| AT abbr. 1. air temperature 2. also a/t antitank 3. automatic transmission |
| At 1 The symbol for the element astatine. |
| At 2 abbr. ampere-turn |
| aT abbr. attotesla |
at 1 ( t;  t when unstressed)prep. Idiom: 1. a. In or near the area occupied by; in or near the location of: at the market; at our destination. b. In or near the position of: always at my side; at the center of the page. 2. To or toward the direction or location of, especially for a specific purpose: Questions came at us from all sides. 3. Present during; attending: at the dance. 4. Within the interval or span of: at the dinner hour; at a glance. 5. In the state or condition of: at peace with one's conscience. 6. In the activity or field of: skilled at playing chess; good at math. 7. To or using the rate, extent, or amount of; to the point of: at 30 cents a pound; at high speed; at 20 paces; at 350°F. 8. On, near, or by the time or age of: at three o'clock; at 72 years of age. 9. On account of; because of: rejoice at a victory. 10. By way of; through: exited at the rear gate. 11. In accord with; following: at my request. 12. Dependent upon: at the mercy of the court. 13. Occupied with: at work. at it Informal Engaged in verbal or physical conflict; arguing or fighting: The neighbors are at it again. [Middle English, from Old English æt; see ad- in Indo-European roots.] |
| at 2 (ät) n. pl. at See Table at currency. [Lao àt, perhaps from Thai  àt, former coin worth one-eighth of a füang (a former unit of currency), ultimately from Pali a a, eight, from Sanskrit a  ; see okt (u)- in Indo-European roots.] |
At
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)
the chemical symbol for astatine
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Also A
symbol for ampere-turn
AT
abbreviation for
(Social Science / Education) attainment target
at1
prep
1. used to indicate location or position are they at the table? staying at a small hotel
2. towards; in the direction of looking at television throwing stones at windows
3. used to indicate position in time come at three o'clock
4. engaged in; in a state of (being) children at play stand at ease he is at his most charming today
5. (in expressions concerned with habitual activity) during the passing of (esp in the phrase at night) he used to work at night
6. for; in exchange for it's selling at four pounds
7. used to indicate the object of an emotion angry at the driver shocked at his behaviour
where it's at Slang the real place of action
[Old English æt; related to Old Norse at to, Latin ad to]
at2
n pl at
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a Laotian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a kip.
[from Thai]
at3
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for Austria
| At The symbol for astatine. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | At - a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter halogen - any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions |
| 2. | at - 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos Laotian monetary unit - monetary unit in Laos kip - the basic unit of money in Laos |
Translations
AT N ABBR =automatic translation → TA f
at [æt]
at [æt]
When at is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look at, look up the verb.
PREP1. (position)
1.1. (specifying rough location) → en
there weren't many people at the party/lecture → no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia
at the hairdresser's/supermarket → en la peluquería/el supermercado
at the office → en la oficina
at school → en la escuela, en el colegio
at sea → en el mar
at table → en la mesa
BUT at John's → en casa de Juan
where it's at Glasgow's where it's at → en Glasgow es donde está la movida, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo(Sp)
where we're at I'll just run through where we're at → te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación
there weren't many people at the party/lecture → no había mucha gente en la fiesta/conferencia
at the hairdresser's/supermarket → en la peluquería/el supermercado
at the office → en la oficina
at school → en la escuela, en el colegio
at sea → en el mar
at table → en la mesa
BUT at John's → en casa de Juan
where it's at Glasgow's where it's at → en Glasgow es donde está la movida, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo(Sp)
where we're at I'll just run through where we're at → te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación
1.2. (specifying position)
my room's at the back of the house → mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa
the dress fastens at the back → el vestido se abrocha por detrás
at the bottom of the stairs → al pie de las escaleras
to stand at the door → estar de pie or (LAm) parado en la puerta
at the edge → en el borde
my room's at the front of the house → mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casa
the dress fastens at the front → el vestido se abrocha por delante
at the top (gen) → en lo alto; (of mountain) → en la cumbre
to be at the window → estar junto a la ventana
he came in at the window → entró por la ventana
my room's at the back of the house → mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa
the dress fastens at the back → el vestido se abrocha por detrás
at the bottom of the stairs → al pie de las escaleras
to stand at the door → estar de pie or (LAm) parado en la puerta
at the edge → en el borde
my room's at the front of the house → mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casa
the dress fastens at the front → el vestido se abrocha por delante
at the top (gen) → en lo alto; (of mountain) → en la cumbre
to be at the window → estar junto a la ventana
he came in at the window → entró por la ventana
1.3. (esp Internet) (= name of @ symbol) → arroba f
"my e-mail address is jones at collins dot uk" (jones@collins.uk) → -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk
"my e-mail address is jones at collins dot uk" (jones@collins.uk) → -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk
2. (direction) (= towards) → hacia
the car was coming straight at us → el coche venía directo hacia nosotros
to look at sth → mirar algo
the car was coming straight at us → el coche venía directo hacia nosotros
to look at sth → mirar algo
3. (time, age) → a
at four o'clock → a las cuatro
at midday → a mediodía
at 16 he was already a household name → a los 16 años era ya un nombre muy conocido
at lunchtime → a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar
at an early age → de pequeño/pequeña
at Christmas → por or en Navidades
at Easter → en Semana Santa
at the moment → en este momento
at that moment the bomb went off → en aquel momento estalló la bomba
at night → de noche, por la noche
at a time like this → en un momento como éste
at my time of life → con los años que tengo
at four o'clock → a las cuatro
at midday → a mediodía
at 16 he was already a household name → a los 16 años era ya un nombre muy conocido
at lunchtime → a la hora de la comida, a la hora de almorzar
at an early age → de pequeño/pequeña
at Christmas → por or en Navidades
at Easter → en Semana Santa
at the moment → en este momento
at that moment the bomb went off → en aquel momento estalló la bomba
at night → de noche, por la noche
at a time like this → en un momento como éste
at my time of life → con los años que tengo
4. (rate) → a
at 50p a kilo → a 50 peniques el kilo
at 50p each → (a)50 peniques cada uno
at a high price → a un precio elevado
at 4% interest → al 4% de interés
two at a time → de dos en dos
to go at 100km an hour → ir a 100km por hora
at 50p a kilo → a 50 peniques el kilo
at 50p each → (a)50 peniques cada uno
at a high price → a un precio elevado
at 4% interest → al 4% de interés
two at a time → de dos en dos
to go at 100km an hour → ir a 100km por hora
5. (activity) he's good at games → se le dan bien los deportes
at it while you're at it (= doing it) → de paso; (= by the way) → a propósito
she's at it again → otra vez con las mismas
boys at play → muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan
I could tell she'd been at the whisky → se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky
at war → en guerra
to be at work (= working) → estar trabajando; (= in the office) → estar en la oficina
at it while you're at it (= doing it) → de paso; (= by the way) → a propósito
she's at it again → otra vez con las mismas
boys at play → muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan
I could tell she'd been at the whisky → se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky
at war → en guerra
to be at work (= working) → estar trabajando; (= in the office) → estar en la oficina
6. (manner)
acting at its best → una actuación de antología
at peace → en paz
at a run → corriendo, a la carrera
at full speed → a toda velocidad
acting at its best → una actuación de antología
at peace → en paz
at a run → corriendo, a la carrera
at full speed → a toda velocidad
7. (cause) to awaken at the least sound → despertarse al menor ruido
at her cries → al escuchar sus gritos
at my request → a petición mía
at his suggestion → a sugerencia suya
I was shocked/surprised at the news → me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia
at her cries → al escuchar sus gritos
at my request → a petición mía
at his suggestion → a sugerencia suya
I was shocked/surprised at the news → me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia
at [ˈæt](STRONG) [ət] prep
(referring to position, direction) → Ã
at the top → au sommet
at school → à l'école
at the baker's → Ã la boulangerie, chez le boulanger
at the office → au bureau
at the races → aux courses
at home → Ã la maison, chez soi
at the top → au sommet
at school → à l'école
at the baker's → Ã la boulangerie, chez le boulanger
at the office → au bureau
at the races → aux courses
at home → Ã la maison, chez soi
(referring to time, date) at 4 o'clock → Ã 4 heures
at Christmas → à Noël
at night → la nuit
at times → par moments, parfois
at the weekend
What are you doing at the weekend? → Qu'est-ce que tu fais ce week-end?
at Christmas → à Noël
at night → la nuit
at times → par moments, parfois
at the weekend
What are you doing at the weekend? → Qu'est-ce que tu fais ce week-end?
(referring to rates, speed etc) → Ã
at £1 a kilo → une livre le kilo
two at a time → deux à la fois
at 50 km/h → Ã 50 km/h
at full speed → Ã toute vitesse
at £1 a kilo → une livre le kilo
two at a time → deux à la fois
at 50 km/h → Ã 50 km/h
at full speed → Ã toute vitesse
(referring to activity) to be at work → être au travail, travailler
to play at cowboys → jouer aux cowboys
to be good at sth → être bon(ne) en qch
to play at cowboys → jouer aux cowboys
to be good at sth → être bon(ne) en qch
(referring to cause) shocked at sth → choqué(e) par qch
surprised at sth → étonné(e) de qch
annoyed at sth → agacé(e) par qch
I went at his suggestion → j'y suis allé sur son conseil
surprised at sth → étonné(e) de qch
annoyed at sth → agacé(e) par qch
I went at his suggestion → j'y suis allé sur son conseil
at
prep
(position) → an (+dat), → bei (+dat); (with place) → in (+dat); at a table → an einem Tisch; at the window → am or beim Fenster; at the corner → an der Ecke; at the top → an der Spitze; at home → zu Hause; at the university (US), at university → an or auf der Universität; at school → in der Schule; at the hotel → im Hotel; at the zoo → im Zoo; at my brother’s → bei meinem Bruder; at a party → auf or bei einer Party; to arrive at the station → am Bahnhof ankommen; he came in at the window → er ist durch das Fenster hereingekommen; the rain came in at the window → es hat durchs Fenster hineingeregnet; where are you at with your work? (inf) → wie weit sind Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit?; this is where it’s at (esp US inf) → da gehts ab (sl), → da geht die Post ab (inf); he doesn’t know where he’s at (inf) → der weiß ja nicht, was er tut (inf)
(direction) to aim/shoot/point etc at somebody/something → auf jdn/etw zielen/schießen/zeigen etc; to look/growl/swear etc at somebody/something → jdn/etw ansehen/anknurren/beschimpfen etc; at him! → auf ihn!
(time, frequency, order) at ten o’clock → um zehn Uhr; at night/dawn → bei Nacht/beim or im Morgengrauen; at Christmas/Easter etc → zu Weihnachten/Ostern etc; at your age/16 (years of age) → in deinem Alter/mit 16 (Jahren); three at a time → drei auf einmal; at the start/end of something → am Anfang/am Ende einer Sache (gen)
(activity) at play → beim Spiel; at work → bei der Arbeit; good/bad/an expert at something → gut/schlecht/ein Experte in etw (dat); his employees/creditors are at him → seine Angestellten/Gläubiger setzen ihm zu; while we are at it (inf) → wenn wir schon mal dabei sind; the couple in the next room were at it all night (inf) → die beiden im Zimmer nebenan haben es die ganze Nacht getrieben (inf); the brakes are at it again (inf) → die Bremsen mucken schon wieder (inf)
(state, condition) to be at an advantage → im Vorteil sein; at a loss/profit → mit Verlust/Gewinn; I’d leave it at that → ich würde es dabei belassen ? best, worst, that1
(= as a result of, upon) → auf (+acc) → … (hin); at his request → auf seine Bitte (hin); at her death → bei ihrem Tod; at that/this he left the room → daraufhin verließ er das Zimmer
(cause: = with) angry, annoyed, delighted etc → über (+acc)
(rate, value, degree) at full speed/50 km/h → mit voller Geschwindigkeit/50 km/h; at 50p a pound → für or zu 50 Pence pro or das Pfund; at 5% interest → zu 5% Zinsen; at a high/low price → zu einem hohen/niedrigen Preis; when the temperature is at 90 → wenn die Temperatur bei or auf 90 ist; with inflation at this level → bei so einer Inflationsrate ? all, cost, rate1
prep at [ӕt]
showing
1 position They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road by في (مَكان) на v(e) på; i; ved zu; an; in; bei στο(ν), στη en -s, -l در -ssa, -ssä, -lla, -llä à בְּ-, אֶצֶל पर kod -on, -en, -ön, -n; -ban, -ben; -nál, -nél di á, í, hjá, við a ～に (위치) ...에서 norāda vietu di te, op på, i, ved, hos w, przy em la, pe на v, o, na v, na kod, u på, vid, hos, i ที่ ...-de/da 在...(表示位置) в, на پر ở (địa điểm) 在...
2 direction He looked at her; She shouted at the boys. na, vir إلى ، عَلى (إتجاه) към na på; til; efter zu; nach; auf προς a; hacia poole, peale به؛ به سوی kohti à; vers; contre עַל, אֶל, לְעֶבֵר की ओर na (irány) -ra, -re kepada á, að, í, við a; verso di; contro ～に向って (방향) ...을 향하여 į (norāda virzienu) uz pada naar på, til, mot, etter na para la на na na, proti u på, till, åt ไปยัง ...-e/a 向...(表示方向) на سمت hướng vào (chỉ hướng) 向
3 time He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell. met, na في، عِنْد (زَمَن) в v, za ved; til um; bei; auf στις (για ώρα) a ajal در هنگام؛ زمان -lta, -ltä à בְּ-, בְּשָׁעָה, בְּגִיל पर u, po (idő) -kor pada á, við, í a, al ～に (시간) ...에 norāda laiku pada om, op på, i, ved, da... w, na a la в o, v, na ob u, na vid ณ เวลา ...-de 在...時間(表示時間) в, о وقت کے لحاظ سے پر vào lúc 在...时间
4 state or occupation The countries are at war; She is at work. in, by في حالَة на v(e) i; på in; auf; bei σε κατάσταση en -s, -l در حال -ssa, -ssä en; à בְּ-, בְּמָצַב स्थिति दर्शाना u, na (elfoglaltság) pl. dolgozik sedang í in, al ～の最中で ...의 상태(입장)에 norāda uz darbību sedang in, aan i, på, ved w (stanie) em în; la в, на v, vo, v, na u, na i, på สภาวะ; อาชีพ ...-de 在...中(表示狀態) на لگا ہوا ، مصروف trong tình trạng 在...中
5 pace or speed He drove at 120 kilometres per hour. teen في سُرْعَة с med mit με (για ταχύτητα) a -ga به میزان ilmaisee nopeutta à בְּמהִירוּת, בְּקֶצֵב गति दर्शाना pri -val, -vel, pl. sebességgel dengan kecepatan á a ～の速さで ...의 속도로 norāda uz darbības veidu pada kelajuan met een snelheid van i z prędkością a cu с(о) na pri, od i ด้วย (ความเร็ว) ...-de 以...速度(表示步調或速度) на پر ở mức 以...速率
6 cost bread at $1.20 a loaf. teen بِ (ثَمَن) ، بِ (سِعْر) на za til; for für προς, αντί a eest به نرخ ilmaisee hintaa à בְּמחִיר कीमत po (érték, ár) -ért seharga á, fyrir a ～の値段で (가격) ...에 po (norāda cenu) pa dengan harga tegen, a a til, for po a la, cu по po po od för ราคา ...-e/a 以...價格(表示價格) по قیمت کے اظہار کے طور پر giá tiền ...以价格
at all
in any way I don't like it at all. enigsins أبداً изобщо vůbec i det hele taget überhaupt καθόλου en absoluto põrmugi اصلاً؛ به هیچ وجه ollenkaan du tout בִּכלַל किसी भी तरह uopće egyáltalán sama sekali yfirleitt, alls ekki per niente 少しも～(ない) 전혀 visiškai vispār langsung hoegenaamd i det hele tatt w ogóle de qualquer maneira deloc вообще, совсем vôbec sploh ne ionako alls, på något vis ทั้งสิ้น hiç 根本 взагалі, цілком بالکل chút nào 根本
AT → عند v på an σε a à kod a ･･･に ...에서 op på na em у på ที่ de, da ở tại 在
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