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1 you'll do no such thing!
Общая лексика: только попробуй!, попробуй только!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > you'll do no such thing!
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n infml"That kid of theirs is a whining brat anyway" "He's no such thing" — "Какой у них противный пацан. Все время ноет" - "Да что вы! Он совсем не такой"
"I'll call the police" "You'll do no such thing" — "Я вызову полицию" - "Никого ты не вызовешь"
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > no such thing
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paзг.ничeгo пoдoбнoгo, вoвce нeт"That was a fine show of surprise you put on,' 'No such thing. I was genuinely taken aback' -
4 Have you ever heard of such a thing?
Где это слыхано?Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Have you ever heard of such a thing?
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such [sʌtʃ](a) (of the same specified kind) tel, pareil;∎ such a song une telle chanson, une chanson pareille ou de ce genre;∎ such songs de telles chansons, des chansons pareilles ou de ce genre;∎ in such weather par un temps pareil;∎ in such cases en pareils cas;∎ how can you tell such lies? comment peux-tu raconter de tels mensonges ou des mensonges pareils?;∎ no such place exists un tel endroit n'existe pas;∎ on such an occasion pour l'occasion;∎ on such occasions the ballroom is used la salle de bal est utilisée pour de telles occasions;∎ we had such a case last year nous avons eu un cas semblable l'année dernière;∎ have you ever heard such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille?;∎ you wouldn't have such a thing as a corkscrew, would you? vous n'auriez pas un tire-bouchon, par hasard?;∎ such a thing is unheard-of ce genre de chose est sans précédent;∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel ou de la sorte!;∎ you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question!;∎ there is no such thing cela n'existe pas;∎ there is no such thing as magic la magie n'existe pas;∎ they called her Jane or some such thing ils l'ont baptisée Jane ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;∎ he said he didn't have enough money or some such excuse son excuse était qu'il n'avait pas assez d'argent, ou quelque chose de ce genre ou dans ce style;∎ we will take such steps as are considered necessary nous prendrons toutes les mesures nécessaires;∎ I'm not such a fool as to believe him! je ne suis pas assez bête pour le croire!;∎ he speaks in such a way as to be incomprehensible il parle de telle manière que personne ne le comprend;∎ until such time as is convenient to me jusqu'à ce que cela me convienne;∎ such money as we have le peu d'argent que nous avons;∎ their timetable is such that we never see them leur emploi du temps est tel que nous ne les voyons jamais;∎ she works in such a way that we can't keep up elle travaille de telle façon que nous ne pouvons pas suivre;∎ she arranges things in such a way that she is free on Saturdays elle s'arrange de manière à être libre le samedi(b) (as intensifier) tel;∎ my accounts are in such a mess! mes comptes sont dans un de ces états!;∎ he is such a liar il est tellement menteur, c'est un tel menteur;∎ she has such courage! elle a un de ces courages!;∎ she has such ideas! elle a de ces idées!;∎ it's such a pity you can't come! c'est tellement dommage que vous ne puissiez pas venir!;∎ you gave me such a scare! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;∎ such tall buildings des immeubles aussi hauts;∎ such a handsome man un si bel homme;∎ she has such a nice voice! elle a une si jolie voix!;∎ we had such a good time on s'est tellement amusés;∎ it's been such a long time since I've seen her ça fait si longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vue;∎ I didn't realize it was such a long way je ne me rendais pas compte que c'était si loin;∎ I've never read such beautiful poetry je n'ai jamais lu de si belle poésie;∎ her grief was such that we feared for her sanity son chagrin était tel que nous craignions pour sa santé mentale;∎ he was in such pain that he fainted il souffrait tellement qu'il s'est évanoui2 pronoun∎ such is the power of the media voilà ce que peuvent faire les médias;∎ such was the result voilà quel était le résultat;∎ such were my thoughts last night voilà où j'en étais hier soir;∎ such is not my intention ce n'est pas là mon intention;∎ such is life! c'est la vie!et d'autres choses de ce genre ou de la sorte;∎ he enjoys cakes, ices and such il mange avec plaisir des gâteaux, des glaces et autres choses de ce genre;∎ detective stories, thrillers and such des policiers, des romans à suspense et d'autres livres de ce genre ou de la sorte(strictly speaking) en soi; (in that capacity) en tant que tel, à ce titre;∎ she doesn't get a salary as such elle n'a pas de véritable salaire ou pas de salaire à proprement parler;∎ the text as such is fine but… le texte en soi est bien mais…;∎ have they offered you more money? - well, not as such vous ont-ils proposé plus d'argent? - pas véritablement;∎ they are not opposed to privatization as such ils ne sont pas opposés à la privatisation en soi ou à proprement parler;∎ she's an adult and as such she has rights elle est majeure et en tant que telle elle a des droitstel;∎ on such and such a date à telle date;∎ on such and such a day in such and such a place tel jour à tel endroittel que, comme;∎ a country such as Germany un pays tel que ou comme l'Allemagne;∎ films such as Fellini's les films tels que ceux de Fellini;∎ books such as these or such books as these are always useful les livres de ce genre sont toujours utiles;∎ I can think of lots of reasons - such as? je vois beaucoup de raisons - comme quoi par exemple?∎ and this is my study, such as it is et voici ce que j'appelle mon bureau;∎ the village boasts a bus, such as it is le village a un autobus, si l'on peut dire;∎ I'll give you my opinion, such as it is je vais vous donner mon avis, prenez-le pour ce qu'il vaut;∎ you're welcome to use my notes, such as they are je te prêterai mes notes avec plaisir, elles valent ce qu'elles valent -
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such [sʌt∫]1. adjectivea. ( = of that sort) tel, pareil• did you ever hear of such a thing? avez-vous jamais entendu une chose pareille ?• ... or some such thing... ou une chose de ce genreb. ( = so much) tellement, tant• we had such a surprise! quelle surprise nous avons eue !• there was such a lot of noise that... il y avait tellement de bruit que...► no such...• there's no such thing! ça n'existe pas !• animals such as cats les animaux tels que or comme les chats• such as? (inf) quoi, par exemple ?• you can take my car, such as it is vous pouvez prendre ma voiture pour ce qu'elle vaut► such... as• I'm not such a fool as to believe that! je ne suis pas assez bête pour croire ça !• have you such a thing as a penknife? auriez-vous un canif par hasard ?• until such time as... jusqu'à ce que... + subj en attendant que... + subj2. adverba. ( = so very) si• it was such a long time ago! il y a si longtemps de ça !3. pronoun• the work as such is boring, but the pay is good le travail en soi est ennuyeux, mais le salaire est bon4. compounds* * *[sʌtʃ] 1.2.she's a good singer and recognized as such — c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle
1) ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle; ( similar) pareil/-eille; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n)there's no such person — il/elle n'existe pas
2) ( of specific kind)to be such that — être tel/telle que
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons
3) ( any possible)such money as I have — le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai
4) ( so great) tel/telle5) iron (of such small worth, quantity)3.we picked up the apples, such as there were — nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre
4.there were (ever (colloq)) such a lot of people — il y avait beaucoup de monde
such as phrasal determiner, conjunctional phrase comme, tel/telle quesuch a house as this, a house such as this — une maison comme celle-ci
such as? — ( as response) gen quoi par exemple?
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A pron1 ( this) such is life c'est la vie ; she's a good singer and recognized as such c'est une bonne chanteuse et elle est reconnue comme telle ; she's talented and recognized as such elle a du talent et son talent est reconnu ; ⇒ as ;2 = suchlike.B det1 ( of kind previously mentioned) ( replicated) tel/telle ; ( similar) pareil/-eille ; ( of similar sort) de ce type (after n) ; such a situation une telle situation ; such individuals de tels individus ; in such a situation dans une situation pareille ; at such a time dans un moment pareil ; many such proposals de nombreuses propositions de ce type ; and other such arguments et autres arguments de ce type ; all such basic foods tous les aliments de base de ce type ; potatoes, bread and all such basic foods les pommes de terre, le pain et tous les autres aliments de base ; doctors, dentists and all such people les docteurs, les dentistes et toutes les personnes qui exercent ce type de métier ; a mouse or some such animal une souris ou un animal semblable ; he said ‘so what!’ or some such remark il a dit ‘et alors!’ ou quelque chose comme ça ; there was some such case last year il s'est produit la même chose l'année dernière ; there's no such person il/elle n'existe pas ; there was such a man I believe je crois que cet homme a existé ; there's no such thing ça n'existe pas ; I've never heard of such a thing je n'ai jamais entendu parler d'une chose pareille ; I didn't say any such thing je n'ai jamais dit une chose pareille ; you'll do no such thing! il n'en est pas question! ; I 've been waiting for just such an opportunity j'attendais justement que l'occasion se présente ;2 ( of specific kind) to be such that être tel/telle que ; my hours are such that I usually miss the last train mes horaires sont tels que je rate habituellement le dernier train ; his movements were such as to arouse suspicion il se conduisait de telle façon qu'il éveillait les soupçons ; in such a way that d'une telle façon que ;3 ( any possible) such money as I have le peu d'argent or tout l'argent que j'ai ; until such time as jusqu'à ce que (+ subj) ;4 ( so great) tel/telle ; there was such carnage! il y avait un tel carnage! ; to be having such problems avoir de tels problèmes ; such was his admiration/anger that son admiration/sa colère était telle que ; his fear was such that il avait tellement peur que ; to be in such despair/in such a rage être tellement désespéré/dans une telle colère ;5 iron (of such small worth, quantity) you can borrow my boots such as they are ces bottes ne sont pas géniales ○ mais tu peux les emprunter ; we picked up the apples such as there were nous avons ramassé les rares pommes qu'il y avait par terre.C such as det phr, conj phr comme, tel/telle que ; such a house as this, a house such as this une maison comme celle-ci ; it was on just such a night as this that c'est par une nuit exactement comme celle-ci que ; such cities as or cities such as Manchester and Birmingham des villes telles que or comme Manchester et Birmingham ; a person such as her une personne comme elle ; such as? ( as response) gen quoi par exemple? ; ( referring to person) qui par exemple? ; there are no such things as giants les géants n'existent pas ; have you such a thing as a screwdriver? auriez-vous un tournevis par hasard? ; inflation such as occurred last year l'inflation telle qu'elle s'est manifestée l'année dernière.D adv1 ( to a great degree) ( with adjectives) si, tellement ; ( with nouns) tel/telle ; in such a persuasive way d'une façon si convaincante ; such a nice boy! un garçon si gentil!, un si gentil garçon! ; such excellent meals de si bons plats ; such good quality as this une telle qualité ; I hadn't seen such a good film for years je n'avais pas vu un aussi bon film depuis des années ; don't be such an idiot ne sois pas si stupide ; she's not such an idiot as she seems elle n'est pas aussi stupide que l'on croit ; only such an idiot (as him) would do il n'y a qu' un imbécile (comme lui) qui ferait ; it was such (a lot of) fun on s'est tellement amusé ; such a lot of problems tant de problèmes ; (ever ○ ) such a lot of people beaucoup de gens ; thanks ever such a lot ○ merci mille fois. -
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1. adjective, no compar. or superl.1) (of that kind) solch...such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch
such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch
such things — so etwas
or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art
you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun
there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht
experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen
I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte
at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt
in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall
for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass
such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich
I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...
such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...
3) with adj. so2. pronounshe has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich
such as — wie [zum Beispiel]
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) der/die/das, solch- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ, sətʃ]I. adjI had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnetI don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld auspresent on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegenI have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemachthe said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der RichtungI tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt warI'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habein \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagtthere's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartighe' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten3.II. pron1. (of that type) solche(r, s)we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...\such is life so ist das Leben\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufenour lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchenthe wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...\such as wiesmall companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfälligthat sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken3. (suchlike) dergleichenwe talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen4. (strictly speaking)▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlichwe don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärinthere was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen5.▶ \such as it is:you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugtbreakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffeethe car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahrenshe's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogantthat's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunkenit's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange herto be \such a long way [away] so weit weg seinI'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...\such nice weather so schönes Wetterit was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben* * *[sʌtʃ]1. adj1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch
such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch
such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher
many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher
all such books are very expensive —
such a thing — so etwas, so was
have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung
I'll/you'll do no such thing — ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten
... or some such idea —... oder so etwas,... oder so was in der Richtung (inf),... oder so ähnlich
... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)
he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer
men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher
writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —
he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken
I'm not such a fool as to believe that or that I'd believe that — ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube
such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren
I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen
2)(= so much, so great etc)
he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügnerhe did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...
such wealth! — welch( ein) Reichtum!
3) predhis surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...
his manner was such that... —
her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...
4)See:2. advso, solch (geh)3. pronrabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen
such being the case... —
such was not my intention — dies war nicht meine Absicht
such as it is — so, wie es nun mal ist
the food, such as there was of it... —
I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe
* * *such [sʌtʃ]A adj1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):such a man ein solcher Mann;no such thing nichts dergleichen;there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;a system such as this ein derartiges System;such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;Mr such and such Herr Soundso;such and such persons die und die Personen2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):such is life so ist das Leben;such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;such being the case da es sich so verhälthe got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion5. umg so gewaltig, solch:we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!B adv so, derart:such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;such a long time eine so lange ZeitC pron1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,b) wie (zum Beispiel);such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;man as such der Mensch als solcher;all such alle dieser Art;and such (like) und dergleichen2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl* * *1. adjective, no compar. or superl.1) (of that kind) solch...such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch
such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch
or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art
there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht
experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen
I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte
at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt
in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall
for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass
such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich
2) (so great) solch...; derartigI got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...
such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...
3) with adj. so2. pronounas such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich
such as — wie [zum Beispiel]
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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) tal(es), así, semejante, de este tipo2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tal; así de (malos, i2etc/i2)3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tal; tan/tanto4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tal, tan
2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) lo que; como tal- suchlike- such-and-such
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such adj pron1. tal / semejantehow could you do such a thing? ¿cómo podrías hacer una cosa así?there is no such thing as fairies! ¡las hadas no existen!2. tan / tantoit was such a good film! ¡era una película tan buena!there were such a lot of people! ¡había tanta gente!such as como / por ejemplotr[sʌʧ]1 (of that sort) tal, semejante2 (so much, so great) tal, tanto,-a1 (so very) tan■ it was such a boring film that... era una película tan aburrida que...1 (of that specified sort) tal■ the disaster was such that... el desastre fue tal que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat such and such a time a tal horain such a way that... de tal manera que...such as (like, for example) comosuch as? ¿por ejemplo?such is life! ¡así es la vida!such ['sʌʧ] adv1) so: tansuch tall buildings: edificios tan grandes2) very: muyhe's not in such good shape: anda un poco mal3)such that : de tal manera quesuch adj: talthere's no such thing: no existe tal cosain such cases: en tales casosanimals such as cows and sheep: animales como vacas y ovejassuch pron1) : talsuch was the result: tal fue el resultadohe's a child, and acts as such: es un niño, y se porta como tal2) : algo o alguien semejantebooks, papers and such: libros, papeles y cosas por el estiloadj.• así adj.• semejante adj.• tal adj.adj.indef.• tal adj.indef.pron.• semejante pron.• tal pron.
I sʌtʃ1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
II
1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
[sʌtʃ]the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
1.ADJ (=of that kind) tal; (=so much) tantodid you ever see such a thing? — ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?
it caused such trouble that... — dio lugar a tantos disgustos que...
such an honour! — ¡tanto honor!
it made such a stir as had not been known before — tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces
in such cases — en tales casos, en semejantes casos
such is not the case — frm la cosa no es así
such a plan is most unwise — un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable
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writers such as Updike, such writers as Updike — autores como Updikethis is my car such as it is — aunque valga poco, es mi coche
such as? — ¿por ejemplo?
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there's no such thing — no existe tal cosa•
some such idea — algo por el estilo2.ADV tan3.PRON los que, las que•
may all such perish! — ¡mueran cuantos hay como él!•
rabbits and hares and such — conejos y liebres y tal•
as such, and as such he was promoted — y así fue ascendidothere are no trees as such — no hay árboles propiamente dichos, no hay árboles que digamos
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we know of none such — no tenemos noticias de ninguno así* * *
I [sʌtʃ]1)a) (emphasizing degree, extent) tal (+ noun); tan (+ adj)I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...
such a charming girl! — qué chica más or tan encantadora!
she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!
I've never heard such nonsense — nunca he oído semejante or tamaña estupidez
such... (that) — tal/tan... que
I was in such pain (that) I couldn't sleep — tenía tanto or tal dolor que no pude dormir
such... as — tan... como
2)a) (of this, that kind) talsuch children are known as... — a dichos or a tales niños se los conoce como...
such a journey would take weeks — un viaje así or como ése llevaría semanas
b) ( unspecified) talthe letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha
until such time as we are notified — (frml) hasta (el momento en) que se nos notifique
II
1)a) ( of the indicated kind) talsuch is life — (set phrase) así es la vida (fr hecha)
snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo
b)many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...
I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?
c)as such — como tal/tales
2)a)such as, such... as — (frml)
b) (indicating lack of quantity, quality)the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...
3) (of such a kind, extent, degree)such that — tal... que
the pain was such that I screamed — fue tal el dolor or fue tan grande el dolor, que grité
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[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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[θɪŋ]nrzecz fdo you know how to drive this thing? — czy wiesz, jak się tym kieruje?
the thing is … — rzecz w tym, że …
the best thing would be to … — najlepiej byłoby +infin
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thing n cosawhat's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?tr[ɵɪŋ]1 (object) cosa, objeto■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?2 (non-material) cosa3 (affair) asunto4 (person, creature)■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!5 (action)7 (with negative) nada1 (what) lo que■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas things stand tal y como están las cosasby the look of things según parecefor one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosashow's things? ¿qué tal?it's a good thing that... menos mal que...it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vidait's not the done thing esto no se haceit's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correctoit was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelojust the thing justo lo que hace faltalast thing (at night) a última horanext thing luegothe next thing I knew cuando me di cuentathere's no such thing no hay tal cosathe thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eranto be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historiato be on to a good thing tener un cholloto be seeing things estar alucinandoto do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la ganato do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correctoto have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguiento have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algoto make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algoto say the wrong thing meter la patawhat with one thing and another entre una cosa y otrathing ['ɵɪŋ] n1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto mdon't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosashow are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento mthe flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible3) object: cosa f, objeto mdon't forget your things: no olvides tus cosasn.• asunto s.m.• chisme s.m.• cosa s.f.• efectos s.m.pl.θɪŋ1) ( physical object) cosa fwhat's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?
the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)
I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?
she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)
2) ( non-material) cosa fa very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica
one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...
the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...
its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...
all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco
what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra
for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar
there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie
all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10
to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo
we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!
it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida
to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos
3) (affair, matter) asunto mto be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)
to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo
4) the thinga) (that which, what) lo queb) (what is appropriate, needed)I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta
c) (crucial point, factor)the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse
5) things pla) (belongings, equipment) cosas fplwe packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos
bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera
b) (matters, the situation) cosas fplhow are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?
how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)
how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)
c) ( matters)6) (person, creature)he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer
7) (preference, fad) (colloq)to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)
he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza
8) ( in expressions of time)that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme
the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche
[θɪŋ]Nwhat's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?
get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!
dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos
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a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto belloas things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas
how are things? — ¿qué tal?
how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?
things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal
things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran
the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...
what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!
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I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respectoI didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *
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above all things — ante todo, sobre todo•
all things considered — bien mirado•
and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...•
the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar•
we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor•
it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo•
it's not the done thing — eso no se hace•
the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!
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it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te viothe good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...
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it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!•
that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos•
the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal•
to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo•
(the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido•
not a thing — nada•
for one thing — en primer lugarit's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar
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the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo•
I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténticothis time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad
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to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente•
I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto•
did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!
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the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación•
it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida•
it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!- try to be all things to all mento be on to a good thing —
he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *
don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!
where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?
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to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas•
she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura•
to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena•
to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse4) * (=person)•
you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!•
you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!•
the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió•
she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?5) (=fashion)•
the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros•
it's quite the thing — está muy de moda6) * (=activity, preference)- do one's own thingyou know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire
7) * (=obsession) obsesión fhe has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza
he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor
8) * (=phobia) fobia f9) * (=relationship, affair)* * *[θɪŋ]1) ( physical object) cosa fwhat's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?
the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)
I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?
she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)
2) ( non-material) cosa fa very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica
one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...
the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...
its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...
all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco
what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra
for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar
there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie
all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10
to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo
we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!
it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida
to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos
3) (affair, matter) asunto mto be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)
to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo
4) the thinga) (that which, what) lo queb) (what is appropriate, needed)I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta
c) (crucial point, factor)the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse
5) things pla) (belongings, equipment) cosas fplwe packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos
bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera
b) (matters, the situation) cosas fplhow are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?
how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)
how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)
c) ( matters)6) (person, creature)he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer
7) (preference, fad) (colloq)to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)
he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza
8) ( in expressions of time)that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme
the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche
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A n1 ( object) chose f, truc ○ m ; she likes beautiful things elle aime les belles choses ; he was wearing an old yellow thing il portait un vieux truc ○ jaune ; it's a thing you use for opening envelopes c'est un truc ○ pour ouvrir les enveloppes, ça sert à ouvrir les enveloppes ; any old thing will do n'importe quel vieux truc ○ fera l'affaire ; what's that thing? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ○ ? ; what's that thing on the table? qu'est-ce c'est que ce truc ○ sur la table? ; what's this thing for? à quoi sert ce truc ○ ? ; there isn't a thing to eat in the house! il n'y a rien à manger dans cette maison! ; I haven't got a thing to wear! je n'ai rien à me mettre! ; the one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo ; it was a big box thing c'était une espèce de grosse boîte ;2 (action, task, event) chose f ; I've got things to do j'ai des choses à faire ; she'll do great things in life elle ira loin dans la vie ; I wouldn't dream of such a thing une telle chose ne me viendrait jamais à l'esprit ; who would do such a thing? qui ferait une telle chose? ; how could you do such a thing? comment as-tu pu faire une chose pareille? ; an awful thing happened to me il m'est arrivé une chose épouvantable ; that's the worst thing you could have said/done c'était (vraiment) la chose à ne pas dire/faire ; the best thing (to do) would be to go and see her le mieux serait d'aller la voir ; that was a silly/dangerous thing to do c'était stupide/dangereux d'avoir fait cela ; that was a lovely/horrible thing to do c'était gentil/horrible d'avoir fait cela ; it was a difficult thing to do cela n'a pas été facile à faire, cela a été difficile à faire ; there wasn't a thing I could do je ne pouvais rien y faire ; it's a good thing you came heureusement que tu es venu, c'est une bonne chose que tu sois venu ; the thing to do is to listen carefully to him ce qu'il faut faire c'est l'écouter attentivement ; I'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé ; the heat does funny things to people la chaleur a de drôles d'effets sur les gens ;3 (matter, fact) chose f ; we talked about lots of things nous avons discuté de beaucoup de choses ; we talked about politics and things (like that) nous avons discuté de la politique et de choses comme ça ; the thing to remember is… ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est… ; I couldn't hear a thing (that) he said je n'ai rien entendu de ce qu'il a dit ; I said/did no such thing! je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel! ; I couldn't think of a thing to say je n'ai rien trouvé à dire ; one thing is obvious/certain une chose est évidente/certaine ; the first thing we must consider is… la première chose à considérer, c'est… ; if there's one thing I hate it's… s'il y a une chose que je déteste c'est… ; I found the whole thing a bore j'ai trouvé tout cela très ennuyeux ; the whole thing is crazy! c'est idiot tout cela! ; the thing is, (that)… ce qu'il y a, c'est que… ; the only thing is,… la seule chose, c'est que… ; the funny/amazing/dreadful thing is… le plus drôle/étonnant/épouvantable c'est que… ; the good thing (about it) is… ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que… ; the best/worst thing (about it) is… le mieux/le pire c'est que… ; the thing about him is that he's very honest ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête ; the thing about him is that he can't be trusted le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; the good/best/worst thing about her is (that) ce qu'il y a de bien/de mieux/de pire avec or chez elle c'est (que) ;4 (person, animal) she's a pretty little thing c'est une jolie petite fille ; he's a funny little thing c'est un drôle de petit gamin ○ ; how are you, old thing ○ ? comment ça va, mon vieux ○ ? ; you lucky thing ○ ! veinard/-e ○ ! ; you stupid thing ○ ! espèce d'idiot ○ ! ; (the) stupid thing ○ ( of object) sale truc ○ ! ; there wasn't a living thing to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive.1 (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl ; have you tidied your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires? ; things to be washed/ironed des affaires à laver/repasser ; to wash up the breakfast things faire la vaisselle du petit déjeuner ;2 (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fpl ; to take things too seriously/too lightly prendre les choses trop au sérieux/trop à la légère ; to see things as they really are voir les choses en face ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; things don't look too good les choses ne se présentent pas trop bien ; things are getting better/worse cela s'améliore/empire ; how are things with you?, how are things going? comment ça va? ; why do you want to change things? pourquoi est-ce que tu veux tout changer? ; to spoil things tout gâcher ; to worry about things se faire du souci ; as things are ou stand dans l'état actuel des choses ; as things turned out en fin de compte ; all things considered tout compte fait ; in all things en toute chose ; she's fascinated by things Chinese elle est fascinée par tout ce qui est chinois ; things eternal and things temporal l'éternel et le temporel ;it's not the done thing (to do) ça ne se fait pas (de faire) ; it's the in thing ○ c'est à la mode ; she was wearing the latest thing in hats elle portait un chapeau dernier cri ; she's got the latest thing in stereos elle a une chaîne stéréo dernier cri ; it's all right if you like that sort of thing c'est pas mal quand on aime ça ; that's just the thing ou the very thing! c'est tout à fait or exactement ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut ; it's become quite the thing (to do) c'est devenu à la mode (de faire) ; it was a close ou near thing c'était juste ; he's on to a good thing il a trouvé le bon filon ○ ; he likes to do his own thing ○ il aime faire ce qui lui plaît ; for one thing…(and) for another thing… premièrement…et deuxièmement… ; to have a thing about ○ ( like) craquer pour ○ [blondes, bearded men] ; adorer, avoir la folie de [emeralds, old cars] ; ( hate) ne pas aimer [dogs] ; he's got a thing about flying ○ il n'aime pas l'avion ; it's a girl/guy thing ○ c'est un truc de filles/de mecs ○ ; to make a big thing (out) of it ○ en faire toute une histoire or tout un plat ○ ; to know a thing or two about sth ○ s'y connaître en qch ; we certainly showed them a thing or two ○ nous leur avons certainement appris une ou deux choses! ; she can tell you a thing or two about car engines ○ ! elle s'y connaît en mécanique ; I could tell you a thing or two about him ○ ! je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte! ; he gave her a snake of all things! il n'a rien trouvé de mieux à lui donner qu'un serpent! ; and then, of all things, she… et alors, allez savoir pourquoi ○, elle… ; I must be seeing/hearing things! je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix! ; it's ou it was (just) one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent, c'est la vie ; it's one (damned) thing after another ○ ! les embêtements ○ n'en finissent plus! ; one thing led to another and… et, de fil en aiguille… ; taking one thing with another tout bien considéré ; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire ; things aren't what they used to be les choses ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient ; (to try) to be all things to all men (essayer de) faire plaisir à tout le monde. -
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thing [θɪŋ]choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)1 nounA.(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains(b) (activity, event) chose f;∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espaceB.(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;∎ and another thing en plus;∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtésC.∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch□ ;∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer□ ;∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux□ ;∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie□(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn□(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;∎ things are going badly ça va mal;∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail(tout) d'abord;∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens -
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thing [θɪŋ]a. chose f• such things as money, fame... des choses comme l'argent, la gloire...• the next thing to do is... ce qu'il y a à faire maintenant c'est...• have you put away your things? as-tu rangé tes affaires ?• have you got your swimming things? as-tu tes affaires de bain ?c. ( = matter, circumstance) I must think things over il faut que j'y réfléchisse• how are things with you? et vous, comment ça va ?• how's things? (inf) comment va ?• to expect great things of sb/sth attendre beaucoup de qn/qch• it is one thing to use a computer, quite another to understand it utiliser un ordinateur est une chose, en comprendre le fonctionnement en est une autre• for one thing, it doesn't make sense d'abord ça n'a pas de sens• the thing is this:... voilà de quoi il s'agit:...• the thing is, she'd already seen him en fait, elle l'avait déjà vud. ( = person, animal) créature f• poor thing, he's very ill le pauvre, il est très maladee. ( = best, most suitable thing) that's just the thing for me c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me faut• the very thing! (of object) voilà tout à fait ce qu'il me (or nous etc) faut ! ; (of idea, plan) c'est l'idéal !* * *[θɪŋ] 1.1) ( object) chose f, truc (colloq) mthe one thing he wants for his birthday is a bike — tout ce qu'il veut pour son anniversaire, c'est un vélo
2) (action, task, event) chose fI'm sorry, but I haven't done a thing about it yet — je suis désolé, mais je ne m'en suis pas encore occupé
3) (matter, fact) chose fthe thing to remember is... — ce dont il faut se souvenir c'est...
I said/did no such thing! — je n'ai rien dit/fait de tel!
the thing is, (that)... — ce qu'il y a, c'est que...
the only thing is,... — la seule chose, c'est que...
the funny thing is... — le plus drôle c'est que...
the good thing (about it) is... — ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que...
the thing about him is that he's very honest — ce qu'il faut lui reconnaître, c'est qu'il est très honnête
the thing about him is that he can't be trusted — le problème avec lui c'est qu'on ne peut pas lui faire confiance
4) (person, animal)you lucky thing! — (colloq) veinard/-e! (colloq)
you stupid thing! — (colloq) espèce d'idiot! (colloq)
2.(the) stupid thing — (colloq) ( of object) sale truc! (colloq)
things plural noun1) (personal belongings, equipment) affaires fpl2) (situation, circumstances, matters) les choses fplthings are getting better/worse — cela s'améliore/empire
how are things with you? —
as things are ou stand — dans l'état actuel des choses
••it's the in thing — (colloq) c'est à la mode
that's just the thing ou the very thing! — c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me/te/lui etc faut!
it was a close ou near thing — c'était juste
he likes to do his own thing — (colloq) il aime faire ce qui lui plaît
for one thing...(and) for another thing... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...
to have a thing about — (colloq) ( like) craquer pour (colloq) [blondes, bearded men]; adorer [emeralds, old cars]; ( hate) ne pas aimer
it's a girl/guy thing — (colloq) c'est un truc de filles/de mecs (colloq)
to make a big thing (out) of it — (colloq) en faire toute une histoire
to know a thing or two about something — (colloq) s'y connaître en quelque chose
I could tell you a thing or two about him! — (colloq) je pourrais vous en raconter sur son compte!
and then, of all things, she... — et alors, allez savoir pourquoi (colloq), elle...
I must be seeing/hearing things! — je dois avoir des visions/entendre des voix!
it's ou it was (just) one of those things — c'est la vie
it's one (damned) thing after another! — (colloq) les embêtements (colloq) n'en finissent plus!
one thing led to another and... — et, de fil en aiguille...
what with one thing and another, I haven't had time to read it — avec tout ce que j'ai eu à faire je n'ai pas eu le temps de le lire
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thing [θɪŋ] n1) вещь, предме́т;what are those black things in the field? что э́то там черне́ется в по́ле?
;thing in itself филос. вещь в себе́
2) не́что, ко́е-что́;I have a few things to buy мне на́до ко́е-что́ купи́ть
3) (обыкн. pl) де́ло, факт, слу́чай, обстоя́тельство;things look promising положе́ние обнадёживающее
;other things being equal при про́чих ра́вных усло́виях
;a strange thing стра́нное де́ло
;how are things? разг. ну, как дела́?
;as things go при сложи́вшихся обстоя́тельствах
;all things considered учи́тывая всё ( или все обстоя́тельства)
4) ка́чество, сво́йство, осо́бенность;patience is a useful thing терпе́ние — поле́зное ка́чество
5) созда́ние, существо́;he is a mean thing он по́длая тварь
;oh, poor thing! о бедня́жка!
;dumb things бесслове́сные живо́тные
6) образе́ц; обра́зчик;the latest thing in hats са́мая мо́дная шля́па
;quite the thing мо́дный [см. тж. 7)]
7) разг. не́что са́мое ну́жное, ва́жное, подходя́щее, настоя́щее;it is just the thing э́то как раз то (, что на́до)
;a good rest is just the thing for you хоро́ший о́тдых — вот что вам нужне́е всего́
;the best thing са́мое лу́чшее, лу́чше всего́
;the next best thing сле́дующий по ка́честву, лу́чший из остальны́х
;(quite) the thing как раз то, что ну́жно [см. тж. 6)]
8) pl ве́щи ( дорожные); бага́ж9) pl оде́жда; ли́чные ве́щи;take off your things сними́те пальто́, разде́ньтесь
10) pl у́тварь, принадле́жности;tea things ча́йная посу́да
11) литерату́рное, худо́жественное или музыка́льное произведе́ние; расска́з, анекдо́т◊we must do that first thing мы должны́ сде́лать э́то в пе́рвую о́чередь
;above all things пре́жде всего́, гла́вным о́бразом
;among other things ме́жду про́чим
;and things и тому́ подо́бное
;to know a thing or two ко́е-что́ знать; понима́ть что к чему́
;no such thing ничего́ подо́бного, во́все нет
;near thing опа́сность, кото́рую едва́ удало́сь избежа́ть
;good things ла́комства
;to make a good thing of smth. извле́чь по́льзу из чего́-л.
;to make a regular thing of smth. регуля́рно занима́ться чем-л.
;it amounts to the same thing э́то одно́ и то же
;to see things бре́дить, галлюцини́ровать
;I am not quite the thing today мне сего́дня нездоро́вится
;(quite) the thing мо́дный [ср. тж. 6) и 7)]
;much of a good thing э́то уж сли́шком
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[sʌtʃ]1. predet, det1) (of this/that sort) tale, del generesuch a book — un tale libro, un libro del genere
such books — tali libri, libri del genere
it was such as to/that — era tale da/che
this is my car such as it is — questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare
2) (so much, so great) tale, tanto (-a)I was in such a hurry that... — avevo così tanta fretta che...
such a lot of — talmente, così tanto (-a)
3) (so very) talmente, così4)such as — (introducing examples) come
such a man as you; a man such as you — un uomo come te
such writers as Updike; writers such as Updike — scrittori come Updike
hot countries such as India — paesi caldi, come l'India
2. pron1)(this, that, those)
such as wish to go — chi desidera andareI haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have — non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho
2)as such — (in that capacity) come tale, in quanto tale, (in itself) di per sé
he's not an expert as such, but... — non è un vero e proprio esperto, però...
doctors as such are... — i medici in quanto tali sono...
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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takšen2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takšen3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takšen; tako4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takšen; tako2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tisti, ki; kot tak- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌč]1.adjectivetakšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer); tako velik, zelo velik, izreden; juridically zgoraj navedeni, omenjenisuch as — takšen kot, tak kotsuch a(n) one obsolete tak in tak, nekdo, nekiMr. such and such — g. Ta in Tasuch being the case — ker je stvar tako, ker je takósuch a day! — kakšen dan!no such thing — nič takega, ni govora o temhe said he had lost his way, or some such thing — rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takegano such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town — v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobodo you think she will believe you? no such thing! — mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)such master, such servant — kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga;2.adverbtakósuch a nice day — tako lep dan;3.pronountakšen, neki takšencolloquially isti; commerce & vulgar zgoraj omenjeni; archaic & poetically such as — tisti, ki; kdor; vsiand such (like) — in takšni, podobnisuch as believe that are mistaken — tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)he is a fool, but I am not such — on je bedak, jaz pa nisemI have a car I can lend you, such as it is — imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni -
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1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it isslik--------sånndeterm. \/sʌtʃ\/1) slik, sådan, sånn2) ( nedsettende) den slags3) lignende• tea, coffee and such drinkste, kaffe og lignende drikker4) ( i utbrudd) så• such big books!• we had such fun!5) så stor6) det7) i sitt slag8) den slags, sånt noe, sliktand such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignendeas such som sådan(t)i egenskap av, i kraft avno such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilensuch a slik en\/ei\/et, slikesuch and such den og den, det og det, de og desuch another en likedan, makensuch a one slik en\/eisuch as sånn som( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så somkjøretøy, for eksempel bilerslik somdet lille (som)such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå erdu kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersedflokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart• the food, such as it was, was cheapmaten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billigsuch that slik at -
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{sʌtʃ}
I. 1. такъв, подобен
SUCH a man, SUCH a one такъв човек
in SUCH cases в такива/подобни случаи
2. неопределено такъв какъвто
on SUCH a day as you may go в който/какъвто ден можеш да отидеш
3. като сравнение такъв
SUCH love as his такава голяма/искрена/неискрена и пр. (според контекста) любов като неговата
SUCH beauty as hers такава/толкова голяма хубост като нейната
4. определено, но неуточнено
in SUCH and SUCH place, at SUCH and SUCH time на такова и такова/еди-какво си място, в толкова и толкова/едиколко си часа
SUCH and SUCH a person такова и такова/еди-какво си лице
5. за усилване при възклицание и пр.
we had SUCH fun! колко весело прекарахме! толкова се веселихме
6. SUCH as като, като например
poets SUCH as Byron поети като (например) Байрон
insects SUCH as bees, etc. насекоми като пчелите и пр
7. SUCH as, SUCH that такъв, който/че/щото
her illness is not SUCH as to cause anxiety болестта и не e такава, че да буди тревога
his behaviour was SUCH that we all came to hate him държането му беше такова, че ние всички го намразихме
SUCH as it is такъв какъвто е, макар и недобър и пр.
you may use my car SUCH as it is можeш да използваш моята кола, макар и да не е толкова добра
II. 1. такъв
SUCH is his character такъв му e xaрактерът
SUCH is the case такъв e случаят
SUCH was my intention такова беше намерението ми
2. в съчет
SUCH as този/такъв който, тези/такива които
SUCH as live by begging тези, които се препитават с просия
all SUCH всички такива/от този род
and (all) SUCH и тем подобни
as SUCH като такъв, сам по себе си
the name, as SUCH, means nothing името, само по себе си, не значи нищо
3. такъв какъвто
I am sending you SUCH as I have изпращам ти такива, каквито имам
III. adv толкова, такова, така
SUCH a long time ago толкова отдавна
you gave me SUCH a fright толкова/така ме уплаши
SUCH nasty weather такова отвратително време* * *{s^tsh} а 1. такъв, подобен; such a man, such a one такъв човек; in such c(2) {s^tsh} pron 1. такъв; such is his character такъв му e xaрактер{3} {s^tsh} adv толкова, такова, така; such a long time ago толкова* * *такъв;* * *1. all such всички такива/от този род 2. and (all) such и тем подобни 3. as such като такъв, сам по себе си 4. her illness is not such as to cause anxiety болестта и не e такава, че да буди тревога 5. his behaviour was such that we all came to hate him държането му беше такова, че ние всички го намразихме 6. i am sending you such as i have изпращам ти такива, каквито имам 7. i. такъв, подобен 8. ii. такъв 9. iii. adv толкова, такова, така 10. in such and such place, at such and such time на такова и такова/еди-какво си място, в толкова и толкова/едиколко си часа 11. in such cases в такива/подобни случаи 12. insects such as bees, etc. насекоми като пчелите и пр 13. on such a day as you may go в който/какъвто ден можеш да отидеш 14. poets such as byron поети като (например) Байрон 15. such a long time ago толкова отдавна 16. such a man, such a one такъв човек 17. such and such a person такова и такова/еди-какво си лице 18. such as it is такъв какъвто е, макар и недобър и пр 19. such as live by begging тези, които се препитават с просия 20. such as като, като например 21. such as този/такъв който, тези/такива които 22. such as, such that такъв, който/че/щото 23. such beauty as hers такава/толкова голяма хубост като нейната 24. such is his character такъв му e xaрактерът 25. such is the case такъв e случаят 26. such love as his такава голяма/искрена/неискрена и пр. (според контекста) любов като неговата 27. such nasty weather такова отвратително време 28. such was my intention такова беше намерението ми 29. the name, as such, means nothing името, само по себе си, не значи нищо 30. we had such fun! колко весело прекарахме! толкова се веселихме 31. you gave me such a fright толкова/така ме уплаши 32. you may use my car such as it is можeш да използваш моята кола, макар и да не е толкова добра 33. в съчет 34. за усилване при възклицание и пр 35. като сравнение такъв 36. неопределено такъв какъвто 37. определено, но неуточнено 38. такъв какъвто* * *such[sʌtʃ] I. adj такъв, подобен; \such a man такъв човек; \such a thing такова (подобно) нещо; animals \such as mice такива животни като мишките; my life is \such a mess! животът ми е толкова объркан! at \such a time в такова време, в такъв момент; no \such thing! дума да не става! да ги нямаме такива! \such is life! такъв (това) е животът! do no \such thing! не прави това! II. pron 1. такъв; as \such като такъв; сам(а) по себе си; по същество; the book isn't interesting as \such книгата, сама по себе си, не е интересна; and \such такива хора (неща); all \such и тям подобни; и прочие; \such as it is; \such as there is такъв какъвто е; такъв какъвто има; макар и да не струва; dinner's on the table, \such as it is обядът, такъв, какъвто е, е на масата; she closed the window with \such force that the glass broke тя затвори прозореца с такава сила (толкова силно), че стъклото се счупи; their problems are \such as to make it impossible for them to live together any longer проблемите им са такива, че те не могат да живеят повече заедно; that's not for \such as you то не е за хора (такива) като теб; 2. търг. те.
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