-
1 בקיצור מקוצר
very briefly, very concise -
2 kurz
I Adj.; kürzer, am kürzesten1. räumlich: short; kurz und dick dumpy; kurze Hose shorts Pl.; mit kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved; sie trägt kurzes Haar she’s got short hair; sich (Dat) die Haare kurz schneiden lassen have one’s hair cut short; hinten und an den Seiten kurz Haarschnitt: short back and sides; die Hose ist ihm zu kurz geworden he’s grown too tall for those trousers (Am. pants); kürzer machen shorten; kurz und klein schlagen umg. smash to pieces; alles kurz und klein schlagen umg. wreck the place; den Kürzeren ziehen fig. come off worst, lose out2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung: short, brief; (schroff) short, curt ( gegen with); kurze Darstellung oder Zusammenfassung (brief) summary; kurzes Gedächtnis short memory; kurzer Blick quick glance; in kurzen Worten in a few words, briefly; binnen kurzem shortly; seit kurzem geht es ihm besser he’s been feeling better lately; er ist erst seit kurzem in Prag he’s only been in Prague for a short time; vor kurzem recently, not long ago; die Tage werden kürzer the days are getting shorter; Prozess 2II Adv.1. räumlich: er sprang zu kurz he jumped too short, he didn’t jump far enough; kurz vor Lissabon just before (we etc. got to) Lisbon; es liegt kurz hinter der Post it’s a little way ( oder just) past the post office; kurz geschnitten Haar: short; kurz geschoren very short, close-cropped; die Röcke werden dieses Jahr kurz getragen hemlines are high this year; zu kurz kommen fig. not get one’s fair share; sieh zu, dass du nicht zu kurz kommst make sure you get your fair share (of the deal); das Problem ist viel zu kurz gekommen the problem didn’t get the attention it deserved; er ist mit dem Verstand zu kurz gekommen umg. he was at the back of the queue (Am. line) when brains were being handed out; kürzer treten fig., finanziell: tighten one’s belt; aus Gesundheitsgründen: slow down, take things more easily; ich muss mit dem Essen etwas kürzer treten I must (bes. Am. I have to) cut down a bit on eating; jemanden kurz halten umg., fig. keep s.o. on a tight rein ( oder short leash); jemanden mit Geld etc. kurz halten umg. keep s.o. short of money etc., stint s.o. of money etc.2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung, im Ausdruck: briefly; (vorübergehend) for a while; (flüchtig) for a moment; könntest du kurz herüberkommen? could you come over for a moment ( oder minute) ?; kurz darauf shortly after (this); kurz zuvor shortly before (this); kurz vor / nach sieben shortly before / after seven; über kurz oder lang sooner or later; kurz ( gesagt), um es kurz zu sagen oder zu machen to cut a long story short; kurz ( und bündig) briefly; (schroff) curtly; (schonungslos) bluntly, point-blank; ablehnen: flatly; kurz und schmerzlos umg. quickly and without any fuss; kurz angebunden short, curt ( gegen with); kurz gesagt very briefly, in a word, in short; jemandem kurz schreiben drop s.o. a line; kurz nicken give a brief ( oder quick) nod; lass mich mal kurz überlegen let me have a quick think, Am. let me think about that for a minute; ich will ihn nur kurz anrufen I just want to give him a quick call; fasse dich kurz! (try to) be brief ( oder make it short); kurz gefasst Brief, Bericht: brief; er wird kurz Will genannt he’s called Will for short; kurz gebraten GASTR. fried on high heat for a very short time; abfertigen 2* * *in brief (Adv.);(barsch) curt (Adj.);(räumlich) short (Adj.);(schnell) quick (Adj.)* * *kụrz [kʊrts]1. adj comp - er['kʏrtsɐ] superl -este(r, s) ['kʏrtsəstə] short; Zeit, Aufenthalt, Besuch, Bericht, Antwort etc auch brief; Gedächtnis auch short-lived; Blick, Folge quick; (= klein und stämmig) stocky, squatetw kürzer machen — to make sth shorter, to shorten sth
ich will es kurz machen — I'll make it brief, I'll be brief
machs kurz! — make it brief or quick, be brief, keep it short
den Kürzeren ziehen (fig inf) — to come off worst, to get the worst of it
kurz verliert, lang gewinnt — whoever draws the shortest (straw) loses
in or mit ein paar kurzen Worten — in a few brief words, briefly
in kürzester Frist —
See:→ Prozess2. adv comp -er,superl am -esten1)kurz atmen — to take short breaths
X hat kurz abgespielt (Sport) — X's pass was short['kʏrtsɐ]
die Hundeleine kurz halten — to keep the dog on a short lead (Brit) or line (US)
eine Sache kurz abtun — to dismiss sth out of hand
zu kurz kommen — to come off badly, to get a raw deal (inf)
zu kurz greifen — not to go far enough
zu kurz denken — to see things too simply
kurz entschlossen — without a moment's hesitation, without the slightest hesitation
kurz gesagt — in a nutshell, in a word
kurz und bündig — concisely, tersely (pej)
kurz und gut — in short, in a word
kurz und schmerzlos (inf) — short and sweet
See:2) (= für eine kurze Zeit) brieflydarf ich mal kurz stören? — could I just interrupt for a moment or second?
darf ich mal kurz fragen...? — could I just quickly ask...?
kurz bevor/nachdem — shortly or just before/after
kurz vor Köln/Ostern — shortly or just before Cologne/Easter
binnen Kurzem (form) — shortly, before long
er hat den Wagen erst seit Kurzem — he's only had the car for a short or little while
kurz nacheinander — shortly after each other
* * *3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) short* * *<kürzer, kürzeste>[kʊrts]I. adj1. (räumlich von geringer Länge) short▪ [zu] \kurz sein to be [too] shortdas Kleid ist doch ein wenig \kurz the dress is a little shortdie Röcke sind dieses Jahr \kurz hemlines are up this year[jdm] etw \kurzer machen MODE to shorten sth [for sb]mit \kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved; s.a. Hose2. (zeitlich von geringer Länge) brief, shortein \kurzer Blick reichte a brief [or quick] glance was sufficientdie Pause von fünf Minuten war mir einfach zu \kurz the five minute break was simply too short for me; s.a. Gedächtnisbitte etwas kürzer please be a little brieferder Artikel war zwar \kurz, aber dafür umso prägnanter although the article was short, it was all the more succinct for ites \kurz machen to make it briefin \kurzen Worten in a few words4. (nicht lang betont) short\kurze Silben short syllableseinen Vokal \kurz sprechen to pronounce a vowel short5.II. adv1. (räumlich) shortdas \kurz geschnittene Haar steht dir besser short hair suits you betterzu \kurz schießen/springen/werfen to shoot/jump/throw too shortunsere Artillerie schießt zu \kurz! our artillery is falling short!2. (zeitlich) for a short timeich gehe mal \kurz nachsehen I'll have a quick lookdarf ich mal \kurz unterbrechen? could I just interrupt for a moment [or second]etw \kurz braten to flash-fry sthjdn \kurz sprechen to have a quick word with sb3. (knapp) briefly\kurz und bündig briefly and succinctly\kurz gesagt in a wordum es \kurz zu sagen to cut a long story short4. (räumlich, zeitlich: wenig) shortlydie Konferenz wird \kurz vor Pfingsten stattfinden the conference will take place shortly before Whitsunsie starben \kurz hintereinander they died shortly after each otherwir tankten noch einmal \kurz vor Berlin we filled up the tank again just before [we got to] Berlin\kurz bevor just beforebinnen \kurzem (form) before longbis vor \kurzem up until a short while ago\kurz nachdem shortly afterseit \kurzem for a short while, latelywir sind erst seit \kurzem verlobt we've only been engaged for a short whileseit \kurzem kommt er sehr früh von der Arbeit lately he's been coming home very early from workvor \kurzem a short while [or time] ago5.was bist du denn immer so \kurz angebunden mit mir? why are you always so abrupt with me?▶ \kurz entschlossen without a moment's hesitationwenn es um Entscheidungen geht, ist sie immer \kurz entschlossen when decisions have to be made there's never any hesitation on her part▶ \kurz und gut in a word\kurz und gut, ich bin pleite in a word, I'm brokesein Vorschlag ist in der Diskussion zu \kurz gekommen his proposal didn't get enough attention in the discussionAngst haben, zu \kurz zu kommen to be afraid one will miss out▶ über \kurz oder lang sooner or laterdu bringst es ihr am besten \kurz und schmerzlos bei, dass du ihr Geld verloren hast you had best tell her straight out that you've lost her money* * *1.; kürzer, kürzest... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) shortkurze Hosen — short trousers; shorts
etwas kürzer machen — make something shorter; shorten something
jemanden einen Kopf kürzer machen — (ugs.) chop somebody's head off
etwas/alles kurz und klein schlagen od. hauen — (ugs.) smash something/everything to bits or pieces
den Kürzeren ziehen — come off worst or second-best; get the worst of it
nicht zu kurz/zu kurz kommen — get one's/less than one's fair share
2) (zeitlich) short, brief < trip, journey, visit, reply>; short <life, break, time>; quick < look>nach einer kurzen Weile — after a short or little while
es kurz machen — make or keep it short; be brief
kurz und bündig od. knapp — brief and succinct
4)2.jemanden kurz halten — (jemandem wenig Geld geben) keep somebody short of money; (jemand wenig erlauben) keep somebody on a tight rein
1) (zeitlich) briefly; for a short time or whiledie Freude währte nur kurz — (geh.) his/her etc. joy was short-lived
binnen kurzem — shortly; soon
vor kurzem — a short time or while ago; recently
sie lebt erst seit kurzem in Bonn — she's only been living in Bonn [for] a short time or while
2) (knapp)kurz gesagt/kurz und gut — in a word
kurz angebunden sein — be curt or brusque ( mit with)
3) (rasch)er schaute kurz herein — he looked or dropped in for a short while
kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? — can I speak to you or have a word with you for a moment?
kurz und schmerzlos — (ugs.) quickly and smoothly or without any hitches; s. auch entschlossen 3.
4) (wenig) justkurz vor/hinter der Kreuzung — just before/past the crossroads
kurz vor/nach Pfingsten — just or shortly before/after Whitsun
kurz bevor.../nachdem... — just or shortly before.../after...
5)kurz treten — take things or it easy; (sparsam sein) retrench; cut back
kürzer treten — take things or it easier; (sparsamer sein) cut back; spend less
* * *A. adj; kürzer, am kürzesten1. räumlich: short;kurz und dick dumpy;kurze Hose shorts pl;mit kurzen Ärmeln short-sleeved;sie trägt kurzes Haar she’s got short hair;sich (dat)die Haare kurz schneiden lassen have one’s hair cut short;hinten und an den Seiten kurz Haarschnitt: short back and sides;die Hose ist ihm zu kurz geworden he’s grown too tall for those trousers (US pants);kürzer machen shorten;kurz und klein schlagen umg smash to pieces;alles kurz und klein schlagen umg wreck the place;den Kürzeren ziehen fig come off worst, lose outgegen with);Zusammenfassung (brief) summary;kurzes Gedächtnis short memory;kurzer Blick quick glance;in kurzen Worten in a few words, briefly;binnen Kurzem shortly;seit Kurzem geht es ihm besser he’s been feeling better lately;er ist erst seit Kurzem in Prag he’s only been in Prague for a short time;vor Kurzem recently, not long ago;B. adv1. räumlich:er sprang zu kurz he jumped too short, he didn’t jump far enough;kurz vor Lissabon just before (we etc got to) Lisbon;kurz geschnitten Haar: short;kurz geschoren very short, close-cropped;die Röcke werden dieses Jahr kurz getragen hemlines are high this year;zu kurz kommen fig not get one’s fair share;sieh zu, dass du nicht zu kurz kommst make sure you get your fair share (of the deal);das Problem ist viel zu kurz gekommen the problem didn’t get the attention it deserved;er ist mit dem Verstand zu kurz gekommen umg he was at the back of the queue (US line) when brains were being handed out; → kurzhalten, kürzertreten2. zeitlich oder in der Abfassung, im Ausdruck: briefly; (vorübergehend) for a while; (flüchtig) for a moment;könntest du kurz herüberkommen? could you come over for a moment ( oder minute) ?;kurz darauf shortly after (this);kurz zuvor shortly before (this);kurz vor/nach sieben shortly before/after seven;über kurz oder lang sooner or later;zu machen to cut a long story short;kurz und schmerzlos umg quickly and without any fuss;kurz angebunden short, curt (gegen with);kurz gesagt very briefly, in a word, in short;jemandem kurz schreiben drop sb a line;kurz nicken give a brief ( oder quick) nod;lass mich mal kurz überlegen let me have a quick think, US let me think about that for a minute;ich will ihn nur kurz anrufen I just want to give him a quick call;kurz gefasst Brief, Bericht: brief;er wird kurz Will genannt he’s called Will for short;* * *1.; kürzer, kürzest... Adjektiv1) (räumlich) shortkurze Hosen — short trousers; shorts
etwas kürzer machen — make something shorter; shorten something
jemanden einen Kopf kürzer machen — (ugs.) chop somebody's head off
etwas/alles kurz und klein schlagen od. hauen — (ugs.) smash something/everything to bits or pieces
den Kürzeren ziehen — come off worst or second-best; get the worst of it
nicht zu kurz/zu kurz kommen — get one's/less than one's fair share
2) (zeitlich) short, brief <trip, journey, visit, reply>; short <life, break, time>; quick < look>nach einer kurzen Weile — after a short or little while
es kurz machen — make or keep it short; be brief
3) (knapp) short, brief <outline, note, report, summary, introduction>kurz und bündig od. knapp — brief and succinct
4)2.jemanden kurz halten — (jemandem wenig Geld geben) keep somebody short of money; (jemand wenig erlauben) keep somebody on a tight rein
1) (zeitlich) briefly; for a short time or whiledie Freude währte nur kurz — (geh.) his/her etc. joy was short-lived
binnen kurzem — shortly; soon
vor kurzem — a short time or while ago; recently
sie lebt erst seit kurzem in Bonn — she's only been living in Bonn [for] a short time or while
2) (knapp)kurz gesagt/kurz und gut — in a word
kurz angebunden sein — be curt or brusque ( mit with)
3) (rasch)er schaute kurz herein — he looked or dropped in for a short while
kann ich Sie kurz sprechen? — can I speak to you or have a word with you for a moment?
kurz und schmerzlos — (ugs.) quickly and smoothly or without any hitches; s. auch entschlossen 3.
4) (wenig) justkurz vor/hinter der Kreuzung — just before/past the crossroads
kurz vor/nach Pfingsten — just or shortly before/after Whitsun
kurz bevor.../nachdem... — just or shortly before.../after...
5)kurz treten — take things or it easy; (sparsam sein) retrench; cut back
kürzer treten — take things or it easier; (sparsamer sein) cut back; spend less
* * *adj.brief adj.short adj. adv.briefly adv.compendiously adv.curtly adv.shortly adv. -
3 parvissime
parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:I.volantum parviores,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:parvissima corpora,
Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:minimissimus,
Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).Posit.:II.in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:quam parva sit terra, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:commoda parva ac mediocria,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,
id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:beneficium non parvum,
id. Caecin. 10, 26:parvi pisciculi,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:haec parva et infirma sunt,
id. Clu. 34, 94:si parva licet componere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:merces,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:sucus,
Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:liberi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,
the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:parva soror,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:operosa parvus Carmina fingo,
a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,
when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:puer in domo a parvo eductus,
from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:parvae consuetudinis Causa,
slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:in parvo tempore,
Lucr. 5, 106:nox,
Luc. 4, 476:vita,
id. 6, 806:parvam fidem habere alicui,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:homo parvo ingenio,
Plin. Ep. 6, 29:parvum carmen,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,
both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,
Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,
id. S. 1, 3, 122:pretio parvo vendere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,
of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,
it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:parvi ego illos facio,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:quia parvi id duceret,
Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,
Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,quanti emptus? parvo,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:parvo stat magna potentia nobis,
Ov. M. 14, 493:parvo contentus esse possum,
with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:vivitur parvo bene,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:possim contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25:agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:necessarium est parvo assuescere,
Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,
a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:parvo brevius,
Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:haud parvo junior,
Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:parvo post,
Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:parvo post tempore,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,
Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:(β).quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,
Cic. Top. 4, 23:si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,
id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13:minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,
a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,
id. 41, 13 fin.:calceus... si minor (pede), uret,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,
less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:genibus minor,
i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:minor in certamine longo,
worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:numero plures, virtute et honore minores,
inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,
Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:sapiens uno minor est Jove,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:dies sermone minor fuit,
too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:infans Et minor igne rogi,
too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:ut uno minus teste haberet?
id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,
i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:qui minor est natu,
younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:aliquot annis minor natu,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:aetate minor,
Ov. M. 7, 499:minor uno mense,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:filia minor Ptolemaei regis,
the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:minor viginti annis,
less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,
Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,
id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:De minoribus,
Dig. 4, tit. 4:si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,
ib. 4, 4, 24:si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,
ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,
cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:minoris pallium addicere placuit,
Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:(fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,
Sall. J. 32, 5.—Poet., with acc. respect.:(γ).frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,
Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—Poet., with inf.:III.tanto certare minor,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:heu Fatis Superi certare minores!
Sil. 5, 76.Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:A. B.minimissimus digitorum,
Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,
Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:minimae tenuissimaeque res,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:minima pars temporis,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70:quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,
id. B. G. 1, 8:in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,
Sall. C. 51, 13:vitia,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:minimus digitulus,
the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,minimus digitus,
Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:ex his omnibus natu minimus,
id. Clu. 38, 107:Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,
Sall. J. 11, 3:minimus filius,
Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:deos minimi facit,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:minima de malis,
of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,
Suet. Aug. 25:res non minimi periculi,
id. ib. 67:ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,
Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,
Cic. Lael. 13, 46:minimum pedibus itineris confectum,
Liv. 44, 5:unde minimum periculi erat,
id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:praemia apud me minimum valent,
very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:minimum distantia miror,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:dormiebat minimum,
Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,
at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:quam minimum credula postero (diei),
as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,
at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,
Quint. 5, 10, 5:in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,
chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.Comp.: mĭnus, less:2.aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:ne quid plus minusve faxit,
id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,
Cic. Sest. 50, 108:metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,
id. Div. 2, 72, 150:minus multi,
not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:minus multum et minus bonum vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,
Sall. J. 18, 12:minus diu vivunt,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:minus admirabilior,
Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,
little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:dimidio minus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:minus quam aequom erat feci,
id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,
Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:qui peccas minus atque ego?
Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,
less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,
Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,
Liv. 42, 6:cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,
id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,
Col. 12, 38, 6.—In partic.a.Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:b.exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 12, 28:existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,
Sall. J. 10, 1:non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,
Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,
Liv. 2, 60:haud minus ac jussi faciunt,
Verg. A. 3, 561.—Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:c.neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,
also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:d.nihil profecto minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:3.jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:minus et minus,
Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:minus ac minus,
Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:b.quod intellexi minus,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,minus formido ne exedat,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:C. 1. 2.si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,
id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:B.cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,
id. Brut. 57, 207:quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,
id. Fam. 14, 13:quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,
very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,
as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:ad te minime omnium pertinebat,
id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:minime gentium,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,
not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—In partic.a.For minimum, saltem, at least:b.is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,
Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:pedes decem vel minime novem,
Col. 1, 6, 6:sed id minime bis anno arari debet,
id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:nam hodie, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:minime, minime hercle vero!
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44. -
4 parvus
parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:I.volantum parviores,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:parvissima corpora,
Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:minimissimus,
Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).Posit.:II.in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:quam parva sit terra, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:commoda parva ac mediocria,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,
id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:beneficium non parvum,
id. Caecin. 10, 26:parvi pisciculi,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:haec parva et infirma sunt,
id. Clu. 34, 94:si parva licet componere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:merces,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:sucus,
Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:liberi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,
the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:parva soror,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:operosa parvus Carmina fingo,
a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,
when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:puer in domo a parvo eductus,
from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:parvae consuetudinis Causa,
slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:in parvo tempore,
Lucr. 5, 106:nox,
Luc. 4, 476:vita,
id. 6, 806:parvam fidem habere alicui,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:homo parvo ingenio,
Plin. Ep. 6, 29:parvum carmen,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,
both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,
Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,
id. S. 1, 3, 122:pretio parvo vendere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,
of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,
it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:parvi ego illos facio,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:quia parvi id duceret,
Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,
Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,quanti emptus? parvo,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:parvo stat magna potentia nobis,
Ov. M. 14, 493:parvo contentus esse possum,
with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:vivitur parvo bene,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:possim contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25:agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:necessarium est parvo assuescere,
Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,
a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:parvo brevius,
Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:haud parvo junior,
Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:parvo post,
Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:parvo post tempore,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,
Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:(β).quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,
Cic. Top. 4, 23:si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,
id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13:minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,
a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,
id. 41, 13 fin.:calceus... si minor (pede), uret,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,
less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:genibus minor,
i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:minor in certamine longo,
worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:numero plures, virtute et honore minores,
inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,
Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:sapiens uno minor est Jove,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:dies sermone minor fuit,
too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:infans Et minor igne rogi,
too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:ut uno minus teste haberet?
id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,
i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:qui minor est natu,
younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:aliquot annis minor natu,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:aetate minor,
Ov. M. 7, 499:minor uno mense,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:filia minor Ptolemaei regis,
the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:minor viginti annis,
less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,
Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,
id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:De minoribus,
Dig. 4, tit. 4:si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,
ib. 4, 4, 24:si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,
ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,
cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:minoris pallium addicere placuit,
Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:(fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,
Sall. J. 32, 5.—Poet., with acc. respect.:(γ).frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,
Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—Poet., with inf.:III.tanto certare minor,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:heu Fatis Superi certare minores!
Sil. 5, 76.Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:A. B.minimissimus digitorum,
Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,
Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:minimae tenuissimaeque res,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:minima pars temporis,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70:quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,
id. B. G. 1, 8:in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,
Sall. C. 51, 13:vitia,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:minimus digitulus,
the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,minimus digitus,
Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:ex his omnibus natu minimus,
id. Clu. 38, 107:Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,
Sall. J. 11, 3:minimus filius,
Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:deos minimi facit,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:minima de malis,
of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,
Suet. Aug. 25:res non minimi periculi,
id. ib. 67:ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,
Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,
Cic. Lael. 13, 46:minimum pedibus itineris confectum,
Liv. 44, 5:unde minimum periculi erat,
id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:praemia apud me minimum valent,
very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:minimum distantia miror,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:dormiebat minimum,
Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,
at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:quam minimum credula postero (diei),
as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,
at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,
Quint. 5, 10, 5:in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,
chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.Comp.: mĭnus, less:2.aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:ne quid plus minusve faxit,
id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,
Cic. Sest. 50, 108:metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,
id. Div. 2, 72, 150:minus multi,
not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:minus multum et minus bonum vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,
Sall. J. 18, 12:minus diu vivunt,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:minus admirabilior,
Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,
little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:dimidio minus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:minus quam aequom erat feci,
id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,
Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:qui peccas minus atque ego?
Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,
less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,
Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,
Liv. 42, 6:cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,
id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,
Col. 12, 38, 6.—In partic.a.Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:b.exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 12, 28:existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,
Sall. J. 10, 1:non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,
Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,
Liv. 2, 60:haud minus ac jussi faciunt,
Verg. A. 3, 561.—Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:c.neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,
also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:d.nihil profecto minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:3.jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:minus et minus,
Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:minus ac minus,
Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:b.quod intellexi minus,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,minus formido ne exedat,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:C. 1. 2.si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,
id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:B.cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,
id. Brut. 57, 207:quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,
id. Fam. 14, 13:quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,
very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,
as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:ad te minime omnium pertinebat,
id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:minime gentium,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,
not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—In partic.a.For minimum, saltem, at least:b.is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,
Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:pedes decem vel minime novem,
Col. 1, 6, 6:sed id minime bis anno arari debet,
id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:nam hodie, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:minime, minime hercle vero!
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44. -
5 belästigen
v/t mit ständigen Fragen: pester, annoy; mit Problem etc.: trouble, bother; (Mädchen) molest; darf ich Sie noch einmal ( kurz) belästigen geh. I wonder if I could I trouble you again (very briefly); ich möchte Sie nicht länger mit meiner Anwesenheit belästigen förm. oder gespreizt I won’t take up any more of your precious time; sich durch jemanden / jemandes Anwesenheit / den Fluglärm etc. belästigt fühlen find s.o. / s.o.’s presence / the aircraft noise etc. irritating ( oder a nuisance)* * *to discommode; to vex; to importune; to annoy; to pester; to hassle; to harass; to worry; to molest; to bore; to bother* * *be|lạ̈s|ti|gen [bə'lɛstɪgn] ptp belä\#stigtvt(= zur Last fallen) to bother; (= zudringlich werden) to pester; (körperlich) to molest; (= nachstellen) Ex-Freundin etc to stalk; (Licht, Geräusch, Geruch) to irritate* * *2) (to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) inconvenient3) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) harass4) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) bother5) (to annoy or interfere with: The children kept molesting her.) molest* * *be·läs·ti·gen *[bəˈlɛstɪgn̩]vtwürde es Sie \belästigen, wenn ich rauche? do you mind if I smoke?▪ \belästigend annoying* * *sich von etwas belästigt fühlen — regard something as a nuisance
* * *belästigen v/t mit ständigen Fragen: pester, annoy; mit Problem etc: trouble, bother; (Mädchen) molest;darf ich Sie noch einmal (kurz) belästigen geh I wonder if I could I trouble you again (very briefly);ich möchte Sie nicht länger mit meiner Anwesenheit belästigen form oder gespreizt I won’t take up any more of your precious time;sich durch jemanden/jemandes Anwesenheit/den Fluglärm etc* * ** * *v.to annoy v.to bother v.to discommode v.to harass v.to importune v.to incommode v.to molest v.to pester v. -
6 Kürze
m; -n, -n; umg.2. (Schnaps) shot of schnapps etc.; wir kriegen drei Kurze we’ll have three (shots of) schnapps etc.* * *die Kürzebriefness; shortness; summariness; terseness; brevity; curtness; conciseness* * *Kụr|ze(r) I ['kʊrtsə]1) (= Schnaps) short2) (= Kurzschluss) short (circuit)IImf decl as adjinf = Kind) kid (inf)* * *die1) (shortness (of speech, writing, time etc): He is well known for the brevity of his speeches.) brevity2) shortness* * *Kür·ze<-, -n>[ˈkʏrtsə]in der \Kürze der zur Verfügung stehenden Zeit sind die Arbeiten nicht zu erledigen the work cannot be completed in the short time availablein \Kürze shortly, soon, in the near futurein aller \Kürze very briefly5.* * *der; adj. Dekl. (ugs.)1) (Kurzschluss) short (coll.)2) (Schnaps) schnapps* * *in Kürze shortly, soon;in aller Kürze very briefly;in der Kürze liegt die Würze brevity is the soul of wit* * *der; adj. Dekl. (ugs.)1) (Kurzschluss) short (coll.)2) (Schnaps) schnapps* * *-n f.brevity n.briefness n.conciseness n.curtness n.shortness n.terseness n. -
7 króciuchno
adv.1. (= bardzo krótko) briefly.2. (= przez bardzo krótki czas) for a very short time.3. (= w niewielu słowach) very briefly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > króciuchno
-
8 porte
porte [pɔʀt]1. feminine nouna. [de maison, voiture, meuble] door ; [de jardin, stade, ville] gate ; ( = seuil) doorstep ; ( = embrasure) doorway• Dijon, porte de la Bourgogne Dijon, the gateway to Burgundyb. [d'aéroport] gate• la porte ! (inf) shut the door!• mettre or flanquer qn à la porte (inf) (licencier) to fire sb (inf) ; (éjecter) to boot (inf) sb out• entrer par la petite/la grande porte (figurative) to start at the bottom/at the top• j'ai trouvé porte close (maison) no one answered the door ; (magasin, bâtiment public) it was closed• vous avez frappé à la bonne/mauvaise porte (figurative) you've come to the right/wrong place2. compounds* * *pɔʀt
1.
adjectif [veine] portal
2.
1) ( entrée) ( de bâtiment) door; (de parc, stade, ville) gateouvrir ses portes (au public) — [salon, exposition, magasin] to open (to the public)
mettre à la porte — ( exclure d'un cours) to throw [somebody] out; ( renvoyer) to expel [élève]; to fire, to sack (colloq) GB [employé]
ce n'est pas la porte à côté — (colloq) it's quite far
trouver porte close or de bois — to find nobody in
tu frappes à la bonne/mauvaise porte — you've come to the right/wrong place
2) ( moyen d'accès) gateway3) ( possibilité) door4) ( dans un aéroport) gate6) ( portière) doorune voiture à deux/cinq portes — a two-/five-door car
7) ( en électronique) gate•Phrasal Verbs:••entrer par la petite/grande porte — to start at the bottom/top
il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée — Proverbe you've got to decide one way or the other
* * *pɔʀt nf1) [maison, pièce] doorFerme la porte, s'il te plaît. — Close the door, please.
à ma porte (= tout près) — on my doorstep
2) [ville, forteresse] gate3) (dans un aéroport) gateporte d'embarquement — departure gate, gate
Vol 432 à destination de Paris: porte numéro trois. — Flight 432 to Paris: gate 3.
4) SKI gatemettre à la porte — to throw out, (= licencier) to sack
prendre la porte — to leave, to go away
* * *A adj [veine] portal.B nf1 ( entrée) ( de bâtiment) door; (de parc, stade, jardin) gate; la porte de derrière/devant the back/front door; la porte du jardin the garden gate; devant la porte de l'hôpital outside the hospital; je me suis garée devant la porte I've parked right outside; avoir une gare à sa porte to have a station on one's doorstep; Grenoble est aux portes des Alpes Grenoble is the gateway to the Alps; aux portes du désert at the edge of the desert; passer la porte to enter the house; ouverture/fermeture des portes à 18 heures doors open/close at 6 o'clock; ouvrir sa porte à qn to let sb in; ouvrir la porte à la critique to invite criticism; c'est la porte ouverte à la criminalité it's an open invitation to crime; ouvrir/fermer ses portes (au public) [salon, exposition, magasin] to open/close (to the public); l'entreprise a fermé ses portes the company has gone out of business; la Communauté a ouvert ses portes au Portugal the Community has admitted Portugal; mettre à la porte ( exclure d'un cours) to throw [sb] out; ( renvoyer) to expel [élève]; to fire, to sack○ GB [employé]; ce n'est pas la porte à côté○ it's quite far; voir qn entre deux portes to see sb very briefly; trouver porte close or de bois to find nobody in; j'ai mis deux heures, de porte à porte it took me two hours (from) door to door;2 ( panneau mobile) (de maison, meuble, d'avion) door; (de jardin, parc, stade) gate; une porte en bois/fer a wooden/an iron door; se tromper de porte lit to get the wrong door; fig to come to the wrong place; frapper à la porte de qn lit, fig to knock at sb's door; frapper à la bonne/mauvaise porte to come to the right/wrong place;3 ( de ville fortifiée) gate; aux portes de la ville at the city gates;4 ( moyen d'accès) gateway; la porte des honneurs the gateway to honoursGB; la victoire leur ouvre la porte de la finale the victory clears the way to the final for them;5 ( possibilité) door; cela ouvre/ferme bien des portes it opens/closes many doors;6 ( dans un aéroport) gate; porte numéro 10 gate number 10;8 ( portière) door; une voiture à deux/cinq portes a two-/five-door car;9 Électron gate.porte basculante up-and-over door; porte bâtarde medium-sized door; porte battante swing door; porte coulissante sliding door; porte d'écluse lock gate; porte d'entrée ( de maison) front door; (d'église, hôpital, immeuble) main entrance; porte pliante folding door; porte de service tradesmen's entrance GB, service entrance; porte de sortie lit exit; fig escape route; porte à tambour revolving door; porte tournante = porte à tambour; porte vitrée glass door; les portes de l'Enfer Relig the gates of Hell; portes ouvertes open day GB, open house US; journée or opération portes ouvertes à l'école the school is organizing an open day GB ou open house US; les portes du Paradis Relig the gates of Heaven.prendre la porte to leave; entrer par la petite/grande porte to start at the bottom/top; enfoncer une porte ouverte to state the obvious; il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée Prov you've got to decide one way or the other; ⇒ balayer.[pɔrt] nom féminin1. [d'une maison, d'un véhicule, d'un meuble] door[d'un passe-plat] hatchfermer ou interdire ou refuser sa porte à quelqu'un to bar somebody from one's housefermer ses portes [magasin] to close downouvrir ses portes [magasin, musée] to openun père magistrat, ça ouvre pas mal de portes a father who happens to be a magistrate can open quite a few doorsa. AUTOMOBILE [côté conducteur] driver doorb. [côté passager] front passenger doorporte de derrière/devant back/front doora. (sens propre) way out, exità ma/sa porte (sens propre & figuré) at my/his door, on my/his doorstepLyon, ce n'est pas la porte à côté it's a fair way to Lyonsentrer par la grande/petite porte: elle est entrée dans l'entreprise par la grande porte she went straight in at the top of the companycette décision ouvre toute grande la porte à l'injustice this decision throws the door wide open to injusticetrouver porte close: j'y suis allé mais j'ai trouvé porte close I went round but nobody was in ou at homeil a essayé tous les éditeurs, mais partout il a trouvé porte close he tried all the publishers, but without successil faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée (proverbe) it's either yes or no, one can't sit on the fence forever2. [passage dans une enceinte] gateles portes du paradis heaven's gates, the pearly gatesla porte de Versaillessite of a large exhibition complex in Paris where major trade fairs take place3. [panneau] door (panel)porte basculante/battante up-and-over/swing doorporte coulissante ou roulante sliding door5. INFORMATIQUE gate————————[pɔrt] adjectif————————à la porte locution adverbialea. [sans clefs] I'm locked outb. [chassé] I've been thrown out (of my home)a. [importun] to throw somebody outb. [élève] to expel somebodyc. [employé] to fire ou to dismiss somebodyde porte à porte locution adverbialede porte en porte locution adverbiale -
9 porté
porte [pɔʀt]1. feminine nouna. [de maison, voiture, meuble] door ; [de jardin, stade, ville] gate ; ( = seuil) doorstep ; ( = embrasure) doorway• Dijon, porte de la Bourgogne Dijon, the gateway to Burgundyb. [d'aéroport] gate• la porte ! (inf) shut the door!• mettre or flanquer qn à la porte (inf) (licencier) to fire sb (inf) ; (éjecter) to boot (inf) sb out• entrer par la petite/la grande porte (figurative) to start at the bottom/at the top• j'ai trouvé porte close (maison) no one answered the door ; (magasin, bâtiment public) it was closed• vous avez frappé à la bonne/mauvaise porte (figurative) you've come to the right/wrong place2. compounds* * *pɔʀt
1.
adjectif [veine] portal
2.
1) ( entrée) ( de bâtiment) door; (de parc, stade, ville) gateouvrir ses portes (au public) — [salon, exposition, magasin] to open (to the public)
mettre à la porte — ( exclure d'un cours) to throw [somebody] out; ( renvoyer) to expel [élève]; to fire, to sack (colloq) GB [employé]
ce n'est pas la porte à côté — (colloq) it's quite far
trouver porte close or de bois — to find nobody in
tu frappes à la bonne/mauvaise porte — you've come to the right/wrong place
2) ( moyen d'accès) gateway3) ( possibilité) door4) ( dans un aéroport) gate6) ( portière) doorune voiture à deux/cinq portes — a two-/five-door car
7) ( en électronique) gate•Phrasal Verbs:••entrer par la petite/grande porte — to start at the bottom/top
il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée — Proverbe you've got to decide one way or the other
* * *pɔʀt nf1) [maison, pièce] doorFerme la porte, s'il te plaît. — Close the door, please.
à ma porte (= tout près) — on my doorstep
2) [ville, forteresse] gate3) (dans un aéroport) gateporte d'embarquement — departure gate, gate
Vol 432 à destination de Paris: porte numéro trois. — Flight 432 to Paris: gate 3.
4) SKI gatemettre à la porte — to throw out, (= licencier) to sack
prendre la porte — to leave, to go away
* * *A adj [veine] portal.B nf1 ( entrée) ( de bâtiment) door; (de parc, stade, jardin) gate; la porte de derrière/devant the back/front door; la porte du jardin the garden gate; devant la porte de l'hôpital outside the hospital; je me suis garée devant la porte I've parked right outside; avoir une gare à sa porte to have a station on one's doorstep; Grenoble est aux portes des Alpes Grenoble is the gateway to the Alps; aux portes du désert at the edge of the desert; passer la porte to enter the house; ouverture/fermeture des portes à 18 heures doors open/close at 6 o'clock; ouvrir sa porte à qn to let sb in; ouvrir la porte à la critique to invite criticism; c'est la porte ouverte à la criminalité it's an open invitation to crime; ouvrir/fermer ses portes (au public) [salon, exposition, magasin] to open/close (to the public); l'entreprise a fermé ses portes the company has gone out of business; la Communauté a ouvert ses portes au Portugal the Community has admitted Portugal; mettre à la porte ( exclure d'un cours) to throw [sb] out; ( renvoyer) to expel [élève]; to fire, to sack○ GB [employé]; ce n'est pas la porte à côté○ it's quite far; voir qn entre deux portes to see sb very briefly; trouver porte close or de bois to find nobody in; j'ai mis deux heures, de porte à porte it took me two hours (from) door to door;2 ( panneau mobile) (de maison, meuble, d'avion) door; (de jardin, parc, stade) gate; une porte en bois/fer a wooden/an iron door; se tromper de porte lit to get the wrong door; fig to come to the wrong place; frapper à la porte de qn lit, fig to knock at sb's door; frapper à la bonne/mauvaise porte to come to the right/wrong place;3 ( de ville fortifiée) gate; aux portes de la ville at the city gates;4 ( moyen d'accès) gateway; la porte des honneurs the gateway to honoursGB; la victoire leur ouvre la porte de la finale the victory clears the way to the final for them;5 ( possibilité) door; cela ouvre/ferme bien des portes it opens/closes many doors;6 ( dans un aéroport) gate; porte numéro 10 gate number 10;8 ( portière) door; une voiture à deux/cinq portes a two-/five-door car;9 Électron gate.porte basculante up-and-over door; porte bâtarde medium-sized door; porte battante swing door; porte coulissante sliding door; porte d'écluse lock gate; porte d'entrée ( de maison) front door; (d'église, hôpital, immeuble) main entrance; porte pliante folding door; porte de service tradesmen's entrance GB, service entrance; porte de sortie lit exit; fig escape route; porte à tambour revolving door; porte tournante = porte à tambour; porte vitrée glass door; les portes de l'Enfer Relig the gates of Hell; portes ouvertes open day GB, open house US; journée or opération portes ouvertes à l'école the school is organizing an open day GB ou open house US; les portes du Paradis Relig the gates of Heaven.prendre la porte to leave; entrer par la petite/grande porte to start at the bottom/top; enfoncer une porte ouverte to state the obvious; il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou fermée Prov you've got to decide one way or the other; ⇒ balayer.[pɔrte] nom masculin -
10 perbrevis
per-brĕvis, e, adj., very short, very brief or concise:orator perornatus et perbrevis,
Cic. Brut. 43, 158:perbrevi tempore,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 22.—Separate:altera pars per mihi brevis videtur,
id. Clu. 1, 2.—In abl.:perbrevi, adverbially,
in a very short time, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 3.— Adv.: perbrĕ-vĭter, very briefly, very concisely:quid sentiam, perbreviter exponam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 235 al. -
11 perbreviter
per-brĕvis, e, adj., very short, very brief or concise:orator perornatus et perbrevis,
Cic. Brut. 43, 158:perbrevi tempore,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 22.—Separate:altera pars per mihi brevis videtur,
id. Clu. 1, 2.—In abl.:perbrevi, adverbially,
in a very short time, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 3.— Adv.: perbrĕ-vĭter, very briefly, very concisely:quid sentiam, perbreviter exponam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 235 al. -
12 paz
intj.peace, quiet.f.1 peace.dejar a alguien en paz to leave somebody alone o in peaceestar o quedar en paz to be quitsfirmar la paz to sign a peace treatyhacer las paces to make (it) upponer paz entre to reconcile, to make peace betweenque en paz descanse may he/she rest in peacey en paz and that's thatpaz interior inner peace2 Paz.* * *► nombre femenino (pl paces)1 peace\aquí paz y después gloria and there's an end to it, and that's thatdejar en paz to leave aloneestar en paz to be even, be quitsfirmar la paz to sign a peace treatyhacer las paces to make upponer paz to make peaceque en paz descanse rest his (her) soul* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [gen] peace; (=tranquilidad) peace and quiet, tranquillity, tranquility (EEUU)¡a la paz de Dios! — God be with you!
en paz y en guerra — in peace and war, in peacetime and wartime
dejar a algn en paz — to leave sb alone, leave sb in peace
¡déjame en paz! — leave me alone!
su madre, que en paz descanse — her mother, God rest her soul
Méx ** to be high **estar en paz — [gen] to be at peace; (fig) to be even, be quits ( con with)
¡haya paz! — stop it!, that's enough!
2) (=tratado) peace, peace treatyhacer las paces — [gen] to make peace; (fig) to make (it) up
3) (Rel) kiss of peace, sign of peace* * *a) (Mil, Pol) peacefirmar la paz — to sign a peace agreement o treaty
estar or quedar en paz — (fam) to be quits o even (colloq)
hacer las paces — to make (it) up
y en paz — (fam)
si no lo quieres me lo dices y en paz — if you don't want it, just tell me and that'll be an end to it
b) ( calma) peacedescanse en paz — (frml) rest in peace (frml)
tu abuelo, que en paz descanse... — your grandfather, God rest his soul...
* * *= peace, olive branch, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA].Ex. US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.Ex. During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.Ex. There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.----* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* bandera de paz = white flag.* conversaciones de paz = peace talks.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* defensor de la paz = peace activist.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* enarbolar la bandera de paz = raise + the white flag.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en la paz = in peace.* en son de paz = peacefully.* en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.* época de paz = peacetime [peace time].* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.* estudios de la paz y los conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* estudios sobre paz y conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fumar la pipa de la paz = smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* juez de paz = justice of the peace.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* mantenedor de la paz = peacekeeper.* mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping [peace-keeping].* militante de la paz = peace activist.* negociaciones de paz = peace negotiations, peace talks.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* ofrenda de paz = peace offering, olive branch.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* paz de espíritu = peace of mind.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* paz mundial = world peace.* perturbar la paz = disturb + the peace, disrupt + peace.* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad = disturb + the peace and tranquillity.* pipa de la paz = peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet.* Premio Nobel de la Paz = Nobel Peace Laureate.* proceso de paz = peace process.* tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].* tratado de paz = peace treaty.* venir en son de paz = come in + peace.* vivir en paz = live in + peace.* * *a) (Mil, Pol) peacefirmar la paz — to sign a peace agreement o treaty
estar or quedar en paz — (fam) to be quits o even (colloq)
hacer las paces — to make (it) up
y en paz — (fam)
si no lo quieres me lo dices y en paz — if you don't want it, just tell me and that'll be an end to it
b) ( calma) peacedescanse en paz — (frml) rest in peace (frml)
tu abuelo, que en paz descanse... — your grandfather, God rest his soul...
* * *= peace, olive branch, tranquillity [tranquility, -USA].Ex: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.
Ex: During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.* acuerdo de paz = peace agreement.* alterar la paz = disrupt + peace.* bandera de paz = white flag.* conversaciones de paz = peace talks.* Cuerpo de Paz, el = Peace Corps.* defensor de la paz = peace activist.* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.* enarbolar la bandera de paz = raise + the white flag.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en la paz = in peace.* en son de paz = peacefully.* en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.* época de paz = peacetime [peace time].* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.* estudios de la paz y los conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* estudios sobre paz y conflictos = peace and conflict studies.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fumar la pipa de la paz = smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* juez de paz = justice of the peace.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* mantenedor de la paz = peacekeeper.* mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping [peace-keeping].* militante de la paz = peace activist.* negociaciones de paz = peace negotiations, peace talks.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* ofrenda de paz = peace offering, olive branch.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* paz de espíritu = peace of mind.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* paz mundial = world peace.* perturbar la paz = disturb + the peace, disrupt + peace.* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad = disturb + the peace and tranquillity.* pipa de la paz = peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet.* Premio Nobel de la Paz = Nobel Peace Laureate.* proceso de paz = peace process.* tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].* tratado de paz = peace treaty.* venir en son de paz = come in + peace.* vivir en paz = live in + peace.* * *firmar la paz to sign a peace agreement o treatyen épocas de paz in peacetimehacer las paces to make it up, make upponer paz to make peacey en paz ( fam): si no tienes las seis libras dame cinco y en paz if you haven't got six pounds, give me five and we'll call it quits ( colloq)si no lo quieres hacer me lo dices y en paz if you don't want to do it, just tell me and that'll be an end to itnos dijeron en dos palabras cómo había que hacerlo y en paz they explained very briefly how to do it and that was that2 (calma) peaceen busca de paz y tranquilidad in search of peace and tranquillityel marido no la deja vivir en paz her husband doesn't give her a moment's peace¡deja en paz el reloj/al gato! leave the clock/the cat alone!¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!déjala en paz, está estudiando leave her alone o leave her in peace, she's studyingvivir en paz consigo mismo to be at peace with oneselftu abuelo, que en paz descanse, se horrorizaría your grandfather, God rest his soul, would be horrified* * *
paz sustantivo femeninoa) (Mil, Pol) peace;◊ firmar la paz to sign a peace agreement o treaty;
en época de paz in peacetime;
hacer las paces to make (it) up
dejar algo/a algn en paz to leave sth/sb alone;
descanse en paz (frml) rest in peace (frml)
paz sustantivo femenino
1 (concordia) peace
2 (tranquilidad, apacibilidad) peacefulness: en este lugar hay mucha paz, this place is very peaceful
♦ Locuciones: ¡déjame en paz!, leave me alone!
familiar con estas mil pesetas estamos en paz, if I give you these thousand pesetas we're quits
' paz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ávida
- ávido
- calma
- dejar
- descansar
- dinamitar
- fiesta
- iniciar
- juez
- Nobel
- oasis
- paloma
- QEPD
- remanso
- representar
- restauración
- son
- turbarse
- acuerdo
- alteración
- alterar
- andar
- ansia
- contigo
- gestión
- luchar
- paceño
- pactar
- reinar
- respirar
- restablecimiento
- señor
- tratado
- vivir
- volver
English:
disturb
- dove
- finally
- lay off
- leave
- let
- linchpin
- offer
- pacify
- peace
- peacekeeping
- price
- process
- prospect
- quiet
- R.I.P.
- registrar
- repose
- repudiate
- rest
- seek
- seminar
- talk
- tranquillity
- umpteenth
- uneasy
- what
- alone
- at
- justice
- peaceful
- quits
- registry
- tranquility
* * *paz nf1. [ausencia de guerra] peace;mantener la paz to keep the peace;poner paz entre to reconcile, to make peace between;y en paz and that's that;…y aquí paz y después gloria …and let that be an end to it2. [tranquilidad] peacefulness;dejar a alguien en paz to leave sb alone o in peace;que en paz descanse, que descanse en paz may he/she rest in peace3. [acuerdo, convenio] peace treaty;la Paz de Aquisgrán the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle;firmar la paz to sign a peace treaty;hacer las paces to make (it) up4. Rel pax;dar la paz to make the sign of peace* * *f peace;amante de la paz peace-loving;dejar en paz leave alone;hacer las paces make it up, make things up;quedar en paz fam be quits;¡y en paz! fam and that’s that!* * *1) : peace2)dejar en paz : to leave alone3)hacer las paces : to make up, to reconcile* * *paz n peace -
13 Kurze
m; -n, -n; umg.2. (Schnaps) shot of schnapps etc.; wir kriegen drei Kurze we’ll have three (shots of) schnapps etc.* * *die Kürzebriefness; shortness; summariness; terseness; brevity; curtness; conciseness* * *Kụr|ze(r) I ['kʊrtsə]1) (= Schnaps) short2) (= Kurzschluss) short (circuit)IImf decl as adjinf = Kind) kid (inf)* * *die1) (shortness (of speech, writing, time etc): He is well known for the brevity of his speeches.) brevity2) shortness* * *Kür·ze<-, -n>[ˈkʏrtsə]in der \Kürze der zur Verfügung stehenden Zeit sind die Arbeiten nicht zu erledigen the work cannot be completed in the short time availablein \Kürze shortly, soon, in the near futurein aller \Kürze very briefly5.* * *der; adj. Dekl. (ugs.)1) (Kurzschluss) short (coll.)2) (Schnaps) schnapps* * *wir kriegen drei Kurze we’ll have three (shots of) schnapps etc* * *der; adj. Dekl. (ugs.)1) (Kurzschluss) short (coll.)2) (Schnaps) schnapps* * *-n f.brevity n.briefness n.conciseness n.curtness n.shortness n.terseness n. -
14 in aller Kürze
(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) in a nutshell -
15 parquedad
f.1 moderation.con parquedad sparingly2 scantiness, paucity.3 frugality, moderation, temperance, parsimony.* * *1 (moderación) moderation2 (de ideas, palabras) sparseness* * *SF (=frugalidad) frugality, sparingness; (=moderación) moderation* * *a) ( al hablar)b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderationc) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity* * *= frugality.Ex. It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.* * *a) ( al hablar)b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderationc) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity* * *= frugality.Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
* * *1(al hablar): habló con parquedad he was sparing with his words, he spoke very briefly2 (sobriedad) frugality, moderation* * *parquedad nf1. [moderación] moderation2. [prudencia] frugality;con parquedad sparingly* * *f moderation, frugality -
16 enstavelsesord
subst. monosyllable, monosyllabic word subst. answer, answer very briefly (svare med enstavelsesord) give a monosyllabic -
17 per-breviter
per-breviter adv., very briefly, concisely: quae ego nunc perbreviter attingo. -
18 ससंरम्भ
sa-saṉrambhamfn. (i.e. 7. sa+s-) enraged, angry Kathās. ;
(am) ind. angrily Prab. ;
hastily, hurriedly, very briefly Sarvad.
-
19 настолько хорошо известны, что вряд ли нуждаются в повторении
Настолько хорошо известны, что вряд ли нуждаются в повторении-- The essential qualities of the gas turbine are so well known as to hardly need restating, but for the completeness of this paper these are listed very briefly in the following.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > настолько хорошо известны, что вряд ли нуждаются в повторении
-
20 Kürze
in der \Kürze der zur Verfügung stehenden Zeit sind die Arbeiten nicht zu erledigen the work cannot be completed in the short time available;in \Kürze shortly, soon, in the near futurein aller \Kürze very brieflyWENDUNGEN:
См. также в других словарях:
very briefly — told in a sharp summary … English contemporary dictionary
briefly — [[t]bri͟ːfli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time. He smiled briefly... Guerillas captured and briefly held an important provincial capital. 2) ADV GRADED: ADV … English dictionary
Very, Jones — ▪ American poet and mystic born August 28, 1813, Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. died May 8, 1880, Salem American Transcendentalist poet and Christian mystic. Very was born into a seafaring family. In his youth he sailed with his father, a … Universalium
Very Important Person (film) — Infobox Film name = Very Important Person director = Ken Annakin writer = Jack Davies Henry Blyth John Foley (novel) starring = James Robertson Justice Stanley Baxter Leslie Phillips producer = Leslie Parkyn Julian Wintle distributor = Rank… … Wikipedia
in a word — BRIEFLY, to be brief, in short, in a nutshell, to come to the point, to cut a long story short, not to put too fine a point on it; to sum up, to summarize, in summary. → word * * * phrasal also in one word : in short : to sum up * * * in a word … Useful english dictionary
Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians — Shortcuts: WP:MIA WP:MW WP:MISS WP:MISSYOU WP:MISS redirects here. You may be looking for Wikipedia:WikiProject … Wikipedia
Prisoner characters — A list of all inmates of Wentworth Detention Centre in the television series Prisoner. Note that episode numbers cited are for first and last appearances; many characters had spells where they were absent and subsequently returned. Listed in… … Wikipedia
List of Shrek characters — This is a list of characters from the Shrek series. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Shrek 1.2 Donkey 1.3 Princess Fiona … Wikipedia
List of Arrested Development characters — From left to right: Gob, George, Lindsay, Tobias, Michael, Lucille, George Michael, Maeby, and Buster The following is a list of the characters from the Fox television comedy series Arrested Development. The main characters are made up of the… … Wikipedia
List of minor TUGS characters — The following is a list of fictional characters in the children s television series, TUGS. All of these characters played supporting roles to the series main characters in the fictional harbour of Bigg City Port. Contents 1 Tugboats 1.1 Sea Rogue … Wikipedia
List of Twin Peaks characters — The following is a list of characters from the television series Twin Peaks. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Overview … Wikipedia