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1 frugis

frux, frūgis, and more freq. in plur. frūges, um (also in nom. sing. frugis:
frugi rectus est natura frux, at secundum consuetudinem dicimus, ut haec avis, haec ovis, sic haec frugis,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 76 dub.), f. [from the root FRUG; v. fruor], fruits of the earth (that may be enjoyed), produce of the fields, pulse, legumes (whereas fructus denotes chiefly tree-fruit, and frumentum halm-fruit, grain), sometimes also, in gen., for fruits (grain, tree-fruit, etc.).
I.
Lit.
(α).
Plur.:
terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156:
fruges terrae,
id. Div. 1, 51, 116; id. de Sen. 2, 5; cf.:
nos fruges serimus, nos arbores,
id. N. D. 2, 60, 152:
ubertas frugum et fructuum,
id. ib. 3, 36, 86:
frugum fructuumque reliquorum perceptio,
id. Off. 2, 3, 12:
oleam frugesve ferre,
id. Rep. 3, 9:
neque foliis, neque oleo neque frumento neque frugibus usurum,
Dig. 7, 8, 12; cf. ib. 50, 16, 77: arbores frondescere... segetes largiri fruges, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 195 Vahl.): ut cum fruges [p. 787] Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; cf. Lucr. 2, 656:
inventis frugibus,
Cic. Or. 9, 31:
fruges in ea terra (Sicilia) primum repertas esse arbitrantur,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106:
cultus agrorum perceptioque frugum,
id. Rep. 2, 14: lentiscus triplici solita grandescere fetu, Ter fruges fundens, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 9, 15: arboreae, Cornif. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 55:
roburneae,
Col. 9, 1, 5:
(Gallorum gens) dulcedine frugum maximeque vini capta,
Liv. 5, 33, 2 al. — Poet.:
salsae fruges = mola salsa,
the sacrificial roasted barley-meal mixed with salt, Verg. A. 2, 133; 12, 173:
medicatae,
magic herbs, id. ib. 6, 420.—
(β).
Sing.: si jam data sit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 412 Vahl.; cf. ib. v. 318):
spicea frux, Aus. Monos. de Cibis, 4: (mensae) exstructae dapibus nec tostae frugis egentes,
Ov. M. 11, 121:
ut non omnem frugem neque arborem in omni agro reperire possis,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75:
fundit frugem spici ordine structam,
id. de Sen. 15, 51:
quercus et ilex multa fruge pecus juvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 10:
sit bona librorum et provisae frugis in annum Copia,
id. ib. 1, 18, 109.
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., like fructus, result, success, value (rare but class.):
quae virtutis maturitas et quantae fruges industriae sint futurae,
Cic. Cael. 31, 76:
illae sunt animi fruges,
Auct. Aetn. 273:
generare atque ad frugem aliquam perducere,
to some maturity, Quint. 6, 2, 3; cf.:
illud ingeniorum velut praecox genus non temere umquam pervenit ad frugem,
id. 1, 3, 3:
jam ego et ipsa frugem tuam periclitabor,
maturity of mind, ability, App. M. 6, p. 177, 13:
hominem nihili, neque rei neque frugis bonae,
Gell. 6, 11, 2; cf. B. 1. b infra. — Poet.: centuriae seniorum agitant expertia frugis, rail at what is crude, worthless (= poëmata nimis jocosa), Hor. A. P. 341: cultor enim juvenum purgatas inseris aures Fruge Cleanthea, with Cleanthian fruit, i. e. doctrine, Pers. 5, 64:
herus si tuus volet facere frugem, meum herum perdet,
i. e. to act with advantage, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 70.—
B.
In partic., of moral character.
1.
frugi (a dat. form, fit for food; frugi aptus, serviceable, chrêsimos, chrêstos; hence, transf.), as adj. indecl., useful, fit, proper, worthy, honest, discreet, virtuous, temperate, frugal (class.; for comp. and sup. the words frugalior and frugalissimus were used;
v. frugalis): frugi hominem dici non multum habet laudis in rege,
Cic. Deiot. 9, 26; cf. id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16 sq.:
qui (L. Piso) tanta virtute atque integritate fuit, ut... solus Frugi nominaretur. Quem cum in contionem Gracchus vocari juberet et viator quaereret, quem Pisonem, quod erant plures: Cogis me, inquit, dicere inimicum meum frugi,
id. Font. 13, 29; cf.:
loquitur ut Frugi ille Piso,
id. Fin. 2, 28, 90:
homines plane frugi ac sobrii,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67:
ego praeter alios meum virum fui rata Siccum, frugi, continentem (opp. madidum, nihili, incontinentem),
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 7:
hominis frugi et temperantis functus officium,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 19:
parcius hic vivit: frugi dicatur,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 49:
Antonius frugi factus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69:
(Penelope) tam frugi tamque pudica,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 77:
sum bonus et frugi,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 49:
quo sane populus numerabilis, utpote parvus, Et frugi castusque verecundusque coibat,
id. A. P. 207:
servus frugi atque integer,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47:
Davus, amicum mancipium domino et frugi,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 3:
liberti probi et frugi,
Plin. Pan. 88, 2:
quae (lena) frugi esse vult,
useful, serviceable, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 23; Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 59.—
(β).
Strengthened by the attributive bonae:
is probus est, quem paenitet, quam probus sit et frugi bonae: Qui ipsus sibi satis placet, nec probus est nec frugi bonae,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 39 and 40; id. As. 3, 3, 12; id. Poen. 4, 2, 23:
(Fabius Luscus) satis acutus et permodestus ac bonae frugi,
Cic. Att. 4, 8, 3.—
b.
Of inanim. and abstr. things: frugi severaque vita, honest, virtuous, Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
victus luxuriosus, an frugi, an sordidus, quaeritur,
frugal, temperate, Quint. 5, 10, 27; cf.:
atrium frugi nec tamen sordidum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4:
cena,
id. ib. 3, 1, 4; Juv. 3, 167:
jentacula,
Mart. 13, 31, 1.—
* 2.
Frux = homo frugi, worthy, honest: dictum factumque facit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 318 Vahl.). —
3.
Ad frugem or ad bonam frugem, in vulg. lang. (to turn or bring one's self) to moral worth, excellence, virtue:
equidem multos vidi et in hac civitate, qui totam adolescentiam voluptatibus dedissent, emersisse aliquando et se ad frugem bonam, ut dicitur, recepisse gravesque homines atque illustres fuisse,
have reformed, Cic. Cael. 12, 28:
multa ad bonam frugem ducentia in eo libro scripta sunt,
Gell. 13, 27, 2:
quin tu adolescentem, quem esse corruptum vides, restituis? quin ad frugem corrigis?
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 81; cf. id. Bacch. 4, 10, 10:
certum'st ad frugem applicare animum,
id. Trin. 2, 1, 34.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > frugis
2 frux

frux, frūgis, and more freq. in plur. frūges, um (also in nom. sing. frugis:
frugi rectus est natura frux, at secundum consuetudinem dicimus, ut haec avis, haec ovis, sic haec frugis,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 76 dub.), f. [from the root FRUG; v. fruor], fruits of the earth (that may be enjoyed), produce of the fields, pulse, legumes (whereas fructus denotes chiefly tree-fruit, and frumentum halm-fruit, grain), sometimes also, in gen., for fruits (grain, tree-fruit, etc.).
I.
Lit.
(α).
Plur.:
terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156:
fruges terrae,
id. Div. 1, 51, 116; id. de Sen. 2, 5; cf.:
nos fruges serimus, nos arbores,
id. N. D. 2, 60, 152:
ubertas frugum et fructuum,
id. ib. 3, 36, 86:
frugum fructuumque reliquorum perceptio,
id. Off. 2, 3, 12:
oleam frugesve ferre,
id. Rep. 3, 9:
neque foliis, neque oleo neque frumento neque frugibus usurum,
Dig. 7, 8, 12; cf. ib. 50, 16, 77: arbores frondescere... segetes largiri fruges, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 195 Vahl.): ut cum fruges [p. 787] Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; cf. Lucr. 2, 656:
inventis frugibus,
Cic. Or. 9, 31:
fruges in ea terra (Sicilia) primum repertas esse arbitrantur,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106:
cultus agrorum perceptioque frugum,
id. Rep. 2, 14: lentiscus triplici solita grandescere fetu, Ter fruges fundens, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 9, 15: arboreae, Cornif. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 55:
roburneae,
Col. 9, 1, 5:
(Gallorum gens) dulcedine frugum maximeque vini capta,
Liv. 5, 33, 2 al. — Poet.:
salsae fruges = mola salsa,
the sacrificial roasted barley-meal mixed with salt, Verg. A. 2, 133; 12, 173:
medicatae,
magic herbs, id. ib. 6, 420.—
(β).
Sing.: si jam data sit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 412 Vahl.; cf. ib. v. 318):
spicea frux, Aus. Monos. de Cibis, 4: (mensae) exstructae dapibus nec tostae frugis egentes,
Ov. M. 11, 121:
ut non omnem frugem neque arborem in omni agro reperire possis,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75:
fundit frugem spici ordine structam,
id. de Sen. 15, 51:
quercus et ilex multa fruge pecus juvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 10:
sit bona librorum et provisae frugis in annum Copia,
id. ib. 1, 18, 109.
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., like fructus, result, success, value (rare but class.):
quae virtutis maturitas et quantae fruges industriae sint futurae,
Cic. Cael. 31, 76:
illae sunt animi fruges,
Auct. Aetn. 273:
generare atque ad frugem aliquam perducere,
to some maturity, Quint. 6, 2, 3; cf.:
illud ingeniorum velut praecox genus non temere umquam pervenit ad frugem,
id. 1, 3, 3:
jam ego et ipsa frugem tuam periclitabor,
maturity of mind, ability, App. M. 6, p. 177, 13:
hominem nihili, neque rei neque frugis bonae,
Gell. 6, 11, 2; cf. B. 1. b infra. — Poet.: centuriae seniorum agitant expertia frugis, rail at what is crude, worthless (= poëmata nimis jocosa), Hor. A. P. 341: cultor enim juvenum purgatas inseris aures Fruge Cleanthea, with Cleanthian fruit, i. e. doctrine, Pers. 5, 64:
herus si tuus volet facere frugem, meum herum perdet,
i. e. to act with advantage, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 70.—
B.
In partic., of moral character.
1.
frugi (a dat. form, fit for food; frugi aptus, serviceable, chrêsimos, chrêstos; hence, transf.), as adj. indecl., useful, fit, proper, worthy, honest, discreet, virtuous, temperate, frugal (class.; for comp. and sup. the words frugalior and frugalissimus were used;
v. frugalis): frugi hominem dici non multum habet laudis in rege,
Cic. Deiot. 9, 26; cf. id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16 sq.:
qui (L. Piso) tanta virtute atque integritate fuit, ut... solus Frugi nominaretur. Quem cum in contionem Gracchus vocari juberet et viator quaereret, quem Pisonem, quod erant plures: Cogis me, inquit, dicere inimicum meum frugi,
id. Font. 13, 29; cf.:
loquitur ut Frugi ille Piso,
id. Fin. 2, 28, 90:
homines plane frugi ac sobrii,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67:
ego praeter alios meum virum fui rata Siccum, frugi, continentem (opp. madidum, nihili, incontinentem),
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 7:
hominis frugi et temperantis functus officium,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 19:
parcius hic vivit: frugi dicatur,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 49:
Antonius frugi factus est,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69:
(Penelope) tam frugi tamque pudica,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 77:
sum bonus et frugi,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 49:
quo sane populus numerabilis, utpote parvus, Et frugi castusque verecundusque coibat,
id. A. P. 207:
servus frugi atque integer,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47:
Davus, amicum mancipium domino et frugi,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 3:
liberti probi et frugi,
Plin. Pan. 88, 2:
quae (lena) frugi esse vult,
useful, serviceable, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 23; Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 59.—
(β).
Strengthened by the attributive bonae:
is probus est, quem paenitet, quam probus sit et frugi bonae: Qui ipsus sibi satis placet, nec probus est nec frugi bonae,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 39 and 40; id. As. 3, 3, 12; id. Poen. 4, 2, 23:
(Fabius Luscus) satis acutus et permodestus ac bonae frugi,
Cic. Att. 4, 8, 3.—
b.
Of inanim. and abstr. things: frugi severaque vita, honest, virtuous, Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
victus luxuriosus, an frugi, an sordidus, quaeritur,
frugal, temperate, Quint. 5, 10, 27; cf.:
atrium frugi nec tamen sordidum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4:
cena,
id. ib. 3, 1, 4; Juv. 3, 167:
jentacula,
Mart. 13, 31, 1.—
* 2.
Frux = homo frugi, worthy, honest: dictum factumque facit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 318 Vahl.). —
3.
Ad frugem or ad bonam frugem, in vulg. lang. (to turn or bring one's self) to moral worth, excellence, virtue:
equidem multos vidi et in hac civitate, qui totam adolescentiam voluptatibus dedissent, emersisse aliquando et se ad frugem bonam, ut dicitur, recepisse gravesque homines atque illustres fuisse,
have reformed, Cic. Cael. 12, 28:
multa ad bonam frugem ducentia in eo libro scripta sunt,
Gell. 13, 27, 2:
quin tu adolescentem, quem esse corruptum vides, restituis? quin ad frugem corrigis?
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 81; cf. id. Bacch. 4, 10, 10:
certum'st ad frugem applicare animum,
id. Trin. 2, 1, 34.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > frux
3 alcanzar

v.

1 to catch up with (igualarse con).

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!

Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.

2 to reach (llegar a).

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success

4 to hit.

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots

5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.

Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.

6 to have enough.

Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.

7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.

Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.

8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.

Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.

9 to reach up for, to get.

Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.

10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.

Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.

11 to be enough.

Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.

12 to fit.

Yo alcanzo I fit

13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.

María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.

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alcanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reach

■ no alcanzo el libro I can't reach the book

2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with

■ los alcanzamos en la esquina we'll catch up with them at the corner

3 (pasar) to pass, hand over

■ alcánzame el agua pass me some water

4 (entender) to understand, grasp

5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve

■ alcanzamos los objetivos we achieved the goals

6 (golpear) to hit

■ el tiro la alcanzó en el pie the shot hit her in the foot

7 (afectar) to affect

■ eso no nos alcanza it doesn't affect us

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)

■ eso no alcanza para todos that's not enough for all of us

2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed

■ no alcanzo a verlo I can't see it

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verb

1) to reach

2) catch up with

3) achieve, attain

4) suffice, be enough

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1. VT

1) [en carrera]

a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)

la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

están a punto de alcanzar al grupo de cabeza — they are about to catch (up with) the leading group

dentro de poco alcanzará a su padre en altura — he'll soon be as tall as his father

b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch

no nos alcanzarán nunca — they'll never catch us

2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

por fin alcanzaron la cima — they finally reached the summit

alcanzó las cajas con un palo — she reached the boxes with a stick

puede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h

alcanzó el rango de general — he reached the rank of general

la producción ha alcanzado las 20 toneladas — production has reached 20 tons

el libro ha alcanzado ya las seis ediciones — the book is already in its sixth edition

las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m

el termómetro llegó a alcanzar los cuarenta grados — temperatures rose as high as forty degrees

• alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

• alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

• no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieve

el acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks

las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved

• alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

alcanzar la paz — to achieve peace

4) (=afectar) to affect

el cambio nos alcanzará a todos — the change will affect us all

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

5) [bala] to hit

uno de los dos disparos alcanzó al presidente — the president was hit by one of the two shots

la lancha fue alcanzada por un obús — the launch was hit by a shell

6) esp LAm (=dar) to pass

alcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?

7) * (=entender) to grasp, understand

no alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught

2. VI

1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

no alcanzo — I can't reach

no alcanzaba al timbre — she couldn't reach (as far as) the doorbell

• hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

2)

• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

no alcancé a verlo — I didn't manage to see him

no alcanzo a ver cómo pudo suceder — I can't see how it can have happened

no alcanzo a comprender sus razones — I just can't understand her reasons

3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

• con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

el sueldo no me alcanza para nada — I can't make ends meet on my salary

¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

4) LAm (=ascender)

¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

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= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

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* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

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= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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alcanzar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up

¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)

2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up with

empecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already

¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!

B

1 ‹lugar› to reach, get to

los bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floor

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/train

lo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it

2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reach

el termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degrees

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height

algunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 meters

un libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidity

el aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kph

el proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 meters

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority

3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achieve

alcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in life

los resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellent

los acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmament

se pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesos

los candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standard

C (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb

¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?

D

1 «bala/misil» to hit

el número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles

2

(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes

■ alcanzar

vi

A

(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see

alcanzar A + INF to manage to + INF

no alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solution

algo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehend

B

(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go round

el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the month

no me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present in

con que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough

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alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive

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alcanzar

♦ vt

1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;

si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;

vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up

2. [llegar a] to reach;
[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;
alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;

los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;

alcanzar un precio alto [en subasta] to sell for o obtain a high price;

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;

su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3. [lograr] to obtain;

alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;

alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;

el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;

alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity

4. [entregar] to pass;

alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;

alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf

5. [golpear, dar] to hit;

el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;

el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning

6. [afectar] to affect;

la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;

la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought

♦ vi

1. [ser suficiente]
alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;

el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;

no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyone

2. [poder]
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

alcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;

no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;

no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean

3. [llegar]
está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;

hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;

hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember

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alcanzar

I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;

alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand at

II v/i

1 en altura reach

2 en cantidad be enough;

el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it

3

:

alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see

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alcanzar {21} vt

1) : to reach

2) : to catch up with

3) lograr: to achieve, to attain

alcanzar vi

1) dar: to suffice, to be enough

2)

alcanzar a : to manage to

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alcanzar vb

1. (en general) to reach

ya alcanza a la estantería she can reach the shelf now

2. (conseguir) to achieve

alcanzó su meta he achieved his goal

3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]

lo alcancé al final de la calle I caught him up at the end of the street

4. (bastar) to be enough

el pan no alcanza para todos there's not enough bread for everyone

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar
4 venir

venir [v(ə)niʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. impersonal verb

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1. <

   a. to come

• je viens ! I'm coming!

• je viens dans un instant I'll be there in a moment

• comment est-il venu ? -- en voiture how did he get here? -- by car

• le voisin est venu the man from next door came round

• il vient chez nous tous les jeudis he comes round to our house every Thursday

• il est venu vers moi he came up to me

► faire venir [+ médecin, plombier] to call

• tu nous as fait venir pour rien you got us to come for nothing

• il fait venir son vin de Provence he has his wine sent from Provence► venir (jusqu')à ( = atteindre) (vers le haut) to come up to ; (vers le bas) to come down to ; (en longueur, en superficie) to reach

• l'eau nous venait aux genoux the water came up to our knees► venir de to come from

• ils viennent de Paris (en voyage) they're coming from Paris ; (origine) they are from Paris

• d'où vient que... ? how is it that...?

• d'où vient cette hâte soudaine ? why the hurry all of a sudden?

• ça vient de ce que... it comes from the fact that...

   b. ( = arriver, survenir) to come

• la nuit vient vite night comes fast

• cela vient à point this has come just at the right moment

• les idées ne viennent pas I'm short of ideas

• une idée m'est venue I had an idea

• l'idée lui est venue de téléphoner he thought of phoning

• il ne sait pas encore nager, mais ça va venir he can't swim yet, but it'll come

• ça vient ? come on!

• alors ce dossier, ça vient ? so when's that file going to be ready?

• et ma bière ? -- ça vient ! where's my beer? -- it's coming!

   c. (dans le temps, dans une série) to come

• ça vient après it comes after

• le moment viendra où... the time will come when...

• le moment est venu d'agir the time has come to act

• la semaine qui vient the coming week

• samedi qui vient this Saturday

► à venir

• les années à venir the years to come

• nous le saurons dans les jours à venir we'll know in the next few days

   d. ( = pousser) cette plante vient bien dans un sol argileux this plant does well in a clayey soil

   e. (locutions)

► en venir à

• j'en viens maintenant à votre question I shall now come to your question

• venons-en au fait let's get to the point

• en venir aux mains to come to blows

• où voulez-vous en venir ? what are you getting at?

• j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder if...

• il en est venu à haïr ses parents he has got to the stage where he hates his parents

• comment les choses en sont-elles venues là ? how did things come to this?► y venir

• il faudra bien qu'il y vienne he'll just have to get used to it

• et le budget ? -- j'y viens and the budget? -- I'm coming to that

2. <

• je suis venu travailler I have come to work

• il va venir la voir he's going to come to see her

• viens voir ! come and see!

• viens m'aider come and help me

• après cela ne viens pas te plaindre ! and don't come complaining afterwards!

► venir de + infinitif to have just

• il vient d'arriver he has just arrived

• elle venait de m'appeler she had just called me► venir à + infinitif

• s'il venait à mourir if he were to die

• s'il venait à passer par là if he should happen to go that way

3. <

• il vient beaucoup d'enfants there are a lot of children coming

• il ne lui viendrait pas à l'idée que j'ai besoin d'aide it wouldn't occur to him that I might need help

• il m'est venu un doute I had a doubt

• il vient un moment où... the time comes when...

• s'il vient à pleuvoir if it should rain

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vəniʀ
1.

verbe auxiliaire

1) ( marque l'occurrence)

venir aggraver la situation — to make the situation worse

2) ( marque le mouvement)

le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds — the ball rolled up to my feet

3) ( marque le développement)

s'il venait à pleuvoir — if it should rain

s'il venait à l'apprendre — if he ever got to hear about it

il en vint à la détester — he came to hate her

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( dans l'espace) to come

je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser — I've come to apologize

il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi — lots of people come on Saturdays

allez, viens! — come on!

d'où viens-tu? — ( reproche) where have you been?

j'en viens — I've just been there

je viens de sa part — he/she sent me to see you

faire venir quelqu'un — ( demander) to send for somebody, to get somebody (colloq); ( en le convainquant) to get somebody to come; ( attirer) to attract somebody [client]

faire venir le médecin — to call the doctor

faire venir quelque chose — ( commander) to order something; ( par la poste) to send for something

faire venir ses chaussures d'Italie — to get one's shoes from Italy

plantes venues d'ailleurs — plants from far-off places

gens venus d'ailleurs — ( de l'étranger) foreigners; ( de l'extérieur) outsiders

le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit — the name escapes me

les mots ne venaient pas — he/she etc couldn't find the words

l'inspiration ne venait pas — inspiration failed him/her etc

l'idée lui vint que — the idea occurred to him/her that

ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit — it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me

il lui est venu une idée bizarre — he/she had a weird idea

2) ( dans le temps)

il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent — you must take things as they come

ça vient, ça vient! — (colloq) it's coming!, it's on its way!

dans les jours à venir — in the next few days

le moment venu — ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came

la nuit va bientôt venir — it'll soon be dark

dans l'heure qui vient — within the hour

les difficultés à venir — future problems

je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) — I'd rather wait and see how things turn out

comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? — how did you come to take up teaching?

venir loin derrière — to trail a long way behind

il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué — I got to the point when I was too tired

3) ( marquant l'origine)

venir d'une famille protestante — to come from a Protestant family

cette bague me vient de ma tante — my aunt left me this ring

le succès du roman vient de son style — the novel's success is due to its style

ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas — it's all because they don't talk to each other

ça me vient naturellement or tout seul — that's just the way I am

4) ( dans une hiérarchie)

venir après/avant — to come after/before

5)

en venir à — to come to

j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe — I now come to your problem

en venir à abandonner ses études — to get to the point of dropping out of college

s'il faut en venir là — if it gets to that point, if it comes to that

il en était venu à la faire suivre — he even had her followed

venons-en à l'ordre du jour — let's get down to the agenda

où veut-il en venir (au juste)? — what's he driving at?

en venir aux mains or aux coups — to come to blows

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venir de + infinitif

venir verbe auxiliaire servant à former le passé immédiat: venir de faire = to have just done; elle vient (tout juste) de partir = she's (only) just left; il venait de se marier = he'd just got married; je viens de te le dire = I've just told you. Attention aux exceptions du genre vient de paraître = ( pour un livre) ‘new!’; = ( pour un disque) ‘new release’

venir + infinitif

La traduction de la construction dépend du temps: j'ai demandé au plombier de venir vérifier la chaudière = I asked the plumber to come and check the boiler; le plombier viendra vérifier la chaudière = the plumber will come and check the boiler; le plombier vient vérifier la chaudière aujourd'hui = the plumber is coming to check the boiler today; te rappelles-tu quel jour le plombier est venu vérifier la chaudière? = can you remember which day the plumber came to check the boiler?; il était venu vérifier la chaudière et il en a profité pour réparer le robinet de l'évier = he had come to check the boiler and took the opportunity to mend the tap on the sink; viens voir = come and see

Cependant, pour les activités sportives, on aura: elle a décidé de venir nager/faire du cheval = she has decided to come swimming/riding. On pourra aussi avoir: viens déjeuner = come for lunch, lunch étant un nom, ou encore: venez nous voir un de ces jours = come over ou round GB sometime

Exemples supplémentaires et exceptions sont présentés ci-dessous aussi bien pour venir verbe auxiliaire I, que pour venir verbe intransitif II

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v(ə)niʀ
1. vi

1) (provenance) to come

Il viendra demain. — He'll come tomorrow.

Il est venu nous voir. — He came to see us.

venir de — to come from

2)

faire venir [docteur, plombier] — to call, to call out

faire venir quelqu'un — to call somebody out

On a fait venir le médecin. — We called the doctor., We called the doctor out.

3) (pour exprimer le passé immédiat)

venir de faire — to have just done

Je viens d'y aller. — I've just been there.

Je viens de le voir. — I've just seen him.

Je viens de lui téléphoner. — I've just phoned him.

4) (autres locutions)

en venir à faire — to come to do

j'en viens à croire que — I'm coming to think that

il en est venu à mendier — he has been reduced to begging

où veux-tu en venir? — what are you getting at?, what are you driving at?

en venir aux mains — to come to blows

à venir; les années à venir — the years to come

les générations à venir — the generations to come

je te vois venir — I know what you're after, I can see where you're going

d'où vient que...? — how is it that...?

venir au monde — to come into the world

2. vb impers

1) (pour exprimer une éventualité)

s'il vient à...; s'il vient à pleuvoir — if it should rain, if it happens to rain

s'il venait à neiger — if it should snow, if it happens to snow

2)

il me vient...; Il me vient une idée. — An idea has just occurred to me.

Il m'est venu des soupçons. — I was beginning to be suspicious.

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venir ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: venir

A v aux

1 ( marque l'occurrence) venir aggraver la situation to make the situation worse; venir contribuer au chômage to push unemployment up;

2 ( marque le mouvement) le ballon est venu rouler sous mes pieds/atterrir○ dans notre jardin the ball rolled up to my feet/landed in our garden;

3 ( marque le développement) et si je venais à tomber malade? what if I should fall ill GB ou get sick US?; s'il venait à pleuvoir if it should rain; même s'il venait à changer d'avis even if he were to change his mind; s'il venait à l'apprendre if he ever got to hear about it; s'il venait à la quitter if he ever left her; quand il venait à sortir when he happened to go out; la maladie vint à s'aggraver the illness became more serious; il en vint à la détester he came to hate her.

B vi

1 ( dans l'espace) to come; viens quand tu veux come whenever you like; je viens or suis venu pour m'excuser I've come to apologize; il est venu (droit) sur moi he came straight up to me; tu peux toujours venir chez moi/dans mon bureau/à Londres/au Canada/en Irlande you can always come to my house/to my office/to London/to Canada/to Ireland; il vient beaucoup de gens le samedi lots of people come on Saturdays; la route vient jusqu'ici the road comes this far; l'eau leur venait aux genoux the water came up to their knees; venir de loin/de Hongkong to come from far away/from Hong Kong; allez, viens! come on!; d'où viens-tu? ( reproche) where have you been?; j'en viens I've just been there; il est venu quelqu'un pour toi ( encore là) someone's here to see you; ( reparti) someone came to see you; je viens de sa part he/she sent me to see you; faire venir qn ( demander) to send for sb, to get sb○; ( obtenir) to get sb to come; ( attirer) to attract sb; faire venir le plombier to send for the plumber, to get the plumber in; tu ne pourras jamais la faire venir you'll never get her to come; faire venir les clients to attract customers, to bring in the customers; faire venir le médecin to call the doctor; c'est le champagne qui le fait venir he comes for the champagne; pourquoi nous avoir fait venir si tôt? why did they get us to come here so early?; faire venir qch ( commander) to order sth; ( par la poste) to send for sth; faire venir son thé du Yunnan/ses chaussures d'Italie to get one's tea from Yunnan province/one's shoes from Italy; je suis venu ce soir vous parler du racisme I've come here tonight to talk to you about racism; plantes venues d'ailleurs plants from far-off places; produits venus d'ailleurs imported products; gens venus d'ailleurs ( étrangers) foreigners; ( des extérieurs) outsiders; le nom ne me vient pas à l'esprit the name escapes me; les mots ne venaient pas he/she etc couldn't find the words; l'inspiration ne venait pas inspiration failed him/her etc; ça m'est venu tout d'un coup ( une idée) it suddenly came to me; l'idée lui vint que the idea occurred to him/her that; ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit it never crossed my mind ou occurred to me; il ne m'est jamais venu à l'idée or l'esprit de te mentir/qu'il pourrait mentir it never occurred to me to lie to you/that he would lie; il lui est venu une idée bizarre he/she had a weird idea; un sourire lui vint aux lèvres, il lui vint un sourire aux lèvres he/she gave a smile;

2 ( dans le temps) il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent you must take things as they come; ça vient, ça vient○! it's coming!, it's on its way!; l'année qui vient the coming year; dans les années à venir in the years to come; dans les jours à venir in the next few days; le moment venu ( au futur) when the time comes; ( au passé) when the time came; quand le printemps viendra when spring comes; (il) viendra un jour où il le regrettera the day will come when ou there'll come a day when he'll regret it; la nuit va bientôt venir it'll soon be dark; le moment du départ est venu it's time to leave; dans l'heure qui vient within the hour; les difficultés à venir future problems; attends, ça va venir wait, it's coming; je préfère laisser or voir venir (les choses) I'd rather wait and see how things turn out; alors, ça vient○?, ça vient oui ou non○? ( une réponse) am I ever going to get an answer○?; ( une personne) are you ever coming?; comment êtes-vous venu à l'enseignement? how did you come to take up teaching?; venir en troisième position to come third; venir loin derrière to trail a long way behind; venir ensuite to follow, to come next; il est venu un moment où j'étais trop fatigué I got to the point when I was too tired;

3 ( marquant l'origine) venir d'une famille protestante to come from a Protestant family; venir du grec to come from the Greek; de quelle école vient-il? what school did he go to?; cette bague me vient de ma tante my aunt left me this ring; le succès du roman vient de son style the novel's success is due to its style; ça vient du fait que la situation a changé it stems from the fact that the situation has changed; ça vient de ce qu'ils ne se parlent pas it's all because they don't talk to each other; d'où vient qu'il ne comprend jamais? how is it that he never understands?, how come he never understands?; d'où vient que vous êtes triste? why are you sad?; de là vient qu'il est toujours angoissé hence his continual anxiety, that's why he's always anxious; ça me vient naturellement or tout seul that's just the way I am;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) venir après/avant to come after/before; la famille vient avant le reste the family comes before everything else;

5 en venir à to come to; j'en viens au problème qui vous préoccupe I now come to your problem; en venir à abandonner ses études to get to the point of dropping out; s'il faut en venir là if it gets to that point, if it comes to that; il en était venu à la faire suivre/vouloir se suicider he even had her followed/considered suicide; comment a-t-elle pu en venir à de telles extrémités? how could she have resorted to such desperate measures?; ils y viendront d'eux-mêmes ( à une idée) they'll come round of their own accord; venons-en à l'ordre du jour let's get down to the agenda; où veut-il en venir (au juste)? what's he driving at?; en venir aux mains to come to blows; ils en sont venus aux coups they came to blows.

[vənir] verbe auxiliaire

1. [se rendre quelque part pour] to come and ou to

Roger viendra me chercher Roger will come and collect me

je suis venu m'excuser I've come to apologize

venez manger! dinner's ready!

venir voir quelqu'un to come and see ou to visit somebody, to visit with somebody (US)

venir voir quelque chose to come and see something

(à valeur d'insistance)

tu l'as bien cherché, alors ne viens pas te plaindre! you asked for it, so now don't come moaning to me about it!

qu'est-ce que tu viens nous raconter ou chanter là? (familier) what on earth are you on about (UK) ou talking about?

2. [avoir fini de]

venir de: venir de faire quelque chose to have just done something

je viens de l'avoir au téléphone I was on the phone to her just a few minutes ou a short while ago

3. (soutenu)

venir à [exprime un hasard] to happen to

si les vivres venaient à manquer should food supplies run out, if food supplies were to run out

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[vənir] verbe intransitif

A.[AVEC IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT]

1. [se déplacer, se rendre] to come

viens plus près come closer

ils sont venus nombreux they came in droves

il est reparti ou il s'en est allé comme il était venu

a. (sens propre) he left just as he had come

b. [il est mort] he died without having made his mark

comment êtes-vous venus? how did you get here?

je l'ai rencontrée en venant ici I met her on my way here

viens au lit come to bed

alors, tu viens? are you coming?

on va au restaurant, tu viens avec nous? we're off to the restaurant, are you coming with us ou along?

venir de: d'où viens-tu? where have you been?

je viens de Paris et je repars à New York I've just been in Paris and now I'm off to New York

venir sur [prédateur, véhicule] to move in on, to bear down upon

la moto venait droit sur nous the motorbike was heading straight for us

venir vers quelqu'un [s'approcher] to come up to ou towards somebody

venir à quelqu'un

a. [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to come to somebody

b. [atteindre quelqu'un] to reach somebody

2. [emmener, appeler]

faire venir

a. [médecin, police, réparateur] to send for, to call

b. [parasites, touristes] to attract

faire venir une personne chez soi to have somebody come round

faites venir le prévenu chez le juge bring the accused to the judge's office

je fais venir mon foie gras directement du Périgord I have my foie gras sent straight from Périgord

faire venir les larmes aux yeux de quelqu'un to bring tears to somebody's eyes

B.[SANS IDÉE DE MOUVEMENT] [distance]

venir à ou jusqu'à

a. [vers le haut] to come up to, to reach (up to)

b. [vers le bas] to come down to, to reach (down to)

c. [en largeur, en longueur] to come out to, to stretch to, to reach

C.[SURGIR, SE MANIFESTER]

1. [arriver - moment, saison] to come

le moment est venu de the time has come to

quand vient l'hiver when winter comes

l'aube vint enfin dawn broke at last

voici venir la nuit it's nearly night ou nighttime

puis il vient un âge/moment où... then comes an age/a time when...

ça va venir: je ne suis jamais tombé amoureux — non, mais ça va venir! I've never fallen in love — (no, but) you will one day!

alors, elle vient cette bière? am I getting that beer or not?, how long do I have to wait for my beer?

alors, ça vient? hurry up!

ça vient, ça vient! alright, it's coming!

2. [apparaître - inspiration, idée, boutons] to come

la prudence vient avec l'âge wisdom comes with age

prendre la vie comme elle vient ou les choses comme elles viennent ou les événements comme ils viennent to take things in one's stride ou as they come, to take life as it comes

venir à quelqu'un: l'envie m'est soudain venue d'aller me baigner I suddenly felt like going swimming ou fancied a swim

une idée géniale m'était venue a great idea had dawned on me

les mots semblaient lui venir si facilement! her words seemed to flow so effortlessly!

les mots ne me venaient pas I was at a loss for words, I couldn't find the words

des rougeurs me sont venues sur tout le corps I came out in red blotches all over

venir à l'esprit de quelqu'un ou à l'idée de quelqu'un to come to ou to dawn on somebody

rien ne lui venait à l'esprit ou l'idée her mind was a blank

3. [dans une chronologie, un ordre, une hiérarchie] to come

le mois/l'année/la décennie qui vient the coming month/year/decade

le trimestre qui vient next term

venir après: fais tes devoirs, la télé viendra après do your homework, we'll see about TV later on

dans ce jeu, l'as vient après le valet in this game, the ace is worth less than the jack

4. [se développer] to come along ou up (well), to do well

venir à fruit to (go into) fruit

venir à maturité to reach maturity, to ripen

5. IMPRIMERIE & PHOTOGRAPHIE

venir bien/mal: les verts viennent bien sur la photo the green shades come out beautifully in the photograph

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[vənir] verbe impersonnel

1. [se déplacer]

il vient peu de touristes en hiver few tourists come in winter

2. [idée, réflexion]

il me/te etc. vient: il me vient une idée I've got an idea

il m'est venu à l'idée de faire I suddenly thought of doing, it dawned on me to do

il m'est venu une envie de tout casser I suddenly felt like smashing the place up

3. [exprime un hasard]

s'il venait à pleuvoir should it (happen to) rain

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venir à verbe plus préposition

1. [choisir] to come to

vous êtes venu tôt à la politique you started your political career early

2. [atteindre]

en venir à

a. [thème, problème] to come ou to turn to

b. [conclusion] to come to, to reach

c. [décision] to come to

en venir au fait ou à l'essentiel to come ou to go straight to the point

je sais certaines choses... — où veux-tu en venir? I know a thing or two... — what do you mean by that ou are you getting at ou are you driving at?

en venir aux mains ou coups to come to blows

en venir à faire

a. [finir par] to come to

b. [en dernière extrémité] to resort ou to be reduced to

j'en viens à me demander si... I'm beginning to wonder whether...

j'en viendrais presque à souhaiter sa mort I've reached the stage where I almost wish he were dead

si j'en suis venu à voler, c'est que... I resorted to stealing because...

y venir [dans une discussion]: et l'argent? — j'y viens what about the money? — I'm coming to that

y venir [s'y résoudre] to come round to it

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venir de verbe plus préposition

1. [être originaire de - suj: personne] to come from, to be from, to be a native of ; [ - suj: plante, fruit, animal] to come ou to be ou to originate from

une mode qui vient d'Espagne a fashion which comes from ou originated in Spain

le mot vient du latin the word comes ou derives from Latin

2. [provenir de - suj: marchandise] to originate from ; [ - suj: bruit, vent] to come from

ces images nous viennent de Tokyo these pictures come to you from Tokyo

3. [être issu de] to come from

venant d'elle, c'est presque un compliment coming from her it's almost a compliment

4. [être dû à - suj: problème] to come ou to stem from, to lie in ou with

le problème vient de la prise it's the plug

il y a une grosse erreur dans la comptabilité — ça ne vient pas de moi there's a big discrepancy in the books — it's got nothing to do with me

c'est de là que vient le mal/problème this is the root of the evil/problem

de là vient son indifférence hence her indifference, that's why she's indifferent

de là vient que: les travaux sont finis, de là vient que tout est calme the building work is over, hence the peace and quiet

d'où vient que: je dois terminer pour demain, d'où vient que je n'ai pas de temps à vous consacrer my deadline is tomorrow, that's why I can't give you any of my time

d'où vient que...? how is it that...?

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s'en venir verbe pronominal intransitif

(littéraire) to come

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à venir locution adjectivale

dans les jours/semaines/mois à venir in the days/weeks/months to come

les années à venir the coming years ou years to come

les générations à venir future ou coming generations

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > venir

5 О-184

В СВОЮ ОЧЕРЕДЬ (В СВОЙ ЧЕРЁДА) PrepP these forms only sent adv (often parenth) fixed WO
used to show that the action in question follows another action in series and is similar to that action in nature or effect

in one's (its) turn
in turn (in limited contexts) for one's part.
...Они (амёбы) почковались... с молниеносной быстротой. Они разваливались на части в луче, и каждая из частей в течение 2 секунд становилась новым и свежим организмом. Эти организмы в несколько мгновений достигали роста и зрелости лишь затем, чтобы в свою очередь тотчас же дать новое поколение (Булгаков 10)....The amoebas budded...with lightning speed. They sp lit apart within the ray, and two seconds later each part became a new, fresh organism. In a few instants, these organisms reached their full growth and maturity, merely to produce new generations in their turn (10a).

...Имел он в виду вот что: замолви у меньшевиков за меня словечко, а я, в свою очередь, прикушу язык, что ты сюда приезжал с военной тайной (Искандер 3). What he had in mind was this: Put in a word for me with the Mensheviks, and I in turn will hold my tongue about your coming here with a military secret (3a).

Ружьё есть ружьё, это не корыто, с ним расстаться он ни за какие пряники бы не смог. Настасья в свой черед не захотела оставить прялку (Распутин 4)....A gun's a gun and not a trough, and there was no way he could part with it. Nastasya for her part didn't want to leave her spinning distaff (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-184

6 в свой черед

• В СВОЮ ОЧЕРЕДЬ <B СВОЙ ЧЕРЕД obs>

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (often parenth); fixed WO]

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⇒ used to show that the action in question follows another action in series and is similar to that action in nature or effect:

- in one's < its> turn;

- in turn;

- [in limited contexts] for one's part.

     ♦...Они [амёбы] почковались... с молниеносной быстротой. Они разваливались на части в луче, и каждая из частей в течение 2 секунд становилась новым и свежим организмом. Эти организмы в несколько мгновений достигали роста и зрелости лишь затем, чтобы в свою очередь тотчас же дать новое поколение (Булгаков 10)....The amoebas budded...with lightning speed. They split apart within the ray, and two seconds later each part became a new, fresh organism. In a few instants, these organisms reached their full growth and maturity, merely to produce new generations in their turn (10a).

     ♦...Имел он в виду вот что: замолви у меньшевиков за меня словечко, а я, в свою очередь, прикушу язык, что ты сюда приезжал с военной тайной (Искандер 3). What he had in mind was this: Put in a word for me with the Mensheviks, and I in turn will hold my tongue about your coming here with a military secret (3a).

     ♦...Ружьё есть ружьё, это не корыто, с ним расстаться он ни за какие пряники бы не смог. Настасья в свой черед не захотела оставить прялку (Распутин 4)....A gun's a gun and not a trough, and there was no way he could part with it. Nastasya for her part didn't want to leave her spinning distaff (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в свой черед

7 в свою очередь

• В СВОЮ ОЧЕРЕДЬ <B СВОЙ ЧЕРЕД obs>

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (often parenth); fixed WO]

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⇒ used to show that the action in question follows another action in series and is similar to that action in nature or effect:

- in one's < its> turn;

- in turn;

- [in limited contexts] for one's part.

     ♦...Они [амёбы] почковались... с молниеносной быстротой. Они разваливались на части в луче, и каждая из частей в течение 2 секунд становилась новым и свежим организмом. Эти организмы в несколько мгновений достигали роста и зрелости лишь затем, чтобы в свою очередь тотчас же дать новое поколение (Булгаков 10)....The amoebas budded...with lightning speed. They split apart within the ray, and two seconds later each part became a new, fresh organism. In a few instants, these organisms reached their full growth and maturity, merely to produce new generations in their turn (10a).

     ♦...Имел он в виду вот что: замолви у меньшевиков за меня словечко, а я, в свою очередь, прикушу язык, что ты сюда приезжал с военной тайной (Искандер 3). What he had in mind was this: Put in a word for me with the Mensheviks, and I in turn will hold my tongue about your coming here with a military secret (3a).

     ♦...Ружьё есть ружьё, это не корыто, с ним расстаться он ни за какие пряники бы не смог. Настасья в свой черед не захотела оставить прялку (Распутин 4)....A gun's a gun and not a trough, and there was no way he could part with it. Nastasya for her part didn't want to leave her spinning distaff (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в свою очередь

8 Durchschnittskunde

Durchschnittskunde
average customer;
• Durchschnittskurs average price, market average, (Devisen) average rate;
• zu einem Durchschnittskurs weiterverkaufen to sell on a scale;
• Durchschnittslaufzeit equated period;
• Durchschnittsleistung mean efficiency (output), average performance;
• Durchschnittsleser general (ordinary) reader;
• Durchschnittslohn average wage, straight-time pay;
• Durchschnittsmenge average quantity;
• Durchschnittsmensch average mind, ordinary reasonable man;
• Durchschnittsnotierung average quotation;
• Durchschnittsprämie average premium;
• Durchschnittspreis normal value, (Milch) blended price;
• Durchschnittsproduktion average output, standard production;
• Durchschnittsproduktivität average productivity;
• Durchschnittsprognose median forecast;
• Durchschnittsprozentsatz average percentage;
• gute Durchschnittsqualität fair average (standard) quality;
• Durchschnittsqualität der geprüften Liefermengen average outgoing quality;
• Durchschnittsrechnung (Münzwesen) alligation medial;
• Durchschnittsrendite average yield;
• Durchschnittssaldenliste average book;
• Durchschnittssatz average rate;
• Durchschnittssteuersatz average rate, (Umsatzsteuer) composite rate;
• Durchschnittsstundenlohn average (straight-time) hourly earnings, common labo(u)r rate;
• Durchschnittsstundenverdienst average hourly earnings;
• Durchschnittssumme average sum;
• Durchschnittstagessaldo (Zinsberechnung) average daily balance;
• Durchschnittstemperatur mean temperature;
• Durchschnittstransportkosten average haul;
• Durchschnittsumsatz average turnover;
• Durchschnittsvaluta (Wertstellung) average value date;
• Durchschnittsverbrauch average consumption;
• Durchschnittsverbraucher average consumer;
• Durchschnittsverdienst average earnings (earned rate);
• Durchschnittsverfalltag average due date;
• Durchschnittsverfallzeit average [term of] maturity;
• Durchschnittsverkaufsauflage average net paid circulation;
• Durchschnittsverladegewicht average shipping weight;
• Durchschnittswachstum average growth;
• Durchschnittsware articles of average quality;
• Durchschnittswert average (mean, standard) value;
• Durchschnittszahl der Beträge ermitteln to average the amounts;
• Durchschnittszinsen average interest.

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9 verde

adj.

1 green.

verde botella bottle green

verde oliva olive (green)

verde esmeralda emerald (green)

poner verde a alguien (informal) to run somebody down

2 unripe, green (poco maduro) (fruit).

3 Green, green (ecologista).

4 blue, dirty (obsceno).

5 rookie, green.

6 bawdy, hot, ribald, crude.

m.

1 green (color).

2 foliage, green.

3 nerd, swot, excessively assiduous student, grind.

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verde

► adjetivo

1 (color) green

2 (fruta) unripe, green; (madera) unseasoned

3 figurado (persona) green, immature

4 familiar (chiste) blue, dirty

► nombre masculino

1 (color) green

2 (hierba) grass

3 PLÍTICA green

■ los verdes the Greens

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

poner verde a alguien familiar to call somebody every name under the sun

verde oliva olive green

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noun m. adj.

green

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1. ADJ

1) (color) green

- estar verde de envidia

- poner verde a algn

siempre ponen verde al jefe — they're always running down *o slagging off **the boss

me llamó y me puso verde por no haberla ayudado — she called me and gave me a piece of her mind for not helping her *

2) [árbol, planta] green; [fruta, verdura] green, unripe; [legumbres] green; [madera] unseasoned

3) [zona, espacio] green

faltan zonas verdes en esta ciudad — there are not enough green spaces in this city

4) *
[plan, proyecto]
el proyecto está muy verde — the project is at a very early stage

5) * (=sin experiencia) green *

está muy verde — *he's very green *, he doesn't know a thing

6) * [chiste, canción] smutty *, blue *, dirty

viejo verde — dirty old man *

7) (Pol) Green

2. SM

1) (=color) green

verde botella — bottle green

verde esmeralda — emerald green

verde lima — lime green

verde manzana — apple green

verde oliva — olive green

verde pistacho — pistachio green

2) (=hierba) grass; (=follaje) foliage, greenery; (=forraje) green fodder

sentarse en el verde — to sit on the grass

segar la hierba en verde — to cut the grass while it is still green

3) *
(=billete) [de mil pesetas] 1,000-peseta note; [de un dólar] dollar bill, buck (EEUU) *, greenback (EEUU) *
4)

- darse un verde de algo

5) ( Cono Sur) (=mate) maté

6) ( Cono Sur) (=pasto) grass, pasture

7) ( Cono Sur) (=ensalada) salad

8) (And) (=plátano) plantain

9) (Caribe, Méx) (=campo) country, countryside

10) (Caribe)
* (=policía) cop *
3.

SMF (Pol) Green

los Verdes — the Greens, the Green Party

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I
adjetivo

1) <color/ojos/vestido> green

zapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes

ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes

estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy

2) < fruta> green, unripe; < leña> green

estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)

está verde en historia — he doesn't know the first thing about history (colloq)

el plan todavía está verde — the plan is still in its very early stages

3) (Pol) Green

4) (fam) < chiste> dirty, blue (colloq); viejo II 1)
II
masculino

1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery

- verde botella

- verde esmeralda

- verde oliva

- verde perico

2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green

los verdes — the Greens

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I
adjetivo

1) <color/ojos/vestido> green

zapatos verde claro/oscuro — light/dark green shoes

ojos verde azulado — bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes

estar verde de envidia — (CS) to be green with envy

2) < fruta> green, unripe; < leña> green

estar verde — (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq); ( en una asignatura)

está verde en historia — he doesn't know the first thing about history (colloq)

el plan todavía está verde — the plan is still in its very early stages

3) (Pol) Green

4) (fam) < chiste> dirty, blue (colloq); viejo II 1)
II
masculino

1) ( color) green; (Bot) greenery

- verde botella

- verde esmeralda

- verde oliva

- verde perico

2) verde masculino y femenino (Pol) Green

los verdes — the Greens

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verde¹

¹ = green [greener -comp., greenest -sup.], unripe, underripe, unripened.

Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour ( green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

Ex: Unripe seeds do not have all the things they need to grow.

Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.

Ex: To ripen tomatoes, add a whole lime to unripened tomatoes in a paper bag and store at room temperature for a few days.

* alerta verde = green alert.

* Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.

* color verde = green.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* fruta verde = unripe fruit.

* Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.

* judía verde = green bean, runner bean, French bean.

* libro verde = green paper.

* manzana verde = green apple.

* menta verde = spearmint.

* poner verde = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbish.

* República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde.

* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands.

* té verde = green tea.

* verde aceituna = olive green.

* verde botella = bottle green.

* verde chillón = parrot green.

* verde esmeralda = emerald green.

* verde loro = parrot green.

* verde manzana = apple green.

* verde mar = sea green.

* verde marino = sea green.

* verde oliva = olive green.

* verde pistacho = pistachio green.

* verdes, los = green, the.

* verde turquesa = turquoise green.

* zona verde = grassy area.

verde²

² = bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], ribald.

Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.

Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

* viejo verde = dirty old man.

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verde¹

adjective

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 ‹color/ojos/vestido› green

ponerse verde de envidia to turn o ( BrE) go green with envy

el semáforo estaba (en) verde the traffic light was green

estar verde de envidia (CS); to be green with envy

poner verde a algn ( Esp fam) (hablando con algn) to call sb all the names under the sun, to give sb a dressing down; (hablando de algn) to say nasty things about sb, run sb down ( colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)

2 (modificado por otro adj: inv) green

zapatos verde claro/fuerte/oscuro light/bright/dark green shoes

ojos verde azulado bluish o ( BrE) bluey green eyes

B

1 ‹fruta› green, unripe

estar verde ( fam) (no tener experiencia) to be inexperienced o ( colloq) green

(en una asignatura): está verde en historia he doesn't know the first thing about history ( colloq), he doesn't have have a clue o have the first idea about history ( colloq)

el plan todavía está verde the plan is still in its very early stages

2 ‹leña› green

C ( Pol) ‹partido/movimiento› Green

D ( fam); ‹chiste› dirty, blue ( colloq) viejo² (↑ viejo (2))

verde²

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (color) green

B (hierbas) greenery

C ( Pol) Green

los verdes the Greens

D ( fam) (billete — de un dólar) greenback ( AmE colloq), dollar bill; ( obs Esp) (— de mil pesetas) 1,000 peseta note

Compuestos:

● verde agua

A masculine watery green

B adj inv watery-green

● verde botella

A masculine bottle green

B adj inv bottle-green

● verde esmeralda

A masculine emerald green

B adj inv emerald-green, emerald

● verde hoja

A masculine leaf green

B adj inv leaf-green

● verde manzana

A masculine apple green

B adj inv apple-green

● verde musgo

A masculine moss green

B adj inv moss-green

● verde oliva

A masculine olive green

B adj inv olive-green

● verde perico (Col, Ven)

A masculine bright green

B adj inv bright-green

● verde turquesa

A masculine turquoise green

B adj inv turquoise-green

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verde adjetivo <s3 num="1" st="s"> ‹color/ojos/vestido› green;
◊ zapatos verde oliva olive-green shoes;

ojos verde azulado bluish o (BrE) bluey green eyes
2 ‹ fruta› green, unripe;
‹ leña› green;
◊ estar verde (fam) ( no tener experiencia) to be green (colloq);

( en una asignatura):
◊ está verde en historia he doesn't know much about history (colloq)

3 (Pol) Green
4 (fam) ‹ chiste› dirty, blue (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino ( color) green;
(Bot) greenery
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Pol) Green;
◊ los verdes the Greens</s3>

verde
I sustantivo masculino
1 (color) green
verde esmeralda, emerald
II sustantivo masculino y femenino Pol los Verdes, the Greens
III adjetivo
1 (de ese color) green
verdes campos, green fields
2 (fruto inmaduro) unripe, green
3 Pol (ideología, partido) green
4 familiar estar verde, (tener poca experiencia) to be green
(estar en fase primeriza) su tesis está verde, his thesis is in its early stages
5 fam (impúdico) dirty
pey viejo verde, dirty old man
♦ Locuciones: familiar poner verde a alguien, to call sb every name under the sun

' verde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- chiste
- entre
- esmeralda
- judía
- luz
- metalizada
- metalizado
- oliva
- parque
- pimiento
- semáforo
- tapete
- tono
- tuya
- tuyo
- una
- uno
- venir
- zona
- cebolleta
- cinturón
- claro
- de
- intermedio
- ir
- limón
- poroto
- vestir
- viejo
English:
bean
- blue
- bottle-green
- coarse
- colour
- come
- dirty
- French bean
- go-ahead
- green
- green bean
- green pepper
- green salad
- light
- nod
- olive green
- pepper
- raunchy
- runner bean
- slag off
- smutty
- trash
- unripe
- all
- buck
- dirty old man
- emerald
- go
- hedge
- hedgerow
- immature
- jade
- lime
- marrow
- mint
- raw
- runner
- spear

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verde

♦ adj

1. [de color] green;

Comp
Fam
poner verde a alguien [por la espalda] to run sb down, Br to slag sb off, US to dump on sb;
[delante] to tear into sb, to tear sb to pieces;
Comp
RP Fam
estar verde de envidia to be green with envy

2. [poco maduro] [fruta] unripe, green;
Fam [persona] green, wet behind the ears;
el proyecto está aún verde the project is still very much in its early stages

3. [ecologista] Green, green

4. [obsceno] blue, dirty

5. Esp Fam Antes
billete verde = 1,000 peseta note

♦ nm
[color] green;
el verde es mi color favorito green is my favourite colour;

cruzar con el semáforo en verde to cross when the lights are green

Comp
verde agua pale blue-green;
verde botella bottle green;
RP verde cotorra bright green;
verde esmeralda emerald green;

verde lima lime green;

verde manzana apple green;

verde mar sea green;

verde musgo moss green;

verde oliva olive (green)

♦ nmpl

los Verdes [partido] the Greens

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verde

I adj

1 green;

poner verde a alguien fam criticize s.o.

2 fruta unripe

3 fam

chiste blue, dirty;

viejo verde dirty old man

II m

1 green;

verde botella/oliva bottle/olive green

2

:

los verdes POL the Greens

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verde adj

1) : green (in color)

2) : green, unripe

3) : inexperienced, green

4) : dirty, risqué

verde nm

: green

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verde¹ adj

1. (en general) green

las lechugas son verdes lettuces are green

2. (no maduro) not ripe

no comas este melocotón, está verde don't eat this peach, it's not ripe

3. (obsceno) dirty [comp. dirtier; superl. dirtiest]

un chiste verde a dirty joke

verde² n green

los verdes the Greens

Spanish-English dictionary > verde

10 स्व _sva

स्व pron. a.

1 One's own, belonging to oneself, often serving as a reflexive pronoun; स्वनियोगमशून्यं कुरु Ś.2; प्रजाः प्रजाः स्वा इव तन्त्रयित्वा 5.5; oft. in comp. in this sense; स्वपुत्र, स्वकलत्र, स्वद्रव्य.

-2 Innate, natural, inherent, peculiar, inborn; सूर्यापाये न खलु कमलं पुष्यति स्वामभिख्याम् Me.82; Ś.1.19; स तस्य स्वो भावः प्रकृतिनियतत्वादकृतकः U. 6.14.

-3 Belonging to one's own caste or tribe; शूद्रैव भार्या शूद्रस्य सा च स्वा च विशः स्मृते Ms.3.13;5.14.

-स्वः 1 One's own self.

-2 A relative, kinsman; एनं स्वा अभि- संविशन्ति भर्ता स्वानां श्रेष्ठः पुर एता भवति Bṛi. Up.1.3.18; (दौर्गत्यं) येन स्वैरपि मन्यन्ते जीवन्तो$पि मृता इव Pt.2.1; Ms. 2.19.

-3 The soul.

-4 N. of Viṣṇu.

-स्वा A woman of one's own caste.

-स्वः, -स्वम् 1 Wealth, property; as in निःस्व q. v.

-2 (In alg.) The plus or affirmative quantity; cf. धनः; स्वशब्दो$यमात्मीयधनज्ञातीनां प्रत्येकं वाचको न समुदायस्य ŚB. on MS.6.7.2. The Ego.

-4 Nature (स्वभावः); वृत्तिर्भूतानि भूतानां चराणामचराणि च । कृता स्वेन नृणां तत्र कामाच्चोदनयापि वा ॥ Bhāg.12.7.13.

-Comp. -अक्षपादः a follower of the Nyāya system of philosophy.

-अक्षरम् one's own hand-writing.

-अधिकारः one's own duty or sway; स्वाधिकारात् प्रमत्तः Me.1; स्वाधिकारभूमौ Ś.7.

-अधिपत्यम् one's own supremacy, sovereignty.

-अधि- ष्ठानम् one of the six Chakras or mystical circles of the body.

-अधीन a.

1 dependent on oneself, self-dependent.

-2 independent.

-3 one's own subject.

-4 in one's own power; स्वाधीना वचनीयतापि हि वरं बद्धो न सेवाञ्जलिः Mk.3. 11. ˚कुशल a. having prosperity in one's own power; स्वाधीनकुशलाः सिद्धिमन्तः Ś.4. ˚ पतिका, ˚भर्तृका a woman who has full control over her husband, one whose husband is subject to her; अथ सा निर्गताबाधा राधा स्वाधीनभर्तृका । निजगाद रतिक्लान्तं कान्तं मण्डनवाञ्छया Gīt.12; see S. D.112. et seq.

-अध्यायः 1 self-recitation, muttering to oneself.

-2 study of the Vedas, sacred study, perusal of sacred books; स्वाध्यायेनार्चयेदृषीन् Ms.3.81; Bg.16.1; T. Up.1.9.1.

-3 the Veda itself.

-4 a day on which sacred study is enjoined to be resumed after suspension. ˚अर्थिन् m. a student who tries to secure his own livelihood during his course of holy study; Ms.11.1.

-अध्यायिन् m.

1 a student of the Vedas.

-2 a tradesman.

-अनुभवः, अनुभूतिः f.

1 self-experience.

-2 self-knowledge; स्वानुभूत्येकसाराय नमः शान्ताय तेजसे Bh.2.1. अनुभावः love for property.

-अनुरूप a.

1 natural, inborn.

-2 worthy of oneself.

-अन्तम् 1 the mind; मम स्वान्तध्वान्तं तिरयतु नवीनो जलधरः Bv.4.5; Mv.7.17.

-2 a cavern.

-3 one's own death, end.

-अर्जित a. self-acquired.

-अर्थ a.

1 self-interested.

-2 having its own or true meaning.

-3 having one's own object or aim.

-4 pleonastic.

(-र्थः) 1 one's own interest, self-interest; सर्वः स्वार्थं समीहते Śi.2.65; स्वार्थात्सतां गुरुतरा प्रणयिक्रियैव V. 4.15.

-2 own or inherent meaning; स्वार्थे णिच्, स्वार्थे कप्रत्ययः &c.; परार्थव्यासङ्गादुपजहदथ स्वार्थपरताम् Bv.1.79 (where both senses are intended).

-3 = पुरुषार्थः q. v.; Bhāg.12.2.6. ˚अनुमानम् inference for oneself, a kind of inductive reasoning, one of the two main kinds of अनुमान, the other being परार्थानुमान. ˚पण्डित a.

1 clever in one's own affairs.

-2 expert in attending to one's own interests. ˚पर, ˚परायण a. intent on securing one's own interests, selfish; परार्थानुष्ठाने जडयति नृपं स्वार्थपरता Mu.3.4. ˚विघातः frustration of one's object. ˚सिद्धिः f. fulfilment of one's own object.

-आनन्दः delight in one's self.

-आयत्त a. subject to, or dependent upon, oneself; स्वायत्तमेकान्तगुणं विधात्रा विनिर्मितं छादनमज्ञतायाः Bh. 2.7.

-आरब्ध, -आरम्भक a. self-undertaken.

- आहत a. coined by one's self.

-इच्छा self-will, own inclination. ˚आचारः acting as one likes; self-will. ˚मृत्युः an epithet of Bhīṣma.

-उत्थ a. innate.

-उदयः the rising of a sign or heavenly body at any particular place.

-उपधिः a fixed star.

-कम्पनः air, wind.

-कर्मन् one's own duty (स्वधर्म); स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु Bg.18. 45.

-कर्मस्थ a. minding one's own duty; अधीयीरंस्त्रयो वर्णाः स्वकर्मस्था द्विजातयः Ms.1.1.

-कर्मिन् a. selfish.

-कामिन् a. selfish.

-कार्यम् one's own business or interest.

-कुलक्षयः a fish.

-कृतम् a deed done by one's self.

-कृतंभुज् a. experiencing the results of former deeds (प्रारब्धकर्म); मा शोचतं महाभागावात्मजान् स्वकृतंभुजः Bhāg.1. 4.18.

-गतम् ind. to oneself, aside (in theatrical lang- uage).

-गृहः a kind of bird.

-गोचर a. subject to one's self; स्वगोचरे सत्यपि चित्तहारिणा Ki.8.13.

-चर a. self-moving.

-छन्द a.

1 self-willed, uncontrolled, wanton.

-2 spontaneous.

-3 wild. (

-न्दः) one's own will or choice, own fancy or pleasure, independence. (

-न्दम्) ind. at one's own will or pleasure, wantonly, volunta- rily; स्वच्छन्दं दलदरविन्द ते मरन्दं विन्दन्तो विदधतु गुञ्जितं मिलिन्दाः Bv.1.15.

-ज a.

1 self-born.

-2 natural (स्वाभाविक); आगता त्वामियं बुद्धिः स्वजा वैनायिकी च या Rām.2.112.16.

(-जः) 1 a son or child.

-2 sweat, perspiration.

-3 a viper. (

-जा) a daughter. (

-जम्) blood.

-जनः 1 a kinsman, relative; इतःप्रत्यादेशात् स्वजनमनुगन्तुं व्यवसिता Ś. 6.8; Pt.1.5.

-2 one's own people or kindred, one's household. ˚गन्धिन् a. distantly related to. (स्वजनायते Den. P. 'becomes or is treated as a relation'; Pt.1.5.)

-जातिः 1 one's own kind.

-2 one's own family or caste.

-ज्ञातिः a kinsman.

-ता personal regard or interest; अस्यां मे महती स्वता Svapna.1.7.

-तन्त्र a.

1 self-dependent, uncontrolled, independent, self-willed.

-2 of age, full-grown. (

-न्त्रम्) one's own (common group of) subsidiaries; जैमिनेः परतन्त्रापत्तेः स्वतन्त्रप्रतिषेधः स्यात् MS. 12.1.8. (

-न्त्रः) a blind man.

-दृश् a. seeing one's self; ईयते भगवानेभिः सगुणो निर्गुणः स्वदृक् Bhāg.3.32.36.

-देशः one's own country, native country. ˚जः, ˚बन्धुः a fellow countryman.

-धर्मः 1 one's own religion.

-2 one's own duty, the duties of one's own class; Ms.1.88,91; स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः Bg.3.35.

-3 peculiarity, one's own rights.

-निघ्न a. depending on or subservi- ent to oneself; (पुराणि च) निगृह्य निग्रहाभिज्ञो निन्ये नेता स्वनिघ्नताम् Śiva B.25.9.

-पक्षः 1 one's own side or party.

-2 a friend.

-3 one's own opinion.

-पणः one's own stake.

-परमण्डलम् one's own and an enemy's country.

-प्रकाश a.

1 self-evident.

-2 self-luminous.

-प्रतिष्ठ a. astringent.

-प्रधान a. independent.

-प्रयोगात् ind. by means of one's own efforts.

-बीजः the soul.

-भटः 1 one's own warrior.

-2 bodyguard.

-भावः 1 own state.

-2 an essential or inherent property, natu- ral constitution, innate or peculiar disposition, nature; स्वभावहेतुजा भावाः Mb.12.211.3; पौरुषं कारणं केचिदाहुः कर्मसु मानवाः । दैवमेके प्रशंसन्ति स्वभावमपरे जनाः ॥ 12.238.4; Bg.5.14; स्वभावो दुरतिक्रमः Subhāṣ.; so कुटिल˚, शुद्ध˚, मृदु˚, चपल˚, कठिन˚ &c. ˚आत्मक a. natural, inborn; स्वभावतः प्रवृत्तो यः प्राप्नोत्यर्थ न कारणात्। तत् स्वभावात्मकं विद्धि फलं पुरुष- सत्तम ॥ Mb.3.32.19. ˚उक्तिः f.

1 spontaneous declara- tion.

-2 (in Rhet.) a figure of speech which consists in describing a thing to the life, or with exact resem- blance; स्वभावोक्तिस्तु डिम्भादेः स्वक्रियारूपवर्णनम् K. P.1, or नानावस्थं पदार्थानां रूपं साक्षाद्विवृण्वती Kāv.2.8. ˚ज a. innate, natural. ˚भावः natural disposition. ˚वादः the doctrine that the universe was produced and is sustained by the natural and necessary action of substances according to their inherent properties, (and not by the agency of a Supreme Being). ˚सिद्ध a. natural, sponta- neous, inborn.

-भूः m.

1 an epithet of Brahman.

-2 of Śiva.

-3 of Viṣṇu. -f. one's own country, home.

-मनीषा own judgement.

-मनीषिका indifference.

-मात्रेण ind. by one's self.

-युतिः the line which joins the extremities of the perpendicular and diagonal.

-यूथ्यः a relation.

-योनि a. related on the mother's side. (-m., f.) own womb, one's own place of birth. (-f.) a sister or near female relative; रेतःसेकः स्वयोनीषु कुमारीष्वन्त्यजासु च (गुरुतल्पसमं विदुः) Ms.11.58.

-रसः 1 natural taste.

-2 proper taste or sentiment in com- position.

-3 a kind of astringent juice.

-4 the residue of oily substances (ground on a stone.)

-राज् a.

1 self-luminons; त्वमकरणः स्वराडखिलकारकशक्तिधरः Bhāg.1. 87.28.

-2 self-wise; Bhāg.1.1.1. -m.

1 the Supreme Being.

-2 one of the seven rays of the sun.

-3 N. of Brahmā; दिदृक्षुरागादृषिभिर्वृतः स्वराट् Bhāg.3.18.2.

-4 N. of Viṣṇ&u; हस्तौ च निरभिद्येतां बलं ताभ्यां ततः स्वराट् Bhāg.3. 26.59.

-5 a king with a revenue of 5 lacs to one crore Karṣas; ततस्तु कोटिपर्यन्तः स्वराट् सम्राट् ततः परम् Śukra.1. 185.

-राज्यम् 1 independent dominion or sovereignty.

-2 own kingdom.

-राष्ट्रम् own kingdom.

-रुचिः one's own pleasure.

-रूप a.

1 similar, like.

-2 handsome, pleasing, lovely.

-3 learned, wise.

(-पम्) 1 one's own form or shape, natural state or condition; तत्रान्यस्य कथं न भावि जगतो यस्मात् स्वरूपं हि तत् Pt.1.159.

-2 natural character or form, true constitution.

-3 nature.

-4 peculiar aim.

-5 kind, sort, species. ˚असिद्धि f. one of the three forms of fallacy called असिद्ध q. v.

-लक्षणम् a peculiar characteristic or property.

-लोकः 1 one's own form (आत्मरूप); व्यर्थो$पि नैवोपरमेत पुंसां मत्तः परावृत्तधियां स्वलोकात् Bhāg.11.22.34.

-2 self-knowledge; पुष्णन् स्वलोकाय न कल्पते वै Bhāg.7.6.16.

-बत् a. possessed of property; स्ववती श्रुत्यनुरोधात् ŚB. on MS.6.1.2.

-वश a.

1 self-controlled.

-2 independent.

-वहित a.

1 self-impelled.

-2 alert, active.

-वासिनी a woman whether married or unmarried who continues to live after maturity in her father's house.

-विग्रहः one's own body.

-विषयः one's own country, home.

-वृत्तम् one's own business.

-वृत्ति a. living by one's own exertions.

-संविद् f. the knowledge of one's own or the true essence.

-संवृत a. self-protected, self-guarded; मायां नित्यं स्वसंवृतः Ms.7.14.

-संवेदनम् knowledge derived from one's self.

-संस्था 1 self-abiding.

-2 self-possession.

-3 ab- sorption in one's own self; उन्मत्तमत्तजडवत्स्वसंस्थां गतस्य मे वीर चिकित्सितेन Bhāg.5.1.13.

-स्थ a.

1 self-abiding.

-2 self-dependent, relying on one's own exer- tions, confident, firm, resolute; स्वस्थं तं सूचयन्तीव वञ्चितो$सीति वीक्षितैः Bu. Ch.4.37.

-3 independent.

-4 doing well, well, in health, at ease, comfortable; स्वस्थ एवास्मि Māl.4; स्वस्थे को वा न पण्डितः Pt.1.127; see अखस्थ also.

-5 contented, happy. (

-स्थम्) ind. at ease, comfortably, composedly.

-स्थानम् one's own place or home, one's own abode; नक्रः स्वस्थानमासाद्य गजेन्द्रमपि कर्षति Pt.3.46. ˚विवृद्धिः (Mīmāṁsā) augmen- tation in its own place (opp. दण्डकलितवत् आवृत्तिः); तत्र पूर्णे पुनरावृत्तिर्नास्तीति दण्डकलितवद् न स्यात् । न च वृद्ध्या विना तद न्तरं पूर्यते इति स्वस्थानविवृद्धिरागतेति ŚB. on MS.1.5.83.

-स्वरूपम् one's true character.

-हन्तृ m. suicide.

-हरणम् confiscation of property.

-हस्तः one's own hand or handwriting, an autograph; see under हस्त.

-हस्तिका an axe.

-हित a. beneficial to oneself (

-तम्) one's own good or advantage, one's own welfare.

-हेतुः one's own cause.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > स्व _sva

11 पाक

pā́ka
1) mfn. (either fr. 1. pā+ka, drinking, sucking, orﾠ fr. 2. pac, « ripening, growing») very young GṛS. ;

simple, ignorant, inartificial, honest AV. TS. ĀṡvṠr. ;
m. the young of an animal ( seeﾠ uluka-, kapata-);
a child, infant L. ;
N. of a Daitya slain by Indra MBh. Pur. -trā́ ind. in simplicity, in a simple orﾠ honest way RV. ;
pāka
2) m. (2. pac;

ifc. f. ī) cooking, baking, roasting, boiling (trans. andﾠ intrans.) ṠrS. Mn. MBh. etc.;
burning (of bricks, earthenware etc.) ib. ;
any cooked orﾠ dressed food BhP. ;
digestion, assimilation of food Suṡr. ;
ripening, ripeness (of fruit orﾠ of a boil) KātyṠr. Mn. Var. Suṡr. ;
inflammation, suppuration Suṡr. ;
an abscess, ulcer ib. ;
ripening of the hair i.e. greyness, old age L. ;
maturity, full development (as of the mind etc.), completion, perfection, excellence Hariv. Kāv. etc.;
development of consequences, result (esp. of an act done in a former life) Var. Pañc. MārkP. ;
any act having consequences. BhP. ;
the domestic fire L. ;
a cooking utensil L. ;
general panic orﾠ revolution in a country W. (in comp. 2. pāka is not always separable from 1. pāka)
- पाकदुर्वा
- पाकद्विष्
- पाकनिष्ंदन
- पाकयज्ञ
- पाकवत्
- पाकसंस
- पाकशासन
- पाकसुत्वन्
- पाकस्थामन्
- पाकहतृ

Sanskrit-English dictionary > पाक

12 concoquo

con-cŏquo, coxi, coctum, 3, v. a.
I.
To boil or seethe together (very rare):
sal et nitrum sulphuri concoctum in lapidem vertitur,
Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 122:
odores,
Lucr. 2, 853:
(spondyli) perturbati concoctique,
Sen. Ep. 95, 28:
remedia,
Macr. S. 7, 16, 23. —
II.
To digest (class., esp. in prose).
A.
Prop.:
cum stomachi calore concoxerit conchas,
Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 124; so Lucr. 4, 631; Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; 2, 54, 55; id. Fin. 2, 20, 64; Cels. 3, 22; Sen. Ben. 4, 39, 3; Plin. 11, 53, 118, § 283; Quint. 8, 4, 16; Cat. 23, 8 al.:
mirifice concoquit brassica,
promotes digestion, Cato, R. R. 156, 1.—
2.
Transf. to other objects, to prepare, ripen, mature (freq. in Plin., esp. of the bringing to maturity of a tumor, and the like):
terra acceptum umorem concoquens,
Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 110 (coquens, Sillig):
omnem sucum in venenum,
id. 22, 22, 46, § 94:
tumida,
Cato, R. R. 157, 3:
dura,
Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 107:
tussis et duritias,
id. 24, 8, 36, § 54:
suppurationes,
id. 21, 19, 74, § 127 al. —
B.
Trop.
1.
Like Engl. digest, = to endure, suffer, put up with, brook, tolerate (rare, but in good prose):
ut ejus ista odia non sorbeam solum, sed etiam concoquam,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 5:
ut quem senatorem concoquere civitas vix posset, regem ferret,
Liv. 4, 15, 7:
tres plagas,
Petr. 105, 5:
sicco famem ore,
id. 82, 5: krisin (i. e. probare), Cic. Fam. 9, 4 med. —
2.
To revolve in mind, think upon, weigh, to reflect maturely upon, to consider well:
tibi diu deliberandum et concoquendum est, utrum, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45 Orell. N. cr.:
clandestina consilia,
to concoct, devise, Liv. 40, 11, 2:
concoquamus illa: alioquin in memoriam ibunt, non in ingenium,
Sen. Ep. 84, 7:
cum multa percurreris, unum excerpe, quod illo die concoquas,
id. ib. 2, 4:
sive concoquitur seu maturatur recordatio,
Quint. 11, 2, 43.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > concoquo

13 kendini bilmek

a) to be in one's right mind b) to have self-respect c) to have grown up, to have reached maturity

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14 kendi

"1. self, oneself. 2. own. 3. he; she. 4. in person. -leri 1. themselves. 2. he; she. -m myself. -minki mine. -miz ourselves. -si 1. herself; himself. 2. he; she. -ni ağır satmak to agree to something only after repeated requests. - ağzıyla tutulmak to be proved a liar by one´s own words. -ni alamamak /dan/ not to be able to refrain from, be unable to stop oneself from. - âleminde olmak to keep to oneself; to live in a world of one´s own. -ni alıştırmak /a/ to make oneself get used to. -ni ateşe atmak to court trouble. -ni atmak /a/ to go immediately to, rush to (a place). -ne bağlamak /ı/ to captivate. - başına 1. of one´s own accord. 2. without anyone´s help, single-handedly. -ni beğenmek to be conceited. -ni beğenmiş conceited, arrogant. -ni bırakmak to neglect oneself, let oneself go. -ni bilen/bilir upright and honorable (person). -ni bilmek 1. to be in one´s right mind. 2. to comport oneself properly. 3. (for a person) to have grown up, have reached maturity. -ni bir şey sanmak to give oneself airs, think one is something. -ni (bir yerde) bulmak to find that one has arrived at (a place). -ni bulmak to develop a personality of one´s own. - çalıp kendi oynuyor. colloq. He makes a big fuss about something, but when people want to help him he spurns their aid. - çapında according to his own standards, according to his own way of thinking. -ne çeki düzen vermek 1. to tidy oneself up. 2. to put one´s life and affairs in order. - çıkarı için for his own benefit. -ni dar atmak /a/ to manage to reach (a place) in the nick of time. - derdine düşmek to be completely taken up with one´s own troubles. -ni dev aynasında görmek to overrate oneself vastly. -ni dinlemek to be a hypochondriac. -ni dirhem dirhem satmak to make a great show of reluctance. - düşen ağlamaz. proverb If you get yourself into trouble then you´ve no right to complain. - eliyle himself, with his own hand. -ne etmek to harm oneself. -ni fasulye gibi nimetten saymak to overrate oneself vastly. -nden geçme psych. trance. -nden geçmek 1. to be transported by joy, be ecstatic. 2. to faint. -ne gel. colloq. 1. Come to your senses! 2. Pull yourself together! - gelen that comes one´s way by chance. -ne gelmek 1. to regain consciousness, come to. 2. to pull oneself together, regain one´s self-control. - göbeğini kendi kesmek colloq. to do it all on one´s own, do it without getting help from anybody. -ni göstermek to prove one´s worth. - gözündeki merteği görmez, elin gözündeki çöpü görür. colloq. He doesn´t see the beam in his own eye, but he sees the mote in the eye of another person. -ne güvenme self-confidence, self-reliance. - halinde 1. quiet and innoffensive, innocuous (person). 2. simple-minded. - haline bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) to his own devices; to let (a thing) take care of itself. - havasına gitmek/- havasında olmak to do what strikes one´s fancy. -ni hissettirmek to make one´s/its presence felt. -ni iyice vermek /a/ to concentrate (on). -ni kapıp koyuvermek 1. to cease to take an interest in oneself, let oneself go. 2. /a/ to lose oneself in (a project). -ni kaptırmak /a/ 1. to let oneself get carried away (by). 2. to become wholly absorbed in. -ni kaybetmek 1. to lose consciousness. 2. to go into a towering rage. - kendine 1. on one´s own responsibility; of one´s own accord. 2. alone, by oneself, without help. 3. to oneself. 4. theat. as an aside. - kendine gelin güvey olmak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched, build castles in Spain. - kendini yemek to eat one´s heart out, worry oneself to death. - kendine yeterli self-reliant and self-sufficient. -ne kıymak to commit suicide. - kuyusunu kendi kazmak to dig one´s own grave, be the cause of one´s own downfall. -si muhtac-ı himmet bir dede. (Nerde kaldı geriye himmet ede.) colloq. You can´t expect any help from him since he´s in need of help himself. -ni naza çekmek to make a great show of reluctance. -nde olmamak not to kno

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