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أَكْثَر (من غيره)‏ \ best, well, better: most: Of all fruit, I like apples best. better, well, best: more: I like coffee better than tea. further: more: We must go without further delay. more: giving comparative force to many adjs. and most advs.: She’s more beautiful than her mother. He runs more slowly than his son, with greater force; for greater periods, etc.: I like tea more than coffee. You should work more and play less, (the opposite of less) a greater number or amount (of): They need (some) more food. I have no more (or I haven’t any more) for them. They need many more loaves but I have only two more. You have more than I have. over: more: Boys aged 16 and over may enter this race.

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2 mere

more

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adj, adv more;

[ en grund mere] one more reason, an additional reason;

[ vil du have mere te?] would you like some more tea?

[ mere vil have mere] the more you get the more you want;

[ holde mere af] be more fond of, like better;

[ klokken er mere end jeg troede] it is later than I thought;

[ mere end nok] more than enough, plenty ( fx we have plenty of fuel);

[ der er mere end nok]

( også) there is enough and to spare;

[ mere for æren end for pengenes skyld] for the honour of it rather than for money's sake;

[ hvad mere?] what more?

( hvad andet) what else?

[ hvad mere er] what is more ( fx and, what is more, he paid for it himself);

[ ikke mere] no more, not any more,

( om tid) no longer ( fx he is no longer a teacher),

(dvs aldrig igen) no more ( fx we saw him no more);

[ jeg har ikke mere tobak]

( også, T) I am out of tobacco;

[ jeg kan ikke mere] I can't go on, I give up;

[ ikke et ord mere] not another word;

[ så er der ikke mere] that's all;

T that's the lot; that's it, then;

[ ikke mere end]

( kun) no more than,

( ikke over) not more than;

(se også aldrig, meget).

Danish-English dictionary > mere
3 vouloir

vouloir [vulwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. indirect transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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➭ TABLE 31

1. <

   a. to want

• vouloir faire qch to want to do sth

• il ne veut pas y aller he doesn't want to go

• il veut absolument un VTT he's desperate to have a mountain bike

• il veut absolument venir he's determined to come

• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?

• il sait ce qu'il veut he knows what he wants

• il joue bien quand il veut he plays well when he wants to

• tu l'as voulu you asked for it

• tu l'auras voulu it'll have been your own fault

• il en veut (inf) ( = veut réussir) he wants to win

• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...

• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?

• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?

• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister

• vouloir qch de qn to want sth from sb

• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?

• vouloir un certain prix de qch to want a certain price for sth

• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way

► vouloir que

• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be done

• je veux que tu viennes tout de suite I want you to come at once

• il veut absolument qu'elle parte he is determined that she should leave

• il ne veut pas qu'elle y aille he doesn't want her to go

   b. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?

• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...

• elle fait de lui ce qu'elle veut she does what she likes with him

• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...

• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)

• sans vouloir vous vexer no offence meant

• qu'il le veuille ou non whether he likes it or not

• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?

• comme tu veux as you like

• comme vous voulez as you like

• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way

• si tu veux if you like

• si vous voulez if you like

• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like

• je n'en veux plus I don't want any more

• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?

• sans le vouloir unintentionally

► que veux-tu ?

• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it

• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost

   c. (au conditionnel) je voudrais un stylo I would like a pen

• je voudrais écrire I would like to write

• je voudrais qu'il m'écrive I would like him to write to me

• il aurait voulu être médecin he would have liked to be a doctor

• je ne voudrais pas abuser I don't want to impose

• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!

   d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us

► bien vouloir

• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it

• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come

• je voudrais bien y aller I'd love to go

• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...

• je veux bien encore un peu de café I'd like some more coffee

• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please

• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't mind

• moi je veux bien, mais... fair enough (inf), but...

   e. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...

• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?

• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, please

   f. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!

• veuillez quitter la pièce immédiatement please leave the room at once

   g. ( = essayer de) to try

• elle voulut se lever mais elle retomba she tried to get up but she fell back

   h. ( = s'attendre à) to expect

• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?

• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?

• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?

   i. ( = affirmer) to claim

• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...

• la légende veut qu'il soit né ici according to legend he was born here

   j. ( = requérir) to require

• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...

• comme le veut la loi according to the law

• comme le veut la tradition according to tradition

   k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...

• le malheur a voulu qu'il prenne cette route he had the misfortune to take this road

   l. (locutions)

► en vouloir à qn to hold something against sb

• les deux frères s'en veulent à mort the two brothers absolutely hate each other

• en vouloir à qn de qch to hold sth against sb

• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that

• je m'en veux d'avoir accepté I could kick myself (inf) for agreeing

• ne m'en veuillez pas don't hold it against me

• ne m'en voulez pas (inf) don't hold it against me

• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?

• je ne t'en veux pas I'm not angry with you► en vouloir à qch to be after sth

• il en veut à son argent he's after her money

• ils en voulaient à sa vie they wanted him dead

• ils en voulaient à sa réputation they wanted to ruin his reputation► vouloir dire to mean

• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?

• ça veut dire qu'il ne viendra pas it means he won't come

2. <

• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth

• je ne veux pas de lui comme chauffeur I don't want him as a driver

• je l'accompagnerai si elle veut de moi I'll go with her if she'll have me

3. <

► se vouloir

• ce journal se veut objectif this newspaper claims to be unbiased

• son discours se veut rassurant what he says is meant to be reassuring

4. <

• bon vouloir goodwill

• attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait on sb's pleasure

• cette décision dépend du bon vouloir du ministre this decision depends on the minister's goodwill

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1. vulwaʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( exiger) to want

qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?

comme le veut la loi — as the law demands

le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate — you're normally required to wear a tie

2) (désirer, souhaiter)

que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?

comme tu veux — as you wish

je voudrais un kilo de poires — I'd like a kilo of pears

je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply

il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough

il suffisait de vouloir — all you needed was the will to do it

on dira ce qu'on voudra — they can say what they like

tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook

sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally

il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir — he hurt me without meaning to

‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’

que tu le veuilles ou non — whether you like it or not

elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari — she twists her husband around her little finger

elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains — she can do anything with her hands

je ne vous veux aucun mal — I don't wish you any harm

tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that

après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?

comment veux-tu que je le sache? — how should I know?

pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? — why should he refuse?

que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!

j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!

tu l'auras voulu! — it'll be all your own fault!

3) ( accepter)

voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre? — would you mind closing the window?

voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do

on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants — please refer to the following works

voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please

veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line

si vous voulez bien me suivre — if you'd like to follow me

veux-tu te taire! — will you be quiet!

ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture — they were kind enough to lend us their car

elle n'a pas voulu signer — she would not sign

le moteur ne veut pas partir — the engine won't start

elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more

je veux bien te croire — I'm quite prepared to believe you

si l'on veut bien se rappeler que — if one remembers that

je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but

‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’

4) ( signifier)

vouloir dire — to mean

qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?

tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

5) ( prétendre)

comme le veut la tradition — as tradition has it

leur théorie veut que — according to their theory

on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect

2.

en vouloir verbe transitif indirect

1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)

il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!

2) ( garder rancune)

en vouloir à quelqu'un — to bear a grudge against somebody

je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé — I hold it against them for not being honest with me

ne m'en veux pas — please forgive me

3) ( avoir des vues sur)

en vouloir à quelque chose — to be after something

3.

se vouloir verbe pronominal

1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be

2) ( chercher à être) to try to be

3) ( se reprocher)

s'en vouloir — to be cross with oneself

s'en vouloir de — to regret

je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle — I really regret being so hard on her

je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you

il ne faut pas vous en vouloir — you mustn't blame yourself

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vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way

II vulwaʀ
nom masculin Philosophie will

bon vouloir — goodwill

attendre le bon vouloir de quelqu'un — to wait on somebody's pleasure sout

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vulwaʀ
1. vt

1) (= exiger, désirer) to want

Elle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.

Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.

Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.

Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.

Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?

Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.

Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...

On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.

vouloir faire — to want to do

vouloir que qn fasse — to want sb to do

Que veux-tu que je te dise? — What do you want me to say?

sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally

Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.

2) [destin, circonstances]

le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...

la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...

3) (souhait vis-à-vis de qn)

vouloir qch à qn — to wish sth for sb

quelqu'un qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

que me veut-il? — what does he want with me?

4) (= consentir)

je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to

Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.

Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.

5)

en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge

Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.

je lui en veux d'avoir fait ça — I resent his having done that

6)

en vouloir à qch (convoitise) — to be after sth

Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.

7) (formules de politesse)

veuillez patienter — please wait

8) (autres locutions)

oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like

en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life

vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want

La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.

Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.

vouloir dire — to mean

Qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — What does that mean?

Que veut dire ce mot? — What does this word mean?

mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?

2. nm

le bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure

dépendre du bon vouloir de qn — to depend on sb's goodwill

selon son bon vouloir — at his pleasure

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vouloir verb table: vouloir

A nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.

B vtr

1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;

2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;

3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;

4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;

5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.

C en vouloir vtr ind

1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;

2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;

3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.

D se vouloir vpr

1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;

2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;

3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!

Idiomes

vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!

I

[vulwar] nom masculin

(soutenu)

bon vouloir goodwill

mauvais vouloir ill will

II

[vulwar] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR POUR BUT]

1. [être décidé à obtenir] to want

je le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or not

vouloir absolument (obtenir) quelque chose to be set on (getting) something

quand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!

si tu veux mon avis if you ask me

lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my hand

vouloir que: je ne veux pas que tu lui dises I don't want you to tell him

je veux absolument que tu ranges ta chambre I insist (that) you tidy up your bedroom

vouloir faire quelque chose to want to do something

elle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see her

arrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrow

je ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!

je ne veux plus en parler I don't want to talk about it any more

à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?

vouloir quelque chose de: il veut 45 000 euros de son studio he wants 45,000 euros for his bedsit

vouloir quelque chose de quelqu'un to want something from somebody

que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?

(en usage absolu)

quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to it

il peut être vraiment désagréable quand il veut he can be a real nuisance when he wants to

vouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)

2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim

3. [avoir l'intention de]

vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do something

sans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...

je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning to

je ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!

vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?

vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?

4. [essayer de]

vouloir faire to want ou to try to do

en voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her

tu veux me faire peur? are you trying to frighten me?

5. [s'attendre à] to expect

tu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?

pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'on se fasse cambrioler? why do you assume we might be burgled?

que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?

que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?

6. (familier) [sexuellement] to want

B.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]

1. [dans un choix] to want, to wish

jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!

on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou like

je me débrouillerai seule — comme tu voudras! I'll manage on my own — suit yourself!

où va-t-on? — où tu veux where are we going? — wherever you want

je pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!

tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you like

tu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!

2. [dans une suggestion] to want

veux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?

tu veux une fessée? do you want your bottom smacked?

voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?

3. [dans un souhait]

je ne veux que ton bonheur I only want you to be happy

j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with you

quand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to me

comme je voudrais avoir des enfants! how I'd love to have children!

elle voudrait vous dire quelques mots en privé she'd like a word with you in private

je voudrais vous y voir! I'd like to see how YOU'd cope with it!

aller au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?

4. [dans une demande polie]

veuillez m'excuser un instant (will you) please excuse me for a moment

veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...

veuillez recevoir, Monsieur, mes salutations distinguées yours sincerely (UK) ou truly (US)

veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marie

voudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?

nous voudrions une chambre pour deux personnes we'd like a double room

je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure

voulez-vous me suivre please follow me

5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]

veux-tu (bien) me répondre! will you (please) answer me?

voulez-vous ne pas toucher à ça! please don't touch that!

ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?

un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!

C.[SUJET: CHOSE]

1. [se prêter à, être en état de]

les haricots ne veulent pas cuire the beans won't cook

la télé ne marche que quand elle veut (humoristique) the TV only works when it feels like it

2. [exiger] to require

la tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...

la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...

comme le veulent les usages as convention dictates

les lois le veulent ainsi that is what the law says

[prétendre]

comme le veut une vieille légende as an old legend has it

3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]

la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...

le malheur voulut qu'il fût seul ce soir-là unfortunately he was alone that night

le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened

4. [s'efforcer de]

le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse

5.

vouloir dire

a. [avoir comme sens propre] to mean

b. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggest

je me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around means

cela ne veut rien dire it doesn't mean anything

ça veut tout dire! that says it all!

ça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!

tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!

6. GRAMMAIRE to take

D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]

bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do something

je veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!

un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes please

poussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!

bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...

je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of them

moi je veux bien! (it's) fine by me!

il a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!

il t'a cogné? — je veux! (familier) : je veux (familier) did he hit you? — and how ou he sure did!

que veux-tu, que voulez-vous: c'est ainsi, que voulez-vous! that's just the way it is!

j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?

si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like

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vouloir de verbe plus préposition

1. [être prêt à accepter]

vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something

je ne veux pas d'une relation sérieuse I don't want a serious relationship

2. (locution)

en vouloir (familier) : elle en veut

a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to win

b. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keen

il faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk again

en vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebody

je ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with me

décidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against me

tu ne m'en veux pas? no hard feelings?

elle m'en voulait de mon manque d'intérêt pour elle she resented my lack of interest in her

elle lui en veut d'avoir refusé she holds it against him that he said no

en vouloir à quelqu'un/quelque chose [le convoiter]: elle en veut à ma fortune she's after my money

en vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage something

qui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?

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se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitif

je me voudrais plus audacieux I'd like to be bolder

le livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy

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s'en vouloir verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself

je m'en veux de l'avoir laissé partir I feel bad at having let him go

je m'en voudrais! (familier) not likely!

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s'en vouloir verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque)

elles s'en veulent à mort they really hate each other

en veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale

(familier) [en abondance]

il y avait des glaces en veux-tu en voilà there were ice creams galore

il lui faisait des compliments en veux-tu en voilà he was showering her with compliments

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si l'on veut locution adverbiale

1. [approximativement] if you like

2. [pour exprimer une réserve]

il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vouloir

4 Teetrinker

m, Teetrinkerin f: ich bin Teetrinker I drink tea, I’m a tea-drinker; die Briten sind weltweit die größten Teetrinker umg. the Brits ( oder British) are the world champion tea-drinkers, the British drink more tea than anyone

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Teetrinker m, Teetrinkerin f:

ich bin Teetrinker I drink tea, I’m a tea-drinker;

die Briten sind weltweit die größten Teetrinker umg the Brits ( oder British) are the world champion tea-drinkers, the British drink more tea than anyone

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Teetrinker

5 nog

nog

1 [tot op dit ogenblik] still, so far

2 [voortdurend] still

3 [+ vergrotende trap] even, still

4 [van nu af] from now (on), more

5 [opnieuw] again ⇒ (once) more

♦voorbeelden:

1   is er nog thee? • is there any tea left?

     ze is nog jong • she's still young

     niemand heeft dit nog geprobeerd • no one has tried this (as) yet

     ik hoor het hem nog zeggen • I can (still) hear him saying it

     ik heb nog maar één hoofdstuk gelezen • I've only read one chapter (so far/as yet)

     zelfs nu nog • even now

     tot nog toe • so far, up to now

     nog geen veertig • on the better side of forty

3   nog groter • even larger, larger still

4   nog drie nachtjes slapen • three (more) nights (from now)

5   wil je nog thee? • (would you like some) more tea?

     nog één woord en ik schiet • one more word and I'll shoot (you)

     neem er nog eentje! • have another (one)!

¶   ga jij nog naar dat feest? • are you (still) going to that party?

     ik heb hem nog diezelfde dag gezien • I saw him that very/same day

     kom je nog? • are you coming (or not)?

     ik zag hem vorige week nog • I saw him only last week

     verder nog iets? • anything else?

     het is praktisch, en bovendien nog mooi ook • it's practical and what's more, it's beautiful

     ze zijn er nog maar net • they've only just arrived

     nog maar een kind • a mere child

     dat wil nog niet zeggen dat • that is not to say that

     ze ging nog mee ook • she went/came along too!

     ik was nog wel bang dat je niet zou komen • and me being afraid you wouldn't turn up

     al is hij nog zo rijk … • no matter how rich he may be …

     ik heb hem nog zó gewaarschuwd • I warned him so

     nog geen maand geleden • less than a month ago

     wat dan nog? • so what?

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > nog

6 nehmen

v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen

1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force

2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)

3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one

4. Medizin etc.: take; Drogen nehmen take drugs; Pille

5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take

6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; MOT. (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate

7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart

8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare

9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is

10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends

11. SPORT (foulen): jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on s.o.

12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege

13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video

14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take

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to take; to lay hold of

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neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]
vti

1) (= ergreifen) to take

etw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand

2) (= wegnehmen) to take; Schmerz to take away, to relieve; (= versperren) Blick, Sicht to block

jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb

jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy

um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid

ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered

nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself

diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success

woher néhmen und nicht stehlen? (inf) — where on earth am I going to find any/one etc?

nichts (inf) — there's nothing to choose between them, one's as good as the other

vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat

néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself

3) (= benutzen) Auto, Zug etc to take; Bürste, Zutaten, Farbe to use

man nehme... (Cook) — take...

etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth

einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help

4) (= annehmen) Geschenk, Stelle, Bewerber, Anwalt to take; (= berechnen) to charge

was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?

jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in

Gott hat ihn zu sich genommen (euph) — he has been called home to his maker

etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes

jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is

néhmen — to take sth upon oneself

er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)

die Nehmenden und die Gebenden — the takers and the givers

5) (= einnehmen) to take; Essen to have, to take

sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill

etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)

der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment

6) (= auffassen) to take; (= behandeln) to handle, to treat

wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way

etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen

wie mans nimmt (inf) — depending on your point of view

wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb

7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to take

einen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife

8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcome

das Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear

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1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have

2) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) take

3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take

4) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) take

5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take

6) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) take

7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take

8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take

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neh·men

<nahm, genommen>

[ˈne:mən]

vt

1. (greifen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; (sich bedienen) to help oneself to sth

jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]

etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand

2. (besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; SCHACH to take [or capture] sth

▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...

3. (heiraten)

▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to marry sb

sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!

[sich dat] eine Frau/einen Mann \nehmen to take a wife/husband

4. (annehmen)

▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sth

nimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?

\nehmen Sie bitte meinen Dank (geh) please accept my gratitude

5. (stehlen)

▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sth

man hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out fam

▪ [jdm] jdn \nehmen (fig)

die Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the war

Gott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself

6. (entziehen)

▪ [jdm/etw] etw \nehmen to take [away sep] sth from sb/sth, to take [away sep] sb's/sth's sth

das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matter

jdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubts

jdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/fun

jdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sb

jdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view

7. (befreien)

▪ etw [von jdm] \nehmen to take [away sep] [sb's] sth, to relieve sb of his/her sth

8. (nutzen)

▪ etw [für etw akk/in etw akk] \nehmen:

nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much salt

man nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...

Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's tea

einen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different path

Werkzeug \nehmen to use tools

▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sth

▪ etw von etw dat \nehmen to use sth from sth

davon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount

9. (bei sich bringen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhere

ein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lap

jdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midst

jdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth

▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge

10. (laden)

▪ etw \nehmen Schiff to take on [or be loaded with] sth

11. (herausbringen)

▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth out of sth

▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth from [or off] sth

nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!

den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat

12. (weigern)

sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school

13. (engagieren)

▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to get sb

14. TRANSP (benutzen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

heute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today

15. (wählen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]

16. (unterbringen)

▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one

17. (beanspruchen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

18. (fordern)

▪ etw [für etw akk] \nehmen to want sth [for sth]; Verkäufer a. to ask [or charge] sth for sth

\nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?

19. (geh: verzehren)

▪ etw [zu sich dat] \nehmen to have [or drink/eat] sth, to partake of sth form

das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communion

das Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast

20. (Medikament)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth; (regelmäßig a.) to be on sth

21. (verstehen)

▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth

22. (bewerten)

jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriously

etw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literally

etw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart

23. DIAL (verkennen)

▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb

24. (akzeptieren)

jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it is

etw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comes

die Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come

25. (denken)

▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth

\nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...

26. (umgehen)

jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth

▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb

27. (überwinden)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

28. MIL (erobern)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

29. (koitieren)

▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb

30. (mitschneiden)

▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to record sth on sth

etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth

31. (fotografieren)

▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to take a picture [or photo] of sth on sth

32. (foulen)

jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badly

33. SPORT (auffangen)

den Ball \nehmen to take the ball

einen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch

34. (mieten)

▪ sich dat etw \nehmen to take sth

35. siehe auch n

Abschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copy

etw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on sth

eine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop well

seinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resign

Wohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment

36.

▶ etw an sich akk \nehmen, etw auf sich akk \nehmen to take sth upon oneself

die Schuld auf sich akk \nehmen to take the blame

▶ es auf sich akk \nehmen, etw zu tun to take it upon oneself to do sth

▶ einen \nehmen (fam) to have a drink

▶ sich dat etw nicht \nehmen lassen to not be robbed of sth

▶ es sich dat nicht \nehmen lassen, etw zu tun to insist on doing sth

▶ sie \nehmen sich dat nichts (fam) they're both the same [or as good/bad as each other]

▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?

▶ jdn nicht für voll \nehmen (fam) to not take sb seriously

▶ wie man's nimmt (fam) whatever [or how ever] you like

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) take

etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>

sie nahm ihren Vater zu sich — she had her father come and live with her

auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

2) (wegnehmen)

jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

4) (aussuchen) take

ich nehme die Pastete — I'll have the pâté

5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>

6) (verlangen) charge

7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

9) (behandeln) treat < person>

10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>

11) (Sport) take < ball, punch>

einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

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nehmen v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen

1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take sb; (kaufen) take;

in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand/put under one’s arm;

etwas an sich nehmen take sth;

zu sich nehmen (Person) take sb in;

Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh euph God has called her home;

sich (dat)

eine Frau oder

einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg take a wife oder a husband;

woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc)?;

auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take;

die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences;

er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig he took her by force

2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc;

jemandem die Angst etc

nehmen take away sb’s fear etc;

jemandem die Sicht nehmen block sb’s view;

das nimmt der Sache den oder

jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it;

der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war;

das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that;

er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu … he insists on … (+ger)

3. (essen) have;

zu sich nehmen have;

ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day;

nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?;

ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice;

einen nehmen umg (Schnaps) have one;

nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one

4. Medizin etc: take;

Drogen nehmen take drugs; → Pille

5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc) take, get (hold of);

man nehme Rezept: take

6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; AUTO (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate

7. (auffassen):

wörtlich nehmen take literally;

nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg don’t take it to heart

8. (sich vorstellen):

nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that;

nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare

9. (behandeln, umgehen mit):

jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle sb;

er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers;

du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is

10. (betrachten):

du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally;

wie man’s nimmt it depends

11. SPORT (foulen):

jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on sb

12. MIL take, capture;

nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege

13.

auf Band/Videokassette nehmen tape/record on video

14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) take

etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>

sie nahm ihren Vater zu sich — she had her father come and live with her

auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

2) (wegnehmen)

jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

4) (aussuchen) take

ich nehme die Pastete — I'll have the pâté

5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>

6) (verlangen) charge

7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

9) (behandeln) treat < person>

10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>

11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>

einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

= to take v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.

to take v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nehmen

7 più

1. adv more (di, che than)

superlativo most

mathematics plus

più grande bigger

il più grande the biggest

di più more

non più no more

tempo no longer

più o meno more or less

per di più what's more

mai più never again

al più presto as soon as possible

al più tardi at the latest

2. adj more

superlativo most

più volte several times

3. m most

mathematics plus sign

per lo più mainly

i più, le più the majority

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più agg.compar.invar.

1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product

2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission

2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular

3 (mat.) plus: il segno del più, the plus sign

4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.

più avv.compar.

1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him

2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer

3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match

4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)

5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out

6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less

◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.

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[pju]
1. avv

1)

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

2)

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...er

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

4)

di più, in più, — more

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...est

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

6) Mat plus

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

7)

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

2. agg

1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the most

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

2) (molti, parecchi) several

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

3. prep

plus

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

4. sm inv

1) Mat plus (sign)

2)

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo più — perlopiù

3)

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

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[pju] 1.
avverbio

1) (comparativo di maggioranza) more

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

2) (superlativo relativo)

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

3) (piuttosto)

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

4) (in costruzioni correlative)

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)

una volta di più — once more o again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

7) non di più

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

8) niente di più

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

9) in più

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

11) tutt'al più at the most

12) più che

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in maggiore quantità) more

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities

2) (parecchi)

più volte, persone — several times, people

3) (con valore di superlativo relativo) most

è quello che ha più esperienza — he is the one with the most experience

chi prenderà più voti? — who will get (the) most votes?
3.
preposizione

1) (oltre a) plus, besides

2) mat. plus

due più sei fa otto — two plus six is eight
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la maggior parte) most

il più è fatto — most (of it) is done

il più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)
5.
sostantivo maschile plurale i più (la maggioranza) most people

••

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

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più

/pju/

I avverbio

1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does

2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?

3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat

4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him

5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again

6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most

7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more

8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special

9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time

10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

11 tutt'al più at the most

12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities

2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people

3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?

III preposizione

1 (oltre a) plus, besides

2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eight

IV m.inv.

1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)

V i più m.pl.

(la maggioranza) most people

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > più

8 Teetrinkerin

Teetrinker m, Teetrinkerin f:

ich bin Teetrinker I drink tea, I’m a tea-drinker;

die Briten sind weltweit die größten Teetrinker umg the Brits ( oder British) are the world champion tea-drinkers, the British drink more tea than anyone

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Teetrinkerin

9 encore

encore [ɑ̃kɔʀ]

adverb

   a. ( = toujours) still

• il restait encore quelques personnes there were still a few people left

• ça ne s'était encore jamais vu it had never happened before

   b. ► pas encore not yet

• il n'est pas encore prêt he's not ready yet

   c. ( = pas plus tard que) only

• il me le disait hier encore he was saying that to me only yesterday

   d. ( = de nouveau) again

• encore une fois one more time

• encore une fois non ! how many times do I have to tell you: no!

• il a encore laissé la porte ouverte he has left the door open again

• encore vous ! you again!

• quoi encore ? what is it this time?

   e. ( = de plus, en plus) more

• encore un ! one more!

• encore une tasse ? another cup?

• encore un peu de thé ? more tea?

• encore quelques gâteaux ? more cakes?

• j'en veux encore I want some more

• encore un mot, avant de terminer one more word before I finish

• que te faut-il encore ? what else do you want?

• pendant encore deux jours for two more days

• mais encore ? could you explain further?

   f. (avec comparatif) even

• il fait encore plus froid qu'hier it's even colder than yesterday

• pire encore even worse

• encore autant as much again

   g. (restrictif) il en est sûrement capable, encore faut-il qu'il le fasse he's obviously capable, but whether he does it or not is another matter

• on t'en donnera peut-être 100 €, et encore they might give you 100 euros for it, if that

• c'est passable, et encore ! it's passable but only just!

• si encore je savais où ça se trouve if only I knew where it was

► encore que ( = quoique) even though

• encore que je n'en sache rien though I don't really know

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ɑ̃kɔʀ
1.

adverbe

1) ( toujours) still

je m'en souviens encore — I still remember

il n'est encore que midi — it's only midday

tu en es encore là? — fig haven't you got GB ou gotten US beyond that by now?

qu'il soit impoli passe encore, mais... — the fact that he's rude is one thing, but...

encore heureux or une chance que je m'en sois aperçu — it's lucky that I realized

2) ( toujours pas)

pas encore — not yet

tu n'as encore rien vu — you haven't seen anything yet

cela ne s'est encore jamais vu/fait — it has never been seen/done before

les abricots ne sont pas encore assez mûrs — the apricots aren't ripe enough yet

3) ( de nouveau) again

les prix ont encore augmenté — prices have gone up again

encore toi! — you again!

encore! — ( à un spectacle) more!

encore une fois — once more

qu'est-ce que j'ai encore fait? — what have I done now?

elle s'est encore acheté une nouvelle robe — she has bought herself yet another new dress

4) ( davantage) more

j'en veux encore — I want some more

tu devrais encore raccourcir ta robe — you should take your dress up a little more

cela va encore aggraver les choses — it's going to make things even worse

c'est encore mieux/moins — it's even better/less

5) ( en plus)

encore un gâteau? — another cake?

pendant encore trois jours — for another three days

il me reste encore 50 euros — I've still got 50 euros left

que dois-je prendre encore? — what else shall I take?

qu'est-ce qu'il te faut encore? — fig what more do you need ou want?

et puis quoi encore! — (colloq) what next! (colloq)

que dire encore? — what else can be said?

ou encore — or else

6) ( toutefois)

il ne suffit pas d'avoir de bonnes idées, encore faut-il savoir les exprimer — it's not enough to have good ideas, one must be able to articulate them

encore faut-il qu'elle accepte — but she still has to accept

si encore il était généreux! — if he were at least generous!

7) ( seulement) only, just

il y a encore trois mois — only ou just three months ago

2.

et encore locution adverbiale if that

3.

encore que locution conjonctive ( bien que) even though

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Lorsqu'il signifie toujours, encore se traduit généralement par still dans une phrase affirmative ou interrogative: il était encore étudiant quand il s'est marié = he was still a student when he got married; habite-t-elle encore ici? = does she still live here?; pas encore se traduit par not yet: elle n'était pas encore mariée quand elle a eu son premier bébé = she wasn't yet married when she had her first baby, she still wasn't married when she had her first baby; il n'est pas encore rentré = he hasn't come home yet, he still hasn't come home; dans ce dernier cas, still marque l'étonnement ou l'exaspération, alors que yet indique un énoncé neutre des faits

Des exceptions aux traductions fournies ci-dessus et les autres sens de encore sont traités dans l'article ci-contre

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ɑ̃kɔʀ adv
1) (continuation) still

Il y travaille encore. — He's still working on it.

Il est encore au travail. — He's still at work.

pas encore — not yet

Il n'est pas encore rentré. — He isn't home yet.

2) (= de nouveau) again

Il m'a encore demandé de l'argent. — He asked me for money again.

J'irai encore demain. — I'll go again tomorrow.

3) (= de plus)

encore un...; encore une... — one more..., another...

encore un effort — one last effort

encore un verre — another glass

encore deux jours — two more days

Encore un peu de gâteau? — Would you like some more cake?

Il reste encore deux morceaux de gâteau. — There are two pieces of cake left.

encore une fois — once again

encore! (insatisfaction) — not again!

quoi encore? — what now?

4) (intensif) even, still

encore plus fort — even louder, louder still

encore mieux — even better, better still

hier encore — as recently as yesterday

non seulement..., mais encore... — not only..., but also...

5)

si encore — if only

encore que — although

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encore ⇒ Note d'usage

A adv

1 ( toujours) still; je m'en souviens encore I still remember; il n'est encore que midi it's only midday; tu en es encore là? fig haven't you got GB ou gotten US beyond that by now?; il se plaignait, encore et toujours he was complaining as usual; hier soir encore elle allait bien only yesterday evening she was fine; qu'il soit impoli passe encore, mais je n'accepte pas sa méchanceté the fact that he's rude is one thing, but I won't tolerate his nastiness; encore heureux ou une chance que je m'en sois aperçu it's lucky that I realized;

2 ( toujours pas) pas encore not yet; tu n'as encore rien vu you haven't seen anything yet; cela ne s'est encore jamais vu/fait it has never been seen/done before; je n'ai encore jamais pu être tranquille ici up to now, I've never had any peace here; les abricots ne sont pas encore mûrs the apricots aren't ripe yet; les abricots ne sont pas encore assez mûrs the apricots aren't ripe enough yet; il n'était pas encore célèbre à cette époque at that time he wasn't yet famous; le nom de son remplaçant n'est pas encore connu the name of his replacement is still not known; ce n'est pas encore de leur âge they're not old enough yet; on n'en est pas encore là we haven't got to that stage yet; ce n'est pas encore sûr it still isn't definite, it's not definite yet;

3 ( de nouveau) again; les prix ont encore augmenté prices have gone up again; encore toi! you again!; elle a encore gagné/perdu she has won/lost again; encore de la purée! not mashed potatoes again!; encore! ( à un spectacle) encore!; encore une fois ou un coup once again, one more time; c'est encore une histoire d'amour it's another love story; qu 'est-ce que j'ai encore fait? what have I done now?; il m'en reste encore autant à faire I've still got as much to do again; j'ai encore cassé une assiette I've broken another plate; elle s'est encore acheté une nouvelle robe she has bought herself yet another new dress; son dernier livre est encore un roman policier his/her last book is also a ou is another detective novel; là encore, fais attention ( à cet endroit aussi) be careful there too ou as well; là encore, tu dois utiliser le subjonctif there again, you must use the subjunctive; ici encore on retrouve le thème de la mort here again we find the theme of death;

4 ( davantage) more; j'en veux encore I want some more; mange encore un peu have some more to eat; mange encore un peu d'agneau have some more lamb; je vais travailler encore un peu I'm going to do a little more work; tu devrais encore raccourcir ta robe you should take your dress up a little more; cela va encore aggraver les choses it's going to make things even worse; c'est encore mieux/pire it's even better/worse; encore moins/plus even less/more; il fait encore plus froid que d'habitude it's even colder than usual; elle est encore plus grande que moi she's even taller than me;

5 ( en plus) veux-tu encore un gâteau? would you like another cake?; pendant encore trois jours for another three days; tu as encore 10 minutes you've still got 10 minutes, you've got another 10 minutes; on a encore 100 km à faire we (still) have another 100 km to do; il me reste encore 100 euros I've still got 100 euros left; que dois-je prendre encore? what else shall I take?; qu'est-ce qu'il te faut encore? fig what more do you need ou want?; et puis quoi encore○! what next○! ; quoi encore! what now!; qui encore! who is it now!; mais encore? which is to say?; que dire encore? what else can be said?; ou encore or else; vous pouvez pratiquer la natation, la plongée sous-marine ou encore vous initier à la voile you can swim, go scuba diving, or else learn to sail;

6 ( toutefois) il ne suffit pas d'avoir de bonnes idées, encore faut-il savoir les exprimer it's not enough to have good ideas, one must be able to articulate them; encore faut-il qu'elle accepte but she still has to accept; encore, s'il voulait travailler, ce serait déjà bien if he were at least prepared to work, it would be something; si encore il était généreux, cela compenserait if he were at least generous, that would make up for a lot;

7 ( seulement) only, just; il était pratiquement inconnu il y a encore trois mois he was practically unknown only ou just three months ago.

B et encore loc adv if that; c'est tout au plus mangeable, et encore! it's only just edible, if that!; en voyage, elle n'emporte que sa brosse à dents, et encore! when she travels, she only takes her toothbrush with her, if that!

C encore que loc conj ( bien que) even though; encore qu'il soit jeune, il a déjà beaucoup de talent even though he's young, he's already very talented; ce n'est pas mal, encore que cela pourrait être mieux it's not bad, but it could still be better.

[ɑ̃kɔr] adverbe

1. [toujours] still

ils en sont encore à taper tout à la machine they're still using typewriters

2. [pas plus tard que] only

ce matin encore, il était d'accord only this morning he was in agreement

3. [dans des phrases négatives]

pas encore not yet

je n'ai pas encore fini I haven't finished yet

encore rien still nothing, nothing yet

vous n'avez encore rien vu! you haven't seen anything yet!

je n'avais encore jamais vu ça! I'd never seen anything like it before!

4. [de nouveau]

tu manges encore! you're not eating again, are you!

je me suis coupé — encore! I've cut myself — not again!

encore une fois, c'est non! the answer's still no!

si tu fais ça encore une fois... if you do that again ou one more time ou once more...

encore de la glace? some more ou a little more ice-cream?

je te sers encore un verre? will you have another drink?

quoi encore?

a. [dans une énumération] what else?

b. (familier) [ton irrité] now what?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a encore? what is it this time?

et puis quoi encore?

a. [dans une émunération] what else?

b. (ironique) will that be all?

c. [marquant l'incrédulité] whatever next?

elle est bien élevée, charmante, mais encore? she's well brought-up and charming, and (apart from that)?

encore un qui ne sait pas ce qu'il veut! another one who doesn't know what he wants!

5. [davantage]

il va grandir encore he's still got a bit more growing to do

réduisez-le encore reduce it even more

il faudra encore travailler cette scène that scene still needs more work on it

[devant un comparatif]

il est encore plus gentil que je n'imaginais he is even nicer than I'd imagined (he'd be)

encore autant as much again

encore pire even ou still worse

6. [introduisant une restriction]

c'est bien beau d'avoir des projets, encore faut-il les réaliser it's all very well having plans, but the important thing is to put them into practice

si encore il ou encore s'il était franc, on lui pardonnerait if only ou if at least he was honest you could forgive him

je t'en donne 100 euros, et encore! I'll give you 100 euros for it, if that!

et encore, on ne sait pas tout! and even then we don't know the half of it!

encore heureux! thank goodness for that!

encore une chance qu'il n'ait pas été là! thank goodness ou it's lucky he wasn't there!

encore que locution conjonctive

j'aimerais y aller, encore qu'il soit tard I'd like to go even though it's late

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > encore

10 altro

1. adj other

un altro another

l'altr'anno last year

l'altro giorno the other day

l'altro ieri the day before yesterday

2. pron other

l'un l'altro one another

gli altri other people

tra l'altro what's more, moreover

desidera altro? anything else?

tutt'altro che anything but

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altro agg.indef.

1 other; another; ( in più) more; further: l'altro uomo, the other man; un'altra volta, another time; ci sono altre domande?, are there any other (o more o further) questions?; non ho altri amici a Milano, I haven't any other friends in Milan; ci sono altre sei case in questa strada, there are six other (o another six) houses in this street; dove sono tutti gli altri ospiti?, where are all the other guests?; si crede un altro Picasso, he thinks he's another Picasso; non aveva altre ragioni per rifiutare, he had no further reason to refuse; ripetilo un'altra volta, say it once more; vuoi dell'altro tè?, will you have some more tea?; leggete altri due capitoli, read two more (o another two) chapters

2 ( diverso) different: devi prendere un'altra strada per arrivarci, you must take a different route to get there // è tutt'altra cosa, è un altro paio di maniche, it's quite a different matter // sono cose dell'altro mondo, it's quite unheard of

3 (seguito da pron. indef. o interr. o da avv. composti con where) else: qualcun altro, someone else; nessun'altra cosa, nothing else; chi altro?, who else?; in qualche altro luogo, somewhere else; da nessun'altra parte, nowhere else

4 ( in espressioni di tempo passato) other; ( nel senso di penultimo) before last: l'altro giorno, the other day; l'altro anno, the year before last // l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro, the day before yesterday

5 ( in espressioni di tempo futuro) next: ci vediamo quest'altra settimana, we'll see each other next week // l'altro lunedì, a week on Monday

6 noi altri, we; voi altri, you.

altro pron.indef.

1 another (one); the other (one); pl. others, other people: ho letto questo libro, puoi darmene un altro?, I've read this book. Can you give me another one?; pensa sempre agli altri, he always thinks of others; non mi piace questo vestito, preferisco l'altro, I don't like this dress, I prefer the other one; tutti gli altri sono partiti, all the others have left; un altro al mio posto avrebbe agito diversamente, another in my place would have acted differently; se non volete fare il tentativo, ci sono altri che lo faranno, if you don't want to make the effort, there are others who will // pare un altro, he seems another person // è uno sport come un altro, it's no different from any other sport

2 (corr.): alcuni..., altri..., some..., some... (o some..., others...); (l') uno..., l'altro..., one..., the other...; uno..., un altro..., one..., another...; l'uno e l'altro, both: né l'uno, né l'altro, neither, ( in presenza di altra negazione) either; o l'uno o l'altro, either: gli uni e gli altri, they all (o all of them); (compl.) them all (o all of them)

3 l'un l'altro, ( reciprocamente) one another, (spec. tra due) each other

4 ( altra cosa) something else, (in frasi negative e nelle interr. dubitative o negative) anything else; ( niente altro) nothing else; ( in più) more: ''Avete finito il vino?'' ''No, ce n'è dell'altro'', ''Have you finished the wine?'' ''No, there is some more''; e non è tutto, c'è dell'altro, and that's not all I have to say, there's something else; ho ben altro da fare!, I've got something better to do!; ma non chiedo altro!, I'd like nothing better!; penso a ben altro!, I'm thinking of something quite different!; ci vuol altro!, it takes much more than that! // non altro che, nothing but // bugiardo che non sei altro!, you're a liar if ever there was one! // tra l'altro, besides (o among other things).

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: altro che!, certainly!: ''Vi sentite di andare?'' ''altro che!'', ''Do you feel like going?'' ''Certainly!'' // da un giorno all'altro, from day to day; un giorno o l'altro, one of these days // se non altro, at least: se non altro, è una ragazza di buon senso, at least she is a sensible girl // senz'altro, certainly (o by all means o of course o presently): hai senz'altro ragione, of course you are right; verrò senz'altro, I'll certainly come (o I will come immediately o presently) // tutt'altro!, not at all!: ''Sei stanco?'' ''Tutt'altro!'', ''Are you tired?'' ''Not at all!'' // tutt'altro che, anything but: è tutt'altro che facile, it is anything but easy.

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['altro] altro (-a)
1. agg indef

1) (diverso) other, different

questa è un'altra cosa — that's another o a different thing

erano altri tempi — things were different then

2) (supplementare) other

prendi un altro cioccolatino — have another chocolate

gli altri allievi usciranno più tardi — the other pupils o the rest of the pupils will come out later

3) (opposto) other

dall'altra parte della strada — on the other o opposite side of the street

d'altra parte — on the other hand

4)

(nel tempo) domani l'altro — the day after tomorrow

l'altro giorno — the other day

l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday

quest'altro mese — next month

5)

chi/dove/chiunque altro — who/where/anybody else

noi altri — noialtri

voi altri — voialtri

2. pron indef

1)

(persona, cosa diversa o supplementare) un altro/un'altra — another (one)

altri(e) — others, (persone) others, other people

prendine un altro — take another one

se non lo fai tu lo farà un altro — if you don't do it someone else will

da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next, (presto) any day now

aiutarsi l'un l'altro — to help one another o each other

2)

(opposizione) l'altro(a) — the other (one)

gli altri/ le altre — the others

l'uno e l'altro — both (of them)

o l'uno o l'altro — either (of them)

né l'uno né l'altro — neither (of them)

non questo, l'altro — not this one, the other one

3) (sostantivato: solo maschile) something else, (in espressioni interrogative) anything else

non faccio altro che studiare — I do nothing but study, all I do is study

non ho altro da dire — I have nothing else to say, I don't have anything else to say

desidera altro? — (would you like) anything else?

gli dirò questo ed altro! — I'll tell him this and more besides!

ci mancherebbe altro! — that's all we need!

più che altro — above all

se non altro — at least

tra l'altro — among other things

sei contento? — tutt'altro! — are you pleased? — far from it! o anything but!

ci vuole altro per spaventarmi! — it takes a lot more (than this) to frighten me!

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['altro] 1.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (diverso) other

gli -i bambini — the other children

un'-a idea — another idea

lo farò un altro giorno — I'll do it some other day

nessun'-a soluzione — no other solution

è un'-a cosa — that's something different

ben -a o tutt'-a cosa — quite a different thing, quite another matter

2) (in più) other, more

vuoi un'-a caramella? — do you want another sweet?

prendi un altro biscotto — have one more biscuit

altro caffè? — some more coffee?

- e domande? — any more o any other questions?

mi dia -e due penne — give me another two pens

mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere — I've got two books left to read

3) (nel tempo) (scorso)

l'altr'anno — last year

l'-a sera — the other night

l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday; (prossimo)

quest'altro mese — next month

4) (dopo un pronome personale)

noi -i, voi -i — we, you

5) d'altra parte on the other hand
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (persona o cosa diversa) other (one)

un altro — another (one)

non ne hai -i? — haven't you got any others?

un altro non l'avrebbe fatto — nobody else would have done it

avanti un altro — next, please

ti ho preso per un altro — I mistook you for someone else

dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro — stories which are more lively than the next

da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now

un giorno o l'altro — one day or other

in un modo o nell'altro — somehow or other, in one way or another

si può fare in un modo o nell'altro — you can do it either way

in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela — I'll have to manage somehow

da una parte e dall'-a — on both o either sides

(l')uno dopo l'altro — one after the other

l'uno e l'altro — both

l'uno o l'altro — either

né l'uno, né l'altro — neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them

2) (in più)

prendine un altro — have another one

te ne porterò -i — I'll bring you some more

questo e altro — this and (a lot) more

3) (cosa diversa)

parliamo d'altro — let's talk about something else

ho ben altro da fare — I've more important things to do

un motivo come un altro — as good a reason as any (other)

altro che cinema, devi riordinare! — cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!

4) (con altri pronomi) else

qualcun altro — somebody else

tutti gli -i — everybody else

5) (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other

6) alcuni... altri... some... others

7) l'un l'altro each other, one another

8) tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way

9) tutt'altro

"sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" — "are you angry?" - "far from it!"

"è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" — "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"

è tutt'altro che stupido — he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid

10) senz'altro certainly

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ci mancherebbe altro! — God forbid!

altro è dire, altro è fare — prov. it's easier said than done
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Note:

Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto

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altro

/'altro/

Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (diverso) other; gli -i bambini the other children; un'-a idea another idea; lo farò un altro giorno I'll do it some other day; nessun'-a soluzione no other solution; è un'-a cosa that's something different; ben -a o tutt'-a cosa quite a different thing, quite another matter

2 (in più) other, more; vuoi un'-a caramella? do you want another sweet? prendi un altro biscotto have one more biscuit; altro caffè? some more coffee? -e domande? any more o any other questions? mi dia -e due penne give me another two pens; mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere I've got two books left to read

3 (nel tempo) (scorso) l'altr'anno last year; l'-a sera the other night; l'altro ieri the day before yesterday; (prossimo) quest'altro mese next month

4 (dopo un pronome personale) noi -i, voi -i we, you

5 d'altra parte on the other hand

II pronome indefinito

1 (persona o cosa diversa) other (one); un altro another (one); non ne hai -i? haven't you got any others? un altro non l'avrebbe fatto nobody else would have done it; avanti un altro next, please; ti ho preso per un altro I mistook you for someone else; dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro stories which are more lively than the next; da un giorno all'altro (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now; un giorno o l'altro one day or other; in un modo o nell'altro somehow or other, in one way or another; si può fare in un modo o nell'altro you can do it either way; in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela I'll have to manage somehow; da una parte e dall'-a on both o either sides; (l')uno dopo l'altro one after the other; l'uno e l'altro both; l'uno o l'altro either; né l'uno, né l'altro neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them

2 (in più) prendine un altro have another one; te ne porterò -i I'll bring you some more; questo e altro this and (a lot) more

3 (cosa diversa) parliamo d'altro let's talk about something else; ho ben altro da fare I've more important things to do; un motivo come un altro as good a reason as any (other); altro che cinema, devi riordinare! cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!

4 (con altri pronomi) else; qualcun altro somebody else; tutti gli -i everybody else

5 (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other...

6 alcuni... altri... some... others...

7 l'un l'altro each other, one another

8 tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way

9 tutt'altro "sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" "are you angry?" - "far from it!"; "è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"; è tutt'altro che stupido he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid

10 senz'altro certainly

IDIOMS

ci mancherebbe altro! God forbid! altro è dire, altro è fare prov. it's easier said than done.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > altro

11 jeszcze

Ⅰ adv. (o stanie trwającym) still; (z przeczeniem) yet
- jeszcze spał, kiedy przyszli he was still asleep when they came

- muszę jeszcze odrobić lekcje I’ve still got some homework to do

- ciasto podajemy jeszcze ciepłe serve the cake while still warm

- jesteś jeszcze młody you’re young yet a. still young

- zostańcie jeszcze stay a bit longer

- jeszcze nie not yet

- jeszcze nie wiem I don’t know yet

- to jeszcze nie koniec (o wydarzeniu) it’s not over yet; (o opowieści) that’s not all

- jeszcze nie skończyłem I haven’t finished yet
Ⅱ part. 1. (nie dalej jak) still, only
- jeszcze wczoraj padał śnieg it was still snowing yesterday

- jeszcze w połowie listopada budżet nie był zatwierdzony in mid November the budget still hadn’t been approved

- jeszcze dwa lata temu only two years ago

- była tu jeszcze przed chwilą she was here only a minute ago

- domy, w których jeszcze niedawno mieszkali ludzie houses inhabited only a. until quite recently

- jeszcze na kilometr przed metą as much as a kilometre before the finishing line
2. (już) still; (tak dawno jak) as early as, as far back as
- poznali się jeszcze jako dzieci they met when they were still children

- jego list dostałam jeszcze w maju I received his letter as early as May

- jeszcze w średniowieczu as far back as a. as early as the Middle Ages

- rzeźby te pochodzą jeszcze z czasów rzymskich these sculptures date as far back as a. date back to Roman times
3. (dodatkowo, ponadto) still, more
- mamy jeszcze mnóstwo czasu we still have plenty of time

- jeszcze tylko pięć kilometrów i jesteśmy w domu just five more kilometres a. another five kilometres and we’ll be home

- dostał jeszcze dwie nagrody he received two more a. another two prizes

- daj mi jeszcze trochę czasu give me a little a. a bit more time

- jeszcze chwila i spadłby z drabiny a second or two more and he would have fallen off the ladder

- czy są jeszcze jakieś pytania? are there any more questions?

- czy chcesz jeszcze coś powiedzieć? did a. do you want to say anything more?

- dzwoniła jeszcze twoja siostra your sister rang a. called, too

- jeszcze raz one more time, once more a. again

- kto/co jeszcze? who/what else?

- kogo jeszcze tam widziałeś? who else did you see there?

- gdzie jeszcze byłeś? where else did you go?

- przypomniałem sobie coś jeszcze I remembered something else a. more

- nie dość że…, to jeszcze … not only…, but…

- nie dość, że (jest) przystojny, to jeszcze bogaty he’s not only good-looking, but rich into the bargain

- nie dość, że się spóźnił, ale jeszcze zachowywał się okropnie not only was he late, but he also behaved abominably
4. (nawet) even, still
- jeszcze większy/cięższy even a. still bigger/heavier

- jeszcze lepiej/gorzej even a. still better/worse

- dziś jest jeszcze chłodniej niż wczoraj today it’s even colder than yesterday

- jeszcze dziś widuje się takie samochody you can still see such cars today
5. pot. (stosunkowo) even
- te róże są jeszcze najładniejsze ze wszystkich these roses are the prettiest of the (whole) lot pot.
6. (zapowiedź) one day, one of these days
- jeszcze będziesz z niej dumny one of these days a. one day you’ll be proud of her

- jeszcze pożałujesz! one day a. one of these days you’ll be sorry!

■ jeszcze czego forget it! pot.; some a. fat chance! pot., iron.

- jeszcze jak and how! pot.

- „czy on jest przystojny?” – „jeszcze jak!” ‘is he good looking?’ – ‘he sure is!’ pot.

- „warto to kupić?” – „jeszcze jak warto!” ‘is this worth buying?’ – ‘it certainly is!’

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part

( wciąż) still; ( z przeczeniem) yet; ( ze stopniem wyższym) even

jeszcze przed wojną — already before the war

mamy jeszcze dwie godziny — we still have two hours

jeszcze nie — not yet

jeszcze nie skończyłem — I haven't finished yet

jeszcze lepszy/gorszy — even better/worse

kto/co jeszcze? — who/what else?

czy ktoś/coś jeszcze? — anybody/anything else?

jeszcze raz — one more time, once again

jeszcze jak! — and how!

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jeszcze

particle

1. (= wciąż) still; był już niemłody, ale jeszcze w pełni sił he wasn't young, but still going strong.

2. (= ponownie) more, again; jeszcze jeden one more; another one; jeszcze raz one more time, once again; jeszcze się zobaczymy we'll meet again; jeszcze trochę herbaty? (would you like some) more tea?; muszę poczekać jeszcze kilka dni I have to wait a few more days.

3. (= nawet) even; jest jeszcze lepsze niż wczoraj it's even better than yesterday; jeszcze teraz wzdrygam się, jak o tym pomyślę even now I shudder when I think of it; poznaliśmy się jeszcze przed studiami we met even before college.

4. (= poza tym) else; kto jeszcze? who else?; Bóg wie, co jeszcze God only knows what else.

5. yet; jeszcze cię dopadnę I'll get you yet; jeszcze jeden yet another; jeszcze nie not yet; jeszcze nie skończyłem książki I haven't finished the book yet; jeszcze nigdy never yet, never before; nie odchodź jeszcze don't go yet; jeszcze nie teraz not now; jeszcze zaczekaj hold on, wait a minute.

6. ( w utartych zwrotach) jeszcze czego! pot. like hell I will l. would; jeszcze tego brakowało! I should think not!; that would be the limit!; jeszcze jak! and how!; I'd love to!; I sure do l. will (etc.); jeszcze śmiesz pytać! how dare you ask!; jeszcze do niedawna until recently.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jeszcze

12 в десять раз больше

ten times more

я больше не хочу чаю, спасибо — no more tea, thank you

мы ничего больше сделать не можем — we can do no more

я всё больше уставал — I became more and more tired

чуть-чуть больше разнообразия — a tad more variety

умноженный на три; в три раза больше — three times

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > в десять раз больше

13 а не

1. other than

не более — at the most

не раз — more than once

не на тему — off the point

не по теме — off the point

не позднее — no later than

2. rather than

не такой умный, как его брат — less clever than his brother

здесь не всё ясно — there is more in it than meets the eye

это не более чем иллюзия — this is no more than fantasy

не иметь причин для благодарности — to owe no thanks to

я больше не хочу чаю, спасибо — no more tea, thank you

3. rather then

этого ребёнка ничему не научишь — the child is not teachable

шум не даёт мне работать — the noise interferes with my work

рассчитывать особенно не на что — the outlook is pretty dim

не уходи сегодня далеко от дома — stay about the house today

не побоишься спрыгнуть сверху? — dare you jump from the top?

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > а не

14 Nehmen

v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen

1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force

2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)

3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one

4. Medizin etc.: take; Drogen nehmen take drugs; Pille

5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take

6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; MOT. (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate

7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart

8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare

9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is

10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends

11. SPORT (foulen): jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on s.o.

12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege

13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video

14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take

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to take; to lay hold of

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neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]
vti

1) (= ergreifen) to take

etw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand

2) (= wegnehmen) to take; Schmerz to take away, to relieve; (= versperren) Blick, Sicht to block

jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb

jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy

um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid

ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered

nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself

diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success

woher néhmen und nicht stehlen? (inf) — where on earth am I going to find any/one etc?

nichts (inf) — there's nothing to choose between them, one's as good as the other

vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat

néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself

3) (= benutzen) Auto, Zug etc to take; Bürste, Zutaten, Farbe to use

man nehme... (Cook) — take...

etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth

einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help

4) (= annehmen) Geschenk, Stelle, Bewerber, Anwalt to take; (= berechnen) to charge

was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?

jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in

Gott hat ihn zu sich genommen (euph) — he has been called home to his maker

etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes

jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is

néhmen — to take sth upon oneself

er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)

die Nehmenden und die Gebenden — the takers and the givers

5) (= einnehmen) to take; Essen to have, to take

sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill

etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)

der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment

6) (= auffassen) to take; (= behandeln) to handle, to treat

wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way

etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen

wie mans nimmt (inf) — depending on your point of view

wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb

7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to take

einen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife

8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcome

das Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear

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1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have

2) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) take

3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take

4) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) take

5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take

6) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) take

7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take

8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take

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neh·men

<nahm, genommen>

[ˈne:mən]

vt

1. (greifen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; (sich bedienen) to help oneself to sth

jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]

etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand

2. (besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; SCHACH to take [or capture] sth

▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...

3. (heiraten)

▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to marry sb

sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!

[sich dat] eine Frau/einen Mann \nehmen to take a wife/husband

4. (annehmen)

▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sth

nimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?

\nehmen Sie bitte meinen Dank (geh) please accept my gratitude

5. (stehlen)

▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sth

man hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out fam

▪ [jdm] jdn \nehmen (fig)

die Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the war

Gott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself

6. (entziehen)

▪ [jdm/etw] etw \nehmen to take [away sep] sth from sb/sth, to take [away sep] sb's/sth's sth

das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matter

jdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubts

jdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/fun

jdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sb

jdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view

7. (befreien)

▪ etw [von jdm] \nehmen to take [away sep] [sb's] sth, to relieve sb of his/her sth

8. (nutzen)

▪ etw [für etw akk/in etw akk] \nehmen:

nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much salt

man nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...

Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's tea

einen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different path

Werkzeug \nehmen to use tools

▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sth

▪ etw von etw dat \nehmen to use sth from sth

davon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount

9. (bei sich bringen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhere

ein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lap

jdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midst

jdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth

▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge

10. (laden)

▪ etw \nehmen Schiff to take on [or be loaded with] sth

11. (herausbringen)

▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth out of sth

▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth from [or off] sth

nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!

den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat

12. (weigern)

sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school

13. (engagieren)

▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to get sb

14. TRANSP (benutzen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

heute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today

15. (wählen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]

16. (unterbringen)

▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one

17. (beanspruchen)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

18. (fordern)

▪ etw [für etw akk] \nehmen to want sth [for sth]; Verkäufer a. to ask [or charge] sth for sth

\nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?

19. (geh: verzehren)

▪ etw [zu sich dat] \nehmen to have [or drink/eat] sth, to partake of sth form

das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communion

das Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast

20. (Medikament)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth; (regelmäßig a.) to be on sth

21. (verstehen)

▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth

22. (bewerten)

jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriously

etw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literally

etw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart

23. DIAL (verkennen)

▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb

24. (akzeptieren)

jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it is

etw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comes

die Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come

25. (denken)

▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth

\nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...

26. (umgehen)

jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth

▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb

27. (überwinden)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

28. MIL (erobern)

▪ etw \nehmen to take sth

29. (koitieren)

▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb

30. (mitschneiden)

▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to record sth on sth

etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth

31. (fotografieren)

▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to take a picture [or photo] of sth on sth

32. (foulen)

jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badly

33. SPORT (auffangen)

den Ball \nehmen to take the ball

einen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch

34. (mieten)

▪ sich dat etw \nehmen to take sth

35. siehe auch n

Abschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copy

etw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on sth

eine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop well

seinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resign

Wohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment

36.

▶ etw an sich akk \nehmen, etw auf sich akk \nehmen to take sth upon oneself

die Schuld auf sich akk \nehmen to take the blame

▶ es auf sich akk \nehmen, etw zu tun to take it upon oneself to do sth

▶ einen \nehmen (fam) to have a drink

▶ sich dat etw nicht \nehmen lassen to not be robbed of sth

▶ es sich dat nicht \nehmen lassen, etw zu tun to insist on doing sth

▶ sie \nehmen sich dat nichts (fam) they're both the same [or as good/bad as each other]

▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?

▶ jdn nicht für voll \nehmen (fam) to not take sb seriously

▶ wie man's nimmt (fam) whatever [or how ever] you like

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) take

etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>

sie nahm ihren Vater zu sich — she had her father come and live with her

auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

2) (wegnehmen)

jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

4) (aussuchen) take

ich nehme die Pastete — I'll have the pâté

5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>

6) (verlangen) charge

7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

9) (behandeln) treat < person>

10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>

11) (Sport) take < ball, punch>

einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

* * *

Nehmen n; -s, kein pl:

er ist hart im Nehmen he can take a lot (of punishment); → Geben

* * *

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) take

etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>

sie nahm ihren Vater zu sich — she had her father come and live with her

auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

2) (wegnehmen)

jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

4) (aussuchen) take

ich nehme die Pastete — I'll have the pâté

5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>

6) (verlangen) charge

7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

9) (behandeln) treat < person>

10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>

11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>

einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

* * *

v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

= to take v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.

to take v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nehmen

15 настаивать на большем

press for more

обеспечивать большую семью — to provide for a large family

выражать большую озабоченность — to express deep concern

я больше не хочу чаю, спасибо — no more tea, thank you

мы ничего больше сделать не можем — we can do no more

большие траты на одежду — a large outlay for clothing

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > настаивать на большем

16 ненамного

нрч

not much, с исчисл сущ not many

ненамно́го сильне́е — not much stronger

ненамно́го бо́льше ча́ю — not much more tea

ненамно́го бо́льше люде́й — not many more people

Русско-английский учебный словарь > ненамного

17 Шутливая попытка отвлечь внимание собеседника от только что выпущенных газов

Taboo: More tea, vicar?

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Шутливая попытка отвлечь внимание собеседника от только что выпущенных газов

18 выпейте ещё чаю

General subject: have some more tea

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > выпейте ещё чаю

19 нельзя ли мене ещё чашечку чаю?

General subject: I'll thank you for some more tea?

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нельзя ли мене ещё чашечку чаю?

20 нельзя ли мне ещё чашечку чаю?

General subject: I'll thank you for some more tea

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нельзя ли мне ещё чашечку чаю?

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