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  • 1 bede

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    1) ( от ngt) проси́ть (о чём-л.)

    béde for nógen — проси́ть за кого́-л.

    béde om órdet — проси́ть сло́ва

    2) приглаша́ть

    béde til míddag — приглаша́ть к обе́ду

    * * *
    appeal, bid, entreat, pray
    * * *
    I. (en -r)
    zo wether.
    II. (en -r)
    (bot) beet.
    III. vb (bad, bedt) ask,
    F request;
    ( indstændigt, F) entreat,
    ( stærkere) implore;
    ( indbyde) ask, invite;
    (en bøn etc) say ( fx a prayer),
    F offer up;
    ( holde bøn) pray, say one's prayers;
    [ bede sin aftenbøn] say one's (evening) prayers;
    [ bede fadervor] say (el. recite) the Lord's Prayer;
    [ bede for en] intercede for somebody,
    ( til Gud) pray for somebody;
    [ der blev bedt for dem] prayers were said (, F: offered) for them;
    [ bede for sig] plead for mercy;
    [ bede sig fri] ask for a day (, an hour etc) off,
    (dvs for at være til stede) excuse oneself;
    [ lad os alle bede] let us pray;
    [ bede om] ask (for),
    ( stærkere) beg (for);
    [ bede til Gud om det] pray to God for it;
    [ bede ham om det] ask him for it, ask it of him;
    [ bede ham om at gøre det] ask (, bydende: tell) him to do it;
    [ bede ham om forladelse (, om hjælp)] ask for his forgiveness (, his help);
    [ bede om ordet] ask permission to speak;
    (se også ord);
    [ må jeg bede om saltet?] will you pass me the salt, please?
    [( nej) må jeg () bede om Oxford] give me Oxford (every time);
    [ om jeg må bede] if you please ( fx less noise, if you please!);
    ( svar på tak) not at all! don't mention it! you're welcome!
    ( svar på undskyldning) it is quite all right!
    IV. vb (bedede, bedet)
    ( hvile) rest, bait.

    Danish-English dictionary > bede

  • 2 bede

    [smeekbede] entreaty plea
    [gebed tot God] prayer
    voorbeelden:
    1   bede om hulp plea for help

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > bede

  • 3 bede om hulp

    bede om hulp

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > bede om hulp

  • 4 bede om

    ask, ask for, call on, invite, solicit, tell

    Danish-English dictionary > bede om

  • 5 at bede om

    to ask for

    Dansk-engelsk ordbog mini > at bede om

  • 6 być

    impf (jestem, jesteś, jest, jesteśmy, jesteście, są, byłem, byłeś, był, byliśmy, byliście, byli, będę, będziesz, będzie, będziemy, będziecie, będą) vi 1. (istnieć, żyć) to be
    - jest wielu znanych aktorów there are many well known actors
    - nie ma nikogo, kto mógłby to zrobić there’s no one who could do it
    - czy jest Bóg, czy go nie ma? does God exist, or not?
    - był sobie kiedyś stary król there was a. lived once an old king
    - nie było cię jeszcze wtedy na świecie this was before you were born
    - kiedy mnie już z wami nie będzie euf. when I am no more a. I am no longer with you euf.
    - myślę, więc jestem I think, therefore I am
    - być albo nie być to be or not to be
    - to dla nas być albo nie być this is our to be or not to be, this is our Waterloo
    - nie ma już dla niej ratunku nothing can save her now
    - jest wiele powodów do zadowolenia there’s good reason to be happy
    - nie ma obaw a. strachu pot. ! no problem! pot., not to worry! pot.
    - nie ma powodu do obaw there is no reason a. need to worry
    - są sprawy, których nigdy nie zrozumiesz there are (certain) things that you’ll never understand
    - nie ma co płakać/gadać it’s no use crying/talking (about it)
    - nie ma co żałować (there’s) no need to be sorry
    - nie ma co a. czego żałować it’s no great loss
    - nie ma czemu się dziwić, że… it’s no surprise a. wonder that…
    - nie ma o co się kłócić there’s nothing to quarrel about
    - nie ma czym się martwić/czego się bać there’s nothing to worry about/to be afraid of
    - nie ma z czego być dumnym (it’s) nothing to be proud of
    - nie ma z czego się cieszyć/śmiać there’s nothing to rejoice/to laugh about
    - „dziękuję za podwiezienie” – „nie ma za co” ‘thanks for the lift’ – ‘don’t mention it’ a. ‘you’re welcome‘
    - „przepraszam, że panu przerwałem” – „nie ma za co” ‘sorry I interrupted you’ – ‘that’s all right’
    - już cię/was nie ma! off with you!
    2. (przebywać, znajdować się) to be
    - być w pracy/szkole to be at work/at school
    - być w teatrze/na koncercie to be at the theatre/at a concert
    - teraz wychodzę, ale będę w domu o piątej I’m going out now, but I’ll be home at five
    - dzisiaj nie ma go w biurze he’s not in the office today
    - w pokoju nikogo nie ma/nie było there is/was no-one in the room
    - jest już piąta, a jego jak nie ma, tak nie ma it’s already five, and he’s still not here a. there’s still no trace of him
    - „czy jest Robert?” – „nie, nie ma go, jest jeszcze w szkole” ‘is Robert in?’ – ‘no, he’s not, he’s still at school’
    - „są jeszcze bilety na ostatni seans?” – „niestety, już nie ma” ‘do you still have tickets for the last showing?’ – ‘sorry, all sold out’
    - czy będziesz jutro w domu? ‘will you be at home a. in home tomorrow?’
    - kiedy (ona) będzie znowu w Warszawie? when will she be in Warsaw again?
    - byłem wczoraj u Roberta/u babci I was at Robert’s/granny’s yesterday, I went to see Robert/granny yesterday
    - był przy narodzinach swojej córki he was present at the birth of his daughter
    - nigdy nie byłem w Rosji I’ve never been to Russia
    - „skąd jesteś?” – „(jestem) z Krakowa/Polski” ‘where are you from?’ – ‘(I’m) from Cracow/Poland’
    - „gdzie jesteś?” – „tutaj!” ‘where are you?’ – ‘(I’m) here!’
    - „jestem!” (przy odczytywaniu listy) ‘here!’, ‘present’
    - będąc w Londynie, odwiedziłem Annę when a. while I was in London I went to see Anna
    - biblioteka jest w budynku głównym the library is in the main building
    - w jednym pudełku jest dziesięć bateryjek there are ten batteries in a packet
    - w domu nie było nic do jedzenia there was nothing to eat at home a. in the house
    - co jest w tym pudle? what’s in this box?
    - gdzie jest moja książka/najbliższa apteka? where’s my book/the nearest chemist’s?
    - co jest dzisiaj na lunch? what’s for lunch today?
    - wczoraj na kolację był dorsz there was cod for dinner yesterday
    - „dużo masz tych ziemniaków?” – „oj, będzie” pot. ‘got a lot of those spuds?’ – ‘loads’ pot.
    - będzie, będzie, więcej się nie zmieści pot. that’s plenty a. that’ll do, there’s no room for any more
    3. (trwać, stawać się) to be
    - jest godzina druga po południu it’s two in the afternoon a. two p.m.
    - nie ma jeszcze szóstej rano it’s not yet six a.m.
    - zanim dotrzemy do domu, będzie ósma wieczorem/północ it’ll be eight p.m./midnight by the time we reach home
    - był maj it was in May
    - to było w grudniu 1999 it was in December 1999
    - to było dawno, dawno temu this was a long, long time ago
    - jest piękny ranek it’s a fine morning
    - jest mroźno/upalnie it’s nippy/hot
    - wczoraj był deszcz/mróz it was raining/freezing yesterday
    - ciekawe, czy jutro będzie pogoda I wonder if it’s going to be fine tomorrow
    - nie pamiętam dokładnie, to było dość dawno temu I can’t really remember, it was some time ago
    - z niego jeszcze coś będzie he’ll turn out all right
    - co z niego będzie? how will he turn out?, what will become of him?
    - będzie z niego dobry pracownik he’ll be a good worker
    - kuchmistrz to z ciebie nie będzie you’ll never make a chef
    - z tych kwiatów nic już nie będzie these flowers/plants have had it pot.
    - z naszych planów/wakacji nic nie będzie nothing will come of our plans/holidays
    - nic z tego nie będzie it’s hopeless
    - nic dobrego z tego nie będzie nothing good will come of it
    - tyle pracy i nic z tego nie ma (he’s done) so much work and nothing to show for it
    4. (odbywać się, zdarzać się) to be
    - koncert/egzamin jest jutro the concert/exam is tomorrow
    - zebranie było w sali konferencyjnej the meeting was (held) in the conference room
    - jutro nie będzie a. nie ma lekcji there are no classes tomorrow
    - był do ciebie telefon there was a phone call for you
    - czy były do mnie jakieś telefony? has anyone called me?
    - był wypadek w kopalni there was an accident in the mine
    - co będzie, jeśli nie zdasz egzaminu? what’s going to happen if you fail the exam?
    - co będzie, jeśli ktoś nas zobaczy? supposing a. what if someone sees us?
    - nie martw się, wszystko będzie dobrze don’t worry, it’ll be a. it’s going to be fine
    - w życiu bywa rozmaicie you never know what life may bring
    - opowiedziałem jej wszystko, tak jak było I told her everything just as it happened
    - co ci/jej jest? what’s the matter with you/her?
    - coś mi/jemu jest something’s the matter with me/him
    - czy jemu coś jest? is anything the matter with him?
    - nic mu nie będzie, to tylko przeziębienie he’ll be fine, it’s only a cold
    5. (uczestniczyć, uczęszczać) to be
    - być na weselu/zebraniu to be at a wedding/meeting
    - wczoraj byliśmy na przyjęciu we were at a reception yesterday
    - być w liceum/na uniwersytecie to be at secondary school/at university
    - być na studiach to be a student a. at college
    - być na prawie/medycynie to study law/medicine
    - był na trzecim roku anglistyki he was in his third year in the English department
    - być na kursie komputerowym to be on a computer course
    - być na wojnie to go to war
    6. (przybyć) to be, to come
    - być pierwszym/drugim to be the first/second to arrive
    - był na mecie trzeci he came third
    - czy był już listonosz? has the postman been a. come yet?
    7. (znajdować się w jakimś stanie) to be
    - być pod urokiem/wrażeniem kogoś/czegoś to be charmed/impressed by sb/sth
    - być pod wpływem kogoś/czegoś to be under the influence of sb/sth
    - prowadzić samochód, będąc pod wpływem alkoholu to drive while under the influence of alcohol
    - być w ciąży to be pregnant
    - być w dobrym/złym humorze to be in a good/bad mood
    - nie być w nastroju do zabawy not to feel like going out a. partying
    - być w doskonałej formie to be in excellent form a. in fine fettle
    - być w strachu to be scared
    - być w rozpaczy to be in despair
    - bądźmy dobrej myśli let’s hope for the best
    - jestem przed obiadem I haven’t had my lunch yet
    - jestem już po śniadaniu I’ve already had breakfast
    - był siedem lat po studiach he had graduated seven years earlier
    - być po kielichu/po paru kieliszkach pot. to have had a drop/a few euf.
    - być na diecie to be on a diet
    - być na kaszce a. kleiku to be on a diet of gruel
    - być na emeryturze/rencie to be on a pension
    - sukienka jest do kolan the dress is knee-length
    - wody było do kostek the water was ankle-deep
    - firanka była do połowy okna the net curtain reached halfway down the window
    - chwila nieuwagi i było po wazonie one unguarded moment and the vase was smashed to pieces
    - jest już po nim/nas! it’s curtains for him/us! pot.
    - jeszcze chwila i byłoby po mnie another instant and it would have been curtains for me a. would have been all up with me pot.
    v aux. 1. (łącznik w orzeczeniu złożonym) to be
    - być nauczycielem/malarzem to be a teacher/painter
    - kiedy dorosnę, będę aktorem when I grow up, I’ll be an actor
    - być Polakiem/Duńczykiem to be Polish/Danish
    - borsuk jest drapieżnikiem the badger is a predator
    - nie bądź dzieckiem! don’t be childish a. such a child!
    - jestem Anna Kowalska I’m Anna Kowalska
    - „cześć, to ty jesteś Robert?” – „nie, jestem Adam” ‘hi, are you Robert? a. you’re Robert, are you?’ – ‘no, I’m Adam’
    - co to jest – ma cztery nogi i robi „miau”? what (is it that) has four legs and says ‘miaow’?
    - była wysoka/niska she was tall/short
    - jest autorką cenioną przez wszystkich she’s an author appreciated by all a. everybody
    - mój dziadek był podobno bardzo przystojnym mężczyzną my grandfather is said to have been a very handsome man
    - wciąż jest taka, jaką była za młodu she’s still her old self
    - kwiaty były żółte i czerwone the flowers were yellow and red
    - pizza była całkiem dobra the pizza was quite good
    - pojemnik był z drewna/plastiku the container was made of wood/plastic
    - z tych listewek byłby ładny latawiec these slats could make a fine kite
    - wszystko to były jedynie domysły it was all only conjecture
    - czyj jest ten samochód? whose car is this?, who does this car belong to?
    - ta książka jest jej/Adama this book is hers/Adam’s, this is her/Adam’s book
    - żona była dla niego wszystkim his wife was everything to him
    - nie naśladuj innych, bądź sobą don’t imitate others, be yourself
    - ta zupa jest zimna this soup is cold
    - Maria jest niewidoma Maria is blind
    - jesteś głodny? are you hungry?
    - Robert jest żonaty/rozwiedziony Robert is married/divorced
    - są małżeństwem od dziesięciu lat they’ve been married for ten years
    - bądź dla niej miły be nice to her
    - bądź tak dobry a. uprzejmy would you mind
    - bądź tak miły i otwórz okno would you mind opening the window?
    - czy byłaby pani uprzejma podać mi sól would you be kind enough a. would you be so kind as to pass me the salt?
    - nie bądź głupi! don’t be a fool!
    - cicho bądź! be quiet!
    - być w kapeluszu/kaloszach/spodniach to be wearing a hat/rubber boots/trousers
    - była w zielonym żakiecie/czarnym berecie she was wearing a green jacket/black beret, she had a green jacket/black beret on
    - być za kimś/czymś (opowiadać się) to support sb/sth, to be for sb/sth
    - byłem za tym, żeby nikomu nic nie mówić I was for not telling anyone anything
    - dwa razy dwa jest cztery two times two is four
    2. (w stronie biernej) artykuł jest dobrze napisany the article is well written
    - ściany pokoju były pomalowane na różowo the walls of the room were painted pink
    - dzieci, które są maltretowane przez rodziców children who are abused by their parents
    - tak jest napisane w gazecie that’s what it says in the paper
    - samochód będzie naprawiony jutro the car will be repaired by tomorrow
    - to musi być zrobione do czwartku this must be done by Thursday
    - sukienka była uszyta z czarnej wełenki the dress was made of black wool
    3. (w czasie przyszłym złożonym) shall, will
    - będzie pamiętał a. pamiętać tę scenę przez cały życie he will remember this scene all his life
    - będziemy długo go wspominali a. wspominać we shall a. will long remember him
    4. przest. (w czasie zaprzeszłym) w Krakowie mieszkał był przed trzema laty he would have been living a. was living in Cracow three years ago 5. (w trybie warunkowym) byłbym napisał a. napisałbym był do ciebie, gdybym znał twój adres I would have written to you, had I known your address a. if I had known your address
    - co by się było stało, gdyby nie jego pomoc what would have happened if it hadn’t been for his help
    - byłaby spadła ze schodów (omal nie) she almost fell down the stairs
    - byłbym zapomniał! zabierz ze sobą śpiwór I almost a. nearly forgot! take a sleeping bag with you
    6. (w zwrotach nieosobowych) było już późno it was already late
    - jest dopiero wpół do ósmej it’s only half past seven
    - nie było co jeść there was nothing to eat
    - za ciepło będzie ci w tym swetrze you’ll be too hot in this jumper
    - byłoby przyjemnie zjeść razem obiad it would be nice to have lunch together
    - wychodzić po zmierzchu było niebezpiecznie it was dangerous going out after dark
    - nie kupić tego mieszkania będzie niewybaczalnym błędem not to buy that a. the flat would be an inexcusable mistake
    - z chorym było źle/coraz gorzej the patient was bad/getting worse
    - z dziadkiem jest nienajlepiej grandfather is poorly
    - wszystko będzie na niego he’ll get all the blame
    - żeby nie było na mnie I don’t want to get the blame
    - na imię było jej Maria her name was Maria
    - było dobrze po północy it was well after midnight
    - będzie z godzinę/trzy lata temu an hour or so/some three years ago
    - będzie kwadrans jak wyszedł he must have left fifteen minutes or so ago, it’s been fifteen minutes or so since he left
    - do najbliższego sklepu będzie ze trzy kilometry it’s a good three kilometres to the nearest shop
    - nie ma tu gdzie usiąść there’s nowhere here to sit
    - w tym mieście na ma dokąd pójść wieczorem there’s nowhere to go at night in this town
    - nie ma komu posprzątać/zrobić zakupy there’s no-one to clean/to do shopping
    - nie ma z kim się bawić there’s no-one to play with
    7. (z czasownikami niewłaściwymi) to be
    - trzeba było coś z tym zrobić something had to be done about it
    - trzeba było od razu tak mówić why didn’t you say so in the first place?
    - czytać można było tylko przy świecach one could read only by candlelight
    - jest gorzej niż można było przypuszczać it’s worse than might have been expected
    bądź zdrów! (pożegnanie) goodbye!, take care!
    - być bez forsy/przy forsie pot. to be penniless/flush pot.
    - być do niczego (bezużyteczny) [osoba, przedmiot] to be useless a. no good; (chory, słaby) [osoba] to be poorly a. out of sorts
    - być może perhaps, maybe
    - być może nam się uda perhaps we’ll succeed
    - być może a. może być, że… it may happen that…
    - być niczym [osoba] to be a nobody
    - znałem ją, kiedy jeszcze była nikim I knew her when she was still a nobody
    - być przy nadziei a. być w poważnym a. odmiennym a. błogosławionym stanie książk. to be in an interesting condition a. in the family way przest.; to have a bun in the oven euf., pot.
    - było nie było (tak czy owak) when all’s said and done, after all; (niech się dzieje co chce) come what may, be that as it may
    - było nie było, to już ćwierć wieku od naszego ślubu when all’s said and done a. after all, it’s twenty-five years since we got married
    - było nie było, idę pogadać z szefem o podwyżce come what may, I’m going to the boss to talk about a rise
    - było siedzieć w domu/nie pożyczać mu pieniędzy pot. serves you right, you should have stayed at home/shouldn’t have lent him money
    - było nic mu nie mówić you should have told him nothing
    - co będzie, to będzie whatever will be, will be
    - co było, to było let bygones be bygones
    - co jest? pot. what’s up? pot.
    - co jest, do jasnej cholery? dlaczego nikt nie otwiera? what the hell’s going on? – why doesn’t anyone open the door? pot.
    - co jest? przyjacielowi paru groszy żałujesz? what’s wrong? – can’t spare a friend a few pence? pot.
    - coś w tym jest a. coś w tym musi być there must be something in it
    - coś w tym musi być, że wszyscy dyrektorzy będą na tym zebraniu there must be something in it, if all the directors are going to the meeting
    - jakoś to będzie things’ll a. it’ll work out somehow pot.
    - nie ma co a. rady oh well
    - nie ma co, trzeba brać się do roboty oh well, time to do some work
    - nie ma co! well, well!
    - mieszkanie, nie ma co, widne i ustawne well, well, not a bad flat, airy and well laid out
    - ładnie się spisałeś, nie ma co! iron. well, well, you’ve done it now, haven’t you!
    - nie ma (to) jak kuchnia domowa/kieliszek zimnej wódki nothing beats a. you can’t beat home cooking/a glass of cold vodka
    - nie ma (to) jak muzyka klasyczna give me classical music every time
    - nie ma to jak wakacje! there’s nothing like a holiday!
    - nie może być! (niedowierzanie) I don’t believe it!, you don’t say!
    - niech będzie! oh well!
    - niech ci/wam będzie! have it your own way!
    - niech mu/jej będzie! let him/her have his/her own way!
    - niech tak będzie! (zgoda) so be it!
    - tak jest! (owszem) (that’s) right!
    - „to jest pańskie ostatnie słowo” – „tak jest, ostatnie” ‘is that your final word?’ – ‘yes, it is’, ‘that’s right’
    - tak jest, panie pułkowniku/generale! Wojsk. yes, sir!
    - to jest książk. that is, that is to say
    - główne gałęzie przemysłu, to jest górnictwo i hutnictwo the main branches of industry, that is (to say) mining and metallurgy
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    (jestem, jesteś); pl jesteśmy; pl jesteście; pl ; imp bądź; pt był, była, byli; sg fut będę; sg fut; będziesz; vi

    jestem! — present!, here!

    jest ciepło/zimno — it's warm/cold

    jest mi zimno/przykro — I'm cold/sorry

    będę pamiętać lub pamiętał — I will remember

    co będzie, jeśli nie przyjdą? — what will happen if they don't come?

    nie może być!this lub it can't be!

    tak jest! — yes, sir!

    jestem za +instr /przeciw być — +dat I am for/against

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    być1
    ipf.
    1. (= znajdować się w jakimś stanie l. miejscu) be; (= istnieć) exist, be there; być na diecie be on a diet; być na emeryturze be retired; jestem po robocie I'm finished l. done with work (for today); pewnego razu był sobie król... once upon a time there lived a king...; w ogrodzie były róże there were roses in the garden; w Galaktyce są miliardy gwiazd there are billions of stars in the Galaxy; ile ich jest? how many of them are there?; być w kinie be at the theater; być na wycieczce be on a trip; być w Warszawie be in Warsaw; być u babci na wsi be at grandma's house in the country; być z kimś sam na sam be one on one with sb; od świtu jestem na nogach I have been on my feet all day; Ewa jest na ostatnich nogach Eva is ready to drop l. dead on her feet; jesteś na drodze do zawału you are on the road to a heart attack; wszystko jest na swoim miejscu everything is in its place; to było nie na miejscu that was out of line; być na ustach całego miasteczka be on the lips of everyone in town; być jedną nogą na tamtym świecie have one foot in the grave; co dzisiaj będzie na obiad? what's for supper today?; wszystko jest pod ręką we have everything right at hand; być u steru przen. be at the wheel; no to jestem w domu (= zrozumiałem) that hits home; być w latach l. w leciech be up in one's years; być w sile wieku be in one's prime; być w opałach be in a bind; teraz wszystko jest w twoich rękach now everything is in your hands l. up to you; być w siódmym niebie be in seventh heaven; być w swoim żywiole be in one's element; być na zebraniu be at a meeting; być na wojnie be (fighting) in a war; być na studiach be at college; być na anglistyce be in the English Department; nigdy nie byłem w Chicago I've never been to Chicago; Adam jest pod pantoflem swojej żony Adam is henpecked; być nie w sosie be in a bad mood; jest gaz i woda we have gas and water; jestem takiego samego zdania I'm of the same opinion; jestem dobrej myśli I'm hoping for the best; jest mi u ciebie tak dobrze I feel so good at your place; jest mi głupio I feel stupid; to jest do niczego it's no good; być górą be on top; to nie jest czas po temu this is not the time for that; to nie jest mi na rękę this is inconvenient (for me); to nie jest po mojej myśli that's not what I intended l. what I had in mind; jestem pod wrażeniem I'm impressed; jestem bez pieniędzy I'm broke; jestem w ciąży I'm pregnant; Ewa jest przy nadziei przest. Eva is in the family way; jestem na służbie I'm on duty; byliśmy na spacerze we were taking a walk; dobrze wiesz, że jesteś na mojej łasce you know fully well that you're at my mercy; czy jesteś w stanie mnie zrozumieć? are you able to understand me?; jestem w dobrym humorze I'm in a good mood; byliśmy w kłopocie, co zrobić z... we couldn't figure out what to do with...; Ewa przez moment była w rozterce for a moment Ewa was in a dilemma; Ewa jest z Adamem w przyjaźni Ewa is friends with Adam; po czyjej jesteś stronie? whose side are you on?; Adam jest w porządku Adam is OK l. alright; to nie jest w moim guście that's not my style; jestem na bakier z gramatyką I haven't a clue about grammar; z teściową jestem na złej stopie I'm on bad terms with my mother-in-law; z prezesem jestem na ty I'm on a first name basis with the president; jestem za reformą I'm for the reform; oni są z sobą za pan brat they are on familiar terms; jestem z Ewą po słowie przest. I'm engaged to Eve.
    2. ( część orzeczenia imiennego) jestem studentem I am a student; byłam piosenkarką I was a singer; będę generałem I will be a general; ta dziewczyna jest ładna that girl is pretty; samochód jest ojca that's father's car; ten długopis nie jest mój this pen isn't mine; bądź zdrów! get well!; jesteś dla mnie niczym! you mean nothing to me; on nie był sobą he wasn't himself; dwa razy dwa jest cztery two plus two is l. equals four.
    3. ( w zdaniach bezosobowych) (= zdarzać się) jest piękny dzień it's a beautiful day; był kwiecień it was April; było to dość dawno it was l. happened quite a long time ago; był do ciebie telefon you had a call; było już późno it was getting late; nie ma co jeść there's nothing to eat; będzie z godzinę temu, jak... it's been an hour since...; a co będzie ze mną? what will happen to me?; ciekaw jestem, co z niego będzie I'm curious (about) what will become of him; jeżeli tak jest if it is so; być może maybe, perhaps; co będzie, to będzie come what may; co było, to było let bygones be bygones; jakoś to (w końcu) będzie thing's will turn out fine (in the end); co ci jest? what's wrong l. the matter with you?; z tej mąki nie będzie chleba it's hopeless; nie może być that's impossible; jest już po nim it's too late for him; he's done for; he's a goner l. a has-been; co było, a nie jest, nie pisze się w rejestr what's done is done; tak jest! exactly!, precisely!, that's right; wojsk. yes, sir!; to jest (= czyli) that is; było nie było whatever happens; no matter what (happens).
    II.
    być2
    ipf.
    1. tylko będę będziesz itd. ( w formach czasu przyszłego) will (be); będę pamiętał o tym I'll remember that; dzieci będą w ogrodzie the kids will be in the garden; będziemy śpiewać kolędy we're going to sing carols.
    2. ( w formach strony biernej) dom był sprzedany za... the house was sold for...; jesteś obserwowany you are being watched; droga jest już naprawiona the road has been repaired.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > być

  • 7 undskylde

    apologize, excuse, forgive, pardon, beg someone's pardon
    * * *
    * excuse ( fx I will excuse you this time; nothing can excuse such conduct);
    ( bede om undskyldning for) apologize for ( fx he apologized for his mistake);
    ( om forladelse) (I'm) sorry;
    ( tillader De?) excuse me; thank you;
    (am) pardon me;
    ( indledende spørgsmål, afbrydelse, indvending; undskyldning for gaben
    etc) excuse me,
    (am) pardon me;
    [ undskyld at jeg siger det, men...] excuse (el. forgive el. pardon) me for saying so, but...;
    [ undskyld at jeg kommer for sent] excuse my (el. me for) being late;
    T sorry I'm late;
    [ undskyld hvis jeg] excuse (el. forgive) me if I;
    [ undskyld men det er ikke rigtigt] I'm sorry (el. pardon me) but that is not correct;
    [ bede én undskylde] apologize;
    [ bede én undskylde noget] apologize to somebody for something, ask somebody to excuse something;
    [ vi beder Dem undskylde forsinkelsen] please excuse the delay;
    ( ved afslag) excuse oneself;
    (dvs jeg kan ikke komme) I'm so sorry I can't accept your kind
    invitation,
    ( jeg må gå) I'm afraid I must be going now;
    [ du må ( meget) undskylde] I am (very) sorry;
    [ hun undskyldte det over for sig selv med at] she made the excuse to herself that;
    [ undskylde sig] apologize, make excuses,
    ( bede sig fri) excuse oneself ( over for to);
    [ undskylde sig med at] plead that, excuse oneself on the plea that;
    [ være lovlig undskyldt] have a valid excuse.

    Danish-English dictionary > undskylde

  • 8 Bedeutung

    f
    1. eines Wortes: meaning, sense; dieses Wort hat mehrere Bedeutungen this word has several meanings
    2. nur Sg.; (Wichtigkeit) importance, significance; (Tragweite) import; von Bedeutung sein be important; (bezeichnend) be significant; sachlich: be relevant ( für to); der Staatsbesuch ist von wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung the state visit is of economic significance; das hat keine Bedeutung (will nichts heißen) it doesn’t mean anything; nichts von Bedeutung nothing important ( oder significant), nothing worth mentioning
    3. (Ansehen) importance; ein Mann von Bedeutung an important person, a man of some repute
    * * *
    die Bedeutung
    (Sinn) meaning; signification; implication; sense; import; purport;
    (Wichtigkeit) prominence; greatness; weight; importance; significance
    * * *
    Be|deu|tung
    f
    1) (= Sinn, Wortsinn) meaning

    in wörtlicher/übertragener Bedéútung — in the literal/figurative sense

    2) (= Wichtigkeit) importance, significance; (= Tragweite) significance

    von Bedéútung sein — to be important or significant, to be of significance

    von (großer or tiefer/geringer) Bedéútung sein — to be of (great/little) importance, to be (very/not very) important

    ein Mann von Bedéútung — an important figure

    nichts von Bedéútung — nothing of any importance

    ohne Bedéútung — of no importance

    große Bedéútung besitzen — to be of great importance

    an Bedéútung gewinnen/verlieren — to gain/lose in importance

    * * *
    die
    1) (importance: A small error is of no consequence.) consequence
    2) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) magnitude
    3) (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) meaning
    5) (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) significance
    * * *
    Be·deu·tung
    <-, -en>
    f
    1. (Sinn) meaning
    in wörtlicher/übertragener \Bedeutung in the literal/figurative sense
    2. (Wichtigkeit) significance, importance
    [für jdn] große/größte \Bedeutung besitzen to be of great/the utmost significance [or importance] [to [or for] sb]
    von übergeordneter \Bedeutung of overriding importance
    [für jdn/etw] von [bestimmter] \Bedeutung sein to be of [a certain] importance [for [or to] sb/sth]
    es ist für mich überhaupt nicht von \Bedeutung it is of no importance to me
    etw dat [bestimmte] \Bedeutung beimessen to attach [a certain] importance to sth
    nichts von \Bedeutung nothing important
    3. (Geltung) importance
    ein Mann von großer \Bedeutung an important man
    * * *
    die; Bedeutung, Bedeutungen
    1) o. Pl. meaning; significance
    2) (WortBedeutung) meaning
    3) o. Pl. (Wichtigkeit) importance; (Tragweite) significance; importance

    [an] Bedeutung gewinnen — become more significant

    nichts von Bedeutungnothing important or significant; nothing of [any] importance or significance

    * * *
    1. eines Wortes: meaning, sense;
    dieses Wort hat mehrere Bedeutungen this word has several meanings
    2. nur sg; (Wichtigkeit) importance, significance; (Tragweite) import;
    von Bedeutung sein be important; (bezeichnend) be significant; sachlich: be relevant (
    für to);
    der Staatsbesuch ist von wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung the state visit is of economic significance;
    das hat keine Bedeutung (will nichts heißen) it doesn’t mean anything;
    nichts von Bedeutung nothing important ( oder significant), nothing worth mentioning
    3. (Ansehen) importance;
    ein Mann von Bedeutung an important person, a man of some repute
    * * *
    die; Bedeutung, Bedeutungen
    1) o. Pl. meaning; significance

    einer Sache (Dat.) zu große Bedeutung beimessen — attach too much significance to something

    2) (WortBedeutung) meaning
    3) o. Pl. (Wichtigkeit) importance; (Tragweite) significance; importance

    [an] Bedeutung gewinnen — become more significant

    nichts von Bedeutungnothing important or significant; nothing of [any] importance or significance

    * * *
    f.
    denotation n.
    importance n.
    interest n.
    meaning n.
    prominence n.
    relevancy n.
    significance n.
    signification n.
    weight n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Bedeutung

  • 9 bedeuten

    v/t
    1. (heißen, bezeichnen) mean; Symbol etc.: auch stand for, signify; was bedeuten diese Schriftzeichen? what do these characters mean ( oder say)?; was soll das bedeuten? what does it mean?; was soll das denn bedeuten!, was hat das zu bedeuten! what’s the idea?, what’s the meaning of this?, what’s that supposed to mean?; das hat was zu bedeuten! that says something
    2. (zur Folge haben) mean; das bedeutet nichts Gutes that’s a bad sign, that doesn’t augur (Am. bode) too well, that’s rather ominous; dieser Wind bedeutet einen Wetterwechsel this wind means ( oder is a sign) that the weather is going to change; es bedeutet eine erhöhte Gefahr it means ( oder implies) an increased risk
    3. (wichtig sein): jemandem viel / nichts bedeuten mean a lot / nothing to s.o.; sie bedeutet mir alles she’s ( oder she means) everything ( oder the world) to me; dieser Name bedeutet etwas in Fachkreisen he ( oder she) is well known in the field; es hat nichts zu bedeuten it doesn’t mean a thing; (es macht nichts) it doesn’t matter
    4. altm. (zu verstehen geben): jemandem etw. bedeuten indicate s.th. to s.o.; jemandem bedeuten, dass give s.o. to understand that
    * * *
    to imply; to signify; to mean; to connote; to denote
    * * *
    be|deu|ten ptp bedeutet
    vt
    1) (= gleichzusetzen sein mit, heißen, bezeichnen) to mean; (MATH, LING) to stand for, to denote; (= versinnbildlichen) to signify, to symbolize

    was bedeutet dieses Wort? — what does this word mean?, what's the meaning of this word?

    was soll das bedéúten? — what does that mean?

    was soll denn das bedéúten? — what's the meaning of that?

    das hat nichts zu bedéúten — it doesn't mean anything

    diese Wolken bedéúten schlechtes Wetter — these clouds mean or spell bad weather

    3) (= gelten) to mean (+dat, für to)

    sein Name bedeutet etwas in der Medizinhis name means something in the field of medicine, he is a name in the field of medicine

    4) (geh = einen Hinweis geben) to indicate, to intimate; (mit Geste) to indicate, to gesture; Abneigung, Zustimmung to indicate

    ich bedeutete ihm, das zu tun — I indicated or intimated that he should do that

    man bedeutete mir, dass... — I was given to understand that...

    * * *
    1) (to be the sign of or to mean: Do you think his silence denotes guilt?) denote
    2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) intend
    3) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) signify
    4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) spell
    5) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) stand for
    * * *
    be·deu·ten *
    vt
    1. (auf bestimmte Weise definiert sein)
    etw \bedeuten to signify [or mean] sth
    2. (besagen)
    etw \bedeuten to mean [or represent] sth
    was bedeutet dieses Symbol? what does this symbol signify?
    ihr Schweigen dürfte wohl Desinteresse \bedeuten her silence seems to indicate a lack of interest
    \bedeuten, dass to indicate that
    das hat nichts zu \bedeuten that doesn't mean anything
    was hat das zu \bedeuten? what does that mean?, what's all that about?
    etw \bedeuten to symbolize sth
    4. (ankündigen, zur Folge haben)
    etw \bedeuten to mean sth
    das bedeutet nichts Gutes für uns that spells trouble for us
    5. (wichtig sein für jdn)
    [jdm] etwas/nichts/wenig \bedeuten to mean sth/nothing/little [to sb]
    du bedeutest mir sehr viel you mean a lot to me
    jdm \bedeuten, dass to indicate to sb that
    jdm \bedeuten, etw zu tun to indicate to sb that they should do sth
    * * *
    1) mean

    ‘Ph. D.’ bedeutet Doktor der Philosophie — ‘Ph.D.’ stands for Doctor of Philosophy

    2) (darstellen) represent

    einen Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit bedeutenamount to or represent an attack on press freedom

    3) (hindeuten auf) mean

    das bedeutet nichts Gutes — that bodes ill; that's a bad sign

    4) (wert sein) mean
    5) (geh.)

    jemandem bedeuten, etwas zu tun — intimate or indicate to somebody that he/she should do something

    * * *
    1. (heißen, bezeichnen) mean; Symbol etc: auch stand for, signify;
    was bedeuten diese Schriftzeichen? what do these characters mean ( oder say)?;
    was soll das bedeuten? what does it mean?;
    was soll das denn bedeuten!, was hat das zu bedeuten! what’s the idea?, what’s the meaning of this?, what’s that supposed to mean?;
    das hat was zu bedeuten! that says something
    das bedeutet nichts Gutes that’s a bad sign, that doesn’t augur (US bode) too well, that’s rather ominous;
    dieser Wind bedeutet einen Wetterwechsel this wind means ( oder is a sign) that the weather is going to change;
    es bedeutet eine erhöhte Gefahr it means ( oder implies) an increased risk
    jemandem viel/nichts bedeuten mean a lot/nothing to sb;
    sie bedeutet mir alles she’s ( oder she means) everything ( oder the world) to me;
    dieser Name bedeutet etwas in Fachkreisen he ( oder she) is well known in the field;
    es hat nichts zu bedeuten it doesn’t mean a thing; (es macht nichts) it doesn’t matter
    4. obs (zu verstehen geben):
    jemandem etwas bedeuten indicate sth to sb;
    jemandem bedeuten, dass give sb to understand that
    * * *
    1) mean

    ‘Ph. D.’ bedeutet Doktor der Philosophie — ‘Ph.D.’ stands for Doctor of Philosophy

    2) (darstellen) represent

    einen Eingriff in die Pressefreiheit bedeutenamount to or represent an attack on press freedom

    das bedeutet nichts Gutes — that bodes ill; that's a bad sign

    4) (wert sein) mean
    5) (geh.)

    jemandem bedeuten, etwas zu tun — intimate or indicate to somebody that he/she should do something

    * * *
    v.
    to connote v.
    to imply v.
    to involve v.
    to mean v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: meant)
    to signify v.
    to stand for v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedeuten

  • 10 BD

    BD [bede]
    feminine noun
    ( = bande dessinée) la BD comic strips
    une BD (dans un journal) a comic strip ; ( = livre) a comic book
    * * *
    (colloq) bede nom féminin: abbr bande
    * * *
    bede abr nf
    1) bande dessinée (dans un journal) comic strip, (= livre) comic book

    la BDcomics pl

    Marguerite adore les BD. — Marguerite loves comic strips.

    * * *
    bd written abbr = boulevard 1.
    nom féminin
    → link=bande bande dessinée
    BD
    A common abbreviation for bande dessinée or comic book. Considered a serious and important art form in France, the comic book has become popular among teenagers and intellectuals alike. An annual festival of comic book art is held in Angoulême.

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > BD

  • 11 ord

    vocabulary, word
    * * *
    (et -) word ( fx the word "horse"; his word is law);
    ( talemåde) saying,
    F saw ( fx the old saying (el. saw) that an Englishman's word is his bond);
    ( taleret i forsamling) the floor ( fx have (, hold, get, take) the floor);
    (se også ndf);
    ( bibelsk) the Word;
    [ sulten? det er ikke ordet!] hungry isn't the word for it!
    [ det er et ord] that is a bargain;
    [ et ord er et ord] a bargain is a bargain; a promise is a promise;
    [ med adj:]
    [ godt ord igen] no offence meant;
    [ for et godt ord] on the slightest provocation, on the least excuse,
    ( så det står efter) like anything;
    (se også lægge (ind));
    [ det kan ikke fås hverken for gode ord eller betaling] it is not to be had for love or money;
    [ det er rene ord for pengene] that is plain speaking,
    ( ironisk) that is short and sweet;
    [ for at sige det med rene ord] to put it bluntly;
    [ jeg sagde ham med rene ord at] I told him in so many words that;
    [ det var et sandt ord!] you never spoke a truer word!
    [ der er ikke et sandt ord i det] there is not a word of truth in it;
    [ (el. beholde) det sidste ord] have the last word;
    ( at bruge) that is a big word;
    (dvs være den dominerende) be cock of the walk,
    ( være den der snakker) do the talking;
    (se også borgerlig, ond);
    [ med vb:]
    [ bede om ordet] ask permission to speak, catch the chairman's (, i
    underhuset: the Speaker's) eye,
    F request leave to speak;
    [ bryde sit ord] break (el. go back on) one's word;
    [ dirigenten fratog ham ordet] the chairman stopped him (el. ordered him to sit down);
    [ føre ordet] act as spokesman,
    ( tale meget) do the talking;
    [ få ordet] get (el. be given) the floor, be called on (to speak);
    [ må jeg få ordet?] may I say a few words?
    [ få ord for] get a reputation for;
    [ give en ordet] give somebody the floor, call on somebody to speak (, om
    taler også: to address the meeting);
    [ jeg giver dig mit ord på det] I give you my word for it;
    [ have ordet] have the floor ( fx allow me to finish, I have the floor);
    (dvs opfordring til at tale) it is Mr Jones to speak; Mr Jones may speak;
    (se også magt);
    [ have et ord at skulle have sagt] have a say in the matter;
    [ have ord for] have a name (el. reputation) for;
    [ have hans ord for det] have his word for it;
    [ holde sit ord] keep one's word (el. promise), be as good as one's word;
    [ nægte en ordet] refuse somebody leave to speak;
    [ tage ordet] begin to speak; rise; take the floor;
    [ det ene ord tog det andet] one word led to another;
    (se også tage (i sig));
    [ han kan ikke tale et ord engelsk] he cannot speak a word of English;
    [ før jeg vidste et ord af det] before I knew where I was; before I realized what was happening;
    (se også belægge, savne);
    [ med præp:]
    [ han er ikke af mange ord] he is a man of few words;
    [ ord for ord] word for word;
    (se også ovf: have ord for);
    [ med ét ord] in a word;
    [ med andre ord] in other words;
    [ med disse ord forlod han værelset] with these words (el. so saying) he left the room;
    [ strid om ord] quibbling, hairsplitting;
    [ tage ham på ordet] take him at his word,
    T take him up on it;
    [ du kan tro mig på mit ord] you may take my word for it;
    (se også ovf: give);
    [ ord til andet] word for word,
    F verbatim;
    [ jeg kunne næsten ikke komme til orde] I could hardly make myself heard;
    [ tage til orde] begin to speak;
    [ tage til orde for] advocate;
    [ tage til orde imod] oppose, speak against.

    Danish-English dictionary > ord

  • 12 fri

    1) свобо́дный; неограни́ченный; неза́нятый

    háve fri — быть свобо́дным

    2) беспла́тный; дарово́й

    fri ádgang — свобо́дный вход

    * * *
    clear, free, loose, off, propose, time off, unoccupied
    * * *
    I. adj free;
    (om taxa etc) for hire;
    (se også frit);
    [ med sb:]
    [ have en dag fri] have a day off;
    [ fri kærlighed] free love;
    [ fri næring] trade not subject to licence;
    [ med vb:]
    [ bede sig fri] ask for a day (etc) off;
    [ blive fri for], se ndf;
    [ give ham fri] give him the day (, the morning etc) off;
    [ gå fri], se ;
    [ have fri] have the day (, evening etc) off;
    [ lad os holde fri for i dag] let's call it a day;
    [ holde fri af] keep clear of;
    [ slippe fri] escape,
    ( for straf, pligt også, T) get off, be let off;
    [ tage fri] take time off ( fx they took time off from the conference to see the sights), take a day (, an evening etc) off,
    ( også: ferie) take a holiday;
    [ jeg vil hellere være fri] I would rather not;
    [ må jeg være så fri at spørge?] may I take the liberty of asking?
    [ være for fri over for] be too familiar with;
    [ med præp og som:]
    (mar) clear of;
    [ fri for] free from ( fx troubles, pain, dust),
    ( befriet for) free of ( fx the roads are free of snow; the harbour is free of ice; at last I am free of her);
    ( fritaget for) exempt from ( fx taxation), free of ( fx tax, duty), excused from ( fx attendance at a meeting);
    (dvs undgå) avoid,
    ( blive af med) get rid of;
    [ blive fri for at] be excused from -ing;
    ( om pligt, straf også, T) be let off -ing ( fx he was let off washing up);
    [ må jeg være fri for dine dumme bemærkninger!] none of your stupid remarks!
    [ i det fri] in the open (air);
    [ en dag i det fri] a day out;
    [ fri som fuglen i luften] free as air.
    II. vb
    ( bejle) propose ( til to), make an offer of marriage.
    III. vb
    ( frigøre) (set) free, deliver;
    [ Gud fri mig!] good gracious!
    [ fri os fra det onde] deliver us from evil.

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  • 13 BIÐJA

    (bið; bað, báðum; beðinn), v.
    1) to ask, beg a thing of one (biðja e-n e-s);
    inn bið þú hann ganga, ask him to step in;
    with the infin. sign ‘at’, to beg leave;
    biðr hann at fara norðr á Hálogaland, asked for furlough to go to H.;
    with ‘at’ and a subj. (biðja viljum vér, at þú sér í liðsbóninni með oss);
    biðja e-s, to beg for a thing (biðja miskunnar, matar);
    biðja e-m lífs, griða, to beg for one’s life, to sue for quarter for another;
    biðja sér ölmusu, to ask for alms;
    biðja (sér) konu, to ask in marriage;
    biðja fyrir e-m, to intercede (pray) for one;
    2) to pray to God (biðja til guðs);
    biðja bœn sína (bœnar sinnar, bœn sinni), to say one’s prayer;
    3) refl., biðjast fyrir, to say one’s prayers;
    biðjast undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing).
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    bað, báðu, beðit; pres. bið; imperat. bið and biddu; poët. forms with suff. neg. 1st pers. pres. biðkat ek, Gísl. (in a verse): [Ulf. bidian = αιτειν, ερωταν; A. S. biddian; Old Engl. bid, bede (in bedes-man), and ‘ to bid one’s beads;Germ. bitten, beten; cp. Lat. petere]:—to beg; with gen. of the thing, dat. of the person; or in old writers with infin. without the particle ‘at;’ or ‘at’ with a subj.:
    α. with infin., Jarl bað þá drepa hann, … bað hann gefa Hallfreði grið, Fms. iii. 25; hann bað alla bíða, Nj. 196; bað þá heila hittast, Eg. 22, Fms. vii. 351; Skapti bað Gizur (acc.) sitja, Nj. 226; Flosi bað alla menn koma, Nj. 196, Hdl. 2; inn bið þú hann ganga, Skm. 16, Ls. 16; b. e-n vera heilan, valere jubere, Gm. 3, Hkv. 1, 2: still so in the Ór. 65 (biðr ek Ólaf bjarga mér) of the end of the 14th century; mod. usage prefers to add the ‘at,’ yet Hallgrímr uses both, e. g. hann bað Pétr með hryggri lund, hjá sér vaka um eina stund, Pass. 4. 6; but, Guð bið eg nú að gefa mér náð, id.
    β. with ‘at’ and a subj., b. viljum vér þik, at þú sér, Nj. 226, Jb. 17: without ‘at,’ Pass. 6. 13, 3. 12.
    γ. with gen., b. matar, Grág. i. 261; er þér þess ekki biðjanda. Eg. 423; b. liðs, liðveizlu, föruneytis, brautargengis, Nj. 226, 223, Ísl. ii. 322; bænar, Fms. iv. 12; b. e-m lífs, griða, góðs, böls, to beg for the life … of one, Háv. 39, Fms. iii. 25, Edda 38, Hm. 127; b. fyrir e-m, to beg, pray for one, Nj. 55; b. e-n til e-s, to request one to do a thing, Grág. i. 450, Fms. v. 34: spec. to court (a lady), propose, with gen. as object of the thing and person here coincide, b. konu, b. sér konu, Eg. 5, Nj. 2, Rm. 37.
    2. to pray (to God), absol., hann bað á þessa lund, Blas. 41; b. til Guðs, Sks. 308, Fms. iii. 48; b. bæn sinni (dat.), to pray one’s prayer, 655 xvi, Hom. 114; b. bæn sína, id., Blas. 50.
    β. reflex., biðjask fyrir, to say one’s prayers, Nj. 196; er svá baðst fyrir at krossi, Landn. 45, 623. 34, Orkn. 51; biðjast undan, to excuse oneself, beg pardon, Fms. vii. 351: the reflex. may resume the infin. sign ‘at,’ and even an active may do so, if used as a substitute for a reflex., e. g. biðr Þórólfr at fara norðr á Hálogaland, Th. asked for furlough to go to H., Eg. 35.

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  • 14 Á

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    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
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    1.
    á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]
    With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.
    WITH DAT.
    A. Loc.
    I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.
    II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.
    2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).
    3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.
    4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.
    III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).
    B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:
    I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.
    II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.
    III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.
    IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.
    C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:
    I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.
    2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.
    3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.
    II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.
    III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.
    IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’
    2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.
    V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.
    VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.
    VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.
    VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.
    WITH ACC.
    A. Loc.
    I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.
    2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.
    3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.
    II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:
    1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.
    2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.
    III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.
    IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.
    V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.
    VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.
    VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.
    B. TEMP.
    I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.
    II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.
    III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.
    IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.
    V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.
    VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.
    VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.
    C. Metaph. and in various relations:
    I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.
    β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.
    II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:
    1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.
    2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.
    3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.
    β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.
    III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.
    IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:
    1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.
    2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.
    3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.
    V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.
    VI. connected with nouns,
    1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.
    2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.
    3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.
    VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.
    2.
    f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.
    COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

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  • 15 pieni|ądz

    m 1. zw. pl (środek płatniczy) money
    - pieniądze na czynsz/na wakacje money for the rent/for holidays
    - pieniądze z podatków tax revenue, money from taxes
    - pieniądze za tłumaczenie/konsultację money for translations/consultation
    - łożyć pieniądze na coś to put up money for sth
    - mieć/zarabiać dużo pieniędzy to have/earn a lot of money
    - masz przy sobie pieniądze? have you got any money on you?
    - płacić pieniędzmi to pay cash
    - zbić pieniądze na czymś to make money on sth
    - wpadły mi pieniądze za nadgodziny I’ve got some overtime
    - wszystkie pieniądze wydaję na życie all my money goes on basic living expenses
    2. sgt Ekon. money
    - gorący pieniądz hot money
    - martwy pieniądz money lying idle
    - podaż pieniądza money supply
    - tani/drogi pieniądz cheap/dear money
    - siła nabywcza pieniądza purchasing power of money
    - nadmiar pieniądza na rynku powoduje inflację too much money on the market generates inflation
    pieniądze plt pot. money
    - ciężkie a. grube a. duże a. ładne pieniądze a lot of money
    - małe a. marne a. liche a. psie pieniądze very little a. not much money
    - robią na tym interesie ciężkie pieniądze they’re making big money on this business
    - nie będę harować za marne pieniądze I won’t slave away for peanuts
    - skupuje antyki za psie pieniądze he’s buying up antiques dirt cheap
    być przy pieniądzach to be in the money
    - leżeć a. siedzieć a. spać na pieniądzach to be rolling in money
    - mieć pieniędzy jak lodu to have money to burn, to be rolling in money
    - obracać pieniędzmi to deal in money
    - pieniądze albo życie! your money or your life!
    - pieniądze leżą na ulicy money is there for the taking
    - pieniądze nie leżą na ulicy money doesn’t grow on trees
    - pieniądze się mnie nie trzymają I spend all the money I’ve got
    - wyrzucać pieniądze w błoto a. przez okno to throw money away, to squander money
    - nie zrobię tego/nie pójdę tam za żadne pieniądzę I won’t do it/go there for love nor money a. for any money
    - pieniądz rodzi pieniądz money makes money

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  • 16 telefon

    m (G telefonu) 1. (aparat) phone, telephone
    - telefon klawiszowy a push-button phone
    - telefon komórkowy a mobile phone
    - telefon bezprzewodowy a cordless phone
    - rozmawiać z kimś przez telefon to talk to sb on the phone
    - rozmawialiśmy o tym przez telefon we discussed it on the a. by phone
    - szef w tej chwili rozmawia przez telefon the boss is on the telephone at the moment
    - możesz zarezerwować hotel przez telefon you can make a hotel reservation over the a. by phone
    - „Kowalski przy telefonie” ‘Kowalski speaking’
    - numer telefonu a telephone number
    - telefon jest zajęty the line is engaged
    2. (rozmowa) (phone) call
    - czy były do mnie jakieś telefony? were there any calls for me?
    - odebrać telefon to answer the phone
    - telefon do ciebie there’s a phone call for you, you’re wanted (on the phone)
    - musiała załatwić kilka telefonów pot. she had to make several calls
    3. (numer) phone number, telephone number
    - telefon domowy a home number
    - □ telefon bezpośredni direct line
    - telefon towarzyski party line
    - telefon zaufania helpline
    być pod telefonem to be available on the phone
    - jutro będę pod telefonem you can reach me by phone tomorrow
    - to rozmowa nie na telefon it’s not to be discussed on a. over the phone
    - głuche telefony pot. dead calls
    - telefon jest głuchy the line’s (gone) dead
    - grać a. bawić się w głuchy telefon to play Chinese whispers
    - telefon grzecznościowy contact number
    - telefony się urywają pot. the telephone won’t stop ringing
    - wisieć na telefonie pot. to be a. talk on the phone for hours
    * * *
    - nu; -ny; loc sg - nie; m
    ( urządzenie) telephone, phone; ( rozmowa) phone call; ( numer telefonu) phone number

    odbierać (odebrać perf) telefon — to pick up lub answer the phone

    telefon do ciebie! — there's a (phone) call for you!, you're wanted on the phone

    * * *
    mi
    1. ( urządzenie) telephone, phone; telefon bezprzewodowy cordless phone; telefon komórkowy mobile l. cell(ular) (tele)phone; telefon towarzyski party line; telefon zaufania helpline; przy telefonie! speaking!; rozmawiać przez telefon be on the phone; rozmawiać z kimś przez telefon talk to sb on the phone; wisieć na telefonie be on the phone for hours; być pod telefonem be possible to reach under a phone number; telefon się urywa sb is swamped with phone calls, there's a deluge of phone calls.
    2. (= rozmowa telefoniczna) phone call; odebrać telefon pick up l. answer the phone; telefon do ciebie! there's a phone call for you!, it's for you!
    3. (= numer telefonu) phone number; daj mi swój telefon give me your phone number.

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  • 17 p|ora

    f 1. (część dnia, roku) time; (okres) season
    - pora dnia a time of the day
    - pora roku (jedna z czterech) season; (moment w roku) a time of the year
    - cztery pory roku the four seasons
    - o tej porze dnia/roku at this time of the day/year
    - jest ciepło jak na tę porę roku it’s warm for this time of the year
    - możesz dzwonić o każdej porze dnia i nocy you can call at any time of the day or night
    - pora udoju/karmienia milking/feeding time
    - pora śniadania/kolacji breakfast/supper time
    - w porze obiadowej at lunchtime
    - w porze popołudniowej in the afternoon
    - pora deszczowa the rainy season
    - w porze lęgowej/godowej during the hatching/mating season
    - letnią/zimową porą książk. in the summertime/wintertime
    - o tej porze (dnia) at this hour; (roku) at this time of the year
    - nigdy nie wstaję o tak wczesnej porze I never get up this early in the morning
    - od tej pory (od teraz) from now on; (od tamtego czasu) since then
    - od tej pory będę uważał from now on I’ll be more careful
    - od tej a. tamtej pory go nie widziałem I haven’t seen him since then
    - do tej pory (do teraz) so far; (do wtedy) till that time
    - nigdy do tej pory tu nie byłem I haven’t been here before
    2. (moment) time
    - najlepsza/najgorsza pora na spacer the best/worst time to go for a walk
    - to nie jest (odpowiednia) pora na żarty this is no time for jokes
    - nadeszła pora, żeby… the time has come to…
    - pora spać! it’s time for bed a. it’s bedtime!
    - pora na obiad! it’s time for dinner a. it’s dinnertime!
    - na mnie już pora I must be off now
    - pora już, żeby ludzie to zrozumieli it’s time people realized it
    - najwyższa pora, żeby wyszła za mąż it’s high time for her to get married
    - przyszliście w samą porę you’re just in time
    - na szczęście w porę skończyłem fortunately I finished in time
    - w samą porę! a. najwyższa pora! about time too!
    - zrobić coś nie w porę to do sth at the wrong time
    - ich wizyta była zupełnie nie w porę they came at the wrong time
    praed. pora zaczynać it’s time to start
    - najwyższa pora wracać it’s high time to go back
    - pora było się żegnać it was time to say goodbye
    - nie pora teraz płakać this is no time for crying

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  • 18 przyczyn|a

    f reason (czegoś for sth); cause (czegoś of sth)
    - z niewiadomych przyczyn for some unknown reason
    - z przyczyn zdrowotnych for health reasons
    - bez wyraźnej przyczyny for no apparent reason
    - z tej przyczyny nie mogę tego zrobić that’s why I can’t do it
    - gniewać się bez przyczyny to be angry for no reason
    - zrozumieć przyczyny własnych niepowodzeń to understand the reasons for one’s failure
    - przyczyną zgonu było zapalenie płuc the cause of death was pneumonia
    - nie będę wnikać a. wchodzić w przyczyny, dlaczego tak się stało I won’t go into the reasons why it happened
    - to stało się bezpośrednią przyczyną ich rozwodu that was the direct cause of a. immediate reason for their divorce

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przyczyn|a

  • 19 choćby

    conj. 1. (nawet gdyby) even if
    - choćbyś mnie błagał na klęczkach, nie ustąpię even if you were to go down on bended knees, I wouldn’t give in
    - skończę książkę, choćbym miał czytać całą noc I’ll finish this book, even if I have to read all night
    - choćby najbiedniejszy/najtrudniejszy even the poorest/most difficult
    - każdy sen, choćby najpiękniejszy, musi się kiedyś skończyć every dream, even the most beautiful, must come to an end
    2. (na przykład) sprawdź to gdzieś, choćby w encyklopedii check it somewhere, in an encyclopaedia, say
    - połóż to byle gdzie, choćby na stole just put it anywhere, like on the table
    part. 1. (przynajmniej) if only, even
    - choćby miesiąc/dwa dni if only (for) a. even (for) a month/two days
    - wstąp do nas choćby na chwilę drop in on us, even if it’s just a. only for a moment
    - choćby nie wiem gdzie/jak/co no matter where/how/what
    - choćbyś nie wiem co robił, nie dorównasz jej no matter what you do, you won’t measure up to her
    - porozmawiajmy choćby o polityce let’s talk about politics, say a. for instance
    * * *
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    conj. i part.
    even if; pójdę na koncert, choćbym miał się zwolnić z pracy I'm going to concert even if I have to take a day off (work); będę u ciebie o ósmej, choćbym nawet miał iść pieszo I'll be at your place at eight even if I have to walk.
    adv.
    at least, even if; as much as, just, but; choćby na chwilę usiądźmy i porozmawiajmy let's sit down and talk at least for a moment; czy masz choćby jeden argument przeciwko temu? do you have as much as one argument against it?; powiedz choćby jedno słowo say but one word; choćby to było najskromniejsze be it ever so humble; choćby tylko (po to), żeby mu powiedzieć even if only to tell him; czy on choćby kiwnął palcem, żeby wam pomóc? did he as much as lift a finger to help you?

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > choćby

  • 20 zapowi|edzieć

    pf — zapowi|adać2 impf (zapowiem, zapowiedział, zapowiedzieli) vt 1. (ogłosić zawczasu) [osoba, rząd] to announce [przyjazd, wizytę, gościa, artystę, program]; to forecast [pogodę]
    - synoptycy zapowiadają na jutro deszcz rain is forecast for tomorrow
    - górnicy zapowiadają strajk na przyszły tydzień the (coal) miners threaten a strike next week
    - swój udział zapowiedziały największe gwiazdy the biggest stars confirmed their participation
    - zapowiedzieć, że… to announce that…
    - zapowiadane na dzisiaj opady śniegu the snow forecast for today
    - zapowiadana na jutro wizyta prezydenta the president’s visit scheduled for tomorrow
    - film zapowiadany jako przełom w sztuce filmowej a film billed as a breakthrough in cinematic art
    2. (ostrzec) to warn
    - zapowiedział, że każdego będzie traktować tak samo he made it clear that everyone would be treated in the same way
    - zapowiadam, że nie będę tego więcej tolerował I’m warning you, I’m not going to stand it any more
    - zapowiedziała, że nie wróci na obiad she said she wouldn’t be back for dinner
    zapowiedzieć sięzapowiadać się [osoba] zapowiedział się u nas z wizytą he said he would pay us a visit
    - zapowiedział się na kolację he said he would come for supper
    - zapowiedzieć się u dyrektora na czwartą to make an appointment with the manager at four o’clock

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zapowi|edzieć

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