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entendre [ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. [+ voix, bruit] to hear

• il entendit du bruit he heard a noise

• il entend mal de l'oreille droite he can't hear very well with his right ear

• il ne l'entend pas de cette oreille (figurative) he's not prepared to accept that

• j'entendais quelqu'un parler I could hear somebody talking

• faire entendre un son to make a sound

• faire entendre sa voix to make oneself heard

• qu'est-ce que j'entends ? am I hearing right?

• tu vas être sage, tu entends ! (menace) you're to be good, do you hear!

   b. (par ouï-dire) entendre parler de qn/qch to hear of sb/sth

• on n'entend plus parler de lui you don't hear anything of him these days

• il ne veut pas en entendre parler he won't hear of it

• entendre dire que... to hear it said that...

• d'après ce que j'ai entendu dire from what I have heard

   c. ( = écouter) to listen to

• entendre les témoins (au tribunal) to hear the witnesses

• à l'entendre, c'est lui qui a tout fait to hear him talk you'd think he had done everything

• il ne veut rien entendre he just won't listen

• si ça continue, il va m'entendre ! (menace) if he doesn't stop I'll give him a piece of my mind!

   d. (formal = comprendre) to understand

• oui, j'entends bien, mais... yes, I quite understand but...

• laisser entendre à qn que... to give sb to understand that...

   e. (formal avec infinitif) ( = vouloir) to intend

• j'entends bien y aller I certainly intend to go

• faites comme vous l'entendez do as you see fit

   f. ( = vouloir dire) to mean

• qu'entendez-vous par là ? what do you mean by that?

2. reflexive verb

► s'entendre

   a. ( = être en bons termes) to get on

• ils ne s'entendent pas they don't get on

• ils s'entendent à merveille they get on extremely well

   b. ( = être d'accord) to agree

• hier tu m'as dit le contraire, il faudrait s'entendre ! yesterday you told me exactly the opposite, make up your mind!

   c. (soi-même) tu ne t'entends pas ! you don't realize what you sound like!

   d. ( = s'y connaître) s'y entendre pour faire qch to be very good at doing sth

   e. ( = se comprendre) quand je dis magnifique, je m'entends, disons que c'est très joli when I say it's magnificent, what I really mean is that it's very attractive

• entendons-nous bien ! let's be quite clear about this

   f. ( = être entendu) le bruit s'entendait depuis la route the noise could be heard from the road

• on ne s'entend plus ici you can't hear yourself think in here

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ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par l'ouïe) to hear [bruit, mot]

entendre quelqu'un pleurer, entendre quelqu'un qui pleure — to hear somebody crying

réussir à se faire entendre — to manage to make oneself heard

elle entend mal — she's hard of hearing

faire entendre un cri — to give a cry

j'ai entendu dire que — I've heard (say) that

je n'en ai jamais entendu parler — I've never heard of it

vous entendrez parler de moi! — ( menace) you haven't heard the last of it!

2) ( prêter attention à) [juge, police] to hear [témoin, témoignage]; [dieu] to hear [prières, croyant]

à t'entendre, tout va bien — according to you, everything is fine

raconter quelque chose à qui veut l'entendre — to tell something to anyone who'll listen

(que) le ciel vous entende! — let's hope that's how it turns out!

elle ne veut rien entendre — she won't listen

3) fml ( comprendre) to understand

il agit comme il l'entend — he does as he likes

fais comme tu l'entends — do as you think best

elle m'a laissé or donné à or fait entendre que — she gave me to understand that

elle a laissé entendre que — she intimated that

ils ne l'entendent pas de la sorte or de cette oreille — they don't see it that way

4) ( signifier) to mean

qu'entends-tu par là? — what do you mean by that?

5) fml ( avoir l'intention de)

entendre faire — to intend doing

j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis — I expect people to do what I say

2.

s'entendre verbe pronominal

1) ( sympathiser) to get on ou along ( avec with)

2) ( se mettre d'accord) to agree ( sur on)

on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre — shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight

3) ( être perçu par l'oreille) [bruit] to be heard; ( soi-même) to hear oneself; ( les uns les autres) to hear each other

4) ( être compris)

phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons — sentence which can be taken in several different ways

5) ( être compétent)

s'y entendre en meubles anciens — to know about antiques

pour te faire culpabiliser, elle s'y entend! — (colloq) when it comes to making you feel guilty, she's an expert!

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ɑ̃tɑ̃dʀ vt
1) [son, bruit, conversation] to hear

Je vous entends très mal. — I can hardly hear you.

J'ai mal entendu. — I didn't hear., I didn't hear properly.

Je ne t'entends pas. — I can't hear you.

On entend parler à côté. — You can hear people talking next door.

Tu as entendu ce qu'il a dit? — Did you hear what he said?

entendre parler de — to hear of

entendre dire que — to hear that

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est dangereux de nager ici. — I've heard that it's dangerous to swim here.

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est très malade. — I've heard that he is very ill.

Je suis heureux de vous l'entendre dire. — I'm pleased to hear you say it.

Qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! — Whatever next!

entendre raison — to see sense, to listen to reason

2) (= comprendre) to understand

ne rien entendre à... — not to know anything about...

Il n'entend rien à l'informatique. — He doesn't know anything about computers.

laisser entendre que; faire entendre que — to imply that

donner à entendre que — to let it be understood that

3) (avec valeur emphatique)

Ne recommence pas, tu entends! — Don't do it again, do you hear?

4) (= vouloir dire) to mean

entendre que — to mean that

Qu'est-ce que tu entends par là? — What do you mean by that?

J'entends qu'il faut savoir se débrouiller. — What I mean is you have to be able to stand on your own two feet.

5) (= vouloir)

entendre que qn fasse — to expect sb to do

entendre faire — to intend to do, to mean to do

J'entends bien récupérer cet argent. — I fully intend to get the money back.

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entendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par l'ouïe) to hear [bruit, mot]; entendre qn pleurer, entendre qn qui pleure to hear sb crying; il pleure-oui, je l'entends he is crying-yes, I can hear him; tu n'entends pas? c'est pourtant net can't you hear it? it's quite clear; réussir à se faire entendre to manage to make oneself heard; tu as entendu? did you hear that?; j'ai mal entendu I didn't hear properly; si j'ai bien entendu if I heard correctly; une expression qu'on entend à la campagne an expression you hear in the country; entendre qch de ses propres oreilles to hear sth with one's own ears; qu'est-ce que j'entends? tu nous quittes? what's this I hear? you're leaving (us)?; elle entend mal she's hard of hearing; faire entendre un cri/gémissement to give a cry/groan; une explosion se fit entendre there was the sound of an explosion; j'ai entendu dire que I've heard (say) that; je n'en ai jamais entendu parler I've never heard of it; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear another word about it; vous entendrez parler de moi! ( menace) you haven't heard the last of it!; on n'entend plus parler de ce projet nothing more has been heard about the project; on n'entend plus parler de lui his name is never mentioned any more; ⇒ mouche;

2 ( prêter attention à) [juge, police] to hear [témoin, témoignage]; [dieu] to hear [prières, croyant]; entendre la messe to attend mass; à t'entendre, tout va bien according to you, everything is fine; raconter qch à qui veut l'entendre to tell sth to anyone who'll listen; qu'est- ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! I've never heard such nonsense!; elle ne veut rien entendre she won't listen; (que) le ciel vous entende! let's hope that's how it turns out!;

3 fml ( comprendre) to understand [concept, expression]; je n'y entends pas grand-chose I don't understand much about it; ‘c'est confidentiel’-‘j'entends bien’ ‘it's confidential’-‘I quite understand’; il agit comme il l'entend he does as he likes; fais comme tu l'entends do as you think best; ne pas arriver à se faire entendre not to be able to make oneself understood; ne pas arriver à se faire entendre de qn not to be able to get through to sb; elle m'a laissé or donné à or fait entendre que she gave me to understand that; elle a laissé entendre que she intimated that; ils ne l'entendent pas de la sorte or de cette oreille they don't see it that way;

4 ( signifier) to mean; qu'entends-tu par là? what do you mean by that? ; ce n'est pas douloureux, j'entends, pas plus qu'une piqûre it isn't painful, I mean, no more than an injection; le marxisme entendu comme une philosophie marxism as a philosophy;

5 fml ( avoir l'intention de) entendre faire to intend doing, to have the intention of doing; j'entends bien rester ici I have every intention of staying here; j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis I expect people to do what I say.

B s'entendre vpr

1 ( sympathiser) to get on ou along (avec with); ils s'entendent très bien they get on ou along really well; ils ne s'entendent pas they don't get on ou along; ⇒ chat, larron;

2 ( se mettre d'accord) to agree (sur on); s'entendre sur une heure to agree on a time; on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight; entendons-nous bien, personne ne doit leur dire la vérité it goes without saying, nobody must tell them the truth;

3 ( être perçu par l'oreille) [bruit] to be heard; ( soi-même) to hear oneself; ( les uns les autres) to hear each other; cela s'entendait à l'autre bout de la ville you could hear it on the other side of town;

4 ( être compris) phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons sentence which can be taken in several different ways; après paiement, s'entend! after payment, of course!; cela or il s'entend fml ( c'est évident) of course; ce n'est pas tout à fait ça mais je m'entends it's not exactly that, but I know what I mean;

5 ( être compétent) s'y entendre en meubles anciens to know about antiques; s'entendre or s'y entendre à peindre des portraits to be good at portraits; pour te faire culpabiliser, elle s'y entend! hum when it comes to making you feel guilty, she's an expert (at it) ou she's got it down to a fine art.

[ɑ̃tɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [percevoir par l'ouïe] to hear

parlez plus fort, on n'entend rien speak up, we can't hear a word (you're saying)

silence, je ne veux pas vous entendre! quiet, I don't want to hear a sound from you!

tu entends ce que je te dis? do you hear me?

elle a dû m'entendre le lui dire she must have overheard me telling him

j'entends pleurer à côté I can hear someone crying next door

entendre dire to hear

j'ai entendu dire qu'il était parti I heard that he had left

c'est la première fois que j'entends (dire) ça that's the first I've heard of it

je ne connais l'Islande que par ce que j'en ai entendu dire I only know Iceland through what I've heard other people say about it

entendre parler de to hear about ou of

il ne veut pas entendre parler d'informatique he won't hear of computers

je ne veux plus entendre parler de lui I don't want to hear him mentioned again

on n'entend parler que de lui/de sa pièce he's/his play's the talk of the town

vous n'avez pas fini d'en entendre parler! you haven't heard the last of this!

(en usage absolu)

j'entends mal de l'oreille droite my hearing's bad in the right ear

on entendrait/on aurait entendu voler une mouche you could hear/could have heard a pin drop

j'aurai tout entendu! whatever next?

j'en ai entendu de belles ou de bonnes ou des vertes et des pas mûres sur son compte (familier) I've heard a thing or two about him

ce qu'il faut entendre!, ce qu'il faut pas entendre! (familier) the things some people come out with!, the things you hear!

il vaut mieux entendre ça que d'être sourd! (familier) what a load of rubbish (UK) ou hogwash (US)!

2. [écouter] to hear, to listen to

essayer de se faire entendre to try to make oneself heard

il ne veut rien entendre he won't listen

à l'entendre, à les entendre: à les entendre tout serait de ma faute to hear them talk ou according to them it's all my fault

entendre raison to see sense

faire entendre raison à quelqu'un to make somebody listen to reason, to bring somebody to his/her senses

il va m'entendre! I'll give him hell!

3. [accepter - demande] to agree to (inseparable) ; [ - vœu] to grant

nos prières ont été entendues our prayers were answered

4. RELIGION

entendre la messe to attend ou to hear mass

entendre une confession to hear ou to take a confession

5. DROIT [témoin] to hear, to interview

6. (soutenu) [comprendre] to understand

entend-il la plaisanterie? can he take a joke?

il doit être bien entendu que... it must be properly understood that...

donner quelque chose à entendre ou laisser entendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: elle m'a laissé ou donné à entendre que... she gave me to understand that...

entendre quelque chose à: y entendez-vous quelque chose? do you know anything about it?

(en usage absolu)

j'entends bien I (do) understand

n'y entendre rien ou goutte (vieilli) : je n'y entends rien en politique I don't understand a thing about politics

il ne l'entend pas de cette oreille he won't have any of it

7. [apprendre] to hear

8. [vouloir dire] to mean

y entendre finesse ou malice (vieilli) : sans y entendre malice without meaning any harm (by it)

9. [vouloir] to want, to intend

fais comme tu l'entends do as you wish ou please

j'entends qu'on m'obéisse I intend to ou I mean to ou I will be obeyed

il entend bien partir demain he's determined to go tomorrow

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être perçu] to be heard

cela s'entend de loin you can hear it ou it can be heard from far off

[être utilisé - mot, expression] to be heard

cela s'entend encore dans la région you can still hear it said ou used around here

2. [être compris] to be understood

ces chiffres s'entendent hors taxes these figures do not include tax

(cela) s'entend [c'est évident] obviously, it's obvious, that much is clear

après l'hiver, (cela) s'entend when the winter is over, of course ou it goes without saying

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

1. [pouvoir s'écouter] to hear each other ou one another

2. [s'accorder] to agree

s'entendre sur un prix to agree on a price

entendons-nous bien let's get this straight

3. [sympathiser] to get on

s'entendre comme chien et chat to fight like cat and dog

s'entendre comme larrons en foire to be as thick as thieves

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s'entendre verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [percevoir sa voix] to hear oneself

on ne s'entend plus tellement il y a de bruit there's so much noise, you can't hear yourself think

tu ne t'entends pas! you should hear yourself (talking)!, if (only) you could hear yourself!

2. (locution)

quand je dis qu'il est grand, je m'entends, il est plus grand que moi when I say he's tall I really mean he's taller than myself

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s'entendre verbe pronominal intransitif

s'y entendre [s'y connaître]: il s'y entend en mécanique he's good at ou he knows (a lot) about mechanics

s'y entendre pour to know how to

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s'entendre avec verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [s'accorder avec] to reach an agreement with

parvenir à s'entendre avec quelqu'un sur quelque chose to come to an understanding ou to reach an agreement with somebody about something

2. [sympathiser avec] to get on with

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > entendre
2 malentendant

1.

malentendante malɑ̃tɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif

être malentendant — to be hard of hearing

2.

nom masculin, féminin

les malentendants — the hearing-impaired

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malɑ̃tɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t nm/f malentendant, -e
les malentendants — the hard of hearing

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malentendant, malentendante

A adj être malentendant to be hard of hearing; elle est malentendante she's hard of hearing.

B nm,f person who is hearing-impaired; les malentendants the hearing-impaired.

( féminin malentendante) [malɑ̃tɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif

hard-of-hearing

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, malentendante [malɑ̃tɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin

person who is hard-of-hearing

les malentendants the hard of hearing, the partially deaf

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > malentendant
3 oído

m.

1 ear, lug.

2 hearing, sense of hearing.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: oír.

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oído

► nombre masculino

1 (sentido) hearing

2 (órgano) ear

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears

aprender de oído to learn by ear

decirle algo a alguien al oído to whisper something in somebody's ear

entrarle algo a alguien por un oído y salirle por el otro to go in one ear and out the other

hacer oídos sordos to turn a deaf ear

llegar algo a oídos de alguien to come to somebody's notice

regalarle a alguien el oído to flatter somebody

ser duro,-a de oído to be hard of hearing

ser todo oídos to be all ears

tener buen oído to have a good ear

tocar de oído to play by ear

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noun m.

1) ear

2) hearing

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SM

1) (Anat) ear

le estarán zumbando los oídos — his ears must be burning

decir algo al oído de algn — to whisper sth to sb, whisper sth in sb's ear

- aguzar los oídos

- aplicar el oído

- ¡oído a la caja!

- dar oídos a algo

- entra por un oído y sale por otro

- hacer oídos a algo

- hacer oídos sordos a algo

- llegar a oídos de algn

- ¡oído al parche!

- prestar oídos a algo

- regalarle a algn el oído o los oídos

- ser todo oídos

oído externo — external ear

oído interno — inner ear

oído medio — middle ear

2) (=sentido) (sense of) hearing

duro de oído — hard of hearing

es una canción que se pega al oído — it's a catchy song

tiene un oído muy fino — he has a very keen sense of hearing

3) (Mús) ear

de oído — by ear

siempre toca de oído — she always plays by ear

tener (buen) oído — to have a good ear

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masculino

a) (Anat) ear

me duelen los oídos — my ears hurt

me lo susurró al oído — she whispered it in my ear

hacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo — to turn a deaf ear to something

llegar a oídos de alguien — to come to the attention o notice of somebody

por un oído me/te/le entra y por el otro me/te/le sale — it goes in one ear and comes out the other

prestar oídos a algo — to pay attention to something, take notice of something

regalarle el oído a alguien — to flatter somebody

ser todo oídos — to be all ears

silbarle or zumbarle los oídos a alguien: cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! — his ears must be burning!

b) ( sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) ear

es duro de oído — he's hard of hearing

aguzar el oído — to prick up one's ears

no tiene oído — she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music

tocar de oído — (Mús) to play by ear

- oído interno/medio

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= ear, hearing.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex. In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.

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* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.

* dolor de oído = earache.

* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* infección de oído = ear infection.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.

* oído que escuche = receptive ear.

* oídos sordos = deaf ears.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* sentido del oído = hearing.

* ser todo oídos = be all ears.

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masculino

a) (Anat) ear

me duelen los oídos — my ears hurt

me lo susurró al oído — she whispered it in my ear

hacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo — to turn a deaf ear to something

llegar a oídos de alguien — to come to the attention o notice of somebody

por un oído me/te/le entra y por el otro me/te/le sale — it goes in one ear and comes out the other

prestar oídos a algo — to pay attention to something, take notice of something

regalarle el oído a alguien — to flatter somebody

ser todo oídos — to be all ears

silbarle or zumbarle los oídos a alguien: cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! — his ears must be burning!

b) ( sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) ear

es duro de oído — he's hard of hearing

aguzar el oído — to prick up one's ears

no tiene oído — she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music

tocar de oído — (Mús) to play by ear

- oído interno/medio

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= ear, hearing.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.

* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* deleitar los oídos = please + the ears.

* dolor de oído = earache.

* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* infección de oído = ear infection.

* mal oído = poor hearing.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.

* oído que escuche = receptive ear.

* oídos sordos = deaf ears.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* sentido del oído = hearing.

* ser todo oídos = be all ears.

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oído

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) ear

me duelen los oídos my ears hurt

tengo los oídos tapados my ears are blocked

me lo dijo/susurró al oído she said/whispered it in my ear

no podía dar crédito a mis oídos I couldn't believe my ears

parche

hacer oídos de mercader to pretend not to hear

hacer or prestar oídos sordos a algo to turn a deaf ear to sth, take no notice of sth

llegar a oídos de algn to come to the attention o notice of sb

por un oído me/te/le entra y por otro me/te/le sale it goes in one ear and comes out the other

prestar oídoor dar oídos a algo to pay attention to sth, take notice of sth

regalarle el oído a algn to flatter sb

ser todo oídos to be all ears

silbarle or zumbarle los oídos a algn: ¡cómo le estarán silbando or zumbando los oídos! his ears must be burning!

2 (sentido) hearing; (para la música, los idiomas) ear

es duro de oído he's hard of hearing

tiene un oído muy fino or agudo she has very sharp o acute hearing

aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears

canta muy mal, no tiene oído she can't sing, she's tone-deaf o she has no ear for music

tengo oído para estas cosas I have a good ear for these things

tener oído de artillero ( Col fam) to be a little deaf, be hard of hearing; (para la música) to be tone-deaf

tener oído de físico ( RPl fam); to have sharp hearing

tocar de oído ( Mús) to play by ear

no tengo los papeles aquí, estoy tocando de oído I don't have the papers here, I'm trusting to memory ( o instinct etc)

Compuestos:

● oído interno

inner ear

● oído medio

middle ear

B ( Arm) vent

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Del verbo oír: ( conjugate oír)

oído es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
oído
oír
oído sustantivo masculino
a) (Anat) ear;

◊ me lo susurró al oído she whispered it in my ear

b) ( sentido) hearing;

(para la música, los idiomas) ear;
◊ es duro de oído he's hard of hearing;

aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears;
no tiene oído she's tone-deaf, she has no ear for music;
tocar de oído (Mús) to play by ear
oír ( conjugate oír) verbo transitivo
1 ( percibir sonidos) to hear;
◊ no oigo nada I can't hear anything o a thing;

se oyeron pasos I (or you etc) heard footsteps;
he oído hablar de él I've heard of him
2 ( escuchar) ‹música/radio› to listen to
3
◊ oír misa to go to mass

4
◊ oiga/oye ( para llamar la atención) excuse me;

¡oiga! se le cayó la cartera excuse me, you've dropped your wallet;
oye, si ves a Gustavo dile que me llame listen, if you see Gustavo tell him to call me
verbo intransitivo
to hear
oído sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad) hearing
2 Anat ear
3 (aptitud musical) ear
♦ Locuciones: de oído, by ear: toca de oído, he plays by ear
hacer oídos sordos, to turn a deaf ear
llegar a oídos de: su fama de ingeniero llegó a oídos de nuestro gerente, our boss heard about his reputation as an engineer
por un oído me/te/le entra y por otro me/te/le sale, it goes in one ear and out the other
prestar oídos, to pay attention
regalar el oído a alguien, to pay sb a compliment
ser duro de oído, to be hard of hearing
ser todo oídos, to be all ears
oír
I verbo transitivo
1 (un sonido o ruido) to hear
2 (un ruego, consejo, una mentira) to pay attention, listen to
II verbo intransitivo to hear: oigo muy mal, my hearing is very bad ➣ Ver nota en hear
♦ Locuciones: como lo oye(s), believe it or not
¡oiga!, excuse me!
¡oye!, hey!
' oído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- agudo
- cómo
- deber
- educar
- estupidez
- fina
- fino
- herir
- hipótesis
- mayor
- prestar
- se
- semejante
- susurrar
- tapón
- temer
- aguzar
- alerta
- decir
- murmurar
- oír
English:
acute
- contrary
- ear
- footstep
- hard
- hear
- hear of
- hearing
- impaired
- inner ear
- outer ear
- pop
- prick up
- ringing
- sense
- sharp
- strain
- tone-deaf
- true
- unheard
- anything
- like
- prick
- such
- tone
- untrained

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oído nm

1. [órgano] ear;

se me han tapado los oídos my ears are blocked;

le dolían los oídos he had earache;

me zumban los oídos my ears are ringing o buzzing;
[porque alguien habla de mí] my ears are burning;
decir algo al oído a alguien to whisper sth in sb's ear;

si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…;

Comp

abrir el oído o [m5] los oídos to pay close attention;

Comp

dar o [m5] prestar oídos a algo to pay attention to sth;

Comp

entrar por un oído y salir por el otro to go in one ear and out the other;

Comp

hacer oídos sordos to turn a deaf ear;

Comp

lastimar los oídos to offend one's ears;

Comp
Fam
¡oído al parche! listen!, US listen up!;

Comp

regalarle el oído a alguien to flatter sb;

Comp

ser todo oídos to be all ears

Comp
oído externo outer ear;
oído interno inner ear;

oído medio middle ear

2. [sentido] (sense of) hearing;

aguzar el oído to prick up one's ears;

ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing;

tener oído, tener buen oído to have a good ear;

tocar de oído to play by ear

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oído

m

1 sentido hearing;

tener el oído fino have sharp hearing

2 ear;

dolor de oído earache;

me pitan los oídos por música alta my ears are ringing;

de oído MÚS by ear;

¡cómo le debían estar pitando los oídos! fig his ears must have been burning;

dar o

prestaroídos listen;

hacer oídos sordos turn a deaf ear;

entrarle por un oído y salirle por el otro go in one ear and come out the other;

llegar a oídos de alguien come to s.o.’s attention;

ser todo oídos fig be all ears

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oído nm

1) : ear

oído interno: inner ear

2) : hearing

duro de oído: hard of hearing

3)

tocar de oído : to play by ear

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oído n

1. (sentido) hearing

2. (órgano) ear

decir al oído to whisper

duro de oído hard of hearing

entrar por un oído y salir por el otro to go in one ear and come out the other

hacer oídos sordos a algo to turn a deaf ear to something

ser todo oídos to be all ears

tener buen oído to have a good ear

Spanish-English dictionary > oído
4 schwer

I Adj.

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy; wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?; es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds; ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc. a three-pound roast etc.; ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons; ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig., Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc.: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong; schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine; er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich; schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay; schweres Gold solid gold; schweres Wasser CHEM. heavy water; schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing; ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing; schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep; schwere Zunge heavy tongue; schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg.: schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (Am. bundle); schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, Am. a bundle); etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; siehe auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold; eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion; schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock; schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Brit. Abk. GBH; schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft; schwerer Schlag fig. heavy ( oder hard) blow; schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic; schwerer Junge umg. hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. NAUT., Wetter: stormy; eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg.; siehe auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg.; Amt, Pflicht: onerous; schwere Aufgabe / Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task / severe test; das Schwere daran the difficult part about it; schweres Schicksal hard lot; schwerer Tag hard (tough umg.) day; heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg.) going today; er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young; schwere Zeit(en) hard times; sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; Begriff 1, Blei1 1, Geschütz etc.

II Adv.

1. bewaffnet etc.: heavily etc.; schwer beladen Laster etc.: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG. etc. cargo); fig. Person, mit Sorgen etc.: weighed down ( mit with); jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on s.o.’s mind; es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind; zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly; es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her; schwer betroffen seriously affected; etw. schwer nehmen take s.th. seriously; (zu Herzen nehmen) take s.th. to heart; nimm’s nicht so schwer don’t take it to heart; schwer stürzen / verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall / accident; schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold; schwer krank seriously ill; schwer kriegsbeschädigt severely war-disabled; schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured); schwer verwundet seriously wounded; schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg.; schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed; schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart) schwer arbeiten work hard; schwer verdient hard-earned; schwer geprüft sorely tried; schwer bestrafen punish severely; schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg. (sehr) really; schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk; schwer beleidigt deeply offended; bes. iro. mortally wounded; schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed; schwer stolz sein auf (+ Akk) be very proud of; das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc. better!; ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!; er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy; schwer reich sein be loaded; da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there; sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht) schwer atmen have difficulty breathing; das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question; das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge); sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind; ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child; schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems; schwer fallen be difficult (+ Dat for), not be easy (for); es fällt ihm schwer auch he finds it hard; seelisch: it’s hard on him; Mathe ist mir immer / nie schwer gefallen I always / never found math(s) difficult; es fällt ihr schwer, sich zu bedanken / entschuldigen she finds it difficult to say thank you / to apologize; auch wenn’s dir schwer fällt whether you like it or not; es fällt mir schwer, Ihnen sagen zu müssen,... it pains me to have to tell you...; sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times; keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do; schwer hören be hard of hearing; auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg., fig. she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that); schwer löslich CHEM. of low solubility, not easily soluble; jemandem etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for s.o.; jemandem das Leben schwer machen give s.o. a hard time; sich (Dat) etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for o.s.; schwer zu sagen difficult to say; sich mit etw. schwer tun have a hard time with s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find s.th. difficult; ich tue mich oder mir mit Fremdsprachen schwer auch I’m not very good at foreign languages; er tut sich mit seiner Schwester schwer he doesn’t get on (Am. along) with his sister; sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them; ( sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig., Buch etc.: heavy(-going); schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr. WIRTS. slow-selling...; schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc.: garbled; schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style; schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated; schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp; er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; Kapee, Magen, schaffen2 II 3 etc.

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(Aufgabe) hard (Adj.); difficult (Adj.);

(Bedeutung) serious (Adj.);

(Essen) rich (Adj.);

(Gewicht) weighty (Adj.); heavy (Adj.);

(Krankheit) severe (Adj.)

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[ʃveːɐ]
1. adj

1) (lit, fig) heavy; (= massiv) Gold solid

ein 10 kg schwérer Sack — a sack weighing 10 kgs, a sack 10 kgs in weight

die Beine wurden mir schwér — my legs grew heavy

er ist fünf Millionen schwér (inf) — he is worth five million

See:

→ Herz

2) (= stark) Fahrzeug, Maschine powerful; Artillerie, Kavallerie, Wein, Parfüm heavy; Zigarre strong; (= nährstoffreich) Boden rich

schwéres Wasser (Phys) — heavy water

See:

→ Geschütz

3) (= heftig) Sturm, See, Angriff, Artilleriefeuer heavy; Winter hard, severe

4) (= ernst) Sorge, Bedenken, Unrecht, Unfall, Verlust, Krankheit, Beleidigung serious, grave; Fehler, Enttäuschung serious, grave, big; (COMPUT ) Fehler fatal, critical; Zeit, Leben, Schicksal hard; Leiden, Belastungsprobe, Strafe, Buße severe; Musik heavy

schwére Verluste — heavy losses

Schweres erlebt or durchgemacht haben — to have been through (some) hard times, to have had a hard time (of it)

das war ein schwérer Schlag für ihn — it was a hard blow for him

See:

→ Stunde, Junge

5) (= hart, anstrengend) Amt, Aufgabe, Dienst, Arbeit, Tag hard; Geburt, Tod difficult

es schwér haben — to have a hard time (of it)

See:

→ Anfang, Geburt

6) (= schwierig) Frage, Entscheidung, Übung hard, difficult, tough

7) (inf = enorm)

schwéres Geld machen — to make a packet (inf)

2. adv

1) (= mit schwerer Last) beladen, bepackt, bewaffnet heavily

schwér auf jdm/etw liegen/lasten — to lie/weigh heavily on sb/sth

zu tragen haben (sich abschleppen) — to be loaded down with sth; (fig) an Schuld etc to be heavily burdened with sth

an den 50 Sack hast du viel zu schwér zu tragen — these 50 sacks are too much for you to carry

das Bewusstsein, ihr unrecht getan zu haben, lastet schwér auf ihm — knowing that he did her an injustice is hard for him to bear

2) (= hart) arbeiten, schuften hard; bestrafen, tadeln, missbilligen severely

schwér geprüft sein — to be sorely tried

schwér verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

es schwér haben — to have a hard time of it

es mit jdm schwér haben — to have a hard time with sb

3) (= ernstlich) verletzen, verwunden seriously; krank seriously, critically; beleidigen, kränken, treffen, gekränkt deeply

schwér kriegsbeschädigt — seriously disabled (in war)

schwér erkältet sein — to have a bad cold

schwér stürzen — to have a bad fall

schwér verunglücken — to have a serious accident

4)

(= nicht einfach) schwér zu sehen/sagen — hard or difficult to see/say

es lässt sich schwér abschätzen/voraussagen — it's hard to estimate/to predict

5)

(= mit Mühe) sich schwér entschließen können — to find it hard or difficult to decide

er lernt schwér — he's a slow learner

schwér hören — to be hard of hearing

schwér löslich (attr) — not easily dissoluble

etw ist schwér löslich — sth is not easy to dissolve

jd ist schwér erziehbar — sb has behavioural (Brit) or behavioral (US) problems

ein schwér erziehbares Kind — a maladjusted child

schwér verdaulich (Speisen) — indigestible; (fig auch) difficult

etw ist schwér verdaulich — sth is hard to digest

schwér verständlich — difficult or hard to understand, incomprehensible

schwér verträglich sein (Speise) — to be indigestible; (Medikament) to have side effects; (Klima) to be unhealthy

ein schwér verträgliches Medikament — medicine which has side effects

6) (inf = sehr) really

da musste ich schwér aufpassen — I really had to watch out

schwér betrunken — completely drunk, rolling drunk (Brit inf)

schwér verdienen — to earn a packet (Brit inf) or a fistful (US inf)

sich schwér blamieren — to make a proper fool (Brit) or an ass (esp US) of oneself

ich werde mich schwér hüten — there's no way (I will) (inf)

schwér im Irrtum sein — to be badly or seriously mistaken

er ist schwér in Ordnung — he's OK (inf), he's a good bloke (Brit inf) or guy (inf)

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1) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) hard

2) (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) grievous

3) heavily

4) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) heavy

5) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) heavy

6) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) heavy

7) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) heavy

8) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) heavy

9) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) heavy

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schwer

<schwerer, schwerste>

[ʃve:ɐ̯]

I. adj

1. (nicht leicht) heavy, weighty

\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead

2. (von bestimmtem Gewicht)

20 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20 kg

ein fünf Kilo \schwerer Fisch a fish weighing five kilos, a five kilo fish

3. (anstrengend) hard

ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task

\schwere Arbeit hard work

eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden

eine \schwere Geburt/Operation a difficult [or complicated] birth/operation

4. (gravierend) serious, grave

\schwere Bedenken strong reservations

ein \schwerer Fehler [o Irrtum] a serious [or bad] mistake

\schwere Körperverletzung JUR grievous bodily harm

ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage

\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be badly defective

\schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage

ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or rank] injustice

\schwere Verluste erleiden to suffer severe losses

5. (schlimm) bad; Schock, Unfall, Verletzung a. severe, serious

eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] disappointment

ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness]

ein \schwerer Tod a painful death

\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] devastation

6. (hart) hard, tough fam

S\schweres mitmachen [o durchmachen] to live through hard [or difficult] times

ein \schweres Schicksal a hard lot

eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment

eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time

7. (schwierig) hard, difficult

die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky

8. (anspruchsvoll)

[eine] \schwere Lektüre/Musik heavy reading/music

9. (heftig) heavy; Gewitter, Sturm a. violent, severe

\schwere Kämpfe heavy fighting

10. NAUT (stürmisch)

eine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] sea

eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] wave

11. (derb, grobschlächtig) Pferd, Schuhe heavy

12. AUTO (groß) big, large

ein \schwerer Lkw (mit starkem Motor) a heavy truck

13. MIL (großkalibrig) heavy

14. (gehaltvoll) Essen rich, heavy; Likör, Wein, Zigarre strong

15. (intensiv) strong

ein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume

16. AGR

\schwerer Boden (lehmig) heavy [or hard] soil; (nährstoffreich) rich soil

17. (fam: reich)

1 Million \schwer sein to be worth 1 million

18. (fam: viel)

\schweres Geld kosten to cost a packet fam

\schweres Geld verdienen to make big money fam

19. (massiv) solid

aus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold

ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth

20. (feucht)

\schwere Luft oppressively humid air

21. (traurig)

jdm ist \schwer ums Herz sb is heavy-hearted

22. (müde) heavy

die Beine wurden ihm \schwer his legs grew heavy

\schwerer Schlaf deep [or heavy] sleep; s.a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser

II. adv

1. (hart) hard

\schwer arbeiten to work hard

jdn \schwer bestrafen to punish sb severely

etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth

sich dat etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth

es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]]

es \schwer mit jdm haben to have a hard time [of it] with sb

2. (mit schweren Lasten) heavily

\schwer bepackt [o beladen] sein to be heavily laden

\schwer auf jdm lasten (fig) to weigh heavily on sb

\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry

\schwer [an etw dat] zu tragen haben (fig) to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]

3. (mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty

\schwer abbaubare Materialien materials which do not decompose [or degrade] very easily

\schwer atmen to have difficulty breathing

\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned

ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child

\schwer hören to be hard of hearing

\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble

\schwer verdaulich [o verträglich] difficult [or hard] to digest; (fig: schwierig, düster) heavy-going attr, heavy going pred

\schwer vermittelbar difficult to place [in employment]

4. (fam: sehr) really

das will ich \schwer hoffen! I sincerely hope so

er ist \schwer in Ordnung he really is a cool guy fam

\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended

\schwer betrunken dead drunk

sich akk \schwer hüten [o in Acht nehmen] to take great care

jdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket fam

etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth

jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time

jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time sl

\schwer verdienen to earn a packet fam; s.a. Ordnung

5. (ernstlich) seriously, badly

\schwer behindert [o beschädigt] severely handicapped [or disabled]

sich akk \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold

\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or gravely] ill

\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall

\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured

\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident

\schwer wiegend serious

\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations

eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung a momentous decision

ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason

6. (schwierig) difficult

etw ist \schwer zu beantworten there is no easy answer to sth

\schwer zu begreifen difficult to

sich dat/jdm etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult for oneself/sb

jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb

\schwer zu sagen hard to say

\schwer verständlich (geistig) scarcely comprehensible; (akustisch) hard [or difficult] to understand pred

7. (traurig)

jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad

8. (mit großkalibrigen Waffen)

\schwer bewaffnet sein to be heavily armed

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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schwer

A. adj

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy;

wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?;

es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds;

ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc a three-pound roast etc;

ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons;

ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig, Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong;

schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine;

er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich;

schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay;

schweres Gold solid gold;

schweres Wasser CHEM heavy water;

schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing;

ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing;

schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep;

schwere Zunge heavy tongue;

schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg:

schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (US bundle);

schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, US a bundle);

etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; → auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; IT Fehler: fatal, critical;

schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold;

eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion;

schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock;

schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Br abk GBH;

schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft;

schwerer Schlag fig heavy ( oder hard) blow;

schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic;

schwerer Junge umg hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. SCHIFF, Wetter: stormy;

eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg; → auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg; Amt, Pflicht: onerous;

schwere Aufgabe/Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task/severe test;

das Schwere daran the difficult part about it;

schweres Schicksal hard lot;

schwerer Tag hard (tough umg) day;

heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg) going today;

er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young;

schwere Zeit(en) hard times;

sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; → Begriff 1, Blei¹ 1, Geschütz etc

B. adv

1. bewaffnet etc: heavily etc;

schwer beladen Laster etc: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG etc cargo); fig Person, mit Sorgen etc: weighed down (

mit with);

schwer wiegend → schwerwiegend;

jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on sb’s mind;

es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind;

zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly;

es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her;

schwer betroffen seriously affected;

schwer stürzen/verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall/accident;

schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold;

schwer krank seriously ill;

schwer Kranke → Schwerkranke;

schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured);

schwer Verletzte → Schwerverletzte;

schwer verwundet seriously wounded;

schwer Verwundete → Schwerverwundete;

schwer behindert → schwerbehindert;

schwer beschädigt → schwerbeschädigt;

schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg;

schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed;

schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart)

schwer arbeiten work hard;

schwer verdient hard-earned;

schwer geprüft sorely tried;

schwer bestrafen punish severely;

schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg (sehr) really;

schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk;

schwer beleidigt deeply offended; besonders iron mortally wounded;

schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed;

schwer stolz sein auf (+akk) be very proud of;

das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc better!;

ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!;

er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy;

da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there;

sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht)

schwer atmen have difficulty breathing;

das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question;

das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge);

sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind;

ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child;

schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems;

schwer Erziehbare → Schwererziehbare;

sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times;

keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do;

schwer hören be hard of hearing;

auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg, fig she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that);

schwer löslich CHEM of low solubility, not easily soluble;

jemandem etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for sb;

jemandem das Leben schwer machen give sb a hard time;

sich (dat)

etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for o.s.;

schwer zu sagen difficult to say;

sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them;

(sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig, Buch etc: heavy(-going);

schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr WIRTSCH slow-selling …;

schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc: garbled;

schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style;

schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated;

schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp;

er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; → Kapee, Magen, schaffen² B 3 etc

…schwer im adj

1. im wörtl Sinn:

kiloschwer weighing a kilogram ( oder several kilos);

tonnenschwer weighing tons

2. fig:

kalorienschwer with a high calorie content, high-calorie …;

cholesterinschwer with a high cholesterol content;

milliardenschwer worth a billion ( oder billions), billionaire …

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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(Speisen) adj.

rich adj. adj.

big adj.

difficult adj.

grave adj.

hard adj.

heavy adj.

weighty adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwer
5 schlecht

I Adj.

1. allg. bad (Komp. schlechter worse, Sup. schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc.: bad, poor; nicht schlecht! not bad; schlechter Absatz WIRTS. poor sales; ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal; schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook Sg.; ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign; wir hatten ( nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather; schlechtes Essen bad food; schlechter Flug bad flight; ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student); ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers; schlechte Führung bad conduct; eine schlechte Nachricht bad news Sg.; zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news; schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times; schlecht in etw. sein be bad at s.th.; schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate; du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar

2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked; ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person; sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition; er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core; ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend

3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off; schlecht werden go off (Am. go bad); die Milch ist schlecht has gone off (Am. bad), is off (Am. bad); es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg. we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)

4. (unpassend) bad; einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment; im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time; Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me

5. Gesundheit: poor; sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way; das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him; mir ist schlecht I feel ill (bes. Am. sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick; mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick; es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg. it’s enough to make you sick; mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg. I’m feeling quite ill already; Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc.

II Adv.

1. allg. badly; schlecht riechen / schmecken smell / taste bad; er hört / sieht schlecht he can’t hear / see very well; his hearing / eyesight is bad ( oder poor); ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying; schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill; wie ist die Lage? - es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak; schlecht dran sein umg. be badly off; es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way; schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc.: do badly; schlecht dastehen be in a bad way; damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before; schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc.: be poorly attended; Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+ Inf.) I wouldn’t advise you to (+ Inf.), I would advise you against (+ Ger.) schlecht bezahlt badly paid; schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood; schlecht sitzend Anzug etc.: badly-fitting; schlecht und recht after a fashion; er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it

2. es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg.; es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well; es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me); wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg. if that gets out you’ll be in for it

3. schlecht machen umg. (jemanden) run down, knock ( bei jemandem in front of s.o.); warum musst du immer alles schlecht machen? auch why do you always have to be so disparaging about everything?, why are you always trashing everything? umg.

4. schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat; schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlecht machen) run down, say nasty things about umg.; ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him; es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc.: it didn’t agree with him; fig. it didn’t do him any good; er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+ Inf.) he can’t really afford to (+ Inf.) er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg. he wasn’t half surprised; das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say; heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today; ich kann schlecht nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no

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poor (Adj.); ill (Adj.); sick (Adj.); bad (Adj.); weak (Adj.); unpalatable (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); amiss (Adv.)

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schlẹcht [ʃlɛçt]
1. adj

1) bad; Zustand, Aussprache, Geschmack, Zensur, Leistung poor, bad; Qualität poor, bad, inferior; Luft stale, bad; Zeiten bad, hard

das Schlechte in der Welt/im Menschen — the evil in the world/in man

das ist ein schlechter Scherz — that is a dirty trick

er ist in Latein schlechter als ich — he is worse at Latin than I am

sich zum Schlechten wenden — to take a turn for the worse

nur Schlechtes von jdm or über jdn sagen — not to have a good word to say for sb

See:

→ Dienst

2) pred (= ungenießbar) off pred (Brit), bad

die Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad

schlecht werden — to go off (Brit) or bad

3) (gesundheitlich etc) Zustand poor; Nieren, Herz bad; Durchblutung bad, poor

jdm ist (es) schlecht — sb feels sick or ill

in schlechter Verfassung sein — to be in a bad way

schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad

mit jdm/etw sieht es schlecht aus — sb/sth looks in a bad way

damit sieht es schlecht aus — things look bad

See:

→ schlecht gehen

2. adv

1) badly

schlecht beraten sein — to be ill-advised

schlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid

sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together

die beiden können sich schlecht leiden — the two of them don't get along (with each other)

an jdm schlecht handeln — to do sb wrong, to wrong sb

schlecht über jdn sprechen/von jdm denken — to speak/think ill of sb

schlecht gelaunt — bad-tempered

schlecht gelaunt sein — to be in a bad mood

2) (= mit Schwierigkeiten) hören, sehen badly; lernen, begreifen with difficulty

er kann schlecht nein or Nein sagen — he finds it hard to say no, he can't say no

da kann man schlecht nein or Nein sagen — you can hardly say no to that, it's hard to say no to that

heute geht es schlecht — today is not very convenient

das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)

er ist schlecht zu verstehen — he is hard to understand

sie kann sich schlecht anpassen — she finds it difficult or hard to adjust

das kann ich schlecht sagen — it's hard to say, I can't really say

sie kann es sich schlecht leisten, zu... — she can ill afford to...

ich kann sie schlecht sehen — I can't see her very well

3)

(in festen Redewendungen) auf jdn/etw schlecht zu sprechen sein — not to have a good word to say for sb/sth

schlecht gerechnet — at the very least

mehr schlecht als recht (hum) — after a fashion

4) (inf)

er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised

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1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) badly

2) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) bad

3) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bad

4) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) bad

5) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bad

6) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) bad

7) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupt

8) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) ill

9) (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ill

10) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) sick

11) (not as good as usual, or as it should be: His work has gone off recently;) off

12) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) unworthy

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schlecht

[ʃlɛçt]

I. adj

1. (nachteilig, übel) bad

nicht \schlecht! not bad!

das ist keine \schlechte Idee! that's not a bad idea!

das ist ein \schlechtes Zeichen that's a bad sign

Rauchen ist \schlecht für die Gesundheit smoking is bad for your health

\schlechtes Benehmen bad manners pl

\schlechter Geschmack bad taste

ein \schlechter Geruch a bad smell

\schlechte Gewohnheiten bad habits

\schlechter Laune sein to be in a bad mood

\schlechte Manieren haben to have bad manners

eine \schlechte Meinung über jdn haben to have a poor opinion of sb

sich akk zum S \schlechten wenden to take a turn for the worse

\schlechtes Wetter bad weather

\schlechte Zeiten hard times

2. (minderwertig) bad, poor

ein \schlechtes Beispiel geben to be a bad example

\schlechte Luft stale air

von \schlechter Qualität of poor quality

\schlechter Stil bad style

\schlechte Verarbeitung/Waren inferior workmanship/goods

3. präd KOCHK (verdorben) Lebensmittel bad

▪ \schlecht sein/werden to be/become bad, to be/go off BRIT

ich fürchte, das Fleisch ist \schlecht geworden I'm afraid the meat has gone off BRIT

4. (ungenügend) poor

deine Aussprache ist noch zu \schlecht your pronunciation is still not good enough

er sprach [ein] \schlechtes Französisch he spoke poor French

es regnete stark, und die Sicht war \schlecht it was raining heavily and visibility was poor

ein \schlechter Esser sein to be a poor eater

eine \schlechte Ernte a poor harvest

ein \schlechtes Gehalt a poor salary

in Latein/Mathematik \schlecht sein to be bad at Latin/mathematics

in Englisch ist er \schlechter als ich he is worse at English than I am

5. (moralisch) bad, wicked, evil

er ist ein \schlechter Mensch he is a wicked man

er ist nicht der S\schlechteste he's not too bad

ich habe nur S\schlechtes über sie gehört I've heard only bad things about her

das war ein \schlechter Scherz that was a dirty trick

ein \schlechtes Gewissen haben to have a bad conscience

das S\schlechte im Menschen/in der Welt the evil in man/in the world

jdm etwas S\schlechtes nachsagen to speak disparagingly about sb, to cast aspersions on sb form

einen \schlechten Ruf haben [o in \schlechtem Ruf stehen] to have a bad reputation

S\schlechtes über jdn sagen to say sth bad about sb; s.a. Gesellschaft

6. MED (nicht gut funktionierend) bad, poor

\schlechte Augen poor [or weak] eyesight, weak eyes

eine \schlechte Durchblutung a poor [or bad] circulation

eine \schlechte Entwässerung water retention

bei \schlechter Gesundheit sein to be in poor health

ein \schlechtes Herz a bad heart

in \schlechter Verfassung [o in \schlechtem Zustand] sein to be in [a] poor condition

7. präd (körperlich unwohl)

▪ jdm ist [o wird] [es] \schlecht sb feels sick [or ill]

da kann einem ja \schlecht werden! (fig fam) it's enough to make you ill!

8.

▶ es [bei jdm] \schlecht haben to not be doing well [or to be doing badly] [with sb]

II. adv

1. (nachteilig, übel)

in dem Restaurant speist man nicht \schlecht you can eat [quite] well in that restaurant

so \schlecht habe ich selten gegessen I've rarely had such bad food

\schlecht aussehen (Mensch) to look sick [or ill]; (Lage) to look bad

es sieht \schlecht aus it doesn't [or things don't] look good

mit ihm sieht es \schlecht aus the prospects [or things] don't look good for him

\schlecht beraten ill-advised

\schlecht gelaunt [o (fam) drauf] bad-tempered, ill-tempered form, in a bad mood pred

\schlecht sitzend ill-fitting

um jdn/etw steht es \schlecht sb/sth is in a bad way, things look bad for sb/sth

2. (ungenügend) badly, poorly

die Geschäfte gehen \schlecht business is bad

sie verdient ziemlich \schlecht she is badly [or poorly] paid

er spricht \schlecht Französisch he speaks poor French

ich kann dich \schlecht sehen I can't see you very well

sie war \schlecht zu verstehen she was hard to understand

er kann sich \schlecht anpassen he finds it difficult [or hard] to adjust

die Vorstellung war \schlecht besucht the performance was poorly attended

etw \schlecht beschreiben to describe sth superficially [or badly]

\schlecht bezahlt badly [or poorly] paid, low-paid attr

\schlecht geplant/konzipiert badly [or poorly] planned/conceived

\schlecht lernen to be a poor learner

\schlecht zahlen to pay badly

3. (moralisch)

von jdm \schlecht denken to think ill of sb

an jdm \schlecht handeln to do sb wrong, to wrong sb

über jdn \schlecht reden to say bad things about sb, to speak disparagingly about sb

4. (fast nicht)

die beiden können sich \schlecht leiden the two of them don't get along [with each other]

\schlecht mit jdm auskommen to not get on [well] with sb

sich akk \schlecht vertragen Menschen to not get on well; Dinge, Farbe to not go well together

die beiden vertragen sich \schlecht they don't get on well

die Farben vertragen sich \schlecht the colours don't go well together

5. (körperlich)

jdm geht es \schlecht sb doesn't feel [or isn't] well

\schlecht hören to be hard of hearing

\schlecht sehen to have poor [or weak] eyesight

6. (kaum, schwerlich) hardly

du wirst \schlecht anders können you can't really do anything else

es ist \schlecht vorstellbar it's difficult to imagine

sie kann \schlecht nein sagen she finds it hard to say no, she can't say no

da kann man \schlecht nein sagen you can hardly say no

heute geht es \schlecht today is not very convenient

heute passt es mir \schlecht it's not very convenient for me today

das lässt sich \schlecht machen that's not really possible

das kann ich \schlecht sagen it's hard to say, I can't really say

er kann es sich \schlecht leisten, das Treffen jetzt abzusagen he can ill afford to cancel the meeting now

das wird sich \schlecht vermeiden lassen it can hardly be avoided

7.

▶ \schlecht gerechnet at the very least

▶ jdn aber \schlecht kennen to not know sb [very well]

▶ nicht \schlecht (fam)

er war nicht \schlecht beeindruckt he wasn't half impressed fam

nicht \schlecht staunen (fam) to be astonished

da hat sie nicht \schlecht gestaunt she wasn't half surprised fam

nicht \schlecht verwundert sein to be amazed

▶ \schlecht und recht [o mehr \schlecht als recht] (hum fam) after a fashion, more or less

ich spiele Klavier, aber mehr \schlecht als recht I can play the piano, after a fashion

▶ auf jdn/etw \schlecht zu sprechen sein to not have a good word to say for sb/sth

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>

in Mathematik schlecht sein — be bad at mathematics

das wäre nicht schlecht — that wouldn't be a bad idea

mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

2) (böse) bad; wicked

das Schlechte im Menschen — the evil in man

sie ist nicht die Schlechteste — she's not too bad

3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off

das Fleisch ist schlecht geworden — the meat has gone off
2.
adverbial

1) badly

sie spricht schlecht Englisch — she speaks poor English

er sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing

die Geschäfte gehen im Moment schlecht — business is bad at the moment

über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

2) (schwer)

heute geht es schlecht — today is difficult

das kann ich schlecht sagen — I can't really say

das wird sich schlecht vermeiden lassen — it can hardly be avoided

3) in

schlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion

sie hat sich schlecht und recht durchs Leben geschlagen — she got by in life as best she could

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schlecht

A. adj

1. allg bad (komp

schlechter worse, sup

schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc: bad, poor;

nicht schlecht! not bad;

schlechter Absatz WIRTSCH poor sales;

ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal;

schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook sg;

ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign;

wir hatten (nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather;

schlechtes Essen bad food;

schlechter Flug bad flight;

ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student);

ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers;

schlechte Führung bad conduct;

eine schlechte Nachricht bad news sg;

zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news;

schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times;

schlecht in etwas sein be bad at sth;

schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate;

du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar

2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked;

ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person;

sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition;

er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core;

ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend

3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off;

schlecht werden go off (US go bad);

die Milch

ist schlecht has gone off (US bad), is off (US bad);

es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)

4. (unpassend) bad;

einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment;

im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time;

Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me

5. Gesundheit: poor;

sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way;

das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him;

mir ist schlecht I feel ill (besonders US sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick;

mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick;

es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg it’s enough to make you sick;

mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg I’m feeling quite ill already; → Laune 1, Tag¹ 4 etc

B. adv

1. allg badly;

schlecht riechen/schmecken smell/taste bad;

er hört/sieht schlecht he can’t hear/see very well; his hearing/eyesight is bad ( oder poor);

ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying;

schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill;

wie ist die Lage? -

es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak;

schlecht dran sein umg be badly off;

es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way;

schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc: do badly;

schlecht dastehen be in a bad way;

damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before;

schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc: be poorly attended;

Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+inf) I wouldn’t advise you to (+inf), I would advise you against (+ger)

schlecht bezahlt badly paid;

schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood;

schlecht sitzend Anzug etc: badly-fitting;

schlecht und recht after a fashion;

er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it

2.

es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg;

es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well;

es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me);

wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg if that gets out you’ll be in for it

3.

schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat;

schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlechtmachen) run down, say nasty things about umg;

ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him;

es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc: it didn’t agree with him; fig it didn’t do him any good;

er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+inf) he can’t really afford to (+inf)

er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg he wasn’t half surprised;

das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say;

heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today;

ich kann schlecht Nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no

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1.
Adjektiv

1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>

in Mathematik schlecht sein — be bad at mathematics

das wäre nicht schlecht — that wouldn't be a bad idea

mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

2) (böse) bad; wicked

das Schlechte im Menschen — the evil in man

sie ist nicht die Schlechteste — she's not too bad

3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off

das Fleisch ist schlecht geworden — the meat has gone off
2.
adverbial

1) badly

sie spricht schlecht Englisch — she speaks poor English

er sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing

die Geschäfte gehen im Moment schlecht — business is bad at the moment

über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

2) (schwer)

heute geht es schlecht — today is difficult

das kann ich schlecht sagen — I can't really say

das wird sich schlecht vermeiden lassen — it can hardly be avoided

3) in

schlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion

sie hat sich schlecht und recht durchs Leben geschlagen — she got by in life as best she could

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adj.

amiss adj.

bad adj.

ill adj.

unpalatable adj. adv.

badly adv.

unpalatably adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlecht
6 dur

dur, e [dyʀ]

1. adjective

   a. [roche, métal, lit, crayon, sol] hard ; [carton, col, brosse, porte] stiff ; [viande] tough

• être dur d'oreille to be hard of hearing

   b. [problème, travail, parcours] hard

• dur à manier/croire hard to handle/believe

• c'est un enfant très dur he's a very difficult child

   c. [climat, punition, combat, couleur] harsh ; [leçon] hard ; [eau] hard

• la vie est dure it's a hard life

• les temps sont durs times are hard

• il nous mène la vie dure he gives us a hard time

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

   d. ( = sévère) hard ; [loi, critique] harsh

• être dur avec or pour or envers qn to be hard on sb

   e. ( = insensible) [personne] hard

2. adverb

[travailler, frapper] (inf) hard

• croire à qch dur comme fer to have a blind belief in sth

3. masculine noun

• c'est un dur (inf) he's a tough guy (inf)

• c'est un dur à cuire (inf) he's a tough nut (inf)

• jouer les durs to act tough

► en dur

• une construction en dur a permanent structure

• un court (de tennis) en dur a hard court

4. feminine noun

► à la dure

• être élevé à la dure to be brought up the hard way

• vivre à la dure to live rough

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1.

dure dyʀ adjectif

1) ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, pain, siège, matelas] hard; [viande] tough; ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard

2) ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy

3) ( résistant) [personne]

dur au mal — tough

elle est dure à la tâche or au travail — she's a hard worker

4) ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard

5) ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh

6) ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe

7) ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline (épith)

il est très dur avec ses élèves — ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils

il est dur mais juste — ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair

la droite/gauche dure — the hard Right/Left

8) ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough

9) ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard; ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough

cela a été une dure épreuve — it was quite an ordeal

c'est la dure réalité — it's the grim reality

les temps sont durs — times are hard

10) ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard

il est dur à supporter — he's heavy going

11) ( sans fard) [film, reportage] hard-hitting (épith)

12) ( calcaire) [eau] hard

2.

nom masculin, féminin

1) ( personne solide) tough nut (colloq)

jouer les durs — to act tough

2) Politique ( partisan) hardliner

3.

adverbe [travailler, frapper] hard

4.

nom masculin permanent structure

5.

à la dure locution adverbiale the hard way

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être dur d'oreille — (sl) to be hard of hearing

avoir la tête dure — ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense

avoir la vie dure — [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard

elle a la vie dure — she has a hard life

mener la vie dure à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time

en faire voir de dur à ses parents — to give one's parents a hard time

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dyʀ dur, -e
1. adj

1) (pierre, siège) hard, (viande) tough

2) (travail, problème) hard

3) (lumière, voix, climat) harsh

4) (= sévère) (= maître) hard, (= discipline) harsh

être dur avec qn — to be hard on sb

mener la vie dure à qn — to give sb a hard time

5) (= cruel) hard, hard-hearted

6) (porte, col) stiff

2. adv

hard

travailler dur — to work hard

3. nm/f

(= personne) tough guy

4. nm

en dur (bâtiment, installations) ; une construction en dur — a permanent structure

construire en dur — to build a permanent structure

5. nf

à la dure [élever un enfant] — the hard way, [dormir] rough

sur la dure [dormir] — rough

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dur, dure

A adj

1 ( difficile à entamer) [matériau, sol, crème glacée, mine de crayon] hard; ⇒ dent, détente;

2 ( difficile à mâcher) [pain, légume] hard; [viande] tough;

3 ( rigide) [pinceau, poil, cuir, carton] stiff; [brosse à dents] hard; [plastique] rigid; [ressort] hard;

4 ( sans confort) [banquette, siège, matelas] hard;

5 ( malaisé à manipuler) [fermeture, poignée, pédale] stiff; [direction, volant] heavy; dur à ouvrir/tourner hard to open/to turn;

6 ( résistant) [personne] dur au mal tough; elle est dure à la fatigue she doesn't tire easily; elle est dure à la tâche or au travail she's a hard worker; elle est dure à la douleur she can stand a lot of pain;

7 ( anguleux) [profil, traits] hard; [dessin] angular;

8 ( blessant) [son, voix, ton, parole, lumière, couleur] harsh; il n'y a pas de mots assez durs pour condamner… there are no words harsh enough to condemn…;

9 ( hostile) [visage, expression] severe; elle lui a jeté un regard dur she gave him/her a severe look;

10 ( intransigeant) [parents, patron] ( en général) hard; ( à l'occasion) harsh; [régime] hard; [faction, politique] hardline ( épith); il est très dur avec ses élèves ( comme défaut) he's very hard on his pupils; il est dur mais juste ( comme qualité) he's tough but fair; la droite/gauche dure the hard Right/Left; ⇒ noyau;

11 ( contraignant) [loi naturelle, conditions de vie] harsh; [conditions de crédit, termes de sécurité] tough;

12 ( éprouvant) [métier] gén hard ( physiquement) tough; [climat, nécessité] harsh; [concurrence, sport, ascension] hard, tough; cela a été une dure épreuve it was quite an ordeal; l'hiver a été très dur cette année it's been a very hard winter this year; le plus dur sera de faire the hardest thing will be to do; le plus dur est passé/reste à faire the hardest part is over/is still to come; il a fait le plus dur du travail hier he did the hardest part of the work yesterday; c'est dur de se lever si tôt it's hard to get up so early; ce fut très dur pour lui de faire it was very hard for him to do; c'est la dure réalité it's the grim reality; les temps sont durs times are hard; dur, dur○! it's tough!;

13 ( difficile) [examen, problème] hard; pour moi, le plus dur c'est la syntaxe for me, the hardest thing is syntax; dur à hard to; dur à résoudre/admettre hard to solve/admit; il est dur à supporter he's heavy going;

14 ( sans fard) [film, récit, reportage] hard-hitting ( épith);

15 ( calcaire) [eau] hard;

16 Phys [rayons X] hard; les rayons durs hard radiation;

17 Phon [consonne] ( non palatalisée) hard; ( tendue) fortis spéc;

18 Naut [mer] choppy.

B nm,f

1 ( personne solide) tough nut○, tough cookie○; jouer les durs to act tough; c'est un dur de durs he's a real tough nut○;

2 Pol ( partisan) hardliner.

C adv [travailler, frapper] hard; ça tape dur aujourd'hui○ [soleil] it's boiling hot today; ça grimpe○ dur! it's a hell○ of a climb!; ⇒ fer.

D nm permanent structure; construire en dur to build a permanent structure; construction en dur permanent structure.

E à la dure loc adv j'ai élevé mes enfants à la dure my children were brought up the hard way.

F dures nfpl en faire voir de dures à ses parents to give one's parents a hard time; en dire de dures à qn to say cruel things to sb.

Composé

dur à cuire tough nut○ ou cookie○.

Idiomes

dur comme (de la) pierre [objet] rock-hard ( épith); [cœur, personne] as hard as nails; être dur d'oreille or de la feuille◑ to be hard of hearing; avoir la tête dure ( obstiné) to be stubborn; ( obtus) to be dense; avoir la vie dure [insectes] to be difficult to get rid of; [habitude, préjugé] to die hard; elle a la vie dure ( pas facile) she has a hard life; ( résistante) she keeps hanging on; mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time; la vie est dure it's a hard life.

( féminin dure) [dyr] adjectif

1. [ferme - viande] tough ; [ - muscle] firm, hard ; [ - lit, mine de crayon] hard

dur comme du bois ou le marbre ou le roc rock-hard

2. [difficile] hard, difficult

la route est dure à monter it's a hard road to climb

c'est plutôt dur à digérer, ton histoire! (familier) your story's rather hard to take!

il est parfois dur d'accepter la vérité accepting the truth can be hard ou difficult

le plus dur dans l'histoire, c'est de comprendre ce qui s'est passé the hardest part of the whole business is understanding what really happened

3. [pénible à supporter - climat] harsh

les conditions de vie sont de plus en plus dures life gets harder and harder

le plus dur est passé maintenant the worst is over now

les temps sont durs these are hard times

plus dure sera la chute (allusion) BIBLE (the higher they come) the harder they fall

dur dur (familier) : pas de congé?/plus de café? dur dur! no time off?/no coffee left? that's a blow!

4. [cruel]

ne sois pas dur avec lui don't be nasty to ou tough on him

5. [rude, froid] harsh

d'une voix dure in a harsh voice

des yeux d'un bleu très dur steely blue eyes

6. [endurci] tough

dur à: il est dur à la douleur he's tough, he can bear a lot of (physical) pain

il est dur au travail ou à l'ouvrage he's a hard worker

avoir le cœur dur to have a heart of stone, to be hardhearted

il est dur à cuire (familier) he's a hard nut to crack

dur à la détente (familier) tight-fisted

être dur d'oreille ou de la feuille (familier) to be hard of hearing

7. [intransigeant] hard

la droite/gauche dure the hard right/left

8. PHONÉTIQUE & PHYSIQUE hard

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, dure [dyr] nom masculin, nom féminin

(familier)

1. [personne sans faiblesse] toughie, tough nut (UK) ou cookie (US)

un dur en affaires a hard-nosed businessman

c'est un dur à cuire he's a hard nut to crack

2. [voyou] tough guy, toughie

un dur de dur a real tough nut (UK) ou tough guy

3. POLITIQUE hard-liner, hawk

les durs du parti the hard core in the party

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adverbe

1. [avec force] hard

il a tapé ou frappé dur he hit hard

il travaille dur sur son nouveau projet he's working hard ou he's hard at work on his new project

il croit dur comme fer qu'elle va revenir he believes doggedly ou he's adamant that she'll come back

2. [avec intensité]

le soleil tape dur aujourd'hui the sun is beating down today

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dures nom féminin pluriel

(familier) [histoires, moments]

il lui en a fait voir de dures he gave her a hard time

il nous en a dit de dures he told us some really nasty things

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à la dure locution adverbiale

élever ses enfants à la dure to bring up one's children the hard way

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en dur locution adjectivale

construction/maison en dur building/house built with non-temporary materials

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sur la dure locution adverbiale

coucher sur la dure to sleep on the ground

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dur
7 hören

I vt/i

1. hear; (zufällig mit anhören) overhear; gut hören have good ears ( oder hearing); schwer oder schlecht hören be slightly deaf, be hard of hearing; ich hör dich so schlecht I can’t hear you very well; du hörst wohl schlecht? iro. are you (going) deaf?; ich glaub, ich hör nicht recht! umg. did I hear (you) right?, say that again; das lässt sich hören! that doesn’t sound too bad at all; jemanden kommen / lachen hören hear s.o. coming / laughing; er hört sich gerne reden he likes the sound of his own voice; ich habe sagen hören I’ve heard it said; ihm verging Hören und Sehen ( dabei) umg. he almost passed out; ..., dass dir Hören und Sehen vergeht umg. drohend:... that you’ll wish you were never born; ich hörte an Ihrer Stimme, dass etwas faul war I could tell by her voice that something fishy was going on

2. (zuhören) listen; Radio hören listen to the radio; das machst du nie wieder, hörst du? do you hear?; hör mal! listen, bes. Am. listen up!; na hör mal, so geht das aber nicht! now listen here, now just a minute; hört, hört! Zwischenruf: well, well!; man höre und staune would you believe it; beim Hören des Vortrags while listening to the lecture

3. (erfahren) hear ( von of oder about); ich hab’s von ihr gehört I heard it from her, she told me; ich habe von ihm gehört (kenne den Namen) I’ve heard of him; (habe einen Brief etc. bekommen) I’ve heard from him; ich habe schon viel von ihm gehört I’ve heard a lot about him; man hörte nie mehr etwas von ihm he was never heard of again; ich habe gehört, dass... they say (that)...; wie ich höre, ist sie krank I hear she’s ill; soviel ich gehört habe as far as I’ve heard; nach allem, was ich höre from what I’ve heard; das ist das Erste, was ich höre that’s the first I’ve heard of it; nie gehört! never heard of it etc.!; was muss ich da hören? what’s this you’re ( oder they’re etc.) telling me?; ich will davon nichts hören I don’t want to hear about it; das will ich nicht gehört haben! I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that!; er hat nichts von sich hören lassen he hasn’t written ( oder phoned), we etc. haven’t heard from him at all; lasst mal von euch hören keep in touch; ich lasse von mir hören I’ll let you know; Sie werden noch von mir hören! drohend: you haven’t heard the last of this!

II v/t

1. (anhören) (Beschuldigten, Zeugen etc.) hear; die Beichte hören hear confession

2. UNIV.: bei Professor B. Geschichte hören go to Professor B’s history lectures; Geographie und Politologie hören go to ( oder attend) lectures in geography and political science

III v/i

1. hören auf (+ Akk) listen to; auf den Namen... hören answer to the name of...; nicht auf jemandes Flehen hören not heed s.o.’s pleas

2. umg. (gehorchen) obey, listen; alles hört auf mein Kommando! I am in command!; (was ich sage, wird gemacht) you will all do what I say!; willst du wohl hören? will you please do as you’re told!; wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen Sprichw. that’s what you get for not listening; Ohr

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das Hören

hearing

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Hö|ren
nt -s, no pl
hearing; (= Radiohören) listening
das Hö́ren von Musik — listening to music

es verging ihm Hö́ren und Sehen — he didn't know whether he was coming or going (inf)

er fuhr so schnell, dass mir Hö́ren und Sehen verging — he drove so fast I almost passed out

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1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) hear

2) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) hear

3) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) listen

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Hö·ren

<-s>

[ˈhø:rən]

nt kein pl

1. (das Vernehmen mit dem Gehör) hearing no pl, no art

2. (das Anhören) listening no pl, no art

3.

▶ ..., dass jdm \Hören und Sehen vergeht that sb doesn't/won't know what day it is

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hear

jemanden kommen/sprechen hören — hear somebody coming/speaking

ich höre nichts — I can't hear anything; s. auch Gras

2) (anhören) listen to, hear <programme, broadcast, performance, etc.>; hear <singer, musician>

Radio hören — listen to the radio

den Angeklagten/Zeugen hören — hear the accused/witness

das lässt sich hören — that's good news

3) (erfahren) hear

ich habe gehört, dass — I hear that

etwas von jemandem hören — hear something from somebody

er lässt nichts von sich hören — I/we etc. haven't heard from him

lass mal etwas von dir hören! — keep in touch

von jemandem etwas zu hören bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — get a good talking-to from somebody (coll.)

4) (erkennen)

an etwas (Dat.) hören, daß... — hear or tell by something that...
2.
intransitives Verb

1) hear

gut hören — have good hearing

schlecht hören — have bad hearing; be hard of hearing

nur auf einem Ohr hören — be deaf in one ear

2) (aufmerksam verfolgen)

auf etwas (Akk.) hören — listen to something

3) (zuhören) listen

ich höre — I'm listening

hörst du! — listen [here]!

hörst du? — are you listening?

man höre und staune — would you believe it!; wonders will never cease (iron.)

hör mal!/hören Sie mal! — listen [here]!

4)

auf jemanden/jemandes Rat hören — listen to or heed somebody/somebody's advice

auf den Namen Monika hören — answer to the name [of] Monika

alles hört auf mein Kommando! — (Milit.) I'm taking command; (scherzh.) everyone do as I say

5) (Kenntnis erhalten)

von jemandem/etwas hören — hear of somebody/something

von jemandem hören — (Nachricht bekommen) hear from somebody

Sie hören noch von mir — you'll be hearing from me again; you haven't heard the last of this

6) (ugs.): (gehorchen) do as one is told

wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen — (Spr.) if you don't do as you're told, you'll suffer for it

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hören

A. v/t & v/i

1. hear; (zufällig mit anhören) overhear;

gut hören have good ears ( oder hearing);

schwer oder

schlecht hören be slightly deaf, be hard of hearing;

ich hör dich so schlecht I can’t hear you very well;

du hörst wohl schlecht? iron are you (going) deaf?;

ich glaub, ich hör nicht recht! umg did I hear (you) right?, say that again;

das lässt sich hören! that doesn’t sound too bad at all;

jemanden kommen/lachen hören hear sb coming/laughing;

er hört sich gern[e] reden he likes the sound of his own voice;

ich habe sagen hören I’ve heard it said;

ihm verging Hören und Sehen (dabei) umg he almost passed out;

…, dass dir Hören und Sehen vergeht umg drohend: … that you’ll wish you were never born;

ich hörte an Ihrer Stimme, dass etwas faul war I could tell by her voice that something fishy was going on

2. (zuhören) listen;

Radio hören listen to the radio; das machst du nie wieder,

hörst du? do you hear?;

hör mal! listen, besonders US listen up!;

na hör mal, so geht das aber nicht! now listen here, now just a minute;

hört, hört! Zwischenruf: well, well!;

man höre und staune would you believe it;

beim Hören des Vortrags while listening to the lecture

3. (erfahren) hear (

von of oder about);

ich hab’s von ihr gehört I heard it from her, she told me;

ich habe von ihm gehört (kenne den Namen) I’ve heard of him; (habe einen Brief etc bekommen) I’ve heard from him;

ich habe schon viel von ihm gehört I’ve heard a lot about him;

man hörte nie mehr etwas von ihm he was never heard of again;

ich habe gehört, dass … they say (that) …;

wie ich höre, ist sie krank I hear she’s ill;

soviel ich gehört habe as far as I’ve heard;

nach allem, was ich höre from what I’ve heard;

das ist das Erste, was ich höre that’s the first I’ve heard of it;

nie gehört! never heard of it etc!;

was muss ich da hören? what’s this you’re ( oder they’re etc) telling me?;

ich will davon nichts hören I don’t want to hear about it;

das will ich nicht gehört haben! I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that!;

er hat nichts von sich hören lassen he hasn’t written ( oder phoned), we etc haven’t heard from him at all;

lasst mal von euch hören keep in touch;

ich lasse von mir hören I’ll let you know;

Sie werden noch von mir hören! drohend: you haven’t heard the last of this!

B. v/t

1. (anhören) (Beschuldigten, Zeugen etc) hear;

die Beichte hören hear confession

2. UNIV:

bei Professor B. Geschichte hören go to Professor B’s history lectures;

Geografie und Politologie hören go to ( oder attend) lectures in geography and political science

C. v/i

1.

hören auf (+akk) listen to;

auf den Namen … hören answer to the name of …;

nicht auf jemandes Flehen hören not heed sb’s pleas

2. umg (gehorchen) obey, listen;

alles hört auf mein Kommando! I am in command!; (was ich sage, wird gemacht) you will all do what I say!;

willst du wohl hören? will you please do as you’re told!;

wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen sprichw that’s what you get for not listening; → Ohr

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1.
transitives Verb

1) hear

jemanden kommen/sprechen hören — hear somebody coming/speaking

ich höre nichts — I can't hear anything; s. auch Gras

2) (anhören) listen to, hear <programme, broadcast, performance, etc.>; hear <singer, musician>

Radio hören — listen to the radio

den Angeklagten/Zeugen hören — hear the accused/witness

das lässt sich hören — that's good news

3) (erfahren) hear

ich habe gehört, dass — I hear that

etwas von jemandem hören — hear something from somebody

er lässt nichts von sich hören — I/we etc. haven't heard from him

lass mal etwas von dir hören! — keep in touch

von jemandem etwas zu hören bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — get a good talking-to from somebody (coll.)

4) (erkennen)

an etwas (Dat.) hören, daß... — hear or tell by something that...
2.
intransitives Verb

1) hear

gut hören — have good hearing

schlecht hören — have bad hearing; be hard of hearing

nur auf einem Ohr hören — be deaf in one ear

2) (aufmerksam verfolgen)

auf etwas (Akk.) hören — listen to something

3) (zuhören) listen

ich höre — I'm listening

hörst du! — listen [here]!

hörst du? — are you listening?

man höre und staune — would you believe it!; wonders will never cease (iron.)

hör mal!/hören Sie mal! — listen [here]!

4)

auf jemanden/jemandes Rat hören — listen to or heed somebody/somebody's advice

auf den Namen Monika hören — answer to the name [of] Monika

alles hört auf mein Kommando! — (Milit.) I'm taking command; (scherzh.) everyone do as I say

5) (Kenntnis erhalten)

von jemandem/etwas hören — hear of somebody/something

von jemandem hören — (Nachricht bekommen) hear from somebody

Sie hören noch von mir — you'll be hearing from me again; you haven't heard the last of this

6) (ugs.): (gehorchen) do as one is told

wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen — (Spr.) if you don't do as you're told, you'll suffer for it

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v.

to hear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: heard)

to listen v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hören
8 duro

adj.

1 hard, hard-core, stiff, strong.

2 hard, hard-boiled, hard-bitten, severe.

3 hard, tough, difficult, rough.

4 headstrong, unbending, obdurate.

5 harsh, severe.

adv.

hard, with force.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: durar.

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duro

► adjetivo

1 hard

2 (carne) tough; (pan) stale

3 (difícil) hard, difficult

4 (cruel) tough, hardhearted, callous

5 (resistente) strong, tough

6 (obstinado) obstinate, stubborn

► nombre masculino duro

1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin

2 familiar tough guy

► adverbio

1 hard

■ dale duro hit him hard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

lo que faltaba para el duro familiar just what I (we etc) needed!

ser duro,-a de mollera to be thick, be as thick as two short planks

————————

duro

► nombre masculino

1 (antiguamente) five pesetas; (moneda) five-peseta coin

2 familiar tough guy

► adverbio

1 hard

■ dale duro hit him hard

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1. adv.
hard
2. (f. - dura)
adj.

1) hard

2) harsh

3) rough

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duro, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=resistente) [material, superficie, cama, agua] hard; [cable, alambre] stiff; [pan] hard, stale; [carne] tough; [legumbres] hard; [articulación, mecanismo] stiff; [músculo] firm, hard

la cerradura está muy dura — the lock is very stiff

- más duro que una piedra

2) (=agresivo) [clima, tiempo, crítica] harsh, severe; [deporte, juego] rough; [ataque] fierce; [castigo, sentencia] severe, harsh; [carácter, actitud] tough

fue un duro golpe para el partido — it was a severe o heavy blow to the party

una postura dura contra la droga — a tough stance o hard line against drugs

el sector duro del partido — the hardliners in the party

es muy duro con sus hijos — he's very strict o tough with his children

hay que tener mano dura con los estudiantes — you have to be firm o strict with students, students need a firm hand

rock duro — hard rock

- a las duras y a las maduras

3) (=difícil) [tarea, prueba, examen] hard

el slálom es una prueba muy dura — the slalom is a very hard o tough race

este coche ha pasado las pruebas más duras — this car has passed the most stringent tests

lo tienes duro para aprobar — * it will be hard o difficult for you to pass

¡qué dura es la vida! — it's a hard life!

- ser duro de pelar

4) * (=torpe)

es muy duro para las matemáticas — he's hopeless o no good at maths *

duro de mollera — dense *, dim *

duro de oído — (=medio sordo) hard of hearing; (Mús) tone deaf

5) Méx
* (=borracho)
estar duro — to be drunk

2.

ADV hard

mi padre trabaja duro — my father works hard

pégale o dale duro — hit him hard

3.

SM (=cinco pesetas) five pesetas; (=moneda) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — * to be broke *

- ¡lo que faltaba para el duro!

- ¡y que te den dos duros!

vender duros a tres pesetas —

cree que en Estados Unidos venden duros a tres pesetas — he thinks that in the States the streets are paved with gold

4. SM / F

1) [en película, historia] tough character

se hizo el duro para disimular su tristeza — he acted the tough guy o hard man in order to hide his sadness

2) (Pol) hard-liner

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale

las peras todavía están duras — the pears aren't ripe yet

2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard

3)

a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

una postura más dura — a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura — the hardliners

b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella — it was a very hard blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras — through thick and thin (colloq)

estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo — it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
II
adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

pégale duro! — hit him hard!

le estamos dando duro — we're working hard on it

hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out
III
masculino

1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

2)

a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy

b) (Pol) hardliner

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I
- ra adjetivo

1) < mineral> hard; < material> hard, tough; <asiento/colchón> hard; < carne> tough; < músculo> hard; < pan> stale

las peras todavía están duras — the pears aren't ripe yet

2) <luz/voz> harsh; < facciones> hard, harsh; < agua> hard

3)

a) (severo, riguroso) < persona> harsh, hard; <castigo/palabras> harsh, severe; <crítica/ataque> harsh; < clima> harsh; < juego> rough, hard

estuviste or fuiste demasiado duro con él — you were too hard on him

una postura más dura — a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura — the hardliners

b) (difícil, penoso) <trabajo/vida> hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella — it was a very hard blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras — through thick and thin (colloq)

estar duro — (Méx fam) ( poco probable) to be unlikely; ( muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo — it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar — (fam) < problema> to be tough o hard (colloq)

ser duro de pelar — (fam) < persona> to be a hard o tough nut to crack

4) (Per) ( tacaño) (fam) tight (colloq), stingy (colloq)
II
adverbio (esp AmL) <trabajar/estudiar/llover> hard

pégale duro! — hit him hard!

le estamos dando duro — we're working hard on it

hable más duro — (Col, Ven) speak up!

reírse duro — (Col, Ven) to laugh loudly

agárrense duro — (Col, Ven) hold on tight

duro y parejo — (AmL fam) flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo — to work flat out
III
masculino

1) ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro — (Esp fam) to be broke (colloq)

2)

a) (fam) ( en películas) tough guy

b) (Pol) hardliner

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duro¹

¹ = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.

Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.

Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).

Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.

Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.

Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

* actuar duro = play + hardball.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* de línea dura = hard-line.

* disco duro = hard disc.

* dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.

* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.

* duro despertar = rude awakening.

* duro golpe = cruel blow.

* duro revés = cruel blow.

* edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardcover.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.

* hueso duro = tough nut.

* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* madera dura = hardwood.

* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.

* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.

* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.

* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* paladar duro = hard palate.

* pastas duras = hard cover.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* pornografía dura = hard core pornography.

* puro y duro = unvarnished.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sector duro = hard sector.

* tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tenerlo duro = not be easy.

* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

duro²

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* estar sin un duro = not have a bean.

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* no tener un duro = not have a bean.

* novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.

* sin un duro = broke, down-and-out, skint, penniless.

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duro¹ -ra

adjective

A

1 ‹mineral› hard; ‹material› hard, tough; ‹asiento/colchón› hard; ‹carne› tough; ‹músculo› hard

las zanahorias todavía están duras the carrots are still hard

huevo

2 ‹pan›

este pan está duro como una piedra this bread is rock-hard

pan duro para rallar stale bread for making breadcrumbs

3 (entumecido) ‹cuello/dedos› stiff

estoy duro de frío ( fam); I'm frozen stiff

B

1 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹facciones› hard, harsh

2 ‹agua› hard

C

1 (severo, riguroso) ‹persona› harsh, hard; ‹castigo/palabras› harsh, severe; ‹crítica/ataque› harsh; ‹clima› harsh

estuviste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him

una postura más dura a tougher line

los defensores de la línea dura the hardliners, those who favor a tough stance

el equipo es famoso por su juego duro the team is notorious for its rough o hard play

lo que hace falta aquí es una mano dura what's needed here is a firm hand

2 (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough

fue un golpe muy duro para ella it was a very hard o a terrible blow for her

a las duras y a las maduras through thick and thin ( colloq)

estar duro ( Méx fam) (poco probable) to be unlikely; (muy difícil) to be tough

está duro que nos aumenten el sueldo it's unlikely that we'll get a pay rise

estar duro de pelar ( fam); ‹problema› to be tough o hard ( colloq)

ser duro de pelar ( fam); ‹persona› to be a hard o tough nut to crack

3 ( fam) (torpe) dumb ( colloq)

es duro para los idiomas he's useless at languages ( colloq)

D ( Per) (tacaño) ( fam) tight ( colloq), stingy ( colloq)

duro²

adverb

( esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard

¡pégale duro! hit him hard!

¡agárrate duro! hold on tight!

le estamos dando duro we're working hard on it

los periódicos le dieron duro the newspapers gave him a rough ride

hable más duro (Col, Ven); speak up!

estábamos riéndonos muy duro (Col, Ven); we were laughing very loudly

agárrense duro (Col, Ven); hold on tight

corrimos bien duro (Col, Ven); we ran really fast

duro y parejo ( AmL fam); flat out

darle duro y parejo al trabajo to work flat out

duro³

masculine

A (en España) ( Hist) five-peseta coin

estar sin un duro ( Esp fam); to be broke ( colloq)

B

1 ( fam) (en películas) tough guy

2 ( Pol) hardliner

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Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar)

duro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

duró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
durar
duro
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

b) [coche/zapatos] to last

c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
◊ demorarse

duro 1 -ra adjetivo
1 ( en general) hard;
‹ carne› tough;
‹ pan› stale;
◊ las peras están duras the pears aren't ripe

2 ‹luz/voz› harsh;
‹ facciones› hard, harsh
3
a) (severo, riguroso) harsh;

‹ juego› rough, hard;
◊ fuiste demasiado duro con él you were too hard on him;

una postura más dura a tougher line
b) (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough;

◊ fue un golpe muy duro it was a very hard blow

duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard;
‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
duro,-a
I adjetivo
1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
III adverbio hard
' duro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- canto
- disco
- dura
- durante
- edificación
- golpe
- huevo
- larga
- largo
- mollera
- oído
- pelar
- roer
- sobremesa
- suela
- tarugo
- aplastar
- entrado
- noviazgo
- pesado
- piedra
- rock
- tieso
English:
achieve
- blow
- broke
- celebration
- cold-hearted
- dammit
- disc
- disk
- easy
- elbow-grease
- empire
- exacting
- exertion
- graft
- grill
- gristle
- hard
- hard disk
- hard porn
- hard-boiled
- hard-core
- harsh
- hawkish
- lack
- last
- long
- nail
- not
- nougat
- nut
- penny
- punishing
- recognition
- rough
- rugged
- second
- severe
- slog
- stale
- stark
- stiff
- sweat
- thrive
- toil
- tough
- tough-minded
- arduous
- boil
- dense
- firm

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duro, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, material, superficie] hard;
[carne] tough; [pan] stale;
estas peras están todavía muy duras these pears are still hard o not ripe;
Vulg
ponérsele dura a alguien: se me puso dura I got a hard-on;

Comp

estar duro como una piedra to be rock-hard;

Comp

más dura será la caída: cuanto más famosos se hagan, más dura será la caída the more famous they get, the worse it is when they fall from popularity;

Comp
Fam
ser duro de mollera [estúpido] to be thick in the head;
[testarudo] to be pigheaded;
Comp
Fam
ser duro de oído to be hard of hearing

2. [cerradura, grifo, mecanismo] stiff;

los cajones van un poco duros the drawers are a bit stiff

3. [agua] hard

4. [penoso, inclemente] [clima, invierno] harsh, severe;
[etapa, experiencia, vida] hard, tough;
fue un golpe muy duro para todos it was a heavy blow for everybody;

son o [m5] corren tiempos muy duros these are hard times;

Comp
Fam
estar a las duras y a las maduras [sin rendirse] to be there through thick and thin;
[sin quejarse] to take the rough with the smooth
5. [severo, áspero] [persona, palabras, críticas] harsh, severe;
[acciones, medidas, condena] harsh; [postura, sector] hard-line; [juego, partido] rough;
estuvo muy duro con él he was very hard on him;

el ala dura del partido the hard-line faction of the party;

una entrada muy dura [de futbolista] a very hard tackle

6. [fuerte, resistente] tough;

un tipo duro a tough guy;

Comp
Fam
ser duro de pelar to be a hard nut to crack

♦ nm

1. [persona] tough guy;
[en partido político] hardliner;
hacerse el duro to act tough

2. Esp Antes [moneda] 5-peseta coin;

me debes 1.000 duros you owe me 5,000 pesetas;

5 duros [moneda] 25-peseta coin;

Comp

estar sin un duro to be flat broke;

Comp
Fam
¡lo que faltaba para el duro! that really is all we needed!;

Comp
Fam
que le/te/ etc [m5] den dos duros to hell with him/you/ etc

♦ adv

1. [mucho] hard;

trabajar duro to work hard

2. Col, Ven Fam [alto] loudly;

hablar duro to talk loudly;

reír duro to laugh noisily

3. Col, Ven Fam [rápido] quickly, fast;

nadan muy duro, es imposible alcanzarlos they're very strong swimmers, it's impossible to catch them

4. Col, Ven Fam [fuerte] hard;

pégale duro hit him hard

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duro

I adj

1 material hard; carne tough

2 clima, fig

harsh

3

:

duro de oído fam hard of hearing;

duro de corazón hard-hearted;

ser duro de pelar be a tough nut to crack

II adv hard

III m five peseta coin

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duro adv

: hard

trabajé tan duro: I worked so hard

duro, -ra adj

1) : hard, tough

2) : harsh, severe

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duro¹ adj

1. (en general) hard

es duro como una roca it's as hard as a rock

2. (carne, persona) tough

es un tipo duro he's a tough guy

3. (castigo, clima) harsh

una crítica muy dura very harsh criticism

4. (pan) stale

duro² adv hard

trabajó muy duro he worked very hard

duro³ n five peseta coin

no tener ni un duro to be broke

Spanish-English dictionary > duro
9 schwerhörig

Adj. MED. hard of hearing; bist du schwerhörig? umg. are you deaf?; sie ist auf dem Ohr schwerhörig umg., fig. she doesn’t want to know about that

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hard of hearing

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schwer|hö|rig
adj
hard of hearing
du bist wohl schwérhörig! (inf) — are you deaf? (inf)

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(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) hard of hearing

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schwer·hö·rig

adj inv hard of hearing pred

sich akk \schwerhörig stellen to turn a deaf ear fig

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Adjektiv hard of hearing pred.

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schwerhörig adj MED hard of hearing;

bist du schwerhörig? umg are you deaf?;

sie ist auf dem Ohr schwerhörig umg, fig she doesn’t want to know about that

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Adjektiv hard of hearing pred.

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adj.

deaf adj.

hard of hearing adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwerhörig
10 persona

f.

1 person (individuo).

vinieron varias personas several people came

cien personas a hundred people

en persona in person

por persona per head

ser buena persona to be a good person o sort

persona mayor adult, grown-up

persona non grata persona non grata

2 party (law).

persona física private individual

persona jurídica legal entity o person

3 person (grammar).

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

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persona

► nombre femenino

1 person

■ tu tío es muy buena persona your uncle is a nice man

■ faltan dos personas there are two people missing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en persona in person

persona física individual

persona jurídica legal entity

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noun f.

person

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SF

1) (=individuo) person

es una persona encantadora — he's a charming person

20 personas — 20 people

aquellas personas que lo deseen — those who wish

es buena persona — he's a good sort

en la persona de — in the person of

• en persona — in person, in the flesh

vendrá él en persona a recoger los papeles — he will come and collect the papers in person

vi al príncipe en persona — I saw the prince in the flesh o in person

• por persona — per person

20 kilos por persona — 20 kilos per person

tres caramelos por persona — three sweets per person o each

dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

• tercera persona — third party

sin inmiscuir a terceras personas — without involving third parties

persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

persona de historia — † dubious individual

persona mayor — adult

persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

2) (Jur)

persona física — natural person

persona jurídica — legal entity

3) (Ling) person

la tercera persona del singular — the third person singular

4) (Rel)

las tres personas de la Santísima Trinidad — the three persons of the Holy Trinity
PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

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= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

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* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

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

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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femenino

1)

a) ( ser humano) person

una persona muy educada — a very polite person

había tres personas — there were three people

carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

en su persona se concentra todo el poder — all the power resides in him

las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

b) (en locs)

de persona a persona — person to person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

no lo conozco en persona — I don't know him personally

es el orden en persona — he is orderliness personified

por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

- persona física

- persona jurídica

- persona no or non grata

2) (Ling) person

la primera persona del singular — the first person singular

* * *

= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.

Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.

Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* algunas personas = some people.

* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.

* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.

* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.

* como persona que = as one who.

* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.

* contra toda persona = all comers.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de persona = personal.

* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.

* de primera persona = first-person.

* de una sola persona = one-man.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.

* persona atrevida = risk taker.

* persona audaz = risk taker.

* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].

* persona becada = fundee.

* persona civil = civilian.

* persona competente = a good sport.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* persona con ahorros = saver.

* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* persona con éxito = successful person.

* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.

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

* persona con llave = keyholder.

* persona con mala ortografía = speller.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona de acción = doer.

* persona de adentro = insider.

* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.

* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.

* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de éxito = successful person.

* persona de fuera = outsider.

* persona dejada = slob.

* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.

* persona de la propia empresa = insider.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* persona de raza negra = black.

* persona designada = nominee, designate.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* persona destacada = standout.

* persona divorciada = divorcee.

* persona emprendedora = go-getter.

* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.

* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].

* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.

* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.

* persona estúpida = no-brainer.

* persona famosa = famous person.

* persona ilusa = daydreamer.

* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].

* persona informada = insider.

* persona innovadora = innovator.

* persona inquieta = fidget.

* persona inscrita = registrant.

* persona interesada = taker.

* persona joven = youth.

* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].

* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].

* persona mayor = elder.

* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.

* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.

* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.

* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* persona no experta = non-scholar.

* persona no grata = persona non grata.

* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.

* persona normal = ordinary person.

* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).

* persona problemática = troublemaker.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.

* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.

* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].

* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.

* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].

* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.

* persona que da consuelo = comforter.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.

* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.

* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.

* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.

* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.

* persona que está a dieta = dieter.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.

* persona que hace encajes = tatter.

* persona que hace striptease = stripper.

* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.

* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.

* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.

* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.

* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.

* persona que llama = caller.

* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.

* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].

* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.

* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.

* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.

* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.

* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.

* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.

* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* persona que se cree Algo = biter.

* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.

* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.

* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.

* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* persona que va por libre = outsider.

* persona que ve = sighted person.

* persona que ve/observa = watcher.

* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.

* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.

* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.

* persona recta = mensch.

* personas = humans, party, people, public.

* personas como = the likes of.

* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.

* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.

* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).

* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.

* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.

* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.

* personas de color = coloured people.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.

* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.

* personas famosas = those held up for praise.

* personas importantes = those held up for praise.

* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].

* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* persona solitaria = lone wolf.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.

* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.

* personas sin hogar = homelessness.

* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.

* personas sin techo = homelessness.

* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.

* persona subvencionada = fundee.

* persona temerosa = risk taker.

* persona típica, la = average man, the.

* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.

* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.

* por persona = per person.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* primera persona = first person.

* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* tipo de persona = public.

* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* tráfico de personas = foot fall.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

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persona

feminine

A

1 (ser humano) person

es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person

había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting

en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people

[ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos

como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person

¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?

en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself

se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …

las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock

es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful

2 ( en locs):

de persona a persona person to person

conferencia telefónica de persona a persona person-to-person call

en persona in person

vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person

conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally

deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person

es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified

por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head

sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head

hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each

Compuestos:

● persona desplazada

displaced person

● persona física

individual

● persona jurídica or moral

legal entity

● persona natural

individual

● persona no or non grata

persona non grata

B ( Ling) person

la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural

* * *

Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

se persona es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

persona sustantivo femenino
a) ( ser humano) person;

◊ una persona muy educada a very polite person;

dos o más personas two or more people;
las personas interesadas … all those interested …
b) ( en locs)

◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
por persona per person;
solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
c) (Ling) person

persona sustantivo femenino
1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
familiar persona mayor, grown-up
persona non grata, persona non grata
2 persona jurídica, legal entity
3 Ling person
tercera persona del singular, third person singular
♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
por persona, per person
' persona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abierta
- abierto
- abordar
- aborregarse
- abrazarse
- abrigada
- abrigado
- acaparar
- acartonarse
- acoger
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acogida
- acostarse
- adaptable
- adefesio
- adusta
- adusto
- afanosa
- afanoso
- afianzarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- agobiante
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alevosa
- alevoso
- alhaja
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- alza
- amén
- amordazar
- animar
- animadversión
- animal
- animarse
- anular
- apaciguarse
English:
abandon
- absence
- accept
- accessible
- acquaintance
- act up
- action
- activity
- adaptable
- address
- adjust
- adjustment
- admit
- adult
- advance
- affect
- affluent
- agreeable
- air
- airy
- aloof
- am
- angry
- annoyance
- appealing
- appoint
- approach
- approachable
- approve of
- armchair
- armor
- armour
- around
- arrival
- articulate
- ask
- ask for
- ass
- assassin
- assassination
- assign
- astute
- attractive
- available
- awkward
- ax
- axe
- baby
- background
- backward

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persona nf

1. [individuo] person;

vinieron varias personas several people came;

cien personas a hundred people;

la persona responsable the person in charge;

las personas adultas adults;

necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;

ser buena persona to be nice;

ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;

este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;

de persona a persona person to person, one to one;

por persona per head

Comp
persona de contacto contact person;
persona mayor adult, grown-up;

persona non grata persona non grata

2. Der party

Comp
persona física natural o legal person;
persona jurídica legal entity o person

3. Gram person;

la segunda persona del singular the second person singular

4. Rel person

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persona

f person;

quince personas fifteen people;

persona (humana) human being;

persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;

en persona in person

* * *

persona nf

: person

* * *

persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people

¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

en persona in person

persona mayor grown up

Spanish-English dictionary > persona
11 duro1

¹ = harsh [harsher -comp., harshest -sup.], severe [severer -comp., severest -sup.], stiff [stiffer -comp., stiffest -sup.], tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.], hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.], stern, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rugged, hard-nosed, unfeeling, tough-minded, hard-line, hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], hard-wearing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex. Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex. Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex. There are two good reasons for this stern rule.

Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.

Ex. The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).

Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.

Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.

Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

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* actuar duro = play + hardball.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* de línea dura = hard-line.

* disco duro = hard disc.

* dura realidad = fact of life, harsh reality.

* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.

* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.

* duro de oído = hard-of-hearing.

* duro despertar = rude awakening.

* duro golpe = cruel blow.

* duro revés = cruel blow.

* edición en cubierta dura = hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardcover.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* hacerse el duro = play it + cool, play + hard to get.

* hueso duro = tough nut.

* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* madera dura = hardwood.

* ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.

* mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.

* mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.

* más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* paladar duro = hard palate.

* pastas duras = hard cover.

* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.

* pornografía dura = hard core pornography.

* puro y duro = unvarnished.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sector duro = hard sector.

* tan duro como el pedernal = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.

* tan duro como la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.

* tenerlo duro = not be easy.

* tener un duro despertar = rude awakening + be in store.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajo duro = hard graft, hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.

Spanish-English dictionary > duro1
12 słuch

Ⅰ m (G słuchu) 1. sgt (zmysł) hearing
- mieć dobry/zły/przytępiony słuch to have good/bad/impaired hearing

- mieć słaby słuch to be hard of hearing

- stracić słuch to lose one’s hearing

- wysilać a. wytężać słuch to strain one’s ears
2. sgt Muz. ear for music
- nie mam słuchu I have no ear for music, I’m tone-deaf
3. zw. pl Myślis. ear Ⅱ słuchy plt pot. rumours
- słuchy chodzą, że dostałeś awans rumour has it that you’ve been promoted

- doszły (do) nas słuchy o twoich zaręczynach we’ve heard rumours about your engagement

- □ słuch absolutny Muz. absolute pitch

■ powiedzieć komuś kilka słów do słuchu to give sb a piece of one’s mind

- od tamtej pory słuch po nim/niej zaginął he/she was never heard of after that

- zamienić się w słuch to be all ears

- grać/śpiewać ze słuchu to play/sing by ear

* * *

-u; m

( zmysł) hearing; ( muzyczny) (an) ear for music

mieć dobry słuch — to have a good ear for music

mieć słaby słuch — to be hard of hearing

grać ze słuchu — to play by ear

zamieniać się (zamienić się perf) w słuch — pot to be all ears

słuch o nim zaginął — he was not heard of any more

* * *

słuch

mi

1. (= słyszenie) hearing; mieć słaby słuch be hard of hearing; stracić słuch lose one's hearing ability; wytężyć słuch strain one's ears; zamieniam się w słuch I'm all ears; słuch po nim zaginął he disappeared without trace, he wasn't heard of any more; powiedzieć komuś do słuchu give sb a piece of one's mind; send sb off l. away with a flea in their ear; give sb an earful; w zasięgu/poza zasięgiem słuchu within/out of earshot.

2. muz. pitch; słuch muzyczny a good ear for music; słuch absolutny absolute l. perfect pitch; grać ze słuchu play by ear; nie mieć słuchu have a bad ear for music.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > słuch
13 horen

horen

I 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [met het gehoor waarnemen] hear

2 [luisteren naar] listen to ⇒ 〈 voornamelijk juridisch〉 hear 〈 ook met betrekking tot biecht〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   we hoorden de baby huilen • we heard the baby crying

     het is wel te horen dat je verkouden bent • you can hear that you've got a cold

     nu kun je het me vertellen, hij kan ons niet meer horen • you can tell me now, he is out of earshot

     zo mag ik het horen • that's what I like to hear

     zijn naam horen noemen • hear one's name mentioned

     ik heb het alleen van horen zeggen • I only have it on hearsay

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

     wij hoorden zingen/schreeuwen 〈enz.〉 • we heard singing/shouting 〈enz.〉

     zichzelf graag horen praten • like to hear oneself talk

     hij deed alsof hij het niet hoorde • he pretended not to hear (it)

     ik hoor je wel! • 〈 met betrekking tot schreeuwen〉 you don't need to shout!; 〈 met betrekking tot herhaling〉 I heard you the first time

     ik kon aan zijn stem horen dat hij zenuwachtig was • I could tell by his voice that he was nervous

     ze kromp ineen bij het horen van zijn stem • she winced at the sound of his voice

II 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [geluiden kunnen waarnemen] hear

2 [zijn plaats hebben] belong

3 [gepast zijn] 〈zie voorbeelden 3〉

4 [toebehoren] belong (to)

♦voorbeelden:

1   het was een leven dat horen en zien je verging • the noise was fit to wake the dead

     hij hoort slecht • he is hard of hearing

     〈 spreekwoord〉 wie niet horen wil, moet voelen • he who will not listen to advice must suffer for it

2   iemand het gevoel geven dat hij erbij hoort • give someone a sense of belonging

     wij horen hier niet • we don't belong here

     de kopjes horen hier • the cups go here

     bij elkaar horen • belong together

     hij hoort niet bij/tot de vlugsten • he's not one of the fastest

3   dat hoor je te weten • you should/ought to know that

     voor wat hoort wat • you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

     ze weet niet hoe het hoort • she doesn't know how to behave

     je hoort niet te fluisteren in gezelschap • you shouldn't whisper in company

     dat hoort niet • it's not done

     dat hoort zo • that's how it should be

     en zo hoort het ook • and that's how it should be too

     ze weten niet beter of het hoort zo • they don't know any better

     dat hoort er zo bij • 〈 het is lastig maar niet te vermijden〉 it's all in a day's work

     dat is niet zoals het hoort • that's not good manners

4   dit huis hoort aan mijn vader • this house belongs to my father

III 〈 onovergankelijk, overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 [vernemen] hear ⇒ be told, get to know

2 [in aanmerking nemen] listen (to)

♦voorbeelden:

1   ik kreeg te horen dat het zo niet langer kon • I've been told that it can't go on like that

     wij kregen heel wat te horen 〈 met betrekking tot kritiek〉 • we were given a hard time of it

     laat eens iets van je horen • keep in touch

     laat zijn vrouw het maar niet horen • don't let his wife (get to) know (about it)

     hij heeft niets van zich laten horen • he hasn't been in touch

     dat moet je dan nog jaren horen • you'll never hear the last/end of it

     ik moet altijd horen dat ik vergeetachtig ben • I'm constantly being told that I'm forgetful

     zij wil geen kwaad van hem horen • she won't hear a word said against him

     zij wil geen nee horen • she won't take no for an answer

     hij vertelde het aan iedereen die het maar horen wilde • he told it to anyone who would listen

     ik wist niet wat ik hoorde • I could hardly believe my ears

     toevallig horen • overhear

     bij het horen van het nieuws • on hearing the news

     hij wilde er niets meer over horen • he didn't want to hear any more about it

     daar heb ik nooit van gehoord • I've never heard of it

     daarna hebben we niets meer van hem gehoord • that was the last we heard from him

     u hoort nog van ons • 〈 neutraal〉 you'll be hearing from us; 〈 als bedreiging〉 you've not heard the last of this

     daar hoor je nog meer van • you've not heard the last of this

     ik hoor niets dan goeds van hem • I've heard nothing but good of him

     nou hoor je het ook eens van een ander • so I'm not the only one who says so

     dat hoor ik voor het eerst • that's the first I've heard of it

     zo te horen gaat het goed met hem • it sounds like he's doing well

     ik hoor het nog wel • let me know (about it)

2   moet je horen! • just (you) listen (here)

     moet je horen wie het zegt! • 〈 ironisch〉 look who's talking!

     moet je hem horen!, hoor hem! • (just) listen to him!

     als je hem hoort zou je denken dat • (from) the way he talks you'd think that

     hoor eens • listen, (I) say

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > horen
14 taub

Adj.

1. Person: (gehörlos) deaf (fig. gegen, für to); (stocktaub) stone deaf; (schwerhörig) hard of hearing; er ist auf dem linken Ohr taub he’s deaf in his left ear; fig. he only hears what he wants to hear; taub werden go deaf, lose one’s hearing; sich taub stellen pretend not to hear, play deaf; auf taube Ohren stoßen fig. fall on deaf ears; tauben Ohren predigen talk to the winds, waste one’s breath; auf dem Ohr bin ich taub umg. don’t bother asking about that, I’m not budging on that one

2. Glieder: numb; ein taubes Gefühl a (feeling of) numbness, a numb ( oder dead) feeling; taub werden go numb, lose its ( oder their) feeling

3. (leer, wertlos) Ähre, Nuss: empty; Ei: infertile; taube Nuss fig. dead loss, washout, non-starter, dud

4. taubes Gestein BERGB. attle, gangue, matrix

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(gefühllos) numb;

(gehörlos) deaf

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[taup]
adj
deaf; Glieder numb; Gestein dead; Metall dull; Ähre unfruitful; Nuss empty
sich táúb stellen — to pretend not to hear

gegen or für etw táúb sein (fig) — to be deaf to sth

See:

→ Ohr, Nuss

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1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) deaf

2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) deaf

3) (not able to feel or move: My arm has gone numb; She was numb with cold.) numb

4) numbly

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taub

[taup]

adj

1. (gehörlos) deaf

▪ \taub sein to be deaf

bist du \taub? (iron) are you deaf? iron

sich akk \taub stellen to turn a deaf ear

2. (gefühllos) numb

3. (ignorant)

▪ [gegen [o für] etw] \taub sein to be deaf [to sth]

... aber du bist ja \taub für alle gut gemeinten Ratschläge... but you never listen to any well-intended advice

4. (unfruchtbar)

eine \taube Nuss an empty nut

\tauber Boden GEOL barren ground

\taubes Metall dull metal

\taubes Erz base [or low-grade] metal; s.a. Ohr

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Adjektiv

1) deaf

2) (wie abgestorben) numb

3) (leer, unbefruchtet usw.) empty < nut>; unfruitful < ear of corn>; dead < rock>

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taub adj

1. Person: (gehörlos) deaf (fig

gegen, für to); (stocktaub) stone deaf; (schwerhörig) hard of hearing;

er ist auf dem linken Ohr taub he’s deaf in his left ear; fig he only hears what he wants to hear;

taub werden go deaf, lose one’s hearing;

sich taub stellen pretend not to hear, play deaf;

auf taube Ohren stoßen fig fall on deaf ears;

tauben Ohren predigen talk to the winds, waste one’s breath;

auf dem Ohr bin ich taub umg don’t bother asking about that, I’m not budging on that one

2. Glieder: numb;

ein taubes Gefühl a (feeling of) numbness, a numb ( oder dead) feeling;

taub werden go numb, lose its ( oder their) feeling

3. (leer, wertlos) Ähre, Nuss: empty; Ei: infertile;

taube Nuss fig dead loss, washout, non-starter, dud

4.

taubes Gestein BERGB attle, gangue, matrix

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Adjektiv

1) deaf

2) (wie abgestorben) numb

3) (leer, unbefruchtet usw.) empty < nut>; unfruitful < ear of corn>; dead < rock>

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adj.

deaf adj. adv.

deafly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > taub
15 corto

adj.

1 short, small-sized.

2 slow-witted.

3 short, shy.

4 short, brief, laconic, succinct.

5 brief, short.

6 short, non-talkative, reserved, unexpressive.

7 short, scant, wanting.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cortar.

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corto

► adjetivo

1 (extensión) short

■ distancia corta short distance

2 (duración) short, brief

■ una película corta a short film

3 (escaso) scant, meagre (US meager)

4 figurado (tonto) thick, dim

5 figurado (tímido) shy, timid

► nombre masculino corto

1 short film, short

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la corta o a la larga figurado sooner or later, in the long run

corto,-a de alcances familiar thick, dim

corto,-a de medios of scant means

corto,-a de miras familiar narrow-minded

corto,-a de vista short-sighted

ni corto,-a ni perezoso,-a familiar without thinking twice

quedarse corto,-a (ropa) to become too short

■ el pantalón se me ha quedado corto my trousers have become too short for me 2 (calcular mal) to underestimate, miscalculate

■ te quedaste corto con los bocadillos you didn't make enough sandwiches 3 (un tiro) to fall short 4 (no decir todo) to hold something back, not say enough

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corto

► nombre masculino

1 short film, short

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(f. - corta)

adj.

1) short

2) shy, timid

3) scarce

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1. ADJ

1) [longitud, distancia] short

llevaba el pelo muy corto — she had very short hair

una camisa de manga corta — a short-sleeved shirt

vinimos por el camino más corto — we came by the shortest route

un relato corto — a short story

el vestido se le ha quedado corto — the dress has got too short for her

el tiro se quedó corto — the shot fell short
pantalón 1)
2) [periodo, visita, reunión] short, brief

en un corto espacio de tiempo — in a short space of time

los días se van haciendo más cortos — the days are getting shorter

la película se me hizo muy corta — the film was over o went very quickly
plazo 1)
3) (=escaso) [ración] small

dos niñas de corta edad — two very young girls

• corto de algo, un café con leche, pero corto de café — a coffee with plenty of milk, a milky coffee

corto de oído — hard of hearing

ando o voy corto de dinero — I'm short of money

ando o voy muy corto de tiempo — I'm short of time, I'm pressed o pushed for time

corto de vista — shortsighted, nearsighted (EEUU)

• quedarse corto, costará unos tres millones, y seguro que me quedo corto — it will cost three million, and I'm probably underestimating

le dijo lo que pensaba de él, pero se quedó corto — she told him what she thought of him, but it still wasn't enough

nos quedamos cortos con la bebida en la fiesta — we didn't have enough drink for the party

esta ley se queda corta en sus pretensiones — this law does not go far enough

4) (=tímido) shy

- ni corto ni perezoso

5) (=torpe) dim *, thick *

- es más corto que las mangas de un chaleco

2. SM

1) (Cine) short, short film, short movie (EEUU)

2) [de cerveza, vino] small glass; [de café] black coffee

3.

SF

a la corta o a la larga — sooner or later

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> short

el camino más corto — the shortest route

de manga corta — short-sleeved

el vestido le quedóha corto — the dress is too short for her now

iba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt

en corto — < pase> (Dep) short

b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief

la semana se me hizo corta — I found that the week went very quickly

a la corta o a la larga — sooner or later

2) (escaso, insuficiente)

un niño de corta edad — a very young child

corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread

3) < persona>

a) (fam) ( tímido) shy

ni corto ni perezoso — as bold as you like

ni corto ni perezoso fue y se lo dijo — he told him outright

b) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid

corto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
II
masculino

1) (Cin)

a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)

b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer

2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) ( en longitud) <calle/río> short

el camino más corto — the shortest route

de manga corta — short-sleeved

el vestido le quedóha corto — the dress is too short for her now

iba vestida de corto — she was wearing a short dress/skirt

en corto — < pase> (Dep) short

b) ( en duración) <película/curso/viaje> short; <visita/conversación> short, brief

la semana se me hizo corta — I found that the week went very quickly

a la corta o a la larga — sooner or later

2) (escaso, insuficiente)

un niño de corta edad — a very young child

corto de algo: ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money; corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed for time; un café con leche corto de café a milky coffee; quedarse corto: costará más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto it must cost at least a million, in fact it could well be more; lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I could have said more; nos quedamos cortos con el pan — we didn't buy enough bread

3) < persona>

a) (fam) ( tímido) shy

ni corto ni perezoso — as bold as you like

ni corto ni perezoso fue y se lo dijo — he told him outright

b) (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid

corto de entendederas or alcances — dim, dense (colloq)
II
masculino

1) (Cin)

a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)

b) cortos masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer

2) (de cerveza, vino) (Esp) small glass; ( de whisky etc) (Chi) shot

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corto¹

¹ = brief [briefer -comp., briefest -sup.], short [shorter -comp., shortest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.

Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.

Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash, be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* arma corta = small arm.

* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].

* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.

* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.

* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.

* cortas miras = nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.

* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.

* corto de miras = myopic, short-sighted [shortsighted].

* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].

* corto y grueso = stubby [stubbier -comp., stubbiest -sup.].

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de mangas cortas = short-sleeved.

* demasiado corto = all too short.

* edición de tiradas cortas = short run publishing.

* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.

* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.

* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.

* hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.

* más bien corto = shortish.

* novela corta = novella, novelette.

* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.

* relato corto = short story.

* siesta corta = power nap, catnap.

* solución a corto plazo = short-term solution.

* tirada corta = short run.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* vacación corta = short break.

corto²

² = dim-witted [dimwitted].

Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.

* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

corto³

³ = short film.

Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.

* festival de cine corto = short film festival.

* festival de cortos = short film festival.

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corto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 (en longitud) ‹calle/río› short

el camino más corto the shortest route

el niño dio unos pasos cortitos the baby took a few short steps

me voy a cortar el pelo bien corto I'm going to have my hair cut really short

un jersey de manga corta a short-sleeved pullover

el vestido (se) le ha quedado corto the dress has got(ten) too short for her, she's got(ten) too big for the dress

fue a la fiesta vestida de corto she went to the party wearing a short dress/skirt

en corto ( Dep) short

recibe un pase en corto de Chano he receives a short pass from Chano

tener a algn corto to keep sb on a tight rein

2 (en duración) ‹película/curso› short; ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; ‹viaje› short

los días se están haciendo más cortos the days are getting shorter

esta semana se me ha hecho muy corta this week has gone very quickly o has flown (by) for me

un corto período de auge económico a brief economic boom

a la corta o a la larga sooner or later

B

(escaso, insuficiente): tiene hijos de corta edad she has very young children

una ración muy corta a very small portion

corto DE algo:

un café con leche corto de café a weak white coffee, a milky coffee

para mí, un gin-tonic cortito de ginebra I'll have a gin and tonic, but not too much gin

ando corto de dinero I'm a bit short of money

es muy corto de ambiciones he lacks ambition

corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted ( BrE)

ando muy corto de tiempo I'm really pressed o ( BrE) pushed for time, I'm very short of time

quedarse corto: deben haber gastado más de un millón y seguro que me quedo corto they must have spent at least a million, in fact it could well have been more

lo llamé de todo y aun así me quedé corto I called him all the names under the sun and I still felt I hadn't said enough o and I still didn't feel I'd said enough

nos quedamos cortos con el pan we didn't buy enough bread

el pase se quedó corto the pass fell short

C ‹persona›

1 ( fam) (tímido) shy

ni corto ni perezoso as bold as you like, as bold as brass

ni corto ni perezoso le dijo lo que pensaba he told him outright o in no uncertain terms what he thought

2 ( fam) (poco inteligente) stupid

corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense ( colloq), thick ( BrE colloq)

corto²

masculine

A ( Cin)

1 (cortometraje) short, short movie o film

2 cortos mpl (Col, Ven) (de una película) trailer

B

1 ( Esp) (de cerveza, vino) small glass

2 ( Chi) (de whisky etc) shot

3 ( Esp) (de café) weak black coffee

C ( Elec) short circuit, short ( colloq)

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Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar)

corto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cortó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cortar
corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;
◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;

corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
◊ me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of melon

3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
a) ‹agua/gas/luz/teléfono› to cut off;

‹película/programa› to interrupt
b) ‹ calle› [policía/obreros] to close, block off;

[ manifestantes] to block;
◊ me cortó el paso he stood in my way

6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:
◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2
a) (Cin):

◊ ¡corten! cut!

b) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up;

◊ no me cortes don't hang up on me

c) ( en naipes) to cut

cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
◊ se cortó la luz there was a power cut;

se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
a) ( refl) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself;

‹brazo/cara› to cut;
◊ me corté un dedo I cut my finger

b) ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cut;

◊ se corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hair

c) ( caus) ‹ pelo› to have … cut;

◊ tengo que cortome el pelo I have to have my hair cut

d) [piel/labios] to crack, become chapped

3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

1
a) ( en longitud) ‹calle/río› short;

◊ de manga corta short-sleeved;

el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now;
iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt
b) ( en duración) ‹película/curso/viaje› short;

‹visita/conversación› short, brief;
◊ a la corta o a la larga sooner or later

2 (escaso, insuficiente):
◊ un niño de corta edad a very young child;

corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE);
andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time
3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid;
corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)
a) ( cortometraje) short (movie o film)

b)

◊ cortos sustantivo masculino plural (Col, Méx, Ven) ( de película) trailer

cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl
♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement
' corto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- carabina
- comunicación
- corta
- cortar
- cortarse
- literalmente
- pantalón
- pequeña
- pequeño
- remo
- salida
- short
- slip
- tachuela
- tres
- vista
- corriente
- cursillo
- espacio
- gabán
- llevar
- pelado
- plazo
English:
ankle
- block off
- bob
- coat
- cord
- crop
- dim
- dull
- have
- hop
- least
- short
- short-haired
- short-range
- short-term
- short-winded
- skimpy
- spell
- term
- themselves
- thick
- understatement
- clean
- cut
- draw
- herself
- himself
- jab
- nearsighted
- notice
- on
- over
- push
- sever
- side
- slash
- their
- under

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corto, -a

♦ adj

1. [de poca longitud] short;

las mangas me están cortas my sleeves are too short;

estos pantalones se me han quedado cortos these trousers are too short for me now;

hace varias semanas que no se viste de corto [futbolista] he hasn't been in the squad for several weeks;

luces cortas Br dipped headlights, US low beams

2. [de poca duración] short;

el paseo se me ha hecho muy corto the walk seemed to go very quickly

3. [escaso] [raciones] small, meagre;
[disparo] short of the target;
el lanzamiento se quedó corto the throw fell short;

estoy corto de dinero I'm short of money;

andamos muy cortos de tiempo we're very short of time, we haven't got very much time;
Fig
corto de miras short-sighted;

corto de vista short-sighted

4. [tonto]
corto (de alcances) dim, simple;

Comp
Fam Hum
ser más corto que las mangas de un chaleco to be as thick as two short planks

5. Comp

ni corto ni perezoso just like that;

quedarse corto [al calcular] to underestimate;

nos quedamos cortos al comprar pan we didn't buy enough bread;

decir que es bueno es quedarse corto it's an understatement to call it good;

este programa se queda corto para nuestras necesidades this program doesn't do all the things we need

♦ nm

1. [cortometraje] short (movie o Br film)

2. [bebida]
un corto de vino/cerveza a small wine/beer

3. Am
los cortos de una película [los avances] the trailer for a movie o Br film

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corto

adj short;

ir de corto be wearing a short dress;

corto de vista nearsighted;

de corta edad young;

ni corto ni perezoso as bold as brass;

quedarse corto fall short; ( calcular mal) underestimate;

a la corta o a la larga sooner or later

* * *

corto, -ta adj

1) : short (in length or duration)

2) : scarce

3) : timid, shy

4)

corto de vista : nearsighted

* * *

corto adj

1. (en general) short

lleva el pelo corto he's got short hair

una falda corta a short skirt

2. (poco inteligente) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest] / thick

corto de vista short sighted

de corta edad young

de manga corta short sleeved

quedarse corto (faltar) not to have enough (al hablar) to be an understatement

Spanish-English dictionary > corto
16 di

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
II [di]
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m. e f.inv.

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > di
17 dì

1. prep of

con il comparativo than

di ferro (made of) ironic

io sono di Roma I'm from Rome

l'auto di mio padre my father's car

una tazza di caffè a cup of coffee

di giorno by day

parlare di politica talk about politics

d'estate in the summer

di questo passo at this rate

di chi è questo libro? whose is this book?, who does this book belong to?

più bello di prettier than

2. art some

interrogativo any, some

any

del vino some wine

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di prep.

1 ( specificazione) of: il calore del sole, the heat of the sun; l'inizio della primavera, the beginning of spring; il capo dei ribelli, the leader of the rebels (o the rebel leader); il profumo delle rose, the scent of roses; l'altezza di un edificio, the height of a building; la fine di un film, the end of a film; il centro della città, the centre of town (o the town centre); il senso dell'umorismo, a sense of humour; una folla di dimostranti, a crowd of demonstrators; una serie di errori, a series of mistakes; la furia degli elementi, the fury of the elements; i vetri della finestra, window panes; gli impiegati delle poste, post office workers; il canto degli uccelli, birdsong (o the song of birds)

2 (specificazione con valore di possesso; in inglese si esprime spesso con il 'caso possessivo'): la casa di Sara, Sarah's house; il fratello di Giacomo, James's brother; il figlio dei Rossi, the Rossi's son; le odi del Carducci, Carducci's odes; la riunione di martedì, Tuesday's meeting; la coda del gatto, the cat's tail; la maniglia della porta, the door handle; la porta della cucina, the kitchen door

3 ( partitivo) some, (in frasi interrogative, dubitative e negative) any: mangiammo del pane, we ate some bread; è uscita con dei conoscenti, she went out with some people she knew; abbiamo visto delle belle scarpe, we saw some nice shoes; c'è ancora del vino?, is there any wine left?; alcuni degli alunni, some of the pupils; ciascuno di noi, each of us

4 (retta da nomi che indicano quantità, numero) of: un chilo di pane, a kilo of bread; una dozzina di uova, a dozen eggs; ci vuole un minimo di buon senso, it takes a bit of common sense; un po' di coraggio, some courage // niente di bello, di interessante, d'importante, nothing nice, interesting, important; qualcosa di nuovo, something new

5 (denominazione; talvolta in inglese non si traduce) of: la città di Roma, the city of Rome; l'isola di Capri, the isle of Capri; il mese di febbraio, the month of February; una ragazza di colore, a coloured girl; il nome di Giovanni, the name John

6 ( qualità, condizione) at, in, by: sano di corpo, healthy in body; buono d'animo, good at heart; conoscere qlcu. di nome, to know s.o. by name

7 ( argomento) about, of: discutere di sport, to talk about sport; parlare bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; un testo di chimica, a chemistry text; un film di spionaggio, a spy film

8 ( appartenenza) by: un libro di Calvino, a book by Calvino; un film di Fellini, a film by Fellini; un'opera di Raffaello, a work by Raphael; una sinfonia di Mahler, a symphony by Mahler; una poesia di Montale, a poem by Montale; un'opera di Verdi, an opera by Verdi

9 ( per introdurre un secondo termine di paragone) than (dopo compar.); of, in (dopo superl.): Marco è più alto di Giorgio, Mark is taller than George; è il più simpatico dei fratelli, he's the nicest of the brothers; la più grande città del Giappone, the biggest city in Japan; il fiume più lungo del mondo, the longest river in the world

10 ( modo): essere di buon umore, to be in a good mood; bere tutto di un fiato, to drink it all in one gulp; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; sollevare di peso, to lift up bodily; andarsene di corsa, to rush off

11 ( materia): una statua di marmo, a marble statue; una tavola di legno, a wooden table; una borsa di pelle, a leather handbag; una crostata di mele, an apple tart // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold // un pugno di ferro, an iron fist // castelli di carta, castles in the air

12 ( età, valore, misura): un bambino di 6 anni, a 6-year-old child (o a child of 6); un uomo di mezza età, a middle-aged man; un assegno di 500 euro, a cheque for 500 euros; un edificio di 10 piani, a 10-storey building; un circuito di mille metri, a thousand metre circuit; una distanza di 8 km, a distance of 8 kilometres (o 5 miles); una parete di 4 metri, a 4 metre-long wall (o a wall 4 metres long); un appartamento di 150 mq, a flat of 150 square metres

13 ( causa) of, for, with: morire di sete, to die of thirst; piangere di gioia, to cry for joy; accusare di furto, to charge with theft; reo di omicidio, guilty of murder

14 ( mezzo) with, on: ungere di burro, to grease with butter; cospargere di sale, to sprinkle with salt; campare del proprio stipendio, to live on one's own earnings; vivere di illusioni, to live on illusions

15 ( moto da luogo, origine, provenienza, anche fig.) from; out of: uscire di casa, to go (o to come) out of the house (o to leave home); essere di Roma, to be (o to come) from Rome; di dove sei?, where are you from? (o where do you come from?); era di buona famiglia, (s)he was from a good family; allontanati di lì, get away from there; lontano di qui, a long way from here (o a long way off) // uscire di strada, to leave the road // mi cadde di mano, it slipped out of my hand // smontare di sella, to dismount

16 ( tempo): di mattina, di sera, in the morning, in the evening; di notte, at night; d'inverno, d'estate, in winter, in summer; di sabato, on Saturday (s); una sera di ottobre, an October evening; un corso di 3 mesi, a three-month course; una lezione di un'ora, an hour-long lesson; una gita di 2 giorni, a two-day trip; una vacanza di un mese, a month's holiday // di recente, recently // di giorno in giorno, from day to day // di anno in anno, from year to year // di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o every so often)

17 ( limitazione, privazione): duro d'orecchio, hard of hearing; essere debole di cuore, to have a weak heart; a corto di soldi, short of money; privo di mezzi, without means; mancare di esperienza, to be without experience

18 ( destinazione, scopo): stanza di soggiorno, living-room; sala di lettura, reading room ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, nei significati 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18 si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale o avverbiale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. di

19 (seguito da un verbo all'inf. in dipendenza da altro verbo): decidemmo di partire subito, we decided to leave at once; gli dissi di andarsene, I told him to go away; non avevo intenzione di offenderti, I didn't mean to offend you; credo di aver ragione, I believe I'm right; pensava di fare il medico, he thought of becoming a doctor

20 (in unione con altra prep.): contro di lui, against him; dopo di te, after you; sopra, sotto di noi, above, below us; dietro di me, after (o behind) me

21 (in unione con un avv.): di qua, over here (o on this side); di là, over there (o on that side); di dentro, inside; di fuori, outside.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: di certo, surely; di frequente, often; di rado, seldom; di nuovo, again; di solito, usually; del resto, besides, moreover; di gran lunga, by far // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // ne ha combinati di guai, he caused a lot of trouble // dire di sì, di no, to say yes, no // credere di sì, di no, to think so, not.

di s.f. o m. letter D.

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[di] di + il = del, di + lo = dello, di + l' = dell', di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + gli = degli, di + le = delle
1. prep

1) (possesso) of, (composto da, scritto da) by

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

2) (specificazione, denominazione) of

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

3)

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

una casa di mattoni — a brick house, a house made of brick(s)

un'orologio d' oro — a gold watch

un sacchetto di plastica — a plastic bag

4) (provenienza) from, out of, (posizione) in, on

uscire di casa — to come out of o leave the house

i negozi di Milano — the Milan shops, the shops in Milan

i vicini del piano di sopra — the upstairs neighbours, the people who live on the floor above us

sono di Roma — I am o come from Rome

5)

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

d' estate — in (the) summer

di giorno — by day, during the day

di mattina — in the morning

di notte — by night; at night; in the night

di sera — in the evening

6)

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

un viaggio di 100 chilometri — a 100-kilometre journey

un chilo di farina — a kilo of flour

un viaggio di 2 giorni — a 2-day journey

un milione di lire — a million lire

una stanza di 2 metri per 3 — a room measuring 2 metres by 3

un gioiello di valore — a valuable piece of jewellery

un bicchiere di vino — a glass of wine

7)

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

fermarsi di botto — to stop dead o suddenly

rispondere di brutto — to answer brusquely

è debole di cuore — he has a weak heart

urlare di dolore — to scream with pain

ridere di gusto — to laugh heartily

morire di cancro — to die of cancer

spalmare di burro — to spread with butter

sporcare qc di sugo — to get sauce on sth

8) (argomento) about, of

discutere del tempo — to talk about the weather

trattato di medicina — medical treatise

parlare di qc — to talk about sth

libro di storia — history book

9)

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

povero di carbone — poor in coal

privo di — lacking in

ricco di risorse naturali — rich in natural resources

10) (paragone nei comparativi) than, (paragone nei superlativi) of

il migliore della classe — the best in the class

è meglio di me — he's better than me

è il migliore di tutti — he is the best of all

il migliore dei suoi libri — his best book, the best of his books

il migliore della città — the best in the city

11)

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

credo di capire — I think (that) I understand

ti chiedo di dirmi la verità — I beg you to tell me the truth

è degno di esser ricordato — it's worth remembering

tentò di scappare — he tried to escape

2. art partitivo

(affermativo) some, (negativo) any, (interrogativo) any, some

vuoi dei biscotti? — would you like some biscuits?, do you want any biscuits?

non ho dei libri — I haven't any books, I have no books

non vedo niente di meglio — I can't see anything better

c'erano delle persone che non conoscevo — there were some people I didn't know

ho dei soldi — I've got some money

non c'è nulla di strano — there's nothing odd about it

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

vuoi del vino? — would you like some wine?, do you want any wine?

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I [di]
preposizione (artcl. del, dello, della, dell'; pl. dei, de' ant., degli, delle)

1) (appartenenza, possesso)

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

2) (specificazione)

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

3) (autore) by

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

4) (causa) with, for

morire di cancro — to die of o from cancer

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

5) (materia) of, in

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

6) (misura)

un libro di 200 pagine — a 200-page book, a book 200 pages long o in length

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

7) (origine) from

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

8) (argomento) about

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

9) (limitazione)

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

alto di statura — tall of o in stature

10) (in espressioni di modo o mezzo)

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

11) (in espressioni di tempo)

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

12) (in espressioni di moto, stato)

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

13) (con valore predicativo)

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

14) (con un infinito) to

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

15) (nel comparativo) than

è più alto di me — he's taller than I o me

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

16) (nel superlativo)

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

17) (con valore indefinito)

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

18) (con valore partitivo)

molti di loro — many of them
II [di]
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile (lettera) d, D

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dì

/di/

m.inv.

lett. day.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dì
18 schwer

schwer <schwerer, schwerste> [ʃve:ɐ̭] adj

1) ( nicht leicht) heavy;

20/30 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20/30 kg;

\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead;

ihm ist \schwer ums Herz he is heavy-hearted

2) ( beträchtlich) serious;

\schwere Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;

eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] [or bitter] disappointment;

ein \schwerer Fehler [o Irrtum] a serious [or bad] mistake;

ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage;

\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be faulty, to be badly defective;

ein \schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage;

ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or gross] [or rank] injustice;

eine \schwere Verletzung a serious [or bad] [or severe] injury;

ein \schwerer Verlust a bitter loss;

eine \schwere Verwundung a serious [or severe] wound;

\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] [or total] devastation

3) ( hart) hard;

ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task;

eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden;

ein \schweres Schicksal a cruel fate;

eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment;

eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time

4) ( körperlich belastend) serious, grave;

eine \schwere Geburt/ Operation a difficult [or complicated] birth/operation;

ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness];

ein \schwerer Tod a painful death;

ein \schwerer Unfall a bad [or serious] accident;

S\schweres mitmachen [o durchmachen] to live through hard [or difficult] times

5) ( schwierig) hard, difficult;

die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky;

ein \schwerer Moment a difficult moment;

eine \schwere Lektüre/eine \schwere Musik heavy reading/music

6) attr (fam: heftig) heavy;

ein \schweres Gewitter/ein \schwerer Sturm a violent [or severe] [or heavy] thunderstorm/storm;

eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] wave

7) attr ( stürmisch)

eine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] sea

8) attr auto ( groß) big, large;

ein \schwerer Lkw a heavy truck

9) attr mil ( große Kaliber aufweisend) heavy

10) ( gehaltvoll) Essen heavy; Likör, Wein, Zigarre strong

11) ( intensiv) strong;

ein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume

12) ( lehmig)

\schwerer Boden heavy [or hard] soil

13) (fam: reich)

1/2/... Millionen \schwer sein to be worth 1/2/... million

14) ( massiv) solid;

aus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold;

ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth;

ein \schwerer Boden rich soil

15) ( feucht)

\schwere Luft oppressively humid air; s. a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser

adv

1) ( hart) hard;

\schwer arbeiten to work hard;

etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth;

sich etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth;

es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]];

es \schwer [mit jdm] haben to have a hard time [of it] [with sb];

jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time;

\schwer [an etw] zu tragen haben to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]

2) ( mit schweren Lasten) heavily;

\schwer bepackt [o beladen] sein to be heavily laden;

\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry

3) (fam: sehr) deeply;

sich \schwer in Acht nehmen [o hüten] to take great care;

\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended;

\schwer betrunken dead drunk;

etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth

4) ( mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty;

\schwer abbaubare Materialien/ Verpackungen materials/packaging which do/does not decompose [or degrade] very easily;

\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned;

\schwer erziehbar maladjusted, recalcitrant;

ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child;

\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble;

\schwer verdaulich [o verträglich] indigestible, difficult [or hard] to digest;

(fig: schwierig, düster) indigestible, heavy-going attr, heavy going pred;

\schwer zu begreifen/ verstehen difficult to understand;

du musst lauter sprechen, sie hört \schwer you'll have to speak up, she's [very] hard of hearing

5) (fam: umfänglich)

jdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket ( fig)

jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time (sl)

\schwer verdienen to earn a packet ( fam)

6) ( ernstlich) seriously;

\schwer behindert [o beschädigt] severely handicapped [or disabled];

sich \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold;

\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or desperately] [or gravely] ill;

\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall;

\schwer krank med seriously [or desperately] [or gravely] ill;

\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured;

sich \schwer verletzen to seriously [or badly] [or severely] injure oneself;

\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident;

\schwer wiegend serious;

\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations;

eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung, ein \schwer wiegender Entschluss a momentous decision;

ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason

7) ( schwierig) difficult, not easy;

\schwer verständlich ( kaum nachvollziehbar) scarcely comprehensible;

( kaum zu verstehen) hard [or difficult] to understand pred;

sich etw zu \schwer machen to make sth too difficult for oneself [or more difficult than it need be];

[jdm] etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult [for sb];

es [jdm] \schwer machen, etw zu tun to make it difficult [for sb] to do sth;

jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad];

jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb

8) ( hart) severely;

\schwer bewaffnet sein to be heavily armed; s. a. Ordnung

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > schwer
19 moeilijk

moeilijk

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉

1 [problematisch] difficult; 〈 bijwoord voornamelijk〉 with difficulty

2 [zwaar] difficult; 〈 bijwoord voornamelijk〉 hard

3 [vervelend] difficult

♦voorbeelden:

1   in moeilijke omstandigheden verkeren • be in trouble

     moeilijk opvoedbare kinderen • problem children

     doe niet zo moeilijk • don't make such a fuss

     moeilijk horen • have difficulty hearing

     het zichzelf moeilijk maken • make things difficult for oneself, make it hard on oneself

     het moeilijke is, dat … • the trouble/difficulty/problem is that …

2   het zijn moeilijke tijden • these are hard/trying times

     het is moeilijk te geloven • it's hard to believe

     hij had het erg moeilijk met haar overlijden • he found it hard to cope with her death

     het moeilijk hebben • have a rough/hard/bad time

     hij maakte het ons moeilijk • he gave us a hard time

     dat zal hem moeilijk vallen • it won't be easy for him

     het moeilijkste is nu achter de rug • we've had the hardest part, the worst is behind us

3   zij is een moeilijk persoon • she is hard to please

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [eigenlijk onmogelijk] hardly

♦voorbeelden:

1   ik kan (toch) moeilijk wegblijven • I can hardly stay away, can I?

     daar kan ik moeilijk iets over zeggen • it's hard for me to say

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > moeilijk
20 tardo

adj.

slow-going, slow, slow-footed, tardy.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tardar.

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tardo

► adjetivo

1 (lento) slow

2 (retrasado) late

3 (torpe) slow

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tardo,-a en comprender slow on the uptake

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ADJ

1) (=lento) slow, sluggish

2) (=torpe) dull, dense

tardo de oído — hard of hearing

tardo de reflejos — slow (to react)

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- da adjetivo (liter) slow

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- da adjetivo (liter) slow

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tardo -da

adjective

( liter); slow

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Del verbo tardar: ( conjugate tardar)

tardo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tardó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
tardar
tardo
tardar ( conjugate tardar) verbo transitivo ( emplear cierto tiempo):
◊ está tardando mucho she's taking a long time;

tarda una hora en hacerse it takes about an hour to cook;
tardó un mes en contestar it took him a month to reply;
no tardo ni un minuto I won't be a minute;
¿cuánto se tarda en coche? how long does it take by car?
verbo intransitivo ( retrasarse) to be late;

( emplear demasiado tiempo) to take a long time;
◊ empieza a las seis, no tardes it starts at six, don't be late;

parece que tarda he seems to be taking a long time;
¡no tardo! I won't be long!;
aún tardoá en llegar it'll be a while yet before he gets here;
no tardoon en detenerlo it didn't take them long to arrest him
tardarse verbo pronominal (Méx, Ven) See Also→ tardar vt, vi
tardar verbo intransitivo
1 (un tiempo determinado) to take time: ¿cuánto se tarda de aquí a Madrid?, how long does it take from here to Madrid?
no tardó mucho, it didn't take long
tardé dos horas en acabarlo, it took me two hours to finish it
2 (demasiado tiempo) to take a long time: tardaron en abrir la puerta, they took a long time to open the door
he tardado por culpa del tráfico, I'm late because of the traffic
no tardes, don't be long
♦ Locuciones: a más tardar, at the latest
tardo,-a adjetivo
1 (lento) slow
2 (persona) pey thick

' tardo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
construcción
- disipar
- habla
- tarda
- tardar
- doble
- poco
- tramitación
- triple
English:
mill about
- mill around
- flat
- foot
- penetrate

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tardo, -a adj

1. [lento] slow

2. [torpe] dull;

tardo de oído hard of hearing

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tardo, -da adj

: slow

Spanish-English dictionary > tardo

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