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any thing of importance

  • 1 not the thing

    не совсем то, что надо; не (совсем) пристойно, прилично

    Lady Caroline: "...In my young days, Miss Worseley, one never met any one in society who worked for their living. It was not considered the thing." (O. Wilde, ‘A Woman of No Importance’, act I) — Леди Каролина: "...В мои молодые годы, мисс Уорсли, мы никогда не встречались с людьми, которые сами зарабатывают на жизнь. Это считалось неприличным."

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  • 2 pretium

    prĕtĭum, ii, n. [Sanscr. root par-, pana (for parna), wager, loan; Gr. pi-praskô, to sell; priamai, to buy; cf. pornos], that for or by which any thing is bought or sold (class.).
    I.
    Lit., money spent for any thing:

    nil pretio parsit, filio dum parceret,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 32:

    femina... urbem Exiguam pretio posuit,

    for money has founded a small city, Verg. A. 4, 211:

    vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere,

    for little money, cheaply, Caes. B. G. 1, 18:

    pretio mercari ordinem senatorium,

    to purchase, to gain with money, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122:

    permutare pretio noluit, aliāve merce,

    Plin. 9, 55, 81, § 171.—
    B.
    In gen., money, wealth, etc. ( poet.), Ov. P. 2, 8, 6:

    in pretio pretium nunc est,

    id. F. 1, 217:

    converso in pretium deo,

    i. e. into a shower of gold, Hor. C. 3, 16, 8.—
    II.
    Transf., worth, value, price.
    A.
    In gen.: nec mi aurum posco nec mi pretium dederitis, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 200 Vahl.):

    pretium statuere merci,

    to set, fix, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 133:

    pretium certum constituere,

    Cic. Att. 12, 33, 1:

    enumerare,

    id. Rosc. Am. 46, 133:

    pacisci pro re aliquā,

    to agree upon, settle, id. Off. 3, 29, 107:

    exsolvere,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:

    quibus hic pretiis porci veneunt?

    at what prices are they sold here? id. ib. 2, 2, 15:

    vendere aliquid pretio suo,

    id. Pers. 4, 4, 30; id. Ps. 1, 2, 36:

    parare sibi pretio aliquid,

    id. Merc. 2, 3, 7:

    multi extulerunt eorum pretia,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 6:

    jacent pretia praediorum,

    are low, down, fallen, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 33.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    In phrases: magni, parvi pretii esse, to be high or low in price, of much or little worth, of great or of small value:

    nullus est tam parvi pretii, quin,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 60:

    ne tu habes servum graphicum, et quantivis pretii!

    id. Ep. 3, 3, 29:

    agrum majoris pretii nemo habet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12:

    noli spectare, quanti homo sit: parvi enim pretii est, qui jam nihil est,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4:

    de illis potissimum jactura fit, quia pretii minimi sunt,

    Sall. Or. ad Caes. 2, 9: pretium habere, to have a value, to be worth something:

    vendat oleum, si pretium habeat,

    Cato, R. R. 2, 7:

    annona porro pretium nisi in calamitate fructuum non habet,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227; but also: pretium habere, to have a price, be for sale:

    quis ignorat quin id longe sit liberalibus disciplinis dignissimum, non vendere operam: cum pleraque hoc ipso possint videri vilia, quod pretium habent,

    Quint. 12, 7, 8; hence: pretium non habere, to have no price, be above price (late Lat.):

    nihil esse pretiosius, immo eum pretium non habere testatur,

    Aug. Serm. 36, 8: in pretio esse, to be of worth, value, or estimation, to be in repute:

    tum coquus in pretio esse (coeptus),

    Liv. 39, 6, 9:

    nec in pretio fertilis hortus erat,

    Ov. F. 5, 316; Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 22: in pretio habere, to regard as of value:

    in magno pretio habere,

    Sen. Ep. 75, 11:

    aurum et argentum in pretio habent,

    Tac. G. 5;

    for which cf.: pudebat libertatis majus esse apud feminas quam apud viros pretium,

    Curt. 8, 2, 28: pretium facere, to fix or set a price or value; of a seller: indica, fac pretium. Do. Tua merx est;

    tua indicatio est,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 37;

    of a purchaser: quis faceret pretium, nisi qui sua perdere vellet Omnia?

    Mart. 1, 86, 7; Dig. 10, 3, 19.—
    2.
    Wages, reward (mostly poet.):

    pro pretio facio ut opera appareat,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 59:

    operam Epidici nunc me emere pretio pretioso velim,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 17:

    reddere alicui pro benefactis,

    id. Capt. 5, 1, 20:

    palmae pretium victoribus,

    Verg. A. 5, 111.—
    III.
    Trop., worth, value:

    quales ex hac die experiundo cognovit, perinde operae eorum pretium faceret,

    would estimate their services, Liv. 27, 17:

    sive aliquod morum Est pretium,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 43: corticis etiam ad medicamenta pretium est, Plin, 12, 25, 54, § 118; 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    B.
    Transf., pay, hire, wages, reward, price (cf.: stipendium, merces).
    1.
    In a good sense: majores seorsum atque diversum pretium paravere bonis atque strenuis, decurionatus... aliosque honores, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. optionatus, p. 201 Müll.; so,

    = praemium (opp. poena), ita et pretium recte facti triumphum haberet L. Paulus pro egregie bello gesto,

    Liv. 45, 37, 5:

    ut pretium honoremque debito beneficio addat,

    id. 45, 14, 1:

    cum pro cujusque merito consul pretia poenasque exsolvisset,

    id. 26, 40, 15 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    satis ampla pretia,

    prizes, id. 21, 43, 6:

    virtutum pretium,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 1.— Plur.: tam longā valetudine conflictabatur, ut haec tanta pretia vivendi mortis rationibus vincerentur, rewards of living, i. e. motives for living, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 4.—Esp. in phrase pretium curae, and more freq. pretium operae, a reward for trouble:

    mihi visum est pretium curae, ipsum, senatus consultum quaerere,

    seemed to me worth the trouble, worth while, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 2:

    est pretium curae cognoscere, etc.,

    Juv. 6, 474: facturusne operae pretium sim, etc.,... nec satis scio, what will pay for the trouble, Liv. praef.:

    operae pretium habent libertatem, civitatemque,

    id. 25, 6; 21, 43: audire est operae pretium, etc., Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 454 Vahl.); so Liv. 3, 26, 7: reddere opis pretium pro factis, Enn. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 (Epigr. v. 6 Vahl.):

    quo in genere est operae pretium diligentiam majorum recordari,

    it is worth while, Cic. Agr. 2, 27, 73:

    captā urbe, operae pretium fore,

    Sall. J. 81, 2;

    so without operae (post-Aug.): Germanico pretium fuit convertere agmen,

    thought it of importance, Tac. A. 1, 57:

    ni pretium foret Pisonis sententias noscere,

    were it not worth while, were it not of importance, id. ib. 2, 35:

    posse eum, si operae pretium faciat, principem popularium esse,

    if he does any thing worth while, any thing of importance, Liv. 25, 30: duos servos ad hostes transfugisse et operae pretium fecisse, have done valuable service, Quadrig. ap. Sen. Ben. 3, 23:

    scriptor minime utilis, cujus libro adtingere nullum pretium operae sit,

    Gell. 12, 2, 1; so,

    operis pretium est,

    Sil. 16, 45.—
    2.
    In a bad sense (i. q. poena), reward, punishment, like the Gr. timê, misthos ( poet.): si malos imitabor, tum pretium pro noxā dabis, Liv. And. ap. Non. 365, 27:

    verbera, compedes, molae... haec pretia sunt ignaviae,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 10:

    ego pretium ob stultitiam fero,

    Ter. And. 3, 5, 4:

    et peccare nefas, aut pretium est mori,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 24:

    ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit, hic diadema,

    Juv. 13, 105.—Of bribery:

    adduci pretio ad hominem condemnandum,

    Cic. Caecil. 10, 29:

    pretio judicem corrumpere,

    id. ib. 25, 72:

    nec prece, nec pretio a rectā viā deduci,

    Auct. Her. 3, 3, 4.

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  • 3 etwas

    unbest. Pron.
    1. Unbestimmtes, nachfolgend Bestimmtes: something; verneinend, fragend oder bedingend: anything; etwas Merkwürdiges something strange, a strange thing; etwas anderes something ( fragend: anything) else; ohne etwas zu sagen without (saying) a word; etwas, das oder was ich nicht verstehe, ist... something ( oder one thing) that I don’t understand is...; da ist noch etwas(, das ich sagen möchte):... there is something else (that I should [Am. would] like to say):...; so etwas habe ich noch nie gehört I’ve never heard anything like it; so etwas kommt schon vor that kind of thing does happen; hast du etwas gegen mich? do you have ( oder have you got) anything against me?; das hat etwas für sich there’s something to be said for it; sie haben etwas miteinander umg. euph. there’s something going on between them; nein, so etwas! umg. überrascht: well, there’s a thing!, well, would you believe it!; verärgert: would you believe it!
    2. (ein bisschen) some; any; a little; a bit of; etwas Englisch a little English; etwas Petersilie a touch of parsley; etwas anders slightly different; lass mir noch etwas Zeit give me a little more time; ich muss mich etwas ausruhen I need to rest for a while ( oder to have a little rest); hab etwas Geduld be patient; das ist immerhin oder wenigstens etwas that’s something, at least
    3. (ziemlich) quite, somewhat; a little, a bit; ich bin noch nicht fertig, es ist eben etwas schwierig it is quite (Am. fairly) ( oder a little) difficult, you know
    4. (ein Teil von) some; nimm dir etwas davon take some; du sollst auch etwas ( davon) haben you’re going to get some too; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; sie hat etwas von einer Katze ( an sich) she’s got something catlike ( oder something of a cat) about her
    5. viel, Wichtiges etc.: something; es zu etwas bringen get somewhere umg., make something of o.s.; aus ihm wird noch mal etwas he’ll go a long way; das will schon etwas heißen! umg. now that really is something!, now you’re talking!; ihr Wort gilt etwas beim Vorstand what she says carries weight ( oder counts for a lot) with the management
    * * *
    a little (Adv.); some (Adv.); slightly (Adv.); somewhat (Adv.); something (Pron.); anything (Pron.); some (Pron.); aught (Pron.)
    * * *
    Ẹt|was ['ɛtvas]
    nt -, no pl
    something

    das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

    * * *
    1) (a piece of any size: a bit of advice.) bit
    2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') a little
    3) (to a small extent: I'm still slightly worried about it.) slightly
    4) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) something
    5) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) something
    6) (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) somewhat
    7) ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) some
    8) (rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) sort of
    9) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vaguely
    * * *
    Et·was
    <->
    [ˈɛtvas]
    ein hartes/spitzes/... \Etwas something hard/sharp/...
    das gewisse \Etwas that certain something [or liter je ne sais quoi]
    ein winziges \Etwas a tiny little thing
    * * *
    das; Etwas, Etwas: something
    * * *
    etwas indef pr
    1. Unbestimmtes, nachfolgend Bestimmtes: something; verneinend, fragend oder bedingend: anything;
    etwas Merkwürdiges something strange, a strange thing;
    etwas anderes something ( fragend: anything) else;
    ohne etwas zu sagen without (saying) a word;
    etwas, das oder
    was ich nicht verstehe, ist … something ( oder one thing) that I don’t understand is …;
    da ist noch etwas(, das ich sagen möchte): … there is something else (that I should [US would] like to say): …;
    so etwas habe ich noch nie gehört I’ve never heard anything like it;
    so etwas kommt schon vor that kind of thing does happen;
    hast du etwas gegen mich? do you have ( oder have you got) anything against me?;
    das hat etwas für sich there’s something to be said for it;
    sie haben etwas miteinander umg euph there’s something going on between them;
    nein, so etwas! umg überrascht: well, there’s a thing!, well, would you believe it!; verärgert: would you believe it!
    2. (ein bisschen) some; any; a little; a bit of;
    etwas Englisch a little English;
    etwas Petersilie a touch of parsley;
    etwas anders slightly different;
    lass mir noch etwas Zeit give me a little more time;
    ich muss mich etwas ausruhen I need to rest for a while ( oder to have a little rest);
    hab etwas Geduld be patient;
    wenigstens etwas that’s something, at least
    3. (ziemlich) quite, somewhat; a little, a bit; ich bin noch nicht fertig,
    es ist eben etwas schwierig it is quite (US fairly) ( oder a little) difficult, you know
    4. (ein Teil von) some;
    du sollst auch etwas (davon) haben you’re going to get some too;
    er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;
    sie hat etwas von einer Katze (an sich) she’s got something catlike ( oder something of a cat) about her
    5. viel, Wichtiges etc: something;
    es zu etwas bringen get somewhere umg, make something of o.s.;
    aus ihm wird noch mal etwas he’ll go a long way;
    das will schon etwas heißen! umg now that really is something!, now you’re talking!;
    ihr Wort gilt etwas beim Vorstand what she says carries weight ( oder counts for a lot) with the management
    * * *
    das; Etwas, Etwas: something
    * * *
    (ganz) Alltägliches sein ausdr.
    to be an everyday occurrence expr. (nichts) aufzuweisen haben ausdr.
    to have something (nothing)
    to show expr. adv.
    aught (UK) adv.
    something adv.
    somewhat adv. pron.
    anything pron.

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  • 4 mereo

    mĕrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. a., and mĕrĕor, ĭtus, 2, v. dep. [cf. Gr. meros, meiromai, moros, etc.; hence, to receive one's share; cf. II. below], to deserve, merit, to be entitled to, be worthy of a thing; constr. with acc., with ut, with ne, with inf., and absol.
    I.
    In gen.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    mereri praemia,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 34:

    laudem,

    id. ib. 1, 40, 5; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 18, 60:

    nec minimum decus,

    Hor. A. P. 286:

    amorem,

    Quint. 6 prooem.:

    favorem aut odium,

    id. 4, 1, 44:

    gratiam nullam,

    Liv. 45, 24, 7; Quint. 4, 9, 32:

    fidem,

    Vell. 2, 104 fin.:

    summum honorem,

    Juv. 6, 532:

    supplicium,

    id. 6, 219.—
    (β).
    With ut:

    respondit, sese meruisse, ut decoraretur,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 232.—
    (γ).
    With ne:

    mereri, ne quis,

    Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 8.—
    (δ).
    With inf.:

    quae merui vitio perdere cuncta meo,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 11, 16:

    credi,

    Quint. 10, 1, 72:

    sanctus haberi,

    Juv. 8, 25.—
    (ε).
    Absol.:

    dignitatem meam, si mereor, tuearis,

    if I deserve it, Cic. Fam. 10, 17, 3.—In a bad sense:

    meruisse supplicium,

    Ov. M. 5, 666.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    To earn, gain, get, obtain, acquire:

    quid meres? quantillo argenti te conduxit Pseudulus?

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 95: iste, qui meret HS. vicenos, Varr. ap. Non. 4, 296: non amplius duodecim aeris, Cic. [p. 1136] Rosc. Com. 10, 28:

    ne minus gratiae praecipiendo recta quam offensae reprendendo prava mereamur,

    Quint. 4, 2, 39:

    nomen patronorum,

    id. 6, 4, 5:

    indulgentiam, principis ingenio,

    Tac. Dial. 9 fin.:

    nomen gloriamque merere,

    id. H. 2, 37:

    famam,

    id. ib. 2, 31; id. A. 15, 6:

    ancillā natus diadema Quirini meruit,

    Juv. 8, 260:

    odium,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 5, 3:

    quantum quisque uno die mereret,

    Suet. Calig. 40 fin.:

    aera,

    Hor. A. P. 345. —With ut (rare): quem ego ut non excruciem, alterum tantum auri non meream, would not give up torturing him for, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 65: neque ille sibi mereat Persarum montes... ut istuc faciat, would not do it for, etc., id. Stich. 1, 1, 24.—
    B.
    To get by purchase, to buy, purchase:

    uxores, quae vos dote meruerunt,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 124:

    quid arbitramini Rheginos merere velle, ut ab eis marmorea Venus illa auferatur?

    what do you think they would take? for what price would they let it be carried away? Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135:

    gloriam,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 13:

    legatum a creditore,

    Dig. 35, 2, 21:

    noxam,

    Petr. 139:

    quid Minyae meruere queri?

    to have reason, cause, Val. Fl. 1, 519.—
    C.
    In milit. lang., mereri and merere stipendia, or simply merere (lit., to earn pay), to serve for pay, to serve as a soldier, serve in the army:

    mereri stipendia,

    Cic. Cael. 5, 11:

    meruit stipendia in eo bello,

    id. Mur. 5, 12:

    adulescens patre suo imperatore meruit,

    id. ib.:

    complures annos,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 17:

    triennio sub Hannibale,

    Liv. 21, 4 fin.:

    Romanis in castris,

    Tac. A. 2, 10:

    in Thracia,

    Suet. Vesp. 2:

    merere equo,

    to serve on horseback, in the cavalry, Cic. Phil. 1, 8, 20:

    merere pedibus,

    to serve on foot, in the infantry, Liv. 24, 18: mereri aere (al. equo) publico, Varr. ap. Non. 345, 2.—
    D.
    Mereri (ante-class., merere) de aliquo, or de aliquā re, to deserve or merit any thing of one, to behave in any manner towards one, in a good or bad sense (in Plaut. also with erga):

    te ego, ut digna es, perdam, atque ut de me meres,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 22:

    ut erga me est merita,

    id. Am. 5, 1, 49:

    nam de te neque re neque verbis merui, ut faceres quod facis,

    id. Aul. 2, 2, 45: saepe (erga me;

    sc. illam) meritam quod vellem scio,

    that she has often treated me as I desired, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 37.—Esp.: bene, male, optime, etc., mereri, to deserve well, ill, etc.:

    de mendico male meretur, qui ei dat, etc.,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 58:

    de re publicā bene mereri,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 5, 2:

    de populi Romani nomine,

    id. Brut. 73, 254:

    melius de quibusdam acerbos inimicos mereri, quam eos amicos, qui dulces videantur,

    id. Lael. 24, 90:

    de re publica meruisse optime,

    id. Att. 10, 4, 5:

    perniciosius de re publicā merentur vitiosi principes,

    id. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

    stet haec urbs praeclara, quoquo modo merita de me erit,

    id. Mil. 34, 93:

    Paulus, qui nihil meruit,

    i. e. was innocent, Lact. 2, 16, 17:

    ita se omni tempore de populo Romano meritos esse, ut,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 11:

    Caesarem imperatorem bene de republicā meritum,

    deserving well, id. B. C. 1, 13:

    optime cum de se meritum judicabat,

    id. ib. 3, 99:

    milites mirifice de re publicā meriti,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 3:

    homines de me divinitus meriti,

    id. Red. in Sen. 12, 30; cf.:

    te ego ut digna's perdam atque ut de me meres,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 22.— Hence,
    1.
    mĕrens, entis, P. a., that deserves or merits any thing; in a good sense, deserving; in a bad sense, guilty; that has rendered himself deserving towards any one or of any thing; with de, rarely with dat.; esp. with bene, well-deserving (mostly poet. and post-class.):

    consul laudare, increpare merentes,

    Sall. J. 100:

    laurea decreta merenti,

    Ov. P. 2, 2, 91: quem periisse, ita de re publicā merentem, doleo, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 344, 23; so Inscr. Grut. 933, 5.— With dat.:

    quando tu me bene merentem tibi habes despicatui,

    Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 19.— In sup.: HOMINI BENE MERENTISSIMO, Inscr. Rein. cl. 16, 8; Inscr. Grut. 932, 7; ib. 1129, 3.—
    2.
    mĕrĭtus, a, um, P. a.
    a.
    Deserving:

    meriti juvenci,

    Verg. G. 2, 515.— Sup.: filiae meritissimae, Inscr. Rein. cl. 5, 35. —
    b.
    Pass., deserved, due, fit, just, proper, right:

    ignarus, laus an poena merita esset,

    Liv. 8, 7:

    triumphus,

    id. 39, 4, 6:

    iracundiam, neque eam injustam, sed meritam ac debitam fuisse,

    just, Cic. de Or. 2, 50, 203:

    mors,

    Verg. A 4, 696: noxia, committed, perpetrated, Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 1: meritis de causis, for merited, i. e. just reasons, Dig. 48, 20.— Sup.:

    famā optimā et meritissimā frui,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 15.—Hence,
    3.
    mĕrĭtum, i, n.
    a.
    That which one deserves, desert; in a good sense, reward, recompense; in a bad sense, punishment (only ante- and postclass.):

    nihil suave meritum est,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 75:

    specta denique, quale caelesti providentia meritum reportaverit,

    reward, punishment, App. M. 8, p. 214:

    delictorum,

    Tert. Apol. 21.—
    b.
    That by which one deserves any thing of another, a merit; esp. in a good sense, a service, kindness, benefit, favor (class.):

    propter eorum (militum) divinum atque immortale meritum,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14:

    pro singulari eorum merito,

    id. Cat. 3, 6, 15:

    magnitudo tuorum erga me meritorum,

    id. Fam. 1, 1, 1:

    et hercule merito tuo feci,

    according to your merits, as you deserved, id. Att. 5, 11, 6:

    pro ingentibus meritis praemia acceperant,

    Tac. A. 14, 53:

    recordatio ingentium meritorum,

    Liv. 39, 49, 11; Curt. 8, 3, 14; Suet. Ner. 3; Sen. Ben. 3, 8, 2.—In Plaut. also in the sup.:

    meritissimo ejus, quae volet faciemus,

    on account of his great merit, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 147:

    merita dare et recipere,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 26:

    magna ejus sunt in me non dico officia, sed merita,

    id. Fam. 11, 17, 1.—Also demerit, blame, fault:

    Caesar, qui a me nullo meo merito alienus esse debebat,

    without any fault of mine, id. Sest. 17, 39:

    nullo meo in se merito,

    although I am guilty of no offence against him, Liv. 40, 15:

    leniter, ex merito quicquid patiare, ferendum est,

    Ov. H. 5, 7:

    ex cujusque merito scio me fecisse,

    Liv. 26, 31, 9:

    quosdam punivit, alios praemiis adfecit, neutrum ex merito,

    Tac. H. 4, 50; cf.:

    quod ob meritum nostrum succensuistis?

    Liv. 25, 6, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., worth, value, importance of a thing ( poet. and post-class.):

    quo sit merito quaeque notata dies,

    Ov. F. 1, 7:

    negotiorum,

    Cod. Just. 8, 5, 2: aedificia majoris meriti, of greater value, Cod. Th. 15, 1, 30:

    loci,

    Mart. 8, 65, 7:

    primi saporis mella thymi sucus effundit, secundi meriti thymbra, tertii meriti rosmarinus,

    Pall. 1, 37, 3.—
    4.
    mĕrĭtō, adv., according to desert, deservedly, justly, often connected with jure (class.):

    quamquam merito sum iratus Metello,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68, § 158:

    merito ac jure laudantur,

    id. Cat. 3, 6, 14; cf.:

    te ipse jure optimo, merito incuses, licet,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 23:

    recte ac merito commovebamur,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:

    merito jam suspectus,

    Juv. 3, 221; 10, 208. — Sup.: meritissimo te magni facio, Turp. ap. Non. 139, 17; Caecil. ib. 18:

    me deridere meritissumo,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 49; Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 234; S. C. ap. Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 6; ap. Flor. 1, 9.—Post-class.: meritissime, Sol. 7, 18.—
    b.
    In partic.: libens (lubens) merito, a form of expression used in paying vows; v. libens, under libet.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mereo

  • 5 Etwas

    unbest. Pron.
    1. Unbestimmtes, nachfolgend Bestimmtes: something; verneinend, fragend oder bedingend: anything; etwas Merkwürdiges something strange, a strange thing; etwas anderes something ( fragend: anything) else; ohne etwas zu sagen without (saying) a word; etwas, das oder was ich nicht verstehe, ist... something ( oder one thing) that I don’t understand is...; da ist noch etwas(, das ich sagen möchte):... there is something else (that I should [Am. would] like to say):...; so etwas habe ich noch nie gehört I’ve never heard anything like it; so etwas kommt schon vor that kind of thing does happen; hast du etwas gegen mich? do you have ( oder have you got) anything against me?; das hat etwas für sich there’s something to be said for it; sie haben etwas miteinander umg. euph. there’s something going on between them; nein, so etwas! umg. überrascht: well, there’s a thing!, well, would you believe it!; verärgert: would you believe it!
    2. (ein bisschen) some; any; a little; a bit of; etwas Englisch a little English; etwas Petersilie a touch of parsley; etwas anders slightly different; lass mir noch etwas Zeit give me a little more time; ich muss mich etwas ausruhen I need to rest for a while ( oder to have a little rest); hab etwas Geduld be patient; das ist immerhin oder wenigstens etwas that’s something, at least
    3. (ziemlich) quite, somewhat; a little, a bit; ich bin noch nicht fertig, es ist eben etwas schwierig it is quite (Am. fairly) ( oder a little) difficult, you know
    4. (ein Teil von) some; nimm dir etwas davon take some; du sollst auch etwas ( davon) haben you’re going to get some too; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; sie hat etwas von einer Katze ( an sich) she’s got something catlike ( oder something of a cat) about her
    5. viel, Wichtiges etc.: something; es zu etwas bringen get somewhere umg., make something of o.s.; aus ihm wird noch mal etwas he’ll go a long way; das will schon etwas heißen! umg. now that really is something!, now you’re talking!; ihr Wort gilt etwas beim Vorstand what she says carries weight ( oder counts for a lot) with the management
    * * *
    a little (Adv.); some (Adv.); slightly (Adv.); somewhat (Adv.); something (Pron.); anything (Pron.); some (Pron.); aught (Pron.)
    * * *
    Ẹt|was ['ɛtvas]
    nt -, no pl
    something

    das gewisse Etwas — that certain something

    * * *
    1) (a piece of any size: a bit of advice.) bit
    2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') a little
    3) (to a small extent: I'm still slightly worried about it.) slightly
    4) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) something
    5) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) something
    6) (rather; a little: He is somewhat sad; The news puzzled me somewhat.) somewhat
    7) ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) some
    8) (rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) sort of
    9) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vaguely
    * * *
    Et·was
    <->
    [ˈɛtvas]
    ein hartes/spitzes/... \Etwas something hard/sharp/...
    das gewisse \Etwas that certain something [or liter je ne sais quoi]
    ein winziges \Etwas a tiny little thing
    * * *
    das; Etwas, Etwas: something
    * * *
    Etwas n; -, - oder hum -se
    1. Sache: thing;
    was ist das glitzernde Etwas da hinten? what’s that glittering thing back there?
    2. (kleines Tier, Baby) little thing
    3.
    das gewisse Etwas that certain something; → auch was
    * * *
    das; Etwas, Etwas: something
    * * *
    (ganz) Alltägliches sein ausdr.
    to be an everyday occurrence expr. (nichts) aufzuweisen haben ausdr.
    to have something (nothing)
    to show expr. adv.
    aught (UK) adv.
    something adv.
    somewhat adv. pron.
    anything pron.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Etwas

  • 6 pono

    pōno, pŏsŭi (Plaut. posīvi), pŏsĭtum, 3 (old form of perf. POSEIVEI, Inscr. Orell. 3308:

    posivi,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 35: posivimus, id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 898 P.:

    posiverunt, Cato, R. R. praef. 1: posiveris,

    id. ib. 4, 1; Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 108: POSIER unt, Inscr. Orell. 5061:

    POSIT, contr. from posivit,

    ib. 71; 732; 1475; 3087 al.; part. perf. sync. postus, a, um, Lucr. 1, 1059; 3, 87; 6, 965), v. a. [for posno, posino, from old prep. port, = proti, pros, and sino; cf.: porricio, pollingo, etc., and v. pro, sino], to put or set down a person or thing, to put, place, set, lay, etc. (syn.: colloco, statuo); constr. with acc. alone, or with in and abl., or with adv. of place; sometimes with in and acc., or absol.; v. infra.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    tabulas in aerario ponere,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 108:

    castra,

    to pitch, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.:

    castra iniquo loco,

    id. ib. 1, 81:

    milia passuum tria ab eorum castris castra ponit,

    id. B. G. 1, 22 fin.: qui indicabantur, in senatu sunt positi, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 50:

    tabulas obsignatas in publico,

    Cic. Fl. 9, 21:

    sejuges in Capitolio aurati a P. Cornelio positi,

    Liv. 38, 35, 4:

    tyrannicidae imago in gymnasio ponatur,

    Quint. 7, 7, 5; cf. id. 1, 7, 12:

    collum in Pulvere,

    Hor. C. 4, 6, 11; cf.:

    artus in litore ponunt,

    Verg. A. 1, 173; and with simple abl.:

    saxo posuit latus,

    Val. Fl. 4, 378:

    in curulibus sellis sese posuerunt,

    seated themselves, Flor. 1, 13.—With in and acc.: hodierno die primum longo intervallo in possessionem libertatis pedem ponimus, Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 28 B. and K. (Klotz, possessione):

    Cyzici in Prytaneum vasa aurea mensae unius posuit,

    Liv. 41, 20, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    stipes erat, quem... in flammam triplices posuere sorores,

    Ov. M. 8, 452:

    omnia pone feros in ignes,

    id. R. Am. 719:

    oleas in solem,

    Cato, R. R. 7:

    coronam in caput,

    Gell. 3, 15, 3.—With sub and abl.:

    pone sub curru nimium propinqui,

    Hor. C. 1, 22, 21:

    fundamenta,

    Vulg. 1 Esd. 6, 3:

    ubi pedem poneret non habebat,

    might set his foot, Cic. Fin. 4, 25, 69:

    genu or genua,

    to bow the knee, to kneel, Ov. F. 2, 438; 5, 507; Curt. 8, 7, 13:

    num genu posuit? num vocem supplicem misit?

    id. 4, 6, 28:

    oculos,

    to cast one's eyes on, Vulg. Jer. 24, 6:

    faciem,

    to turn one's face, id. ib. 42, 15.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    In milit. lang., to place, post, set, station a body of troops:

    ibi praesidium ponit,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 5:

    praesidium ibi,

    id. B. C. 1, 47 fin.:

    legionem tuendae orae maritimae causā,

    id. ib. 3, 34:

    insidias contra aliquem,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 49.—
    2.
    To set up, erect, build (mostly poet.):

    opus,

    Ov. M. 8, 160:

    templa,

    Verg. A. 6, 19:

    aras,

    id. ib. 3, 404:

    tropaeum,

    Nep. Dat. 8, 3; so,

    in inscrr., of erecting monuments of any kind: POSVIT, PONENDVM CVRAVIT (usu. abbreviated P. C.), etc.: columna rostrata quae est Duilio in foro posita,

    in honor of Duilius, Quint. 1, 7, 12.—
    3.
    Hence, poet., to form, fashion works of art:

    Alcimedon duo pocula fecit... Orpheaque in medio posuit,

    Verg. E. 3, 46:

    hic saxo liquidis ille coloribus Sollers nunc hominem ponere, nunc deum,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 8.—
    4.
    To set, set out, plant trees, etc. ( poet. and in postAug. prose;

    syn.: planto, sero): pone ordine vites,

    Verg. E. 1, 74:

    vitem,

    Col. 4, 1; cf.:

    ille et nefasto te (arbor) posuit die,

    planted thee, Hor. C. 2, 13, 1.—
    5.
    To lay, stake, wager, as a forfeit; to lay down, propose, as a prize: pono pallium;

    Ille suum anulum opposuit,

    Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 76:

    pocula fagina,

    Verg. E. 3, 36:

    invitat pretiis animos et praemia ponit,

    id. A. 5, 292:

    praemia,

    id. ib. 5, 486:

    praemium,

    Liv. 41, 23, 10.—
    6.
    In business lang., to put out at interest, to loan, to invest (less freq. than collocare): pecuniam in praedio ponere, Cic. Tull. § 15 Orell.; cf.:

    pecuniam apud aliquem,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 70, § 165:

    dives positis in fenore nummis,

    Hor. A. P. 421:

    pecuniam Quaerit Kalendis ponere,

    id. Epod. 2, 70.—
    7.
    To place, set, appoint a person as a watch or guard, accuser, etc. (less freq. than apponere):

    Dumnorigi custodes ponit, ut, quae agat, scire possit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20 fin.:

    custos frumento publico est positus,

    Cic. Fl. 19, 45: alicui accusatorem, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 3:

    puer super hoc positus officium,

    Petr. 56, 8.—
    8.
    To serve up, set before one at table (rare for the class. apponere), Cato, R. R. 79; so id. ib. 81:

    posito pavone,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 23; 2, 4, 14; 2, 6, 64; 2, 8, 91; id. A. P. 422:

    positi Bacchi cornua,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 231:

    vinum,

    Petr. 34, 7:

    calidum scis ponere sumen,

    Pers. 1, 53:

    porcum,

    Mart. 8, 22, 1:

    da Trebio, pone ad Trebium,

    Juv. 5, 135.—
    9.
    To lay aside, take off, put down, lay down, etc. (as clothing, arms, books, the hair or beard, etc., = deponere):

    cum pila ludere vellet tunicamque poneret,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60; cf.:

    veste positā,

    id. ib. 1, 47, 113:

    velamina,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 613; cf.:

    velamina de corpore,

    id. M. 4, 345:

    arma,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 37:

    sarcinam,

    Petr. 117, 11:

    barbam,

    Suet. Calig. 5; cf.:

    bicolor positis membrana capillis,

    Pers. 3, 10:

    libros de manibus,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 23; cf.:

    cum posui librum, et mecum ipse coepi cogitare,

    id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24.—
    10.
    To lay out for the grave:

    toroque Mortua componar, positaeque det oscula frater,

    Ov. M. 9, 503; Verg. A. 2, 644.—Also, to lay in the grave, to bury, inter ( poet. and in post-class. prose;

    syn.: sepelio, condo): corpore posto,

    Lucr. 3, 871:

    te... patriā decedens ponere terrā,

    Verg. A. 6, 508; Ov. F. 5, 480:

    ubi corpus meum positum fuerit,

    Dig. 34, 1, 18 fin.; Inscr. Orell. 4370:

    IN HAC CVPA MATER ET FILIVS POSITI SVNT,

    ib. 4550; 4495:

    HIC POSITVS EST, Inscr. in Boeckh. C. I. Gr. 4156: CINERES,

    Inscr. Orell. 4393; 4489.—
    11.
    Ponere calculum or calculos, transf., to weigh carefully, to ponder, consider:

    si bene calculum ponas,

    Petr. 115, 16:

    examina tecum, omnesque, quos ego movi, in utrāque parte calculos pone,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 19 fin. —
    12.
    To arrange, deck, set in order (cf. compono):

    qui suas ponunt in statione comas,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 434:

    quid totiens positas fingis, inepta, comas?

    id. ib. 1, 306; cf. id. H. 4, 77; id. M. 1, 477.—
    13.
    To subdue, calm, allay, quiet:

    quo non arbiter Hadriae Major, tollere seu ponere vult freta,

    Hor. C. 1, 3, 16:

    magnos cum ponunt aequora motus,

    Prop. 4 (5), 14, 31.—Hence, neutr., of the winds, to fall, abate ( poet. and late Lat.):

    cum venti posuere omnisque repente resedit Flatus,

    Verg. A. 7, 27:

    tum Zephyri posuere,

    id. ib. 10, 103:

    simul ac ventus posuit,

    Gell. 2, 30, 2.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to set, place, put, lay a thing anywhere: noenum ponebat rumores ante salutem, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 314 Vahl.):

    pone ante oculos laetitiam senatūs,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 115:

    at te apud eum, di boni! quantā in gratiā posui,

    id. Att. 6, 6, 4; cf. id. ib. 5, 11, 6; 6, 1, 22: ponite me ei (Appio) in gratiā, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5:

    apud Lentulum ponam te in gratiā,

    Cic. Att. 5, 3, 3 B. and K. (Orell. gratiam):

    se quoque in gratiā reconciliatae pacis ponere,

    Liv. 44, 14, 7:

    in laude positus,

    Cic. Sest. 66, 139:

    aliquem in metu non ponere,

    i. e. not to fear, id. Top. 13, 55:

    virtutum fundamenta in voluptate tamquam in aquā ponere,

    id. Fin. 2, 22, 72; cf. id. Pis. 4, 9:

    aliquid in conspectu animi,

    id. de Or. 3, 40, 161; cf.:

    sub uno aspectu ponere,

    Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 1, 1: ponendus est ille ambitus, non abiciendus, to lay down gently, i. e. close gracefully, Cic. Or. 59, 199:

    super cor,

    to lay to heart, Vulg. Mal. 2, 2.—With in and acc.:

    te in crimen populo ponat atque infamiam,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 11.—Elliptically: et quidem cum in mentem venit, ponor ad scribendum, when it occurs to Cœsar, he sets me (i. e. my name) to the Senate's decrees, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Ponere aliquid in aliquā re, to put or place a thing in something, to cause a thing to rest or depend upon:

    credibile non est, quantum ego in consiliis et prudentiā tuā, quantum in amore et fide ponam,

    Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3:

    spem in aliquo,

    id. ib. 6, 1, 11:

    salutis auxilium in celeritate,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 48; cf.:

    spem salutis in virtute,

    id. ib. 5, 34, 2:

    ut in dubio poneret, utrum, etc.,

    regarded as doubtful, doubted, Liv. 34, 5, 3: sed haec haud in magno equidem ponam discrimine, I shall attach no great importance to it, id. prooem. § 8.—In pass.: positum esse in aliquā re, to be based or founded upon, to rest upon, depend upon:

    ut salutem praesentium, spem reliquorum in vestris sententiis positam esse et defixam putetis,

    Cic. Fl. 1, 3; id. Agr. 2, 9, 22:

    omnia posita putamus in Planci tui liberalitate,

    id. Att. 16, 16, F, 2; id. Or. 8, 27:

    in te positum est, ut, etc.,

    id. Att. 16, 16, B, § 8. —
    2.
    To lay out, spend, employ a thing, esp. time, in any thing:

    tempus in cogitatione ponere,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17:

    si in hac curā vita mihi ponenda sit,

    id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:

    diem totum in considerandā causā,

    id. Brut. 22, 87; cf. id. Fam. 5, 21, 1; id. Att. 6, 2, 6:

    sumptum,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2; id. Fam. 13, 54 fin.; cf.:

    totum animum atque omnem curam, operam diligentiamque suam in petitione,

    id. Mur. 22, 45:

    id multo tum faciemus liberius totosque nos in contemplandis rebus perspiciendisque ponemus,

    id. Tusc. 1, 19, 44:

    apud gratissimum hominem beneficium ponere,

    id. Fam. 13, 55 fin.:

    itinera enim ita facit, ut multos dies in oppidum ponat,

    id. Att. 11, 22, 2.—
    3.
    To put, place, count, reckon, consider a thing in or among certain things:

    mortem in malis,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 8, 29:

    in beneficii loco,

    id. Fam. 15, 4, 12; id. Cat. 2, 9, 20:

    si quis motus populi factus esset, id C. Norbano in fraude capitali esse ponendum,

    id. de Or. 2, 48, 199:

    in laude,

    to regard as praiseworthy, id. Top. 18, 71:

    in vitiis poni,

    to be regarded as a fault, Nep. Epam. 1, 2.—
    4.
    To appoint, ordain, make something:

    leges,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28:

    festos laetosque ritus,

    Tac. H. 5, 5 fin.:

    ut male posuimus initia, sic cetera sequentur,

    Cic. Att. 10, 18, 2:

    ne tu in spem ponas me bonae frugi fore,

    to hope for, reckon upon, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 4 Fleck.: nomen, to apply or give a name (= imponere):

    sunt enim rebus novis nova ponenda nomina,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 17, 44; id. Tusc. 3, 5, 10; Verg. A. 7, 63:

    qui tibi nomen Insano posuere,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 48: rationem, to furnish an account, to [p. 1397] reckon, Suet. Oth. 7; cf. Col. 1, 3:

    pecuniae,

    Dig. 46, 3, 89.—
    5.
    To make or render vows or votive offerings to the gods:

    Veneri ponere vota,

    Prop. 3, 12, 18:

    nunc ego victrices lauro redimire tabellas, Nec Veneris mediā ponere in aede morer,

    Ov. Am. 1, 11, 25:

    hic ponite lucida Funalia et vectes,

    Hor. C. 3, 26, 6:

    libatum agricolae ponitur ante deo,

    Tib. 1, 1, 14; Ov. M. 3, 506:

    ex praedā tripodem aureum Delphi posuit,

    Nep. Paus. 2, 3.—
    6.
    In speaking or writing, to lay down as true, to state, assume, assert, maintain, allege, take for granted, etc.:

    quamobrem, ut paulo ante posui, si, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21; id. Fin. 2, 31, 100:

    recte Magnus ille noster, me audiente, posuit in judicio, rem publicam, etc.,

    id. Leg. 2, 3, 6: verum pono, esse victum eum;

    at, etc.,

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 25:

    positum sit igitur in primis, etc.,

    Cic. Or. 4, 14:

    hoc posito atque concesso, esse quandam vim divinam, etc.,

    id. Div. 1, 52, 118; cf.:

    quo posito, et omnium sensu adprobato,

    id. Fin. 3, 8, 29; id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:

    pono satis in eo fuisse orationis atque ingenii,

    id. Brut. 45, 165:

    aliquid pro certo ponere,

    Liv. 10, 9 fin.:

    nunc rem ipsam ponamus quam illi non negant... Est haec res posita, quae ab adversario non negatur,

    Cic. Caecin. 11, 32.—
    7.
    Esp.: exemplum ponere, to cite an instance:

    eorum quae constant exempla ponemus,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 38, 68:

    perspicuo et grandi vitio praeditum posuimus exemplum,

    id. ib. 1, 47, 88:

    ab adjunctis antea posui exemplum,

    id. Top. 11, 50:

    horum exempla posui ex jure civili,

    id. ib. 14, 58:

    horum generum ex Cicerone exempla ponamus,

    Quint. 5, 11, 11; 6, 3, 108 al.—
    8.
    To set before the mind, represent, describe:

    nec ponere lucum Artifices, nec, etc.,

    Pers. 1, 70:

    pone Tigellinum,

    Juv. 1, 155.—
    9.
    To propose, offer, fix upon a theme for discussion (= proponere):

    mihi nunc vos quaestiunculam, de quā meo arbitratu loquar, ponitis?

    Cic. de Or. 1, 22, 102; 2, 1, 2:

    ponere aliquid, ad quod audiam, si tibi non est molestum, volo,

    id. Fat. 2, 4; cf.:

    ponere jubebam, de quo quis audire vellet,

    id. Tusc. 1, 4, 7:

    ponere praemium,

    Liv. 39, 17, 1; and impers. pass.:

    doctorum est ista consuetudo eaque Graecorum, ut iis ponatur, de quo disputent quamvis subito,

    id. Lael. 5, 17; so,

    cum ita positum esset, videri, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 3, 22, 54.—
    10.
    To put away, leave off, dismiss, forego, lay down, surrender (= deponere):

    vitam propera ponere,

    Plaut. Curc. 4, 3, 4:

    vitia,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 46:

    dolorem,

    id. Tusc. 3, 28, 66: inimicitias, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6:

    curas,

    Liv. 1, 19:

    metum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6:

    iram,

    Hor. A. P. 160:

    moras,

    id. C. 4, 12, 25; Ov. F. 2, 816:

    animos feroces,

    Liv. 8, 1:

    corda ferocia,

    Verg. A. 1, 302:

    vires (flammae),

    id. ib. 5, 681:

    ipsum rudimentum adulescentiae bello lacessentem Romanos posuisse,

    had obtained his first experience, Liv. 31, 11 fin.; Suet. Ner. 22; also,

    tirocinium,

    Just. 12, 4, 6:

    animam,

    to lay down life, Vulg. Johan. 10, 15; 17.—Esp., milit. t. t.: arma ponere (= deponere), to lay down arms, yield, surrender:

    Nepesinis inde edictum ut arma ponant,

    Liv. 6, 10, 5:

    dedi imperatorem, arma poni jubet,

    id. 4, 10, 3; cf.:

    positis armis,

    id. 35, 36, 4; id. Epit. 88.—
    11.
    To make, cause to be (eccl. Lat.):

    cornu tuum ponam ferreum,

    Vulg. Mich. 4, 13:

    posuit me desolatam,

    id. Thren. 3, 11; with quasi:

    ponam Samariam quasi acervum,

    id. Mich. 1, 6; with in and acc.:

    posuerunt eam in ruinam,

    id. Isa. 23, 13.—
    12.
    To assume, suppose, put a case (of mere suppositions; only late Lat.; cf. 6 supra): pone tamen ab evangelistis scriptum, Ambros. de Fide, 5, 16, 194; Ps.-Quint. Decl. 273.—Hence, pŏsĭtus, a, um, P. a., of localities, placed, situated; situate, standing, lying anywhere:

    Roma in montibus posita,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96:

    Delos in Aegaeo mari posita,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:

    portus ex adverso urbi positus,

    Liv. 45, 5:

    tumulus opportune ad id positus,

    id. 28, 13:

    urbs alieno solo posita,

    id. 4, 17.— Poet.:

    somno positus = sopitus,

    lulled to sleep, Verg. A. 4, 527.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pono

  • 7 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) afgørende; fundamental
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) grundlag; fundament
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) afgørende; fundamental
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) grundlag; fundament

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  • 8 nessuno

    1. adj no
    non chiamare in nessun caso don't call in any circumstances
    c'è nessuna notizia? is there any news?
    2. pron nobody, no one
    hai visto nessuno? did you see anyone or anybody?
    * * *
    nessuno agg.indef.
    1 no; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any: nessun presidente fu mai più amato dal popolo, no president was ever more loved by the people; nessun concorrente si ritirò dalla gara, no competitors withdrew from the race; nessun colore le dona come l'azzurro, no colour suits her better than blue; non c'è nessuna novità, there is no news; non voleva nessuna ricompensa, he didn't want any reward; non ha nessuna pazienza con i bambini, he has no patience with children; non hai nessun motivo per lamentarti, you have no reason to complain; un episodio di nessun interesse, an uninteresting episode; persona di nessuna importanza, a person of no importance; non lo farei per nessuna ragione al mondo, I wouldn't do it for any reason whatever; non lo permetterò in nessun caso, under no circumstances will I allow it (o fam. there's no way I'll allow it); non siamo andati da nessuna parte, we went nowhere (o we didn't go anywhere); non ti posso aiutare in nessun modo, there is no way I can help you // nessuna cosa, nothing // nessuna persona, no one, nobody
    2 ( nel significato di qualche spec. in frasi interr.) any: nessuna notizia?, any news?; hai nessun suggerimento da darmi?, have you got any advice to give me?; c'è nessun inglese fra voi?, are any of you English?; dimmi se ti serve nessun aiuto, tell me if you need any help
    ◆ pron.indef.
    1 nobody, no one ( riferito a persone); none ( riferito a cose); ( accompagnato da un partitivo) none ( per persone e cose); ( in presenza di altra negazione) anybody, anyone, any; ( accompagnato da un partitivo) any: nessuno lo sa, nobody knows; nessuno mi ha mai detto una cosa simile, no one has ever said any thing like that to me before; non c'era nessuno ad attenderlo, there was no one to meet him; non parla mai con nessuno, he never talks to anyone; ''Ha telefonato qualcuno?'' ''No, nessuno'', ''Has anyone phoned?'' ''No, no one''; ''Quanti errori hai fatto?'' ''Nessuno'', ''How many mistakes did you make?'' ''None''; nessuno di noi è andato alla riunione, none of us went to the meeting; non ho visto nessuno di loro, I haven't seen any of them; nessuno dei presenti applaudì, none of those present applauded; non ho letto nessuno dei libri che mi hai prestato, I haven't read any of the books you lent me; non ha mantenuto nessuna delle promesse, he didn't keep any of his promises // nessuno dei due, neither (of them): nessuno dei due sembrava deciso a cedere, neither of them seemed ready to give in // nessun altro, ( di persona) nobody else, no one else, ( di cosa) no other, ( in presenza di altra negazione) anybody else, anyone else; any other: voglio parlare con lei e con nessun altro, I want to speak to her, and nobody else; mi interessa quel quadro, e nessun altro, I'm interested in that picture, and no other // figlio di nessuno, foundling (o waif), (fig.) loner // terra di nessuno, no man's land
    2 (nel significato di qualcuno, spec. in frasi interr.) anybody, anyone; ( accompagnato da un partitivo) any: c'è nessuno?, is there anybody there?; c'è nessuno che voglia venire con me?, does anyone want to come with me?; guarda se c'è nessuno in casa, see if there's anyone at home; nessuno di voi lo sa?, do any of you know?; hai visto nessuno dei nostri amici?, have you seen any of our friends?
    ◆ s.m. nobody, no one: si dà tante arie, ma non è nessuno, he gives himself a lot of airs, but he's (a) nobody.
    * * *
    [nes'suno] nessuno (-a)
    1. agg dav sm: nessun + consonante, vocale, nessuno + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z,; dav sf: nessuna + consonante, nessun' + vocale
    1) (non uno) no, not any, (espressione negativa) + any

    nessun altro — no-one else, nobody else

    non c'è nessun bisogno — there's no need, there isn't any need

    da nessuna parte — not... anywhere

    2) (qualche) any
    2. pron
    1) (non uno) no-one, nobody, espressione negativa + anyone, (cosa) none, espressione negativa + any

    nessuno di — (riferito a persone, cose) none of

    non c'era nessuno — there was no-one there, there wasn't anyone there

    nessuno di loro/dei presenti — none of them/of those present

    non ne ho letto nessuno — I haven't read any of them, I have read none of them

    2) (qualcuno) anyone, anybody
    3. sm
    (pegg : nullità) nobody, nonentity

    e io chi sono, nessuno? — and who am I then, nobody?

    con tutte quelle arie resta comunque un nessuno — despite his airs and graces, he's still a nobody

    * * *
    [nes'suno] 1.
    aggettivo indefinito (for the alternation with nessun it follows the rules of the article uno)

    non ha nessun difetto — he has no faults, he hasn't got any faults

    in nessun modo — in no way, not in any way

    nessun altro — nobody o no-one else

    da -a parte, in nessun posto — nowhere

    2) (qualche) any
    2.
    1) (riferito a persona) nobody, no-one; (in presenza di altra negazione) anybody, anyone; (partitivo) none

    non c'era quasi, mai nessuno — there was hardly, never anybody there

    non ci sono per nessuno — if anybody asks for me, I'm not here

    "hai ricevuto molte lettere?" - "-a!" — "did you receive many letters?" - "not one!" o "none!"

    non ho letto nessuno dei vostri libri — I read none of your books, I haven't read any of your books

    4) (qualcuno) anybody, anyone
    3.
    sostantivo maschile
    * * *
    nessuno
    /nes'suno/
    Nessuno in italiano, e i suoi equivalenti inglesi, possono essere usati come aggettivi oppure come pronomi. - Come aggettivo, nessuno si rende con no ( nessuna speranza = no hope), e con any in una frase già negativa ( non fa mai nessun errore = she never makes any mistakes) o in frase interrogativa dove nessuno ha in realtà valore positivo (nessun'idea? = qualche idea? = any ideas?). - Più numerosi sono i traducenti inglesi del pronome nessuno, poiché, oltre a nobody e al suo sinonimo no-one ( non è venuto nessuno = nobody / no-one came), si usano: anybody o anyone, se c'è già un'altra negazione ( non parlo mai con nessuno = I never talk to anybody) o in frase interrogativa dove nessuno ha in realtà valore positivo (ho dimenticato nessuno? = ho dimenticato qualcuno? = have I forgotten anybody?); none, se nessuno ha valore partitivo e relativo, non assoluto: "questi sono i miei compagni di classe" "non ne conosco nessuno" = "these are my classmates" "I know none (of them)"; "ci sono delle auto in strada?" "nessuna" = "are there any cars in the street?" "none"; any, al posto di none in presenza di un'altra negazione: non conosco nessuno dei tuoi compagni = I don't know any of your classmates; neither, se nessuno si riferisce a due cose o persone: l'ho chiesto a entrambe, ma nessuna ha risposto = I asked them both, but neither answered; either, al posto di neither in presenza di un'altra negazione: non ho mai conosciuto nessuna (delle due) = I've never met either.
     (for the alternation with nessun it follows the rules of the article uno)
     1 no; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; non ha nessun difetto he has no faults, he hasn't got any faults; nessun soldato è ritornato none of the soldiers came back; in nessun modo in no way, not in any way; nessun altro nobody o no-one else; da -a parte, in nessun posto nowhere; non sono andati da -a parte they didn't go anywhere; nessun'altra città no other town
     2 (qualche) any; -a novità? is there any news?
     1 (riferito a persona) nobody, no-one; (in presenza di altra negazione) anybody, anyone; (partitivo) none; nessuno è perfetto nobody's perfect; non accuso nessuno I'm not accusing anybody o anyone; non c'era quasi, mai nessuno there was hardly, never anybody there; (che) nessuno esca! nobody leave! non ci sono per nessuno if anybody asks for me, I'm not here; senza che nessuno lo sappia without anybody knowing; nessuno di noi none of us; non conosco nessuno dei suoi amici I don't know any of his friends; non c'è nessuno intelligente quanto Jane there's none so clever as Jane
     2 (riferito a cosa) none; (in presenza di altra negazione) any; "hai ricevuto molte lettere?" - "-a!" "did you receive many letters?" - "not one!" o "none!"; non ho letto nessuno dei vostri libri I read none of your books, I haven't read any of your books
     3 (tra due cose o persone) neither; (in presenza di altra negazione) either; - a delle due ragazze rispose neither girl replied; non mi piace nessuno dei due I don't like either (of them)
     4 (qualcuno) anybody, anyone; c'è nessuno? is anyone in? non c'è nessuno qui che parli l'italiano? does anybody here speak Italian?
    III sostantivo m.
      non essere nessuno to be a nobody.

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  • 9 pendo

    pendo, pĕpendi, pensum, 3 (pendissent, for pependissent, Liv. 45, 26 fin.:

    penderit for pependerit,

    Paul. Nol. Carm. 14, 122), v. a. and n. [etym. dub.; cf. root sphad-, sphendonê, a sling; Lat. funda].— Lit., to cause to hang down, to suspend; esp. of scales in weighing.
    I.
    Act., to weigh, weigh out.
    A.
    Lit. (very rare: syn. penso, expendo): unumquodque verbum staterā aurariā pendere, Varr. ap. Non. 455, 21: da pensam lanam, Titin. ap. Non. 369, 21; Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 39, read repensum: aere gravi cum uterentur Romani, penso eo, non numerato debitum solvebant, Fest. s. v. pendere, p. 208 Müll.:

    pensas examinat herbas,

    Ov. M. 14, 270.—
    2.
    Transf., to pay, pay out (because, in the earliest times, payments were made by weighing out the metals; v. in the preced. the passage from Fest.;

    class.): militis stipendia ideo, quod eam stipem pendebant,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll.:

    Achaei ingentem pecuniam pendunt L. Pisoni quotannis,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 3, 5; id. Att. 12, 25, 1:

    vectigal populo Romano,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 23:

    vectigal,

    Liv. 25, 8:

    tributum pro navibus,

    Tac. A. 13, 51:

    pretium,

    id. ib. 2, 87:

    coria boum in usus militares,

    id. ib. 4, 72:

    mercedem alicui,

    Juv. 3, 15.— Absol.:

    pro pabulo pendunt,

    pay, Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 65.— Impers. pass.:

    iterumque imperii nostri publicanis penditur,

    Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 65.—As punishments consisted of fines in money or cattle: pendere poenas, supplicia, etc., signified to pay, suffer, undergo a penalty:

    pendere poenas solvere significat,

    Fest. p. 268 Müll.:

    Syrus mihi tergo poenas pendet,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 6:

    maximas poenas pendo temeritatis meae,

    Cic. Att. 11, 8, 1:

    satis pro temeritate unius hominis suppliciorum pensum esse,

    Liv. 34, 61:

    capitis poenas,

    Ov. F. 3, 845:

    poenas violatae religionis sanguine et caedibus,

    Just. 8, 2, 4:

    magna supplicia perfidiae,

    id. 11, 4, 2:

    crimen, culpam,

    Val. Fl. 4, 477.—Rarely in this signif. absol., to suffer any thing ( poet.):

    tuis nam pendit in arvis Delius,

    Val. Fl. 1, 445.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    To weigh mentally, to ponder, consider, deliberate upon, decide (class.;

    syn.: pensito, trutinor): vos eam (rem) suo, non nominis pondere penditote,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1:

    in philosophiā res spectatur, non verba penduntur,

    id. Or. 16, 51:

    causam ex veritate,

    id. Quint. 1, 5:

    rem levi conjecturā,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62.—
    b.
    To value, esteem, regard a thing; with gen. of the value (mostly ante-class. and poet.):

    neque cum me magni pendere visum'st,

    Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 12:

    aliquem,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 25:

    quem tu vidisse beatus Non magni pendis,

    Hor. S. 2, 4, 93:

    nec jam religio divum neque numina magni Pendebantur,

    Lucr. 6, 1277:

    unice unum plurimi pendit,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 29:

    te volturium vocant: Hostisne an civis comedis, parvi pendere,

    id. Trin. 1, 2, 64 sq.:

    nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam,

    lightly esteem, id. Bacch. 3, 6, 29; so,

    parvi,

    Ter. And. 3, 2, 46; id. Heaut. 4, 3, 37; id. Hec. 3, 5, 63:

    minoris pendo tergum illorum, quam meum,

    care less for, Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 29:

    aliquem minoris,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 58:

    aliquem nihili,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 88:

    nihili,

    id. Men. 5, 7, 4; id. Trin. 3, 1, 6; Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 6; cf.:

    non flocci pendere,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 21:

    sese experturum, quanti sese penderem,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 44:

    tu illum numquam ostendisti quanti penderes,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 103.—
    2.
    (Acc. to A. 2.) To pay, render ( poet.):

    dignas pendere grates,

    Stat. Th. 11, 223.—
    II.
    Neutr., to weigh ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    tantundem pendere par est,

    Lucr. 1, 361:

    talentum ne minus pondo octoginta Romanis ponderibus pendat,

    Liv. 38, 38, 13; Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 44; id. 30, 48 fin., § 93; id. 18, 7, 12, § 66; id. 31, 6, 31, § 58 (in Sen. Ep. 66, 30, read pendent).—Hence, pensus, a, um, P. a., lit. weighed; hence, trop., esteemed, valued, prized, dear (as P. a. not in Cic. or Cæs.):

    utra condicio pensior, Virginemne an viduam habere?

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 61: ut nihil quicquam esset carius pensiusque nobis quam nosmetipsi, Taurus ap. Gell. 12, 5, 7.—Esp., as subst.: pensum, i, n., something weighed.
    A.
    Weight, consideration, scruple, importance, only in gen. sing.: nihil pensi habere aliquid, to lay no weight or stress upon a thing, to attach no value to, be indifferent to, care nothing about:

    sua parvi pendere, aliena cupere,... nihil pensi neque moderati habere,

    Sall. C. 12, 2:

    nihil pensi neque sancti habere,

    id. J. 41, 9:

    neque id quibus modis assequeretur, quicquam pensi habebat,

    id. C. 5, 6:

    prorsus neque dicere, neque facere quicquam pensi habebat,

    id. ib. 23, 2:

    nihil pensi habuit, quin, etc.,

    Suet. Dom. 12; id. Ner. 34:

    ut neque fas neque fidem pensi haberet,

    Tac. A. 13, 15: aliquid ratum pensumque habere, Att. Capitol. ap. Gell. 13, 12, 2. —So, non pensi ducere (very rare), Val. Max. 2, 9, 3.—Also, non adest or est alicui pensi: nec mihi adest tantillum pensi jam, quos capiam calceos, I don't care in the least, am perfectly indifferent, Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 52:

    sed illis nec quid dicerent, nec quid facerent, quicquam umquam pensi fuisse,

    they never cared at all, Liv. 34, 49:

    quibus si quicquam pensi umquam fuisset, non ea consilia de republicā habuissent,

    if they had ever had regard for any considerations, Sall. C. 52, 34. —
    B.
    Prop., the wool weighed out to a slave to spin in a day; hence, a day's work in spinning, and, in gen., spinning, a spinner's task.
    1.
    Lit. (mostly ante-class. and poet.):

    pensum facere,

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 63; id. Men. 5, 2, 45:

    nocturna carpentes pensa puellae,

    Verg. G. 1, 391:

    carmine quo captae dum fusis mollia pensa Devolvunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 348:

    famulasque ad lumina longo Exercet penso,

    id. A. 8, 412; Prop. 3, 15, (4, 14), 15:

    castrensia,

    i. e. for military garments, id. 4 (5), 3, 33:

    pensa manu ducunt,

    Juv. 12, 65:

    lanificam revocas ad sua pensa manum,

    Ov. Am. 1, 13, 24; id. H. 3, 75; Just. 1, 3, 2.— Poet., a thread spun by the Fates:

    durae peragunt pensa sorores,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 181:

    jamque in fine dies et inexorabile pensum Deficit,

    Stat. S. 3, 3, 172: mortale resolvere, to unbind his mortal thread, i. e. to make him immortal, Calp. Ecl. 4, 137.—
    2.
    Trop., a charge, duty, office (so in Cic.; cf.:

    ministerium, munus, officium): pensum meum lepide accurabo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 33; cf.:

    meum confeci,

    id. Pers. 2, 4, 1:

    absolvere,

    to perform one's duty, Varr. R. R. 2, 2:

    me ad meum munus pensumque revocabo,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 30, 119; id. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 109:

    nominis familiaeque,

    Liv. 4, 52:

    operis sui peragere,

    Col. 3, 10, 7.—Hence, adv.: pensē, carefully, considerately (post-class.): pensius, Flav. ap. Symm. Ep. 2, 34.

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  • 10 praeverto

    prae-verto or - vorto, ti, 3, v. a., and (only in present tense) praevertor or - vortor ( inf. pass. paragog. praevortier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 39), 3, v. dep.
    I.
    To prefer:

    ne me uxorem praevertisse dicant prae republicā,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 29:

    si vacas animo, neque habes aliquid, quod huic sermoni praevertendum putes,

    Cic. Div. 1, 6, 10; Gell. 4, 3, 2.—
    II. A.
    Lit. ( poet.):

    cursu pedum ventos,

    Verg. A. 7, 807:

    equo ventos,

    id. ib. 12, 345:

    volucremque fugā praevertitur Eurum,

    id. ib. 1, 317:

    vestigia cervae,

    Cat. 64, 341; Stat. Th. 5, 691.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    To be beforehand with, to anticipate; with acc., to prevent, make useless: nostra omnis lis est: pulcre praevortar viros, will anticipate, be beforehand with them (cf. praevenio), Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 75:

    aggerem et vineas egit, turresque admovit: quorum usum forte oblata opportunitas praevertit,

    has rendered useless, Liv. 8, 16:

    praevertunt, inquit, me fata,

    prevent me, Ov. M. 2, 657:

    celeri praevertit tristia leto,

    Luc. 8, 29:

    quae absolvi, quoniam mors praeverterat, nequiverunt,

    Gell. 17, 10, 6.—
    2.
    To take possession of beforehand, to preoccupy, prepossess:

    vivo tentat praevertere amore Jampridem resides animos,

    to prepossess, Verg. A. 1, 722; cf.:

    neque praevorto poculum,

    take before my turn, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 59.—
    3.
    To surpass in worth, outweigh, exceed, to be preferable, of more importance:

    erilis praevertit metus,

    Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16: quoniam pietatem amori tuo video praevortere, outweigh, [p. 1438] exceed, id. Ps. 1, 3, 59:

    nec posse, cum hostes prope ad portas essent, bello praevertisse quicquam,

    Liv. 2, 24.—
    4.
    To turn one's attention first or principally to, to do first or in preference to any thing else, to despatch first; used esp. in the dep.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    rei mandatae omnes sapientes primum praevorti decet,

    to apply themselves principally to it, to despatch it first, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 40:

    ei rei primum praevorti volo,

    id. Capt. 2, 3, 100:

    stultitia est, cui bene esse licet, cum praevorti litibus,

    to occupy one's self with contentions, id. Pers. 5, 2, 20:

    cave, pigritiae praevorteris,

    do not give yourself up to indolence, id. Merc. 1, 2, 3:

    etsi ab hoste discedere detrimentosum esse existimabat, tamen huic rei praevertendum existimavit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 33.—
    (β).
    With acc., to do or attend to in preference:

    hoc praevortar principio,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 8:

    si quid dictum est per jocum, non aequom est, id te serio praevortier,

    to take it in earnest, id. Am. 3, 2, 39; Liv. 8, 13:

    aliud in praesentia praevertendum sibi esse dixit,

    that must be attended to first, id. 35, 33.— Pass.:

    praevorti hoc certum est rebus aliis omnibus,

    Plaut. Cist. 5, 1, 8. —
    (γ).
    With ad, to apply one's self particularly to any thing:

    si quando ad interna praeverterent,

    Tac. A. 4, 32; so, praevertor, dep.:

    nunc praevertemur ad nostrum orbem,

    Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nunc praevertemur ad differentias aeris,

    id. 34, 8, 20, § 94:

    ad ea praeverti,

    Col. 3, 7:

    hostes ad occursandum pugnandumque in eos praevertentur,

    Gell. 3, 7, 6.—
    (δ).
    With an adverb of place:

    illuc praevertamur,

    let us first of all look at this, Hor. S. 1, 3, 38.—
    (ε).
    With a rel.-clause; proximum erat narrare glandiferas quoque, ni praeverti cogeret admiratio, quaenam esset vita sine arbore ullā, Plin. H. N. 16, praef. § 1.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    in rem quod sit, praevortaris, potius quam, etc.,

    do, perform, attend to, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 8.

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  • 11 praevertor

    prae-verto or - vorto, ti, 3, v. a., and (only in present tense) praevertor or - vortor ( inf. pass. paragog. praevortier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 39), 3, v. dep.
    I.
    To prefer:

    ne me uxorem praevertisse dicant prae republicā,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 29:

    si vacas animo, neque habes aliquid, quod huic sermoni praevertendum putes,

    Cic. Div. 1, 6, 10; Gell. 4, 3, 2.—
    II. A.
    Lit. ( poet.):

    cursu pedum ventos,

    Verg. A. 7, 807:

    equo ventos,

    id. ib. 12, 345:

    volucremque fugā praevertitur Eurum,

    id. ib. 1, 317:

    vestigia cervae,

    Cat. 64, 341; Stat. Th. 5, 691.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    To be beforehand with, to anticipate; with acc., to prevent, make useless: nostra omnis lis est: pulcre praevortar viros, will anticipate, be beforehand with them (cf. praevenio), Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 75:

    aggerem et vineas egit, turresque admovit: quorum usum forte oblata opportunitas praevertit,

    has rendered useless, Liv. 8, 16:

    praevertunt, inquit, me fata,

    prevent me, Ov. M. 2, 657:

    celeri praevertit tristia leto,

    Luc. 8, 29:

    quae absolvi, quoniam mors praeverterat, nequiverunt,

    Gell. 17, 10, 6.—
    2.
    To take possession of beforehand, to preoccupy, prepossess:

    vivo tentat praevertere amore Jampridem resides animos,

    to prepossess, Verg. A. 1, 722; cf.:

    neque praevorto poculum,

    take before my turn, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 59.—
    3.
    To surpass in worth, outweigh, exceed, to be preferable, of more importance:

    erilis praevertit metus,

    Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16: quoniam pietatem amori tuo video praevortere, outweigh, [p. 1438] exceed, id. Ps. 1, 3, 59:

    nec posse, cum hostes prope ad portas essent, bello praevertisse quicquam,

    Liv. 2, 24.—
    4.
    To turn one's attention first or principally to, to do first or in preference to any thing else, to despatch first; used esp. in the dep.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    rei mandatae omnes sapientes primum praevorti decet,

    to apply themselves principally to it, to despatch it first, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 40:

    ei rei primum praevorti volo,

    id. Capt. 2, 3, 100:

    stultitia est, cui bene esse licet, cum praevorti litibus,

    to occupy one's self with contentions, id. Pers. 5, 2, 20:

    cave, pigritiae praevorteris,

    do not give yourself up to indolence, id. Merc. 1, 2, 3:

    etsi ab hoste discedere detrimentosum esse existimabat, tamen huic rei praevertendum existimavit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 33.—
    (β).
    With acc., to do or attend to in preference:

    hoc praevortar principio,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 8:

    si quid dictum est per jocum, non aequom est, id te serio praevortier,

    to take it in earnest, id. Am. 3, 2, 39; Liv. 8, 13:

    aliud in praesentia praevertendum sibi esse dixit,

    that must be attended to first, id. 35, 33.— Pass.:

    praevorti hoc certum est rebus aliis omnibus,

    Plaut. Cist. 5, 1, 8. —
    (γ).
    With ad, to apply one's self particularly to any thing:

    si quando ad interna praeverterent,

    Tac. A. 4, 32; so, praevertor, dep.:

    nunc praevertemur ad nostrum orbem,

    Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nunc praevertemur ad differentias aeris,

    id. 34, 8, 20, § 94:

    ad ea praeverti,

    Col. 3, 7:

    hostes ad occursandum pugnandumque in eos praevertentur,

    Gell. 3, 7, 6.—
    (δ).
    With an adverb of place:

    illuc praevertamur,

    let us first of all look at this, Hor. S. 1, 3, 38.—
    (ε).
    With a rel.-clause; proximum erat narrare glandiferas quoque, ni praeverti cogeret admiratio, quaenam esset vita sine arbore ullā, Plin. H. N. 16, praef. § 1.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    in rem quod sit, praevortaris, potius quam, etc.,

    do, perform, attend to, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 8.

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  • 12 vortor

    prae-verto or - vorto, ti, 3, v. a., and (only in present tense) praevertor or - vortor ( inf. pass. paragog. praevortier, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 39), 3, v. dep.
    I.
    To prefer:

    ne me uxorem praevertisse dicant prae republicā,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 29:

    si vacas animo, neque habes aliquid, quod huic sermoni praevertendum putes,

    Cic. Div. 1, 6, 10; Gell. 4, 3, 2.—
    II. A.
    Lit. ( poet.):

    cursu pedum ventos,

    Verg. A. 7, 807:

    equo ventos,

    id. ib. 12, 345:

    volucremque fugā praevertitur Eurum,

    id. ib. 1, 317:

    vestigia cervae,

    Cat. 64, 341; Stat. Th. 5, 691.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    To be beforehand with, to anticipate; with acc., to prevent, make useless: nostra omnis lis est: pulcre praevortar viros, will anticipate, be beforehand with them (cf. praevenio), Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 75:

    aggerem et vineas egit, turresque admovit: quorum usum forte oblata opportunitas praevertit,

    has rendered useless, Liv. 8, 16:

    praevertunt, inquit, me fata,

    prevent me, Ov. M. 2, 657:

    celeri praevertit tristia leto,

    Luc. 8, 29:

    quae absolvi, quoniam mors praeverterat, nequiverunt,

    Gell. 17, 10, 6.—
    2.
    To take possession of beforehand, to preoccupy, prepossess:

    vivo tentat praevertere amore Jampridem resides animos,

    to prepossess, Verg. A. 1, 722; cf.:

    neque praevorto poculum,

    take before my turn, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 59.—
    3.
    To surpass in worth, outweigh, exceed, to be preferable, of more importance:

    erilis praevertit metus,

    Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16: quoniam pietatem amori tuo video praevortere, outweigh, [p. 1438] exceed, id. Ps. 1, 3, 59:

    nec posse, cum hostes prope ad portas essent, bello praevertisse quicquam,

    Liv. 2, 24.—
    4.
    To turn one's attention first or principally to, to do first or in preference to any thing else, to despatch first; used esp. in the dep.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    rei mandatae omnes sapientes primum praevorti decet,

    to apply themselves principally to it, to despatch it first, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 40:

    ei rei primum praevorti volo,

    id. Capt. 2, 3, 100:

    stultitia est, cui bene esse licet, cum praevorti litibus,

    to occupy one's self with contentions, id. Pers. 5, 2, 20:

    cave, pigritiae praevorteris,

    do not give yourself up to indolence, id. Merc. 1, 2, 3:

    etsi ab hoste discedere detrimentosum esse existimabat, tamen huic rei praevertendum existimavit,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 33.—
    (β).
    With acc., to do or attend to in preference:

    hoc praevortar principio,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 8:

    si quid dictum est per jocum, non aequom est, id te serio praevortier,

    to take it in earnest, id. Am. 3, 2, 39; Liv. 8, 13:

    aliud in praesentia praevertendum sibi esse dixit,

    that must be attended to first, id. 35, 33.— Pass.:

    praevorti hoc certum est rebus aliis omnibus,

    Plaut. Cist. 5, 1, 8. —
    (γ).
    With ad, to apply one's self particularly to any thing:

    si quando ad interna praeverterent,

    Tac. A. 4, 32; so, praevertor, dep.:

    nunc praevertemur ad nostrum orbem,

    Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123:

    nunc praevertemur ad differentias aeris,

    id. 34, 8, 20, § 94:

    ad ea praeverti,

    Col. 3, 7:

    hostes ad occursandum pugnandumque in eos praevertentur,

    Gell. 3, 7, 6.—
    (δ).
    With an adverb of place:

    illuc praevertamur,

    let us first of all look at this, Hor. S. 1, 3, 38.—
    (ε).
    With a rel.-clause; proximum erat narrare glandiferas quoque, ni praeverti cogeret admiratio, quaenam esset vita sine arbore ullā, Plin. H. N. 16, praef. § 1.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    in rem quod sit, praevortaris, potius quam, etc.,

    do, perform, attend to, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 8.

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  • 13 usquam

    usquam, adv. [us for ubs, from ubi; indef. suffix quam, as in quisquam, etc.; cf. usque], at or in any place, anywhere (usu. in neg. clauses, while uspiam, corresp. to quispiam, is used also affirmatively).
    I.
    Lit.:

    iste, cui nullus esset usquam consistendi locus, etc.,

    Cic. Fl. 21, 50:

    numquam etiam fui usquam, quin, etc.,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 9 (8), 62:

    neque quiescam usquam noctu neque interdiu,

    Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 21:

    nec usquam insistentes,

    Quint. 10, 7, 6:

    neque omnino hujus rei meminit usquam poëta ipse,

    id. 11, 2, 16.—Of place in books or in history:

    quo neque acutius ullius imperatoris cogitatum neque celerius factum usquam legimus,

    Nep. Dat. 6, 8.—With gen.:

    nec sane usquam terrarum locum, etc.,

    Just. 3, 3, 9. —
    (β).
    In neg. interrog. sentences:

    num ejus color pudoris signum usquam indicat?

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 7.—With gen.:

    an quisquam usquam gentium est aeque miser?

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 13.—
    (γ).
    In conditional clauses:

    si quid Usquam justitia est,

    Verg. A. 1, 604:

    si usquam,

    Quint. 6, 1, 51; 11, 1, 54.—
    b.
    Affirmatively:

    miror te, cum Romā absis, usquam potius esse,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 2:

    unde quod est usquam... Inspicitur,

    Ov. M. 12, 41:

    implorare quod usquam est,

    Verg. A. 7, 311. —
    B.
    Of other relations than those of place, in any thing, in any way; with neg., by no means, in no respect, etc. (rare but class.):

    neque istic neque alibi tibi usquam erit in me mora,

    Ter. And. 2, 5, 9:

    neque esset usquam consilio aut auctoritati locus,

    Cic. Off. 2, 1, 2:

    non usquam id quidem dicit omnino,

    id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

    Jugurtha neque advorsus iram ejus (populi Romani) usquam nisi avaritiā nobilitatis et pecuniā suā spem habere,

    Sall. J. 13, 5.—
    II.
    Transf.
    * A.
    Of value: alicui usquam esse, to be of any account or importance (cf.:

    nullo loco habere, etc.): quasi jam usquam tibi sint viginti minae,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 15 (Bentl. ex conj.: quasi hujus jam tibi).—
    B.
    With verbs of motion, to any place, anywhither, anywhere:

    duci potis est si ea usquam gentium,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 91:

    velut usquam Vinctus eas,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 30.—
    2.
    In gen., at all:

    nec vero usquam discedebam,

    Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 1:

    neque progredi usquam,

    Varr. R. R. 2. 4, 11:

    (formica) non usquam prorepit,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 37:

    moveri Haud usquam potuit,

    Ov. M. 4, 553:

    prius, quam Tissaphernes usquam se moveret,

    Nep. Ages. 3, 2.

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  • 14 fundamental

    adjective
    grundlegend (to für); elementar [Bedürfnisse]; (primary, original) Grund[struktur, -form, -typus]
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) grundlegend
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) die Grundlage
    - academic.ru/29886/fundamentally">fundamentally
    * * *
    fun·da·men·tal
    [ˌfʌndəˈmentəl, AM -t̬əl]
    adj grundlegend
    ▪ to be \fundamental to doing sth für etw akk unabdingbar sein
    \fundamental difference wesentlicher Unterschied
    to be of \fundamental importance to sth für etw akk von zentraler Bedeutung sein
    \fundamental issues Hintergrunddaten pl
    \fundamental need/principle/right Grundbedürfnis nt/-prinzip nt/-recht nt
    \fundamental problem grundsätzliches [o grundlegendes] Problem
    \fundamental question entscheidende Frage
    \fundamental research [or analysis] Grundlagenforschung f
    \fundamental tenet zentraler Lehrsatz
    * * *
    ["fʌndə'mentl]
    1. adj
    1) (= essential) issue, question, concept grundlegend; reason eigentlich; point zentral; feature, part wesentlich

    fundamental principle/right/beliefs — Grundprinzip nt/-recht nt/-überzeugungen pl

    carbon is fundamental to life —

    2) (= basic) problem, difference, contradiction grundsätzlich; (= basic and deep) change, revolution, shift grundlegend, umwälzend; (= elementary) mistake, error, flaw grundlegend, fundamental

    I don't doubt his fundamental goodness — ich zweifle nicht daran, dass er im Grunde ein guter Mensch ist

    his fundamental ignorance of this subject — seine fundamentale Unkenntnis auf diesem Gebiet

    fundamental structure/form — Grundstruktur f/-form f

    3) (MUS) Grund-

    fundamental note/frequency — Grundton m/-frequenz f

    2. pl

    fundamentals (of subject) — Grundbegriffe pl; (of a problem) Grundlagen pl

    to get down to (the) fundamentals — bis zu den Grundlagen vordringen

    * * *
    fundamental [ˌfʌndəˈmentl]
    A adj (adv → fundamentally)
    1. als Grundlage dienend, grundlegend, wesentlich, fundamental (to für), Haupt…
    2. grundsätzlich, elementar
    3. Grund…, Fundamental…:
    fundamental bass → B 2 b;
    fundamental colo(u)r Grundfarbe f;
    fundamental data grundlegende Tatsachen;
    fundamental freedoms Grundfreiheiten pl;
    fundamental frequency ELEK Grundfrequenz f;
    fundamental idea Grundbegriff m;
    fundamental law MATH, PHYS Hauptsatz m;
    fundamental particle PHYS Elementarteilchen n;
    fundamental research Grundlagenforschung f;
    fundamental tone → B 2 a;
    fundamental type BIOL Grundform f
    B s
    1. Grundlage f, -prinzip n, -begriff m, pl auch Grundzüge pl, Fundament n
    2. MUS
    a) Grundton m
    b) Fundamentalbass m
    3. PHYS Fundamentaleinheit f
    4. ELEK Grundwelle f
    * * *
    adjective
    grundlegend (to für); elementar [Bedürfnisse]; (primary, original) Grund[struktur, -form, -typus]
    * * *
    adj.
    grundlegend adj.
    grundsätzlich adj.

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  • 15 something

    1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) noe (sånt), et eller annet
    2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) et godt poeng
    noe
    I
    subst. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    1) ( hverdagslig) ekstraordinær ting eller person
    2) ( i kombinasjon) noen-og-...-åring
    II
    adv. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    1) noe, litt
    hun er litt\/noe over førti
    2) ( hverdagslig) noe (så), rent, rett og slett
    3) ( gammeldags) temmelig, til en viss grad, noe
    something like noe sånt som
    III
    pron. \/ˈsʌmθɪŋ\/
    noe, et eller annet
    • it is something at any rate that...
    det er jo alltids noe\/en trøst at...
    • would you like a drop of something?
    a certain something noe visst
    a little something litt, noe
    på tide å spise noe\/litt
    or something ( hverdagslig) eller noe sånt, i den stilen, i den dur, i den retning
    see something of someone se noe til noen (få) treffe noen, komme i berøring med noen
    something like ( hverdagslig) omtrent, cirka
    noe lignende, noe i stil med, noenlunde
    something of noe av, med en viss
    something of everything litt av hvert\/alt
    something of the kind\/sort eller something to that effect noe(nting) i den retningen, noe(nting) i den stilen, noe sånt\/slikt, noe i den duren
    something or other et eller annet (hva det nå enn er\/var)
    tell me something fortell meg (noe), fortell noe for meg si meg noe\/en sak
    that's something! det er sikkert, det!
    think something of oneself eller think oneself something ha høye tanker om seg selv

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  • 16 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) fundamental

    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) fundamento, piedra angular, aspecto básico
    fundamental adj fundamental


    fundamental adjetivo fundamental
    fundamental adjetivo fundamental
    la diferencia fundamental, the basic difference ' fundamental' also found in these entries: Spanish: elemental - primordial - principio - sustancial - sustantiva - sustantivo - básico - esencial - primero - sagrado - vital English: basic - cardinal - essential - fundamental - hygiene - main - primal - primary - vital - central - imperative - part
    tr[fʌndə'mentəl]
    1 (central, basic) fundamental, básico,-a
    2 (necessary, essential) esencial (to, para)
    1 (essential part, basic rule) fundamentos nombre masculino plural, reglas nombre femenino plural básicas
    fundamental [.fʌndə'mɛntəl] adj
    1) basic: fundamental, básico
    2) principal: esencial, principal
    3) innate: innato, intrínseco
    : fundamento m
    adj.
    • fundamental adj.
    • principio, -a adj.
    n.
    • fundamento s.m.
    'fʌndə'mentḷ
    a) ( basic) <principle/error> fundamental, básico

    to be fundamental TO something/-ING — ser* fundamental or básico para algo/+ inf

    b) ( essential) <skill/constituent> esencial
    c) (intrinsic, innate) < absurdityuth> intrínseco; < optimism> innato
    [ˌfʌndǝ'mentl]
    1. ADJ
    1) (=basic) [question, problem, principle] fundamental
    2) (=profound, great) [change, difference] fundamental

    it is a fundamental mistake to think that... — es un error fundamental pensar que...

    3) (=essential) fundamental, esencial

    to be fundamental to sth — ser fundamental or esencial para algo

    it is fundamental to our understanding of the problem — es fundamental or esencial para que entendamos el problema

    4) (=intrinsic) [honesty, good sense] intrínseco
    2.
    NPL

    the fundamentals — los fundamentos, lo básico

    * * *
    ['fʌndə'mentḷ]
    a) ( basic) <principle/error> fundamental, básico

    to be fundamental TO something/-ING — ser* fundamental or básico para algo/+ inf

    b) ( essential) <skill/constituent> esencial
    c) (intrinsic, innate) <absurdity/truth> intrínseco; < optimism> innato

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  • 17 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) grunnleggende, fundamental
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) grunnlag/-trekk; (noe av) det grunnleggende
    fundamental
    I
    subst. \/ˌfʌndəˈmentl\/
    1) grunnprinsipp
    2) ( musikk) grunntone, fundamentaltone
    II
    adj. \/ˌfʌndəˈmentl\/
    1) fundamental, prinsipiell, grunn-, grunnleggende
    2) vesentlig, hoved-, ledende
    • the fundamental ideas of the philosophy are...
    3) utgangs-
    fundamental unit grunnenhet

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  • 18 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) grundvallar-, undirstöðu-
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) undirstaða, grundvallaratriði

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fundamental

  • 19 fundamental

    alaphang, alap-, sarkalatos
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) alapvető
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) alapelem

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  • 20 fundamental

    1. adjective
    (of great importance; essential; basic: Respect for law and order is fundamental to a peaceful society.) fundamental
    2. noun
    (a basic or essential part of any thing: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.) fundamento
    * * *
    fun.da.men.tal
    [f∧ndəm'entəl] n 1 fundamento, princípio, base, regra ou lei fundamental. 2 parte essencial. 3 Mus base, nota fundamental ou básica. 4 Phys onda fundamental. • adj fundamental: básico, principal, essencial.

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