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remain till called for

  • 1 remain

    rə'mein
    1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) være igjen
    2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) bli (igjen), forbli
    3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) fortsette med å være, forbli
    - remains
    bli
    verb \/rɪˈmeɪn\/
    1) være igjen, gjenstå, være til overs
    of the whole familiy, he alone remains
    2) forbli, fortsette å være
    3) ( på et sted) bli, bli værende
    I remain (gammeldags, avslutning på brev) ærbødigst, jeg forblir
    I remain yours truly, Fiona Madden
    Jeg forblir Deres ærbødige, Fiona Madden
    remain behind bli igjen (som siste mann)
    remain till called for ( post) poste restante

    English-Norwegian dictionary > remain

  • 2 postlagernd

    postlagernd adj KOMM (AE) general delivery, (BE) poste restante
    * * *
    adj < Komm> poste restante
    * * *
    postlagernd
    left until called for;
    postlagernd aufbewahrt werden to remain till called for.

    Business german-english dictionary > postlagernd

  • 3 postlagernd aufbewahrt werden

    postlagernd aufbewahrt werden
    to remain till called for.

    Business german-english dictionary > postlagernd aufbewahrt werden

  • 4 leave

    I noun, no pl.
    1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

    grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

    get leave from somebody to do somethingvon jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

    by leave of somebodymit jemandes Genehmigung

    by your leave(formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

    2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

    leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

    go on leavein Urlaub gehen

    be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

    3)

    take one's leave(say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

    he must have taken leave of his senseser muss von Sinnen sein

    II transitive verb,
    1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

    he left a message with me for Maryer hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

    leave somebody to do somethinges jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

    leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

    2) (by mistake) vergessen
    3)

    be left withnicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

    I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

    4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]
    5) (let remain in given state) lassen

    leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

    leave somebody in the dark(fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

    leave one's clothes all over the roomseine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

    leave somebody alone(allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

    leave it at that(coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

    leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

    I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

    leave it to melass mich nur machen

    7) (go away from) verlassen

    leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

    the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

    leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

    leave the road(crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

    leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

    I left her at the bus stop(parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

    leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

    the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

    leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

    leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

    8) (quit permanently) verlassen

    leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

    9) (desert) verlassen

    leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

    he was left for deadman ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/42249/leave_aside">leave aside
    * * *
    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) verlassen, aufgeben
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) zurücklassen
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) lassen
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lassen
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) überlassen
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) hinterlassen
    - leave alone
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) die Erlaubnis
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) der Urlaub
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
    * * *
    [li:v]
    I. n no pl
    1. (departure) Abreise f
    2. (farewell) Abschied m
    to take [one's] \leave [of sb] sich akk [von jdm] verabschieden
    3. (permission, consent) Erlaubnis f
    to ask sb's \leave jdn um Erlaubnis bitten
    to get/have sb's \leave [to do sth] jds Erlaubnis bekommen/haben[, etw zu tun]
    with/without sb's \leave mit/ohne jds Erlaubnis
    absence without \leave unerlaubtes Fernbleiben
    without so much as a by your \leave ( iron) ohne auch nur im Mindesten um Erlaubnis zu fragen
    4. (vacation time) Urlaub m
    maternity \leave Mutterschaftsurlaub m, Karenz f ÖSTERR
    sick \leave Genesungsurlaub m, Krankenstand m ÖSTERR
    annual \leave Jahresurlaub m
    to be/go on \leave in Urlaub sein/gehen
    to be on \leave for sth für etw akk beurlaubt sein
    to get \leave to do sth freibekommen, um etw zu tun
    5.
    to do sth by one's own \leave ( dated) etw tun, ohne überhaupt zu fragen
    to have taken [complete] \leave of one's senses [völlig] übergeschnappt sein fam
    have you taken \leave of your senses? that's a very dangerous animal! bist du noch bei Trost? das ist ein sehr gefährliches Tier! fam
    II. vt
    <left, left>
    to \leave sth place etw verlassen
    the train \leaves the station in five minutes der Zug fährt in fünf Minuten vom Bahnhof ab
    he left them and came over to speak with us er ließ sie stehen und kam herüber, um mit uns zu sprechen
    to \leave home von zu Hause weggehen [o fortgehen]
    to \leave one's husband/wife seinen Ehemann/seine Ehefrau verlassen
    to \leave a job eine Stelle aufgeben
    to \leave school/university die Schule/Universität beenden
    to \leave work aufhören zu arbeiten
    3. (not take away with)
    to \leave sth etw zurücklassen
    I'll \leave my winter coat — I won't need it ich lasse meinen Wintermantel da — ich werde ihn nicht brauchen
    to \leave a message/note [for sb] [jdm] eine Nachricht/ein paar Zeilen hinterlassen
    to \leave sb/sth with sb jdn/etw bei jdm lassen
    4. (forget to take)
    to \leave sth etw vergessen
    to \leave footprints/stains Fußabdrücke/Flecken hinterlassen
    the incident left a feeling of resentment der Vorfall hinterließ einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack
    6. (cause to remain)
    to \leave sth etw übrig lassen
    five from twelve \leaves seven zwölf weniger fünf macht sieben
    to \leave sb sth [or to \leave sth for sb] jdm etw übrig lassen
    if you take two, then that \leaves me three wenn du zwei nimmst, bleiben drei für mich übrig
    we were left with five pieces that we couldn't fit into the jigsaw uns blieben am Ende fünf Teile übrig, die wir nicht in das Puzzle einfügen konnten
    7. (cause to remain in a certain state)
    to \leave sb/an animal alone jdn/ein Tier alleine lassen
    to \leave sb better/worse off jdn in einer besseren/schlechteren Situation zurücklassen
    to be left homeless obdachlos sein
    to \leave sth on/open etw eingeschaltet/offen lassen
    to \leave sb/sth doing sth:
    I left the children watching television ich ließ die Kinder vor dem Fernseher zurück
    he left the engine running er ließ den Motor laufen
    8. (not change)
    to \leave sth etw lassen
    \leave that, I'll take care of it later lass das, ich kümmere mich später darum
    9. (not eat)
    to \leave sth etw übrig lassen
    10. (bequeath)
    to \leave sth etw hinterlassen
    to \leave sb sth in one's will jdm etw testamentarisch vermachen
    to \leave sb jdn hinterlassen
    he \leaves a wife and two young children er hinterlässt eine Frau und zwei kleine Kinder
    12. (put off doing)
    to \leave sth etw lassen
    I'll \leave the rest of the work for tomorrow ich hebe mir den Rest der Arbeit für morgen auf
    don't \leave it too late! schieb es nicht zu lange auf!
    you've left it too late to apply again du hast damit zu lange gewartet, um dich nochmal bewerben zu können
    do you always \leave doing things till the very last possible minute? schiebst du immer alles bis zur allerletzten Minute auf?
    13. (not discuss further)
    to \leave a question/subject eine Frage/ein Thema lassen
    let's \leave it at that lassen wir es dabei bewenden
    14. (assign)
    to \leave sth to sb decision jdm etw überlassen
    I left making the important decisions to Martha ich überließ es Martha, die wichtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen
    to \leave sb to do sth:
    I left her to make the decision ich ließ sie die Entscheidung treffen
    to \leave it to sb [to do sth] es jdm überlassen[, etw zu tun]
    15.
    to \leave sth up in the air etw offenlassen
    to \leave sb alone jdn in Ruhe lassen
    \leave well [enough] alone! lass die Finger davon!
    to \leave sb be jdn in Ruhe lassen
    just \leave it be lass es gut sein
    to \leave a bad [or sour] [or unpleasant] taste [in one's mouth] einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen fig
    to \leave nothing/sth to chance nichts/etw dem Zufall überlassen
    to \leave sb cold jdn kaltlassen
    to \leave sb out in the cold jdn ignorieren
    everyone else had been invited, only he had been left out in the cold alle anderen waren eingeladen worden, nur ihn hatte man übergangen
    the new taxation system \leaves single mothers out in the cold das neue Steuersystem lässt allein erziehende Mütter im Regen stehen
    to \leave sb to their own devices jdn sich dat selbst überlassen
    \leave it to sb to do sth du kannst darauf zählen, dass jd etw tut
    \leave it to John to forget the keys! natürlich hat John wieder die Schlüssel vergessen!
    to \leave the door open to sth etw begünstigen
    this will \leave the door open to domestic companies to compete for international business dies wird es inländischen Firmen erleichtern, sich um internationale Aufträge zu bewerben
    to \leave go [or hold] of sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen
    to \leave sb holding the baby [or AM bag] ( fam) jdn die Suppe auslöffeln lassen fam
    to \leave a lot to be desired viel zu wünschen übrig lassen
    to \leave sb in the lurch jdn im Stich [o fam hängen] lassen
    to \leave sb on the sidelines, to \leave sb standing jdn ausstechen
    to \leave no stone unturned nichts unversucht lassen
    to \leave oneself wide open sich dat eine Blöße geben
    III. vi
    <left, left>
    [weg]gehen; vehicle abfahren; plane abfliegen
    our train is leaving in five minutes unser Zug fährt in fünf Minuten ab
    we are leaving for Paris wir fahren nach Paris
    * * *
    [liːv] vb: pret, ptp left
    1. n
    1) (= permission) Erlaubnis f
    2) (= permission to be absent MIL) Urlaub m

    to be on leave — auf Urlaub sein, Urlaub haben

    I've got leave to attend the conference — ich habe freibekommen, um an der Konferenz teilzunehmen

    3)
    2. vt
    1) (= depart from, quit) place, person verlassen

    when the plane left Romeals das Flugzeug von Rom abflog

    when he left Romeals er von Rom wegging/wegfuhr/abflog etc

    would you leave us, please? — würden Sie uns bitte allein lassen?

    please sir, may I leave the room? — Herr X, darf ich mal raus?

    to leave the country — das Land verlassen; (permanently) auswandern

    to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen/wegfahren; (permanently) von zu Hause weggehen

    to leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely also) (von der Schule) abgehen

    I'll leave you at the stationam Bahnhof trennen wir uns dann; (in car) ich setze dich am Bahnhof ab

    2) (= allow or cause to remain) lassen; bad taste, dirty mark, message, scar, impression hinterlassen

    left three letters for you —

    they were left to dieman ließ sie sterben

    3) (= leave in a certain condition) lassen

    this leaves me free for the afternoon/free to go shopping — dadurch habe ich den Nachmittag frei/Zeit zum Einkaufen

    to leave sb to do sth — es jdm überlassen, etw zu tun

    to leave go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

    let's leave it at that —

    if we leave it so that he'll contact us — wenn wir dabei verbleiben, dass er sich mit uns in Verbindung setzt

    to leave sth to the last minutemit etw bis zur letzten Minute warten

    4) (= forget) liegen lassen, stehen lassen
    5) (after death) person, money hinterlassen
    6)

    all I have left — alles, was ich noch habe

    I've (got) £6 left — ich habe noch 6 Pfund (übrig)

    3 from 10 leaves 7 —

    there was nothing left for me to do but to sell it — mir blieb nichts anderes übrig, als es zu verkaufen

    7) (= entrust) überlassen (up to sb jdm)

    leave it to me —

    I leave it to you to judgees bleibt dir überlassen, zu urteilen

    8)

    (= stop) let's leave this now — lassen wir das jetzt mal

    3. vi
    (person) (weg)gehen; (in vehicle) abfahren; (in plane) abfliegen; (train, bus, ship) abfahren

    which flight did he leave on? —

    * * *
    leave1 [liːv] prät und pperf left [left]
    A v/t
    1. verlassen:
    a) von jemandem oder einem Ort etc fort-, weggehen:
    the car left the road der Wagen kam von der Straße ab; home A 1
    b) abreisen, abfahren etc von ( for nach)
    c) von der Schule abgehen
    d) jemanden oder etwas im Stich lassen, etwas aufgeben:
    she left him for another man sie verließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes;
    get left umg im Stich gelassen werden
    e) aus einem Verein etc austreten
    2. lassen:
    leave sth about ( oder around) the room etwas im Zimmer herumliegen lassen umg;
    leave sth to cool etwas auskühlen lassen;
    leave it at that es dabei belassen oder (bewenden) lassen;
    leave things as they are die Dinge so lassen, wie sie sind;
    a) allein lassen,
    b) auch leave be jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen
    c) auch leave be etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;
    leave him alone! auch du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen!;
    leave sb to themselves jemanden sich selbst überlassen;
    leave sth until the last minute sich etwas bis zur letzten Minute aufheben; cold A 4 d, device 7, lurch2, severely 1
    3. (übrig) lassen:
    6 from 8 leaves 2 8 minus 6 ist 2;
    be left übrig bleiben oder übrig sein;
    there is plenty of wine left es ist noch viel Wein übrig;
    there’s nothing left for us but to go uns bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig als zu gehen;
    “to be left till called for” „postlagernd“;
    with ten minutes left zehn Minuten vor Schluss;
    he’s got a lot left umg er hat noch eine Menge drauf; desire A 1, stone C 1, undone 1
    4. eine Narbe etc zurücklassen (on sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht), einen Eindruck, eine Nachricht, eine Spur etc hinterlassen:
    leave sb wondering whether … jemanden im Zweifel darüber lassen, ob …;
    be left with sitzen bleiben auf (dat) umg;
    the accident left his face disfigured nach dem Unfall war sein Gesicht entstellt; impression 6, mark1 A 15
    5. hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen, vergessen:
    6. überlassen, anheimstellen ( beide:
    to sb jemandem):
    leave it to sb to do sth es jemandem überlassen oder anheimstellen, etwas zu tun;
    I leave it to you to decide ich überlasse die Entscheidung Ihnen; chance A 1
    7. (nach dem Tode) hinterlassen:
    he leaves a widow and five children er hinterlässt eine Frau und fünf Kinder;
    he left his family well off er ließ seine Familie in gesicherten Verhältnissen zurück
    8. vermachen, -erben:
    9. (auf der Fahrt) links oder rechts liegen lassen:
    10. aufhören mit, einstellen, (unter)lassen
    B v/i
    1. (fort-, weg)gehen, abreisen, abfahren ( alle:
    for nach):
    the train leaves at six der Zug fährt um 6 (Uhr) ab oder geht um 6
    leave2 [liːv] s
    1. Erlaubnis f, Genehmigung f:
    ask leave of sb, ask sb’s leave jemanden um Erlaubnis bitten;
    give sb leave to do sth jemandem die Erlaubnis geben, etwas zu tun; jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun;
    take leave to say sich zu sagen erlauben;
    by leave of mit Genehmigung (gen);
    by your leave mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, iron mit Ihrer gütigen Erlaubnis;
    without so much as a ‘by your leave’ umg ohne auch nur zu fragen; absence 2, absent A 1, beg A 1
    2. Urlaub m:
    leave from the front MIL Fronturlaub;
    (go) on leave auf Urlaub (gehen);
    a man on leave ein Urlauber;
    leave pay Urlaubsgeld n; absence 2
    3. Abschied m:
    take (one’s) leave sich verabschieden, Abschied nehmen ( beide:
    of sb von jemandem); sense A 2
    leave3 [liːv] leaf B 1
    * * *
    I noun, no pl.
    1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

    grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

    get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

    by your leave (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

    2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

    leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

    be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

    3)

    take one's leave (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

    II transitive verb,
    1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

    leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

    leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

    2) (by mistake) vergessen
    3)

    be left withnicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

    I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

    4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

    leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

    leave somebody in the dark(fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

    leave somebody alone (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

    leave it at that(coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

    6) (refer, entrust)

    leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

    I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

    7) (go away from) verlassen

    leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

    the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

    leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

    leave the road (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

    leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

    I left her at the bus stop (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

    leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

    the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

    leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

    leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

    8) (quit permanently) verlassen

    leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

    9) (desert) verlassen

    leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

    he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Abschied -e m.
    Urlaub -e m. (the country) v.
    ausreisen v. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: left)
    = abfahren v.
    aufhören v.
    hinterlassen v.
    verlassen v.
    zurücklassen v.
    überlassen v.
    übriglassen v.

    English-german dictionary > leave

  • 5 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) zapustiti, odpotovati
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) pustiti
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) pustiti
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) pustiti
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) prepustiti
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) zapustiti
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovoljenje
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dopust
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
    * * *
    I [li:v]
    noun
    dovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovo
    to ask s.o. for leaveali to ask leave of s.o.prositi koga za dovoljenje
    II [li:v]
    1.
    transitive verb
    pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa; American dovoliti, dopustiti;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    oditi, odpotovati ( for kam)
    colloquially to get leftostati na cedilu
    colloquially it leaves me cold ( —ali cool) — ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me
    to leave things as they are — pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru
    to leave no stone unturned — obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi
    to leave s.o. wondering whetherpustiti koga v dvomu o
    to leave s.o. to himself ( —ali to his own devices)prepustiti koga samemu sebi
    to leave s.o. in the dark — zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa
    to leave word — sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo
    to leave card on s.o.pustiti vizitko pri kom
    III [li:v]
    intransitive verb
    ozeleneti

    English-Slovenian dictionary > leave

  • 6 faltar

    v.
    1 to lack, to be missing, to have not enough.
    Me falta comida I lack food.
    Me falta comida I lack food.
    Falta un tornillo A screw is missing.
    2 to be lacking, to be needed.
    falta aire there's not enough air
    falta sal it needs a bit of salt
    3 to be necessary, to have yet to, to have still to. (hacer falta).
    me falta tiempo I need time
    para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive
    ¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!
    sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears
    Me falta terminar esto I have still to finish this.
    4 to be absent or missing (estar ausente).
    falta Elena Elena is missing
    el día que yo falte when I have passed on
    Falta María Mary is absent.
    5 to offend.
    Me faltó mi hermana My sister offended me.
    Me faltó mi hermano My brother offended me.
    6 to omit, to skip.
    7 to become scarce for.
    Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.
    Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.
    8 to be not enough.
    Falta comida There is not enough food.
    9 to be yet to.
    Falta barrer There is yet to sweep.
    10 to be offended.
    Se me faltó I was offended.
    * * *
    1 (no estar una cosa) to be missing; (una persona) to be absent
    ¿quién falta? who's missing?
    mañana a las tres, ¡no faltes! tomorrow at three, be sure to come!
    2 (haber poco) to be lacking, be needed
    falta (más) leche we need (more) milk, there isn't enough milk
    3 (no tener) to lack, not have (enough)
    4 (quedar) to remain, be left
    ¿cuánto falta para Alicante? how much further is it to Alicante?
    falta poco para que... it won't be long till...
    5 (no respetar) to insult, be rude to
    \
    faltar a la verdad not to tell the truth, lie
    faltar a su deber to fail in one's duty
    faltar a su palabra to break one's word
    faltar a su promesa not to keep one's promise
    faltar al respeto a alguien to be rude to somebody, insult somebody
    faltar en los pagos not to keep up with the payments
    ¡lo que me (te, le, etc) faltaba! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!
    ¡no faltaba más! (por supuesto) of course!, but of course! 2 (por supuesto que no) absolutely not!
    ¡sólo me (te, le, etc) faltaba eso! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!
    * * *
    verb
    3) be unfaithful, break
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=no haber suficiente)

    faltar algo a algn, le falta todavía un impreso — you still need another form

    ¿te falta dinero? — do you need any money?

    2) (=no estar) to be missing

    ¿quién falta? — who's missing?, who's not here?

    no podemos irnos, falta Manolo — we can't go, Manolo isn't here yet

    no faltar, un desayuno en el que no faltan los huevos y el beicon — a breakfast which doesn't fail to include eggs and bacon

    no falta quien opina que... — there are those who think that...

    3) (=no ir)

    ¡no faltaré! — I'll be there!

    faltar a una cita[de negocios] to miss an appointment, not to turn up for an appointment; [con amigo] not to turn up for a date

    faltar a claseto miss school

    faltar al trabajoto be off work

    4) (=quedar)

    falta todavía bastante por hacer — there is still quite a lot to be done, quite a lot remains to be done

    falta mucho todavía — there's plenty of time to go yet

    ¿falta mucho? — is there long to go?

    ¿te falta mucho? — will you be long?

    faltar para algo, faltan tres semanas para las elecciones — there are three weeks to go to the election, the election is three weeks off

    faltan cinco para las siete LAm it's five to seven

    falta poco para las ocho — it's nearly eight o'clock, it's getting on for eight o'clock

    5) (=estar a punto de)
    6) (=insultar)

    ¡sin faltar!, ¿eh? — keep it polite, right?

    faltar a algn(=ofender) to offend sb; (=ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to sb; (=no apoyar) to fail sb

    faltar a algn al respeto — to be rude to sb, be disrespectful to sb

    7) (=no cumplir)

    faltar en algo, faltar en los pagos — to default on one's payments

    decencia 1), palabra 4), promesa 1., 1), respeto 1), verdad 1)
    8) euf (=estar muerto)
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( no estar) to be missing

    ¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

    falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

    más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

    2) ( quedar)

    yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

    falta poco para las diezit's almost o nearly ten o'clock

    ¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

    ¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

    nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

    aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

    esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

    no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

    3)

    te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

    faltar a algoal colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

    faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

    * * *
    = lack, be lacking, be short of.
    Ex. I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.
    Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
    Ex. Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
    ----
    * al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.
    * empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.
    * faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.
    * faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.
    * faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.
    * faltar de = be absent (from).
    * faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.
    * faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.
    * faltar mucho = be a long way off.
    * faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).
    * faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * faltar un poco = be some way off.
    * faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.
    * no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.
    * para que no falte = for good measure.
    * para que no falte de nada = for good measure.
    * para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.
    * pieza clave que falta = missing piece.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( no estar) to be missing

    ¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

    falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

    más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

    2) ( quedar)

    yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

    falta poco para las diezit's almost o nearly ten o'clock

    ¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

    ¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

    nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

    aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

    esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

    no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

    3)

    te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

    faltar a algoal colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

    faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

    * * *
    = lack, be lacking, be short of.

    Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.

    Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
    Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
    * al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.
    * empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.
    * faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.
    * faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.
    * faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.
    * faltar de = be absent (from).
    * faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.
    * faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.
    * faltar mucho = be a long way off.
    * faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).
    * faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * faltar un poco = be some way off.
    * faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.
    * no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.
    * para que no falte = for good measure.
    * para que no falte de nada = for good measure.
    * para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.
    * pieza clave que falta = missing piece.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

    * * *
    faltar [A1 ]
    vi
    A
    1 (no estar) to be missing
    aquí faltan tres recibos there are three receipts missing
    falta dinero de la caja there's some money missing from the till
    ¿estamos todos? — no, falta Inés are we all here? — no, Inés is missing o Inés isn't here
    (+ me/te/le etc): te falta un botón you have a button missing, you're missing a button
    revisen sus bolsos a ver si les falta algo check your bags to see if there's anything missing
    le faltan todos los dientes de abajo he's lost all his bottom teeth
    a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
    a la muñeca le falta un brazo the doll is missing an arm, the doll has an arm missing
    falta de su domicilio desde hace un mes she has been missing from home for a month
    el día que yo falte ¿qué va a ser de este chico? ( euf); what will become of this boy when I'm gone? ( euph)
    2
    (no haber suficiente): no faltará vino there will be plenty of wine, there will be no shortage of wine
    más vale que sobre comida y no que falte it's better to have too much food than too little
    (+ me/te/le etc): me falta el aire I can't breathe
    nos faltó tiempo para terminar we didn't have enough time to finish
    le falta experiencia he lacks experience, he doesn't have enough/any experience
    ganas no me faltan, pero no tengo dinero I'd love to, but I haven't got any money
    (no haber): no falta quien piensa que fue un error there are those who think it was a mistake
    no faltará oportunidad de retribuirles la atención there will be plenty of opportunities to return their kindness
    4
    (hacer falta): le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her
    le falta un objetivo en la vida he needs a goal in life
    B
    (quedar): yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?
    a la carne le faltarán unos 15 minutos the meat needs another 15 minutes or so
    sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out, I just need to type it out
    el pastel está listo, sólo falta decorarlo the cake is ready, it just needs decorating
    todavía me falta pintar la puerta I still have to paint the door, I've still got the door to paint
    falta poco para Pascua it's not long until Easter
    faltaba poco para las diez it was almost o nearly ten o'clock, it was going on for ten o'clock ( BrE)
    sólo faltan cinco minutos para que empiece la carrera there are just five minutes to go before the race starts
    ¿falta mucho para que llegue la abuela? will it be long until grandma arrives?
    ya falta poco para llegar we're nearly o almost there now
    se puso furioso, poco faltó para que me pegara he got so angry, he nearly hit me
    me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book
    ¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?, have you got much more to do?
    todavía faltan muchas cosas por hacer there are still a lot of things to do
    ¡esto es lo único que faltaba! ( iró); that's all I/we needed! ( iro)
    ¡lo que me faltaba por oír! now I've heard everything!
    ¡faltaría or no faltaba más! (en respuestaa un agradecimiento) don't mention it!, you're welcome!; (— a un pedido) of course, certainly; (— a un ofrecimiento, una atención) I wouldn't hear of it!; (expresando indignación) can you imagine!, whatever next!
    pase usted primero — ¡no faltaba más! after you — no, after you!
    C
    1
    (no asistir): te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come
    faltar A algo to be absent FROM sth
    falta mucho a clase he's often absent (from school), he misses a lot of classes
    esta semana ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice this week, she's stayed home from work twice this week ( AmE)
    nunca falta a una cita he never misses an appointment
    2 (no cumplir) faltar A algo:
    faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word, he broke his promise/word
    ¡no le faltes al or (CS) el respeto a tu padre! don't be rude to your father
    no le falté I wasn't rude to him
    faltas a la verdad you are not telling the truth
    * * *

     

    faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
    1

    ¿quién falta? who's missing?;


    (en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;

    a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup


    nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time


    les falta cariño they need affection
    2 ( quedar):
    yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

    nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
    me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
    solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
    falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
    faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
    ¡no faltaba más! ( respuestaa un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

    (— a una petición) of course, certainly;
    (— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
    3
    a) ( no asistir):

    te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

    faltar a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

    a una cita to miss sth;

    ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
    b) ( no cumplir):


    ¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
    faltar verbo intransitivo
    1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
    2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
    3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
    faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
    no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
    sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
    4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
    5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
    faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
    6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
    (ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
    ♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
    ¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
    ' faltar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahogarse
    - quedar
    - respeto
    - tornillo
    English:
    default setting
    - go back on
    - missing
    - unaccounted
    - word
    - absent
    - go
    - hooky
    - miss
    - skip
    - truant
    * * *
    faltar vi
    1. [no haber] to be lacking, to be needed;
    falta aire there's not enough air;
    le falta sal it needs a bit of salt;
    faltó comida there wasn't enough food;
    a esta casa no le falta nada this house lacks nothing o has everything;
    después del robo faltaban dos cuadros after the robbery, two paintings were missing;
    abrí la cartera y me faltaban varios documentos I opened my briefcase and several documents were missing
    2. [estar ausente] to be absent o missing;
    falta Elena Elena is missing;
    el día que yo falte when I have passed on;
    falta de su domicilio desde hace tres semanas she has been missing (from home) for three weeks
    3. [no acudir]
    sólo faltaron mis padres only my parents weren't there o failed to turn up;
    faltar a una cita not to turn up at an appointment;
    ¡no faltes (a la cita)! don't miss it!, be there!;
    ha faltado a clase tres veces esta semana she has been absent o off three days this week;
    últimamente ha faltado mucho al trabajo he's been off work a lot recently, he's had a lot of time off work recently
    4. [no cumplir]
    faltó a su palabra she went back on her word, she broke o didn't keep her word;
    faltó a su obligación he neglected his duty;
    faltó a la verdad she wasn't being truthful, she wasn't telling the truth
    5. [ofender]
    faltar a alguien en algo to offend sb in sth;
    faltar a alguien al respeto to be disrespectful to sb;
    ¡a mí no me faltes!, ¡sin faltar! don't you speak to me like that!
    6. [no tener]
    le faltan las fuerzas he lacks o doesn't have the strength;
    le falta experiencia she lacks experience;
    le falta una mano he has got only one hand;
    al equipo le faltan buenos defensas the team is short of good defenders;
    le falta una pata a la mesa the table is missing a leg;
    me faltan palabras para expresar mi agradecimiento I can't find the words to express my gratitude
    7. [hacer falta]
    me falta tiempo I need time;
    nos va a faltar cerveza we're going to run out of beer, we're not going to have enough beer;
    para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive;
    ganas no nos faltan, pero no vamos a poder ir it isn't because we don't want to, but we won't be able to go;
    sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears;
    ¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!;
    ¡lo que faltaba, otro pinchazo! that's all I needed, another flat tyre!
    8. [quedar]
    falta mucho por hacer there is still a lot to be done;
    falta poco para llenar del todo el camión the truck o Br lorry is almost completely full now;
    sólo te falta firmar all you have to do is sign;
    falta un mes para las vacaciones there's a month to go till the holidays;
    ¿falta mucho para el final? is there long to go?;
    falta poco para las once it's nearly eleven o'clock;
    falta poco para que llegue it won't be long till he arrives, he'll soon be here;
    ¿cuánto falta para Bogotá? how much further is it to Bogota?;
    aún faltan 10 kilómetros there are still 10 kilometres to go;
    faltó poco para que lo matase I very nearly killed him;
    ¿lo mató? – poco faltó did she kill him? – very nearly
    9. Euf [morir] to pass away
    10. [en frases]
    ¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! [asentimiento] of course!;
    [rechazo] that tops it all!, that's a bit much!;
    claro que puedes usar mi teléfono, ¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! of course you can use my telephone, there's no need for you to ask;
    por supuesto que no te dejo ir, ¡faltaría más! of course I'm not letting you go, what can you be thinking of!
    * * *
    v/i
    1 be missing;
    cuando falten mis padres when my parents die
    2 ( quedar)
    :
    falta una hora there’s an hour to go;
    faltan 10 kilómetros there are 10 kilometers to go;
    sólo falta hacer la salsa there’s only the sauce to do;
    falta poco para las diez it’s almost o nearly ten o’clock;
    falta poco para que empiece la película it won’t be long before the film starts, the film will be starting soon;
    faltó poco para que me cayera I almost o nearly fell;
    y por si faltaba algo … and as if that wasn’t enough …
    3
    :
    faltar a be absent from;
    faltar a clase miss class, be absent from class
    4
    :
    faltar a alguien be disrespectful to s.o.;
    faltar a su palabra not keep one’s word
    5
    :
    ¡no faltaba o
    faltaría más! ( por supuesto) certainly!, of course!; (de ninguna manera) certainly not!;
    ¡lo que faltaba! that’s all I/we etc needed!
    * * *
    faltar vi
    1) : to be lacking, to be needed
    me falta ayuda: I need help
    2) : to be absent, to be missing
    3) quedar: to remain, to be left
    faltan pocos días para la fiesta: the party is just a few days away
    4)
    ¡no faltaba más! : don't mention it!, you're welcome!
    * * *
    faltar vb
    1. (no estar) to be missing
    2. (no haber suficiente) not to be enough
    3. (carecer de) to lack
    4. (no acudir) to miss
    5. (quedar tiempo) to be left
    6. (quedar por hacer) to have to do
    7. (ofender, molestar) to be rude
    faltar a tu palabra to break your word [pt. broke; pp. broken]
    no faltaba más / faltaría más (desde luego) of course / certainly (ni pensarlo) no way

    Spanish-English dictionary > faltar

  • 7 lassen

    I Modalv.; lässt, ließ, hat lassen
    1. (erlauben) let; jemanden gehen / schlafen etc. lassen let s.o. go / sleep etc.; fallen lassen drop; sehen lassen show; die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go; lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look); lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come; lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t listen (to anyone); sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc.) did to her; lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); bieten, schmecken II, sehen II, stören I, träumen 1 etc.
    2. (veranlassen) jemanden etw. tun lassen get s.o. to do s.th.; stärker: make s.o. do s.th.; er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred; er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself); sich (Dat) etw. schicken lassen have s.th. sent; sich (Dat) einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out; er ließ den Arzt / die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor / he called the police; er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait; lassen Sie mich wissen let me know; ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that; ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg. I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc. take me for?; siehe auch laufen I
    3. auffordernd: lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go; lasst oder lasset uns beten let us pray
    4. (ermöglichen) das lässt sich ( schon) machen / einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done / we can manage that; es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved; das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable); der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open; die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open; es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... there’s no denying that; es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses; es lässt sich gut mischen / drehen it mixes well / turns easily; der Wein lässt sich trinken umg. this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)
    5. ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told); ich lasse bitten geh. please bring our visitor(s) in; einen fahren lassen vulg. let off; einfallen 1, hören I, sehen II
    II v/i; P.P. gelassen
    1. umg.: lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me; lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is
    2. geh. (sich trennen) von jemandem / etw. lassen altm. leave s.o. / give up s.th.; sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable
    III v/t; P.P. gelassen
    1. er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house); Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath; einen lassen vulg. let off; worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg. you can be sure of that!
    2. (unterlassen) stop; lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!; lass das Weinen (do) stop crying; lass es ( sein) leave it, don’t bother; lassen wir das enough of that; lass den Lärm stop that noise; ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it; er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing; er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it; tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)
    3. (in einem Zustand belassen) leave; alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are; die Tür offen lassen leave the door open; etw. / jemanden hinter sich (Dat) lassen leave s.th. / s.o. behind; das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on; das kann man (so) lassen! umg. (mm,) not bad; lass ( die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg. you can leave your work, it won’t run away; Ruhe
    4. (an einem Ort etc. lassen) leave; wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?; wo habe ich ( bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?; lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle; viel Geld lassen umg., fig. beim Glücksspiel etc.: lose a packet (of money)
    5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave; jemandem etw. lassen leave s.o. s.th.; fig. leave s.th. to s.o.; ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400; jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give s.o. five minutes; das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc.
    6. poet. (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc.) leave; sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die, sein Leben für etw. lassen lay down one’s life for s.th.
    * * *
    (sein lassen) to let;
    (zulassen) to let
    * * *
    lạs|sen ['lasn] pret ließ [liːs] ptp gela\#ssen [gə'lasn]
    1. MODALVERB ptp la\#ssen
    1)

    = veranlassen etw tun lassen — to have or get sth done

    jdm mitteilen lassen, dass... — to let sb know that...

    jdm ausrichten lassen, dass... — to leave a message for sb that...

    er lässt Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — he wants or wishes (form) you to know that...

    etw kommen lassen —

    Goethe lässt Faust sagen... — Goethe has Faust say...

    2)

    = zulassenBei absichtlichen Handlungen wird lassen mit to let übersetzt, bei versehentlichen Handlungen mit to leave.die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen — let the beans boil for five minutes

    einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen — to grow a beard/one's hair, to let one's beard/hair grow

    3) = erlauben to let, to allow

    er hat mich nicht ausreden lassenhe didn't allow me to finish speaking, he didn't let me finish speaking

    jdn etw sehen/hören lassen — to let sb see/hear sth

    er hat sich überreden lassenhe let himself be persuaded, he allowed himself to be persuaded

    ich lasse mich nicht belügen/zwingen — I won't be lied to/coerced

    4)

    = Möglichkeit bieten das Fenster lässt sich leicht öffnen — the window opens easily

    das Fenster lässt sich nicht öffnen (grundsätzlich nicht) — the window doesn't open; (momentan nicht) the window won't open

    das Wort lässt sich schwer/nicht übersetzen — the word is hard to translate/can't be translated or is untranslatable

    das lässt sich machen — that's possible, that can be done

    es lässt sich essen/trinken — it's edible/drinkable

    hier lässt es sich bequem sitzen — it's nice sitting here

    das lässt sich zehn Jahre später nicht mehr feststellen — ten years on this can no longer be established, ten years on it is too late to establish this

    das lässt sich nicht mehr ändern — it's too late to do anything about it now

    daraus lässt sich schließen or folgern, dass... — one can conclude from this that...

    5)

    im Imperativ lass uns gehen! — let's go!

    lass es dir gut gehen!take care of yourself!

    lass ihn nur kommen!just let him show his face!, just let him come!

    lasset uns beten —

    2. TRANSITIVES VERB
    1) = unterlassen to stop; (= momentan aufhören) to leave

    lass diese Bemerkungen!that's enough of that kind of remark!

    er kann das Rauchen/Trinken nicht lassen — he can't stop smoking/drinking

    tu was du nicht lassen kannst! — if you must, you must!

    er kann es nicht lassen!he will keep on doing it!

    er hat es versucht, aber er kann es nicht lassen — he's tried, but he can't help it or himself

    ich will aber nicht! – dann lassen wir es eben — but I don't want to! – let's not bother then

    wenn du nicht willst, dann lass es doch — if you don't want to, then don't

    2) = zurücklassen, loslassen to leave

    lass mich ( los)! — let me go!

    lass mich ( in Ruhe)! — leave me alone!

    3)

    = überlassen jdm etw lassen — to let sb have sth

    Peter will mir meinen Ball nicht lassen (= nicht geben)Peter won't let go of my ball

    lass ihr schon den Ball, sonst weint sie wieder — let her keep the ball otherwise she'll start crying again

    4) = hineinlassen, hinauslassen to let (
    in +acc into, aus out of)

    er ließ mich nicht aus dem Haus — he wouldn't let me out of the house

    lass bloß den Hund nicht auf das Sofa! — don't let the dog get on the sofa!

    einen ( Furz) lassen (inf)to let off (inf)

    5) = belassen to leave

    etw lassen, wie es ist — to leave sth (just) as it is

    etw ungesagt/ungetan lassen (geh) — to leave sth unsaid/undone

    3. INTRANSITIVES VERB
    von jdm/etw lassen (= ablassen) to give sb/sth up

    lass mal, ich mach das schon — leave it, I'll do it

    lass mal, ich zahle das schon — no, that's all right, I'll pay

    4. REFLEXIVES VERB

    ◆ sich lassen sich vor Freude nicht zu lassen wissen or nicht lassen können — to be beside oneself with joy

    * * *
    1) (to cause to be done: I'm having a tooth (taken) out; Have Smith come and see me.) have
    2) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) let
    3) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) let
    4) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) let
    5) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) leave
    6) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) leave
    * * *
    las·sen
    [ˈlasn̩]
    1.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    etw \lassen to stop sth; (verzichten) to refrain from doing sth; (nicht tun) to not do sth; (sich nicht bemühen) to not bother to do sth; (beiseitelegen) to put [or set] aside sth sep
    lass das! stop it [or that]!, BRIT fam also give over!
    lass das Betteln! stop begging!
    keine Lust? dann \lassen wir es eben you don't feel like it? we won't bother then
    tu, was du nicht \lassen kannst do what you have [or want] to do
    lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein! (fam) forget work!
    jd kann etw nicht \lassen sb can't stop sth
    ich konnte es einfach nicht \lassen I simply couldn't resist
    jd kann es nicht \lassen, etw zu tun sb can't stop doing sth
    2.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdn/etw irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somewhere
    etw hinter sich dat \lassen to leave sth behind one
    3.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdm [o für jdn] etw \lassen to leave sth for sb
    4.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdm etw \lassen to let sb have sth
    lass ihnen ihren Spaß let them have their fun [or enjoy themselves]
    die Diebe haben uns nichts ge\lassen the thieves left us nothing [or fam cleaned us out]
    jdm etw billig/zum halben Preis \lassen to let sb have sth cheap/for half the price
    5.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdn/ein Tier irgendwohin \lassen to let sb/an animal go somewhere
    jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let [or allow] sb out of/into sth
    6.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    (in einem Zustand lassen)
    jdn/etw irgendwie/irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somehow/somewhere
    jdn ohne Aufsicht \lassen to leave sb unsupervised
    es dabei \lassen to leave sth at that
    \lassen wir's dabei let's leave it at that
    etw ungesagt \lassen to leave sth unsaid
    nichts unversucht \lassen to try everything
    etw \lassen, wie es ist to leave sth as it is
    7.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdn/etw \lassen to let sb/sth go
    8.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    (nicht stören)
    jdn \lassen to leave sb alone
    jdn in Frieden \lassen to leave sb in peace
    jdn in seinem Glauben \lassen to not disillusion sb
    9.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdn \lassen to let sb; (euph sl: Sex haben) to let sb sleep [or have sex] with one
    lässt du mich? will you let me?
    10.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    ein Boot zu Wasser \lassen to put out a boat
    etw aus dem Fenster/von der Mauer \lassen to lower sth out of the window/from the top of the wall
    etw aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let sth out of/into sth
    Luft aus Reifen \lassen to let down sep tyres
    jdm Wasser in die Wanne \lassen to run a bath for sb
    11.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    das/eines muss jd jdm \lassen sb must give [or grant] sb that/one thing
    12.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    jdn/etw \lassen to lose sb/sth
    Geld \lassen (fam) to lose money; (ausgeben) to spend money
    sein Leben für etw akk \lassen to lay down one's life for sth
    13.
    alles unter sich dat \lassen (euph veraltend) to mess the bed
    einen \lassen (derb) to let one rip fam
    1.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    jdn etw tun \lassen to have sb do sth; (überreden) to get sb to do sth
    sie wollen alle ihre Kinder studieren \lassen they want all of their children to study
    \lassen Sie Herrn Braun hereinkommen please send Mr Braun in
    jdn erschießen \lassen to have sb shot
    jdn kommen \lassen to send for sb
    jdn etw wissen \lassen to let sb know sth
    etw machen \lassen to have [or get] sth done
    ich lasse bitten please let them/him/her come in
    das Licht brennen \lassen to keep [or leave] the light on
    nichts machen \lassen to get nothing done
    eine Pizza kommen \lassen to have [or get] a pizza delivered
    etw reparieren \lassen to have [or get] sth repaired
    sich dat sagen \lassen, dass... to hear [or be told] that...
    sich akk scheiden \lassen to get a divorce
    jdm etw schicken \lassen to have sth sent to sb
    sich dat die Haare schneiden/einen Zahn ziehen \lassen to have [or get] one's hair cut/a tooth pulled
    jdn warten \lassen to keep sb waiting
    2.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    jdn etw tun \lassen to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth
    ich lasse mich nicht länger von dir belügen! I won't be lied to by you any longer!
    wie konnten Sie sich nur so hinters Licht führen \lassen! how could you allow yourself to be led up the garden path like that!
    er lässt sich nicht so leicht betrügen he won't be taken in so easily
    du solltest dich nicht so behandeln \lassen you shouldn't allow yourself to be treated like that
    das lasse ich nicht mit mir machen I won't stand for it!
    sie lässt sich nichts sagen she won't be told
    viel mit sich dat machen \lassen to put up with a lot
    3.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen
    10 Minuten kochen und dann abkühlen \lassen boil for 10 minutes and let stand to cool, the water should be allowed to boil for a minute
    sich dat etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen to one
    er lässt sich zurzeit einen Bart wachsen he's growing a beard at the moment
    4.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    (geeignet sein)
    etw lässt sich akk tun sth can be done
    das lässt sich machen! that can be done!
    das lässt sich leicht machen! that's easy to do!
    das lässt sich hören that's acceptable
    das lässt sich denken that's understandable
    der Text lässt sich nur schwer übersetzen the text can only be translated with difficulty
    das lässt sich nicht leicht beweisen that won't be easy to prove
    sich akk leicht öffnen/schließen \lassen to open/close easily
    5.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    (als Imperativ)
    lass/lasst uns etw tun let's do sth
    lasset uns beten let us pray
    lass uns das nie wieder erleben! don't ever let's go through that again!
    lass dich hier nie wieder blicken! don't ever show your face around here again!
    \lassen Sie sich das gesagt sein, so etwas dulde ich nicht let me tell you that I won't tolerate anything like that
    lass dich bloß nicht von ihm ärgern just don't let him annoy you
    lass dir/\lassen Sie sich... let...
    lass dir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen don't get any grey hairs over it
    6.
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    jdn/etw etw tun \lassen to wait until sb/sth has done sth
    1.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    von etw dat \lassen to give up sth sep
    2.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    von etw dat \lassen to let go of sth
    3.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    \lassen Sie mal! leave it!; (danke) that's all right!
    4.
    <lässt, ließ, gelassen>
    (veraltend: trennen)
    von jdm \lassen to leave [or part from] sb
    <lässt, ließ, lassen>
    es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... it cannot be denied [or there's no denying] [or we/you etc. cannot deny] that...
    hier lässt es sich gut arbeiten you can work well here
    hier lässt es sich leben it's a good life here
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

    etwas tun lassenhave or get something done

    jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

    jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

    2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

    jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

    jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

    3) (zugestehen, belassen)

    das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

    4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

    jemanden ins Zimmer lassenlet or allow somebody into the room

    5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

    lass das!stop that or it!

    es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

    tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

    6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave
    8)

    lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

    9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend
    10)
    2.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)
    1)

    das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

    es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

    hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here

    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) (ugs.)

    Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

    Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

    2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

    ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

    ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

    3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

    von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

    * * *
    A. v/mod; lässt, ließ, hat lassen
    1. (erlauben) let;
    jemanden gehen/schlafen etc
    lassen let sb go/sleep etc;
    die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go;
    lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look);
    lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come;
    lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me;
    sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc) did to her;
    lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); bieten, schmecken B, sehen B, stören A, träumen 1 etc
    jemanden etwas tun lassen get sb to do sth; stärker: make sb do sth;
    er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred;
    er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself);
    sich (dat)
    etwas schicken lassen have sth sent;
    sich (dat)
    einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out;
    er ließ den Arzt/die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor/he called the police;
    er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait;
    ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that;
    ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc take me for?; auch laufen A
    lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go;
    lasset uns beten let us pray
    das lässt sich (schon) machen/einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done/we can manage that;
    es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved;
    das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable);
    der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open;
    die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open;
    es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass … there’s no denying that;
    es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses;
    es lässt sich gut mischen/drehen it mixes well/turns easily;
    der Wein lässt sich trinken umg this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)
    5.
    ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told);
    ich lasse bitten geh please bring our visitor(s) in;
    einen fahren lassen vulg let off; einfallen 1, hören A, sehen B
    B. v/i; pperf gelassen
    1. umg:
    lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me;
    lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is
    2. geh (sich trennen)
    von jemandem/etwas lassen obs leave sb/give up sth;
    sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable
    C. v/t; pperf gelassen
    1.
    er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house);
    Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath;
    einen lassen vulg let off;
    worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg you can be sure of that!
    2. (unterlassen) stop;
    lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!;
    lass das Weinen (do) stop crying;
    lass es (sein) leave it, don’t bother;
    lassen wir das enough of that;
    lass den Lärm stop that noise;
    ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it;
    er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing;
    er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it;
    tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)
    alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are;
    die Tür offen lassen leave the door open;
    etwas/jemanden hinter sich (dat)
    lassen leave sth/sb behind;
    das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on;
    das kann man (so) lassen! umg (mm,) not bad;
    lass (die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg you can leave your work, it won’t run away; Ruhe
    4. (an einem Ort etc lassen) leave;
    wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?;
    wo habe ich (bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?;
    lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle;
    viel Geld lassen umg, fig beim Glücksspiel etc: lose a packet (of money)
    5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave;
    jemandem etwas lassen leave sb sth; fig leave sth to sb;
    ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400;
    jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give sb five minutes;
    das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc
    6. poet (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc) leave;
    sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die,
    sein Leben für etwas lassen lay down one’s life for sth
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

    etwas tun lassenhave or get something done

    jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

    jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

    2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

    jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

    jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

    er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

    3) (zugestehen, belassen)

    das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

    4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

    jemanden ins Zimmer lassenlet or allow somebody into the room

    5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

    lass das!stop that or it!

    es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

    tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

    6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave
    8)

    lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

    9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend
    10)
    2.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)
    1)

    das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

    es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

    hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here

    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) (ugs.)

    Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

    Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

    2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

    ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

    ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

    3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

    von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: ließ, gelassen)
    = to assume v.
    to let v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: let)

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  • 8 separar

    v.
    1 to separate.
    las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart
    son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us
    María separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.
    2 to move away.
    separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit
    3 to put aside.
    4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.
    El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.
    5 to set apart, to put away.
    6 to abduce.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to separate
    2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out
    3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside
    4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)
    5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)
    6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)
    1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company
    2 (matrimonio) to separate
    3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)
    4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)
    5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)
    6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=apartar) to separate

    la maestra nos separó para que no habláramosthe teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk

    si no los llegan a separar se matanif no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other

    separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth

    al nacer los separaron de sus padresthey were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth

    los separaron del resto de los pasajerosthey were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers

    2) (=distanciar)

    éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us

    3) (=existir entre)

    el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobresthe gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor

    4) (=deslindar)

    unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square

    la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction

    5) (=dividir) to divide
    6) (=poner aparte)

    ¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?

    7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismiss

    ser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part
    b) ( dividir un todo) to divide
    2)
    a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide
    b) ( despegar)
    3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

    fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)

    2.
    separarse v pron
    a) matrimonio to separate

    se separaron hace un mesthey separated o split up a month ago

    b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

    no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

    separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

    c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
    * * *
    = carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.
    Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
    Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.
    Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
    Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.
    Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.
    Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
    Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
    Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.
    Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
    Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.
    Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.
    Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.
    Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
    Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
    Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.
    Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
    Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
    Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
    Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
    ----
    * Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.
    * que se puede separar = detachable.
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * separar con una cortina = curtain off.
    * separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.
    * separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.
    * separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.
    * separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.
    * separar las manos = spread out + hands.
    * separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.
    * separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.
    * separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).
    * separarse descendiendo = droop away from.
    * separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part
    b) ( dividir un todo) to divide
    2)
    a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide
    b) ( despegar)
    3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

    fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)

    2.
    separarse v pron
    a) matrimonio to separate

    se separaron hace un mesthey separated o split up a month ago

    b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

    no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

    separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

    c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
    * * *
    = carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.

    Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

    Ex: The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.
    Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
    Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.
    Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.
    Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
    Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
    Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.
    Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
    Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.
    Ex: The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.
    Ex: It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.
    Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
    Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
    Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.
    Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
    Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
    Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
    Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
    * Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.
    * que se puede separar = detachable.
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * separar con una cortina = curtain off.
    * separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.
    * separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.
    * separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.
    * separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.
    * separar las manos = spread out + hands.
    * separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.
    * separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.
    * separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).
    * separarse descendiendo = droop away from.
    * separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.

    * * *
    separar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (apartar, alejar) to separate
    dos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part them
    ha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us up
    las consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split up
    la maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so much
    separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
    no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother
    separar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolk
    separar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females
    2 (dividir un todo) to divide
    separar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllables
    la guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families
    3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside
    sepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming later
    separa la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one side
    B
    1 (deslindar) to separate, divide
    una valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teams
    los separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differences
    separar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sth
    los Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile
    2
    (despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apart
    separa las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of ham
    no separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it in
    C ( frml) (destituir) to dismiss ( frml)
    fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)
    separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge
    1 «matrimonio» to separate
    se separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriage
    es hijo de padres separados his parents are separated
    separarse DE algn to separate FROM sb
    se separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October
    2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split up
    a mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half way
    los socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996
    no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lost
    separarse DE algo/algn:
    esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television
    no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
    no se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended
    * * *

     

    separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (apartar, alejar) to separate;


    separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall

    c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

    2
    a) ( actuar de división) [valla/línea] to separate;


    b) ( despegar):


    separarse verbo pronominal

    separarse DE algn to separate from sb


    c) (apartarse, alejarse):

    no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;

    no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
    separar verbo transitivo
    1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
    2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
    3 (reservar) to save
    4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
    5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
    ' separar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrir
    - desgajar
    - desunir
    - paja
    - quitar
    - segregar
    - aislar
    - apartar
    - cortar
    - desmontar
    - desprender
    English:
    detach
    - divide
    - divorce
    - fence off
    - part
    - peel off
    - prise
    - pull apart
    - screen off
    - separate
    - sort out
    - space
    - split up
    - twist off
    - wall off
    - fence
    - pull
    - screen
    - sort
    - splay
    - split
    - wall
    * * *
    vt
    1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);
    lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;
    tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;
    el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;
    separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;
    son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;
    quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life
    2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);
    separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;
    separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;
    separa bien las piernas open your legs wide
    3. [desunir, quitar]
    las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;
    separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;
    no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock
    4. [reservar] to put aside
    5. [destituir]
    separar de to remove o dismiss from;
    fue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);
    separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service
    * * *
    v/t separate
    * * *
    1) : to separate, to divide
    2) : to split up, to pull apart
    separarse vr
    * * *
    1. (en general) to separate
    2. (apartar) to move away

    Spanish-English dictionary > separar

  • 9

    conj. 1. (dopóki nie) until, till
    - dopóty ją błagał, aż się zgodziła he kept begging her until a. till she agreed
    - poczekaj, aż wrócę wait until a. till I get back
    - czekają, aż (on) umrze they are waiting until he dies a. for him to die
    - nie czekając, aż ogień się rozprzestrzeni, wezwała straż she called the fire brigade GB fire department US before the flames had a chance to spread
    - aż w końcu a. aż wreszcie until at last
    - aż tu (nagle) all of a sudden, suddenly
    - opalała się w ogrodzie, aż tu nagle jak nie lunie she was sunbathing in the garden, when all of a sudden the rain came pouring down
    - rozmawiamy sobie, aż tu słyszę: ktoś woła there we were talking, when all of a sudden I heard someone calling
    2. (tak bardzo, że) parskał ze śmiechu, aż mu się broda trzęsła he chortled so much that his chin was shaking
    - pioruny waliły, aż cały dom trząsł się the thunder was so loud that the whole house trembled
    - wrzeszczał, aż uszy puchły he was screaming his head off
    - ziewnął, aż mu żuchwa zatrzeszczała he yawned so widely that his jaws cracked
    part. 1. (z określeniem odległości) as far as, all of
    - do najbliższej wioski jest aż dwadzieścia kilometrów it’s as far a. as much as twenty kilometres to the nearest village
    - zatrzymał się aż pod lasem he got as far as the forest before he stopped
    - nie sądziłem, że granice miasta sięgają aż tak daleko I didn’t realize the town borders reached so far
    2. (z określeniem zakresu) aż do/z Berlina all the way to/from Berlin
    - aż po czubek głowy right to the top of one’s head
    - aż po szyję right up to the neck
    - aż do samego ministra right up to the minister himself
    - od sprzątaczki aż po dyrektora from the cleaner (right) up to the director
    - od prezesa wielkiej firmy aż do właściciela małego warsztatu from the president of a large company right down to the owner of a small workshop
    3. (z określeniem czasu) aż do XVI wieku up until as late as a. right up until the sixteenth century
    - aż do jego śmierci w 1887 roku (right up) until his death in 1887
    - aż do czasu uchwalenia budżetu until such time as the budget is passed
    - nie było go w Warszawie aż do lipca he was away from Warsaw right up until July
    - spał aż do południa he didn’t get up before noon, he slept until a. till noon
    - obiecał jej wierność aż po grób he promised her he would remain faithful to the grave a. until death
    4. (w określeniach ilości) (z policzalnymi) as many as, no fewer than; (z niepoliczalnymi) as much as, no less than
    - aż dziewięciu uczniów as many as a. no fewer than nine pupils
    - aż 70% as much as a. no less than 70 per cent
    - „to będzie kosztować 2000 złotych” – „aż tak dużo?” ‘it’s going to cost 2,000 zlotys’ – ‘as much as that?’
    - aż za dużo more than enough
    - nie powinieneś aż tyle pracować you shouldn’t work as much as that
    5. (określające stopień nasilenia) positively
    - pola aż złote od dojrzewającej pszenicy fields positively golden with ripening wheat
    - bogactwo aż kapie incredible wealth a. wealth dripping out of their ears
    - w domu aż pachnie od czystości it’s so clean in the house that you could eat your dinner off the floor
    - był ostrożny aż do przesady he was unduly a. exaggeratedly cautious
    - opowieść przejmująca aż do bólu a painfully gripping a. poignant story
    - było zimno aż nie do wytrzymania it was unbearably cold
    - uczuł taki zawrót głowy, że aż się zachwiał na nogach he felt so dizzy that he swayed on his legs
    - aż do skutku for as long as it takes, to the bitter end
    - będziemy negocjować aż do skutku we’ll continue negotiations until we get what we want
    - zajadał, że aż miło the way he was eating it was a pleasure to watch
    - ciemno/zimno (że) aż strach terribly a. awfully dark/cold
    - aż strach pomyśleć it doesn’t bear thinking about, one shudders to think
    - aż nadto more than enough
    - trunków było aż nadto there was more than enough to drink
    - jest aż nadto powodów, żeby wątpić w jego obietnice there’s more than enough reason for doubting his promises
    - dziewczyna aż nadto uprzejma an exceedingly polite girl
    - aż nadto dobrze only too well
    - znała go aż nadto dobrze she knew him too well
    - aż taki a. aż tak głodny/gruby so a. that hungry/fat
    - on nie jest aż taki beznadziejny he’s not that hopeless
    - wcale nie jest aż tak zimno it’s not that cold
    * * *
    1. conj
    till, until

    poczekaj, aż przyjdę — wait till I come

    poczekała, aż wyszedł — she waited until he had gone

    2. part

    aż tak dużo pieniędzy?this lub that much money?

    * * *
    conj.
    till, until; poczekaj, aż przyjdę wait till I come.
    part.
    1. (wzmacnia, uwydatnia, poprzedzając wyrażenia z przyimkami) as... as..., as far as, as many as, as much as; till, until; all the way; dojechać aż do granicy go l. drive as far as the border, go l. drive all the way to the border; pracować od świtu aż do nocy work all day long, work from dawn till dusk; przywieźć coś aż z Los Angeles bring sth all the way from Los Angeles; posunąć się aż do kradzieży go so far as to steal; nie budzić aż do ostatniej chwili not wake up until the very last moment.
    2. (uwydatnia znaczenie, poprzedzając poszczególne części mowy) pochodzić aż z czasów rzymskich date as far back as the Roman times; wypić aż pięć piw drink as many as five beers.
    3. ( w utartych połączeniach) aż miło posłuchać it's a pleasure to listen; aż strach pomyśleć one shudders to think; aż do końca until the end; to the bitter end; aż do till, until, up to, as late as, as far back as.

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  • 10 AT

    I) prep.
    A. with dative.
    I. Of motion;
    1) towards, against;
    Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;
    hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;
    Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;
    þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;
    3) to, at;
    koma at landi, to come to land;
    ganga at dómi, to go into court;
    4) along (= eptir);
    ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;
    dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;
    refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;
    5) denoting hostility;
    renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;
    gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;
    6) around;
    vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;
    bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;
    7) denoting business, engagement;
    ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;
    fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.
    II. Of position, &c.;
    1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;
    at kirkju, at church;
    at dómi, in court;
    at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;
    2) denoting participation in;
    vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;
    3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;
    kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;
    var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;
    4) with proper names of places (farms);
    konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;
    biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;
    at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;
    5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;
    at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;
    at Marðar, at Mara’s home;
    at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;
    at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).
    III. Of time;
    1) at, in;
    at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;
    at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;
    at páskum, at Easter;
    at kveldi, at eventide;
    at fjöru, at the ebb;
    at flœðum, at the floodtide;
    2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;
    at ári komanda, next year;
    at vári, er kemr, next spring;
    generally with ‘komanda’ understood;
    at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;
    3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;
    at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;
    at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;
    at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;
    at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;
    at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;
    at honum önduðum, after his death;
    4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;
    hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;
    skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;
    at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.
    IV. fig. and in various uses;
    1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;
    brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;
    verða at ormi, to become a snake;
    2) for, as;
    gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;
    eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;
    3) by;
    taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;
    draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;
    kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;
    auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;
    vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;
    5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;
    ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;
    6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;
    faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);
    aðili at sök = aðili sakar;
    7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;
    hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;
    mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;
    tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;
    kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;
    8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;
    Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);
    þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;
    hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;
    9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);
    at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;
    at landslögum, by the law of the land;
    at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;
    10) in adverbial phrases;
    gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;
    bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;
    at fullu, fully;
    at vísu, surely;
    at frjálsu, freely;
    at eilífu, for ever and ever;
    at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;
    at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;
    at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.
    B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);
    sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;
    at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;
    connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;
    at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.
    1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;
    at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;
    2) in an objective sense;
    hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;
    gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;
    3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).
    1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;
    hón grét at meir, she wept the more;
    þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;
    þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;
    2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);
    þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;
    sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.
    conj., that;
    1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;
    þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;
    vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;
    3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);
    4) since, because, as (= því at);
    5) connected with þó, því, svá;
    þó at (with subj.), though, although;
    því at, because, for;
    svá at, so that;
    6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;
    þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;
    þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;
    áðr at (= á. en), before;
    7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;
    Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;
    in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
    V)
    negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.
    odda at, Yggs at, battle.
    * * *
    1.
    and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is (); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.
    Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.
    WITH DAT.
    A. LOC.
    I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:
    1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.
    2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.
    3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)
    4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.
    5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.
    β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.
    6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.
    β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.
    γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.
    7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.
    β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.
    8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.
    β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.
    II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.
    2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.
    3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:
    α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.
    β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.
    γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.
    4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.
    5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.
    6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.
    β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.
    γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.
    7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.
    B. TEMP.
    I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.
    II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.
    β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.
    III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:
    1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,
    2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.
    IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:
    1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.
    2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.
    3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.
    V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.
    2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.
    C. METAPH. and in various cases:
    I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:
    α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.
    β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.
    II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.
    2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.
    III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.
    IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.
    2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)
    3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.
    4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.
    5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.
    6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.
    β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.
    V. denoting the source of a thing:
    1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.
    2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.
    VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.
    VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.
    VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.
    β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.
    IX. following many words:
    1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.
    β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …
    γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.
    δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.
    2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.
    3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.
    WITH ACC.
    TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.
    ☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.
    2.
    and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.
    I. it is used either,
    1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,
    2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.
    β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).
    3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.
    II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:
    α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.
    β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.
    γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.
    δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.
    ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.
    ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.
    η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.
    θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.
    3.
    and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.
    I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.
    II. it is used,
    1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.
    2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.
    β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.
    γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.
    III. used in connection with conjunctions,
    1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.
    α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yetthough, Lat. attamenetsi, K. Þ. K.
    β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.
    γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.
    2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.
    IV. as a relat. conj.:
    1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.
    2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.
    V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.
    4.
    and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.
    5.
    n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > AT

  • 11 DRAGA

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    I)
    (dreg; dró, drógum; dreginn), v.
    1) to draw, drag, pull;
    draga heim viðinn, to drag the logs home;
    draga árar, to pull the oars;
    absol., drógu þeir skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them;
    draga boga, to draw the bow;
    draga segl, to hoist sails (= draga upp segl);
    draga fisk, to catch, pull up fish with a line;
    draga kvernstein, to turn the millstone, to grind;
    2) to draw, inhale (draga úþefjan með nösum);
    draga nasir af e-u, to smell a thing;
    draga öndina, to breathe, live;
    3) to procure, earn, gain (þegar hann hafði fé dregit sem hann vildi);
    draga e-m e-t, to procure (or get) one a thing (eigi sögðust þeir vita, at hann drœgi Haraldi ríki);
    4) to employ as a measure (draga kvarða við viðmál);
    5) to prolong protract (dvalir þessar drógu tímann);
    6) to delay, put off, defer;
    vil ek þessi svör ekki láta draga fyrir mér lengi, I will not wait long for these answers;
    hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge;
    7) to delineate, draw a picture (var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli);
    í þann tíma sem hann dregr klæðaföllin (the folds);
    8) to trim or line garments (treyjan var dregin útan ok innan við rauða silki);
    with dat., hjálmr hans var dreginn leiri (overlaid with clay), er áðr var (dreginn) gulli;
    9) intrans to move, draw;
    drógu þeir þeim svá nær (came so near to them), at;
    10) with preps.:
    draga föt, skóklædi af e-m, to pull off one’s clothes, shoes;
    draga hring af hendi sér, to take off a ring from one’s hand;
    dró hann þá grunninu, he pulled them off the shallow;
    draga e-t af e-u, to draw, derive from a source;
    draga e-t af, to take off (Þ. hafði látit af draga brúna);
    draga e-t af við e-n, to keep back, withhold, from one;
    man héðan af eigi af dregit við oss, henceforth we shall no be neglected, stinted;
    Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself;
    draga vél at e-m, to draw wiles around one;
    draga spott, skaup, at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule;
    draga at lið, föng, to collect troops, stores;
    dró at honum sóttin, the illness drew closer to him, he grew worse;
    impers., dró at mætti hans, dró at um matt hans, his strength declined (fell off);
    til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew near;
    þá er dregr at jólum, when Yule drew near;
    dró at því (the time drew near). at hann væri banvænn;
    tók þá at draga fast at heyjum hans, his stock of hay was rapidly diminishing;
    svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd, þorsta, I am so overcome by old age, hunger, thirst;
    nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, that thou art sinking fast;
    draga hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand;
    draga (grun) á e-t, to suspect;
    draga á vetr, to rear through the winter (Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið);
    impers., dregr á tunglit, the moon is obscured (= dregr myrkr á tunglit);
    dimmu þykkir draga á ráðit Odds, it looks as if a cloud was drawing over Odds’ affairs;
    dregr á gleði biskups, the bishop’s gladness was obscured;
    draga eptir e-m, to gain on one (Þórarinn sótti ákaft róðrinn ok hans menn, ok drógu skjótt eptir þeim Steinólfi ok Kjallaki);
    draga eptir e-m um e-t, to approach one, to be nearly equal to one, in a thing;
    um margar íþróttir (in many accomplishments) dró hann fast eptir Ólafi konungi;
    draga e-t fram, to produce, bring forward (draga fram athugasamlig dœmi); to further, promote (draga fram hlut e-s);
    draga fram kaupeyri sinn, to make money;
    draga fram skip, to launch a ship;
    impers., dregr frá, (cloud darkness) is drawn off;
    hratt stundum fyrir, en stundum dró frá, (clouds) drew sometimes over, sometimes off;
    dregr fyrir sól, tungl, the sun, moon is obscured by clouds or eclipse (tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir);
    ok er í tók at draga skúrirnar, when showers began to gather;
    draga e-ð saman, to collect, gather (draga lið, her, skip saman);
    impers., saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain;
    saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together;
    dregr þá saman or dregr saman með þeim, the distance between them grows less;
    draga e-t í sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin (vil ek eigi draga í sundr sættir yðrar);
    impers., dregr þá í sundr or dregr í sundr með þeim, the distance between them increases;
    draga e-n til e-s, to move, prompt, induce;
    engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, it is not from wantonness that I undertake this journey;
    slíkt dregr hann til vinsældar, this furthers his popularity;
    ef hann drógi ekki til, if he was not concerned;
    draga e-t til dœmis um e-t, to adduce as a proof of;
    hann hét at draga allt til sætta (to do everything in his power for reconciliation) með þeim Skota konungi;
    impers., nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out for the worse;
    with dat., þat samband þeirra, er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will prove fatal to both of them;
    at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu draga um kaup þessi, that much mischief would arise from this bargain;
    dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began all over again;
    svá er þat, segir R., ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforesceen thing happens;
    draga e-t undan e-m, to seek to deprive one of a thing (þeir hafa bundizt í því at draga bœndr undan þér);
    draga e-t undan, to delay (drógu Skotar undan sættina);
    hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín? why dost thou put off inviting me to come?;
    draga rót undan (tölu), to extract the root;
    draga undan e-m, to escape from one (nú lægir seglin þeirra ok draga þeir undan oss);
    impers., hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape;
    draga e-t undir sik, to apropriate or take fraudulently to oneself (hafði dregit undir sik finnskattinn);
    impers., dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you came in for hard uasge but we escaped;
    draga upp skip, to drag a ship ashore;
    draga upp segl, to hoist a sail (sails);
    impers., þoku dregr upp, fog is coming on;
    11) refl., dragast.
    f. only in pl. ‘drögur’,
    2) metric term, repetition, anadiplosis (when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one).
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    pret. dró, pl. drógu; part. dreginn; pres. dreg: pret. subj. drægi: [Lat. trahere; Ulf. dragan, but only once or twice, = επισωρεύειν in 2 Tim. iv. 3; Hel. dragan = portare, ferre (freq.); A. S. dragan; Germ. tragen; the Engl. distinguishes between to drag and draw, whence the derived words to draggle, trail, drawl; Swed. draga; the Danes have drage, but nearly obliterated except in the special sense to travel,—otherwise they have trække, formed from the mod. Germ. tragen]:—to draw, drag, carry, pull.
    A. ACT., with acc.
    I. to drag, carry, pull; hann dró þau öll út, Nj. 131; djöfla þá er yðr munu d. til eilífra kvala, 273; d. heim við, to drag the logs home, 53; d. sauði, to pick sheep out of a fold, Bs. i. 646, Eb. 106; d. skip fram, to launch a ship; d. upp, to draw her up, drag her ashore, Grág. ii. 433; dró Þorgils eptir sér fiskinn, Fs. 129; Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself, Eg. 221, 306; dró hann þá af grunninu, Fms. vii. 264; hann hafði dregit ( pulled) hött síðan yfir hjálm, Eg. 375, cp. Ad. 3; d. föt, skóklæði af e-m, to draw off clothes, shoes; þá var dregin af ( stripped off) hosa líkinu, Fms. viii. 265; dró hann hana á hönd ser, he pulled it on his hand, Eg. 378; d. hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand, 306; (hann) tók gullhring, ok dró ( pulled) á blóðrefilinn, id.: phrases, er við ramman reip at d., ’tis to pull a rope against the strong man, i. e. to cope with the mighty, Fms. ii. 107, Nj. 10,—the metaphor from a game; d. árar, to pull the oars, Fms. ii. 180, Grett. 125 A: absol. to pull, ok drógu skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them, Gullþ. 24, Krók. 52: metaph., um margar íþróttir dró hann fast eptir Ólafi, in many accomplishments he pressed hard upon Olave, Fms. iii. 17: d. boga, to draw the bow, x. 362, but more freq. benda ( bend) boga: d., or d. upp segl, to hoist the sails, Eg. 93, Fms. ix. 21, x. 349, Orkn. 260: d. fiska, or simply draga (Luke v. 7), to fish with a hook, to pull up fish with a line (hence fisk-dráttr, dráttr, fishing), Fms. iv. 89, Hým. 21, 23, Fs. 129, Landn. 36, Fas. ii. 31: d. drátt, Luke v. 4; d. net, to fish with a drag-net; also absol., draga á (on or in) á ( a river), to drag a river; hence the metaphor, d. langa nót at e-u, = Lat. longae ambages, Nj. 139: d. steina, to grind in a hand-mill, Sl. 58, Gs. 15: d. bust ór nefi e-m, vide bust: d. anda, to draw breath; d. öndina um barkann, id., (andar-dráttr, drawing breath); d. tönn, to draw a tooth.
    2. phrases mostly metaph.; d. seim, prop. to draw wire, metaph. to read or talk with a drawling tone; d. nasir af e-u, to smell a thing, Ísl. ii. 136; d. dám af e-u, to draw flavour from; draga dæmi af e-u, or d. e-t til dæmis, to draw an example from a thing, Stj. 13, cp. Nj. 65; d. þýðu eðr samræði til e-s, to draw towards, feel sympathy for, Sks. 358; d. grun á e-t, to suspect, Sturl.; d. spott, skaup, gys, etc. at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule, Bs. i. 647; d. á sik dul ok dramb, to assume the air of…, 655 xi. 3; d. á sik ofbeldi ok dramb, Fms. vii. 20; d. e-n á talar, to deceive one, metaphor from leading into a trap, 2 Cor. xii. 17; d. vél at e-m, to deceive one, draw a person into wiles, Nj. 280, Skv. i. 33; d. á vetr, to get one’s sheep and cattle through the winter; Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið hin firstu misseri, Hrafn. 22, cp. Germ. anbinden, and in mod. Icel. usage setja á vetr; d. nafn af e-m, to draw, derive the name from, Eb. 126 (App.) new Ed.; the phrase, (hann skyldi ekki) fleiri ár yfir höfuð d., more years should not pass over his head, he must die, Þórð.
    II. to draw a picture; kross let hann d. í enni á öllum hjálmum með bleiku, Fms. iv. 96; þá dró Tjörvi líkneski þeirra á kamarsvegg, Landn. 247; var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli, Ld. 78, Pr. 428; í þann tíma sem hann dregr ( draws) klæða-föllin (the folds), Mar. (Fr.): d. til stafs (mod.), to draw the letters, of children first trying to write; d. fjöðr yfir e-t, a metaph. phrase, to draw a pen over or through, to hide, cloak a thing: gramm. to mark a vowel with a stroke,—a long vowel opp. to a short one is thus called ‘dreginn;’ hljóðstafir hafa tvenna grein, at þeir sé styttir ( short) eða dregnir (drawn, marked with a stroke), ok er því betr dregit yfir þann staf er seint skal at kveða, e. g. ári Ari, ér er-, mínu minni, Skálda 171: to measure, in the phrases, draga kvarða við vaðmál, Grág. i. 497, 498; draga lérept, N. G. L. i. 323.
    III. to line clothes, etc.; treyja var dregin utan ok innan við rauðu silki, Flov. 19.
    IV. metaph. to delay; dró hann svá sitt mál, at…, Sturl. iii. 13; hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge, Hkr. ii. 157; Halldórr dró þá heldr fyrir þeim, H. then delayed the time, Ld. 322; vil ek ekki lengr d. þetta fyrir þér, 284; vil ek þessi svör eigi láta d. fyrir mér lengr, Eb. 130.
    V. with prepp. af, at, á, fram, frá, saman, sundr, etc., answering to the Lat. attrahere, abstrahere, protrahere, detrahere, distrahere, contrahere, etc.; d. at lið, to collect troops; d. saman her, id., Eg. 172, 269, Nj. 127; d. at föng, to collect stores, 208, 259: metaph., þá dró at honum sóttin, the sickness drew nearer to him, he grew worse, Grett. 119; d. af e-m, to take off, to disparage a person, Fms. vi. 287; d. af við e-n, ok mun héðan af ekki af dregit við oss, we shall not be neglected, stinted, Bjarn. 54: mathem. term, to subtract, Rb. 118: d. fram, to bring forward, promote; d. fram þræla, Fms. x. 421, ix. 254, Eg. 354; skil ek þat, at þat man mína kosti hér fram d. (it will be my greatest help here), at þú átt ekki vald á mér; d. fram kaupeyri, to make money, Fms. vi. 8; d. saman, to draw together, collect, join, Bs. ii. 18, Nj. 65, 76; d. sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin; d. e-t á, to intimate, (á-dráttr) drag eigi á þat, Sturl. iii. 110; d. undan, to escape; kómu segli við ok drógu undan, Fms. iv. 201; nú lægir segl þeirra ok d. þeir nú undan oss, v. 11: metaph. to delay, Uspakr dró þó undan allt til nætr, Nj. 272; hirðin sá þetta at svá mjök var undan dregit, Fms. ix. 251 (undan-dráttr, delay); hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín, Glúm. 326, Fms. ix. 251, Pass. 16. 13: mathem., d. rót undan, to extract a root, Alg. 366; d. upp, to draw a picture (upp-dráttr, a drawing), to pull up, Edda I; to pull out of the snow, Eg. 546; d. út, to extract, draw out, 655 xxxii. 2; d. undir sik, to draw under oneself, to embezzle, Eg. 61, Fms. vii. 128; d. upp akkeri, to weigh anchor, Jb. 403; d. upp segl, to hoist sail, vide above; ljós brann í stofunni ok var dregit upp, Sturl. i. 142; þar brann ljós ok var dregit upp, en myrkt hit neðra, ii. 230; ok er mönnum var í sæti skipat vóru log upp dregin í stofunni, iii. 182; herbergis sveinarnir drógu upp skriðljósin, Fas. iii. 530, cp. Gísl. 29, 113,—in the old halls the lamps (torches) were hoisted up and down, in order to make the light fainter or stronger; d. e-n til e-s, to draw one towards a thing; mikit dregr mik til þess, Fs. 9; engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, i. e. it is not by my own choice that I undertake this journey, Fms. ix. 352; slíkt dró hann til vinsældar, this furthered him in popularity, vii. 175, Sks. 443 B; mun hann slíkt til d., it will move, influence him, Nj. 210; ef hann drægi ekki til, if he was not concerned, 224.
    2. draga til is used absol. or ellipt., denoting the course of fate, and many of the following phrases are almost impers.; nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out worse, Nj. 175; búð, dragi til þess sem vera vill, Lat. fata evenient, 185; ef honum vill þetta til dauða d., if this draw to his death, prove fatal to him, 103, Grett. 114; þat samband þeirra er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will be fatal to both of them, Nj. 135; enda varð þat fram at koma sem til dró, Ísl. ii. 263; sagði Kveldúlfr at þá ( then) mundi þar til draga sem honum hafði fyrir boðat, Eg. 75; dró til vanda með þeim Rúti ok Unni, it was the old story over again, Nj. 12; dró til vanda um tal þeirra, 129; at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu draga um kaup þessi, that mickle mischief would arise from this bargain, 30; dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began over again, Fms. x. 161; ok er úvíst til hvers um dregr, Fs. 6; svá er þat, segir Runólfr, ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforeseen things happen, Nj. 75; hón kvað eigi úlíkligt at til mikils drægi um, Ísl. ii. 19; þá dró nú til hvárttveggja. Bret.; hence til-drög. n. pl. cause.
    B. IMPERS.
    1. of clouds, shade, darkness, to be drawn before a thing as a veil; dimmu (acc.) þykir á draga ráðit Odds, it looked as if gloom were drawing over Odd’s affairs, Band. 10; ok er í tók at draga skúrirnar (acc.), it began to draw into showers, i. e. clouds began to gather, Fms. iii. 206: often ellipt., hratt stundum fyrir en stundum dró frá, [ clouds] drew sometimes over, sometimes off, of the moon wading through them, Grett. 114; dregr fyrir sól, [ a veil] draws over the sun, he is hid in clouds; ský vónarleysu döpur drjúgum dró fyrir mína gleði-sól, Bb. 2. 9; dregr á gleði biskups, [ clouds] drew over the bishop’s gladness, it was eclipsed, Bs. ii. 79; eclipsis heitir er fyrir dregr sól eðr tungl, it is called an eclipse when [ a veil] draws over the sun or moon, 1812. 4; tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir, the moonshine was clear, and in turn [ a veil] drew over it, Nj. 118; þá sá lítið af tungli ljóst ok dró ymist til eðr frá, Ísl. ii. 463; þat gerðisk, at á dregr tunglit, ok verðr eclipsis, Al. 54.
    2. in various connections; dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you were drawn into a thrashing (i. e. got one), but we escaped, Nj. 141; hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape, Fms. ix. 392: absol., a noun or personal pronoun in acc. being understood, lítt dró enn undan við þik, there was little power of drawing out of thy reach, i. e. thy blow did its work right well. Nj. 199, 155; hvárki dró sundr né saman með þeim, of two running a dead heat: metaph. phrases, mun annarsstaðar meira slóða (acc.) draga, there will be elsewhere a greater trial left, i. e. the consequences will be still worse elsewhere, 54; saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together, of a loving pair, Bárð. 271; saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain, literally the bargain was drawn tight, Nj. 49; hann hreinsar þat skjótt þóat nokkut im (acc.) hafi á oss dregit af samneyti ( although we have been a little infected by the contact with) annarlegs siðferðis, Fms. ii. 261; allt slafr (acc.) dró af Hafri, i. e. H. became quite mute, Grett. (in a verse): in a temp. sense, til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew nigh, Fms. x. 138; þá er dró at miðri nótt, Grett. 140; þá er dregr at Jólum, Yule drew nigh, Fbr. 138; dregr at hjaldri, the battle-hour draws nigh, Fms. vi. (in a verse); dró at því (the time drew nigh), at hann var banvænn, Eg. 126: of sickness, hunger, or the like, to sink, be overcome by, svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd ok þorsta, at…, Fms. iii. 96; nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, thou art sinking fast, Fas. ii. 221; ok er lokið var kvæðinu dregr at Oddi fast, O. was sinking fast, 321: of other things, tók þá at d. fast at heyjum hans, his stock was very low, Fms. iii. 208; þoku dregr upp, a fog draws on, rises, 97 (in a verse), but ok taki sú poka (nom.) fyrir at d. norðrljósit, Sks. an (better þá þoku, acc.)
    C. REFLEX, to draw oneself, move; ef menn dragask til föruneytis þeirra ( join them) úbeðit, Grág. ii. 270; Sigvaldi dregsk út frá flotanum, S. draws away from the fleet, Fms. xi. 140; ofmjök dragask lendir menn fram, i. e. the barons drew far too forward, vii. 22; hyski drósk á flótta, they drew away to flight, Fms. vi. (in a verse); skeiðr drógusk at vígi, the ships drew on to battle, iii. 4 (in a verse); dragask undir = draga undir sik, to take a thing to oneself, Grág. ii. 150; dragask á hendr e-m, drógusk opt þeir menn á hendr honum er úskilamenn voru, Sturl. i. 136; dragask e-n á hendr, hann kvað þess enga ván, at hann drægisk þá á hendr, ii. 120; dragask aptr á leið, to remain behind, Rb. 108; dragask út, to recede, of the tide, 438; dragask saman, to draw back, draw together, be collected, Fms. i. 25, Bs. i. 134; e-m dragask penningar, Fms. vi. 9; d. undan, to be delayed, x. 251; the phrase, herr, lið dregsk e-m, the troops draw together, of a levy, i. 94, vii. 176, Eg. 277; dragask á legg, to grow up, Hkr. iii. 108; sem aldr hans ok vitsmunir drógusk fram, increased, Fms. vi. 7; þegar honum drósk aldr, when he grew up, Fs. 9; dragask á legg, to grow into a man; dragask við e-t, to become discouraged, Fms. viii. 65; d. vel, illa, to do well, ill, Fs. 146: to be worn out, exhausted, drósk þá liðit mjök af kulda, Sturl. iii. 20; drósk hestr hans, ii. 75: part. dreginn, drawn, pinched, starved, hestar mjök dregnir, Fms. ix. 276; görðisk fénaðr dreginn mjök, drawn, thin, iii. 208; stóð þar í heykleggi einn ok dregit at öllu megin, a tapering hayrick, Háv. 53: of sickness, Herra Andrés lagðisk sjúkr, ok er hann var dreginn mjök, Fms. ix. 276.
    β. recipr., þau drógusk um einn gullhring, they fought, pulled. Fas. iii. 387. From the reflex. probably originates, by dropping the reflex. suffix, the mod. Swed. and Dan. at draga = to go, esp. of troops or a body of men; in old writers the active form hardly ever occurs in this sense (the reading drógu in the verse Fms. iii. 4 is no doubt false); and in mod. usage it is equally unknown in Icel., except maybe in allit. phrases as, e. g. út á djúpið hann Oddr dró, Snot 229 new Ed.; to Icel. ears draga in this sense sounds strange; even the reflex. form is seldom used in a dignified sense; vide the references above.

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  • 12 halten

    n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)
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    das Halten
    (Besitzen) keeping;
    (Festhalten) holding
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    hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
    1. TRANSITIVES VERB
    1) = festhalten to hold

    jdm etw haltento hold sth for sb

    jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

    den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

    2)

    = in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

    einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

    3)

    = tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

    meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

    4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

    die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

    das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

    ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

    sie ist nicht zu halten (fig)there's no holding her back

    es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

    es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

    5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)
    6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

    eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

    wir können uns kein Auto halten —

    (sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

    7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

    man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

    der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

    8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

    die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

    (mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

    viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

    er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

    wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

    9) = behandeln to treat

    die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

    er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

    10)

    = handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

    er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

    es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

    11)

    = gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

    das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehaltenit is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

    12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

    Mittagsschlaf haltento have an afternoon nap

    13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

    etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

    ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

    ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

    nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

    nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

    ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

    er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

    der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

    14)
    See:
    2. INTRANSITIVES VERB
    1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

    kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

    2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

    der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

    Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

    dieser Stoff hält langethis material is hard-wearing

    3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

    halt mal, stop! (hum)hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

    4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

    ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

    3. REFLEXIVES VERB
    1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
    an +dat to)

    er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

    2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

    sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

    sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

    sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

    3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue
    4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

    das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

    5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself
    6)

    andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

    er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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    1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt
    2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver
    3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up
    4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold
    5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold
    6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold
    7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold
    9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep
    10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep
    11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear
    12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised
    13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take
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    hal·ten
    [ˈhaltn̩]
    1.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]
    du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope
    hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?
    jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms
    jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]
    jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]
    2.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    jdn \halten to stop sb
    haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!
    es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you
    wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!
    3.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    jdn \halten to keep sb
    warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?
    mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]
    4.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (in eine bestimmte Position bringen)
    etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position
    er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up
    die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth
    etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light
    die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water
    5.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    etw \halten to hold sth
    nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge
    ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon
    das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks
    6.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    etw \halten to hold sth
    ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears
    das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure
    er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water
    Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture
    7.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    einen Ball \halten to stop a ball
    der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball
    einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty
    8.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb
    sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean
    sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)
    er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress
    9.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth
    er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse
    ein Auto \halten to run a car
    wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car
    Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog
    10.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form
    11.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way
    er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children
    12.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)
    etw \halten to keep sth
    die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance
    Frieden \halten to keep the peace
    die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed
    mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb
    den Kurs \halten to stay on course
    Ordnung \halten to keep order
    eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position
    einen Rekord \halten to hold a record
    Ruhe \halten to keep quiet
    den Takt \halten to keep time
    die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature
    den Ton \halten to stay in tune
    zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb
    diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable
    hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record
    13.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)
    etw \halten to hold sth
    die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions
    eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress
    14.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (nicht aufgeben)
    ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going
    15.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (in einem Zustand erhalten)
    etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition
    die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean
    den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same
    jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy
    für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot
    die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled
    jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit
    16.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth
    etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth
    das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out
    das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue
    ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood
    die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general
    einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short
    etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple
    17.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    etw \halten to give sth
    er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech
    Diät \halten to keep to a diet
    einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service
    seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap
    eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech
    ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper
    Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself
    eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson
    Unterricht \halten to teach
    einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk
    seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate
    Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht
    18.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (einhalten, erfüllen)
    etw \halten to keep sth
    der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title
    man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise
    sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise
    19.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth
    ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother
    das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible
    wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?
    jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich
    20.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (denken über)
    etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth
    ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that
    er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam
    ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty
    nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth
    21.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb
    wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück
    22.
    den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue
    1. (festhalten) to hold
    kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?
    2.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (haltbar sein) to keep
    wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?
    die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year
    3.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (dauerhaft sein) to hold
    der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer
    die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on
    diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long
    die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold
    das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall
    4.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop
    \halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please
    etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]
    ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle
    5.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    SPORT to make a save
    unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today
    kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?
    6.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]
    du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right
    7.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    an sich akk \halten to control oneself
    ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh
    8.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (Wert legen auf)
    auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth
    [sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness
    9.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (jdm beistehen)
    zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb
    ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you
    ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?
    10.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    Sport hält jung sport keeps you young
    Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh
    11.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    NAUT (Kurs nehmen)
    auf etw akk halten to head for sth
    halte mehr nach links keep more to the left
    nach Norden \halten to head north
    12.
    halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...
    halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!
    du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident
    1.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth
    der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip
    2.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (nicht verderben)
    sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last
    im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge
    3.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam
    für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old
    4.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing
    5.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (nicht verschwinden)
    sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around
    manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning
    6.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth
    ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method
    ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water
    7.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (irgendwo bleiben)
    sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle
    8.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (eine Richtung beibehalten)
    sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...
    \halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre
    sich akk rechts/links \halten to keep [to the] left/right
    der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right
    sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards
    9.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth
    er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules
    der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book
    sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts
    sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise
    10.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (sich behaupten)
    sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]
    trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year
    11.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk halten to keep going
    die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]
    12.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)
    sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner
    es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance
    sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight
    13.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth
    er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist
    14.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself
    ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight
    15.
    sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb
    1.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way
    wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way
    es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently
    wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?
    wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?
    das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you
    2.
    <hielt, gehalten>
    (Neigung haben für)
    es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth
    sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother
    er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (auch Milit.) hold

    sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

    jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

    etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

    2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>
    3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

    einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

    Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

    4) (erfüllen) keep

    sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

    5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

    jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

    ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

    viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

    7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

    Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

    seinen Mittagsschlaf haltenhave one's or an afternoon nap

    8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

    ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

    12) (behandeln) treat
    13) (vorziehen)

    es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

    14) (verfahren)

    es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    1) (stehen bleiben) stop

    der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

    diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

    3) (Sport) save

    zu jemandem haltenstand or stick by somebody

    5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)
    6) (Seemannsspr.) head

    auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

    an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

    3.

    das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

    sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

    3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

    sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

    sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

    sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

    sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

    sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

    9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)
    * * *
    halten; hält, hielt, gehalten
    A. v/t
    1. (festhalten) hold;
    bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;
    in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;
    jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;
    sie hielt sich den Bauch (vor Schmerzen) she was holding her stomach (in pain); Daumen
    2. (stützen) hold (up), support;
    das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;
    das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope
    3. in einer Lage: hold;
    ans Licht halten hold to the light;
    den Kopf gesenkt halten keep one’s head down; auch hochhalten;
    die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);
    sich (dat)
    beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;
    er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face
    frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;
    besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;
    in Gang halten keep sth going;
    in Ordnung halten keep in order;
    5. (enthalten, fassen) hold, contain;
    das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)
    6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;
    das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;
    das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);
    den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);
    er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;
    was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;
    haltet den Dieb! stop thief!; Klappe, Mund etc
    7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;
    Ordnung halten keep order;
    Kontakt halten keep in contact (
    zu with);
    haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;
    diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable
    8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;
    was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;
    das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises
    9. (
    sich [dat]) jemanden/etwas
    halten (Haustiere, Personal, Wagen) keep; (Zeitung) take;
    sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/lover
    10. (behandeln) (Person, Tier, Pflanze, Sache) treat;
    die Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children
    11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;
    12.
    halten für consider (to be), think sb/sth is; irrtümlich: (mis)take for;
    sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;
    ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;
    tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;
    ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;
    für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;
    wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?
    13.
    halten von think of;
    viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;
    was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;
    was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;
    ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;
    er hält eine ganze Menge von dir umg he thinks you’re great, he holds you in high estimation;
    sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving
    14. unpers:
    wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;
    so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;
    das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;
    ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; gehalten
    B. v/i
    1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stick
    2. (Bestand haben) last; Lebensmittel etc: keep; Wetter: hold
    3. (haltmachen) stop; Fahrzeug: auch draw up, pull up;
    der Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;
    hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;
    er ließ halten he called a halt; halt A
    4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;
    sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper
    das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young
    6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (
    auf +akk at); Schiff etc: head (
    nach for;
    nach Norden etc north etc)
    7.
    an sich (akk)
    halten control o.s.;
    ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)
    8.
    zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sb
    C. v/t & v/i
    1.
    (viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;
    wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony
    2.
    etwas/viel auf sich (akk)
    halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;
    jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsman
    D. v/r
    1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;
    sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;
    sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preserved
    2. (bleiben) fit, warm etc: keep, stay;
    sich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;
    sich bereit halten be ready; Truppen etc: be on standby;
    versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)
    3. (standhalten) hold out;
    wacker halten hold one’s own (
    gegen against), do well;
    sich halten als maintain one’s position as;
    4.
    sich halten an (+akk) keep to, stick to; an Vorschriften etc: comply with;
    sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;
    der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,
    ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;
    heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today
    5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:
    sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;
    sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;
    aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);
    sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;
    halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me
    kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;
    kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;
    sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing
    7.
    sich halten für think o.s. sth, consider ( oder hold geh) o.s. to be sth.;
    sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; auch A 12, bereithalten
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (auch Milit.) hold

    sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

    jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

    etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

    2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>
    3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

    einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

    Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

    4) (erfüllen) keep

    sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

    5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

    jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

    ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

    viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

    7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

    Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

    seinen Mittagsschlaf haltenhave one's or an afternoon nap

    8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

    ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

    12) (behandeln) treat

    es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

    es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb
    2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

    der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

    diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

    3) (Sport) save

    zu jemandem haltenstand or stick by somebody

    5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)
    6) (Seemannsspr.) head

    auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

    an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

    3.
    1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

    das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

    sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

    3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

    sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

    sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

    6) (gehen, bleiben)

    sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

    sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

    sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

    9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)
    = to bear v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)
    to clamp v.
    to halt v.
    to hold v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held)
    to keep v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: kept)
    to retain v.
    to uphold v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

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    •• Широкое употребление сокращений – неотъемлемая черта любого живого современного языка. Многих это раздражает, но сокращения – реальность, с которой обязательно должен считаться переводчик. И в русском, и в английском языке, особенно в течение ХХ столетия, «накопились» тысячи, а возможно десятки тысяч сокращений. Но не случайно я поставил это слово в кавычки, ибо сокращения не столько накапливаются, сколько появляются и либо «прячутся», либо исчезают. Иными словами, у них часто весьма узкая сфера распространения и недолгий век. Но какие-то из них – довольно многие – закрепляются в языке практически на всем его «пространстве». Так, почти любому американцу известны такие сокращения, как UN – именно так, а не UNO (United Nations), DC (District of Columbia), NFL (National Football League), PTA (Parent Teacher Association), CD (в зависимости от контекста compact disc или certificate of deposit – срочный сберегательный вклад), MBA (Master of Business Administration), CNN (Cable News Network). В двух последних случаях сокращение живет, можно сказать, своей собственной жизнью, так как многие не знают или забыли его расшифровку. У нас в стране все или почти все знают, что такое ООН, ИТАР-ТАСС (тоже, пожалуй, в отрыве от расшифровки), ЧП, НТВ, ВВС (Военно-воздушные силы), фактически превратившиеся в слова вуз и кпд (коэффициент полезного действия) и многие другие сокращения.

    •• Для переводчика английского языка проблематика сокращений особенно актуальна, так как в последние два десятилетия американцы стали употреблять их значительно чаще, чем раньше. Наверное, они очень спешат, и даже электроника, вроде бы экономящая уйму времени, кажется, лишь подстегивает их бег.
    •• Начнем поэтому с сокращений, многие из которых получили распространение в переписке по электронной почте (ежедневно по электронной почте отправляется 9,8 миллиарда сообщений, из них, согласно оценкам, около половины – в Америке), но постепенно проникают и в другие сферы:
    •• ASAP (произносится по буквам) – as soon as possible;
    •• BTW – by the way;
    •• FCOL – for crying out loud! Это забавное выражение, приблизительный русский эквивалент которого – Ну неужели не ясно? – популярно особенно среди молодежи, но мне приходилось слышать его и от людей достаточно солидных, например, бывшего госсекретаря США Джеймса Бейкера;
    •• FYI – for your information;
    •• IMO – in my opinion (вариант, популярный в молодежной среде – IMHO – in my humble opinion);
    •• IOW – in other words;
    •• OTOH – on the other hand;
    •• TTYL – talk to you later;
    •• WYSIWYG – what you see is what you get. Это выражение, которое впервые встретилось мне в 1972 году во время показа по телевидению знаменитой хоккейной серии СССР-Канада (плакат с этим лозунгом развернули на трибунах канадские болельщики), каждый понимает, наверное, немного по-своему. В данном случае оно значило что-то вроде Мы играем в открытую, а может быть Мы вам покажем. Иногда возможен и почти буквальный перевод: Что видишь, то имеешь. He’s not changed. I’ll argue that till death. What you see is what you get (губернатор штата Коннектикут Дж. Роуланд о президенте Дж.Буше, цитирую по «Нью-Йорк таймс») –...Он весь на виду. В последнее время сокращение WYSIWYG используется также для обозначения программ, позволяющих создавать страницы (сайты) в Интернете, не прибегая к кодированию. Кстати, это выражение не следует путать с as is – так говорят о товарах (часто с явными или скрытыми дефектами), которые продаются с большой скидкой, но без права покупателя предъявлять претензии ( complaintsсм. статью претензия в русско-английской части словаря).
    •• Интересный класс сокращений – имена президентов США. Мне известно по крайней мере три таких сокращения:
    •• FDR – Franklin Delano Roosevelt и, соответственно, FDR Drive – шоссе имени Рузвельта (в Нью-Йорке);
    •• JFK – John Fitzgerald Kennedy и JFK Airport (в Нью-Йорке);
    •• LBJ – Lyndon Baines Johnson.
    •• При президенте Клинтоне некоторое распространение получили сокращения POTUS, VPOTUS и FLOTUS, соответственно President/Vice President/First Lady of the United States.
    •• Нынешнего президента Джорджа Буша (у нас принято называть его «младшим») в США именуют George W. Bush (его отец – просто George Bush, хотя официальное его имя – George H. W. Bush – George Herbert Walker Bush). В журналистике встречается упоминание его имени как W или фамильярное Dubya, например, в заголовке статьи в журнале Men’s Health: Dubya’s Sobering Up Strategy: Will It Work for You? – Подходит ли вам стратегия протрезвления «младшего»?
    •• Эпоха компьютеров и Интернета породила огромное количество сокращений, большинство из которых знакомы лишь «продвинутой» публике, однако некоторые надо знать:
    •• FAQ – frequently asked questions (специальная страница на многих сайтах, содержащая ответы на часто задаваемые вопросы);
    •• HTML – hypertext markup language (система кодирования для создания страниц в Интернете);
    •• ICQ – I seek you (специальный адрес для группового общения в Интернете);
    •• URL – uniform resource locator (унифицированная форма обозначения адресов).
    •• Сокращение ICQ особенно интересно, так как здесь мы имеем дело с так называемым meta-acronym – сокращением по фонетическому подобию. Раньше было известно, пожалуй, лишь одно такое сокращение: IOU ( I owe you) – долговая расписка, вексель. (Интересно, что похожее MOU – вполне обычное сокращение, которое расшифровывается memorandum of understanding – меморандум о договоренности/взаимопонимании.) В переписке по электронной почте встречается сокращение OIC – Oh I see.
    •• В виде одного из компонентов «фонетических псевдосокращений» может выступать цифра 2:
    •• B2B – business to business (деловые отношения «бизнес-бизнес»);
    •• B2C – business to consumer/customer («бизнес-клиент»).
    •• Сокращения с использованием цифр приобретают все большее распространение. Некоторые из них, строго говоря, сокращениями не являются, но условно их можно отнести к этой категории, например 20/20 (произносится twenty-twenty) – то же самое, что у нас окулисты называют единицей, т.е. идеальное зрение. Когда о человеке говорят He has the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, то имеют в виду, что он крепок задним умом.
    •• Похожее цифровое сокращение – 24/7 (произносится twenty-four seven). Смысл его ясен из рекламного лозунга телефонной компании: Sprint will be there for you 24/7 – «Спринт» всегда с вами – семь дней в неделю, двадцать четыре часа в сутки.
    •• Любому образованному американцу известно, что такое 101: например, History 101 – это начальный курс истории, читаемый первокурсникам (freshmen; второкурсники – sophomores; третьекурсники – juniors; четверокурсники – seniors) в американских университетах. В переносном смысле – азы.
    •• Некоммерческие организации, пожертвования в которые позволяют налогоплательщику уменьшить подлежащую обложению сумму своего дохода, называются в США 501 (c) 3 organizations – по нумерации соответствующей статьи законодательства (в устном переводе можно сказать просто благотворительная организация).
    •• Также от нумерации идет и сокращение 401 (k) – так называются индивидуальные сберегательные пенсионные счета с отложенной уплатой налога, открываемые работодателями для своих работников. Аналогичные счета, открываемые частными лицами, называются IRA – Individual Retirement Account (в совершенно ином контексте те же буквы обозначают Irish Republican Army – террористическую организацию Ирландская республиканская армия).
    •• К условной категории «цифровых сокращений» относится 1-800 number (произносится one eight hundred) – так называются специальные телефонные номера, по которым можно звонить бесплатно (они покупаются компаниями или организациями, заинтересованными в максимальном количестве обращений).
    •• Другое «телефонное сокращение» – 911 (произносится nine one one) – номер службы спасения (в США это, как правило, структурное подразделение полиции).
    •• Трагический день 11 сентября 2001 года в устной и письменной речи часто обозначается как 9/11 или 9-11 (произносится nine eleven).
    •• Номер 411 (произносится four one one) набирается в большинстве штатов при звонке в справочное бюро. В разговорной речи это словосочетание употребляется в смысле информация, сведения: Here’s the 411 on the fishing trip.
    •• Наконец, пресловутая компьютерная «проблема-2000», о которой так много говорили, а сейчас потихоньку забывают, обозначалась сокращением Y2K (буква Y в данном случае означает the year, а К – тысячу).
    •• Вошли в язык фактически на правах лексических единиц, понятных большинству, принятые Американской киноассоциацией категории кинофильмов, обозначающие их приемлемость для показа зрителям разных возрастов:
    •• G – General Audience. All ages admitted;
    •• PG – Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for younger children;
    •• PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13;
    •• R – Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian;
    •• NC-17 – No one 17 and under admitted.
    •• Эта добровольная, принятая в 1968 году классификация не включает фильмов, которые характеризуются как X-rated (синоним – porn). Кто-то хорошо сказал: «Я не знаю определения порнографии, но всегда узнаю́ ее, когда вижу». Производители подобной продукции не представляют ее на рассмотрение классификационной комиссии Американской киноассоциации и ее не показывают в обычных кинотеатрах. Интересно, что буква X не обязательно обозначает нечто неприличное. Так, Generation X (существует также вариант gen-x и gen-xers) – поколение Икс – это обозначение нового, «непонятного» поколения, вышедшего на арену в 1990-е годы (своего рода «племя младое, незнакомое»). The X-files - название известного кинофильма, переведенное у нас как «Секретные материалы». Здесь просматривается смысловой компонент «запретности», «ограниченного доступа», а в слове X-rays – рентгеновские лучи – скорее «новизны», недостаточной изученности.
    •• Значительно проще классификация кинофильмов, принятая в Соединенном Королевстве:
    •• U (в соседней Ирландии – Gen) – General release;
    •• 12 – Restricted to over-12s (в Ирландии 12PG – Under 12s admitted if accompanied by a parent or guardian);
    •• 15 – Restricted to over-15s (в Ирландии 15PG – Under 15s admitted if accompanied by a parent or guardian);
    •• 18 – Restricted to over-18s.
    •• В переводе категории киноклассификации следует давать латиницей с пояснением на русском языке (например, фильм категории PG-13 – «некоторые фрагменты нежелательно смотреть детям до 13 лет»).
    •• Несколько слов о так называемых emoticons – emotional icons. Они были придуманы на заре электронной почты, в 1979 году, Кевином Маккензи (Kevin MacKenzie) для обозначения на письме эмоций, выражения лица и т.п. Наиболее известные из них – :) и :( обозначают, соответственно, улыбку и недовольство. Список этих значков желающие могут найти, например, на сайте www.pb.org/emoticon.html. Иногда их заменяют буквенными сокращениями:
    •• <J> – joking;
    •• <L> – laughing;
    •• <S> – smiling;
    •• <Y> – yawning.
    •• И последнее. Сейчас в нашей печати и устной речи английские сокращения нередко даются латиницей без расшифровки и перевода, например NTSC, PAL – системы цветного телевидения, GSM – система мобильной телефонной связи, B-1, G-4 – виды американских въездных виз, www. – начальные буквы адресов в Интернете и многие другие. Это, однако, не освобождает переводчика от необходимости внимательно следить за возникающими сокращениями. Скорее наоборот. Ведь если вы «не в курсе», то рискуете не только не понять, но даже не услышать сокращение, которое будет восприниматься как своего рода фонетический шум.
    •• * Акронимы, порождаемые во все большем количестве самим темпом нынешней жизни, являются законным предметом лексикографической дискуссии. Например, должны ли отражаться в словарях сокращения, содержащие фонетически читаемые числительные? Есть мнение, что сокращение gr8 ( great) – это просто «выпендреж». Вот что пишет одна из моих корреспонденток: «Есть большая разница между B2B (business-to-business) и gr8. В первом случае создан новый термин, в духе интернетовской лапидарности, а gr8 никакого оправдания, по-моему, не имеет. Просто сор. Упаси Бог от расширения применения таких окказиональных акронимов и их утверждения в языке: в истории письменности была уже революция, связанная с использованием пиктограмм как символов алфавита. Зачем нужна новая (фактически обратная) – непонятно». Уточнение другого корреспондента: «Такой “сор”, как gr8, возник благодаря “услуге обмена короткими сообщениями” (SMS) между мобильными телефонами».
    •• И довольно информативное возражение (благодарю автора, выступающего на сайте www.lingvoda.ru под псевдонимом vtora, за это сообщение и многие другие интересные комментарии и замечания): «Подростки с сотовыми телефонами, так называемое Thumb-Generation, т. е. поколение с гиперразвитыми от постоянного клацанья по сотовому большими пальцами, через десять-пятнадцать лет станут CEOs, журналистами, преподавателями, лексикографами и т.д. Часть из них не откажется от SMS-языка, поэтому я не советую игнорировать это явление. Вот сочинение на тему «Как я провел лето» с переводом на BBC English:
    •• My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:-\@ kds FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
    •• Bt my Ps wr so:-/BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2wks up N.
    •• Up N, WUCIWUG – 0. I ws vvv brd in MON. 0 bt baas & ^^^^.
    •• AAR8, my Ps wr:-) – they sd ICBW, & tht they wr ha-p 4 the pc&qt...IDTS!! I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again.
    •• 2day, I cam bk 2 skool. I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk. Now its BAU
    •• Here’s the translation:
    •• My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York, it’s a great place.
    •• But my parents were so worried because of the terrorism attack on September 11 that they decided we would stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.
    •• Up north, what you see is what you get – nothing. I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere. Nothing but sheep and mountains.
    •• At any rate, my parents were happy. They said that it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet. I don’t think so! I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my friends again.
    •• Today I came back to school. I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework. Now it’s business as usual.
    •• Должен сказать, что мне удалось правильно расшифровать почти все, за исключением IDTS!, который я принял за Idiots!
    •• По сообщению Daily Telegraph, в новом издании Collins English Dictionary есть следующие сокращения:
    •• A3 means anytime, anywhere, any place; ATB, all the best; BBL, be back later; HAND, have a nice day; KISS, keep it simple, stupid; and IYKWIMAITYD, if you know what I mean and I think you do. GAL, incidentally, translates as get a life.
    •• Недавно по экранам прошло два фильма с подобными акронимами – 2 Fast 2 Furious (с нехитрым «дубль-антандром» – в фильме два главных героя) и известный у нас фильм Л. Мудисона Lilya 4-Ever. Налицо тенденция, набирающая силу.
    •• Конечно, SMS – не единственный источник новых сокращений. Их генераторами продолжают являться такие сферы, как политика, война, бюрократия и т.д. Многие из них входят в язык и должны отражаться в словарях.
    •• Вот, например, цитата из более чем респектабельного New York Review of Books:
    •• The Coalition Media Center, at the Saliyah military base in Doha, Qatar, seems designed to be as annoying and inconvenient as possible for reporters. To get there from the center of town, you have to take a half-hour ride through a baking, barren expanse of desert. At the gate, you have to submit your electronic equipment to a K-9 search, your bags to inspection, and your body to an X-ray scan.
    •• K-9 search – обыск с собаками ( canine search). Сразу можно и не догадаться. (Мне сообщили, что K-9 обязан своей популяризацией одноименному фильму с Дж. Белуши и немецкой овчаркой.)
    •• Интересное сообщение одного из моих корреспондентов: «Видел карикатуру в журнале New Yorker: в легковом автомобиле едет Годзилла, на заднем плане дымящиеся развалины небоскребов. Номерной знак на машине: “I 8 NY”. Еще есть нефтеперерабатывающая компания Q8. Угадайте откуда». Для недогадливых: I ate New York и Kuwait.
    •• Еще одно сокращение стало актуальным в связи с иракской войной. Судя по статье в New York Times, оно пока не всем известно:
    •• A few days ago I talked to a soldier just back from Iraq. He’d been in a relatively calm area; his main complaint was about food. Four months after the fall of Baghdad, his unit was still eating the dreaded M.R.E.’s: meals ready to eat. When Italian troops moved into the area, their food was way more realistic- and American troops were soon trading whatever they could for some of that Italian food.
    •• Забавно здесь и сказанное о еде way more realistic, т.е. гораздо больше похоже на настоящую/реальную еду. Комментарий моего активного корреспондента (псевдоним Red Threat): «Американцы в шутку расшифровывают MRE как Meals Refused by Ethiopians. Насчет того, что они dreaded, – сказки, просто американцы малость закушались. Лично доводилось умять не одну упаковку – вполне съедобно, пусть и не “обеды, как у мамы”».
    •• Официальное американское название «войны с терроризмом» – global war on terrorism, и нередко в текстах это сокращение появляется без предварительной или последующей расшифровки. Так, в одной из статей в журнале Weekly Standard цитируется официальный доклад о Китае:
    •• Although most Chinese observers believe the U.S. force posture post-September 11 is based on a legitimate need to prosecute the GWOT, many remain suspicious and have implied that the ‘real’ U.S. intentions behind the realignment will not be known until the GWOT is more or less over.
    •• Напоминает нашу ВОВ ( Великую Отечественную войну) – сокращение, которое многих коробит. Еще из этого репертуара – GITMO ( Guantanamo) – строго говоря, не сокращение, а условный акроним, как, скажем, LAX ( аэропорт Лос-Анджелес). Наконец, часто встречается AQ ( Al Qaeda).
    •• А вот еще одно сокращение, встречающееся без расшифровки и не всем известное, – FUBAR. Цитата из журнала Atlantic:
    •• I never failed to be impressed by the notion that old-fashioned morality – inflexible and unforgiving – is sufficient unto any FUBAR situation human beings can dream up.
    •• Расшифровку найти было нетрудно: f( ucked) u(p) b( eyond) a(ll) r( ecognition), равно как и определение: utterly botched or confused (оба – из American Heritage Dictionary). Словари дают и другие расшифровки (часто с пометой polite): fouled up beyond all reason/ recognition/ recovery/ reality. Происхождение сокращения (как и аналогичного SNAFU – situation normal all fouled up) – военное: ( WWII military slang) Fucked up beyond all recognition ( or repair). В переводе приведенного примера, как мне кажется, нет особой необходимости искать что-нибудь аналогичное, с военным оттенком. Вариант:
    •• Мне всегда казалась удивительной идея, что старомодной нравственности – никому не уступающей и ничего не прощающей – вполне достаточно, чтобы найти выход из любой, даже самой идиотской/дикой ситуации, в которой может оказаться человек.
    •• Свежий пример акронима, порожденного политической борьбой, – RINO. Расшифровка и определение – в статье из журнала Time:
    •• Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who has angered conservatives by opposing big tax cuts and being pro-choice, now has the RINO hunterson his trail. RINO stands for Republicans in Name Only- meaning moderate Republicans, who are the target of a zealous but increasingly potent group of conservatives called the Club for Growth. <...> “If we’re going to be a major political force,” says club president Stephen Moore, “we have to defeat one of the incumbent RINOs.
    •• То есть республиканцы только на словах.
    •• Помимо отмеченных в «Моем несистематическом словаре» POTUS и FLOTUS встречается (без расшифровки) также SOTU – the State of the Union ( address). Пример из журнала Atlantic:
    •• Within the confines of a SOTU address, something for everyone is the traditional way to go. <...> Each of the President’s SOTU addresses has included a surprise element.
    •• Первое предложение так и хочется перевести:
    •• В посланиях президента « О положении страны» традиционным является принцип «всем сестрам – по серьгам».
    •• Следует добавить в словари и сравнительно новую расшифровку PC – political correctness ( politically correct), часто встречающуюся в публицистике:
    •• From the mouth of a liberal politician, this list of religious symbols might be criticized as PC-style multiculturalism. (Atlantic) - Прозвучи этот перечень религиозных символов из уст политика-либерала, его стали бы ругать за проповедь культурного многообразия в духе политкорректности.
    •• Еще одно дополнение к «Несистематическому»: читая книгу Сузанны Мур In the Cut, я обнаружил, что упущен 900 number. Вот цитата, из которой ясно значение:
    •• Before his death Gacy’s voice could be heard on a 900-number by anyone interested enough to pay three dollars a minute to hear Gacy explain that he didn’t kill those boys. (Чаще пишут без дефиса.)
    •• Эти номера называют pay-per-call numbers (номера, звонок на который оплачивается). Не знаю, есть ли краткий русский эквивалент. Полезная информация о нюансах этой системы на сайте Федеральной комиссии по связи: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/900Fact.html.

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  • 14 פסק

    פְּסַק, פְּסֵיקch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְפַּסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְפַּסֵּק to be severed), 1) to cut, split, sever. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. 2 Sam. 10:4; 1 Chr. 19:4; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּסִיק, פְּסִיק. Targ. O. Deut. 23:2 (h. text פצוע דכה); Y. ib. פ׳ גידא (h. text. כרות שפכה). Targ. O. Lev. 22:22 (h. text חרוץ).Ḥull.8b, v. גַּוָּוזָא I. B. Bath.21b קא פַסְקַתוכ׳ thou cuttest off (interferest with), v. חַיּוּתָא. Lev. R. s. 32, end פסקת חייוי דהאי גברא thou cuttest off (shortenest) this mans (my) life (by divulging my spurious descent); a. fr. פסיק רישיה ולא ימות ‘let his head be cut off, but let him not die, a dialectic term for an unavoidable result of an act. Sabb.75a מודהר״ש בפ׳ר׳וכ׳ R. S. (who ordinarily permits, on the Sabbath, an act which may have as a result a violation of the Sabbath law, if the latter is not intended) admits that such an act is forbidden, if the result is inevitable. 2) to separate, divide. Targ. Hos. 2:8 (ed. Lag. Af.).Pes.111a פַּסְקִינְהוּ רשות הרבים (Rashb. פְּסַקְתִּינְהוּ) the public road divides them (the two palms); a. e.Meg.2b; B. Kam.65b, v. infra Af. 3) to be interrupted; to cease. Targ. Y. Gen. 44:12 (h. text כִּלָּה). Targ. II Esth. 3:7. Targ. Deut. 5:19; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 31; Midr. Till. to Ps. 19; Yalk. ib. 673 (expl. לא נעדר, Zeph. 3:5) לא פַסְקִין they never fail. M. Kat. 4a מיא דלא פּסְקֵי water which never fails. Ib. עבידא דפַסְקָא it often fails. Ib. 18b קלא דלא פָסֵיק a continuous rumor; וכמח קלא דלא פ׳ how long must a rumor last to be called a continuous rumor? Ib. דלא פ׳ ביני ביני if it has not ceased at intervals. Gitt.69a כי היכי דפסקי … לִיפְסוֹקוכ׳ as this water ceases to run, so may the blood ofstop flowing. Sabb.30b לא פ׳ פומיה, v. גִּירְסָא I; a. fr. 4) to apportion, assign, bargain, agree, subscribe. Y.Hor.III, 48a bot. הוה חמי … פ׳ והוא פסיק לקיבליח he waited to see how much the whole assembly subscribed, and he subscribed an amount equal to the entire subscription; Lev. R. s. 5 כד הוון פַּסְקִיןוכ׳ when all people had subscribed, he Ib. פ׳ חד ליטראוכ׳ subscribed one pound of gold. Keth.65a פְּסוֹק לי מזוני give me an order for my food; פ׳ לה he did so. Ib. 63a פסקו ליהוכ׳ they made arrangements for him for six years (to remain at college). Lev. R. s. 34 אנן פּסְקִינָן פרנה we shall make up the dowry by subscription (v. פְּסַס); Yalk. ib. 665; a. fr. 5) to decide, adjudge. Targ. 1 Kings 20:40. Targ. Job 38:10; a. e.Succ.29b, a. e. קא פסיק ותני לא שנאוכ׳ the editor of the Mishnah decides and teaches; i. e. speaks absolutely, drawing no distinction whether Gitt.86b לא פְסִיקָא ליה it was not decided with him, i. e. he could not state it absolutely; a. fr. 6) to close; פ׳ סידרא to close the reading from the Pentateuch, read the Hafṭarah. Yoma 87a; a. e., v. סִדְרָא.7) (denom. of פְּסוּקָא) to recite a verse, v. preced. a. פְּסוּקָא. Af. אַפְסֵיק 1) to sever, break, burst. Targ. Nah. 1:13; a. e. 2) to separate, interpose, divide off. Targ. Hos. 2:8; a. e.Meg.2b אתא את ואַפְסְקיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ופסק, ופסיק) the eth (וְאֵת, Esth. 9:21) comes to divide the sentence (giving it the meaning) that some celebrate the fourteenth and others the fifteenth of Adar. B. Kam.65b את פַּסְקֵיה קרא with eth ( ואת, Lev. 5:25) the text separates the clause from the preceding, opp. ערביה combines it; Yalk. Lev. 479 את אַפְסְקֵיה eth separates it; ib. לאַפְסוּקֵי בין ממוןוכ׳ (not לאפסוקיה) to draw the line between sacred property and Sot.38b אריכי … לא מַפְסְקֵי tall persons in front of short ones do not form a partition (to intercept the priestly benediction pronounced upon the congregation); תיבה לא מַפְסְקָא nor does the Tebah (v. תֵּבָה) between the priests and the people form a partition. Pes.111a אַפְסְקִינְהוּ בעפרא he dammed it (the waste water poured out in the street) with dust (spread dust over it); a. fr.Keth.77b; 17a, v. infra. 3) to cut off, cause to cease. Targ. 1 Sam. 2:33; a. e. 4) to take the last meal before beginning the fast. Keth.63a לא מר א׳ ולא מר א׳ Ar. (ed. אִיפְּסִיק Ithpe.) neither father nor son partook of the last meal (before the Day of Atonement). Ithpe. אִתְפְּסַק, אִיפְּסִיק 1) to be cut, severed, broken off. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. Is. 52:2; a. fr.Sabb.112a איפסיק ליה רצועה (read: אִיפְּסִיקָא) a strap of his shoe broke. Y. ib. VI, 8a bot. אי׳ סנדליהוכ׳ R. Aḥas sandal fell off (the strap was broken). Ḥull.51a; a. fr. 2) to be interposed, to divide off. Keth.17a א׳ עמודא דנוראוכ׳ a column of fire was interposed between the bier of ; וגמירי דלא אפסיקוכ׳ (read: מִפְּסִיק) and there is a tradition that such a phenomenon occurs only for one person in a generation ; ib. 77b אִפְּסִיק, מִפְּסִיק. 3) to take the last meal, v. supra.

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    פְּסַק, פְּסֵיקch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְפַּסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְפַּסֵּק to be severed), 1) to cut, split, sever. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. 2 Sam. 10:4; 1 Chr. 19:4; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּסִיק, פְּסִיק. Targ. O. Deut. 23:2 (h. text פצוע דכה); Y. ib. פ׳ גידא (h. text. כרות שפכה). Targ. O. Lev. 22:22 (h. text חרוץ).Ḥull.8b, v. גַּוָּוזָא I. B. Bath.21b קא פַסְקַתוכ׳ thou cuttest off (interferest with), v. חַיּוּתָא. Lev. R. s. 32, end פסקת חייוי דהאי גברא thou cuttest off (shortenest) this mans (my) life (by divulging my spurious descent); a. fr. פסיק רישיה ולא ימות ‘let his head be cut off, but let him not die, a dialectic term for an unavoidable result of an act. Sabb.75a מודהר״ש בפ׳ר׳וכ׳ R. S. (who ordinarily permits, on the Sabbath, an act which may have as a result a violation of the Sabbath law, if the latter is not intended) admits that such an act is forbidden, if the result is inevitable. 2) to separate, divide. Targ. Hos. 2:8 (ed. Lag. Af.).Pes.111a פַּסְקִינְהוּ רשות הרבים (Rashb. פְּסַקְתִּינְהוּ) the public road divides them (the two palms); a. e.Meg.2b; B. Kam.65b, v. infra Af. 3) to be interrupted; to cease. Targ. Y. Gen. 44:12 (h. text כִּלָּה). Targ. II Esth. 3:7. Targ. Deut. 5:19; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 31; Midr. Till. to Ps. 19; Yalk. ib. 673 (expl. לא נעדר, Zeph. 3:5) לא פַסְקִין they never fail. M. Kat. 4a מיא דלא פּסְקֵי water which never fails. Ib. עבידא דפַסְקָא it often fails. Ib. 18b קלא דלא פָסֵיק a continuous rumor; וכמח קלא דלא פ׳ how long must a rumor last to be called a continuous rumor? Ib. דלא פ׳ ביני ביני if it has not ceased at intervals. Gitt.69a כי היכי דפסקי … לִיפְסוֹקוכ׳ as this water ceases to run, so may the blood ofstop flowing. Sabb.30b לא פ׳ פומיה, v. גִּירְסָא I; a. fr. 4) to apportion, assign, bargain, agree, subscribe. Y.Hor.III, 48a bot. הוה חמי … פ׳ והוא פסיק לקיבליח he waited to see how much the whole assembly subscribed, and he subscribed an amount equal to the entire subscription; Lev. R. s. 5 כד הוון פַּסְקִיןוכ׳ when all people had subscribed, he Ib. פ׳ חד ליטראוכ׳ subscribed one pound of gold. Keth.65a פְּסוֹק לי מזוני give me an order for my food; פ׳ לה he did so. Ib. 63a פסקו ליהוכ׳ they made arrangements for him for six years (to remain at college). Lev. R. s. 34 אנן פּסְקִינָן פרנה we shall make up the dowry by subscription (v. פְּסַס); Yalk. ib. 665; a. fr. 5) to decide, adjudge. Targ. 1 Kings 20:40. Targ. Job 38:10; a. e.Succ.29b, a. e. קא פסיק ותני לא שנאוכ׳ the editor of the Mishnah decides and teaches; i. e. speaks absolutely, drawing no distinction whether Gitt.86b לא פְסִיקָא ליה it was not decided with him, i. e. he could not state it absolutely; a. fr. 6) to close; פ׳ סידרא to close the reading from the Pentateuch, read the Hafṭarah. Yoma 87a; a. e., v. סִדְרָא.7) (denom. of פְּסוּקָא) to recite a verse, v. preced. a. פְּסוּקָא. Af. אַפְסֵיק 1) to sever, break, burst. Targ. Nah. 1:13; a. e. 2) to separate, interpose, divide off. Targ. Hos. 2:8; a. e.Meg.2b אתא את ואַפְסְקיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ופסק, ופסיק) the eth (וְאֵת, Esth. 9:21) comes to divide the sentence (giving it the meaning) that some celebrate the fourteenth and others the fifteenth of Adar. B. Kam.65b את פַּסְקֵיה קרא with eth ( ואת, Lev. 5:25) the text separates the clause from the preceding, opp. ערביה combines it; Yalk. Lev. 479 את אַפְסְקֵיה eth separates it; ib. לאַפְסוּקֵי בין ממוןוכ׳ (not לאפסוקיה) to draw the line between sacred property and Sot.38b אריכי … לא מַפְסְקֵי tall persons in front of short ones do not form a partition (to intercept the priestly benediction pronounced upon the congregation); תיבה לא מַפְסְקָא nor does the Tebah (v. תֵּבָה) between the priests and the people form a partition. Pes.111a אַפְסְקִינְהוּ בעפרא he dammed it (the waste water poured out in the street) with dust (spread dust over it); a. fr.Keth.77b; 17a, v. infra. 3) to cut off, cause to cease. Targ. 1 Sam. 2:33; a. e. 4) to take the last meal before beginning the fast. Keth.63a לא מר א׳ ולא מר א׳ Ar. (ed. אִיפְּסִיק Ithpe.) neither father nor son partook of the last meal (before the Day of Atonement). Ithpe. אִתְפְּסַק, אִיפְּסִיק 1) to be cut, severed, broken off. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. Is. 52:2; a. fr.Sabb.112a איפסיק ליה רצועה (read: אִיפְּסִיקָא) a strap of his shoe broke. Y. ib. VI, 8a bot. אי׳ סנדליהוכ׳ R. Aḥas sandal fell off (the strap was broken). Ḥull.51a; a. fr. 2) to be interposed, to divide off. Keth.17a א׳ עמודא דנוראוכ׳ a column of fire was interposed between the bier of ; וגמירי דלא אפסיקוכ׳ (read: מִפְּסִיק) and there is a tradition that such a phenomenon occurs only for one person in a generation ; ib. 77b אִפְּסִיק, מִפְּסִיק. 3) to take the last meal, v. supra.

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  • 16 פְּסַק

    פְּסַק, פְּסֵיקch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְפַּסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְפַּסֵּק to be severed), 1) to cut, split, sever. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. 2 Sam. 10:4; 1 Chr. 19:4; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּסִיק, פְּסִיק. Targ. O. Deut. 23:2 (h. text פצוע דכה); Y. ib. פ׳ גידא (h. text. כרות שפכה). Targ. O. Lev. 22:22 (h. text חרוץ).Ḥull.8b, v. גַּוָּוזָא I. B. Bath.21b קא פַסְקַתוכ׳ thou cuttest off (interferest with), v. חַיּוּתָא. Lev. R. s. 32, end פסקת חייוי דהאי גברא thou cuttest off (shortenest) this mans (my) life (by divulging my spurious descent); a. fr. פסיק רישיה ולא ימות ‘let his head be cut off, but let him not die, a dialectic term for an unavoidable result of an act. Sabb.75a מודהר״ש בפ׳ר׳וכ׳ R. S. (who ordinarily permits, on the Sabbath, an act which may have as a result a violation of the Sabbath law, if the latter is not intended) admits that such an act is forbidden, if the result is inevitable. 2) to separate, divide. Targ. Hos. 2:8 (ed. Lag. Af.).Pes.111a פַּסְקִינְהוּ רשות הרבים (Rashb. פְּסַקְתִּינְהוּ) the public road divides them (the two palms); a. e.Meg.2b; B. Kam.65b, v. infra Af. 3) to be interrupted; to cease. Targ. Y. Gen. 44:12 (h. text כִּלָּה). Targ. II Esth. 3:7. Targ. Deut. 5:19; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 31; Midr. Till. to Ps. 19; Yalk. ib. 673 (expl. לא נעדר, Zeph. 3:5) לא פַסְקִין they never fail. M. Kat. 4a מיא דלא פּסְקֵי water which never fails. Ib. עבידא דפַסְקָא it often fails. Ib. 18b קלא דלא פָסֵיק a continuous rumor; וכמח קלא דלא פ׳ how long must a rumor last to be called a continuous rumor? Ib. דלא פ׳ ביני ביני if it has not ceased at intervals. Gitt.69a כי היכי דפסקי … לִיפְסוֹקוכ׳ as this water ceases to run, so may the blood ofstop flowing. Sabb.30b לא פ׳ פומיה, v. גִּירְסָא I; a. fr. 4) to apportion, assign, bargain, agree, subscribe. Y.Hor.III, 48a bot. הוה חמי … פ׳ והוא פסיק לקיבליח he waited to see how much the whole assembly subscribed, and he subscribed an amount equal to the entire subscription; Lev. R. s. 5 כד הוון פַּסְקִיןוכ׳ when all people had subscribed, he Ib. פ׳ חד ליטראוכ׳ subscribed one pound of gold. Keth.65a פְּסוֹק לי מזוני give me an order for my food; פ׳ לה he did so. Ib. 63a פסקו ליהוכ׳ they made arrangements for him for six years (to remain at college). Lev. R. s. 34 אנן פּסְקִינָן פרנה we shall make up the dowry by subscription (v. פְּסַס); Yalk. ib. 665; a. fr. 5) to decide, adjudge. Targ. 1 Kings 20:40. Targ. Job 38:10; a. e.Succ.29b, a. e. קא פסיק ותני לא שנאוכ׳ the editor of the Mishnah decides and teaches; i. e. speaks absolutely, drawing no distinction whether Gitt.86b לא פְסִיקָא ליה it was not decided with him, i. e. he could not state it absolutely; a. fr. 6) to close; פ׳ סידרא to close the reading from the Pentateuch, read the Hafṭarah. Yoma 87a; a. e., v. סִדְרָא.7) (denom. of פְּסוּקָא) to recite a verse, v. preced. a. פְּסוּקָא. Af. אַפְסֵיק 1) to sever, break, burst. Targ. Nah. 1:13; a. e. 2) to separate, interpose, divide off. Targ. Hos. 2:8; a. e.Meg.2b אתא את ואַפְסְקיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ופסק, ופסיק) the eth (וְאֵת, Esth. 9:21) comes to divide the sentence (giving it the meaning) that some celebrate the fourteenth and others the fifteenth of Adar. B. Kam.65b את פַּסְקֵיה קרא with eth ( ואת, Lev. 5:25) the text separates the clause from the preceding, opp. ערביה combines it; Yalk. Lev. 479 את אַפְסְקֵיה eth separates it; ib. לאַפְסוּקֵי בין ממוןוכ׳ (not לאפסוקיה) to draw the line between sacred property and Sot.38b אריכי … לא מַפְסְקֵי tall persons in front of short ones do not form a partition (to intercept the priestly benediction pronounced upon the congregation); תיבה לא מַפְסְקָא nor does the Tebah (v. תֵּבָה) between the priests and the people form a partition. Pes.111a אַפְסְקִינְהוּ בעפרא he dammed it (the waste water poured out in the street) with dust (spread dust over it); a. fr.Keth.77b; 17a, v. infra. 3) to cut off, cause to cease. Targ. 1 Sam. 2:33; a. e. 4) to take the last meal before beginning the fast. Keth.63a לא מר א׳ ולא מר א׳ Ar. (ed. אִיפְּסִיק Ithpe.) neither father nor son partook of the last meal (before the Day of Atonement). Ithpe. אִתְפְּסַק, אִיפְּסִיק 1) to be cut, severed, broken off. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. Is. 52:2; a. fr.Sabb.112a איפסיק ליה רצועה (read: אִיפְּסִיקָא) a strap of his shoe broke. Y. ib. VI, 8a bot. אי׳ סנדליהוכ׳ R. Aḥas sandal fell off (the strap was broken). Ḥull.51a; a. fr. 2) to be interposed, to divide off. Keth.17a א׳ עמודא דנוראוכ׳ a column of fire was interposed between the bier of ; וגמירי דלא אפסיקוכ׳ (read: מִפְּסִיק) and there is a tradition that such a phenomenon occurs only for one person in a generation ; ib. 77b אִפְּסִיק, מִפְּסִיק. 3) to take the last meal, v. supra.

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  • 17 פְּסֵיק

    פְּסַק, פְּסֵיקch. sam( Hithpa. הִתְפַּסֵּק, Nithpa. נִתְפַּסֵּק to be severed), 1) to cut, split, sever. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. 2 Sam. 10:4; 1 Chr. 19:4; a. fr.Part. pass. פָּסִיק, פְּסִיק. Targ. O. Deut. 23:2 (h. text פצוע דכה); Y. ib. פ׳ גידא (h. text. כרות שפכה). Targ. O. Lev. 22:22 (h. text חרוץ).Ḥull.8b, v. גַּוָּוזָא I. B. Bath.21b קא פַסְקַתוכ׳ thou cuttest off (interferest with), v. חַיּוּתָא. Lev. R. s. 32, end פסקת חייוי דהאי גברא thou cuttest off (shortenest) this mans (my) life (by divulging my spurious descent); a. fr. פסיק רישיה ולא ימות ‘let his head be cut off, but let him not die, a dialectic term for an unavoidable result of an act. Sabb.75a מודהר״ש בפ׳ר׳וכ׳ R. S. (who ordinarily permits, on the Sabbath, an act which may have as a result a violation of the Sabbath law, if the latter is not intended) admits that such an act is forbidden, if the result is inevitable. 2) to separate, divide. Targ. Hos. 2:8 (ed. Lag. Af.).Pes.111a פַּסְקִינְהוּ רשות הרבים (Rashb. פְּסַקְתִּינְהוּ) the public road divides them (the two palms); a. e.Meg.2b; B. Kam.65b, v. infra Af. 3) to be interrupted; to cease. Targ. Y. Gen. 44:12 (h. text כִּלָּה). Targ. II Esth. 3:7. Targ. Deut. 5:19; a. fr.Lev. R. s. 31; Midr. Till. to Ps. 19; Yalk. ib. 673 (expl. לא נעדר, Zeph. 3:5) לא פַסְקִין they never fail. M. Kat. 4a מיא דלא פּסְקֵי water which never fails. Ib. עבידא דפַסְקָא it often fails. Ib. 18b קלא דלא פָסֵיק a continuous rumor; וכמח קלא דלא פ׳ how long must a rumor last to be called a continuous rumor? Ib. דלא פ׳ ביני ביני if it has not ceased at intervals. Gitt.69a כי היכי דפסקי … לִיפְסוֹקוכ׳ as this water ceases to run, so may the blood ofstop flowing. Sabb.30b לא פ׳ פומיה, v. גִּירְסָא I; a. fr. 4) to apportion, assign, bargain, agree, subscribe. Y.Hor.III, 48a bot. הוה חמי … פ׳ והוא פסיק לקיבליח he waited to see how much the whole assembly subscribed, and he subscribed an amount equal to the entire subscription; Lev. R. s. 5 כד הוון פַּסְקִיןוכ׳ when all people had subscribed, he Ib. פ׳ חד ליטראוכ׳ subscribed one pound of gold. Keth.65a פְּסוֹק לי מזוני give me an order for my food; פ׳ לה he did so. Ib. 63a פסקו ליהוכ׳ they made arrangements for him for six years (to remain at college). Lev. R. s. 34 אנן פּסְקִינָן פרנה we shall make up the dowry by subscription (v. פְּסַס); Yalk. ib. 665; a. fr. 5) to decide, adjudge. Targ. 1 Kings 20:40. Targ. Job 38:10; a. e.Succ.29b, a. e. קא פסיק ותני לא שנאוכ׳ the editor of the Mishnah decides and teaches; i. e. speaks absolutely, drawing no distinction whether Gitt.86b לא פְסִיקָא ליה it was not decided with him, i. e. he could not state it absolutely; a. fr. 6) to close; פ׳ סידרא to close the reading from the Pentateuch, read the Hafṭarah. Yoma 87a; a. e., v. סִדְרָא.7) (denom. of פְּסוּקָא) to recite a verse, v. preced. a. פְּסוּקָא. Af. אַפְסֵיק 1) to sever, break, burst. Targ. Nah. 1:13; a. e. 2) to separate, interpose, divide off. Targ. Hos. 2:8; a. e.Meg.2b אתא את ואַפְסְקיהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ופסק, ופסיק) the eth (וְאֵת, Esth. 9:21) comes to divide the sentence (giving it the meaning) that some celebrate the fourteenth and others the fifteenth of Adar. B. Kam.65b את פַּסְקֵיה קרא with eth ( ואת, Lev. 5:25) the text separates the clause from the preceding, opp. ערביה combines it; Yalk. Lev. 479 את אַפְסְקֵיה eth separates it; ib. לאַפְסוּקֵי בין ממוןוכ׳ (not לאפסוקיה) to draw the line between sacred property and Sot.38b אריכי … לא מַפְסְקֵי tall persons in front of short ones do not form a partition (to intercept the priestly benediction pronounced upon the congregation); תיבה לא מַפְסְקָא nor does the Tebah (v. תֵּבָה) between the priests and the people form a partition. Pes.111a אַפְסְקִינְהוּ בעפרא he dammed it (the waste water poured out in the street) with dust (spread dust over it); a. fr.Keth.77b; 17a, v. infra. 3) to cut off, cause to cease. Targ. 1 Sam. 2:33; a. e. 4) to take the last meal before beginning the fast. Keth.63a לא מר א׳ ולא מר א׳ Ar. (ed. אִיפְּסִיק Ithpe.) neither father nor son partook of the last meal (before the Day of Atonement). Ithpe. אִתְפְּסַק, אִיפְּסִיק 1) to be cut, severed, broken off. Targ. Jud. 16:9. Targ. Is. 52:2; a. fr.Sabb.112a איפסיק ליה רצועה (read: אִיפְּסִיקָא) a strap of his shoe broke. Y. ib. VI, 8a bot. אי׳ סנדליהוכ׳ R. Aḥas sandal fell off (the strap was broken). Ḥull.51a; a. fr. 2) to be interposed, to divide off. Keth.17a א׳ עמודא דנוראוכ׳ a column of fire was interposed between the bier of ; וגמירי דלא אפסיקוכ׳ (read: מִפְּסִיק) and there is a tradition that such a phenomenon occurs only for one person in a generation ; ib. 77b אִפְּסִיק, מִפְּסִיק. 3) to take the last meal, v. supra.

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  • 18 urbs

    urbs, urbis (dat. VRBEI, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 206), f. [Sanscr. vardh-, to make strong; cf. Pers. vard-ana, city], a walled town, a city.
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    hi coetus sedem primum certo loco domiciliorum causā constituerunt: quam cum locis manuque sepsissent, ejusmodi conjunctionem tectorum oppidum vel urbem appellaverunt, delubris distinctam spatiisque communibus,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 41; cf.:

    post ea qui fiebat orbis, urbis principium,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 143 Müll.: urbs dicitur ab orbe, quod antiquae civitates in orbem flebant, id. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 12:

    interea Aeneas urbem designat aratro,

    Verg. A. 5, 755 Serv.:

    veni Syracusas, quod ab eā urbe... quae tamen urbs, etc.,

    Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 7: certabant urbem Romam Remoramne vocarent, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 85 Vahl.): arce et urbe sum orba, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 114 ib.):

    urbes magnae et imperiosae,

    id. Rep. 1, 2, 3:

    urbs illa praeclara (Syracusae),

    id. ib. 3, 31, 43:

    duabus urbibus eversis inimicissimis huic imperio,

    id. Lael. 3, 11.— Rarely, and mostly poet., with the name of the city in gen.:

    urbs Patavi, Buthroti,

    Verg. A. 1, 247; 3, 293:

    Cassius in oppido Antiochiae cum omni exercitu,

    Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1.—With adj. prop.: urbs Romana = Roma, Liv. 9, 41, 16; 22, 37, 12; 40, 36, 14; Flor. 1, 13, 21.—Of other cities (rare and post-class.):

    Lampsacenae urbis salus,

    Val. Max. 7, 3, ext. 4: in urbe Aquilejensi, Paul. v. S. Ambros. 32:

    urbs urbium,

    a metropolis, Flor. 2, 6, 35.—
    2.
    In partic., the city of Rome (like astu, of Athens):

    postquam Urbis appellationem, etiamsi nomen proprium non adiceretur, Romam tamen accipi sit receptum,

    Quint. 6, 3, 103; cf. id. 8, 2, 8; 8, 5, 9:

    hujus urbis condendae principium profectum a Romulo,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 2, 4; cf. id. ib. 1, 47, 71; 1, 1, 1;

    1, 37, 58: (Caesar) maturat ab urbe proficisci,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

    de urbe augendā quid sit promulgatum, non intellexi,

    Cic. Att. 13, 20, 1:

    conditor urbis (Romulus),

    Ov. F. 1, 27:

    (pater) Dextera sacras jaculatus arces Terruit urbem,

    Hor. C. 1, 2, 4:

    minatus urbi vincla,

    id. Epod. 9, 9;

    called also urbs aeterna,

    Amm. 14, 6, 1.— Ad urbem esse, to stop at or near Rome; in publicists' lang., of returning generals, who had to remain outside of the city till the Senate decreed them the right of entrance;

    or of provincial magistrates who were preparing for departure to their provinces,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 15, 45 Ascon.; 2, 2, 6, § 17; Sall. C. 30, 4; Caes. B. C. 6, 1.—
    B.
    Transf., as in Engl.
    1.
    The city, for the citizens (rare; cf.

    civitas): invadunt urbem somno vinoque sepultam,

    Verg. A. 2, 265:

    maesta attonitaque,

    Juv. 11, 198: bene moratae, Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 24.—
    2.
    The capital city, metropolis (post-class.):

    si tam vicinum urbi municipium sit, ut, etc.,

    Dig. 39, 2, 4 fin.; Cod. Th. 14, 1, 3.—
    * II.
    Trop.:

    urbem philosophiae, mihi crede, proditis, dum castella defenditis,

    i. e. the main point, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37.

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