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1 mas
mās, măris (n. mare, rare; gen. plur [p. 1117] marium, Cic. Part. Or. 10, 35; Mel. 3, 9, 5), adj. [prob. from Sanscr. root man, think; manus, man, human being; cf.: memini, moneo, etc.], male, masculine, of the male sex:B.mare et femineum sexus,
App. de Mund. p. 66 med.:maribus (sc. diis),
Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29:si marem (anguem) emisisset... si feminam, etc.,
id. Div. 1, 18, 36; id. Part. Or. 10; so,emissio maris anguis (opp. emissio feminae anguis),
id. Div. 2, 29, 62: mas vitellus, a male yolk, i. e. which would produce a male chick, Hor. S. 2, 4, 14.—Of plants:ure mares oleas,
Ov. F. 4, 741.—Transf., masculine, manly, brave ( poet.):A.quod mares homines amant,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 32:maribus Curiis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 64:animi,
id. A. P. 402:male mas,
unmanly, effeminate, Cat. 16, 13:atque marem strepitum fidis intendisse Latinae,
i. e. a manly, noble strain, Pers. 6, 4.—As subst.: mās, māris, a male (opp. femina, v. infra).Lit., of gods, human beings, and animals:B.congressio maris et feminae,
Cic. Rep. 1, 24, 38:et mares deos et feminas esse dicitis,
id. N. D. 1, 34, 95:(bestiarum) aliae mares, aliae feminae sunt... et in mare et in femina, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 51, 128; cf.:feminaque ut maribus conjungi possit,
Lucr. 5, 853:marium expers,
Suet. Claud. 33; so,marium pignora,
id. Aug. 21 Oud. N. cr.:stuprum in maribus,
Quint. 11, 1, 84:vos tollite laudibus, mares, Delon Apollinis,
Hor. C. 1, 21, 10.—Trop., of plants:in tilia mas et femina differunt omni modo: namque et materies dura ac nodosa, etc.,
Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65:cognati virilis sexus, per mares descendentes,
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2 más o menos
more or less* * *= more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballparkEx. DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.Ex. True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.Ex. For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.Ex. In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts.Ex. Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex. Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.Ex. Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.Ex. President Bush estimated the Iraqi civilian death toll at 30,000; give or take a few thousand.Ex. In hindsight about 350k dollars ( ballpark) turned out to be the magic number.* * *= more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballparkEx: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.Ex: For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.Ex: In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts.Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex: Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.Ex: President Bush estimated the Iraqi civilian death toll at 30,000; give or take a few thousand.Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars ( ballpark) turned out to be the magic number. -
3 más tarde o más temprano / tarde o temprano
más tarde o más temprano / tarde o tempranosooner or laterSpanish-English dictionary > más tarde o más temprano / tarde o temprano
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4 más vale / vale más
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5 más vale que ... / vale más que ...
más vale que... / vale más que...you'd better...Spanish-English dictionary > más vale que ... / vale más que ...
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6 más viejo que Matusalén / más viejo que ir a pie
más viejo que Matusalén / más viejo que ir a piefamiliar as old as the hillsSpanish-English dictionary > más viejo que Matusalén / más viejo que ir a pie
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7 más de la cuenta
too much, too many* * *Ex. She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many.* * *Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many.
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8 mas
mas [mα(s)]masculine noun* * *mɑnom masculin invariable farmhouse ( in Provence)* * *mɒ(s) nm* * *mas nm inv farmhouse (in Provence).[ma] nom masculin -
9 más claro que el agua
familiar as clear as daylight* * *Ex. The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.* * *Ex: The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
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10 más que nunca
more than ever* * *= more than ever before, more than everEx. The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.Ex. In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.* * *= more than ever before, more than everEx: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.
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11 más vale prevenir que curar
prevention is better than cure* * *prevention is better than cure, better safe than sorry* * *= a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorryEx. It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.Ex. Common sense tells us that it is better to be safe than sorry.* * *= a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorryEx: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.
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12 más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush* * ** * *Ex. Going by the idiom ' A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.* * *Ex: Going by the idiom ' A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.
Spanish-English dictionary > más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
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13 más vale tarde que nunca
better late than never* * ** * *Ex. The article ' Better late than never' discusses the extraordinary pace of change in the academic book market.* * *Ex: The article ' Better late than never' discusses the extraordinary pace of change in the academic book market.
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14 más viejo que Matusalén
as old as Methuselah* * *= as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hillsEx. Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah.Ex. These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.Ex. These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.* * *= as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hillsEx: Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah.
Ex: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.Ex: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation. -
15 más ciego que un topo
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16 más blanco que la leche
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17 más blanco que la nieve
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18 más callado que un muerto
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19 más chulo que un ocho
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20 más de cuatro
familiar several, a fair few
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