now

now
[naʊ] adv
inv
1) (at present) jetzt;
and where do you live \now? und wo wohnen Sie jetzt?;
thanks, I'm not hungry \now danke, aber im Moment bin ich satt;
he's in the bath just \now, can he call you back? er ist jetzt gerade im Bad, kann er zurückrufen?;
until [or up to] \now bis jetzt
2) (at once)
[right] \now jetzt, sofort, gleich;
I don't want to wait, I want it [right] \now! ich will nicht warten, ich will es jetzt [sofort]!
3) (till today) jetzt, nun;
she's been a vegetarian for ten years \now sie ist jetzt schon seit zehn Jahren Vegetarierin
4) (referring to past) dann;
it was getting dark \now and we were tired dann wurde es dunkel und wir waren müde
5) (hence) jetzt, nun;
oh, yes, \now I know who you mean ach ja, jetzt weiß ich, wen du meinst
6) (soon)
the puppies will be born any day \now die Hundewelpen können jetzt jeden Tag zur Welt kommen
7) (short time ago)
just \now gerade eben
8) (after repetition)
what do you want \now? was willst du denn nun?
9) (occasionally)
[every] \now and then [or again] ab und zu [o an];
10) (as introduction)
and \now for something completely different und nun zu etwas völlig anderem
11) (emphasizing following)
\now then, what's all this fuss about? also dann, worum geht's denn hier überhaupt?;
(inviting)
I'm afraid I can't go today - \now, if you'd asked me yesterday I would have said yes ich befürchte, ich kann heute nicht gehen, wenn du mich allerdings gestern gefragt hättest, hätte ich zugesagt
12) (in request, command)
\now, where did I put my hat? wo habe ich denn jetzt nur meinen Hut hingelegt?;
hurry \now, or you'll miss the bus jetzt beeil dich doch, sonst verpasst du noch den Bus;
well \now, what's been going on? was war denn [jetzt] los?
13) (in pause)
let me see \now, oh yes, I remember lass mich mal sehen, oh ja, ich erinnere mich
14) (in irony)
\now, \now so, so
15) (soothing)
\now, \now, don't cry aber, aber, nicht weinen;
(warning)
\now, \now, children, stop fighting! na, na, Kinder, hört auf zu streiten!
PHRASES:
[it's/it was] \now or never (saying) jetzt oder nie;
\now you're [or we're] talking! (!) schon besser!, hört sich schon besser an! n Jetzt nt;
\now isn't a good time to speak to him augenblicklich ist keine gute Zeit, mit ihm zu reden;
you should have mentioned it before \now das hättest du vorher sagen sollen;
that's all for \now das ist für den Augenblick alles;
by \now mittlerweile;
from \now on, as from \now ab sofort conj
\now [that] ... jetzt, wo ...

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