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1 hem
Ⅰ.1 noun∎ she let the hem down on her skirt elle a défait l'ourlet pour rallonger sa jupe;∎ your hem's coming down ton ourlet s'est défait ou décousu(c) Metallurgy ourlet mourler, faire l'ourlet deⅡ.hem2 [həm](to call attention) hem!; (to indicate hesitation, pause) euh!faire hem;∎ he hemmed and hawed before getting to the point il a bafouillé ou hésité avant d'en venir au faitentourer, encercler;∎ hemmed about by trees entouré d'arbres(house, people) entourer, encercler; (enemy) cerner;∎ he felt hemmed in (in room) il faisait de la claustrophobie, il se sentait oppressé; (in relationship) il se sentait prisonnier ou pris au piège;∎ figurative hemmed in by rules entravé par des règles ou règlements -
2 hem in
phr.v. 1. опколува, опкружува (куќа/некого/непријателски сили)2. be hemmed in a) опкружен е (од непријатели/новинари/обожаватели). б) ограничен е (од правила/конвенции/договори). в) затворен е од сите страни (со планини/вода); Не felt hemmed in by the daily routine Тој чувствуваше дека е заробеник на секојдневната рутина -
3 cia|sno
adv. grad. 1. (wąsko, przylegając ściśle) tight adj.- ciasno mi w tym ubraniu these clothes are (too) tight- ciasno związany tightly bound2. (w pomieszczeniu, na ulicy) było bardzo ciasno it was a tight squeeze- w pokoju robi się ciasno od książek the room’s being taken over by books- w poczekalni zrobiło się ciasno the waiting room had become crowded3. (ściśle, zwarcie) [upakowany, zwinięty, układany, tkany] tightly, closely- w tramwaju stali ciasno stłoczeni ludzie the tram was jam-packed with passengers4. przen. (niepewnie, niebezpiecznie) zbiegowi było coraz ciaśniej they were closing in on the fugitive- na rynku robi się ciasno the market is becoming tighter a. getting tight- w tej chwili jest ciasno z terminami a. z dotrzymaniem terminów time’s running out if we want to meet the deadlines5. pejor. (bez szerszej perspektywy) [pojmować, rozumieć] in a narrow-minded way, narrow-mindedly- za ciasno było jej w nowej pracy in her new job she felt hemmed in- patrzeć ciasno na świat to have a blinkered outlook (on the world)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cia|sno
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4 acorralar
v.1 to corner (also figurative).El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.2 to round up, to pen in, to pen up, to corral.3 to trap.* * *1 to corner (ganado) to pen in, round up* * *verb1) to corner2) corral* * *VT (Agr) [+ ganado] to pen, corral; (=arrinconar) to corner; (=intimidar) to intimidate* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *acorralar [A1 ]vt1 (rodear) to cornercuando se vio acorralado sacó el revólver when he saw he was cornered he drew his revolveracorralado por la jauría brought to bay o cornered by the hounds2 (intimidar) to cornertodos lo atacaron y se sintió acorralado they all attacked him and he felt corneredse sentía acorralado por el pánico he felt panic-stricken3 ‹ganado› to round up* * *
acorralar ( conjugate acorralar) verbo transitivo
acorralar verbo transitivo to corner
' acorralar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- sitiar
English:
pen
- round up
- corner
* * *acorralar vt1. [rodear] to corner;la policía acorraló a los fugitivos en una esquina the police cornered the fugitives;los visitantes acorralaron al equipo local en su área the visitors penned the home team inside their penalty areael ministro se vio acorralado por el entrevistador the minister was backed into a corner by the interviewer3. [ganado] to pen, to corral* * *v/t tb figcorner* * *acorralar vtarrinconar: to corner, to hem in, to corral* * *acorralar vb to corner -
5 FALDA
* * *I)(feld; félt, féldura; faldinn), v. to array with a woman’s hood (f. e-n or e-m e-u, or með or við e-u); f. sik motri, með or við motri, to hood oneself with a motr; Brandr var faldinn, Brand had on a woman’s headgear; hjálmi faldinn, wearing a helmet.(að), v.1) to hood (see prec.);2) to fold; fá mer skyrtu þína, en ek skal f. hana saman, I shall fold it up; falda aptr, to unfold.* * *in old writers this word (if used in sense II) always follows the strong form and is declined like halda, viz. pret. félt, Landn. 166, vide Lex. Poët. passim, pl. féldu; pres. sing. feld; imperat. falt; pret. subj. féldi, Orkn. (in a verse); part, faldinn; but in signf. I ( to fold) it is weak (faldar, faldaði), though it seldom occurs in old writers in this sense: in mod. usage the weak form only is used: [Ulf. falþan = πτύσσειν in Luke iv. 20. to fold or close the book; A. S. fealdan; Engl. to fold; Germ. falten; Dan. folde; Swed. fålla; Fr. fauder; cp. Lat. plicare]:—to fold, with acc.:I. gener. to fold; ek skal f. hana saman, I shall fold her up, Str. 9; tók hón þá skyrtuna ok faldaði saman, id.; sem hón hafði saman faldat, id.; f. fald eptir, to unfold a fold, id.; at engi mundi þann fald aptr f., id.; ef hón gæti aptr faldat skyrtu þína, 13.β. to hem; falda dúk, klút, etc., to hem a towel, kerchief, or the like; cp. faldaðr, ófaldaðr.II. esp. to hood or cover the head, chiefly used of ladies wearing the fald, q. v.:α. with acc. of the person, dat. of the dress; ek mun falda þik með höfuðdúki, Nj. 201; at hón hefði nú faldit sik við motrinum, Ld. 210; Brandr var faldinn, B. was hooded as a lady, Fs. 109; Hildr Eyvindar-dóttir félt honum, H. hooded him, 194 (Ed. fylgði wrongly); at hón hefði nú faldit (Ed. wrongly faldat) sik við motrinum, that she had hooded herself with the motr, Ld. 210; mundi Guðrún ekki þurfa at falda sik motri til þess, at sama betr en allar konur aðrar, id.; hennar höfut er faldit þremr skautum, her head is hooded in three sheets (hence skauta-faldr), Mar. 48 (Fr.)β. with dat. of the person; þá segir Hrefna, at hón vill falda sér við motrinn (better motrinum), Ld. 192; ef maðr feldr sér til vélar við konu, eðr ferr hann í kvennklæði, if a man hoods his head wilily mocking a woman, Grág. i. 338 (liable to the lesser outlawry); f. þér við höfuðdúki, Nj. l. c., v. l.; aldri hefi ek frétt at konur féldi höfuðdúkum, Orkn. (in a verse); ek félt hjálmi, I covered my head in a helmet, Sighvat.γ. the phrases, falda sítt, to hood the head so that the eyes and face cannot be seen; far á meðal kvenna, ok falt þér sítt, at ekki verðir þú kend, Post. 656 B. 11; brúðirnar falda sítt, svá at úgerla má sjá þeirra yfirlit, Fms. xi. 106; enn fyrsta aptan hafa brúðirnar síð-faldit, Jv. 29 (Ed. 1824); sú (kona) hafði sítt faldit, Fms. vii. 161, cp. Gen. xxxviii. 14; falda hátt, to wear a tall fald, cp. Eb. 136 (in a verse); falda blá, or svörtu, to hood the head in black, to mourn, Ísl. ii. 351 (in a verse): the metaph. phrase, f. rauðu, to hood the head in red, to die a bloody death, Landn. l. c.2. part. faldinn, used as adj. hooded, mod. faldaðr, hooded, bordered, hemmed, etc., in compds, eld-faldinn, hooded with flames, poët. epithet of the foaming waves, Lex. Poët.; hjálmi faldinn, hooded with a helmet (poët.), Hkv. 1. 47; járn-faldinn, iron-hooded, helmed, Eb. 208 (in a verse): hag-faldin, hooded with hedges, poët. epithet of the goddess Earth, Fms. vi. 140 (in a verse); hvít-faldin, white-hooded, of glaciers or foaming waves, Snót 12, 16. -
6 constreñir
v.to constrain, to constrict, to inhibit, to cramp.* * *1 (forzar) to constrain, compel, force2 (limitar) to limit, restrict* * *VT1) (=limitar) to restrict2) (=obligar)constreñir a algn a hacer algo — to compel o force o frm constrain sb to do sth
3) (Med) to constrict* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml) ( forzar) to constrain (frml), compel2) ( limitar) to restrict, limit3) (Med) to constrict2.constreñirse v pron to restrict oneself* * *= constrain, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (frml) ( forzar) to constrain (frml), compel2) ( limitar) to restrict, limit3) (Med) to constrict2.constreñirse v pron to restrict oneself* * *= constrain, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *constreñir [ I15 ]vtme vi constreñido a aceptar I felt constrained o obliged o compelled to acceptactuó constreñido por las circunstancias circumstances forced o compelled o obliged him to act as he didB (limitar) to restrictvivo constreñido a un mísero presupuesto I live on a very limited budgetun ámbito de actuación muy constreñido a very restricted sphere of actioncomo el espacio nos constriñe as we don't have much space, as we're limited by spaceC ( Med) to constrictto restrict oneselfhe tenido que constreñirme en los gastos I've had to cut back on my spendingconstreñirse A algo to restrict oneself TO sth* * *
constreñir verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to force [a, to]
2 (limitar) to limit, restrict: me encuentro constreñido por las nuevas normas, I feel limited by the new rules
3 Med to put pressure on, squeeze: el tumor constriñe una arteria principal, the tumor is constricting a main artery
* * *constreñir vtse ven constreñidos a vivir en condiciones miserables they are forced o obliged to live in wretched conditions2. [oprimir, limitar] to restrict;la nueva ley constriñe la libertad de asociación the new law restricts freedom of association3. Med to restrict* * *v/t1 constrain, oblige2 ( limitar) restrict* * *constreñir {67} vt1) forzar, obligar: to constrain, to oblige2) limitar: to restrict, to limit
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