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[ges] 1. гл.1) гадать, догадываться; пытаться отгадать; ломать головуto guess wildly — говорить наугад / наобум
to guess at — пытаться отгадать, определить наугад
We may only guess when it all began. — Можно только догадываться, когда всё это началось.
Guess where the money is. — Отгадай, где деньги.
2) отгадать; догадатьсяYou could guess by the look of his face. — У него все на лице было написано.
to guess shrewdly — проницательно / точно отгадывать
He is Russian as you might have guessed from his name. — Он русский, как можно было догадаться по имени.
3) амер.а) полагать, считатьI guess that he'll be late. — Думаю, что он опоздает.
I guessed you not to be here that late. — Я не ожидал застать тебя в столь поздний час.
Syn:I guess I've just the right amount of brains for that. — Уверен, что мозгов мне на это хватит.
•2. сущ.1) гипотеза, предположение; догадкаrandom / wild guess — произвольное предположение; высказанное наобум предположение
after / by / to my guess — насколько я полагаю
my guess is, it is my guess — я почти не сомневаюсь
to hazard / make / give a guess — предполагать, высказывать предположение
It is only a guess that she will be appointed. — Это только предположение, что её назначат.
You have another guess coming! — А вот и нет, не угадал!
Your guess is as good as mine. — Я знаю не больше вашего.
2) = rough guess приблизительный подсчёт, прикидка; грубая оценкаby / at / in / up / upon guess — наугад, приблизительно прикинув
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1. transitive verbguess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!
you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...
2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbI guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen
I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung
you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch
keep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen
3. nounyou'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!
Schätzung, diemake or have a guess — schätzen
have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!
my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...
I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) (er)raten2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) denken2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) die Vermutung- academic.ru/32793/guesswork">guesswork- anybody's guess* * *[ges]I. n<pl -es>you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du ratena lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer] mto make a wild \guess einfach [wild] drauflosraten [o [ins Blaue hinein] tippen] famat a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise▪ sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur ratenII. vi1. (conjecture) [er]ratenhow did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?to \guess right/wrong richtig/falsch ratento keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannenI \guess you're right du wirst wohl Recht habenI \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehenIII. vt▪ to \guess sth etw ratenhe \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48\guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen▪ to \guess that... vermuten, dass...I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist\guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe* * *[ges]1. nVermutung f, Annahme f; (= estimate) Schätzung fto have or make a guess (at sth) — (etw) raten
his guess was nearly right — er hat es fast erraten/hat es gut geschätzt
it's a good guess — gut geraten or geschätzt or getippt
it was just a lucky guess — das war nur gut geraten, das war ein Zufallstreffer m
50 people, at a guess — schätzungsweise 50 Leute
at a rough guess — grob geschätzt, über den Daumen gepeilt (inf)
my guess is that... — ich tippe darauf (inf) or schätze or vermute, dass...
your guess is as good as mine! (inf) — da kann ich auch nur raten!
2. vi1) (= surmise) ratenhow did you guess? — wie hast du das bloß erraten?; (iro) du merkst auch alles!
he's only guessing when he says they'll come — das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen
2) (esp US= suppose)
I guess not — wohl nichthe's right, I guess — er hat wohl recht
I think he's right – I guess so — ich glaube, er hat recht – ja, das hat er wohl
that's all, I guess — das ist wohl alles, (ich) schätze, das ist alles (inf)
3. vt1) (= surmise) raten; (= surmise correctly) erraten; (= estimate) weight, numbers, amount schätzento guess sb to be 20 years old/sth to be 10 lbs —
I guessed (that) she was about 40 — ich schätzte sie auf etwa 40
you'll never guess who/what... — das errätst du nie, wer/was...
guess who! (inf) — rat mal, wer!
guess what! (inf) — stell dir vor! (inf), denk nur! (inf)
2) (esp US= suppose)
I guess we'll just have to wait and see — wir werden wohl abwarten müssen, ich schätze, wir werden abwarten müssen* * *guess [ɡes]A v/t1. (ab)schätzen:guess sb’s age at 40, guess sb to be ( oder that they are) 40 jemandes Alter oder jemanden auf 40 schätzen2. jemandes Gedanken etc erraten:guess a riddle ein Rätsel raten;guess who was here this morning rate mal, wer heute Morgen hier war3. ahnen, vermuten:I guessed how it would be ich habe mir gedacht, wie es kommen würde;I might have guessed it ich hätte es mir denken könnenthat dass)B v/i1. schätzen ( at sth etwas)2. a) ratenb) herumraten (at, about an dat):guessed wrong falsch geraten;how did you guess? wie hast du das nur erraten?, iron du merkst aber auch alles!;keep sb guessing jemanden im Unklaren oder Ungewissen lassen;guessing game Ratespiel nC s Schätzung f, Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f, Annahme f:my guess is that … ich schätze oder vermute, dass …;that’s anybody’s guess das ist reine Vermutung, das kann man nur vermuten;a) bei bloßer Schätzung,b) schätzungsweise;I’ll give you three guesses dreimal darfst du raten;a good guess gut geraten oder geschätzt;your guess is as good as mine ich kann auch nur raten;by guess schätzungsweise;a) über den Daumen (gepeilt), nach Gefühl und Wellenschlag (beide umg),b) mit mehr Glück als Verstand;make a guess raten, schätzen;* * *1. transitive verbcan you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt
guess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!
you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...
2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)
2. intransitive verbI guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen
I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung
you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch
3. nounkeep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen
Schätzung, diemake or have a guess — schätzen
have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!
my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...
I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)
* * *n.(§ pl.: guesses)= Mutmaßung f.Schätzung f.Vermutung f. v.erraten v.meinen v.raten v.(§ p.,pp.: riet, geraten)schätzen v.vermuten v. -
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vt/i; rät, riet, hat geraten; (beraten) advise (zu etw. s.th.); zu etw. raten auch recommend s.th.; jemandem raten, etw. zu tun advise s.o. to do s.th.; er riet ( mir) zur Vorsicht he advised me to be careful, he advised caution; ich rate dir zu diesem Modell I would advise you to take ( oder I think you should take) this model; das möchte ich dir geraten haben drohend: just as well (for your sake), you’d better (not) umg.; siehe auch geraten2—vt/i; rät, riet, hat geraten; (erraten) guess; raten Sie mal! (have a) guess; lass mich mal raten let me guess; gut geraten! good guess!; falsch geraten! wrong!; dreimal darfst du raten I’ll give you three guesses; du darfst noch mal raten have another guess; das rätst du nie you’ll never guess; das ist alles nur geraten it’s all guesswork* * *(beraten) to counsel; to advise;(tippen) to guess* * *ra|ten ['raːtn] pret riet, [riːt] ptp geratenvti[gə'raːtn]1) (= Ratschläge geben) to advisejdm ráten — to advise sb
jdm gut/richtig/schlecht ráten — to give sb good/correct/bad advice
jdm ráten, etw nicht zu tun — to advise sb not to do sth, to advise sb against doing sth
zu dieser langen Reise kann ich dir nicht ráten — I must advise you against making this long journey
das würde ich dir nicht ráten — I wouldn't advise or recommend it
das möchte ich dir nicht ráten or nicht geraten haben — I wouldn't advise or recommend it, I wouldn't if I were you
was or wozu ráten Sie mir? — what do you advise or recommend?
lass dir ráten! — take some advice, be advised
2) (= erraten, herausfinden) to guess; Kreuzworträtsel etc to solve, to dohin und her ráten — to make all sorts of guesses
dreimal darfst du ráten — I'll give you three guesses (auch iro)
(gut) geraten! — good guess!
das kann ich nur ráten — I can only make a guess, I can only guess at it
das hab ich nur so geraten — I was only guessing, it was only a guess
* * *1) (to give advice to; to recommend: My lawyer advises me to buy the house.) advise2) (to advise; to recommend.) counsel* * *ra·ten[ˈra:tn̩]I. vi1. (Ratschläge geben)wenn Sie mich fragen, ich würde [Ihnen] zu einem Kompromiss \raten if you ask me, I'd advise [you to] compromise▪ jdm \raten, etw zu tun to advise sb to do sth2. (schätzen) to guessmal \raten to have a guessII. vt1. (als Ratschlag geben)▪ jdm etw raten to advise sb to do sthwas rätst du mir? what do you advise [me to do]?2. (erraten)▪ etw \raten to guess sthein Rätsel \raten to solve a riddle* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (einen Rat, Ratschläge geben)2) (schätzen) guessrichtig/falsch raten — guess right/wrong
2.dreimal darfst du raten — (ugs. iron.) I'll give you three guesses
transitives Verb1) (anraten)jemandem raten, etwas zu tun — advise somebody to do something
lass dir das geraten sein! — you better had [do that]!; (tu das nicht) don't you dare do that!
2) (erraten) guess* * *zu etwas sth);zu etwas raten auch recommend sth;jemandem raten, etwas zu tun advise sb to do sth;er riet (mir) zur Vorsicht he advised me to be careful, he advised caution;ich rate dir zu diesem Modell I would advise you to take ( oder I think you should take) this model;das möchte ich dir geraten haben drohend: just as well (for your sake), you’d better (not) umg; → auch geraten2raten Sie mal! (have a) guess;lass mich mal raten let me guess;gut geraten! good guess!;falsch geraten! wrong!;dreimal darfst du raten I’ll give you three guesses;du darfst noch mal raten have another guess;das rätst du nie you’ll never guess;das ist alles nur geraten it’s all guesswork* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (einen Rat, Ratschläge geben)2) (schätzen) guessrichtig/falsch raten — guess right/wrong
2.dreimal darfst du raten — (ugs. iron.) I'll give you three guesses
transitives Verb1) (anraten)jemandem raten, etwas zu tun — advise somebody to do something
lass dir das geraten sein! — you better had [do that]!; (tu das nicht) don't you dare do that!
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1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinar2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) suponer, imaginar
2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer- anybody's guess
guess1 nif you don't know the answer, have a guess si no sabes la respuesta, adivinaguess2 vb1. adivinar2. imaginartr[ges]1 (conjecture) conjetura; (estimate) cálculo■ have a guess! ¡a ver si adivinas!■ my guess is that they'll arrive around 8.00pm calculo que llegarán a eso de las ocho1 (gen) adivinar■ guess who I saw today! ¡adivina a quién he visto hoy!■ guess what! ¿sabes qué?■ I bet you can't guess how old I am ¿a que no adivinas cuántos años tengo?1 adivinar■ when did you guess? ¿cuándo lo adivinaste?■ we can only guess at the number of victims sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre el número de víctimas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a guess a primera vista, al ojoat a rough guess a ojo de buen cubero... is anybody's guess vete tú a saber...to guess right acertar, adivinarto guess wrong equivocarseto keep somebody guessing tener a alguien en suspenso, tener a alguien en la incertidumbreyour guess is as good as mine ¿quién sabe?, vete tú a saberguess ['gɛs] vt1) conjecture: adivinar, conjeturarguess what happened!: ¡adivina lo que pasó!2) suppose: pensar, creer, suponerI guess so: supongo que sí3) : adivinar correctamente, acertarto guess the answer: acertar la respuestaguess vi: adivinarguess n: conjetura f, suposición fn.(§ pl.: guesses) = adivinación s.f.• adivinanza s.f.• conjetura s.f.• remusgo s.m.• suposición s.f.v.• aceptar v.• adivinar v.• barruntar v.• brujulear v.• columbrar v.• conjeturar v.• entrever v.• estimar v.• suponer v.ges
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
[ɡes]to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
1.N (=conjecture) conjetura f, suposición f ; (=estimate) estimación f aproximadato make/have a guess — adivinar
have a guess, I'll give you three guesses — a ver si lo adivinas
my guess is that... — yo creo que...
it's anybody's guess — ¿quién sabe?
your guess is as good as mine! — ¡vete a saber!
2. VT1) [+ answer, meaning] acertar; [+ height, weight, number] adivinarguess what! — ¡a que no lo adivinas!
guess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!
you've guessed it! — ¡has acertado!
2) (esp US) (=suppose) creer, suponer3. VI1) (=make a guess) adivinar; (=guess correctly) acertar2) (esp US) (=suppose) suponer, creerhe's happy, I guess — supongo que está contento
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to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad
your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber
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a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinarguess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?
guess what! — ¿sabes qué?
b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo
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vihow did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?
to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)
to guess wrong — equivocarse*
he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes
to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos
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I [ges]nome congettura f., supposizione f.II 1. [ges]to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.
2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare2.I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturareto guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]
to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare
to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) indovinare2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) credere, supporre2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) supposizione, ipotesi- anybody's guess* * *guess /gɛs/n.1 congettura; supposizione; tentativo d'indovinare: to make a wild guess, tirare a indovinare; Have ( USA take) a guess!, prova a indovinare!; at a ( rough) guess, a occhio e croce; a lume di naso; to make a good guess, azzeccare giusto; cogliere nel segno; an inspired guess, un'intuizione; a lucky guess, un tentativo d'indovinare azzeccato2 cosa indovinata; soluzione di un indovinello3 ipotesi: a bad guess, un'ipotesi errata; educated guess, ipotesi ragionevole; to hazard a guess, azzardare un'ipotesi● It's anybody's guess, impossibile a dirsi; Dio solo lo sa □ Your guess is as good as mine, ne so quanto te; non ne ho la minima idea.♦ (to) guess /gɛs/v. t. e i.1 congetturare; calcolare ( a un dipresso); tirare a indovinare; dire: Can you guess the weight of this trunk?, sai calcolare il peso di questo baule?; I would guess she's about forty, direi che ha circa quarant'anni2 indovinare; azzeccare; risolvere: to guess the meaning of a new word, indovinare il senso di una parola nuova; to guess a riddle, risolvere un indovinello; to guess wrong, non indovinare; sbagliare ( facendo una congettura); I've guessed right, ho indovinato3 (fam. spec. USA) credere; ritenere; supporre: I guess you can make it, credo che tu possa farcela; I guess so, penso (o credo) di sì● (fam.) to get sb. guessing, mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a q. □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ DIALOGO → - Wedding- Guess what?, indovina un po'?; sai la novità?* * *I [ges]nome congettura f., supposizione f.II 1. [ges]to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.
2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare2.I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturareto guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]
to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare
to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda
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guess [ges]1. noun• three guesses! essaie de deviner !• that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste !• that was a good guess but... c'est une bonne idée, mais...• how did you know? -- it was just a lucky guess comment as-tu deviné ? -- j'ai dit ça au hasard• my guess is that he refused d'après moi, il a refusé• will he come tomorrow? -- it's anyone's guess (inf) viendra-t-il demain ? -- qui sait ?• at a guess I would say there were 200 à vue de nez, il y en avait 200• your guess is as good as mine! (inf) je n'en sais pas plus que toi !• you've guessed it! tu as deviné !• can you guess what it means? devine ce que ça veut dire• guess what! (inf) tu sais quoi ?• guess who! (inf) devine qui c'est !• you'll never guess who's coming to see us! tu ne devineras jamais qui va venir nous voir !b. ( = think) supposer• guess! essaie de deviner ! devine un peu !• you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais !4. compounds* * *[ges] 1.noun supposition f, conjecture fto have ou make a guess — essayer de deviner
to have ou make a guess at something — essayer de deviner quelque chose
2.at a (rough) guess I would say that... — au hasard je dirais que...
transitive verb1) ( intuit) devinerto guess somebody's age — ( correctly) deviner l'âge de quelqu'un; ( make estimate) donner un âge à quelqu'un
guess what! I've won a prize! — tu sais quoi (colloq)! j'ai gagné un prix!
3.‘he's right, you know’ - ‘I guess so’ — ‘il a raison, tu sais’ - ‘oui, je suppose’
intransitive verb devinerto guess at — faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome]
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v.1 to guess (correctly).acerté dos respuestas I got two answers rightSilvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.2 to hit (blanco).3 to be right.acerté a la primera I got it right first timeacertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that careeracertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her4 to guess right, to be right on the nose, to hit correctly, to hit the target.Acertó He=she guessed right..5 to do well, to succeed.Ricardo acertó en su empresa Richard succeeded in his undertaking.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *1.VT [+ respuesta] to get right; [+ adivinanza] to guessgana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly
¿cuántos números has acertado esta semana? — how many numbers did you get this week?
2. VI1) [al disparar] to hit the target2) (=adivinar) to get it right¡has acertado! — you got it right!
3) [al decir, hacer algo] to be rightaciertan cuando dicen que la corrupción no tiene solución — they're right when they say that there's no solution to corruption
acertó al quedarse callado — he did the right thing keeping quiet, he was right to keep quiet
han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car
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acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice4)• acertar a hacer algo — (=conseguir) to manage to do sth; [casualmente] to happen to do sth
5)• acertar con — (=encontrar) to manage to find
tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución — after a lot of thought we managed to find the solution
6) [planta] to flourish, do well* * *1.verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right2.acertar vi1)a) (dar, pegar)b) ( atinar) to be rightacertar con algo — con solución to hit on something
2) (lograr, atinar)acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf
3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf
* * *= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.Ex. Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.Ex. The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex. If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.Ex. He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex. We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex. It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.----* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* * *1.verbo transitivo <respuesta/resultado> to get... right2.acertar vi1)a) (dar, pegar)b) ( atinar) to be rightacertar con algo — con solución to hit on something
2) (lograr, atinar)acertar a + inf — to manage to + inf
3) (liter) ( suceder casualmente)acertar a + inf — to happen to + inf
* * *= see + the light, manage to, strike + home, hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, get + it + right, hit + the truth, hit it out of + the park, hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex: It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.* acertar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.* * *acertar [A5 ]vt‹respuesta/resultado› to get … rightsólo acertó tres respuestas she only got three answers right, she only answered three questions correctlya ver si aciertas quién es see if you can guess who it is■ acertarviA (atinar) to be right¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was rightdijo varios nombres pero no acertó she said several names but didn't get it rightacertaste al no comprarlo it was a good decision not to buy it, you did the right thing not buying itacertar CON algo to get sth right¿acerté con la talla? did I get the size right?has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba your present's perfect, it's just what I neededno acerté con la calle/casa I couldn't find the street/houseB (lograr, atinar) acertar A + INF to manage to + INFno acertó a decir palabra she didn't manage to say a single word, she was unable to utter a single wordno acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieveC ( liter) (suceder casualmente) acertar A + INF to happen to + INFacertó a pasar por allí he happened to pass that way* * *
acertar ( conjugate acertar) verbo transitivo ‹respuesta/resultado› to get … right;
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( lograr) acertar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
acertar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar con la solución) to get right
2 (adivinar) to guess correctly
3 acertar la quiniela, to win the pools
II verbo intransitivo
1 (decidir correctamente) to be right
2 (encontrar) cuando por fin acertó con la llave..., when she finally found the right key...
' acertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- blanca
- blanco
- equivocar
- acierta
- dar
English:
character
- chord
- football
- guess
* * *♦ vt1. [adivinar] to guess (correctly);acerté dos respuestas I got two answers right2. [blanco] to hit♦ vi1. [al contestar, adivinar] to be right;[al escoger, decidir] to make a good choice;acerté a la primera I got it right first time;acertó al elegir esa profesión she made the right decision when she chose that career;acertaste con su regalo you chose her present well, you chose just the right present for her;Famno acertar una: a la hora de comprar regalos no acierta una when it comes to buying presents she never gets it rightel disparo le acertó en la cabeza the bullet hit him in the headno acierto a entenderlo I can't understand it at allacertó a nevar cuando llegamos al pueblo it happened to start snowing when we reached the village5.acertar con [hallar] to find;acertamos con el desvío correcto we found the right turn-off* * *acertar el blanco, acertar en la diana fig hit the nail on the headII v/i1 be right;acertar con algo get sth right2:no acierto a hacerlo I don’t seem to be able to do it* * *acertar {55} vt: to guess correctlyacertar viatinar: to be accurate, to be on target* * *acertar vb1. (respuesta) to get right3. (adivinar) to guess4. (hacer lo más adecuado) to be right -
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guess [ges]1 noun(a) (at facts, figures) estimation f;∎ if you don't know, have a guess si tu ne sais pas, essaie de deviner;∎ it was just a lucky guess c'était un coup de chance;∎ at a (rough) guess, I'd say 200 à vue de nez, je dirais 200;∎ he made a good/a wild guess il a deviné juste/à tout hasard;∎ I'll give you three guesses devine un peu(b) (hypothesis) supposition f, conjecture f;∎ it's anybody's guess Dieu seul le sait, impossible de prévoir;∎ my guess is that he won't come à mon avis il ne viendra pas, je pense qu'il ne viendra pas;∎ your guess is as good as mine tu en sais autant que moi, je n'en sais pas plus que toi(a) (attempt to answer) deviner;∎ guess what! devine un peu!;∎ guess who! devine qui c'est!;∎ guess who I saw in town devine (un peu) qui j'ai vu en ville;∎ I guessed as much je m'en doutais, c'est bien ce que je pensais;∎ you've guessed it! tu l'as deviné!;∎ I guessed him to be twenty-five je lui ai donné vingt-cinq ans∎ I guess you're right je suppose que vous avez raison;∎ I guess he isn't coming je suppose qu'il ne viendra pas;∎ I guess so je pense que oui;∎ I guess not non, effectivementdeviner;∎ to guess at sth deviner qch;∎ how did you guess? comment avez-vous deviné?;∎ (try to) guess! devine un peu!;∎ you'll never guess tu ne devineras jamais;∎ the police guessed right la police a deviné ou vu juste;∎ we guessed wrong nous nous sommes trompés;∎ we could only guess at their plans nous ne pouvions qu'essayer de deviner leurs intentions;∎ I couldn't begin to guess je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ ironic I would never have guessed je n'aurais jamais deviné;∎ to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute;∎ don't keep me guessing! ne me laissez pas dans le doute!✾ Film 'Guess who's coming to Dinner?' Kramer 'Devine qui vient dîner?' -
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Adv. three times* * *three times (Adv.); thrice (Adv.)* * *drei|mal ['draimaːl]advthree times, thrice (old)See:→ auch viermal* * *drei·mal, 3-malRR[ˈdraima:l]▶ jdm alles erst \dreimal sagen müssen (fam) to always have to repeat everything to sb, to always have to tell sb twice* * *Adverb three times* * *dreimal adv three times* * *Adverb three times* * *adv.thrice adv. -
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A n supposition f, conjecture f ; to have ou make ou take a guess essayer de deviner ; to have ou make ou take a guess at sth essayer de deviner qch ; my guess is that they will lose à mon avis ils vont perdre ; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ ; there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble ; I'll give you three guesses! devine un peu! ; that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste! ; ‘how did you know?’-‘just a lucky guess!’ ‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’-‘c'est le hasard’ ; to make a wild guess deviner au hasard ; your guess is as good as mine je n'en sais pas plus que toi ; it's anybody's guess! les paris sont ouverts! ; what will happen now is anybody's guess Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant.B vtr1 ( intuit) deviner [answer, reason, name, identity] ; deviner, estimer [length, width] ; to guess that conjecturer que, supposer que ; to guess sb's age ( correctly) deviner l'âge de qn ; ( make estimate) donner un âge à qn ; I should guess him to be about 30 je lui donnerais 30 ans environ ; I guessed the time to be about one o'clock il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure ; she had guessed what I was thinking elle avait deviné mes pensées ; you'll never guess what has happened! tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver! ; I guessed as much! je m'en doutais! ; guess what! I've won a prize! tu sais quoi ○ ! j'ai gagné un prix! ; guess who! devine qui c'est! ;2 US ( suppose) supposer ; (believe, think) penser, croire ; I guess (that) what he says is true je suppose que ce qu'il dit est vrai ; I guess (that) I must be going now il faut que je m'en aille maintenant ; ‘he's right, you know’-‘I guess so’ ‘il a raison, tu sais’-‘oui, je suppose’ ; ‘you can't be sure’-‘I guess not’ ‘tu ne peux pas être sûr’-‘non, effectivement’.C vi1 deviner ; to guess at faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome] ; to guess right deviner juste ; to guess wrong se tromper ; you're just guessing! tu ne fais que deviner! ; you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais! ; I couldn't begin to guess je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute. -
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[gɛs] 1. vt 2. vi 3. nto take/have a guess — zgadywać
my guess is that … — sądzę or przypuszczam, że…
I guess… (esp US) — sądzę or przypuszczam, że …
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) zgadywać2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) sądzić2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domniemanie- anybody's guess -
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drei·mal, 3-malRR[ˈdraima:l]▶ jdm alles erst \3-mal sagen müssen (fam) to always have to repeat everything to sb, to always have to tell sb twice -
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{ges}
1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at), отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се
предполагам (by, from)
I can't even GUESS at what you mean никак не мога да се сетя какво искаш да кажеш
to GUESS right отгатвам, познавам
to GUESS wrong не отгатвам, не познавам
to keep someone GUESSing разг. държа някого в неизвестност
2. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се
I GUESSed as much така си и мислех* * *{ges} v 1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at); отгатвам, нал* * *съобразявам; считам; отгатвам; предположение; предполагам; гадая; разгадавам; догадка; догаждам се; досещам се; конектура; налучквам;* * *1. i can't even guess at what you mean никак не мога да се сетя какво искаш да кажеш 2. i guessed as much така си и мислех 3. to guess right отгатвам, познавам 4. to guess wrong не отгатвам, не познавам 5. to keep someone guessing разг. държа някого в неизвестност 6. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се 7. гадая, мъча се да отгатна/позная (at), отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се 8. предполагам (by, from)* * *guess [ges] I. v 1. гадая, мъча се да отгатна, налучквам (at); предполагам (by, from); to keep s.o. \guessing държа някого в неизвестност (напрежение); 2. отгатвам, налучквам, досещам се, познавам; to \guess a riddle отгатвам гатанка; to \guess a person's age познавам на колко години е някой; to \guess right ( wrong) (не) отгатвам, (не) познавам; I \guessed as much така си и мислех; 3. ам. мисля, смятам, считам, струва ми се; II. n (приблизителна) сметка; предположение, догадка; round \guess приблизителна сметка, изчисление; shrewd \guess правдоподобно предположение; it is anyone's \guess никой не може да каже; to make a \guess изказвам предположение; to miss o.'s \guess лъжа се, излъгвам се, не познавам; I give you three \guesses давам ти право да познаеш до три пъти; one man's \guess is as good as another's всеки може да мисли, каквото си ще; you have another \guess coming разг. грешите. -
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you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du raten;a lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer]; m;at a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise;sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...;your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur ratenPHRASES:1) ( conjecture) [er]raten;how did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?;to \guess right/ wrong richtig/falsch raten;to keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannen;to \guess at sth etw raten;( estimate) etw schätzen;( suspect) annehmen, vermuten;I \guess you're right du wirst wohl recht haben;I \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehen vtto \guess sth etw raten;he \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48;\guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!;to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen;to \guess that... vermuten, dass...;I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist;\guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe -
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1. [ges] n1. догадка; предположениеby guess - наугад [ср. тж. 2]
to give /to have, to make/ a guess - высказать предположение
to make a guess at what will happen - высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт
that's a good guess - ваше предположение верно; как вы догадались?!
I give you three guesses - можешь угадывать до трёх раз; если с трёх раз не отгадаешь - проиграл
what is your guess? - что вы предполагаете?
2. приблизительный подсчётat a guess, by guess - приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту [ср. тж. 1]
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to miss one's guess - амер. ошибиться, не отгадатьthis is anyone's guess - об этом можно только догадываться; ≅ это ещё неизвестно; кто знает?; как знать?
your guess is as good as mine - я об этом знаю столько же, сколько вы
one man's guess is as good as another's - ≅ никто ничего не знает, нельзя сказать ничего определённого; это одному богу известно
2. [ges] vto steer by guess and by God - мор. плыть наугад /наобум, как бог на душу положит/
1. 1) догадываться; предполагатьI can only guess the reasons for his conduct - я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения
guess who did it! - догадайтесь, кто это сделал!
to keep smb. guessing - держать кого-л. в недоумении, озадачивать
that got him guessing - это его заинтриговало; он не знал, что и подумать
2) приблизительно определятьcan you guess his weight? - как вы думаете, сколько он весит?
from his appearance I should guess his age at 40 - судя по внешности, ему лет сорок
can't you even guess at his age? - разве вы не можете хотя бы примерно определить его возраст?
I guess him to be twenty five - на мой взгляд, ему лет двадцать пять
2. 1) угадывать, отгадыватьto guess what smb. is thinking - угадать чьи-л. мысли
to guess right [wrong] - угадать правильно [неправильно]
2) понимать, заключатьto guess smth. from smb.'s manner - понять что-л. по чьему-л. поведению
3. амер. разг. думать, считать, полагатьI guess it's going to rain - мне кажется, сейчас пойдёт дождь
I guess we shall see him soon - думаю, что мы скоро увидим его
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1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosaanything pron1. algois there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?2. nadadon't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!3. cualquier cosaI'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que seatr['enɪɵɪŋ]1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa■ is there anything left? ¿queda algo?2 (negative) nada3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa■ they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco milanything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron1) : algo, alguna cosado you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?2) : nadahardly anything: casi nada3) : cualquier cosaI eat anything: como de todopron.• algo pron.• cualquier cosa pron.'eniθɪŋ1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
['enɪθɪŋ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosado you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?
would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?
is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?
can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?
are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?
is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?
did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?
if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré
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anything else? — (in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?•
if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabeif anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande
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is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?•
have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadacan't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?
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we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más•
hardly anything — casi nada•
I don't think there's anything more annoying than... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que...3) (no matter what) cualquier cosathey'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej
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anything but that — todo menos eso"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!
it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable
•
their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás•
I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa•
sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa•
it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses4) (in guesses, estimates)•
as anything * —she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida
it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren
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as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad•
he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *•
or anything (=or anything like it) —did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?
he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro
* * *['eniθɪŋ]1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
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