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mind
mind
(mīnd)mind
(maɪnd)mind
(maɪnd)n.
Mind
See Also:ATTENTION;INSULTS;MIND, DEFINED;THOUGHT
- (You can’t concentrate. You’ve got) a brain like a hummingbird —Jane Wagner
- Brain as heavy as a grandfather clock —Diane Wakoski
- A brain tooled like a twenty-jewel Swiss watch —Stephen Longstreet
- Emptied her mind, as if emptying a bottle —Mavis Gallant
- Her mind flickered like a lizard —Elizabeth Bowen
- Her mind was like a one-way thoroughfare, narrow and flat, maintained in repair —Mavis Gallant
- Her mind was like a rushing stream, tumbling downhill over rocks and boulders, eddying, bouncing, shifting direction —Ward Just
- Her mind was strangely empty … an empty room through which vague memories stalked like giants —Jean Rhys
- His brain feels like a frail but alert invalid packed inside among a lot of deep pillows —John Updike
- His brain was like a brightly-lit factory, full of flying wheels and precision —Edith Wharton
- His mind [Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s] resembles a stiff spring, which has to be abducted violently from it, and which every instant it is left to itself flies right back —William James, letter to brother, Harry, November 24, 1872
- His mind’s like the feet of a pre-civilized Chinese girl —Frank Swinnerton
- The human mind should be like a good hotel, open the year round —William Lyon Phelps
- It [his brain] felt like an immense dynamo running at top speed in an empty shed in the middle of the woods —Norman Mailer
- Little minds, like weak liquors, are soonest soured —H. G. Bohn’sHand book of Proverbs
- Mind, as clear as mountain water —Richard Wilbur
See Also:CLARITY
- Mind … blank and enclosed as a bubble of glass —Jean Thompson
- Mind flapping like a rag on a clothesline in cold wind —Saul Bellow
- Mind … fluffy as a baby’s crib —Louis Auchincloss
- (He stood for a moment outside the room, his) mind jerking spasmodically, like a severed nerve —Storm Jameson
- Mind like a bent corkscrew —Roderic Jeffries
- A mind like a puddle. Things fall in and float around in it and she fishes them up later when they’ve gotten soggy —Jean Thompson
- A mind like a sieve —Anon
- A mind like a sink —Agatha Christie
Christie was thus quoted by her nephew about Miss Marple’s dark view of humankind.
- Mind … like a sun-dial, it records only pleasantness —Anon
See Also:CHEERFULNESS
- A mind like a tattered concordance —Samuel Beckett
- A mind like a wedge of iron —Louise Erdrich
- Mind like dead ashes —Robert Silverberg
- Mind like moths —Anon
- Mind … like some fertile garden —Edith Wharton
- The mind, packed away like a satin wedding dress even in blue tissue, yellowing, pressing itself into permanent folds —Diane Wakoski
The title of the poem featuring this line is also a simile:The Mind, Like an Old Fish.
- Minds fossilized like lava —Isak Dinesen
- Minds [of students] so earnest and helpless that it takes them half an hour to get from one idea to its immediately adjacent next neighbor. And when they’ve got the next idea, they lie down on it with their whole weight and can get no farther, like a cow on a door-mat, so that you can get neither in nor out with them —William James, letter to his wife, 1896
- Minds stirring like poplars in a storm —Marge Piercy
- (Eleanor’s) mind went whirling round like a wheel on the hub of this moment —Elizabeth Bowen
- A mind wide open to absorb all it could teach him as the flowers of the date-palm to receive the fertilizing pollen —Honoré de Balzac
- My brain is numb as a piece of liver —W. P. Kinsella
- (I seem to have read so little of late, that) my mind is like a desert, devoid of roses and leaves —Janet Flanner
- Our brains are like fruit stands; all the rubbish is in front and the good stuff is in the back —Carla Lane
Dialogue from “Solo,” British television sitcom, broadcast June 23, 1987
- Our unconscious is like a vast subterranean factory with intricate machinery that is never ideal, where work goes on all day and night from the time we are born until the moment of our death —Milton R. Sapirstein
- Some minds are like trunks, packed tight with knowledge, no air and plenty of moths —Life, January 31, 1918
- There is no sea as restless as my mind —Derek Walcott
See Also:RESTLESSNESS
- When you have a creative mind it sometimes backs up on you like a sewer —John Farris
mind
Mind can be a noun or a verb.
Yourmind is your ability to think.
If youmake up your mind, you make a decision. If youmake up your mind to do something, you decide to do it.
Be Careful!
You use ato-infinitive after this expression. Don't say, for example 'She made up her mind looking for a new job'.
If you have no objection to doing something, you can say that youdon't mind doing it.
Be Careful!
You use an-ing form with this expression. Don't say, for example, 'I don't mind to walk'.
If you do not object to a situation or proposal, or if you do not prefer any particular option, you can say 'I don't mind'.
Be Careful!
Don't say 'I don't mind it' with this meaning.
If you want to politely ask someone to do something, you can useWould you mind followed by an-ing form.
mind
Past participle:minded
Gerund:minding
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mind
Noun | 1. | ![]() noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle" tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind unconscious,unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware subconscious,subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness |
2. | ![]() recollection,reminiscence,recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" | |
3. | mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" conclusion,decision,determination - a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" opinion,persuasion,sentiment,thought,view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" | |
4. | ![]() intellectual,intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively | |
5. | mind - attention; "don't pay him any mind" notice,observance,observation - the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" | |
6. | mind - your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" aim,intent,intention,purpose,design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" | |
7. | ![]() intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" bridle at,bridle up,bristle at,bristle up - show anger or indignation; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" |
2. | mind - be concerned with or about something or somebody think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" | |
3. | mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" handle,manage,care,deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" tend - manage or run; "tend a store" | |
4. | ![]() obey - be obedient to | |
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6. | ![]() think of,remember - keep in mind for attention or consideration; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" attend to,take to heart - get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please" forget - forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" |
mind
"The mind is at its best about the age of forty-nine" [AristotleRhetoric]
"The mind is its own place, and in itself"
"Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven" [John MiltonParadise Lost]
"What is matter? - Never mind."
"What is mind? - No matter"Punch
"Great minds think alike, fools seldom differ"
mind
nounmind
[maɪnd]a logical/creative mind →unamenteracional/creativa
he has the mind of a five-year-old →tiene laedad mental de unniño de cincoaños
it'sall in the mind →espurasugestión
at theback of my mind I had the feeling that →tenía laremotasensaciónde que ...
tobring one's mind to bear on sth →concentrarse en algo
itcame to my mind that →se meocurrió que ...
I'm notclear in my mind about it →todavía no lotengoclaroor no lollego aentender
itcrossed my mind (that) →se meocurrió (que)
yes, it had crossed my mind →sí, eso se me habíaocurrido
does it ever cross your mind that ...? →¿piensasalguna vez que ...?
my mind waselsewhere →tenía lacabezaen otro sitio
it neverentered my mind →jamás se mepasó por lacabeza
I can'tget itout of my mind →no me lo puedoquitarde lacabeza
togo over sth in one's mind →repasar algomentalmente
a triumph of mind overmatter →untriunfodelespíritu sobre lamateria
it's a question of mind over matter →escuestión devoluntad
to have one's mindon sth →estarpensando en algo
I had my mind on something else →estabapensando enotra cosa
to have sth on one's mind →estar preocupado por algo
what's on your mind? →¿qué eslo que tepreocupa?
you canput that right out of your mind →conviene nopensarmásen eso
if you put your mind to it →si teconcentras en ello
knowing that he had arrived safelyset my mind at easeor rest →elsaber que habíallegadosano y salvo metranquilizó
if you set your mindto it →si teconcentras en ello
the thought thatsprings to mind is →lo que primero se leocurre a uno es ...
state of mind →estadom deánimo
that willtake your mind off it →eso tedistraerá
to beuneasy in one's mind →quedarse condudas
he let his mindwander →dejó que lospensamientos se le fueran a otrascosas
mind'seye →imaginaciónf
in my mind's eye I could still see her sitting there →mentalmente todavía laveíaallísentada
that's a loador weight off mymind! →¡eso mequita unpeso deencima!
see alsoblankA2
see alsoreadA3
see alsopresence5
to bear sth/sbin mind →tener en cuenta algo/a algn
we must bear (it) in mind that →debemostener en cuenta que ...,tenemos querecordar que ...
I'll bear you in mind →tetendré encuenta
tokeep sth/sb in mind →tenerpresenteor encuenta algo/a algn
heputs me in mind of his father →merecuerda a supadre
to passout of mind →caeren elolvido
time out of mind →tiempominmemorial
itwent rightor clean out of my mind →se me fuepor completode lacabeza
to bringor call sthto mind →recordar algo,traer algoa lamemoria
that calls something else to mind →eso metraeotra cosaa lamemoria
see alsoslipC3
see alsostickB5
you can do it if you havea mind to →puedes lograrlo side verdad estásempeñado en ello
I have a good mind to do it →ganas de hacerlo no mefaltan
I have half a mind to do it →estoytentadoor medanganas de hacerlo
nothing wasfurther from my mind →nadamás lejos de miintención
to have sthin mind →tenerpensado algo
she wrote it with publication in mind →loescribió con laintención de publicarlo
to have sb in mind →tener a algn enmente
who do you have in mind for the job? →¿a quiénpiensas darle elpuestoortienes enmente para elpuesto?
to have in mind to do sth →tener intención dehacer algo
tochange one's mind →cambiar de opiniónorideaorparecer
to change sb's mind →hacer que algncambie deopinión
to have aclosed mind →tener unamentecerrada
toknow one's own mind →saberlo que uno quiere
tomake up one's mind →decidirse
we can't make up our minds about selling the house →no nosdecidimos avender lacasa
I can't make up my mind about him →todavíatengo ciertasdudascon respecto a él
he has made up his mind to leave home →hadecididoirsede casa, estádecidido airsede casa
tomy mind →a mijuicio
to be ofone mind →estar de acuerdo
with one mind →unánimemente
with anopen mind →conespírituabiertoormentalidadabierta
to keep an open mind on a subject →mantener unamentalidadabierta conrelación a untema
to have a mind of one'sown [person] (=think for o.s.) →pensar porsí mismo (hum) [machine etc] →tenervoluntadpropia,hacer loque quiere
to be of thesame mind →serde lamismaopinión,estar de acuerdo
I was of the same mind as my brother →yo estabade acuerdo con mi hermano, yo erade lamismaopinión que mi hermano
to be inor > oftwo minds (US) →dudar, estarindeciso
see alsopieceA1
see alsospeakB2
his mind isgoing →estáperdiendofacultadesmentales
tolose one's mind →perder eljuicio
nobody in hisright mind would do it →nadie que esté en susanojuicio loharía
ofsound mind →enplenouso de susfacultadesmentales
ofunsound mind →mentalmenteincapacitado
to beout of one's mind →estarloco, haberperdido eljuicio
you must be out of your mind! →¡tú debes estarloco!
we were bored out of our minds →estábamosmuertos deaburrimiento
togo out of one's mind →perder eljuicio,volverse loco
to go out of one's mind with worry/jealousy →volverse loco depreocupación/celos
mind you don't fall →ten cuidado, no tevayas acaer
mind you don't get wet! →ten cuidado, no tevayas amojar
mind yourhead! →¡cuidado con lacabeza!
mindhow you go! (as farewell) →¡cuídate!
mind yourlanguage! →¡quémanera dehablar es ésa!
mind yourmanners! →¡quémodales son ésos!
mind thestep! →¡cuidadocon elescalón!
mindwhat you're doing! →¡cuidado conlo quehaces!
mindwhere you're going! →¡mira por dóndevas!
mindyourself! →¡cuidado, no tevayas ahacerdaño!
mind what I say! →¡hazmecaso!, ¡escuchalo que tedigo!
mind your ownbusiness! →¡no temetas donde no tellaman!
don't mind me →por mí no sepreocupe
don't mind me! (iro) →¡y a mí que meparta unrayo!
never mind that now →olvídatede eso ahora
never mind him →no lehagascaso
mindyou, it was raining at the time →claro queor teadvierto que en esemomentollovía
it was a big one, mind you →eragrande, eso sí
could you mind the baby this afternoon? →¿podríascuidar alniño estatarde?
could you mind my bags for a few minutes? →¿mecuidasorguardas lasbolsas unmomento?
Idon't mind the cold →a mí no memolesta elfrío
I don't mind four, but six is too many →cuatrono me importa, pero seis son muchos
I don't mind waiting →no me importaesperar
if you don't mind myor me saying so, I think you're wrong →perdona que tediga pero estásequivocado, permíteme que tediga que teequivocas
I don't mind telling you, I was shocked →estabahorrorizado, loconfieso
Iwouldn't mind a cup of tea →no mevendríamal un té
mind you do it! →¡hazlo sinfalta!, ¡nodejes de hacerlo!
he didn't do it, mind →peroen realidad no lohizo,la verdades que no lohizo
do you mind! (iro) →¡por favor!
do you mind if I open the window? →¿temolesta queabraor siabro laventana?
do you mind if I come? →¿teimporta que yovenga?
Idon't mind →me esigual
"do you mind if I take this book?" - "I don't mind at all" →-¿teimporta si mellevoor que melleve estelibro? -enabsoluto
if you don't mind, I won't come →si no teimporta, yo noiré
please, if you don't mind →si no leimporta, si estanamable
close the door, if you don't mind →hazme elfavor decerrar lapuerta
"cigarette?" - "I don't mind if I do" →-¿uncigarrillo? -puesmuchas graciasorbuenoor nodigo que no
never mind (=don't worry) →no tepreocupes; (=it makes no odds) →esigual,da lo mismo; (=it's not important) →no importa
I can't walk,never mind run →no puedo andar,ni mucho menoscorrer
mind
[ˈmaɪnd]body and mind →lecorps et l'esprit
in body and mind →decorps et d'esprit
to stretch sb's mind →ouvrir l'esprit de qn
Studying stretched my mind and got me thinking →Lesétudes m'ontouvert l'esprit et m'ontfaitpenser.
there's no doubt in my mind that ... →il nefait aucundoute dans monesprit que ...
There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious →Il nefaisait aucundoute dans sonesprit que l'homme étaitsérieux.
mind over matter (=positive thinking) →le pouvoir de l'esprit
a case of mind over matter →unemanifestation du pouvoir de l'esprit
it's all in the mind [illness] →toutestdans latête
to be on sb's mind
It's been on my mind all week →Je n'ai eu que çaen tête de toute lasemaine.
This game has been on my mind all week →Je n'ai eu que cematchen tête de toute lasemaine.
to have a lot on one's mind (=a lot to think about) →avoirbeaucoup dechosesen tête
to spring to mind →venir à l'esprit
Integrity and honesty are words that spring to mind when talking of the man →Intégrité ethonnêteté sont desmots quiviennent à l'esprit lorsqu'onparle dubonhomme.
one's mind on other things
My mind was on other things →J'avais latêteailleurs.
He tried the first page but his mind was on other things →Ilessaya la premièrepage mais il avait latêteailleurs.
state of mind →état d'esprit
to close one's mind to sth →se fermer à qch
to see sth in one's mind's eye →voir qch enesprit
In his mind's eye, he could see the headlines in the newspapers →Ilvoyait enesprit lestitres desjournaux.
to read sb's mind →liredans lespensées de qn
to put sb's mind at rest (=allay fears) →rassurer qn
an excellent training for the young mind →unexcellententraînement pour lesjeunesesprits
a team of brilliant minds →uneéquipeconstituée debrillantsesprits
to have a logical mind →avoir unespritlogique
to have a suspicious mind →avoir l'espritsoupçonneux
to keep an open mind →garder l'espritouvert
the criminal mind →l'espritcriminel
He couldn't get her out of his mind →Il n'arrivait à se lasortirde latête.
to enter sb's mind [idea, thoughts] →venir à l'esprit de qn
The idea would never have entered her mind →L'idée ne lui seraitjamaisvenue à l'esprit.
to cross sb's mind (=come into sb's head) →traverser l'esprit de qn
It never crossed my mind →Cela ne m'ajamaistraversé l'esprit.
to go out of sb's mind
It went right out of my mind →Ça m'estcomplètementsortide latête., Ça m'estcomplètementsorti de l'esprit.
to have sb/sth in mind →avoir qn/qchen tête
what do you have in mind? →qu'avez-vousen tête ?
to go out of one's mind (=go mad) →perdre la tête
to be out of one's mind →avoirperdu latête
Are you out of your mind? →Tu asperdu latête?
You must be out of your mind to go shopping on Christmas Eve! →Tu dois avoirperdu latête pourallerfaire lesmagasinsla veille deNoël!
nobody in their right mind would ... (=no sane person) →il faudraitêtre fou pour ...
to be out of one's mind with boredom →mourir d'ennui
to be bored out of one's mind →s'ennuyerà mourir
to my mind →à mon avis
to speak one's mind →dire ce qu'onpense,parlersans détour
to be of one mind (=be of the same opinion) →êtredu même avis
They are of one mind in many things →Ils sontdu même avis surbeaucoup dechoses.
He's changed his mind →Il achangé d'avis.
to change one's mind about sth →changer d'avis sur qch
She's very young. She might change her mind about what she wants to do →Elleesttrèsjeune. Elle pourraitchanger d'avis sur ce qu'elle aenvie defaire.
to change sb's mind →fairechanger qn d'avis
to make up one's mind, to make one's mind up →se décider
I haven't made up my mind yet →Je ne me suispas encoredécidé.
He simply can't make his mind up →Il n'arrivetout simplement pas à sedécider.
She said her mind was made up →Elle adit qu'elle s'étaitdécidée.
to make up one's mind to do sth →se décider àfaire qch
to know one's own mind →savoir ce qu'on veut
to be in two minds about sth (=undecided)(British) →être partagé(e)à propos de qch
Like many parents, I am in two minds about school uniforms →Commebeaucoup deparents, je suispartagéà propos desuniformesscolaires.
to be in two minds whether to ... →être partagéquant à l'opportunité de ...
Roche was in two minds whether to make the trip to Oslo →Roche étaitpartagéquant à l'opportunité dese rendre àOslo.
BUTRoche ne savait s'il devait ou non effectuer le voyage à Oslo.
It slipped my mind →Ça m'estsorti de l'esprit.
to keep sth in mind →garder qch à l'esprit
to bear sth in mind (=remember) →garder qch à l'esprit
to bear in mind that ... →garder à l'esprit que ...
to do sth with sth in mind →faire qch engardant qch à l'esprit
with this in mind, we ... →dans cetteoptique, nous ...
to cast one's mind back to sth →se reporter à qch
If you cast your mind back to June →Si vous vous reportez àjuindernier ...
Cast your mind back to childhood
BUTTransportez-vous en enfance.
to stick in one's mind →restergravé(e) dans l'esprit de qn
One incident had stuck in her mind →Unincident étaitrestégravé dans sonesprit.
to take sb's mind off sth →empêcher qn depenser à qch
to put sb in mind of sth (=remind of) →rappeler qch à qn
to call sth to mind →se rappeler qch
Could you mind the baby this afternoon? →Est-ce que tu pourrais t'occuper dubébé cetaprès-midi?,Est-ce que tu pourraisgarder lebébé cetaprès-midi?
Could you mind my bags for a few minutes? →Est-ce que vous pourriezgarder mesbagages pendantquelquesminutes?
Mind that bike! →Attention auvélo!
Mind the step! →Attention à la marche!
mind you don't ... →faites attention àne pas ...
Mind you don't burn the sausages! →Fais attention àne pasbrûler lessaucisses!
I don't mind the noise →Lebruit ne medérange pas.
I don't mind walking →Cela ne medérange pas demarcher.
Do you mind being alone? →Cela vousdérange d'êtreseul?
I don't mind what we have for dinner →Ça m'est égal ce qu'on mange audîner., Peu m'importe ce qu'on mange audîner.
I don't mind where we go →Peu m'importe l'endroit où nousallons.
Do you mind if I open the window? →Cela vousdérange si j'ouvre lafenêtre?
would you mind if ... →cela vousdérangerait si ...
would you mind doing ...
Would you mind waiting outside for a moment? →Cela vousdérangerait d'attendredehorsun moment ?
They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it →Ilspaient pleintarif.Remarquez, ils peuvent se lepermettre.
I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you →J'aiobtenu desdommagesintérêtssubstantiels. Cela m'apris deuxansremarquez.
I don't mind →Ça ne medérange pas.
It involved a little extra work, but nobody seemed to mind →Celaimpliquaitun peude travailsupplémentaire, mais ça nesemblaitdéranger personne.mind-altering[ˈmaɪndɔːltərɪŋ]adj [drug, substance, effect] →psychotropemind-bending[ˈmaɪndbɛndɪŋ]adj →cotoninvmind-blowing[ˈmaɪndbləʊɪŋ]adj (=incredible) [experience, news] →hallucinant(e)mind-boggling[ˈmaɪndbɒgəlɪŋ]adj →époustouflant(e)
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? mind over matterit’s a question of mind over matter →es ist eine Willenssacheor-frage;a triumph of mind over matter →einTriumph desGeistesorWillens über denKörper
? in mindto bearor keep something in mind →etwnichtvergessen;facts also, application →etwim Auge behalten;to bearor keep somebody in mind →anjdndenken;applicant also →jdnim Auge behalten;with this in mind… →mit diesemGedanken imHinterkopf…;to have somebody/something in mind →anjdn/etwdenken;to have in mind to do something →vorhabenor imSinn haben,etw zutun;to have it in mind to do something →beabsichtigenor sich(dat) →vorgenommen haben,etw zutun;it puts me in mind of somebody/something →esweckt in mirErinnerungen anjdn/etw
? out of one’s mindto go out of one’s mind →verrücktwerden, denVerstandverlieren;to be out of one’s mind →verrückt sein;to go out of one’s mind with worry/grief →vorSorge/Trauer denVerstandverlieren;to drive somebody out of his mind →jdn um denVerstandbringen,jdnwahnsinnigmachen;I’m bored out of my mind →ichlangweile michzu Tode
? never mind+ sb/sthnever mind the expense →(es ist)egal, was eskostet;never mind that now →das istjetztnichtwichtig,lass das dochjetzt;never mind your back, I’m worried about … →deinRücken ist mir dochegal, ichmache mirSorgen um …;never mind him →kümmere dichnicht um ihn
? never mind →macht nichts, ist dochegal; (in exasperation) →ist ja auchegal, schongut;never mind, you’ll find another →mach dir nichtsdraus, dufindestbestimmt einen anderen;oh, never mind, I’ll do it myself →ach,lass (es)or schongut, ichmache es selbst;never mind about that now! →lass das dochjetzt!, das ist dochjetztnichtwichtig;never mind about what you said to him, what did he say to you? →es ist dochegalorunwichtig, was du zu ihmgesagt hast, was hat er zu dirgesagt?;never mind about that mistake →mach dir nichts aus demFehler;never mind about your shoes (in exasperation) →deineSchuhe sind mir dochegal;I’m not going to finish school, never mind go to university →ichwerde dieSchulenichtbeenden und schongar nichtzurUniversitätgehen
? never you mind! →kümmere du dich malnicht darum;(= none of your business) →dasgeht dichüberhaupt nichts an!
? mind you →allerdings;mind you, I’d rather not go →ichwürdeeigentlichorallerdingsliebernichtgehen;it was raining at the time, mind you →allerdings hat es dageregnet;mind you, he did try/ask →er hat esimmerhinversucht/hatimmerhingefragt;he’s quite good, mind you →er isteigentlichganzgut
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[maɪnd]a case of mind over matter →unavittoria dellospirito sullamateria
one of Britain's finest minds →uno dei piùgrandicervelli dellaGran Bretagna
I am not clear in my mind about the idea →non ho leideechiare inproposito
to be uneasy in one's mind →avere deidubbi, essereun po'preoccupato/a
what's on your mind? →cosa c'è che tipreoccupa?
I can't get it out of my mind →nonriesco a togliermelo dallamente
to putor setor give one's mind to sth →concentrarsi su qc,applicarsi a qc
that will take your mind off it →questo tiaiuterà a non pensarci (più)
to bearor keep sth in mind (take account of) →tenerpresente qc (remember) →tenere a mente qc, nondimenticare qc
it went right out of my mind →mi ècompletamentepassato dimente, me ne sonocompletamentedimenticato
to bringor call sth to mind →riportareorrichiamare qc allamente
to have sb/sth in mind →avere in mente qn/qc
to have in mind to do sth →avere intenzioneor inmente difare qc
I have a good mind to do it →avrei molta voglia di farlo
I have half a mind to do it →ho unamezzaidea di farlo
nothing was further from my mind →non mi era nemmenopassato per l'anticamera delcervello
to change one's mind →cambiare idea
to be in two minds about sth →essereincerto/aorindeciso/a su qc
to be in two minds about doing sth →non sapersidecidere sefare qc o no
of one mind →della stessaidea
I am still of the same mind →sonoancora dello stessoparere
to have a mind of one's own (person, think for o.s.) →saperpensare con la propriatesta (not conform) →avere delleidee proprie
my car has a mind of its own →la miamacchina faun po'quello che vuole lei
to my mind →a mioparere,secondo me
to go out ofor lose one's mind →impazzire,perdere la testa
to be out of one's mind →esserepazzo/a, essereuscito/a disenno,essere fuori di sé
never mind (don't worry) →non preoccuparti (it makes no difference) →non importa,non fa niente
"please mind the step" →"attentiorattenzione algradino"
mind you don't fall →attento a noncadere
mind your language! →bada a comeparli!,controlla le tueparole!
mind you, ... (fam) →sì, però vadetto che...
mind your own business! (fam) →fatti gli affari tuoi!
never mind him →non badargli, non farglicaso
never mind the expense →secostacaro, pazienza!
don't mind me! (iro) →per carità, nonfare caso a me!
which? - I don't mind →quale? - èindifferente
I don't mind the cold/noise →ilfreddo/rumore non mi dànoiaorfastidio
would you mind opening the door? →ledispiaceaprire laporta?
do you mind if I open the window? - I don't mind →ledispiace seapro lafinestra? -faccia pure!
I wouldn't mind a cup of tea →prendereivolentieri unatazza di tè
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→عَقْلٌ,يَهْتَمُّ mysl, vadit have noget imod, sindaufpassen auf,Geistενοχλούμαι,νουςcuidar,mente,preocuparse por mieli, panna pahakseendéranger,esprit imati nešto protiv, umbadare a,mente いやだと思う, 心 개의하다, 마음erg vinden,geestha noe imot,sinnmieć przeciwko,umysłimportar-se,menteвозражать,разум bry sig om, hjärna จิตใจ, รังเกียจaldırmak,zihin tâm trí, thấy phiền介意,头脑mind
- Do youmind? →هَلْ تُـمانِعُ؟ → Nevadí vám to? → Gør det noget? →Ist es Ihnen recht? →Σας πειράζει; →¿Le importa? → Häiritseekö, jos ...? →Ça vous dérange ? → Smeta li vam? →Le dispiace? → いいですか? → 괜찮겠어요? →Vindt u het vervelend? →Gjør det noe? →Czy ma Pancoś przeciwko temu? →O senhor se importa? →Вы не возражаете? → Gör det något? → คุณจะว่าอะไรไหม →Sizce sakıncası var mı? → Có phiền bạn không? →您介意吗?
- I don'tmind →أَنا لا أُمانِعُ → Nevadí mi to → Det gør ikke noget →Es ist mir recht →Δεν με πειράζει →No me importa → Ei häiritse →Ça m'est égal → Ne smeta mi →Non mi dispiace → いいですよ → 괜찮아요 →Het maakt mij niet uit →Det går bra →Nie mam nic przeciwko temu →Eu não me importo →Я не возражаю → Jag har ingenting emot det → ฉันไม่ว่าอะไร →Sakıncası yok → Tôi không phiền đâu →我不介意
- Would youmind trying again? (US)
Can you try again? (UK) →هَلْ يُـمْكِنُ أَنْ تُـحَاوِلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى؟ → Můžete zavolat znovu? → Kan De forsøge igen? →Können Sie wieder anrufen? →Μπορείτε να ξαναδοκιμάσετε; →¿Puede volver a llamar? → Voitteko soittaa uudestaan? →Vous pouvez rappeler ? → Možete li nazvati ponovno? →Può riprovare? → もう一度かけてもらえますか? → 다시 전화하시겠어요? →Kunt u het nog eens proberen? →Kan du prøve igjen? →Czy może Panspróbować jeszcze raz? →O senhor pode tentar novamente? →Вы можете перезвонить? → Kan ni försöka igen? → คุณลองอีกทีได้ไหม? →Tekrar arayabilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể gọi lại không? →您过一会儿再试试吧 - Would youmind trying again later? (US)
Can you try again later? (UK) →هَلْ يُـمْكِنُ أَنْ تُكَرِّرَ الْـمُحَاوَلَةَ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ؟ → Můžete zavolat později? → Kan De prøve igen senere? →Können Sie es später noch einmal versuchen? →Μπορείτε να ξαναδοκιμάσετε αργότερα; →¿Puede llamar más tarde? → Voitteko soittaa myöhemmin uudestaan? →Vous pouvez rappeler plus tard ? → Možete li nazvati kasnije? →Può riprovare più tardi? → あとでもう一度かけてもらえますか? → 나중에 다시 전화하시겠어요? →Kunt u het straks nog eens proberen? →Kan du prøve igjen senere? →Czy może Panzadzwonić jeszcze raz później? →O senhor pode tentar novamente mais tarde? →Вы можете перезвонить позже? → Kan ni försöka igen senare? → คุณลองใหม่อีกทีได้ไหม? →Daha sonra tekrar arayabilir misiniz → Bạn có thể gọi lại sau không? →您晚些时候再试试吧
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