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now [naʊ] adv 1. at or for the present time or moment 2. at this exact moment; immediately 3. in these times; nowadays 4. given the present circumstances now we'll have to stay to the end 5. (preceded by just) very recently he left just now 6. (often preceded by just) very soon he is leaving just now (every) now and again or then occasionally; on and off for now for the time being now now! (interjection) an exclamation used to rebuke or pacify someone now then a. (sentence connector) used to preface an important remark, the next step in an argument, etc. b. (interjection) an expression of mild reproof now then, don't tease! conj (subordinating; often foll by that) seeing that; since it has become the case that now you're in charge, things will be better sentence connector a. used as a transitional particle or hesitation word now, I can't really say b. used for emphasis now listen to this c. used at the end of a command, esp in dismissal run along, now n the present moment or time now is the time to go adj
Informal of the moment; fashionable the now look is street fashion [Old English nū; compare Old Saxon nū, German nun, Latin nunc, Greek nu] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
now adverb 1. nowadays, at the moment, these days Beef now costs over 30 roubles a pound. 2. immediately, presently (Scot. & U.S.), promptly, instantly, at once, straightaway Please tell him I need to talk to him now. as of now from now on, henceforth, henceforward, from this time on, from this time forward As of now there is no longer an East or a West Germany, just Germany. for now for the moment, right now, at present, for the time being, for the present, for the meantime That's about all I can tell you for now. now and then or again occasionally, sometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, intermittently, infrequently, sporadically Now and then he would pay us a brief visit. Translations now [naʊ] A. ADV 1. (of present, immediate future) 1.1. (= at this time) → ahora what shall we do now? → ¿qué hacemos ahora? now for something completely different → y ahora algo totalmente distinto not now, dear → ahora no, querido right now all I want to do is → en este momento or ahora mismo, lo único que me apetece es ... the time is now eight o'clock → son las ocho 1.2. (= these days) → hoy en día, ahora nobody would think of doing that now → hoy en día or ahora a nadie se le ocurriría hacer eso 1.3. (= at last, already) → ya the fire is now under control → el incendio ya está controlado can I go now? → ¿ya me puedo ir? I must be off now → ya me tengo que marchar 1.4. (= immediately) → ahora; (more emphatic) → ya if we leave now, we'll be there by six → si salimos ahora or ya, estaremos allí para las seis it's now or never → es ahora o nunca I'll do it right now → lo haré ahora mismo 2. (of duration up to present) they've been married now for 30 years → ya llevan 30 años casados, hace 30 años que se casaron it's some days now since I heard anything → hace varios días que no sé nada 3. (in accounts of past events) → ahora it had once been the pantry but was now his office → tiempo atrás había sido la despensa, pero ahora era su estudio 4. (after prep) as of now → a partir de ahora before now (= already) → ya, antes; (= in the past) → antes de ahora; (= till this moment) → hasta ahora, antes you should have done that before now → ya tendrías que haber hecho eso, tendrías que haber hecho eso antes I've gone hungry before now to feed my children → ya he pasado hambre antes de ahora para poder alimentar a mis hijos she should have arrived long before now → hace tiempo que tenía que haber llegado between now and next Tuesday → entre hoy y el martes que viene by now they must be there by now → ya deben haber llegado by now it was clear that → en ese momento ya estaba claro que ... by now everybody was tired → para entonces ya estaban todos cansados that will be all for now, that will do for now → por ahora or por el momento basta con eso (in) three weeks/100 years from now → dentro de tres semanas/100 años from now on (with present, future tense) → a partir de ahora, de ahora en adelante; (with past tense) → a partir de entonces till now, until now, up to now (= till this moment) → hasta ahora; (= till that moment) → hasta entonces I've always done it this way up to now → hasta ahora siempre lo había hecho así 5. (= in these circumstances) 5.1. (gen) → ya it's raining, now we won't be able to go → está lloviendo, ya no podemos ir it's too late now → ya es demasiado tarde how can I believe you now? → ¿cómo puedo seguir confiando en ti? now what (do we do)? → ¿y ahora, qué(hacemos)? they won't be long now → no tardarán en venir, al rato vienen(Mex) 6. (in phrases relating to time) (every) now and again → de vez en cuando any minute or moment now → de un momento a otro any day now → cualquier día de estos just now (= at this moment) → ahora mismo, en este momento; (= a moment ago) → hace un momento I'm busy just now → ahora mismo or en este momento estoy ocupado plums are in season just now → es temporada de ciruelas I saw him come in just now → lo he visto entrar hace un momento, acabo de verlo entrar (every) now and then → de vez en cuando see also here A6 7. (without temporal force) 7.1. (introducing new topic) → bien, bueno now, as you all know → bien or bueno, como todos sabéis ... now, some people may disagree but → bien or bueno, puede que algunos no estén de acuerdo pero ... 7.2. (commenting on previous statement) now there's a coincidence! → ¡eso sí que es una coincidencia! now there's a thought → pues no es mala idea 7.4. (remonstrating, pacifying) now Fred, you don't really mean that → vamos Fred, no lo dices en serio now, now, don't get so upset! → ¡venga, no te pongas así! now, now, we'll have none of that! → ¡vale ya, nada de tonterías! come now, you must be hungry → venga ya, no me digas que no tienes hambre hush now, don't cry → shh, no llores now then, what's the trouble? → ¡entonces a ver! ¿cuál es el problema? now then, don't tease! → ¡ya está bien, deja de burlarte! well now, what have we here! → ¡vamos a ver! ¿qué tenemos aquí? B. PRON now is the best time to go to Scotland → ésta es la mejor época para ir a Escocia now is your chance to talk to him → está es tu oportunidad de hablar con él see also here C now [ˈnaʊ] adv (= at the present time) → maintenant What are you doing now? → Qu'est-ce que tu fais maintenant? They've been married now for 30 years → Cela fait maintenant 30 ans qu'ils sont mariés. Now is the time to tell her all about it → C'est le moment de tout lui raconter. right now → tout de suite by now → à l'heure qu'il est He should be there by now → Il doit être arrivé à l'heure qu'il est. It should be ready by now BUT Ça devrait être déjà prêt. just now (= at the moment) → en ce moment That's the fashion just now → C'est la mode en ce moment., C'est la mode maintenant. I'm rather busy just now → Je suis très occupé en ce moment. (= very soon) → tout de suite I'll read it just now → Je vais le lire tout de suite. (= very recently) I saw her just now → Je viens de la voir., Je l'ai vue à l'instant. I did it just now → Je viens de le faire. from now on → dorénavant in 3 days from now → dans trois jours, d'ici trois jours between now and Monday → d'ici lundi, d'ici à lundi that's all for now → c'est tout pour l'instant any day now → d'un jour à l'autre any moment now → d'un moment à l'autre any time now → d'un moment à l'autre it's now or never → c'est maintenant ou jamais now and then → de temps en temps now and again → de temps en temps every now and then, every now and again → de temps en temps (= nowadays) → maintenant Most schoolchildren now own calculators → Maintenant la plupart des écoliers ont des calculatrices. (in stories or accounts of the past) (= then) → maintenant She felt a little better now → Elle se sentait un peu mieux maintenant. by now By now it was completely dark outside → Il faisait maintenant complètement noir dehors. (used to attract somebody's attention) → bon Now, let's get down to brass tacks → Bon, passons aux choses sérieuses. Now, I hadn't told him this, so he must have found out for himself BUT Je ne le lui avais pas dit, donc il a dû s'en apercevoir tout seul. now then (to attract attention) → bon, alors Now then, who's for a cup of tea? → Bon alors, qui veut une tasse de thé?; (as friendly warning) → allons, allons Now then, no unpleasantness, please → Allons allons, ne soyez pas désagréables, s'il vous plaît. now, now (= there there) → allons, allons "I figure it's all over." - "Now, now. You did just fine." BUT "Je suppose que c'est bel et bien fini." - Mais non, voyons. Tu as été très bien.".; (as friendly warning) → allons, allons Now, now Roger, I'm sure you didn't mean it but that remark was in poor taste → Allons, allons, Roger! Je suis sûr que tu ne l'as pas fait exprès, mais ton commentaire était de mauvais goût. conj now (that) → maintenant que Now he's feeling better, he can go back to work.; Now that he's feeling better, he can go back to work → Maintenant qu'il se sent mieux, il peut reprendre le travail. now adv → jetzt, nun; (= immediately) → jetzt, sofort, gleich; (= at this very moment) → gerade, (so)eben; (= nowadays) → heute, heutzutage; she now realized why … → nun or da erkannte sie, warum …; just now → gerade; (= immediately) → gleich, sofort; now is the time to do it → jetzt ist der richtige Moment dafür; I’ll do it just or right now → ich mache es jetzt gleich or sofort; do it (right) now → mach es jetzt (sofort); it’s now or never → jetzt oder nie; even now it’s not right → es ist immer noch nicht richtig; now for it → los!; now for a look at the weather forecast → und nun zum Wetterbericht; what is it now? → was ist denn jetzt or nun schon wieder?; by now (present, past) → inzwischen, mittlerweile; they have/had never met before now → sie haben sich bis jetzt/sie hatten sich bis dahin noch nie getroffen; before now it was thought … → früher dachte man, dass …; we’d have heard before now → das hätten wir (inzwischen) schon gehört; I’ve been there before now → ich war schon (früher) da; for now → (jetzt) erst einmal, im Moment, vorläufig; even now → auch or selbst jetzt noch; any day/moment now → jetzt jeden Tag/Moment; from now on(wards) → von nun an; between now and the end of the week → bis zum Ende der Woche; in three days from now → (heute) in drei Tagen; from now until then → bis dahin; up to now, till now, until now → bis jetzt conj (in explanation etc) → nun NOW [naʊ] n abbr (Am) =National Organization for Women → U.D.I. f =Unione Donne Italiane now [naʊ] 1. adv a. (at present, these days) → adesso, ora; (at that time) → allora right now → subito, immediatamente now is the time to do it → questo è il momento per farlo they won't be long now → ormai non tarderanno I saw her just now → l'ho vista proprio adesso that's the fashion just now → è la moda del momento I'll read it just now → lo leggo subito (every) now and then or now and again → ogni tanto, di tanto in tanto it's now or never → ora o mai più b. (with prep) between now and Monday → entro lunedì, da qui a lunedì I couldn't do it before now → non potevo farlo prima long before now → molto tempo fa by now → ormai the train should have arrived by now → il treno dovrebbe essere già arrivato in 3 days from now → fra 3 giorni from now on → d'ora in poi from now until then → da adesso fino a quel momento that's all for now → per ora basta until now or up to now → fino ad ora NOW [naʊ] n abbr (Am) =National Organization for Women → U.D.I. f =Unione Donne Italiane now [naʊ] 1. adv a. (at present, these days) → adesso, ora; (at that time) → allora right now → subito, immediatamente now is the time to do it → questo è il momento per farlo they won't be long now → ormai non tarderanno I saw her just now → l'ho vista proprio adesso that's the fashion just now → è la moda del momento I'll read it just now → lo leggo subito (every) now and then or now and again → ogni tanto, di tanto in tanto it's now or never → ora o mai più b. (with prep) between now and Monday → entro lunedì, da qui a lunedì I couldn't do it before now → non potevo farlo prima long before now → molto tempo fa by now → ormai the train should have arrived by now → il treno dovrebbe essere già arrivato in 3 days from now → fra 3 giorni from now on → d'ora in poi from now until then → da adesso fino a quel momento that's all for now → per ora basta until now or up to now → fino ad ora adv now [nau] 1 (at) the present period of time I am now living in England. nou, tans الآن в момента nyní for øjeblikket jetzt τώρα ahora nüüd حالا nyt à présent עַכשָיו अब sada,ovaj trenutno most sekarang nú, núna ora, adesso 現在 지금은 dabar tagad, pašlaik sekarang nu nå obecnie agora acum, în prezent сейчас, теперь teraz zdaj sada nu, nuförtiden ตอนนี้ şimdi, şu anda 現在 тепер, зараз اب، ابھي hiện nay 现在 2 at once; immediately I can't do it now – you'll have to wait. nou حالا веднага (zrovna) teď, hned nu jetzt τώρα αμέσως ya, ahora mismo kohe اینک heti maintenant עַכשָיו अभी तुरंत ovaj čas azonnal seketika núna, strax adesso, subito すぐに 곧, 즉시 tuojau, tuoj pat tūlīt sekarang nu nå, straks zaraz agora acum, imediat немедленно, тотчас же hneď teraz zdaj sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, hemen 馬上 зараз اسي دم ngay lập tức 马上 3 (at) this moment He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her. nou في هذه اللحْظَه отсега teď; od nynějška nu jetzt τώρα, αυτή τη στιγμή ahora nüüd در این لحظه nyt maintenant; à partir de maintenant עָתָה इसी समय, अभी, अब sada jelenleg sekarang nú, núna adesso, ora 今 이제 šiuo metu, (nuo) šiol šobrīd pada masa ini nu akkurat nå; (fra) nå av teraz agora (de) acum сейчас, теперь (od) teraz zdaj sada nu ขณะนี้ şimdi 此刻 зараз اِس وقت bây giờ 此刻 4 (in stories) then; at that time We were now very close to the city. nou في هذه اللحْظَه، في تِلْك اللحْظَه тогава tehdy nu nun τότε, πια (σε ιστορίες) entonces sel hetkel در این لحظه silloin alors אָז इस समय तक, अब तक upravo akkor ketika itu þegar hér er komið sögu, þá allora, ormai その時 그때 tuo metu tobrīd, toreiz sekarang nu da, dengang wtedy, teraz então în acel moment в тот момент, в то время vtedy zdaj sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, artık 當時 тепер پھر lúc đó 当时 5 because of what has happened etc I now know better than to trust her. nou بِسَبَب ما حَدَث вече teď tedy nu jetzt τώρα πια ahora nüüd حالا که nyt dans ces circonstances עַכשָיו ऐसी स्थिति में, इस सूरत में a sada most karenanya nú (í ljósi reynslunnar) adesso, ora 今は 현재의 사정으로서는 dabar jau tagad, nu baru sekarang nu wel nå już teraz já (de) acum теперь tak teraz torej sada nu ตอนนี้ şimdi, artık 現在 тепер اب جاکر nay 现在 6 a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now. wel, nou الآن: تُسْتَعْمَل في التَّفْسير، التَّحْذير، الطَّلَب сега tedy, přece nu jetzt λοιπόν entonces vaat, kohe, nüüd هان nyt bon! allons! עַכשָיו! फ़ौरन, तुरंत इसी समय dakle na(hát) sekarang jæja, sko, (núna) strax dunque さて 이런, 저런, 이봐 na, pagaliau nu, nu lūk sekarang nou nå! otóż, dalej ora uite!; acum! пожалуйста; ну tak (teda) daj no! sada nu ตอนนี้ işte, hah, hey, evet, hadi (表示說明,警告,命令等) що ж اب ngay tức khắc (表示说明,警告,命令等) conj (often withthat) because or since something has happened, is now true etc Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job. noudat الآن وقَد، الآن وَبِما أنَّ сега, когато teď když nu jetzt wo τώρα που, μια και ahora que, ya que nüüd kui حالا که nyt maintenant que כָּעֵת फलत a sada most, hogy karena þar sem .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. þá ora (che) ~だから …이니까, …인 이상은 kadangi tagad, kad oleh kerana nu nå når skoro (już) agora acum că теперь, когда; раз teraz keď zdaj ko sada kad nu när เนื่องจาก ...-diğine gore, mademki... 由於 тепер, коли اب تو vì 由于 adv nowadays at the present period of time Food is very expensive nowadays. deesdae هذِه الأيّام в днешно време v dnešní době nutildags heutzutage σήμερα, στις μέρες μας hoy en día, actualmente, en la actualidad praegu این روزها nykyisin actuellement בְיָמִים אֵלוּ आजकल, वर्तमान समय (में), इन दिनों sada mostanában sekarang ini nú á dögum oggigiorno このごろでは 현재는, 요즘에는 dabar, mūsų laikais mūsdienās; šodien sekarang ini tegenwoordig nå for tida, nå til dags w dzisiejszych czasach hoje em dia în zilele noastre в наше время, ныне dnes dandanes ovih dana nuförtiden, i våra dagar ทุกวันนี้ bugünlerde, şimdi, günümüzde 現今 тепер, нині آج کل ngày nay 现今 for now That will be enough for now – we'll continue our conversation tomorrow. vandag حتّى الآن засега pro tuto chvíli for nu für jetzt προς το παρόν por el momento selleks korraks برای الان tällä erää pour l'instant לְעת עָתָה आजकल za sada mára untuk sementara í bili per adesso 今のところは 우선은, 현재로는 kol kas šobrīd, šimbrīžam setakat ini voorlopig for denne gang/øyeblikket na teraz por agora deocamdată на сегодня na teraz, na dnes zaenkrat za sada för den här gången, så länge สำหรับตอนนี้ şimdilik 暫時, 目前 поки اب تک کے ليے giờ 暂时, 目前 just now a moment ago I saw him just now in the street. nounet الآن، مُنْذُ لَحْظَه тъкмо právě teď for et øjeblik siden gerade eben μόλις τώρα, τώρα δα hace un momento, ahora mismo hetk tagasi یک لحظه پیش juuri äsken à l'instant רַק עָתָה अभी-अभी upravo éppen most baru saja rétt áðan proprio adesso 今しがた 바로 지금 ką tik nupat, tikko sebentar tadi net akkurat nå, i stad dopiero co mesmo agora acum o clipă только что práve teraz pravkar malopre just då เมื่อกี้ bir dakika once, az once, daha demin 剛才 тільки що ابھي ابھي lúc nãy 刚才 (every) now and then/again sometimes; occasionally We go to the theatre (every) now and then. nou en dan من وَقْتٍ إلى آخر، بينَ الفَيْنَه والفَيْنَه понякога občas, tu a tam nu og da von Zeit zu Zeit πότε πότε de vez en cuando aeg-ajalt اغلب اوقات silloin tällöin de temps à autre מִדֵי פָּעַם जब-तब, समय-समय पर sada hébe-hóba kadang-kadang annað veifið di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto 時々 때때로, 이따금 kartais, retkarčiais laiku pa laikam kerap kali nu en dan nå og da, av og til od czasu do czasu de vez em quando din când în când время от времени;иногда občas tu pa tam povremeno då och då บางครั้ง bazen, ara sıra, arada bir, zaman zaman 不時 інколи کبھي کبھار thỉnh thoảng 不时 now, now! an expression used to warn or rebuke Now, now! Behave yourself! komaan الآن الآن: تَعْبير يُسْتَعْمَل للتَّحْذير أو الإسْكات стига вече no tak! så, så aber, aber! έλα τώρα! vale, basta, ya está bien kuule-kuule! حالا(برای تاکید noh, noh allons, allons! עַכשָיו! अब hajde ponašaj se pristojno na-na! ayo! svona, svona! (e via!) ほらほら! 자, 이봐 na na! nu, nu! memberi amaran nou, nou! nåda! no no! então! hai, hai! ну-ну!, не нужно! no tak! daj no! veš kaj! hajde nånå!, seså! เดี๋ยวนี้ hele...bakayım 用以表示警告或訓斥 ну! ابھي giờ thì (用以表示警告或训斥 now then an expression used for calming people etc Now then,' said the policeman, `what's going on here?' goed, komaan والآن،... да видим copak, no no, tak tedy hov, hov also λοιπόν a ver niisiis ارام باش no niin bon עַכשָיו कभी-कभी dobro dakle figyelem!, nahát! nah! jæja þá (suvvia!), (allora!) さて 자자, 야야 na (gi) pag, pag sila bertenang nou, h{#225}{#138}{#225} h{#225}{#138}{#225} så så! spokojnie, a więc vamos lá a ver stai puţin итак no tak torej de de nå? ขณะนี้ peki 餵 а ну; ну-ну تو پھر bình tĩnh 喂 NOW → الآن nyní nu jetzt τώρα ahora nyt maintenant sada ora 今 지금 nu nå teraz agora сейчас nu เดี๋ยวนี้ şimdi bây giờ 现在 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| Don't you see, now, what's the matter with that ha'nted room? Why does my lord, belonging to the church, now receive me in the dress of an officer, with a sword at his side and spurs to his boots? Ere now it has been related how Ahab was wont to pace his quarter-deck, taking regular turns at either limit, the binnacle and mainmast; but in the multiplicity of other things requiring narration it has not been added how that sometimes in these walks, when most plunged in his mood, he was wont to pause in turn at each spot, and stand there strangely eyeing the particular object before him. |
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