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sentence in one's absence

  • 1 sentence in one's absence

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  • 2 sentence in one's absence

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  • 3 sentence

    [ˈsentəns]
    accept a sentence закон.наказ. получать приговор alternative sentence альтернативное наказание appeal against sentence обжаловать обвинительный приговор award sentence выносить приговор commute sentence смягчать наказание confirm a sentence утверждать приговор custodial sentence приговор о содержании под стражей death sentence смертный приговор deliver a sentence выносить приговор deterrent sentence суровый приговор extended sentence более строгое наказание increase a sentence усиливать приговор increased sentence увеличенный срок наказания indeterminate sentence неопределенный приговор indeterminate sentence приговор к лишению свободы на срок, зависящий от поведения заключенного light sentence мягкий приговор other noncustodial sentence другой приговор, не предусматривающий тюремное заключение other noncustodial sentence другой приговор, не предусматривающий содержание под стражей partly suspended sentence частично приостановленный приговор sentence приговор; to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.); to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания pass sentence выносить приговор pass sentence приговаривать prison sentence приговор к тюремному заключению reduce a sentence смягчать судебный приговор sentence выносить приговор sentence выносить судебное решение sentence наказание sentence осуждать, приговаривать sentence осуждать sentence грам. предложение sentence приговаривать sentence приговор; to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.); to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания sentence приговор sentence решение (церковного суда) sentence уст. сентенция, изречение sentence судебное решение sentence судебный приговор sentence by default судебное решение в отсутствие ответчика sentence in one's absence судебное решение в отсутствие ответчика serve a sentence вручать приговор sentence приговор; to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.); to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания severe sentence суровый приговор suspended sentence условное наказание suspended: sentence приостановленный; suspended sentence юр. условный приговор unconditional sentence окончательный приговор

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  • 4 sentence

    ˈsentəns
    1. сущ.
    1) а) приговор, осуждение, обвинительное заключение to commute, reduce a sentence ≈ смягчать приговор, сократить срок наказания to get off with a light sentence ≈ отделаться мягким приговором to pass a sentence upon smb. ≈ выносить приговор кому-л. to serve one's sentence ≈ отбывать срок наказания to suspend a sentence ≈ временно откладывать исполнение приговора under sentence ≈ осужденный, приговоренный to carry out a sentence ≈ исполнять приговор to execute a sentence ≈ исполнять приговор to impose a sentence ≈ выносить приговор to pronounce a sentence ≈ выносить приговор to vacate a sentence ≈ отменять приговор, наказание death sentence ≈ смертный приговор flat-time sentence ≈ фиксированный срок тюремного заключения (не может быть сокращен судом ни при каких обстоятельствах) life sentence ≈ пожизненное заключение prison sentence ≈ тюремное заключение, тюремный срок suspended sentence ≈ условное осуждение, условное наказание Syn: verdict, conviction б) наказание, мера наказания severe sentence ≈ строгое наказание heavy sentence ≈ суровое наказание
    2) а) грам. предложение, фраза;
    высказывание to form, formulate, make up a sentence ≈ составлять предложение to generate a sentence ≈ порождать предложение affirmative sentence ≈ утвердительное предложение complex sentence ≈ сложноподчиненное предложение compound sentence ≈ сложносочиненное предложение declarative sentence ≈ повествовательное предложение elliptical sentence ≈ эллиптическое предложение embedded sentence ≈ вложенное предложение exclamatory sentence ≈ восклицательное предложение impersonal sentence ≈ безличное предложение interrogative sentence ≈ вопросительное предложение negative sentence ≈ отрицательное предложение simple sentence ≈ простое предложение б) суждение;
    изречение, сентенция
    2. гл.
    1) выносить приговор;
    приговаривать Murderers are still sentenced to death in some parts of the world. ≈ В некоторых странах убийц до сих пор приговаривают к смерти. Syn: condemn, convict, doom Ant: acquit, discharge
    2) строить предложение, составлять предложение (юридическое) приговор суда, определяющий меру наказания;
    осуждение - suspended * условное осуждение - concurrent *s совпадающие /действующие совместно/ приговоры - to pass /to pronounce/ a * вынести решение о мере наказания, объявить приговор - to reverse a * отменить приговор( юридическое) наказание, мера наказания - severe * строгое наказание - capital /death/ *, * of death смертный приговор - indeterminate * осуждение на неопределенный срок - to get a life * быть приговоренным к пожизненному заключению - to receive a six months' * быть приговоренным к шести месяцам заключения - a convict under a * of death for murder преступник, осужденный на смерть за убийство (грамматика) предложение - complex * сложноподчиненное предложение сентенция, изречение - a S. of Scripture изречение из священного писания (музыкальное) предложение (биология) осмысленная последовательность кодонов (в генетическом коде) приговаривать, осуждать - to * smb. to death приговаривать кого-л. к смерти;
    осудить кого-л. на смерть - he was *d to a fine ему присудили штраф обречь - to * a species to extinction обречь вид на вымирание accept a ~ закон. наказ. получать приговор alternative ~ альтернативное наказание appeal against ~ обжаловать обвинительный приговор award ~ выносить приговор commute ~ смягчать наказание confirm a ~ утверждать приговор custodial ~ приговор о содержании под стражей death ~ смертный приговор deliver a ~ выносить приговор deterrent ~ суровый приговор extended ~ более строгое наказание increase a ~ усиливать приговор increased ~ увеличенный срок наказания indeterminate ~ неопределенный приговор indeterminate ~ приговор к лишению свободы на срок, зависящий от поведения заключенного light ~ мягкий приговор other noncustodial ~ другой приговор, не предусматривающий тюремное заключение other noncustodial ~ другой приговор, не предусматривающий содержание под стражей partly suspended ~ частично приостановленный приговор ~ приговор;
    to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.) ;
    to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания pass ~ выносить приговор pass ~ приговаривать prison ~ приговор к тюремному заключению reduce a ~ смягчать судебный приговор sentence выносить приговор ~ выносить судебное решение ~ наказание ~ осуждать, приговаривать ~ осуждать ~ грам. предложение ~ приговаривать ~ приговор;
    to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.) ;
    to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания ~ приговор ~ решение( церковного суда) ~ уст. сентенция, изречение ~ судебное решение ~ судебный приговор ~ by default судебное решение в отсутствие ответчика ~ in one's absence судебное решение в отсутствие ответчика serve a ~ вручать приговор ~ приговор;
    to pass a sentence (upon smb.) выносить приговор (кому-л.) ;
    to serve one's sentence отбывать срок наказания severe ~ суровый приговор suspended ~ условное наказание suspended: ~ приостановленный;
    suspended sentence юр. условный приговор unconditional ~ окончательный приговор

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sentence

  • 5 судебное решение в отсутствие ответчика

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  • 6 судебное решение в отсутствие ответчики

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  • 7 ausencia

    f.
    1 absence.
    brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's/its absence
    en ausencia de in the absence of
    si llama alguien en mi ausencia, toma el recado if anyone calls while I'm out, take a message
    2 failure to assist, absence, non-appearance, non-arrival.
    * * *
    1 absence
    \
    brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absence
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    hacer buenas ausencias de algn — † to speak kindly of sb in their absence, remember sb with affection

    tener buenas ausencias — † to have a good reputation

    ver brillar 2)
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) absence

    durante mi ausencia — in o during my absence

    brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence

    b) ( no existencia) lack, absence
    c) (frml) ( inasistencia) absence
    * * *
    = absence, absentee, non-attendance.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
    Ex. The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
    ----
    * ausencia de = lack of.
    * ausencia de ley = anomie.
    * ausencia de normas = anomie.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.
    * casi ausencia = quasi-absence.
    * sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) absence

    durante mi ausencia — in o during my absence

    brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence

    b) ( no existencia) lack, absence
    c) (frml) ( inasistencia) absence
    * * *
    = absence, absentee, non-attendance.

    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

    Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
    Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
    * ausencia de = lack of.
    * ausencia de ley = anomie.
    * ausencia de normas = anomie.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.
    * casi ausencia = quasi-absence.
    * sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.

    * * *
    ocurrió en ausencia de sus padres it happened in o during his parents' absence o while his parents were away
    durante mi ausencia while I was away, in o during my absence
    lo condenaron en su ausencia he was sentenced in absentia o in his absence
    siente mucho la ausencia de su mujer he misses his wife a great deal
    brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absence
    el orden brilla por su ausencia there's a distinct lack of order
    2 (no existencia) lack, absence
    hay una ausencia total de sentido en el texto the text is totally lacking in o devoid of meaning
    tiene tres ausencias he has been absent three times
    * * *

     

    ausencia sustantivo femenino

    ◊ brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absence;

    el orden brilla por su ausencia there's a distinct lack of order

    c) (frml) ( inasistencia) absence

    ausencia sustantivo femenino absence
    ' ausencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acusar
    - brillar
    - esterilidad
    - falta
    - olvido
    - presagio
    - sobriedad
    - sombra
    - justificante
    - quietud
    - seguridad
    English:
    absence
    - absent
    - conspicuous
    - cover
    - ease
    - leave
    - look after
    - off
    - default
    * * *
    1. [de persona, cosa] absence;
    se notó su ausencia she was missed, her absence was noticed;
    lo acabaron durante su ausencia they finished it during o in his absence;
    si llama alguien en mi ausencia, toma el recado if anyone calls while I'm away, take a message;
    la jornada se caracterizó por la ausencia de incidentes the day passed off without incident;
    habrá ausencia de nubes en todo el norte del país there will be clear skies across the whole of the north of the country
    2. [falta de asistencia] absence;
    hay varias ausencias there are several people who couldn't attend
    3. Med absence, petit mal
    * * *
    f
    1 de persona absence;
    en ausencia de in the absence of;
    brillaba por su ausencia he was conspicuous by his absence
    2 no existencia lack (de of)
    * * *
    : absence
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > ausencia

  • 8 निर् _nir

    निर् ind. A substitute for निस् before vowels and soft consonants conveying the senses of 'out of', 'away from'. 'without', 'free from', and be frequently expressed by 'less', 'un', used with the noun; see the compounds given below; see निस् and cf. अ also.
    -Comp. -अंश a.
    1 whole, entire.
    -2 not entitled to any share of the ancestral property.
    -अक्षः the place of no latitute; i. e. the terrestrial equator (in astronomy). ˚देशः
    1 a first meridian, as Laṅkā.
    -2 a place where the sun is always vertical and the days and nights are equal.
    -3 the equatorial region.
    -अक्षर a. Not knowing the letters, illiterate.
    -अग्नि a. having lost or neg- lected the consecrated fire; स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः Bg.6.1.
    -अग्र (क) a. divisible without remain- der.
    -अङ्कुश a. 'not curbed by a hook', unchecked, uncontrolled; unruly, independent, completely free, unfettered; निरङ्कुश इव द्विपः Bhāg.; कामो निकामनिरङ्कुशः Gīt.7; निरङ्कुशाः कवयः Sk.; Bh.3.15; Mv.3.39; विनयरुचयः सदैव निरङ्कुशाः Mu.3.6. ˚ता self-will, indepen- dence.
    -अघ a. sinless, blameless.
    -अङ्ग a.
    1 having no parts.
    -2 deprived of expedients or resources.
    -अजिन a. skinless.
    -अञ्जन a.
    1 without collyrium; निरञ्जने साचिविलोलिकं दृशौ Ki.8.52.
    -2 unstained, untinged.
    -3 free from falsehood; तदा विद्वान् पुण्यपापे विधूय निरञ्जनं परमं साम्यमुपैति Munda 3.1.3.
    -4 simple, artless.
    (-नः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 N. of the Supreme Being.
    (-ना) 1 the day of full moon.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -अतिशय a. unsurpassed, matchless, un- rivalled; निरतिशयं गरिमाणं तेन जनन्याः स्मरन्ति विद्वांसः Pt.1.3. (
    -यः) the Supreme Being.
    -अत्यय a.
    1 free from danger, secure, safe; तद्भवान् वृत्तसंपन्नः स्थितः पथि निरत्यये Rām.4.29.12; R.17.53.
    -2 free from fault, unblamable, faultless, disinterested; Ki.1.12, शक्तिरर्थपतिषु स्वयंग्रहं प्रेम कारयति वा निरत्ययम् 13.61.
    -3 com- pletely successful.
    -अधिष्ठान a.
    1 supportless.
    -2 in- dependent.
    -अध्व a. one who has lost one's way.
    -अनुक्रोश a. pitiless, merciless, hard-hearted. (
    -शः) mercilessness, hard-heartedness.
    -अनुग a. having no followers.
    -अनुग्रह a. Ungracious, unkind; Bhāg.5. 12.7.
    -अनुनासिक a. not nasal.
    -अनुमान a. not bound to conclusions or consequences.
    -अनुयोज्य a. unblamable, faultless.
    -अनुरोध a.
    1 unfavourable, unfriendly.
    -2 unkind, unamiable; Māl.1.
    -अन्तर a.
    -1 constant, perpetual, uninterrupted, incessant; निरन्त- राधिपटलैः Bv.1.16; निरन्तरास्वन्तरवातवृष्टिषु Ku.5.25.
    -2 having no intervening or intermediate space, having no interval, close, closely contiguous, in close contact; मूढे निरन्तरपयोधरया मयैव Mk.5.15; हृदयं निरन्तरबृहत्कठिनस्तन- मण्डलावरणमप्यभिदन् Śi.9.66.
    -3 compact, dense; परितो रुद्धनिरन्तराम्बराः Śi.16.76.
    -4 coarse, gross.
    -5 faithful, true (as a friend).
    -6 not hidden from view.
    -7 not different, similar, identical.
    -8 sincere, sympathetic; सुहृदि निरन्तरचित्ते (निवेद्य दुःखं सुखीभवति) Pt.1.341.
    -9 abounding in, full of; निपात्यमानैर्ददृशे निरन्तरम् Rām.7.7. 54; गुणैश्च निरन्तराणि Mv.4.12. (
    -रम्) ind.
    1 without interruption, constantly, continually, incessantly.
    -2 without intervening space or interval.
    -3 closely, tightly, firmly; (परिष्वजस्व) कान्तैरिदं मम निरन्तरमङ्गमङ्गैः Ve.3.27; परिष्वजेते शयने निरन्तरम् Ṛs.2.11.
    -4 immedia- tely. ˚अभ्यासः constant study, diligent exercise or pra- ctice.
    -अन्तराल a.
    1 without an intervening space, close.
    -2 narrow.
    -अन्धस् a. foodless, hungry.
    -अन्वय a.
    1 having no progeny, childless.
    -2 unconnected, unrelated; Ms.8.198.
    -3 not agreeing with the con- text (as a word in a sentence).
    -4 without logical connection or regular sequence, unmethodical.
    -5 without being seen, out of sight; निरन्वयं भवेत् स्तेयम् Ms.8. 332.
    -6 without retinue, unaccompanied, see अन्वय.
    -7 sudden, unexpected; U.7.
    -8 exterminatory, without leaving any species or trace; प्रागाधारनिरन्वयप्रमथनादुच्छेदमे- वाकरोः... Mv.3.13; (com. नाशो द्विविधः--स्वान्वयविनाशः, निरन्वयविनाशश्चेति......निर्वापणादिना सजातीयज्वालोदयानर्हविनाशस्तु निरन्वयविनाशः ।).
    -अपत्रप a.
    1 shameless, impudent.
    -2 bold.
    -अपराध a. guiltless, innocent, faultless, blame- less. (
    -धः) innocence.
    -अपवर्त a.
    1 not turning back.
    -2 (in arith.) leaving no common divisor, reduced to the lowest terms.
    -अपवाद a.
    1 blameless.
    -2 not admitting of any exception.
    -अपाय a.
    1 free from harm or evil.
    -2 free from decay, imperishable.
    -3 infallible; उपायो निरपायो$यमस्माभिरभिचिन्तितः Rām.1.1.2.
    -अपेक्ष a.
    1 not depending on, irrespective or independent of, having no need of (with loc.); न्यायनिर्णीतसारत्वा- न्निरपेक्षमिवागमे Ki.11.39.
    -2 disregarding, taking no notice of.
    -3 free from desire, secure; निरपेक्षो न कर्तव्यो भृत्यैः स्वामी कदाचन H.2.82.
    -4 careless, negligent, indifferent
    -5 indifferent to worldly attachments or pursuits; समुपोढेषु कामेषु निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत् Ms.6.41.
    -6 disinterested, not expecting any reward from another; दिशि दिशि निरपेक्ष- स्तावकीनं विवृण्वन् Bv.1.5.
    -7 without purpose. (
    -क्षा) indifference, disregard.
    -अपेक्षित a.
    1 disregarded.
    -2 regardless.
    -अपेक्षिन् a. disregarding, indifferent.
    -अभिभव a.
    1 not subject to humiliation or disgrace.
    -2 not to be surpassed, unrivalled.
    -अभिमान a.
    1 free from self-conceit, devoid of pride or egotism.
    -2 void of self-respect.
    -3 unconscious.
    -अभिलाष a. not caring for, indifferent to; स्वसुखनिरभिलाषः खिद्यसे लोकहेतोः Ś.5.7.
    -अभिसंधानम् absence of design.
    -अभ्र a. cloudless.
    -अमर्ष a.
    1 void of anger, patient.
    -2 apa- thetic.
    -अम्बर a. naked.
    -अम्बु a.
    1 abstaining from water.
    -2 waterless, destitute of water.
    -अर्गल a. without a bolt, unbarred, unobstructed, unrestrained, unimpeded, completely free; M.5; मरणसमये त्यक्त्वा शङ्कां प्रलापनिरर्गलम् Māl.5.26. (
    -लम्) ind. freely.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 void of wealth, poor, indigent; स्त्रियः कृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडितालक्तकवत्त्यजन्ति Pt.1.194.
    -2 meaningless, un- meaning (as a word or sentence).
    -3 non-sensical.
    -4 vain, useless, purposeless.
    (-र्थः) 1 loss, detriment.
    -2 nonsense.
    -अर्थक a.
    1 useless, vain, unprofitable.
    -2 unmeaning, nonsensical, conveying no reasonable meaning; इत्थं जन्म निरर्थकं क्षितितले$रण्ये यथा मालती S. D.
    -3 (a consonant) not followed by a vowel. (
    -कम्) an expletive; निरर्थकं तु हीत्यादि पूरणैकप्रयोजनम् Chandr.2.6.
    -अलंकृतिः (in Rhet.) want of ornament, simplicity.
    -अवकाश a.
    1 without free space.
    -2 without leisure.
    -अवग्रह a.
    1 'free from restraint', unrestrained, un- checked, uncontrolled, irresistible.
    -2 free, indepen- dent.
    -3 self-willed, head-strong. (
    -हम्) ind.
    1 un- interruptedly.
    -2 intensely, strongly.
    -अवद्य a.
    1 blameless, faultless, unblameable, unobjectionable; हृद्य- निरवद्यरूपो भूपो बभूव Dk.1.
    -2 an epithet of the Supreme Being (having no passions).
    -अवधि a. having no end, unlimited; कथं तूष्णीं सह्यो निरवधिरयं त्वप्रतिविधः U. 3.44;6.3; Māl.1.6.
    -2 continuous; महानाधिव्याधि- र्निरवधिरिदानीं प्रसरतु Māl.4.3.
    1 without parts.
    -2 indivisible.
    -3 without limbs.
    -अवलम्ब a.
    1 unsupported, without support; Ś.6.
    -2 not affording support.
    -3 not depending or relying on.
    -अवशेष a. whole, complete, entire, (निरवशेषेण ind. completely, entirely, fully, totally).
    -अवसाद a. cheerful; Gīt.
    -अव्यय a. eternal, immutable.
    - अशन a. abstaining from food. (
    -नम्) fasting.
    -अश्रि a. even; Kau. A.2.11.
    -अष्ट a. Ved. driven away, scattered. (
    -ष्टः) a horse twentyfour years old.
    -अस्त्र a. weaponless, unarmed.
    -अस्थि a. boneless.
    -अहंकार, -अहंकृति a. free from egotism or pride, humble, lowly; Bg.12.13.
    -अहंकृत a.
    1 having no egotism or self-consciousness.
    -2 without individuality.
    -3 unselfish.
    -अहम् a. free from egotism or self-conceit; ह्यनामरूपं निरहं प्रपद्ये Bhāg. 5.19.4.
    -आकाङ्क्ष a.
    1 wishing nothing, free from desire.
    -2 wanting nothing to fill up or complete (as the sense of a word or sentence).
    -आकार a.
    1 devoid of form, formless, without form.
    -2 ugly, deformed.
    -3 disguised.
    -4 unassuming, modest.
    (-रः) 1 the universal spirit, Almighty.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu. ˚ज्ञानवादः the doctrine that the perception of the outer world does not arise from images impres- sed on the mind; Sarva. S.
    -आकृति a.
    1 formless, shapeless.
    -2 deformed.
    (-तिः) 1 a religious student who has not duly gone through a course of study, or who has not properly read the Vedas.
    -2 especially, a Brāhmaṇa who has neglected the duties of his caste by not going through a regular course of study; a fool; ग्रामधान्यं यथा शून्यं यथा कूपश्च निर्जलः । यथा हुतमनग्नौ च तथैव स्यान्निराकृतौ ॥ Mb.12.36.48.
    -3 one who neglects the five great religious duties or yajñas; Ms.3.154.
    -आकाश a. leaving no free space, completely filled or occupied,
    -आकुल a.
    1 unconfused, unperplexed, un- bewildered; Ki.11.38.
    -2 steady, calm; सुपात्रनिक्षेपनिरा- कुलात्मना (प्रजासृजा) Śi.1.28.
    -3 clear.
    -4 perspicuous; अलिकुलसङ्कुलकुसुमसमूहनिराकुलबकुलकलापे Gīt.1.
    (-लम्) 1 calmness serenity.
    -2 perspicuity, clearness.
    -आक्रन्द a. not crying or complaining. (
    -दः) a place where no sound can be heard.
    -आक्रोश a. unaccused, unreviled.
    - आगम a. not founded on revelation or scripture, not derived from the Vedas.
    -आगस् a. faultless, innocent, sinless; कथमेकपदे निरागसं जनमाभाष्यमिमं न मन्यसे R.8.48.
    -आचार a. without approved customs or usages, lawless, barbarian.
    -आडम्बर a.
    1 without drums.
    -2 without show, unostentatious.
    -आतङ्क a.
    1 free from fear; R.1.63; निरातङ्को रङ्को विहरति चिरं कोटिकनकैः Śaṅkara (देव्यपराधक्षमापनस्तोत्रम् 6).
    -2 without ailment, comfort- able, healthy.
    -3 not causing pain.
    -4 unchecked, unhampered; निरातङ्कः पङ्केष्विव पिशितपिण्डेषु विलसन् Māl. 5.34. (
    -कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    - आतप a. sheltered from heat, shady, not penetrated by the sun's rays. (
    -पा) the night.
    - आदर a. disrespectful.
    -आदान a.
    1 taking or receiving nothing; Mb.3.
    -2 an epithet of Buddha.
    -आधार a.
    1 without a receptacle.
    -2 without support, supportless (fig. also); निराधारो हा रोदिमि कथय केषामिह पुरः G. L.4.39.
    -आधि a. secure, free from anxiety.
    -आनन्द a. cheerless, sad, sorrowful.
    -आन्त्र a.
    1 disembowelled.
    -2 having the entrails hanging out.
    -आपद् a. free from misfortune or calamity. (-f.) prosperity.
    -आबाध a.
    1 unvexed, unmolested, undis- turbed, free from disturbance.
    -2 unobstructed.
    -3 not molesting or disturbing.
    -4 (in law) frivolously vexatious (as a suit or cause of complaint); e. g. अस्मद्- गृहप्रदीपप्रकाशेनायं स्वगृहे व्यवहरति Mitā.
    1 free from disease or illness, sound, healthy, hale.
    -2 untainted, pure.
    -3 guileless.
    -4 free from defects or blemishes.
    -5 full, complete.
    -6 infallible.
    -7 not liable to failure or miscarriage. (
    -यः, यम्) freedom from disease or illness, health, well-being, welfare, happiness; कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च प्रतिपत्स्व निरामयम् Mb.5.78.8.
    (-यः) 1 a wild goat.
    -2 a hog or boar.
    -आमिष a.
    1 fleshless; निरुपमरसप्रीत्या खादन्नरास्थि निरामिषम् Bh.
    -2 having no sensual desires or covetousness; Ms.6.49.
    -3 receiving no wages or remuneration.
    -आय a. yielding no income or revenue, profitless.
    -यः an idler living from hand to mouth.
    1 full-stretched or extended; निरायतपूर्वकायाः Ś.1.8.
    -2 contracted, compact.
    -आय- -तत्वम् shortness, compactness; निरायतत्वादुदरेण ताम्यता Ki.8.17.
    -आयति a. one whose end is at hand; नियता लघुता निरायतेः Ki.2.14.
    -आयास a. not fatiguing, easy.
    -आयुध a. unarmed, weaponless.
    -आरम्भ a. abstaining from all work (in good sense); Mb.3.82.11.
    -आलम्ब a.
    1 having no prop or support (fig. also); ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत Rām.7.89.1; निरालम्बो लोकः कुलमयशसा नः परिवृतम् Mv.4.53.
    -2 not depending on another, independent.
    -3 self-supported, friendless, alone; निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् Jag. (
    -म्बा) spikenard. (
    -म्बम्) Brahman.
    -आलोक a.
    1 not looking about or seeing.
    -2 deprived of sight.
    -3 deprived of light, dark; निरालोकं लोकम् Māl.5.3; Bhāg.8.24.35.
    -5 invisible. (
    -कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -आवर्ण a. manifest, evident.
    -आश a.
    1 devoid of hope, despairing or despondent of; मनो बभूवेन्दुमतीनिराशम् R.6.2.
    -2 depriving (one) of all hope.
    -आशक, -आशिन् a. hopeless; अद्य दुर्योधनो राज्याज्जीविताच्च निराशकः (भविष्यति) Mb.8.74.13.
    -आशङ्क a. fearless.
    -आशा hopeless- ness, despair.
    -आशिस् a.
    1 without a boon or blessing, without virtues; आश्रमा विहिताः सर्वे वर्जयित्वा निराशिषम् Mb.12.63.13.
    -2 without any desire, wish or hope, indifferent; निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा Bg.4.21; जगच्छ- रण्यस्य निराशिषः सतः Ku.5.76.
    -आश्रय a.
    1 without a prop or support, supportless, unsupported; न तिष्ठति निराश्रयं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.41.
    -2 friendless, destitute, alone, without shelter or refuge; निराश्रयाधुना वत्सलता.
    -3 not deep (as a wound).
    -आस्वाद a. tasteless, insipid, un- savoury.
    -आहार a. 'foodless', fasting, abstaining from food. (
    -रः) fasting; कालो$ग्निः कर्म मृद् वायुर्मनो ज्ञानं तपो जलम् । पश्चात्तापो निराहारः सर्वे$मी शुद्धिहेतवः ॥ Y.3.31.
    -इङ्ग a. immovable, stationary; यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निरिङ्गो ज्वलते पुनः Mb.12.46.6.
    -इच्छ a. without wish or desire, indifferent.
    -इन्द्रिय a.
    1 having lost a limb or the use of it.
    -2 mutilated, maimed.
    -3 weak, infirm, frail; Kaṭh.1.1.3.
    -4 barren.
    -5 without प्रमाण or means of certain knowledge; निरिन्द्रिया ह्यमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियो$नृत- मिति स्थितिः Ms.9.18.
    -6 destitute of manly vigour, impotent (Ved.).
    -इन्धन a. destitute of fuel.
    -ईति a. free from the calamities of the season; निरातङ्का निरीतयः R.1.63; see ईति.
    -ईश्वर a. godless, atheistic. -˚वाद atheistic doctrine.
    -ईषम् the body of a plough.
    -ईह a.
    1 desireless, indifferent; निरीहाणामीशस्तृणमिव तिरस्कारविषयः Mu.3.16.
    -2 inactive; निरीहस्य हतद्विषः R.1.24.
    (-हा), -निरीहता, -त्वम् 1 inactivity.
    -2 indifference.
    -उच्छ्वास a.
    1 breathless, without breathing; निरुच्छ्वासं हरिं चक्रुः Rām.7.7.6.
    -2 narrow, contracted; उपेयुषो वर्त्म निरन्तराभिरसौ निरुच्छ्वासमनीकिनीभिः Śi.3.32.
    -3 dead; निरुच्छ्वासाः पुनः केचित् पतिता जगतीतले Rām.6.58.13. (
    -सः) absence of breath; लोका निरुच्छ्वासनिपीडिता भृशम् Bhāg.4. 8.8.
    -उत्तर a.
    1 answerless, without a reply.
    -2 un- able to answer, silenced.
    -3 having no superior.
    -उत्थ a. irrecoverable.
    -उद्धति a. not jolting (a chariot); अभूतल- स्पर्शतया निरुद्धतिः Ś.7.1. (v. l.)
    -उत्सव a. without festivi- ties; विरतं गेयमृतुर्निरुत्सवः R.8.66.
    -उत्साह a.
    1 inactive, indolent.
    -2 devoid of energy.
    (-हः) 1 absence of energy.
    -2 indolence.
    -उत्सुक a.
    1 indifferent.
    -2 calm, tranquil.
    - उदक a. waterless.
    1 having no belly or trunk.
    -2 thin (अतुन्दिल); श्रीमान्निरुदरो महान् Rām.3.16.31.
    -उद्यम, -उद्योग a. effortless, inactive, lazy, idle.
    उद्विग्न, -उद्वेग a. free from excitement or perturbation, sedate, calm.
    -उपक्रम a.
    1 without a commencement.
    -2 incurable.
    -उपद्रव a.
    1 free from calamity or affliction, not visited by danger or adver- sity, lucky, happy, undisturbed, unmolested, free from hostile attacks.
    -2 free from national distress or tyranny.
    -3 causing no affliction.
    -4 auspicious (as a star).
    -5 secure, peaceful.
    -उपधि a. guileless, honest; U.2.2. ˚जीवन a. leading an honest life. (v. l.).
    -उपपत्ति a. unsuitable.
    1 without any title or designation; अरे आर्यचारुदत्तं निरुपपदेन नाम्नालपसि Mk.1.18/19.
    -2 unconnected with a subordinate word.
    -उपप्लव a.
    1 free from disturbance, obstacle or calamity, unharmed; निरुपप्लवानि नः कर्माणि संवृत्तानि Ś3.
    -2 not causing any affliction or misery.
    -3 an epithet of Śiva.
    -उपभोग a. without enjoyment; संसरति निरुपभोगं भावैरधिवासितं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.4.
    - उपम a. peerless, matchless, incomparable.
    -उपसर्ग free from portents.
    -उपस्कृत a. not corrupted, pure; of self-denying temperament; शमेन तपसा चैव भक्त्या च निरुपस्कृतः । शुद्धात्मा ब्राह्मणो रात्रौ निदर्शनमपश्यत ॥ Mb.12.271.14.
    1 not injured, unhurt.
    -2 auspicious, lucky.
    -उपाख्य a.
    1 unreal, false, non-existent (as वन्ध्यापुत्र).
    -2 immaterial.
    -3 invisible. (
    -ख्यम्) the supreme Brahman.
    -उपाधि (क) a. without qualities, absolute.
    -उपाय a.
    1 without expedients, helpless.
    -2 unsuc- cessful.
    -उपेक्ष a.
    1 free from trick or fraud.
    -2 not neglectful.
    -उष्मन् a. devoid of heat, cold.
    -गन्ध a. void of smell, scentless, unfragrant, inodorous; निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः. ˚पुष्पी f. the Śālmali tree.
    -गर्व a. free from pride.
    -गवाक्ष a. windowless.
    -गुण a.
    1 stringless (as a bow).
    -2 devoid of all properties.
    -3 devoid of good qualities, bad, worthless; निर्गुणः शोभते नैव विपुलाड- म्बरो$पि ना Bv.1.115.
    -4 without attributes; साकारं च निराकारं सगुणं निर्गुणं विभुम् Brahmavai. P.
    -5 having no epithet. (
    -णः) the Supreme Spirit. ˚आत्मक a. having no qualities.
    -गृहः a. houseless, homeless; सुगृही निर्गृही- कृता Pt.39.
    -गौरव a.
    1 without dignity, undignified.
    -2 devoid of respect.
    -ग्रन्थ a.
    1 freed from all ties or hindrances; आत्मारामाश्च मुनयो निर्ग्रन्था अप्युरुक्रमे । कुर्वन्त्यहैतुकीं भक्तिम् Bhāg.1.7.1.
    -2 poor, possessionless, beggarly.
    -3 alone, unassisted.
    (-न्थः) 1 an idiot, a fool.
    -2 a gambler.
    -3 a saint or devotee who has renounced all worldly attachments and wanders about naked and lives as a hermit.
    -4 A Buddha Muni.
    -ग्रन्थक a.
    1 clever, expert.
    -2 unaccompanied, alone.
    -3 deserted, abandoned.
    -4 fruitless. (
    -कः 1 a religious mendicant.
    -2 a naked devotee.
    -3 a gam- bler.
    -ग्रन्थिक a. clever. (
    -कः) a naked mendicant, a Jaina mendicant of the Digambara class.
    -घटम् 1 a free market.
    -2 a crowded market.
    -घण्टः See निघण्टः.
    -घृण a.
    1 cruel, merciless, pitiless.
    -2 shame- less, immodest.
    -घृणा cruelty.
    -घोष a. noiseless, still, calm.
    -जन a.
    1 tenantless, uninhabited, unfrequented, lonely, desolate.
    -2 without any retinue or attendants; भूयश्चैवाभिरक्षन्तु निर्धनान्निर्जना इव Mb.12.151.7. (
    -नम्) a desert, solitude, lonely place.
    -जन्तु a. free from living germs; H. Yoga.
    -जर a.
    1 young, fresh.
    -2 imperishable, immortal. (
    -रः) a deity, god; (nom. pl. निर्जराः -निर्जरसः) (
    -रम्) ambrosia, nectar.
    -जरायु a. Ved. skinless.
    -जल a.
    1 waterless, desert, destitute of water.
    -2 not mixed with water. (
    -लः) a waste, desert. ˚एकादशी N. of the eleventh day in the bright half of Jyeṣṭha.
    -जाड्य free from coldness.
    -जिह्वः a frog.
    -जीव a.
    1 lifeless.
    -2 dead; चिता दहति निर्जीवं चिन्ता दहति जीवितम्.
    -ज्ञाति a. having no kinsmen, alone.
    -ज्वर a. feverless, healthy.
    -दण्डः a Śūdra.
    -दय a.
    1 merci- less, cruel, pitiless, unmerciful, unkind.
    -2 passion- ate.
    -3 very close, firm or fast, strong, excessive, violent; मुग्धे विधेहि मयि निर्दयदन्तदंशम् Gīt.1; निर्दयरति- श्रमालसाः R.19.32; निर्दयाश्लेषहेतोः Me.18.
    -4 unpitied by any; निर्दया निर्नमस्कारास्तन्मनोरनुशासनम् Ms.9.239.
    -दयम् ind.
    1 unmercifully, cruelly.
    -2 violently, excessively; न प्रहर्तुमलमस्मि निर्दयम् R.11.84.
    -दश a. more than ten days old; यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवे- दिति Bhāg.9.7.11.
    - दशन a. toothless.
    -दाक्षिण्य a. uncourteous.
    -दुःख a.
    1 free from pain, painless.
    -2 not causing pain.
    -दैन्य a. happy, comfortable.
    -दोष a.
    1 faultless, defectless; न निर्दोषं न निर्गुणम्
    -2 guiltless, innocent.
    -द्रव्य a.
    1 immaterial.
    -2 without property, poor.
    -द्रोह a. not hostile, friendly, well-disposed, not malicious.
    -द्वन्द्व a.
    1 indifferent in regard to opposite pairs of feelings (pleasure or pain), neither glad nor sorry; निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्ममो भूत्वा चरिष्यामि मृगैः सह Mb.1.85.16; निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् Bg.2.45.
    -2 not dependent upon another, independent.
    -3 free from jealousy or envy.
    -4 not double.
    -5 not contested, un- disputed.
    -6 not acknowledging two principles.
    -धन a. without property, poor, indigent; शशिनस्तुल्यवंशो$पि निर्धनः परिभूयते Chāṇ.82. (
    -नः) an old ox. ˚ता, ˚त्वम् poverty, indigence.
    -धर्म a. unrighteous, impious, unholy.
    -धूम a. smokeless.
    -धौत a. cleansed, rendered clean; निर्धौत- दानामलगण्डभित्तिर्वन्यः सरित्तो गज उन्ममज्ज R.5.43.
    -नमस्कार a.
    1 not courteous or civil, not respecting any one.
    -2 disrespected, despised.
    -नर a. abandoned by men, deserted.
    -नाणक a. coinless, penniless; Mk.2.
    -नाथ a. without a guardian or master. ˚ता
    1 want of protection.
    -2 widowhood.
    -3 orphanage.
    -नाभि a. going or reaching beyond the navel; निर्नाभि कौशेयमुपात्तबाणम् Ku.7.7.
    -नायक a. having no leader or ruler, anarchic.
    -नाशन, -नाशिन् a. expelling, banishing.
    -निद्र a. sleepless, wakeful.
    -निमित्त a.
    1 causeless.
    -2 disinterested.
    -निमेष a. not twinkling.
    -बन्धु a. without kindred or relation, friendless.
    -बल n. powerless, weak, feeble.
    -बाध a.
    1 unobstructed.
    -2 unfrequented, lonely, solitary.
    -3 unmolested.
    (-धः) 1 a part of the marrow.
    -2 a knob.
    -बीज a. seedless, impotent. (
    -जा) a sort of grape (Mar. बेदाणा).
    -बुद्धि a. stupid, ignorant, foolish.
    -बुष, -बुस a. unhusked, freed from chaff.
    -भक्त a. taken without eating (as a medicine).
    -भय a.
    1 fearless, undaunted.
    -2 free from danger, safe, secure; निर्भयं तु भवेद्यस्य राष्ट्रं बाहुबलाश्रितम् Ms.9.255.
    -भर a.
    1 excessive, vehement, violent, much, strong; त्रपाभरनिर्भर- स्मरशर &c. Gīt.12; तन्व्यास्तिष्ठतु निर्भरप्रणयिता मानो$पि रम्यो- दयः Amaru.47.
    -2 ardent.
    -3 fast, close (as embrace); कुचकुम्भनिर्भरपरीरम्भामृतं वाञ्छति Gīt.; परिरभ्य निर्भरम् Gīt.1.
    -4 sound, deep (as sleep).
    -5 full of, filled with (at the end of comp.); आनन्द˚, गर्व˚ &c. (
    -रः) a servant receiving no wages. (
    -रम्) excess. (
    -रम् ind.)
    1 ex- cessively, exceedingly, intensely.
    -2 soundly.
    -भाग्य a. unfortunate, unlucky.
    -भाज्य a. to be separated; स निर्भाज्यः स्वकादंशात् किंचिद्दत्वोपजीवनम् Ms.9.27.
    -भृतिः a. without wages, hireless.
    -भोगः a. not fond of plea- sures.
    -मक्षिक a. 'free from flies', undisturbed, private, lonely. (
    -कम्) ind. without flies, i. e. lonely, private; कृतं भवतेदानीं निर्मक्षिकम् Ś.2,6.
    -मज्ज a. fatless, meagre.
    -मत्सर a. free from envy, unenvious; निर्मत्सरे मत्समे वत्स... वसुन्धराभारमारोप्य Rāmāyaṇachampū.
    -मत्स्य a. fishless.
    -मद a.
    1 not intoxicated, sober, quiet.
    -2 not proud, humble.
    -3 sad, sorry.
    -4 not in rut (as an elephant).
    -मनुज, -मनुष्य a. tenantless, uninhabited, deserted by men.
    -मन्तु a. faultless, innocent.
    -मन्त्र a.
    1 a ceremony, unaccompanied by holy texts.
    -2 not familiar with holy texts; Mb.12.36.43.
    -मन्यु, -मन्युक a. free from anger; Mb.5.133.4.
    -मम a.
    1 free from all connections with the outer world, who has renounced all worldly ties; संसारमिव निर्ममः (ततार) R.12.6; Bg.2.71; निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः 3.3.
    -2 unselfish, disinterested.
    -3 indifferent to (with loc.); निर्ममे निर्ममो$र्थेषु मथुरां मधुराकृतिः R.15.28; प्राप्तेष्वर्थेषु निर्ममाः Mb.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -मर्याद a.
    1 boundless, immeasurable.
    -2 transgressing the limits of right or propriety, unrestrained, unruly, sinful, criminal; मनुजपशुभिर्निर्मर्यादैर्भवद्भिरुदायुधैः Ve.3.22.
    -3 confused.
    -4 insolent, immodest. (
    -दम्) ind. confusedly, topsy- turvy. (
    -दम्) confusion, disorder.
    -मल a.
    1 free from dirt or impurities, clear, pure, stainless, unsullied (fig. also); नीरान्निर्मलतो जनिः Bv.1.63.
    -2 resplendent, bright; Bh.1.56.
    -3 sinless, virtuous; निर्मलाः स्वर्गमायान्ति सन्तः सुकृतिनो यथा Ms.8.318.
    (-लम्) 1 talc.
    -2 the remainings of an offering made to a deity. ˚उपलः a crystal.
    - मशक a. free from gnats.
    -मांस a. fleshless; स्वल्प- स्नायुवसावशेषमलिनं निर्मांसमप्यस्थिकम् Bh.2.3.
    -मान a.
    1 without self-confidence.
    -2 free from pride.
    -मानुष a. uninhabited, desolate.
    -मार्ग a. roadless, pathless.
    -मिथ्य a. not false, true; H. Yoga.
    -मुटः 1 a tree bearing large blossoms.
    -2 the sun.
    -3 a rogue. (
    -टम्) a large free market or fair.
    -मूल a.
    1 rootless (as a tree).
    -2 baseless, unfounded (statement, charge &c.).
    -3 eradicated.
    -मेघ a. cloudless.
    -मेध a. without un- derstanding, stupid, foolish, dull.
    -मोह a. free from illusion. (
    -हः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -यत्न a. inactive, lazy, dull.
    -यन्त्रण a.
    1 unrestrained, unobstructed, uncontrolled, unrestricted.
    -2 unruly, self-willed, in- dependent.
    (-णम्) 1 squeezing out.
    -2 absence of restraint, independence.
    -यशस्क a. without fame, dis- creditable, inglorious.
    -युक्त a.
    1 constructed, built.
    -2 directed.
    -3 (in music) limited to metre and mea- sure.
    -युक्ति f.
    1 disunion.
    -2 absence of connection or government.
    -3 unfitness, impropriety.
    -युक्तिक a.
    1 disjoined, unconnected.
    -2 illogical, unmeaning.
    -3 unfit, improper.
    -यूथ a. separated from the herd, strayed from the flock (as an elephant).
    -यूष = निर्यास.
    -योगक्षेम a. free from care (about acquisition); Bg.2. 45.
    -रक्त a. (
    -नीरक्त) colourless, faded.
    -रज, -रजस्क a.
    (-नीरज, नीरजस्क) 1 free from dust.
    -2 devoid of passion or darkness. (
    -जः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -रजस् (नरिजस्) a. see
    नीरज. (-f.) a woman not men- struating. ˚तमसा absence of passion or darkness.
    -रत (नीरत) a. not attached to, indifferent.
    -रन्ध्र a.
    (नीरन्ध्र) 1 without holes or interstices, very close or contiguous, thickly situated; नीरन्ध्रनीरनिचुलानि सरित्तटानि U.2.23.
    -2 thick, dense.
    -3 coarse, gross.
    -रव a. (
    -नीरव) not making any noise, noiseless; गतिविभ्रमसाद- नीरवा (रसना) R.8.58.
    -रस a.
    (नीरस) 1 tasteless, unsavoury, flavourless.
    -2 (fig.) insipid, without any poetic charm; नीरसानां पद्मानाम् S. D.1.
    -3 sapless, without juice, withered or dried up; Ś. Til.9.
    -4 vain, use- less, fruitless; अलब्धफलनीरसान् मम विधाय तस्मिन् जने V.2.11.
    -5 disagreeable.
    -6 cruel, merciless. (
    -सः) the pomegranate.
    - रसन a. (
    नीरसन) having no girdle (रसना); Ki.5.11.
    -रुच् a. (
    नीरुच्) without lustre, faded, dim; परिमलरुचिराभिर्न्यक्कृतास्तु प्रभाते युवतिभिरुप- भोगान्नीरुचः पुष्पमालाः Śi.11.27.
    -रुज्, -रुज a. (नीरुज्, नीरुज) free from sickness, healthy, sound; नीरुजस्य किमौषधैः H.1.
    -रूप a. (नीरूप) formless, shapeless.
    (-पः) 1 air, wind.
    -2 a god. (
    -पम्) ether.
    -रोग a. (नीरोग) free from sickness or disease, healthy, sound; यथा नेच्छति नीरोगः कदाचित् सुचिकित्सकम् Pt.1.118.
    -लक्षण a.
    1 having no auspicious marks, ill-featured.
    -2 undisting- uished.
    -3 unimportant, insignificant.
    -4 unspotted.
    -5 having a white back.
    -लक्ष्य a. invisible.
    -लज्ज a. shameless, impudent.
    -लाञ्छनम् the marking of dome- stic animals (by perforating the nose &c.).
    -लिङ्ग a. having no distinguishing or characteristic marks.
    -लिप्त a.
    1 unanointed.
    -2 undefiled, unsullied.
    -3 indifferent to.
    (-प्तः) 1 N. of Kṛiṣṇa.
    -2 a sage.
    -लून a. cut through or off.
    -लेप a.
    1 unsmeared, unanointed; निर्लेपं काञ्चनं भाण्डमद्भिरेव विशुध्यति Ms.5.112.
    -2 stainless, sinless. (
    -पः) a sage.
    -लोभ a. free from desire or avarice, unavaricious.
    -लोमन् a. devoid of hair, hairless.
    -वंश a. without posterity, childless.
    1 not speaking, silent.
    -2 unobjectionable, blameless; (for other senses see the word separately).
    -नम् ind. silently; माल्येन तां निर्वचनं जघान Ku.7.19.
    -वण, -वन a.
    1 being out of a wood.
    -2 free from woods.
    -3 bare, open.
    -वत्सल a. not loving or fondling (esp. children); निर्वत्सले सुतशतस्य विपत्तिमेतां त्वं नानुचिन्तयसि Ve.5.3.
    -वर = निर्दरम् q. v.
    -वसु a. destitute of wealth, poor.
    -वाच्य a.
    1 not fit to be said.
    -2 blameless, unobjectionable; सखीषु निर्वाच्य- मधार्ष्ट्यदूषितं प्रियाङ्गसंश्लेषमवाप मानिनी Ki.8.48.
    -वात a. free or sheltered from wind, calm, still; हिमनिष्यन्दिनी प्रातर्निर्वातेव वनस्थली R.15.66. (
    -तः) a place sheltered from or not exposed to wind; निर्वाते व्यजनम् H.2.124.
    -वानर a. free from monkeys.
    -वायस a. free from crows.
    -वार्य a.
    1 irresistible.
    -2 acting fearlessly or boldly.
    -विकल्प, -विकल्पक a.
    1 not admitting an alternative.
    -2 being without determination or resolu- tion.
    -3 not capable of mutual relation.
    -4 conditioned.
    -5 undeliberative.
    -6 recognizing no such distinction as that of subject and object, or of the knower and the known; as applied to समाधि or contemplation, it is 'an exclusive concentration upon the one entity without distinct and separate consciousness of the knower, the known, and the knowing, and without even self-consciousness'; निर्विकल्पकः ज्ञातृज्ञानादिविकल्पभेद- लयापेक्षः; नो चेत् चेतः प्रविश सहसा निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Bh.3.61; आत्मारामा विहितरतयो निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Ve.1.23.
    -7 (in phil.) not arising from the relation of the qualifier and the qualified, (विशेषणविशेष्यसंबन्धानवगाहि प्रत्यक्षं ज्ञानम्) said of knowledge not derived from the senses, as घटत्व. (
    -ल्पम्) ind. without hesitation or wavering.
    -विकार a.
    1 unchanged, unchangeable, immutable.
    -2 not dispos- ed; तौ स्थास्यतस्ते नृपती निदेशे परस्परावग्रहनिर्विकारौ M.5.14.
    -3 disinterested; तरुविटपलतानां बान्धवो निर्विकारः Ṛs.2.28. (
    -रः) the Supreme deity.
    -विकास a. unblown.
    -विघ्न a. uninterrupted, unobstructed, free from impediments; निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा. (
    -घ्नम्) absence of impedi- ment.
    -विचार a. not reflecting, thoughtless, incon- siderate; रे रे स्वैरिणि निर्विचारकविते मास्मत्प्रकाशीभव Chandr. 1.2. (
    -रम्) ind. thoughtlessly, unhesitatingly.
    -वि- चिकित्स a. free from doubt or reflection.
    -विचेष्ट a. motionless, insensible; यो हि दिष्टमुपासीनो निर्विचेष्टः सुखं शयेत् Mb.3.32.14.
    -वितर्क a. unreflecting.
    -विनोद a. without amusement, void of pastime, diversion or solace; शङ्के रात्रौ गुरुतरशुचं निर्विनोदां सखीं ते Me.9.
    -विन्ध्या N. of a river in the Vindhya hills; निर्विन्ध्यायाः पथि भव रसाभ्यन्तरः सन्निपत्य Me.28.
    -विमर्श a.
    1 void of reflec- tion, thoughtless.
    -2 not having विमर्श Sandhi.
    -विवर a.
    1 having no opening or cavity.
    2 without interstices or interval, close, compact; घटते हि संहततया जनितामिदमेव निर्विवरतां दधतोः Śi.9.44.
    -विवाद a.
    1 not contending or disagreeing.
    -2 undisputed, not contra- dicted or disputed, universally acknowledged.
    -विवेक a. indiscreet, void of judgment, wanting in discrimination, foolish.
    -विशङ्क a. fearless, undaunted, confident; Ms.7.176; यस्मिन्कृत्यं समावेश्य निर्विशङ्केन चेतसा । आस्यते सेवकः स स्यात् कलत्रमिव चापरम् ॥ Pt.1.85.
    -विशेष a. showing or making no difference, indiscriminating, without dis- tinction; निर्विशेषा वयं त्वयि Mb.; निर्विशेषो विशेषः Bh.3.5. 'a difference without distinction'.
    -2 having no difference, same, like, not differing from (oft. in comp.); निर्विशेषाकृति 'having the same form'; प्रवातनीलो- त्पलनिर्विशेषम् Ku.1.46; स निर्विशेषप्रतिपत्तिरासीत् R.14.22.
    -3 indiscriminate, promiscuous. (
    -षः) absence of difference. (निर्विशेषम् and निर्विशेषेण are used adverbially in the sense of 'without difference', 'equally', indiscrimi- nately'; क्रुद्धेन विप्रमुक्तो$यं निर्विशेषं प्रियाप्रिये Rām.7.22.41. स्वगृहनिर्विशेषमत्र स्थीयताम् H.1; R.5.6.).
    -विशेषण a. without attributes.
    -विष a. poisonless (as a snake); निर्विषा डुण्डुभाः स्मृताः.
    -विषङ्ग a. not attached, indifferent.
    -विषय a.
    1 expelled or driven away from one's home, residence or proper place; मनोनिर्विषयार्थकामया Ku.5.38; R.9.32; also
    -निर्विषयीकृत; वने प्राक्कलनं तीर्थं ये ते निर्विषयी- कृताः Rām.2.14.4.
    -2 having no scope or sphere of action; किंच एवं काव्यं प्रविरलविषयं निर्विषयं वा स्यात् S. D.1.
    -3 not attached to sensual objects (as mind).
    -विषाण a. destitute of horns.
    -विहार a. having no pleasure.
    -वीज, -बीज a.
    1 seedless.
    -2 impotent.
    -3 causeless.
    -वीर a.
    1 deprived of heroes; निर्वीरमुर्वीतलम् P. R.1.31.
    -2 cowardly.
    -वीरा a woman whose husband and children are dead.
    -वीर्य a. powerless, feeble, unmanly, impotent; निर्वीर्यं गुरुशापभाषितवशात् किं मे तवेवायुधम् Ve.3.34.
    -वीरुध, -वृक्ष a. treeless.
    -वृत्ति f. accomplishment, achievement; अत आसां निर्वृत्त्या अपवर्गः स्यात् । आतण्डुलनिर्वृत्तेः आ च पिष्टनिर्वृत्तेरभ्यास इति ॥ ŚB. on MS.11.1.27. -a. having no occupation, destitute. See निर्वृति.
    -वृष a. depriv- ed of bulls.
    -वेग a. not moving, quiet, calm.
    -वेतन a honorary, unsalaried.
    -वेद a. not acknowledging the Vedas, an atheist, infidel.
    -वेष्टनम् a. a weaver's shuttle.
    -वैर a. free from enmity, amicable, peaceable. (
    -रम्) absence of enmity.
    -वैलक्ष्य a. shameless.
    -व्यञ्जन a.
    1 straight-forward.
    -2 without condiment. (
    -नम् ind.) plainly, in a straight-forward or honest manner.
    -व्यथ, -न a.
    1 free from pain.
    -2 quiet, calm.
    -व्यथनम् a hole; छिद्रं निर्व्यथनम् Ak.
    -व्यपेक्ष a. indifferent to, regardless of; मृग्यश्च दर्भाङ्कुरनिर्व्यपेक्षास्तवागतिज्ञं समबोधयन् माम् R.13.25;14.39.
    -व्यलीक a.
    1 not hurting or offending.
    -2 without pain.
    -3 pleased, doing anything willingly.
    -4 sincere, genuine, undissembling.
    -व्यवधान a. (ground) uncovered, bare.
    -व्यवश्थ a. moving hither and thither.
    -व्यसन a. free from bad inclination.
    -व्याकुल a. calm.
    -व्याघ्र a. not haunted or infested by tigers.
    -व्याज a.
    1 candid, upright, honest, plain.
    -2 without fraud, true, genuine.
    -3 got by heroism or daring deeds (not by fraud or cowardly conduct); अशस्त्रपूतनिर्व्याजम् (महामांसम्) Māl.5.12. (v. l.)
    -4 not hypocritical; धर्मस्य निर्व्याजता (विभूषणम्) Bh.2.82. (
    -जम् ind.) plainly, honestly, candidly; निर्व्याजमालिङ्गितः Amaru.85.
    -व्याजीकृत a. made plain, freed from deceit.
    -व्यापार a.
    1 without employment or business, free from occupation; तं दधन्मैथिलीकण्ठनिर्व्यापारेण बाहुना R.15.56.
    -2 motionless; U.6.
    -व्यावृत्ति a. not invol- ving any return (to worldly existence).
    -व्रण a.
    1 un- hurt, without wounds.
    -2 without rents.
    -व्रत a. not observing vows.
    -व्रीड a. shameless, impudent.
    -हिमम् cessation of winter.
    -हेति a. weaponless.
    -हेतु a. cause- less, having no cause or reason.
    -ह्रीक a.
    1 shameless, impudent.
    -2 bold, daring.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > निर् _nir

  • 9 défaut

    défaut [defo]
    1. masculine noun
       a. [de métal, verre, système] flaw ; [de machine, personne] fault ; [de caractère] defect (de in)
       b. ( = désavantage) drawback
    • le défaut de cette voiture, c'est que... the trouble with this car is that...
       c. faire défaut [temps, argent] to be lacking ; (Law) [prévenu, témoin] to default
       d. (locutions)
    ► à défaut, à défaut de
    • à défaut de vin,... if there's no wine,...
    • une table ovale, ou, à défaut, ronde an oval table, or, failing that, a round one► en défaut
    * * *
    defo
    1.
    nom masculin
    1) ( moral) fault
    2) (physique, matériel, esthétique) gén defect; (de tissu, verre, gemme) flaw (de in); (de théorie, raisonnement, d'œuvre d'art) flaw (de in)

    avoir or présenter des défauts — [machine, construction] to be faulty

    sans défaut — [système, machine] perfect; [rubis, raisonnement] flawless

    le défaut de la cuirasse de quelqu'un — fig the chink in somebody's armour [BrE]

    3) ( insuffisance) shortage (de of); ( absence) lack (de of)

    faire défaut — [argent, ressources] to be lacking; [signature, document] to be missing

    par défaut — [condamné, jugé] in absentia

    faire défaut — [accusé, témoin] to fail to appear in court


    2.
    à défaut de locution prépositive

    à défaut de miel, utilisez du sucre — if you have no honey, use sugar

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    defo nm
    1) (moral) fault, failing

    J'ai bien des défauts, mais pas celui-là. — I've got plenty of faults, but that's not one of them.

    2) (= manque)

    à défaut de — for lack of, for want of

    par défaut [utiliser] — by default

    faire défaut (= manquer) — to be lacking

    3) (= faute)
    4) [étoffe] flaw, fault, [métal] flaw
    See:
    5) DROIT (= absence)
    6) DROIT (= contumace)
    * * *
    A nm
    1 ( moral) ( de personne) fault, failing; ( de caractère) flaw (de in); la paresse est un vilain défaut laziness is a bad fault; c'est là son moindre défaut that's the least of his/her faults ou failings; elle a tous les défauts I can't think of one good thing to say about her; n'avoir aucun défaut to be perfect; se mettre en défaut to put oneself in the wrong; prendre qn en défaut to catch sb out;
    2 (physique, matériel, esthétique) gén defect; (de machine, système) defect (de in), fault (de in); (de tissu, verre, gemme) flaw (de in); (de théorie, raisonnement, d'œuvre d'art) flaw (de in); avoir or présenter des défauts [machine, construction] to be faulty; [diamant, roman] to be flawed, to have flaws; sans défaut [système, machine] perfect; [rubis, raisonnement] flawless; (il) y a comme un défaut○! hum there's something seriously wrong;
    3 ( insuffisance) shortage (de of); ( absence) lack (de of); faire défaut [argent, ressources] to be lacking; [signature, document] to be missing; les indices ne font pas défaut there's no lack of clues, there are plenty of clues; le talent/courage leur fait défaut they lack talent/courage; le courage leur a fait défaut their courage failed them; la patience/bonne volonté ne leur fait pas défaut they are not lacking in patience/good will; l'argent ne leur fait pas défaut they're not short of money; le temps me/m'a fait défaut I don't/didn't have enough time;
    4 Jur default; défaut de comparaître default, failure to appear (in court); défaut de livraison/paiement non-delivery/non-payment; par défaut by default; (condamné, jugé) in absentia; faire défaut [accusé, témoin] to fail to appear in court;
    5 Math arrondir (un résultat) par défaut to round (a figure) down;
    6 Ordinat default; valeur par défaut default (value).
    B à défaut de loc prép à défaut de qch/qn ( en son absence) if sth/sb is not available; à défaut de miel, utilisez du sucre if you have no honey, use sugar; de la soie ou, à défaut, du coton silk or, failing that, cotton; à défaut de paiement immédiat failing prompt payment, unless prompt payment is made; à défaut de quoi vous serez poursuivi failing which you will be prosecuted; à défaut de mieux for want of anything better; à défaut de pouvoir acheter, elle loue since she can't buy, she has to rent.
    défaut de construction Constr structural defect; le défaut de la cuirasse de qn fig the chink in sb's armourGB; défaut de fabrication Tech manufacturing fault; défaut de masse mass defect; défaut de procédure procedural error; défaut de prononciation speech impediment ou defect.
    [defo] nom masculin
    1. [imperfection - d'un visage, de la peau] blemish, imperfection ; [ - d'un tissu, d'un appareil] defect, flaw ; [ - d'un diamant, d'une porcelaine] flaw ; [ - d'un projet] drawback, snag
    le défaut de ton attitude, c'est que... the trouble with your attitude is that...
    défaut d'élocution ou de prononciation speech defect ou impediment
    2. [tache morale] fault, failing
    3. [manque]
    défaut de lack ou want of
    a. [il y a peu d'argent] money being short
    b. [il n'y a pas d'argent] there being no money
    4. [bord, lisière]
    le défaut de la cuirasse ou de l'armure the chink in one's ou the armour
    défaut de paiement default in payment, non-payment
    ————————
    àdéfaut locution adverbiale
    des roses ou, à défaut, des tulipes roses or, failing that, tulips
    ————————
    à défaut de locution prépositionnelle
    for lack ou for want of
    ————————
    en défaut locution adverbiale
    [en faute]
    prendre quelqu'un en défaut to catch somebody out, to fault somebody
    ————————
    par défaut locution adverbiale
    1. [sans agir] by default
    ————————
    sans défaut locution adjectivale

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > défaut

  • 10 cut

    cut [kʌt]
    couper ⇒ 1 (a)-(f), 1 (h), 1 (j), 1 (o), 1 (q), 1 (t), 2 (a), 2 (d)-(g) découper ⇒ 1 (b) tondre ⇒ 1 (c) interrompre ⇒ 1 (f) arrêter ⇒ 1 (g) réduire ⇒ 1 (i), 1 (j) blesser ⇒ 1 (k) manquer ⇒ 1 (m) percer ⇒ 1 (n) graver ⇒ 1 (p) monter ⇒ 1 (r) se couper ⇒ 2 (b) faire mal ⇒ 2 (c) coupure ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (f) coup ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (g) morceau ⇒ 3 (d) réduction ⇒ 3 (e) coupe ⇒ 3 (h), 3 (k) part ⇒ 3 (i) coupé ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (c) réduit ⇒ 4 (b)
    (pt & pp cut, cont cutting)
    (a) (incise, slash, sever) couper;
    ∎ cut the box open with the knife ouvrez la boîte avec le couteau;
    ∎ he fell and cut his knee (open) il s'est ouvert le genou en tombant;
    ∎ she cut her hand elle s'est coupé la main ou à la main;
    ∎ he cut his wrists il s'est ouvert ou taillé les veines;
    ∎ to cut one's throat se trancher la gorge;
    ∎ they cut his throat ils lui ont coupé ou tranché la gorge, ils l'ont égorgé;
    ∎ they cut the prisoners free or loose ils ont détaché les prisonniers;
    ∎ figurative to cut oneself loose from sth se libérer de qch;
    ∎ they cut our supply line ils nous ont coupé notre approvisionnement;
    ∎ figurative the fog's so thick you could cut it with a knife il y a un brouillard à couper au couteau;
    ∎ the atmosphere was so tense, you could cut it with a knife l'atmosphère était extrêmement tendue;
    ∎ you're cutting your own throat c'est du suicide
    (b) (divide into parts) couper, découper; (meat) découper; (slice) découper en tranches;
    ∎ she cut articles from the paper elle découpait des articles dans le journal;
    ∎ cut the cake in half/in three pieces coupez le gâteau en deux/en trois;
    ∎ to cut sth to shreds or to ribbons mettre qch en pièces;
    ∎ figurative the enemy cut the army to pieces l'ennemi a taillé l'armée en pièces;
    ∎ figurative the critics cut the play to pieces les critiques ont esquinté la pièce
    (c) (trim → grass, lawn) tondre; (→ bush, tree) tailler; (reap → crop) couper, faucher;
    ∎ I'll have to cut the grass this weekend il faudra que je tonde la pelouse ce week-end;
    ∎ I cut my nails/my hair je me suis coupé les ongles/les cheveux;
    ∎ you've had your hair cut vous vous êtes fait couper les cheveux
    (d) (shape → dress, suit) couper; (→ diamond, glass, key) tailler; (→ screw) fileter; (dig → channel, tunnel) creuser, percer; (engrave) graver; (sculpt) sculpter;
    ∎ steps had been cut in the rock on avait taillé des marches dans le rocher;
    ∎ we cut our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé ou ouvert un chemin à travers la foule;
    ∎ the advance cut a swath through the enemy's defences l'avance des troupes ouvrit une brèche dans la défense ennemie;
    ∎ proverb cut your coat according to your cloth = il ne faut pas vivre au-dessus de ses moyens
    (e) (cross, traverse) couper, croiser; Mathematics couper;
    ∎ where the path cuts the road à l'endroit où le chemin coupe la route
    (f) (interrupt) interrompre, couper;
    ∎ to cut sb short couper la parole à qn;
    ∎ we had to cut our visit short nous avons dû écourter notre visite;
    ∎ his career was tragically cut short by illness sa carrière a été tragiquement interrompue par la maladie;
    ∎ to cut a long story short, I left bref ou en deux mots, je suis parti
    (g) (stop) arrêter, cesser;
    ∎ he cut working weekends il a arrêté de travailler le weekend;
    ∎ cut the very familiar crap or vulgar shit! arrête tes conneries!
    (h) (switch off) couper;
    ∎ cut the lights! coupez la lumière!, éteignez!;
    ∎ he cut the engine il a coupé ou arrêté le moteur
    (i) (reduce → numbers, spending) réduire; (→ production) diminuer; (→ speech) abréger, raccourcir;
    ∎ we cut our costs by half nous avons réduit nos frais de moitié;
    ∎ they cut taxes in the run-up to the election ils ont réduit les impôts juste avant les élections;
    ∎ to cut prices casser les prix;
    ∎ the athlete cut five seconds off the world record or cut the world record by five seconds l'athlète a amélioré le record mondial de cinq secondes
    (j) Cinema & Television (edit out) faire des coupures dans, réduire; (drop) couper;
    ∎ the censors cut all scenes of violence la censure a coupé ou supprimé toutes les scènes de violence;
    ∎ the film was cut to 100 minutes le film a été ramené à 100 minutes
    (k) (hurt feelings of) blesser profondément;
    ∎ her remark cut me deeply sa remarque m'a profondément blessé
    (l) familiar (ignore, snub)
    ∎ they cut me (dead) in the street dans la rue ils ont fait comme s'ils ne me voyaient pas□ ;
    ∎ he cut me dead for days after our argument il m'a battu froid pendant des jours après notre dispute□
    (m) familiar (absent oneself from → meeting, appointment etc) manquer (volontairement)□, sauter□ ;
    ∎ I had to cut lunch in order to get there on time j'ai dû me passer de déjeuner pour arriver à l'heure;
    ∎ the students cut class les étudiants ont séché le cours;
    ∎ to cut school sécher les cours
    (n) (tooth) percer;
    ∎ the baby is cutting his first tooth le bébé perce sa première dent;
    ∎ familiar figurative a pianist who cut her teeth on Bach une pianiste qui s'est fait la main sur du Bach
    (o) (dilute) couper
    (p) (record, track) graver, faire
    ∎ to cut the cards couper
    (r) Cinema (edit → film) monter
    (t) Sport (ball) couper
    ∎ to cut the ground from under sb's feet couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn;
    ∎ her promotion cut the ground from under his feet sa promotion lui a coupé l'herbe sous le pied;
    ∎ familiar he couldn't cut it, he couldn't cut the mustard il n'était pas à la hauteur□ ;
    ∎ to cut sth fine compter un peu juste, ne pas se laisser de marge;
    ∎ you're cutting it a bit fine vous comptez un peu juste;
    ∎ an hour is cutting it too fine une heure, ce n'est pas suffisant;
    ∎ familiar that argument cuts no ice with me cet argument ne m'impressionne pas□ ;
    ∎ to cut a fine figure avoir fière allure;
    ∎ to cut one's losses sauver les meubles;
    ∎ we decided to cut our losses nous avons décidé de sauver les meubles;
    ∎ to cut a caper or capers (skip) faire des cabrioles, gambader; (fool around) faire l'idiot;
    ∎ Cars to cut a corner prendre un virage à la corde, couper un virage; figurative sauter des étapes;
    ∎ figurative to cut corners (economize excessively) faire des économies exagérées; (not follow rules) contourner les règlements;
    ∎ if you cut corners now you'll just have more work to do later on si tu fais les choses trop vite maintenant, tu auras plus à faire plus tard;
    ∎ figurative she doesn't believe in cutting corners elle fait toujours les choses à fond;
    ∎ figurative they cut corners to finish on time ils ont brûlé les étapes pour finir à temps;
    ∎ old-fashioned to cut a rug danser
    (a) (incise, slash) couper, trancher;
    ∎ this knife doesn't cut ce couteau ne coupe pas bien;
    ∎ cut around the edge découpez ou coupez en suivant le bord;
    ∎ she cut into the bread elle a entamé le pain;
    ∎ the rope cut into my wrists la corde m'a coupé ou cisaillé les poignets;
    ∎ the string is cutting into me le cordon me coupe la chair;
    ∎ figurative he cut through all the red tape il s'est dispensé de toutes les formalités administratives;
    ∎ figurative the whip cut through the air le fouet fendit l'air;
    ∎ figurative the yacht cut through the waves le yacht fendait les vagues;
    ∎ Nautical the boat cut loose le bateau a rompu les amarres;
    ∎ figurative to cut loose se libérer;
    ∎ to cut and run se sauver, filer;
    ∎ that argument cuts both or two ways c'est un argument à double tranchant
    (b) (cloth, paper) se couper;
    ∎ this meat cuts easily cette viande se coupe facilement;
    ∎ the cake will cut into six pieces ce gâteau peut se couper en six
    (c) (hurtfully) faire mal
    (d) (take shorter route) couper, passer;
    ∎ cut through the back way and you'll get there first coupez par derrière et vous arriverez (là-bas) les premiers;
    ∎ we cut across the fields nous avons coupé par les champs
    (e) (cross) traverser, couper; Mathematics (lines) se couper;
    ∎ this path cuts across or through the swamp ce sentier traverse ou coupe à travers le marécage
    (f) (in cards) couper;
    ∎ they cut for the deal ils ont coupé avant de donner
    ∎ the film cuts straight from the love scene to the funeral l'image passe directement de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement;
    ∎ cut! coupez!
    3 noun
    (a) (slit) coupure f; (deeper) entaille f; (wound) balafre f; Medicine incision f;
    ∎ a cut on the arm une coupure ou une entaille au bras;
    ∎ she had a nasty cut on her leg from the fall elle s'était fait une vilaine entaille à la jambe en tombant;
    ∎ to be a cut above (the rest) être nettement mieux que les autres ou le reste;
    ∎ that film is a cut above the others ce film est nettement mieux que les autres
    (b) (act of cutting) coupure f, entaille f;
    ∎ to make a cut in sth (with knife, scissors etc) faire une entaille dans qch
    (c) (blow, stroke) coup m;
    ∎ a knife/sword cut un coup de couteau/d'épée;
    ∎ a saw cut un trait de scie;
    ∎ figurative his treachery was the unkindest cut of all sa trahison était le coup le plus perfide
    (d) (meat → piece) morceau m; (→ slice) tranche f;
    ∎ a cut off the joint un morceau de rôti;
    ∎ prime cut morceau m de (premier) choix;
    ∎ cheap cuts bas morceaux mpl
    (e) (reduction → in price, taxes) réduction f, diminution f; (→ in staff) compression f;
    ∎ a cut in government spending une réduction ou diminution des dépenses publiques;
    ∎ the cuts in the Health Service la réduction ou diminution du budget de la santé;
    ∎ she took a cut in pay elle a subi une diminution ou réduction de salaire;
    ∎ Finance the cuts les compressions fpl budgétaires;
    ∎ power or electricity cut coupure f de courant
    (f) (deletion) coupure f;
    ∎ they made several cuts in the film ils ont fait plusieurs coupures dans le film
    (g) (gibe, nasty remark) trait m, coup m
    (h) (shape, style → of clothes, hair) coupe f; (→ of jewel) taille f;
    ∎ the cut of a suit la coupe d'un costume
    (i) familiar (portion, share) part□ f;
    ∎ what's his cut (of the profits)? à combien s'élève sa part?
    (k) Cards coupe f
    (l) familiar (on record) plage□ f
    (m) Cinema & Television coupe f;
    ∎ the cut from the love scene to the funeral le changement de séquence de la scène d'amour à l'enterrement
    (n) Sport (in tennis → backspin) effet m; (in cricket) coup m tranchant
    (p) British (body of water) étendue f d'eau; (canal) canal m
    ∎ I prefer a finer/coarser cut of tobacco je préfère le tabac plus fin/grossier
    ∎ the cut and thrust of parliamentary debate les joutes oratoires des débats parlementaires;
    ∎ the cut and thrust of the business world la concurrence féroce qui règne dans le monde des affaires;
    ∎ it's cut and thrust la lutte est acharnée
    (a) (hand, flowers) coupé; (tobacco) découpé
    (b) (reduced) réduit; (shortened) raccourci;
    ∎ to sell sth at cut prices vendre qch au rabais;
    ∎ the cut version of the film la version raccourcie du film
    (c) (shaped → clothing) coupé; (faceted → gem) taillé;
    ∎ a well-cut suit un costume bien coupé ou de bonne coupe
    (d) British familiar (drunk) soûl, plein
    ►► cut glass cristal m taillé;
    Computing cut sheet feed dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille; (act) alimentation f feuille à feuille;
    Computing cut sheet feeder dispositif m d'alimentation feuille à feuille
    (a) (cross, traverse) traverser, couper à travers;
    ∎ it's quicker if you cut across the fields c'est plus rapide si tu coupes à travers (les) champs;
    ∎ they cut across country ils ont coupé à travers champs
    (b) (go beyond) surpasser, transcender;
    ∎ the issue cuts across party lines la question transcende le clivage des partis
    (c) (contradict) contredire, aller à l'encontre de;
    ∎ it cuts across all my principles ça va à l'encontre de tous mes principes
    (remove) enlever ou ôter (en coupant); (branch) élaguer, émonder;
    ∎ they had to cut away the wreckage to reach the victim ils ont dû découper l'épave pour atteindre la victime
    (a) (return) rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;
    ∎ we cut back to the car nous sommes revenus à la voiture
    (b) Cinema & Television revenir en arrière
    (c) (financially) économiser, réduire les dépenses
    (a) (reduce) réduire, diminuer;
    ∎ arms spending has been cut right back les dépenses d'armement ont été nettement réduites
    (b) (prune, trim) tailler; (shrub, tree) élaguer, tailler
    (financially) économiser sur; (time) réduire;
    ∎ the factory cut back on production la fabrique a réduit la production
    (a) (tree) couper, abattre; (person → in battle) abattre;
    ∎ figurative he was cut down by malaria (killed) il est mort de la malaria; (incapacitated) il était terrassé par la malaria;
    ∎ literary to be cut down in one's prime être fauché à la fleur de l'âge
    (b) (make smaller → article, speech) abréger; (→ clothing) rendre plus petit;
    ∎ to cut sth down to about 150,000 words réduire qch à environ 150 000 mots;
    ∎ she cuts down her dresses for her daughter elle ajuste ses robes pour sa fille;
    ∎ to cut sb down to size remettre qn à sa place
    (c) (curtail) réduire, diminuer; (expenses) réduire, rogner;
    ∎ we've been asked to cut down the amount of time we devote to sports on nous a demandé de consacrer moins de temps au sport;
    ∎ he cut his smoking down to ten a day il ne fume plus que dix cigarettes par jour
    (expenditure) réduire;
    ∎ I'm going to cut down on drinking/smoking je vais boire/fumer moins;
    ∎ they have cut down on eating out in restaurants ils vont moins souvent au restaurant;
    ∎ to cut down on the amount of time spent doing sth passer moins de temps à faire qch
    ➲ cut in
    (a) (interrupt) interrompre;
    ∎ she cut in on their conversation elle est intervenue dans leur conversation;
    ∎ he cut in on me to ask a question il m'a coupé la parole pour poser une question;
    ∎ figurative the new store is cutting in on our business le nouveau magasin nous fait perdre de la clientèle
    (b) Cars faire une queue de poisson;
    ∎ the taxi cut in on them le taxi leur a fait une queue de poisson
    ∎ mind if I cut in? vous permettez que je vous emprunte votre partenaire?
    ∎ (include) we should cut him in on the deal nous devrions l'intéresser à l'affaire
    ∎ to cut into a conversation intervenir dans ou interrompre brusquement la conversation
    ∎ to cut into one's savings entamer ses économies;
    ∎ this work cuts into my free time ce travail empiète sur mes heures de loisir
    (a) (hair, piece of meat, bread) couper; (arm, leg) amputer, couper;
    ∎ they cut off the king's head ils ont décapité le roi;
    ∎ he was cut off in his prime il a été emporté à la fleur de l'âge;
    ∎ she cut off her nose to spite her face elle s'est fait du tort en voulant se venger
    (b) (interrupt → speaker) interrompre, couper;
    ∎ he was cut off in mid sentence il a été interrompu au milieu de sa phrase
    (c) (disconnect, discontinue) couper;
    ∎ Telecommunications he's been cut off (during conversation) il a été coupé; (disconnected) on lui a coupé le téléphone;
    ∎ they cut off the electricity or power ils ont coupé le courant;
    ∎ they cut off his allowance ils lui ont coupé les vivres;
    ∎ her family cut her off without a penny sa famille l'a déshéritée;
    ∎ it cut off the supply of blood to the brain cela a empêché l'irrigation du cerveau
    (d) (separate, isolate) isoler;
    ∎ the house was cut off by snow drifts la maison était isolée par des congères;
    ∎ he cut himself off from his family il a rompu avec sa famille;
    ∎ housewives often feel cut off les femmes au foyer se sentent souvent isolées
    (e) (bar passage of) couper la route à;
    ∎ the police cut off the thief la police a barré le passage au voleur;
    ∎ the battalion cut off the enemy's retreat le bataillon a coupé la retraite à l'ennemi
    ➲ cut out
    (a) (make by cutting → coat, dress) couper, tailler; (→ statue) sculpter, tailler;
    ∎ a valley cut out by the river une vallée creusée par le fleuve;
    ∎ figurative to be cut out for sth être fait pour qch, avoir des dispositions pour qch;
    ∎ I'm not cut out for living abroad je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à l'étranger;
    ∎ he's not cut out to be a politician il n'a pas l'étoffe d'un homme politique;
    ∎ you have your work cut out for you vous avez du pain sur la planche ou de quoi vous occuper;
    ∎ she'll have her work cut out to finish the report on time elle va avoir du mal à finir le rapport à temps
    (b) (remove by cutting → article, picture) découper; Medicine (→ tumour etc) enlever;
    ∎ advertisements cut out from or of the paper des annonces découpées dans le journal
    (c) (eliminate) supprimer; (stop) arrêter;
    ∎ unnecessary expense must be cut out il faut éliminer ou supprimer les frais superflus;
    ∎ they cut out all references to the president ils ont supprimé toute référence au président;
    ∎ try and cut out all unnecessary details essayez de supprimer tous les détails superflus;
    ∎ he cut out smoking il a arrêté de fumer;
    ∎ cut out the screaming! arrête de crier!, assez crié!;
    ∎ familiar cut it out! ça suffit!, ça va comme ça!
    (d) familiar (rival) supplanter□
    (e) (deprive) priver;
    ∎ his father cut him out of his will son père l'a rayé de son testament;
    ∎ they cut him out of his share ils lui ont escroqué sa part
    (f) Photography & Typography détourer
    (a) (machine, engine → stop operating) caler; (→ switch off) s'éteindre
    (b) American familiar (leave) mettre les bouts, calter
    ➲ cut up
    (a) (food, wood) couper; (meat → carve) découper; (→ chop up) hacher; (body) couper en morceaux
    (b) (usu passive) familiar (affect deeply) she's really cut up about her dog's death la mort de son chien a été un coup pour elle□ ;
    ∎ he's very cut up about it ça l'a beaucoup affecté□
    ∎ that really cut me up! ça m'a fait rire!□
    (d) British Cars faire une queue de poisson de
    (a) American (fool around) faire le pitre
    ∎ to cut up rough se mettre en rogne ou en boule

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    of
    * * *
    prep. w. dat.
    I. Of place:
    1) off, from;
    G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;
    ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;
    Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;
    Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;
    hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;
    Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;
    tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;
    bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;
    hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;
    vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;
    muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;
    rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;
    vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;
    lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;
    vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    2) out of;
    verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;
    gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;
    Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.
    Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.
    II. Of time; past, beyond:
    af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;
    ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;
    þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;
    var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.
    III. In various other relations:
    1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;
    hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;
    vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;
    féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;
    þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;
    þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;
    ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;
    2) off, of;
    höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;
    vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;
    þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;
    absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;
    fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;
    3) of, among;
    hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;
    4) with;
    hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;
    fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;
    5) of (= ór which is more frequent);
    húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;
    6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;
    hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;
    7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;
    ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;
    kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;
    8) by, of (after passive);
    ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;
    ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;
    9) on account of, by reason of, by;
    úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;
    ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;
    af ástæld hans, by his popularity;
    af því, therefore;
    af hví, wherefor why;
    af því at, because;
    10) by means of, by;
    framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;
    af sínu fé, by one’s own means;
    absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;
    11) with adjectives, in regard to;
    mildr af fé, liberal of money;
    góðr af griðum, merciful;
    12) used absol. with a verb, off away;
    hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;
    ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;
    sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.
    * * *
    prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in loco—á, í, við, and ad locum—á, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in loco—á, or in locum— til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.
    A. Loc.
    I. With motion, off, from:
    1. prop. corresp. to á,
    α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.
    β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.
    γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.
    δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.
    ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.
    ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).
    2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).
    II. WITHOUT MOTION:
    1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.
    2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.
    β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.
    γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.
    3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.
    β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.
    4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.
    B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:
    1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.
    2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.
    3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.
    C. In various other relations:
    I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.
    1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.
    2. where an object is taken by force:
    α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.
    β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.
    γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.
    3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.
    β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.
    II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.
    β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.
    γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.
    2. with the notion of—among; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.
    β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.
    γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.
    δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.
    3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.
    III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.
    2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.
    IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:
    1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.
    β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.
    2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.
    β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.
    V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:
    1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.
    2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.
    VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:
    1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.
    β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.
    2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.
    β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.
    3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.
    4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.
    5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.
    VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:
    1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.
    β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.
    2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.
    VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.
    IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.
    β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;
    γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.
    δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.
    X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.
    2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.
    XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).
    D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:
    I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.
    II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.

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  • 12 give

    1. I
    the door gave дверь подалась; the ice gave лед сломался /не выдержал/; the foundations are giving фундамент оседает; at the height of the storm the bridge gave в самый разгар бури мост не выдержал и рухнул; his knees seemed to give ему казалось, что у него подкашиваются ноги; the branch gave but did not break ветка прогнулась, но не сломалась; а soft chair (a bed, a mattress, etc.) gives [when one sits on it] мягкий стул и т. д. проминается [, когда на него садятся]; the frost is beginning to give мороз начинает слабеть
    2. II
    1) give in some manner. give generously /unsparingly, abundantly/ щедро и т. д. давать /дарить, одаривать/; give grudgingly нехотя делать подарки
    2) give in some manner this chair (the mattress, the bed, etc.) gives comfortably (a lot) этот стул и т. д. приятно (сильно) проминается; the springs won't give enough /much/ пружины довольно тугие; the горе has given a good deal веревка сильно растянулась /ослабла/; give for some time the frost did not give all day мороз не отпускал весь день
    3. III
    give smth.
    1) give food (medicine, L 3, etc.) давать еду и т. д., give presents дарить /делать/ подарки; give a grant давать дотацию /пособие/; give a scholarship предоставлять стипендию; give a medal награждать медалью; give alms подавать милостыню
    2) give a message передавать записку /сообщение/; give one's regards передать привет
    3) give a large crop (10 per cent profit, etc.) приносить / давать/ большой урожай и т. д.; give fruit плодоносить; give milk давать молоке; give heat излучать тепло; the lamp gives a poor light лампа светит тускло /дает, излучает тусклый свет/; his work gives good results его работа дает хорошие результаты; two times two /two multiplied by two/ gives four дважды два give четыре
    4) give facts (news, details, the following figures, etc.) приводить /сообщать/ факты и т. д.; give an example /an instance/ приводить /давать/ пример: the dictionary doesn't give this word в словаре нет этого слова; the list gives ten names в списке [приведено /указано/] / список содержит/ десять имен; he gave a full account of the event он все рассказал /дал полный отчет/ об этом событии; he gave no particulars он не сообщил никаких подробностей; give a portrait (a character, the scenery of the country, etc.) нарисовать портрет и т. д.; in his book he gives a description of their customs в своей книге он описывает их нравы; give evidence /testimony/ давать показания; give one's name and address дать /назвать/ свой фамилию и адрес
    5) the thermometer gives forty degrees термометр показывает сорок градусов; the barometer gives rain барометр пошел на дождь; give no sign of life не подавать признаков жизни; give no sign of recognition a) не подать виду, что узнал; б) не узнать; give no sign of embarrassment нисколько не смутиться
    6) give a dinner (a dinner party, a ball, a party, a concert, a performance, etc.) давать /устраивать/ обед и т. д.
    7) give lessons (instruction, exact information, etc.) давать уроки и т. д., give smth. in smth. give lessons in mathematics (instruction in golf, etc.) давать уроки по математике и т. д.; give smth. on smth. give lectures on psychology (on biology, on various subjects, etc.) читать лекции по психологии и т. д., give a lecture прочитать лекцию, выступить с лекцией; give a song (one of Beethoven's sonatas, a concerto, etc.) исполнять песню и т. д., give a recital (a recitation) выступать с сольным концертом (с художественным чтением)
    8) give one's good wishes желать всего доброго / хорошего/; give one's blessing давать свое благословение: give a toast провозглашать тост; give smb.'s health /the health of smb./ поднимать тост за чье-л. здоровье
    9) give a point in the argument уступить по одному какому-л. вопросу в споре; give way /ground/ отступать, сдавать [свои] позиции; the army (our troops, the crowd, etc.) gave way армия и т. д. отступила; the door (the axle, the railing, etc.) gave way дверь и т. д. подалась; the bridge (the ice, the floor, the ground, etc.) gave way мост и т. д. провалился; the rope /the line/ gave way веревка лопнула; my legs gave way у меня подкосились ноги; his health is giving way его здоровье пошатнулось; his strength is giving way силы оставляют его; if he argues don't give way если он будет спорить, не уступайте
    10) give a decision сообщать решение; give judg (e)ment выносить приговор; give notice а) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении; б) уведомлять
    11) semiaux give a look /а glance/ взглянуть, бросить взгляд; give a jump /а leap/ (под)прыгнуть, сделать прыжок; give a push (a pull) толкнуть (потянуть); give a kick ударить ногой, лягнуть; give a smile улыбнуться; give a kiss поцеловать; give a loud laugh громко засмеяться /рассмеяться/; give a cry /а shout/ издавать крик; give a sigh вздохнуть; give a groan застонать; give a sob всхлипнуть; give a start вздрогнуть; give a nod кивнуть; give a shake [of one's head] отрицательно покачать головой; give an injection делать укол; give a shrug of the shoulders пожать плечами; give a wave of the hand махнуть рукой; give a blow ударить; give a rebuff давать отпор; give a beating задать порку, избить; give chase пускаться в погоню; give a wag of the tail вильнуть хвостом; give an order (a command, instructions, etc.) отдавать приказ /распоряжение/ и т. д.; give an answer /а reply/ давать ответ, отвечать; give help оказывать помощь; give the alert объявлять тревогу; give a warning делать предупреждение; give advice советовать, давать совет; give a suggestion предлагать, выдвигать предложение; give a promise (one's word, one's pledge, etc.) давать обещание и т. д.; give shelter давать /предоставлять/ убежище; give a volley дать залп; the gun gave a loud report раздался громкий ружейный выстрел; give offence обижать, наносить обиду; give battle давать бой; give a chance (an opportunity, power, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ возможность и т. д.
    4. IV
    give smth. somewhere
    1) give back the books you borrowed (my pen, my newspaper, etc.) возвращать книги, которые вы взяли и т. д.; give smth. in some manner give money generously (grudgingly, freely, etc.) щедро и т. д. давать деньги; regularly give presents регулярно делать подарки
    2) give smth. at some time give a message immediately немедленно передать записку
    3) give smth. at some time give profit (10 per cent, etc.) regularly (annually, etc.) регулярно и т. д. приносить прибыль и т. д.
    4) give smth. in some manner give an extract in full (at length, in detail, etc.) приводить отрывок полностью и т. д.
    5) semiaux give smth. in some manner give aid willingly охотно оказывать помощь; give one's answers loudly (distinctly, etc.) давать ответы /отвечать/ громко и т. д.
    5. V
    1) give smb. smth. give me your pencil (him this book, her your hand, me a match, the child a glass of milk, the boy his medicine, etc.) дайте мне ваш карандаш и т. д., give smb. a present сделать кому-л. подарок; give him watch (her a ring, etc.) подарить ему часы и т. д.; give her a bunch of flowers преподнести ей букет цветов; what has he given you? что он вам подарил /преподнес/?; give him a letter from his mother (her a note from me, etc.) передавать ему письмо от матери и т. д.; give an actor a role (him a job, etc.) предлагать /давать/ актеру роль и т. д.; give smb. the place of honour отвести кому-л. почетное место; give me long distance дайте мне междугородную; I give you my word (my promise, my consent, etc.) 'даю вам слово и т. д.; give smb. smth. for smth. give smb. a watch for a present преподнести кому-л. часы в качестве подарка; give women equal pay with men for their work оплачивать труд женщин наравне с трудом мужчин; give smb. smth. in smth. give them parts in his new play распределять между ними роли в его новой пьесе; give smb. smb. she gave him a beautiful baby boy она родила ему прекрасного мальчика
    2) give smb. smth. give him the message (me the letter, etc.) передавать ему записку и т. д.; give smb. one's love (one's compliments, one's kind regards, etc.) передавать кому-л. привет и т. д.; give him my thanks передайте ему мою благодарность; I give you my very best wishes желаю вам всего самого лучшего
    3) give smb. smth. give smb. an illness (measles, a sore throat, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; you've given me your cold вы заразили меня насморком, я от вас заразился насморком
    4) give smb., smth. smth. give us warmth and light (us fruit, people meat, us milk, us wool and leather, etc.) давать нам тепло и свет и т. д.; give men pleasure (him joy, the children enjoyment, her satisfaction, etc.) доставлять людям удовольствие и т. д.; give smb. [much] pain (much trouble, sorrow, etc.) причинять кому-л. боль и т. д.; too much noise gives me a headache от сильного шума у меня начинается головная боль; give smb. courage (me patience, him strength, her more self-confidence, etc.) придавать кому-л. мужество и т. д.; that gave me the idea of travelling это навело меня на мысль о путешествии; give smth. flavour придавать чему-л. вкус
    5) give smb. smth. give the commission an account of his trip (us a good description of the man, him wrong information, him good proof, etc.) давать комиссии отчет /отчитываться перед комиссией/ о своей поездке и т. д.; give me your opinion сообщите мне свое мнение; give us human nature truthfully (the reader a true picture of his age, etc.) описать /воссоздать/ для нас подлинную картину человеческой природы и т. д.
    6) give smb. smth. give the child a name дать ребенку имя; give smth. smth. give the book a strange title дать книге странное заглавие /название/; this town gave the battle its name эта битва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла
    7) give smb. smth. give smb. lessons (music lessons, lessons in French, consultations, instruction, etc.) давать кому-л. уроки и т. д., give smb. a concerto (a play, etc.) исполнить для кого-л. концерт и т. д.; give us Bach (us another song, etc.) исполните нам /для нас/ Баха и т. д.; who will give us a song? кто вам споет? || give smb. an example служить кому-л. примером; give the other boys an example подавать другим мальчикам пример
    8) give smb. smth. give smb. good morning (him good day, us good evening, etc.) пожелать кому-л. доброго утра и т. д., give smb. one's blessing благословлять кого-л.; give smb. smth., smb. give them our country (our host, the Governor, etc.) предложить им выпить за нашу страну и т. д.
    9) give smb. smth. give smb. six months' imprisonment (five years, two years of hard labour, etc.) приговорить кого-л. к пяти месяцам тюремного заключения и т. д.
    10) semiaux give smb., smth. smth. give smb. a look (a fleeting glance, etc.) бросить на кого-л. взгляд и т. д.; give smb. a smile улыбнуться кому-л.; give smb. a kiss поцеловать кого-л.; give smb. a blow нанести кому-л. удар, стукнуть кого-л.; give smb. a push толкнуть кого-л.; give smb. a kick лягнуть, ударить кого-л. ногой; give smb. a nod кивнуть кому-л. [головой]; give smb. a beating избить /поколотить/ кого-л.; give one's hat a brush почистить шляпу; give a blackboard a wipe стереть с доски; give smb.'s hand a squeeze сжать или пожать кому-л. руку; give them our support (him help, him a hand, them every assistance, etc.) оказать им поддержку и т. д.; give the matter every care внимательно отнестись к вопросу; give smb. a warning предупреждать кого-л.; give smb. an order (instructions, etc.) отдать кому-л. приказ и т. д.; give smb. an answer /а reply/ давать кому-л. ответ, отвечать кому-л.; my old coat gives me good service мое старое пальто все еще служит мне; give me a chance (him another opportunity, etc.) предоставьте мне возможность и т. д.
    6. VII
    1) give smth. to do smth. give a signal to start (notice to leave, etc.) давать сигнал к отправлению и т. д.; give a push to open the door толкнуть дверь, чтобы она открылась; give a lot to know it (anything to know what happened, the world to have it, the world to secure such a thing, etc.) многое отдать, чтобы узнать это и т. д. || give smb. to understand дать кому-л. понять
    2) give smb. smth. to do give him a book to read (me something to eat, her a glass of water to drink, him the right to complain, him a week to make up his mind, us an hour to get there, myself time to think it over, etc.) дать ему прочесть книгу и т. д.; give a porter one's bags to carry (a groom one's horse to hold, etc.) попросить носильщика отнести вещи и т. д.; give him a letter to mail дать /велеть/ ему отправить письмо; give her a message to deliver дать ей записку для передачи
    7. XI
    1) be given smth. he was given a job (quarters, a rest, etc.) ему дали /предложили/ работу и т. д., he was given a book (a watch, L 50, a ring, etc.) ему подарили книгу и т. д.; be given to smb., smth. a book (a watch, etc.) was given to him ему подарили книгу и т. д., he was given a contract с ним заключили контракт; be given in some manner our services are given free of charge мы оказываем услуги бесплатно; invitations are given gratuitously (periodically, willingly, etc.) приглашения рассылаются бесплатно и т. д., be given somewhere articles (books, etc.) must be given back статьи и т. д. должны быть возвращены
    2) be given to smb. of all the books that have been given to the public on the problem из всех выпущенных по данному вопросу книг
    3) || semiaux I was given to understand that... мне дали понять, что...
    4) be given to smth. be given to idleness (to luxury and pleasure, to drink, to these pursuits, etc.) иметь склонность к безделью и т. д., he is much given to music он увлекается музыкой; be given in so me manner I am not given that way у меня не такой склад /характер/; be given to doing smth. be given to drinking (to day-dreaming, to lying, to contradicting, to swearing, to shooting and hunting, etc.) любить выпить, иметь пристрастие к выпивке и т. д.; he is given to stealing он нечист на руку; he is given to boasting он хвастлив || semiaux (not) be given to smb. to do smth. it is not given to him to understand it (to appreciate beauty, to express his thoughts eloquently, to become famous, etc.) ему не дано понять это и т. д.
    5) be given somewhere the figures (the data, the results, etc.) are given below ( above) цифры и т. д. приведены ниже (выше); as given below (above) как показано /сказано/ ниже (выше); the word (this phrase, etc.) is not given in the dictionary словарь не дает /не приводит/ этого слова и т. д., be given in some manner the prices are given separately цены даются отдельно; this is given as a hypothesis это приводится в виде гипотезы
    6) be given smth. he was given the name of John его назвали Джоном; be given in some manner the subtitle is given rather grandiloquently дан очень пышный подзаголовок
    7) be given at some place the opera (the play, etc.) was first given in Paris (on this stage, etc.) эта опера и т. д. была впервые поставлена в Париже и т. д.; be given at some time the play is to be given again next month пьеса вновь пойдет /пьесу снова покажут/ в следующем месяце
    8) be given smth. be given six years' imprisonment (a severe punishment, a stiff sentence, a reprieve, etc.) получить шесть лет тюрьмы и т. д.; be given for (against) smb. the decision (the judg(e)ment, etc.) was given for (against) the defendant ( the plaintiff, etc.) решение и т. д. было вынесено в пользу (против) обвиняемого и т. д.
    8. XVI
    1) give to /for/ smth., smb. give to the Red Cross (to charity, to the poor, for the relief of the victims of the flood, etc.) жертвовать [средства] в пользу Красного Креста и т. д.
    2) give under smth. the fence (the beam, etc.) may give under the weight забор и т. д. может рухнуть под такой тяжестью; the earth /the soil/ (the marshy ground, etc.) gave under the vehicle под тяжестью машины почва и т. д. осела; the step gave under his feet ступенька сломалась у него под ногами; the lock gave under hard pushing мы напирали на дверь, пока замок не сломался; give on smth. we can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points успешные переговоры невозможны [до тех пор], пока каждая сторона не пойдет на определенные уступки
    3) give (up)on (into, onto) smth. the window ( the door, the gate, etc.) gives (up)on the street (on the garden, on the side street, into /on(to)/ the yard, on the sea, etc.) окно и т. д. выходит на улицу и т. д., the road gave onto the highway дорога выходила на шоссе
    9. XVIII
    give oneself to smth. give oneself to mathematics (to study, to science, etc.) посвятить себя математике и т. д.; give oneself to thought (to meditation, to prayer, etc.) предаваться размышлениям и т. д.; the invaders gave themselves to plunder захватчики занимались грабежом
    10. XXI1
    1) give smth. to smb., smth. give a book to each of the boys (food to the hungry, medicine to a patient, money to a beggar, etc.) давать каждому мальчику по книге и т. д.; money to the Red Cross (all his books to the library, his collection to the college, etc.) передать /( пожертвовать/ деньги Красному Кресту и т.
    ; give one's hand to the visitor подать / пожать, протянуть/ руку посетителю; give a part to an actor дать актеру роль; give place to the old woman (to new methods, etc.) уступить место пожилой женщине и т. д.; give her face to the sun подставить лицо солнцу; give smth. for smb., smth. give his life for his friends (for his country, for a cause, etc.) отдать свою жизнь за друзей и т. д.; give smth. to smth., smb. give (no) thought to it (не) задумываться над этим; give [one's] attention to smb. оказывать кому-л. внимание; give credit to smth. прислушиваться к чему-л.; give credit to the report доверять сообщению || give one's ear to smb., smth. прислушиваться к кому-л., чему-л.; give ear to the rumour прислушиваться к тому, что говорят; give one's daughter in marriage выдавать /отдавать/ дочь замуж
    2) give smth. to smb. give the command of the regiment to him поручить ему командование полком; give my love /my kind regards, my compliments/ to her (to your family, etc.) передавать ей и т. д. привет; give smb., smth. into smb., smth. give the children into smb.'s hands (into smb.'s care, into smb.'s charge, etc.) передавать детей в чьи-л. руки и т. д., поручать детей кому-л. и т. д., give the thief into the hands of the police передать вора в руки полиции; give the prisoner into custody отдать заключенного под стражу
    3) give smth. to smth., smb. give perfume to the linen (an edge to the appetite, brilliance to the thing, etc.) придавать белью аромат и т. д.; give a disease to smb. (a cold to the boy, measles to a whole school, etc.) заразить кого-л. какой-л. болезнью и т. д.; give motion to the wheel привести колесо в движение; give currency to smth. пускать что-л. в обращение; give currency to rumours распускать слухи; his novel gave currency to this phrase после выхода в свет его романа это выражение стало крылатым; give rise to smth. породить /вызвать/ что-л.; his behaviour gave rise to rumours его поведение дало повод разговорам
    4) give smth. for smth. give five pounds for the hat (as much as L 3 for this book, a good price for the car, etc.) (заплатать пять фунтов за шляпу и т. д.; how much /what/ did you give for that? сколько вы за это заплатили?; give prizes /premiums/ for the best exhibits выдавать призы за лучшие экспонаты; give smth. to smb. give good wages to the workers хорошо платить рабочим
    5) give smth. to smth., smb. give one's free time to golf (one's mind to scientific research, one's attention to study, one's heart to art, one's energy to political affairs, one's love to her, etc.) отдавать все свое свободное время игре в гольф и т. д.; give one's life to science (to the cause of peace, to study, to one's duty, etc.) отдать /посвятить/ свой жизнь науке и т. д.
    6) give smth. with smth. give the story with many unnecessary particulars (a description with many side remarks, evidence with no trace of bias, etc.) рассказать эту историю со многими ненужными подробностями и т. д.; give the scenery with great fidelity описывать /воспроизводить/ пейзаж с большой точностью; give smth. for smth. give his reasons for his absence (for the delay, for her lateness, etc.) объяснять свое отсутствие и т. д.
    7) give smth. at smth. the bulletin gives the population of the country at 90 millions (the average number of attempts at 3, the number of instances at 8, etc.) в бюллетене указывается, что население этой страны ранки девяноста миллионам и т. д.; give smth. in smth. give 30° in the shade (in the sun) показывать /регистрировать/ тридцать градусов в тени (на солнце)
    8) give smth. to smth. the city gave its name to the battle эта ботва получила название по городу, близ которого она произошла; the largest city gave its name to the province эта область названа по самому большому городу
    9) give smth. for smb. give a dinner (a party, etc.) for 20 guests давать обед и т. д. на двадцать человек /персон/
    10) give smth. to smb. give instruction to a class of adults (lessons to children, interviews to journalists, etc.) давать уроки группе взрослых и т. д., give a talk to the recruits провести беседу с новобранцами
    11) give smth. to smb. give three hearty cheers to the winners встречать победителей троекратным "ура"
    12) || give way to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; give way to а саг (to traffic coming in from the right, to the man, etc.) пропускать автомобиль и т. д., давать дорогу автомобилю и т. д.; give way to despair впасть в отчаяние; give way to temptation (to grief, etc.) поддаться соблазну и т. д.; give way to emotions уступить чувствам, быть не в состоянии справиться со своими чувствами; give way to tears не сдержать слезы, расплакаться; give way to his whims (to him, to these impudent demands, etc.) уступать его капризам и т. д., give way to anger не сдержать гнева, дать волю гневу; give place to smth., smb. отступать перед чем-л., кем-л.; spring gave place to summer на смену весне пришло лето
    13) semiaux give smth., to smb., smth. give a blow to smb. нанести кому-л. удар; give a signal to the guard подавать сигнал часовому; give a turn to a key in the lock повернуть ключ в замке; give help to the needy оказывать помощь нуждающимся; give an order to the servants (a command to the soldiers. etc.) отдать распоряжение слугам и т. д.; give an answer to the man ответить этому человеку; give encouragement to the boy ободрить /подбодрить/ мальчика; give chase to a ship [начать] преследовать корабль
    11. XXIV1
    give smth. as smth. give a book (a jack-knife, etc.) as a present давать книгу и т. д. в качестве подарка, дарить книгу и т. д., give smth. as a keepsake дарить что-л. на память

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > give

  • 13 features\ of\ official\ style

    - special system of cliches, terms and set expressions; conventionality of expression;
    - each of subdivisions of this style has its own peculiar terms, phrases and expressions;
    - the encoded character of language; symbols: special terminological nomenclature, abbreviations, conventional symbols and contractions;
    - use of words in their logical dictionary meaning. There is no room for words with contextual meaning or for any kind of simultaneous realisation of two meanings;
    - word with emotive meaning are also not to be found, except those which are used in business letters as conventional phrases of greeting or close (as Dear Sir);
    - absence of any emotiveness: (commercial correspondence) emotional words and phrases;
    - compositional patterns, compositional design; infinitive object clauses;
    - a general syntactical mode of combining several pronouncement into one sentence, the whole document in one sentence [according to] its formal syntactical structure.
    Source: I.R.G.

    English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > features\ of\ official\ style

  • 14 pass

    pass [pɑ:s]
    col ⇒ 1 (a) laissez-passer ⇒ 1 (b) moyenne ⇒ 1 (c) passe ⇒ 1 (e)-(g) passer devant ⇒ 2 (a) dépasser ⇒ 2 (a) passer ⇒ 2 (b)-(e), 2 (j), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (d), 3 (e), 3 (g), 3 (h) être reçu à ⇒ 2 (f) voter ⇒ 2 (g) se passer ⇒ 3 (d), 3 (f) être voté ⇒ 3 (i)
    1 noun
    (a) (in mountains) col m, défilé m;
    ∎ the Brenner Pass le col du Brenner
    (b) (authorization → for worker, visitor) laissez-passer m inv; Theatre invitation f, billet m de faveur; Military (→ for leave of absence) permission f; (→ for safe conduct) sauf-conduit m;
    ∎ rail/bus pass carte f d'abonnement (de train)/de bus
    (c) School & University (in exam) moyenne f, mention f passable;
    ∎ to get a pass être reçu;
    ∎ I got three passes j'ai été reçu dans trois matières
    ∎ things have come to a pretty pass on est dans une bien mauvaise passe, la situation s'est bien dégradée;
    ∎ things came to such a pass that… les choses en vinrent à ce point ou à tel point que…
    (e) Sport (with ball, puck) passe f; (in fencing) botte f; (in bullfighting) passe f;
    ∎ to make a pass at (in fencing) porter une botte à
    (f) (by magician) passe f
    (g) Computing passe f
    (h) Aviation (overflight) survol m; (attack) attaque f
    ∎ to make a pass at sb (sexual advances) faire du plat à qn
    (a) (move past, go by → building, window) passer devant; (→ person) croiser; (overtake) dépasser, doubler;
    ∎ if you pass a chemist's, get some aspirin si tu passes devant une pharmacie, achète de l'aspirine;
    ∎ he passed my table without seeing me il est passé devant ma table sans me voir;
    ∎ I passed her on the stairs je l'ai croisée dans l'escalier;
    ∎ the ships passed each other in the fog les navires se sont croisés dans le brouillard
    (b) (go beyond → finishing line, frontier) passer;
    ∎ we've passed the right exit nous avons dépassé la sortie que nous aurions dû prendre;
    ∎ contributions have passed the $100,000 mark les dons ont franchi la barre des 100 000 dollars;
    ∎ we've passed a major turning point nous avons franchi un cap important;
    ∎ not a word about it had passed her lips elle n'en avait pas dit un mot;
    ∎ to pass understanding dépasser l'entendement
    (c) (move, run) passer;
    ∎ to pass one's hand between the bars passer ou glisser sa main à travers les barreaux;
    ∎ to pass a rope round sth passer une corde autour de qch;
    ∎ to pass a sponge over sth passer l'éponge sur qch;
    ∎ she passed her hand over her hair elle s'est passé la main dans les cheveux
    (d) (hand) passer; (transmit → message) transmettre;
    ∎ to pass sth from hand to hand passer qch de main en main;
    ∎ pass me the sugar, please passez-moi le sucre, s'il vous plaît;
    ∎ pass the list around the office faites passer ou circuler la liste dans le bureau;
    ∎ can you pass her the message? pourriez-vous lui transmettre ou faire passer le message?
    (e) (spend → life, time, visit) passer;
    ∎ it passes the time cela fait passer le temps
    (f) (succeed in → exam, driving test) être reçu à, réussir;
    ∎ he didn't pass his history exam il a échoué ou il a été recalé à son examen d'histoire;
    ∎ to pass a test (vehicle, product) passer une épreuve avec succès
    (g) (approve → bill, law) voter; (→ motion, resolution) adopter; School & University (→ student) recevoir, admettre;
    ∎ the drug has not been passed by the Health Ministry le médicament n'a pas reçu l'autorisation de mise sur le marché du ministère de la Santé;
    ∎ the censor has passed the film le film a obtenu son visa de censure;
    ∎ Typography to pass for press donner le bon à tirer pour;
    ∎ Military etc to be passed fit être reconnu apte
    (h) (pronounce → verdict, sentence) prononcer, rendre; (→ remark, compliment) faire;
    ∎ he declined to pass comment il s'est refusé à tout commentaire;
    ∎ Law to pass sentence prononcer le jugement;
    ∎ to pass judgement on sb porter un jugement sur qn, juger qn
    (i) (counterfeit money, stolen goods) écouler
    (j) Sport (ball, puck) passer
    ∎ to pass one's turn passer ou sauter son tour
    ∎ to pass blood avoir du sang dans les urines;
    ∎ to pass water uriner
    ∎ to pass troops in review passer des troupes en revue
    ∎ to pass a dividend conclure un exercice sans payer de dividende
    ∎ a cloud passed across the moon un nuage est passé devant la lune;
    ∎ the wires pass under the floorboards les fils passent sous le plancher;
    ∎ alcohol passes rapidly into the bloodstream l'alcool passe rapidement dans le sang;
    ∎ his life passed before his eyes il a vu sa vie défiler devant ses yeux;
    ∎ to pass into history/legend entrer dans l'histoire/la légende;
    ∎ the expression has passed into the language l'expression est passée dans la langue
    (b) (move past, go by) passer;
    ∎ let me pass laissez-moi passer;
    ∎ the road was too narrow for two cars to pass la route était trop étroite pour que deux voitures se croisent;
    ∎ the procession passed slowly le cortège passa ou défila lentement;
    ∎ everyone smiles as he passes tout le monde sourit à son passage;
    ∎ I happened to be passing, so I thought I'd call in il s'est trouvé que je passais, alors j'ai eu l'idée de venir vous voir
    (c) (overtake) dépasser, doubler;
    ∎ no passing défense de doubler
    (d) (elapse → months, years) (se) passer, s'écouler; (→ holiday) se passer;
    ∎ the weekend passed uneventfully le week-end s'est passé sans surprises;
    ∎ time passed rapidly le temps a passé très rapidement;
    ∎ when five minutes had passed au bout de cinq minutes;
    ∎ it seemed like no time at all had passed since I had last seen her on aurait dit que pas une minute ne s'était écoulée depuis la dernière fois que je l'avais vue
    (e) (be transformed) passer, se transformer;
    ∎ it then passes into a larval stage il se transforme par la suite en larve;
    ∎ the oxygen then passes to a liquid state ensuite l'oxygène passe à l'état liquide;
    ∎ to pass from joy to despair passer de la joie au désespoir
    (f) (take place) se passer, avoir lieu;
    ∎ harsh words passed between them ils ont eu des mots;
    ∎ I don't know what passed between them je ne sais pas ce qui s'est passé entre eux;
    ∎ the party, if it ever comes to pass, should be quite something la fête, si elle a jamais lieu, sera vraiment un grand moment;
    ∎ Bible and it came to pass that… et il advint que…
    (g) (end, disappear → pain, crisis, fever) passer; (→ anger, desire) disparaître, tomber; (→ dream, hope) disparaître;
    ∎ the moment of tension passed le moment de tension est passé;
    ∎ I was about to say something witty, but the moment passed j'allais dire quelque chose de spirituel, mais j'ai laissé passer l'occasion;
    ∎ to let the opportunity pass laisser passer l'occasion
    (h) (be transferred → power, responsibility) passer; (→ inheritance) passer, être transmis;
    ∎ authority passes to the Vice-President when the President is abroad c'est au vice-président que revient la charge du pouvoir lorsque le président se trouve à l'étranger;
    ∎ the turn passes to the player on the left c'est ensuite au tour du joueur placé à gauche
    (i) (get through, be approved → proposal) être approuvé; (→ bill, law) être voté; (→ motion) être adopté; School & University (→ student) être reçu ou admis
    ∎ the insult passed unnoticed personne ne releva l'insulte;
    ∎ he let the remark/mistake pass il a laissé passer la remarque/l'erreur sans la relever;
    ∎ I don't like it, but I'll let it pass je n'aime pas ça, mais je préfère ne rien dire ou me taire;
    ∎ let it pass! passe pour cela!
    (k) (be adequate, acceptable → behaviour) convenir, être acceptable; (→ repair job) passer;
    ∎ in a grey suit you might just pass avec ton costume gris, ça peut aller
    ∎ don't try to pass as an expert n'essaie pas de te faire passer pour un expert;
    ∎ you could easily pass for your sister on pourrait très bien te prendre pour ta sœur;
    ∎ he could pass for thirty on lui donnerait trente ans;
    ∎ she could pass for a Scandinavian on pourrait la prendre pour une Scandinave
    (m) Sport faire une passe
    (n) Cards passer; (at dominoes) bouder;
    ∎ (I) pass! (in cards, quiz) je passe!; figurative aucune idée!;
    ∎ figurative I'll pass on that (declining offer) non merci; (declining to answer question) je préfère ne pas répondre à cette question
    ►► Banking pass book livret m de banque;
    pass laws = lois qui anciennement restreignaient la liberté de mouvement de la population noire en Afrique du Sud;
    British School pass mark moyenne f
    (cake, cigarettes) (faire) passer; (petition) (faire) circuler; (supplies) distribuer;
    ∎ he passed around the tray of champagne il a fait passer le plateau avec les coupes de champagne;
    ∎ figurative to pass around the hat faire une quête
    (while away) passer;
    ∎ she passed away the morning painting elle a passé la matinée à peindre;
    ∎ we read to pass the time away nous avons lu pour tuer ou passer le temps
    (a) euphemism (die) s'éteindre
    (b) (elapse → time) passer, s'écouler
    (a) (give back) rendre;
    ∎ pass the book back when you've finished rendez-moi/-lui/ etc le livre quand vous aurez fini
    ∎ I'll now pass you back to the studio je vais rendre l'antenne au studio
    (c) Sport (return to team mate) repasser; (backwards) passer en arrière
    ➲ pass by
    (disregard) ignorer, négliger;
    ∎ life is passing me by je n'ai pas l'impression de vivre;
    ∎ life has passed her by elle n'a pas vraiment vécu;
    ∎ whenever a chance comes, don't let it pass you by quand une occasion se présente, ne la laissez pas échapper
    (go past → house etc) passer devant
    (a) (go past) passer; (carry on without stopping) continuer son chemin;
    ∎ luckily a taxi was passing by heureusement un taxi passait par là;
    ∎ he passed by without a word! il est passé à côté de moi sans dire un mot!
    (b) (visit) passer;
    ∎ she passed by to say hello elle est passée dire bonjour
    (c) (of time) passer
    (a) (reach down) passer;
    ∎ he passed me down my suitcase il m'a tendu ou passé ma valise
    (b) (transmit → inheritance, disease, tradition) transmettre, passer;
    ∎ the songs were passed down from generation to generation les chansons ont été transmises de génération en génération
    (represent falsely) faire passer;
    ∎ she passed him off as a duke elle l'a fait passer pour un duc;
    ∎ to pass oneself off as an artist se faire passer pour (un) artiste;
    ∎ to pass sth off as a joke (accept as a joke) prendre qch en riant ou comme une plaisanterie; (claim to be a joke) dire qu'on a fait/dit qch pour rire
    (a) (take place → conference, attack) se passer, se dérouler;
    ∎ the meeting passed off without incident la réunion s'est déroulée sans incident;
    ∎ everything passed off well tout s'est bien passé
    (b) (end → fever, fit) passer;
    ∎ the effects of the drug had passed off les effets du médicament s'étaient dissipés
    ➲ pass on
    (a) (hand on → box, letter) (faire) passer;
    ∎ read this and pass it on lisez ceci et faites circuler
    (b) (transmit → disease, message, tradition) transmettre;
    ∎ they pass the costs on to their customers ils répercutent les coûts sur leurs clients;
    ∎ these cost reductions have been passed on to the consumer le consommateur a bénéficié de ces réductions des coûts;
    ∎ we meet at eight o'clock, pass it on nous avons rendez-vous à huit heures, fais passer (la consigne)
    (a) euphemism (die) trépasser, s'éteindre
    (b) (proceed → on journey) continuer son chemin ou sa route;
    ∎ to pass on to another subject passer à un autre sujet;
    ∎ passing on to the question of cost,… si nous passons maintenant à la question du coût,…
    (a) (hand out) distribuer
    (b) Irish Cars (overtake) dépasser
    (a) (faint) s'évanouir, perdre connaissance; (from drunkenness) tomber ivre mort; (go to sleep) s'endormir
    (b) Military (cadet) ≃ finir ses classes
    (overlook → person) ne pas prendre en considération;
    ∎ he was passed over for promotion on ne lui a pas accordé la promotion qu'il attendait
    (a) (ignore) passer sous silence; (difficulty etc) passer sur, glisser sur;
    ∎ they passed over the subject in silence ils ont passé la question sous silence
    (b) (cross → river etc) traverser, franchir; (→ obstacle) franchir, passer sur
    (a) (end → storm) se dissiper, finir
    ∎ to pass over to the enemy passer à l'ennemi
    (country, area, difficult period) traverser; (barrier) franchir;
    ∎ the bullet passed through his shoulder la balle lui a traversé l'épaule;
    ∎ you pass through a small village vous traversez un petit village;
    ∎ he passed through the checkpoint without any trouble il a passé le poste de contrôle sans encombre
    passer;
    ∎ I'm not staying in Boston, I'm just passing through je ne reste pas à Boston, je suis juste de passage
    (a) (hand up) passer;
    ∎ pass me up the light bulb passe-moi l'ampoule
    (b) (not take → opportunity) laisser passer; (→ job) refuser;
    ∎ I'll have to pass up their invitation je vais devoir décliner leur invitation

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  • 15 valer

    intj.
    that's enough.
    m.
    worth, value.
    v.
    1 to cost (costar) (price).
    ¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?
    este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money
    2 to earn.
    su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affection
    esta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championship
    aquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of trouble
    Su obra le valió un gran premio Her work earned her a great reward.
    3 to deserve.
    esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news deserves a celebration
    4 to be good (tener valor, merecer aprecio) (persona, obra).
    la obra vale poco/no vale (nada) the play isn't up to much/is no good at all
    hacer valer algo to assert something (derechos, autoridad)
    hacerse valer to show one's worth
    5 to be valid (ser válido) (documento, norma).
    6 to be worth, to cost.
    7 to be of value, to be valuable.
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    valgo, vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.
    Future Indicative
    Conditional
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    vale (tú), valga (él/Vd.), valgamos (nos.), valed (vos.), valgan (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    Para la frase valer la pena, ver la otra entrada.
    1. VERBO TRANSITIVO
    1) (=costar) to cost

    solo el vuelo ya vale 8.000 euros — the flight alone costs 8,000 euros

    ¿cuánto vale?, ¿qué vale? — how much is it?, how much does it cost?

    2) (=tener un valor de) to be worth
    - no vale un higo o un pimiento
    - vale lo que pesa en oro
    3) (=ser causa de) [+ premio] to win; [+ críticas, amenazas] to earn
    4) (Mat) (=equivaler a) to equal
    5) (=proteger)

    ¡válgame (Dios)! — oh, my God!, God help me!

    2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO
    1) (=costar)

    ¿vale mucho? — is it very expensive?

    2) (=tener valía)

    vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

    • hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

    • hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

    • valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

    cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

    3) (=servir)
    a) [herramienta, objeto] to be useful

    • eso no vale — that's no good o use

    ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

    este destornillador no me vale porque es pequeño — this screwdriver is no good to me, it's too small

    • valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

    b) [ropa]
    c) [situación]
    d) [persona]

    • no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

    4) (=ser válido) [documento] to be valid; [moneda, billete] to be legal tender

    está un poco chiflado, valga la expresión — he's a bit cracked, for want of a better way of putting it

    ¡no hay... que valga! —

    -¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *

    pero I, 2., 2), redundancia
    5)

    • más vale, más vale así — it's better this way

    - mañana te devuelvo el dinero -más te vale — "I'll give you the money back tomorrow" - "you'd better!"

    más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

    más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

    6) ( Esp) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

    vale ya, que habéis estado gritando toda la tarde — that's enough! you've been shouting all afternoon

    ¡vale, vale!, no me eches más azúcar — OK! that's enough! don't put any more sugar in

    -¿subo más la persiana? -no, así ya vale — "shall I put the blind up a bit more?" - "no, it's OK like that"

    7) * (=estar permitido) to be allowed

    -¿puedo darle con la mano? -no, eso no vale — "can I hit it with my hand?" - "no, that's not allowed"

    no vale empujar — no pushing!, pushing's not allowed

    -le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

    8) vale
    ( Esp) * (=de acuerdo) all right, OK *

    -¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

    pásate por mi casa esta tarde, ¿vale? — drop by my house this afternoon, OK?

    vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable

    9)
    - me vale madre o sombrilla
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

    ¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

    si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

    ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

    2) (+ me/te/le etc)
    a) ( ganar)
    b) ( causar)
    2.
    valer vi
    1)
    a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

    vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

    b) ( equivaler)

    hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

    hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

    3) ( servir)

    ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

    no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

    valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

    4) vale (Esp fam)

    valer! — sure, fine, OK!

    ¿valer? — OK?, all right?

    que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

    b) ( basta)

    ¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

    ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

    5)

    más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

    6)
    a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to count

    valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

    ... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

    eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

    7) (Méx fam)
    a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)
    b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)
    3.
    valerse v pron
    1) ( servirse)

    valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

    se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

    2) anciano/enfermo

    valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

    3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)
    * * *
    = be worth, cost, do.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado did, participio done.
    Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
    Ex. The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.
    Ex. It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.
    ----
    * enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
    * hacer valer = vindicate.
    * hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.
    * hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * no valer la pena = be no good.
    * que vale la pena = worthwhile.
    * todo vale = no holds barred.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.
    * vale la mitad = half the price.
    * vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.
    * valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.
    * valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.
    * valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.
    * valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.
    * valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.
    * valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.
    * valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.
    * valer un montón = cost + a bundle.
    * valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.
    * valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.
    * ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

    ¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

    si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

    ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

    2) (+ me/te/le etc)
    a) ( ganar)
    b) ( causar)
    2.
    valer vi
    1)
    a) (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost

    vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

    b) ( equivaler)

    hacer valer algo — < derecho> to assert, enforce

    hizo valer su autoridad — he used o imposed his authority

    3) ( servir)

    ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

    no valer para algo — to be useless o no good at something

    valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

    4) vale (Esp fam)

    valer! — sure, fine, OK!

    ¿valer? — OK?, all right?

    que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

    b) ( basta)

    ¿valer así? — is that OK o enough?

    ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

    5)

    más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

    6)
    a) ( ser válido) entrada/pasaporte to be valid; jugada/partido to count

    valga la comparación — if you know o see what I mean

    ... y valga la expresión —... for want o lack of a better expression

    eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

    7) (Méx fam)
    a) ( no importar) (+ me/te/le etc)
    b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)
    3.
    valerse v pron
    1) ( servirse)

    valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

    se valió de sus apellidos para conseguirlo — he took advantage of o used the family name to obtain it

    2) anciano/enfermo

    valerse solo or por sí mismo — to look after oneself

    3) (estar permitido, ser correcto)
    * * *
    = be worth, cost, do.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado did, participio done.

    Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

    Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.
    Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.
    * enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
    * hacer valer = vindicate.
    * hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.
    * hacer valer una idea = enforce + idea.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * no valer la pena = be no good.
    * que vale la pena = worthwhile.
    * todo vale = no holds barred.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.
    * vale la mitad = half the price.
    * vale más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine.
    * valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.
    * valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.
    * valer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worth + Gerundio.
    * valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.
    * valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.
    * valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.
    * valer un dineral = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a fortune.
    * valer un montón = cost + a bundle.
    * valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.
    * valer un riñón = cost + an arm and a leg, cost + the earth, cost + a fortune.
    * ¡Válgame Dios! = goodness gracious.

    * * *
    valer [ E28 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tener un valor de) to be worth; (costar) to cost
    no vale mucho dinero it isn't worth much
    ¿cuánto or ( crit) qué valen esas copas? how much are those wineglasses?, what do those wineglasses cost?
    pide $2.000 por el cuadro — pues no los vale she wants $2,000 for the picture — well, it's not worth that
    valer algo lo que pesa (en oro) ( fam); to be worth its weight in gold ( colloq)
    ese chico vale lo que pesa (en oro) that kid's worth his weight in gold
    2
    (equivaler a): si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? if x is 8, what is the value of y?
    ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how much is a dollar worth in pesos?, how many pesos are there to the dollar?
    B (+ me/te/le etc)
    (ganar): le valió una bofetada it earned him a slap in the face
    esta obra le valió el premio nacional de literatura this play earned o won her the national literature prize
    C
    (causar): aquellas declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto that statement brought him a lot of trouble o caused a lot of trouble for him
    ■ valer
    vi
    A
    1 (+ compl) (tener cierto valor) to be worth; (costar) to cost
    es de bisutería, vale muy poco it's costume jewelry, it's worth very little
    vale más caro pero es mejor it costs more o it's more expensive but it's better
    2 (equivaler) valer POR algo to be worth sth
    cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift o can be exchanged for a gift
    las fichas negras valen por 50 pesos y las rojas por 100 the black chips are worth 50 pesos and the red ones 100
    B
    (tener valor no material): ha demostrado que vale he has shown his worth o how good he is
    es buena persona pero como profesor no vale nada he's a nice guy but as a teacher he's useless o he's a dead loss ( colloq)
    vales tanto como él you're as good as he is
    no valgo nada para el I mean nothing to him
    ella es preciosa pero él no vale nada she's very pretty but he's not much to look at o not very good-looking
    para esos fanáticos la vida no vale nada those fanatics place no value at all on life, life has no value for those fanatics
    su última novela no vale gran cosa her latest novel isn't much good o ( colloq) isn't up to much
    hacerse valer to assert oneself
    aprende a hacerte valer learn to be more assertive o to assert yourself o ( colloq) to stick up for yourself
    hacer valer algo: las minorías tienen que hacer valer sus derechos minorities must assert o enforce their rights
    hizo valer su autoridad he used o imposed his authority
    más vale un `toma' que dos `te daré' a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    C
    1
    (servir): ésta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good o no use, it's too wide
    valer PARA algo:
    no valgo para el deporte I'm useless o no use o no good at sport
    ¡no vales para nada! you're completely useless
    (+ me/te/le etc): no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere, his protests were to no avail
    sus consejos me han valido de mucho her advice has been very useful o valuable to me
    2
    ( Esp fam) «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc): este abrigo ya no le vale this coat is no use to him any more
    los zapatos todavía le valen her shoes are still OK
    D vale ( Esp fam)
    ¿nos encontramos en la cafetería? — ¡valer! shall we meet in the cafeteria? sure o fine o OK!
    paso a buscarte a las ocho, ¿valer? I'll pick you up at eight, OK o all right?
    voy a llegar un poco más tarde — valer, no te preocupes I'll be a bit late — all right o OK, don't worry
    que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero tres días seguidos … being late once is one thing, but three days in a row …
    2
    (basta): ¿valer así o quieres más? is that OK o enough or do you want some more?
    ¡valer, valer, que no me quiero emborrachar! hey, that's enough o plenty! I don't want to get drunk!
    ya valer, ¿no? lleváis media hora discutiendo don't you think that's enough? you've been arguing for half an hour
    E
    más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out
    más vale que hagas lo que te dice you'd better do as he says
    se van a divorciar — más vale así they're getting divorced — it's better that way o it's the best thing for them
    (+ me/te/le etc): más te vale terminar a tiempo you'd better finish in time
    dijo que vendría temprano — ¡más le vale! he said he'd be here early — he'd better be!
    más vale prevenir que curar or ( Méx) lamentar prevention is better than cure
    F
    1 (ser válido) «billete/pasaporte/carné» to be valid
    ese pase no vale, está caducado that pass isn't valid o is no good, it's out of date
    las entradas valen para toda la semana the tickets are valid for the whole week, the tickets can be used throughout the week
    esta partida no vale, me ha visto las cartas this game doesn't count, he's seen my cards
    lo que le dije a él también vale para ti what I told him goes for you too
    no hay excusa que valga I don't want to hear o I won't accept any excuses
    he tomado la decisión y no hay discusión que valga I've made my decision and I don't want any arguments
    valga la comparación if you know o see what I mean
    se comporta como un `nuevo millonario', valga la expresión he behaves like some sort of `nouveau millionaire', for want o lack of a better expression
    2
    (estar permitido): eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating
    no vale mirar you mustn't look, you're not allowed to look
    G
    1
    ( Méx fam) (no importar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that ( colloq), I couldn't o ( AmE) I could care less about that ( colloq)
    eso me vale gorro or ( vulg) madres or ( vulg) una chingada I don't give a damn ( colloq) o ( vulg) a shit
    2 ( Méx fam) (no tener valor) to be useless o no good ( colloq)
    saben mucha teoría pero a la hora de la hora valen they know plenty of theoretical stuff but when it comes to the crunch they're useless o no good
    se las da de muy muy pero la neta es que vale gorro or ( vulg) madres he likes to make out he's really something but the truth is he's useless o (sl) he's crap
    3
    ( Méx fam) (estropearse) «coche/aparato»: mi coche ya valió my car's had it ( colloq)
    A (servirse) valerse DE algo/algn to use sth/sb
    se valió de sus apellidos para conseguir el crédito he took advantage of o used the family name to get the loan
    se vale de mentiras para lograr lo que quiere she lies to get what she wants
    se valía de un bastón para andar he used a stick to help him walk
    B
    «anciano/enfermo»: ya no se vale solo or no puede valerse por sí mismo he can't take care of o look after himself any more, he can't manage o cope on his own any more
    C
    (AmC, Méx, Ven) (estar permitido, ser correcto): no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón hitting below the belt is not allowed
    ¡no se vale! that's not fair!
    * * *

     

    valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo
    1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth;
    ( costar) to cost;

    2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):
    ◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize

    verbo intransitivo
    1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth;
    ( costar) to cost;
    ◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;

    cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift
    2 ( tener valor no material):

    como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless;
    vales tanto como él you're as good as he is;
    hacerse valer to assert oneself;
    hacer valer algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth
    3 ( servir):
    ◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;

    no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere;
    no valer para algo to be useless o no good at sth
    4
    ◊ vale (Esp fam)


    ◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;

    ¿vale? OK?, all right?
    b) ( basta):

    ◊ ¿valer así? is that OK o enough?

    5
    ◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;

    más te vale ir you'd better go
    6
    a) ( ser válido) [entrada/pasaporte] to be valid;

    [jugada/partido] to count

    ◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;

    no vale mirar you're not allowed to look
    7 (Méx fam)


    b) ( no tener valor) to be useless o no good (colloq)



    valerse verbo pronominal
    1 ( servirse) valerse de algo/algn to use sth/sb
    2 [anciano/enfermo]:

    3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):

    ¡no se vale! that's not fair!
    valer
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
    2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
    3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
    4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
    2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
    no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
    de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
    3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore
    ' valer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pena
    - potosí
    - riñón
    - significar
    - real
    - valdré
    - vale
    - valga
    English:
    assert
    - fit
    - pay off
    - stake
    - stand
    - worth
    - enforce
    - pay
    - stick
    - worthless
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [costar] [precio] to cost;
    [tener un valor de] to be worth;
    ¿cuánto vale? how much does it cost?, how much is it?;
    ¿cuántos pesos vale un dólar?, ¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? how many pesos are there to the dollar?;
    este cuadro vale mucho dinero this painting is worth a lot of money;
    valer su peso en oro to be worth its/his/ etc weight in gold
    2. [suponer] to earn;
    su generosidad le valió el afecto de todos her generosity earned her everyone's affection;
    esta victoria puede valerles el campeonato this win may be enough for them to take the championship;
    aquello nos valió muchos disgustos that cost us a lot of trouble
    3. [merecer] to deserve;
    esta noticia bien vale una celebración this news calls for a celebration
    4. [en exclamaciones]
    ¡válgame Dios! good God o heavens!
    ♦ vi
    1. [tener valor, merecer aprecio] [persona, película, obra] to be good;
    él era el que más valía en el equipo he was the most valuable member of the team;
    ha demostrado que vale he's shown his worth;
    el muchacho vale mucho the lad's very good;
    su mujer vale más que él his wife's worth more than him;
    la obra vale poco/no vale nada the play isn't worth much o Br isn't up to much/is no good at all;
    hacer valer algo [derechos, autoridad, poder] to assert sth;
    el equipo local hizo valer su superioridad the home team made its superiority count;
    hacerse valer to show one's worth
    2. [servir]
    eso aún vale you can still use that;
    tíralo, ya no vale throw it away, it's no use any more;
    ¿te vale este martillo/este sobre? is this hammer/this envelope any use to you?;
    valer de algo: sus consejos me valieron de mucho her advice proved of great value o use to me;
    de nada le valdrán o [m5] no le valdrán de nada sus artimañas all his tricks will be no good o of no use to him;
    de nada vale insistir o [m5] que insistamos there's no point (in) insisting, it's no use insisting;
    ¿de qué vale contratar un seguro si no cubre estos casos? what's the use of o the point in taking out an insurance policy if it doesn't cover cases like these?;
    valer para algo [objeto, instrumento, aparato] to be for sth;
    [persona, trabajador] to be good at sth;
    ¿para qué vale? [cosa] what's it for?;
    no vale para nada he's/she's/it's useless;
    yo no valgo para mentir I'm useless o no good at telling lies
    3. [ser válido] [documento, carnet, argumentos, norma] to be valid;
    [respuesta] to be correct;
    eso no vale [en juegos] that's not allowed;
    no me valen esas razones I don't consider those reasons to be acceptable o valid;
    esta moneda ya no vale this coin is no longer legal tender;
    vale el gol the goal stands;
    vale la canasta the basket still counts;
    no vale el gol/la canasta the goal/basket has been disallowed;
    esta carrera vale para el campeonato del mundo this race counts towards the world championship;
    valga la expresión if you'll pardon the expression;
    valga la redundancia if you'll forgive me for using two words that sound so similar in the same sentence;
    no hay … que valga: no hay disculpa que valga there are no excuses
    4. [equivaler]
    vale por 1.000 pesos it's worth 1,000 pesos;
    vale por una camiseta de regalo it can be exchanged for a free T-shirt
    5. Esp [ser la talla] to be the right size, to fit;
    ya no me vale la falda the skirt doesn't fit me any more
    6. Méx Fam [no importar] to be irrelevant;
    lo que él piense me vale I couldn't care less what he thinks
    7.
    más vale: más vale que te calles/vayas it would be better if you shut up/left;
    más vale que no trate de engañarnos he'd better not try to cheat us;
    la llamaré – ¡más te vale! I'll call her – you'd better!;
    más vale tarde que nunca better late than never
    ♦ nm
    Formal worth, value
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 be worth
    2 ( costar) cost
    II v/i
    1 de billete, carné be valid
    2 ( estar permitido) be allowed
    :
    vale mucho it’s worth a lot
    4 ( servir) be of use;
    no valer para algo be no good at sth;
    no valer para nada de objeto be useless;
    sus consejos me valieron de mucho his advice was very useful to me
    5 ( costar)
    :
    ¿cuánto vale? how much is it?;
    vale más caro it’s more expensive
    6 ( emplear)
    :
    el presidente hizo valer su voto de calidad para … the president used his casting vote to …
    7
    :
    más vale … it’s better to …;
    más te vale … amenaza you’d better …; consejo you’d be better to …
    8
    :
    ¡vale! okay, sure;
    ¿vale? okay?; ( amenaza) got it?;
    ¡eso no vale! that’s not fair!;
    ¡vale ya!, ¡ya vale! that’s enough!
    * * *
    valer {84} vt
    1) : to be worth
    valen una fortuna: they're worth a fortune
    no vale protestar: there's no point in protesting
    valer la pena: to be worth the trouble
    2) : to cost
    ¿cuánto vale?: how much does it cost?
    3) : to earn, to gain
    le valió una reprimenda: it earned him a reprimand
    4) : to protect, to aid
    ¡válgame Dios!: God help me!
    5) : to be equal to
    valer vi
    1) : to have value
    sus consejos no valen para nada: his advice is worthless
    2) : to be valid, to count
    ¡eso no vale!: that doesn't count!
    3)
    hacerse valer : to assert oneself
    4)
    más vale : it's better
    más vale que te vayas: you'd better go
    * * *
    valer vb
    1. (costar) to cost [pt. & pp. cost]
    ¿cuánto vale este libro? how much does this book cost?
    2. (tener el valor) to be worth
    3. (ganar) to earn
    4. (servir) to do / to be useful
    5. (tener cualidades) to be good
    esa película no vale nada that film is no good / that film is useless
    6. (ser válido) to be valid
    7. (ser permitido) to be allowed

    Spanish-English dictionary > valer

  • 16 verstehen

    (unreg.)
    I vt/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see; falsch verstehen misunderstand, get s.th. oder s.o. wrong; fig. auch take s.th. in bad part (Am. the wrong way); verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong; wenn ich recht / Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right / if I understood you correctly; verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?; ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc. saying); sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg. she’s pretending not to understand; jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass... give s.o. to understand that...; wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand (from this) that...?; verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?; ich verstehe! I see, I understand; ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly; verstanden? (do you) understand?; haben Sie mich verstanden? bes. drohend: do you read me?; habe schon verstanden! umg. okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken; was verstehen Sie unter...? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by...?; das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally; wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?; das ist als Spaß / Drohung etc. zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke / threat etc.; Bahnhof 2
    2. (hören können) hear; verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    3. (Fremdsprache) know; ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (Am. a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take; ich habe das so verstanden, dass... I took it to mean that...
    5. (sich mit etw. auskennen) know about s.th.; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6. es verstehen zu (+ Inf.) know how to (+ Inf.) er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children; er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc.
    II v/refl
    1. understand each other
    2. emotional: sich gut verstehen get on (Am. along) well (with each other); sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (Am. along) on (well) with s.o.; wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (Am. along)
    3. sich verstehen auf (+ Akk) (etw.) know (how to do), ( auch sich gut verstehen auf +Akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (Am. an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc.) have a way with; sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4. sich verstehen als see o.s. as; als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?; das versteht sich ( doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTS.: die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk / ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc. the prices are ex works (Am. are factory-gate) / exclusive of VAT etc.
    * * *
    to savvy; to understand; to see; to make out; to get; to realize; to catch; to comprehend; to catch on;
    sich verstehen
    (verständlich sein) to understand each other
    * * *
    ver|ste|hen ptp versta\#nden irreg [fɛɐ'ʃtandn]
    1. vti
    1) (= begreifen) to understand; (= einsehen) to see, to understand

    jdn/etw falsch or nicht recht verstéhen — to misunderstand sb/sth

    versteh mich recht — don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

    wenn ich recht verstehe... — if I understand correctly...

    jdm zu verstéhen geben, dass... — to give sb to understand that...

    ich gab ihm meinen Standpunkt zu verstéhen — I intimated my point of view to him

    ein verstéhender Blick — a knowing look

    See:
    → Bahnhof, Spaß
    2) (= hören) to hear, to understand
    See:
    → Wort
    2. vt
    1) (= können, beherrschen) to know; Sprache to understand, to know

    es verstéhen, etw zu tun — to know how to do sth

    es mit Kindern verstéhen — to be good with children, to have a way with children

    es mit seinen Kollegen verstéhen — to know how to get on (Brit) or along with one's colleagues

    etwas/nichts von etw verstéhen — to know something/nothing about sth

    etw machen, so gut man es versteht — to do sth to the best of one's ability, to do sth as well as one can

    See:
    2) (= auslegen) to understand, to interpret, to see

    verstéhen — to understand sth by sth

    wie soll ich das verstéhen? — how am I supposed to take that?

    das ist bildlich or nicht wörtlich zu verstéhen — that isn't to be taken literally

    3. vr
    1) (= kommunizieren können) to understand each other
    2) (= miteinander auskommen) to get on (Brit) or along (with each other or together)

    sich mit jdm verstéhen — to get on (Brit) or along with sb

    3) (= klar sein) to go without saying

    versteht sich! (inf) — of course!, naturally!

    4)

    (= auffassen) sich als etw verstéhen (Mensch) — to think of or see oneself as sth

    5)

    (= können) verstéhen — to be (an) expert at sth, to be a dab hand at sth (Brit inf), to be very good at sth

    6)

    (= einverstanden sein) sich zu etw verstéhen (form) — to agree to sth

    7) (COMM) to be

    die Preise verstéhen sich einschließlich Lieferung — prices are inclusive of delivery

    * * *
    1) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) appreciate
    2) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) get
    3) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) see
    4) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) understand
    * * *
    ver·ste·hen
    I. vt
    ▪ jdn/etw \verstehen to hear [or understand] sb/sth
    ich verstehe nicht, was da gesagt wird I can't make out what's being said
    \verstehen Sie mich [o können Sie mich \verstehen?]? can you hear me?; (Funk) can you read me?
    ich kann Sie nicht [gut] \verstehen I don't understand [very well] what you're saying
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    [ist das] verstanden? [is that] understood?, [do you] understand?
    haben Sie das jetzt endlich verstanden? have you finally got it now?
    ▪ \verstehen, dass/warum/was/wie... to understand [that]/why/what/how...
    jdm etw zu \verstehen geben to give sb to [or to make sb] understand sth
    sie gab ihm ihren Unmut deutlich zu \verstehen she clearly showed him her displeasure
    willst du mir damit zu \verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand from this that...?
    ▪ jdn \verstehen to understand sb
    versteh mich recht don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong
    jdn falsch \verstehen to misunderstand sb
    sich akk nicht verstanden fühlen to feel misunderstood
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ▪ \verstehen, dass... to understand [or see] [that]...
    5. (können, beherrschen)
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ich verstehe genügend Französisch, um mich in Paris zu verständigen I know enough French to make myself understood in Paris
    er macht die Arbeit, so gut er es eben versteht he does the job as well as he can
    ▪ es \verstehen, etw zu tun to know how to do sth
    du verstehst es wirklich meisterhaft, im unpassendsten Moment zu kommen you're an absolute genius at [or you have an amazing knack of] turning up at the most inconvenient moment
    ▪ etwas/nichts/viel von etw dat \verstehen to know something/nothing/a lot about sth
    es mit Kindern/Tieren \verstehen to have a way with children/animals
    ▪ etw irgendwie \verstehen to take sth somehow
    dieser Satz ist wörtlich zu \verstehen this sentence is to be taken literally
    meiner Meinung nach ist diese Textstelle anders zu \verstehen I believe this passage has a different meaning [or interpretation]
    wie darf [o soll] ich das \verstehen? how am I to interpret that?, what am I supposed to make of that?
    darf ich unter dieser Bemerkung \verstehen, dass...? am I to understand by this remark that...?
    ▪ etw als etw akk \verstehen to take [or see] sth as sth
    ▪ etw unter etw dat \verstehen to understand sth by [or as] sth
    unter diesem schwammigen Begriff kann man vieles \verstehen this woolly concept can be interpreted in a number of ways
    II. vr
    \verstehen wir uns? do we understand each other?
    ▪ sich akk [gut] mit jdm \verstehen to get on [or along] [well] with sb
    sie \verstehen sich prächtig they get along with each other like a house on fire
    ▪ sich akk auf etw akk \verstehen to be very good [or [an] expert] at sth
    ▪ sich akk als etw \verstehen to see oneself as [or consider oneself to be] sth
    alle Preise \verstehen sich inklusive Mehrwertsteuer all prices are inclusive of VAT
    versteht sich! (fam) of course!
    das versteht sich von selbst that goes without saying
    ▪ sich akk zu etw dat \verstehen to agree to sth
    III. vi
    1. (hören) to understand
    2. (begreifen) to understand, to see
    sie warf ihm einen \verstehenden Blick zu she gave him a knowing look
    wenn ich recht verstehe... if I understand correctly...
    verstehst du? you know [or see]?
    verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?, you got it? fam
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

    * * *
    verstehen (irr)
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see;
    falsch verstehen misunderstand, get sth oder sb wrong; fig auch take sth in bad part (US the wrong way);
    verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong;
    wenn ich recht/Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right/if I understood you correctly;
    verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?;
    ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc saying);
    sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg she’s pretending not to understand;
    jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass … give sb to understand that …;
    wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass …? am I to understand (from this) that …?;
    verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?;
    ich verstehe! I see, I understand;
    ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly;
    verstanden? (do you) understand?;
    haben Sie mich verstanden? besonders drohend: do you read me?;
    habe schon verstanden! umg okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken;
    was verstehen Sie unter …? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by …?;
    das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally;
    wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?;
    das ist als Spaß/Drohung etc
    zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke/threat etc; → Bahnhof 2
    verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (US a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take;
    ich habe das so verstanden, dass … I took it to mean that …
    5. (sich mit etwas auskennen) know about sth;
    er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;
    er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it;
    was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6.
    es verstehen zu (+inf) know how to (+inf)
    er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children;
    er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; → Handwerk, Sache etc
    B. v/r
    1. understand each other
    sich gut verstehen get on (US along) well (with each other);
    sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (US along) on (well) with sb;
    wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (US along)
    3.
    sich verstehen auf (+akk) (etwas) know (how to do), ( auch
    sich gut verstehen auf +akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (US an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc) have a way with;
    sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4.
    sich verstehen als see o.s. as;
    als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?;
    das versteht sich (doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTSCH:
    die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk/ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc the prices are ex works (US are factory-gate)/exclusive of VAT etc
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

    * * *
    n.
    understanding n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstehen

  • 17 death

    n
    смерть, гибель

    to burn oneself to death — совершать акт самосожжения

    to burn smb to death — сжигать кого-л. заживо

    to commemorate smb's death — отмечать годовщину чьей-л. смерти

    to commute smb's death to life imprisonment — заменять кому-л. смертную казнь пожизненным тюремным заключением

    to condemn smb to death — приговаривать кого-л. к смертной казни / к высшей мере наказания

    to express one's sorrow / grief at smb's death — выражать соболезнование по поводу чьей-л. смерти

    to meet one's death — находить свою смерть / свой конец

    to put smb to death — казнить кого-л.

    to put smb to death in his / her absence — приговаривать кого-л. заочно к смертной казни

    to send smb to his / her death — посылать кого-л. на смерть

    to sentence smb to death by firing squad — приговаривать кого-л. к расстрелу

    to shoot smb to death — застрелить кого-л.

    - civil death
    - civilian deaths
    - death by hanging
    - death by misadventure
    - Death to...!
    - drug-related death
    - ignominious death
    - inquest into the death of smb
    - kiss of death
    - living death
    - natural death
    - public death
    - ready to fight to the death
    - service-incurred death
    - total number of deaths
    - violent death

    Politics english-russian dictionary > death

  • 18 charge

    1. n
    1) обязанности; ответственность; руководство (чем-л.)
    2) юр. обвинение
    3) pl расходы, затраты, издержки
    4) плата; сбор
    •

    to arraign smb on a charge of smth — привлекать кого-л. к суду по обвинению в чем-л.

    to arrest smb on charge of conspiracy to murder — арестовывать кого-л. по обвинению в заговоре с целью убийства

    to be in charge of smth — быть ответственным за что-л., отвечать за что-л.; руководить чем-л.

    to bring a charge against smb — выдвигать обвинение против кого-л.; предъявлять обвинение кому-л.

    to clear smb of all charges — снимать с кого-л. все обвинения

    to concoct / to cook up a charge — стряпать / фабриковать обвинение

    to detain smb on false charges — задерживать кого-л. по ложному обвинению

    to dismiss a charge — отвергать / отклонять обвинение

    to fabricate a charge — стряпать / фабриковать обвинение

    to face charges — подвергнуться обвинениям (в совершении чего-л.)

    to file a charge against smb — выдвигать обвинение против кого-л.; предъявлять обвинение кому-л.

    to hold smb without charge — содержать кого-л. под стражей без предъявления обвинения

    to indict smb on spying charges — официально предъявлять кому-л. обвинение в шпионаже

    to jail smb on trumped-up charges — приговаривать кого-л. к тюремному заключению на основании сфабрикованных обвинений

    to lay / to level / to make a charge against smb — выдвигать обвинение против кого-л.; предъявлять обвинение кому-л.

    to plead guilty / not guilty to a charge of smth — признавать / не признавать себя виновным в чем-л.

    to prove a charge — доказывать / подтверждать обвинение

    to rebuff a charge — отвергать / отклонять обвинение

    to reject a charge — отвергать / отклонять обвинение

    to release smb without charge — освобождать кого-л. из-под стражи без предъявления обвинения

    to repudiate a charge — отвергать / отклонять обвинение

    to substantiate a charge — доказывать / подтверждать обвинение

    to take charge — вступить в руководство, возглавить

    to throw out a charge — отвергать / отклонять обвинение

    - annual repayment charges
    - bank charges
    - banking charges
    - baseless charge
    - burden charges
    - capital charge
    - charge carries a ten year sentence
    - charges facing smb
    - charges of conspiracy against the state
    - charges of corruption
    - charges of incitement
    - charges of obstructing the authorities
    - charges of racketeering
    - charges of sabotage
    - conspiracy charge
    - criminal charge
    - disciplinary charge
    - drug-sale charge
    - drug-smuggling charge
    - drunk driving charge
    - espionage charge
    - fabricated charge
    - faked charge
    - faked-up charge
    - fixed charges
    - fraud charge
    - groundless charge
    - he is in charge of personnel
    - incurred charges
    - insurance charges
    - interest charges
    - involuntary manslaughter charge
    - loan charges
    - manufactured charge
    - marketing charges
    - morals charge
    - murder charge
    - official charges
    - on treason charge     - port charges
    - racketeering charge
    - terrorist charge
    - transport charges
    - treason charge
    - trumped-up charge
    - unproven charge
    - unwarranted charge
    - user charge
    - wanted on charge of smth     2. v
    1) поручать, вменять в обязанность; возлагать ответственность
    2) предписывать, приказывать; предлагать ( подчиненному)
    3) юр. обвинять; выдвигать обвинение, предъявлять обвинение
    •

    to charge oneself with full responsibility — брать на себя всю полноту ответственности

    to charge smb in connection with smth — предъявлять кому-л. обвинение в связи с чем-л.

    to charge smb in his absence — предъявлять кому-л. обвинение заочно

    to charge smb with a crime — обвинять кого-л. в преступлении / в совершении преступления

    to charge smb with an important mission — давать важное поручение кому-л.

    to charge smb with complicity in smth — обвинять кого-л. в соучастии в совершении чего-л.

    Politics english-russian dictionary > charge

  • 19 posyłać

    impf ⇒ posłać1
    * * *
    -am, -asz, posłać; perf; vt

    posłać (kogoś) po coś/kogoś — to send (sb) for sth/sb

    * * *
    ipf.
    1. (= wyprawić kogoś dokądś) send; posyłać kogoś po kogoś l. coś send sb for sb/sth; posyłać kogoś w jakimś celu send sb to do sth; posyłać kogoś dokądś send sb somewhere; posłać kogoś po lekarza/papierosy send sb for a doctor/cigarettes; matka posłała mnie do piekarni po chleb my mother sent me to the bakery to get some bread; posłać kogoś do szkoły/na kurs/na korepetycje send sb to school/a course/private lessons; posłać kogoś na urlop give l. grant sb a leave (of absence), send sb on vacation l. holidays; posłać kogoś na śmierć sentence sb to death; posłać kogoś na zieloną trawkę fire sb, sack sb; posłać kogoś do diabła send sb to hell, send sb packing; gdzie diabeł nie może, tam babę pośle no one is proof against a woman's wiles.
    2. (= przekazać za pośrednictwem poczty, posłańca itp.) send, mail, post; posyłać komuś list/paczkę send sb a letter/parcel; posłać komuś całusa blow sb a kiss; posłać komuś uśmiech smile at sb, send sb a smile; posłać komuś spojrzenie look at sb.
    3. pot. (= kierować coś w jakiś punkt) send; posłać piłkę do bramki send the ball into the goal; posłać łódź na dno sink a boat; posłać komuś kulę shoot at sb.

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

  • 20 remplacer

    remplacer [ʀɑ̃plase]
    ➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb
       a. ( = assurer l'intérim de) to stand in for
       b. ( = succéder à) to replace
       c. ( = tenir lieu de) to replace
       d. ( = changer) [+ employé] to replace ; [+ objet usagé] to replace
    * * *
    ʀɑ̃plase
    1) ( momentanément) to stand in for, to cover for [collègue, docteur, acteur]
    2) ( succéder à) to replace [personne, méthode, tradition, appareil]

    M. Bon remplace Mme Roux à la direction — Mr Bon is replacing ou succeeds Mrs Roux as director

    3) ( changer) to replace [pièce, matériel, personne] ( par with)
    4) ( tenir lieu de) to replace
    * * *
    ʀɑ̃plase vt
    1) (qch) to replace

    Il faut remplacer cette ampoule. — We need to replace this bulb.

    remplacer qch/qn par — to replace sth/sb with

    2) (qn) to stand in for

    Il remplace le prof de maths. — He's standing in for the maths teacher.

    3) (= tenir lieu de) to take the place of, to act as a substitute for
    * * *
    remplacer verb table: placer
    A vtr
    1 ( prendre momentanément la place de) to stand in for, to cover for [collègue, docteur, professeur, employé, acteur]; remplacer qn à une réunion to stand in for sb at a meeting; c'est lui qui remplace le docteur Dubois he's standing in for ou covering for Doctor Dubois; elle s'est fait remplacer par un collègue ce jour-là she got a colleague to stand in for her that day; elle a été remplacée par M. Pichon pendant son absence Mr Pichon stood in for her while she was away; est-ce que tu peux me remplacer au standard cinq minutes? can you take over from me at the switchboard for five minutes?;
    2 ( succéder à) to replace, to succeed [personne]; to replace, to take over from [méthode, technologie, tradition]; M. Bon remplace Mme Roux à la direction Mr Bon is replacing ou succeeds Mrs Roux as director; remplacer qn comme patron to take over from sb as the boss; l'ancien moteur a été remplacé par un nouveau the old engine has been replaced by a new one; le disque laser remplace peu à peu le disque vinyle the compact disc is gradually taking over from ou replacing the record;
    3 ( changer) to replace [pièce, matériel, personne] (par with); remplacer un carreau to replace ou change a windowpane; tous les téléphones à pièces ont été remplacés par des téléphones à cartes all the coinbox telephones have been replaced with cardphones; remplacer qn comme ministre to remove sb from the post of minister; remplacez le nom par le pronom qui convient replace the noun with the appropriate pronoun; ils m'ont remplacé ma télévision they gave me a replacement for my TV set;
    4 ( tenir lieu de) to replace; le pronom remplace le nom the pronoun takes the place of ou replaces the noun; on peut remplacer le vinaigre par du jus de citron you can use lemon juice as a substitute for vinegar; ce produit n'est pas mal mais ne remplace pas le vrai sel this product isn't bad but it's no substitute for real salt.
    [rɑ̃plase] verbe transitif
    1. [renouveler - pièce usagée] to replace, to change
    2. [mettre à la place de] to replace
    3. [prendre la place de] to replace, to take the place of
    dans de nombreuses tâches, la machine remplace maintenant l'homme in a lot of tasks, machines are now taking over from men
    4. [suppléer] to stand in ou to substitute for
    si vous ne pouvez pas venir, faites-vous remplacer if you can't come, get someone to stand in for you
    on l'a remplacé pendant la seconde mi-temps he was taken off ou substituted during the second half
    tu as l'air épuisé, je vais te remplacer you look exhausted, I'll take over from you
    ————————
    se remplacer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)
    une sœur, ça ne se remplace pas there's no substitute for a sister
    une secrétaire comme ça, ça ne se remplace pas you won't find another secretary like her

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remplacer

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