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x+got+y+out+of+the+way

1 get out of the way of (doing) something

to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing:

They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.
يَعْتاد على

Arabic-English dictionary > get out of the way of (doing) something
2 get out of the way of (doing) something

to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing:

They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.
يَعْتاد على

Arabic-English dictionary > get out of the way of (doing) something
3 get into the way of (doing) something

to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing:

They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.
يَعْتاد على

Arabic-English dictionary > get into the way of (doing) something
4 get into the way of (doing) something

to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing:

They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.
يَعْتاد على

Arabic-English dictionary > get into the way of (doing) something
5 way

[weɪ]
1. noun

1) an opening or passageway:

This is the way in/out

There's no way through.
طَريق
2) a route, direction etc:

Which way shall we go?

Which is the way to Princes Street?

His house is on the way from here to the school

Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?

Your house is on my way home

The errand took me out of my way

a motorway.
إتِّجاه، طَريق
3) used in the names of roads:

His address is 21 Melville Way.
شارِع
4) a distance:

It's a long way to the school

The nearest shops are only a short way away.
مَسافَه
5) a method or manner:

What is the easiest way to write a book?

I know a good way of doing it

He's got a funny way of talking

This is the quickest way to chop onions.
أسْلوب، طَريقَه
6) an aspect or side of something:

In some ways this job is quite difficult

In a way I feel sorry for him.
ناحِيَه، جانِب
7) a characteristic of behaviour; a habit:

He has some rather unpleasant ways.
عادَه، سُلوك
8) used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving:

He pushed his way through the crowd

They soon ate their way through the food.
طَريق
2. adverb

( especially American) by a long distance or time; far:

The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors

It's way past your bedtime.
بِمَسافَةٍ طَويلَه أو بِوَقْت طَويلٍ

Arabic-English dictionary > way
6 find out

اِكْتَشَفَ \ detect: to discover; notice (sth. wrong; sb. doing wrong): Your employer has detected two mistakes in your accounts. discover: to find (sth.) that was not known before: Columbus discovered America. find out: to learn by inquiry: Please find out what happened. get wind of sth.: to hear about sth. secret: We got wind of their attack, and prepared our defences. spot: to notice: She spotted several mistakes in the accounts. strike: to find (by search or thought): We struck oil in the desert. I struck upon a new way of making soap.

Arabic-English glossary > find out
7 hinter

I Präp.

1. (+ Dat) behind, at the back of; NAUT. aft of, astern of; (nach) after; hinter... her behind...; hinter... hervor from behind...; hinter meinem Rücken auch fig. behind my back; einer hinter dem anderen one behind the other; sie kommt gleich hinter mir she is right behind me; zehn Kilometer hinter Köln / der Grenze ten kilomet|res (Am. -ers) after Cologne / beyond the border; hinter sich lassen (Ort etc.) leave behind; (jemanden) in Wettrennen etc.: leave behind, outdistance; fig. (übertreffen) leave behind, outstrip

2. (+ Akk) behind; hinter das Haus gehen go behind the house; sieh hinter dich! look behind you!

3. (+ Dat) zeitlich: weit zurückreichen hinter go way back to before; zehn Minuten hinter der Zeit sein Dial. be ten minutes late

4. fig.: hinter etw. (Akk) kommen find out about s.th., find s.th. out; (verstehen) get the hang of; hinter jemandem/etw. her sein be after s.o./s.th.; hinter etw. (Dat) stecken be at the bottom of ( oder behind); hinter etw. (Dat) stehen be behind; (unterstützen) auch back; sich hinter jemanden/etw. stellen get behind, support; hinter sich (Akk) bringen get s.th. over (and done) with; (Strecke) cover; jemanden hinter sich (Dat) haben have s.o. behind one; etw. hinter sich (Dat) haben (erledigt haben) have got s.th. out of the way ( oder over [and done] with); (mitgemacht haben) have been through s.th.; viel hinter sich (Dat) haben have been through a lot; er hat gerade eine Niereninfektion hinter sich he’s just got over a kidney infection; das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst part (of it), we’re out of the wood(s) now; sich hinter etw. (Akk) machen get down to; nicht zurückstehen hinter (+ Dat) be just as good as; zurückstehen müssen hinter (+ Dat) have to take second place to; Person: auch have to play second fiddle to; dahinter

II Adv. bes. südd., österr. (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

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behind of (Präp.); hind (Adj.); abaft (Präp.); at the back of (Präp.); after (Präp.); behind (Präp.); posterior (Adj.); rearward (Adj.); rear (Adj.); back (Adj.)

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hịn|ter ['hɪntɐ]
prep +dat or (mit Bewegungsverben) +acc

1) (räumlich) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind the house, at the back or rear of the house

hinter jdm/etw her — behind sb/sth

hinter die Wahrheit kommen — to get to the truth

sich hinter jdn stellen (lit) — to stand behind sb; (fig) to support sb, to get behind sb

hinter jdm/etw stehen (lit, fig) — to be behind sb/sth

haben (lit, fig) — to have sb behind one

hinter dem Hügel/der Tür hervor — (out) from behind the hill/door

lassen — to leave sb far behind; (im Rennen auch) to outdistance sb

verbergen — to be or lie behind sth

hinter seinen Reden steckt nicht viel — there's not much in his speeches

2) +dat (= nach) after

vier Kilometer hinter Glasgow/hinter der Grenze — four kilometres (Brit) or kilometers (US) outside Glasgow/beyond the border

hinter diesem Satz steht ein Fragezeichen — there is a question mark at the end of this sentence

er ist hinter mir dran — it's his turn after me

3) +dat (in Rangfolge) after; (in Bedeutung) behind

an Talent nicht hinter jdm zurückstehen — to be just as talented as sb

sie stand nicht hinter ihm zurück — she did not lag behind him

ich stelle das Privatleben hinter der Arbeit zurück — I put my work before my private life

4)

sie hat viel hinter sich — she has been through a lot

das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns — we're past the worst, we are over the worst

bringen — to get sth over (and done) with; Strecke to cover sth; Arbeit to get sth done

das liegt hinter ihr — that is behind her

machen — to get down to sth

See:

→ her sein

5)

See:

= dahinter

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1) (behind: Shut the door after you!) after

2) ((American) behind: He parked back of the store.) back of

3) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) behind

4) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) behind

5) posterior

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hin·ter

[ˈhɪntɐ]

I. präp + dat

1. (an der Rückseite) behind, esp AM also back of

jdn \hinter sich haben (fig) to have sb's backing [or support]

\hinter dem [o (fam) hinterm] Haus behind [or at the back of] the house

\hinter jdm hergehen/herlaufen to walk/run behind sb

\hinter etw hervortreten to step out from behind sth

jdn/etw \hinter sich lassen to leave sb/sth behind

\hinter dem Lenkrad sitzen to be at the wheel

\hinter jdm stehen (fig) to be behind sb, to back [or support] sb

\hinter etw stehen (fig) to support sth

eine Strecke \hinter sich haben to have come/gone a distance

die Tür \hinter sich schließen to close the door behind [or after] one

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen (fig) to hide behind sth

2. (am Ende) at the end of

3. (jenseits) beyond

der nächste Halt \hinter Kamen the next stop after Kamen

\hinter dem Berg on the other side of the mountain

\hinter der Grenze on the other side of [or beyond] the border

4. (außerhalb)

zehn Kilometer \hinter Berlin machten wir eine Pause ten kilometres out of Berlin we had a break

5. (in Rangfolge)

\hinter den Anforderungen zurückbleiben to not live up to requirements

\hinter der Entwicklung zurückbleiben to be underdeveloped

\hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben to not live up to [or fall short of] expectations/requirements

jdn/etw [weit] \hinter sich lassen to leave sb/sth in the dust

\hinter der Zeit zurückbleiben to be behind the times

\hinter jdm zurückstehen to lag behind sb

6. (als erlebt)

eine Arbeit \hinter sich haben to have got a job over [and done] with

eine Enttäuschung \hinter sich haben to have got over a disappointment

viele Enttäuschungen \hinter sich haben to have had [or experienced] many disappointments

eine Krankheit \hinter sich haben to have got over an illness; (ernsthaft a.) to have pulled through [or BRIT also round]

das Studium \hinter sich haben to have finished [or completed] one's studies

etw liegt [weit] \hinter jdm sb has [long] got over sth

7. (nach) after

5 Minuten hinter der Zeit DIAL 5 minutes late

\hinter jdm an die Reihe kommen to come after sb

8. (als Ursache) behind

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen to lie behind sth

9. (verstellt als) behind, beneath

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen to lie concealed behind sth

10.

▶ \hinter jdm/etw her sein to be after sb/sth

II. präp + akk

1. (auf die Rückseite) behind

\hinter etw fallen to fall behind [or down the back of] sth

\hinter das [o (fam) hinters] Haus behind [or to the back of] the house

sich akk \hinter jdn stellen (fig) to stand [or get] behind sb, to support sb

sich akk \hinter etw stellen (fig) to support sth

2. (ans Ende) after

ein Punkt wird immer \hinter einen Satz gesetzt a sentence always ends in a full stop

3. (in Rangfolge)

[in etw dat] \hinter jdn zurückfallen to fall behind [sb], to fall behind with sth

4. (als erlebt)

etw \hinter sich bringen to get sth over [and done] with

5. (vorher)

\hinter etw gehen [o reichen] to go [or reach] back to before sth

die Probleme reichten bis \hinter den 2. Weltkrieg zurück the problems reached back to pre-war days [or to before the war

6. (entlarvt)

\hinter etw kommen to find out about sth; Rätsel to get to the bottom of sth

\hinter ein Geheimnis kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret

\hinter die Wahrheit kommen to get to the truth

III. adv SÜDD, ÖSTERR (nach hinten)

er ging \hinter in den Garten he went out into the garden

IV. part (fam) s. dahinter

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind or at the back of the house

hinter jemandem zurückbleiben — lag behind somebody

eine große Strecke hinter sich haben — have put a good distance behind one

hinter jemandem stehen — (fig.) be behind somebody; back or support somebody

hinter etwas (Dat.) stehen — (fig.) support something

jemanden hinter sich haben — (fig.) have somebody's backing

3 km hinter der Grenze — 3 km beyond the frontier

die nächste Station hinter Mannheim — the next stop after Mannheim

hinter der Entwicklung/der Zeit zurückbleiben — lag behind in development/be behind in times

er ist hinter unseren Erwartungen zurückgeblieben — he has fallen short of our expectations

2)

eine Prüfung/Aufgabe hinter sich haben — (fig.) have got an examination/a job over [and done] with

viele Enttäuschungen/eine Krankheit hinter sich haben — have experienced many disappointments/have got over an illness

wenn er das Studium hinter sich hat — when he's finished his studies
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) behind

hinter das Haus gehen — go behind the house

2)

etwas hinter sich bringen — get something over [and done] with

3) (fig.)

hinter ein Geheimnis/die Wahrheit/seine Geschichte kommen — find out a secret/get to the truth/get to the bottom of his story

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hinter

A. präp

1. (+dat) behind, at the back of; SCHIFF aft of, astern of; (nach) after;

hinter … her behind …;

hinter … hervor from behind …;

hinter meinem Rücken auch fig behind my back;

einer hinter dem anderen one behind the other;

sie kommt gleich hinter mir she is right behind me;

zehn Kilometer hinter Köln/der Grenze ten kilometres (US -ers) after Cologne/beyond the border;

hinter sich lassen (Ort etc) leave behind; (jemanden) in Wettrennen etc: leave behind, outdistance; fig (übertreffen) leave behind, outstrip

2. (+akk) behind;

hinter das Haus gehen go behind the house;

sieh hinter dich! look behind you!

3. (+dat) zeitlich:

weit zurückreichen hinter go way back to before;

zehn Minuten hinter der Zeit sein dial be ten minutes late

4. fig:

hinter etwas (akk)

kommen find out about sth, find sth out; (verstehen) get the hang of;

hinter jemandem/etwas

her sein be after sb/sth;

hinter etwas (dat)

stecken be at the bottom of ( oder behind);

hinter etwas (dat)

stehen be behind; (unterstützen) auch back;

sich hinter jemanden/etwas

stellen get behind, support;

hinter sich (akk)

bringen get sth over (and done) with; (Strecke) cover;

jemanden hinter sich (dat)

haben have sb behind one;

etwas hinter sich (dat)

haben (erledigt haben) have got sth out of the way ( oder over [and done] with); (mitgemacht haben) have been through sth;

viel hinter sich (dat)

haben have been through a lot;

er hat gerade eine Niereninfektion hinter sich he’s just got over a kidney infection;

das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst part (of it), we’re out of the wood(s) now;

sich hinter etwas (akk)

machen get down to;

nicht zurückstehen hinter (+dat) be just as good as;

zurückstehen müssen hinter (+dat) have to take second place to; Person: auch have to play second fiddle to; → dahinter

B. adv besonders südd, österr (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

hinter…¹ adj; nur attr; rear, back; Beine, Hufe, Pfoten etc: hind; SCHIFF, Luke etc: aft; fachspr posterior;

hinteres Ende far end;

die hinteren Bänke the back benches;

die hinteren Räume etc auch the rooms etc at the back ( oder rear);

die hinteren Wagen BAHN the rear coaches;

die Hinteren those ( oder the ones) at the back; → hinterst…

hinter…² im v; trennb; besonders südd, österr umg

1. (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

2. → hinunter…

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind or at the back of the house

hinter jemandem zurückbleiben — lag behind somebody

eine große Strecke hinter sich haben — have put a good distance behind one

hinter jemandem stehen — (fig.) be behind somebody; back or support somebody

hinter etwas (Dat.) stehen — (fig.) support something

jemanden hinter sich haben — (fig.) have somebody's backing

3 km hinter der Grenze — 3 km beyond the frontier

die nächste Station hinter Mannheim — the next stop after Mannheim

hinter der Entwicklung/der Zeit zurückbleiben — lag behind in development/be behind in times

er ist hinter unseren Erwartungen zurückgeblieben — he has fallen short of our expectations

2)

eine Prüfung/Aufgabe hinter sich haben — (fig.) have got an examination/a job over [and done] with

viele Enttäuschungen/eine Krankheit hinter sich haben — have experienced many disappointments/have got over an illness

wenn er das Studium hinter sich hat — when he's finished his studies
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) behind

hinter das Haus gehen — go behind the house

2)

etwas hinter sich bringen — get something over [and done] with

3) (fig.)

hinter ein Geheimnis/die Wahrheit/seine Geschichte kommen — find out a secret/get to the truth/get to the bottom of his story

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präp.

abaft prep.

behind prep.

rearward adj., adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hinter
8 Bedürfnis

n; -ses, -se

1. (Wunsch) desire, wish ( nach for; zu + Inf. to + Inf.); ein Bedürfnis nach Ruhe / Unterhaltung haben need some peace and quiet / want to be entertained; ein großes Bedürfnis nach Ruhe / Schlaf haben be desperate for some peace and quiet / sleep; es ist ihm ein ( wirkliches oder dringendes) Bedürfnis zu (+ Inf.) he feels the need (he feels an urgent need) to (+ Inf.) ich hatte das ( dringende) Bedürfnis zu (+ Inf.) I felt the urge (an urgent need) to (+ Inf.) das war mir ein ( inneres) Bedürfnis! ernst gemeint: I’m glad I’ve got that out of the way!; iro. I’d do that again any time

2. meist Pl.; need ( nach for), requirement; die Bedürfnisse des Alltags (one’s) everyday needs

3. WIRTS. (Nachfrage) demand

4. altm.: ein oder sein Bedürfnis verrichten relieve o.s.

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das Bedürfnis

requirement; lack; want; need; necessity

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Be|dụ̈rf|nis [bə'dʏrfnɪs]
nt -ses, -se

1) (= Notwendigkeit) need; (no pl = Bedarf auch) necessity

die Bedürfnisse des täglichen Lebens — everyday needs

dafür liegt kein Bedürfnis vor, dafür besteht kein Bedürfnis — there is no need or necessity for that

2) no pl (= Verlangen) need; (form = Anliegen) wish, desire

es war ihm ein Bedürfnis,... — it was his wish or desire to..., he wished or desired to...

es ist mir ein wirkliches Bedürfnis — it is my sincere wish/desire

ich hatte das Bedürfnis/das dringende Bedürfnis, das zu tun — I felt the need/an urgent need to do that

das Bedürfnis nach Schlaf haben or fühlen — to be or feel in need of sleep

3) (old = Notdurft) call of nature

(s)ein Bedürfnis verrichten — to relieve oneself

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Be·dürf·nis

<-ses, -se>

[bəˈdʏrfnɪs]

nt

1. (Bedarf) need, necessity

▪ jds \Bedürfnisse sb's needs [or wants]

hast du noch irgendwelche \Bedürfnisse? is there anything else you need?

die \Bedürfnisse des täglichen Lebens everyday needs

2. kein pl (Verlangen) desire, need

das \Bedürfnis haben, etw zu tun to feel the need to do sth

es ist jdm ein \Bedürfnis, etw zu tun (geh) it is sb's need to do sth

3.

▶ ein dringendes \Bedürfnis (euph) a call of nature usu hum

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das; Bedürfnisses, Bedürfnisse need ( nach for)

das Bedürfnis haben, etwas zu tun — feel a need to do something

ein Bedürfnis nach etwas haben — be in need of something

es war mir ein Bedürfnis, das zu tun — I felt the need to do it

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Bedürfnis n; -ses, -se

1. (Wunsch) desire, wish (

nach for;

zu +inf to +inf);

ein Bedürfnis nach Ruhe/Unterhaltung haben need some peace and quiet/want to be entertained;

ein großes Bedürfnis nach Ruhe/Schlaf haben be desperate for some peace and quiet/sleep;

es ist ihm ein (

wirkliches oder

dringendes)

Bedürfnis zu (+inf) he feels the need (he feels an urgent need) to (+inf)

ich hatte das (dringende) Bedürfnis zu (+inf) I felt the urge (an urgent need) to (+inf)

das war mir ein (inneres) Bedürfnis! ernst gemeint: I’m glad I’ve got that out of the way!; iron I’d do that again any time

2. meist pl; need (

nach for), requirement;

die Bedürfnisse des Alltags (one’s) everyday needs

3. WIRTSCH (Nachfrage) demand

4. obs:

ein oder

sein Bedürfnis verrichten relieve o.s.

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das; Bedürfnisses, Bedürfnisse need ( nach for)

das Bedürfnis haben, etwas zu tun — feel a need to do something

ein Bedürfnis nach etwas haben — be in need of something

es war mir ein Bedürfnis, das zu tun — I felt the need to do it

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n.

necessity n.

need n.

requirement n.

want n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Bedürfnis
9 П-176

СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ (СВАЛИВАТЬ/ СВАЛИТЬ, СКЙДЫВАТЬ/СКЙНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ) С ПЛЕЧ что coll VP subj: human usu. pfv) to free o.s. of some burden
X сбросил Y с плеч « X got Y off his back

shoulders)
X got rid of Y X got Y out of the way
(in limited contexts) X shed (cast off, shook off) the burden of... "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело» (Герцен 2). "...То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

(author's usage)...Он (Чичиков) сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу,...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible,...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-176
10 сбрасывать с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

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⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбрасывать с плеч
11 сбросить с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

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⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сбросить с плеч
12 сваливать с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сваливать с плеч
13 свалить с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > свалить с плеч
14 скидывать с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > скидывать с плеч
15 скинуть с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > скинуть с плеч
16 стряхивать с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стряхивать с плеч
17 стряхнуть с плеч

• СБРАСЫВАТЬ/СБРОСИТЬ <СВАЛИВАТЬ/СВАЛИТЬ, СКИДЫВАТЬ/СКИНУТЬ, СТРЯХИВАТЬ/СТРЯХНУТЬ> С ПЛЕЧ что coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to free o.s. of some burden:

- X сбросил Y с плеч≈ X got Y off his back (shoulders);

- X got rid of Y;

- X got Y out of the way;

- [in limited contexts] X shed <cast off, shook off> the burden of...

     ♦ "Я, по правде сказать, буду очень рад свалить с своих плеч это неприятное дело" (Герцен 2). "... То tell you the truth, I shall be very glad to get this unpleasant affair off my shoulders" (2a).

     ♦ Первое время своего приезда Николай был серьёзен и даже скучен. Его мучила предстоящая необходимость вмешаться в эти глупые дела хозяйства, для которых мать вызвала его. Чтобы скорее свалить с плеч эту обузу, на третий день своего приезда он сердито... пошел с нахмуренными бровями во флигель к Митеньке и потребовал у него счеты всего (Толстой 5). At first after his return home Nikolai was pensive and even bored. He was worried by the imminent necessity of going into the stupid business matters for which his mother had summoned him home. To be rid of this burden as quickly as possible, on the third day after his arrival, angry and scowling...he marched off to Mitenka's lodge to demand an accounting of everything (5a).

     ♦ [author's usage]...Он [Чичиков] сам в себе чувствовал желание скорее как можно привести дела к концу;...всё-таки приходила мысль, что души не совсем настоящие и что в подобных случаях такую обузу всегда нужно поскорее с плеч (Гоголь 3)...Chichikov felt an urge to get the business over as quickly as possible;...for the thought that the souls were not quite genuine did occur to him now and then and brought with it the desire to shed the burden of impending formalities without any delay (3c)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стряхнуть с плеч
18 mani pulite

the judicial operation which brought to trial politicians and industrialists implicated in corruption scandals

1)

(locuzioni) di seconda mano — second-hand

ha comprato una macchina di seconda mano — she bought a second-hand car

di prima mano — (notizia) first-hand

a portata di mano — within reach

tienilo sempre a portata di mano — always keep it within reach

sotto mano — (vicino) to hand, (furtivamente) secretly

ce l'hai sotto mano? — have you got it to hand?

fuori mano — out of the way

in mani fidate — in safe hands

in buone mani — in good hands

a mani vuote — empty-handed

rapina a mano armata — armed robbery

recapitato a mano — (lettera, pacco) (delivered) by hand

fatto a mano — handmade

cucito a mano — hand-sewn

bagaglio a mano — hand luggage

alla mano — (persona) easy-going

con i soldi alla mano — cash in hand

con i fatti alla mano — with his (o her ecc) facts at the ready

a mano a mano che; man mano che — (mentre) as

man mano — (gradualmente) little by little, gradually

2)

(locuzioni verbali) andare contro mano Auto — to go against the (flow of) traffic

ho le mani legate fig — my hands are tied

restare a mani vuote — to be left empty-handed

avere le mani bucate — to spend money like water

avere mani di fata — to have a light touch

aver le mani in pasta — to have a finger in the pie

avere qc per le mani — (progetto, lavoro) to have sth in hand

alzare le mani su qn — to raise one's hand to sb

dare una mano a qn — to lend sb a hand, to give sb a hand

dammi una mano, per favore — give me a hand, please

gli dai una mano e si prende il braccio — give him an inch and he'll take a mile

fare man bassa di qc — to run off with sth

forzare la mano — to go too far

sai com'è, una mano lava l'altra... — you know how it is - you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours...

mettere la mano sul fuoco per qc fig — to stake one's life on sth

mettere le mani su qc — to lay one's hands on sth

mettere mano a qc — to have a hand in sth

mettere le mani avanti — to safeguard o.s.

mettere le mani addosso a qn — to lay hands on sb, (molestare) to touch sb up

mettersi una mano sulla coscienza — to examine one's conscience

ci ho preso la mano — I've got the hang of it

starsene con le mani in mano — to twiddle one's thumbs

venire alle mani — to come to blows

3) (strato) coat

dare una mano di vernice a qc — to give sth a coat of paint

4) Carte hand

facciamo ancora una mano — let's play one more hand

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mani pulite
19 mani pulite

the judicial operation which brought to trial politicians and industrialists implicated in corruption scandals

1)

(locuzioni) di seconda mano — second-hand

ha comprato una macchina di seconda mano — she bought a second-hand car

di prima mano — (notizia) first-hand

a portata di mano — within reach

tienilo sempre a portata di mano — always keep it within reach

sotto mano — (vicino) to hand, (furtivamente) secretly

ce l'hai sotto mano? — have you got it to hand?

fuori mano — out of the way

in mani fidate — in safe hands

in buone mani — in good hands

a mani vuote — empty-handed

rapina a mano armata — armed robbery

recapitato a mano — (lettera, pacco) (delivered) by hand

fatto a mano — handmade

cucito a mano — hand-sewn

bagaglio a mano — hand luggage

alla mano — (persona) easy-going

con i soldi alla mano — cash in hand

con i fatti alla mano — with his (o her ecc) facts at the ready

a mano a mano che; man mano che — (mentre) as

man mano — (gradualmente) little by little, gradually

2)

(locuzioni verbali) andare contro mano Auto — to go against the (flow of) traffic

ho le mani legate fig — my hands are tied

restare a mani vuote — to be left empty-handed

avere le mani bucate — to spend money like water

avere mani di fata — to have a light touch

aver le mani in pasta — to have a finger in the pie

avere qc per le mani — (progetto, lavoro) to have sth in hand

alzare le mani su qn — to raise one's hand to sb

dare una mano a qn — to lend sb a hand, to give sb a hand

dammi una mano, per favore — give me a hand, please

gli dai una mano e si prende il braccio — give him an inch and he'll take a mile

fare man bassa di qc — to run off with sth

forzare la mano — to go too far

sai com'è, una mano lava l'altra... — you know how it is - you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours...

mettere la mano sul fuoco per qc fig — to stake one's life on sth

mettere le mani su qc — to lay one's hands on sth

mettere mano a qc — to have a hand in sth

mettere le mani avanti — to safeguard o.s.

mettere le mani addosso a qn — to lay hands on sb, (molestare) to touch sb up

mettersi una mano sulla coscienza — to examine one's conscience

ci ho preso la mano — I've got the hang of it

starsene con le mani in mano — to twiddle one's thumbs

venire alle mani — to come to blows

3) (strato) coat

dare una mano di vernice a qc — to give sth a coat of paint

4) Carte hand

facciamo ancora una mano — let's play one more hand

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mani pulite
20 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

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c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

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