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1 vuestro

adj.

1 your, thine, thy, your own.

2 of yours, of your own.

adj. & pron.

your, yours.

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vuestro

► adjetivo

1 your, of yours

■ vuestra casa your house

■ un amigo vuestro a friend of yours

► pronombre

1 yours

■ éstas son las vuestras these are yours

► nombre masculino lo vuestro

1 what is yours, what belongs to you

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1. = vuestra, adj.
your, of yours
2. = vuestra, pron.
yours

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vuestro, -a ( esp Esp)
1.

ADJ POSES your (familiar form of address) ; (después de sustantivo) of yours

vuestro perro — your dog

vuestros hijos — your children

una idea vuestra — an idea of yours, one of your ideas

un amigo vuestro — a friend of yours

2.

PRON POSES yours (familiar form of address)

-¿de quién es esto? -es vuestro — "whose is this?" - "it's yours"

este es el vuestro — this one's yours

la vuestra está en el jardín — yours is in the garden

mis amigos y los vuestros — my friends and yours

¡ánimo, esta es la vuestra! — come on, this is your big chance!

•lo vuestro, lo vuestro también le pertenece a ella — what is yours also belongs to her

he puesto lo vuestro en la caja — I have put your things in the box

¿ya se han enterado de lo vuestro? — do they know about you two yet?

lo vuestro es jugar al fútbol — playing football is your thing *

• los vuestros — (=vuestra familia) your folks *; (=vuestro equipo) your lot *, your side

es (uno) de los vuestros — he's one of you

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I
- tra adjetivo

a) (Esp) ( de vosotros) your

vuestros libros or los libros vuestros — your books

un amigo vuestro — a friend of yours

la responsabilidad es vuestra — it's your responsibility

b) (frml) your

Vuestra Majestad/Excelencia — Your Majesty/Excellency
II
- tra pronombre (Esp)

el vuestro, la vuestra, etc — yours

sabe lo vuestro — he knows about the two of you

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= your, yours.

Ex. And there is a basis for your belief: money.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

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* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.

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I
- tra adjetivo

a) (Esp) ( de vosotros) your

vuestros libros or los libros vuestros — your books

un amigo vuestro — a friend of yours

la responsabilidad es vuestra — it's your responsibility

b) (frml) your

Vuestra Majestad/Excelencia — Your Majesty/Excellency
II
- tra pronombre (Esp)

el vuestro, la vuestra, etc — yours

sabe lo vuestro — he knows about the two of you

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= your, yours.

Ex: And there is a basis for your belief: money.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.

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vuestro¹ - tra

adjective

1 ( Esp) (de vosotros) your

estos son vuestros libros or estos son los libros vuestros these are your books

un amigo vuestro a friend of yours

la responsabilidad es vuestra it's your responsibility

lo que decidáis hacer es cosa vuestra what you decide to do is entirely up to you

2 ( frml); your

Vuestra Majestad/Excelencia Your Majesty/Excellency

vuestro² - tra

pronoun

1

( Esp fam): el vuestro, la vuestra, etc yours

es más viejo que el vuestro it's older than yours

¡lo vuestro fue de película! what happened to you was incredible!

2 ( frml):

el vuestro, la vuestra, etc yours

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vuestro
◊ - tra adjetivo

a) (Esp) ( de vosotros) your;

◊ vuestros libros your books;

un amigo vuestro a friend of yours
b) (frml) your;

◊ Vuestra Majestad Your Majesty

■ pronombre (Esp): el vuestro, la vuestra, etc yours;
◊ sabe lo vuestro he knows about the two of you

vuestro,-a
I adj pos (delante del sustantivo) your
vuestro perro, your dog
(después del sustantivo) of yours
un obsequio vuestro, a present of yours
este libro es vuestro, this book is yours
II pron pos yours: éste es el vuestro, this is yours
los vuestros, your people/family

' vuestro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fotolito
- vuestra
English:
your
- yours

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vuestro, -a Esp

♦ adj posesivo

your;

vuestro libro/amigo your book/friend;

este libro es vuestro this book is yours;

un amigo vuestro a friend of yours;

no es asunto vuestro it's none of your business

♦ pron posesivo

el vuestro yours;

los vuestros están en la mesa yours are on the table;
Fam
los vuestros [vuestra familia] your folks;
[vuestro bando] your lot, your side;
Comp

lo vuestro es el teatro [lo que hacéis bien] you should be on the stage;
Fam
os costó lo vuestro [mucho] it wasn't easy for you;

Comp
Fam
ésta es la vuestra this is the chance you've been waiting for o your big chance

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vuestro

I adj pos your

II pron yours;

¿es vuestro? is it yours?

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vuestro, - stra adj, Spain : your, of yours

vuestros coches: your cars

una amiga vuestra: a friend of yours

vuestro, - stra pron, Spain (with definite article) : yours

la vuestra es más grande: yours is bigger

esos son los vuestros: those are yours

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vuestro¹ adj your

vuestro amigo your friend

vuestro² pron yours

no son nuestras, sino vuestras they're not ours, but yours

Spanish-English dictionary > vuestro
2 wasz,nasz

possessive pron

( z rzeczownikiem) your; ( bez rzeczownika) yours

wasz samochód — your car

wasz jest większy — yours is bigger

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wasz,nasz
3 loro

1. pron soggetto they

oggetto them

forma di cortesia, anche Loro you

2. possessivo their

forma di cortesia, anche Loro your

il loro amico their/your friend

i loro genitori their/your parents

3. pron: il loro theirs

forma di cortesia, anche Loro yours

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loro¹ agg.poss.m. e f. 3^a pers.pl.

1 their; (loro proprio) their own: la loro madre, their mother; i loro figli, their children; non mi piace il loro atteggiamento, I don't like their attitude; sentivamo le loro voci, we could hear their voices; portano sempre i (loro) bambini con loro, they always take their children with them; siamo andati a casa loro, we went to their house; vorrebbero avere una casa loro, they'd like to have a house of their own; hanno comprato il terreno con i loro (propri) risparmi, they bought the land with their (own) savings; hanno un loro modo di vedere le cose, they have their own way of looking at things; vogliono sempre fare a modo loro, they always want to do things their way; tutto è accaduto sotto i loro (propri) occhi, everything happened before their very eyes // un loro cugino, a cousin of theirs; sono venuti con tre loro amici, they came with three friends of theirs; abbiamo ancora alcuni loro libri, we still have some books of theirs

2 (formula di cortesia) your: le Loro Altezze, le Loro Maestà, Your (Royal) Highnesses, Your Majesties; Lor Signoria, Your Lordship; i signori sono pregati di esibire i loro passaporti, you are kindly requested to show your passports

3 (con uso predicativo) theirs; (formula di cortesia) yours: l'appartamento è loro, the flat is theirs; la responsabilità è loro, non vostra, it's their responsibility, not yours; scusino, è loro questa valigia?, excuse me, is this case yours?

◆ pron.poss.m. e f.pl.

1 theirs; (formula di cortesia) yours: questa è la nostra stanza, quella è la loro, this is our room, that is yours; i nostri figli studiano, i loro lavorano, our children are studying, theirs are working; il mio parere non è diverso dal loro, my opinion is no different from theirs; noi abbiamo fatto le nostre scelte, altri faranno le loro, we've made our choices, others will make theirs

2 (in espressioni ellittiche): abbiamo ricevuto la loro del 5 aprile, we have received your letter of 5th April; sta sempre dalla loro (parte), he's always on their side; ne hanno combinato una delle loro, they've (gone and) done it again; vogliono sempre dire la loro, they always want their say.

loro² pron.pers.m. e f. 3^a pers.pl.

1 (compl. ogg. e ind. di essi, esse) them: sto chiamando loro, non voi, I'm calling them, not you; dite loro di venire subito da me, tell them to come straight to me; hai pensato a loro?, have you thought of them?; partirò con loro, I'll leave with them; andiamo da loro stasera, we're going to see them this evening; di loro non sapevamo nulla, we knew nothing about them; sta a loro decidere, it's up to them to decide // uno di loro, one of them; alcuni di loro, some of them; nessuno di loro, none of them // il padre di loro, il di loro padre, their father

2 (con funzione di sogg.) they: io verrò con voi, loro non hanno ancora deciso, I'm coming with you, they haven't decided yet; faremo quello che fanno loro, we'll do what they do; te l'hanno detto loro?, did they tell you?; tutti erano puntuali, loro arrivarono in ritardo, everyone else was on time, they came late; al ricevimento c'erano anche loro, they were at the reception too; in quella casa sono rimasti solo loro, they are the only ones left in that house; se loro credono di farmela, si sbagliano, if they think they can take me in, they're mistaken // loro due, tre, the two, three of them // beati loro!, lucky them! // partiti loro, tutto tornò come prima, once they'd left, everything got back to normal

3 (con uso rafforzativo o enfatico): ''Non ne sappiamo nulla'' ''Neanche loro'', ''We don't know anything about it'' ''Neither do they'' // loro stessi, proprio loro, they... themselves (o they themselves): l'hanno ammesso loro stessi, they admitted it themselves (o they themselves admitted it)

4 (con funzione predicativa) they, them: ''Chi è?'' ''Sono loro'', ''Who is it?'' ''It's them''; ''Siete stati voi?'' ''No, sono stati loro'', ''Was it you?'' ''No, it was them''; sono stati loro ad avvertirmi, it was they who told me (o they were the ones to tell me); se fossi (in) loro non mi muoverei, if I were them, I wouldn't move // dopo quell'esperienza, non sembravano più loro, after that experience they were never themselves again

5 (sogg. e compl.) (formula di cortesia) you: come (loro) desiderano, as you wish; se loro vogliono accomodarsi..., would you like to come this way, please?; Egregi Signori, ci permettiamo di inviare Loro..., Dear Sirs, we take the liberty of sending you...

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I ['loro] pron pers pl
1) (complemento) them

chiedi (a) loro — ask them

disse loro che non sarebbe venuto — he told them he wouldn't be coming

ho spedito loro una cartolina — I sent them a postcard

sono venuto con loro — I came with them

dimmi qualcosa di loro — tell me something about them

senza di loro — without them

loro qui non li voglio — I don't want them here

2) (sogg : al posto di "essi", "esse", con valore enfatico) they

loro abitano qui — they live here

loro sono meglio di te — they are better than you

vengono anche loro? — are they coming too?

prendeteli, sono loro — catch them, they're the ones

sono loro, apri la porta — it's them, open the door

sono stati loro a dirmelo — they told me themselves, it was they frm o them who told me

hanno ragione loro, non tu — they are right, not you

neanche loro hanno tutti i torti — even they aren't completely in the wrong

non lo sapevano nemmeno loro — they didn't even know it themselves

3) (nelle comparazioni: sogg) they, them, (complemento) them

ne so quanto loro — I know as much as they do, I know as much as them
II ['loro] pron pers pl
(forma di cortesia) (anche: Loro)

1) you

loro capiscono quanto ciò sia penoso — you are aware of how distressing that is

chiedo lor signori di seguirmi — be so good as to follow me, (if you would) gentlemen

2) (nelle comparazioni) you
III ['loro]
1. agg poss inv

il(la) loro; i(le) loro

1) their

i loro amici — their friends

un loro amico — a friend of theirs

verranno con la loro macchina — they'll come in their car

è colpa loro — it's their fault

2) (forma di cortesia), (anche: Loro) your

2. pron poss inv

il(la) loro; i(le) loro

1) theirs

questi libri sono i loro — those books are theirs

di chi è questo? - è loro — whose is this? - it's theirs

la nostra casa è più grande della loro — our house is bigger than theirs

2) (forma di cortesia), (anche: Loro) yours

3)

vivono del loro — they live on what they have

i loro — (famiglia) their family, (amici) their own people

siamo dei loro; stiamo dalla loro — (parte) we're on their side, we're with them

vogliono sempre dire la loro — they've always got something to say

ne hanno fatto un'altra delle loro — they've (gone and) done it again

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['loro] 1.
pronome personale plurale

1) (soggetto) they (in inglese va sempre espresso)

loro vanno al cinema, io no — they go to the cinema, I don't

loro due — the two of them

2) (complemento oggetto) them

sto cercando loro — I'm looking for them

3) (complemento di termine) them

ho dato loro il tuo numero di telefono — I gave them your telephone number

la lettera non era indirizzata a loro — the letter wasn't for them

4) (preceduto da preposizione)

lei non pensa a loro — she doesn't think of them

un regalo per loro — a present for them

io lavoro più di loro — I work more than they do o than them

5) (forma di cortesia) you

come loro preferiscono — as you prefer

dopo di loro — after you
2.
aggettivo possessivo invariabile

1) their; (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce)

la loro casa — their house

un loro amico, uno dei loro amici — a friend of theirs

alcuni loro insegnanti — some of their teachers, some teachers of theirs

sto dalla loro (parte) — I'm on their side

al loro arrivo — when they arrived

non hanno una macchina loro — they haven't got a car of their own

2) (forma di cortesia) your

3) il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro pronome possessivo invariabile theirs

è il loro — it's theirs

la nostra casa è più grande della loro — our house is bigger than theirs; (in espressioni ellittiche)

ne hanno fatta un'altra delle loro — they've been up to mischief again

vogliono sempre dire la loro — they always have to speak their mind

è dei loro — (familiari, alleati, compagni) he's one of them

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loro

/'loro/

v. le note delle voci io e mio.

I pron.pers.pl.

1 (soggetto) they (in inglese va sempre espresso); loro vanno al cinema, io no they go to the cinema, I don't; loro due the two of them

2 (complemento oggetto) them; sto cercando loro I'm looking for them

3 (complemento di termine) them; ho dato loro il tuo numero di telefono I gave them your telephone number; la lettera non era indirizzata a loro the letter wasn't for them

4 (preceduto da preposizione) lei non pensa a loro she doesn't think of them; un regalo per loro a present for them; io lavoro più di loro I work more than they do o than them

5 (forma di cortesia) you; come loro preferiscono as you prefer; dopo di loro after you

II agg.poss.inv.

1 their; (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce) la loro casa their house; un loro amico, uno dei loro amici a friend of theirs; alcuni loro insegnanti some of their teachers, some teachers of theirs; sto dalla loro (parte) I'm on their side; al loro arrivo when they arrived; non hanno una macchina loro they haven't got a car of their own

2 (forma di cortesia) your

III il loro, la loro, i loro, le loro

pron.poss.inv.

theirs; è il loro it's theirs; la nostra casa è più grande della loro our house is bigger than theirs; (in espressioni ellittiche) ne hanno fatta un'altra delle loro they've been up to mischief again; vogliono sempre dire la loro they always have to speak their mind; è dei loro(familiari, alleati, compagni) he's one of them.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > loro
4 vostro

1. adj your

i vostri amici your friends

2. pron: il vostro yours

questi libri sono vostri these books are yours

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vostro agg.poss. di 2^a pers.pl.

1 your; ( vostro proprio) your own: vostro padre e vostra madre, your father and mother; il vostro cane, your dog; i vostri figli, your children; la vostra casa, your house; avete fatto il vostro dovere, you did your duty; è questo il vostro miglior prodotto?, is this your best product?; possiamo venire a casa vostra?, can we come to your house?; avete una camera ( tutta) vostra?, have you got a room of your own?; avete un modo tutto vostro di vedere le cose, you have your own way of seeing things; siamo del vostro stesso parere, we are of your opinion; questo non è affar vostro, this is none of your business // un vostro cugino, a cousin of yours; questi vostri giudizi sono abbastanza azzardati, these ideas of yours are rather daring // è venuto quel vostro rappresentante, that agent of yours has come // in vece vostra, instead of you (o in your stead) // l'ha fatto per amor vostro, he did it for your sake

2 ( nella chiusa delle lettere) Your (s): vostro Franco, Yours, Frank; vostra Silvia, Yours, Sylvia; il vostro affezionatissimo cugino, Your affectionate cousin

3 ( formula di cortesia) Your: Vostra Eminenza, Santità, Your Eminence, Holiness; Vostra Maestà, Altezza, Your Majesty, Highness; Vostra Signoria, Grazia, Your Lordship, Grace

4 ( con uso predicativo) yours: è vostro questo dizionario?, is this dictionary yours?; questa stanza è nostra, non vostra, this room is ours, not yours

◆ pron.poss.

1 yours: il nostro appartamento è più piccolo del vostro, our flat is smaller than yours; questi sono i nostri posti, i vostri sono nella fila più avanti, these are our seats, yours are in the row in front

2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): abbiamo ricevuto la Vostra del 5 corr., we have received your letter of the 5th inst.; sto dalla vostra, I'm on your side; ne avete fatto un'altra delle vostre?, have you been up to your old tricks again?; anche voi avete avuto le vostre, you've had your share too

◆ s.m.

1 vivete del vostro, you live on your own income; ci rimettete del vostro, you'll lose your own money

2 ( partitivo): qualcosa, niente di vostro, something, nothing of your own; in questo lavoro non ci avete messo molto di vostro, you haven't put much of your own into this work

3 pl. i vostri, your family (o your relatives o fam. your folks); ( partigiani, seguaci) your supporters // domani sera sarò dei vostri, I'll be with you tomorrow evening.

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['vɔstro] vostro (-a)
1. agg poss

il(la) vostro(a) — your

il vostro cane — your dog

i vostri libri — your books

un vostro conoscente — an acquaintance of yours

un vostro amico — a friend of yours

vostra zia — your aunt

è colpa vostra — it's your fault

a casa vostra — at your house

2. pron poss

il(la) vostro(a) — yours, your own

la nostra casa è più grande della vostra — our house is bigger than yours

la vostra è stata una brutta storia — your story is an unpleasant one

di chi è questo? - è vostro — whose is this? - it's yours

3. sm

1)

avete speso del vostro? — did you spend your own money?

ci potreste rimettere del vostro in quell'affare — you could well lose money in that business

2)

i vostri smpl — (famiglia) your family

è dei vostri — he's on your side

4. sf

la vostra — (opinione) your view

l'ultima vostra — (Comm : lettera) your most recent letter

alla vostra! — (brindisi) here's to you!, your health!

è dalla vostra — he's on your side

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f. vostra, m.pl. vostri, f.pl. vostre ['vɔstro, 'vɔstra, 'vɔstri, 'vɔstre] aggettivo possessivo

1) your

vostro padre, -a madre — your father, mother

la -a casa — your house

un vostro amico — a friend of yours

questa valigia è -a — this suitcase is yours

avete un alloggio (tutto) vostro? — have you got a flat of your own?

2) (formula di cortesia) your

Vostra Eminenza, Vostra Grazia — Your Eminence, Your Grace

3) (nelle lettere)

affettuosi saluti dal vostro Enzo — yours affectionately, Enzo; love, Enzo

4) il vostro, f. la vostra, m.pl. i vostri, f.pl. le vostre pronome possessivo

5) yours

preferisco la -a — I prefer yours

6) (in espressioni ellittiche)

avete detto la -a — you've had your say

alla -a! — cheers! here's to your health o to you!

i -i — (genitori) your parents; (parenti) your relatives

non potrò essere dei -i — I won't be able to join you

la -a del 3 marzo — comm. your letter of o dated 3rd of March

ci avete rimesso del vostro — you paid out of your pockets
••
Note:

v. la nota della voce mio

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vostro

f. vostra, m.pl. vostri, f.pl. vostre /'vɔstro, 'vɔstra, 'vɔstri, 'vɔstre/

v. la nota della voce mio.

I aggettivo possessivo

1 your; vostro padre, -a madre your father, mother; la -a casa your house; un vostro amico a friend of yours; questa valigia è -a this suitcase is yours; avete un alloggio (tutto) vostro? have you got a flat of your own?

2 (formula di cortesia) your; Vostra Eminenza, Vostra Grazia Your Eminence, Your Grace

3 (nelle lettere) affettuosi saluti dal vostro Enzo yours affectionately, Enzo; love, Enzo

II il vostro, f. la vostra, m.pl. i vostri, f.pl. le vostre

pronome possessivo

1 yours; preferisco la -a I prefer yours

2 (in espressioni ellittiche) avete detto la -a you've had your say; alla -a! cheers! here's to your health o to you! i -i (genitori) your parents; (parenti) your relatives; non potrò essere dei -i I won't be able to join you; la -a del 3 marzo comm. your letter of o dated 3rd of March; ci avete rimesso del vostro you paid out of your pockets.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vostro
5 vostro

['vɔstro] vostro (-a)
1. agg poss

il(la) vostro(a) — your

il vostro cane — your dog

i vostri libri — your books

un vostro conoscente — an acquaintance of yours

un vostro amico — a friend of yours

vostra zia — your aunt

è colpa vostra — it's your fault

a casa vostra — at your house

2. pron poss

il(la) vostro(a) — yours, your own

la nostra casa è più grande della vostra — our house is bigger than yours

la vostra è stata una brutta storia — your story is an unpleasant one

di chi è questo? - è vostro — whose is this? - it's yours

3. sm

1)

avete speso del vostro? — did you spend your own money?

ci potreste rimettere del vostro in quell'affare — you could well lose money in that business

2)

i vostri smpl — (famiglia) your family

è dei vostri — he's on your side

4. sf

la vostra — (opinione) your view

l'ultima vostra — (Comm : lettera) your most recent letter

alla vostra! — (brindisi) here's to you!, your health!

è dalla vostra — he's on your side

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vostro
6 ours

خَاصَّتُنا \ ours: our own; belonging to us: Ours is a bigger house than yours. She’s a friend of ours. \ مُلْكُنا \ ours: pron., our own; belonging to us: Ours is a bigger house than yours.

Arabic-English glossary > ours
7 mejor

adj.

better.

no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…

es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come

será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up

adv.

1 better.

ahora veo mejor I can see better now

estar mejor to feel better; (no tan malo) to be better (recuperado)

mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell him

mejor dicho (or) rather

mejor que mejor so much the better

2 best.

el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best

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mejor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo) better

■ este libro es mejor que aquél this book is better than that one

■ es mejor no hablar de eso it's better not talk about that

2 (superlativo) best

■ la mejor película que he visto jamás the best film I've ever seen

■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend

► adverbio

1 (comparativo) better

■ cada vez mejor better and better every day

2 (superlativo) best

■ es el que mejor canta he's the one who sings the best

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor

1 the best (one)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo mejor perhaps, maybe

en el mejor de los casos at the very best

mejor dicho or rather

mejor o peor one way or another

mejor que mejor so much the better

tanto mejor so much the better

* * *
1. adj.
1) better

2) best
2. adv.
1) better

2) best

3) rather

•

- a lo mejor

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher

a falta de otra cosa mejor que hacer — for lack of anything better to do

nunca he visto nada mejor — I've never seen anything better

es mejor de lo que creía — it's better than I thought

• y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still

• mejor que algo — better than sth

este es mejor que aquel — this one is better than that one

no hay nada mejor que una buena comida — there's nothing better than a good meal

b) (=preferible)

• ser mejor — to be better

sería mejor callarse — it'd be better to keep quiet

hubiera sido mejor no decir nada — it would have been better to say nothing

será mejor que te vayas — you'd better go

2) [superlativo]

a) [de dos] better

de estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?

b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best

¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?

está entre las diez mejores — she is among the ten best

ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class

es el mejor de todos — he's the best of all

vive el mejor momento de su carrera deportiva — he is at the peak of his sporting career

un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality

- llevarse la mejor parte

c)

• lo mejor — the best

os deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)

lo mejor de España es el clima — the best thing about Spain is the climate

lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...

• os deseo lo mejor del mundo — I wish you all the best

tengo unos abuelos que son lo mejor del mundo — my grandparents are the best in the world

• tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your best

• lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could

lo mejor que podemos hacer es callarnos — the best thing we can do is keep quiet

• estar en lo mejor de la vida — to be in the prime of life
partir 1., 3)
2. ADV

1) [comparativo de bien] better

ahora lo entiendo todo un poco mejor — I understand everything a bit better now

yo canto mejor que tú — I can sing better than you

lo hace cada vez mejor — he's getting better and better

¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?

ahora estoy un poco mejor de dinero — I'm a bit better off now

así está mucho mejor — it's much better like that

¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!

• mejor dicho — or rather, or I should say

lleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years

• mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *

• mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this

• mejor que mejor, tanto mejor — so much the better, all the better
nunca
2) [superlativo de bien] best

¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?

este es el texto mejor redactado de todos — this text is the best written of all

3) (=preferiblemente)

mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day

mejor vámonos — we'd better go

tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *

mejor me voy — * I'd better go
cuanto 2., 2)
4)

• a lo mejor — maybe

a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow

a lo mejor hasta nos toca la lotería — we might even win the lottery

-¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor — the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

es mejor que te sientes ahí — you'd be better off sitting there

b) ( comparativo de bien) better

sabe mucho mejor así — it tastes much better like that

2)

a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

mi mejor amiga — my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad — products of the highest quality

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad — it's best if you tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best

b) ( superlativo de bien)

éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
II
adverbio

1)

a) ( comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor — then I thought better of it

pintas cada vez mejor — your painting is getting better and better

b)

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

2)

a) ( superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor — this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra — the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

b)

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)

mejor lo dejamos para otro día — why don't we leave it for another day?

mejor me callo — I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
III
masculino y femenino

el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

es la mejor de la clase — she's the best in the class

* * *

= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.

Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.

Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.

Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.

Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.

* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aun mejor = better still.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.

* de mejor manera = best.

* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

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

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* mejor aun = better still.

* mejor compra = best buy.

* mejor conservado = best-preserved.

* mejor dicho = nay.

* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.

* mejor, el = best, the.

* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.

* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.

* mejor oferta = best buy.

* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* mejor planeado = best-laid.

* mejor que = in preference to.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* o mejor dicho = or rather.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* tanto mejor = so much the better.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* vida mejor = better life.

* y aun mejor = better yet.

* y mejor aun = better yet.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor — the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

es mejor que te sientes ahí — you'd be better off sitting there

b) ( comparativo de bien) better

sabe mucho mejor así — it tastes much better like that

2)

a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

mi mejor amiga — my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad — products of the highest quality

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad — it's best if you tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best

b) ( superlativo de bien)

éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
II
adverbio

1)

a) ( comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor — then I thought better of it

pintas cada vez mejor — your painting is getting better and better

b)

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

2)

a) ( superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor — this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra — the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

b)

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)

mejor lo dejamos para otro día — why don't we leave it for another day?

mejor me callo — I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
III
masculino y femenino

el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

es la mejor de la clase — she's the best in the class

* * *

el mejor

= best, the

Ex: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.

= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.

Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.

Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.

Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.

Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.

* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aun mejor = better still.

* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.

* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.

* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.

* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.

* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.

* de mejor manera = best.

* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

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

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.

* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.

* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* mejor amigo = best friend.

* mejor aun = better still.

* mejor compra = best buy.

* mejor conservado = best-preserved.

* mejor dicho = nay.

* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.

* mejor, el = best, the.

* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.

* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.

* mejor oferta = best buy.

* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* mejor planeado = best-laid.

* mejor que = in preference to.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.

* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* o mejor dicho = or rather.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.

* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.

* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.

* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* tanto mejor = so much the better.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* vida mejor = better life.

* y aun mejor = better yet.

* y mejor aun = better yet.

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mejor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de bueno) ‹producto/obra/profesor› better; ‹calidad› better, higher, superior

resultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expected

va a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymore

y si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the better

cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better

al final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the end

2 (comparativo de bien) better

me siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterday

sabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like that

B

1 (superlativo de bueno) (entre dos) better; (entre varios) best

es el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the team

mi mejor amiga my best friend

productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality

este vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wines

lo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truth

le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best

2 (superlativo de bien):

hoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen her

la que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best off

mejor²

adverb

A

1 (comparativo) better

luego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to accept

pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time

2

mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a half

B

1 (superlativo) best

éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play

lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability

2

a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summer

a lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heard

C

( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another day

mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up

mejor pídeselo tú it would be better if you asked him, why don't you ask him?

mejor³

masculine and feminine

el/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the best

se quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herself

es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class

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mejor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ bueno) ‹producto/profesor› better;

‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;
◊ tanto mejor so much the better;

cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better
b) ( comparativo de

◊ bien) better;

está mejor así it's better like this
2
a) ( superlativo de

◊ bueno) ( entre dos) better;

( entre varios) best;
◊ mi mejor amiga my best friend;

productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de

◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money

■ adverbio
1 ( comparativo) better;
◊ luego lo pensé mejor then I thought better of it;

pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2 ( superlativo) best;
◊ este es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from);

la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):
◊ mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?;

mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;

( de varios) the best;
◊ es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class

mejor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
2 (superlativo de bueno) best
la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
lo mejor, the best thing
II adverbio
1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better

' mejor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- calaña
- caso
- concebir
- corta
- corto
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desear
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- dicha
- dicho
- diplomacia
- don
- duda
- él
- embalarse
- flor
- gafar
- infinitamente
- ingeniar
- irse
- modestamente
- pegar
- pique
- postor
- postora
- premio
- que
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- revolver
- según
- sentar
- sentirse
- superarse
- superior
- tanta
- tanto
- vaho
- vida
- voluntad
- alegrar
- caber
- cada
- camino
- casi
- como
- cuando
English:
acclaim
- acknowledge
- and
- any
- at
- attest
- awaken
- best
- better
- brand
- bust up
- but
- by
- change
- choose
- clean up
- dog
- ever
- eyesight
- far
- female
- few
- flagship
- gazump
- gazumping
- grade
- highlight
- institution
- job
- late
- laugh
- lion
- look up
- lot
- love
- male-dominated
- maybe
- mile
- more
- much
- next
- of
- off
- one-upmanship
- optimal
- out
- outdistance
- outmaneuver
- outmanoeuvre
- pain

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mejor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
un mundo mejor a better world;

ella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;

una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;

no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;

es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;

será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;

sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;

un cambio a o [m5] para mejor a change for the better

2. [superlativo]
el/la mejor… the best…;

el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;

un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;

lo hice lo mejor que pude I did my best;

es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;

lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;

te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;

lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;

a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;

a lo mejor voy I may go

♦ nmf

el/la mejor (de) the best (in);

el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;

el mejor de los dos the better of the two;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

♦ adv

1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
ahora veo mejor I can see better now;

el inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;

lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;

¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;

mejor me quedo I'd better stay;

mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;

mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;

estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;
[recuperado] to be better;
nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;

me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;

mejor dicho (or) rather;

mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;

si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;

me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;

mejor que mejor so much the better;

tanto mejor so much the better

2. [superlativo] best;

el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;

esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;

los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;

el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff

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mejor

I adj

1 comp better;

está mejor that’s better;

ir a mejor get better;

tanto mejor all the better

2 sup

:

el mejor the best;

lo mejor the best thing;

lo mejor posible as well as possible;

dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s best

II

:

mejor para ti good for you;

a lo mejor perhaps, maybe

* * *

mejor adv

1) : better

Carla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana

2) : best

ella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best

3) : rather

mejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up

4) : it's better that...

mejor te vas: you'd better go

5)

a lo mejor : maybe, perhaps

mejor adj

1) (comparative of bueno) : better

a falta de algo mejor: for lack of something better

2) (comparative of bien) : better

está mucho mejor: he's much better

3) (superlative of bueno) : best, the better

mi mejor amigo: my best friend

4) (superlative of bien) : best, the better

duermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate

5) preferible: preferable, better

6)

lo mejor : the best thing, the best part

mejor nmf, (with definite article) : the better (one), the best (one)

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mejor adj adv

1. (comparativo) better

su casa es mejor que la nuestra their house is better than ours

hoy me encuentro mejor que ayer I feel better today than I did yesterday

2. (superlativo) best

es la mejor película que he visto este año it's the best film I've seen this year

a lo mejor maybe

a lo mejor no sabe la dirección he may not know the address

(es) mejor que... it's better...

es mejor que no salgas it's better not to go out

Spanish-English dictionary > mejor
8 mío

adj.

1 my, my own.

La casa mía My house...The house of mine=La casa es mía=The house is mine.

2 of mine, mine, mine own, of my own.

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mío

► adjetivo

1 my, of mine

■ no es vecino mío he's not my neighbour

■ un pariente mío a relative of mine

■ es muy amiga mía she's a good friend of mine

► pronombre

1 mine

■ este abrigo es mío this coat is mine

■ dámelo, es mío give it to me, it's mine

■ esto no es lo mío I don't think this is my scene

■ lo mío es el fútbol football is what I really like

■ ¿tú no eras de los míos? weren't you on my side?

■ este chico es de los míos this guy is just like me

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ésta es la mía this is what I've been waiting for

los míos familiar my family sing, my folks

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1. = mía, adj.
my, mine
2. = mía, pron.
mine

* * *

1.

ADJ POSES mine

es mío — it's mine

no es amigo mío — he's no friend of mine

¡Dios mío! — my God!, good heavens!

¡hijo mío! — my dear boy!

2. PRON POSES

1)

el mío/la mía — mine

este es el mío — this one's mine

la mía está en el armario — mine's in the cupboard

lo mío: lo mío es tuyo — what is mine is yours, what belongs to me belongs to you

he puesto lo mío en esta caja — I've put my stuff o things in this box

lo mío con Ana acabó hace tiempo — Ana and I finished a while ago

lo mío son los deportes — I'm a sports person myself

el tenis no es lo mío — tennis is not for me, tennis is not my cup of tea o my thing

2)

los míos — (=mis familiares) my folks, my family

echo de menos a los míos — I miss my folks

3)

• la mía (=mi oportunidad) —

¡esta es la mía, entraré ahora que no me ven! — now's my chance, I'll slip in now while they aren't watching!

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I
mía adjetivo (detrás del n) mine

éste es mío — this one's mine

un primo mío — a cousin of mine

eso es asunto mío — that's my business

amor mío — sweetheart

Muy señor mío — (Corresp) (frml) Dear Sir
II
mía pronombre

el mío/la mía etc — mine

sus hijos son amigos de los míos — their children and mine are friends

los idiomas no son lo mío — languages are not my thing

los míos — my family and friends

* * *

= mine.

Ex. I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.

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* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.

* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* el mío = mine.

* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.

* Nombre + mío = Nombre + of mine.

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I
mía adjetivo (detrás del n) mine

éste es mío — this one's mine

un primo mío — a cousin of mine

eso es asunto mío — that's my business

amor mío — sweetheart

Muy señor mío — (Corresp) (frml) Dear Sir
II
mía pronombre

el mío/la mía etc — mine

sus hijos son amigos de los míos — their children and mine are friends

los idiomas no son lo mío — languages are not my thing

los míos — my family and friends

* * *

= mine.

Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.

* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.

* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.

* el mío = mine.

* ¡Madre mía! = Good heavens!.

* Nombre + mío = Nombre + of mine.

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mío¹ mía

adjective

( detrás del n) mine

éste es mío this one's mine

un primo mío a cousin of mine

eso es asunto mío that's my business

amigo mío, creo que debería aceptar my friend, I think you should accept

amor mío sweetheart

Muy señor mío ( Corresp) ( frml); Dear Sir

no sé, hija mía ( esp Esp); I don't know, dear o ( BrE) love

hijo mío, tienes que estudiar ( esp Esp); son, you have to study

mío² mía

pronoun

el mío/la mía etc mine

éste no es mi libro, quiero el mío this isn't my book, I want my own o mine

sus hijos son amigos de los míos their children and mine are friends

sabes que todo lo mío es tuyo you know that what's mine is yours

los idiomas no son lo mío I'm no linguist, languages are not my thing

lo mío con ella se acabó it's all over between us

prefiero pasar la Navidad con los míos I prefer to spend Christmas with my family and friends

ésta es la mía, pensé ( fam); this is my chance, I thought to myself

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mío,
◊ mía adjetivo ( detrás del n) mine;

un primo mío a cousin of mine;
eso es asunto mío that's my business;
Muy señor mío (Corresp) (frml) Dear Sir
■ pronombre: el mío/la mía, etc. mine;
sus hijos y los míos their children and mine;
los idiomas no son lo mío languages are not my thing;
los míos my family and friends
mío,-a
I adj pos of mine: tienes un libro mío, you have got a book of mine
no es cosa mía, it is none of my business
II pron pos mine: el mío es más grande, mine is bigger
III sustantivo masculino (habilidad) lo mío es nadar, swimming is my strong point
familiar los míos, my people
(familia) my family
IV f (oportunidad) ésta es la mía, this is my chance
♦ Locuciones: ¡ya es mío/mía, got him/her!

' mío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiga
- amigo
- antípodas
- berenjenal
- dios
- el
- ser
- lo
- mía
- que
- superior
- amor
- asunto
- estar
- éste
- gusto
- menor
- paisano
- pesar
- señor
- uno
English:
be
- better
- cup
- cut out
- dear
- friend
- god
- good
- goodness
- gosh
- gracious
- lord
- mine
- near
- of
- outrank
- own
- shame
- sir
- style
- uncle
- word
- flame
- heaven
- same
- scene
- take
- thing

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mío, -a

♦ adj posesivo

mine;

este libro es mío this book is mine;

un amigo mío a friend of mine;

no es asunto mío it's none of my business

♦ pron posesivo

el mío mine;

el mío es rojo mine is red;
Fam
los míos [mi familia] my folks;
[mi bando] my lot, my side;
Comp

lo mío: lo mío es el teatro [lo que me va] theatre is what I should be doing;
Fam
me costó lo mío [mucho] it wasn't easy for me;

Comp
Fam
ésta es la mía this is the chance I've been waiting for o my big chance

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mío, mía

pron mine;

el mío/la mía mine;

un amigo mío a friend of mine;

los míos my family;

no es lo mío it isn’t my thing

* * *

mío, mía adj

1) : my, of mine

¡Dios mío!: my God!, good heavens!

una amiga mía: a friend of mine

2) : mine

es mío: it's mine

mío, mía pron, (with definite article) : mine, my own

tus zapatos son iguales a los míos: your shoes are just like mine

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mío adj pron mine

esa raqueta es mía that racket is mine

Sergio es amigo mío Sergio is a friend of mine

los míos son negros mine are black

Spanish-English dictionary > mío
9 твой

1. thine

ревность по доме Твоем — zeal of thine house

желание сердца твоего — desire of thine heart

желания сердца твоего — desires of thine heart

2. your; yours

это не твоё дело, это не твоя забота — it is not your affair

твоя часть больше моей — your half is bigger than mine

ты где живёшь ?, где твоя хата? — where do you dig?

как твоя фамилия — what is your surname

твой план годится — your plan goes

3. yours

как твое имя — what is your name

как твои дела — how are you doing

4. thy

Да святится имя Твое — Hallowed be Thy name

Да приидет Царствие Твое — Thy Kingdom come

да будет воля твоя — thy will be done

да будет воля Твоя — thy will be done

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > твой
10 non

not

non ho fratelli I don't have any brothers, I have no brothers

non ancora not yet

non che io non voglia not that I don't want to

non cedibile not transferable, non-transferable

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non avv.

1 (come negazione di un v.) not ( spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari o 'modal verbs'): non è vecchio, he isn't old; non era vero, it wasn't true; non sarà facile, it won't be easy; la questione non è stata risolta, the problem has not been solved; non ha amici, he hasn't any friends (o he has no friends); non avevamo soldi, we didn't have any money (o we had no money); non è venuto, he didn't come; non abbiamo ancora deciso, we haven't decided yet; non posso farlo, I can't do it; non potresti passare più tardi?, couldn't you call later?; non dovete cedere, you mustn't give in; non avrebbe dovuto accettare, he shouldn't have accepted; non oso telefonargli, I daren't phone him; non volete riposarvi un po'?, don't you want to rest a while?; non permetterò che la trattino in quel modo, I won't let them treat her like that; non dirlo, don't say it; non parliamone, let's not talk about it; non lavora in quella ditta, he doesn't work for that firm; non hanno voluto ascoltarmi, they wouldn't listen to me; non parlò per tutto il giorno, he did not speak all day; è meglio non indagare, we'd better not go into it; non vedendolo arrivare, cominciai a preoccuparmi, not seeing him arrive, I began to get worried // In frasi negative, come rafforzativo di un'altra negazione: non c'era nessuno, there wasn't anybody; non so nulla, I don't know anything; non hanno avuto nessuna notizia, they haven't had any news; non ne ho parlato con nessuno, I haven't spoken to anyone about it; non ha bevuto niente, he didn't drink anything; non disse neanche una parola, he didn't say a word; non ci credo affatto, I don't believe a word of it; non gliene importava niente, it didn't matter to him at all; non è mica vero!, it's not true at all!; non ci capisco un'acca!, I can't understand a word!; non vado mai a teatro, I never go to the theatre; non l'ho mai visto, I've never seen him; non era mai stato così felice, he had never been so happy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, l'avv. not non si usa in ingl. in presenza di un'altra negazione

2 (in frasi interrogative, per lo più retoriche): non l'avevi detto proprio tu?, wasn't it you who said it?; chi non accetterebbe una simile proposta?, who wouldn't accept such an offer?; non avresti dovuto partire stasera?, shouldn't you have left this evening?; mi chiedo se non sarebbe stato meglio rinunciare, I wonder whether it wouldn't have been better to give up

3 (come negazione di un agg. o avv. per affermare un concetto negandone l'opposto): non è improbabile, it's possible; è un'impresa non facile, it's a hard task; un uomo non privo di talento, a man not without talent; ha lavorato non poco per farsi una posizione, he worked hard to get on; non pochi la pensano come me, lots of people think the way I do; non sarà male ripeterlo, it won't do any harm to repeat it; non sempre si può fare quello che si vuole, you can't always do as you like; non senza fatica, not without effort; non del tutto, non completamente, not completely ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo caso la negazione è spesso espressa usando l'agg. o l'avv. di significato opposto

4 (seguito da un compar.) no, not: doveva avere non più di vent'anni, he couldn't have been more than twenty; saranno stati non meno di mille, there must have been no fewer than a thousand; non più tardi di ieri, no later than yesterday; arriveremo non prima delle otto, we shall arrive not before eight o'clock; non oltre il 15 di questo mese, no later than the 15th of this month; un pesciolino non più grosso del mio mignolo, a fish no bigger than my little finger; una cifra non inferiore al milione, a figure no less than a million; un locale non più grande di questa stanza, a place no bigger than this room

5 ( nelle contrapposizioni) not: non è bello, ma è simpatico, he isn't good-looking, but he's nice; non tu, ma lui avrebbe dovuto pensarci, you shouldn't have had to think of it, he should; dovete presentarvi domani, non oggi, you have to go there tomorrow, not today; è un problema mio, non tuo, it's my problem, not yours

6 (con uso pleonastico; in ingl. non si traduce): non appena mi vide, mi corse incontro, as soon as he saw me, he ran to meet me; è più facile di quanto non si creda, it's easier than you think; poco mancò che non ci cascassi anch'io, I nearly fell for it too; ti aspetterò finché non arriverai, I'll wait for you to arrive; a meno che tu non voglia ripensarci..., unless you want to think it over... // in men che non si dica, in less than no time // In frasi esclamative: le bugie che non mi ha raccontato!, the lies he told me!; quanto non ho fatto per lui!, what I've done for him!

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: dottore o non dottore, è un ignorante, he's an ignoramus, whether he's got a degree or not // non che io ci creda, ma..., not that I believe it, but... // che è che non è, all of a sudden // non c'è di che, ( formula di cortesia in risposta a un ringraziamento) not at all, you're welcome.

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[non]
1. avv

1) not

non sono inglesi — they are not o aren't English

non ne ho — I haven't (got) any

non avresti dovuto farlo — you shouldn't have done that

non devi farlo — you must not o mustn't do it

non puoi venire — you cannot o can't come

non vieni? — aren't you coming?

non parli francese? — don't you speak French?

la legge non è stata ancora approvata — the law has not yet been passed

Mario non c'è — Mario isn't here

non è venuto nessuno — nobody came

non andarci! — don't go!

non ci sono andato — I didn't go

non l'ho mai visto — I have never seen it

non lo so — I don't know

non lo capisco affatto — I do not o don't understand him at all

non più di 5 minuti — no more than 5 minutes

non oltre il 15 luglio — no later than (the) 15th (of) July

grazie — non c'è di che — thank you — don't mention it

2) (con sostantivo, aggettivo, pronome, avverbio) not

un guadagno non indifferente — a not inconsiderable gain

non pochi sono d'accordo — not a few are in agreement, many are in agreement

non uno dei presenti si è alzato — not one of those present stood up

3)

(con valore rafforzativo) non puoi non vederlo — you can't not see him, you'll have to see him

finché non torno — until I get back

per poco non cadevo in acqua — I almost fell into the water

2. pref

non-, un...

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[non]
avverbio

1) (con verbi) not (spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari e modali)

non è a casa — she isn't at home

a loro non è piaciuto — they didn't like it

non l'ha visto? — hasn't he seen it?

"è sposata?" - "non penso" — "is she married?" - "I think not"

si prega di non toccare (la merce) — please do not handle (the goods)

ho cercato di non ridere — I tried not to laugh

ho una buona ragione per non farlo — I have a good excuse for not doing it

non è che un bambino — he's but a child

non hanno scrupoli — they have no scruples

non è un posto dove fermarsi — this is no place to stop

non c'è di che! — don't mention it! not at all!

2) (con sostantivi) not

non una sedia — not one o a (single) chair

3) (con aggettivi e avverbi) not

aumento non previsto — unforeseen increase

oggetto non identificato — unidentified object

le cose non dette — things left unsaid

non qui — not here

non proprio — not quite o exactly

non tanto X quanto Y — not so much X as Y

4) (con comparativi) no, not

non più di — no more than

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non oltre maggio — no later than May

5) (in doppia negazione)

non senza ragione — not without reason

non meno difficile — just as difficult

non disse nulla — she didn't say anything

non c'era nessuno in giro — there was no-one about

non metto mai zucchero nel caffè — I never put any sugar in my coffee

6) (con che restrittivo)

non è che un graffio — it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch

non hai che da dirlo — just tell me o say so

non farai che peggiorare le cose — you'll only make things worse

non fa che lamentarsi — she does nothing but moan

7) (pleonastico)

che cosa non farebbe per lei! — he would do anything for her!

per poco non perdevano il treno — they almost missed the train
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Note:

Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo

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non

/non/

Generalmente, l'avverbio non ha il suo equivalente diretto nell'inglese not. Si ricordi tuttavia che la frase inglese non ammette una doppia negazione, e che quindi non può essere assorbito da un pronome o da un avverbio negativo: non mi conosce nessuno = nobody knows me; non ci vediamo mai = we never meet. A sua volta, diversamente dall'italiano, l'uso di not in frase negativa impone l'uso di un ausiliare se già non ne è presente uno nella frase. - La forma contratta di not, ossia n't, si lega al verbo ausiliare precedente: non l'ho vista = I haven't seen her; non è qui = she isn't here; non è potuta venire = she couldn't come; si ricordino le particolari forme contratte negative di will, shall e can, cioè won't, shan't e can't. Tutte queste forme contratte si usano solo nella lingua parlata e familiare. - Si noti, infine, l'accezione 3 sotto, che mostra come il negativo non davanti ad aggettivi o avverbi può essere reso in inglese mediante un prefisso di valore negativo.

avverbio

1 (con verbi) not (spesso contratto in n't con ausiliari e modali); non è a casa she isn't at home; a loro non è piaciuto they didn't like it; non l'ha visto? hasn't he seen it? "è sposata?" - "non penso" "is she married?" - "I think not"; si prega di non toccare (la merce) please do not handle (the goods); ho cercato di non ridere I tried not to laugh; ho una buona ragione per non farlo I have a good excuse for not doing it; non è che un bambino he's but a child; non hanno scrupoli they have no scruples; non è un posto dove fermarsi this is no place to stop; non c'è di che! don't mention it! not at all!

2 (con sostantivi) not; non una sedia not one o a (single) chair

3 (con aggettivi e avverbi) not; aumento non previsto unforeseen increase; oggetto non identificato unidentified object; le cose non dette things left unsaid; non qui not here; non proprio not quite o exactly; non tanto X quanto Y not so much X as Y

4 (con comparativi) no, not; non più di no more than; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non oltre maggio no later than May

5 (in doppia negazione) non senza ragione not without reason; non meno difficile just as difficult; non disse nulla she didn't say anything; non c'era nessuno in giro there was no-one about; non metto mai zucchero nel caffè I never put any sugar in my coffee

6 (con che restrittivo) non è che un graffio it's only a scratch, it's nothing but a scratch; non hai che da dirlo just tell me o say so; non farai che peggiorare le cose you'll only make things worse; non fa che lamentarsi she does nothing but moan

7 (pleonastico) che cosa non farebbe per lei! he would do anything for her! per poco non perdevano il treno they almost missed the train.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > non
11 volta

f time

( turno) turn

architecture vault

una volta once

due volte twice

qualche volta sometimes

questa volta this time

ogni volta every time

una volta per sempre once and for all

poco per volta little by little

un'altra volta ancora una volta one more time

lo faremo un'altra volta we'll do it some other time

molte volte many times, often

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volta¹ s.f.

1 time: una volta, once; due volte, twice; tre volte, three times (o ant. thrice); quattro volte, four times; una volta ancora, once more (o once again); una volta e mezzo, half as much (o as many) again; una volta o due, once or twice; due, tre volte più grande del tuo, twice, three times as big as yours; molte volte, many times; rare volte, seldom (o rarely); più di una volta, more than once; la prossima volta, next time; l'ultima volta, last time; questa è la prima e l'ultima volta che lo faccio, this is the first and last time that I'll do it; qualche volta, a, certe, delle volte, sometimes; quante volte?, how many times? (o how often?); tutte le volte che, every time (o whenever); tutti in una volta, all at once; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; per questa volta lasciamo correre, just this once forget it; ti ricordi di quella volta al mare?, do you remember that time at the sea? // di volta in volta, from time to time // sorseggiava la medicina un po' per volta, he sipped the medicine a little at a time; mangiò i cioccolatini un po' per volta, he ate the chocolates a few at a time // una volta per sempre, per tutte, once and for all: ve lo dico una volta per tutte, I'm telling you once and for all // una volta tanto, una buona volta, for once: ascolta tuo padre una volta tanto!, listen to your father for once (o once in a while)!; sta' zitto una buona volta!, keep quiet for once! // una volta o l'altra verrò a trovarti, sooner or later I'll come and see you // una volta fatto non ci penseremo più, once it has been done, we won't think about it any more // c'era una volta..., once upon a time there was... // questa è la volta buona, this is the right time // te l'ho detto una dozzina di volte, I have told you dozens of times // 5 volte 2 fa 10, 5 times 2 is 10

2 ( turno) turn: a mia volta, in my turn; a sua volta, in his, her turn; questa è la tua volta, this is your turn

3 (non com.) ( il voltare, il voltarsi) turning; ( curva) turn, bend: le volte di una strada, the bends (o turns) in a road; fare una volta, to take a turn // a volta di corriere, (antiq.) by return (of post) // gli ha dato di volta il cervello, (fam.) he has gone off his head // partire alla volta di un luogo, to set off for a place // (mar.) dar volta a un cavo, to make a rope fast // (aer.) gran volta, loop

4 ( ginnastica) circle; ( pattinaggio) counter

5 (metrica) part of a sirima

6 (tip.) reverse, verso.

volta² s.f. (arch.) vault: volta a botte, barrel (o circular) vault; volta a crociera, cross vault; volta a cupola, dome vault; un soffitto a volta, a vaulted roof // la volta del cielo, the vault of heaven // chiave di volta, keystone (anche fig.).

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I ['vɔlta] sf
1) (gen) time

una volta — once

una volta alla settimana — once a week

due volte — twice

gli ho telefonato due volte — I phoned him twice

tre volte — three times

una volta ogni due settimane — once every two weeks

9 volte su 10 — 9 times out of 10

la prima/l'ultima volta che l'ho visto — the first/last time I saw him

per questa volta passi — I'll let you off this time

ci ho pensato due volte prima di decidere — I thought twice about it before making a decision

tutto in una volta — all at once

una volta per tutte o una buona volta — once and for all

deciditi una volta per tutte — make up your mind once and for all

una volta tanto — just for once

una volta tanto potresti pagare tu — you could pay, just for once

una volta ogni tanto — from time to time

una volta sola — only once

le ho scritto una volta sola — I wrote to her only once

di volta in volta — as we go

decideremo di volta in volta cosa fare — we'll decide what to do as we go

delle o alle o certe volte; a volte — sometimes, at times

certe volte sono un po' triste — I feel a bit down sometimes

una volta o l'altra — one of these days

una volta o l'altra glielo dirò — I'll tell him one of these days

una cosa per volta — one thing at a time

facciamo una cosa per volta — let's do one thing at a time

te le darò volta per volta — (istruzioni) I'll give them to you a few at a time

2)

(tempo, occasione) c'era una volta... — once upon a time there was...

una volta — (un tempo) once, in the past

una volta si camminava di più — people used to walk more in the past

le cose di una volta — the things of the past

una volta che sei partito — once o when you have left

ti ricordi quella volta che... — do you remember (the time) when...

pensa a tutte le volte che... — think of all the occasions on which...

lo facciamo un'altra volta — we'll do it another time o some other time

gli telefonerò un'altra volta, adesso non ne ho voglia — I'll phone him some other time, I don't feel like it now

3) Mat

3 volte 2 — 3 times 2

3 volte 4 fa 12 — 3 times 4 makes 12

4 volte di più — 4 times as much

4)

(fraseologia) a sua volta — (turno) in (his o her ecc) turn

partire alla volta di — to set off for

ti ha dato di volta il cervello? — have you gone out of your mind?
II ['vɔlta] sf
Archit, Anat vault

la volta celeste — the vault of heaven

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I ['vɔlta]
sostantivo femminile

1) time

la prima, l'ultima volta — the first, last time

quando l'ho vista la prima, l'ultima volta — when I first, last saw her

è l'ultima volta che te lo dico! — I shan't warn you again!

che sia la prima e l'ultima volta che — let this be the first and last time (that)

questa volta, riuscirò — I'll make it this time

ti ricordi quella volta che...? — do you remember (the time) when...?

magari un'altra volta — some other time perhaps

una volta o l'altra — one day or another, some time or other

questa è la volta buona — this is the right time

una volta, due -e — once, twice

tre, dieci, molte -e — three, ten, many times

l'unica, la sola volta che l'ho visto — the only time I saw him

non rispondete tutti in una volta! — don't answer all together o at once!

gliel'ho detto più -e — I've told him again and again o over and over again

una volta ancora — one more time, once more

facciamolo un'altra volta — (ancora) let's do it again; (in un altro momento) let's do it another time

l'altra volta la volta scorsa last time; la prossima volta next time; il più delle -e more often than not, as often as not; qualche volta, certe -e sometimes; a -e now and then, now and again; una volta per tutte, una buona volta, una volta tanto once and for all; una volta ogni tanto once in a while, from time to time; ogni volta che, tutte le -e che each o every time that, whenever; due -e (al)l'anno twice a year; quattro, nove -e tanto fourfold, ninefold; una volta su due half the time, any other time; nove -e su dieci nine times out of ten; dieci -e più grande ten times bigger; due -e più caro twice as expensive; due -e tanto twice as much; la metà delle -e half the time; ti ho già detto cento, mille -e di non farlo! I've told you a thousand times not to do it! l'8 nel 24 ci sta tre -e mat. 8 into 24 goes 3 times o is 3; tre -e due fa sei — mat. three times two is six

2) una volta (un tempo)

una volta fumava, vero? — she used to smoke, didn't she?

una volta era molto famoso — he was once very famous

una volta qui c'era un pub — there used to be a pub here

di una volta — of former days o times

Paolo non è più quello di una volta — Paolo is no longer the person he used to be

3) una volta che once

una volta che ebbe mangiato... — once he had eaten, he

4) per una volta

l'hai fatto arrabbiare, per una volta che era di buon umore — for once when he was in a good mood you had to go and make him angry

restiamo a casa per una volta — let's have an evening in for a change

per una volta ha pagato lui — he paid for a change

5) alla volta, per volta

un passo alla volta — one step at a time

5 euro alla volta — 5 euros a time o at any one time

uno per volta — one at a time, one by one

portare tre valige alla volta — to carry three suitcases at the same time

un po' alla volta, poco per volta — little by little

6) alla volta di

partire alla volta di Venezia — to leave bound for Venice

7) (turno) turn

a mia, tua volta — in my, your turn

è la volta di Gianna — it's Gianna's turn

ho invitato Andy che a sua volta ha invitato Pete — I invited Andy who in turn invited Pete

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c'era una volta un re — once upon a time there was a king

gli ha dato di volta al cervello — he's gone off his head
II ['vɔlta]
sostantivo femminile arch. vault

soffitto a volta — vaulted ceiling

chiave di volta — keystone (anche fig.)

volta a botte — barrel o tunnel vault

la volta celeste — lett. the vault of heaven

volta a crociera — cross vault

volta a cupola — dome vault

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volta¹

/'vɔlta/

sostantivo f.

1 time; la prima, l'ultima volta the first, last time; quando l'ho vista la prima, l'ultima volta when I first, last saw her; è l'ultima volta che te lo dico! I shan't warn you again! che sia la prima e l'ultima volta che let this be the first and last time (that); questa volta, riuscirò I'll make it this time; ti ricordi quella volta che...? do you remember (the time) when...? magari un'altra volta some other time perhaps; una volta o l'altra one day or another, some time or other; questa è la volta buona this is the right time; una volta, due -e once, twice; tre, dieci, molte -e three, ten, many times; l'unica, la sola volta che l'ho visto the only time I saw him; non rispondete tutti in una volta! don't answer all together o at once! gliel'ho detto più -e I've told him again and again o over and over again; una volta ancora one more time, once more; facciamolo un'altra volta (ancora) let's do it again; (in un altro momento) let's do it another time; l'altra volta, la volta scorsa last time; la prossima volta next time; il più delle -e more often than not, as often as not; qualche volta, certe -e sometimes; a -e now and then, now and again; una volta per tutte, una buona volta, una volta tanto once and for all; una volta ogni tanto once in a while, from time to time; ogni volta che, tutte le -e che each o every time that, whenever; due -e (al)l'anno twice a year; quattro, nove -e tanto fourfold, ninefold; una volta su due half the time, any other time; nove -e su dieci nine times out of ten; dieci -e più grande ten times bigger; due -e più caro twice as expensive; due -e tanto twice as much; la metà delle -e half the time; ti ho già detto cento, mille -e di non farlo! I've told you a thousand times not to do it! l'8 nel 24 ci sta tre -e mat. 8 into 24 goes 3 times o is 3; tre -e due fa sei mat. three times two is six

2 una volta (un tempo) una volta fumava, vero? she used to smoke, didn't she? una volta era molto famoso he was once very famous; una volta qui c'era un pub there used to be a pub here; di una volta of former days o times; Paolo non è più quello di una volta Paolo is no longer the person he used to be

3 una volta che once; una volta che ebbe mangiato... once he had eaten, he...

4 per una volta l'hai fatto arrabbiare, per una volta che era di buon umore for once when he was in a good mood you had to go and make him angry; restiamo a casa per una volta let's have an evening in for a change; per una volta ha pagato lui he paid for a change

5 alla volta, per volta un passo alla volta one step at a time; 5 euro alla volta 5 euros a time o at any one time; uno per volta one at a time, one by one; portare tre valige alla volta to carry three suitcases at the same time; un po' alla volta, poco per volta little by little

6 alla volta di partire alla volta di Venezia to leave bound for Venice

7 (turno) turn; a mia, tua volta in my, your turn; è la volta di Gianna it's Gianna's turn; ho invitato Andy che a sua volta ha invitato Pete I invited Andy who in turn invited Pete

IDIOMS

c'era una volta un re once upon a time there was a king; gli ha dato di volta al cervello he's gone off his head.

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volta²

/'vɔlta/

sostantivo f.

arch. vault; soffitto a volta vaulted ceiling; chiave di volta keystone (anche fig.)

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COMPOUNDS

volta a botte barrel o tunnel vault; la volta celeste lett. the vault of heaven; volta a crociera cross vault; volta a cupola dome vault.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > volta
12 Б-139

ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ БОГУ ДУШУ euph, coll VP subj: human usu. pfv) to die
X отдал богу душу = X surrendered (commended, gave up) his soul to God
X departed this life (this world, to Godfe care, to the hereafter) X met (went to meet) his Maker X gave up the ghost.
Бедняга Тендел объелся на юбилее своего собственного столетия и отдал богу душу (Искандер 4). Poor Tendel had overeaten at his own centennial celebration and surrendered his soul to God (4a).

«Умерла Клавдия Ивановна», - сообщил заказчик. «Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. -Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее -та, считается, богу душу отдает...» (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

Сообщаю вам, что наш Гришка чудок не отдал богу душу, а сейчас, слава богу, находится живой и здоровый...» (Шолохов 2). "I have to inform you that our Grisha nearly gave up the ghost, but that now, thank the Lord, he's alive and well..." (2a).

(Щербук:) Чуть не убили... Думал, что богу душу отдам... (Чехов 1). ( context transl) (Shch.:) They nearly killed me. I honestly thought my hour had come (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-139
13 С-422

СМОТРЯ КТО (ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО) NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component fixed WO
contingent upon who, what, what kind etc

it depends (on) who (what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc)

(Шеметова:) Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! (Бакченин:) Какой конец? (Шеметова:) Войне конец... (Бакченин:) Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что «скоро конец» - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). (Sh.:) It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. (B.:) What end? (Sh.:) The end of the war.... (B.:) When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).

«Умерла Клавдия Ивановна», - сообщил заказчик. «Ну, царствие небесное, -согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее — та, считается, богу душу отдает...» (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-422
14 Т-53

В ТЕЛЕ substand PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula (subj: human or nonagreeing modif) one is of a heavy build
plump
on the heavy (plump) side fleshy (have) some meat on one.
«Умерла Клавдия Ивановна», - сообщил заказчик. «Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда проставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, — значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее -та, считается, богу душу отдаёт...» (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

(Фёкла:) (Балтазар Балтазарович) говорит, что ему нужно, чтобы невеста была в теле... (Гоголь 1). (Е:) Не (Baltazar Baltazarovich) says he must have a young lady on the plump side... (Ic). (F) (Baltazar Baltazarovich) says he needs a bride with some meat on her (1 b)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-53
15 отдавать богу душу

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ БОГУ ДУШУ euph, coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

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⇒ to die:

- X отдал богу душу≈ X surrendered (commended, gave up) his soul to God;

- X departed this life (this world, to God's care, to the hereafter);

- X met (went to meet) his Maker;

- X gave up the ghost.

     ♦ Бедняга Тендел объелся на юбилее своего собственного столетия и отдал богу душу (Искандер 4). Poor Tendel had overeaten at his own centennial celebration and surrendered his soul to God (4a).

     ♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдаёт..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

     ♦ "Сообщаю вам, что наш Гришка чудок не отдал богу душу, а сейчас, слава богу, находится живой и здоровый..." (Шолохов 2). "I have to inform you that our Grisha nearly gave up the ghost, but that now, thank the Lord, he's alive and well..." (2a).

     ♦ [Щербук:] Чуть не убили... Думал, что богу душу отдам... (Чехов 1). [context transl] [Shch.:] They nearly killed me. I honestly thought my hour had come (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отдавать богу душу
16 отдать богу душу

• ОТДАВАТЬ/ОТДАТЬ БОГУ ДУШУ euph, coll

[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to die:

- X отдал богу душу≈ X surrendered (commended, gave up) his soul to God;

- X departed this life (this world, to God's care, to the hereafter);

- X met (went to meet) his Maker;

- X gave up the ghost.

     ♦ Бедняга Тендел объелся на юбилее своего собственного столетия и отдал богу душу (Искандер 4). Poor Tendel had overeaten at his own centennial celebration and surrendered his soul to God (4a).

     ♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее да похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдаёт..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

     ♦ "Сообщаю вам, что наш Гришка чудок не отдал богу душу, а сейчас, слава богу, находится живой и здоровый..." (Шолохов 2). "I have to inform you that our Grisha nearly gave up the ghost, but that now, thank the Lord, he's alive and well..." (2a).

     ♦ [Щербук:] Чуть не убили... Думал, что богу душу отдам... (Чехов 1). [context transl] [Shch.:] They nearly killed me. I honestly thought my hour had come (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отдать богу душу
17 смотря где

• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>

[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:

- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.

♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).

♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотря где
18 смотря как

• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>

[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:

- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.

♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).

♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотря как
19 смотря как какой

• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>

[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:

- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.

♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).

♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотря как какой
20 смотря какой

• СМОТРЯ КТО <ЧТО, КАКОЙ, КАК, ГДЕ, КУДА, КОГДА, СКОЛЬКО>

[NP, AdjP, or AdvP, depending on the 2nd component; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ contingent upon who, what, what kind etc:

- it depends (on) who <what, what kind, how, where, when, how much, how many etc>.

♦ [Шеметова:] Нелепость, безумие - так играть своей жизнью, когда конец завиднелся! [Бакченин:] Какой конец? [Шеметова:] Войне конец... [Бакченин:] Когда началось, многие тоже говорили - от силы год. Я лично так считал... И что такое год? Величина в высшей степени относительная. И полгода относительная. И день. И минута... Одна длина у минуты в Казани, другая - у разведчика на вражьей полосе... Так что "скоро конец" - это смотря для кого... (Панова 1). [Sh.:] It's stupidity, madness to risk your life like that when the end is in sight. [B.:] What end? [Sh.:] The end of the war.... [B.: ] When it started, lots of people said: At most, a year. I thought so myself. And what's a year? A highly relative quantity. And six months, too. And a day. And a minute.... A minute has one amount of time in it in Kazan, but a different amount for a scout in enemy territory. So "the end is in sight" depends on who for... (1a).

♦ "Умерла Клавдия Ивановна", - сообщил заказчик. "Ну, царствие небесное, - согласился Безенчук. - Преставилась, значит, старушка... Старушки, они всегда преставляются... Или богу душу отдают, - это смотря какая старушка. Ваша, например, маленькая и в теле, - значит, преставилась. А например, которая покрупнее и похудее - та, считается, богу душу отдает..." (Ильф и Петров 1). "Claudia Ivanovna's dead," his client informed him. "Well, God rest her soul," said Bezenchuk. "So the old lady's passed away. Old ladies pass away...or they depart this life. It depends who she is. Yours, for instance, was small and plump, so she passed away. But if it's one who's a bit bigger and thinner, then they say she has departed this life..." (1a).

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