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  • 1 fortune

    English-French dictionary > fortune

  • 2 fortune

    noun
    1) (private wealth) Vermögen, das
    2) (prosperous condition) Glück, das; (of country) Wohl, das
    3) (luck, destiny) Schicksal, das

    bad/good fortune — Pech, das/Glück, das

    by sheer good fortune there was... — es war reines Glück, dass... war

    thank one's good fortune that... — dem Glück dafür danken, dass...

    tell somebody's fortunejemandem wahrsagen od. sein Schicksal vorhersagen

    * * *
    ['fo: ən]
    1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) das Glück, das Schicksal
    2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) das Vermögen
    - academic.ru/29007/fortunate">fortunate
    - fortunately
    - fortune-teller
    - tell someone's fortune
    - tell fortune
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    for·tune
    [ˈfɔ:tʃu:n, AM ˈfɔ:rtʃən]
    n
    1. (money) Vermögen nt
    fame and \fortune Ruhm und Reichtum
    a small \fortune ( fam) ein kleines Vermögen
    to be worth a \fortune ( fam) ein Vermögen wert sein
    to cost a \fortune ( fam) ein Vermögen kosten
    to make a/one's \fortune zu Reichtum kommen, ein Vermögen machen
    2. no pl ( form: luck) Schicksal nt
    a stroke of good \fortune ein Glücksfall m
    good/ill \fortune Glück/Pech nt
    to have the good \fortune to do sth das Glück haben, etw zu tun
    to read/tell sb's \fortune jds Schicksal vorhersagen
    to seek one's \fortune sein Glück suchen
    3. no pl ( liter: luck personified) Glück nt, Fortuna f geh
    \fortune always seems to be smiling on him Fortuna scheint ihm immer gewogen zu sein geh
    4. (sb's fate)
    \fortunes pl Geschick nt
    the \fortunes of war die Wechselfälle [o das Auf und Ab] des Krieges
    5.
    \fortune favours the brave ( prov) das Glück ist mit den Tüchtigen
    the slings and arrows of [outrageous] \fortune BRIT die Stricke und Fallen des [entfesselten] Schicksals
    * * *
    ['fɔːtʃuːn]
    n
    1) (= fate) Schicksal nt, Geschick nt; (= chance) Zufall m

    he had the good fortune to have rich parentser hatte das Glück, reiche Eltern zu haben

    by good fortune — glücklicherweise, zum Glück

    by sheer good fortune —

    fortune has favoured (Brit) or favored (US) him — das Glück war ihm hold

    2) (= money) Reichtum m, Vermögen nt

    to come into/make a fortune — ein Vermögen erben/machen

    to seek/make one's fortune — sein Glück versuchen/machen

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    fortune [ˈfɔːtʃuːn; -tʃən; US ˈfɔːrtʃən] s
    1. Vermögen n, (großer) Reichtum:
    a man of fortune ein vermögender oder reicher Mann;
    her beauty is her fortune ihre Schönheit ist ihr Kapital;
    come into a fortune ein Vermögen erben;
    a) sich ein Vermögen erwerben,
    b) ein Vermögen verdienen;
    make one’s fortune sein Glück machen;
    marry a fortune eine gute Partie machen, reich heiraten;
    seek one’s fortune sein Glück versuchen (in in dat);
    spend a (small) fortune on sth ein (kleines) Vermögen für etwas ausgeben
    2. (glücklicher) Zufall, Glück(sfall) n(m):
    by sheer good fortune rein zufällig;
    I had the fortune to have …, it was my good fortune to have … zu meinem Glück hatte ich …
    3. meist pl Geschick n, Schicksal n:
    good fortune Glück n;
    bad ( oder ill) fortune Unglück n;
    tell fortunes wahrsagen;
    read sb’s fortune
    a) jemandem die Karten legen,
    b) jemandem aus der Hand lesen;
    have one’s fortune told sich wahrsagen lassen;
    by good fortune glücklicherweise, zum Glück;
    the fortunes of war das Kriegsgeschick, der Krieg;
    during his changing fortunes während seines wechselvollen Lebens;
    try one’s fortune es darauf ankommen lassen
    4. oft Fortune Fortuna f, das Glück, die Glücksgöttin:
    fortune favo(u)red him Fortuna oder das Glück war ihm hold;
    fortune favo(u)rs the brave (Sprichwort) Glück hat nur der Tüchtige;
    fortune favo(u)rs fools (Sprichwort) die Dummen haben das Glück; smile A 2
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    noun
    1) (private wealth) Vermögen, das
    2) (prosperous condition) Glück, das; (of country) Wohl, das
    3) (luck, destiny) Schicksal, das

    bad/good fortune — Pech, das/Glück, das

    by sheer good fortune there was... — es war reines Glück, dass... war

    thank one's good fortune that... — dem Glück dafür danken, dass...

    tell somebody's fortunejemandem wahrsagen od. sein Schicksal vorhersagen

    * * *
    n.
    Glück nur sing. n.
    Schicksaal n.
    Vermögen - n.

    English-german dictionary > fortune

  • 3 fortune

    'fo: ən
    1) (whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck: whatever fortune may bring.) skjebne, hell, lykke
    2) (a large amount of money: That ring must be worth a fortune!) formue
    - fortunately
    - fortune-teller
    - tell someone's fortune
    - tell fortune
    flaks
    --------
    formue
    --------
    hell
    --------
    lykke
    I
    subst. \/ˈfɔːtʃuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtjuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n\/
    1) formue, rikdom, velstand
    2) skjebne, livsvilkår, omstendigheter
    3) hell, lykke, fremgang
    adverse\/bad\/evil\/ill fortune ulykke, uflaks
    by good fortune ved et hell
    come\/get into a fortune arve en formue, få en stor arv
    be favoured by fortune ha hellet med seg, ha lykken med seg
    Fortune lykken personifisert, fru Fortuna
    fortune favours the brave\/bold lykken står den tapre bi
    fortune smiles on someone lykken smiler til noen
    the fortunes of war krigslykken
    have good fortune ha flaks, ha hellet med seg
    have the good fortune to være så heldig å
    make a fortune tjene en formue
    make one's fortune skape seg en fremtid, skape seg en posisjon, bli rik
    a man of fortune en formuende mann
    marry a fortune gifte seg til penger
    a piece of good fortune en lykke, flaks
    push one's fortune slå seg frem, arbeide seg frem
    seek one's fortune søke lykken
    a small fortune en hel liten formue, en masse penger
    soldier of fortune eventyrer, lykkeridder
    be someone's fortune to falle til noen å
    try one's fortune prøve lykken
    II
    verb \/ˈfɔːtʃuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtjuːn\/, \/ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n\/
    ( foreldet) skje, slumpe
    fortune upon finne tilfeldig

    English-Norwegian dictionary > fortune

  • 4 favour

    1. III
    1) favour smb. favour one's pupils (some of the boys, the younger daughter, etc.) проявлять особое расположение к своим ученикам и т. д., выделять своих учеников и т. д.: we all knew that the manager favoured him мы все знали, что управляющий благоволят к нему /покровительствует ему/
    2) favour smth. favour smb.'s plan (the proposal, tile scheme, a progressive policy, etc.) поддерживать /выступать за/ чей-л. план и т. д.; which side do you favour? на чьей вы стороне?: which colour do you favour? какой цвет вам нравится больше всего /вы предпочитаете/?; be does not favour their decision он не одобряет их решения
    3) favour smth. favour his work (the attempt, our departure, their voyage, etc.) благоприятствовать / способствовать/ его работе и т. д., the weather (darkness) favoured our escape погода (темнота) благоприятствовала нашему побегу; this event favours our hopes of success это событие укрепляет нашу надежду на успех; every indication favoured rain все говорило о том, что пойдет /будет/ дождь
    4) favour smb. coll. favour one's father (one's mother, etc.) быть похожим /походить/ на своего отца и т. д., she favours her aunt in looks внешне она похожа на свой тетку
    5) favour smth. favour one's eyes (one's right leg, etc.) щадить /беречь/ зрение и т. д.', the dog favoured his sore foot when he walked собака не наступала на больную лапу
    2. IV
    favour smth. in some manner favour smth. openly (privately. manifestly, universally, particularly, etc.) открыто и т. д. поддерживать / выступать за/ что-л., открыто и т. д. высказывать свое одобрение чему-л.; he favoured them politically в политическом отношении он их поддерживал
    3. XI
    be favoured by smth. their progress was favoured by circumstances обстоятельства благоприятствовали ходу их работы; their escape was favoured by darkness темнота способствовала их побегу; he was favoured by success ему сопутствовал успех; he was favoured by fortune судьба была к нему благосклонна; he was favoured by a series of lucky strikes ему все время везло
    4. XXI1
    favour smb. with smth. favour smb. with an invitation (with an interview, with a ballad, etc.) [любезно] послать кому-л. приглашение и т. д., оказать кому-л. любезность, послав приглашение и т. д. she favoured the audience with another song она спела присутствующим / зрителям/ еще одну песню; she favoured him with a smile она осчастливила его улыбкой /подарила ему улыбку/; favour smb. with one's company оказать кому-л. честь своим присутствием; when will you favour me with a call? когда вы осчастливите меня своим посещением?; will you favour me with an answer? iron. не соблаговолите ли ответить?; не будете ли вы так любезны ответить?; we hope to be favoured with your further orders надеемся, что вы и в дальнейшем будете заказывать [товары] у нас

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > favour

  • 5 favorecido

    adj.
    favored, preferred, favoured, favourite.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: favorecer.
    * * *
    1 (atractivo) well-favoured (US well-favored)
    2 (afortunado) lucky, fortunate
    * * *
    favorecido, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=beneficiado) [en el trato] favoured, favored (EEUU); [por la suerte, el dinero] fortunate
    2) [físicamente]

    estás muy favorecido en esta foto — you look very good in this photo, this is a very good photo of you

    2.
    SM / F

    los favorecidos con el primer premio — the winners of the first prize, those who won the first prize

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( en foto)

    en esta foto salió muy favorecido — this photograph flatters him, this is a very flattering photograph of him

    b) (AmL frml) ( en sorteo)
    * * *
    Ex. What are called ' advantaged' homes, by which we mean those that offer their children the benefits every child should have, possess their own small libraries.
    ----
    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( en foto)

    en esta foto salió muy favorecido — this photograph flatters him, this is a very flattering photograph of him

    b) (AmL frml) ( en sorteo)
    * * *

    Ex: What are called ' advantaged' homes, by which we mean those that offer their children the benefits every child should have, possess their own small libraries.

    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

    * * *
    1
    (en una foto): aquí ha salido muy favorecido this photograph flatters him, this is a very flattering photograph of him
    2
    (atractivo): es muy poco favorecido he's not very good looking
    3
    ( AmL frml) (en un sorteo): salió favorecido con el primer premio he was the lucky winner of o he won the first prize
    * * *
    favorecido, -a
    adj
    1. [en foto]
    has salido muy favorecida you've come out really well
    2. Am [en sorteo]
    nm,f
    Am winner, prizewinner
    * * *
    m, favorecida f L.Am.
    winner
    * * *
    favorecido, -da adj
    1) : flattering
    2) : fortunate

    Spanish-English dictionary > favorecido

  • 6 menos

    adj.
    1 less.
    menos aire less air
    menos manzanas fewer apples
    menos… que… less/fewer… than…
    tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you
    hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday
    hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing
    me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little
    2 the least.
    el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares
    lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time
    la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam
    3 fewer.
    adv.
    1 less.
    menos de/que less than
    son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet
    tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one
    3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)
    son las dos menos diez it's ten to two
    son menos diez it's ten to
    4 under.
    prep.
    1 except (for) (excepto).
    todo menos eso anything but that
    2 minus, less.
    m. s.&pl.
    minus (sign) (Mat).
    * * *
    hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h
    4 MATEMÁTICAS minus
    cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two
    1 but, except
    1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer
    1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign
    \
    a menos que unless
    al menos / a lo menos at least
    aún menos much less
    cada vez menos less and less
    dar (dinero) de menos to short-change
    en menos de nada in no time at all
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of my worries
    ir a menos to go down in the world
    lo menos at least
    menos da una piedra something's better than nothing
    ¡menos mal! thank God!
    ¡ni mucho menos! far from it!
    no ser para menos to be no wonder
    para no ser menos so as not to be outdone
    por lo menos at least
    por menos de nada for no reason at all
    qué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have done
    si al menos... if only...
    venirse a menos to come down in the world
    ¡ya será menos! come off it!
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    1) less, least
    2) fewer, fewest
    3. adv.
    1) less
    - por lo menos 4. prep. 5. pron.
    less, fewer
    * * *
    1. ADV
    1) [comparativo] less

    menos aúneven less

    menos de[con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer than

    en menos de nadain no time at all

    menos queless than

    2) [superlativo] least
    3)

    al menos — at least

    de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missing

    darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.

    echar de menos a algn — to miss sb

    ir a menos — to come down in the world

    lo menos diez — at least ten

    eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it

    ¡menos mal!thank goodness!

    ¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!

    era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less

    no es para menos — quite right too

    por lo menos — at least

    ¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"

    ¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!

    quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone

    tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth

    venir a menos — to come down in the world

    y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit him

    ¡ ya será menos! — come off it!

    cuando 2., 2), poder
    2. ADJ
    1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer

    menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than B

    no soy menos hombre que él* I'm as much of a man as he is

    este es menos coche que el anterior* this is not as good a car as the last one

    ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us

    2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest
    3. PREP
    1) (=excepto) except

    ¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!

    2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, less

    cinco menos dosfive minus o less two

    4.
    CONJ

    a menos queunless

    5. SM
    1) (Mat) minus sign
    2)
    3)
    más 1., 2)
    * * *
    I
    1) ( comparativo) less

    ahora lo vemos menoswe don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

    no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

    menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

    2) ( superlativo) least

    cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

    ya hace menos fríoit's not as o so cold now

    menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

    2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest
    III
    1)

    sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world

    IV
    1) ( excepto)

    firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

    menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

    2)
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus
    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

    son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

    V
    masculino minus sign
    * * *
    = least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.
    Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
    Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.
    Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.
    Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
    Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.
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    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.
    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * cada vez menos = less and less.
    * cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.
    * cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.
    * dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.
    * de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * echar de menos = miss.
    * echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * en todos menos en = in all but.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * estrella venida a menos = fallen star.
    * figura venida a menos = fallen star.
    * hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.
    * horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * menos aún = let alone.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * menos conocido = lesser known.
    * menos cultos, los = less literate, the.
    * menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.
    * menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.
    * menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].
    * menos en = save in.
    * menos en el caso de que = except when.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * menos hecho = rarer.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * menos probable = least likely, less likely.
    * menos... que... = less... than....
    * menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.
    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * menos usado = less used.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.
    * para no ser menos = not to be outdone.
    * personaje venido a menos = fallen star.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).
    * todo menos = everything except (for).
    * todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.
    * todos menos + Número = all but + Número.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * venir a menos = retrench.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * * *
    I
    1) ( comparativo) less

    ahora lo vemos menoswe don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

    no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

    menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

    2) ( superlativo) least

    cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

    ya hace menos fríoit's not as o so cold now

    menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

    2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest
    III
    1)

    sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world

    IV
    1) ( excepto)

    firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

    menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

    2)
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus
    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)

    son las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five

    V
    masculino minus sign
    * * *
    = least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

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    * al menos = at least, at the very least.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.
    * area menos favorecida = less favoured area.
    * cada vez menos = less and less.
    * cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.
    * cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.
    * dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.
    * de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * echar de menos = miss.
    * echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * en todos menos en = in all but.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * estrella venida a menos = fallen star.
    * figura venida a menos = fallen star.
    * hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.
    * horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * menos aún = let alone.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * menos conocido = lesser known.
    * menos cultos, los = less literate, the.
    * menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.
    * menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.
    * menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].
    * menos en = save in.
    * menos en el caso de que = except when.
    * menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].
    * menos hecho = rarer.
    * menos importante, el = least, the.
    * menos probable = least likely, less likely.
    * menos... que... = less... than....
    * menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.
    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * menos usado = less used.
    * mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.
    * pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.
    * para no ser menos = not to be outdone.
    * personaje venido a menos = fallen star.
    * por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.
    * región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).
    * salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).
    * todo menos = everything except (for).
    * todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.
    * todos menos + Número = all but + Número.
    * último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.
    * venir a menos = retrench.
    * y cuanto mucho menos = much less.
    * y mucho menos = much less, least of all.
    * zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

    * * *
    (comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less
    quiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn more
    ya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much now
    ahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him
    eso es menos importante that's not so important
    no voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with him
    menos (…) QUE:
    un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this one
    ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you
    no pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could do
    menos (…) DE:
    los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
    pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos
    éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us
    lo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothing
    no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand
    está a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from here
    es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you think
    es la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seen
    éste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the two
    es el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)
    soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drink
    es el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) least
    se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible
    es lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for him
    sucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting it
    para locs ver menos3 pron B. (↑ menos (3))
    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories
    ya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold now
    recibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orders
    cuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as much
    mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter
    a éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this one
    menos (…) QUE:
    tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
    menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year
    somos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than them
    no soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than him
    yo no soy menos que él he's no better than me
    el rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least light
    el partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votes
    esos casos son los menos cases like that are the exception
    A
    sírveme menos don't give me as o so much
    ya falta menos it won't be long now
    aprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last year
    B ( en locs):
    al menos at least
    a menos que unless
    a menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help us
    cuando menos at least
    de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little
    siempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too little
    me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enough
    lo menos ( fam); at least
    les pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesos
    menos mal just as well
    menos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear me
    nos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!
    por lo menos at least
    si por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …
    había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people there
    ir a menos to go downhill
    ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrity
    la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems
    tener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath one
    cuanto1 (↑ cuanto (1)), más3 (↑ más (3)), mucho3 (↑ mucho (3)), nada1 (↑ nada (1))
    tener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignity
    venirse a menos to come down in the world
    un aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard times
    un hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*
    A
    (excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
    menos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
    B
    1 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en restas, números negativos) minus
    8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven
    2
    (Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight
    ¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty to
    minus sign
    * * *

     

    menos adverbio
    1 ( comparativo) less;

    ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
    ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
    pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
    éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
    los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
    2 ( superlativo) least;

    el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
    se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
    cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
    ■ adjetivo invariable
    1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
    ( en número) fewer;
    alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;

    hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
    mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
    menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
    tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
    2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
    ( en número) fewest;

    el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
    ■ pronombre
    1 ( en cantidad) less;
    ( en número) fewer;

    ya falta menos it won't be long now
    2 ( en locs)

    a menos que unless;
    cuando menos at least;
    de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
    me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
    lo menos the least;
    menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
    por lo menos at least;
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
    ■ preposición
    1 ( excepto):
    todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;

    menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
    tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
    2
    a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

    b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):

    son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;

    son menos veinte it's twenty to
    menos
    I adverbio
    1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
    había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
    es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
    tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
    (con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
    2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
    3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
    II preposición
    1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
    2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
    ♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
    a menos que, unless
    al o por lo menos, at least
    cada vez menos, less and less
    ¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
    nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
    no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
    venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
    ' menos' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aliviar
    - añorar
    - cachondeo
    - cada
    - cantar
    - contratación
    - cuando
    - echar
    - esquivar
    - estar
    - extrañar
    - gallo
    - hipar
    - historiada
    - historiado
    - indicada
    - indicado
    - infarto
    - los
    - mal
    - más
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - pensar
    - piedra
    - programa
    - recochineo
    - salva
    - salvo
    - signo
    - siquiera
    - su
    - tan
    - todavía
    - vez
    - cinco
    - costumbre
    - cuanto
    - cuarto
    - de
    - día
    - enfado
    - enojo
    - entre
    - esperar
    - estofado
    - mientras
    - mirar
    - momento
    - nada
    English:
    about
    - absent
    - agree
    - alone
    - anything
    - anywhere
    - appreciate
    - at
    - averse
    - barring
    - besides
    - billion
    - blind
    - blue
    - border
    - but
    - cackle
    - chalk
    - circuitous
    - conscious
    - delay
    - far
    - ferment
    - few
    - god
    - good
    - if
    - job
    - just
    - last
    - least
    - less
    - let
    - let up
    - mind
    - minus
    - minus sign
    - minute
    - miss
    - more
    - nothing
    - nowadays
    - of
    - opposed
    - or
    - pretty
    - put down
    - rate
    - recollect
    - remain
    * * *
    adj inv
    1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;
    [número] fewer;
    menos aire less air;
    menos manzanas fewer apples;
    menos… que… less/fewer… than…;
    tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;
    vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;
    hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;
    eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared
    2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;
    [número] the fewest;
    el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;
    lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;
    la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exam
    3. Fam [peor]
    éste es menos coche que el mío this car isn't as good as mine;
    es menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are
    adv
    1. [comparativo] less;
    a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;
    ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;
    últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;
    estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;
    ¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;
    menos de/que less than;
    Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);
    Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);
    este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);
    son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;
    es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;
    tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;
    es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems
    2. [superlativo]
    el/la/lo menos the least;
    ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;
    el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;
    el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;
    la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;
    aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;
    él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;
    es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;
    era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;
    debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;
    había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few
    3. [indica resta] minus;
    tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one
    4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;
    son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;
    son menos diez it's ten to
    5. Comp
    ir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;
    [delincuencia] to drop;
    ¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;
    menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;
    nada menos (que) no less (than);
    le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;
    no es para menos not without (good) reason;
    venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
    [persona] to go down in the world;
    no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;
    pron
    había menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;
    ya queda menos it's not so far to go now
    nm inv
    Mat minus (sign)
    prep
    [excepto] except (for);
    todo menos eso anything but that;
    vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;
    menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price
    al menos loc conj
    at least;
    costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;
    dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready
    a menos que loc conj
    unless;
    no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me
    de menos loc adv
    hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;
    me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;
    eso es lo de menos that's the least of it
    por lo menos loc adv
    at least;
    por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize
    * * *
    I adj
    1 en cantidad less;
    cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;
    hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short
    2 en número fewer
    II adv
    1 comp: en cantidad less;
    es menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana
    2 sup: en cantidad least;
    al menos, por lo menos at least
    3 MAT minus;
    tres menos dos three minus two
    III m MAT minus (sign)
    IV
    :
    a menos que unless;
    todos menos yo everyone but o except me;
    tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;
    eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;
    ir a menos come down in the world;
    ni mucho menos far from it;
    no es para menos quite right too;
    son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two
    * * *
    menos adv
    1) : less
    llueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August
    2) : least
    el coche menos caro: the least expensive car
    3)
    menos de : less than, fewer than
    menos adj
    1) : less, fewer
    tengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time
    2) : least, fewest
    la clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest students
    menos prep
    1) salvo, excepto: except
    2) : minus
    quince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is eleven
    menos pron
    1) : less, fewer
    no deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less
    2)
    por lo menos : at least
    3)
    a menos que : unless
    * * *
    menos1 adv
    3. (superlativo) least
    4. (excepto) except
    menos2 n minus sign

    Spanish-English dictionary > menos

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    Interj.
    1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug); gluck, gluck machen umg., hum. (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down; gluck, gluck, weg war er hum. glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone
    2. Henne: cluck
    * * *
    das Glück
    luck; fortune; auspiciousness; happiness; felicity; fortunateness; luckiness
    * * *
    glụck [glʊk]
    interj
    1) (von Huhn) cluck

    gluck gluck, weg war er (inf) — glug glug, and he'd gone

    * * *
    das
    2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) luck
    4) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) mercy
    * * *
    <-[e]s>
    [ˈglʏk]
    1. (günstige Fügung) luck; (Fortuna) fortune
    ein \Glück! (fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!
    ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...
    jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthday
    ein Kind des \Glücks sein (geh) to have been born under a lucky star
    jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen (geh) to wish sb every good fortune
    mehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben (fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains]
    \Glück bringend lucky
    großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck
    \Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious
    wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...
    auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune
    jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck
    viel \Glück [bei etw dat/in etw dat]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!
    \Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck]/unlucky [or to not be in luck]
    \Glück gehabt! (fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!]
    das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth
    das ist dein \Glück! (fam) lucky for you!
    \Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb
    in sein \Glück hineinstolpern (fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky
    dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck; (mogeln) to cheat a bit
    sein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb]
    von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or fam thank one's lucky stars] that...
    das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] (geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or form favoured [or AM -ored]] them
    sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance]
    auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck
    noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen] (iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet
    jdm [viel] \Glück [bei etw dat/zu etw dat] wünschen to wish sb [good] luck [with/in sth]
    \Glück ab! (Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!
    \Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!
    zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb
    zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily
    zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for him/her etc.
    2. (Freude) happiness, joy
    jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy
    in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine]
    echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness
    eheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded]/domestic bliss
    junges \Glück young love
    kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness
    ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness
    das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss
    tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy
    sein \Glück finden to find happiness
    sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness
    jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb
    nach \Glück streben to pursue happiness
    3.
    sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune
    \Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (prov) glass and luck, brittle muck prov
    etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance
    jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or AM -ors]] sb
    sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune
    \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! (fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!
    jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied (prov) life is what you make [of] it prov, everyone is the architect of his own fortune prov
    das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break fam
    \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances
    man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen (prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink prov
    * * *
    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
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    Glück n; -(e)s, kein pl
    1. (Ggs Pech) luck; (Glücksfall, glücklicher Zufall) (good) luck, stroke ( oder piece) of (good) luck;
    Glück auf! BERGB good luck!;
    viel Glück! good luck!, best of luck! umg;
    jemandem Glück wünschen für Wettkampf etc: wish sb luck;
    zum Glück fortunately;
    es soll Glück bringen it’s supposed to bring good luck;
    Glück haben be lucky, be in luck;
    kein Glück haben be out of luck;
    das Glück haben zu (+inf) be lucky enough to (+inf), have the good fortune to (+inf)
    damit wirst du bei ihr kein Glück haben that won’t get you anywhere with her, that won’t cut any ice with her(, I’m afraid);
    nochmal Glück gehabt! umg that was a close shave;
    ich hatte Glück im Unglück I was lucky things didn’t turn out worse;
    er/sie hat viel Glück bei den Frauen/Männern he’s/she’s a great success with the ladies/(the) men;
    mancher hat mehr Glück als Verstand Fortune favo(u)rs fools;
    Glück muss man haben! your etc luck is in, you’re etc in luck;
    dein Glück! lucky for you;
    ein Glück, dass … thank goodness (that) …;
    ein Glück, dass du da warst auch it’s lucky ( oder a good thing) you were there;
    sagen you can count yourself lucky;
    die können von Glück reden, wenn … they can count themselves lucky, if …;
    Glück verheißend Vorzeichen, Umstände: auspicious, lucky;
    sein Glück versuchen try one’s luck (
    bei with);
    sein Glück mit etwas versuchen auch have a shot at sth umg;
    sie wusste noch nichts von i-m Glück iron she didn’t know what was in store for her;
    auf gut Glück on the off-chance;
    wir sind auf gut Glück nach Florenz gefahren we went to Florence on the off-chance of finding a room, some good weather etc;
    Glück im Spiel, Pech in der Liebe sprichw lucky at cards, unlucky in love
    2. Empfindung, Zustand: happiness;
    eheliches/häusliches Glück marital/domestic bliss;
    junges Glück fig young lovers;
    jemandem Glück wünschen zum Geburtstag etc: congratulate sb (
    zu on);
    sein Glück machen make one’s fortune;
    sein Glück mit Füßen treten spurn one’s chance of happiness;
    jemandes Glück im Wege stehen stand in the way of sb’s happiness;
    man kann niemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink;
    ich musste sie zu i-m Glück zwingen I had to make her happy in spite of herself;
    das hat mir gerade noch zu meinem Glück gefehlt umg, iron that’s all I wanted ( oder needed);
    du bist mein einziges/ganzes Glück fig you are the only thing that makes me happy/that I need to be happy;
    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied sprichw everyone makes their own luck;
    Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das sprichw happiness is as brittle as glass
    3. personifiziert: fortune;
    ein Liebling des Glücks sein be born under a lucky star;
    das Glück ist launisch fortune is fickle;
    das Glück ist jemandem hold geh luck is on sb’s side; Stiefkind, tüchtig
    * * *
    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
    * * *
    nur sing. n.
    auspiciousness n.
    beatitude n.
    bliss n.
    felicity n.
    fortune n.
    happiness n.
    luck n.
    luckiness n.

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  • 8 gluck

    Interj.
    1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug); gluck, gluck machen umg., hum. (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down; gluck, gluck, weg war er hum. glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone
    2. Henne: cluck
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    das Glück
    luck; fortune; auspiciousness; happiness; felicity; fortunateness; luckiness
    * * *
    glụck [glʊk]
    interj
    1) (von Huhn) cluck

    gluck gluck, weg war er (inf) — glug glug, and he'd gone

    * * *
    das
    2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) luck
    4) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) mercy
    * * *
    <-[e]s>
    [ˈglʏk]
    1. (günstige Fügung) luck; (Fortuna) fortune
    ein \Glück! (fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!
    ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...
    jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthday
    ein Kind des \Glücks sein (geh) to have been born under a lucky star
    jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen (geh) to wish sb every good fortune
    mehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben (fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains]
    \Glück bringend lucky
    großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck
    \Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious
    wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...
    auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune
    jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck
    viel \Glück [bei etw dat/in etw dat]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!
    \Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck]/unlucky [or to not be in luck]
    \Glück gehabt! (fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!]
    das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth
    das ist dein \Glück! (fam) lucky for you!
    \Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb
    in sein \Glück hineinstolpern (fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky
    dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck; (mogeln) to cheat a bit
    sein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb]
    von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or fam thank one's lucky stars] that...
    das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] (geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or form favoured [or AM -ored]] them
    sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance]
    auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck
    noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen] (iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet
    jdm [viel] \Glück [bei etw dat/zu etw dat] wünschen to wish sb [good] luck [with/in sth]
    \Glück ab! (Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!
    \Glück auf! (Bergmannsgruß) good luck!
    zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb
    zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily
    zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for him/her etc.
    2. (Freude) happiness, joy
    jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy
    in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine]
    echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness
    eheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded]/domestic bliss
    junges \Glück young love
    kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness
    ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness
    das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss
    tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy
    sein \Glück finden to find happiness
    sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness
    jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb
    nach \Glück streben to pursue happiness
    3.
    sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune
    \Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (prov) glass and luck, brittle muck prov
    etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance
    jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or AM -ors]] sb
    sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune
    \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! (fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!
    jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied (prov) life is what you make [of] it prov, everyone is the architect of his own fortune prov
    das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break fam
    \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances
    man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen (prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink prov
    * * *
    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
    * * *
    gluck int
    1. beim Trinken: glug (, glug);
    gluck, gluck machen umg, hum (Alkohol trinken) have a few; (ertrinken) go under (for the third time); (untergehen) go down;
    gluck, gluck, weg war er hum glug, glug, and down he went, bubble-bubble he was gone
    2. Henne: cluck
    * * *
    das; Glück[e]s
    1) luck

    ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

    [es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

    er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

    jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

    viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

    Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

    sein Glück versuchen od. probieren — try one's luck

    zum Glück od. zu meinem/seinem usw. Glück — luckily or fortunately [for me/him etc.]

    2) (Hochstimmung) happiness

    jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

    jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied(Spr.) life is what you make it

    3) (Fortuna) fortune; luck
    * * *
    nur sing. n.
    auspiciousness n.
    beatitude n.
    bliss n.
    felicity n.
    fortune n.
    happiness n.
    luck n.
    luckiness n.

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  • 9 Glück

    Glück <-[e]s> [ʼglʏk] nt
    1) ( günstige Fügung) luck;
    ( Fortuna) fortune;
    ein \Glück! ( fam) how lucky!, what a stroke of luck!;
    ein \Glück, dass... it is/was lucky that...;
    jdm zum Geburtstag \Glück wünschen to wish sb [a] happy birthday;
    ein Kind des \Glücks sein ( geh) to have been born under a lucky star;
    jdm \Glück und Segen wünschen ( geh) to wish sb every good fortune;
    mehr \Glück als Verstand [o als sonst was] haben ( fam) to have more luck than sense [or brains];
    \Glück bringend lucky;
    großes/seltenes \Glück a great/rare stroke of luck;
    \Glück verheißend auspicious, propitious;
    wahres \Glück sein, dass... to be really lucky [or a good thing] that...;
    auf sein \Glück bauen to rely on [or trust to] one's good fortune;
    jdm \Glück bringen to bring sb luck;
    viel \Glück [bei/in etw]! good [or the best of] luck [with/in sth]!;
    \Glück/kein \Glück haben to be lucky [or in luck] /unlucky [or to not be in luck];
    \Glück gehabt! ( fam) that was lucky! [or a close shave!];
    das \Glück haben, etw zu tun to be lucky enough [or have the good fortune] to do sth;
    das ist dein \Glück! ( fam) lucky for you!;
    \Glück bei jdm haben to be successful with sb;
    in sein \Glück hineinstolpern ( fam) to have the luck of the devil, to be incredibly lucky;
    dem \Glück ein bisschen nachhelfen to improve [or help] one's/sb's luck;
    ( mogeln) to cheat a bit;
    sein \Glück [bei jdm] probieren [o versuchen] to try one's luck [with sb];
    von \Glück reden [o sagen] können, dass... to count [or consider] oneself lucky [or ( fam) thank one's lucky stars] that...;
    das \Glück ist jdm gewogen [o hold] ( geh) luck was with them, fortune smiled upon [or ( form) favoured [or (Am) -ored] ] them;
    sein \Glück verscherzen to throw away one's good fortune [or chance];
    auf sein \Glück vertrauen to trust to one's luck;
    noch nichts von seinem \Glück wissen [o ahnen]; ( iron) to not know what's in store for one [or anything about it] yet;
    jdm [viel] \Glück [bei/ zu etw dat] wünschen to wish sb [good] luck [with/in sth];
    \Glück ab! ( Fliegergruß) good luck!, happy [or safe] landing!;
    \Glück auf! ( Bergmannsgruß) good luck!;
    zu jds \Glück luckily [or fortunately] for sb;
    zum \Glück luckily, fortunately, happily;
    zu seinem/ihrem etc. \Glück luckily for/her etc.
    2) ( Freude) happiness, joy;
    jdm \Glück [und Zufriedenheit] wünschen to wish sb joy;
    in \Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin [or come rain or come shine];
    echtes/großes \Glück true/great happiness;
    eheliches/häusliches \Glück marital [or wedded] /domestic bliss;
    junges \Glück young love;
    kurzes \Glück short-lived happiness;
    ein stilles \Glück bliss, a serene sense of happiness;
    das vollkommene \Glück perfect bliss;
    tiefes \Glück empfinden to feel great [or deep] joy;
    sein \Glück genießen to enjoy [or bask in] one's happiness;
    jds ganzes \Glück sein to be sb's [whole] life, to mean the whole world to sb;
    nach \Glück streben to pursue happiness
    WENDUNGEN:
    sein \Glück mit Füßen treten to turn one's back on fortune;
    \Glück und Glas, wie leicht bricht das! (wie leicht bricht das!) glass and luck, brittle muck ( prov)
    \Glück muss der Mensch [o man] haben! ( fam) this must be my/your/our etc. lucky day!, my/your/our etc. luck must be in!;
    jeder ist seines \Glückes Schmied ( prov) life is what you make [of] it ( prov), everyone is the architect of his own fortune ( prov)
    das war das \Glück des Tüchtigen he/she deserved his/her good luck [or fortune], he/she deserved the break ( fam)
    \Glück im Unglück haben it could have been much worse [for sb], to be quite lucky in [or under] the circumstances;
    etw auf gut \Glück tun to do sth on the off-chance, to trust to chance;
    jdm lacht das \Glück fortune smiles on [or favours [or (Am) -ors] ] sb;
    sein \Glück machen to make one's fortune;
    man kann niemanden zu seinem \Glück zwingen ( prov) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink ( prov) s. a. Pech

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Glück

  • 10 favour

    ˈfeɪvə
    1. сущ.
    1) а) расположение, приятие, благосклонность, фавор;
    одобрение find favour in the eyes of smb. win smb.'s favour lose favour universal favour look with favour on vie for smb.'s favour enjoy the favours of a woman find favour with gain favour with in favour with out of favour Syn: approval, liking б) прям. перен. фавор, покровительство, протекция;
    помощь By the favor of daylight we perceived a great many sails. ≈ Поскольку был день, мы увидели большое число парусов. Syn: aid, support, furtherance
    2) одолжение, любезность, услуга do a favour
    3) только в сочетаниях, см. примеры а) польза, интерес These facts speak in favour of his acquittal. ≈ Эти факты свидетельствуют в пользу того, что его оправдают. in favour of draw a cheque in smb.'s favour under favour of the darkness Syn: benefit, support б) позволение, разрешение With your favour, I will treat it here. ≈ С вашего позволения, я разберусь с этим здесь. Syn: leave, permission, pardon
    4) а) ист. подарок дамы ее рыцарю, подарок возлюбленной, в частности, розетка из ленточек, перчатка, кольцо и т.п.( носилось тем, кому подарено, в знак любви, привязанности) б) тот или иной знак отличия, надеваемый участником той или иной церемонии в знак доброй воли, почтения и т.п., в частности свадебные ленточки гостей, коронационные кокарды и т.д.
    5) эвф. половой акт (также в варианте the last favour, букв. "последний знак внимания") You think it more dangerous to be seen in conversation with me, than to allow some other men the last favour. ≈ Вы больше опасаетесь, что о нашей беседе станет известно, чем что вас застанут в постели с любовником.
    6) а) привлекательность, интерес Syn: attractiveness, comeliness, beauty, attraction, charm б) архаич. внешность, внешний вид Syn: appearance, aspect, look в) родовая, семейная, наследственная черта( во внешности) ;
    архаич. лицо I knew her by favour, as soon as I saw her. ≈ По я сразу узнал ее, поскольку видел ее родственников. Syn: countenance, face
    7) коммерч. письмо( употребляется как особо вежливое) Your favor of June the 14th is come to hand. ≈ Ваше письмо от 14го июня только что пришло к нам. Syn: communication, letter ∙ by your favour уст. ≈ с вашего позволения those in favour? ≈ кто за? under favour уст. ≈ с позволения сказать
    2. гл.
    1) а) благоволить, быть благосклонным, быть согласным;
    оказывать внимание, любезность ( with) God favour and preserve him. ≈ Храни его господь, и ниспошли ему благо. Syn: approve, countenance, encourage, patronize б) покровительствовать, оказывать протекцию;
    поддерживать( какую-л. из сторон) в) кино задерживать камеру на каком-л. из актеров чаще, чем на другом
    2) оказывать честь (делая что-л.;
    употребляется как вежливостное) I am much favoured with this. ≈ Это для меня большая честь. A lady was asked to favour us with a song. ≈ Некую даму попросили оказать честь собравшимся и спеть.
    3) а) благоприятствовать;
    помогать, поддерживать, способствовать, оказывать помощь The wind favoured us. ≈ Ветер был попутный. Syn: aid, support б) разг. беречь, оберегать, щадить( в частности, о поврежденных частях тела) This hound favours his leg. ≈ Это пес хромает на одну лапу. Syn: ease, save, spare
    4) разг. быть похожим, напоминать He favours you in the face. ≈ Лицом он похож на тебя. ∙ favoured by smb. ≈ переданное кем-л. (письмо) благосклонность, расположение - in * в почете, в фаворе, в чести - out of * не в почете, не в чести;
    в немилости - to win smb.'s *, to find * in smb.'s eyes /in the eyes of smb./ снискать /заслужить/ чье-л. расположение - to be /to stand/ high in smb.'s *, to be in high * with smb. очень нравиться кому-л., быть любимцем кого-л., пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью, быть в милости у кого-л. - to enjoy the *s of a woman пользоваться благосклонностью женщины - to look with * on smb. относиться доброжелательно /благосклонно/ к кому-л. - to look with * on smth. относиться к чему-л. благожелательно, одобрять что-л. - to worm oneself into smb.'s * втираться кому-л. в доверие;
    снискать чье-л. расположение - to curry * with smb.;
    (шотландское) (устаревшее) to claw * with smb. заискивать /подхалимничать/ перед кем-л. одолжение, милость, любезность - do me a * сделайте мне одолжение - to do smth. as a * сделать что-л. в виде одолжения - to heap *s upon smb. осыпать кого-л. милостями - to owe smb. a * быть в долгу у кого-л.;
    считать необходимым ответить услугой за услугу протекция, покровительство (влиятельного лица) - to win a position by * more than by merit достигнуть положения не столько благодаря заслугам, сколько по протекции - he succeeded in winning the * of the authorities ему удалось завоевать покровительство властей бант, ленточка;
    розетка;
    значок - wedding *s банты шафера - he wore his lady's * на нем была ленточка его возлюбленной - political party *s значки с названием политической партии фант небольшой сувенир (получаемый на вечеринке, детском празднике: хлопушка, маска и т. п.) (устаревшее) поддержка;
    помощь;
    содействие - under * of the darkness под покровом ночи (устаревшее) позволение, разрешение - by /with/ your * с вашего позволения - under * осмелюсь заметить, с вашего позволения ( устаревшее) сообщение, письмо - your * of yesterday ваше вчерашнее письмо (устаревшее) привлекательность, прелесть в сочетаниях: - in * (of) в защиту, за;
    на (чьей-л.) стороне;
    в пользу - he was in * of women's suffrage он был сторонником предоставления избирательного права женщинам - all those in * raise your hands кто "за", поднимите руки - in smb.'s * в чью-л. пользу;
    на чье-л. имя - to withdraw in * of another отказаться в пользу другого - to draw a check in smb.'s * выписать чек на чье-л. имя - it speaks in his * это говорит в его пользу - by * of переданный кем-л. (о письме) > the last * обладание женщиной благоволить, быть благосклонным - fortune *s the brave счастье сопутствует храбрым - the judge *ed the plaintiff судья благосклонно отнесся к истцу оказывать внимание, проявлять любезность - * me with an answer будьте любезны ответить мне - he *ed them with a copy of his book он любезно подарил им экземпляр своей книги мирволить, оказывать предпочтение;
    проявлять пристрастие - a mother must not * one of her children more than the others мать не должна оказывать предпочтение одному ребенку перед остальными благоприятствовать;
    содействовать, помогать - the darkness *ed his escape темнота способствовала его побегу - the tax system *s early marriage эта налоговая система поощряет ранний брак поддерживать;
    одобрять - he couldn't * the proposal он не мог одобрить это предложение - these facts * his theory эти факты подтверждают его теорию (with) оказывать честь, приносить удовольствие, сделать приятное ( кому-л. чем-л.) - * us with a song доставьте нам удовольствие и спойте что-нибудь( разговорное) обращаться осторожно, беречь, щадить - he sat in the shade to * his eyes он сидел в тени, чтобы не утомлять глаза - the boxer *ed his injured hand боксер щадил больную руку (разговорное) напоминать, быть похожим - the child *s his mother ребенок похож на мать in ~ of за;
    to be in favour (of smth.) стоять( за что-л.), быть сторонником (чего-л.) ~ разг. быть похожим;
    the boy favours his father мальчик похож на отца;
    favoured (by smb.) переданное (кем-л.) (письмо) ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
    by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
    under favour с позволения сказать;
    those in favour? кто за? ~ одолжение;
    любезность;
    to do (smth.) as a favour сделать одолжение, оказать любезность do me a ~, read this carefully будьте добры, прочтите это внимательно in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
    to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
    under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты to enjoy the favours of a woman пользоваться благосклонностью женщины ~ благоволить, быть благосклонным;
    оказывать внимание, любезность;
    please, favour me with an answer благоволите мне ответить ~ благосклонность, расположение;
    одобрение;
    to find favour in the eyes (of smb.), to win (smb.'s) favour снискать (чье-л.) расположение;
    угодить( кому-л.) ~ пристрастие( к кому-л.) ;
    покровительство;
    he gained his position more by favour than by merit (скорее) не личные заслуги, а покровительство помогло ему достичь такого положения to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
    in favour в почете;
    out of favour в немилости in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
    to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
    under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты in ~ of за;
    to be in favour (of smth.) стоять (за что-л.), быть сторонником (чего-л.) to look with ~ (on smb., smth.) относиться доброжелательно (к кому-л., чему-л.) to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
    in favour в почете;
    out of favour в немилости do me a ~, read this carefully будьте добры, прочтите это внимательно to stand high in (smb.'s) ~ быть в милости (у кого-л.) ;
    in favour в почете;
    out of favour в немилости ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
    by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
    under favour с позволения сказать;
    those in favour? кто за? ~ уст. внешность, лицо;
    by your favour уст. с вашего позволения;
    under favour с позволения сказать;
    those in favour? кто за? in ~ of в пользу (кого-л., чего-л.) ;
    to draw a cheque in (smb.'s) favour выписать чек на (чье-л.) имя;
    under favour of the darkness под покровом темноты ~ благосклонность, расположение;
    одобрение;
    to find favour in the eyes (of smb.), to win (smb.'s) favour снискать (чье-л.) расположение;
    угодить( кому-л.) ~ ком. письмо;
    your favour of yesterday ваше вчерашнее письмо

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > favour

  • 11 favour

    1. [ʹfeıvə] n
    1. благосклонность, расположение

    in favour - в почёте, в фаворе, в чести [ср. тж. 9]

    out of favour - не в почёте, не в чести; в немилости

    to win smb.'s favour, to find favour in smb.'s eyes /in the eyes of smb./ - снискать /заслужить/ чьё-л. расположение

    to be /to stand/ high in smb.'s favour, to be in high favour with smb. - очень нравиться кому-л., быть любимцем кого-л., пользоваться чьей-л. благосклонностью, быть в милости у кого-л.

    to look with favour on smb. - относиться доброжелательно /благосклонно/ к кому-л.

    to look with favour on smth. - относиться к чему-л. благожелательно, одобрять что-л.

    to worm oneself into smb.'s favour - втираться к кому-л. в доверие; снискать чьё-л. расположение

    to curry favour with smb., шотл. арх. to claw favour with smb. - заискивать /подхалимничать/ перед кем-л.

    2. одолжение, милость, любезность

    do me [him] a favour - сделайте мне [ему] одолжение

    to do smth. as a favour - сделать что-л. в виде одолжения

    to heap favours upon smb. - осыпать кого-л. милостями

    to owe smb. a favour - быть в долгу у кого-л.; ≅ считать необходимым ответить услугой за услугу

    3. протекция, покровительство ( влиятельного лица)

    to win a position by favour more than by merit - достигнуть положения не столько благодаря заслугам, сколько по протекции

    he succeeded in winning the favour of the authorities - ему удалось завоевать покровительство властей

    4. 1) бант, ленточка; розетка; значок

    political party [football team] favours - значки /розетки/ с названием политической партии [футбольной команды]

    2) фант
    3) небольшой сувенир (получаемый на вечеринке, детском празднике: хлопушка, маска и т. п.)
    5. арх. поддержка; помощь; содействие
    6. арх. позволение, разрешение

    by /with/ your favour - с вашего позволения

    under favour - осмелюсь заметить, с вашего позволения

    7. арх. сообщение, письмо
    8. арх. привлекательность, прелесть

    in favour (of) - а) в защиту, за; на (чьей-л.) стороне; he was in favour of women's suffrage - он был сторонником предоставления избирательного права женщинам; all those in favour raise your hands - кто «за», поднимите руки; б) в пользу; in smb.'s favour - в чью-л. пользу; на чьё-л. имя; to withdraw in favour of another - отказаться в пользу другого

    to draw a check in smb.'s favour - выписать чек на чьё-л. имя

    by favour of - переданный кем-л. ( о письме)

    the last favour - обладание женщиной

    2. [ʹfeıvə] v
    1. 1) благоволить, быть благосклонным
    2) оказывать внимание, проявлять любезность

    he favoured them with a copy of his book - он любезно подарил им экземпляр своей книги

    3) мирволить, оказывать предпочтение; проявлять пристрастие

    a mother must not favour one of her children more than the others - мать не должна оказывать предпочтение одному ребёнку перед остальными

    2. благоприятствовать; содействовать, помогать

    the tax system favours early marriage - эта налоговая система поощряет ранний брак

    3. поддерживать; одобрять
    4. (with) оказывать честь, приносить удовольствие, сделать приятное (кому-л. чем-л.)
    5. разг. обращаться осторожно, беречь, щадить

    he sat in the shade to favour his eyes - он сидел в тени, чтобы не утомлять глаза

    6. разг. напоминать, быть похожим

    НБАРС > favour

  • 12 सु _su

    1
    सु I. 1 U. (सुवति-ते) To go, move. -II. 1, 2 P. (सवति, सौति) To possess power or supremacy. -III. 5. U. (सुनोति, सुनुते; सुत; the स् of सु is changed to ष् after any preposition ending in इ or उ)
    1 To press out or extract juice.
    -2 To distil.
    -3 To pour out, sprinkle, make a libation.
    -4 To perform a sacrifice especially the Soma (sacrifice).
    -5 To bathe.
    -6 To churn. -Desid. (सुषूषति-ते) -- With उद् to excite, agitate. -प्र to produce, beget.
    2
    सु ind. A particle often used with nouns to form Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhī compounds, and with adjectives and adverbs. It has the following senses:--
    1 Well, good, excellent; as in सुगन्धि.
    -2 Beautiful, handsome; as in सुमध्यमा, सुकेशी &c.
    -3 Well, perfectly, thoroughly, properly; सुजीर्णमन्नं सुविचक्षणः सुतः सुशासिता स्त्री नृपतिः सुसेवितः......सुदीर्घकाले$पि न याति विक्रियाम् H.1.22.
    -4 Easily, readily, as in सुकर or सुलभ q. v.
    -5 Much, very much, exceedingly; सुदारुण, सुदीर्घ &c.
    -6 Worthy of respect or reverence.
    -7 It is also said to have the senses of assent, prosperity, and distress.
    -Comp. -अक्ष a.
    1 having good eyes.
    -2 having keen organs, acute.
    -अङ्ग a. well-shaped, handsome, lovely.
    -अच्छ a. see s. v.
    -अन्त a. having happy end, ending well.
    -अल्प, -अल्पक a. see s. v.
    -अस्ति, -अस्तिक see s. v.
    -आकार, -आकृति a. well-formed, handsome, beautiful.
    - आगत see s. v.
    -आदानम् taking justly or properly; स्वादानाद्वर्णसंसर्गात्त्वबलानां च रक्षणात् । बलं संजायते राज्ञः स प्रेत्येह च वर्धते ॥ Ms.8.172.
    -आभास a. very splendid or illustrious; सारतो न विरोधी नः स्वाभासो भरवानुत Ki.15. 22.
    -इष्ट a. properly sacrificed; स्विष्टं यजुर्भिः प्रणतो$स्मि यज्ञम् Bhāg.4.7.41. ˚कृत् m. a form of fire; धर्मादिभ्यो यथान्यायं मन्त्रैः स्विष्टकृतं बुधः Bhāg.11.27.41.
    -उक्त a. well-spoken, well-said; अथवा सूक्तं खलु केनापि Ve.3. (
    -क्ता) a kind of bird (सारिका).
    (-क्तम्) 1 a good or wise saying; नेतुं वाञ्छति यः खलान् पथि सतां सूक्तैः सुधा- स्यन्दिभिः Bh.2.6; R.15.97.
    -2 a Vedic hymn, as in पुरुषसूक्त &c. ˚दर्शिन् m. a hymn-seer, Vedic sage. ˚वाकन्यायः A rule of interpretation according to which some thing that is declared as being subordinate to some- thing else should be understood to signify a part or whole on the basis of expediency or utility. This is discussed by जैमिनि and शबर at MS.3.2.15-18. ˚वाच् f.
    1 a hymn.
    -2 praise, a word of praise.
    -उक्तिः f.
    1 a good or friendly speech.
    -2 a good or clever saying.
    -3 a correct sentence.
    -उत्तर a.
    1 very superior.
    -2 well towards the north.
    -उत्थान a. making good efforts, vigorous, active. (
    -नम्) vigorous effort or exertion.
    -उन्मद, -उन्माद a. quite mad or frantic.
    - उपसदन a. easy to be approached.
    -उपस्कर a. furnished with good instruments.
    -कण्टका the aloe plant.
    -कण्ठ a. sweet- voiced. (
    -ण्ठी) the female cuckoo.
    -कण्डुः itch.
    -कन्दः 1 an onion.
    -2 a yam.
    -3 a sort of grass.
    -कन्दकः onion.
    -कर a. (
    -रा or
    -री f.)
    1 easy to be done, practi- cable, feasible; वक्तुं सुकरं कर्तुं (अध्यवसातुं) दुष्करम् Ve.3 'sooner said than done'.
    -2 easy to be managed. (
    -रः) a good-natured horse. (
    -रा) a tractable cow. (
    -रम्) charity, benevolence.
    -कर्मन् a.
    1 one whose deeds are righteous, virtuous, good.
    -2 active, diligent. (-m.) N. of Visvakarman.
    -कल a. one who has acquired a great reputation for liberality in giving and using (money &c,)
    -कलिल a. well filled with.
    -कल्प a. very qualified or skilled; कालेन यैर्वा विमिताः सुकल्पैर्भूपांसवः खे मिहिका द्युभासः Bhāg.1.14.7.
    -कल्पित a. well equip- ped or armed.
    -कल्य a. perfectly sound.
    -काण्डः the Kāravella plant.
    -काण्डिका the Kāṇḍīra creeper.
    -काण्डिन् a.
    1 having beautiful stems.
    -2 beautifully joined. (-m.) a bee.
    -काष्ठम् fire-wood.
    -कुन्दकः an onion.
    -कुमार a.
    1 very delicate or soft, smooth.
    -2 beautifully young or youthful.
    (-रः) 1 a beautiful youth.
    -2 a kind of sugar-cane.
    -3 a kind of grain (श्यामाक).
    -4 a kind of mustard.
    -5 the wild Cham- paka.
    (-रा) 1 the double jasmine.
    -2 the plantain.
    -3 the great-flowered jasmine.
    -कुमारकः 1 a beauti- ful youth.
    -2 rice (शालि).
    (-कम्) 1 the Tamāla- patra.
    -2 a particutar part of the ear.
    -कुमारी the Navamallikā jasmine.
    -कृत् a.
    1 doing good, benevolent.
    -2 pious, virtuous, righteous.
    -3 wise, learned.
    -4 for- tunate, lucky.
    -5 making good sacrifices or offerings. (-m.)
    1 a skilful worker.
    -2 N. of Tvaṣṭri.
    -कृत a.
    1 done well or properly.
    -2 thoroughly done; कच्चिन्नु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः । विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि Rām.2.1.2.
    -3 well made or constructed.
    -4 treated with kindness, assisted, befriended.
    -5 virtuous, righteous, pious.
    -6 lucky, fortunate.
    (-तम्) 1 any good or virtuous act, kindness, favour, service; नादत्ते कस्यचित् पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः Bg.5.15; Me.17.
    -2 virtue, moral or religious merit; स्वर्गाभिसंधिसुकृतं वञ्चनामिव मेनिरे Ku.6.47; तच्चिन्त्यमानं सुकृतं तवेति R.14.16.
    -3 fortune, auspiciousness.
    -4 recompense, reward.
    -5 Penance; तदभूरिवासरकृतं सुकृतैरुप- लभ्य वैभवमनन्यभवम् Ki.6.29.
    -कृतिः f.
    1 well-doing, a good act.
    -2 kindness, virtue.
    -3 practice of penance.
    -4 auspiciousness.
    -कृतिन् a.
    1 acting well or kindly.
    -2 virtuous, pious, good, righteous; सन्तः सन्तु निरापदः सुकृतिनां कीर्तिश्चिरं वर्धताम् H.4.132; चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनो$र्जुन Bg.7.16.
    -3 wise, learned.
    -4 benevolent.
    -5 fortunate, lucky.
    -कृत्यम् a good action; सुकृत्यं विष्णु- गुप्तस्य मित्राप्तिर्भार्गवस्य च Pt.2.45.
    -केश(स)रः the citron tree.
    -क्रतुः 1 N. of Agni.
    -2 of Śiva.
    -3 of Indra.
    -4 of Mitra and Varuṇa.
    -5 of the sun.
    -6 of Soma.
    -क्रयः a fair bargain.
    -क्षेत्र a. sprung from a good womb.
    -खल्लिका luxurious life.
    - a.
    1 going gracefully or well.
    -2 graceful, elegant.
    -3 easy of access; अकृत्यं मन्यते कृत्यमगम्यं मन्यते सुगम् । अभक्ष्यं मन्यते भक्ष्यं स्त्रीवाक्यप्रेरितो नरः ॥ Pt.2.148.
    -4 intelligible, easy to be understood (opp. दुर्ग). (
    -गः) a Gandharva; गीतैः सुगा वाद्यधराश्च वाद्यकैः Bhāg.1.12.34.
    (-गम्) 1 ordure, feces.
    -2 happiness.
    -गण् m. a good calculator; L. D. B. -a. counting well.
    -गणकः a good calculator or astronomer.
    -गत a.
    1 well-gone or passed.
    -2 well-bestowed. (
    -तः) an epithet of Buddha.
    -गतिः 1 Welfare, hap- piness.
    -2 a secure refuge.
    -गन्धः 1 fragrance, odour, perfume.
    -2 sulphur.
    -3 a trader.
    (-न्धम्) 1 sandal.
    -2 small cumin seed.
    -3 a blue lotus.
    -4 a kind of fragrant grass. (
    -न्धा) sacred basil.
    -गन्धकः 1 sulphur.
    -2 the red Tulasee.
    -3 the orange.
    -4 a kind of gourd,
    -गन्धमूला a land-growing lotus-plant; L. D. B.
    -गन्धारः an epithet of Śiva.
    -गन्धि a.
    1 sweet-smelling, fra- grant, redolent with perfumes.
    -2 virtuous, pious.
    (-न्धिः) 1 perfume, fragrance.
    -2 the Supreme Being.
    -3 a kind of sweet-smelling mango. (
    -न्धि n.)
    1 the root of long pepper.
    -2 a kind of fragrant grass.
    -3 cori- ander seed. ˚त्रिफला
    1 nutmeg.
    -2 areca nut.
    -3 cloves. ˚मूलम् the root Uśīra. ˚मूषिका the musk-rat.
    -गन्धिकः 1 incense.
    -2 sulphur.
    -3 a kind of rice. (
    -कम्) the white lotus.
    -गम a.
    1 easy of access, accessible.
    -2 easy.
    -3 plain, intelligible.
    -गरम् cinnabar.
    -गहना an enclosure round a place of sacrifice to exclude profane access. ˚वृत्तिः f. the same as above.
    -गात्री a beautiful woman.
    -गृद्ध a. intensely longing for.
    -गृह a. (
    -ही f.) having a beautiful house or abode, well-lodged; सुगृही निर्गृहीकृता Pt.1.39.
    -गृहीत a.
    1 held well or firmly, grasped.
    -2 used or applied properly or auspiciously. ˚नामन् a.
    1 one whose name is auspiciously invoked, one whose name it is auspicious to utter (as Bali, Yudhi- ṣṭhira), a term used as a respectful mode of speaking; सुगृहीतनाम्नः भट्टगोपालस्य पौत्रः Māl.1.
    -ग्रासः a dainty mor- sel.
    -ग्रीव a. having a beautiful neck.
    (-वः) 1 a hero.
    -2 a swan.
    -3 a kind of weapon.
    -4 N. of one of the four horses of Kṛiṣṇa.
    -5 of Śiva.
    -6 of Indra.
    -7 N. of a monkey-chief and brother of Vāli. [By the advice of Kabandha, Rāma went to Sugrīva who told him how his brother had treated him and besought his assistance in recovering his wife, promising at the same time that he would assist Rāma in recovering his wife Sīta. Rāma, therfore, killed vāli, and installed Sugrīva on the throne. He then assisted Rāma with his hosts of monkeys in conquering Rāvaṇa, and recovering Sīta.] ˚ईशः N. of Rāma; सुग्रीवेशः कटी पातु Rāma-rakṣā.8.
    -ग्ल a. very weary or fatigued.
    -घोष a. having a pleasant sound. (
    -षः) N. of the conch of Nakula; नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणपुष्पकौ Bg.1.16.
    -चक्षुस् a. having good eyes, seeing well. (-m.)
    1 discerning or wise man, learned man.
    -2 The glomerous fig-tree.
    -चरित, -चरित्र a.
    1 well-conducted, well-behaved; वृषभैकादशा गाश्च दद्यात् सुचरितव्रतः Ms.11.116.
    -2 moral, virtuous; तान् विदित्वा सुचरितैर्गूढैस्तत्कर्मकारिभिः Ms.9.261. (
    -तम्, -त्रम्) 1 good conduct, virtuous deeds.
    -2 merit; तव सुचरितमङ्गुलीय नूनं प्रतनु Ś.6.1. (
    -ता, -त्रा) a well-conducted, devoted, and virtuous wife.
    -चर्मन् m. the Bhūrja tree.
    -चित्रकः 1 a king fisher.
    -2 a kind of speckled snake.
    -चित्रा a kind of gourd.
    -चिन्ता, -चिन्तनम् deep thought, deep reflection or consideration.
    -चिरम् ind. for a very long time, very long.
    -चिरायुस् m. a god, deity.
    -चुटी a pair of nippers or tongs.
    -चेतस् a.
    1 well-minded.
    -2 wise.
    -चेतीकृत a. with the heart satiated; well- disposed; ततः सुचेतीकृतपौरभृत्यः Bk.3.2.
    -चेलकः a fine cloth.
    -च्छद a. having beautiful leaves.
    -छत्रः N. of Śiva. (
    -त्रा) the river Sutlej.
    -जन a.
    1 good, virtuous, respectable.
    -2 kind, benevolent.
    (-नः) 1 a good or virtuous man, benevolent man.
    -2 a gentleman.
    -3 N. of Indra's charioteer.
    -जनता 1 goodness, kind- ness, benevolence, virtue; ऐश्वर्यस्य विभूषणं सुजनता Bh.2. 82.
    -2 a number of good men.
    -3 bravery.
    -जन्मन् a.
    1 of noble or respectable birth; या कौमुदी नयनयोर्भवतः सुजन्मा Māl.1.34.
    -2 legitimate, lawfully born.
    -जलम् a lotus.
    -जल्पः 1 a good speech.
    -2 a kind of speech thus described by Ujjvalamaṇi; यत्रार्जवात् सगाम्भीर्यं सदैन्यं सहचापलम् । सोत्कण्ठं च हरिः स्पृष्टः स सुजल्पो निगद्यते ॥
    -जात a.
    1 well-grown, tall.
    -2 well made or produced.
    -3 of high birth.
    -4 beautiful, lovely; सुजातं कल्याणी भवतु कृत- कृत्यः स च युवा Māl.1.16; R.3.8.
    -5 very delicate; खिद्यत् सुजाताङ्घ्रितलामुन्निन्ये प्रेयसीं प्रियः Bhāg.1.3.31.
    -डीनकम् a kind of flight of birds; Mb.8.41.27 (com. पश्चाद् गतिः पराडीनं स्वर्गगं सुडीनकम्).
    -तनु a.
    1 having a beautiful body.
    -2 extremely delicate or slender, very thin.
    -3 emaciated. (
    -नुः, -नूः f.) a lovely lady; एताः सुतनु मुखं ते सख्यः पश्यन्ति हेमकूटगताः V.1.1; Ś.7.24.
    -तन्त्री a.
    1 well-stringed.
    -2 (hence) melodious.
    -तपस् a.
    1 one who practises austere penance; a वानप्रस्थ; स्विष्टिः स्वधीतिः सुतपा लोकाञ्जयति यावतः Mb.12.71.3.
    -2 having great heat. (-m.)
    1 an ascetic, a devotee, hermit, an anchorite.
    -2 the sun. (-n.) an austere penance.
    -तप्त a.
    1 greatly harassed, afflicted.
    -2 very severe (as a penance); तपसैव सुतप्तेन मुच्यन्ते किल्बिषात्ततः Ms.11.239.
    -तमाम् ind. most excellently, best.
    -तराम् ind.
    1 bet- ter, more excellently.
    -2 exceedingly, very, very much, excessively; तया दुहित्रा सुतरां सवित्री स्फुरत्प्रभामण्डलया चकाशे Ku.1.24; सुतरां दयालुः R.2.53;7.21;14.9;18.24.
    -3 more so, much more so; मय्यप्यास्था न ते चेत्त्वयि मम सुतरा- मेष राजन् गतो$ स्मि Bh.3.3.
    -4 consequently.
    -तर्दनः the (Indian) cuckco.
    -तर्मन् a. good for crossing over; सुतर्माणमधिनावं रुहेम Ait. Br.1.13; (cf. also यज्ञो वै सुतर्मा).
    -तलम् 1 'immense depth', N. of one of the seven regi- ons below the earth; see पाताल; (याहि) सुतलं स्वर्गीभिः प्रार्थ्यं ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः Bhāg.8.22.33.
    -2 the foundation of a large building.
    -तान a. melodious.
    -तार a.
    1 very bright.
    -2 very loud; सुतारैः फूत्कारैः शिव शिव शिवेति प्रतनुमः Bh.3.2.
    -3 having a beautiful pupil (as an eye). (
    -रः) a kind of perfume. (
    -रा) (in Sāṁkhya) one of the nine kinds of acquiescence.
    -तिक्तकः the coral tree.
    -तीक्ष्ण a.
    1 very sharp.
    -2 very pungent.
    -3 acutely painful.
    (-क्ष्णः) 1 the Śigru tree.
    -2 N. of a sage; नाम्ना सुतीक्ष्णश्चरितेन दान्तः R.13.41. ˚दशनः an epithet of Śiva.
    -तीर्थः 1 a good preceptor.
    -2 N. of Śiva. -a. easily crossed or traversed.
    -तुङ्ग a. very lofty or tall.
    (-ङ्गः) 1 the cocoa-nut tree.
    -2 the culminating point of a planet.
    -तुमुल a. very loud.
    -तेजन a. well-pointed, sharpened. (
    -नः) a well-pointed arrow.
    -तेजस् a.
    1 very sharp.
    -2 very bright, or splendid.
    -3 very mighty. (-m.) a worshipper of the sun.
    -दक्षिण a.
    1 very sincere or upright.
    -2 liberal or rich in sacrificial gifts; यज्ञैर्भूरिसुदक्षिणैः सुविहितैः संप्राप्यते यत् फलम् Pt.1. 31.
    -3 very skilful.
    -4 very polite. (
    -णा) N. of the wife of Dilīpa; तस्य दाक्षिण्यरूढेन नाम्ना मगधवंशजा पत्नी सुदक्षिणेत्यासीत् R.1.31;3.1.
    -दण्डः a cane, ratan.
    -दत् a. (
    -ती f.) having handsome teeth; जगाद भूयः सुदतीं सुनन्दा R.6.37.
    -दन्तः 1 a good tooth.
    -2 an actor; a dancer. (
    -न्ती) the female elephant of the north-west quarter.
    -दर्श a. lovely, gracious looking; सुदर्शः स्थूललक्षयश्च न भ्रश्येत सदा श्रियः Mb.12.56.19 (com. सुदर्शः प्रसन्नवक्त्रः).
    -दर्शन a. (
    -ना or
    -नी f.)
    1 good-looking, beautiful, handsome.
    -2 easily seen. (
    -नः) the discus of Viṣṇu; as in कृष्णो$प्यसु- दर्शनः K.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -3 of mount Meru.
    -4 a vul- ture. (
    -नी, -नम्) N. of Amarāvatī, Indra's capital. (
    -नम्) N. of Jambudvīpa.
    -दर्शना 1 a handsome wo- man.
    -2 a woman.
    -3 an order, a command.
    -4 a kind of drug.
    -दास् a. very bountiful.
    -दान्तः a Buddhist.
    -दामन् a. one who gives liberally. (-m.)
    1 a cloud.
    -2 a moun- tain.
    -3 the sea.
    -4 N. of Indra's elephant.
    -5 N. of a very poor Brāhmaṇa who came to Dvārakā with only a small quantity of parched rice as a present to his friend Kṛiṣṇa, and was raised by him to wealth and glory.
    -दायः 1 a good or auspicious gift.
    -2 a special gift given on particular solemn occasions.
    -3 one who offers such a gift.
    -दिनम् 1 a happy or auspicious day.
    -2 a fine day or weather (opp दुर्दिनम्); so सुदिनाहम् in the same sense.
    -दिह् a. well-polished, bright.
    -दीर्घ a. very long or extended. (
    -र्घा) a kind of cucumber.
    -दुराधर्ष a.
    1 very hard to get.
    -2 quite intolerable.
    -दुरावर्त a. a very hard to be convinced.
    -दुरासद a. unapproachable.
    -दुर्जर a. very difficult to be digested.
    -दुर्मनस् a. very troubled in mind.
    -दुर्मर्ष a. quite in- tolerable.
    -दुर्लभ a. very scarce or rare.
    -दुश्चर a.
    1 inaccessible.
    -2 very painful.
    -दुश्चिकित्स a. very difficult to be cured.
    -दुष्प्रभः a chameleon.
    -दूर a. very distant or remote. (
    -सुदूरम् means
    1 to a great distance.
    -2 to a very high degree, very much; सुदूरं पीडयेत् कामः शरद्गुणनिरन्तरः Rām.4.3.12.
    -सुदूरात् 'from afar, from a distance').
    -दृढ a. very firm or hard, compact.
    -दृश् a. having beautiful eyes. (-f.) a pretty woman.
    -देशिकः a good guide.
    -धन्वन् a. having an excellent bow. (-m.)
    1 a good archer or bowman.
    -2 Ananta, the great serpent.
    -3 N. of Viśvakarman. ˚आचार्यः a mixed caste; वैश्यात्तु जायते व्रात्यात् सुधन्वाचार्य एव च Ms.1.23.
    -धर्मन् a. attentive to duties. (-f.) the council or assembly of gods. (-m.)
    1 the hall or palace of Indra.
    -2 one diligent in properly maintaining his family.
    -धर्मा, -र्मी 1 the council or assembly of gods (देवसभा); ययावुदीरितालोकः सुधर्मानवमां सभाम् R.17.27.
    -2 (सुधर्मा) N. of Dvārakā; दिवि भुव्यन्तरिक्षे च महोत्पातान् समु- त्थितान् । दृष्ट्वासीनान् सुधर्मायां कृष्णः प्राह यदूनिदम् ॥ Bhāg.11.3. 4;1.14.34.
    -धात a. well cleaned.
    -धार a. well-pointed (as an arrow).
    -धित a. Ved.
    1 perfect, secure.
    -2 kind, good.
    -3 happy, prosperous.
    -4 well-aimed or directed (as a weapon).
    -धी a. having a good understanding, wise, clever, intelligent. (
    -धीः) a wise or intelligent man, learned man or pandit. (-f.) a good under- standing, good sense, intelligence. ˚उपास्यः
    1 a particu- lar kind of royal palace.
    -2 N. of an attendant on Kṛiṣṇa. (
    -स्यम्) the club of Balarāma. ˚उपास्या
    1 a woman.
    -2 N. of Umā, or of one of her female com- panions.
    -3 a sort of pigment.
    -ध्रूम्रवर्णा one of the seven tongues of fire.
    -नन्दम् N. of Balarāma's club; प्रतिजग्राह बलवान् सुनन्देनाहनच्च तम् Bhāg.1.67.18.
    -नन्दः a kind of royal palace.
    -नन्दा 1 N. of a woman.
    -2 N. of Pārvatī; L. D. B.
    -3 yellow pigment; L. D. B.
    -नयः 1 good conduct.
    -2 good policy.
    - नयन a. having beau- tiful eyes. (
    -नः) a deer.
    (-ना) 1 a woman having beautiful eyes.
    -2 a woman in general.
    -नाभ a.
    1 having a beautiful navel.
    -2 having a good nave or cen- tre.
    (-भः) 1 a mountain.
    -2 the Maināka mountain, q. v. (
    -भम्) a wheel, discus (सुदर्शन); ये संयुगे$चक्षत तार्क्ष्यपुत्रमंसे सुनाभायुधमापतन्तम् Bhāg.3.2.24.
    -नालम् a red water-lily.
    -निःष्ठित a. quite ready.
    -निर्भृत a. very lonely or private. (
    -तम्) ind. very secretly or closely, very narrowly, privately.
    -निरूढ a. well-purged by an injection; Charaka.
    -निरूहणम् a good purgative.
    -निर्णिक्त a. well polished.
    -निश्चलः an epithet of Śiva.
    -निषण्णः (-कः) the herb Marsilea Quadrifolia (Mar. कुऱडू).
    -निहित a. well-established.
    -नीत a.
    1 well-con- ducted, well-behaved.
    -2 polite, civil.
    (-तनि) 1 good conduct or behaviour.
    -2 good policy or prodence.
    -नीतिः f.
    1 good conduct, good manners, propriety.
    -2 good policy.
    -3 N. of the mother of Dhruva, q. v.
    -नीथ a. well-disposed, well conducted, righteous, vir- tuous, good.
    (-थः) 1 a Brāhmaṇa.
    -2 N. of Śiśupāla, q. v.; तस्मिन्नभ्यर्चिते कृष्णे सुनीथः शत्रुकर्षणः Mb.1.39.11.
    -3 Ved. a good leader.
    -नील a. very black or blue. (
    -लः) the pomegranate tree. (
    -ला) common flax.
    (-लम्), -नीलकः a blue gem.
    -नु n. water.
    -नेत्र a. having good or beautiful eyes.
    -पक्व a.
    1 well-cooked.
    -2 thoroughly matured or ripe. (
    -क्वः) a sort of fra- grant mango.
    -पठ a. legible.
    -पत्नी a woman having a good husband.
    -पत्र a.
    1 having beautiful wings.
    -2 well-feathered (an arrow).
    -पथः 1 a good road.
    -2 a good course.
    -3 good conduct.
    -पथिन् m. (nom. sing. सुपन्थाः) a good road.
    -पद्मा orris root.
    -परीक्षित a. well-examined.
    -पर्ण a. (
    -र्णा or
    -र्णी f.)
    1 well-winged; तं भूतनिलयं देवं सुपर्णमुपधावत Bhāg.8.1.11.
    -2 having good or beautiful leaves.
    (-र्णः) 1 a ray of the sun.
    -2 a class of bird-like beings of a semi-divine charac- ter.
    -3 any supernatural bird.
    -4 an epithet of Garuḍa; ततः सुपर्णव्रजपक्षजन्मा नानागतिर्मण्डलयन् जवेन Ki.16.44.
    -5 a cock.
    -6 the knowing (ज्ञानरूप); देहस्त्वचित्पुरुषो$यं सुपर्णः क्रुध्येत कस्मै नहि कर्ममूलम् Bhāg.11.23.55.
    -7 Any bird; द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते Muṇd. 3.1.1. ˚केतुः N. of Viṣṇu; तमकुण्ठमुखाः सुपर्णकेतोरिषवः क्षिप्तमिषुव्रजं परेण Śi.2.23.
    -पर्णकः = सुपर्ण.
    -पर्णा, -पर्णी f.
    1 a number of lotuses.
    -2 a pool abounding in lotuses.
    -3 N. of the mother of Garuḍa.
    -पर्यवदात a. very clean.
    -पर्याप्त a.
    1 very spacious; तस्य मध्ये सुपर्याप्तं कारयेद् गृहमात्मनः Ms.7.76.
    -2 well-fitted.
    -पर्वन् a. well- jointed, having many joints or knots. (-m.)
    1 a bam- boo.
    -2 an arrow.
    -3 a god, deity; विहाय या सर्वसुपर्व- नायकम् N.4.9;14.41,76.
    -4 a special lunar day (as the day of full or new moon, and the 8th and 14th day of each fortnight).
    -5 smoke. (-f.) white Dūrvā grass.
    -पलायित a.
    1 completely fled or run away.
    -2 skilfully retreated.
    -पाक्यम् a kind of medicinal salt (Mar. बिडलोण).
    -पात्रम् 1 a good or suitable vessel, worthy receptacle.
    -2 a fit or competent person, any one well-fitted for an office, an able person.
    -पाद् (
    -पाद् or
    -पदी f.) having good or handsome feet.
    -पार्श्वः 1 the waved-leaf fig-tree (प्लक्ष).
    -2 N. of the son of Sampāti, elder brother of Jaṭāyu.
    -पालि a. distinguished.
    -पीतम् 1 a carrot.
    -2 yellow sandal. (
    -तः) the fifth Muhūrta.
    -पुंसी a woman having a good husband.
    -पुरम् a strong fortress.
    -पुष्प a. (
    -ष्पा or
    -ष्पी f.) having beautiful flowers.
    (-ष्पः) 1 the coral tree.
    -2 the Śirīṣa tree. (
    -ष्पी) the plantain tree.
    (-ष्पम्) 1 cloves.
    -2 the menstrual excretion.
    -पुष्पित a.
    1 well blossomed, being in full flower.
    -2 having the hair thrilling or bristling.
    -पूर a.
    1 easy to be filled; सुपूरा स्यात् कुनदिका सुपूरो मूषिकाञ्जलिः Pt.1.25.
    -2 well-filling. (
    -रः) a kind of citron (बीजपूर).
    -पूरकः the Baka-puṣpa tree.
    -पेशस् a. beautiful, tender; रत्नानां पद्मरागो$स्मि पद्मकोशः सुपेशसाम् Bhāg.11.16.3. ˚कृत् m. a kind of fly; Bhāg.11.7.34.
    -प्रकाश a.
    1 manifest, apparent; ज्येष्ठे मासि नयेत् सीमां सुप्रकाशेषु सेतुषु Ms.8.245.
    -2 public, notorious.
    -प्रतर्कः a sound judgment.
    -प्रतिभा spirituous liquor.
    -प्रतिष्ठ a.
    1 standing well.
    -2 very celebrated, renowned, glorious, famous.
    (-ष्ठा) 1 good position.
    -2 good reputation, fame, celebrity.
    -3 esta- blishment, erection.
    -4 installation, consecration.
    -प्रतिष्ठित a.
    1 well-established.
    -2 consecrated.
    -3 ce- lebrated. (
    -तः) the Udumbara tree.
    -प्रतिष्णात a.
    1 thoroughly purified.
    -2 well-versed in.
    -3 well-investi- gated, clearly ascertained or determined.
    -प्रतीक a.
    1 having a beautiful shape, lovely, handsome; भगवान् भागवतवात्सल्यतया सुप्रतीकः Bhāg.5.3.2.
    -2 having a beau- tiful trunk.
    (-कः) 1 an epithet of Kāmadeva.
    -2 of Śiva.
    -3 of the elephant of the north-east quarter.
    -4 An honest man; स्तेयोपायैर्विरचितकृतिः सुप्रतीको यथास्ते Bhāg.1.8.31.
    -प्रपाणम् a good tank.
    -प्रभ a. very brilliant, glorious. (
    -भा) one of the seven tongues of fire.
    -प्रभातम् 1 an auspicious dawn or day-break; दिष्टथा सुप्रभातमद्य यदयं देवो दृष्टः U.6.
    -2 the earliest dawn.
    -प्रभावः omnipotence.
    -प्रमाण a. large-sized.
    -प्रयुक्तशरः a skilful archer.
    -प्रयोगः 1 good management or ap- plication.
    -2 close contact.
    -3 dexterity.
    -प्रलापः good speech, eloquence.
    -प्रसन्नः N. of Kubera.
    -प्रसाद a. very gracious or propitious. (
    -दः) N. of Śiva.
    -प्रातम् a fine morning.
    -प्रिय a. very much liked, agreeable. (
    -यः) (in prosody) a foot of two short syllables.
    (-या) 1 a charming woman.
    -2 a beloved mistress.
    -प्रौढा a marriageable girl.
    -फल a.
    1 very fruitful, very productive.
    -2 very fertile.
    (-लः) 1 the pomegranate tree.
    -2 the jujube.
    -3 the Karṇikāra tree.
    -4 a kind of bean.
    (-ला) 1 a pumpkin, gourd.
    -2 the plan- tain tree.
    -3 a variety of brown grape.
    -4 colocynth.
    -फेनः a cuttle-fish bone.
    -बन्धः sesamum.
    -बभ्रु a. dark-brown.
    -बल a. very powerful.
    (-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 N. of the father of Śakuni.
    -बान्धवः N. of Śiva.
    -बाल a. very childish.
    -बाहु a.
    1 handsome- armed.
    -2 strong-armed. (
    -हुः) N. of a demon, brother of Mārīcha, who had become a demon by the curse of Agastya. He with Mārīcha began to disturb the sacrifice of Viśvāmitra, but was defeated by Rāma. and Lakṣmaṇa; यः सुबाहुरिति राक्षसो$परस्तत्र तत्र विससर्प मायया R.11.29.
    -बीजम् good seed; सुबीजं चैव सुक्षेत्रे जातं संपद्यते तथा Ms.1.69.
    (-जः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 the poppy.
    -बोध a.
    1 easily apprehended or understood. (
    -धः) good information or advice.
    -ब्रह्मण्यः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya.
    -2 N. of one of the sixteen priests employed at a sacrifice.
    -भग a.
    1 very fortu- nate or prosperous, happy, blessed, highly favoured.
    -2 lovely, charming, beautiful, pretty; न तु ग्रीष्मस्यैवं सुभगमपराद्धं युवतिषु Ś.3.9; Ku.4.34; R.11.8; Māl.9.
    -3 pleasant, grateful, agreeable, sweet; दिवसाः सुभगा- दित्याश्छायासलिलदुर्भगाः Rām.3.16.1; श्रवणसुभग M.3.4; Ś.1.3.
    -4 beloved, liked, amiable, dear; सुमुखि सुभगः पश्यन् स त्वामुपैतु कृतार्थताम् Gīt.5.
    -5 illustrious.
    (-गः) 1 borax.
    -2 the Aśoka tree.
    -3 the Champaka tree.
    -4 red amarnath. (
    -गम्) good fortune. ˚मानिन्, सुभगं- मन्य a.
    1 considering oneself fortunate, amiable, pleasing; वाचालं मां न खलु सुभगंमन्यभावः करोति Me.96.
    -2 vain, flattering oneself.
    -भगा 1 a woman beloved by her hus- band, a favourite wife.
    -2 an honoured mother.
    -3 a kind of wild jasmine.
    -4 turmeric.
    -5 the Priyaṅgu creeper.
    -6 the holy basil.
    -7 a woman having her husband alive (सौभाग्यवती); जयशब्दैर्द्विजाग्र्याणां सुभगानर्तितै- स्तथा Mb.7.7.9.
    -8 a five-year old girl representing Durgā at festivals.
    -9 musk. ˚सुत the son of a favou- rite wife.
    -भङ्गः the cocoa-nut tree.
    -भटः a great war- rior, champion, soldier.
    -भट्टः a learned man.
    -भद्र a. very happy or fortunate. (
    -द्रः) N. of Viṣṇu; साकं साकम्पमंसे वसति विदधती बासुभद्रं सुभद्रम् Viṣṇupāda S.31. (
    -द्रा) N. of the sister of Balarāma and Kṛiṣṇa, married to Arjuna q. v. She bore to him a son named Abhimanyu.
    -भद्रकः 1 a car for carrying the image of a god.
    -2 the Bilva tree.
    -भाषित a.
    1 spoken well or eloquent.
    (-तम्) 1 fine speech, eloquence, learning; जीर्णमङ्गे सुभाषितम् Bh.3.2.
    -2ल a witty saying, an apophthegm, an apposite saying; सुभाषितेन गीतेन युवतीनां च लीलया । मनो न भिद्यते यस्य स वै मुक्तो$थवा पशुः Subhāṣ.
    -3 a good remark; बालादपि सुभाषितम् (ग्राह्यम्).
    -भिक्षम् 1 good alms, successful begging.
    -2 abundance of food, an abundant supply of provisions, plenty of corn &c.
    -भीरकः the Palāśa tree.
    -भीरुकम् silver.
    -भूतिः 1 well-being, wel- fare.
    -2 the Tittira bird; Gīrvāṇa.
    -भूतिकः the Bilva tree.
    -भूषणम् a type of pavilion where a ceremony is performed on a wife's perceiving the first signs of con- ception; सुभूषणाख्यं विप्राणां योग्यं पुंसवनार्थकम् Māna.34.354.
    -भृत a.
    1 well-paid.
    -2 heavily laden.
    -भ्रू a. having beautiful eyebrows. (
    -भ्रूः f.) a lovely woman. (N. B. The vocative singular of this word is strictly सुभ्रूः; but सुभ्रु is used by writers like Bhaṭṭi. Kālidāsa, and Bhavabhūti; हा पितः क्वासि हे सुभ्रु Bk.6.17; so V.3.22; Ku.5.43; Māl.3.8.)
    -मङ्गल a.
    1 very auspicious.
    -2 abounding in sacrifices.
    -मति a. very wise. (
    -तिः f.)
    1 a good mind or disposition, kindness, benevolence, friendship.
    -2 a favour of the gods.
    -3 a gift, blessing.
    -4 a prayer, hymn.
    -5 a wish or desire.
    -6 N. of the wife of Sagara and mother of 6, sons.
    -मदनः the mango tree.
    -मदात्मजा a celestial damsel.
    -मधुरम् a very sweet or gentle speech, agreeable words.
    -मध्य, -मध्यम a. slender-waisted.
    -मध्या, -मध्यमा a graceful woman.
    -मन a. very charming, lovely, beautiful.
    (-नः) 1 wheat.
    -2 the thorn-apple. (
    -ना) the great-flowered jasmine.
    -मनस् a.
    1 good-minded, of a good disposition, benevolent; शान्तसंकल्पः सुमना यथा स्याद्वीतमन्युर्गौतमो माभिमृत्यो Kaṭh.1.1.
    -2 well-pleased, satisfied; (hence
    -सुमनीभू = to be at ease; जिते नृपारौ समनीभवन्ति शद्बायमानान्यशनैरशङ्कम् Bk.2.54.). (-m.)
    1 a god, divinity.
    -2 a learned man.
    -3 a student of the Vedas.
    -4 wheat.
    -5 the Nimba tree. (-f., n.; said to be pl. only by some) a flower; मुमुचुर्मुनयो देवाः सुमनांसि मुदान्विताः Bhāg.1.3.7; रमणीय एष वः सुमनसां संनिवेशः Māl.1. (where the adjectival; sense in 1 is also intended); किं सेव्यते सुमनसां मनसापि गन्धः कस्तू- रिकाजननशक्तिभृता मृगेण R.G; Śi.6.66. ˚वर्णकम् flowers, unguent or perfume etc. for the body; सा तदाप्रभृति सुमनो- वर्णकं नेच्छति Avimārakam 2. (-f.)
    1 the great-flowered jasmine.
    -2 the Mālatī creeper. ˚फलः the woodapple. ˚फलम् nutmeg.
    -मनस्क a. cheerful, happy.
    -मन्तु a.
    1 advising well.
    -2 very faulty or blameable. (-m.) a good adviser.
    -मन्त्रः N. of the charioteer of Daśāratha.
    -मन्दभाज् a. very unfortunate.
    -मर्दित a. much harassed.
    -मर्षण a. easy to be borne.
    -मित्रा 1 N. of one of the wives of Daśāratha and mother of Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna.
    -मुख a. (
    -खा or
    -खी f.)
    1 having a beautiful face, lovely.
    -2 pleasing.
    -3 disposed to, eager for; सुरसद्मयानसुमुखी जनता Ki.6.42.
    -4 favour- able, kind.
    -5 well-pointed (as an arrow).
    -6 (सुमुखा) having a good entrance.
    (-खः) 1 a learned man.
    -2 an epithet of Garuḍa.
    -3 of Gaṇeśa; सुमुखश्चैकदन्तश्च कपिलो गजकर्णकः Maṅgal. S.1.
    -4 of Śiva.
    (-खम्) 1 the scratch of a finger-nail.
    -2 a kind of building.
    (-खा, -खी) 1 a handsome woman.
    -2 a mirror.
    -मूलकम् a carrot.
    -मृत a. stone-dead.
    -मेखलः the Muñja grass.
    -मेधस a. having a good understanding, wise, intelligent; इमे अङ्गिरसः सत्रमासते$द्य सुमेधसः Bhāg.9.4.3. (-m.) a wise man. (-f.) heart-pea.
    -मेरुः 1 the sac- red mountain Meru, q. v.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -यन्त्रित a.
    1 well-governed.
    -2 self-controlled.
    -यमाः a parti- cular class of gods; जातो रुचेरजनयत् सुयमान् सुयज्ञ आकूति- सूनुरमरानथ दक्षिणायाम् Bhāg.2.7.2.
    -यवसम् beautiful grass, good pasturage.
    -यामुनः 1 a palace.
    -2 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -युक्तः N. of Śiva.
    -योगः 1 a favourable junc- ture.
    -2 good opportunity.
    -योधनः an epithet of Duryodhana q. v.
    -रक्त a.
    1 well coloured.
    -2 im- passioned.
    -3 very lovely.
    -4 sweet-voiced; सुरक्तगोपी- जनगीतनिःस्वने Ki.4.33.
    -रक्तकः 1 a kind of red chalk.
    -2 a kind of mango tree.
    -रङ्गः 1 good colour.
    -2 the orange.
    -3 a hole cut in a house (सुरङ्गा also in this sense).
    (-ङ्गम्) 1 red sanders.
    -2 vermilion. ˚धातुः red chalk. ˚युज् m. a house-breaker.
    -रङ्गिका the Mūrvā plant.
    -रजःफलः the jack-fruit tree.
    -रञ्जनः the betel nut tree.
    -रत a.
    1 much sported.
    -2 playful.
    -3 much enjoyed.
    -4 compassionate, tender.
    (-तम्) 1 great delight or enjoyment.
    -2 copulation, sexual union or intercourse, coition; सुरतमृदिता बालवनिता Bh.2. 44. ˚गुरुः the husband; पर्यच्छे सरसि हृतें$शुके पयोभिर्लोलाक्षे सुरतगुरावपत्रपिष्णोः Śi.8.46. ˚ताण्डवम् vigorous sexual movements; अद्यापि तां सुरतताण्डवसूत्रधारीं (स्मरामि) Bil. Ch. Uttara.28. ˚ताली
    1 a female messenger, a go-between.
    -2 a chaplet, garland for the head. ˚प्रसंगः addiction to amorous pleasures; कालक्रमेणाथ योः प्रवृत्ते स्वरूपयोग्ये सुरत- प्रसंगे Ku.1.19.
    -रतिः f. great enjoyment or satis- faction.
    -रस a. well-flavoured, juicy, savoury.
    -2 sweet.
    -3 elegant (as a composition). (
    -सः, -सा) the plant सिन्धुवार. (
    -सा) N. of Durgā. (
    -सा, -सम्) the sacred basil.
    (-सम्) 1 gum-myrrh.
    -2 fragrant grass.
    -राजन् a. governed by a good king; सुराज्ञि देशे राजन्वान् Ak. (-m.)
    1 a good king.
    -2 a divinity.
    -राजिका a small house-lizard.
    -राष्ट्रम् N. of a country on the western side of India (Surat). ˚जम् a kind of poison.
    -2 a sort of black bean (Mar. तूर). ˚ब्रह्मः a Brāhmaṇa of Surāṣṭra.
    -रूप a.
    1 well-formed, handsome, love- ly; सुरूपा कन्या.
    -2 wise, learned. (
    -पः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -रूहकः a horse resembling an ass.
    -रेतस् n. mental power (चिच्छक्ति); सुरेतसादः पुनराविश्य चष्टे Bhāg. 5.7.14.
    -रेभ a. fine-voiced; स्यन्दना नो चतुरगाः सुपेभा वाविपत्तयः । स्यन्दना नो च तुरगाः सुरेभा वा विपत्तयः ॥ Ki.15.16. (
    -भम्) tin.
    -लक्षण a.
    1 having auspicious or beautiful marks.
    -2 fortunate.
    (-णम्) 1 observing, examining carefully, determining, ascertaining.
    -2 a good or auspicious mark.
    -लक्षित a. well determined or ascertained; तुलामानं प्रतीमानं सर्वं च स्यात् सुलक्षितम् Ms.8.43.
    -लग्नः, -ग्नम् an auspicious moment.
    -लभ a.
    1 easy to be obtained, easy of attainment, attainable, feasible; न सुलभा सकलेन्दुमुखी च सा V.2.9; इदमसुलभवस्तुप्रार्थनादुर्नि- वारम् 2.6.
    -2 ready for, adapted to, fit, suitable; निष्ठ्यूतश्चरणोपभोगसुलभो लाक्षारसः केनचित् Ś.4.4.
    -3 natural to, proper for; मानुषतासुलभो लघिमा K. ˚कोप a. easily provoked, irascible.
    -लिखित a. well registered.
    -लुलित a.
    1 moving playfully.
    -2 greatly hurt, injured.
    -लोचन a. fine-eyed. (
    -नः) a deer.
    (-ना) 1 a beauti- ful woman.
    -2 N. of the wife of Indrajit.
    -लोहकम् brass.
    -लोहित a. very red. (
    -ता) one of the seven tongues of fire.
    -वक्त्रम् 1 a good face or mouth.
    -2 correct utterance. (
    -क्त्रः) N. of Śiva.
    -वचनम्, -वचस् n. eloquence. -a. eloquent.
    -वयस् f. a hermaphrodite.
    -वर्चकः, -वर्चिकः, -का, -वर्चिन् m. natron, alkali.
    -वर्चला 1 N. of the wife of the sun; तं चाहमनुवर्तिष्ये यथा सूर्यं सुवर्चला Rām.2.3.3.
    -2 linseed.
    -वर्चसः N. of Śiva.
    -वर्चस्क a. splendid, brilliant.
    -वर्ण see s. v.
    -वर्तित 1 well rounded.
    -2 well arranged.
    -वर्तुलः a water-melon.
    -वसन्तः 1 an agreeable vernal season.
    -2 the day of full moon in the month of Chaitra, or a festival celebrated in honour of Kāmadeva in that month (also सुवसन्तकः in this sense).
    -वह a.
    1 bearing well, patient.
    -2 patient, enduring.
    -3 easy to be borne-
    (-हा) 1 a lute.
    -2 N. of several plants like रास्ना, निर्गुण्डी &c.; Mātaṅga L.1.1.
    -वासः 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 a pleasant dwelling.
    -3 an agreeable perfume or odo- ur.
    -वासकः a water-melon.
    -वासरा cress.
    -वासिनी 1 a woman married or single who resides in her father's house.
    -2 a married woman whose husband is alive.
    -विक्रान्त a. very valiant or bold, chivalrous; सुविक्रान्तस्य नृपतेः सर्वमेव महीतलम् Śiva. B.16.45. (
    -न्तः) a hero. (
    -न्तम्) heroism.
    -विग्रह a. having a beautiful figure.
    -विचक्षण a. very clever, wise.
    -विद् m. a learned man, shrewd person. (-f.) a shrewd or clever woman.
    -विदः 1 an attendant on the women's apartments.
    -2 a king.
    -विदग्ध a. very cunning, astute.
    -विदत् m. a king
    -विदत्रम् 1 a household, family.
    -2 wealth.
    -3 grace, favour.
    -विदल्लः an attendant on the women's apart- ments (wrongly for सौविदल्ल q. v.). (
    -ल्लम्) the wo- men's apartments, harem.
    -विदल्ला a married woman.
    -विध a. of a good kind.
    -विधम् ind. easily.
    -विधिः a good rule, ordinance.
    -विनीत a.
    1 well trained, modest.
    -2 well executed. (
    -ता) a tractable cow.
    -विनेय a. easy to be trained or educated.
    -विभक्त a. well pro- portioned, symmetrical.
    -विरूढ a.
    1 fully grown up or developed.
    -2 well ridden.
    -विविक्त a.
    1 solitary (as a wood).
    -2 well decided (as a question).
    -विहित a.
    1 well-placed, well-deposited.
    -2 well-furnished, well- supplied, well-provided, well-arranged; सुविहितप्रयोगतया आर्यस्य न किमपि परिहास्यते Ś.1; कलहंसमकरन्दप्रेवशावसरे तत् सुविहितम् Māl.1.
    -3 well done or performed.
    -4 well satisfied (by hospitality); अन्नपानैः सुविहितास्तस्मिन् यज्ञे महात्मनः Rām.1.14.16.
    -वी(बी)ज a. having good seed.
    (-जः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 the poppy. (
    -जम्) good seed.
    -वीरकम् 1 a kind of collyrium.
    -2 sour gruel (काञ्जिक); सुवीरकं याच्यमाना मद्रिका कर्षति स्फिचौ Mb.8.4.38.
    -वीराम्लम् sour rice-gruel.
    -वीर्य a.
    1 having great vigour.
    -2 of heroic strength, heroic, chivalrous.
    (-र्यम्) 1 great heroism
    -2 abundance of heroes.
    -3 the fruit of the jujube. (
    -र्या) wild cotton.
    -वृक्तिः f.
    1 a pure offering.
    -2 a hymn of praise.
    -वृत्त a.
    1 well-behaved, virtuous, good; मयि तस्य सुवृत्त वर्तते लघुसंदेशपदा सरस्वती R. 8.77.
    -2 well-rounded, beautifully globular or round; मृदुनातिसुवृत्तेन सुमृष्टेनातिहारिणा । मोदकेनापि किं तेन निष्पत्तिर्यस्य सेवया ॥ or सुमुखो$पि सुवृत्तो$पि सन्मार्गपतितो$पि च । महतां पादलग्नो$पि व्यथयत्येव कष्टकः ॥ (where all the adjectives are used in a double sense). (
    -त्तम्) a good or virtuous conduct; भर्तुश्चिन्तानुवर्तित्वं सुवृत्तं चानुजीविनाम् Pt.1.69. (
    -त्ता) a sort of grape.
    -वेल a.
    1 tranquil, still.
    -2 humble, quiet. (
    -लः) N. of the Trikūṭa mountain.
    -व्रत a. strict in the observance of religious vows, strictly virtuous or religious. (
    -तः) a religious student.
    (-ता) 1 a virtuous wife.
    -2 a tractable cow, one easily milked.
    -शंस a. well spoken of, famous, glorious, commendable.
    -शक a. capable of being easily done.
    -शर्मन् (m., f.) a person desiring intercourse (Uṇ.4. 165].
    -शल्यः the Khadira tree.
    -शाकम् undried ginger.
    -शारदः N. of Śiva.
    -शासित a. kept under control, well-controlled.
    -शिक्षित a. well-taught, trained, well- disciplined.
    -शिखः fire.
    (-खा) 1 a peacock's crest.
    -2 a cock's comb.
    -शीतम् yellow sandal-wood.
    -शीम a. cold, frigid. (
    -मः) coldness
    -शील a. good-tempered, amiable.
    (-ला) 1 N. of the wife of Yama.
    -2 N. of one of the eight favourite wives of Kriṣṇa.
    -शेव a. full of happiness; pleasant to be resorted; एष पन्था उरुगायः मुशेवः Ait. Br.7.13.11.
    -शोण a. dark-red.
    -श्रीका the gum olibanum tree.
    -श्रुत a.
    1 well heard.
    -2 versed in the Vedas.
    -3 gladly heard (also an ex- clamation at a श्राद्ध); पित्रे स्वदितमित्येव वाच्यं गोष्ठे तु सुश्रुतम् Ms.3.254. (
    -तः) N. of the author of a system of medicine, whose work, together with that of Charaka, is regardad as the oldest medical authority, and held in great esteem in India even to this day.
    -श्लिष्ट a.
    1 well-arranged or united.
    -2 well-fitted; Māl.1.
    -श्लेषः close union or embrace.
    -श्लोक्य a. very famous; तेजीयसामपि ह्येतन्न सुश्लोक्यं जगद्गुरो Bhāg.3.12.31.
    -संवीत a.
    1 well-girt; स ददर्श ततः श्रीमान् सुग्रीवं हेमपिङ्गलम् । सुसंवीतम्... Rām.4.16.15.
    -2 well dressed.
    -संवृतिः good concealment. a. well-concealed; परितप्तो$प्यपरः सुसंवृतिः Śi.16.23.
    -संस्कृत a.
    1 well cooked or prepared.
    -2 kept in good order; सुसंस्कृतोपस्करया व्यये चामुक्तहस्तया Ms.5.15.
    -संगृहीत a.
    1 well controlled or governed; सुसंगृहीतराष्ट्रो हि पार्थिवः सुखमेधते Ms.7.113.
    -2 well received.
    -3 well kept.
    -4 well abridged.
    -संध a. true to a promise.
    -संनत a. well-directed (as an arrow).
    -सत्या N. of the wife of Janaka.
    -सदृश् a. agreeable to look at.
    -समाहित a.
    1 well arranged, beautifully adorned; very beautiful; ऋतुकालं प्रतीक्षन्ते नार्थिनः सुसमाहिते । संगमं त्वहमिच्छामि त्वया सह सुमध्यमे ॥ Rām.1.48.18.
    -2 completely loaded; तद्यथानः सुसमा- हितमुत्सर्जद्यायात् Bṛi. Up.4.3.35.
    -3 Very intent, attentive.
    -समीहित a. much desired.
    - सरण N. of Śiva.
    -सह a.
    1 easy to be borne.
    -2 bearing or enduring well. (
    -हः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -सहाय a. having a good companion; प्रणेतुं शक्यते दण्डः सुसहायेन धीमता Ms.7.31.
    -साधित a. well trained or educated.
    -सार a. having good sap or essence.
    (-रः) 1 good sap, essence, or substance.
    -2 competence.
    -3 the red-flowering Kha- dira tree.
    -सारवत् n. crystal.
    -सिकता 1 good sand.
    -2 gravel.
    -3 sugar.
    -सुरप्रिया jasmine.
    -सेव्य a. to be well or easily followed (as a road).
    -सौभगम् con- jugal felicity.
    -स्थ a.
    1 well-suited, being in a good sense.
    -2 in health, healthy, faring well.
    -3 in good or prosperous circumstances, prosperous.
    -4 happy, fortunate. (
    -स्थम्) a happy state, well-being; प्रह्लाद सुस्थरूपोसि पश्यन् व्यसनमात्मनः Mb.12.222.12; सुस्थे को वा न पण्डितः H.3.114.
    -स्थित a. in the same sense as सुस्थ. (
    -तम्) a house with a gallery on all sides.
    -स्थितिः (also सुस्थता) f.
    1 good condition, well-being, welfare, happiness.
    -2 health, convalescence.
    -स्थिर a.
    1 stable.
    -2 resolute, cool.
    -स्नातः 1 one who bathes at the end of a sacrifice; L. D. B.
    -2 well purified by bathing.
    -स्मित a. pleasantly smiling. (
    -ता) a woman with a pleased or smiling countenance.
    -स्वपनः an epithet of Śiva.
    -स्वर a.
    1 melodious, harmonious.
    -2 loud. ˚यन्त्रकम् a kind of musical instrument; युता सुस्वरयन्त्रकैः Śukra.1.247.
    -हित a.
    1 very fit or suitable, appro- priate.
    -2 beneficial, salutary.
    -3 friendly, affection- ate.
    -4 satisfied; सहस्रनेत्रः सुहितत्वमाप न Rām. ch.2.64. (
    -ता) one of the seven tongues of fire.
    -हृद् a. having a kind heart, cordial, friendly, loving, affectionate; सुहृदः सुहृदो$न्यांश्च दुर्हृदश्चापि दुर्हृदः । सम्यक्प्रवृत्तान् पुरुषान्नसम्यगनुपश्यतः ॥ Mb.3.28.36. (-m.)
    1 a friend; सुहृदः पश्य वसन्त किं स्थितम् Ku.4.27; मन्दायन्ते न खलु सुहृदामभ्युपेतार्थकृत्याः Me.4.
    -2 an ally. ˚भेदः
    1 the separation of friends.
    -2 N. of the 2nd book of the हितोपदेश; मित्रलाभः सुहृद्भेदो विग्रहः संधिरेव च । पञ्चतन्त्रात्तथान्यस्माद् ग्रन्थादाकृष्य लिख्यते ॥ H. Pr.9. ˚वाक्यम् the counsel of a friend.
    -हृदः a friend.
    -हृदय a.
    1 good-hearted.
    -2 dear, affectionate, loving.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > सु _su

  • 13 sorte

    f fate
    tirare a sorte draw lots
    * * *
    sorte s.f.
    1 destiny, fate, fortune: sorte favorevole, sfavorevole, good, bad fortune; i tiri della sorte, the tricks of fortune; dobbiamo accettare la nostra sorte, we must accept our fate; è in balia della sorte, he is at the mercy of fate; essere favorito dalla sorte, to be favoured by fortune; meritare una sorte migliore, to deserve a better fate; imprecare contro la sorte, to curse one's fate; ha in mano le sorti del paese, he has the destiny of his country in his hands // per buona, cattiva sorte, luckily, unluckily: per buona sorte c'era un medico, fortunately (o luckily) there was a doctor // gli toccò in sorte una buona moglie, he had the fortune to have a good wife; mi è toccato in sorte di rimanere qui, I am fated to remain here // estrarre, tirare a sorte qlco., to draw (o to cast) lots for (sthg.) // tentare la sorte, to tempt fate // decidere delle sorti di qlcu., to decide s.o.'s fate // far buon viso a cattiva sorte, to make the best of a bad bargain
    2 ( condizione) state, lot, fate: non mi lamento della mia sorte, I don't complain about my lot; sono inquieto circa la sua sorte, I am very anxious about his fate
    3 ( caso, fortuna imprevista) chance; opportunity: ho avuto la sorte di incontrarlo, I had the chance (o opportunity) to meet him
    4 (spec. pl.) ( bastoncini usati per sortilegi): gettare le sorti, to cast lots.
    * * *
    ['sɔrte]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (destino) fate, destiny, lot

    cattiva sorte — hard luck, doom

    buona sorte — luck, fortune

    tentare la sorteto try o chance one's luck, to take a chance

    ironia della sorte, non rispose mai — ironically, she never replied

    estrarre o tirare a sorte to draw o cast lots; essere estratto a sorte — to be chosen o decided by lot

    * * *
    sorte
    /'sɔrte/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (destino) fate, destiny, lot; cattiva sorte hard luck, doom; buona sorte luck, fortune; affidarsi alla sorte to trust to luck; la sua sorte è segnata his fate is sealed; tentare la sorte to try o chance one's luck, to take a chance; sfidare la sorte to tempt fate o providence; ironia della sorte, non rispose mai ironically, she never replied; le -i del paese the country's future
     2 (sorteggio) lot; estrazione a sorte draw; estrarre o tirare a sorte to draw o cast lots; essere estratto a sorte to be chosen o decided by lot.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sorte

  • 14 lucky

    adjective
    1) (favoured by chance) glücklich

    be lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben

    be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden

    Could you lend me £100? - You'll be lucky! — Könntest du mir 100 Pfund leihen? - So siehst du aus!

    2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also academic.ru/24952/escape">escape 1. 1)
    3) (bringing good luck) Glücks[zahl, -tag usw.]

    lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der

    * * *
    1) (having good luck: He was very lucky to escape alive.) Glück haben
    2) (bringing good luck: a lucky number; a lucky charm.) glückbringend
    * * *
    [ˈlʌki]
    1. (fortunate) glücklich
    you \lucky thing! ( fam) du Glückliche(r)!, du Glückspilz!
    \lucky her! die Glückliche!
    you're getting married? who's the \lucky man/woman? du heiratest? wer ist denn der/die Glückliche?
    you are \lucky in having such a beautiful house du kannst dich glücklich schätzen, so ein wunderbares Haus zu besitzen
    we'll be \lucky if... wir können von Glück sagen, wenn...
    you had a \lucky escape! da hast du ja noch mal Glück gehabt!
    she's \lucky to be alive sie hat Glück, dass sie noch lebt
    it is \lucky that they came home zum Glück sind sie nach Hause gekommen
    she's going to ask for a salary increaseshe'll be \lucky! sie will um eine Gehaltserhöhung bitten — na dann viel Glück!
    can you lend me £100? — you'll be \lucky! kannst du mir 100 Pfund leihen? — so siehst du [mir] aus!
    did your husband give you those earrings? — I should be so \lucky! hat dir dein Mann die Ohrringe geschenkt? — schön wär's! fam
    a \lucky find ein glücklicher Fund
    to be \lucky at games/in love Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben
    to be born \lucky ein Glückskind sein
    to count oneself \lucky sich akk glücklich schätzen
    to get \lucky ( fam) Glück haben; (meet sb) jdn kennenlernen; ( hum: have sex) sich dat näherkommen euph
    2. (bringing fortune) Glück bringend, Glücks-
    what a \lucky break! Glück gehabt!
    \lucky buy günstiger Kauf
    \lucky day Glückstag m
    \lucky number Glückszahl f
    to make a \lucky guess einen Zufallstreffer landen
    * * *
    ['lʌkɪ]
    adj (+er)
    1) (= having luck) Glücks-

    you lucky thing!, lucky you! — du Glückliche(r) mf

    the lucky winner — der glückliche Gewinner, die glückliche Gewinnerin

    I was lucky enough to meet him — ich hatte das (große) Glück, ihn kennenzulernen

    you are lucky to be alive — du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst

    you were lucky to catch him — du hast Glück gehabt, dass du ihn erwischt hast

    to strike ( it) lucky (with sb), to get lucky (with sb) (inf)

    he's a lucky man to have a wife like thatmit dieser Frau hat er das große Los gezogen (inf)

    you'll be lucky to make it in time — wenn du das noch schaffst, hast du (aber) Glück

    I want another £500 – you'll be lucky! — ich will nochmal £ 500 haben – viel Glück!

    to be lucky at cards/in love — Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben

    to be born luckyein Glücks- or Sonntagskind sein

    to be lucky ( in) that... —

    we are lucky in having (such) a great teacher — wir haben Glück, dass wir so einen großartigen Lehrer haben

    I am luckier than most: I have a jobich bin besser dran als die meisten, ich habe (wenigstens) einen Job

    2) (= bringing luck) star, day Glücks-

    lucky charmGlücksbringer m, Talisman m

    to be lucky (charm, number etc)Glück bringen

    3) (= happening fortunately) coincidence glücklich

    it was lucky I stopped him in time — ein Glück, dass ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten habe, zum Glück habe ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten

    it's lucky for you I remembered the number — dein Glück, dass ich die Nummer noch wusste

    that was very lucky for youda hast du aber Glück gehabt

    they had a lucky escape from the firesie waren dem Feuer glücklich entkommen

    he had a lucky escape in the accidentbei dem Unfall ist er glücklich davongekommen

    that was a lucky escape — da habe ich/hast du etc noch mal Glück gehabt

    * * *
    lucky [ˈlʌkı] adj (adv luckily)
    1. Glücks…, glücklich:
    a lucky day ein Glückstag;
    a) Grabbelsack m umg,
    b) fig umg Glück(s)sache f, Glücksspiel n;
    lucky hit Glücks-, Zufallstreffer m;
    a) Glück haben,
    b) in der glücklichen Lage sein ( to have zu haben)( 2);
    you are lucky to be still alive du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst;
    you’ll be lucky!, you should be so lucky! iron so siehst du aus!;
    it was lucky that … es war ein Glück, dass …; glücklicherweise …, zum Glück …;
    lucky for you! dein Glück!;
    it is lucky for you that … du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass …;
    third time lucky aller guten Dinge sind drei; bastard A 2 b, beggar A 3, bleeder 3 a, blighter a, count1 B 5, devil A 1, dog A 4, son 2, strike A 9
    2. Glück bringend, Glücks…:
    lucky charm Talisman m, Amulett n;
    lucky penny Glückspfennig m;
    be lucky Glück bringen ( 2); star A 3
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (favoured by chance) glücklich

    be lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben

    be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden

    Could you lend me £100? - You'll be lucky! — Könntest du mir 100 Pfund leihen? - So siehst du aus!

    2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also escape 1. 1)
    3) (bringing good luck) Glücks[zahl, -tag usw.]

    lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der

    * * *
    adj.
    froh adj. n.
    glücklich adj.

    English-german dictionary > lucky

  • 15 skæbne

    destiny, fate, tell (someone's) fortune, lot
    * * *
    (en -r)
    (livsskæbne etc) lot ( fx his lot has been a hard one), fate ( fx a hard fate; that decided his fate; leave him to his fate; a fate worse than death; nothing is known about their fate),
    (F: om større begivenheder, personer) destiny ( fx no man can escape his destiny; it was his destiny to conquer half the world);
    [ skæbnen] fate ( fx fate had decided otherwise),
    F destiny ( fx no one can fight against destiny);
    ( skiftende skæbne) fortune ( fx those favoured by fortune);
    ( tilfældet) chance ( fx chance brought them together);
    [ ved skæbnens ugunst] by ill-luck, as ill-luck would have it;
    [ hun blev hans skæbne] she was to be his fate;
    [ friste skæbnen] tempt Providence,
    T push one's luck;
    [ (el. lide) samme skæbne] suffer the same fate;
    [ få en sørgelig skæbne] suffer a sad fate;
    [ tak skæbne!] oh dear! oh Heavens!
    [ en ublid skæbne] an unkind (el. a hard) fate;
    (se også dele (med), finde (sig i), ironi, II. møde, overlade (til),

    Danish-English dictionary > skæbne

  • 16 favour

    'feivə 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) tjeneste
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) velvilje, gunst
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) (gjøre) forskjell
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) gunst, velvilje
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) støtte, stille seg velvillig til
    - favourably
    - favourite
    3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) yndling, favoritt
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour
    velvilje
    I
    subst. \/ˈfeɪvə\/ eller favor
    1) gunst, yndest, velvilje, anerkjennelse
    2) gunstbevisning, begunstigelse
    3) tjeneste
    can you do me a favour?
    4) fortrinn, fordel, favør, gode
    5) partiskhet, favorisering, proteksjon
    6) ( gammeldags) utmerkelsestegn, (medlems)emblem, merke, rosett, sløyfe, kokarde, kotiljong
    ask a favour of somebody eller ask somebody a favour be noen om en tjeneste
    balance in our favour ( handel) i vår favør
    be in favour of være stemt for, være tilhenger av, støtte, være for, like, gå inn for
    be in someone's favour tale til fordel for noen, tale til noens fordel
    be out of favour (være) i unåde ikke være populær lengre
    by your favour med Deres tillatelse
    come into favour again eller be taken into favour again bli tatt til nåde igjen bli populær igjen, komme til heder og verdighet igjen
    curry favour with someone fisle for noen, innsmigre seg hos noen
    distribute one's favour fordele sin gunst
    do me a favour! ( også) kutt ut!
    entreat a favour of a person bønnfalle noen om en tjeneste
    fall out of favour falle i unåde bli upopulær, bli umoderne, gå av moten
    find favour eller gain favour bli populær, vinne innpass, vinne gehør
    in favour (handel, om vare) etterspurt, populær godkjent
    in favour of til fordel for i favør av
    in our favour ( handel) til vår fordel, i vår favør, oss til gode
    look upon somebody with favour være velvillig innstilt til noen
    look upon something with favour se på noe med velvilje, være velvillig innstilt til noe
    lose favour bli upopulær
    past favours ( handel) tidligere henvendelser
    restore somebody to favour ta noen til nåde igjen
    return to favour eller take into favour again bli tatt til nåde igjen, bli tatt inn i varmen igjen bli populær igjen, bli moderne igjen, få en renessanse
    treat with favour eller show favour towards favorisere, gi fordeler (til)
    under favour of darkness i ly av mørket
    win someone's favour få noens anerkjennelse, vinne noens gunst
    without fear of favour eller without favour upartisk, uten favorisering, uten å ta parti for eller imot
    II
    verb \/ˈfeɪvə\/ eller favor
    1) like, være velvillig innstilt til, støtte
    2) begunstige, understøtte, oppmuntre
    3) anbefale, fremlegge (om sak), fremme
    4) gjøre en tjeneste
    5) favorisere, foretrekke, ta parti for
    6) ( hverdagslig) skåne, spare
    7) ligne
    favoured støttet, understøttet, begunstiget, favorisert
    favour with hedre med, forære, bevilge
    will you favour me with an interview?
    fortune favours the brave ( ordtak) lykken står den tapre bi
    oats favour buyers ( handel) havreprisen er gunstig for kjøpere\/lav nå
    the favoured few de få utvalgte, de få begunstigede

    English-Norwegian dictionary > favour

  • 17 favorire

    1. v/t favo(u)r
    ( promuovere) promote
    2. v/i: vuol favorire? would you care to join me/us?
    favorisca i documenti! your papers, please!
    favorisca nello studio would you go into the study please
    * * *
    favorire v.tr.
    1 to favour; ( sostenere) to support; to assist; to back; to aid: non ho intenzione di favorirlo, I've no intention of favouring him; favorire i progetti di qlcu., to favour s.o.'s projects; favorire una richiesta, to support (o to back) a request; è stato favorito dalla fortuna, he was favoured by fortune; il sorteggio ci ha favorito, the draw favoured us; la nuova linea metropolitana favorirà i quartieri periferici, the new underground line will benefit the outlying suburbs // (banca) le banche favoriscono i loro migliori clienti, banks accomodate their best clients
    2 (dir.) to aid and abet
    3 ( promuovere) to promote, to encourage, to foster: favorire l'amicizia tra i popoli, to foster friendship among peoples; favorire le arti, to promote (o to encourage) the arts; favorire la produzione, to encourage production; (econ.) favorire una politica deflazionistica, to favour a deflationary policy
    4 ( in formule di cortesia): favorite i biglietti!, tickets please!; favorisca i documenti per favore, please show your documents; favorite entrare, please come in; favorisca alla cassa, prego, please pay at the cash desk; favorisca ( seguirmi) in questura, would you follow (o accompany) me to the police station; favorisca tacere!, would you please be silent!; favorisca ( in salotto, in camera), this way please; vuoi favorire?, would you like some?; vuoi favorire un bicchiere di vino?, would you like (o may I help you to) a glass of wine?; tanto per favorire, just a taste (o a bit) // (comm.) favorite effettuare il pagamento con assegno, kindly remit by cheque
    5 (form. antiq.) ( concedere con condiscendenza) to do* (the) honour, to favour: vorreste favorirci di una vostra visita?, will you do us the honour of a visit?
    * * *
    [favo'rire] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (sostenere, incoraggiare) to favour BE, to favor AE, to benefit [economia, esportazioni, mercato, crescita]; (promuovere) to foster, to encourage, to promote [sviluppo, arti, inserimento sociale]; (aiutare) to aid, to facilitate [comprensione, digestione]
    2) (avvantaggiare) to favour BE, to favor AE [persona, gruppo]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (in forme di cortesia)

    favorisca alla cassa — please, go to the cash desk

    vuol favorire? (offrendo cibo) would you like (to have) some?

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    favorire
    /favo'rire/ [102]
     1 (sostenere, incoraggiare) to favour BE, to favor AE, to benefit [economia, esportazioni, mercato, crescita]; (promuovere) to foster, to encourage, to promote [sviluppo, arti, inserimento sociale]; (aiutare) to aid, to facilitate [comprensione, digestione]
     2 (avvantaggiare) to favour BE, to favor AE [persona, gruppo]
     3 (in forme di cortesia) favorisca la patente may I see your driving license please?
     (aus. avere) (in forme di cortesia) favorisca alla cassa please, go to the cash desk; vuol favorire? (offrendo cibo) would you like (to have) some?

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > favorire

  • 18 ♦ favour

    ♦ favour, ( USA) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/
    n.
    1 [u] favore; benevolenza; simpatie (pl.); grazie (pl.): royal favour, il favore del sovrano; to keep sb. 's favour, rimanere nelle grazie di q.; to win sb. 's favour, conquistare il favore di q.; entrare nelle grazie di q.; to curry favour with sb., cercare di ingraziarsi q.; to look on (o upon) st. with favour, guardare con favore a qc.; to be in [out] of favour with, godere [non godere] delle simpatie (o del favore) di; in favour with, in auge presso; che gode il favore di; to lose favour, perdere la popolarità; to find favour in sb. 's eyes, essere apprezzato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q.
    2 [u] favoritismo; parzialità; favori (pl.): to show favour towards sb., mostrarsi parziale verso q.
    3 favore; piacere; cortesia: a special favour, un favore particolare; to ask a favour of sb. (o to ask sb. a favour) chiedere un favore a q.; to do sb. a favour, fare un favore a q.; to return a favour, ricambiare un favore; DIALOGO → - Photocopier- You wouldn't do me a favour and make a copy of this contract, would you?, non è che mi faresti il favore di fotocopiare questo contratto?; (fam. iron.) Do me a favour!, ma fammi il piacere!
    4 (al pl.) (antiq. o scherz., rif. a una donna) favori; grazie: She granted him her favours, gli concesse le sue grazie
    5 (spec. USA) omaggio; cotillon (franc.)
    6 (spec. GB) distintivo ( d'appartenenza a un'associazione, ecc.); coccarda; colori ( d'una squadra)
    ● ( sulla busta di una lettera consegnata a mano) by favour of Mr X, a mezzo (o alla cortesia) del Sig. X □ (comm.) a cheque drawn in your favour, un assegno emesso a vostro favore □ to be (o to stand) high in sb. 's favour, essere molto stimato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. in favour of, favorevole a; a favore di; per: She's in favour of birth control, è favorevole alla contraccezione; to vote in favour of a motion, votare per una mozione; to come out in favour of st., pronunciarsi a favore di qc.; The court decided in favour of the plaintiff, la corte si pronunciò a favore del querelante □ in sb. 's favour, a favore di; a vantaggio di: to speak in sb. 's favour, parlare a favore di q.; Things turned in my favour, la situazione si volse a mio favore □ to be out of favour with the people, non godere il favore popolare.
    (to) favour, ( USA) (to) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/
    v. t.
    1 approvare; appoggiare; essere a favore di; sostenere: The minister favours new restrictions, il ministro è a favore di nuove restrizioni
    2 prediligere; preferire; privilegiare; mostrare una parzialità per: She favours loose, comfortable clothes, predilige i vestiti ampi e comodi; He favours his daughter over his son, preferisce la figlia al figlio
    3 favorire; aiutare; avvantaggiare; agevolare: The mild weather favoured the formation of avalanches, il tempo mite favoriva la formazione di valanghe; Fortune favours the brave, la fortuna aiuta gli audaci
    4 (antiq.) somigliare a; assomigliare a; avere preso da
    5 usare con cautela ( un arto dolente); evitare di sforzare; risparmiare
    6 (form.) to favour with, favorire (q.) di; fare (a q.) l'onore di; concedere: He favoured us with a visit, ci fece l'onore di una visita.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ favour

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