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he did all he could

1 at all costs, at any cost

مَهْمَا يحَدَث \ at all costs, at any cost: whatever happens; whatever the cost may be: At all costs, get there in time. Don’t be late, at any cost. possibly: by any possible means: I can’t possibly lift such a weight. I did all that. I possibly could to find it.

Arabic-English glossary > at all costs, at any cost
2 עשה כל שביכולתו

did all he could

Hebrew-English dictionary > עשה כל שביכולתו
3 pouvoir

pouvoir [puvwaʀ]

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1. auxiliary verb

2. impersonal verb

3. transitive verb

4. reflexive verb

5. masculine noun

6. compounds

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   a. (permission)

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► Lorsque pouvoir sert à donner la permission de faire quelque chose, il peut se traduire par can ou may ; can est le plus courant et couvre la majorité des cas.

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• tu peux le garder si tu veux you can keep it if you like

• maintenant, tu peux aller jouer now you can go and play

• vous pouvez desservir you can clear the table

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► On emploie can lorsque la permission dépend d'une tierce personne ou d'une autorité ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.

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• sa mère a dit qu'il ne pouvait pas rester his mother said he couldn't stay

• elle ne pourra lui rendre visite qu'une fois par semaine she'll only be able to visit him once a week

► pouvoir ne pas

• il peut ne pas venir he doesn't have to come

• tu peux très bien ne pas venir you don't have to come

   b. (demande)

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► Lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un la permission de faire quelque chose, qu'on lui demande un service ou qu'on lui donne un ordre poli, on utilise can ou la forme plus polie could.

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• est-ce que je peux fermer la fenêtre ? can I shut the window?

• puis-je emprunter votre stylo ? could I borrow your pen?

• pourrais-je vous parler ? could I have a word with you?

• puis-je vous être utile ? can I be of assistance?

• tu peux m'ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ? can you or could you open the door for me, please?

• pourriez-vous nous apporter du thé ? could you bring us some tea?

   c. (possibilité)

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► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une possibilité ou une capacité, il se traduit généralement par can ou par to be able to ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.

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• peut-il venir ? can he come?

• ne peut-il pas venir ? can't he come?

• il ne peut pas venir he can't come

• il ne pourra plus jamais marcher he will never be able to walk again

• je ne peux que vous féliciter I can only congratulate you

• je voudrais pouvoir vous aider I wish I could help you

• il n'a pas pu venir he couldn't come

• la salle peut contenir 100 personnes the auditorium can seat 100 people

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► Lorsque pouvoir implique la notion de réussite, on emploie to manage.

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• il a pu réparer la machine à laver he managed to fix the washing machine

• tu as pu lui téléphoner ? did you manage to phone him?

• j'ai essayé de le joindre, mais je n'ai pas pu I tried to get in touch with him but I didn't manage to

   d. (probabilité, hypothèse)

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► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une probabilité, une éventualité ou une hypothèse, il se traduit par could ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.

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• il pourrait être italien he could or might be Italian

• ça peut laisser une cicatrice it might leave a scar

• ça aurait pu être un voleur ! it could or might have been a burglar!

► bien + pouvoir

• où ai-je bien pu mettre mon stylo ? where on earth can I have put my pen?

• qu'est-ce qu'il peut bien faire ? what can he be doing?

• il a très bien pu entrer sans qu'on le voie he could very well have come in without anyone seeing him

• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien lui faire ? (inf) what's it to him? (inf)

   e. (suggestion) could

• je pourrais venir te chercher I could come and pick you up

• tu aurais pu me dire ça plus tôt ! you could have told me sooner!

   f. (souhaits) puisse-t-il guérir rapidement ! let's hope he makes a speedy recovery!

• puissiez-vous dire vrai ! let's hope you're right!

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► La probabilité, l'éventualité, l'hypothèse ou le risque sont rendus par may ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.

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• il peut pleuvoir it may rain

• il pourrait pleuvoir it might rain

• il pourrait s'agir d'un assassinat it might be murder

3. <

• est-ce qu'on peut quelque chose pour lui ? is there anything we can do for him?

• il fait ce qu'il peut he does what he can

• il a fait tout ce qu'il a pu he did all he could

• que puis-je pour vous ? what can I do for you?

• je ne peux rien faire pour vous I can't do anything for you

• on n'y peut rien nothing can be done about it

• désolé, mais je n'y peux rien I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it

► on ne peut plus

• il a été on ne peut plus aimable he couldn't have been kinder

• il a été on ne peut plus clair he couldn't have made it clearer► n'en pouvoir plus

• je n'en peux plus (fatigue) I'm worn out ; (énervement) I've had enough ; (désespoir) I can't take it any longer

• il n'en peut plus d'attendre he's fed up with waiting (inf)

4. <

► se pouvoir

• ça se peut (inf) it's possible

• tu crois qu'il va pleuvoir ? -- ça se pourrait bien do you think it's going to rain? -- it might

• ça ne se peut pas (inf) that's not possible► il se peut que + subjonctif

• il se peut qu'elle vienne she may come► il se pourrait que + subjonctif

• il se pourrait qu'elle vienne she might come

• il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might or could well rain

5. <

power ; ( = capacité) ability ; ( = influence) influence

• avoir le pouvoir de faire qch to have the power to do sth

• il a un extraordinaire pouvoir de conviction he has remarkable powers of persuasion

• il fera tout ce qui est en son pouvoir he will do everything in his power

• pouvoir absorbant absorbency

• avoir beaucoup de pouvoir to have a lot of power

• avoir du pouvoir sur qn to have power over sb

• n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur qn to have no influence over sb

• tenir qn en son pouvoir to hold sb in one's power

• le quatrième pouvoir ( = presse) the press

• en vertu des pouvoirs qui me sont conférés by virtue of the power which has been vested in me

• séparation des pouvoirs separation of powers

• avoir pouvoir de faire qch (autorisation) to have authority to do sth ; (droit) to have the right to do sth

• pouvoir central central government

• le parti au pouvoir the party in power

• avoir le pouvoir to have power

• exercer le pouvoir to rule

• prendre le pouvoir (légalement) to come to power ; (illégalement) to seize power

• des milieux proches du pouvoir sources close to the government

6. <

► pouvoir d'achat purchasing power

► pouvoir de décision decision-making powers

► le pouvoir exécutif executive power

► le pouvoir judiciaire judicial power

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Note: can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur

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1. puvwaʀ
verbe auxiliaire

1) ( être capable de) to be able to

peux-tu soulever cette boîte? — can you lift this box?

dès que je pourrai — as soon as I can

je suis content que vous ayez pu venir — I'm glad you could come

il pourrait mieux faire — he could do better

je n'en peux plus — (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it (colloq); ( satiété) I'm full (colloq)

2) ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to

est-ce que je peux me servir de ta voiture? — can I use your car?

puis-je m'asseoir? — may I sit down?

est-ce qu'on peut fumer ici? — is smoking allowed here?

3) ( avoir le choix de)

on peut écrire clef ou clé — the word can be written clef or clé

on peut ne pas faire l'accord — the agreement is optional

il ne peut pas ne pas accepter — he has no option but to accept

4) ( avoir l'obligeance de)

pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? — can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?

5) ( être susceptible de)

tout peut arriver — anything could happen

il ne peut pas ne pas gagner — he's bound to win

puisse cette nouvelle année exaucer vos vœux les plus chers — wishing you everything you could want for the new year

qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? — (colloq) what business is it of yours?

on peut toujours espérer — there's no harm in wishing ou hoping

s'il croit que je vais payer il peut toujours attendre — if he thinks I'm going to pay he's got another think coming

ce qu'il peut être grand! — how tall he is!

peux-tu être bête! — you can be so silly!

2.

verbe transitif

que puis-je pour vous? — what can I do for you?

je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux — there's nothing I can do for you/about them

je fais ce que je peux — I'm doing my best

3.

verbe impersonnel

il peut faire très froid en janvier — it can get very cold in January

il pouvait être 10 heures — it was probably about 10 o'clock

il peut neiger comme il peut faire beau — it might snow or it might be fine

c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! — you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!

4.

il se peut verbe pronominal impersonnel

il se peut que les prix augmentent en juin — prices may ou might rise in June

se peut-il qu'il m'ait oublié? — can he really have forgotten me?

‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’ - ‘cela se peut’ — ‘are you coming this evening?’ - ‘I may do’

ça ne se peut pas — (colloq) it's impossible

5.

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

il est on ne peut plus timide — he is as shy as can be

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's thoroughly unpleasant

6.

on ne peut mieux locution adverbiale

c'est on ne peut mieux — it couldn't be better

ils s'entendent on ne peut mieux — they get on extremely well

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autant que faire se peut — as far as possible

II puvwaʀ
nom masculin

1) ( puissance) power

pouvoirs surnaturels — supernatural powers

2) ( faculté) ability

avoir le pouvoir de faire — to be able to do

3) ( ascendant) power ( sur over)

4) ( autorité) power, authority

je n'ai pas le pouvoir de décider — it's not up to me to decide

5) Politique power

pouvoir absolu — absolute power

après 15 ans au pouvoir — after 15 years in power

donner tous pouvoir à quelqu'un — to give somebody full powers

le pouvoir en place — the government in power

6) Administration, Droit power

pouvoir par-devant notaire — power of attorney

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pouvoir d'achat

- pouvoir exécutif

- le pouvoir judiciaire

- pouvoir législatif

- les pouvoir s constitués

- pouvoir s publics

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puvwaʀ
1. nm

1) (= influence, autorité) power

Le Premier ministre a beaucoup de pouvoir. — The prime minister has a lot of power.

avoir pouvoir de faire (= autorisation) — to have the authority to do, to have authority to do, (= droit) to have the right to do

2) (= dirigeants)

le pouvoir — those in power

les pouvoirs publics — the authorities

2. vb aux

1) (= avoir la possibilité de) to be able to

Je suis déçu de ne pas pouvoir le faire. — I am disappointed not to be able to do it.

Je ne pourrai pas venir samedi. — I won't be able to come on Saturday., I can't come on Saturday.

Je n'ai pas pu le réparer. — I couldn't repair it., I wasn't able to repair it.

Je peux lui téléphoner si tu veux. — I can phone her if you like.

2) (= avoir la permission de)

Vous pouvez aller au cinéma. — You can go to the pictures.

Puis-je venir vous voir samedi? — May I come and see you on Saturday?

3) (hypothèse)

Il a pu avoir un accident. — He may have had an accident., He might have had an accident., He could have had an accident.

Il aurait pu le dire! — He might have said so!, He could have said so!

4) (autres locutions)

tu ne peux pas savoir! — you have no idea!

tu peux le dire! — you can say that again!

3. vb impers

il peut arriver que — it may be that

il pourrait pleuvoir — it might rain

4. vt

J'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu. — I did all I could.

Fais ce que tu peux. — Do what you can.

Je n'y peux rien. — I can't do anything about it.

on ne peut; Je me porte on ne peut mieux. — I'm absolutely fine., I couldn't be better.

Elle est on ne peut plus gentille. — She couldn't be nicer., She's as nice as can be.

je n'en peux plus (fatigue) — I'm exhausted, (patience) I can't take any more

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I.

pouvoir verb table: pouvoir

❢ Can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur.

A v aux

1 ( être capable de) to be able to; peux-tu soulever cette boîte? can you lift this box?; nous espérons pouvoir partir cette année we hope to be able to go away this year; dès que je pourrai as soon as I can; il ne pourra pas venir he won't be able to come; je suis content que vous ayez pu venir I'm glad you could come; il ne pouvait pas cacher son irritation he couldn't conceal his annoyance; il pourrait mieux faire he could do better; elle aurait pu le faire she could have done it; tu peux/pourrais bien me rendre ce service you can/could at least do this for me; tu ne pouvais pas me le dire tout de suite! why couldn't you have told me ou didn't you tell me that right away?; on ne pourrait mieux dire that's very well put; je n'en peux plus (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it○; ( satiété) I'm full○; ⇒ vieillesse;

2 ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to; les élèves ne peuvent pas quitter l'établissement sans autorisation pupils can't ou may not ou are not allowed to leave the school without permission; est-ce que je peux me servir de ta voiture? can I use your car?; puis-je m'asseoir? may I sit down?; est-ce qu'on peut fumer ici? is smoking allowed here?; nous ne pouvons tout de même pas les laisser faire we can't just stand by and do nothing; tu peux toujours essayer you can ou could always try; on peut dire que it can be said that; après ce qui est arrivé on peut se poser des questions after what happened questions are bound to be asked;

3 ( avoir le choix de) on peut écrire clef ou clé the word can be written clef or clé; on peut ne pas faire l'accord the agreement is optional; il ne peut pas ne pas accepter he has no option but to accept; il peut être malade après tout ce qu'il a mangé after the amount he ate it's no wonder that he is ill;

4 ( avoir l'obligeance de) pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?; si tu pouvais garder la petite, je sortirais un peu if you could keep an eye on the baby, I could go out for a while; peux-tu me dire quelle heure il est s'il te plaît? could you tell me the time please?;

5 ( être susceptible de) tout peut arriver anything could happen; cela pourrait arriver à n'importe qui it could happen to anybody; il ne peut pas ne pas gagner he's bound to win; où peut-il bien être? where can he be?; où pouvait-il bien être? where could he be?; que peut-il bien faire? what can he be doing?; tout le monde peut se tromper anyone can make a mistake; puisse cette nouvelle année exaucer vos vœux les plus chers wishing you everything you could want for the new year; puisse-t-il revenir sur sa décision we can only hope that he goes back on his decision; puissiez-vous dire vrai let us hope you are right; rien ne pourra l'arrêter nothing can stop him/her; qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? what business is it of yours?; il peut toujours espérer there's no harm in wishing ou hoping; s'il croit que je vais payer ses dettes il peut toujours attendre if he thinks I'm going to pay his debts he's got another think coming; elle pouvait mentir, il l'aimait toujours no matter how much she lied, he still loved her; qu'est-ce qu'il peut y avoir comme monde! what a crowd there is!; qu'est-ce qu'il peut faire froid ici! it's so cold here!; ce qu'il peut être grand! how tall he is!; peux-tu être bête! how silly you can be!

B vtr que puis-je pour vous? what can I do for you?; je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux there's nothing I can do for you/about them; je n'y peux rien I can't do anything about it, there's nothing I can do about it; je fais ce que je peux I'm doing my best; ‘je sais que c'est difficile mais qu'y puis-je?’-‘vous pouvez beaucoup’ ‘I know it's hard, but what can I do?’-‘plenty’.

C v impers il peut faire très froid en janvier it can get very cold in January; il pourrait arriver que je parte I could ou might leave; il pouvait être 10 heures it was probably about 10 o'clock; il peut neiger comme il peut faire beau it might snow or it might be fine; c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!; ce qu'il peut pleuvoir en ce moment! it's raining really hard at the moment.

D il se peut vpr impers il se peut que les prix augmentent en juin prices may ou might rise in June; il se peut or pourrait que j'accepte leur offre I may ou might accept their offer; se peut-il qu'il m'ait oublié? can he really have forgotten me?; se peut-il que vous ayez fait cela? how could you do such a thing?; ‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’-‘cela se peut’ ‘are you coming this evening?’-‘I may do’; cela se pourrait bien very possibly so; il or cela se pourrait (bien) qu'il soit fâché he might (well) be angry; ça ne se peut pas○ it's impossible.

E on ne peut plus loc adv il est on ne peut plus timide he is as shy as can be; c'est on ne peut mieux it couldn't be better; il travaille on ne peut plus sérieusement you couldn't ask for a more conscientious worker; il est on ne peut plus désagréable he's thoroughly unpleasant.

Idiomes

qui peut le plus peut le moins if you can do something complicated, you can do something simple; autant que faire se peut as far as possible.

II.

pouvoir nm

1 ( puissance) power; pouvoirs surnaturels supernatural powers; pouvoir blanchissant d'un détergent whitening power of a detergent; pouvoir d'évocation d'un mot evocative power of a word;

2 ( faculté) ability; avoir un remarquable pouvoir d'adaptation to be remarkably adaptable; avoir le pouvoir de faire to be able to do;

3 ( ascendant) power (sur over); le pouvoir de qn sur qn sb's power over sb; il la tient en son pouvoir he's got her in his power;

4 ( autorité) power, authority; n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur qn to have no power over sb; je n'ai pas le pouvoir de décider it's not up to me to decide; il n'est pas en mon pouvoir de prendre une telle décision I'm not the one who decides;

5 Pol power; pouvoir absolu/royal absolute/royal power; après 15 ans de pouvoir after 15 years in power; avoir le pouvoir to be in power; exercer le pouvoir to exercise power; prendre le pouvoir to take power; arriver au pouvoir to come to power; se maintenir au pouvoir to stay in power; séparation des pouvoirs separation of powers; en vertu des pouvoirs qui nous sont conférés by reason of ou in exercise of the powers invested in us; avoir tous pouvoirs to have ou exercise all powers; donner tous pouvoir à qn to give sb full powers, to confer full powers on sb; les pleins pouvoirs full powers; le pouvoir en place the government in power;

6 Admin, Jur power; déléguer ses pouvoirs à qn to delegate powers to sb; pouvoir par-devant notaire power of attorney; donner pouvoir à qn to give sb a proxy.

Composés

pouvoir d'achat purchasing power; pouvoir calorifique calorific value; pouvoir exécutif executive power; le pouvoir judiciaire ( corps) the judiciary; pouvoir législatif legislative power; pouvoir séparateur Phys resolving power; pouvoir spirituel spiritual power; pouvoir temporel temporal power; les pouvoirs constitués the powers that be; pouvoirs exceptionnels emergency powers; pouvoirs publics authorities.

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[puvwar] nom masculin

1. [aptitude, possibilité] power

avoir un grand pouvoir de concentration/de persuasion to have great powers of concentration/persuasion

je n'ai pas le pouvoir de lire l'avenir! I cannot predict the future!

il n'est plus en notre pouvoir de décider de la question we're no longer in a position to decide on this matter

je ferai tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour t'aider I'll do everything ou all in my power to help you

pouvoir d'achat ÉCONOMIE purchasing power

2. ADMINISTRATION & DROIT [d'un président, d'un tuteur] power

avoir pouvoir de décision to have the authority to decide

pouvoir disciplinaire disciplinary powers

3. POLITIQUE

le pouvoir

a. [exercice] power

b. [gouvernants] government

elle est trop proche du pouvoir pour comprendre she's too close to the seat of power to understand

arriver au pouvoir to come to power

être au pouvoir

a. [parti élu] to be in power ou office

b. [junte] to be in power

les gens au pouvoir ne connaissent pas nos problèmes those in power ou the powers that be don't understand our difficulties

prendre le pouvoir

a. [élus] to take office

b. [dictateur] to seize power

exercer le pouvoir to exercise power, to govern, to rule

le pouvoir central central government

le pouvoir exécutif executive power, the executive

le pouvoir judiciaire judicial power, the judiciary

le pouvoir législatif legislative power, the legislature

le pouvoir local local government, the local authorities

4. [influence] power, influence

avoir du pouvoir sur quelqu'un to have power ou influence over somebody

avoir quelqu'un en son pouvoir to have somebody in one's power

5. PHYSIQUE & TECHNOLOGIE power, quality

pouvoir calorifique (inférieur)/supérieur (net)/gross calorific value

pouvoir couvrant (d'une peinture) opacity (of a paint)

pouvoir isolant insulating capacity

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pouvoirs nom masculin pluriel

1. [fonctions] powers, authority

outrepasser ses pouvoirs to overstep ou to exceed one's authority

avoir tous pouvoirs pour faire quelque chose

a. [administrateur] to have full powers to do something

b. [architecte, animateur] to have carte blanche to do something

pouvoirs exceptionnels POLITIQUE special powers (available to the President of the French Republic in an emergency)

2. [gouvernants]

les pouvoirs constitués the legally constituted government

les pouvoirs publics the authorities

3. [surnaturels] powers

II

[puvwar] verbe auxiliaire

1. [avoir la possibilité, la capacité de]

je peux revenir en France I'm able to ou I can return to France

je peux vous aider? [généralement, dans un magasin] can I help you?

on peut toujours s'arranger some sort of an arrangement can always be worked out

comment as-tu pu lui mentir! how could you lie to him!

quand il pourra de nouveau marcher when he's able to walk again

je ne peux pas dormir I'm unable to ou I can't sleep

tout le monde ne peut pas le faire/en dire autant! not everybody can do it/say that!

le projet ne pourra pas se faire sans sa collaboration the project can't be carried out without her collaboration

tu ne peux pas ne pas l'aider you MUST help her, you can't refuse to help her

il ne peut pas la voir (en peinture) (familier) he can't stand (the sight of) her

2. [parvenir à] to manage ou to be able to

avez-vous pu entrer en contact avec lui? did you succeed in contacting ou manage to contact him?

c'est construit de telle manière que l'on ne puisse pas s'échapper it's built in such a way that it's impossible to escape ou as to make escape impossible

3. [avoir la permission de]

vous pouvez disposer you may ou can go now

si je peux ou (soutenu) si je puis m'exprimer ainsi if I may use the phrase

si on ne peut plus plaisanter, maintenant! it's a pretty sad thing if you can't have a laugh anymore!

[avoir des raisons de]

on ne peut que s'en féliciter one can't but feel happy about it

je suis désolé — ça, tu peux (l'être)! (familier) I'm so sorry — so you should be ou and with good reason ou and I should think so too!

4. [exprime une éventualité, un doute, un risque]

la maladie peut revenir the disease can ou may recur

attention, tu pourrais glisser careful, you might ou could slip

ce ne peut être déjà les invités! (surely) it can't be the guests already!

j'aurais pu l'attendre longtemps, elle n'arrive que demain! I could have waited a long time, she's not coming until tomorrow!

après tout, il pourrait bien ne pas avoir menti he may well have been telling the truth after all

c'est plus facile qu'on ne pourrait le croire it's easier than you might think

je peux toujours m'être trompé it's possible I might have got it wrong

ça aurait pu être pire it could have been worse

(tournure impersonnelle)

il pourrait s'agir d'un suicide it could ou may ou might be a suicide

il peut arriver que... it may (so) ou can happen that...

5. [exprime une approximation]

elle pouvait avoir entre 50 et 60 ans she could have been between 50 and 60 (years of age)

6. [exprime une suggestion, une hypothèse]

tu peux toujours essayer de lui téléphoner you could always try phoning him

tu pourrais au moins t'excuser! you could at least apologize!, the least you could do is (to) apologize!

il aurait pu me prévenir! he could've ou might've warned me!

on peut s'attendre à tout avec elle anything's possible with her

7. [en intensif]

où ai-je bien pu laisser mes lunettes? what on earth can I have done with my glasses?

qu'a-t-elle (bien) pu leur dire pour les mettre dans cet état? what can she possibly have said for them to be in such a state!

8. (littéraire) [exprime le souhait]

puisse-t-il vous entendre! let us hope he can hear you!

puissé-je ne jamais revivre des moments pareils! may I never have to live through that again!

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[puvwar] verbe transitif

[être capable de faire]

qu'y puis-je? what can I do about it?

vous seul y pouvez quelque chose only you can do anything about it

on n'y peut rien it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it

que puis-je pour vous? what can I do for you?

j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu I did my level best ou all I could

je n'en peux plus

a. [physiquement] I'm exhausted

b. [moralement] I can't take anymore ou stand it any longer

c. [je suis rassasié] I'm full (up)

ma voiture n'en peut plus (familier) my car's had it

je n'en peux plus de l'entendre se plaindre sans cesse I just can't take his continual moaning any more

regarde-le danser avec elle, il n'en peut plus! (familier & humoristique) just look at him dancing with her, he's in seventh heaven!

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se pouvoir verbe impersonnel

ça se peut it may ou could be

ça se peut, mais... that's as may be, but...

il va pleuvoir — ça se pourrait bien! it's going to rain — that's quite possible!

sois calme, et s'il se peut, diplomate keep calm and, if (at all) possible, be tactful

il ou ça se peut que: il se peut qu'il soit malade he might be ill, maybe he's ill

il se pourrait bien qu'il n'y ait plus de places it might ou could well be fully booked

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pouvoir

4 möglich

Adj.

1. possible ( jemandem for s.o.); (durchführbar) auch practicable, feasible; alle möglichen... all sorts of...; alles Mögliche all sorts of things; alles Mögliche tun do everything possible; sein Möglichstes tun do one’s best ( oder utmost), do everything in one’s power; im Bereich des Möglichen within the realm ( oder bounds) of possibility; es ( jemandem) möglich machen zu (+ Inf.) make it possible (for s.o.) to (+ Inf.) siehe auch ermöglichen; nicht möglich! I don’t believe it!; umg. no kidding!; das ist ( gut) möglich that’s (quite) possible; schon möglich umg. could be; das ist eher möglich that’s more likely; es ist möglich, dass er kommt he may come; es ist mir nicht möglich zu (+ Inf.) I can’t...; stärker: I can’t possibly..., there’s no way I can...; es war mir nicht möglich I wasn’t able to do it, I didn’t manage (to do) it; wenn es mir ( irgendwie) möglich ist if I can (possibly) manage it; wenn irgend möglich if at all possible; wäre es möglich, dass du mir hilfst? auch iro. do you think you could just possibly help me?; man sollte es nicht für möglich halten would you believe it; so bald etc. wie möglich as soon etc. as possible; möglichst

2. (eventuell) potential; (denkbar) conceivable; alle möglichen Einwände every conceivable objection; alles Mögliche einkalkulieren take into account every possible eventuality

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contingent; potential; possible

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mög|lich ['møːklɪç]
1. adj

1) possible

alles Mögliche — everything you or one can think of

alles Mögliche tun — to do everything possible, to do everything one can

er tat sein Möglichstes — he did his utmost, he did all he could

aus allen mö́glichen Richtungen — from all directions

er hat allen mö́glichen Blödsinn gemacht — he did all sorts of stupid things

so viel/bald wie mö́glich — as much/soon as possible

das ist schon or wohl or durchaus mö́glich — that's quite possible

wenn es irgend mö́glich ist —

können Sie es mö́glich machen, dass Sie schon morgen kommen or schon morgen zu kommen? — could you manage to come tomorrow?

es war mir nicht mö́glich mitzukommen — I couldn't manage to come, it wasn't possible for me to come

das ist doch nicht mö́glich! — that's impossible

nicht mö́glich! — never!, impossible!

das wäre woanders nicht mö́glich — that couldn't happen anywhere else

ist denn so was mö́glich? — would you credit it? (inf)

im Bereich or Rahmen des Möglichen — within the realms of possibility

2) (attr = eventuell) Kunden, Interessenten, Nachfolger potential, possible

alle mö́glichen Fälle — every eventuality

alles Mögliche bedenken — to consider everything

2. adv

See:

= möglichst

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1) (in a way or manner that is possible: I'll come as fast as I possibly can; I can't possibly eat any more; Could you possibly lend me your pen?) possibly

2) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) possible

3) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) possible

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mög·lich

[ˈmø:klɪç]

adj

1. attr (denkbar) possible

alles M\mögliche everything possible

er ließ sich alles M\mögliche einfallen, um... he tried everything imaginable to...

das einzig M\mögliche the only option [open to us, etc.] [or thing we, etc. can do]

etw für \möglich halten to believe in sth

es für \möglich halten, dass... to think it possible that...

sein M\möglichstes tun to do everything in one's power [or utmost]

alle \möglichen all kinds [or sorts] of

schon \möglich (fam) maybe, possibly

das ist schon \möglich that may well be

2. attr (potenziell) potential

3. pred (durchführbar) possible

ist denn so was \möglich? (fam) is this really possible?

▪ es ist \möglich, dass... it is possible that...

▪ jdm ist es \möglich, etw zu tun sb is able to [or can] [or it is possible for sb to] do sth

komm doch mit, wenn es dir \möglich ist come with us, if you're able to

[jdm] etw \möglich machen to make sth possible [for sb]

es \möglich machen, etw zu tun to make it possible to do sth

falls [o wenn] [irgend] \möglich if [at all] possible

[das ist doch] nicht \möglich! [that's] impossible!, I don't believe it!

so... wie \möglich as... as possible

komme so schnell wie \möglich come as quickly as possible

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Adjektiv possible

es war ihm nicht möglich [zu kommen] — he was unable [to come]; it was not possible for him [to come]

sobald/so gut es mir möglich ist — as soon/as well as I can; das od

alles Mögliche tun, sein Möglichstes tun — do everything possible; do one's utmost

dort kann man alles Mögliche kaufen — (ugs.) you can get all sorts of things there

sie hatte alles Mögliche zu kritisieren — she criticized everything

alle möglichen Leute — (ugs.) all sorts of people

das ist gut/leicht/durchaus möglich — that is very/wholly/entirely possible

man sollte es nicht für möglich halten — one would not believe it possible

[das ist doch] nicht möglich! — impossible!; I don't believe it!

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möglich adj

1. possible (

jemandem for sb); (durchführbar) auch practicable, feasible;

alle möglichen … all sorts of …;

alles Mögliche all sorts of things;

alles Mögliche tun do everything possible;

sein Möglichstes tun do one’s best ( oder utmost), do everything in one’s power;

im Bereich des Möglichen within the realm ( oder bounds) of possibility;

es (jemandem) möglich machen zu (+inf) make it possible (for sb) to (+inf) → auch ermöglichen;

nicht möglich! I don’t believe it!; umg no kidding!;

das ist (gut) möglich that’s (quite) possible;

schon möglich umg could be;

das ist eher möglich that’s more likely;

es ist möglich, dass er kommt he may come;

es ist mir nicht möglich zu (+inf) I can’t …; stärker: I can’t possibly …, there’s no way I can …;

es war mir nicht möglich I wasn’t able to do it, I didn’t manage (to do) it;

wenn es mir (irgendwie) möglich ist if I can (possibly) manage it;

wenn irgend möglich if at all possible;

wäre es möglich, dass du mir hilfst? auch iron do you think you could just possibly help me?;

man sollte es nicht für möglich halten would you believe it;

so bald etc

wie möglich as soon etc as possible; → möglichst

2. (eventuell) potential; (denkbar) conceivable;

alle möglichen Einwände every conceivable objection;

alles Mögliche einkalkulieren take into account every possible eventuality

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Adjektiv possible

es war ihm nicht möglich [zu kommen] — he was unable [to come]; it was not possible for him [to come]

sobald/so gut es mir möglich ist — as soon/as well as I can; das od

alles Mögliche tun, sein Möglichstes tun — do everything possible; do one's utmost

dort kann man alles Mögliche kaufen — (ugs.) you can get all sorts of things there

sie hatte alles Mögliche zu kritisieren — she criticized everything

alle möglichen Leute — (ugs.) all sorts of people

das ist gut/leicht/durchaus möglich — that is very/wholly/entirely possible

man sollte es nicht für möglich halten — one would not believe it possible

[das ist doch] nicht möglich! — impossible!; I don't believe it!

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adj.

contingent adj.

eventual adj.

feasible adj.

possible adj.

potential adj. adv.

possibly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > möglich

5 industriarsi

industriarsi v.intr.pron. to try* hard; to do* all one can: s'industriò per cercare la soluzione, he did all he could to find the solution.

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[indus'trjarsi]
verbo pronominale to do* one's best, to try hard, to strive* ( per to)

si industriò per trovare un lavoro — he did all he could to find a job

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industriarsi

/indus'trjarsi/ [1]

verbo pronominale

to do* one's best, to try hard, to strive* ( per to); si industriò per trovare un lavoro he did all he could to find a job.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > industriarsi

6 prodigare

prodigare v.tr. to lavish, to be prodigal of (sthg.); ( denaro) to be extravagant with (sthg.): prodigare tutti i propri averi, ( essere molto generoso) to be lavish with one's money; ( sperperare) to be very extravagant with one's money (o to throw one's money around); prodigare lodi, affetto, to lavish (o to be prodigal of) praise, affection; prodigare cure e attenzioni a qlcu., to lavish care and attention on s.o.; ha prodigato tutto se stesso per aiutarci, he did all he could (o his utmost) to help us.

◘ prodigarsi v.rifl. to do* all one can, to do* one's utmost: egli si prodigò per tutti loro, he did all he could for them all; prodigare nella ricerca dei dispersi, to do all one can to find the missing // prodigare in sorrisi e gentilezze verso qlcu., to lavish smiles and attention on s.o.

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[prodi'ɡare]
1. vt

(lodi, affetto) to lavish, be lavish with

gli prodiga tutte le sue cure — she lavishes all her care on him

2. vr (prodigarsi)

prodigarsi per qn — to do all one can for sb

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[prodi'gare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (elargire) to lavish [ricchezze, onori]; to ladle out [complimenti, informazioni]; to expend, to lavish [ attenzioni]; to hand out spreg. [ consigli]

2) (sperperare) to be* prodigal of, to lavish, to squander [averi, soldi]
2.
verbo pronominale prodigarsi

1) (profondersi)

-rsi in elogi a qcn. — to bestow effusive praise on sb

2) (adoperarsi) to do* one's best

-rsi per qcn. — to do all one can for sb

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prodigare

/prodi'gare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (elargire) to lavish [ricchezze, onori]; to ladle out [complimenti, informazioni]; to expend, to lavish [ attenzioni]; to hand out spreg. [ consigli]

2 (sperperare) to be* prodigal of, to lavish, to squander [averi, soldi]

II prodigarsi verbo pronominale

1 (profondersi) -rsi in elogi a qcn. to bestow effusive praise on sb.

2 (adoperarsi) to do* one's best; -rsi per qcn. to do all one can for sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > prodigare

7 ahal

iz. [from *anal]

1. ability, capacity; esan \ahal guztiak esanda ere even when all that can be said is said; jasan \ahalako zama bat egurra ekarri zuen he brought as big a load of wood as he could bear; \ahal bestean as far as possible; \ahal bezain as much as; \ahal bezain ongi as well as possible; \ahal bezala as {you || we, etc} can

b. ( indarra) power, authority, might; geure \ahal guztiaz saiatu behar dugu we must try with all our might

2. ( indarra)

a. strength, might; \ahala duzunean when you can | when you're able; bere \ahala egin zuen he did all he could

b. ( -tzeko) ; gehiago egiteko \ahala duenez as he is able to do more; ordaintzeko \ahal dukezun artean as long as you are able to pay

3. ( zerbait opa izanez) hilko \ahal haiz! you can drop dead! | drop dead!; leher egingo \ahal du I hope it busts!

4. ( \ahala) joan ahala abiatu zen he started off as quick as he could; oztopoak gainditu \ahala, besteak sortu zituzten as soon as obstacles are overcome, others were put up

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > ahal

8 только

I нареч.
( совсем недавно) just, just only

я то́лько вошёл — I've just come in

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то́лько что (сейчас, недавно) — just, just now (ср. только III)
II союз
1) (сейчас же, едва лишь) as soon as; hardly

то́лько он вошёл, как э́то слу́чилось — hardly had he come in when this happened

2) ( однако) but, only; except that

он согла́сен, то́лько име́йте в виду́, что — he agrees, only / but bear in mind that

она́ хо́чет пойти́, то́лько у неё не хвата́ет де́нег — she wants to go, but / only she hasn't got enough money

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е́сли то́лько — if only

как / лишь то́лько — as soon as, barely; the moment...

я позвоню́ вам, как то́лько смогу́ — I'll call you back as soon as I can

лишь то́лько он вошёл — as soon as he came in, just as he came in; barely [no sooner] had he come in
III частица
1) ( всего лишь) merely, only

сейча́с то́лько два часа́ — it is only two o'clock now

ей то́лько 20 лет — she is only 20 (years old)

он то́лько хоте́л узна́ть — he only / merely wanted to know

2) ( не считая других) alone (после сущ.)

то́лько за 2003 год — in 2003 alone

то́лько в центра́льном райо́не го́рода — in the town's central district alone

3) (единственно, исключительно) only, solely

он ест то́лько хлеб — he eats nothing but bread

э́то могло́ произойти́ то́лько случа́йно — it could not have happened except by accident / chance

то́лько для же́нщин — ladies only

то́лько потому́, что — just / only because

вы ви́дите то́лько —... all you can see is...

4) (выражает удивление, подчёркивает особый характер ситуации) only, just

то́лько вчера́ я с ним ви́делся — I saw him only yesterday

каки́х то́лько книг он не чита́л! — what books has he not read!

где то́лько он не быва́л! — where has he not been!

поду́май(те) то́лько, то́лько поду́мать — just think

то́лько в после́днюю мину́ту — not until the last moment

то́лько по́здно ве́чером — it was not until late in the evening

отку́да [кто, заче́м] то́лько — where [who, why] on earth

то́лько когда́ — not until

5) с повелит. накл. ( выражает угрозу) just

то́лько попро́буй э́то сде́лать — you just try to do it

то́лько пи́кни! — (don't you) just open your mouth!

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и то́лько? — is that all?

то́лько бы — if only; as long as

то́лько бы не заболе́ть — if only I do not fall ill; as long as I don't fall ill, I hope I don't fall ill

мне всё равно́, то́лько бы ты был со мной — I don't care as long as you are with me

то́лько его́ и ви́дели! — and that was the last they saw of him!

то́лько и всего́ — and that is all, and nothing more

то́лько что не (разве что не) — except / save perhaps (that); ( почти что) almost, all but, nearly

я вся́чески ублажа́л их, то́лько что не танцева́л перед ни́ми — I did all I could think of to please them, except / save perhaps that I didn't dance in front of them

он то́лько что ру́ки ей не целова́л — it seemed he might start kissing her hands

не то́лько..., но и — not only... but also; as well as

он не то́лько приле́жен, но и спосо́бен — he is not only painstaking but also clever; he is clever as well as painstaking

да и то́лько — just; it's nothing but; that's all there is to it

врёт, да и то́лько — he is just lying; it's only a pack of lies

смех, да и то́лько — it's enough to make a cat laugh

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > только

9 fondo

1. adj deep

2. m bottom

( sfondo) background

terreno property

finance fund

sports long-distance; SCI cross-country

fondi pl denaro funds

a fondo ( profondamente) in depth

fig in fondo basically

in fondo alla strada/al corridoio at the end or bottom of the road/of the corridor

essere in fondo al treno be at the rear of the train

finance fondo d'ammortamento depreciation fund

andare a fondo ( affondare) sink

( approfondire) get to the bottom (di of)

fondi pl di magazzino old or unsold stock sg

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fondo¹ agg.

1 deep: acqua fonda, deep water // piatto fondo, soup plate

2 (estens.) deep, thick: a notte fonda, at dead of night.

fondo² s.m.

1 ( parte inferiore) bottom; ( parte terminale) end: il fondo di una pentola, the bottom of a saucepan; fondo pietroso, stony bottom; fondo sabbioso, sandy bottom; una piscina a fondo piatto, a flat-bottomed pool; una valigia a doppio fondo, a double-bottomed (o false-bottomed) suitcase; fondo marino, seabed (o sea floor); fondo stradale, road-bed; in fondo al corridoio, at the end of the corridor; in fondo alla strada gira a destra, turn right at the end of the road; in fondo alla sala ci sono tre porte, at the end of the room there are three doors; cadde in fondo al pozzo, he fell to the bottom of the well; in fondo al tuo bicchiere c'è ancora un po' di vino, there is some wine left in the bottom of your glass; lo lessi in fondo alla prima pagina, I read it at the bottom of the first page; la prima classe è in fondo al treno, first class is at the rear of the train; non sediamoci troppo in fondo altrimenti non sentiamo, let's not sit too far back otherwise we won't be able to hear // (anat.) fondo dell'occhio, eyeground // fondo di bicchiere, (scherz.) ( diamante falso) paste diamond // fondo dei calzoni, seat (of the trousers) // dal fondo del mio cuore, from the bottom of my heart; nel fondo del suo cuore, in his heart of hearts // da cima a fondo, from top to bottom: ha pulito la casa da cima a fondo, she cleaned the house from top to bottom; ripeti la lezione da cima a fondo, go over the lesson thoroughly one more time // la nave andò a fondo, the ship went to the bottom (o sank); l'azienda sta andando a fondo, (fig.) the company is on its last legs; mandare a fondo una nave, to sink a ship; hanno fatto di tutto per mandare a fondo la sua proposta, (fig.) they did all they could to defeat his proposal // adesso hai proprio toccato il fondo, (fig.) now you've really reached rock bottom // conoscere qlco. a fondo, to know sthg. thoroughly; impegnarsi a fondo in qlco., to be totally committed to sthg.; studiare a fondo un problema, to study a subject in depth; dobbiamo andare a fondo del problema, we must get to the bottom of the problem // leggi il capitolo fino in fondo, read the chapter to the end; ha bevuto la bottiglia fino in fondo, he drained the bottle dry; portare qlco. fino in fondo, to conclude sthg.; capire qlco. fino in fondo, to get to the bottom of sthg.; non mi hai convinto fino in fondo, you haven't completely convinced me; dire la verità fino in fondo, to tell the whole truth // in fondo, in fondo in fondo, after all (o when all is said and done o all in all): in fondo in fondo sono contenta di avere cambiato lavoro, when all is said and done, I'm happy I've changed my job // mano di fondo, ( verniciatura) primer coat; undercoat (ing); questione, problema di fondo, basic problem, issue // dar fondo al proprio patrimonio, to squander all one's fortune; dar fondo alle provviste, to use up one's provisions

2 ( natura, indole) nature: ha un fondo buono, he has a good nature (o he's good at heart)

3 ( feccia) dregs (pl.), grounds (pl.): i fondi di caffè, coffee grounds (o dregs)

4 ( sfondo) background: un disegno su fondo scuro, a design on a dark background // mi danno fastidio i rumori di fondo, I can't stand background noise

5 (econ., fin. ecc.) fund; ( riserva) reserve; ( giacenza, scorta) stock; (accantonamento, ammortamento) allowance; ( di investimento) trust // (amm.): fondo di dotazione, endowment fund; fondo disponibile, expendable funds; fondi di gestione, business capital; fondo per spese di rappresentanza, entertainment allowance; fondo salari, wage fund; fondo liquidazione personale, severance fund; fondo pensione, pension (o retirement) fund (o contributory pension plan); fondi pensione, superannuation funds; fondo previdenziale a beneficio dei dipendenti, endowment fund // (fin.): fondo comune di investimento, investment fund (o unit trust), (amer.) mutual trust; fondo comune di investimento aperto, open-end investment fund; fondo comune di investimento chiuso, closed-end fund; fondo comune di investimento immobiliare, real estate trust; fondo comune di investimento a capitale fisso, closed-end fund (o fixed unit trust); fondo comune di investimento mobiliare, securities investment trust; fondo comune, ( cassa) pool; fondo di ammortamento, amortization (o sinking) fund; fondo di anticipazione, imprest fund; fondo bilanciato, balanced fund; fondo di investimento misto, mixed investment trust; fondi a capitale fisso, closed-end funds; fondi a capitale variabile, open-end funds; fondi collocati all'estero, ( in un 'paradiso fiscale') offshore fund; fondi con disponibilità immediata, same day funds; fondi congelati, frozen assets; fondi da investire, investible funds; fondi mutuabili, loanable funds; fondi neri, occulti, slush funds (o money); fondo di riserva, reserve fund, (fam. amer.) backlog; Fondo Monetario Europeo, European Monetary Fund // (econ.) fondi pubblici, public money // (comm.): fondo cassa, float (o working fund); fondi di magazzino, old (o dead o unsold) stock (o oddments o remnants) // (trib.) fondo imposte e tasse, accrued taxes // (banca): fondo vincolato, restricted fund; fondo depositi, deposit fund // a fondo perduto, without security (o unsecured)

6 (sport): corridore di fondo, long-distance runner; cavallo di fondo, stayer; gara di fondo, long-distance race; sci di fondo, cross-country skiing

7 ( giornalismo) ( articolo di) fondo, leading article, leader, editorial.

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['fondo] I fondo (-a)
1. agg

deep

piatto fondo — soup plate

a notte fonda — at dead of night

una buca fonda 3 metri — a hole 3 metres deep

qui l'acqua è fonda — the water is deep here

2. sm

1) (di recipiente, vallata, pozzo) bottom, (dei pantaloni) seat, (di mare, fiume) bottom, bed

fondo marino — sea floor

fondo stradale — road surface

doppio fondo — false bottom

andare o colare a fondo — (nave) to go to the bottom, sink

la nave è andata a fondo — the ship sank

dar fondo (all'ancora) Naut — to drop anchor

in fondo a — at the bottom of

in fondo al mare — at the bottom of the sea

in fondo alla sala — at the back of the room

in fondo alla pagina — at the bottom of the page

in fondo al vicolo — at the end of the alley

laggiù in fondo — (lontano) over there, (in profondità) down there

nel fondo del bosco — in the depths o heart of the wood

nel fondo del suo cuore — deep down, in his (o her) heart of hearts

il fondo del bicchiere — the bottom of the glass

2)

fondi smpl — (di vino, aceto) dregs, (di vino, birra) lees, (di caffè) grounds, (di tè) leaves

- fondi di magazzino
II ['fondo] sm
(riserva) fund

a fondo perduto — unsecured, without security

- fondo d'investimento

- fondo cassa

- Fondo Monetario Europeo

- Fondo Monetario Internazionale

- fondo pensione

- fondo di previdenza

- fondo di riserva

- fondi d'esercizio

- fondi neri

* * *
I ['fondo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (parte inferiore) bottom (end), end; (di armadio, cassetto) back

in fondo alla pagina, all'armadio — at the bottom of the page, cupboard

sul fondo del bicchiere — on o in the bottom of the glass

in fondo al cassetto — at o in the back of the drawer

senza fondo — bottomless

2) (parte posteriore, più lontana) back

in fondo a — at the back o rear of

è in fondo al corridoio — it's down the corridor

3) (fine) end

in fondo al libro — at the end of the book

ti sosterrò fino in fondo — I'm with o behind you all the way

adesso dovrai andare fino in fondo — you'll have to go through with it now

4) (base) bottom

doppio fondo — false bottom

fondo stradale — (road) bed

5) (fondale) floor, bottom

fondo del mare — sea bed o floor

toccare il fondo — mar. to touch bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom

6) (essenza)

di fondo — underlying, basic

problema di fondo — root problem

andare al fondo di una faccenda — to get to the bottom of a matter

toccare il fondo della disperazione — to be in the depths of despair

un fondo di verità — a kernel of truth

7) (sfondo) background

rumore di fondo — background noise

8) (deposito) (di caffè) grounds pl.; (di vino) sediment, dregs pl., lees pl.

- i di magazzino — comm. odd lot

9) sport (atletica)

corsa di fondo — distance running

linea di fondo — (nel tennis) baseline; (nel calcio) goal line

rimessa dal fondo — goal kick

sci di fondo — cross-country skiing

10) sart. (di pantaloni) seat

11) (articolo di giornale) editorial, leader, leading article

12) a fondo [esaminare, leggere, pulire] thoroughly

da cima a fondo — from end to end, from top to bottom

discutere a fondo — to argue out, to talk through

impegnarsi a fondo — to be on one's mettle

pulire a fondo qcs. — to clean sth. down

andare a fondo — [ nave] to sink o go to the bottom

13) in fondo essentially, after all

in fondo in fondo aveva paura — deep down he was frightened

•

fondo di bicchiere — scherz. paste diamond

••

dar fondo ai propri risparmi — to squander all one's fortune
II ['fondo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (proprietà agricola) holding

2) (capitale) fund

insufficienza di -i — underfunding

raccolta di -i — fund-raising

•

fondo di assistenza — hardship o relief fund

fondo di cassa — reserve fund

fondo comune di investimento — investment o mutual AE fund

fondo fiduciario — trust fund

Fondo Monetario Internazionale — International Monetary Fund

fondo pensione — pension o superannuation fund

fondo di soccorso — disaster o relief fund

- i neri — slush fund

- i pubblici — public funds
III ['fondo]
aggettivo

1) (profondo) [ acqua] deep

piatto fondo — soup plate

2) (inoltrato)

a notte -a — in the o at dead of night, in the middle of the night

* * *

fondo¹

/'fondo/

sostantivo m.

1 (parte inferiore) bottom (end), end; (di armadio, cassetto) back; in fondo alla pagina, all'armadio at the bottom of the page, cupboard; sul fondo del bicchiere on o in the bottom of the glass; in fondo al cassetto at o in the back of the drawer; senza fondo bottomless

2 (parte posteriore, più lontana) back; in fondo a at the back o rear of; è in fondo al corridoio it's down the corridor

3 (fine) end; in fondo al libro at the end of the book; ti sosterrò fino in fondo I'm with o behind you all the way; adesso dovrai andare fino in fondo you'll have to go through with it now

4 (base) bottom; doppio fondo false bottom; fondo stradale (road) bed

5 (fondale) floor, bottom; fondo del mare sea bed o floor; toccare il fondo mar. to touch bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom

6 (essenza) di fondo underlying, basic; problema di fondo root problem; andare al fondo di una faccenda to get to the bottom of a matter; toccare il fondo della disperazione to be in the depths of despair; un fondo di verità a kernel of truth

7 (sfondo) background; rumore di fondo background noise

8 (deposito) (di caffè) grounds pl.; (di vino) sediment, dregs pl., lees pl.; - i di magazzino comm. odd lot

9 sport (atletica) corsa di fondo distance running; linea di fondo (nel tennis) baseline; (nel calcio) goal line; rimessa dal fondo goal kick; sci di fondo cross-country skiing

10 sart. (di pantaloni) seat

11 (articolo di giornale) editorial, leader, leading article

12 a fondo [esaminare, leggere, pulire] thoroughly; da cima a fondo from end to end, from top to bottom; discutere a fondo to argue out, to talk through; impegnarsi a fondo to be on one's mettle; pulire a fondo qcs. to clean sth. down; andare a fondo [ nave] to sink o go to the bottom

13 in fondo essentially, after all; in fondo in fondo aveva paura deep down he was frightened

IDIOMS

dar fondo ai propri risparmi to squander all one's fortune

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COMPOUNDS

fondo di bicchiere scherz. paste diamond.

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fondo²

/'fondo/

sostantivo m.

1 (proprietà agricola) holding

2 (capitale) fund; insufficienza di -i underfunding; raccolta di -i fund-raising

COMPOUNDS

fondo di assistenza hardship o relief fund; fondo di cassa reserve fund; fondo comune di investimento investment o mutual AE fund; fondo fiduciario trust fund; Fondo Monetario Internazionale International Monetary Fund; fondo pensione pension o superannuation fund; fondo di soccorso disaster o relief fund; - i neri slush fund; - i pubblici public funds.

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fondo³

/'fondo/

aggettivo

1 (profondo) [ acqua] deep; piatto fondo soup plate

2 (inoltrato) a notte -a in the o at dead of night, in the middle of the night.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fondo

10 всеми силами

as hard as one can; with all one's strength; trying one's best; with all one's might

Доктор, принявший на себя обязанность его пользовать и уже несколько наслышавшийся о странной его истории, старался всеми силами отыскать тайное отношение между грезившимися ему привидениями и происшествиями его жизни, но ничего не мог успеть. (Н. Гоголь, Портрет) — The doctor who had undertaken to treat him and had already acquainted himself to some extent with his strange history, endeavoured with all his might to discover the underlying relation between his hallucinations and the events of his life, but without any success.

Несмотря на то, что муж и свекор, и в особенности полюбившая её свекровь, старались на суде всеми силами оправдать её, она была приговорена к ссылке в Сибирь, в каторжные работы. (Л. Толстой, Воскресение) — Although her husband, her father-in-law, but especially her mother-in-law, who had grown very fond or her, did all they could to get her acquitted, she was sentenced to hard labour in Siberia.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > всеми силами

11 Д-348

ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ/ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) VP subj: human
1. to breathe in deeply, pause to breathe ( esp. after strenuous physical effort, because one is frightened etc)

X перевёл дух = X caught (recovered, drew) his breath
X took (drew) a deep breath X got his breath back
X едва (еле, с трудом, тяжело) переводил дух = X was short (out) of breath
X was struggling (gasping) for breath X was struggling to catch (to get) his breath.
Трудно сказать, чем кончился бы монолог Ярцева, если бы его не прервал дневальный Алимов. Видно, Алимов бежал от самого городка, потому что долго не мог перевести дух, и, приложив руку к пилотке, тяжело дышал, молча глядя на Ярцева (Войнович 2). There's no telling how Yartsevs monologue would have ended if it hadn't been interrupted by Alimov, the orderly. Alimov had clearly run the whole distance from camp, for it took him a long time to catch his breath. Panting, frozen in a salute, he looked at Yartsev without saying a single word (2a).

Арестованный пошатнулся... перевёл дыхание и ответил хрипло: «Я понял тебя. Не бей меня» (Булгаков 9). The prisoner swayed....Не drew his breath and answered hoarsely: "I understand you. Don't hit me" (9a).

Академик Флоринский, прежде чем заговорить, несколько раз кивнул, опёрся посильнее на трость. «Я рад слышать здесь положительный отзыв профессора Авдиева...» Он перевёл дух... и стал диктовать сидящей сзади него стенографистке... (Дудинцев 1). Before he began to speak Academician Florinsky nodded repeatedly and tightened his hold on the stick on which he was leaning. "I am glad to hear Professor Avdiyev's positive opinion here...." He took a deep breath and began dictating to the stenographer sitting behind him... (1a).

...Поняв, что тот (Тимур) рано или поздно поймает его кисть своими челюстями, (Кязым) с такой силой вывернул ему руки, что тот, застонав, повалился. Кязым, с трудом переводя дыхание, положил ключ в карман (Искандер 5). Realizing that sooner or later Timur would catch his hand in his jaws, he (Kyazym) wrenched Timur's arm so hard that he let out a groan and fell. Struggling for breath, Kyazym put the key in his pocket (5a).

Через несколько мгновений он (Скороход) обогнал старуху... Вскоре, тяжело дыша, прибежала и старуха. «Молодец, Страусиная Нога, -зло прошипел старший великан, - на таких состязаниях и второе место почётно». - «Я сделала всё, что могла», -сказала старуха, с трудом переводя дыхание (Искандер 5). Не (Highspeed) overtook the old woman in a few instants....Before long the old woman too arrived, panting hard. "AAfell done, Ostrich Leg," the eldest giant hissed spitefully. "In a contest like this even second place is honorable." "I did all I could," the old woman said, struggling to get her breath (5a).

2. to take a short break, respite

X перевёл дух - X caught his breath
X took a breather X got his breath (back) X came up for air.
Точно демонстрируя на собственном примере возможности новой динамики, Маринетти двоился, выбрасывая в стороны руки, ноги, ударяя кулаком по пюпитру, мотая головой, сверкая белками, скаля зубы, глотая воду стакан за стаканом, не останавливаясь ни на секунду, чтобы перевести дыхание (Лившиц 1). As if demonstrating the potential of the new dynamics by his own example, Marinetti sp lit into two, throwing out his legs and arms in all directions, banging his fist on the desk, reeling about, showing the whites of his eyes, baring his teeth, swallowing glass after glass of water and not stopping for a moment to get his breath back (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-348

12 перевести дух

• ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ/ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ)

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to breathe in deeply, pause to breathe (esp. after strenuous physical effort, because one is frightened etc):

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught (recovered, drew) his breath;

- X took (drew) a deep breath;

- X got his breath back;

|| X едва( еле, с трудом, тяжело) переводил дух≈ X was short (out) of breath;

- X was struggling (gasping) for breath;

- X was struggling to catch (to get) his breath.

     ♦ Трудно сказать, чем кончился бы монолог Ярцева, если бы его не прервал дневальный Алимов. Видно, Алимов бежал от самого городка, потому что долго не мог перевести дух, и, приложив руку к пилотке, тяжело дышал, молча глядя на Ярцева (Войнович 2). There's no telling how Yartsevs monologue would have ended if it hadn't been interrupted by Alimov, the orderly. Alimov had clearly run the whole distance from camp, for it took him a long time to catch his breath. Panting, frozen in a salute, he looked at Yartsev without saying a single word (2a).

     ♦ Арестованный пошатнулся... перевёл дыхание и ответил хрипло: "Я понял тебя. Не бей меня" (Булгаков 9). The prisoner swayed....He drew his breath and answered hoarsely: "I understand you. Don't hit me" (9a).

     ♦ Академик Флоринский, прежде чем заговорить, несколько раз кивнул, опёрся посильнее на трость. "Я рад слышать здесь положительный отзыв профессора Авдиева..." Он перевёл дух... и стал диктовать сидящей сзади него стенографистке... (Дудинцев 1). Before he began to speak Academician Florinsky nodded repeatedly and tightened his hold on the stick on which he was leaning. "I am glad to hear Professor Avdiyev's positive opinion here...." He took a deep breath and began dictating to the stenographer sitting behind him... (1a).

     ♦...Поняв, что тот [Тимур] рано или поздно поймает его кисть своими челюстями, [Кязым] с такой силой вывернул ему руки, что тот, застонав, повалился. Кязым, с трудом переводя дыхание, положил ключ в карман (Искандер 5). Realizing that sooner or later Timur would catch his hand in his jaws, he [Kyazym] wrenched Timur's arm so hard that he let out a groan and fell. Struggling for breath, Kyazym put the key in his pocket (5a).

     ♦ Через несколько мгновений он [Скороход] обогнал старуху... Вскоре, тяжело дыша, прибежала и старуха. "Молодец, Страусиная Нога, - зло прошипел старший великан, - на таких состязаниях и второе место почётно". - "Я сделала всё, что могла", - сказала старуха, с трудом переводя дыхание (Искандер 5). Не [Highspeed] overtook the old woman in a few instants....Before long the old woman too arrived, panting hard. "WjII done, Ostrich Leg," the eldest giant hissed spitefully. "In a contest like this even second place is honorable." "I did all I could," the old woman said, struggling to get her breath (5a).

2. to take a short break, respite:

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught his breath;

- X took a breather;

- X got his breath (back);

- X came up for air.

     ♦ Точно демонстрируя на собственном примере возможности новой динамики, Маринетти двоился, выбрасывая в стороны руки, ноги, ударяя кулаком по пюпитру, мотая головой, сверкая белками, скаля зубы, глотая воду стакан за стаканом, не останавливаясь ни на секунду, чтобы перевести дыхание (Лившиц 1). As if demonstrating the potential of the new dynamics by his own example, Marinetti split into two, throwing out his legs and arms in all directions, banging his fist on the desk, reeling about, showing the whites of his eyes, baring his teeth, swallowing glass after glass of water and not stopping for a moment to get his breath back (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перевести дух

13 перевести дыхание

• ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ/ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ)

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to breathe in deeply, pause to breathe (esp. after strenuous physical effort, because one is frightened etc):

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught (recovered, drew) his breath;

- X took (drew) a deep breath;

- X got his breath back;

|| X едва( еле, с трудом, тяжело) переводил дух≈ X was short (out) of breath;

- X was struggling (gasping) for breath;

- X was struggling to catch (to get) his breath.

     ♦ Трудно сказать, чем кончился бы монолог Ярцева, если бы его не прервал дневальный Алимов. Видно, Алимов бежал от самого городка, потому что долго не мог перевести дух, и, приложив руку к пилотке, тяжело дышал, молча глядя на Ярцева (Войнович 2). There's no telling how Yartsevs monologue would have ended if it hadn't been interrupted by Alimov, the orderly. Alimov had clearly run the whole distance from camp, for it took him a long time to catch his breath. Panting, frozen in a salute, he looked at Yartsev without saying a single word (2a).

     ♦ Арестованный пошатнулся... перевёл дыхание и ответил хрипло: "Я понял тебя. Не бей меня" (Булгаков 9). The prisoner swayed....He drew his breath and answered hoarsely: "I understand you. Don't hit me" (9a).

     ♦ Академик Флоринский, прежде чем заговорить, несколько раз кивнул, опёрся посильнее на трость. "Я рад слышать здесь положительный отзыв профессора Авдиева..." Он перевёл дух... и стал диктовать сидящей сзади него стенографистке... (Дудинцев 1). Before he began to speak Academician Florinsky nodded repeatedly and tightened his hold on the stick on which he was leaning. "I am glad to hear Professor Avdiyev's positive opinion here...." He took a deep breath and began dictating to the stenographer sitting behind him... (1a).

     ♦...Поняв, что тот [Тимур] рано или поздно поймает его кисть своими челюстями, [Кязым] с такой силой вывернул ему руки, что тот, застонав, повалился. Кязым, с трудом переводя дыхание, положил ключ в карман (Искандер 5). Realizing that sooner or later Timur would catch his hand in his jaws, he [Kyazym] wrenched Timur's arm so hard that he let out a groan and fell. Struggling for breath, Kyazym put the key in his pocket (5a).

     ♦ Через несколько мгновений он [Скороход] обогнал старуху... Вскоре, тяжело дыша, прибежала и старуха. "Молодец, Страусиная Нога, - зло прошипел старший великан, - на таких состязаниях и второе место почётно". - "Я сделала всё, что могла", - сказала старуха, с трудом переводя дыхание (Искандер 5). Не [Highspeed] overtook the old woman in a few instants....Before long the old woman too arrived, panting hard. "WjII done, Ostrich Leg," the eldest giant hissed spitefully. "In a contest like this even second place is honorable." "I did all I could," the old woman said, struggling to get her breath (5a).

2. to take a short break, respite:

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught his breath;

- X took a breather;

- X got his breath (back);

- X came up for air.

     ♦ Точно демонстрируя на собственном примере возможности новой динамики, Маринетти двоился, выбрасывая в стороны руки, ноги, ударяя кулаком по пюпитру, мотая головой, сверкая белками, скаля зубы, глотая воду стакан за стаканом, не останавливаясь ни на секунду, чтобы перевести дыхание (Лившиц 1). As if demonstrating the potential of the new dynamics by his own example, Marinetti split into two, throwing out his legs and arms in all directions, banging his fist on the desk, reeling about, showing the whites of his eyes, baring his teeth, swallowing glass after glass of water and not stopping for a moment to get his breath back (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перевести дыхание

14 переводить дух

• ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ/ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ)

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to breathe in deeply, pause to breathe (esp. after strenuous physical effort, because one is frightened etc):

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught (recovered, drew) his breath;

- X took (drew) a deep breath;

- X got his breath back;

|| X едва( еле, с трудом, тяжело) переводил дух≈ X was short (out) of breath;

- X was struggling (gasping) for breath;

- X was struggling to catch (to get) his breath.

     ♦ Трудно сказать, чем кончился бы монолог Ярцева, если бы его не прервал дневальный Алимов. Видно, Алимов бежал от самого городка, потому что долго не мог перевести дух, и, приложив руку к пилотке, тяжело дышал, молча глядя на Ярцева (Войнович 2). There's no telling how Yartsevs monologue would have ended if it hadn't been interrupted by Alimov, the orderly. Alimov had clearly run the whole distance from camp, for it took him a long time to catch his breath. Panting, frozen in a salute, he looked at Yartsev without saying a single word (2a).

     ♦ Арестованный пошатнулся... перевёл дыхание и ответил хрипло: "Я понял тебя. Не бей меня" (Булгаков 9). The prisoner swayed....He drew his breath and answered hoarsely: "I understand you. Don't hit me" (9a).

     ♦ Академик Флоринский, прежде чем заговорить, несколько раз кивнул, опёрся посильнее на трость. "Я рад слышать здесь положительный отзыв профессора Авдиева..." Он перевёл дух... и стал диктовать сидящей сзади него стенографистке... (Дудинцев 1). Before he began to speak Academician Florinsky nodded repeatedly and tightened his hold on the stick on which he was leaning. "I am glad to hear Professor Avdiyev's positive opinion here...." He took a deep breath and began dictating to the stenographer sitting behind him... (1a).

     ♦...Поняв, что тот [Тимур] рано или поздно поймает его кисть своими челюстями, [Кязым] с такой силой вывернул ему руки, что тот, застонав, повалился. Кязым, с трудом переводя дыхание, положил ключ в карман (Искандер 5). Realizing that sooner or later Timur would catch his hand in his jaws, he [Kyazym] wrenched Timur's arm so hard that he let out a groan and fell. Struggling for breath, Kyazym put the key in his pocket (5a).

     ♦ Через несколько мгновений он [Скороход] обогнал старуху... Вскоре, тяжело дыша, прибежала и старуха. "Молодец, Страусиная Нога, - зло прошипел старший великан, - на таких состязаниях и второе место почётно". - "Я сделала всё, что могла", - сказала старуха, с трудом переводя дыхание (Искандер 5). Не [Highspeed] overtook the old woman in a few instants....Before long the old woman too arrived, panting hard. "WjII done, Ostrich Leg," the eldest giant hissed spitefully. "In a contest like this even second place is honorable." "I did all I could," the old woman said, struggling to get her breath (5a).

2. to take a short break, respite:

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught his breath;

- X took a breather;

- X got his breath (back);

- X came up for air.

     ♦ Точно демонстрируя на собственном примере возможности новой динамики, Маринетти двоился, выбрасывая в стороны руки, ноги, ударяя кулаком по пюпитру, мотая головой, сверкая белками, скаля зубы, глотая воду стакан за стаканом, не останавливаясь ни на секунду, чтобы перевести дыхание (Лившиц 1). As if demonstrating the potential of the new dynamics by his own example, Marinetti split into two, throwing out his legs and arms in all directions, banging his fist on the desk, reeling about, showing the whites of his eyes, baring his teeth, swallowing glass after glass of water and not stopping for a moment to get his breath back (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > переводить дух

15 переводить дыхание

• ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ/ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ)

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to breathe in deeply, pause to breathe (esp. after strenuous physical effort, because one is frightened etc):

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught (recovered, drew) his breath;

- X took (drew) a deep breath;

- X got his breath back;

|| X едва( еле, с трудом, тяжело) переводил дух≈ X was short (out) of breath;

- X was struggling (gasping) for breath;

- X was struggling to catch (to get) his breath.

     ♦ Трудно сказать, чем кончился бы монолог Ярцева, если бы его не прервал дневальный Алимов. Видно, Алимов бежал от самого городка, потому что долго не мог перевести дух, и, приложив руку к пилотке, тяжело дышал, молча глядя на Ярцева (Войнович 2). There's no telling how Yartsevs monologue would have ended if it hadn't been interrupted by Alimov, the orderly. Alimov had clearly run the whole distance from camp, for it took him a long time to catch his breath. Panting, frozen in a salute, he looked at Yartsev without saying a single word (2a).

     ♦ Арестованный пошатнулся... перевёл дыхание и ответил хрипло: "Я понял тебя. Не бей меня" (Булгаков 9). The prisoner swayed....He drew his breath and answered hoarsely: "I understand you. Don't hit me" (9a).

     ♦ Академик Флоринский, прежде чем заговорить, несколько раз кивнул, опёрся посильнее на трость. "Я рад слышать здесь положительный отзыв профессора Авдиева..." Он перевёл дух... и стал диктовать сидящей сзади него стенографистке... (Дудинцев 1). Before he began to speak Academician Florinsky nodded repeatedly and tightened his hold on the stick on which he was leaning. "I am glad to hear Professor Avdiyev's positive opinion here...." He took a deep breath and began dictating to the stenographer sitting behind him... (1a).

     ♦...Поняв, что тот [Тимур] рано или поздно поймает его кисть своими челюстями, [Кязым] с такой силой вывернул ему руки, что тот, застонав, повалился. Кязым, с трудом переводя дыхание, положил ключ в карман (Искандер 5). Realizing that sooner or later Timur would catch his hand in his jaws, he [Kyazym] wrenched Timur's arm so hard that he let out a groan and fell. Struggling for breath, Kyazym put the key in his pocket (5a).

     ♦ Через несколько мгновений он [Скороход] обогнал старуху... Вскоре, тяжело дыша, прибежала и старуха. "Молодец, Страусиная Нога, - зло прошипел старший великан, - на таких состязаниях и второе место почётно". - "Я сделала всё, что могла", - сказала старуха, с трудом переводя дыхание (Искандер 5). Не [Highspeed] overtook the old woman in a few instants....Before long the old woman too arrived, panting hard. "WjII done, Ostrich Leg," the eldest giant hissed spitefully. "In a contest like this even second place is honorable." "I did all I could," the old woman said, struggling to get her breath (5a).

2. to take a short break, respite:

- X перевёл дух≈ X caught his breath;

- X took a breather;

- X got his breath (back);

- X came up for air.

     ♦ Точно демонстрируя на собственном примере возможности новой динамики, Маринетти двоился, выбрасывая в стороны руки, ноги, ударяя кулаком по пюпитру, мотая головой, сверкая белками, скаля зубы, глотая воду стакан за стаканом, не останавливаясь ни на секунду, чтобы перевести дыхание (Лившиц 1). As if demonstrating the potential of the new dynamics by his own example, Marinetti split into two, throwing out his legs and arms in all directions, banging his fist on the desk, reeling about, showing the whites of his eyes, baring his teeth, swallowing glass after glass of water and not stopping for a moment to get his breath back (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > переводить дыхание

16 יצא מגדרו

lost his temper; did all he could, went out of his way {to help}; was enthusiastic, got all excited

Hebrew-English dictionary > יצא מגדרו

17 témoin

témoin [temwɛ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = personne) witness ; [de marié] best man ; [de duel] second

• être témoin à charge to be a witness for the prosecution

• être témoin à décharge to be a witness for the defence

• être témoin de [+ crime, scène] to witness

• il m'a pris à témoin he called on me to confirm what he said

• il a été entendu comme témoin dans l'affaire Lebrun he was a witness in the Lebrun case

• ils sont les témoins d'une époque révolue they are the survivors of a bygone age

• la région est riche, témoin les constructions nouvelles qui se dressent partout the region is rich - witness the new buildings going up everywhere

   b. (Sport) baton

• passer le témoin to pass the baton

2. adjective

• appartement témoin show flat (Brit) model apartment (US)

• lampe témoin warning light

3. compounds

► les Témoins de Jéhovah Jehovah's Witnesses

► témoin oculaire eyewitness

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temwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( sur les lieux) witness

témoin oculaire or direct — eyewitness

être (le) témoin de — to witness

prendre quelqu'un à témoin — to call somebody to witness

2) Droit witness

3) ( à un duel) second

4) fig ( d'une époque)

avoir été témoin de la naissance du III^e Reich — to have witnessed the birth of the Third Reich

5) ( preuve)

ils sont cruels, témoin le massacre — they are (certainly) cruel, as evidenced by the massacre

6) Technologie ( voyant) indicator ou warning light

témoin d'huile — Automobile oil warning light

7) Sport baton

2.

(-)témoin (in compounds) control

groupe(-)témoin — control group

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Dieu or le Ciel m'en est témoin — as God is my witness

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temwɛ̃
1. nm

1) [crime, accident] witness

prendre à témoin — to call to witness

être témoin de — to witness

2) [mariage] witness

3) [événement, époque] testimony

témoin le fait que... — as witness the fact that...

4) (= voyant) warning light

5) SPORT baton

6) CONSTRUCTION telltale

2. adj

control modif test modif

appartement-témoin — show flat Grande-Bretagne model apartment USA

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témoin

A nm

1 ( sur les lieux) witness; témoin oculaire or direct eyewitness; être (le) témoin de to witness, to be a witness to; le seul témoin direct the only person actually to witness the scene; cela a eu lieu sans témoin there were no witnesses; prendre qn à témoin to call sb to witness (de to, of);

2 ( au tribunal) witness; témoin de l'accusation/de la défense prosecution/defence^GB witness; être témoin à charge/à décharge to be a witness for the prosecution/for the defence^GB; témoin défaillant missing witness; ⇒ faux;

3 ( attestant l'authenticité) witness (à to); ( à un mariage) witness; parler devant témoins to speak before witnesses; il faut signer devant témoin you have to have your signature witnessed;

4 ( à un duel) second;

5 fig ( d'une époque) avoir été témoin de la naissance du troisième Reich to have witnessed the birth of the Third Reich; la cathédrale, témoin de l'époque où… the cathedral, bearing witness to an age when…; ce village, témoin de notre amour this village where our love blossomed;

6 ( preuve) ils sont cruels, témoin le massacre de tout un village they are (certainly) cruel, as evidenced by the massacre of an entire village;

7 Tech ( voyant) indicator ou warning light; témoin d'huile Aut oil warning light;

8 Sport baton;

9 Constr ( sur une fissure) telltale;

10 Gén Civ boundary marker.

B (-)témoin ( in compounds) control; groupe/sujet témoin control group/subject; son témoin Cin guide track.

Composés

témoin sonore Cin sync beep; Témoin de Jéhovah Relig Jehovah's witness.

Idiomes

Dieu or le ciel m'en est témoin as God is my witness; Dieu m'est témoin que je dis la vérité as God is my witness I am speaking the truth.

[temwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. DROIT [qui fait une déposition] witness

il a été cité comme témoin he was called as a witness

le témoin est à vous your witness

témoin auriculaire ear witness

témoin à charge/décharge witness for the prosecution/defence

témoin instrumentaire witness to a deed

témoin oculaire eyewitness

faux témoin perjurer

2. [à un mariage, à la signature d'un contrat] witness

[à un duel] second

c'est le témoin du marié he's the best man

devant témoins in front of witnesses

3. [spectateur] witness, eyewitness

l'accident s'est passé sans témoin there were no witnesses to the accident

être témoin de quelque chose to be witness to ou to witness something

prendre quelqu'un à témoin to call upon somebody as a witness

Dieu/le ciel m'est témoin que j'ai tout fait pour l'en empêcher as God/heaven is my witness, I did all I could to stop him

4. [preuve] witness

elle a bien mené sa carrière, témoin sa réussite she has managed her career well, her success is a testimony to that

5. CONSTRUCTION (plaster) tell-tale

6. RELIGION

Témoin de Jéhovah Jehovah's Witness

7. SPORT baton

passer le témoin to hand over ou to pass the baton

8. (comme adjectif)

appartements témoins show flats (UK), model apartments (US)

groupe/sujet témoin SCIENCES control group/subject

9. INFORMATIQUE

témoin de connexion cookie

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > témoin

18 si industriò per trovare un lavoro

si industriò per trovare un lavoro

he did all he could to find a job.

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→ industriarsi

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > si industriò per trovare un lavoro

19 quanto

1. adj how much

con nomi plurali how many

tutto quanto il libro the whole book

tutti quanti pl every single one sg

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? what is the date today?, what is today's date?

2. adv: quanto dura ancora? how long will it go on for?

quanto a me as for me

quanto costa? how much is it?

quanto prima as soon as possible

in quanto since, because

per quanto ne sappia as far as I know

3. m: teoria f dei quanti quantum theory

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quanto¹ agg.interr.

1 how much; pl. how many: quanto zucchero metti nel caffè?, how much sugar do you put in your coffee?; quanto denaro vi occorre?, how much money do you need?; quanti dischi hai?, how many records have you got?; quante lezioni comprende il corso?, how many lessons does the course consist of?; quanti giorni starai via?, how many days will you be away?; sai quanti spettatori c'erano allo stadio?, do you know how many spectators there were at the ground?; non so quante settimane durerà la mostra, I don't know how many weeks (o how long) the exhibition will last; dimmi quanto pane devo comprare, tell me how much bread I am to get // quanti anni hai?, how old are you?

2 quanto tempo, how long: quanto tempo ci vuole per arrivare alla stazione?, how long does it take to get to the station?; non so quanto tempo mi fermerò qui, I don't know how long I'll stay here // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto è che non lo vedi?, how long is it since you saw him?; da quanto mi aspetti?, how long have you been waiting for me?; quanto dovrai lavorare ancora?, how much longer have you got to work?; di quanto sono in ritardo?, how late am I?; fra quanto saremo a Roma?, how long before we get to Rome?; ogni quanto passa l'autobus?, how often (o how frequently) does the bus run?

3 ( in espressioni ellittiche non di tempo): quanto costa?, how much is it?; quanto ha di febbre?, what's his temperature?; quanti ne abbiamo oggi?, what's the date today?; quanto c'è da qui alla stazione?, how far is it to the station?; non so quanto valga questo anello, I don't know how much this ring is worth

◆ agg.escl. what (a lot of); how: quanto gasolio abbiamo consumato quest'anno!, what a lot of oil we've used this year!; quanto tempo ci hai messo!, what a long time you've been!; quanto freddo abbiamo patito!, how cold it was!; quanto interesse ha suscitato!, what a lot of interest it roused!; quanti giorni sono passati!, how long it's been!; quante me ne ha dette!, how he insulted me! // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto tempo sprecato!, what a lot of time wasted!; quante parole inutili!, what a load of rubbish!; quanti complimenti!, what a lot of fuss!

◆ agg.rel. ( tutto quello che) as... as...: lo puoi tenere quanto tempo vuoi, you can keep it as long as you like; prendi pure quanto denaro ti occorre, take as much money as you need.

quanto¹ avv.

1 interr. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how much: quanto è largo?, how wide is it?; quanto è lontana la chiesa?, how far is the church?; quanto bevi di solito?, how much do you usually drink?; quanto sei alto?, how tall are you?; gli chiesi quanto si fosse divertito, I asked him how much he had enjoyed himself; non so quanto l'abbia apprezzato, I don't know how much he appreciated it; chiedono molto per quella casa, ma non ti so dire quanto, they are asking a great deal for that house, but I can't tell you how much // si è pentito e Dio sa quanto!, God only knows how much he regretted it!

2 escl. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how (much): quanto è bello!, how beautiful it is!; quanto sono felice di rivederti!, how happy I am to see you again!; quanto mi piace!, how I love it!; chissà quanto desiderava di ritornare!, goodness knows how much he longed to return!; non sai quanto ti ho pensato!, you don't know how much I thought about you!; hanno riso, e quanto!, how they laughed!

3 (in corr. con tanto) as: è ( tanto) studioso quanto intelligente, he is as studious as he is intelligent; è ( tanto) affabile quanto lui, she is as friendly as he is; ho lavorato ( tanto) quanto lui, I worked as hard as he did (o as him); non è ( tanto) facile quanto tu credi, it isn't as (o so) easy as you think; è ( tanto) curioso quanto una scimmia, he's as curious as a cat // quanto più... tanto più, meno → più, meno avv. // tanto... quanto, (sia... sia) both... and: tanto io quanto mio fratello, both my brother and I; si è venduto tanto la casa quanto l'automobile, he sold both his house and his car // non tanto per... quanto per, not so much for... but (o as) for: non è stato tanto per negligenza quanto per ingenuità, it wasn't so much for negligence as for naïvety

4 (in frasi comparative o per rafforzare un superl.): è stimato più di quanto meriti, he's more admired than he deserves; sono arrivato prima di quanto pensassi, I arrived sooner than I expected; si doveva intervenire quanto più rapidamente possibile, it was necessary to intervene as quickly (o as fast) as possible // quanto mai, extremely, very much indeed: mi sono divertito quanto mai, I enjoyed myself very much indeed (o fam. I had a whale of a time); è una persona quanto mai garbata, he's an extremely courteous person // quanto prima → prima // quanto meno → meno avv. // quant'è vero Dio!, as God's my judge!; quant'è vero che mi chiamo..., as sure as my name is...

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: quanto a, as for; ( circa) as to: quanto a te, as for you; quanto agli altri, non ne so nulla, I don't know anything as to the others; quanto a fermarmi una settimana, dovrò pensarci su, as to staying a week, I'll have to think about it // in quanto ( che), ( poiché) since (o as); ( per il fatto che) because: in quanto minorenne, non ha diritto di voto, since (o as) he is under age, he can't vote; non ti ho telefonato in quanto ( che) credevo che non fossi in casa, I didn't phone you, as I thought you weren't in // in quanto, ( in qualità di) as: solo lui, in quanto medico, fu autorizzato a vedere il paziente, only he, as a doctor, was allowed to see the patient // per quanto (con agg. e avv.) however; ( con verbi) although: per quanto indaffarato sia..., however busy you are...; per quanto camminassi in fretta, non riuscii a raggiungerli, although I walked fast I was unable to catch up with them; per quanto, è pur sempre un affare, it's still a bargain, however // tanto quanto, tanto o quanto, ( pressappoco) more or less: ''Sarà costato qualche milione'' ''Sì, tanto quanto'', ''It must have cost a few million'' ''Yes, more or less'' // oggi non gli si può parlare, da quanto è nervoso, (fam.) you can't say a word to him today as he is so uptight.

quanto¹ pron.interr. how much; pl. how many: quanto ne vuoi?, how much do you want (of it)?; quanti ne hai presi?, how many did you get (of them)?; quanti hanno accettato?, how many have they accepted?; quanti di voi sono d'accordo?, how many of you agree?; non so quanti aderirono alla proposta, I don't know how many agreed to the proposal // quanto c'è di vero in quello che dice?, how much truth is there in what he says?

◆ pron.escl. what a lot (of): quanto ne hai consumato!, what a lot you've used!; che bei fiori, e quanti!, what a lot of lovely flowers!; quanti sono intervenuti alla cerimonia!, what a lot of people came to the ceremony!

◆ pron.rel.

1 ( ciò che) what; ( tutto ciò che) all (that): ho quanto mi occorre, I have what (o all) I need; ha fatto quanto ha potuto, he did what he could; quanto ho è a tua disposizione, what (o all) I have is at your disposal; non credere a quanto ti dicono, don't believe what they tell you; c'è molto di vero in quanto afferma, there's a lot of truth in what he says; non dire a nessuno quanto ti ho confidato, don't tell anyone what I let you in on; lo deduco da quanto mi avete detto voi, I guess it from what you told me // quanto di meglio, di peggio, the best, the worst: è quanto di meglio si possa trovare sul mercato in fatto di computer, it's the best computer you can find on the market // in risposta a quanto sopra, in reply to the above // quanto basta, ( con riferimento a dosaggio) sufficient... (to) // per quanto io ne sappia, as far as I know // per quanto si sforzi, non riesce a rendersi simpatica, however hard she tries, she isn't very likable // a quanto dicono..., according to what they say... // questo è quanto, that's all (o that's it)

2 pl. ( tutti coloro che) all those (who), whoever (con costr. sing.): quanti desiderano iscriversi, possono farne richiesta, all those wishing to register can apply to do so; era sempre pronto a dare un consiglio a quanti glielo chiedevano, he was always ready to give advice to whoever asked him for any

3 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: ha speso ( tanto) quanto ha guadagnato, he spent as much as he earned; ''Quanti moduli occorrono?'' ''Tanti quanti sono i candidati'', ''How many forms are needed?'' ''As many as there are candidates''

4 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: possiede tanto denaro quanto tu non immagini, he has as much money as you could ever imagine; non ho tanta pazienza quanta ne ha lei, I haven't got as much patience as she has; c'erano tanti posti quanti erano gli invitati, there were as many seats as there were guests; ha tante preoccupazioni quante ne abbiamo noi, he has as many worries as we have; non ho tanti amici quanti ne hai tu, I haven't as many friends as you have // sono partiti tutti quanti, everyone has left; ha perso tutto quanto, he lost everything; si è sporcato tutto quanto, he got all dirty

5 ( in frasi comparative) than: abbiamo ottenuto più, meno di quanto pensassimo, we got more, less than we expected.

quanto² s.m.

1 ( quantità) quantity: fissare un quanto, to fix a quantity

2 (fis.) quantum*: teoria dei quanti, quantum theory; quanto d'azione, quantum of action.

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['kwanto] I quanto (-a)
1. agg

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

2)

(esclamativo) quante storie! — what a fuss!

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

2. pron

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much

quant'è? — how much is it?

2)

(esclamativo) vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come
II ['kwanto] avv
1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how many

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much as

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

3)

(come) siamo ricchi quanto loro — we are as rich as they are

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

4)

in quanto — (in qualità di) as, (perché, per il fatto che) as, since

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

5)

per quanto — (nonostante, anche se) however, (tuttavia) although

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

6)

quanto meno — the less

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible
III
sm

Fis quantum

teoria dei quanti — quantum theory

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I 1. ['kwanto]
aggettivo interrogativo (con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many

quanto zucchero vuoi? — how much sugar would you like?

quanto tempo è rimasto? — how much time is there left?

quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? — how long did you take to come?

- i giorni occorrono per andarci? — how many days does it take to get there?

- i anni hai? — how old are you?

fra quanto tempo arriviamo? — when will we get there?
2.
pronome interrogativo how much; pl. how many

- i siete? — how many of you are there?

non so -i partiranno — I don't know how many (people) will be leaving

a quanto andava la macchina? — how fast was the car going?

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

quanto c'è da qui al mare? — how far is it to the sea?

quanto dura il film? — how long is the film? how long does the film last?

per quanto ne hai? — how long will you be?

da quanto abiti qui? — how long have you been living here?

fra quanto potrai uscire? — when will you be able to get away?

quanto dista casa tua? — how far is your house?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?
3.
aggettivo esclamativo

- i regali! -a gente! — what a lot of gifts, people!

quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! — what a long time we took!
4.
pronome esclamativo

quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! — a lot more could be said (about that)!
5.
aggettivo relativo

1)

prendi quanto denaro ti occorre — take as much money as you need

2) (preceduto da preposizione)

hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? — did you notice how snappily she answered him?

per -i problemi possano avere,... — how ever many problems they may have
6.
pronome relativo what

ho quanto occorre — I have what I need

non credo a quanto mi ha detto — I don't believe what he told me

tutto quanto — everything

questo è quanto — that's it

-i — (coloro che) those who

tutti -i — everybody, one and all

è quanto di meglio si possa trovare — this is the best that could be found

a quanto dicono — if they're to be believed

da quanto ho capito — as I understand it

per quanto ne so — for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge

per quanto mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned
7.
avverbio

1) (in frasi interrogative) how much

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

quanto fa? — how much is it?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

quanto è grande il giardino? — how big is the garden?

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you? what's your height?

quanto pesi? — how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?

2) (in che misura)

vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate — you can see how much things have changed

3) (in frasi esclamative)

quant'è brutto! — how ugly it is!

è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! — it's amazing how much he looks like you!

quanto lo odio! — how I hate him!

quanto mi dispiace! — how sorry I am!

ma quanto sei carina! — how nice you look!

4) (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo)

è bravo quanto lui — he's as good as him

è tanto bella quanto intelligente — she's just as pretty as she is intelligent

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

rimani pure quanto vuoi — stay as long as you like

lavoro tanto quanto te — I work as much as you do

ti aiuterò quanto è possibile — I'll help you insofar as I can

ho fatto quanto è possibile — I did as much as possible

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

quanto basta per due — just about enough for two

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

quanto prima — as soon as possible

5) quanto più

quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende — the more he earns, the more he spends

6) quanto meno

quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa — the less he trains, the more weight he puts on

7) per quanto (sebbene)

per quanto io l'ammiri — however much I admire him, much as I admire him

per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo — try as I might, I can't do it

8) in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

in quanto tale — as such

9) (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding

in quanto a voi — as for you

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting
II ['kwanto]
sostantivo maschile fis. quantum*

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quanto¹

/'kwanto/

I aggettivo interrogativo

(con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many; quanto zucchero vuoi? how much sugar would you like? quanto tempo è rimasto? how much time is there left? quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? how long did you take to come? -i giorni occorrono per andarci? how many days does it take to get there? -i anni hai? how old are you? fra quanto tempo arriviamo? when will we get there?

II pronome interrogativo

how much; pl. how many; -i siete? how many of you are there? non so -i partiranno I don't know how many (people) will be leaving; a quanto andava la macchina? how fast was the car going? a quanto ammontano le perdite? how much o what do the losses come to? quanto manca ancora? (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it? quanto c'è da qui al mare? how far is it to the sea? quanto dura il film? how long is the film? how long does the film last? per quanto ne hai? how long will you be? da quanto abiti qui? how long have you been living here? fra quanto potrai uscire? when will you be able to get away? quanto dista casa tua? how far is your house? -i ne abbiamo oggi? what's the date today o today's date?

III aggettivo esclamativo

-i regali! -a gente! what a lot of gifts, people! quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! what a long time we took!

IV pronome esclamativo

quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! a lot more could be said (about that)!

V aggettivo relativo

1 prendi quanto denaro ti occorre take as much money as you need

2 (preceduto da preposizione) hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? did you notice how snappily she answered him? per -i problemi possano avere,... how ever many problems they may have,...

VI pronome relativo

what; ho quanto occorre I have what I need; non credo a quanto mi ha detto I don't believe what he told me; tutto quanto everything; questo è quanto that's it; -i (coloro che) those who; tutti -i everybody, one and all; è quanto di meglio si possa trovare this is the best that could be found; a quanto dicono if they're to be believed; da quanto ho capito as I understand it; per quanto ne so for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge; per quanto mi riguarda as far as I'm concerned

VII avverbio

1 (in frasi interrogative) how much; quanto costa? how much o what does it cost? quanto fa? how much is it? mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it; quanto è grande il giardino? how big is the garden? quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? quanto pesi? how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?

2 (in che misura) vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate you can see how much things have changed

3 (in frasi esclamative) quant'è brutto! how ugly it is! è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! it's amazing how much he looks like you! quanto lo odio! how I hate him! quanto mi dispiace! how sorry I am! ma quanto sei carina! how nice you look!

4 (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo) è bravo quanto lui he's as good as him; è tanto bella quanto intelligente she's just as pretty as she is intelligent; era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo) rimani pure quanto vuoi stay as long as you like; lavoro tanto quanto te I work as much as you do; ti aiuterò quanto è possibile I'll help you insofar as I can; ho fatto quanto è possibile I did as much as possible; grande quanto basta big enough ( per to); quanto basta per due just about enough for two; aggiungere sale quanto basta add salt to taste; (con avverbio) quanto prima as soon as possible

5 quanto più quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende the more he earns, the more he spends

6 quanto meno quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa the less he trains, the more weight he puts on

7 per quanto (sebbene) per quanto io l'ammiri however much I admire him, much as I admire him; per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo try as I might, I can't do it

8 in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as; in quanto insegnante as a teacher; in quanto tale as such

9 (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding; in quanto a voi as for you; non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting.

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quanto²

/'kwanto/

sostantivo m.

fis. quantum*.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > quanto

20 seul

seul, e [sœl]

1. adjective

   a. (après le nom) [personne] ( = sans compagnie, non accompagné) alone attrib ; ( = isolé) lonely ; [objet, mot] alone attrib

• être/rester seul to be/remain alone

• laissez-moi seul quelques instants leave me alone for a moment

• seul avec qn/son chagrin alone with sb/one's grief

• ils se retrouvèrent enfin seuls they were alone at last

• un homme seul peut très bien se débrouiller a single man can manage perfectly well

• se sentir (très) seul to feel (very) lonely

• seul au monde alone in the world

• il s'est battu, seul contre tous he fought single-handedly

• mot employé seul word used alone

• la lampe seule ne suffit pas the lamp alone is not enough

• il était tout seul dans un coin he was all by himself in a corner

   b. (avant le nom = unique) un seul homme/livre (et non plusieurs) one man/book ; (à l'exception de tout autre) only one man/book

• le seul homme/livre the only man/book

• un seul livre suffit one book will do

• un seul homme peut vous aider: Paul only one man can help you and that's Paul

• pour cette seule raison for this reason alone

• un seul moment d'inattention a single moment's lapse of concentration

• une seule fois only once

• la seule chose, c'est que ça ferme à 6 heures the only thing is that it shuts at 6

   c. (en apposition) only

• seul le résultat compte only the result counts

• seuls les parents sont admis only parents are admitted

• à eux seuls, ils ont bu dix bouteilles they drank ten bottles between them

   d. (locutions) seul et unique one and only

• d'un seul coup ( = subitement) suddenly ; ( = en une seule fois) in one go

• vous êtes seul juge you alone can judge

• à seule fin de... with the sole purpose of...

• dans la seule intention de... with the sole intention of...

• du seul fait que... by the very fact that...

• à la seule pensée de... at the mere thought of...

• parler à qn seul à seul to speak to sb in private

• se retrouver seul à seul avec qn to find o.s. alone with sb

• comme un seul homme as one man

2. adverb

   a. ( = sans compagnie) parler/rire seul to talk/laugh to oneself

• vivre/travailler seul to live/work alone

   b. ( = sans aide) by oneself

• faire qch (tout) seul to do sth (all) by oneself

• il l'a fait tout seul he did it all by himself

• cette tasse ne s'est pas cassée toute seule ! this cup didn't break all by itself!

• ça va tout seul it's all going smoothly

3. masculine noun, feminine noun

• un seul peut le faire (et non plusieurs) one man can do it ; (à l'exception de tout autre) only one man can do it

• le seul que j'aime the only one I love

• il n'en reste pas un seul there isn't a single one left

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seule sœl adjectif

1) ( sans compagnie) alone, on one's own

elle est venue toute seule — she came alone

elle m'a laissé seul — she left me on my own

vous êtes seul dans la vie? — are you single?

elle veut vous parler seul à seul or seule à seul(e) — she wants to speak to you alone ou in private

parler tout seul — to talk to oneself

2) ( sans aide) by oneself, on one's own

je peux le faire seul — I can do it by myself ou on my own

elle a mené la révolution à elle seule — she single-handedly led the revolution

il a mangé un poulet à lui tout seul — he ate a whole chicken all by himself

ça va tout seul — ( c'est facile) it's really easy; ( c'est sans problèmes) things are running smoothly

3) ( unique) only

une seule femme — only one woman

un seul d'entre eux — only one of them

la seule et unique personne — the one and only person

pas un seul client — not a single customer

l'espion et l'ambassadeur sont une seule et même personne — the spy and the ambassador are one and the same person

d'une seule pièce — in one piece

pour cette seule raison — for this reason alone

dans le seul but de faire — with the sole aim of doing

à la seule idée de faire — at the very idea of doing

seul de son espèce — unique

ils ont parlé d'une seule voix — they were unanimous

4) ( solitaire) lonely

5) ( avec valeur adverbiale) only

elle seule pourrait vous le dire — only she could tell you

l'offre est réservée à nos seuls employés — the offer is open only to our employees

6) ( avec valeur nominale)

le seul, la seule — the only one

j'ai été le seul à aimer le spectacle — I was the only one who enjoyed the show

ils sont les seuls à croire que — they're alone in thinking that

il n'y en a pas un seul qui se soit levé — not a single person stood up

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sœl seul, -e
1. adj

1) (sans compagnie) on one's own, alone

Je suis seul. — I am on my own.

Il est seul. — He is on his own.

un homme seul (non marié) — a single man, (sans compagne) a man on his own, a man alone

une femme seule (non mariée) — a single woman, (non accompagnée) a woman on her own, a woman alone

faire cavalier seul — to go it alone

2) (= esseulé) lonely

se sentir seul — to feel lonely

3) (= unique)

un seul... — only one..., a single...

Vous avez droit à un seul livre. — You're entitled to one book only.

Il reste une seule nectarine. — There's only one nectarine left.

Il ne reste pas une seule pomme. — There isn't a single apple left.

le seul... — the only...

C'est le seul Agatha Christie que je n'aie pas lu. — That's the only Agatha Christie I haven't read.

ce livre seul — this book alone, only this book

le seul et unique... — the sole...

4) (autres locutions)

à lui (tout) seul — single-handed, on his own

d'un seul coup (= soudainement) — at one blow, (= à la fois) all at once

2. adv

1) [vivre, se promener, manger] alone, on one's own

vivre seul — to live alone, to live on one's own

parler tout seul — to talk to oneself

faire qch (tout) seul — to do sth (all) by oneself, to do sth (all) on one's own

Elle a fait ça toute seule? — Did she do it by herself?

Elle est venue seule. — She came by herself.

seul à seul — in private

2) (= seulement) only

Seul ce livre peut résoudre votre problème. — Only this book can solve your problem.

3. nm/f

il en reste un seul — there's only one left

pas un seul — not a single one

Il n'en reste pas une seule. — There isn't a single one left.

le seul; la seule — the only one

C'est la seule que je ne connaisse pas. — She's the only one I don't know.

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seul, seule adj

1 ( sans compagnie) alone, on one's own; toute seule all alone, all on her own; seul au monde alone in the world; vivre seul to live alone ou on one's own; elle n'aime pas rester seule she doesn't like being alone; elle est venue toute seule she came alone; elle m'a laissé seul she left me on my own; je les ai laissés tout seuls I left them all alone ou all on their own; une femme seule dans la rue a woman alone ou on her own in the street; c'est dangereux pour les femmes seules it's dangerous for women on their own; les femmes seules étaient regardées de travers single women used to be frowned upon; vous êtes seul dans la vie? are you single?; j'étais seul avec elle/contre tous/face à eux I was alone with her/against everyone else/in front of them; j'étais seul pour faire tout le travail I did all the work alone ou on my own; je préfère la rencontrer seule I'd rather meet her alone ou in private; elle veut vous parler seul à seul or seule à seul(e) she wants to speak to you alone ou in private; nous nous sommes retrouvés seul à seul we found ourselves alone together; parler/rire/chanter tout seul to talk/laugh/sing to oneself;

2 ( sans aide) gén by oneself, on one's own; ( avec idée de victoire) single-handedly; je peux le faire/y aller seul I can do it/go there by myself ou on my own; elle l'a fait toute seule she did it all by herself ou all on her own; elle a remporté tous les prix/conclu le marché/mené la révolution à elle seule she single-handedly carried off all the prizes/pulled off the deal/led the revolution; le travail ne va pas se faire tout seul! the work won't get done all by itself!; (tout) seuls, les chiffres ne veulent pas dire grand-chose on their own, the figures don't mean very much; seul, je n'aurais jamais pu le faire I could never have done it alone ou by myself ou on my own; il a mangé un poulet à lui tout seul he ate a whole chicken all to himself; le papier se détache tout seul the paper comes off easily; ça va tout seul ( c'est facile) it's really easy, it's a piece of cake○; ( c'est moins pénible) it's much easier; ( c'est sans problèmes) things are running smoothly;

3 ( unique) only; le seul homme/avantage/problème the only man/advantage/problem; une seule femme/façon/chaise only one woman/way/chair; un seul d'entre eux/de tous les participants only one of them/out of all the participants; la seule et unique personne/raison/chaise the one and only person/reason/chair; ils étaient les seuls Français du groupe they were the only French people in the group; les seuls élèves à avoir compris the only pupils who understood; à la seule différence/condition que the only difference/condition being that; pas un seul client/arbre/magasin not a single customer/tree/shop GB ou store US; l'espion et l'ambassadeur sont une seule et même personne the spy and the ambassador are one and the same person; d'une seule pièce in one piece; pour cette seule raison for this reason alone; dans cette seule ville in this town alone; au cours de cette seule rencontre during this meeting alone; dans le seul but de faire with the sole aim of doing; à la seule idée/pensée de faire at the very idea/thought of doing; seul de son espèce unique; seul de sa catégorie the only one in his/her category; ils ont parlé d'une seule voix they were unanimous;

4 ( solitaire) lonely; c'est un homme seul he's a lonely man; elle est très seule she's very lonely; se sentir seul to feel lonely;

5 ( avec valeur adverbiale) only; seules les femmes peuvent comprendre ça only women can understand that; elle seule pourrait vous le dire only she could tell you; seul un miracle pourrait la sauver only a miracle could save her; l'offre est réservée à nos seuls employés the offer is open only to our employees;

6 ( avec valeur nominale) le seul, la seule the only one; les seuls, les seules the only ones; j'étais (le) seul à manger I was the only one eating; j'étais (le) seul à en manger I was the only one who ate any; j'étais le seul à aimer le spectacle I was the only one enjoying the show; j'ai été le seul à avoir aimé le spectacle I was the only one who enjoyed the show; nous étions les seuls à critiquer/rire we were the only ones to criticize/laugh; les seuls à comprendre the only ones who understood; la seule qui n'a or n'ait pas compris the only one who didn't understand; les seuls que je connaisse/en qui je peux avoir confiance the only ones I know/I can trust; c'est le seul qui nous reste it's the only one (that) we've got left; c'est la seule qui puisse t'aider she's the only one who can help you; tu n'es pas la seule! you're not the only one!; tu n'es pas la seule à penser or croire que you're not alone in thinking that; ils sont les seuls à croire que they're alone in thinking that; j'étais le seul en cravate I was the only one wearing a tie; c'est l'œuvre d'un seul it's the work of one man; il n'y en a pas un seul qui se soit levé not a single person stood up; ⇒ malheur.

( féminin seule) [sɶl] adjectif

1. [sans compagnie] alone, on one's own

seul au monde ou sur la terre (all) alone in the world

il n'est bien que seul he prefers his own company

enfin seuls! alone at last!

seul à seul [en privé] in private, privately

je voudrais te parler seul à seul I'd like to talk to you in private

se retrouver seul à seul avec quelqu'un to find oneself alone with somebody

elle vit seule avec sa mère she lives alone with her mother

un homme seul a peu de chances de réussir [sans aucune aide] it's unlikely that anybody could succeed on their own

tu seras seul à défendre le budget you'll be the only one speaking for the budget

tout seul, toute seule: elle parle toute seule she's talking to herself

il a bâti sa maison tout seul he built his house all by himself

leur entrevue ne s'est pas passée toute seule! their meeting didn't go smoothly!

le dîner ne se préparera pas tout seul! dinner isn't going to make itself!

laisse des pommes de terre, t'es pas tout seul! (familier) leave some potatoes, you're not the only one eating!

2. [abandonné, esseulé] lonely, lonesome (US)

3. [sans partenaire, non marié] alone, on one's own

un homme seul

a. [non accompagné] a man on his own

b. [célibataire] a single man, a bachelor

elle est seule avec trois enfants she's bringing up three children on her own

les personnes seules ne toucheront pas l'allocation single ou unmarried people will not be eligible for the allowance

un club pour personnes seules a singles club

4. (avant le nom) [unique] only, single, sole

c'est l'homme d'une seule passion he's a man with one overriding ou ruling passion

c'est l'homme d'une seule femme he's a one-woman man

un seul mot et tu es mort one word and you're dead

il n'a qu'un seul défaut he's only got one fault

je n'ai été en retard qu'une seule fois I was late only once

pas un seul..., pas une seule... not one..., not a single...

un seul et même..., une seule et même... one and the same...

un seul et unique..., une seule et unique... only one (and one only)...

je l'ai vue une seule et unique fois I saw her only once

le seul et unique exemplaire the one and only copy

la seule fois que je l'ai vue the only ou one time I saw her

5. [sans autre chose]

mon salaire seul ou (soutenu) mon seul salaire ne suffit pas à faire vivre ma famille my salary alone is not enough to support my family

le vase seul vaut combien? how much is it for just the vase?

la propriété à elle seule leur donne de quoi vivre the property alone brings in enough for them to live on

6. (comme adverbe) only

seul Pierre a refusé only Pierre refused, Pierre was the only one to refuse

7. (avant le nom) [simple] mere

la seule évocation de la scène lui donnait des frissons the mere mention of ou merely talking about the scene gave him goose pimples

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, seule [sɶl] nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [personne] only one (person)

je te crois mais je dois être la seule! I believe you, but thousands wouldn't!

tu voudrais t'arrêter de travailler? t'es pas le seul! (familier) you'd like to stop work? you're not the only one!

pas un seul (de ses camarades) n'était prêt à l'épauler not a single one (of her friends) was prepared to help her

2. [animal, objet] only one

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he did all he could

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he did all he could

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