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  • 1 parvissime

    parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:

    volantum parviores,

    Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:

    parvissima corpora,

    Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:

    minimissimus,

    Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
    I.
    Posit.:

    in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    quam parva sit terra, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:

    commoda parva ac mediocria,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:

    in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    beneficium non parvum,

    id. Caecin. 10, 26:

    parvi pisciculi,

    id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:

    haec parva et infirma sunt,

    id. Clu. 34, 94:

    si parva licet componere magnis,

    Verg. G. 4, 176:

    merces,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:

    sucus,

    Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:

    liberi,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;

    so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,

    the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    parva soror,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:

    memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:

    operosa parvus Carmina fingo,

    a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:

    a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,

    when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:

    puer in domo a parvo eductus,

    from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:

    parvae consuetudinis Causa,

    slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:

    in parvo tempore,

    Lucr. 5, 106:

    nox,

    Luc. 4, 476:

    vita,

    id. 6, 806:

    parvam fidem habere alicui,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:

    hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    homo parvo ingenio,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29:

    parvum carmen,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:

    hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:

    meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:

    nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,

    Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:

    et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,

    id. S. 1, 3, 122:

    pretio parvo vendere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:

    parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,

    of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:

    parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,

    it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:

    parvi ego illos facio,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:

    parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:

    quia parvi id duceret,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:

    signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,

    Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,

    quanti emptus? parvo,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:

    parvo stat magna potentia nobis,

    Ov. M. 14, 493:

    parvo contentus esse possum,

    with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:

    vivitur parvo bene,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:

    possim contentus vivere parvo,

    Tib. 1, 1, 25:

    agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:

    necessarium est parvo assuescere,

    Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;

    perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,

    a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:

    parvo brevius,

    Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:

    haud parvo junior,

    Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:

    parvo post,

    Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:

    parvo post tempore,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):

    Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,

    Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
    II.
    Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:

    quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,

    Cic. Top. 4, 23:

    si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,

    id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:

    Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13:

    minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,

    a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:

    sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,

    id. 41, 13 fin.:

    calceus... si minor (pede), uret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:

    neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,

    less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:

    genibus minor,

    i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:

    minor in certamine longo,

    worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:

    numero plures, virtute et honore minores,

    inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:

    praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,

    Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:

    sapiens uno minor est Jove,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:

    minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:

    dies sermone minor fuit,

    too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:

    infans Et minor igne rogi,

    too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:

    ut uno minus teste haberet?

    id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §

    149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,

    i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:

    qui minor est natu,

    younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:

    aliquot annis minor natu,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:

    aetate minor,

    Ov. M. 7, 499:

    minor uno mense,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:

    filia minor Ptolemaei regis,

    the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

    minor viginti annis,

    less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:

    minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,

    Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:

    si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,

    id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:

    De minoribus,

    Dig. 4, tit. 4:

    si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,

    ib. 4, 4, 24:

    si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,

    ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:

    nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,

    Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:

    minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,

    cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    minoris pallium addicere placuit,

    Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:

    (fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,

    Sall. J. 32, 5.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc. respect.:

    frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,

    Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
    (γ).
    Poet., with inf.:

    tanto certare minor,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:

    heu Fatis Superi certare minores!

    Sil. 5, 76.
    III.
    Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:

    minimissimus digitorum,

    Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:

    cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:

    minimae tenuissimaeque res,

    id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    minima pars temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70:

    quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,

    id. B. G. 1, 8:

    in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,

    Sall. C. 51, 13:

    vitia,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:

    minimus digitulus,

    the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,

    minimus digitus,

    Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:

    ex his omnibus natu minimus,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,

    Sall. J. 11, 3:

    minimus filius,

    Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:

    deos minimi facit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:

    minima de malis,

    of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—

    With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,

    Suet. Aug. 25:

    res non minimi periculi,

    id. ib. 67:

    ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,

    Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:

    minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 46:

    minimum pedibus itineris confectum,

    Liv. 44, 5:

    unde minimum periculi erat,

    id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:

    praemia apud me minimum valent,

    very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:

    minimum distantia miror,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:

    dormiebat minimum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:

    medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,

    at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:

    quam minimum credula postero (diei),

    as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:

    ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,

    at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:

    quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,

    Quint. 5, 10, 5:

    in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,

    chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:

    eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
    A.
    Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
    B.
    Comp.: mĭnus, less:

    aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,

    too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:

    ne quid plus minusve faxit,

    id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):

    cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:

    ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,

    Cic. Sest. 50, 108:

    metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,

    id. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    minus multi,

    not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:

    minus multum et minus bonum vinum,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:

    ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,

    less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:

    quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,

    Sall. J. 18, 12:

    minus diu vivunt,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:

    minus admirabilior,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:

    civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,

    little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:

    dimidio minus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:

    nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:

    minus quam aequom erat feci,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:

    respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,

    Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:

    qui peccas minus atque ego?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:

    minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,

    less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:

    madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,

    Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:

    minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,

    Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:

    cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,

    Liv. 42, 6:

    cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,

    id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:

    ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,

    Col. 12, 38, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:

    exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 12, 28:

    existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,

    Sall. J. 10, 1:

    non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:

    laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,

    Liv. 2, 60:

    haud minus ac jussi faciunt,

    Verg. A. 3, 561.—
    b.
    Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:

    neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,

    also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
    c.
    Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:

    nihil profecto minus,

    Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
    d.
    Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:

    jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:

    minus et minus,

    Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:

    minus ac minus,

    Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
    3.
    Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:

    quod intellexi minus,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:

    nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,

    Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:

    si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:

    Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:

    quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,

    minus formido ne exedat,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
    b.
    Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:

    si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:

    hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,

    id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:

    stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;

    v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
    C.
    Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
    1.
    par-vissĭmē:

    memorare aliquid,

    very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
    2.
    mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:

    cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:

    cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:

    mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,

    id. Brut. 57, 207:

    quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,

    id. Fam. 14, 13:

    quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,

    very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:

    si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,

    as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:

    ad te minime omnium pertinebat,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:

    minime gentium,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:

    heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,

    not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
    B.
    In partic.
    a.
    For minimum, saltem, at least:

    is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,

    Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:

    pedes decem vel minime novem,

    Col. 1, 6, 6:

    sed id minime bis anno arari debet,

    id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
    b.
    In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:

    nam hodie, etc.,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > parvissime

  • 2 parvus

    parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:

    volantum parviores,

    Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:

    parvissima corpora,

    Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:

    minimissimus,

    Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
    I.
    Posit.:

    in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    quam parva sit terra, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:

    commoda parva ac mediocria,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:

    in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,

    id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:

    beneficium non parvum,

    id. Caecin. 10, 26:

    parvi pisciculi,

    id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:

    haec parva et infirma sunt,

    id. Clu. 34, 94:

    si parva licet componere magnis,

    Verg. G. 4, 176:

    merces,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:

    sucus,

    Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:

    liberi,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;

    so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,

    the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    parva soror,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:

    memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:

    operosa parvus Carmina fingo,

    a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:

    a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,

    when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:

    puer in domo a parvo eductus,

    from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:

    parvae consuetudinis Causa,

    slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:

    in parvo tempore,

    Lucr. 5, 106:

    nox,

    Luc. 4, 476:

    vita,

    id. 6, 806:

    parvam fidem habere alicui,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:

    hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    homo parvo ingenio,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29:

    parvum carmen,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:

    hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:

    meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:

    nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,

    Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:

    et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,

    id. S. 1, 3, 122:

    pretio parvo vendere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:

    parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,

    of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:

    parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,

    it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:

    parvi ego illos facio,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:

    parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:

    quia parvi id duceret,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:

    signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,

    Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,

    quanti emptus? parvo,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:

    parvo stat magna potentia nobis,

    Ov. M. 14, 493:

    parvo contentus esse possum,

    with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:

    vivitur parvo bene,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:

    possim contentus vivere parvo,

    Tib. 1, 1, 25:

    agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:

    necessarium est parvo assuescere,

    Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;

    perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,

    a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:

    parvo brevius,

    Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:

    haud parvo junior,

    Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:

    parvo post,

    Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:

    parvo post tempore,

    Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):

    Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,

    Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
    II.
    Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:

    quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,

    Cic. Top. 4, 23:

    si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,

    id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:

    Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13:

    minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,

    a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:

    sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,

    id. 41, 13 fin.:

    calceus... si minor (pede), uret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:

    neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,

    less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:

    genibus minor,

    i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:

    minor in certamine longo,

    worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:

    numero plures, virtute et honore minores,

    inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:

    praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,

    Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:

    sapiens uno minor est Jove,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:

    minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:

    dies sermone minor fuit,

    too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:

    infans Et minor igne rogi,

    too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:

    ut uno minus teste haberet?

    id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §

    149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,

    i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:

    qui minor est natu,

    younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:

    aliquot annis minor natu,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:

    aetate minor,

    Ov. M. 7, 499:

    minor uno mense,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:

    filia minor Ptolemaei regis,

    the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:

    minor viginti annis,

    less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:

    minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,

    Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:

    si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,

    id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:

    De minoribus,

    Dig. 4, tit. 4:

    si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,

    ib. 4, 4, 24:

    si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,

    ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:

    nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,

    Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:

    minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,

    cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    minoris pallium addicere placuit,

    Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:

    (fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,

    Sall. J. 32, 5.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc. respect.:

    frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,

    Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
    (γ).
    Poet., with inf.:

    tanto certare minor,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:

    heu Fatis Superi certare minores!

    Sil. 5, 76.
    III.
    Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:

    minimissimus digitorum,

    Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:

    cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:

    minimae tenuissimaeque res,

    id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:

    minima pars temporis,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 70:

    quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,

    id. B. G. 1, 8:

    in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,

    Sall. C. 51, 13:

    vitia,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:

    minimus digitulus,

    the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,

    minimus digitus,

    Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:

    ex his omnibus natu minimus,

    id. Clu. 38, 107:

    Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,

    Sall. J. 11, 3:

    minimus filius,

    Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:

    deos minimi facit,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:

    minima de malis,

    of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—

    With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,

    Suet. Aug. 25:

    res non minimi periculi,

    id. ib. 67:

    ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,

    Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:

    minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,

    Cic. Lael. 13, 46:

    minimum pedibus itineris confectum,

    Liv. 44, 5:

    unde minimum periculi erat,

    id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:

    praemia apud me minimum valent,

    very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:

    minimum distantia miror,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:

    dormiebat minimum,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:

    medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,

    at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:

    quam minimum credula postero (diei),

    as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:

    ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,

    at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:

    quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,

    Quint. 5, 10, 5:

    in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,

    chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:

    eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
    A.
    Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
    B.
    Comp.: mĭnus, less:

    aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,

    too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:

    ne quid plus minusve faxit,

    id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):

    cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:

    ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,

    Cic. Sest. 50, 108:

    metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,

    id. Div. 2, 72, 150:

    minus multi,

    not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:

    minus multum et minus bonum vinum,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:

    ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,

    less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:

    quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,

    Sall. J. 18, 12:

    minus diu vivunt,

    Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:

    minus admirabilior,

    Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:

    civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,

    little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:

    dimidio minus,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:

    nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:

    minus quam aequom erat feci,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:

    respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,

    Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:

    qui peccas minus atque ego?

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:

    minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,

    less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:

    madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,

    Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:

    minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,

    Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:

    cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,

    Liv. 42, 6:

    cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,

    id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:

    ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:

    ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,

    Col. 12, 38, 6.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:

    exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,

    Cic. Sest. 12, 28:

    existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,

    Sall. J. 10, 1:

    non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:

    laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,

    Liv. 2, 60:

    haud minus ac jussi faciunt,

    Verg. A. 3, 561.—
    b.
    Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:

    neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,

    also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
    c.
    Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:

    nihil profecto minus,

    Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
    d.
    Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:

    jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:

    minus et minus,

    Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:

    minus ac minus,

    Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
    3.
    Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:

    quod intellexi minus,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:

    nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,

    Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:

    si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:

    Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:

    quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,

    id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,

    minus formido ne exedat,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
    b.
    Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:

    si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:

    hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,

    id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,

    id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:

    stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;

    v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
    C.
    Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
    1.
    par-vissĭmē:

    memorare aliquid,

    very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
    2.
    mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:

    cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:

    cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:

    mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,

    id. Brut. 57, 207:

    quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,

    id. Fam. 14, 13:

    quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,

    very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:

    si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,

    as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:

    ad te minime omnium pertinebat,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:

    minime gentium,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:

    heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,

    not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
    B.
    In partic.
    a.
    For minimum, saltem, at least:

    is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,

    Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:

    pedes decem vel minime novem,

    Col. 1, 6, 6:

    sed id minime bis anno arari debet,

    id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
    b.
    In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:

    nam hodie, etc.,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:

    minime, minime hercle vero!

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

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  • 3 Knie

    n; -s, -
    1. ANAT. knee; jemanden auf den Knien bitten beg s.o. on bended knees; auf die Knie fallen fall to one’s knees; in die Knie gehen sink to one’s knees; tiefer: crouch on one’s knees; fig. go to the wall; jemanden auf die Knie zwingen fig. force s.o. to his ( oder her) knees; jemanden übers Knie legen umg. put s.o. across one’s knee, give s.o. a good hiding; etw. übers Knie brechen do s.th. in a rush, rush s.th.; mit weichen Knien umg. with knees knocking; mir wurde ganz weich in den Knien umg. I went all weak at (Am. in) the knees, my legs turned to jelly
    2. (Biegung) bend; TECH. (Rohrstück) elbow, knee
    * * *
    das Knie
    (Anatomie) knee;
    (Technik) elbow; angle
    * * *
    [kniː]
    nt -s, -
    1) knee

    auf Kníén — on one's knees, on bended knee

    (vor jdm) auf die Kníé fallen or in die Kníé sinken — to fall on or drop to one's knees (before sb)

    sich vor jdm auf die Kníé werfen — to throw oneself on one's knees in front of sb

    jdn auf Kníén bitten — to go down on bended knees to sb (and beg)

    jdm auf Kníén danken — to go down on one's knees and thank sb

    bis zu den Kníén im Sumpf stecken (lit) — to be up to one's knees in mud

    in die Kníé gehen — to kneel, to fall on one's knees; (fig) to be brought to one's knees

    jdn in or auf die Kníé zwingen (esp fig) — to bring sb to his/her knees

    jdn übers Kníé legen (inf) — to put sb across one's knee

    etw übers Kníé brechen (fig) — to rush (at) sth

    die Kníé beugen — to bend one's knees; (vor dem Altar) to bow, to genuflect (form); (fig) to give in, to bend the knee

    2) (= Flussknie) sharp bend; (in Rohr) elbow
    3) (TECH = Winkelstück) elbow
    * * *
    das
    1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) knee
    2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) knee
    * * *
    <-s, ->
    [kni:, pl ˈkni:ə]
    nt
    1. (Körperteil) knee
    auf \Knien on one's knees, on bended knee[s]
    jdn auf \Knien bitten to go down on bended knee[s] to [or and beg] sb
    jdm auf \Knien danken to go down on one's knees and thank sb
    die \Knie [vor jdm/etw] beugen (geh) to go down on one's knees/one knee [before sb form]
    [vor jdm] auf die \Knie fallen (geh) to fall [or go down] on one's knees [before sb form]
    in die \Knie gehen to sink to [or down on] one's knees
    jdn übers \Knie legen (fam) to put sb across [or over] one's knee
    vor jdm auf den \Knien liegen (geh) to kneel [or be on one's knees] before sb form
    in die \Knie sacken to sag at the knees
    sich akk vor jdm auf die \Knie werfen (geh) to throw oneself on one's knees in front of [or form before] sb
    jdm zittern die \Knie sb's knees are shaking; (aus Angst) sb's knees are knocking
    jdn in die \Knie zwingen (geh) to force sb to his/her knees a. fig
    2. (Kniebereich einer Hose) knee
    3. (Biegung) bend
    4. (eines Rohres) elbow
    5.
    ▶ etw übers \Knie brechen (fam) to rush into sth
    ▶ in die \Knie gehen to submit, to give in
    ▶ weiche \Knie bekommen (fam) to go weak at the knees
    * * *
    das; Knies, Knie
    1) knee

    jemandem auf [den] Knien danken — go down on one's knees and thank somebody

    er hatte/bekam weiche Knie — (ugs.) his knees trembled/started to tremble

    jemanden auf od. in die Knie zwingen — (geh.) force somebody to his knees

    in die Knie gehen — sink to one's knees; (fig.) submit, bow (vor + Dat. to)

    jemanden übers Knie legen — (ugs.) put somebody across one's knee

    etwas übers Knie brechen — (ugs.) rush something

    2) (Biegung) sharp bend; (eines Rohres) elbow
    * * *
    Knie n; -s, -
    1. ANAT knee;
    jemanden auf den Knien bitten beg sb on bended knees;
    auf die Knie fallen fall to one’s knees;
    in die Knie gehen sink to one’s knees; tiefer: crouch on one’s knees; fig go to the wall;
    jemanden auf die Knie zwingen fig force sb to his ( oder her) knees;
    jemanden übers Knie legen umg put sb across one’s knee, give sb a good hiding;
    etwas übers Knie brechen do sth in a rush, rush sth;
    mit weichen Knien umg with knees knocking;
    mir wurde ganz weich in den Knien umg I went all weak at (US in) the knees, my legs turned to jelly
    2. (Biegung) bend; TECH (Rohrstück) elbow, knee
    * * *
    das; Knies, Knie
    1) knee

    jemandem auf [den] Knien danken — go down on one's knees and thank somebody

    er hatte/bekam weiche Knie — (ugs.) his knees trembled/started to tremble

    jemanden auf od. in die Knie zwingen — (geh.) force somebody to his knees

    in die Knie gehen — sink to one's knees; (fig.) submit, bow (vor + Dat. to)

    jemanden übers Knie legen — (ugs.) put somebody across one's knee

    etwas übers Knie brechen — (ugs.) rush something

    2) (Biegung) sharp bend; (eines Rohres) elbow
    * * *
    -- n.
    elbow n.
    knee n.

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  • 4 rodilla

    f.
    knee.
    estaba de rodillas he was on his knees
    doblar o hincar la rodilla to go down on one knee; (arrodillarse) to bow (down), to humble oneself (figurative)
    ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down)
    * * *
    1 ANATOMÍA knee
    2 (paño) cloth, floorcloth
    \
    de rodillas (arrodillado) kneeling 2 figurado on bended knees
    doblar la rodilla / hincar la rodilla (arrodillarse) to kneel down
    caer de rodillas to fall on one's knees 2 figurado to humble oneself
    hincarse de rodillas / ponerse de rodillas to kneel down, go down on one's knees
    estar de rodillas to be kneeling down, be on one's knees
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Anat) knee

    doblar o hincar la rodilla — (=arrodillarse) to kneel down; (=ser servil) to bow, humble o.s. ( ante to)

    estar de rodillas — to be kneeling, be kneeling down

    hincarse de o ponerse de rodillas — to kneel, kneel down, get down on one's knees

    2) [para llevar carga] pad
    3) (=paño) floor cloth, mop
    * * *
    femenino knee

    ponerse de rodillas — to kneel down, to get down on one's knees

    hincar or doblar la rodilla — to go down on one's knees o on bended knee

    * * *
    = knee.
    Ex. When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.
    ----
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.
    * de rodillas = in a kneeling position.
    * flexión de rodillas = squat.
    * hacer una flexión de rodillas = do + a squat.
    * hacer una genuflexión = genuflect.
    * hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.
    * metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * prótesis de rodilla = knee replacement.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * * *
    femenino knee

    ponerse de rodillas — to kneel down, to get down on one's knees

    hincar or doblar la rodilla — to go down on one's knees o on bended knee

    * * *
    = knee.

    Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.
    * de rodillas = in a kneeling position.
    * flexión de rodillas = squat.
    * hacer una flexión de rodillas = do + a squat.
    * hacer una genuflexión = genuflect.
    * hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.
    * metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * prótesis de rodilla = knee replacement.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

    * * *
    knee
    se puso de rodillas she knelt down, she got down on her knees
    se lo pedí de rodillas I got down on my knees and begged her
    hincar or doblar la rodilla to go down on one's knees o on bended knee
    * * *

     

    rodilla sustantivo femenino
    knee;

    rodilla sustantivo femenino knee
    ♦ Locuciones: de rodillas, (en el suelo) kneeling, on one's knees
    (suplicando) on bended knee

    ' rodilla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dar
    - embromar
    - herida
    - lesionar
    - rasguñar
    English:
    bump
    - burn
    - catch
    - flex
    - joint
    - knee
    - knee joint
    - scrape
    - bad
    - his
    - just
    - knee-length
    * * *
    knee;
    estaba de rodillas he was on his knees;
    Fig
    te lo pido de rodillas I'm begging you;
    doblar o [m5] hincar la rodilla [arrodillarse] to go down on one knee;
    Fig to bow (down), to humble oneself;
    ponerse de rodillas to kneel (down)
    * * *
    f knee;
    de rodillas kneeling, on one’s knees;
    ponerse de rodillas kneel (down);
    * * *
    : knee
    * * *
    rodilla n knee
    estar de rodillas to be kneeling / to be on your knees
    ponerse de rodillas to kneel down [pt. & pp. knelt]

    Spanish-English dictionary > rodilla

  • 5 Knie

    Knie <-s, -> [kni:, pl ʼkni:ə] nt
    1) ( Körperteil) knee;
    auf \Knien on one's knees, on bended knee[s];
    jdn auf \Knien bitten to go down on bended knee[s] to [or and beg] sb;
    jdm auf \Knien danken to go down on one's knees and thank sb;
    die \Knie [vor jdm/etw] beugen ( geh) to go down on one's knees/one knee [before sb ( form) ];
    [vor jdm] auf die \Knie fallen ( geh) to fall [or go down] on one's knees [before sb ( form) ];
    in die \Knie gehen to sink to [or down on] one's knees;
    jdn übers \Knie legen ( fam) to put sb across [or over] one's knee;
    vor jdm auf den \Knien liegen ( geh) to kneel [or be one one's knees] before sb ( form)
    in die \Knie sacken to sag at the knees;
    sich vor jdm auf die \Knie werfen ( geh) to throw oneself on one's knees in front of [or ( form) before] sb;
    jdm zittern die \Knie sb's knees are shaking; ( aus Angst) sb's knees are knocking;
    jdn in die \Knie zwingen ( geh) to force sb to his/her knees (a. fig)
    3) ( Biegung) bend
    4) ( eines Rohres) elbow
    WENDUNGEN:
    weiche \Knie bekommen ( fam) to go weak at the knees;
    etw übers \Knie brechen ( fam) to rush into sth;
    in die \Knie gehen to submit, to give in

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Knie

  • 6 knie

    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   God danken op zijn blote knieën • thank God on bended knees
         met knikkende/trillende knieën • with trembling/shaking knees
         de knieën zijn versleten • the knees are worn
         〈 figuurlijk〉 door de knieën gaan • 〈 opgeven〉 give in; 〈 zich onderwerpen〉 buckle under
         een knie in een kachelpijp • an elbow in a stove-pipe
         〈 figuurlijk〉 iets onder de knie krijgen • master something, get the hang/knack of something
         hij sloeg zich op de knieën van pret • he slapped his thigh with mirth
         iemand op de knieën brengen/dwingen • bring/force someone to his knees
         〈 pregnant〉 iemand over de knie leggen • put someone across one's knee
         een rok tot op de knie • a knee-length skirt

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > knie

  • 7 żeby

    Ⅰ conj. 1. (dla wyrażenia celu, skutku) (przed bezokolicznikiem) (in order) to, so as to; (przed zdaniem) so (that)
    - zadzwoń do mnie, żeby uzgodnić termin call me to fix a date
    - zrobiłam ci zakupy, żebyś nie musiał wychodzić z domu I did the shopping for you so (that) you wouldn’t have to go out
    - żeby zdjąć z półki wazon, musiał wejść na stołek he had to use a stool to take the vase off the shelf
    - żeby nie lest książk.
    - żeby nie było żadnych nieporozumień lest there should be any misunderstanding, in order to avoid any misunderstanding(s)
    2. (dla wyrażenia woli, sądu) to
    - prosiłem, żeby zaśpiewała I asked her to sing
    - chcę, żebyś mi pomógł I want you to help me
    - zrobiłby wszystko, żeby dostać tę pracę he’d do anything to get that job
    - wątpię, żeby to był przypadek I doubt if it was an accident
    3. (wyrażające następstwo) only to
    - spłacił pożyczkę, żeby na nowo się zadłużyć he repaid the loan, only to run into debt again
    4. (dla wyrażenia intensywności) to
    - był zbyt dumny, żeby prosić o pomoc he was too proud to ask for help
    - nie żeby not that, not because
    - nie żeby się bała not because/that she was afraid
    - nie żebym miał coś przeciwko temu not that I have anything against it
    5. (choćby) even if
    - żeby ją błagał na klęczkach, nie wróci do niego even if he were to go down on bended knees, she wouldn’t go back to him
    - skończę tłumaczenie, nawet żebym miał siedzieć całą noc I’ll finish the translation, even if I have to stay up all night
    - żeby nie wiem co come hell or high water pot.
    - żebyś nie wiem co mówił, i tak nikt ci nie uwierzy whatever you say, no one is going to believe you
    6. (gdyby) if
    - żebym wiedział jak, to bym wam pomógł I’d help you if I knew how
    - żeby żyła jego matka, nie trafiłby do domu dziecka if his mother had been alive, he wouldn’t have ended up in an orphanage
    - żeby nie… if it hadn’t been for…
    - żeby nie przypadek, wszystko potoczyłoby się inaczej if it hadn’t been for an accident, things would have taken a different course
    - żeby nie ty/twoja pomoc if it hadn’t been for you/your help, but for you/your help
    7. (byleby) as long as
    - poradzę sobie z tym, żeby tylko zdrowie dopisywało I’ll manage, as long as I don’t fall ill
    Ⅱ part. 1. (wyrażające życzenie) żebyś się nie przeziębił! mind you don’t catch cold!
    - żeby tylko nie padało! let’s hope it doesn’t rain!
    - żeby to szlag! pot. damn (it)! pot., goddammit! US pot.
    2. (wyrażające ubolewanie) żeby sobie tak zmarnować życie! imagine wasting your life like that!
    - żeby się takimi głupstwami zajmować! why do we have to waste our time on stupid things like this/that?
    - żeby też tak się upić! to get that drunk though!
    3. (obserwacja) if only
    - żebyś wiedział, co przeżyłem! if only you knew what I’ve been through!
    - żebyście słyszeli, jak on się do mnie odzywa! if only you’d heard what he said to me!
    4. pot. (emfatyczne) żeby mi tu było cicho! (I want) silence!
    - żeby mi to było ostatni raz! don’t let it ever happen again!
    - żebyś nie oberwał! you’ll catch it if you’re not careful! pot.
    - a żebyś wiedział! I’m not joking a. kidding either! pot.
    * * *
    1. conj
    ( cel) (in order) to, so that

    jest zbyt nieśmiała, żeby próbować — she's too shy to try

    żeby nie on, przegralibyśmy — but for him we would have lost, if it wasn't lub weren't for him we would have lost

    nie chcę, żebyś to robił — I don't want you to do it

    2. part

    żebyś mi był cicho! — keep quiet, understand?

    * * *
    I.
    żeby1
    conj.
    1. ( wprowadza zdanie podrzędne wyrażające cel) to, so as to, in order to; żeby nie... (so as) not to...; spotkali się, żeby porozmawiać they met to talk; usunięto wszystkich, żeby zapobiec panice everyone was removed to l. so as to l. in order to prevent panic.
    2. (wyraża konsekwencje, warunek) to; on jest zbyt taktowny, żeby to zrobić he is too polite to do it; zrobiliby wszystko, żeby tylko być razem they would do everything to be together.
    3. (rozwijające, dopełniające treść) chciał, żebyśmy już sobie poszli he wanted us to leave; trzeba, żeby się wziął do pracy he ought to get down to work; zażądał/nalegał, żebyśmy zostali he demanded/insisted that we (should) stay.
    4. (= gdyby) if; żebyś wiedziała, co ludzie mówią if only you knew what they say; żeby nie on/ona... if it weren't for him/her...; nie, żebym miał coś przeciwko temu not that I mind.
    5. (= choćby) if; chyba żeby unless; żeby się świat walił (even) if the world fell apart; żebym miał paść trupem if it killed me, if I were to fall dead.
    II.
    żeby2
    particle
    1. (= oby) may; żeby go diabli wzięli may he go to hell, let him go to hell; żebyśmy tylko zdrowi byli let us all stay in good health; żeby go pokręciło bad luck to him.
    2. (wyraża nacisk l. żądanie) a żebyś wiedział (you) bet your life; żeby mi tu było cicho! I demand silence!

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > żeby

  • 8 kolano kola·no

    -na, -na; loc sg - nie
    nt

    Nowy słownik polsko-angielski > kolano kola·no

  • 9 Н-145

    КЛАНЯТЬСЯ/ПОКЛОНИТЬСЯ В НОГИ (В НОЖКИ coll) VP subj: human
    1. to beg for sth. humbly
    X кланялся Y-y в ноги - X fell (threw himself) at Y's feet
    X bowed down to Y X begged Y on bended knee.
    Такие (люди) бывают везде и всюду, но у нас они получили право распределять воздух и хлеб. Если не поклониться в ноги уполномоченному в твоей области, подохнешь сразу... (Мандельштам 2). People such as these are found everywhere, but here they have been given the right to dispense the air we breathe and the bread we eat. Unless you are prepared to bow down to the person in charge of your particular field, you'll be a dead duck in no time at all... (2a)
    Рассказывал среди прочего Сабитжан, посмеиваясь, что те казахи да киргизы, которые в годы коллективизации ушли в Синьцзян, теперь снова возвращаются... Китайцы им такого показали, что бегут они оттуда... побросав все имущество. В ноги кланяются, только пустите назад (Айтматов 2). Among other things, Sabitzhan was telling-and laughing the while-how these Kazakhs and Kirgiz who had left the country in the years of collectivization and gone to Sin'tsyan (Sinkiang) in China, were now coming here.. The Chinese had treated them so badly that they had run away, leaving all their possessions behind them. Now they were begging on bended knee to be allowed to come back (2a).
    2. to thank s.o. humbly and profusely
    X Y-y в ноги поклонится - X will fall on (to) his knees in gratitude
    X will go (get) down on bended knee (on his knees) and thank Y X will bow down to (before) Y in gratitude.
    "Я думаю, что в ножки следовало бы поклониться Аристарху Платоновичу за то, что он из Индии (написал)...» -«Что это у нас все в ножки да в ножки», - вдруг пробурчал Елагин (Булгаков 12). "I think you should go down on bended knee and thank Aristarkh Platonovich for writing all the way from India.. " "You're always telling people to get down on their knees..." Yelagin suddenly grumbled (12a)
    «Им бы самим у (Ивана) поучиться не грех, да за науку в ножки поклониться...» (Максимов 1). "It wouldn't be a bad idea for them to come and learn from him (Ivan) and bow down in gratitude to him."(la).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-145

  • 10 кланяться в ноги

    • КЛАНЯТЬСЯ/ПОКЛОНИТЬСЯ В НОГИ <В НОЖКИ coll>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to beg for sth. humbly:
    - X кланялся Y-y в ноги≈ X fell (threw himself) at Y's feet;
    - X begged Y on bended knee.
         ♦ Такие [ люди] бывают везде и всюду, но у нас они получили право распределять воздух и хлеб. Если не поклониться в ноги уполномоченному в твоей области, подохнешь сразу... (Мандельштам 2). People such as these are found everywhere, but here they have been given the right to dispense the air we breathe and the bread we eat. Unless you are prepared to bow down to the person in charge of your particular field, you'll be a dead duck in no time at all... (2a)
         ♦ Рассказывал среди прочего Сабитжан, посмеиваясь, что те казахи да киргизы, которые в годы коллективизации ушли в Синьцзян, теперь снова возвращаются... Китайцы им такого показали, что бегут они оттуда... побросав все имущество. В ноги кланяются, только пустите назад (Айтматов 2). Among other things, Sabitzhan was telling-and laughing the while-how these Kazakhs and Kirgiz who had left the country in the years of collectivization and gone to Sin'tsyan (Sinkiang) in China, were now coming here...The Chinese had treated them so badly that they had run away, leaving all their possessions behind them. Now they were begging on bended knee to be allowed to come back (2a).
    2. to thank s.o. humbly and profusely:
    - X Y-y в ноги поклонится≈ X will fall on (to) his knees in gratitude;
    - X will bow down to (before) Y in gratitude.
         ♦ "Я думаю, что в ножки следовало бы поклониться Аристарху Платоновичу за то, что он из Индии [написал]..." - "Что это у нас все в ножки да в ножки", - вдруг пробурчал Елагин (Булгаков 12). "I think you should go down on bended knee and thank Aristarkh Platonovich for writing all the way from India.. " "You're always telling people to get down on their knees..." Yelagin suddenly grumbled (12a)
         ♦ "Им бы самим у [Ивана] поучиться не грех, да за науку в ножки поклониться..." (Максимов 1). "It wouldn't be a bad idea for them to come and learn from him [Ivan] and bow down in gratitude to him."(1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кланяться в ноги

  • 11 кланяться в ножки

    • КЛАНЯТЬСЯ/ПОКЛОНИТЬСЯ В НОГИ <В НОЖКИ coll>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to beg for sth. humbly:
    - X кланялся Y-y в ноги≈ X fell (threw himself) at Y's feet;
    - X begged Y on bended knee.
         ♦ Такие [ люди] бывают везде и всюду, но у нас они получили право распределять воздух и хлеб. Если не поклониться в ноги уполномоченному в твоей области, подохнешь сразу... (Мандельштам 2). People such as these are found everywhere, but here they have been given the right to dispense the air we breathe and the bread we eat. Unless you are prepared to bow down to the person in charge of your particular field, you'll be a dead duck in no time at all... (2a)
         ♦ Рассказывал среди прочего Сабитжан, посмеиваясь, что те казахи да киргизы, которые в годы коллективизации ушли в Синьцзян, теперь снова возвращаются... Китайцы им такого показали, что бегут они оттуда... побросав все имущество. В ноги кланяются, только пустите назад (Айтматов 2). Among other things, Sabitzhan was telling-and laughing the while-how these Kazakhs and Kirgiz who had left the country in the years of collectivization and gone to Sin'tsyan (Sinkiang) in China, were now coming here...The Chinese had treated them so badly that they had run away, leaving all their possessions behind them. Now they were begging on bended knee to be allowed to come back (2a).
    2. to thank s.o. humbly and profusely:
    - X Y-y в ноги поклонится≈ X will fall on (to) his knees in gratitude;
    - X will bow down to (before) Y in gratitude.
         ♦ "Я думаю, что в ножки следовало бы поклониться Аристарху Платоновичу за то, что он из Индии [написал]..." - "Что это у нас все в ножки да в ножки", - вдруг пробурчал Елагин (Булгаков 12). "I think you should go down on bended knee and thank Aristarkh Platonovich for writing all the way from India.. " "You're always telling people to get down on their knees..." Yelagin suddenly grumbled (12a)
         ♦ "Им бы самим у [Ивана] поучиться не грех, да за науку в ножки поклониться..." (Максимов 1). "It wouldn't be a bad idea for them to come and learn from him [Ivan] and bow down in gratitude to him."(1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кланяться в ножки

  • 12 поклониться в ноги

    • КЛАНЯТЬСЯ/ПОКЛОНИТЬСЯ В НОГИ <В НОЖКИ coll>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to beg for sth. humbly:
    - X кланялся Y-y в ноги≈ X fell (threw himself) at Y's feet;
    - X begged Y on bended knee.
         ♦ Такие [ люди] бывают везде и всюду, но у нас они получили право распределять воздух и хлеб. Если не поклониться в ноги уполномоченному в твоей области, подохнешь сразу... (Мандельштам 2). People such as these are found everywhere, but here they have been given the right to dispense the air we breathe and the bread we eat. Unless you are prepared to bow down to the person in charge of your particular field, you'll be a dead duck in no time at all... (2a)
         ♦ Рассказывал среди прочего Сабитжан, посмеиваясь, что те казахи да киргизы, которые в годы коллективизации ушли в Синьцзян, теперь снова возвращаются... Китайцы им такого показали, что бегут они оттуда... побросав все имущество. В ноги кланяются, только пустите назад (Айтматов 2). Among other things, Sabitzhan was telling-and laughing the while-how these Kazakhs and Kirgiz who had left the country in the years of collectivization and gone to Sin'tsyan (Sinkiang) in China, were now coming here...The Chinese had treated them so badly that they had run away, leaving all their possessions behind them. Now they were begging on bended knee to be allowed to come back (2a).
    2. to thank s.o. humbly and profusely:
    - X Y-y в ноги поклонится≈ X will fall on (to) his knees in gratitude;
    - X will bow down to (before) Y in gratitude.
         ♦ "Я думаю, что в ножки следовало бы поклониться Аристарху Платоновичу за то, что он из Индии [написал]..." - "Что это у нас все в ножки да в ножки", - вдруг пробурчал Елагин (Булгаков 12). "I think you should go down on bended knee and thank Aristarkh Platonovich for writing all the way from India.. " "You're always telling people to get down on their knees..." Yelagin suddenly grumbled (12a)
         ♦ "Им бы самим у [Ивана] поучиться не грех, да за науку в ножки поклониться..." (Максимов 1). "It wouldn't be a bad idea for them to come and learn from him [Ivan] and bow down in gratitude to him."(1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поклониться в ноги

  • 13 поклониться в ножки

    • КЛАНЯТЬСЯ/ПОКЛОНИТЬСЯ В НОГИ <В НОЖКИ coll>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    1. to beg for sth. humbly:
    - X кланялся Y-y в ноги≈ X fell (threw himself) at Y's feet;
    - X begged Y on bended knee.
         ♦ Такие [ люди] бывают везде и всюду, но у нас они получили право распределять воздух и хлеб. Если не поклониться в ноги уполномоченному в твоей области, подохнешь сразу... (Мандельштам 2). People such as these are found everywhere, but here they have been given the right to dispense the air we breathe and the bread we eat. Unless you are prepared to bow down to the person in charge of your particular field, you'll be a dead duck in no time at all... (2a)
         ♦ Рассказывал среди прочего Сабитжан, посмеиваясь, что те казахи да киргизы, которые в годы коллективизации ушли в Синьцзян, теперь снова возвращаются... Китайцы им такого показали, что бегут они оттуда... побросав все имущество. В ноги кланяются, только пустите назад (Айтматов 2). Among other things, Sabitzhan was telling-and laughing the while-how these Kazakhs and Kirgiz who had left the country in the years of collectivization and gone to Sin'tsyan (Sinkiang) in China, were now coming here...The Chinese had treated them so badly that they had run away, leaving all their possessions behind them. Now they were begging on bended knee to be allowed to come back (2a).
    2. to thank s.o. humbly and profusely:
    - X Y-y в ноги поклонится≈ X will fall on (to) his knees in gratitude;
    - X will bow down to (before) Y in gratitude.
         ♦ "Я думаю, что в ножки следовало бы поклониться Аристарху Платоновичу за то, что он из Индии [написал]..." - "Что это у нас все в ножки да в ножки", - вдруг пробурчал Елагин (Булгаков 12). "I think you should go down on bended knee and thank Aristarkh Platonovich for writing all the way from India.. " "You're always telling people to get down on their knees..." Yelagin suddenly grumbled (12a)
         ♦ "Им бы самим у [Ивана] поучиться не грех, да за науку в ножки поклониться..." (Максимов 1). "It wouldn't be a bad idea for them to come and learn from him [Ivan] and bow down in gratitude to him."(1a).

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  • 14 ginocchio

    m (pl -cchi e le -cchia) knee
    stare in ginocchio be on one's knees, be kneeling
    * * *
    1 knee: era nel fango fino alle ginocchia, he was knee-deep in mud; tenere un bambino sulle ginocchia, to hold a child on one's knees (o on one's lap); in ginocchio!, down on your knee (s)!; mettersi in ginocchio, to go (o to get down) on one's knees (o to kneel down); gettarsi in ginocchio, to throw oneself on one's knees; cadere in ginocchio, to fall (o to drop) on one's knees; piegare le ginocchia, to bend one's knees; (fig.) ( umiliarsi) to eat humble pie, ( cedere) to give in (o to yield): si sentì piegare le ginocchia, she felt her legs give beneath her // mettere in ginocchio qlcu., to bring s.o. to his knees // gettarsi alle ginocchia di qlcu., to beg s.o. on bended knee // far venire il latte alle ginocchia, to bore to tears (o to death) // (med.): ginocchio valgo, knock-knee; ginocchio varo, bow-leg // al ginocchio, ( di lunghezza) knee-length
    2 ( di pantaloni) knee
    3 (mecc.) bend
    4 (mar.) ( parte del remo) loom (of an oar).
    * * *
    [dʒi'nɔkkjo]
    sm ginocchia pl f

    al ginocchio — (lunghezza) knee-length

    in ginocchio — on one's knees, kneeling

    mettere qn in ginocchio — (vincere) to bring sb to his knees

    * * *
    pl. - chi, pl.f. - chia [dʒi'nɔkkjo, ki, kja] sostantivo maschile
    1) (pl.f. - chia) anat. knee

    sopra, sotto il ginocchio — [ gonna] above, below the knee

    arrivare al ginocchio — [gonna, stivale] to be knee-length; [ giaccone] to come down to one's knees

    2) (pl. - chi) (di pantalone) knee
    3) in ginocchio on one's knees

    essere in ginocchio — to be kneeling o on one's knees

    mettersi in ginocchio — to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees

    cadere in ginocchio — to drop o fall to one's knees

    te lo chiedo in ginocchio! — fig. I'm begging you!

    mettere qcn. in ginocchio — to bring o force sb. to their knees

    * * *
    ginocchio
    pl. - chi, pl.f. - chia /dʒi'nɔkkjo, ki, kja/ ⇒ 4
    sostantivo m.
     1 (pl.f. - chia) anat. knee; siediti sulle mie -chia sit on my knee o lap; avere l'acqua alle -chia to be up to one's knees o knee-deep in water; sopra, sotto il ginocchio [ gonna] above, below the knee; arrivare al ginocchio [gonna, stivale] to be knee-length; [ giaccone] to come down to one's knees
     2 (pl. - chi) (di pantalone) knee
     3 in ginocchio on one's knees; essere in ginocchio to be kneeling o on one's knees; mettersi in ginocchio to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees; cadere in ginocchio to drop o fall to one's knees; te lo chiedo in ginocchio! fig. I'm begging you! mettere qcn. in ginocchio to bring o force sb. to their knees.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ginocchio

  • 15 ni

    conj.
    1 not even.
    ni siquiera not even
    anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat
    2 neither.
    3 nor.
    * * *
    ni
    1 neither, nor
    2 (ni siquiera) not even
    \
    ¡ni hablar! no way!
    ni que it's not as if
    ■ ni que fuera tonta it's not as if I were stupid!
    ■ ni que hubiera sido millonario anyone would think he were a millionaire!
    * * *
    conj.
    neither, nor
    * * *
    CONJ
    1) (=y no) [con verbo negativo en inglés] or; [con verbo afirmativo en inglés] nor

    - a mí no me gusta -ni a mí — "I don't like it" - "nor do I" o "neither do I"

    ni... ni...: no tenía ni amigos ni familiares — he had no friends and no family (either), he had no friends or family, he had neither friends nor family

    no es ni blanco ni negro — it's not black and it's not white (either), it's neither black nor white

    no vinieron ni Juan ni Pedro — Juan didn't come and neither did Pedro, neither Juan nor Pedro came

    ni vino ni llamó por teléfono — he didn't come and he didn't phone (either), he neither came nor phoned

    ni que lo hagas bien ni que lo hagas mal te dirán nada — whether you do it well or badly, they won't say anything

    2) [para dar más énfasis] even

    ni se sabe — God knows, who knows?

    • ni siquiera — not even

    • ni uno, -¿cuántos tienes? -ni uno — "how many have you got?" - "not a single one" o "none"

    3) [exclamaciones]

    • ¡ni hablar! — no way!, not on your life!

    ¿yo? ¿votar a esos? ¡ni hablar! — me vote for them? no way! o not on your life!

    • ¡ni por esas!, he intentado convencerla prometiéndole un regalo, pero ni por esas — I tried to persuade her with a present but even that didn't work

    • ni que, siempre cuidando de él, ¡ni que fueras su madre! — you're always taking care of him, anyone would think you were his mother!

    vaya unos humos que tiene, ¡ni que fuese un dios! — he's so arrogant, he must think he's God!

    ¡pero tú qué te has creído!, ¡ni que yo fuese tonto! — you must think I'm stupid or something!

    ¡qué curso ni qué curso! ¡yo he aprendido por mi cuenta! — what are you talking about, taking a course? I've studied by myself!

    4)

    • ni bien — Arg, Uru as soon as

    ni bien me fui, sonó el teléfono — as soon as I left, the phone rang

    * * *

    ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)

    2)
    a) tb
    b)

    ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came

    3)

    no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!

    * * *
    ----
    * lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.
    * ni con mucho = not by a long shot.
    * ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.
    * ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.
    * ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.
    * ni incluso = for that matter, not even.
    * ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * ni... ni... = neither... nor....
    * ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.
    * ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.
    * ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.
    * ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.
    * ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).
    * ni tampoco = nor.
    * ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.
    * ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.
    * no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.
    * nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.
    * sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.
    * sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.
    * sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.
    * * *

    ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)

    2)
    a) tb
    b)

    ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came

    3)

    no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!

    * * *
    * lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.
    * ni con mucho = not by a long shot.
    * ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.
    * ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.
    * ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.
    * ni incluso = for that matter, not even.
    * ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.
    * ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.
    * ni... ni... = neither... nor....
    * ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.
    * ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.
    * ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.
    * ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.
    * ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.
    * ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.
    * ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).
    * ni tampoco = nor.
    * ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.
    * ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.
    * ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.
    * no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.
    * no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.
    * nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.
    * sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.
    * sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.
    * sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.
    * * *
    ni
    (con otro negativo): venía sin gabardina ni paraguas he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrella
    no se lastimó ni nada he didn't hurt himself or anything
    no vino él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife came
    yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — nor do I o neither do I o ( colloq) me neither
    ni … ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink
    no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a Pablo ni a mí they didn't tell Sol, or Pablo or me
    no vinieron ni él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife came
    ni me gusta ni me deja de gustar I don't like him or dislike him, I neither like nor dislike him
    chicha2 A. (↑ chicha (2)), fu, más3 (↑ más (3)), modo, etc
    B
    1
    tb ni siquiera not even
    ¿ni (siquiera) piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?
    2
    ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book, they didn't sell one book
    y de esto ni una palabra a nadie and not a word of this to anyone
    de sus amigos no vino ni uno not one of his friends came
    no me queda ni una I haven't a single one left
    C
    1
    (en frases que expresan rechazo): ¡ni hablar! out of the question!, certainly not!
    ni borracha volvería ahí wild horses wouldn't drag me back there ( colloq)
    ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas not even if he gets down on bended knee
    ¡qué receta ni qué receta! yo lo hago a mi manera recipe? forget the recipe, I do it my own way
    2
    (en frases que expresan enfado): ¡ni que fuera el dueño de la empresa! anyone would think he owned the company
    no podemos permitírnoslo ¡ni que fuéramos millonarios! we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know o it's not as if we're millionaires!
    3
    (en frases que expresan satisfacción, alegría): llegas que ni caída del cielo you couldn't have arrived at a better time
    te queda que ni a la medida it looks as if it was made to measure
    * * *

     

    ni conjunción


    yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — neither do I;
    ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink;
    no nos avisó ni a él ni a mí he didn't tell him or me (either);
    ni siquiera not even;
    ¿ ni siquiera piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?;
    no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book
    b) (expresando rechazo, enfado):

    ◊ ¡ni hablar! out of the question!;

    ni aunque me lo ruegue not even if he gets down on his knees
    ni conj 1 no... ni, ni... ni, neither... nor, not... or: ni vive ni deja vivir, she won't live or let live
    no iréis ni tú ni él, neither you nor he will go
    no tiene valor ni carácter, she has neither courage nor character ➣ Ver nota en neither
    2 (siquiera) even: ni aunque me maten, not even if they kill me
    ¡ni hablar!, no way!
    ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the gold on earth
    no llamó ni una vez, she didn't phone even once
    no lo digas ni en broma, don't say that even as a joke
    'ni' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acordarse
    - adiós
    - advertir
    - alma
    - añadidura
    - anda
    - ápice
    - arte
    - asomo
    - brizna
    - broma
    - calva
    - calvo
    - caso
    - cerrarse
    - colorante
    - comer
    - coña
    - Cristo
    - decir
    - dios
    - encima
    - entender
    - enterarse
    - entrar
    - eso
    - figurarse
    - flor
    - ir
    - golpe
    - gota
    - hablar
    - idea
    - jota
    - loca
    - loco
    - magín
    - más
    - mu
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - nombrar
    - orden
    - oro
    - pajolera
    - pajolero
    - papa
    - patata
    - peluquín
    - pena
    English:
    alone
    - anywhere
    - bat
    - beneath
    - break
    - cagey
    - can
    - chalk
    - clear off
    - clinch
    - cloud
    - clue
    - dead
    - decency
    - do
    - dread
    - even
    - far
    - fear
    - flinch
    - for
    - half
    - head
    - home
    - inch
    - iota
    - jot
    - less
    - life
    - likely
    - modicum
    - muster
    - needless
    - neither
    - nelly
    - never
    - nor
    - not
    - notion
    - or
    - pause
    - peep
    - penny
    - remotely
    - rhyme
    - self-pity
    - shred
    - shudder
    - skin
    - speck
    * * *
    ni
    ♦ conj
    ni… ni… neither… nor…;
    ni mañana ni pasado neither tomorrow nor the day after;
    ni mi padre ni mi madre vendrá neither my father nor my mother is coming;
    no… ni… neither… nor…, not… or… (either);
    no es alto ni bajo he's neither tall nor short, he's not tall or short (either);
    no es rojo ni verde ni azul it's neither red nor green nor blue;
    ni un/una… not a single…;
    no me quedaré ni un minuto más I'm not staying a minute longer;
    ni uno/una not a single one;
    no he aprobado ni una I haven't passed a single one;
    ni que as if;
    ¡ni que yo fuera tonto! as if I were that stupid!;
    ¡ni que nos sobrara el dinero! it's not as if we have money to burn!, anyone would think we had money to burn!;
    ni que decir tiene it goes without saying;
    ¡no es listo ni nada! he isn't half clever!;
    te queda que ni hecho a medida it couldn't look better on you if it had been tailor-made;
    ¡ni hablar! certainly not!, it's out of the question!
    ♦ adv
    not even;
    ni siquiera not even;
    ni (siquiera) me saludó she didn't even say hello;
    anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat
    * * *
    ni
    conj neither;
    ni … ni neither … nor;
    ni siquiera not even;
    no di ni una I made a real mess of things;
    ni que not even if
    * * *
    ni conj
    1) : neither, nor
    afuera no hace ni frío ni calor: it's neither cold nor hot outside
    2)
    ni que : not even if, not as if
    ni que me pagaran: not even if they paid me
    ni que fuera (yo) su madre: it's not as if I were his mother
    3)
    ni siquiera : not even
    ni siquiera nos llamaron: they didn't even call us
    * * *
    ni conj
    1. (en doble negación) neither... nor
    2. (ni siquiera) not even
    ¡ni hablar! no way!

    Spanish-English dictionary > ni

  • 16 Н-133

    ПОЛЗАТЬ В НОГАХ у кого ПОЛЗАТЬ НА КОЛЕНЯХ перед кем VP
    1. (subj: human to beg s.o. for sth. humbly, plead with s.o. for sth.: X ползал у Y-a в ногах -X crawled (got) on his knees before Y
    X came crawling (on his knees) to Y X begged Y on bended knee (in limited contexts) X got down on his knees before Y.
    2. (subj: human or collect) to be servile, kowtow to s.o. ( usu. s.o. in a position of authority, one's conqueror etc)
    X ползает на коленях перед Y-ом — X grovels to (before) Y
    X crawls at Y% feet.

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  • 17 ползать в ногах

    • ПОЛЗАТЬ В НОГАХ у кого; ПОЛЗАТЬ НА КОЛЕНЯХ перед кем
    [VP]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    ⇒ to beg s.o. for sth. humbly, plead with s.o. for sth.:
    - [in limited contexts] X got down on his knees before Y.
    2. [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to be servile, kowtow to s.o. (usu. s.o. in a position of authority, one's conqueror etc):
    - X ползает на коленях перед Y-ом≈ X grovels to (before) Y;
    - X crawls at Y's feet.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ползать в ногах

  • 18 ползать на коленях

    • ПОЛЗАТЬ В НОГАХ у кого; ПОЛЗАТЬ НА КОЛЕНЯХ перед кем
    [VP]
    =====
    1. [subj: human]
    ⇒ to beg s.o. for sth. humbly, plead with s.o. for sth.:
    - [in limited contexts] X got down on his knees before Y.
    2. [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to be servile, kowtow to s.o. (usu. s.o. in a position of authority, one's conqueror etc):
    - X ползает на коленях перед Y-ом≈ X grovels to (before) Y;
    - X crawls at Y's feet.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ползать на коленях

  • 19 rutschen

    v/i slide; (ausrutschen) slip; MOT. skid; Kupplung: slip; Hose, Rock: be slipping; die Brille rutscht my, your etc. glasses are slipping; in die Höhe rutschen Rock: ride up; es ist mir aus der Hand gerutscht it slipped ( oder slid) out of my hand; der Teppich rutscht the carpet is slipping; ins Rutschen kommen start slipping; Auto etc.: go into a skid, start skidding; auf den Knien rutschen slither ( oder crawl) along on one’s knees; fig. grovel ( vor jemanden to s.o.); rutsch mal ein Stück umg. can you move up a bit?; schnell mal ins nächste Dorf rutschen umg. dash off to the next village allg.; das Essen will nicht rutschen umg. I just can’t get this food down allg.
    * * *
    to slide; to slither; to slip; to glide; to skid
    * * *
    rụt|schen ['rʊtʃn]
    vi aux sein
    1) (= gleiten) to slide; (= ausrutschen, entgleiten) to slip; (AUT) to skid; (fig) (Preise, Kurse) to slip; (Regime, Hierarchie) to crumble

    ins Rutschen kommen or geraten (lit, fig) — to start to slip; (Unternehmen) to start to go downhill

    2) (inf = rücken) to move or shove (inf) up

    zur Seite rutschen — to move or shove (inf) up or over

    ein Stück( chen) rutschen — to move or shove (inf) up a bit

    3) (= herunterrutschen) to slip down; (Essen, Tablette) to go down
    4) (auf Rutschbahn) to slide
    5) (= rutschend kriechen) to crawl
    * * *
    1) (to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.) skid
    2) (an accidental slide sideways.) skid
    * * *
    rut·schen
    [ˈrʊtʃn̩]
    vi Hilfsverb: sein
    1. (ausrutschen) to slip
    2. (fam: rücken)
    ▪ [mit etw dat] [nach links/zur Seite etc.] \rutschen to move [or fam shove] [sth] [to the left/side, etc.]
    auf dem Stuhl hin und her \rutschen to fidget [or shift around] on one's chair
    rutsch mal! move [or fam shove] over [or up
    ▪ [auf etw dat] \rutschen to slide [on sth]
    4. (auf Rutschbahn)
    ▪ [auf der Rutschbahn] \rutschen to play on the slide
    5. (von Erde, Kies)
    ins R\rutschen geraten [o kommen] to start slipping
    * * *
    intransitives Verb; mit sein slide; <clutch, carpet> slip; (ausrutschen) < person> slip; < car etc.> skid; (nach unten) slip [down]

    rutsch mal zur Seite! — (ugs.) move up a bit (coll.)

    * * *
    rutschen v/i slide; (ausrutschen) slip; AUTO skid; Kupplung: slip; Hose, Rock: be slipping;
    die Brille rutscht my, your etc glasses are slipping;
    es ist mir aus der Hand gerutscht it slipped ( oder slid) out of my hand;
    der Teppich rutscht the carpet is slipping;
    ins Rutschen kommen start slipping; Auto etc: go into a skid, start skidding;
    auf den Knien rutschen slither ( oder crawl) along on one’s knees; fig grovel (
    vor jemanden to sb);
    rutsch mal ein Stück umg can you move up a bit?;
    schnell mal ins nächste Dorf rutschen umg dash off to the next village allg;
    das Essen will nicht rutschen umg I just can’t get this food down allg
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    intransitives Verb; mit sein slide; <clutch, carpet> slip; (ausrutschen) < person> slip; <car etc.> skid; (nach unten) slip [down]

    rutsch mal zur Seite! — (ugs.) move up a bit (coll.)

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    v.
    to skid v.
    to slide v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: slid)
    to slip v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rutschen

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        poples itis, m    [1 PAL-], the ham, hollow of the knee, hough: succisis poplitibus, L.: succiso poplite, V.— A knee: duplicato poplite, with bended knee, V.: contento poplite, with a stiff knee, H.: poplitibus semet excipit, sank to his knees, Cu.
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    Latin-English dictionary > poples

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