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the anchor-cables

  • 1 Hora

    1.
    ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):

    oras pocula circum,

    Lucr. 4, 12:

    (clipei),

    Verg. A. 10, 243:

    vestimentorum,

    Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:

    gemmae,

    Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:

    vulneris,

    Cels. 5, 26, 23:

    aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:

    regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—
    B.
    In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:

    litus, ripa): Graeciae,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    Asiae,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 6:

    maritima,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 8:

    Jordanis,

    Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;

    but transf.: ora maritima,

    the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—
    C.
    Transf.
    1.
    A region, clime, country:

    quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:

    gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,

    Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):

    Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,

    Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—
    2.
    Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:

    inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,

    id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:

    quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,

    Verg. A. 7, 660:

    sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,

    id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:

    animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,

    Lucr. 6, 763.—
    3.
    A zone:

    globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—
    4.
    A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:

    cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,

    Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,

    id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:

    sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—
    II.
    Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:

    aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,

    Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.

    Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,

    to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455.
    2.
    Ŏra ( Hŏra), ae, f., the name of Hersilia, as a goddess, Ov. M. 14, 851.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Hora

  • 2 Ora

    1.
    ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):

    oras pocula circum,

    Lucr. 4, 12:

    (clipei),

    Verg. A. 10, 243:

    vestimentorum,

    Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:

    gemmae,

    Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:

    vulneris,

    Cels. 5, 26, 23:

    aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:

    regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—
    B.
    In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:

    litus, ripa): Graeciae,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    Asiae,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 6:

    maritima,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 8:

    Jordanis,

    Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;

    but transf.: ora maritima,

    the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—
    C.
    Transf.
    1.
    A region, clime, country:

    quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:

    gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,

    Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):

    Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,

    Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—
    2.
    Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:

    inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,

    id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:

    quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,

    Verg. A. 7, 660:

    sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,

    id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:

    animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,

    Lucr. 6, 763.—
    3.
    A zone:

    globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—
    4.
    A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:

    cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,

    Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,

    id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:

    sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—
    II.
    Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:

    aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,

    Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.

    Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,

    to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455.
    2.
    Ŏra ( Hŏra), ae, f., the name of Hersilia, as a goddess, Ov. M. 14, 851.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Ora

  • 3 ora

    1.
    ōra, ae, f. [kindred with Sanscr. avāra, ripa citerior fluminis], the extremity of a thing; the border, brim, edge, margin, end, boundary.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (class.; syn.: limbus, fimbria, instita, margo): omnes avidi spectant ad carceris oras, at the barriers, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):

    oras pocula circum,

    Lucr. 4, 12:

    (clipei),

    Verg. A. 10, 243:

    vestimentorum,

    Fest. p. 182 Müll.; Vulg. Exod. 26, 10; id. Hag. 2, 13:

    gemmae,

    Plin. 37, 10, 66, § 180:

    vulneris,

    Cels. 5, 26, 23:

    aether, extrema ora et determinatio mundi,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 101. cf.:

    regio nes, quarum nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas,

    id. Fin. 2, 31, 102.—
    B.
    In partic., the coast, sea-coast (syn.:

    litus, ripa): Graeciae,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 1:

    Asiae,

    Nep. Alc. 5, 6:

    maritima,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 8:

    Jordanis,

    Vulg. 1 Macc. 9, 43;

    but transf.: ora maritima,

    the inhabitants of the coast, people of the maritime districts, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 23, 67. So, jam Misenensem classem et pulcherrimam Campaniam oram descivisse, Tac. H. 3, 60.—
    C.
    Transf.
    1.
    A region, clime, country:

    quacumque in orā ac parte terrarum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:

    gelida, Hor C. 1, 26, 4: conexa arbustorum ratio est, quas in oras debeant spectare,

    Plin. 17, 2, 2, 19 (al. horas):

    Trojae qui primus ab oris Italiam... venit,

    Verg. A. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 97; 10, 706.—
    2.
    Poet.: luminis orae, the world, the earth, life, light: tu produxisti nos intra luminis oras, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64 (Ann. v. 118 Vahl.); cf.: sum (i. e. eum) quae dederit in luminis oras, id. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. sum, p. 298 Müll. (Ann. v. 165 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 22:

    inde enascitur atque oras in luminis exit,

    id. 1, 170; 1, 179; cf. id. 5, 224; 781:

    quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras,

    Verg. A. 7, 660:

    sponte suā quae se tollunt in luminis oras,

    id. G. 2, 47: Acherontis orae, the lower regions:

    animas Acheruntis in oras Ducere,

    Lucr. 6, 763.—
    3.
    A zone:

    globum terrae duabus oris distantibus habitabilem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68.—
    4.
    A rope or cable by which a ship or boat is fastened to the shore; opp. ancoralia, the anchor-cables:

    cum alii resolutis oris in ancoras evecti tenentur, alii, ne quid teneat, ancoralia incidunt,

    Liv. 22, 19, 10 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    ne hostes cum suis simul inrumperent, trahunt scalas orasque et ancoras praecidunt,

    id. 28, 36, 11; cf.:

    sublatae sunt ancorae, solvimus oram, profecti sumus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 41; Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—
    II.
    Trop. (very rare, and only poet.): quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? qs. to unroll the edges of the picture of this war, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 178 Vahl.): imitated by Virgil:

    aspirate canenti... Et mecum ingentis oras evolvite belli,

    Verg. A. 9, 528; cf.

    Serv. ad loc.: in luminis oras eruere,

    to bring to light, Lucr. 5, 1455.
    2.
    Ŏra ( Hŏra), ae, f., the name of Hersilia, as a goddess, Ov. M. 14, 851.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ora

  • 4 cable

    m.
    1 cable, lead ( Elec & computing).
    se le cruzaron los cables y la pegó in a moment of madness, he hit her
    echar un cable (informal figurative) to help out, to lend a hand
    2 cable.
    3 cable.
    televisión por cable cable television
    cable de fibra óptica fiber-optic cable
    4 cablegram, cable.
    * * *
    1 (cablegrama) cablegram, cable
    ————————
    1 (maroma) cable
    \
    echarle un cable a alguien familiar to give somebody a hand
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) wire
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Elec) (=hilo) wire; [con cubierta aislante] cable

    el cable del micrófono/amplificador — the microphone/amplifier cable o lead

    - se le cruzaron los cables
    2) (Mec) [de acero] cable
    - echar un cable a algn

    cable de remolque — towline, towrope

    3) (Telec) cable, wire

    televisión por cable — cable television, cable TV

    cable de fibra óptica — fibreoptic cable, optical fibre, optical fiber (EEUU)

    4) (=cablegrama) cable
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Elec, Telec) cable

    cruzársele or (Méx) cuatrapeársele los cables a alguien — (fam) to get mixed up

    b) (para levantar, tirar) cable

    echarle un cable a alguien — (fam) to help somebody out, give somebody a hand

    2) (ant) ( telegrama) cable, wire
    * * *
    = cable, cord, wire, flex.
    Ex. The OCLC Europe network is connected to the OCLC computer system in the US by a dedicated link via an undersea cable.
    Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
    Ex. This type of flex should never be repaired or joined by using insulating tape.
    ----
    * arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].
    * arranque con cables = jump-starting [jumpstarting].
    * cable coaxial = coaxial cabling, coaxial cable.
    * cable con corriente = live wire.
    * cable de acero = wire rope.
    * cable de detonación = tripwire.
    * cable de fibra óptica = optical fibre cable, fibre optic cable.
    * cable de pelos = stranded wire.
    * cable de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications cable.
    * cable de teléfono = phone cord.
    * cable de tracción = tripwire.
    * cable eléctrico = power cable, power line.
    * cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial = hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).
    * cable metálico = wire rope.
    * cable óptico = optical cable.
    * cable plano = flat wire.
    * cables = cabling.
    * cable submarino = undersea cable.
    * compañía de televisión por cable = cable company.
    * con cable = corded.
    * conectado por cable = wired-up, hardwired [hard wired], wired, wireline.
    * conexión de cables = wiring.
    * noticia por cable = newswire.
    * noticias por cable = cable news.
    * por cable = wireline, corded.
    * red por cable = cable network.
    * sin cables = wireless.
    * sistema de cables eléctricos = electrical wiring.
    * televisión por cable = cable television (CATV), CATV (cable television), cable TV.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Elec, Telec) cable

    cruzársele or (Méx) cuatrapeársele los cables a alguien — (fam) to get mixed up

    b) (para levantar, tirar) cable

    echarle un cable a alguien — (fam) to help somebody out, give somebody a hand

    2) (ant) ( telegrama) cable, wire
    * * *
    = cable, cord, wire, flex.

    Ex: The OCLC Europe network is connected to the OCLC computer system in the US by a dedicated link via an undersea cable.

    Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
    Ex: This type of flex should never be repaired or joined by using insulating tape.
    * arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].
    * arranque con cables = jump-starting [jumpstarting].
    * cable coaxial = coaxial cabling, coaxial cable.
    * cable con corriente = live wire.
    * cable de acero = wire rope.
    * cable de detonación = tripwire.
    * cable de fibra óptica = optical fibre cable, fibre optic cable.
    * cable de pelos = stranded wire.
    * cable de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications cable.
    * cable de teléfono = phone cord.
    * cable de tracción = tripwire.
    * cable eléctrico = power cable, power line.
    * cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial = hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).
    * cable metálico = wire rope.
    * cable óptico = optical cable.
    * cable plano = flat wire.
    * cables = cabling.
    * cable submarino = undersea cable.
    * compañía de televisión por cable = cable company.
    * con cable = corded.
    * conectado por cable = wired-up, hardwired [hard wired], wired, wireline.
    * conexión de cables = wiring.
    * noticia por cable = newswire.
    * noticias por cable = cable news.
    * por cable = wireline, corded.
    * red por cable = cable network.
    * sin cables = wireless.
    * sistema de cables eléctricos = electrical wiring.
    * televisión por cable = cable television (CATV), CATV (cable television), cable TV.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Elec, Telec) cable
    andar con or tener los cables pelados (CS fam); to be around the bend ( colloq)
    cruzársele or ( Méx) cuatrapeársele los cables a algn ( fam): se me cruzaron los cables I got mixed up
    2 (para levantar, tirar) cable
    el cable del ancla the anchor chain
    echarle un cable a algn ( fam); to help sb out, give sb a hand
    Compuestos:
    feeder cable
    shielded cable
    ● cable coaxial or coaxil
    coaxial cable
    ( Elec) supply line
    B ( ant) (telegrama) cable, wire
    * * *

     

    cable sustantivo masculino (Elec, Telec) cable
    cable sustantivo masculino
    1 cable
    enviar un cable, to cable, wire
    2 (de un aparato eléctrico) wire
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar cruzársele a alguien los cables, to get one's wires crossed: (ofuscarse) se me cruzaron los cables y le di una bofetada; in a moment of blind rage I slapped his face
    (confundirse, desorientarse) se me cruzaron los cables y no supe qué responder, I got all mixed up and I didn't know what to say
    echarle un cable a alguien, to give sb a hand
    ' cable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabo
    - carrete
    - ceder
    - enrollar
    - gorda
    - gordo
    - hilo
    - línea
    - maroma
    - retorcerse
    - revestimiento
    - teleférico
    - tendida
    - tendido
    - tensa
    - tensar
    - tenso
    - tirante
    - alargar
    - andarivel
    - cablevisión
    - comba
    - combarse
    - enganchar
    - enrollado
    - enroscar
    - estirar
    - extensión
    - extremo
    - funicular
    - grapa
    - revestir
    - roer
    - rollo
    - soltar
    - televisión
    - tender
    - tocar
    English:
    cable
    - cable car
    - cable television
    - cord
    - extension cable
    - extension cord
    - flex
    - lead
    - line
    - live
    - live wire
    - overhead
    - sheath
    - slack
    - slacken
    - towrope
    - wire
    - booster
    - lay
    - main
    - run
    - sink
    - telegraph
    - tow
    - way
    * * *
    cable nm
    1. [de puente, ascensor, teleférico, ancla] cable;
    Fam
    echar o [m5] lanzar o [m5] tender un cable to help out, to lend a hand
    cable aéreo overhead cable;
    cable submarino submarine o undersea cable
    2. [conductor eléctrico] [para conectar] cable, lead;
    [dentro de aparato] wire; Fam
    se le cruzaron los cables [se confundió] he got mixed up;
    se le cruzaron los cables y le pegó in a moment of madness, he hit her;
    RP Fam
    andar o [m5] estar con los cables pelados to have got out of the wrong side of bed, to be like a bear with a sore head;
    cable coaxial coaxial cable;
    cable de serie serial cable
    3. [de fibra óptica] cable;
    una red de cable a cable network;
    un operador de cable a cable company;
    televisión por cable cable television
    cable de fibra óptica fibre optic cable;
    cable óptico optical cable
    4. [telegrama] Br telegram, US cable;
    poner o [m5] enviar a alguien un cable to send sb a Br telegram o US cable, to cable sb
    5. Náut [medida] cable
    * * *
    m
    1 EL cable;
    se le cruzaron los cables fam he got mixed up
    2 MAR line, rope;
    echar un cable a alguien give s.o. a hand
    * * *
    cable nm
    : cable
    * * *
    cable n cable / lead
    echar un cable to lend a hand [pt. & pp. lent]

    Spanish-English dictionary > cable

  • 5 ancora

        ancora ae, f, ἄγκυρα, an anchor: dente Ancora fundabat naves, V.: ancoram iacere, to cast anchor, Cs.: tenere navem in ancoris, N.: ad ancoram constitit, lay at anchor, Cs.: tollere, to weigh anchor, Cs.: praecidere, to cut the cables: alii resolutis oris in ancoras evehuntur, i. e. push against the anchors, L.—Fig.: ancora non tenet ulla ratem, O.
    * * *
    anchor; grappling iron/hook

    in/ad ancorais -- at anchor

    Latin-English dictionary > ancora

  • 6 ancora

    ancŏra, ae (not anchŏra), f. [v. ango], = ankura, an anchor.
    I.
    A.. Lit.:

    Ancora fundabat naves,

    Verg. A. 6, 3:

    jacere,

    to cast anchor, Caes. B. G. 4, 28; so,

    mittere,

    to let go, Vulg. Act. 27, 29:

    extendere,

    to put out, ib. ib. 27, 30:

    naves deligare ad ancoras,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 29:

    navem tenere in ancoris,

    Nep. Them. 8, 7:

    consistere ad ancoram,

    to lie at anchor, Caes. B. C. 3, 102:

    naves in ancoris constiterunt,

    id. ib. 3, 28 et saep.:

    solvere,

    to weigh anchor, Cic. Att. 1, 13; so,

    tollere,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 31; so Vulg. Act. 27, 40; also,

    in gen.,

    to depart, go away, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 1:

    vellere,

    Liv. 22, 19:

    praecidere,

    to cut the cables, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34 al. —
    B.
    Trop., as a symbol of security, refuge, hope, support:

    ancora jam nostram non tenet ulla ratem,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 42:

    ultima fessis ancora,

    Sil. 7, 24; cf.:

    spem, quam sicut ancoram habemus,

    Vulg. Heb. 6, 10.—
    II.
    Transf., an iron in the form of an anchor, Pall. 1, 40, 5.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ancora

  • 7 principal

    adj.
    1 main, principal.
    lo principal es… the main thing is…
    puerta principal front door
    2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.
    m.
    first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).
    * * *
    1 main, chief
    1 (piso) first floor, US second floor
    * * *
    adj.
    2) main
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)
    2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious
    2. SM
    1) (=persona) head, chief, principal
    2) (Econ) principal, capital
    3) (Teat) dress circle
    4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    ----
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

    * * *
    ‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main
    el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero
    el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end
    lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself
    lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health
    1 ( Fin) principal, capital
    2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    principal adjetivo
    main;
    ‹ papel› leading ( before n);
    ◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

    principal adjetivo main, principal

    ' principal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    central
    - constreñir
    - dirección
    - director
    - directora
    - eclipsar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - mayor
    - nudo
    - puerta
    - requerir
    - sita
    - sito
    - soler
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - mayordomo
    - mayoritario
    - plato
    - portón
    - protagonista
    English:
    already
    - anchor
    - attraction
    - averse
    - bed
    - body
    - bomb
    - bread-and-butter
    - by
    - central
    - chief
    - dash
    - deputy
    - dinner
    - do
    - enjoy
    - flagship
    - foremost
    - head
    - high
    - high road
    - imagine
    - irony
    - lead
    - lead off from
    - lead story
    - leading
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - main
    - mainland
    - mainstay
    - master
    - mind
    - objective
    - on
    - opposed
    - premier
    - primary
    - prime
    - principal
    - road
    - runaway
    - title role
    - trunk road
    - upstage
    - course
    - limb
    - major
    - rat
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [más importante] main, principal;
    me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;
    puerta principal front door;
    lo principal the main thing
    2. [oración] main
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor
    2. Fin principal
    * * *
    I adj main, principal;
    lo principal the main o most important thing
    II m second floor, Br
    first floor
    * * *
    1) : main, principal
    2) : foremost, leading
    : capital, principal
    * * *
    principal1 adj main
    principal2 n first floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > principal

  • 8 ведущий

    1) General subject: banner, basic, compere (программы), driver, emcee (радиопрограммы), forehand, guiding, head, hegemonic, homeward, host, in the first flight, in the highest flight, inductive, key, key-note, (о должности) lead ((прилаг.) The lead investigator manages the investigation and directs the efforts of the team.), leading, managing, master, master of ceremonies (концерт, телепередачу и т. п.), pacesetting, powered, premiere, principal, principal sum, star, stellar (об артисте, роли и т. п.), top ranked, topline, show presenter (программы, передачи, шоу и т.д.)
    2) Colloquial: emcee (радиопрограммы и т.п.)
    3) Military: lead (ЛА), lead (самолёт), lead pilot
    4) Engineering: announcer (передачи), chief, continuity announcer (передачи), element leader, motive, narrator (передачи)
    5) Construction: principal rafter
    6) Mathematics: conducting, conductor
    7) Railway term: drive (шестерня), male
    8) Automobile industry: drive, live
    9) Psychology: inductive (к чему-л.)
    12) Information technology: driving
    14) Advertising: MC, presenter, spokesman, spokesperson
    15) Mass media: moderator
    16) Business: core, major
    17) Drilling: leader
    18) Education: discussion facilitator
    20) Cables: chief, drive (механизм), driving (механизм)
    22) SAP.tech. maintaining
    23) Marketology: facilitator

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ведущий

  • 9 П-527

    НА ПРИКОЛЕ PrepP Invar usu. subj-compl with copula)
    1. nautical ( subj: a noun denoting a ship, a vessel) sth. is secured by cables, anchors etc: X на приколе = X is moored
    X is (lies) at anchor.
    2. ( subj: a noun denoting a car, a piece of machinery, equipment) sth. is inactive, not in operation
    X (стоит) на приколе ' X is idle (laid up, not in use).
    «Райкомовская легковуха ( substand = легковая машина) зимой на приколе - не сидеть же тебе сложа руки» (Абрамов 1). "The District Committee jalopy is laid up in the winter, and you can't just sit twiddling your thumbs" (1a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-527

  • 10 на приколе

    [PrepP; Invar; usu. subj-compl with copula]
    =====
    1. nautical [subj: a noun denoting a ship, a vessel]
    ⇒ sth. is secured by cables, anchors etc:
    - X на приколе≈ X is moored;
    - X is (lies) at anchor.
    2. [subj: a noun denoting a car, a piece of machinery, equipment]
    ⇒ sth. is inactive, not in operation:
    - X (стоит) на приколе≈ X is idle (laid up, not in use).
         ♦ "Райкомовская легковуха [substand = легковая машина] зимой на приколе - не сидеть же тебе сложа руки" (Абрамов 1). "The District Committee jalopy is laid up in the winter, and you can't just sit twiddling your thumbs" (1a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на приколе

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