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81 way
wei 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) vei2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) vei, retning3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) vei4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) avstand5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode, måte, skikk6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) måte7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) vane8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) (bane) vei; gjennom; (gi) etter2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) langt; høyt- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and meansfart--------måte--------retning--------visIsubst. \/weɪ\/1) ( om retning) vei• can you tell me the way to the mall?• this way, pleasedenne veien, takk2) utvei, råd, mulighet, løsning3) ( fremgangsmåte) måte, vis• do you know the right way to do this?• do it your own way!4) vis, måte, henseende5) ( gammeldags) vei, sti6) ( personlig egenskap) vesen, måte å være på, atferd7) ( gammeldags) bransje, fag, område8) (sjøfart, gammeldags) fart9) (etter stedsnavn, hverdagslig) -trakteneallow somebody his\/her own way la noen få det som han\/hun vilall the way ( også overført) hele veien, for alle penga, heltany way hvilken som helst vei, (til) hvilken som helst retning (på) hvilken som helst måte i alle tilfeller, uansett, likevelask the\/one's way spørre om veien, spørre seg frembe by the way ( om kommentar eller bemerkning) mangle betydning, ikke vedkomme sammenhengenbeg one's way tigge seg frembe in a way about something være opprørt over noebe in the way of være i veien forbe on the way være på veibe on the way in\/out (hverdagslig, om moter og trender) være på vei inn\/ut, begynne å bli populær(t)\/upopulær(t), begynne å bli moderne\/umodernebe under way være i gang, være underveis, gjøre fremskritt ( sjøfart) i fartbe well on the\/one's way være et godt stykke på vei ( overført) være på god veiborrow one's way låne seg fremby a long way ( overført) langt på veiby the way ( gammeldags) nær veien, ved veien, inntil veieni forbifarten forresten, apropos, forøvrig• by the way, do you know if she's at home today?forresten, vet du om hun er hjemme i dag?by way of via, over, gjennomsom, tilfor å, i den hensikt åclear the way bane vei, gi plassclear the way! ut av veien!, unna vei!come a long way komme langveisfra ( overført) nå langtcome somebody's way komme på noens trakter• if a great fortune should come my way, I would leave this godforsaken placehvis en stor formue skulle komme meg til del, ville jeg forlate dette gudsforlatte stedetcome up the hard way gå den lange veien, arbeide seg opp fra ingentingcut one's way bane seg veidown our way ( hverdagslig) nede hos oss, hjemme hos oss, i våre trakter, der vi kommer fraforklaring: holde på en hest som vinner eller på plasseringhver veieither way begge veier fra eller til, uansettevery which way (amer.) alle veieralle midler, alle måterfall somebody's way komme noen til del, komme noen til godefeel one's way forsøke seg frem, føle seg for\/fremfight one's way ( også overført) kjempe seg frem, slå seg gjennom, slå seg frem, bryte seg veifind a\/some way ( overført) finne (på) en utvei, finne en løsning, finne på noefumble one's way famle seg frem, famle etter veienget into the way of venne seg til, sette seg inn iget one's way få viljen singet one's way with (få lov til å) ha sex medget out of someone's way ( også overført) holde seg unna noen, ikke stå i veien for noen• she was angry with me, so I got out of her wayhun var sint på meg, så jeg holdt meg unna henneget something out of the way bli kvitt noe, kvitte seg med noe, rydde noe av veienget under way komme i gang, få i gang ( sjøfart) komme i siggo a great way with somebody bety mye for noen ha stor innflytelse hos noengo all the way løpe linen ut, ta steget fullt ut samtykke helt og holdent ( hverdagslig) ha sex (med noen)go a long way eller go a great way eller go far ( også overført) gå langt rekke langt, være drøy bidra sterktgo a long way round gå en skikkelig omveigo\/take one's own way ( overført) gå sin egen vei, handle etter eget hodego one's way ( litterært) gå sin veigo out of one's way ta en omvei, gjøre en avstikker( overført) gjøre seg ekstra besvær, virkelig anstrenge seggo over in a big way slå voldsomt an, gjøre enorm suksessgo someone's way gå bra for noen, gå i noens favørgå samme vei som noen• are you going my way?go the right way about it gripe saken riktig an, begynne i riktig endego the right way to work gripe saken riktig ango the way of all flesh eller go the way of all the earth eller go the way of nature gå all kjødets gang, vandre heden, forgå, gå til grunne, døhave a way of ha en tendens til å, pleie åhave a way with something\/someone ha et (godt) lag med noe\/noen, ha tekkehave (it) one's own way eller have one's way få det som man vil, bestemme selv, få viljen sin• have it your own way!• if I had my way...om jeg fikk bestemme...have it both ways få både i pose og sekkhave way on ( sjøfart) ha (god) farthold\/keep one's way gå på, fortsettein all ways på alle vis, i alle henseender, på alle (mulige) måterin any way på noe vis• can I help you in any way?på en hvilken som helst måtein a way på sett og vis, på en måtein a small way i liten skala\/målestokkin no way ikke i det hele tatt, på ingen måtein one way på sett og vis, på en måtein some ways på sett og vis, på en måtein the way i veien ( gammeldags) i nærhetenin the way of ( overført) i form av, med hensyn til, av• what shall we give her in the way of a present?in this way på denne måtenit cuts both ways ( overført) det er på både godt og vondt, det er et tveegget sverd, det går i begge retninger, det slår begge veierkeep out of someone's way ( overført) gå ut av veien for noen, holde seg ute av veien for noen, holde seg unna noenknow one's way about kjenne til veiene, være bra orientert kunne klare seg ha rede på saker og tinglead the way (gå foran og) vise veienlearn (something) the hard way arbeide seg opp fra bunnen, lære (noe) av erfaring, måtte slite for noelight somebody the way ( gammeldags) lyse veien for noena little goes a long way det skal ikke så mye til, det er drøytlive in a large\/small way leve flott\/enkeltthe longest way round is the nearest way home den korteste veien er ikke alltid den raskestelook the other way eller look another way se en annen vei, se bort, vende seg bortlose the\/one's way gå (seg) vill, kjøre (seg) bortmake one's own way slå seg frem på egen håndmake one's way ( også overført) bane seg frem, ta seg frem, komme seg fremmake way for gi plass til, gå ut av veien for, flytte seg fornavigate one's way manøvrere seg (frem)not by a long way ikke på langt nær• he is not the best solicitor in town, not by a long waynot know which way to turn ikke vite hva man skal ta seg til, ikke vite hvor man skal ta veien, ikke vite verken ut eller inn• when I lost my job last year, I didn't know which way to turnda jeg mistet jobben i fjor, visste jeg ikke hva jeg skulle ta meg tilno two ways about it ingen tvil om den sakenno way! ( hverdagslig) aldri i livet! det er ikke sant!, du tuller!one way or another\/the other eller some way or other på en eller annen måte, på ett eller annet vis• Adam didn't kiss Sue. It was the other way round. She kissed Adam.out of the way bort, unna, utenfor rekkeviddeavsides uvanlig, original (amer.) upassende, malplassertover the way på den andre siden (av gaten), midt i motpay one's (own) way betale for seg, gjøre opp for seg være lønnsom, bære segpush one's way trenge seg frem ( overført) slå seg frem, albue seg fremput oneself out of the way (for somebody) gjøre seg umak (for noens skyld), anstrenge seg (for noens skyld)put somebody in the way of something skaffe noen noe, hjelpe noen med noe, gi noen sjansen til noeput somebody out of the way bli kvitt noen, kvitte seg med noen, rydde noen av veienput something in the way of someone\/something ( også overført) legge hindringer i noens vei, forhindre noe• I know I put something in the way of Sam's career opportunities when I refused to promote himsee somebody on his\/her way følge noen (på veien), følge noen utset\/put somebody on his\/her way følge noen et stykke på vei(en)stand in somebody's way ( også overført) stå i veien for noen, blokkere noenstart someone on the way hjelpe noen i gang (med noe), følge noen et stykke på vei(en)• it was getting dark, so he started me on the waydet begynte å bli mørkt, så han fulgte meg et stykke på veitake one's way ta veien, begi segthat's the way it is sånn er livet, slik er det barethis way and that hit og ditthumb one's way reise på tommelen, haikeup someone's way ( hverdagslig) oppe hos noen, hjemme hos noen, i noens trakterway! eller yes way! (slang, som svar på uttrykket no way!) jeg tuller ikke!, det er sant!way in inngang, vei innway of life livsstil, livsførsel, levesettway of living levesett, levemåtethe way of the Cross ( religion) Via dolorosa (veien Jesus gikk til Golgata der han ble korsfestet) forklaring: billedserie med fjorten stasjoner som skildrer Via dolorosa ( overført) en kristens lidelse og selvoppofrelseway out utgang, vei ut• which is the way out?( overført) utveiways and means pengemidler, ressurser ( parlamentarisk) måte (å skaffe seg penger på)way to go! (amer., hverdagslig) bra gjort!, kjempebra!, slik skal det gjøres!, sånn ja!whichever way you look at it hvordan man enn ser på det, hvordan man enn snur og vender på detwork one's way arbeide seg frem, bane seg veiwork one's way into something trykke\/presse seg inn i noework one's way up arbeide seg opp, gjøre karrierethe wrong way round feil vei, bak fremIIadv. \/weɪ\/ eller away1) langt, høyt, veldig2) (amer.) altforjeg dro tidlig, slik at jeg unngikk trafikkenway above ( også overført) skyhøyt over, langt overway back when ( hverdagslig) (for) lenge, lenge siden• I remember her from school, but that was way back whenjeg husker henne fra skolen, men det er lenge, lenge sidenway cool! råbra!• the bike is way cool! -
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come [kʌm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modifier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. venir• coming! j'arrive !► to come + preposition• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceauxb. ( = have one's place) se trouverc. ( = happen) arriver• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sortie. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égalf. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir parg. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir2. modifier(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m( = happen) arriver• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come acrossa. ( = cross) traversera. venir• come along! (allez,) venez !• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancera. ( = leave) s'en aller• come away from there! va-t'en de là !b. ( = become detached) se détacher[person, fashion] revenira. descendre• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomberd. ( = be demolished) être démolie. ( = drop) [prices] baisserf. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb[+ disease] attraper• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aidera. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter• come in! entrez !• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroristec. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb[+ criticism] être l'objet dea. ( = inherit) hériter deb. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come offa. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partirb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussird. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessusb. [+ drug] arrêtera. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !b. ( = progress) faire des progrès• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?d. [actor] entrer en scène( = start discussing) aborder• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verba. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qchd. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come overa. venirc. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente[feeling] envahirb. ( = drop in) passerc. ( = happen) se tenird. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avise. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come througha. ( = survive) s'en sortirc. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance( = amount to) se monter à• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en touta. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet deb. ( = be classified under) être classé sousc. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verba. monter• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?c. [plant] sortird. [sun] se levere. ( = arise) être soulevéa. ( = reach up to) arriver àb. ( = equal) répondre à• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb* * *[kʌm] 1.2. 3.come, come! — allons, allons!
1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriverto come by — ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane]
I came on foot/by bike — je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down — descendre [stairs, street]
to come up — monter [stairs, street]
to come from — venir de [airport, hospital]
to come into — entrer dans [house, room]
to come past — [car, person] passer
to come through — [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] traverser [window etc]
to come to — venir à [school, telephone]
come Christmas/summer — à Noël/en été
2) ( approach) s'approcherto come and see/help somebody — venir voir/aider quelqu'un
to come to somebody for — venir demander [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [money, advice]
I could see it coming — ( of accident) je le voyais venir
to come close ou near to doing — faillir faire
3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir4) ( attend) venirto come to — venir à [meeting, party]
5) ( reach)to come to —
to come up/down to — [water] venir jusqu'à; [dress, curtain] arriver à
6) ( happen)7) ( begin)to come to believe/hate — finir par croire/détester
8) ( originate)to come from — [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country]; [word, legend] venir de [country, language]; [substance] provenir de [raw material]; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place]; [smell, sound] venir de [place]
to come from France — [fruit, painting] provenir de France; [person] être français/-e
9) ( be available)to come in — exister en [sizes, colours]
10) ( tackle)to come to — aborder [problem, subject]
11) ( develop)12) ( be situated) venirto come after — suivre, venir après
to come before — (in time, list, queue) précéder; ( in importance) passer avant
to come first/last — arriver premier/dernier
13) ( be due)he had it coming (to him) — (colloq) ça lui pendait au nez
they got what was coming to them — (colloq) ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient
14) ( be a question of)when it comes to something/to doing — lorsqu'il s'agit de quelque chose/de faire
•Phrasal Verbs:- come at- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••come again? — (colloq) pardon?
come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right — en fait, tu as peut-être raison
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[aʊt] adjinv, predthe library book was \out das Buch war [aus der Bücherei] entliehen;the jury is \out, considering their verdict die Geschworenen haben sich zur Beratung des Urteilsspruchs zurückgezogen;the workers were \out, demanding higher wages die Arbeiter waren auf der Straße, um für höhere Löhne zu demonstrieren2) ( outside)to be \out draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen;they are \out in the garden sie sind draußen im Garten;everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck;to be \out of hospital/ prison aus dem Krankenhaus/Gefängnis entlassen worden sein;3) ( on the move) unterwegs;the army was \out die Armee war ausgerückt;the postman was \out on his rounds der Postbote machte gerade seine Runde;to be \out and about unterwegs sein;( after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein4) ( in blossom)to be \out blühen5) ( far away) draußen;the fishing boats were \out at sea die Fischerboote waren draußen auf See;he lived \out in Zambia er lebte in [o im fernen] Zambia;\out here hier draußen;\out west (Am) an der Westküste;they moved \out west sie an die Westküste gezogen6) ( available) erhältlich, zu haben ( fam) ( on the market) auf dem Markt; book veröffentlicht, herausgekommen;this is the best automatic camera \out das ist die beste Automatikkamera auf dem MarktI think he's the greatest footballer \out ich halte ihn für den besten Fußballer, den es zur Zeit gibtthe secret is \out das Geheimnis ist gelüftet [worden];once the news is \out,... wenn die Neuigkeit erst einmal bekannt ist,...;[the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen9) ( asleep)to be \out schlafen;to be \out for the count boxing k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] sein ( fam)to be \out cold bewusstlos seinschool will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni;( outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus;Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt;Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschiedento be \out on the streets ( be unemployed) arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen ( fam) ( be homeless) obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben14) ( not possible) unmöglich;that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage( not burning) fire aus, erloschento be \out danebenliegen ( fam)our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben;to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen ( fam)17) ( in search of)he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren;to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun;they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her ( fam)to be \out for trouble Streit suchenshe's been \out for three years now sie hat sich vor drei Jahren geoutetthe tide is \out es ist Ebbe;we had a walk here when the tide was \out bei Ebbe sind wir hier spazieren gegangen20) ( introduced to society) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt;Jane isn't \out yet Jane ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt worden adv1) ( outdoors) draußen, im Freien;it's bitterly cold \out today es ist heute schrecklich kalt draußen;“Keep \out!” „Betreten verboten!“get \out! raus hier! ( fam)can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?;to ask sb \out jdn einladen;he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will;to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen;to go \out ausgehen, weggehen, rausgehen ( fam)are you going \out tonight? gehst du heute Abend weg?;to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten;to turn sth inside \out clothes etw auf links drehenI can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus ( fam)to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen;to cross \out sth etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen];4) ( completely) ganz, völlig;tired \out völlig erschöpft;\out and away (Am) bei weitem;she is \out and away the best student I have ever taught sie ist mit Abstand die beste Studentin, die ich jemals hatte5) ( aloud)he cried \out in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen auf;she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten;to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen6) ( to an end)to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten];7) ( free from prison) entlassen;to let sb \out jdn freilassen8) ( unconscious)to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen;to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen9) ( dislocated)to put sth \out etw ausrenken;when she was in the car accident, it put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Autounfall den Rückento open \out ausbreiten;can you open \out the sofa bed for me? kannst du die Schlafcouch für mich ausziehen?;to open \out a map eine Karte ausbreiten [o auseinanderfalten];11) ( unfashionable)to go \out aus der Mode kommen, altmodisch werden;to have gone \out with the ark völlig altmodisch [o von vorgestern]; [o ( hum) ( fam) von anno Tobak] seinhe took ten minutes \out er nahm eine Auszeit von zehn Minutenthe tide is coming \out die Ebbe setzt ein vtto \out sb2) boxing jdn k.o. schlagenshe ran \out the door sie rannte zur Tür hinaus -
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Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
sería es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) condicional indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) condicional indicativoDel verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar) \ \
seria es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: ser seria sería
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) sería para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers sería v impers to be; sería v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ sería humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
sería,
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard ' sería' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabose - amable - bastante - buena - bueno - desprecio - diplomacia - excedente - frotar - frotarse - gustar - mantener - revigorizar - casi - colmo - contrario - conveniente - estupidez - indicado - ir - lógico - oportuno - payaso - que - utilidad English: aloud - best - better - ethical - funny - half - ideally - mention - optimal - propose - serious - shall - should - story - understatement - vision - warn - ill - involve - make - move - order - start - unwise -
85 seria
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser) \ \
sería es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) condicional indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) condicional indicativoDel verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar) \ \
seria es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: ser seria sería
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula 1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf; es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic; era cierto it was true; sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still; que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc) ver tb imposible, difícil etc 2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be; es viuda she's a widow; ver tb estar 1 cópula 2 3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be; ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me 4 (con predicado introducido por `de'): soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba; es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'; no soy de aquí I'm not from around here 5 (hipótesis, futuro): ¿será cierto? can it be true? verbo intransitivo 1b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us? 3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos; somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether 4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) seria para algo to be for sth; ( en locs) ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!; es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes; o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …; sea como sea at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea donde sea no matter where; sea quien sea whoever it is; si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for … ( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb v impers seria v impers to be; seria v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be; fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900 ■ sustantivo masculino 1◊ seria humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):2 ( naturaleza):
sería,
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard ' seria' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabose - amable - bastante - buena - bueno - desprecio - diplomacia - excedente - frotar - frotarse - gustar - mantener - revigorizar - casi - colmo - contrario - conveniente - estupidez - indicado - ir - lógico - oportuno - payaso - que - sería - utilidad English: aloud - best - better - ethical - funny - half - ideally - mention - optimal - propose - serious - shall - should - story - understatement - vision - warn - ill - involve - make - move - order - start - unwise -
86 whatever
whatever [wɒtˈevər]1. adjective• he agreed to make whatever repairs might prove necessary il a accepté de faire toutes les réparations qui s'avéreraient nécessaires• whatever books have you been reading? (inf) ( = what on earth) qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé lire là !2. adverb3. pronouna. ( = no matter what) quoi que + subj• whatever that means je ne sais pas trop ce que cela veut dire ; (sceptical) allez savoir ce que ça veut direb. ( = anything that) tout ce que• Monday or Tuesday, whatever suits you best lundi ou mardi, ce qui vous convient le mieux• whatever you say, sir comme monsieur voudrac. ( = what on earth) (inf) whatever did you do? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire là !• whatever did you say that for? pourquoi êtes-vous allé dire ça ?d. ( = other similar things) the books and the clothes and whatever (inf) les livres et les vêtements et tout ça (inf)* * *[wɒt'evə(r)], US [hwɒt-] 1.1) ( that which) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que2) ( anything that) ( as subject) tout ce qui; ( as object) tout ce quewhatever you say — ( as you like) tout ce qui vous plaira
3) ( no matter what) quoi que (+ subj)whatever it costs it doesn't matter — quel que soit le prix, ça n'a pas d'importance
4) ( what on earth) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) qu'est-ce que‘let's go’ - ‘whatever for?’ — ‘allons-y’ - ‘pour quoi faire?’
5) (colloq) ( the like)2.curtains, cushions and whatever — des rideaux, des coussins et toutes sortes de choses
1) ( any)2) ( no matter what)3) ( expressing surprise)3.‘any chance?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a une chance?’ - ‘pas la moindre’
‘any petrol?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a de l'essence?’ - ‘pas du tout’
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A conj ( but) mais ; you can hold the baby, only don't drop him tu peux tenir le bébé, mais surtout ne le lâche pas ; it's like hang-gliding only safer c'est la même chose que le deltaplane mais en moins dangereux ; it's like a mouse only bigger c'est comme une souris mais en plus gros ; I'd come only I'm working tonight je viendrais bien mais ce soir je travaille ; he needs a car only he can't afford one il a besoin d'une voiture mais il n'a pas les moyens d'en acheter une ; ⇒ if B.B adj1 ( sole) seul ; only child enfant unique ; the only one left le seul/la seule m/f or le dernier/la dernière m/f qui reste ; you're not the only one tu n'es pas le seul ; we're the only people who know nous sommes les seuls à le savoir ; it's the only way c'est le seul moyen ; one and only seul ; the only thing is, I'm broke ○ le seul problème, c'est que je suis fauché ○ ; his only answer was to shrug his shoulders pour toute réponse il haussa les épaules ;2 (best, preferred) skiing is the only sport for me pour moi, aucun sport ne vaut le ski ; champagne is the only drink rien ne vaut le champagne.C adv1 ( exclusively) I'm only interested in European stamps je ne m'intéresse qu'aux timbres européens ; only in Italy can one… il n'y a qu'en Italie que l'on peut… ; he only reads science-fiction il ne lit que des romans de science-fiction ; we're only here for the free beer nous ne sommes là que pour la bière gratuite ; it's only harmful if you eat a lot ce n'est dangereux que si on en mange beaucoup ; I'll go but only if you'll go too je n'irai que si tu y vas aussi ; I'll lend you money but only if you repay me je ne te prêterai de l'argent que si tu me rembourses ; only Annie saw her Annie est la seule à l'avoir vue ; only an expert can do that seul un expert peut faire ça ; only time will tell seul l'avenir nous le dira ; ‘men only’ ‘hommes seulement’ ; ‘for external use only’ ‘usage externe’ ;2 ( nothing more than) it's only fair to let him explain ce n'est que justice de le laisser s'expliquer ; it's only polite c'est la moindre des politesses ; it's only natural for her to be curious c'est tout à fait normal qu'elle soit curieuse ;3 ( in expressions of time) only yesterday/last week pas plus tard qu'hier/que la semaine dernière ; I saw him only recently je l'ai vu très récemment ; it seems like only yesterday j'ai l'impression que c'était hier ;4 ( merely) he's only a baby ce n'est qu'un bébé ; Mark is only sixteen Mark n'a que seize ans ; it's only a suggestion ce n'est qu'une suggestion ; it's only 10 o'clock il n'est que 10 heures ; it only took five minutes ça n'a pris que cinq minutes ; I only earn £2 an hour je ne gagne que deux livres sterling à l'heure ; you only had to ask tu n'avais qu'à demander ; I've only met her once je ne l'ai rencontrée qu'une fois ; he only grazed his knees il s'est juste égratigné les genoux ; only half the money juste la moitié de l'argent ; only twenty people turned up seules vingt personnes sont venues ; you've only got to look around you il suffit de regarder autour de soi ; she's not only charming but also intelligent elle n'est pas seulement charmante, elle est aussi intelligente ; I was only joking! je plaisantais! ; ⇒ name ;5 ( just) I only wish he would apologize je voudrais simplement qu'il s'excuse ; I only hope she'll realize j'espère simplement qu'elle s'en rendra compte ; you'll only make him angry tu ne feras que le mettre en colère ; he'll only waste the money il ne fera que gaspiller l'argent ; only think, you could win the jackpot imagine, tu pourrais gagner le gros lot ; I can only think that Claire did it ça ne peut être que Claire qui l'a fait ; open up, it's only me ouvre, c'est moi ; I got home only to find ou discover (that) I'd been burgled quand je suis rentré à la maison j'ai découvert que j'avais été cambriolé.1 ( very recently) to have only just done venir juste de faire ; I've only just arrived je viens juste d'arriver ;2 ( barely) it's only just tolerable c'est à peine tolérable ; the plank is only just long enough la planche est juste assez longue ; I caught the bus, but only just j'ai eu le bus mais de justesse.E only too adv phr it's only too obvious that il n'est que trop évident que ; I remember it only too well je m'en souviens trop bien ; they were only too pleased to help ils étaient trop contents de se rendre utiles.goodness ou God ou Heaven only knows! Dieu seul le sait! -
88 settle
settle ['setəl]régler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) fixer ⇒ 1 (b) installer ⇒ 1 (d) coloniser ⇒ 1 (e) calmer ⇒ 1 (f) s'installer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'établir ⇒ 2 (a) se calmer ⇒ 2 (c) tenir ⇒ 2 (d) se poser ⇒ 2 (d) se tasser ⇒ 2 (e)∎ to settle a matter régler une question;∎ the case was settled out of court l'affaire a été réglée à l'amiable;∎ questions not yet settled questions fpl en suspens;∎ to settle one's affairs mettre ses affaires en ordre, régler ses affaires;∎ to settle an old score or old scores régler des comptes(b) (determine, agree on → date, price) fixer;∎ have you settled where to go for the picnic? avez-vous décidé d'un endroit pour le pique-nique?;∎ it was settled that I would go to boarding school il fut convenu ou décidé que j'irais en pension;∎ you must settle that among yourselves il va falloir que vous arrangiez cela entre vous;∎ nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore décidé ou arrêté;∎ that's one point settled voilà déjà un point d'acquis;∎ that's that settled then! voilà une affaire réglée!;∎ that's settled then, I'll meet you at 8 o'clock alors c'est entendu ou convenu, on se retrouve à 8 heures;∎ that settles it, the party's tomorrow! c'est décidé, la fête aura lieu demain!;∎ that settles it, he's fired trop c'est trop, il est renvoyé!(c) (pay → debt, account, bill) régler;∎ to settle a claim (insurance) régler un litige∎ when I'm settled, I'll write to you quand je serai installé, je vous écrirai;∎ to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;∎ he settled the children for the night il a mis les enfants au lit, il est allé coucher les enfants;∎ to get settled s'installer (confortablement);∎ to settle one's feet in the stirrups bien installer ses pieds dans les étriers;∎ she settled the rug over her knees elle enroula la couverture autour de ses genoux(e) (colonize) coloniser;∎ Peru was settled by the Spanish le Pérou a été colonisé par les Espagnols, les Espagnols se sont établis au Pérou(f) (calm → nerves, stomach) calmer, apaiser;∎ this brandy will settle your nerves ce cognac te calmera les nerfs;∎ give me something to settle my stomach donnez-moi quelque chose pour l'estomac;∎ to settle sb's doubts dissiper les doutes de qn;∎ the rain settled the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière∎ to settle an annuity on sb constituer une rente à qn;∎ she settled all her money on her nephew elle a légué toute sa fortune à son neveu;∎ figurative how are you settled for money at the moment? est-ce que tu as suffisamment d'argent en ce moment?∎ she finally settled abroad elle s'est finalement installée à l'étranger∎ she lived here a few years, but didn't settle (didn't stay) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est pas installée définitivement; (didn't adapt) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est jamais habituée;∎ to settle in an armchair/for the night s'installer dans un fauteuil/pour la nuit;∎ I couldn't settle (in bed) je n'arrivais pas à m'endormir;∎ to settle to work/to do sth se mettre sérieusement au travail/à faire qch;∎ he can't settle to anything il n'arrive pas à se concentrer sur quoi que ce soit∎ wait for things to settle before you do anything attends que les choses se calment ou s'arrangent avant de faire quoi que ce soit;∎ the weather is settling le temps se calme(d) (come to rest → snow) tenir; (→ dust, sediment) se déposer; (→ liquid, beer) reposer; (→ bird, insect, eyes) se poser;∎ the snow began to settle (on the ground) la neige commençait à tenir;∎ a fly settled on the butter une mouche s'est posée sur le beurre;∎ let your dinner settle before you go out prends le temps de digérer avant de sortir;∎ let the dregs settle laissez se déposer la lie;∎ allow the mixture to settle laissez reposer le mélange;∎ her gaze settled on the book son regard se posa sur le livre;∎ a look of despair/utter contentment settled on his face son visage prit une expression de désespoir/profonde satisfaction;∎ an eerie calm settled over the village un calme inquiétant retomba sur le village;∎ the cold settled on his chest le rhume lui est tombé sur la poitrine(e) (road, wall, foundations) se tasser;∎ cracks appeared in the walls as the house settled des fissures apparaissaient dans les murs au fur et à mesure que la maison s'affaissait;∎ Commerce contents may settle during transport (on packaging) le contenu risque de se tasser pendant le transport∎ to settle with sb for sth régler le prix de qch à qn;∎ can I settle with you tomorrow? est-ce que je peux vous régler demain?∎ to settle out of court régler une affaire à l'amiable3 noun(seat) banquette f à haut dossier(a) (in armchair, at desk) s'installer; (in new home) s'installer, se fixer; (at school, in job) s'habituer, s'adapter; (adopt steady lifestyle) se ranger, s'assagir;∎ they settled down by the fire for the evening ils se sont installés près du feu pour la soirée;∎ to settle down to watch television s'installer (confortablement) devant la télévision;∎ it took the children some weeks to settle down in their new school il a fallu plusieurs semaines aux enfants pour s'habituer à leur nouvelle école;∎ Susan is finding it hard to settle down to life in Paris Susan a du mal à s'habituer ou à s'adapter à la vie parisienne;∎ they never settle down anywhere for long ils ne se fixent jamais nulle part bien longtemps;∎ it's about time Tom got married and settled down il est temps que Tom se marie et qu'il se range;∎ he's not someone you could imagine settling down with ce n'est pas le genre de personne avec qui on peut imaginer se marier(b) (concentrate, apply oneself)∎ to settle down to do sth se mettre à faire qch;∎ to settle down to work se mettre au travail;∎ I can't seem to settle down to anything these days je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur quoi que ce soit ces jours-ci∎ things are settling down (calming down) les choses sont en train de se calmer; (becoming more definite) les choses commencent à prendre tournure;∎ as soon as the market settles down aussitôt que le marché se sera stabilisé;∎ settle down, children! calmez-vous, les enfants!, du calme, les enfants!(person) installer;∎ to settle oneself down in an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil;∎ she settled the patient/the baby down for the night elle a installé le malade/le bébé pour la nuitaccepter, se contenter de;∎ I settled for £100 j'ai accepté 100 livres;∎ I won't settle for less than £200 200 livres, c'est mon dernier prix, je ne descendrai pas au-dessous de 200 livres;∎ I insist on the best quality, I never settle for (anything) less j'exige ce qu'il y a de mieux, je n'accepte jamais rien en dessous;∎ there was no wine left so they had to settle for beer comme il ne restait plus de vin, ils durent se contenter de bière(at new house) s'installer; (at new school, job) s'habituer, s'adapter;∎ once we're settled in, we'll invite you round une fois que nous serons installés, nous t'inviterons;∎ it took him a while to settle in at his new school il a mis un certain temps à s'habituer à sa nouvelle école(job, routine) s'habituer à, s'adapter à;∎ she soon settled into her new post elle s'est vite adaptée à son nouveau poste;∎ life soon settled into the usual dull routine la vie reprit bientôt son rythme monotoneinstaller dans;∎ she's busy settling her daughter into her new flat elle est occupée à installer sa fille dans son nouvel appartement(decide on) décider de;∎ they've settled on Rome for their honeymoon ils ont décidé d'aller passer leur lune de miel à Rome;∎ they've settled on a Volkswagen ils se sont décidés pour une Volkswagen;∎ they couldn't settle on a price ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord sur un prix;∎ they settled on a compromise solution ils ont finalement choisi le compromisrégler (la note);∎ I must settle up with the plumber il faut que je règle le plombier;∎ can we settle up? 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89 place
1. [pleıs] n1. 1) местоsome place, some time - где-нибудь, когда-нибудь
starting place - спорт. центральный круг
jumping place - спорт. сектор для прыжков
landing place - а) спорт. место соскока; б) ав. место приземления
reporting place - спорт. место сбора спортсменов
I can't be at two places at once - я не могу быть в двух местах одновременно
this would be a good place for us to picnic in - это хорошее место для пикника
2) место, город, местечко; (населённый) пунктto come to a place - прибыть в какой-л. пункт /куда-л./
it is a quiet place - это тихое местечко /-ий городок/
N. is a great place for oysters - в N. отлично ловятся устрицыwhat place do you come from? - откуда вы родом?
place of arrival [of destination] - место прибытия [назначения]
3) место, точка на поверхности; участокbad /raw, tender, sore/ place - больное место, болячка
show me the sore place on your arm - покажите, где /в каком месте/ у вас болит рука
2. 1) обычное, привычное, отведённое местоin place - а) на месте; everything in its place - всё на месте; to put a book (back) in its place - поставить книгу на место; to put smth. in the wrong place - поставить /положить/ что-л. не на место; he would be very much in place as a journalist - ему бы очень подошло быть журналистом; б) уместный
out of place - а) не на месте; the book is out of (its) place - книга не на (своём) месте; б) неуместный
to look (sadly) out of place - быть удивительно неуместным /неподходящим/
to give place to smb., smth. - уступить место кому-л., чему-л.
his anger gave place to a feeling of pity - его гнев уступил место жалости
to take the place of smth. - заменить что-л. [ср. тж. 7, 1)]
electricity took the place of candles - на смену свечам пришло электричество
2) сиденье, место (в классе, за столом, в поезде и т. п.)to book /to engage, to secure/ places - заказать билеты
to change places with smb. - обменяться с кем-л. местами
would you like to take my place? - не хотите ли сесть на моё место?
3) место в книге; страница; отрывокto find one's place - найти нужное место в книге [ср. тж. ♢ ]
put smth. to mark the place - заложите чем-л. это место
the author repeats that in another place - автор повторяет это в другом месте
I've lost my place - я не помню, до какого места я дочитал /где я остановился/
3. 1) место, пространствоyou must find place for this bookcase - вы должны найти место для этого книжного шкафа
2) существенное место; важная рольsports never had a place in his life - спорт никогда не занимал важного места в его жизни
3) подходящий момент, ситуацияthis isn't a place to talk about one's private affairs - здесь не место обсуждать свои личные дела
4. (Place) в названиях1) площадь2) небольшая улица, тупик3) имениеPenhurst Place - имение /усадьба/ Пенхерст
5. 1) здание, помещение, место и т. п. специального назначенияplace of joining - воен. призывной пункт
public place - общественное здание, учреждение и т. п.
2) дом, жилищеyou can all come and lunch at our place - вы все можете у нас позавтракать
all over the place - везде, по всему дому
he leaves his things all over the place - он разбрасывает свои вещи по всей квартире
6. 1) имение, загородный домhe has a nice little place in the country - у него хорошенький загородный домик
2) уст. укрепление7. 1) должность, место, службаto take smb.'s place - а) заменять кого-л.; б) занять чьё-л. место; [ср. тж. 2, 1)]
to fill smb.'s place = to take smb.'s place а)
he worked ten years in his last place - на последнем месте он проработал десять лет
has he got a place yet? - нашёл ли он себе работу /место/?
2) высокая государственная должность; ответственная должность, высокий пост3) членство, участие ( в спортивной команде)a place in the Oxford boat - участие /членство/ в гребной команде Оксфордского университета
4) тк. sing дело, право, обязанностьit is not my place to correct his errors - не моё дело исправлять его ошибки
8. положение, статусto know /to keep/ one's place - знать своё место
to put smb. in his (proper) place - поставить кого-л. на место
his place among physicists is in the front rank - он занимает видное место среди физиков
his name has taken its place /has found a place/ in history - его имя вошло в историю
9. спорт.1) второе или третье призовое место2) амер. второе место ( на скачках)10. горн. забой, выработка11. мат. разрядto calculate to five decimal places - вычислить с точностью до одной стотысячной
12. астр. местонахождение ( небесного тела)♢
another place - парл. палата лордовin the first place - а) во-первых, прежде всего; первым делом; б) вообще
to take place - случаться, иметь место
to have /to find/ place - иметь место [ср. тж. 2, 3)]
to have a soft place in one's heart for smb. - питать к кому-л. слабость
the place where you cough - уборная, туалет
2. [pleıs] vthere is no place like home - ≅ в гостях хорошо, а дома лучше
1. 1) ставить, помещать; размещатьto place in the clearest light - полностью осветить (вопрос, положение и т. п.)
to place no restrictions on smth. - не устанавливать каких-л. ограничений на что-л.
to place on /in/ orbit - косм. выводить на орбиту; воен. размещать на орбите
to place the bar - спорт. установить планку ( для прыжков)
to place on the defensive - воен. вынуждать ( противника) перейти к обороне
2) помещать, отдавать (куда-л.)to place a child under smb.'s care - отдать ребёнка на чьё-л. попечение
to place in reserve - воен. выделять в резерв
to place smb., smth. in /at/ smb.'s service - отдать /выделить/ кого-л., что-л. в чьё-л. распоряжение
he placed his car in our service - он отдал /предоставил/ свой автомобиль в наше распоряжение
to place oneself under smb.'s orders - поступить в чье-л. распоряжение
to place a matter in smb.'s hands - отдать дело в чьи-л. руки
to place under the command (of) - воен. подчинять, передавать в подчинение
2. определять на должность; ставить на приход ( священника)to place smb. in an office - устроить кого-л. в учреждение
to place smb. in a good situation - устроить кого-л. на хорошую должность
to place smb. in command (of) - поставить кого-л. во главе
he has been placed at the head of the department - его поставили во главе /начальником/ отдела
3. 1) помещать, вкладывать деньги (тж. place out)to place one's money to the best advantage - наилучшим образом поместить свои деньги
to place an amount to smb.'s credit - положить сумму на чей-л. счёт
2) делать, помещать заказto place an order with smb. for goods - поместить заказ у кого-л. /у какой-л. фирмы/ на какие-л. товары
to place a call - амер. заказать разговор по телефону
the French Government placed orders in England - французское правительство поместило заказы в Англии
3) договориться об издании книги, постановке пьесы и т. п.he placed his book with a publisher - он договорился об издании своей книги
4. продавать товары, акцииdifficult to place - плохо продаётся, плохо идёт
5. (in, on) возлагать (надежды и т. п.)to place importance on smth. - придавать значение чему-л.
to place pressure on /upon/ smb. - оказывать давление на кого-л.
to place confidence in /reliance upon/ smb. - довериться кому-л.
no confidence could be placed in any of the twelve judges - из двенадцати судей нельзя было верить ни одному
6. 1) определять местоположение или дату; соотносить (с чем-л.)to try to place the spot where Caesar landed - пытаться определить то место, где высадился Цезарь
the manuscript is placed not later than the tenth century - установлено, что рукопись относится к десятому веку, не позже
I know his face but I cannot place him - мне знакомо его лицо, но я не могу вспомнить, где я его видел /кто он такой и т. п./
he could not place her particular peculiarities of pronunciation - он не мог установить, в чём особенности её произношения
he is a difficult man to place - трудно определить, что он из себя представляет
2) считать, причислять; оцениватьas a poet I place him among the first - как поэта я считаю его одним из первых
3) спорт. определять занятые места в соревновании4) спорт. присудить второе или третье призовое место6) занять (какое-л.) место (на конкурсе, выборах и т. п.)he campaigned for 10 weeks and placed fifth - он проводил предвыборную кампанию десять недель и вышел на пятое место
7. pass1) занимать определённое положениеto be well [badly] placed - занимать хорошее [плохое] положение
2) находиться в определённом положенииI explained to him how I was placed - я объяснил ему, в каком я нахожусь положении, я объяснил ему ситуацию
8. амер. разг. повысить голос (в разговоре, пении)♢
to place a construction on smth., smb. - по-своему понимать, интерпретировать что-л., кого-л.what construction am I to place on that? - как прикажете это понимать?
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90 the
o* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) Not: Belirli kurallar içinde yalnızca belirlenmiş, kesinlikle tanımlanmış veya tanımlanmasına gerek kalmadan hem konuşucu, hem de dinleyici tarafından kuşkuya yer kalmayacak biçimde bilinen isimlerden önce kullanılan 'the' nın (belirtili tanıtıcı) Türkçede karşılığı yoktur.1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!) Not: Bir takım ya da cümlecik eklenerek belirli duruma getirilmiş bir isimden önce 'the' kullanılır.2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) Not: 'The' + tekil isim veya sıfat bir hayvan ya da nesne türünü/grubunu temsil eder.3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) Not: 'The', denizlerin, ırmakların, ada topluluklarının, sıra dağların, çoğul ülke adlarının, çöllerin, bölgelerin adını oluşturan özel isimlerden önce kullanılır.4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) Not: Edattan sonra miktar/zaman ifade eden kelimelerle kullanılır.5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) Not: Enüstünlük derecesi ile sıfat ya da zamir olarak kullanılan first, second, v.b. ve only'den önce kullanılır.6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) Not: Bir kimsenin/nesnenin durumunu belirtmede karşılaştırıcı sıfatlarla kullanılır.• -
91 be *****
[biː] am, is, are pres was, were pt been pp1. vi1) (exist) essere, esistereleave it as it is — lascialo così
the best singer that ever was — il miglior cantante mai esistito
was it? — quanto è costato?, quant'era?me be! — lasciami in pace!so
be it — sia pure, e siahis wife to be — la sua futura moglie
2) (in place) essere, trovarsishe won't be here tomorrow — non ci sarà domani
we've been here for ages — sono secoli che siamo qui
Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo è or si trova in Scozia
it's on the table — è or sta sul tavolo
3)there were 3 of us — eravamo in 3
there was once a house here — qua una volta c'era una casa
4)(presenting, pointing out)
here is or here are — eccothere is or there are — (over there) ecco
you are (take it) — ecco qua (prendi)5)(come, go: esp in perfect tense)
I've been to China — sono stato in Cinahave you been? — dove sei stato?2. copulative vb1) esserehe's a pianist — è (un) pianista
the book is in French — il libro è in francese
2) (health) stareare you? — come stai (or sta)?3)3. impers vb1)2) (time) essere3)it's 5 km to the village — da qui al paese sono 5 km4) (weather) fare5)it's only me — sono solo io4. aux vb1)(with present participle: forming continuous tenses)
they're coming tomorrow — vengono domaniwhat are you doing? — che fai?, che stai facendo?
he's always grumbling — brontola sempre, non fa che brontolare
2) (with past participle: forming passives) esserewhat's to be done? — che fare?
3)he's back again, is he? — così è tornato, eh?he's handsome, isn't he? — è un bell'uomo, vero?
it was fun, wasn't it? — è stato bello, no?
4)(+ to + infinitive)
he's to be congratulated on his work — dobbiamo fargli i complimenti per il suo lavoroyou're to do as I tell you — devi fare come ti dico
he's not to open it — non deve aprirlo
the car is to be sold — abbiamo (or hanno etc) intenzione di vendere la macchina
am I to understand that...? — devo dedurre che...?
5)(
modal: supposition) if it was or were to snow... — (se) dovesse nevicare...if
I were you... — se fossi in te...•- be on to -
92 agree
1. I1) I asked him to help me and he agreed я попросил его помочь мне, и он согласился2) her children do not agree ее дети не ладят /живут недружно/3) the two statements don't agree эти два утверждения не согласуются2. II1) agree in some manner agree readily /willingly/ (reluctantly, provisionally, etc.) охотно и т. д. соглашаться; agree at some time agree at once (beforehand, at last, etc.) немедленно и т. д. соглашаться2) agree in some manner often in the negative the boys can't agree at all, they are always quarrelling мальчишки никак не могут ужиться /поладить/ - все время ссорятся; birds agree very well птицы прекрасно уживаются [друг с другом]; agree at some time we shall never agree мы никогда не поладим3) agree in some manner all the accounts (figures) sufficiently agree все расчеты (цифры) в основном сходятся3. XIbe agreed in smth. we are agreed in this у нас по этому поводу существует общее /одно, единое/ мнение, наши мнения в этом вопросе совпадают; be agreed in doing smth. we are all agreed in finding the accused man guilty мы все /единодушно, единогласно/ считаем /пришли к тому мнению/, что подсудимый виновен; be agreed that... we are all agreed that the proposal is a good one мы все придерживаемся того мнения /считаем/, что это хорошее предложение; it is generally /universally/ agreed that... всеми признано /общепризнано/, что...4. XIIIagree to do smth.1) agree to go there (to come with us, to meet me, to stay a little longer, etc.) соглашаться /давать согласие/ пойти туда и т. д.; he agreed to do it [in order] to please me он согласился сделать это, чтобы доставить мне удовольствие2) we (they, etc.) agreed to go together (to meet, to leave the subject, etc.) мы и т. д. договорились /условились/ пойти вместе и т. д. agree how (where, etc.) to do smth. we agreed where (how, when) to meet мы договорились /условились/, где (как, когда) встретиться5. XVI1) agree to smth. agree to that (to your proposal, to the conditions, etc.) соглашаться на это и т. д.; he agreed to my terms (to my plan) он принял мои условия (мой план)2) agree in smth. agree in views (in everything, in tastes, etc.) сходиться во взглядах и т. д.; I am glad that we agree in our opinion of this man я рад, что наши мнения относительно этого человека совпадают; agree with smb. agree with him (with the experts on the date, etc.) придерживаться одного мнения с ним и т. д., разделить его и г. д. мнение; I agree with him on that point по этому вопросу наши с ним взгляды совпадают; he agreed with neither side его не устраивало мнение ни одной из сторон; fully (entirely, quite, reluctantly, etc.) agree with smb. полностью и т. д. соглашаться с кем-л.; agree with smb. in principle быть согласным в принципе /в основном/ с кем-л.3) agree about / (up)on/ smth. agree about the time (about the place, about the price, on the terms, on the agenda, etc.) договариваться /уславливаться/ о времени и т. д.; agree on all points договориться по всем пунктам; agree upon the plan согласовать план; we agreed on an early start мы договорились /условились/ выехать пораньше4) agree with smb., smth. ту opinion agrees with yours мое мнение совпадает /не расходится/ с вашим; his statement agrees with facts его заявление соответствует фактам; the picture agrees with the original картина похожа на оригинал; this bill does not agree with your original estimate этот счет расходится с вашей первоначальной сметой; the verb must agree with the subject глагол согласуется с подлежащим || not to agree with smb., smth. coll. быть вредным кому-л., чему-л.; this food (fish, etc.) does not agree with me мне нельзя /вредно/ [есть] эту пищу и т. д.; this climate doesn't agree with her этот климат ей не подходит, этот климат плохо действует на нее; this price does not agree with my pocket такая цена мне не подходит; agree with smb., smth. быть полезным кому-л., чему-л.; you look marvelous, the sun agrees with you вы чудесно выглядите, солнце [идет] вам на пользу6. XVII1) agree to doing smth. agree to his marrying the girl (to starting early, to helping him this time, etc.) соглашаться /давать свое согласие/ на его брак с этой девушкой и т. д.; I couldn't agree to his taking it all upon himself я не мог согласиться на то, чтобы он все взял на себя2) agree in doing smth. we agree in believing that... (in thinking that..., etc.) мы [оба, все] считаем, что... и т. д.; we agree in refusing to believe him guilty мы [Оба, все] отказываемся считать его виновным; we agreed in deciding to go there at once мы [оба, все] решили /пришли к решению/ немедленно отправиться туда3) agree on doing smth. agree on making an early start (on having him stay for a month, on looking it over, etc.) договариваться о том или соглашаться на то, чтобы выехать пораньше и т. д.; they agreed on giving the boy another chance на этот раз они согласились простить мальчика /дать мальчику еще один шанс исправиться/7. XVIII|| agree among one selves договориться между собой, прийти к единому мнению8. XXVagree that... agree that it is the best way (that we should start early, that something must be done about it, etc.) считать /придерживаться того мнения/, что это самый лучший способ и т. д.; agree how (where, etc.) smth. should be done agree how the letter should be delivered (where the car should be stopped, etc.) договориться /условиться/ о том, как доставить письмо и т. д.9. XXVII1agree with what... your story agrees with what I had already heard ваш рассказ совпадает с тем, что я уже слышал -
93 all
[ɔːl] 1. прил.1) весь, вся, всё; целый ( взятый в полном объёме); все (исчерпывающе охватывающий однородные предметы, охватывающий всех без исключения)We drank all the coffee. — Мы выпили весь кофе.
He sat up all night. — Он не ложился спать всю ночь.
They needed all the courage they had. — Им потребовалась вся храбрость, которая у них была.
All this is distasteful to me. — Всё это мне противно.
All children must be asleep before Santa Claus comes. — Все дети должны уже спать, когда придёт Санта Клаус.
They had watched all his motions. — Они следили за всеми его движениями.
We all know him. — Мы все его знаем.
He took down the names of all of us. — Он записал все наши фамилии.
Syn:2) наибольший, предельный, максимально возможныйHe spoke in all seriousness. — Он говорил со всей серьёзностью.
Syn:3) всякий, всевозможный; любой, какой бы то ни былоbeyond all doubt / question / controversy — без всякого сомнения, бесспорно
to deny / disclaim / renounce all connection — отказываться от какого бы то ни было родства
4) весь, взятый полностьюHe was all ears. — Он весь обратился в слух.
Не became all attention. — Он стал весь внимание.
Syn:5) амер. (за)кончившийся, израсходованный ( обычно о еде и питье)The pie is all. — Весь пирог съеден.
••- in all 2. нареч.1)а) всецело, полностью, целикомall set — готовый к действию, в полной готовности
This shirt is all worn out. — Платье полностью износилось.
She's all excited about going to the party. — Она вся в возбуждении от предстоящей вечеринки.
б) совершенно, совсемThey sat all alone. — Они сидели совершенно одни.
all for nothing — зря, напрасно
•Syn:2) уст. только, исключительноHe spent his income all on pleasure. — Он тратил деньги только на развлечения.
3) на каждого, для каждой стороныThe score was one all. — Счёт был "один - один".
Syn:3. мест.1) всеone and all — все без исключения, все подряд, все до одного
All agree. — Все согласны.
All of them must come. — Они все должны прийти.
2) всё- best of all3) каждыйHe gave equal attention to all. — Он каждому уделил равное внимание.
Syn:Gram:••- and all- for all
- all in all
- nothing at all
- not at all 4. сущ.1) = All мир, ВселеннаяSyn:2) всё, что есть (у кого-л.: имущество, способности, силы; обычно с притяжательным местоимением)He gave his all for the cause. — Он для дела отдал всё.
Whatever it was, it was their all. — Что бы это ни было, это всё, что у них было.
••that's all there is to it — вот и всё; не о чем больше говорить
all and sundry — каждый и всякий; все вместе и каждый в отдельности
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94 know
[nəu] 1. гл.; прош. вр. knew; прич. прош. вр. known1)а) знать, иметь представление (о чём-л.)б) знать, разбираться (в чём-л.)2) уметь3) узнавать, опознаватьI knew him at once. — Я его тотчас узнал.
Syn:4) быть знакомым (с кем-л.), знать (кого-л.)They are neighbours of ours, but we do not know them. — Они наши соседи, но мы с ними не знакомы.
5) отличать, различатьHe just knew the bell of the church from the organ. — Он мог разве что отличить церковный колокол от органа.
6) познать, испытатьThose lads knew real trouble. — Эти ребята испытали настоящие лишения.
7) понимать, осознаватьI knew at once that I had made a powerful impression on Julia. — Я сразу понял, что произвёл на Джулию сильнейшее впечатление.
Syn:8) библ. познать ( вступить в сексуальные отношения)And Adam knew Eve his wife... ( Bible) — Адам познал Еву, жену свою… (Библия, Книга Бытия, гл. 4., ст. 1)
•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]know smb. to be smth. / be known to be smth[/ref]••to know what's what разг. — знать толк в чём-л., понимать, что к чему
not to know what from which — не соображать, что к чему
to know better than to... — быть не настолько глупым, чтобы...
not to know smb. from Adam — не иметь ни малейшего представления о ком-л.
to know a good thing when one sees it — разбираться в чем-л.; понимать, что хорошо и что плохо
before you know where you are — моментально, немедленно
to know what one is about — действовать разумно; быть себе на уме
- know best- know better
- know backwards 2. сущ.знание; информацияSyn:•• -
95 hit
I n1) infml2) infmlYour idea was right on the target - a hit for sure — Твоя идея была прямо в жилу - то, что надо
3) sl esp AmEShe was craving for a hit to calm down her jittery nerves — Ей нужно было немедленно уколоться, чтобы успокоить расшатавшиеся нервы
The current price of cocaine was about ten dollars a hit — Кокаин продавали примерно по десять баксов за дозу
4) AmE slGIs were sitting smoking their hits — Солдаты сидели и курили сигареты, в которые добавили героин
5) AmE slSomebody died in the hit last night but they don't know who yet — Вчера кого-то убили, но они еще не знают, кого
He sets me up for the hit by Barzini and inherits the Corleone Family — Он подставляет меня таким образом, чтобы Барзини меня замочил, а потом наследует дело семьи Корлеоне
6) AmE slII vi AmE slIII vtIt hit all right. It hit like a falling wall — Кайф был что надо. Забойный был кайф
1) infmlI hit sixty next month and I'm going to retire — В следующем месяце мне стукнет шестьдесят, и я пойду на пенсию
2) infmlI hit a difficult point in my work and decided it was time for a cup of tea — Я дошел до трудного места в своей работе и поэтому решил выпить чашечку чая
3) infmlDid the success exceed your expectations when the magazine hit the streets? — Успех превзошел ваши ожидания, когда этот журнал поступил в продажу?
Morning papers often hit the news stands in the late evening — Утренние газеты часто поступают в киоски поздно вечером
4) infml esp AmEShe has an uncanny ability to hit the right path in the woods — Она обладает удивительной способностью находить дорогу в лесу
5) AmE infmlThe best time to hit the stores is around ten o'clock in the morning — Лучшее время для посещения магазина - это десять часов утра
I guess I want to hit the John again — Я думаю, мне снова нужно отметиться в туалете
6) AmE slI was hit by a beat artist again — Ко мне опять подошел тот чувак, который толкает негодный наркотик
7) AmE slThe drug hit you all right — От этого наркотика "крыша" поехала только так
8) AmE sl9) AmE slIV adj infml -
96 try
A n1 ( attempt) essai m ; after three/a few tries après trois/quelques essais ; to have a try at doing essayer de faire ; I'll give it a try je vais essayer ; I had a try at water skiing j'ai essayé le ski nautique ; it's worth a try cela vaut la peine d'essayer ; nice try! bel essai! ; iron bel effort! ; to have a good try faire tout ce qu'on peut ;1 ( attempt) essayer de répondre à [exam question] ; to try doing ou to do essayer de faire ; try telling that to the judge/my wife! essaie de faire croire cela au juge/à ma femme! ; to try hard to do faire de gros efforts pour faire ; to try one's hardest ou best to do faire tout son possible or tout ce que l'on peut pour faire ; it's trying to rain/snow il a l'air de vouloir pleuvoir/neiger ;2 ( test out) essayer [recipe, tool, product, method, activity] ; prendre [qn] à l'essai [person] ; [thief] essayer d'ouvrir [door, window] ; tourner [door knob] ; try the back door essaie la porte de derrière ; you should try it for yourself tu devrais l'essayer ; to try one's hand at pottery/weaving s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage ; to try sth on sb/sth proposer [qch] à qn/qch [idea, possibility] ; donner [qch] à qn/qch pour voir [food] ; try that meat on the dog donne cette viande au chien pour voir ; try that for size ou length essaie pour voir si ça te va ; you should try it tu devrais essayer ; I'll try anything once je suis toujours prêt à faire de nouvelles expériences ; ‘I bet you don't know the answer’-‘try me!’ ‘je parie que tu ne sais pas la réponse!’-‘vas-y!’ ;3 (taste, sample) goûter ; try a piece/the carrots goûte un morceau/les carottes ; go on, try some vas-y, goûte ;4 ( consult) demander à [person] ; consulter [book] ; try the encyclopedia consulte l'encyclopédie ; try the library/the house next door demandez à la bibliothèque/la maison d'à côté ; we tried all the shops nous avons demandé dans tous les magasins ;5 ( subject to stress) mettre [qch] à rude épreuve [tolerance, faith] ; to try sb's patience to the limit pousser qn à bout ;1 ( make attempt) essayer ; he didn't even try il n'a même pas essayé ; I'd like to try j'essaierais bien ; to try again ( to perform task) recommencer ; ( to see somebody) repasser ; ( to phone) rappeler ; to try and do essayer de faire ; try and relax essaie de rester calme ; to try for essayer d'obtenir [loan, university place] ; essayer de battre [world record] ; essayer d'avoir [baby] ; just you try! ( as threat) essaie un peu ○ ! ; just let him try! qu'il essaie seulement! ; keep trying! essaie encore! ; I'd like to see you try! j'aimerais bien t'y voir! ; she did it without even trying elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort ; try harder! fais plus d'effort! ; at least you tried tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu ;2 ( enquire) demander ; I've tried at the news agent's j'ai demandé au marchand de journaux.these things are sent to try us hum tout ça c'est pour notre bien.■ try on:▶ try [sth] on, try on [sth] essayer [hat, dress] ; to try it on ○ fig bluffer ; they're just trying it on ○ ! c'est du bluff! ; don't try anything on with me ○ ne fais pas le malin ○ avec moi ; to try it on with sb's husband/wife ○ essayer de séduire le mari/la femme de qn.■ try out:▶ try out [sportsman] faire un essai ; [actor] auditionner ; to try out for [player] essayer d'entrer dans [team] ; [actor] essayer d'obtenir le rôle de [Othello, Don Juan] ;▶ try [sth] out, try out [sth] essayer [machine, theory, drug, language, recipe] (on sur) ;▶ try [sb] out, try out [sb] prendre [qn] à l'essai. -
97 come out
intransitive verb1) herauskommen2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werden5) (declare oneself)come out for or in favour of something — sich für etwas aussprechen
6) (be covered)7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)8)come out with — herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Wahrheit, Fakten]; loslassen (ugs.) [Flüche, Bemerkungen]
* * *1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) herauskommen2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) herauskommen5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) bekannt werden* * *◆ come outvican Zoe \come out out to play? kommt Zoe raus zum Spielen?the police watched him \come out out of the house die Polizei beobachtete ihn, wie er das Haus verließto \come out out of prison aus dem Gefängnis kommen2. (be released) book, magazine herauskommen; (onto the market) auf den Markt kommen; results bekanntgegeben werden; film anlaufen3. (become known) news bekannt werden, herauskommenmy cooking always \come outs out a mess was ich auch koche, es schmeckt immer schrecklichthese figures have \come out out wrong diese Zahlen haben sich als falsch herausgestelltshe came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman sie ging aus der Scheidung als reiche Frau hervor5. PHOT [gut] herauskommendamn, the photo hasn't \come out out Mist, das Foto ist nichts geworden! fam6. (express opinion)7. (tell)to \come out out with good ideas gute Ideen vorbringento \come out out with a remark eine Bemerkung loslassen fam8. (result)a lot of good films came out of that period aus dieser Zeit stammen viele gute Filmea lot of inventions came out of his tireless research sein unermüdliches Forschen führte zu vielen Erfindungen10. (in contest)to \come out out top [or best] /the winner Beste(r)/Sieger(in) werdento \come out [on strike] in Streik treten13. (remove itself) tooth herausfallencan you get this cork to \come out out of the bottle? bekommst du den Korken aus der Flasche heraus?15. (break out) ausbrechento \come out out in a rash/spots einen Ausschlag/Pickel bekommen18. (seem)I didn't mean to be rude — it just came out that way ich wollte nicht unhöflich sein — es klang nur so19.▶ it will all \come out out in the wash ( prov: be revealed) am Ende wird alles rauskommen; (be all right) am Ende wird schon alles gutgehen* * *vito come out of a room/meeting etc —
he asked her to come out for a meal/drive — er lud sie zum Essen/einer Spazierfahrt ein
2) (= be published, marketed book, magazine) erscheinen, herauskommen; (new product) auf den Markt kommen; (film) (in den Kinos) anlaufen; (= become known, exam results) herauskommen, bekannt werden; (news) bekannt werden3) (IND)to come out (on strike) — in den Streik treten, streiken
4) (PHOTfilm, photograph)
the photo of the hills hasn't come out very well — das Foto von den Bergen ist nicht sehr gut gewordenlet's hope the photos come out — hoffentlich sind die Bilder was geworden (inf) or gut geworden
5) (= show itself) sich zeigenhis arrogance comes out in everything he says — bei allem, was er sagt, kommt seine Arroganz durch
7) (MATH problems, divisions etc) aufgehenthe total comes out at £500 — das Ganze beläuft sich auf (+acc) or macht (inf) £ 500
9)he came out third in French — er wurde Drittbester in Französisch11) (truth, meaning etc) (he)rauskommenno sooner had the words come out than... — kaum waren die Worte heraus, als...
13) (= be released prisoner) (he)rauskommen14) (homosexual) sich outen; (man also) sich als Homosexueller bekennen; (woman also) sich als Lesbe bekennen15)16)to come out against/in favour of or for sth — sich gegen/für etw aussprechen, etw ablehnen/befürworten
17)to come out of sth badly/well — bei etw schlecht/nicht schlecht wegkommen
she came out of the interview well — sie hat bei dem Vorstellungsgespräch einen guten Eindruck gemacht
to come out on top — sich durchsetzen, Sieger bleiben
* * *come out v/i1. a) heraus-, hervorkommen, sich zeigenb) SPORT aufmachen3. herauskommen:a) erscheinen (Buch etc)b) bekannt werden, an den Tag kommen (Wahrheit etc)4. ausgehen (Haare, Farbe), herausgehen (Fleck etc)5. umg werden, sich gut etc entwickeln6. ausbrechen (Ausschlag):come out in a rash (in spots) einen Ausschlag (Pickel) bekommen7. debütieren:a) zum ersten Male auftreten (Schauspieler)b) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt werden8. FOTO, etca) mit der Wahrheit etc herausrücken,b) Flüche etc vom Stapel lassen10. come out againsta) sich aussprechen gegen,b) den Kampf ansagen (dat)12. sich outen, sich offen zu seiner Homosexualität bekennen* * *intransitive verb1) herauskommencome out [on strike] — in den Streik treten
2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werdencome out for or in favour of something — sich für etwas aussprechen
6) (be covered)7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)8)come out with — herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Wahrheit, Fakten]; loslassen (ugs.) [Flüche, Bemerkungen]
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98 luck
luck n1 ( fortune) good luck chance f ; bad luck malchance f ; to bring sb good/bad luck porter bonheur/malheur à qn ; to have the good luck to do avoir la chance de faire ; it's good luck to do ça porte bonheur de faire ; it is bad luck that ce n'est pas de chance que (+ subj) ; I've had nothing but bad luck with that car je n'ai eu que de la malchance avec cette voiture ; to try one's luck tenter sa chance ; luck was on his side la chance était de son côté ; as luck would have it… le hasard a voulu que… (+ subj) ; bad ou hard luck! pas de chance! ; just my luck! c'est bien ma chance! ; good luck! bonne chance! ; better luck next time! tu auras plus de chance la prochaine fois! ; I wish you all the best of luck je vous souhaite la meilleure chance possible ; to be down on one's luck être dans une mauvaise passe ;2 ( good fortune) chance f ; with luck… avec de la chance… ; with a bit of luck… avec un peu de chance… ; to run out of luck ne plus avoir le vent en poupe ; our luck ran out in the third game notre chance a tourné dans le troisième match ; to wear sth for luck porter qch comme porte-bonheur ; by a stroke of luck par un coup de chance ; any luck with the job hunting? ça marche, les recherches pour un emploi? ; ‘have you found it?’-‘no luck yet’ ‘tu l'as trouvé?’-‘pas encore, malheureusement’ ; to be in/out of luck avoir de la/ne pas avoir de chance.it's the luck of the draw c'est une question de chance ; to put in two spoonfuls, and one for luck mettre deux cuillerées plus une au cas où ; my luck's in! c'est mon jour de chance! ; no such luck! hélas non! ; to ring the doorbell once more for luck sonner encore une fois à tout hasard ; to take pot luck (at cinema, theatre) aller au petit bonheur ; you'll have to take pot luck ( at meal) ce sera à la fortune du pot.■ luck out ○ US avoir de la veine ○. -
99 call\ out
1. I1) if you know the answer put your hand up, don't call out если знаете ответ, не выкрикивайте, а просто поднимите руку2) if you want anything call out and I'll bring it если вам что-нибудь нужно, крикните /позовите/, и я принесу2. III1) call out smb. /smb. out/ call out firemen (the police, etc.) вызывать пожарных и т. д.2) call out smb., smth. he called me out он окликнул меня; the porters were calling out the names of the stations at which the train would stop проводники объявляли остановки поезда3) call out smth. call out smb.'s courage (the best in him, new abilities, etc.) заставить кого-л. проявить храбрость и т. д., call out enthusiasm вызвать энтузиазм; the emergency called out his hidden talents чрезвычайные обстоятельства пробудили его скрытые таланты4) call out smb. call out reservists призывать резервистов3. IVcall out smb. at some time only if the case is urgent call out the doctor at night (at once, etc.) ночью и т. д. вызывайте врача только в экстренных случаях4. XIbe catted out each) person stepped forward as his name was called out каждый делал шаг вперед, когда выкликали / называли/ его. фамилию; а fire department had to be called out пришлось вызывать пожарную команду; be called out on smth. the doctor has been called out on an urgent case врач получил экстренный вызов5. XVIcall out to smb. call out to one's friends (to the men behind, etc.) крикнуть друзьям и т. д; call out for smb. call out for bis wife (for his children, etc.) звать /позвать/ жену и т. д; call out for smth. call out for a glass of water (for pills, for some food, for cigarettes, etc.) крикнуть, чтобы принесли стакан воды и т. д; call out for help позвать на помощь; call out from some place call out from the bead of the stairs крикнуть с верхней площадки лестницы; call out with smth. call out with joy (with frustration, with pain, etc.) кричать от радости и т. д.; call out in smth. call out in one's sleep вскрикивать во сне6. XXVI called out "Stop!" "Стой!",call out крикнул я
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