(act+with+regard+to)

la novela mantiene la atención del lector — the novel keeps the reader's attention

¡atención, por favor! — attention, please!

siguen con atención las explicaciones — they follow the explanations attentively

garantizarán los derechos de todos, con especial atención a las minorías — they will guarantee everybody's rights, particularly those of minorities

en atención a los intereses de los clientes — in view of the clients' interests

el premio le fue concedido en atención a sus méritos — she was awarded the prize on merit

me llamó la atención no verte por allí — I was surprised not to see you there

nos llamó la atención sobre el peligro que corrían los refugiados — he drew our attention to the danger that the refugees were in

me llamaron la atención por llegar tarde — they told me off for arriving late

léelo detenidamente, prestando especial atención a la letra pequeña — read it carefully, paying particular attention to the small print

prestad mucha atención a lo que voy a decir — pay close attention to what I am going to say

los niños necesitan que les presten mucha atención — children need to be given a lot of attention

necesitas poner más atención en lo que haces — you need to take greater care over what you do

cuando vayas de vacaciones, atención a los precios — when you go on holiday, watch out for the prices

¡atención! frenos potentes — beware! powerful brakes

le agradezco la atención — that's very thoughtful of you

ha tenido una bonita atención regalándome el libro — it was a really nice thought of hers to buy me that book

me colmó de atenciones — he showered me with attention

vive rodeada de todas las atenciones necesarias — she has all the care and attention that she needs

han descuidado la atención al público — they have neglected the customers

atención al cliente — customer service

departamento de atención al cliente — customer service department

el personal de atención al cliente — the staff who serve customers

atención médica — medical attention

atención personalizada — personalized service

atención primaria — primary health care

atención psicológica — counselling

atención psiquiátrica — psychiatric treatment

centro de atención psiquiátrica — psychiatric clinic

atención sanitaria — medical attention

quisiera dedicarle más atención a esto — I'd like to give this more attention

con atención — attentively

ser el centro de (la) atención — to be the center of attention

llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad — he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality

cúantas atenciones! estoy abrumado — how kind! I'm overwhelmed

atención! están dando los resultados — listen! they're reading out the results

atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

atención! — danger!, warning!

quisiera dedicarle más atención a esto — I'd like to give this more attention

con atención — attentively

ser el centro de (la) atención — to be the center of attention

llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad — he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality

cúantas atenciones! estoy abrumado — how kind! I'm overwhelmed

atención! están dando los resultados — listen! they're reading out the results

atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

atención! — danger!, warning!

mit einem Blick, auf einen Blick — at a glance

Blicke miteinander wechseln — to exchange glances

sie zog alle Blicke auf sich — everybody's eyes were drawn to her

tun or werfen — to throw a glance at sth

jdm einen Blick schenken — to look at sb

wenn Blicke töten könnten! — if looks could kill!

den Blick heben — to raise one's eyes, to look up

den Blick senken — to look down

den bösen Blick haben — to have the evil eye

(= Verständnis) seinen Blick für etw schärfen — to increase one's awareness of sth

er hat keinen Blick dafür — he doesn't see or notice that sort of thing

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

jemandem einen Blick/sich Blicke zuwerfen — give somebody a look/exchange glances

auf den ersten Blick — at first glance

mein Blick fiel auf den Brief — my eye fell on the letter; the letter caught my eye

mit misstrauischem Blick — with a suspicious look in one's eye

ein Zimmer mit Blick aufs Meer — a room with a sea view

jemanden/etwas aus dem Blick verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something

etwas im Blick haben — be able to see something

einen sicheren/geschulten Blick für etwas haben — have a sure/trained eye for something

keinen Blick für etwas haben — have no eye for something

nihil est enim virtute amabilius, nihil quod magis alliciat ad diligendum: quippe cum propter virtutem et probitatem etiam eos, quos numquam vidimus, quodam modo diligamus,

satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st, quam aeque diligam?

te in germani fratris dilexi loco,

diligitur nemo, nisi cui fortuna secunda est,

fidem est complexus, observantiamque dilexit,

Caesaris consilia in re publica,

benevolentiam, diligentiam, prudentiam mirifice,

aviae memoriam,

auream mediocritatem,

Cypron,

montes amant cedrus, larix, etc.... montes et valles diligit abies,

pira nasci tali solo maxime diligunt,

qui in re adventitia atque hereditaria tam diligens, tam attentus esset,

in exquirendis temporibus,

in ostentis animadvertendis,

in compositione,

in philosophia,

in eloquendo,

in symmetria,

ad custodiendum aliquem diligentissimus,

ad reportandum,

ad cetera,

diligentes circa hoc,

circa aerarium,

omnis officii diligentissimus,

veritatis,

imperii,

disciplinae,

litterarum veterum,

compositionis,

aliarum rerum quae vitam instruunt,

temperamenti,

naturae,

medicinae,

Corinthios video publicis equis assignandis et alendis, orborum et viduarum tributis fuisse quondam diligentes,

experientissimus ac diligentissimus orator,

for which: ut a diligenti curiosus distat,

assidua ac diligens scriptura,

diligentior notitia,

stilus,

remedia,

homo frugi ac diligens, qui sua servare vellet,

opp. negligens,

and c. c. parcus and opp. luxuriosus,

cum te pro illiberali diligentem (appelles),

ex re familiari, cujus diligentissimus erat,

accurate agatur, docte et diligenter,

pueri dilecti Superis,

luce mihi carior dilectior fili,

without distinction of race or creed — sin distinción de raza o credo

a car of distinction — un coche de categoría

to draw a distinction between — hacer una distinción entre

a man of distinction — un hombre distinguido

a writer of distinction — un escritor destacado

you have the distinction of being the first — a usted le corresponde el honor de ser el primero

he got a distinction in English — le dieron un sobresaliente en inglés

without distinction of race or creed — sin distinción de raza o credo

a car of distinction — un coche de categoría

but duce,

quo sequar? quo ducis nunc me?

duc ac demonstra mihi,

suas secum mulierculas sunt in castra ducturi,

(difficile iter) vix qua singuli carri ducerentur,

plaustra,

aquam per fundum ejus,

spiritum naribus,

spiritum per siccas fauces,

aërem spiritu,

animam spiritu,

vitam et spiritum,

tura naribus,

sucos nectaris,

pocula,

Liberum,

jucunda oblivia vitae (referring to the waters of Lethe),

mucronem,

ferrum vaginā,

ensem vagina,

but: ensem duxerat faber,

sortem,

hence, also transf. of that which is drawn by lot,

pondus aratri,

remos,

numerosa brachia,

lanas,

stamina,

ubera,

frena manu,

manus, of swimming,

ilia,

os,

vultum,

non equus impiger Curru ducet Achaico Victorem,

sibi quisque ducere, trahere, rapere,

via ducit (te), in urbem?

Brundisium Minuci melius via ducat an Appi,

via ad undas,

via ad infernas sedes,

iter ad urbem,

jam me ad regem recta ducam,

in jus,

illos duci in carcerem jubent,

aliquem in carcerem,

in vincula,

ad mortem,

ducite, ubi capiat, etc.,

decreta ejus modi: SI PETIT DUCAS. C. Fuficium duci jussit petitorem,

prov.: stultitiast venatum ducere invitas canes,

bona uxor si ea deducta est, etc.... Verum egon eam ducam domum, Quae, etc.?

uxorem domum,

filiam Orgetorigis in matrimonium,

eum uxorem ducturum esse aliam,

uxorem (or aliquam, filiam alicujus, etc.),

si tu negaris ducere,

locis apertis exercitum ducere,

exercitum ab Allobrogibus in Segusianos,

exercitum in fines Suessionum,

5, 18, 1: exercitum (legiones, etc.) in Bellovacos,

cohortes ad eam partem munitionum, quae, etc.,

exercitum Uticam,

reliquas copias contra Labienum,

quam in partem aut quo consilio ducerentur,

not in Caes. or Sall.): (Mettus) ducit, quam proxime ad hostem potest,

qua in legatione duxit exercitum,

exercitum,

qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat,

ordinem,

partem exercitūs,

consuetudine sua Caesar sex legiones expeditas ducebat: post eas... inde, etc.,

pars equitum et auxiliariae cohortes ducebant, mox prima legio, etc.,

accedit etiam, quod familiam ducit,

familiam,

ordines,

classem (discipulorum),

funus,

toros,

per triumphum,

in triumpho,

struo, pono, condo, fundo): parietem per vestibulum alicujus,

muros,

vallum ex castris ad aquam,

fossam,

arcum,

lateres de terra,

vivos vultus de marmore (with excudere spirantia aera),

epos,

carmen,

versus,

liniam ex colore,

orbem,

alvum,

colaphum,

pugnum,

so esp. of processions, dances, etc.: funus,

exsequias,

pompam,

choros,

choreas,

cicatricem,

rimam,

situm,

formam,

colorem,

pallorem,

nomina,

notam,

progredimur quo ducit quemque voluntas,

ad strepitum citharae cessatum ducere curam,

Liber vota bonos ducit ad exitus,

per quaedam parva sane ducant (futurum oratorem),

ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt,

ab aliqua re totius vitae ducere exordium,

exordium a nostra persona,

principium disputationis a principe investigandae veritatis,

belli initium a fame,

initia causasque omnium ex quatuor temporum mutationibus,

originem ab Isocrate,

ingressionem non ex oratoriis disputationibus, sed, etc.,

honestum ab iis rebus,

nomen ex quo,

nomen a Graeco,

also: utrumque (sc. amor et amicitia) ductum (al. dictum) est ab amando,

ita me ad credendum tua ducit oratio,

nos ducit scholarum consuetudo,

ducit te species,

declamatores quosdam perversa ducit ambitio, ut, etc.,

si quis statuarum honore aut gloria ducitur,

eloquentiae laude,

quaestu et lucro,

hoc errore ut, etc.,

litteris eorum et urbanitate, ut, etc.,

omnes trahimur et ducimur ad cognitionis et scientiae cupiditatem,

bellum,

bellum longius,

bellum in hiemem,

eam rem longius,

rem prope in noctem,

rem leniter,

tempus,

diem ex die,

ubi se diutius duci intellexit,

aetatem in litteris,

aetatem,

vitam,

noctes,

somnos,

minimum ut sequamur, quoniam XC. medimnūm milia duximus, accedant eo, etc.,

duxi meam rationem, quam tibi facile me probaturum arbitrabar,

suam quoque rationem,

non minorem aratorum quam populi rationem,

salutis meae rationem,

rationem officii, non commodi,

unius cujusque temporis ducta ratio est,

rationem officii atque existimationis,

very freq. in prose and poetry): parvi id ducebat,

pro nihilo aliquid,

ea pro falsis ducit,

innocentiam pro malevolentia,

vos eritis judices, Laudin' an vitio duci id factum oportuit,

aliquid honori,

aliquid laudi, Nep. praef. § 4: aliquem despicatui,

aliquem in numero hostium,

aliquem loco affinium,

tutelae nostrae duximus, cum Africo bello urgerentur,

officii duxit exorare filiae patrem, etc.,

faceret, quod e republica fideque sua duceret,

malum cum amici tuum ducis malum,

Archytas iracundiam seditionem quandam animi vere ducebat,

eorum, quos idoneos ducebat, consilium habet,

nil rectum nisi quod placuit sibi ducunt,

sic equidem ducebam animo rebarque futurum,

ut omnia tua in te posita esse ducas humanosque casus virtute inferiores putes,

by way of distinction, for distinction — zur Unterscheidung

have the distinction of being... — [Person:] sich dadurch auszeichnen, dass man... ist

gain or get a distinction in one's examination — das Examen mit Auszeichnung bestehen

a scientist of distinction — ein Wissenschaftler von Rang [und Namen]

a pianist of distinction — ein Pianist von Rang

he got a distinction in French —

he was awarded several academic distinctions — ihm sind mehrere akademische Auszeichnungen verliehen worden

by way of distinction, for distinction — zur Unterscheidung

have the distinction of being... — [Person:] sich dadurch auszeichnen, dass man... ist

gain or get a distinction in one's examination — das Examen mit Auszeichnung bestehen

a scientist of distinction — ein Wissenschaftler von Rang [und Namen]