacances, non? he was supposed to take a week's holiday, wasn't he?

c'est anormal, non that's not normal, is it?

j'ai le droit de dire ce que je pense, non? I am entitled to say what I think, am I not? (soutenu) ou aren't I?

7. [emploi expressif]

non! pas possible! no ou never! I don't believe it!

non mais (des fois)! honestly!, I ask you!

non mais celui-là, pour qui il se prend? who on earth does he think he is?

8. [devant un nom, un adjectif, un participe]

la non-observation du règlement failure to comply with the regulations

un bagage non réclamé an unclaimed piece of luggage

il a bénéficié d'une aide non négligeable he received not insubstantial help

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[nɔ̃] nom masculin invariable

1. [réponse] no

les non de la majorité the noes of the majority

2. INFORMATIQUE & MATHÉMATIQUES not

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non (pas) que locution conjonctive

(soutenu)

not that

non (pas) que je m'en méfie, mais... it's not that I don't trust him, but...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > non

18 не

частица

1) ( в общем случае) not

э́то его́ кни́га, а не её — it is his book and not hers

не тру́дный, но и не совсе́м просто́й — not difficult, but not altogether simple

не без его́ по́мощи — not without his help / assistance

не зна́я, что сказа́ть — not knowing what to say

что́бы не опозда́ть — (so as [in order]) not to be late

лу́чше не упомина́ть об э́том — (you'd) better not mention it

предпочёл бы не ходи́ть туда́ — would rather not go there

не то́лько — not only

не сто́лько (не в такой степени) — not so much

2) (с вспомогательными и недостаточными гл.) not; (с pres недостаточного гл. can пишется слитно: cannot); -n't (слитно с недостаточными гл., с личными формами гл. be и have: shall + -n't + shan't [ʃɑːnt]; will + -n't = won't [wəʊnt]; can + -n't = can't [kɑːnt]; am + -n't = ain't; are + -n't = aren't [ɑːnt]; is + -n't = isn't; do + -n't = don't [dəʊnt]; does + -n't = doesn't [dʌznt])

он не́ был там, его́ там не́ было — he was not [wasn't] there

он не бу́дет чита́ть — he will not [won't] read

он не мо́жет говори́ть — he cannot [can't] speak

3) (с личными и повелительными формами знаменательных гл.) вспомогательный гл. + not

он не по́мнит э́того — he does not [doesn't] remember that

(ра́зве) он не знал э́того? — did he not [didn't he] know that?

не серди́тесь! — don't be angry!

4) (с дееприч. при обозначении сопутствующего обстоятельства) without (+ ger)

он ушёл, не прости́вшись — he left without saying goodbye

5) ( при именном сказуемом - с оттенком обобщения или особой полноты отрицания) no

э́то не шу́тка — it is not a joke, it is no joke

он не дура́к — he is no fool

он не писа́л пи́сем — he wrote no letters, he didn't write any letters

6) (при сравн. ст.) no; not + any

ему́ сего́дня не лу́чше — he is no [is not any; isn't any] better today

не ме́нее ва́жный вопро́с — no less important a question

мне от э́того не ле́гче [ху́же] — I am none the better [worse] for it

7) (при отрицании наличия, существования) передаётся с использованием оборота there is [was; were; will be] no (+ noun)

там не́ было моста́ — there was no bridge there

в ко́мнате не́ было сту́льев — there were no chairs in the room

тогда́ не бу́дет сомне́ния — there will be no doubt then

8) ( при отрицании обладания) передаётся с использованием оборота have no (d)

у неё не́ было сестёр — she had no sisters

у вас не бу́дет вре́мени — you will have no time

9) не передаётся, если в переводе используется отрицат. мест. (nobody, no one, nowhere, nothing, none, etc)

никто́ не знал его́ — nobody knew him

он никого́ не знал там — he knew nobody there

он никогда́ там не́ был — he has never been there

иска́ть и не находи́ть поко́я и т.п. — seek rest, etc, and find none

10)

не... и не (ни... ни) — neither... nor

э́то не зо́лото и не серебро́ — it is neither gold nor silver

11)

не могу́ [мог] не (+ инф.) — cannot [could not] help (+ ger); cannot [could not] but

он не мог не сказа́ть — he could not help saying

он не мог не улыбну́ться — he could not help smiling; he could not but smile

12) (ср. некого, нечего 1))

не... кого́ [кому́ и т.д.] (+ инф.) — there is nobody (+ to inf)

не... чего́ [чему́ и т.д.] (+ инф.) — there is nothing (+ to inf)

не́ на кого положи́ться — there is nobody to rely on

не́ на что смотре́ть — there is nothing to look at

ему́ не́ на кого положи́ться [не́ с кем игра́ть, не́ на что жить] — he has nobody to rely on [nobody to play with, nothing to live on]

ему́ не́ на что купи́ть — he has nothing to buy it with, he has no money to buy it

ему́ не́ на что э́то обменя́ть — there is nothing he can exchange it for

13) (+ инф.; в знач. "нельзя", "невозможно")

им не уйти́ — they shall not escape

им э́того не сде́лать — they could not do it

его́ не узна́ть — one would not know him

••

не раз — more than once, time and again

не по себе́ (неловко, неспокойно) — ill at ease

ему́ бы́ло не по себе́ — he was ill at ease

э́то не по мне [нём] — 1) (не по нутру, не по вкусу) that goes against the grain for me [him] (+ to inf) 2) ( не по силам) that's beyond me [him]

не кто ино́й как — none other than

тем не ме́нее — nevertheless

не́ за что! (в ответ на благодарность) — don't mention it!, that's all right!, not at all

не́ к чему — there is no need

не́ к чему спра́шивать — there is no need to ask

не ту́т-то бы́ло! — no such luck!

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > не

19 duro

adj.

1 hard, hard-core, stiff, strong.

2 hard, hard-boiled, hard-bitten, severe.

3 hard, tough, difficult, rough.

4 headstrong, unbending, obdurate.

5 harsh, severe.

adv.

hard, with force.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: durar.

* * *

duro

► adjetivo

1 hard

2 (carne) tough; (pan) stale

3 (difícil) hard, difficult

4 (cruel) tough, hardhearted, callous

5 (resistente) strong, tough

6 (obstinado) obstinate, stubborn

► nombre masculino duro

1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin

2 familiar tough guy

► adverbio

1 hard

■ dale duro hit him hard

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lo que faltaba para el duro familiar just what I (we etc) needed!

ser duro,-a de mollera to be thick, be as thick as two short planks

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duro

► nombre masculino

1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin

2 familiar tough guy

► adverbio

1 hard

■ dale duro hit him hard

* * *
1. adv.
hard
2. (f. - dura)
adj.

1) hard

2) harsh

3) rough

* * *
duro, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=resistente) [material, superficie, cama, agua] hard; [cable, alambre] stiff; [pan] hard, stale; [carne] tough; [legumbres] hard; [articulación, mecanismo] stiff; [músculo] firm, hard

la cerradura está muy dura — the lock is very stiff

- más duro que una piedra

2) (=agresivo) [clima, tiempo, crítica] harsh, severe; [deporte, juego] rough; [ataque] fierce; [castigo, sentencia] severe, harsh; [carácter, actitud] tough

fue un duro golpe para el partido — it was a severe o heavy blow to the party

una postura dura contra la droga — a tough stance o hard line against drugs

el sector duro del partido — the hardliners in the party

es muy duro con sus hijos — he's very strict o tough with his children

hay que tener mano dura con los estudiantes — you have to be firm o strict with students, students need a firm hand

rock duro — hard rock

- a las duras y a las maduras

3) (=difícil) [tarea, prueba, examen] hard

el slálom es una prueba muy dura — the slalom is a very hard o tough race

este coche ha pasado las pruebas más duras — this car has passed the most stringent tests

lo tienes duro para aprobar — * it will be hard o difficult for you to pass

¡qué dura es la vida! — it's a hard life!

- ser duro de pelar

4) * (=torpe)

es muy duro para las matemáticas — he's hopeless o no good at maths *

duro de mollera — dense *, dim *

duro de oído — (=medio sordo) hard of hearing; (Mús) tone deaf

5) Méx
* (=borracho)
estar duro — to be drunk

2.

ADV hard

mi padre trabaja duro — my father works hard

pégale o dale duro — hit him hard

3.

SM (=cinco pesetas) five pesetas; (=moneda) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — * to be broke *

- ¡lo que faltaba para el duro!

- ¡y que te den dos duros!

vender duros a tres pesetas —

cree que en Estados Unidos venden duros a tres pesetas — he thinks that in the States the streets are paved with gold

4. SM / F

1) [en película, historia] tough character

se hizo el duro para disimular su tristeza — he acted the tough guy o hard man in order to hide his sadness

2) (Pol) hard-liner

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale

las peras todavía están duras — the pears aren't ripe yet

2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard

3)

a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

una postura más dura — a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura — the hardliners

b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella — it was a very hard blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras — through thick and thin (colloq)

estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo — it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
II
adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

pégale duro! — hit him hard!

le estamos dando duro — we're working hard on it

hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out
III
masculino

1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

2)

a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy

b) (Pol) hardliner

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale

las peras todavía están duras — the pears aren't ripe yet

2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard

3)

a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

una postura más dura — a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura — the hardliners

b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella — it was a very hard blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras — through thick and thin (colloq)

estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo — it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
II
adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

pégale duro! — hit him hard!

le estamos dando duro — we're working hard on it

hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out
III
masculino

1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

2)

a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy

b) (Pol) hardliner

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duro¹

¹ = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.

Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.

Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).

Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.

Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.

Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

* actuar duro = play + hardball.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* de línea dura = hard-line.

* disco duro = hard disc.

* dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.

* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.

* duro despertar = rude awakening.

* duro golpe = cruel blow.

* duro revés = cruel blow.

* edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardcover.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.

* hueso duro = tough nut.

* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* madera dura = hardwood.

* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.

* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.

* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.

* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* paladar duro = hard palate.

* pastas duras = hard cover.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* pornografía dura = hard core pornography.

* puro y duro = unvarnished.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sector duro = hard sector.

* tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tenerlo duro = not be easy.

* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

duro²

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* estar sin un duro = not have a bean.

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* no tener un duro = not have a bean.

* novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.

* sin un duro = broke, down-and-out, skint, penniless.

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duro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 ‹mineral› hard; ‹material› hard, tough; ‹asiento/colchón› hard; ‹carne› tough; ‹músculo› hard

las zanahorias todavía están duras the carrots are still hard

huevo

2 ‹pan›

este pan está duro como una piedra this bread is rock-hard

pan duro para rallar stale bread for making breadcrumbs

3 (entumecido) ‹cuello/dedos› stiff

estoy duro de frío ( fam); I'm frozen stiff

B

1 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹facciones› hard, harsh

2 ‹agua› hard

C

1 (severo, riguroso) ‹persona› harsh, hard; ‹castigo/palabras› harsh, severe; ‹crítica/ataque› harsh; ‹clima› harsh

estuviste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him

una postura más dura a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura the hardliners, those who favor a tough stance

el equipo es famoso por su juego duro the team is notorious for its rough o hard play

lo que hace falta aquí es una mano dura what's needed here is a firm hand

2 (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella it was a very hard o a terrible blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras through thick and thin ( colloq)

estar duro ( Méx fam) (poco probable) to be unlikely; (muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar ( fam); ‹problema› to be tough o hard ( colloq)

ser duro de pelar ( fam); ‹persona› to be a hard o tough nut to crack

3 ( fam) (torpe) dumb ( colloq)

es duro para los idiomas he's useless at languages ( colloq)

D ( Per) (tacaño) ( fam) tight ( colloq), stingy ( colloq)

duro²

adverb

( esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard

¡pégale duro! hit him hard!

¡agárrate duro! hold on tight!

le estamos dando duro we're working hard on it

los periódicos le dieron duro the newspapers gave him a rough ride

hable más duro (Col, Ven); speak up!

estábamos riéndonos muy duro (Col, Ven); we were laughing very loudly

agárrense duro (Col, Ven); hold on tight

corrimos bien duro (Col, Ven); we ran really fast

duro y parejo ( AmL fam); flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo to work flat out

duro³

masculine

A (en España) ( Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro ( Esp fam); to be broke ( colloq)

B

1 ( fam) (en películas) tough guy

2 ( Pol) hardliner

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Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar)

duro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

duró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
durar
duro
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

b) [coche/zapatos] to last

c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
◊ demorarse

duro 1 -ra adjetivo
1 ( en general) hard;
‹ carne› tough;
‹ pan› stale;
◊ las peras están duras the pears aren't ripe

2 ‹luz/voz› harsh;
‹ facciones› hard, harsh
3
a) (severo, riguroso) harsh;

‹ juego› rough, hard;
◊ fuiste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him;

una postura más dura a tougher line
b) (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough;

◊ fue un golpe muy duro it was a very hard blow

duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard;
‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
duro,-a
I adjetivo
1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
III adverbio hard
' duro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- canto
- disco
- dura
- durante
- edificación
- golpe
- huevo
- larga
- largo
- mollera
- oído
- pelar
- roer
- sobremesa
- suela
- tarugo
- aplastar
- entrado
- noviazgo
- pesado
- piedra
- rock
- tieso
English:
achieve
- blow
- broke
- celebration
- cold-hearted
- dammit
- disc
- disk
- easy
- elbow-grease
- empire
- exacting
- exertion
- graft
- grill
- gristle
- hard
- hard disk
- hard porn
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- harsh
- hawkish
- lack
- last
- long
- nail
- not
- nougat
- nut
- penny
- punishing
- recognition
- rough
- rugged
- second
- severe
- slog
- stale
- stark
- stiff
- sweat
- thrive
- toil
- tough
- tough-minded
- arduous
- boil
- dense
- firm

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duro, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, material, superficie] hard;
[carne] tough; [pan] stale;
estas peras están todavía muy duras these pears are still hard o not ripe;
Vulg
ponérsele dura a alguien: se me puso dura I got a hard-on;

Comp

estar duro como una piedra to be rock-hard;

Comp

más dura será la caída: cuanto más famosos se hagan, más dura será la caída the more famous they get, the worse it is when they fall from popularity;

Comp
Fam
ser duro de mollera [estúpido] to be thick in the head;
[testarudo] to be pigheaded;
Comp
Fam
ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing

2. [cerradura, grifo, mecanismo] stiff;

los cajones van un poco duros the drawers are a bit stiff

3. [agua] hard

4. [penoso, inclemente] [clima, invierno] harsh, severe;
[etapa, experiencia, vida] hard, tough;
fue un golpe muy duro para todos it was a heavy blow for everybody;

son o [m5] corren tiempos muy duros these are hard times;

Comp
Fam
estar a las duras y a las maduras [sin rendirse] to be there through thick and thin;
[sin quejarse] to take the rough with the smooth
5. [severo, áspero] [persona, palabras, críticas] harsh, severe;
[acciones, medidas, condena] harsh; [postura, sector] hard-line; [juego, partido] rough;
estuvo muy duro con él he was very hard on him;

el ala dura del partido the hard-line faction of the party;

una entrada muy dura [de futbolista] a very hard tackle

6. [fuerte, resistente] tough;

un tipo duro a tough guy;

Comp
Fam
ser duro de pelar to be a hard nut to crack

♦ nm

1. [persona] tough guy;
[en partido político] hardliner;
hacerse el duro to act tough

2. Esp Antes [moneda] 5-peseta coin;

me debes 1.000 duros you owe me 5,000 pesetas;

5 duros [moneda] 25-peseta coin;

Comp

estar sin un duro to be flat broke;

Comp
Fam
¡lo que faltaba para el duro! that really is all we needed!;

Comp
Fam
que le/te/ etc [m5] den dos duros to hell with him/you/ etc

♦ adv

1. [mucho] hard;

trabajar duro to work hard

2. Col, Ven Fam [alto] loudly;

hablar duro to talk loudly;

reír duro to laugh noisily

3. Col, Ven Fam [rápido] quickly, fast;

nadan muy duro, es imposible alcanzarlos they're very strong swimmers, it's impossible to catch them

4. Col, Ven Fam [fuerte] hard;

pégale duro hit him hard

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duro

I adj

1 material hard; carne tough

2 clima, fig

harsh

3

:

duro de oído fam hard of hearing;

duro de corazón hard-hearted;

ser duro de pelar be a tough nut to crack

II adv hard

III m five peseta coin

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duro adv

: hard

trabajé tan duro: I worked so hard

duro, -ra adj

1) : hard, tough

2) : harsh, severe

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duro¹ adj

1. (en general) hard

es duro como una roca it's as hard as a rock

2. (carne, persona) tough

es un tipo duro he's a tough guy

3. (castigo, clima) harsh

una crítica muy dura very harsh criticism

4. (pan) stale

duro² adv hard

trabajó muy duro he worked very hard

duro³ n five peseta coin

no tener ni un duro to be broke

Spanish-English dictionary > duro

20 aguerrido

adj.

1 fierce, hardened.

2 inured to war, veteran.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: aguerrir.

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aguerrido

► participio pasado

1→ link=aguerrir aguerrir

► adjetivo

1 hardened

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ADJ hardened, veteran

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- da adjetivo < soldado> ( valiente) brave, valiant; ( experimentado) battle-hardened

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= tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], gallant, hardened, battle-hardened.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

Ex. There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.

Ex. The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.

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- da adjetivo < soldado> ( valiente) brave, valiant; ( experimentado) battle-hardened

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= tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], gallant, hardened, battle-hardened.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.

Ex: The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.

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aguerrido -da

adjective

( lit)

A (valiente) valiant

logró vencer a su aguerrido oponente he succeeded in overcoming his valiant adversary

suspiraba por su apuesto y aguerrido príncipe she longed for her handsome and valorous prince

B ‹soldados/ejército› hardened, battle-hardened

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Del verbo aguerrir: ( conjugate aguerrir)

aguerrido es:

el participio

aguerrido,-a adjetivo hardened, veteran
' aguerrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguerrida
English:
gallant

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aguerrido, -a adj
[experimentado] veteran;
soldados/tropas aguerridas battle-hardened soldiers/troops

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aguerrido

adj brave, valiant

Spanish-English dictionary > aguerrido

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