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I Adj.1. Gewicht: light; Kleidung: auch thin, cool; Anzug: lightweight; die Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material; das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age; danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg., fig. I came away a hundred euros lighter; jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg. relieve s.o. of a little cash; gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig. tried and found wanting2. (bekömmlich) Essen, Lektüre, Musik, Wein etc.: light; Zigarre: mild; abends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening; er hat einen leichten Schlaf he’s a light sleeper; Kost3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted; leichten Herzens happily; (erleichtert) relieved; (ohne weiteres) readily; jetzt ist mir leichter ( ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind; leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig. with a spring in one’s step4. (nicht schwierig) easy; Aufgabe etc.: auch simple; leichter Sieg walkover, Am. walkaway; nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (Am. auch snap) umg.; es leicht haben have an easy time (of it); mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time; die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it; er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it; keinen leichten Stand haben be in a difficult ( oder tricky) position; es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+ Inf.) it’s a simple matter (umg. no big deal) for him to (+ Inf.); Spiel 15. (sanft) Brise, Berührung etc.: light, gentle6. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: MOT. surface; auch am Körper: little; leichter Regen / Schnee light rainfall / snowfall; ein leichter Fall Krankheit: a mild case, nothing serious; Kranker: a straightforward case; er hat eine leichte Bronchitis he has a mild case of (umg. a touch of) bronchitis; ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offen|ce (Am. -se); eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR. sentence)II Adv.1. (geringfügig) slightly; leicht berühren touch gently ( oder carefully); versehentlich: brush against; es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling; leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover; leicht bekleidet lightly dressed; spärlich: scantily dressed (iro. clad); leicht bewaffnet lightly armed; leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt; leicht geschürzt hum. scantily clad; leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured); leicht verwundet slightly wounded; das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration2. mit Adj. (mühelos) easily; leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable; leicht entzündlich Gas, Flüssigkeit etc.: highly inflammable (bes. Am. UND TECH. flammable); leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble; leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig. light; leicht verderblich perishable; leicht verderbliche Waren perishables; leicht verdientes Geld easy money; leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling; leicht verständlich easy to understand ( oder follow); Sprache: auch (very) straightforward; leicht verständliche Lektüre easy reading; in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) form3. mit Verb (einfach) es geht ganz leicht it’s really easy; leichter gesagt als getan oder das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done; du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk; jemandem leicht fallen be easy for s.o.; es fällt ihm nicht leicht it isn’t easy for him (zu + Inf. to + Inf.), he doesn’t find it easy (+ Ger. oder to + Inf.); so etwas fällt ihm leicht he finds that sort of thing easy, that sort of thing comes easily to him, he has no difficulty with that sort of thing; jemandem etw. leicht machen make s.th. easy for s.o.; es sich (Dat) leicht machen take the easy way out; du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple; sich (Dat) mit etw. leicht tun umg. have no difficulties with s.th., have no difficulty doing s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find it easy to do s.th.; mit so etwas tut er sich leicht auch that sort of thing comes easily ( oder easy) to him4. (nicht ernst) etw. leicht nehmen take s.th. lightly; er nimmt es zu leicht he doesn’t take it seriously enough; das Leben leicht nehmen take life as it comes; nimms leicht! umg. don’t worry about it5. (schnell) easily; sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended; er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold; so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it); das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again; das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry; das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(‘ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry; es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible; du kannst dir leicht denken... you can well imagine; er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother; man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg. it’s a hard life* * ** * *[laiçt]1. adj1) (=von geringem Gewicht, nicht schwerfällig MIL) light; (= aus leichtem Material) Koffer, Kleidung lightweighteinen léíchten Gang haben — to have an easy walk
mit léíchter Hand — lightly; (fig) effortlessly
eine léíchte Hand mit jdm/für etw haben — to have a way with sb/sth
léíchten Fußes (liter) — with a spring in one's step
gewogen und zu léícht befunden (fig) — tried and found wanting
jdn um einiges léíchter machen — to relieve sb of some of his money
See:→ Feder2) (= schwach, geringfügig, nicht wichtig) slight; Regen, Wind, Frost, Schläge, Schlaf, Berührung, Atmen light; (JUR) Diebstahl, Vergehen etc minor, petty3) (von geringem Gehalt) Essen, Musik, Lektüre etc light4) (= ohne Schwierigkeiten, einfach) easymit dem werden wir ( ein) léíchtes Spiel haben — he'll be a pushover (inf) or walkover (inf), he'll be no problem
das ist ihr ein Leichtes (geh) — that will present no problem to or for her
nichts léíchter als das! — nothing (could be) easier or simpler
5) (= moralisch locker) Lebenswandel looseléíchtes Mädchen — tart (Brit inf), floozy (inf)
6) (= unbeschwert) Herz, Gefühl lightetw léíchten Herzens or Sinnes tun — to do sth with a light heart
See:→ Schulter2. adv1) (= einfach) easilyjdm etw léícht machen — to make it easy for sb
(bei etw) léícht machen — not to make much of an effort (with sth)
sie hat es immer léícht gehabt (im Leben) — she's always had it easy, she's always had an easy time of it
man hats nicht léícht (inf) — it's a hard life
das ist or geht ganz léícht — it's quite easy or simple
die Aufgabe ist léícht zu lösen or lässt sich léícht lösen — the exercise is easy to do
das ist léíchter gesagt als getan — that's easier said than done
du hast léícht reden/lachen — it's all very well for you or it's all right for you to talk/laugh
2) (= problemlos) easilyléícht zu beantworten/verstehen — easily answered/understood, easy to answer/understand
léícht verständlich — readily or easily understood
er ist léícht herumzukriegen/zu überzeugen — he's easy to win round/convince, he's easily won round/convinced
léícht begreifen — to understand quickly or readily
das kann ich mir léícht vorstellen or denken — I can easily or well imagine (it)
léícht verdaulich (Speisen, Informationen) — easily digestible; Kunst, Musik etc not too demanding
3)léíchtbeschwingte Melodien — melodies for easy listening
sich léícht und beschwingt fühlen — to be walking on air, to be up in the clouds
mir ist so léícht ums Herz — my heart is so light
mir ist jetzt viel léíchter — I feel a lot easier now
nimm das nicht zu léícht — don't take it too lightly
See:4) (= schnell, unversehens) easilyer wird léícht böse/ist léícht beleidigt etc — he is quick to get angry/take offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc, he gets angry/takes offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc easily
léícht zerbrechlich — very fragile
léícht verderblich — highly perishable
man kann einen Fehler léícht übersehen — it's easy to miss a mistake, mistakes are easily missed
das ist léícht möglich — that's quite possible
léícht entzündlich (Brennstoff etc) — highly (in)flammable
léícht entzündliche Haut — skin which easily becomes inflamed
léícht entzündlich sein (Gas, Brennstoff) — to be highly inflammable; (Haut) to become easily inflamed
man hat léícht etwas gesagt, was man nachher bereut — it's easy to say something (without thinking) that you regret later
das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder — I won't let that happen again in a hurry (inf)
das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder, dass ich dir Geld borge — I won't lend you money again in a hurry (inf)
das Haus ist léícht gebaut — the house is built of light materials
ein zu léícht gebautes Haus/Auto — a flimsily built house/car
léícht bekleidet sein — to be scantily clad or dressed
léícht gekleidet sein — to be (dressed) in light clothes
léícht geschürzt (hum) — scantily clad or dressed
6) (= schwach) regnen not hardes hat léícht gefroren — there was a light frost
léícht gewürzt/gesalzen — lightly seasoned/salted
zu léícht gewürzt/gesalzen —
léícht waschen — to wash gently
7) (= nicht ernsthaft) beschädigt slightly; gekränkt auch a littleléícht verletzt — slightly injured; (in Gefecht, Schlägerei etc auch) slightly wounded
léíchter verletzt — not as seriously injured
léícht verwundet — slightly wounded
See:= Leichtverwundete(r)* * *1) (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) airily3) (like gossamer: a blouse of a gossamer material.) gossamer4) lightly5) (light in weight: a lightweight raincoat.) lightweight6) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) light7) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) light8) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) light9) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) light10) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) light11) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) light12) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) slight* * *[laiçt]I. adj1. (geringes Gewicht habend) light▪ jd/etw ist... \leichter [als jd/etw] sb/sth is... lighter [than sb/sth]sie ist 48 Kilo \leicht she only weighs 48 kg\leicht wie eine Feder sein to be as light as a featherein \leichter Koffer a light suitcase\leichte Schuhe light shoes2. (einfach) easy, simpleeine \leichte Arbeit an easy jobk[ein] \leichter Entschluss no/an easy decisiondas ist \leicht! that's easy!jd hat ein \leichtes Leben sb has an easy time of itein \leichter Sieg an easy victoryjdm ein L\leichtes sein (geh) to be easy for sbjdm ein L\leichtes sein, etw zu tun to be easy for sb to do sthnichts \leichter als das! no problem; s.a. Handeine \leichte Brandung low surfein \leichter Donner distant thundereine \leichte Strömung a weak current\leichter Regen/Schneefall light rain/a light fall of snow4. (geringfügig) light, slighter hat einen sehr \leichten Akzent he has a very slight accent\leichtes Nachgeben der Börsenkurse slight easing offeinen \leichten Schlaf haben to be a light sleeperein \leichter Schlag a gentle slap\leichte Zunahme slight increase5. (nicht schlimm) minorein \leichter Eingriff a minor operation\leichtes Fieber a slight fevereine \leichte Verbrennung minor burns6. (nicht belastend) Speisen, Getränke lighteine \leichte Mahlzeit/Nachspeise a light meal/dessertein \leichter Wein a light wineeine \leichte Zigarette/ein \leichter Tabak a mild cigarette/tobacco7. (einfach verständlich) easy\leichte Lektüre light reading\leichte Musik easy listening; s.a. Muse▪ jdm ist \leichter sb is [or feels] relieved, sb feels better\leichten Herzens/Schrittes with a light heart/sprightly step9. (betrügen)jdn um 50 Euro \leichter machen to sting sb for 50 Euro; (berauben) to rob sb of 50 Euro10. (nicht massiv) lightweight\leicht gebaut having a lightweight construction\leichter Sitz (bei Anpassungen) a sliding fit11. TYPO\leichte Schrift light typeface\leichtes Papier low-grammage paper\leichter Diebstahl petty larcenyeine \leichte Strafe a light punishment [or sentence]ein \leichtes Vergehen a minor [or petty] offenceII. adv1. (einfach) easilyetw geht [ganz] \leicht sth is [quite] easyes [im Leben] \leicht haben to have it easy [in life], to have an easy time of ites nicht \leicht haben to not have it easy, to have a hard time of ites nicht \leicht mit jdm haben to have one's work cut out with sbes jdm \leicht machen to make it easy for sb2. (schnell) easilydas sagst du so \leicht! that's easy for you to say!das kann \leicht passieren that can happen easilyder Inhalt ist \leicht zerbrechlich the contents are very delicate [or fragile]\leicht entzündlich highly inflammableetw \leicht glauben to believe sth readily\leicht lernen to learn quickly\leicht verdaulich easily digestible, easy to digest\leicht verderblich highly perishable3. (nur wenig, etwas) slightly\leicht erkältet sein to have a slight cold\leicht humpeln to have a slight limpetw \leicht salzen to salt sth lightly\leicht übertrieben sein to be slightly exaggerated\leicht verärgert sein to be slightly annoyed4. (problemlos) easilyetw \leicht begreifen/schaffen to grasp/manage sth easilyetw ist \leicht löslich sth dissolves easily\leicht möglich maybedas ist \leicht möglich that may well bees regnet heute nur \leicht there's only light rain today7. (aus dünnem Material) lightly\leicht bekleidet dressed in light clothing8.▶ [das ist] \leichter gesagt als getan that's easier said than done▶ nichts \leichter als das no problem at all* * *1.1) light; lightweight <suit, material>leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes
etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something
2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it
nichts leichter als das — nothing could be simpler or easier
mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat
jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself
es sich — (Dat.)
leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out
leicht fallen — (leicht sein) be easy
3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light < wind, rain, sleep, perfume>ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]
5) (heiter) light-heartedihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved
6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>7)2.ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl
leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed
2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easilyleicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible
leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood
sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk
ihr wird leicht schlecht — the slightest thing makes her sick
3) (geringfügig) slightly* * *A. adjdie Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material;das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age;danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg, fig I came away a hundred euros lighter;jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg relieve sb of a little cash;gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig tried and found wantingabends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening;3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted;jetzt ist mir leichter (ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind;leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig with a spring in one’s stepleichter Sieg walkover, US walkaway;nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (US auch snap) umg;es leicht haben have an easy time (of it);mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time;die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it;er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it;es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+inf) it’s a simple matter (umg no big deal) for him to (+ inf); → Spiel 16. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: AUTO surface; auch am Körper: little;leichter Regen/Schnee light rainfall/snowfall;ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offence (US -se);eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR sentence)7. umg:ein leichtes Mädchen a bit of a tart (US slut)B. adv1. (geringfügig) slightly;es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling;leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover;leicht bewaffnet lightly armed;leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt;leicht geschürzt hum scantily clad;leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured);leicht verwundet slightly wounded;das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration2. mit adj (mühelos) easily;leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable;leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble;leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig light;leicht verderblich perishable;leicht verderbliche Waren perishables;leicht verdientes Geld easy money;leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling;leicht verständliche Lektüre easy reading;in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) formes geht ganz leicht it’s really easy;das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done;du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk;jemandem etwas leicht machen make sth easy for sb;es sich (dat)leicht machen take the easy way out;du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple4. (schnell) easily;sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended;er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold;so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it);das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again;das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry;das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(’ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry;es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible;du kannst dir leicht denken … you can well imagine;er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother;man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg it’s a hard life* * *1.1) light; lightweight <suit, material>leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes
etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something
2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it
nichts leichter als das — nothing could be simpler or easier
mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat
jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself
es sich — (Dat.)
leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out
leicht fallen — (leicht sein) be easy
das fällt mir leicht — it is easy for me; I find it easy
3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light <wind, rain, sleep, perfume>ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]
5) (heiter) light-heartedihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved
6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>7)2.ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl
leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed
2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easilyleicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible
leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood
sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk
3) (geringfügig) slightly* * *adj.easy adj.facile adj.light adj.lightweight adj. adv.easily adv.facilely adv.lightly adv.readily adv. -
3 decir
v.1 to say.decir que sí/no to say yes/nodice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summerElla dijo la razón She said the reason.Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.2 to tell.¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do somethingdecir la verdad to tell the truthDecirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.Le dije I told him.3 to recite, to read.4 to tell, to show.eso lo dice todo that says it alldecir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for5 to call.le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death6 to say to.Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.7 to say about.Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participledicho,-a.* * *verb1) to say2) tell3) speak•- decirse* * *DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=afirmar) to sayya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words
- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said
viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *
olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything
¿decía usted? — you were saying?
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[como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madridcomo iba diciendo... — as I was saying...
¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?
decir que to say (that)•
decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...
el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...
decir que sí/no — to say yes/no
-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"
adiós 2.la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?
se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me
tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tellverdad 1)4) (=llamar) to call¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?
se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco
le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"
en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"
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me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun5) (=opinar) to saypodemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?
¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?
6) [rectificando]había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9
¡qué digo! — what am I saying?
7) [texto] to say•
como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...8) [+ misa] to say9) [locuciones en indicativo]digo... — Méx well, er...
mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!
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y dice [bien] — and he is quite right•
[como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or lessaunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company
está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say
como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important
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[lo mismo] digo — likewise- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"
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pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong•
pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer•
no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you•
sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró•
¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
[si tú] lo dices — if you say so•
eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I saydeberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job
¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!
¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!
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¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!10) [locuciones en infinitivo]•
[dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging•
[es] decir — that is (to say)mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter
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[ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!•
es [mucho] decir — that's saying something•
[ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...•
[no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say•
para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words•
decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake•
[por así] decirlo — so to speak•
[querer] decir — to mean¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?
¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?
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[ya es] decir — that's saying somethingles ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something
11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...
es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer
¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!
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digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word•
digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say•
y [no] digamos... — not to mention...y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother
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no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly prettyno estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite
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¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!•
¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?12) [locuciones en condicional]¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?
¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?
¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!
13) el qué diránse preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [invitando a hablar]-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"
¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?
usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?
-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"
2) (=indicar)su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes
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eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personalityuna situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light
3.See:* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex. This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.----* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *III 1.¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
verbo transitivo1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tellya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now
no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that
¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?
¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?
dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?
bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty
es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying
¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will
¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't
¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)
2)¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?
fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible
3)a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf
b)4) ( por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?
5) ( llamar) to call6) (sugerir, comunicar)la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them
¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?
7)8)¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?
¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?
¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?
9) (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?
quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?
habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway
es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...
10) (en locs)a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest
2.con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
decir via) ( invitando a hablar)papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?
quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead
tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)3.¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
decirse v prona) (refl) to say... to oneselfb) (recípr) to say.... to each otherc) (enf)* * *= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.* a decir de todos = by all accounts.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* aventurarse a decir = venture.* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.* continuar diciendo = go on.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.* decir Algo = break + the news.* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* decir bolas = fib.* decir bromeando = quip.* decir chorradas = bullshit.* decir con desdén = sneer.* decir con desprecio = sneer.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir en confianza = confide.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir humorísticamente = quip.* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* decirlo = come out with + it.* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.* decir mentirijillas = fib.* decir mentirillas = fib.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* decir pamplinas = bullshit.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.* decir resoplando = snort.* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.* decirse que = be reputed to.* decir suspirando = sigh.* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* huelga decir = needless to say.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.* qué me dices de... = what about....* querer decir = mean.* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.* se decía que = rumour had it that.* se dice = so the story goes.* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *1(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speechsupongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changingno son más que decires it's just talk■ decir (verbo transitivo)A decir: palabra, mentira etcB decirle algo a alguienC1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc2 decir adiósD por escritoE llamarF sugerir, comunicarG decir misaH1 querer decir2 digo (al rectificar)I opinar, pensarJ en locuciones■ decir (verbo intransitivo)A1 invitando a hablar2 al contestar el teléfonoB decir bien/mal de■ decirse (verbo pronominal)1 reflexivo2 recíproco3 para enfatizarvtA ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ nowno digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan saidcomo dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother sayslo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radiono eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived welldicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was youngdicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/pleaseno se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call prettyestoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than donepalatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you thathaberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn'tdigan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people sayBdecirle algo a algn to tell sb stheso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dadhoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result todayme dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to meAndrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourselfya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell youhace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the jobme resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letterno te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you heardime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keepsC1(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to doharás lo que yo diga you'll do as I saymanda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yesdecir QUE + SUBJ:dice papá que vayas Dad wants youdice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get theredijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be carefuldecirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INFdiles que empiecen tell them to startle dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itnos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to waitte digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once2decir adiós to say goodbyevino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)D (por escrito) to say¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about itE (llamar) to callle dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his earsse llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charono me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'F(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about themel tiempo lo dirá time will tellpor afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outsideel poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for mealgo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eatenGdecir misa to say massH1querer decir to mean¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …2digo (al rectificar) I meanel presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand eurosI (opinar, pensar) to think¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anywayhabría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anywayes muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …J ( en locuciones):a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honestcomo quien dice so to speakel nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the cornerla granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for livingcon decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to medecir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)es decir that ismi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that isno sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not goinges mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!por así decirlo so to speakes, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the companyque digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!¡que no se diga! shame on you!¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do itse dice pronto no lesscostó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sumlleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-whoel qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?■ decirviA1(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?2Bdecir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impressionla manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him■ decirse1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneselfse dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it againme dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here2 ( recíproco) to say to each otherse decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each otherse dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun3 ( enf):tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking aboutno sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers* * *
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!
* * *♦ vt1. [en general] to say;siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;decir que sí/no to say yes/no;dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next2. [contar] to tell;se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;decir la verdad to tell the truth;decir mentiras to tell lies;pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?3. [ordenar] to tell;la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;dile que venga tell her to come;nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;[leyendo] to read5. [revelar] to tell, to show;eso lo dice todo that says it all;decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality6. [llamar] to call;me dicen Paco they call me Paco;le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow8. [en frases]a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;decir para sí to say to oneself;decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;es decir that is, that's to say;aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;ni que decir tiene needless to say;¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;(o) mejor dicho or rather;por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;RP Fam¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;si tú lo dices if you say so;¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;Esp¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken♦ vicomo quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;Esp¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;Fam¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;[¡madre mía!] I say!;tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…* * *<part dicho>I v/t1 say; ( contar) tell;decir misa say mass;decir que sí say yes;decir que no say no;se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;diga lo que diga whatever he says;¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;para sí say to o.s.:querer decir mean;es decir in other words;dar que decir set people talking;ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);por así decirlo so to speak;ya es decir that’s saying something;que ya es decir which is really something;es mucho decir that’s saying a lot:¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;mejor dicho or rather;dicho sea de paso incidentally;está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said4:no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;como quien dice so to speak;y que lo digas you bet;¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;usted dirá how can I help you?;ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!II v/i:¡diga!, ¡dígame! EspTELEC helloIII m saying;es un decir it’s just a figure of speech* * *decir {23} vt1) : to saydice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go2) : to telldime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking3) : to speak, to talkno digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense4) : to callme dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy5)es decir : that is to say6)querer decir : to mean* * *decir1 n sayingdecir2 vb¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?3. (para dar órdenes) to tell4. (llamar) to callle dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"es decir that is / that is to say -
4 простой
(см. также простейший) simple, prime, primary, easy, straightforward; standing time, breakdown time, down time, off-time, standing idle, stoppage• Более простое прямое доказательство было дано Смитом [1]. Мы следуем его методу. - A simpler direct proof was given by Smith [1], whose method we follow here.• В данном параграфе мы обсуждаем некоторые простые свойства и примеры (чего-л). - In this section we discuss some simple properties and examples of...• В подобном случае могло бы быть проще уточнить... - In such a case, it might be simpler to specify...• Давайте решим еще одну более простую задачу. - Let us work one more simple problem.• Данная процедура, хотя и простая, приводит к... - This procedure, although straightforward, leads to...• Данный метод прост и довольно интересен, однако... - This method is simple and quite interesting, but...• Данный результат имеет простую физическую интерпретацию. - This result has a simple physical interpretation.• Детали этого простого вычисления предоставляются читателю. - The details of this straightforward computation are left to the reader.• Для удобства мы будем часто использовать более простое обозначение... - For convenience, we will often use the simpler notation...• Довольно простые вычисления показывают, что... - A rather easy calculation shows that...• Доказательство (этого факта и т. п.) простое. Мы оставляем его читателю. - The proof is simple; we leave it to the reader.• Здесь мы видим простой случай (чего-л). - Here we see a simple case of...• Значительно более простая задача, однако имеющая практический интерес, состоит в вычислении... - A much simpler problem, but one of practical interest, is to calculate...• Из простых геометрических соображений следует, что... - It follows from simple geometrical considerations that...• Или это можно проще выразить... - Or it may be simpler to express...• Иногда бывает проще... - Sometimes it is simpler to...• Лежащие в основе (этого) идеи настолько простые, что... - The ideas involved here are so simple that...• Можно вывести очень простое условие того, что... - It is possible to derive a very simple condition that...• Мы можем дать простое доказательство этой теоремы следующим образом. - We can give a simple proof of this theorem as follows.• Мы применим наши результаты к одному простому случаю. - We shall apply our results to a simple case.• Мы рассматриваем относительно простую ситуацию, в которой... - We consider a relatively simple situation in which...• На практике намного проще найти... - It is much easier in practice to find...• Наш простой пример показывает, что... - Our simple example demonstrates that...• Несколько проще результат получается, если мы... - A somewhat simpler result is obtained if we...• Одна простая теория может использоваться для... - A simple theory can be used to...• Однако его/ее доказательство не является простым, как можно было бы подумать. - The proof, however, is not as easy as one might think.• Однако задача становится много проще, если... - The problem, however, becomes much simpler if...• Особенно простой является ситуация, когда... - A particularly simple situation is that in which...• Ответ прост. - The answer is simple.• Первым и самым простым из этих случаев является... - The first of these, and the simplest, is...• Предыдущий пример демонстрирует, что много проще... - The above problems show that it is much easier to...• Простое и прямое доказательство может быть получено (применением и т. п.)... - A simple and direct proof can be obtained by...• Простое, но полезное следствие теоремы 1 состоит в том, что... - A simple but useful consequence of Theorem 1 is that...• простой и полезный критерий... - a simple and useful criterion• Простой тест обеспечивается... - A simple test case is provided by...• Самым простым из таких методов является... - The simplest such method is...• Ситуация становится проще в случае, когда... - The situation is slightly simpler in the case where...• Следующее простое рассуждение может дать некоторое понимание... - The following simple reasoning may give some insight into...• Существует простая геометрическая интерпретация этого определения. - There is a simple geometrical interpretation of this definition.• Теперь мы выведем простое правило для определения... - We now derive a simple rule for determining...• Теперь мы разовьем некоторые из более простых концепций, которые возникают в/ при... - We now develop a few of the simpler concepts that arise in...• Теперь становится относительно простым... - It is now a relatively simple matter to...• Тот же самый результат может быть получен простым (вычислением и т. п.)... - The same result may be obtained by simply...• Часто бывает проще доказать, что... - It is often easier to prove that...• Часто это проще сделать, чем... - It is often simpler to do this than to...• Чтобы..., мы ограничимся лишь простым примером. - We restrict ourselves to a simple example in order to...• Чтобы привести еще более простой пример, мы можем рассмотреть... - То take an even simpler example, we can consider...• Чтобы проиллюстрировать это наиболее простым примером, предположим, что... - То take the simplest possible illustration, suppose that...• Эта простая, но все же глубокая идея... - This simple yet profound idea...• Этот алгоритм особенно прост, когда... - This process is particularly simple when...• Этот результат не является простым, потому что... - The result is not simple because... -
5 MUNR
I)(-ar, -ir), m.1) mind; e-m leikr í mun, one has a mind to, feels inclined to (= leikr e-m í skapi); munar stríð, heart’s grief;2) mind, longing, delight; at mínum munum, to my mind; gráta at mun, to weep heartily; at mannskis munum, to please anybody; leita e-m munar, to comfort one;3) love; sá inn máttki m., all-powerful love; vættak míns munar, I waited for my love; komast á muni við e-n, to insinuate oneself, become intimate, with one.(-ar, -ir), m.1) difference (hví gørir þú svá mikinn mun barnanna); er þess, mikill m., hvárt, it makes a great difference, whether;2) moment, importance; e-m er m. undir e-u, it is of importance to one (at hann skyldi segja honum þá hluti, er honum væri m. undir at vita); e-m er m. at e-u, it is of some moment (ok mætti þér verða munr at, at þeir væri þér heldr sinnaðir en í móti); meta muninn, to hesitate (Hrólfr mat eigi munin eptir þeim at fara); Grímr gørði ok þann mun allan, er hann mátti, G. strained every nerve;3) the dat. ‘muni’ or ‘mun’ before a compar., somewhat (= nökkuru), considerably, a good deal; ljóstu mun kyrrara, strike somewhat more gently; með muni minna liði, with consideralby less force; adding a pronoun, þeim mun (before a compar.) = því; þeim mun betr, so much the better; engum mun = engu; engum mun verr, no worse;4) what is wanted, required; er mikilla muna vant or á vant, much is wanting (þótti honum mikilla muna á vant, at vel væri); E. hafði eigi skaplyndi til at biðja konung hér neinna muna um, E. was too proud to beg anything in this case;5) adverbial phrases, fyrir hvern mun, by all means; fyrir engan mun, by no means;6) means, things; at eigi munið ér alla yðra muni til leggja, that you will not contribute all your means, strain every nerve; biskup las fyrst smám ok smám munina fyrir þeim, expounded all the details for them.* * *1.m., older form monr, Hom. (St.) 21, gen. munar, dat. mun, pl. munir; [Dan. mon]:—prop. the moment or turn of the balance; this sense, however, only occurs in phrases more or less derived or metaphorical, as in the phrase, vera mikilla (lítilla) muna (gen. pl.) vant, to be in want of much ( little); man yðr eigi svá mikilla muna ávant, at þér munið eigi vilja upp hefjask ok rekask af hendi frænda-skömm þessa, ye are not in want of so much, that …, you are not so deficient, that …, the metaphor from under-weight, Ó. H. 32, cp. Fms. iv. 79; hann spurði eptir vendiliga hvernig Kristinn dómr væri haldinn á Íslandi, ok þótti honum mikilla muna ávant at vel væri 44; lítilla muna vant, lacking but little; hygg ek at mér verði meiri muna vant en Þórolfi, Eg. 113; ok er mér mikilla muna vant at ek halda réttu máli, ef ek skal heldr láta lausar eignir mínir aflaga fyrir þér en berjask við þik, 504; en ef við annan þeirra verðr muna vant, Grág. i. 120:—sjá fyrir mun (munum) um e-t, to foresee how a thing will turn, what turn it will take; eigi þykkjumk ek þar sjá fyrir munum, hvárt …, Fb. i. 529; Erlingr fékk sér eigi skaplyndi til at biðja hér neinna muna um, E. was too proud to beg anything in this case, Ó. H. 47.2. temp. the nick of time; hann bað Hallverð ganga út til sin um litla muni, for a little while, Fms. ii. 71.II. the difference; hví görir þú svá mikinn mun barnanna? Sd. 141; er þess mikill munr, hvárt …, it makes a great difference, whether …, Fms. vii. 132; ef fé er verra, ok skulu þeir virða þann mun, ok skal hann gjalda honum þann, make good the balance, Grág. i. 428; ok vænta þess at mála-efna munr muni skipta, Sturl. iii. 241, Fb. i. 20, passim in old and mod. usage.2. moment, importance; vil ek bjóða honum mitt lið, því at eigi er þat við hváriga muni, for it will tell something in the balance, Fs. 16; at hann skyldi segja honum þá hluti er honum væri munr undir at vita, Sturl. ii. 151; mun hverjum vitrum manni þykkja mikill munr undir því vera, at …, every wise man will think it of great moment, that …, Sks. 269; e-m er munr at e-u, it is of some moment; ok mætti þér konungr verða munr at, at þeir væri þér heldr sinnaðir en í mót, Fms. i. 297; munr er at manns liði, a man’s help is always something, Bs. i; Grimr görði ok þann mun allan er hann mátti, G. strained every nerve, Eg. 188.III. the dat. muni or mun before a comparative, by a little, as also considerably, a good deal; ljóstú mun kyrrara, strike somewhat more gently, Hkr. iii. 365; ef þú vilt lögum at fylgja, þá er þat mun réttligast at Sigurðr njóti vitna sinna, 257; með muni minna liði, with considerably less forces, Fagrsk. 172; muni síðar, a little later, Geisli 23; hón sagði mun fleira, a good deal more. Am. 45; stundum með mjúklyndi, en stundum muni harðari, Barl. 176; muni hægri, a good deal easier, Orkn. (in a verse): gen. muns, með muns minni rás, muns tómlegari ok seinna … muns mjúkari, Barl. 72.2. adding a pronoun; þeim mun skírlegri, Fs. 121; ek sá at þeim mun er betr, it fares so much the better. Fms. xi. 228; þeim mun fleiri gildrur, all the more traps, Barl. 24; þeim mun lengr, 101; en svá miklum mun sem sól er ljósari en náttmyrkr, svá myklu er ok meiri …, by so much as the sun is brighter than night-mirk, so much greater …, 116; engum mun verr en áðr, nothing less than before, Ó. H. 69; engum mun betr, not a bit better, 222; öngum mun betri, 113; ok var sá öngum mun fegri, 75.IV. the adverb. phrase, fyrir alla muni, by all means; fyrir hvern mun, id., Gullþ. 7, Grett. 193 new Ed., Fms. i. 157; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Edda 57, Nj. 200, 201, Fms. i. 9, Gþl. 531.V. plur. means, things, objects, property; en hann á þat er et fyrra várit var í þeim munum, Grág. ii. 338; at eigi monið or alla yðra muni til leggja, to contribute all one’s means, strain every nerve, Ó. H. 32; hefir þú, faðir, þar marga þína muni til gefna, Ld. 102; ok vildi, at allir landsmenn legði sína muni til at biskups-stóll væri efldr, Fb. iii. 446.2. biskup talaði hér um mjúkliga, las fyrst smám ok smám munina fyrir þeim. expounded all the details for them, Fms. ix. 52; slíkt sem hann fékk munum á komit, such that he could manage all that he could get (metaphor from counting or balancing), Játv. 40; fé-munir, means; vits-munir, ‘wit-means,’ reason; geðs-munir, skaps-munir, temper; gagns-munir, useful things.2.m., gen. munar and muns, pl. munir, [Ulf. muns = νόημα; A. S. myn = love, mind; Engl. mind; mid. H. G. minni; Germ. minne-sang]:—the mind, Edda (Gl.); af munar grunni, Höfuðl. 19; ór munar öngum, the mind’s straits, Kormak; munar myrkr, Líkn. 4; munar stríð, the mind’s distress, Skv. 3. 38; missa munar ok landa, to lose life and land, Hkv. 2. 44.II. a mind, longing, delight; at mínum, þínum munum, to my, thy mind, i. e. as I like, as thou likest, Skm. 35; þvíat álfröðull lýsir of alla daga ok þeygi at mínum munum, for the sun shines all day long, and yet not to my mind, Íb. 5, in the words of the love-sick god Frey, which call to mind Hamlet’s words (this most excellent canopy, the air, etc.); at mannskis munum, to please anybody, Skm. 20, 24; þíns eða míns munar, 43; leita e-m munar, to comfort one, Gkv. 1. 8; at mun banda, according to the will of the gods, Hkr. i. (in a verse); at mun sínum, to one’s heart’s content, Fms. i. 27 (in a verse); hverr lifði at sínum mun, Bjarn. (in a verse), Og. 34; í mun e-m, to one’s mind or liking. Korm. (in a verse): at þú görir eptir mínum mun, Fb. i. 21: the phrase, e-m leikr munr á e-u, to have a mind for; tak sjálfr við þeim ef þú þykkisk of gefit hafa eðr þér leikr munr at, Ld. 318, v. l.; lék mér meirr í mun, I longed more for, Skv. 3. 39; as also, leika at muni, Gsp.; gráta at muni, to weep heartily, Vtkv. (in a verse); land-munir, q. v.: and in mod. usage, mér er það í mun, I have a mind for that.2. love; sá inn máttki munr, Hm. 93; vættak mins munar, I waited far my heart’s delight, 95: the phrase, komask á muni við e-n, to insinuate oneself, vita ef ek get komisk á muni við Ólöfu konu hans, Vígl. 58 new Ed.COMPDS: munafullr, munarheimr, munarlauss, munligr, munráð, munströnd, munstærandi, muntún, munvegar. -
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7 levis
1.lĕvis, e, adj. [for leg-vis; Sanscr. laghu-s, little; cf. O. H. Germ. ring-i; Germ. gering; Gr. elachus], light in weight, not heavy (opp. gravis).I.Lit.:B.leviora corpora (opp. graviora),
Lucr. 2, 227:aether,
id. 5, 459:aura,
id. 3, 196:levior quam pluma,
Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:stipulae,
Verg. G. 1, 289: armatura, light armor:levis armaturae Numidae,
the light-armed Numidians, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; also, by metonymy, lightarmed troops; v. armatura, and cf.:sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio,
Cic. Div. 2, 10 fin.; so,miles,
a light-armed soldier, Liv. 8, 8; cf.of clothing: nudi, aut sagulo leves,
Tac. G. 6:flebis in solo levis angiportu,
Hor. C. 1, 25, 10.—Of the earth upon the dead:terraque securae sit super ossa levis,
Tib. 2, 4, 50;esp. freq. on tombstones: sit tibi terra levis (abbreviated, S. T. T. L.): per leves populos,
the shades, bodiless persons, Ov. M. 10, 14:virgaque levem coerces aurea turbam,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 18.— Poet. with inf.: fessis leviora tolli Pergama Grais, a lighter burden, i. e. easier to be destroyed, Hor. C. 2, 4, 11.—Transf.1.Light of digestion, easy to digest (mostly poet. and post-Aug.):2.quae in aqua degunt, leviorem cibum praestant. Inter domesticas quadrupedes levissima suilla est, gravissima bubula,
lightest of digestion, Cels. 1, 18:leves malvae,
Hor. C. 1, 31, 16 (cf.:gravi Malvae salubres corpori,
id. Epod. 2, 57).—Light in motion, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid (syn.:3.agilis, alacer, pernix): ipsa (diva) levi fecit volitantem flamine currum (i. e. Argo),
a quick, favorable wind, Cat. 64, 9; cf.:leves venti,
Ov. M. 15, 346:flatus,
Sil. 15, 162:currus,
light, swift, Ov. M. 2, 150:levi deducens pollice filum,
light, nimble, id. ib. 4, 36; so,pollex,
id. ib. 6, 22:saltus,
id. ib. 7, 767;3, 599: peltam pro parma fecit, ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores,
Nep. Iphicr. 1:Messapus levis cursu,
Verg. A. 12, 489:leves Parthi,
id. G. 4, 314:equus,
Val. Fl. 1, 389:Nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 31:quaere modos leviore plectro,
nimbler, gayer, id. ib. 2, 1, 40:et levis erecta consurgit ad oscula plantā,
Juv. 6, 507.—With inf. ( poet.):omnes ire leves,
Sil. 16, 488:exsultare levis,
id. 10, 605:levior discurrere,
id. 4, 549:nullo levis terrore moveri,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 514:hora,
fleeting, Ov. M. 15, 181:terra,
light, thin soil, Verg. G. 2, 92:et ubi montana (loca) quod leviora et ideo salubriora,
Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3;so (opp graviora),
id. ib. —Slight, trifling, small (mostly poet.): ignis, Ov. M. 3, 488:II.tactus,
a slight, gentle touch, id. ib. 4, 180:strepitus,
id. ib. 7, 840:stridor,
id. ib. 4, 413.Trop.A.Without weight, i. e. of no consequence; hence, in gen., light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty, easy (class.):(β).nunquam erit alienis gravis qui suis se concinnat levem,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 58:grave est nomen imperii atque id etiam in levi persona pertimescitur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 45:leve et infirmum,
id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt;ad motum animi... leviora,
id. Deiot. 2, 5:quod alia quaedam inania et levia conquiras,
id. Planc. 26, 63:auditio,
a light, unfounded report, Caes. B. G. 7, 42:cui res et pecunia levissima et existimatio sanctissima fuit semper,
something very insignificant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:dolor,
id. Fin. 1, 12, 40:proelium,
Caes. B. G. 7, 36:periculum,
id. B. C. 3, 26:in aliquem merita,
id. ib. 2, 32, 10:leviore de causa,
id. B. G. 7, 4 fin.:praecordia levibus flagrantia causis,
Juv. 13, 182:effutire leves indigna tragoedia versus,
Hor. A. P. 231.—As subst.:in levi habitum,
was made little of, was regarded as a trifle, Tac. H. 2, 21; id. A. 3, 54:levia sed nimium queror,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 63:quid leviora loquor? Petr. poët. 134, 12: non est leve tot puerorum observare manus,
no easy matter, Juv. 7, 240:quidquid levius putaris,
easier, id. 10, 344.—With gen. ( poet.):B.opum levior,
Sil. 2, 102.—In disposition or character.1.Light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false:2.homo levior quam pluma,
Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:ne me leviorem erga te putes,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 34:tu levior cortice,
Hor. C. 3, 9, 22:vitium levium hominum atque fallacium,
Cic. Lael. 25, 91:quidam saepe in parva pecunia perspiciuntur quam sint leves,
id. ib. 17, 63:leves ac nummarii judices,
id. Clu. 28, 75:sit precor illa levis,
Tib. 1, 6, 56:levi brachio aliquid agere,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6:quid levius aut turpius,
Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.:auctor,
Liv. 5, 15:leves amicitiae,
Cic. Lael. 26, 100:spes,
vain, empty, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:leviores mores,
Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12.—Mild, gentle, pleasant (rare):1.quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93; and:levior reprehensio,
id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:tandem eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est,
the gentlest, mildest, Liv. 5, 23 fin.:nec leves somnos timor aut cupido Sordidus aufert,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 15; id. Epod. 2, 28:exsilium,
mild, tolerable, Suet. Aug. 51.—Hence, adv.: lĕ-vĭter, lightly, not heavily.Lit. (rare):2.armati,
light-armed, Curt. 4, 13.—Of the blow of a weapon:levius casura pila sperabat,
Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2.—Trop.a.Slightly, a little, not much, somewhat:b.leviter densae nubes,
Lucr. 6, 248:inflexum bacillum,
Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:genae leviter eminentes (al. leniter),
id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:qui (medici) leviter aegrotantes leniter curant, gravioribus autem morbis, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 24, 83:saucius,
id. Inv. 2, 51, 154:non leviter lucra liguriens,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:agnoscere aliquid,
id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:eruditus,
id. de Or. 3, 6, 24.— Comp.:quanto constantior idem In vitiis, tanto levius miser,
so much less, Hor. S. 2, 7, 18:dolere,
Ov. P. 1, 9, 30.— Sup.:ut levissime dicam,
to express it in the mildest manner, Cic. Cat. 3, 7 fin. —Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity:2.id eo levius ferendum est, quod, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2; cf.:sed levissime feram, si, etc.,
id. Prov. Cons. 20, 47; Liv. 29, 9.— Comp.:levius torquetis Arachne,
more dexterously, Juv. 2, 56.lēvis (erroneously laevis), e, adj. [Gr. leios, leuros], smooth, smoothed, not rough, opp. asper (class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.corpuscula quaedam levia, alia aspera, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:in locis (spectatur): leves an asperi,
id. Part. Or. 10, 36:Deus levem eum (mundum) fecit et undique aequabilem,
id. Univ. 6:pocula,
smooth, shining, Verg. A. 5, 91:pharetrae,
id. ib. 5, 558:brassica,
Cato, R. R. 15, 7:levissima corpora,
Lucr. 4, 659:coma pectine levis,
Ov. M. 12, 409:nascunturque leves per digitos umerosque plumae,
Hor. C. 2, 20, 11:levior assiduo detritis aequore conchis,
Ov. M. 13, 792: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed (cf. pumicatus), Juv. 9, 95.— Poet.: levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix, slippery, [p. 1055] Verg. A. 5, 328:levis Juventas ( = imberbis),
smooth, without hair, beardless, Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; so,ora,
Tib. 1, 9 (8), 31:crura,
Juv. 8, 115:sponsus,
id. 3, 111:caput,
id. 10, 199; 2, 12; hence, also, poet. for youthful, delicate, beautiful:pectus,
Verg. A. 11, 40:frons,
id. E. 6, 51:umeri,
id. A. 7, 815:colla,
Ov. M. 10, 698.—Also, finely dressed, spruce, effeminate:vir,
Ov. A. A. 3, 437; Pers. 1, 82: argentum, smooth, not engraved or chased, Juv. 14, 62.—In neutr. absol.:externi ne quid valeat per leve morari,
smoothness, Hor. S. 2, 7, 87; so,per leve,
Pers. 1, 64:per levia,
Aus. Idyll. 16, 4.—Transf., rubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft (rare), Scrib. Comp. 228; Cels. 2, 8.—II.Trop., of speech, smooth, flowing (rare but class.):oratio (opp. aspera),
Cic. Or. 5 fin.; so,levis verborum concursus (opp. asper),
id. de Or. 3, 43, 171:levis et aspera (vox),
Quint. 11, 3, 15:levis et quadrata compositio,
id. 2, 5, 9:levia ac nitida,
id. 5, 12, 18:(aures) fragosis offenduntur et levibus mulcentur,
id. 9, 4, 116.— Adv. does not occur. -
8 eher
Adv.1. (früher) earlier, sooner; eher als auch before; je eher, desto lieber oder besser the sooner the better; ich konnte leider nicht eher kommen I’m afraid I couldn’t make it any earlier3. (mehr) more; (wahrscheinlicher) more likely; das lässt sich schon eher hören that sounds more like it; das wäre schon eher was für mich umg. that’s more to my taste, that’s more my cup of tea; es ist eher grün als blau it’s more green than blue, it’s more on the green side; er hätte es eher geschafft he would have been more likely to manage it; man sollte eher annehmen you’d think ( oder expect), you would have thought4. (relativ, vielmehr) rather; er ist eher klein he’s rather ( oder somewhat) small, he’s on the small side* * *(früher) sooner; earlier;(lieber) rather* * *['eːɐ]adv1) (= früher) earlier, soonerje éher, je or desto lieber — the sooner the better
nicht éher als bis/als — not until/before
alles éher als das! — anything but that!
éher verzichte ich or will ich verzichten, als dass... — I would rather or sooner do without than...
umso éher, als — the more so or all the more because or as
das könnte man schon éher sagen, das ist éher möglich — that is more likely or probable
diese Prüfung kannst du éher bestehen — this exam will be easier for you to pass
3) (= vielmehr) moreer ist éher faul als dumm — he's more lazy than stupid, he's lazy rather than stupid
er ist alles éher als das/ein Engel/dumm — he's anything but that/an angel/stupid
* * *[ˈe:ɐ]1. (früher) earlier, soonerje \eher, desto besser the sooner the better\eher..., als... earlier [or sooner] than...2. (wahrscheinlicher) more likely3. (mehr) moredas lässt sich schon \eher hören! that sounds more like it!4. (lieber) rather, soonersoll ich \eher am Abend hingehen? would it be better if I went in the evening?\eher..., als... rather [or sooner]... than...* * *1) (früher) earlier; soonerje eher, desto lieber od. besser — the sooner the better
2) (lieber) rather; sooner3) (wahrscheinlicher) more likely; (leichter) more easily4) (mehr)er ist eher faul als dumm — he is lazy rather than stupid; he's more lazy than stupid (coll.)
alles eher sein als... — be anything but...
* * *eher adv1. (früher) earlier, sooner;je eher, desto lieber oderbesser the sooner the better;ich konnte leider nicht eher kommen I’m afraid I couldn’t make it any earlier2. (lieber) rather;eher würde ich … I’d rather ( oder sooner) …das lässt sich schon eher hören that sounds more like it;es ist eher grün als blau it’s more green than blue, it’s more on the green side;er hätte es eher geschafft he would have been more likely to manage it;man sollte eher annehmen you’d think ( oder expect), you would have thought* * *1) (früher) earlier; soonerje eher, desto lieber od. besser — the sooner the better
2) (lieber) rather; sooner3) (wahrscheinlicher) more likely; (leichter) more easily4) (mehr)er ist eher faul als dumm — he is lazy rather than stupid; he's more lazy than stupid (coll.)
alles eher sein als... — be anything but...
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9 largo
adj.1 long, lengthy.2 tall.3 largo.intj.get out, beat it, scram, get out of here.m.1 length.2 largo, slow-paced musical movement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: largar.* * *► adjetivo1 (en longitud) long2 (en extensión) long3 (alto) tall■ ¡qué largo está tu hijo! hasn't your son grown!4 (en cantidad) good1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo1 (de vehículo) full beam, full headlights► interjección ¡largo!1 familiar get out!■ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!\a la larga in the long runa lo largo lengthwisea lo largo de along, throughoutdar largas a alguien to put somebody offdar largas a algo to put off doing somethingesto va para largo this is going to take a long timeir de largo to wear a long dresslargo y tendido at lengthser más largo,-a que un día sin pan familiar to take ages, take foreverpasar de largo to pass bytener para largo to be busy for a long time■ ¿tienes para largo? will you be long?venir de largo to go back a long wayvestir de largo to wear a long dress————————1 length■ ¿qué mide de largo? how long is it?, what length is it?2 (de tela) length3 (de piscina) length, US lap4 MÚSICA largo* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - larga)adj.- a lo largo* * *1. ADJ1) [indicando longitud] [pasillo, pelo, uñas] longesa chaqueta te está o te queda larga — that jacket is too long for you
diente, luz, mano, puesta, vestir¿hay que ponerse de largo para la cena? — do we have to wear evening dress to the dinner?
2) [indicando distancia] [distancia, camino] long3) [indicando duración] [espera, viaje, sílaba, película] longmurió tras una larga enfermedad — he died after a lengthy o long illness
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hacerse largo, no se me hizo nada larga la clase — the class didn't seem at all long to me•
para largo, la reunión va para largo — the meeting looks like being a long one, the meeting looks like going on for some time yetcada vez que coge el teléfono tiene para largo — every time he picks up the phone he stays on it for ages
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venir de largo, este problema viene de largo — this problem goes back a long way, this problem started way back *4) (=indicando exceso) good5) * [persona] talltú que eres tan largo, alcánzame ese tarro — you're tall, can you reach that jar for me?
se cayó al suelo cuan largo era † o todo lo largo que era — he fell flat on his face, he measured his length on the floor †
6) [locuciones]•
a lo largo de — [+ río, pared] along; [+ día, mes, año] all through, throughouta lo largo de los últimos años hemos viajado mucho — we have travelled a lot over the last few years
trabajó mucho a lo largo de su vida — she worked hard all through o throughout her life
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a lo más largo — at the most7) Esp * (=astuto) sharp8) Esp (=generoso) generous9) Esp [cuerda] loose, slack10) Esp (Agr) [cosecha] abundant, plentiful2. SM1) (=longitud) length¿cuánto tiene de largo? — how long is it?, what's its length?
2) (=unidad de medida) [de falda, piscina] length; [de cortina] drop3) (Cine) (tb: largometraje) feature film4) (Mús) largo3.ADV *¡largo (de aquí)! — clear off!, get lost!
* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex. Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.Ex. Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex. This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex. This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.----* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *I- ga adjetivo1)a) <palo/camino/pasillo> long; <pelo/piernas/ropa> longb) (en locs)a lo largo — <cortar/partir> lengthways
a lo largo de — (de camino, río) along; (de jornada, novela) throughout
2) ( extenso) long; <novela/sílaba> longIIir para largo — (fam)
1) ( longitud) length¿cuánto mide de largo? — how long is it?
2) ( en natación) lap (AmE), length (BrE)3) (Mús) largoIIIinterjección (fam) tb* * *= lengthy [lengthier -comp., lengthiest -sup.], long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], protracted, circuitous, floor-length.Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.* a la larga = in the long term, in the long run, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long run.* a largo plazo = in the long run, over the long run, long-run, in the far term, far-term.* a lo largo de = down.* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* a más largo plazo = longer-term.* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.* a todo lo largo de = the length of.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time.* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de larga distancia = long-distance.* de larga duración = long-lasting, feature-length.* de mangas largas = long-sleeved.* de talle largo = high waisted.* de tiros largos = dressed (up) to the nines.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* iguales de largo = of equal length.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* larga distancia = long haul.* larga duración = longevity.* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.* largas distancias = large distances.* largo atardecer = lingering sunset.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* largo y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* largo y tendido = long and protracted.* llamada de larga distancia = long-distance call.* llamada telefónica de larga distancia = long-distance (tele)phone call.* LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.* meter de largo = take up.* nadar largos = swim + laps.* Número + de largo = Número + long.* pantalones largos = long pants.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* que viene de largo = long-running.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* tener una larga trayectoria de = have + a long story of, have + a track record of.* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.* una yarda de largo = a yard long.* y un largo etcétera = and so on and so forth, and so on, and so on....* * *A1 ‹camino/pasillo› long; ‹pelo/uñas/piernas› long; ‹falda/pantalones› longuna camisa de manga larga a long-sleeved shirtlas mangas me quedan largas the sleeves are too long (for me)se cayó cuan largo era he fell flat on his face2 ( en locs):a lo largo ‹cortar/partir› lengthwise, lengthwayslos libros que publicó a lo largo de su vida the books she published during her lifetime o in the course of her lifetras los incidentes que se han producido a lo largo de la semana following the incidents which have taken place in the course of the weeka lo largo y ancho del continente americano all over o throughout the American continent, the length and breadth of the American continentponerse de largo to wear a long skirt/dress; (como debutante) to come outB ‹espera/viaje/visita› long; ‹conferencia/novela› long; ‹vocal/sílaba› longla semana se me ha hecho muy larga it's been a long weekun juicio que se está haciendo muy largo a trial which is going on for a long time o dragging onles unía una larga amistad they had been friends for a long timees muy largo de contar it's a long storyun tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainir para largo ( fam): parece que va para largo it looks like it's going to be a while yet o to go on for a while yetlargo y tendido at great lengthhablaron largo y tendido sobre el tema they discussed the topic at great length, they had a lengthy discussion on the subjectpasar or seguir de largo to go straight pastvenir de largo to go back a long wayesa disputa ya viene de largo that dispute goes back a long way o has been going on for a long time, that is a longstanding disputeC(en expresiones de cantidad): media hora larga a good half-hourtres kilómetros largos a good three kilometersA1 (longitud) length¿cuánto mide or tiene de largo? what length is it?, how long is it?3 metros de ancho por 2 de largo 2 meters long by 3 meters wideel largo de un vestido the length of a dress2 (en costura) lengthB ( Mús) largo( fam) tb¡largo de aquí! go away!, get out of here!* * *
Del verbo largar: ( conjugate largar)
largo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
largó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
largar
largo
largar ( conjugate largar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (RPl) (soltar, dejar caer) to let … go
2 ‹discurso/sermón› to give;
‹palabrota/insulto› to let fly
3 (fam) ( despedir) to fire, to give … the boot (colloq);
‹ novio› to ditch
4 (CS, Méx) (Dep) ‹ pelota› to throw;
‹ carrera› to start
largarse verbo pronominala) (fam) ( irse) to beat it (colloq);◊ ¡yo me largo! I'm taking off! (AmE), I'm off! (BrE) (colloq)
largose a hacer algo to start to do sth, to start doing sth
largo 1◊ -ga adjetivo
es muy largo de contar it's a long story;
un tren de largo recorrido a long-distance trainb) ( en locs)
a lo largo de (de camino, río) along;
(de jornada, novela) throughout;
(de una semana, vida) in the course of;
ver tb pasar I 1a;
va para largo (fam) it's going to be a while
largo 2 sustantivo masculino
◊ ¿cuánto mide de largo? how long is it?
■ interjección (fam) tb◊ ¡largo de aquí! get out of here!
largar verbo transitivo
1 familiar to give
2 fam (expulsar, despedir) to sack
largo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con longitud superior a la normal) long
2 (con duración superior a la normal) long, lengthy: es una película muy larga, it's a very long film
se me hizo larga la espera, the wait dragged
la conferencia duró tres horas largas, the lecture lasted for a good three hours
II sustantivo masculino
1 (longitud) length: ¿cuánto tiene de largo?, how long is it?
2 Natación length
3 Mús largo
III adverbio largo, at length: hablaremos largo (y tendido) de ello, we'll talk at length about it
♦ Locuciones: a lo largo de, (longitud) along
(tiempo) through
a la larga, in the long run
va para largo, it's going to go on a long time
familiar ¡largo (de aquí)!, clear off!
' largo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- ampliar
- caña
- constante
- de
- escaramuza
- exilio
- larga
- monótona
- monótono
- pasar
- puesta
- rato
- recorrido
- remo
- sacar
- tren
- alcance
- bordear
- compensar
- contar
- conversar
- detenido
- doble
- fuete
- gabán
- ir
- largar
- litoral
- longitud
- medio
- medir
- pelucón
- plazo
- por
- quedar
- salto
- seguir
- tener
- traje
- vida
- zapallito
English:
along
- applicant
- arm
- bracing
- bus
- by
- coat
- delinquency
- down
- ear
- flowing
- forward
- full-length
- gown
- hop
- howl
- length
- lengthways
- lengthwise
- lengthy
- long
- long-distance
- long-range
- long-term
- pass along
- pass by
- plough through
- protracted
- quite
- race along
- ride
- short
- span
- story
- term
- tour
- trek
- walk off
- walk with
- with
- woodwork
- back
- coast
- drag
- draw
- fight
- full
- gauntlet
- -ish
- knee
* * *largo, -a♦ adj1. [en el espacio] long;lleva el pelo largo she has long hair;un misil de largo alcance a long-range missile;un vestido largo a long dress;vestirse de largo to wear evening dress2. [en el tiempo] long;estuvo enfermo largo tiempo he was ill for a long time;los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed;vivió allí largos años she lived there for many years;es largo de contar/explicar it's a long story;la espera fue muy larga it was a very long waitdebió de costar un millón largo it must have cost a million and then some;tiene setenta años largos she's well into her seventies¡qué tipo más largo! that guy's really tall5.a lo largo [en espacio] lengthways, lengthwise;es más fácil si lo cortas a lo largo it's easier if you cut it lengthways o lengthwise;a lo largo de [en el tiempo] throughout;a lo largo de veinte años nunca había visto algo así in twenty years I'd never seen such a thing;recibimos varias llamadas a lo largo del día de ayer we received several calls throughout yesterday;el virus se extendió a lo largo y ancho del país the virus spread throughout the country;han construido numerosos hoteles a lo largo de la costa they've built several hotels all along the coast6. CompFamser más largo que un día sin pan [de duración] to go on forever;[de estatura] to be a giant; RPser más largo que esperanza de pobre to go on foreverCSur, Ecuad larga vida long-life♦ adv1. [largamente]un asunto sobre el que hemos hablado largo a matter that we have discussed at length;esta huelga va para largo this strike looks like it's going to be with us for a while yet;largo y tendido: habló largo y tendido sobre su último disco she talked at great length about her latest record;ha escrito largo y tendido sobre el asunto he has written extensively on the matter2. Mús largo♦ nm1. [longitud] length;¿cuánto mide o [m5]tiene de largo?, ¿cómo es de largo? how long is it?;tiene dos metros de largo it's two metres long2. [de piscina] length;hacerse tres largos to swim o do three lengths4. Mús largo♦ interjgo away!;¡largo de aquí! get out (of here)!* * *I adj long; persona tall;esto va para largo this will take some time;pasar de largo go (straight) past;tener setenta años largos be a good seventy years oldII m length;tener tres metros de largo be three meters long;poner a alguien de largo dress s.o. in a long dressIII int:¡largo (de aquí)! get out of here!;¡largo! fam scram! famIV:a la larga in the long run;largo y tendido at great length;a lo largo del día throughout the day;a lo largo de muchos años over the course of many years;a lo largo de la calle along the street* * *largo, -ga adj1) : long2)a lo largo : lengthwish3)a lo largo de : along4)a la larga : in the long runlargo nm: lengthtres metros de largo: three meters long* * *largo1 adj longlargo2 n length -
10 peu
peu [pø]━━━━━━━━━1. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = pas beaucoup) not muchb. ( = pas très) not veryc. ( = pas longtemps) shortlyd. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very oftene. (locutions)• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...2. <3. <( = petite quantité) little━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me* * *Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces motsIl sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantitéspø
1.
1) ( modifiant un verbe) not muchil est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!
très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not veryils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...
2.
pronom indéfinipeu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them
3.
peu de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)
4.
nom masculin1) ( petite quantité)le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]
il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him
2) ( manque)
5.
un peu locution adverbiale1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’
2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bitun peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]
amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference
‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’
3) ( emploi stylistique) justrépète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!
je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!
il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about
4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)
‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’
6.
peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little
7.
pour un peu locution adverbiale
8.
pour peu que locution conjonctive ifpour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story
* * *pø1. adv1) (modifiant un verbe) not muchIl boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.
Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.
J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.
2) (modifiant un adjectif) not veryIl est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.
peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much
peu de gens — not many people, few people
peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees
Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.
Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.
Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.
Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.
Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.
Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.
c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much
à peu près — just about, more or less
J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.
à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg
à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours
Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.
pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does
depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while
Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago
Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.
Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.
Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.
2. nm1)le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which
2)J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit
Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.
un peu de — a little, a bit of
un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk
un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope
un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more
un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer
pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...
3. pron* * *❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.A adv1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litreGB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.C peu de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.D nm1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.E un peu loc adv1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.[pø] adverbeA.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk muchil vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not verypeu après soon after, shortly ou not long afterB.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadthc'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly2. [dans le temps]ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long leftd'ici peu very soon, before longje travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']1. [modifiant un verbe]un peu a little, a bitje le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bitpose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!fais voir un peu... let me have a look...un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]un peu a little, a bitun peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhereun peu plus a little ou bit morea. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few moreb. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) moreun peu moins a little ou bit lessa. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so manyb. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) lessun peu trop a little ou bit too (much)un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seasideun peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leavepeu à peu locution adverbialeon s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually————————peu de locution déterminantepeu de temps avant/après not long before/afterj'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends2. [avec un déterminant]a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what fewb. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what littlele peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I havele peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen himavec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideaspeu ou prou locution adverbiale————————pour peu que locution conjonctivepour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeedpour un peu locution adverbialepour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys————————quelque peu locution adverbiale1. [modifiant un verbe] just a littleil était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy————————quelque peu de locution déterminante————————si peu que locution conjonctivesi peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much————————si peu... que locution conjonctive————————sous peu locution adverbialevous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while————————un peu de locution déterminanteprends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cakeavec un peu de chance... with a little luck...allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason -
11 liberalize
гл.тж. liberalise общ. либерализовать, проводить либерализацию (снимать или ослаблять ограничения, особенно ранее установленные государством)trade policy was liberalized — торговая полтика была либерализована [смягчена\]
US policies and rules have been somewhat liberalized. — Политика и правила США были несколько смягчены.
Bangladesh's decision to liberalize its food import policy is another important side to the country's success story. — Решение Бангладеш либерализовать свою политику по импорту продовольствия является еще одной стороной истории успеха страны.
Politically, it always is easier to liberalize trade when an economy is humming. — С точки зрения политики всегда легче проводить либерализацию торговли, когда экономика бурно развивается.
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12 полегче
прил. и нареч. (сравн. ст. от лёгкий и легко)1. ( о весе) (somewhat) lighter2. ( о трудности) (just) a little easier, (just) a little less difficult♢
полегче! — ease off a bit!; not so fast! -
13 полегче
I [-хч-]1) сравн. ст. прил. см. лёгкий2) предик. безл. ( менее трудно) it is somewhat [a bit; a little] easier3) предик. безл. (дт.; об улучшении самочувствия, состояния) betterмне ста́ло поле́гче — I felt [I'm feeling] a little better
II [-хче] сравн. ст. нареч.ну ка́к вам, поле́гче? — do you feel better now?
см. легко IIполе́гче! — ease off a bit!; not so fast!
••поле́гче на поворо́тах — см. поворот
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14 by far
значительно; несомненноfar and away — значительно; несомненно
Синонимический ряд:1. far and away (other) by a long shot; by all odds; by long odds; by odds; far and away; out and away2. quite (other) by a long chalk (British, colloquial); by a long way; considerably; far; quite; rather; significantly; somewhat; well -
15 μαλακός
A soft:I of things subject to touch,εὐνή Il.9
. 618;κώεα Od.3.38
;τάπης μαλακοῦ ἐρίοιο 4.124
;χιτών Il.2.42
, PSI 4.364.5 (iii B.C.);πέπλοι Il.24.796
; νειὸς μ. fresh-ploughed fallow, 18.541; λειμῶνες μ. soft grassy meadows, Od.5.72, cf. Il.14.349;πόας ἄνθος Sapph.54
;τάπητες.. -ώτεροι ὕπνω Theoc.15.125
; of the skin or flesh,μ. παρειαί S.Ant. 783
(lyr.); (anap.);σώματα X.Mem.3.10.1
; πρόβατα μ. soft-fleeced, D.47.52; τόποι πεδινοὶ καὶ μ., opp. hard, rugged ground, Arist.HA 607a10; οἱ κρημνοὶ οἱ μ. ib. 615b31;μ. πέτρα SIG970.8
(iii B.C.), PPetr.2p.6 (iii B.C.); μ. τέφρα a slow fire, Ph.Bel.89.36; soμ. πῦρ Androm.
ap. Gal.13.26;μ. ἀνθρακιά Dsc.2.76
; ὕδωρ μ., of marsh water, A.Fr.192.8 (anap.), Pl.Ti. 59d (cf. μαλθακός); of soil, X.Oec.19.8, Pl.Criti. 111b. Adv., μαλακῶς ἐνεύδειν, εὑδέμεναι, to sleep softly, i.e. on soft bedding, Od. 3.350, 24.255;μαλακώτατα καθεύδειν X.Mem.2.1.24
; καθίζου μ. sit softly, i.e. on a cushion, Ar.Eq. 785;ὑποστορεῖτε μ. τῷ κυνί Eub.90
, cf. 108; but ὡς μ. ἐσθίεις what dainty food you have! Thphr.Char.2.10.2 μαλακά (sc. σκεύη), τά, household utensils, Men.Per.Fr.3, Diph.19.II of things not subject to touch, gentle,θάνατος Od. 18.202
;ὕπνος Il.10.2
;κῶμα 14.359
; μ. ἔπεα soft, fair words, 1.582, 6.337;λόγοι Od.1.56
;ἐπαοιδαί Pi.P.3.51
;παρηγορίαι A.Ag.95
(anap.);αὖραι X.Oec.20.18
; μ. βλέμμα tender, youthful looks, Ar. Pl. 1022;μαλακὰ φρονέων ἐσλοῖς Pi.N.4.95
; μ. οἶνος mild, Arist.Pr. 873b34; μ. [φωνή] soft, Id.Aud. 803a8 ([comp] Comp.); of scent, faint, delicate, Thphr.HP6.7.4; of climate, mild, ib.6.8.1. Adv.μαλακῶς, αὐλεῖν Arist.Aud. 803a20
;ἐὰν τὰ σκληρὰ μ. λέγηται Id.Rh. 1408b9
.III of persons or modes of life, soft, mild, gentle, μαλακώτερος ἀμφαφάασθαι easier to handle, of a fallen hero, Il.22.373;ἐκ τῶν μ. χώρων μ. ἄνδρας γίνεσθαι Hdt.9.122
; -;ἀρνίου -ώτερος Philippid.29
; -ώτερον τὸ ἦθος τὸ τῶν θηλειῶν Arist.HA 608a25
;ἀρρένων καὶ μ. ἠθῶν καὶ πράξεων Phld.Mus.p.92
K.2 in bad sense, soft,μ. ἐν τῇ ξυναγωγῇ τοῦ πολέμου Th.2.18
;μ. ἦν περὶ τοῦ μισθοῦ Id.8.29
;πρὸς τὸ πονεῖν X.Mem.1.2.2
. Adv. -κῶς, ξυμμαχεῖν Th.6.78
; - ωτέρως ἀνθήπτετο attacked him somewhat feebly, Id.8.50;μ. φιλεῖν X.Mem.3.11.10
.b faint-hearted, cowardly, Th.6.13, X. HG4.5.16 ([comp] Comp.), etc.c morally weak, lacking in self-control, Hdt.7.153 ([comp] Comp.);ἀντίκειται τῷ μ. ὁ καρτερικός Arist.EN 1150a33
: c. inf., ;τὸ τρυφῶν καὶ μ. Ar.V. 1455
(lyr.); μ. οὐδὲν ἐνδιδόναι not to give in from weakness or want of spirit, Hdt.3.51, 105, Ar.Pl. 488; τὰ μ. indulgences, Epich.288, cf. X.Cyr.7.2.28.d = παθητικός, PHib.1.54.11 (iii B.C.), 1 Ep.Cor.6.9, Vett.Val.113.22, D.L.7.173.e of music, soft, effeminate,μ. ἁρμονίαι Pl.R. 398e
, 411a, cf. Arist.Pol. 1290a28; tuned to a low pitch, opp.σύντονος, χρῶμα μ. Cleonid.Harm.7
, etc.f of style, feeble,τὸ -ώτερον καὶ ταπεινότερον Phld.Rh.1.197
S.g of reasoning, weak, loose,λόγος Isoc.12.4
([comp] Comp.), cf. 5.149 ([comp] Comp.);λόγος λίαν μ. Arist.Metaph. 1090b8
. Adv. -κῶς, συλλογίζεσθαι to reason loosely, Id.Rh. 1396b1 ([comp] Comp.);ἀποδεικνύειν -ώτερον Id.Metaph. 1025b13
.3 weakly, sickly, - κῶς ἔχειν to be ill, Hermipp.58, Ps.-Hdt. Vit.Hom.34, Luc.DDeor.9.1; -κῶς διάκειται PCair.Zen.263.3
(iii B.C.).IV Adv. - κῶς, v. supr. I, II, III.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > μαλακός
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