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  • 1 jambe

    jambe [ʒɑ̃b]
    feminine noun
    • ça me fait une belle jambe ! a fat lot of good that does me! (inf)
    • traîner la jambe (par fatigue) to drag one's feet ; ( = boiter) to limp along
    • j'en ai eu les jambes coupées ! it knocked me sideways (inf)
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    ʒɑ̃b

    plier les jambes — ( debout) to bend one's knees; ( assis) to draw one's legs up

    aller or courir à toutes jambes — to run as fast as one's legs can carry one

    j'ai les jambes comme du coton — (colloq) I feel weak at the knees

    traîner la jambe — (colloq) to trudge along

    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    cela me fait une belle jambe — (colloq) a fat lot of good (colloq) that does me

    faire quelque chose par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe — to do something in a slipshod manner

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    ʒɑ̃b nf
    * * *
    jambe nf
    1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat, Zool leg; avoir une jambe plus courte que l'autre to have one leg shorter than the other; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs won't carry me any further; avoir des jambes bien faites to have nice ou good legs; avoir de bonnes jambes to have strong ou sturdy legs; avoir des jambes de 20 ans to have the legs of a 20-year-old; plier les jambes ( debout) to bend one's knees; ( assis) to draw one's legs up; croiser les jambes to cross one's legs; être assis les jambes croisées to be sitting with one's legs crossed; il avait les jambes écartées his legs were wide apart; aller or courir à toutes jambes to run as fast as one's legs can carry one; avoir une jambe raide to have a stiff leg; j'ai mal aux jambes my legs are hurting; j'ai les jambes lourdes my legs feel heavy; se retrouver/tomber les jambes en l'air to land/fall flat on one's back; j'ai les jambes coupées or brisées my legs feel like lead; j'ai les jambes comme du coton I feel weak at the knees; traîner la jambe○ to trudge along; ⇒ plein;
    2 Tech, Cout leg.
    cela me fait une belle jambe○ a fat lot of good○ that does me; il ne tient plus sur ses jambes he can hardly stand up; couper bras et jambes à qn to leave sb speechless; les jambes me rentrent dans le corps, je n'ai plus de jambes I'm on my last legs○, I'm very tired; prendre ses jambes à son cou to take to one's heels; parlez-lui de mariage et il prendra les jambes à son cou mention marriage and you won't see him for dust○; donner des jambes à qn to add wings to sb's heels; avoir qn dans les jambes to have sb under one's feet; tenir la jambe à qn to keep talking to sb; faire une partie de jambes en l'air◑ to have a roll in the hay○; traiter qn par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe to treat sb in an offhand manner; faire qch par-dessus or par-dessous la jambe to do sth in a slipshod manner.
    [ʒɑ̃b] nom féminin
    jambe artificielle/de bois artificial/wooden leg
    ça me/lui fait une belle jambe! (familier) a fat lot of good that does me/him!
    détaler ou s'enfuir à toutes jambes to make a bolt for it
    2. [du cheval] leg
    3. [vêtement] (trouser) leg
    4. [d'un compas] leg
    a. [d'une poutre] strut
    b. [d'un comble] joist stay

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > jambe

  • 2 vor

    I Präp.
    1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of; vor der Tür at the door; vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town; vor das oder vors Haus etc. gehen go in front of the house etc.; sich vor den Fernseher etc. setzen sit down in front of the television etc.; vor einem Hintergrund against a background; vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind; das Subjekt steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc.
    2. zeitlich: before; Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit: ago; am Tage vor... (on) the day before...; vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day; ( heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today); fünf ( Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (Am. auch of) ten; etw. vor sich haben have s.th. ahead ( oder coming up)
    3. vor Tatsachen / einem Problem / einer Aufgabe etc. stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts / a problem / a task etc.; vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin; sich verbeugen vor (+ Dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before; vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all; vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.; vor sich gehen gehen I 3
    4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of; vor Freude springen / schreien jump / shout for ( oder with) joy; vor ( lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing; vor ( lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work; zittern vor Angst etc.: shake ( oder tremble) with; vor Hunger sterben die of hunger; sich fürchten vor (+ Dat) be afraid of
    5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc.: from; warnen: against
    II Adv. (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s); er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way; Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!; SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!
    * * *
    (Uhrzeit) to (Präp.);
    (räumlich) forwards (Adv.); forward (Adv.); in front of (Präp.); ahead of (Präp.);
    (zeitlich) ago (Adv.); before (Präp.); prior to (Präp.); ere (Präp.)
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    [foːɐ]
    1. prep +acc or dat
    1) +dat (räumlich) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside; (= vor Hintergrund) against; (= in Gegenwart von) in front of; (= in jds Achtung) in the eyes of; (bei Reihenfolge) before; (bei Rangordnung) before, ahead of

    der See/die Stadt lag vór uns — the lake/town lay before us

    vór jdm herfahren/hergehen — to drive/walk in front of or ahead of sb

    vór der Kirche rechts abbiegen — turn right before the church

    vór der Stadt — outside the town

    vór einer Kommission/allen Leuten — before or in front of a commission/everyone

    vór Gott sind alle Menschen gleich — all people are equal before God or in God's sight

    sich vór jdm/etw verneigen (lit, fig) — to bow before or to sb/sth

    vór allen Dingen, vór allem — above all

    vór dem Fernseher sitzen or hocken (inf) — to sit in front of the TV

    2) +acc (Richtung angebend) in front of; (= außerhalb von) outside

    ein Schlag vór den Oberkörper — a blow on the chest

    3) +dat (zeitlich) before

    vór Christi Geburt — before Christ, BC

    zwanzig (Minuten) vór drei — twenty (minutes) to three

    heute vór acht Tagen — a week ago today

    das ist or liegt noch vór uns — this is still to come

    ich war vór ihm an der Reihe — I was in front of him

    ich war vór ihm da — I was there before him

    vór einigen Tagen/langer Zeit/fünf Jahren — a few days/a long time/five years ago

    am Tage vór der Prüfung — the day before the examination

    4) +acc

    vór sich hin summen/lachen/sprechen etc — to hum/laugh/talk etc to oneself

    vór sich hin schreiben/arbeiten — to write/work away

    vór sich hin wandern — to wander on

    5) +dat

    vór sich her — before one, in front of one

    er ließ die Schüler vór sich her gehen — he let the pupils go in front (of him)

    6) +dat (Ursache angebend) with

    vór Hunger sterben — to die of hunger

    vór Kälte zittern — to tremble with or from cold

    vór Schmerz laut schreien — to cry out with or in pain

    vór lauter Arbeit — for or because of work

    alles strahlt vór Sauberkeit — everything is shining clean

    7)

    (in fester Verbindung mit n, vb, adj siehe auch dort) Schutz vór jdm/etw suchen — to seek protection from sb/sth

    vór jdm/etw sicher sein — to be safe from sb/sth

    Achtung vór jdm/etw haben — to have respect for sb/sth

    sich vór jdm verstecken — to hide from sb

    wie ist das vór sich gegangen? — how did it happen?

    2. adv
    1)

    vór und zurück — backwards and forwards

    alle kleinen Kinder vór! — all small children to the front!

    wer Karten will, vór! — come up and get your tickets!

    Borussia vór, noch ein Tor! — come on Borussia, let's have another!

    2)
    See:
    → nach
    3)

    (N Ger inf = davor) da sei Gott vór — God forbid

    das wird nicht passieren, da bin ich vór — that won't happen, I'll see to it

    * * *
    1) (at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) ago
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) before
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) before
    4) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) of
    5) (before: Prior to working in America, he had travelled in Europe.) prior to
    6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) with
    * * *
    [fɔɐ̯]
    ▪ \vor jdm/etw in front of sb/sth
    ich sitze zwölf Stunden am Tag \vor dem Bildschirm! I spend twelve hours a day sitting in front of a screen!
    sie ließ ihn \vor sich her gehen she let him go in front of her
    \vor der Tür steht ein Vertreter there's a salesman at the door
    das Subjekt steht \vor dem Objekt the subject precedes [or comes before] the object
    eine Binde \vor den Augen tragen to have a bandage over one's eyes
    \vor der Stadt outside the town
    2. +dat (fig: für) for
    \vor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich in the eyes of God everyone is equal
    3. +dat (fig: in Gegenwart von) in the presence of
    sich akk \vor jdm schämen to feel ashamed in front of sb
    \vor Zeugen in the presence [or in front] of witnesses
    \vor Zuschauern [o Publikum] in front of spectators
    4. +dat (fig: konfrontiert mit)
    \vor Gericht/dem Richter stehen to stand before the court/judge
    5. +dat (fig: bezüglich)
    \vor etw davonlaufen to run away from sth
    sich akk \vor jdm/etw schützen to protect oneself from sb/sth
    jdn \vor jdm warnen to warn sb about sb
    6. +akk (auf die Vorderseite) in front of
    setz dich bitte nicht direkt \vor mich please don't sit directly in front of me
    der Sessel kommt \vor den Fernseher the armchair goes in front of the television
    ein Schlag \vor die Brust a blow on the chest
    8. +akk (fig: konfrontieren)
    jdn \vor ein Ultimatum stellen to give sb an ultimatum
    9. +akk (fig: schützend)
    sich akk \vor jdn stellen to put oneself in front of sb
    10. +akk (bei sich)
    \vor sich akk hin summen to hum to oneself
    11. +dat (früher) before
    wenn du dich beeilst, kannst du noch \vor Dienstag in Berlin sein if you hurry, you can be in Berlin before Tuesday
    es ist zehn \vor zwölf it is ten to twelve
    vor kurzem/wenigen Augenblicken/hundert Jahren a short time/a few moments/hundred years ago
    12. +dat (Reihen-, Rangfolge) before
    ich war \vor dir dran I was before you
    \vor allem above all
    \vor jdm am Ziel sein to get somewhere before sb [arrives]
    ▪ etw \vor sich dat haben to have sth ahead
    eine Aufgabe/ein Problem \vor sich dat haben to be faced with a task/a problem
    14. +dat (bedingt durch) with
    \vor Furcht/Kälte zittern to shake with fear/cold
    \vor Hunger sterben to die of hunger
    \vor Schmerz schreien to cry out in pain
    ich konnte \vor Schmerzen die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen I couldn't sleep all night because of the pain
    starr \vor Schreck rigid with horror
    \vor Wut rot anlaufen to turn red with rage; s.a. Christus, Ding
    II. adv
    1. (nach vorne) forward
    Freiwillige \vor! volunteers one step forward!
    \vor und zurück backwards and forwards
    2. (fam: davor)
    da habe ich Angst \vor I'm afraid of that
    da hat er sich \vor gedrückt he got out of that nicely fam
    * * *
    1.
    1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

    200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

    etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

    2) (zeitlich) before

    es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

    3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

    knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

    4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

    vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

    5) (aufgrund von) with

    vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

    vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

    6)

    vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

    heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow

    2.
    Präposition mit Akk. in front of
    3.
    Adverb forward
    * * *
    A. präp
    1. räumlich: in front of; (in Gegenwart von) auch in the presence of;
    vor der Tür at the door;
    vor der Stadt (außerhalb) outside the town;
    vors Haus etc
    gehen go in front of the house etc;
    setzen sit down in front of the television etc;
    vor einem Hintergrund against a background;
    vor dem Wind segeln sail before the wind;
    steht vor dem Verb comes before ( oder precedes) the verb; → Auge 1, Tür, Zeuge etc
    am Tage vor … (on) the day before …;
    vor einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day;
    (heute) vor acht Tagen a week ago (today);
    fünf (Minuten) vor zehn five (minutes) to (US auch of) ten;
    etwas vor sich haben have sth ahead ( oder coming up)
    3.
    vor Tatsachen/einem Problem/einer Aufgabe etc
    stehen be faced ( oder confronted) with facts/a problem/a task etc;
    vor dem Ruin stehen be faced with ruin, be on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin;
    sich verbeugen vor (+dat) bow ( Frau: curtsey) to oder before;
    vor allem, vor allen Dingen above all;
    vor sich hin murmeln mutter ( oder mumble) to o.s.;
    4. (wegen) with, for, on account of, because of;
    vor Freude springen/schreien jump/shout for ( oder with) joy;
    vor (lauter) Lachen konnte ich nichts sagen I couldn’t speak for laughing;
    vor (lauter) Arbeit with all that work, for work;
    zittern vor Angst etc: shake ( oder tremble) with;
    vor Hunger sterben die of hunger;
    sich fürchten vor (+dat) be afraid of
    5. schützen, verstecken, retten etc: from; warnen: against
    B. adv (nach vorn, vorwärts) forward(s);
    er konnte weder vor noch zurück he couldn’t go forward(s) or backward(s), he couldn’t move either way;
    Freiwillige vor! any volunteers step forward!;
    SC vor, noch ein Tor! come on SC, let’s have another one!
    * * *
    1.
    1) (räumlich) in front of; (weiter vorn als) ahead of; in front of; (nicht ganz so weit wie) before; (außerhalb) outside

    200 m vor der Abzweigung — 200 m. before the turn-off

    etwas vor sich haben — (fig.) have something before one

    2) (zeitlich) before

    es ist fünf [Minuten] vor sieben — it is five [minutes] to seven

    3) (bei Reihenfolge, Rangordnung) before

    knapp vor jemandem siegen — win just ahead or in front of somebody

    4) (in Gegenwart von) before; in front of

    vor Zeugen — before or in the presence of witnesses

    5) (aufgrund von) with

    vor Hunger/Durst umkommen — die of hunger/thirst

    vor Arbeit/Schulden nicht mehr aus und ein wissen — not know which way to turn for work/debts

    6)

    vor fünf Minuten/Jahren — five minutes/years ago

    heute/gestern/morgen vor einer Woche — a week ago today/yesterday/tomorrow

    2.
    Präposition mit Akk. in front of
    3.
    Adverb forward
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    (nach) Abzug der Steuern ausdr.
    before (after)
    tax expr. adj.
    ago adj. präp.
    before prep.
    from prep.
    in front of prep.
    of prep. v.
    ante- prefix

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  • 3 FYRIR

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    prep.
    I. with dat.
    1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);
    fyrir dyrum, before the door;
    2) before one, in one’s presence;
    hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;
    3) for;
    hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;
    4) before one, in one’s way;
    fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;
    sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;
    5) naut. term. before, off;
    liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;
    fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;
    6) before, at the head of, over;
    vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;
    vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;
    sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;
    7) of time, ago;
    fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;
    fyrir stundu, a while ago;
    fyrir löngu, long ago;
    vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);
    8) before, above, superior to;
    Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;
    9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;
    þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;
    tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;
    10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;
    mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;
    varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;
    Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;
    11) because of, for;
    hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;
    fyrir hræðslu, for fear;
    illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;
    gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;
    fyrir því at, because, since, as;
    12) against;
    gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;
    beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;
    13) fyrir sér, of oneself;
    mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;
    minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;
    14) denoting manner or quality, with;
    hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;
    II. with acc.
    1) before, in front of;
    halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;
    2) before, into the presence of;
    stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;
    3) over;
    hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;
    kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;
    4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;
    ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;
    5) round, off;
    sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;
    6) along, all along;
    fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;
    draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
    7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;
    fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;
    8) for, on behalf of;
    vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;
    lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;
    9) for, for the benefit of;
    þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);
    10) for, instead of, in place of, as;
    11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);
    fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);
    fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;
    12) denoting value, price;
    fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;
    fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;
    13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);
    14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);
    fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;
    fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;
    fyrir handan á, beyond the river;
    fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;
    III. as adverb or ellipt.
    1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;
    þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;
    2) first;
    mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;
    3) at hand, present, to the fore;
    föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;
    þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);
    4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;
    e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).
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    prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]
    WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.
    2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.
    3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.
    II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.
    2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).
    3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.
    4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.
    III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.
    IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.
    V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.
    B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.
    2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.
    II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).
    2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.
    III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.
    2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.
    IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.
    V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.
    2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.
    β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.
    VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.
    VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.
    2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.
    VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).
    β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.
    IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.
    X. as adverb or ellipt.,
    1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.
    β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.
    2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.
    3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.
    XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.
    XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.
    WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.
    2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.
    3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.
    4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).
    II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.
    III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.
    2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.
    IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.
    B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.
    II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.
    III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.
    IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.
    V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.
    VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.
    2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.
    2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.
    VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.
    IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.
    X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.
    2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.
    XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.
    ☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:
    I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.
    β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.
    2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.
    II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:
    1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.
    2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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  • 4 przed

    praep. 1. (w przestrzeni) (naprzeciw) in front of (czymś sth); (nie dochodząc) before (czymś sth)
    - siedzieć przed lustrem/telewizorem to sit in front of a mirror/the TV
    - usiądź przede mną sit in front of me
    - zatrzymać się przed domem to stop before a. in front of a house
    - uklęknąć przed kimś to kneel before a. in front of sb
    - iść/patrzeć przed siebie to walk/look straight ahead
    - skręć w lewo przed rondem turn left before the roundabout
    - samochód podjechał przed kaplicę the car drove up to the chapel
    - wyszedł przed bramę he came out in front of the gate; (w tym samym kierunku) szła z rękami wyciągniętymi przed siebie she walked with her arms stretched out in front of her
    - pchała przed sobą wózek (spacerowy) she was pushing a pushchair (along)
    2. (w kolejności) before
    - na liście moje nazwisko jest przed twoim my name is before yours on the list
    - była przed nami w kolejce she was in front of us (in the queue)
    - nie wpychaj się przed nas don’t push in in front of us
    - sprawy publiczne stawiał przed innymi he put public affairs before everything else
    - Rosjanie wysunęli się przed Holendrów the Russians moved ahead of the Dutch
    3. (wcześniej niż) before
    - przed śniadaniem/świtem/wojną before breakfast/daybreak/the war
    - przed południem in the morning
    - V wiek przed naszą erą the fifth century before Christ a. BC
    - przyszła przed dwunastą she came before twelve
    - zdążył wrócić przed zamknięciem bramy he was back before the gate was closed
    - kilka osób mówiło na ten temat przede mną several people spoke about it before me
    - nie możesz podjąć tych pieniędzy przed upływem trzech miesięcy you can’t withdraw the money until a period of three months has elapsed
    - najgorsze jest jeszcze przed nami the worst is yet a. still to come a. still before us
    - przed czasem ahead of time a. schedule
    - samolot przyleciał przed czasem the plane arrived ahead of schedule
    4. (jakiś czas temu) before, earlier
    - przed godziną/miesiącem/dwoma laty an hour/a month/two years before a. earlier a. ago
    - przed laty years before a. earlier a. ago
    - przed chwilą widziałam to na stole I saw it on the table a moment ago
    5. (obrona) against, from
    - ochrona przed zimnem/słońcem protection against (the) cold/against sunlight
    - schronienie przed deszczem shelter from a. against the rain
    - strach przed kimś/czymś fear of sb/sth
    - schować się przed słońcem/deszczem to shelter from the sun/rain
    - ukryć coś przed kimś to hide sth from sb
    - opędzać się przed komarami to beat off mosquitoes
    6. (wobec) popisywać się przed gośćmi to show off in front of guests
    - wystąpić przed pełną salą to appear in front of a. before a full house
    - wyżalać się przed kimś to pour out one’s troubles a. one’s heart to sb
    - niczego przede mną nie ukryjesz you can’t hide anything from me
    - został postawiony przed Trybunałem Stanu he was brought before the State Tribunal
    - przed sądem odbywa się sprawa o ustalenie ojcostwa a paternity case is in progress in court
    * * *
    1. prep +instr
    1) ( miejsce) in front of
    2) ( czas) before

    przed obiadem/wojną — before dinner/the war

    przed chorobą/zimnem — against disease/cold

    uciekać/chronić się przed czymś — to flee/shelter from sth

    4) ( wobec)
    2. prep +acc

    zajechać ( perf) przed dom — to pull up in front of the house

    * * *
    prep.
    1. + Ins. ( miejsce) in front of, outside; przed kimś/czymś in front of sb/sth; spotkamy się przed bankiem I'll meet you outside the bank; stał przed domem he stood in front of the house; karetka jechała przed nami ambulance was going in front of us; ogródek przed domem front garden; prosto przed siebie straight ahead; stawić się przed (sądem, komisją itp.) appear before l. in front of.
    2. ( moment) before, ahead of; przed południem before midday, in the morning, a.m., ante meridiem; przed końcem miesiąca by the end of the month; przed zapadnięciem zmroku before (it gets) dark; przed świętami before holidays; przed chwilą a while l. moment ago; przed czasem ahead of time, in good time; ( o porodzie) preterm; samolot przyleciał przed czasem plane arrived ahead of schedule; krótko przed shortly before; przed czterdziestką ( o wieku) on the right side of forty l. the hill, approaching forty; przed oczyma duszy in one's mind's eye.
    3. ( okres) ago, before; przed trzema godzinami three hours ago; przed dwoma miesiącami two months ago; przed laty years ago; przed upływem tygodnia before the week is over; na długo przed czymś long before; coś nie ma przed sobą przyszłości there's no future in sth; przed Chrystusem before Christ, B.C., before the Christian l. Common Era.
    4. ( obrona) against, from; uciekał przed policją he was fleeing from the police; bronił się przed ciosami napastnika he defended himself from his rival's blows; chronić kogoś przed czymś protect sb against sth, keep sb from sth; schronienie przed deszczem shelter from the rain; strach przed czymś fear of sth.
    5. ( ocena) to, before; popisywał się przed dziewczyną he showed off to impress the girl; wyżaliła się przed przyjaciółką she complained to her (girl)friend; nic przede mną nie ukrywasz? you're not hiding anything from me, are you?
    6. (= kolejność) before, above, previous to; przybiegł na metę przed faworytami he came to the finish line before the favorites, he finished before the favorites; dała jej pierwszeństwo przed innymi he gave her priority over the others; przede wszystkim first of all, first and foremost, above all; daleko przed kimś way ahead of sb; mam to jeszcze przed sobą ( w przyszłości) it's still ahead of me.
    7. (= szacunek) to, before; chylić głowę przed autorytetem bow one's head to l. before sb; chylić czoła przed kimś take one's hat off to sb; być odpowiedzialnym przed kimś be responsible to sb; przed Bogiem before God.
    8. + Acc. (= kierunek) before; wyjść przed dom go out; ciężarówka wysunęła się przede mnie truck passed me; patrzyć przed siebie look straight ahead; iść przed siebie walk straight on; roztoczył się przed nami piękny widok beautiful view opened before us; iść/jechać przed kimś go/drive before l. ahead of sb; być dopuszczonym przed czyjeś oblicze be admitted to sb's presence; przed obliczem in the presence; zanieść prośbę przed majestat króla present a request to the king.

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  • 5 loco

    adj.
    1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.
    2 crazy.
    m.
    madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.
    * * *
    1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane
    2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 lunatic, insane person
    \
    a lo loco any old how
    como un,-a loco,-a like mad
    estar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moon
    estar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebody
    hacer el loco to act wild
    hacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb
    ¡ni loco,-a! no way!
    volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad
    volverse loco,-a to go mad
    loco,-a de remate stark raving mad
    * * *
    1. (f. - loca)
    adj.
    crazy, mad
    2. (f. - loca)
    noun
    * * *
    loco, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy

    ¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?

    no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky

    una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north

    estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy

    • andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth

    • está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girl

    anda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England

    • tener o traer loco a algn, este asunto me tiene o trae loco — this business is driving me crazy

    • volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend

    • volverse loco — to go insane, go mad

    2) (=frenético) hectic
    3) * (=enorme)
    2.
    SM / F lunatic, madman/madwoman

    el loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car

    • correr como un loco — to run like mad

    • gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off

    • hacerse el loco — to act the fool

    • es un loco perdido — he's stark raving mad

    • ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman

    3.
    SM Chile abalone, false abalone
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1)
    a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane
    b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

    este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

    no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

    ¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

    hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

    estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

    tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

    c) (contento, entusiasmado)

    están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

    d) (fam) ( ajetreado)
    2)
    b)

    loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

    maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

    corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

    el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

    hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

    cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

    la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

    2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
    Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.
    Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.
    Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
    Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.
    Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
    Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
    Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
    Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.
    Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
    Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    ----
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.
    * casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.
    * chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.
    * como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.
    * estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.
    * estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.
    * estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.
    * estar loco por = have + a crush on.
    * gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.
    * idea loca = wild thought.
    * loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.
    * loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.
    * loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.
    * loco de contento = chuffed to bits.
    * loco del deporte = sports freak.
    * loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.
    * loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.
    * ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * parecer loco = sound + crazy.
    * ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.
    * ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.
    * sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).
    * trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.
    * volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
    * volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.
    * volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1)
    a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane
    b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

    este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

    no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

    ¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

    hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

    estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

    tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

    c) (contento, entusiasmado)

    están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

    d) (fam) ( ajetreado)
    2)
    b)

    loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love

    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

    maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

    corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

    el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

    hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

    cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

    la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

    2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
    Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.
    Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.
    Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
    Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.
    Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
    Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
    Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
    Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
    Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.
    Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
    Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.
    * casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.
    * chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.
    * como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.
    * estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.
    * estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.
    * estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.
    * estar loco por = have + a crush on.
    * gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.
    * idea loca = wild thought.
    * loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.
    * loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.
    * loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.
    * loco de contento = chuffed to bits.
    * loco del deporte = sports freak.
    * loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.
    * loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.
    * ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * parecer loco = sound + crazy.
    * ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.
    * ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.
    * sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).
    * trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.
    * volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
    * volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.
    * volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

    * * *
    loco1 -ca
    A
    1 ( Med, Psic) mad, insane
    2 (chiflado) crazy ( colloq), nuts ( colloq), mad ( BrE colloq)
    este tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)
    ¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)
    no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourself
    eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that
    ¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!
    llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)
    gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrow
    estar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)
    traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)
    volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)
    vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)
    el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)
    volverse loco to go mad
    este desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)
    3
    (contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchild
    está loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)
    está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)
    es loco por las aceitunas (CS); he's crazy about o mad on olives ( colloq)
    4 ( fam) (preocupado) worried sick ( colloq)
    anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the tests
    B
    1
    (indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)
    tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky
    la obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successful
    tienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)
    2 loco DE algo:
    estaba loca de alegría or de contenta she was incredibly happy, she was over the moon ( BrE colloq)
    está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousy
    estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain
    está loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him
    3
    (CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customers
    loco2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    A (enfermo mental) ( masculine) madman; ( feminine) madwoman
    se puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the news
    maneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunatic
    corrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)
    gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)
    ¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!
    el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he is
    hoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)
    cada loco con su tema ( fam); to each his own, each to his own ( BrE)
    ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you on
    hacer el loco ( Chi fam); to make a fool of oneself
    hacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)
    no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heard
    la loca de la casa ( liter); the imagination
    B
    loco masculine ( Chi) ( Zool) abalone
    C
    loco masculine ( RPl arg) (hombre) guy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

     

    loco 1
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

    b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq);


    eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
    hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
    estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
    tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
    volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
    volverse loco to go mad


    está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)
    d) (fam) ( ajetreado):




    tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky
    f) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;

    ‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
    (f) madwoman;
    ◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;

    corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
    hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
    loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
    loco,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 mad, crazy
    volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
    2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
    3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
    está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
    II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
    ♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
    familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
    familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
    a lo loco, crazily

    ' loco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atar
    - chiflada
    - chiflado
    - conforme
    - enajenar
    - enajenarse
    - estragos
    - hormigueo
    - ida
    - ido
    - loc. cit.
    - loca
    - tema
    - tocada
    - tocado
    - trastocarse
    - trastornar
    - volver
    - volverse
    - carro
    - maniaco
    - perdido
    - poner
    - rayado
    - rayar
    - rematado
    English:
    amok
    - away
    - bend
    - berserk
    - beside
    - bit
    - bonkers
    - certifiable
    - change over
    - cracker
    - crazy
    - cuckoo
    - delirious
    - demented
    - drive
    - gaga
    - head
    - hijack
    - insane
    - loony
    - lunatic
    - mad
    - madly
    - madman
    - maniac
    - mind
    - moon
    - nut
    - nuts
    - nutter
    - nutty
    - parched
    - potshot
    - rampage
    - raving
    - roadhog
    - send
    - some
    - something
    - stark
    - wall
    - wild
    - wildly
    - wind up
    - wit
    - bumper car
    - cracked
    - fear
    - flap
    - go
    * * *
    loco, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [demente] mad, crazy;
    volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;
    esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;
    el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;
    volverse loco to go mad;
    este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;
    estar loco de atar o [m5] de remate to be stark raving mad;
    ¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;
    ¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!
    2. [insensato] mad, crazy;
    no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;
    está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;
    a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;
    [temerariamente] wildly;
    conduce o Am [m5] maneja a lo loco he drives like a madman
    3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;
    la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;
    estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;
    estar loco de amor to be madly in love;
    estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;
    estar loco de ira to be raging mad;
    estar o CSur [m5]ser loco por algo/alguien to be mad about sth/sb;
    está o CSur [m5] es loco por ella [enamorado] he's madly in love with her, he's crazy about her;
    está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;
    está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;
    le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;
    la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella
    4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;
    llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for us
    5. [enorme]
    tengo unas ganas locas de conocer Italia I'm absolutely dying to go to Italy;
    tuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;
    RP Fam
    tener la guita loca to be rolling in it
    6. RP Fam [insignificante]
    sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;
    no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;
    [mujer] lunatic, madwoman;
    conduce o Am [m5] maneja como un loco he drives like a madman;
    corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;
    el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;
    ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;
    sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;
    Fam
    ¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;
    cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;
    Fam
    hacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understand
    2. RP, Ven Fam [como apelativo]
    este loco se encarga de todo this guy's in charge of everything;
    loco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy
    3. Chile [molusco comestible] false abalone
    * * *
    I adj mad, crazy;
    a lo loco fam ( sin pensar) hastily;
    es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;
    remate completely mad;
    estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;
    estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.
    II m
    1 madman;
    cada loco con su tema each to his own;
    hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.
    guy;
    loco, ayudame help me, pal
    * * *
    loco, -ca adj
    1) demente: crazy, insane, mad
    2)
    a lo loco : wildly, recklessly
    3)
    volverse loco : to go mad
    loco, -ca n
    1) : crazy person, lunatic
    2)
    hacerse el loco : to act the fool
    * * *
    loco1 adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]
    loco2 n lunatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > loco

  • 6 per

    1. prep for
    mezzo by
    per qualche giorno for a few days
    per questa ragione for that reason
    per tutta la notte throughout the night
    per iscritto in writing
    per esempio for example
    dieci per cento ten per cent
    uno per uno one by one
    2. conj: per fare qualcosa (in order) to do something
    stare per be about to
    * * *
    per prep.
    1 ( moto per luogo) through; ( lungo) along; up, down; ( sopra) over; all over; ( senza direzione fissa) about, (a)round: il treno passa per Bologna, the train passes through Bologna; il corteo sfilerà per le vie principali della città, the procession will pass through (o will go along) the main streets of the city; si entra per la porta laterale, you enter through the side door; correre per i campi, to run through the fields; guardò per il buco della serratura, he looked through the keyhole; un pensiero le passò per la mente, a thought passed through her mind; siamo venuti per quel sentiero, we came along that path; scendere ( giù) per la collina, salire (su) per la collina, to go down the hill, to go up the hill; per mare e per terra, over land and sea; andare per il mondo, to go all over (o round) the world; hanno girato per tutta la città senza trovare un albergo, they went all over (o all round) the town without finding a hotel; aveva dolori per tutto il corpo, he had aches and pains all over his body (o he was aching all over) // una retta passante per un punto, a straight line passing through a point
    2 ( moto a luogo, destinazione) for; to: parto domani per Roma, I'm leaving for Rome tomorrow; a che ora parte il primo aereo per Parigi?, what time does the first plane for Paris take off?; dovete prendere l'autostrada per Como, you must take the motorway for Como; a causa dello sciopero, i traghetti per le isole sono sospesi, owing to the strike, ferry crossings to the islands are suspended // va per i quaranta, he's going on for forty
    3 ( stato in luogo) in, on; (all) over: per la strada, in the street; era seduto per terra, he was sitting on the ground; c'erano vari oggetti sparsi per il pavimento, there were various objects scattered (all) over the floor // avere la testa per aria, to have one's head in the clouds
    4 ( estensione, misura) for: l'autostrada si snoda per oltre 200 chilometri, the motorway runs for over 200 kilometres; proseguimmo in auto per un'altra decina di chilometri, we drove on for another ten miles or so; camminarono per miglia e miglia senza incontrare anima viva, they walked for miles and miles without meeting a soul
    5 ( durante) for (spesso in ingl. non si traduce); ( per un certo periodo di tempo o per una determinata occasione) for; ( per un intero periodo di tempo) (all) through; throughout; for; ( entro) by: per mezz'ora, (for) half an hour; ha vissuto per tre anni in America, he lived three years in America (o he lived in America for three years); abbiamo aspettato per ore, we waited (for) hours; il lavoro dev'essere pronto per domani, the work must be ready for (o by) tomorrow; darò una festa per il mio compleanno, I'm having a party for my birthday; la mostra è in programma per aprile, the exhibition is planned for April; ho un appuntamento col dentista per lunedì pomeriggio, I have a dental appointment for Monday afternoon; il libro uscirà per Natale, the book will come out (in time) for Christmas; sarò di ritorno per le cinque, I'll be back by five o'clock; i lavori di restauro saranno ultimati per la fine dell'anno, restoration work will be completed by the end of the year
    6 ( mezzo) by; through: per ferrovia, by rail; per posta, by post; per via aerea, by air mail; rispondere per lettera, per telegramma, to reply by letter, by telegram; spedire un pacco per corriere, to send a parcel by carrier; comunicare (con qlcu.) per telefono, to communicate (with s.o.) by phone; pagare per assegno, to pay by cheque; pagare per contanti, to pay cash; per vie legali, through legal channels; ottenere un posto per concorso, to get a job through a competitive examination // parlare per bocca d'altri, to speak through someone else's mouth // per mezzo di, by, by means of, through [cfr. mediante ]
    7 ( modo) by; in: procedere per gradi, to proceed by degrees; chiamare qlcu. per nome, to call s.o. by name; tenere qlcu. per (la) mano, to hold s.o. by the hand; desidero che sia messo per iscritto, I want it put in writing
    8 ( causa) for; owing to; because of; on account of; out of; through: fu premiato per il suo coraggio, he was rewarded for his courage; ha lasciato il lavoro per motivi di salute, he gave up his job owing to (o because of o on account of) ill health; il progetto fallì per mancanza di fondi, the scheme failed for lack of money; non si vedeva per la nebbia, you couldn't see a thing for the fog; era esausto per la fatica, he was exhausted through his efforts; tutto è successo per causa tua, it all happened because (o on account) of you; pagherà per quello che ha fatto, he will pay for what he has done; per dispetto, ambizione, orgoglio, out of spite, ambition, pride; per paura, through fear; ho taciuto, per paura di offenderlo, I kept quiet, for fear of offending him
    9 ( colpa) for: è stato arrestato per furto, he was arrested for theft; fu processato per omicidio, he was tried for murder
    10 ( fine o scopo) for: la lotta per la sopravvivenza, the struggle for survival; una cura per l'artrite, a cure for arthritis; raccogliere fondi per i senzatetto, to collect money for the homeless // cibo per cani, dog food // musica per pianoforte, piano music // libri per ragazzi, children's books // macchina per scrivere, typewriter // casa di riposo per anziani, old people's rest home // istituto per la ricerca sul cancro, cancer research institute ∙ Come si vede dagli esempi, in questo significato sono spesso usate forme aggettivali
    11 ( termine, vantaggio, interesse, inclinazione) for, to: fallo per me, do it for me; questi fiori sono per te, these flowers are for you; il fumo è nocivo per la salute, smoking is bad for one's health; l'ho fatto per il suo bene, I did it for his own good; mi dispiace per lui, I'm sorry for him; è un onore, un disonore per la sua famiglia, he's a credit to, a disgrace to his family; è stato come un padre per lui, he was like a father to him; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; votare per un candidato, to vote for a candidate; coltivare la passione per la musica, to cultivate a passion for music; nutrire simpatia per qlcu., to have a liking for s.o.; la partita è terminata 3 a 2 per la squadra di casa, the game ended 3 to 2 for the home team
    12 ( limitazione) for: il Brasile detiene il primato mondiale per la produzione di caffè, Brazil holds the world record for coffee production; è superiore a tutti per capacità tecniche e organizzative, he is unrivalled for technical and organizing ability; è molto maturo per la sua età, he's (very) mature for his age // per me, per quanto mi riguarda, as for me, as far as I'm concerned // se non fosse per me, te ecc., but for me, you etc. (o if it were not for me, you etc.)
    13 ( prezzo o stima) for: ha venduto la casa per un milione, he sold his house for one million euros; ho acquistato questo tavolo per pochissimo, per niente, I bought this table for next to nothing; sono stati rubati quadri per oltre due milioni, paintings worth (o for) over two million euros have been stolen // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the world (o for all the tea in China)
    14 (con valore distr.) by; at; in; per: procedere per due, to go two by two; dividere per classi, to divide by class; disporre per file, to arrange in rows; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; l'ingresso è di 20 euro per persona, entrance costs 20 euros per head // per cento, per cent: pagare un interesse del dieci per cento, to pay ten per cent interest // giorno per giorno, day by day
    15 (mat.) by: dividere 60 per 10, to divide 60 by 10; moltiplicare per tre, to multiply by three; 4 per 4 fa 16, 4 multiplied by (o times) 4 is 16
    16 (con funzione predicativa, con valore di come) as; for: avere qlcu. per amico, per socio, to have s.o. as a friend, as a partner // entrare per primo, to enter first // dare per scontato, to take for granted // tenere per certo, to take as a certainty // dare per morto, to give up for dead
    17 ( scambio, sostituzione) for: ti avevo preso per tuo fratello, I'd taken you for your brother; mi prendi per stupido?, do you take me for a fool?; ha parlato lui per tutti noi, he spoke for all of us; per il preside ha firmato il vicepreside, the deputy (head) signed for the head // capire una cosa per un'altra, to misunderstand // lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a leap in the dark.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: per l'avvenire, for the future (o from now on); per amor di Dio, per amor mio, for God's (o for goodness') sake, for my sake; per l'appunto, just so (o precisely); per esempio, for example; per caso, by chance; per fortuna, luckily; per la maggior parte, for the most part (o mostly); per lo più, generally; per il momento, for the time being; per natura, by nature; per nulla!, not at all!; per tempo, ( presto) early, ( in tempo utile) in (good) time, on time; parola per parola, word for word; per parte di padre, on one's father's side; per amore o per forza, whether you like it or not (o willy nilly); per niente al mondo, for love or money; cambiare per il meglio, to change for the better.
    per cong.
    1 ( con valore finale) (in order) to (+ inf.); for (+ ger.): andai da lui per avere un consiglio, I went to him in order to get some advice (o I went to him for advice); sono venuto per parlarti, I've come to speak to you; ce n'è voluta per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him (o he took a lot of convincing); un prodotto usato per impermeabilizzare i tessuti, a product used for waterproofing material
    2 ( con valore causale) for (+ ger.): fummo rimproverati per essere arrivati in ritardo, we were told off for arriving late; fu multato per aver superato i limiti di velocità, he was fined for speeding
    3 (con valore consecutivo) to: è troppo bello per essere vero, it's too good to be true; sei abbastanza grande per capirlo da solo, you're old enough to understand it by yourself
    4 ( con valore concessivo) per poco che sia, è meglio di niente, little as it is, it's better than nothing; per costoso che fosse, era un gran bell'appartamento, although it was expensive, it was a beautiful flat; per essere un ragazzo di 10 anni è molto maturo, for a boy of 10 he's very mature
    5 stare per fare qlco., essere lì lì per fare qlco., ( con valore perifrastico) to be about to do sthg. (o to be on the point of doing sthg. o to be just going to do sthg.): stiamo per partire, we're about to leave (o we're just going to leave o we're on the point of leaving); ero lì lì per confessare tutto, I was on the point of confessing everything; lo spettacolo sta per cominciare, the show is about to begin.
    * * *
    [per] 1.

    viaggiare per il mondo — to go around o travel the world

    per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do

    6) (vantaggio, svantaggio)

    pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.

    è per la ricerca sul cancro — it's for o in aid of cancer research

    per quanto tempo...? — how long...?

    per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock

    per posta — by post o mail

    prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle

    10) (modo, maniera)

    per gradi — by degrees o stages

    prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand

    per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be

    per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...

    per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he

    per quanto (ne) sappia io — as o so far as I know

    per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

    comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros

    14) mat.

    moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two

    per persona — per head, each

    due, tre per volta — two, three at a time

    dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted

    finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.

    dare qcn. per morto — to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead

    avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor

    stavo per telefonarti — I was going to o I was just about to phone you

    per l'amor di Dio! — for God's o heaven's sake!

    2.

    per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be

    per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger

    * * *
    per
    /per/
     1 (moto per luogo) girare per le strade to wander through the streets; passare per la finestra to pass through the window; viaggiare per il mondo to go around o travel the world; ha tagliato per i campi he cut across the fields
     2 (destinazione) il treno per Roma the train for o to Rome; l'aereo per Milano the plane to Milan; partire per il Messico to leave for Mexico
     3 (stato in luogo) per terra on the ground o floor; per strada in the street
     4 (fine) uscire per comprare il giornale to go out to buy the newspaper; per questo bisognerà fare for that, you'll have to do
     5 (causa) per colpa tua because of you; picchiarsi per una donna to fight over a woman; rosso per la rabbia red with anger; gridare per il dolore to cry out in pain; lo fa per interesse he does it out of interest
     6 (vantaggio, svantaggio) per il tuo bene for your own good o sake; peggio per te! so much the worse for you! pregare per qcn. to pray for sb.; danni enormi per l'economia enormous damage to the economy; è per la ricerca sul cancro it's for o in aid of cancer research; 2 a 1 per l'Italia 2-1 for Italy
     7 (tempo continuato) per ore e ore for hours; per i primi due anni for the first two years; per un istante for a moment; per tutta la notte all night (long); per tutto il viaggio throughout the journey; per quanto tempo...? how long...?
     8 (tempo determinato) sarà pronto per lunedì it'll be ready for o by Monday; per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei I should be there by six o'clock
     9 (mezzo) per mare by sea; per telefono by phone; per posta by post o mail; prendere qcs. per il manico to pick sth. up by the handle
     10 (modo, maniera) per gradi by degrees o stages; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand
     11 (concessione) per quanto ricco sia however rich he may be, rich though he may be; per poco traffico che ci sia,... even though there's not much traffic...; per quanto ci provasse,... try as he might, he...
     12 (per quanto riguarda) per quanto (ne) sappia io as o so far as I know; per quel che mi riguarda as far as I am concerned; per me ha torto as far as I am concerned, he's wrong
     13 (prezzo) comprare qcs. per 5 euro to buy sth. for 5 euros
     14 mat. moltiplicare, dividere per due to multiply, divide by two; 3 per 3 fa 9 3 by 3 is; per cento →  percento
     15 (distributivo) 1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres; per persona per head, each; giorno per giorno day by day; poco per volta little by little; due, tre per volta two, three at a time; dividere per età to divide according to age
     16 (predicativo) ho solo te per amico you're the only friend I've got; dare qcs. per scontato to take sth. for granted; finire per fare qcs. to end up doing sth.; dare qcn. per morto to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead; avere qcn. per professore to have sb. as a professor
     17 (per indicare il futuro prossimo) stavo per telefonarti I was going to o I was just about to phone you
     18 (in esclamazioni) per Giove! by Jove! per l'amor di Dio! for God's o heaven's sake!
     1 (consecutivo) è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina he has enough money to buy a car
     2 (finale) vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese I'm going to London to learn English; lo dico per non offenderti I say this in order not to offend you
     3 (causale) fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca he was arrested for robbing the bank
     4 (concessiva) per ricco che sia however rich he may be, rich as he may be
     5 (limitativa) per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger.
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    See also notes... (per.pdf)

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per

  • 7 Д-345

    ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗАХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЁРЛО obs, substand) у кого (от чего) ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (-лось) coll ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого VP impers (1st and last groups) or VP subj. (2nd group) more often past)
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ
    VP subj: abstr) s.o. 's breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc): у X-a дух захватило (от Y-a) = Y took X's breath away X couldn't catch his breath X gasped for air (breath) (as a result of physical exertion) X was short (out) of breath.
    Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold—it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
    От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). ( context transl) The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило (от Y-a) - Y took X's breath away
    X caught his breath X was breathless (with Y) X gasped (in surprise etc)
    (author's usage)...Тройка летела, «пожирая пространство», и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней (Грушеньке), о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her (Grushenka) again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
    В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
    Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: «Господи, как здесь просторно!» (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 8 дух занимает

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 9 дух занимается

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 10 дух заняло

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 11 дух занялся

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 12 дух захватило

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - у X-a дух захватило (от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away;
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило (от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 13 дух захватывает

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 14 дух сперло

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 15 дыхание занимает

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 16 дыхание занимается

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 17 дыхание заняло

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 18 дыхание занялось

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 19 дыхание захватило

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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  • 20 дыхание захватывает

    • ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАХВАТЫВАЕТ/ЗА ХВАТИЛО (ЗАНИМАЕТ/ЗАНЯЛО coll, СПЕРЛО obs, substand) у кого ( отчего; ДУХ (ДЫХАНИЕ) ЗАНИМАЕТСЯ/ЗАНЯЛСЯ (лось) coll; ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ДЫХАНИЕ (ДУХ coll) у кого
    [VP; impers (1st and last groups) or VPsubj (2nd group); more often past]
    =====
    1. Also: ПЕРЕХВАТЫВАЕТ/ПЕРЕХВАТИЛО ВДЫХАНИЕ [VP; subj: abstr]
    ⇒ s.o.'s breathing stops for a moment (because of exposure to bitter cold etc), or s.o. breathes with great effort (as a result of fast running, intense physical exertion etc):
    - [as a result of physical exertion] X was short (out) of breath.
         ♦ Вода в горных реках всегда холодная, дух занимает, но потом привыкаешь (Айтматов 1). The water in mountain streams is always cold - it takes your breath away, then you get used to it (1a).
         ♦ От силы удара у Махаза перехватило дыхание... (Искандер 4). [context transl] The force of the blow knocked the wind out of Makhaz... (4a).
    2. s.o. takes an unusually long, deep etc breath (as an expression of wonder, surprise, fear etc): у X-a дух захватило( от Y-a) ≈ Y took X's breath away; X caught his breath; X was breathless (with Y); X gasped (in surprise etc).
         ♦ [authors usage]...Тройка летела, "пожирая пространство", и по мере приближения к цели опять-таки мысль о ней [Грушеньке], о ней одной, все сильнее и сильнее захватывала ему дух и отгоняла все остальные страшные призраки от его сердца (Достоевский 1)...The troika went flying on, "devouring space," and the closer he came to his goal, the more powerfully the thought of her [Grushenka] again, of her alone, took his breath away and drove all the other terrible phantoms from his heart (1a).
         ♦ В ослепительных белых и черных лимузинах ехали, весело разговаривая, офицеры в высоких картузах с серебром. У нас с Шуркой разбежались глаза и захватило дыхание (Кузнецов 1). The officers in their tall peaked caps with silver braid travelled in dazzling black and white limousines, chatting cheerfully among themselves. We, Shurka and I, caught our breath and scarcely knew where to look next (1b)
         ♦ Равнодушно не мог выстоять на балконе никакой гость и посетитель. От изумленья у него захватывало в груди дух, и он только вскрикивал: "Господи, как здесь просторно!" (Гоголь 3). No guest or visitor could stand unmoved on the balcony. He would be breathless with surprise and he could only exclaim: "Lord, what a magnificent view!" (3a)

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