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  • 1 resolvo

    rĕ-solvo, solvi, sŏlūtum, 3, v. a., to untie, unfasten, unbind; to loose, loosen, release, open (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; cf.: relaxo, resero, recludo, libero).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    equos,

    to unyoke, Ov. F. 4, 180; cf.:

    juncta juga leonibus,

    Cat. 63, 76:

    quem suā sponte vinxerit, non resolvat, etc.,

    Col. 1, 8, 16; 11, 1, 22:

    cinctas vestes,

    Ov. M. 1, 382; cf.

    nodum,

    Cels. 7, 4, 4:

    fila,

    to loose, separate, Ov. M. 2, 654:

    vulnera,

    to unbind, Quint. 6, 1, 30; 49:

    oras,

    to cast loose from the shore, Liv. 22, 19, 10 Drak. N. cr.:

    virginem catenis,

    i. e. to release, Ov. M. 4, 737; cf.:

    crura vinclis,

    id. A. A. 3, 272:

    (puella) resoluta capillos,

    id. Am. 2, 14, 39:

    claustra,

    to open, Lucr. 1, 415:

    litteras,

    Liv. 26, 15:

    venas,

    Tac. A. 6, 48:

    jugulum mucrone,

    Ov. M. 1, 227:

    ferro,

    id. ib. 6, 643:

    manum in diversum,

    Quint. 11, 3, 97:

    fauces haec in verba,

    Ov. M. 2, 282; cf.:

    exspectato Ora sono,

    id. ib. 13, 126:

    fatis ora,

    Verg. G. 4, 452;

    and simply ora,

    id. A. 3, 457:

    ignis aurum resolvit,

    melts, dissolves, Lucr. 6, 967:

    nivem,

    to melt, thaw, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 13; cf.:

    resolutus repente Rhenus,

    Suet. Dom. 6:

    margaritas in tabem,

    Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:

    glaebam in pulverem,

    Col. 11, 2, 60:

    nummos,

    to melt down, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 30 fin. — Poet.:

    nebulas ventis ac sole,

    to disperse, dissipate, scatter, Ov. M. 14, 400; cf.

    tenebras (sidere),

    Verg. A. 8, 591:

    resoluta caligo,

    Sil. 5, 58: Zephyro se glaeba, becomes loose or soft, Verg. G. 1, 44; Curt. 4, 6, 11:

    terra resoluta,

    Col. 4, 1, 4; 11, 3, 5:

    muros ariete,

    to break down, Sil. 5, 553:

    cinctos muros,

    id. 12, 495:

    saxa,

    id. 1, 369. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To relax, unnerve, enervate, enfeeble the body (cf. remitto):

    felicitas hos inflat, illos mollit et totos resolvit,

    Sen. Ep. 36, 1:

    (Cerberus) immania terga resolvit Fusus humi,

    stretched out, Verg. A. 6, 422:

    nexos artus,

    id. ib. 4, 695:

    utrumque (concubitus),

    Ov. A. A. 2, 683:

    corpus (somno),

    id. M. 7, 328:

    placitā resoluta quiete,

    id. ib. 9, 468:

    membra ad molles choros,

    Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 42; Curt. 4, 16, 13:

    fatigatione resolutus,

    id. 6, 8, 21; 9, 5, 10.—
    2.
    Mostly ante-class., to pay a debt:

    minas,

    Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 39:

    argentum,

    id. ib. 3, 2, 16; id. Men. 5, 5, 30:

    pro vecturā,

    id. As. 2, 4, 27; cf. Cato, R. R. 144, 3; 145, 1; 148, 2:

    damnum boni viri arbitratu resolvere,

    id. ib. 149, 2. —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen. (acc. to I. A.), to separate, unbind, set free, release; to disclose, show, reveal, lay open; to annul, cancel, make void, abolish, destroy (syn. rescindo):

    ipsas periodos majoribus intervallis et velut laxioribus nodis resolvemus,

    Quint. 9, 4, 127:

    quoniam, quā fieri quicquid posset ratione, resolvi,

    have disclosed, shown, Lucr. 5, 773:

    teque piacula nulla resolvent,

    release, Hor. C. 1, 28, 34:

    amore resolutus,

    Tib. 1, 10, 83:

    (Hannibal) Quod sponte abscedat tandemque resolvat Ausoniam,

    liberate, Sil. 17, 206:

    resoluta legibus urbs,

    id. 11, 36:

    ira resoluta frenis legum,

    Luc. 2, 145:

    litem quod lite resolvit,

    does away with, ends, Hor. S. 2, 3, 103:

    invitat genialis hiems curasque resolvit,

    banishes, dispels, Verg. G. 1, 302:

    tristitiam animi,

    Plin. 24, 6, 15, § 24:

    dolos tecti ambagesque,

    i. e. find the way through, Verg. A. 6, 29:

    jura (pudoris),

    id. ib. 4, 27:

    dolos fraudesque,

    Sil. 7, 153:

    gaudia ferro,

    id. 13, 508:

    amphiboliam,

    to destroy, remove, Quint. 7, 9, 4:

    ambiguitatem,

    id. 12, 2, 13:

    dicta ex parte diversā,

    i. e. refute, id. 5, 13, 12:

    vectigal et onera commerciorum,

    to abolish, Tac. H. 4, 65:

    stipulationem,

    Dig. 21, 2, 57 fin.:

    conventionem,

    ib. 41, 5, 2:

    emptionem,

    ib. 18, 2, 2 et saep. —
    B.
    In partic. (acc. to I. B.).
    1.
    To relax, soften:

    disciplinam militarem,

    Tac. H. 1, 51:

    judices,

    Quint. 4, 2, 19; id. 8, prooem § 12. —
    2.
    To pay:

    unā plagā (cf. I. B. 2. supra),

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 73 (but in Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38, the correct reading is persoluturum). — Hence, rĕsŏlūtus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I. B. 1.), relaxed, enervated, effeminate:

    corpora juvenum (with fluxa), Col. praef. § 17: minister Idaeo resolutior cinaedo,

    Mart. 10, 98.—
    2.
    Free, unhampered: os, Val.Max. 8, 7, ext. 1.—
    3.
    Unbridled:

    gaudia,

    Sil. 11, 305.— Adv.: rĕsŏlūtē, without restraint:

    quo resolutius decachinnetis,

    more unrestrainedly, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 19.

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  • 2 raresco

    rāresco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [rarus], to grow thin, lose its density, to become rare, be rarefied ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Lit.:

    fulgit item cum rarescunt quoque nubila caeli,

    Lucr. 6, 214; cf. id. 6, 513; Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:

    umor aquai ab aestu,

    Lucr. 6, 875; cf.:

    rarescit terra calore,

    becomes loose, id. 6, 841:

    corpus,

    id. 4, 865; 892:

    resolutaque tellus In liquidas rarescit aquas,

    Ov. M. 15, 246:

    quadrupedibus senectute lanae rarescunt,

    Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 231.—
    II.
    Transf.:

    rarescunt alta colonis Maenala,

    i. e. become empty, depopulated, Stat. Th. 4, 284; cf.:

    moenia densae Romae,

    id. S. 4, 4, 14: rarescit multo laxatus vulnere miles, the ranks grow thin, Sil. 17, 423; 5, 382; and:

    rarescunt cuspide pugnae,

    Val. Fl. 6, 617:

    umbrae rarescentes,

    Stat. Th. 1, 343; 11, 74: ubi angusti rarescent claustra Pelori, i. e. shall open themselves, grow wider, i. q. laxabuntur, patebunt, * Verg. A. 3, 411; so,

    colles paulatim rarescunt,

    Tac. G. 30.—
    III.
    Trop.:

    sonitus rarescit,

    becomes feeble, diminishes, dies away, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 14), 35:

    quod justitia rarescit, iniquitas increbrescit,

    Tert. Apol. 20:

    ita justitia rarescet, ita impietas et avaritia crebrescent,

    Lact. 7, 15, 8:

    Ibis efficit, ut rarescant mortiferae pestes absumptae,

    become rare, Amm. 22, 15, 25; 26, 3, 1. (In Ov. M. 15, 246, the read. varies between rarescit and rorescit.)

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  • 3 מתח

    מָתַח(b. h.) to extend, stretch (cmp. משך, משח). Kil. VI, 9 המוֹתֵחַ זמורהוכ׳ if one trains a vine from one tree to another. Sabb.75a המותח חוטוכ׳ he who pulls the thread of a seam (bringing the ends closer together), v. infra. Gen. R. s. 3, a. e. שלא תאמר מיכאל היה מותחוכ׳ lest you say, Michael stretched (the world) in the south, v. מָדַד; Midr. Till. to Ps. 24 מְמַתֵּחַ. Y.Ber.I, 2d top אדם מותח אהלוכ׳ when one stretches a tent-cover, in course of time it becomes loose; Gen. R. s. 12, end; Yalk. Is. 314.Gen. R. s. 10, end, v. Nif.(Yalk. Prov. 961 סופו להיות מותח v. מָתַק.Part. pass. מָתוּחַ; f. מְתוּחָה; pl. מְתוּחִים, מְתוּחִין; מְתוּחוֹת stretched, extended; (of a bow) bent; trnsf. (of judgment) ready to be discharged, aimed. Kel. XXI, 3. Gen. R. s. 35 אותה מדת הדין שהיתה מ׳ כנגד … ומְתָחָהּוכ׳ that very judgment which was aimed against Israel, did the Lord turn and aim against the Egyptians. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c top הדין מ׳ כנגדוכ׳ judgment is ready against the whole family. Pesik. R. s. 38; a. fr. Pi. מִיתֵּחַ same, esp. to straiten straps; to bring objects closer together. M. Kat. I, 8 אף מְמַתְּחִין you may also straigten (bed-straps). Ib. 10a וממתחין שאם … מְמַתְּחוֹ ‘you may stretch, means when it (a strap) is lax, you may straiten it; Y. ib. I, 80d bot. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10 מחוסרין … למַתֵּחַ need … stretching. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra.Y.Sabb.XIII, beg.14a המְמַתֵּחַ צדדין (ed. Krot. הממחה צדדיו, corr. acc.) he who brings the ends of two pieces close together (by pulling the thread up and knotting it), v. supra; Y.Kil.IX, end, 32d המְמַתֵּיחַ צדדין (or המַמְתִּיחַ Hif.; not צדדיו); a. e. Nif. נִמְתַּח to be stretched, spread, drawn. Snh.38b נִמְתְּחוּ אבריו his limbs were stretched (shaped); (Ab. d R. N. ch. I נתקשרו); Yalk. Gen. 15. Ib. 16 היו נִמְתָּחִין והולכין (ib. also מוֹתְחִין; Gen. R. s. 10, end מותחין) they (the works of creation) continued to extend (develop). Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. יִמָּתֵחַ הרקיע (or יִמְתַּח) let the firmament be stretched out. R. Hash. 22b יִמָּתֵחַ על העמוד shall be stretched on the pillory. Y.Hor.II, 46d נִמְתְּחָה הקשת the bow was bent (euphem. for erection). Yalk. Ps. 796 נמתחה החרב the sword (of judgment) was drawn; (Tanḥ. Bmidb. 7 נמשכה; ib. ed. Bub. 7 נשמטה). Hithpa. הִתְמַתֵּחַ same. Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 והיו הולכין ומִתְמַתְּחִיןוכ׳ they would have gone on spreading

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  • 4 מָתַח

    מָתַח(b. h.) to extend, stretch (cmp. משך, משח). Kil. VI, 9 המוֹתֵחַ זמורהוכ׳ if one trains a vine from one tree to another. Sabb.75a המותח חוטוכ׳ he who pulls the thread of a seam (bringing the ends closer together), v. infra. Gen. R. s. 3, a. e. שלא תאמר מיכאל היה מותחוכ׳ lest you say, Michael stretched (the world) in the south, v. מָדַד; Midr. Till. to Ps. 24 מְמַתֵּחַ. Y.Ber.I, 2d top אדם מותח אהלוכ׳ when one stretches a tent-cover, in course of time it becomes loose; Gen. R. s. 12, end; Yalk. Is. 314.Gen. R. s. 10, end, v. Nif.(Yalk. Prov. 961 סופו להיות מותח v. מָתַק.Part. pass. מָתוּחַ; f. מְתוּחָה; pl. מְתוּחִים, מְתוּחִין; מְתוּחוֹת stretched, extended; (of a bow) bent; trnsf. (of judgment) ready to be discharged, aimed. Kel. XXI, 3. Gen. R. s. 35 אותה מדת הדין שהיתה מ׳ כנגד … ומְתָחָהּוכ׳ that very judgment which was aimed against Israel, did the Lord turn and aim against the Egyptians. Y.M. Kat. III, 83c top הדין מ׳ כנגדוכ׳ judgment is ready against the whole family. Pesik. R. s. 38; a. fr. Pi. מִיתֵּחַ same, esp. to straiten straps; to bring objects closer together. M. Kat. I, 8 אף מְמַתְּחִין you may also straigten (bed-straps). Ib. 10a וממתחין שאם … מְמַתְּחוֹ ‘you may stretch, means when it (a strap) is lax, you may straiten it; Y. ib. I, 80d bot. Tosef.Kel.B. Bath.IV, 10 מחוסרין … למַתֵּחַ need … stretching. Midr. Till. l. c., v. supra.Y.Sabb.XIII, beg.14a המְמַתֵּחַ צדדין (ed. Krot. הממחה צדדיו, corr. acc.) he who brings the ends of two pieces close together (by pulling the thread up and knotting it), v. supra; Y.Kil.IX, end, 32d המְמַתֵּיחַ צדדין (or המַמְתִּיחַ Hif.; not צדדיו); a. e. Nif. נִמְתַּח to be stretched, spread, drawn. Snh.38b נִמְתְּחוּ אבריו his limbs were stretched (shaped); (Ab. d R. N. ch. I נתקשרו); Yalk. Gen. 15. Ib. 16 היו נִמְתָּחִין והולכין (ib. also מוֹתְחִין; Gen. R. s. 10, end מותחין) they (the works of creation) continued to extend (develop). Y.Ber.I, 2c bot. יִמָּתֵחַ הרקיע (or יִמְתַּח) let the firmament be stretched out. R. Hash. 22b יִמָּתֵחַ על העמוד shall be stretched on the pillory. Y.Hor.II, 46d נִמְתְּחָה הקשת the bow was bent (euphem. for erection). Yalk. Ps. 796 נמתחה החרב the sword (of judgment) was drawn; (Tanḥ. Bmidb. 7 נמשכה; ib. ed. Bub. 7 נשמטה). Hithpa. הִתְמַתֵּחַ same. Tanḥ. Ḥayé 3 והיו הולכין ומִתְמַתְּחִיןוכ׳ they would have gone on spreading

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  • 5 סכתא

    סִכְּתָא, סִי׳f. (v. סִכָּא), (corresp. to h. יָתֵד) 1) thorn, peg, nail (of the tent). Targ. Jud. 4:21, sq.; a. e.Gitt.32a אפי׳ ס׳וכ׳ even the peg in the wooden partition becomes loose (from the heat). Snh.112a תלי בס׳ Ms. M. (ed. סיבטא) it hangs on a peg; Arakh.7b. Erub.53a ואנן כי ס׳וכ׳ for us (the labor of impressing traditions on our memory is) like driving a peg into the wall. Ab. Zar.38a דשדי ס׳ לאתונא who threw a tent pin (or a coulter, v. infra) in the stove (to let it dry); Sabb.74b.Y.Dem.I, 22a בס׳ איתעריית she remained hanging on a projecting peg (in the well). Yalk. Ex. 386, v. סִירְתָּא; a. e.Pl. m. סִיכֵּי, סִכֵּי (from סִיכָּא). Sabb.67a top ז׳ ס׳וכ׳ seven pegs from seven bridges, v. גִּשְׁרָא. B. Bath.69a דנקיטי בס׳ when the door frames are fastened with pegs (easily removable); a. e.Yeb.80b ס׳ דיקנא הוה ליה he had single prickly hairs in his beard. 2) a sort of spade. Targ. O. Deut. 23:14 (ed. Amst. סִיכְתָא; Y. סִיכָּא (not סִיכָא). 3) = סִכָּא דפדן, coulter. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:20 סִיכַּת, constr. (not סִיכַת).Lam. R. introd., end תקף ידיה אסִיכְּתֵיה he pressed his hand on his coulter.Pl. סִכָּתָא, סִיכָּ׳; constr. סִיכַּת. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:21.

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  • 6 סי׳

    סִכְּתָא, סִי׳f. (v. סִכָּא), (corresp. to h. יָתֵד) 1) thorn, peg, nail (of the tent). Targ. Jud. 4:21, sq.; a. e.Gitt.32a אפי׳ ס׳וכ׳ even the peg in the wooden partition becomes loose (from the heat). Snh.112a תלי בס׳ Ms. M. (ed. סיבטא) it hangs on a peg; Arakh.7b. Erub.53a ואנן כי ס׳וכ׳ for us (the labor of impressing traditions on our memory is) like driving a peg into the wall. Ab. Zar.38a דשדי ס׳ לאתונא who threw a tent pin (or a coulter, v. infra) in the stove (to let it dry); Sabb.74b.Y.Dem.I, 22a בס׳ איתעריית she remained hanging on a projecting peg (in the well). Yalk. Ex. 386, v. סִירְתָּא; a. e.Pl. m. סִיכֵּי, סִכֵּי (from סִיכָּא). Sabb.67a top ז׳ ס׳וכ׳ seven pegs from seven bridges, v. גִּשְׁרָא. B. Bath.69a דנקיטי בס׳ when the door frames are fastened with pegs (easily removable); a. e.Yeb.80b ס׳ דיקנא הוה ליה he had single prickly hairs in his beard. 2) a sort of spade. Targ. O. Deut. 23:14 (ed. Amst. סִיכְתָא; Y. סִיכָּא (not סִיכָא). 3) = סִכָּא דפדן, coulter. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:20 סִיכַּת, constr. (not סִיכַת).Lam. R. introd., end תקף ידיה אסִיכְּתֵיה he pressed his hand on his coulter.Pl. סִכָּתָא, סִיכָּ׳; constr. סִיכַּת. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:21.

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  • 7 סִכְּתָא

    סִכְּתָא, סִי׳f. (v. סִכָּא), (corresp. to h. יָתֵד) 1) thorn, peg, nail (of the tent). Targ. Jud. 4:21, sq.; a. e.Gitt.32a אפי׳ ס׳וכ׳ even the peg in the wooden partition becomes loose (from the heat). Snh.112a תלי בס׳ Ms. M. (ed. סיבטא) it hangs on a peg; Arakh.7b. Erub.53a ואנן כי ס׳וכ׳ for us (the labor of impressing traditions on our memory is) like driving a peg into the wall. Ab. Zar.38a דשדי ס׳ לאתונא who threw a tent pin (or a coulter, v. infra) in the stove (to let it dry); Sabb.74b.Y.Dem.I, 22a בס׳ איתעריית she remained hanging on a projecting peg (in the well). Yalk. Ex. 386, v. סִירְתָּא; a. e.Pl. m. סִיכֵּי, סִכֵּי (from סִיכָּא). Sabb.67a top ז׳ ס׳וכ׳ seven pegs from seven bridges, v. גִּשְׁרָא. B. Bath.69a דנקיטי בס׳ when the door frames are fastened with pegs (easily removable); a. e.Yeb.80b ס׳ דיקנא הוה ליה he had single prickly hairs in his beard. 2) a sort of spade. Targ. O. Deut. 23:14 (ed. Amst. סִיכְתָא; Y. סִיכָּא (not סִיכָא). 3) = סִכָּא דפדן, coulter. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:20 סִיכַּת, constr. (not סִיכַת).Lam. R. introd., end תקף ידיה אסִיכְּתֵיה he pressed his hand on his coulter.Pl. סִכָּתָא, סִיכָּ׳; constr. סִיכַּת. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:21.

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  • 8 סִי׳

    סִכְּתָא, סִי׳f. (v. סִכָּא), (corresp. to h. יָתֵד) 1) thorn, peg, nail (of the tent). Targ. Jud. 4:21, sq.; a. e.Gitt.32a אפי׳ ס׳וכ׳ even the peg in the wooden partition becomes loose (from the heat). Snh.112a תלי בס׳ Ms. M. (ed. סיבטא) it hangs on a peg; Arakh.7b. Erub.53a ואנן כי ס׳וכ׳ for us (the labor of impressing traditions on our memory is) like driving a peg into the wall. Ab. Zar.38a דשדי ס׳ לאתונא who threw a tent pin (or a coulter, v. infra) in the stove (to let it dry); Sabb.74b.Y.Dem.I, 22a בס׳ איתעריית she remained hanging on a projecting peg (in the well). Yalk. Ex. 386, v. סִירְתָּא; a. e.Pl. m. סִיכֵּי, סִכֵּי (from סִיכָּא). Sabb.67a top ז׳ ס׳וכ׳ seven pegs from seven bridges, v. גִּשְׁרָא. B. Bath.69a דנקיטי בס׳ when the door frames are fastened with pegs (easily removable); a. e.Yeb.80b ס׳ דיקנא הוה ליה he had single prickly hairs in his beard. 2) a sort of spade. Targ. O. Deut. 23:14 (ed. Amst. סִיכְתָא; Y. סִיכָּא (not סִיכָא). 3) = סִכָּא דפדן, coulter. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:20 סִיכַּת, constr. (not סִיכַת).Lam. R. introd., end תקף ידיה אסִיכְּתֵיה he pressed his hand on his coulter.Pl. סִכָּתָא, סִיכָּ׳; constr. סִיכַּת. Targ. 1 Sam. 13:21.

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  • 9 con el tiempo

    in the course of time, with time
    * * *
    = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by
    Ex. The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.
    Ex. Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.
    Ex. As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
    Ex. Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.
    Ex. Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex. In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room.
    Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex. Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
    Ex. A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on.
    Ex. For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
    Ex. As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
    Ex. As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
    Ex. As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex. As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
    Ex. By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
    * * *
    = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by

    Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.

    Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.
    Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
    Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.
    Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
    Ex: In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room.
    Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
    Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
    Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on.
    Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
    Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
    Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
    Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
    Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
    Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
    strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously    .

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  • 10 fluo

    flŭo, xi, xum, 3 (archaic form of the sup.: FLUCTUM, acc. to Prisc. p. 817 P.; cf.: fluo, fluctum, Not. Tir. From this form are derived fluctio and fluctus. In Lucr. 6, 800, the correct read. is laveris, not flueris, v. Lachm. ad h. l.), v. n. [Gr. phlu-, phlusai, anaphluô, etc.; Lat. fleo, fletus; flumen, fluctus, etc.; orig. one root with fla-, to blow, q. v. and cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 302], to flow (cf.: mano, labor, etc.).
    I.
    Lit.: per amoenam urbem leni fluit agmine flumen, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 177 ed. Vahl.); cf.:

    ut flumina in contrarias partes fluxerint,

    Cic. Div. 1, 35, 78:

    flumen quod inter eum et Domitii castra fluebat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 37, 1; cf.

    also: aurea tum dicat per terras flumina vulgo Fluxisse,

    Lucr. 5, 911:

    fluvius Eurotas, qui propter Lacedaemonem fluit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 31, 96:

    Helvetiorum inter fines et Allobrogum Rhodanus fluit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 6, 2:

    Arar in utram partem fluat,

    id. ib. 1, 12, 1:

    ea, quae natura fluerent atque manarent, ut aqua,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 15, 39: fluens unda, water from a stream (opp.: putealis unda, spring-water), Col. 1, 5, 1:

    in foveam,

    Lucr. 2, 475; cf. id. 5, 271:

    fluxit in terram Remi cruor,

    Hor. Epod. 7, 19; cf. Luc. 6, 61:

    imber,

    Ov. P. 4, 4, 2:

    sanguis,

    id. M. 12, 312:

    fluit de corpore sudor,

    id. ib. 9, 173; cf.:

    sudor fluit undique rivis,

    Verg. A. 5, 200:

    aes rivis,

    id. ib. 8, 445:

    nudo sub pede musta fluunt,

    Ov. R. Am. 190:

    madidis fluit unda capillis,

    drips, id. M. 11, 656:

    cerebrum molle fluit,

    id. ib. 12, 435:

    fluunt lacrimae more perennis aquae,

    id. F. 2, 820:

    fluens nausea,

    Hor. Epod. 9, 35; cf.:

    alvus fluens,

    Cels. 2, 6:

    fluit ignibus aurum,

    becomes fluid, melts, Ov. M. 2, 251.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of bodies, to flow, overflow, run down, drip with any fluid.— With abl.:

    cum fluvius Atratus sanguine fluxit,

    Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; Ov. M. 8, 400:

    cruore fluens,

    id. ib. 7, 343:

    sudore fluentia brachia,

    id. ib. 9, 57; cf.:

    fluunt sudore et lassitudine membra,

    Liv. 38, 17, 7; 7, 33, 14; cf. id. 10, 28, 4:

    pingui fluit unguine tellus,

    Val. Fl. 6, 360:

    vilisque rubenti Fluxit mulctra mero,

    overflows, Sil. 7, 190. —Without abl.:

    madidāque fluens in veste Menoetes,

    Verg. A. 5, 179:

    fluentes cerussataeque buccae,

    dripping with paint, Cic. Pis. 11, 25 (cf. Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266, 2. b. infra):

    Graeculae vites acinorum exiguitate minus fluunt,

    i. e. yield but little wine, Col. 3, 2, 24; 3, 2, 5; 12, 52, 1.—With acc. of kin. signif.:

    Oenotria vina fluens,

    Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 264.—
    2.
    To move in the manner of fluids, to flow, stream, pour:

    inde alium (aëra) supra fluere,

    to flow, Lucr. 5, 514 and 522:

    unde fluens volvat varius se fluctus odorum,

    id. 4, 675 sq.; cf.:

    principio omnibus a rebus, quascumque videmus, Perpetuo fluere ac mitti spargique necesse est Corpora, quae feriant oculos visumque lacessant: Perpetuoque fluunt certis ab rebus odores, Frigus ut a fluviis, calor a sole, aestus ab undis Aequoris,

    id. 6, 922 sq.:

    aestus e lapide,

    id. 6, 1002:

    venti,

    id. 1, 280:

    fluit undique victor Mulciber,

    Sil. 17, 102:

    comae per levia colla fluentes,

    flowing, spreading, Prop. 2, 3, 13; cf.:

    blanditiaeque fluant per mea colla rosae,

    id. 4 (5), 6, 72:

    vestis fluens,

    flowing, loose, id. 3, 17 (4, 16), 32:

    tunicisque fluentibus,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 301:

    nodoque sinus collecta fluentes,

    Verg. A. 1, 320; cf.

    also: balteus nec strangulet nec fluat,

    Quint. 11, 3, 140:

    nec mersa est pelago, nec fluit ulla ratis,

    floats, is tossed about, Mart. 4, 66, 14:

    ramos compesce fluentes,

    floating around, spreading out, Verg. G. 2, 370:

    ad terram fluit devexo pondere cervix,

    droops, id. ib. 3, 524:

    omnisque relictis Turba fluit castris,

    pour forth, id. A. 12, 444:

    olli fluunt ad regia tecta,

    id. ib. 11, 236;

    so of a multitude or crowd of men: densatis ordinibus effuse fluentem in se aciem excepere,

    Curt. 6, 1, 6.—
    b.
    Pregn., of bodies, to pass away, fall away, to fall off or out, to vanish:

    excident gladii, fluent arma de manibus,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8:

    capilli fluunt,

    Cels. 6, 1; Plin. 27, 4, 5, § 17:

    sponte fluent (poma) matura suā,

    Ov. Am. 2, 14, 25:

    quasi longinquo fluere omnia cernimus aevo,

    Lucr. 2, 69; cf.:

    cuncta fluunt omnisque vagans formatur imago,

    Ov. M. 15, 178: dissolvuntur enim tum demum membra fluuntque, Lucr. 4, 919:

    surae fluxere,

    Luc. 9, 770:

    buccae fluentes,

    fallen in, lank, Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to flow, spring, arise, come forth; to go, proceed:

    ex ejus (Nestoris) lingua melle dulcior fluebat oratio,

    Cic. de Sen. 10, 31:

    carmen vena pauperiore fluit,

    Ov. Pont. 4, 2, 20:

    Calidii oratio ita libere fluebat, ut nusquam adhaeresceret,

    Cic. Brut. 79, 274:

    in Herodoto omnia leniter fluunt,

    Quint. 9, 4, 18; cf.

    also: grammatice pleno jam satis alveo fluit,

    id. 2, 1, 4:

    quae totis viribus fluit oratio,

    id. 9, 4, 7:

    oratio ferri debet ac fluere,

    id. 9, 4, 112.— Transf., of the writer himself:

    alter (Herodotus) sine ullis salebris quasi sedatus amnis fluit,

    Cic. Or. 12, 39; cf.:

    (Lucilius) cum flueret lutulentus,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 11; 1, 10, 50; 1, 7, 28:

    facetiis,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 12:

    multa ab ea (luna) manant et fluunt, quibus animantes alantur augescantque,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50:

    haec omnia ex eodem fonte fluxerunt,

    id. ib. 3, 19, 48:

    dicendi facultatem ex intimis sapientiae fontibus fluere,

    Quint. 12, 2, 6; 5, 10, 19; 5, 9, 14:

    omnia ex natura rerum hominumque fluere,

    id. 6, 2, 13:

    nomen ex Graeco fluxisse,

    id. 3, 4, 12:

    ab isto capite fluere necesse est omnem rationem bonorum et malorum,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 34; Quint. 1, 1, 12:

    unde id quoque vitium fluit,

    id. 11, 3, 109; 7, 3, 33:

    Pythagorae doctrina cum longe lateque flueret,

    spread itself, Cic. Tusc. 4, 1, 2:

    multum fluxisse video de libris nostris variumque sermonem,

    id. N. D. 1, 3, 6:

    sic mihi tarda fluunt ingrataque tempora,

    flow, pass, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 23:

    in rebus prosperis et ad voluntatem nostram fluentibus,

    going, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90: rebus supra votum fluentibus, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 169 (Hist. 1, 101 Dietsch); Tac. H. 3, 48; Just. 23, 3; cf.:

    rebus prospere fluentibus,

    succeeding, prospering, Tac. Or. 5; id. A. 15, 5: illius rationes quorsum fluant, proceed, Attic. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10, 4; cf.:

    res fluit ad interregnum,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 11;

    cuncta in Mithridatem fluxere,

    Tac. A. 11, 9.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of speech, etc., to flow uniformly, be monotonous:

    efficiendum est ne fluat oratio, ne vagetur, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 190:

    quod species ipsa carminum docet, non impetu et instinctu nec ore uno fluens,

    Tac. A. 14, 16; cf. Cic. Brut. 79.—Pregn., to dissolve, vanish, perish:

    qua (voluptate) cum liquescimus fluimusque mollitia,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52:

    fluens mollitiis,

    Vell. 1, 6, 2; 2, 88, 2:

    cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi, nec diutius esse uno et eodem statu,

    Cic. Or. 3, 10:

    fluit voluptas corporis et prima quaeque avolat,

    id. Fin. 2, 32, 106:

    fluentem procumbentemque rem publicam populi Romani restituere,

    Vell. 2, 16 fin. —Hence,
    1.
    fluens, entis, P. a.
    A.
    Lax, relaxed, debauched, enervated, effeminate:

    inde soluti ac fluentes non accipiunt e scholis mala ista, sed in scholas afferunt,

    Quint. 1, 2, 8:

    Campani fluentes luxu,

    Liv. 7, 29, 5:

    incessu ipso ultra muliebrem mollitiem fluentes,

    Sen. Tranq. 15:

    fluentibus membris, incessu femineo,

    Aug. Civ. D. 7, 26.—
    B.
    Of speech,
    1.
    Flowing, fluent:

    sed in his tracta quaedam et fluens expetitur, non haec contorta et acris oratio,

    Cic. Or. 20, 66:

    lenis et fluens contextus,

    Quint. 9, 4, 127.—
    2.
    Lax, unrestrained:

    ne immoderata aut angusta aut dissoluta aut fluens sit oratio,

    Cic. Or. 58, 198:

    dissipata et inculta et fluens oratio,

    id. ib. 65, 220;

    and transf. of the speaker: in locis ac descriptionibus fusi ac fluentes sumus,

    Quint. 9, 4, 138.— Adv.: flŭenter, in a flowing, waving manner (very rare):

    res quaeque fluenter fertur,

    Lucr. 6, 935 (but not ib. 520, where the correct read. is cientur;

    v. Lachm.): capillo fluenter undante,

    App. M. 2, p. 122, 7. —
    2.
    fluxus, a, um, P. a. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    A.
    Lit., flowing, fluid:

    elementa arida atque fluxa, App. de Mundo: sucus,

    Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133:

    vas fluxum pertusumque,

    i. e. leaking, Lucr. 6, 20.—
    2.
    Transf., flowing, loose, slack:

    ipsa crine fluxo thyrsum quatiens,

    Tac. A. 11, 31:

    habena,

    Liv. 38, 29, 6:

    amictus,

    Luc. 2, 362; cf.:

    ut cingeretur fluxiore cinctura,

    Suet. Caes. 45 fin.:

    fluxa arma,

    hanging slack, loose, Tac. H. 2, 99.—
    (β).
    Pregn., frail, perishable, weak:

    corpora,

    Tac. H. 2, 32; cf.:

    spadone eviratior fluxo,

    Mart. 5, 41, 1:

    (murorum) aevo fluxa,

    Tac. H. 2, 22. —
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Lax, loose, dissolute, careless:

    animi molles et aetate fluxi dolis haud difficulter capiebantur,

    Sall. C. 14, 5: cf.:

    animi fluxioris esse,

    Suet. Tib. 52:

    duces noctu dieque fluxi,

    Tac. H. 3, 76:

    spectaculum non enerve nec fluxum,

    Plin. Pan. 33, 1:

    fluxa atque aperta securitas,

    Gell. 4, 20, 8.—
    2.
    Pregn., frail, weak, fleeting, transient, perishable:

    res nostrae ut in secundis fluxae, ut in adversis bonae,

    decayed, impaired, disordered, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 1: hujus belli fortuna, ut in secundis, fluxa;

    ut in adversis, bona,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 10, 2:

    res humanae fluxae et mobiles,

    Sall. J. 104, 2:

    divitiarum et formae gloria fluxa atque fragilis est,

    id. C. 1, 4; cf.:

    instabile et fluxum,

    Tac. A. 13, 19:

    fluxa auctoritas,

    id. H. 1, 21:

    cave fidem fluxam geras,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:

    fides,

    Sall. J. 111, 2; Liv. 40, 50, 5; cf.:

    fluxa et vana fides,

    unreliable, unstable, id. 28, 6, 11; Tac. H. 2, 75; 4, 23:

    studia inania et fluxa,

    id. A. 3, 50 fin.:

    fluxa senio mens,

    id. ib. 6, 38.— Adv.: fluxē, remissly, negligently (post-class. and rare):

    more vitae remissioris fluxius agens,

    Amm. 18, 7.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > fluo

  • 11 loskomen

    1 [los worden] come loose/off ⇒ break loose/free, come apart
    2 [zich uiten] come out ⇒ unbend, relax
    3 [beweeglijk worden] (be)come loose ⇒ be loose(ne)d, get going, start to move
    4 [beschikbaar worden] be released ⇒ become available
    5 [uit de gevangenis komen] be released ⇒ come out
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   de hoest komt los • the cough is breaking up
         de snelheid bij het loskomen van het vliegtuig • the speed as the plane gets off the ground/becomes airborne
         hij kan niet loskomen van zijn verleden • he cannot forget his past, he is wedded to his past
    2   hij komt niet zo gauw los • he does not unbend easily
    3   de tongen kwamen los • tongues started wagging

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  • 12 גרי

    גרי, גָּרָה(b. h.) 1) to be rough, grating, scraping; v. גֵּרָה, גָּרוֹן 2) to be hot, burn, singe (cmp. חָרָה). Pi. גִּירָה, גֵּרָה to incite, stir up, let loose. Snh.107b שגי׳ דוביםוכ׳ because he let the bears loose against the children. Ex. R. s. 21 ג׳ לפרעה He incited Pharaoh Gen. R. s. 19, end (interpret. hishshiani, Gen. 3:13) גִּירַנִי. Cant. R. to I, 4 (play on משכני ib.) ממה שגֵּרִיתָ בי שכני הרעים from my hostile neighbors whom thou hast incited against me.Trnsf. ג׳ את הדוב ב־ to let temptation loose against. Gen. R. s. 87 אני מְגָרֶה בךוכ׳ I shall lay temptation in thy way; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 17 ביום שיְגָרֶחוכ׳ on the day when the Lord shall stir up his anger Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֶה, Nithpa. נִתְגָּרֶה 1) to be inflamed, jealous; to rival. Snh.19a מִתְגָּרוֹת זו בזו jealous of one another. 2) to engage in battle, to fight. Ber.7b; Meg.6b מותר להִתְגָּרוֹתוכ׳ it is permitted to enter into combat with the wicked (with reference to b. h. התחרה).Num. R. s. 19 נתג׳ בהם he attacked them. 3) to be let loose. Esth. R. introd. נִתְגָּרְתָה אותה הדוב that temptation was aroused (against Joseph), v. supra; Num. R. s. 13 מִתְגָּרַת. 4) to have a passion for, to indulge freely in. Yoma 76b wine is called תיר̇ש̇, because he המִתְגָּרֵה בו נעשה ר̇ש̇ who indulges in it becomes poor. Ab. Zar.18b; 19b אֶתְגָּרֶה בשינה I will freely indulge in sleep (idleness). 5) (denom. of תִּגְרָה) to incite. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Koraḥ 3 להִתְגָּרוֹת בו אתוכ׳ to incite Israel against him.

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  • 13 גרה

    גרי, גָּרָה(b. h.) 1) to be rough, grating, scraping; v. גֵּרָה, גָּרוֹן 2) to be hot, burn, singe (cmp. חָרָה). Pi. גִּירָה, גֵּרָה to incite, stir up, let loose. Snh.107b שגי׳ דוביםוכ׳ because he let the bears loose against the children. Ex. R. s. 21 ג׳ לפרעה He incited Pharaoh Gen. R. s. 19, end (interpret. hishshiani, Gen. 3:13) גִּירַנִי. Cant. R. to I, 4 (play on משכני ib.) ממה שגֵּרִיתָ בי שכני הרעים from my hostile neighbors whom thou hast incited against me.Trnsf. ג׳ את הדוב ב־ to let temptation loose against. Gen. R. s. 87 אני מְגָרֶה בךוכ׳ I shall lay temptation in thy way; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 17 ביום שיְגָרֶחוכ׳ on the day when the Lord shall stir up his anger Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֶה, Nithpa. נִתְגָּרֶה 1) to be inflamed, jealous; to rival. Snh.19a מִתְגָּרוֹת זו בזו jealous of one another. 2) to engage in battle, to fight. Ber.7b; Meg.6b מותר להִתְגָּרוֹתוכ׳ it is permitted to enter into combat with the wicked (with reference to b. h. התחרה).Num. R. s. 19 נתג׳ בהם he attacked them. 3) to be let loose. Esth. R. introd. נִתְגָּרְתָה אותה הדוב that temptation was aroused (against Joseph), v. supra; Num. R. s. 13 מִתְגָּרַת. 4) to have a passion for, to indulge freely in. Yoma 76b wine is called תיר̇ש̇, because he המִתְגָּרֵה בו נעשה ר̇ש̇ who indulges in it becomes poor. Ab. Zar.18b; 19b אֶתְגָּרֶה בשינה I will freely indulge in sleep (idleness). 5) (denom. of תִּגְרָה) to incite. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Koraḥ 3 להִתְגָּרוֹת בו אתוכ׳ to incite Israel against him.

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  • 14 גָּרָה

    גרי, גָּרָה(b. h.) 1) to be rough, grating, scraping; v. גֵּרָה, גָּרוֹן 2) to be hot, burn, singe (cmp. חָרָה). Pi. גִּירָה, גֵּרָה to incite, stir up, let loose. Snh.107b שגי׳ דוביםוכ׳ because he let the bears loose against the children. Ex. R. s. 21 ג׳ לפרעה He incited Pharaoh Gen. R. s. 19, end (interpret. hishshiani, Gen. 3:13) גִּירַנִי. Cant. R. to I, 4 (play on משכני ib.) ממה שגֵּרִיתָ בי שכני הרעים from my hostile neighbors whom thou hast incited against me.Trnsf. ג׳ את הדוב ב־ to let temptation loose against. Gen. R. s. 87 אני מְגָרֶה בךוכ׳ I shall lay temptation in thy way; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 17 ביום שיְגָרֶחוכ׳ on the day when the Lord shall stir up his anger Hithpa. הִתְגָּרֶה, Nithpa. נִתְגָּרֶה 1) to be inflamed, jealous; to rival. Snh.19a מִתְגָּרוֹת זו בזו jealous of one another. 2) to engage in battle, to fight. Ber.7b; Meg.6b מותר להִתְגָּרוֹתוכ׳ it is permitted to enter into combat with the wicked (with reference to b. h. התחרה).Num. R. s. 19 נתג׳ בהם he attacked them. 3) to be let loose. Esth. R. introd. נִתְגָּרְתָה אותה הדוב that temptation was aroused (against Joseph), v. supra; Num. R. s. 13 מִתְגָּרַת. 4) to have a passion for, to indulge freely in. Yoma 76b wine is called תיר̇ש̇, because he המִתְגָּרֵה בו נעשה ר̇ש̇ who indulges in it becomes poor. Ab. Zar.18b; 19b אֶתְגָּרֶה בשינה I will freely indulge in sleep (idleness). 5) (denom. of תִּגְרָה) to incite. Num. R. s. 18; Tanḥ. Koraḥ 3 להִתְגָּרוֹת בו אתוכ׳ to incite Israel against him.

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  • 15 aufgehen

    v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)
    1. Gestirn: rise; Tag: break, dawn
    2. (sich öffnen) open; Vorhang: auch go up; Blume, Fallschirm: auch open, unfold; Knospen: bud; Knoten etc.: come undone; Naht: come open; Geschwür etc.: burst
    3. Saat, Samen: come up, sprout
    4. Kuchen, Teig: rise; Hefeteig: auch prove; aufgehen wie ein Pfannkuchen umg., fig. get as fat as a barrel, balloon (out)
    5. Rechnung: divide exactly, leave no remainder, work out; fig. come off, prove right; Patience: come out; 6 geht in 30 auf 6 goes into 30 (evenly oder without remainder); 36 geht nicht in 7 auf 36 will not divide into ( oder is not divisible by) 7; diesmal ging seine Rechnung nicht auf fig. he miscalculated this time; die Geschichte geht auf fig. there are no loose ends in the story
    6. aufgehen in (+ Dat) in der Arbeit etc.: be totally wrapped up in, be absorbed by, be deeply engrossed in; in einem anderen Volk: be assimilated by; in Flammen / Rauch aufgehen go up in flames / smoke; in der Masse aufgehen disappear in the crowd
    7. jemandem aufgehen become clear to s.o., dawn on s.o.; plötzlich ging es mir auf auch suddenly everything fell into place; die Wahrheit ging mir auf the truth dawned on me ( oder burst oder flashed upon me); jemandem geht ein Licht oder hum. ein ganzer Kronleuchter oder Seifensieder auf the penny finally drops, it (finally) dawns on s.o.
    8. (beginnen) die Jagd geht im August auf the hunting season starts in August
    * * *
    (Knoten) to come undone; to come loose;
    (Rechenaufgabe) to divide exactly;
    (Saat) to come up;
    (Sonne) to rise;
    (Tür) to open; to go up
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    auf|ge|hen
    vi sep irreg aux sein
    1) (Sonne, Mond, Sterne) to come up, to rise
    2) (= sich öffnen) to open; (THEAT Vorhang) to go up; (Knopf, Knoten, Reißverschluss, Jacke etc) to come undone
    3) (= aufkeimen, MED: Pocken) to come up
    4) (COOK) to rise
    5)

    (= klar werden) jdm geht etw auf — sb realizes sth, sth dawns on sb, sth becomes apparent to sb

    6) (MATH Rechnung etc) to work out, to come out; (fig) to come off, to work (out)

    wenn man 20 durch 6 teilt, geht das nicht auf — 20 divided by 6 doesn't go

    im Kriminalroman muss alles sauber áúfgehen — in a detective story everything has to work out or to be resolved neatly

    7)

    (= seine Erfüllung finden) áúfgehen — to be wrapped up in sth, to be taken up with sth

    er geht ganz in der Familie auf — his whole life revolves around his family

    8)

    (= sich auflösen) in Flammen etc áúfgehen — to go up in flames etc

    in der Masse áúfgehen — to disappear or merge into the crowd

    9) (HUNT Jagdzeit) to begin
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    ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) rise
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    auf|ge·hen
    vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein
    1. (langsam sichtbar werden) to rise; Planeten a. to ascend
    2. (sich öffnen) to open; THEAT (von Vorhang) to rise, to go up
    3. (sich öffnen) Knoten, Reißverschluss etc. to come undone
    4. (sich verwirklichen) to work [out], to come off
    all seine Pläne sind aufgegangen all his plans [have] worked out
    5. (klar werden)
    ▪ jdm \aufgehen to dawn on [or become apparent to] sb
    6. MATH to work [or come] out
    die Division geht [ganz/glatt] auf the division works [or comes] out even; s.a. Rechnung
    ▪ in etw dat \aufgehen to be taken [or wrapped] up in sth
    sie geht ganz in ihrer Familie auf her family is her whole world
    8. (aufkeimen) to sprout, to come up
    9. KOCHK (sich heben) to rise, to prove
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    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) <sun, moon, etc.> rise
    2) (sich öffnen [lassen]) <door, parachute, wound> open; < stage curtain> go up, rise; <knot, button, zip, bandage, shoelace, stitching> come undone; <boil, pimple, blister> burst; <flower, bud> open [up]
    3) (keimen) come up
    4) (aufgetrieben werden) <dough, cake> rise
    5) (Math.) < calculation> work out, come out; < equation> come out

    seine Rechnung ging nicht auf — (fig.) he had miscalculated

    6)

    etwas geht jemandem auf — (etwas wird jemandem klar) somebody realizes something

    7)

    in etwas (Dat.) aufgehen — become absorbed into something; < person> be completely absorbed in something; s. auch Flamme 1)

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    aufgehen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)
    1. Gestirn: rise; Tag: break, dawn
    2. (sich öffnen) open; Vorhang: auch go up; Blume, Fallschirm: auch open, unfold; Knospen: bud; Knoten etc: come undone; Naht: come open; Geschwür etc: burst
    3. Saat, Samen: come up, sprout
    4. Kuchen, Teig: rise; Hefeteig: auch prove;
    aufgehen wie ein Pfannkuchen umg, fig get as fat as a barrel, balloon (out)
    5. Rechnung: divide exactly, leave no remainder, work out; fig come off, prove right; Patience: come out;
    6 geht in 30 auf 6 goes into 30 (evenly oder without remainder);
    36 geht nicht in 7 auf 36 will not divide into ( oder is not divisible by) 7;
    diesmal ging seine Rechnung nicht auf fig he miscalculated this time;
    die Geschichte geht auf fig there are no loose ends in the story
    6.
    aufgehen in (+dat) in der Arbeit etc: be totally wrapped up in, be absorbed by, be deeply engrossed in; in einem anderen Volk: be assimilated by;
    in Flammen/Rauch aufgehen go up in flames/smoke;
    in der Masse aufgehen disappear in the crowd
    7.
    jemandem aufgehen become clear to sb, dawn on sb;
    plötzlich ging es mir auf auch suddenly everything fell into place;
    die Wahrheit ging mir auf the truth dawned on me ( oder burst oder flashed upon me);
    Seifensieder auf the penny finally drops, it (finally) dawns on sb
    8. (beginnen)
    die Jagd geht im August auf the hunting season starts in August
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    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) <sun, moon, etc.> rise
    2) (sich öffnen [lassen]) <door, parachute, wound> open; < stage curtain> go up, rise; <knot, button, zip, bandage, shoelace, stitching> come undone; <boil, pimple, blister> burst; <flower, bud> open [up]
    3) (keimen) come up
    4) (aufgetrieben werden) <dough, cake> rise
    5) (Math.) < calculation> work out, come out; < equation> come out

    seine Rechnung ging nicht auf — (fig.) he had miscalculated

    6)

    etwas geht jemandem auf — (etwas wird jemandem klar) somebody realizes something

    7)

    in etwas (Dat.) aufgehen — become absorbed into something; < person> be completely absorbed in something; s. auch Flamme 1)

    * * *
    (in) v.
    to merge (in) v. v.
    to rise v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: rose, risen)

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  • 16 leicht

    I Adj.
    1. Gewicht: light; Kleidung: auch thin, cool; Anzug: lightweight; die Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material; das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age; danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg., fig. I came away a hundred euros lighter; jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg. relieve s.o. of a little cash; gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig. tried and found wanting
    2. (bekömmlich) Essen, Lektüre, Musik, Wein etc.: light; Zigarre: mild; abends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening; er hat einen leichten Schlaf he’s a light sleeper; Kost
    3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted; leichten Herzens happily; (erleichtert) relieved; (ohne weiteres) readily; jetzt ist mir leichter ( ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind; leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig. with a spring in one’s step
    4. (nicht schwierig) easy; Aufgabe etc.: auch simple; leichter Sieg walkover, Am. walkaway; nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (Am. auch snap) umg.; es leicht haben have an easy time (of it); mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time; die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it; er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it; keinen leichten Stand haben be in a difficult ( oder tricky) position; es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+ Inf.) it’s a simple matter (umg. no big deal) for him to (+ Inf.); Spiel 1
    5. (sanft) Brise, Berührung etc.: light, gentle
    6. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: MOT. surface; auch am Körper: little; leichter Regen / Schnee light rainfall / snowfall; ein leichter Fall Krankheit: a mild case, nothing serious; Kranker: a straightforward case; er hat eine leichte Bronchitis he has a mild case of (umg. a touch of) bronchitis; ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offen|ce (Am. -se); eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR. sentence)
    7. umg.: ein leichtes Mädchen a bit of a tart (Am. slut)
    II Adv.
    1. (geringfügig) slightly; leicht berühren touch gently ( oder carefully); versehentlich: brush against; es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling; leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover; leicht bekleidet lightly dressed; spärlich: scantily dressed (iro. clad); leicht bewaffnet lightly armed; leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt; leicht geschürzt hum. scantily clad; leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured); leicht verwundet slightly wounded; das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration
    2. mit Adj. (mühelos) easily; leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable; leicht entzündlich Gas, Flüssigkeit etc.: highly inflammable (bes. Am. UND TECH. flammable); leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble; leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig. light; leicht verderblich perishable; leicht verderbliche Waren perishables; leicht verdientes Geld easy money; leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling; leicht verständlich easy to understand ( oder follow); Sprache: auch (very) straightforward; leicht verständliche Lektüre easy reading; in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) form
    3. mit Verb (einfach) es geht ganz leicht it’s really easy; leichter gesagt als getan oder das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done; du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk; jemandem leicht fallen be easy for s.o.; es fällt ihm nicht leicht it isn’t easy for him (zu + Inf. to + Inf.), he doesn’t find it easy (+ Ger. oder to + Inf.); so etwas fällt ihm leicht he finds that sort of thing easy, that sort of thing comes easily to him, he has no difficulty with that sort of thing; jemandem etw. leicht machen make s.th. easy for s.o.; es sich (Dat) leicht machen take the easy way out; du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple; sich (Dat) mit etw. leicht tun umg. have no difficulties with s.th., have no difficulty doing s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find it easy to do s.th.; mit so etwas tut er sich leicht auch that sort of thing comes easily ( oder easy) to him
    4. (nicht ernst) etw. leicht nehmen take s.th. lightly; er nimmt es zu leicht he doesn’t take it seriously enough; das Leben leicht nehmen take life as it comes; nimms leicht! umg. don’t worry about it
    5. (schnell) easily; sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended; er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold; so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it); das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again; das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry; das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(‘ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry; es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible; du kannst dir leicht denken... you can well imagine; er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother; man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg. it’s a hard life
    * * *
    (Gewicht) lightweight (Adj.); light (Adj.);
    (Grad) slight (Adj.); slightly (Adv.);
    (Schwierigkeit) facile (Adj.); easily (Adv.); easy (Adj.); simple (Adj.)
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    [laiçt]
    1. adj
    1) (=von geringem Gewicht, nicht schwerfällig MIL) light; (= aus leichtem Material) Koffer, Kleidung lightweight

    einen léíchten Gang haben — to have an easy walk

    mit léíchter Hand — lightly; (fig) effortlessly

    eine léíchte Hand mit jdm/für etw haben — to have a way with sb/sth

    léíchten Fußes (liter) — with a spring in one's step

    gewogen und zu léícht befunden (fig) — tried and found wanting

    jdn um einiges léíchter machen — to relieve sb of some of his money

    See:
    → Feder
    2) (= schwach, geringfügig, nicht wichtig) slight; Regen, Wind, Frost, Schläge, Schlaf, Berührung, Atmen light; (JUR) Diebstahl, Vergehen etc minor, petty
    3) (von geringem Gehalt) Essen, Musik, Lektüre etc light
    4) (= ohne Schwierigkeiten, einfach) easy

    léíchter Absatz (Comm) — quick turnover (von in)

    mit dem werden wir ( ein) léíchtes Spiel haben — he'll be a pushover (inf) or walkover (inf), he'll be no problem

    keinen léíchten Stand haben — not to have an easy time (of it) (bei, mit with)

    das ist ihr ein Leichtes (geh) — that will present no problem to or for her

    nichts léíchter als das! — nothing (could be) easier or simpler

    5) (= moralisch locker) Lebenswandel loose

    léíchtes Mädchen — tart (Brit inf), floozy (inf)

    6) (= unbeschwert) Herz, Gefühl light

    etw léíchten Herzens or Sinnes tun — to do sth with a light heart

    See:
    2. adv
    1) (= einfach) easily

    jdm etw léícht machen — to make it easy for sb

    (bei etw) léícht machen — not to make much of an effort (with sth)

    sie hat es immer léícht gehabt (im Leben) — she's always had it easy, she's always had an easy time of it

    man hats nicht léícht (inf) — it's a hard life

    das ist or geht ganz léícht — it's quite easy or simple

    die Aufgabe ist léícht zu lösen or lässt sich léícht lösen — the exercise is easy to do

    das ist léíchter gesagt als getan — that's easier said than done

    du hast léícht reden/lachen — it's all very well for you or it's all right for you to talk/laugh

    2) (= problemlos) easily

    léícht zu beantworten/verstehen — easily answered/understood, easy to answer/understand

    léícht verständlich — readily or easily understood

    er ist léícht herumzukriegen/zu überzeugen — he's easy to win round/convince, he's easily won round/convinced

    léícht begreifen — to understand quickly or readily

    das kann ich mir léícht vorstellen or denken — I can easily or well imagine (it)

    léícht verdaulich (Speisen, Informationen) — easily digestible; Kunst, Musik etc not too demanding

    3)

    (= unbekümmert) léícht beschwingt (Musik) — light

    léíchtbeschwingte Melodien — melodies for easy listening

    sich léícht und beschwingt fühlen — to be walking on air, to be up in the clouds

    mir ist so léícht ums Herz — my heart is so light

    mir ist jetzt viel léíchter — I feel a lot easier now

    nimm das nicht zu léícht — don't take it too lightly

    See:
    4) (= schnell, unversehens) easily

    er wird léícht böse/ist léícht beleidigt etc — he is quick to get angry/take offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc, he gets angry/takes offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc easily

    léícht zerbrechlich — very fragile

    léícht verderblich — highly perishable

    man kann einen Fehler léícht übersehen — it's easy to miss a mistake, mistakes are easily missed

    das ist léícht möglich — that's quite possible

    léícht entzündlich (Brennstoff etc) — highly (in)flammable

    léícht entzündliche Haut — skin which easily becomes inflamed

    léícht entzündlich sein (Gas, Brennstoff) — to be highly inflammable; (Haut) to become easily inflamed

    man hat léícht etwas gesagt, was man nachher bereut — it's easy to say something (without thinking) that you regret later

    das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder — I won't let that happen again in a hurry (inf)

    das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder, dass ich dir Geld borge — I won't lend you money again in a hurry (inf)

    5) (= geringfügig, nicht schwer) gewebt finely; bewaffnet not heavily, lightly

    das Haus ist léícht gebaut — the house is built of light materials

    ein zu léícht gebautes Haus/Auto — a flimsily built house/car

    léícht bekleidet sein — to be scantily clad or dressed

    léícht gekleidet sein — to be (dressed) in light clothes

    léícht geschürzt (hum) — scantily clad or dressed

    6) (= schwach) regnen not hard

    es hat léícht gefroren — there was a light frost

    léícht gewürzt/gesalzen — lightly seasoned/salted

    zu léícht gewürzt/gesalzen —

    léícht waschen — to wash gently

    7) (= nicht ernsthaft) beschädigt slightly; gekränkt auch a little

    léícht verletzt — slightly injured; (in Gefecht, Schlägerei etc auch) slightly wounded

    léíchter verletzt — not as seriously injured

    léícht verwundet — slightly wounded

    See:
    = Leichtverwundete(r)
    * * *
    1) (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) airily
    2) (not difficult: This is an easy job( to do).) easy
    3) (like gossamer: a blouse of a gossamer material.) gossamer
    5) (light in weight: a lightweight raincoat.) lightweight
    6) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) light
    7) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) light
    8) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) light
    9) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) light
    10) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) light
    11) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) light
    12) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) slight
    * * *
    [laiçt]
    I. adj
    ▪ jd/etw ist... \leichter [als jd/etw] sb/sth is... lighter [than sb/sth]
    sie ist 48 Kilo \leicht she only weighs 48 kg
    \leicht wie eine Feder sein to be as light as a feather
    ein \leichter Koffer a light suitcase
    \leichte Schuhe light shoes
    2. (einfach) easy, simple
    eine \leichte Arbeit an easy job
    k[ein] \leichter Entschluss no/an easy decision
    das ist \leicht! that's easy!
    jd hat ein \leichtes Leben sb has an easy time of it
    ein \leichter Sieg an easy victory
    jdm ein L\leichtes sein (geh) to be easy for sb
    jdm ein L\leichtes sein, etw zu tun to be easy for sb to do sth
    nichts \leichter als das! no problem; s.a. Hand
    3. METEO (schwach) light
    eine \leichte Brandung low surf
    ein \leichter Donner distant thunder
    eine \leichte Strömung a weak current
    \leichter Regen/Schneefall light rain/a light fall of snow
    4. (geringfügig) light, slight
    er hat einen sehr \leichten Akzent he has a very slight accent
    \leichtes Nachgeben der Börsenkurse slight easing off
    einen \leichten Schlaf haben to be a light sleeper
    ein \leichter Schlag a gentle slap
    \leichte Zunahme slight increase
    5. (nicht schlimm) minor
    ein \leichter Eingriff a minor operation
    \leichtes Fieber a slight fever
    eine \leichte Verbrennung minor burns
    6. (nicht belastend) Speisen, Getränke light
    eine \leichte Mahlzeit/Nachspeise a light meal/dessert
    ein \leichter Wein a light wine
    eine \leichte Zigarette/ein \leichter Tabak a mild cigarette/tobacco
    \leichte Lektüre light reading
    \leichte Musik easy listening; s.a. Muse
    ▪ jdm ist \leichter sb is [or feels] relieved, sb feels better
    jdm ist \leicht zumute [o ums Herz] [o jd fühlt sich akk \leicht] sb is light-hearted
    \leichten Herzens/Schrittes with a light heart/sprightly step
    jdn um 50 Euro \leichter machen to sting sb for 50 Euro; (berauben) to rob sb of 50 Euro
    10. (nicht massiv) lightweight
    \leicht gebaut having a lightweight construction
    \leichter Sitz (bei Anpassungen) a sliding fit
    11. TYPO
    \leichte Schrift light typeface
    \leichtes Papier low-grammage paper
    12. JUR (nicht schwer) light; (geringfügig) lenient
    \leichter Diebstahl petty larceny
    eine \leichte Strafe a light punishment [or sentence]
    ein \leichtes Vergehen a minor [or petty] offence
    II. adv
    1. (einfach) easily
    etw geht [ganz] \leicht sth is [quite] easy
    es [im Leben] \leicht haben to have it easy [in life], to have an easy time of it
    es nicht \leicht haben to not have it easy, to have a hard time of it
    es nicht \leicht mit jdm haben to have one's work cut out with sb
    es jdm \leicht machen to make it easy for sb
    es sich dat \leicht machen to make it easy for oneself
    2. (schnell) easily
    das sagst du so \leicht! that's easy for you to say!
    das kann \leicht passieren that can happen easily
    der Inhalt ist \leicht zerbrechlich the contents are very delicate [or fragile]
    \leicht entzündlich highly inflammable
    sich akk \leicht erkälten to catch colds easily
    etw \leicht glauben to believe sth readily
    \leicht lernen to learn quickly
    \leicht verdaulich easily digestible, easy to digest
    \leicht verderblich highly perishable
    3. (nur wenig, etwas) slightly
    \leicht erkältet sein to have a slight cold
    \leicht humpeln to have a slight limp
    etw \leicht salzen to salt sth lightly
    \leicht übertrieben sein to be slightly exaggerated
    \leicht verärgert sein to be slightly annoyed
    4. (problemlos) easily
    etw \leicht begreifen/schaffen to grasp/manage sth easily
    sich dat etwas \leicht denken können not to be too difficult for sb to grasp sth
    etw ist \leicht löslich sth dissolves easily
    \leicht möglich maybe
    das ist \leicht möglich that may well be
    sich akk \leicht fühlen to feel carefree
    6. METEO (schwach) lightly
    es regnet heute nur \leicht there's only light rain today
    7. (aus dünnem Material) lightly
    \leicht bekleidet dressed in light clothing
    8.
    ▶ [das ist] \leichter gesagt als getan that's easier said than done
    ▶ nichts \leichter als das no problem at all
    ▶ \leicht reden haben [o können] to be easy for sb to talk
    * * *
    1.
    1) light; lightweight <suit, material>

    leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes

    etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something

    2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>

    es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it

    mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat

    jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself

    es sich — (Dat.)

    leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out

    3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light < wind, rain, sleep, perfume>

    ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]

    4) (bekömmlich) light <food, wine>; mild <cigar, cigarette>
    5) (heiter) light-hearted

    ihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved

    6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>
    7)

    ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl

    2.

    leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed

    2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easily

    leicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible

    leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood

    sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk

    3) (geringfügig) slightly
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. Gewicht: light; Kleidung: auch thin, cool; Anzug: lightweight;
    die Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material;
    das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age;
    danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg, fig I came away a hundred euros lighter;
    jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg relieve sb of a little cash;
    gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig tried and found wanting
    2. (bekömmlich) Essen, Lektüre, Musik, Wein etc: light; Zigarre: mild;
    abends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening;
    er hat einen leichten Schlaf he’s a light sleeper; → Kost
    3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted;
    leichten Herzens happily; (erleichtert) relieved; (ohne Weiteres) readily;
    jetzt ist mir leichter (ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind;
    leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig with a spring in one’s step
    4. (nicht schwierig) easy; Aufgabe etc: auch simple;
    leichter Sieg walkover, US walkaway;
    nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (US auch snap) umg;
    es leicht haben have an easy time (of it);
    mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time;
    die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it;
    er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it;
    keinen leichten Stand haben be in a difficult ( oder tricky) position;
    es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+inf) it’s a simple matter (umg no big deal) for him to (+ inf); → Spiel 1
    5. (sanft) Brise, Berührung etc: light, gentle
    6. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: AUTO surface; auch am Körper: little;
    leichter Regen/Schnee light rainfall/snowfall;
    ein leichter Fall Krankheit: a mild case, nothing serious; Kranker: a straightforward case;
    er hat eine leichte Bronchitis he has a mild case of (umg a touch of) bronchitis;
    ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offence (US -se);
    eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR sentence)
    7. umg:
    ein leichtes Mädchen a bit of a tart (US slut)
    B. adv
    1. (geringfügig) slightly;
    leicht berühren touch gently ( oder carefully); versehentlich: brush against;
    es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling;
    leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover;
    leicht bekleidet lightly dressed; spärlich: scantily dressed (iron clad);
    leicht bewaffnet lightly armed;
    leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt;
    leicht geschürzt hum scantily clad;
    leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured);
    leicht verwundet slightly wounded;
    das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration
    2. mit adj (mühelos) easily;
    leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable;
    leicht entzündlich Gas, Flüssigkeit etc: highly inflammable (besonders US und TECH flammable);
    leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble;
    leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig light;
    leicht verderblich perishable;
    leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling;
    leicht verständlich easy to understand ( oder follow); Sprache: auch (very) straightforward;
    in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) form
    es geht ganz leicht it’s really easy;
    das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done;
    du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk;
    jemandem etwas leicht machen make sth easy for sb;
    es sich (dat)
    leicht machen take the easy way out;
    du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple
    4. (schnell) easily;
    sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended;
    er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold;
    so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it);
    das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again;
    das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry;
    das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(’ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry;
    es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible;
    du kannst dir leicht denken … you can well imagine;
    er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother;
    man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg it’s a hard life
    * * *
    1.
    1) light; lightweight <suit, material>

    leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes

    etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something

    2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>

    es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it

    mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat

    jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself

    es sich — (Dat.)

    leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out

    das fällt mir leicht — it is easy for me; I find it easy

    3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light <wind, rain, sleep, perfume>

    ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]

    4) (bekömmlich) light <food, wine>; mild <cigar, cigarette>
    5) (heiter) light-hearted

    ihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved

    6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>
    7)

    ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl

    2.

    leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed

    2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easily

    leicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible

    leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood

    sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk

    3) (geringfügig) slightly
    * * *
    adj.
    easy adj.
    facile adj.
    light adj.
    lightweight adj. adv.
    easily adv.
    facilely adv.
    lightly adv.
    readily adv.

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  • 17 רפי

    רְפֵי, רְפָאch. sam( Pi. רִיפָּה to loosen, let go), to be lax, weak, unsteady. Yeb.64b דרָפֵי דמא, v. קְמַט. Kidd.65a אין ולא ורַפְיָא בידיה (he said) yes and no, and it was undecided in his hand; Sabb.113a; 116a; B. Mets.14b. Gitt.32a שופתא … רפיא the pin of the hoe gets loose (from the heat); סיכתא בדפנאר׳ the pin in the wall gets loose; קניא …ר׳ the reed in the basket becomes soft again (as if sprouting). Pes.42b דרְפָא מקמיט ליה (Ms. M. דרָפֵי; Rashi דרפו, corr. acc.), v. קְמַט; Sabb.110a. Y.Ber.II, 5c bot., v. עוּנְקְתָא; a. e. Pa. רַפֵּי to loosen, break the soil (cmp. רְפַק). Ned.41b דקא מְרַפֵּיוכ׳ he loosens the soil for him (by ploughing near him whom he has vowed not to benefit). B. Mets.95b מרפי ואזיל קמה (Ms. F. קמא קמא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 8; Ar. מְרַפֵּיש, מְרַפֵּשׂ) he breaks the ground as he goes before him (that ploughs with his cow). Af. אַרְפֵּא, אַרְפֵּי 1) to let loose, let go, let alone. Targ. Y. II Ex. 4:26 (h. text וירף). Targ. Prov. 4:13 (ed. Wil. תִרְפֵּא, read: תַ׳).Y.Ber.VII, 11c אַרְפּוּנֵיה let him alone. Y.Kil.IX, 32b אַרְפּוּנוּן ורחמיווכ׳ let them (the mice in their nest) undisturbed, it is written, ‘and his mercies are over all his creatures (Ps. 145:9); Y.Keth.XII, 35a. Lev. R. s. 5 אַרְפּוּן להון leave them (the dogs) alone; a. e. 2) to act as a laxative. Pes. l. c. מַרְפֵּא ליה (not להו; Ms. M. מַרְפֵּי; Rashi מרפו, corr. acc.); Sabb. l. c. מרפי, v. קְמַט. Ithpa. אִתְרַפֵּי, אִתְרַפֵּא; Ithpe. אִתְרִפֵי 1) to be lax, slack. Targ. Prov. 18:9 (ed. Wil. מִתְרַפֵּה). Ib. 24:10. 2) to relax, to let ones hands drop (in astonishment). Targ. Hab. 1:5. Targ. Is. 29:9.

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  • 18 רפא

    רְפֵי, רְפָאch. sam( Pi. רִיפָּה to loosen, let go), to be lax, weak, unsteady. Yeb.64b דרָפֵי דמא, v. קְמַט. Kidd.65a אין ולא ורַפְיָא בידיה (he said) yes and no, and it was undecided in his hand; Sabb.113a; 116a; B. Mets.14b. Gitt.32a שופתא … רפיא the pin of the hoe gets loose (from the heat); סיכתא בדפנאר׳ the pin in the wall gets loose; קניא …ר׳ the reed in the basket becomes soft again (as if sprouting). Pes.42b דרְפָא מקמיט ליה (Ms. M. דרָפֵי; Rashi דרפו, corr. acc.), v. קְמַט; Sabb.110a. Y.Ber.II, 5c bot., v. עוּנְקְתָא; a. e. Pa. רַפֵּי to loosen, break the soil (cmp. רְפַק). Ned.41b דקא מְרַפֵּיוכ׳ he loosens the soil for him (by ploughing near him whom he has vowed not to benefit). B. Mets.95b מרפי ואזיל קמה (Ms. F. קמא קמא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 8; Ar. מְרַפֵּיש, מְרַפֵּשׂ) he breaks the ground as he goes before him (that ploughs with his cow). Af. אַרְפֵּא, אַרְפֵּי 1) to let loose, let go, let alone. Targ. Y. II Ex. 4:26 (h. text וירף). Targ. Prov. 4:13 (ed. Wil. תִרְפֵּא, read: תַ׳).Y.Ber.VII, 11c אַרְפּוּנֵיה let him alone. Y.Kil.IX, 32b אַרְפּוּנוּן ורחמיווכ׳ let them (the mice in their nest) undisturbed, it is written, ‘and his mercies are over all his creatures (Ps. 145:9); Y.Keth.XII, 35a. Lev. R. s. 5 אַרְפּוּן להון leave them (the dogs) alone; a. e. 2) to act as a laxative. Pes. l. c. מַרְפֵּא ליה (not להו; Ms. M. מַרְפֵּי; Rashi מרפו, corr. acc.); Sabb. l. c. מרפי, v. קְמַט. Ithpa. אִתְרַפֵּי, אִתְרַפֵּא; Ithpe. אִתְרִפֵי 1) to be lax, slack. Targ. Prov. 18:9 (ed. Wil. מִתְרַפֵּה). Ib. 24:10. 2) to relax, to let ones hands drop (in astonishment). Targ. Hab. 1:5. Targ. Is. 29:9.

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  • 19 רְפֵי

    רְפֵי, רְפָאch. sam( Pi. רִיפָּה to loosen, let go), to be lax, weak, unsteady. Yeb.64b דרָפֵי דמא, v. קְמַט. Kidd.65a אין ולא ורַפְיָא בידיה (he said) yes and no, and it was undecided in his hand; Sabb.113a; 116a; B. Mets.14b. Gitt.32a שופתא … רפיא the pin of the hoe gets loose (from the heat); סיכתא בדפנאר׳ the pin in the wall gets loose; קניא …ר׳ the reed in the basket becomes soft again (as if sprouting). Pes.42b דרְפָא מקמיט ליה (Ms. M. דרָפֵי; Rashi דרפו, corr. acc.), v. קְמַט; Sabb.110a. Y.Ber.II, 5c bot., v. עוּנְקְתָא; a. e. Pa. רַפֵּי to loosen, break the soil (cmp. רְפַק). Ned.41b דקא מְרַפֵּיוכ׳ he loosens the soil for him (by ploughing near him whom he has vowed not to benefit). B. Mets.95b מרפי ואזיל קמה (Ms. F. קמא קמא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 8; Ar. מְרַפֵּיש, מְרַפֵּשׂ) he breaks the ground as he goes before him (that ploughs with his cow). Af. אַרְפֵּא, אַרְפֵּי 1) to let loose, let go, let alone. Targ. Y. II Ex. 4:26 (h. text וירף). Targ. Prov. 4:13 (ed. Wil. תִרְפֵּא, read: תַ׳).Y.Ber.VII, 11c אַרְפּוּנֵיה let him alone. Y.Kil.IX, 32b אַרְפּוּנוּן ורחמיווכ׳ let them (the mice in their nest) undisturbed, it is written, ‘and his mercies are over all his creatures (Ps. 145:9); Y.Keth.XII, 35a. Lev. R. s. 5 אַרְפּוּן להון leave them (the dogs) alone; a. e. 2) to act as a laxative. Pes. l. c. מַרְפֵּא ליה (not להו; Ms. M. מַרְפֵּי; Rashi מרפו, corr. acc.); Sabb. l. c. מרפי, v. קְמַט. Ithpa. אִתְרַפֵּי, אִתְרַפֵּא; Ithpe. אִתְרִפֵי 1) to be lax, slack. Targ. Prov. 18:9 (ed. Wil. מִתְרַפֵּה). Ib. 24:10. 2) to relax, to let ones hands drop (in astonishment). Targ. Hab. 1:5. Targ. Is. 29:9.

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  • 20 רְפָא

    רְפֵי, רְפָאch. sam( Pi. רִיפָּה to loosen, let go), to be lax, weak, unsteady. Yeb.64b דרָפֵי דמא, v. קְמַט. Kidd.65a אין ולא ורַפְיָא בידיה (he said) yes and no, and it was undecided in his hand; Sabb.113a; 116a; B. Mets.14b. Gitt.32a שופתא … רפיא the pin of the hoe gets loose (from the heat); סיכתא בדפנאר׳ the pin in the wall gets loose; קניא …ר׳ the reed in the basket becomes soft again (as if sprouting). Pes.42b דרְפָא מקמיט ליה (Ms. M. דרָפֵי; Rashi דרפו, corr. acc.), v. קְמַט; Sabb.110a. Y.Ber.II, 5c bot., v. עוּנְקְתָא; a. e. Pa. רַפֵּי to loosen, break the soil (cmp. רְפַק). Ned.41b דקא מְרַפֵּיוכ׳ he loosens the soil for him (by ploughing near him whom he has vowed not to benefit). B. Mets.95b מרפי ואזיל קמה (Ms. F. קמא קמא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 8; Ar. מְרַפֵּיש, מְרַפֵּשׂ) he breaks the ground as he goes before him (that ploughs with his cow). Af. אַרְפֵּא, אַרְפֵּי 1) to let loose, let go, let alone. Targ. Y. II Ex. 4:26 (h. text וירף). Targ. Prov. 4:13 (ed. Wil. תִרְפֵּא, read: תַ׳).Y.Ber.VII, 11c אַרְפּוּנֵיה let him alone. Y.Kil.IX, 32b אַרְפּוּנוּן ורחמיווכ׳ let them (the mice in their nest) undisturbed, it is written, ‘and his mercies are over all his creatures (Ps. 145:9); Y.Keth.XII, 35a. Lev. R. s. 5 אַרְפּוּן להון leave them (the dogs) alone; a. e. 2) to act as a laxative. Pes. l. c. מַרְפֵּא ליה (not להו; Ms. M. מַרְפֵּי; Rashi מרפו, corr. acc.); Sabb. l. c. מרפי, v. קְמַט. Ithpa. אִתְרַפֵּי, אִתְרַפֵּא; Ithpe. אִתְרִפֵי 1) to be lax, slack. Targ. Prov. 18:9 (ed. Wil. מִתְרַפֵּה). Ib. 24:10. 2) to relax, to let ones hands drop (in astonishment). Targ. Hab. 1:5. Targ. Is. 29:9.

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