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81 agito

ăgĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [ago], as if the supine were agitu; cf.: quaero quaerito.
I.
Lit., to put a thing in motion, to drive or impel (mostly poet., or in more elevated prose; from poetry it passed, after the Aug. per., into common prose).
A.
Of cattle, to drive, conduct (cf. ago):
calcari quadrupedem agitabo advorsum clivom,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 118:
stimulo boves agitat,
Vulg. Eccli. 38, 26:
hanc in curru bijugos agitare leones,
drives her span of lions, Lucr. 2, 602:
agitantur quadrigae,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 41 Müll.:
ad flumina currus,
Verg. G. 3, 18:
jussit agitari currum suum,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 9, 4: lanigeros greges hirtasque capellas, to drive, poet. for to tend, Verg. G. 3, 287:
sacros jugales (dracones),
Ov. M. 5, 661:
quadrigas bigasque et equos desultorios,
Suet. Caes. 39.—
B.
Of the motion of other things, to move, impel, shake:
triremem in portu,
Nep. Dion, 9, 2:
alas,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 21:
manibusque leves agitavit habenas,
id. M. 7, 221:
hastam,
id. ib. 3, 667: caput, to move the head ( in token of assent = annuere), id. ib. 1, 567:
arundinem vento agitatam,
Vulg. Matt. 11, 7.—Esp., of animals, to hunt, chase, pursue: etiamsi excitaturus [p. 72] non sis nec agitaturus feras, Cic. Off. 3, 17:
aquila insectans alias aves atque agitans,
id. Div. 2, 70:
trepidas columbas,
Ov. M. 5, 606; 11, 300:
damas,
id. ib. 10, 539:
cursu timidos onagros,
Verg. G. 3, 409 al. —
C.
Of the motion caused by the wind, to drive to and fro, toss about, agitate, disturb:
ventus enim fit, ubi est agitando percitus aër,
when the air is violently agitated and driven, Lucr. 6, 686:
mare ventorum vi agitari atque turbari,
Cic. Clu. 49 fin.; id. Univ. 3, 7:
freta ponti Incipiunt agitata tumescere,
Verg. G. 1, 357:
aristas,
Ov. A. A. 1, 553:
Zephyris agitata Tempe,
Hor. C. 3, 1, 24:
ventis agitatur pinus,
id. ib. 2, 10, 9:
veteres agitantur orni,
id. ib. 1, 9, 12:
agitaret aura capillos,
id. Epod. 15, 9.—
D.
Of the motion caused by the water: agitata numina Trojae, tossed or driven about upon the sea, Verg. A. 6, 68; Prop. 3, 21, 5.—
E.
In gen., of the motion caused by other things:
magnes (lapis) agitat (ferri ramenta) per aes,
Lucr. 6, 1054:
agitari inter se concursu,
Cic. N. D. 1, 39: pulsu externo agitari, Macr Somn. Scip. 9.— Poet. of mist, to produce it by motion or agitation: dejectuque (Peneus) gravi tenues agitantia fumos Nubila conducit, and by its impetuous descent (into the valley) raises clouds producing mist, Ov. M. 1, 571—
II.
Trop.
A.
To rouse up, excite, move, urge, drive, impel one to something: aliquem, sometimes in aliquid (so in Florus very freq.):
in furias agitantur equae,
are excited to fury, Ov. A. A. 2, 487:
agitare plebem,
to stir up, rouse, Liv. 3, 11:
populum,
Flor. 2, 12, 2; so id. 11, 6, 2 al.:
agitatus cupiditate regni,
id. 3, 1:
gens sacratis legibus agitata in exitium urbis,
id. 1, 16, 7.—
B.
To disquiet, disturb, to drive hither and thither, to vex, trouble, torment (the fig. taken from the sea agitated by storm; cf. Gernh. and Beier upon Cic. Off. 1, 24, 82):
dii deaeque te agitant irati,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 115:
atra bilis agitat hominem,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 64; so id. Curc. 1, 1, 92; 2, 1, 24:
ut eos agitent furiae, neque usquam consistere patiantur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 24 (cf. Verg. A. 3, 331:
scelerum furiis agitatus Orestes,
id. ib. 4, 471):
suum quemque scelus agitat amentiaque afficit,
id. ib. 24:
agitare et insequi poëtas,
Tac. Or. 4; 25 and 41:
multis injuriis jactata atque agita ta,
Cic. Quint. 2:
est magni viri, rebus agitatis (= perturbatis, Beier) punire sontes,
id. Off. 1, 24, 82:
agitabatur animus inopiā rei familiaris et conscientiā scelerum,
Sall. C. 5, 7:
quos conscientia defectionis agitabat,
Tac. Agr. 16:
commotus metu atque libidine diversus agitabatur,
was drawn in different directions, Sall. J 25, 6; Liv. 22, 12. ne te semper inops agitet vexetque cupido, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 98:
quos agitabat timor,
Tac. Agr. 16:
timore et metu agitati,
Vulg. Judith, 15, 1:
injuriis agitatus,
Flor. 1, 8, 7:
seditionibus,
Just. 12, 4, 12.—
C.
To assail with reproach, derision, insult; to reprove, blame, scoff, deride, insult, mock:
agitat rem militarem, insectatur totam legationem,
attacks, ridicules, Cic. Mur. 9, 21; id. Brut. 28, 109: mea saevis agitat fastidia verbis, Hor Epod. 12, 13; without verbis:
agitant expertia frugis,
id. A. P. 341:
vesanum poëtam agitant pueri,
id. ib. 456.—
D.
In gen., to drive or urge on a thing, to accomplish or do, to drive at, to be employed in, be engaged in, to have, hold, keep, to celebrate; v. ago, II. D. (in the historians, esp. Sallust, very freq.):
Haec ego non agitem?
should I not drive at? Juv. 1, 52:
vigilias,
to keep, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 27; so,
custodiam,
id. Rud. 3, 6, 20; so Tac. A. 11, 18:
hoc agitemus convivium vino et sermone suavi,
let us celebrate, Plaut. As. 5, 1, 7:
Dionysia,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 11; so id. Hec. 1, 2, 18:
convivia,
Ov. M. 7, 431; Suet. Claud. 32 festa gaudia, Sil. 15, 423:
meum natalem,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 16;
so festos dies,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 63:
jocos,
Ov. M. 3, 319:
agraria lex a Flavio tribuno plebis vehementer agitabatur,
was powerfully urged, supportcd, Cic. Att. 1, 19:
quae cum praecepta parentis mei agitarem,
was striving to comply with, Sall. J. 14, 2 (modestius dictum pro:
studere, ut agerem, Cort.): laeti pacem agitabamus,
were at peace, enjoyed the delights of peace, id. ib. 14, 10:
dicit se missum a consule venisse quaesitum ab eo, pacem an bellum agitaturus foret,
id. ib. 109, 2:
quoniam deditionis morā induciae agitabantur,
there was a truce, id. ib. 29, 4; id. C. 24, 2.— Poet.:
ceu primas agitant acies, certamina miscent,
as if they formed the front rank, Sil. 9, 330.—Hence of time, esp. life, to pass, spend (cf. ago, II. D 5.):
vita hominum sine cupiditate agitabatur,
Sall. C. 2, 1:
agitare aevum,
Verg. G. 4, 154; id. A. 10, 235:
festos dies,
Tac. H. 3, 78.—In Sall., Tac., Flor., et al., agitare absol., to live, dwell, abide, sojourn, be:
hi propius mare Africum agitabant,
Sall. J 18, 9; cf id. ib. 19, 5; id. Fragm. H. 3, 11; so id. J. 54, 2; 59, 1; 94, 4:
laeti Germant agitabant,
Tac. A. 1, 50:
secretus agitat,
id. ib. 11, 21:
montium editis sine cultu atque eo ferocius agitabant,
id. ib. 4, 46; Flor. 4, 12, 48.—
E.
Of the mind: agitare aliquid or de aliquā re (in corde, in mente, animo, cum animo, secum, etc.), to drive at a thing in the mind, i. e. to turn over, revolve, to weigh, consider, meditate upon, and with the idea of action to be performed or a conclusion to be made, to deliberate upon, to devise, contrive, plot, to be occupied with, to design, intend, etc.: id ego semper mecum sic agito et comparo, Att ap. Non. 256, 20:
quom eam rem in corde agito,
Plaut. Truc 2, 5, 3:
id agitans mecum,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 10; so Sall. J. 113, 3:
habet nihil aliud quod agitet in mente,
Cic. N. D. 1, 41:
est tuum sic agitare animo, ut, etc.,
id. Fam. 6, 1:
quae omnes animo agitabant,
Tac. A. 6, 9:
provincias secretis imaginationibus agitans,
id. ib. 15, 36 in animo bellum, Liv 21, 2; Vell. 1, 16; Quint. 12, 2, 28.—With inf., as object:
ut mente agitaret bellum renovare,
Nep. Ham. 1, 4.— Poet.:
aliquid jamdudum invadere magnum Mens agitat mihi,
Verg. A 9, 187. —Sometimes also without mente, animo, and the like, agitare aliquid, in the same signif:
quodsi ille hoc unum agitare coeperit, esse, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 96:
rem a me saepe deliberatam et multum agitatam requiris,
id. Ac. 1, 2: oratori omnia quaesita, disputata, tractata, agitata ( well considered or weighed) esse debent, id. de Or. 3, 14:
fugam,
Verg. A. 2, 640.—So esp. freq. in Tac.:
Britanni agitare inter se mala servitutis, Agr 15: bellum adversus patrem agitare,
id. H. 4, 86, id. A. 1, 5; 1, 12.—With de:
de bello,
Tac. H. 2, 1:
agitanti de Claudio,
id. A. 6, 46:
de tempore ac loco caedis agitabant,
id. ib. 15, 50; 1, 12; id. H. 4, 59.—With num:
agitavere, num Messalinam depellerent amore Silli,
Tac. A. 11, 29; id. H. 1, 19.— With - ne:
agitavere placeretne, etc.,
Tac. H. 3, 1.—With an:
an Artaxata pergeret, agitavit,
Tac. A. 13, 41 —With quomodo, Tac. A. 2, 12.—With ut (of purpose):
ut Neronem pudor caperet, insita spe agitari,
Tac. A. 16, 26.—
F.
To treat or speak of or concerning a thing, to confer about, deliberate upon. Romae per omnīs locos et conventus de facto consulis agitart ( impers., for agitabatur), discussions were had, Sall. J 30, 1;
cum de foedere victor agitaret,
Liv. 9, 5; 30, 3.—
* G.
Sat agitare, with gen., in Plaut., = sat agere, to have enough to do, to have trouble with: nunc agitas sat tute tuarum rerum, Bacch. 4, 3, 23.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > agito
82 pes

pēs, pĕdis, m. [kindr. with Sanscr. pād, foot, from root pad, ire; Gr. pod-, pous; Goth. fōt; old Germ. vuoz; Engl. foot], a foot of man or beast.
I.
Lit.:
si pes condoluit,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52:
calcei apti ad pedem,
id. de Or. 1, 54, 231:
nec manus, nec pedes, nec alia membra,
id. Univ. 6:
pede tellurem pulsare,
i. e. to dance, Hor. C. 1, 37, 1; cf.:
alterno pede terram quatere,
id. ib. 1, 4, 7;
4, 1, 27: pedis aptissima forma,
Ov. Am. 3, 3, 7:
aves omnes in pedes nascuntur,
are born feet first, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149:
cycnum pedibus Jovis armiger uncis Sustulit,
Verg. A. 9, 564; cf. id. ib. 11, 723: pedem ferre, to go or come, id. G. 1, 11:
si in fundo pedem posuisses,
set foot, Cic. Caecin. 11, 31: pedem efferre, to step or go out, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 19:
qui pedem portā non extulit,
Cic. Att. 8, 2, 4; 6, 8, 5:
pedem portā non plus extulit quam domo suā,
id. ib. 8, 2, 4: pedem limine efferre, id. Cael. 14, 34: pedem referre, revocare, retrahere, to go or come back, to return:
profugum referre pedem,
Ov. H. 15, 186; id. M. 2, 439.—Said even of streams:
revocatque pedem Tiberinus ab alto,
Verg. A. 9, 125:
retrahitque pedes simul unda relabens,
id. ib. 10, 307; cf. infra, II. H.: pedibus, on foot, afoot:
cum ingressus iter pedibus sit,
Cic. Sen. 10, 34; Suet. Aug. 53.—
Esp. in phrase: pedibus ire, venire, etc.: pedibus proficisci,
Liv. 26, 19:
pedibus iter conficere,
id. 44, 5:
quod flumen uno omnino loco pedibus transire potest,
Caes. B. G. 5, 18:
(Caesar) pedibus Narbonem pervenit,
id. B. C. 2, 21:
ut neque pedibus aditum haberent,
id. B. G. 3, 12 init. —Rarely pede ire ( poet. and late Lat.):
quo bene coepisti, sic pede semper eas,
Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 66:
Jordanem transmiserunt pede,
Ambros. in Psa. 118, 165, n. 16.— Trop.:
Bacchus flueret pede suo,
i. e. wine unmixed with water, Auct. Aetn. 13; cf.:
musta sub adducto si pede nulla fluant,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 32, and II. H. infra.—Pregn., by land:
cum illud iter Hispaniense pedibus fere confici soleat: aut si quis navigare velit, etc.,
Cic. Vatin. 5, 12:
seu pedibus Parthos sequimur, seu classe Britannos,
Prop. 2, 20, 63 (3, 23, 5):
ego me in pedes (conicio),
take to my heels, make off, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 5.— Esp.: ad pedes alicui or alicujus, accidere, procidere, jacere, se abicere, se proicere, procumbere, etc., to approach as a suppliant, to fall at one's feet:
ad pedes omnium singillatim accidente Clodio,
Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:
abjectā togā se ad generi pedes abiecit,
id. ib. 4, 2, 4:
rex procidit ad pedes Achillei,
Hor. Epod. 17, 14:
vos ad pedes lenonis proiecistis,
Cic. Sest. 11, 26:
filius se ad pedes meos prosternens,
id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:
tibi sum supplex, Nec moror ante tuos procubuisse pedes,
Ov. H. 12, 186:
cui cum se moesta turba ad pedes provolvisset,
Liv. 6, 3, 4:
ad pedes Caesaris provoluta regina,
Flor. 4, 11, 9:
(mater una) mihi ad pedes misera jacuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 49, § 129; cf.:
amplecti pedes potui,
Ov. M. 9, 605:
complector, regina, pedes,
Luc. 10, 89:
servus a pedibus,
a footman, lackey, Cic. Att. 8, 5, 1: sub pedibus, under one's feet, i. e. in one's power, Verg. A. 7, 100; Liv. 34, 32: sub pedibus esse or jacere, to be or lie under one's feet, i. e. to be disregarded ( poet.):
sors ubi pessima rerum, Sub pedibus timor est,
Ov. M. 14, 490:
amicitiae nomen Re tibi pro vili sub pedibusque jacet,
id. Tr. 1, 8, 16: pedem opponere, to put one's foot against, i. e. to withstand, resist, oppose ( poet.), id. P. 4, 6, 8: pedem trahere, to drag one's foot, i. e. to halt, limp; said of scazontic verse, id. R. Am. 378: trahantur haec pedibus, may be dragged by the heels, i. e. may go to the dogs (class.):
fratrem mecum et te si habebo, per me ista pedibus trahantur,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10; id. Fam. 7, 32, 2: ante pedes esse or ante pedes posita esse, to lie before one's feet, i. e. before one's eyes, to be evident, palpable, glaring:
istuc est sapere, non quod ante pedes modo est, Videre, sed etiam illa, quae futura sunt, Prospicere,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 32:
transilire ante pedes posita, et alia longe repetita sumere,
Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 160:
omni pede stare,
i. e. to use every effort, make every exertion, Quint. 12, 9, 18: nec caput nec pes, neither head nor foot, beginning nor end, no part:
nec caput nec pes sermonum apparet,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 139:
garriet quoi neque pes neque caput conpareat,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 81: tuas res ita contractas, ut, quemadmodum scribis, nec caput nec pedes, Curio ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 31, 2:
ut nec pes nec caput uni Reddatur formae,
Hor. A. P. 8:
dixit Cato, eam legationem nec caput, nec pedes, nec cor habere,
Liv. Epit. 50: pes felix, secundus, i. e. a happy or fortunate arrival:
adi pede secundo,
Verg. A. 8, 302:
felix,
Ov. F. 1, 514; cf.:
boni pedis homo, id est cujus adventus afferat aliquid felicitatis,
Aug. Ep. ad Max. Gram. 44.—So esp. pes dexter, because it was of good omen to move the right foot first;
temples had an uneven number of steps, that the same foot might touch the first step and first enter the temple,
Vitr. 3, 3; cf. Petr. 30:
quove pede ingressi?
Prop. 3 (4), 1, 6.—So the left foot was associated with bad omens; cf. Suet. Aug. 92 init.:
pessimo pede domum nostram accessit,
App. M. 6, 26, p. 184, 1; hence, dextro pede, auspiciously: quid tam dextro [p. 1363] pede concipis, etc., Juv. 10, 5: pedibus pecunia compensatur, said proverbially of distant lands purchased at a cheap rate, but which it costs a great deal to reach, Cato ap. Cic. Fl. 29, 72: a pedibus usque ad caput, from head to foot, all over (late Lat.; cf.:
ab imis unguibus usque ad verticem summum,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7, 20), Aug. in Psa. 55, 20; 90, 1, 2 et saep.; cf.:
a vestigio pedis usque ad verticem,
Ambros. Offic. Min. 2, 22, 114.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Milit. t. t.: descendere ad pedes, to alight, dismount, of cavalry, Liv. 9, 22:
pedibus merere,
to serve on foot, as a foot-soldier, id. 24, 18:
ad pedes pugna ierat,
they fought on foot, id. 21, 46: pedem conferre, to come to close quarters:
collato pede rem gerere,
id. 26, 39; Cic. Planc. 19, 48.—
2.
Publicist's t. t.: pedibus ire in sententiam alicujus, to adopt one's opinion, take sides with one:
cum omnes in sententiam ejus pedibus irent,
Liv. 9, 8, 13; 5, 9, 2.—
3.
In mal. part.:
pedem or pedes tollere, extollere (ad concubitum),
Mart. 10, 81, 4; 11, 71, 8;
hence the lusus verbb. with pedem dare and tollere,
Cic. Att. 2, 1, 5. —
II.
Transf.
A.
A foot of a table, stool, bench, etc., Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 46:
mensae sed erat pes tertius impar,
Ov. M. 8, 661; cf.:
pedem et nostrum dicimus, et lecti, et veli, ut carminis (v. in the foll.),
Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 2:
tricliniorum,
Plin. 34, 2, 4, § 9:
subsellii,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:
pes argenteus (mensae),
Juv. 11, 128.—
B.
Pes veli, a rope attached to a sail for the purpose of setting it to the wind, a sheet:
sive utrumque Juppiter Simul secundus incidisset in pedem,
Cat. 4, 19:
pede labitur aequo,
i. e. before the wind, with the wind right aft, Ov. F. 3, 565:
pedibus aequis,
Cic. Att. 16, 6 init.; cf. also the passage quoted above from Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 2; and:
prolato pede, transversos captare Notos,
id. Med. 322.— Hence, facere pedem, to veer out one sheet, to take advantage of a side wind, to haul the wind: una omnes fecere pedem;
pariterque sinistros, Nunc dextros solvere sinus,
Verg. A. 5, 830:
prolatis pedibus,
Plin. 2, 47, 48, § 128.—
C.
The foot of a mountain (post-class.):
Orontes imos pedes Casii montis praetermeans,
Amm. 14, 8, 10 al. —
D.
Ground, soil, territory (post-class.):
in Caesariensis pede,
Sol. 3, 2:
omnis Africa Zeugitano pede incipit,
id. 27, 1; cf.:
quamvis angustum pedem dispositio fecit habitabilem,
Sen. Tranq. An. 10, 4.—
E.
The stalk or pedicle of a fruit, esp. of the grape, together with the husk:
vinaceorum pes proruitur,
Col. 12, 43; so id. 12, 36.—Of the olive, Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 5: pes milvinus or milvi, the stalk or stem of the plant batis, Col. 12, 7.—Hence, as a name for several plants: pedes gallinacei, a plant:
Capnos trunca, quam pedes gallinaceos vocant,
Plin. 25, 13, 98, § 155:
pedes betacei,
beetroots, Varr. R. R. 1, 27.—
F.
Pedes navales, rowers, sailors, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 75.—
G.
The barrow of a litter, Cat. 10, 22.—
H.
Poet., of fountains and rivers: inde super terras fluit agmine dulci, Quā via secta semel liquido pede detulit undas, Lucr, 5, 272;
6, 638: crepante lympha desilit pede,
Hor. Epod. 16, 47:
liquido pede labitur unda,
Verg. Cul. 17:
lento pede sulcat harenas Bagrada,
Sil. 6, 140.—
K.
A metrical foot:
ad heroum nos dactyli et anapaesti et spondei pedem invitas,
Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 82:
pedibus claudere verba,
to make verses, Hor. S. 2, 1, 28:
musa per undenos emodulanda pedes,
in hexameters and pentameters, Ov. Am. 1, 1, 30:
inque suos volui cogere verba pedes,
id. Tr. 5, 12, 34.—
2.
A kind of verse, measure:
et pede, quo debent fortia bella geri,
Ov. Ib. 646:
Lesbius,
Hor. C. 4, 6, 35.—
L.
In music, time (postAug.), Plin. 29, 1, 5, § 6.—
M.
A foot, as a measure of length (class.):
ne iste hercle ab istā non pedem discedat,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 13:
ab aliquo pedem discessisse,
Cic. Deiot. 15, 42:
pedem e villā adhuc egressi non sumus,
id. Att. 13, 16, 1:
pes justus,
Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317.—Hence, transf.: pede suo se metiri, to measure one's self by one's own foot-rule, i. e. by one's own powers or abilities, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98.—
N.
Pedes, lice; v. pedis.—
O.
The leg (late Lat.), in phrase: pedem frangere, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 22, 3; id. Serm. 273, 7.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pes
83 saeculum

saecŭlum ( poet., esp. Lucretian, saeclum; less correctly sēcŭlum, sēclum), i, n. dim. [etym. dub.; perh. root si- = sa-; Gr. saô, to sift; Lat. sero, satus; whence Saturnus, etc.; hence, orig.], a race, breed, generation (freq. in Lucr.; very rare in later writers; usu. in plur.):
saecla propagare,
Lucr. 1, 21; cf. id. 2, 173; 5, 850:
nec toties possent generatim saecla referre Naturam parentum,
id. 1, 597:
saecla animantum,
i. e. animals, id. 2, 78; 5, 855:
hominum,
id. 1, 467; 5, 339; 6, 722:
ferarum,
id. 2, 995; 3, 753; 4, 413; 4, 686; cf.:
silvestria ferarum,
id. 5, 967:
serpentia ferarum,
id. 6, 766:
mortalia,
id. 5, 805; 5, 982; 5, 1238:
bucera (with lanigerae pecudes),
id. 5, 866; 6, 1245; cf.:
vetusta cornicum (with corvorum greges),
id. 5, 1084:
aurea pavonum,
id. 2, 503:
totisque expectent saecula ripis,
i. e. the shades of the infernal regions, Stat. Th. 11, 592.— Sing.:
et muliebre oritur patrio de semine saeclum,
the female sex, women, Lucr. 4, 1223; so,
muliebre,
id. 5, 1020; 2, 10 sq.—
II.
Transf.
A.
Like genea.
1.
The ordinary lifetime of the human species, a lifetime, generation, age (of thirty-three years; class.; esp. freq. in signif. 2. infra; cf. Schoem. ad Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 21):
cum ad idem, unde semel profecta sunt, cuncta astra redierint... tum ille vere vertens annus appellari potest: in quo vix dicere audeo, quam multa saecula hominum teneantur,
Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24 Mos.:
cum ex hac parte saecula plura numerentur,
Liv. 9, 18:
quorum (Socratis atque Epicuri) aetates non annis sed saeculis scimus esse disjunctas,
Hier. Vit. Cler. 4, p. 262; cf. Censor. de Die Nat. 17; Auct. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 508; id. E. 4, 5.—
(β).
Esp., the lifetime or reign of a ruler:
illustrari saeculum suum ejusmodi exemplo arbitrabatur,
Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 6:
digna saeculo tuo,
id. ib. 10, 1, 2.—
2.
The human race living in a particular age, a generation, an age, the times: serit arbores quae alteri saeculo prosient, Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 7, 24:
in id saeculum Romuli cecidit aetas, cum jam plena Graecia poëtarum esset,
Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 18 (for which:
quorum aetas cum in eorum tempora incidisset,
id. Or. 12, 39):
saeculorum reliquorum judicium,
id. Div. 1, 19, 36:
ipse fortasse in hujus saeculi errore versor,
id. Par. 6, 3, 50; cf.:
hujus saeculi insolentia,
id. Phil. 9, 6, 23; and: o [p. 1614] nostri infamia saecli, Ov. M. 8, 97; cf.
also: novi ego hoc saeculum, moribus quibus siet,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 6; so,
hujus saecli mores,
id. Truc. prol. 13; and:
hoccine saeclum! o scelera! o genera sacrilega, o hominem impurum!
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 6; cf. id. Eun. 2, 2, 15:
nec mutam repertam esse dicunt mulierem ullo in saeculo,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 7:
Cato rudi saeculo litteras Graecas didicit,
Quint. 12, 11, 23; so,
rude,
id. 2, 5, 23:
grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 6:
primo statim beatissimi saeculi ortu,
Tac. Agr. 3; so,
beatissimum,
id. ib. 44:
felix et aureum,
id. Or. 12; Quint. 8, 6, 24:
aureum,
Sen. Contr. 2, 17; Lact. 5, 6, 13; cf.:
aurea saecula,
Verg. A. 6, 792; Ov. A. A. 2, 277:
his jungendi sunt Diocletianus aurei parens saeculi, et Maximianus, ut vulgo dicitur, ferrei,
Lampr. Elag. 35:
ceteri, qui dii ex hominibus facti esse dicuntur, minus eruditis hominum saeculis fuerunt (with Romuli aetas),
Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 18; cf.:
res publica constituta non unā hominum vitā sed aliquot saeculis et aetatibus,
id. ib. 2, 1, 2:
perpetuā saeculorum admiratione celebrantur,
Quint. 11, 1, 13:
fecunda culpae saecula,
Hor. C. 3, 6, 17:
ferro duravit saecula,
id. Epod. 16, 65; cf.:
sic ad ferrum venistis ab auro, Saecula,
Ov. M. 15, 261.—
3.
The spirit of the age or times: nemo illic vitia ridet;
nec corrumpere et corrumpi saeculum vocatur,
Tac. G. 19.—
B.
The utmost lifetime of man, a period of a hundred years, a century:
saeclum spatium annorum centum vocārunt,
Varr. L. L. 6, 2, § 11 Müll.; cf. Fest. s. v. saeculares, p. 328 ib.; Censor. de Die Nat. 17:
cum (Numa) illam sapientiam constituendae civitatis duobus prope saeculis ante cognovit, quam eam Graeci natam esse senserunt,
Cic. de Or. 2, 37, 154:
saeculo festas referente luces,
Hor. C. 4, 6, 42; cf.:
multa virum durando saecula vincit,
Verg. G. 2, 295.—
2.
For an indefinitely long period, an age; plur. (so mostly):
(Saturni stella) nihil immutat sempiternis saeculorum aetatibus, quin eadem iisdem temporibus efficiat,
Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 52:
aliquot saeculis post,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 35, § 73:
cum aliquot saecula in Italiā viguisset,
id. Univ. 1; so,
tot,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 55, § 122; id. Ac. 2, 5, 15:
quot,
Quint. 12, 11, 22:
multa,
Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 20; 6, 26, 29; id. de Or. 2, 5, 21; id. Cat. 2, 5, 11; id. Fam. 11, 14, 3:
plurima,
id. Rep. 3, 9, 14:
sexcenta,
id. Fat. 12, 27:
omnia,
id. Lael. 4, 15; id. Phil. 2, 22, 54:
ex omni saeculorum memoriā,
id. ib. 4, 1, 3:
vir saeculorum memoriā dignus,
Quint. 10, 1, 104; cf.:
ingeniorum monumenta, quae saeculis probarentur,
id. 3, 7, 18:
facto in saecula ituro,
to future ages, to posterity, Sil. 12, 312; so Plin. Pan. 55, 1:
in famam et saecula mitti,
Luc. 10, 533: tarda gelu saeclisque effeta senectus, with (many) years, Verg. A. 8, 508.— Sing.:
propemodum saeculi res in unum diem cumulavit,
Curt. 4, 16, 10:
longo putidam (anum) saeculo,
Hor. Epod. 8, 1:
ut videri possit saeculo prior,
Quint. 10, 1, 113.—Esp. (eccl. Lat.), the following phrases are used to express forever, to all eternity, endlessly, without end:
in saeculum,
Vulg. Exod. 21, 6; id. Dan. 3, 89:
in saeculum saeculi,
id. Psa. 36, 27; id. 2 Cor. 9, 9:
in saecula,
id. Ps. 77, 69; id. Rom. 1, 25:
in saecula saeculorum,
Tert. ad Uxor. 1, 1; Ambros. Hexaëm. 3, 17, 72; Vulg. Tob. 9, 11; id. Rom. 16, 27; id. Apoc. 1, 6 et saep.—
C.
Like the biblical, aiôn, the world, worldliness (eccl. Lat.):
immaculatus ab hoc saeculo,
Vulg. Jacob. 1, 27: et servientem corpori Absolve vinclis saeculi, Prud. steph. 2, 583; so id. Cath. 5, 109; Paul. Nol. Ep. 23, 33 fin. —
D.
Heathenism (eccl. Lat.):
saeculi exempla,
Tert. Exhort. ad Cast. 13 (al. saecularia).

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > saeculum
84 valens

vălĕo, ui, itum, 2, v. n. [kindr. with Sanscr. bala, vis, robur, balishtas, fortissimus; cf. debilis], to be strong.
I.
Lit., of physical strength, vigor, or health.
A.
In gen., to be strong, stout, or vigorous, to have strength (cf.: polleo, vigeo).
1.
Absol.: verum illi valent, qui vi luctantur cum leonibus, Pomp. ap. Non. 112, 4 (Com. Rel. v. 176 Rib.):
puer ille (Hercules recens natus) ut magnus est et multum valet!
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 51: plus potest, qui plus valet: Vir erat;
plus valebat,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 38 sq.:
sanus homo, qui bene valet,
Cels. 1, 1 init.:
si magis valet,
id. 3, 18:
si satis valet (= si satis validae vires sunt, just before),
id. 4, 7 init.:
prout nervi valent,
id. 8, 16.—Of plants:
vitem novellam resecari tum erit tempus ubi valebit,
Cato, R. R. 33, 3 sq. —
2.
To be strong in or for something, to have the power or strength, be in condition to do something, etc.
a.
Of personal subjects, etc.
(α).
With ad and acc.:
alios videmus velocitate ad cursum, alios viribus ad luctandum valere,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107.—
(β).
With inf.:
manibus pedibusque morbo distortissimis, ut neque calceum perpeti nec libellos evolvere valeret,
Suet. Galb. 21:
mustela cum mures veloces non valeret assequi,
Phaedr. 4, 1, 10:
valet ima summis Mutare deus,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; cf. II. B. 2. h. infra; cf.:
illud mirari mitte, quod non valet e lapide hoc alias impellere res,
Lucr. 6, 1057:
versate diu quid ferre recusent, Quid valeant umeri (sc. ferre),
Hor. A. P. 40:
nec valuere manus infixum educere telum,
Ov. M. 13, 393; 12, 101; Col. 6, 25 fin. —
b.
Of remedies or medicines, to be efficacious, be good for any thing; with ad and acc.:
fimum potum ad dysentericos valet,
Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 105.—With contra:
cimices valent contra serpentium morsus,
Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—With eodem:
id quoque collyrium eodem valet,
Cels. 6, 6, 21.—With pro:
ruta per se pro antidoto valet,
Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 132.—With abl.:
dictamnus valet potu et illitu et suffitu,
Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 153.— With inf.:
sandaracha valet purgare, sistere, excalfacere, perrodere,
Plin. 34, 18, 55, § 177.—
c.
Of sounds: cum C ac similiter G non valuerunt, in T ac D molliuntur, i. e. were not pronounced strongly, Quint. 1, 11, 5.—
B.
Esp., in respect of the natural condition of the body, to be well in health, to be in a sound or healthy condition, to be healthy, hale, hearty.
a.
In gen.
(α).
Absol.:
equidem valeo recte et salvus sum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 36:
perpetuon' valuisti?
id. Ep. 1, 1, 15; 1, 1, 18:
valen'? Valuistin? valeo et valui rectius,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 12 sq.: facile omnes, quom valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus, Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:
dicit vilicus servos non valuisse,
Cato, R. R. 2, 3 sq.; 5, 6:
boves ut recte valeant,
id. ib. 103:
optime valere et gravissime aegrotare,
Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 43; 4, 25, 69:
cura est, ut valeat,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 4:
ego valeo recte et rem gero,
id. Pers. 2, 3, 34:
te recte valere operamque dare, ut cottidie melius,
Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 1: deterius quam soleo, Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 1:
commode,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11: Ni. Benene usque valuit? Chr. Pancratice atque athletice, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 14:
minus valere... melius valere,
Cic. Att. 4, 14, 1:
nam matri oculi si valerent, mecum venisset simul,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 8.—
(β).
With abl.:
si corpore valuisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 77:
nec melius valeo quam corpore, mente,
Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 33; cf. Sall. J. 11, 5:
pedibus,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1:
stomacho,
Juv. 6, 100.—
(γ).
With ab and abl.:
ab oculis,
Gell. 13, 30, 10:
a morbo,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26; and facetiously: Me. Ain tu te valere? Eu. Pol ego haud a pecunia perbene, as to money, not very well, id. Aul. 2, 2, 9.—
b.
Esp., at the commencement of letters (very freq.), si vales, bene est, and abbreviated S. V. B. E.;
and, more fully, with the addition ego or equidem valeo (abbrev. E. V. or E. Q. V.),
Cic. Fam. 13, 6; 14, 11; 14, 16; 14, 17; 14, 21; 14, 22; 14, 23; 14, 24; 15, 1; 15, 2; Metell. ib. 5, 1; Vatin. ib. 5, 9; Luccei. ib. 5, 14 al.; cf.:
mos antiquis fuit usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales bene est,
Sen. Ep. 15, 1; so too: S. V. G. V. (si vales, gaudeo, valeo) et Tullia nostra recte V. Terentia minus belle habuit: sed certum scio jam convaluisse eam, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1.—
c.
Rarely impers. pass.:
quid agitur, Sagaristio? ut valetur?
Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 8.—
d.
Vale or valeas, in leave-taking, farewell, adieu (cf.: salve, ave).
(α).
In gen.: Di. Valeas. Ph. Vale, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 79: Ar. Vale. Ph. Quo properas? Ar. Bene vale, id. As. 3, 3, 16; id. Mil. 4, 8, 51:
bene vale, Alcumena,
id. Am. 1, 3, 1:
vale atque salve,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 86; id. Curc. 4, 2, 36: vale atque salve. Th. Male vale, male sit tibi, id. ib. 4, 4, 32; v. salvus: Ly. Ad portum propero. De. Bene ambulato. Ly. Bene valeto. De. Bene sit tibi, id. Merc. 2, 2, 55:
bene valete et vivite,
id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:
ite intro cito: valete,
id. As. 3, 3, 155:
abeo: valete, judices justissimi,
id. Capt. prol. 67:
vos valete et plaudite,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 64:
in hoc biduom vale,
id. ib. 1, 2, 110:
vive valeque,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 110.—Before a vowel, scanned vale:
et longum, Formose vale, vale, inquit Iolla,
Verg. E. 3, 79; Ov. M. 3, 501.—
(β).
At the conclusion of letters:
Vale,
Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 3; 6, 21, 3; 4, 8, 2; Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 3:
cura ut valeas,
Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 2; 7, 20, 3; rarely bene vale, Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8; Cur. ib. 7, 29, 2; cf.:
tu me diligis et valebis,
Cic. ib. 9, 22, 5; 15, 18, 2: fac valeas meque mutuo diligas, Planc. ib. 10, 7, 2; Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8.—
(γ).
Also in bidding farewell to the dead:
salve aeternum mihi, maxime Palla, Aeternumque vale,
Verg. A. 11, 97; Stat. S. 3, 3, 208; cf. Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l.;
v. salvus: in perpetuom, frater, ave atque vale,
Cat. 101, 10:
terque, Vale, dixit,
Ov. F. 3, 563:
supremumque vale... dixit,
id. M. 10, 62.—
(δ).
As an expression of dismission, refusal, or scorn, be off, begone:
valeas, tibi habeas res tuas, reddas meas,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 46:
immo habeat, valeat, vivat cum illa,
Ter. And. 5, 3, 18:
valeas, habeas illam quae placet,
id. Ad. 4, 4, 14:
si talis est deus, ut nulla hominum caritate teneatur, valeat,
good-by to him, let me have nothing to do with him, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 124:
valeat res ludicra, si me Palma negata macrum, donata reducit opimum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 180: valeant, Qui inter nos discidium volunt, away with those, etc., Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:
quare ista valeant: me res familiaris movet,
Cic. Att. 16, 15, 5: castra peto, valeatque Venus, valeantque puellae, farewell to Venus, etc., Tib. 2, 6, 9:
valete curae,
Petr. 79; cf. Cat. 8, 12; 11, 17; Ov. Am. 1, 6, 71 sqq.—
(ε).
With valere jubere or dicere (sometimes as one word, vălĕdīco, ere, 3, v. n.), to bid one good-by, farewell, adieu:
illum salutavi: post etiam jussi valere,
Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2:
vix illud potui dicere triste vale,
Ov. H. 13, 14:
saepe vale dicto rursus sum multa locutus,
id. Tr. 1, 3, 57:
tibi valedicere non licet gratis,
Sen. Ep. 17, 11; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 1: obstinatissime [p. 1954] retinuit, ut liberti servique bis die frequentes adessent ac mane salvere, vesperi valere sibi singuli dicerent, Suet. Galb. 4 fin.; id. Aug. 53; id. Tib. 72.—So (late Lat.):
vale facere (or valefacere),
August. Ep. 65; App. M. 4, p. 150, 24.
II.
Transf., to have power, force, or influence; to be powerful, effective, valid; to avail, prevail, be strong, effective, etc.
A.
In gen.:
fiet enim quodcunque volent, qui valebunt: valebunt autem semper arma,
will always have the power, Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1:
fuit enim populi potestas: de civitate ne tam diu quidem valuit quam diu illa Sullani temporis arma valuerunt,
id. Dom. 30, 79:
dicitur C. Flaminius ad populum valuisse dicendo,
id. Brut. 14, 57:
tribunus plebis tulit... ut lex Aelia et Fufia ne valeret,
id. Red. in Sen. 5, 11:
in more majorum, qui tum ut lex valebat,
id. Leg. 2, 10, 23:
valuit auctoritas,
id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:
verba si valent,
id. Caecin. 21, 61:
(ejus) valet opinio tarditatis,
is established, id. de Or. 1, 27, 125:
si conjuratio valuisset,
id. ib. 17, 7:
cujus ratio non valuit,
Nep. Milt. 3, 7:
jus tamen gentium valuit,
Liv. 2, 4, 7:
praetor... ratus repentinum valiturum terrorem, succedit, etc.,
id. 44, 31, 6:
et vestrae valuere preces,
Ov. M. 13, 89; id. P. 3, 3, 92; id. Ib. 241.—
B.
Esp.
1.
With respect to the source, character, or mode of exercise of the strength ascribed to the subject.
a.
With abl.:
non metuo mihi... Dum quidem hoc valebit pectus perfidia meum,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 50:
reliqui duo sic exaequantur, ut Domitius valeat amicis, Memmius commendetur militibus,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6 (17, 2):
multa sanxit quae omnia magistratuum auctoritate et Halaesinorum summa voluntate valuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122:
ita istam libertatem largior populo, ut auctoritate et valeant et utantur boni,
id. Leg. 3, 17, 38:
quae (voluntas militum) cum per se valet multitudine,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
parum valent (Graeci) verbo,
i. e. have no precise word, id. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:
qui aut gratia aut misericordia valerent,
Caes. B. C. 2, 44:
dicendo,
Nep. Ages. 1, 2:
qui pedum cursu valet,
Verg. A. 5, 67; Quint. 9, 2, 78:
Battiades... Quamvis ingenio non valet, arte valet,
Ov. Am. 1, 15, 14:
plerique plus ingenio quam arte valuerunt,
Quint. 1, 8, 8:
rogando,
Ov. M. 2, 183:
subtilitate vincimur, valeamus pondere,
Quint. 12, 11, 8.—
b.
With in and abl.:
Sp. Thorius satis valuit in populari genere dicendi,
Cic. Brut. 36, 136:
quid facilius est quam probari in uno servulo nomen familiae non valere,
id. Caecin. 19, 55:
in his maxime valet similitudo,
Quint. 6, 3, 57:
mire in causis valet praesumptio,
id. 9, 2, 16:
(digitus) in exprobrando et indicando valet,
id. 11, 3, 94.—
2.
With some definite end expressed, upon or towards which influence or power is exercised or directed, to be strong enough for, adequate to, or capable of any thing, to be able to do, to have force or efficacy, to be effectual, to avail, to be applicable.
a.
With in and acc.:
hoc evenit, ut in volgus insipientium opinio valeat honestatis,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 63:
quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. Div. 2, 56, 116:
cum illud verbum unde in utramque rem valeat,
id. Caecin. 31, 89:
num etiam in deos inmortales inauspicatam legem valuisse? Liv 7, 6, 11: utrumque hoc genus semel injectum in L. annos valet et frugum et pabuli ubertate,
Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 44:
etiamsi in utramque partem valent arma facundiae,
Quint. 2, 16, 10:
hoc etiam in praeteritum valet,
id. 9, 2, 20; cf.:
cum... idque in omnis partis valeret,
Cic. Fam. 4, 10, 2.—
b.
With eo: oratio me cohortabatur, ut, etc.... quod eo, credo, valebat, ut caerimonias religionesque defenderem, the force or point of which was, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5:
id responsum quo valeat, cum intellegeret nemo,
Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. II. B. 3. i, infra.—
c.
With ad and acc. of thing:
tu non solum ad neglegendas leges... verum etiam ad evertendas valuisti,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18: astrorum affectio valeat, si vis, ad quasdam res;
ad omnis certe non valebit,
id. Fat. 4, 8:
illud perficiam ut invidia mihi valeat ad gloriam,
id. Cat. 3, 12, 29:
vitae adjuncta esse dicebant, quae ad virtutis usum valerent,
id. Ac. 1, 5, 21:
ista quaestura ad eam rem valet, ut, etc.,
id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 62: neque, quod Samnites... amici vobis facti sunt, ad id valere arbitror, ne nos in amicitiam accipiamur, Liv. 7, 30, 4:
eadem fictio valet et ad qualitates,
Quint. 5, 10, 99; cf. II. B. 3. infra.—
d.
With apud or ad and acc. of person influenced, etc.
(α).
With apud:
ibit ad illud ilico, Quo maxume apud te se valere sentiat,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 79:
non quin eam (commendationem) valituram apud te arbitrarer,
Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 3:
apud te veritas valebit,
id. Quint. 1, 5:
sed haec eadem nunc censes apud eos ipsos valere, a quibus... conscripta sunt?
id. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:
magnis meritis apud regem... valebat,
Nep. Con. 3, 1:
jus bonumque apud eos non legibus magis quam natura valebat,
Sall. C. 9, 1:
apud magnam partem senatus et magnitudine rerum gestarum valebat et gratia,
Liv. 31, 48, 1:
apud nos valeant ea, quae apud judices valere volumus,
Quint. 6, 2, 28.—
(β).
With ad:
dicitur enim C. Flaminius... ad populum valuisse dicendo,
Cic. Brut. 14, 57:
clementiae fama... ad ferociores jam populos valuit,
Liv. 21, 6, 4:
metus ad omnis valuit, ne deditionem recusarent,
id. 38, 28, 6.—
e.
With contra and acc.:
hoc nonne videtur contra te valere?
Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 86:
quae valeant contra falsam criminationem,
id. de Or. 2, 79, 321:
ne quid esset... quod contra caput suum aut existimationem valere posset,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 71, § 173: ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:
cum pro falsis contra veritatem (rhetorice) valet,
Quint. 2, 16, 2; cf. f. infra.—
f.
With pro and abl.:
multa in adversos effudit verba penates Pro deplorato non valitura viro,
Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 46:
epitheton valet pro nomine,
Quint. 8, 6, 29; cf. I. A. 2, b. supra.—
g.
With dat. gerund. (post-class. and rare):
nam et augendae rei et minuendae valet (particula),
Gell. 5, 12, 10.—
h.
With inf. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose;
not in Cic. or Caes.): nam si certam finem esse viderent Aerumnarum homines, aliqua ratione valerent Religionibus... obsistere,
Lucr. 1, 108:
hanc ob rem vitam retinere valemus,
id. 3, 257:
nec continere suos ab direptione castrorum valuit,
Liv. 38, 23, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.:
quam (urbem) neque finitimi valuerunt perdere Marsi,
Hor. Epod. 16, 3:
cetera... adeo sunt multa, loquacem Delassare valent Fabium,
id. S. 1, 1, 13; id. C. 4, 7, 27:
nec valuit locos coeptos avertere cursus,
Tib. 4, 1, 55:
qui relicti erant... ne conspectum quidem hostis sustinere valuerunt,
Curt. 3, 4, 5:
neque ex eo infamiam discutere valuit,
Suet. Caes. 79.—With things as subj.:
ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet,
Hor. A. P. 305; cf. I. A. 2. b, supra.—Esp.,
3.
With adverbial qualifications expressing the degree of power or influence exerted, etc.; very freq. with accs- multum, plus, plurimum, parum, minus, minimum, nihil, tantum, quantum, quid, id, idem, quiddam, quidquam, quidquid, etc.
(α).
Edepol, Cupido, cum tu tam pusillu's, nimis multum vales, Naev. ap. Non. 421, 25 (Com. Rel. v. 55 Rib.):
plus potest qui plus valet,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38:
neque ita inperita (sum), ut quid amor valeat nesciam,
Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 42.—So absol.: nam opulenti cum locuntur pariter atque ignobiles, Eadem dicta eademque oratio aequa non aeque valet, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. Rel. v. 230 Vahl.):
ignari quid gravitas... quid denique virtus valeret,
Cic. Sest. 28, 60:
illa obnuntiatio nihil valuit, aut, si valuit, id valuit, ut, etc.,
id. Div. 1, 16, 30: omnia veniebant Antonio in mentem;
eaque suo quaeque loco, ubi plurimum proficere et valere possent... collocabantur,
id. Brut. 37, 139:
cur minus Venena Medaeae valent?
Hor. Epod. 5. 62.—
(β).
With abl.:
quod tibi lubet fac, quoniam pugnis plus vales,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 240; cf.
v. 234: quicquid possunt, pedestribus valent copiis,
Caes. B. G. 2, 17:
qui plus opibus, armis, potentia valent, perfecisse mihi videntur... ut etiam auctoritate jam plus valerent,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:
quasi vero ego... in isto genere omnino quidquam aut curatione aut potestate valuissem,
id. Dom. 6, 14:
Ti. Coruncanium longe plurimum ingenio valuisse,
id. Brut. 14, 55:
quantum gratia, auctoritate, pecunia valerent,
Caes. B. G. 7, 63:
Caesar multum equitatu valebat,
id. B. C. 1, 61:
cum tantum equitatu valeamus,
id. ib. 3, 86:
equitatu plurimum valere,
id. B. G. 3, 20; Nep. Alcib. 8, 2.—
(γ).
With in and abl.:
nihil putas valere in judiciis conjecturam, nihil suspitionem, nihil ante actae vitae existimationem, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 146:
hic multum in Fabia (tribu) valet, ille Velina,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52. —
(δ).
With ad and acc.:
multum valuisse ad patris honorem pietas filii videbitur,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:
ex quo intellegitur, plus terrarum situs, quam lunae tractus, ad nascendum valere,
id. Div. 2, 46, 97:
valet igitur multum ad vincendum probari mores eorum, qui agent causas,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182:
ad subeundem periculum et ad vitandum multum fortuna valuit,
Caes. B. G. 6, 30:
genus ad probandam speciem minimum valet,
Quint. 5, 10, 56.—
(ε).
With apud and acc. of pers., to have influence, be influential, have weight with, influence:
apud quem (Caesarem) quicquid valebo vel auctoritate, vel gratia, valebo tibi,
Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13:
utrum apud eos pudor atque officium, an timor plus valeret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:
tantum apud homines barbaros valuit, esse repertos aliquos principes belli inferendi,
id. ib. 5, 54:
potestis constituere, hanc auctoritatem quantum apud exteras nationes valituram esse existimetis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 46:
non modo praemiis, quae apud me minimum valent, sed ne periculis quidem conpulsus ullis,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 11:
facinus esse indignum, plus impudicissimae mulieris apud te de Cleomenis salute quam de sua vita lacrimas matris valere,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:
apud quem ut multum gratia valeret, effecit,
Nep. Con. 2, 1.—
(ζ).
With contra: cur desperemus veritatem contra fallacem facundiam valituram? prevail, Lact. Opif. Dei, 20, 5; cf. Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8, II. B. 2, e. supra.—
(η).
With pro:
pro periculo magis quam contra salutem valere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; cf.:
quod minus multitudine militum legionariorum pro hostium numero valebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 51.—
(θ).
With inter:
plurimum inter eos Bellovacos et virtute, et auctoritate, et hominum numero valere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4.—
(ι).
With adv. of pur pose:
hoc eo valebat, ut ingratiis ad de pugnandum omnes cogerentur,
Nep. Them. 4, 4:
non tamen hoc eo valet, ut fugien dae sint magnae scholae,
Quint. 1, 2, 16:
nescis quo valeat nummus, quem praebeat usum?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 73; cf. II. B. 2. b. supra. —
C.
Idiomatic uses.
1.
Of money value, to be of the value of, be worth: denarii, quod denos aeris valebant;
quinarii, quod quinos,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 173 Mull.:
dum pro argenteis decem aureus unus valeret,
Liv. 38, 11, 8:
ita ut scrupulum valeret sestertiis vicenis,
Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47:
si haec praedia valeant nunc decem,
Dig. 24, 1, 7, § 4:
quasi minimo valeret hereditas,
ib. 19, 1, 13:
quanti omnibus valet (servus),
ib. 9, 2, 33; 5, 3, 25, § 1.—
2.
Of the signification of words, sentences, etc.; like the Gr. dunasthai, to mean, signify, import:
quaerimus verbum Latinum par Graeco et quod idem valeat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13: non usquam id quidem dicit omnino;
sed quae dicit, idem valent,
id. Tusc. 5, 10, 24:
quamquam vocabula prope idem valere videantur,
id. Top. 8, 34:
hoc verbum quid valeat, non vident,
id. Off. 3, 9, 39: cui nomen Becco fuerat;
id valet gallinacei rostrum,
Suet. Vit. 18:
pransus quoque atque potus diversum valent quam indicant,
Quint. 1, 4, 29 et saep.:
et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,
id. 10, 1, 13:
duo quae idem significant ac tantumdem valent,
id. 1, 5, 4.—Hence, vălens, entis, P. a., strong, stout, vigorous, powerful (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.: nil moro discipulos mihi esse plenos sanguinis;
valens adflictet me,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 44:
virgatores,
id. As. 3, 2, 19:
robusti et valentes et audaces satellites,
Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84:
cum homo imbecillus a valentissima bestia laniatur,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 3:
valentissimi lictores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142:
homines,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Suet. Aug. 35:
hic membris et mole valens,
Verg. A. 5, 431:
membris valens,
Ov. M. 9, 108:
corpore esse vegeto et valenti,
Gell. 3, 1, 11:
nervi musculique,
Cels. 8, 20:
trunci,
Verg. G. 2, 426: scire oportet, omnia legumina generis valentissimi esse: valentissimum voco, in quo plurimum alimenti est... Ex leguminibus valentior faba quam pisum, etc., strongest, i. e. most nutritire, Cels. 2, 18:
tunicae,
stout, thick, Ov. A. A. 3, 109: providendum ne infirmiores (apes) a valentioribus [p. 1955] opprimantur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35.—
2.
In partic.
a.
Well in health, healthy, hale, hearty:
valeo et venio ad minus valentem,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 24:
medicus plane confirmat, propediem te valentem fore,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:
puer, hora undecima cum valens in publico visus esset, ante noctem mortuus est,
id. Clu. 9, 27; cf.
valens (opp. imbecillus),
id. Fam. 16, 5, 2:
(sensus) si sani sunt et valentes,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 19:
si valens corpus est neque magno opere vexatum,
Cels. 7, 26, 5:
sive aegra, sive valens,
Prop. 2, 21 (3, 14), 20.— Subst.:
qui enim aegris subveniretur, quae esset oblectatio valentium, nisi, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 4, 15;
so opp. aeger,
id. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—
b.
Of medicines, strong, powerful, active:
valens est adversus cancerem intestinorum minii gleba,
Cels. 4, 15 fin.:
medicamenta,
id. 1, 3 med.:
silvestri (papaveri capita) ad omnes effectus valentiora,
Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202; cf. id. 22, 22, 43, § 87.—
B.
Trop., strong, powerful, mighty:
mallem tantas ei (Caesari) vires non dedisset (res publica) quam nunc tam valenti resisteret,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4:
fuit quondam ita firma haec civitas et valens,
id. Har. Resp. 28, 60:
cum valentiore pugnare,
id. Fam. 5, 21, 2:
valens dialecticus,
id. Fat. 6, 12:
ut fieri nihil possit valentius,
id. Brut. 16, 64:
Philippus jam tum valens multa moliebatur,
Nep. Timoth. 3, 1:
opibus jam valentes,
id. Eum. 10, 3:
argumenta valentiora,
Quint. 5, 13, 12:
quid pars adversa habeat valentissimum,
id. 5, 13, 52:
nec fraus valentior quam consilium meum,
Cic. Univ. 11:
ad letum causae satis valentes,
Ov. M. 5, 174; so,
causae,
id. Tr. 1, 8, 29:
causa valentior,
id. P. 1, 10, 35:
deus morbo omni valentior,
Stat. S. 1, 4, 111:
oppida valentissima,
Nep. Ham. 2, 4.—Hence, adv.: vălenter, strongly, stoutly, powerfully, violently (perh. not ante-Aug.).
1.
Lit.:
resistere,
Col. 1, 5, 9; 3, 2, 15:
nimis valenter ibi retenta materia,
Cels. 5, 26, 21:
praeceps spirare valentius Eurus (coepit),
Ov. M. 11, 481.—
2.
Trop., of speech, forcibly, energetically:
non diu dicebat sed valenter,
Sen. Contr. 3, 22 med.:
si verba numeres, breviter et abscise: si sensum aestimes, copiose et valenter,
Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > valens
85 valeo

vălĕo, ui, itum, 2, v. n. [kindr. with Sanscr. bala, vis, robur, balishtas, fortissimus; cf. debilis], to be strong.
I.
Lit., of physical strength, vigor, or health.
A.
In gen., to be strong, stout, or vigorous, to have strength (cf.: polleo, vigeo).
1.
Absol.: verum illi valent, qui vi luctantur cum leonibus, Pomp. ap. Non. 112, 4 (Com. Rel. v. 176 Rib.):
puer ille (Hercules recens natus) ut magnus est et multum valet!
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 51: plus potest, qui plus valet: Vir erat;
plus valebat,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 38 sq.:
sanus homo, qui bene valet,
Cels. 1, 1 init.:
si magis valet,
id. 3, 18:
si satis valet (= si satis validae vires sunt, just before),
id. 4, 7 init.:
prout nervi valent,
id. 8, 16.—Of plants:
vitem novellam resecari tum erit tempus ubi valebit,
Cato, R. R. 33, 3 sq. —
2.
To be strong in or for something, to have the power or strength, be in condition to do something, etc.
a.
Of personal subjects, etc.
(α).
With ad and acc.:
alios videmus velocitate ad cursum, alios viribus ad luctandum valere,
Cic. Off. 1, 30, 107.—
(β).
With inf.:
manibus pedibusque morbo distortissimis, ut neque calceum perpeti nec libellos evolvere valeret,
Suet. Galb. 21:
mustela cum mures veloces non valeret assequi,
Phaedr. 4, 1, 10:
valet ima summis Mutare deus,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 12; cf. II. B. 2. h. infra; cf.:
illud mirari mitte, quod non valet e lapide hoc alias impellere res,
Lucr. 6, 1057:
versate diu quid ferre recusent, Quid valeant umeri (sc. ferre),
Hor. A. P. 40:
nec valuere manus infixum educere telum,
Ov. M. 13, 393; 12, 101; Col. 6, 25 fin. —
b.
Of remedies or medicines, to be efficacious, be good for any thing; with ad and acc.:
fimum potum ad dysentericos valet,
Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 105.—With contra:
cimices valent contra serpentium morsus,
Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—With eodem:
id quoque collyrium eodem valet,
Cels. 6, 6, 21.—With pro:
ruta per se pro antidoto valet,
Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 132.—With abl.:
dictamnus valet potu et illitu et suffitu,
Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 153.— With inf.:
sandaracha valet purgare, sistere, excalfacere, perrodere,
Plin. 34, 18, 55, § 177.—
c.
Of sounds: cum C ac similiter G non valuerunt, in T ac D molliuntur, i. e. were not pronounced strongly, Quint. 1, 11, 5.—
B.
Esp., in respect of the natural condition of the body, to be well in health, to be in a sound or healthy condition, to be healthy, hale, hearty.
a.
In gen.
(α).
Absol.:
equidem valeo recte et salvus sum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 36:
perpetuon' valuisti?
id. Ep. 1, 1, 15; 1, 1, 18:
valen'? Valuistin? valeo et valui rectius,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 12 sq.: facile omnes, quom valemus, recta consilia aegrotis damus, Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:
dicit vilicus servos non valuisse,
Cato, R. R. 2, 3 sq.; 5, 6:
boves ut recte valeant,
id. ib. 103:
optime valere et gravissime aegrotare,
Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 43; 4, 25, 69:
cura est, ut valeat,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 4:
ego valeo recte et rem gero,
id. Pers. 2, 3, 34:
te recte valere operamque dare, ut cottidie melius,
Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 1: deterius quam soleo, Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 1:
commode,
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11: Ni. Benene usque valuit? Chr. Pancratice atque athletice, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 14:
minus valere... melius valere,
Cic. Att. 4, 14, 1:
nam matri oculi si valerent, mecum venisset simul,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 8.—
(β).
With abl.:
si corpore valuisset,
Cic. Brut. 20, 77:
nec melius valeo quam corpore, mente,
Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 33; cf. Sall. J. 11, 5:
pedibus,
Nep. Phoc. 4, 1:
stomacho,
Juv. 6, 100.—
(γ).
With ab and abl.:
ab oculis,
Gell. 13, 30, 10:
a morbo,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26; and facetiously: Me. Ain tu te valere? Eu. Pol ego haud a pecunia perbene, as to money, not very well, id. Aul. 2, 2, 9.—
b.
Esp., at the commencement of letters (very freq.), si vales, bene est, and abbreviated S. V. B. E.;
and, more fully, with the addition ego or equidem valeo (abbrev. E. V. or E. Q. V.),
Cic. Fam. 13, 6; 14, 11; 14, 16; 14, 17; 14, 21; 14, 22; 14, 23; 14, 24; 15, 1; 15, 2; Metell. ib. 5, 1; Vatin. ib. 5, 9; Luccei. ib. 5, 14 al.; cf.:
mos antiquis fuit usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales bene est,
Sen. Ep. 15, 1; so too: S. V. G. V. (si vales, gaudeo, valeo) et Tullia nostra recte V. Terentia minus belle habuit: sed certum scio jam convaluisse eam, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1.—
c.
Rarely impers. pass.:
quid agitur, Sagaristio? ut valetur?
Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 8.—
d.
Vale or valeas, in leave-taking, farewell, adieu (cf.: salve, ave).
(α).
In gen.: Di. Valeas. Ph. Vale, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 79: Ar. Vale. Ph. Quo properas? Ar. Bene vale, id. As. 3, 3, 16; id. Mil. 4, 8, 51:
bene vale, Alcumena,
id. Am. 1, 3, 1:
vale atque salve,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 86; id. Curc. 4, 2, 36: vale atque salve. Th. Male vale, male sit tibi, id. ib. 4, 4, 32; v. salvus: Ly. Ad portum propero. De. Bene ambulato. Ly. Bene valeto. De. Bene sit tibi, id. Merc. 2, 2, 55:
bene valete et vivite,
id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:
ite intro cito: valete,
id. As. 3, 3, 155:
abeo: valete, judices justissimi,
id. Capt. prol. 67:
vos valete et plaudite,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 64:
in hoc biduom vale,
id. ib. 1, 2, 110:
vive valeque,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 110.—Before a vowel, scanned vale:
et longum, Formose vale, vale, inquit Iolla,
Verg. E. 3, 79; Ov. M. 3, 501.—
(β).
At the conclusion of letters:
Vale,
Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 3; 6, 21, 3; 4, 8, 2; Luccei. ib. 5, 14, 3:
cura ut valeas,
Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 2; 7, 20, 3; rarely bene vale, Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8; Cur. ib. 7, 29, 2; cf.:
tu me diligis et valebis,
Cic. ib. 9, 22, 5; 15, 18, 2: fac valeas meque mutuo diligas, Planc. ib. 10, 7, 2; Mat. ib. 11, 28, 8.—
(γ).
Also in bidding farewell to the dead:
salve aeternum mihi, maxime Palla, Aeternumque vale,
Verg. A. 11, 97; Stat. S. 3, 3, 208; cf. Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l.;
v. salvus: in perpetuom, frater, ave atque vale,
Cat. 101, 10:
terque, Vale, dixit,
Ov. F. 3, 563:
supremumque vale... dixit,
id. M. 10, 62.—
(δ).
As an expression of dismission, refusal, or scorn, be off, begone:
valeas, tibi habeas res tuas, reddas meas,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 46:
immo habeat, valeat, vivat cum illa,
Ter. And. 5, 3, 18:
valeas, habeas illam quae placet,
id. Ad. 4, 4, 14:
si talis est deus, ut nulla hominum caritate teneatur, valeat,
good-by to him, let me have nothing to do with him, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 124:
valeat res ludicra, si me Palma negata macrum, donata reducit opimum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 180: valeant, Qui inter nos discidium volunt, away with those, etc., Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:
quare ista valeant: me res familiaris movet,
Cic. Att. 16, 15, 5: castra peto, valeatque Venus, valeantque puellae, farewell to Venus, etc., Tib. 2, 6, 9:
valete curae,
Petr. 79; cf. Cat. 8, 12; 11, 17; Ov. Am. 1, 6, 71 sqq.—
(ε).
With valere jubere or dicere (sometimes as one word, vălĕdīco, ere, 3, v. n.), to bid one good-by, farewell, adieu:
illum salutavi: post etiam jussi valere,
Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2:
vix illud potui dicere triste vale,
Ov. H. 13, 14:
saepe vale dicto rursus sum multa locutus,
id. Tr. 1, 3, 57:
tibi valedicere non licet gratis,
Sen. Ep. 17, 11; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 1: obstinatissime [p. 1954] retinuit, ut liberti servique bis die frequentes adessent ac mane salvere, vesperi valere sibi singuli dicerent, Suet. Galb. 4 fin.; id. Aug. 53; id. Tib. 72.—So (late Lat.):
vale facere (or valefacere),
August. Ep. 65; App. M. 4, p. 150, 24.
II.
Transf., to have power, force, or influence; to be powerful, effective, valid; to avail, prevail, be strong, effective, etc.
A.
In gen.:
fiet enim quodcunque volent, qui valebunt: valebunt autem semper arma,
will always have the power, Cic. Fam. 9, 17, 1:
fuit enim populi potestas: de civitate ne tam diu quidem valuit quam diu illa Sullani temporis arma valuerunt,
id. Dom. 30, 79:
dicitur C. Flaminius ad populum valuisse dicendo,
id. Brut. 14, 57:
tribunus plebis tulit... ut lex Aelia et Fufia ne valeret,
id. Red. in Sen. 5, 11:
in more majorum, qui tum ut lex valebat,
id. Leg. 2, 10, 23:
valuit auctoritas,
id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:
verba si valent,
id. Caecin. 21, 61:
(ejus) valet opinio tarditatis,
is established, id. de Or. 1, 27, 125:
si conjuratio valuisset,
id. ib. 17, 7:
cujus ratio non valuit,
Nep. Milt. 3, 7:
jus tamen gentium valuit,
Liv. 2, 4, 7:
praetor... ratus repentinum valiturum terrorem, succedit, etc.,
id. 44, 31, 6:
et vestrae valuere preces,
Ov. M. 13, 89; id. P. 3, 3, 92; id. Ib. 241.—
B.
Esp.
1.
With respect to the source, character, or mode of exercise of the strength ascribed to the subject.
a.
With abl.:
non metuo mihi... Dum quidem hoc valebit pectus perfidia meum,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 50:
reliqui duo sic exaequantur, ut Domitius valeat amicis, Memmius commendetur militibus,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6 (17, 2):
multa sanxit quae omnia magistratuum auctoritate et Halaesinorum summa voluntate valuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 122:
ita istam libertatem largior populo, ut auctoritate et valeant et utantur boni,
id. Leg. 3, 17, 38:
quae (voluntas militum) cum per se valet multitudine,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
parum valent (Graeci) verbo,
i. e. have no precise word, id. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:
qui aut gratia aut misericordia valerent,
Caes. B. C. 2, 44:
dicendo,
Nep. Ages. 1, 2:
qui pedum cursu valet,
Verg. A. 5, 67; Quint. 9, 2, 78:
Battiades... Quamvis ingenio non valet, arte valet,
Ov. Am. 1, 15, 14:
plerique plus ingenio quam arte valuerunt,
Quint. 1, 8, 8:
rogando,
Ov. M. 2, 183:
subtilitate vincimur, valeamus pondere,
Quint. 12, 11, 8.—
b.
With in and abl.:
Sp. Thorius satis valuit in populari genere dicendi,
Cic. Brut. 36, 136:
quid facilius est quam probari in uno servulo nomen familiae non valere,
id. Caecin. 19, 55:
in his maxime valet similitudo,
Quint. 6, 3, 57:
mire in causis valet praesumptio,
id. 9, 2, 16:
(digitus) in exprobrando et indicando valet,
id. 11, 3, 94.—
2.
With some definite end expressed, upon or towards which influence or power is exercised or directed, to be strong enough for, adequate to, or capable of any thing, to be able to do, to have force or efficacy, to be effectual, to avail, to be applicable.
a.
With in and acc.:
hoc evenit, ut in volgus insipientium opinio valeat honestatis,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 63:
quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. Div. 2, 56, 116:
cum illud verbum unde in utramque rem valeat,
id. Caecin. 31, 89:
num etiam in deos inmortales inauspicatam legem valuisse? Liv 7, 6, 11: utrumque hoc genus semel injectum in L. annos valet et frugum et pabuli ubertate,
Plin. 17, 7, 4, § 44:
etiamsi in utramque partem valent arma facundiae,
Quint. 2, 16, 10:
hoc etiam in praeteritum valet,
id. 9, 2, 20; cf.:
cum... idque in omnis partis valeret,
Cic. Fam. 4, 10, 2.—
b.
With eo: oratio me cohortabatur, ut, etc.... quod eo, credo, valebat, ut caerimonias religionesque defenderem, the force or point of which was, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5:
id responsum quo valeat, cum intellegeret nemo,
Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. II. B. 3. i, infra.—
c.
With ad and acc. of thing:
tu non solum ad neglegendas leges... verum etiam ad evertendas valuisti,
Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18: astrorum affectio valeat, si vis, ad quasdam res;
ad omnis certe non valebit,
id. Fat. 4, 8:
illud perficiam ut invidia mihi valeat ad gloriam,
id. Cat. 3, 12, 29:
vitae adjuncta esse dicebant, quae ad virtutis usum valerent,
id. Ac. 1, 5, 21:
ista quaestura ad eam rem valet, ut, etc.,
id. Div. in Caecil. 19, 62: neque, quod Samnites... amici vobis facti sunt, ad id valere arbitror, ne nos in amicitiam accipiamur, Liv. 7, 30, 4:
eadem fictio valet et ad qualitates,
Quint. 5, 10, 99; cf. II. B. 3. infra.—
d.
With apud or ad and acc. of person influenced, etc.
(α).
With apud:
ibit ad illud ilico, Quo maxume apud te se valere sentiat,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 79:
non quin eam (commendationem) valituram apud te arbitrarer,
Cic. Fam. 13, 16, 3:
apud te veritas valebit,
id. Quint. 1, 5:
sed haec eadem nunc censes apud eos ipsos valere, a quibus... conscripta sunt?
id. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:
magnis meritis apud regem... valebat,
Nep. Con. 3, 1:
jus bonumque apud eos non legibus magis quam natura valebat,
Sall. C. 9, 1:
apud magnam partem senatus et magnitudine rerum gestarum valebat et gratia,
Liv. 31, 48, 1:
apud nos valeant ea, quae apud judices valere volumus,
Quint. 6, 2, 28.—
(β).
With ad:
dicitur enim C. Flaminius... ad populum valuisse dicendo,
Cic. Brut. 14, 57:
clementiae fama... ad ferociores jam populos valuit,
Liv. 21, 6, 4:
metus ad omnis valuit, ne deditionem recusarent,
id. 38, 28, 6.—
e.
With contra and acc.:
hoc nonne videtur contra te valere?
Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 86:
quae valeant contra falsam criminationem,
id. de Or. 2, 79, 321:
ne quid esset... quod contra caput suum aut existimationem valere posset,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 71, § 173: ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:
cum pro falsis contra veritatem (rhetorice) valet,
Quint. 2, 16, 2; cf. f. infra.—
f.
With pro and abl.:
multa in adversos effudit verba penates Pro deplorato non valitura viro,
Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 46:
epitheton valet pro nomine,
Quint. 8, 6, 29; cf. I. A. 2, b. supra.—
g.
With dat. gerund. (post-class. and rare):
nam et augendae rei et minuendae valet (particula),
Gell. 5, 12, 10.—
h.
With inf. (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose;
not in Cic. or Caes.): nam si certam finem esse viderent Aerumnarum homines, aliqua ratione valerent Religionibus... obsistere,
Lucr. 1, 108:
hanc ob rem vitam retinere valemus,
id. 3, 257:
nec continere suos ab direptione castrorum valuit,
Liv. 38, 23, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.:
quam (urbem) neque finitimi valuerunt perdere Marsi,
Hor. Epod. 16, 3:
cetera... adeo sunt multa, loquacem Delassare valent Fabium,
id. S. 1, 1, 13; id. C. 4, 7, 27:
nec valuit locos coeptos avertere cursus,
Tib. 4, 1, 55:
qui relicti erant... ne conspectum quidem hostis sustinere valuerunt,
Curt. 3, 4, 5:
neque ex eo infamiam discutere valuit,
Suet. Caes. 79.—With things as subj.:
ergo fungar vice cotis, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet,
Hor. A. P. 305; cf. I. A. 2. b, supra.—Esp.,
3.
With adverbial qualifications expressing the degree of power or influence exerted, etc.; very freq. with accs- multum, plus, plurimum, parum, minus, minimum, nihil, tantum, quantum, quid, id, idem, quiddam, quidquam, quidquid, etc.
(α).
Edepol, Cupido, cum tu tam pusillu's, nimis multum vales, Naev. ap. Non. 421, 25 (Com. Rel. v. 55 Rib.):
plus potest qui plus valet,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38:
neque ita inperita (sum), ut quid amor valeat nesciam,
Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 42.—So absol.: nam opulenti cum locuntur pariter atque ignobiles, Eadem dicta eademque oratio aequa non aeque valet, Enn. ap. Gell. 11, 4, 3 (Trag. Rel. v. 230 Vahl.):
ignari quid gravitas... quid denique virtus valeret,
Cic. Sest. 28, 60:
illa obnuntiatio nihil valuit, aut, si valuit, id valuit, ut, etc.,
id. Div. 1, 16, 30: omnia veniebant Antonio in mentem;
eaque suo quaeque loco, ubi plurimum proficere et valere possent... collocabantur,
id. Brut. 37, 139:
cur minus Venena Medaeae valent?
Hor. Epod. 5. 62.—
(β).
With abl.:
quod tibi lubet fac, quoniam pugnis plus vales,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 240; cf.
v. 234: quicquid possunt, pedestribus valent copiis,
Caes. B. G. 2, 17:
qui plus opibus, armis, potentia valent, perfecisse mihi videntur... ut etiam auctoritate jam plus valerent,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10:
quasi vero ego... in isto genere omnino quidquam aut curatione aut potestate valuissem,
id. Dom. 6, 14:
Ti. Coruncanium longe plurimum ingenio valuisse,
id. Brut. 14, 55:
quantum gratia, auctoritate, pecunia valerent,
Caes. B. G. 7, 63:
Caesar multum equitatu valebat,
id. B. C. 1, 61:
cum tantum equitatu valeamus,
id. ib. 3, 86:
equitatu plurimum valere,
id. B. G. 3, 20; Nep. Alcib. 8, 2.—
(γ).
With in and abl.:
nihil putas valere in judiciis conjecturam, nihil suspitionem, nihil ante actae vitae existimationem, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 146:
hic multum in Fabia (tribu) valet, ille Velina,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 52. —
(δ).
With ad and acc.:
multum valuisse ad patris honorem pietas filii videbitur,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:
ex quo intellegitur, plus terrarum situs, quam lunae tractus, ad nascendum valere,
id. Div. 2, 46, 97:
valet igitur multum ad vincendum probari mores eorum, qui agent causas,
id. de Or. 2, 43, 182:
ad subeundem periculum et ad vitandum multum fortuna valuit,
Caes. B. G. 6, 30:
genus ad probandam speciem minimum valet,
Quint. 5, 10, 56.—
(ε).
With apud and acc. of pers., to have influence, be influential, have weight with, influence:
apud quem (Caesarem) quicquid valebo vel auctoritate, vel gratia, valebo tibi,
Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 13:
utrum apud eos pudor atque officium, an timor plus valeret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:
tantum apud homines barbaros valuit, esse repertos aliquos principes belli inferendi,
id. ib. 5, 54:
potestis constituere, hanc auctoritatem quantum apud exteras nationes valituram esse existimetis,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 46:
non modo praemiis, quae apud me minimum valent, sed ne periculis quidem conpulsus ullis,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 11:
facinus esse indignum, plus impudicissimae mulieris apud te de Cleomenis salute quam de sua vita lacrimas matris valere,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 43, § 112:
apud quem ut multum gratia valeret, effecit,
Nep. Con. 2, 1.—
(ζ).
With contra: cur desperemus veritatem contra fallacem facundiam valituram? prevail, Lact. Opif. Dei, 20, 5; cf. Mat. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8, II. B. 2, e. supra.—
(η).
With pro:
pro periculo magis quam contra salutem valere,
Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; cf.:
quod minus multitudine militum legionariorum pro hostium numero valebat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 51.—
(θ).
With inter:
plurimum inter eos Bellovacos et virtute, et auctoritate, et hominum numero valere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4.—
(ι).
With adv. of pur pose:
hoc eo valebat, ut ingratiis ad de pugnandum omnes cogerentur,
Nep. Them. 4, 4:
non tamen hoc eo valet, ut fugien dae sint magnae scholae,
Quint. 1, 2, 16:
nescis quo valeat nummus, quem praebeat usum?
Hor. S. 1, 1, 73; cf. II. B. 2. b. supra. —
C.
Idiomatic uses.
1.
Of money value, to be of the value of, be worth: denarii, quod denos aeris valebant;
quinarii, quod quinos,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 173 Mull.:
dum pro argenteis decem aureus unus valeret,
Liv. 38, 11, 8:
ita ut scrupulum valeret sestertiis vicenis,
Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47:
si haec praedia valeant nunc decem,
Dig. 24, 1, 7, § 4:
quasi minimo valeret hereditas,
ib. 19, 1, 13:
quanti omnibus valet (servus),
ib. 9, 2, 33; 5, 3, 25, § 1.—
2.
Of the signification of words, sentences, etc.; like the Gr. dunasthai, to mean, signify, import:
quaerimus verbum Latinum par Graeco et quod idem valeat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13: non usquam id quidem dicit omnino;
sed quae dicit, idem valent,
id. Tusc. 5, 10, 24:
quamquam vocabula prope idem valere videantur,
id. Top. 8, 34:
hoc verbum quid valeat, non vident,
id. Off. 3, 9, 39: cui nomen Becco fuerat;
id valet gallinacei rostrum,
Suet. Vit. 18:
pransus quoque atque potus diversum valent quam indicant,
Quint. 1, 4, 29 et saep.:
et intellego et sentio et video saepe idem valent quod scio,
id. 10, 1, 13:
duo quae idem significant ac tantumdem valent,
id. 1, 5, 4.—Hence, vălens, entis, P. a., strong, stout, vigorous, powerful (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.: nil moro discipulos mihi esse plenos sanguinis;
valens adflictet me,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 1, 44:
virgatores,
id. As. 3, 2, 19:
robusti et valentes et audaces satellites,
Cic. Agr. 2, 31, 84:
cum homo imbecillus a valentissima bestia laniatur,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 3:
valentissimi lictores,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142:
homines,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Suet. Aug. 35:
hic membris et mole valens,
Verg. A. 5, 431:
membris valens,
Ov. M. 9, 108:
corpore esse vegeto et valenti,
Gell. 3, 1, 11:
nervi musculique,
Cels. 8, 20:
trunci,
Verg. G. 2, 426: scire oportet, omnia legumina generis valentissimi esse: valentissimum voco, in quo plurimum alimenti est... Ex leguminibus valentior faba quam pisum, etc., strongest, i. e. most nutritire, Cels. 2, 18:
tunicae,
stout, thick, Ov. A. A. 3, 109: providendum ne infirmiores (apes) a valentioribus [p. 1955] opprimantur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35.—
2.
In partic.
a.
Well in health, healthy, hale, hearty:
valeo et venio ad minus valentem,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 24:
medicus plane confirmat, propediem te valentem fore,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:
puer, hora undecima cum valens in publico visus esset, ante noctem mortuus est,
id. Clu. 9, 27; cf.
valens (opp. imbecillus),
id. Fam. 16, 5, 2:
(sensus) si sani sunt et valentes,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 19:
si valens corpus est neque magno opere vexatum,
Cels. 7, 26, 5:
sive aegra, sive valens,
Prop. 2, 21 (3, 14), 20.— Subst.:
qui enim aegris subveniretur, quae esset oblectatio valentium, nisi, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 4, 15;
so opp. aeger,
id. de Or. 2, 44, 186.—
b.
Of medicines, strong, powerful, active:
valens est adversus cancerem intestinorum minii gleba,
Cels. 4, 15 fin.:
medicamenta,
id. 1, 3 med.:
silvestri (papaveri capita) ad omnes effectus valentiora,
Plin. 20, 18, 76, § 202; cf. id. 22, 22, 43, § 87.—
B.
Trop., strong, powerful, mighty:
mallem tantas ei (Caesari) vires non dedisset (res publica) quam nunc tam valenti resisteret,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 4:
fuit quondam ita firma haec civitas et valens,
id. Har. Resp. 28, 60:
cum valentiore pugnare,
id. Fam. 5, 21, 2:
valens dialecticus,
id. Fat. 6, 12:
ut fieri nihil possit valentius,
id. Brut. 16, 64:
Philippus jam tum valens multa moliebatur,
Nep. Timoth. 3, 1:
opibus jam valentes,
id. Eum. 10, 3:
argumenta valentiora,
Quint. 5, 13, 12:
quid pars adversa habeat valentissimum,
id. 5, 13, 52:
nec fraus valentior quam consilium meum,
Cic. Univ. 11:
ad letum causae satis valentes,
Ov. M. 5, 174; so,
causae,
id. Tr. 1, 8, 29:
causa valentior,
id. P. 1, 10, 35:
deus morbo omni valentior,
Stat. S. 1, 4, 111:
oppida valentissima,
Nep. Ham. 2, 4.—Hence, adv.: vălenter, strongly, stoutly, powerfully, violently (perh. not ante-Aug.).
1.
Lit.:
resistere,
Col. 1, 5, 9; 3, 2, 15:
nimis valenter ibi retenta materia,
Cels. 5, 26, 21:
praeceps spirare valentius Eurus (coepit),
Ov. M. 11, 481.—
2.
Trop., of speech, forcibly, energetically:
non diu dicebat sed valenter,
Sen. Contr. 3, 22 med.:
si verba numeres, breviter et abscise: si sensum aestimes, copiose et valenter,
Val. Max. 3, 7, ext. 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > valeo
86 paper

'peipə
1. noun
1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (also adjective) a paper bag.) papel

2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) papel

3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) periódico

4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) examen

5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) papeles, documentos

•

- papery
- paperback
2. adjective
paperback novels.) de bolsillo

- paper-clip
- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork

paper n

1. papel

a piece of paper un papel

a paper bag una bolsa de papel

2. periódico

he reads the paper every day lee el periódico cada día

paper

tr['peɪpə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (material) papel nombre masculino

■ take a sheet of paper coge una hoja de papel

2 (newspaper) periódico, diario

3 (examination) examen nombre masculino

4 (essay, written work) trabajo (escrito); (for conference) ponencia

transitive verb

1 empapelar

plural noun papers

1 (documents) papeles nombre masculino plural, documentos nombre masculino plural

plural noun the papers

1 los periódicos nombre masculino plural, la prensa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on paper (in theory) en teoría, sobre el papel 2 (written down) por escrito

not to be worth the paper it's written on ser papel mojado

to put something down on paper poner algo por escrito

brown paper papel nombre masculino de estraza

call-up papers llamamiento m sing a filas

identity papers documentación nombre femenino

paper handkerchief kleenex nombre masculino, pañuelo de papel

paper mill fábrica de papel

paper money papel nombre masculino moneda

paper round reparto de periódicos

paper shop quiosco

paper tiger tigre nombre masculino de papel

question paper cuestionario

white paper libro blanco

paper ['peɪpər] vt

wallpaper: empapelar

paper adj

: de papel

paper n

1) : papel m

a piece of paper: un papel

2) document: papel m, documento m

3) newspaper: periódico m, diario m

paper

adj.

• de papel adj.

n.

• artículo s.m.

• holandés s.m.

• papel s.m.

• periódico s.m.

• ponencia s.f.

v.

• empapelar v.

I 'peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)
noun

1)

a) u ( material) papel m

don't throw paper on the floor — no tiren papeles al suelo

it's made of paper — es de papel

a sheet of paper — una hoja de papel

a piece of paper — un papel

this agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor

on paper — en teoría

to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel

paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m

paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money — papel m moneda

b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m

2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)

paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)

paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos

paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)

3) c

a) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia f

b) ( Govt) see white paper

4) c ( exam paper) (BrE) examen m; ( part) parte f

5) papers pl ( documents) documentos mpl, papeles mpl

identity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)

II

transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- paper over

['peɪpǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=material) papel m ; (=wallpaper) papel m pintado

a piece of paper — un papel, una hoja (de papel)

to put sth down on paper, commit sth to paper — poner algo por escrito

on paper — (fig) en teoría, sobre el papel

it's not worth the paper it's written on — no vale para nada

2) (=newspaper) periódico m, diario m

to write to the paper about sth — escribir una carta al director de un periódico sobre algo

the papers — los periódicos, la prensa

to write for the papers — colaborar en los periódicos, escribir artículos para los periódicos

it came out in the papers — salió en los periódicos

3) papers (=writings, documents) papeles mpl ; (=identity papers) documentación f, papeles mpl

your papers, please — la documentación, por favor

Churchill's private papers — los papeles personales de Churchill

his divorce papers have just come through — han llegado los papeles de su divorcio

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

4) (Univ etc) (=essay) ejercicio m, ensayo m ; (=exam) examen m

to do a good paper in maths — hacer un buen examen de matemáticas

to set a paper in physics — poner un examen de física

5) (scholarly) (written) artículo m ; (read aloud) ponencia f, comunicación f

we heard a good paper on place names — escuchamos una buena ponencia sobre toponimia

6) (Parl) documento m base

a government paper on European policy — un documento base gubernamental sobre política europea
green 4., white 3.
2.

VT [+ wall, room] empapelar, tapizar (Mex)

3.

CPD de papel

paper advance N — (on printer) avance m de papel

paper bag N — bolsa f de papel

- he couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag

paper chain N — cadeneta f de papel

paper chase N — rallye-paper m

paper clip N — clip m, sujetapapeles m inv

paper credit N — (Econ) papel m crédito

paper cup N — vaso m de cartón

paper currency N — papel m moneda

paper fastener N — grapa f

paper feed(er) N — alimentador m de papel

paper handkerchief, paper hankie N — pañuelo m de papel

paper industry N — industria f papelera

paper knife N — abrecartas m inv

paper lantern N — farolillo m de papel

paper loss N — (Econ) pérdida que tiene lugar cuando baja el valor de una acción etc sin venderse esta

paper mill N — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money N — (gen) papel m moneda; (=banknotes) billetes mpl de banco

paper napkin N — servilleta f de papel

paper profit N — (Econ) beneficio m no realizado

paper qualifications NPL — títulos mpl

paper round N — reparto m de periódicos

to do a paper round — repartir periódicos

paper shop N — (Brit) tienda f de periódicos, quiosco m

paper tape N — cinta f de papel

paper tiger N — (fig) tigre m de papel

paper tissue N — pañuelo m de papel, tisú m

paper towel N — toallita f de papel

paper trail N — (esp US) pruebas fpl documentales

- paper over

* * *

I ['peɪpər, 'peɪpə(r)]
noun

1)

a) u ( material) papel m

don't throw paper on the floor — no tiren papeles al suelo

it's made of paper — es de papel

a sheet of paper — una hoja de papel

a piece of paper — un papel

this agreement/contract is not worth the paper it's printed on — este acuerdo/contrato es papel mojado or no tiene el menor valor

on paper — en teoría

to get o put something down on paper — poner* algo por escrito; (before n) <towel, handkerchief> de papel

paper knife — abrecartas m, cortapapeles m

paper mill — fábrica f de papel, papelera f

paper money — papel m moneda

b) c ( wrapper) (esp BrE) envoltorio m, papel m

2) c ( newspaper) diario m, periódico m; (before n)

paper boy/girl — repartidor, -dora m,f de periódicos or diarios, diar(i)ero, -ra m,f (CS)

paper round — reparto m de diarios or periódicos

paper shop — (BrE) tienda f de periódicos, ≈quiosco m ( de periódicos)

3) c

a) ( for journal) trabajo m, artículo m; ( at conference) ponencia f

b) ( Govt) see white paper

4) c ( exam paper) (BrE) examen m; ( part) parte f

5) papers pl ( documents) documentos mpl, papeles mpl

identity papers — documentos de identidad, documentación f personal

ship's papers — documentación f del barco

to give somebody her/his walking papers — (AmE colloq) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam)

II

transitive verb \<\<wall/room\>\> empapelar or (Méx tb) tapizar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- paper over

English-spanish dictionary > paper
87 subject

1.
adjective
((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) dominado, subyugado

2. noun
1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) súbdito

2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema, asunto

3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) asignatura

4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) motivo

5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) sujeto

3. səb'‹ekt verb
1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) dominar, subyugar

2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) someter

•

- subjection
- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to

subject n

1. asignatura

biology is my favourite subject la biología es mi asignatura preferida

2. tema

he gave a talk on the subject of skiing dio una charla sobre el tema del esquí

3. súbdito

I am a British subject soy un súbdito británico

4. sujeto

in English, the subject goes before the verb en inglés, el sujeto va delante del verbo

subject

tr[ (n-adj) 'sʌbʤekt; (vb) səb'ʤekt]

noun

1 (theme, topic) tema nombre masculino

■ what's your opinion on the subject? ¿qué opinas del tema?

■ while we're on the subject of money ya que hablamos de dinero

2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL asignatura

3 (citizen) súbdito, ciudadano,-a

4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL sujeto

5 (cause) objeto (of/for, de)

6 (of experiment) sujeto

transitive verb

1 (bring under control) someter, sojuzgar (to, a)

adjective

1 (subordinate, governed) sometido,-a

1 subject to (bound by) sujeto,-a a

■ we are all subject to the law todos estamos sujetos a la ley

1 subject to (prone to - floods, subsidence) expuesto,-a a; (- change, delay) susceptible de, sujeto,-a a; (- illness) propenso,-a a

preposition subject to

1 (conditional on) previo,-a, supeditado,-a a

■ subject to approval previa aprobación

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to change the subject cambiar de tema

subject matter (topic) tema nombre masculino, materia 2 (contents) contenido

subject [səb'ʤɛkt] vt

1) control, dominate: controlar, dominar

2) : someter

they subjected him to pressure: lo sometieron a presiones

subject ['sʌbʤɪkt] adj

1) : subyugado, sometido

a subject nation: una nación subyugada

2) prone: sujeto, propenso

subject to colds: sujeto a resfriarse

3)

subject to : sujeto a

subject to congressional approval: sujeto a la aprobación del congreso

subject ['sʌbʤɪkt] n

1) : súbdito m, -ta f (de un gobierno)

2) topic: tema m

3) : sujeto m (en gramática)

subject

adj.

• asunto, -a adj.

• materia adj.

• subyugado, -a adj.

• sujeto, -a adj.

• súbdito, -a adj.

• tema adj.

n.

• asunto s.m.

• capítulo s.m.

• lectura s.f.

• materia s.f.

• sujeto s.m.

• súbdito s.m.

• tema s.m.

v.

• avasallar v.

• dominar v.

• someter v.

• sujetar v.

• supeditar v.

I 'sʌbdʒɪkt
noun

1) ( topic) tema m

to change the subject — cambiar de tema

to drop the subject — dejar el tema

to get off the subject — salirse* or desviarse* del tema, irse* por las ramas

to keep off a subject — evitar un tema

while we're on the subject, who...? — a propósito del tema or ya que estamos hablando de esto ¿quién...?

to be the subject of controversy — ser* objeto de polémica

I'd like to raise the subject of finance — quisiera plantear el problema de la financiación

2) ( discipline) asignatura f, materia f (esp AmL), ramo m (Chi)

3) ( Pol) súbdito, -ta m,f

4) ( Ling) sujeto m

II 'sʌbdʒɪkt
adjective

1) ( owing obedience) <people/nation/province> sometido

subject to French laws — bajo jurisdicción francesa

2)

a) (liable, prone)

to be subject TO something — \<\<to change/delay\>\> estar* sujeto a algo, ser* susceptible de algo; \<\<to flooding/subsidence/temptation\>\> estar* expuesto a algo; \<\<to ill health/depression\>\> ser* propenso a algo

b) ( conditional upon)

to be subject TO something — estar* sujeto a algo

subject to contract — sujeto a confirmación por contrato

III səb'dʒekt
transitive verb

1) ( force to undergo)

to subject something/somebody TO something — someter algo/a alguien a algo

2) ( make submissive) \<\<nation/people\>\> someter, sojuzgar*

1. ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
N
1) (=topic, theme) tema m ; (=plot) argumento m, asunto m

• to change the subject — cambiar de tema

let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

changing the subject... — hablando de otra cosa..., cambiando de tema...

• it's a delicate subject — es un asunto delicado

• on the subject of... — a propósito de...

(while we're) on the subject of money... — ya que de dinero se trata...

• this raises the whole subject of money — esto plantea el problema general del dinero

2) (Scol, Univ) asignatura f

3) (Gram) sujeto m

4) (Med) caso m

he's a nervous subject — es un caso nervioso

5) (Sci)

guinea pigs make excellent subjects — los conejillos son materia excelente (para los experimentos etc)

6) (esp Brit) (Pol) súbdito(-a) m / f

British subject — súbdito(-a) m / f británico(-a)

liberty of the subject — libertad f del ciudadano

2. ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
ADJ
1) [people, nation] dominado, subyugado

2)

subject to — (=liable to) [+ law, tax, delays] sujeto a; [+ disease] propenso a; [+ flooding] expuesto a; (=conditional on) [+ approval etc] sujeto a

these prices are subject to change without notice — estos precios están sujetos a cambio sin previo aviso

subject to correction — bajo corrección

subject to confirmation in writing — sujeto a confirmación por escrito

3.

[sǝb'dʒekt]
VT
to subject sb to sth — someter a algn a algo

to subject a book to criticism — someter un libro a la crítica

to be subjected to inquiry — ser sometido a una investigación

I will not be subjected to this questioning — no tolero este interrogatorio or esta interrogación

she was subjected to much indignity — tuvo que aguantar muchas afrentas

4.

['sʌbdʒɪkt]
CPD
subject heading N — título m de materia

subject index N — (in book) índice m de materias; (in library) catálogo m de materias

subject matter N — (=topic) tema m, asunto m ; [of letter] contenido m

subject pronoun N — pronombre m (de) sujeto

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I ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
noun

1) ( topic) tema m

to change the subject — cambiar de tema

to drop the subject — dejar el tema

to get off the subject — salirse* or desviarse* del tema, irse* por las ramas

to keep off a subject — evitar un tema

while we're on the subject, who...? — a propósito del tema or ya que estamos hablando de esto ¿quién...?

to be the subject of controversy — ser* objeto de polémica

I'd like to raise the subject of finance — quisiera plantear el problema de la financiación

2) ( discipline) asignatura f, materia f (esp AmL), ramo m (Chi)

3) ( Pol) súbdito, -ta m,f

4) ( Ling) sujeto m

II ['sʌbdʒɪkt]
adjective

1) ( owing obedience) <people/nation/province> sometido

subject to French laws — bajo jurisdicción francesa

2)

a) (liable, prone)

to be subject TO something — \<\<to change/delay\>\> estar* sujeto a algo, ser* susceptible de algo; \<\<to flooding/subsidence/temptation\>\> estar* expuesto a algo; \<\<to ill health/depression\>\> ser* propenso a algo

b) ( conditional upon)

to be subject TO something — estar* sujeto a algo

subject to contract — sujeto a confirmación por contrato

III [səb'dʒekt]
transitive verb

1) ( force to undergo)

to subject something/somebody TO something — someter algo/a alguien a algo

2) ( make submissive) \<\<nation/people\>\> someter, sojuzgar*

English-spanish dictionary > subject
88 vacation

və'keiʃən, ]( American) vei-
1. noun
(a holiday: a summer vacation.) vacaciones

2. verb
((American) to take a holiday: He vacationed in Paris last year.) pasar/tomar las vacaciones

- on vacation

vacation n vacaciones

the summer vacation las vacaciones de verano

Se dice más vacation en inglés americano, en inglés británico se dice holiday

vacation

tr[və'keɪʃən]

noun

1 vacaciones nombre femenino plural

intransitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL pasar las vacaciones (in/at, en)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on vacation SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar de vacaciones

to go on vacation SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL irse de vacaciones

to take a vacation SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL tomarse unas vacaciones

the long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL las vacaciones de verano

vacation [veɪ'keɪʃən, və-] vi

: pasar las vacaciones, vacacionar Mex

vacation n

: vacaciones fpl

to be on vacation: estar de vacaciones

vacation

v.

• tomar vacaciones v.

n.

• vacaciones s.f.pl.

• vacación s.f.

I veɪ'keɪʃən
mass & count noun (esp AmE) ( from work) vacaciones fpl, licencia f (Col, Méx, RPl); ( from studies) vacaciones fpl

to be on vacation — estar* de vacaciones

to go on vacation — ir* or irse* de vacaciones; (before n)

vacation home — casa f de veraneo or de campo

vacation resort — centro m turístico

II

intransitive verb (AmE) pasar las vacaciones, vacacionar (Méx)

[vǝ'keɪʃǝn]
1. N

1) (esp Brit) (Jur) receso m vacacional frm, periodo m vacacional

2) (Univ)

the long vacation — las vacaciones de verano

3) (US) (=holiday) vacaciones fpl

to be on vacation — estar de vacaciones

to take a vacation — tomarse unas vacaciones

4) (=vacating) [of premises] desalojo m

2.

VI (US) pasar las vacaciones

3.

CPD

vacation course N — curso m extracurricular (durante las vacaciones) ; (in summer) curso m de verano

vacation job N — empleo m de verano

vacation pay N — paga f de las vacaciones

vacation resort N — centro m turístico

vacation season N — temporada f de las vacaciones

vacation work N — trabajo m para las vacaciones

* * *

I [veɪ'keɪʃən]
mass & count noun (esp AmE) ( from work) vacaciones fpl, licencia f (Col, Méx, RPl); ( from studies) vacaciones fpl

to be on vacation — estar* de vacaciones

to go on vacation — ir* or irse* de vacaciones; (before n)

vacation home — casa f de veraneo or de campo

vacation resort — centro m turístico

II

intransitive verb (AmE) pasar las vacaciones, vacacionar (Méx)

English-spanish dictionary > vacation
89 agregado

adj.

added, adjunct, joined.

m.

1 aggregate.

2 attaché.

3 aggregate, total sum.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: agregar.

* * *

agregado

► participio pasado

1→ link=agregar agregar

► adjetivo

1 aggregate

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de instituto) senior teacher; (de universidad) senior lecturer

2 PLÍTICA attaché

* * *
agregado, -a
1. SM / F

1) (=profesor) assistant

2) (Pol)

agregado/a comercial — commercial attaché

agregado/a cultural — cultural attaché

agregado/a de prensa — press attaché

agregado/a militar — military attaché

3) LAm (=aparcero) sharecropper; Cono Sur (=inquilino) paying guest; Caribe (=jornalero) day labourer, day laborer (EEUU)

2. SM

1) (Téc) aggregate

2) (=bloque) concrete block

* * *

- da masculino, femenino

1) ( de embajada) attaché

2) (Educ)

a) ( en Ur) assistant head of department

b) ( en Esp) senior teacher o lecturer

- agregado -da comercial/cultural

3) (Col) ( arrendatario) sharecropper

4) agregado masculino ( añadido) addition

* * *

= aggregation, aggregated.

Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex. These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.

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* valores agregados = value chain.

* * *

- da masculino, femenino

1) ( de embajada) attaché

2) (Educ)

a) ( en Ur) assistant head of department

b) ( en Esp) senior teacher o lecturer

- agregado -da comercial/cultural

3) (Col) ( arrendatario) sharecropper

4) agregado masculino ( añadido) addition

* * *

= aggregation, aggregated.

Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex: These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.

* valores agregados = value chain.

* * *

agregado -da

masculine, feminine

A (de embajada) attaché

B ( Educ)

1 (en Ur) assistant head of department

2 (en Esp) senior teacher o lecturer

Compuestos:

● agregado comercial, agregada comercial

commercial attaché

● agregado cultural, agregada cultural

cultural attaché

● agregado militar, agregada militar

military attaché

● agregado naval, agregada naval

naval attaché

C ( Col) (arrendatario) sharecropper

D

agregado masculine

1 (mezcla) aggregate

2 (añadido) addition

* * *

Del verbo agregar: ( conjugate agregar)

agregado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
agregado
agregar
agregar ( conjugate agregar) verbo transitivo ( añadir) to add;
agregado algo a algo to add sth to sth
agregado,-a
I adj Educ profesor agregado, (de bachillerato) secondary school teacher
Univ assistant teacher
II m,f Pol attaché
agregar verbo transitivo
1 (añadir, incorporar) to add
2 (destinar) to appoint [a, to]
' agregado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agregada
- IVA
English:
attaché
- value

* * *

agregado, -a

♦ adj

1. [añadido] added on

2.
profesor agregado [de secundaria] teacher [with a permanent post]

♦ nm,f

1. [profesor] [de secundaria] teacher [with a permanent post]

2. [diplomático] attaché

Comp
agregado comercial commercial attaché;
agregado cultural cultural attaché;

agregado militar military attaché

♦ nm

1. [conjunto] aggregate

2. [añadido] addition

3. Geol agregado cristalino crystalline aggregate

4. Econ aggregate

5. Chile [guarnición] garnish

* * *

agregado

m, agregada f

1 en universidad senior lecturer; en colegio senior teacher

2 POL attaché

* * *

agregado, -da n

1) : attaché

2) : assistant professor

agregado nm

1) : aggregate

2) añadidura: addition, something added

Spanish-English dictionary > agregado
90 congreso

m.

1 conference, congress.

2 parliament building (edificio).

* * *

congreso

► nombre masculino

1 congress

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

congreso de los Diputados Parliament, US Congress

* * *

noun m.

1) congress

2) conference

* * *

SM

1) [de científicos, profesionales, políticos] conference

un congreso médico — a medical conference

congreso anual — annual conference
palacio
2) (Pol)

Congreso — [en Reino Unido] ≈ Parliament; [en EEUU] ≈ Congress

Congreso de los Diputados — Esp (Pol) ≈ House of Commons, ≈ House of Representatives (EEUU)
CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS The Congreso de los Diputados, the lower house in the Spanish Parliament, has 350 seats. Members (diputados) are elected by proportional representation for a maximum term of four years. The house itself chooses the prime minister (Presidente del Gobierno) by majority vote and he/she is invited in turn by the King to form the government.
See:

ver nota culturelle CORTES GENERALES in corte,

ver nota culturelle SENADO in senado

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masculino

1) (de profesionales, de partido político) conference, congress

2) Congreso (Gob, Pol)

a) ( asamblea) Parliament; ( in US) Congress

b) ( edificio) Parliament (o Congress etc) building

•

- Congreso de los Diputados

* * *

= conference, congress, convention.

Ex. A conference is a meeting of individuals or representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing and acting on topics of common interest or a meeting of representatives of a corporate body that constitutes its legislative or governing body.

Ex. Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.

Ex. This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.

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* actas de congresos = conference proceedings, proceedings, published proceedings.

* asistencia a congreso = conference attendance.

* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.

* asistente a una conferencia = conferencer.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* beca de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).

* celebración de congresos en línea = online conferencing.

* celebrar un congreso = hold + conference.

* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.

* congreso electrónico = electronic conferencing [e-conferencing], e-conference (electronic conference).

* congreso en línea = online conference.

* Congreso General = General Conference.

* congreso mediante ordenador = computer-mediated conferencing.

* congreso mundial = world congress.

* congreso por ordenador = computer conference.

* congreso por vídeo = videoconferencing [video conferencing], videoconference [video conference].

* convocar un congreso = convene + conference.

* del congreso = congressional.

* elección al congreso = congressional race.

* empresa organizadora de congresos = conference organiser.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.

* miembro del Congreso = congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].

* organizador del congreso = conference organiser.

* organizar un congreso = hold + conference, host + conference, host + congress.

* palacio de congresos = conference centre, conference hall, convention centre.

* palacios de congresos = convention hall.

* patrocinar un congreso = host + conference, host + congress.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* programa del congreso = conference programme.

* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.

* reseña de congreso = conference report.

* reunión celebrada con anterioridad al congreso = preconference [pre-conference].

* sala de congresos = convention hall.

* salón de congresos = convention hall.

* secretaría técnica del congreso = conference secretariat.

* sede del congreso = conference venue.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* * *

masculino

1) (de profesionales, de partido político) conference, congress

2) Congreso (Gob, Pol)

a) ( asamblea) Parliament; ( in US) Congress

b) ( edificio) Parliament (o Congress etc) building

•

- Congreso de los Diputados

* * *

= conference, congress, convention.

Ex: A conference is a meeting of individuals or representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing and acting on topics of common interest or a meeting of representatives of a corporate body that constitutes its legislative or governing body.

Ex: Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.

Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.

* actas de congresos = conference proceedings, proceedings, published proceedings.

* asistencia a congreso = conference attendance.

* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.

* asistente a una conferencia = conferencer.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* beca de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).

* celebración de congresos en línea = online conferencing.

* celebrar un congreso = hold + conference.

* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.

* congreso electrónico = electronic conferencing [e-conferencing], e-conference (electronic conference).

* congreso en línea = online conference.

* Congreso General = General Conference.

* congreso mediante ordenador = computer-mediated conferencing.

* congreso mundial = world congress.

* congreso por ordenador = computer conference.

* congreso por vídeo = videoconferencing [video conferencing], videoconference [video conference].

* convocar un congreso = convene + conference.

* del congreso = congressional.

* elección al congreso = congressional race.

* empresa organizadora de congresos = conference organiser.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.

* miembro del Congreso = congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].

* organizador del congreso = conference organiser.

* organizar un congreso = hold + conference, host + conference, host + congress.

* palacio de congresos = conference centre, conference hall, convention centre.

* palacios de congresos = convention hall.

* patrocinar un congreso = host + conference, host + congress.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* programa del congreso = conference programme.

* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.

* reseña de congreso = conference report.

* reunión celebrada con anterioridad al congreso = preconference [pre-conference].

* sala de congresos = convention hall.

* salón de congresos = convention hall.

* secretaría técnica del congreso = conference secretariat.

* sede del congreso = conference venue.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* * *

congreso Congreso de los Diputados (↑ congreso a1)

masculine

A (de científicos, profesionales) conference, congress; (de un partido político) conference, congress

B

Congreso ( Gob, Pol)

1 (asamblea) Parliament; ( in US), Congress

falta la aprobación del Congreso it still needs to be approved by Congress

2 (edificio) Parliament ( o Congress etc) building

Compuesto:

Congreso de los Diputados

( Esp) Chamber of Deputies ( lower chamber of Spanish Parliament)

* * *

congreso sustantivo masculino
1 ( reunión) conference, congress
2
◊ Congreso (Gob, Pol)

a) ( asamblea) Parliament;

( in US) Congress;
◊ Ccongreso de los Diputados (Esp) Chamber of Deputies ( lower chamber of Spanish Parliament)

b) ( edificio) Parliament (o Congress etc) building

congreso sustantivo masculino
1 Univ congress, conference
2 Pol Congreso de los Diputados, Parliament, US Congress
' congreso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cámara
- designar
- desmembrarse
- clausura
- clausurar
- concluir
- inscribir
- inscripción
- papel
- predominar
- reseña
- sede
- temario
English:
conference
- congress
- congressman
- congresswoman
- member
- bring
- convention
- Member
- on

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congreso nm

1. [de una especialidad] conference, congress

2. [asamblea nacional]
el Congreso (de los Diputados) [en España] = the lower house of Spanish Parliament, Br ≈ the House of Commons, US ≈ the House of Representatives;

el Congreso [en Estados Unidos] Congress

Comp
Pol el Congreso Nacional Africano the African National Congress
3. [edificio] parliament/congress building

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congreso

m

1 conference, convention

2

:

Congreso en EE.UU. Congress

* * *

congreso nm

: congress, conference

* * *

congreso n conference

Spanish-English dictionary > congreso
91 materia

f.

1 matter (sustancia, asunto).

en materia de on the subject of, concerning

la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment

un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert

entrar en materia to get down to business

materia grasa fat content

materia gris gray matter

materia orgánica organic matter

2 material (material).

materia prima raw material

3 subject (asignatura).

* * *

materia

► nombre femenino

1 (sustancia) matter

2 (material) material, substance

3 (asignatura) subject

4 (asunto) subject, matter

■ ésta es la materia objeto de discusión this is the subject in question

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en materia de... on the subject of...

entrar en materia to get to the point

índice de materias table of contents

materia gris grey matter

materia prima raw material

* * *

noun f.

1) material

2) matter

* * *

SF

1) (Fís) matter; (=material) material, substance

materia inorgánica — inorganic matter

materia vegetal — vegetable matter

una materia esponjosa y blanda — a soft spongy material o substance

hay materia para escribir varios libros — there is enough material to write several books

hay mucha materia para investigar — there is a lot of material to research

ya tenéis materia para pensar — that should give you something to think about o food for thought

materia colorante — dyestuff

materia fecal — faeces pl, feces pl (EEUU)

materia grasa — fat

materia gris — grey o (EEUU) gray matter

materia prima — raw material

2) (=tema) subject matter; (Escol) subject

índice de materias — table of contents

en materia de — as regards

entrar en materia — to get down to business, get to the point

son expertos en la materia — they are experts on the subject

será materia de muchas discusiones — it will be the subject of a lot of debate

materia optativa — (Escol) option, optional subject

* * *

femenino

1) ( sustancia) matter

- materia grasa

- materia gris

- materia prima

2)

a) (tema, asunto) subject

en materia jurídica es un experto — he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de — as regards, with regard to

entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business

b) ( material) material

c) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject

•

- materia clasificada

* * *

= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.

Ex. Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.

Ex. What is a subject?.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex. The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.

Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

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* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.

* acceso por materias = subject access.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.

* buscado por materia = subject-traced.

* buscador por materias = subject gateway.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.

* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.

* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.

* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificar por materia = subject classify.

* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.

* consulta por materias = subject browsing.

* control de materias = subject control.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.

* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.

* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.

* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.

* experto en la materia = subject expert.

* fichero de materias = descriptor file.

* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.

* identificador de materia = subject label.

* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.

* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.

* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.

* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).

* indización por materias = subject indexing.

* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.

* información sobre la materia = subject data.

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.

* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.

* materia asociada = collateral subject.

* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.

* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.

* materia de estudio = subject of study.

* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.

* materia favorita = pet subject.

* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.

* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].

* materia impresa = printed matter.

* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia más específica = narrower subject.

* materia más general = broader subject.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia optativa = option.

* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.

* materia preferida = pet subject.

* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.

* materia principal = main subject.

* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.

* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.

* materia secundaria = fringe subject.

* materias troncales = core curriculum.

* materia troncal = core subject.

* materia viva = living matter.

* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.

* nombre de materia = subject name.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.

* organización de materias = subject organisation.

* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.

* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.

* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.

* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.

* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.

* * *

femenino

1) ( sustancia) matter

- materia grasa

- materia gris

- materia prima

2)

a) (tema, asunto) subject

en materia jurídica es un experto — he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de — as regards, with regard to

entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business

b) ( material) material

c) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject

•

- materia clasificada

* * *

= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.

Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.

Ex: What is a subject?.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.

Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.

* acceso por materias = subject access.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.

* buscado por materia = subject-traced.

* buscador por materias = subject gateway.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.

* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.

* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.

* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificar por materia = subject classify.

* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.

* consulta por materias = subject browsing.

* control de materias = subject control.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.

* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.

* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.

* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.

* experto en la materia = subject expert.

* fichero de materias = descriptor file.

* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.

* identificador de materia = subject label.

* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.

* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.

* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.

* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).

* indización por materias = subject indexing.

* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.

* información sobre la materia = subject data.

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.

* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.

* materia asociada = collateral subject.

* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.

* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.

* materia de estudio = subject of study.

* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.

* materia favorita = pet subject.

* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.

* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].

* materia impresa = printed matter.

* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia más específica = narrower subject.

* materia más general = broader subject.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia optativa = option.

* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.

* materia preferida = pet subject.

* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.

* materia principal = main subject.

* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.

* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.

* materia secundaria = fringe subject.

* materias troncales = core curriculum.

* materia troncal = core subject.

* materia viva = living matter.

* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.

* nombre de materia = subject name.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.

* organización de materias = subject organisation.

* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.

* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.

* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.

* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.

* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.

* * *

materia

feminine

A (sustancia) matter

materia orgánica/viva organic/living matter

Compuestos:

● materia fecal

feces* (pl), fecal* matter

● materia grasa

fat

● materia gris

gray* matter

● materia oscura

dark matter

● materia prima

( Econ, Tec) raw material; ( Fin) commodity

el mercado de materias primas the commodities market

B

1 (tema, asunto) subject

los libros están ordenados por materias the books are arranged according to subject

en materia jurídica es un experto he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de as regards, with regard to

es un país muy avanzado en materia de sanidad it is a very advanced country in terms of o with regard to o as regards health care

entrar en materia: entró inmediatamente en materia he went straight into the subject, he got straight to the point

2 (material) material

aquí hay materia para hacer un estudio muy completo there is enough material here to do an in-depth study

3 ( esp AmL) (asignatura) subject

Compuesto:

materia clasificada

classified information

* * *

materia sustantivo femenino
1 ( sustancia) matter;
◊ materia gris gray^{( conjugate gray)} matter;

materia prima (Econ, Tec) raw material;

(Fin) commodity
2
a) (tema, asunto) subject;

◊ en materia de as regards, with regard to

b) ( asignatura) subject

materia sustantivo femenino
1 matter
materia inorgánica/orgánica, inorganic/organic matter
materia no contaminante, non-polluting material
2 (tema) matter, stuff: domina muy bien la materia, she knows her stuff
es un especialista en la materia, he's an expert on the subject
3 Educ (asignatura) subject
' materia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartón
- consistente
- curso
- en
- gris
- lega
- lego
- prima
- primo
- revés
- saber
- sebo
- tierra
- autoridad
- conocer
- corromper
- corrompido
- corrupción
- pasta
- procesar
- profano
- reprobar
English:
abrasive
- commodity
- cut
- deterioration
- fluid
- grey matter
- ground
- insulation
- last
- material
- matter
- of
- out of
- raw material
- rock
- rubber
- soft
- soil
- strong
- subject
- subject matter
- substitute
- tarmac
- wood
- lay
- raw
- subsidiary
- wastage

* * *

materia nf

1. [sustancia] matter

Comp
Anat materia gris grey matter;
materia orgánica organic matter;
Astron materia oscura dark matter
2. [asunto] matter;

materia de reflexión food for thought;

en materia de on the subject of, concerning;

un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert;

han llegado a un acuerdo en materia de impuestos they have come to an agreement on o concerning taxation;

la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment;

Comp

entrar en materia to get down to business

3. [material] material

Comp
materia prima raw material
4. [asignatura] subject

Comp
RP Univ materia previa = module that has to be passed in order to do a more advanced module
* * *

materia

f

1 matter

2 ( material) material

3 ( tema) subject;

entrar en materia get on to the subject;

en materia de as regards

* * *

materia nf

1) : matter

materia gris: gray matter

2) : material

materia prima: raw material

3) : (academic) subject

4)

en materia de : on the subject of, concerning

* * *

materia n

1. (en general) matter

2. (asignatura, tema) subject

materia prima raw material

Spanish-English dictionary > materia
92 tronco

m.

1 trunk (anatomy & botany).

dormir como un tronco (informal) to sleep like a log

2 team.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: troncar.

* * *

tronco

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA trunk, torso

2 BOTÁNICA (tallo de árbol) trunk; (leño) log

3 figurado (linaje) family stock

4 figurado (persona inútil) blockhead

5 (geometría) frustum

6 argot (compañero) mate, pal, chum

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dormir como un tronco familiar to sleep like a log

tronco de cono truncated cone

* * *

noun m.

1) torso

2) trunk

3) log

* * *
I
SM

1) [de árbol] trunk; (=leño) log

- dormir como un tronco

tronco de Navidad — (Culin) yule log

2) (Anat) trunk

3) (=estirpe) stock

4) (Ferro) main line, trunk line

5) *** (=pene) prick ***
II
tronco, -a
** SM / F
1) (=tío) bloke * /bird *

María y su tronco — María and her bloke *

2) (=amigo) [en oración directa] mate *, pal *

-oye, tronco — "hey, man" *

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Bot) trunk

b) ( leño) log

dormir como un tronco — to sleep like a log

estar como un tronco — to be dead to the world (colloq)

c) (Coc)

tronco de Navidad — chocolate yule log

2) ( en genealogía) stock

3) (Ling) branch

4) (Anat) trunk, torso

5) (Andes, RPl fam) ( persona inepta)

es un tronco — he's useless; (colloq)

es un tronco para los idiomas — he's hopeless at languages

* * *

= log, trunk, bole.

Ex. Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

Ex. The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.

Ex. There is a chance that I may be given a few boles from some very large pistachio trees and I would like to know if it would be worth it to try and do anything with them.

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* cabaña de troncos de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* casa de troncos de madera = log house.

* piragua de tronco de árbol = dugout, dugout canoe.

* silla tallada en tronco = log chair.

* tronco de árbol = tree trunk.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Bot) trunk

b) ( leño) log

dormir como un tronco — to sleep like a log

estar como un tronco — to be dead to the world (colloq)

c) (Coc)

tronco de Navidad — chocolate yule log

2) ( en genealogía) stock

3) (Ling) branch

4) (Anat) trunk, torso

5) (Andes, RPl fam) ( persona inepta)

es un tronco — he's useless; (colloq)

es un tronco para los idiomas — he's hopeless at languages

* * *

= log, trunk, bole.

Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

Ex: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.

Ex: There is a chance that I may be given a few boles from some very large pistachio trees and I would like to know if it would be worth it to try and do anything with them.

* cabaña de troncos de madera = log cabin, wood cabin.

* casa de troncos de madera = log house.

* piragua de tronco de árbol = dugout, dugout canoe.

* silla tallada en tronco = log chair.

* tronco de árbol = tree trunk.

* * *

tronco¹

masculine

A

1 ( Bot) trunk

2 (leño) log

dormir como un tronco to sleep like a log

estar como un tronco to be dead to the world ( colloq), to be out for the count ( colloq)

3 ( Coc):

tronco de Navidad chocolate yule log

B (en genealogía) stock

C ( Ling) branch

D

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) trunk, torso

2 (en geometría) frustum

E

( AmL fam) (persona inepta): esa niña es un tronco that girl is a complete bonehead o blockhead ( colloq)

es un tronco para los idiomas he's hopeless o useless at languages

ese zaguero es un tronco that back is useless o ( AmE) is a real jerk o zero ( colloq), that back is a dead loss ( BrE colloq)

F

( Ven fam) (en exclamaciones): ¡tronco de carro! what a car! ( colloq)

¡ay sí! ¡tronco de favor me hiciste con eso! ( iró); oh yeah! that was some favor you did me! ( iro)

tronco² -ca

masculine, feminine

( Esp arg)

buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq)

¡tranqui, tronco! chill out! (sl), cool it, buddy o mate! ( colloq)

* * *

tronco sustantivo masculino
1 (Bot) trunk;
( leño) log
2 ( en genealogía) stock
3 (Anat) trunk, torso
tronco
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un árbol) trunk
2 (para la chimenea) log
3 Anat trunk, torso
II m,f argot (en oración directa) mate, US buddy
♦ Locuciones: dormir como un tronco, to sleep like a log
' tronco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corteza
- cuerpo
- dormir
- trepar
- vacía
- vacío
- ahuecar
English:
log
- trunk
- tree

* * *

tronco¹ nm

1. [de árbol] trunk;
[talado y sin ramas] log;
Comp
Fam
como un tronco: dormir como un tronco to sleep like a log;

estar como un tronco to be dead to the world

2. [dulce]
tronco (de Navidad) yule log

3. [de persona] trunk

4. [origen común] [en una familia] stock;
Ling branch
Comp
Univ tronco común compulsory subjects
5. Geom [sección] frustum

Comp
tronco de cono truncated cone
6. Anat tronco arterial arterial trunk;

tronco braquiocefálico brachiocephalic trunk;

tronco celíaco Br coeliac o US celiac trunk

tronco², -a

♦ nm,f
Fam
1. Esp [hombre] pal, Br mate

2. Esp [mujer]
mira, tronca, yo sólo te digo que no te aguanto look, darling, what I'm telling you is that I can't stand you;

¿qué tal, tronca? how's it going?

3. Am [persona estúpida] thicko;
[persona torpe] bungler, US klutz
♦ adj
Am [estúpido] thick; [torpe] clumsy, US klutzy
* * *

tronco

m trunk; cortado log;

dormir como un tronco sleep like a log

* * *

tronco nm

1) : trunk (of a tree)

2) : log

3) : torso

* * *

tronco n

1. (de cuerpo, árbol) trunk

2. (leña) log

dormir com un tronco to sleep like a log

Spanish-English dictionary > tronco
93 curso

m.

1 year.

2 course (lecciones).

un curso de inglés/informática an English/computing course

curso por correspondencia correspondence course

curso intensivo crash course

3 textbook (texto, manual).

4 course (dirección) (de río, acontecimientos).

dar curso a algo to give free rein to something; (dar rienda suelta) to process o deal with something (tramitar)

en el curso de una semana ha habido tres accidentes there have been three accidents in the course of a week

la situación comenzará a mejorar en el curso de un año the situation will begin to improve within a year

en curso current; (mes, año) in progress (trabajo)

seguir su curso to go on, to continue

5 trend, development.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cursar.

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curso

► nombre masculino

1 (dirección) course, direction

■ el curso de los acontecimientos the course of events

2 EDUCACIÓN (nivel) year, class; (materia) course; (escolar) school year

■ vamos al mismo curso we are in the same class

■ un curso de historia a history course

■ ¿cuándo empieza el curso? when do classes start?

3 (río) flow, current

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar curso a algo (tramitar) to deal with something 2 (dar libertad) to give free rein to something

dejar que las cosas sigan su curso figurado to let things take their course

en el curso de... figurado during the course of...

estar en curso figurado to be under way

año en curso current year

curso acelerado crash course

mes en curso current month

moneda de curso legal legal tender

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noun m.

1) course

2) school year

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SM

1) (Escol, Univ) (=año escolar) year; (=clase) year, class ( esp EEUU)

este curso empieza el dos de septiembre — this school year begins on the second of September

los alumnos del segundo curso — second year pupils, the second years

es el único chico de mi curso — he's the only boy in my year

curso escolar — school year, academic year

2) (=estudios) course

un curso de informática — a course in computing

apertura/clausura de curso — beginning/end of term

curso acelerado — crash course, intensive course

curso de actualización — refresher course

curso de formación — training course

Curso de Orientación Universitaria — = COU

curso de reciclaje — refresher course

curso intensivo — crash course, intensive course

curso lectivo — academic year

curso por correspondencia — correspondence course

3) [de río] course

curso de agua, curso fluvial — watercourse

4) (=desarrollo) course

un nuevo tratamiento que retrasa el curso de la enfermedad — a new treatment which delays the course of the illness

deja que las cosas sigan su curso — let matters take their course

seguimos por la tele el curso de la carrera — we watched the progress o course of the race on TV

la recuperación del enfermo sigue su curso normal — the patient is recovering normally

• en curso, el proceso judicial está en curso — the case is under way o in progress

el año en curso — the present year, the current year

• en el curso de, en el curso de la entrevista — during the interview, in o during the course of the interview

en el curso de la vida — in the course of a lifetime

en el curso de los años — over the years

5) frm

• dar curso a algo, dar curso a una solicitud — to deal with an application

estaba dando curso a las instrucciones recibidas — she was carrying out the instructions she had received

dio curso a su indignación — she gave vent to her anger

dar libre curso a algo: dio libre curso a sus pensamientos — he gave free rein to his thoughts

dimos libre curso a la imaginación — we let our imagination run wild

6) (Com)

moneda de curso legal — legal tender

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masculino

1) (Educ)

a) ( año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso — he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario — the academic year

b) ( clases) course

un curso de contabilidad — an accountancy course

c) ( grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso — a girl in my year

- curso acelerado or intensivo

- Curso de Orientación Universitaria

- curso por correspondencia

2)

a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course

en el curso de la reunión — in the course of the meeting

dejar que algo siga su curso — to let something take its course

seguir el curso de los acontecimientos — to follow the development of events

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

b) ( de río) course

3) ( circulación)

monedas/billetes de curso legal — legal tender, legal currency

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masculino

1) (Educ)

a) ( año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso — he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario — the academic year

b) ( clases) course

un curso de contabilidad — an accountancy course

c) ( grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso — a girl in my year

- curso acelerado or intensivo

- Curso de Orientación Universitaria

- curso por correspondencia

2)

a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course

en el curso de la reunión — in the course of the meeting

dejar que algo siga su curso — to let something take its course

seguir el curso de los acontecimientos — to follow the development of events

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

b) ( de río) course

3) ( circulación)

monedas/billetes de curso legal — legal tender, legal currency

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curso¹

¹ = course, taught course, year, course unit, grade.

Ex: Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.

Ex: During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.

Ex: General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.

Ex: This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.

Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.

* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer curso = first grader.

* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.

* alumno de un curso = grader.

* asistir a un curso = attend + course.

* bibliografía recomendada para el curso = course reading.

* calificación del curso = course grade.

* celebrar un curso especial = hold + institute.

* curso académico = academic course.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* curso a distancia = telecourse.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* curso con créditos = credit course.

* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.

* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.

* curso de formación = training course.

* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.

* curso de iniciación = induction course.

* curso de licenciatura = postgraduate course.

* curso de orientación = orientation.

* curso de reciclaje = refresher course, retraining course.

* curso de verano = summer institute, summer session.

* curso escolar = school year.

* curso inferior = junior class.

* curso intensivo = intensive course, crash course.

* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.

* curso introductorio = induction course.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* curso modular = modular course.

* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.

* curso por correspondencia = correspondence course.

* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* cursos = coursework [course work].

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* cursos de verano = summer school.

* cursos en línea = courseware.

* curso superior = senior class.

* cursos virtuales = courseware.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* director de curso = course leader.

* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.

* diseñador de curso = course planner.

* documentación de un curso = course pack.

* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* hacer un curso = take + course.

* material del curso = course material, curriculum material, curriculum resource.

* nota del curso = course grade.

* oferta de cursos = course offering.

* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.

* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.

* primer curso = first grade.

* programa de curso = course program(me).

* programa del curso = course syllabus.

* quinto curso = fifth grade.

* realización de cursos = coursework [course work].

* repetición de cursos = grade retention.

* segundo curso = second grade.

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

curso²

² = course.

Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

* bibliografía en curso = current bibliography.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* curso de un río = course of a river.

* desviarse del curso = veer from + course.

* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.

* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* fichero de catalogación en curso = in-process cataloguing file.

* marcar el curso = chart + course.

* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.

* proyecto en curso = work in progress.

* publicación periódica en curso = current periodical.

* publicación seriada en curso = current serial.

* revista en curso = current journal.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* trabajo en curso = work in progress.

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curso

masculine

A ( Educ)

1 (año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario the academic year

2 (clases) course

está haciendo un curso de contabilidad she's doing an accountancy course, she's doing a course in accountancy o accounting

3 (grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso a girl in my year

Compuestos:

● curso acelerado or intensivo

crash o intensive course

● Curso de Orientación Universitaria

(en Esp) ( Hist) pre-university course

● curso por correspondencia

correspondence course

B

1

(transcurso, desarrollo): en el curso de la reunión in the course of o during the meeting

seguir atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos to follow the development of events very closely

es su segunda visita en el curso del año it is her second visit this year

el año/el mes/la semana en curso ( frml); the current year/month/week ( frml)

dar curso a algo ‹a una instancia/solicitud› to start to process sth;

‹a la imaginación› to give free rein to sth

dio libre curso a su indignación he gave vent to his indignation

2 (de un río) course

ríos de curso rápido fast flowing rivers

C

(circulación): monedas/billetes de curso legal legal tender, legal currency

* * *

Del verbo cursar: ( conjugate cursar)

curso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cursó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cursar
curso
cursar ( conjugate cursar) verbo transitivo ( estudiar):
◊ cursa segundo (año) she is in her second year;

cursó estudios de Derecho she did o studied o (BrE) read Law
curso sustantivo masculino
1 (Educ)
a) ( año académico) year;

◊ está en (el) tercer curso he's in the third year;

el curso escolar/universitario the academic year
b) (de inglés, mecanografía) course;

◊ curso intensivo crash o intensive course;

Ccurso de Orientación Universitaria ( en Esp) pre-university course;
curso por correspondencia correspondence course
2
a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course;

◊ dejar que algo siga su curso to let sth take its course

b) ( de río) course

3 ( circulación):
◊ monedas de curso legal legal tender, legal currency

cursar verbo transitivo
1 (estudiar) to study
2 (enviar) to send
(tramitar) to process
curso sustantivo masculino
1 (marcha de acontecimientos, río) course
(transcurso) en el curso de estos años he ido conociéndola, I've got to know her over the years
estará listo en el curso de esta semana, it'll be ready in the course of this week
año o mes en curso, current year o month
2 (rumbo, trayectoria) course: cada uno siguió su curso, each of them took his own course
3 (año académico) year
(niños de una misma clase) class
4 (clases sobre una materia) course
5 Fin moneda de curso legal, legal tender
' curso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
COU
- de
- dinamizar
- entrada
- entrado
- ser
- iniciación
- invertir
- marcha
- nos
- pelada
- pelado
- reciclaje
- retener
- satisfacción
- seguir
- acabar
- acceso
- acelerado
- año
- apertura
- apuntar
- base
- bibliografía
- corriente
- corto
- cursar
- cursillo
- delegado
- dictar
- duración
- elemental
- grado
- iniciar
- inscribir
- inscripción
- pasar
- perder
- preámbulo
- preparatorio
- programa
- repetir
- reprobar
- sacar
- semestral
- semestre
- teórico
- terminar
- torcer
- tutor
English:
A-level
- academy
- advanced
- ancillary
- correspondence course
- course
- crash course
- current
- go along with
- graduate
- intensive
- legal tender
- nature
- ongoing
- PGCE
- postgraduate
- profit
- progress
- required
- sandwich course
- senior
- tender
- year
- bias
- blow
- correspondence
- drop
- form
- foundation
- go
- grade
- home
- legal
- lower
- on
- process
- program
- retrain
- sophomore
- summer
- though

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curso nm

1. [año académico] year;

¿en qué curso estás? what year are you in?

Comp
curso académico academic year;
curso escolar school year

2. [lecciones] course;

un curso de inglés/informática an English/computing course

Comp
curso por correspondencia correspondence course;
curso intensivo crash course;
Educ curso puente = intermediate course which enables a university student to change degree courses
3. [grupo de alumnos] class

4. [texto, manual] textbook

5. [evolución] [de acontecimientos] course;
[de la economía] trend;
el curso de la enfermedad es positivo he has taken a turn for the better;

dar curso a algo [dar rienda suelta] to give free rein to sth;
[tramitar] to process sth, to deal with sth;
en el curso de una semana ha habido tres accidentes there have been three accidents in the course of a week;

la situación comenzará a mejorar en el curso de un año the situation will begin to improve within a year;

en curso [mes, año] current;
[trabajo] in progress;
seguir su curso to go on, to continue

6. [circulación]
billete/moneda de curso legal legal tender

7. [de río] course;

el curso alto/medio the upper/middle reaches

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curso

m

1 course;

en el curso de in the course of

2 COM

:

moneda de curso legal legal tender

3 EDU

:

pasar de curso move up a grade;

perder el curso miss the school year;

repetir curso repeat a grade

* * *

curso nm

1) : course, direction

2) : school year

3) : course, subject (in school)

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curso n

1. (en general) course

una curso de informática a computer course

un curso intensivo an intensive course

2. (año) year

¿qué curso haces? what year are you in?

es una carrera de cuatro cursos it's a four year degree

Spanish-English dictionary > curso
94 escabechar

v.

1 to marinate (cooking).

2 to pickle, to souse.

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escabechar

► verbo transitivo

1 to pickle, preserve in brine (arenque) to souse, pickle

2 familiar figurado (matar) to do in, bump off

3 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

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VT

1) (Culin) to pickle, souse

2) [+ canas] to dye

3) * (=matar) to do in *, do away with *

4) (Univ) * (=suspender) to plough *, to plow (EEUU) *

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verbo transitivo < pescado> to pickle, souse

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verbo transitivo < pescado> to pickle, souse

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escabechar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹pescado› to pickle, souse

B ( Esp arg) «profesor» to fail, flunk ( AmE colloq)

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escabechar verbo transitivo
1 Culin to pickle, marinade
2 fam (asesinar, esp con arma blanca) to knock off
3 fam (suspender a un alumno) to fail

* * *

escabechar vt

1. Culin to pickle [in oil, vinegar and bay leaves]

2. Fam [matar] to bump off

3. Esp Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk

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escabechar

v/t

1 GASTR marinade ( in escabeche)

2 fig ( suspender a) fail

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escabechar vt

1) encurtir: to pickle

2) fam : to kill, to rub out

Spanish-English dictionary > escabechar
95 lectorado

m.

lectorate, assistantship.

* * *

lectorado

► nombre masculino

1 language assistantship

* * *

SM

1) [de periódico] readership

2) (Univ) assistantship

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masculino (Esp Educ) assistantship

* * *

masculino (Esp Educ) assistantship

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lectorado

masculine

( Educ) assistantship

* * *

lectorado nm
Esp Educ = post of language assistant;
hacer un lectorado to work as a language assistant

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lectorado

m assistantship

Spanish-English dictionary > lectorado
96 switch

1. noun
1) (esp. Electr.) Schalter, der

2) (Amer. Railw.) Weiche, die

3) (change with another) Wechsel, der

4) (flexible shoot, whip) Gerte, die
2. transitive verb
1) (change)

switch something [over] to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) umstellen od. (Electr.) umschalten

switch the conversation to another topic — das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema lenken

2) (exchange) tauschen
3. intransitive verb
wechseln

switch [over] to something — auf etwas (Akk.) umstellen od. (Electr.) umschalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112524/switch_around">switch around

- switch off

- switch on

- switch over

- switch round

- switch through

* * *
[swi ] 1. noun
1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) der Schalter

2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) der Wechsel

3) (a thin stick.) die Gerte
2. verb
(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) schalten

- switchback
- switchboard
- switch on/off
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switch

[swɪtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (control) Schalter m

to flick [or flip] a \switch (turn on) einen Schalter anknipsen; (turn off) einen Schalter ausknipsen

to throw a \switch einen Schalter betätigen

2. (substitution) Wechsel m meist sing, Austausch m kein pl

3. (alteration) Änderung f; (change) Wechsel m, Wandel m kein pl

4. (thin whip) Rute f, Gerte f

5. AM RAIL (points) Weiche f

6. COMPUT (additional character) Befehlszeilenschalter m

7. COMPUT (point in program) Verzweigung f; (device) Verteiler m

II. vi wechseln

the country seemed to \switch from dictatorship to democracy das Land schien von einer Diktatur zu einer Demokratie zu werden

▪ to \switch with sb mit jdm tauschen

III. vt

1. (adjust settings)

▪ to \switch sth etw umschalten

to \switch the heater to maximum die Heizung auf die höchste Stufe stellen

2. (change abruptly)

▪ to \switch sth etw wechseln

in the 1980s, several companies \switched their attention to the US market in den 80er-Jahren richteten zahlreiche Unternehmen ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf den amerikanischen Markt

3. (substitute)

▪ to \switch sth etw auswechseln [o eintauschen]

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[swɪtʃ]
1. n

1) (ELEC ETC) Schalter m

2) (US RAIL) Weiche f

3) (= change) Wechsel m; (in plans, policies) Änderung f, Umstellung f (
in +gen); (in opinion) Änderung f ( in +gen); (= exchange) Tausch m
to make a switch — tauschen

4) (= stick, cane) Rute f, Gerte f; (= riding whip) Gerte f

5) (of hair) falscher Zopf

2. vt

1) (= change, alter) wechseln; direction, plans ändern; allegiance übertragen (to auf +acc); attention, conversation lenken (to auf +acc)

to switch schools — die Schule wechseln

to switch sides — die Seiten wechseln

to switch channels — auf einen anderen Kanal umschalten

to switch parties/jobs — zu einer anderen Partei/anderen Stelle überwechseln

2) (= move) production verlegen; object umstellen

3) (= exchange) tauschen; (= transpose also switch over, switch round) objects, letters in word, figures in column vertauschen

I switched hats with him — ich tauschte meinen Hut mit ihm

we switched hats — wir tauschten die Hüte

to switch A for B —

to switch A and B ( over) — A und B vertauschen

4) (ELEC) (um)schalten

switch the radio to another programme — schalten Sie auf ein anderes Radioprogramm um

5) tail, cane schlagen mit

6) (esp US RAIL) rangieren

3. vi

1) (= change also switch over) (über)wechseln (to zu); (ELEC, TV, RAD) umschalten (to auf +acc = exchange also switch round, switch over) tauschen

to switch (over) from Y to Z — von Y auf Z (acc) (über)wechseln

we've switched (over) to gas —

the wind switched to the east — der Wind hat( sich) nach Osten gedreht

he switched to another line of attack — er wechselte seine Angriffstaktik

she switched to being in favour of it — sie änderte ihre Meinung und war auf einmal dafür

2) (RAIL) rangieren

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switch [swıtʃ]

A s

1. a) Rute f, Gerte f

b) Peitsche f

2. (Ruten)Streich m

3. falscher Zopf

4. Schwanzquaste f (eines Rindes)

5. ELEK

a) Schalter m

b) Schalten n

6. BAHN US

a) Weiche f:

shift the switches for fig die Weichen stellen für

b) Stellen n (einer Weiche)

7. WIRTSCH Umstellung f (bei Kapitalanlagen etc)

8. (to) fig Umstellung f (auf akk), Wechsel m (zu):

make a switch eine Umstellung oder einen Wechsel vornehmen

9. a) Austausch m ( for gegen)

b) Verwandlung f (to in akk)

10. Kartenspiel: Farbwechsel m

B v/t

1. peitschen

2. mit einem Muskel etc zucken

3. mit dem Schwanz schlagen (Kuh etc)

4. auch switch over ELEK, TECH (um)schalten:

switch on

a) einschalten, das Licht anschalten,

b) umg jemanden anturnen (in Erregung etc versetzen),

c) umg jemanden anturnen (zum Gebrauch von Drogen veranlassen);

switch off

a) ab-, ausschalten, den Motor abstellen,

b) umg jemanden anöden;

switch through TEL einen Anrufer, ein Gespräch durchstellen ( beide:

to zu); → charm A 1

5. BAHN besonders US

a) einen Zug rangieren

b) Waggons umstellen

6. fig

a) auch switch over die Produktion etc umstellen (to auf akk)

b) switch methods (lanes) die Methode (die Spur) wechseln;

switch positions SPORT rochieren;

switch roles fig die Rollen tauschen

c) überleiten:

switch the talk to another topic auf ein anderes Thema überleiten

7. austauschen ( for gegen):

switch (a)round Möbel umstellen;

switch sb (a)round within a department (between the departments) jemanden eine Abteilung (die einzelnen Abteilungen) durchlaufen lassen

C v/i

1. ELEK, TECH ( auch switch over um)schalten:

switch off abschalten (a. fig umg):

I can’t switch when I go to bed

2. BAHN besonders US rangieren

3. fig umstellen:

switch (over) to übergehen zu, sich umstellen auf (akk), UNIV umsatteln auf (akk)

4. Kartenspiel: die Farbe wechseln

* * *
1. noun
1) (esp. Electr.) Schalter, der

2) (Amer. Railw.) Weiche, die

3) (change with another) Wechsel, der

4) (flexible shoot, whip) Gerte, die
2. transitive verb
1) (change)

switch something [over] to something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) umstellen od. (Electr.) umschalten

switch the conversation to another topic — das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema lenken

2) (exchange) tauschen
3. intransitive verb
wechseln

switch [over] to something — auf etwas (Akk.) umstellen od. (Electr.) umschalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- switch around

- switch off

- switch on

- switch over

- switch round

- switch through

* * *

(US) (railway) n.

Weiche -n f. (twig) n.

Rute -n f. n.

(§ pl.: switches)

= Gerte -n f.

Schalter - m. v.

rangieren v.

schalten v.

umschalten v.

verschieben v.

wechseln v.

English-german dictionary > switch
97 comparo

1.
compăro ( conp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [compar], to couple together in the same relation, to connect in pairs, to pair, match, unite, join; constr. aliquid cum aliquā re, alicui rei, aliqua inter se, or absol.
I.
Lit. (rare but class.).
A.
In gen.:
ut inter ignem et terram aquam deus animamque poneret, eaque inter se compararet et proportione conjungeret, ut, etc.,
Cic. Univ. 5 med.:
comparari postremo,
id. ib. 5:
ambo cum simul aspicimus, non possumus non vereri, ne male comparati sitis,
Liv. 40, 46, 4:
L. Volumnius cum Ap. Claudio consul est factus, priore item consulatu inter se conparati,
id. 10, 15, 12:
labella cum labellis,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78: quin meum senium cum dolore tuo conjungam et comparem, Att. ap. Non. p. 255, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 90 Rib.).— Hence,
B.
Esp. of combatants, for the usu. compono, to bring together to a contest, to match:
ut ego cum patrono disertissimo comparer,
Cic. Quint. 1, 2:
cum Aesernino Samnite Pacideianus comparatus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 257, 18:
Scipio et Hannibal, velut ad supremum certamen comparati duces,
Liv. 30, 28, 8:
hunc Threci comparavit,
Suet. Calig. 35.—
II.
Trop.
A.
To couple together in judgment.
1.
To count one object fully equal to another, to place on the same footing, put on an equality with (rare but class.): neminem tibi profecto hominem ex omnibus aut anteposuissem umquam aut etiam comparassem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 256, 4; cf. Nep. Iphic. 1, 1; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Cat. 61, 65 al.:
cum quibus (hominibus) comparari sordidum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 5, 9; so id. Fam. 12, 30, 7:
et se mihi comparat Ajax?
Ov. M. 13, 338.—
2.
In gen., to place together in comparison, to compare (the usu. signif. of the word in prose and poetry):
homo quod rationis est particeps similitudines comparat,
Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:
majora, minora, paria,
id. de Or. 2, 40, 172; id. Top. 18, 68:
metaphora rei comparatur, quam volumus exprimere,
Quint. 8, 6, 8.—With dat.:
equi fortis et victoris senectuti, comparat suam,
Cic. Sen. 5, 14:
si regiae stirpi comparetur ignobilis,
Curt. 8, 4, 25:
restat ut copiae copiis conparentur vel numero vel, etc.,
Liv. 9, 19, 1:
se majori pauperiorum turbae,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 112:
Periclem fulminibus et caelesti fragori comparat,
Quint. 12, 10, 24; cf. id. 12, 10, 65:
necesse est sibi nimium tribuat, qui se nemini comparat,
id. 1, 2, 18:
nec tantum inutilibus comparantur utilia, sed inter se quoque ipsa,
id. 3, 8, 33; cf id. 3, 6, 87.—With cum and abl.:
hominem cum homine et tempus cum tempore et rem cum re,
Cic. Dom. 51, 130; id. Verr. 2, 4, 54, § 121:
cum illo... ceteris rebus nullo modo comparandus es,
id. Phil. 2, 46, 117:
cum meum factum cum tuo comparo,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 1; id. Off. 3, 1, 2; 2, 6, 20:
corporis commoda cum externis et ipsa inter se corporis,
id. ib. 2, 25, 88:
longiorem orationem cum magnitudine utilitatis,
id. ib. 2, 6, 20:
victoria, quae cum Marathonio possit comparari tropaeo,
Nep. Them. 5, 3:
totam causam nostram cum tota adversarii causā,
Quint. 7, 2, 22; 12, 7, 3.—With ad:
nec comparandus hic quidem ad illum est,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 14:
sed nihil comparandi causā loquar,
I will institute no comparison, Cic. Pis. 1, 3.— Hence,
3.
With rel.-clause, to reflect, consider, judge; or to prove, show, by comparing (rare): id ego semper mecum sic agito et comparo, quo pacto magnam molem minuam, Att. ap. Non. p. 256, 20:
cum comparetur, utrum, etc.,
Auct. Her. 2, 28, 45:
comparando quam intestina corporis seditio similis esset irae plebis in patres, etc.,
Liv. 2, 32, 12; cf. Tac. A. 3, 5:
deinde comparat, quanto plures deleti sint homines, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 5, 16.—
B.
Comparare inter se, t. t., of colleagues in office, to agree together in respect to the division of duties, to come to an agreement (freq. in Liv., esp. of the consuls, who made an arrangement between themselves in respect to their provinces):
inter se decemviri comparabant, quos ire ad bellum, quos praeesse exercitibus oporteret,
Liv. 3, 41, 7:
senatusconsultum factum est, ut consules inter se provincias Italiam et Macedoniam compararent sortirenturve,
id. 42, 31, 1; 8, 20, 3; 32, 8, 1; 33, 43, 2; 26, 8, 8;
41, 6, 1: (consules) comparant inter se ut, etc.,
id. 8, 6, 13; 10, 15, 12:
ut consules sortirentur conparerentve inter se, uter, etc.,
id. 24, 10, 2;
of the tribunes of the people,
id. 29, 20, 9;
of the proprætors,
id. 40, 47, 1.—
C.
(In acc. with I. B.) Si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, opposes to this, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63.—Hence, * compărātē, adv., in or by comparison, comparatively:
quaerere (opp. simpliciter),
Cic. Top. 22, 84.
2.
com-păro ( conp-), āvi, ātum, 1 (old form conparassit = comparaverit, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 19), v. a.
I.
To prepare something with zeal, care, etc., to make ready, to set in order, furnish, provide, etc. (class.)
A.
Lit.:
magnifice et ornate convivium comparat (al. apparat),
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65; Tib. 1, 10, 42:
sibi remedium ad magnitudinem frigorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26: se, to make one ' s self ready, to prepare one ' s self, id. Mil. 10, 28:
se ad respondendum,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 19:
se ad iter,
Liv. 28, 33, 1; cf. pass., id. 42, 43, 4:
se ad omnis casus,
Caes. B. G. 7, 79:
insidias alicui per aliquem,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47; cf.:
dolum ad capiendos eos,
Liv. 23, 35, 2:
comparare et constituere accusationem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 2; cf.:
comparare accusatorem filio suo,
id. Clu. 67, 191:
fugam,
Caes. B. G. 4, 18: domicilium [p. 387] ibi, Liv. 1, 34, 10:
iter ad regem,
Nep. Alcib. 10, 3 et saep.:
vultum e vultu,
to adjust according to, to fashion, Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 5.—
In the histt. freq. of preparations for war: bellum,
Nep. Dion, 5, 1; id. Ages. 2, 4; id. Eum. 7, 1; Liv. 9, 29, 5; 32, 28, 7; Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1 et saep.:
arma, milites, classem,
Liv. 42, 30, 11; cf. Nep. Milt. 4, 1; id. Dion, 4, 3; id. Dat. 4, 1 and 4; id. Hann. 3, 2; Liv. 28, 13, 1; 35, 26, 1; Suet. Tib. 25; Curt. 4, 9, 3; cf.:
arma latroni,
Quint. 12, 1, 1.— Pass. in mid. force:
ita fiet ut isdem locis et ad suadendum et ad dissuadendum simus conparati,
Auct. Her. 3, 3, 4:
ab hoc colloquio legati Romani in Boeotiam conparati sunt,
made ready to go, Liv. 42, 43, 4.—
(β).
Absol.:
ex hac parte diligentissime comparatur,
Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 3:
tempore ad comparandum dato,
Nep. Thras. 2, 2; so Liv. 35, 45, 5; 38, 12, 7.—
(γ).
With inf.:
urere tecta,
Ov. Tr. 2, 267:
an ita me comparem, Non perpeti, etc.,
place myself in a condition, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 2.—
B.
Trop. of the arrangements of nature, of civil life, of manners, customs, etc., to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish; esp. in the pass. impers.:
ita quoique est in aetate hominum conparatum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 5; cf. Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 94 Fleck.; Liv. 3, 68, 10:
more majorum comparatum est,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; cf.:
ita comparatum more majorum erat, ne, etc.,
Liv. 39, 29, 5:
est ita natura comparatum ut, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 5:
praetores, ut considerate fieret, comparaverunt,
Cic. Quint. 16, 51; so Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 7:
jam hoc prope iniquissime comparatum est, quod in morbis, etc.,
Cic. Clu. 21, 57:
eis utendum censeo quae legibus conparata sunt,
Sall. C. 51, 8.—So rarely of persons:
sic fuimus semper comparati, ut, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 32.—
II.
To procure what one does not yet possess or what is not yet in existence, to procure, get, purchase, obtain, prepare, make, collect.
A.
Prop.:
negoti sibi qui volet vim parare, Navem et mulierem haec duo conparato,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 2:
mihi quadraginta minas,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 19:
aurum ac vestem atque alia, quae opus sunt,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 15:
pecudes carius,
Suet. Calig. 27:
merces,
Dig. 13, 4, 2 fin.:
ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4; so id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17:
Sthenius ab adulescentio paulo studiosius haec compararat, supellectilem, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83; Curt. 5, 6, 3:
gemmas, toreumata, signa, tabulas,
Suet. Caes. 47: victum et cultum humanum labore et industriā, Cic. Oecon. ap. Col. 12, praef. § 2: Suet. Calig. 22.—
2.
Of abstract things:
amicitias,
Cic. Inv. 1, 1, 1; cf. id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:
auctoritatem sibi,
Caes. B. G. 5, 53:
laudes artibus,
Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 2; id. Off. 2, 13, 45:
tribunicium auxilium sibi,
Liv. 9, 34, 3 al.; Hor. Epod. 2, 30.—
B.
Trop.: sex (tribunos) ad intercessionem comparavere, brought or gained them over to their side, Liv. 4, 48, 11.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > comparo
98 conparo

1.
compăro ( conp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [compar], to couple together in the same relation, to connect in pairs, to pair, match, unite, join; constr. aliquid cum aliquā re, alicui rei, aliqua inter se, or absol.
I.
Lit. (rare but class.).
A.
In gen.:
ut inter ignem et terram aquam deus animamque poneret, eaque inter se compararet et proportione conjungeret, ut, etc.,
Cic. Univ. 5 med.:
comparari postremo,
id. ib. 5:
ambo cum simul aspicimus, non possumus non vereri, ne male comparati sitis,
Liv. 40, 46, 4:
L. Volumnius cum Ap. Claudio consul est factus, priore item consulatu inter se conparati,
id. 10, 15, 12:
labella cum labellis,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78: quin meum senium cum dolore tuo conjungam et comparem, Att. ap. Non. p. 255, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 90 Rib.).— Hence,
B.
Esp. of combatants, for the usu. compono, to bring together to a contest, to match:
ut ego cum patrono disertissimo comparer,
Cic. Quint. 1, 2:
cum Aesernino Samnite Pacideianus comparatus,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 257, 18:
Scipio et Hannibal, velut ad supremum certamen comparati duces,
Liv. 30, 28, 8:
hunc Threci comparavit,
Suet. Calig. 35.—
II.
Trop.
A.
To couple together in judgment.
1.
To count one object fully equal to another, to place on the same footing, put on an equality with (rare but class.): neminem tibi profecto hominem ex omnibus aut anteposuissem umquam aut etiam comparassem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 256, 4; cf. Nep. Iphic. 1, 1; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Cat. 61, 65 al.:
cum quibus (hominibus) comparari sordidum,
Cic. Rep. 1, 5, 9; so id. Fam. 12, 30, 7:
et se mihi comparat Ajax?
Ov. M. 13, 338.—
2.
In gen., to place together in comparison, to compare (the usu. signif. of the word in prose and poetry):
homo quod rationis est particeps similitudines comparat,
Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:
majora, minora, paria,
id. de Or. 2, 40, 172; id. Top. 18, 68:
metaphora rei comparatur, quam volumus exprimere,
Quint. 8, 6, 8.—With dat.:
equi fortis et victoris senectuti, comparat suam,
Cic. Sen. 5, 14:
si regiae stirpi comparetur ignobilis,
Curt. 8, 4, 25:
restat ut copiae copiis conparentur vel numero vel, etc.,
Liv. 9, 19, 1:
se majori pauperiorum turbae,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 112:
Periclem fulminibus et caelesti fragori comparat,
Quint. 12, 10, 24; cf. id. 12, 10, 65:
necesse est sibi nimium tribuat, qui se nemini comparat,
id. 1, 2, 18:
nec tantum inutilibus comparantur utilia, sed inter se quoque ipsa,
id. 3, 8, 33; cf id. 3, 6, 87.—With cum and abl.:
hominem cum homine et tempus cum tempore et rem cum re,
Cic. Dom. 51, 130; id. Verr. 2, 4, 54, § 121:
cum illo... ceteris rebus nullo modo comparandus es,
id. Phil. 2, 46, 117:
cum meum factum cum tuo comparo,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 1; id. Off. 3, 1, 2; 2, 6, 20:
corporis commoda cum externis et ipsa inter se corporis,
id. ib. 2, 25, 88:
longiorem orationem cum magnitudine utilitatis,
id. ib. 2, 6, 20:
victoria, quae cum Marathonio possit comparari tropaeo,
Nep. Them. 5, 3:
totam causam nostram cum tota adversarii causā,
Quint. 7, 2, 22; 12, 7, 3.—With ad:
nec comparandus hic quidem ad illum est,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 14:
sed nihil comparandi causā loquar,
I will institute no comparison, Cic. Pis. 1, 3.— Hence,
3.
With rel.-clause, to reflect, consider, judge; or to prove, show, by comparing (rare): id ego semper mecum sic agito et comparo, quo pacto magnam molem minuam, Att. ap. Non. p. 256, 20:
cum comparetur, utrum, etc.,
Auct. Her. 2, 28, 45:
comparando quam intestina corporis seditio similis esset irae plebis in patres, etc.,
Liv. 2, 32, 12; cf. Tac. A. 3, 5:
deinde comparat, quanto plures deleti sint homines, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 5, 16.—
B.
Comparare inter se, t. t., of colleagues in office, to agree together in respect to the division of duties, to come to an agreement (freq. in Liv., esp. of the consuls, who made an arrangement between themselves in respect to their provinces):
inter se decemviri comparabant, quos ire ad bellum, quos praeesse exercitibus oporteret,
Liv. 3, 41, 7:
senatusconsultum factum est, ut consules inter se provincias Italiam et Macedoniam compararent sortirenturve,
id. 42, 31, 1; 8, 20, 3; 32, 8, 1; 33, 43, 2; 26, 8, 8;
41, 6, 1: (consules) comparant inter se ut, etc.,
id. 8, 6, 13; 10, 15, 12:
ut consules sortirentur conparerentve inter se, uter, etc.,
id. 24, 10, 2;
of the tribunes of the people,
id. 29, 20, 9;
of the proprætors,
id. 40, 47, 1.—
C.
(In acc. with I. B.) Si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, opposes to this, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63.—Hence, * compărātē, adv., in or by comparison, comparatively:
quaerere (opp. simpliciter),
Cic. Top. 22, 84.
2.
com-păro ( conp-), āvi, ātum, 1 (old form conparassit = comparaverit, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 19), v. a.
I.
To prepare something with zeal, care, etc., to make ready, to set in order, furnish, provide, etc. (class.)
A.
Lit.:
magnifice et ornate convivium comparat (al. apparat),
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 65; Tib. 1, 10, 42:
sibi remedium ad magnitudinem frigorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 26: se, to make one ' s self ready, to prepare one ' s self, id. Mil. 10, 28:
se ad respondendum,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 19:
se ad iter,
Liv. 28, 33, 1; cf. pass., id. 42, 43, 4:
se ad omnis casus,
Caes. B. G. 7, 79:
insidias alicui per aliquem,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47; cf.:
dolum ad capiendos eos,
Liv. 23, 35, 2:
comparare et constituere accusationem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 2; cf.:
comparare accusatorem filio suo,
id. Clu. 67, 191:
fugam,
Caes. B. G. 4, 18: domicilium [p. 387] ibi, Liv. 1, 34, 10:
iter ad regem,
Nep. Alcib. 10, 3 et saep.:
vultum e vultu,
to adjust according to, to fashion, Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 5.—
In the histt. freq. of preparations for war: bellum,
Nep. Dion, 5, 1; id. Ages. 2, 4; id. Eum. 7, 1; Liv. 9, 29, 5; 32, 28, 7; Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1 et saep.:
arma, milites, classem,
Liv. 42, 30, 11; cf. Nep. Milt. 4, 1; id. Dion, 4, 3; id. Dat. 4, 1 and 4; id. Hann. 3, 2; Liv. 28, 13, 1; 35, 26, 1; Suet. Tib. 25; Curt. 4, 9, 3; cf.:
arma latroni,
Quint. 12, 1, 1.— Pass. in mid. force:
ita fiet ut isdem locis et ad suadendum et ad dissuadendum simus conparati,
Auct. Her. 3, 3, 4:
ab hoc colloquio legati Romani in Boeotiam conparati sunt,
made ready to go, Liv. 42, 43, 4.—
(β).
Absol.:
ex hac parte diligentissime comparatur,
Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 3:
tempore ad comparandum dato,
Nep. Thras. 2, 2; so Liv. 35, 45, 5; 38, 12, 7.—
(γ).
With inf.:
urere tecta,
Ov. Tr. 2, 267:
an ita me comparem, Non perpeti, etc.,
place myself in a condition, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 2.—
B.
Trop. of the arrangements of nature, of civil life, of manners, customs, etc., to arrange, appoint, ordain, establish; esp. in the pass. impers.:
ita quoique est in aetate hominum conparatum,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 5; cf. Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 94 Fleck.; Liv. 3, 68, 10:
more majorum comparatum est,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; cf.:
ita comparatum more majorum erat, ne, etc.,
Liv. 39, 29, 5:
est ita natura comparatum ut, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 5:
praetores, ut considerate fieret, comparaverunt,
Cic. Quint. 16, 51; so Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 7:
jam hoc prope iniquissime comparatum est, quod in morbis, etc.,
Cic. Clu. 21, 57:
eis utendum censeo quae legibus conparata sunt,
Sall. C. 51, 8.—So rarely of persons:
sic fuimus semper comparati, ut, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 32.—
II.
To procure what one does not yet possess or what is not yet in existence, to procure, get, purchase, obtain, prepare, make, collect.
A.
Prop.:
negoti sibi qui volet vim parare, Navem et mulierem haec duo conparato,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 2:
mihi quadraginta minas,
id. Ep. 1, 2, 19:
aurum ac vestem atque alia, quae opus sunt,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 15:
pecudes carius,
Suet. Calig. 27:
merces,
Dig. 13, 4, 2 fin.:
ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 4; so id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17:
Sthenius ab adulescentio paulo studiosius haec compararat, supellectilem, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83; Curt. 5, 6, 3:
gemmas, toreumata, signa, tabulas,
Suet. Caes. 47: victum et cultum humanum labore et industriā, Cic. Oecon. ap. Col. 12, praef. § 2: Suet. Calig. 22.—
2.
Of abstract things:
amicitias,
Cic. Inv. 1, 1, 1; cf. id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:
auctoritatem sibi,
Caes. B. G. 5, 53:
laudes artibus,
Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 2; id. Off. 2, 13, 45:
tribunicium auxilium sibi,
Liv. 9, 34, 3 al.; Hor. Epod. 2, 30.—
B.
Trop.: sex (tribunos) ad intercessionem comparavere, brought or gained them over to their side, Liv. 4, 48, 11.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conparo
99 conquiro

conquīro ( - quaero), quīsīvi (arch. form CONQVAESEIVEI in inscrr.:
conquisierit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; id. Rab. Perd. 5, 15), quīsītum, 3, v. a. [quaero], to seelc or search for, to procure, bring together, collect (class.; esp. freq. in the histt.).
I.
In gen.
A.
Lit.:
naves toto flumine Ibero,
Caes. B. C. 1, 61:
Lisso Parthinisque et omnibus castellis quod esset frumenti conquiri jussit,
id. ib. 3, 42:
haec (cornua) studiose conquisita,
id. B. G. 6, 28:
quam plurimum domiti pecoris ex agris,
Sall. J. 75, 4:
ea (sc. obsides, arma, servos),
Caes. B. G. 1, 27 and 28:
socios ad eum interficiendum,
Nep. Dion, 8, 3:
pecuniam,
Liv. 29, 18, 6; cf.:
dona ac pecunias acerbe per municipia,
Tac. H. 3, 76 fin.:
conquirere et comburere vaticinos libros,
Liv. 39, 16, 8:
desertores de exercitu volonum,
id. 25, 22, 3:
sacra,
id. 25, 7, 5 Duker:
virgines sibi undique,
Suet. Aug. 71; 83:
vulgo amantes,
Prop. 1, 2, 23:
duces,
Curt. 9, 9, 1:
fabros undique,
Dig. 45, 1, 137, § 3.—
B.
Trop., to seek after, search for, go in quest of, to make search for (esp. freq. in Cic. and Tac.):
conquisita diu dulcique reperta labore carmina,
Lucr. 3, 419:
suavitates undique,
Cic. Off. 3, 33, 117:
voluptates,
Caes. B. C. 3, 96; cf.:
conquirere et comparare voluptatem,
Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 42; id. Ac. 2, 27, 87:
vetera exempla,
id. de Or. 3, 8, 29:
piacula irae deum,
Liv. 40, 37, 2:
impedimenta,
Tac. A. 1, 47:
solacia,
id. ib. 12, 68:
argumenta,
id. ib. 14, 44:
causas,
id. Or. 15:
naturae primas causas,
Cic. Univ. 14 med.:
omnes artes ad opprimendum eum,
Tac. A. 15, 56.—
II.
Esp. (con intens.), to seek for with earnestness, to search out eagerly or carefully (rare but class.).
A.
Lit.:
Diodorum tota provincia,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 19, § 39:
(Liberam) investigare et conquirere,
id. ib. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrā marique conquiri, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9, 2:
conquirere consulem et sepelire,
Liv. 22, 52, 6:
eum ad necem,
Vell. 2, 41, 2; Nep. Timol. 3, 1; Suet. Vit. 10.—
B.
Trop.:
aliquid sceleris et flagitii,
to seek to commit, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96.—Hence, conquīsītus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), sought out, chosen, costly:
conquisiti atque electi coloni,
Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96: peregrina et conquisita medicamenta, Cels. 5, 26, 23: figurae (opp. obviae dicenti), * Quint. 9, 3, 5.— Sup.:
mensae conquisitissimis epulis exstruebantur,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.— Comp. prob. not in use.— Adv.: conquīsītē, carefully, with much pains (ante- and post-class., and only in posit.): conquisite commercata edulia, Afran. ap. Non. p. 28, 30:
conquisite admodum scripsit Varro,
Gell. 3, 10, 16; cf.:
conquisite conscripsimus (corresp. with diligenter),
Auct. Her. 2, 31, 50.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > conquiro
100 course

ko:s
noun

1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) curso

2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) plato

3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) campo, pista

4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) curso

5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) curso

6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) camino, modo de proceder

•

- in the course of
- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course

course n

1. curso

an intensive English course un curso intensivo de inglés

2. plato

first course, main course and dessert primer plato, segundo plato y postre

3. rumbo

the ship changed course el barco cambió de rumbo

of course claro / desde luego / por supuesto

of course you can have an ice cream por supuesto que puedes comer un helado

course

tr[kɔːs]

noun

1 (direction - gen) curso, dirección nombre femenino; (of ship) rumbo; (of river) curso

■ they were sailing a southerly course navegaban con rumbo sur

2 figurative use (direction - of person's life) rumbo

3 (way of acting, plan of action) plan nombre masculino de acción, línea de acción

■ we may have to adopt a similiar course puede que tengamos que adoptar una línea parecida

■ what courses are open to us? ¿qué opciones tenemos?

■ your best course of action is to forget about it lo mejor que puedes hacer es olvidarlo

■ it's the only course of action open to us es lo único que podemos hacer

4 (development, progress) curso, marcha

■ in the course of time con el tiempo

■ the course of events la marcha de los acontecimientos

■ the course of history el curso de la historia

■ in the course of the meeting en el curso de la reunión

5 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (year-long) curso; (short) cursillo; (series) ciclo; (at university) carrera; (individual subject) asignatura

■ the sociology course lasts three years la carrera de sociología es de tres cursos

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL serie nombre femenino, tanda

■ a course of injections una tanda de inyecciones

7 (of meal) plato

■ a three-course meal una comida de dos platos y postre

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (for golf) campo; (racecourse) hipódromo; (stretch, distance) curso, recorrido

■ obstacle course pista de obstáculos

9 (of bricks) hilada

intransitive verb

1 correr, fluir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in due course a su debido tiempo

of course claro, desde luego, por supuesto, naturalmente

■ yes, of course! ¡claro que sí!

■ of course not! ¡claro que no!

to be on course (ship, plane) seguir el rumbo 2 (plan, company, etc) ir encaminado,-a, llevar camino ( for, de)

■ the government is on course for trouble with the unions el gobierno lleva camino de tener problemas con los sindicatos

to be off course perder el rumbo, desviarse del rumbo

to change course cambiar de rumbo

to set course for poner rumbo a

to take its course / run its course seguir su curso

course of treatment SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL tratamiento

first course primer plato, entrante nombre masculino

refresher course SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL cursillo de reciclaje

second course segundo plato

sweet course postre nombre masculino

course ['kors] vi, coursed ; coursing : correr (a toda velocidad)

course n

1) progress: curso m, transcurso m

to run its course: seguir su curso

2) direction: rumbo m (de un avión), derrota f, derrotero m (de un barco)

3) path, way: camino m, vía f

course of action: línea de conducta

4) : plato m (de una cena)

the main course: el plato principal

5) : curso m (académico)

6)

of course : desde luego, por supuesto

yes, of course!: ¡claro que sí!

course (Meal)

n.

• plato s.m.

n.

• asignatura s.f.

• camino s.m.

• carrera s.f.

• corriente s.m.

• curso s.m.

• derrota s.f.

• pista s.f.

• rumbo s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• transcurso s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• trayectoria s.f.

v.

• correr v.

• perseguir v.

I kɔːrs, kɔːs
noun

1)

a) ( of river) curso m; ( of road) recorrido m

b) ( way of proceeding)

the only course open to us — el único camino que tenemos, nuestra única opción

c) ( progress) (no pl)

in the normal course of events — normalmente, en circunstancias normales

in due course — a su debido tiempo

in the course of time — con el tiempo

in o during the course of our conversation — en el curso or transcurso de nuestra conversación

it changed the course of history — cambió el curso de la historia

to run o take its course — seguir* su curso

2)

of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto

am I invited? - of course you are! — ¿estoy invitado? - claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí!

of course not — claro que no

I'm not always right, of course — claro que no siempre tengo razón

3) (Aviat, Naut) rumbo m

to set course for — poner* rumbo a

to go off course — desviarse* de rumbo

to change course — cambiar de rumbo

4)

a) ( Educ) curso m

a short course — un cursillo

course IN/ON something — curso de/sobre algo

to take o (BrE also) do a course — hacer* un curso

to go on a course — ir* a hacer un curso; (before n)

coursework — trabajo m

b) ( Med)

a course of treatment — un tratamiento

5) ( part of a meal) plato m

main course — plato principal or fuerte or (Ven) central

as a o for the first course — de primer plato, de entrada

a three-course meal — una comida de dos platos y postre

6) ( Sport) ( racecourse) hipódromo m, pista f (de carreras); ( golf course) campo m or (CS tb) cancha f (de golf)

to last o stay the course — ( persist to the end) aguantar hasta el final

II

intransitive verb ( flow swiftly) (liter)

he felt the blood coursing through his veins — sentía correr la sangre por sus venas (liter)

[kɔːs]
1. N

1) (=route, direction) [of ship, plane] rumbo m; [of river] curso m; [of planet] órbita f

on a southerly course — con rumbo sur

• to change course — (lit) cambiar de rumbo

the government has changed course on Europe — el gobierno ha dado un nuevo rumbo or giro a su política con respecto a Europa

• to be/go off course — (lit, fig) haberse desviado/desviarse de su rumbo

the plane was 300 miles off course — el avión se había desviado 300 millas de su rumbo

the boat was blown off course — el viento desvió al barco de su rumbo

• we are on course for victory — vamos bien encaminados para la victoria

• to plot a course (for Jamaica) — trazar el rumbo (para ir a Jamaica)

• to set (a) course for — (Naut) poner rumbo a
collision
2) (=line of action)

I'd advise you not to follow that course — te aconsejaría que no escogieras ese camino

the best course would be to... — lo mejor sería...

• we have to decide on the best course of action — tenemos que decidir cuáles son las mejores medidas a tomar

• it's the only course left open to him — es la única opción que le queda

3) (=process) curso m

it changed the course of history/of her life — cambió el curso de la historia/de su vida

• in the normal or ordinary course of events — normalmente

• in the course of, in the course of my work — en el cumplimiento de mi trabajo

in the course of conversation — en el curso or transcurso de la conversación

in or during the course of the next few days — en el curso de los próximos días

in or during the course of the journey — durante el viaje

• to let things take or run their course — dejar que las cosas sigan su curso
due 1., 3), event, matter 1., 5)
4)

• of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto, cómo no (esp LAm), sí pues (S. Cone)

of course! I should have known — ¡pero si está claro! me lo tenía que haber imaginado

"can I have a drink?" - "of course you can" — -¿puedo tomar algo de beber? -claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí

I've read about her in the papers, of course — por supuesto, la conozco de los periódicos

of course, I may be wrong — claro que puedo estar confundido

of course not! — (answering) ¡claro que no!, ¡por supuesto que no!

"can I go?" - "of course not or of course you can't" — -¿puedo ir? -claro que no or ni hablar or por supuesto que no

5) (Scol, Univ) curso m

• to go on a course — ir a hacer un curso

• a course in business administration — un curso de administración de empresas

• short course — cursillo m

• course of study — (gen) estudios mpl; (Univ) carrera f, estudios mpl

• to take or do a course in or on sth — hacer un curso de algo

6) (Med) (=regimen)

she was put on a course of steroids — le recetaron esteroides, le pusieron un tratamiento a base de esteroides

• a course of treatment — un tratamiento

7) (Sport) (=distance) recorrido m; (=surface) pista f; (=racecourse) hipódromo m

golf course — campo m or (S. Cone) cancha f (de golf)

- stay the course
obstacle
8) (Culin) plato m

• main course — plato m principal

• a three-course meal — una comida de tres platos

9) (Naut) (=sail) vela f mayor

10) (Constr) (=layer) [of bricks] hilada f

2.

VI [water, air] correr; [tears] rodar; [sweat] caer; (fig) [emotion] invadir

it sent the blood coursing through his veins — hacía que la sangre corriera por sus venas

rage/relief coursed through him — le invadió la ira/una sensación de alivio

3.

VT (Hunting) † cazar

4.

CPD

course book N — manual m (del curso)

course fees N — derechos mpl de matrícula

course requirements NPL — estudios previos requeridos para poder realizar determinado curso

course work N — trabajos mpl (para clase)

* * *

I [kɔːrs, kɔːs]
noun

1)

a) ( of river) curso m; ( of road) recorrido m

b) ( way of proceeding)

the only course open to us — el único camino que tenemos, nuestra única opción

c) ( progress) (no pl)

in the normal course of events — normalmente, en circunstancias normales

in due course — a su debido tiempo

in the course of time — con el tiempo

in o during the course of our conversation — en el curso or transcurso de nuestra conversación

it changed the course of history — cambió el curso de la historia

to run o take its course — seguir* su curso

2)

of course — claro, desde luego, por supuesto

am I invited? - of course you are! — ¿estoy invitado? - claro or desde luego or por supuesto que sí!

of course not — claro que no

I'm not always right, of course — claro que no siempre tengo razón

3) (Aviat, Naut) rumbo m

to set course for — poner* rumbo a

to go off course — desviarse* de rumbo

to change course — cambiar de rumbo

4)

a) ( Educ) curso m

a short course — un cursillo

course IN/ON something — curso de/sobre algo

to take o (BrE also) do a course — hacer* un curso

to go on a course — ir* a hacer un curso; (before n)

coursework — trabajo m

b) ( Med)

a course of treatment — un tratamiento

5) ( part of a meal) plato m

main course — plato principal or fuerte or (Ven) central

as a o for the first course — de primer plato, de entrada

a three-course meal — una comida de dos platos y postre

6) ( Sport) ( racecourse) hipódromo m, pista f (de carreras); ( golf course) campo m or (CS tb) cancha f (de golf)

to last o stay the course — ( persist to the end) aguantar hasta el final

II

intransitive verb ( flow swiftly) (liter)

he felt the blood coursing through his veins — sentía correr la sangre por sus venas (liter)

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