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1 spirit
1. noun2) (mental attitude) Geisteshaltung, diein the right/wrong spirit — mit der richtigen/falschen Einstellung
take something in the spirit in which it is meant — etwas so auffassen, wie es gemeint ist
enter into the spirit of something — innerlich bei einer Sache [beteiligt] sein od. dabei sein
3) (courage) Mut, der4) (vital principle, soul, inner qualities) Geist, derbe with somebody in spirit — in Gedanken od. im Geist[e] bei jemandem sein
the spirit of the age or times — der Zeitgeist
7)high spirits — gehobene Stimmung; gute Laune
2. transitive verbin poor or low spirits — niedergedrückt
spirit away, spirit off — verschwinden lassen
* * *['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) der Geist2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) der Geist3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) der Elan•- academic.ru/69592/spirited">spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level* * *spir·it[ˈspɪrɪt]I. nhis \spirit will be with us always sein Geist wird uns immer begleitento be with sb in \spirit im Geiste bei jdm seinevil \spirit böser Geist3. (the Holy Spirit)▪ the S\spirit der Heilige Geistthat's the \spirit das ist die richtige Einstellungwe acted in a \spirit of co-operation wir handelten im Geiste der Zusammenarbeitthe \spirit of the age der Zeitgeistthe \spirit of brotherhood/confidence/forgiveness der Geist der Brüderlichkeit/des Vertrauens/der Vergebungthe \spirit of Christmas die weihnachtliche Stimmungfighting \spirit Kampfgeist mparty \spirit Partystimmung fteam \spirit Teamgeist mtry to get into the \spirit of things! versuch dich in die Sachen hineinzuversetzen!5. (mood)her \spirits rose as she read the letter sie bekam neuen Mut, als sie den Brief laskeep your \spirits up lass den Mut nicht sinkento be in high/low \spirits in gehobener/gedrückter Stimmung seinto be out of \spirits schlecht gelaunt seinto dash sb's \spirits auf jds Stimmung drückento lift sb's \spirits jds Stimmung hebenbrave/generous \spirit mutige/gute Seelethe moving \spirit of sth die treibende Kraft einer S. gento have a broken \spirit seelisch gebrochen seinto be troubled in \spirit etw auf der Seele lasten habento be young in \spirit geistig jung geblieben seinto perform/sing with \spirit mit Inbrunst spielen/singenwith \spirit voller Enthusiasmus; horse feurigyou did not take my comment in the \spirit in which it was meant du hast meine Bemerkung nicht so aufgenommen, wie sie gemeint warthe \spirit of the law der Geist [o Sinn] des Gesetzes▪ \spirits pl Spirituosen pl\spirits of turpentine Terpentinöl nt\spirit of ammonia Ammoniumhydroxid nt, Salmiakgeist m\spirit of melissa Melissengeist m13.▶ the \spirit is willing but the flesh is weak ( saying) der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach provIII. vt▪ to \spirit sb/sth away [or off] jdn/etw verschwinden lassen [o wegzaubern]* * *['spIrɪt]1. n1) (= soul) Geist mthe spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak) — der Geist ist willig(, aber das Fleisch ist schwach)
2) (= supernatural being, ghost) Geist mto break sb's spirit —
5) (= mental attitude of country, group of people, doctrine, reform etc) Geist m; (= mood) Stimmung fa spirit of optimism/rebellion — eine optimistische/rebellische Stimmung
to do sth in a spirit of optimism/humility — etw voll Optimismus/voller Demut tun
in a spirit of forgiveness/revenge — aus einer vergebenden/rachsüchtigen Stimmung heraus
he has the right spirit — er hat die richtige Einstellung
to enter into the spirit of sth —
that's the spirit! (inf) — so ists recht! (inf)
6) no pl (= intention) Geist mthe spirit of the law — der Geist or Sinn des Gesetzes
to take sth in the right/wrong spirit — etw richtig/falsch auffassen
to take sth in the spirit in which it was intended —
to be in good/low spirits — guter/schlechter Laune sein
her spirits fell — ihr sank der Mut
8) pl (= alcohol) Branntwein m, Spirituosen pl, geistige Getränke pl2. vtto spirit sb/sth away or off — jdn/etw verschwinden lassen or wegzaubern
to spirit sb out of a room etc — jdn aus einem Zimmer etc wegzaubern
* * *spirit [ˈspırıt]A s1. allg Geist m:the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach2. Geist m, Lebenshauch m3. Geist m:a) Seele f (eines Toten)b) Gespenst n4. Spirit (göttlicher) Geist5. Geist m, (innere) Vorstellung:in (the) spirit im Geiste (nicht wirklich)the world of the spirit die geistige Welt7. Geist m:a) Gesinnung f, (Gemein- etc) Sinn m:spirit of the party Parteigeistc) Sinn m:8. meist pl Gemütsverfassung f, Stimmung f:a) Hochstimmung,b) Ausgelassenheit f;in high (low) spirits in gehobener (gedrückter) Stimmung;keep up one’s spirits sich bei Laune halten;9. fig Feuer n, Schwung m, Elan m, Mut m, pl auch Lebensgeister pl:full of spirits voll Feuer, voller Schwung;10. (Mann m von) Geist m, Kopf m11. fig Seele f, treibende Kraft (eines Unternehmens etc)13. CHEMa) Spiritus m:spirit varnish Spirituslack mb) Destillat n, Geist m, Spiritus m:14. pl Spirituosen pl, stark alkoholische Getränke pl15. auch pl CHEM US Alkohol mB v/t* * *1. noun1) in pl. (distilled liquor) Spirituosen Pl.2) (mental attitude) Geisteshaltung, diein the right/wrong spirit — mit der richtigen/falschen Einstellung
take something in the spirit in which it is meant — etwas so auffassen, wie es gemeint ist
enter into the spirit of something — innerlich bei einer Sache [beteiligt] sein od. dabei sein
3) (courage) Mut, der4) (vital principle, soul, inner qualities) Geist, derin spirit — innerlich; im Geiste
be with somebody in spirit — in Gedanken od. im Geist[e] bei jemandem sein
the spirit of the age or times — der Zeitgeist
7)high spirits — gehobene Stimmung; gute Laune
2. transitive verbin poor or low spirits — niedergedrückt
spirit away, spirit off — verschwinden lassen
* * *n.Elan nur sing. m.Geist -er m.Gespenst -er n.Seele -n f.Spiritus m.Sprit nur sing. m. -
2 venganza
f.vengeance, revenge.* * *1 revenge, vengeance\tomar venganza de alguien to take revenge on somebody* * *noun f.revenge, vengeance* * *SF revenge, vengeancemintió por o como venganza — she lied out of revenge o vengeance
clamar venganza — frmto cry for vengeance frm
* * *femenino revenge, vengeance (liter)* * *= revenge, vengeance, vendetta.Ex. Ever true to her word, Kate Lespran found an appropriate vehicle for her revenge: the local press = Fiel a su palabra, Kate Lespran encontró el vehículo apropiado para su venganza: la prensa local.Ex. The article 'The Furies: goddesses of vengeance' recounts how 12 feminists began putting out the first issues of The Furies, an underground newspaper.Ex. Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.----* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* por venganza = out of spite.* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* sed de venganza = thirst for revenge.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.* * *femenino revenge, vengeance (liter)* * *= revenge, vengeance, vendetta.Ex: Ever true to her word, Kate Lespran found an appropriate vehicle for her revenge: the local press = Fiel a su palabra, Kate Lespran encontró el vehículo apropiado para su venganza: la prensa local.
Ex: The article 'The Furies: goddesses of vengeance' recounts how 12 feminists began putting out the first issues of The Furies, an underground newspaper.Ex: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* por venganza = out of spite.* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* sed de venganza = thirst for revenge.* tomarse la venganza = wreak + vengeance upon.* venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.* * *revenge, vengeance ( liter)está deseoso de venganza he wants revenge o vengeanceactuó por venganza she acted out of a desire for revenge o a desire for vengeance* * *
venganza sustantivo femenino
revenge, vengeance (liter)
venganza sustantivo femenino revenge, vengeance
' venganza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumar
- deseo
- ebria
- ebrio
- clamar
- motivar
- sed
- tramar
English:
out
- revenge
- vengeance
* * *venganza nfrevenge, vengeance;lo hicieron en venganza por la muerte de su compatriota they did it in revenge for the death of their countrymanHum la venganza de Moctezuma Montezuma's revenge* * *f vengeance, revenge* * *venganza nf: vengeance, revenge* * *venganza n revenge -
3 dans
dans [dɑ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (lieu: position) inb. (lieu: mouvement) intoc. (lieu: origine) out of• dans combien de temps serez-vous prêt ? how long will it be before you are ready?e. ( = dans des limites de) within• cela coûte dans les 50 € it costs about 50 euros• cette pièce fait dans les 8 m2 this room is about 8m2* * *dɑ̃Note: GénéralitésLa préposition dans est présentée ici dans ses grandes lignes. Les expressions courantes comme dans l'abondance, dans le genre, être dans le pétrin etc sont traitées respectivement dans les articles abondance, genre, pétrin etcOn trouvera ci-dessous des exemples illustrant les principales utilisations de la préposition mais il sera toujours prudent de consulter l'entrée du nom introduit par dansPar ailleurs, la consultation des notes d'usage dont la liste est donnée pourra apporter des réponses à certains problèmes bien précis1) (lieu, sans déplacement) indans un avion/bus — on a plane/bus
dans une voiture/un taxi — in a car/a taxi
qu'est-ce que je fais dans tout ça? — (colloq) what am I doing in all this?
3) ( temps)finir quelque chose dans les temps — (colloq) to finish something in time
4) ( domaine) in5) ( état)dans la misère/le silence — in poverty/silence
6) ( but)7) ( approximation) about* * *dɑ̃ prép1) (position) in, (à l'intérieur de) inC'est dans le tiroir. — It's in the drawer.
C'est dans la boîte. — It's in the box., It's inside the box.
C'est dans le salon. — It's in the lounge.
Il est dans sa chambre. — He's in his bedroom.
Je l'ai lu dans le journal. — I read it in the newspaper.
2) (direction) intoElle a couru dans le salon. — She ran into the lounge.
Il est entré dans mon bureau. — He came into my office.
Remets-le dans son coffret. — Put it back in its case.
3) (provenance) out of, fromJe l'ai pris dans le tiroir. — I took it out of the drawer., I took it from the drawer.
Je l'ai pris dans le salon. — I took it out of the lounge.
boire dans un verre — to drink out of a glass, to drink from a glass
On a bu dans des verres en plastique. — We drank out of plastic glasses.
4) (= parmi) amongIl est dans les meilleurs. — He's among the best., He's one of the best.
5) (temps) indans 2 mois — in 2 months, in 2 months' time
6) (approximation) aboutÇa va chercher dans les 20 euros. — It's about 20 euros.
* * *❢ La préposition dans est présentée ici dans ses grandes lignes. Les expressions courantes comme dans la pénombre, dans le monde entier, être dans le pétrin etc sont traitées respectivement dans les articles pénombre, monde, pétrin etc. On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples illustrant les principales utilisations de la préposition mais il sera toujours prudent de consulter l'entrée du nom introduit par dans. Par ailleurs, la consultation des notes d'usage pourra apporter des réponses à certains problèmes bien précis.prép1 (lieu, sans déplacement) être dans la cuisine/le tiroir/la forêt to be in the kitchen/the drawer/the forest; dans cette histoire/son discours/cette affaire fig in this story/his speech/this business; être dans le brouillard/l'eau to be in the fog/the water; dans cette région/ville in this region/town; être dans un avion/train/bus/bateau to be on a plane/train/bus/boat; être dans une voiture/un taxi to be in a car/a taxi; il y a des fleurs dans le vase there are some flowers in the vase; le paquet est dans le placard/la chambre the parcel is in the cupboard/the bedroom; l'histoire se passe dans un train/dans un pays lointain the story takes place on a train/in a distant country; il est en vacances dans le Cantal/les Alpes he's on vacation in the Cantal/the Alps; j'ai lu ça dans Proust/un magazine I read that in Proust/a magazine; boire dans un verre to drink out of a glass; fouiller dans un tiroir to rummage through a drawer ; prendre une casserole dans un placard to take a pan out of a cupboard; vider qch dans l'évier to pour sth down the sink; qu'est-ce que je fais dans tout ça○? what am I doing in all this?; ce n'est pas dans ton intérêt it's not in your interest; dans l'ensemble by and large; dans le fond in fact;2 ( avec des verbes de mouvement) aller dans la cuisine/le grenier to go to the kitchen/the attic; entrer dans une pièce to go into a room; voler dans les airs to fly in the air; descendre dans un puits to go down a well; monter dans un avion to get on a plane;3 ( temps) dans ma jeunesse/leur adolescence/le futur in my youth/their adolescence/the future; dans deux heures/jours/ans in two hours/days/years; je t'appellerai dans la journée I'll call you during the day; dans l'immédiat for the time being; dans la minute qui a suivi the next moment; dans l'heure qui suivit within the hour; finir qch dans les temps○ to finish sth in time;4 ( domaine) être dans les affaires/l'édition/la restauration to be in business/publishing/the catering business;5 ( état) dans la misère/le silence in poverty/silence;6 ( but) dans un esprit de vengeance in a spirit of revenge; dans l'espoir de in the hope of; dans l'intention de faire with the intention of doing; dans cette optique from this perspective;7 ( approximation) about, around; dans les 30 euros/20%/50 ans about ou around 30 euros/20%/50 years old; ça coûte dans les 1 000 euros it costs about ou around 1,000 euros.[dɑ̃] préposition1. [dans le temps - généralement] in ; [ - insistant sur la durée] during ; [ - dans le futur] in ; [ - indiquant un délai] withindans son enfance in ou during her childhood, when she was a childc'était à la mode dans les années 50 it was fashionable in ou during the 50'sdans dix ans, on ne parlera plus de son livre in ten years ou years' time, his book will be forgottenvous serez livré dans la semaine you'll get the delivery within the week ou some time this weekils ont cherché partout dans la maison they looked through the whole house, they looked everywhere in the housea. [wagon] on the undergroundb. [couloirs] in the undergrounddans le train/l'avion on the train/the planemonte dans la voiture get in ou into the carpartout dans le monde all over the world, the world overje suis bien dans ces chaussures I feel comfortable in these shoes, these shoes are comfortableils se sont couchés dans l'herbe they lay down in ou on the grassdans la brume/pénombre in the mist/darkboire dans un verre to drink out of ou from a glass4. [à travers] through5. [indiquant l'appartenance à un groupe]dans l'enseignement in ou within the teaching professionil est dans mon équipe he's on ou in my team6. [indiquant la manière, l'état]je ne suis pas dans le secret I haven't been let in on ou I'm not in on the secretdans le but de in order to, with the aim ofun contrat rédigé dans les formes légales a contract drawn out ou up in legal terms7. [indiquant une approximation] -
4 sentimento
m feeling, sentiment* * *sentimento s.m.1 sentiment; feeling: un sentimento di pietà, orgoglio, a feeling (o sentiment) of pity, pride; il sentimento religioso, religious sentiment; una canzone ricca di sentimento, a song oozing sentiment; questo film trabocca di sentimento, this film has too much sentiment; una donna di nobili sentimenti, a high-minded woman; nutrire nobili sentimenti, to be high-minded; agì spinto da un sentimento di vendetta, he did it out of a spirit of revenge; sentimento materno, paterno, maternal, paternal feeling; persona di gran sentimento, good-hearted person; ho offeso i suoi sentimenti, I have hurt his feelings; esprimere, controllare i propri sentimenti, to express, to control one's feelings; provare, nascondere un sentimento, to experience, to hide a feeling; lasciarsi guidare dal sentimento, to let oneself be guided by one's feelings // sentimento estetico, aesthetic feeling2 ( opinione) sentiment, opinion, feeling, mind: esprimere i propri sentimenti su qlco., to express one's sentiments (o feelings o to speak one's mind) about sthg.3 ( senno) senses (pl.); consciousness: uscire di sentimento, (fam.) to get carried away (o to lose control of oneself); avere poco sentimento, (fam.) to lack sense // con tutti i sentimenti, with all one's heart // perdere i sentimenti, to lose one's senses.* * *[senti'mento]sostantivo maschile1) feeling, emotionnascondere, mostrare i propri -i — to hide, to show one's feelings
ferire i -i di qcn. — to hurt sb.'s feelings
giocare con i -i di qcn. — to play with sb.'s affections
con sentimento — [cantare, recitare] with feeling, feelingly
3) (modo di pensare, di sentire) feeling, sentiment* * *sentimento/senti'mento/sostantivo m.1 feeling, emotion; un sentimento di gioia a feeling of joy; nascondere, mostrare i propri -i to hide, to show one's feelings; ferire i -i di qcn. to hurt sb.'s feelings; giocare con i -i di qcn. to play with sb.'s affections2 (partecipazione) con sentimento [cantare, recitare] with feeling, feelingly3 (modo di pensare, di sentire) feeling, sentiment; buoni -i fine sentiments; una persona di nobili -i a person of noble sentiments. -
5 afán
m.1 enthusiasm, urge, eagerness, fervor.2 toil, travail.3 fidget.* * *2 (esfuerzo) effort* * *noun m.eagerness, desire* * *SM1) (=deseo) eagerness•
con afán de, con afán de agradar, repartió regalos para todos — in his eagerness to please he gave everyone presents•
por afán de, lo hizo por afán de superarse — she did out of a desire to better herself•
tener afán de algo — to be eager for sthafán de lucro, el afán de lucro — the profit motive
afán de protagonismo, un juez con afán de protagonismo — a judge who loves publicity o always wants to be in the limelight
tu hermano tiene mucho afán de protagonismo — your brother always wants to be the centre of attention
afán de victoria — will to win, desire to win
2) (=ahínco)3) frm (=intención)4) LAm (=prisa) hurry* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex. The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.----* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *1)a) ( anhelo) eagernessafán de + inf — eagerness to + inf
b) ( empeño) effort2) (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry* * *= eagerness, industry.Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.* afán de protagonismo = outburst of ego.* con afán = earnestly.* * *A1 (anhelo) eagernesssu afán de aventuras his thirst for adventuresu afán de superación her eagerness to better herselfafán DE + INF:su afán de agradar their eagerness o anxiousness o keenness to pleasetiene afán de aprender she's keen to learnafán POR + INF:su afán por alcanzar la fama his desire to become famous2 (empeño) effortpone mucho afán en todo lo que hace he puts a lot (of effort) into everything he does¡tanto afán para nada! all that effort for nothing!tengo un afán horrible I'm in a terrible hurry* * *
afán sustantivo masculino
1
afán de hacer algo eagerness to do sth;
su afán de agradar their eagerness to please;
tiene afán de aprender she's eager to learn
2 (Col fam) ( prisa) hurry
afán sustantivo masculino
1 (empeño) effort
2 (anhelo) desire: su mayor afán era ayudarte, his only wish was to help you
(celo) zeal
' afán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
protagonismo
- prurito
- empeño
English:
zealously
- anxious
* * *afán nm1. [esfuerzo] hard work;con afán energetically, enthusiastically;pone mucho afán en el trabajo she puts a lot of effort into her work2. [anhelo] urge;afán de riquezas desire for wealth;su único afán es salir por televisión his one ambition is to appear on television;su afán de agradar llega a ser irritante his eagerness to please can be positively irritating;tienen mucho afán por conocerte they're really keen to meet you;lo único que le mueve es el afán de lucro he's only interested in money;lo hizo sin afán de lucro she did it with no thought of personal gain* * *m1 ( esfuerzo) effort2 ( deseo) eagerness;afán de aprender eagerness to learn;afán de saber hunger o thirst for knowledge;afán de poder hunger for power;sin afán de lucro organización not-for-profit, non-profit;con afán enthusiastically* * *1) anhelo: eagerness, desire2) empeño: effort, determination
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