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you've changed!

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1 I see that you have changed your mind

Общая лексика: я вижу, что вы передумали

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I see that you have changed your mind
2 you've

[you have] 1 kamu sudah. Y. changed Kamu sudah berubah. 2 kau mempunyai.

English-Malay dictionary > you've
3 you haven't changed, have you?

du bist immer noch der alte

English-German idiom dictionary > you haven't changed, have you?
4 get etc one's oil changed

expr AmE dated vulg sl

He got his oil changed — Он перепихнулся

Like you and me, baby, he wants his oil changed — Ему тоже хочется трахаться, дорогая, как и нам с тобой

He feels like going out and having his oil changed — Его тянет куда-нибудь пойти потрахаться

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get etc one's oil changed
5 that's ... for you

идиом. такова …

John tried hard, but he lost the game. That's life for you. — Джон упорно старался, но проиграл игру. Что ж, такова жизнь.

Mary changed her mind about going. That's a girl for you. — Мэри передумала уезжать. Девушка есть девушка.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > that's ... for you
6 that's smth for you

идиом. такова …

John tried hard, but he lost the game. That's life for you. — Джон упорно старался, но проиграл игру. Что ж, такова жизнь.

Mary changed her mind about going. That's a girl for you. — Мэри передумала уезжать. Девушка есть девушка.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > that's smth for you
7 What You See Before You Get It

"Providing a preview of the effects of the changes the user has selected before finally applying them. For example, a dialog box in a word processing program might display a sample font a user has chosen before the font is actually changed in the document. The user can cancel any changes after previewing them, and the document will be unaffected."

ما تراه قبل أن تحصل عليه

English-Arabic terms dictionary > What You See Before You Get It
8 change

ein‹
1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) cambiar, cambiarse

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) cambiar

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) cambiarse

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) transformarse

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) cambiar

2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) cambio

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) cambio

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) cambio

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) cambio, monedas

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) cambio

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) cambio

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- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change

change¹ n cambio

the new boss has made a lot of changes el nuevo jefe ha hecho muchos cambios

have you got change of a ten pound note? ¿tienes cambio de un billete de diez libras?

for a change para variar

we stayed in for a change para variar, nos quedamos en casa

change² vb

1. cambiar

the new boss has changed a lot of things el nuevo jefe ha cambiado muchas cosas

2. cambiarse de ropa

I won't be long, I'm changing no tardaré, me estoy cambiando de ropa

to change your mind cambiar de opinión

El gerundio de change se escribe changing

change

tr[ʧeɪnʤ]

noun

1 (gen) cambio

■ there's going to be a change in the weather va a cambiar el tiempo

■ a change of address un cambio de dirección

■ this city has seen great changes esta ciudad ha vivido grandes cambios

2 (of clothes) muda

3 (coins) cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural; (money returned) cambio, vuelta

■ have you got any loose change? ¿tienes monedas sueltas?

■ have you got change of a ten-pound note? ¿me puedes cambiar un billete de diez libras?

■ you've given me the wrong change te has equivocado con el cambio

transitive verb

1 cambiar (de)

■ he's changed his job ha cambiado de trabajo

■ let's change the subject cambiemos de tema

■ you should change gear now deberías cambiar de marcha ahora

■ I've got to change some pounds into euros tengo que cambiar unas libras en euros

intransitive verb

1 cambiar, cambiarse

■ she's changed a lot ha cambiado mucho

■ you have to change at Mile End tienes que hacer transbordo en Mile End

■ all change! ¡cambio de tren!

■ have I got time to change? ¿tengo tiempo para cambiarme (de ropa)?

■ he changed into a suit se cambió y se puso un traje

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a change for the better/worst un cambio para mejor/peor

a change of air una cambio de aire(s)

to have a change of heart cambiar de idea

for a change para variar

the change of life euphemistic use la menopausia

to get changed cambiarse (de ropa)

to change into something convertirse en algo, transformarse en algo

to change hands cambiar de dueño, cambiar de manos

to change one's mind cambiar de opinión

to change one's tune cambiar de parecer

change ['ʧeɪnʤ] v, changed ; changing vt

1) alter: cambiar, alterar, modificar

2) exchange: cambiar de, intercambiar

to change places: cambiar de sitio

change vi

1) vary: cambiar, variar, transformarse

you haven't changed: no has cambiado

2) or to change clothes : cambiarse (de ropa)

change n

1) alteration: cambio m

2) : cambio m, vuelto m

two dollars change: dos dólares de vuelto

3) coins: cambio m, monedas fpl

change

n.

• cambio s.m.

• evolución s.f.

• moneda suelta s.f.

• muda s.f.

• mudanza s.f.

• novedad s.f.

• transbordo s.m.

• trastrueque s.m.

• trocado s.m.

• variación s.f.

• variedad s.f.

v.

• alterar v.

• cambiar v.

• demudar v.

• evolucionar v.

• inmutar v.

• mudar v.

• parar v.

• remudar v.

• tornar v.

• trocar v.

• variar v.

• volver v.

tʃeɪndʒ
I

noun

1)

a) u c ( alteration) cambio m

a change in temperature — un cambio de temperatura

there's been a change in the weather — ha cambiado el tiempo

to make changes to something — hacerle* cambios a algo

a change for the better/worse — un cambio para mejor/para peor

the change (of life) — (euph) la menopausia

b) c ( replacement) cambio m

a change of address — un cambio de dirección

to have a change of heart — cambiar de idea

c) ( of clothes) muda f

d) c ( something different from usual) cambio m

at least it's o it makes a change from chicken — por lo menos no es pollo

for a change — para variar

to ring the changes — introducir* variaciones

a change is as good as a rest — con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías

2) u

a) ( coins) cambio m, monedas fpl, sencillo m (AmL), feria f (Méx fam), menudo m (Col)

one dollar in change — un dólar en monedas

b) ( money returned) cambio m, vuelto m (AmL), vuelta f (Esp), vueltas fpl (Col)

keep the change — quédese con el cambio (or vuelto etc)

you won't get much change from o out of $1,000 — no te costará mucho menos de 1.000 dólares

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<appearance/rules/situation\>\> cambiar

the sorcerer changed her into a stone — el mago la convirtió en una piedra

b) \<\<tire/oil/sheets\>\> cambiar

to change one's address/doctor — cambiar de dirección/médico

to change one's clothes — cambiarse de ropa

to change color — cambiar de color

let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

she changed her name from Bronowski to Brown — se cambió el apellido de Bronowski a Brown

c) ( exchange) cambiar(se) de

I wouldn't want to change places with her — no quisiera estar or verme en su lugar

he changed it for a red one — lo cambió por uno rojo

d) \<\<baby\>\> cambiar

2) \<\<money\>\>

a) ( into smaller denominations) cambiar

can anyone change $20? — ¿alguien me puede cambiar 20 dólares?

b) ( into foreign currency)

to change something (INTO something) — cambiar algo (a or (Esp tb) en algo)

3) ( Transp)

you have to change train(s) at Nice — tienes que hacer transbordo or cambiar (de trenes) en Niza

2.

vi

1)

a) ( become different) cambiar

I can't believe how much she's changed — me parece incréible lo mucho que ha cambiado

to change INTO something — convertirse* or transformarse en algo

b) ( from one thing to another) cambiar

the scene changes to wartime Rome — la escena pasa or se traslada a Roma durante la guerra

c) changing pres p <needs/role/moods> cambiante

2)

a) ( put on different clothes) cambiarse

she changed into a black dress — se cambió y se puso un vestido negro

I'm going to change into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

to get changed — cambiarse

b) ( Transp) cambiar, hacer* transbordo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- change around

- change over

- change round

[tʃeɪndʒ]
1. N

1) (gen) cambio m ; (=transformation) transformación f ; (=alteration) modificación f ; (=variation) variación f ; [of skin] muda f

the day out made a refreshing change — el día fuera de casa nos dio un buen cambio de aire

to resist change — resistirse a las innovaciones

• change of address — cambio m de domicilio

• to have a change of air — cambiar de aires

the change of air has done me good — el cambio de aires me ha sentado bien

• a change for the better — un cambio para bien

• a change of clothes — ropa para cambiarse; (=underclothes) una muda

• just for a change — para variar

• change of heart — cambio m de idea

he's had a change of heart — ha cambiado de idea

• change of horses — relevo m de los tiros

• a change in policy — un cambio de política

• the change of life — (Med) la menopausia

• change of ownership — cambio m de dueño

• change of scene — cambio m de aires

• a change for the worse — un cambio para mal

- get no change out of sb

- a change is as good as a rest
ring II, 2., 1)
2) (=small coins) cambio m, suelto m, sencillo m, feria f (Mex) *; (for a larger coin) cambio m ; (=money returned) vuelta f, vuelto m (LAm)

• can you give me change for one pound? — ¿tiene cambio de una libra?, ¿puede cambiarme una moneda de una libra?

• keep the change — quédese con la vuelta

• you won't get much change out of a pound if you buy sugar — con una libra no te va a sobrar mucho si compras azúcar

2. VT

1) (by substitution) [+ address, name etc] cambiar; [+ clothes, colour] cambiar de

to change trains/buses/planes (at) — hacer transbordo (en), cambiar de tren/autobús/avión (en)

• to change gear — (Aut) cambiar de marcha

• to get changed — cambiarse

• to change hands — cambiar de mano or de dueño

• he wants to change his job — quiere cambiar de trabajo

• to change one's mind — cambiar de opinión or idea

• to change places — cambiar de sitio

• I'm going to change my shoes — voy a cambiarme de zapatos

• let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

2) (=exchange) (in shop) cambiar ( for por)

can I change this dress for a larger size? — ¿puedo cambiar este vestido por otro de una talla mayor?

3) (=alter) [+ person] cambiar; (fig) evolucionar; (=transform) transformar ( into en)

I find him much changed — le veo muy cambiado

the prince was changed into a frog — el príncipe se transformó en rana

4) [+ money] cambiar

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras en dólares

can you change this note for me? — ¿me hace el favor de cambiar este billete?

5) (=put fresh nappy on) [+ baby] cambiar (el pañal de)

3. VI

1) (=alter) cambiar

you've changed! — ¡cómo has cambiado!, ¡pareces otro!

you haven't changed a bit! — ¡no has cambiado en lo más mínimo!

2) (=be transformed) transformarse ( into en)

3) (=change clothes) cambiarse, mudarse

she changed into an old skirt — se cambió y se puso una falda vieja

4) (=change trains) hacer transbordo, cambiar de tren; (=change buses) hacer transbordo, cambiar de autobús

all change! — ¡fin de trayecto!

4.

CPD

change machine N — máquina f de cambio

change management N — (Comm) gestión f del cambio empresarial

change purse N — (US) monedero m

- change around

- change down

- change over

- change round

- change up

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[tʃeɪndʒ]
I

noun

1)

a) u c ( alteration) cambio m

a change in temperature — un cambio de temperatura

there's been a change in the weather — ha cambiado el tiempo

to make changes to something — hacerle* cambios a algo

a change for the better/worse — un cambio para mejor/para peor

the change (of life) — (euph) la menopausia

b) c ( replacement) cambio m

a change of address — un cambio de dirección

to have a change of heart — cambiar de idea

c) ( of clothes) muda f

d) c ( something different from usual) cambio m

at least it's o it makes a change from chicken — por lo menos no es pollo

for a change — para variar

to ring the changes — introducir* variaciones

a change is as good as a rest — con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías

2) u

a) ( coins) cambio m, monedas fpl, sencillo m (AmL), feria f (Méx fam), menudo m (Col)

one dollar in change — un dólar en monedas

b) ( money returned) cambio m, vuelto m (AmL), vuelta f (Esp), vueltas fpl (Col)

keep the change — quédese con el cambio (or vuelto etc)

you won't get much change from o out of $1,000 — no te costará mucho menos de 1.000 dólares

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<appearance/rules/situation\>\> cambiar

the sorcerer changed her into a stone — el mago la convirtió en una piedra

b) \<\<tire/oil/sheets\>\> cambiar

to change one's address/doctor — cambiar de dirección/médico

to change one's clothes — cambiarse de ropa

to change color — cambiar de color

let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

she changed her name from Bronowski to Brown — se cambió el apellido de Bronowski a Brown

c) ( exchange) cambiar(se) de

I wouldn't want to change places with her — no quisiera estar or verme en su lugar

he changed it for a red one — lo cambió por uno rojo

d) \<\<baby\>\> cambiar

2) \<\<money\>\>

a) ( into smaller denominations) cambiar

can anyone change $20? — ¿alguien me puede cambiar 20 dólares?

b) ( into foreign currency)

to change something (INTO something) — cambiar algo (a or (Esp tb) en algo)

3) ( Transp)

you have to change train(s) at Nice — tienes que hacer transbordo or cambiar (de trenes) en Niza

2.

vi

1)

a) ( become different) cambiar

I can't believe how much she's changed — me parece incréible lo mucho que ha cambiado

to change INTO something — convertirse* or transformarse en algo

b) ( from one thing to another) cambiar

the scene changes to wartime Rome — la escena pasa or se traslada a Roma durante la guerra

c) changing pres p <needs/role/moods> cambiante

2)

a) ( put on different clothes) cambiarse

she changed into a black dress — se cambió y se puso un vestido negro

I'm going to change into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

to get changed — cambiarse

b) ( Transp) cambiar, hacer* transbordo

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Phrasal Verbs:

- change around

- change over

- change round

English-spanish dictionary > change
9 change

1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85219/change_over">change over

- change round

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[ ein‹] 1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) (ver-)ändern

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) tauschen

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove( clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) wechseln

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) verwandeln

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) wechseln
2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) die Veränderung

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) die Änderung

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) der Tausch

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) das Wechselgeld

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) das Kleingeld

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) die Abwechslung

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- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change
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change

[tʃeɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (alteration) [Ver]änderung f; (correction, modification) Änderung f

let me know if there's any \change in his condition lassen Sie es mich wissen, wenn sein Zustand sich verändert

\change of address Adresswechsel m, Adressänderung f

\change of direction ( also fig) Richtungsänderung f a. fig, Richtungswechsel m a. fig

\change of heart Sinneswandel m

\change of pace ( also fig) Tempowechsel m a. fig

her doctor told her she needed a \change of pace ihr Arzt sagte ihr, sie solle etwas langsamer treten fam

\change in the weather Wetterumschwung m

to be a \change for the better/worse eine Verbesserung [o einen Fortschritt] /eine Verschlechterung [o einen Rückschritt] darstellen

to make a \change/ \changes [to sth] eine Änderung/Änderungen [an etw dat] vornehmen

2. no pl (substitution) Wechsel m; (changeover) Umstellung f

\change of government Regierungswechsel m

\change of job Stellenwechsel m

\change of oil Ölwechsel m

\change of scene THEAT Szenenwechsel m; ( fig) Tapetenwechsel m fig fam

\change of surroundings Ortswechsel m

3. no pl (variety) Abwechslung f

that makes a nice \change das ist mal eine nette Abwechslung fam

it'll make a \change das wäre mal was anderes fam

for a \change zur Abwechslung

why don't you answer the door for a \change? warum machst du nicht mal die Tür auf? fam

4. no pl (transformation) Veränderung f

a period of great social \change eine Zeit großer sozialer Umwälzungen pl

5. (clean set of)

a \change of clothes Kleidung f zum Wechseln

6. no pl (coins) Münzgeld nt, Münz nt kein pl SCHWEIZ, Kleingeld nt; (money returned) Wechselgeld nt, Retourgeld nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

how much do you have in \change? wie viel in Kleingeld hast du?

could you give me \change for 50 dollars? (return all) könnten Sie mir 50 Dollar wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 50 Dollar herausgeben?

to have the correct \change es passend haben

loose [or small] \change Kleingeld nt

to give the wrong \change falsch herausgeben

keep the \change der Rest ist für Sie

7. TRANSP

to have to make several \changes mehrmals umsteigen müssen

8. ( fam: menopause)

▪ the \change [of life] die Wechseljahre pl

9.

▶ to get no \change out of sb BRIT ( fam) aus jdm nichts rauskriegen fam

▶ a \change is as good as a rest ( prov) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

▶ to ring the \changes für Abwechslung sorgen

▶ a wind of \change ein frischer Wind fig

II. vi

1. (alter) sich akk [ver]ändern; weather umschlagen; wind sich drehen

nothing [ever] \changes alles bleibt beim Alten

the traffic light \changed back to red die Ampel schaltete wieder auf Rot

the wind \changed from south to west der Wind drehte von Süd nach West

forget it, he's never going to \change! vergiss es, er wird sich niemals ändern!

she's \change a lot since she's become a mother sie hat sich, seit sie Mutter ist, sehr verändert

to \change for the better/worse situation, circumstances sich verbessern/verschlechtern; person sich akk positiv/negativ verändern; (improve) sich akk bessern; (get even worse) noch schlimmer werden

to \change into sth sich akk in etw akk verwandeln

2. (substitute, move)

▪ to \change [over] to sth zu etw dat wechseln

to \change to [driving] an automatic [car] auf ein Auto mit Automatik umsteigen

to \change [over] from gas heating to electric die Heizung von Gas auf Strom umstellen

to \change [over] to another system auf ein anderes System umstellen

to \change [over] to another insurance company/party zu einer anderen Versicherung/Partei wechseln

3. TRANSP umsteigen

you have to \change at Reading for Oxford wenn Sie nach Oxford fahren wollen, müssen Sie in Reading umsteigen

all \change! alle aussteigen!

4. (dress) sich akk umziehen

to \change into clean clothes saubere Sachen anziehen

to \change out of one's work clothes seine Arbeitskleidung ausziehen

5. AUTO schalten

to \change into second/third gear in den zweiten/dritten Gang schalten

6. TV umschalten

to \change [over] to another programme zu einem anderen [o auf eine anderes] Programm umschalten

to \change [over] to the news zu den Nachrichten umschalten [o fam rüberschalten

III. vt

1.

▪ to \change sth/sb (make different) etw/jdn [ver]ändern; (transform) etw/jdn verwandeln

stop trying to \change him hör auf [damit], ihn ändern zu wollen

you will never \change him er wird sich nie ändern

living in London has \changed her das Leben in London hat sie verändert

this hairstyle \changes you completely mit dieser Frisur siehst du völlig verändert [o wie verwandelt] aus

to \change one's mind seine Meinung ändern

to \change a room about [or around] ein Zimmer umstellen

2. (exchange, move)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln; (in a shop)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] umtauschen; also TECH (replace)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] auswechseln

to \change banks/doctors die Bank/den Arzt wechseln

to \change a battery/bulb/spark plug eine Batterie/Glühbirne/Zündkerze [aus]wechseln

to \change the furniture about [or around] die Möbel umstellen

to \change hands den Besitzer wechseln

to \change jobs [or one's job] die Stelle wechseln

to \change places with sb mit jdm den Platz tauschen

I wouldn't \change places with him for the world! ( fig) um nichts in der Welt möchte ich mit ihm tauschen!

to \change a plug einen Stecker auswechseln

to \change school[s] die Schule wechseln

to \change the subject das Thema wechseln

to \change a tire einen Reifen wechseln

3. (make fresh)

to \change a baby ein Baby [frisch] wickeln

the baby needs changing das Baby braucht eine frische Windel

to \change the bed das Bett neu [o frisch] beziehen

to \change the bedclothes/sheets die Bettwäsche/Laken wechseln

to \change one's clothes sich akk umziehen, [sich dat] etwas anderes anziehen

to \change nappies Windeln wechseln

to \change one's shirt ein anderes Hemd anziehen

to \change [one's] socks/underwear die Unterwäsche/Socken wechseln

4. (money)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln

could you \change a £20 note? (return all) könnten Sie mir 20 Pfund wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 20 Pfund herausgeben?

to \change British for Australian money englisches in australisches Geld umtauschen

5. TRANSP

to \change planes das Flugzeug wechseln

to \change trains umsteigen

6. AUTO

to \change gear[s] einen anderen Gang einlegen, schalten

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[tSeIndZ]
1. n

1) (= alteration) Veränderung f; (= modification also) Änderung f (
to +gen)
a change for the better — ein Fortschritt m, eine Verbesserung

a change for the worse — ein Rückschritt m, eine Verschlechterung

change of address — Adressen- or Anschriftenänderung f

a change in the weather — eine Wetterveränderung

a change of air — eine Luftveränderung

a change is as good as a rest (prov) — Abwechslung wirkt or tut Wunder

no change — unverändert

I need a change of scene — ich brauche Tapetenwechsel

to make changes (to sth) ( — an etw dat ) (Ver)änderungen pl vornehmen

to make a change/a major change in sth —

save changes (Comput) — Änderungen speichern

the change of life — die Wechseljahre

he needs a change of clothes — er müsste sich mal wieder umziehen

I didn't have a change of clothes with me — ich hatte nichts zum Wechseln mit

a change of job — ein Stellenwechsel m

2) (= variety) Abwechslung f

(just) for a change — zur Abwechslung (mal)

that makes a change — das ist mal was anderes; (iro) das ist ja was ganz Neues!

it'll make a nice change — das wäre eine nette Abwechslung

See:

→ ring

3) no pl (= changing) Veränderung f

those who are against change — diejenigen, die gegen jegliche Veränderung sind

the constant change will only confuse people — der ständige Wechsel verwirrt die Leute nur

4) (of one thing for another) Wechsel m

change of career — Berufswechsel m

a change of government — ein Regierungswechsel m, ein Wechsel m in der Regierung

a wheel change — ein Radwechsel m

5) no pl (= money) Wechselgeld nt; (= small change) Kleingeld nt

can you give me change for a pound? — können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?

I haven't got any change — ich habe kein Kleingeld

I haven't got change for £5 — ich kann auf £ 5 nicht rausgeben or £ 5 nicht wechseln

you won't get much change out of £5 — von £ 5 wird wohl nicht viel übrig bleiben

keep the change — der Rest ist für Sie

you won't get much change out of him (fig) — aus ihm wirst du nicht viel rauskriegen

6) (ST EX)

Change — Börse f

2. vt

1) (by substitution) wechseln; address, name ändern

to change trains/buses etc — umsteigen

to change one's clothes — sich umziehen

to change a wheel/the oil — einen Rad-/Ölwechsel vornehmen, ein Rad/das Öl wechseln

to change a baby — (bei einem Baby) die Windeln wechseln, ein Baby wickeln

to change the sheets or the bed —

to change one's seat — den Platz wechseln, sich woanders hinsetzen

to change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

would you change the record? (lit, fig) —

to change places with sb — mit jdm den Platz tauschen

she changed places with him/Mrs Brown — er/Frau Brown und sie tauschten die Plätze

I wouldn't change places with him for the world — ich möchte or würde um nichts in der Welt mit ihm tauschen

2) (= alter) (ver)ändern; person, ideas ändern; (= transform) verwandeln

to change sb/sth into sth — jdn/etw in etw (acc)

you won't be able to change her — du kannst sie nicht ändern

a chameleon can change its colour — das Chamäleon kann seine Farbe wechseln

3) (= exchange in shop etc) umtauschen

she changed the dress for one of a different colour — sie tauschte das Kleid gegen ein andersfarbiges um

he changed his Rolls Royce for a Jaguar — er vertauschte seinen Rolls Royce mit einem Mini

See:

→ guard

4) money (into smaller money) wechseln; (into other currency) (ein)wechseln, (um)tauschen

5) (Brit AUT)

to change gear — schalten

3. vi

1) (= alter) sich ändern; (town, person also) sich verändern

you've changed! — du hast dich aber verändert!

he will never change — er wird sich nie ändern, der ändert sich nie!

to change from sth into... — sich aus etw in... (acc) verwandeln

2) (= change clothes) sich umziehen

she changed into an old skirt — sie zog sich einen alten Rock an

I'll just change out of these old clothes — ich muss mir noch die alten Sachen ausziehen

3) (= change trains etc) umsteigen

you change at York — in York müssen Sie umsteigen

all change! — Endstation!, alle aussteigen!

4) (Brit AUT = change gear) schalten; (traffic lights) umspringen (to auf +acc)

5) (from one thing to another) (seasons) wechseln

to change to a different system — auf ein anderes System umstellen, zu einem anderen System übergehen

I changed to philosophy from chemistry —

do you want to change with me? (places) — möchten Sie mit mir tauschen?

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change [tʃeındʒ]

A v/t

1. (ver)ändern, umändern, verwandeln ( alle:

into in akk):

change round Möbel umstellen, ein Zimmer etc umräumen;

change one’s address ( oder lodgings) umziehen, verziehen;

change colo(u)r die Farbe wechseln (erbleichen, erröten);

change jobs ( oder one’s job) die Stellung wechseln, sich (beruflich) verändern;

change one’s note ( oder tune) umg einen anderen Ton anschlagen, andere Saiten aufziehen; → subject A 1

2. wechseln, (ver)tauschen:

change one’s dress sich umziehen;

change one’s shoes andere Schuhe anziehen, die Schuhe wechseln;

change places with sb

a) mit jemandem den Platz oder die Plätze tauschen,

b) fig mit jemandem tauschen;

change trains (buses, planes) umsteigen;

change ends ( oder sides) SPORT die Seiten wechseln; → hand Bes Redew, mind A 4, etc

3. a) das Bettzeug etc wechseln, ein Bett frisch beziehen

b) ein Baby trockenlegen, wickeln

4. Geld wechseln:

can you change this note?;

change dollars into ( oder for) francs Dollar in Francs ein- oder umwechseln

5. TECH Teile (aus)wechseln, Öl wechseln

6. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change over

a) umschalten,

b) eine Maschine, auch die Industrie etc umstellen (to auf akk); → gear A 3 b

7. ELEK kommutieren

B v/i

1. sich (ver)ändern, wechseln:

he has changed a lot er hat sich sehr oder stark verändert;

he’ll never change der wird sich nie ändern;

the moon is changing der Mond wechselt;

the prices have changed die Preise haben sich geändert;

change for the better (worse) besser werden, sich bessern (sich verschlimmern oder verschlechtern);

the lead changed several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals

2. sich verwandeln (to, into in akk)

3. change over übergehen ( from von; to zu)

4. sich umziehen ( for dinner zum Abendessen):

change into (out of) sth etwas anziehen (ausziehen)

5. BAHN etc umsteigen:

all change Endstation, alles aussteigen!

6. schalten, wechseln, umspringen ( alle:

from … to von … auf akk) (Verkehrsampel)

7. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change up (down) hinauf-(herunter)schalten; → gear A 3 b

8. change over RADIO, TV umschalten (to auf akk)

9. change over ( oder round) SPORT bes Br die Seiten wechseln

C s

1. (Ver)Änderung f, Wechsel m, (Ver)Wandlung f, weitS. auch Umschwung m, Wende f:

change of address Adressenänderung;

in case of change of address falls verzogen;

change of air Luftveränderung;

change for the better (worse) Besserung f (Verschlimmerung f, Verschlechterung f);

change of career Berufswechsel;

change in climate Klimawechsel (a. fig);

change of course FLUG, SCHIFF Kurswechsel (a. fig);

change of edge (Eiskunstlauf) Kantenwechsel;

change of ends ( oder sides) SPORT Seitenwechsel;

change of front fig Frontenwechsel;

change of heart Sinnesänderung;

change of life PHYSIOL

a) Wechseljahre pl,

b) Menopause f;

change of the moon Mondwechsel;

change of pace SPORT Tempowechsel;

change of scenery fig Tapetenwechsel;

change in thinking Umdenken n;

change of voice Stimmwechsel, -bruch m;

change in (the) weather Wetterumschlag m, -umschwung, Witterungsumschlag m, -umschwung;

make changes SPORT umstellen, Umstellungen vornehmen; → mood¹ 1

2. (Aus)Tausch m:

change of oil Ölwechsel m

3. (etwas) Neues, Abwechslung f:

a welcome change eine willkommene Abwechslung ( from von);

for a change zur Abwechslung;

it makes a change es ist mal etwas anderes ( from als);

hot chocolate makes a marvellous change from tea and coffee Kakao schmeckt herrlich nach all dem Tee und Kaffee

4. Wechsel m (Kleidung etc):

change of clothes

a) Umziehen n,

b) Kleidung f zum Wechseln, frische Wäsche

5. a) Wechselgeld n

b) Kleingeld n

c) herausgegebenes Geld:

get change etwas herausbekommen ( for a pound auf ein Pfund);

can you give me change for a pound? können Sie mir auf ein Pfund herausgeben?; können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?;

make change from herausgeben auf (akk);

get no change out of sb fig nichts aus jemandem herausholen können; → keep B 4

6. Change WIRTSCH Br umg Börse f

7. MUS

a) (Tonart-, Takt-, Tempo) Wechsel m

b) Variierung f

c) (enharmonische) Verwechslung

d) meist pl Wechsel(folge) m(f) (beim Wechselläuten):

ring the changes wechselläuten, Br fig für Abwechslung sorgen;

ring the changes on sth fig etwas in allen Variationen durchspielen

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- change over

- change round

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(money) n.

Kleingeld n.

Wechsel - m.

Wechselgeld n. n.

Abwechslung f.

Veränderung f.

Wandel - m.

Änderung -en f. (plane, train, bus) v.

umsteigen v. v.

sich wandeln v.

sich ändern v.

umschalten v.

wandeln v.

wechseln v.

ändern v.

English-german dictionary > change
10 cambiare

"to shift;

Schalten;

cambiar"

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1. v/t change

( scambiare) exchange

motoring cambiare la marcia change gear

cambiare casa move (house)

cambiare idea change one's mind

2. v/i cambiarsi change

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cambiare v.tr.

1 to change: non cambiare discorso, don't change the subject; tanto vale cambiare argomento, we might as well change the subject; cambiò tono quando seppe la verità, he changed his note (o tune) when he learnt the truth; ho dovuto cambiare tutti i miei progetti, I've had to change (o alter) all my plans; cambiare idea, opinione, parere, to change one's mind; cambia idea ogni due minuti, he changes his mind from one minute to the next; cambiare colore, to change colour; ( impallidire) to turn pale; cambiare aspetto, to change one's looks; cambi espressione con quegli occhiali nuovi!, those new glasses seem to change your expression; devo cambiare questi pantaloni: sono sporchi, I must change these trousers: they're dirty; bisogna cambiare il bambino prima della pappa, you've got to change the baby before feeding it; vogliamo cambiare i mobili del salotto, we want to change the sitting room furniture; cambiare casa, to move house (o to move); cambiare indirizzo, to change one's address; cambiare posto, to change one's seat; cambiare posto con qlcu., to change places with s.o.; non cambierei posto con lui, I wouldn't change places with him; cambiare strada, to take another road; cambiare direzione, to change direction; ha cambiato macchina e ha preso un modello nuovo, he changed his car for a new model; cambiare treno, to change trains; si cambia!, all change!; cambiare passo, to change step // cambiare le carte in tavola, to confuse the issue

2 ( trasformare) to change: la vita militare lo ha cambiato, life in the army has changed him; cambiare vita, to turn over a new leaf; quel lavoro gli cambiò la vita, that job changed his life completely

3 (aut.) to change: cambiare marcia, to change (o to shift) gear

4 ( denaro) to change; ( valuta) to change, to exchange: può cambiarmi questa banconota da cinque sterline?, can you change this five-pound note for me?; cambiare sterline in dollari, to change pounds into dollars (o to exchange pounds for dollars); cambiare un assegno, to cash a cheque; non ho da cambiare, I haven't got any (small) change

5 ( penne, pelo) to moult

◆ v. intr. to change: il tempo sta cambiando, the weather is changing; cambiare di casa, to move; cambiamo di casa tra un mese, we're moving in a month; lo trovo cambiato anche di carattere, he seems to have changed his character, too; sei cambiato da quando ti ho visto l'ultima volta, you've changed since I last saw you // tanto per cambiare, just for a change.

◘ cambiarsi v.rifl. to change: non ho nulla per cambiarmi, I've got nothing to change into; mi cambiai i pantaloni e mi misi una gonna, I changed out of my trousers and into a skirt

◆ v.intr.pron.

1 ( trasformarsi) to change: come ti sei cambiato in questi anni!, how you've changed in these last years!

2 ( mutarsi) to turn (into s.o., sthg.); to change (to sthg.): il dolore col tempo si cambiò in rassegnazione, in time, sorrow turned into acceptance.

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[kam'bjare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to change, (modificare) to alter

cambiare (l')aria in una stanza — to air a room

vado in montagna per cambiare aria — I'm going to the mountains for a change of air

è ora di cambiare aria — (andarsene) it's time to move on

cambiare casa — to move (house)

ha cambiato casa il mese scorso — she moved house last month

cambiare indirizzo — to change address

cambiare treno — to change trains

cambiare marcia Auto — to change gear

cambiamo argomento — let's change the subject

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

scusi, ho cambiato idea, prendo quell'altro — sorry, I've changed my mind, I'll have that one

cambiare le carte in tavola fig — to change one's tune

2)

(barattare) cambiare (qc con qn/qc per qc) — to exchange (sth with sb/sth for sth)

ho cambiato la mia macchina con quella del mio amico — I exchanged cars with my friend

se non va bene me lo cambia? — if it's not right will you change it?

3) (valuta) to change

mi puoi cambiare 100 euro? — can you change 100 euros for me?

vorrei cambiare questi euro in sterline — I'd like to change these euros into pounds

2. vi

(aus essere) (variare) to change, alter

ultimamente è molto cambiato — he's changed a lot recently

3. vip (cambiarsi)

(modificarsi) to change

4. vr (cambiarsi)

cambiarsi (d'abito) — to get changed, change (one's clothes)

devo andare a casa a cambiarmi — I've got to go home and get changed

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[kam'bjare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (mutare) to change [lavoro, direzione, posizione, dottore, fornitore, auto, gusti]

cambiare idea — to change one's mind

avere bisogno di cambiare aria — to need a change of air

cambiare proprietario — [ bene] to change hands

cambiare casa — to move (house)

cambiare treno — to change trains

cambiare campo — sport to change ends

2) (scambiare) to change, to exchange [vestiti, auto] (con qcn. with sb.; con qcs. for sth.)

hai da cambiare 50 euro? — have you got change for 50 euros?

cambiare il posto con qcn. — to change o swap places with sb

3) (convertire) to change [denaro, assegno] (in into, for)

cambiare degli euro in dollari — to change euros into dollars, to exchange euros for dollars

4) (sostituire) to change, to replace [pile, lampadina]

cambiare le lenzuola — to change a bed o the sheets

cambiare l'aria — to clear o change the air

5) (spostare)

cambiare di posto qcs. cambiare posto a qcs. — to change round sth., to change sth. round, to shift o move sth

6) (modificare) to change [piano, atteggiamento, abitudini, testo]; to alter, to change [stile di vita, orario, aspetto]

cambiare rotta — [nave, aereo] to change course

cambiare corsia — aut. to change o switch lanes

cambiare marcia — aut. to change o to shift AE gear

cambiare canale — to change o switch channels

7) (di abito, biancheria, pannolino) to change [ bebè]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (modificarsi, trasformarsi) [persona, situazione, tempo] to change; (di direzione) [ vento] to change, to shift

i tempi sono cambiati — times have changed

cambiare in meglio, in peggio — to take a turn o change for the better, the worse

2) (prendere una coincidenza) to change

3) (rompere la monotonia)

per cambiare (un po') — for (a bit of) a change, to make a change

tanto per cambiare — iron. for a change
3.
verbo pronominale cambiarsi (d'abito) to change, to get* changed

- rsi le scarpe — to change one's shoes

••

cambiare aria — (sparire) to clear out

cambiare le carte in tavola — to shift one's ground, to turn the tables

cambiare vita — to change one's ways o life, to start a new life

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cambiare

/kam'bjare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (mutare) to change [lavoro, direzione, posizione, dottore, fornitore, auto, gusti]; cambiare idea to change one's mind; avere bisogno di cambiare aria to need a change of air; cambiare proprietario [ bene] to change hands; cambiare casa to move (house); cambiare treno to change trains; cambiare campo sport to change ends

2 (scambiare) to change, to exchange [vestiti, auto] (con qcn. with sb.; con qcs. for sth.); hai da cambiare 50 euro? have you got change for 50 euros? cambiare il posto con qcn. to change o swap places with sb.

3 (convertire) to change [denaro, assegno] (in into, for); cambiare degli euro in dollari to change euros into dollars, to exchange euros for dollars

4 (sostituire) to change, to replace [pile, lampadina]; cambiare le lenzuola to change a bed o the sheets; cambiare l'aria to clear o change the air

5 (spostare) cambiare di posto qcs., cambiare posto a qcs. to change round sth., to change sth. round, to shift o move sth.

6 (modificare) to change [piano, atteggiamento, abitudini, testo]; to alter, to change [stile di vita, orario, aspetto]; cambiare rotta [nave, aereo] to change course; cambiare corsia aut. to change o switch lanes; cambiare marcia aut. to change o to shift AE gear; cambiare canale to change o switch channels

7 (di abito, biancheria, pannolino) to change [ bebè]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (modificarsi, trasformarsi) [persona, situazione, tempo] to change; (di direzione) [ vento] to change, to shift; i tempi sono cambiati times have changed; cambiare in meglio, in peggio to take a turn o change for the better, the worse

2 (prendere una coincidenza) to change

3 (rompere la monotonia) per cambiare (un po') for (a bit of) a change, to make a change; tanto per cambiare iron. for a change

III cambiarsi verbo pronominale

(d'abito) to change, to get* changed; - rsi le scarpe to change one's shoes

IDIOMS

cambiare aria (sparire) to clear out; cambiare le carte in tavola to shift one's ground, to turn the tables; cambiare vita to change one's ways o life, to start a new life.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cambiare
11 change

change [t∫eɪndʒ]

1. noun

   a. ( = alteration) changement m

• a change for the better une amélioration

• change in public opinion revirement m de l'opinion publique

• change in attitudes changement m d'attitude

• a change in government policy un changement dans la politique du gouvernement

• (just) for a change pour changer un peu

• to make a change in sth changer qch

• to have a change of heart changer d'avis

• it makes a change ça change un peu

• it will be a nice change cela nous fera un changement

• the change of life le retour d'âge

• change of address changement m d'adresse

• he brought a change of clothes il a apporté des vêtements de rechange

• change of job changement m de travail

   b. ( = money) monnaie f

• small change petite monnaie f

• can you give me change for this note/for $20? pouvez-vous me faire la monnaie de ce billet/de 20 dollars ?

• keep the change gardez la monnaie

2. transitive verb

   a. (by substitution) changer de

• to change (one's) clothes se changer

• to change one's shirt/skirt changer de chemise/jupe

• to change the baby/his nappy changer le bébé/ses couches

• to change hands ( = one's grip) changer de main ; [goods, property, money] changer de mains

• to change trains changer de train

• to change one's mind changer d'avis

• to change sb's mind (about sth) faire changer qn d'avis (à propos de qch)

   b. ( = exchange) échanger

• you can change it for something else vous pouvez l'échanger contre quelque chose d'autre

• to change places (with sb) changer de place (avec qn)

• I wouldn't like to change places with you je n'aimerais pas être à votre place

• to change ends (Tennis, football) changer de côté

   c. [+ banknote, coin] faire la monnaie de ; [+ foreign currency] changer ( into en)

   d. ( = alter, modify, transform) changer ( X into Y X en Y)

• the witch changed him into a cat la sorcière l'a changé en chat

• this has changed my ideas cela m'a fait changer d'idée

• success has utterly changed her la réussite l'a complètement transformée

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = become different) changer

• you've changed a lot! tu as beaucoup changé !

• he will never change il ne changera jamais

• his mood changed from resignation to rage il est passé de la résignation à la fureur

• the water had changed to ice l'eau s'était changée en glace

   b. ( = change clothes) se changer

• she changed into an old skirt elle a mis une vieille jupe

   c. (on bus, plane, train journey) changer

• you have to change at Edinburgh vous devez changer à Édimbourg

• all change! tout le monde descend !

4. compounds

► change machine noun distributeur m de monnaie

► change purse noun (US) portemonnaie m

► change down intransitive verb

(British in car gears) rétrograder

► change over intransitive verb

(gen) passer( from de, to à ;) [two people] faire l'échange

► change up intransitive verb

(British in car gears) passer la vitesse supérieure

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[tʃeɪndʒ] 1.
noun

1) ( alteration) ( by replacement) changement m; ( by adjustment) modification f

the change in the schedule — la modification du programme

change of plan — changement de programme

a change for the better/worse — un changement en mieux/pire

social change — changements sociaux

to make a change in something — changer quelque chose

to make changes in — apporter des changements à [text]; faire des changements dans [room, company]

there will have to be a change in your attitude — il va falloir que vous changiez d'attitude

people opposed to change — les personnes qui sont contre le progrès

2) (substitution, replacement) changement m (of de)

costume change — Theatre changement de costume

change of government — Politics changement de gouvernement

3) (fresh, different experience) changement m

it makes a change from television/from staying at home — cela change un peu de la télévision/de rester chez soi

that makes a nice ou refreshing change — ça change agréablement

she needs a change — elle a besoin de se changer les idées

to need a change of air — fig avoir besoin de changer d'air

for a change — pour changer

to ring the changes — fig introduire des changements

4) ( of clothes)

a change of clothes — des vêtements de rechange

5) ( cash) monnaie f

small change — petite monnaie

she gave me 6p change — elle m'a rendu 6 pence

have you got change for £10? — pouvez-vous me changer un billet de 10 livres?

60p in change — 60 pence en petite monnaie

‘no change given’ — ( on machine) ‘ne rend pas la monnaie’

‘exact change please’ — ‘faites l'appoint, s'il vous plaît’

you won't get much change out of £20 — (colloq) tu vas payer près de 20 livres
2.
transitive verb

1) ( alter) ( completely) changer; ( in part) modifier

we have changed the look of the town — nous avons modifié l'aspect de la ville

to change X into Y — transformer X en Y

to change one's mind — changer d'avis ( about à propos de)

to change one's mind about doing — abandonner l'idée de faire

to change somebody's mind — faire changer quelqu'un d'avis

to change one's ways — changer de mode de vie

that won't change anything — ça n'y changera rien

2) ( exchange for something different) gen changer de [clothes, name, car]; ( in shop) échanger [item] ( for pour)

can I change it for a size 12? — est-ce que je peux l'échanger contre une taille 12?

if it's too big, we'll change it for you — s'il est trop grand, nous vous l'échangerons

to change colour — changer de couleur

hurry up and get changed! — dépêche-toi de te changer!

to change something from X to Y — (of numbers, letters, words) remplacer X par Y; (of building, area etc) transformer X en Y

they changed their car for a smaller one — ils ont remplacé leur voiture par un modèle plus petit

3) (replace something dirty, old, broken) changer

to change a bed — changer les draps

4) ( exchange with somebody) échanger [clothes, seats]

to change places — changer de place ( with avec); fig ( roles) intervertir les rôles

I wouldn't change places with the Queen — je ne voudrais pas être à la place de la Reine

5) ( actively switch) changer de [side, job, direction, TV channel, doctor]

to change hands — fig [property, object] changer de propriétaire

no money changed hands — il n'y a pas eu d'échange d'argent

6) ( alter character) changer

to change somebody/something into — changer quelqu'un/quelque chose en [frog, prince]

sugar is changed into alcohol — le sucre se transforme en alcool

7) ( replace nappy of) changer [baby]

8) ( convert) changer [cheque, currency] (into, for en)
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( alter) gen changer; [wind] tourner

to change from X (in)to Y — passer de X à Y

2) ( into different clothes) se changer

to change into — passer [different garment]

to change out of — ôter, enlever [garment]

3) (from bus, train) changer

‘change at Tours for Paris’ — ‘correspondance à Tours pour Paris’

all change! — tout le monde descend!

4) ( become transformed) se métamorphoser
4.
changed past participle adjective [man, woman] autre (before n)

Phrasal Verbs:

- change down

- change over

- change round

- change up

English-French dictionary > change
12 change

1. I
abs

1) the weather (the colour, the city, etc.) changes погода и т. д. меняется

2) you have just time to change у вас как раз есть время переодеться; take me five minutes to change и пяти минут не пройдет, как я буду готов /переоденусь/
2. II
1) change in some manner change very much (noticeably, suddenly, undeniably, etc.) сильно и т. д. (из)меняться; this country has changed a lot economically с экономической точки зрения эта страна претерпела большие изменения; а perpetually changing world постоянно /вечно/ меняющийся мир; change at some time change often часто меняться; you have changed of late вы изменились за последнее время

2) change somewhere where do we -? где у нас пересадка?; all change here! поезд дальше не идет /не пойдет/!
3. III
1) change smth., smb. change plates (the front tyre, the curtains, the instructors, etc.) заменять тарелки и т. д.; change the guard сменить часовых /караул/; change a book обменять книгу; change houses (rooms) переехать в другой дом (в другую комнату); change hands переходить в другие руки /из рук в руки/, менять владельца; change one's address поменять адрес, переехать; change one's name сменить имя или фамилию; change seats /places/ поменяться местами; I won't like to change places with you не хотел бы я быть на вашем месте; change parties перейти в другую партию; change sides перейти на другую сторону /на сторону противника, в другой лагерь/; change step (foot) сменить шаг (ногу); change the subject (one's opinion, one's convictions, one's way of thinking, one's line of conduct, one's habits, a man's nature, a man's character, the situation, one's diet, etc.) изменять тему (разговора) и т. д;change one's mind изменить свое решение /мнение/, передумать; we may have to change our plans возможно, [что] нам придется изменить [ свои] планы || change colour изменяться в лице ( покраснеть или побледнеть)

2) change smth., smb. change one's clothes (one's dress, one's coat, etc.) сменить одежду, надеть другое платье и т. д., переодеться; change the bedclothes /the bed/ сменить постельное белье; she is changing the baby она меняет ребенку пеленки или переодевает ребенка

3) change smth. change trains пересесть в другой поезд, сделать пересадку; change carriages (пере)сесть в другой вагон; change horses сменить лошадей

4) change smth. change money (a banknote, a hundred-rouble bill, a five-pound note, etc.) разменять деньги и т. д., can you change a one-pound note? вы можете разменять [бумажку в] одни фунт?
4. IV
1) change smb., smth. somewhere change the bed upstairs сменить постельное белье [в спальнях] наверху

2) change smth. somewhere change trains (buses, planes, etc.) here сделать здесь пересадку на другой поезд и т. д.
5. V
change smb. some money change him the money (her a travellers' check, me a five-pound note, etc.) разменять ему деньги и т. д.
6. XI
be changed the appearance of the town is quite changed Облик города очень изменялся; be changed by smth. water is changed into steam by heat под действием тепла вода превращается в пар; the policy was changed by the course of events ход событий привел к изменению политики; be changed to smth. the meeting (the opening night, the exam, etc.) has been changed to Monday (to another day, etc.) собрание и т. д. перенесено на понедельник и т. д.',the name of the city has been changed to Leningrad город стал называться Ленинградом
7. XVI
1) change in smth. change in colour (in appearance, etc.) измениться по цвету и т. д.; change markedly (considerably, drastically, fundamentally, profoundly, etc.) in smth. претерпеть заметные и т. д. изменения в чем-л.; change beyond recognition измениться до неузнаваемости; lecturing has changed considerably in method during the last two decades методы чтения лекционных курсов за последние двадцать лет значительно изменились; change for smth. change for the better ( for the worse) (изменяться к лучшему (к худшему); my fortune (the weather) has changed for the better моя судьба (погода) изменилась к лучшему; change at some time change with the times (with the season, from day to day, etc.) (изменяться со временем и т. д.

2) change (in)to smth., smb. change til snow (to slush, into water, into a woman, etc.) превратиться в снег и т. д., стать снегом и т. д.', change into different shapes принимать разные /различные/ формы /очертания/; caterpillars change into butterflies гусеницы превращаются в бабочек; change from smth., smb. (in)to smth., smb. change from one shape into another изменять форму /очертания/; the wind has changed from north to east северный ветер сменялся восточным; her hair changed from black to white ее черная голова поседела; in autumn the leaves change from green to brown листья осенью желтеют; he changed from a well-behaved, obedient child into a stubborn adolescent он превратился из воспитанного послушного ребенка в упрямого под ростка

3) change into smth. change into one's working clothes (into flannels, into a new suit, etc.) переодеться в рабочую одежду и т. д; I have nothing to change into мне не во что переодеться; change out of smth. change out of overalls (out of these old, dirty clothes, out of my smart suit, etc.) снять комбинезон и т. д., переодеться; change for smth. change for dinner переодеваться к обеду

4) change at some place change at the second station (at a railway junction, at Rugby, etc.) сделать пересадку на второй остановке и т. д.; we have to change at the next station у нас пересадка на следующей станции; change for some place change for Manchester (for London, etc.) сделать пересадку на Манчестер и т. д.; where do we change for centre? где вам [надо] сделать пересадку, чтобы попасть в центр?; change (in)to smth. change into another train (to an electric car, to another ship, to a higher class car, etc.) пересесть на другой поезд и т. д.; change from smth. to smth. I had to change from a train to a bus мне пришлось пересесть с поезда на автобус
8. XXI1
1) change smth. for smth. change one thing for another (one book for another, a pencil for a knife, etc.) обменивать одну вещь на другую и т. д; she changed Miss for Mrs. теперь она уже не "мисс", а "миссис"; change smth. with smb. change places /seats/ with smb. обменяться /поменяться/ с кем-л. местами

2) change smth., smb. (in)to smth., smb. change the princess into a cat (the boy into an ass, the cat into a lion, the watch into a rabbit, etc.) превратить принцессу в кошку и т. д.; the fox changed [itself] into a man лиса обернулась человеком; sickness changed him into an old man болезнь превратила его в старика; grief hadchanged his hair from black to white от горя его черные волосы поседели; change direct speech (in)to indirect (the passive voice to the active, etc.) перевести прямую речь в косвенную и т. д.

3) change smth. for smth. change a house coat for a street dress (soiled clothes for clean ones, etc.) сменить халат на платье для улицы, переодеться и т. д.

4) change with. for smb., smth. change the banknotes for him (a five-pound note for him, etc.) разменять ему банкноты / банковые билеты/ и т. д.; change smth. for /into/ smth. change banknotes for silver (pounds.into local currency, a dollar bill for ten dimes, shillings into pounds, roubles into dollars, etc.) разменивать / обменивать/ банкноты на серебро и т. д.
9. XXII
change smth. by doing smth. change the room by painting the walls green (the house by making a new window in the east wall, one's appearance by dyeing one's hair, etc.) изменить вид комнаты, покрасив стены в зеленый цвет и т. д.
10. XXV
change since... you've changed since I last saw you вы изменились со времени нашей последней встречи

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > change
13 encontrar

v.

1 to find.

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping

Ella encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.

Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.

2 to encounter (dificultades).

3 to find.

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.

Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.

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encontrar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to find

2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into

3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against

4 (creer) to think, find

■ no lo encuentro adecuado I don't think it's suitable

5 (notar) to find

■ lo encuentro más difícil I find it more difficult

■ lo encuentro muy salado it tastes too salty

■ la encontré muy cambiada she has changed a lot

6 (chocar) to collide

► verbo pronominal encontrarse

1 (estar) to be

■ se encuentra enfermo he's ill

2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet

■ nos encontraremos allí we'll meet there

3 (dificultades) to run into

4 (chocar) to collide

5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be

■ me encuentro mal I feel bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something

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verb

1) to find

2) meet

3) encounter

•

- encontrarse

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1. VT

1) (=hallar buscando) to find

al final encontré la casa — I finally found the house

ha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job

no encuentro las llaves — I can't find the keys

no encontramos ningún sitio para alojarnos — we couldn't find anywhere to stay

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list

ya no vas a encontrar entradas — you won't get any tickets now

2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run into

han encontrado unos restos romanos — they have found some Roman remains

acabo de encontrar 50 euros — I've just found 50 euros

le encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour

encontró la muerte en un accidente de tráfico — he met his death in a road accident

• encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth

la encontré llamando por teléfono — I found her making a phone call

cuando llegué a casa lo encontré durmiendo — when I got home I found him asleep

3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come across

hasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition

no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office

encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble

no encontramos ninguna dificultad para llegar hasta allí — we didn't have any trouble getting there

4) (=percibir) to see

no le encuentro sentido a lo que dices — I can't see the sense in what you're saying

no le encuentro ninguna lógica a esta situación — I can't make any sense of this situation

no sé lo que le encuentran — I don't know what they see in her

5) (=considerar) to find

¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?

yo la encuentro bastante atractiva — I find her quite attractive

¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?

encuentro muy correctos sus comentarios — I think his comments are absolutely right

¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?

te encuentro estupendamente — you look fantastic

2.

See:

encontrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

* * *

= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

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* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to find

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

b) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across

2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover

3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounter

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

Sentido II

4) (+ compl)

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut
2.
1) encontrarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( por casualidad)

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

b) (refl) (Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

3) (recípr)

a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

b) carreteras/líneas to meet

4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

Sentido II

5) (frml) ( estar) to be

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

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= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.

Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.

Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.

Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.

* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.

* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.

* encontrar casa = find + a home.

* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* encontrar defectos = fault.

* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.

* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.

* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.

* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.

* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.

* encontrar expresión = find + expression.

* encontrar información = dredge up + information.

* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.

* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.

* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.

* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.

* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.

* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.

* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.

* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.

* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.

* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.

* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.

* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.

* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.

* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.

* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.

* encontrarse en casa = be in.

* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.

* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.

* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.

* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.

* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.

* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.

* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.

* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.

* encontrar tiempo = find + time.

* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.

* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.

* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.

* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.

* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.

* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.

* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.

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encontrar [ A10 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find

por fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wanted

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list

¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?

no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater

yo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in this

lo encontré llorando I found him crying

2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o on

lo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)

B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover

le encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumor

C ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounter

no encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any opposition

el accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his death

Sentido II (+ compl):

te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different

¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!

encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me

¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?

encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevant

la encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worse

lo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boring

encontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shut

■ encontrarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (por casualidad) encontrarse CON algn to meet sb, bump o run INTO sb ( colloq)

2 ( refl) ( Psic) tb

encontrarse a sí mismo to find oneself

B ( recípr)

1 (reunirse) to meet; (por casualidad) to meet, bump o run into each other ( colloq)

hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station

2 «carreteras/líneas» to meet

C ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come on

cuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a mess

encontrarse CON algo:

cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all gone

Sentido II ( frml) (estar)

A (en un estado, una situación) to be

hoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better today

el enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of danger

la oficina se encontraba vacía the office was empty

no se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go on

B (en un lugar) to be

el jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meeting

la catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city center

entre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supper

en este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment

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encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to find;

◊ no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theater;

no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
b) ( casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across

c) ( descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot;

‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
d) ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet (with), encounter

2 (+ compl):
◊ te encuentro muy cambiado you look very different;

lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
a) ( reunirse) to meet;

( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
b) [carreteras/líneas] to meet

3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
◊ me encontré con que todos se habían ido I found they had all gone

4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
◊ me encuentro mejor I am feeling better;

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work

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encontrar

♦ vt

1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;

he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;

encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;

le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;

encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;

lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;

no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;

Comp
CSur Fam
encontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth

2. [dificultades] to encounter;

no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project

3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;

encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;

encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;

encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;

no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;

no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter

♦ See also the pronominal verb encontrarse

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encontrar

v/t find

* * *

encontrar {19} vt

1) hallar: to find

2) : to encounter, to meet

♦ See also the reflexive verb encontrarse

* * *

encontrar vb to find [pt. & pp. found]

no encuentro el libro que me dejaste I can't find the book you lent me

¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys?

Spanish-English dictionary > encontrar
14 change

ein‹ 1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) forandre/endre (seg), legge om, skifte

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) bytte

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) skifte, kle seg om

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) forvandle (seg)

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) veksle
2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) forandring, endring, omlegging

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) forandring, endring

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) (kles)bytte, skifte

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) mynter; skillemynt

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) vekslepenger, penger igjen

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) forandring

•

- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change

forandre
--------
forandring
--------
skifte
--------
veksle

I
subst. \/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ\/

1) forandring, endring

• a change for the better

en endring til det bedre

• you need a change of air

du trenger en klimaforandring

2) omlegging, overgang, svingning, skifte, omslag

• a sudden change

et plutselig skifte

3) ombytte, bytte, avveksling

• it makes a change

det er da en avveksling

4) skift, ekstra sett

• a change of clothes

et klesskift

5) veksel, småpenger, penger igjen

• I had exact change

jeg hadde akkurat

• keep the change!

behold resten! \/ det er greit!

• I didn't get any change

jeg fikk ikke penger igjen

6) ( tømrerfag) veksling

a change from et avbrekk fra, en avveksling fra

change of life overgangsalder, menopause overgangsfase

change of the moon ny månefase

change of voice stemmeskifte

changes vekslinger, forklaring: rekkefølgen som klokkene blir anslått i ved klokkeringing

for a change til en forandring, for én gangs skyld

get no change out of somebody ikke komme noe sted med noen

give change ( om småpenger) veksle

• she couldn't give me change for a pound

hun kunne ikke veksle et pund for meg

gi igjen

• can you give me change for a pound?

kan du gi igjen på et pund?

receive change ( om vekslepenger) få tilbake

ring the changes prøve alle muligheter, vri og vende på, variere et tema

• I rang the changes (up)on the lock

jeg vred og vendte på låsen

take one's change out of somebody hevne seg på noen, ta igjen overfor noen

there is nothing like a change forandring fryder
II
verb \/tʃeɪn(d)ʒ\/

1) forandre (på\/seg), endre (på\/seg)

• change the rules

• he is a completely changed man

han er totalt forandret

• you've changed since I last saw you

du har forandret deg siden jeg så deg sist

2) legge om, gjøre om

• change the system of taxation

3) forvandle(s)

4) bytte, bytte ut, skifte, kle seg om

• change the baby's napkins

skifte bleier på barnet

5) ( om penger) veksle, gi tilbake

6) ( om sjekk) løse inn

7) veksle

• the wind has changed from north to east

vinden har vekslet fra nord til øst

8) gå over, bytte

• change to another kind of oil

skift til en annen type olje

• change trains

bytte tog

• change here for Hull!

overgang til Hull!

9) ( om bil) gire

change about ombestemme seg flere ganger

change colour rødme blekne

change down ( om bil) gire ned

change for forandre (seg) til

• she has changed for the better

hun har forandret seg til det bedre

bytte (ut) mot, bytte (ut) med, bytte i

• he has changed his old Ford for a new Renault

han har byttet ut den gamle Forden med en ny Renault

( om klær) skifte til, kle seg om til

• they have changed for dinner

change from gå fra, veksle fra

change front\/face gjøre helomvending, endre standpunkt

change hands bytte hånd, bruke den andre hånden skifte eier

change houses flytte (til ny bolig)

change into forandre til ( om klær) skifte til

change one's address få ny adresse, flytte

change one's clothes skifte klær, skifte

change one's mind ombestemme seg, skifte mening

change out of ( om klær) få på seg noe annet enn

• she changed out of her skirt and jumper

hun tok på seg noe annet enn skjørt og genser

change over skifte over ( sport) veksle (i stafett)

change places bytte plass bytte rolle

change sides bytte side endre standpunkt, forandre mening

change step\/foot\/feet ( ved marsjering) skifte takt

change up ( om bil) gire opp

English-Norwegian dictionary > change
15 desconocido

adj.

1 unknown, anonymous, unfamiliar, obscure.

2 undiscovered, strange, uncharted.

f. & m.

stranger, unidentified individual, unknown individual.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desconocer.

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desconocido

► participio pasado

1→ link=desconocer desconocer

► adjetivo

1 (no conocido) unknown

2 (no reconocido) unrecognized

3 (extraño) strange, unfamiliar

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 stranger, unknown person

► nombre masculino lo desconocido

1 the unknown

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar desconocido,-a to be unrecognizable

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1. (f. - desconocida)
noun

stranger
2. (f. - desconocida)
adj.

1) unfamiliar

2) unknown

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desconocido, -a
1. ADJ

1) [gen] unknown

su apellido me es totalmente desconocido — his surname is completely unfamiliar to me

una explosión de origen desconocido — an explosion of unknown origin

por razones desconocidas — for reasons which are not known (to us etc)

el triunfo de un atleta desconocido — the success of an unknown athlete

tiene miedo a lo desconocido — he's afraid of the unknown

2)

estar desconocido: con ese traje estás desconocido — I'd hardly recognize you o you're unrecognizable in that suit

después del divorcio está desconocido — he's a changed person o he's like a different person since the divorce

2.

SM / F stranger

un desconocido llamó a la puerta — a stranger knocked on the door

unos desconocidos le dispararon por la espalda — some unidentified attackers shot him in the back

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I
- da adjetivo

a) <hecho/método/sensación> unknown

por razones desconocidas — for some unknown reason

su rostro no me era desconocido — his face wasn't unfamiliar to me

técnicas hasta ahora desconocidas — hitherto unknown techniques

de origen desconocido — of unknown origin

lo desconocido — the unknown

b) <artista/atleta> unknown

c) < persona> ( extraño)

una persona desconocida — a stranger

d) (fam) ( irreconocible)

con ese peinado nuevo está desconocida — she looks completely different with her new hairstyle

ahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( no conocido) stranger

b) ( no identificado)

fue atacado por unos desconocidos — he was attacked by unknown assailants

un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established

* * *

= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].

Ex. Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.

Ex. We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex. Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.

Ex. Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex. As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.

Ex. By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.

Ex. This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.

Ex. Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.

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* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.

* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.

* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.

* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.

* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* producto desconocido = foreign substance.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.

* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

a) <hecho/método/sensación> unknown

por razones desconocidas — for some unknown reason

su rostro no me era desconocido — his face wasn't unfamiliar to me

técnicas hasta ahora desconocidas — hitherto unknown techniques

de origen desconocido — of unknown origin

lo desconocido — the unknown

b) <artista/atleta> unknown

c) < persona> ( extraño)

una persona desconocida — a stranger

d) (fam) ( irreconocible)

con ese peinado nuevo está desconocida — she looks completely different with her new hairstyle

ahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) ( no conocido) stranger

b) ( no identificado)

fue atacado por unos desconocidos — he was attacked by unknown assailants

un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established

* * *

= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].

Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.

Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.

Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex: Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.

Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.

Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.

Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.

Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.

* algo desconocido = virgin territory.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.

* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.

* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.

* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.

* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* producto desconocido = foreign substance.

* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.

* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* * *

desconocido¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹razón/hecho› unknown; ‹métodos/sensación› unknown

por razones desconocidas vendió todo y se fue for some unknown reason he sold up and left

partió con destino desconocido she set off for an unknown destination

su rostro no me era del todo desconocido his face wasn't wholly unfamiliar to me

una sensación de terror hasta entonces desconocida a feeling of terror the like of which I/he had never experienced before

técnicas hasta ahora desconocidas hitherto unknown techniques

su obra es prácticamente desconocida en Europa her work is practically unknown in Europe

de origen desconocido of unknown origin

lo desconocido siempre lo ha intrigado he has always been fascinated by the unknown

2 ‹artista/atleta› unknown

3 ‹persona›

(extraño): una persona desconocida a stranger

4 ( fam)

(irreconocible): con ese peinado nuevo está desconocida she's unrecognizable o totally changed with her new hairstyle

ahora hasta plancha, está desconocido he's like a different man o he's a changed person, he even does the ironing

desconocido² -da

masculine, feminine

1 (no conocido) stranger

no hables con desconocidos don't talk to strangers

2

(no identificado): fue atacado por unos desconocidos he was attacked by unknown assailants

un desconocido le asestó una puñalada he was stabbed by an unidentified person o by someone whose identity has not been established

* * *

Del verbo desconocer: ( conjugate desconocer)

desconocido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
desconocer
desconocido
desconocer ( conjugate desconocer) verbo transitivo
a) ( no conocer):

◊ por razones que desconocemos for reasons unknown to us;

desconocía este hecho I was unaware of this fact
b) ( no reconocer):

◊ te desconocí I didn't recognize you

desconocido
◊ -da adjetivo ( en general) unknown;

un cantante desconocido an unknown singer;
una persona desconocida a stranger
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( no conocido) stranger
desconocer verbo transitivo
1 (no saber) not to know, to be unaware of
2 (no reconocer, encontrar muy cambiado) to fail to recognize: ¿tú maquillada?, te desconozco, you with make up?, I can hardly recognize you
desconocido,-a
I adjetivo
1 unknown
una voz desconocida, an unfamiliar voice
2 (irreconocible) unrecognizable: estás desconocida, you have changed a lot
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger
III sustantivo masculino lo desconocido, the unknown

' desconocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anónima
- anónimo
- desconocida
- incierta
- incierto
- inédita
- inédito
- paradero
- extraño
- miedo
- perfecto
English:
mate
- obscure
- strange
- stranger
- undiscovered
- unfamiliar
- unknown
- blind
- outsider
- perfect

* * *

desconocido, -a

♦ adj

1. [no conocido] unknown;

su cine es del todo desconocido en Europa his movies are totally unknown in Europe;

elementos químicos entonces desconocidos chemical elements then unknown;

una enfermedad hasta ahora desconocida a hitherto unknown illness;

por causas todavía desconocidas for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown;

nació en 1821, de padre desconocido he was born in 1821, and it is not known who his father was;

el mundo de lo desconocido the world of the unknown;

su nombre no me es del todo desconocido his name rings a bell

2. [extraño]
no dé su teléfono o dirección a personas desconocidas don't give your telephone number or address to strangers

3. [sin fama] unknown;

escritores jóvenes, casi desconocidos young, almost unknown, writers

4. [muy cambiado]
estar desconocido to have changed beyond all recognition;

¿ya no fumas ni bebes? ¡chico, estás desconocido! you don't smoke or drink any more? well, well, you're a changed man!;

el viejo bar estaba desconocido the old bar was unrecognizable;

así, sin gafas, estás desconocido like that, with no glasses, you're unrecognizable

♦ nm,f

1. [extraño] stranger;

hablar con un desconocido to talk to a stranger;

no le abras la puerta a desconocidos don't open the door to strangers

2. [persona sin fama] unknown;

le dieron el premio a un (perfecto) desconocido they gave the prize to a complete unknown

3. [persona sin identificar] unidentified person;

un desconocido le disparó un tiro en la cabeza he was shot in the head by an unknown assailant;

tres desconocidos prendieron fuego a varias tiendas several shops were set on fire by three unidentified persons

* * *

desconocido

I adj unknown

II m, desconocida f stranger

* * *

desconocido, -da adj

: unknown, unfamiliar

desconocido, -da n

extraño: stranger

* * *

desconocido¹ adj

1. (no conocido) unknown

un artista desconocido an unknown artist

2. (extraño) strange / unfamiliar

una cara desconocida an unfamilar face

estar desconocido to be unrecognizable

lo desconocido the unknown

desconocido² n stranger

no hables con desconocidos don't talk to strangers

Spanish-English dictionary > desconocido
16 change *****

[tʃeɪndʒ]
1. n

1) cambiamento

a change for the better/worse — un miglioramento/peggioramento, un mutamento per il meglio/peggio

just for a change — tanto per cambiare

he likes a change — gli piace cambiare

change of address — cambiamento di indirizzo

a change of clothes — un cambio (di vestiti)

to have a change of heart — cambiare idea

to have a change of scene — cambiare aria

there's been a change in the weather — il tempo è cambiato

there's been a change of plan — c'è stato un cambiamento di programma

2) (small coins) moneta, spiccioli mpl, (money returned) resto

small or loose change — spiccioli mpl

can you give me change for £1? — mi può cambiare una sterlina?

I haven't got any change — non ho spiccioli

here's your change — ecco il resto

keep the change — tenga il resto

you don't get much change out of £20 — non avanza molto da 20 sterline

2. vt

1) (by substitution) cambiare

to change hands — cambiare padrone, passare di mano

a sum of money changed hands — c'è stato un movimento di denaro

to change gear Auto — cambiare (marcia)

to change places — (two people) scambiarsi di posto

I changed places with him — ho scambiato il mio posto con il suo, ci siamo scambiati di posto

to change trains/buses (at) — cambiare treno/autobus (a)

to change the rein Horse-riding — cambiare di mano

to change sides Pol etc — cambiare bandiera

let's change the subject — cambiamo argomento

he wants to change his job — vuole cambiare lavoro

2) (exchange: in shop) cambiare

to change ends Tennis, Ftbl — effettuare il cambio di campo

3) (alter: person, idea) cambiare, (transform: person) trasformare, (thing) tramutare

to change one's mind — cambiare idea

I've changed my mind — ho cambiato idea

4) (money) cambiare

I'd like to change £50 — vorrei cambiare 50 sterline

3. vi

1) (alter) cambiare, mutare

you've changed! — come sei cambiato!

the town has changed a lot — la città è molto cambiata

2) (change clothes) cambiarsi

to get changed — cambiarsi

I've got to get changed — devo cambiarmi

3) Rail cambiare

all change! — si cambia!

•

- change down

- change into

- change over

- change up

English-Italian dictionary > change *****
17 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

know vb

1. saber

I know where he lives sé donde vive

do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?

I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán

he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano

she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores

2. conocer

I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien

do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?

El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known

know

tr[nəʊ]

transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː], pp known tr[nəʊn])

1 (be acquainted with) conocer

■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?

■ we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años

■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"

■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas

2 (recognize) reconocer

■ I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver

3 (have knowledge of) saber

■ I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta

■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?

■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!

who knows? ¿quién sabe?

as far as I know que yo sepa

for all I know ¡vete a saber!

■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!

don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!

how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?

if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!

not that I know of que yo sepa, no

to know apart saber distinguir

■ they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir

to know... from... distinguir entre... y...

you know what? ¿sabes qué?

you never know nunca se sabe

I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!

I might've known debí imaginármelo

to be in the know estar enterado,-a

to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien

you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene

to know better tener más juicio

■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!

to know by sight conocer de vista

to know how to do something saber hacer algo

to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer

don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta

know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt

1) : saber

he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta

2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)

do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?

3) recognize: reconocer

4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir

5)

to know how to : saber

I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar

know vi

: saber

know

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• reconocer v.

(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)

a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

to know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...

• she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

I don't know much about history — no sé mucho de historia

I don't know much about that — no sé mucho de eso

I know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso

• he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

• one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

to know that — saber que

to know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?

you know how it is — ya sabes cómo son las cosas

you don't know how glad I am to see you — no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte

• I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...

• you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

you know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...

• to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

he doesn't know what to do — no sabe qué hacer

• I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...

- know what's what

c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

• that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

• don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

• how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?

• I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

• do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!

• Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística

• most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

civilization as we know it — la civilización tal y como la conocemos

• don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

• to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

• she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

• they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

• if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

• she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

- it's not what you know, it's who you know

3) (with infinitive)

I know him to be a liar — sé que es un mentiroso

he is known to have been there — se sabe que ha estado allí

• I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

I've never known her to be wrong — que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado

it has never been known to happen — no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca

• I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

• you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

• I know the problem! — conozco el problema

I know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

• I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

• I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

• to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

- she knows a good thing when she sees it

6) (=be certain)

I don't know if it has made things any easier — no sé si ha facilitado las cosas

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

I don't know if I can do it — no sé si puedo hacerlo

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth
as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know...
I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

let us know if you need help — avísanos si necesitas ayuda

let me know if you can't come — avísame si no puedes venir

let me know how you get on — ya me contarás cómo te fue

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

• Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

• he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar

you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...

Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade

• how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

• I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...

• one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

• there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

• afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

• who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

• "was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

• it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente

I'd known about his illness for some time — sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo

everything you always wanted to know about sex — todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

• "you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte

"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver

• I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse

• the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

that was the first I knew of it — esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto

• not that I know of — que yo sepa, no
to let sb know
we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

I'll let you know on Monday — te diré lo que sea el lunes

why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

3.

NOUN

• to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

English-spanish dictionary > know
18 see

I [si:] n церк.
1. епархия

2. престол

3. чин епископа

4. папство

♢ the Holy See, the See of Rome - папский престол
II [si:] v (saw; seen)
I

1. видеть

to see well [poorly] - видеть хорошо [плохо]

cats see well at night - кошки хорошо видят ночью /в темноте/

he can't see - он не видит, он слепой

I can't see as far as that - я на таком далёком расстоянии не вижу

to see nothing - ничего не видеть

I looked but saw nothing - я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел

2. 1) смотреть, видеть

to see a play [a film] - смотреть пьесу [фильм]

I saw this him last year - я видел этот фильм в прошлом году

I saw an interesting story the other day - на днях мне попался на глаза интересный рассказ

have you seen today's paper? - вы видели сегодняшнюю газету?

did you see about her death in the paper? - вы читали извещение о её смерти в газетах?

let me see that letter - покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо

to see smth. with one's own eyes - видеть что-л. собственными глазами

all this took place in the street, where all could see - всё это произошло на улице на глазах у всех

he is not fit to be seen - он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях

what sort of man is he to see? - какой он на вид?

see, here he comes! - смотри /видишь/, вот он идёт!

2) справляться, смотреть

see page four - смотри страницу 4

see (as) above - смотри выше

see also - смотри также ( частная ссылка)

3. представлять себе

I can't see you old - не могу представить себе вас старым

to see everything black - видеть всё в чёрном свете

to see things wrong - неправильно судить о чём-л.

to see things as they are - правильно смотреть на вещи

I don't see it in this light - я смотрю на это иначе

as I see it - как мне это представляется /кажется/

4. находить, обнаруживать

I can see no faults in him - я не вижу /не нахожу/ в нём никаких недостатков

I see no alternative /no way out/ - я не вижу иного пути /выхода/

I don't know what you can see in her - я не знаю, что вы в ней находите

to see oneself in one's children - узнавать себя в своих детях

5. понимать, сознавать

to see a joke [the meaning, a point in discussion] - понимать шутку [смысл, суть спора]

he can't see a joke - он не понимает шуток, у него нет чувства юмора

I see what you mean - я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду /что ты хочешь сказать/

I see what you are driving at - я понимаю, к чему вы клоните

I see it to be a fraud - я считаю это мошенничеством

now do you see? - теперь вам понятно?

I see! - понимаю!, ясно!

see? - разг. понятно?

that is easy to see - это легко /нетрудно/ понять

don't /can't/ you see I'm tired? - ты не понимаешь, что я устал?

I see no reason why we should despair - не вижу причины для отчаяния

it's like this, you see - видите ли, дело обстоит так

I see that you have changed your mind - я вижу, что вы передумали

this is how I see it - вот как я на это смотрю

see what you've done! - посмотри, что ты наделал!

see what courage can do! - вот что значит мужество!

to see for oneself - убедиться (в чём-л.) самому

go and see for yourself if you don't believe me - если вы мне не верите, пойдите убедитесь сами

I can't see the good of it! - к чему это?

not to see the use [the good, the advantage] of doing smth. - сомневаться в целесообразности [в пользе, в преимуществе] чего-л.

I don't see the good of getting angry - не стоит сердиться

I don't see the use of crying - бесполезно плакать; напрасно (вы) плачете

6. испытывать, переживать (что-л.); сталкиваться (с чем-л.)

he has seen a good deal in his (long) life - он немало повидал /испытал/ на своём веку

I never saw such rudeness - я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью

I have seen war at close quarters - я на себе испытал, что такое война

he first saw fire at Berlin - он получил боевое крещение под Берлином

to have seen better days - а) знавать лучшие времена; обеднеть; б) поизноситься, поистрепаться, потерять свежесть ( о вещи)

this coat of mine has seen hard wear - моё пальто порядком поизносилось

the nineteenth century saw the rise of our literature - девятнадцатый век был свидетелем расцвета нашей литературы

this place has seen many changes - здесь произошло много перемен

7. видеться, встречаться

he sees a great deal of the Smiths - он часто бывает у Смитов

he is much seen in society - он много бывает в обществе

we see less of him in winter - зимой мы его реже видим

I haven't seen you for /in/ ages - я вас не видел целую вечность

when shall I see you again? - когда мы опять встретимся?

see you on Thursday! - до четверга!

I shall see you again soon, амер. I'll be seeing you - до скорой встречи

8. узнавать; выяснять

see who it is - посмотри /узнай/, кто это

see if the postman has come - посмотрите /узнайте/, не пришёл ли почтальон

I don't know but I'll see - я не знаю, но я пойду и выясню

see if you can get an evening paper - пойди узнай, нельзя ли достать вечернюю газету

I see in the papers that... - из газет я узнал /в газетах пишут/, что...

9. обдумывать

I'll see what can be done - я подумаю /посмотрю/, что можно сделать

see what you can do - подумайте, что можно сделать

will you come to dinner tomorrow? - Well, I'll see - вы придёте завтра обедать? - Я подумаю /Может быть, там видно будет/

well, we'll see - посмотрим, подумаем, там видно будет

that remains to be seen, we shall see - (это) ещё неизвестно, время покажет

let me see - постойте, подождите, дайте подумать

let me see, what was I saying? - подождите /постойте/, о чём это я говорил?

now, then, let's see - ну (ладно), теперь посмотрим

10. осматривать, освидетельствовать (тж. see over)

to see a flat before taking it - осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в неё

we want to see over the house - мы хотим осмотреть этот дом

to have smb. see one's work - попросить кого-л. посмотреть работу

I want you to see my new coat - я хочу, чтобы вы посмотрели моё новое пальто

the doctor ought to see him at once - доктор должен сейчас же его осмотреть

11. редк. допускать, разрешать

you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her - вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей

12. карт. принимать вызов

II А

1. осматривать ( достопримечательности)

to see the sights [the town] - осматривать достопримечательности [достопримечательности города]

Americans manage to see Oxford in a few hours - американцы ухитряются осмотреть Оксфорд за несколько часов

2. 1) обращаться (за советом, консультацией и т. п.)

to see a doctor [a lawyer] - обращаться (за советом) к врачу [к юристу]

you ought to see a doctor immediately - вам бы следовало немедленно обратиться к /показаться/ врачу

I must see a lawyer about filing my suit - мне нужно посоветоваться с юристом о передаче дела в суд

I wanted to see you on business - я хотел поговорить /посоветоваться/ с вами по делу

see him about the book - поговори с ним насчёт этой книги

2) принимать, быть на приёме (по делу и т. п.)

to manage to see an official - добиться приёма у чиновника

to refuse to see smb. - отказаться принять кого-л.

the rector can't see anyone today - сегодня ректор никого не принимает

she can't be seen now - сейчас её нельзя видеть

3. амер. предоставлять ( слово)

I see Mr. Brown - слово предоставляется господину Брауну

II Б

1. to see about smth. позаботиться, подумать о чём-л.; проследить, присмотреть за чем-л.

to see about a house [dinner] - позаботиться о жилье [об обеде]

I must see about a new curtain for this room - мне нужно подумать о новой шторе для этой комнаты

who will see about the tickets? - кто позаботится о билетах?

I'll see about it - а) я этим займусь, это я беру на себя; б) я подумаю /посмотрю/

he promised to see about the matter - он обещал заняться этим вопросом

2. to see to smth., smb. следить, присматривать за чем-л., кем-л., заботиться о чём-л., ком-л.

to see to the house - следить за домом, вести домашнее хозяйство

to see to the children - присматривать за детьми

we will see to everything - мы обо всём позаботимся

to see to the business - позаботиться о деле

I'll see to the tickets - а) я займусь билетами; б) я возьму на себя расходы, я оплачу билеты

I shall see to it - я этим займусь, я это беру на себя

to see to all the locks and doors - проверить все замки и двери

next morning he came in to see to Martha - на следующее утро он зашёл, чтобы присмотреть за Мартой

3. to see after smb., smth.

1) ухаживать, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л.

I am going to see after the children - я присмотрю за детьми

who will see after the house when you are gone? - кто присмотрит за домом, когда вы уедете?

2) заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

to see after one's own [smb.'s] interests - заботиться о своих [о чьих-л.] интересах

4. to see about doing smth. проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

to see about packing [ordering a car] - позаботиться о том, чтобы вещи были уложены [чтобы заказать машину]

you must see about getting him a coat - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было пальто

5. to see smb. to some place провожать, сопровождать кого-л. куда-л.

to see smb. home [to the door, as far as the station] - провожать кого-л. домой [до двери, до станции]

let me see you home - разрешите проводить вас домой

to see smb. into a train [on board a ship] - посадить кого-л. на поезд [на пароход]

6. to see into smth.

1) изучать что-л.; разбираться в чём-л.

to see into a matter [an affair] - изучать какой-л. вопрос [какое-л. дело]

the lawyer will see into your claim - юрист рассмотрит ваш иск

2) всматриваться, проникать взором во что-л.

to try and see into the future - пытаться предугадать будущее

to see into smb.'s motives - разгадать чьи-л. замыслы

7. to see ( to it) that посмотреть, проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

see to it that the things are packed by three o'clock - последи за тем, чтобы всё было уложено к 3 часам

you must see to it that the children are fed properly - вам следует позаботиться о том, чтобы детей хорошо кормили

I'll see (to it) that nothing goes wrong [that nothing has been neglected] - я позабочусь, чтобы всё было в порядке [чтобы ничего не забыли]

see that he comes in time - позаботьтесь, чтобы он пришёл вовремя

you will see that he has all he needs - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было всё необходимое

8. to see smth. done сделать что-л., постараться, чтобы что-л. было сделано

to see smth. rebuilt [changed] - перестроить [изменить] что-л.

the house that I should like to see rebuilt - дом, который мне хотелось бы перестроить

9. to go /to come, to call/ and see smb., to go /to come, to call/ to see smb. навещать кого-л., приходить к кому-л.

go and see him - зайди к нему, навести его

come up and see me some time - загляни ко мне когда-нибудь

he called to see us - он пришёл к нам в гости

10. to see across smth. переводить, провожать (через улицу и т. п.)

ask a grown-up person to see you across the road - попроси кого-нибудь из взрослых перевести тебя через улицу

♢

see here! - амер. послушай(те)!

wait and see! - увидите!, вы ещё увидите!

see and don't do it - смотри не делай этого

see and don't miss the train - смотри не опоздай на поезд

as far as I can see, from what I can see - по моим соображениям, как мне представляется

to see life /the world/ - а) приобрести жизненный опыт; б) сл. веселиться, кутить

to see visions - быть ясновидящим /провидцем/

to see the back of smb. - отделаться от кого-л.; избавиться от чьего-л. присутствия

to see the last of smth., smb. - покончить с чем-л., с кем-л., отделаться от чего-л., от кого-л.

I shall be glad to see the last of this job - я буду рад отделаться от этой работы

I hope we have seen the last of him - надеюсь, что мы от него отделались

to see no further than one's nose - не видеть дальше своего носа

to see through a brick wall - видеть насквозь; ≅ видеть на три аршина в землю

to see one's way to do /doing/ smth. - видеть возможность сделать что-л.

can't see my way to get the book - не вижу возможности /не знаю, как/ достать эту книгу

he will never see forty again - ему уже давно перевалило за сорок

see you in church - амер. сл. до скорого!, пока!

(he) saw you coming - ≅ простофиля за версту виден

to see things - галлюцинировать

to see smb. about his business - прогнать /вышвырнуть/ кого-л., избавиться от кого-л.

to see through a glass darkly см. darkly 5

НБАРС > see
19 notar

v.

to notice.

¿has notado algo extraño en su comportamiento? have you noticed anything strange in her behavior?

noto frío en los pies my feet feel cold

te noto cansado you look tired to me

hacer notar algo to point something out

nótese que el acusado estaba bebido note o observe that the accused was drunk

Nosotros notamos un resplandor We noticed a brightness.

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notar

► verbo transitivo

1 (percibir) to notice

■ he notado que han subido los precios I've noticed they've put their prices up

2 (sentir) to feel

■ noto un poco de calor I feel a bit hot

■ la noto un poco triste últimamente she looks a bit down lately

► verbo pronominal notarse

1 (percibirse) to be noticeable, be evident, show

■ apenas se le nota la cicatriz you can hardly see his scar

■ ¿se nota que no me he peinado? can you tell I haven't combed my hair?

2 (sentirse) to feel

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer notar to point out

hacerse notar to draw attention to oneself

se nota que... one can see that...

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verb

to notice

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1. VT

1) (=darse cuenta de) to notice

no lo había notado — I hadn't noticed

los usuarios apenas han notado los efectos de la huelga — customers have hardly noticed the effects of the strike

noté que la gente la miraba — I noticed people looking at her, I noticed that people were looking at her

un niño nota cuando hay tensión en casa — a child can tell when there is tension at home

• dejarse notar, la subida de los precios se dejará notar sobre todo en los alimentos — the rise in prices will be most noticeable in the case of food

su ausencia en el equipo se dejó notar ayer — his absence from the team was noticeable yesterday

• hacer notar algo — to point sth out

le hice notar que había sido él, no yo, quien dio la orden — I pointed out to him that it had been him and not me who had given the order

• hacerse notar, los resultados se hicieron notar sin tardanza — the consequences soon became apparent

solo se comportan así para hacerse notar — they only behave like that to get noticed o get attention

la esposa del presidente apenas se ha hecho notar en todo este tiempo — the president's wife has been almost invisible all this time

2) (=sentir) [+ dolor, pinchazo, frío] to feel

no noto frío alguno — I don't feel at all cold

empiezo a notar el cansancio — I'm beginning to feel tired

3) + adj

te noto muy cambiado — you seem very different

lo noté preocupado — he seemed worried (to me)

he notado la casa más silenciosa últimamente — the house has seemed quieter recently

te noto raro — you're acting strangely

4) (=anotar) to note down

5) (=marcar) to mark, indicate

6) [+ persona] (=criticar) to criticize; (=desacreditar) to discredit

• notar a algn de algo — to brand sb as sth, criticize sb for being sth

2.

See:

notarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( advertir) to notice

hacer(le) notar algo (a alguien) — to point something out (to somebody)

notó que alguien le tocaba el brazo — she became aware of somebody touching her arm

te noto muy triste — you look very sad

se le notaba indeciso — he seemed hesitant

hacerse notar — ( atraer la atención) to draw attention to oneself; ( dejarse sentir) to be felt

b) (impers)

se nota que es novato — you can tell o see he's a beginner

¿se notan las puntadas? — do the stitches show?; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te nota en la cara — it's written all over your face

se le nota mucho el acento — his accent is very noticeable
2.
notarse v pron (+ compl) to feel

me noto muy rara con este vestido — I feel funny in this dress

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= notice, perceive, see, spot, watch, note, eye + catch.

Ex. Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.

Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex. Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex. Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* digno de notar = noteworthy.

* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.

* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

* notar 7 no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* nótese el error = sic.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( advertir) to notice

hacer(le) notar algo (a alguien) — to point something out (to somebody)

notó que alguien le tocaba el brazo — she became aware of somebody touching her arm

te noto muy triste — you look very sad

se le notaba indeciso — he seemed hesitant

hacerse notar — ( atraer la atención) to draw attention to oneself; ( dejarse sentir) to be felt

b) (impers)

se nota que es novato — you can tell o see he's a beginner

¿se notan las puntadas? — do the stitches show?; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te nota en la cara — it's written all over your face

se le nota mucho el acento — his accent is very noticeable
2.
notarse v pron (+ compl) to feel

me noto muy rara con este vestido — I feel funny in this dress

* * *

= notice, perceive, see, spot, watch, note, eye + catch.

Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.

Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.

Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.

Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.

Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.

Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* digno de notar = noteworthy.

* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.

* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

* notar 7 no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* nótese el error = sic.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

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notar [A1 ]

vt

1 (advertir, sentir) to notice

notó que la puerta estaba abierta she noticed that the door was open

hizo notar esta falta de interés he pointed out this lack of interest

notaba el frío por todo el cuerpo she felt cold all over

notó que alguien le tocaba el brazo she became aware of o she felt somebody touching her arm

(+ compl): te noto muy cambiado you've changed a lot

te noto muy triste you look/sound very sad, you seem very sad

se le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitant

hacerse notar (atraer la atención) to draw attention to oneself; (dejarse sentir) to be felt

los efectos de la sequía ya se hacen notar the effects of the drought are already making themselves felt o are already being felt

2 ( impers):

¿se nota que son de distinto color? can you tell o does it show that they're different colors?

se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner

¡cómo se nota que no pagas tú! you can tell o it's obvious you're not paying!

se notaba que había estado llorando you could see o tell she'd been crying

¿se notan las puntadas? do the stitches show?, can you see the stitches?

se notó mucho que no le gustó it was very obvious o you could tell a mile off she didn't like it

te has puesto maquillaje — ¿se nota mucho? you're wearing makeup — is it very noticeable o obvious?

(+ me/te/le etc): se le nota ya la barriga it's beginning to show that she's pregnant

apenas se le nota la cicatriz you can hardly see the scar

se te nota en la cara I can tell by your face, it's written all over your face

se le notan las lentillas you can see she's wearing contact lenses

se le nota mucho el acento his accent is very noticeable

■ notarse

v pron

(+ compl) to feel

se notaban extraños entre esa gente they felt strange among those people

me noto muy rara con este vestido I think I look funny o I feel funny in this dress

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notar ( conjugate notar) verbo transitivo
a) ( advertir) to notice;

◊ no noté nada extraño I didn't notice anything strange;

hacer(le) notar algo (a algn) to point sth out (to sb);
te noto muy triste you look very sad;
se le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitant
b) ( impers):

◊ se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner;

se te nota en la cara it's written all over your face
notarse verbo pronominal (+ compl) to feel;
◊ me noto rara con este vestido I feel funny in this dress

notar verbo transitivo
1 (darse cuenta) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice
2 (a alguien en un estado) to find: le noté cansado, I found him tired
3 (sentir) to feel: noté frío, I felt cold

' notar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extrañar
- palpar
- advertir
- conocer
- cuenta
- exhibir
- observar
- remarcar
- ver
English:
detect
- discontent
- evidence
- feel
- notice
- sense
- spot
- thrust forward
- creep
- difference
- show
- tell

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notar

♦ vt
[advertir] to notice; [sentir] to feel;
noté que alguien me miraba I sensed that someone was watching me;

¿notas una corriente de aire? can you feel a draught?;

noto frío en los pies my feet feel cold;

te noto cansado you look tired;

lo noto raro he's acting strangely;

la noté muy cambiada she'd changed a lot;

la crisis económica se está dejando notar the recession is really making itself felt;

hacer notar algo to point sth out;

nótese que el acusado estaba bebido note o observe that the accused was drunk

♦ See also the pronominal verb notarse

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notar

v/t

1 notice;

hacer notar algo a alguien point sth out to s.o.;

se nota que you can tell that;

hacerse notar draw attention to o.s.

2 ( sentir) feel

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notar vt

1) : to notice

hacer notar algo: to point out something

2) : to tell

la diferencia se nota inmediatamente: you can tell the difference right away

♦ See also the reflexive verb notarse

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notar vb

1. (advertir) to notice

noté que pasaba algo raro I noticed that something was wrong

2. (sentir) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

noto un poco de calor I feel a bit hot

A veces notar se puede traducir por look o seem

te noto cansado you look tired

lo notaba preocupado he seemed worried

Spanish-English dictionary > notar
20 cambiazo

m.

1 radical change (cambio grande).

2 switch.

dar el cambiazo (in order to steal bag, etc)(figurative) to do a switch

3 big change, big switch, switch.

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cambiazo

► nombre masculino

1 (cambio) change

2 familiar (estafa) switch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el cambiazo a alguien to pull a fast one on somebody by making a switch

■ la maleta no era suya - le habían dado el cambiazo the suitcase wasn't his - they'd switched it for another one

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masculino (fam) change

qué cambiazo has dado! — how you've changed!

darle or hacerle el cambiazo a alguien — (Esp fam)

le habían dado el cambiazo — they had switched it for a fake one

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masculino (fam) change

qué cambiazo has dado! — how you've changed!

darle or hacerle el cambiazo a alguien — (Esp fam)

le habían dado el cambiazo — they had switched it for a fake one

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cambiazo

masculine

( fam)

change

¡pero qué cambiazo ha dado este niño! how this boy's changed!

darle or hacerle el cambiazo a algn ( fam): no era el collar auténtico, le habían dado el cambiazo it wasn't the real necklace, they had switched it for a fake one

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cambiazo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 big change
2 (estafa) switch
♦ Locuciones: darle el cambiazo a alguien, to switch sthg for a fake one, to switch the goods

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cambiazo nm
Fam
1. [cambio grande] radical change;

esa chica ha dado un cambiazo that girl has really changed

2. [sustitución] switch [in order to steal bag etc];

dar el cambiazo to do a switch

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cambiazo

m fam

switch;

dar el cambiazo (a alguien) fam pull a switch (on s.o.) fam

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiazo

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