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81 llevarse la palma
to take the biscuit* * *(v.) = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + topEx. It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.Ex. Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.Ex. The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.Ex. The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.Ex. Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *(v.) = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + topEx: It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.
Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.Ex: Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism.Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time. -
82 argumentum
argūmentum, i, n. [arguo].I.A.. The means by which an assertion or assumption may be made clear, proved, an argument, evidence, proof (and in particular, that which rests upon facts, while ratio is that which depends upon reasoning):B.argumentum est ratio, quae rei dubiae facit fidem,
Cic. Top. 2, 7: quid est argumentum? Probabile inventum ad faciendam fidem, id. Part. Or. 2:argumentum est ratio probationem praestans, quā colligitur aliquid per aliud, et quae, quod est dubium, per id quod dubium non est, confirmat,
Quint. 5, 10, 11:de eā re signa atque argumenta paucis verbis eloquar,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 35; 1, 1, 267; id. Rud. 4, 3, 84; id. Truc. 2, 6, 26 al.:commemorando Argumenta fidem dictis conradere,
Lucr. 1, 401; so id. 1, 417:argumenta multa et firma ad probandum,
Cic. Brut. 78, 272:aliquid exemplis magis quam argumentis refellere,
id. de Or. 1, 19, 88:argumento esse,
Liv. 5, 44; 39, 51:litterae ad senatum missae argumentum fuere, etc.,
id. 8, 30:In argumentum fidei retentum pallium ostendit marito,
Vulg. Gen. 39, 16; ib. Act. 1, 3:inopia fecerat eam (rem parvam) argumentum ingens caritatis,
Liv. 5, 47:libertatis argumentum,
Tac. G. 25:Est fides argumentum non apparentium,
Vulg. Heb. 11, 22:addit pro argumento,
Suet. Calig. 8:velut argumentum rursus conditae urbis,
id. ib. 16:levibus utrimque argumentis,
id. Galb. 7 et saep.—A sign by which any thing is known, a mark, token, evidence:II.animi laeti Argumenta,
signs, indications, Ov. M. 4, 762:voti potentis,
id. ib. 8, 745: unguentarii myrrham digerunt haud difficulter odoris atque pinguetudinis argumentis, according to the indications of smell, etc., Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68:caelum quidem haud dubie caelati argumenti dicimus,
id. 2, 4, 3, § 8:amoris hoc est argumentum, non malignitatis,
Petr. 137, 8:argumenta viri, i. e. indicia,
Juv. 9, 85 al. —The matter which lies at the basis of any written or artistic representation, contents, subject, theme, argument, hupothesis:A.Argumentum plura significat. Nam et fabulae ad actum scaenicarum compositae argumenta dicuntur: et orationum Ciceronis velut thema ipse exponens Pedianus, argumentum, inquit, tale est: quo apparet omnem ad scribendum destinatam materiam ita appellari,
Quint. 5, 10, 9 and 10.Of every kind of representation in writing.1.Lit.:a.argumentum est ficta res, quae tamen fieri potuit,
Cic. Inv. 1, 19; id. Att. 15, 4, 3:tabulae novae, quid habent argumenti, nisi ut, etc.,
what is their drift? what do they mean? id. Off. 2, 23, 84:epistulae,
id. Att. 10, 13; 9, 10; 1, 19.But esp. freq., the subject-matter of a poem or fictitious writing, the subject, contents:b.post argumentum hujus eloquar tragoediae,
Plaut. Am. prol. 51; cf. id. ib. 96; so id. Trin. 3, 2, 81:argumentum narrare,
Ter. And. prol. 6:fabulae,
id. Ad. prol. 22:Livius Andronicus ab saturis ausus est primus argumento fabulam serere,
i. e. a scenic representation of a subject in its connection, Liv. 7, 2:spectaculum, quo argumenta inferorum explicarentur,
Suet. Calig. 57.—Hence,Meton. ( part for the whole), a poem in gen.:2.explicare argumenti exitum,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 53:hoc argumento se describi sentiat,
Phaedr. 4, 8; so id. 4, 16; 5, 3; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 29 fin.:sumque argumenti conditor ipse mei,
I am myself the subject of my poem, Ov. Tr. 5, 1, 10.—Trop., intrinsic worth, reality, truth:B.haec tota fabella... quam est sine argumento,
without value, reality, Cic. Cael. 27:non sine argumento maledicere,
not without some reason, id. ib. 3 fin. —The subject of artistic representations ( sculpture, painting, embroidery. etc.):ex ebore diligentissime perfecta argumenta erant in valvis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56:(cratera) fabricaverat Alcon Hyleus, et longo caelaverat argumento,
Ov. M. 13, 684; cf. id. ib. 2, 5 sq.:vetus in telā deducitur argumentum,
id. ib. 6, 69; Verg. A. 7, 791:Parrhasii tabulae,
Suet. Tib. 44.— In philos. lang., a conclusion, a syllogism:Nam concludi non potest nisi iis, quae ad concludendum sumpta erunt, ita probatis ut falsa ejusdem modi nulla possint esse,
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83 indistintamente
adj.1 equally, alike.se refería a jóvenes y viejos indistintamente he was referring to young and old alike2 indistinctly.adv.1 indistinctly, one or the other, indiscriminatingly.2 indistinctly, fuzzily.* * *► adverbio1 (por igual) equally■ las normas se aplican a hombres y mujeres indistintamente the rules apply equally to both men and women2 (con imprecisión) indistinctly* * *ADV1) (=sin distinción) without distinction; (=sin discriminación) indiscriminatelypueden firmar indistintamente — either may sign ( joint holder of the account {etc}4})
2) (=no claramente) vaguely, indistinctly* * *a) (sin distinción, separación)todos, indistintamente, deberán hacerlo — everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do it
b) ( no claramente) <percibir/recordar> vaguely* * *= indiscriminately, interchangeably, indistinctively.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex. But most people nowadays object to the use of either word to refer indistinctively to Japanese or Chinese characters.----* usar indistintamente = use + interchangeably.* * *a) (sin distinción, separación)todos, indistintamente, deberán hacerlo — everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do it
b) ( no claramente) <percibir/recordar> vaguely* * *= indiscriminately, interchangeably, indistinctively.Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex: But most people nowadays object to the use of either word to refer indistinctively to Japanese or Chinese characters.* usar indistintamente = use + interchangeably.* * *1(sin distinción, separación): puede firmar uno u otro indistintamente either of you can sign, it doesn't matter which of you signstodos, indistintamente, deberán hacer la prueba everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do the testculpaba a los liberales y a los conservadores indistintamente she blamed both liberals and conservatives alike2 (no claramente) ‹percibir/recordar› vaguelylas voces le llegaban indistintamente a través de la pared she could hear the voices faintly o indistinctly through the wall* * *
indistintamente adv (sin distinción) vale para coches de gasolina o diesel indistintamente, it's used for petrol or diesel cars, it doesn't matter which
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* * *indistintamente adv1. [sin distinción] equally, alike;se refería a jóvenes y viejos indistintamente he was referring to young and old alike;utilizan indistintamente el español y el inglés they use Spanish and English interchangeably;permite enviar indistintamente datos e imágenes it allows you to send both data and images equally well2. [sin claridad] indistinctly* * *adv2 ( sin distinción) without distinction* * *indistintamente adv1) : indistinctly2) : indiscriminately -
84 pliego suelto
(n.) = broadsheet, broadside, sheet-bookEx. A broadsheet is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.Ex. A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.Ex. By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened.* * *(n.) = broadsheet, broadside, sheet-bookEx: A broadsheet is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.Ex: By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened. -
85 salir ganando
v.to come out ahead, to get the best of the bargain, to come out a winner, to come out on top.* * *to come out ahead, come out well, benefit————————to gain, benefit, do well out of it* * *(v.) = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + topEx. Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex. The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.Ex. Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis.Ex. All argument in favour of the change was rejected by the library users and local esteem for the library won the day.Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex. However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *(v.) = make + a profit, win, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + topEx: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.
Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.Ex: The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.Ex: Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis.Ex: All argument in favour of the change was rejected by the library users and local esteem for the library won the day.Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time. -
86 sin abrir
adj.unopened.* * *(adj.) = unopenedEx. By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened.* * *(adj.) = unopenedEx: By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened.
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87 any
any ['enɪ]du, de la, de l', des ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) aucun ⇒ 1 (c) n'importe quel ⇒ 1 (d) tout ⇒ 1 (e) ne...plus ⇒ 2 (b) n'importe lequel ⇒ 3 (c)(a) (some → in questions)∎ have you any money? avez-vous de l'argent?;∎ did you see any lions? avez-vous vu des lions?;∎ do they have any others? en ont-ils d'autres?;∎ have any guests arrived? des invités sont-ils arrivés?;∎ were you in any danger? étiez-vous en danger?;∎ familiar any letters for me? il y a du courrier pour moi?;∎ familiar any news about the application? il y a du neuf pour la candidature?(b) (some → in conditional clauses)∎ if there's any cake left, can I have some? s'il reste du gâteau, est-ce que je peux en avoir?;∎ if you find any children's books, let me know si jamais vous trouvez des livres pour enfants, dites-le moi;∎ if you have any free time, call me si vous avez un moment, appelez-moi;∎ familiar any nonsense from you and you'll be out! tu n'as qu'à bien te tenir, sinon, c'est la porte!∎ he hasn't any change/money/cigarettes il n'a pas de monnaie/d'argent/de cigarettes;∎ you haven't any reason to complain vous n'avez aucune raison de vous plaindre;∎ he can't stand any noise il ne supporte pas le moindre bruit, il ne supporte aucun bruit;∎ it's impossible to say with any degree of certainty on ne peut l'affirmer avec aucune certitude;∎ without any warning/fuss sans le moindre avertissement/problème;∎ she's forbidden to do any work tout travail lui est interdit;∎ hardly or barely or scarcely any très peu de(d) (no matter which) n'importe quel (quelle);∎ ask any woman demandez à n'importe quelle femme;∎ any man, woman or child qui que ce soit, homme, femme, ou enfant;∎ choose any colour you like choisissez la couleur que vous voulez, choisissez n'importe quelle couleur;∎ at any time of day à n'importe quel moment ou à tout moment de la journée;∎ I expect him any moment now je l'attends d'un instant à l'autre;∎ any one of these paintings is worth a fortune chacun de ces tableaux vaut une fortune;∎ answer any two of the questions in section C répondez à deux des questions de la section C;∎ any (old) cup will do n'importe quelle tasse fera l'affaire;∎ she's not just any (old) pianist! ce n'est pas n'importe quelle pianiste!(e) (all, every) tout;∎ give me any money you've got donne-moi tout l'argent que tu as;∎ I'll accept any help I can get j'accepterai toute l'aide qui me sera offerte;∎ any latecomers should report to the office tous les retardataires doivent se présenter au bureau;∎ any public-spirited citizen would have done the same tout citoyen ayant le souci du bien public aurait fait la même chose∎ there are any number of ways of winning il y a mille façons de gagner;∎ she has any amount or number of friends to help her elle a (une) quantité d'amis qui peuvent l'aider2 adverb(a) (with comparative → in questions, conditional statements)∎ can you walk any faster? peux-tu marcher un peu plus vite?;∎ can't you walk any faster than that? tu ne peux pas marcher plus vite que ça?;∎ is she any better today? va-t-elle un peu mieux aujourd'hui?;∎ if she isn't any better by tomorrow, call the doctor si elle ne va pas mieux demain, appelez le médecin;∎ if the wind gets any stronger, we shan't be able to set sail si le vent se renforce, nous ne pourrons pas partir(b) (with comparative → in negative statements)∎ he won't be any (the) happier il n'en sera pas plus heureux;∎ we can't go any further nous ne pouvons aller plus loin;∎ I don't see him any longer or more je ne le vois plus;∎ I didn't do it any more than you did je ne l'ai pas fait plus que vous;∎ I don't like her any more than you do je ne l'aime pas plus que tu ne l'aimes;∎ it's not getting any easier to find good staff c'est toujours aussi difficile de trouver de bons employés;∎ I can't get this floor any cleaner je n'arrive pas à nettoyer le sol mieux que ça;∎ I can't put it any more plainly than that, can I? je ne pourrais pas le dire plus simplement que ça, si?∎ you're not helping me any tu ne m'aides pas du tout□ ;∎ has the situation improved any? la situation s'est-elle arrangée un tant soit peu?□ ;∎ she wasn't any too pleased with the press coverage she got elle n'était pas ravie de la publicité que lui ont faite les médias□ ;∎ any old how n'importe comment□3 pronoun(a) (some, someone → in questions, conditional statements)∎ did you see any? en avez-vous vu?;∎ did any of them go? est-ce que certains d'entre eux y sont allés?;∎ if any of you want to help, please phone s'il y en a parmi vous qui veulent apporter leur aide, ils n'ont qu'à téléphoner;∎ if any of you wants them, do take them si quelqu'un parmi vous ou si l'un d'entre vous les veut, il n'a qu'à les prendre;∎ few, if any, of his supporters remained loyal aucun ou presque aucun de ses supporters ne lui est resté fidèle(b) (even one → in negative statements)∎ he couldn't see any of them il ne voyait aucun d'entre eux;∎ he won't vote for any of the can-didates il ne votera pour aucun des candidats;∎ there was hardly any of it left il n'en restait que très peu;∎ she's learned two foreign languages, I haven't learned any elle a étudié deux langues étrangères, je n'en ai étudié aucune;∎ I have absolutely no money and don't expect to get any je n'ai pas un sou et je ne m'attends pas à en avoir;∎ if you don't eat supper now, you'll go to bed without any si tu ne manges pas immédiatement, tu iras au lit sans dîner;∎ familiar he's not having any (of it) il ne marche pas(c) (no matter which one) n'importe lequel (laquelle);∎ which chocolate shall I have? - take any, they're all the same quel chocolat est-ce que je vais prendre? - prends n'importe lequel, ils sont tous pareils;∎ which dress should I wear? - any but that one quelle robe est-ce que je mets? - n'importe laquelle sauf celle-là;∎ study any of her works and you will discover... étudie n'importe laquelle de ses œuvres et tu découvriras...(d) (every one, all) tout;∎ any of the suspects would fit that description cette description s'applique à tous les suspects;∎ this applies to any of you who are married ceci s'applique à tous ceux d'entre vous qui sont mariés -
88 whichever
أَيّ الاثْنَيْن \ whichever: any which: Take whichever (one) you like, no matter which: Whichever (one) you take, you must pay for it. \ أَيَّما \ whichever: any which: Take whichever (one) you like, no matter which: Whichever (one) you take, you must pay for it. -
89 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) alguien2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) cualquiera3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) cualquieraanybody pron1. alguienis anybody home? ¿hay alguien en casa?did anybody see you? ¿te vio alguien?2. nadie3. cualquieraanybody can learn English, it's easy! cualquiera puede aprender inglés, ¡es fácil!tr['enɪbɒdɪ]1 (in questions) alguien■ has anybody seen my car? ¿ha visto alguien mi coche?2 (negative) nadie3 (no matter who) cualquierapron.• alguien pron.• alguno pron.• quienquiera pron.• todo el mundo pron.'eniˌbɑːdi, 'eniˌbɒdi1)a) ( somebody) (in interrog, conditional sentences) alguienanybody at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?
will anybody be seeing Emma today? — ¿alguno de ustedes va a ver a Emma hoy?
she'll know, if anybody does — si alguien lo sabe, va a ser ella
b) ( a single person) (with neg) nadie2)a) (whoever, everybody)anybody who's been to Paris knows... — cualquier persona or cualquiera que haya estado en París sabe...
anybody interested should contact... — los interesados pónganse en contacto con...
b) ( no matter who) cualquierac) ( a person of importance) alguien['enɪbɒdɪ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) alguiendid you see anybody? — ¿viste a alguien?
has anybody got a pen? — ¿tiene alguien un bolígrafo?
is this anybody's seat? — ¿es de alguien or alguno este asiento?, ¿está or hay alguien sentado aquí?
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is there anybody else I can talk to? — ¿hay alguien más con quien pueda hablar?•
if anybody calls, I'm not in — si llama alguien, no estoyif anybody can do it, he can — si alguien lo puede hacer, es él
2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadie•
hardly anybody came — apenas vino nadie3) (=no matter who) cualquieraI need a volunteer, anybody will do — necesito un voluntario, cualquier persona or cualquiera sirve
anybody will tell you the same — cualquiera te diría lo mismo, todos te dirán lo mismo
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it would have defeated anybody but Jane — habría desanimado a cualquiera or a todos menos a Jane•
anybody else would have laughed — cualquier otro se hubiera reído•
that's anybody's guess — ¡quién sabe!•
it's not available to just anybody — no está a disposición de cualquier persona or cualquierahe's not just anybody, he's the boss — no es cualquiera, es el jefe
I'll shoot anybody who or that moves — al primero que se mueva le disparo
anybody who or that invests in this — todo el que invierta en esto
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anybody with any sense would know that! — ¡cualquiera con (algo de) sentido común sabría eso!4) (=person of importance) alguien* * *['eniˌbɑːdi, 'eniˌbɒdi]1)a) ( somebody) (in interrog, conditional sentences) alguienanybody at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?
will anybody be seeing Emma today? — ¿alguno de ustedes va a ver a Emma hoy?
she'll know, if anybody does — si alguien lo sabe, va a ser ella
b) ( a single person) (with neg) nadie2)a) (whoever, everybody)anybody who's been to Paris knows... — cualquier persona or cualquiera que haya estado en París sabe...
anybody interested should contact... — los interesados pónganse en contacto con...
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90 geven
1 [schenken; toebrengen; toekennen; ook figuurlijk] give ⇒ 〈 geld ook〉 donate, 〈 aanreiken ook〉 hand♦voorbeelden:1 Engels/geschiedenis geven • teach English/historydat geeft een gemiddelde van 20 • you get an average of 20geef mij maar een glaasje wijn • I'll have a glass of winegeef mij maar Parijs • give me Paris (any day)kunt u me de secretaresse even geven? • would you please let me talk to the secretary?hij gaf zich de tijd niet om te eten • he didn't take time to eatje zou hem geen vijftig geven • you'd never think he was fiftykun je me het zout geven? • can/could you give/pass/hand me the salt?dat verhaal geeft te denken • that story makes you think〈 kaartspel〉 wie moet er geven? • who's deal is it?weten te geven en te nemen • know how to give and takeik zou heel wat willen geven om te weten … • I'd give a lot to know …zich helemaal aan iets geven • give oneself entirely (over) to something; throw oneself right into something 〈werk enz.〉dan geef ik er nog een autoradio bij • I'll throw in a car radio tooiets er aan geven • give something upgeef hier dat geld • give me that moneyiemand ervan langs geven • let someone have itdaar geef ik geen cent/geen barst om • I couldn't care less/couldn't give a damn about thathet is zaliger te geven dan te ontvangen • it is better to give than to receivehet was hem niet gegeven, zijn vader nog levend te zien • it was not (to be) given to him to see his father alive againgeef op! • (come on,) hand it over!de dokter geeft er wel wat voor • the doctor will have something for it¶ ik geef het je te doen • it's no picnic, it's not the easiest thing in the worldzich helemaal geven, alles geven • give it everything one's gothij gaf niet thuis • 〈 niet meewerken〉 he wouldn't play ball; 〈 niet reageren〉 he appeared not to notice/not to hear (me 〈enz.〉), he didn't bite1 [gesteld zijn op] be fond of2 [erg/hinderlijk zijn] matter♦voorbeelden:niets/geen cent om iemand/iets geven • not care a thing about someone/something2 wat geeft het? • what does it matter?, who cares?dat geeft niks • it doesn't matter a bit/at alldat geeft niet, hoor • it doesn't matter, it's all right -
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КАК (КУДА) НИ ПОВЕРНЙ(ТЕ) (НИ ПОВОРОТЙ(ТЕ) obsoles) coll subord clause these forms only fixed WOno matter which assumption you make or which approach you takewhichever way you look at itno matter how (which way) you look at it.Словом, куда ни повороти, (Чичиков) был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he (Chichikov) was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a). -
92 как ни ни повороти
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни ни повороти
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93 как ни ни поворотите
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни ни поворотите
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94 как ни поверни
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни поверни
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95 как ни поверните
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни поверните
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96 как ни повороти
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни повороти
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97 как ни поворотите
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни поворотите
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98 куда ни ни повороти
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни ни повороти
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99 куда ни ни поворотите
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни ни поворотите
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100 куда ни поверни
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни поверни
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Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter Matter … Catholic encyclopedia
Matter — Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter in bar — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Matter of fact — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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which — [ wıtʃ, hwıtʃ ] function word *** Which can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Which color do you like best? as a pronoun (without a following noun): Choose any card it doesn t matter which. (introducing a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
which|ev|er — «hwihch EHV uhr», pronoun, adjective. 1. any one that; any that: »Whichever you take will be becoming (pron.). Buy whichever hat you like (adj.). 2. no matter which: »Whichever side wins, I shall be satisfied (adj.). You will find deer crossings… … Useful english dictionary
Matter — This article is about the concept in the physical sciences. For other uses, see Matter (disambiguation). Matter is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist.[1][2] Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles… … Wikipedia
matter — 01. Shrimp and crabs are scavengers that feed on decaying [matter] found on the ocean floor. 02. All [matter] in the universe is composed of atoms. 03. Unidentified [matter] in hamburger meat has made a number of people sick at a local restaurant … Grammatical examples in English
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matter — mat|ter1 [ mætər ] noun *** ▸ 1 something being dealt with ▸ 2 problem/bad situation ▸ 3 situation that someone is in ▸ 4 substance ▸ 5 when time is short ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English