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1 yourself

yourself pron

1. te / se / os

you can see yourself in the water te puedes ver reflejado en el agua

are you enjoying yourself? ¿lo estás pasando bien?

2. ti mismo / usted mismo / vosotros mismos / ustedes mismos

you only think about yourself sólo pienas en ti mismo

3. tú mismo / usted mismo / vosotros mismos / ustedes mismos

you told me the story yourself me contaste la historia tú mismo

by yourself solo

why are you sitting by yourself? ¿por qué estás sentado solo?

El plural de yourself se escribe yourselves

yourself

tr[jɔː'self]

pronoun

1 (familiar singular) te; (emphatic) tú mismo,-a

2 (polite singular) se; (emphatic) usted mismo,-a

yourself [jər'sɛlf] pron, pl yourselves [-'slvz]

1) (used reflexively - familiar) : te, se pl, os pl Spain

wash yourself: lávate

you dressed yourselves: se vistieron, os vestisteis

2) (used reflexively - formal) : se

did you hurt yourself?: ¿se hizo daño?

you've gotten yourselves dirty: se ensuciaron

3) (used for emphasis) : tú mismo, tú misma; usted mismo, usted misma; ustedes mismos, ustedes mismas pl ; vosotros mismos, vosotras mismas pl Spain

you did it yourselves?: ¿lo hicieron ustedes mismos?, ¿lo hicieron por sí solos?

yourself

pron.

• os pron.

• te pron.

pron.

• se pron.

• te pron.

jər'self, jɔː'self
pronoun

a) ( reflexive)

describe yourself — ( formal) descríbase; ( familiar) descríbete

stop thinking about yourself — ( formal) deje de pensar en sí mismo; ( familiar) deja de pensar en ti mismo

by yourself — solo/sola

b) ( emphatic use) ( formal) usted mismo, usted misma; ( familiar) tú mismo, tú misma

did you make it yourself? — ( formal) ¿lo hizo usted mismo/misma?; ( familiar) ¿lo hiciste tú mismo/misma?

suit yourself — (formal) haga lo que quiera; ( familiar) haz lo que quieras

you're a musician yourself, I hear — usted también es or (familiar) tú también eres músico, tengo entendido

c) ( normal self)

just relax and be yourself — relájate y compórtate con naturalidad

you're not yourself today — hoy no eres el/la de siempre

d) ( oneself) uno mismo, una misma

[jǝ'self]
PRON (pl yourselves) [ˌjǝ'selvz]
1) (reflexive)

a) (familiar) te

have you hurt yourself? — ¿te has hecho daño?

b) frm se

have you hurt yourself? — ¿se ha hecho daño?

2) (for emphasis)

a) (familiar) tú mismo(-a)

you did it yourself — tú mismo lo hiciste

do it yourself! — ¡hazlo tú mismo!

you yourself said so — tú mismo lo dijiste

b) frm usted mismo(-a)

you did it yourself — usted mismo lo hizo

you yourself said so — usted mismo lo dijo

3) (after a preposition)

a) (familiar) ti mismo(-a)

you did it for yourself — lo hiciste para ti mismo

b) frm usted mismo(-a)

you did it for yourself — lo hizo para usted mismo

c)

• (all) by yourself — sin ayuda de nadie

did you come by yourself? — ¿viniste solo?

4) = oneself

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[jər'self, jɔː'self]
pronoun

a) ( reflexive)

describe yourself — ( formal) descríbase; ( familiar) descríbete

stop thinking about yourself — ( formal) deje de pensar en sí mismo; ( familiar) deja de pensar en ti mismo

by yourself — solo/sola

b) ( emphatic use) ( formal) usted mismo, usted misma; ( familiar) tú mismo, tú misma

did you make it yourself? — ( formal) ¿lo hizo usted mismo/misma?; ( familiar) ¿lo hiciste tú mismo/misma?

suit yourself — (formal) haga lo que quiera; ( familiar) haz lo que quieras

you're a musician yourself, I hear — usted también es or (familiar) tú también eres músico, tengo entendido

c) ( normal self)

just relax and be yourself — relájate y compórtate con naturalidad

you're not yourself today — hoy no eres el/la de siempre

d) ( oneself) uno mismo, una misma

English-spanish dictionary > yourself
2 ♦ yourself

♦ yourself /jəˈsɛlf/ /jɔ:ˈsɛlf/
(pl. yourselves)

A pron. rifl.

te stesso, te stessa, ti; voi stessi, voi stesse, vi; Lei stesso, Lei stessa, Si (forme di cortesia di 3^a persona): You're looking very pleased with yourself, sembri molto soddisfatto di te stesso; Did you defend yourself?, ti sei difeso?; Why don't you pour yourself a drink?, perché non ti versi da bere?; Don't tire yourselves too much, non stancatevi troppo

B pron. enfat.

tu stesso, tu stessa; voi stessi, voi stesse; Lei stesso, Lei stessa; proprio tu (voi, Lei): Do it yourself!, fallo tu stesso (o tu stessa)!; Didn't you say so yourself, Mr Barrow?, non l'ha detto Lei stesso, Mr Barrow?; Please see to it yourselves, pensateci voi stessi (o ci pensino Loro), per favore; DIALOGO → - Ordering wine- You taste it for yourself, assaggialo tu stesso; You told me yourself, me l'hai raccontato proprio tu; You yourself went there, ci sei andato tu di persona

● by yourself, da te, da sé; da solo, da sola; senz'aiuto; solo, sola; senza compagnia: Finish it by yourself!, finiscilo da solo (o da sola)!; Did you do it by yourself, Miss Brown?, l'ha fatto da Sé, Miss Brown?; Were you ( all) by yourself?, eri solo?; Why are you sitting by yourself?, perché te ne stai qui seduto da solo (o in disparte)? □ by yourselves, da soli, da sole; senz'aiuto; soli, sole; senza compagnia: You cannot do it by yourselves, non potete farlo da soli (o da sole) □ (fam.) Be yourself!, sii te stesso!, comportati con naturalezza! □ Help yourself!, serviti pure ( a tavola, ecc.) □ You are not [You don't seem] quite yourself tonight, non sei il solito [non sembri tu] stasera □ You aren't acting like yourself, ti stai comportando in modo strano.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ yourself
3 yourself

pronoun

1) (emphatic) selbst

for yourself — für dich/in polite address Sie selbst

you must do something for yourself — du musst selbst etwas tun

relax and be yourself — entspann dich und gib dich ganz natürlich

2) refl. dich/dir; in polite address sich. See also academic.ru/34615/herself">herself; myself

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your·self

<pl yourselves>

[jɔ:ˈself, AM jʊrˈ-]

pron reflexive

1. after vb dich

if you apply \yourself and study hard, I'm sure you'll do well in the test wenn du dich anstrengst und viel lernst, wirst du die Prüfung sicher gut schaffen

did you enjoy \yourself at the picnic? hat dir das Picknick gefallen?

be careful with that knife or you'll cut \yourself! sei vorsichtig mit dem Messer, damit du dich nicht schneidest

try to calm \yourself and tell us exactly what happened beruhige dich und erzähl uns genau, was passiert ist

how would you describe \yourself? wie würden Sie sich beschreiben?

help yourselves, boys bedient euch, Jungs

2. after prep to, for, at dir dat, dich akk

do you always talk to \yourself like that? sprichst du immer so mit dir selbst?

see for \yourself sieh selbst

3. (oneself) sich

you tell \yourself everything's all right but you know it's not really man sagt sich, dass alles in Ordnung ist, aber man weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

you should love others like you love \yourself — at least that's what it says in the Bible man soll andere lieben wie sich selbst — das steht zumindest in der Bibel

4. (personally) selbst

you can do that \yourself du kannst das selbst machen

you could write to him \yourself, you know du könntest ihm selbst schreiben, weißt du

you're going to have to do it \yourself das wirst du selbst machen müssen

to feel/see/taste/try sth for \yourself etw selbst fühlen/sehen/kosten/versuchen

it's right here in black and white — read it for \yourself! hier steht es schwarz auf weiß — lies selbst!

you \yourself... du selbst...

you \yourself said that you sometimes find your mother a pain du hast selbst gesagt, dass deine Mutter manchmal nervt

5. (alone) du allein

do you want to keep those sweets for \yourself? willst du die Bonbons [alle] für dich behalten?

did you carry all that heavy stuff in all by \yourself? hast du die ganzen schweren Sachen alleine getragen?

so have you got the whole house to \yourself this weekend? hast du das Haus übers Wochenende für dich allein?

6. (normal) du selbst

be \yourself sei du selbst

the best thing you can do is to go into the interview and just be \yourself das Beste, was du tun kannst, ist in das Bewerbungsgespräch zu gehen und einfach ganz natürlich zu sein

you don't look \yourself in those jeans du siehst in den Jeans so fremd aus

7.

▶ how's \yourself? ( fam) wie geht's?

me and the wife are doing fine, thanks, and how's \yourself? meiner Frau und mir geht's gut, danke, und selbst? fam

▶ in \yourself BRIT ( dated) trotz allem

I heard of your latest tragedy, but how are you in \yourself? ich habe von deinem letzten Unglück gehört, wie geht es dir trotz allem?

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[jɔː'self, jə'self]
pron pl yourselves
[jɔː'selvz, jə'selvz]
1) (reflexive) (German familiar form) (sing) (acc) dich; (dat) dir; (pl) euch; (German polite form: sing, pl) sich

have you hurt yourself? — hast du dir/haben Sie sich wehgetan?

you never speak about yourself — du redest nie über dich (selbst)/Sie reden nie über sich (selbst)

2) (emph) selbst

you yourself told me, you told me yourself — du hast/Sie haben mir selbst gesagt

you are not quite yourself today — du bist heute gar nicht du selbst, du bist/Sie sind heute irgendwie verändert or anders

how's yourself? (inf) — und wie gehts dir/Ihnen?

you will see for yourself — du wirst/Sie werden selbst sehen

did you do it by yourself? — hast du/haben Sie das allein gemacht?

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yourself pl -selves pron ( in Verbindung mit you oder einem Imperativ)

1. (besonders verstärkend)

a) (sg) (du, Sie) selbst

b) (pl) (ihr, Sie) selbst:

do it yourself! mach es selber!, selbst ist der Mann oder die Frau!;

you yourself told me, you told me yourself du hast (Sie haben) es mir selbst erzählt;

by yourself

a) selbst, selber,

b) selbstständig, allein,

c) allein, einsam;

be yourself umg nimm dich zusammen!;

you are not yourself today du bist (Sie sind) heute ganz anders als sonst oder umg nicht auf der Höhe;

what will you do with yourself today? was wirst du (werden Sie) heute anfangen?

2. reflexiv

a) (sg) dir, dich, sich

b) (pl) euch, sich:

did you hurt yourself? hast du dich (haben Sie sich) verletzt?

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pronoun

1) (emphatic) selbst

for yourself — für dich/ in polite address Sie selbst

you must do something for yourself — du musst selbst etwas tun

relax and be yourself — entspann dich und gib dich ganz natürlich

2) refl. dich/dir; in polite address sich. See also herself; myself

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pron.

selbst pron.

English-german dictionary > yourself
4 yourself

yourself [jɔ:'self] (pl yourselves [-'selvz])

pronoun

(a) (personally → polite use) vous-même; (→ familiar use) toi-même;

∎ do it yourself faites-le vous-même/fais-le toi-même;

∎ do it yourselves faites-le vous-mêmes;

∎ you've kept the best seats for yourselves vous avez gardé les meilleures places pour vous;

∎ sort it out among yourselves débrouillez-vous entre vous;

∎ see for yourself tu n'as qu'à voir par toi-même;

∎ tell us something about yourself parle-nous de toi/parlez-nous de vous;

∎ did you come by yourself? vous êtes venu tout seul?/tu es venu tout seul?;

∎ did you mend the fuse (by) yourself? vous avez remplacé le fusible tout seul?/tu as remplacé le fusible tout seul?;

∎ did you make it yourself? l'avez-vous fait vous-même?/l'as-tu fait toi-même?;

∎ you don't look quite yourself vous n'avez pas l'air dans votre assiette/tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette;

∎ just be yourself sois naturel/soyez naturel

(b) (reflexive use)

∎ did you hurt yourself? est-ce que vous vous êtes/tu t'es fait mal?;

∎ did you enjoy yourself? est-ce que c'était bien?;

∎ you were talking to yourself tu parlais tout seul/vous parliez tout seul;

∎ speak for yourself! parle pour toi!;

∎ just look at yourself! regarde-toi donc!

∎ you don't seem yourself today tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette aujourd'hui/vous n'avez pas l'air dans votre assiette aujourd'hui

(c) (emphatic use)

∎ you told me yourself, you yourself told me vous me l'avez dit vous-même, c'est vous-même qui me l'avez dit/tu me l'as dit toi-même, c'est toi-même qui me l'as dit;

∎ you must have known yourself that they wouldn't accept vous-même, vous auriez dû savoir qu'ils n'accepteraient pas/toi-même, tu aurais dû savoir qu'ils n'accepteraient pas

(d) (impersonal use)

∎ you have to know how to look after yourself in the jungle dans la jungle, il faut savoir se défendre tout seul ou se débrouiller soi-même;

∎ you're supposed to help yourself on est censé se servir soi-même

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

yourself [jʊəˈself]

personal pronoun

(plural yourselves) [jʊəˈselvz]

(reflexive direct and indirect) te, vous, vous pl ; (after preposition) toi, vous, vous pl ; (emphatic) toi-même, vous-même, vous-mêmes pl

• have you hurt yourself? tu t'es fait mal ? vous vous êtes fait mal ?

• are you enjoying yourself? tu t'amuses bien ? vous vous amusez bien ?

• you never speak about yourself tu ne parles jamais de toi vous ne parlez jamais de vous

• how are you? -- fine, and yourself? (inf) comment vas-tu ? -- très bien, et toi ?

► by yourself tout seul

• did you do it by yourself? tu l'as or vous l'avez fait tout seul ?

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[jɔː'self], US [jʊər'self]
Note: For a full note on the use of the vous and tu forms in French, see the entry you

When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourself is translated by vous or familiarly te or t' before a vowel: you've hurt yourself = vous vous êtes fait mal or tu t'es fait mal

In imperatives, the translation is vous or toi: help yourself = servez-vous or sers-toi

When used in emphasis the translation is vous-même or toi-même: you yourself don't know = vous ne savez pas vous-même or tu ne sais pas toi-même

After a preposition the translation is vous or vous-même or toi or toi-même: you can be proud of yourself = vous pouvez être fier de vous or vous-même, tu peux être fier de toi or toi-même

pronoun

1) ( reflexive) vous, te, (before vowel) t'

have you hurt yourself? — est-ce que tu t'es fait mal?

2) ( in imperatives) vous, toi

3) ( emphatic) vous-même, toi-même

4) ( after prep) vous, vous-même, toi, toi-même

5) ( expressions)

(all) by yourself — tout seul/toute seule

you're not yourself today — tu n'as pas l'air dans ton assiette aujourd'hui

English-French dictionary > yourself
6 for

for [fɔ:^r]

preposition

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► When for is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg for sale, noted for, look up the other word.

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   a. pour

• a letter for you une lettre pour toi

• a collection for the homeless une quête pour les sans-abri

• he went there for a rest il y est allé pour se reposer

• it is warm for January il fait bon pour un mois de janvier

• for or against pour ou contre

• I'm for helping him je suis partisan de l'aider

• I've got some news for you j'ai du nouveau à t'apprendre

• what's this knife for? à quoi sert ce couteau ?

• it's time for dinner c'est l'heure de dîner

• I decided that it was the job for me j'ai décidé que ce travail était fait pour moi

   b. ( = going to) pour

• this isn't the bus for Lyons ce n'est pas le bus pour Lyon

   c. ( = on behalf of) for me/you à ma/ta place

• I'll see her for you if you like je peux aller la voir à ta place si tu veux

• will you go for me? est-ce que vous pouvez y aller à ma place ?

   d. ( = as in) comme

• D for Daniel D comme Daniel

   e. ( = in exchange for) I'll give you this book for that one je vous échange ce livre contre celui-là

• he'll do it for $25 il le fera pour 25 dollars

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► When used with pay and sell, for is not translated.

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• to pay $5 for a ticket payer un billet 5 dollars

• I sold it for $20 je l'ai vendu 20 dollars

   f. ( = because of) pour

• for this reason pour cette raison

• to go to prison for theft aller en prison pour vol

   g. ( = from) de

• for fear of being left behind de peur d'être oublié

   h. ( = up to) à

• that's for him to decide c'est à lui de décider

• it's not for me to say ce n'est pas à moi de le dire

   i. ( = in spite of) malgré

• for all his wealth malgré toute sa richesse

   j. ( = for a distance of) sur

• a road lined with trees for 3km une route bordée d'arbres sur 3 km

• there was nothing to be seen for miles il n'y avait rien à voir sur des kilomètres

• we walked for 2km nous avons marché (pendant) 2 km

   k. (time in the past or future) pendant

• he suffered terribly for six months il a horriblement souffert pendant six mois

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► With certain verbs pendant may be omitted.

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• I worked/stayed there for three months j'y ai travaillé/j'y suis resté (pendant) trois mois

• he went away for two weeks il est parti (pendant) quinze jours

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► When for refers to future time, it is translated by pour after aller and partir.

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• he's going there for six months il va là-bas pour six mois

   l. (uncompleted states and actions) depuis, ça fait... que

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► French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.

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• he's been here for ten days il est ici depuis dix jours ça fait dix jours qu'il est ici

• I have known her for five years je la connais depuis cinq ans ça fait cinq ans que je la connais

• I have been working here for three months je travaille ici depuis trois mois ça fait trois mois que je travaille ici

• I had known her for years je la connaissais depuis des années

• I had been working there for three months when... je travaillais là depuis trois mois quand...

• he hasn't worked for two years il n'a pas travaillé depuis deux ans ça fait deux ans qu'il ne travaille pas

• she hadn't seen him for three months elle ne l'avait pas vu depuis trois mois cela faisait trois mois qu'elle ne l'avait pas vu

   m. (phrases with infinitive) for this to be possible pour que cela soit possible

• I brought it for you to see je l'ai apporté pour vous le montrer

• there is still time for him to come il a encore le temps d'arriver

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[fə(r), fɔː(r)] 1.
preposition

1) ( intended to be used or belong to) pour

who are the flowers for? — pour qui sont les fleurs?

to buy something for somebody — acheter quelque chose pour or à quelqu'un

for young people — pour les jeunes

keep some pancakes for us! — garde-nous des crêpes!

not for me thanks — pas pour moi merci

2) ( intended to help or benefit) pour

to do something for somebody — faire quelque chose pour quelqu'un

he cooked dinner for us — il nous a préparé à manger

3) ( indicating purpose) pour

what's it for? — c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi?

it's for removing stains — c'est pour enlever les taches

it's not for cleaning windows — ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres

‘I need it’ - ‘what for?’ — ‘j'en ai besoin’ - ‘pourquoi?’

what did you say that for? — pourquoi as-tu dit cela?

to do something for a laugh — faire quelque chose pour rigoler (colloq)

to go for a swim — aller nager

I need something for my cough — j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux

I sent it away for cleaning — je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé

the bell rang for class to begin — la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours

the idea was for you to work it out yourself — le but était que tu trouves (subj) la réponse tout seul

4) (as member, employee of) [work, play] pour; ( as representative) [MP, Minister] de

5) ( indicating cause or reason) pour

the reason for doing — la raison pour laquelle on fait

for this reason, I'd rather... — pour cette raison je préfère...

grounds for divorce — des motifs de divorce

to jump for joy — sauter de joie

imprisoned for murder — emprisonné pour meurtre

she's been criticized for her views — on lui a reproché ses opinions

I was unable to sleep for the noise — je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause du bruit

if it weren't for her... — sans elle...

she is annoyed with me for contradicting her — elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite

6) ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj)

I haven't the patience for sewing — je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre

there's not enough time for us to have a drink — nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre

7) ( indicating person's attitude) pour

to be easy for somebody to do — être facile pour quelqu'un de faire

the film was too earnest for me — le film était trop sérieux pour moi

living in London is not for me — je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres

8) ( stressing particular feature) pour

for further information write to... — pour plus de renseignements écrivez à...

I buy it for flavour — je l'achète pour le goût

9) ( considering) pour

to be mature for one's age — être mûr pour son âge

10) ( towards) pour

to have respect for somebody — avoir du respect pour quelqu'un

to feel sorry for somebody — avoir de la peine pour quelqu'un

to feel contempt for somebody — mépriser quelqu'un

11) ( on behalf of) pour

to be pleased for somebody — être content pour quelqu'un

say hello to him for me — dis-lui bonjour de ma part

I can't do it for you — je ne peux pas le faire à ta place

let her answer for herself — laisse-la répondre elle-même

I speak for everyone here — je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes

12) ( as regards)

she's a great one for jokes — on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues

to be all right for money — avoir assez d'argent

13) ( taking account of past events) depuis; ( stressing expected duration) pour; ( stressing actual duration) pendant

this is the best show I've seen for years — c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années

we've been together for 2 years — ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble

she's off to Paris for the weekend — elle va à Paris pour le week-end

will he be away for long? — est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps?

to stay for a year — rester un an

to be away for a year — être absent pendant un an

I was in Paris for 2 weeks — j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines

to last for hours — durer des heures

14) ( indicating a deadline) pour; ( in negative constructions) avant

it will be ready for Saturday — ça sera prêt pour samedi

the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks — la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines

15) ( on the occasion of) pour

invited for Easter — invité pour Pâques

16) ( indicating scheduled time) pour

scheduled for next month — prévu pour le mois prochain

I have an appointment for 4 pm — j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00

it's time for bed — c'est l'heure d'aller au lit

17) ( indicating distance) pendant

to drive for miles — rouler pendant des kilomètres

the last shop for 30 miles — le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres

18) ( indicating destination) pour

a ticket for Dublin — un billet pour Dublin

to leave for work — partir travailler

to swim for the shore — nager vers la rive

19) (indicating cost, value) pour

it was sold for £100 — ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling

I wouldn't do it for anything! — je ne le ferais pour rien au monde!

I'll let you have it for £20 — je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling

a cheque for £20 — un chèque de 20 livres sterling

20) ( in favour of)

to be for — être pour [peace, divorce, reunification]

to be all for it — être tout à fait pour

who's for a game of football? — qui veut jouer au football?

21) ( stressing appropriateness)

she's the person for the job — elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail

that's for us to decide — c'est à nous de décider

22) ( in support of) en faveur de

the argument for recycling — l'argument en faveur du recyclage

there's no evidence for that — ce n'est absolument pas prouvé

23) ( indicating availability)

for sale — à vendre

24) ( as part of ratio) pour

one teacher for five pupils — un professeur pour cinq élèves

25) ( equivalent to)

T for Tom — T comme Tom

what's the French for ‘boot’? — comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français?

the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ — ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique

26) ( in explanations)

for one thing... and for another... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...

I, for one, agree with her — en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle

27) ( when introducing clauses)

it would be unwise for us to generalize — il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser

the best thing would be for them to leave — le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent

there's no need for people to get upset — il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver
2.
conjunction sout car, parce que

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oh for a nice hot bath! — je rêve d'un bon bain chaud!

I'll be (in) for it if... — (colloq) GB ça va être ma fête si... (colloq)

that's adolescents for you! — que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents!

there's gratitude for you! — c'est comme ça qu'on me/vous etc remercie!

English-French dictionary > for
7 for

for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

Big English-French dictionary > for
8 yourself

[jɔː'self, jʊə-]
pronome

1) (reflexive) (informal) ti, te, te stesso (-a); (polite) si, sé, se stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) sé, se stesso (-a)

have you hurt yourself? — ti sei, si è fatto male?

you were pleased with yourself — eri soddisfatto di te (stesso), era soddisfatto di sé, di se stesso

2) (emphatic) (informal) tu stesso (-a), te stesso (-a); (polite) lei stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) lei, lei stesso (-a)

you yourself said that... — tu stesso hai detto, lei stesso ha detto che...

for yourself — per te (stesso), per lei (stesso)

3) (expressions)

(all) by yourself — tutto da solo, da te, da lei

you're not yourself today — oggi non sei (in) te, non è lei, non è in sé
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Note:

Like the other you forms, yourself may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to anyone you do not know very well; therefore, yourself should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourself is translated by ti or Si (polite form), which are always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourself? = ti sei fatto male? Si è fatto male? - In imperatives, however, ti is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourself! = serviti! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si serva! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is tu / Lei stesso or anche tu / Lei: you said so yourself = l'hai detto tu stesso, l'ha detto Lei stesso; you're a stranger here yourself, aren't you? = anche tu sei / Lei è forestiero da queste parti, non è vero? - When used after a preposition, yourself is translated by te / Lei or te / Lei stesso: you can be proud of yourself = puoi essere orgoglioso di te / te stesso, può essere orgoglioso di Lei / di Lei stesso. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei ti sta guardando and you're looking at yourself in the mirror = ti stai guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per te and you work for yourself = tu lavori per te / te stesso. - (All) by yourself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below

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[jɔː'self, jʊə-]
pronome

1) (reflexive) (informal) ti, te, te stesso (-a); (polite) si, sé, se stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) sé, se stesso (-a)

have you hurt yourself? — ti sei, si è fatto male?

you were pleased with yourself — eri soddisfatto di te (stesso), era soddisfatto di sé, di se stesso

2) (emphatic) (informal) tu stesso (-a), te stesso (-a); (polite) lei stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) lei, lei stesso (-a)

you yourself said that... — tu stesso hai detto, lei stesso ha detto che...

for yourself — per te (stesso), per lei (stesso)

3) (expressions)

(all) by yourself — tutto da solo, da te, da lei

you're not yourself today — oggi non sei (in) te, non è lei, non è in sé
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Note:

Like the other you forms, yourself may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to anyone you do not know very well; therefore, yourself should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourself is translated by ti or Si (polite form), which are always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourself? = ti sei fatto male? Si è fatto male? - In imperatives, however, ti is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourself! = serviti! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si serva! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is tu / Lei stesso or anche tu / Lei: you said so yourself = l'hai detto tu stesso, l'ha detto Lei stesso; you're a stranger here yourself, aren't you? = anche tu sei / Lei è forestiero da queste parti, non è vero? - When used after a preposition, yourself is translated by te / Lei or te / Lei stesso: you can be proud of yourself = puoi essere orgoglioso di te / te stesso, può essere orgoglioso di Lei / di Lei stesso. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei ti sta guardando and you're looking at yourself in the mirror = ti stai guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per te and you work for yourself = tu lavori per te / te stesso. - (All) by yourself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below

English-Italian dictionary > yourself
9 yourself

your·self <pl yourselves> [jɔ:ʼself, Am jʊrʼ-] pron

1) after vb dich;

if you apply \yourself and study hard, I'm sure you'll do well in the test wenn du dich anstrengst und viel lernst, wirst du die Prüfung sicher gut schaffen;

did you enjoy \yourself at the picnic? hat dir das Picknick gefallen?;

be careful with that knife or you'll cut \yourself! sei vorsichtig mit dem Messer, damit du dich nicht schneidest;

try to calm \yourself and tell us exactly what happened beruhig dich und erzähl uns genau, was passiert ist;

how would you describe \yourself? wie würden Sie sich beschreiben?;

help yourselves, boys bedient euch, Jungs

2) after prep to, for, at dir dat, dich akk;

do you always talk to \yourself like that? sprichst du immer so mit dir selbst?;

see for \yourself sieh selbst

3) ( oneself) sich;

you tell \yourself everything's all right but you know it's not really man sagt sich, dass alles in Ordnung ist, aber man weiß, dass das nicht stimmt;

you should love others like you love \yourself - at least that's what it says in the Bible man soll andere lieben wie sich selbst - das steht zumindest in der Bibel

4) ( personally) selbst;

you can do that \yourself du kannst das selbst machen;

you could write to him \yourself, you know du könntest ihm selbst schreiben, weißt du;

you're going to have to do it \yourself das wirst du selbst machen müssen;

to see/ taste/ feel/try sth for \yourself etw selbst sehen/kosten/fühlen/versuchen;

it's right here in black and white - read it for \yourself! hier steht es schwarz auf weiß - lies selbst!;

you \yourself... du selbst...;

you \yourself said that you sometimes find your mother a pain du selbst hast gesagt, dass deine Mutter manchmal nervt

5) (alone, without help) dich;

to keep sth for \yourself sich dat etw behalten, etw für sich akk behalten;

do you want to keep those sweets for \yourself? willst du die Bonbons [alle] für dich behalten?;

[all] by \yourself [ganz] allein;

did you carry all that heavy stuff in all by \yourself? hast du die ganzen schweren Sachen alleine getragen?;

to have sth [all] to \yourself etw für sich akk allein haben;

so have you got the whole house to \yourself this weekend? hast du das Haus übers Wochenende für dich allein?

6) ( normal)

to be \yourself du selbst sein;

the best thing you can do is to go into the interview and just be \yourself das Beste, was du bei dem Bewerbungsgespräch tun kannst, ist ganz natürlich sein;

to not be/ feel/seem \yourself nicht du selbst sein/zu sein scheinen;

to look \yourself wie du selbst aussehen;

you don't look \yourself in those jeans du siehst in den Jeans so fremd aus

PHRASES:

in \yourself ( Brit) (dated) trotz allem;

I heard of your latest tragedy, but how are you in \yourself? ich habe von deinem letzten Unglück gehört, wie geht es dir trotz allem?;

how's \yourself? ( fam) wie geht's?;

me and the wife are doing fine, thanks, and how's \yourself? meiner Frau und mir geht's gut, danke, und selbst? ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > yourself
10 for

§ -თვის, განმავლობაში, მაგიერ

§

1 რადგან(აც), ვინაიდან, იმიტომ რომ, რამეთუ

I asked her to stay, for I had sth to tell her ვთხოვე დარჩენილიყო, რადგანაც რაღაც მქონდა სათქმელი

2 გამო

for the reason that… იმის გამო, რომ…

for this reason ამის გამო

for lack of anything better უკეთესის უქონლობის გამო

3 -თვის

we fight for freedom თავისუფლებისათვის ვიბრძვით

I’ll do all I can for you შენთვის ყველაფერს გავაკეთებ

he is tall for his age თავისი ასაკისათვის მაღალია

I thank you for your help დახმარებისათვის მადლობას გიხდი

for my / God’s sake ჩემი / ღვთის გულისათვის

what is this tool for? რისთვისაა ეს ხელასწყო / იარაღი?

what for? რისთვის?

for whom? ვისთვის?

4 -ად, -დ

I sold the book for three dollars წიგნი სამ დოლარად გავყიდე

we used a box for a table მაგიდად ყუთი გამოვიყენეთ

for the first / last time პირველად / უკანასკნელად

for instance / example მაგალითად

we went for a walk სასეირნოდ წავედით

it’s being done for your own good ეს შენს სასიკეთოდ კეთდება

for ever / good სამუდამოდ

5 -ით

they went away for a month ერთი თვით წავიდნენ

he is known for his wit თავისი ენამახვილობით არის ცნობილი

they played chess for hours საათობით თამაშობდნენ ჭადრაკს

6 -ში

he left for London / Australia ლონდონში / ავსტრალიაში წავიდა / გაემგზავრა

he gave me a book for the disk გრამფირფიტაში წიგნი მომცა (გამიცვალა)

7 -ზე

I’m going out for bread პურზე / პურის საყიდლად მივდივარ

they played for money ფულზე თამაშობდნენ

he exchanged pounds for dollars გირვანქები დოლარებზე გადაცვალა

he was late for dinner სადილზე დაგვაგვიანდა

8 საწინააღმდეგო, -ის

an injection for cholera ქოლერის საწინააღმდეგო აცრა

pills for a headache თავის ტკივილის ტაბლეტები

it’s time for bed / dinner ძილის / სადილის დროა

9 განმავლობაში

for a few days რამდენიმე დღის განმავლობაში

for some time რამდენიმე ხნის განმავლობაში

for centuries საუკუნეების განმავლობაში

10 მიუხედავად

for all his fault, he’s a fine fellow მიუხედავად ყველა მისი ნაკლისა, კარგი ბიჭია

for all you may say რაც უნდა თქვა

11 მომხრე

I’m for leaving tomorrow მე ხვალვე გამგზავრების მომხრე ვარ

everyone is for my plan ყველა ჩემი გეგმის მომხრეა / ჩემს გეგმას უჭერს მხარს

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if it weren’t for you… თქვენ რომ არა,…

it’s for you to decide ეს შენ უნდა გადაწყვიტო / ეს შენი გადასაწყვეტია

to change for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეცვლა (შეიცვლება)

can I do anything for you? რითი შემიძლია გემსახურო?

for certain დანამდვილებით, დარწმუნებით

I know it for certain ნამდვილად ვიცი

for all I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

for the time being ჯერჯერობით

as for me… ჩემს მხრივ // რაც მე მეხება…

not for the world! არაფრის დიდებით!

who are you looking for? ვის ეძებ?

to let in for ჩაგდება, გახვევა

to leave for გამგზავრება, წასვლა

for my part რაც მე მეხება

for one thing…; for another …; ჯერ ერთი..., მერეც და...

●●for once he was right ამჯერად მართალი იყო

run for your life! თავს უშველე! გაიქეცი!

for some reason or other ამა თუ იმ მიზეზით

I know it for sure ეს ნამდვილად ვიცი

for instance მაგალითად

you are in for an unpleasant visit არასასიამოვნო ვიზიტი მოგელის

I’m afraid we are for a rain ვშიშობ, გაგვიწვიმდება

some man is asking for you ვიღაც კაცი გკითხულობს

so much for that! კმარა ამაზე ლაპარაკი

for short შემოკლებით, მოკლედ

I shall wait for you დაგელოდები

save for his foolishness he would be rich now მისი სისულელე რომ არა, ახლა მდიდარი იქნებოდა

save for რომ არა

he’ll stand in for me ჩემს მაგივრობას გასწევს

for the most part უმთავრესად, უმეტესად

he made for the door კარისკენ გაემართა

●●in trade for ნაცვლად

for the time being ჯერ-ჯერობით

for some time now უკვე კარგა ხანია

wait for some time ცოტა ხანი მოიცადე

he is playing for time დრო გაჰყავს

I’m pressed for time ცოტა დრო მაქვს

for various reasons მრავალი/სხვადასხვა მიზეზების გამო

to have no use for არმოწონება

I have no use for talkative people ლაყბობის მოყვარულებს გავურბივარ

I’m not hungry for dinner სადილი არ მინდა

for heavens sake! ღვთის გულისათვის!

●●not for the world არაფრის დიდებით

for a while ცოტა ხანს, ცოტა ხნით, დროებით

what is this for? ეს რისთვისაა?

he fell for her in a big way თვდავიწყებით შეუყვარდა

judge for yourself თვითონ განსაჯე!

for a joke სახუმაროდ

for a jest საოხუნჯოდ, ხუმრობით, გასამხიარულებლად

I haven’t seen him for years მრავალი წელი არ მინახავს

you are walking too quick for me ისე სწრაფად მიდიხარ, რომ ვერ მოგდევ

a queue for bread პურის რიგი

we did it for fun ეს სახუმაროდ გავაკეთეთ

for the first time პირველად

I feel pity for him მეცოდება

for fear that… იმის შიშით, რომ…

an eye for an eye თვალი თვალისა წილ

except for რომ არა

for example მაგალითად

for ever სამუდამოდ

a gift for languages ენების შესწავლის ნიჭი

for God’s sake! ღვთის გულისათვის!

let’s go for a walk! გავისეირნოთ!

this passport is good for a year ამ პასპორტს ერთი წლის ვადა აქვს

he is a good man for this job ამ საქმისათვის შესაფერისი კაცია

she changed for theatre თეატრში წასასვლელად ტანისამოსი

for certain ნამდვილად

for a certain reason გარკვეული მიზეზის გამო

do you care for jazz? ჯაზი გიყვარს?

I’ll call for you at six ექვსზე გამოგივლი

to call for გამოვლა (გამოუვლის)

where are you bound for? საით მიამგზავრები?

he is out for my blood ჩემი სისხლი სწყურია

it’s all for the best მით უკეთესი

to ask for თხოვნა (სთხოვს)

for no apparent reason გაუგებარი მიზეზით

not for anything! არაფრის დიდებით!

to make amends for an injury ზარალის ანაზღაურება

to phone for the ambulance სასწრაფოს გამოძახება

once and for all ერთხელ და სამუდამოდ

for all that... მიუხედავად ამისა...

for all I care he may be offended სულაც არ მაწუხებს, ეწყინება თუ არა

I`m all for him მთლიანად მის მხარეზე ვარ

for ages ძალიან დიდი ხანი

we struggle for the abolition of wars ომების ასაკრძალავად ვიბრძვით

how do you account for your conduct? როგორ აგვიხსნი შენს საქციელს?/ როგორ გავიგით შენი საქციელი?

my heart aches for her მასზე გული შემტკივა

he is very active for his age თავის ასაკთან შედარებით ძალიან მოძრავია/ენერგიულია

find for სასარგებლოდ გადაწყვეტა

look for yourself! შენ თვითონ ნახე!

English-Georgian dictionary > for
11 yourself

pron [emph][refl] ([pl] yourselves) se; ti sam; sebe samoga / by # = sam, bez (tuđe) pomoći; you did it # = ti si to sam učinio; you must see for # = moraš sam vidjeti, moraš se sam uvjeriti; get a ticket for # = nabavi sebi ulaznicu; don't trouble # = ne trudi se; be # ! = saberi se!

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osobno
se
sebe
sebe samog
ti
ti sam
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English-Croatian dictionary > yourself
12 do for

phrvi

1) infml

What shall we do for money? — А где нам раздобыть денег?

What will you do for food when you're camping? — А чем вы будете питаться, когда пойдете в поход?

How will you do for water while you're crossing the desert? — А где вы будете доставать воду при переходе через пустыню?

2) infml

The staff at this hotel did very well for tips and presents — Обслуживающему персоналу этой гостиницы перепадало много чаевых и подарков.

They did not do too badly for food during the war — Во время войны еды им вполне хватало

3) infml

There were heavy casualties on the first day. The general nearly did for the lot of us with his plan of attack — В первый же день были большие потери. Этот генерал чуть не погубил нас всех со своим планом нападения

Another stroke will do for him — Еще одного приступа он не переживет

That long hike nearly did for me — После такого перехода я чуть коньки не отбросил

4) infml esp AmE

He did for her while she was sick — Он ухаживал за ней, когда она болела

5) BrE infml

The old lady has been doing for me since my wife left me — Эта старая женщина вела мое домашнее хозяйство с тех пор, как от меня ушла жена

He prefers to do for himself — Он предпочитает готовить себе сам

You've got to do for yourself around here — Здесь все приходится делать самому

6) sl

I'll do for that cop when I get out of stir — Я пришью этого мента, когда выйду из тюрьмы

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > do for
13 More power to you

Разговорное выражение: молодец (Well done!; You really stood up for yourself!; You really did something for your own benefit! (The stress is on to, and the you is usually "ya."))

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > More power to you
14 more power to you

Разговорное выражение: молодец (Well done!; You really stood up for yourself!; You really did something for your own benefit! (The stress is on to, and the you is usually "ya."))

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > more power to you
15 see

I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.)

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.)

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?)

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.)

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.)

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.)

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.)

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.)

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.)

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see /si:/
n.

(relig.) sede vescovile (o arcivescovile); diocesi; vescovado; arcivescovado

● the Holy See (o the See of Rome), la Santa Sede.
♦ (to) see /si:/
(pass. saw, p. p. seen)

A v. t.

1 vedere; scorgere; osservare: Can you see that plane?, lo vedi quell'aereo?; I saw him packing up, lo vidi che faceva le valigie; Later, I saw him leave, dopo, lo vidi partire; I saw the spy arrested, vidi arrestare la spia; DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- I couldn't see Music Weekly on the shelves, non ho trovato Music Weekly sugli scaffali; See below ► sotto

2 capire; afferrare; rendersi conto di; accorgersi di; vedere: Can't you see he's kidding you?, non vedi (o non ti accorgi) che ti prende in giro?; Do you see what I mean?, capisci (quel che voglio dire)?; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- I see what you mean, capisco cosa vuoi dire

3 vedere; giudicare; considerare; reputare; ritenere; parere (impers.): The boss doesn't see it that way, il capo non la vede così ( è di un altro parere); We'll see what we can do for you, vedremo che cosa si può fare per te; I see his actions as irresponsible, giudico irresponsabili le sue azioni; I can't see that it really matters, non vedo che importanza abbia; non mi pare sia importante

4 andare da; andare a trovare; visitare; frequentare, intendersela con; vedere; consultare: Come and see me soon, vienimi a trovare presto!; I hope to see more of you, spero di vederti più spesso NOTA D'USO: - to find o to see?-; I must see my solicitor, devo vedere (o consultare) l'avvocato; You ought to see a doctor, devi andare dal medico; devi farti vedere dal dottore; DIALOGO → - New flame- I've been seeing her for a while now, la frequento da un po' di tempo ormai; He was seeing a married woman, frequentava (o si vedeva con) una donna sposata; DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I'm going to Wales for a few days to see my brother, vado in Galles per qualche giorno a trovare mio fratello

5 accompagnare: I saw him to the station, lo accompagnai in stazione

6 vederci; trovarci; immaginare: Can you see him getting married?, ce lo vedi che si sposa?; God only knows what the girl sees in him, Dio solo sa che cosa la ragazza ci trovi in lui

7 ricevere; vedere: I'll ask the chairman if he can see you, chiedo al presidente se può riceverLa; He refuses to see anyone, non vuole vedere nessuno; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- If you'd like to take a seat, someone will see you as soon as possible, se volete accomodarvi, qualcuno vi riceverà appena possibile

8 assicurarsi, fare in modo (che), badare di: See that the report is ready in ten minutes!, fa' in modo che la relazione sia pronta fra dieci minuti!; See you're back before dark!, bada di tornare prima che faccia buio!

9 apprezzare; capire; essere d'accordo con; vedere: I didn't see the joke, non ho capito la battuta; I can see your point, capisco (o sono d'accordo con) il tuo punto di vista; I can't see the point of learning Ancient Greek, non vedo a che cosa serva studiare il greco antico

10 ( poker) vedere

B v. i.

1 vedere; vederci: He doesn't see very well with his left eye, ci vede male dall'occhio sinistro

2 vedere; guardare: Sit down, please; I'll see if the manager is in, s'accomodi, prego; vedo se c'è il direttore; See who's at the door, will you?, guarda chi c'è (alla porta), per piacere!

3 capire; afferrare; accorgersi; rendersi conto: as far as I can see, per quello che posso capire io; a quanto capisco io; Do you see?, capisci?; vedi?; DIALOGO → - Business trip 1- I see, capisco; vedo; You can see for yourself, te ne rendi conto da solo (o da te)

4 pensarla; avere un'opinione: Unfortunately, the boss saw differently, purtroppo, il capo la pensava diversamente (o era di tutt'altro parere)

● to see the back (o the last) of sb., liberarsi (o sbarazzarsi) di q.; farla finita con q. □ (fig.) to see daylight, cominciare a capire; essere a buon punto col lavoro □ (fig.) to see everything black, vedere tutto nero □ to see eye to eye with sb., vedere le cose allo stesso modo di q.; concordare, essere d'accordo con q. □ to see the funny side of st., vedere il lato (o l'aspetto) buffo (o divertente) di qc. □ to see good (o fit) to do st., giudicare conveniente (o reputare opportuno) fare qc. □ (fig.) to see how the cat jumps, stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ to see the last of st., mettere la parola fine a qc.; farla finita con qc. □ to see the light, vedere la luce; nascere; venire al mondo; ( anche) cominciare a capire, accettare un'idea; ricevere l'illuminazione, convertirsi ( a una religione) □ to see oneself as a great actor, credere d'essere un grande attore □ to see the reason why, capire il perché □ (fig.) to see red, veder rosso ( per la rabbia); infuriarsi □ (fam.) to see sb. right, assicurarsi che sia resa giustizia a q.; badare agli interessi di q. □ to see service, ( di persona) prestare servizio ( nelle forze armate); ( di oggetto) essere impiegato, essere usato □ to see the sights, fare il giro turistico d'una città □ (fig.) to see stars, veder le stelle ( per un dolore lancinante e improvviso) □ to see things, vedere (o capire) le cose (o la situazione); ( anche) avere le traveggole □ to see a thing done, veder fare una cosa; ( anche) vedere che una cosa sia fatta □ to see the town, visitare la città □ to see visions, avere visioni; essere un veggente □ to see one's way ( clear) to doing st., essere disponibile a fare qc.; avere la possibilità di fare qc. □ as I see it, come la vedo io; come la penso io; a mio modo di vedere □ You see, vedi, capisci; ascolta, senti un po' ( parentetico, molto usato) □ (fam.) See?, (hai) capito?; (è) chiaro? □ DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- See you, ciao □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- See you later!, arrivederci!; a fra poco! □ DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- See you Friday, a venerdì □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- See you soon!, ci vediamo!; a presto!; arrivederci! □ (fam.) Be seeing you, ci vediamo; ci si vede! □ He will never see forty [fifty] again, ha passato da un pezzo i quaranta [i cinquanta] anni □ Let me see, fammi vedere; ( esitando prima di rispondere) vediamo un po', lasciami pensare!: Let me see ( now), what can I do for you?, vediamo (un po'), che cosa posso fare per te? □ Wait and see, chi vivrà vedrà; stiamo a vedere □ We have seen the day (o the time) when…, è ormai passato il tempo che… □ You can see it at a glance, si vede a occhi chiusi.
NOTA D'USO: - to see-
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I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

English-Italian dictionary > see
16 say

1. [seı] n
1. высказывание, мнение, слово

to have one's say - высказываться; высказывать своё мнение

he has had his say - он уже высказал своё мнение, он уже имел возможность высказаться

it is now my say - теперь я скажу /моя очередь говорить/

let him have his say - пусть он выскажется

to say one's say - высказывать всё, что думаешь

2. авторитет, влияние

to have a say in the matter - иметь, влияние в каком-л. деле; участвовать в решении какого-л. вопроса

to have no say in the matter - не иметь права вмешиваться в решение или обсуждение какого-л. вопроса

I have no say in this matter - не я решаю этот вопрос

to have the say - амер. иметь право окончательно решать (что-л.)

who has the say in the matter? - за кем решающее слово в этом вопросе?
2. [seı] v (said)
1. 1) говорить, сказать

❝All right❞, he says - «Хорошо», - говорит он

❝Come here❞, said he - «Подойди(те) сюда», - сказал он

❝I will do it❞, she said (resolutely) - «Я сделаю это», - (про)молвила она (решительно)

he said it sharply [in a harsh voice] - он сказал это резко [резким /сердитым/ голосом]

what does he say? - что он говорит?

he said (that) he was busy - он сказал, что он занят

she said (that) she wanted to see me [to read this book] - она сказала, что хочет видеть меня [прочесть эту книгу]

he said (that) she should come - он сказал /велел/, чтобы она пришла

I say (that) you must do it - я говорю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 4]

to say smth. to smb. - сказать что-л. кому-л.

I have smth. to say to you - мне нужно тебе кое-что сказать [ср. тж. 4 и 5]

to say nothing - ничего не сказать /не говорить/, (про)молчать

I have nothing to say - мне нечего сказать, мне не о чем говорить [см. тж. 5]

I have nothing to say to him - а) мне нечего ему сказать; б) мне с ним не о чем говорить, я и говорить с ним не желаю

I shall say no more - я больше ничего не скажу

say no more! - ни слова больше!, хватит!

he didn't say a word - он не вымолвил /не произнёс, не сказал/ ни (одного) слова

to say to oneself - сказать себе, (по)думать про себя

to say smth. again - повторять что-л.

say that again! - повторите!

to say over a role - повторять /учить/ роль

to say smth. over and over again - повторять что-л. без конца

they say such things out of /through/ envy - они говорят такие вещи из зависти

easier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать

no sooner said than done - сказано - сделано

the less said the better - чем меньше слов, тем лучше

(the) least said (the) soonest mended - посл. ≅ словами делу не поможешь; разговорами можно только испортить дело

that is to say - другими /иными/ словами, иначе говоря, то есть

in three weeks' time, that is to say on January 20 - через три недели, другими словами /то есть/ 20-го января

to say what one knows [wants] - говорить (то), что знаешь [хочешь]

do it because I say so - сделай это, потому что я так говорю /велю/

you have no right to say so! - вы не имеете права так говорить!

I'm glad to say - с радостью могу сказать /отметить и т. п./

I'm sorry to say... - к сожалению...

I must say - признаться

the news surprised me, I must say - признаюсь /признаться сказать/, эти новости удивили меня

I mean to say (that...) - (этим) я хочу сказать (что...)

you don't mean to say that... - неужели вы хотите сказать, что...

to say yes - а) сказать /говорить/ «да», давать согласие, соглашаться; to say yes to an invitation [to a proposal] - принимать приглашение [предложение]; б) подтверждать (заявление, сообщение)

to say no - а) сказать /говорить/ «нет», не давать согласия, отказывать; to say no to an invitation [to a proposal] - не принять /отказаться от/ приглашения [предложения]; she again said no to me - она опять отказала мне; б) отрицать, опровергать (заявление, сообщение)

to say smb. nay - отклонить /отвергнуть/ чью-л. просьбу

to say thank you - сказать «спасибо», (по)благодарить

to say good morning (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) доброго утра, (по)здороваться (с кем-л.) утром

to say good night (to smb.) - (по)желать (кому-л.) спокойной ночи, (по)прощаться (с кем-л.)

to say goodbye - сказать «до свидания», (по)прощаться

to say nothing of - не говоря (уже) (о чём-л.)

he knows no mathematics to say nothing of cybernetics - он не имеет представления о математике, не говоря уже о кибернетике

not to say... - чтобы не сказать...

he was rude, not to say insolent - он держал себя грубо, чтобы не сказать нагло

(it) goes without saying - само собой разумеется

2) выражать

that was well said - это было хорошо сказано

I don't know how to say it - я не знаю, как это сказать /выразить/

if I may say so - если можно так выразиться

he is, if I may say so, a fool - он, с позволения сказать, дурак

her eyes said more than her words - её глаза были красноречивее её слов

America, or, better said, the United States of America - Америка, или, правильнее сказать, Соединённые Штаты Америки

2. обыкн. безл. говорить, утверждать (что, якобы), сообщать

people /they/ say (that) the experiment was successful - говорят /ходят слухи/, что опыт удался

it is said in the papers that the treaty was signed yesterday - в газетах сообщают, что договор был подписан вчера

he is said to be /they say he is/ a great singer - говорят, (что) он выдающийся певец

he is said to swim well - говорят, (что) он хорошо плавает

it is generally said that... - обычно утверждают /считают/, что...

3. гласить; говориться

the law says... - закон гласит..., по закону...

the text of the treaty says - текст договора гласит, в тексте договора записано

the telegram says, it says /is said/ in the telegram - телеграмма гласит, в телеграмме сказано

the letter says, it says /is said/ in the letter - в письме говорится

the notice says that the show is cancelled - в объявлении сказано, что спектакль отменяется

the tower clock says ten o'clock - на башенных часах десять (часов), башенные часы показывают десять (часов)

the publisher says in the preface that... - издатель говорит в своём предисловии, что...

4. иметь или высказывать мнение, считать, полагать

it was said by Plato that... - Платон утверждал, что...; у Платона сказано /говорится/, что...

what I say is - по-моему, по моему мнению, я считаю, мне кажется

I say you must do it - я считаю, что ты должен это сделать [см. тж. 1, 1)]

and so say all of us - и мы тоже так думаем, и мы такого же мнения

to say out /редк. away/ - высказаться откровенно, облегчить душу

I cannot /couldn't/ say (whether he will come) - я не знаю (придёт ли он)

I wish I could say when it will happen - хотел бы я знать, когда это произойдёт

it is hard to say why [who it was] - трудно (с уверенностью) сказать почему [кто это был]

there is no saying how all this will end - кто знает, как /чем/ всё это кончится

I should say that he is right - я бы сказал /я полагаю/, что он прав

is it expensive? - I should say not - это дорого? - Я бы не сказал /Не думаю/ [ср. тж. ♢ ]

you wouldn't say by his look that... - по его виду не скажешь, что...

to have smth. to say (to /about/ smth.) - иметь мнение (относительно чего-л.) [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 5]

what have you to say (to all this)? - какое у вас (обо всём этом) мнение?; что вы (обо всём этом /на всё это/) скажете?

what did he say to that? - каково его мнение на этот счёт?, что он об этом думает?, что он на это сказал?

what do you say to my proposal? - как вы смотрите на моё предложение?

what do you say /what say you/ to a meal [to a trip to London]? - как насчёт того, чтобы поесть [съездить в Лондон]?

what do you say to a game of tennis? - сыграем /не хотите ли сыграть/ в теннис?

5. приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

to say smth. for [against] smth., smb. - высказываться за [против] чего-л., кого-л.; свидетельствовать в пользу [против] чего-л., кого-л.

I cannot say much for this method - мне нечего сказать в пользу этого метода

I can't say much for his mathematics - я не могу сказать, чтобы он был очень силён в математике

that doesn't say much for his intelligence - это не свидетельствует о его большом уме

I cannot say much for his style - я невысокого мнения об его стиле; об его стиле говорить не приходится

it says little to me - мне это мало что говорит

there is much to say /to be said/ for [against] this plan - многое говорит в пользу [не в пользу] этого плана

there is much to be said on both sides - есть много доводов и за и против

to say a good word for smb. - замолвить за кого-л. словечко

to have smth. to say - возражать [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 4]

he always has smth. to say to my friends [to their coming] - он всегда возражает против моих друзей [их приезда]

I am afraid he will have smth. to say about it - боюсь, что он будет недоволен этим /возражать против этого/

to have smth. to say for oneself - а) сказать что-л. в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете сказать в своё оправдание [см. тж. б)]; б) рассказывать кое-что себе; what have you to say for yourself? - что вы можете о себе рассказать?, что у вас нового? [см. тж. а)]; в) разг. быть разговорчивым, бойким на язык

he has plenty to say for himself - он за словом в карман не полезет

to have nothing to say - не иметь доводов, не находить аргументов [см. тж. 1, 1)]

I have nothing to say to this - мне нечего на это возразить

I have nothing to say against him - я ничего против него не имею

to have nothing to say for oneself - а) не знать, что сказать в свою защиту /в своё оправдание/; б) разг. быть неразговорчивым

6. 1) читать наизусть, декламировать

to say a poem - читать /декламировать/ стихотворение

2) повторять наизусть, произносить вслух

to say a lesson - отвечать урок ( учителю)

to say one's lessons - повторять уроки

to say one's prayers - молиться, читать молитвы

to say grace - прочесть молитву ( перед трапезой)

to say mass - служить мессу /обедню/

7. допускать; предполагать

let us say - скажем, например, к примеру сказать, примерно

come to see me one of these days, let us say Sunday - приходи ко мне на этих днях, скажем, в воскресенье

if fifty is too much, shall we say thirty? - если пятьдесят слишком много, то тогда, может быть, тридцать?

well, say it were true, what then? - ну, допустим, (что) это верно, что ж из того?

8. уст. поэт. высказаться

♢ I say!, say! - а) послушайте!, эй! (оклик или восклицание, рассчитанные на привлечение внимания собеседника); I say, what's the point of all this? - послушай, в чём смысл всего этого?; I say, do come and look at this! - подойди же и посмотри на это!; б) да ну!, ну и ну!, вот так так!, вот тебе и на! ( выражает удивление или протест)

say, how is that? - ну как же так?

oh, I say! It was you who spoke to me! - да что вы! Это ведь вы заговорили первая!

so you say! - рассказывайте!, так я вам и поверил!

says you!, тж. sez you! - прост. брехня!, как бы не так!, ещё чего скажешь!

I should say so! - ещё бы!, конечно!

I should say not! - ни за что!, конечно, нет! [ср. тж. 4]

you don't say (so)! - что вы говорите?, не может быть!, неужели!, скажи(те) на милость /пожалуйста/!

it is just as you say, you said it - вот именно

you may well say so! - совершенно верно /точно/!

say when - скажи, когда довольно (обычно говорят, наливая в рюмку вино)

to say the word - приказать; распорядиться

you have only to say the word - вам стоит только слово сказать, только прикажите

what he says goes - его слово - закон

when all is said and done - в конечном счёте

to say it with flowers - а) галантно ухаживать; б) передавать чьё-л. поручение, привет и т. п. в утончённо-любезной форме

before you could say Jack Robinson /knife/ - ≅ не успеешь оглянуться, в один момент
3. [seı] adv
1. приблизительно, примерно

the property is worth, say, four million dollars - это владение стоит приблизительно четыре миллиона долларов

2. например

if we compress any gas say oxygen - если мы сожмём любой газ, например /скажем, хотя бы/ кислород

НБАРС > say
17 think

1. I
abs

I think therefore I am я мыслю, следовательно я существую; are animals able to think? мыслят ли животные?; don't act without thinking ничего не делай /не предпринимай/, не подумав; let me (give me time to) think дайте мне (время) подумать /собраться с мыслями, поразмыслить, сосредоточиться/; I know what you are thinking я знаю, что /о чем/ вы думаете
2. II
think in some manner think logically (creatively, constructively, shrewdly, idly, etc.) мыслить /думать/ логично и т.д.; think so /as much, this way/ думать определенным образом; he thinks [in] this way он мыслит таким образом; I thought as much я так и думал; no two minds think alike все мы думаем по-разному; you must learn to think clearly вам надо учиться ясно мыслить; think harder подумай получше; think much /а lot/ много думать; if you were to think a little less and act a little more it would be better for all для всех было бы лучше, если бы вы немного меньше размышляли и немного больше делали; is he going to come? I don't think so он собирается приехать? think не думаю; just think! подумать только! think for some time let me think a moment дайте мне немного подумать /сосредоточиться/
3. III
think smth.

1) think great (sad, evil, base, pleasant, etc.) thoughts быть полным великих и т.д. дум /мыслей/; think business постоянно думать о делах

2) think no harm /no evil/ не думать /не иметь в виду, не предполагать/ чего-л. дурного; one would not have thought it никто бы об этом не подумал, это никому не пришло бы в голову
4. V
think smth., smb. smth. think it a shame (it a most interesting book, her a clever young lady, him an impolite fellow, etc.) считать, что это позор /это позорным/ и т.д.; think oneself a hero считать себя героем; he doesn't think it any trouble at all он не считает это затруднительным, он считает, что это совсем нетрудно
5. VI
think smth., smb. as having some quality think smth. strange (the lecture interesting, the matter very important, the affair unlawful, his success probable, the girl pretty, him right, etc.) считать что-л. странным и т.д.; do you think it likely? вы считаете это вероятным?; think him very powerful (them clever, oneself important, etc.) считать его очень могущественным и т.д.; think smth. as being of some quality to do smth. think it proper (unusual, necessary, strange, etc.) to say this (to go there, to take it, etc.) считать приличным и т.д. сказать это и т.д.; I don't think it wise to go there я считаю неблагоразумным идти туда; I thought it better to stay away (not to try, etc.) я считал, что лучше держаться подальше и т.д.
6. VII
think smb., smth. [to be] smth. think him to be a fool (him to be more straightforward, the girl more intelligent, the matter to be more delicate, etc.) считать его дураком и т.д.; do you think him very much to blame? вы считаете его очень виноватым?; I think it to correspond to facts я думаю /считаю/, что это соответствует фактам
7. XI
1) be thought about /of/ smth. it must (should, etc.) be thought about /of/ об этом нужно (следует и т.д.) (подумать; there are a number of things to be thought of before we come to a decision прежде, чем мы примем какое-либо решение, надо подумать /поразмыслить/ о ряде вещей /надо учесть ряд вещей/

2) be thought of a new house (a motor саг, а winter holiday in the south, etc.) is not to /cannot/ be thought of о новом доме и т.д. думать нечего /и подумать нельзя/; such a thing is not to be thought of о таких вещах и мечтать нечего

3) be thought [to be] in some state be thought dead (mad, richt, to be fair, to be lost, etc.) считаться умершим и т.д.; be thought to be smth. he is thought to be a scholar его считают ученым; it is thought to be a fraud считают, что это обман; be thought that it was thought that he would accept the position полагали /считали/, что он согласится на этот пост; be thought of in some manner he is well (highly) thought of о нем хорошо отзываются; it was thought of as impossible это считалось невозможным
8. XIII
think to do smth. think to deceive us (to escape punishment, to help you, to find a home with his daughter, to get a special favour, etc.) надеяться /собираться/ обмануть нас и т.д.; I never thought to find you here (to see you, to meet him again, etc.) я не подумал /никогда не думал/, что могу вас здесь застать и т.д.; think what to do next (how to help, etc.) думать о том, что делать дальше и т.д.
9. XV
think as having some quality think fit (proper, good, etc.) считать удобным и т.д.; do as you think best делайте, как вам кажется /вы считаете/ лучше; do not think ill of me не думайте обо мне плохо
10. XVI
1) think in smth. think in German (in a foreign language, etc.) думать /мыслить/ по-немецки и т.д.; think about /of/ smth. think about /of/ the matter (about that question, about /of/ everything, of many things, about smb.'s suggestion, about the problem, about /of/ the proposal, of such a possibility, etc.) (по)думать об этом деле и т.д., обдумывать это дело и т.д.; why don't you " about my offer before you make up your mind? вам не мешало бы взвесить /продумать/ мое предложение прежде, чем решать; what are you thinking about /of/? о чем вы думаете?; it is not worth thinking about об этом не стоит думать; when I least thought of it когда я меньше всего об этом думал; think (up)on smth. think on life (on the matter, upon life and death, on love, etc.) думать /размышлять/ о жизни и т.д.; there is one thing you ought to think on вам следует подумать об одной вещи

2) think of /about/ smth., smb. think of old times (of home, about one's childhood days, about life in the mountains, of the accident, of her, etc.) думать /вспоминать/ о прошлом /о прежних временах/ и т.д.; I can't think of his name at the moment (of his address, of the right phrase, of the name of this place, etc.) я не могу сразу вспомнить его имя и т.д.; I can't think of the figures цифры /числа/ выпали у меня из памяти, я сейчас забыл цифры; I can't think of the right word мне не приходит в голову нужное слово

3) think about /of/ smb. think about /of/ his mother (about one's friends, about the friends one has lost, of others, of other people first, etc.) думать /беспокоиться/ о своей матери и т.д.; I have my wife and family to think of мне надо подумать /позаботиться, побеспокоиться/ о жене и всей семье; he thinks only (too much) of himself, he thinks of no one but himself он думает только о себе; think about /of/ smth. think about /of/ smb. think feelings (of smb.'s plight, of their welfare, etc.) думать о чьих-л. чувствах и т.д., считаться с чьими-л. чувствами и т.д.; they think about nothing but clothes (about hair styles, about nothing but sport and pleasure, etc.) у них на уме только платья и т.д., они ни о чем другом, кроме платьев и т.д. не думают

4) think of smth., smb. think of a way out of the difficulty (of some excuse to give them, of a word beginning with В, of a good plan, of an amusing way to spend the evening, of such a thing, of a good place for a week-end holidays, etc.) придумать выход из тяжелого положения и т.д.; I just didn't think of it мне это просто не пришло в голову, об этом-то я и не подумал; think of a number задумайте число; think of the danger (of the people who risk their lives, of the nerve of that fellow, of that man being there, etc.) подумать об опасности и т.д., представить /вообразить/ себе опасность и т.д.; I would never have thought of this possibility мне эта возможность не приходила в голову

5) think of /about/ smth., smb. what do you think of this plan (of the idea, of my new dress. of our new car, of this man, about me, etc.)? что вы думаете /какого вы мнения/ об этом плане и т.д.?; what do you "think of his speech? как вам понравилась его речь?; I told him what I thought of him я высказал /сказал/ ему [все], что я о нем думаю; think of her as a friend (of her as still a child, of you as a replacement for the man who quit, of him as being tall, of golf as waste of time, etc.) считать ее другом и т.д., думать о ней, как о друге и т.д.; think well (highly, harshly, meanly, etc.) of smth., smb. быть хорошего и т.д. мнения о чем-л., ком-л.; I will not think so poorly of her я не хочу о ней так плохо думать; it depends how you think of it все зависит от того, как к этому отнестись || we thought better of it мы передумали /раздумали/
11. XVII
1) think before doing smth. think before answering (before making a decision, before accepting, before refusing, etc.) сначала подумать /взвесить/, а потом отвечать и т.д., подумать, прежде чем ответить и т.д.

2) think about /of/ doing smth. think about moving to another house (about buying a new piano, about taking her to dinner, about emigrating to Canada, about getting a job, of going tomorrow, of going to Spain for our holiday, of marrying, etc.) подумывать о переезде /собираться переехать, строить планы о том, чтобы переехать/ в другой дом и т.д.; а girl thinks more of "looking nice" than a boy does девушки больше заботятся /думают/ о своей внешности, чем молодые люди; he would not (never) think of letting her go (of allowing it, of inviting them, of going unless he were invited, of saying such things about a lady, of doing such a thing, of allowing my children to stay out until this late hour, etc.) ему бы (никогда) не пришло в голову /он бы и не подумал/ отпустить ее и т.д.; the price is so high that I cannot think of buying it цена так высока, что я и мечтать не могу [, чтобы] купить это

3) think about /of/ doing smth. what do you think about going to Spain (of going to the movies tonight, etc.)? как вы /что вы думаете/ насчет поездки в Испанию и т.д.?; what did they think of his playing (of her painting, of our singing, etc.)? что они думают /какого они мнения/ о его игре /о том, как он играет/ и т.д.?
12. XVIII
think to oneself he is not telling the truth, I thought to myself он лжет, подумал я про себя; he was thinking to himself how strange the children were он отметил про себя, какими странными были дети; think for oneself you must think for yourself ты должен решать сам; think oneself into some state think oneself silly довести себя раздумьями до отупения; he thought himself into a fever он так много думал, что заболел
13. XXI1
think smth. of (about) smb., smth. think unjust things of her думать о ней несправедливо; he thought the world of her он о ней был очень высокого мнения; I think very little of his work (of his abilities, about the new novel, of the teacher, etc.) я очень невысокого мнения о его работе и т.д.; I don't think much of him as a teacher я не высоко ставлю /ценю/ его как преподавателя || think it beneath one (smb.) to do smth. считать ниже своего (чьего-л.) достоинства что-л. сделать
14. XXV
1) think what... (why..., how..., etc.) think what she would do next (why he came, how to help, etc.) думать о том, что ей делать дальше и т.д.

2) think how... (what...., where..., etc.) you can't think how pleased I was (how surprised he was, how glad I am, what he means, what a sharp tongue she has, why she left, where he is, etc.) вы не можете себе представить, как я был доволен и т.д.; think that... I never thought that he himself would come я никогда не думал /не ожидал/, что он сам придет; [only] to think that he is twenty (that I should be let off so early, etc.) подумать только, что ему всего двадцать и т.д.

3) think [that] think [that] you are clever (that he is ready, that the earth is flat, you can do it, you are acting foolishly, etc.) думать /полагать, считать/, что вы умны и т.д.; what do you think I ought to do? как вы думаете, что мне следует делать?; I think I'll go now я, пожалуй, пойду; ну, я пошел; it is going to rain, I think мне кажется, будет дождь; it will be better, don't you think, to start early? не лучше ли выехать пораньше, как вы полагаете?; think before you do smth. think carefully before you answer (before you begin, before you accept, etc.) хорошенько подумай, прежде чем отвечать и т.д.
15. XXVII1
think of what... think of what I've said (of what I told you, of what this means, etc.) подумай о том /над тем/, что я сказал и т.д.; think of what might have happened думать о том, что могло случиться

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > think
18 get

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, p.t. got, p.p. got or (in comb./arch./ Amer. except in sense academic.ru/44353/m">m) gotten ( got also coll. abbr. of has got or have got)

1) (obtain) bekommen; kriegen (ugs.); (by buying) kaufen; sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Auto usw.]; (by one's own effort for special purpose) sich (Dat.) besorgen [Visum, Genehmigung, Arbeitskräfte]; sich (Dat.) beschaffen [Geld]; einholen [Gutachten]; (by contrivance) kommen zu; (find) finden [Zeit]

where did you get that? — wo hast du das her?

he got him by the leg/arm — er kriegte ihn am Bein/Arm zu fassen

get somebody a job/taxi, get a job/taxi for somebody — jemandem einen Job verschaffen/ein Taxi besorgen od. rufen

get oneself something/a job — sich (Dat.) etwas zulegen/einen Job finden

you can't get this kind of fruit in the winter months — dieses Obst gibt es im Winter nicht zu kaufen

2) (fetch) holen

what can I get you? — was kann ich Ihnen anbieten?

is there anything I can get you in town? — soll ich dir etwas aus der Stadt mitbringen?

3)

get the bus — etc. (be in time for, catch) den Bus usw. erreichen od. (ugs.) kriegen; (travel by) den Bus nehmen

4) (prepare) machen (ugs.), zubereiten [Essen]

5) (coll.): (eat) essen

get something to eat — etwas zu essen holen; (be given) etwas zu essen bekommen

6) (gain) erreichen

what do I get out of it? — was habe ich davon?

7) (by calculation) herausbekommen

8) (receive) bekommen; erhalten, (ugs.) kriegen [Geldsumme]

the country gets very little sun/rain — die Sonne scheint/es regnet nur sehr wenig in dem Land

he got his jaw broken in a fight — bei einer Schlägerei wurde ihm der Kiefer gebrochen

9) (receive as penalty) bekommen, (ugs.) kriegen [6 Monate Gefängnis, Geldstrafe, Tracht Prügel]

you'll get it — (coll.) du kriegst Prügel (ugs.); es setzt was (ugs.); (be scolded) du kriegst was zu hören (ugs.)

10) (kill) töten; erlegen [Wild]; (hit, injure) treffen

11) (win) bekommen; finden [Anerkennung]; sich (Dat.) verschaffen [Ansehen]; erzielen [Tor, Punkt, Treffer]; gewinnen [Preis, Belohnung]; belegen [ersten usw. Platz]

get permission — die Erlaubnis erhalten

12) (come to have) finden [Schlaf, Ruhe]; bekommen [Einfall, Vorstellung, Gefühl]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; (contract) bekommen [Kopfschmerzen, Grippe, Malaria]

get some rest — sich ausruhen

get an idea/a habit from somebody — von jemandem eine Idee/Angewohnheit übernehmen

13)

have got — (coll.): (have) haben

give it all you've got — gib dein Bestes

have got a toothache/a cold — Zahnschmerzen/eine Erkältung haben od. erkältet sein

have got to do something — etwas tun müssen

something has got to be done [about it] — dagegen muss etwas unternommen werden

14) (succeed in bringing, placing, etc.) bringen; kriegen (ugs.)

I must get a message to her — ich muss ihr eine Nachricht zukommen lassen

15) (bring into some state)

get a machine going — eine Maschine in Gang setzen od. bringen

get things going or started — die Dinge in Gang bringen

get everything packed/prepared — alles [ein]packen/vorbereiten

get something ready/done — etwas fertig machen

get one's feet wet — nasse Füße kriegen

get one's hands dirty — sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

I didn't get much done today — ich habe heute nicht viel geschafft

you'll get yourself thrown out/arrested — du schaffst es noch, dass du rausgeworfen/verhaftet wirst

get somebody talking/drunk/interested — jemanden zum Reden bringen/betrunken machen/jemandes Interesse wecken

get one's hair cut — sich (Dat.) die Haare schneiden lassen

16) (induce)

get somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

get something to do something — es schaffen, dass etwas etwas tut

I can't get the car to start/the door to shut — ich kriege das Auto nicht in Gang/die Tür nicht zu

17) (Radio, Telev.): (pick up) empfangen [Sender]

18) (contact by telephone)

get somebody [on the phone] — jemanden [telefonisch] erreichen

19) (answer)

I'll get it! — ich geh' schon!; (answer doorbell) ich mach' auf!; (answer the phone) ich gehe ran (ugs.) od. nehme ab!

20) (coll.): (perplex) in Verwirrung bringen

you've got me there; I don't know — da bin ich überfragt - ich weiß es nicht

21) (coll.) (understand) kapieren (ugs.); verstehen [Personen]; (hear) mitkriegen (ugs.)

get it? — alles klar? (ugs.)

22) (coll.): (annoy) aufregen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, got, gotten

1) (succeed in coming or going) kommen

get to London before dark — London vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit erreichen

when did you get here/to school? — wann bist du gekommen?/wann warst du in der Schule?

we got as far as Oxford — wir kamen bis Oxford

how did that get here? — wie ist das hierher gekommen?

2) (come to be)

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

get going or started — (leave) losgehen; aufbrechen; (start talking) loslegen (ugs.); (become lively or operative) in Schwung kommen

get going on or with something — mit etwas anfangen

3)

get to know somebody — jemanden kennen lernen

he got to like/hate her — mit der Zeit mochte er sie/begann er, sie zu hassen

get to hear of something — von etwas erfahren

get to do something — (succeed in doing) etwas tun können

4) (become) werden

get ready/washed — sich fertig machen/waschen

get frightened/hungry — Angst/Hunger kriegen

get excited about something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) freuen

get interested in something — sich für etwas interessieren

get caught in the rain — vom Regen überrascht werden

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get along

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get on

- get on to

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get over with

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

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[ɡet]
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) erhalten

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) besorgen

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) kommen, holen

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) bringen

5) (to become: You're getting old.) werden

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) veranlassen

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) gelangen

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen( to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) bekommen

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) bekommen

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) erwischen

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) verstehen

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
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get

<got, got or AM, CAN usu gotten>

[get]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (obtain)

▪ to \get sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] erhalten [o bekommen]

let's \get some breakfast/groceries lass uns frühstücken/Lebensmittel besorgen

have you got a moment? haben Sie einen Augenblick Zeit?

where did you \get your radio from? woher hast du dein Radio?

to \get a glimpse of sb/sth einen Blick auf jdn/etw erhaschen

to \get a radio station einen Sender empfangen [o fam reinbekommen]

to \get time off freibekommen

2. (receive)

▪ to \get sth [from sb] etw [von jdm] bekommen [o fam kriegen]

to \get sth for one's birthday etw zum Geburtstag bekommen

to \get a [telephone] call from sb von jdm angerufen werden

3. (experience)

▪ to \get sth etw erleben

we don't \get much snow in this country in diesem Land schneit es nicht sehr viel

I got quite a shock ich habe einen ganz schönen Schock bekommen! fam

I got quite a surprise ich war ganz schön überrascht

to \get the impression that... den Eindruck gewinnen, dass...

4. (deliver)

▪ to \get sth to sb jdm etw bringen

5. ( fam: contract)

▪ to \get sth sich dat etw holen fam

you can't \get measles twice Masern kannst du nicht zweimal bekommen

to \get the flu sich dat die Grippe einfangen [o ÖSTERR a. holen] fam

to \get food poisoning sich dat eine Lebensmittelvergiftung zuziehen [o ÖSTERR fam a. holen

6. (fetch)

▪ to \get [sb] sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw besorgen [o holen]

can I \get you a drink? möchtest du was trinken?, kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken anbieten?; ( form)

could you \get a newspaper for me, please? könntest du mir bitte eine Zeitung mitbringen?

7. (come across)

▪ to \get sth somewhere irgendwo auf etw akk treffen

you \get lions in Africa in Afrika gibt es Löwen

8.

to \get a plane/train (travel with) ein Flugzeug/einen Zug nehmen; (catch) ein Flugzeug/einen Zug erwischen fam

9. (earn)

▪ to \get sth etw verdienen

10. (exchange)

▪ to \get sth for sth etw für etw akk bekommen

11. (buy)

▪ to \get sth etw kaufen

12. (derive)

▪ to \get sth out of sth:

what do I \get out of it? was habe ich davon?

sb \gets a lot of pleasure out of [or from] sth etw bereitet jdm viel Freude

to \get something out of sth aus etw dat seine Vorteile ziehen

13. (calculate)

▪ to \get sth etw berechnen

14. (capture)

▪ to \get sb/sth jdn/etw fangen

15. ( fam: punish)

▪ to \get sb [for sth] jdn [für etw akk] kriegen fam

I'll \get you for this/that! ich kriege dich dafür! fam

16. ( fam: suffer)

to \get it es bekommen, bestraft werden

17. (buttonhole)

▪ to \get sb to oneself jdn für sich akk haben

18. (answer)

to \get the door die Tür aufmachen

to \get the telephone das Telefon abnehmen, ans Telefon gehen

19. AM ( fam: pay for)

▪ to \get sth etw bezahlen

20. + adj, pp (cause to be)

he got his bag caught in the door seine Tasche verfing sich in der Tür

she got the kids ready sie machte die Kinder fertig

to \get sth confused etw verwechseln

to \get sth delivered sich dat etw liefern lassen

to \get sth finished etw fertig machen

to \get sth typed etw tippen lassen

21. (induce)

▪ to \get sb/sth doing sth:

we'll soon \get you talking wir werden Sie schon zum Reden bringen

haven't you got the photocopier working yet? hast du den Kopierer noch nicht zum Laufen gekriegt? fam

▪ to \get sb/sth to do sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

to \get one's computer to work seinen Computer zum Laufen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Funktionieren] kriegen fam

22. (transport)

▪ to \get sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

we can't \get the bed through the door wir bekommen das Bett nicht durch die Tür

23. (learn)

▪ to \get sth etw herausbekommen [o fam herauskriegen

24. (understand)

▪ to \get sth etw verstehen

to \get the meaning es verstehen

to \get the message es kapieren fam

to \get the picture ( fam) kapieren fam

\get the picture? kapiert? fam, kapische? fam

to \get sb/sth wrong jdn/etw falsch verstehen

25.

to \get dinner (prepare) das Abendessen zubereiten; (eat) zu Abend essen

26. (baffle)

▪ to \get sb jdn verwirren

this problem's simply got me mit diesem Problem bin ich einfach überfordert

you've got me there da bin ich [aber] überfragt

we'll get them with this tactic mit dieser Taktik kriegen wir sie fam

27. ( fam: amuse)

▪ to \get sb jdn amüsieren

28. ( fam: irk)

▪ to \get sb jdm auf die Nerven gehen fam

29. ( fam: sadden)

▪ to \get sb jdm unter die Haut gehen fam

30. (hit)

▪ to \get sb [in sth]:

that nearly got me in the eye! das ist mir fast ins Auge geflogen!

she got him right in the face sie hat ihn mitten ins Gesicht getroffen

the shot got him in the arm der Schuss traf ihn in den Arm [o fam erwischte ihn am Arm

31. usu imper ( fam: look at)

\get him/her! sieh dir mal den/die an!

32.

▶ to get one's own back [on sb] BRIT ( fam) sich akk [an jdm] rächen

▶ to \get it on ( fam: succeed) es schaffen; ( fam: fight) es sich dat geben; ( fam: have sex) es treiben euph fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. + adj (become) werden

are you \getting better? geht es dir besser?

to \get real (sl) am Boden bleiben fam

to \get used to sth sich akk an etw akk gewöhnen

2. + vb (become)

to \get to be sth etw werden

how did you \get to be a belly dancer? wie bist du zu einer Bauchtänzerin geworden?

to \get to like sth etw langsam mögen

3. + pp (in passives) werden

the dog got drowned der Hund ist ertrunken

this window got broken jemand hat dieses Fenster zerbrochen

to \get married heiraten

4. (reach)

▪ to \get somewhere irgendwohin kommen

to \get home [from somewhere] [von irgendwo] nach Hause kommen

5. (progress)

to get nowhere/somewhere [with sth] es nicht weit/weit [mit etw dat] bringen

we were not \getting far with the negotiations unsere Verhandlungen kamen nicht weit voran

6. (have opportunity)

▪ to \get to do sth die Möglichkeit haben, etw zu tun

to \get to see sb jdn zu Gesicht bekommen

7. (succeed)

▪ to \get to do sth schaffen, etw zu tun

8. (must)

▪ to have got to do sth etw machen müssen

9. (start)

▪ to \get doing sth anfangen, etw zu tun

to \get going [or moving] gehen

we'd better \get going wir sollten besser gehen

10. (understand)

to \get with it sich akk informieren

\get with it! setz dich damit auseinander!

11. usu imper ( fam: go)

[go on,] \get! hau [doch] ab! fam

III. NOUN

1. BRIT ( pej sl) see git

2. COMPUT Holanweisung f

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[get] pret got, ptp got or ( US) gotten
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When get is part of a set combination, eg. get the sack, get hold of, get it right, look up the other word.
1) = receive bekommen, kriegen (inf); sun, light, full force of blow abbekommen, abkriegen (inf); wound sich (dat) zuziehen; wealth, glory kommen zu; time, personal characteristics haben (from von)

where did you get it (from)? — woher hast du das?

this country gets very little rain —

he wanted to get all the glory — er wollte all den Ruhm (haben)

he got the idea for his book while he was abroad/from an old document — die Idee zu dem Buch kam ihm, als er im Ausland war/hatte er von einem alten Dokument

where did you get that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

I got quite a surprise — ich war ziemlich überrascht

I got quite a shock — ich habe einen ziemlichen Schock gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

I get the feeling that... — ich habe das Gefühl, dass...

2) = obtain by one's own efforts object sich (dat) besorgen; visa, money sich (dat) beschaffen or besorgen; (= find) staff, finance, partner, job finden; (= buy) kaufen; (= buy and keep) large item, car, cat sich (dat) anschaffen

not to be able to get sth — etw nicht bekommen or kriegen (inf) können

to get sb/oneself sth, to get sth for sb/oneself — jdm/sich etw besorgen; job jdm/sich etw verschaffen

to need to get sth — etw brauchen

I've still three to get — ich brauche noch drei

to get a glimpse of sb/sth — jdn/etw kurz zu sehen bekommen

you'll have to get a job/more staff —

he's been trying to get a house/job — er hat versucht, ein Haus/eine Stelle zu bekommen

he got himself a wife/a good job — er hat sich (dat) eine Frau zugelegt (inf)

what are you getting her for Christmas? — was schenkst du ihr zu Weihnachten?

I got her a doll for Christmas — ich habe für sie eine Puppe zu Weihnachten besorgt

we could get a taxi — wir könnten (uns dat ) ein Taxi nehmen

could you get me a taxi? — könnten Sie mir ein Taxi rufen or besorgen?

we don't get a paper — wir haben keine Zeitung abonniert

3) = fetch person, doctor, object holen

to get sb from the station — jdn vom Bahnhof abholen

can I get you a drink? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken?

I got him/myself a drink — ich habe ihm/mir etwas zu trinken geholt

why don't you get a dictionary and look it up? — warum sehen Sie nicht in einem Wörterbuch nach?

4) = catch bekommen, kriegen (inf); (in children's game) fangen; (= take) train, bus fahren mit

to get sb by the arm/leg — jdn am Arm/Bein packen

he's got it bad (inf) — den hats übel erwischt (inf)

get him/it! (to dog) — fass!

(I've) got him! (inf) — ich hab ihn! (inf)

(I've) got it! (inf) — ich habs! (inf)

got you! (inf) — hab dich (erwischt)! (inf)

ha, ha, can't get me! — ha, ha, mich kriegst du nicht! (inf)

my big brother will get you! (inf) — mein großer Bruder, der zeigts dir or der macht dich fertig! (inf)

he's out to get you (inf) — er hats auf dich abgesehen

we'll get them yet! (inf) — die werden wir schon noch kriegen! (inf)

I'll get you for that! (inf) — das wirst du mir büßen!

you've got me there! (inf) — da bin ich überfragt

5) = hit treffen, erwischen (inf)

6) RAD, TV bekommen, kriegen (inf)

7) TELEC = contact erreichen; number bekommen; (= put through to, get for sb) geben

I'll get the number (for you) (switchboard) — ich verbinde Sie mit der Nummer

get me 339/Mr Johnston please (to secretary) — geben Sie mir bitte 339/Herrn Johnston; (to switchboard) verbinden Sie mich bitte mit 339/Herrn Johnston

you've got the wrong number — Sie sind falsch verbunden

8) = prepare meal machen

I'll get you/myself some breakfast — ich mache dir/mir etwas zum Frühstück

9) = eat essen

to get breakfast — frühstücken

to get lunch — zu Mittag essen

to get a snack — eine Kleinigkeit essen

let's get Italian/Chinese/Indian etc — gehen wir zum Italiener/Chinesen/Inder (essen)

10) = send, take bringen

to get sb to hospital — jdn ins Krankenhaus bringen

get the children to bed — bring die Kinder ins Bett

they managed to get him home — sie schafften ihn nach Hause

we'll get you there somehow — irgendwie kriegen wir dich schon dahin (inf)

where does that get us? (inf) — was bringt uns (dat) das? (inf)

this discussion isn't getting us anywhere —

get the cat out of the room — tu die Katze aus dem Zimmer (inf)

to get sth to sb — jdm etw zukommen lassen

tell him to get it there as quickly as possible — er soll zusehen, dass das so schnell wie möglich dorthin gebracht wird

11) = manage to move bekommen, kriegen (inf)

he couldn't get her up the stairs — er bekam or kriegte (inf) sie nicht die Treppe rauf

he couldn't get himself out of bed — er kam nicht aus dem Bett

12) = understand kapieren (inf), mitbekommen; (= hear) mitbekommen, mitkriegen (inf); (= make a note of) notieren

I don't get it (inf) — da komme ich nicht mit (inf)

I don't get you or your meaning — ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst

get it? (inf) — kapiert? (inf)

13)

= profit, benefit what do you get from it? — was hast du davon?, was bringt es dir? (inf)

I don't get much from his lectures — seine Vorlesungen geben mir nicht viel

he's only in it for what he can get — er will nur dabei profitieren

14)

in exclamations iro inf get (a load of) that! — was sagst du dazu! (inf), hat man Töne! (inf)

get her! (regarding looks) — was sagst du zu der da? (inf); (iro) sieh dir bloß die mal an! (inf)

15) person inf = annoy ärgern, aufregen; (= upset) an die Nieren gehen (+dat) (inf); (= thrill) packen (inf); (= amuse) amüsieren

16) to form passive inf werden

when did it last get painted? — wann ist es zuletzt gestrichen worden?

I got paid — ich wurde bezahlt

17) set structures __diams; to get sb to do sth (= have sth done by sb) etw von jdm machen lassen; (= persuade sb) jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun

I'll get him to phone you back — ich sage ihm, er soll zurückrufen

you'll never get him to understand — du wirst es nie schaffen, dass er das versteht

you'll get me/yourself thrown out —

that'll get him disqualified — damit wird er disqualifiziert

has she got the baby dressed yet? — hat sie das Baby schon angezogen?

to get sth done — etw gemacht kriegen (inf)

to get the washing done — die Wäsche waschen

to get some work done — Arbeit erledigen

I'm not going to get much done — ich werde nicht viel geschafft kriegen (inf) or bekommen

we ought to get it done soon — das müsste bald gemacht werden

to get things done — was fertig kriegen (inf)

to get sth made for sb/oneself — jdm/sich etw machen lassen

to get one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

I got the bathroom cleaned this morning — ich habe heute Morgen das Bad geputzt

I'll get the grass cut/the house painted soon (by sb else) — ich lasse bald den Rasen mähen/das Haus streichen

did you get your expenses paid/your question answered? — haben Sie Ihre Spesen erstattet/eine Antwort auf Ihre Frage bekommen?

to get sb/sth/oneself ready — jdn/etw/sich fertig machen

to get sth clean/open/shut (person) — etw sauber kriegen/aufkriegen/zukriegen (inf)

that'll get it clean — damit wird es sauber

that'll get it open/shut — damit geht es auf/zu

to get sb drunk — jdn betrunken machen or (inf)

to get one's arm broken — sich (dat) den Arm brechen

to get one's hands dirty (lit, fig) — sich (dat) die Hände schmutzig machen

to get one's things packed — seine Sachen packen

I can't get the car to start — ich kriege das Auto nicht an (inf)

he can't get the sum to work out/the lid to stay open — er kriegt es nicht hin, dass die Rechnung aufgeht/dass der Deckel aufbleibt (inf)

can you get these two pieces to fit together? — kriegen Sie die beiden Teile zusammen

can you get the wound to stop bleeding? — können Sie etwas machen, dass die Wunde nicht mehr blutet?

once I've got this machine to work — wenn ich die Maschine erst einmal zum Laufen gebracht habe

to get sth going (car, machine) — etw in Gang bringen; party etw in Fahrt bringen

to get sb talking — jdn zum Sprechen bringen __diams; to have got sth ( Brit

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = arrive kommen

to get home — nach Hause kommen

to get here — hier ankommen

can you get to work by bus? — kannst du mit dem Bus zur Arbeit fahren?

I've got as far as page 16 — ich bin auf Seite 16 __diams; to get there ( fig inf

now we're getting there (to the truth) — jetzt kommts raus! (inf)

how's the work going? – we're getting there! — wie geht die Arbeit voran? – langsam wirds was! (inf) __diams; to get somewhere/nowhere (in job, career etc) es zu etwas/nichts bringen; (with work, in discussion etc) weiterkommen/nicht weiterkommen

to get somewhere/nowhere (with sb) —

we're not getting anywhere by arguing like this — wir erreichen doch gar nichts, wenn wir uns streiten

now we're getting somewhere (in project etc) — jetzt wird die Sache (inf); (in interrogation, discussion etc) jetzt kommen wir der Sache schon näher

to get nowhere fast (inf) — absolut nichts erreichen __diams; to get far (lit) weit kommen; (fig) es weit bringen

you won't get far on £10 — mit £ 10 kommst du nicht weit

2) = become werden

to get old/tired etc — alt/müde etc werden

I'm getting cold/warm — mir wird es kalt/warm

the weather is getting cold/warm — es wird kalt/warm

to get dressed/shaved/washed etc — sich anziehen/rasieren/waschen etc

to get married — heiraten

to get free — sich befreien

I'm getting bored — ich langweile mich langsam

things can only get better —

to get lucky (inf) — Schwein haben (inf)

how lucky can you get? — so ein Glück!

how stupid can you get? — wie kann man nur so dumm sein? __diams; to get started anfangen

let's get started — fangen wir an!

to get to know sb/sth — jdn/etw kennenlernen

how did you get to know about that? — wie hast du davon erfahren?

to get to like sb — jdn sympathisch finden

to get to like sth — an etw (dat) Gefallen finden

after a time you get to realize... — nach einiger Zeit merkt man...

to get to be... — (mit der Zeit)... werden

to get to see sb/sth — jdn/etw zu sehen bekommen

to get to work — sich an die Arbeit machen

to get working/scrubbing etc —

you lot, get cleaning/working! — ihr da, ans Putzen/an die Arbeit!

I got talking to him — ich kam mit ihm ins Gespräch

get going! — fang an!

I've got to — ich muss

3. REFLEXIVE VERB
__diams; to get oneself... = convey oneself gehen; (= come) kommen
I had to get myself to the hospital — ich musste ins Krankenhaus (gehen)

how did you get yourself home? —

get yourself over here — komm hier rüber (inf)

to get oneself dirty/wet — sich schmutzig/nass machen

to get oneself pregnant/fit — schwanger/fit werden

to get oneself washed/dressed — sich waschen/anziehen

he managed to get himself promoted —

he got himself hit in the leg — er wurde am Bein getroffen

in order to get oneself elected — um gewählt zu werden

you'll get yourself killed if you go on driving like that — du bringst dich noch um, wenn du weiter so fährst

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get [ɡet]

A s

1. Tennis: umg Rückschlag m

2. ZOOL Nachkomme(n) m(pl)

3. Br Fördermenge f

B v/t prät got [ɡɒt; US ɡɑt], obs gat [ɡæt], pperf got [ɡɒt; US ɡɑt], US auch gotten [ˈɡɑtn]

1. einen Brief, keine Antwort etc bekommen, erhalten, kriegen umg:

he didn’t get much for his old car;

get it umg sein Fett (ab)kriegen, eins aufs Dach kriegen;

get a good start einen guten Start haben;

get a station ( RADIO, TV) einen Sender empfangen oder reinbekommen;

we could get no leave wir konnten keinen Urlaub bekommen;

in autumn you get a lot of rain here umg im Herbst regnet es hier sehr viel;

he’s got it bad(ly) umg ihn hat es schwer erwischt (er ist schwer erkrankt, heftig verliebt etc)

2. sich etwas verschaffen oder besorgen:

money can get you anything für Geld bekommt man alles;

get a pregnancy test einen Schwangerschaftstest machen lassen

3. erwerben, gewinnen, verdienen, erringen, erzielen:

get fame Ruhm erringen oder erwerben oder erlangen;

get a victory einen Sieg erringen oder erzielen;

get wealth Reichtum erwerben

4. Wissen, Erfahrung etc erwerben, sich aneignen, (er)lernen:

get by heart auswendig lernen

5. Kohle etc gewinnen, fördern

6. erwischen:

a) (zu fassen) kriegen, fassen, packen, fangen

b) ertappen

c) treffen:

he’ll get you in the end er kriegt dich doch;

you’ve got me there! umg da bin ich überfragt!;

that gets me umg das kapiere ich nicht; das geht mir auf die Nerven; das packt mich, das geht mir unter die Haut

7. a) Hilfe etc holen:

get sb a taxi jemandem ein Taxi rufen;

I’ll get it ich mach schon auf; TEL ich geh schon ran

b) abholen ( from von)

c) (hin)bringen:

get sb to bed jemanden ins Bett bringen;

get me a chair bring oder hol mir einen Stuhl!

d) schaffen, bringen, befördern:

get it out of the house schaffe es aus dem Haus!;

get o.s. home sich nach Hause begeben; → anywhere 1, nowhere A 2

8. beschaffen, besorgen ( beide:

for sb jemandem):

I can get it for you;

please get me … TEL verbinden Sie mich bitte mit …

9. (auch telefonisch) erreichen, ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel auch nehmen

10. a) have got haben:

I’ve got no money;

she’s got a pretty face;

got a knife? umg hast du ein Messer?

b) have got to müssen:

we have got to do it

11. machen, werden lassen, in einen (bestimmten) Zustand versetzen oder bringen:

get one’s feet wet nasse Füße bekommen;

get sth ready etwas fertig machen;

get sb nervous jemanden nervös machen;

I got my arm broken ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen

12. (mit pperf) lassen:

get one’s hair cut sich die Haare schneiden lassen;

get sth done

a) etwas erledigen (lassen),

b) etwas zustande bringen

13. (mit inf) dazu oder dahin bringen, bewegen, veranlassen:

get sb to speak jemanden zum Sprechen bringen oder bewegen;

get sth to burn etwas zum Brennen bringen

14. (mit ppr) get going

a) eine Maschine etc, fig a. Verhandlungen etc in Gang bringen,

b) fig Schwung in eine Party etc bringen;

get sth working again TECH etwas wieder zum Gehen bringen

15. get sb for sth umg jemandem etwas heimzahlen

16. eine Mahlzeit zu-, vorbereiten, herrichten

17. Br umg essen:

get breakfast frühstücken

18. umg kapieren, (auch akustisch) verstehen:

I didn’t get his name;

I don’t get him ich versteh nicht, was er will;

I don’t get that das kapier ich nicht;

got it? kapiert?; → wrong B 1

19. US umg erledigen (töten)

20. umg nicht mehr loslassen, überwältigen

C v/i

1. kommen, gelangen:

get as far as Munich bis nach München kommen;

get home nach Hause kommen, zu Hause ankommen;

where has it got to? wo ist es hingekommen?;

how far have you got with your homework? wie weit bist du mit deinen Hausaufgaben gekommen?;

get there umg

a) es schaffen, sein Ziel erreichen,

b) dahinterkommen (es verstehen); → anywhere 1, nowhere A 2

2. (mit inf) dahin gelangen oder kommen, dazu übergehen:

he got to like it er hat es lieb gewonnen;

they got to be friends sie wurden Freunde;

get to know sth etwas erfahren oder kennenlernen;

get to know sb (better) jemanden (näher) kennenlernen

3. (mit adj oder pperf) werden, in einen bestimmten Zustand etc geraten:

get caught gefangen oder erwischt werden;

get dressed sich anziehen;

get tired müde werden, ermüden; → busy A 2, drunk B 1, etc

4. (mit ppr) beginnen, anfangen:

they got quarrel(l)ing sie fingen an zu streiten;

get going

a) in Gang kommen (Maschine etc, fig a. Verhandlungen etc),

b) fig in Schwung kommen (Party etc);

get going on ( oder with) sth etwas in Angriff nehmen;

get talking

a) zu reden anfangen,

b) ins Gespräch kommen

5. reich werden

6. sl verduften, abhauen (beide umg)

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, p.t. got, p.p. got or (in comb./arch./ Amer. except in sense m) gotten ( got also coll. abbr. of has got or have got)

1) (obtain) bekommen; kriegen (ugs.); (by buying) kaufen; sich (Dat.) anschaffen [Auto usw.]; (by one's own effort for special purpose) sich (Dat.) besorgen [Visum, Genehmigung, Arbeitskräfte]; sich (Dat.) beschaffen [Geld]; einholen [Gutachten]; (by contrivance) kommen zu; (find) finden [Zeit]

where did you get that? — wo hast du das her?

he got him by the leg/arm — er kriegte ihn am Bein/Arm zu fassen

get somebody a job/taxi, get a job/taxi for somebody — jemandem einen Job verschaffen/ein Taxi besorgen od. rufen

get oneself something/a job — sich (Dat.) etwas zulegen/einen Job finden

you can't get this kind of fruit in the winter months — dieses Obst gibt es im Winter nicht zu kaufen

2) (fetch) holen

what can I get you? — was kann ich Ihnen anbieten?

is there anything I can get you in town? — soll ich dir etwas aus der Stadt mitbringen?

3)

get the bus — etc. (be in time for, catch) den Bus usw. erreichen od. (ugs.) kriegen; (travel by) den Bus nehmen

4) (prepare) machen (ugs.), zubereiten [Essen]

5) (coll.): (eat) essen

get something to eat — etwas zu essen holen; (be given) etwas zu essen bekommen

6) (gain) erreichen

what do I get out of it? — was habe ich davon?

7) (by calculation) herausbekommen

8) (receive) bekommen; erhalten, (ugs.) kriegen [Geldsumme]

the country gets very little sun/rain — die Sonne scheint/es regnet nur sehr wenig in dem Land

he got his jaw broken in a fight — bei einer Schlägerei wurde ihm der Kiefer gebrochen

9) (receive as penalty) bekommen, (ugs.) kriegen [6 Monate Gefängnis, Geldstrafe, Tracht Prügel]

you'll get it — (coll.) du kriegst Prügel (ugs.); es setzt was (ugs.); (be scolded) du kriegst was zu hören (ugs.)

10) (kill) töten; erlegen [Wild]; (hit, injure) treffen

11) (win) bekommen; finden [Anerkennung]; sich (Dat.) verschaffen [Ansehen]; erzielen [Tor, Punkt, Treffer]; gewinnen [Preis, Belohnung]; belegen [ersten usw. Platz]

get permission — die Erlaubnis erhalten

12) (come to have) finden [Schlaf, Ruhe]; bekommen [Einfall, Vorstellung, Gefühl]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; (contract) bekommen [Kopfschmerzen, Grippe, Malaria]

get some rest — sich ausruhen

get an idea/a habit from somebody — von jemandem eine Idee/Angewohnheit übernehmen

13)

have got — (coll.): (have) haben

give it all you've got — gib dein Bestes

have got a toothache/a cold — Zahnschmerzen/eine Erkältung haben od. erkältet sein

have got to do something — etwas tun müssen

something has got to be done [about it] — dagegen muss etwas unternommen werden

14) (succeed in bringing, placing, etc.) bringen; kriegen (ugs.)

I must get a message to her — ich muss ihr eine Nachricht zukommen lassen

15) (bring into some state)

get a machine going — eine Maschine in Gang setzen od. bringen

get things going or started — die Dinge in Gang bringen

get everything packed/prepared — alles [ein]packen/vorbereiten

get something ready/done — etwas fertig machen

get one's feet wet — nasse Füße kriegen

get one's hands dirty — sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

I didn't get much done today — ich habe heute nicht viel geschafft

you'll get yourself thrown out/arrested — du schaffst es noch, dass du rausgeworfen/verhaftet wirst

get somebody talking/drunk/interested — jemanden zum Reden bringen/betrunken machen/jemandes Interesse wecken

get one's hair cut — sich (Dat.) die Haare schneiden lassen

16) (induce)

get somebody to do something — jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun

get something to do something — es schaffen, dass etwas etwas tut

I can't get the car to start/the door to shut — ich kriege das Auto nicht in Gang/die Tür nicht zu

17) (Radio, Telev.): (pick up) empfangen [Sender]

18) (contact by telephone)

get somebody [on the phone] — jemanden [telefonisch] erreichen

19) (answer)

I'll get it! — ich geh' schon!; (answer doorbell) ich mach' auf!; (answer the phone) ich gehe ran (ugs.) od. nehme ab!

20) (coll.): (perplex) in Verwirrung bringen

you've got me there; I don't know — da bin ich überfragt - ich weiß es nicht

21) (coll.) (understand) kapieren (ugs.); verstehen [Personen]; (hear) mitkriegen (ugs.)

get it? — alles klar? (ugs.)

22) (coll.): (annoy) aufregen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, got, gotten

1) (succeed in coming or going) kommen

get to London before dark — London vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit erreichen

when did you get here/to school? — wann bist du gekommen?/wann warst du in der Schule?

we got as far as Oxford — wir kamen bis Oxford

how did that get here? — wie ist das hierher gekommen?

2) (come to be)

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

get going or started — (leave) losgehen; aufbrechen; (start talking) loslegen (ugs.); (become lively or operative) in Schwung kommen

get going on or with something — mit etwas anfangen

3)

get to know somebody — jemanden kennen lernen

he got to like/hate her — mit der Zeit mochte er sie/begann er, sie zu hassen

get to hear of something — von etwas erfahren

get to do something — (succeed in doing) etwas tun können

4) (become) werden

get ready/washed — sich fertig machen/waschen

get frightened/hungry — Angst/Hunger kriegen

get excited about something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) freuen

get interested in something — sich für etwas interessieren

get caught in the rain — vom Regen überrascht werden

get well soon! — gute Besserung!

Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get along

- get at

- get away

- get away with

- get back

- get back to

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get down to

- get in

- get in on

- get into

- get in with

- get off

- get on

- get on to

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get over with

- get past

- get round

- get through

- get to

- get together

- get up

- get up to

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(give) the stick expr.

eine Tracht Prügel bekommen (verabreichen) ausdr. (oneself) something expr.

sich etwas anschaffen ausdr.

sich etwas zulegen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•) = aneignen v.

bekommen v.

besorgen v.

bringen v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

erhalten v.

erreichen v.

erringen v.

erwerben v.

holen v.

kapieren v.

schaffen v.

sich etwas verschaffen ausdr.

verstehen v.

English-german dictionary > get
19 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
20 say

1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he 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

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

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

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

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...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

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; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen
2. 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
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say

[seɪ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (utter)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

how 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 sagen

when all is said and done letzten Endes

when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben

2. (state)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what 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 bedauernd

another cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagen

to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden

if 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 vergessen

to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken

he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt

you can \say that again! ( fam) das kannst du laut sagen fam

to have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen haben

I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen

to \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen

having said that,... abgesehen davon...

3. (put into words)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?

that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)

\say what? echt? fam

he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig

needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden

to have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel reden

what 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 dat

it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten

4. (think)

it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein

she 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 glauben

▪ to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen

she said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst

5. (recite aloud)

▪ to \say sth etw aufsagen

to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen

6. (give information)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

the 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 einnehmen

my 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 aussagen

the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus

to \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechen

it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit

there's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akk

there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben

8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)

▪ to \say sth etw ausdrücken

the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war

the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles

9. ( fam: suggest)

▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagen

I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel

what 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 sollen

she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist

to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht

11. (for instance)

[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen

try 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 an

12.

▶ to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen

I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür

▶ to be unable to \say boo to a goose ein Hasenfuß sein iron pej fam

he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen, „wo ist das Vögelchen?“ hum

▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte

▶ to \say uncle AM ( esp childspeak) sich akk geschlagen geben, aufgeben

▶ to \say the word Bescheid geben

just \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!

▶ you said it! ( fam) du sagst es!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (state) sagen

where was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagt

is 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 schätze

I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...

hard to \say schwer zu sagen

I 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 sagen

I 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 entscheiden

not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...

2. (believe) sagen

is Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht

3. (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 treffen

that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen

he'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 ist

4. LAW

how \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?

III. NOUN

no pl Meinung f

to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen

can'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? fam

to have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht haben

IV. ADJECTIVE

attr ( form)

▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...

V. INTERJECTION

1. AM ( fam: to attract attention) sag mal... fam

\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? fam

I \say! BRIT ( dated) Donnerwetter! fam

I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam

2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)

I [mean to [or must]] \say! [also,] ich muss [schon] sagen!; ( fam: for emphasis)

I'll \say! und wie!, das kann man wohl sagen! fam; (sl: to express doubt)

\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam

\says who? wer sagt das?

3. AM (expresses positive reaction) sag mal fam

\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! fam

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[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said
1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sagen

you 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...

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

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

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen

2)

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

3) = announce melden

who shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?

4) = recite poem aufsagen; prayer, text sprechen

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

5) = pronounce aussprechen

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagen

it 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)

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

7) = tell sagen

it'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

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

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)

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

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)

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink

10)

exclamatory 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)

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)

says who? (inf) — wer sagt das?

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

11)

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

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 goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

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

enough said! — genug!

2. NOUN

1)

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

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

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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 1

2. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:

have sth to say to ( oder with) etwas zu sagen haben in (dat) oder bei;

he has nothing to say for himself

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!;

say no more (ist) schon gut!; → all C, bead A 2, nothing Bes Redew

3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:

you said you would come; → soon 2

4. a) auch say over ein Gedicht etc auf-, hersagen

b) REL ein Gebet sprechen, ein Vaterunser etc beten: → grace A 11

c) KATH die Messe lesen

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 alles

6. umg annehmen:

(let’s) say this happens angenommen oder nehmen wir (mal) an, das geschieht;

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/i

1. 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;

as one ( oder you) might say könnte man sagen, sozusagen;

says he? umg sagt er?;

says who? umg wer sagt das?;

says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!

2. I say

a) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,

b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!

C s

1. 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!

3. auch final say endgültige Entscheidung:

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

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1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he 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

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

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

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

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...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

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

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

= sagen v.

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