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1 anything
['ɛnɪθɪŋ]pron1) ( in questions etc) coś nt, cokolwiek ntif anything happens to me … — jeśli coś or cokolwiek mi się stanie, …
2) ( with negative) nic nt3) ( no matter what) co(kolwiek) nt, wszystko nt* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) cokolwiek, coś2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') cokolwiek -
2 anything ***** any·thing pron
['ɛnɪˌθɪŋ]1) (in interrogative sentences) niente, qualcosaanything else? — (in shop) basta (così)?, nient'altro?, altro?
is there anything else you want to tell me? — hai qualcos'altro or nient'altro da dirmi?
can't anything be done? — (non) si può fare qualcosa or niente?
2) (in negative sentences) non... niente, non... nulla3) (no matter what) qualsiasi cosa, qualunque cosathey'll eat anything — mangiano qualsiasi cosa or di tutto
it can cost anything between £15 and £20 — può costare qualcosa come 15 o 20 sterline
if anything, I have more to do now — se mai or piuttosto adesso ho più da fare
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3 anything
['enɪθɪŋ] UK / USpron1) (in questions etc) (irgend)etwas2)I can't see anything — ich kann nichts sehen3)you can say anything you like — Sie können sagen, was Sie wollenanything will do — irgendetwas (wird genügen), irgendeine (-r, s) (wird genügen)
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4 anything
['enɪθɪŋ] UK / USpron1) (in questions etc) (irgend)etwas2)I can't see anything — ich kann nichts sehen3)you can say anything you like — Sie können sagen, was Sie wollenanything will do — irgendetwas (wird genügen), irgendeine (-r, s) (wird genügen)
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5 like
like [laɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. preposition3. adverb4. conjunction5. noun6. plural noun8. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective( = similar) semblable2. prepositiona. ( = in comparisons) comme• I never saw anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil !• can't you just accept it like everyone else? tu ne peux pas simplement l'accepter comme tout le monde ?• to be like sb/sth ( = look like) ressembler à qn/qch• that's just like him! c'est bien de lui !• it's not like him to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard(PROV) like father, like son(PROV) tel père, tel fils• that's more like it! (inf) voilà qui est mieux !• it happened like this... ça s'est passé comme ça...• it was like this, I'd just got home... voilà, je venais juste de rentrer chez moi...► something/nothing like• it cost something like £100 cela a coûté dans les 100 livres• that's nothing like it! ça n'est pas du tout ça !b. (asking for descriptions) what's he like? comment est-il ?• what's he like as a teacher? que vaut-il comme professeur ?• what was the film like? comment as-tu trouvé le film ?• what's the weather like in Paris? quel temps fait-il à Paris ?3. adverb• he asked her to do it -- ordered her, more like! (inf) il lui a demandé de le faire -- il le lui a ordonné, plutôt !4. conjunction• it's not like she's poor, or anything ce n'est pas comme si elle était pauvre5. noun( = similar thing) you're not comparing like with like ce sont deux choses (complètement) différentes• oranges, lemons and the like les oranges, les citrons et autres fruits de ce genre• did you ever see the like of it? (inf) a-t-on jamais vu une chose pareille ?6. plural nouna. [+ person] aimer bien• how do you like him? comment le trouvez-vous ?b. [+ object, food, activity] aimer (bien)• which do you like best? lequel préfères-tu ?• how do you like Paris? est-ce que Paris vous plaît ?• how do you like it here? ça vous plaît ici ?c. ( = want, wish) vouloir• I can do it when/where/as much as/how I like je peux le faire quand/où/autant que/comme je veux• he can say what he likes, I won't change my mind il peut dire ce qu'il veut, je ne changerai pas d'avis► would + like (in offers, requests)would you like a drink? voulez-vous boire quelque chose ?• would you like me to go and get it? veux-tu que j'aille le chercher ?• when would you like breakfast? à quelle heure voulez-vous votre petit déjeuner ?• which one would you like? lequel voudriez-vous ?• how do you like your steak? comment voulez-vous votre steak ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When would like has conditional meaning, the conditional of aimer is used.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• would you like to go to Paris? aimerais-tu aller à Paris ?• how would you like to go to Paris? est-ce que cela te plairait d'aller à Paris ?8. compounds• it was nice to be with like-minded people c'était agréable d'être en compagnie de gens qui ont la même vision des choses* * *I 1. [laɪk]1) ( in the same manner as) commeto act like a professional — agir comme un professionnel or en professionnel
like the liar that she is, she... — en bonne menteuse, elle...
2) (similar to, resembling) commeto be like somebody/something — être comme quelqu'un/quelque chose
so this is what it feels like to be poor — maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre!
3) ( typical of)it's not like her to be late — ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard
4) ( expressing probability)5) ( close to)2.it cost something like £20 — cela a coûté dans les 20 livres or environ 20 livres
adjective sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre3.1) ( in the same way as) commelike I said, I wasn't there — (colloq) comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là
2) (colloq) ( as if) comme si4.adverb (akin to, near)it's nothing like as nice as... — c'est loin d'être aussi beau que...
5.‘the figures are 10% more than last year’ - ‘20%, more like!’ — (colloq) ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’ - ‘20%, plutôt!’
fires, floods and the like — des incendies, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre
6.she won't even speak to the likes of us! — (colloq) elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous!
- like combining form••like enough —
II [laɪk]like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov
transitive verb1) aimer bien [person]; aimer (bien) [artist, food, music, style]to like A better than B — préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B
2)what I like about him/this car is... — ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est...
I don't like the look of her, call the doctor — elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — (colloq) j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas
I like doing —
3) ( wish) vouloir, aimerI would ou should like a ticket — je voudrais un billet
I would ou should like to do — je voudrais or j'aimerais faire
we'd like her to do — nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse
say what you like, I think it's a good idea — tu peux dire ce que tu veux, je pense que c'est une bonne idée
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6 say
say [seɪ](a) (put into words) dire;∎ to say sth (to sb) dire qch (à qn);∎ to say hello/goodbye to sb dire bonjour/au revoir à qn;∎ say hello to them for me dites-leur bonjour de ma part;∎ figurative I think you can say goodbye to your money je crois que vous pouvez dire adieu à votre argent;∎ as I said yesterday/in my letter comme je l'ai dit hier/dans ma lettre;∎ to say yes/no dire oui/non;∎ did you say yes or no to his offer? tu as répondu oui ou non à sa proposition?, tu as accepté ou refusé sa proposition?;∎ I wouldn't say no! je ne dis pas non!, ce n'est pas de refus!;∎ I wouldn't say no to a cold drink je prendrais volontiers ou bien une boisson fraîche;∎ to say please/thank you dire s'il vous plaît/merci;∎ to say a prayer (for) dire une prière (pour);∎ to say one's prayers faire sa prière;∎ I can't say Russian names properly je n'arrive pas à bien prononcer les noms russes;∎ I said to myself "let's wait a bit" je me suis dit "attendons un peu";∎ what did he say about his plans? qu'a-t-il dit de ses projets?;∎ have you said anything about it to him? est-ce que vous lui en avez parlé?;∎ don't say too much about our visit ne parlez pas trop de notre visite;∎ the less said the better moins nous parlerons, mieux cela vaudra;∎ what did you say? (repeat what you said) pardon?, qu'avez-vous dit?; (in reply) qu'avez-vous répondu?;∎ well, say something then! eh bien, dites quelque chose!;∎ I can't think of anything to say je ne trouve rien à dire;∎ I have nothing more to say on the matter je n'ai rien à ajouter là-dessus;∎ nothing was said about going to Moscow on n'a pas parlé d'aller ou il n'a pas été question d'aller à Moscou;∎ let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus;∎ can you say that again? pouvez-vous répéter ce que vous venez de dire?;∎ you can say that again! c'est le cas de le dire!, je ne vous le fais pas dire!;∎ Telecommunications who shall I say is calling? c'est de la part de qui?;∎ say what you think dites ce que vous pensez;∎ say what you mean dites ce que vous avez à dire;∎ the chairman would like to say a few words le président voudrait dire quelques mots;∎ he didn't have a good word to say about the plan il n'a dit que du mal du projet;∎ he doesn't have a good word to say about anybody il n'a jamais rien de positif à dire sur personne;∎ what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, expliquez-vous!;∎ he didn't have much to say for himself (spoke little) il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire; (no excuses) il n'avait pas de véritable excuse à donner;∎ he certainly has a lot to say for himself il n'a pas la langue dans la poche;∎ as you might say pour ainsi dire;∎ so saying, he walked out sur ces mots, il est parti;∎ to say nothing of the overheads sans parler des frais;∎ British just say the word, you only have to say (the word) vous n'avez qu'un mot à dire;∎ having said that ceci (étant) dit;∎ to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire;∎ it goes without saying that we shall travel together il va sans dire ou il va de soi que nous voyagerons ensemble;∎ familiar you said it! tu l'as dit!, comme tu dis!;∎ familiar don't say you've forgotten! ne me dis pas que tu as oublié!;∎ say no more n'en dis pas plus;∎ enough said (I understand) je vois;∎ well said! bien dit!;∎ say when dis-moi stop;∎ American say what? quoi?;∎ when all's said and done tout compte fait, au bout du compte∎ "not at all", she said "pas du tout", dit-elle;∎ she says (that) the water's too cold elle dit que l'eau est trop froide;∎ she said (we were) to come elle a dit qu'on devait venir;∎ she said to get back early elle a dit qu'on devait rentrer tôt;∎ they said on the news that… on a dit ou annoncé aux informations que…;∎ they said it was going to rain ils ont annoncé de la pluie(c) (claim, allege) dire;∎ they say ghosts really do exist ils disent que les fantômes existent vraiment;∎ you know what they say, no smoke without fire tu sais ce qu'on dit, il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu;∎ as they say comme ils disent ou on dit;∎ it is said that no one will ever know the real story on dit que personne ne saura jamais ce qui s'est vraiment passé;∎ I've heard it said that… j'ai entendu dire que… + indicative;∎ these fans are said to be very efficient ces ventilateurs sont très efficaces, d'après ce qu'on dit;∎ he is said to be rich, they say he is rich on le dit riche, on dit qu'il est riche;∎ he is said to have emigrated on dit qu'il a émigré∎ as you say, he is the best candidate comme tu dis, c'est lui le meilleur candidat;∎ so he says, that's what he says c'est ce qu'il dit;∎ I can't say how long it will last je ne peux pas dire combien de temps cela va durer;∎ who can say? qui sait?;∎ who can say when he'll come? qui peut dire quand il viendra?;∎ (you can) say what you like, but I'm going vous pouvez dire ce que vous voulez, moi je m'en vais;∎ I must say she's been very helpful je dois dire ou j'avoue qu'elle nous a beaucoup aidés;∎ well this is a fine time to arrive, I must say! en voilà une heure pour arriver!;∎ I'll say this much for them, they don't give up easily au moins, on peut dire qu'ils n'abandonnent pas facilement;∎ I'll say this for him, he certainly tries hard je dois reconnaître qu'il fait tout son possible;∎ you might as well say we're all mad! autant dire qu'on est tous fous!;∎ you don't mean to say he's eighty-six vous n'allez pas me dire qu'il a quatre-vingt-six ans;∎ is he stupid? - I wouldn't say that est-ce qu'il est bête? - je n'irais pas jusque-là;∎ I should say so bien sûr que oui, je pense bien;∎ I should say not! bien sûr que non!;∎ if you say so si ou puisque tu le dis;∎ and so say all of us et nous sommes tous d'accord ou de cet avis;∎ there's no saying what will happen impossible de prédire ce qui va arriver;∎ to say the least c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;∎ it's rather dangerous, to say the least c'est plutôt dangereux, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire;∎ I was surprised, not to say astounded j'étais surpris, pour ne pas dire stupéfait;∎ there's something to be said for the idea l'idée a du bon;∎ there's not much to be said for the idea l'idée ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ there's a lot to be said for doing sport il y a beaucoup d'avantages à faire du sport;∎ there is little to be said for beginning now on n'a pas intérêt à commencer dès maintenant;∎ that's not saying much ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose;∎ it doesn't say much for his powers of observation cela en dit long sur son sens de l'observation;∎ you're honest, I'll say that for you je dirais en votre faveur que vous êtes honnête;∎ that isn't saying much for him ce n'est pas à son honneur;∎ it says a lot for his courage/about his real motives cela en dit long sur son courage/ses intentions réelles;∎ the way you dress says something about you as a person la manière dont les gens s'habillent est révélatrice de leur personnalité∎ I say you should leave je pense que vous devriez partir;∎ what do you say? qu'en dites-vous?, qu'en pensez-vous?;∎ what will people say? que vont dire les gens?;∎ what did they say to your offer? qu'ont-ils dit de votre proposition?;∎ what do you say we drive over or to driving over to see them? que diriez-vous de prendre la voiture et d'aller les voir?;∎ what would you say to a picnic? que diriez-vous d'un pique-nique?, ça vous dit de faire un pique-nique?;∎ when would you say would be the best time for us to leave? quel serait le meilleur moment pour partir, à votre avis?;∎ to look at them, you wouldn't say they were a day over forty à les voir, on ne leur donnerait pas plus de quarante ans(f) (suppose, assume)∎ (let's) say your plan doesn't work, what then? admettons ou supposons que votre plan ne marche pas, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;∎ say he doesn't arrive, who will take his place? si jamais il n'arrive pas, qui prendra sa place?;∎ look at, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot… prends Jane Austen ou George Eliot, par exemple…;∎ if I had, say, £100,000 to spend si j'avais, mettons ou disons, 100 000 livres à dépenser;∎ come tomorrow, say after lunch venez demain, disons ou mettons après le déjeuner;∎ shall we say Sunday? disons dimanche, d'accord?(g) (indicate, register) indiquer, marquer;∎ the clock says 10.40 la pendule indique 10 heures 40;∎ what does your watch say? quelle heure est-il à ta montre?;∎ the sign says 50 km le panneau indique 50 km;∎ the gauge says 3.4 la jauge indique ou marque 3,4;∎ it says "shake well" c'est marqué "bien agiter";∎ the instructions say (to) open it out of doors dans le mode d'emploi, on dit qu'il faut l'ouvrir dehors;∎ it says in the newspaper that… on dit dans le journal que… + indicative;∎ the Bible says or it says in the Bible that… comme il est écrit dans la Bible…(h) (express → of intonation, eyes) exprimer, marquer;∎ his expression said everything son expression était très éloquente ou en disait long;∎ that look says a lot ce regard en dit long∎ that is to say c'est-à-dire;∎ it's short, that's to say, about twenty pages c'est court, ça fait dans les vingt pages;∎ that's not to say I don't like it cela ne veut pas dire que je ne l'aime pas(tell) dire;∎ he won't say il ne veut pas le dire;∎ I'd rather not say je préfère ne rien dire;∎ I can't say exactly je ne sais pas au juste;∎ it's not for me to say (speak) ce n'est pas à moi de le dire; (decide) ce n'est pas à moi de décider;∎ I can't say fairer than that je ne peux pas mieux dire;∎ so to say pour ainsi dire;∎ I say! (expressing surprise) eh bien!; (expressing indignation) dites donc!; (to attract attention) dites!;∎ American say! dites donc!;∎ I mean to say! tout de même!, quand même!;∎ I'll say! et comment donc!;∎ you don't say! sans blague!, ça alors!3 noun∎ to have a say in sth avoir son mot à dire dans qch;∎ I had no say in choosing the wallpaper on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis pour le choix du papier peint;∎ I have no say in the matter je n'ai pas voix au chapitre;∎ we had little say in the matter on ne nous a pas vraiment demandé notre avis;∎ to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire;∎ now you've had your say, let me have mine maintenant que vous avez dit ce que vous aviez à dire, laissez-moi parler -
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anything ['enɪθɪŋ]quelque chose ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quoi que ce soit ⇒ 1 (b) rien ⇒ 1 (c) n'importe quoi ⇒ 1 (d) tout ⇒ 1 (e)1 pronoun(a) (something → in questions) quelque chose;∎ did you hear anything? avez-vous entendu quelque chose?;∎ is there anything to eat? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à manger?;∎ can we do anything? est-ce qu'on peut faire quelque chose?;∎ can't we do anything? est-ce qu'il n'y a rien à faire?;∎ are you doing anything this weekend? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu pour ce week-end?;∎ have you anything to write with? avez-vous de quoi écrire?;∎ is there anything in or to what she says? est-ce qu'il y a du vrai dans ce qu'elle dit?;∎ can we get anything out of it? peut-on en tirer quelque chose?;∎ have you heard anything from them? avez-vous eu de leurs nouvelles?;∎ did you notice anything unusual? avez-vous remarqué quelque chose de bizarre?;∎ will there be anything else, madam? (in shop) désirez-vous autre chose, madame?, et avec cela, madame?;∎ is there anything more annoying than just missing a train? y a-t-il quelque chose ou rien de plus agaçant que de rater un train?;∎ familiar anything good on TV tonight? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose de bien à la télé ce soir?;∎ familiar anything the matter? quelque chose ne va pas?;∎ have you anything smaller? (in different size) est-ce que vous avez la taille en-dessous?; (money) vous n'avez pas plus petit?∎ if anything should happen, take care of John for me s'il m'arrivait quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, occupez-vous de John;∎ if you should learn anything, let me know si jamais vous apprenez quelque chose ou quoi que ce soit, dites-le moi(c) (in negative statements) rien;∎ I didn't say anything je n'ai rien dit;∎ you can't believe anything he says on ne peut rien croire de ce qu'il dit;∎ don't do anything stupid! ne fais pas de bêtise!;∎ I don't know anything about computers je ne m'y connais pas du tout ou je n'y connais rien en informatique;∎ I didn't know anything about their divorce je ne savais pas qu'ils avaient divorcé;∎ there's hardly anything left il ne reste presque rien;∎ she hasn't written anything very much since last year elle n'a pas écrit grand-chose depuis l'année dernière;∎ without saying anything sans rien dire;∎ she's not angry or anything elle n'est pas fâchée ni rien;∎ do you want a book or anything? voulez-vous un livre ou autre chose?;∎ if she feels sick or anything, call the doctor si elle se sent mal ou si ça ne va pas, appelez le médecin(d) (no matter what) n'importe quoi;∎ just tell him anything racontez-lui n'importe quoi;∎ anything you like tout ce que vous voudrez;∎ anything will do n'importe quoi fera l'affaire;∎ I'd give anything to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour savoir la vérité;∎ he won't read just anything il ne lit pas n'importe quoi;∎ anything goes! tout est permis!(e) (all, everything) tout;∎ her son eats anything son fils mange de tout;∎ I like anything with chocolate in it j'aime tout ce qui est au chocolat;∎ anything above 75/below 25 is a very good score tout ce qui est au-dessus de 75/au-dessous de 25 est un très bon score;∎ she must earn anything between £30,000 and £40,000 elle doit gagner dans les 30 000 à 40 000 livres;∎ you can use it to flavour anything from jam to soup vous pouvez l'utiliser pour parfumer n'importe quoi, de la confiture à la soupe∎ he isn't anything like his father il ne ressemble pas du tout ou en rien à son père;∎ it doesn't taste anything like a tomato ça n'a pas du tout le goût de tomate;∎ it isn't anything like as good as his last film c'est loin d'être aussi bon que son dernier film;∎ they aren't producing the goods anything like fast enough ils ne produisent pas la marchandise assez vite, loin de là;∎ I wouldn't miss it for anything je ne le manquerais pour rien au monde;∎ it's as easy as anything c'est facile comme tout;∎ to run like anything courir comme un dératé;∎ he worked like anything il a travaillé comme un fou;∎ they shouted like anything ils ont crié comme des forcenés;∎ it rained like anything il pleuvait des cordestout sauf;∎ that music is anything but relaxing cette musique est tout sauf reposante;∎ is he crazy? - anything but! est-ce qu'il est fou? - bien au contraire! ou il est tout sauf ça! -
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anything [ˈenɪθɪŋ]a.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• anything but! (reply to question) pas du tout !b.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In questions and if clauses, anything can usually be translated by quelque chose.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• was there anything in the box? y avait-il quelque chose dans la boîte ?• did you see anything interesting? tu as vu quelque chose d'intéressant ?• can anything be done? peut-on faire quelque chose ?• is there anything more boring than...? y a-t-il rien de plus ennuyeux que... ?• it is, if anything, even smaller c'est peut-être encore plus petitc. ( = no matter what) n'importe quoi• they eat anything ( = they're not fussy) ils mangent de tout* * *['enɪθɪŋ]1) (with negative, implied negative) rienshe didn't say/do anything — elle n'a rien dit/fait
2) (in questions, conditional sentences) quelque choseif anything happens ou should happen to her — s'il lui arrive quoi que ce soit
is there anything in the rumour that...? — est-il vrai que...?
3) ( no matter what) toutI'd do ou give anything to get that job — je ferais tout pour obtenir cet emploi
she likes anything sweet/to do with football — elle aime tout ce qui est sucré/qui a rapport au football
to cost anything between £50 and £100 — coûter de 50 à 100 livres sterling
he was anything but happy/a liar — il n'était pas du tout heureux/menteur
‘was it interesting?’ - ‘anything but!’ — ‘est-ce que c'était intéressant?’ - ‘tout sauf ça’
he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased — il n'était pas fâché, au contraire, il était content
••as easy/funny as anything — facile/drôle comme tout
to run/laugh/work like anything — courir/rire/travailler comme un fou (colloq)
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1 (with negative, implied negative) rien ; she didn't say/do anything elle n'a rien dit/fait ; they never do anything ils ne font jamais rien ; he didn't have anything to do il n'avait rien à faire ; she doesn't want anything (too) expensive/cheap elle ne veut rien de (trop) cher/de bon marché ; there was hardly anything left il ne restait presque rien ; don't believe anything he says ne crois pas un mot de ce qu'il dit ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelque chose ; is there anything in the box? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose dans le carton? ; have you got anything in blue/red? est-ce que vous avez quelque chose en bleu/rouge? ; if anything happens ou should happen to her si quoi que ce soit lui arrive ; is there anything to be done? peut-on faire quelque chose? ; is there anything in the rumour that…? est-il vrai que…? ; is there anything in what he says? est-ce qu'il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit? ;3 ( no matter what) tout ; anything is possible tout est possible ; you can have anything (you like) tu peux avoir tout ce que tu veux ; she'll eat anything elle mange tout or n'importe quoi ; I'd do ou give anything to get that job je ferais tout pour obtenir cet emploi ; they'd do anything for you ils sont toujours prêts à rendre service ; she likes anything sweet/to do with football elle aime tout ce qui est sucré/qui a rapport au football ; it could cost anything between £50 and £100 ça peut coûter de 50 à 100 livres sterling ; he was anything but happy/intelligent/a liar il n'était pas du tout heureux/intelligent/menteur ; ‘was it interesting?’-‘anything but!’ ‘est-ce que c'était intéressant?’-‘tout sauf ça’ ; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased il n'était pas fâché, au contraire, il était content.anything goes tout est permis ; as easy/funny as anything facile/drôle comme tout ; to run/laugh/work like anything courir/rire/travailler comme un fou ○ ; do you need a towel or anything? as-tu besoin d'une serviette ou de quelque chose? ; it's not that I don't like you or anything ce n'est pas que je ne t'aime pas. -
10 say
A n to have one's say dire ce qu'on a à dire (on sur) ; to have a say/no say in sth avoir/ne pas avoir son mot à dire sur qch ; to have no say in the matter ne pas avoir voix au chapitre ; to have a say in appointing sb/allocating sth avoir son mot à dire sur la nomination de qn/l'affectation de qch ; they want more ou a bigger say ils veulent avoir davantage leur mot à dire ; to have the most ou biggest say avoir le plus de poids.1 [person] dire [words, line, prayer, hello, goodbye, yes, no] (to à) ; ‘hello,’ he said ‘bonjour,’ dit-il ; say after me… répète après moi… ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire ; to say (that) dire que ; she says he's ill elle dit qu'il est malade ; he said it was ready il a dit que c'était prêt ; she said there would be an accident elle a dit qu'il y aurait un accident ; I just wanted to say I'm sorry je voulais juste te dire que j'étais désolé ; she said we were to wait ou we should wait elle a dit que nous devions attendre ; he said to wait here il a dit d'attendre ici ; it's my way of saying thank you c'est ma façon de dire merci ; ‘residents say no to nuclear waste’ ‘les résidents disent non au stockage des déchets nucléaires’ ; I didn't say so, but I thought je ne l'ai pas dit, mais j'ai pensé que ; if he was angry, he didn't say so s'il était en colère, il ne l'a pas dit ; how nice of you to say so merci, c'est gentil ; didn't I say so? je l'avais bien dit! ; if ou though I do say so myself! je ne devrais pas le dire, mais…! ; so they say ( agreeing) il paraît ; or so they say ( doubtful) du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; or so he says du moins c'est ce qu'il prétend ; so to say pour ainsi dire ; as you say… comme tu le dis… ; as they say comme on dit ; what will people say ou they say qu'est-ce que les gens diront ; I don't care what anyone says je me moque du qu'en-dira-t-on ; (you can) say what you like, I think that… tu peux dire ce que tu veux, moi je crois que… ; people ou they say she's very rich, she is said to be very rich on dit qu'elle est très riche ; some (people) say the house is haunted, the house is said to be haunted certains disent que la maison est hantée ; to have something/to have nothing to say avoir quelque chose/ne rien avoir à dire ; to say sth about sth/sb dire qch au sujet de qch/qn ; to say sth on a subject parler d'un sujet ; something was said about that at the meeting on en a parlé à la réunion ; nothing much was said about that on n'a pas dit grand-chose à ce sujet ; she'll have something to say about that! elle aura certainement quelque chose à dire là-dessus! ; to say sth to oneself se dire qch ; she said to herself (that) it couldn't be true elle s'est dit que cela ne pouvait pas être vrai ; what do you say to that? qu'est-ce que tu en dis? what do you say to the argument that…? que répondez-vous à l'argument selon lequel…? ; what would you say to people who think that…? que répondriez-vous à ceux qui pensent que…? ; what would you say to a little walk? qu'est-ce que tu dirais d'une petite promenade? ; I wouldn't say no to another slice je ne dirais pas non à une autre tranche ; what (do you) say we eat now ○ ? et si on mangeait maintenant? ; to say whether/who dire si/qui ; that's for the committee to say c'est au comité de décider ; it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire ; you said it ○ ! tu l'as dit! ; you can say that again ○ ! ça, tu peux le dire ○ ! ; I should say it is/they were! et comment ○ ! ; well said! bien dit! ; and so say all of us! nous sommes tous d'accord là-dessus! ; say no more ○ ça va, j'ai compris! ○ ; let's say no more about it n'en parlons plus ; enough said ○ ça va, j'ai compris ○ ; there's no more to be said il n'y a rien à ajouter ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; don't say I didn't warn you! tu ne pourras pas dire que je ne t'avais pas prévenu! ; don't say it's raining again! ne me dis pas qu'il pleut de nouveau! ; you might just as well say education is useless autant dire que l'instruction est inutile ; that is to say c'est-à-dire ; that's not to say that cela ne veut pas dire que ; he was displeased, not to say furious il était mécontent, pour ne pas dire furieux ; I'll say this for her… je dois dire à sa décharge que… ; one thing you have to say about Liz is… s'il y a une chose qu'il faut reconnaître à propos de Liz c'est… ; I must say (that) je dois dire que ; it seems rather expensive, I must say cela paraît un peu cher, je dois dire ; well, I must say! ça alors! ; to have a lot to say for oneself être bavard ; what have you got to say for yourself? qu'est-ce que tu as comme excuse? ; that isn't saying much ○ ça ne veut pas dire grand-chose ○ ; that's saying a lot ○ ce n'est pas peu dire ;2 [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire ; [painter, painting, music, gift] exprimer ; [sign, poster, dial, gauge] indiquer ; [gesture, signal] signifier ; as Plato says comme le dit Platon ; she wrote saying she couldn't come elle a écrit pour dire qu'elle ne pouvait pas venir ; it says on the radio/in the rules that la radio/le règlement dit que ; it says here that il est dit ici que ; the clock says three la pendule indique trois heures ; the dial says 300 le cadran indique 300 ; a notice saying where to meet une affiche qui indique le lieu de réunion ; this music says something/doesn't say anything to me cette musique me parle/ne me parle pas ;3 ( guess) dire (that que) ; to say how much/when/whether dire combien/quand/si ; that's impossible to say c'est impossible à dire ; how high would you say it is? à ton avis, quelle en est la hauteur? ; I'd say it was a bargain à mon avis c'est une bonne affaire ; I'd say she was about 25 je lui donnerais environ 25 ans ; he's about six foot, wouldn't you say? il mesure environ un mètre quatre-vingts, tu ne crois pas? ;4 ( assume) to say (that) supposer que (+ subj), mettre que (+ indic or subj) ; let's say there are 20 mettons ou supposons qu'il y en ait 20 ; say you have an accident suppose que tu aies un accident ; say we win, we'll still have to beat Liverpool à supposer que nous gagnions, il faudra encore battre Liverpool.1 stop when I say arrête quand je te le dirai ; he wouldn't say il n'a pas voulu le dire ; I'd rather not say je préfère ne pas le dire ; you don't say! iron sans blague!, pas possible! ; says you ○ ! ( taunting) que tu dis ○ ! ; says who ○ ?, who says ○ ? ( sceptical) ah oui? ; ( on whose authority?) et sur les ordres de qui? ;D adv disons, mettons ; you'll need, say, £50 for petrol tu auras besoin de, disons or mettons, 50 livres sterling pour l'essence.it doesn't say much for their marriage/her commitment cela en dit long sur leur mariage/son engagement ; it says a lot ou something about his education that he succeeded le fait qu'il a réussi en dit long sur son éducation ; it says a lot for sb/sth c'est tout à l'honneur de qn/qch ; that says it all c'est tout dire, cela se passe de commentaire ; there's a lot to be said for that method cette méthode est très intéressante à bien des égards ; there's a lot to be said for keeping quiet il y a intérêt à se taire ; when all is said and done tout compte fait, en fin de compte. -
11 anything
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosaanything pron1. algois there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?2. nadadon't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!3. cualquier cosaI'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que seatr['enɪɵɪŋ]1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa■ is there anything left? ¿queda algo?2 (negative) nada3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa■ they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco milanything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron1) : algo, alguna cosado you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?2) : nadahardly anything: casi nada3) : cualquier cosaI eat anything: como de todopron.• algo pron.• cualquier cosa pron.'eniθɪŋ1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
['enɪθɪŋ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosado you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?
would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?
is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?
can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?
are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?
is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?
did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?
if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré
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anything else? — (in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?•
if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabeif anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande
•
is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?•
have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadacan't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?
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we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más•
hardly anything — casi nada•
I don't think there's anything more annoying than... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que...3) (no matter what) cualquier cosathey'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej
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anything but that — todo menos eso"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!
it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable
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their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás•
I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa•
sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa•
it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses4) (in guesses, estimates)•
as anything * —she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida
it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren
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as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad•
he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *•
or anything (=or anything like it) —did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?
he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro
* * *['eniθɪŋ]1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
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12 say
1. transitive verb,1) sagenhe said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagen2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. noun1) (share in decision)have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
2) (power of decision)the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
3) (what one has to say)have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht- academic.ru/64401/saying">saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *[seɪ]<said, said>1. (utter)▪ to \say sth etw sagenhow do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagenwhen all is said and done letzten Endeswhen all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben2. (state)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauerndanother cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagenif Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessento \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrückenhe's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrücktto have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen habenI've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagento \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnenhaving said that,... abgesehen davon...3. (put into words)▪ to \say sth etw sagenwhat are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)\say what? echt? famhe talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenigneedless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstandento have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel redenwhat have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?\say no more! alles klar!to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw datit would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten4. (think)it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt seinshe is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glaubenshe said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst5. (recite aloud)▪ to \say sth etw aufsagento \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen6. (give information)▪ to \say sth etw sagenthe sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmenmy watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]7. (indicate)to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagenthe way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter austo \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechenit \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheitthere's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akkthere's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)▪ to \say sth etw ausdrückenthe look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen warthe expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagenI \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotelwhat do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?10. (tell, command)▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollenshe said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bistto \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht11. (for instance)[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommentry and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an12.I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafürhe's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte▶ to \say the word Bescheid gebenjust \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!<said, said>1. (state) sagenwhere was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagtis it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätzeI can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...hard to \say schwer zu sagenI can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagenI think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheidennot to \say... um nicht zu sagen...2. (believe) sagenis Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht3. (to be explicit)... that is to \say...... das heißt...our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffenthat is not to \say das soll nicht heißenhe's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist4. LAWhow \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?III. NOUNno pl Meinung fto have one's \say seine Meinung sagencan't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? famto have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht habenIV. ADJECTIVE▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...V. INTERJECTIONI \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam\says who? wer sagt das?* * *[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB1) sagenyou can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen
I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde
that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern
he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —
if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe
I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...
never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht
well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...
it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant
you'd better do it – who says? —
well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?
what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen
having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...
so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich
he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen
if you don't like it, say so —
do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen
2)he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten3) = announce meldenwho shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?
say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...
5) = pronounce aussprechen6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagenit says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...
what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?
the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...
what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?
the weather forecast said that... —
what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)
they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben
7) = tell sagenit's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?
that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen
these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich
that doesn't say much for him —
there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen
there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London
8)= suppose
say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?
9)what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?shall we say Tuesday/£50? —
I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —
what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?
let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)
he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink
10)well, I must say! —I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)
say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)
say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)
you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!
says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)
11)no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan
they say..., it is said... — es heißt...
he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich
a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll
it goes without saying that... —
that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise
that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...
the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch
to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen
2. NOUN1)= opportunity to speak
let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußerneveryone should be allowed to have his say —
2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)to have no/a say in sth —
I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben
to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben
* * *say1 [seı]A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]1. sagen, sprechen:say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack1 A 1, knife A 12. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:that is to say das heißt;$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;that says it all das sagt alles6. umg annehmen:a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)B v/i1. sagen, meinen:it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;if you say so wenn du das sagst;you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;says he? umg sagt er?;says who? umg wer sagt das?;says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!2. I saya) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!C s1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)2. Mitspracherecht n:have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?say2 [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff* * *1. transitive verb,1) sagensay something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen
what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?
it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...
have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben
to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von
having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon
you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)
you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)
says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!
don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...
I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde
[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen
I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht
there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen
what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?
what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes
say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten
which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen
2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...
a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...
4) in pass.2. intransitive verb, forms asshe is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
1.1) (speak) sagenI say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!
2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!3. nounhave a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)
the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)
have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)
get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: said)= sagen v. -
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1.
adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) parecido, igual
2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) como
3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) cosa igual
4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) como- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely!
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verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) gustar2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) gustar•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to
like1 prep como / igual quelike2 vb gustardo you like swimming? ¿te gusta nadar?tr[laɪk]1 (the same as) como■ what's the new boss like? ¿cómo es el nuevo jefe?2 (typical of) propio,-a de3 familiar como1 (such as) como2 formal use semejante, parecido,-a1 familiar (as it were) pues■ so I thought, like, what'll happen next? y yo pensé, pues, ¿qué pasará ahora?1 familiar como1 algo parecido\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand the like y cosas así(as) like as not familiar seguramenteto be as like as two peas in a pod ser como dos gotas de agualike enough familiar seguramentelike father, like son de tal palo tal astillathat's more like it! familiar ¡eso está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!to look like somebody parecerse a alguiento look like something parecer algosomething like that algo así, algo por el estiloto be of like mind formal use ser del mismo parecerto feel like tener ganas de————————tr[laɪk]1 (enjoy) gustar■ how do you like Barcelona? ¿te gusta Barcelona?2 (want) querer, gustar■ would you like me to leave? ¿quieres que me vaya?■ how would you like your egg, boiled or fried? ¿cómo quieres el huevo, pasado por agua o frito?1 querer1 gustos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto like something better preferir algowhether you like it or not quieras o no (quieras), a la fuerza1) : agradar, gustarle (algo a uno)he likes rice: le gusta el arrozshe doesn't like flowers: a ella no le gustan las floresI like you: me caes bien2) want: querer, desearI'd like a hamburger: quiero una hamburguesahe would like more help: le gustaría tener más ayudalike vi: quererdo as you like: haz lo que quieraslike adj: parecido, semejante, similarlike n1) preference: preferencia f, gusto m2)the like : cosa f parecida, cosas fpl por el estiloI've never seen the like: nunca he visto cosa parecidalike conj1) as if: como sithey looked at me like I was crazy: se me quedaron mirando como si estuviera loca2) as: como, igual queshe doesn't love you like I do: ella no te quiere como yolike prep1) : como, parecido ashe acts like my mother: se comporta como mi madrehe looks like me: se parece a mí2) : propio de, típico dethat's just like her: eso es muy típico de ella3) : comoanimals like cows: animales como vacas4)like this, like that : asído it like that: hazlo asíadj.• parecido, -a adj.• parejo, -a adj.• semejante adj.• vecino, -a adj.adv.• como adv.• del mismo modo adv.n.• semejante s.m.v.• bienquerer v.(§pret: -quis-) fut/c: -querr-•)• gustar v.• querer v.(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)
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1. laɪk1) (enjoy, be fond of)I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis
she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere
how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?
how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?
I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!
I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!
do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando
2) (in requests, wishes) querer*would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?
I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor
2.
vi querer*if you like — si quieres, si te parece
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1) ( something liked)her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta
2) (similar thing, person)the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros
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adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similarpeople of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea
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1)a) ( similar to) comoshe's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre
try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa
come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!
what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?
it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo
b) ( typical of)it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!
2) ( indicating manner)like this/that — así
3) (such as, for example) comodon't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo
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conjunction (crit)a) ( as if)she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace
b) (as, in same way) como
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a) ( likely)as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga
b) ( nearly)this film is nothing like as good as the first — esta película no es tan buena como la primera ni mucho menos
I [laɪk]1.ADJ frm (=similar) parecido, semejantesnakes, lizards and like creatures — serpientes fpl, lagartos mpl y criaturas fpl parecidas or semejantes
he was very intolerant towards people not of a like mind — era muy intransigente con las personas que no le daban la razón
- they are as like as two peas2. PREP1) (=similar to) comowhat's he like? — ¿cómo es (él)?
you know what she's like — ya la conoces, ya sabes cómo es
what's Spain like? — ¿cómo es España?
what's the weather like? — ¿qué tiempo hace?
a house like mine — una casa como la mía, una casa parecida a la mía
I found one like it — encontré uno parecido or igual
we heard a noise like someone sneezing — nos pareció oír a alguien estornudar, oímos como un estornudo
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I never saw anything like it — nunca he visto cosa igual or semejante•
what's he like as a teacher? — ¿qué tal es como profesor?•
to be like sth/sb — parecerse a algo/algn, ser parecido a algo/algnyou're so like your father — (in looks, character) te pareces mucho a tu padre, eres muy parecido a tu padre
•
it was more like a prison than a house — se parecía más a una cárcel que a una casawhy can't you be more like your sister? — ¿por qué no aprendes de tu hermana?
that's more like it! * — ¡así está mejor!, ¡así me gusta!
•
there's nothing like real silk — no hay nada como la seda natural•
something like that — algo así, algo por el estiloI was thinking of giving her something like a doll — pensaba en regalarle algo así como una muñeca, pensaba en regalarle una muñeca o algo por el estilo
they earn something like £50,000 a year — ganan alrededor de 50.000 libras al año
feel 2., 3), look 2., 4), smell 3., 1), sound I, 3., 2), a), taste 3.•
people like that can't be trusted — esa clase or ese tipo de gente no es de fiar2) (=typical of)isn't it just like him! — ¡no cambia!, ¡eso es típico de él!
(it's) just like you to grab the last cake! — ¡qué típico que tomes or (Sp) cojas tú el último pastelito!
3) (=similarly to) comolike me, he is fond of Brahms — igual que a mí, le gusta Brahms
•
just like anybody else — igual que cualquier otroit wasn't like that — no fue así, no ocurrió así
anything, crazy 1., 1), hell 1., 2), mad 1., 1), b)he got up and left, just like that — se levantó y se marchó, así, sin más
4) (=such as) comothe basic necessities of life, like food and drink — las necesidades básicas de la vida, como la comida y la bebida
3. ADV1) (=comparable)•
on company advice, well, orders, more like — siguiendo los consejos de la empresa, bueno, más bien sus órdenes•
it's nothing like as hot as it was yesterday — no hace tanto calor como ayer, ni mucho menos£500 will be nothing like enough — 500 libras no serán suficientes, ni mucho menos
2) (=likely)•
(as) like as not, they'll be down the pub (as) like as not — lo más probable es que estén en el bar4. CONJ*1) (=as) como- tell it like it is2) (=as if) como si5.Nwe shall not see his like again — frm, liter no volveremos a ver otro igual
•
the exchange was done on a like- for-like basis — el intercambio se hizo basándose en dos cosas parecidas•
did you ever see the like (of it)? — ¿has visto cosa igual?sparrows, starlings and the like or and such like — gorriones, estorninos y otras aves por el estilo
•
to compare like with like — comparar dos cosas semejantes
II [laɪk]1. VT1) (=find pleasant)I like dancing/football — me gusta bailar/el fútbol
which do you like best? — ¿cuál es el que más te gusta?
I like him — me cae bien or simpático
I don't like him at all — me resulta antipático, no me cae nada bien
I've come to like him — le he llegado a tomar or (Sp) coger cariño
don't you like me just a little bit? — ¿no me quieres un poquitín?
you know he likes you very much — sabes que te tiene mucho cariño or que te quiere mucho
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I don't like the look of him — no me gusta su aspecto, no me gusta la pinta que tiene *•
I like your nerve! * — ¡qué frescura!, ¡qué cara tienes!•
well, I like that! * — iro ¡será posible!, ¡habráse visto!•
she is well liked here — aquí se la quiere mucho2) (=feel about)how do you like Cadiz? — ¿qué te parece Cádiz?
how do you like it here? — ¿qué te parece este sitio?
how would you like to go to the cinema? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja ir al cine?
how would you like it if somebody did the same to you? — ¿cómo te sentirías si alguien te hiciera lo mismo?
how do you like that! I've been here five years and he doesn't know my name — ¡qué te parece!, llevo cinco años trabajando aquí y no sabe ni cómo me llamo
3) (=have a preference for)I like to know the facts before I form opinions — me gusta conocer los hechos antes de formarme una opinión
4) (=want)I didn't like to say no — no quise decir que no; (because embarrassed) me dio vergüenza decir que no
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take as much as you like — toma or coge todo lo que quierashe thinks he can do as he likes — cree que puede hacer lo que quiera, cree que puede hacer lo que le de la gana *
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whether he likes it or not — le guste o no (le guste), quiera o no (quiera)•
whenever you like — cuando quieras5)a) (specific request, offer, desire)would you like a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?
would you like me to wait? — ¿quiere que espere?
I'd or I would or frm I should like an explanation — quisiera una explicación, me gustaría que me dieran una explicación
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all — quisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para darles las gracias a todos
I'd like the roast chicken, please — (me trae) el pollo asado, por favor
I'd like three pounds of tomatoes, please — (me da) tres libras de tomates, por favor
b) (wishes, preferences)I should like to have been there, I should have liked to be there — frm me hubiera gustado estar allí
2.VI querer•
as you like — como quieras•
"shall we go now?" - "if you like" — -¿nos vamos ya? -si quieres3.Nlikes gustos mplLIKEhe has distinct likes and dislikes where food is concerned — con respecto a la comida tiene claras preferencias or sabe muy bien lo que le gusta y lo que no (le gusta)
Verb
"Gustar" better avoided ► While gustar is one of the main ways of translating like, its use is not always appropriate. Used to refer to people, it may imply sexual attraction. Instead, use expressions like caer bien or parecer/ resultar simpático/ agradable. These expressions work like gustar and need an indirect object:
I like Francis very much Francis me cae muy bien or me parece muy simpático or agradable
She likes me, but that's all (A ella) le caigo bien, pero nada más
Like + verb ► Translate to like doing sth and to like to do sth using gustar + ((infinitive)):
Doctors don't like having to go out to visit patients at night A los médicos no les gusta tener que salir a visitar pacientes por la noche
My brother likes to rest after lunch A mi hermano le gusta descansar después de comer ► Translate to like sb doing sth and to like sb to do sth using gustar + que + ((subjunctive)):
My wife likes me to do the shopping A mi mujer le gusta que haga la compra
I don't like Irene living so far away No me gusta que Irene viva tan lejos
"How do you like...?" ► Use qué + parecer to translate how do/ did you like when asking someone's opinion:
How do you like this coat? ¿Qué te parece este abrigo?
How did you like the concert? ¿Qué te ha parecido el concierto? ► But use cómo + gustar when using how do you like more literally:
How do you like your steak? ¿Cómo le gusta la carne?
Would like ► When translating would like, use querer with requests and offers and gustar to talk about preferences and wishes:
Would you like a glass of water? ¿Quiere un vaso de agua?
What would you like me to do about the tickets? ¿Qué quieres que haga respecto a los billetes?
I'd very much like to go to Spain this summer Me gustaría mucho ir a España este verano Literal translations of I'd like are better avoided when making requests in shops and restaurants. Use expressions like the following:
I'd like steak and chips ¿Me pone un filete con patatas fritas?, (Yo) quiero un filete con patatas fritas For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
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1. [laɪk]1) (enjoy, be fond of)I/we like tennis — me/nos gusta el tenis
she likes him, but she doesn't love him — le resulta simpático pero no lo quiere
how do you like my dress? — ¿qué te parece mi vestido?
how would you like an ice-cream? — ¿quieres or (Esp tb) te apetece un helado?
I like it! — ( joke) muy bueno!; ( suggestion) buena idea!
I like that! — (iro) muy bonito! (iró), habráse visto!
do as o what you like — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
to like -ING/to + INF: I like dancing me gusta bailar; she likes to have breakfast before eight le gusta desayunar antes de las ocho; I don't like to mention it, but... no me gusta (tener que) decírtelo pero...; to like somebody to + INF: we like him to write to us every so often — nos gusta que nos escriba de vez en cuando
2) (in requests, wishes) querer*would you like a cup of tea/me to help you? — ¿quieres una taza de té/que te ayude?
I'd like two melons, please — (me da) dos melones, por favor
2.
vi querer*if you like — si quieres, si te parece
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1) ( something liked)her/his likes and dislikes — sus preferencias or gustos, lo que le gusta y no le gusta
2) (similar thing, person)the like: judges, lawyers and the like jueces, abogados y (otra) gente or (otras) personas por el estilo; I've never seen/heard the like (of this) nunca he visto/oído cosa igual; he doesn't mix with the likes of me/us — (colloq) no se codea con gente como yo/nosotros
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adjective (dated or frml) parecido, similarpeople of like minds — gente f con ideas afines; pea
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1)a) ( similar to) comoshe's very like her mother — se parece mucho or es muy parecida a su madre
try this one - now, that's more like it! — prueba éste - ah, esto ya es otra cosa
come on, stop crying!... that's more like it! — vamos, para de llorar... ahí está! or así me gusta!
what's the food like? — ¿cómo or (fam) qué tal es la comida?
it cost £20, or something like that — costó 20 libras o algo así or o algo por el estilo
b) ( typical of)it's just like you to think of food — típico! or cuándo no! tú pensando en comida!
2) ( indicating manner)like this/that — así
3) (such as, for example) comodon't do anything silly, like running away — no vayas a hacer una tontería, como escaparte por ejemplo
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conjunction (crit)a) ( as if)she looks like she knows what she's doing — parece que or da la impresión de que sabe lo que hace
b) (as, in same way) como
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a) ( likely)as like as not, she won't come — lo más probable es que no venga
b) ( nearly) -
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1. noun & pronoun1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, wasyou may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten
2) (something) irgendetwasis there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?
have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?
I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben
anything like that — so etwas
as... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)
not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt
2. adverbwe don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie
* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) irgendetwas2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') irgendetwas* * *any·thing[ˈeniθɪŋ]pron indef\anything you like alles, was du willstnobody found/said \anything keiner fand/sagte etwas\anything but! von wegen! famhe is \anything but racist er ist alles, nur kein Rassist!\anything and everything absolut allesfor \anything:ready for \anything auf alles vorbereitet▪ not \anything nichtsnot \anything like sb/sth nicht annähernd wie jd/etwit doesn't taste \anything like rum das schmeckt absolut nicht nach Rumyou don't have to join up or \anything du musst weder beitreten noch sonst was fam2. (any range)she could be \anything between 30 and 40 [or from 30 to 40] sie könnte alles zwischen 30 und 40 sein3. (something)is there \anything I can do to help? kann ich irgendwie helfen?does it look \anything like an eagle? sieht das irgendwie wie ein Adler aus?\anything else? sonst noch etwas?; (in shop) darf es noch was sein?hardly \anything kaum etwasnot \anything much nicht viel4.▶ not for \anything [in the world] um nichts in der Welt* * *['enIɵɪŋ]1. pronnot anything — nichts; (emph) gar or überhaupt nichts
is it/isn't it worth anything? — ist es etwas/gar nichts wert?
it's worth anything between £1,000 and £5,000 — es ist irgendwas zwischen £ 1000 und £ 5000 wert
did/didn't he say anything else? — hat er (sonst) noch etwas/sonst (gar) nichts gesagt?
did/didn't they give you anything at all? — haben sie euch überhaupt etwas/überhaupt nichts gegeben?
is there anything more tiring than...? — gibt es etwas Ermüdenderes als...?
he's as smart as anything (inf) — er ist clever wie noch was (inf)
2) (= no matter what) allesanything you like —
anything but that! — alles, nur das nicht!
See:2. adv (inf)if it looked anything like him... — wenn es ihm gleichsehen würde...
it didn't cost anything like £100 —
if it costs anything like as much as before... — wenn es auch nur annähernd so viel kostet wie früher...
anything/not anything like as wet as... — auch nur annähernd/nicht annähernd so nass wie...
* * *A pron & s1. (irgend)etwas, etwas Beliebiges:it’s not just anything es ist nicht irgendetwas;not … for anything um keinen Preis, um nichts in der Welt;not anything (gar oder überhaupt) nichts;be (as) afraid as anything umg fürchterliche Angst haben;(as) boring as anything umg stinklangweilig;be (as) cross as anything umg in einer Stinklaune sein;(as) dark as anything umg stockfinster;he is (as) drunk as anything umg er ist blau wie ein Veilchen;(as) easy as anything umg kinderleicht;(as) fast as anything umg wie der Blitz;(as) surprised as anything umg völlig überrascht;be (as) pleased as anything umg sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig;for anything I know soviel ich weiß;like anything umg wie verrückt;or anything oder so etwas Ähnliches2. alles(, was es auch sei):a) alles andere als,b) von wegen!;I’ll pay anything ich zahle jeden Preis;anything for a quiet life umg was tut man nicht alles um des lieben Friedens willen!B adv irgend(wie), etwas, überhaupt, in gewissem Maße:a) wenn überhaupt, höchstens,b) womöglich;he is a little better if anything es geht ihm etwas besser, wenn man von Besserung überhaupt reden kann;not anything like as … as keineswegs so … wie;there were anything up to 200 at the meeting auf der Versammlung waren annähernd oder an die 200 Leute* * *1. noun & pronoun1) (whatever thing) was [immer]; alles, wasyou may do anything you wish — Sie können [alles] tun, was Sie möchten
2) (something) irgendetwasis there anything wrong with you? — fehlt Ihnen [irgend] etwas?
have you done anything silly? — hast du [irgend] etwas Dummes gemacht?
I don't want anything [further] to do with him — ich möchte nichts [mehr] mit ihm zu tun haben
3) (a thing of any kind) allesas... as anything — (coll.) wahnsinnig... (ugs.)
not for anything [in the world] — um nichts in der Welt
anything but... — (anything except) alles außer...; (far from) alles andere als
2. adverbwe don't want [just] anything — wir wollen nicht einfach irgendetwas [Beliebiges]
not anything like as... as — keineswegs so... wie
* * *pron.alles pron.etwas pron.irgendetwas pron.jedes pron.jedes beliebige pron. -
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I 1. [laɪk]1) (in the same manner as) comelike the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...
like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare
"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"
2) (similar to) cometo be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.
3) (typical of)it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo
4) (close to)2.1) (in the same way as) come2) colloq. (as if) come se3.1) form. similecooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili
2) - like in composti4.child-like — infantile, da bambino
avverbio (akin to, near)5."the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili
I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone
••••like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
Note:When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry belowII [laɪk]I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica
what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...
I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto
he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene
I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?
3) (approve of)4) (wish) volereI would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole
* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.)2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.)2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.)•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *I 1. [laɪk]1) (in the same manner as) comelike the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...
like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare
"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"
2) (similar to) cometo be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.
3) (typical of)it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo
4) (close to)2.1) (in the same way as) come2) colloq. (as if) come se3.1) form. similecooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili
2) - like in composti4.child-like — infantile, da bambino
avverbio (akin to, near)5."the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili
I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone
••••like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
Note:When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry belowII [laɪk]I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica
what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...
I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto
he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene
I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?
3) (approve of)4) (wish) volereI would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole
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Ⅰ.like1 [laɪk](a) (find pleasant) aimer (bien);∎ I like him je l'aime bien, il me plaît bien;∎ I like her, but I don't love her je l'aime bien, mais je ne suis pas amoureux d'elle;∎ I don't like him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup, il ne me plaît pas;∎ I like Elaine better than Simon j'aime mieux Elaine que Simon;∎ I like Sally best c'est Sally que je préfère;∎ what do you like about him? qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez lui?;∎ do you like coffee? est-ce que tu aimes le café?;∎ these plants don't like direct sunlight ces plantes ne supportent pas l'exposition directe à la lumière du soleil;∎ humorous I like curry but it doesn't like me! j'aime le curry mais ça ne me réussit pas tellement!∎ he likes school il aime l'école;∎ to like doing or to do sth aimer faire qch;∎ I like dancing or to dance j'aime danser;∎ I like spending or to spend my weekends at home j'aime passer mes week-ends à la maison;∎ I don't like being shouted at je n'aime pas qu'on me crie dessus;∎ he doesn't like people talking about it il n'aime pas qu'on en parle;∎ how would HE like being kept waiting in the rain? ça lui plairait, à lui, qu'on le fasse attendre sous la pluie?(c) (approve of) aimer;∎ I like people to be frank with me j'aime qu'on soit franc avec moi;∎ if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere si ça ne lui plaît pas il peut aller ailleurs;∎ I don't like you swearing, I don't like it when you swear je n'aime pas que tu dises des gros mots;∎ they're not going to like it! ça ne va pas leur plaire!;∎ whether you like it or not! que ça te plaise ou non!;∎ ironic well, I like that! ça, c'est le bouquet!;∎ ironic I like the way you say "don't worry" "ne t'inquiète pas", c'est facile à dire(d) (want, wish) aimer, vouloir;∎ I'd like some tea je prendrais bien une tasse de thé;∎ take any dress you like prends la robe que tu veux ou qui te plaît;∎ as much as you like tant que vous voudrez;∎ do what you like fais ce que tu veux ou ce qui te plaît;∎ he thinks he can do anything he likes il se croit tout permis;∎ she is free to do as she likes elle est libre d'agir à sa guise ou de faire comme il lui plaira;∎ as you like comme vous voudrez;∎ what I'd like to know is where he got the money from ce que je voudrais savoir, c'est où il a obtenu cet argent;∎ come whenever you like venez quand vous voulez;∎ I didn't like to say anything, but... je ne voulais rien dire mais...;∎ I'd like nothing better than a hot bath il n'y a rien qui me ferait autant plaisir qu'un bon bain chaud;∎ I'd like your opinion on this wine j'aimerais savoir ce que tu penses de ce vin;∎ I would or I'd like to go out tonight j'aimerais (bien) sortir ce soir(e) (in polite offers, requests)∎ would you like to go out tonight? ça te dirait de ou tu as envie de sortir ce soir?;∎ would you like tea or coffee? voulez-vous du thé ou du café?;∎ would you like to leave a message? voulez-vous laisser un message?;∎ would you like me to do it for you? veux-tu que je le fasse à ta place?;∎ I'd like to speak to Mr Smith, please je voudrais parler à M. Smith, s'il vous plaît;∎ I'd like the soup followed by a salad je prendrai la soupe puis une salade;∎ I'd like my steak rare, please je voudrais mon steak saignant, s'il vous plaît∎ how do you like my jacket? comment trouves-tu ma veste?;∎ how would you like a trip to Paris? ça te dirait d'aller à Paris?∎ how do you like your coffee, black or white? vous prenez votre café noir ou avec du lait?∎ I like to be in bed by 10 p.m. j'aime être couché pour 10 heures;∎ one doesn't like to interrupt c'est toujours délicat d'interrompre quelqu'un(preferences) goûts mpl;∎ try to discover their likes and dislikes essayez de découvrir ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas(a) (expressing willingness) si tu veux;∎ I can do it, if you like je peux le faire, si tu veux;∎ I'll get lunch, shall I? - if you like je vais chercher de quoi manger, d'accord? - si tu veux(b) (as it were) si tu veux;∎ it was a surprise, a shock, if you like ça m'a surpris, choqué si tu veux∎ like it or not, we're heading for a confrontation qu'on le veuille ou non, nous ne pouvons éviter une confrontationⅡ.like2 [laɪk](a) (similar to) comme;∎ to be like sb/sth être semblable à qn/à qch, ressembler à qn/à qch;∎ there's a car like ours voilà une voiture comme la nôtre;∎ their house is a bit like ours leur maison est un peu comme la nôtre;∎ there's no place like home rien ne vaut son chez-soi;∎ we're like sisters nous sommes comme des sœurs;∎ she's nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur;∎ he was like a father to me il a été comme un père pour moi;∎ he talks like his father il parle comme son père;∎ it's shaped like an egg ça a la forme d'un œuf;∎ it tastes a bit like celery ça a un peu le goût de céleri;∎ do you have any more like this? en avez-vous d'autres?;∎ I want to find one just like it je veux trouver le/la même;∎ there's nothing like it il n'y a rien de mieux;∎ it seemed like hours c'était comme si des heures entières s'étaient écoulées;∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir∎ what's your new boss like? comment est ton nouveau patron?;∎ what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il?;∎ what does it taste like? quel goût ça a?;∎ what was it like? c'était comment?∎ in a family like ours dans une famille comme la nôtre;∎ I've had enough of people like him! j'en ai assez des gens comme lui!;∎ it makes me angry to hear things like that ça me met en colère d'entendre des choses pareilles;∎ cities like Toronto and Ottawa des villes comme Toronto et Ottawa;∎ I'm useless at things like sewing je ne suis bon à rien quand il s'agit de couture et de choses comme ça∎ you know what she's like vous savez comme elle est;∎ kids are like that, what do you expect? les gosses sont comme ça, qu'est-ce que tu veux!;∎ it's not like him to be rude ça ne lui ressemble pas ou ce n'est pas son genre d'être impoli;∎ it's just like him not to show up! c'est bien son style ou c'est bien de lui de ne pas venir!;∎ familiar be like that then! tant pis pour toi!;∎ familiar don't be like that, he didn't mean what he said ne le prends pas mal, ce n'est pas ce qu'il voulait dire□ ;∎ that's just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin!;∎ like father like son tel père, tel fils(e) (in the same manner as) comme;∎ I think like you je pense comme vous;∎ you're acting like a fool tu te comportes comme un imbécile;∎ they chattered like monkeys ils ont bavardé comme de vraies pipelettes;∎ to speak French like a native parler français comme un natif;∎ we, like everyone else, were forced to queue all night nous avons dû faire la queue toute la nuit, comme tout le monde;∎ do it like this/that voici/voilà comment il faut faire;∎ like so comme ça;∎ sorry to interrupt you like this désolé de t'interrompre comme ça;∎ don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!∎ it cost something like £200 ça a coûté dans les 200 livres;∎ we don't have anything like as many people as we need on est loin d'avoir tout le monde qu'il nous faut;∎ it will cost more like £20 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 20 livres;∎ it was more like midnight when we got home il était plus près de minuit quand nous sommes arrivés à la maison;∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est mieux!;∎ she is nothing like as intelligent as you elle est loin d'être aussi intelligente que vous;∎ familiar he ran like anything or like hell or like blazes il a couru comme un dératé ou comme s'il avait le feu aux fesses∎ we were treated in like manner on nous a traités de la même façon;∎ they are of like temperament ils ont le même tempérament;∎ Mathematics like terms/quantities termes mpl/quantités fpl semblables∎ like I was saying comme je disais;∎ they don't make them like they used to! ils/elles ne sont plus ce qu'ils/elles étaient!;∎ I wish I could dance like you! j'aimerais bien pouvoir danser comme toi!;∎ it was just like in the films c'était exactement comme au cinéma;∎ tell it like it is dis les choses comme elles sont∎ he acted like he was in charge il se comportait comme si c'était lui le chef;∎ she felt like she wanted to cry elle avait l'impression qu'elle allait pleurer;∎ he looked like he'd seen a ghost on aurait dit qu'il avait vu un fantôme4 adverbfamiliar (in conversation, reported speech)∎ I was hungry, like, so I went into this café j'avais faim, tu vois, alors je suis entré dans un café;∎ there were like three thousand people there il devait y avoir environ trois mille personnes□ ;∎ I was busy, like, that's why I didn't call you j'étais occupé, c'est pour ça que je t'ai pas appelé, tu comprends?;∎ he just came up behind me, like il s'est approché de moi par derrière□ ;∎ I was like "no way" alors je lui ai fait "pas question";∎ so he was like "in your dreams, pal!" alors il a dit "c'est ça, compte là-dessus mon vieux!"5 noun∎ he and his like lui et ses semblables;∎ like attracts like qui se ressemble s'assemble;∎ you can only compare like with like on ne peut comparer que ce qui est comparable;∎ to give or to return like for like rendre la pareille;∎ she goes in for shiatzu, yoga and the like elle fait du shiatsu, du yoga et d'autres choses comme ça;∎ I've never seen the like of it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!;∎ he was a president the like or likes of which we will probably never see again c'était un président comme on n'en verra probablement plus jamais∎ it's not for the likes of us ça n'est pas pour les gens comme nous∎ he's still at the office, like enough il y a des chances qu'il soit encore au bureau;∎ like enough, she hasn't even read it yet elle ne l'a probablement même pas encore lu -
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['enɪθɪŋ]1) (with negative, implied negative) niente2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcosaif anything happens o should happen to her se le succede o dovesse succedere qualcosa; is there anything to be done? c'è qualcosa da fare? is there anything in what he says? — c'è qualcosa di vero in quello che dice?
3) (no matter what) tutto, qualsiasi cosaI'd do o give anything to get that job farei o darei qualsiasi cosa per avere quel lavoro; they'd do anything for you farebbero qualsiasi cosa per te; she likes anything sweet, to do with ballet le piace tutto ciò che è dolce, che ha a che fare con la danza classica; it could cost anything between Ј 50 and Ј 100 potrebbe costare tra le 50 e le 100 sterline; he was anything but happy, a liar era tutto fuorché o tutt'altro che felice, un bugiar do; "was it interesting?" - "anything but!" "era interessante?" - "tutt'altro"; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased — non era irritato, anzi, era piuttosto contento
••anything goes — tutto è concesso, va bene qualsiasi cosa
as easy, funny as anything — facilissimo, divertentissimo
to run, laugh, work like anything — correre, ridere, lavorare come un pazzo
* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) qualcosa; niente2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') qualsiasi cosa* * *['enɪθɪŋ]1) (with negative, implied negative) niente2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcosaif anything happens o should happen to her se le succede o dovesse succedere qualcosa; is there anything to be done? c'è qualcosa da fare? is there anything in what he says? — c'è qualcosa di vero in quello che dice?
3) (no matter what) tutto, qualsiasi cosaI'd do o give anything to get that job farei o darei qualsiasi cosa per avere quel lavoro; they'd do anything for you farebbero qualsiasi cosa per te; she likes anything sweet, to do with ballet le piace tutto ciò che è dolce, che ha a che fare con la danza classica; it could cost anything between Ј 50 and Ј 100 potrebbe costare tra le 50 e le 100 sterline; he was anything but happy, a liar era tutto fuorché o tutt'altro che felice, un bugiar do; "was it interesting?" - "anything but!" "era interessante?" - "tutt'altro"; he wasn't annoyed, if anything, he was quite pleased — non era irritato, anzi, era piuttosto contento
••anything goes — tutto è concesso, va bene qualsiasi cosa
as easy, funny as anything — facilissimo, divertentissimo
to run, laugh, work like anything — correre, ridere, lavorare come un pazzo
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18 like
I 1. adjective1) (resembling) wiein a case like that — in so einem Fall
there was nothing like it — es gab nichts Vergleichbares
what is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?
that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher
they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich
nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...
2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]it's just like you to be late! — du musst natürlich wieder zu spät kommen!
3) (similar) ähnlichbe as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern
2. prepositionlike father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
(in the manner of) wie3. conjunction[just] like that — [einfach] so
(coll.)1) (in same or similar manner as) wiehe is not shy like he used to be — er ist nicht mehr so schüchtern wie früher
2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise4. noun1) (equal)his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen
II 1. transitive verbthe likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen
(be fond of, wish for) mögenlike it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht
like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen
would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?
would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?
I'd like it back soon — ich hätte es gern bald zurück
I didn't like to disturb you — ich wollte dich nicht stören
I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)
2. noun, in pl.if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) wie2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) wie3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) der/die/das Gleiche4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) so wie- academic.ru/43012/likely">likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story! - as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) mögen2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) mögen•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *like1[laɪk]I. prep1. (similar to) wie\like most people wie die meisten Leute\like father, \like son wie der Vater, so der Sohnshe smokes \like a chimney sie raucht wie ein Schlot famwhat was your holiday \like? wie war dein Urlaub?what does it taste \like? wie schmeckt es?what's it \like to be a fisherman? wie ist das Leben als Fischer?you're acting \like a complete idiot! du benimmst dich wie ein Vollidiot!it feels \like ages since we last spoke ich habe das Gefühl, wir haben schon ewig nicht mehr miteinander gesprochenhe looks \like his brother er sieht seinem Bruder ähnlichhe's going to grow big \like his father er wird so groß wie sein Vater werdenhe's been looking for someone \like her er hat so jemanden wie sie gesuchtshe looked nothing \like the Queen sie sah überhaupt nicht wie die Queen aushe's nothing \like as fat as his father er ist noch lange nicht so dick wie sein Vaterthere were nothing \like enough people dort waren viel zu wenig Leutethere's nothing \like a good cup of coffee es geht doch nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffeeor something \like that oder etwas in der Richtungjust \like sb/sth genau wie jd/etwthat's just \like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!you've already got a shirt that's just \like it? du hast genau dasselbe Hemd schon einmal?▪ to be \like sb/sth wie jd/etw seinwhat colour did you want? — is it anything \like this? welche Farbe wollten Sie? — ungefähr wie diese hier?2. (such as) wienatural materials \like cotton and wool Naturstoffe wie Baumwolle oder Schafwollewhy are you talking to me \like that? warum sprichst du so mit mir?3. (normal for)▪ to be \like/not be \like sb to do sth:that's just \like Patricia to be late! das sieht Patricia wieder ähnlich, zu spät zu kommen!4.▶ it looks \like rain/snow es sieht nach Regen/Schnee aus▶ that's more \like it! das ist schon besser!1. (the same as) wie\like I said wie ich schon sagtedo it \like I do mach es so wie ichlet's go swimming in the lake \like we used to lass uns im See schwimmen gehen wie früher2. (as if) als obit sounds to me \like you ought to change jobs das hört sich für mich so an, als solltest du den Job wechselnyou look \like you've just got out of bed du siehst aus, als wärst du gerade aufgestandenit looks \like it's going to rain es sieht nach Regen ausshe acts \like she's the boss sie tut so, als sei sie die Chefinhe spoke \like he was foreign er sprach, als wäre er ein AusländerIII. nI have not seen his \like for many years [so] jemanden wie ihn habe ich schon seit vielen Jahren nicht mehr gesehenhave you ever seen the \like? hast du so was schon gesehen?I don't like politicians and their \like ich kann Politiker und dergleichen nicht ausstehen; ( fam)you'll never be able to go out with the \likes of him! mit so einem wie ihm wirst du nie ausgehen!in \like manner auf gleiche Weise, gleichermaßento be of [a] \like mind gleicher Meinung seinit was kind of funny \like es war irgendwie schon komisch, neif there's nothing you can do to change the situation, it's \like... why bother? also, warum sich aufregen, wenn man die Situation sowieso nicht ändern kann? fameverybody called her Annie and my mom was \like “it's Anne” alle sagten zu ihr Annie, aber meine Mutter meinte: „sie heißt Anne!“I was like, “what are you guys doing here?” ich sagte nur, „was macht ihr hier eigentlich?“he was \like, totally off his rocker er stand völlig neben sich fam, er war so total neben der Kappe BRD sl4.to do sth [as] \like as not etw sehr wahrscheinlich tunlike2[laɪk]I. vt1. (enjoy)▪ to \like sb/sth jdn/etw mögenhow do you \like my new shoes? wie gefallen dir meine neuen Schuhe?I \like it when... ich hab's gern [o mag es], wenn...I \like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says! das hab ich ja vielleicht gern! — wir sollen ihm zuhören, aber was andere sagen, das geht ihm zum einen Ohr rein und zum anderen wieder rausI \like that! na, das hab ich gern! iron2. (want)wether you like it or not ob es dir passt oder nicht, ob du willst oder nicht▪ sb would/should \like sth jd hätte gerne etwwould you \like a drink? möchten Sie etwas trinken?▪ sb would/should \like to do sth jd möchte etw tun [o hätte gern[e] etw getan]I should really \like to see you again ich möchte dich wirklich gern[e] wiedersehenI'd \like to go to Moscow for my holidays ich würde gern[e] nach Moskau in Urlaub fahrenwould you \like to join us for dinner tonight? möchten Sie heute Abend mit uns essen?I'd \like to see him bring up children and go to work at the same time ich möchte wirklich [ein]mal sehen, wie er das machen würde — die Kinder großziehen und dann auch noch zur Arbeit gehenyou can drink a pint in two seconds? I'd \like to see that! du kannst einen halben Liter in zwei Sekunden austrinken? na, das möchte ich [doch mal] sehen!▪ sb would/should \like sb to do sth jd möchte, dass jd etw tutI'd \like you to send this for me first class könnten Sie das als Sonderzustellung für mich verschicken?would you \like me to take you in the car? kann ich Sie ein Stück mitnehmen?▪ sb would/should \like sth done jd möchte, dass etw getan wirdI would \like the whole lot finished by the weekend ich hätte das Ganze gern[e] bis zum Wochenende fertig3. (prefer)he \likes his steak rare er isst sein Steak gern englischhow do you \like your tea? wie magst du deinen Tee?/wie trinken Sie Ihren Tee?I \like to get up early ich stehe gerne früh aufshe \likes her men big sie mag [lieber] große Männer4. (feel)how would you \like to have a big boy pull your hair? wie würde es dir denn gefallen, wenn ein großer Junge dich am Haar ziehen würde?II. vias you \like wie Sie wollen [o möchten]you can do as you \like du kannst machen was du möchtestif you \like wenn Sie wollen [o möchten]we can leave now if you \like wir können jetzt gehen, wenn du möchtestIII. n▪ \likes pl Neigungen plsb's \likes and dislikes jds Vorlieben [o Neigungen] und Abneigungen* * *I [laɪk]1. adj1) (= similar) ähnlichthe two boys are very like — die beiden Jungen sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich
2)(= same)
of like origin — gleicher Herkunft2. prepwiethey are very like each other — sie sind sich (dat) sehr ähnlich
to look like sb —
who(m) is he like? — wem sieht er ähnlich?, wem gleicht er?
he's just bought a new car - what is it like? —
that's just like him! — das sieht ihm ähnlich!, das ist typisch!
I never saw anything like it — so ( et)was habe ich noch nie gesehen
it's on company advice - orders, more like (inf) — es ist auf Anraten der Firma - besser gesagt auf Anordnung
is this what you had in mind? – it's something/nothing like it —
that's something like a steak! — das ist vielleicht ein Steak!, das nenne ich ein Steak!
a car like that — so ein Auto, ein solches Auto
one exactly like it — eines, das genau gleich ist
it will cost something like £10 — es wird etwa or so ungefähr £ 10 kosten
I was thinking of something like a doll — ich habe an so etwas wie eine Puppe gedacht
like anything (inf) — wie verrückt (inf) or wild (inf)
like that — so
he thinks like us —
A, like B, thinks that... — A wie (auch) B meinen, dass...
3. adv (inf)(as) like as not, very like, like enough — höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich
I found this money, like (dial) — ich hab da das Geld gefunden, nich (sl) or wa (dial) or gell (S Ger)
4. conj (strictly incorrect)like I said — wie ich schon sagte, wie gesagt
it's just like I say — das sage ich ja immer
do it like I do — mach es so wie ich
5. n(= equal etc)we shall not see his like again — einen Mann or so etwas (inf) wie ihn bekommen wir nicht wieder
IIand the like, and such like — und dergleichen
1. n usu pl(= taste) Geschmack mshe tried to find out his likes and dislikes — sie wollte herausbekommen, was er mochte und was nicht
2. vt1) person mögen, gernhabenI don't like him — ich kann ihn nicht leiden, ich mag ihn nicht
2)(= find pleasure in)
I like black shoes — ich mag schwarze Schuhe, mir gefallen schwarze SchuheI like chocolate — ich mag Schokolade, ich esse gern Schokolade
that's one of the things I like about you — das ist eines der Dinge, die ich an dir mag
I like wine but wine doesn't like me (inf) — ich trinke gern Wein, aber er bekommt mir nicht
how would you like a black eye? —
well, I like that! (inf) — das ist ein starkes Stück! (inf)
(well) how do you like that? (inf) — wie findest du denn das? (inf)
3)I should like to know why — ich wüsste (gerne), warum
I should like you to do it — ich möchte, dass du es tust
whether he likes it or not — ob es ihm passt oder nicht, ob er will oder nicht
what would you like? — was hätten or möchten Sie gern?, was darf es sein?
would you like a drink? —
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Dr Allan — ich möchte diese Gelegenheit ergreifen, um Dr. Allan willkommen zu heißen
3. vihe is free to act as he likes — es steht ihm frei, zu tun, was er will
* * *like1 [laık]A adj1. gleich (dat), wie:she is just like her sister sie ist geradeso wie ihre Schwester;a man like you ein Mann wie du;what is he like? wie ist er?;he is like that er ist nun einmal so;he was not like that before so war er doch früher nicht;what does it look like? wie sieht es aus?;what will the weather be like tomorrow? wie wird das Wetter morgen?;a fool like that ein derartiger oder so ein Dummkopf;he felt like a criminal er kam sich wie ein Verbrecher vor;that’s more like it umg das lässt sich (schon) eher hören; → master A 5 c, nothing C und Bes Redew, something B 12. ähnlich (dat), bezeichnend für:that is just like him! das sieht ihm ähnlich!;that’s not like him das ist nicht seine Art4. gleich (Betrag etc):a) auf gleiche Weise,b) gleichermaßen;of like mind gleich gesinnt;like signs MATH gleiche Vorzeichen;like terms MATH gleichnamige Glieder;like unto his brethren BIBEL seinen Brüdern gleich5. ähnlich:he is very much like his father er sieht seinem Vater sehr ähnlich;they are (as) like as two eggs, they are (as) like as two peas (in a pod) sie gleichen sich wie ein Ei dem anderen, sie sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich6. ähnlich, gleichartig, derartig:… and other like problems … und andere derartige Probleme7. umg wahrscheinlichB präp (siehe auch adv und adv, die oft wie eine präp gebraucht werden) wie:do not shout like that schrei nicht so;a thing like that so etwasC adv (siehe auch präp)1. (so) wie:like every teacher he has … so wie jeder Lehrer hat auch er …;I cannot play like you (do) ich kann nicht so gut spielen wie du2. umg wahrscheinlich:like enough, as like as not, very like höchstwahrscheinlich, sehr wahrscheinlich3. sl irgendwie, merkwürdig, ziemlich4. obs so:like as so wieD konj1. umg wie, (eben)so wie2. dial als ob:his like seinesgleichen;did you ever see the like(s) of that girl? hast du jemals so etwas wie dieses Mädchen gesehen?;the likes of me umg meinesgleichen, unsereiner, Leute wie ich;like attracts like gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern;the like dergleichen;peas, beans, and the like Erbsen, Bohnen und dergleichen;cocoa or the like Kakao oder so etwas (Ähnliches);like2 [laık]A v/t gernhaben, (gern) mögen, (gut) leiden können, gern tun, essen, trinken etc:I don’t like it when … ich mag es nicht, wenn …;I like him ich mag ihn gern, ich kann ihn gut leiden, er ist mir sympathisch;how do you like it? wie gefällt es dir?, wie findest du es?;how do you like London? wie gefällt es dir in London?;what I like about him is … was ich an ihm mag, ist …;do you like oysters? mögen Sie Austern (gern)?;I should much like to come ich würde sehr gern kommen;what do you like better? was hast du lieber?, was gefällt dir besser?;I do not like such things discussed ich habe es nicht gern, dass solche Dinge erörtert werden;he doesn’t like to be kept waiting er hat es nicht gern, wenn man ihn warten lässt;I like whisky, but it does not like me umg ich trinke gern Whisky, aber er bekommt mir nicht;(much) liked (sehr) beliebtB v/i1. wollen:as often as I liked sooft ich wollte;(just) as you like (ganz) wie du willst, (ganz) nach Belieben;do as you like mach, was du willst;a) wenn du willst,b) wenn Sie so wollen;I am stupid if you like but ich bin vielleicht dumm, aber2. obs gefallen3. obs gedeihenC s Neigung f, Vorliebe f:likes and dislikes Neigungen und Abneigungen;I know his likes and dislikes ich weiß, was er mag und was nicht* * *I 1. adjective1) (resembling) wiewhat is somebody/something like? — wie ist jemand/etwas?
that's [a bit] more like it — (coll.): (better) das ist schon [etwas] besser; (coll.): (nearer the truth) das stimmt schon eher
they are nothing like each other — sie sind sich (Dat.) nicht im geringsten ähnlich
nothing like as or so good/bad/many etc. as... — bei weitem nicht so gut/schlecht/viele usw. wie...
2) (characteristic of) typisch für [dich, ihn usw.]3) (similar) ähnlichbe as like as two peas in a pod — sich (Dat.) gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern
2. prepositionlike father, like son — (prov.) der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (Spr.)
3. conjunction[just] like that — [einfach] so
(coll.)2) (coll.): (for example) etwa; beispielsweise4. noun1) (equal)his/her like — seines-/ihresgleichen
II 1. transitive verbthe likes of me/you — (coll.) meines-/deinesgleichen
(be fond of, wish for) mögenlike it or not — ob es dir/ihm usw. gefällt oder nicht
like vegetables — Gemüse mögen; gern Gemüse essen
would you like a drink/to borrow the book? — möchtest du etwas trinken/dir das Buch leihen?
would you like me to do it? — möchtest du, dass ich es tue?
I like that! — (iron.) so was hab' ich gern! (ugs. iron.)
2. noun, in pl.if you like — (expr. assent) wenn du willst od. möchtest; (expr. limited assent) wenn man so will
* * *(Poles, electricity) adj.gleichnamig (Pole) adj. adj.gernhaben adj.gleich adj.wie adv.ähnlich adj. v.gernhaben v.lieben v.mögen v.(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht) -
19 anything
ˈenɪθɪŋ мест.;
неопред.
1) что-нибудь( в вопросительных и условных предложениях) Is there anything you want? ≈ Вам что-нибудь нужно?
2) ничто, ничего( в отрицательных предложениях) He hasn't taken anything. ≈ Он ничего не взял.
3) все, все что угодно( в утвердительных предложениях) He will do anything to help you. ≈ Он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам. ∙ like anything - if anythingв вопросительных и условных предложениях что-нибудь - is there * you want? вам что-нибудь нужно? - if you need * they will help you если вам что-нибудь понадобится они вам помогут - if * should happen to him... если с ним что-нибудь случилось... - I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно? в вопросительных и условных предложениях (разговорное) сколько-нибудь - do you see * of your friend? вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга? - if he is * of a gentleman he will apologize если в нем есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится в отрицательных предложениях ничего;
ничто;
никто - he hasn't taken * он ничего не взял - he doesn't do * at all он совсем ничего не делает - not that he knows * about it вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает;
наверно, он ничего об этом не знает - I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't * в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего - he isn't * in the local government в местных органах власти он никто в утвердительных предложениях все, что угодно - he will do * to help you он сделает все, чтобы помочь вам - I would give * to know я бы отдал все на свете, чтобы узнать, я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать - he eats * он есть все подряд - * you say все, что вы хотите;
как хотите, так и будет в сочетаниях - * but все что угодно, только не...;
далеко не, совсем не - he is * but a scholar он все что угодно, только не ученый - it is * but pleasant это отнюдь не приятно - he is * but mad он вовсе не сумасшедший;
он себе на уме - if * если уж на то пошло;
во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем - like * сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил - though he ran like *, he missed the train хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд - as * чрезвычайно, ужасно - he will be as peeved as * он будет страшно раздражен - it's as simple as * это совсем просто - not for * ни за что - I wouldn't do it for * я ни за что бы этого не сделал - or * (разговорное) или что-нибудь такое;
что-нибудь в этом роде - if he wants to speak to me or * I'll be here all day если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему еще что-нибудь понадобиться, то я буду здесь весь день > * goes все сойдет > in this case * goes в этом случае все сойдет;
тут все дозволено > an * goes attitude /approach/ нетребовательность, неразборчивость > not make /not think/ * of smth. не придавать значения чему-л. сколько-нибудь;
в какой-либо мере - is this article * like his? разве эта статья сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью? - is her dress * like mine? разве ее платье хоть чем-то напоминает мое?anything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравится ~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус ~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясно but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешь~ pron indef. что-нибудь (в вопр. предл.) ;
ничто (в отриц. предл.) ;
have you lost anything? вы что-нибудь потеряли?he hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?~ but все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward он все что угодно, только не трус but: anything ~ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не;
he is anything but a coward трусом его не назовешьif ~ пожалуй, если хотите;
if anything he has little changed пожалуй, он совсем не изменилсяhe hasn't found ~ он ничего не нашел;
is he anything like his father? есть у него что-нибудь общее с отцом?, он хоть чем-нибудь похож на отца?~ but далеко не;
it is anything but clear это далеко не ясноlike ~ разг. сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил;
he ran like anything он бежал изо всех сил like ~ разг. чрезвычайно, очень ужасно like: ~, ~ anything, ~ mad разг. стремительно;
изо всех сил;
сильно, чрезвычайно, ужасно;
do not talk like that не говорите такanything pron indef. что угодно, все (в утверд. предл.) ;
take anything you like возьмите все, что вам нравитсяБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > anything
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20 can
kæn
I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) poder2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) saber3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) poder, estar permitido4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) poder
II
1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) lata, bote
2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)- canned- cannery
can1 n latacan2 vb1. podersorry, I can't come to your party lo siento, no puedo ir a tu fiestacan you carry this box? ¿puedes llevar esta caja?2. sabercan you swim? ¿sabes nadar?tr[kæn]1 (be able to) poder■ can you come tomorrow? ¿puedes venir mañana?■ can we afford it? ¿nos lo podemos permitir?2 (know how to) saber■ can you swim? ¿sabes nadar?3 (be allowed to) poder, estar permitido,-a4 (in requests) poder■ can I borrow your car tonight? ¿me dejas el coche esta noche?■ can you get that box down for me? ¿me puedes bajar esa caja?■ can I have a cheese sandwich, please? (me pone) un bocadillo de queso, por favor■ can you hear me? ¿me oyes?6 (possibility) poder■ who can it be? ¿quién será?7 (expressing bewilderment, incredulity) poder■ he can't be here already! ¡no puede ser que ya haya llegado!■ you cannot be serious! ¡no hablarás en serio!8 (indicating typical behaviour) poder————————tr[kæn]1 (tin - for food, drinks) lata, bote nombre masculino2 (container - for oil, petrol, etc) bidón nombre masculino1 (put in cans) enlatar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcan it! ¡basta ya!to be in the can SMALLCINEMA/SMALL estar listo,-ato carry the can cargar con las culpas, pagar el patoto open up a can of worms destapar un escándalo1) : podercould you help me?: ¿podría ayudarme?2) : sabershe can't drive yet: todavía no sabe manejar3) may: poder, tener permiso paracan I sit down?: ¿puedo sentarme?4) : poderit can't be!: ¡no puede ser!where can they be?: ¿dónde estarán?1) : enlatar, envasarto can tomatoes: enlatar tomates2) dismiss, fire: despedir, echarcan n: lata f, envase m, cubo ma can of beer: una lata de cervezagarbage can: cubo de basuran.• tarro s.m. (Modal)v.• poder v.(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-) (To know how)aux.• saber v.(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-pret: sup-fut/c: sabr-•)aux.• poder v.(§pret: pud-, fut/c: podr-)n.• envase s.m.• lata s.f.v.• conservar en latas v.• enlatar v.• envasar v.
I kæn1)a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)
can opener — abrelatas m
b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basurato carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)
2) (AmE sl)a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)
b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)
II
1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de
III kæn, weak form kənmodal verb (past could)1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?
2)a) ( with verbs of perception)can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?
I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo
can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?
3)a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?
you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras
b) ( in requests) poder*can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?
can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?
c) ( in offers)can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?
can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?
4)a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?
b) (in suggestions, advice)can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?
c) ( in orders)for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto
5)a) ( indicating possibility) poder*it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!
she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone
she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could
I
[kæn]MODAL VB (NEG cannot, can't) (condit, pt could)1) (=be able to) poderI can't or cannot go any further — no puedo seguir
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I'll tell you all I can — te diré todo lo que pueda•
you can but ask — con preguntar no se pierde nada•
they couldn't help it — ellos no tienen la culpa•
"have another helping" - "I really couldn't" — -¿otra ración? -no puedo2) (=know how to) sabercan you speak Italian? — ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?
3) (=may) podercan I use your telephone? — ¿puedo usar su teléfono?
can I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?
could I have a word with you? — ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?
can't I come too? — ¿puedo ir también?
4) (with verbs of perception: not translated)5) (expressing disbelief, puzzlement)that cannot be! — ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!
they can't have left already! — ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!
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how could you lie to me! — ¿cómo pudiste mentirme?how can you say that? — ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?
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you can't be serious! — ¿lo dices en serio?•
it can't be true! — ¡no puede ser!•
what can he want? — ¿qué querrá?•
where on earth can she be? — ¿dónde demonios puede estar?6) (expressing possibility, suggestion etc)you could try telephoning his office — ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?
you could have told me! — ¡podías habérmelo dicho!
7) (=want to)•
I'm so happy I could cry — soy tan feliz que me dan ganas de llorar or que me voy a echar a llorar•
I could scream! — ¡es para volverse loco!8) (=be occasionally capable of)10)could do with: I could do with a drink — ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!
See:ABLE, CAN in able
II [kæn]1. N- be left to carry the can2) (esp US) (=garbage can) cubo m or (LAm) bote m or tarro m de la basura3) (Cine) [of film] lata f4) (US) ** (=prison) chirona * f5) (US) ** (=toilet) wáter m6) (US) ** (=buttocks) culo ** m2. VT1) [+ food] enlatar, envasar- can it!2) (US) * (=dismiss) [+ employee] despedir3.CPDcan opener N — abrelatas m inv
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I [kæn]1)a) ( container) lata f, bote m (Esp), tarro m (Chi)a can of worms — (colloq) un problema complicado; (before n)
can opener — abrelatas m
b) (for petrol, water) bidón m; ( for garbage) (AmE) cubo m or (CS) tacho m or (Col) caneca f or (Méx) bote m or (Ven) tobo m de la basurato carry the can — (BrE colloq) pagar* el pato (fam)
2) (AmE sl)a) ( prison) cárcel f, cana f (AmS arg), bote m (Méx, Ven arg), trullo m (Esp arg)to be in the can — estar* a la sombra (fam)
b) ( toilet) trono m (fam)c) ( buttocks) culo m (fam o vulg), trasero m (fam)
II
1) ( put in cans) enlatar; ( bottle) (AmE) \<\<fruit\>\> preparar conservas de
III [kæn], weak form [kən]modal verb (past could)1) ( indicating ability) poder*; ( referring to particular skills) saber*can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?
2)a) ( with verbs of perception)can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?
I can't understand it — no lo entiendo, no logro or no puedo entenderlo
can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?
3)a) (indicating, asking etc permission) poder*can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?
you can stay as long as you like — te puedes quedar todo el tiempo or todo lo que quieras
b) ( in requests) poder*can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?
can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?
c) ( in offers)can I help you? — ¿me permite?; ( in shop) ¿lo/la atienden?, ¿qué desea?
can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?
4)a) ( allow oneself to) (with neg or interrog) poder*how could you? — pero ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?, pero ¿cómo pudiste hacer (or decir etc) una cosa así?
b) (in suggestions, advice)can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?
c) ( in orders)for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto
5)a) ( indicating possibility) poder*it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!
she can be charming when she wants to — es encantadora cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone
she's as happy as can be — está contentísima, está de lo más contenta; see also could
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