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

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  • 62 mark

    mark [mɑ:k]
    marque ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d)-(f), 1 (h) niveau ⇒ 1 (b) modèle ⇒ 1 (c) trace ⇒ 1 (f) note ⇒ 1 (g) empreinte ⇒ 1 (h) but ⇒ 1 (j) cible ⇒ 1 (j) mark ⇒ 1 (m) marquer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (j) tacher ⇒ 2 (b) tacheter ⇒ 2 (d) célébrer ⇒ 2 (f) corriger ⇒ 2 (h)
    1 noun
    (a) (symbol, sign) marque f, signe m;
    ∎ to make a mark on sth faire une marque sur qch, marquer qch
    (b) (on scale, in number, level) marque f, niveau m;
    ∎ sales topped the 5 million mark les ventes ont dépassé la barre des 5 millions;
    ∎ to reach the half-way mark arriver à mi-course;
    ∎ don't go beyond the 50-metre mark ne dépassez pas les 50 mètres;
    ∎ British Cookery gas mark 6 thermostat 6
    ∎ mark 3 modèle m ou série f 3
    (d) (feature) marque f;
    ∎ the town bears the mark of Greek classicism la ville porte la marque du classicisme grec
    (e) (token) marque f, signe m;
    ∎ a mark of affection une marque d'affection;
    ∎ as a mark of my esteem/friendship en témoignage de mon estime/de mon amitié;
    ∎ as a mark of respect en signe de respect
    (f) (trace, stain, blemish) trace f, marque f; (wound) trace f de coups;
    ∎ to leave marks in the snow (of car) laisser des traces dans la neige;
    ∎ there are finger marks on the mirror il y a des traces ou des marques de doigts sur la glace;
    ∎ there are muddy marks on the carpet il y a des traces de boue sur la moquette;
    ∎ the years she spent in prison have left their mark (on her) ses années en prison l'ont marquée;
    ∎ the cup has left a mark on the table la tasse a laissé une marque sur la table;
    ∎ there wasn't a mark on the body le corps ne portait aucune trace de coups
    (g) School (grade) note f; (point) point m;
    ∎ to give sb/sth marks out of ten/twenty noter qn/qch sur dix/vingt;
    ∎ the mark is out of 100 la note est sur 100;
    ∎ to get good marks avoir de bonnes notes;
    ∎ to get full marks obtenir la meilleure note (possible);
    ∎ you need ten more marks il vous faut encore dix points;
    ∎ figurative it will be a black mark against his name ça va jouer contre lui, ça ne va pas jouer en sa faveur;
    ∎ she deserves full marks for imagination il faut saluer son imagination;
    ∎ no marks for guessing the answer! il ne faut pas être sorcier pour deviner la réponse!
    (h) (impact) empreinte f, impression f; (distinction) marque f;
    ∎ to make one's mark s'imposer, se faire un nom;
    ∎ she made her mark as a singer elle s'est imposée ou elle s'est fait un nom dans la chanson;
    ∎ they left their mark on 20th-century history ils ont profondément marqué l'histoire du XXème siècle;
    ∎ British to be of little mark avoir peu d'importance
    ∎ to be up to the mark (be capable) être à la hauteur; (meet expectations) être satisfaisant;
    ∎ I'm afraid the work just isn't up to the mark malheureusement le travail laisse à désirer;
    ∎ I still don't feel quite up to the mark je ne suis pas encore en pleine forme
    (j) British (target) but m, cible f;
    ∎ to hit the mark atteindre la cible; figurative faire mouche;
    ∎ to miss the mark rater la cible; figurative mettre à côté de la plaque;
    ∎ your answer was nearest the mark c'est vous qui avez donné la meilleure réponse
    ∎ on your marks, (get) set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez!;
    ∎ British figurative she's quick/slow off the mark (clever) elle est/n'est pas très maligne, elle a/n'a pas l'esprit très vif; (in reactions) elle est/n'est pas très rapide;
    ∎ you have to be quick off the mark il faut réagir tout de suite ou immédiatement;
    ∎ he's sometimes a bit too quick off the mark in his criticism il lui arrive d'avoir la critique un peu trop facile;
    ∎ you were too slow off the mark tu as mis trop de temps
    (l) Sport (in rugby) arrêt m de volée;
    ∎ to call for the mark crier "marque" (en faisant un arrêt de volée)
    (m) (currency) mark m, Deutschmark m
    (a) (label) marquer;
    ∎ the towels were marked with his name les serviettes étaient à son nom, son nom était marqué sur les serviettes;
    ∎ mark the text with your initials inscrivez vos initiales sur le texte;
    ∎ shall I mark her absent? est-ce que je la marque absente?;
    ∎ the table was marked "sold" la table portait l'étiquette "vendue"
    (b) (stain) tacher, marquer;
    ∎ the red wine marked the carpet le vin rouge a taché la moquette
    (c) (face, hands) marquer;
    ∎ his face was marked by suffering son visage était marqué par la souffrance;
    ∎ the scandal marked him for life (mentally) le scandale l'a marqué pour la vie
    (d) Zoology tacheter;
    ∎ brown wings marked with blue des ailes fpl brunes tachetées de bleu
    (e) (indicate) indiquer, marquer;
    ∎ the stream marks the boundary of the estate le ruisseau marque la limite de la propriété;
    ∎ X marks the spot l'endroit est marqué d'un X;
    ∎ this decision marks a change in policy cette décision marque un changement de politique;
    ∎ today marks a turning point in our lives aujourd'hui marque un tournant dans notre vie
    (f) (celebrate → anniversary, event) célébrer, marquer;
    ∎ let's have some champagne to mark the occasion ouvrons une bouteille de champagne pour fêter l'événement
    (g) (distinguish) marquer;
    ∎ he has all the qualities that mark a good golfer il possède toutes les qualités d'un bon golfeur;
    ∎ the period was marked by religious persecution cette époque fut marquée par des persécutions religieuses
    (h) School (essay, homework) corriger; (student) noter;
    ∎ the exam was marked out of 100 l'examen a été noté sur 100;
    ∎ to mark sth wrong/right marquer qch comme étant faux/juste
    ∎ (you) mark my words! souvenez-vous de ce que je vous dis!;
    ∎ British mark how he does it observez bien la façon dont il s'y prend;
    ∎ British mark you, I didn't believe him remarquez, je ne l'ai pas cru
    (j) Sport (opponent) marquer;
    ∎ he marked him out of the game il l'a si bien marqué qu'il n'a rien pu faire
    ∎ to mark time Military marquer le pas; figurative attendre son heure ou le moment propice;
    ∎ the government is just marking time until the elections le gouvernement fait traîner les choses en attendant les élections
    (garment) être salissant, se tacher facilement;
    ∎ this material marks easily ce tissu est salissant
    (a) (write) noter, prendre note de, inscrire;
    ∎ mark the address down in your diary notez l'adresse dans votre agenda
    (b) (reduce → price) baisser; (→ article) baisser le prix de, démarquer;
    ∎ everything has been marked down to half price tout a été réduit à moitié prix;
    ∎ Stock Exchange prices were marked down in early trading les valeurs étaient en baisse ou ont reculé en début de séance
    (c) School (essay, student) baisser la note de;
    ∎ he was marked down for bad grammar il a perdu des points à cause de la grammaire
    (d) (single out) désigner;
    ∎ my brother was marked down for the managership mon frère a été désigné pour le poste de directeur;
    ∎ I marked him down as a troublemaker j'avais remarqué qu'il n'était bon qu'à créer des ennuis
    (a) (divide, isolate → area, period of time) délimiter;
    ∎ one corner of the field had been marked off by a fence un coin du champ avait été isolé par une barrière
    (b) (measure → distance) mesurer;
    ∎ the route was marked off in 1 km sections le trajet était divisé en tronçons d'un kilomètre
    (c) British (distinguish) distinguer;
    ∎ his intelligence marked him off from his school friends il se distinguait de ses camarades d'école par son intelligence
    (d) (on list) cocher
    (a) (with chalk, paint → court, pitch) tracer les lignes de; (with stakes) jalonner; (with lights, flags) baliser;
    ∎ figurative his path in life is clearly marked out son avenir est tout tracé
    (b) (designate) désigner;
    ∎ Steven was marked out for promotion Steven était désigné pour obtenir une promotion;
    ∎ they were marked out for special treatment ils ont bénéficié d'un régime particulier
    (c) British (distinguish) distinguer;
    ∎ her ambition marks her out from her colleagues son ambition la distingue de ses collègues
    (a) (on notice) marquer;
    ∎ the menu is marked up on the blackboard le menu est sur le tableau
    (b) (increase → price) augmenter, majorer; (→ goods) augmenter le prix de, majorer;
    ∎ Stock Exchange prices at last began to be marked up les cours sont enfin à la hausse
    (c) (proofs, manuscript → correct) corriger; (→ annotate) annoter
    ✾ Film 'The Mark of Zorro' Niblo 'Le Signe de Zorro'

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  • 63 pie

    (food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) tarta, empanada, pastel
    pie n
    1. pastel / tarta
    2. empanada

    Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar) \ \
    pié es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    píe es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
    Multiple Entries: piar     pie
    piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo to chirp, tweet
    pie 1 sustantivo masculino 1
    a) (Anat) foot;
    tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet; pie de atleta athlete's foot
    b) ( en locs)
    ir a pie to go on foot, walk; hoy ando a pie (AmL) I'm without wheels today; de pie standing; ponte de pie stand up; en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; solo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; mi oferta sigue en pie my offer still stands; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; de a pie common, ordinary; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; levantarse con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help 2
    a) (de calcetín, media) foot
    b) (de lámpara, columna) base;
    ( de copa — base) base; (— parte vertical) stem; ( de montaña) foot
    c) (de página, escrito) foot, bottom;
    una nota a or al pie de página a footnote; al pie de la letra ‹copiar/repetir› word by word, exactly
    d) ( de cama) tb
    3
    a) ( medida) foot
    b) (Lit) foot

    pie 2 /pai/ sustantivo masculino (AmL) pie
    piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
    pie sustantivo masculino
    1 (de una persona) foot
    ponerse de pie, to stand up
    pies planos, flat feet
    2 (de una columna, lámpara, etc) base
    3 (de una copa) stem
    4 (de una fotografía) caption
    5 (de un texto) foot
    una nota a pie de página, a footnote
    6 (medida) foot Locuciones: dar pie a, to give cause for
    a pies juntillas, blindly
    al pie de la letra, to the letter
    con buen/mal pie, on the right/wrong footing
    con pies de plomo, cautiously
    de pie, standing up
    de pies a cabeza, from head to foot ' pie' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - bola - caminar - cañón - ciudadana - ciudadano - cojear - compartir - dedo - dormirse - empanada - enredarse - excursionista - flojera - gráfica - gráfico - guerra - hormiguear - hormigueo - lámpara - letra - levantarse - migaja - nacer - parada - parado - pararse - pastel - patear - patín - perchero - planta - pulgar - punta - reloj - resistir - sostenerse - talón - tenerse - uña - vadear - ver - zancadilla - a - agachar - amoldar - bien - budín - buscar - calambre English: accused - athlete's foot - bare - base - bed - book - bottom - caption - circumscribe - clubfoot - custard pie - dead - easy - floor lamp - foot - foothold - footing - footnote - ft - grandfather - hike - hill - impression - imprint - instep - itch - letter - man - meat pie - mince pie - on - pace - pie - pie chart - press - print - promenade concert - rambler - remain - rise - roll out - salt - sole - stamp - stamp down - stand - stand up - standing - standing ovation - standing room
    tr[paɪ]
    1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (sweet) pastel nombre masculino, tarta; (savoury) pastel nombre masculino, empanada
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    pie in the sky pura fantasía, castillos en el aire
    pie chart gráfico circular, gráfica circular
    pie ['paɪ] n
    : pastel m (con fruta o carne), empanada f (con carne)
    n.
    • empanada s.f.
    • mojicón s.m.
    • pastel s.m.
    • tarta s.f.
    • torta s.f.
    v.
    • empastelar v.
    paɪ
    mass & count noun pastel m, pay m (AmC, Méx); ( savory) empanada f, pastel m

    pie in the sky — castillos en el aire

    to be as easy as pie — ser* pan comido (fam)

    to eat humble pie — morder* el polvo

    [paɪ]
    1.
    N [of fruit] tarta f, pay m (LAm); [of meat, fish etc] (=large) pastel m ; (=small) empanada f
    - eat humble pie
    finger 1., 1)
    2.
    CPD

    pie chart N — (Math, Comput) gráfico m de sectores, gráfico m circular

    pie dish N — molde m para pasteles

    * * *
    [paɪ]
    mass & count noun pastel m, pay m (AmC, Méx); ( savory) empanada f, pastel m

    pie in the sky — castillos en el aire

    to be as easy as pie — ser* pan comido (fam)

    to eat humble pie — morder* el polvo

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  • 64 sicher

    I Adj.
    1. (gesichert, geschützt, geborgen) safe ( vor + Dat from); (gefahrlos) safe (auch TECH.); (fest) firm, secure; Einkommen, Existenz etc.: secure; Ort, Versteck etc.: meist safe; vor Neid ist keiner sicher none of us is above envy; vor ihm ist keiner sicher nobody’s safe when he’s around; sicher ist sicher! better safe than sorry; Geleit
    2. (gewiss) certain, sure; (zuverlässig) Quelle etc.: reliable, sicherer Sieg certain victory; sichere Methode reliable (surefire umg.) method; das ist der sichere Tod that’s certain death; sicheres Zeichen sure sign; so viel ist sicher: this much is certain -; es ist nicht sicher, ob wir kommen it’s not certain ( oder it hasn’t been decided for sure) whether we can come; die Stelle ist ihm sicher he’s certain to get the job; Amen, Nummer, Quelle etc.
    3. Person: (überzeugt, wissend) sure, certain; (zuversichtlich) confident; einer Sache sicher sein be sure of s.th.; seiner Sache sicher sein be absolutely sure ( oder confident) about what one is doing; er ist ( sich) seiner Sache sehr sicher he’s very sure ( kritisch: a bit too sure) of himself; sind Sie ( sich dessen) sicher? are you sure (about that)?; bist du ( dir) sicher? - ganz sicher are you sure? - (I’m) positive; ich bin ( mir) nicht ganz sicher I’m not quite sure; du kannst sicher sein, dass... you can be sure ( oder rest assured) that...
    4. (geübt, fähig) competent; (zuverlässig) reliable; (selbstsicher) confident, self-assured; Instinkt, Urteil: sure; sicheres Auftreten self-assurance; sicherer Fahrer confident ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver; sicherer Skiläufer assured ( oder competent) skier; sicherer Geschmack reliable ( oder sound) taste; sichere Hand sure ( nicht zitternd: steady) hand; sicherer Schütze sure shot
    II Adv.
    1. (ohne Gefahr) safely; sicher fahren be a safe ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver; sicher beherrschen (Wagen, Maschine etc.) be in complete control of; etw. sicher aufbewahren keep s.th. safely ( oder in a safe place); nicht sicher auf den Beinen stehen be a bit unsteady; sich sicher fühlen feel safe; beim Autofahren, Skilaufen etc.: feel confident; sicher wirkend Methode etc.: reliable, surefire umg.; siehe auch sichergehen, sicherstellen
    2. (gewiss, bestimmt) certainly; auch Interj.: ( aber) sicher!, ( ganz) sicher! certainly!, of course!; sie freut sich sicher darüber she’s sure ( oder bound) to be pleased, she’ll certainly be pleased (about it); ein sicher gestohlenes Fahrzeug a car that’s bound to have been stolen; das ist sicher gelogen that’s sure to be a lie; du hast sicher Recht I’m sure you’re right; siehe auch sicherlich
    3. seine Vokabeln sicher können know one’s vocabulary off pat, Am. have one’s vocabulary down pat; den Stoff / seine Rolle sicher beherrschen have a thorough knowledge of the material / play one’s part with complete assurance; sicher auftreten have a self-assured ( oder self-confident) manner, be very self-confident
    * * *
    sure (Adv.); certainly (Adv.); of course (Adv.);
    (geborgen) secure (Adj.); proof (Adj.);
    (gefahrlos) safe (Adj.);
    (gewiss) certain (Adj.); sure (Adj.)
    * * *
    sị|cher ['zɪçɐ]
    1. adj
    1) (= gewiss) certain, sure

    der sichere Tod/Sieg — certain death/victory

    jds/seiner selbst sicher sein — to be sure of sb/oneself

    sicher sein — to be sure of what one is doing/saying

    See:
    → Leben
    2) (= geschützt, gefahrlos) safe; (= geborgen) secure; Investition secure, safe

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

    3) (= zuverlässig) reliable; Methode reliable, sure-fire attr (inf); Verhütungsmethode safe, reliable; Fahrer, Schwimmer safe; (= fest) Gefühl, Zusage certain, definite; Hand, Einkommen, Job steady; Stellung secure
    4) (= selbstbewusst) (self-)confident, (self-)assured
    2. adv
    1) fahren, aufbewahren etc safely
    2)

    (= selbstbewusst) sicher wirken/auftreten — to give an impression of (self-)confidence or (self-)assurance

    3) (= natürlich) of course

    sicher! — of course, sure (esp US)

    4)

    (= bestimmt) das wolltest du sicher nicht sagen — surely you didn't mean that

    * * *
    1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) certain
    2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) certain
    3) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) clear
    4) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) positive
    5) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) positively
    6) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) secure
    8) (without harm or risk: He got home safely.) safely
    9) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free (from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) safe
    10) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) safe
    11) ((of a person) reliable: a safe driver; He's a very fast driver but he's safe enough.) safe
    12) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) steady
    13) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) sure
    14) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) sure
    15) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) surely
    16) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') surely
    17) ((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') sure
    * * *
    si·cher
    [ˈzɪçɐ]
    I. adj
    1. (gewiss) certain, sure
    ein \sicherer Gewinn/Verlust a sure [or certain] win/loss
    eine \sichere Zusage a definite confirmation
    ▪ \sicher sein to be certain, to be for sure, to be a sure thing
    ▪ \sicher sein, dass/ob... to be certain that/as to whether...
    ▪ etwas S\sicheres something certain
    ▪ sich dat \sicher sein, dass... to be sure [or certain] that...
    ▪ sich dat einer S. gen/seiner Sache gen \sicher sein to be sure of sth/of what one is doing/saying
    ▪ sich dat seiner selbst \sicher sein to be sure of oneself
    so viel ist \sicher that much is certain
    eine \sichere Anlage a secure investment
    ein \sicherer Arbeitsplatz a steady job
    ▪ \sicher [vor jdm/etw] sein to be safe [from sb/sth]
    \sicher ist \sicher you can't be too careful
    3. (zuverlässig) reliable
    \sicherer Beweis definite [or reliable] proof
    eine \sichere Methode a foolproof method
    etw aus \sicherer Quelle haben [o wissen] to have [or know] sth from a reliable source
    4. (geübt) competent
    ein \sicheres Händchen für etw akk haben (fam) to have a knack for sth
    ein \sicherer Autofahrer a safe driver
    ein \sicheres Urteil a sound judgement
    ein \sicherer Schuss an accurate [or good] shot
    5. (selbstsicher) self-confident, self-assured
    ein \sicheres Auftreten haben to appear/be self-confident; s.a. Quelle
    II. adv surely
    du hast \sicher recht you are certainly right, I'm sure you're right
    es ist \sicher nicht das letzte Mal this is surely not the last time
    [aber] \sicher! [o \sicher doch!] (fam) of course!, sure!
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ungefährdet) safe <road, procedure, etc.>; secure <job, investment, etc.>

    vor jemandem/etwas sicher sein — be safe from somebody/something

    sicher ist sicher — it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry

    2) (zuverlässig) reliable <evidence, source>; secure < income>; certain, undeniable < proof>; (vertrauenswürdig) reliable, sure <judgment, taste, etc.>
    3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]assured, [self-]confident <person, manner>
    4) (gewiss) certain; sure

    der sichere Sieg/Tod — certain victory/ death

    2.
    1) (ungefährdet) safely
    2) (zuverlässig) reliably

    sicher [Auto] fahren — be a safe driver

    3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]confidently

    sicher auftreten — behave in a self-assured or self-confident manner

    3.
    Adverb certainly; (plädierend) surely
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (gesichert, geschützt, geborgen) safe (
    vor +dat from); (gefahrlos) safe ( auch TECH); (fest) firm, secure; Einkommen, Existenz etc: secure; Ort, Versteck etc: meist safe;
    vor Neid ist keiner sicher none of us is above envy;
    vor ihm ist keiner sicher nobody’s safe when he’s around;
    sicher ist sicher! better safe than sorry; → Geleit
    2. (gewiss) certain, sure; (zuverlässig) Quelle etc: reliable,
    sicherer Sieg certain victory;
    sichere Methode reliable (surefire umg) method;
    das ist der sichere Tod that’s certain death;
    sicheres Zeichen sure sign;
    so viel ist sicher: this much is certain -;
    es ist nicht sicher, ob wir kommen it’s not certain ( oder it hasn’t been decided for sure) whether we can come;
    die Stelle ist ihm sicher he’s certain to get the job; → Amen, Nummer, Quelle etc
    3. Person: (überzeugt, wissend) sure, certain; (zuversichtlich) confident;
    einer Sache sicher sein be sure of sth;
    seiner Sache sicher sein be absolutely sure ( oder confident) about what one is doing;
    er ist (sich) seiner Sache sehr sicher he’s very sure ( kritisch: a bit too sure) of himself;
    sind Sie (sich dessen) sicher? are you sure (about that)?;
    bist du (dir) sicher? - ganz sicher are you sure? - (I’m) positive;
    ich bin (mir) nicht ganz sicher I’m not quite sure;
    du kannst sicher sein, dass … you can be sure ( oder rest assured) that …
    4. (geübt, fähig) competent; (zuverlässig) reliable; (selbstsicher) confident, self-assured; Instinkt, Urteil: sure;
    sicheres Auftreten self-assurance;
    sicherer Fahrer confident ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver;
    sicherer Skiläufer assured ( oder competent) skier;
    sicherer Geschmack reliable ( oder sound) taste;
    sichere Hand sure ( nicht zitternd: steady) hand;
    B. adv
    1. (ohne Gefahr) safely;
    sicher fahren be a safe ( fähig: competent, reliable) driver;
    sicher beherrschen (Wagen, Maschine etc) be in complete control of;
    etwas sicher aufbewahren keep sth safely ( oder in a safe place);
    sich sicher fühlen feel safe; beim Autofahren, Skilaufen etc: feel confident;
    sicher wirkend Methode etc: reliable, surefire umg; → auch sichergehen, sicherstellen
    2. (gewiss, bestimmt) certainly; auch int:
    (aber) sicher!, (ganz) sicher! certainly!, of course!;
    sie freut sich sicher darüber she’s sure ( oder bound) to be pleased, she’ll certainly be pleased (about it);
    ein sicher gestohlenes Fahrzeug a car that’s bound to have been stolen;
    das ist sicher gelogen that’s sure to be a lie;
    du hast sicher recht I’m sure you’re right; → auch sicherlich
    3.
    seine Vokabeln sicher können know one’s vocabulary off pat, US have one’s vocabulary down pat;
    den Stoff/seine Rolle sicher beherrschen have a thorough knowledge of the material/play one’s part with complete assurance;
    sicher auftreten have a self-assured ( oder self-confident) manner, be very self-confident
    …sicher im adj
    1. (sicher vor, gegen etwas):
    atombombensicher atomic bomb-proof;
    lawinensicher safe ( oder protected) from avalanches;
    mottensicher mothproof;
    krisensicher crisis-proof
    2. (sicher zu erwarten, zuverlässig)
    ertragssicher providing a reliable yield (FIN profit);
    funktionssicher functioning reliably, reliable
    3. (gewandt, erfahren)
    stilsicher with an assured ( oder confident) style, stylistically assured;
    geschmackssicher with sound taste;
    fangsicher SPORT with a safe pair of hands
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ungefährdet) safe <road, procedure, etc.>; secure <job, investment, etc.>

    vor jemandem/etwas sicher sein — be safe from somebody/something

    sicher ist sicher — it's better to be on the safe side; better safe than sorry

    2) (zuverlässig) reliable <evidence, source>; secure < income>; certain, undeniable < proof>; (vertrauenswürdig) reliable, sure <judgment, taste, etc.>
    3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]assured, [self-]confident <person, manner>
    4) (gewiss) certain; sure

    der sichere Sieg/Tod — certain victory/ death

    2.
    1) (ungefährdet) safely
    2) (zuverlässig) reliably

    sicher [Auto] fahren — be a safe driver

    3) (selbstbewusst) [self-]confidently

    sicher auftreten — behave in a self-assured or self-confident manner

    3.
    Adverb certainly; (plädierend) surely
    * * *
    adj.
    certain adj.
    confident adj.
    proof adj.
    safe adj.
    secure adj.
    sure adj.
    unendangered adj.
    unharmful adj.
    unmistaken adj. adv.
    assuredly adv.
    certainly adv.
    easily adv.
    safely adv.
    securely adv.
    surely adv. ausdr.
    for sure expr.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sicher

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