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1 hot
[hɔt] 1. прил.1) горячий; жаркий; накаленныйpiping / scalding hot — обжигающе горячий
I detest hot weather. — Я терпеть не могу жару.
You're hot from all that exercise. — Ты разгорячился от всех этих упражнений.
Bake the cookies in a hot oven. — Выпекайте печенье в горячей духовке.
Syn:Ant:2) острый, пикантный, пряныйPut some of this hot sauce on the barbecued ribs. — Полей жареные рёбрышки этим острым соусом.
Syn:3)а) пылкий, неистовый; вспыльчивый; страстно увлекающийсяб) возбуждённый, разгорячённый, раздражённый, взвинченныйYou'd better learn to control that hot temper of yours. — Ты бы лучше научился сдерживать свой горячий нрав.
- get hotв) чувственный, сладострастный; безнравственный (о книгах, пьесах), похабный•Syn:ardent, passionate, fervid, frenzied, feverish, stormy, tempestuous, hectic, excited, emotional, wrought-up, lustful, licentious4)а) жаркий, напряжённый, интенсивныйThe men had a hot argument about politics. — Мужчины вступили в жаркий спор о политике.
Syn:б) опасный, рискованный (о месте, ситуации)Officers would no longer go through a picket line to move a hot ship. — Чиновники больше не пытались прорваться сквозь пикет вокруг судна, вызвавшего споры с профсоюзом.
5) амер.; разг.а) только что украденный или незаконно приобретённый6) разг. быстрый, мощный (об автомобиле, самолёте)It was a hot little car. — Это была малютка с мощным двигателем.
7)а) свежий, сильный (о следе, запахе)Syn:б) яркий, интенсивный ( о цвете)Syn:в) постоянно используемый, постоянно действующий, "горячий" (о телефонной линии и т. п.)- hot lineг) "хот" (о джазе - отличающийся высокой экспрессивностью, эмоциональной возбужденностью; ср. кул)8) близкий к цели; идущий по пятамThe police are hot on the trail of the robbers. — Полиция идёт по пятам за грабителями.
Syn:9) свежий, последний, только что полученныйIs there any hot news on the election results? — Есть ли уже новая информация о результатах выборов?
hot copy, hot news — разг. последние известия
Syn:10) разг. модный; пользующийся успехом; имеющий спросThis is going to be the hottest new style of the year. — По-видимому, это будет самым модным стилем в этом году.
Syn:••to get into hot water — попасть в беду, в затруднительное положение
hot number амер.; разг. — популярный номер (песенка и т. п.)
not so hot амер. — так себе, не ахти что
- hot air- hot potato
- hot money 2. нареч.1) горячо, жарко2) резко, сильно3) горячо, яростно4) быстроSyn:3. сущ.; разг.1) ( the hot) усиленно разыскиваемый полицией2) ( the hots) сильное половое влечение4. гл.; разг.; = heat 2.to have the hots for smb. — разг. очень хотеть кого-л.
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2 seguir
v.1 to follow.tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behindseguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.2 to follow.me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed3 to continue, to resume.Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.4 to continue, to go on.¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factorydebes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing itsigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrongsigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.7 to obey, to keep.Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.8 to imitate, to follow.Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.* * *(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to follow2) keep on3) pursue4) remain* * *1. VT1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursueella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador
2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to trackesta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step
3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to followsiga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end
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seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) coursela enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course
5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow¿me sigues? — are you with me?
6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do7) † [+ mujer] to court †2. VI1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?
¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in
¡síguele! — Méx go on!
"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued
2)adelante 1)los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
3) [en estado, situación] to be still¿cómo sigue? — how is he?
que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself
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seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone4)• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth
siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her
el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working
5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow onentre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out
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seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
2) <camino/ruta>siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
¿me siguen? — are you with me?
b) ( permanecer atento a)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)siga por favor — come in, please
2) (en lugar, estado)¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?
sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever
si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...
si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way
3)a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persistb)seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)
4)a) (venir después, estar contiguo)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...
* * *= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.----* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* como siga así = at this rate.* como sigue = as follows.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* que sigue = ensuing.* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* seguir como modelo = pattern.* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguir considerando = consider + further.* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguir levantado = stay up.* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguirse = ensue.* seguir siendo = remain.* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.* seguir una táctica = take + tack.* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* seguir un consejo = take + advice.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* seguir un método = take + approach.* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.* seguir viviendo = live on.* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* siguiendo = along.* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to followcamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
2) <camino/ruta>siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge
3) ( en el tiempo) to followseguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody
4)a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to followb) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow5)a) <trámite/procedimiento> to followb) (Educ) < curso> to takeestoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course
6)a) <explicaciones/profesor> to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
¿me siguen? — are you with me?
b) ( permanecer atento a)2.no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program
seguir vi1)a) ( por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street
seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past
b)c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)siga por favor — come in, please
2) (en lugar, estado)¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?
sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever
si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...
si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way
3)a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persistb)seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)
4)a) (venir después, estar contiguo)un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm
b) historia/poema to continue3.¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?
seguirse v pron (en 3a pers)de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...
* * *= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.Ex: Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* como siga así = at this rate.* como sigue = as follows.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* difícil de seguir = heavy going.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* que sigue = ensuing.* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.* seguir al día = remain on top of.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.* seguir como antes = go on + as before.* seguir como modelo = pattern.* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.* seguir considerando = consider + further.* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.* seguir la marcha de = monitor.* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.* seguir levantado = stay up.* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* seguirse = ensue.* seguir siendo = remain.* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir tratando = discuss + further.* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.* seguir una táctica = take + tack.* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* seguir un consejo = take + advice.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* seguir un método = take + approach.* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.* seguir viviendo = live on.* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.* siguiendo = along.* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.* si sigue así = at this rate.* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* * *vtA ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to followsígame, por favor follow me, pleasela hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detectivecamina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with hersiga (a) ese coche follow that car!creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followedla siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyesle venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for monthsseguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the timela mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she wentel que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try againB ‹camino/ruta›siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridgecontinuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coastme paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my waysi se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileiraseguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the riverla enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal courseel tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivarsiguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicineC (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sblos disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstrationel hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in AsunciónD1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to followtienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to followen su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classificationsus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical stylesigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophysigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founderE1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to followva a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie dietse seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to takeestoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?F1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to followdicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep upme cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French¿me siguen? are you with me?2(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that programsigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closelysigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's lifeseguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely■ seguirviA1 (por un camino) to go onsiga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the streetsigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lightsel tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Saltodesde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule2seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry onllueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry onresolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans3B(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?sigo sin entender I still don't understandsigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as eversi sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long wayC1«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crimesigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weathersi siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist2 seguir + GER:sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gonesigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsasi sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you outseguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)D1(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes nextel capítulo que sigue the next chapterme bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stopsigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music2 «historia/poema» to continue¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows■ seguirse( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sthde esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental* * *
seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her
2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;
la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
4
‹ tratamiento› to undergo
5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
verbo intransitivo
1
siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight pastb)
resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plansc) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):◊ siga por favor come in, please
2 (en lugar, estado):◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;
espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4a) ( venir después):
el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail
* * *♦ vt1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;síganme, por favor follow me, please;la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow2. [perseguir] to follow;me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo trainingsigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine♦ vi1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)2. [mantenerse, permanecer]sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;Fama seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are goingseguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;siga todo recto go straight on;siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;seguir a algo to follow sth;la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do* * *I v/tseguir a alguien follow s.o.2 ( permanecer):seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.II v/i continue, carry on;seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!* * *seguir {75} vt1) : to followel sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rainseguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your adviceme siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes2) : to go along, to keep onseguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highwaysiguió hablando: he kept on talkingseguir el curso: to stay on course3) : to take (a course, a treatment)seguir vi1) : to go on, to keep goingsigue adelante: keep going, carry on2) : to remain, to continue to be¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?sigue con vida: she's still alive3) : to follow, to come afterla frase que sigue: the following sentence* * *seguir vb1. (en general) to follow2. (cursar estudios) to do3. (recorrer) to go on¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!4. (continuar) to be still -
3 propior
prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].I. A.Lit., of place:B.portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—Trop.1.Of time, nearer, later, more recent:2.veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:3.quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:4.quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:A.hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).Lit.1.Absol.:2.propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;stare,
id. A. P. 361.—With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):3.propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—With acc.:4.ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—With ab:B.propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—Trop.:II.ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).A.Lit., of place:1. 2.proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:B.vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—Trop.1.Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:2.quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:3.summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:b.AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:4.sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):1.argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):2.quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—Trop.a.Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:b.civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:c.proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—Very closely, nicely, accurately:ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].I. A.Lit., of place:B.portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—Trop.1.Of time, nearer, later, more recent:2.veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:3.quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:4.quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:A.hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).Lit.1.Absol.:2.propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;stare,
id. A. P. 361.—With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):3.propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—With acc.:4.ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—With ab:B.propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—Trop.:II.ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).A.Lit., of place:1. 2.proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:B.vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—Trop.1.Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:2.quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:3.summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:b.AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:4.sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):1.argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):2.quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—Trop.a.Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:b.civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:c.proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—Very closely, nicely, accurately:ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].I. A.Lit., of place:B.portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—Trop.1.Of time, nearer, later, more recent:2.veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:3.quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:4.quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:A.hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).Lit.1.Absol.:2.propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;stare,
id. A. P. 361.—With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):3.propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—With acc.:4.ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—With ab:B.propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—Trop.:II.ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).A.Lit., of place:1. 2.proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:B.vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—Trop.1.Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:2.quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:3.summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:b.AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:4.sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):1.argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):2.quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—Trop.a.Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:b.civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:c.proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—Very closely, nicely, accurately:ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].I. A.Lit., of place:B.portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—Trop.1.Of time, nearer, later, more recent:2.veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:3.quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:4.quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:A.hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).Lit.1.Absol.:2.propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;stare,
id. A. P. 361.—With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):3.propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—With acc.:4.ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—With ab:B.propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—Trop.:II.ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).A.Lit., of place:1. 2.proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:B.vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—Trop.1.Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:2.quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:3.summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:b.AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:4.sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):1.argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):2.quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—Trop.a.Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:b.civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:c.proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—Very closely, nicely, accurately:ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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1. prep ( vicino a) nearnella sede di on the premises ofposta care ofvive presso i genitori he lives with his parentslavoro presso la FIAT I work for Fiat2. m: nei pressi di in the vicinity of, in the neighbo(u)rhood of* * *presso avv. (letter.) nearby, near, close at hand, closely; abitano qui presso, they live nearby; lì presso c'è un fiume, there is a river nearby; stare, farsi più presso, to come closer (o nearer) // da presso, dappresso, ( da vicino) closely (anche fig.): esaminare da presso qlco., to examine sthg. closely; sorvegliare qlcu. da presso, to watch s.o. closely; gli inseguitori lo incalzavano da presso, his pursuers were following him closely (o were hot on his heels o were closing in on him) // a un di presso, ( approssimativamente) about (o approximately): c'erano a un di presso cinquanta persone, there were about fifty people◆ prep.1 ( vicino a, nei pressi di) near, not far from, in the vicinity of: una casa presso il fiume, a house near (o not far from) the river; hanno una villa a Bereguardo, presso Pavia, they have a country house at Bereguardo, in the vicinity of Pavia (o near o not far from Pavia); il fatto è accaduto in una piccola località presso Firenze, the event took place in a small place near Florence; pernottammo in un albergo presso la stazione, we spent the night in a hotel near (o not far from o in the vicinity of) the station2 ( accanto a, a fianco di) beside, by, next to: rimase a lungo in piedi presso la finestra, he stood for a long time by the window; il cane era accucciato in un angolo presso il divano, the dog was curled up in a corner by the settee; venne a sedersi presso di me, he came and sat down beside (o by o next to) me3 (da, in; a casa di, nell'ufficio di) with, in, at; ( alle dipendenze di) for, with; ( come indicazione di recapito) care of (abbr. c/ o): abita presso i genitori, he lives with his parents; mi fermai presso alcuni parenti, I stayed with some relatives; i profughi furono alloggiati presso gli alberghi della città, the refugees were lodged in hotels in the city; è ricoverato presso una casa di cura, he is in a nursing home; lavora presso una banca, he works at a bank; studia presso un collegio, he's at a boarding school; i biglietti sono in vendita presso la biglietteria, tickets are on sale at the box office; è impiegato presso una ditta svizzera, he works for (o with) a Swiss firm; Egregio Signor Mario Rossi presso Giovanni Bianchi, presso Hotel Excelsior, Mr Mario Rossi, care of (o c/ o) Giovanni Bianchi, care of (o c/ o) Hotel Excelsior // fare pratica presso un commercialista, to be articled to an accountant // Ambasciatore presso la Santa Sede, Ambassador to the Holy See4 ( fra, nell'ambito di) among, with: gode di grande popolarità presso i giovani, he is very popular with young people; il libro ha ottenuto molto successo presso i critici, the book was a great success with the critics; furono svolte indagini presso gli amici e i parenti della vittima, investigations were carried out among the victim's friends and relatives; presso gli antichi era molto diffuso il sacrificio umano, human sacrifice was widespread among ancient peoples; presso i cattolici l'infallibilità del papa è dogma di fede, papal infallibility is a dogma with Catholics5 presso a (ant. letter.) (verso, con valore temporale) presso al tramonto, towards sunset // essere presso a fare qlco., ( essere sul punto di) to be about to do (o to be on the point of doing) sthg.: essere presso a morire, to be about to die (o to be on the point of death)◆ s.m.pl. → pressi.* * *['prɛsso]1. avv1) (vicino) nearby, near, close at handabitava lì presso — he lived nearby o near there
2)di o da presso — (incalzare) closely
da presso — (esaminare) closely
a un di presso — about, approximately
2. prep1) (vicino a) close to, near (to), (accanto a) beside, next topresso a — near (to), by
2)presso qn — (in casa di) at sb's home
lavora presso di noi — (alle dipendenze di) he works for o with us
'presso' — (su busta, cartolina) 'care of', 'c/o'
Lucia Micoli, presso fam. Bianchi — Lucia Micoli, c/o Mr and Mrs Bianchi
3) (nell'ambiente di) among3. smplnei pressi di — near, in the vicinity of
* * *['prɛsso] 1. 2.1) (da)intercedere presso qcn. — to intercede with sb
2) (vicino a) by, beside, next to3) (alle dipendenze di) to, withlavorare come apprendista presso qcn. — to work as an apprentice with sb.
fare pratica presso qcn. — to be apprenticed to sb.
andare a servizio presso qcn. — to go into service with sb
4) (nella sede di) at, withdepositare qcs. presso l'avvocato — to deposit sth. with the solicitor
5) (a casa di) with6) (tra)presso i Romani, i Greci — among the Romans, the Greeks
7) (nella corrispondenza) care of3.John Smith, presso il sig. Rossi — John Smith, care of Mr Rossi
sostantivo maschile plurale pressi1)2)nei -i di — in the vicinity of, in the precincts of
* * *presso/'prεsso/I avverbio(vicino) nearby, close (at hand)II preposizione1 (da) reclamare presso to complain to; ambasciatore presso l'ONU UN ambassador; intercedere presso qcn. to intercede with sb.2 (vicino a) by, beside, next to; presso il mare by the sea3 (alle dipendenze di) to, with; lavorare come apprendista presso qcn. to work as an apprentice with sb.; fare pratica presso qcn. to be apprenticed to sb.; andare a servizio presso qcn. to go into service with sb.4 (nella sede di) at, with; depositare qcs. presso l'avvocato to deposit sth. with the solicitor; avere un conto aperto presso un negozio to have an account at a shop5 (a casa di) with; essere a pensione presso to board with6 (tra) presso i Romani, i Greci among the Romans, the Greeks; diventare famoso presso to become popular with7 (nella corrispondenza) care of; John Smith, presso il sig. Rossi John Smith, care of Mr RossiIII pressi m.pl.1 nei -i nearby2 nei -i di in the vicinity of, in the precincts of; nei -i di Venezia somewhere around Venice. -
8 conseguir
v.1 to obtain, to get.consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to doconseguir hacer algo to manage to do somethingno consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyedMaría consiguió un descuento grande Mary got a huge discount.2 to get hold of, to get over here.María consiguió a Ricardo al fin Mary got hold of Richard at last.3 to manage to, to be able to, to get to, to find a way to.María consiguió llegar a tiempo Mary mMaríaged to arrive on time.* * *1 (cosa) to obtain, get; (objetivo) to attain, achieve2 (lograr) to manage, succeed in■ ¡lo conseguí! I did it!* * *verb1) to achieve, attain2) get3) manage (to)* * *VT [+ meta, objetivo] to achieve; [+ resultado] to obtain, achieve; [+ premio, campeonato] to win; [+ entradas, empleo, dinero] to get; [+ documento, visado, beca, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ acuerdo] to reachconsiguieron la mayoría absoluta — they won o gained an absolute majority
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conseguir hacer algo — to manage to do sth•
conseguir que algn haga algo — to get sb to do sthal final conseguí que me devolvieran el dinero — I got them to give me my money back in the end, I got my money back from them in the end
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to getsi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end
b)conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf
c)2.conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me
conseguir vi (RPl)conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something
* * *= accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex. The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex. The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.Ex. It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.Ex. For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.----* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.* conseguir algo = get + anywhere.* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.* conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.* conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* conseguir fondos = win + funds.* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.* conseguir localizar = get + hold of.* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.* conseguir que = galvanise into.* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* conseguirse = accrue.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.* conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* conseguir unir = rally.* conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.* difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.* fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.* forma de conseguir Algo = lever.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* modo de conseguir Algo = lever.* muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* para conseguir = in pursuit of.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to getsi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end
b)conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf
c)2.conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me
conseguir vi (RPl)conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something
* * *= accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex: The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex: The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.Ex: For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.* conseguir algo = get + anywhere.* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.* conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.* conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* conseguir fondos = win + funds.* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.* conseguir localizar = get + hold of.* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.* conseguir que = galvanise into.* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* conseguirse = accrue.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.* conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* conseguir unir = rally.* conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.* difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.* fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.* forma de conseguir Algo = lever.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* modo de conseguir Algo = lever.* muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* para conseguir = in pursuit of.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* * *vt1 ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain; ‹entrada/plaza/empleo› to getno conseguirás nada de él you won't get anything out of himsiempre consigue lo que se propone she always achieves what she sets out to dosi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the endun artista que ha conseguido un estilo propio an artist who has developed o achieved his own styleal final consiguió un permiso de trabajo he finally got o managed to get a work permittodavía no ha conseguido trabajo she still hasn't got a job o found workconsiguió el primer premio en el concurso she won first prize in the competitionla película consiguió un gran éxito de crítica the film was very well received by the criticsconsiguieron una mayoría aplastante they obtained an overwhelming majorityconsiguió la victoria con su último lanzamiento she won with her last throw2 conseguir + INF to manage to + INFno consigo entenderlo I can't work it outal final conseguí convencer a mis padres I finally managed to talk my parents roundconsiguió clasificarse para la final she managed to qualify o she qualified for the final3 conseguir QUE + SUBJ:si sigues así vas a conseguir que me enfade if you carry on like that, you're going to get me annoyedal final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through, I finally managed to persuade them to let me throughconseguí que me lo prestara I got him o I managed to get him to lend it to me■ conseguirvi( RPl) conseguir CON algn/algo; to get through TO sb/sthno puedo conseguir con él/con ese número I can't get through to him/to that number* * *
conseguir ( conjugate conseguir) verbo transitivo ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain;
‹entrada/permiso/empleo› to get;
‹medalla/título› to win;◊ si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end;
la película consiguió un gran éxito the film was a great success;
conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;
no consigo entenderlo I can't work it out;
conseguí que me lo prestara I got him to lend it to me
conseguir verbo transitivo
1 (obtener) to get, obtain
(alcanzar) to achieve: consiguió su propósito, he achieved his purpose
2 (con infinitivo) to manage to: consiguieron convencernos, they managed to persuade us ➣ Ver nota en manage
' conseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- bregar
- buscar
- concurso
- costar
- frustrarse
- hacerse
- lince
- método
- obtener
- porfiar
- precio
- santa
- santo
- trampear
- triunfo
- adelantar
- alcanzar
- cazar
- consiga
- lucha
- luchar
- pituto
- ser
English:
accomplish
- achieve
- aim
- apprentice
- attain
- autonomous
- bargain
- bid
- boat
- bring off
- bungle
- come by
- contrive
- divorce
- fail
- find
- gain
- get
- go after
- hold
- influence
- land
- lobby
- manage
- mooch
- obtain
- obtainable
- one-upmanship
- per cent
- procure
- rally
- running
- seek
- shop around
- snatch
- succeed
- unobtainable
- wangle
- whip up
- white elephant
- win
- available
- bring
- come
- draw
- drum
- easy
- enlist
- have
- nowhere
* * *conseguir vt[obtener] to obtain, to get; [un objetivo] to achieve;conseguir un premio Nobel/dos Óscars to win o get a Nobel Prize/two Oscars;consiguió la mayoría absoluta he won o got an absolute majority;consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do;con esa actitud no conseguirás nada you won't get anywhere with that attitude;conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;tras un disputado esprint consiguió alzarse con el triunfo she won a very closely contested sprint;no consiguieron encontrar el camino they didn't manage to find the way;no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed;al menos conseguimos que nos escucharan at least we got them to listen to us* * *v/t1 get; objetivo achieve2:conseguir hacer algo manage to do sth* * *conseguir {75} vt1) : to get, to obtain2) : to achieve, to attain3) : to manage toconsiguió acabar el trabajo: she managed to finish the job* * *conseguir vb1. (obtener) to obtain / to getel partido consiguió el 40% de los votos the party got 40% of the votes2. (lograr) to achieve¿qué has conseguido? what have you achieved? -
9 when
1. wen adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) cuando
2. wən, wen conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) cuando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) si•- whence- whenever
when1 adv cuándowhen did you sell your car? ¿cuándo vendiste tu coche?when2 conj cuandoit was different when I was a boy cuando yo era niño, era diferentetr[wen]1 (direct questions) cuándo■ when did it happen? ¿cuándo pasó?■ when are they coming? ¿cuándo vendrán?■ when did she die? ¿cuándo murió?■ since when? ¿desde cuándo?2 (indirect questions) cuándo3 (at which, on which) cuando, en que■ August is the month when everyone goes on holiday agosto es el mes en que todo el mundo se va de vacaciones1 (at the time that) cuando2 (whenever) cuando, siempre que3 (considering) cuando, si■ why do you want to move when you've got such a nice house? ¿por qué te quieres mudar si tienes una casa tan bonita?4 (although) cuando, aunque■ they said it was an antique when in fact it was a reproduction dijeron que era una antigüedad cuando en realidad era una reproducción1 cuando\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhen ['hwɛn] adv: cuándowhen will you return?: ¿cuándo volverás?he asked me when I would be home: me preguntó cuándo estaría en casawhen conjwhen you are ready: cuando estés listothe days when I clean the house: los días en que limpio la casa2) if: cuando, sihow can I go when I have no money?: ¿cómo voy a ir si no tengo dinero?3) although: cuandoyou said it was big when actually it's small: dijiste que era grande cuando en realidad es pequeñowhen pron: cuándosince when are you the boss?: ¿desde cuándo eres el jefe?adv.• como adv.• cuando adv.• cuándo adv.conj.• cuando conj.• que conj.
I hwen, wen1) (in questions, indirect questions) cuándowhen did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?
that was when I realized that... — fue entonces cuando or (esp AmL tb) que me di cuenta de que...
2) ( as relative)in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones
II
1)a) ( temporal sense) cuandob) (if) si, cuandothese results aren't bad when you compare them with... — estos resultados no son malos si or cuando se los compara con...
2)a) (since, considering that) si, cuandowhy go to a hotel when you can stay here? — ¿por qué ir a un hotel si or cuando te puedes quedar aquí?
b) ( although) cuandohe said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15
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pronoun cuándowhen do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?
[wen]since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)
When in direct and indirect questions as well as after expressions of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé) translates as cuándo (with an accent) and is used with the indicative: cuándowhen did it happen? — ¿cuándo ocurrió?
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he asked me when I had seen it — me preguntó cuándo lo había visto•
do you know when he died? — ¿sabes cuándo murió?say when! (when serving food, drink) ¡dime cuánto! since when•
he told me when the wedding would be — me dijo cuándo sería la bodatill when? ¿hasta cuándo?since when do you like or have you liked Indian food? — ¿desde cuándo te gusta la comida india?
2) (in exclamations) cuándowhen will we learn to keep our mouths shut! — ¡cuándo aprenderemos a callar la boca!
a) (=the time, day, moment etc) cuandoMonday? that's when Ted gets back — ¿el lunes? ese día es cuando vuelve Ted
If when follows a noun (e.g. day, time) and defines the noun, translate using ( en) que not cuando:1958: that's when I was born — 1958: (en) ese año nací yo
(en) quethere are times when I wish I'd never met him — hay momentos en los que desearía no haberlo conocido nunca
c)If the when clause following a noun provides additional information which does not define or restrict the noun - in English as in Spanish commas are obligatory here - translate using cuando:
cuandosome days, when we're very busy, we don't finish work till very late — algunos días, cuando tenemos mucho trabajo, no acabamos hasta muy tarde
2. CONJUNCTION1) (=at, during or after the time that)As a conjunction, when can be translated by cuando (without an accent) followed by either the indicative or the subjunctive. Use the indicative when talking about the past or making general statements about the present. Use the subjunctive when the action is or was in the future: cuandoIf [when] + verb can be substituted by [on] + '-ing' in English and describes an action that takes place at the same time as another one or follows it very closely, you can use [al] + infinitive:he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak — llegó a las ocho en punto, en lo peor del tráfico
be careful when crossing or when you cross the road — ten cuidado al cruzar la calle
when a student at Oxford, she... — cuando era estudiante or estudiaba en Oxford...
my father, when young, had a fine tenor voice — mi padre, de joven or cuando era joven, tenía una buena voz de tenor
when just three years old, he was... — cuando tenía solo tres años, era...
hardly had the film begun when there was a power cut — apenas había empezado la película cuando se fue la corriente
2) (=if) si, cuandothis sounds expensive when compared with other cars — este parece caro si or cuando se compara con otros coches
how can I relax when I've got loads of things to do? — ¿cómo puedo relajarme si or cuando tengo montones de cosas que hacer?
3) (=whereas) cuandohe thought he was recovering, when in fact... — pensaba que se estaba recuperando, cuando de hecho...
she made us study when all we wanted to do was play — nos hacía estudiar cuando lo único que queríamos hacer era jugar
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I [hwen, wen]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cuándowhen did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?
that was when I realized that... — fue entonces cuando or (esp AmL tb) que me di cuenta de que...
2) ( as relative)in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones
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1)a) ( temporal sense) cuandob) (if) si, cuandothese results aren't bad when you compare them with... — estos resultados no son malos si or cuando se los compara con...
2)a) (since, considering that) si, cuandowhy go to a hotel when you can stay here? — ¿por qué ir a un hotel si or cuando te puedes quedar aquí?
b) ( although) cuandohe said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15
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pronoun cuándowhen do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?
since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?
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10 П-680
НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ПЯТКИ кому coll VP usu. impfv)1. (subj: human, collect, or animal) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to come even with himX наступал Y-y на пятки = X was hard on Yls heelsX was (close) at Y's heels X was close behind Y X was catching up with (to) Y.Его преследователям удалось сократить расстояние, они уже наступали ему на пятки. His pursuers managed to close in on him-they were already at his heels.2. (subj: human or collect) to be about to reach a skill level equal to another's in some activityX наступает Y-y на пятки — X is catching up with (to) YX is gaining on Y X is close behind Y X (X's work, X's performance etc) is becoming as good as Y (Y's) X is right (close) at W heels X is hard on W heels. -
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НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ХВОСТ кому highly coll VP1. (subj: human or collect) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to himX наступает Y-y на хвост - X is (right) on Y's tailX is in hot pursuit of Y X is breathing down Y's neck.Они поспешно отходили - противник наступал им на хвост. They were beating a fast retreat because the enemy was right on their tail.2. (subj: human to offend s.o., encroach upon his sphere of interestsX наступил Y-y на хвост — X stepped on Yb toes.«Не злись... ты злишься, как будто я у тебя девочку увел. Ведь она же ничья была, совершенно одна и ничья, я никому не наступил на хвост...» (Аксёнов 7). "Pipe down...pipe down! You'd think she was yours the way you're reacting. She's a free agent, her own woman. I haven't stepped on anybody's toes" (7a). -
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ВИСЕТЬ (ПОВИСНУТЬ) НА ХВОСТЕ (кого, у кого) НА ХВОСТЕ all coll VP or PrepP ( Invar, subj-compl with copula) subj: human or collect) (of a pursuer, an athlete in competition, or enemy troops) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to himX висел на хвосте у Y-a — X was (right) on Y's tailX was right behind Y X was closing in on Y.«Зараз (regional = сейчас, только что) разведка вернулась, говорят, что бугор пустой. Стало быть, Журавлев потерял нас, а то бы он теперь на хвосте висел» (Шолохов 5). "Our patrol has just come in, they say there's no one on the hill. Zhuravlyov must have lost us or he'd be on our tail right now" (5a). -
13 наступать на пятки
• НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ПЯТКИ кому coll[VP; usu. impfv]=====1. [subj: human, collect, or animal]⇒ to be following s.o. very closely and be about to come even with him:- X was catching up with (to) Y.♦ Его преследователям удалось сократить расстояние, они уже наступали ему на пятки. His pursuers managed to close in on him-they were already at his heels.2. [subj: human or collect]⇒ to be about to reach a skill level equal to another's in some activity:- X (X's work, X's performance etc) is becoming as good as Y < Y's>;- X is hard on Y's heels.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > наступать на пятки
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14 наступить на пятки
• НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ПЯТКИ кому coll[VP; usu. impfv]=====1. [subj: human, collect, or animal]⇒ to be following s.o. very closely and be about to come even with him:- X was catching up with (to) Y.♦ Его преследователям удалось сократить расстояние, они уже наступали ему на пятки. His pursuers managed to close in on him-they were already at his heels.2. [subj: human or collect]⇒ to be about to reach a skill level equal to another's in some activity:- X (X's work, X's performance etc) is becoming as good as Y < Y's>;- X is hard on Y's heels.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > наступить на пятки
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15 наступать на хвост
• НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ХВОСТ кому highly coll[VP]=====1. [subj: human or collect]⇒ to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to him:- X is breathing down Y's neck.♦ Они поспешно отходили - противник наступал им на хвост. They were beating a fast retreat because the enemy was right on their tail.2. [subj: human]⇒ to offend s.o., encroach upon his sphere of interests:♦ "Не злись... ты злишься, как будто я у тебя девочку увел. Ведь она же ничья была, совершенно одна и ничья, я никому не наступил на хвост..." (Аксёнов 7). "Pipe down...pipe down! You'd think she was yours the way you're reacting. She's a free agent, her own woman. I haven't stepped on anybody's toes" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > наступать на хвост
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• НАСТУПАТЬ/НАСТУПИТЬ НА ХВОСТ кому highly coll[VP]=====1. [subj: human or collect]⇒ to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to him:- X is breathing down Y's neck.♦ Они поспешно отходили - противник наступал им на хвост. They were beating a fast retreat because the enemy was right on their tail.2. [subj: human]⇒ to offend s.o., encroach upon his sphere of interests:♦ "Не злись... ты злишься, как будто я у тебя девочку увел. Ведь она же ничья была, совершенно одна и ничья, я никому не наступил на хвост..." (Аксёнов 7). "Pipe down...pipe down! You'd think she was yours the way you're reacting. She's a free agent, her own woman. I haven't stepped on anybody's toes" (7a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > наступить на хвост
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17 висеть на хвосте
[VP or PrepP (Invar, subj-compl with copula); subj: human or collect]=====⇒ (of a pursuer, an athlete in competition, or enemy troops) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to him:- X was closing in on Y.♦ "Зараз [regional = сейчас, только что] разведка вернулась, говорят, что бугор пустой. Стало быть, Журавлев потерял нас, а то бы он теперь на хвосте висел" (Шолохов 5). "Our patrol has just come in, they say there's no one on the hill. Zhuravlyov must have lost us or he'd be on our tail right now" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > висеть на хвосте
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18 на хвосте
[VP or PrepP (Invar, subj-compl with copula); subj: human or collect]=====⇒ (of a pursuer, an athlete in competition, or enemy troops) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to him:- X was closing in on Y.♦ "Зараз [regional = сейчас, только что] разведка вернулась, говорят, что бугор пустой. Стало быть, Журавлев потерял нас, а то бы он теперь на хвосте висел" (Шолохов 5). "Our patrol has just come in, they say there's no one on the hill. Zhuravlyov must have lost us or he'd be on our tail right now" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на хвосте
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19 повиснуть на хвосте
[VP or PrepP (Invar, subj-compl with copula); subj: human or collect]=====⇒ (of a pursuer, an athlete in competition, or enemy troops) to be following s.o. very closely and be about to catch up to him:- X was closing in on Y.♦ "Зараз [regional = сейчас, только что] разведка вернулась, говорят, что бугор пустой. Стало быть, Журавлев потерял нас, а то бы он теперь на хвосте висел" (Шолохов 5). "Our patrol has just come in, they say there's no one on the hill. Zhuravlyov must have lost us or he'd be on our tail right now" (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > повиснуть на хвосте
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20 immediately
adverb (at once: He answered immediately.) inmediatamenteimmediately adv inmediatamente / enseguidatr[ɪ'miːdɪətlɪ]1 (instantly, at once) inmediatamente, de inmediato, en seguida, en el acto2 (nearest in time or space) directamente, inmediatamente; (directly, very closely) directamente, muy de cerca1 (as soon as) en cuanto, tan pronto comoimmediately [ɪ'mi:diətli] adv: inmediatamente, enseguidaadv.• en seguida adv.• inmediatamente adv.ɪ'miːdiətli1)a) ( at once) inmediatamente, de inmediatob) (as conj) (BrE) en cuantoI'll send you a cheque immediately the goods arrive — le mandaré un cheque en cuanto llegue la mercancía
2)a) <before/after> inmediatamenteb) ( directly) (BrE) directamente[ɪ'miːdɪǝtlɪ]1. ADV1) (=at once) [reply, come, agree] inmediatamente, de inmediatodo it immediately! — ¡hazlo inmediatamente!, ¡hazlo de inmediato!
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the cause of the accident was not immediately apparent — la causa del accidente no se apreciaba a simple vista2) (=directly) [affect, concern] directamente•
immediately above sth — justo or justamente encima de algo•
immediately after/ before sth — inmediatamente después de/antes de algo•
immediately behind/ below sth — justo or justamente detrás de/debajo de algohe is immediately below the managing director — (in rank) trabaja a las órdenes directas del director general, el director general es su superior más inmediato
2.CONJimmediately he put the phone down, he remembered — nada más colgar el teléfono se acordó, en cuanto or (LAm) no más colgó el teléfono se acordó
let me know immediately he arrives — avíseme en cuanto llegue, avíseme en el momento en que llegue
* * *[ɪ'miːdiətli]1)a) ( at once) inmediatamente, de inmediatob) (as conj) (BrE) en cuantoI'll send you a cheque immediately the goods arrive — le mandaré un cheque en cuanto llegue la mercancía
2)a) <before/after> inmediatamenteb) ( directly) (BrE) directamente
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