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1 please

please [pli:z]

1. adverb

s'il vous (or te) plaît

• please don't! ne faites pas ça s'il vous plaît !

• yes please oui, merci

• would you like some cheese? -- yes please voulez-vous du fromage ? -- oui, merci

• please let me know if I can help you n'hésitez pas à me dire si je peux vous aider

• shall I tell him? -- please do! je lui dis ? -- mais oui bien sûr

2. intransitive verb

a. ( = think fit) do as you please! faites comme vous voulez !

b. ( = satisfy, give pleasure) faire plaisir

• he is very anxious to please il a très envie de faire plaisir

3. transitive verb

( = give pleasure to) faire plaisir à ; ( = satisfy) contenter

• I did it to please you je l'ai fait pour te faire plaisir

• he is hard to please il est difficile à contenter

• to please oneself faire comme on veut

• please yourself! comme vous voulez !

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[pliːz] 1.
adverb gen s'il vous plaît; ( to close friend) s'il te plaît

please be seated — sout veuillez vous asseoir fml

‘please do not smoke’ — ‘prière de ne pas fumer’

please, come in — entrez, je vous en prie

‘may I?’ - ‘please do’ — ‘je peux?’ - ‘oui, je vous en prie’

please tell me if you need anything — n'hésitez pas à me dire si vous avez besoin de quelque chose

please don't! — pas ça, s'il vous plaît!

he married a countess, if you please! — il a épousé une comtesse, rien que ça!
2.
transitive verb faire plaisir à [person]

she is hard to please — elle est difficile à contenter

you're easily pleased! — ce n'est pas dur de te faire plaisir!

there's no pleasing him — il n'est jamais satisfait
3.
intransitive verb plaire

we aim to please — vous satisfaire est notre priorité

do as you please — fais comme tu veux
4.
reflexive verb

to please oneself — faire comme on veut

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2 please

please

A adv

1 ( with imperative) s'il vous plaît ; ( to close friend) s'il te plaît ; two teas please deux thés s'il vous plaît ; please call me Mike s'il vous plaît, appelez-moi Mike ; please be seated sout veuillez vous asseoir fml ; ‘please do not smoke’ ‘prière de ne pas fumer’ ;

2 (with question, request) s'il vous plaît ; ( to close friend) s'il te plaît ; can I speak to Jo please? est-ce que je pourrais parler à Jo, s'il vous plaît? ; ‘can I go?’-‘say please!’ ‘je peux y aller?’-‘dis s'il te plaît!’ ; will you please be quiet! tenez vous tranquilles, s'il vous plaît ;

3 ( accepting politely) yes please oui, s'il vous plaît ; ‘more tea?’-‘(yes) please!’ ‘encore du thé?’-‘oui, s'il vous plaît’ ;

4 (encouraging, urging) je vous en prie ; ( to close friend) je t'en prie ; please, come in entrez, je vous en prie ; please, you're my guest! je vous en prie, vous êtes mon invité! ; ‘may I?’-‘please do’ ‘je peux?’-‘oui, je vous en prie’ ; ‘can I take another?’-‘please do!’ ‘je peux en prendre un autre?’-‘vas-y!’ ; please tell me if you need anything n'hésitez pas à me dire si vous avez besoin de quelque chose ;

5 ( in entreaty) please stop/don't! arrêtez/pas ça, s'il vous plaît! ; please, that's enough arrêtez, ça suffit ; Tom, please, they can't help it Tom, je t'en prie, ils ne le font pas exprès ; please miss… s'il vous plaît mademoiselle… ; oh please! ( exasperated) et quoi encore! ; please let it be me next! ( praying) mon Dieu, faites que ce soit moi le prochain!

B if you please adv phr

1 sout ( please) si vous le voulez bien ;

2 ( indignantly) he came to the wedding, if you please! il est venu au mariage, rien que ça!

C vtr

1 (give happiness, satisfaction to) faire plaisir à [person] ; the gift pleased him le cadeau lui a fait plaisir ; it pleased her that ça lui a plu que (+ subj) ; she is easy/hard to please c'est facile/difficile de lui faire plaisir ; you're easily pleased! ce n'est pas dur de te faire plaisir! ; there's no pleasing him il n'est jamais satisfait ; there's no pleasing some people il y a des gens qui ne sont jamais contents ; you can't please all of the people all of the time on ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde ;

2 sout ( be the will of) plaire à [person] ; it pleased him to refuse cela lui a plu de refuser ; may it please your Majesty si votre Majesté le permet.

D vi

1 ( give happiness or satisfaction) plaire ; to be eager ou anxious to please être très désireux/-euse de plaire ; this is sure to please ceci plaira ; we aim to please vous satisfaire est notre priorité ;

2 (like, think fit) do as ou what you please fais comme il te plaira, fais comme tu veux ; as you please! comme il te plaira!, comme tu veux! ; I shall do as I please je ferai ce qui me plaît ; come whenever you please viens quand ça te plaira or quand tu veux ; take as much as you please tu peux en prendre autant que tu veux.

E v refl to please oneself faire comme on veut ; you can please yourself what time you start c'est à toi de décider à quelle heure tu commences ; please yourself! comme tu veux!

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3 please

please [pli:z]

1 adverb

(a) (requesting or accepting) s'il vous/te plaît;

∎ could you pass the salt, please? pouvez-vous me passer le sel, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ another cup of tea? - (yes) please! une autre tasse de thé? - oui, s'il vous plaît! ou volontiers!;

∎ may I sit beside you? - please do puis-je m'asseoir près de vous? - mais bien sûr;

∎ please, make yourselves at home faites comme chez vous, je vous en prie;

∎ please carry on continuez, s'il vous plaît ou je vous en prie;

∎ please, Miss! s'il vous plaît, Mademoiselle!;

∎ please ring (sign) sonnez SVP, veuillez sonner;

∎ quiet please (sign) silence

(b) (pleading)

∎ please don't hurt him je vous en prie, ne lui faites pas de mal

(c) (in indignation, disgust etc)

∎ (oh) please! c'est pas vrai!

(d) (remonstrating)

∎ Henry, please, we've got guests! Henry, voyons ou je t'en prie, nous avons des invités!

(e) (hoping)

∎ please let them arrive safely! faites qu'ils arrivent sains et saufs!

2 transitive verb

(a) (give enjoyment to) plaire à, faire plaisir à; (satisfy) contenter;

∎ he only did it to please his mother il ne l'a fait que pour faire plaisir à sa mère;

∎ he's always trying to please the boss il passe son temps à essayer de faire plaisir au patron;

∎ you can't please everybody on ne peut pas faire plaisir à tout le monde;

∎ you can't please all of the people all of the time on ne peut pas faire plaisir à tout le monde;

∎ to be easy/hard to please être facile/difficile à satisfaire

(b) (idioms)

∎ to please oneself faire comme on veut;

∎ please yourself! comme tu veux!;

∎ I can please myself what I do je fais ce qui me plaît;

∎ everything will be all right, please God! tout ira bien, plaise à Dieu!

3 intransitive verb

(a) (give pleasure) plaire, faire plaisir;

∎ to be eager to please chercher à faire plaisir

(b) (choose)

∎ she does as or what she pleases elle fait ce qu'elle veut ou ce qui lui plaît;

∎ I'll talk to whoever I please! je parlerai avec qui je veux!;

∎ formal as you please! comme vous voudrez!, comme bon vous semblera!;

∎ formal if you please (requesting) s'il vous/te plaît;

∎ she told me I was fat, if you please! figure-toi qu'elle m'a dit que j'étais gros!

4 noun

∎ without so much as a please or thank you sans même dire merci

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4 hard

hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

✾ Book 'Hard Times' Dickens 'Les Temps difficiles'

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5 ♦ please

♦ please /pli:z/
inter.

1 per piacere!; per favore!: A cup of coffee, please, un caffè, per favore!

2 ( rispondendo a un'offerta; anche yes, please) sì, grazie!; sì, prego!: Would you like some more tea? – yes, please!, vuoi dell'altro tè? – sì, grazie!
NOTA D'USO: - prego e please- (to) please /pli:z/
A v. i.

piacere; esser gradito; riuscire simpatico; accomodare; garbare; parere: He was anxious to please, era ansioso d'essere gradito (o di riuscire simpatico); I cannot always do as I please, non posso sempre fare quel che mi piace (o quel che mi garba, mi pare)

B v. t.

piacere a; far piacere a; compiacere; contentare; soddisfare; riuscire gradito a (q.): His last book will please you, il suo ultimo libro ti piacerà; She has come just to please me, è venuta solo per farmi piacere

● to please oneself, fare ciò che si vuole (o che garba); fare a modo proprio: Please yourself!, fa' quel che ti garba; fa' quel che ti pare; fa' pure! □ Please go away, fate il favore di andarvene! □ please God, a Dio piacendo; Dio volendo □ ( may it) please Your Honour, così piaccia a Vostro Onore ( rivolgendosi a un giudice) □ to be pleased, compiacersi: His Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer him the Order of the Garter, Sua Maestà s'è graziosamente compiaciuta di conferirgli l'Ordine della Giarrettiera □ hard to please, difficile da accontentare □ if you please, se non ti dispiace; con il tuo permesso.

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6 hard

hard

A adj

1 [consistency, object, surface, skin, muscle, snow, butter, bread, ground, bed, pencil lead] dur ; [paint, wax, mud, glue] dur, durci ; to go ou grow ou become hard durcir ; to set hard [concrete, plaster etc] durcir complètement ; a hard frost une forte gelée ; frozen hard complètement gelé ; ⇒ hard lens ;

2 (difficult, complex) [problem, question, puzzle] dur, difficile ; [choice] difficile, dur à faire ; [decision] difficile, dur à prendre ; (arduous, demanding) [task, study, training, climb] dur, difficile ; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré ; I've had a hard day j'ai eu une dure journée ; a hard day's work/filming une dure journée de travail/de tournage ; to be hard to open/cut/find/read être dur or difficile à ouvrir/couper/trouver/lire ; it's a hard poem to translate c'est un poème difficile à traduire ; to be hard to please être exigeant ; it's hard to do c'est dur or difficile à faire ; it was hard not to laugh il était dur or difficile de ne pas rire ; his decision was hard for us to understand il était dur or difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it is hard for sb to do sth il est difficile à or pour qn de faire qch ; it was hard for us to understand his decision il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it's hard for old people to change their ways il est difficile pour les personnes âgées de changer leurs habitudes ; to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch, trouver dur or difficile de faire qch ; to find sth hard to do trouver qch dur or difficile à faire ; it's hard to accept/believe on a du mal à accepter/croire (that que) ; I'm not afraid of hard work le travail ne me fait pas peur ; it was hard work ou going ça a été dur or difficile ; it's hard work doing sth c'est difficile or dur de faire qch ; it was hard work persuading her to sell c'était difficile or dur de la persuader de vendre ; I found the article rather hard going j'ai trouvé l'article plutôt ardu or difficile ; he made hard work of moving the table il a fait tout un plat ○ pour déplacer la table ; hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne! ; it's too much like hard work c'est trop fatigant ; to be a hard worker [student, pupil, employee] être travailleur/-euse ; [manual worker] être dur à la tâche ; to do things the hard way se compliquer la tâche ; he got the job the hard way il a beaucoup travaillé pour en arriver là ; to find sth out ou learn sth the hard way apprendre qch à ses dépens ;

3 (harsh, unpleasant) [life, childhood, year] difficile ; [blow, knock] fig dur, terrible ; [climate, winter] rude ; he has to learn to take the hard knocks il faut qu'il apprenne à encaisser ○ ; this is a hard world nous vivons dans un monde cruel or sans pitié ; to be hard on sb [person, court] être dur envers qn ; don't be so hard on yourself! ne sois pas si dur avec toi-même! ; this tax is very hard on the unemployed cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs ; this print is hard on the eyes ces caractères ne ménagent pas la vue ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB! ( sympathetic) pas de chance! ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB ou cheese ○ GB! ( unsympathetic) tant pis pour toi!, manque de pot ○ ! ; to take a hard line adopter une attitude ferme (on sth à propos de qch ; with sb envers qn) ; it's a hard life gen, hum, iron la vie est dure ; it's a hard life being a millionaire iron c'est dur d'être (un) millionnaire ; no hard feelings! sans rancune! ; I bear her no hard feelings je ne lui en veux pas, je ne lui en tiens pas rancune ; these are hard times les temps sont durs ; to fall on hard times connaître des revers de fortune ; he's having a hard time (of it) il traverse une période difficile ; to have a hard time (of it) doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to give sb a hard time ○ ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à qn ; ( tell off) passer un savon ○ à qn ;

4 (stern, cold) [person, voice, look, words] dur, sévère ; their hearts are hard ils ont le cœur dur ;

5 ( forceful) [shove, push, knock] bon/bonne (before n) ; I gave the door a hard push j'ai poussé fortement la porte ;

6 ( concrete) [evidence, proof] solide ; [facts] concret/-ète, solide ; [news] sérieux/-ieuse ; the paper that brings you the hard news le journal qui vous donne des nouvelles sérieuses ; the hard facts about sth la vérité sur qch ;

7 ( stark) [outline, colour, light] dur ; [sound] violent ;

8 ( strong) [drink, liquor] fort ; [drug] dur ; [pornography] hard ; to be a hard drinker boire des alcools forts ; a drop of the hard stuff ○ une goutte d'alcool (fort) ;

9 Pol the hard left/right la gauche/droite (pure et) dure ;

10 Chem [water] dur, calcaire ;

11 Ling [consonant] dur ;

12 ○ ( tough) [person] dur ; so you think you're hard, do you? tu te prends pour un dur, hein ○ ?

B adv

1 (strongly, energetically) [push, pull, punch, laugh, cry] fort ; [work] dur ; [study, think] sérieusement ; [rain] fort, à verse ; [snow] abondamment ; [look, listen] attentivement ; to hit sb/sth hard lit frapper qn/qch fort ; fig frapper qn/qch durement ; to be hard hit fig être durement frappé (by par) ; think hard! réfléchissez bien or sérieusement! ; to try hard ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts ; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces ; as hard as one can [run, try, push, pull, work] de toutes ses forces ; no matter how hard I try/work, I… j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je… ; to be hard at it ○ ou at work être en plein boulot ○ or travail ; she works ou drives her students very hard elle fait travailler très dur ses étudiants ; to take sth (very) hard prendre (très) mal qch ;

2 ( with directions) turn hard left at the traffic lights aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche ; go hard astern Naut machine arrière toute ; hard a-port/a-starboard Naut à babord/à tribord toute ;

3 ( indicating proximity) hard behind juste derrière ; hard by† sth tout près de qch ; hard (up)on sth juste sur qch ; ⇒ heel.

Idioms

to play hard to get se faire désirer ; to be hard put to do avoir du mal à faire ; to be/feel hard done by être/se sentir brimé.

Big English-French dictionary > hard
7 please

1. transitive verb
1) (give pleasure to) gefallen (+ Dat.); Freude machen (+ Dat.)

there's no pleasing her — man kann ihr nichts od. es ihr nicht recht machen

she's easy to please or easily pleased/hard to please — sie ist leicht/nicht leicht zufriedenzustellen

please oneself — tun, was man will

please yourself — ganz wie du willst

2) ([may it] be the will of) gefallen

please God — das gebe Gott; so Gott will
2. intransitive verb
1) (think fit)

they come and go as they please — sie kommen und gehen, wie es ihnen gefällt

do as one pleases — tun, was man will

2) (give pleasure) gefallen

anxious or eager to please — bemüht, gefällig zu sein

3)

if you please — bitte schön; (iron.): (believe it or not) stell dir vor
3. interjection
bitte

may I have the bill, please? — kann ich bitte zahlen?

please do! — aber bitte od. gern!

please don't — bitte nicht

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[pli:z] 1. verb
1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)
2. adverb
(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) bitte

- academic.ru/90172/pleased">pleased
- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourself
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please

[pli:z]

I. interj

1. (in requests) bitte

may I see your passport, \please? kann ich bitte Ihren Pass sehen?

\please, David, put the gun down David, bitte nimm die Pistole runter!

pretty \please ( childspeak) bitte, bitte

2. (when accepting sth) ja, bitte

more potatoes? — \please noch Kartoffeln? — gern

may I...? — \please do darf ich...? — selbstverständlich

3. BRIT (to attract attention)

\please, Miss, I know the answer! bitte, ich weiß die Antwort!

II. vt

1. (make happy)

▪ to \please sb jdm gefallen [o eine Freude machen]

I'll do it to \please you ich mache es, nur dir zuliebe

it \pleases me to see... es freut mich,... zu sehen

to be hard/easy to \please schwer/leicht zufriedenzustellen sein

she's notoriously hard to \please man kann es ihr kaum recht machen

▪ to \please oneself ( fam)

oh well, \please yourself bitte, wie du meinst

2. ( form or iron: be will of) jdm belieben

if it may \please the court,... wenn es dem Hof genehm ist,...

III. vi

1. (be agreeable)

eager to \please [unbedingt] gefallen [o einen guten Eindruck machen] wollen

he's a bit too eager to \please if you ask me er ist ein bisschen übereifrig [o zu eifrig], wenn du mich fragst

sth is sure to \please etw wird sicher gefallen

2. (wish)

to do as one \pleases machen, was man möchte [o will]

come whenever you \please kommt, wann immer ihr wollt

\please God! so Gott will!

if you \please ( form: please) bitte

and then, if you \please, she had the cheek to say... und dann, mit Verlaub, hatte sie doch die Frechheit zu sagen,...

* * *
[pliːz]
1. interj
bitte
(yes,) please (acceptance) — (ja,) bitte; (enthusiastic) oh ja, gerne

please pass the salt, pass the salt, please — würden Sie mir bitte das Salz reichen?

may I? – please do! — darf ich? – bitte sehr!

2. vi

1)

if you please ( form, in request ) — wenn ich darum bitten darf

do it now, if you please (angrily) —

and then, if you please, he tried... — und dann, stell dir vor, versuchte er...

(just) as you please — ganz wie du willst, wie es Ihnen beliebt (form)

bold as you please, he entered the room — frech wie Oskar kam er ins Zimmer (inf)

to do as one pleases — machen or tun, was man will, machen or tun, was einem gefällt

2) (= cause satisfaction) gefallen

eager to please — darum bemüht, alles richtig zu machen; (servant) darum bemüht, jeden Wunsch zu erfüllen

a gift that is sure to please — ein Geschenk, das sicher gefällt

we aim to please — wir wollen, dass Sie zufrieden sind

3. vt

1) (= give pleasure to) eine Freude machen (+dat); (= satisfy) zufriedenstellen; (= do as sb wants) gefallen (+dat), gefällig sein (+dat)

the gift/idea pleased him — das Geschenk/die Idee hat ihm gefallen

just to please you — nur dir zuliebe

it pleases me to see him so happy —

well do it then if it pleases you — tus doch, wenn es dir Spaß macht

you can't please everybody — man kann es nicht allen recht machen

there's no pleasing him — er ist nie zufrieden

he is easily pleased or easy to please — er ist leicht zufriedenzustellen

to be hard to please — schwer zufriedenzustellen sein

See:

→ pleased

2) (iro, form: be the will of) belieben (+dat) (iro, form)

it pleased him to order that... — er beliebte anzuordnen, dass...

may it please Your Honour (Jur) if it pleases God — mit Erlaubnis des Herrn Vorsitzenden wenn es Gott gefällt

please God he will recover —

he will return safely, please God! — er wird wohlbehalten zurückkehren, das gebe Gott!

4. vr

to please oneself — tun, was einem gefällt

please yourself! — wie Sie wollen!

you can please yourself about where you sit — es ist Ihnen überlassen, wo Sie sitzen

he has only himself to please — er braucht auf keinen Menschen irgendwelche Rücksichten zu nehmen

5. n
Bitte nt
without so much as a please — ohne auch nur, bitte zu sagen

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please [pliːz]

A v/t

1. jemandem gefallen oder angenehm sein oder zusagen, jemanden erfreuen:

it pleases me, I am pleased with it es gefällt mir;

I shall ( oder will) be pleased es wäre mir ein Vergnügen;

I am only too pleased to do it ich tue es mit dem größten Vergnügen;

be pleased with

a) befriedigt sein von,

b) Vergnügen haben an (dat),

c) Gefallen finden an (dat);

be pleased with o.s. selbstzufrieden sein;

be pleased at erfreut sein über (akk);

he was (as) pleased as Punch umg er freute sich wie ein Schneekönig, er strahlte wie ein Honigkuchenpferd;

be pleased to say sich freuen, sagen zu können;

I am pleased to hear that … ich freue mich oder es freut mich zu hören, dass …

2. befriedigen, zufriedenstellen:

I am pleased with you ich bin mit Ihnen zufrieden;

please o.s. tun (u. lassen), was man will;

please yourself

a) bitte bedienen Sie sich,

b) (ganz) wie Sie wünschen;

only to please you nur Ihnen zuliebe;

do sth to please sb jemandem etwas zu Gefallen tun;

there is no pleasing him, you can’t please him man kann es ihm einfach nicht recht machen; → hard A 3

3. auch iron geruhen, belieben ( beide:

to do zu tun):

please God so Gott will

B v/i

1. a) gefallen, angenehm sein, Anklang finden

b) zufriedenstellen, befriedigen: → anxious 2

2. as you please wie Sie wünschen;

go where you please gehen Sie, wohin Sie Lust haben;

take as many as you please nehmen Sie so viele oder wie viele Sie wollen oder für richtig haltenBesondere Redewendungen: please bitte;

(yes,) please

a) (ja,) bitte,

b) (oh ja,) gerne please come here komm bitte her;

if you please

a) a. iron wenn ich bitten darf, wenn es Ihnen recht ist,

b) iron gefälligst,

c) obs man stelle sich vor!, denken Sie nur!

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1. transitive verb
1) (give pleasure to) gefallen (+ Dat.); Freude machen (+ Dat.)

there's no pleasing her — man kann ihr nichts od. es ihr nicht recht machen

she's easy to please or easily pleased/hard to please — sie ist leicht/nicht leicht zufriedenzustellen

please oneself — tun, was man will

please yourself — ganz wie du willst

2) ([may it] be the will of) gefallen

please God — das gebe Gott; so Gott will
2. intransitive verb
1) (think fit)

they come and go as they please — sie kommen und gehen, wie es ihnen gefällt

do as one pleases — tun, was man will

2) (give pleasure) gefallen

anxious or eager to please — bemüht, gefällig zu sein

3)

if you please — bitte schön; (iron.): (believe it or not) stell dir vor
3. interjection
bitte

may I have the bill, please? — kann ich bitte zahlen?

please do! — aber bitte od. gern!

please don't — bitte nicht

* * *

adv.

bitte adv.

hier herein adv. n.

Bitte -n f. v.

bitten v.

(§ p.,pp.: bat, gebeten)

erfreuen v.

gefallen v.

English-german dictionary > please
8 hard

1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro; sólido

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difícil

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) severo; rudo; seco

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, severo, riguroso

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) duro, difícil

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) dura

2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) duro, con ahínco

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) fuerte, fuertemente

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) fijamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) completamente, totalmente

•

- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up

hard¹ adj

1. duro

diamonds are very hard los diamantes son muy duros

2. difícil

it's hard to answer that question es difícil contestar a esa pregunta

hard² adv

1. mucho

it's snowing hard está nevando mucho

he works very hard trabaja mucho

2. duro / fuerte

hit him hard! ¡pégale duro!

hard

tr[hɑːd]

adjective

1 (gen) duro,-a; (solid) sólido,-a

2 (difficult) difícil

3 (harsh) severo,-a

4 (work) arduo,-a, penoso,-a, agotador,-ra

5 figurative use cruel, rudo,-a

6 (fight, match) reñido,-a, disputado,-a; (decision) injusto,-a

7 (fact) innegable; (luck) malo,-a

8 (final decision) definitivo,-a, irrevocable; (person) severo,-a, inflexible

9 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL fuerte

adverb

1 (forcibly) fuerte; (diligently) mucho, de firme, concienzudamente, con ahínco

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

hard of hearing duro,-a de oído

to be hard done by sentirse mal tratado,-a, ser tratado,-a injustamente

to be hard hit by figurative use quedar muy afectado,-a por

to be hard on somebody figurative use tratar a alguien con severidad, tratar a alguien con dureza

to be hard on somebody's heels figurative use pisar los talones a alguien

to be hard pushed to do something figurative use verse apurado,-a para realizar algo

to be hard up familiar estar sin blanca

to drive a hard bargain figurative use negociar con dureza

to have a hard time familiar pasarlo canutas, pasarlo mal

to take something very hard tomar algo muy a pecho, encajar algo muy mal

to work hard trabajar mucho

hard core (group) núcleo 2 (material) lecho de grava

hard drinker bebedor,-ra empedernido,-a

hard evidence pruebas nombre femenino plural definitivas

hard labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzados

hard luck mala suerte

hard shoulder arcén nombre masculino

hard ['hɑrd] adv

1) forcefully: fuerte, con fuerza

the wind blew hard: el viento sopló fuerte

2) strenuously: duro, mucho

to work hard: trabajar duro

3)

to take something hard : tomarse algo muy mal, estar muy afectado por algo

hard adj

1) firm, solid: duro, firme, sólido

2) difficult: difícil, arduo

3) severe: severo, duro

a hard winter: un invierno severo

4) unfeeling: insensible, duro

5) diligent: diligente

to be a hard worker: ser muy trabajador

6)

hard liquor : bebidas fpl fuertes

7)

hard water : agua f dura

hard

adj.

• arduo, -a adj.

• calloso, -a adj.

• dificultoso, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• duro, -a adj.

• endurecido, -a adj.

• firme adj.

• fuerte adj.

• laborioso, -a adj.

• peliagudo, -a adj.

• recio, -a adj.

• rudo, -a adj.

• sólido, -a adj.

• terco, -a adj.

• tieso, -a adj.

adv.

• apretadamente adv.

• difícilmente adv.

• duro adv.

• mucho adv.

• recio adv.

• tieso adv.

I hɑːrd, hɑːd
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

[hɑːd]
1. ADJ
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=not soft) [object, substance, cheese, skin] duro; [ground, snow] duro, compacto

• baked hard — endurecido (al sol o en el horno)

• to become or go hard — ponerse duro, endurecerse

• the water is very hard here — aquí el agua es muy dura or tiene mucha cal

- be as hard as nails

- as hard as a rock
nut
2) (=harsh, severe) [climate, winter, person] duro, severo; [frost] fuerte; [words, tone] duro, áspero; [expression, eyes, voice] serio, duro; [drink, liquor] fuerte; [drugs] duro; [fact] concreto; [evidence] irrefutable

• a hard blow — (fig) un duro golpe

• to take a long hard look at sth — examinar algo detenidamente

• to be hard on sb — ser muy duro con algn, darle duro a algn (LAm)

don't be so hard on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya

aren't you being a bit hard on yourself? — ¿no estás siendo un poco duro contigo mismo?

to be hard on one's clothes — destrozar la ropa

the light was hard on the eyes — la luz hacía daño a los ojos

- be as hard as nails
feeling
3) (=strenuous, tough) [work, day] duro; [fight, match] muy reñido

gardening is hard work — arreglar el jardín es un trabajo duro

phew, that was hard work! — ¡uf!, ¡ha costado lo suyo!

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

coping with three babies is very hard work — tres bebés dan mucha tarea or mucho trabajo, arreglárselas con tres bebés es una dura or ardua tarea

it's hard work getting her to talk about herself — cuesta mucho or resulta muy trabajoso hacerla hablar sobre sí misma

to be a hard worker — ser muy trabajador(a)

4) (=difficult) [exam, decision, choice] difícil

to be hard to do: it's hard to study on your own — es difícil estudiar por tu cuenta

he found it hard to make friends — le resultaba difícil hacer amigos

I find it hard to believe that... — me cuesta (trabajo) creer que...

bloodstains are hard to remove — las manchas de sangre son difíciles de quitar

to be hard to come by — ser difícil de conseguir

that is a very hard question to answer — esa es una pregunta muy difícil de responder

to be hard to deal with — ser de trato difícil

to be hard to please — ser muy exigente or quisquilloso

• to be hard of hearing — ser duro de oído

• he's learning the hard way — está aprendiendo a base de cometer errores

we shall have to do it the hard way — tendremos que hacerlo a pulso
bargain, play 3., 4)
5) (=tough, unpleasant) [life, times] duro

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

those were hard times to live in — aquellos eran tiempos duros, la vida era dura en aquellos tiempos

her family had fallen on hard times — su familia estaba pasando por dificultades económicas

to have a hard time — pasarlo mal

to have a hard time doing sth — tener problemas para hacer algo

to give sb a hard time — hacérselo pasar mal a algn

- take a hard line against/over sth

- hard lines

hard lines! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué mala pata! *
going, hard-line, hard-liner
6) (=forceful) [push, tug, kick] fuerte

7) (Phon, Ling) [sound] fuerte; [consonant] oclusivo

2. ADV
(compar harder) (superl hardest)
1) (=with a lot of effort) [work] duro, mucho; [study] mucho

he had worked hard all his life — había trabajado duro or mucho toda su vida

he works very hard — trabaja muy duro, trabaja mucho

she works hard at keeping herself fit — se esfuerza mucho por mantenerse en forma

he was hard at work in the garden — estaba trabajando afanosamente or con ahínco en el jardín

• he was breathing hard — respiraba con dificultad

• we're saving hard for our holidays — estamos ahorrando todo lo que podemos para las vacaciones, estamos ahorrando al máximo para las vacaciones

• to try hard, she always tries hard — siempre se esfuerza mucho

I can't do it, no matter how hard I try — no puedo hacerlo, por mucho que lo intente

to try one's hardest to do sth — esforzarse al máximo por hacer algo

maybe you're trying too hard — a lo mejor tienes que tomártelo con más calma

to be hard at it —

Bill was hard at it in the garden * — Bill se estaba empleando a fondo en el jardín, Bill estaba dándole duro al jardín *

2) (=with force) [hit] fuerte, duro; [pull, push, blow] con fuerza; [snow, rain] fuerte, mucho

she pushed the wardrobe as hard as she could — empujó el armario con todas sus fuerzas

• the government decided to clamp down hard on terrorism — el gobierno decidió tomar medidas duras contra el terrorismo

• she was feeling hard done by — pensaba que la habían tratado injustamente

• hard hit — seriamente afectado

to hit sb hard — (fig) ser un duro golpe para algn

California has been (particularly) hard hit by the crisis — California (en particular) se ha visto seriamente afectada por la crisis

• I would be hard pushed or put to think of another plan — me resultaría difícil pensar en otro plan

we'll be hard pushed or put to finish this tonight! — ¡nos va a ser difícil terminar esto esta noche!

• to take sth hard — tomarse algo muy mal *

he took it pretty hard — se lo tomó muy mal, fue un duro golpe para él, le golpeó mucho (LAm)

• to be hard up * — estar pelado *, no tener un duro (Sp) *

to be hard up for sth — estar falto or escaso de algo
hard-pressed
3) (=solid)

• to freeze hard — quedarse congelado

• to set hard — [cement etc] fraguar, endurecerse

4) (=intently) [listen] atentamente; [concentrate] al máximo

• to look hard (at sth) — fijarse mucho (en algo)

• think hard before you make a decision — piénsalo muy bien antes de tomar una decisión

I thought hard but I couldn't remember his name — por más que pensé or por más vueltas que le di no pude recordar su nombre

5) (=sharply)

• hard a-port/ a-starboard — (Naut) todo a babor/estribor

• to turn hard left/ right — girar todo a la izquierda/derecha

6) (=closely)

• hard behind sth — justo detrás de algo

I hurried upstairs with my sister hard behind me — subí las escaleras corriendo con mi hermana que venía justo detrás

• hard upon sth — (=just after) justo después de algo

the launch of the book followed hard upon the success of the film — el lanzamiento del libro se produjo justo después del éxito de la película
heel
3.

CPD

hard cash N — dinero m contante y sonante, (dinero m en) efectivo m

hard centre, hard center (US) N — relleno m duro

hard cider (US) N — sidra f

hard copy N — (Comput) copia f impresa

the hard core N — (=intransigents) los incondicionales, el núcleo duro
hard-core
hard court N — (Tennis) cancha f (de tenis) de cemento, pista f (de tenis) de cemento

hard currency N — moneda f fuerte, divisa f fuerte

hard disk N — (Comput) disco m duro

hard goods NPL — productos mpl no perecederos

hard hat N — (=riding hat) gorra f de montar; [of construction worker] casco m; (=construction worker) albañil mf

hard labour, hard labor (US) N — trabajos mpl forzados

hard landing N — aterrizaje m duro

the hard left N — (esp Brit) la extrema izquierda, la izquierda radical

hard luck N — mala suerte f

we had a bit of hard luck this season — hemos tenido un poco de mala suerte esta temporada

• to be hard luck on sb, it was hard luck on him — tuvo mala suerte

hard luck! — ¡(qué) mala suerte!

hard news N — noticias fpl fidedignas

hard palate N — paladar m

hard porn * N — porno m duro

the hard right N — (esp Brit) la extrema derecha, la derecha radical

hard rock N — (Mus) rock m duro

hard sell N — venta f agresiva

hard sell tactics — táctica fsing de venta agresiva

hard sell techniques — técnicas fpl de venta agresiva

hard shoulder N — (Brit) (Aut) arcén m, hombrillo m

hard stuff * N — (=alcohol) alcohol m duro, bebidas fpl fuertes; (=drugs) droga f dura

he fancied a drop of the hard stuff — le apetecía una copita de algo fuerte

hard top N — (=car) coche m no descapotable; (=car roof) techo m rígido

hard water N — agua f dura, agua f con mucha cal

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I [hɑːrd, hɑːd]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) (firm, solid) <object/surface> duro

to set hard — endurecerse*

to freeze hard — helarse*

b) ( forceful) <push/knock> fuerte

2)

a) ( difficult) <question/subject> difícil; < task> arduo

hard to come by — difícil de conseguir

he's hard to please — es difícil de complacer, es exigente

I find that hard to believe — me cuesta creerlo

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a base de cometer errores

b) ( severe) <winter/climate/master> duro, severo

to give somebody a hard time — hacérselas* pasar mal a alguien

these are hard times we're living in — vivimos tiempos difíciles

don't be too hard on him — no seas demasiado duro con él

hard luck — mala suerte

c) (tough, cynical) <person/attitude> duro, insensible

3) (concentrated, strenuous)

to take a long hard look at something — analizar* seriamente algo

children are very hard work — los niños dan mucho trabajo

he's a hard worker — es muy trabajador

4) ( definite) < evidence> concluyente

5) (sharp, harsh) <light/voice> fuerte; < expression> duro

6)

a) ( in strongest forms)

hard drugs — drogas fpl duras

hard liquor — bebidas fpl (alcohólicas) fuertes

hard porn — porno m duro

b) ( Fin)

hard cash — dinero m contante y sonante, efectivo m

hard currency — divisa f or moneda f fuerte

c) < water> duro

d) ( Ling) <sound/consonant> fuerte

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( with force) <pull/push> con fuerza; < hit> fuerte

b) ( strenuously) < work> mucho, duro, duramente

I was hard at work — estaba concentrado en mi trabajo

he works his students very hard — hace trabajar mucho a sus alumnos

no matter how hard I try — por más que me esfuerzo

think hard before you decide — piénsalo muy bien antes de decidir

to be hard put o (BrE also) pushed to + inf: you'd be hard put (to it) to find a better doctor — sería difícil encontrar un médico mejor

c) ( intently) < listen> atentamente, con atención

2) ( heavily) <rain/snow> fuerte, mucho; <pant/breathe> pesadamente

3) ( severely)

the southern states have been hardest hit — los estados del sur han sido los más afectados

her death hit him very hard — su muerte fue un duro golpe para él

to take something hard — tomarse algo muy mal

to be/feel hard done by: she thinks she has been o she feels hard done by — piensa que la han tratado injustamente

English-spanish dictionary > hard
9 please

pli:z
1. verb
1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)

2. adverb
(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) por favor

- pleased
- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourself

please¹ interj por favor

can I go out to play, please? ¿por favor, puedo salir a jugar?

please² vb complacer / contentar

it's impossible to please everyone es imposible contentar a todo el mundo

El gerundio de please se escribe pleasing

please

tr[pliːz]

transitive verb

1 (make happy, be agreeable to) agradar, gustar, complacer; (satisfy) contentar, complacer

■ you can't please everyone no se puede complacer a todos

■ there's no pleasing her no hay forma de contentarla

■ he's easy to please se contenta con cualquier cosa

intransitive verb

1 (satisfy) contentar, complacer, satisfacer

2 (choose, want, like) querer

■ you can do as you please puedes hacer lo que quieras

■ come this way, if you please haga el favor de pasar por aquí

interjection

1 por favor

■ quiet, please silencio, por favor

■ yes, please sí, por favor

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

please do! ¡desde luego!, ¡sí, cómo no!, ¡no faltaba más!

please yourself haz lo que quieras

to be hard to please ser exigente

please ['pli:z] v, pleased ; pleasing vt

1) gratify: complacer

please yourself!: ¡cómo quieras!

2) satisfy: contentar, satisfacer

please vi

1) satisfy: complacer, agradar

anxious to please: deseoso de complacer

2) like: querer

do as you please: haz lo que quieras, haz lo que te parezca

please adv

: por favor

please (Do sth.)

expr.

• hágame el favor de (hacer algo) expr.

• sírvase (hacer algo) expr.

• tenga la bondad de (hacer algo) expr.

adv.

• por favor adv.

expr.

• por favor expr.

v.

• agradar v.

• complacer v.

• contentar v.

• cuadrar v.

• cuajar* v.

• deleitar v.

• gratificar v.

• gustar v.

• lisonjear v.

• placer v.

I pliːz
interjection por favor

please sit down — (por favor) siéntese

pass the salt, please — pásame la sal, por favor, ¿me pasas la sal?

yes, please — sí, gracias

please do! — sí, cómo no!, no faltaba más!

say please — las cosas se piden por favor

II
1.

transitive verb ( make happy) complacer*; ( satisfy) contentar, complacer*

her progress pleased her parents — sus padres estaban contentos con los progresos que hacía

she's easily pleased — se contenta con poco or con cualquier cosa

2.

vi

a) ( satisfy)

we do our best to please — hacemos todo lo posible por complacer al cliente (or a todo el mundo etc)

he's eager to please — busca la aprobación de los demás

b) ( choose) querer*

do as you please — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca or (fam) lo que te dé la gana

just as you please — como quieras

I'll have no arguing, if you please — haga el favor de no discutir

3.

v refl

to please oneself: please yourself — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca or (fam) lo que te dé la gana

III

noun

without so much as a please or thank-you — sin pedir por favor ni dar las gracias

[pliːz]
1.

EXCL

please! — ¡por favor!; (as protest) ¡por Dios!

(yes,) please — sí, gracias

can you pass the salt, please — me pasas la sal, por favor

please don't cry! — ¡no llores, (te lo pido) por favor!

please don't interfere, Boris — haz el favor de no meterte, Boris, no te metas, Boris, por favor

please be seated — (said by interviewer, doctor etc) siéntese; (said over intercom, in plane, theatre etc) les rogamos tomen asiento

please accept this book — le ruego acepte este libro

oh, please! not that song again! — ¡oh no! ¡esa canción otra vez no por favor!

"may I?" - "please do" — -¿puedo? -¡por supuesto! or -¡cómo no!

please do not smoke — se ruega no fumar

2. VI

1) (=like, prefer) querer

he does whatever he pleases — hace lo que quiere or lo que le place

she can live where she pleases — puede vivir donde quiera or donde le plazca

• as you please — como quieras

do as you please — haz lo que quieras, haz lo que te dé la gana *

she came over casually as you please and picked up my diary * — se acercó con toda la tranquilidad del mundo y cogió mi agenda

• gentlemen, if you please! — frm señores, por favor, señores, si son tan amables

he wanted ten, if you please! — quería llevarse diez, ¡a quién se le ocurre!, quería llevarse diez, ¡qué cara! *

we'll have none of that language if you please! — ¡mucho cuidadito con usar ese lenguaje!

2) (=cause satisfaction)

• we aim to please — nuestro objetivo es complacer

• to be anxious or eager to please — tener muchas ansias de quedar bien

• a gift that is sure to please — un regalo que siempre gusta, un regalo que de seguro gustará

3. VT

1) (=give pleasure to) agradar, complacer; (=satisfy) complacer

I did it just to please you — lo hice únicamente para agradarte or complacerte

you can't please all of the people all of the time — no se puede complacer a todo el mundo todo el tiempo

• music that pleases the ear — una música grata al oído

• she is easily pleased — se contenta con cualquier cosa

• he is hard to please — es difícil de contentar or complacer

• there's no pleasing him — no hay manera de contentarlo

• please yourself! — ¡haz lo que quieras!, ¡haz lo que te dé la gana! *

2) frm (=be the will of)

may it please Your Majesty — sea esta la voluntad de su Majestad

4.

N

she just took it without so much as a please or a thank you — lo cogió sin ni siquiera dignarse a pedirlo por favor ni a dar las gracias

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I [pliːz]
interjection por favor

please sit down — (por favor) siéntese

pass the salt, please — pásame la sal, por favor, ¿me pasas la sal?

yes, please — sí, gracias

please do! — sí, cómo no!, no faltaba más!

say please — las cosas se piden por favor

II
1.

transitive verb ( make happy) complacer*; ( satisfy) contentar, complacer*

her progress pleased her parents — sus padres estaban contentos con los progresos que hacía

she's easily pleased — se contenta con poco or con cualquier cosa

2.

vi

a) ( satisfy)

we do our best to please — hacemos todo lo posible por complacer al cliente (or a todo el mundo etc)

he's eager to please — busca la aprobación de los demás

b) ( choose) querer*

do as you please — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca or (fam) lo que te dé la gana

just as you please — como quieras

I'll have no arguing, if you please — haga el favor de no discutir

3.

v refl

to please oneself: please yourself — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca or (fam) lo que te dé la gana

III

noun

without so much as a please or thank-you — sin pedir por favor ni dar las gracias

English-spanish dictionary > please
10 please

{pli:z}
1. харесвам се/нравя се на, доставям удоволствие на, задоволявам, удовлетворявам, угаждам на
he is hard to PLEASE мъчно e да му се угоди
PLEASE yourself постъпете както искате, правете каквото искате
anything to PLEASE! нека да е така! съгласен съм
2. pass доволен съм (with от), приятно ми е, благоволявам (да)
I shall be PLEASEd to с удоволствие ще
Her Majesty has been graciously PLEASEd to Нейно Вели чество благоволи да
3. искам, намирам за добре
do as you PLEASE постъпете както намирате за добре
(if it) PLEASE God ако е рекъл господ
(may it) PLEASE your honour ост. с Ваше позволение, ако Ви е угодно
if you PLEASE ако обичате, моля
ирон. моля ви се! представете си
4. imper моля
may I? -PLEASE do! разрешавате ли? -моля, да, разбира се
have some tea? -yes, PLEASE малко чай? -да, моля

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{pli:z} v 1. харесвам се/нравя се на, доставям удоволствие на;

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харесвам; удовлетворявам; угаждам; понравям се; допадам;

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1. (if it) please god ако е рекъл господ 2. (may it) please your honour ост. с Ваше позволение, ако Ви е угодно 3. anything to please! нека да е така! съгласен съм 4. do as you please постъпете както намирате за добре 5. have some tea? -yes, please малко чай? -да, моля 6. he is hard to please мъчно e да му се угоди 7. her majesty has been graciously pleased to Нейно Вели чество благоволи да 8. i shall be pleased to с удоволствие ще 9. if you please ако обичате, моля 10. imper моля 11. may i? -please do! разрешавате ли? -моля, да, разбира се 12. pass доволен съм (with от), приятно ми е, благоволявам (да) 13. please yourself постъпете както искате, правете каквото искате 14. ирон. моля ви се! представете си 15. искам, намирам за добре 16. харесвам се/нравя се на, доставям удоволствие на, задоволявам, удовлетворявам, угаждам на
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please [pli:z] I. v 1. харесвам се на, нравя се на; удовлетворявам; угаждам на; доставям удоволствие на; he is hard to \please трудно му се угажда; anything to \please! нека да е така! дадено! 2. искам, позволявам; if it \pleases God ако е рекъл Бог (Господ); it \pleased him to угодно му било да; may it \please you, ( may it) \please your honour ост. с ваше разрешение (позволение); ако ви е угодно; let him say what he \pleases нека казва, каквото иска (ще); do as you \please постъпете, както намерите за добре; \please the fates (шег. the pigs) ако нищо не се случи, ако всичко е благополучно; may I? - \please do! разрешавате ли? - моля! if you \please! 1) моля; ако обичате; 2) ирон. гледай ти! представи си! II. int моля.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > please
11 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hart

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) schwer, schwierig

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hart

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hart

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stark

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) anstarren

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) sehr

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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

2)

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
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pli:z 1. verb
1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)
2. adverb
(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) vær så snill

- pleased
- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourself

glede

I
verb \/pliːz\/

1) behage, glede, tiltale

• I did it to please you

jeg gjorde det for å glede deg

2) ha lyst til, ville, ønske

3) gjøre til lags, tilfredsstille

• a desire to please

et ønske om å glede

• do it just to please me!

gjør det for min skyld!

as you please som man kan ønske seg, som bare det

• take as many as you please

ta så mange du vil

cool as you please ( hverdagslig) så rolig som bare det

hard to please vanskelig å gjøre til lags, vanskelig å tilfredsstille

• it is hard to please everybody

det er vanskelig å gjøre alle til lags

if you please om du vil, vær så god ( som svar på et spørsmål med tilbud) ja takk om du tillater, om jeg må be ( som innledning til spørsmål) kan jeg spørre..., tør jeg spørre..., unnskyld, men... ( spøkefullt) tenk det!, hva gir du meg!, har du hørt på maken!

• he wanted me to work more for lower pay, if you please!

han ville ha meg til å jobbe mer for mindre lønn, hva gir du meg!

please God om Gud vil

please oneself gjøre som en vil, gjøre som det passer en

• please yourself!

gjør som du vil!

• she did it to please herself

hun gjorde det for sin egen skyld

you will please to... ( høytidelig) vær så vennlig å..., De bes herved om å...
II
adv. \/pliːz\/

vær så snill, vær så vennlig, takk

• coffee, please

kaffe, takk; kan jeg få kaffe, takk

• please, daddy!

vær så snill, pappa!

• come in, please!

vær så god å komme inn!

• may I come in, please?

kan jeg komme inn, vær så snill?

• please don't forget the key!

ikke glem nøkkelen, er du snill!

• please give it to me

vær snill å gi meg den

• will you please give it to me!

kan du være så snill å gi meg den (med det samme)!

please do! ja visst!, vær så god!, gjør det (for all del)!

(yes) please ja takk ja, vær så god

English-Norwegian dictionary > please
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[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

••

to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, rigido

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile, duro

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) duro
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) intensamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente

•

- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
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[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

••

to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

English-Italian dictionary > hard
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[pli:z] interj

1) ( in requests) bitte;

may I see your passport, \please? kann ich bitte Ihren Pass sehen?;

\please, David, put the gun down David, bitte nimm die Pistole runter!;

pretty \please ( childspeak) bitte, bitte

2) ( when accepting sth) ja, bitte;

more potatoes? - \please noch Kartoffeln? - gern;

may I...? - \please do darf ich...? - selbstverständlich

3) (Brit:) to attract attention

\please, Miss, I know the answer! bitte, ich weiß die Antwort! vt

1) ( make happy)

to \please sb jdm gefallen [o eine Freude machen];

I'll do it to \please you ich mache es, nur dir zuliebe;

it \pleases me to see... es freut mich,... zu sehen;

to be hard/easy to \please schwer/leicht zufrieden zu stellen sein;

she's notoriously hard to \please man kann es ihr kaum recht machen;

to \please oneself ( fam);

oh well, \please yourself bitte, wie du meinst

2) (form iron: be will of) jdm belieben;

if it may \please the court,... wenn es dem Hof genehm ist,... vi

1) ( be agreeable)

eager to \please [unbedingt] gefallen [o einen guten Eindruck machen] wollen;

he's a bit too eager to \please if you ask me er ist ein bisschen übereifrig [o zu eifrig], wenn du mich fragst;

sth is sure to \please etw wird sicher gefallen

2) ( wish)

to do as one \pleases machen, was man möchte [o will];

come whenever you \please kommt, wann immer ihr wollt;

\please God! so Gott will!;

if you \please (form: please) bitte;

and then, if you \please, she had the cheek to say... und dann, mit Verlaub, hatte sie doch die Frechheit zu sagen,...

English-German students dictionary > please
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1. adv пожалуйста, будьте добры

please! — пожалуйста!, будьте добры!

come in please — войдите, пожалуйста

please turn over — будьте добры, переверните страницу

please tell me — скажите, пожалуйста

please will you — пожалуйста

will you please — пожалуйста

could you please — пожалуйста

would you please — пожалуйста

please come in — войдите пожалуйста

2. v желать, хотеть, изволить

to do as one pleases — поступать, как заблагорассудится

I shall do as I please — я сделаю, как хочу

do as you please — поступайте, как вам угодно; делайте, как хотите

go where you please — идите куда хотите

3. v угождать; доставлять удовольствие

to lay oneself out to please — всячески стараться угодить

it is difficult to please everybody — всем не угодишь

he is easily pleased — ему легко угодить

he is hard to please — ему трудно угодить

there is no pleasing him — ему никак не угодишь

I play the piano to please myself — я играю на рояле для собственного удовольствия

please yourself! — делайте, как хотите

music that pleases the ear — музыка, которая ласкает слух

anything to please! — как угодно!

please God — угождать Богу

4. v получать удовольствие

to be anything but pleased — быть отнюдь не в восторге

he is very well pleased with himself — он очень доволен собой

your father will not be pleased — отец будет недоволен

5. v нравиться

nothing pleases him — ему ничего не нравится

what pleases you best? — что вам больше всего нравится?

in his pocket, if you please, was the letter — а письмо, представьте себе, было у него в кармане!

Синонимический ряд:

1. delight (verb) allure; appeal to; attract; captivate; charm; cheer; delight; entice; inveigle; thrill; tickle

2. like (verb) choose; desire; elect; like; want; will; wish

3. satisfy (verb) arride; delectate; enchant; gladden; gratify; happify; pleasure; satisfy; suit

Антонимический ряд:

disgust; displease

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§ მოწონება; სიამოვნების მოგვრა

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1 სიამოვნება (ასიამოვნებს), ამება (აამებს), გულის მოგება

you can't please everybody ყველას გულს ვერ მოიგებ

they tried to please their guests შეეცადნენ, სტუმრებისათვის ესიამოვნებინათ

2 სურვილი (მოისურვებს)

I will do as I please ჩემს ნებაზე მოვიქცევი

have as much as you please რამდენიც გნებავს, იმდენი მიირთვი

just as you please როგორც გენებოს / გსურს

3 (იხმარება თავაზიან თხოვნა-მიმართვაში)

come in, please! შემობრძანდით!

be quiet, please! გთხოვთ წყნარად იყოთ

listen to me, if you please გთხოვ მომისმინო

●●he asked me to marry him, if you please შენ წარმოიდგინე, ცოლობა მთხოვა

●●she leans over backwards to please us წელებზე ფეხს იდგამს რომ გვასიამოვნოს

he is pleased with himself საკუთარი თავით კმაყოფილია

she is hard to please ადვილად ვერ აამებ / გულს ვერ მოუგებ

go where you please! სადაც გინდა იქ წადი!

this way please! აქეთ წამობრძანდით!

I was fearfully pleased დიდად / ძალზე მესიამოვნა

he is easy to please მცირედით კმაყოფილდება

do as you please როგორც გენებოს, ისე მოიქეცი

I was anything but pleased სულაც არ ვიყავი კმაყოფილი

pleased to meet you! სასიამოვნოა თქვენი გაცნობა

please, don't quote me there გთხოვ, იქ არ თქვა, რომ ეს ჩემგან გაიგე /

please, wake me (up) at six თუ შეიძლება, ექვსზე გამაღვიძე;

English-Georgian dictionary > please
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[pli:z] 1. verb
1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.)

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.)
2. adverb
(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) por favor

- pleased
- pleasing
- pleasingly
- if you please
- please yourself
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[pli:z] n por favor. please be seated! / faça o favor de sentar-se! • vt+vi agradar: a) ser agradável a. b) deleitar, dar prazer a. c) contentar, satisfazer. he pleased everybody / ele agradou a todos. they are hard to please / eles são difíceis de contentar. d) fazer favor. as you please! como queira! do as you please faça o que quiser. if God please se Deus quiser. if you please se faz favor. only to please you! apenas para lhe ser agradável! to please oneself 1 deleitar-se. 2 fazer o que tiver vontade.

English-Portuguese dictionary > please
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1. [pli:z] adv
пожалуйста, будьте добры (вежливое добавление к просьбам, приказаниям и т. п.)

please! - пожалуйста!, будьте добры!

come in please - войдите, пожалуйста

please don't cry - пожалуйста, не плачьте

please turn over - будьте добры, переверните страницу

please tell me - скажите (мне), пожалуйста

please sit down /take a seat/ - садитесь, пожалуйста

please don't interrupt! - пожалуйста, не перебивайте!

may I? - Please do! - можно? - Пожалуйста! /Конечно!/
2. [pli:z] v
1. желать, хотеть, изволить

to do as one pleases - поступать (так), как заблагорассудится

I shall do as I please - я сделаю (так), как хочу

do as you please - поступайте, как вам (будет) угодно; делайте, как хотите

let him say what he pleases - пусть (он) говорит что угодно /что хочет/

(may it) please your honour - возвыш. с вашего разрешения, если вам будет угодно

2. 1) угождать; доставлять удовольствие

to lay oneself out to please - всячески стараться /лезть из кожи вон, чтобы/ угодить

it is difficult to please everybody - всем не угодишь

he is easily pleased - ему легко угодить

he is hard to please - ему трудно угодить

there is no pleasing him - ему никак не угодишь

I play the piano to please myself - я играю на рояле для собственного удовольствия

please yourself! - делайте /поступайте/, как хотите /как вам нравится/

music that pleases the ear - музыка, которая ласкает слух

anything to please! - как угодно!

please God... - возвыш. бог даст...

please God the child will recover - бог даст, ребёнок поправится

2) pass получать удовольствие

to be pleased to do smth. - с удовольствием /с радостью/ делать что-л.

to be pleased with smb., smth. - быть довольным кем-л., чем-л.

to be anything but pleased - быть отнюдь не в восторге

I'm pleased to see you - я очень рад вас видеть

he is very well /highly/ pleased with himself - он очень доволен собой

I'm very pleased he is coming - я очень рад, что он приезжает

I'm pleased to say that - мне доставляет удовольствие сказать /сообщить/, что

I'm very pleased at the news - я очень рад этому сообщению

your father will not be pleased - отец будет недоволен

be pleased to accept these flowers - извольте /соблаговолите/ принять эти цветы

the King was pleased to accept - король соблаговолил /соизволил/ принять

3. нравиться

nothing pleases him - ему ничего не нравится

what pleases you best? - что вам больше всего нравится?

♢ If you please - а) пожалуйста; будьте (так) добры /любезны/; б) если вы хотите, если вам (так) нравится; в) с вашего разрешения /позволения/, если вы разрешите /позволите/; г) ирон. (только) представьте себе!, только подумайте!

in his pocket, if you please, was the letter - а письмо, представьте себе, было у него в кармане!

please the fates /шутл. the pigs/ - если всё будет благополучно, если ничего не случится

he who pleased everybody died before he was born - посл. ≅ тот ещё не родился, кто на всех угождать научился; на всех не угодишь

НБАРС > please
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• He labors in vain who tries to please everybody - На всех не угодишь (H), На всех угодить - себя истомить (H)

• He that all men will please shall never find ease - На всех угодить - себя истомить (H)

• He that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do - На всех не угодишь (H)

• He who pleased everybody died before he was born - На всех не угодишь (H)

• He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody - Всем угодлив, так никому не пригодлив (B)

• If you try to please all, you will please none - Всем угодлив, так никому не пригодлив (B)

• It is hard to please all parties - На всех не угодишь (H)

• Not even Jupiter can please everybody - На всех не угодишь (H)

• One cannot please all the world and his wife - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (П)

• You cannot please everybody (everyone) - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (П)

• You can't please the whole world and his wife - И красное солнышко на всех не угождает (И), На всех не угодишь (H), На всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (H), Под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (11)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > PLEASE
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[English Word] be hard to please

[Swahili Word] -nyeta

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be hard to please

[Swahili Word] -teua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be pleased

[Swahili Word] -furahi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] furaha n

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[English Word] be pleased for

[Swahili Word] -furahikia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] appl-poten

[Swahili Example] utajua tu kwamba [...] katenda jambo la kuenzika, kwa jinsi wanavyomfurahikia [Muk]

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[English Word] be pleasing

[Swahili Word] -pendeza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] be pleasing to or for

[Swahili Word] -nogea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] noga V

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[English Word] cause to please

[Swahili Word] -pendesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] tafadhali

[Part of Speech] interjection

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] -fadhili

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -anisi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] Cf. anasa / also: '-taanisi, '-taanasa

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -changamsha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -furahisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] furaha n

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -kora

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kikora, kikore

[Note] rare

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -ridhi

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Arabic

[English Example] (s)he wanted to please him/her but was not able.

[Swahili Example] alitaka kumridhi, lakini hakuweza [Sul], ili kuziridhi sharti za Rozi [Sul], alitaka mamaake aridhi shauri la kupelekwa hospitali [Moh]

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[English Word] please

[Swahili Word] -taanisi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] please (somebody)

[Swahili Word] -tafadhali

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Related Words] -fadhili

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[English Word] please (someone)

[Swahili Word] -hibia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] hebu

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[English Word] please (to more than one person)

[Swahili Word] karibuni

[Part of Speech] preposition

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] karibu

[English Example] would you all please be seated!

[Swahili Example] karibuni kukaa!

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[English Word] please (to one person)

[Swahili Word] karibu

[Part of Speech] preposition

[Derived Language] Arabic

[English Example] please be seated!

[Swahili Example] karibu kiti!

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[English Word] please someone with something

[Swahili Word] -rehemisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] rehema

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