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1 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) uno2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) un año
2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.)2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.)
3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) un2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) de un año3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) unidos•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old
4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) de un año- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two
one1 adj1. unwhy don't we go out together one day soon? ¿por qué no salimos juntos un día de estos?2. único3. mismoone2 num unoone, two, three uno, dos, tresone3 pron1. uno2.which one? ¿cuál?this one / that one éste / ése3. el quetr[wʌn]1 (stating number) un, una2 (unspecified, a certain) un, una, algún,-una3 (only, single) único,-a4 (same) mismo,-a5 (with names) un,-a tal1 (thing) uno,-a■ a red one uno,-a rojo,-a■ this one éste,-a■ that one ése,-a, aquél,-la■ which one? ¿cuál?■ the small one el pequeño, la pequeña■ the other one el otro, la otra2 (drink) una copa3 (person) el, la4 (any person, you) uno, una1 (number) uno\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall in one de una (sola) piezaa one un caso■ you are a one! ¡eres un caso!a right one un,-a idiotaas one / as one man como un solo hombre, todos a la vezat one with en armonía conin one (combined, together) a la vez, todo en uno 2 (in only one attempt) de una vez, de un golpe 3 (in one mouthful) de un tragoneither one thing nor the other ni carne ni pescadoone after another / one after the other uno,-a detrás de otro,-aone and all todos,-as, todo el mundoone another el uno al otroone at a time de uno en unoone by one de uno,-a en uno,-a, uno,-a tras otro,-ato be one to... ser dado,-a a..., ser de los/las que...■ I'm not one to gossip no me gusta chismorrear, no soy de las que chismorreanone ['wʌn] adjhe only wants one apple: sólo quiere una manzanahe arrived early one morning: llegó temprano una mañanathey're all members of one team: todos son miembros del mismo equipoone and the same thing: la misma cosa4) some: alguno, alguna; un, unaI'll see you again one day: algún día te veré otra vezat one time or another: en una u otra ocasiónone n1) : uno m (número)from day one: desde el primer momentothe one (girl) on the right: la de la derechahe has the one but needs the other: tiene uno pero necesita el otroone pron1) : uno, unaone of his friends: una de sus amigasone never knows: uno nunca sabe, nunca se sabeto cut one's finger: cortarse el dedo2)one and all : todos, todo el mundo3)one another : el uno al otro, sethey loved one another: se amaban4)that one : aquél, aquella5)which one? : ¿cuál?adj.• igual adj.• solo, -a adj.• un tal adj.• uno, -a adj.• único, -a adj.art.• un art.• una art.n.• uno s.m.pron.• alguno pron.• la una (hora) pron.• uno pron.
I wʌn1)a) ( number) uno mhas anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?
to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I
b) ( elliptical use)it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos
I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una
did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra
2) (in phrases)as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno
II
1)a) ( stating number) un, unaone button/pear — un botón/una pera
one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos
b) (certain, particular)one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo
2)a) ( single)the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra
my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería
b) ( same) mismo, mismawe drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza
3) ( unspecified) un, una4) ( with names)in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown
III
1) ( thing)this one — éste/ésta
that one — ése/ésa
which one? — ¿cuál?
the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones — los/las azules
I want the big one — quiero el/la grande
it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda
he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?
he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra
2) ( person)the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...
one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro
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pronoun uno, unaone simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe
[wʌn]one another — each other, each II 2)
1. ADJ1) (=number) un/una; (before sing noun) un•
the last but one — el penúltimo/la penúltima•
one or two people — algunas personas•
that's one way of doing it — esa es una forma or una de las maneras de hacerlo2) (indefinite) un/una, ciertoone day — un día, cierto día
3) (=sole) único•
no one man could do it — ningún hombre podría hacerlo por sí solo•
the one and only difficulty — la única dificultad4) (=same) mismo•
it's all one — es lo mismoit's all one to me — me da igual, me da lo mismo
5) (=united)•
they all shouted as one — todos gritaron a una•
to become one — casarse•
to be one with sth — formar un conjunto con algo2.N (=figure) uno m•
to be at one (with sb) — estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)to be at one with o.s. — estar en paz consigo mismo
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to go one better than sb — tomar la ventaja or la delantera a algn•
she's cook and housekeeper in one — es a la vez cocinera y ama de llavesyou've got it in one! * — ¡y que lo digas! *
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to be one up — (Sport etc) llevar un punto/gol etc de ventajafast I, 1., 1), quick 1., 3), road 1., 2)that puts us one up — (Sport etc) eso nos da un punto/gol etc de ventaja
3. PRON1) (indefinite) uno/unahave you got one? — ¿tienes uno?
his message is one of pessimism — su mensaje es pesimista, el suyo es un mensaje pesimista
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one after the other — uno tras otro•
one and all — todos sin excepción, todo el mundo•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
I for one am not going — yo, por mi parte, no voy•
not one — ni uno•
one of them — uno de elloshe's one of the group — es del grupo, forma parte del grupo
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the one..., the other... — uno..., el otro...price of one — precio m de la unidad
2) (specific)this one — este/esta
that one — ese/esa, aquel/aquella
which one do you want? — ¿cuál quieres?
who wants these red ones? — ¿quién quiere estos colorados?
In the past the standard spelling for [este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] as pronouns was with an accent ([éste/ésta],[ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ([este/esta], [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella]).what about this little one? — ¿y este pequeñito or (esp LAm) chiquito?
3) (relative)the one who, the one that — el/la que
the ones who, the ones that — los/las que
4) (=person)•
you are a one! — ¡qué cosas dices/haces!•
our dear ones — nuestros seres queridos•
the Evil One — el demonio•
you're a fine one! * — ¡menuda pieza estás tú hecho! *•
he's one for the ladies — tiene éxito con las mujeres•
the little ones — los pequeños, los chiquillos•
never a one — ni uno siquiera•
he is not one to protest — no es de los que protestan5)• one another, they kissed one another — se besaron (el uno al otro)
do you see one another much? — ¿se ven mucho?
6) (impers) uno/una* * *
I [wʌn]1)a) ( number) uno mhas anybody got five ones? — ¿alguien tiene cinco billetes de un dólar (or un peso etc)?
to be at one with somebody/something — estar* en paz or en armonía con alguien/algo; see also four I
b) ( elliptical use)it was interesting in more ways than one — fue interesante en más de un sentido/en muchos sentidos
I only want the one — sólo quiero uno/una
did you see many cows? - one or two — ¿viste muchas vacas? - alguna que otra
2) (in phrases)as one: they rose as one se pusieron de pie todos a la vez or como un solo hombre; for one por lo pronto; who's going? - well, I am for one ¿quién va? - yo, por lo pronto; in one: it's a TV and a video in one es televisión y vídeo a la vez or todo en uno; one by one — uno a uno, uno por uno
II
1)a) ( stating number) un, unaone button/pear — un botón/una pera
one thousand, three hundred — mil trescientos
b) (certain, particular)one boy was tall, the other short — uno de los niños era alto, el otro era bajo
2)a) ( single)the one and only Frank Sinatra — el incomparable or inimitable Frank Sinatra
my one and only coat is at the cleaners — el único abrigo que tengo or mi único abrigo está en la tintorería
b) ( same) mismo, mismawe drank out of the one glass cup — bebimos del mismo vaso/de la misma taza
3) ( unspecified) un, una4) ( with names)in the name of one John Smith/Sarah Brown — a nombre de un tal John Smith/una tal Sarah Brown
III
1) ( thing)this one — éste/ésta
that one — ése/ésa
which one? — ¿cuál?
the one on the right/left — el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table — los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones — los/las azules
I want the big one — quiero el/la grande
it's my last one — es el último/la última que me queda
he's had one too many — ha bebido de más, ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about... ? — ¿has oído el chiste de... ?
he ate all the apples one after another o the other — se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra
2) ( person)the one on the right's my cousin — el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs — es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but... — no me gustan los chismes pero...
one after another o the other — uno tras otro or detrás de otro
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pronoun uno, unaone simply never knows — realmente nunca se sabe or uno nunca sabe
one another — each other, each II 2)
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2 reunir
v.1 to bring together.Ellos reunieron a muchos amigos They brought together many friends.2 to collect, to bring together.reunió una gran fortuna he amassed a large fortune3 to meet, to fulfill (requisitos, condiciones).el plan reúne todas las condiciones para ser aceptado the plan meets o fulfills all the criteria for acceptanceno reúne los requisitos necesarios para el puesto he doesn't meet the requirements for the post4 to put back together.5 to gather, to scrape together, to collect, to muster.Ellos reunieron dinero They gathered money.6 to assemble.Ellos reunieron a los miembros They assembled the members.7 to merge, to incorporate.Ellos reunieron a las empresas They merged the companies.8 to have, to muster, to meet.Ella reunía buenas cualidades She mustered good qualities.* * *(stressed ú in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to gather, collect2) raise3) join4) unite5) have•- reunirse* * *1. VT1) (=juntar) to join, join together2) (=recolectar) [+ cosas dispersas] to gather, gather together, get together; [+ datos] to collect, gather; [+ recursos] to pool; [+ colección] to assemble, make; [+ dinero] to collect; [+ fondos] to raisela producción de los demás países reunidos no alcanzará al nuestro — the production of the other countries put together will not come up to ours
3) [+ personas] to bring together, get together4) [+ cualidades] to combine; [+ condiciones] to have, possess2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cualidades/características> to have; < requisitos> to satisfy, meet2) < datos> to gather; <dinero/fondos> to raise; < información> to gather together, collectreunir pruebas — to gather o assemble evidence
3) < personas>2.reunirse v pron consejo/junta to meet; amigos/parientes to get togetherse va a reunir con los representantes — she's going to have a meeting with o meet the representatives
* * *= assemble, bring together, compile, gather, pull together, put together, round up, unite, encapsulate, muster, bundle, gather together, pool, reunite [re-unite], band, draw together.Ex. In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex. This system could be used by the booktrade for compiling second-hand book lists.Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.Ex. That is, you can round up terminals if you have to very rapidly.Ex. It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.Ex. The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.Ex. Obviously, the task will strain all the resources of mind and character that the nation can muster.Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.Ex. If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment (indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex. Divided collections are being reunited and bodies of material considered lost after World War 2 are resurfacing in Eastern Europe as well as in Germany.Ex. The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.Ex. The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.----* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.* reunir dinero = raise + money.* reunir el dinero = muster (up) + the cash, come up with + the money.* reunir el efectivo = muster (up) + the cash.* reunir información = pool + information.* reunir las condiciones = fit + the bill.* reunir las condiciones para = qualify for.* reunir material = gather + material.* reunirse = get together, meet, convene, meet up, caucus.* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.* reunir una serie de condiciones = meet + set of conditions.* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].* volverse a reunir = reconvene.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cualidades/características> to have; < requisitos> to satisfy, meet2) < datos> to gather; <dinero/fondos> to raise; < información> to gather together, collectreunir pruebas — to gather o assemble evidence
3) < personas>2.reunirse v pron consejo/junta to meet; amigos/parientes to get togetherse va a reunir con los representantes — she's going to have a meeting with o meet the representatives
* * *= assemble, bring together, compile, gather, pull together, put together, round up, unite, encapsulate, muster, bundle, gather together, pool, reunite [re-unite], band, draw together.Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex: This system could be used by the booktrade for compiling second-hand book lists.Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.Ex: That is, you can round up terminals if you have to very rapidly.Ex: It has become increasingly difficult to unite both categories in one union and demands for a trade union of library employees have been raised.Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.Ex: Obviously, the task will strain all the resources of mind and character that the nation can muster.Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment (indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.Ex: Divided collections are being reunited and bodies of material considered lost after World War 2 are resurfacing in Eastern Europe as well as in Germany.Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.Ex: The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.* reunir dinero = raise + money.* reunir el dinero = muster (up) + the cash, come up with + the money.* reunir el efectivo = muster (up) + the cash.* reunir información = pool + information.* reunir las condiciones = fit + the bill.* reunir las condiciones para = qualify for.* reunir material = gather + material.* reunirse = get together, meet, convene, meet up, caucus.* reunirse de nuevo = reconvene.* reunir una serie de condiciones = meet + set of conditions.* volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].* volverse a reunir = reconvene.* * *vtA (tener) ‹cualidades/características› to havelos aspirantes deberán reunir los siguientes requisitos … candidates must satisfy o meet the following requirements …reúne todas las condiciones necesarias para el cargo he fulfills all the requirements for the positionB (recoger, recolectar) ‹datos› to gather; ‹dinero/fondos› to raiseha logrado reunir una colección excepcional de sellos she has managed to build up an impressive stamp collectionel volumen reúne varios artículos publicados recientemente por el autor the volume brings together o is a collection of several recently published articles by the authorprimero hay que reunir la información necesaria the first step is to gather together o collect o assemble all the necessary informationreunir pruebas contra algn to gather o assemble evidence against sbC ‹personas›reunió a toda la familia en su casa she got all the family together at her housereunió a los jefes de sección he called a meeting of the heads of department, he called the heads of department togetherlos reunió y les leyó el telegrama he called them together and read them the telegram■ reunirse«consejo/junta» to meet; «amigos/parientes» to get togetherhace años que no se reúne toda la familia it's years since the whole family got togetherse reunieron tras 20 años sin verse they met up again o got together again after 20 yearsreunirse CON algn:me reuní con él en Chicago I met up with him in Chicagose va a reunir con los representantes de la compañía en Alemania she's going to meet o have a meeting with o ( esp AmE) meet with the company's representatives in Germany* * *
reunir ( conjugate reunir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹cualidades/características› to have;
‹ requisitos› to satisfy, meet;
‹ condiciones› to fulfill, satisfy
2 ‹ datos› to gather;
‹dinero/fondos› to raise;
‹ información› to gather together, collect
3 ‹amigos/familia› to get … together;
reunirse verbo pronominal [consejo/junta] to meet;
[amigos/parientes] to get together;
reunirse con algn ( encontrarse) to meet up with sb;
( tener una reunión) to have a meeting with sb, meet with sb (AmE)
reunir verbo transitivo
1 (juntar) to collect: si reúnes tres vales, te dan uno de regalo, if you collect three vouchers, they'll give you another one free
(dinero) to raise
(información) to gather
(valor, fuerza) to muster (up)
2 (congregar) to gather together: nos reunieron en una pequeña sala, they brought us together in a small room
3 (cualidades, características) to have, possess
(requisitos) to fulfil
' reunir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aunar
- juntar
- satisfacer
- agrupar
- requisito
- reunido
English:
assemble
- bill
- gather
- gather together
- get together
- muster
- pool
- put together
- raise
- rake together
- rally
- reassemble
- reunite
- round up
- scrape together
- scrape up
- summon up
- accumulate
- collect
- compile
- get
- marshal
- meet
- put
- qualified
- summon
* * *♦ vt1. [juntar] [personas] to bring together;la fiesta de homenaje reunió a todos los amigos del artista the party in his honour brought all the artist's friends together2. [objetos, información] to collect, to bring together;[fondos] to raise;reunió una gran fortuna he amassed a large fortune3. [tener] [requisitos, condiciones] to meet, to fulfil;[cualidades] to possess, to combine;el plan reúne todas las condiciones para ser aceptado the plan meets o fulfils all the criteria for acceptance;no reúne los requisitos necesarios para el puesto she doesn't meet the requirements for the post4. [volver a unir] to put back together* * *v/t1 personas bring together;estar reunido be in a meeting2 requisitos meet, fulfill, Brfulfil3 datos gather (together)* * *reunir {68} vt1) : to unite, to join, to bring together2) : to have, to possessreunieron los requisitos necesarios: they fulfilled the necessary requirements3) : to gather, to collect, to raise (funds)* * *reunir vb1. (juntar personas) to get together / to call togetheresta exposición reúne 140 obras del artista this exhibition brings together 140 of the artist's works3. (dinero) to raise¿cuánto dinero hemos reunido? how much money have we raised? -
3 feo
adj.1 ugly, homely, bad-looking, ill-favored.2 ugly.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - nada atractiva) ugly; (- poco atractiva) plain2 (aspecto, situación, tiempo, etc) nasty, horrible, unpleasant, awful3 (acción) horrible, awful4 (indigno) rude, not nice, improper► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ugly person1 (ofensa) slight, snub\hacerle un feo a alguien to slight somebody, snub somebodyser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sinsiempre me (te, etc) toca bailar con la más fea I (you, etc) always get the short end of the stick————————1 (ofensa) slight, snub* * *= fea, adj.1) ugly2) nasty* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin belleza) [persona, casa, ropa] uglybailar con la más fea —
2) (=desagradable) [asunto, tiempo] nasty, unpleasant; [jugada] dirtytiene la fea costumbre de irse sin despedirse — he has a nasty habit of leaving without saying goodbye
3) (=de mala educación)está muy feo contestarle así a tu madre — it's very rude o it's not nice to answer your mother like that
está o queda feo comerse las uñas en público — it's bad manners to bite your nails in public
4) LAm [olor, comida] nasty, unpleasant2. SM1) (=desaire)-no puedo ir a tu boda -¿me vas a hacer ese feo? — "I can't come to your wedding" - "but you can't refuse!" o "how can you refuse!"
2) * (=fealdad)hoy está con el feo o de feo subido — he's looking really ugly today
3.ADV LAm * bad, badlyoler feo — to smell bad, have a nasty smell
* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1 ‹persona/animal/edificio› ugly; ‹peinado› unflatteringes fea de cara she's not at all pretty, she has a very plain facees feo con ganas he's as ugly as sin ( colloq)es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhoodes un color bastante feo it isn't a very attractive o nice colorllevaba una corbata feísima he was wearing the most awful tieser más feo que Picio or que un pecado or que pegarle a Dios or que pegarle a la madre ( fam); to be as ugly as sin ( colloq)siempre me toca bailar con la más fea ( fam); I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw ( colloq)2 ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant; ‹olor/sabor› ( esp AmL) unpleasant¡qué feo está el día! ( AmL); what an awful day!me has dado cartas muy feas you've dealt me horrible cardsla cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's goes or ( Esp) está muy feo hablar así de los amigos it's not nice to talk about your friends like thattiene la fea costumbre de contestar he has an unpleasant habit of answering backfeo2( AmL) ‹oler/saber› badme miró feo she gave me a dirty looksentir feo ( Méx); to feel terriblese siente feo que te traten así it's really terrible to be treated like thatfeo3( fam)1(desaire): hacerle un feo a algn to snub sb2 ( fam)(fealdad): es encantador, pero es de un feo … he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! ( AmE), he's charming but he isn't half ugly! ( BrE colloq)es de un feo que asusta he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come ( colloq)* * *
feo 1,◊ fea adjetivo
‹ peinado› unflattering;
es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood
‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;
la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly;
es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him
♦ Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin
' feo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
- esperpento
- fea
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- encima
- espantar
- feroz
- gana
- horrible
English:
hideous
- nasty
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unsightly
- dull
- homely
- nice
- plain
* * *feo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, animal, traje] ugly;es un pueblo muy feo it's a very ugly town;es fea con ganas she's as ugly as sin;ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin;Famser más feo que pegarle a un padre to be as ugly as sin2. [aspecto, herida] nasty;[tiempo] foul, horrible; [color] unpleasant;está metido en un asunto muy feo he's mixed up in some really nasty business;ponerse feo [situación, tiempo] to turn nasty;la cosa está fea things are looking bad3. [desagradable] unpleasant;[ofensivo] rude;cuando me vio me hizo un gesto feo when she saw me she made a rude gesture;lo que hiciste quedó feo that wasn't a very nice thing to do4. Am [olor, sabor] unpleasant♦ nm,f[persona] ugly person; Famle tocó bailar con la más fea he drew the short straw♦ nm[desaire]hacer un feo a alguien to offend o slight sb;le hizo el feo de no saludarla he snubbed her by not saying hello♦ advAm [oler, saber] bad;tus zapatos huelen muy feo your shoes smell awful* * *I adj ugly; fignasty;la(s) cosa(s) se pone(n) feo(s) fig things are looking grimII m:hacer un feo a alguien fam snub s.o.oler, saber bad* * *feo adv: badly, bad1) : ugly2) : unpleasant, nasty* * *feo adj -
4 point
point
1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma
2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
point1 n1. punta2. punto3. momentoat the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 14. comafour point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.255. sentidothere's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no vienepoint2 vb señalar / indicartr[pɔɪnt]1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces4 (state, degree) punto, extremo5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito■ what's the point? ¿para qué?■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)15 (in decimals) coma1 (show) señalar2 figurative use (indicate) indicar1 (with weapon) apuntar2 (direct) señalar, indicar3 (wall, house) ajuntar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the point of a gun a punta de pistolain point of fact de hecho, en realidadnot to put too finer point on it hablando en platato be beside the point no venir al casoto be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algoto be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-ato come to the point ir al granoto dance on points bailar de puntasto get to the point ir al granoto make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algoto reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrásup to a point hasta cierto puntopoint of order moción nombre femenino de ordenpoint of view punto de vistaweak point punto débilpoint ['pɔɪnt] vt1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)2) indicate: señalar, indicarto point the way: señalar el camino3) aim: apuntar4)to point out : señalar, indicarpoint vi1)to point at : señalar (con el dedo)2)to point to indicate: señalar, indicarpoint n1) item: punto mthe main points: los puntos principales2) quality: cualidad fher good points: sus buenas cualidadesit's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerteit's beside the point: no viene al casoto get to the point: ir al granoto stick to the point: no salirse del tema4) purpose: fin m, propósito mthere's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada5) place: punto m, lugar mpoints of interest: puntos interesantes6) : punto m (en una escala)boiling point: punto de ebullición7) moment: momento m, coyuntura fat this point: en este momento8) tip: punta f9) headland: punta f, cabo m10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)11) unit: punto mhe scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntosshares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteroscompass points : puntos mpl cardinalesdecimal point : punto m decimal, coma fn.• cabo s.m.• entero s.m.• extremo s.m.• finalidad s.f.• pico s.m.• propósito s.m.• punta s.f.• puntilla s.f.• punto s.m.• púa s.f.• tanto s.m.v.• afilar v.• apuntar v.• asestar v.• clavetear v.• encarar v.• señalar v.pɔɪnt
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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1.
transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
2.
via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs:[pɔɪnt]1. N1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma ftwo point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)
2) (on scale, thermometer) punto mboiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación
4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f•
at the point of a sword — a punta de espada•
with a sharp point — puntiagudo5) (=place) punto m, lugar mthis was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera
•
at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitiosthe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur
•
when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdadwhen it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...
•
there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos•
from that point on... — de allí en adelante...•
to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno•
to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo•
abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero•
at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m•
to win on points — ganar por puntos•
to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez•
to score ten points — marcar diez puntos7) (=most important thing)the point is that... — el caso es que...
that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!
the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento
•
to be beside the point — no venir al casoit is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun
•
do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?•
to miss the point — no comprender•
that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso•
to get off the point — salirse del tema•
his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al casoto come or get to the point — ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema
to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino
8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m•
it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento•
there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo•
there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarsea long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto
•
to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algoI don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso
•
what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?
9) (=detail, argument) punto mthe points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...
to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya
five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos
•
to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto•
in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que•
I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razónyou've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)
•
the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión•
to make one's point — convenceryou've made your point — nos etc has convencido
to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...
to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo
•
on this point — sobre este punto•
to stretch a point — hacer una excepción•
I take your point — acepto lo que dicespoint taken! — ¡de acuerdo!
10)to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn
11) (=matter) cuestión f12) (=characteristic) cualidad fwhat points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?
•
he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas•
tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9
17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f•
to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas2. VT1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)•
to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusilto point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn
•
he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres- point the finger at sb2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar•
would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?•
to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...•
to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar3. VI1) (lit) señalar•
the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta•
the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar•
this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...3)• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo
4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar4.CPDpoint duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación
to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico
point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m
point of reference N — punto m de referencia
point of sale N — punto m de venta
points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos
points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas
points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)
point-of-salepoints victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
- point up* * *[pɔɪnt]
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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1.
transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
2.
via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs: -
5 resistir
v.1 to withstand.resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat2 to resist (it) (mostrarse firme) (ante tentaciones).resistir a algo to resist somethingNoel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.3 to tolerate, to stand.no lo resisto más, me voy I can't stand it any longer, I'm off4 to keep going (person).ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of staminael tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strongresistir a algo to stand up to something, to withstand something5 to take the strain (mesa, dique).resistir a algo to withstand something* * *1 (aguantar - algo) to hold (out); (- alguien) to hold out, take (it), have endurance2 (durar) to endure, last3 (ejército) to hold out, resist1 (soportar) to stand, tolerate2 (peso etc) to bear, withstand, take3 (tentación etc) to resist1 (rechazar) to resist2 (oponerse) to resist, put up resistance4 (negarse) to refuse* * *verb1) to resist2) endure3) hold* * *1. VT1) [+ peso] to bear, take, support; [+ presión] to take, withstand2) [+ ataque, tentación] to resist; [+ propuesta] to resist, oppose, make a stand against3) (=tolerar) to put up with, endureno puedo resistir este frío — I can't bear o stand this cold
4)2. VI1) (=oponer resistencia) to resist2) (=durar) to last (out), hold outel equipo no puede resistir mucho tiempo más — the team can't last o hold out much longer
3) (=soportar peso)¿resistirá la silla? — will the chair take it?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?
su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that
no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
b) <tentación/impulso> to resist2.resistir via) ( aguantar)no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?
b) ejército to hold out, resist3.resistirse v pron1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist2) ( tener reticencia)resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her
3) (fam) ( plantear dificultades)* * *= defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex. Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.----* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* resistirse = buck + the system, buck.* resistirse a = be loath to.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sin resistirse = passively.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?
su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that
no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
b) <tentación/impulso> to resist2.resistir via) ( aguantar)no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?
b) ejército to hold out, resist3.resistirse v pron1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist2) ( tener reticencia)resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her
3) (fam) ( plantear dificultades)* * *= defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex: Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* resistirse = buck + the system, buck.* resistirse a = be loath to.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sin resistirse = passively.* * *resistir [I1 ]vt1 (aguantar, soportar) ‹dolor/calor› to withstand, take; ‹presión› to withstand, take, standno resistía más el frío que hacía allí it was so cold there, I couldn't take it any more¿crees que resistirá otro invierno? do you think it will last o withstand o survive another winter?su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte his heart wouldn't take o stand a shock like thatno resistió el peso adicional it couldn't take the extra weightno resisto que se burlen de mí ( fam); I can't stand people making fun of mea María no la invites, no la resisto (Col, Per fam); don't invite María, I can't stand her2 ‹tentación/impulso› to resist3 ( Mil) ‹ataque› to resist, withstand; ‹enemigo› to resist, hold out against■ resistirvi1(aguantar): ya te dije que no resistiría, era demasiado peso I told you it wouldn't take it o hold, it was too heavyya no resisto más I can't stand it any more, I can't take (it) any more¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? how long can you stay underwater?2 «ejército» to hold out, resistA (oponer resistencia) to resistsi se resisten, dispararemos if you resist o put up any resistance, we will fireno hay mujer que se le resista women find him irresistibleB (tener reticencia) resistirse A + INF:se resiste a aceptar las condiciones she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to the conditionsme resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe, I'm loath to believe itno pude resistirme a decírselo I couldn't resist telling herC ( fam)(plantear dificultades): esta cerradura se me resiste I can't get this lock opentantas cifras se me resisten all these figures defeat me o are beyond me ( colloq)* * *
resistir ( conjugate resistir) verbo transitivo
◊ no la resisto (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
verbo intransitivo
resistirse verbo pronominal
b) ( tener reticencia):◊ se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it;
me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe
resistir
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tener paciencia) to put up with: no resisto que hablen a gritos, I can't stand shouting
no podrá resistir otro golpe así, he won't be able to stand another blow like this
2 (contener una tentación, impulso, curiosidad) to resist
3 (un ataque, etc) to resist ➣ Ver nota en resist
II verbo intransitivo
1 (mantenerse en pie, aguantar) to hold (out): me voy a la cama, no resisto más, I'm going to bed, I can't last any longer
espero que el estante resista, I hope the shelf holds
2 (ante un enemigo, invasor) to resist: resistieron heroicamente, they held out heroically
' resistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vencer
English:
bear up
- hang on
- hold off
- hold out
- last
- last out
- oppose
- resist
- stand
- stand up
- withstand
- hang
- hold
- support
* * *♦ vt1. [peso, dolor, críticas] to withstand, to take;[ataque] to withstand;la presa no resistió la fuerza de las aguas the dam could not withstand the force of the water;resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat2. [tentación, impulso, deseo] to resist3. [tolerar] to tolerate, to stand;no lo resisto más I can't stand it any longer♦ vi1. [ejército, ciudad]resistir (a algo/a alguien) to resist (sth/sb)2. [persona, aparato] to keep going;ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina;el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong;resistir a algo to stand up to sth, to withstand sth3. [mesa, dique] to take the strain;este puente ya no resiste en pie this bridge is on its last legs;resistir a algo to withstand sth4. [mostrarse firme] [ante tentaciones] to resist (it);¡ya no resisto más! I can't stand it any longer!;resistir a algo to resist sth* * *I v/i1 resist2 ( aguantar) hold out;no resisto más I can’t take any moreII v/t1 tentación resist* * *resistir vt1) : to stand, to bear, to tolerate2) : to withstandresistir vi: to resistresistió hasta el último minuto: he held out until the last minute* * *resistir vbla estantería no resistía tanto peso y se partió the shelf couldn't take so much weight and it broke in two4. (tentación) to resist -
6 वज्र _vajra
वज्र a. [वज्-रन् Uṇ.2.28]1 Hard, adamantine.-2 Severe.-3 Forked, zigzag.-4 Cross.-ज्रः, -ज्रम् 1 A thunderbolt, the weapon of Indra (said to have been formed out of the bones of the sage Dadhīchi q. v.); आशंसन्ते समितिषु सुराः सक्तवैरा हि दैत्यैरस्याधिज्ये धनुषि विजयं पौरुहूते च वज्रे Ś.2.16.-2 Any destructive weapon like the thunderbolt.-3 A diamond-pin, an instru- ment for perforating jewels; मणौ वज्रसमुत्कीर्णे सूत्रस्येवास्ति मे गतिः R.1.4.-4 A diamond in general, an adamant; वज्रादपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमादपि U.2.7; R.6.19; मुक्तां मरकतं पद्मरागं वज्रं च विद्रुमम् Śiva B.3.12.-5 Sour gruel.-ज्रः 1 A form of military arrray.-2 A kind of Kuśa grass.-3 N. of various plants.-4 A kind of pillar.-ज्रम् 1 Steel.-2 A kind of talc.-3 Thunder- like or severe language.-4 A child.-5 Emblic myro- balan.-6 The blossom of the sesamum or Vajra plant.-7 Denunciation in strong language.-8 A particular posture in sitting.-Comp. -अंशुकम् cloth marked with various patterns.-अङ्क a. studded with diamonds (Mar. हिरेजडित); ततो जाम्बूनदीः पात्रीर्वज्राङ्का विमलाः शुभाः Mb.12.171.16.-अङ्कित a. marked with Vajra-like symbol.-अङ्गः a snake.-अभ्यासः cross-multiplica- tion.-अशनिः the thunderbolt of Indra; वज्राशनिसम- स्पर्शा अर्जुनेन शरा युधि Mb.6.119.6-अस्थिः f. Astera- cantha Longifolia (Mar. तालिमखाना).-आकरः a dia- mond mine; बभूव वज्राकरभूषणायाः (पतिः) R.18.21.-आकार, -आकृति a.1 shaped like वज्र.-2 a cross- shaped symbol.-आख्यः a kind of mineral spar.-आघातः 1 a stroke of thunder or lightning.-2 (hence fig.) any sudden shock or calamity.-आभः a kind of spar or valuable stone.-आयुधः an epithet of Indra.-आसनम् 1 a diamond-seat.-2 a particular posture in sitting (the hands being placed in the hollow between the body and the crossed feet).-कङ्कटः an epithet of Hanumat.-कवचः, -चम् 1 adamantine mail.-2 a particular Samādhi.-कालिका N. of the mother of Śākyamuni.-कीटः a kind of insect (boring holes in wood and stone).-कीलः a thunder- bolt, an admantine shaft; जीवितं वज्रकीलम् Māl.9.37; cf. U.1.47.-कूटः a mountain consisting of diamonds; स वज्रकूटाङ्गनिपातवेगविशीर्णकुक्षिः स्तनयन्नुदन्वान् Bhāg.3.13.29.-केतुः N. of the demon Naraka.-क्षारम् an alkaline earth.-गोपः = इन्द्रगोपः q. v.-घोष a. sounding like a thunderbolt; R.18.21.-चञ्चुः a vulture.-चर्मन् m. a rhinoceros.-जित् m. N. of Garuḍa.-ज्वलनम्, -ज्वाला lightning.-तरः N. of a kind of very hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.7.-तुण्डः 1 a vulture.-2 mosquito, gnat.-3 N. of Garuḍa.-4 of Gaṇeṣa.-तुल्यः lapis lazuli or azure stone.-दंष्ट्रः a kind of insect.-दक्षिणः N. of Indra.-दण्ड a. having a staff studded with diamonds.-दन्तः 1 a hog.-2 a rat.-दंशनः a rat.-देह, -देहिन् a. having an adamantine or very hardy frame.-धरः 1 an epithet of Indra; वज्रधरप्रभावः R.18.21.-2 an owl.-धारणम् artificial gold.-नाभ a. having a hard nave (said of a wheel); see next word.-नाभः the discus of Kṛiṣṇa; वज्रनाभं ततश्चक्रं ददौ कृष्णाय पावकः Mb. 1.225.23 (com. वज्रं वरत्रासा नाभौ यस्य तत् । सूत्रबद्धशकुनिवत् पुनः प्रयोक्तुर्हस्तमायातीत्यर्थः ॥).-निर्घोषः, -निष्पेषः a clap or peal of thunder.-पञ्जरः a secure refuge, protector; वज्रपञ्जरनामेदं यो रामकवचं स्मरेत् Rāma-rakṣā 13.-पाणिः 1 an epithet of Indra; वज्रं मुमुक्षन्निव वज्रपाणिः R.2.42.-2 an owl.-पातः, -पतनम् a stroke of lightning, fall of thunder-bolt; एतद्वैशसवज्रघोरपतनम् U.4.24; यावन्निष्ठुर- वज्रपातसदृशं देहीति नो भाषते Udb.-पुष्पम् 1 the blossom of sesamum.-2 a valuable flower.-भृत् m. an epithet of Indra.-मणिः a diamond, an adamant; छेत्तुं वज्रमणी- ञ्शिरीषकुसुमप्रान्तेन संनह्यते Bh.2.6.-मय a.1 hard, adaman- tine.-2 cruel, hard-hearted.-मुखः 1 a kind of insect; कृत्ते वज्रमुखेन नाम कृमिणा दैवान्ममोरुद्वये Karṇabhāra 1.1.-2 a kind of Samādhi.-मुष्टिः 1 an epithet of Indra.-2 an adamantine clenched fist.-3 a kind of weapon.-रदः a hog.-लिपिः a particular style of writing.-लेपः 1 a kind of very hard cement; वज्रलेपघटितेव Māl.5. 1; U.4 (for its preparation see Bṛi. S., Chapter 57 'वज्रलेपलक्षणः').-2 The being ineffaceable, permanent one; अन्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति । पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्र- लेपो भविष्यति ॥ Subhāṣ.-लोहकः a magnet.-वधः 1 death by thunderbolt.-2 cross-multiplication.-वारकः a title of respect.-व्यूहः a kind of military array.-शल्यः a porcupine.-संघातः N. of a kind of hard cement; Bṛi. S.57.8. -a. having the hardness of adamant; ततः स वज्रसंघातः कुमारो न्यपतद्गिरौ Mb.1.123.27.-सार a. as hard as adamant, having the strength of the thunderbolt, adamantine; क्व च निशितनिपाता वज्रसाराः शरास्ते Ś.1.1; त्वमपि कुसुमबाणान् वज्रसारीकरोषि 3.4.-सूचिः, -ची f. a diamond-needle.-हृदयम् an adamantine heart. -
7 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) færdigsyet* * *adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) færdigsyet -
8 matar el rato
(v.) = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdleEx. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.* * *(v.) = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdleEx: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'. -
9 perder el tiempo
(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx. The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex. Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex. If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex. Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex. After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day.* * *(v.) = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle aroundEx: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.Ex: If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.Ex: Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations.Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day. -
10 पूर्ण _pūrṇa
पूर्ण p. p. [पुर्-क्त नि˚]1 Filled, filled with, full of; opt. in comp; तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् Bg.2.1; so शोक˚, जल˚ &c.-2 Whole, full, entire, complete; पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते Īśop.1; अपूर्णमेकेन शतक्रतूपमः R.3.38.-3 Fulfilled, accomplished.-4 Ended, completed.-5 Past, elapsed.-6 Satisfied, contented.-7 Full-sounding, sonorous.-8 Strong, powerful.-9 Selfish, or self-indulgent.-1 Drawn, bent (as a bow) आकर्णपूर्णै- रहनदाक्षेपैराहतं पुनः Bhāg.8.11.1.-11 Allpervading; पूर्णमप्रवर्तीति वा अहमेतमुपास Bṛi. Up.2.1.5; Mb.14.2.28.-र्णा 1 An epithet of the fifteenth digit of the moon.-2 N. of the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth lunar days or tithis.-र्णम् Ved.1 Abundance, plenty.-2 Water.-Comp. -अङ्कः an integer.-अञ्जलिः two handfuls.-अभिलाष a. satisfied, contented.-अभिषिक्ताः a par- ticular sect of the Śāktas.-अभिषेकः a kind of अभिषेकः known in tantraśāstra as belonging to कौलपन्थ.-अमृता epithet of the sixteenth digit of the moon.-अवतारः N. of the fourth, seventh and eighth incarnations of Viṣṇu.-आनकम् 1 a drum.-2 the sound of a drum.-3 a vessel.-4 a moon-beam.-5 = पूर्णपात्र q. v.; (some- times read पूर्णालक also).-आनन्दः the Supreme Being.-आश a. one whose all desires are fulfilled; पूर्णाशा बहवः कृता वितरणैर्येन त्वया याचकाः-आहुतिः f. an offering made with a full ladle; पूर्णाहुतिभिरापूर्णास्त्रिभिः पूर्यन्ति तेजसा Mb.14.2.28.-इन्दुः the full moon.-उत्सङ्ग a. far advanced in pregnancy.-उपमा a full or complete simile, i. e. one in which the four requisites उपमान, उपमेय, साधारणधर्म and उपमाप्रतिपादक are all expressed; (opp. लुप्तोपमा); e. g. अम्भोरुहमिवाताम्नं मुग्धे करतलं तव; see K. P.1 under उपमा.-ककुद a. full-humped.-काम a. one whose desires are fulfilled, satisfied, contented. (-मः) N. of the Supreme Being.-कुम्भः 1 a full jar.-2 a vessel full of water; (placed at the door as an auspicious mark); पूर्णकुम्भौ चक्रवाकानुकारौ पयोधरौ DK.1.1.-3 a particular mode of fighting; बाहुपाशादिकं कृत्वा पादाहत- शिरावुभौ । उरोहस्तं ततश्चक्रे पूर्णकुम्भौ प्रयुज्य तौ ॥ Mb.2.23.14 (com. ग्रथिताङ्गुलिभ्यां हस्ताभ्यां पदशिरसः पीडनं पूर्णकुम्भः).-4 a hole (in a wall) of the shape of a water-jar; तदत्र पक्वेष्टके पूर्णकुम्भ एव शोभते Mk.3.-पर्वेन्दु f. the day of full moon.-पात्रम् 1 a full cup or jar.-2 a cup-ful.-3 a measure of capacity (equal to 256 handfuls); (अष्टमुष्टि भवेत् किञ्चित् किञ्चिदष्टौ तु पुष्कलम् । पुष्कलानि तु चत्वारि पूर्णपात्रं प्रचक्षते ॥); पूर्णपात्रमयीमाहुः पाकयज्ञस्य दक्षिणाम् Mb.12.6.38.-4 a vessel (or a box or basket) filled with valuable things (such as clothes, ornaments &c.) and scrambled for by servants or relatives on festive occasions or dis- tributed as presents; hence, the word is often used to denote 'a present made to one who brings a happy news'; कदा मे तनयजन्ममहोत्सवानन्दनिर्भरो हरिष्यति पूर्णपात्रं परि- जनः K.62,7,73,165; सखीजनेनापह्रियमाणपूर्णपात्रम 299; तत् कामं प्रभवति पूर्णपात्रवृत्त्या स्वीकर्तुं मम हृदयं च जीवितं च Māl. 4.1; किं पूर्मपात्रस्य न पात्रमासीत् Rām. champū. (पूर्णपात्र is thus defined:-- हर्षादुत्सवकाले च यदलंकारांशुकादिकम् । आकृष्य गृह्यते पूर्णपात्रं स्यात् पूर्णकं च तत् ॥ or वर्धापकं यदानन्दादलंकारा- दिकं पुनः ॥ आकृष्य गृह्यते पूर्णपात्रं पूर्णानकं च तत् ॥ Hārāvalī).-5 a vessel full of rice presented to the priests at the end of the sacrifice.-प्रज्ञ a. one whose prajñā is fully developed.-ज्ञः N. of Madhava, the founder of a kind of Vaiṣṇava cult.-बी (वी) जः the citron.-मानस a. contented.-मास् m.1 the sun.-2 the moon. (-f.) the day of full moon.-मासः 1 the moon.-2 a monthly sacrifice performed on the day of full moon; (comprising the आग्नेय, अग्नीषोमीय and उपांशुयाज sacrifices); कानि पुनर्दर्शपूर्णमासशब्दकानि । येषां वचने पौर्णमासीशब्दो$मावास्य- शब्दो वा आग्नेयादीनि तानि ॥ ŚB. on MS.4.4.34.-मासी the day of full moon.-रथः a complete warrior.-वपुस् a. full (the moon).-होमः = पूर्णाहुतिः q. v. -
11 ante
antĕ (old form anti, whence antidea, antideo, antidhac; v. antea, anteeo, and antehac) [Gr. anti, over against, facing, anta, antên; Sanscr. anti = over against; Germ. ant- in Ant-wort = Goth. anda-vaurdi, an answer, anda-nahti, the night before], prep. and adv. (acc. to Max. Victor. p. 1953, as prep. with the grave accent; as adv. with the acute on the last syl.).I.Prep. with acc., before (syn.: prae, pro).A.In space, or trop. in regard to estimation, judgment, or rank (usu. only of objects at rest. while prae is used of those in motion; cf. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 1, 21; v. exceptions infra).1.In space:2.quem ante aedīs video,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 136:ante ostium Me audivit stare,
Ter. And. 3, 1, 16; so Vulg. Lev. 1, 5:Ornatas paulo ante fores,
Juv. 6, 227; so Vulg. Num. 3, 26:ante meum limen,
Juv. 11, 190:ante suum fundum,
Cic. Mil. 10:ut ante suos hortulos postridie piscarentur,
id. Off. 3, 14, 58:ante sepulcrales infelix adstitit aras,
Ov. M. 8, 480; so Verg. A. 1, 344; 3, 545; Juv. 10, 268:ante altaria,
id. 8, 155; so Vulg. Deut. 26, 4; ib. Matt. 5, 24. —Of persons:ante hosce deos erant arulae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3:quīs ante ora patrum contigit oppetere,
Verg. A. 1, 95; id. G. 4, 477:ipsius unam (navem) ante oculos pontus in puppim ferit,
id. A. 1, 114; 2, 531; 2, 773:ante se statuit funditores,
Liv. 42, 58:Flos Asiae ante ipsum,
Juv. 5, 56; Vulg. Matt. 17, 2:si luditur alea pernox Ante Numantinos,
Juv. 8, 11.— Trop.:ante oculos collocata,
Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 192:ante oculos errat domus,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 57: [p. 128] causam ante eum diceret, before him as judge, Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 9:donec stet ante judicium,
Vulg. Josh. 20, 6; ib. Marc. 13, 9.—And in eccl. Lat., after the Heb. and Hel. Gr., before, in the sight of, in the judgment of:ante Dominum vilior fiam,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 6, 21 sq.:non te justifices ante Deum,
ib. Eccli. 7, 5:justi ambo ante Deum,
ib. Luc. 1, 6;and fully: fecit Asa rectum ante conspectum Domini,
ib. 3 Reg. 15, 11; ib. Apoc. 12, 10.—Hence, homines ante pedes (in later Lat.), servants; cf. the annotators upon Juv. 7, 143.—With verbs of motion:ante me ito,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 70:equitatum omnem ante se mittit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 21:ante ceteras cohortes extra aciem procurrere,
id. B. C. 1, 55:praecurrit ante omnes,
id. ib. 2, 34; so Nep. Dat. 3, 2; Liv. 7, 41; 45, 40 al.; Vulg. Lev. 27, 11; ib. 1 Reg. 12, 2.—Trop. of preference in judgment, or regulations in respect to rank, before (this is properly the signification of prae, q. v.; hence more rare than that, and never used by Cic.): quem ante me diligo, before myself, more than myself, Balbus ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15.—So ante aliquem esse, to surpass, excel any one:a.facundiā Graecos, gloriā belli Gallos ante Romanos fuisse,
Sall. C. 53, 3, ubi v. Corte and Kritz:tum me vero et ante Alexandrum et ante Pyrrhum et ante omnes alios imperatores esse,
superior to, Liv. 35, 14:necessitas ante rationem est,
necessity knows no law, Curt. 7, 7, 10.—Hence very freq. (but mostly poet. and post-class.),Ante alios, ante omnes, ante ceteros, etc., before others, before all, etc., to designate a comparative relation;b.also sometimes, for the sake of emphasis, with comparatives and superlatives: tibi, Neptune, ante alios deos gratias ago,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 5; so Ov. M. 10, 120:scito illum ante omnīs minumi mortalem preti,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 8:tua ante omnes experientia,
Tac. A. 2, 76; 1, 27; Liv. 1, 9:Junoni ante omnīs candentis vaccae media inter cornua (pateram) fundit,
Verg. A. 4, 59:Ipse est ante omnes,
Vulg. Col. 1, 17:O felix una ante alias Priameïa virgo,
Verg. A. 3, 321:ante omnes furor est insignis equarum,
id. G. 3, 266:scelere ante alios immanior omnīs,
id. A. 1, 347; Liv. 5, 42:ante alios pulcherrimus omnīs Turnus,
Verg. A. 7, 55; so Nep. Att. 3, 3; Liv. 1, 15; cf. Rudd. II. p. 82; II. p. 101; II. p. 305.—Ante omnia.(α).Before all things, first of all:(β).alvus ante omnia ducitur,
Cels. 7, 30:oportet autem ante omnia os nudare,
id. 8, 2:Ante omnia instituit, ut etc.,
Suet. Ner. 32; id. Calig. 21:Ante omnia autem, fratres, etc.,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 12; ib. 1 Petr. 4, 8.—Comparatively, above all, especially, chiefty:(γ).publica maestitia eo ante omnia insignis, quia matronae annum, ut parentem, eum luxerunt,
Liv. 2, 7; 7, 4:quae natura multis et ante omnia ursis,
Plin. 8, 35, 53, § 125:dulces ante omnia Musae,
the Muses pleasing above all things, Verg. G. 2, 475; id. E. 2, 72:deformem et taetrum ante omnia vultum,
Juv. 10, 191.—In entering upon the discussion of several particulars, or in adducing arguments, first of all, in the first place (similar to ac primum quidem, kai prôton men oun; cf. Spald. ad Quint. 4, 2, 4):B.ante omnia quid sit rhetorice,
Quint. 2, 15, 1:ante omnia igitur imitatio per se ipsa non sufficit,
id. 10, 2, 4; so id. 1, 2, 9; 4, 2, 40; 4, 2, 52; 5, 13, 6; 9, 1, 23.—Of time.1.Before: ANTE MERIDIEM CAVSAM CONICITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 13; cf.a.Dirks. Transl. 177 sq.: ante lucem a portu me praemisisti domum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 55; so Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 259; id. Inv. 2, 4, 15; Suet. Galb. 22; Vulg. Luc. 24, 22:ante diem caupo sciet,
Juv. 9, 108:ante brumam,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 28:ante noctem,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 51:pereundum erit ante lucernas,
Juv. 10, 339:ante haec omnia,
Vulg. Luc. 21, 12.— The designation of time is often expressed paraphrastically.By a person who lived at the time:b.jam ante Socratem,
before the time of, Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 44:qui honos togato habitus ante me est nemini,
before me, before my time, id. Cat. 4, 3:ante Jovem nulli subigebant arva coloni,
Verg. G. 1, 125:vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multi,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 25:ante Helenam,
id. S. 1, 3, 107:ante se,
Tac. H. 1, 50:quod ante eum nemo,
Suet. Caes. 26 al. —By other objects pertaining to a particular time: ante hoc factum, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 64:2.ante has meas litteras,
i. e. before the receipt of this letter, Cic. Fam. 13, 17:per hunc castissimum ante regiam injuriam sanguinem juro,
Liv. 1, 59:ante mare et terras, et quod tegit omnia, caelum,
Ov. M. 1, 5:ante sidus fervidum,
Hor. Epod. 1, 27:ante cibum,
id. S. 1, 10, 61, and Juv. 6, 428:Hoc discunt omnes ante alpha et beta,
before their A B C, id. 14, 209:cur ante tubam tremor occupat artus?
Verg. A. 11, 424:Tecum prius ergo voluta Haec ante tubas,
Juv. 1, 169.—Also by the designation of the office of a person:ante aedilitatem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 17:ante sceptrum Dictaei regis,
Verg. G. 2, 536:ante imperium ducis,
Flor. 4, 2, 66:relictis multis filiis et in regno et ante regnum susceptis,
Just. 2, 10.—And by the designation of office in app. to the person:mortuus est ante istum praetorem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 45, 115:docuerant fabulas ante hos consules,
id. Brut. 18, 73:cum ante illum imperatorem clipeis uterentur,
Nep. Iphicr. 1, 3:quos ante se imperatorem nemo ausus sit aspicere,
id. Epam. 8, 3.—A part. perf. or fut. pass. is freq. added to such substantives for the sake of explanation:ante hanc urbem conditam,
before the founding of this city, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7 (opp. post urbem conditam):non multo ante urbem captam,
id. Div. 1, 45:ante Epaminondam natum,
Nep. Epam. 10, 4:ante te cognitum multis orantibus opem tuli,
Sall. J. 110, 2:ante decemviros creatos,
Liv. 3, 53 al. —Hence particular phrases.a.Ante tempus,(α).Before the right time:(β).ante tempus excitatis suis,
Liv. 31, 36.—Before the appointed, proper, or lawful time:b.factus est consul bis, primum ante tempus,
Cic. Lael. 3:honores et ante tempus et quosdam novi generis cepit,
Suet. Aug. 26:venisti ante tempus torquere nos?
Vulg. Matt. 8, 29 (cf. annus, II. D.).—Ante diem, poet.,(α).Before the time:(β).Caesaribus virtus contigit ante diem,
Ov. A. A. 1, 184:ante diem vultu gressuque superbo Vicerat aequales,
Stat. S. 2, 1, 108.—Before the time destined by fate:c.filius ante diem patrios inquirit in annos,
Ov. M. 1, 148:hic dolor ante diem Pandiona misit ad umbras,
id. ib. 6, 675; id. A. A. 3, 739:sed misera ante diem subitoque accensa furore, etc.,
Verg. A. 4, 697 (cf. Soph. Antig. 461: ei de tou chronou prosthen thanoumai). —Ante hunc diem, with a negative:3.istunc hominem numquam audivi ante hunc diem,
never before this day, never until now, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 60; 4, 2, 7:neque umquam ante hunc diem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 19; 5, 4, 23:Novum crimen et ante hunc diem inauditum ad te Q. Tubero detulit,
Cic. Lig. 1, 1 (cf. Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 17: neque eum ante usquam conspexi prius). —Ante diem (abbrev. a. d.) with an ordinal number gives the date, not of the foregoing, but of the present day; e. g. ante diem quintum (a. d. V.) Kalendas Apriles, the fifth day before the calends of April. Orig. the ante belonged to Kalendas, and they said either, ante die quinto Kalendas (i. e. die quinto ante Kalendas), or ante diem quintum Kalendas; the latter phraseology became the prevailing one, and ante diem, being considered as one word, the prepp. in and ex could be prefixed; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 3, 12; Duker ad Liv. 27, 23; Rudd. II. p. 291; Madv. Gr. Suppl. I.; Drak. ad Liv. 45, 2, 12: me ante diem XIII. Kalendas Januarias principem revocandae libertatis fuisse, the thirteenth before the calends of January, i. e. the 20 th of Dec., Cic. Phil. 14, 7, 20: ante diem XII. Kalendas Novembres, the 21 st of Oct.: ante diem VI. Kalendas Novembres, the 27 th of Oct., id. Cat. 1, 3: ante diem VIII. Kalendas Decembres, the 24 th of Nov., id. Phil. 3, 8: a. d. IV. Id. Mart. (ante diem quartum Idus Martias), i. e. the 12 th of March, Liv. 40, 59: ante diem III. Non. Jan. M. Cicero natus est, i. e. on the 3 d of Jan., Gell. 15, 28 al.:4.in ante diem quartum Kal. Dec. distulit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 8: caedem te optimatium contulisse in ante diem V. Kal. Nov., to the 28 th of Oct., id. Cat. 1, 3:ex ante diem VII. Id. Febr.,
Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 1: nuntii venerant ex ante diem Non. Jun. usque ad prid. Kal. Sept., from the 3 d of June, Cic. Att. 3, 17:supplicatio indicta est ante diem V. Id. Oct. cum eo die in quinque dies,
Liv. 45, 2, 12.—Sometimes to designate the whole time until the passing moment:5.ante id tempus et mari et terrā duces erant Lace daemonii,
Nep. Arist. 2, 3:qui honos huic uni ante id tempus contigit,
id. Timoth. 2, 3:invictus ante eam diem fuerat,
Curt. 5, 3, 22.—Ante annos, before the destined time:6.Ante suos annos occidit,
Ov. Am. 2, 2, 46:Ante annos animumque gerens curamque virilem,
beyond his years, Verg. A. 9, 311 (cf.:suos annos praeterire,
Sil. 4, 428; and:annos transcendere factis,
id. 2, 348). —Ante hoc, for antea, antehac, belongs to the later Latin:II.ante hoc incognita,
Luc. 6, 116:ante hoc domūs pars videntur,
Tac. G. 13.Adv., of space and time (the latter most freq.).A.Of space, before, in front, forwards: post me erat Aegina, ante Megara, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 9:B.fluvius ab tergo, ante circaque velut ripa praeceps oram ejus omnem cingebat,
Liv. 27, 18; 22, 5:coronatus stabit et ante calix,
Tib. 2, 5, 98:plena oculis et ante et retro,
Vulg. Apoc. 4, 6.—Of motion (cf. supra, I. A. 1.):si aut manibus ingrediatur quis aut non ante, sed retro,
Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35:pallida Tisiphone morbos agit ante metumque,
Verg. G. 3, 552.—1.. Of time, before, previously (always in reference to another past time, while ante as prep. is used in reference to the present).a.With verbs:b.nonne oportuit Praescīsse me ante,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 4:id te oro, ut ante eamus,
id. ib. 3, 3, 24;very freq. in Cic.: quod utinam illi ante accidisset,
Cic. Phil. 11, 14:quae ante acta sunt,
id. Verr. 1, 109:sicut ante fecimus,
Vulg. Jos. 8, 5; ib. Jud. 16, 20:fructus omnis ante actae vitae,
Cic. Marcell. 3; so Ov. M. 12, 115, and Tac. A. 6, 16:apud vos ante feci mentionem,
Cic. Agr. 3, 4:faciam hoc non novum, sed ab eis ante factum,
id. Verr. 1, 55; Verg. E. 9, 63; Juv. 3, 243; 15, 320:illud de quo ante dixi,
Cic. Sex. Rosc. 116:quos ante dixi,
id. Off. 2, 14, 50:ut ante dixi,
id. Imp. Pomp. 16; id. Mil. 45:quem ad modum ante dixi,
id. Sex. Rosc. 91:additis, quae ante deliquerant,
Tac. A. 6, 9:filium ante sublatum brevi amisit,
id. Agr. 6; id. G. 10; id. A. 11, 7; id. H. 2, 43.—And often accomp. by jam:acceperam jam ante Caesaris litteras, ut etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 49; id. Marcell. 12; id. Verr. 2, 23.—Rarely accomp. by saepe.:ut saepe ante fecerant,
Cic. Balb. 40; id. Rab. Post. 13.—Rarely with adjj.:c.non filius ante pudicus,
Juv. 3, 111:quos acciverat, incertum, experiens an et ante gnavos,
Tac. A. 14, 7.—Often with substt. in the abl. or acc. for a more accurate designation of time (cf. also abhinc with the abl. and acc.; in these cases ante was considered by the ancient critics as a prep., which could also govern the abl.; cf. Charis. p. 209 P.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 1, 30. The position of ante is sometimes before and sometimes after the subst., and sometimes between the numeral and the subst.):d.illos septem et multis ante saeculis Lycurgum accepimus fuisse sapientes,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7:etsi perpaucis ante diebus (i. e. before the departure of Theophilus, of whom mention is afterwards made) dederam Q. Mucio litteras ad te,
id. Fam. 4, 9:paucis diebus ante,
id. Phil. 2, 40:viginti annis ante,
id. Lael. 12, 42:voverat eam annis undecim ante,
Liv. 40, 52, 4 (cf. id. 40, 51:quae bello Ligustico ante annis octo vovisset): optimum erit ante annum scrobes facere,
a year before, Col. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 7:Tyron urbem ante annum Trojanae cladis condiderunt,
a year before the fall of Troy, Just. 18, 3, 5:ante quadriennium amissus es,
four years previously, Tac. Agr. 45:aliquot ante annos,
Suet. Caes. 12; v. id. ib. 81 al.—With the advv. multo, paulo, aliquanto, tanto, quanto, and rarely permultum:2.multo ante prospexi tempestatem futuram,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 3:haud multo ante adventum,
Tac. Agr. 18.—And in the order ante multo:ante multo a te didicerimus,
Cic. Sen. 2, 6:Venisti paulo ante in senatum,
id. Cat. 1, 7, 16; id. Marcell. 7; id. Mil. 7; Tac. G. 41; id. H. 3, 68; Suet. Caes. 21; Vulg. Sap. 15, 8; ib. 2 Macc. 3, 30;6, 29 et saep.—And in the order ante paulo: quae ante paulo perbreviter attigi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 4:profectus est aliquanto ante furorem Catilinae,
id. Sull. 20, 56 bis; id. Verr. 1, 149.—And in the order ante aliquanto: ante aliquanto quam tu natus es, Cic. Fam. [p. 129] 10, 4; id. Vatin. 25; id. Verr. 2, 46:tanto ante praedixeras,
id. Phil. 2, 33:quod si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 34; 5, 78, 89; id. Cat. 3, 17; id. de Or. 1, 7, 26; so Quint. 2, 4, 28:quanto ante providerit,
Cic. Sest. 8:permultum ante certior factus eram litteris,
id. Fam. 3, 11; cf. Prisc. p. 1191 P.—Followed by quam (written also as one word, antequam; the form prius quam was more freq. in archaic Latin), sooner than; before.a.With ind. pres.:b.ante quam doceo id factum non esse, libet mihi,
Cic. Quinct. 48:ante quam ad sententiam redeo, de me pauca dicam,
id. Cat. 4, 20; id. Mil. 7; id. Deiot. 7; id. Clu. 6.—With ind. perf.:c.memini Catonem anno ante quam est mortuus mecum disserere,
Cic. Lael. 3, 11:anno ipso ante quam natus est Ennius,
id. Brut. 18, 72:ante aliquanto quam tu natus es,
id. Fam. 10, 3:neque ante dimisit eum quam fidem dedit,
Liv. 39, 10:ante quam ille est factus inimicus,
Cic. Phil. 12, 9.—Rarely with fut. perf.:d.ante provinciam sibi decretam audiet quam potuerit tempus ei rei datum suspicari,
Cic. Phil. 11, 24:neque defatigabor ante quam... percepero,
id. de Or. 3, 36, 145.—With subj. pres.:e.ante quam veniat in Pontum, litteras ad Cn. Pompeium mittet,
Cic. Agr. 2, 53:hac lege ante omnia veniunt, quam gleba una ematur,
id. ib. 2, 71; id. Sest. 15; id. Phil. 1, 1; Verg. E. 1, 60 sqq.; Vulg. Gen. 11, 4; ib. 4 Reg. 2, 9; ib. Matt. 6, 8.—With subj. imperf.:f.Romae et ad urbem, ante quam proficisceretur, quaerere coepit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 167:qui (sol) ante quam se abderet, fugientem vidit Antonium,
id. Phil. 14, 27; 8, 1; id. Verr. 4, 147; Vulg. Gen. 2, 5; 13, 10; ib. Matt. 1, 18; ib. Joan. 8, 58.—With subj. perf.:g.ante vero quam sit ea res adlata, laetitiā frui satis est,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1:domesticum malum opprimit ante quam prospicere potueris,
id. Verr. 1, 39; id. Sull. 44; id. Planc. 40:nec ante vincere desierint quam Rubro mari inclusis quod vincerent defuerit,
Liv. 42, 52:nec ante (barbam capillumque) dempserit quam vindicāsset,
Suet. Caes. 67.—With subj. pluperf.:h.se ante quam eam uxorem duxisset domum, sperāsse etc.,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 71:qui ante quam de meo adventu audire potuissent, in Macedoniam perrexi,
Cic. Planc. 98:ut consul ante fieret, quam ullum alium magistratum capere licuisset,
id. Imp. Pomp. 62; id. Quinct. 9; id. Verr. 2, 55; 2, 171.—With inf.:i.dici vix potest quam multa sint quae respondeatis ante fieri oportere, quam ad hanc rationem devenire,
Cic. Quinct. 54.—With part.:3.armati nullum ante finem pugnae quam morientes fecerunt,
Liv. 21, 15, 4 (on the use of these different constructions, v. Roby, §§ 1671, 1462, 1672 etc.; Draeger, Hist. Synt. II. pp. 589 sqq.;and esp. Fischer, Gr. § 621). —In the poets sometimes with quam before ante: Respice item quam nil ad nos anteacta vetustas Temporis aeterni fuerit, quam nascimur ante,
Lucr. 3, 972:Non ego signatis quicquam mandare tabellis, Ne legat id nemo quam meus ante, velim,
Tib. 4, 7, 8; Mart. 9, 36, 6.—Also in the poets sometimes pleon. ante—prius—quam:sed mihi vel tellus optem prius ima dehiscat Ante, pudor, quam te violo aut tua jura resolvo,
Verg. A. 4, 24; so,prius—quam— ante: Aut prius infecto deposcit praemia cursu, Septima quam metam triverit ante rota?
Prop. 3, 20, 25.—For the designation of order, foll. by tum, deinde, etc., first, in the first place (only in later Lat. for the class. primum):4.ut ante caput, deinde reliqua pars auferatur,
Cels. 7, 29:et ante dicam de his, quae, etc.: tum, etc.,
id. 5, 26:ante tonderi... deinde... tum, etc.,
id. 6, 6, 8; so Plin. 34, 13, 34, § 131 dub.—Very rarely used as adj. (in imitation of the Greek):III.neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum,
earlier, previous ills, Verg. A. 1, 198 (cf. tôn paros kakôn, Soph. O. T. 1423):ille elegit, qui recipit ante meliorem,
Quint. Decl. 1, 14; cf. Liv. 24, 82, 5 (on this use of the adv., v. Kritz ad Sall. J. 76, 5).In composition.A. B. C. D.In designations of time only with adjj. and advv.: antelucanus, antemeridianus, antehac, antelucio.With verbs, ante is more correctly written separately: ante actus, ante factus, ante gestus, ante paro, etc., although editions differ in this respect. V. more upon this word in Hand, Turs. I. pp. 361-390, and pp. 394-402. -
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antĕ (old form anti, whence antidea, antideo, antidhac; v. antea, anteeo, and antehac) [Gr. anti, over against, facing, anta, antên; Sanscr. anti = over against; Germ. ant- in Ant-wort = Goth. anda-vaurdi, an answer, anda-nahti, the night before], prep. and adv. (acc. to Max. Victor. p. 1953, as prep. with the grave accent; as adv. with the acute on the last syl.).I.Prep. with acc., before (syn.: prae, pro).A.In space, or trop. in regard to estimation, judgment, or rank (usu. only of objects at rest. while prae is used of those in motion; cf. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 1, 21; v. exceptions infra).1.In space:2.quem ante aedīs video,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 136:ante ostium Me audivit stare,
Ter. And. 3, 1, 16; so Vulg. Lev. 1, 5:Ornatas paulo ante fores,
Juv. 6, 227; so Vulg. Num. 3, 26:ante meum limen,
Juv. 11, 190:ante suum fundum,
Cic. Mil. 10:ut ante suos hortulos postridie piscarentur,
id. Off. 3, 14, 58:ante sepulcrales infelix adstitit aras,
Ov. M. 8, 480; so Verg. A. 1, 344; 3, 545; Juv. 10, 268:ante altaria,
id. 8, 155; so Vulg. Deut. 26, 4; ib. Matt. 5, 24. —Of persons:ante hosce deos erant arulae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3:quīs ante ora patrum contigit oppetere,
Verg. A. 1, 95; id. G. 4, 477:ipsius unam (navem) ante oculos pontus in puppim ferit,
id. A. 1, 114; 2, 531; 2, 773:ante se statuit funditores,
Liv. 42, 58:Flos Asiae ante ipsum,
Juv. 5, 56; Vulg. Matt. 17, 2:si luditur alea pernox Ante Numantinos,
Juv. 8, 11.— Trop.:ante oculos collocata,
Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 192:ante oculos errat domus,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 57: [p. 128] causam ante eum diceret, before him as judge, Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 9:donec stet ante judicium,
Vulg. Josh. 20, 6; ib. Marc. 13, 9.—And in eccl. Lat., after the Heb. and Hel. Gr., before, in the sight of, in the judgment of:ante Dominum vilior fiam,
Vulg. 2 Reg. 6, 21 sq.:non te justifices ante Deum,
ib. Eccli. 7, 5:justi ambo ante Deum,
ib. Luc. 1, 6;and fully: fecit Asa rectum ante conspectum Domini,
ib. 3 Reg. 15, 11; ib. Apoc. 12, 10.—Hence, homines ante pedes (in later Lat.), servants; cf. the annotators upon Juv. 7, 143.—With verbs of motion:ante me ito,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 70:equitatum omnem ante se mittit,
Caes. B. G. 1, 21:ante ceteras cohortes extra aciem procurrere,
id. B. C. 1, 55:praecurrit ante omnes,
id. ib. 2, 34; so Nep. Dat. 3, 2; Liv. 7, 41; 45, 40 al.; Vulg. Lev. 27, 11; ib. 1 Reg. 12, 2.—Trop. of preference in judgment, or regulations in respect to rank, before (this is properly the signification of prae, q. v.; hence more rare than that, and never used by Cic.): quem ante me diligo, before myself, more than myself, Balbus ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15.—So ante aliquem esse, to surpass, excel any one:a.facundiā Graecos, gloriā belli Gallos ante Romanos fuisse,
Sall. C. 53, 3, ubi v. Corte and Kritz:tum me vero et ante Alexandrum et ante Pyrrhum et ante omnes alios imperatores esse,
superior to, Liv. 35, 14:necessitas ante rationem est,
necessity knows no law, Curt. 7, 7, 10.—Hence very freq. (but mostly poet. and post-class.),Ante alios, ante omnes, ante ceteros, etc., before others, before all, etc., to designate a comparative relation;b.also sometimes, for the sake of emphasis, with comparatives and superlatives: tibi, Neptune, ante alios deos gratias ago,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 5; so Ov. M. 10, 120:scito illum ante omnīs minumi mortalem preti,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 8:tua ante omnes experientia,
Tac. A. 2, 76; 1, 27; Liv. 1, 9:Junoni ante omnīs candentis vaccae media inter cornua (pateram) fundit,
Verg. A. 4, 59:Ipse est ante omnes,
Vulg. Col. 1, 17:O felix una ante alias Priameïa virgo,
Verg. A. 3, 321:ante omnes furor est insignis equarum,
id. G. 3, 266:scelere ante alios immanior omnīs,
id. A. 1, 347; Liv. 5, 42:ante alios pulcherrimus omnīs Turnus,
Verg. A. 7, 55; so Nep. Att. 3, 3; Liv. 1, 15; cf. Rudd. II. p. 82; II. p. 101; II. p. 305.—Ante omnia.(α).Before all things, first of all:(β).alvus ante omnia ducitur,
Cels. 7, 30:oportet autem ante omnia os nudare,
id. 8, 2:Ante omnia instituit, ut etc.,
Suet. Ner. 32; id. Calig. 21:Ante omnia autem, fratres, etc.,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 12; ib. 1 Petr. 4, 8.—Comparatively, above all, especially, chiefty:(γ).publica maestitia eo ante omnia insignis, quia matronae annum, ut parentem, eum luxerunt,
Liv. 2, 7; 7, 4:quae natura multis et ante omnia ursis,
Plin. 8, 35, 53, § 125:dulces ante omnia Musae,
the Muses pleasing above all things, Verg. G. 2, 475; id. E. 2, 72:deformem et taetrum ante omnia vultum,
Juv. 10, 191.—In entering upon the discussion of several particulars, or in adducing arguments, first of all, in the first place (similar to ac primum quidem, kai prôton men oun; cf. Spald. ad Quint. 4, 2, 4):B.ante omnia quid sit rhetorice,
Quint. 2, 15, 1:ante omnia igitur imitatio per se ipsa non sufficit,
id. 10, 2, 4; so id. 1, 2, 9; 4, 2, 40; 4, 2, 52; 5, 13, 6; 9, 1, 23.—Of time.1.Before: ANTE MERIDIEM CAVSAM CONICITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 13; cf.a.Dirks. Transl. 177 sq.: ante lucem a portu me praemisisti domum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 55; so Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 259; id. Inv. 2, 4, 15; Suet. Galb. 22; Vulg. Luc. 24, 22:ante diem caupo sciet,
Juv. 9, 108:ante brumam,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 28:ante noctem,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 51:pereundum erit ante lucernas,
Juv. 10, 339:ante haec omnia,
Vulg. Luc. 21, 12.— The designation of time is often expressed paraphrastically.By a person who lived at the time:b.jam ante Socratem,
before the time of, Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 44:qui honos togato habitus ante me est nemini,
before me, before my time, id. Cat. 4, 3:ante Jovem nulli subigebant arva coloni,
Verg. G. 1, 125:vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multi,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 25:ante Helenam,
id. S. 1, 3, 107:ante se,
Tac. H. 1, 50:quod ante eum nemo,
Suet. Caes. 26 al. —By other objects pertaining to a particular time: ante hoc factum, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 64:2.ante has meas litteras,
i. e. before the receipt of this letter, Cic. Fam. 13, 17:per hunc castissimum ante regiam injuriam sanguinem juro,
Liv. 1, 59:ante mare et terras, et quod tegit omnia, caelum,
Ov. M. 1, 5:ante sidus fervidum,
Hor. Epod. 1, 27:ante cibum,
id. S. 1, 10, 61, and Juv. 6, 428:Hoc discunt omnes ante alpha et beta,
before their A B C, id. 14, 209:cur ante tubam tremor occupat artus?
Verg. A. 11, 424:Tecum prius ergo voluta Haec ante tubas,
Juv. 1, 169.—Also by the designation of the office of a person:ante aedilitatem meam,
Cic. Att. 12, 17:ante sceptrum Dictaei regis,
Verg. G. 2, 536:ante imperium ducis,
Flor. 4, 2, 66:relictis multis filiis et in regno et ante regnum susceptis,
Just. 2, 10.—And by the designation of office in app. to the person:mortuus est ante istum praetorem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 45, 115:docuerant fabulas ante hos consules,
id. Brut. 18, 73:cum ante illum imperatorem clipeis uterentur,
Nep. Iphicr. 1, 3:quos ante se imperatorem nemo ausus sit aspicere,
id. Epam. 8, 3.—A part. perf. or fut. pass. is freq. added to such substantives for the sake of explanation:ante hanc urbem conditam,
before the founding of this city, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7 (opp. post urbem conditam):non multo ante urbem captam,
id. Div. 1, 45:ante Epaminondam natum,
Nep. Epam. 10, 4:ante te cognitum multis orantibus opem tuli,
Sall. J. 110, 2:ante decemviros creatos,
Liv. 3, 53 al. —Hence particular phrases.a.Ante tempus,(α).Before the right time:(β).ante tempus excitatis suis,
Liv. 31, 36.—Before the appointed, proper, or lawful time:b.factus est consul bis, primum ante tempus,
Cic. Lael. 3:honores et ante tempus et quosdam novi generis cepit,
Suet. Aug. 26:venisti ante tempus torquere nos?
Vulg. Matt. 8, 29 (cf. annus, II. D.).—Ante diem, poet.,(α).Before the time:(β).Caesaribus virtus contigit ante diem,
Ov. A. A. 1, 184:ante diem vultu gressuque superbo Vicerat aequales,
Stat. S. 2, 1, 108.—Before the time destined by fate:c.filius ante diem patrios inquirit in annos,
Ov. M. 1, 148:hic dolor ante diem Pandiona misit ad umbras,
id. ib. 6, 675; id. A. A. 3, 739:sed misera ante diem subitoque accensa furore, etc.,
Verg. A. 4, 697 (cf. Soph. Antig. 461: ei de tou chronou prosthen thanoumai). —Ante hunc diem, with a negative:3.istunc hominem numquam audivi ante hunc diem,
never before this day, never until now, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 60; 4, 2, 7:neque umquam ante hunc diem,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 19; 5, 4, 23:Novum crimen et ante hunc diem inauditum ad te Q. Tubero detulit,
Cic. Lig. 1, 1 (cf. Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 17: neque eum ante usquam conspexi prius). —Ante diem (abbrev. a. d.) with an ordinal number gives the date, not of the foregoing, but of the present day; e. g. ante diem quintum (a. d. V.) Kalendas Apriles, the fifth day before the calends of April. Orig. the ante belonged to Kalendas, and they said either, ante die quinto Kalendas (i. e. die quinto ante Kalendas), or ante diem quintum Kalendas; the latter phraseology became the prevailing one, and ante diem, being considered as one word, the prepp. in and ex could be prefixed; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 3, 12; Duker ad Liv. 27, 23; Rudd. II. p. 291; Madv. Gr. Suppl. I.; Drak. ad Liv. 45, 2, 12: me ante diem XIII. Kalendas Januarias principem revocandae libertatis fuisse, the thirteenth before the calends of January, i. e. the 20 th of Dec., Cic. Phil. 14, 7, 20: ante diem XII. Kalendas Novembres, the 21 st of Oct.: ante diem VI. Kalendas Novembres, the 27 th of Oct., id. Cat. 1, 3: ante diem VIII. Kalendas Decembres, the 24 th of Nov., id. Phil. 3, 8: a. d. IV. Id. Mart. (ante diem quartum Idus Martias), i. e. the 12 th of March, Liv. 40, 59: ante diem III. Non. Jan. M. Cicero natus est, i. e. on the 3 d of Jan., Gell. 15, 28 al.:4.in ante diem quartum Kal. Dec. distulit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 8: caedem te optimatium contulisse in ante diem V. Kal. Nov., to the 28 th of Oct., id. Cat. 1, 3:ex ante diem VII. Id. Febr.,
Varr. R. R. 1, 28, 1: nuntii venerant ex ante diem Non. Jun. usque ad prid. Kal. Sept., from the 3 d of June, Cic. Att. 3, 17:supplicatio indicta est ante diem V. Id. Oct. cum eo die in quinque dies,
Liv. 45, 2, 12.—Sometimes to designate the whole time until the passing moment:5.ante id tempus et mari et terrā duces erant Lace daemonii,
Nep. Arist. 2, 3:qui honos huic uni ante id tempus contigit,
id. Timoth. 2, 3:invictus ante eam diem fuerat,
Curt. 5, 3, 22.—Ante annos, before the destined time:6.Ante suos annos occidit,
Ov. Am. 2, 2, 46:Ante annos animumque gerens curamque virilem,
beyond his years, Verg. A. 9, 311 (cf.:suos annos praeterire,
Sil. 4, 428; and:annos transcendere factis,
id. 2, 348). —Ante hoc, for antea, antehac, belongs to the later Latin:II.ante hoc incognita,
Luc. 6, 116:ante hoc domūs pars videntur,
Tac. G. 13.Adv., of space and time (the latter most freq.).A.Of space, before, in front, forwards: post me erat Aegina, ante Megara, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 9:B.fluvius ab tergo, ante circaque velut ripa praeceps oram ejus omnem cingebat,
Liv. 27, 18; 22, 5:coronatus stabit et ante calix,
Tib. 2, 5, 98:plena oculis et ante et retro,
Vulg. Apoc. 4, 6.—Of motion (cf. supra, I. A. 1.):si aut manibus ingrediatur quis aut non ante, sed retro,
Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35:pallida Tisiphone morbos agit ante metumque,
Verg. G. 3, 552.—1.. Of time, before, previously (always in reference to another past time, while ante as prep. is used in reference to the present).a.With verbs:b.nonne oportuit Praescīsse me ante,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 4:id te oro, ut ante eamus,
id. ib. 3, 3, 24;very freq. in Cic.: quod utinam illi ante accidisset,
Cic. Phil. 11, 14:quae ante acta sunt,
id. Verr. 1, 109:sicut ante fecimus,
Vulg. Jos. 8, 5; ib. Jud. 16, 20:fructus omnis ante actae vitae,
Cic. Marcell. 3; so Ov. M. 12, 115, and Tac. A. 6, 16:apud vos ante feci mentionem,
Cic. Agr. 3, 4:faciam hoc non novum, sed ab eis ante factum,
id. Verr. 1, 55; Verg. E. 9, 63; Juv. 3, 243; 15, 320:illud de quo ante dixi,
Cic. Sex. Rosc. 116:quos ante dixi,
id. Off. 2, 14, 50:ut ante dixi,
id. Imp. Pomp. 16; id. Mil. 45:quem ad modum ante dixi,
id. Sex. Rosc. 91:additis, quae ante deliquerant,
Tac. A. 6, 9:filium ante sublatum brevi amisit,
id. Agr. 6; id. G. 10; id. A. 11, 7; id. H. 2, 43.—And often accomp. by jam:acceperam jam ante Caesaris litteras, ut etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 49; id. Marcell. 12; id. Verr. 2, 23.—Rarely accomp. by saepe.:ut saepe ante fecerant,
Cic. Balb. 40; id. Rab. Post. 13.—Rarely with adjj.:c.non filius ante pudicus,
Juv. 3, 111:quos acciverat, incertum, experiens an et ante gnavos,
Tac. A. 14, 7.—Often with substt. in the abl. or acc. for a more accurate designation of time (cf. also abhinc with the abl. and acc.; in these cases ante was considered by the ancient critics as a prep., which could also govern the abl.; cf. Charis. p. 209 P.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 1, 30. The position of ante is sometimes before and sometimes after the subst., and sometimes between the numeral and the subst.):d.illos septem et multis ante saeculis Lycurgum accepimus fuisse sapientes,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7:etsi perpaucis ante diebus (i. e. before the departure of Theophilus, of whom mention is afterwards made) dederam Q. Mucio litteras ad te,
id. Fam. 4, 9:paucis diebus ante,
id. Phil. 2, 40:viginti annis ante,
id. Lael. 12, 42:voverat eam annis undecim ante,
Liv. 40, 52, 4 (cf. id. 40, 51:quae bello Ligustico ante annis octo vovisset): optimum erit ante annum scrobes facere,
a year before, Col. 4, 2; Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 7:Tyron urbem ante annum Trojanae cladis condiderunt,
a year before the fall of Troy, Just. 18, 3, 5:ante quadriennium amissus es,
four years previously, Tac. Agr. 45:aliquot ante annos,
Suet. Caes. 12; v. id. ib. 81 al.—With the advv. multo, paulo, aliquanto, tanto, quanto, and rarely permultum:2.multo ante prospexi tempestatem futuram,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 3:haud multo ante adventum,
Tac. Agr. 18.—And in the order ante multo:ante multo a te didicerimus,
Cic. Sen. 2, 6:Venisti paulo ante in senatum,
id. Cat. 1, 7, 16; id. Marcell. 7; id. Mil. 7; Tac. G. 41; id. H. 3, 68; Suet. Caes. 21; Vulg. Sap. 15, 8; ib. 2 Macc. 3, 30;6, 29 et saep.—And in the order ante paulo: quae ante paulo perbreviter attigi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 4:profectus est aliquanto ante furorem Catilinae,
id. Sull. 20, 56 bis; id. Verr. 1, 149.—And in the order ante aliquanto: ante aliquanto quam tu natus es, Cic. Fam. [p. 129] 10, 4; id. Vatin. 25; id. Verr. 2, 46:tanto ante praedixeras,
id. Phil. 2, 33:quod si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 34; 5, 78, 89; id. Cat. 3, 17; id. de Or. 1, 7, 26; so Quint. 2, 4, 28:quanto ante providerit,
Cic. Sest. 8:permultum ante certior factus eram litteris,
id. Fam. 3, 11; cf. Prisc. p. 1191 P.—Followed by quam (written also as one word, antequam; the form prius quam was more freq. in archaic Latin), sooner than; before.a.With ind. pres.:b.ante quam doceo id factum non esse, libet mihi,
Cic. Quinct. 48:ante quam ad sententiam redeo, de me pauca dicam,
id. Cat. 4, 20; id. Mil. 7; id. Deiot. 7; id. Clu. 6.—With ind. perf.:c.memini Catonem anno ante quam est mortuus mecum disserere,
Cic. Lael. 3, 11:anno ipso ante quam natus est Ennius,
id. Brut. 18, 72:ante aliquanto quam tu natus es,
id. Fam. 10, 3:neque ante dimisit eum quam fidem dedit,
Liv. 39, 10:ante quam ille est factus inimicus,
Cic. Phil. 12, 9.—Rarely with fut. perf.:d.ante provinciam sibi decretam audiet quam potuerit tempus ei rei datum suspicari,
Cic. Phil. 11, 24:neque defatigabor ante quam... percepero,
id. de Or. 3, 36, 145.—With subj. pres.:e.ante quam veniat in Pontum, litteras ad Cn. Pompeium mittet,
Cic. Agr. 2, 53:hac lege ante omnia veniunt, quam gleba una ematur,
id. ib. 2, 71; id. Sest. 15; id. Phil. 1, 1; Verg. E. 1, 60 sqq.; Vulg. Gen. 11, 4; ib. 4 Reg. 2, 9; ib. Matt. 6, 8.—With subj. imperf.:f.Romae et ad urbem, ante quam proficisceretur, quaerere coepit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 167:qui (sol) ante quam se abderet, fugientem vidit Antonium,
id. Phil. 14, 27; 8, 1; id. Verr. 4, 147; Vulg. Gen. 2, 5; 13, 10; ib. Matt. 1, 18; ib. Joan. 8, 58.—With subj. perf.:g.ante vero quam sit ea res adlata, laetitiā frui satis est,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1:domesticum malum opprimit ante quam prospicere potueris,
id. Verr. 1, 39; id. Sull. 44; id. Planc. 40:nec ante vincere desierint quam Rubro mari inclusis quod vincerent defuerit,
Liv. 42, 52:nec ante (barbam capillumque) dempserit quam vindicāsset,
Suet. Caes. 67.—With subj. pluperf.:h.se ante quam eam uxorem duxisset domum, sperāsse etc.,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 71:qui ante quam de meo adventu audire potuissent, in Macedoniam perrexi,
Cic. Planc. 98:ut consul ante fieret, quam ullum alium magistratum capere licuisset,
id. Imp. Pomp. 62; id. Quinct. 9; id. Verr. 2, 55; 2, 171.—With inf.:i.dici vix potest quam multa sint quae respondeatis ante fieri oportere, quam ad hanc rationem devenire,
Cic. Quinct. 54.—With part.:3.armati nullum ante finem pugnae quam morientes fecerunt,
Liv. 21, 15, 4 (on the use of these different constructions, v. Roby, §§ 1671, 1462, 1672 etc.; Draeger, Hist. Synt. II. pp. 589 sqq.;and esp. Fischer, Gr. § 621). —In the poets sometimes with quam before ante: Respice item quam nil ad nos anteacta vetustas Temporis aeterni fuerit, quam nascimur ante,
Lucr. 3, 972:Non ego signatis quicquam mandare tabellis, Ne legat id nemo quam meus ante, velim,
Tib. 4, 7, 8; Mart. 9, 36, 6.—Also in the poets sometimes pleon. ante—prius—quam:sed mihi vel tellus optem prius ima dehiscat Ante, pudor, quam te violo aut tua jura resolvo,
Verg. A. 4, 24; so,prius—quam— ante: Aut prius infecto deposcit praemia cursu, Septima quam metam triverit ante rota?
Prop. 3, 20, 25.—For the designation of order, foll. by tum, deinde, etc., first, in the first place (only in later Lat. for the class. primum):4.ut ante caput, deinde reliqua pars auferatur,
Cels. 7, 29:et ante dicam de his, quae, etc.: tum, etc.,
id. 5, 26:ante tonderi... deinde... tum, etc.,
id. 6, 6, 8; so Plin. 34, 13, 34, § 131 dub.—Very rarely used as adj. (in imitation of the Greek):III.neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum,
earlier, previous ills, Verg. A. 1, 198 (cf. tôn paros kakôn, Soph. O. T. 1423):ille elegit, qui recipit ante meliorem,
Quint. Decl. 1, 14; cf. Liv. 24, 82, 5 (on this use of the adv., v. Kritz ad Sall. J. 76, 5).In composition.A. B. C. D.In designations of time only with adjj. and advv.: antelucanus, antemeridianus, antehac, antelucio.With verbs, ante is more correctly written separately: ante actus, ante factus, ante gestus, ante paro, etc., although editions differ in this respect. V. more upon this word in Hand, Turs. I. pp. 361-390, and pp. 394-402. -
13 contener
v.1 to contain.¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?Ese estudio contiene mucha información That study contains a lot of info.Esa bolsa contiene melocotones That bag contains peaches.2 to restrain, to hold back.tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographerno pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/cryingPedro contiene su ira Peter holds back his anger.3 to stanch, to stop, to staunch.* * *1 (incluir) to contain, hold2 (detener) to hold back, restrain3 (reprimir) to restrain, hold back, contain; (respiración) to hold1 to control oneself, contain oneself, keep a hold on oneself* * *verb1) to contain2) hold•* * *1. VT1) (=incluir) to containno contiene alcohol — alcohol-free, does not contain alcohol
2) (=frenar) [+ gente, muchedumbre] to contain, hold back; [+ revuelta, epidemia, infección] to contain; [+ invasión, lágrimas, emoción] to contain, hold back; [+ aliento, respiración] to hold; [+ hemorragia] to stop; [+ bostezo] to stifle; [+ inflación] to check, curb; [+ precios, déficit, consumo] to keep down3) Cono Sur (=significar) to mean2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) recipiente/producto/libro to contain2) (parar, controlar) <infección/epidemia> to contain; < tendencia> to curb; < movimiento político> to keep...in check; < respiración> to hold; <risa/lágrimas> to contain (frml), to hold back; <invasión/revuelta> to contain2.dejó estallar toda su furia contenida — he let out all his pent up o bottled up anger
contenerse v pron (refl) to contain oneself* * *contener11 = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].* contener información = carry + information.* contener mucho = be high in.contener22 = staunch [stanch, -USA], dam (up), smother, keep at + bay, hold + the line, repress, force back, bottle up, hold at + bay, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* contener Algo = keep + Nombre + in check.* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener las lágrimas = hold back + Posesivo + tears.* contener los gastos = contain + costs.* contenerse = hold back on, forbear, check + Reflexivo.* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.* * *vtA «recipiente/producto/mezcla» to containla carta contenía acusaciones muy serias the letter contained some very serious accusations[ S ] contiene lanolina contains lanolinB (parar, controlar) ‹infección/epidemia› to contain; ‹respiración› to hold; ‹risa/lágrimas› to contain ( frml), to hold back; ‹invasión/revuelta› to containla policía intentaba contener a la gente the police tried to hold back o contain o restrain the crowddejó estallar aquella furia contenida he let out all that pent up o bottled up rage( refl) to contain oneselfno me pude contener y me eché a llorar I couldn't contain myself and I burst into tearstuve que contenerme para no insultarlo it was all I could do not to insult him, I had to control myself to stop myself insulting him* * *
contener ( conjugate contener) verbo transitivo
‹ tendencia› to curb;
‹ respiración› to hold;
‹risa/lágrimas› to contain (frml), to hold back;
‹invasión/revuelta› to contain
contenerse verbo pronominal ( refl) to contain oneself;
contener verbo transitivo
1 to contain: ¿qué contiene esa caja?, what does that box contain?
2 (refrenar una pasión) to hold back, restrain: ¡contén tus ansias de vengarte!, restrain your desire for revenge!
' contener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantarse
- albergar
- contenerse
- dominar
- frenar
- incluir
- resistir
- respiración
- tener
- aguantar
- comprender
English:
accommodate
- breath
- check
- choke back
- contain
- curb
- dam up
- face
- hold
- hold back
- repress
- restrain
- stem
- straight
- suppress
- fight
- keep
- stifle
* * *♦ vt1. [encerrar] to contain;¿qué contiene esa maleta? what's in this suitcase?;la novela contiene elementos diversos the novel has many different aspects;no contiene CFC [en etiqueta] does not contain CFCs2. [detener, reprimir] [epidemia] to contain;[respiración] to hold; [conflicto, crisis] to contain; [éxodo] to contain, to stem; [inflación, salarios] to keep down;no pudo contener la risa/el llanto he couldn't help laughing/crying;tuvieron que contenerlo para que no agrediera al fotógrafo he had to be restrained from attacking the photographer* * *v/t1 contain2 respiración hold; muchedumbre hold back* * *contener {80} vt1) : to contain, to hold2) atajar: to restrain, to hold back* * *contener vb1. (tener) to contain -
14 тот или иной
•By the application of one or other type of grinding process, it should be possible to complete...
•This excites one or another of the natural modes of vibration.
•The maximum rate of change of a particular characteristic of the orbit...
•In order to remove a specified (or specific) particle to infinity,...
•Molten lava being erupted from one volcano or another solidifies into...
•In some situations one or the other of these agencies predominates, but more usually both operate together.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > тот или иной
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15 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) hecho, confeccionadotr[redɪ'meɪd]1 hecho,-a, confeccionado,-aready-made ['rɛdi'meɪd] adj: preparado, confeccionadoadj.• confeccionado, -a adj.• hecho, -a adj.• ya hecho adj.'redi'meɪdready-made-made curtains — cortinas fpl ya hechas or confeccionadas
there you have a ready-made-made excuse — ahí tienes la excusa, no te la tienes que inventar
['redɪ'meɪd]ADJ [clothes, curtains] confeccionado, ya hecho; [meal, sauce] precocinado, preparado; [excuses, ideas] preparadowe can't expect to find a ready-made solution for our problems — no podemos esperar que la solución a nuestros problemas nos llegue como caída del cielo
* * *['redi'meɪd]ready-made-made curtains — cortinas fpl ya hechas or confeccionadas
there you have a ready-made-made excuse — ahí tienes la excusa, no te la tienes que inventar
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16 Konfektions-...
1) ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) ready-made2) ((of clothes) ready-made.) ready-to-wear -
17 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) konfeksjons-, ferdigsyddIsubst. \/ˌredɪˈmeɪd\/, foranstilt: \/ˈredɪmeɪd\/konfeksjonssydd plagg, fabrikkprodusert plaggIIadj. \/ˌredɪˈmeɪd\/, foranstilt: \/ˈredɪmeɪd\/1) ( også overført) ferdiglagd, ferdiggjort• ready-made ideas\/opinions2) ferdigsydd, konfeksjonssydd, konfeksjons-3) ( om sement) ferdigblandet -
18 contener1
1 = bear, contain, contain in, enclose, gather, hold, host, include, possess, carry, be stocked with, harbour [harbor, -USA], offer, provide.Ex. Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.Ex. The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.Ex. A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.Ex. The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.Ex. If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex. Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex. Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex. Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.Ex. The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.Ex. When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.----* contener en abundancia = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.* contener hiperenlaces = hotlink [hot-link].* contener información = carry + information.* contener mucho = be high in. -
19 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) tilbúinn, ekki saumaður eftir máli -
20 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) kész- (ruha)
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