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  • 21 well

    (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguien
    well1 adj adv
    1. bien
    2. bueno
    well, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?
    can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?
    as well as y... también
    he has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicóptero
    well2 n pozo
    tr[wel]
    I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias
    2 (satisfactory, right) bien
    1 (gen) bien
    well played! ¡bien jugado!
    she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?
    you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras
    3 (much, quite) bien
    1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues
    well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...
    well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?
    well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes
    2 (surprise) ¡vaya!
    well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!
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    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    all's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acaba
    all well and good muy bien, perfecto
    as well (also, too) también
    as well as además de, aparte de
    she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemán
    it's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + inf
    to be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + inf
    to be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguien
    to be well off for something tener algo de sobra
    to be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algo
    to be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algo
    to do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar bien
    to do well by somebody tratar bien a alguien
    to do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxito
    to do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguien
    to do well out of... sacar provecho de...
    to do well to do something convenir hacer algo
    to speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguien
    to think well of somebody pensar bien de alguien
    very well muy bien, bueno
    well and truly completamente
    well done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!
    well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!
    well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente
    ————————
    tr[wel]
    2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor
    3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (in court) área de los abogados
    1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)
    well ['wɛl] vi or to well up : brotar, manar
    well adv, better ['bɛt̬ər] ; best ['bɛst]
    1) rightly: bien, correctamente
    2) satisfactorily: bien
    to turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien
    3) completely: completamente
    well-hidden: completamente escondido
    4) intimately: bien
    I knew him well: lo conocía bien
    5) considerably, far: muy, bastante
    well ahead: muy adelante
    well before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha
    6)
    as well also: también
    well adj
    1) satisfactory: bien
    all is well: todo está bien
    2) desirable: conveniente
    it would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras
    3) healthy: bien, sano
    well n
    1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)
    2) source: fuente f
    a well of information: una fuente de información
    3) or stairwell : caja f, hueco m (de la escalera)
    well interj
    v.
    manar v.
    adj.
    bien adj.
    adv.
    bien adv.
    mucho adv.
    muy adv.
    muy bien adv.
    pues adv.
    interj.
    bueno interj.
    n.
    depósito s.m.
    fuente s.f.
    manantial s.m.
    pozo s.m.

    I wel
    adverb (comp better; superl best)
    1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

    to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

    2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

    he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

    well and truly — (colloq)

    to be well away — (BrE colloq)

    3)
    a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

    she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

    she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

    4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

    to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

    to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

    a)

    as well — ( in addition) también

    are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

    b)

    as well as — ( in addition to) además de

    c)

    may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?


    II
    adjective (comp better; superl best)
    1) ( healthy) bien

    you look welltienes buena cara or buen aspecto

    how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

    2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

    that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

    it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

    all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

    3)

    as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima


    III
    1)
    a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

    well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

    well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

    do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

    2)

    well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

    well, I never! — qué increíble!

    well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

    c) ( dismissively) bah!

    (oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

    3)

    well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

    well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

    (yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse


    IV
    1)
    a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m
    b) (for oil, gas) pozo m
    2)
    a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera
    b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire
    Phrasal Verbs:

    I [wel]
    1. N
    1) (=bore) (for water) pozo m, fuente f ; (for oil) pozo m
    2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f
    3) (in auditorium) estrado m
    2.
    VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar

    II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)
    1. ADV
    1) (=in a good manner) bien

    (and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!

    to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien

    he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella

    to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegio

    well done! — ¡bien hecho!

    to go well — ir bien

    well and goodmuy bien

    well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!

    to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn

    to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn

    2) (=thoroughly, considerably)
    a) bien

    he's well away *(=drunk) está borracho perdido

    to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn

    it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

    he is well over or past fifty — tiene cincuenta y muchos años

    well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados

    she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti

    as we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente

    well and truly(esp Brit) de verdad, realmente

    to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn

    it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la pena

    b)

    well dodgy/annoyed **bien chungo * /enfadado

    3) (=probably, reasonably)

    you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...

    it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun

    we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?

    "shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"

    we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa

    she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón

    you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!

    I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharme

    a)

    as well — (=in addition) también

    and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!

    as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejos

    I had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy

    could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?

    all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre

    b)

    to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas

    2. ADJ
    1) (=healthy) bien

    I'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias

    are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?

    to get well — mejorarse

    get well soon! — ¡que te mejores!

    2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bien

    that's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

    it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano

    it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar

    it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio

    it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos

    3. EXCL
    1) (introducing topic, resuming) bueno

    well, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió

    well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo

    well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!

    well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos

    well then? — ¿y qué?

    3) (concessive, dismissive) pues

    well, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?

    well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta

    well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!

    well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

    well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!

    well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!

    * * *

    I [wel]
    adverb (comp better; superl best)
    1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> bien

    to do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)

    2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bien

    he knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...

    well and truly — (colloq)

    to be well away — (BrE colloq)

    3)
    a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastante

    she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón

    she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?

    4) ( advantageously) < marry> bien

    to do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf

    to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo

    a)

    as well — ( in addition) también

    are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?

    b)

    as well as — ( in addition to) además de

    c)

    may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?


    II
    adjective (comp better; superl best)
    1) ( healthy) bien

    you look welltienes buena cara or buen aspecto

    how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias

    2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bien

    that's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...

    it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...

    all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)

    3)

    as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima


    III
    1)
    a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bien

    well, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?

    well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?

    do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...

    2)

    well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!

    well, I never! — qué increíble!

    well, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...

    c) ( dismissively) bah!

    (oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!

    3)

    well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho

    well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?

    (yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse


    IV
    1)
    a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe m
    b) (for oil, gas) pozo m
    2)
    a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalera
    b) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire
    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > well

  • 22 know

    I 1. [nəʊ]
    verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)
    1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

    to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

    to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

    to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

    to know that... — sapere che...

    to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

    to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

    2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere
    3) (realize) rendersi conto
    4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

    "you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

    to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

    6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)
    1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

    to know about (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

    to know of (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

    to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

    "he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

    "I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

    I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

    ••

    not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

    II [nəʊ]

    to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

    * * *
    [nəu]
    past tense - knew; verb
    1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) sapere
    2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) conoscere
    3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conoscere
    4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) riconoscere
    - knowingly
    - know-all
    - know-how
    - in the know
    - know backwards
    - know better
    - know how to
    - know the ropes
    * * *
    know /nəʊ/
    n.
    (nella loc. fam.) in the know, al corrente; bene informato; addentro nella faccenda.
    ♦ (to) know /nəʊ/
    (pass. knew, p. p. known)
    A v. t.
    1 conoscere; sapere: to know languages, conoscere (o sapere) le lingue; Do you know German?, conosci (o sai) il tedesco?; to know the answer, conoscere (o sapere) la risposta; to know a subject, conoscere un argomento; to know one's job, conoscere il proprio mestiere; to know the time, sapere che ora è; conoscere l'ora; to know all the facts, conoscere (o essere a conoscenza di, sapere) tutti i fatti; to know damn well, sapere benissimo; Do you know his address?, conosci (o sai) il suo indirizzo?; Everybody knows that, lo sanno tutti; How do you know?, come lo sai?; come fai a saperlo?; I'll let you know, te lo farò sapere; I know he is a good boy, so che è un bravo ragazzo; Do you know how much it costs?, sai quanto costa?; I don't know when she's arriving, non so quando arriverà; I know what I'm doing, so quello che faccio; I know you won't disappoint me, so che non mi deluderai; I knew ( that) he would say that, sapevo che avrebbe detto così; to get to know, imparare a conoscere; conoscere meglio (o più a fondo); venire a sapere; I know how it works, so come funziona; He is known to be in favour of it, è noto (o risaputo) che lui è favorevole; His dog has been known to attack strangers, si sa che il suo cane ha assalito gente che non conosceva
    2 conoscere: Do you know his wife [this book]?, conosci sua moglie [questo libro]?; the world as we know it, il mondo così come lo conosciamo; We've known each other for years, ci conosciamo da anni
    3 riconoscere: I'd know him anywhere, lo riconoscerei dovunque (o fra mille); I know a good athlete when I see one, so riconoscere un buon atleta
    4 capire; rendersi conto: I knew at once something was wrong, capii subito che c'era qualcosa che non andava
    5 conoscere; sperimentare; fare esperienza di: I have known better days, ho conosciuto giorni migliori; He has known poverty, ha conosciuto la miseria
    6 to know how, sapere; essere capace di: Do you know how to open this box?, sai aprire (o sei capace di aprire, sai come si apre) questa scatola?; I would do it if I knew how ( o if I knew the way), lo farei se sapessi come si fa (o se ne fossi capace)
    7 (saper) distinguere: to know right from wrong, distinguere tra il bene e il male (o la ragione dal torto)
    B v. i.
    sapere di; conoscere; essere informato di; essere a conoscenza di; avere notizia di; aver sentito parlare di: I know of a few cases like this one, so di alcuni casi come questo; I know of her, but I've never met her, ne ho sentito parlare, ma non l'ho mai incontrata; Do you know of any reason why he should have done it?, hai qualche idea del perché l'abbia fatto?; not that I know of, che io sappia no; non che io sappia; non mi risulta
    to know again, riconoscere □ (fam.) to know all the answers, sapere tutto; saperla lunga; essere un sapientone □ to know all there is to know about st., sapere tutto su qc. to know apart, saper distinguere ( tra due) □ (fam.) to know st. backwards, conoscere qc. alla perfezione (o a menadito) □ to know best, sapere ciò che è meglio; essere il miglior giudice □ to know better, sapere che le cose stanno altrimenti (o che non è così); ( anche) avere più buon senso (o criterio), aver imparato la lezione: If I didn't know better, I'd say that…, se non sapessi che le cose stanno altrimenti, direi che…; You should have known better, avresti dovuto usare un po' più di buon senso; I'll know better next time, la prossima volta saprò come comportarmi; la prossima volta me ne guarderò bene; to know better than that, sapere che non è così; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; to know better than to do st., non essere così sciocco (o sprovveduto) da fare qc.; avere abbastanza criterio (o buon senso) da non fare qc.; sapere che non si deve fare qc.; not to know any better, non avere buon senso; essere uno sprovveduto; non sapere quello che si fa (per ignoranza, immaturità, ecc.) □ to know one's business, conoscere il proprio mestiere; sapere il fatto proprio □ to know st. by heart, sapere qc. a memoria □ to know sb. by name [by sight], conoscere q. di nome [di vista] □ to know different, sapere che non è così (o che le cose non stanno così); scoprire che non è così □ not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. to know sb. for, conoscere q. come: I know him for a very approachable man, lo conosco come una persona molto disponibile □ to know for a fact that…, sapere per certo (o con certezza) che… □ (fam. USA) not to know from st., non intendersene di qc.; non sapere niente di qc. □ (fam. USA) not to know from nothing ( about), non sapere (o capire) niente (di); non intendersi minimamente (di) □ (fam.) not to know sb. from Adam, non avere mai visto né conosciuto q.; non sapere che faccia ha q. □ (fam. GB) to know how many beans make five, sapere il fatto proprio; essere sveglio □ to know st. inside out, conoscere a fondo qc. to know st. like the back of one's hand, conoscere qc. come le proprie tasche □ to know one's own mind, sapere quel che si vuole □ to know no bounds, non conoscere limiti □ to know oneself, conoscere se stesso; conoscersi: I know myself, io mi conosco; io so come son fatto; Know thyself!, conosci te stesso! □ (fam.) to know one's onions, sapere il fatto proprio □ to know otherwise = to know different ► sopra □ to know one's place, saper stare al proprio posto □ to know the ropes, essere pratico di qc.; sapere come funziona qc. □ (fam.) to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, saperne qualcosa; intendersene; saperla lunga (su qc.) □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; sapersi orientare; (fig.) sapere come muoversi □ to know what it is like to…, sapere per esperienza personale cosa significhi… □ (fam.) to know what's what, sapere il fatto proprio □ (volg.) You know what you can do with it!, sai cosa puoi farci? □ not to know what to do with oneself, non sapere cosa fare; non sapere comportarsi □ (fam.) not to know what hit one, avere una brutta sopresa; restarci secco (fam.); ( anche) morire senza nemmeno accorgersene □ (fam. USA) to know where it's at, conoscere il mondo; saperla lunga □ (fam. USA) to know where sb. is coming from, sapere come ragiona q. not to know where (o which way) to look, non sapere dove guardare ( dall'imbarazzo); non sapere dove andare a nascondersi □ (fig.) not to know which way to turn, non sapere a che santo votarsi; non sapere dove sbattere la testa □ to know who's who, conoscere tutti ( in un posto); ( anche) sapere vita, morte e miracoli di tutti □ as far as I know, per quel che ne so; che io sappia □ As if I didn't know him!, come se non lo conoscessi! □ to be known as, essere considerato; aver fama di essere; ( anche) esser noto come, essere conosciuto col nome di: He is known as a good pianist, è considerato un bravo pianista; He's known as The Captain, è noto come ‘il Capitano’ □ (fam.) before you know where you are, prima che tu possa dire ‘beh’; in men che non si dica □ to do all one knows, fare tutto il possibile; fare del proprio meglio □ Don't I know it!, se lo so!; a chi lo dici! □ I don't know that…, non sono sicuro di…; non so se… □ for all I know, per quanto (o quel che) ne so □ for reasons best known to himself, per un motivo noto solo a lui (o che sa solo lui) □ God (o Goodness, heaven) knows, Dio sa; ( anche escl.) lo sa Dio (o Iddio, il Cielo) □ How should I know?, come faccio a saperlo?; che vuoi che ne sappia io? □ How was I to know?, come potevo saperlo?; come potevo immaginare? □ I'll have you know that…, sappi che…; per tua informazione…; o per tua norma e regola… □ I knew it!, lo sapevo!; me l'aspettavo! □ (fam.) I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to let it be known, far sapere; rendere noto □ to make oneself known, farsi un nome, farsi conoscere □ (form.) to make oneself known to sb., presentarsi a q.to make it known that…, rendere noto che… □ She's very pretty and doesn't she know it!, è molto bella, e sa di esserlo □ You don't know how, non sai (o non puoi immaginare) quanto □ (fam.) not to want to know, disinteressarsi di qc.; ignorare qc.; infischiarsene □ (fam.) What do you know ( about that)!, senti senti!; ma pensa un po'! □ Wouldn't you ( just) know?, lo sapevo io!; ci mancava questa! □ Wouldn't you like to know?, ti piacerebbe saperlo, eh! □ (fam.) you know (o, antiq., don't you know), sai ( come inter.) □ (fam.) You know what (o something)?, sai che ti dico?; sai una cosa? □ You never know, non si sa mai □ You never know your luck!, non si sa mai!; magari succede; può anche andare bene!
    * * *
    I 1. [nəʊ]
    verbo transitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)
    1) (have knowledge of) conoscere [person, place, situation, system]; sapere, conoscere [answer, language, name, reason, truth, way]

    to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

    to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

    to know how to do — sapere fare; (stressing method) sapere come fare

    to know that... — sapere che...

    to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

    to let it be known o to make it known that fare sapere che; it has been known to snow there hanno detto che lì nevica; if I know him se lo conosco; he is known to the police è conosciuto dalla polizia; as you well know come ben sai; (do) you know something? do you know what? (ma lo) sai? there's no knowing whether non si può sapere se; to know one's way around fig. sapersi togliere dagli impicci; to know one's way around a town sapersi orientare in una città; to know one's way around a computer sapersela cavare con i computer; I know what! you could... ho un'idea! potresti...; he knows nothing about it — non ne sa niente

    2) (feel certain) essere sicuro, sapere
    3) (realize) rendersi conto
    4) (recognize) riconoscere (by, from da)

    "you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

    to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

    6) (experience) conoscere [sadness, love]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. knew; p.pass. known)
    1) (have knowledge) sapere, conoscere

    to know about (have information) essere al corrente di [ event]; (have skill) conoscere [computing, engines]

    to know of (from experience) conoscere; (from information) avere sentito parlare di

    to let sb. know of o about mettere qcn. a conoscenza di [ plans]; we'll let you know vi faremo sapere; how should I know! come faccio a saperlo! if you must know se proprio vuoi saperlo; if I were angry with you, you'd know about it se fossi arrabbiato con te, te ne accorgeresti; you know better than to argue with him hai di meglio da fare che metterti a discutere con lui; you ought to have known better non avresti dovuto farlo; he says he came home early but I know better — dice che è arrivato a casa presto ma conoscendolo non ci credo

    "he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

    "I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

    I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

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    not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

    II [nəʊ]

    to be in the know (about sth.) — colloq. essere al corrente (di qcs.)

    English-Italian dictionary > know

  • 23 fine

    I
    1.
    adjective
    1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) excelente
    2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) bueno
    3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) bien
    4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fino
    5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) fino, delicado
    6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fino
    7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) sutil, delicado
    8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) excelente

    2. adverb
    (satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) muy bien, a la perfección

    3. interjection
    (good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) muy bien, bien hecho
    - finery
    - fine art

    II
    1.
    noun
    (money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) multa

    2. verb
    (to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) multar
    fine1 adj
    1. muy bien
    how are you? Fine, thanks ¿cómo estás? Muy bien, gracias
    2. excelente
    3. bueno
    4. fino / delgado
    fine2 n multa
    he had to pay a £50 fine tuvo que pagar una multa de 50 libras
    fine3 vb imponer una multa / multar
    tr[faɪn]
    1 (thin - hair, thread, sand, rain) fino,-a
    2 (delicate) fino,-a, delicado,-a
    3 (subtle) sutil, delicado,-a
    4 (high-quality) excelente
    5 (metals) puro,-a, refinado,-a
    6 (weather) bueno,-a
    7 (healthy) bien
    I'm fine, thanks estoy bien, gracias
    yeah, that'll be fine for me sí, ya me está bien
    9 ironic (terrible) menudo,-a
    that's another fine mess you've got me into! ¡en menudo lío me has metido!
    you're a fine one to talk! ¡mira quién habla!
    1 (in small bits) fino, finamente
    2 familiar (very well) muy bien, a la perfección
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to cut it fine dejar algo para muy tarde
    you're cutting it a bit fine, the train leaves in half an hour! ¡has dejado muy poco tiempo, el tren sale en media hora!
    to get something down to a fine art hacer algo a la perfección
    fine print letra menuda
    ————————
    tr[faɪn]
    1 (punishment) multa
    1 multar, poner una multa
    fine ['faɪn] vt, fined ; fining : multar
    fine adj, finer ; - est
    1) pure: puro (dícese del oro y de la plata)
    2) thin: fino, delgado
    3) : fino
    fine sand: arena fina
    4) small: pequeño, minúsculo
    fine print: letras minúsculas
    5) subtle: sutil, delicado
    6) excellent: excelente, magnífico, selecto
    7) fair: bueno
    it's a fine day: hace buen tiempo
    8) exquisite: exquisito, delicado, fino
    9)
    fine arts : bellas artes fpl
    fine n
    : multa f
    adj.
    admirable adj.
    bello, -a adj.
    bien adj.
    bravo, -a adj.
    bueno, -a adj.
    caballeresco, -a adj.
    donoso, -a adj.
    escogido, -a adj.
    hermoso, -a adj.
    lindo, -a adj.
    magnífico, -a adj.
    multa (Jurisprudencia) adj.
    primoroso, -a adj.
    refinado, -a adj.
    rumbón, -ona adj.
    sutil adj.
    n.
    achaque (Pena) s.m.
    condenación s.f.
    multa s.f.
    v.
    multar v.

    I faɪn
    a) ( excellent) <house/speech/example> magnífico, excelente; <wine/ingredients> de primera calidad, selecto

    goods of the finest qualityartículos mpl de la mejor calidad

    a fine friend you are!menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! (iró)

    c) ( fair) < weather> bueno

    I hope it stays o keeps fine — espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo

    d) ( elegant) <manners/gentleman/lady> fino, refinado
    2) (colloq) (pred)
    a) ( in good health) muy bien
    b) (OK) bien; ( perfect) perfecto

    more wine? - no thanks; I'm fine — ¿más vino? - no, gracias, tengo suficiente

    3)
    a) ( thin) <hair/thread> fino, delgado; < china> fino
    b) <point/blade/rain/particles> fino

    to cut it/things fine — no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo

    c) < workmanship> fino, delicado; < adjustment> preciso
    4) ( subtle) <distinction/nuance> sutil; < judgment> certero; < balance> delicado

    II
    adverb ( adequately) bien; ( very well) muy bien

    III
    noun multa f

    IV
    transitive verb multar, ponerle* or aplicarle* una multa a

    I [faɪn]
    1. ADJ
    (compar finer) (superl finest)
    1) (=delicate, thin) [thread, hair] fino, delgado; [rain, point, nib] fino; [line] delgado, tenue; (=small) [particle] minúsculo

    fine-nibbed penbolígrafo m de punta fina

    print
    2) (=good) [performance, example] excelente; (=imposing) [house, building] magnífico; (=beautiful) [object] hermoso
    chance 1., 2)
    3) (=subtle) [distinction] sutil

    she has a fine eye for a bargaintiene mucho ojo or muy buen olfato para las gangas

    there's a fine line between love and hate — la línea que separa el amor del odio es muy tenue, del amor al odio solo hay un paso

    4) (=refined) [taste, manners] refinado
    feeling
    5) (=acceptable) bien

    "is this ok?" - "yes, it's fine" — -¿vale así? -si, está bien

    fine! — ¡de acuerdo!, ¡vale!, ¡cómo no! (esp LAm)

    that's fine by me — por mí bien, de acuerdo

    "would you like some more?" - "no, I'm fine, thanks" — -¿quieres un poco más? -no, gracias, con esto me basta

    fine and dandy —

    6) (=quite well) muy bien

    he's fine, thanks — está muy bien, gracias

    7) [weather] bueno

    one fine day, we were out walking — un día que hacia buen tiempo habíamos salido de paseo

    8) iro menudo

    a fine friend you are! — ¡valiente amigo estás hecho! iro, ¡menudo amigo eres tú! iro

    you're a fine one to talk! — ¡mira quién habla!

    a fine thing! — ¡hasta dónde hemos llegado!

    9) (=pure) [metal] puro, fino
    2. ADV
    1) (=well) bien

    "how did you get on at the dentist's?" - "fine" — -¿qué tal te ha ido en el dentista? -bien

    to feel fine[person] encontrarse bien

    2) (=finely)

    to chop sth up fine — picar algo en trozos menudos, picar algo muy fino

    - cut it fine
    3.
    CPD

    fine art N

    fine wines NPLvinos mpl selectos


    II [faɪn]
    1.
    N multa f

    to get a fine (for sth/doing sth) — ser multado (por algo/hacer algo)

    I got a fine for... — me pusieron una multa por...

    2.
    VT

    to fine sb (for sth/doing sth) — multar a algn (por algo/hacer algo)

    * * *

    I [faɪn]
    a) ( excellent) <house/speech/example> magnífico, excelente; <wine/ingredients> de primera calidad, selecto

    goods of the finest qualityartículos mpl de la mejor calidad

    a fine friend you are!menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! (iró)

    c) ( fair) < weather> bueno

    I hope it stays o keeps fine — espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo

    d) ( elegant) <manners/gentleman/lady> fino, refinado
    2) (colloq) (pred)
    a) ( in good health) muy bien
    b) (OK) bien; ( perfect) perfecto

    more wine? - no thanks; I'm fine — ¿más vino? - no, gracias, tengo suficiente

    3)
    a) ( thin) <hair/thread> fino, delgado; < china> fino
    b) <point/blade/rain/particles> fino

    to cut it/things fine — no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo

    c) < workmanship> fino, delicado; < adjustment> preciso
    4) ( subtle) <distinction/nuance> sutil; < judgment> certero; < balance> delicado

    II
    adverb ( adequately) bien; ( very well) muy bien

    III
    noun multa f

    IV
    transitive verb multar, ponerle* or aplicarle* una multa a

    English-spanish dictionary > fine

  • 24 know

    1. transitive verb,
    1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)
    2) (be able to distinguish)

    know the difference between right and wrongden Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

    he wouldn't know the differenceer wüsste den Unterschied nicht

    3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

    I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

    I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

    it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

    know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

    that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

    he doesn't want to knower will nichts davon wissen od. hören

    you know(coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

    you know something or what? — weißt du was?

    you never knowman kann nie wissen (ugs.)

    somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

    don't I know it!(coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

    what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

    somebody is not to know(is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

    not know what hit one(fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

    that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

    know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

    know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

    do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

    4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

    know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

    5) (be acquainted with) kennen

    we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

    you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

    6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

    know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

    2. noun
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/88563/know_about">know about
    * * *
    [nəu]
    past tense - knew; verb
    1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen
    2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen
    3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen
    4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen
    - knowing
    - knowingly
    - know-all
    - know-how
    - in the know
    - know backwards
    - know better
    - know how to
    - know the ropes
    * * *
    [nəʊ, AM noʊ]
    <knew, known>
    1. (have information/knowledge)
    to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen
    she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen
    does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?
    do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?
    do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?
    do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?
    he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus
    I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst
    I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede
    how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!
    that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen
    that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen
    that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!
    — don't I \know it!wem sagst du das!
    before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht
    for all I \know soweit ich weiß
    they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam
    I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam
    ... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)
    you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam
    ... I \know what... ich weiß was
    but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren
    God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)
    God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl
    to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...
    to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut
    the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt
    to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht
    to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können
    to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen
    to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können
    do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?
    to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können
    to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut
    to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen
    2. (be certain)
    to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...
    to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll
    to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll
    to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...
    3. (be acquainted with)
    to \know sb jdn kennen
    \knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht
    we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren
    she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus
    surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!
    you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist
    we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt
    I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört
    to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam
    to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen
    to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen
    to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden
    to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen
    to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen
    to \know sth etw verstehen
    do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?
    if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine
    I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt
    I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen
    to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen
    I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam
    I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist
    we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘
    this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen
    these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen
    I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist
    to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen
    to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen
    sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde
    7. (be able to differentiate)
    to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können
    Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden
    you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!
    don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken
    to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können
    8. passive (well-known)
    to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein
    it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...
    to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen
    she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht
    this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft
    this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt
    Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘
    9.
    to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam
    to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen
    to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen
    to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam
    to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht
    not if I \know it nicht mit mir!
    to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will
    to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht
    to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam
    to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen
    to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl
    to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird
    to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam
    to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen
    to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen
    to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen
    to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam
    what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!
    <knew, known>
    1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen
    ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt
    I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid
    where did he go?I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung
    are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht
    you never \know man kann nie wissen
    as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß
    how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?
    who \knows? wer weiß?
    how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?
    I \know! jetzt weiß ich!
    Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist
    she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen
    just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?
    2. ( fam: understand) begreifen
    “I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“
    3. (said to agree with sb)
    I \know ich weiß
    the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?
    she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!
    5. (conversation filler)
    give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...
    he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich
    he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt
    6.
    to \know better:
    you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen
    he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt
    to \know better than:
    I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam
    she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft
    to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen
    III. NOUN
    to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]
    * * *
    [nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
    1. TRANSITIVE VERB
    1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

    he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

    to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

    to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

    she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

    he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

    that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

    that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

    I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

    she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

    2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

    I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

    do you know him to speak to? —

    we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

    if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

    3) = recognize erkennen

    to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

    he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

    he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

    4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

    do you know the difference between...? —

    to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

    he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

    5) = experience erleben

    I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

    have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

    have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

    6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen
    2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    wissen

    who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

    I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

    as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

    the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

    3. SET STRUCTURES
    __diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.

    when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

    he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

    I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

    to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

    I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

    you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

    I know better than thatich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

    I know better than to say something like that —

    he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

    he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

    he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

    OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

    to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

    he soon let me know what he thought of it —

    when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

    you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

    he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

    it's raining, you know —

    then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

    wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

    it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

    (if you) know what I meandu weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

    it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

    there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

    what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

    it is (well) known that... —

    is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

    he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

    she wishes to be known as Mrs Whitesie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

    to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

    to make one's presence knownsich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

    4. NOUN
    __diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)

    the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

    5. PHRASAL VERBS
    * * *
    know [nəʊ]
    A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]
    1. allg wissen:
    he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;
    I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;
    know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;
    don’t I know it!
    a) und ob ich das weiß!,
    b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;
    I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;
    I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;
    he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);
    I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;
    what do you know! umg na so was!;
    and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew
    2. a) können:
    he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc
    b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:
    do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;
    he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;
    do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;
    he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren
    3. kennen:
    a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):
    do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?
    b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:
    know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen
    c) bekannt sein mit:
    I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;
    after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; Adam, get C 2
    4. erfahren, erleben:
    he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;
    I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt
    5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):
    I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;
    I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde
    b) unterscheiden (können):
    know apart auseinanderhalten;
    know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können
    6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen
    B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):
    I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;
    I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;
    you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;
    know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;
    he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;
    not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;
    do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;
    you know wissen Sie;
    this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;
    he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;
    you never know man kann nie wissen;
    I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid
    C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein
    * * *
    1. transitive verb,
    1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)
    3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

    I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

    I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

    it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

    know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

    that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

    you know(coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

    you know something or what? — weißt du was?

    somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

    don't I know it!(coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

    what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

    somebody is not to know (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

    not know what hit one(fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

    that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

    know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

    know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

    do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

    4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

    know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

    we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

    you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

    6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

    know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

    2. noun
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)
    = kennen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)
    wissen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

    English-german dictionary > know

  • 25 ofender

    v.
    1 to insult.
    tus palabras me ofenden I feel insulted
    2 to offend.
    María ofendió a su suegra Mary offended her mother-in-law.
    Estos poemas ofenden el intelecto These poems offend the intellect.
    3 to cause offense.
    4 to be offensive, to give offense, to offend.
    Sus comentarios ofenden Her comments are offensive.
    * * *
    1 (herir) to offend
    no quisiera ofenderte, pero... no offence, but...
    2 (disgustar) to hurt
    1 to get offended
    \
    ofenderse por nada to be quick to take offence
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=agraviar) to offend

    (dicho) sin ánimo de ofender, no es que tu marido sea un santo — no offence meant, but your husband's no saint

    2) [+ sentido] to offend, be offensive to
    3) Méx ** [+ mujer] to touch up **, feel **
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( agraviar) to offend
    b) < buen gusto> to offend against
    2.
    ofenderse v pron to take offense*

    no te ofendas, pero... — don't be offended, but...

    * * *
    = offend, demean, insult, sour, tread on + toes, diss.
    Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.
    Ex. The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.
    Ex. While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.
    Ex. This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.
    Ex. His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
    Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
    Ex. And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
    ----
    * ofender a Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * ofenderse = take + things personally, pique.
    * ofenderse por = take + exception to the idea that, take + exception to.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( agraviar) to offend
    b) < buen gusto> to offend against
    2.
    ofenderse v pron to take offense*

    no te ofendas, pero... — don't be offended, but...

    * * *
    = offend, demean, insult, sour, tread on + toes, diss.
    Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.

    Ex: The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.

    Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.
    Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.
    Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
    Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
    Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
    * ofender a Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * ofenderse = take + things personally, pique.
    * ofenderse por = take + exception to the idea that, take + exception to.

    * * *
    ofender [E1 ]
    vt
    1 (agraviar) to offend
    sus palabras me ofendieron I was offended by what she said
    ofender la memoria de algn to insult sb's memory
    no quise ofenderla I didn't mean to offend her
    está ofendido porque no lo invitaste he feels o is offended because you didn't invite him
    2 ‹buen gusto› to offend against
    una combinación de colores que ofende la vista a combination of colors which offends the eye
    to take offense*
    se ofende por cualquier cosa he gets offended by the slightest thing, he takes offense at the slightest thing
    se ofendió porque no la invitaron she was offended o took offense because they didn't invite her
    no te ofendas, pero … don't be offended, but …
    * * *

     

    ofender ( conjugate ofender) verbo transitivo
    to offend
    ofenderse verbo pronominal
    to take offense( conjugate offense)
    ofender verbo transitivo to offend
    ' ofender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ánimo
    - faltar
    - zaherir
    - insultar
    - mentiroso
    - molestar
    English:
    hurt
    - insult
    - offence
    - offend
    - put out
    - upset
    - wrong
    - intend
    - preoccupation
    * * *
    vt
    1. [injuriar, molestar] to offend;
    tus palabras me ofenden your words offend me;
    disculpa si te he ofendido en algo I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way
    2. [a la vista, al oído] to offend;
    una monstruosidad arquitectónica que ofende la vista an architectural monstrosity that offends the eye
    vi
    to cause offence
    * * *
    v/t offend
    * * *
    agraviar: to offend, to insult
    : to offend, to be insulting
    * * *
    ofender vb to offend

    Spanish-English dictionary > ofender

  • 26 some

    1. adjective
    1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

    some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

    some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

    2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

    speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

    some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

    some time soonbald [einmal]

    3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

    would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

    do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

    4) (to a certain extent)

    that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

    5)

    this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

    6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
    2. pronoun
    einig...

    she only ate some of itsie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen

    some say... — manche sagen...

    some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

    ... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr

    3. adverb
    (coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas
    * * *
    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas
    - academic.ru/68805/somebody">somebody
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me
    * * *
    [sʌm, səm]
    I. adj inv, attr
    1. + pl n (unknown amount) einige, ein paar; + sing n etwas
    he played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vor
    here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten
    there's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche
    I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient
    I've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten
    2. + pl n (certain) gewisse
    \some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubt
    there are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltest
    3. (general, unknown) irgendein(e)
    clearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabt
    there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen
    he's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeiten
    could you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?
    it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein
    \some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam
    \some day or another irgendwann
    4. (noticeable) gewiss
    to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad
    there's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung
    5. (slight, small amount) etwas
    there is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommt
    6. (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich; ( fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich
    it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder
    we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig
    I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit
    that took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!
    he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühe
    that was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!
    \some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter
    \some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!
    \some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen iron
    perhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!
    II. pron
    1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welche
    have you got any drawing pins?if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welche
    do you have children?if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!
    2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)
    if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen
    if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]
    if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen
    3. (at least a small number) einige, manche
    surely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerkt
    4. + pl vb (proportionate number) einige, ein paar
    no, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügen
    I've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt
    \some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits
    5. (certain people) gewisse Leute
    \some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!
    6. + sing vb (proportionate number) ein bisschen
    no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügt
    have \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut
    \some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe
    7.
    and then \some ( fam) und [noch] mehr
    we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war
    III. adv inv
    1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa
    \some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch
    \some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochen
    2. AM ( fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen
    I'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] besser
    could you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?
    3. AM ( fam: a lot) viel
    he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel
    he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden fam
    we were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam
    4.
    \some few einige, ein paar
    \some little ziemlich
    we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen
    * * *
    [sʌm]
    1. adj
    1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetzt

    did you bring some records?hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?

    some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!

    2) (with singular nouns) etwas, meist nicht übersetzt (= a little, emph) etwas, ein bisschen

    some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?

    leave some cake for melass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig

    did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?

    3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)

    some people say... — manche Leute sagen...

    some people just don't care —

    there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig

    4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendein

    some book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann

    some woman rang upda hat eine Frau angerufen

    some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...

    some idiot of a driverirgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer

    in some way or another —

    or some suchoder so etwas Ähnliches

    (at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche

    5) (intensifier) ziemlich; (in exclamations) vielleicht ein (inf)

    it took some couragedazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut

    (that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!

    6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)

    some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)

    2. pron
    1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

    some..., others... — manche..., andere...

    there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden

    2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche

    they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal

    I've still got some —

    tell me if you see some —

    3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)

    here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas

    I drank some of the milk —

    I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles

    have some!nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich

    it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?

    would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch

    have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches

    he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen

    some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut

    4)

    this is some of the oldest rock in the worlddies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt

    3. adv
    1) ungefähr, etwa, circa
    2) (US inf) (= a little) etwas, ein bisschen; (= a lot) viel
    * * *
    some [sʌm; unbetont səm, sm]
    A adj
    1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:
    some day eines Tages;
    some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;
    some other time ein andermal;
    some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand
    2. (vor pl) einige, ein paar: few A 1
    3. manche:
    4. ziemlich (viel)
    5. gewiss(er, e, es):
    some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen
    6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:
    take some more nimm noch etwas
    7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:
    8. umg ‚toll:
    some player! ein klasse Spieler!;
    that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!
    B adv
    1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich
    2. umg enorm, toll
    C pron
    1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):
    some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst
    2. etwas:
    some of it etwas davon;
    some of these people einige dieser Leute;
    will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;
    and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr
    3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr
    4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (one or other) [irgend]ein

    some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch

    some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer

    2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)

    speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten

    some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren

    some time soon — bald [einmal]

    3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschen

    would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?

    do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen

    that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis

    5)

    this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)

    6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr
    2. pronoun
    einig...

    some say... — manche sagen...

    some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...

    ... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr

    3. adverb
    (coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas
    * * *
    adj.
    einig adj.
    irgendein adj.
    irgendetwas adj.
    manch adj.

    English-german dictionary > some

  • 27 say

    1. I
    do you mean what you say? вы в самом деле думаете так, как говорите?; that's just what I was about to say это как раз то, что я собирался сказать; what have you to say? что вы можете или хотите сказать?; a writer with smth. to say писатель, у которого есть, что поведать /сказать/; I have nothing to say мне нечего сказать; it is not for me to say не мне об этом судить; as our friend used to say как говаривал наш друг; I say! coll. а) послушай!; б) подумать только!; you don't say! coll. что вы говорите!, не может быть!; I dare say coll. вполне возможно
    2. II
    say in some manner if I may say so если мне позволительно будет заметить; I should say so! еще бы!; what right have you to say so? какое право вы имеете так говорить?; I came very near to saying so я почти так и сказал; do it because I said so сделайте это, потому что я так сказал /велел, приказал/; why didn't you say so at the outset? почему вы этого не сказали с самого начала? id you may well say so coll. совершенно верно; so you say! и вы так думаете!; I should say not coll. еще бы, конечно же нет!
    3. III
    say smth.
    1) say "please" and "thank you" ("hellos", something, this, that, nothing, a few words, no more, enough, etc.) говорить "пожалуйста" и "спасибо" и т.д.; what is he saying? что он говорит?; it is better to say too little than too much лучше сказать слишком мало, чем слишком много; he says little он не болтлив, он неразговорчив; he didn't say a word он не сказал /не вымолвил/ ни слова; say no more! coll. все ясно!, понятно!
    2) say poems (a piece of poetry. a prayer /grace/, etc.) говорить /читать/ стихи и т.д.; say mass служить обедню; say one's lessons отвечать урок; the signpost says London указатель показывает в сторону Лондона; the clock says ten o'clock часы показывают десять
    3) say no (yes) отказываться (соглашаться); you say yes one moment and no the next вы то, соглашаетесь, то отказываетесь; that is not saying very much этим не так уж много сказано; it is saying a great deal этим уже много сказано; he said as much он примерно так и сказал; what 1 say is no по-моему /мое мнение/, нужно отказаться; if it is too much. shall we say l 10? если это слишком много /дорого/, то пусть будет десять фунтов!
    4. IV
    say smth. in some manner say smth. clearly (impressively, well, aloud, peremptorily, reproachfully, apologetically, bluntly, frankly, repeatedly, etc.) говорить /сказать/ что-л. четко и т.д.; say it. again (a thing over and over again) повторять что-л. (снова и снова); say that again coll. и не говори!
    5. XI
    be said somewhere it isn't said in good company в приличном обществе об этом не принято говорить; be said on smth. the last word has not yet been said on this subject по этому вопросу последнее слово еще не сказано; be said in some manner all that can be said in a couple of words все, что можно сказать в нескольких словах; it is well said это хорошо сказано; be said to smb. he never hears what is said to him он никогда не слышит, что ему говорят; be said to be smth. he is said to be a good singer говорят, [что] он хороший певец; the furniture is said not to be worth much говорят, что эта мебель не очень ценная; be said to do smth. nobody call be said to have understood him говорят, что его никто не понимал; be said, that... it is [generally] (commonly, etc.) said that health is the most important thing [обычно и т.д.] говорят, что здоровье - самое важное; it is said that there has been an earthquake in Italy (that we're going to have a cold winter, etc.) говорят, что в Италии было землетрясение и т.д.; be said smth. against (for) smth., smb. not one word was said against it (against his plan, against her nomination, against the man, etc.) против этого и т.д. не было сказано ни слева; nothing was said for this plan никто не поддержал этот план || there is much to be said for smth. это заслуживает одобрения; there is much to be said for this invention можно многое сказать в пользу этого изобретения
    6. XXI1
    1) say smth. to smb. say "good morning" to each other (smth. to the children, this to herself. etc.) говорить друг другу "доброе утро" и т.д.; I am saying to you what I wouldn't say to everyone я говорю вам то, что не стал бы говорить всем и каждому; say smth. to oneself говорить что-л. про себя; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with joy (with envy, with a heavy heart, without vanity, etc.) с радостью и т.д. говорить что-л.; smth. in smth. say smth. in anger (in fury, etc.) говорить что-л. в раздражении и т.д.; say smth. in jest сказать что-л. в шутку; say smth. in smb.'s defence (in smb.'s praise) говорить что-л. в чью-л. защиту (с похвалой о ком-л.) || say smth. from one's heart говорить что-л. от всего сердца; say smth. in a loud (soft, hoarse, etc.) voice говорить или сказать что-л. громким и т.д. голосом /громко и т.д./; say smth. under one's breath сказать что-л. шепотом; say smth. to smb.'s face говорить /сказать/ что-л. кому-л. в лицо; say smth. in some language сказать что-л. на каком-л. языке; how do you say this in English? как это сказать по-английски?
    2) say smth. about /of/ smb., smth. say unkind things about one's playmates (nothing about it, much about this style, etc.) плохо говорить /отзываться/ о своих товарищах и т.д.; have you said anything about it to him? вы что-нибудь ему говорили об этом?; what do people say of me? что говорят обо мне [люди]?; to say nothing of the rest не говоря уже об остальных; say smth. for smth., smb. say much for his style высказать одобрение по поводу его стиля; there is not much to say for his work похвалить его работу не за что; I can't say much for his mathematics я ничего хорошего о его успехах по математике сказать не могу; that doesn't say much for his intelligence это не говорит в пользу его ума; say a good word for smb. замолвить за кого-л. словечко, похвалить кого-л.; he had nothing to say for himself ему нечего было сказать в свое оправдание; say smth. in smth. say smth. in fun (in good earnest, etc.) утверждать что-л. в шутку и т.д.; say smth. with (without) smth. say smth. with good reason (without the slightest foundation, etc.) утверждать что-л. с полным основанием и т.д.; say smth. to smth. coll. say yes to an invitation принять приглашение; say no to a request (to a question, etc.) дать отрицательный ответ на просьбу и т.д.; I wouldn't say по to a glass of beer я бы не отказался от стаканчика пива; what do you say to a short walk (to a trip to London, to a meal, to a bath, to a theatre, etc.)? что вы скажете относительно /как насчет/ того, чтобы пойти погулять и т.д.?
    7. XXV
    say [that]... say that he is busy (he is very ill, that the harvest will be good, etc.) говорить /сказать/, что он занят и т.д.; I am glad /happy/ (sorry, etc.) to say that he is here я рад и т.д. сказать, что он здесь; people say that he is intelligent говорят, что он умный; everybody says that... все говорят, что...; it goes without saying that... coll. само собой разумеется, что...; the book (the letter, the article, etc.) says that... в письме и т.д. говорится, что...; the text (the law) says... текст (закон) гласят...; say what... (who..., how..., when..., etc.) say what I feel (what you think, what is wrong, who it was, why he does it, if he knows it, how this can be done, etc.) сказать, что я чувствую /ощущаю/ и т.д.; it is hard to say when he'll be back трудно сказать, когда он вернется; there's no saying why he does these things нельзя сказать /объяснить/, почему он делает такие вещи /так ведет себя/; abs "Yes", he said "Да",сказал он; let's meet, say, on Wednesday coll. встретимся, ну скажем, хотя бы в среду
    8. XXVII2
    say of smb. that... they say of him that he is mad (of her that she has seen the world, etc.) о нем говорят, что он не в своем уме и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > say

  • 28 well

    I noun
    1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der
    2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
    II 1. interjection
    1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

    well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

    2) (expr. relief) mein Gott
    3) (expr. concession) na ja

    well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

    4) (expr. resumption) nun

    well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

    5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

    well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

    6) (expr. resignation)

    [oh] well — nun denn

    7) (expr. expectation)

    well [then]? — na?

    2. adverb,

    do well out of somethingmit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

    the patient is doing welldem Patienten geht es gut

    you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

    didn't he do well!hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

    you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

    you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

    2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

    be well able to do somethingdurchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

    I'm well aware of what has been going onmir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

    let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

    well out of sight(very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

    I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

    3) (considerably) weit

    it was well on into the afternoones war schon spät am Nachmittag

    he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

    he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

    be well away(lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

    4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

    think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

    speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

    5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl
    6) (easily) ohne weiteres
    7)

    as well(in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

    Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

    that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

    it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

    A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

    as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter

    3. adjective
    1) (in good health) gesund

    How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

    look wellgut od. gesund aussehen

    2) pred. (satisfactory)

    I am very well where I amich bin hier sehr zufrieden

    all's well that ends well(prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

    all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

    [that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

    3) pred. (advisable) ratsam
    * * *
    (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) viel,etwas,wenig halten von
    * * *
    well1
    [wel]
    I. adj
    < better, best>
    1. (healthy) gesund
    are you \well? geht es dir gut?
    thank you, [I'm] very \well danke, [es geht mir] sehr gut
    I'm fairly/perfectly \well mir geht es einigermaßen/bestens
    he hasn't been too \well lately ihm geht es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gut
    you're looking very \well today! Sie sehen heute blendend aus!
    to be alive and \well gesund und munter sein
    to feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlen
    to get \well gesund werden
    I hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser geht
    get \well soon! gute Besserung!
    get \well card Genesungskarte f
    2. inv (okay)
    all \well at work? ist bei der Arbeit alles in Ordnung?
    all's \well here hier ist alles in Ordnung
    all is not \well at the office im Büro gibt es Probleme
    nobody believes all is \well in our health service keiner glaubt, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung ist
    all being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gutgeht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommen
    it's all very \well saying that [or for you to say that], but... du hast gut reden, aber...
    it's all very \well for you to laugh but... du hast gut lachen, aber...
    all's not \well with sb/sth mit jdm/etw steht es nicht zum Besten
    all \well and good, all very \well gut und schön
    that's all very \well but... das ist [ja] alles schön und gut, aber...
    electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizungen sind so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfall
    it's just as \well that... es ist [nur] gut, dass...
    just as \well you're not here — you wouldn't like it [nur] gut, dass du nicht hier bist — es würde dir nicht gefallen
    3. inv (sensible)
    it would be as \well to do sth es wäre [o ist] ratsam, etw zu tun
    it would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen
    4.
    all's \well that ends \well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov
    II. adv
    <better, best>
    1. (in a good way) gut
    you speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englisch
    they discussed the plans for two hours at considered it time \well spent sie diskutierten zwei Stunden lang die Pläne und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben
    \well spotted! gut aufgepasst!
    look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du lässt es dir aber gutgehen!
    [that was] \well put gut ausgedrückt
    \well done! gut gemacht!, super! fam
    it's a job \well done! das wäre erledigt!
    to be money \well spent gut angelegtes Geld sein
    to do \well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun
    as \well as sb/sth so gut wie jd/etw
    I can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marie
    she can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwester
    \well enough (sufficiently) gut genug; (satisfactorily) ganz gut, einigermaßen
    the concert was \well enough advertised but ticket sales were poor obwohl das Konzert ausreichend angekündigt war, wurden kaum Tickets verkauft
    he plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavier
    pretty \well ganz gut
    to do \well for oneself erfolgreich sein
    to mean \well es gut meinen
    2. (favourably) gut
    his point was \well taken sein Beitrag wurde gut aufgenommen
    to speak \well of sb/sth nur Gutes über jdn/etw sagen
    to think \well of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten
    to know sb \well jdn gut kennen
    to cost \well over/under £ 100 weit über/unter 100 Pfund kosten
    the results are \well above [our] expectations die Ergebnisse liegen weit über unseren Erwartungen
    stand \well clear of the doors halten Sie deutlich Abstand von den Türen
    keep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich weit vom Rand des Abhangs fern
    they kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge weit hinter der weißen Linie zurück
    5. inv (used for emphasis) [sehr] wohl
    I can \well believe it das glaube ich gern
    I should damn \well hope so! ( fam) das will ich [aber auch] stark hoffen!
    he could \well imagine how... er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie...
    there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know du weißt doch, dass nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr fahren
    I \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnern
    to be \well able to do sth durchaus [o sehr wohl] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
    to be \well aware of sth sich dat einer S. gen durchaus [o sehr wohl] bewusst sein
    to be \well over forty weit über vierzig sein
    to be \well worth it/an attempt es/einen Versuch wert sein
    to be \well away in sth BRIT ( fig fam) ganz in etw akk versunken sein
    \well and truly ganz einfach
    the party was \well and truly over when he arrived als er kam, war die Party bereits gelaufen fam
    6. inv (justifiably) wohl
    you may \well ask! das kann man wohl fragen!
    where's Pete?you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? — das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!
    I couldn't very \well refuse the offer ich konnte das Angebot ja wohl schlecht ablehnen
    he may \well wonder why no one was there — he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich [gar] nicht zu wundern, warum keiner da war — er hat vergessen, den Termin fest zu vereinbaren
    you may \well think it was his fault es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld war
    7. inv (probably) gut
    it may \well be that... es ist gut möglich [o es kann gut sein], dass...
    he might \well be sick after that drinking spree es ist gut möglich, dass er nach dem Trinkgelage krank ist
    it may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig ist
    she might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kann
    8. inv (very) völlig, total fam
    we were \well bored at the concert BRIT ( fam) wir haben uns in dem Konzert furchtbar gelangweilt
    to be \well pleased [or satisfied] with sth ( fam) mit etw dat vollauf zufrieden sein
    9. inv (also)
    as \well auch; (and)
    ... as \well as... und [auch]..., sowie geh
    invite Emlynand Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein — und Simon auch
    I'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen
    10. inv (equally)
    [just] as \well ebenso gut [auch], eigentlich [auch]
    you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschen
    if you publish this, you may just as \well hand in your notice wenn du das veröffentlichst, kannst du ebenso gut auch gleich kündigen
    11.
    to be \well away BRIT ( fam: asleep) weg sein fam; (drunk) angeheitert sein fam
    to be \well in with sb, AM to be in \well with sb ( fam) gut mit jdm können fam
    to leave \well [AM enough] alone es lieber seinlassen
    to be \well out of it BRIT, AUS davongekommen sein
    if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing \well ( saying) wenn schon, denn schon fam
    to be \well up on [or in] sth in etw dat gut bewandert sein
    if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself ( saying) wenn du möchtest, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, machst du es am besten selbst
    III. interj (introducing, continuing a statement) nun [ja], also; (introducing a question) und; (showing hesitation, resignation) tja fam, na ja fam; (showing doubt, disagreement, annoyance) na fam; (showing surprise)
    \well [, \well]! sieh mal einer an!, na, so was!
    \well, what shall we do now? tja, was machen wir jetzt? fam
    \well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?
    \well, are you happy now? na, bist du jetzt zufrieden? fam
    \well, \well... ja, ja...
    \well now [or then] ... also [dann]...
    oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichts
    very \well... na gut...
    IV. n no pl
    to wish sb \well jdm alles Gute [o jdm viel Glück] wünschen
    well2
    [wel]
    I. n
    1. (for water) Brunnen m
    to drill a \well einen Brunnen bohren
    2. (for mineral) Schacht m
    gas \well Gasbrunnen m
    oil \well Ölquelle f
    to drill a \well einen Schacht bohren; (for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegen
    3. ARCHIT (for stairs) Treppenhaus nt; (for lift) Fahrstuhlschacht m; (for light) Lichtschacht m
    4. BRIT LAW Ort, wo die Anwälte und Protokollanten im Gerichtssaal sitzen
    5. (bountiful source) Quelle f
    6. (small depression) Kuhle f, Mulde f
    II. vi
    to \well up in sth in etw dat aufsteigen
    tears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen; ( fig)
    conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf geh
    pride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust geh
    to \well [up] out of sth aus etw dat hervorquellen
    [wi:l, wil]
    = we will/we shall, will1, shall
    * * *
    I [wel]
    1. n
    1) (= water well) Brunnen m; (= oil well) Ölquelle f; (drilled) Bohrloch nt; (fig = source) Quelle f

    to sink a welleinen Brunnen bohren or anlegen or graben; (for oil) ein Bohrloch nt anlegen or vorantreiben

    2) (= shaft) (for lift) Schacht m; (for stairs) Treppenschacht m; (down centre of staircase) Treppenhaus nt
    3) (of theatre) Parkett nt; (of auditorium) ebenerdiger Teil des Zuschauer-/Konferenz-/Versammlungsraums (Brit of court) Teil des Gerichtssaals, in dem die Rechtsanwälte und Protokollschreiber sitzen
    4) (= ink well) Tintenfass nt
    2. vi
    quellen II comp better, superl best
    1. adv
    1) (= in a good or satisfactory manner) gut

    it is well painted (portrait) — es ist gut gemalt; (house, fence) es ist sauber or ordentlich angestrichen

    he did it as well as he could/as I could have done — er machte es so gut er konnte/ebenso gut, wie ich es hätte machen können

    he's doing well at school/in history — er ist gut or er kommt gut voran in der Schule/in Geschichte

    mother and child are/the patient is doing well — Mutter und Kind/dem Patienten geht es gut, Mutter und Kind sind/der Patient ist wohlauf

    if you do well you'll be promoted — wenn Sie sich bewähren, werden Sie befördert

    you did well to help — du tatest gut daran zu helfen, es war gut, dass du geholfen hast

    well done! — gut gemacht!, bravo!, sehr gut!

    to do oneself well (inf)es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

    everything went well/quite well — es ging alles gut or glatt (inf)/recht or ganz gut

    2) (= favourably, fortunately) gut

    to speak/think well of sb — über jdn Gutes sagen/Positives denken, von jdm positiv sprechen/denken

    to be well spoken of in certain circles/by one's colleagues — einen guten Ruf in gewissen Kreisen/bei seinen Kollegen haben

    to do well out of sth — von etw ganz schön or ordentlich profitieren, bei etw gut wegkommen (inf)

    you would do well to arrive early — Sie täten gut daran, früh zu kommen

    are you coming? – I might as well — kommst du? – ach, könnte ich eigentlich (auch) (inf) or ach, warum nicht

    3) (= thoroughly, considerably, to a great degree) gut, gründlich

    he loved her too well to leave her (liter) — er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen hätte

    well and truly — (ganz) gründlich; married, settled in ganz richtig; (iro also) fest; westernized, conditioned

    he was well away (inf) (= drunk)er war in Fahrt or Schwung (inf) er hatte einen sitzen (inf)

    well within... — durchaus in... (dat)

    it continued well into 1996/the night — es zog sich bis weit ins Jahr 1996/in die Nacht hin

    4) (= probably, reasonably) ohne Weiteres, gut, wohl

    I may well be late — es kann leicht or wohl or ohne Weiteres sein, dass ich spät komme

    it may well be that... — es ist gut or wohl or ohne Weiteres möglich, dass...

    she cried, as well she might — sie weinte, und das (auch) mit Grund or wozu sie auch allen Grund hatte

    I couldn't very well stay — ich konnte schlecht bleiben, ich konnte wohl nicht mehr gut bleiben

    5)

    (= in addition) as well — auch

    x as well as y — x sowohl als auch y, x und auch y

    6) (Brit inf

    = very) well happy — total glücklich (inf)

    2. adj
    1) (= in good health) gesund

    I'm very well, thanks — danke, es geht mir sehr gut

    he's not a well maner ist gar nicht gesund

    2) (= satisfactory, desirable, advantageous) gut

    all is not well with him/in the world — mit ihm/mit or in der Welt steht es nicht zum Besten

    that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

    if that's the case, (all) well and good — wenn das der Fall ist, dann soll es mir recht sein

    it's all very well for you to suggest... — Sie können leicht vorschlagen...

    it's all very well for you, you don't have to... —

    it was well for him that no-one found out — es war sein Glück, dass es niemand entdeckt hat

    it's just as well he came — es ist (nur or schon) gut, dass er gekommen ist

    you're well out of that — seien Sie froh, dass Sie damit nichts mehr zu tun haben

    all's well that ends well — Ende gut, alles gut

    3. interj
    also; (expectantly also) na; (doubtfully) na ja

    well, well!, well I never (did)! — also, so was!, na so was!

    well now —

    well, it was like this well there you are, that proves it! well, as I was saying — also, es war so or folgendermaßen na bitte or also bitte, das beweist es doch also, wie (bereits) gesagt

    well then? — also (gut); (in question) na?, nun?, also?

    very well then! — na gut, also gut!; (indignantly) also bitte (sehr)!

    oh well, never mind — macht nichts

    well, that's a relief! — na (also), das ist ja eine Erleichterung!

    4. n
    Gute(s) nt

    to wish sb well (in general) — jdm alles Gute wünschen; ( in an attempt, also iro ) jdm Glück wünschen (in bei)

    I wish him well, but... — ich wünsche ihm nichts Böses, aber...

    * * *
    well1 [wel] komp better [-betə(r)], sup best [best]
    A adv
    1. gut, wohl:
    a) gut versehen sein ( for mit),
    b) wohlhabend oder gut situiert oder gut dran sein;
    he is well off ihm geht es gut;
    do well with mit etwas gut fahren umg;
    do o.s. well, live well gut leben, es sich gut gehen lassen
    2. gut, recht, geschickt:
    do well gut oder recht daran tun ( to do zu tun);
    well done! gut gemacht!, bravo!;
    well roared, lion! gut gebrüllt, Löwe!;
    sing well gut singen
    3. gut, günstig, vorteilhaft:
    a) gut abschneiden,
    b) Glück haben;
    if all goes well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt
    4. gut, freundschaftlich:
    think (speak) well of gut denken (sprechen) über (akk)
    5. gut, sehr, vollauf:
    love ( oder like) sb well jemanden sehr lieben;
    be well pleased hocherfreut sein;
    it speaks well for him es spricht sehr für ihn
    6. wohl, mit gutem Grund:
    not very well wohl kaum;
    you cannot very well do that das kannst du nicht gut tun;
    I couldn’t very well say no ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen;
    we might well try it wir können es ja versuchen; academic.ru/80106/very">very A 1
    7. recht, eigentlich, so richtig:
    he does not know well how er weiß nicht recht, wie
    8. gut, genau, gründlich:
    know sb well jemanden gut kennen;
    he knows only too well er weiß nur zu gut ( that dass);
    remember well sich gut erinnern an (akk)
    9. gut, ganz, völlig:
    he is well out of sight er ist völlig außer Sicht;
    be well out of sth etwas glücklich hinter sich gebracht haben
    10. gut, beträchtlich, ziemlich, weit:
    well away weit weg;
    he walked well ahead of them er ging ihnen ein gutes Stück voraus;
    he is well up in the list er steht weit oben auf der Liste;
    be well on in years nicht mehr der oder die Jüngste sein;
    well past fifty weit über 50;
    until well past midnight bis lange nach Mitternacht;
    well in advance schon lange vorher;
    he finished well back SPORT er endete weit abgeschlagen;
    be well above average weit über dem Durchschnitt liegen; up D 4
    11. gut, tüchtig, gründlich, kräftig:
    12. gut, mit Leichtigkeit, durchaus:
    you could well have done it du hättest es leicht tun können;
    it is very well possible es ist durchaus oder sehr wohl möglich;
    as well ebenso, außerdem;
    shall I bring the paper as well? soll ich auch die Zeitung bringen?;
    (just) as well ebenso (gut), genauso (gut);
    just as well Gott sei Dank! zum Glück!;
    just as well I had … zum Glück hatte ich …;
    as well … as sowohl … als auch; nicht nur …, sondern auch;
    as well as ebenso gut wie; may1 3
    B adj
    1. wohl, gesund:
    be ( oder feel) well sich wohlfühlen;
    “get well soon!” (auf Karten) „gute Besserung!“;
    look well gesund aussehen;
    he isn’t a well man bes US er ist nicht gesund
    2. in Ordnung, richtig, gut:
    all is not well with him etwas ist nicht in Ordnung mit ihm;
    all will be well es wird sich alles wieder einrenken;
    all being well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;
    I am very well where I am ich fühle mich sehr wohl;
    that is all very well, but das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber;
    it’s all very well for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;
    all’s well that ends well (Sprichwort) Ende gut, alles gut
    3. vorteilhaft, günstig, gut:
    it will be as well for her to know it es schadet ihr gar nichts, es zu wissen;
    that is just as well das ist schon gut so;
    well and good schön und gut
    4. ratsam, richtig, gut:
    it would be well es wäre angebracht oder ratsam ( to do zu tun)
    C int nun, na, tja, schön (oft unübersetzt):
    well! (empört) na, hör mal!;
    well, who would have thought it? (erstaunt) wer hätte das gedacht?;
    well then nun (also);
    well then? (erwartend) na und?;
    well, it can’t be helped (resigniert) da kann man (eben oder halt) nichts machen;
    well, here we are at last (erleichtert) so, da wären wir endlich;
    well, what should I say? (überlegend, zögernd) tja oder hm, was soll ich (da) sagen?, well, well! so, so!, (beruhigend) schon gut!
    D s (das) Gute:
    a) lass gut sein!,
    b) lass die Finger davon!;
    wish sb well jemandem alles Gute wünschen
    well2 [wel]
    A s
    1. (gegrabener) Brunnen, Ziehbrunnen m:
    well water Brunnenwasser n; juvenescence 1
    2. (auch Gas-, Öl) Quelle f
    3. Heilquelle f, Mineralbrunnen m
    4. fig (Ur)Quell m, Quelle f, Ursprung m
    5. Ölgewinnung etc: Bohrloch n
    6. ARCH
    a) (Aufzugs- etc) Schacht m
    b) Treppenauge n
    7. SCHIFF
    a) TECH Pumpensod m
    b) Buhne f, Fischbehälter m (im Fischerboot)
    8. JUR Br Platz für Anwälte im Gerichtssaal
    B v/i quellen ( from aus):
    well out ( oder forth) hervorquellen;
    well up aufsteigen (Flüssigkeit etc);
    tears welled up in her eyes die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;
    hatred welled up within him Hass stieg in ihm auf
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der
    2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
    II 1. interjection
    1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

    well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

    2) (expr. relief) mein Gott
    3) (expr. concession) na ja

    well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

    4) (expr. resumption) nun

    well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

    5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

    well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

    6) (expr. resignation)

    [oh] well — nun denn

    7) (expr. expectation)

    well [then]? — na?

    2. adverb,

    you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

    you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

    you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

    2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

    be well able to do somethingdurchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

    I'm well aware of what has been going onmir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

    let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

    well out of sight (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

    I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

    he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

    he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

    be well away(lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

    4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

    think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

    speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

    5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl
    6) (easily) ohne weiteres
    7)

    as well (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

    Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

    that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

    it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

    A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

    as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter

    3. adjective

    How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

    look wellgut od. gesund aussehen

    2) pred. (satisfactory)

    all's well that ends well(prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

    all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

    [that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

    3) pred. (advisable) ratsam
    * * *
    adj.
    gesund adj.
    gut adj.
    gänzlich adj.
    wohl adj. expr.
    Nun! ausdr.
    gänzlich ausdr.
    wohl ausdr. n.
    Brunnen - m.

    English-german dictionary > well

  • 29 schön

    Adv.
    1. mit Zeitangaben: already; schon damals even then; schon früher before; (vor langer Zeit) a long time ago; schon immer always, all along; schon oft often (enough); schon wieder again; schon wieder! not again!; schon nach fünf Minuten after only five minutes; nach fünf Minuten war er schon fort etc. five minutes later he’d already gone etc.; schon von Anfang an right from the start, from the word go umg.; es ist schon 12 Uhr it’s twelve o’clock already; schon am nächsten Tag the very next day; schon um 6 Uhr waren sie auf they were already up at 6 o’clock; schon im 16. Jahrhundert as early ( oder as far back) as the 16th century; schon im 16. Jahrhundert gab es die Krankheit the disease was already around in the 16th century; das ist schon lange her that was long ago ( oder way back); das war schon vor zwanzig Jahren that was twenty (whole) years ago; wie lange sind Sie schon hier? how long have you been here?
    2. (bereits) already; (schon einmal, zuvor) before; (bis jetzt) so far; in Fragen: yet; (jemals) ever; ich habe schon eins umg. I’ve already got one; hast du schon einmal...? have you ever...?; sind Sie schon ( einmal) in Spanien gewesen? have you ever been to Spain?; ich war schon ein paar Mal / oft dort I’ve been there a couple of times / frequently; kennen Sie schon Herrn X? have you met Mr ( oder Mr.) X?, do you know Mr ( oder Mr.) X?; wir kennen uns schon we’ve met, we do know one another; ich habe ihn schon ( einmal) gesehen I’ve seen him before somewhere; danke, ich habe schon zu trinken etc.: no thanks, I’m fine; da ist er ja schon wieder he’s (iro. look who’s) back again; das kenne ich schon I know that, I’ve seen that before; bei Entschuldigungen: I’ve heard that one before; das kennen wir schon we know all about that, that’s an old one; ich habe schon bessere Weine getrunken I’ve tasted better wines in my time; hast du schon gehört? have you heard?; hast du schon mit ihm gesprochen? have you talked to him yet?; ist er schon da? has he come yet?, is he here yet?; (früher als erwartet) is he here already?; was, ( du bist) schon zurück? what, back already?; werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?; ich bekomme schon it’s OK, I’m being looked after; er wollte schon gehen he was about ( oder all set) to go; warum willst du schon gehen? why are you leaving so early?
    3. zur Betonung (sogar, selbst) even; schon ein Milligramm des Gifts kann tödlich sein just ( oder even) one milligram(me) of the poison can kill you; ein Anruf hätte schon genügt (just) a phone call would have been enough; schon ein Unentschieden wäre ein Erfolg even a draw would be a success; schon für 10 Euro for only 10 euros; Herrenhemden schon ab 5 Euro men’s shirts from as little as 5 euros; ich komme (ja) schon! (I’m) coming!; da sind wir (ja) schon! here we are; schon war ich sauer umg. I was getting really annoyed; was gibt es denn ( nun) schon wieder? what is it now ( oder this time)?; ich verstehe schon I see
    4. (allein) schon seine Stimme just to hear his voice, his voice alone; schon der Name the mere (mention of the oder his etc.) name, just to hear the ( oder his etc.) name; schon der Anblick just to see it; schon der Gedanke the very idea, the mere thought (of it); schon deswegen if only for that (reason); schon wegen if only because of; der Kinder etc.: if only for the sake of; schon weil if only because; schon sie zu sehen (even) just to see her
    5. versichernd, verstärkend: sie wird’s schon schaffen she’ll make it all right; beruhigend: auch don’t worry, she’ll make it; er kommt schon noch he’ll come eventually; die Zinsen steigen schon noch the interest rates are bound to go up; the interest rates will go up, you’ll see; ich mach’s schon leave it to me; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right, I’ll etc. manage (somehow); das ist schon möglich that could be; betonter: that’s quite possible; das lässt sich schon machen mit Vorbehalt: we etc. might be able to do that, it’s doable; (es ist kein Problem) that’s no problem, no problem umg.; wir können schon mit ihm reden (sind bereit) we don’t mind talking to him; ich kann mir schon denken, was... I can (just) imagine what...; er ist schon eingebildet he’s certainly bigheaded; das war schon Glückssache that really was a stroke of luck; das ist schon eine große Frechheit! that really is a bit much; schon gut! it’s all right, never mind; (das reicht) that’ll do
    6. umg., auffordernd, ermunternd: mach schon! get a move on, will you?; komm schon! come on, then; geh schon! go on, then; nun sag schon, wie’s war come on, tell us ( oder me) what it was like; gib’s schon zu! come on, admit it!
    7. einräumend oder bedingend: schon, aber... yes, but...; ich verstehe / möchte schon, aber... I can see that / I’d like to, but...; ich kenne sie schon, aber... I do know her, but...; sie müsste sich schon etwas mehr anstrengen she’d have to make more of an effort, of course; das ist schon wahr, aber... that’s (certainly) ( oder may be) true, but...; wenn du schon ( mal) da bist since you’re here
    8. (ohnehin) es ist so schon teuer genug it’s expensive enough as it is; schon gar nicht least of all; morgen schon gar nicht least of all tomorrow
    9. umg., rhetorisch: na wenn schon! so what; iro. so?; was macht das schon? what does it matter?; was heißt das schon? so?, that doesn’t mean a thing; wem nützt das schon? who is that supposed to help?; wer braucht / kauft so was schon? who on earth needs / buys something like that?; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?; wer könnte da schon nein sagen? who could possibly say no (to that)?; wer ist da? - na, wer schon? who’s there? - who do you think?
    10. umg.: wenn schon, denn schon (wenn man sich auf etw. einlässt) in for a penny (Am. dime), in for a pound (Am. dollar); (wenn man etw. unternimmt) anything worth doing, is worth doing well
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    ever; already; yet; by now
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    [ʃøːn]
    1. adj
    1) (= hübsch anzusehen) beautiful, lovely; Mann handsome

    na, schö́nes Kind (inf) — well then, beautiful (inf)

    See:
    Auge
    2) (= nett, angenehm) good; Erlebnis, Stimme, Musik, Wetter good, lovely; Gelegenheit great, splendid

    die schö́nen Künste — the fine arts

    die schö́ne Literatur — belles-lettres sing

    das ist ein schö́ner Tod — that's a good way to die

    eines schö́nen Tages — one fine day

    (wieder) in schö́nster Ordnung (nach Krach etc)back to normal (again)

    in schö́nster Eintracht or Harmonie — in perfect harmony

    das Schöne beim Skilaufen ist... — the nice thing about skiing is...

    das Schönste daran ist... — the beauty of it is..., the nicest or best thing about it is...

    schö́ne Ferien!, schö́nen Urlaub! — have a good or nice holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

    schö́nes Wochenende — have a good or nice weekend

    schö́nen guten Tag — a very good morning/afternoon/evening to you

    war es schö́n im Urlaub? — did you have a nice or good holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)?

    war es schö́n bei Tante Veronika? — did you have a nice or good time at Aunt Veronika's?

    schö́n, dass du gekommen bist — nice of you to come

    es ist schö́n, dass du wieder da bist — it's good to have you back

    schö́ner, heißer Kaffee — nice hot coffee

    ein schö́ner frischer Wind — a nice fresh wind

    3) (iro) Unordnung fine, nice, lovely; Überraschung, Wetter lovely; Unsinn, Frechheit absolute

    du bist mir ein schö́ner Freund/Vater/Held etc — a fine friend/father/hero etc you are, you're some friend/father/hero etc

    du machst or das sind mir ja schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — here's or this is a pretty state of things, here's a pretty kettle of fish (inf)

    von dir hört man schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — I've been hearing some nice or fine things about you

    das wäre ja noch schö́ner (inf)that's (just) too much!

    es wird immer schö́ner (inf)things are going from bad to worse

    See:
    4) (inf = gut) nice

    das war nicht schö́n von dir (inf)that wasn't very nice of you

    zu schö́n, um wahr zu sein (inf)too good to be true

    schö́n, schö́n, (also) schö́n, sehr schö́n, na schö́n — fine, okay, all right

    schö́n und gut, aber... — (that's) all well and good but..., that's all very well but...

    5) (= beträchtlich, groß) Erfolg great; Strecke, Stück Arbeit, Alter good

    ein schö́nes Stück weiterkommen — to make good progress

    eine ganz schö́ne Leistung — quite an achievement

    eine ganz schö́ne Arbeit — quite a lot of work

    eine ganz schö́ne Menge — quite a lot

    das hat eine schö́ne Stange Geld gekostet (inf)that cost a pretty penny

    2. adv
    1)

    (= hübsch) sich schö́n anziehen — to get dressed up

    schö́n machen (Kind) — to dress up; (Wohnung, Straßen) to decorate

    sich schö́n machen — to get dressed up, to dress (oneself) up

    2) (bei Verben) (= gut) well; sich waschen, verarbeiten lassen easily; scheinen brightly; schreiben beautifully; (= richtig, genau) ansehen, durchlesen etc carefully

    es schö́n haben — to be well off; (im Urlaub etc) to have a good time (of it)

    etw am schö́nsten machen — to do sth best

    See:
    → danke, bitte
    3)

    (= angenehm) schö́n weich/warm/stark etc — nice and soft/warm/strong etc

    4)

    (bei Wünschen) schlaf schö́n — sleep well

    amüsiere dich schö́n — have a nice or good time

    erhole dich schö́n — have a good rest

    See:
    5) (inf = brav, lieb) nicely

    iss mal schö́n deinen Teller leer — eat it all up nicely (now), be a good girl/boy and eat it all up

    sag schö́n "Guten Tag" — say "hello" nicely

    sei schö́n still/ordentlich etc (als Aufforderung) — be nice and quiet/tidy etc

    sei schö́n brav — be a good boy/girl

    fahr schö́n langsam — drive nice and slowly

    See:
    6) (inf = sehr, ziemlich) really

    schö́n wehtun — to hurt oneself a lot

    sich schö́n täuschen — to make a big mistake

    sich schö́n ärgern — to be very angry

    jdn schö́n erschrecken — to give sb quite a or a real fright

    ganz schö́n teuer/kalt — pretty expensive/cold

    (ganz) schö́n weit weg — a long or good way off, quite a distance away

    ganz schö́n lange — quite a while

    (ganz) schö́n viel Geld kosten — to cost a pretty penny

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    1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) already
    2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) already
    3) yet
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    [ʃo:n]
    I. adv
    sind wir \schon da? are we there yet?
    hast du \schon gehört? have you heard?
    sie kommen \schon heute they're coming today
    du willst \schon gehen? you want to leave now [or already]?
    nach fünf Minuten war ich \schon fertig I was finished after only five minutes, I was already finished after five minutes
    \schon bald darauf very soon after
    es ist \schon...:
    es ist \schon spät it is already late [or late already
    nur eine Minute, und \schon bin ich weg just one minute, and then I'm gone
    kaum leg ich mich hin, \schon klingelt das Telefon wieder I hardly have time to lie down before the telephone rings yet again form
    kaum verließ sie das Zimmer, \schon rauchte er she had hardly left the room when he lit up
    ihr könnt [ja] \schon [mal] anfangen you can start now
    was, \schon 5 Uhr? what, 5 o'clock already?
    er wiegt \schon 200 kg! he now weighs 200 kg!
    eine kleine Menge kann \schon Wunder wirken just [or even] a small amount can work wonders
    \schon ein Teilerfolg würde sich lohnen even a partial success would be worth it
    CD-Rohlinge gibt es \schon für ein paar Cent blank CDs can be had for as little as a few cents
    \schon 8-Jährige surfen im Internet children as young as eight are surfing the internet
    \schon in den Siebzigern gab es Mikrocomputer there were microcomputers as early as [or back in] the seventies
    \schon Ovid schrieb darüber/über diese Idee that/that idea is as old as Ovid
    \schon als Kind wollte ich Schauspieler werden since I was a child I've always wanted to be an actor
    \schon damals/gestern/jetzt even at that time/even yesterday/even now
    \schon früh early on
    \schon immer always
    sie war \schon immer schwierig she always was difficult
    ich sagte es ja \schon immer I've always said so
    \schon seit Jahren for years [now]
    \schon lange/länger for a long time [now]
    \schon längst (die ganze Zeit) for ages; (vor langer Zeit) ages ago
    \schon oft several times [already]
    das kenn ich \schon I know that already
    ich wollte vorher \schon fragen I wanted to ask anyway
    \schon [ein]mal ever
    hast du \schon mal Austern gegessen? have you ever eaten oysters?
    wie \schon gesagt as was/has been said already [or beforehand]
    wie \schon so oft as was/has been often the case [before]
    warum sich beklagen? es geht uns \schon so schlecht why complain? we're badly off as it is
    \schon darum/deshalb/aus dem Grunde for that reason alone
    \schon die Tatsache, dass... the fact alone that..., the very fact that...
    \schon Grund genug sein to be already reason enough; s.a. allein
    II. part
    das ist \schon eine Schande! that really is a disgrace!
    es ist \schon wahr it's true all right
    ich sehe \schon,... I can see,...
    ich kann mir \schon denken, was du willst I can well imagine what you want
    das will \schon was heißen those are promising words
    du wirst \schon sehen! you'll see!
    es ist \schon angenehm, nichts zu tun it really is pleasant doing nothing
    das will ich nicht, und \schon gar nicht von dir I don't want it, and especially not from you
    \schon wieder [once] again
    nicht das/sie \schon wieder! not that/her again!
    2. (fam: endlich)
    jetzt komm \schon! hurry up!
    hör \schon auf damit! will you stop that!
    sag doch \schon! out with it!
    geh \schon! go on!
    gib \schon her! come on, give it here!
    mach \schon! hurry up!
    wenn du \schon nicht bleibst, [dann] iss eine Kleinigkeit if you really can't stay, then have a bite to eat
    wenn ich euch \schon fahre, dann [aber] vor Mitternacht if I do drive you, then before midnight
    4. (irgendwie) all right
    danke, es geht \schon thanks, I can manage
    es wird \schon klappen it will work out all right
    5. (irgendwann) in the end, one day
    es wird \schon noch [mal] klappen it will work out in the end [or one day
    ich glaube \schon I think so
    so was kann \schon mal vorkommen such things can happen
    Lust hätte ich \schon, nur keine Zeit I do feel like it, I simply don't have time
    das stimmt \schon that's true enough
    das ist \schon möglich/wahr that's possible/true, I suppose
    \schon möglich, aber [o doch] [o nur] nicht sehr wahrscheinlich that's possible, but not very probable
    [ja] \schon[, aber...] [well] yes [or sure] [, but...]
    findest du sie attraktiv? — ja, \schon do you think she's attractive? — yes, she's okay
    \schon gut! okay! fam
    und [o na] wenn \schon! (fam) so what? fam
    wir durften nicht draußen spielen, die anderen [aber] \schon we weren't allowed to play outside, but the others were
    auf dieser Straße kommen Sie nicht nach Köln, auf der \schon you won't get to Cologne on this road, but on that one
    8. (usu pej: ausgerechnet)
    was ist \schon Reichtum? what's wealth of all things?
    was hast du \schon zu sagen? what have you of all people got to say?
    was sind \schon zehn Jahre? what do ten years matter?
    was macht das \schon? what does it matter?
    was nützt das \schon? what possible use is that?
    wen interessiert das \schon? who's possibly interested?
    wenn ich das \schon rieche/sehe! the mere smell/sight of that!
    wenn ich das \schon höre! just hearing about it!; s.a. ja, möglich
    wie war \schon Ihr Name? what was your name again?
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gutOK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    A. adj
    1. (attraktiv) nice; (ausgesprochen schön) beautiful; Frau: auch attractive; Mann: handsome, good-looking; Kind: lovely; Tier: beautiful;
    schöne Schrift nice handwriting;
    schöne Stimme attractive voice; Singstimme: beautiful voice;
    er ist kein schöner Mann, aber … he’s not good-looking (hum he’s no Adonis), but …;
    eine hinreißend schöne Frau a stunningly beautiful woman;
    sich schön machen dress up, make o.s. smart (US neat); (sich schminken) put one’s make-up ( oder face umg) on;
    sich für jemanden schön machen try to look one’s best for sb;
    sei schön und halt den Mund! umg be a wonderful friend ( oder do me a favo[u]r) and keep your mouth shut
    2.
    die schönen Künste the fine arts;
    schöne Literatur belles-lettres pl, belletristic literature
    3. (gut) good; (nett) nice; (erlesen) fine, choice;
    ein schöner Erfolg a great success;
    schönes Wetter good ( oder fine) weather;
    ein schönes Beispiel der Barockdichtung a fine example of Baroque poetry;
    schönen Dank! many thanks; abweisend: no thank you, thanks but no thanks umg;
    schön! als Zustimmung: all right, fine; umg okay;
    na schön! (also gut) all right then;
    zu schön, um wahr zu sein too good to be true;
    das ist alles schön und gut, aber … that’s all very well, but …;
    das Schöne daran the great thing about it;
    das Schönste kommt noch besonders iron you haven’t heard the best part yet, it gets better; anrichten
    4. (angenehm) nice, pleasant;
    schöner heißer Tee umg nice hot (cup of) tea;
    ein paar schöne Stunden a few pleasant ( stärker: happy) hours;
    es war sehr schön auf dem Fest it was great ( oder very nice);
    das war ein schöner Tag that was a lovely day;
    schönen Tag noch! besonders US have a nice day;
    schönes Wochenende! have a nice weekend;
    war es schön im Urlaub? did you have a nice holiday?;
    das ist schön von ihm that’s (very) kind ( oder nice) of him;
    schöner Tod easy death;
    schön wär’s! wouldn’t that be nice; (ist unwahrscheinlich) what a hope!, that’ll be the day!;
    er macht nur schöne Worte it’s all fine words with him
    5. umg (beträchtlich) considerable;
    eine schöne Strecke laufen walk quite a way ( oder distance);
    eine ganz schöne Entfernung quite a considerable distance;
    ein schönes Stück vorankommen make a fair bit of progress;
    ein schönes Stück Arbeit a pretty big job;
    eine schöne Summe a tidy sum;
    ein ganz schönes Alter a fine old age;
    das ist ja eine schöne Enttäuschung that’s a big disappointment
    6. umg, iron:
    das sind mir schöne Sachen that’s a fine kettle of fish;
    du bist mir ein schöner Freund a fine friend you are;
    das wäre ja noch schöner! that’d be the last straw, that’s the last thing we want; Aussicht, Bescherung etc
    7.
    eines schönen Tages one day; zukünftig: one of these days
    B. adv
    1. nicely, beautifully etc; A
    2. umg (sehr) really, pretty;
    schön warm nice and warm;
    der Kaffee ist schön/ganz schön heiß the coffee is nice and hot/really hot;
    ganz schön kalt auch damned cold;
    sei schön brav! be a good boy ( oder girl) now;
    bleib schön ruhig zum Kind: you be quiet now; (keine Aufregung) just keep calm now;
    es ist ganz schön schwer that’s some weight; (schwierig) it’s pretty difficult;
    du hast mich ganz schön erschreckt you gave me quite a scare;
    da wärst du schön dumm you’d be a right (US complete) fool
    3.
    du hast es schön! lucky you!
    4. umg, iron:
    jetzt steh ich schön da I look a right (US complete) fool now;
    da ist er aber schön angekommen he got more than he had bargained for;
    es kommt noch schöner it gets even better, you haven’t heard the best part yet
    5.
    wie man so schön sagt umg as they say;
    wie es so schön heißt umg as the saying goes; schönmachen, schöntun
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gutOK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    adv.
    already adv.
    yet adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schön

  • 30 HAFA

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    (hefi; hafða, höfðum; hafðr), v.
    1) to have (þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór);
    hafa elda, to keep up a five;
    2) to hold, celebrate (hafa vinaboð, blót, þing);
    3) to keep, retain (rifu þær vefinn í sundr, ok hafði hverr þat er hélt á);
    4) to use (tvau net eru rý, ok hafa eigi höfð verit);
    orð þau sem hann hafði um haft, which he had made use of;
    hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one;
    hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one;
    hafa tvimæli á e-u, to speak doubtfully of a thing;
    hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words;
    hann var mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in, lawsuits;
    5) to have, hold, maintain;
    hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one;
    hafa hættumikit, to run a great risk;
    hafa heilindi, to have good health;
    6) to bring, carry;
    hafa e-n heim með sér, to bring one home;
    hann hafði lög, út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway;
    hafa sik (to betake oneself) til annara landa;
    7) to take, carry off;
    troll hafi þik, the trolls take thee;
    8) to get, gain, win;
    hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep;
    hefir sá jafnan, er hættir, he wins that ventures;
    hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victor;
    hafa meira hlut, to get the upper hand, gain the day;
    hafa sitt mál, to win one’s suit;
    hafa tafl, to win the game;
    hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed;
    hafa bana, to suffer death, to die;
    hafa sigr, to be worsted;
    hafa góðar viðtökur, to be well received;
    hafa tíðindi af e-m, to get tidings of, or from, one;
    hafa sœmd, óvirðing af e-m, to get honour, disgrace from one;
    with gen., hafa e-s ekki, to fail to catch one (hann kemst á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki);
    ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we shall not catch him at present;
    9) to wear carry (clothes, weapons);
    hann hafði blán kyrtil, he wore a blue kirtle;
    hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand;
    10) to behave, do, or fare, so an so esp. with an adv.;
    hafa vel, illa, vetr, to behave (do) well, badly, be worse;
    hafa sik vel, to behave;
    11) with infin., hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping at selja, to have on sale;
    lög hafið þér at mæla, you are right;
    12) hafa e-n nær e-u, to expose one to (þú hafðir svá nær haft oss úfœru);
    hafa nær e-u, to come near to, esp. impers.;
    nær hafði okkr nú, it was a narrow escape;
    svá nær hafði hausinum, at, the shot so nearly touched the head, that;
    ok er nær hafði, skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of flloating;
    13) as an auxiliary verb, in the earliest time with the pp. of transitive verbs in acc.;
    hefir þú hamar um fólginn, hast thou hidden the hammer?;
    ek hefi sendan mann, I have sent a man;
    later with indecl. neut. pp.;
    hefir þú eigi sét mik, hast thou not seen me?;
    14) with preps.:
    hafa e-t at, to do, act;
    hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely;
    absol., viltu þess freista, ok vita hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see what happens?;
    hafa e-t at hlífiskildi (skotspœni), to use as a shield (as a target);
    hafa e-n háði, hlátri, to mock, laugh at;
    hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of;
    hafa sakir á e-n have charges against one;
    hafa á rás, to take to one’s heels, run off;
    hafa e-t fram, to produce (vápn þorgils vóru fram höfð); to carry out, hold forth;
    hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit;
    var um búit, ekki fram haft, all was made ready but nothing done;
    hafa e-t frammi, í frammi, to use, make use of (hafa í frammi kúgan);
    ok öll lögmæt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all on official duties;
    hafa e-t fyrir satt, to hold for true;
    eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed for that, it is a false charge;
    hafa e-n fyrir sökum um e-t, to charge one with;
    hafa í hótum við e-n, to threaten one;
    hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand;
    höfum eiai sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands;
    hafa ór við e-n, to behave so and so towards one (hefir þú illa ór haft við mik);
    hafa e-t til e-s to use for (höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót); to be a reason or ground for;
    vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sézt, we believe the foundation of the story is that men have been seen there;
    hafa mikit (lítit) til síns máls, to have much (little) in support of one’s case;
    hafa e-t til, to have at hand, possess;
    orð þau, sem hann hafði um haft, the words which he had used;
    keisari hafði fátt um, did not say much;
    hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue one;
    hafa e-t uppi, to take (heave) up (hafa uppi fœri, net);
    Skarpheðinn hafði uppi øxina, S. heaved up the axe;
    hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel;
    hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game;
    hafa e-n uppi, to bring one to light;
    hafa uppi rœður, to begin a discussion;
    hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished (hafa úti sitt dagsverk);
    hafa við e-m, to be a match for one;
    hafa sik við, to exert oneself;
    hafa mikit (lítit) við, to make a great (little) display;
    hann söng messu ok bafði mikit við, and made much of it;
    hann bad jarl leita, bann hafði lítit við þat, he did it lightly;
    haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so;
    haf þú lítit við at eggja sonu þina, refrain from egging on thy sons;
    15) refl., hafast.
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    pret. hafði; subj. hefði; pres. sing. hefi (less correctly hefir), hefir, hefir; plur. höfum, hafit, hafa: the mod. pres. sing. is monosyllabic hefr or hefur, and is used so in rhymes—andvara engan hefur | … við glys heims gálaus sefur, Pass. 15. 6, but in print the true old form hefir is still retained; the monosyllabic present is used even by old writers in the 1st pers. before the personal or negative suffix, e. g. hef-k and hef-k-a ek for hefi-g and hefig-a ek, see e. g. Grág. (Kb.) 79, 82, in the old oath formula, hef-k eigi, Hallfred; hef ek, Fms. iii. 10 (in a verse); but not so in 3rd pers., e. g. hefir-a or hefir-at, Grág. l. c.: imperat. haf, hafðu: part. pass. hafðr, neut. haft;—hafat is an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 16, and is prob. qs. hafit from hefja, to heave, lift: [Ulf. haban; A. S. habban; Engl. have; Hel. hebben; Germ. haben; Dutch hebben; Dan. have, Swed. hafva: it is curious the Lat. form habere retains the consonant unchanged, cp. the Romance forms, Ital. avere, Fr. avoir, Span. haber, etc. ☞ Hafa is a weak verb, and thus distinguished from hefja (to lift, begin), which is a strong verb, answering to Lat. capere, incipere; but in sundry cases, as will be seen below, it passes into the sense of this latter word; as also in some instances into that of another lost strong verb, hafa, hóf, to behave, and hœfa, to hit]:—to have.
    A. To have; hann hafði með sér ekki meira lið, Fms. i. 39; hafði hverr hirð um sik, 52; höfðu þeir áttján skip, viii. 42; Sverrir hafði tvau hundrað manna, … þeir höfðu annan samnað á landi, 328; hann hafði mikit lið ok frítt, x. 36; þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór, 102; hafa fjölmennar setur, Eb. 22; hann hafði menn sína í síldveri, Eg. 42; mun ek naut hafa þar sem mér þykkir hagi beztr, 716.
    II. to hold:
    1. to keep, celebrate; hafa ok halda, Dipl. i. 6; hafa átrúnað, 10; hafa dóma, 12; hafa blót, Fms. iv. 254; hafa vina-veizlu, id.; hafa vina-boð, Nj. 2; hafa Jóla-boð, Eg. 516; hafa þing, Fms. ix. 449; hafa haust-boð, Gísl. 27; hafa drykkju, Eb. 154; hafa leik, Fms. x. 201, passim.
    2. to hold, observe; hlýðir þat hvergi at hafa eigi lög í landi, Nj. 149; skal þat hafa, er stendr …, Grág. i. 7; skal þat allt hafa er finsk á skrá þeirri …, id.; en hvatki es mis-sagt es í fræðum þessum, þá es skylt at hafa þat (to keep, hold to be true) es sannara reynisk, Íb. 3; ok hafða ek (I kept, selected) þat ór hvárri er framarr greindi, Landn. 320, v. l.
    3. to hold, keep, retain; ef hann vill hafa hann til fardaga, Grág. i. 155; skal búandinn hafa hann hálfan mánuð, 154; ok hafði hvárr þat er hélt á, Nj. 279; hitt skal hafa er um fram er, Rb. 56; kasta í burt þrjátigi ok haf þat sem eptir verðr, 494.
    4. to hold an office; hafa lögsögu, to hold the office of lögsaga, Íb. passim; hafa jarldóm, konungdóm, passim; þat höfðu haft at fornu Dana-konungar, Eg. 267; þér berit konunga-nöfn svá sem fyrr hafa haft ( have had) forfeðr yðrir, en hafit lítið af ríki, Fms. i. 52; hafa ríki, to reign, Hkr. pref.
    5. phrases, hafa elda, to keep a fire, cook, Fms. xi. 129; hafa fjárgæzlu, to tend sheep, Eg. 740; hafa embætti með höndum, Stj. 204; hafa gæzlur á e-u, Fms. ix. 313; hafa … vetr, to have so many winters, be of such an age (cp. Fr. avoir … ans), Íb. 15; margir höfðu lítið fátt þúsund ára, Ver. 7: hafa vörn í máli, Nj. 93; hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, Fms. viii. 280, ix. 239; hafa e-t á höndum, Grág. i. 38; hafa fyrir satt, to hold for true, Fms. xi. 10; hafa við orð, to intimate, suggest, Nj. 160; hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of, Fas. i. 318.
    6. with prepp. or infin.,
    α. with prep.; hafa til, to have, possess; ef annarr þeirra hefir til enn annarr eigi, þá er sá skyldr til at fá honum er til hefir, Grág. i. 33; ef annarr hefir til …, id.; þér ætlið at ek muna eigi afl til hafa, Ld. 28.
    β. with infin.; hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping, Eg. 500; lög hafit þér at mæla, you have the law on your tongue, i. e. you are right, Nj. 101; hörð tíðindi hefi ek at segja þér, 64; sá er gripinn hefir at halda, Grág. i. 438; hafa at selja, to have on sale, Ld. 28.
    III. to use; var haft til þess sker eitt, Eb. 12; þá höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót, Fms. vii. 193; er þín ráð vóru höfð, that thy advice was taken, Fs. 57; Gríss hafði þessi ráð, Fms. iii. 21; ek vil at þat sé haft er ek legg til, x. 249; þykki mér þú vel hafa ( make good use of) þau tillög er ek legg fyrir þik, xi. 61; til þess alls er jarli þótti skipta, þá hafði hann þessa hluti, 129; tvau ný (net), ok hafa eigi höfð verit ( which have not been used), haf þú ( take) hvárt er þú vilt, Háv. 46; þær vil ek hafa enar nýju, en ek vil ekki hætta til at hafa enar fornu, id.; önnur er ný ok mikil ok hefir ( has) til einskis höfð ( used) verið, id.; buðkr er fyrir húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; gjalda vápn þau er höfð eru, N. G. L. i. 75; þat hafði hann haft ( used) fyrir skála, Edda 29; þeir vóru hafðir til at festa með hús jafnan, Nj. 118; sá hólmr var hafðr til at …, Fms. i. 218; hann skyldi hafa hinn sama eið, x. 7; orð þau sem hann hafði ( had) um haft ( used), Nj. 56; orð þau er hann hafði ( made use of) í barnskírn, K. Þ. K. 14.
    2. more special phrases; hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one, Nj. 224; hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one, 223; allmikil fjölkyngi mun vera við höfð áðr svá fái gört, Edda 27; hafa mörg orð um e-t, Ld. 268; hafa tvímæli á e-u, to discuss, doubt, speak diffidently of a thing, Lv. 52; hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words, Nj. 89; hafa nafn Drottins í hégóma, to take the Lord’s name in vain, Fms. i. 310; (hann var) mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in lawsuits, Dropl. 8: hafa sik til e-s, to use oneself to a thing, i. e. to do a mean, paltry thing; þeir er til þess vilja hafa sik, at ganga í samkundur manna úboðit, Gþl. 200; ef hann vill sik til þessa hafa, Fms. i. 99: hafa sik við, to exert oneself; skaltú ok verða þik við at hafa um þetta mál, ef þú getr þat af þér fært, Grett. 160: hafa e-n at skotspæni, to use one as a target, Nj. 222; hafa e-n at hlífi-skildi sér, to use one as a shield, 262; hafa e-n at ginningar-fifli, auga-bragði, háði, hlátri, Hm. 133, Nj. 224, passim.
    IV. to have, hold, maintain, of a state or condition; hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one, Sks. 662; hafa vanmátt, to continue sick, Eg. 565; hafa hættu-mikit, to run a great risk, Nj. 149; hafa vitfirring, to be insane, Grág. i. 154; hafa heilindi, to have good health, 26, Hm. 67; hafa burði til e-s, to have the birthright to a thing. Eg. 479; hafa hug, áræði, hyggindi, to have the courage …, Hom. 28; hafa vit ( to know), skyn, greind … á e-u, to have understanding of a thing; hafa gaman, gleði, skemtun, ánægju af e-u, to have interest or pleasure in a thing; hafa leiða, ógeð, andstygð, hatr, óbeit á e-u, to dislike, be disgusted with, hate a thing; hafa elsku, mætr, virðing á e-u, to love, esteeem … a thing; hafa allan hug á e-u, to bend the mind to a thing; hafa grun á e-m, to suspect one; hafa ótta, beyg af e-u, to fear a thing; and in numberless other phrases.
    2. with prepp.:
    α. hafa e-t frammi (fram), to carry out, hold forth; hafa frammi róg, Nj. 166; hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit, 101; stefnu-för, 78; heitstrengingar, Fms. xi. 103; ok öll lögmælt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all one’s official duties, 232; var um búit en ekki fram haft, all was made ready, but nothing done, viii. 113; beini má varla verða betri en hér er frammi hafðr, xi. 52; hafðú í frammi ( use) kúgan við þá uppi við fjöllin, Ísl. ii. 215; margir hlutir, þó at hann hafi í frammi, Sks. 276.
    β. hafa mikit, lítið fyrir e-u, to have much, little trouble about a thing; (hence fyrir-höfn, trouble.)
    γ. hafa við e-m (afl or the like understood), to be a match for one, Fms. vii. 170, Lv. 109, Nj. 89, Eg. 474, Anal. 176; hafa mikit, lítið við, to make a great, little display; (hence við-höfn, display, pomp); hann söng messu ok hafði mikit við, he sang mass and made a great thing of it, Nj. 157; þú hefir mikit við, thou makest a great show of it, Boll. 351; hann bað jarl leita, hann hafði lítið við þat, he did it lightly, Nj. 141; haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so, Ld. 182.
    B. To take, carry off, win, wield, [closely akin to Lat. capere]:
    I. to catch, take, esp. in the phrase, hafa ekki e-s, to miss one; hann kemsk á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki, he took to the forest and they missed him, Nj. 130; ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we sha’nt catch him at present, Fms. vi. 278; hafða ek þess vætki vífs, Hm. 101; þeygi ek hana at heldr hefik, 95: in swearing, tröll, herr, gramir hafi þik, the trolls, ghosts, etc. take thee! tröll hafi líf, ef …, Kormak; tröll hafi Trefót allan! Grett. (in a verse); tröll hafi þína vini, tröll hafi hól þitt, Nj.; herr hafi Þóri til slægan, confound the wily Thorir! Fms. vi. 278, v. l. (emended, as the phrase is wrongly explained in Fms. xii. Gloss.); gramir hafi þik! vide gramr.
    II. to carry, carry off, bring; hafði einn hjartað í munni sér, one carried the heart off in his mouth, Nj. 95; hann hafði þat ( brought it) norðan með sér, Eg. 42; hafði Þórólfr heim marga dýrgripi, 4; hann hafði með sér skatt allan, 62; skaltú biðja hennar ok hafa hana heim hingat, Edda 22; fé þat er hann hafði ( had) út haft ( carried from abroad), Gullþ. 13; á fimm hestum höfðu þeir mat, Nj. 74; bókina er hann hafði ( had) út haft, Fms. vii. 156; konungr hafði biskup norðr til Björgynjar með sér, viii. 296; biskup lét hann hafa með sér kirkju-við ok járn-klukku, Landn. 42; hann hafði með sér skulda-lið sitt ok búferli, Eb. 8; hann tók ofan hofit, ok hafði með sér flesta viðu, id.; ok hafa hana í brott, Fms. i. 3; tekr upp barnit, ok hefir heim með sér, Ísl. ii. 20; hann hafði lög út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway, Íb. 5; haf þú heim hvali til bæjar, Hým. 26; ok hafa hann til Valhallar, Nj. 119.
    III. to take, get; hann hafði þá engan mat né drykk, he took no food nor drink, Eg. 602; hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep, Bs. i. 139.
    2. to get, gain, win; öfluðu sér fjár, ok höfðu hlutskipti mikit, Eg. 4; eigi þarftú at biðja viðsmjörs þess, þvíat hann mun þat alls ekki hafa, né þú, for neither he nor thou shall get it, Blas. 28; jarl vill hafa minn fund, he will have a meeting with me, 40, Skv. 1. 4: the sayings, hefir sá jafnan er hættir, he wins that risks, ‘nothing venture, nothing have,’ Hrafn. 16; sá hefir krás er krefr, Sl. 29.
    3. phrases, hafa meira hlut, to get the better lot, gain the day, Nj. 90, Fms. xi. 93; hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victory, ix. 132, Eg. 7, Hkr. i. 215, Ver. 38; hafa betr, to get the better; hafa verr, miðr, to have the worst of it, Fms. v. 86, Þorst. S. St. 48, passim; hafa mál sitt, to win one’s suit, Grág. i. 7, Fms. vii. 34; hafa kaup öll, to get all the bargain, Eg. 71; hafa tafl, to win the game, Fms. vii. 219; hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed, Þkv. 10, 11, Fas. ii. 517: hafa bana, to have one’s bane, to die, Nj. 8; hafa úsigr, to be worsted, passim; hafa úfrið, to have no peace; hafa gagn, sóma, heiðr, neisu, óvirðing, skömm, etc. af e-u, to get profit, gain, honour, disgrace, etc. from a thing; hafa e-n í helju, to put one to death, Al. 123; hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue him, Nj. 95, 128; höfum eigi, sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands, Fms. v. 294.
    4. to get, receive; hann hafði góðar viðtökur, Nj. 4; hón skal hafa sex-tigi hundraða, 3; skyldi Högni hafa land, 118; selja skipit, ef hann hafði þat fyrir ( if he could get for it) sem hann vildi; Flosi spurði í hverjum aurum hann vildi fyrir hafa, hann kvaðsk vildu fyrir hafa land, 259; hafa tíðindi, sögur af e-m, to have, get tidings of or from one, Ld. 28; hafa sæmd, metorð óvirðing, to get honour, disgrace from one’s hands, Nj. 101; hafa bætr, to get compensation, Grág. i. 188; hafa innstæðuna eina, id.; hafa af e-m, to have the best of one, cheat one.
    IV. to carry, wear, of clothes, ornaments, weapons:
    1. of clothes, [cp. Lat. habitus and Icel. höfn = gear]; hafa hatt á höfði, Ld. 28; hafa váskufl yztan klæða, … þú skalt hafa undir ( wear beneath) hin góðu klæði þín, Nj. 32; hann hafði blán kyrtil, … hann hafði svartan kyrtil, Boll. 358; hafa fald á höfði, to wear a hood; hón hafði gaddan rautt á höfði, Orkn. 304; hann hafði um sik breitt belti, he wore a broad belt, Nj. 91; hafa fingr-gull á hendi, 146: to have about one’s person, vefja saman ok hafa í pungi sínum, Edda 27; hlutir sem mönnum var títt at hafa, Fms. xi. 128.
    2. of weapons, to wield, carry; spjót þat er þú hefir í hendi, Boll. 350; hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand, Fms. xi. 129; hafa staf í hendi, to have a stick in the hand, Bárð.; Gunnarr hafði atgeirinn ok sverðit, Kolskeggr hafði saxit, Hjörtr hafði alvæpni, Nj. 93; hann hafdi öxi snaghyrnda, Boll. 358; hann hafði kesjuna fyrir sér, he held the lance in rest, Eg. 532.
    V. here may be added a few special phrases; hafa hendr fyrir sér, to grope, feel with the hands (as in darkness); hafa vit fyrir sér, to act wisely; hafa at sér hendina, to draw one’s hand back, Stj. 198; hafa e-t eptir, to do or repeat a thing after one, Konr.; hafa e-t yfir, to repeat (of a lesson): hafa sik, to betake oneself; hafa sik til annarra landa, Grett. 9 new Ed.; hann vissi varla hvar hann átti at hafa sik, he knew not where ( whither) to betake himself, Bs. i. 807; hefir hann sik aptr á stað til munklífisins, Mar.
    C. Passing into the sense of hefja (see at the beginning); hafa e-t uppi, to heave up, raise; hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel, Fb. ii. 89: hafa uppi færi, net, a fisherman’s term, to heave up, take up the net or line, Háv. 46; Skarphéðinn hafði uppi ( heaved up) öxina, Nj. 144: hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game, Vápn. 29; þar vóru mjök töfl uppi höfð ok sagna-skemtan, Þorf. Karl. 406, v. l.: hafa e-n uppi, to hold one up, bring him to light; svá máttu oss skjótast uppi hafa, Fær. 42: metaph. to reveal, vándr riddari hafði allt þegar uppi, Str. 10.
    2. with the notion to begin; Bárðr hafði uppi orð sín ( began his suit) ok bað Sigríðar, Eg. 26, Eb. 142; hafa upp stefnu, to begin the summons, Boll. 350; hafa upp ræður, to begin a discussion; ræður þær er hann hafði uppi haft við Ingigerði, Fms. iv. 144, where the older text in Ó. H. reads umræður þær er hann hafði upp hafit (from hefja), 59; cp. also Vsp., þat langniðja-tal mun uppi hafat (i. e. hafit) meðan öld lifir, 16, (cp. upp-haf, beginning); þó at ek hafa síðarr um-ræðu um hann, better þó at ek hafa (i. e. hefja) síðarr upp ræðu um hann, though I shall below treat of, discuss that, Skálda (Thorodd) 168; er lengi hefir uppi verit haft síðan (of a song), Nj. 135; cp. also phrases such as, hafa á rás, to begin running, take to one’s heels, Fms. iv. 120, ix. 490; næsta morgin hefir út fjörðinn, the next morning a breeze off land arose, Bs. ii. 48: opp. is the phrase, hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished; hafa úti sitt dags-verk, Fms. xi. 431; hafa úti sekt sína, Grett. 149.
    D. Passing into the sense of a lost strong verb, hafa, hóf (see at the beginning), to behave, do, act:
    I. with an adverb, hafa vel, ílla, or the like, to behave, and in some instances to do well or badly, be happy or unhappy,
    α. to behave; en nú vil ek eigi verr hafa en þú, Fms. iv. 342; þeir sögðu at konungr vildi verr hafa en þeir, 313; hefir þú ílla ór (málum or the like understood) haft við mik, Fs. 140; ólikr er Gísli öðrum í þolinmæði, ok hefir hann betr en vér, Gísl. 28.
    β. to do so and so (to be happy, unhappy); verr hafa þeir er trygðum slitu, Mkv. 3; ílla hefir sá er annan svíkr, 18; vel hefir sá er þat líða lætr, 6; vel hefir sá ( he is happy) er eigi bíðr slíkt íllt þessa heims, Fms. v. 145; hvílíkt hefir þú, how dost thou? Mar.; hafa hart, to do badly, to be wretched; at sál Þorgils mætti fyrir þær sakir eigi hart hafa, Sturl. iii. 292, Mar.; Ólafr hafði þá hölzti ílla, O. was very poorly, D. N. ii. 156; þykisk sá bezt hafa ( happiest) er fyrstr kemr heim, Fms. xi. 248; þá hefir hann bazt af hann þegir, i. e. that is the best he can do if he holds his tongue, Hm. 19; þess get ek at sá hafi verr ( he will make a bad bargain) er þik flytr, Nj. 128; úlfgi hefir ok vel, the wolf is in a bad plight, Ls. 39; mun sá betr hafa er eigi tekr við þér, id.; betr hefðir þú, ef …, thou wouldest do better, if …, Akv. 16.
    γ. adding sik; hafa sik vel, to behave well, Fms. x. 415, Stj. 436.
    II. with the prep. at, to do, act, (hence at-höfn, at-hæfi, act, doing); hann lét ekki til búa vígs-málit ok engan hlut at hafa, Nj. 71; en ef þeim þykkir of lítið féit tekit, þá skulu þeir hafa at hit sama, to act in the same way, Grág. ii. 267; hvatki es þeir hafa at, Fms. xi. 132; hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely, Nj. 33; bæði munu menn þetta kalla stórvirki ok íllvirki, en þó má nú ekki at hafa, but there is no help for it, 202; eigi sýnisk mér meðal-atferðar-leysi, at vér höfum eigi at um kvámur hans, i. e. that we submit tamely to his coming, Fs. 32: absol., viltú þess freista, ok vita þá hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see how it will do? Bjarn. 27; en nú skaltú fara fyrir, ok vita hvat at hafi, Bs. i. 712.
    III. phrases, hafa hátt, to be noisy, talk loud, Fms. i. 66; við skulum ekki hafa hátt ( do not cry loud) hér er maðr á glugganum, a lullaby song; hafa lágt, to keep silent; hafa hægt, to keep quiet; hafa sik á (í) hófi, to compose oneself, Ls. 36; hafa í hótum við e-n, to use threatening ( foul) language, Fb. i. 312; hafa í glett við e-n, to banter one, Fms. viii. 289; hafa íllt at verki, to do a bad deed, Ísl. ii. 184.
    E. Passing into the sense of the verb hæfa (see at the beginning), to aim at, hit, with dat.:
    I. to hit; svá nær hafði hausinum, at …, the shot so nearly hit the head, that …, Fms. ii. 272; þat sama forað, sem henni hafði næst váða, those very precipices from which she had so narrow an escape, Bs. i. 200, Fms. ix. 357; nær hafði nú, at skjótr mundi verða okkarr skilnaðr, Al. 124; nær hafði okkr nú, it struck near us, it was a narrow escape, Fms. viii. 281; kvaðsk svá dreymt hafa ( have dreamed), at þeim mundi nær hafa, ix. 387, v. l.; ok er nær hafði at skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of floating, Ld. 58; ok hafði svá nær (it was within a hair’s breadth), at frændr Þorvalds mundu ganga at honum, Nj. 160; ok hafði svá nær at þeir mundi berjask, Íb. 11, cp. Bs. i. 21: the phrase, fjarri hefir, far from it! Edda (in a verse).
    2. to charge; eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed at for that, ‘tis a false charge, Eg. 64; þeim manni er fyrir sökum er hafðr, i. e. the culprit, Grág. i. 29; cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á e-u, to make a charge of a thing; það varð ekki á því haft, they could not make a case for a charge of it.
    II. metaph. to be the ground or reason for, (hence til-hæfa, reason, fact, foundation); til þess ætla vitrir menn þat haft at Ísland sé Tile (i. e. Thule) kallað, at …, learned men suppose that is the reason that Iceland is called Thule, that …, Landn. (pref.); mikit mun til haft, er einmæli er um (there must be some reason for it, because all people say so), Þorgils segir, eigi er fyrir haft ( there is no ground whatever for it), at ek mæla betr fyrir griðum en aðrir menn, Ísl. ii. 379; vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sésk, we believe the substance of the story is that men have been seen there, Fms. xi. 158; hvat er til þess haft um þat (what is the truth of the matter?), hefir sundr-þykki orðit með ykkr? Boll. 364: in the saying, hefir hverr til síns ágætis nokkut, every one gets his reputation for something, Nj. 115.
    2. to happen, coincide; hefir svá til, at hann var þar sjálfr, Fms. xi. 138, v. l.
    β. the phrase, hafa mikit (lítið) til síns máls, to have much ( little) reason for one’s tale, i. e. to be much, little, in the right, Fms. vii. 221, xi. 138 (v. l.), Nj. 88: um þenna hefir svá stórum, it matters so much with this man, (v. l. for mun stórum skipta), Fms. xi. 311.
    F. REFLEX. to keep, dwell, abide, but only of a temporary shelter or abode, cp. Lat. habitare, (cp. also höfn, a haven); hann hefsk á náttartíma niðri í vötnum, at night-time he keeps down in the water, Stj. 77: to live, þeir höfðusk mjök í kaupferðum, they spent much of their life in travelling, Hkr. i. 276; hann hafðisk löngum í bænum, Bs. i. 353.
    β. with prep. við; hér mun ek við hafask ( I will stay here) en þú far til konungs, Fb. ii. 125; hafðisk hann við á skógum eðr í öðrum fylgsnum, 302; því at hann hafðisk þá á skipum við, Fms. viii. 44; hvílsk heldr ok hafsk við í því landi, rest and stay in that land, Stj. 162; Ásgeirr hafðisk við uppi í dalnum, Sd. 154; hafask lind fyrir, to cover oneself with a shield (?), Vsp. 50; hafask hlífar fyrir, to be mailed in armour, Hkm. 11.
    2. hafask at, to do, behave (cp. D. above); vóru þeir þá svá móðir, at þeir máttu ekki at hafask, Fms. ii. 149; en síðan skulut þér at hafa slíkt sem ek kann fyrir segja, i. 158; þat eitt munu við at hafask, at ek mun betr göra en þú, Nj. 19; Lambi sá hvat Steinarr hafðisk at, Eg. 747.
    3. hafask vel, to do well, thrive; vaxa ok vel hafask, to wax and do well, Hm. 142; nú er þat bæn mín, at þér hafisk við vel, that you bear yourself well up, Fms. ix. 497; Jungfrúin hafðisk vel við í ferðinni, x. 86; at fé hans mundi eigi hafask at betr at meðal-vetri, Grág. ii. 326.
    4. recipr., hafask orð við, to speak to one another; ok er þat ósiðlegt, at menn hafisk eigi orð við, Fs. 14; þar til er þeir hafask réttar tölur við, N. G. L. i. 182.
    II. part. hafandi is used in the sense of having conceived, being with child; þá verit hann varr við at hón var hafandi, 656 B. 14; hón skyldi verða hafandi at Guðs syni, id.; generally, allt þat er hafanda var lét burð sinn ok ærðisk, Fms. vii. 187; svá sem hón verðr at honum hafandi, Stj. 178; (hence barns-hafandi, being with child.)
    G. The word hafa is in the Icel., as in other Teut. languages, used as an auxiliary verb with a part. pass. of another verb, whereby a compound preterite and pluperfect are formed as follows:
    I. in transitive verbs with acc. the participle also was put in acc., agreeing in gender, number, and case with the objective noun or pronoun; this seems to have been a fixed rule in the earliest time, and is used so in all old poems down at least to the middle of the 11th century, to the time of Sighvat (circ. A. D. 990–1040), who constantly used the old form,—átt is an apostrophe for átta in the verse Ó. H. 81:
    1. references from poets, Gm. 5, 12, 16; þá er forðum mik fædda höfðu, Vsp. 2; hverr hefði lopt lævi blandit eðr ætt jötuns Óðs mey gefna, 29; þær’s í árdaga áttar höfðu, 60: ek hafða fengna konungs reiði, Ad. 3; en Grjótbjörn um gnegðan hefir, 18; mik hefir marr miklu ræntan, Stor. 10; þó hefir Míms-vinr mér um fengnar bölva bætr, 22: gaupur er Haraldr hafi sveltar, Hornklofi: Loka mær hefir leikinn allvald, Ýt. 7; sá hafði borinn brúna-hörg, 14; jarlar höfðu veginn hann, 15: ek hef orðinn ( found) þann guðföðr (verða is here used as trans.), Hallfred; höfum kera framðan, id.: hann hefir litnar, sénar, hár bárur, Ísl. ii. 223, thus twice in a verse of A. D. 1002; göngu hefik of gengna, Korm. (in a verse); hann hafði farna för, Hkr. i. (Glum Geirason); ek hefi talðar níu orustur, Sighvat; þú hefir vanðan þik, id.; ér hafit rekna þá braut, Ó. H. 63 (Óttar Svarti); hann hefir búnar okkr hendr skrautliga, Sighvat (Ó. H. 13); þeir hafa færð sín höfuð Knúti, id.; hvar hafit ér hugðan mér sess, id.; hafa sér kenndan enn nørðra heims enda, id.; Sighvatr hefir lattan gram, id.; hefir þú hamar um fólginn, Þkv. 7, 8; þú hefir hvatta okkr, Gkv. 6; ek hefi yðr brennda, Am. 39, cp. 56; hefi ek þik minntan, 81; hefir þú hjörtu tuggin, Akv. 36; hefir þú mik dvalðan, Hbl. 51; ek hefi hafðar þrár, I have had throes, Fsm. 51; en ek hann görvan hef-k, svá hefi ek studdan, 12 (verse 13 is corrupt); hann hefir dvalða þik, Hkv. Hjörv. 29; lostna, 30; mik hefir sóttan meiri glæpr, 32; ek hefi brúði kerna, id.; þú hefir etnar úlfa krásir, opt sár sogin, Hkv. 1. 36; sá er opt hefir örnu sadda, 35; hefir þú kannaða koni óneisa, 23; þá er mik svikna höfðut, Skv. 3. 55; hann hafði getna sonu, Bkv. 8; þann sal hafa halir um görvan, Fm. 42; bróður minn hefir þú benjaðan, 25; er hann ráðinn hefir, 37; sjaldan hefir þú gefnar vargi bráðir, Eg. (in a verse).
    2. references from prose; this old form has since been turned into an indecl. neut. sing. part. -it. The old form was first lost in the strong verbs and the weak verbs of the first conjugation: in the earliest prose both forms are used, although the indecl. is more freq. even in the prose writers, as Íb., the Heiðarv. S., the Miracle-book in Bs., Njála, Ó. H., (Thorodd seems only to use the old form,) as may be seen from the following references, Björn hafði særða þrjá menn, Nj. 262; hann mundi hana hafa gipta honum, 47; hann hafði þá leidda saman hestana, 264: ek hefi sendan mann, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 333; ek nefi senda menn, id.: hafa son sinn ór helju heimtan, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 337; en er þeir höfðu niðr settan sveininn, 349; hann hafði veidda fimm tegu fiska, 350: er þér hefir ílla neisu gorva, Ó. H. 107: þá hefi ek fyrri setta þá í stafrófi, Skálda (Thorodd) 161; þar hefi ek við görva þessa stafi fjóra, id.; hafa hann samsettan, 167: góða fylgd hefir þú mér veitta, Þorst Síðu H. 2: sagði, at Ólafr konungr hafði sendan hann, Bs. i. 11: Þyri, er hertogi hafði festa nauðga, Fms. x. 393 (Ágrip): hefi ek þá svá signaða ok magnaða, v. 236: hefir sólin gengna tvá hluti, en einn úgenginn, K. Þ. K. 92 (Lund’s Syntax, p. 12).
    β. again, neut. indecl., hana hafði átt fyrr Þoróddr, Ísl. ii. 192: hón hafði heimt húskarl sinn …, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 339; hann hefir ekki svá vel gyrt hest minn, 340; hefir þú eigi séð mik, 341; hve hann hafði lokkat hann. id.; gistingar hefi ek yðr fengit, 343: þeir höfðu haft úfrið ok orrostur, Íb. 12; hann hafði tekið lögsögu, 14: stafr er átt hafði Þorlákr, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 340; er þær höfðu upp tekit ketilinn ok hafit …, 342; göngu es hann hafði gingit, 344; es sleggjuna hafði niðr fellt, 346; sem maðr hefði nýsett (hana) niðr, id.; jartein þá er hann þóttisk fingit hafa, 347; hafði prestrinn fært fram sveininn, 349: hjálm er Hreiðmarr hafði átt, Edda 73: hafa efnt sína heitstrenging, Fms. (Jómsv. S.) xi. 141: slíkan dóm sem hann hafði mér hugat, Ó. H. 176, etc. passim:—at last the inflexion disappeared altogether, and so at the present time the indecl. neut. sing. is used throughout; yet it remains in peculiar instances, e. g. konu hefi eg mér festa, Luke xiv. 20, cp. Vídal. ii. 21. ☞ This use of the inflexive part. pass. may often serve as a test of the age of a poem, e. g. that Sólarljóð was composed at a later date may thus be seen from verses 27, 64, 72, 73, 75, 79; but this test is to be applied with caution, as the MSS. have in some cases changed the true forms (-inn, -ann, and -it, -an being freq. abbreviated in the MSS. so as to render the reading dubious). In many cases the old form is no doubt to be restored, e. g. in vegit to veginn, Fm. 4, 23; búit to búinn, Hkv. Hjörv. 15; borit to borinn, Hkv. 1. 1; beðit to beðinn, Fsm. 48; orðit to orðin, Og. 23; roðit to roðinn, Em. 5; brotið to brotinn, Vkv. 24, etc.: but are we to infer from Ls. 23, 26, 33, that this poem is of a comparatively late age?
    II. the indecl. neut. sing. is, both in the earliest poems and down to the present day, used in the following cases:
    1. with trans. verbs requiring the dat. or gen.; ek hefi fengit e-s, hann hafði fengit konu; hafa hefnt e-s, Fms. xi. 25; sú er hafði beðit fjár, Þkv. 32; stillir hefir stefnt mér, Hkv. Hjörv. 33, and so in endless cases.
    2. in the reflex. part. pass.; þeir (hann) hafa (hefir) látisk, farisk, sagsk, etc.
    3. in part. of intrans. neut. verbs, e. g. þeir þær (hann, hón), hafa (hefir) setið, staðit, gengit, legit, farit, komit, verit, orðit, lifað, dáit, heitið …, also almost in every line both of prose and poetry.
    4. in trans. verbs with a neut. sing. in objective case the difference cannot be seen.
    ☞ The compound preterite is common to both the Romance and Teutonic languages, and seems to be older in the former than in the latter; Grimm suggests that it originated with the French, and thence spread to the Teutons. That it was not natural to the latter is shewn by the facts, that
    α. no traces of it are found in Gothic, nor in the earliest Old High German glossaries to Latin words.
    β. in the earliest Scandinavian poetry we can trace its passage from declinable to indeclinable.
    γ. remains are left in poetry of a primitive uncompounded preterite infinitive, e. g. stóðu = hafa staðit, mundu, skyldu, vildu, etc., see Gramm. p. xxv, col. 2. ☞ We may here note a curious dropping of the verb hefir, at ek em kominn hingat til lands, ok verit áðr ( having been) langa hríð utan-lands, Ó. H. 31, cp. Am. 52; barn at aldri, en vegit slíka hetju sem Þorvaldr var, Glúm. 382. On this interesting matter see Grimm’s remarks in his Gramm. iv. 146 sqq.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > HAFA

  • 31 AF

    of
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    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 locoá, í, við, and ad locumá, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in locoá, 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 ofamong; 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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  • 32 GÖRA

    ð, also spelt görva, giörva, geyra, giora, gera: prop. gøra, not gra (the ø was sounded nearly as y or ey), so that the g is to be sounded as an aspirate, however the word is spelt; and the insertion of i or j (giöra, gjöra), which is usual in mod. writing, and often occurs in old, is phonetic, not radical, and göra and gjöra represent the same sound. The word in the oldest form had a characteristic v, and is spelt so on the Runic stones in the frequent Runic phrase, gaurva kubl, Baut., and Danske Runemind. passim; but also now and then in old Icel. MSS., e. g. the Kb. of Sæm. (cited from Bugge’s Edit.), gorva, Am. 75, Skv. 1. 34, 3. 20, Hm. 123, Og. 29; gerva, Am. 64, Bkv. 3; giorva, Rm. 9; giorfa, 28; gorvir, Hkv. Hjörv. 41; gørvom, Hým. 6; gorviz, Am. 35; gerviz, Merl. 2. 89:—this characteristic v has since been dropped, and it is usually spelt without it in MSS., gora, Hým. 1, Og. 23, Ls. 65; gera, Am. 85; gorir, Hm. 114: the pret. always drops the v, gorþi, Hym. 21; gorðo or gorþo, fecerunt, Hm. 142, Am. 9; gorðumz, Hðm. 28; gerþi, Am. 74; gerþit, 26:—with i inserted, Rm. 9, 22; giordu, 11; in the Mork. freq. giavra. The ö is still sounded in the east of Icel., whereas gera is the common form in speech, gjöra in writing:—the old pres. indic. used by the poets and in the laws is monosyllabic görr, with suffixed negative, görr-a, Hkr. i. (in a verse); mod. bisyllabic görir, which form is also the usual one in the Sagas:—the old part. pass. was görr or gerr, geyrr, Fms. ix. 498, x. 75, where the v was kept before a vowel, and is often spelt with f, gorvan, gorvir, and gorfan, gorfir: dat. so-goro or so-guru adverbially = sic facto: the mod. part. gjörðr, gerðr, görðr, as a regular part. of the 2nd weak conjugation, which form occurs in MSS. of the 15th century, e. g. Bs. i. 877, l. 21. [This is a Scandin. word; Dan. gjöre; Swed. göra; Old Engl. and Scot. gar, which is no doubt of Scandin. origin, the Saxon word being do, the Germ. thun, neither of which is used in the Scandin.; the word however is not unknown to the Teut., though used in a different sense; A. S. gervan and gearvjan = parare; O. H. G. karwan; Germ. gerben, garben, but esp. the adj. and adv. gar, vide above s. v. gör-.] To make, to do; the Icel. includes both these senses.
    A. To make:
    I. to build, work, make, etc.; göra himin ok jörð, 623. 36, Hom. 100; göra hús, to build a house, Fms. xi. 4, Rb. 384; göra kirkju, Bjarn. 39; göra skip, N. G. L. i. 198; göra langskip, Eg. 44; göra stólpa, Al. 116; göra tól (= smíða), Vsp. 7; göra (fingr)-gull, Bs. i. 877; göra haug, to build a cairn, Eg. 399; göra lokhvílu, Dropl. 27; göra dys, Ld. 152; göra kistu ( coffin), Eg. 127; göra naust, N. G. L. i. 198; göra jarðhús, Dropl. 34; göra veggi, Eg. 724: also, göra bók, to write a book, Íb. 1, Rb. 384; göra kviðling, to make a song, Nj. 50; göra bréf, to draw up a deed ( letter), Fms. ix. 22; göra nýmæli, to frame a law, Íb. 17.
    2. adding prep.; göra upp, to repair, rebuild, restore, Fb. ii. 370; göra upp Jórsala-borg, Ver. 43; göra upp skála, Ld. 298; göra upp leiði, to build up a grave.
    II. to make, prepare, get ready; göra veizlu, drykkju, brúðkaup, erfi, and poët. öl, öldr, to make a feast, brew bridal ale, Fs. 23, Fms. xi. 156, Dropl. 6, Am. 86; göra seið, blót, to perform a sacrifice, Ld. 152; göra bú, to set up a house, Grág. i. 185, Ld. 68; göra eld, to make a fire, Fs. 100, K. Þ. K. 88; göra rekkju, to make one’s bed, Eg. 236; göra upp hvílur, Sturl. ii. 124; göra graut, to make porridge, Eg. 196, N. G. L. i. 349; göra drykk, to make a drink, Fms. i. 8; göra kol, or göra til kola, to make charcoal, Ölk. 35.
    III. in somewhat metaph. phrases; göra ferð, to make a journey, Fms. x. 281; görði heiman för sína, he made a journey from home, Eg. 23; göra sinn veg, to make one’s way, travel, Mar.; göra uppreisn, to make an uprising, to rebel, Rb. 384, Fms. ix. 416; göra úfrið, to make war, 656 C. 15; göra sátt, göra frið, to make peace, Hom. 153, Bs. i. 24; göra féskipti, Nj. 118; göra tilskipan, to make an arrangement, Eg. 67; göra ráð sitt, to make up one’s mind, Nj. 267, Fms. ix. 21; göra hluti, to cast lots, Fms. x. 348.
    2. to make, give, pay, yield; göra tíund, to pay tithes, Hom. 180; hann skal göra Guði tíunda hlut verðsins, id.; göra ölmusu, to give alms, 64; göra ávöxt, to yield fruit, Greg. 48; gefa né göra ávöxt, Stj. 43; göra konungi skatt eða skyld, Fms. xi. 225.
    3. to contract; göra vináttu, félagskap, to contract friendship, Nj. 103, Eg. 29; göra skuld, to contract a debt, Grág. i. 126: göra ráð með e-m, to take counsel with, advise one, Eg. 12; göra ráð fyrir, to suppose, Nj. 103, Fms. ix. 10; göra mun e-s, to make a difference, i. 255, Eb. 106.
    4. to make, make up, Lat. efficere; sex tigir penninga göra eyri, sixty pence make an ounce, Grág. i. 500, Rb. 458.
    5. to grant, render; göra kost, to make a choice, to grant, Nj. 130, Dropl. 6, Fms. xi. 72, (usually ellipt., kostr being understood); vil ek at þér gerit kostinn, Nj. 3; ok megit þér fyrir því göra ( grant) honum kostinn, 49, 51; göra e-m lög, to grant the law to one, 237; göra guðsifjar, to make ‘gossip’ with one, to be one’s godfather, Fms. ii. 130.
    6. special usages; göra spott, háð, gabb, … at e-u, to make sport, gibes, etc. at or over a thing, Fms. x. 124; göra iðran, to do penance, Greg. 22; göra þakkir, to give thanks, Hom. 55; göra róm at máli e-s, to cheer another’s speech, shout hear, hear! var görr at máli hans mikill rómr ok góðr, his speech was much cheered, Nj. 250,—a parliamentary term; the Teutons cheered, the Romans applauded (with the hands), cp. Tacit. Germ.
    7. with prepp.; gera til, to make ready or dress meat; láta af ( to kill) ok göra til ( and dress), K. Þ. K. 80, Ísl. ii. 83, 331, Fs. 146, 149, Bjarn. 31, Finnb. 228; göra til nyt, to churn milk, K. Þ. K. 78; göra til sverð, to wash and clean the sword, Dropl. 19; máttu þeir eigi sjá, hversu Þorvaldr var til gerr, how Th. got a dressing, Nj. 19.
    β. göra at e-u, to mend, make good, put right (at-görð), ek skal at því gera, Fms. xi. 153, Eg. 566, Nj. 130: to heal, Bárð. 171, Eg. 579, Grág. i. 220; göra at hesti, K. Þ. K. 54, Nj. 74: göra við e-u, vide B. II.
    8. adding acc. of an adj., part., or the like; göra mun þat margan höfuðlausan, Nj. 203; göra mikit um sik, to make a great noise, great havoc, Fb. i. 545, Grett. 133, Fms. x. 329; göra e-n sáttan, to reconcile one, Grág. i. 336; göra sér e-n kæran, to make one dear to oneself, Hkr. i. 209; göra sik líkan e-m, to make oneself like to another, imitate one, Nj. 258; göra sik góðan, to make oneself good or useful, 74, 78; göra sik reiðan, to take offence, 216; göra sér dælt, to make oneself at home, take liberties, Ld. 134, Nj. 216; göra langmælt, to make a long speech, Sks. 316; göra skjót-kjörit, to make a quick choice, Fms. ii. 79; göra hólpinn, to ‘make holpen,’ to help, x. 314; göra lögtekit, to make a law, issue a law, xi. 213, Bs. i. 37; hann gerði hann hálshöggvinn, he had him beheaded, Fms. ix. 488, v. l.; ok görðu þá handtekna alla at minsta kosti, Sturl. i. 40; várir vöskustu ok beztu menn era görfir handteknir, 41.
    β. göra sér mikit um e-t, to make much of, admire, Eg. 5, Fms. x. 254, 364; göra e-t at ágætum, to make famous, extol a thing, vii. 147; göra at orðum, to notice as remarkable, Fas. i. 123; göra at álitum, to take into consideration, Nj. 3; göra sér úgetið at e-u, to be displeased with, Ld. 134; göra vart við sik, to make one’s presence noticed, Eg. 79; göra sér mikit, lítið fyrir, to make great, small efforts, Finnb. 234; göra sér í hug, to brood over; hann gerði sér í hug at drepa jarl, Fs. 112; göra sér í hugar lund, to fancy, think: göra af sér, to exert oneself, ef þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, Edda 32; hvárt hann var með Eiríki jarli, eðr görði hann annat af sér, or what else he was making of himself, Fms. xi. 157.
    9. phrases, gera fáleika á sik, to feign, make oneself look sad, Nj. 14; esp. adding upp, gera sér upp veyki, to feign sickness, (upp-gerð, dissimulation); göra sér til, to make a fuss, (hence, til-gerð, foppishness.)
    B. To do:
    I. to do, act; allt þat er hann gerir síðan ( whatever he does), þat á eigandi at ábyrgjask, Gþl. 190; þér munut fátt mæla eðr gera, áðr yðr munu vandræði af standa, i. e. whatsoever you say or do will bring you into trouble, Nj. 91; göra e-t með harðfengi ok kappi, 98; ger svá vel, ‘do so well,’ be so kind! 111; gerit nú svá, góði herra (please, dear lord!), þiggit mitt heilræði, Fms. vii. 157: and in mod. usage, gerið þér svo vel, gerðu svo vel, = Engl. please, do! sagði, at hann hafði með trúleik gört, done faithfully, Eg. 65; göra gott, to do good; göra íllt, to do evil, (góð-görð, íll-görð); ok þat var vel gört, well done, 64; geyrða ek hotvetna íllt, I did evil in all things, Niðrst. 109; hefir hann marga hluti gört stór-vel til mín, he has done many things well towards me, I have received many great benefits at his hands, Eg. 60: with dat., svá mikit gott sem jarl hefir mér gert, Nj. 133; þér vilda ek sízt íllt göra, I would least do harm to thee, 84: göra fúlmennsku, to do a mean act, 185; göra vel við e-n, to do well to one, Fs. 22; göra stygð við e-n, to offend one, Fms. x. 98; göra sæmiliga til e-s, to do well to one, Ld. 62, Nj. 71; göra sóma e-s, to do honour to one, Fms. vii. 155; göra e-m gagn, to give help to one, Nj. 262; göra e-m sæmd, skomm, to do ( shew) honour, dishonour, to one, 5, Fms. x. 43; göra háðung, xi. 152; göra styrk, to strengthen one, ix. 343; göra e-m skapraun, to tease one; göra ósóma, Vápn. 19; göra skaða ( scathe), Eg. 426; göra óvina-fagnað, to give joy to one’s enemies, i. e. to do just what they want one to do, Nj. 112; göra til skaps e-m, to conform to one’s wishes, 80; gerum vér sem faðir vár vill, let us do as our father wishes, 198; vel má ek gera þat til skaps föður míns at brenna inni með honum, id.; göra at skapi e-s, id., 3; var þat mjök gert móti mínu skapi, Fms. viii. 300; gera til saka við e-n, to offend, sin against one, Nj. 80; gera á hluta e-s, to wrong one, Vígl. 25; göra ílla fyrir sér, to behave badly, Fms. vii. 103.
    II. adding prep.; göra til e-s, to deserve a thing (cp. til-görð, desert, behaviour); hvat hafðir þú til gört, what hast thou done to deserve it? Nj. 130; framarr en ek hefi til gört, more than I have deserved, Fms. viii. 300; ok hafit þér Danir heldr til annars gört, ye Danes have rather deserved the reverse, xi. 192, Hom. 159:—göra eptir, to do after, imitate, Nj. 90:—göra við e-u (cp. við-görð, amendment), to provide for, amend, ok mun úhægt vera at göra við forlögum þeirra, Ld. 190; er úhægt at göra við ( to resist) atkvæðum, Fs. 22; ok mun ekki mega við því gera, Nj. 198:—göra af við e-n (cp. af-görð, evil doing), to transgress against one, ek hefi engan hlut af gört við þik, Fms. vii. 104, viii. 241; ok iðrask nú þess er hann hefir af gert, 300; göra af við Guð, to sin against God, Hom. 44.
    2. special usages; göra … at, to do so and so; spurði, hvat hann vildi þá láta at gera, he asked what he would have done, Nj. 100; hann gerði þat eina at, er hann átti, he did only what be ought, 220; þeir Flosi sátu um at rengja, ok gátu ekki at gert, F. tried, and could do nothing, 115, 242; þér munut ekki fá at gert, fyrr en …, 139; Flosi ok hans menn fengu ekki at gert, 199; mikit hefir þú nú at gert, much hast thou now done ( it is a serious matter), 85; er nú ok mikit at gert um manndráp siðan, 256; hann vildi taka vöru at láni, ok göra mikit at, and do great things, Ld. 70; Svartr hafði höggit skóg ok gert mikit at, Nj. 53; slíkt gerir at er sölin etr, so it happens with those who eat seaweed, i. e. that (viz. thirst) comes of eating seaweed, Eg. 605.
    β. göra af e-u, to do so and so with a thing; hvat hafið ér gert af Gunnari, Njarð. 376; ráð þú draumana, vera má at vér gerim af nokkut, may be that we may make something out of it, Ld. 126; gör af drauminum slíkt er þér þykkir líkligast, do with the dream ( read it) as seems to thee likeliest, Ísl. ii. 196: göra við e-n, to do with one; þá var um rætt, hvað við þá skyldi göra, what was to be done with them? Eg. 232; ærnar eru sakir til við Egil, hvat sem eg læt göra við hann, 426; eigi veit ek hvat þeir hafa síðan við gört, 574: göra fyrir e-t, to provide; Jón var vel fjáreigandi, ok at öllu vel fyrir gört, a wealthy and well-to-do man, Sturl. iii. 195; þótt Björn sé vel vígr maðr, þá er þar fyrir gört, því at …, but that is made up, because …: fyrir göra (q. v.), to forfeit.
    C. METAPH. AND SPECIAL USAGES:
    I. to do, help, avail; nú skulum vér ganga allir á vald jarlsins, því at oss gerir eigi annat, nothing else will do for us, Nj. 267; þat mun ekki gera, that wont do, 84; en ek kann ekki ráð til at leggja ef þetta gerir ekki, Fms. ii. 326; konungr vill þat eigi, þvi at mér gerir þat eigi ( it will not do for me) at þér gangit hér upp, x. 357; þat gerir mér ekki, at þér gangit á Orminn, … en hitt má vera at mér komi at gagni, ii. 227; þóttisk þá vita, at honum mundi ekki gera ( it would do nothing) at biðja fyrir honum, Fb. i. 565; engum gerði við hann at keppa, 571; ekki gerði þeim um at brjótask, Bárð. 10 new Ed.; sagða ek yðr eigi, at ekki mundi gera at leita hans, Sks. 625; hvat gerir mér nú at spyrja, Stj. 518; ekki gerir at dylja, no use hiding it, Fbr. 101 new Ed.; ætla þat at fáir þori, enda geri engum, Band. 7; bæði var leitað til annarra ok heima, ok gerði ekki, but did no good, 4; hét hann þeim afarkostum, ok gerði þat ekki, but it did no good, Fms. ii. 143.
    II. to send, despatch, cp. the Engl. to ‘do’ a message; hann gerði þegar menn frá sér, Eg. 270; hann hafði gört menn sex á skóginn fyrir þá, 568; þá gerði Karl lið móti þeim, Fms. i. 108; jarl gerði Eirík at leita Ribbunga, ix. 314; hann gerði fram fyrir sik Álf á njósn, 488; hann gerði menn fyrir sér at segja konunginum kvámu sína, x. 10; hleypi-skúta var gör norðr til Þrándheims, vii. 206; jafnan gerði jarl til Ribbunga ok drap menn af þeim, ix. 312; vilja Ósvífrs-synir þegar gera til þeirra Kotkels, despatch them to slay K., Ld. 144; skulu vér nú göra í mót honum, ok láta hann engri njósn koma, 242:—göra eptir e-m, to send after one, Nero bað göra eptir postulunum ok leiða þangat, 656 C. 26; nú verðr eigi eptir gört at miðjum vetri, Grág. i. 421; frændr Bjarnar létu göra eptir (Germ. abholen) líki hans, Bjarn. 69; síðan gerðu þeir til klaustrs þess er jómfrúin var í, Fms. x. 102:—gera e-m orð, njósn, to do a message to one; hann gerði orð jörlum sínum, Eg. 270; ætluðu þeir at göra Önundi njósn um ferðir Egils, 386, 582; vóru þangat orð gör, word was sent thither, Hkr. ii. 228.
    III. with infin. as an auxiliary verb, only in poetry and old prose (laws); ef hón gerði koma, if she did come, Völ. 5; gerðit vatn vægja, Am. 25; gramr gørr-at sér hlífa, he does not spare himself, Hkr. i. (in a verse); gerðut vægjask, id., Fs. (in a verse); hann gerðisk at höggva, Jb. 41; görðir at segja, Bkv. 15; görðisk at deyja, Gkv. 1. 1: in prose, eigi gerir hugr minn hlægja við honum, Fas. i. 122; góðir menn göra skýra sitt mál með sannsögli, 677. 12; Aristodemus görði eigi enn at trúa, Post.: esp. in the laws, ef þeir göra eigi ganga í rúm sín, Grág. i. 8; ef goðinn gerr eigi segja, 32; ef hann gerr eigi í ganga, 33; ef þeir göra eigi hluta meðr sér, 63; ef dómendr göra eigi dæma, 67; ef dómendr göra eigi við at taka, id.; ef goðinn gerr eigi ( does not) nefna féráns-dóm, 94; nú göra þeir menn eigi úmaga færa, 86; ef þeir göra eigi nefna kvöðina af búanum, Kb. ii. 163; ef þeir göra eigi segja, hvárt …, Sb. ii. 52; nú gerr sá eigi til fara, Kb. ii. 96; göra eigi koma, 150; ef hann gerr eigi kjósa, § 113.
    IV. a law term, göra um, or gera only, to judge or arbitrate in a case; fékksk þat af, at tólf menn skyldu göra um málit, Nj. 111; villt þú göra um málit, 21; bjóða mun ek at göra um, ok lúka upp þegar görðinni, 77; mun sá mála-hluti várr beztr, at góðir menn geri um, 88; málin vóru lagið í gerð, skyldu gera um tólf menn, var þá gert um málin á þingi, var þat gert, at … (follows the verdict), 88; vil ek at þú sættisk skjótt ok látir góða menn gera um …, at hann geri um ok enir beztu menn af hvárra liði lögliga til nefndir, 188; Njáll kvaðsk eigi gera mundu nema á þingi, 105; þeir kváðusk þat halda mundu, er hann gerði, id.; skaltú gera sjálfr, 58; fyrr en gert var áðr um hitt málit, 120; ek vil bjóðask til at göra milli ykkar Þórðar um mál yðar, Bjarn. 55; Þorsteinn kvað þat þó mundi mál manna, at þeir hefði góða nefnd um sættir þótt hann görði, 56; nú er þegar slegit í sætt málinu með því móti, at Áskell skal göra um þeirra í milli, Rd. 248; er nú leitað um sættir milli þeirra, ok kom svá at þeir skulu göra um málin Þorgeirr goði frá Ljósa-vatni ok Arnórr ór Reykjahlíð, sú var görð þeirra at …, 288; svá kemr at Ljótr vill at Skapti görði af hans hendi, en Guðmundr vill sjálfr göra fyrir sína hönd, skyldi Skapti gerð upp segja, Valla L. 225; eigi hæfir þat, leitum heldr um sættir ok geri Þorgeirr um mál þessi, Lv. 12; var jafnt gört sár Þórðar ok sár Þórodds, Eb. 246; þær urðu mála-lyktir at Þórðr skyldi göra um …, 24; ok vóru þá görvar miklar fésektir, 128; var leitað um sættir, ok varð þat at sætt, at þeir Snorri ok Steindórr skyldi göra um, 212; þit erut gerfir héraðs-sekir sem íllræðis-menn, Fs. 58: göra görð, Sturl. i. 63, 105: adding the fine, to fix the amount, þat er gerð mín, at ek geri verð húss ok matar, I fix the amount of the value of the house and (stolen) stores, Nj. 80; gerði Njáll hundrað silfrs, N. put it at a hundred silver pieces, 58; margir mæltu, at mikit vaeri gert, that the amount was high, id.; slíkt fégjald sem gert var, 120; vilit ér nokkut héraðs-sektir göra eða utanferðir, 189; hann dæmdi þegar, ok görði hundrað silfrs, 6l; síðan bauð Bjarni Þorkatli sætt ok sjálfdæmi, görði Bjarni hundrað silfrs, Vápn. 31; ek göri á hönd Þóri hundrað silfrs, Lv. 55; ek göri á hönd þér hundrað silfrs, id.; vilit þér, at ek göra millum ykkar? síðan görði konungr konuna til handa Þórði ok öll fé hennar, Bjarn. 17; Rafn kvað hann mikit fé annat af sér hafa gört, at eigi þætti honum þat betra, Fs. 30; Gellir görði átta hundrað silfrs, Lv. 97; fyrir þat gerði Börkr hinn digri af honum eyjarnar, B. took the isles from him as a fine, Landn. 123: adding the case as object, Gunnarr gerði gerðina, G. gave judgment in the case, Nj. 80; fyrr en gert var áðr um hitt málit, till the other case was decided, 120; þá sætt er hann görði Haraldi jarli, that settlement which he made for earl Harold, Fms. viii. 300: Flosi var görr utan ok allir brennu-menn, F. was put out ( banished) and all the burners, Nj. 251: metaph., nema þau vili annat mál á gera, unless they choose to settle it otherwise, Grág. i. 336.
    2. in the phrase, göra sekð, to make a case of outlawry, Grág. i. 118; eigi um görir sekð manns ella, else the outlawry takes no effect; en hann um görir eigi ella sekðina, else he cannot condemn him, 119.
    3. to perform; eptir-gerðar þeirrar sem hverr nennti framast at gera eptir sinn náung, Fms. viii. 103; en þat grunaði konung, at hann mundi ætla at göra eptir sumar sættir, i. e. that he had some back door to escape by, Orkn. 58 (cp. Ó. H.); allt þat er þér gerit nú fyrir þeirra sálum, id.
    V. special usages, to make allowance for; gera fóðr til fjár, to make an arbitrary allowance for, Ísl. ii. 138; hence, to suppose, en ef ek skal göra til fyrir fram ( suggest) hvat er hón (the code) segir mér, þá segi ek svá, at …, Fms. ix. 331; gera sér í hug, Fs. 112; göra sér í hugar-lund, to fancy; göra e-m getsakir, to impute to one; gera orð á e-u, to report a thing; þat er ekki orð á því geranda, ‘tis not worth talking about; eigi þarf orð at göra hjá því (‘tis not to be denied), sjálfan stólkonunginn blindaði hann, Mork. 14 (cp. Fms. vi. 168, l. c.); gera sér létt, to take a thing lightly, Am. 70; göra sér far um, to take pains; göra sér í hug, hugar-lund, to suppose.
    D. IMPERS. it makes one so and so, one becomes; hann görði fölvan í andliti, he turned pale, Glúm. 342; leysti ísinn ok görði varmt vatnið, the water became warm, 623. 34; veðr görði hvast, a gale arose, Eg. 128; hríð mikla gerði at þeim, they were overtaken by a storm, 267; þá gerði ok á hríð (acc.) veðrs, 281; féll veðrit ok gerði logn (acc.), and became calm, 372; görði þá stórt á firðinum, the sea rose high, 600; til þess er veðr lægði ok ljóst gerði, and till it cleared up, 129; um nóttina gerði á æði-veðr ok útsynning, 195; görir á fyrir þeim hafvillur, they lost their course (of sailors), Finnb. 242; mér gerir svefnhöfugt, I grow sleepy, Nj. 264; þá görði vetr mikinn þar eptir hinn næsta, Rd. 248.
    E. REFLEX, to become, grow, arise, and the like; þá görðisk hlátr, then arose laughter, Nj. 15; görðisk bardagi, it came to a fight, 62, 108; sá atburðr görðisk, it came to pass, Fms. x. 279; þau tíðendi er þar höfðu görzt, Ld. 152; gerðisk með þeim félagskapr, they entered into fellowship, Eg. 29; gerðisk svá fallit kaup, Dipl. ii. 10; Sigurðr konungr gerðisk ( grew up to be) ofstopa-maðr …, görðisk mikill maðr ok sterkr, Fms. vii. 238; hann görðisk brátt ríkr maðr ok stjórnsamr, xi. 223; Unnr görðisk þá mjök elli-móð, U. became worn with age, Ld. 12; sár þat er at ben görðisk, a law term, a wound which amounted to a bleeding wound, Nj. passim:—to be made, to become, görask konungr, to become king, Eg. 12; ok görðisk skáld hans, and became his skáld, 13; görðisk konungs hirðmaðr, 27; görask hans eigin-kona, to become his wedded wife, Fms. i. 3; at hann skyldi görask hálf-konungr yfir Dana-veldi, 83; vill Hrútr görask mágr þinn, Nj. 3; hann gerðisk síðan óvarari, he became less cautious, Fms. x. 414.
    2. with the prep. svá, to happen, come to pass so and so; svá görðisk, at …, it so happened, that …, Nj. 167; görðisk svá til, at …, Fms. x. 391; þá görðisk svá til um síðir, at…, at last it came to pass. that …, 392; enda vissi hann eigi, at þingför mundi af görask, in case he knew not that it would entail a journey to parliament, Grág. i. 46: with at added, to increase, þá görðisk þat mjök at um jarl ( it grew even worse with the earl) at hann var úsiðugr um kvenna-far, görðisk þat svá mikit, at …, it grew to such a pitch, that …, Hkr. i. 245; hence the mod. phrase, e-ð á-görist, it increases, gains, advances, esp. of illness, bad habits, and the like, never in a good sense.
    3. impers. with dat., honum gerðisk ekki mjök vært, he felt restless, Ld. 152; næsta gerisk mér kynlegt, I feel uneasy, Finnb. 236.
    4. to behave, bear oneself; Páll görðisk hraustliga í nafni Jesu, Post. 656 C. 13.
    5. to set about doing, be about; fám vetrum síðan görðisk hann vestr til Íslands, Fms. x. 415; maðr kom at honum ok spurði, hvat hann gerðisk, what he was about, Ó. H. 244; görðisk jarl til Ribbunga, Fms. ix. 312, v. l.; tveir menn görðusk ferðar sinnar, two men set out for a journey, x. 279; görðusk menn ok eigi til þess at sitja yfir hlut hans, Eg. 512; at þessir menn hafa görzk til svá mikils stórræðis, Fms. xi. 261; eigi treystusk menn at görask til við hann, Bárð. 160.
    6. (mod.) to be; in such phrases as, eins og menn nú gerast, such as people now are; eins og flestir menn gerast.
    F. PART. PASS. görr, geyrr (Fms. ix. 498, x. 75), gjörr, gerr, as adj., compar. görvari, superl. görvastr; [A. S. gearu; gare, Chaucer, Percy’s Ballads; O. H. G. garwe; Germ. gar]:—skilled, accomplished; vaskligr, at sér görr, Ld. 134; vel at sér görr, Ísl. ii. 326, Gísl. 14; gerr at sér um allt, Nj. 51; hraustir ok vel at sér görvir, Eg. 86; at engi maðr hafi gervari at sér verit en Sigurðr, Mork. 221; allra manna snjallastr í máli ok görvastr at sér, Hkr. iii. 360: the phrase, leggja görva hönd á e-t, to set a skilled hand to work, to be an adept, a master in a thing; svá hagr, at hann lagði allt á görva hönd, Fas. i. 391, (á allt görva hönd, iii. 195.)
    2. ready made, at hand; in the saying, gott er til geyrs (i. e. görs, not geirs) at taka, ‘tis good to have a thing at hand, Hkm. 17; ganga til görs, to have it ready made for one, Ld. 96; gör gjöld, prompt punishment, Lex. Poët.:—with infin., gerr at bjóða, ready to offer, Gh. 17; gervir at eiskra, in wild spirits, Hom. 11; görvar at ríða, Vsp. 24: with gen. of the thing, gerr ílls hugar, prone to evil, Hým. 9; gerr galdrs, prone to sorcery, Þd. 3; skulut þess görvir, be ready for that! Am. 55.
    II. [cp. görvi, Engl. gear], done, dressed; svá görvir, so ‘geared,’ so trussed, Am. 40.
    III. adverb. phrases, so-gurt, at soguru, so done; verða menn þat þó so-gurt at hafa, i. e. there is no redress to be had, Hrafn. 9; hafi hann so-gurt, N. G. L. i. 35, Nj. 141; kvað eigi so-gort duga, 123, v. l.; at (með) so-guru, this done, quo facto, Skv. 1. 24, 40; freq. with a notion of being left undone, re infecta. Germ. unverrichteter sache, Eg. 155, Glúm. 332, Ó. H. 202; enda siti um so-gort, and now let it stand, Skálda 166; við so-gurt, id., 655 vii. 4; á so-gurt ofan, into the bargain, Bs. i. 178, Ölk. 36, Fas. i. 85.

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  • 33 call

    1. I
    1) 1 heard smb. calling я слышал, что кто-то звал /кричал/; did you hear me call? вы слышали, как я звал?; obey when duty calls подчиняться требованию долга /, когда призывает долг/; [this is] London calling говорит Лондон
    2) did anybody call? кто-нибудь приходил /был/?; he was out when I called его не было [дома], когда я заходил
    2. II
    call at some time call often (seldom, again, etc.) заходить /наведываться/ часто и т. д.; I'll call tomorrow я забегу завтра; has the laundry called yet? из прачечной уже приезжали?; very few neighbours have called yet нас пока навестили еще очень немногие соседи; call somewhere call there заходить туда; all sorts of people call here сюда заходят всякие люди
    3. III
    1) call smb., smth. call a dog (the boys, etc.) звать /окликать, подзывать/ собаку и т. д.; I called him but he didn't hear me я крикнул ему, но он меня не услышал; your mother is calling you тебя зовет мать; call a doctor (a witness, the police, a taxi, etc.) вызывать врача и т. д., call smb.'s name окликать кого-л. по имени, выкрикивать чье-л. имя; call a register делать перекличку; call a meeting созывать собрание; call a strike объявлять забастовку
    2) call smb., smth. usually in the interrogative what are you going to call the baby? как вы собираетесь назвать ребенка?; what do you call this flower? как называется этот цветок?; I don't know what to call it не знаю, как это назвать
    3) call smb. will you call me or shall I call you? вы мне позвоните или я вам?
    4. IV
    1) call smb. in some manner call smb. persistently (urgently, frantically, etc.) настоятельно и т. д. звать кого-л.; call smb. together созывать кого-л.; call smb. somewhere call smb. aside отзывать кого-л. в сторону; call smb. down попросить кого-л. сойти вниз; call smb. in
    приглашать кого-л. войти; call the children in позовите детей домой /в дом/; call smb. at some time he asked to call him early он просил разбудить его рано
    2) call smb. at some time please call me tomorrow пожалуйста, позвоните мне завтра [по телефону]
    5. V
    1) call smb. smth., smb. call smb. a taxi (a cab, a doctor, etc.) вызывать кому-л. /для кого-л./ такси и т. д.
    2) call smb. smth., smb. call the baby Mary (the dog Rex, etc.) называть ребенка [именем] Мэри и т. д.; his name is Richard but we all call him Dick его имя Ричард, но мы все зовем его Диком; call smb. a liar (a fool, a rogue, a child, everything under the sun, a miser, an ass, etc.) называть /обзывать/ кого-л. лжецом и т. д.).
    3) call smth. smb., smth. call it a swindle (that a low-down trick, her a slut, that a shame, this a very good house, etc.) считать /называть/ это мошенничеством и т. д.; do you call English an easy language? вы считаете /можете назвать/ английский язык легким?; I call that show a success по-моему, спектакль имел успех; this is what I call real coffee вот это я называю настоящим кофе
    6. VI
    call smth. as possessing some quality call smth. fair (dishonest, mean, nice, etc.) считать что-л. справедливым и т. д.; I don't call this cheap я не нахожу, что это дешево
    7. VII
    call smb. to do smth. call the police to stop the fight (him to witness the event, etc.) позвать полицию, чтобы прекратить драку и т. д., call smth. to do smth. he called her name to see if she was at home он позвал ее по имени, чтобы проверить, дома ли она /чтобы убедиться, что она дома/
    8. XI
    1) be called in some manner the singer was called three times певца вызывали три раза; be called somewhere be called to the manager (before the judge, before the committee, to the Ministry, etc.) быть вызванным к управляющему и т. д.; I was called home on urgent business меня вызвали домой по срочному делу; the ambassador was called home посол был отозван; be called to smth. his attention was called to the dangerous state of the building ему указали /его внимание обратили/ на аварийное состояние здания; the meeting was called to order by the chairman председатель призвал собрание к порядку; be called for some time the meeting was called for Monday собрание было назначено на понедельник be called into being быть вызванным к жизни, возникнуть; the plant was called into being by war requirements этот завод появился в ответ на требования военного времени
    2) be called smth. be called John (Магу, etc.) зваться Джоном и т. д.; what is it called? как это называется?; the book is called "The Gadfly" книга называется "Овод"; be called after smb. fin smb.'s honour/ be called after smb.'s mother (after smb.'s uncle, etc.) быть названным в честь матери и т. д.
    3) be called smb., smth. be called the best writer of the period (a scholar, an outstanding scientist, a marvel, the most beautiful city, etc.) считаться /слыть/ лучшим писателем своего времени и т. д.; Chaucer is called the Father of English Poetry Чосера называют отцом английской поэзии
    4) be called (up)on [by smb.]' I don't like to be called on before 11 a. m. я не люблю, когда ко мне приходят до одиннадцати утра; we were called on by the neighbours нас навестили /к нам зашли/ соседи; be called for the letter (the parcel, books, etc.) will be called for за письмом и т. д. придут /зайдут/; this envelope is to be left till called for конверт лежит /остается/ здесь, пока за ним не придут
    5) be called for strong measures (drastic steps, etc.) are called for необходимы /нужны, требуются/ решительные меры и т. д.; you must take such steps as seem to be called for вы должны предпринять необходимые шаги; an explanation is called for a данном случае не обойтись без объяснений; no excuses are called for объяснений не требуется; if a second edition is called for если возникнет необходимость во втором издании; be called (up)on to do smth. be called upon to speak (to do so many things, to take part in it, etc.) оказаться вынужденным выступить и т. д.; my friend was called upon to make a report моего друга попросили выступить с отчетом /с докладом/; he felt called upon to speak он счел себя не в праве промолчать; I was never called on to play мне ни разу не пришлось играть; I feel called upon to warn you я чувствую себя обязанным предупредить вас
    9. XIII
    call to do smth. I called to see how you were (to see you, to know whether you wanted anything, etc.) я заходил, чтобы узнать, как вы поживаете и т. д.', а man has called to read the electric power meter приходил какой-то человек снять показания счетчика
    10. XVI
    1) call for smth., smb. call for a taxi (for a cab, etc.) позвать /остановить/ такси и т. д., call for help звать на помощь; call for smb. звать кого-л.; call to smb. I called to him but he appeared not to hear я его окликнул, но он, казалось, не слышал; call to smb. to do smth. /for smth./ he called to me to help /for help/ он позвал меня на помощь; call to smth. the trumpet called to battle труба звала в бой; call from some place call from the roof (from downstairs, from upstairs, etc.) кричать с крыши и т. д.; call across smth. call across a river (across the street, across the hall, etc.) звать /кричать/ с того берега реки и т. д.', call upon smb. I now call upon Mr. Smith я предоставляю слово господину Смиту, слово имеет господин Смит
    2) call at some place call at smb.'s house (at the hotel, at an office, at a shop, at the library, etc.) заходить к кому-л. домой и т. д.;I will call at the post office on my way home я зайду на почту по дороге домой; the train calls at every station поезд останавливается на каждой станции; the boat calls at intermediate ports пароход заходит в промежуточные порты; call (up)on smb. call on a friend (on us, on him without an invitation, on her with a letter of introduction, etc.) заходить к другу /приятелю/ и т. д.', I shall call on him personally я сам к нему загляну; they are not people one can call upon они не такие люди, к которым можно зайти запросто; we must call on our new neighbour нам надо навестить нашего нового соседа; call at some time call at noon (at three o'clock, etc.) заходить в полдень и т. д.; call for some time call for a moment (for a minute, etc.) зайти / заскочить/ на минутку и т. д.; call for smth., smb. call for the parcel (for one's pipe, for her, etc.) заходить за посылкой и т. д., call for orders явиться за указаниями; he called for me with a car он заехал за мной на машине; I'll call for you at your house я заеду или зайду за вами домой
    3) callf rom some place call from a pay booth (from a pay station, from Leningrad, etc.) (по-)звонить [по телефону] из автомата и т. д.
    4) call on smb. I hope we shall not have to call on you я надеюсь, нам не придется прибегать к вашим услугам, обращаться к вам [за помощью]; call ( up)on smth. call on smb.'s help (on smb.'s services, etc.) прибегать к чьей-л. помощи и т. д.; call on smb.'s knowledge (on smb.'s skill, etc.) использовать чьи-л. звания и т.д., I had to call upon all my strength мне пришлось напрячь все силы; call on smb. for smth. call on you for help (on him for a hundred pounds, on her for an explanation, etc.) обращаться к вам за помощью и т. д., call on him for a speech просить его выступить; call (up)on smb. to do smth. call upon us to help / (up)on us to give assistance/ (upon them to defend the country, upon the rebels to surrender, etc.) взывать к нам о помощи и т. д.; you must call on him to apologize вы должны потребовать, чтобы он извинился; the teacher called on him to answer учитель вызвал его отвечать
    5) call for smth. call for a discussion (for a three-power conference, for an increase of salary, for reduction of prices, etc.) выступать с требованием провести дискуссию /обсуждение/ и т. д.; call for drastic measures (for prompt action, for immediate solution, for a cool head, etc.) требовать решительных мер и т. д.; the situation calls for tact and patience в такой ситуации необходимы такт и терпение /нужно вооружиться тактом и терпением/; the results of the experiment called for a discussion было необходимо обсудить результаты опыта
    11. XVIII
    call oneself smb., smth. call oneself a colonel (a philosopher, a scholar, etc.) называть себя полковником и т.д., назваться полковником и т. д.
    12. XXI1
    1) call smb. (in)to smth. call the children into the house (the messenger into the office, the girl (in)to the garden, etc.) звать детей в дом и т. д.; will you call the family to dinner? будьте добры позвать всех обедать; they called him to the Ministry его вызвали в министерство; call smth. smb. for smb. call a taxi for me (a doctor for him, etc.) вызовите мне такси и т.д., would you call the porter for me? будьте добры, позовите мне носильщика; call smb. by smth. call him by wireless (her by a letter, etc.) вызвать его телеграммой и т. д., call smb. at some time call smb. at six o'clock (early in the morning, etc.) (разбудить кого-л. в шесть часов и т. д.; call smth. for fame time call a meeting for August (the session for three o'clock, etc.) созывать /назначать/ собрание на август и т. д.
    2) call smth., smb. to smth. call the meeting to order (the class to order, etc.) призывать собрание к порядку и т. д.; three times during the lesson the teacher had to call one of the pupils to attention три раза за время урока преподавателю пришлось обратиться к ученику /окликнуть ученика/, чтобы он не отвлекался; call smb. to account призвать кого-л. к ответу; call smth., smb. to mind вспоминать что-л., кого-л.; I can't call this scene to mind я не могу вспомнить эту сцену; call smb.'s attention to the picture (to the unusual man, etc.) обращать чье-л. внимание на картину и т.д., please call attention to any errors that you find просьба сообщать о всех замеченных ошибках; she tried not to call attention to herself она старалась не привлекать к себе внимания
    3) || call smth. into being /into existence/ создать что-л., вызвать /пробудить/ что-л. к жизни; better living conditions called into being new and wider Interest вследствие улучшения условий жизни возникли / появились/ новые, более широкие интересы
    4) call smb. by some name call the child by the name of Paul (him by his brother's name, etc.) назвать ребенка именем Поль /Полем/ и т. д.; don't call me by my first name не называйте меня no имени; call smb., smth. after smb., smth. call the child after his father (the town after the first settler, etc.) называть ребенка именем /в честь/ отца и т. д.; call smth. in some language what do you call this in Russian? как это называется по-русски? id call things by their true /proper/ names называть вещи своими именами
    5) call smb. from somewhere call smb. from London (from out of town, etc.) (позвонить кому-л. из Лондона и т. д.; I am calling from a pay station я звоню) с переговорной || call smb. on the telephone позвонить кому-л. по телефону
    13. XXVI
    1) call smth. what... you can call it what you like можете называть это, как хотите
    2) call smb. when... (if..., etc.) call me when you arrive (if he comes, etc.) позвоните мне, когда приедете и т. д.
    14. XXVII2
    1) call on smb. while... (when..., etc.) someone called on you while /when/ you were out кто-то приходил к вам, пока вас не было

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > call

  • 34 take

    1. n захват, взятие; получение
    2. n сл. выручка, барыши; сбор
    3. n получка
    4. n улов
    5. n добыча
    6. n аренда

    take on lease — брать внаем; брать в аренду

    take a lease of — брать внаем; брать в аренду

    7. n арендованный участок
    8. n разг. популярная песенка, пьеса
    9. n мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка
    10. n полигр. «урок» наборщика

    lean take — урок наборщика, содержащий трудоемкий для набора материал

    11. n кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль
    12. n мед. пересадка
    13. v брать; хватать

    take on — брать; браться

    14. v захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать
    15. v ловить
    16. v разг. овладевать, брать

    take from — брать; взять; отнимать; отнять

    to take its rise — брать начало, начинаться

    take with you — брать с собой; взять с собой

    17. v уносить, сводить в могилу

    pneumonia took him — воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

    to take pains, to spare no painsприлагать все усилия

    18. v присваивать, брать

    take in hand — браться; взяться; предпринимать

    19. v отбирать, забирать
    20. v пользоваться; получать; приобретать
    21. v выбирать

    take out a patent — взять патент; выбирать патент

    22. v покупать

    to take stock in — покупать акции; вступать в пай

    23. v выигрывать; брать, бить

    take the charge of — брать на хранение; принимать управление

    to take a nest — разорить гнездо, брать яйца или птенцов

    24. v юр. вступать во владение, наследовать
    25. v доставать, добывать
    26. v взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

    take the crop — убирать урожай; собирать урожай

    27. v получать, зарабатывать

    take that ! — получай!, вот тебе!

    28. v принимать; соглашаться

    how much less will you take? — на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

    take what he offers you — возьми то, что он тебе предлагает

    I will take no denial — отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

    I am not taking orders from you — я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы;

    to take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать

    29. v воспринимать, реагировать

    I wonder how he will take it — интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

    he took the joke in earnest — он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

    he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way — он, в сущности, добрый человек, если правильно его воспринимать

    to take things as they are — принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

    you must not take it ill of him — вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

    30. v понимать; толковать

    I take your meaning — я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

    I take you — я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

    31. v полагать, считать; заключать

    what time do you take it to be? — как вы думаете, сколько сейчас времени?

    32. v верить; считать истинным

    take it from me that he means what he says — поверьте мне, он не шутит

    33. v охватывать, овладевать

    his conscience takes him when he is sober — когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

    34. v захватывать, увлекать; нравиться
    35. v иметь успех, становиться популярным

    take place — случаться; происходить; иметь место

    to take place — случаться, иметь место

    36. v записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать
    37. v снимать, фотографировать

    to take a photograph of a tower — сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

    take the readings — производить отсчет; снимать показания

    to take pictures — производить съёмку, снимать

    take a picture — снимать; фотографировать

    38. v выходить, получаться на фотографии

    he does not take well, he takes badly — он плохо выходит на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

    take the air — выходить на воздух; отлетать; отлететь

    to take a call — выходить на аплодисменты, раскланиваться

    39. v использовать в качестве примера

    take up a quota — использовать квоту; выбрать квоту

    40. v вмешать
    41. v требовать; отнимать

    it takes time, means and skill — на это нужно время, средства и умение

    it took him three years to write the book — ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу

    it took four men to hold him — потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

    it would take volumes to relate — нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

    it takes a lot of doing — это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

    the work took some doing — работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

    42. v требовать, нуждаться

    he took two hours to get there — ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

    43. v цепляться; застревать, запутываться
    44. v жениться; выходить замуж
    45. v действовать; приниматься

    take as a datum — принимать за нуль; принимать за начало

    46. v держаться, закрепляться, оставаться
    47. v амер. схватываться, замерзать
    48. v тех. твердеть, схватываться

    take hold of — схватывать; схватить

    49. v разг. становиться, делаться

    to take sick — заболеть, захворать; приболеть

    take stock of — делать переучет; критически оценивать

    to take exercise — делать моцион, гулять; делать гимнастику

    to take turns — делать по очереди; чередоваться, сменяться

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. catch (noun) catch; haul; loot
    2. net (noun) net; proceeds; profit; returns
    3. act (verb) act; behave; function; operate; react; work
    4. adopt (verb) adopt; discharge; perform; utilise; utilize
    5. apprehend (verb) apprehend; compass; comprehend; cotton on to; cotton to; follow; heed; make out; see; tumble to; twig
    6. appropriate (verb) accroach; annex; appropriate; arrogate; assume; commandeer; confiscate; expropriate; preempt; pre-empt; sequester; usurp
    7. ask (verb) ask; call for; crave; demand; entail; involve; necessitate; require
    8. attract (verb) allure; attract; bewitch; captivate; charm; derive; draw; enchant; engage; fascinate; hold; interest; magnetize; wile
    9. bear (verb) abide; accept; admit; bear; brook; digest; down; endure; go; lump; receive; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; sustain; swallow; sweat out; take in; tolerate; undertake
    10. buy (verb) buy; purchase
    11. carry (verb) bring; carry; convey; deliver; fetch; transfer; transport
    12. catch (verb) bag; capture; catch; collar; nail; overhaul; overtake; prehend
    13. cheat (verb) beat; bilk; boodle; cheat; chisel; chouse; cozen; defraud; diddle; do; flimflam; gull; gyp; mulct; overreach; ream; sucker; swindle; victimise
    14. choose (verb) choose; cull; elect; mark; opt for; optate; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out
    15. deduct (verb) deduct; discount; draw back; knock off; substract; subtract; take away; take off; take out
    16. determine (verb) ascertain; determine; fix
    17. eat (verb) devour; eat; feed on; ingest; meal; partake of
    18. embrace (verb) clasp; embrace; grasp; grip
    19. escort (verb) accompany; conduct; escort; lead
    20. experience (verb) experience; feel; observe; perceive; sense
    21. get (verb) acquire; come down with; contract; develop; gain; get; net; obtain; procure; secure; sicken; sicken of; sicken with; win
    22. pilfer (verb) pilfer; steal
    23. read (verb) construe; interpret; read
    24. seize (verb) clutch; grab; grapple; nab; seize; snatch; strike
    25. surprise (verb) board; hit on; surprise
    26. treat (verb) deal with; handle; play; serve; treat; use
    27. understand (verb) believe; conceive; consider; expect; gather; imagine; presume; regard; suppose; suspect; think; understand
    28. use up (verb) consume; occupy; use up
    Антонимический ряд:
    add; give; loss; miss; reject; repel; surrender

    English-Russian base dictionary > take

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