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21 culot
culot [kylo]masculine noun• tu ne manques pas de culot ! you've got a nerve! (inf)b. [d'ampoule] cap* * *kylonom masculin1) (colloq) ( aplomb) cheek (colloq)avoir un sacré culot or un culot monstre — to have a hell (colloq) of a nerve
* * *kylo nm1) [ampoule] cap2) (= effronterie) nerve, cheek Grande-BretagneQuel culot! — What a nerve!, What a cheek!
avoir du culot — to have a nerve, to have a cheek
Il a un sacré culot! — He's got a damn nerve!, He's got a damn cheek!
* * *culot nm1 ○( aplomb) cheek○, nerve○; quel culot! what (a) cheek○ ou nerve○!; avoir du culot to have a cheek○ ou a nerve○; avoir un sacré culot or un culot monstre or tous les culots to have the devil's own cheek○, to have a hell○ of a nerve; avoir le culot de faire to have the nerve○ ou cheek○ to do; y aller au culot to bluff;[kylo] nom masculintu as un sacré culot! you've got a nerve ou a cheek!2. [partie inférieure - d'une lampe] base, bottom ; [ - d'une cartouche] base, cap ; [ - d'une ampoule] base4. [d'une pipe] dottle————————au culot locution adverbiale -
22 valiente
adj.brave (valeroso).f. & m.1 brave person (valeroso).2 valiant, brave person, daring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (valeroso) brave, courageous, bold2 (fuerte) strong, vigorous■ ¡valiente ayudante estás hecho! a fine assistant you are!4 peyorativo (bravucón) boastful, bragging1 (valeroso) brave person2 (bravucón) boaster, braggart* * *adj.bold, brave* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, acción, decisión] brave, courageous, valiant literno te las des de valiente porque sé que tienes miedo — don't pretend to be brave because I know you're frightened
2) iró (antes de s) fine¡valiente amigo estás tú hecho! — a fine friend o some friend you are! *
¡valiente gobierno! — some government! *, what a government! *
2.SMF brave man/womanse hace el valiente porque le están mirando todos — he's pretending to be brave because everyone's looking at him
* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex. The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *I1) < persona> brave, courageous, valiant (liter)2) (delante del n) (iró) ( en exclamaciones)valiente sinvergüenza estás hecho! — you have some nerve (AmE colloq), you've got a nerve (BrE colloq)
IIvaliente amigo que tienes! — some friend he is! (colloq & iro)
masculino y femenino brave personlos valientes — the brave (frml)
* * *= valiant, gallant, courageous, spunky, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, stud, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.].Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.Ex: The author discusses a number of ' spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.* * *A ‹persona› brave, courageous, valiant ( liter)se las da de valiente y a la hora de la verdad … he makes out that he's brave but when it comes to it …B ( delante del n) ( iró)(como intensificador): ¡valiente sinvergüenza estás tu hecho! you have some nerve ( AmE) o ( BrE) a real nerve ( colloq)¡valiente estupidez! that was pretty stupid! ( colloq)¡valiente amigo que tienes! some friend he is o nice friends you have! ( colloq iro)brave personlos valientes marchan con la frente en alto the brave walk with their heads held high ( frml)* * *
valiente adjetivo ‹ persona› brave, courageous
valiente adjetivo
1 (con coraje, arrojado) brave, courageous, valiant
2 irón ¡valiente tontería acaba de decir!, that was a pretty stupid thing to say!
' valiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallarda
- gallardo
- guapa
- guapo
- resuelta
- resuelto
- arrecho
- atrevido
- audaz
- dar
- envalentonar
- macho
English:
bold
- brave
- courageous
- gallant
- gritty
- plucky
- some
- spunky
- valiant
- of
* * *♦ adj1. [valeroso] brave, courageous¡valiente amigo estás hecho! some friend you are!♦ nmfbrave person* * *adj1 brave2 irón fine;¡valiente sorpresa! a fine surprise this is!;¡en valiente lío te has metido! a fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into!;¡valientes vacaciones! some vacation this is!* * *valiente adj1) : brave, valiant¡valiente amiga!: what a fine friend!♦ valientemente adv* * *valiente adj brave -
23 emmerder
emmerder (inf!) [ɑ̃mεʀde]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• emmerder qn ( = irriter) to get on sb's nerves ; ( = contrarier) to bother sb ; ( = lasser) to bore the pants off sb (inf!) ; ( = mettre dans l'embarras) to get sb into trouble• il m'emmerde à la fin, avec ses questions he really gets on my nerves with his questions• je les emmerde ! to hell with them! (inf!)2. reflexive verb• on ne s'emmerde pas avec eux ! there's never a dull moment with them!• tu ne t'emmerdes pas ! you've got a damn nerve! (inf!)• elle a trois voitures -- dis donc, elle ne s'emmerde pas ! she has three cars -- it's all right for some! (inf)* * *
1.
(sl) ɑ̃mɛʀde verbe transitif1) ( importuner) to annoy, to hassle (colloq)tu m'emmerdes — you're a pain (colloq)
je les emmerde — to hell (colloq) with them
2) ( ennuyer) to bore [somebody] stiff (colloq)
2.
s'emmerder verbe pronominal1) ( s'ennuyer) to be bored (stiff) (colloq)2) ( se compliquer la vie)s'emmerder à faire — to go to the trouble ou bother of doing
je n'ai pas envie de m'emmerder avec un chien — I don't want all the trouble ou hassle (colloq) of a dog
t'emmerde pas avec ça! — ( avec la finition) don't bother with that!; ( avec ce que les gens vont penser) don't waste your time worrying about that!
un hôtel cinq étoiles, tu t'emmerdes pas! — a 5-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!
tu as fouillé dans mes tiroirs, tu t'emmerdes pas! — you went through my drawers, you've got a nerve ou a bloody cheek! (colloq) GB
* * *ɑ̃mɛʀde vt *1) (= importuner) to bug *2) * (= ennuyer) to bore stiffCes cours m'emmerdent. — These lessons bore me stiff.
3) ** (comme insulte)je t'emmerde! — fuck you! **
je les emmerde! — they can piss off! ** Grande-Bretagne they can go to hell! * USA
* * *emmerder◑ verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( importuner) to annoy, to hassle○; m'emmerdez pas don't hassle me; tu m'emmerdes you're a pain○, you're a pain in the arse● GB ou ass◑ US; il ne se laisse pas emmerder he doesn't let other people bug○ him; emmerder le monde to annoy everybody, to be a pain○; se faire emmerder to get hassled○; je les emmerde to hell○ with them, fuck them●;2 ( ennuyer) to bore [sb] to death, to bore [sb] stiff○.B s'emmerder vpr1 ( s'ennuyer) to be bored, to be bored stiff○;2 ( se compliquer la vie) s'emmerder à faire to go to the trouble ou bother of doing; qu'est ce que j'ai pu m'emmerder avec cette voiture! the trouble ou hassle○ I've had with that car!; je n'ai pas envie de m'emmerder avec un chien/une voiture I don't want all the trouble ou hassle○ of a dog/a car; t'emmerde pas avec ça! ( avec la finition) don't bother with that!; ( avec ce que les gens vont penser) don't waste your time worrying about that!; un hôtel cinq étoiles, tu t'emmerdes pas! a 5-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!; tu as fouillé dans mes tiroirs, tu t'emmerdes pas! you went through my drawers, you've got a nerve ou a bloody cheek○! GB; tu appelles ça laver la voiture, tu t'emmerdes pas! that's what you call washing the car, you're not exactly straining yourself, are you?(très familier) [ɑ̃mɛrde] verbe transitif1. [gêner] to bugplus j'y pense, plus ça m'emmerde the more I think about it, the more it bugs me————————s'emmerder (très familier) verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'ennuyer] to be bored stiff ou rigid2. (locution)b. [il est riche] he does pretty well for himself!————————s'emmerder à (très familier) verbe pronominal plus préposition -
24 audace
audace [odas]feminine noun( = témérité) daring ; ( = effronterie) audacity* * *odas1) ( hardiesse) boldness2) ( effronterie) audacity, nerve (colloq); (de geste, propos) impudenceavoir l'audace de faire quelque chose — to have the audacity ou nerve (colloq) to do something
3) ( innovation)* * *odas nf1) (courage) daring, boldness2) péjoratif audacityil a eu l'audace de... — he had the audacity to...
vous ne manquez pas d'audace! — you've got a nerve!, you've got a cheek!
* * *audace nf1 ( hardiesse) boldness (face à in the face of), daring; il faut (avoir) de l'audace you have to be bold ou daring; œuvre d'une grande audace very bold ou daring work; avec une grande audace very boldly, with great daring; il manque d'audace he's not very daring;2 ( effronterie) audacity, nerve○; (de geste, propos) impudence; avoir l'audace de faire qch to have the audacity ou nerve○ to do sth; il ne manque pas d'audace he's got a nerve○; mentir avec audace to tell a bare-faced lie;3 ( innovation) une audace a daring ou bold innovation; les audaces des couturiers/architectes the daring creations of designers/architects; audaces stylistiques stylistic daring ¢.[odas] nom fémininils ont eu l'audace de nous attaquer par le flanc droit they were bold enough to attack our right flank2. [impudence] audacityil a eu l'audace de dire non he dared (to) ou he had the audacity to say no3. [innovation] innovation -
25 gonflé
gonflé, e [gɔ̃fle]* * *gonflée gɔ̃fle adjectif1) ( plein d'air) [pneu, ballon] inflated; [joue] puffed out2) ( enflé) [bourgeon, veine, bras] swollen (de with); [ventre] ( après un repas) bloated; ( de malade) swollen; [yeux, visage] puffy, swollen; [muscle] bulging, flexed; [sac] bulging (de with)yeux gonflés de sommeil/de larmes — eyes heavy with sleep/swollen with tears
3) (colloq) Automobile [moteur] souped-up (épith)voiture au moteur gonflé — hot rod GB, muscle car US
4) (colloq) ( courageux) gutsy (colloq)être gonflé — to have guts (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( impudent) cheekyêtre gonflé — to have a nerve (colloq)
* * *ɡɔ̃fle gonflé, -e1. adj1) (= enflé) swollenElle a les pieds gonflés. — Her feet are swollen.
2) (ventre) bloated3) fig4) (ballon, pneu) inflatedLe ballon de foot était mal gonflé. — The football wasn't properly inflated.
5) * (= culotté)2. ppSee:* * *A pp ⇒ gonfler.B pp adj2 ( enflé) [bourgeon, veine, sein] swollen (de with); [ventre] ( après un repas) bloated; ( de malade) swollen, distended; [yeux, visage] puffy, swollen; [muscle] bulging, flexed; [sac] bulging (de with); yeux gonflés de sommeil/de larmes eyes heavy with sleep/swollen with tears; éponge gonflée d'eau sponge saturated with water;C adj2 ○( impudent) cheeky; être gonflé to have a nerve○; (il est) gonflé, le mec○! the guy's got a nerve!2. (familier & locution)a. [effronté] you've got a nerve ou some cheek!b. [courageux] you've got guts!a. [en pleine forme] to be full of beansb. [plein d'ardeur] to be itching ou raring to go -
26 embêter
➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = gêner, importuner) to botherb. ( = irriter) to annoyc. ( = lasser) to bore2. reflexive verba. ( = s'ennuyer) to be bored• qu'est-ce qu'on s'embête ici ! it's so boring here!• pourquoi s'embêter à le réparer ? why bother repairing it?• il ne s'embête pas ! ( = il a de la chance) he does all right for himself! (inf) ; ( = il ne se gêne pas) he's got a nerve! (inf)* * *ɑ̃bete
1.
1) ( contrarier) to bother2) ( importuner) to pester; ( agacer) to annoy3) ( lasser) to bore
2.
s'embêter verbe pronominal1) ( s'ennuyer) to be boredun hôtel quatre étoiles! tu ne t'embêtes pas! — (colloq) a four-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!
2) ( se compliquer la vie)* * *ɑ̃bete vt1) (= importuner) to bother2) (= ennuyer)* * *embêter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( contrarier) to bother; ça m'embête de devoir faire it's a nuisance that I have to do; si ça ne vous embête pas if it's not too much trouble; ça m'embêterait de rater ça I wouldn't like to miss that;2 ( agacer) to annoy; ( importuner) to pester; il commence à m'embêter celui-là that guy is getting on my nerves; arrête de m'embêter stop annoying me, don't bug○ me;3 ( lasser) to bore.B s'embêter vpr1 ( s'ennuyer) to get bored;2 ( s'inquiéter) to worry (pour about); ne t'embête pas pour si peu don't worry about such trifles;3 ( se compliquer la vie) s'embêter à faire to go to all the trouble ou bother of doing; je n 'ai pas envie de m'embêter avec un chien/une voiture I don't want all the trouble ou hassle○ of a dog/car; ne t'embête pas avec ça don't bother with that!; un hôtel quatre étoiles! tu ne t'embêtes pas! a four-star hotel! you're doing all right for yourself!; tu as fouillé ses tiroirs! tu ne t'embêtes pas! you went through his drawers! you've got a nerve!; tu appelles ça laver la voiture! tu ne t'embêtes pas! that's what you call washing the car! you're not exactly straining yourself, are you?[ɑ̃bɛte] verbe transitif2. [lasser] to borecela m'embête d'avoir oublié it annoys ou bothers me that I forgot————————s'embêter verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'ennuyer] to be boreds'embêter à mourir to be bored to death ou tears2. (locution)a. [il est sans scrupules] he's got a nerve!b. [il est riche] he does pretty well for himself!————————s'embêter à verbe pronominal plus préposition -
27 monde
monde [mɔ̃d]masculine nouna. world• où va le monde ? whatever is the world coming to?• envoyer or expédier qn dans l'autre monde to send sb to meet his (or her) maker• c'est le monde à l'envers ! whatever next!• le monde est petit ! it's a small world!• c'est un monde ! (inf) it's just not right!• musique/cuisine du monde world music/food• pas le moins du monde ! not at all!• ce village, c'est le bout du monde that village is in the middle of nowhere• ce n'est pas le bout du monde ! ( = ce n'est rien) it won't kill you!b. ( = gens) est-ce qu'il y a du monde ? ( = quelqu'un) is there anybody there? ; ( = foule) are there many people there?• il y avait un monde fou ! (inf) the place was packed!c. ( = milieu social) set* * *mɔ̃dnom masculin1) gén worldaller or voyager de par le monde, parcourir le monde — to travel the world
il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver — he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again
c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! — it's in the back of beyond!
ce n'est pas le bout du monde! — fig it' s not such a big deal!
elle n'est plus de ce monde — euph she's no longer with us euph
quand je ne serai plus de ce monde — euph when I have departed this world
je n'étais pas encore au monde — I wasn't yet born; grand
2) ( milieu) worldun monde nous sépare — we are worlds apart; nouveau
3) ( gens) peoplej'ai du monde ce soir — (colloq) I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight
4) ( bonne société) societyle beau or grand monde — high society
••c'est un monde! — (colloq) that's a bit much!
* * *mɔ̃d nm1) (= planète) world2) (= bonne société)femme du monde — socialite, society woman
3) (= milieu) world4) (= gens)beaucoup de monde — many people, a lot of people
Il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert. — There were a lot of people at the concert.
peu de monde — not many people, few people
* * *monde nm1 ( terre) world; l'homme le plus grand/le plus riche du monde the tallest/the wealthiest man in the world; ce sont les meilleurs amis du monde they are the best of friends; expliquer le plus calmement/logiquement du monde que to explain quite calmly/logically that; pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest; si vous êtes le moins du monde soucieux if you are (in) the least bit worried; s'il souffrait le moins du monde if he felt any pain at all ou the slightest pain; se porter le mieux du monde to be fine; au monde gén on earth, in the world; personne/rien au monde ne la fera changer d'avis she won't change her mind for anybody/anything; pour rien au monde il ne raterait le match he wouldn't miss the match for anything; dans le monde entier all over the world; à travers le monde throughout the world; aller or voyager de par le monde liter, parcourir le monde to travel the world; il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again; c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! it's miles from anywhere!, it's in the back of beyond!; mon père habite à l'autre bout du monde my father lives halfway around the world; ce n'est pas le bout du monde! fig it's not such a big deal!; comme le monde est petit! it's a small world!; ⇒ métier;2 ( société humaine) world; la faim/paix dans le monde world famine/peace; être les premiers au monde à faire to be the first in the world to do; vouloir refaire le monde to want to change the world ; être ouvert sur le monde to be aware of what is going on in the world; se retirer du monde to withdraw from the world; à la face du monde for all the world to see;3 ( ici-bas) les biens de ce monde worldly goods; en ce bas monde here below; l'autre monde the next world, the world to come; elle n'est plus de ce monde euph she's no longer with us euph; quand je ne serai plus de ce monde euph when I have departed this world; la perfection n'est pas de ce monde there is no such thing as perfection; le monde des vivants the land of the living; je n'étais pas encore au monde I wasn't yet born; ⇒ grand;4 (microcosme, section) world; le monde du travail/des idées the world of work/of ideas; le monde arabe/médical the Arab/medical world; le monde libre the free world; le monde moderne the modern world; le monde animal the animal kingdom; ils ne sont pas du même monde ( milieu) they are from different social backgrounds; c'est un monde à part it's a completely different world; cet événement marqua la fin d'un monde this event marked the end of an era; ⇒ ancien;5 ( gens) people; il y a du monde ( une foule) there are a lot of people; ( des gens) there's someone there; de plus en plus de monde more and more people; il n'y a pas grand monde there aren't many people; tout le monde everybody, everyone; voir beaucoup de monde to have a busy social life ; j'ai du monde ce soir○ I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight; elle se moque or se fout◑ du monde! what does she take us for?; tout mon petit monde my family and friends (pl); réunir tout son monde ( entourage) to get everyone together;6 ( bonne société) society; sortir dans le monde to go out into society; le beau or grand monde high society;7 ( écart) il y a un monde entre there's a world of difference between; un monde nous sépare, il y a un monde entre nous we are worlds apart.mettre un enfant au monde to bring a child into the world; venir au monde to come into the world; se faire (tout) un monde de qch to get all worked up about sth; ainsi va le monde that's the way it goes; depuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time; il faut de tout pour faire un monde Prov it takes all sorts to make a world Prov; c'est le monde à l'envers! the world's turned upside down!; c'est un monde○! that's a bit much![mɔ̃d] nom masculin1. [univers] worldil est connu dans le monde entier he's known worldwide ou the world overil n'est plus de ce monde he's no longer with us, he's gone to the next worlden ce bas monde here on earth, here belowdepuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time, since the world beganc'est le monde renversé ou à l'envers! what's the world coming to?2. [humanité] worldtout le monde everybody, everyonetout le monde sait cela everybody ou the whole world knows that3. [pour intensifier]le plus célèbre au ou du monde the most famous in the worldle plus simplement/gentiment du monde in the simplest/kindest possible wayc'est ce que j'aime/je veux le plus au monde it's what I love/want most in the worldpour rien au monde not for anything, not for the worldnul ou personne au monde nobody in the worldon m'a dit tout le bien du monde de ce nouveau shampooing I've been told the most wonderful things about this new shampoo4. [communauté] worldle monde de la finance the world of finance, the financial worldle monde capitaliste/communiste the capitalist/communist worldle monde animal/végétal the animal/plant world5. [gens] people (pluriel)il y a du monde? [en entrant chez quelqu'un] is there anybody home ou there?il y a un monde fou, c'est noir de monde the place is swarming ou alive with peopletu attends du monde? are you expecting people ou company?ne t'en fais pas, je connais mon monde! don't worry, I know who I'm dealing with!grand-mère aime bien avoir tout son petit monde autour d'elle grandmother likes to have all her family ou brood (humoristique) around herc'est qu'il faut s'en occuper de tout ce petit monde! [enfants] all that little lot takes some looking after!tu te moques ou fiches (familier) ou fous (familier) du monde! you've got a nerve ou a bloody nerve!6. [société] world[classes élevées]le (beau) ou grand monde high societyfréquenter le beau ou grand monde to mix with high society ou in societygens du monde socialites, society people8. PRESSE9. (locution)pourquoi ne ranges-tu jamais tes affaires, c'est un monde tout de même! (familier) why in the world ou why oh why don't you ever put your things away? -
28 fragen
I vt/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragtII v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherIII v/refl1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.* * *to question; to ask; to query;sich fragento wonder* * *fra|gen ['fraːgn]1. vtito askich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing
nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way
nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail
nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes
nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences
er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...
wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth
da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?
man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)
wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask
ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions
See:→ auch gefragt2. vrto wonderdas/da frage ich mich — I wonder
das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering
ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question
es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...
man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...
da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...
ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...
* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question* * *fra·gen[ˈfra:gn̩]I. vi1. (eine Frage stellen) to askda müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone elseman wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only askingohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions2. (sich erkundigen)▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sbhat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the timenach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directionsnach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's healthdürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?II. vr▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...III. vt▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
2) (sich erkundigen)nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
* * *A. v/t & v/i1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;(jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;viel fragen ask a lot of questions;gern fragen like to ask questions;wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked;frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (wegen about);nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc3. (bitten):(jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragtB. v/i:nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about;niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weatherC. v/r1. wonder;ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was2. unpers:es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc* * *1.transitives, intransitives Verb1) asker fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions
frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions
das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?
da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say
jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look
nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something
jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something
nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion
nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody
3) (nachfragen) ask for4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)2.nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something
reflexives Verbsich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...
das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too
* * *(nach) v.to ask (for) v. v.to ask v.to interrogate v.to query v.to request v. -
29 Humor
m; -s, -e, meist Sg. humo(u)r; (Sinn für Humor) sense of humo(u)r; schwarzer Humor black humo(u)r; er hat keinen Humor he has no sense of humo(u)r; (versteht keinen Spaß) auch he can’t take a joke; etw. mit Humor tragen oder nehmen take s.th. in good humo(u)r; du hast ( vielleicht) Humor! iro. you’ve got (a) nerve; das kann einem wirklich den Humor verderben it can really get to you umg.; Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht Sprichw. it’s not the end of the world* * *der Humorhumour; humor; sense of humour; mood* * *Hu|mor [hu'moːɐ]m -s, (rare) -ehumour (Brit), humor (US); (= Sinn für Humor) sense of humo(u)rer hat keinen (Sinn für) Humór — he has no sense of humo(u)r
etw mit Humór nehmen/tragen — to take/bear sth cheerfully or with a sense of humo(u)r
er nahm die Bemerkung mit Humór auf — he took the remark good-humo(u)redly or in good humo(u)r
er hat einen eigenartigen Humór — he has a strange sense of humo(u)r
er verliert nie den Humór — he never loses his sense of humo(u)r
langsam verliere ich den Humór — it's getting beyond a joke
da hat selbst er den Humór verloren — it was going too far even for him, even he didn't think it funny any more
Humór ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht (prov) — having a sense of humo(u)r means looking on the bright side
* * *(the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humour* * *Hu·mor1<-s, -e>[huˈmo:ɐ̯]einen goldenen \Humor haben to be irrepressibly good-humouredetw mit \Humor nehmen [o tragen] to take sth good-humouredlyden \Humor verlieren to become bad-tempered [or ill-humoured]der rheinische \Humor the Rhineland brand of humour[einen Sinn für] \Humor haben to have a sense of humourkeinen [Sinn für] \Humor haben to not have a sense of humour, to be humourlessschwarzer \Humor black humour3.Hu·mor2<-s,-es>[ˈhu:mo:ɐ̯]* * *der; Humors humour; (Sinn für Humor) sense of humouretwas mit Humor tragen/nehmen — bear/take something with a sense of humour or cheerfully
* * *schwarzer Humor black humo(u)r;er hat keinen Humor he has no sense of humo(u)r; (versteht keinen Spaß) auch he can’t take a joke;nehmen take sth in good humo(u)r;du hast (vielleicht) Humor! iron you’ve got (a) nerve;das kann einem wirklich den Humor verderben it can really get to you umg;Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht sprichw it’s not the end of the world* * *der; Humors humour; (Sinn für Humor) sense of humouretwas mit Humor tragen/nehmen — bear/take something with a sense of humour or cheerfully
* * *nur sing. m.humor (US) n.humour (UK) n. -
30 fresca
f.loose woman (Pejorative) (woman).* * *1 (de la mañana) cool of the morning; (del atardecer) cool of the evening■ ahora hace demasiado calor para viajar, saldremos con la fresca it's too hot to travel now, we'll leave when it's cooler2 familiar (impertinencia) cheeky remark\decirle cuatro frescas a alguien to tell somebody a few home truths* * *f., (m. - fresco)* * *1)a) ( frescor)la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)
b) ( aire) fresh air2) (fam) ( insolencia)* * *= hussy.Ex. The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.* * *1)a) ( frescor)la fresca — the cool (of the morning/evening)
b) ( aire) fresh air2) (fam) ( insolencia)* * *= hussy.Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.
* * *A1(frescor): la fresca the cool (of the morning/evening)salimos temprano, con la fresca we set off early, while it was still cool2 (aire) fresh airB ( fam)(insolencia): lo regañé y me soltó una fresca I told him off and he had the nerve to answer me back ( colloq)le dije cuatro frescas y me marché I gave him a piece of my mind and left ( colloq)* * *
fresco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (temperatura) cool
2 (alimentos) fresh
3 (noticias, acontecimientos) fresh, new
4 (campante, indiferente) se quedó tan fresco, he didn't bat an eyelid
II sustantivo masculino
1 (frescor) fresh air, cool air: hace fresco, it's chilly
2 Arte fresco
3 pey (persona) ¡qué fresco!, what a nerve!
Cuando te refieres a una temperatura baja pero agradable, puedes usar la palabra cool. Sin embargo, si la temperatura es baja y desagradable, debes emplear la palabra cold (frío).
fresca sustantivo femenino
1 familiar cheeky remark
2 (frescor de la mañana, tarde) cool of the morning/evening: salió con la fresca para dar una vuelta, he went out for a walk in the cool air
' fresca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dimanar
- gallito
- legumbre
- panceta
- soltar
- zorra
- fresco
English:
cool
- paint
- vegetable
- wet
* * *fresca nfsaldremos por la mañana, con la fresca we'll leave early in the morning when it's cool* * *f1 cool air;2:soltar una fresca a alguien fam get fresh with s.o., Brbe cheeky to s.o.I adj1 cool;conservar en lugar fresco keep cool, keep in a cool place3 persona famfresh fam, Brcheeky fam ;quedarse tan fresco fam stay calm, famkeep one’s coolII m, fresca f:¡eres un fresco! fam you’ve got some nerve! fam, Bryou’ve got a cheek! famIII m1 fresh air;tomar el fresco get some fresh air2:hace fresco it’s cool;me trae al fresco fam I couldn’t ocould care less, BrI couldn’t care less fam3 C.Am.bebida fruit drink* * *fresca n fresh air -
31 faccia
f (pl -cce) face(risvolto, aspetto) facet( lato) sidefaccia tosta cheekfaccia a faccia face to facedi faccia a opposite, in front ofin faccia in the facegliel'ha detto in faccia he told him to his face* * *faccia s.f.1 face: faccia ossuta, tonda, pallida, abbronzata, gaunt, round, pale, tanned face; gli lavai la faccia, I washed his face; lo guardai in faccia, I looked him in the eye (o full in the face); ti si legge in faccia che sei stanco, I can tell by your face you are tired; mi tirò un libro in faccia, he threw a book in my face; guardare in faccia qlcu., to look s.o. in the face; non potrò più guardarlo in faccia, I'll never be able to look him in the face again; sputare in faccia a qlcu., to spit in s.o.'s face2 ( sembiante, aspetto, espressione) look, expression, appearance: faccia addolorata, sofferente, sorrowful expression; la sua faccia si irrigidì, his expression (o look o countenance) hardened; faccia aperta, simpatica, open, pleasant face (o open expression); che faccia! che cosa ti è successo?, how pale you look! what's up?; cambiò faccia quando lo vide, ( si rabbuiò) her face fell when she saw him, ( si illuminò) her face lit up when she saw him; da quando l'ho visto l'ultima volta ha cambiato faccia, he has changed since I saw him last; ha una faccia da mascalzone, he looks like a rascal; hai la faccia di uno che ha dormito male, you look as if you slept badly; hai una bella faccia questa mattina, you look good this morning; hai una brutta faccia, you don't look up to the mark (o you don't look very fit) // quest'auto ha cambiato faccia, ( sembra nuova) this car looks new // fece una faccia da ebete, his eyes took on a vacant look; fare delle facce, to make (o to pull) faces3 ( lato, superficie) face; side: la faccia della Luna, the face of the Moon; la faccia di un edificio, the front (o façade) of a building; le due facce di una moneta, the two faces of a coin; scrivete sulla faccia sinistra del foglio, write on the left side of the page // (mat.) le facce di un cubo, the faces (o sides) of a cube // (mecc.) un dado a sei facce, a six-paned nut // (miner.) le facce di un cristallo, the faces of a crystal // l'altra faccia della luna, (fig.) the other side of the question // è il più grosso imbroglione che sia mai esistito sulla faccia della terra, he is the biggest cheat that ever existed under the sun4 (fig.) ( aspetto) aspect: esaminiamo ora l'altra faccia del problema, let's go into the other aspect of the problem; è una questione che sembra avere molte facce, it's a problem that seams to have many different aspects.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: faccia in su, in giù, face up, face down // faccia a faccia, ( confronto) face to face confrontation; erano faccia a faccia, they were face to face (o they were facing each other); mettere due testimoni faccia a faccia, to confront two witnesses // di faccia a, in front of (o opposite): il monumento di faccia al municipio, the monument in front of the town hall; la sua casa è di faccia alla chiesa, his house is opposite the church; la casa di faccia, the house opposite; visto di faccia, seen from the front // che faccia ( tosta)!, what cheek (o what a nerve)!; chi ebbe la faccia ( tosta) di negarlo?, who had the face (o the cheek o the impudence) to deny it?; hai una bella faccia di bronzo!, you've got a nerve!; una faccia da schiaffi, a cheeky face // persona a due facce, two-faced person (o double dealer) // glielo dirò in faccia, I'll tell him so to his face (o I'll tell him straight) // mi risero in faccia, they laughed in my face // dire qlco. in faccia al mondo, to say sthg. in public (o publicly) // fare la faccia lunga, to pull a long face // fare qlco. alla faccia di qlcu., to do sthg. in spite of s.o.; alla faccia!, so much for you! (o good for you!): ''Vado in vacanza per un mese'' ''Alla faccia!'', ''I'm taking a month's holiday'' ''Good God!''; alla faccia della dieta, mangerò anche il dolce!, I'll have some cake too, and so much for my diet! // farsi la faccia, ( truccarsi) to make up // non guardare in faccia a nessuno, to put number one first, ( dire ciò che si pensa) to say what one thinks // perdere la faccia, to lose face; salvare la faccia, to save one's face.* * *1) (viso) faceguardare in faccia qcn. — to look sb. in the face
avere una brutta faccia, una faccia stanca — (aspetto) to look a bit off colour, tired
3) (superficie) face4) (lato) face, side (anche fig.)le -ce di una medaglia, moneta — the sides of a medal, coin
l'altra faccia della luna — the hidden face o dark side of the moon
l'altra faccia di qcs. — the other side of sth
••di o in faccia a opposite, in front of; guardare la morte in faccia to face up death; alla faccia! good God! alla faccia dell'uguaglianza! so much for equality! fare qcs. alla faccia di to do sth. in the teeth of; cambiare faccia to change expression; avere la faccia di fare qcs. to be cheeky enough to do sth.; fare le -ce to pull o make a face, to sulk; fare la o una faccia lunga to pull a long face; gettare in faccia a qcn. to throw at sb. [oggetto, sfida]; perdere, salvare la faccia to lose, save face; guardare in faccia la realtà to face reality; non guardare in faccia nessuno to go ahead o to do what one wants regardless of anyone else; dire qcs. in faccia a qcn. to tell sth. to sb.'s face; a faccia in giù, in su face up, down; ridere in faccia a qcn. to laugh in sb.'s face; gli sta scritto in faccia it's written all over his face; essere o avere una (bella) faccia tosta to be cheeky, to have nerve; avere la faccia di bronzo to be as bold as brass; avere una faccia da schiaffi — to be cheeky
* * *facciapl. -ce /'fatt∫a, t∫e/ ⇒ 4sostantivo f.1 (viso) face; guardare in faccia qcn. to look sb. in the face; non ho potuto vederlo in faccia I couldn't see him from the front; avere una brutta faccia, una faccia stanca (aspetto) to look a bit off colour, tired2 fig. (persona) face; (espressione) look, expression, face; vedere -ce nuove to see new faces; non fare quella faccia! don't look like that! ha fatto una faccia strana quando mi ha visto he made a face when he saw me; ha la faccia da imbroglione he looks like a trickster; fare una faccia offesa to have a hurt expression3 (superficie) face; sulla faccia della terra on the face of the earth4 (lato) face, side (anche fig.); le -ce di una medaglia, moneta the sides of a medal, coin; solido a otto -ce eight-faced solid; l'altra faccia della luna the hidden face o dark side of the moon; l'altra faccia di qcs. the other side of sth.di o in faccia a opposite, in front of; guardare la morte in faccia to face up death; alla faccia! good God! alla faccia dell'uguaglianza! so much for equality! fare qcs. alla faccia di to do sth. in the teeth of; cambiare faccia to change expression; avere la faccia di fare qcs. to be cheeky enough to do sth.; fare le -ce to pull o make a face, to sulk; fare la o una faccia lunga to pull a long face; gettare in faccia a qcn. to throw at sb. [oggetto, sfida]; perdere, salvare la faccia to lose, save face; guardare in faccia la realtà to face reality; non guardare in faccia nessuno to go ahead o to do what one wants regardless of anyone else; dire qcs. in faccia a qcn. to tell sth. to sb.'s face; a faccia in giù, in su face up, down; ridere in faccia a qcn. to laugh in sb.'s face; gli sta scritto in faccia it's written all over his face; essere o avere una (bella) faccia tosta to be cheeky, to have nerve; avere la faccia di bronzo to be as bold as brass; avere una faccia da schiaffi to be cheeky. -
32 fier
fier, fière [fjεʀ]adjective• fier comme Artaban or comme un coq as proud as a peacock• fier de qch/de faire qch proud of sth/to do sth* * *
Ifière fjɛʀ adjectif1) ( satisfait) proudtu peux être fier de toi — lit you have every right to be proud; iron you must be very proud of yourself
2) ( hautain) proud, haughty; ( prétentieux) stuck-up (colloq)il n'était pas si fier à l'examen! — he wasn't so cocky (colloq) in the exam!
3) ( noble) [caractère] proud••fier comme Artaban or un coq or un paon — proud as a peacock
II
se fier fje verbe pronominal1) ( placer sa confiance en)ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit/aux apparences — don't go by what he says/by appearances
2) ( compter sur)se fier à — to rely on [personne, mémoire, calculs]; to trust to [chance, destin]
* * *fjɛʀ adj (fière)* * *I.1 ( satisfait) proud (de qn/qch of sb/sth; de faire to do); tu peux être fier de toi lit you have every right to be proud; iron you must be very proud of yourself; il n'y a pas de quoi être fier! iron that's nothing to be proud of!; je suis corse et j'en suis fier, je suis corse et fier de l'être I'm a Corsican and proud of it; je suis fière qu'il ait réussi ses examens I'm proud of the fact that he passed his exams; je n'en suis pas peu fier I'm quite proud of it;2 ( hautain) proud, haughty; ( prétentieux) stuck-up○; il est pas fier (pour deux sous)○ he's not (a bit) stuck-up○; il est devenu fier depuis sa promotion he's got GB ou gotten US ou become very stuck-up○ since he was promoted; il n'était pas si fier à l'examen! he wasn't so cocky○ in the exam!;4 ○( remarquable) (before n) fier imbécile an incredible fool; fier menteur a terrible liar; avoir un fier culot○ to have an incredible ou a fantastic nerve○;fier comme Artaban or un coq or un paon proud as a peacock; faire le fier to be haughty.II.1 ( placer sa confiance en) se fier à to trust [personne, promesse]; to go by, to trust [apparences]; à qui peut-on se fier? who can one ou you trust?; ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit you can't go by what he says;2 ( compter sur) se fier à to trust, to rely on [personne, mémoire, instinct, instrument, calculs]; to trust to [chance, destin, bonne étoile]; le réveil marche mal, ne t'y fie pas the alarm clock doesn't work properly, you can't rely on it.I1. [satisfait] proudje n'étais pas fier de moi I wasn't pleased with ou proud of myselfquand il a fallu sauter, il n'était plus tellement fier when it came to jumping, he didn't seem so sure of himselfêtre fier comme Artaban ou comme un coq to be as proud as a peacock, to be puffed up with pride————————, fière [fjɛr] nom masculin, nom fémininII[fje]se fier à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [avoir confiance en] to trust (in)se fier aux apparences to go by ou on appearancesne vous y fiez pas! don't be fooled by it/him etc.!2. [compter sur] to rely on -
33 vieux
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. old• vieux comme le monde or Hérode (humorous) as old as the hills• c'est déjà vieux tout ça ! that's all old hat! (inf)c. (avant le nom) ( = de naguère, précédent) old• ma vieille voiture était plus confortable que la nouvelle my old car was more comfortable than the one I've got now2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) old man• mon or le vieux (inf!) ( = père) the old man (inf!)• ils m'ont augmenté de 500 € -- ben mon vieux ! they've given me a 500 euro rise -- well I never!b. ► coup de vieux (inf)3. feminine noun• ma or la vieille (inf!) ( = mère) the old woman (inf!)• comment ça va, ma vieille ? (inf)how's it going, old girl? (inf)4. adverb5. compounds• des habitudes de vieux garçon bachelor ways ► vieux jeu invariable adjective [idées] outmoded ; [personne, vêtement] old-fashioned* * *
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne âgée) old person2) (colloq) ( camarade)salut, vieux! — hello, mate! (colloq) GB, hi, pal! (colloq) US
ça va, ma vieille? — how are you, dear?
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le vieux — old things (pl)
Phrasal Verbs:••vieux comme le monde, vieux comme Hérode or Mathusalem — as old as the hills
c'est un vieux de la vieille — (colloq) ( vétéran) he's an old hand
* * *vjø, vjɛj (vieille) vieil (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adjIl fait plus vieux que son âge. — He looks older than he is.
2. nm/f1) * (= personne âgée) (= homme) old man, (= femme) old woman2) * (à un ami)Eh bien, mon vieux... — Well, old man...
Eh bien, ma vieille... — Well, old girl..., Well, my dear...
3. nmpl1) * (= personnes âgées)les vieux — the old, old people
2) * (= parents)* * *A adj1 ( d'âge avancé) [personne, couple, animal] old; vieil imbécile old fool; être vieux avant l'âge to be old before one's time; je me fais vieille I'm getting old; pour/sur mes vieux jours for/in my old age; ⇒ os, singe;2 ( d'un âge relatif) être plus vieux que qn/qch to be older than sb/sth; être moins vieux que qn to be younger than sb; être moins vieux que qch not to be as old as sth; la plus vieille église the oldest church; chatons vieux de quelques jours kittens only a few days old; une institution vieille de 100 ans a 100-year-old institution; vieux de plus de 100 ans over 100 years old;3 ( ancien) old; dans la vieille ville in the old town; le vieux Nîmes the old part of Nîmes; le vieux continent the old world; une vieille connaissance an old acquaintance; au bon vieux temps in the good old days; mes bonnes vieilles pantoufles my dear old slippers; mon nouveau et mon vieux vélo my new bike and my old one; c'est un vieux rêve à moi it has always been my dream; c'est de la vieille histoire that's ancient history; une vieille amitié/rivalité a long-standing friendship/rivalry; il est très vieille France he's a gentleman of the old school; des habitudes vieille France formal manners; des prénoms qui font vieille France first names which are full of old-world charm; ⇒ école, métier.B nm,f1 ( personne âgée) old person; un petit vieux a little old man; une petite vieille a little old woman; les vieux old people; c'est un vieux he's old; mes vieux○ ( parents) my parents; mon vieux○ ( père) my old man○; ma vieille○ my old woman○;2 ( vétéran) c'est une vieille, elle est ici depuis deux ans she's an old hand, she's been here two years;3 ○( camarade) salut, vieux! hello, mate○! GB, hi, pal○! US; mon pauvre vieux you poor old thing; ça va, ma vieille? how are you, dear?C adv vivre vieux to live to a ripe old age; un chignon, ça fait vieux a bun makes you look old; il s'habille vieux he dresses like an old man; ta sœur fait vieux your sister looks old.D nm ( choses anciennes) le vieux old things (pl); prendre un coup de vieux to age; faire du neuf avec du vieux to revamp things.vieil or old gold; vieille barbe○ old bore; vieille branche○ old thing†; vieille fille old maid; vieille garde old guard; vieille noix○ = vieille branche; vieille peau pej old bag○ péj; vieux beau ageing Romeo; vieux clou○ ( véhicule) old crock○; vieux croûton○ pej old duffer○; vieux garçon old bachelor; vieux jeton○ old fuddy-duddy○; vieux jeu old-fashioned; vieux renard old fox; vieux rose dusty pink, old rose; vieux routier old stager; vieux schnock○ pej fuddy-duddy○.vieux comme le monde, vieux comme Hérode or Mathusalem as old as the hills; c'est un vieux de la vieille○ ( vétéran) he's an old hand; ( ami) he's a very old friend.( féminin vieille) [vjø, vjɛj] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet vieil [vjɛj]) adjectif1. [âgé] oldsa vieille mère her old ou aged motherun vieil homme an old ou elderly manles vieilles gens old people, elderly people, the elderlydevenir vieux to grow old, to get oldvivre vieux [personne, animal] to live to be old, to live to a ripe old agese faire vieux to be getting on (in years), to be getting oldle plus vieux des deux the older ou elder (of the two)le plus vieux des trois the eldest ou oldest of the three2. (avant le nom) [de longue date - admirateur, camarade, complicité, passion] old, long-standing ; [ - famille, tradition] old, ancient ; [ - dicton, recette] old ; [ - continent, montagne] old3. [désuet - instrument, méthode] oldc'est un tissu un peu vieux pour une robe de fillette this material is a bit old-fashioned for a little girl's dressa. [qui n'est plus usitée] an obsolete turn of phraseb. [surannée] an old-fashioned turn of phrase[usé, fané] oldun vieux numéro [de magazine] a back issue4. [précédent] old5. (familier) [à valeur affectueuse]alors, mon vieux chien? how's my old doggie then?[à valeur dépréciative]t'aurais pas une vieille enveloppe? got an envelope (,any old one will do)?[à valeur intensive]————————nom masculin1. (familier & péjoratif) [homme âgé] old mana. [soldat de Napoléon] an old veteran of Napoleon's guardb. [personne d'expérience] an old hand2. (très familier) [père]mon/son vieux my/his old man3. (familier) [à valeur affective - entre adultes][pour exprimer la surprise]j'en ai eu pour 1 000 euros — ben mon vieux! it cost me 1,000 euros — good heavens!4. [ce qui est ancien] old thingsle vin sent le ou a un goût de vieux the wine tastes as though it's past its best5. (familier & locution)————————adverbe————————nom masculin pluriel1. (familier) [personnes âgées]2. (très familier) [parents]————————vieille nom féminin1. (familier & péjoratif) [femme âgée] old woman ou girl2. (très familier) [mère]la vieille, ma/ta vieille my/your old lady3. (familier) [à valeur affective - entre adultes]salut, ma vieille! hi there!il est trop tard, ma vieille! it's too late, darling![exprime l'indignation]t'es gonflée, ma vieille! you've got some nerve, you!————————————————[qui date de]vieille fille nom féminin————————vieux garçon nom masculin(vieilli & péjoratif) bachelorrester vieux garçon to remain single ou a bachelorvieux jeu locution adjectivale[personne, attitude] old-fashioned -
34 Gemütsmensch
m good-natured person; nicht aus der Ruhe zu bringen: imperturbable person; du bist ein Gemütsmensch! iro. you’ve got (a) nerve; (du verlangst zu viel) is that all?* * *Ge|müts|menschmgood-natured, phlegmatic persondu bist vielleicht ein Gemǘtsmensch! (iro inf) — you're a fine one! (inf)
* * *Ge·müts·menschm (fam) good-natured person* * *der (ugs.) good-natured or even-tempered person* * ** * *der (ugs.) good-natured or even-tempered person -
35 là
I.la1 [la]→ leII.la2 [la]invariable masculine noun* * *la
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article défini, pronom le
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donner le la — lit to give an A; fig to set the tone
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I la art déf, pronSee:
II la nmMUSIQUE A, (en chantant la gamme) lasol, la, si, do — so, la, ti, do
* * *I.la art déf, pron ⇒ le.II.la nm Mus ( note) A; ( en solfiant) lah; concerto en la majeur concerto in A major; donner le la lit to give an A; fig to set the tone.[la] adverbeelle habite Paris maintenant, c'est là qu'elle a trouvé du travail she lives in Paris now, that's where she found workje ne peux rien faire, il est toujours là I can't do anything, he's always around2. [dans le temps]à partir de là from then on, from that moment onlà, je n'ai pas le temps de lui en parler I don't have time to tell him about it right now3. [dans cette situation]j'en étais là de mes réflexions quand le téléphone a sonné I'd got that far with my thinking when the phone rangen rester ou en demeurer là: je n'ai pas l'intention d'en rester ou demeurer là I don't intend leaving it at that4. [dans cela]la santé, tout est là (good) health is everything5. [pour renforcer]c'est là mon intention that's my intention ou what I intend to doc'est là le problème/la difficulté that's where the problem/the difficulty lies6. [emploi expressif]oui, j'ai refusé ce travail, là, tu es content? yes I turned down that job, now are you satisfied?alors là, je ne sais pas! well that I really don't know!alors là, tu exagères! you've got a nerve!malheureux, qu'as-tu fait là! what have you gone and done now?là, là, calme-toi! now, now ou there, there, calm down!de-ci de-là locution adverbiale————————de là locution adverbiale1. [dans l'espace]de là à dire que c'est un criminel, il y a loin (figuré) there's a big difference between that and saying he's a criminal2. [marquant la conséquence]de là son amertume that's why he's bitter, that explains his bitterness, hence his bitternesson peut déduire de là que... from that we can deduce that...————————là contre locution adverbialec'est votre droit, je n'ai rien à dire là contre it's your right, I have nothing to say in opposition————————par là locution adverbiale1. [dans l'espace]2. (figuré)si tu vas par là if you take that line, in that casequ'entendez-vous ou que voulez-vous dire par là? what do you mean by that?il faut en passer par là! there's no alternative!, it can't be helped! -
36 Nerv
1) anat nerve2) bot veinWENDUNGEN:\Nerven wie Drahtseile haben ( fam) to have nerves of steel;gute/schlechte [o schwache] \Nerven haben to have strong/bad [or weak] nerves;die \Nerven behalten to keep calm;jds \Nerven gehen [mit] jdm durch sb loses their cool;entschuldigen Sie, meine \Nerven sind wohl etwas mit mir durchgegangen I'm sorry, I must have lost my cool;auf die \Nerven gehen ( fam) to be a strain on the nerves;den \Nerv haben, etw zu tun ( fam) to have the nerve to do sth;[vielleicht] \Nerven haben! ( fam) to have a nerve!;du hast vielleicht \Nerven! you've got a nerve!;die \Nerven verlieren to lose control [or one's cool];\Nerven zeigen to show nerves -
37 coraggio sm
[ko'raddʒo]1) courage, braveryaver coraggio — to be courageous, be brave
dimostrare coraggio in battaglia — to show courage o bravery in battle
si è fatto coraggio e le ha chiesto di uscire con lui — he plucked up courage and asked her to go out with him
coraggio! — (forza!) come on!, (animo!) cheer up!
coraggio, siamo quasi arrivati! — come on, we're nearly there!
2) (sfacciataggine) nerve -
38 coraggio
sm [ko'raddʒo]1) courage, braveryaver coraggio — to be courageous, be brave
dimostrare coraggio in battaglia — to show courage o bravery in battle
si è fatto coraggio e le ha chiesto di uscire con lui — he plucked up courage and asked her to go out with him
coraggio! — (forza!) come on!, (animo!) cheer up!
coraggio, siamo quasi arrivati! — come on, we're nearly there!
2) (sfacciataggine) nerve -
39 exagérer
exagérer [εgzaʒeʀe]➭ TABLE 61. transitive verb• n'exagérons rien ! let's not exaggerate!2. intransitive verb• pourquoi tu lui as dit ça ? tu exagères ! it was a bit much to say that to him!• tu as deux heures de retard, tu exagères ! you're two hours late, this is just not on! (inf)• sans exagérer, ça a duré trois heures without any exaggeration, it lasted three hours• quand même il exagère ! he's gone too far!• 500 € pour ça ? ils exagèrent ! 500 euros for that? - they must be joking* * *ɛgzaʒeʀe
1.
verbe transitif to exaggerate
2.
verbe intransitif to go too far, to push one's luck
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s'exagérer verbe pronominal [personne] to overestimate* * *ɛɡzaʒeʀe1. vt[récit, importance de qch] to exaggerate2. vi1) (= dépasser les bornes) to go too far, to overstep the markÇa fait trois fois que tu arrives en retard: tu exagères! — That's three times you've been late: you really go too far sometimes!
2) (= déformer les faits) to exaggerate* * *exagérer verb table: céderA vtr ( outrer) to exaggerate; ils ont exagéré l'importance des dégâts they exaggerated the extent of the damage; n'exagérons rien let's not exaggerate; tu exagères toujours! you're always exaggerating; sans exagérer nous étions au moins 100 without exaggeration there were at least 100 of us.B vi ( abuser) to go too far, to push one's luck.C s'exagérer vpr [personne] to overestimate; s'exagérer l'importance de qch to overestimate the importance of sth.[ɛgzaʒere] verbe transitif1. [amplifier - importance, dangers, difficultés] to exaggerate, to overemphasize, to overstate ; [ - mérites, pouvoir] to exaggerate, to overrate, to overstate————————[ɛgzaʒere] verbe intransitifça fait deux heures que j'attends, il ne faut pas exagérer! I've been waiting for two hours, that's a bit much!————————s'exagérer verbe pronominal transitif -
40 Х-32
ЕСТЬ ХЛЕБ чей, кого ЕСТЬ ЧУЖОЙ ХЛЕБ both coll VP subj: human to live at the expense of another or othersX ест Y-ов (чужой) хлеб X eats Y's (another') bread (food)X lives off (of) Y (off (of) others).Ну, вот хотя бы мои родители - скромные, тихие, честные люди. Но они журналисты, они создают ту самую пропаганду, которая так подло обманула меня... А я сам, разве я был лучше? Мало того, что я ел их хлеб, — я ещё был пионером, я участвовал в работе этой страшной машины, продукцией которой были либо трупы, либо палачи (Буковский 1). Take my own parents, for example—modest, quiet, honorable people. But they were journalists, writing the very propaganda that had so vilely deceived me....And was I any better myself? It wasn't just that I ate their bread. I had been a Pioneer, I had participated in the work of this terrible machine whose end product was either hangmen or corpses (1a).«Есть наш хлеб тебе не стыдно, а мне ты смеешь колоть глаза какой-то шлюхой, учить нас приехал, убирайся в свою Швейцарию, швабский ублюдок!» (Рыбаков 1). "You're not ashamed to eat our food, yet you've got the nerve to throw some cheap whore in my face, you came here to teach us, well, now you can clear off back to Switzerland, you mongrel kraut!" (1a).
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