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  • 1 molestar

    v.
    1 to bother.
    perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…
    ¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?
    Sus palabras acedaron a María His words Maryoyed Mary.
    2 to upset.
    me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me
    3 to be bothered by.
    Me molesta ese ruido I am bothered by that noise.
    4 to ail.
    * * *
    1 (interrumpir) to disturb
    ■ no lo molestes, que está durmiendo don't disturb him, he's asleep
    2 (perturbar) to bother, annoy, upset
    3 (importunar) to pester
    ■ ¡deja de molestarme ya! stop pestering me!
    4 (hacer daño - apretar) to hurt, be too tight; (- picar) to irritate
    5 (ofender) to upset
    ■ no se moleste en venir, ya se lo mandaremos a casa don't bother coming, we'll send it round to you
    2 (ofenderse) to take offence
    * * *
    verb
    1) to annoy, bother
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=importunar) to bother, annoy

    ¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? — they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?

    no la molestes más con tus tonterías — stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games

    2) (=interrumpir) to disturb

    siento molestarte, pero necesito que me ayudes — I'm sorry to disturb o trouble o bother you, but I need your help

    3) (=ofender) to upset
    2. VI
    1) (=importunar) to be a nuisance

    quita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando — get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance

    no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo — I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you

    me molesta mucho que me hablen así — it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that

    ese ruido me molesta — that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me

    me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? — the vase is in the way, can you move it?

    2) (=incomodar) to feel uncomfortable, bother

    ¿te molesta el humo? — does the smoke bother you?

    si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico — if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor

    3) (=ofender) to upset
    4) (=importar)
    [en preguntas]

    ¿le molesta la radio? — does the radio bother you?, do you mind the radio being on?

    ¿te molestaría prestarme un paraguas? — would you mind lending me an umbrella?

    ¿le molesta que abra la ventana o si abro la ventana? — do you mind if I open the window?

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( importunar) to bother
    b) ( interrumpir) to disturb
    2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    2.
    1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)

    ¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?

    ¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?

    no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable

    2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance

    vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself

    3.
    molestarsev pron
    1) ( disgustarse) to get upset

    se molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said

    2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)

    no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother

    ¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?

    molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me

    * * *
    = bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.
    Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
    Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
    Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
    Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.
    Ex. Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.
    Ex. I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
    Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
    Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
    Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
    Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
    Ex. He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
    Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
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    * molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.
    * molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( importunar) to bother
    b) ( interrumpir) to disturb
    2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    2.
    1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)

    ¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?

    ¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?

    no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable

    2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance

    vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself

    3.
    molestarsev pron
    1) ( disgustarse) to get upset

    se molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said

    2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)

    no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother

    ¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?

    molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me

    * * *
    = bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.

    Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.

    Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
    Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
    Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
    Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.
    Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.
    Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
    Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
    Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
    Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
    Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
    Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
    Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
    Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
    * molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.
    * molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.

    * * *
    molestar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (importunar) to bother
    perdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something
    ¿este señor la está molestando, señorita? is this man bothering you, Miss?
    2 (interrumpir) to disturb
    no la molestes, está estudiando don't disturb her, she's studying
    que no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a nap
    B (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    perdona si te he molestado I'm sorry if I've upset you
    ■ molestar
    vi
    A
    (importunar): ¿no te molesta ese ruido? doesn't that noise bother you?
    [ S ] se ruega no molestar please do not disturb
    ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?
    me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me
    ya sabes que me molesta que hables de él you know I don't like you to talk about him, you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about him
    nunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm working
    no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers me
    si le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injection
    B (fastidiar) to be a nuisance
    si vas a molestar, te vas de clase if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroom
    vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himself
    son unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at all
    no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any trouble
    A (disgustarse) to get upset
    no debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer don't get upset, he didn't mean to do it
    molestarse POR algo:
    se molestó por algo he got upset about something
    espero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I said
    molestarse CON algn to get annoyed WITH sb, get cross WITH sb ( BrE)
    se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him, he was put out o upset because I didn't invite him
    B (tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself ( frml)
    no se moleste, me voy enseguida it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leaving
    no se molesta por nadie, sólo piensa en él he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself
    ¿para qué vas a molestarte? why should you put yourself out?
    molestarse EN + INF:
    ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me
    se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell us
    yo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them
    * * *

     

    molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you


    2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( importunar):
    ◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;

    me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
    no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
    2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;
    ◊ no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble

    molestarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
    molestarse POR algo to get upset about sth;
    molestarse CON algn to get annoyed with sb
    2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);

    se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
    molestar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
    me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
    2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
    ' molestar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dañar
    - dejar
    - hartar
    - jambar
    - jorobar
    - marear
    - picar
    - reventar
    - ruido
    - sino
    - vivir
    - chingar
    - chocar
    - chorear
    - embromar
    - enredar
    - fastidiar
    - fregar
    - huevear
    - importar
    - joder
    - nomás
    - solo
    English:
    aggravate
    - annoy
    - bother
    - bug
    - disturb
    - gall
    - inconvenience
    - intrude
    - irk
    - irritate
    - nettle
    - pester
    - put out
    - roil
    - trouble
    - worry
    - heckler
    - impose
    - put
    - spite
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [perturbar] to bother;
    el calor no me molesta the heat doesn't bother me;
    esa luz tan brillante me molesta that bright light is hurting my eyes;
    deja ya de molestar al gato leave the cat alone;
    ¡deja de molestarme! stop annoying me!;
    ¿te están molestando los niños? are the children bothering you?;
    las moscas no paraban de molestarnos the flies were a real nuisance;
    ¿le molesta que fume o [m5] si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;
    ¿te molesta la radio? is the radio bothering you?;
    ¿te molesta si abro la ventana? do you mind if I open the window?;
    perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…
    2. [doler]
    me molesta una pierna my leg is giving me a bit of trouble;
    me molesta un poco la herida my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore;
    vuelva dentro de un mes si le sigue molestando come back in a month's time if it's still troubling you
    3. [ofender] to upset;
    me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me;
    … todo esto dicho sin ánimo de molestar a nadie I don't want to cause anyone offence but…
    ♦ vi
    vámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar let's go, we're in the way here;
    deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions;
    ¿molesto? – no, no, pasa am I interrupting? – no, not at all, come in;
    no querría molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo un momento I don't want to interrupt, but I need to have a word with you;
    puedes aparcar el camión allí, que no molesta you can park the truck over there where it won't be in the way;
    no molestar [en letrero] do not disturb
    * * *
    v/t
    1 bother, annoy
    2 ( doler) trouble;
    no molestar do not disturb
    * * *
    1) fastidiar: to annoy, to bother
    2) : to disturb, to disrupt
    : to be a nuisance
    * * *
    1. (interrumpir) to disturb
    no lo molestes, está descansando don't disturb him he's resting
    2. (importunar) to bother
    3. (disgustar) to upset [pt. & pp. upset]
    4. (producir un dolor) to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]
    5. (importar) to mind
    ¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?

    Spanish-English dictionary > molestar

  • 2 entre

    prep.
    1 between.
    entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock
    entre paréntesis in brackets
    entre nosotros between you and me, between ourselves (en confianza)
    discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other
    era un color entre verde y azul the color was somewhere between green and blue
    dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay
    2 among, amongst.
    estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present
    estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best
    entre otras cosas among other things
    3 divided by.
    intj.
    come in.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: entrar.
    * * *
    1 (dos términos) between
    2 (varios) among, amongst
    3 (sumando) counting
    4 (en) in
    5 (entremedio) somewhere between
    \
    de entre from among, out of
    entre... y... what with... and...
    ■ entre el frío y la lluvia... what with the cold and the rain...
    entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime
    por entre (entre) among, amongst 2 (a través) through
    * * *
    prep.
    * * *
    PREP
    1) (=en medio de)
    a) [dos elementos] between

    un líquido entre dulce y amargo — a liquid which is half-sweet, half-sour

    paréntesis, semana
    b) [más de dos elementos] among, amongst

    ¿has buscado entre las fotografías? — have you looked among(st) the photographs?

    puedes hablar, estamos entre amigos — you can speak freely, we're among(st) friends

    empezó a trabajar como mensajero, entre otras cosas — he started work as a courier, among(st) other things

    2) [indicando colaboración, participación]

    le compraremos un regalo entre todos — we'll buy her a present between all of us, we'll all club together to buy her a present

    ¿entre cuántos habéis hecho el trabajo? — how many of you did it take to do the work?

    entre sí: las mujeres hablaban entre sí — the women were talking among(st) themselves

    3) [uso aditivo]

    entre viaje y alojamiento nos gastamos 80 euros — we spent 80 euros between the travel and the accommodation, the travel and the accommodation came to 80 euros between them

    entre niños y niñas habrá unos veinte en total — there are about twenty in total, if you count boys and girls

    entre que era tarde y hacía frío, decidimos no salir — what with it being late and cold, we decided not to go out

    entre unas cosas y otras se nos hizo de noche — before we knew it, it was night

    4) (Mat)
    5) esp LAm
    *
    6)
    * * *
    I
    1)

    ¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

    cuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves

    2)
    a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among
    b) ( mezclado con) among

    hay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people

    entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)

    d) ( en distribuciones) among
    e) (Mat)
    3)

    entre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime

    II
    adverbio (esp AmL)

    entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...

    * * *
    = amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.
    Ex. The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.
    Ex. He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.
    Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
    Ex. Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.
    Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
    Ex. Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.
    Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
    Ex. The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.
    Ex. Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.
    Ex. The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
    ----
    * a caballo entre = midway between.
    * a mitad de camino entre = midway between.
    * compromiso entre novios = engagement.
    * conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.
    * de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.
    * de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.
    * distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....
    * entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.
    * entre corchetes = in brackets.
    * entre culturas = intercultural.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.
    * entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    * entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
    * entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.
    * entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.
    * entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.
    * entre fronteras = transborder.
    * entre grupos sociales = intergroup.
    * entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].
    * entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * entre la población en general = mainstream.
    * entre la profesión = intra-professional.
    * entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.
    * entre las páginas de = between the covers of.
    * entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.
    * entre los vivos = land of the living, the.
    * entre manos = at hand, in hand.
    * entre medias = in between.
    * entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.
    * entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.
    * entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.
    * entre otros = amongst others, among others.
    * entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.
    * entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.
    * entre profesiones = cross-occupational.
    * entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.
    * entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].
    * entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.
    * entre sí = each other.
    * entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].
    * entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.
    * entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....
    * espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.
    * estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.
    * estar entre = fall between.
    * hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.
    * niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.
    * que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.
    * reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.
    * resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.
    * * *
    I
    1)

    ¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? — why don't we all get together to buy him a present?

    cuando hablan entre ellos — ( dos personas) when they talk to each other; ( más de dos personas) when they talk among themselves

    2)
    a) (en el número, la colectividad de) among
    b) ( mezclado con) among

    hay unas cien personas entre alumnos y profesores — with o including pupils and teachers there are about a hundred people

    entre una cosa y otra... — (fam) what with one thing and another... (colloq)

    d) ( en distribuciones) among
    e) (Mat)
    3)

    entre tanto — meanwhile, in the meantime

    II
    adverbio (esp AmL)

    entre más... menos/más... — the more... the less/more...

    * * *
    = amidst, among, amongst, between, inter, across, amid, twixt, betwixt, in between.

    Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.

    Ex: He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.
    Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
    Ex: Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.
    Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
    Ex: Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.
    Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
    Ex: The article ' Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.
    Ex: Hume says we must distinguish ' betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.
    Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
    * a caballo entre = midway between.
    * a mitad de camino entre = midway between.
    * compromiso entre novios = engagement.
    * conector entre facetas = intra-facet connector.
    * de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.
    * de la zona de entre mareas = intertidal.
    * distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and....
    * entre bastidores = behind the scenes, backstage, offstage.
    * entre corchetes = in brackets.
    * entre culturas = intercultural.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.
    * entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    * entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
    * entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.
    * entre ellos contamos con los siguientes = numbered amongst these are.
    * entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.
    * entre fronteras = transborder.
    * entre grupos sociales = intergroup.
    * entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].
    * entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * entre la población en general = mainstream.
    * entre la profesión = intra-professional.
    * entre las dos y las cuatro = mid-afternoon.
    * entre las páginas de = between the covers of.
    * entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.
    * entre los vivos = land of the living, the.
    * entre manos = at hand, in hand.
    * entre medias = in between.
    * entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular = between + Nombre Plural.
    * entre nosotros = with us, between you and me, between ourselves.
    * entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.
    * entre otros = amongst others, among others.
    * entre países = transfrontier, transborder, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], cross-border.
    * entre paréntesis = parenthetically, parenthetic, in brackets, in parenthesis.
    * entre profesiones = cross-occupational.
    * entre + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + midst.
    * entre regiones = cross-regional, inter-regional [interregional].
    * entre semana = on weekdays, midweek, weekday.
    * entre sí = each other.
    * entre tres partes = 3-party [three-party].
    * entre tú y yo = between you and me, between ourselves.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library, cross-library.
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.
    * entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * entre... y... = anywhere from/between... and...., somewhere between... and....
    * espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.
    * estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between.
    * estar entre = fall between.
    * hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.
    * niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.
    * que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.
    * reconciliación entre = healing of the breach between.
    * resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation.

    * * *
    A
    se sienta entre Carlos y yo he sits between Carlos and me
    entre estas cuatro paredes within these four walls
    creó una barrera entre ellos it created a barrier between them
    lo escribió entre paréntesis she wrote it in brackets
    se me escapó por entre los dedos it slipped through my fingers
    correteaban por entre los arbustos they ran in and out of the bushes
    no pruebo bocado entre horas I don't eat a thing between meals
    entre estas dos fechas between these two dates
    está abierto entre semana it is open during the week
    entre las cuatro y las cinco between four and five (o'clock)
    con una expresión entre complacida y sorprendida with an expression somewhere between pleasure and surprise, with a half pleased, half surprised look
    es de un color entre el azul y el violeta it's a bluey purple color o a purplish blue color
    vacilaba entre decírselo y callar she was torn between telling him and keeping quiet
    estoy entre el verde y el azul I can't decide between the green one and the blue one
    entre nosotros or entre tú y yo, no tiene la más mínima idea between you and me o just between ourselves, he doesn't have a clue
    las relaciones entre los cuatro hermanos relations between the four brothers
    entre los dos/cuatro logramos levantarlo between the two of us/four of us we managed to lift it
    ¿por qué no le hacemos un regalo entre todos? why don't we all get together to buy him a present?
    entre ellos se entienden they understand each other o one another
    cuando hablan entre ellos no entiendo nada when they talk among themselves, I can't understand a thing
    tres depósitos unidos entre sí por una serie de tubos three tanks linked (to each other) by a series of pipes
    B
    1 (en el número, la colectividad de) among, amongst ( BrE)
    entre los trabajadores among the workers
    bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres blessed art thou among women
    está entre los mejores/más grandes del mundo it is among the best/largest in the world, it is one of the best/largest in the world
    entre los temas debatidos, éste fue el más conflictivo of the topics discussed this proved to be the most controversial
    hay un traidor entre nosotros there's a traitor among us o ( liter) in our midst
    estamos entre amigos we're all friends here, you're among friends
    es mentiroso, entre otras cosas he's a liar, among other things
    entre las monedas que me dio había algunas extranjeras there were some foreign coins among the ones he gave me
    se perdió entre la muchedumbre he got lost in the crowd
    lo encontré entre la arena I found it in the sand
    hay unas cien personas entre alumnos, padres y profesores with o including pupils, parents and teachers there are about a hundred people
    entre una cosa y otra nos llevó toda una mañana ( fam); what with one thing and another it took us a whole morning ( colloq)
    repártelos entre los niños share them out among the children
    tienes que dividirlo entre cinco you have to divide it by five
    diez entre dos es (igual a) cinco two into ten goes five (times), ten divided by two is five
    C
    entre tanto meanwhile, in the meantime
    entre tanto, vayan poniendo la mesa meanwhile o in the meantime, you can lay the table
    entre tanto (que) lo hacen while they do it
    ( esp AmL): entre más/menos... the more/less...
    entre más pide, menos le dan the more he asks for, the less they give him
    entre menos estudies, menos aprenderás the less you study, the less you will learn
    * * *

     

    Del verbo entrar: ( conjugate entrar)

    entré es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    entre es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    algo entre    
    entrar    
    entre
    entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( acercándose) to come in;
    ( alejándose) to go in;

    hazla entre tell her to come in, show her in;
    entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
    ¿se puede entre con el coche? can you drive in?;
    había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
    ¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
    entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
    entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
    2 (en etapa, estado) entre en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;

    entró en coma he went into a coma
    3
    a) (introducirse, meterse):

    ◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

    me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

    ◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;


    (+ me/te/le etc):

    el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
    no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
    4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
    ◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

    me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
    me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
    5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
    ◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

    6 ( incorporarse) entre en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
    ‹ en convento› to enter sth;
    el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
    7 ( estar incluido):

    ¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
    verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
    ( llevar) to take in;
    ◊ ¿cómo van a entre el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

    entre preposición
    1
    a) (dos personas, cosas) between;


    está entre las dos casas it's between the two houses;
    entre paréntesis in brackets;
    cuando hablan entre los dos when they talk to each other
    b) (más de dos personas, cosas) among;


    entre otras cosas among other things;
    se perdió entre la muchedumbre he disappeared into the crowd;
    entre estas cuatro paredes within these walls
    c) (indicando cooperación, distribución):


    le hicimos con regalo entre todos we all got together and brought him a present;
    repártelos entre los niños/entre todos share them out among the children/between everybody
    2 ( en expresiones de tiempo):

    llegaré entre las tres y las cuatro I'll be arriving between three and four;
    cualquier semana entre julio y agosto any week in July or August
    3

    ■ adverbio (esp AmL):
    ◊ entre más come más/menos engorda the more he eats the more/less he puts on weight

    entrar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
    2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
    3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
    4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
    5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
    entrar en calor, to warm up
    6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
    7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
    me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
    8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
    II verbo transitivo
    1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
    2 Inform to enter
    ♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
    ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects
    entre preposición
    1 (señalando límites) between: ponlo entre tú y ella, put it between you and her
    entre azul y verde, between blue and green
    (con la colaboración de) lo haremos entre Pedro, Pablo y yo, Peter, Paul and myself will do it between us
    2 (rodeado de) among(st)
    estoy entre amigos, I'm among friends
    (incluido en) está entre los primeros de la clase, he's among the best students of his class
    En general, entre se traduce por between cuando se refiere a dos cosas y among o amongst (más antiguo) cuando se refiere a más de dos. Sin embargo, se puede emplear between, junto con un verbo de movimiento, cuando queremos indicar que un conjunto de cosas se dividió en dos grupos: El río fluye entre los árboles. The river flows between the trees.

    ' entre' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abismal
    - abismo
    - abordaje
    - aclarar
    - adherencia
    - analogía
    - apareamiento
    - barrera
    - bastante
    - bastidor
    - bien
    - caballero
    - caballo
    - cada
    - camaradería
    - camino
    - ceja
    - cerrarse
    - clara
    - claro
    - comillas
    - compenetración
    - competencia
    - conexión
    - confianza
    - confundirse
    - congruencia
    - considerada
    - considerado
    - contarse
    - corporativismo
    - correlación
    - cruce
    - desnivel
    - despertarse
    - dicotomía
    - diente
    - disidencia
    - distanciamiento
    - dividir
    - dividirse
    - dudar
    - economía
    - entendimiento
    - escaramuza
    - escoger
    - espada
    - estragos
    - estrechar
    - estrechamiento
    English:
    ability
    - alike
    - already
    - amid
    - among
    - amongst
    - angular
    - antagonism
    - antipathy
    - backstage
    - barrel
    - barrier
    - behind
    - between
    - blue-collar
    - bond
    - bonding
    - border
    - bracket
    - cement
    - chip in
    - choose
    - chuckle
    - circulate
    - civilian
    - clash
    - close
    - club
    - connect
    - connected
    - dart
    - derby
    - devil
    - differentiate
    - discriminate
    - distinction
    - distinguish
    - divide
    - dole out
    - enter
    - entrails
    - equal
    - equality
    - evenly
    - exit poll
    - export
    - fall out
    - fatalism
    - feature
    - fence
    * * *
    ♦ prep
    1. [en medio de dos] between;
    está entre mi casa y la suya it's between my house and hers, it's on the way from my house to hers;
    entre las diez y las once between ten and eleven o'clock;
    entre 1939 y 1945 between 1939 and 1945, from 1939 to 1945;
    entre paréntesis in brackets, in parentheses;
    no abre entre semana it doesn't open during the week;
    no hay punto de comparación entre la ciudad y el campo there's no comparison between the city and the countryside;
    la diferencia entre tú y yo es que… the difference between you and me is that…;
    era un color entre verde y azul the colour was somewhere between green and blue;
    su estado de ánimo estaba entre la alegría y la emoción his state of mind was somewhere between o was a mixture of joy and excitement;
    se encuentra entre la vida y la muerte she is fighting for her life;
    entre nosotros [en confianza] between you and me, between ourselves;
    que quede esto entre tú y yo this is between you and me;
    dudo entre ir o quedarme I don't know o can't decide whether to go or to stay;
    entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)… what with one thing and another…;
    no tuve tiempo de llamarte entre unas cosas y otras between one thing and another I didn't have time to phone you
    2. [en medio de muchos] among, amongst;
    estaba entre los asistentes she was among those present;
    entre los celtas se solía… the Celts used to…;
    entre los médicos se considera que… most doctors believe that…;
    lo hicieron entre tres amigos the three friends did it between them;
    entre todos estoy seguro de que lo conseguiremos I'm sure we'll manage to do it between us;
    es el favorito entre los expertos the experts have him as the favourite;
    estuvo entre los mejores he was one of o amongst the best;
    no temas, estás entre amigos don't be afraid, you're amongst friends;
    desapareció entre la multitud she disappeared into the crowd;
    apareció de entre el humo it emerged from the smoke;
    entre hombres y mujeres somos más de cien there are over a hundred of us, men and women together;
    me regaló, entre otras cosas, una botella de whisky she gave me several things, including a bottle of whisky;
    tu principal defecto, entre otros, es que… your main defect, amongst others, is that…;
    lo encontré entre mis papeles I found it amongst my papers;
    entre sí amongst themselves;
    discutían entre sí they were arguing with each other
    3. [en divisiones]
    divide veinte entre cuatro divide twenty by four;
    ocho entre dos cuatro eight divided by two is four
    ♦ entre que loc conj
    Fam [mientras]
    entre que se levanta y se arregla, se le va media mañana it takes her half the morning just to get up and get ready
    ♦ entre tanto loc adv
    [mientras tanto] meanwhile;
    haz las camas, entre tanto, yo lavo los platos you make the beds, in the meantime, I'll do the washing up
    ♦ entre más loc adv
    Andes, CAm, Méx [cuanto más] the more;
    entre más duerme, más cansado se siente the more she sleeps, the more tired she feels
    * * *
    prp
    1 dos cosas, personas between;
    entre las dos y las tres between two and three
    2 más de dos among(st), between;
    entre nosotros among o between us;
    repartir algo entre tres split sth three ways
    lo pagamos entre todos we paid for it among o between us;
    lo hicieron entre tres they did it between the three of them;
    la relación entre ellos the relationship between them;
    te cuento entre mis amigos I regard you as a friend
    4 MAT
    :
    ocho entre cuatro son dos eight divided by four is two, four into eight is two
    * * *
    entre prep
    1) : between
    2) : among
    * * *
    entre prep
    1. (dos cosas) between

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  • 3 סיחה

    סִיחָה, שִׂיחָהf. (b. h. שִׂ׳; סוּחַ) talk, conversation. B. Bath.78b ואמאי קרי ליה סיח שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה and why do they call a young ass sayyaḥ? Because it follows a persuasive talk (of its driver, whereas the old ass must be struck). Ib. (play on עיר סיחון, Num. 21:27) אם משים … כְּעַיִר שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה if a man makes himself like (is as obedient as) the young ass that follows Ib. (play on ער ib. 28) זה המהלך אחר יצרו … ס׳ נאה that is he who follows his evil inclination as the young ass follows Snh.94a (play on ס̇נח̇ר̇י̇ב̇) שסִיֹחָתוֹ ר̇י̇ב̇ whose talk is strife. Kidd.71b כל שסיחתו בבבל he whose conversation shows that he is a Babylonian. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) אפי׳ ש׳ יתירהוכ׳ even superfluous talk between husband and wife is brought up against man in his hour of death; Lev. R. s. 26 אפי׳ ש׳ קלה שאדם משיחוכ׳ even frivolous talk Succ.28a שִׂיחַת חולין profane (secular) Yalk. Yalk. Num. 764 שיחת כנענים the language of the Canaanites; a. fr.Pl. סִיחֹות, שִׂ׳. Y.Gitt.IX, end, 50d (ש׳) ס׳ בני אדם משיחין when people talk what people say (i. e. when you can trace the rumor; v. Bab. ib. 89a); a. e.

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  • 4 שיחה

    סִיחָה, שִׂיחָהf. (b. h. שִׂ׳; סוּחַ) talk, conversation. B. Bath.78b ואמאי קרי ליה סיח שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה and why do they call a young ass sayyaḥ? Because it follows a persuasive talk (of its driver, whereas the old ass must be struck). Ib. (play on עיר סיחון, Num. 21:27) אם משים … כְּעַיִר שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה if a man makes himself like (is as obedient as) the young ass that follows Ib. (play on ער ib. 28) זה המהלך אחר יצרו … ס׳ נאה that is he who follows his evil inclination as the young ass follows Snh.94a (play on ס̇נח̇ר̇י̇ב̇) שסִיֹחָתוֹ ר̇י̇ב̇ whose talk is strife. Kidd.71b כל שסיחתו בבבל he whose conversation shows that he is a Babylonian. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) אפי׳ ש׳ יתירהוכ׳ even superfluous talk between husband and wife is brought up against man in his hour of death; Lev. R. s. 26 אפי׳ ש׳ קלה שאדם משיחוכ׳ even frivolous talk Succ.28a שִׂיחַת חולין profane (secular) Yalk. Yalk. Num. 764 שיחת כנענים the language of the Canaanites; a. fr.Pl. סִיחֹות, שִׂ׳. Y.Gitt.IX, end, 50d (ש׳) ס׳ בני אדם משיחין when people talk what people say (i. e. when you can trace the rumor; v. Bab. ib. 89a); a. e.

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  • 5 סִיחָה

    סִיחָה, שִׂיחָהf. (b. h. שִׂ׳; סוּחַ) talk, conversation. B. Bath.78b ואמאי קרי ליה סיח שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה and why do they call a young ass sayyaḥ? Because it follows a persuasive talk (of its driver, whereas the old ass must be struck). Ib. (play on עיר סיחון, Num. 21:27) אם משים … כְּעַיִר שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה if a man makes himself like (is as obedient as) the young ass that follows Ib. (play on ער ib. 28) זה המהלך אחר יצרו … ס׳ נאה that is he who follows his evil inclination as the young ass follows Snh.94a (play on ס̇נח̇ר̇י̇ב̇) שסִיֹחָתוֹ ר̇י̇ב̇ whose talk is strife. Kidd.71b כל שסיחתו בבבל he whose conversation shows that he is a Babylonian. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) אפי׳ ש׳ יתירהוכ׳ even superfluous talk between husband and wife is brought up against man in his hour of death; Lev. R. s. 26 אפי׳ ש׳ קלה שאדם משיחוכ׳ even frivolous talk Succ.28a שִׂיחַת חולין profane (secular) Yalk. Yalk. Num. 764 שיחת כנענים the language of the Canaanites; a. fr.Pl. סִיחֹות, שִׂ׳. Y.Gitt.IX, end, 50d (ש׳) ס׳ בני אדם משיחין when people talk what people say (i. e. when you can trace the rumor; v. Bab. ib. 89a); a. e.

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  • 6 שִׂיחָה

    סִיחָה, שִׂיחָהf. (b. h. שִׂ׳; סוּחַ) talk, conversation. B. Bath.78b ואמאי קרי ליה סיח שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה and why do they call a young ass sayyaḥ? Because it follows a persuasive talk (of its driver, whereas the old ass must be struck). Ib. (play on עיר סיחון, Num. 21:27) אם משים … כְּעַיִר שמהלך אחר ס׳ נאה if a man makes himself like (is as obedient as) the young ass that follows Ib. (play on ער ib. 28) זה המהלך אחר יצרו … ס׳ נאה that is he who follows his evil inclination as the young ass follows Snh.94a (play on ס̇נח̇ר̇י̇ב̇) שסִיֹחָתוֹ ר̇י̇ב̇ whose talk is strife. Kidd.71b כל שסיחתו בבבל he whose conversation shows that he is a Babylonian. Ḥag.5b (ref. to Am. 4:13) אפי׳ ש׳ יתירהוכ׳ even superfluous talk between husband and wife is brought up against man in his hour of death; Lev. R. s. 26 אפי׳ ש׳ קלה שאדם משיחוכ׳ even frivolous talk Succ.28a שִׂיחַת חולין profane (secular) Yalk. Yalk. Num. 764 שיחת כנענים the language of the Canaanites; a. fr.Pl. סִיחֹות, שִׂ׳. Y.Gitt.IX, end, 50d (ש׳) ס׳ בני אדם משיחין when people talk what people say (i. e. when you can trace the rumor; v. Bab. ib. 89a); a. e.

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  • 7 ser rico en contenido

    Ex. When the talk is rich in content, when it is spoken in a variety of tones and is verbally colorful and inventive, a child is being prepared for the possibilities of language.
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    Ex: When the talk is rich in content, when it is spoken in a variety of tones and is verbally colorful and inventive, a child is being prepared for the possibilities of language.

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  • 8 FYRIR

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    prep.
    I. with dat.
    1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);
    fyrir dyrum, before the door;
    2) before one, in one’s presence;
    hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;
    3) for;
    hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;
    4) before one, in one’s way;
    fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;
    sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;
    5) naut. term. before, off;
    liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;
    fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;
    6) before, at the head of, over;
    vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;
    vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;
    sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;
    7) of time, ago;
    fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;
    fyrir stundu, a while ago;
    fyrir löngu, long ago;
    vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);
    8) before, above, superior to;
    Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;
    9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;
    þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;
    tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;
    10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;
    mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;
    varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;
    Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;
    11) because of, for;
    hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;
    fyrir hræðslu, for fear;
    illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;
    gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;
    fyrir því at, because, since, as;
    12) against;
    gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;
    beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;
    13) fyrir sér, of oneself;
    mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;
    minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;
    14) denoting manner or quality, with;
    hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;
    II. with acc.
    1) before, in front of;
    halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;
    2) before, into the presence of;
    stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;
    3) over;
    hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;
    kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;
    4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;
    ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;
    5) round, off;
    sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;
    6) along, all along;
    fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;
    draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
    7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;
    fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;
    8) for, on behalf of;
    vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;
    lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;
    9) for, for the benefit of;
    þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);
    10) for, instead of, in place of, as;
    11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);
    fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);
    fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;
    12) denoting value, price;
    fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;
    fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;
    13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);
    14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);
    fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;
    fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;
    fyrir handan á, beyond the river;
    fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;
    III. as adverb or ellipt.
    1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;
    þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;
    2) first;
    mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;
    3) at hand, present, to the fore;
    föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;
    þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);
    4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;
    e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).
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    prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]
    WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.
    2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.
    3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.
    II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.
    2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).
    3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.
    4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.
    III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.
    IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.
    V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.
    B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.
    2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.
    II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).
    2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.
    III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.
    2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.
    IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.
    V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.
    2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.
    β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.
    VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.
    VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.
    2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.
    VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).
    β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.
    IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.
    X. as adverb or ellipt.,
    1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.
    β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.
    2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.
    3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.
    XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.
    XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.
    WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.
    2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.
    3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.
    4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).
    II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.
    III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.
    2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.
    IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.
    B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.
    II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.
    III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.
    IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.
    V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.
    VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.
    2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.
    2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.
    VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.
    IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.
    X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.
    2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.
    XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.
    ☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:
    I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.
    β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.
    2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.
    II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:
    1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.
    2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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  • 9 desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad

    Ex. Whereas when the talk is limited, anemic, verbally and tonally narrow, just the opposite is true; a deprivation occurs that will later show itself in difficulties in learning to read, in writing, in coping with social situations where speech is essential.
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    Ex: Whereas when the talk is limited, anemic, verbally and tonally narrow, just the opposite is true; a deprivation occurs that will later show itself in difficulties in learning to read, in writing, in coping with social situations where speech is essential.

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  • 10 no + Verbo en Subjuntivo

    (v.) = won't + Verbo
    Ex. I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.
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    (v.) = won't + Verbo

    Ex: I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.

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  • 11 perder

    v.
    1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).
    Ella pierde She loses.
    Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.
    Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.
    no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose
    3 to waste.
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    4 to miss (tren, vuelo).
    Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.
    5 to be the ruin of.
    le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him
    6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).
    ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil
    7 to go downhill.
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    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to lose
    2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste
    3 (tren etc) to miss
    4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of
    1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out
    2 (empeorar) to get worse
    ■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be
    1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing
    2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up
    3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off
    ■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears
    4 (dejar escapar) to miss
    ■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!
    \
    echar a perder to spoil
    perder agua to leak
    perder color to fade
    perder de vista to lose sight of
    perderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/something
    salir perdiendo to come off worse, lose out
    tener buen perder to be a good loser
    tener mal perder to be a bad loser
    ¡piérdete! familiar get lost!
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    verb
    2) miss
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    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to lose

    • perder algo de vista — to lose sight of sth

    conviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

    2) [+ tiempo] to waste

    ¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!

    3) [+ aire, aceite] to leak

    el vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak

    4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose
    5) (=destruir) to ruin

    ese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin

    lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...

    6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit
    2. VI
    1) [en competición, disputa] to lose

    • tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose

    • saber perder — to be a good loser

    • salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal

    2) (=empeorar)

    era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill

    era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be

    3) [tela] to fade
    4)

    • echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste

    • echarse a perder — [comida] to go off; [sorpresa] to be ruined, be spoiled

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose
    b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose
    3)
    a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

    con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

    más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

    b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose
    c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

    perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

    d) <hijo/marido> to lose
    4)
    a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

    perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

    perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

    b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

    perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

    c) <peso/kilos> to lose
    5)
    a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss
    b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss
    c) < tiempo> to waste
    6)
    a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose
    b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail
    7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
    2.
    perder vi
    1) ( ser derrotado) to lose
    2)
    a) cafetera/tanque to leak
    b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade
    3)

    echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)

    3.
    perderse v pron
    1)
    a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

    no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

    b) ( desaparecer) to disappear
    c) (en tema, conversación)

    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

    2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss
    a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)
    b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)
    * * *
    = lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.
    Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.
    Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
    Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.
    Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
    Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
    Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
    Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.
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    * echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.
    * echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.
    * echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.
    * ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.
    * hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.
    * hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
    * hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.
    * hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.
    * hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.
    * hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.
    * perder agua = lose + water, leak.
    * perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).
    * perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.
    * perder control = lose + control (of).
    * perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.
    * perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * perder el ánimo = lose + heart.
    * perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.
    * perder el color = fade.
    * perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.
    * perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.
    * perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.
    * perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.
    * perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.
    * perder el hábito = lose + the habit.
    * perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.
    * perder el interés = pall.
    * perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.
    * perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.
    * perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.
    * perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.
    * perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.
    * perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.
    * perder esperanza = lose + hope.
    * perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.
    * perder gas = lose + steam.
    * perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.
    * perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.
    * perder influencia = lose + clout.
    * perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.
    * perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.
    * perder la calma = blow + a fuse.
    * perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.
    * perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.
    * perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder la credibilidad = lose + face.
    * perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).
    * perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.
    * perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.
    * perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.
    * perder la ilusión = lose + heart.
    * perder la motivación = lose + motivation.
    * perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.
    * perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.
    * perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder la pista de = lose + track of.
    * perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
    * perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.
    * perder la sincronización = get out of + step.
    * perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.
    * perder la timidez con = warm up to.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.
    * perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.
    * perder la vista = become + blind.
    * perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.
    * perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.
    * perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.
    * perder nota = lose + marks.
    * perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.
    * perder peso = lose + weight.
    * perder poder = lose + power.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * perder propiedades = lose + property.
    * perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.
    * perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.
    * perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perder sentido = lose + purpose.
    * perderse por = wander through.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * perderse una clase = miss + class.
    * perder terreno = lose + ground.
    * perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.
    * perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * perder una batalla = lose + battle.
    * perder una guerra = lose + war.
    * perder un amigo = lose + a friend.
    * perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.
    * perder una venta = lose + sale.
    * perder una votación = outvote.
    * perder un objeto personal = lose + property.
    * perder un partido = lose + match.
    * perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.
    * perder ventas = lose + sales.
    * perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.
    * perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.
    * por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.
    * que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].
    * salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.
    * salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * se pierda o se gane = win or lose.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.
    * tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose
    b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose
    3)
    a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

    con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

    más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

    b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose
    c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

    perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

    d) <hijo/marido> to lose
    4)
    a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

    perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

    perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

    b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

    perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

    c) <peso/kilos> to lose
    5)
    a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss
    b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss
    c) < tiempo> to waste
    6)
    a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose
    b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail
    7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
    2.
    perder vi
    1) ( ser derrotado) to lose
    2)
    a) cafetera/tanque to leak
    b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade
    3)

    echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)

    3.
    perderse v pron
    1)
    a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

    no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

    b) ( desaparecer) to disappear
    c) (en tema, conversación)

    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

    2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss
    a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)
    b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)
    * * *
    = lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

    Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

    Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
    Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.
    Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
    Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
    Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
    Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.
    * echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.
    * echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.
    * echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.
    * ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.
    * hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.
    * hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
    * hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.
    * hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.
    * hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.
    * hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.
    * perder agua = lose + water, leak.
    * perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).
    * perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.
    * perder control = lose + control (of).
    * perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.
    * perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * perder el ánimo = lose + heart.
    * perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.
    * perder el color = fade.
    * perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.
    * perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.
    * perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.
    * perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.
    * perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.
    * perder el hábito = lose + the habit.
    * perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.
    * perder el interés = pall.
    * perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.
    * perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.
    * perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.
    * perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.
    * perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.
    * perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.
    * perder esperanza = lose + hope.
    * perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.
    * perder gas = lose + steam.
    * perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.
    * perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.
    * perder influencia = lose + clout.
    * perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.
    * perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.
    * perder la calma = blow + a fuse.
    * perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.
    * perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.
    * perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder la credibilidad = lose + face.
    * perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).
    * perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.
    * perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.
    * perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.
    * perder la ilusión = lose + heart.
    * perder la motivación = lose + motivation.
    * perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.
    * perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.
    * perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder la pista de = lose + track of.
    * perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
    * perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.
    * perder la sincronización = get out of + step.
    * perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.
    * perder la timidez con = warm up to.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.
    * perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.
    * perder la vista = become + blind.
    * perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.
    * perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.
    * perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.
    * perder nota = lose + marks.
    * perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.
    * perder peso = lose + weight.
    * perder poder = lose + power.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * perder propiedades = lose + property.
    * perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.
    * perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.
    * perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perder sentido = lose + purpose.
    * perderse por = wander through.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * perderse una clase = miss + class.
    * perder terreno = lose + ground.
    * perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.
    * perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * perder una batalla = lose + battle.
    * perder una guerra = lose + war.
    * perder un amigo = lose + a friend.
    * perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.
    * perder una venta = lose + sale.
    * perder una votación = outvote.
    * perder un objeto personal = lose + property.
    * perder un partido = lose + match.
    * perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.
    * perder ventas = lose + sales.
    * perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.
    * perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.
    * por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.
    * que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].
    * salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.
    * salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * se pierda o se gane = win or lose.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.
    * tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

    * * *
    perder [E8 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to lose
    he perdido su dirección I've lost her address
    perdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for them
    me perdiste la página you lost my place o page
    perdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowd
    no pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight
    2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to lose
    hemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the plane
    B
    (ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall
    C
    1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to lose
    perdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing poker
    perdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that deal
    con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but ask
    más se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world
    terreno2 (↑ terreno (2))
    2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to lose
    si te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue
    3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to lose
    ha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/blood
    el susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechless
    perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish
    4 ‹hijo/marido› to lose
    perder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriage
    D
    1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to lose
    no hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heart
    yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope
    he perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up early
    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre ( iró); you're late, just for a change ( iro)
    trata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practice
    tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying
    perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance
    perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out
    2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to lose
    el avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose height
    perder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beat
    estás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!
    3 ‹peso/kilos› to lose
    E
    1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss
    2 ‹ocasión› to miss
    sería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunity
    no pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him
    3 ‹tiempo›
    ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    no pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince him
    llámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediately
    perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strike
    F
    1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose
    2 ‹curso/año› to fail
    perder un examen (Ur); to fail an exam
    G ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
    el coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oil
    el globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon
    ■ perder
    vi
    A (ser derrotado) to lose
    perdimos por un punto we lost by one point
    no sabes perder you're a bad loser
    no discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll lose
    la que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worst
    B
    1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak
    2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to run
    C
    A
    1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lost
    siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town
    no te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then
    (+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money
    guárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it
    no hay por dónde perderse ( Chi fam); there's no question about it
    2 (desaparecer) to disappear
    se perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd
    3
    (en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
    me distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the thread
    las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning
    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already
    4
    (en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dress
    los sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting room
    B ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
    no te perdiste nada you didn't miss anything
    te perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)
    C «persona»
    1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)
    2 ( Per fam) (prostituirse) to go on the streets o the game ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to lose;

    quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
    con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
    perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
    See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
    yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
    perder la práctica to get out of practice;
    perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
    perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
    perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

    ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
    2
    a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

    b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;


    c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

    ◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    3
    a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

    b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

    ‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
    4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;

    no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
    llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
    la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
    2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
    3
    ◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

    perderse verbo pronominal
    1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;

    se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
    cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
    2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
    perder
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un objeto) to lose
    2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
    3 (el tiempo) to waste
    4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
    5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
    6 (agua, aceite) to leak
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
    2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
    3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
    ♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
    llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
    ' perder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adormecerse
    - aflojar
    - baño
    - borda
    - brújula
    - cabeza
    - cabo
    - clarear
    - conciencia
    - conocimiento
    - costumbre
    - cuenta
    - declinar
    - descuidarse
    - desesperarse
    - desfallecer
    - desgracia
    - desinflarse
    - desnaturalizar
    - despedirse
    - despintar
    - despistar
    - destinada
    - destinado
    - desvanecerse
    - deteriorarse
    - distraerse
    - don
    - enloquecer
    - estribo
    - facultad
    - flaquear
    - granizada
    - hilo
    - infortunio
    - innecesaria
    - innecesario
    - interés
    - joderse
    - juicio
    - llevar
    - norte
    - papel
    - pasarse
    - peso
    - razón
    - resbalar
    - rumbo
    - saber
    - sentida
    English:
    avoid
    - balance
    - black out
    - blow
    - boat
    - bound
    - break
    - bungle
    - cool
    - course
    - crush
    - danger
    - dawdle
    - decline
    - dignity
    - dilly-dally
    - erode
    - even
    - face
    - fade
    - fiddle around
    - flag
    - footing
    - forfeit
    - freak out
    - gamble away
    - gazump
    - ground
    - grow out of
    - handle
    - hang about
    - hang around
    - heart
    - keep
    - leak
    - lose
    - mislay
    - miss
    - muck about
    - muck around
    - muck up
    - pall
    - piece
    - pot
    - rack
    - rag
    - reason
    - rise
    - risk
    - shape
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [extraviar] to lose;
    he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella
    2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;
    he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;
    la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;
    no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;
    el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;
    ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;
    he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;
    perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;
    perder peso to lose weight;
    perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;
    cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;
    no tienes/tiene/ etc[m5]. nada que perder you have/he has/ etc nothing to lose;
    Esp
    más se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world
    3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;
    este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game
    4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;
    [oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;
    no pierdas el tiempo con o [m5] en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that;
    he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss
    6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;
    la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;
    ese camión va perdiendo aceite that truck o Br lorry is losing o leaking oil
    7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;
    le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him
    8. Urug [examen] to fail
    ♦ vi
    1. [salir derrotado] to lose;
    perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;
    perdimos (por) dos a cero we lost Br two-nil o US two-zero;
    no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;
    sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;
    salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse
    2. [empeorar] to go downhill;
    este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;
    estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well
    3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;
    esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;
    una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres
    4. [en frases]
    echar algo a perder to spoil sth;
    echarse a perder [alimento] to spoil, Br to go off
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 objeto lose;
    ¡piérdete! get lost!;
    no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose
    2 tren, avión etc miss
    3 el tiempo waste
    II v/i lose;
    tener las de perder be at a disadvantage;
    salir perdiendo come off worst
    * * *
    perder {56} vt
    1) : to lose
    2) : to miss
    perdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity
    3) : to waste (time)
    perder vi
    : to lose
    * * *
    perder vb
    1. (en general) to lose [pt. & pp. lost]
    2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss
    3. (tiempo) to waste
    4. (líquido, gas) to leak
    echar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil something
    echarse a perder to go off / to go bad

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder

  • 12 respirar con dificultad

    (v.) = gasp for + breath, wheeze
    Ex. I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.
    Ex. Children who started wheezing in early life were more likely than the children who never wheezed to have mothers with a history of asthma.
    * * *
    (v.) = gasp for + breath, wheeze

    Ex: I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.

    Ex: Children who started wheezing in early life were more likely than the children who never wheezed to have mothers with a history of asthma.

    Spanish-English dictionary > respirar con dificultad

  • 13 perderse

    1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing
    2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up
    3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off
    ■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears
    4 (dejar escapar) to miss
    ■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!
    * * *
    2) miss
    * * *
    VPR
    1) [persona] to get lost

    ¡piérdete! — * get lost! *

    2) [objeto]

    ¿qué se les ha perdido en Alemania? — what business have they in Germany?

    3) [+ programa, fiesta] to miss

    ¡no te lo pierdas! — don't miss it!

    4) (=desaparecer) to disappear
    5) (=desperdiciarse) to be wasted, go to waste
    6) (=arruinarse) [persona] to lose one's way; [cosecha] to be ruined, get spoiled
    7)

    • perderse por algo/algn — to be mad about sth/sb

    perderse por hacer algo — to be dying to do sth, long to do sth

    8) LAm (=prostituirse) to go on the streets
    * * *
    (v.) = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings
    Ex. If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.
    Ex. Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
    Ex. They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
    Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
    Ex. The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.
    Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.
    Ex. It sounds like it could be quite easy for you to get out of your depth with this problem.
    Ex. If one with route knowledge wanders off the route, it would be very difficult for them to backtrack to the route of their own.
    Ex. The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system.
    Ex. Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems.
    Ex. You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question.
    Ex. Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
    * * *
    (v.) = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings

    Ex: If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.

    Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
    Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
    Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
    Ex: The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.
    Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.
    Ex: It sounds like it could be quite easy for you to get out of your depth with this problem.
    Ex: If one with route knowledge wanders off the route, it would be very difficult for them to backtrack to the route of their own.
    Ex: The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system.
    Ex: Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems.
    Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question.
    Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.

    * * *

    ■perderse verbo reflexivo
    1 (extraviarse) to get lost: es fácil perderse en el metro, it's easy to get lost on the underground
    2 (desaparecer) to disappear
    perderse entre la multitud, to disappear into the crowd
    3 (pervertirse) to go to rack and ruin
    ' perderse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despistarse
    - perder
    - vista
    English:
    astray
    - lose
    - lost
    - miss out
    - way
    - fail
    - lapse
    - miss
    - recede
    - stray
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [extraviarse] to get lost;
    me he perdido I'm lost;
    se han perdido las tijeras the scissors have disappeared;
    se me ha perdido el reloj I've lost my watch;
    Fig
    a mí no se me ha perdido nada por allí I've no desire to go there
    2. [desaparecer] to disappear;
    se perdió entre el gentío she disappeared amongst the crowd;
    Fam
    ¡piérdete! get lost!
    3. [distraerse, no seguir el hilo]
    me he perdido, ¿podría repetir? I'm lost, would you mind repeating what you just said?;
    cuando empiezan a hablar de toros yo me pierdo when they start talking about bullfighting, I get completely lost;
    uno se pierde entre tantas siglas de partidos políticos all these acronyms for the different political parties are so confusing;
    explícamelo otra vez, que me he perdido explain it to me again, you lost me
    4. [desaprovechar]
    perderse algo to miss out on sth;
    ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!;
    me he perdido el principio I missed the beginning;
    no te has perdido gran cosa you didn't miss much
    5. [desperdiciarse] to be wasted
    6. [por los vicios, las malas compañías] to be beyond salvation
    7. [anhelar]
    perderse por to be mad about
    * * *
    v/r get lost;
    no se te ha perdido nada aquí fig there’s nothing here for you
    * * *
    vr
    extraviarse: to get lost, to stray
    * * *
    1. (extraviarse) to get lost
    ¡piérdete! get lost!
    2. (concierto, película, etc) to miss
    ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!

    Spanish-English dictionary > perderse

  • 14 У-158

    ДЕРЖАТЬ УХО ВОСТРО coll ДЕРЖАТЬ УШКИ НА МАКУШКЕ coll, usu. humor VP subj: human often imper or infin with надо, нужно, следует etc usu. this WO
    1. \У-158 с кем not to trust s.o., to be very cautious with s.o.: с Y-ом держи ухо востро = be on your guard with Y
    be very careful with Y watch Y carefully (in refer, to caution when speaking with s.o. or in s.o. 's presence) watch what you say when Y is around (when you talk to Y etc)
    (Хлестаков:) Я еду в Саратовскую губернию, в собственную деревню. (Городничий (в сторону, с лицом, принимающим ироническое выражение):) В Саратовскую губернию! А? И не покраснеет! О, да с ним нужно ухо востро (Гоголь 4). (Kh.:) I'm on my way to my own estate in the province of Saratov. (Mayor (aside with an ironical expression):) In the province of Saratov! And not a blush! Oh, you have to be on your guard with him (4c).
    «...C Юркой со своим ухо держи востро». - «Как это „востро"? Почему?» - «...Думаю я, что нет для него ничего святого». - «Конечно, в бога не верит». - «Я не про бога говорю... Я к тому, что нету в нём доброты, души нет. А раз нет души, так и святого ничего нету» (Михайловская 1)."...Be very careful with your Yuri." "What do you mean by 'careful? Why?" "...1 think that nothing is sacred to him." "Of course, he doesn't believe in God." "I am not speaking of God. What I mean is, there is no kindness in him, no soul. And if there is no soul, there is nothing sacred" (1a).
    2. to be cautious, attentive, vigilant (in order to avoid danger or trouble, protect one's interests etc)
    X-y надо держать ухо востро - X must (has to) be on his guard (on the alert)
    X must keep his eyes and ears open X must (has got to etc) keep his ear to the ground (keep his ears pricked) X must keep a sharp lookout (in limited contexts) you can't be too careful.
    Она знала, её научили, что здесь (на Западе) ухо надо держать востро (Войнович 1). She knew, for she had been taught well, that in the West you have to be on your guard (1a).
    Сердце неугомонного старичка билось тревожно, он ходил по пустым своим комнатам и прислушивался. Надо было держать ухо востро: мог где-нибудь сторожить ее (Грушеньку) Дмитрий Федорович, а как она постучится в окно... то надо было отпереть двери как можно скорее... (Достоевский 1). The irrepressible old man's heart was beating anxiously, he paced his empty rooms and listened. He had to be on the alert: Dmitri Fyodorovich could be watching out for her (Grushenka) somewhere, and when she knocked at the window...he would have to open the door as quickly as possible... (1a).
    ...Ребров знал, что при Лялином мягкосердечии самая страстная ненависть может легко перекинуться в страстное сожаление, даже в сочувствие, тут надо держать ухо востро (Трифонов 1)....With Lyalya's softheartedness Rebrov knew that the strongest hatred could easily transform itself into feelings of pity or even sympathy, so here he would have to keep his eyes and ears open (1a).
    Ребята мои умничают. Они воры. Мне должно держать ухо востро при первой неудаче они свою шею выкупят моею головою» (Пушкин 2). "My fellows are always trying to be clever. They're crooks. I've got to keep my ears pricked: at the first sign of failure they'll try to save their necks in exchange for my head" (2a).
    «Я бы тебя... не поставил на этот пост, не положено кандидату, но господин ротмистр приказал... Ты держи ухо востро, Мак» (Стругацкие 2). "If it were up to me, I wouldn't have assigned you to this post. It's never given to candidates, but the captain ordered it. Keep a sharp lookout, Mac" (2a).

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  • 15 держать ухо востро

    [VP; subj: human; often Imper or infin with надо, нужно, следует etc; usu. this WO]
    =====
    1. держать ухо востро с кем not to trust s.o., to be very cautious with s.o.: с Y-ом держи ухо востро ≈ be on your guard with Y; be very careful with Y; watch Y carefully; [in refer, to caution when speaking with s.o. or in s.o.'s presence] watch what you say when Y is around <when you talk to Y etc>.
         ♦ [Хлестаков:] Я еду в Саратовскую губернию, в собственную деревню. [Городничий (в сторону, с лицом, принимающим ироническое выражение):] В Саратовскую губернию! А? И не покраснеет! О, да с ним нужно ухо востро (Гоголь 4). [Kh.:] I'm on my way to my own estate in the province of Saratov. [Mayor (aside with an ironical expression):] In the province of Saratov! And not a blush! Oh, you have to be on your guard with him (4c).
         ♦ "...С Юркой со своим ухо держи востро". - "Как это " востро"? Почему?" - "...Думаю я, что нет для него ничего святого". - "Конечно, в бога не верит". - "Я не про бога говорю... Я к тому, что нету в нём доброты, души нет. А раз нет души, так и святого ничего нету" (Михайловская 1). "...Be very careful with your Yuri." "What do you mean by 'careful? Why?" "...I think that nothing is sacred to him." "Of course, he doesn't believe in God." "I am not speaking of God. What I mean is, there is no kindness in him, no soul. And if there is no soul, there is nothing sacred" (1a).
    2. to be cautious, attentive, vigilant (in order to avoid danger or trouble, protect one's interests etc):
    - X-y надо держать ухо востро≈ X must < has to> be on his guard < on the alert>;
    - X must <has got to etc> keep his ear to the ground < keep his ears pricked>;
    - [in limited contexts] you can't be too careful.
         ♦ Она знала, её научили, что здесь [на Западе] ухо надо держать востро (Войнович 1). She knew, for she had been taught well, that in the West you have to be on your guard (1a).
         ♦ Сердце неугомонного старичка билось тревожно, он ходил по пустым своим комнатам и прислушивался. Надо было держать ухо востро: мог где-нибудь сторожить ее [Грушеньку] Дмитрий Федорович, а как она постучится в окно... то надо было отпереть двери как можно скорее... (Достоевский 1). The irrepressible old man's heart was beating anxiously; he paced his empty rooms and listened. He had to be on the alert: Dmitri Fyodorovich could be watching out for her [Grushenka] somewhere, and when she knocked at the window...he would have to open the door as quickly as possible... (1a).
         ♦...Ребров знал, что при Лялином мягкосердечии самая страстная ненависть может легко перекинуться в страстное сожаление, даже в сочувствие, тут надо держать ухо востро (Трифонов 1)....With Lyalya's softheartedness Rebrov knew that the strongest hatred could easily transform itself into feelings of pity or even sympathy, so here he would have to keep his eyes and ears open (1a).
         ♦ "Ребята мои умничают. Они воры. Мне должно держать ухо востро; при первой неудаче они свою шею выкупят моею головою" (Пушкин 2). "My fellows are always trying to be clever. They're crooks. I've got to keep my ears pricked: at the first sign of failure they'll try to save their necks in exchange for my head" (2a).
         ♦ "Я бы тебя... не поставил на этот пост, не положено кандидату, но господин ротмистр приказал... Ты держи ухо востро, Мак" (Стругацкие 2). "If it were up to me, I wouldn't have assigned you to this post. It's never given to candidates, but the captain ordered it. Keep a sharp lookout, Mac" (2a).

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  • 16 держать ушки на макушке

    • ДЕРЖАТЬ УХО ВОСТРО coll; ДЕРЖАТЬ УШКИ НА МАКУШКЕ coll, usu. humor
    [VP; subj: human; often Imper or infin with надо, нужно, следует etc; usu. this WO]
    =====
    1. держать ушки на макушке с кем not to trust s.o., to be very cautious with s.o.: с Y-ом держи ухо востро ≈ be on your guard with Y; be very careful with Y; watch Y carefully; [in refer, to caution when speaking with s.o. or in s.o.'s presence] watch what you say when Y is around <when you talk to Y etc>.
         ♦ [Хлестаков:] Я еду в Саратовскую губернию, в собственную деревню. [Городничий (в сторону, с лицом, принимающим ироническое выражение):] В Саратовскую губернию! А? И не покраснеет! О, да с ним нужно ухо востро (Гоголь 4). [Kh.:] I'm on my way to my own estate in the province of Saratov. [Mayor (aside with an ironical expression):] In the province of Saratov! And not a blush! Oh, you have to be on your guard with him (4c).
         ♦ "...С Юркой со своим ухо держи востро". - "Как это " востро"? Почему?" - "...Думаю я, что нет для него ничего святого". - "Конечно, в бога не верит". - "Я не про бога говорю... Я к тому, что нету в нём доброты, души нет. А раз нет души, так и святого ничего нету" (Михайловская 1). "...Be very careful with your Yuri." "What do you mean by 'careful? Why?" "...I think that nothing is sacred to him." "Of course, he doesn't believe in God." "I am not speaking of God. What I mean is, there is no kindness in him, no soul. And if there is no soul, there is nothing sacred" (1a).
    2. to be cautious, attentive, vigilant (in order to avoid danger or trouble, protect one's interests etc):
    - X-y надо держать ухо востро≈ X must < has to> be on his guard < on the alert>;
    - X must <has got to etc> keep his ear to the ground < keep his ears pricked>;
    - [in limited contexts] you can't be too careful.
         ♦ Она знала, её научили, что здесь [на Западе] ухо надо держать востро (Войнович 1). She knew, for she had been taught well, that in the West you have to be on your guard (1a).
         ♦ Сердце неугомонного старичка билось тревожно, он ходил по пустым своим комнатам и прислушивался. Надо было держать ухо востро: мог где-нибудь сторожить ее [Грушеньку] Дмитрий Федорович, а как она постучится в окно... то надо было отпереть двери как можно скорее... (Достоевский 1). The irrepressible old man's heart was beating anxiously; he paced his empty rooms and listened. He had to be on the alert: Dmitri Fyodorovich could be watching out for her [Grushenka] somewhere, and when she knocked at the window...he would have to open the door as quickly as possible... (1a).
         ♦...Ребров знал, что при Лялином мягкосердечии самая страстная ненависть может легко перекинуться в страстное сожаление, даже в сочувствие, тут надо держать ухо востро (Трифонов 1)....With Lyalya's softheartedness Rebrov knew that the strongest hatred could easily transform itself into feelings of pity or even sympathy, so here he would have to keep his eyes and ears open (1a).
         ♦ "Ребята мои умничают. Они воры. Мне должно держать ухо востро; при первой неудаче они свою шею выкупят моею головою" (Пушкин 2). "My fellows are always trying to be clever. They're crooks. I've got to keep my ears pricked: at the first sign of failure they'll try to save their necks in exchange for my head" (2a).
         ♦ "Я бы тебя... не поставил на этот пост, не положено кандидату, но господин ротмистр приказал... Ты держи ухо востро, Мак" (Стругацкие 2). "If it were up to me, I wouldn't have assigned you to this post. It's never given to candidates, but the captain ordered it. Keep a sharp lookout, Mac" (2a).

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  • 17 frenético

    adj.
    1 frantic, frenetic, excited, frenzied.
    2 hectic, frenetic.
    3 amock.
    * * *
    1 (exaltado) frenzied, frantic
    2 (colérico) wild, mad
    * * *
    (f. - frenética)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=desenfrenado) frantic, frenzied; (=furioso) furious, wild
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo frenzied, frenetic

    ponerse frenético — (fam) to go crazy o wild

    * * *
    = frantic, frenetic, furious, delirious, ecstatic, manic, berserk, frenzied.
    Ex. Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
    Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
    Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex. The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
    Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex. Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.
    Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex. There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
    ----
    * estar frenético = be furious.
    * ponerse frenético = go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.
    * volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo frenzied, frenetic

    ponerse frenético — (fam) to go crazy o wild

    * * *
    = frantic, frenetic, furious, delirious, ecstatic, manic, berserk, frenzied.

    Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

    Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
    Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
    Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex: Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.
    Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
    Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
    * estar frenético = be furious.
    * ponerse frenético = go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather, tear + Posesivo + hair out, be furious.
    * volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.

    * * *
    frenzied, frenetic
    ponerse frenético ( fam); to go crazy o wild o berserk ( colloq)
    * * *

    frenético
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    frenzied, frenetic;
    ponerse frenético (fam) to go crazy o wild
    frenético,-a adjetivo frantic: me pone frenético que hables con la boca llena, it drives me crazy when you talk with your mouth full

    ' frenético' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cardiaca
    - cardíaca
    - cardiaco
    - cardíaco
    - frenética
    English:
    frantic
    - frenetic
    - frenzied
    - furious
    - hectic
    - manic
    * * *
    frenético, -a adj
    1. [colérico] furious, mad;
    su hermana lo pone frenético his sister drives him mad
    2. [enloquecido] frenzied, frantic
    * * *
    adj frenetic
    * * *
    frenético, -ca adj
    : frantic, frenzied

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  • 18 medir

    v.
    1 to measure (hacer mediciones).
    Elsa midió la harina Elsa measured the flour.
    Ricardo mide las consecuencias Richard measures=weighs the consequences.
    2 to weigh up.
    3 to weigh carefully (palabras).
    4 to evaluate.
    María midió los resultados Mary evaluated the results.
    5 to take measurements.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir
    1 (dimensiones) to measure
    2 (riesgos) to gauge, weigh up
    3 (palabras) to weigh, choose carefully
    4 (versos) to scan
    1 (tener una dimensión) to measure, be
    ■ ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?
    1 to measure oneself
    \
    medirse con alguien to measure oneself against somebody
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tomar la medida de) [+ habitación, ángulo] to measure; [+ distancia, temperatura] to measure, gauge, gage (EEUU); [+ tierra] to survey, plot
    - medir a algn con la vista
    2) (=calcular) to weigh up

    deberías medir las consecuencias de lo que dices — you should consider o weigh up the consequences of what you say

    3) (=enfrentar)
    rasero
    4) (=moderar) [+ comentarios] to choose carefully

    mide tus palabras — [aconsejando] choose your words carefully; [regañando] mind your language

    5) (Literat) to scan

    ¿cómo se mide este verso? — how does this line scan?

    2.
    VI to measure, be

    ¿cuánto mides? — how tall are you?

    mido 1,80m — I am 1.80m

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo

    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

    2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

    mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

    mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

    3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    4) ( moderar)

    mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully

    2.
    medirse v pron
    1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure
    2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    * * *
    = measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.
    Ex. Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.
    Ex. The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
    Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex. The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.
    Ex. The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
    ----
    * cinta de medir = measuring tape.
    * fácil de medir = measurable.
    * imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.
    * medir a dos raseros = double standard.
    * medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.
    * medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
    * medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).
    * medirse las fuerzas = pit against.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo

    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? — can you measure me off three meters of this material?

    2) ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure

    mido 60 cm de cintura — I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? — how tall/long is it?

    mide casi 1,90 m — he's almost 1.90 m (tall)

    3) (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    4) ( moderar)

    mide tus palabras — you'd better choose o weigh your words carefully

    2.
    medirse v pron
    1) (refl) to measure oneself; <caderas/pecho> to measure
    2) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    * * *
    = measure, quantify, gauge, meter, clock.

    Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.

    Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
    Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.
    Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
    * cinta de medir = measuring tape.
    * fácil de medir = measurable.
    * imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.
    * medir a dos raseros = double standard.
    * medir el impacto de Algo = gauge + the impact of.
    * medir la profundidad de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
    * medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).
    * medirse las fuerzas = pit against.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.

    * * *
    medir [ I14 ]
    vt
    A ‹habitación/ángulo› to measure; ‹distancia/temperatura/velocidad› to measure, gauge
    ¿me mide tres metros de esta tela? can you measure me off three meters of this material?
    mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist
    la tela mide 90 cm de ancho the cloth is 90 cm wide
    la mesa mide 50 por 40 the table is 50 by 40, the table measures 50 by 40
    ¿cuánto mide de ancho/largo? how wide/long is it?
    mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
    medía 52 cm al nacer she measured o was 52 cm at birth
    C (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up
    eso te pasa por no medir las consecuencias de tus actos that is what happens (to you) when you don't consider the consequences of your actions
    midió cuidadosamente las ventajas y los inconvenientes de la oferta she carefully weighed up the pros and cons of the offer
    D
    (moderar): mediré mis palabras I'll choose my words carefully, I'll weigh my words
    tuvo que medir lo que decía para no ofender a nadie he had to choose o measure his words carefully so as not to offend anyone, he had to be as restrained as possible in what he said so as not to offend anyone
    A ( refl) to measure oneself; ‹caderas/pecho› to measure
    me medí sin zapatos I measured myself without shoes on
    mídete la cintura measure your waist
    medírsele a algo/algn ( Col): me retó a cruzar el río a nado, pero no me le medí al asunto he dared me to swim across the river but I didn't take up the challenge
    era capaz de medírsele a cualquier tarea she was capable of taking on o tackling any task
    B (Col, Méx) (probarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to try on
    * * *

     

    medir ( conjugate medir) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹habitación/distancia/velocidad› to measure
    2 ( tener ciertas dimensiones) to be, measure;
    ◊ mido 60 cm de cintura I measure o I'm 60 cm round the waist;

    ¿cuánto mide de alto/largo? how tall/long is it?;
    mide casi 1,90 m he's almost 1.90 m (tall)
    3 (calcular, considerar) to consider, weigh up;
    ◊ medir los pros y contras de algo to weigh up the pros and cons of sth.

    medirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( refl) to measure oneself;
    ‹caderas/pecho› to measure
    2 (Col, Méx, Ven) ( probarse) to try on
    medir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (dimensiones) to measure
    2 (ponderar) to weigh up: deberías medir los riesgos, you should weigh up the risks
    II verbo intransitivo to measure, be: mide dos metros de alto, he is two metres tall
    mide cinco metros de ancho, it is five metres wide
    ' medir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    granel
    - metro
    - rasero
    - regla
    - tallar
    - contorno
    - huincha
    - mida
    - varilla
    English:
    double standards
    - gauge
    - measure
    - measure out
    - pace out
    - precisely
    - record
    - stand
    - survey
    - measuring
    - meter
    - weigh
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mediciones] to measure;
    2. [verso] to scan
    3. [sopesar] to weigh up;
    tenemos que medir las ventajas y desventajas de este sistema we have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of this system
    4. [palabras] to weigh carefully;
    mide bien tus palabras cuando hables con ellos be careful what you say when you talk to them
    5. [fuerzas]
    los dos equipos medirán sus fuerzas en la semifinal the two sides will do battle in the semifinal
    ♦ vi
    [tener de medida]
    ¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;
    ¿cuánto mide de largo? how long o what length is it?;
    mido 1,80 I'm 6 foot (tall);
    mide diez metros it's ten metres long;
    el cuadro mide 30 por 90 the picture measures o is 30 by 90;
    mide dos metros de ancho por cuatro de largo it's two metres wide by four metres long;
    mide 90-60-90 her vital statistics are 36-24-36;
    este armario mide demasiado this cupboard is too big
    * * *
    I v/t measure;
    medir sus palabras fig weigh one’s words
    II v/i
    :
    mide 2 metros de ancho/largo/alto it’s 2 meters wide/long/tall
    * * *
    medir {54} vt
    1) : to measure
    2) : to weigh, to consider
    medir los riesgos: to weigh the risks
    medir vi
    : to measure
    * * *
    medir vb to measure

    Spanish-English dictionary > medir

  • 19 cierp|ieć

    impf (cierpisz, cierpiał, cierpieli) Ⅰ vt książk. (znosić) to endure, to suffer [głód, nędzę]; to put up with, to suffer [niewygody]
    - jak ona może cierpieć w domu takiego człowieka? how can she live with someone like that?
    - nie cierpieć kogoś/czegoś to detest a. not be able to stand sb/sth
    - nie cierpię go, bo jest złośliwy I can’t stand him – he’s spiteful
    - nie cierpiał mleka, gdy był dzieckiem he couldn’t stand milk when he was a child
    - nie cierpię, gdy się obgaduje nieobecnych I can’t stand it when people talk about others behind their back
    - sprawy niecierpiące zwłoki issues a. matters requiring urgent attention
    Ⅱ vi 1. (doznawać bólu) to suffer, to be in pain
    - cierpieć z powodu rany w nodze to be suffering with a leg wound
    - cierpieć za popełnione winy to suffer for one’s sins
    - on bardzo cierpi he’s in great pain
    - cierpi, bo rozstał się z ukochaną he can’t get over splitting up with his girlfriend
    2. (chorować) to suffer (na coś from sth)
    - cierpieć na schizofrenię/bezsenność/bóle głowy to suffer from schizophrenia/insomnia/headaches
    - na co pani cierpi? what’s troubling you?
    3. (odczuwać brak lub nadmiar) to suffer
    - cierpieć na chroniczny brak pieniędzy to suffer from an acute shortage of money
    - teatry/muzea cierpią na niedoinwestowanie theatres/museums suffer from underinvestment
    - wystawa cierpi na nadmiar eksponatów the exhibition contains too many exhibits
    4. (smucić się) to be mortified (nad czymś by sth)
    - cierpiała nad każdym siwym włosem/każdą zmarszczką she was mortified by every grey hair/every wrinkle
    5. (ponosić stratę) suffer (na czymś from sth)
    - przez te delegacje cierpi moje życie osobiste my private life is suffering through these business trips ⇒ ucierpieć
    Ⅲ cierpieć się (znosić) nie cierpieć się not to able to stand one another
    - oni się nie cierpią they can’t stand one another
    ■ cierpieć coś do kogoś przest. to have a. bear a grudge against sb
    - nie wiem, co ona do mnie cierpi I don’t know what she’s got against me

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cierp|ieć

  • 20 валять дурака

    валять (ломать, корчить) дурака (ваньку)
    разг., неодобр.
    1) тж. повалять дурака (дурачиться, паясничать, потешать кого-либо своими выходками) play the fool; act (play) the ape (the monkey, the giddy goat); tomfool; kid around

    Вечером все были невероятно смущены, только Карабанов валял дурака и вертелся между кроватями, как бес. (А. Макаренко, Педагогическая поэма) — In the evening everyone seemed extraordinarily embarrassed - Karabanov alone playing the fool, and twisting about between the beds like one possessed.

    Тимофеев чуть дурачился, он любил чуточку повалять дурака в затянувшемся разговоре. (Ю. Сбитнев, Костёр в белой ночи) — Timofeyev was playing the fool a bit. He liked to do this when the talk seemed somewhat long drawn out.

    2) тж. свалять дурака (ваньку) (делать глупости, поступать не так, как следует) do a foolish (stupid) thing; act the ass

    Смирнов. Да-с! Было время, когда я ломал дурака, миндальничал, медоточил, рассыпался бисером, шаркал ногами. (А. Чехов, Медведь) — Smirnov. Yes, my dear lady. Time was when I used to prance round them like a fool, idolise them, pamper them, flatter them, bow and scrape to them.

    3) (притворяться глупым, непонимающим, истеричным и т. п.) act (play) the fool (the ass); make a scene; go off into hysterics

    Южин вышел из-за стола, оглядел Тулина со всех сторон, словно примериваясь. - Не валяйте ваньку, со мной эти фокусы не пройдут. (Д. Гранин, Иду на грозу) — Yuzhin came out from behind his desk and surveyed Tulin from all angles, as though measuring him up. 'Don't play the fool, man. It won't work with me.'

    4) только в форме валять дурака (ваньку) (бездельничать, праздно проводить время) play the fool; fool about; kid around; idle; loaf

    Управляющий оглядел толпу. Холодно, властно и угрожающе выпрямился. - Ну, довольно! Принимайтесь за работу! Я пришёл к вам не шутки шутить. Будете дурака валять - все убытки на вас навалю. (Ф. Гладков, Вольница) — The manager surveyed the crowd and drew himself up in a cold, threatening attitude. 'That will do! Get to work! I didn't come out here to joke. If you go on playing the fool, I'll make you pay all the losses.'

    Другие в это время купались в реке, загорали, ловили бабочек, валяли дурака... (А. Рекемчук, Мальчики) — Meanwhile the others would be swimming in the nearby river and sunbathing, catching butterflies or just fooling about...

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валять дурака

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