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Макаров: осыпать (кого-л.) поцелуямиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > rain kisses upon (smb.)
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1. сущ.
1) а) бросание, бросок б) спорт бросок (прием в различных видах борьбы) в) дальность броска;
расстояние, на которое можно что-л. бросить, метнуть
2) а) покрывало( на кровати) б) разг. шарф, легкая накидка в) гончарный круг
3) риск, рискованное дело
4) а) геол. вертикальное перемещение, сброс б) тех. ход( поршня, шатуна), размах, ширина
2. гл.
1) а) бросать, кидать, метать Syn: bowl, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, put, sling, toss б) положить на обе лопатки( в борьбе) в) вертеть, крутить (шелк)
2) а) набрасывать, накидывать (тж. throw on) б) сбрасывать( что-л.) ;
сбрасывать, менять кожу (о змее) в) о животных: приносить потомство, рожать, напр. телиться, жеребиться (и т.п.) г) наводить мост д) разг. давать обед, устраивать вечеринку
3) быстро, неожиданно приводить в определенное состояние
4) спорт разг. играть в поддавки, намеренно проигрывать соревнование ∙ throw about throw around throw aside throw at throw away throw back throw back upon throw by throw down throw in throw in with throw into throw off throw on throw out throw over throw overboard throw to throw together throw up throw up the sponge throw doubt upon to throw the bull амер.;
сл. ≈ трепаться;
бессовестно врать to throw a chest разг. ≈ выпячивать грудь to throw cold water on( a plan, etc.) ≈ see cold
1. to throw a fit ≈ прийти в ярость;
закатить истерику бросание;
бросок - at a single * одним ударом;
сразу - to have a * at smth. броситься /напасть/ на что-л.;
попытаться сделать что-л. (спортивное) бросок - * in circle, flying overhead * бросок через голову - * from standing position бросок из стойки - record * рекордный бросок (спортивное) метание - * with the hammer метание молота( спортивное) неверный удар (бадминтон) расстояние броска - long * далекий бросок (при игре в кости) бросание, метание - it's your * твоя очередь метать (кости) выброшенное число очков закидывание (сети) рубка, валка (леса) (американизм) шаль, шарф - knitted * вязаный шарф покрывало (на кровать) гончарный круг (геология) вертикальное перемещение, сброс ( техническое) ход (поршня, шатуна) (техническое) радиус кривошипа( техническое) размах, двойная амплитуда отброс стрелки (измерительного прибора) (американизм) (разговорное) штука - to sell smth. at 4 dollars a * продавать что-л. по четыре доллара за штуку бросать, кидать;
швырять - to * a ball (to smb.), to * (smb.) a ball бросать /кидать/ мяч( кому-л.) - he threw the ball up( in the air) он подбросил мяч в воздух - to * (the ball) for goal, to * the ball into the basket бросать мяч в корзину (баскетбол) - to * smth. out of the window выбросить что-л. из окна - to * smth. over the wall перебросить что-л. через стену - to * tomatoes at smb. забрасывать кого-л. помидорами;
встречать кого-л. помидорами - she threw her arms round his neck она обвила его шею руками - she threw her body backward она откинулась назад - I was *n by accident into their company случай забросил меня в их компанию, я попал в их общество случайно /благодаря случаю/ - the ship was *n on a reef корабль был выброшен на рифы - the satellite will be *n into space спутник будет запущен в космос - to * smb. into prison бросить кого-л. в тюрьму - to * reserve troops into the battle бросить /ввести/ в бой резервы - to * a division against the enemy бросить дивизию на противника бросаться, кидаться (часто to * oneself) - to * oneself into an arm-chair броситься в кресло - he threw himself (down) on his knees он упал( бросился) на колени - she threw herself into his arms она бросилась в его объятия - to * at smb., smth. набрасываться /накидываться/ на кого-л., что-л. - the dog threw at her собака бросилась на нее направлять, посылать - to * a shadow on smth. отбрасывать /бросать/ тень на что-л. (тж. перен.) - to * light on smth. бросать свет на что-л.;
проливать свет на что-л. - the lamp threw a strong light on the table лампа отбрасывала яркий свет на стол - a new light was *n on the mystery тайне попытались найти новое объяснение - he threw an angry look /glance/ at me он бросил на меня сердитый взгляд - to * one's eyes to the ground потупить взор - he threw an abrupt remark at me он бросил резкое замечание в мой адрес - to * smb. a kiss послать кому-л. воздушный поцелуй извергать;
выбрасывать - to * smoke извергать дым - a hose *s water из шланга бьет вода - the gun *s huge shells это орудие стреляет крупными снарядами лить, проливать - to * water on the fire поливать огонь водой - to * a bucket of water over smth. опрокинуть ведро воды на что-л. телиться, жеребиться и т. п. - the cow threw a healthy calf корова родила здорового теленка смутить, сбить с толку - no question will * him никакие вопросы не ставят его в тупик закидывать, забрасывать (сеть, удочку) - to * a good line быть хорошим рыболовом - he *s well он хорошо ловит рыбу - to * one's net wide (образное) рисовать широкую картину чего-л. (об авторе романа и т. п.) накидывать, набрасывать (одежду) - to * a shawl on /over/ one's shoulders накинуть шаль на плечи - with a coat *n about him накинув пальто перекладывать( вину, ответственность и т. п. на кого-л.) - he threw the blame on me он свалил вину на меня сбрасывать, менять (кожу, рога, копыта) линять( о птицах) терять( подкову, колесо и т. п.) - one tank threw a track and went out of order один танк лишился гусеницы и вышел из строя проецировать (кадры, образы) - to * a picture on the screen спроецировать картину на экран валить (деревья) сносить (здания) сбрасывать (всадника) - the horse threw him, he was thrown from his horse лошадь сбросила его (спортивное) бросать на ковер;
класть на обе лопатки - to * the opponent to the mat перевести противника на мат( спортивное) метать - to * the discus метнуть диск вести огонь( из орудия) выбрасывать (какое-л. количество очков - при игре в кости) - to * two sixes выбросить две шестерки сбрасывать (карту) (военное) перебрасывать (продовольствие) (военное) срочно посылать (подкрепление) ;
вводить в бой (войска) перебрасывать, наводить (мост) - to * a bridge over /across/ the river перебросить мост через реку делать, выполнять (упражнение) - to * a somersault сделать сальто( разговорное) устраивать, закатывать( сцену, истерику и т. п.) (разговорное) давать (обед и т. п.) ;
устраивать (вечер) - to * a ball устроить /закатить/ бал вводить (лекарство) ;
делать (уколы) крутить (шелк) ;
сучить, тростить формовать, придавать форму( изделию) обрабатывать на гончарном круге (намеренно) проигрывать (соревнование и т. п.) - to throw smb., smth. into /on/ smth. приводить кого-л., что-л. в какое-л. состояние;
ввергать кого-л., что-л. во что-л. - to * two rooms onto one соединить две комнаты, превратить две комнаты в одну - to * smth. into good form привести что-л. в хороший вид - to * smb. into confusion привести кого-л. в замешательство - to * smb. into a dilemma поставить кого-л. перед выбором;
поставить кого-л. в трудное положение - the tempest threw the room into darkness с приближением бури комната погрузилась в темноту - to * the enemy on the defensive( военное) заставить противника занять оборону - to throw oneself into smth. энергично браться за что-л.;
целиком посвятить себя чему-л. - he threw himself into the work он целиком посвятил себя работе, он с головой окунулся /ушел/ в работу - he threw himself into his painting он полностью отдался живописи - to throw oneself (up) on smth. жадно набрасываться на что-л. - to * oneself (up) on food набрасываться на еду, жадно есть - to throw oneself (up) on smth., smb. доверяться чему-л., кому-л. - to * oneself on the mercy of the court отдаться на милость правосудия - to * oneself on smb.'s mercy сдаться на милость кого-л. - to throw smb., smth. off smth. сбрасывать, скидывать кого-л., что-л. с чего-л. - to * smb. off the bicycle сбросить кого-л. с велосипеда - to * a train off the rails пускать поезд под откос - to throw smb. off smth. сбивать кого-л. с чего-л. - to * a hound off the scent сбить собаку со следа - to throw smb. together собирать в одном месте;
сводить - they were *n together by a common interest их связывал общий интерес - to throw smth. together наспех составлять, компилировать - his novels are *n together его романы написаны кое-как /очень небрежно/ - to throw smth., smb. into a state приводить что-л., кого-л. в какое-л. состояние - to * smth. open распахивать;
открывать;
создавать возможности;
открывать доступ;
откидывать - to * open the doors распахнуть двери - to * open the gates of commerce широко открыть двери для торговли, создать большие возможности для торговли - to * open one's house to smb. открыть свой дом для кого-л. - the competition was *n open to people under 18 в соревновании могли участвовать юноши и девушки до 18 лет - the museum threw its doors open to the public в музей был открыт доступ для широкой публики - he threw the lid open он откинул крышку - to * smb. idle лишить кого-л. работы - a hundred men were *n idle сто человек остались без работы > to * at smb's head вешаться кому-л. на шею > to * oneself at smb. добиваться /домогаться/ чьего-л. расположения или любви > to * dirt /mud/ at smb. очернить кого-л., облить кого-л. помоями > to * a slur on smb., smth. порочить кого-л., что-л. > to * smth. overboard, to * smth to the winds отказаться от чего-л.;
бросать /отбрасывать/ что-л. > to * one's scruples overboard отбросить сомнения, плюнуть на этические соображения > to * caution to the winds отбросить сомнения > to * smb. over the perch погубить или убить кого-л. > to * a bomb into smth. вызвать сенсацию, поднять переполох > to * one's hat into the ring (политика) выставить свою кандидатуру > to * smb., smth. into the background оттеснить кого-л., что-л. на задний план > to * smth. into the dustbin /into the waste-paper basket/ выбросить что-л. на помойку > to * smth. into the melting-pot подвергнуть что-л. коренному изменению > to * obstacles in smb.'s way чинить препятствия кому-л. > to * temptation in smb.'s way искушать /соблазнять/ кого-л. > to * oneself in smb.'s way встать на чьем-л. пути;
искать встречи с кем-л. > to * smth. in smb.'s face бросать что-л. в лицо кому-л., резко обвинять или упрекать кого-л. > to * dust in smb.'s eyes обманывать кого-л.;
втирать очки > to * smb. off his balance выводить кого-л. из себя > to * smb. off his guard обмануть чью-л. бдительность;
застигать /захватывать, заставать/ кого-л. врасплох > to * smb. off the scent /off the trail/ сбить кого-л. со следа > to * a damper /a cold douche, cold water/ upon smth. возражать против чего-л., отнестись прохладно к чему-л.;
вылить на кого-л. ушат холодной воды > to * doubt upon smth. брать что-л. под сомнение, подвергать что-л. сомнению > to * smb. upon his own resources предоставить кого-л. самому себе > to * the book полностью использовать свои права( при наложении взыскания) ;
(военное) вводить в бой все средства > to * the book at smb. (американизм) (сленг) (военное) наложить самое строгое взыскание > to * the bull (американизм) (грубое) трепать языком, врать бессовестно > to * a chest выпячивать грудь > to * the handle after the blade упорствовать в безнадежном деле > to * a sprat to catch a herring рискнуть малым ради большого > to * the great cast поставить все на карту ~ up извергать;
разг. рвать;
he threw up его вырвало paper ~ вчт. подача бумаги stone's ~ = stone's cast throw отелиться, ожеребиться ~ бросание;
бросок ~ (threw;
thrown) бросать, кидать;
метать;
набрасывать (тж. throw on) ;
to throw oneself бросаться, кидаться ~ спорт. бросок (при борьбе) ~ быстро, неожиданно приводить (into - в определенное состояние) ;
to throw into confusion приводить в смятение ~ вертеть;
крутить (шелк) ~ геол. вертикальное перемещение, сброс ~ гончарный круг ~ разг. давать (обед и т. п.) ;
устраивать (вечеринку) ~ дальность броска;
расстояние, на которое можно метнуть диск ~ менять (кожу - о змее) ~ навести( мост) ;
throw about разбрасывать, раскидывать;
to throw one's money about сорить деньгами;
throw aside отбрасывать, отстранять ~ спорт. разг. намеренно проигрывать соревнование ~ покрывало (на кровати) ~ положить на обе лопатки (в борьбе) ~ риск, рискованное дело ~ сбрасывать (всадника) ~ тех. ход (поршня, шатуна) ;
размах ~ разг. шарф, легкая накидка to ~ the bull амер. sl. трепаться;
бессовестно врать;
to throw a chest разг. выпячивать грудь to ~ a glance бросить взгляд;
to throw kisses (at smb.) посылать (кому-л.) воздушные поцелуи ~ навести (мост) ;
throw about разбрасывать, раскидывать;
to throw one's money about сорить деньгами;
throw aside отбрасывать, отстранять ~ навести (мост) ;
throw about разбрасывать, раскидывать;
to throw one's money about сорить деньгами;
throw aside отбрасывать, отстранять ~ away упустить, не воспользоваться;
to throw away an advantage упустить возможность ~ back замедлять развитие ~ back отбрасывать назад ~ back (резко) отвергать to ~ cold water on (a plan, etc.) см. cold ~ down хим. вызывать оседание ~ down ниспровергать ~ down амер. отклонять (предложение и т. п.) ;
отвергать;
to throw down one's brief юр. отказываться от дальнейшего ведения дела ~ down сбрасывать;
бросать;
to throw oneself down броситься, лечь на землю;
to throw down one's arms сдаваться;
to throw down one's tools забастовать ~ down сносить, разрушать (здание) ~ down сбрасывать;
бросать;
to throw oneself down броситься, лечь на землю;
to throw down one's arms сдаваться;
to throw down one's tools забастовать ~ down сбрасывать;
бросать;
to throw oneself down броситься, лечь на землю;
to throw down one's arms сдаваться;
to throw down one's tools забастовать to ~ good money after bad, to ~ the handle after the blade рисковать последним;
упорствовать в безнадежном деле ~ in бросать (в крикете) ~ in тех. включать ~ in добавлять, вставлять( замечание) ~ быстро, неожиданно приводить (into - в определенное состояние) ;
to throw into confusion приводить в смятение to ~ a glance бросить взгляд;
to throw kisses (at smb.) посылать (кому-л.) воздушные поцелуи ~ off тех. выключать ~ off извергать ~ off легко и быстро набросать( эпиграмму и т. п.) ~ off начинать( что-л.) ~ off отвергать ~ off сбрасывать;
избавляться;
to throw off an illness поправиться, вылечиться ~ off свергать ~ off охот. спускать собак ~ off сбрасывать;
избавляться;
to throw off an illness поправиться, вылечиться ~ on накинуть, надеть( пальто и т. п.) ~ on подбрасывать, подбавлять;
to throw on coals подбрасывать уголь( в топку) ~ on подбрасывать, подбавлять;
to throw on coals подбрасывать уголь (в топку) ~ навести (мост) ;
throw about разбрасывать, раскидывать;
to throw one's money about сорить деньгами;
throw aside отбрасывать, отстранять ~ (threw;
thrown) бросать, кидать;
метать;
набрасывать (тж. throw on) ;
to throw oneself бросаться, кидаться to ~ oneself (at smb., smth.) набрасываться (на кого-л., что-л.) to ~ oneself at the head( of smb.) разг. вешаться (кому-л.) на шею;
to throw the cap over the mill пускаться во все тяжкие ~ down сбрасывать;
бросать;
to throw oneself down броситься, лечь на землю;
to throw down one's arms сдаваться;
to throw down one's tools забастовать ~ out выбрасывать ~ out выгонять;
увольнять ~ out воен. выставлять, высылать ~ out испускать, излучать (свет) ~ out мимоходом высказывать( предложение) ~ out парл. отвергать (законопроект) ~ out спорт. перегонять ~ out пристраивать;
to throw out a new wing пристроить новое крыло( к зданию) ~ out сбить, запутать (напр., в расчетах) ~ out a feeler закидывать удочку ~ out a feeler запускать пробный шар ~ out a feeler зондировать почву ~ out пристраивать;
to throw out a new wing пристроить новое крыло (к зданию) ~ over бросать;
покидать( друзей) ~ over отказываться( от плана, намерения и т. п.) ~ over тех. переключать to ~ stones( at smb.) швырять (в кого-л.) камнями;
перен. осуждать( кого-л.) to ~ the bull амер. sl. трепаться;
бессовестно врать;
to throw a chest разг. выпячивать грудь to ~ oneself at the head (of smb.) разг. вешаться (кому-л.) на шею;
to throw the cap over the mill пускаться во все тяжкие to ~ the great cast сделать решительный шаг;
to throw a fit прийти в ярость;
закатить истерику to ~ good money after bad, to ~ the handle after the blade рисковать последним;
упорствовать в безнадежном деле ~ together наспех составлять, компилировать ~ together сводить вместе, сталкивать( о людях) ~ up бросать, отказываться от участия ~ up возводить, быстро строить ( дом, баррикады) ~ up вскидывать( глаза) ;
поднимать( руки) ~ up выделять, оттенять ~ up извергать;
разг. рвать;
he threw up его вырвало ~ up подбрасывать ~ up амер. упрекать, критиковать -
4 super
1.sŭper, adj., v. superus.2.sŭper, adv. and prep. [Sanscr. upari; Gr. huper; Goth. ufar], above, over (often confounded in MSS. and edd. with supra, q. v.).I. A.Lit., of place:B.Anien infraque superque Saxeus,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 20:eo super tigna bipedalia, iniciunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10:haec super e vallo prospectant Troes,
Verg. A. 9, 168: implenturque super puppes, from above, i. e. by rain, id. ib. 5, 697:purpureas super vestes... Coniciunt,
id. ib. 6, 221; cf. id. ib. 6, 217:renes tunicis super conteguntur,
Cels. 3, 1 med.:imponendum super medicamentum,
id. 6, 19 med. —Transf.1.Of that which is over and above in number or quantity, over, moreover, besides:2.satis superque esse sibi suarum cuique rerum,
enough and to spare, more than enough, Cic. Lael. 13, 45:satis superque prudentes,
id. Har. Resp. 9, 18:contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:ut satis superque vixisse videamur,
id. Tusc. 1, 45, 110; Hor. Epod. 1, 31; Liv. 3, 53:quidque furor valeat, satisque Ac super ostendit,
Ov. M. 4, 430:poenas dedit usque superque Quam satis est,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 65: cui neque apud Danaos usquam locus;et super ipsi Dardanidae infensi, etc.,
and moreover, and besides, Verg. A. 2, 71:saevit amor ferri... Ira super,
id. ib. 7, 462:super talis effundit pectore voces,
id. ib. 5, 482; 11, 670: voto deus aequoris alti Annuerat;dederatque super, ne saucius ullis Vulneribus fieri posset,
Ov. M. 12, 206; 4, 751; 15, 308; Hor. S. 2, 7, 78; id. Ep. 2, 2, 33; Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:annum agens aetatis sexagensimum ac nonum, superque mensem ac diem septimum,
Suet. Vesp. 24.— With gen. part.:non operae est satis superque oneris sustinenti res a populo Romano gestas scribere,
Liv. 41, 25, 8:primoribus, super quam quod dissenserant a consilio, territis etiam duplici prodigio,
besides that, Liv. 22, 3, 14; so,super quam quod,
id. 27, 20, 10.—Less freq. of that which is left over, over, left, remaining:II. A.Atheniensibus exhaustis praeter arma et naves nihil erat super,
Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; cf.:nec spes ulla super,
Val. Fl. 8, 435:quid super sanguinis, qui dari pro republicā possit? rogitantes,
Liv. 4, 58, 13:super tibi erunt, qui dicere laudes tuas cupiant,
Verg. E. 6, 6:o mihi sola mei super Astyanactis imago,
id. A. 3, 489.With acc.1.Lit., of place or situation:b.super terrae tumulum noluit quid statui, nisi columellam,
Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66:super lateres coria inducuntur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10; cf. id. ib. 2, 10, §4: super quas (naves) turrim ad introitum opposuit,
id. ib. 3, 39 Dinter (al. quā):super vallum praecipitari,
Sall. J. 58, 6; cf.:cum alii super aliorum capita ruerent,
Liv. 24, 39, 5:super caput hostium pervenire,
id. 32, 11, 8:aqua super montium juga concreta,
id. 21, 58, 8:domos super se ipsos concremaverunt,
id. 21, 14, 4:cenaculum super aedes datum est,
id. 39, 14, 2:ad senaculum ac super id curiam,
id. 41, 27, 7:equi super eum ruentis,
id. 39, 49, 3:super eam (aspidem) assidere,
Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 59:super theatrum consistere,
Liv. 24, 39, 1:aquila super carpentum volitans,
id. 1, 34, 8:illa super terram defecto poplite labens,
Ov. M. 13, 477:collis erat, collemque super planissima Area,
id. ib. 10, 86:ut scopulum super duram illidat corticem,
Phaedr. 2, 6, 11:clatri super aquam emineant,
Col. 8, 17, 10:super arcem pensiles horti sunt,
Curt. 5, 1, 32:vestis super genua est,
id. 5, 6, 18:super pulpitum consulares conlocare,
Suet. Calig. 54.—Of position or distance, above, beyond: Nomentanus erat super ipsum, Porcius infra, was above him (at table), Hor. S. 2, 8, 23:2.Polypercon, qui cubabat super regem,
Curt. 8, 5, 22:super se collocavit,
Suet. Aug. 43.—Of geographical situation:super Numidiam Gaetulos accepimus,
beyond Numidia, Sall. J. 19, 5:super et Garamantas et Indos Proferet imperium,
Verg. A. 6, 795:super Sunium navigans,
Liv. 28, 8, 11:sita est super Ambracium sinum,
id. 43, 21, 6:super Demetriadem promunturium,
id. 31, 46, 7; 43, 21, 6:qui super Bosporum colunt,
Curt. 6, 2, 13; 7, 6, 12; 8, 1, 7:Lydia super Ioniam procedit,
extends beyond, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110.—Of official position ( = supra):super armamentarium positus,
Curt. 6, 7, 22; Scrib. Comp. 162.—Transf.a.Of time, during, at (postAug.):b.de hujus nequitiā omnes super cenam loquebantur,
Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 6; 3, 5, 11; 9, 33, 1; cf.:super vinum et epulas,
Curt. 8, 4, 30; 8, 12, 17; Suet. Aug. 77; id. Caes. 87:super mensam,
Curt. 7, 4, 7:super hos divum honores,
i. e. during the sacrifice, Stat. Th. 1, 676; Flor. 4, 2, 69.—Of that which is over and above a certain number or quantity, over, above, beyond, upon, besides, in addition to (not freq. till after the Aug. period):c.quod alii super alios legati venirent speculaturi,
i. e. in rapid succession, constantly, Liv. 42, 25, 8: vox non paene tragoedorum sed super omnes tragoedos, [p. 1804] Quint. 12, 5, 5:super modum ac paene naturam,
id. 11, 3, 169:super necessitatem,
id. 9, 3, 46:famosissima super ceteras fuit cena ei data adventicia,
Suet. Vit. 13:super veteres amicos,
id. Tib. 55.—With numerals:super tris modios,
Liv. 23, 12, 1:super LX. milia,
Tac. G. 33:super octingentos annos,
id. A. 13, 58:super quadraginta reos,
Suet. Calig. 38:super HS. millies,
id. Caes. 26; id. Ner. 30:senioribus super sexaginta annos in Epirum missis,
Liv. 26, 25, 11; cf.:super triginta ducibus triumphos decernendos curavit,
Suet. Aug. 38:Punicum exercitum super morbum etiam fames affecit,
Liv. 28, 46, 15:super tam evidentem tristis ominis eventum, etiam, etc.,
id. 41, 18, 14:super dotem haec tibi dona accedent,
id. 26, 50, 12; 2, 51, 2:super solitos honores,
id. 2, 31, 3:super vota fluere,
beyond all wishes, Tac. H. 3, 48:super obscena dicta et petulans jurgium,
Phaedr. 3, 11, 2:dare savia super savia,
kisses upon kisses, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 38:alii super alios trucidentur,
Liv. 1, 50, 6:vulnus super vulnus,
id. 22, 54, 9:ut habitationes super pretium libertatis praestarentur,
Dig. 18, 6, 19.—Esp. freq.: super omnia, above all, before all (in Plin. the elder, super omnia and super omnes always at the beginning of the phrase; v. Sillig ad Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 62):talia carminibus celebrant: super omnia Caci Speluncam adiciunt,
Verg. A. 8, 303:aetas et forma et super omnia Romanum nomen,
Liv. 31, 18, 3; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 118; Quint. 12, 9, 12; Ov. M. 6, 526; 8, 677; so,tu super omnes beatus,
Plin. Ep. 7, 13, 2; Suet. Vit. 13; Quint. 12, 5, 5.—Hence, transf., in gen., for plus quam, amplius quam, more than (late Lat.):B.qui amat filium aut filiam super me,
Vulg. Matt. 10, 37; cf.:dulciora sunt super mel et favum,
id. Psa. 18, 11.—With abl.1.Lit., of place or situation (rare and mostly poet.):2.regulae, quae lateres, qui super musculo struantur, contineant,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10:ensis cui super Cervice pendet,
Hor. C. 3, 1, 17:ligna super foco Large reponens,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:parumne campis atque Neptuno super Fusum est Latini sanguinis,
id. Epod. 7, 3:super Pindo,
id. C. 1, 12, 6:requiescere Fronde super viridi,
Verg. E. 1, 81. —Transf.a.Of time (cf. supra, A. 2. a.), during, in:b.nocte super mediā,
Verg. A. 9, 61; cf.:Centaurea cum Lapithis rixa super mero Debellata,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 8.—For the usual de, to indicate respect, reference, upon, about, concerning, respecting (freq. in the ante-class. and after the Aug. period; in Cic. only a few times in his letters; not in Cæs.): nemo antea fecit super tali re cum hoc magistratu utique rem, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. superescit, p. 305 Müll.; so Pac. ib.; Plaut. Am. prol. 58; id. Most. 3, 2, 39:c.hac super re scribam ad te Rhegio,
Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:sed hac super re nimis (sc. dixi),
id. ib. 10, 8, 10:litteras super tantā re exspectare,
Liv. 26, 15, 5:cura super tali re principum laudata est,
id. 40, 46, 15:multus eā super re rumor,
Tac. A. 11, 23:quid nuntias super anu?
Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 8:super Euclionis filia,
id. Aul. 4, 7, 2:super ancillā,
id. Cas. 2, 3, 36:super amicā,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 133; 3, 6, 33; 4, 2, 25:quid agendum nobis sit super legatione votivā,
Cic. Att. 14, 22, 2:super tali causā missi,
Nep. Paus. 4:legare super familia pecuniave sua,
Auct. Her. 1, 13, 23:super tali causā,
Nep. Paus. 4, 1:multa super Priamo rogitans, super Hectore multa,
Verg. A. 1, 750; 4, 233:super arvorum cultu,
id. G. 4, 559:mitte civiles super Urbe curas,
Hor. C. 3, 8, 17:publicus ludus super impetrato Augusti reditu,
id. ib. 4, 2, 42:decreta super jugandis Feminis,
id. C. S. 18:consultant bello super,
Sil. 2, 271; 5, 615:ne super tali scelere suspectum sese haberet,
Sall. J. 71, 5:super adimendā vitā,
Amm. 14, 7, 12.—Over and above, besides, beyond (very rare):modus agri... hortus... fons... Et paulum silvae super his,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 3:excogitatum est super his, ut, etc.,
Amm. 14, 1, 6; Sil. 1, 60.► In composition, super denotes,1.Above, over, of place: supercerno, supercresco, superdo, superemineo, superemorior, superferc, superfluo, superfugio, superfundo, supergredior, superjacio, superimpono, superincumbo, superinduco, supernato, superpono, supersedeo, supersterno, supersto, supervehor, supervenio, etc.—2.Less freq., over and above, besides, in addition: superaddo, superbibo, supersum, superstes, superfio. -
5 throw
1. IIthrow in some manner he throws well он хорошо удит, он умеет удить рыбу2. III1) throw smth. throw a ball (a stone, a pebble, a book, a plate, etc.) бросать /кидать, швырять/ мяч и т.д.; throw the discus (the javelin, etc.) sport. метать диск и т.д.; who threw that? кто это бросил?; а hose throws water из шланга бьет вода; [learn] to throw a fly [научиться] забрасывать удочку с "мухой", ловить рыбу на "муху"; throw a good line быть хорошим рыболовом; throw smb. throw a rider сбрасывать всадника; the horse threw him лошадь сбросила его; he threw his opponent он бросил противника на ковер2) throw smth. throw one's skin (one's horns, one's antlers, hoofs) сбрасывать /менять/ кожу и т.д.3) throw smth. throw a switch включить рубильник; you'll have to throw that switch to get the machine started нужно включить ток, чтобы пустить машину в ход4) throw smth. sl. throw a party (a ball, etc.) устроить /закатить/ вечеринку и т.д.; throw a dinner давать обед; I nearly threw a fit when I heard it я чуть в обморок не упал, когда об этом услышал5) semiaux throw smb. coll. it was her falsetto voice that really threw me что меня действительно поразило /удивило/, так это ее фальцет3. IV1) throw smth., smb. somewhere throw smth. high (far, down, back, etc.) бросать что-л. высоко и т.д..; throw the ball up and catch it as it falls подбросьте мяч вверх и поймайте его, когда он будет падать; she threw her body backward она откинулась назад; throw aside all caution отбрасывать всякую предосторожность; throw aside all decorum отбросить всякое внешнее приличие /всякий этикет/; throw smth., smb. over /overboard/ выбрасывать что-л., кого-л. за борт; throw a scheme overboard отказываться от плана; he threw the letter down он бросил /швырнул/ письмо; throw down one's arms бросать оружие, сдаваться; he threw his opponent down он сбил с ног или повалял на землю своего противника; throw smth., smb. in some manner throw smth., smb. quickly (deliberately, defiantly, violently, suddenly, etc.) бросать /кидать, швырять/ что-л., кого-л. быстро и т.д..2) throw smth. somewhere throw the light ever here направьте сюда свет; she threw a glance backwards она взглянула /бросила взгляд/ назад4. V1) throw smb. smth. throw smb. a ball (a book, а горе, а bone, etc.) бросать /кидать/ кому-л. мяч и т.д.; throw smth. some distance throw smth. three yards (ten feet, etc.) бросить что-л. на три ярда и т.д.2) throw smb. smth. throw smb. a kiss послать кому-л. воздушный поцелуй5. VI|| throw smth. open резко открывать что-л.; throw the lid open откинуть крышку; throw the window open распахнуть окно; throw open the door to smb. распахивать дверь перед кем-л.; throw open one's house to smb. (to the public, to all and sundry, etc.) открывать кому-л. и т.д. доступ в свой дом; throw a castle (gardens, etc.) open открывать замок и т.д. для [широкого доступа] публики; throw open the public parks on Sundays открывать общественные парки для широкой публики по воскресеньям6. XI1) be thrown in smth. two of the jockeys were thrown in the second race во втором заезде были сброшены с лошадей два жокея; be thrown off /from/ smb., smth. he was thrown off his horse его сбросила лошадь; he was thrown from a moving car его на ходу выбросили из машины; be thrown (up)on (into, etc.) smth. be thrown (up)on an unknown coast (on a reef, on the rocks, etc.) быть выброшенным на незнакомый берег и т.д.; the sacks were thrown into the river мешки сбросили в воду; be thrown on the streets быть выброшенным на улицу; be thrown out of the hall быть вышвырнутым из зала; be thrown out of work быть выброшенным с работы2) be thrown (up)on smth. the view appeared as if it had been suddenly thrown on a screen перед нами открылся вид, словно его внезапно спроектировали на экране; new light has been thrown on the text об этом тексте узнали новое; new light may be thrown upon the cause of cancer by research исследования могут пролить новый свет на причину [возникновения] рака || be thrown into [the] shade померкнуть; the old teacher was thrown into the shade by the new master новый учитель затмил старого3) be thrown at (from) smb., smth. he had these words thrown at him ему /в его адрес/ бросили эти слова; angry words of disapproval were thrown from the audience из зала неслись возгласы неодобрения4) || be thrown out of gear a) tech. быть выключенным (о передаче); б) быть дезорганизованным /расстроенным/5) be thrown open all the windows were thrown open распахнули /были распахнуты/ все окна; the [royal] gardens will be thrown open on Sundays по воскресеньям [королевские] сады будут открыты для доступа широкой публики; be thrown open to foreign trade быть [широко] открытым для внешней торговли6) be thrown into smth. be thrown into confusion (into discord, into utter despair, into an uproar, into an upheaval into a state of anarchy, etc.) быть приведенным /быть ввергнутым, впасть/ в замешательство и т.д.; the city was thrown into a panic through a report that... в городе возникла паника из-за сообщения о том, что...; the whole assembly was thrown into fits of laughter присутствующие на собрании разразились смехом7) be thrown into smth. I was thrown into their company by accident в их компанию я попал случайно; he was thrown into a dilemma он оказался перед дилеммой /был поставлен в затруднительное положение/ || be thrown upon /on/ one's own resources оказаться предоставленным самому себе7. XVIthrow at smb., smth. the dog threw at her собака набросилась на нее; throw at smb.'s neck вешаться кому-л. на шею8. XVIII1) throw oneself into (on, upon, to, etc.) smth. throw oneself into the water (into a chair, upon the floor, on to one's knees, to the ground, under an approaching train, etc.) бросаться /кидаться/ в воду и т.д.; he threw himself down on the bed он бросился на кровать; he threw himself on the horse он взлетел /одним махом сел/ на лошадь; throw oneself into smb.'s arms броситься в чьи-л. объятия; throw oneself blindly into smb.'s hands слепо подчиниться кому-л.; throw oneself from smth. throw oneself from the tower (from the rock, from the loth storey, etc.) бросаться /кидаться/ с башни и т.д. ; throw oneself [uneasily] from side to side of the bed [беспокойно] метаться по кровати2) throw oneself against /at/ smb., smth. throw oneself against /at/ the enemy ринуться на врага; oneself against the fence кидаться на /биться о/ забор; throw oneself at smb. /at smb.'s head/ бросаться /вешаться/ кому-л. на шею3) throw oneself into smth. throw oneself into the work посвятить себя работе, с головой уйти в работу; throw oneself eagerly into the task of... энергично взяться за выполнение задачи...; throw oneself into the fray ввязаться /влезть/ в драку4) throw oneself (apian smth. throw oneself on smb.'s generosity (upon smb.'s kindness, etc.) довериться чьему-л. великодушию и т.д., положиться на чье-л. великодушие и т.д.; the author throws himself upon the kind indulgence of his readers автор полагается /рассчитывает/ на доброту /снисхождение своих читателей; throw oneself upon the mercy of the court (of the judge, of one's captors, etc.) отдаться на милость правосудия и т.д.9. XXI11) throw smth., smb. in (to) (over, on, through, out of, etc.) smth. throw a stone into the water (a cap into the air, him into the dust, a ball over the wall, a book on the floor, etc.) бросать /кидать, швырять/ камень в воду и т.д.; throw a ball through the window забросить мяч в окно; throw smb. out of the window (a rowdy out of the house, the opposition out of a meeting, etc.) вышвырнуть кого-л. из окна и т.д.; he threw the letter in the waste-paper basket он выкинул письмо в мусорную корзину; throw smb. out of work (the workers out of employment, etc.) выбросить /уволить/ кого-л. с работы и т.д.; throw a train off the rails спускать /сбрасывать/ поезд под откос; the hose threw water upon the conflagration из шланга в огонь била вода; throw smth. to smb. throw a bone to a dog (a ball to one's sister, kisses to one another, etc.) бросать /кидать, швырять/ кость собаке и т.д. ; throw a sop to smb. бросать кому-л. подачку; they were throwing a ball to each other они перебрасывались мячом; throw smth. at smb., smth. throw a stone at a dog (a knife at the soldier, a pebble at the window, a plate at her, etc.) бросать /кидать, швырять/ камнем в собаку и т.д.; throw mud /dirt/ at smb. а) забрызгать грязью кого-л.; б) обливать кого-л. грязью, чернить кого-л.; throw smb., smth. to (on, etc.) smth. he seized the man and threw him to the ground он схватил мужчину и швырнул его на землю; she threw her hat on the bed она бросила шляпу на кровать2) throw smth. on (at, upon, etc.) smb., smth. he threw an angry (hasty, merry, etc.) look /glance/ on me он бросил на меня сердитый и т.д. взгляд; she threw a glance at him backward over her shoulder она быстро взглянула на него через плечо; throw doubt's) upon smth. брать что-л. под сомнение, подвергать что-л. сомнению; throw suspicion upon smth. навлекать подозрение на что-л.; throw difficulties in the way of smth. создавать трудности /препятствия/ на пути к чему-л.; throw obstacles in smb.'s way чинить препятствия кому-л.; throw temptation in smb.'s way искушать кого-л. || throw smth. to the wind пренебрегать чем-л.; they threw to the wind all respect for things or persons они перестали относиться с уважением к кому-л. и чему-л.3) throw smth. on smth. throw light on smth. a) отбрасывать свет на что-л.; the lamp threw a strong light on the table лампа отбрасывала яркий свет на стол; б) проливать свет на что-л.; can you throw any light on this question? вы можете как-нибудь объяснить этот вопрос?; throw a /one's/ shadow on smth. а) отбрасывать /бросать/ тень на что-л.; the trees threw long shadows on the ground на землю от деревьев ложились длинные тени; б) порочить что-л. || throw smb. into the shade задвинуть /оттеснять/ кого-л. на второе место4) throw smb. into smth. throw troops into action (more soldiers into action, an army into battle, etc.) вводить /бросать/ войска в бой и т.д.; throw smb. into prison бросить кого-л. в тюрьму; throw smth. against smb. throw a division against the enemy бросить против противника целую дивизию5) throw smth. over (round, across, etc.) smb., smth. throw a pail of water over smb. окатить /облить/ кого-л. ведром воды; throw a sheet over smth. набрасывать чехол на что-л.; throw a cloak round smb. набрасывать /накидывать/ плащ на кого-л.; throw a shawl (a wrap, etc.) over one's shoulders накидывать шаль и т.д. на плечи; she threw her arms round his neck она обвила его шею руками; throw a bridge across /over/ a river (over a stream, etc.) перебрасывать /наводить/ мост через реку и т.д.6) throw smth. on smb. throw the blame (the responsibility) on smb. сваливать /перекладывать/ вину (ответственность) на кого-л.7) throw smth. into smth. throw all one's energy (one's soul, one's heart, one's spirit, one's efforts, etc.) into one's work вложить всю свою энергию и т.д. в работу8) semiaux throw smb., smth. into (on, off) some state throw smb. into confusion (into a state of agitation, into [а] [high] fever, etc.) приводить кого-л. в замешательство и т.д.; throw smb. into ecstasy привести кого-л. в экстаз; throw smb. into a fever of excitement (of joy) сильно взволновать (обрадовать) кого-л.; throw smb. into a dilemma поставить кого-л. перед дилеммой /выбором/; the tempest threw the room into darkness с приближением бури комната погрузилась в темноту; he threw the manuscript into a form suitable for publication он привел рукопись в приемлемый для печати вид; throw the enemy on the defensive mil. заставить противника занять оборону; throw smb. off balance выводить кого-л. из себя; throw the dogs off the scent сбить собак со следа || throw smb. upon his own resources заставить положиться на себя; his father's death threw him upon his own resources смерть отца заставила его рассчитывать только на себя10. XXIV2|| throw smth. aside as.useless отказываться от чего-л. как от бесполезного /ненужного/ -
6 adpeto
1.ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.solem manibus adpetere,
Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:placentam,
Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:urbem,
Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,
by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,
only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:C.peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,
Cic. Dom. 5, 13:ferro atque insidiis,
id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:umerum gladio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,
Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:morsu,
Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:ignominiis omnibus appetitis,
Cic. Quint. 31:me amor appetit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:(uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,
Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:II.ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,
id. Phil. 3, 14:inimicitias potentium appetere,
id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:amicitiam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:adulescentium familiaritates,
Sall. C. 14, 5:hereditates,
Suet. Aug. 60:divitias,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:nihil ornamentorum,
Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:alienum,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,
Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):appetitur vilis oliva,
Mart. 9, 27:pisciculos minutos, caseum,
Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;A.syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:dies adpetebat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:nox jam adpetebat,
Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:tempus anni,
id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:lux,
Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:partitudo cui appetit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:consularia comitia adpetebant,
Liv. 41, 28:adpetit finis,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:B.appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:nihil est adpetentius similium sui,
id. Lael. 14, 50:studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,
id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,
Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:2.homo non cupidus neque appetens,
Cic. Agr. 2, 8:grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.). -
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1.ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.solem manibus adpetere,
Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:placentam,
Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:urbem,
Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,
by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,
only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:C.peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,
Cic. Dom. 5, 13:ferro atque insidiis,
id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:umerum gladio,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,
Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:morsu,
Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:ignominiis omnibus appetitis,
Cic. Quint. 31:me amor appetit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:(uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,
Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:II.ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,
id. Phil. 3, 14:inimicitias potentium appetere,
id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:amicitiam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:adulescentium familiaritates,
Sall. C. 14, 5:hereditates,
Suet. Aug. 60:divitias,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:nihil ornamentorum,
Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:alienum,
Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,
Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):appetitur vilis oliva,
Mart. 9, 27:pisciculos minutos, caseum,
Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;A.syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:dies adpetebat,
Caes. B. G. 6, 35:nox jam adpetebat,
Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:tempus anni,
id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:lux,
Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:partitudo cui appetit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:consularia comitia adpetebant,
Liv. 41, 28:adpetit finis,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:B.appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:nihil est adpetentius similium sui,
id. Lael. 14, 50:studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,
id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,
Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:2.homo non cupidus neque appetens,
Cic. Agr. 2, 8:grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,
Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.). -
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I.Lit.:B.pede pedem alicui premere,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 30:et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos,
Verg. A. 7, 518:veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit humi nitens,
id. ib. 2, 379:novercae Monstra manu premens,
id. ib. 8, 288:pressit et inductis membra paterna rotis,
i. e. drove her chariot over her father's body, Ov. Ib. 366:trabes Hymettiae Premunt columnas,
press, rest heavily upon them, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3:premere terga genu alicujus,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 24:ubera plena,
i. e. to milk, id. F. 4, 769:vestigia alicujus,
to tread in, to follow one's footsteps, Tac. A. 2, 14:nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem,
Juv. 1, 43:dente frena,
to bite, to champ, Ov. M. 10, 704:ore aliquid,
to chew, eat, id. ib. 5, 538; cf.:aliquid morsu,
Lucr. 3, 663:presso molari,
with compressed teeth, Juv. 5, 160:pressum lac,
i. e. cheese, Verg. E. 1, 82.—In mal. part.:Hister Peucen premerat Antro,
forced, Val. Fl. 8, 256:uxorem,
Suet. Calig. 25.—Of animals:feminas premunt galli,
Mart. 3, 57, 17.—Transf.1.Poet., to bear down upon, to touch:2.premere litora,
Ov. M. 14, 416:litus,
to keep close to the shore, Hor. C. 2, 10, 3:aëra,
i. e. to fly, Luc. 7, 835.—Poet., to hold fast, hold, firmly grasp:3.premere frena manu,
Ov. M. 8, 37:ferrum,
to grasp, Sil. 5, 670:capulum,
id. 2, 615.—Poet., to press a place with one's body, i. e. to sit, stand, lie, fall, or seat one's self on any thing:4.toros,
Ov. H. 12, 30:sedilia,
id. M. 5, 317:hoc quod premis habeto,
id. ib. 5, 135:et pictam positā pharetram cervice premebat,
id. ib. 2, 421:humum,
to lie on the ground, id. Am. 3, 5, 16; cf. id. F. 4, 844:frondes tuo premis ore caducas,
id. M. 9, 650; Sen. Hippol. 510.—To cover, to conceal by covering (mostly poet.):5.aliquid terrā,
to conceal, bury in the earth, Hor. Epod. 1, 33:nonumque prematur in annum,
kept back, suppressed, id. A. P. 388:omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus,
Ov. Am. 3, 8, 36:ossa male pressa,
i. e. buried, id. Tr. 5, 3, 39; Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 191; hence, to crown, to cover or adorn with any thing:ut premerer sacrā lauro,
Hor. C. 3, 4, 18:molli Fronde crinem,
Verg. A. 4, 147:canitiem galeā,
id. ib. 9, 612:mitrā capillos,
Ov. F. 4, 517; cf. Verg. A. 5, 556.—To make, form, or shape any thing by pressing ( poet.):6.quod surgente die mulsere horisque diurnis, Nocte premunt,
they make into cheese, Verg. G. 3, 400:os fingit premendo,
id. A. 6, 80:caseos,
id. E. 1, 35:mollem terram,
Vulg. Sap. 15, 7; Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—To press hard upon, bear down upon, to crowd, pursue closely:7.hostes de loco superiore,
Caes. B. G. 7, 19:Pompeiani nostros premere et instare coeperunt,
id. B. C. 3, 46:hac fugerent Graii, premeret Trojana juventus,
Verg. A. 1, 467:Pergamenae naves cum adversarios premerent acrius,
Nep. Hann. 11, 5:hinc Rutulus premit, et murum circumsonat armis,
Verg. A. 8, 473:obsidione urbem,
Caes. B. G. 7, 32.—Of the pursuit or chase of animals:ad retia cervum,
Verg. G. 3, 413:spumantis apri cursum clamore,
id. A. 1, 324:bestias venatione,
Isid. 10, 282.—To press down, burden, load, freight:8.nescia quem premeret,
on whose back she sat, Ov. M. 2, 869:tergum equi,
id. ib. 8, 34;14, 343: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis,
Prop. 4, 1, 114 (5, 1, 116):pressae carinae,
Verg. G. 1, 303:pressus membra mero,
Prop. 2, 12 (3, 7), 42:magno et gravi onere armorum pressi,
Caes. B. G. 4, 24:auro phaleras,
to adorn, Stat. Th. 8, 567.—To press into, force in, press upon:b.(caprum) dentes in vite prementem,
Ov. F. 1, 355:presso sub vomere,
Verg. G. 2, 356; cf.:presso aratro,
Tib. 4, 1, 161:alte ensem in corpore,
Stat. Th. 11, 542:et nitidas presso pollice finge comas,
Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 14:et cubito remanete presso,
leaning upon, Hor. C. 1, 27, 8. —To make with any thing ( poet.):9.aeternā notā,
Ov. F. 6, 610:littera articulo pressa tremente,
id. H. 10, 140:multā via pressa rotā,
id. ib. 18, 134.—To press down, let down, cause to sink down, to lower:b.nec preme, nec summum molire per aethera currum,
Ov. M. 2, 135:humanaeque memor sortis, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit,
id. Tr. 3, 11, 67:mundus ut ad Scythiam Rhiphaeasque arduus arces Consurgit, premitur Libyae devexus in Austros,
sinks down, Verg. G. 1, 240; Sen. Herc. Fur. 155. —In partic.(α). (β).To make or form by pressing down, to make any thing deep, to dig:(γ). 10.vestigio leviter presso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; cf.(trop.): vestigia non pressa leviter, sed fixa,
id. Sest. 5, 13:sulcum premere,
to draw a furrow, Verg. A. 10, 296:fossam transversam, inter montes pressit (al. percussit),
Front. Strat. 1, 5:fossa pressa,
Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 4:cavernae in altitudinem pressae,
Curt. 5, 1, 28.—To press closely, compress, press together, close:b.oculos,
Verg. A. 9, 487:alicui fauces,
Ov. M. 12, 509:laqueo collum,
to strangle, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37:angebar ceu guttura forcipe pressus,
Ov. M. 9, 78:presso gutture,
compressed, Verg. G. 1, 410; cf.:siquidem unius praecordia pressit ille (boletus) senis,
i. e. stopped his breath, Juv. 6, 621:quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis,
choked, id. 14, 221:amplexu presso,
united, in close embrace, Sen. Oedip. 192:oscula jungere pressa,
to exchange kisses, Ov. H. 2, 94; so,pressa basia,
Mart. 6, 34, 1:presso gradu incedere,
in close ranks, foot to foot, Liv. 28, 14:pede presso,
id. 8, 8.—In partic.(α).To shorten, tighten, draw in:(β).pressis habenis,
Verg. A. 11, 600 (cf.:laxas dure habenas,
id. ib. 1, 63).—To keep short, prune:(γ).Calenā falce vitem,
Hor. C. 1, 31, 9:luxuriem falce,
Ov. M. 14, 628:falce premes umbras (i. e. arbores umbrantes),
Verg. G. 1, 157; 4, 131:molle salictum,
Calp. Ecl. 5, 110.—To check, arrest, stop:11.premere sanguinem,
Tac. A. 15, 64:vestigia pressit,
Verg. A. 6, 197:attoniti pressere gradum,
Val. Fl. 2, 424 ' dixit, pressoque obmutuit ore, was silent, Verg. A. 6, 155.—To press out, bring out by pressure:12.tenerā sucos pressere medullā,
Luc. 4, 318; cf.: (equus) collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem, Verg. ap. Sen. Ep. 95, 68, and id. G. 3, 85 Rib.—To frequent: feci ut cotidie praesentem me viderent, habitavi in [p. 1441] oculis, pressi forum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66.—II.Trop.A.To press, press upon, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down; to urge, drive, importune, pursue, to press close or hard, etc. (class.):B.ego istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam,
Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 49 Lorenz ad loc.:quae necessitas eum tanta premebat, ut, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:ea, quae premant, et ea, quae impendeant,
id. Fam. 9, 1, 2:aerumnae, quae me premunt,
Sall. J. 14, 22:pressus gravitate soporis,
bound by heavy, deep sleep, Ov. M. 15, 21:cum aut aere alieno, aut magnitudine tributorum, aut injuriā potentium premuntur,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13:invidia et odio populi premi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:premi periculis,
id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:cum a me premeretur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; cf.:aliquem verbo,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:criminibus veris premere aliquem,
Ov. M. 14, 401:cum a plerisque ad exeundum premeretur, exire noluit,
was pressed, urged, importuned, Nep. Ages. 6, 1:a Pompeii procuratoribus sescentis premi coeptus est,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3: numina nulla premunt;mortali urgemur ab hoste,
Verg. A. 10, 375:premere reum voce, vultu,
Tac. A. 3, 67:crimen,
to pursue obstinately, Quint. 7, 2, 12:confessionem,
to force a confession from one, id. 7, 1, 29:argumentum etiam atque etiam,
to pursue steadily, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:ancipiti mentem formidine pressus,
Verg. A. 3, 47:maerore pressa,
Sen. Oct. 103:veritate pressus negare non potuit,
overcome, overpowered, Lact. 4, 13.—Transf.1.To repress, hide, conceal (mostly poet.):2.dum nocte premuntur,
Verg. A. 6, 827:curam sub corde,
id. ib. 4, 332:odium,
Plin. Pan. 62:iram,
Tac. A. 6, 50:pavorem et consternationem mentis vultu,
id. ib. 13, 16:interius omne secretum,
Sen. Ep. 3, 4:dolorem silentio,
Val. Max. 3, 3, 1 ext.; cf. silentia, Sil. 12, 646:aliquid ore,
Verg. A. 7, 103:jam te premet nox,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 16.—To lower, diminish, undervalue, disparage, depreciate:b.premendorum superiorum arte sese extollebat,
Liv. 22, 12:arma Latini,
Verg. A. 11, 402:opuscula ( = deprimere atque elevare),
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 36:famam alicujus,
Tac. A. 15, 49:premere ac despicere,
Quint. 11, 1, 16:premere tumentia, humilia extollere,
id. ib. 10, 4, 1.—To surpass, exceed:c.facta premant annos,
Ov. M. 7, 449:ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat,
id. P. 3, 1, 116:quantum Latonia Nymphas Virgo premit,
Stat. S. 1, 2, 115.—To rule ( poet.):3.dicione premere populos,
Verg. A. 7, 737:imperio,
id. ib. 1, 54:Mycenas Servitio premet,
id. ib. 1, 285.—To suppress, pull down, humble, degrade:4.quae (vocabula) nunc situs premit,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118:nec premendo alium me extulisse velim,
Liv. 22, 59, 10; cf. id. 39, 41, 1:premebat reum crimen,
id. 3, 13, 1.—To compress, abridge, condense:5.haec enim, quae dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic premebat,
Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20.—To check, arrest, repress, restrain:6.cursum ingenii tui, Brute, premit haec importuna clades civitatis,
Cic. Brut. 97, 332:sub imo Corde gemitum,
Verg. A. 10, 464:vocem,
to be silent, id. ib. 9, 324:sermones vulgi,
to restrain, Tac. A. 3, 6.—To store up, lay up in the mind, muse upon:I. A.(vocem) ab ore Eripuit pater ac stupefactus numine pressit,
Verg. A. 7, 119.—Hence, pressus, a, um, P. a.Lit.:B.presso pede eos retro cedentes principes recipiebant,
Liv. 8, 8, 9:presso gradu,
id. 28, 14, 14; cf.:pressoque legit vestigia gressu,
Ov. M. 3, 17.—Trop.1.Of the voice or manner, subdued:2.haec cum pressis et flebilibus modis, qui totis theatris maestitiam inferant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106.—Of color, lowered, depressed; hence, dark, gloomy:II.color pressus,
Pall. 4, 13, 4:color viridi pressior,
Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 32:spadices pressi,
Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.—Esp., of an orator or of speech.A.Compressed, concise, plain, without ornament (class.):B.fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, pressis exiles, fortibus temerarii, etc.,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:cum Attici pressi et integri, contra Asiani inflati et inanes haberentur,
id. 12, 10, 18.—Of style:pressa et tenuia, et quae minimum ab usu cotidiano recedant,
Quint. 10, 1, 102:pressus et demissus stilus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5; Quint. 4, 2, 117.— Comp.: in concionibus pressior, et circumscriptior, et adductior, more moderate, keeping more within bounds, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 4.—Close, exact, accurate:B.Thucydides ita verbis aptus et pressus, ut,
Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: quis te fuit umquam in partiundis rebus pressior? more exact, more accurate, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 364, 24:sicuti taxare pressius crebriusque est, quam tangere,
Gell. 2, 6, 5:quod (periculum) observandum pressiore cautelā censeo,
stricter, greater, App. M. 5, p. 160, 36:cogitationes pressiores,
id. ib. 5, p. 163, 32.—So of sounds, precise, intelligible:(lingua) vocem profusam fingit atque sonos vocis distinctos et pressos facit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149.—Hence, adv.: pressē, with pressure, violently (class.): artius pressiusque conflictata, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 10, 6, 2.—Closely, tightly.1.Lit.:2.vites pressius putare,
Pall. 12, 9:pressius colla radere,
Veg. Vet. 1, 56.—Trop.a.Of pronunciation, shortly, neatly, trimly:b.loqui non aspere, non vaste, non rustice, sed presse, et aequabiliter, et leniter,
Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 45; id. Off. 1, 37, 133.—Of the mode of expression, etc., concisely, not diffusely:(β).definire presse et anguste,
Cic. Or. 33, 117:abundanter dicere, an presse,
Quint. 8, 3, 40:pressius et astrictius scripsi,
Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 10.—Without ornament, simply:(γ).unum (genus oratorum) attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium,
Cic. Brut. 55, 202:aliquid describere modo pressius, modo elatius,
Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 3.—Closely, exactly, correctly, accurately:mihi placet agi subtilius, et pressius,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24:definiunt pressius,
id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14:anquisitius, et exactius pressiusque disserere,
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v.1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!dar de comer to feed2 to take, to capture.me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops3 to eat up.les come la envidia they're eaten up with envyeso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time* * *1 to eat2 (tomar) to have3 (color) to fade4 (corroer) to corrode6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture1 eating1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow\comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrowcomer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horsecome con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) bellycomerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kissescomerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovinglycomerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyescomerse las uñas to bite one's nails¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?dar de comer to feedechar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envyno tener qué comer not to have enough to live onser de buen comer to be a good eatersin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida] to eat¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?
sin comerlo ni beberlo —
sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case
coco I, 2), tarro 2)ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch3) (=hacer desaparecer)•
comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them4) (=destruir, consumir)le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy
5) (=escocer)6) (Ajedrez) to take2. VI1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?
¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *
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comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sthcomer con los ojos —
siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach
2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner3)• dar de comer — to feed
4) And***comer a algn — to screw sb ***
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.----* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *viA1 (tomar alimentos) to eatno tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anythingno hay nada para comer there's nothing to eatlas palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her handel sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed themcomer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird2dar de comer to feedtodavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed himdarle de comer al gato to feed the cattengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kidsnos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very wellni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eatdarle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid glovesB1(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yethace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?aquí se come muy bien the food here is very gooddonde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the tablenos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunchcomemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at ninenos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner■ comervtA ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eatcomo mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruitno puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolatecome un poco de queso have a little cheesetienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eatnadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat youmira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eatencomo un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insidessin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)B ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her faceestos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoesestos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savingsel alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rentsi seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirtC (en ajedrez, damas) to take■ comerseA ‹acento/palabra›te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accentsme comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two linesse comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his wordsB1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eatcómetelo todo eat it all upse lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one gono te comas las uñas don't bite your nails¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envysi se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadownadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)C ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpetel mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sandel ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metalel colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salaryeatinguna persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her foodel arte del buen comer the art of good eatingel comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop* * *
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;
( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
verbo transitivo
◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
comerse verbo pronominal
1
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [alimentos] to eat;no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;Famsin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops4. [consumir] to eat up;tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive♦ vi1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;comer a la carta to eat à la carte;¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;Famser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;Figtener qué comer to have enough to live on;Famcomer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;Famdar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch* * *dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden* * *comer vt1) : to eat2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat intocomer vi1) : to eat2) cenar: to have a meal3)dar de comer : to feed* * *comer vb¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?2. (al mediodía) to have lunch -
10 comerse
1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow* * *1. VPR1) [+ comida] to eat¿quién se ha comido mi queso? — who's eaten my cheese?
2) (=destruir)el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra — the sun has bleached the carpet, the sun has caused the colours of the carpet to fade
3) [+ capital, recursos] to eat up4) (=saltarse) [+ párrafo] to miss out; [+ consonante] to swallow2.SMera muy parco en el comer — he didn't eat much, he wasn't a big eater
* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *
■comerse verbo reflexivo
1 to eat: cómete todo el puré, eat up your purée
2 (omitir) to skip: me comí una erre, I skipped an R
♦ Locuciones: figurado comerse el coco, to worry: estuvé toda la tarde comiéndome el coco con lo que me diría, I spent all afternoon worrying about what he would say to me
' comerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coco
- marrón
- rosca
- tarro
- comer
English:
down
- eat into
- grow out of
- nail
- nail-biting
- ogle
- eat
- swallow
* * *vpr1. [alimentos] to eat;en mi casa se come a las dos we have lunch at two o'clock at home;en ese restaurante se come muy bien the food is very good at that restaurant;se comió los tres platos he had all three courses;cómetelo todo eat it all up;comerse las uñas to bite one's nails;Famcomo descubra al que ha hecho esto, me lo como vivo when I find out who did this, I'll have their guts for garters;Famtu amigo está para comérselo your friend's gorgeous;comerse a alguien a besos to cover sb with kisses;Fam Famcomerse un marrón: me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party;Esp Famcomerse un rosco: presume mucho, pero la realidad es que no se come un rosco he's always bragging, but the truth of the matter is he never gets off with anyone;¿y eso cómo se come? and what are we/am I supposed to make of that?2. [consumirse] to eat up;se la comen los celos, se come de celos she's consumed o eaten up with jealousy3. [desgastar] [colores] to fade;[metal] to corrode;el sol se comió los colores de la ropa the sun made the clothes fade;la humedad se come el hierro moisture causes iron to rust4. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;se comió mi reina she took my queen5. [palabras, texto] to swallow;se comió un párrafo she missed out a paragraph;te has comido todos los acentos you've missed out all the accents;se come las palabras al hablar he swallows his words when speaking;Fam Figse va a comerse sus palabras she'll have to eat her words7. [ser mejor que] to beat;mi trabajo se come al tuyo my job beats yours♦ nmcuida mucho el comerse she's very careful about what she eats;es muy sobrio en el comerse he eats very frugally* * *v/r1 tb figeat up;comerse de envidia be consumed with envy;está para comértela fam she’s really tasty fam2 de color fade3:se comió una palabra she missed out a word* * *vr: to eat upcomer nm: eating, dining* * *comerse vb -
11 rain
1. Iit is raining идет дождь; it's going to rain собирается дождь good wishes (congratulations, compliments, etc.) rained добрые пожелания и т.д. сыпались градом2. IIrain in some manner it is raining hard /'heavily/ (dismally, monotonously, etc.) идет сильный и т.д. дождь; it is raining uninterruptedly дождь идет не переставая: it rained hard шел сильный дождь; it began to rain heavily начался /пошел/ сильный дождь; rain for some time it rained all day весь день шел дождь3. IIIrain smth. rain blows (kisses, gifts, etc.) осыпать [как дождем] ударами и т.д.; it rained invitations (letters, tracts, etc.) приглашения и т.д. шли сплошным потоком; her eyes rained tears из глаз у нее текли /ручьем лились/ слезы; it rained blood кровь лилась рекой4. IVrain smth. at some time it rained presents that day a тот день меня (его и т.п.) осыпали подарками5. XVIrain (up)on (from, down, etc.) smth. it rained on city and village дождь шел /лил/ над городами и деревнями: flowers (bouquets) rained upon (he singer певца осыпали цветами (букетами); sparks rained on the street from the burning house из горящего дома вылетал поток искр; bullets rained all around him вокруг него свистели пули; blows rained on him на него градом сыпались удары; misfortunes rain on her на нее обрушиваются несчастья; letters and telegrams kept raining upon me all day весь день на меня сыпались письма и телеграммы: tears rained from her eyes (down her cheeks) у нее из глаз (по щекам) ручьем полились /побежали/ слезы: rain in smth. it rains in showers /in torrents/ идет сильный дождь6. XXI1rain smth. on /upon/ smb. the clouds rained huge drops on us из туч посыпались на нас крупные капли; rain flowers on the singer (confetti on the dancers, gifts on the children, compliments on the girl, favours on his ladies benefits on the veterans, blows on the helpless man, shells on the soldiers, etc.) осыпать /засыпать/ певца цветами и т.д.; he rained blows upon the door он барабанил в дверь; it rained fire from heaven с небес хлынул потек огня -
12 осыпать (кого-л.) поцелуями
Makarov: rain kisses, rain kisses upon (smb.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > осыпать (кого-л.) поцелуями
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13 осыпать поцелуями
Makarov: (кого-л.) rain kisses, (кого-л.) rain kisses upon (smb.) -
14 couvrir
couvrir [kuvʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 181. transitive verbb. couvrir qch/qn de to cover sth/sb with• couvrir qn d'injures/d'éloges to heap insults/praise on sbc. ( = masquer) [+ son, voix] to drown outd. [+ frais, dépenses, risque] to covere. [+ kilomètres, distance] to coverf. (Journalism) [+ événement] to cover2. reflexive verba. [arbre]se couvrir de fleurs/feuilles to come into bloom/leaf• se couvrir de gloire to cover o.s. with glory• se couvrir de honte/ridicule to bring shame/ridicule upon o.s.b. ( = s'habiller) to cover upc. ( = se protéger) to cover o.s.d. [ciel] to cloud over* * *kuvʀiʀ
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1) ( recouvrir) gén to cover (de with); to roof [maison]; ( aux cartes) to covercouvrir un toit d'ardoises/de tuiles — to slate/to tile a roof
couvrir des pages et des pages d'une écriture serrée — to fill page after page in closely written script
2) ( être plus fort que) [son, musique] to drown out3) ( desservir) [émetteur, inspecteur] to cover [région]4) ( contre le froid) ( avec des vêtements) to wrap [somebody] up; ( au lit) to cover [somebody] upil est trop couvert — ( vêtu) he's got too many clothes on; ( au lit) he's got too many blankets on
couvrir quelqu'un de quelque chose — (d'honneurs, de bijoux, compliments) to shower somebody with something, to shower something on somebody; ( de baisers) to cover somebody with something
6) ( protéger) to cover up for [faute, personne]; ( avec une arme) to cover [soldat, retraite]7) ( parcourir) to cover [distance]8) ( rendre compte de) [livre, auteur, presse] to cover [sujet, période, événement]9) ( pourvoir à)10) Finance [somme] to cover [dépenses]11) ( garantir) to cover [dégât, risque, personne]12) Zoologie [mâle] to cover [femelle]
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se couvrir verbe pronominal1) ( s'habiller) to wrap up; ( d'un chapeau) to put on a hat2) Météorologie [ciel] to become cloudy ou overcast3) ( se remplir)se couvrir de — (de plaques, boutons) to become covered with
l'arbre se couvre de fleurs/feuilles — the tree comes into bloom/leaf
son visage se couvrit de larmes — tears poured down his/her face
4) ( se protéger) (de critiques, d'accusations) to cover oneself; ( de coups) to protect oneself* * *kuvʀiʀ vt1) (avec un revêtement, une fermeture, une protection) to cover2) (= recouvrir)couvrir qch de [signes] — to cover sth with
3) (= dominer, étouffer) [voix, pas] to drown out4) [erreur] to cover up, [collègue, coupable] to cover for5) [frais] to cover6) [assurance] [accident, éventualité, assuré] to cover7) [journaliste] [événement] to cover8) ZOOLOGIE (= s'accoupler à) to cover* * *couvrir verb table: couvrirA vtr1 ( recouvrir) gén to cover [meuble, mur, objet, feu, blessé] (de with); to roof [maison]; ( aux cartes) to cover; des boutons couvraient son corps his/her body was covered in ou with spots GB ou pimples; couvrir un toit d'ardoises/de tuiles/de chaume to slate/tile/thatch a roof; couvrir des pages et des pages d'une écriture serrée to fill page after page in closely written script; une peinture qui couvre bien a paint that gives good coverage;2 ( être plus fort que) [son, musique] to drown out;4 ( contre le froid) ( avec des vêtements) to wrap [sb] up; ( au lit) to cover [sb] up; il est trop couvert ( vêtu) he's got too many clothes on; ( au lit) he's got too many blankets on; je ne l'ai pas assez couvert ( vêtu) I haven't dressed him warmly enough; ( au lit) I haven't put enough blankets on his bed;5 ( donner en grande quantité) couvrir qn de coups/d'honneurs to shower sb with blows/honoursGB; couvrir qn de bijoux/compliments to shower jewels/compliments on sb; couvrir qn d'or lit to shower sb with gold; fig ( enrichir) to make sb wealthy; couvrir qn de baisers to cover sb with kisses;6 ( protéger) to cover up for [faute, personne]; ( avec une arme) to cover [complice, soldat, retraite]; couvrir qn de son corps to shield sb with one's body;7 ( parcourir) [coureur, véhicule] to cover [distance];8 ( rendre compte de) [livre, film] to cover [sujet, période]; [journaliste, presse] to cover [affaire, événement];9 ( pourvoir à) couvrir les besoins de qn to meet sb's needs;B se couvrir vpr1 ( s'habiller) to wrap up; ( d'un chapeau) to put on a hat; tu ne te couvres pas assez you don't wrap up well enough; elle se couvrit les épaules d'un châle noir she covered her shoulders with a black shawl; rester couvert to keep one's hat on;2 Météo [ciel] to become cloudy ou overcast; le temps se couvrira un peu cet après-midi it will cloud over in the afternoon;3 ( se remplir) se couvrir de (de plaques, boutons) to become covered with; au printemps la pelouse se couvre de fleurs in spring the lawn becomes a carpet of flowers; l'arbre se couvre de fleurs/feuilles the tree comes into bloom/leaf; son visage se couvrit de sueur/larmes sweat/tears poured down his/her face;4 ( se protéger) (de critiques, d'accusations) to cover oneself, to cover one's back; ( de coups) to protect oneself; tu ne te couvres pas assez ( à la boxe) your guard isn't good enough;5 Assur se couvrir contre to cover oneself against.[kuvrir] verbe transitif1. [d'une protection, d'une couche - meuble] to cover ; [ - livre, cahier] to cover, to put a dust cover onil avait couvert le mur de graffiti/posters he'd covered the wall with graffiti/posterscouvrir avec ou de [protéger] to cover withcouvrir quelqu'un de [lui donner en abondance]: couvrir quelqu'un de cadeaux/d'injures/de louanges/de reproches to shower somebody with gifts/insults/praise/reproachescouvrir quelqu'un de caresses/baisers to stroke/to kiss somebody all over2. [vêtir] to wrap ou to cover ou to muffle up (separable)[envelopper] to coverune mantille lui couvrait la tête her head was covered with a mantilla, a mantilla covered her head3. [dissimuler - erreur] to cover up (separable)[protéger - complice] to cover up for4. [voix] to drown (out)7. [compenser] to cover9. [parcourir] to cover11. [suj: émetteur, représentant] to cover13. FINANCE [emprunt] to underwrite————————[kuvrir] verbe intransitif————————se couvrir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)2. [mettre un chapeau] to put on one's hat4. [se garantir] to cover oneself————————se couvrir verbe pronominal intransitif————————se couvrir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse couvrir de fleurs/bourgeons/feuilles to come into bloom/bud/leafse couvrir de honte/gloire to cover oneself with shame/glory -
15 coprire
covererrore, suono cover up* * *coprire v.tr.1 to cover (up) (anche fig.): il divano era coperto con un telo bianco, the couch was covered with a white sheet; se copri la pentola l'acqua bollirà prima, if you cover the pot the water will boil more quickly; si coprì il volto con le mani e pianse, he covered his face with his hands and sobbed; la neve aveva coperto tutta la campagna, the countryside was covered with snow; Mark aveva le braccia coperte di lividi, Mark's arms were covered with bruises; l'edera copriva tutto il muro, the wall was entirely covered (o overgrown) with ivy; copri bene il bambino, wrap the baby up warmly; copriti le spalle!, cover your shoulders up // (cuc.): coprire una torta di panna, to top a cake with cream; faccio coprire la torta con glassa al cioccolato, I'll have the cake topped with chocolate icing // (med.) coprire un dente con una capsula, to cap a tooth // (edil.): coprire di piastrelle, to tile; coprire di moquette, to carpet; coprire d'intonaco, to plaster // coprire di baci, di ingiurie, to cover with kisses, with abuse; coprire di gentilezze, to overwhelm (o to shower) with kindness; coprire di gloria, di onore, to cover with glory, with honour2 ( occultare) to cover (up): grossi nuvoloni coprirono il sole, large dark clouds covered (up) the sun; puoi coprire lo strappo con una toppa, you can cover (up) the tear with a patch; è inutile che tu cerchi di coprire i suoi errori, it's pointless for you to try and cover up his mistakes; non cercare di coprirlo, don't try and cover up for him; la musica coprì le sue parole, the music drowned out (o covered) his words3 ( difendere) to cover: la nostra ritirata verrà coperta dall'artiglieria, the artillery will cover our retreat; copritemi ( alle spalle)!, cover me! // coprire il re, ( scacchi) to guard the king4 (comm.) ( far fronte) to meet*; ( garantire) to cover: la mia assicurazione mi copre da ogni rischio, my insurance covers me against all risks; coprire le spese, to meet (o cover) expenses6 ( occupare) to hold*; ( andare a occupare) to fill: copre da anni quella carica, he has been holding that office for years; chi copre la cattedra di inglese?, who holds the chair of English?; chi coprirà il posto rimasto vacante?, who will fill the vacancy?7 ( distanza) to cover, to do*: il vincitore ha coperto la distanza in un'ora, the winner covered (o did) the distance in an hour◘ coprirsi v.rifl.1 to cover oneself (up): copriti bene perché fa un gran freddo, cover yourself up (o wrap yourself up) warmly because it's very cold; pensi sia necessario coprire?, do you think we ought to wear something warm? // coprire di gloria, di onore, to cover oneself with glory, with honour; coprire di vergogna, to bring shame upon oneself // coprire di debiti, to get deep into debt2 (comm.) ( garantirsi) to cover oneself: voglio coprirmi da ogni rischio, I want to cover (o insure) myself against all risks3 (sport) to guard; to be* on one's guard◆ v.intr.pron.1 to be* covered; to get* covered: in primavera i campi si coprono di fiori, in spring the fields are covered with flowers; l'inferriata si è coperta di ruggine, the railings have got covered with rust; nel riordinare mi sono tutto coperto di polvere, I got all covered with dust while tidying up; si è tutto coperto di vesciche, he got covered all over with blisters // coprire di squame, to scale2 ( rannuvolarsi) to become* overcast.* * *1. [ko'prire]vb irreg vt(gen) to cover, (occupare: carica, posto) to hold, (persona: proteggere: anche), fig to cover, shield, (fig : suono) to drown, (segreto, sentimenti) to concealcoprire di o con — (gen) to cover with
era coperto di lividi — he was bruised all over o covered in bruises
coprire qn di insulti/di doni — to shower insults/gifts on sb
coprire (le spalle a) qn — (in una sparatoria) to cover sb
coprire un rischio Econ, Assicurazione — to cover a risk
2. vr (coprirsi)(persona) to wrap (o.s.) up, Assicurazionecoprirsi contro — to insure o.s. against
coprirsi di gloria/di ridicolo — to cover o.s. with glory/with ridicule
3. vip (coprirsi)(cielo) to cloud overcoprirsi di — (muffa, macchie) to be covered in* * *[ko'prire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (ricoprire) to cover [oggetto, ferito] ( con with)2) (chiudere) to cover, to put* the lid on [ pentola]3) (avvolgere) [nebbia, neve, strato] to cover, to envelop [città, superficie]4) (nascondere alla vista) to hide*, to cover upcoprire la vista a qcn. — to block sb.'s view
coprire qcn. di — to shower sb. with, to shower [sth.] on sb. [doni, complimenti]; to cover sb. with [ baci]
6) (contro il freddo) (con abiti) to wrap [sb.] up; (a letto) to cover [sb.] up7) (essere più forte di) to cover [suono, odore]8) (proteggere) (nascondendo la verità) to cover up for [amico, collega]; mil. sport to cover [soldato, zona del campo]coprire le spalle a qcn. — to cover sb.'s back
9) (occupare, esercitare) to hold*, to fill [ carica]10) (percorrere) [corridore, veicolo] to cover [ distanza]12) econ. [ somma] to cover [spese, costi]2.verbo pronominale coprirsi1) (vestirsi) to wrap up, to cover oneself up2) meteor. [ cielo] to become* cloudy, overcast, to cloud over3) (riempirsi)4) econ.* * *coprire/ko'prire/ [91]1 (ricoprire) to cover [oggetto, ferito] ( con with)2 (chiudere) to cover, to put* the lid on [ pentola]3 (avvolgere) [nebbia, neve, strato] to cover, to envelop [città, superficie]4 (nascondere alla vista) to hide*, to cover up; coprire la vista a qcn. to block sb.'s view5 (dare in grande quantità) coprire qcn. di to shower sb. with, to shower [sth.] on sb. [doni, complimenti]; to cover sb. with [ baci]6 (contro il freddo) (con abiti) to wrap [sb.] up; (a letto) to cover [sb.] up7 (essere più forte di) to cover [suono, odore]8 (proteggere) (nascondendo la verità) to cover up for [amico, collega]; mil. sport to cover [soldato, zona del campo]; coprire le spalle a qcn. to cover sb.'s back9 (occupare, esercitare) to hold*, to fill [ carica]10 (percorrere) [corridore, veicolo] to cover [ distanza]12 econ. [ somma] to cover [spese, costi]II coprirsi verbo pronominale1 (vestirsi) to wrap up, to cover oneself up2 meteor. [ cielo] to become* cloudy, overcast, to cloud over4 econ. - rsi contro to cover oneself against. -
16 rain
1. [reın] n1. 1) дождьcontinuous /quiet, steady, widespread/ rain - обложной дождь
drizzling rain - изморось, моросящий дождь
pouring /pelting, driving, torrential/ rain - ливень, проливной дождь
radioactive rain - радиоактивный дождь /-ые осадки/
it looks like rain - похоже, будет дождь
come in out of the rain! - входите же, не стойте под дождём!
2) (the rains) период (тропических) дождей2. обыкн. sing поток(и), ручьи3. кино «дождь», царапины на изношенных фильмах4. горн. капёж♢
right as rain - совершенно здоровый; в полном порядкеrain or shine - а) в любую погоду; we'll be there tomorrow rain or shine - мы прибудем завтра независимо от погоды; б) при всех условиях; что бы то ни было
2. [reın] vhe's always a good friend, rain or shine - при любых обстоятельствах он остаётся добрым другом
1. идти, литься ( о дожде)it rains, it is raining - идёт дождь
it rained very hard - был ливень, шёл проливной дождь
2. ( часто rain down)1) сыпать, осыпать; литьto rain blows [praises, kisses, compliments] upon smb. - осыпать кого-л. ударами [похвалами, поцелуями, комплиментами]
to rain down shells on the enemy - воен. обрушивать на противника ураганный огонь
her eyes rain tears - у неё ручьём льются /градом катятся/ слёзы
heaven rained manna - библ. с неба падала манна
I will rain bread from heaven - библ. я одождю вам хлеб с неба
2) сыпаться (градом); литься (потоками, ручьями); падать дождёмtears rained down her cheeks - по её щекам градом катились /ручьями лились/ слёзы
dust [sand, ashes] rained (down) upon us - нас осыпало /засыпало/ пылью [песком, пеплом]
invitations [gifts] are raining on us - нас засыпают приглашениями [подарками]
misfortunes have rained thick upon me - много несчастий свалилось на мою голову
3. разг. плакаться, жаловаться4. горн. капать♢
it rains cats and dogs /амер. pitchforks, darning-needles, chicken coops, hammer handles/ - ≅ дождь льёт как из ведраit never rains but it pours - посл. начался дождь - ожидай ливня; ≅ пришла беда - отворяй ворота
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17 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
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1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) ploha2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) toča3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) prha4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) prha2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) obsuti2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) prhati se•- showery- showerproof* * *I [šóuə]nounpokazovalec; razstavljalecII [šáuə]nounploha, naliv, pljusk; kratkotrajna toča; prha, tuširanje; figuratively obilje, dež, toča ( of bullets krogel), plaz (udarcev, daril, povabil itd.)in showers — na pretek, v veliki množini, kot dežshower party — družba, v katero vsak povabljenec prinese kako dariloto take a shower — (o)prhati se, tuširati se, iti pod prhoIII [šáuə]transitive verb & intransitive verbobliti, politi, obsuti; poškropiti; liti (o dežju); padati kot dež, deževatito shower down — (o solzah) teči, liti; deževati v potokih; deževati (o kroglah) -
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vi/t I.[vi] 1. kišiti, daždjeti, padati, lijevati; (o nebu) slati kišu 2. preneseno (o suzama) teći kotrljati se; [fig] padati dolaziti u gomilama, u hrpama, prašteći kišiti (upon na) II.[vt] 1. (o kiši) pustiti da padne, slati 2. [fig] (suze) liti, polijevati 3. (kamenje) bacati (upon na) / it #ed gift (kisses) = sipali su, padali su darovi (poljupci) it #s cats and dogs = lijeva (kiša) kao iz kabla; padaju sjekire; it never #s but it pours = nesreća ne dolazi nikad sama, jedno zlo niže se za drugim* * *
kiša
kišiti
padaline
padati
potok
sipati
tuÄa -
20 προσβολή
A application, e.g. of the touchstone, A. Ag. 391 (lyr., pl.); ἡ τῆς σικύας π. Arist.Rh. 1405b3;ἡ π. τῶν ὀμμάτων πρός τι Pl.Tht. 153e
; φίλιαι π. προσώπων, of kisses, E.Supp. 1138 (lyr.): abs., kiss, embrace, Id.Med. 1074; τῆς γλώττης προσβολαί, opp. συμβολαὶ τῶν χειλῶν, Arist.PA 660a6; ἄνευ προσβολῆς (sc. τῆς γλώττης ) pronounced without applying the tongue to the teeth, etc., Id.Po. 1456b26: metaph.,π. τῆς φαντασίας Stoic.2.33
: abs., of an act of intuition, Porph.Sent.43, Plot.2.9.1, 3.8.10, al.2 in an auction, document recording the knocking down of a lot to a purchaser, PEleph.23.17 (iii B.C.), PTeb.814.28 (iii B.C.).II (from intr. sense) falling upon, attack, assault (expld. by Hsch. as τῶν ἀθλητῶν ἡ συναφὴ καὶ κατοχή), π. Ἀχαιίς A.Th.28
;προσβολὴν ποιέεσθαι πέριξ τὸ τεῖχος Hdt.3.158
: pl., Id.4.128, Th.2.4, 5.61, X.HG 1.3.14, etc.; ;προσβολῆς γινομένης πρὸς τὸ τεῖχος Hdt.6.101
;τὰς π. ἀποκρούεσθαι Id.4.200
;προσβολαὶ ἱππέων Th.3.1
, cf. X.An.3.4.2; π. sudden attacks, opp. ξυσταδὸν μάχαι, Th.7.81; ἐκ προσβολῆς at the first assault, Philostr.Her.19.3; ἀντιφραττόμενοι ταῖς π. SIG780.19 (Epist.Augusti, i B.C.).2 generally, attack, visitation,προσβολαὶ Ἐρινύων A.Ch. 283
;μιασμάτοιν Id.Eu. 600
; (with allusion to the stench striking one's nose, cf.προσβάλλω 1.3
);προσβολαὶ κακαί E.El. 829
;ἐκ θεοῦ προσβολῆς ἐμηνάμην Id.Cret.9
;π. θεῖαι Antipho 3.3.8
;πυρὸς ἢ χειμῶνος προσβολῇ Pl.Lg. 865b
; attack, fit of disease, Dsc. 5.113;π. δεισιδαιμονίας Plu.2.43d
: but, beat of pulse, Ruf.Syn.Puls. 7.5.3 without hostile sense, impact of sound, βραδεῖα μὲν γὰρ ἐν λόγοισι π. μόλις δι' ὠτὸς ἔρχεται ῥυπωμένου, i.e. impressions through an old man's ears are slow, S.Fr. 858; contact,π. καὶ ἐπαφή Stoic.2.123
;τοῦ ἡλίου αἱ π. αἱ πρῶται Ael.NA14.23
.4 means of approaching, approach,παρέχειν π. καὶ ἐπαφήν Pl.Sph. 246a
; προσβολὰς ἀφράστους ἔχειν, of a place, Plu.Caes.53; π. ἔχειν τῆς Σικελίας to afford a means of entering Sicily, Th.4.1; ἡ τοῦ στομάχου π. Arist.HA 507b3; οὔσης.. τραχείας τῆς π. Plb.3.51.4; of ships, landing-place, harbour, place to touch at, ὁλκάδων π. Th.4.53; of a place, ἐν προσβολῇ εἶναι τῆς Σικελίας to be a port of call on the voyage to Sicily, Id.6.48; meeting-point, Pl.Ti. 36c.5 Rhet., in pl., approaches to a subject, ject, Philostr.VS1.9.1.III (from [voice] Pass.) that which is put upon a weapon or tool, iron point, D.C.38.49 (pl.), Phryn.PSp.100 B. (nisi leg. προβολή).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > προσβολή
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