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1 private

private ['praɪvɪt]

privé ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f), 4 personnel ⇒ 1 (c)-(e) particulier ⇒ 1 (e) intime ⇒ 1 (f) soldat ⇒ 2

1 adjective

(a) (not for the public) privé;

∎ private (sign) privé, interdit au public;

∎ the funeral will be private les obsèques auront lieu dans la plus stricte intimité;

∎ they want a private wedding ils veulent se marier dans l'intimité

(b) (not state-run) privé;

∎ they operate a private pension scheme ils ont leur propre caisse de retraite;

∎ the private sector le secteur privé

(c) (personal) privé, personnel;

∎ for private reasons pour des raisons personnelles;

∎ don't interfere in my private affairs or business ne vous mêlez pas de mes affaires personnelles;

∎ private agreement accord m à l'amiable;

∎ I thought we had a private agreement about it je croyais que nous avions réglé ce problème entre nous;

∎ for your private information à titre confidentiel;

∎ it's my private opinion c'est mon opinion personnelle;

∎ it's a private joke c'est une blague entre nous/eux/ etc;

∎ she lives in her own private fantasy world elle vit dans un monde imaginaire bien à elle;

∎ she keeps her private thoughts to herself elle garde pour elle ses opinions personnelles

(d) (confidential) privé, confidentiel, personnel;

∎ a private conversation une conversation privée ou à caractère privé;

∎ we had a private meeting nous nous sommes vus en privé;

∎ I have some private information about him j'ai des renseignements confidentiels à son sujet ou le concernant;

∎ keep it private gardez-le pour vous;

∎ can I tell him? - no, it's private je peux le lui dire? - non, c'est personnel;

∎ private and confidential secret et confidentiel;

∎ private (on envelope) personnel

(e) (individual → bank account) personnel; (→ bathroom, lessons, tuition) particulier;

∎ she has private lessons in French elle prend des cours particuliers de français;

∎ this is a private house c'est une maison particulière ou qui appartient à des particuliers;

∎ in my private capacity à titre personnel;

∎ for your private use pour votre usage personnel;

∎ this is his own private room c'est sa pièce à lui

(f) (quiet, intimate) intime, privé;

∎ a private place un endroit tranquille;

∎ he's a very private person c'est quelqu'un de très discret;

∎ do you have a private room where we can talk? avez-vous une pièce où l'on puisse parler tranquillement?

(g) (ordinary)

∎ a private citizen or individual un (simple) citoyen, un particulier

2 noun

Military (simple) soldat m, soldat m de deuxième classe;

∎ it belongs to Private Hopkins ça appartient au soldat Hopkins;

∎ the privates and the NCOs la troupe et les gradés;

∎ Private Murdoch! soldat Murdoch!

3 privates plural noun

familiar euphemism parties fpl génitales^□

4 in private adverb

(confidentially) en privé, en confidence; (in private life) en privé, dans la vie privée; (with close family) dans l'intimité; (with friends, not in public) dans le privé;

∎ to sit in private (assembly) se réunir en séance privée ou à huis clos;

∎ Law to hear a case in private juger une affaire à huis clos;

∎ to speak to sb in private parler à qn en privé;

∎ in private she admitted she was worried en privé, elle a admis qu'elle était inquiète; (to herself) dans son for intérieur elle a admis qu'elle était inquiète

►► private address adresse f personnelle, domicile m;

Law private agreement acte m sous seing privé;

Telecommunications private automatic exchange central m automatique privé;

private bank banque f privée;

private bar = salon dans un pub;

private car voiture f particulière;

private citizen simple particulier m;

private company entreprise f ou société f privée;

private dance bal m sur invitation;

private detective détective m privé;

private education enseignement m privé;

private enterprise entreprise f privée; (principle) libre entreprise f;

Press Private Eye = bimensuel satirique britannique fondé en 1960, dont le ton irrévérencieux rappelle celui du 'Canard enchaîné' en France;

familiar private eye (private detective) privé m;

private finance initiative partenariat m public-privé;

private fishing pêche f gardée;

private health insurance assurance f maladie privée;

Law private hearing audience f à huis clos;

private hotel ≃ pension f de famille;

private income rentes fpl;

∎ to live on or off a private income vivre de ses rentes;

private industry privé m;

private investigator détective m privé;

Finance private investment investissement m ou placement m privé;

Finance private investor investisseur(euse) m,f privé(e);

private land terrain m privé;

private life vie f privée;

∎ in (his) private life dans sa vie privée, en privé;

∎ she has no private life elle n'a pas de vie privée;

Finance private limited company société f à responsabilité limitée;

Telecommunications private line ligne f privée;

private means rentes fpl, fortune f personnelle;

∎ a man of private means un rentier;

Parliament private member = simple député m;

Parliament private member's bill = proposition de loi faite par un simple député;

private ownership propriété f privée;

familiar euphemism private parts parties fpl génitales^□ ;

private party (gathering) réunion f privée ou intime; (group) groupe m de particuliers;

private patient = patient d'un médecin dont les consultations ne sont pas prises en charge par les services de santé;

Finance private pension retraite f complémentaire;

Theatre private performance représentation f privée;

Medicine private practice médecine f privée or non conventionnée;

∎ she's in private practice elle a un cabinet (médical) privé;

private property propriété f privée;

∎ private property, keep out! (sign) propriété privée, défense d'entrer;

private pupil élève mf (à qui l'on donne des cours particuliers);

∎ he has a lot of private pupils il donne beaucoup de cours particuliers;

private road voie f privée;

private room (in hospital) chambre f particulière;

private sale vente f à l'amiable;

private school école f privée;

private secretary secrétaire mf particulier(ère); British Politics = haut fonctionnaire dont le rôle est d'assister un ministre;

Cinema private showing projection f privée;

private soldier simple soldat m, (soldat m de) deuxième classe m;

private teacher précepteur(trice) m,f;

Art private view vernissage m;

Law private wrong atteinte f aux droits d'un individu

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2 private

private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not open to public) privé ; [gardens] privatif

   b. ( = personal) [house, lesson, room] particulier ; [car, bank account, letter] personnel

• a private house une maison particulière

• he has a number of private pupils il donne des leçons particulières

• a private citizen un simple citoyen

• in his private life dans sa vie privée

• it's a private matter c'est personnel

• this matter is strictly private c'est strictement confidentiel

• it's not very private here on n'est pas très tranquille ici

• he's a very private person c'est un homme très secret

• "private" (on envelope) « personnel »

   c. ( = outside public sector) private health insurance assurance f maladie privée

• private patient (British) patient (e) m(f) consultant en clientèle privée

• to be in private practice ≈ être médecin non conventionné

2. noun

   a. ( = soldier) simple soldat m

   b. ► in private en privé

3. compounds

► private detective noun détective m privé

► private enterprise noun entreprise f privée

► private eye (inf) noun privé (inf) m

► private finance initiative noun (British) initiative f de financement privé

► private investigator noun détective m privé

► private joke noun plaisanterie f pour initiés

► private parts (inf) plural noun

(euphemistic) parties fpl intimes

► private property noun propriété f privée

► private school noun école f privée

► private sector noun secteur m privé

► private study noun (British) étude f

► private tuition noun leçons fpl particulières

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['praɪvɪt] 1.
noun simple soldat m
2.
adjective

1) ( not for general public) privé

room with private bath — chambre avec salle de bains particulière

the funeral will be private — l'enterrement aura lieu dans la plus stricte intimité

2) (personal, not associated with company) [letter, phone call, capacity] personnel/-elle; [sale] de particulier à particulier

private life — vie privée

the private citizen — le (simple) particulier

3) (not public, not state-run) gen privé; [housing, accommodation, landlord, lesson] particulier/-ière

private industry — le (secteur) privé

4) [talk, meeting, matter] privé; [reason, opinion, thought] personnel/-elle

to come to a private understanding — s'arranger à l'amiable

to keep something private — préserver l'intimité de quelque chose

a private joke — une plaisanterie pour initiés

5) [place] tranquille

6) ( secretive) renfermé (sur soi-même)
3.
in private adverbial phrase en privé

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to go private — GB Medicine se faire soigner dans le (secteur) privé

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3 simple

simple [sɛ̃pl]

1. adjective

   a. simple ; [nœud, cornet de glace] single

• en simple épaisseur in a single layer

• réduit à sa plus simple expression reduced to a minimum

• simple comme bonjour (inf) as easy as falling off a log (inf)

• dans le plus simple appareil (humorous) in one's birthday suit

• pour faire simple... (faire les choses simplement) to make things simple... ; (dire les choses simplement) to put it simply...

   b. ( = modeste) [personne] unpretentious

• il a su rester simple he hasn't let it go to his head

   c. ( = de condition modeste) ce sont des gens simples they are simple folk

   d. ( = naïf) simple

• il est un peu simple he's a bit simple

• il est simple d'esprit

• c'est un simple d'esprit he's simple-minded

   e. ( = ordinaire) [particulier, salarié] ordinary

• un simple soldat a private

   f. (valeur restrictive) une simple formalité a mere formality

• une simple remarque la déconcertait a mere comment would upset her

• d'un simple geste de la main with just a movement of his hand

• par simple curiosité out of pure curiosity

• vous obtiendrez le cadeau sur simple envoi de ce bon for your free gift, simply send us this voucher

• vous obtiendrez des informations sur simple appel simply pick up the phone and you will get all the information you need

2. masculine noun

   a. passer du simple au double to double

• les prix peuvent varier du simple au double prices can vary by as much as 100%

   b. (Tennis) singles

• simple messieurs/dames men's/women's singles

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sɛ̃pl
1.

adjectif

1) ( facile)

c'est (bien) simple, il ne fait plus rien — he simply doesn't do anything any more

2) ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious

une jupe toute simple — a very plain skirt

3) ( modeste) [origines] modest

venir d'un milieu simple — to come from a modest background

4) ( ordinaire) [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinary

c'est une simple question de bon sens — it's just common sense

un simple tour de clé suffit — just one turn of the key does it

il est simple garçon de café — he's just a waiter in a café

même en hiver, il n'est vêtu que d'une simple chemise — even in winter he only ou just wears a shirt

pour la simple raison que — for the simple reason that

le simple fait de poser la question — the mere fact of asking the question

par simple curiosité — out of pure curiosity

sur simple présentation du passeport — on presentation of one's passport

ce ne sera qu'une simple formalité/vérification — it will be a mere formality/a simple check

réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression — to reduce something to a minimum, to pare something down to basics

5) ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple

6) Chimie, Botanique simple

7) Linguistique [passé, futur] simple

8) ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single

2.

nom masculin

1) ( dans un calcul)

le prix varie du simple au double — the price can turn out to be twice as high

2) Sport

simple dames/messieurs — ladies'/men's singles (pl)

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sɛ̃pl
1. adj

1) (pas compliqué) (personne, méthode, chose) simple

2) (non multiple) single

3) (avant le nom) (= ordinaire)

un simple particulier — an ordinary citizen

simple soldat — private

une simple formalité — a mere formality

dans le plus simple appareil (= nu) — in one's birthday suit

2. nm

1) TENNIS (= match)

le simple messieurs — the men's singles pl

le simple dames — the ladies' singles pl

2)

aller du simple au double — to double

3. simples nmpl

MÉDECINE medicinal plants

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simple

A adj

1 ( facile) [problème, question, situation, idée] simple, straightforward; [choix, moyen, façon, explication, calcul] simple; son raisonnement est très simple his/her reasoning is very simple; je veux des phrases simples mais correctes I want simple but correct sentences; la situation est loin d'être simple the situation is far from (being) simple ou straightforward; c'est (bien) simple, il ne fait plus rien he simply doesn't do anything any more; pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué? iron why not make life even more difficult for yourself?;

2 ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious; elle portait une jupe toute simple she was wearing a very simple ou plain skirt; elle est simple et naturelle she's unaffected and natural; il est resté très simple malgré son succès he's remained very unpretentious in spite of his success;

3 ( modeste) [origines] modest; venir d'un milieu simple to come from a modest background;

4 ( ordinaire) [avertissement, remarque] mere; [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinary; c'est une simple question d'honneur/de bon sens it's simply ou purely a question of honour^GB/of common sense; un simple tour de clé suffit just one turn of the key does it; il est simple garçon de café/employé du bureau he's just a waiter in a café/a clerk; il l'a mis KO d'un simple coup de poing he knocked him out with a single blow; même en hiver, il n'est vêtu que d'une simple chemise even in winter he only ou just wears a shirt; pour la simple raison que for the simple reason that; le simple fait de poser la question the mere fact of asking the question; par simple curiosité out of pure curiosity; sur simple présentation du passeport simply on presentation of one's passport; ce ne sera qu'une simple formalité/vérification it will be a mere formality/a simple check; réduire qch à sa plus simple expression to reduce sth to a minimum;

5 ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple; il est gentil mais un peu simple he's nice but a bit simple;

6 Chimie, Nucl, Bot simple;

7 Ling [passé, futur] simple;

8 ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single.

B nm

1 ( dans un calcul) le prix varie du simple au double the price can turn out to be twice as high;

2 Sport simple dames/messieurs ladies'/men's singles (pl).

C simples nmpl Bot, Pharm medicinal herbs.

Composés

simple d'esprit simple-minded; c'est un or il est simple d'esprit he's simple-minded; simple soldat private.

[sɛ̃pl] adjectif

1. [facile - exercice, système] straightforward, simple, easy

c'est très simple à utiliser it's very easy ou simple to use

c'est simple comme bonjour it's as easy as ABC ou as pie

2. (avant le nom) [avec une valeur restrictive] mere, simple

c'est une simple question d'argent it's simply ou only a matter of money

pour la simple raison que... for the simple reason that...

réduit à sa plus simple expression reduced to its simplest form

vous aurez une démonstration gratuite sur simple appel all you need do is (to) ou simply phone this number for a free demonstration

ce n'est qu'une simple formalité it's merely a ou it's a mere formality

ça s'ouvre d'une simple pression du doigt it opens simply by pressing on it

ce n'est qu'un simple employé de bureau he's just an ordinary office worker

3. [non raffiné - gens] unaffected, uncomplicated ; [ - objets, nourriture, goûts] plain, simple

elle est apparue dans le plus simple appareil she appeared in her birthday suit (humoristique)

4. [ingénu] simple, simple-minded

5. [non composé - mot, élément, fleur, fracture] simple ; [ - chaînette, nœud] single

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[sɛ̃pl] nom masculin

1. [ce qui est facile]

aller du simple au complexe to progress from the simple to the complex

2. [proportion]

les prix varient du simple au double prices can double

3. SPORT singles

jouer en simple to play a singles match

simple messieurs/dames men's/ladies' singles

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simples nom masculin pluriel

medicinal herbs ou plants

simple d'esprit nom masculin

simpleton, halfwit

simple d'esprit locution adjectivale

il est un peu simple d'esprit he's a bit simple

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > simple
4 private

private

A n ⇒ Military ranks and titles simple soldat m ; Private Taylor soldat Taylor.

B privates ○ npl parties ○ fpl, organes mpl génitaux.

C adj

1 ( not for general public) [property, land, beach, chapel, jet, vehicle, line, collection, party, viewing] privé ; room with private bath chambre avec salle de bains particulière ; the funeral/the wedding will be private l'enterrement/le mariage aura lieu dans la plus stricte intimité ;

2 (personal, not associated with company) [letter, phone call, use of car] personnel/-elle ; [life] privé ; [income, means] personnel/-elle ; [sale] de particulier à particulier ; a person of private means une personne qui a des revenus personnels ; she is making a private visit elle est en visite privée ; to act in a private capacity ou as a private person agir à titre personnel ; the private citizen le (simple) particulier ;

3 (not public, not state-run) [sector, healthcare, education, school, hospital, prison, firm] privé ; [housing, accommodation, landlord] particulier/-ière ; private industry le (secteur) privé ; private lessons cours mpl particuliers ;

4 ( not to be openly revealed) [conversation, talk, meeting, matter] privé ; [reason, opinion, thought] personnel/-elle ; to come to a private understanding s'arranger à l'amiable ; to keep sth private préserver l'intimité de qch ; a private joke une plaisanterie pour initiés ;

5 ( undisturbed) [place, room, corner] tranquille ; let's go inside where we can be private allons dans la maison, nous y serons tranquilles ;

6 ( secretive) [person] renfermé (sur soi-même).

D in private adv phr en privé.

Idiom

to go private GB Med se faire soigner dans le (secteur) privé.

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5 private soldier

private soldier n simple soldat m.

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6 private

1. adjective
1) (of, for, or belonging to, one person or group, not to the general public: The headmaster lives in a private apartment in the school; in my private (=personal) opinion; This information is to be kept strictly private; You shouldn't listen to private conversations.) privé

2) (having no public or official position or rank: It is your duty as a private citizen to report this matter to the police.) simple (citoyen/-enne)
2. noun
(in the army, an ordinary soldier, not an officer.) (simple) soldat

- privacy
- privately - private enterprise - private means - in private

English-French dictionary > private
7 simple soldat, soldat de deuxième classe

a. [armée de terre] private

b. [armée de l'air] aircraftman (UK), airman basic (US)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > simple soldat, soldat de deuxième classe
8 simple citoyen

= particulier
private citizen (or person)

Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > simple citoyen
9 simple multipoint circuit

простой многоточечный канал

private circuit — частный канал

leased circuit — арендуемый канал

virtual circuit — виртуальная цепь; виртуальный канал

toll circuit — магистральная линия; междугородний канал

circuit switching — коммутация цепей; коммутация каналов

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10 Arsch

m; -(e)s, Ärsche; vulg.

1. arse, Am. ass; jemandem geht der Arsch auf Grundeis fig. he, she etc. is scared witless ( oder shitless vulg.); der hat doch den Arsch offen fig. he must be crazy, Brit. he is round the bloody twist; jemanden am Arsch haben fig. have (hold of) s.o. by the balls vulg., have s.o. by the short and curlies; jemandem in den Arsch kriechen fig. suck up to s.o. umg.; er (es) ist am oder im Arsch fig. he’s (it’s) had it; leck mich am Arsch! fig. get stuffed Sl., go to hell Sl.; zu sich selbst: bugger (it); am Arsch der Welt fig. iro. at ( oder in) the back of beyond umg., in the middle of nowhere, out in the sticks (Am. auch boondocks) umg.; sich (Dat) den Arsch aufreißen fig. sweat blood; sie hat ihm anständig den Arsch aufgerissen she really put him through it; ich könnte mir oder mich in den Arsch beißen I could kick myself; den Arsch zukneifen (sterben) kick the bucket; Hintern, Po

2. fig. pej. (Idiot) arse(-hole), Am. asshole, silly bugger; er ist ein Arsch mit Ohren he’s as thick as two short planks (Am. as a board)

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der Arsch

rump (ugs.); arse (ugs.); backside (ugs.)

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Ạrsch [arS, aːɐʃ]
m -(e)s, ordm;e
['ErSə, 'ɛːɐʃə]
1) (vulg) arse (Brit sl ass (US sl bum (Brit inf fanny (US sl butt (US inf)

jdm or jdn in den Arsch treten — to give sb a kick up the arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

den Arsch vollkriegen — to get a bloody good hiding (Brit inf), to get an ass-kicking (US sl)

er kann mich ( mal) am Arsch lecken — he can get stuffed (Brit inf), he can fuck off (vulg)

ich könnte mich or mir in den Arsch beißen (sl) — I could kick myself

jdm in den Arsch kriechen (inf) — to lick sb's arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

du hast wohl den Arsch offen! (sl) — you're out of your tiny mind (inf)

er kriegt wieder den Arsch nicht hoch (inf) — he won't get his arse (Brit) or ass (US) in gear (sl)

Arsch mit Ohren (dated sl) — silly bugger (Brit sl)

am Arsch der Welt (inf) — in the back of beyond

im or am Arsch sein (sl) — to be fucked up (vulg)

fürn Arsch sein (sl) — to be crap (inf)

einen kalten Arsch kriegen (sl: = Angst kriegen) — to shit oneself (sl)

den Arsch zukneifen (sl) — to kick the bucket (inf)

jdm den Arsch aufreißen (sl, esp Mil) — to work the shit out of sb (sl)

den Arsch aufreißen (sl) — to bust a gut (inf)

ihm geht der Arsch mit or auf Grundeis (dated sl) — he's scared shitless (sl), he's shit-scared (Brit sl)

Schütze Arsch (Mil) — simple private

sich auf den or seinen Arsch setzen (lit) — to park one's arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl); (fig dated sl

den Arsch abfrieren (sl) — to freeze one's arse (Brit) or ass (US) off (sl)

seinen Arsch in Bewegung setzen (sl) — to get one's arse (Brit) or ass (US) in gear (sl)

schwing deinen Arsch weg (sl) — move your fat arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

2) (sl = Mensch) bastard (sl), bugger (Brit sl sod (sl); (= Dummkopf) stupid bastard etc (sl)

kein Arsch war da — nobody fucking turned up (vulg)

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Arsch

<-[e]s, Ärsche>

[arʃ, pl ˈɛrʃə]

m (derb)

1. (Hintern) arse BRIT fam!, ass AM fam!, BRIT a. bum sl

2. (blöder Kerl) [stupid] bastard, BRIT sl a. bugger

3.

▶ sich dat den \Arsch abfrieren (sl) to freeze one's arse [or AM ass] [or fam! tits] [or fam! balls] off

▶ aussehen wie ein \Arsch mit Ohren (sl) to look as thick as pig-shit

▶ einen kalten \Arsch haben/kriegen (euph: sterben) to snuff it, to kick the bucket

▶ jdm in den \Arsch kriechen to kiss sl [or fam! lick] sb's arse [or AM ass]

▶ leck mich [damit] am \Arsch! (verpiss dich) fuck [or vulg piss] off!, BRIT a. get stuffed! sl, AM a. kiss my ass! sl; (verdammt noch mal) fuck it! vulg, BRIT fam a. [oh] bugger !

▶ jdn [mal] am \Arsch lecken können sb can get stuffed sl, sb can fuck-off vulg

▶ den \Arsch offen haben (vulg) to be talking out of one's arse [or AM ass] sl

du hast ja den \Arsch offen! you're talking out of your arse!

▶ im [o am] \Arsch sein (sl) to be fucked[-up] vulg

▶ sich akk auf den [o seinen] \Arsch setzen (sl) to park one's bum [or AM butt] fam; (sich Mühe geben) to get one's arse [or AM ass] in gear sl; (perplex sein) to be blown away sl

▶ jdn [o jdm] in den \Arsch treten (sl: einen Tritt versetzen) to kick sb's arse [or AM ass] sl; (jdn antreiben) to give sb a [good] kick up the arse [or AM ass] fam

▶ [von jdm] den \Arsch vollbekommen [o kriegen] (sl) to get a [bloody [or hell of a] fam] good hiding [from sb]

▶ am \Arsch der Welt (sl) out in the sticks, in the arse [or AM ass] end of nowhere sl

▶ den \Arsch zukneifen (euph: sterben) to snuff it sl, to kick the bucket sl

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der; Arsch[e]s, Ärsche (derb)

1) arse (Brit. coarse); bum (Brit. sl.); ass (Amer. sl.)

den Arsch voll kriegen — get a bloody good hiding (Brit. sl.)

der Arsch der Welt — (fig.) the back of beyond

leck mich am Arsch! — (fig.) piss off (coarse); get stuffed (Brit. sl.); (verflucht noch mal!; na, so was!) bugger me! (Brit. coarse)

er kann mich [mal] am Arsch lecken — (fig.) he can piss off (coarse); he can kiss my arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

sich auf den Arsch setzen — (fig.) (fleißig arbeiten) get or pull one's finger out (fig. sl.); (perplex sein) freak (sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch kriechen — (fig.) kiss somebody's arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch treten — kick somebody or give somebody a kick up the arse (Brit. coarse) or kick in the ass (Amer. sl.); (fig.) give somebody a kick up the backside

im Arsch sein — (fig.) be buggered (coarse)

2) (widerlicher Mensch) arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

Arsch mit Ohren — arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

3) (nichts geltender Mensch) piece of dirt

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Arsch m; -(e)s, Ärsche; vulg

1. arse, US ass;

jemandem geht der Arsch auf Grundeis fig he, she etc is scared witless ( oder shitless vulg);

der hat doch den Arsch offen fig he must be crazy, Br he is round the bloody twist;

jemanden am Arsch haben fig have (hold of) sb by the balls vulg, have sb by the short and curlies;

jemandem in den Arsch kriechen fig suck up to sb umg;

er (es) ist am oder

im Arsch fig he’s (it’s) had it;

leck mich am Arsch! fig get stuffed sl, go to hell sl; zu sich selbst: bugger (it);

am Arsch der Welt fig iron at ( oder in) the back of beyond umg, in the middle of nowhere, out in the sticks (US auch boondocks) umg;

sich (dat)

den Arsch aufreißen fig sweat blood;

sie hat ihm anständig den Arsch aufgerissen she really put him through it;

ich könnte mir oder

mich in den Arsch beißen I could kick myself;

den Arsch zukneifen (sterben) kick the bucket; → Hintern, Po

2. fig pej (Idiot) arse(-hole), US asshole, silly bugger;

er ist ein Arsch mit Ohren he’s as thick as two short planks (US as a board)

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der; Arsch[e]s, Ärsche (derb)

1) arse (Brit. coarse); bum (Brit. sl.); ass (Amer. sl.)

den Arsch voll kriegen — get a bloody good hiding (Brit. sl.)

der Arsch der Welt — (fig.) the back of beyond

leck mich am Arsch! — (fig.) piss off (coarse); get stuffed (Brit. sl.); (verflucht noch mal!; na, so was!) bugger me! (Brit. coarse)

er kann mich [mal] am Arsch lecken — (fig.) he can piss off (coarse); he can kiss my arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

sich auf den Arsch setzen — (fig.) (fleißig arbeiten) get or pull one's finger out (fig. sl.); (perplex sein) freak (sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch kriechen — (fig.) kiss somebody's arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch treten — kick somebody or give somebody a kick up the arse (Brit. coarse) or kick in the ass (Amer. sl.); (fig.) give somebody a kick up the backside

im Arsch sein — (fig.) be buggered (coarse)

2) (widerlicher Mensch) arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

Arsch mit Ohren — arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

3) (nichts geltender Mensch) piece of dirt

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¨-e * m.

arse** (UK) n.

ass** (US) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Arsch
11 arsch

m; -(e)s, Ärsche; vulg.

1. arse, Am. ass; jemandem geht der Arsch auf Grundeis fig. he, she etc. is scared witless ( oder shitless vulg.); der hat doch den Arsch offen fig. he must be crazy, Brit. he is round the bloody twist; jemanden am Arsch haben fig. have (hold of) s.o. by the balls vulg., have s.o. by the short and curlies; jemandem in den Arsch kriechen fig. suck up to s.o. umg.; er (es) ist am oder im Arsch fig. he’s (it’s) had it; leck mich am Arsch! fig. get stuffed Sl., go to hell Sl.; zu sich selbst: bugger (it); am Arsch der Welt fig. iro. at ( oder in) the back of beyond umg., in the middle of nowhere, out in the sticks (Am. auch boondocks) umg.; sich (Dat) den Arsch aufreißen fig. sweat blood; sie hat ihm anständig den Arsch aufgerissen she really put him through it; ich könnte mir oder mich in den Arsch beißen I could kick myself; den Arsch zukneifen (sterben) kick the bucket; Hintern, Po

2. fig. pej. (Idiot) arse(-hole), Am. asshole, silly bugger; er ist ein Arsch mit Ohren he’s as thick as two short planks (Am. as a board)

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der Arsch

rump (ugs.); arse (ugs.); backside (ugs.)

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Ạrsch [arS, aːɐʃ]
m -(e)s, ordm;e
['ErSə, 'ɛːɐʃə]
1) (vulg) arse (Brit sl ass (US sl bum (Brit inf fanny (US sl butt (US inf)

jdm or jdn in den Arsch treten — to give sb a kick up the arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

den Arsch vollkriegen — to get a bloody good hiding (Brit inf), to get an ass-kicking (US sl)

er kann mich ( mal) am Arsch lecken — he can get stuffed (Brit inf), he can fuck off (vulg)

ich könnte mich or mir in den Arsch beißen (sl) — I could kick myself

jdm in den Arsch kriechen (inf) — to lick sb's arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

du hast wohl den Arsch offen! (sl) — you're out of your tiny mind (inf)

er kriegt wieder den Arsch nicht hoch (inf) — he won't get his arse (Brit) or ass (US) in gear (sl)

Arsch mit Ohren (dated sl) — silly bugger (Brit sl)

am Arsch der Welt (inf) — in the back of beyond

im or am Arsch sein (sl) — to be fucked up (vulg)

fürn Arsch sein (sl) — to be crap (inf)

einen kalten Arsch kriegen (sl: = Angst kriegen) — to shit oneself (sl)

den Arsch zukneifen (sl) — to kick the bucket (inf)

jdm den Arsch aufreißen (sl, esp Mil) — to work the shit out of sb (sl)

den Arsch aufreißen (sl) — to bust a gut (inf)

ihm geht der Arsch mit or auf Grundeis (dated sl) — he's scared shitless (sl), he's shit-scared (Brit sl)

Schütze Arsch (Mil) — simple private

sich auf den or seinen Arsch setzen (lit) — to park one's arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl); (fig dated sl

den Arsch abfrieren (sl) — to freeze one's arse (Brit) or ass (US) off (sl)

seinen Arsch in Bewegung setzen (sl) — to get one's arse (Brit) or ass (US) in gear (sl)

schwing deinen Arsch weg (sl) — move your fat arse (Brit sl) or ass (US sl)

2) (sl = Mensch) bastard (sl), bugger (Brit sl sod (sl); (= Dummkopf) stupid bastard etc (sl)

kein Arsch war da — nobody fucking turned up (vulg)

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Arsch

<-[e]s, Ärsche>

[arʃ, pl ˈɛrʃə]

m (derb)

1. (Hintern) arse BRIT fam!, ass AM fam!, BRIT a. bum sl

2. (blöder Kerl) [stupid] bastard, BRIT sl a. bugger

3.

▶ sich dat den \Arsch abfrieren (sl) to freeze one's arse [or AM ass] [or fam! tits] [or fam! balls] off

▶ aussehen wie ein \Arsch mit Ohren (sl) to look as thick as pig-shit

▶ einen kalten \Arsch haben/kriegen (euph: sterben) to snuff it, to kick the bucket

▶ jdm in den \Arsch kriechen to kiss sl [or fam! lick] sb's arse [or AM ass]

▶ leck mich [damit] am \Arsch! (verpiss dich) fuck [or vulg piss] off!, BRIT a. get stuffed! sl, AM a. kiss my ass! sl; (verdammt noch mal) fuck it! vulg, BRIT fam a. [oh] bugger !

▶ jdn [mal] am \Arsch lecken können sb can get stuffed sl, sb can fuck-off vulg

▶ den \Arsch offen haben (vulg) to be talking out of one's arse [or AM ass] sl

du hast ja den \Arsch offen! you're talking out of your arse!

▶ im [o am] \Arsch sein (sl) to be fucked[-up] vulg

▶ sich akk auf den [o seinen] \Arsch setzen (sl) to park one's bum [or AM butt] fam; (sich Mühe geben) to get one's arse [or AM ass] in gear sl; (perplex sein) to be blown away sl

▶ jdn [o jdm] in den \Arsch treten (sl: einen Tritt versetzen) to kick sb's arse [or AM ass] sl; (jdn antreiben) to give sb a [good] kick up the arse [or AM ass] fam

▶ [von jdm] den \Arsch vollbekommen [o kriegen] (sl) to get a [bloody [or hell of a] fam] good hiding [from sb]

▶ am \Arsch der Welt (sl) out in the sticks, in the arse [or AM ass] end of nowhere sl

▶ den \Arsch zukneifen (euph: sterben) to snuff it sl, to kick the bucket sl

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der; Arsch[e]s, Ärsche (derb)

1) arse (Brit. coarse); bum (Brit. sl.); ass (Amer. sl.)

den Arsch voll kriegen — get a bloody good hiding (Brit. sl.)

der Arsch der Welt — (fig.) the back of beyond

leck mich am Arsch! — (fig.) piss off (coarse); get stuffed (Brit. sl.); (verflucht noch mal!; na, so was!) bugger me! (Brit. coarse)

er kann mich [mal] am Arsch lecken — (fig.) he can piss off (coarse); he can kiss my arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

sich auf den Arsch setzen — (fig.) (fleißig arbeiten) get or pull one's finger out (fig. sl.); (perplex sein) freak (sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch kriechen — (fig.) kiss somebody's arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch treten — kick somebody or give somebody a kick up the arse (Brit. coarse) or kick in the ass (Amer. sl.); (fig.) give somebody a kick up the backside

im Arsch sein — (fig.) be buggered (coarse)

2) (widerlicher Mensch) arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

Arsch mit Ohren — arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

3) (nichts geltender Mensch) piece of dirt

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arsch… im adj vulg pej bloody …, damned …, fucking … neg!

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der; Arsch[e]s, Ärsche (derb)

1) arse (Brit. coarse); bum (Brit. sl.); ass (Amer. sl.)

den Arsch voll kriegen — get a bloody good hiding (Brit. sl.)

der Arsch der Welt — (fig.) the back of beyond

leck mich am Arsch! — (fig.) piss off (coarse); get stuffed (Brit. sl.); (verflucht noch mal!; na, so was!) bugger me! (Brit. coarse)

er kann mich [mal] am Arsch lecken — (fig.) he can piss off (coarse); he can kiss my arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

sich auf den Arsch setzen — (fig.) (fleißig arbeiten) get or pull one's finger out (fig. sl.); (perplex sein) freak (sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch kriechen — (fig.) kiss somebody's arse (Brit. coarse) or ass (Amer. sl.)

jemandem in den Arsch treten — kick somebody or give somebody a kick up the arse (Brit. coarse) or kick in the ass (Amer. sl.); (fig.) give somebody a kick up the backside

im Arsch sein — (fig.) be buggered (coarse)

2) (widerlicher Mensch) arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

Arsch mit Ohren — arsehole (Brit. coarse); ass-hole (Amer. sl.)

3) (nichts geltender Mensch) piece of dirt

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¨-e * m.

arse** (UK) n.

ass** (US) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > arsch
12 semplice

simple

( non doppio) single

( spontaneo) natural

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semplice agg.

1 ( di un solo elemento) simple; single: filo semplice, single thread; nodo semplice, single knot; (gramm.) tempo semplice, simple tense // corsa semplice, one-way ride // (dir.): bancarotta semplice, bankruptcy; furto semplice, simple theft // (amm.): partita semplice, single entry; certificato in carta semplice, certificate on unstamped paper // (fin.): capitalizzazione semplice, simple-interest accounting; interessi semplici, simple interest // (mat.): equazione, frazione semplice, simple equation, fraction; regola del tre semplice, rule of three; punto semplice, simple point // (stat.) media semplice, simple mean // (eccl.) voti semplici, simple vows

2 ( solo) simple; mere; sheer: la semplice descrizione dei fatti, the mere description of the facts; fu condannato in base a un semplice sospetto, he was condemned on a mere suspicion; l'ho visto per la semplice ragione che passava, I saw him for the simple reason that he was passing by; è follia pura e semplice, it is sheer (o stark) madness; è un ladro puro e semplice, he is an out and out thief; è una truffa pura e semplice, this is cheating pure and simple; la verità pura e semplice, the plain truth (o the truth pure and simple)

3 ( non ricercato) simple, plain; ( senza malizia) simple-hearted: un'anima semplice, a simple soul; cibo, mobilia semplice, plain food, furniture; gente semplice, plain (o homely) people; parole semplici, plain words; un uomo semplice, a plain man; vestito semplice, plain (o simple) dress; la vita semplice, the simple life; è una ragazza semplice, she is a simple girl; avere gusti semplici, to have simple tastes

4 ( facile) simple, easy: una domanda semplice, an easy question; metodo semplice, simple (o easy) method; il mio compito è piuttosto semplice, my task is quite easy

5 ( di grado più basso) ordinary, common: operaio semplice, unskilled worker; marinaio semplice, ordinary seaman; i semplici iscritti, rank-and-file members.

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['semplitʃe]
aggettivo

1) [ filo] single; [nodo, frattura] simple

2) (facile) [problema, domanda, compito] simple, easy; [situazione, idea, soluzione, modo, spiegazione] simple, straightforward

il suo ragionamento è molto semplice — his reasoning is very simple

3) (essenziale) [pasto, cerimonia, vita, gusti] simple; [abbigliamento, decorazione, arredamento] simple, plain

4) (alla buona) [persona, gente] simple

5) (solo)

per il semplice motivo che — for the simple reason that

è una semplice formalità — it's a mere formality, just a formality

è un semplice impiegato — he's just a clerk

6) mil.

soldato semplice — private (soldier)

7) chim. bot. simple

8) ling. simple

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semplice

/'semplit∫e/

aggettivo

1 [ filo] single; [nodo, frattura] simple

2 (facile) [problema, domanda, compito] simple, easy; [situazione, idea, soluzione, modo, spiegazione] simple, straightforward; il suo ragionamento è molto semplice his reasoning is very simple

3 (essenziale) [pasto, cerimonia, vita, gusti] simple; [abbigliamento, decorazione, arredamento] simple, plain

4 (alla buona) [persona, gente] simple

5 (solo) per il semplice motivo che for the simple reason that; è una semplice formalità it's a mere formality, just a formality; è un semplice impiegato he's just a clerk

6 mil. soldato semplice private (soldier)

7 chim. bot. simple

8 ling. simple.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > semplice
13 частный канал

private circuit

канал междугородной автоматической связи — dial toll circuit

коммутируемая линия; коммутируемый канал — switched circuit

коммутация цепей; коммутация каналов — circuit switching

простой многоточечный канал — simple multipoint circuit

магистральная линия; междугородний канал — toll circuit

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > частный канал
14 particulier

particulier, -ière [paʀtikylje, jεʀ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = spécifique) [aspect, point, exemple] particular ; [trait, style, manière de parler] characteristic

• dans ce cas particulier in this particular case

• signes particuliers (sur un passeport) distinguishing marks

   b. ( = spécial) exceptional

• la situation est un peu particulière the situation is somewhat exceptional

• rien de particulier à signaler nothing special to report

   c. ( = étrange) odd

   d. ( = privé) private

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = personne) person ; (Administration, Business) private individual

• comme un simple particulier like any ordinary person

• vente de particulier à particulier (petites annonces) private sale

   b. ( = chose) le particulier the particular

• du général au particulier from the general to the particular

► en particulier ( = spécialement) in particular

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1.

- ière paʀtikylje, ɛʀ adjectif

1) ( propre)

l'entreprise a une façon particulière de procéder — the company has its own (particular) procedures

il a ceci de particulier qu'il aime son indépendance — the thing with him is that he likes his independence

2) ( spécifique) [droits, statut, privilèges, rôle] special; [exemple, thème, objectif] specific

3) ( personnel) [voiture, secrétaire, collection] private

4) ( inhabituel) [cas, situation, phénomène, épisode] unusual; [talent, jour, effort] special; [mœurs] odd; [accent, style] distinctive, unusual

il a examiné ce cas avec une attention particulière — he gave this case his particular attention

c'est quelqu'un de très particulier — ( admiratif) he's/she's somebody out of the ordinary; péj he's/she's weird

‘quoi de neuf?’ - ‘rien de particulier’ — ‘what's new?’ - ‘nothing special’

2.

en particulier locution adverbiale

1) ( en privé) in private

2) ( séparément) individually

3) ( notamment) in particular, particularly

3.

nom masculin ( personne)

(simple) particulier — private individual

loger chez des particuliers — to stay with a family

vendre de particulier à particulier — to sell privately

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paʀtikylje, jɛʀ (-ière)
1. adj

1) (= personnel) private

une maison particulière — a private house

2) (= exceptionnel) special, particular

cela ne présente aucun intérêt particulier — it's of no particular interest

il y a apporté un soin particulier — he did it with particular care

3) (= caractéristique) distinctive, characteristic

Ce vin a un arôme particulier. — This wine has a distinctive flavour.

particulier à — peculiar to

4) (= spécifique) particular

Ils étudient un aspect particulier du problème. — They're studying a particular aspect of the problem.

Dans ce cas particulier, je ne peux rien faire. — In this particular case, I can't do anything.

2. nm

1) (= individu) private individual

"particulier vend..." COMMERCE — "for sale privately...", "for sale by owner..." USA

2) (autres locutions)

en particulier adv (= surtout) — in particular, particularly

J'aime les fruits, en particulier les fraises. — I like fruit, particularly strawberries., (à titre d'exemple) in particular

tous les ouvrages de référence - et les dictionnaires en particulier — all reference books - and dictionaries in particular, (= en privé) in private

Est-ce que je peux vous parler en particulier? — Can I speak to you in private?

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particulier, - ière

A adj

1 ( propre) l'entreprise a une façon particulière de procéder the company has its own (particular) procedures; il a ceci de particulier qu'il aime son indépendance the thing is with him, he has to be independent; il a une manière particulière de s'exprimer he has a particular way of expressing himself;

2 ( spécifique) [droits, statut, privilèges, rôle] special; [exemple, thème, objectif] specific; les agriculteurs ont un régime d'imposition particulier the farmers have a special tax status;

3 ( personnel) [maison, voiture, professeur, secrétaire] private; je dois vous parler à titre particulier I must speak to you privately ou in private; collection particulière private collection;

4 ( inhabituel) [cas, situation, phénomène] unusual; [talent, jour, effort] special; [style, mœurs] odd; [accent] distinctive, unusual; il a examiné ce cas avec une attention particulière he gave this case his particular attention; un épisode très particulier a very unusual episode; c'est quelqu'un de très particulier ( admiratif) he's/she's somebody out of the ordinary; péj he's/she's weird; ‘quoi de neuf?’-‘rien de particulier’ ‘what's new?’-‘nothing in particular, nothing special’; il a des amis assez particuliers he has some friends who are definitely different; elle a un genre particulier she's a bit weird; cela a un goût assez particulier it tastes weird.

B en particulier loc adv

1 ( en privé) in private; puis-je vous voir en particulier? can I see you in private?;

2 ( séparément) individually; s'occuper de chaque cas en particulier to consider each case individually;

3 ( surtout) particularly; ( notamment) in particular ; il a fait très froid, dans le nord en particulier it's been very cold, particularly in the north; voir en particulier le chapitre 5 see chapter 5 in particular; tous les pays sont concernés, la France en particulier all countries are concerned and France in particular.

C nm

1 ( personne) (simple) particulier private individual; loger chez des particuliers to stay with a family; vente de particulier à particulier private sale; vendre de particulier à particulier to sell privately;

2 ( détail) le particulier the particular; du particulier au général from the particular to the general.

( féminin particulière) [partikylje, ɛr] adjectif

1. [précis - circonstance, exemple, point] particular, specific

2. [caractéristique - odeur, humour, parler, style] particular, distinctive, characteristic

une odeur particulière au pois de senteur a fragrance peculiar to sweetpeas

un trait bien particulier a highly distinctive feature

3. [hors du commun] particular, special, unusual

porter une attention toute particulière à quelque chose to pay particular ou special attention to something

ses photos n'offrent pas d'intérêt particulier his photographs are of ou hold no particular interest

il ne s'est rien passé de particulier nothing special ou particular happened

4. [bizarre - comportement, goûts, mœurs] peculiar, odd

5. [privé - avion, intérêts] private

j'ai une voiture particulière I've got my own car ou a car of my own

cours particulier, leçon particulière private lesson

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nom masculin

1. ADMINISTRATION private individual

il loge chez des particuliers he's in private lodgings (UK), he rooms with a family (US)

2. [élément individuel]

le particulier the particular

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en particulier locution adverbiale

1. [essentiellement] in particular, particularly, especially

2. [seul à seul] in private

puis-je vous parler en particulier? may I have a private word with you?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > particulier
15 soldat

soldat [sɔlda]

masculine noun

soldier

• simple soldat

• soldat de 2^e classe (armée de terre) private ; (armée de l'air) aircraftman (Brit) basic airman (US)

• soldats de la paix peacekeepers

• soldat de plomb toy soldier

• jouer aux (petits) soldats to play soldiers

• jouer au petit soldat (figurative) to throw one's weight around

• un bon petit soldat ( = employé modèle) a model worker

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sɔlda
nom masculin soldier, serviceman

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sɔlda, at nm/f soldat, -e
soldier

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soldat ⇒ Les grades, Les métiers et les professions nm soldier, serviceman; soldat de réserve reserve soldier; soldat de métier regular soldier; soldat d'infanterie ≈ infantryman; un simple soldat a private; soldat de 2^e classe ≈ private; soldat de 1^e classe ≈ private.

Composés

Soldat inconnu Unknown Soldier; soldat de plomb tin ou toy soldier; soldats du feu firemen.

Idiome

jouer au petit soldat to act brave.

[sɔlda] nom masculin

1. MILITAIRE soldier, serviceman

simple soldat, soldat de deuxième classe

a. [armée de terre] private

b. [armée de l'air] aircraftman (UK), airman basic (US)

soldat de première classe

a. [armée de terre] lance corporal (UK), private first class (US)

b. [armée de l'air] leading aircraftman (UK), airman third class (US)

le Soldat inconnu the Unknown Soldier ou Warrior

2. JEUX

(petits) soldats de plomb tin ou lead ou toy soldiers

jouer aux petits soldats to play with toy soldiers

jouer au petit soldat (familier) to swagger

3. ENTOMOLOGIE soldier (ant)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > soldat
16 proprietà

"feature;

Eigenschaft;

propriedade"

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f invar property

diritto ownership

proprietà privata private property

essere di proprietà di qualcuno belong to s.o., be s.o.'s property

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proprietà s.f.

1 property, ownership, possession: proprietà pubblica, privata, public, private property; proprietà esclusiva, freehold property (o absolute ownership); proprietà assoluta, fee simple; proprietà apparente, ostensive ownership; proprietà in affitto, leasehold; proprietà industriale, ( su marchi, brevetti, diritti) industrial property (o patent rights); proprietà edilizia, real estate (o property); proprietà in usufrutto, life estate; proprietà sociale, social ownership; proprietà soggetta a imposta, taxable property; proprietà in un paese di non residenza, absentee ownership; trasferimento di proprietà, transfer of property; nuda proprietà, bare (o residuary right of) ownership; la fattoria è di proprietà di mio padre, the farm belongs to my father; questa casa è di mia proprietà, this house is my property; di proprietà dello stato, state-owned; immobile di proprietà mista, jointly-owned property; diritto di proprietà, right of ownership // proprietà letteraria, copyright

2 ( possedimento) property, estate, land, holding: ho comprato una proprietà in campagna, I have bought a property in the country; la sua proprietà era in una stupenda posizione, his estate was in a wonderful position; proprietà terriera, landed property; piccola proprietà, small holding (o property)

3 ( caratteristica) property, characteristic: proprietà chimiche, fisiche, chemical, physical properties; le proprietà del ferro, dell'oro, the properties of iron, gold; conoscere le proprietà curative delle erbe, to know the curative properties of herbs

4 ( correttezza, decoro) propriety, correctness: proprietà di linguaggio, propriety of language; veste con molta proprietà, she dresses very properly; parla con proprietà, he speaks very correctly

5 ( i proprietari) owners (pl.): il direttore del giornale è nominato dalla proprietà, the editor of the newspaper is appointed by the owners.

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[proprje'ta]
sostantivo femminile invariabile

1) (possesso) ownership, property

diritto di proprietà — proprietary right

violazione della proprietà — trespass

passaggio di proprietà — transfer of property

nuda proprietà — bare ownership, residuary of right ownership

2) (bene posseduto) property, estate, possessions pl.

3) (caratteristica) property, characteristic

una pianta con proprietà medicinali — a plant with medicinal properties

4) (esattezza) propriety, correctness

parlare con, senza proprietà di linguaggio — to speak with, without correctness of speech

5) di proprietà

essere di proprietà di qcn. — to belong to sb., to be sb.'s property

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proprietà artistica e letteraria — copyright

proprietà assoluta — fee simple, freehold (possession)

proprietà fondiaria — landed estate

proprietà immobiliare — real estate o property

proprietà industriale — patent rights

proprietà privata — private property o ownership; (su cartello) private property, no trespassing

proprietà terriera — proprietà fondiaria

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proprietà

/proprje'ta/

f.inv.

1 (possesso) ownership, property; diritto di proprietà proprietary right; violazione della proprietà trespass; passaggio di proprietà transfer of property; nuda proprietà bare ownership, residuary of right ownership

2 (bene posseduto) property, estate, possessions pl.

3 (caratteristica) property, characteristic; una pianta con proprietà medicinali a plant with medicinal properties

4 (esattezza) propriety, correctness; parlare con, senza proprietà di linguaggio to speak with, without correctness of speech

5 di proprietà essere di proprietà di qcn. to belong to sb., to be sb.'s property

COMPOUNDS

proprietà artistica e letteraria copyright; proprietà assoluta fee simple, freehold (possession); proprietà fondiaria landed estate; proprietà immobiliare real estate o property; proprietà industriale patent rights; proprietà privata private property o ownership; (su cartello) private property, no trespassing; proprietà terriera → proprietà fondiaria.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > proprietà
17 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still alive

escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

•en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

• quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

• quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

• hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• coste de la vida — cost of living

• ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

• nivel de vida — standard of living
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

* * *

= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!

¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

Comp
vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

Comp

darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

Comp

llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

Comp
vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

Comp
vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

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vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
18 secerno

sē-cerno, crēvi, crētum, 3 (old inf. secernier, Lucr. 3, 263), v. a.
I.
Lit., to put apart, to sunder, sever, separate (freq. and class.; not in Cæs.; cf.: sepono, sejungo, secludo); constr. with simple acc., or with ab aliquā re; less freq. ex aliquā re; poet. with abl.
(α).
With simple acc.:
quae non animalia solum Corpora sejungunt, sed terras ac mare totum Secernunt,
Lucr. 2, 729:
seorsum partem utramque,
id. 3, 637:
arietes, quibus sis usurus ad feturam, bimestri tempore ante secernendum,
Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 13 (cf. infra, b):
stamen secernit harundo,
Ov. M. 6, 55:
sparsos sine ordine flores Secernunt calathis,
separate in baskets, id. ib. 14, 267:
nihil (praedae) in publicum secernendo augenti rem privatam militi favit,
setting apart for the public treasury, Liv. 7, 16; cf.:
Juppiter illa piae secrevit litora genti,
hath set apart for the pious race, Hor. Epod. 16, 63:
inde pares centum denos secrevit in orbes Romulus,
separated, divided, Ov. F. 3, 127.—
(β).
With ab or (less freq.) with ex, and poet. with abl.:
a terris altum secernere caelum,
Lucr. 5, 446:
ab aëre caelum,
Ov. M. 1, 23:
Europen ab Afro (medius liquor),
Hor. C. 3, 3, 47:
muro denique secernantur a nobis,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32:
inermes ab armatis,
Liv. 41, 3:
militem a populo (in spectaculis),
Suet. Aug. 44:
se a bonis,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32; cf.:
se ab Etruscis,
Liv. 6, 10.—In the part. perf.:
antequam incipiat admissura fieri, mares a feminis secretos habeant,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 18 (cf. supra, a); so,
saepta ab aliis,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8:
manus a nobis,
Lucr. 2, 912; 3, 552:
sphaera ab aethereā conjunctione,
Cic. N. D. 2, 21, 55:
sucus a reliquo cibo,
id. ib. 2, 55, 137:
bilis ab eo cibo,
id. ib. al.:
secreti ab aliis ad tribunos adducuntur,
Liv. 6, 25; 25, 30:
secretis alterius ab altero criminibus,
id. 40, 8 fin.; 39, 10:
se e grege imperatorum,
id. 35, 14 fin.:
unum e praetextatis compluribus,
Suet. Aug. 94 med.:
monile ex omni gazā,
id. Galb. 18:
me gelidum nemus Nympharumque leves chori Secernunt populo,
separate, distinguish, Hor. C. 1, 1, 32.—
II.
Trop., to separate, disjoin, part, dissociate (syn.: internosco, distinguo).
(α).
With simple acc.:
hosce ego homines excipio et secerno libenter,
set apart, Cic. Cat. 4, 7, 15.—
(β).
With ab, or poet. with abl.: ut venustas et pulchritudo corporis secerni non potest a valetudine;
sic, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 95:
animum a corpore,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:
tertium genus (laudationum) a praeceptis nostris,
id. de Or. 2, 84, 341; cf.:
ipsam pronuntiationem ab oratore,
Quint. 1, 11, 17: dicendi facultatem a majore vitae laude, id. 2, 15, 2:
sua a publicis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 57:
haec a probris ac sceleribus ejus,
Suet. Ner. 19 et saep.:
cur me a ceteris clarissimis viris in hoc officio secernas,
Cic. Sull. 1, 3:
publica privatis, sacra profanis,
Hor. A. P. 397.—
B.
To distinguish, discern:
blandum amicum a vero,
Cic. Lael. 25, 95:
non satis acute, quae sunt secernenda, distinguit,
id. Top. 7, 31:
nec natura potest justo secernere iniquum, Dividit ut bona diversis, fugienda petendis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 113:
turpi honestum,
id. ib. 1, 6, 63.—
C.
To set aside, reject:
cum reus frugalissimum quemque secerneret,
Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3:
minus idoneos senatores,
Suet. Vit. 2.—Hence, sēcrē-tus, a, um, P. a., severed, separated; hence, separate, apart (as an adj. not freq. till after the Aug. period; not in Cic.; syn.: sejunctus, seclusus).
A.
In gen.:
ne ducem suum, neve secretum imperium propriave signa haberent, miscuit manipulos, etc.,
Liv. 1, 52:
electa (uva defertur) in secretam corbulam,
Varr. R. R. 1, 54, 2:
arva,
Verg. A. 6, 478; Varr. L. L. 9, § 57 Müll.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of places or things pertaining to them, out of the way, retired, remote, lonely, solitary, secret (syn.:
solus, remotus, arcanus): secreta petit loca, balnea vitat,
Hor. A. P. 298:
locus (opp. celeber),
Quint. 11, 1, 47:
montes,
Ov. M. 11, 765:
silva,
id. ib. 7, 75:
litora,
id. ib. 12, 196:
pars domus (the gynaeceum),
id. ib. 2, 737; cf. in sup.:
secretissimus locus (navis),
Petr. 100, 6: vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles, solitary, i. e. abandoned, deserted by the enemy, = deserti, Tac. Agr. 38:
iter (with semita),
solitary, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 103; cf.
quies,
Mart. 7, 32, 4.—Of persons and transactions, private, secret:
invadit secretissimos tumultus,
Sen. Ep. 91, 5:
vacuis porticibus secretus agitat,
Tac. A. 11, 21:
est aliquis ex secretis studiis fructus,
private studies, Quint. 2, 18, 4; so,
studia (opp. forum),
id. 12, 6, 4:
disputationes,
id. 12, 2, 7:
contentio,
Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 4 et saep. —Hence,
b.
Subst.: sēcrētum, i, n., retirement, solitude, secrecy; a solitude, solitary place, retreat (syn.: solitudo, secessus); sing.:
cum stilus secreto gaudeat atque omnes arbitros reformidet,
Quint. 10, 7, 16:
secreti longi causā,
Ov. H. 21, 21:
altum abditumque secretum, Phn. Ep. 2, 17, 22: dulce,
id. ib. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 10, 3, 30; 12, 5, 2; Tac. A. 4, 57; 14, 53; id. Agr. 39 fin.; Phaedr. 3, 10, 11; 4, 23, 6; Luc. 3, 314.— Plur.:
se a vulgo et scaenā in secreta removere,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 71:
horrendaeque procul secreta Sibyllae,
Verg. A. 6, 10; Ov. M. 1, 594; Tac. H. 3, 63; Quint. 1, 2, 18:
dulcis secretorum comes (eloquentia),
id. 1, 4, 5:
cameli solitudines aut secreta certe petunt,
Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 173.— Comp.:
haec pars Suevorum in secretiora Germaniae porrigitur,
into the more remote parts, Tac. G. 41. —
(β).
Absol.: in secreto, in a secret place, secretly:
tempus in secreto lbi tereret,
Liv. 26, 19, 5:
reus in secreto agebatur,
Curt. 10, 4, 29.—
2.
That is removed from acquaintance (cf. abditus), hidden, concealed, secret:
secreta ducis pectora,
Mart. 5, 5, 4:
secretas advocat artes,
Ov. M. 7, 138:
ars,
Petr. 3:
litterae (with familiares),
Quint. 1, 1, 29:
carmina (the Sibylline odes),
Luc. 1, 599:
libidines,
Tac. A. 1, 4 fin.:
quaedam imperii pignora,
Flor. 1, 2, 3.—With ab:
nec quicquam secretum alter ab altero haberent,
Liv. 39, 10, 1.— Comp.:
libertus ex secretioribus ministeriis,
Tac. Agr. 40:
praemia (opp. publica largitio),
id. H. 1, 24:
aliud (nomen),
Quint. 1, 4, 25:
vitium stomachi,
Mart. 3, 77, 9.— Poet. for the adv. secreto:
tu (Anna) secreta pyram tecto interiore Erige,
in secret, secretly, Verg. A. 4, 494; cf.:
stridere secreta divisos aure susurros,
secretly in each one's ear, Hor. S. 2, 8, 78.—Hence,
b.
Subst.: sēcrētum, i, n., something secret, secret conversation; a mystery, secret:
secretum petenti non nisi adhibito filio dedit,
Suet. Tib. 25 fin.; id. Calig. 23:
illuc me persecutus secretum petit,
a secret interview, Plin. Ep. 1, 5, 11:
petito secreto futura aperit,
Tac. H. 2, 4.— Piur.:
crebra cum amicis secreta habere,
Tac. A. 13, 18:
animi secreta proferuntur,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141:
nulla lex jubet amicorum secreta non eloqui,
Sen. Ben. 5, 21, 1:
omnium secreta rimari,
Tac. A. 6, 3:
horribile secretum,
Petr. 21, 3; Tac. H. 1, 17 fin.; id. Agr. 25; Suet. Aug. 66:
uxor omnis secreti capacissima,
Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7; Quint. 12, 9, 5 al.—Concr.:
lucos ac nemora consecrant deorumque nominibus appellant secretum illud, quod solā reverentiā vident,
that mysterious being, Tac. G. 9 fin.—Plur.:
introitus, aperta, secreta velut in annales referebat,
Tac. A. 4, 67; cf.:
gens non astuta aperit adhuc secreta pectoris licentia joci,
id. G. 22:
oratio animi secreta detegit,
Quint. 11, 1, 30; Tac. A. 1, 6; 4, 7 fin.; 6, 3; id. G. 19; Plin. Pan. 68, 6; Suet. Tib. 52; id. Oth. 3 et saep.—Concr.:
(Minerva) hanc legem dederat, sua ne secreta viderent,
i. e. the mysteries, Ov. M. 2, 556; 2, 749; cf.:
secretiora quaedam,
magic arts, Amm. 14, 6, 14:
in secretis ejus reperti sunt duo libelli,
among his private papers, Suet. Calig. 49.—
3.
Pregn., separate from what is common, i. e. uncommon, rare, recondite (perh. only in the two foll. passages of Quint.):
(figurae) secretae et extra vulgarem usum positae, etc.,
Quint. 9, 3, 5: interpretatio linguae secretioris, quas Graeci glôssas vocant, i. e. of the more uncommon words, id. 1, 1, 35 (for which:
glossemata id est voces minus usitatas,
id. 1, 8, 15).—
4.
In Lucr., of any thing separated from what belongs to it, i. e. wanting, deprived of, without something; with abl. or gen.:
nec porro secreta cibo natura animantum Propagare genus possit (corresp. to sine imbribus),
Lucr. 1, 194:
(corpora) secreta teporis Sunt ac frigoris omnino calidique vaporis (corresp. to spoliata colore),
id. 2, 843. —Hence, adv., in three forms: secreto (class.), secrete (post-class.), and secretim (late Lat. and very rare).
* 1.
(Acc. to A.) Apart, by itself, separately:
de quibus (hortis) suo loco dicam secretius,
Col. 11, 2, 25. —
2.
(Acc. to B. 2.) In secret, secretly; without witnesses; in private.
(α).
sēcrē-tō:
mirum, quid solus secum secreto ille agat,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 73:
secreto illum adjutabo,
id. Truc. 2, 7, 7:
secreto hoc audi,
Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 2:
nescio quid secreto velle loqui te Aiebas mecum,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 67:
secreto te huc seduxi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 14:
facere,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 30; 5, 2, 35; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 100; id. Att. 7, 8, 4; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4:
secreto ab aliis,
Liv. 3, 36:
secreto agere cum aliquo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 1; Quint. 5, 13, 16; 9, 2, 79; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8; Curt. 7, 2, 13.—
(β).
sēcrētē, Tert. Or. 1 med.; id. Pall. 4 fin. —
b.
Comp.:
secretius emittitur inflatio,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 4, 1. —
(γ).
sēcrētim, Amm. 29, 1, 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > secerno
19 secretum

sē-cerno, crēvi, crētum, 3 (old inf. secernier, Lucr. 3, 263), v. a.
I.
Lit., to put apart, to sunder, sever, separate (freq. and class.; not in Cæs.; cf.: sepono, sejungo, secludo); constr. with simple acc., or with ab aliquā re; less freq. ex aliquā re; poet. with abl.
(α).
With simple acc.:
quae non animalia solum Corpora sejungunt, sed terras ac mare totum Secernunt,
Lucr. 2, 729:
seorsum partem utramque,
id. 3, 637:
arietes, quibus sis usurus ad feturam, bimestri tempore ante secernendum,
Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 13 (cf. infra, b):
stamen secernit harundo,
Ov. M. 6, 55:
sparsos sine ordine flores Secernunt calathis,
separate in baskets, id. ib. 14, 267:
nihil (praedae) in publicum secernendo augenti rem privatam militi favit,
setting apart for the public treasury, Liv. 7, 16; cf.:
Juppiter illa piae secrevit litora genti,
hath set apart for the pious race, Hor. Epod. 16, 63:
inde pares centum denos secrevit in orbes Romulus,
separated, divided, Ov. F. 3, 127.—
(β).
With ab or (less freq.) with ex, and poet. with abl.:
a terris altum secernere caelum,
Lucr. 5, 446:
ab aëre caelum,
Ov. M. 1, 23:
Europen ab Afro (medius liquor),
Hor. C. 3, 3, 47:
muro denique secernantur a nobis,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32:
inermes ab armatis,
Liv. 41, 3:
militem a populo (in spectaculis),
Suet. Aug. 44:
se a bonis,
Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32; cf.:
se ab Etruscis,
Liv. 6, 10.—In the part. perf.:
antequam incipiat admissura fieri, mares a feminis secretos habeant,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 18 (cf. supra, a); so,
saepta ab aliis,
id. ib. 2, 2, 8:
manus a nobis,
Lucr. 2, 912; 3, 552:
sphaera ab aethereā conjunctione,
Cic. N. D. 2, 21, 55:
sucus a reliquo cibo,
id. ib. 2, 55, 137:
bilis ab eo cibo,
id. ib. al.:
secreti ab aliis ad tribunos adducuntur,
Liv. 6, 25; 25, 30:
secretis alterius ab altero criminibus,
id. 40, 8 fin.; 39, 10:
se e grege imperatorum,
id. 35, 14 fin.:
unum e praetextatis compluribus,
Suet. Aug. 94 med.:
monile ex omni gazā,
id. Galb. 18:
me gelidum nemus Nympharumque leves chori Secernunt populo,
separate, distinguish, Hor. C. 1, 1, 32.—
II.
Trop., to separate, disjoin, part, dissociate (syn.: internosco, distinguo).
(α).
With simple acc.:
hosce ego homines excipio et secerno libenter,
set apart, Cic. Cat. 4, 7, 15.—
(β).
With ab, or poet. with abl.: ut venustas et pulchritudo corporis secerni non potest a valetudine;
sic, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 95:
animum a corpore,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:
tertium genus (laudationum) a praeceptis nostris,
id. de Or. 2, 84, 341; cf.:
ipsam pronuntiationem ab oratore,
Quint. 1, 11, 17: dicendi facultatem a majore vitae laude, id. 2, 15, 2:
sua a publicis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 57:
haec a probris ac sceleribus ejus,
Suet. Ner. 19 et saep.:
cur me a ceteris clarissimis viris in hoc officio secernas,
Cic. Sull. 1, 3:
publica privatis, sacra profanis,
Hor. A. P. 397.—
B.
To distinguish, discern:
blandum amicum a vero,
Cic. Lael. 25, 95:
non satis acute, quae sunt secernenda, distinguit,
id. Top. 7, 31:
nec natura potest justo secernere iniquum, Dividit ut bona diversis, fugienda petendis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 113:
turpi honestum,
id. ib. 1, 6, 63.—
C.
To set aside, reject:
cum reus frugalissimum quemque secerneret,
Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3:
minus idoneos senatores,
Suet. Vit. 2.—Hence, sēcrē-tus, a, um, P. a., severed, separated; hence, separate, apart (as an adj. not freq. till after the Aug. period; not in Cic.; syn.: sejunctus, seclusus).
A.
In gen.:
ne ducem suum, neve secretum imperium propriave signa haberent, miscuit manipulos, etc.,
Liv. 1, 52:
electa (uva defertur) in secretam corbulam,
Varr. R. R. 1, 54, 2:
arva,
Verg. A. 6, 478; Varr. L. L. 9, § 57 Müll.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of places or things pertaining to them, out of the way, retired, remote, lonely, solitary, secret (syn.:
solus, remotus, arcanus): secreta petit loca, balnea vitat,
Hor. A. P. 298:
locus (opp. celeber),
Quint. 11, 1, 47:
montes,
Ov. M. 11, 765:
silva,
id. ib. 7, 75:
litora,
id. ib. 12, 196:
pars domus (the gynaeceum),
id. ib. 2, 737; cf. in sup.:
secretissimus locus (navis),
Petr. 100, 6: vastum ubique silentium, secreti colles, solitary, i. e. abandoned, deserted by the enemy, = deserti, Tac. Agr. 38:
iter (with semita),
solitary, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 103; cf.
quies,
Mart. 7, 32, 4.—Of persons and transactions, private, secret:
invadit secretissimos tumultus,
Sen. Ep. 91, 5:
vacuis porticibus secretus agitat,
Tac. A. 11, 21:
est aliquis ex secretis studiis fructus,
private studies, Quint. 2, 18, 4; so,
studia (opp. forum),
id. 12, 6, 4:
disputationes,
id. 12, 2, 7:
contentio,
Plin. Ep. 7, 9, 4 et saep. —Hence,
b.
Subst.: sēcrētum, i, n., retirement, solitude, secrecy; a solitude, solitary place, retreat (syn.: solitudo, secessus); sing.:
cum stilus secreto gaudeat atque omnes arbitros reformidet,
Quint. 10, 7, 16:
secreti longi causā,
Ov. H. 21, 21:
altum abditumque secretum, Phn. Ep. 2, 17, 22: dulce,
id. ib. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 10, 3, 30; 12, 5, 2; Tac. A. 4, 57; 14, 53; id. Agr. 39 fin.; Phaedr. 3, 10, 11; 4, 23, 6; Luc. 3, 314.— Plur.:
se a vulgo et scaenā in secreta removere,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 71:
horrendaeque procul secreta Sibyllae,
Verg. A. 6, 10; Ov. M. 1, 594; Tac. H. 3, 63; Quint. 1, 2, 18:
dulcis secretorum comes (eloquentia),
id. 1, 4, 5:
cameli solitudines aut secreta certe petunt,
Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 173.— Comp.:
haec pars Suevorum in secretiora Germaniae porrigitur,
into the more remote parts, Tac. G. 41. —
(β).
Absol.: in secreto, in a secret place, secretly:
tempus in secreto lbi tereret,
Liv. 26, 19, 5:
reus in secreto agebatur,
Curt. 10, 4, 29.—
2.
That is removed from acquaintance (cf. abditus), hidden, concealed, secret:
secreta ducis pectora,
Mart. 5, 5, 4:
secretas advocat artes,
Ov. M. 7, 138:
ars,
Petr. 3:
litterae (with familiares),
Quint. 1, 1, 29:
carmina (the Sibylline odes),
Luc. 1, 599:
libidines,
Tac. A. 1, 4 fin.:
quaedam imperii pignora,
Flor. 1, 2, 3.—With ab:
nec quicquam secretum alter ab altero haberent,
Liv. 39, 10, 1.— Comp.:
libertus ex secretioribus ministeriis,
Tac. Agr. 40:
praemia (opp. publica largitio),
id. H. 1, 24:
aliud (nomen),
Quint. 1, 4, 25:
vitium stomachi,
Mart. 3, 77, 9.— Poet. for the adv. secreto:
tu (Anna) secreta pyram tecto interiore Erige,
in secret, secretly, Verg. A. 4, 494; cf.:
stridere secreta divisos aure susurros,
secretly in each one's ear, Hor. S. 2, 8, 78.—Hence,
b.
Subst.: sēcrētum, i, n., something secret, secret conversation; a mystery, secret:
secretum petenti non nisi adhibito filio dedit,
Suet. Tib. 25 fin.; id. Calig. 23:
illuc me persecutus secretum petit,
a secret interview, Plin. Ep. 1, 5, 11:
petito secreto futura aperit,
Tac. H. 2, 4.— Piur.:
crebra cum amicis secreta habere,
Tac. A. 13, 18:
animi secreta proferuntur,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141:
nulla lex jubet amicorum secreta non eloqui,
Sen. Ben. 5, 21, 1:
omnium secreta rimari,
Tac. A. 6, 3:
horribile secretum,
Petr. 21, 3; Tac. H. 1, 17 fin.; id. Agr. 25; Suet. Aug. 66:
uxor omnis secreti capacissima,
Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 7; Quint. 12, 9, 5 al.—Concr.:
lucos ac nemora consecrant deorumque nominibus appellant secretum illud, quod solā reverentiā vident,
that mysterious being, Tac. G. 9 fin.—Plur.:
introitus, aperta, secreta velut in annales referebat,
Tac. A. 4, 67; cf.:
gens non astuta aperit adhuc secreta pectoris licentia joci,
id. G. 22:
oratio animi secreta detegit,
Quint. 11, 1, 30; Tac. A. 1, 6; 4, 7 fin.; 6, 3; id. G. 19; Plin. Pan. 68, 6; Suet. Tib. 52; id. Oth. 3 et saep.—Concr.:
(Minerva) hanc legem dederat, sua ne secreta viderent,
i. e. the mysteries, Ov. M. 2, 556; 2, 749; cf.:
secretiora quaedam,
magic arts, Amm. 14, 6, 14:
in secretis ejus reperti sunt duo libelli,
among his private papers, Suet. Calig. 49.—
3.
Pregn., separate from what is common, i. e. uncommon, rare, recondite (perh. only in the two foll. passages of Quint.):
(figurae) secretae et extra vulgarem usum positae, etc.,
Quint. 9, 3, 5: interpretatio linguae secretioris, quas Graeci glôssas vocant, i. e. of the more uncommon words, id. 1, 1, 35 (for which:
glossemata id est voces minus usitatas,
id. 1, 8, 15).—
4.
In Lucr., of any thing separated from what belongs to it, i. e. wanting, deprived of, without something; with abl. or gen.:
nec porro secreta cibo natura animantum Propagare genus possit (corresp. to sine imbribus),
Lucr. 1, 194:
(corpora) secreta teporis Sunt ac frigoris omnino calidique vaporis (corresp. to spoliata colore),
id. 2, 843. —Hence, adv., in three forms: secreto (class.), secrete (post-class.), and secretim (late Lat. and very rare).
* 1.
(Acc. to A.) Apart, by itself, separately:
de quibus (hortis) suo loco dicam secretius,
Col. 11, 2, 25. —
2.
(Acc. to B. 2.) In secret, secretly; without witnesses; in private.
(α).
sēcrē-tō:
mirum, quid solus secum secreto ille agat,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 73:
secreto illum adjutabo,
id. Truc. 2, 7, 7:
secreto hoc audi,
Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 2:
nescio quid secreto velle loqui te Aiebas mecum,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 67:
secreto te huc seduxi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 14:
facere,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 30; 5, 2, 35; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 100; id. Att. 7, 8, 4; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4:
secreto ab aliis,
Liv. 3, 36:
secreto agere cum aliquo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 1; Quint. 5, 13, 16; 9, 2, 79; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8; Curt. 7, 2, 13.—
(β).
sēcrētē, Tert. Or. 1 med.; id. Pall. 4 fin. —
b.
Comp.:
secretius emittitur inflatio,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 4, 1. —
(γ).
sēcrētim, Amm. 29, 1, 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > secretum
20 ciudadano

adj.

civic.

m.

citizen, countryman, member of the public, townsman.

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ciudadano

► adjetivo

1 civic

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 citizen

► nombre masculino plural los ciudadanos

1 townspeople, city dwellers

* * *

(f. - ciudadana)

noun

citizen

* * *
ciudadano, -a
1.

ADJ civic, city antes de s

el orgullo ciudadano — civic pride

2.

SM / F citizen

el ciudadano de a pie — the man in the street

ciudadano de honor — freeman of the city

ciudadano del mundo — citizen of the world

ciudadanos de segunda clase — second-class citizens

* * *
I
- na adjetivo < vida> city (before n)

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety in towns o cities

es un deber ciudadano — it's the duty of every citizen

con la colaboración ciudadana — with the cooperation of the people
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( habitante) citizen

- ciudadano de a pie

2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla — everyone should go to the ticket office

* * *

= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.

Ex. This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex. This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.

Ex. This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.

Ex. Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

Ex. They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

Ex. As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.

Ex. It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.

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* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.

* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.

* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.

* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.

* conciudadano = fellow citizen.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).

* participación ciudadana = community involvement.

* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo < vida> city (before n)

la inseguridad ciudadana — the lack of safety in towns o cities

es un deber ciudadano — it's the duty of every citizen

con la colaboración ciudadana — with the cooperation of the people
II
- na masculino, femenino

1) ( habitante) citizen

- ciudadano de a pie

2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla — everyone should go to the ticket office

* * *

= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.

Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.

Ex: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.

Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.

Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.

Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.

* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.

* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).

* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.

* ciudadano británico = Briton.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.

* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.

* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.

* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.

* conciudadano = fellow citizen.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).

* participación ciudadana = community involvement.

* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.

* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.

* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.

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ciudadano¹ -na

adjective

la vida ciudadana town o city life

la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o cities

el deber ciudadano de acudir a las urnas the duty of every citizen to use his or her vote

la colaboración ciudadana the cooperation of the people

ciudadano² -na

masculine, feminine

A (habitante) citizen

el alcalde ha pedido la colaboración de todos los ciudadanos the mayor has asked everyone in the town o all of the townspeople o all of the residents to help

la seguridad de todos los ciudadanos the security of all citizens o of the population as a whole

Compuesto:

ciudadano de a pie

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary o average person

B

1 ( Ven frml) (al dirigirse — a un hombre) sir; (— a una mujer) madam

ciudadana, ¿me permite su licencia de conducir? could I see your license please, madam?

todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla all visitors o everyone should go to the ticket office

2 ( Ven iró) (individuo) character ( iro)

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ciudadano
◊ -na adjetivo ‹ vida› city ( before n);

la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o cities;
es un deber ciudadano it's the duty of every citizen
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( habitante) citizen
ciudadano,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino citizen
el ciudadano de a pie, the man in the street
II adjetivo civic

' ciudadano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudadana
- súbdita
- súbdito
- citadino
- medio
- nacional
English:
citizen
- man
- model
- national
- Briton

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ciudadano, -a

♦ adj
[deberes, conciencia] civic; [urbano] city;
seguridad ciudadana public safety;

vida ciudadana city life

♦ nm,f

citizen;

un ciudadano de Buenos Aires a citizen of Buenos Aires;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street

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ciudadano

I adj civic;

seguridad ciudadana public safety

II m, ciudadana f citizen;

el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street

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ciudadano, -na adj

: civic, city

ciudadano, -na n

1) nacional: citizen

2) habitante: resident, city dweller

* * *

ciudadano n citizen

un ciudadano español a Spanish citizen

Spanish-English dictionary > ciudadano

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