-
21 Á
* * *a negative suffix to verbs, not;era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.* * *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. -
22 recinto
m.1 enclosure (zona cercada).2 enclosure marked off by definite limits, compound, room, enclosed area.* * *\recinto comercial shopping centre (US center)recinto ferial fairground* * *noun m.* * *SM (=cercado) enclosure; (=área) area, place; (=zona delimitada) precincts pl* * *el público abandonó el recinto — the public left the premises/building
recinto ferial — ( de muestras) showground, exhibition site; ( de atracciones) fairground
* * *= precinct, enclosure, compound, venue.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas.Ex. It is the best-preserved example of the architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty, as demonstrated by the designation of its compound as a world heritage site by UNESCO = Es el ejemplo mejor conservado del estilo arquitectónico de la Dinastía Joseon, como lo demuestra el hecho de que el edificio y su recinto hayan sido designados por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.Ex. This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.----* recinto cerrado = walled garden.* recinto ferial = fairground(s).* recinto protegido = walled garden.* * *el público abandonó el recinto — the public left the premises/building
recinto ferial — ( de muestras) showground, exhibition site; ( de atracciones) fairground
* * *= precinct, enclosure, compound, venue.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas.Ex: It is the best-preserved example of the architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty, as demonstrated by the designation of its compound as a world heritage site by UNESCO = Es el ejemplo mejor conservado del estilo arquitectónico de la Dinastía Joseon, como lo demuestra el hecho de que el edificio y su recinto hayan sido designados por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.* recinto cerrado = walled garden.* recinto ferial = fairground(s).* recinto protegido = walled garden.* * *el público abandonó el recinto ordenadamente the public left the premises/building in an orderly fashionel recinto diplomático the grounds of the embassyun recinto pequeño donde los enterraban a small enclosure where they were buriedla valla que rodea el recinto de la central the fence that surrounds the power station o that surrounds the grounds of the power station* * *
recinto sustantivo masculino
enclosure;◊ el público abandonó el recinto the public left the premises/building;
recinto ferial ( de muestras) showground, exhibition site;
( de atracciones) fairground
recinto sustantivo masculino precincts
recinto ferial, fairground
' recinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- ferial
- penetrar
- portal
- cámara
- desalojar
- espacio
- estacionamiento
English:
compound
- enclosure
- fairground
- precinct
* * *recinto nm1. [zona cercada] enclosure;el recinto amurallado de la ciudad the walled part of the city2. [área] place, area;[alrededor de edificios] grounds;me dan miedo los recintos cerrados I'm frightened of enclosed spaces;le prohibieron el acceso a recintos deportivos he was banned from sports grounds;el recinto diplomático the embassy groundsrecinto ferial fairground [of trade fair]* * *m1 premises pl2 área grounds pl* * *recinto nm1) : enclosure2) : site, premises pl* * *recinto n1. (zona) area2. (cercado) enclosure -
23 movement
noun1) Bewegung, die; (of people): (towards city, country, etc.) [Ab]wanderung, die; (trend, tendency) Tendenz, diea movement of the head/arm/leg — eine Kopf-/Arm-/Beinbewegung
2) in pl. Aktivitäten Pl.3) (Mus.) Satz, der4) (concerted action for purpose) Bewegung, die6) (in price) Preisbewegung, die* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) die Bewegung2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) das Handeln3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) die Bewegung4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) die Bewegung5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) das Gehwerk6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) der Satz7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) die Entwicklung* * *move·ment[ˈmu:vmənt]nafter the accident he had no \movement in his legs nach seinem Unfall konnte er seine Beine nicht bewegenthe scene of the crash was almost devoid of \movement am Absturzort rührte sich fast nichtsthere is a \movement towards doing sth die Tendenz geht dahin, etw zu tunthe suffragette \movement die Bewegung der Frauenrechtlerinnen▪ \movements pl Tätigkeiten plwhat are your \movements today? was machst du heute?I'm keeping an eye on her \movements ich beobachte sie* * *['muːvmənt]n1) (= motion) Bewegung f; (of troops etc) Truppenbewegung f; (fig) (= trend) Trend m (towards zu); (of events) Entwicklung f; (of prices/rates) Preis-/Kursbewegung fa slight downward/upward movement — eine leichte Abwärts-/Aufwärtsbewegung
the movement of traffic —
movement (of the bowels) (Med) there was a movement toward(s) the door — Stuhlgang m alles drängte zur Tür
a marked movement to the right —
2) (= political, artistic etc movement) Bewegung f3) (= transport: of goods etc) Beförderung f* * *movement [ˈmuːvmənt] s1. Bewegung f (auch fig MAL, POL, REL etc):free movement Freizügigkeit f (der Arbeitskräfte etc);free movement of goods WIRTSCH freier Güteraustausch;without movement bewegungslos2. pl Aktivitäten pl3. (rasche) Entwicklung, Fortschreiten n (von Ereignissen), Fortgang m (einer Handlung etc)4. Bestrebung f, Tendenz f, Richtung f5. moderne Richtung:be in the movement mit der Zeit (mit)gehen6. Rhythmus m, rhythmische Bewegung (von Versen etc)7. MUSa) Satz m (einer Sonate etc)b) Tempo nmovement by air Lufttransport m;movement order Marschbefehl m9. TECHa) Bewegung fb) Lauf m (einer Maschine)c) Gang-, Gehwerk n (der Uhr), Antriebsmechanismus m10. (Hand-)Griff m:11. PHYSIOLa) Stuhlgang mb) Stuhl m12. WIRTSCH Umsatz m* * *noun1) Bewegung, die; (of people): (towards city, country, etc.) [Ab]wanderung, die; (trend, tendency) Tendenz, diea movement of the head/arm/leg — eine Kopf-/Arm-/Beinbewegung
2) in pl. Aktivitäten Pl.3) (Mus.) Satz, der4) (concerted action for purpose) Bewegung, die6) (in price) Preisbewegung, die* * *n.Bewegung -en f.Regung -en f. -
24 significant
adjective1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam* * *[siɡ'nifikənt]1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) bedeutsam2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.)3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.)* * *sig·nifi·cant[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt, AM ˈnɪfə-]\significant contribution bedeutender Beitrag\significant date/event wichtiges Datum/Ereignis\significant decrease beachtlicher Rückgang\significant difference deutlicher Unterschied\significant improvement beachtliche Verbesserung\significant increase beträchtlicher Anstieg\significant part beachtlicher [An]teilto be historically \significant eine historisch bedeutende Rolle spielen2. (meaningful) bedeutsamdo you think it's \significant that... glaubst du, es hat etwas zu bedeuten, dass...a \significant look ein viel sagender Blick* * *[sIg'nIfɪkənt]adj1) (= considerable, having consequence) bedeutend; (= important) wichtigto be significant to or for sth — eine bedeutende or wichtige Rolle in etw (dat) spielen
statistically significant —
politically/historically significant — politisch/historisch bedeutend
2) (= meaningful) bedeutungsvoll; look vielsagend, bedeutsam; sigh, tone of voice bedeutungsvoll, bedeutsamit is significant that... — es ist bezeichnend, dass...
he wondered whether her glance was significant — er fragte sich, ob ihr Blick etwas zu bedeuten habe
to be significant of sth (liter) — ein (An)zeichen nt für etw sein
* * *significant [sıɡˈnıfıkənt] adj1. bezeichnend (of für):2. bedeutsam, wichtig, von Bedeutung3. wesentlich, merklich4. fig vielsagend (Geste etc)a) SOZIOL Bezugsperson f,b) Ehepartner(in),c) Lebensgefährte m, -gefährtin f* * *adjective1) (noteworthy, important) bedeutend2) (full of meaning) bedeutsam* * *adj.bedeutend adj.bedeutsam adj.bedeutsamen adj.bezeichnend adj.gültig adj.signifikant adj.wertig adj. -
25 fall
fall [fɔ:l]chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 41 noun∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe∎ in the fall en automne(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);∎ to fall silent se taire;∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jourAmerican (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du NiagaraHunting fall trap assommoir m∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;∎ he knew he could always fall back on his parents il savait qu'il pouvait compter sur ses parentsse laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyerprendre du retard sur;∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;∎ he's been falling down on the job lately il n'était pas ou ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur dernièrement(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de□ ;∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par□ ;∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;∎ fall in! à vos rangs!(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux(a) (drop out) tomber;∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami∎ as things fell out en fin de compte∎ fall out! rompez!∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider(fail) échouer;∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment➲ fall to∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;∎ she fell to as if she hadn't eaten for a week elle a attaqué comme si elle n'avait rien mangé depuis huit jours∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune -
26 change
tʃeɪndʒ
1. сущ.
1) а) перемена;
изменение, сдвиг( from, into, to, in, of) ;
замена (любого рода, напр., игрока в футболе) ;
череда, чередование to bring about, effect, make a change ≈ внести изменения to undergo change ≈ подвергаться изменениям, претерпевать изменения drastic, great change ≈ большие перемены little change ≈ незначительная модификация marked change ≈ значительные перемены momentous change ≈ мгновенные изменения needed change ≈ необходимые изменения quick change ≈ быстрые изменения radical, striking, sweeping change ≈ радикальные перемены sudden change ≈ внезапные изменения, внезапный сдвиг welcome change ≈ желанные перемены Change, constant change, is the law of organic life. ≈ Изменение, вечное непрекращающееся изменение - закон органической жизни. There was little change in his condition. ≈ Его состояние не изменилось. a change occurs, takes place ≈ происходит изменение a change for the better ≈ изменение к лучшему the change from spring to summer ≈ переход от весны к лету (смена времен года) changes in personnel ≈ кадровые изменения the change of seasons ≈ смена времен года б) перен. смерть I went to my mother, and found her change was near. ≈ Я проведал мать и понял, что ей недолго осталось. в) муз. вариация;
модуляция ∙ social change change of pace change of air change of life for a change
2) что-л. взамен чего-л. другого а) смена (белья, платья) б) сдача;
мелкие деньги, мелочь to count, get, take one's change ≈ получить сдачу to give, make, return change for ≈ дать сдачу мелочью to keep the change ≈ оставить сдачу Сan you give me change for a pound? ≈ У Вас будет сдача с фунта? Passengers are requested to examine their tickets and change before leaving. ≈ Пассажиров просят проверять билеты и сдачу не отходя от кассы. small change no change given make change в) пересадка( на железной дороге, трамвае) г) авт. включение другой передачи, переключение передач, скоростей - change down - change up д) расплата, "должное";
возврат долга He gave me a real change, helped my son into University. ≈ Он мне оказал большую услугу - помог моему сыну поступить. not to get any change from smb. Take your change out of that! ≈ Вот тебе! Это тебе за то-то и то-то! (реплика в драке, в момент совершения мести и т.п.) ∙ change of heart hunt change
3) новолуние I still have fits, always with a change in the moon. ≈ У меня до сих пор на новолуние случаются припадки.
4) мн. а) отступление от канонического порядка колокольного звона (от самого большого колокола к самому маленькому) б) тот или иной тип колокольного звона (любой порядок колоколов) Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing. ≈ Для четырех колоколов возможно двадцать четыре типа звонов. в) та или иная манера игры на колоколах ∙ ring the changes
5) (Change) (лондонская) биржа (можно рассматривать как сокр. от Exchange, что, впрочем, этимологически неверно) Good, honest, generous men at home, will be wolves and foxes on change! ≈ Дома они сущие ангелы, честные до мозга костей, но на бирже они кровожадные волки и хитрые лисы!
6) шотл. пивная ∙ to get no change out of smb. разг. ≈ ничего не добиться от кого-л. to take the change on smb. разг. ≈ обмануть кого-л.
2. гл.
1) менять(ся), изменять(ся) ;
заменять, сменять School has changed the boy into a coward. ≈ Школа сделала его трусом. I am the Lord, I change not. ≈ Ибо Я - Господь, Я не изменяюсь ( Мал 3,
6.) Nothing will die, all things will change. ≈ Ничто не умирает, но все меняется (Лаун-Теннисон) - change colour change countenance change hands change to change into change for the better change for the worse Syn: alter, convert, modify, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, render Ant: maintain, stabilize, sustain
4)
2) заменять одно на другое а) переодеваться;
одеваться к ужину, надевать вечернее платье to change from, change out of ≈ снимать что-л. I shall have to change from (или out of) these wet clothes. ≈ Мне надо переодеться, я весь мокрый. to change into ≈ надевать что-л. Syn: to change oneself б) делать пересадку, пересаживаться( на другой поезд, трамвай и т. п.) (to) all change! ≈ пересадка! в) менять, обменивать (о деньгах) I should like to change these pounds into dollars. ≈ Мне нужно обменять фунты на доллары. г) меняться, обмениваться( чем-л.) I'd like to change this dress for one in a larger size. ≈ Я бы хотел обменять это платье на такое же, но большего размера. д) авт. переключать передачу - change up - change down е) переходить в другую фазу (о луне) ж) переезжать, менять местожительство, место работы If a vicar dies or changes. ≈ Если викарий умрет или будет переведен на другую кафедру. ∙ change bandage - change one's mind change sides Syn: substitute, replace, exchange, interchange
3) изменяться до полной неузнаваемости, менять сущность а) скисать;
сгнить;
портиться б) превращаться ∙ change back change from change into change down change over change round change up change with to change horses in the midstream ≈ "менять коней на переправе", производить крупные перемены в критический или опасный момент перемена, изменение;
- * of weather перемена погоды;
- * of scene перемена обстановки;
- * of the scenes (театроведение) перемена декораций;
- * of heart изменение намерений;
переворот в убеждениях или чувствах;
- * of pace смена ритма, скорости, хода;
резкая смена образа жизни и деятельности;
внесение разнообразия в жизнь;
- * of front( военное) перемена фронта;
коренные изменения;
поворот на 180 градусов;
- * of air перемена обстановки;
(техническое) обмен воздуха;
- * of station( военное) командировка, перевод в другую часть;
- * of leads перемена ноги на галопе;
- * of tide чередование приливно-отливных течений;
- subject to * могущий измениться;
подлежащий изменению;
- many *s have taken place многое изменилось;
- the * from winter to spring переход от зимы к весне;
- * gear (техническое) механизм изменения хода и скоростей;
- * part (техническое) сменная деталь;
- * switch( техническое) переключатель замена, смена;
подмена;
разнообразие;
- for a * для разнообразия;
- you need a * вам нужно переменить обстановку;
- this journey will be a * for you поездка внесет в вашу жизнь некоторое разнообразие смена (белья) ;
- * station( военное) пункт обмена обмундирования;
- a * of underwear смена белья размен (денег) ;
- to give * for a pound note разменять банковый билет в 1 фунт стерлингов обмен (на другую валюту) сдача;
- he got ninepence * он получил 9 пенсов сдачи;
- keep the *! сдачи не нужно разменная монета;
мелкие деньги, мелочь;
что-л мелкое;
пустяки, мелочи жизни пересадка ( на железной дороги) ;
- no * for Oxford до Оксфорда без пересадки;
(здесь) пересадки на Оксфорд нет;
- to make a * at N. делать пересадку в N. (специальное) превращение;
- chemical * химическое превращение (астрономия) новая фаза Луны, новолуние обыкн. pl трезвон( колоколов) - to ring the *s вызванивать на колоколах (шотландское) кабачок, пивная "параграф" (фигурное катание) > to get no * out of smb. ничего не добиться от кого-л;
ничего не выведать у кого-л;
> to take the * out of smb. отомстить кому-л;
> take your * out of that! получайте!, вот вам!;
> to ring the * повторять, твердить на все лады одно и то же;
быстро менять одежду и внешний вид;
переодеваться, маскироваться;
менять, изменять;
переделывать;
- to * the course( морское) изменять курс;
- to * one's address переменить адрес, переехать;
- to * colour покраснеть или побледнеть;
- to * countenance измениться в лице;
- to * step сменить ногу;
- * arms!( военное) передать оружие! (из одной руки в другую, с одного плеча на другое) - success *d him добившись успеха, он изменился;
- we can't * human nature человеческую природу не переделаешь;
- we *d the room by making a new window мы перестроили комнату, прорезав новое окно меняться, изменяться;
- the weather *s very often погода часто меняется;
- times * времена меняются;
- the wind has *d from north to east северный ветер перешел в восточный;
- how he has *d как он изменился! - they are changing from their old ideas они отказываются от своих старых представлений;
- I could not wish it *d я бы хотел, чтобы все оставалось по-прежнему обменивать;
- take the hat back to the shop and * it отнеси шляпу в магазин и поменяй ее обмениваться, меняться;
поменяться с кем-л местами переодеваться;
- to * for dinner переодеться к обеду;
- to * into a new suit переодеться в новый костюм;
- he *d his clothes он переоделся;
менять белье, пеленки;
- to * a bed перестелить постель, сменить постельное белье;
- to * a baby (разговорное) перепеленать ребенка превращать;
- the magician *d a watch into a rabbit фокусник превратил часы в кролика превращаться;
- caterpillars * into butterflies гусеницы превращаются в бабочек;
- to * into a bird превратиться в птицу, обернуться птицей;
- to * into a miser превратиться в скрягу, стать скрягой портиться;
- this colour *s эта краска линяет( разговорное) портить;
- the milk is *d молоко свернулось переходить в новую фазу (о луне) ;
- the moon will * on the fourteenth новолуние наступит четырнадцатого разменивать, менять ( деньги) ;
- to * a pound note разменять банковый билет в один фунт;
- to * a cheque получить наличные деньги по чеку обменивать (другую валюту) ;
- to * pounds into francs обменять фунты на франки делать пересадку, пересаживаться;
- to * from one train to another пересаживаться на другой поезд;
- all*! поезд дальше не идет! > to * one's mind передумать, изменить свое решение;
> to * hands переходить из рук в руки;
переходить к другому владельцу;
> the house has *d hands four times дом переходил от владельца к владельцу четыре раза;
> to * the hand переменить направление (конный спорт) ;
> to * one's skin измениться до неузнаваемости;
"перекраситься";
> to * face повернуться на 180 градусов, переменить фронт, повернуться в другую сторону;
> to * sides перебежать в лагерь противника;
изменить своим убеждениям;
> to * one's note переменить тон, заговорить по-иному;
> to * horses in midstream производить крупные перемены в опасный момент;
менять лошадей на переправе address ~ вчт. изменение адреса address ~ вчт. переадресация administrative ~ административная реорганизация ~ делать пересадку, пересаживаться (to - на другой поезд, трамвай и т. п.) ;
all change! пересадка! change биржа ~ делать пересадку, пересаживаться (to - на другой поезд, трамвай и т. п.) ;
all change! пересадка! ~ делать пересадку ~ замена ~ изменение ~ изменять Change (сокр. от Exchange) лондонская биржа ~ мелкие деньги ~ мелочь ~ менять(-ся), изменять(ся) ;
сменять, заменять;
times change времена меняются ~ менять ~ менять деньги ~ новая фаза Луны, новолуние ~ обменивать(ся) ~ обменивать ~ переделывать ~ перемена;
изменение;
сдвиг;
social change общественные (или социальные) сдвиги ~ перемена ~ переодеваться ~ пересадка (на железной дороге, трамвае) ;
no change for Oxford в Оксфорд без пересадки ~ пересадка ~ to ~ up (down) авто переходить на большую (меньшую) скорость ~ подмена ~ размен (денег) ~ размен денег ~ разменная монета, сдача ~ разменная монета ~ разменять (деньги) ~ разнообразие;
for a change для разнообразия ~ разнообразие ~ сдача;
мелкие деньги, мелочь ~ сдача ~ скисать, прокисать;
портиться ~ смена (белья, платья) ~ смена ~ (обыкн. pl) трезвон, перезвон колоколов to ~ colour покраснеть или побледнеть to ~ countenance измениться в лице ~ for reasons of consistency изменение из соображений совместимости ~ gear тех. механизм перемены направления движения to ~ hands переходить из рук в руки;
переходить к другому владельцу hands: hands: change ~ переходить в другие руки to ~ horses in the midstream производить крупные перемены в критический или опасный момент ~ in behaviour изменение поведения ~ in cash value изменение стоимости в денежном выражении ~ in currency exchange rate изменение валютного курса ~ in currency exchange rate изменение обменного курса ~ in cyclical trend полит.эк. изменение периодического тренда ~ in definition изменение формулировки ~ in direction перемена курса ~ in exchange rates изменение валютных курсов ~ in foreign reserves изменение валютных запасов ~ in interest rates изменение процентных ставок ~ in inventories изменение уровней запасов ~ in net foreign reserves изменение чистой суммы валютных резервов ~ in net forward sales бирж. изменение объема нетто-продаж на срок ~ in order of priorities изменения порядка очередности ~ in practice изменение процедуры ~ in presentation of accounts изменение порядка представления отчетности ~ in price изменение цен ~ in statistical recording изменение статистической отчетности ~ in stock изменение уровня запасов ~ in stockbuilding изменение порядка создания запасов ~ in timing изменение чередования периодов ~ in work in progress изменение выполняемой работы ~ of address изменение адреса ~ of address модификация адреса ~ of address переадресование ~ of air тех. обмен воздуха ~ of air перемена обстановки ~ of attitude изменение отношения ~ of government смена правительства ~ of level изменение уровня ~ of life мед. климактерий ~ of managers смена руководителей ~ of name изменение названия ~ of ownership раздел собственности ~ of policy-orientation изменение политической ориентации ~ of profession смена профессии ~ of supplier смена поставщика ~ of system изменение системы ~ of trade смена профессии to ~ one's mind передумать, изменить решение mind: to be of the same ~ оставаться при своем мнении;
to speak one's mind говорить откровенно;
to change (или to alter) one's mind передумать;
to my mind по моему мнению ~ over меняться местами ~ over вчт. переключать ~ over переходить (to - на что-л.) to ~ sides перейти на другую сторону (в политике, в споре и т. п.) sides: sides: change ~ изменять точку зрения control ~ вчт. смена режима управления de facto ~ фактическое изменение engineering ~ вчт. техническое изменение exact ~ точное изменение exchange rate ~ изменение валютного курса fee ~ изменение размера сбора ~ разнообразие;
for a change для разнообразия generational ~ смена поколений to get no ~ out (of smb.) разг. ничего не добиться (от кого-л.) job ~ продвижение по службе minor ~ незначительное изменение ~ пересадка (на железной дороге, трамвае) ;
no change for Oxford в Оксфорд без пересадки postproduction ~ вчт. доработка в процессе изготовления price ~ нетто-изменение курса ценной бумаги в течение рабочего дня price ~ переоценка public ~ вчт. общедоступное изменение random ~s случайные изменения to ring the changes (on) повторять, твердить на все лады одно и то же runtime ~ вчт. изменение на период прогона small ~ мелкая разменная монета small ~ мелкие деньги, мелочь small ~ (что-л.) мелкое, незначительное small ~ небольшое изменение small ~ незначительное изменение small ~ несущественное изменение ~ перемена;
изменение;
сдвиг;
social change общественные (или социальные) сдвиги social ~ изменения в обществе social ~ социальная перемена (перемены в жизни общества) step ~ вчт. ступенчатое изменение structural ~ структурное изменение to take the ~ (on smb.) разг. обмануть (кого-л.) to take the ~ out of a person разг. отомстить (кому-л.) ~ менять(-ся), изменять(ся) ;
сменять, заменять;
times change времена меняются -
27 trend
trend
1. сущ.
1) курс, направление
2) общее направление, тенденция to create, set, start a trend ≈ задавать направление discernible, noticeable trend ≈ заметная тенденция economic trend ≈ экономическое направление general trend ≈ общее направление growing trend ≈ развивающаяся тенденция marked trend ≈ четкая, ярковыраженная тенденция recent trend ≈ недавняя, новая тенденция political trend ≈ политическое направление Syn: vogue
2. гл.
1) отклоняться, склоняться( в каком-л. направлении)
2) иметь тенденцию ∙ trend toward направление - the * of a coast-line направление береговой линии - the hills have a western * горы идут на запад общее направление, тенденция - the * of events направление развития событий - a literary * литературное течение - the * of human thought эволюция человеческой мысли - the * of his thoughts ход его мыслей - the main *s in the evolution of modern society основные тенденции в эволюции современного общества - the underlying * is worrisome (эти) скрытые тенденции вызывают беспокойство - there was no clear * in the market for securities было неясно, как будет изменяться курс ценных бумаг на рынке тренд (в статистике) мода, стиль - the latest * in clothes последний крик моды в одежде - to set a new * ввести новую моду (геология) простирание отклоняться, склоняться( в каком-л. направлении) ;
клониться - the river *s northwards река течет к северу иметь тенденцию;
быть направленным - events * towards a reconciliation дело идет к примирению - prices are *ing upwards цены постоянно растут - people have a right to know how affairs are *ing люди имеют право знать, в каком направлении развиваются события adverse economic ~ неблагоприятная тенденция экономического развития analytic ~ тренд заданный формулой consumption ~ тенденция потребления curvilinear ~ нелинейный тренд cyclical ~ периодический тренд declining ~ убывающий тренд development ~ тенденция развития domestic cyclical ~ периодический тренд на внутреннем рынке downward interest rate ~ тенденция снижения процентной ставки downward ~ бирж. понижательная тенденция downward ~ бирж. тенденция к понижению downward ~ ухудшающаяся конъюнктура downward ~ of prices тенденция к снижению цен dull ~ бирж. тенденция к снижению активности exponential ~ экспоненциальный тренд growing ~ возрастающая тенденция growth ~ тенденция экономического роста increasing ~ растущая тенденция linear ~ линейный тренд logarithmic ~ логарифмический тренд logarithmical ~ логарифмический тренд long-term ~ долгосрочная тенденция market ~ рыночная тенденция rectilinear ~ линейный тренд rising ~ возрастающий тренд rising ~ тенденция к повышению ~ отклоняться, склоняться (в каком-л. направлении) ;
the road trends to the north дорога идет на север sagging ~ тенденция к понижению secondary ~ вторичная тенденция (движения цен или курсов) stable price ~ тенденция к стабилизации цен steady ~ устойчивая тенденция structural ~ тенденция структурных изменений systematic ~ систематический тренд systematical ~ систематический тренд trend быть направленным ~ движение ~ изменение ~ иметь тенденцию ~ направление ~ общее направление, тенденция ~ общее направление ~ отклоняться, склоняться (в каком-л. направлении) ;
the road trends to the north дорога идет на север ~ отклоняться ~ склоняться ~ тенденция ~ тренд ~ in dollar тенденция валютного курса относительно доллара ~ in mean тренд среднего ~ in points расположение точек ~ in variance тренд дисперсии ~ of wages and salaries тенденция изменения ставок заработной платы и окладов upward economic ~ тенденция к росту экономики upward ~ возрастающий тренд upward ~ тенденция к повышению
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Interest rate swap — An interest rate swap is a derivative in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for another party s stream of cash flows. Interest rate swaps can be used by hedgers to manage their fixed or floating assets and liabilities. They… … Wikipedia
Anthology of Interest II — Futurama episode Bender being turned into a human in the segment I, Meatbag … Wikipedia
Isle of Man Railway level crossings and points of interest — One of the characteristics of the Isle of Man Railway are the numerous level crossings and farm crossings along the various routes; many smaller crossing places are marked only by gates the criss cross farm land and provide access to individual… … Wikipedia
Kilroy was here — This article is about the graffiti. For the Styx album, see Kilroy Was Here (album). Engraving of Kilroy on the WWII Memorial in Washington DC. Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression, often seen in graffiti. Its origins are… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium