)+(fast)+die

f MOT., VERK. motorway, Am. etwa highway, freeway; Am. gebührenpflichtige Straße: tollway, turnpike; in Deutschland etc.: autobahn; innerstädtisch: Am. expressway

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interstate; freeway; autobahn; superhighway; thruway; expressway; highway; motorway

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1) (a road specially made for fast traffic: They are building a new motorway to link the two cities.) motorway

2) ((American) a very wide road for fast traffic.) superhighway

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f motorway BRIT, freeway AM; (in Deutschland a.) autobahn

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Autobahn f AUTO, Verkehrswesen: motorway, US etwa highway, freeway; US gebührenpflichtige Straße: tollway, turnpike; in Deutschland etc: autobahn; innerstädtisch: US expressway

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freeway (US) n.

highway n.

motorway (UK) n.

superhighway n.

thruway (US) n.

v/t

1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)

2. fig. (überbelasten) overwhelm; (niederdrücken) weigh down; von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked

3. fig. (Raum) Möbelstück etc.: be too overpowering for; (Kunstwerk etc.) auch kill umg.

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1. (zu Tode drücken)

▪ jdn/ein Tier \erdrücken to crush sb/an animal to death

2. (fam: Eigenständigkeit nehmen)

▪ jdn [mit etw dat] \erdrücken to stifle sb [with sth]

merkst du nicht, dass du dein Kind mit deiner Liebe fast erdrückst? can't you see that you're almost stifling the child with love

3. (sehr stark belasten)

▪ jdn \erdrücken to overwhelm sb

die Schulden drohten ihn zu \erdrücken he's up to his ears in debts

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1) crush

2) (fig.) overwhelm

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erdrücken v/t

1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)

2. fig (überbelasten) overwhelm; (niederdrücken) weigh down;

von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked

3. fig (Raum) Möbelstück etc: be too overpowering for; (Kunstwerk etc) auch kill umg

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1) crush

2) (fig.) overwhelm

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to crush v.

to overwhelm v.

I Adj. perfect; (ideal) ideal; perfekt im Kochen sein be an expert cook; eine perfekte Gastgeberin the perfect hostess; ein perfektes Verbrechen the perfect crime; der perfekte Wagen the ultimate car; in Spanisch ist er fast perfekt his Spanish is near-perfect, he speaks almost perfect Spanish

2. umg.: der Vertrag ist perfekt the contract is concluded ( oder all settled); eine Sache perfekt machen settle ( oder clinch) a deal umg.; die Sache ist perfekt the matter’s settled; die Niederlage ist perfekt the defeat is total

II Adv.: er spricht oder kann perfekt Englisch his (spoken) English is perfect, he speaks perfect English

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(Grammatik) perfect; perfect tense

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nt -s, -e

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nt LING

1. (vollendete Zeitform) perfect [tense]

2. (Verbform im Perfekt) perfect

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A. adj perfect; (ideal) ideal;

perfekt im Kochen sein be an expert cook;

eine perfekte Gastgeberin the perfect hostess;

ein perfektes Verbrechen the perfect crime;

der perfekte Wagen the ultimate car;

in Spanisch ist er fast perfekt his Spanish is near-perfect, he speaks almost perfect Spanish

2. umg:

der Vertrag ist perfekt the contract is concluded ( oder all settled);

eine Sache perfekt machen settle ( oder clinch) a deal umg;

die Sache ist perfekt the matter’s settled;

die Niederlage ist perfekt the defeat is total

B. adv:

er spricht oder

kann perfekt Englisch his (spoken) English is perfect, he speaks perfect English

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perfect adj. adv.

perfectly adv.

m; -n, -n Prussian; pej. (Norddeutscher) wretched North German; so schnell schießen die Preußen nicht umg., fig. (immer langsam!) it’s no good rushing it, you / we need to take your / our time; (Vorsicht!) hold your horses, easy does it

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Prussian

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1. m -n, -n,Préú|ßin

2. f -, -nen

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Preu·ße, Preu·ßin

m, f Prussian

▶ so schnell schießen die \Preußen nicht (fam) things don't happen [quite] that fast

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Preuße m; -n, -n Prussian; pej (Norddeutscher) wretched North German;

so schnell schießen die Preußen nicht umg, fig (immer langsam!) it’s no good rushing it, you/we need to take your/our time; (Vorsicht!) hold your horses, easy does it

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Prussian n.

I Part. Präs. rasen

1. rasender Durst raging thirst; rasender Hunger ravenous hunger; einen rasenden Hunger haben be ravenous; rasende Schmerzen searing ( oder raging) pain; rasende Kopfschmerzen a splitting ( oder raging) headache; rasende Wut violent rage; rasender Applaus thunderous applause; rasend werden go mad; er macht mich noch rasend umg. he’s driving me spare (Am. nuts)

2. Geschwindigkeit: nur attr. breakneck, terrific; in rasender Fahrt at breakneck speed

II Adv. umg.: rasend verliebt madly in love, besotted; er spielt rasend gern Backgammon he loves backgammon, he’s mad ( oder wild) about backgammon; ( ich täte es) rasend gern, aber... I’d really love to, but...; rasend ( viel) zu tun haben be incredibly busy

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rattling; rabid; furious

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1. adj

1) (= enorm) terrific; Eile terrific, tearing; Durst raging, terrific; Beifall wild, rapturous; Eifersucht burning; Schmerz excruciating, terrific

2) (= wütend) furious, livid, raging

2. adv (inf)

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1) (very angry: She was furious with him about it.) furious

2) (fast; lively: The car travelled at a rattling pace.) rattling

3) (violent; extreme: raging toothache; a raging storm.) raging

4) (very angry.) wild

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I. adj

1. (äußerst schnell) breakneck, tremendous

2. (wütend) furious

eine \rasende Menge/ein \rasender Mob an angry crowd/mob

▪ \rasend sein vor etw dat to be mad [or beside oneself] with sth

\rasend vor Wut to be beside oneself with rage

jd könnte \rasend werden, wenn... sb could scream when...

jdn \rasend machen [mit etw dat] to drive sb mad [with sth]

3. (furchtbar) terrible

\rasender Durst raging thirst

\rasende Eifersucht a mad fit of jealousy

ein \rasender Schmerz an excruciating pain

eine \rasende Wut a blind [or violent] rage

4. (tobend) thunderous

\rasender Beifall thunderous applause

II. adv (fam) very

ich würde das \rasend gern tun I'd be very [or more than] happy [or love] to do it

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1)

2) (tobend) raging; (wie wahnsinnig) raving; (verrückt) mad

3) (heftig) violent <jealousy, rage, pain>; tumultuous < applause>

adverbial (ugs.) incredibly (coll.) < fast, funny, expensive>; insanely < jealous>

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A. ppr → rasen

B. adj

1.

rasender Durst raging thirst;

rasender Hunger ravenous hunger;

einen rasenden Hunger haben be ravenous;

rasende Schmerzen searing ( oder raging) pain;

rasende Kopfschmerzen a splitting ( oder raging) headache;

rasende Wut violent rage;

rasender Applaus thunderous applause;

rasend werden go mad;

er macht mich noch rasend umg he’s driving me spare (US nuts)

2. Geschwindigkeit: nur attr breakneck, terrific;

in rasender Fahrt at breakneck speed

B. adv umg:

rasend verliebt madly in love, besotted;

er spielt rasend gern Backgammon he loves backgammon, he’s mad ( oder wild) about backgammon;

(ich täte es) rasend gern, aber … I’d really love to, but …;

rasend (viel) zu tun haben be incredibly busy

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1)

2) (tobend) raging; (wie wahnsinnig) raving; (verrückt) mad

3) (heftig) violent <jealousy, rage, pain>; tumultuous < applause>

adverbial (ugs.) incredibly (coll.) <fast, funny, expensive>; insanely < jealous>

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raging adj.

raving adj.

f quickness; von Bewegung, Fortschritt, Entwicklung etc.: auch swiftness, rapidity; von Erwiderung, Maßnahme: promptness; (Tempo) speed, pace; PHYS. velocity; er macht es mit einer Schnelligkeit! he does it so fast ( oder with such speed); siehe auch Geschwindigkeit

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speediness; quickness; rapidness; swiftness; expeditiousness; nippiness; promptitude; rapidity; promptness; readiness

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f -, -en

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1) quickness

2) rapidity

3) rapidness

4) (quickness of moving.) speed

5) speediness

6) swiftness

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1. (Geschwindigkeit) speed

2. (Zügigkeit) speediness; Ausführung promptness

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Schnelligkeit f quickness; von Bewegung, Fortschritt, Entwicklung etc: auch swiftness, rapidity; von Erwiderung, Maßnahme: promptness; (Tempo) speed, pace; PHYS velocity;

er macht es mit einer Schnelligkeit! he does it so fast ( oder with such speed); → auch Geschwindigkeit

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nippiness n.

promptness n.

quickness n.

rapidity n.

rapidness n.

speediness n.

swiftness n.

m; -s, -; BOT. stalk, stem; die Stängel kann man mitessen you can eat the stalks too; ich bin fast vom Stängel gefallen umg. you could have knocked me down with a feather, I nearly fell over backwards; fall nicht vom Stängel! umg. take a deep breath, are you sitting down?

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stalk; stem

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m -s, -

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m stalk, stem

▶ vom \Stängel fallen to be floored [or bowled over] [or fam gobsmacked]

▶ [jdm] vom \Stängel fallen to collapse [or fam pass out] [on sb]

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Stängel m; -s, -; BOT stalk, stem;

die Stängel kann man mitessen you can eat the stalks too;

ich bin fast vom Stängel gefallen umg you could have knocked me down with a feather, I nearly fell over backwards;

fall nicht vom Stängel! umg take a deep breath, are you sitting down?

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stalk n.

stem n.

1. (straff, fest sitzend) tight; Seil: auch taut

2. stramme Haltung straight ( oder erect) posture; stramme Haltung einnehmen MIL. stand to attention; stramme Disziplin strict discipline; strammes Tempo brisk pace

3. umg. (überzeugt) Katholik, Marxist etc.: staunch, strict; strammer Sozialist staunch ( oder dyed-in-the-wool) socialist

4. (kräftig) robust; auch Beine: sturdy; strammer Junge strapping youth; strammes Mädchen strapping girl; stramme Waden sturdy ( oder powerful) thighs

5. umg. (betrunken) tight

6. strammer Max GASTR. ham and fried egg on bread

1. anziehen etc.: tight(ly); stramm sitzen Schuhe etc.: fit tightly

2. umg. (zügig): stramm arbeiten work hard; stramm gehen walk briskly

3. umg. (streng) katholisch, marxistisch: staunchly, strictly; stramm konservativ sein be a true-blue conservative; er denkt stramm katholisch his attitude is 100% orthodox Catholic

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stalwart; buxom; bouncing; upstanding

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1. adj

2. adv

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1) (strong and lively: a bouncing baby.) bouncing

2) (large and strong: a big strapping girl.) strapping

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I. adj

1. (straff) tight

▪ etw \stramm ziehen to pull sth tight, to tighten sth

seinen Gürtel \stramm ziehen to cinch [or tighten] one's belt

2. (eng anliegend) tight

3. (kräftig) strong, brawny, strapping hum fam

ein \strammes Baby a bouncing baby

4. (drall) taut

\stramm Beine/Waden sturdy legs/calves

5. (fam: intensiv) intensive

\stramme Arbeit hard work

ein \strammer Marsch a brisk march

6. (aufrecht) erect, upright

7. (linientreu) staunch

ein \strammer Katholik a strict [or dyed-in-the-wool] Catholic

8. KOCHK

\strammer Max ham and fried eggs on toast

II. adv

1. (eng anliegend) tightly

2. (fam: intensiv) intensively

\stramm arbeiten to work hard

\stramm marschieren to march briskly

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1) (straff) tight, taut <rope, line, etc.>; tight < clothes>

2) (kräftig) strapping <girl, boy>; sturdy <legs, body>

3) (gerade) upright, erect <posture, etc.>

4) (energisch) strict < discipline>; strict, staunch <Marxist, Catholic, etc.>; brisk < step>

1) (straff) tightly

2) (kräftig) sturdily < built>

3) (energisch) < bring up> strictly; strictly, staunchly <Marxist, Catholic, etc.>; < hold out> resolutely

4) (ugs.): (zügig) < work> hard; <walk, march> briskly; < drive> fast, hard

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A. adj

1. (straff, fest sitzend) tight; Seil: auch taut;

stramm ziehen pull tight

2.

stramme Haltung straight ( oder erect) posture;

stramme Haltung einnehmen MIL stand to attention;

stramme Disziplin strict discipline;

strammes Tempo brisk pace

3. umg (überzeugt) Katholik, Marxist etc: staunch, strict;

strammer Sozialist staunch ( oder dyed-in-the-wool) socialist

4. (kräftig) robust; auch Beine: sturdy;

strammer Junge strapping youth;

strammes Mädchen strapping girl;

stramme Waden sturdy ( oder powerful) thighs

5. umg (betrunken) tight

6.

strammer Max GASTR ham and fried egg on bread

B. adv

1. anziehen etc: tight(ly);

stramm sitzen Schuhe etc: fit tightly;

jemandem die Hosen stramm ziehen umg, fig give sb a good hiding

2. umg (zügig):

stramm arbeiten work hard;

stramm gehen walk briskly

3. umg (streng) katholisch, marxistisch: staunchly, strictly;

stramm konservativ sein be a true-blue conservative;

er denkt stramm katholisch his attitude is 100% orthodox Catholic

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1) (straff) tight, taut <rope, line, etc.>; tight < clothes>

2) (kräftig) strapping <girl, boy>; sturdy <legs, body>

3) (gerade) upright, erect <posture, etc.>

4) (energisch) strict < discipline>; strict, staunch <Marxist, Catholic, etc.>; brisk < step>

1) (straff) tightly

2) (kräftig) sturdily < built>

3) (energisch) < bring up> strictly; strictly, staunchly <Marxist, Catholic, etc.>; < hold out> resolutely

4) (ugs.): (zügig) < work> hard; <walk, march> briskly; < drive> fast, hard

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(geng; gekk, gengum; genginn), v.

1) to walk (reið jarl, en Karkr gekk);

2) to go;

ganga heim, to go home;

ganga braut, to go away;

ganga til hvílu, to go to bed;

ganga á skip, to go on board;

ganga af skipi, to go ashore;

with infin., ganga sofa or at sofa, to go to sleep;

ganga at eiga konu, to marry a woman;

3) to go about grazing, to graze (kálfrinn gekk í túni um sumarit);

4) of a ship, to run, sail (gekk skipit brátt út á haf);

5) to stretch out, extend, project (nes mikit gekk í sæ út);

6) of report, tales, to be current (litlar sögur megu ganga af hesti mínum);

7) to prevail;

gekk þaðan af í Englandi Valska, thereafter the French tongue prevailed in E.;

8) of money, to be current (peningar þeir, sem nú ganga);

of laws, to be valid (þau lög, er gengu á Uppsalaþingi);

of sickness, plague, famine, to rage (þá gekk landfarsótt, drepsótt, hallæri);

9) to go on, last (gnustu þá saman vápnin, ok gekk þat um hríð);

impers., gekk því lengi, so it went on for a long while;

10) láta ganga e-t, to let go on;

láta höggin ganga, to rain blows;

Birkibeinar létu ganga lúðrana, blew the trumpets vigorously;

11) to succeed;

ef þat gengr eigi, if that will not do;

impers., svá þykt, at þeim gekk þar eigi at fara, so close, that they could not go on there;

þeim gekk ekki fyrir nesit, they could not clear the ness;

12) to turn out, go in a specified way;

ganga andæris, to go all wrong;

mart gengr verr en varir, many a thing goes worse than is looked for;

gekk þeim lítt atsókinn, they made little progress with the attack;

impers., e-m gengr vel (illa), one fares (goes on, gets on) well (badly);

13) with acc., ganga e-n á bak, to force one to go backwards (harm gengr bjöninn á bak);

14) with dat., to discharge (gekk bann þá blóði);

15) with preps. and adverbs:

ganga af e-u, to depart from, leave (þá gekk af honum móðrinn);

ganga af vitinu, to go out of one’s wits;

ganga af trú sinni, to apostatize;

to pass (síðan gengu af páskarnir);

to go off (gekk þegar af höfuðit);

to be left as surplus (þat er af skuldinni gekk);

nú gengr honum hey af, now he has some hay left;

ganga af sér, to go to extremities, to go beyond oneself (mjök ganga þeir fóstbrœðr nú af sé);

ganga aptr, to revert (return) to the former proprietor (síðan gengu þau lönd aptr undir Árna);

to be void, annulled (þá skal kaup aptr ganga);

of a ghost, to walk again; of a door, to close, shut (gekk eigi aptr hurðin);

ganga at e-m, to attack one;

ganga at e-u, to agree to, accept a choice or offer (Flosi gekk fljótt at þessu öllu); to fit (skaltu fá mér lukla þá, sem ganga at kistum yðrum);

ganga á e-t, to encroach upon (ganga á ríki e-s); to break (ganga á orð sín, eiða, grið, sættir, trygðir); to pierce, penetrate;

hann var í panzara, er ekki gekk á, that was proof against any weapons;

ganga á vald e-s or e-m, ganga á hönd (hendr) e-m, to submit to, give oneself up to, surrender to one;

ganga á bak e-u, to contravene;

ganga eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (göngum heim eptir verðinu); to pursue, claim;

ganga eptir, to prove true, be fulfilled (þetta gekk allt eptir, sem M. sagði fyrir);

ganga frá e-u, to part with, lose (sumir munu ganga frá öllu fénu);

ganga fram, to step forward;

ganga fram vel, to go forward bravely, in a battle;

to come to pass, come into execution (skal þess bíða, er þetta gengr fram);

to increase (fé Hall gerðar gekk fram ok gørðist allmikit);

to depart this life (H. bóndi gengr fram til frænda sinna);

ganga fyrir e-n, to present oneself before one (ganga fyrir konung);

ganga fyrir e-u, to take charge of, manage (var þar mart fólk, en húsbóndi gekk svá fyrir, at ekkert skorti); to yield to, be swayed by (hann gekk þá fyrir fortölum hennar);

ganga í gegn e-m, to set oneself against one;

ganga í gegn e-u, to confess, acknowledge;

maðr gengr í gegn, at á braut kveðst tekit hafa, the man confessed and said that he had taken it away;

ganga í mál, to undertake a case;

ganga með e-m (of a woman), to marry;

ganga með barni, to be with child;

ganga með burði (of animals), to be with young;

ganga með e-u, to assist in, plead (ganga með máli, bónorði);

ganga milli (á m., í m.), to go between, intercede;

ganga móti (á m., í m.) e-m, to go to meet one;

ganga móti e-u, to resist, oppose;

to confess, = ganga í gegn, ganga við e-u;

ganga nær e-m, to be troublesome to one (þótti hón œrit nær ganga Þórgerði);

ganga e-m nær, to approach, come near to one (sá hefir á brott komizt, er næst gekk Gunnari um alla hluti);

ganga saman, to marry;

of an agreement, bargain, to be brought about;

saman gekk kaupit með þeim, they came to a bargain;

ganga sundr (í s.), to go asunder, part;

ganga til, to go up to a thing (gangit til ok hyggit at); of the wind, to veer (veðrit gekk til útsuðrs);

e-m gengr e-t til e-s, one has some reason for doing a thing;

en þat gekk mér til þess (that was my reason), at ek ann þér eigi;

hversu hefir ykkr til gengit, how have you fared?

Loka gekk lítt til, it fared ill with L.;

ganga um e-t, to go about a thing;

ganga um beina, to wait upon guests;

ganga um sættir, to go between, as peacemaker;

ganga um e-n, to befall, happen to one (þess, er um margan gengr guma); of the wind, to go round, veer (gekk um veðrit ok styrmdi at þeim); to manage (fékk hón svá um gengit, at);

ganga undan, to escape to absent oneself;

g. undir e-t, to take upon oneself, undertake (a duty);

ganga undir e-n, to subject oneself to;

ganga upp, to be wasted (of money);

to get loose, to he torn loose (þeir glímdu svá at upp gengu stokkar allir á húsinu);

of a storm, gale, to get up, rise (veðr gekk upp);

of an ice-bound river, áin var gengin upp, swollen with ice;

ganga við staf, to walk with a stick;

ganga við e-u or e-t, to avow;

ganga yfir e-t, to go beyond, disregard (hann vildi eigi ganga yfir þat, er hann vissi réttast);

ganga yfir e-n, to overcome, to befall, happen to one;

slíkt sem yfir hefir gengit, all that has happened;

eitt skal yfir okkr ganga, we shall share one fate;

16) refl., gangast.

1) walking (hann mœddist í göngu);

vera í göngu, to be on foot, to walk;

2) course (ganga tungls, vinds).

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pret. gekk or gékk, 2nd pers. gékkt, mod. gékst; pl. gengu, geingu, or géngu, and an old poët. gingu; gengengu in Vsp. 12 is a mere misspelling (vide Sæm. Möb. 258); pres. geng, pl. göngum; pret. subj. gengi (geingi); imperat. gakk and gakktú; with the neg. suffix geng-at, gengr-at, gékk-at, gakk-attu, passim; a middle form göngumk firr, go from me, Gm. 1: a contracted form gá occurs now and then in mod. hymns; it is not vernacular but borrowed from Germ. and Dan.: [cp. Ulf. gaggan; A. S. and Hel. gangan; Scot. and North. E. gang, mod. Engl. go; Dan.-Swed. gange or gå; Germ. gehen; Ivar Aasen ganga: Icel., Scots, and Norsemen have preserved the old ng, which in Germ. and Swed.-Dan. only remains in poetry or in a special sense, e. g. in Germ. compds.]

A. To go:

I. to walk; reið jarl en Karkr gékk, Fms. i. 210, Rm. 1, 2, 6, 14, 23, 24, 30, Edda 10, Grág. ii. 95, passim; ganga leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, Fms. x. 290, Krók. 26: adding acc., g. alla leið, Fms. xi. 202, 299; g. berg, to climb a cliff; g. afréttar, to search the fell-pastures (fjallganga), Háv. 39; also g. ( to climb) í fjall, í kletta, Fms. x. 313: Icel. also say, ganga skó og sokka, to wear out shoes and socks; hann gékk tvenna skó; ganga berserks gang, q. v.

β. absol. to go a-begging, Grág. i. 226, 232, Ísl. ii. 25; ganga vergang, húsgang, id. (göngumaðr).

II. adding adverbs, infinitives, adjectives, or the like,

α. an adverb denoting direction; g. út ok inn, Vkv. 4, Lv. 26; g. inn, Fms. i. 16, vi. 33; g. út, to go out, Lat. exire, Nj. 194; g. aptr, to return, Fms. x. 352; g. fram, to step forward, Hm. 1, Eg. 165; g. upp, to go up, ashore; g. ofan, niðr, to go down; g. heiman, 199; g. heim, to go home; gakk hingat, come hither! 488; g. móti, í gegn e-m, to go against, to meet one; g. braut, to go away; g. til e-s, or at e-m, to go to one; g. frá e-m, to leave one; g. með e-m, to go with one; g. hjá, to pass by; g. saman, to go together; g. yfir, to go over; g. gegnum, to go through; g. undir, to go under; g. undan, fyrir, to go before; g. eptir, to go behind; g. um, to rove, stroll about, and so on passim; g. í sæti, to go to one’s seat, take a seat, Eg. 551; g. til hvílu, to go to bed, Nj. 201; g. til matar, to go to dinner, Sturl. iii. 111, Eg. 483; g. til vinnu, verks, to go to one’s work, cp. Hm. 58; g. í kirkju, to go to church, Rb. 82; g. á fjall, to go on the fells, Hrafn. 34; g. á skip, to go on board, Fms. x. 10; g. af skipi, to go ashore.

β. with infin., in old poems often dropping ‘at;’ ganga sofa, to go to sleep, Fm. 27; g. at sofa, Hm. 19; g. vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 56, Ls. 15; g. at eiga konu, to go to be married, Grág. i. 318.

γ. with an adj.; g. hræddr, to be afraid; g. úviss, to be in ignorance, etc., Fms. vii. 271, Sks. 250, 688.

2. in a more special sense; g. til einvígis, bardaga, to go to a duel, battle, Nj. 64; g. á hólm (hólmganga), Eg. 504, 506; g. á eintal, Nj. 103; g. til máls við e-n, to speak to one, Eg. 199, 764; g. í glímu, to go a-wrestling, Ísl. ii. 246; g. á fang, id., Ld. 206; g. í danz, to go a-dancing; g. til skripta, to go to shrift, Hom. 157; g. at brúðkaupi, to go to be married, Fms. vii. 278; g. í skóla, klaustr, to go to school, go into a cloister (as an inmate), (hence skóla-genginn, a school-man, scholar), Bs. passim; g. í þjónustu, to take service, Nj. 268; g. í lið með e-m, to enter one’s party, side with one, 100; g. í lög, to enter a league with one; g. ór lögum, to go out of a league, passim; g. í félag, ór félagi, id.; g. á mala, to take service as a soldier, 121; g. á hönd, g. til handa, to submit to one as a liegeman, surrender, Eg. 19, 33, Ó. H. 184, Fms. vii. 180; g. á vald e-m, to give oneself up, Nj. 267; g. á hendr e-m, to encroach upon, Ver. 56; g. í skuld, to bail, Grág. i. 232, Dipl. ii. 12; g. í trúnað, to warrant, Fms. xi. 356; g. til trygða, Nj. 166, and g. til griða, to accept truce, surrender, Fas. ii. 556; g. í mál, to enter, undertake a case, Nj. 31; g. í ánauð, to go into bondage, Eg. 8; g. til lands, jarðar, ríkis, arfs, to take possession of …, 118, Stj. 380, Grág., Fms. passim; g. til fréttar, to go to an oracle, take auspices, 625. 89; g. til Heljar, a phrase for to die, Fms. x. 414; g. nær, to go nigh, go close to, press hard on, Ld. 146, 322, Fms. xi. 240 (where reflex.); var sá viðr bæði mikill og góðr því at Þorkell gékk nær, Th. kept a close eye on it, Ld. 316.

B. Joined with prepp. and adverbs in a metaph. sense:—g. af, to depart from, go off; þá gékk af honum móðrinn ok sefaðisk hann, Edda 28; þá er af honum gékk hamremin, Eg. 125, Eb. 136, Stj. 118; g. af sér, to go out of or beyond oneself; mjök g. þeir svari-bræðr nú af sér, Fbr. 32; í móti Búa er hann gengr af sér ( rages) sem mest, Fb. i. 193; þá gékk mest af sér ranglæti manna um álnir, Bs. i. 135: so in the mod. phrases, g. fram af sér, to overstrain oneself; and g. af sér, to fall off, decay: to forsake, g. af trú, to apostatize, Fms. ii. 213; g. af vitinu, to go out of one’s wits, go mad, Post. 656 C. 31; g. af Guðs boðorðum, Stj. passim: to pass. Páskar g. af, Ld. 200: to be left as surplus (afgangr), Rb. 122, Grág. i. 411, K. Þ. K. 92:—g. aptr, to walk again, of a ghost (aptrganga), Ld. 58, Eb. 278, Fs. 131, 141, passim; and absol., g. um híbýli, to hunt, Landn. 107: to go back, be void, of a bargain, Gþl. 491:—g. at e-m, to go at, attack, Nj. 80, 160: to press on, Grág. i. 51, Dipl. ii. 19 (atgangr): g. at e-u, to accept a choice, Nj. 256; g. at máli, to assist, help, 207: to fit, of a key, lykla þá sem g. at kístum yðrum, Finnb. 234, Fbr. 46 new Ed., N. G. L. i. 383: medic. to ail, e-ð gengr at e-m; ok gengr at barni, and if the bairn ails, 340, freq. in mod. usage of ailment, grief, etc.:—g. á e-t, to go against, encroach upon; ganga á ríki e-s, Fms. i. 2; g. upp á, to tread upon, vii. 166; hverr maðr er ólofat gengr á mál þeirra, who trespasses against their measure, Grág. i. 3: to break, g. á orð, eiða, sættir, trygðir, grið, Finnb. 311, Fms. i. 189, Ld. 234; g. á bak e-u, to contravene, Ísl. ii. 382; ganga á, to go on with a thing, Grág. ii. 363; hence the mod. phrase, mikið gengr á, much going on; hvað gengr á, what is going on? það er farið að g. á það (of a task or work or of stores), it is far advanced, not much left:—g. eptir, to go after, pursue, claim (eptirgangr), Nj. 154, Þórð. 67, Fms. vii. 5; g. eptir e-m, to humour one who is cross, in the phrase, g. eptir e-m með grasið í skónum; vertu ekki að g. eptir stráknum; hann vill láta g. eptir ser (of a spoilt boy, cross fellow): to prove true, follow, hón mælti mart, en þó gékk þat sumt eptir, Nj. 194; eptir gékk þat er mér bauð hugr um, Eg. 21, Fms. x. 211:—g. fram, to go on well in a battle, Nj. 102, 235, Háv. 57 (framgangr): to speed, Nj. 150, Fms. xi. 427: to grow, increase (of stock), fé Hallgerðar gékk fram ok varð allmikit, Nj. 22; en er fram gékk mjök kvikfé Skallagríms, Eg. 136, Vígl. 38: to come to pass, skal þess bíða er þetta gengr fram, Nj. 102, Fms. xi. 22: to die, x. 422:—g. frá, to leave (a work) so and so; g. vel frá, to make good work; g. ílla frá, to make bad work; það er ílla frá því gengið, it is badly done:—g. fyrir, to go before, to yield to, to be swayed by a thing; heldr nú við hót, en ekki geng ek fyrir slíku, Fms. i. 305; þó at vér gangim heldr fyrir blíðu en stríðu, ii. 34, Fb. i. 378, Hom. 68; hvárki gékk hann fyrir blíðyrðum né ógnarmálum, Fms. x. 292; hann gékk þá fyrir fortülum hennar, Bs. i. 742: in mod. usage reflex., gangast fyrir íllu, góðu: to give away, tók hann þá at ganga fyrir, Fb. i. 530: Icel. now say, reflex., gangast fyrir, to fall off, from age or the like (vide fyrirgengiligr): to prevent, skal honum þá eigi fyrnska fyrir g., N. G. L. i. 249; þá er hann sekr þrem mörkum nema nauðsyn gangi fyrir, 14; at þeim gangi lögleg forföll fyrir, Gþl. 12:—g. í gegn, to go against, to meet, in mod. usage to deny, and so it seems to be in Gþl. 156; otherwise in old writers it always means the reverse, viz. to avow, confess; maðr gengr í gegn, at á braut kveðsk tekit hafa, the man confessed and said that he had taken it away, Ísl. ii. 331; ef maðr gengr í gegn legorðinu, Grág. i. 340; sá goði er í gegn gékk ( who acknowledged) þingfesti hans, 20; hann iðraðisk úráðs síns, ok gékk í gegn at hann hefði saklausan selt herra sinn, Sks. 584,—this agrees with the parallel phrase, g. við e-t, mod. g. við e-u, to confess, both in old and mod. usage, id.:—g. hjá, to pass by, to waive a thing, Fms. vi. 168:—g. með, to go with one, to wed, marry (only used of a woman, like Lat. nubere), þú hefir þvert tekit at g. með mér, Ld. 262, Sd. 170, Grág. i. 178, Þiðr. 209, Gkv. 2. 27, Fms. xi. 5: medic., g. með barni, to go with child, i. 57; with acc. (barn), Bs. i. 790, and so in mod. usage; a mother says, sama sumarið sem eg gékk með hann (hana) N. N., (meðgöngutími); but dat. in the phrase, vera með barni, to be with child; g. með burði, of animals, Sks. 50, Stj. 70; g. með máli, to assist, plead, Eg. 523, Fms. xi. 105, Eb. 210; g. með e-u, to confess [Dan. medgaae], Stj., but rare and not vernacular:—g. milli, to go between, intercede, esp. as a peacemaker, passim (milli-ganga, meðal-ganga):—g. í móti, to resist, Nj. 90, 159, 171: of the tide, en þar gékk í móti útfalls-straumr, Eg. 600:—g. saman, to go together, marry, Grág. i. 324, Fms. xi. 77: of a bargain, agreement, við þetta gékk saman sættin, Nj. 250; saman gékk kaupit með þeim, 259:—g. sundr, to go asunder, part, and of a bargain, to be broken off, passim:—g. til, to step out, come along; gangit til, ok blótið, 623. 59; gangit til, ok hyggit at, landsmenn, Fms. iv. 282: to offer oneself, to volunteer, Bs. i. 23, 24: the phrase, e-m gengr e-ð til e-s, to purpose, intend; en þat gékk mér til þess ( that was my reason) at ek ann þér eigi, etc., Ísl. ii. 269; sagði, at honum gékk ekki ótrúnaðr til þessa, Fms. x. 39; gékk Flosa þat til, at …, Nj. 178; gengr mér meirr þat til, at ek vilda firra vini mína vandræðum, Fms. ii. 171; mælgi gengr mér til, ‘tis that I have spoken too freely, Orkn. 469, Fms. vi. 373, vii. 258: to fare, hversu hefir ykkr til gengið, how have you fared? Grett. 48 new Ed.; Loka gékk lítt til, it fared ill with L., Fb. i. 276: mod., þat gékk svá til, it so happened, but not freq., as bera við is better, (tilgangr, intention):—g. um e-t, to go about a thing; g. um sættir, to go between, as peacemaker, Fms. v. 156; g. um beina, to attend guests, Nj. 50, passim: to manage, fékk hón svá um gengit, Grett. 197 new Ed.; hversu þér genguð um mitt góðs, 206: to spread over, in the phrase, má þat er um margan gengr; þess er um margan gengr guma, Hm. 93: to veer, go round, of the wind, gékk um veðrit ok styrmdi at þeim, the wind went round and a gale met them, Bs. i. 775:—g. undan, to go before, escape, Ver. 15, Fms. vii. 217, Blas. 49: to be lost, wasted, jafnmikit sem undan gékk af hans vanrækt, Gþl. 338: to absent oneself, eggjuðusk ok báðu engan undan g., Fms. x. 238:—g. undir, to undertake a duty, freq.: to set, of the sun, Rb. 468, Vígl. (in a verse): to go into one’s possession, power, Fms. vii. 207;—g. upp, to be wasted, of money, Fær. 39, Fms. ix. 354: of stones or earth-bound things, to get loose, be torn loose, þeir glímdu svá at upp gengu stokkar allir í húsinu, Landn. 185; flest gékk upp þat sem fyrir þeim varð, Háv. 40, Finnb. 248; ok gékk ór garðinum upp ( was rent loose) garðtorfa frosin, Eb. 190: to rise, yield, when summoned, Sturl. iii. 236: of a storm, gale, to get up, rise, veðr gékk upp at eins, Grett. 94, Bárð. 169; gengr upp stormr hinn sami, Bs. ii. 50: of an ice-bound river, to swell, áin var ákafliga mikil, vóru höfuðísar at báðum-megin, en gengin upp ( swoln with ice) eptir miðju, Ld. 46, Fbr. 20 new Ed., Bjarn. 52; vötnin upp gengin, Fbr. 114; áin var gengin upp ok íll yfirferðar, Grett. 134:—g. við, in the phrase, g. við staf, to go with a staff, rest on it: with dat., g. við e-u, to avow (vide ganga í gegn above):—g. yfir, to spread, prevail, áðr Kristnin gengi yfir, Fms. x. 273; hétu á heiðin goð til þess at þau léti eigi Kristnina g. yfir landit, Bs. i. 23: the phrase, láta eitt g. yfir báða, to let one fate go over both, to stand by one another for weal and woe; hefi ek því heitið honum at eitt skyldi g. yfir okkr bæði, Nj. 193, 201, 204, Gullþ. 8: so in the saying, má þat er yfir margan gengr, a common evil is easier to bear, Fbr. 45 new Ed. (vide um above); muntu nú verða at segja slíkt sem yfir hefir gengið, all that has happened, Fms. xi. 240; þess gengr ekki yfir þá at þeir vili þeim lengr þjóna, they will no longer serve them, come what may, Orkn. 84: to overrun, tyrannize over, þeir vóru ójafnaðar menn ok ganga þar yfir alla menn, Fms. x. 198 (yfirgangr): to transgress, Hom. 109: to overcome, þótti öllum mönnum sem hann mundi yfir allt g., Fms. vii. 326: a naut. term, to dash over, as spray, áfall svá mikit at yfir gékk þegar skipit, Bs. i. 422; hence the metaph. phrase, g. yfir e-n, to be astonished; það gengr yfir mig, it goes above me, I am astonished.

C. Used singly, of various things:

1. of cattle, horses, to graze (haga-gangr); segja menn at svín hans gengi á Svínanesi, en sauðir á Hjarðarnesi, Landn. 124, Eg. 711; kálfrinn óx skjótt ok gékk í túni um sumarit, Eb. 320; Freyfaxi gengr í dalnum fram, Hrafn. 6; þar var vanr at g. hafr um túnit, Nj. 62; þar var til grass (görs) at g., Ld. 96, Grág. passim; gangandi gripr, cattle, beasts, Bjarn. 22; ganganda fé, id., Sturl. i. 83, Band. 2, Ísl. ii. 401.

2. of shoals of fish, to go up, in a river or the like (fiski-ganga, -gengd); vötn er netnæmir fiskar g. í, Grág. i. 149; til landauðnar horfði í Ísafirði áðr fiskr gékk upp á Kvíarmiði, Sturl. ii. 177; fiskr er genginn inn ór álum, Bb. 3. 52.

3. of the sun, stars, vide B. above, (sólar-gangr hæstr, lengstr, and lægstr skemstr = the longest and shortest day); áðr sól gangi af Þingvelli, Grág. i. 24; því at þar gékk eigi sól af um skamdegi, Landn. 140, Rb. passim:—of a thunder-storm, þar gékk reiði-duna með eldingu, Fb. iii. 174:—of the tide, stream, water, vide B. above, eða gangi at vötn eða skriður, K. Þ. K. 78.

4. of a ship, gékk þá skipit mikit, Eg. 390, Fms. vi. 249; létu svá g. suðr fyrir landit, Eg. 78; lét svá g. suðr allt þar til er hann sigldi í Englands-haf, Ó. H. 149; réru nótt ok dag sem g. mátti, Eg. 88; gékk skipit brátt út á haf, Ó. H. 136.

β. to pass; kvað engi skip skyldi g. (go, pass) til Íslands þat sumar, Ld. 18.

II. metaph. to run out, stretch out, project, of a landscape or the like; gengr haf fyrir vestan ok þar af firðir stórir, Eg. 57; g. höf stór ór útsjánum inn í jörðina; haf (the Mediterranean) gengr af Njörva-sundum (the Straits of Gibraltar), Hkr. i. 5; nes mikit gékk í sæ út, Eg. 129, Nj. 261; í gegnum Danmörk gengr sjór (the Baltic) í Austrveg, A. A. 288; fyrir austan hafs-botn þann (Bothnia) er gengr til móts við Gandvík (the White Sea), Orkn. begin.: frá Bjarmalandi g. lönd til úbygða, A. A. 289; Europa gengr allt til endimarka Hispaniae, Stj. 83; öllum megin gengr at henni haf ok kringir um hana, 85; þessi þinghá gékk upp ( extended) um Skriðudal, Hrafn. 24: of houses, af fjósi gékk forskáli, Dropl. 28.

2. to spread, branch out; en af því tungurnar eru ólíkar hvár annarri, þær þegar, er ór einni ok hinni sömu hafa gengit eða greinzt, þá þarf ólíka stafi í at hafa, Skálda (Thorodd) 160: of a narrative, gengr þessi saga mest af Sverri konungi, this story goes forth from him, i. e. relates to, tells of him, Fb. ii. 533; litlar sögur megu g. af hesti mínum, Nj. 90; um fram alla menn Norræna þá er sögur g. frá, Fms. i. 81.

III. to take the lead, prevail; gékk þaðan af í Englandi Valska, thereafter (i. e. after the Conquest) the Welsh tongue prevailed in England, Ísl. ii. 221; ok þar allt sem Dönsk tunga gengi, Fms. xi. 19; meðan Dönsk tunga gengr, x. 179:—of money, to be current, hundrað aura þá er þá gengu í gjöld, Dropl. 16; eigi skulu álnar g. aðrar en þessar, Grág. i. 498; í þenna tíð gékk hér silfr í allar stórskuldir, 500, Fms. viii. 270; eptir því sem gengr ( the course) flestra manna í millum, Gþl. 352:—of laws, to be valid, ok var nær sem sín lög gengi í hverju fylki, Fms. iv. 18; Óðinn setti lög í landi sínu þau er gengit höfðu fyrr með Ásum, Hkr. i. 13; þeirra laga er gengu á Uppsala-þingi, Ó. H. 86; hér hefir Kristindóms-bálk þann er g. skal, N. G. L. i. 339; sá siðr er þá gékk, Fb. i. 71, (vide ganga yfir):—of sickness, plague, famine, to rage, þá gékk landfarsótt, bóla, drepsótt, hallæri, freq.; also impers., gékk því hallæri um allt Ísland, Bs. i. 184; mikit hallæri ok hart gékk yfir fólkið, 486, v. l.; gékk sóttin um haustið fyrir sunnan land; þá gékk mest plágan fyrri, Ann. 1402, 1403.

IV. to go on, last, in a bad sense, of an evil; tókst síðan bardagi, ok er hann hafði gengit um hríð, Fs. 48: impers., hefir þessu gengit ( it has gone on) marga manns-aldra, Fms. i. 282; gékk því lengi, so it went on a long while, Grett. 79 new Ed.; gékk þessu enn til dags, Nj. 272; ok gékk því um hríð, 201; ok gékk því allan þann dag, Fms. vii. 147; lát því g. í allt sumar, xi. 57; gengr þessu þar til er …, Fb. i. 258.

V. denoting violence; létu g. bæði grjót ok vápn, Eg. 261; létu þá hvárir-tveggju g. allt þat er til vápna höfðu, Fms. ix. 44; láta höggin g., to let it rain blows, Úlf. 12. 40; háðung, spottyrði, hróp ok brigzl hver lét með öðrum g. á víxl, Pass. 14. 3, (vápna-gangr); Birkibeinar róa þá eptir, ok létu g. lúðrana, and sounded violently the alarum, Fms. ix. 50, (lúðra-gangr); láta dæluna g., to pour out bad language, vide dæla.

VI. to be able to go on, to go, partly impers.; ef þat gengr eigi, if that will not do, Fms. vi. 284; svá þykt at þeim gékk þar ekki at fara, they stood so close that they could not proceed there, Nj. 247; þá nam þar við, gékk þá eigi lengra, there was a stop; then it could go no farther, Fms. xi. 278; leiddu þeir skipit upp eptir ánni, svá sem gékk, as far as the ship could go, as far as the river was navigable, Eg. 127: esp. as a naut. term, impers., e. g. þeim gékk ekki fyrir nesið, they could not clear the ness; þá gengr eigi lengra, ok fella þeir þá seglið, Bs. i. 423; at vestr gengi um Langanes, 485, v. l.

VII. with adverbs; g. létt, fljótt, to go smoothly; g. þungt, seint, to go slowly; oss munu öll vápna-viðskipti þungt g. við þá, Nj. 201; þungt g. oss nú málaferlin, 181; gékk þeim lítt atsóknin, Stj. 385; at þeim feðgum hefði þá allir hlutir léttast gengit, Bs. i. 274; seint gengr, Þórir, greizlan, Ó. H. 149; g. betr, verr, to get the better, the worse; gékk Ribbungum betr í fyrstu, Fms. ix. 313; gengu ekki mjök kaupin, the bargain did not go well, Nj. 157, cp. ganga til (B. above):—to turn out, hversu g. mundi orrostan, 273; gékk þá allt eptir því sem Hallr hafði sagt, 256; ef kviðir g. í hag sækjanda, if the verdict goes for the plaintiff, Grág. i. 87; þótti þetta mál hafa gengit at óskum, Dropl. 14; mart gengr verr en varir, a saying, Hm. 39; þykir honum nú at sýnu g. ( it seems to him evident) at hann hafi rétt hugsað, Fms. xi. 437; g. andæris, to go all wrong, Am. 14; g. misgöngum, to go amiss, Grág. i. 435; g. e-m í tauma, to turn false ( crooked); þat mun mér lítt í tauma g. er Rútr segir, Nj. 20; g. ofgangi, to go too high, Fms. vii. 269.

VIII. of a blow or the like; hafði gengit upp á miðjan fetann, the axe went in up to the middle of the blade, Nj. 209; gékk þegar á hol, 60; gékk í gegnum skjöldinn, 245, Fb. i. 530.

IX. of law; láta próf g., to make an enquiry; láta vátta g., to take evidence, D. N.

X. to be gone, be lost; gékk hér með holdit niðr at beini, the flesh was torn off, Fb. i. 530: esp. in pass. part. genginn, dead, gone, eptir genginn guma, Hm. 71; moldar-genginn, buried, Sl. 60; hel-genginn, 68; afli genginn, gone from strength, i. e. powerless, Skv. 3. 13.

β. gone, past; gengið er nú það görðist fyr, a ditty; mér er gengið heimsins hjól, gone for me is the world’s wheel ( luck), a ditty.

XI. used as transit. with acc.; hann gengr björninn á bak aptr, he broke the bear’s back in grappling with him, Finnb. 248; ok gengr hana á bak, ok brýtr í sundr í henni hrygginn, Fb. i. 530.

2. medic. with dat. to discharge; ganga blóði, to discharge blood (Dan. blodgang), Bs. i. 337, 383; Arius varð bráðdauðr ok gékk ór sér öllum iðrum, Ver. 47.

D. REFLEX.:

I. singly, gangask, to be altered, to change, be corrupted; gangask í munni, of tradition; var þat löng ævi, ok vant at sögurnar hefði eigi gengisk í munni, Ó. H. pref.; má því eigi þetta mál í munni gengisk hafa, Fb. ii. Sverr. S. pref.; ok mættim vér ráða um nokkut, at málit gengisk, that the case could miscarry, be lost, Glúm. 380:—láta gangask, to let pass. waive; lét Páll þá g. þá hluti er áðr höfðu í millum staðit, Sturl. i. 102; ef þú lætr eigi g. þat er ek kref þik, Fms. xi. 61.

2. e-m gengsk hugr við e-t, to change one’s mind, i. e. to be moved to compassion, yield; sótti hón þá svá at honum gékksk hugr við, Eb. 264; þá gékksk Þorgerði hugr við harma-tölur hans, Ld. 232; ok mun honum g. hugr við þat, svá at hann mun fyrirgefa þér, Gísl. 98; nú sem hann grét, gékksk Ísak hugr við, Stj. 167; er sendimaðr fann at Birni gékksk hugr við féit, Ó. H. 194; við slíkar fortölur hennar gékksk Einari hugr (E. was swayed) til ágirni, Orkn. 24.

II. with prepp. (cp. B. above); gangask at, to ‘go at it,’ engage in a fight; nú gangask þeir at fast, Dropl. 24, Ísl. ii. 267; gengusk menn at sveitum, of wrestlers, they wrestled one with another in sections (Dan. flokkevis), Glúm. 354; þeir gengusk at lengi, Finnb. 248:—gangask fyrir, vide B. above:—gangask í gegn, at móti, to stand against, fight against; at vér látim ok eigi þá ráða er mest vilja í gegn gangask (i. e. the extreme on each side), Íb. 12, cp. Fms. ii. 241; at þeir skipaði til um fylkingar sínar, hverjar sveitir móti skyldi g., i. e. to pair the combatants off, ix. 489; þeir risu upp ok gengusk at móti, Stj. 497. 2 Sam. ii. 15:—g. nær, to come to close quarters (Lat. cominus gerere), Nj. 176, Fms. xi. 240:—gangask á, to dash against one another, to split; á gengusk eiðar, the oaths were broken, Vsp. 30: to be squared off against one another, sú var görð þeirra, at á gengusk vígin húskarlanna, Rd. 288; ekki er annars getið en þeir léti þetta á gangask, i. e. they let it drop, Bjarn. 47; gangask fyrir, to fall off, Fms. iii. 255:—gangask við, to grow, gain strength; áðr en við gengisk hans bæn, before his prayer should be fulfilled, x. 258; ef þat er ætlað at trúa þessi skuli við g., Nj. 162; hétu þeir fast á guðin, at þau skyldi eigi láta við garrgask Kristniboð Ólafs konungs, Fms. ii. 32; þetta gékksk við um öll þau fylki, vii. 300; mikit gékksk Haraldr við (H. grew fast) um vöxt ok afl, Fb. i. 566; Eyvindr hafði mikið við gengizk um menntir, E. had much improved himself in good breeding, Hrafn. 24; vildi hann prófa hvárr þeirra meira hafði við gengisk, which of them had gained most strength, Grett. 107: to be in vogue, in a bad sense, ok löngum við gengisk öfund ok rangindi, Fms. i. 221, cp. Pass. 37. 7:—gangask ór stað, to be removed, Fms. xi. 107.

III. in the phrase, e-m gengsk vel, ílla, it goes well, ill with one, Hom. 168, Am. 53; ílls gengsk þér aldri, nema …, the evil will never leave thee, thou wilt never be happy, unless …, 65.

m giant stride ( oder step); sich mit Riesenschritten nähern zeitlich: be approaching fast, be just around the corner

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m giant stride

\Riesenschritte machen to take giant strides

mit \Riesenschritten approaching fast

der Termin für die Prüfung nähert sich mit \Riesenschritten the date of the exam is fast approaching

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Riesenschritt m giant stride ( oder step);

sich mit Riesenschritten nähern zeitlich: be approaching fast, be just around the corner

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1. hold, keep/have hold of

(не изпускам) retain hold of

дръж здраво! hold tight! държа те! I've got you, I am holding you! държанещо в ръцете си hold s.th. (in o.'s hands)

държа някого за ръка hold s.o. by the hand

той го държеше за ръкава he held him by the sleeve

държа някого на скута си have/hold s.o. on o.'s lap

2. (хващам) take/get hold of

дръжте го! go for him! дръжте крадеца! stop thief! дръж! (на куче) at him! ( при подаване) here you are! take this! ( при хвърляне) catch!

3. (крепя) support, carry/bear the weight

гредата държи целия покрив the beam carries the weight of/supports the whole roof

4. (пазя, съхранявам) keep

държа нещо в тайна keep s.th. secret

държа в неведение keep in the dark

държа нещо топло keep s.th. warm

държа някого у дома keep s.o. indoors/at home/in o.'s house

държа някого е плен hold/keep s.o. prisoner

къде държите захарта? where do you keep the sugar?

държа под око keep an eye on. watch

5. (владея, имам власт над) hold, occupy

неприятелят държеше града the enemy held the town

той държи цялата власт в ръцете си he has the whole power in his hands

държа някого в ръцете си прен. have s.o. in o.'s power, have a hold on s.o, have s.o. in the palm of o.s hand

6. (разпореждам се-в жилище и пр.) keep, occupy, have

държа магазин keep/run a shop

докато той държеше къщата during his occupation of the house

7. (наемам работници и пр.) employ; keep; maintain

държа на служба/работа employ

държи двама слуги he keeps/employs two servants

8. (движа се в дадена посока) keep

дръж в дясно! keep to the right! държа посока на запад steer west

държа посоката hold on o.'s course

9. (настоявам) insist (на on с ger.), hold firmly (to), make it a point (to с inf.)

be keen (on с ger.)

be anxious (to с inf.)

държа тази врата да стон отворена I insist that this door be kept open

държа да отида I insist on going, I am bent/keen on going

не държа да отида I am not keen on going. I don't mind if

държа да ви кажа I must tell you

той държи на кариерата си he is keen on his career

много държат да се спазва тази традиция they are most anxious that this tradition should be kept

той държи да се извини he is anxious to apologize

държа на своето hold o.'s own

държа на становището си stick to o.'s guns

държа на правата си stick up/stand up for o.'s rights; stand upon o.'s rights

10. (ценя) value, prize, set great store (на by), think highly (of)

той много държи на колата си he sets great store by his car

много държа на някого think highly of s.o.

той не държи на he does not care about

държа реч/сказка make/deliver a speech/a lecture

държа изпит sit for/go in for/take an examination

държа на думата си be true to/respect/keep o.'s word

държа на обещанието си stand by/keep o.'s promise

държа някого отговорен hold s.o. responsible

държа положението have the situation well in hand

държа здраво rule with an iron hand; keep a tight rein on

държа бас bet, make a bet

бас държа! I'll bet my boot/hat; you bet your life

държа си езика hold o.'s tongue, sl. shut o.'s face (вж.език)

дръж си езика/устата! sl. shut up! hold/stop your jaw! keep your trap shut! държа сметка за take account of, take into account, consider

държа сметка на някого call s.o. to account, keep tabs on s.o., hold s.o. responsible

ще ти държим сметка за това we'll score it against you

тичам, колкото ми сили държат run as fast as o.'s legs will carry one

държа на някого палтото help s.o. on with his coat

държа нечия страна side with s.o.

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държа̀,

1. hold, keep/have hold of; (не изпускам) retain hold of; дръж здраво! hold tight! \държа някого за ръка hold s.o. by the hand; \държа някого на скута си have/hold s.o. on o.’s lap; \държа те! I’ve got you, I am holding you!;

2. ( хващам) take/get hold of; дръж! (на куче) at him! ( при подаване) here you are! take this! ( при хвърляне) catch! дръжте го! go for him! дръжте крадеца! stop thief! hold! catch! stop (thief)!;

3. ( крепя) support, carry/bear the weight; гредата държи целия покрив the beam carries the weight of/supports the whole roof;

4. ( пазя, съхранявам) keep; \държа в неведение keep in the dark; \държа нещо в тайна keep s.th. secret; \държа някого в плен hold/keep s.o. prisoner; \държа някого у дома keep s.o. indoors/at home/in o.’s house; \държа под око keep an eye on, watch;

5. ( владея, имам власт над) hold, occupy; \държа някого в ръцете си прен. have s.o. in the palm of o.s hand; неприятелят държеше града the enemy held the town; той държи цялата власт в ръцете си he has the whole power in his hands;

6. ( разпореждам се ­ в жилище и пр.) keep, occupy, have; \държа магазин keep/run a shop;

7. ( наемам работници и пр.) employ; keep; maintain;

8. ( движа се в дадена посока) keep; дръж вдясно! keep to the right! \държа посока на запад steer west; \държа посоката hold on o.’s course;

9. ( настоявам) insist (на on с ger.), hold firmly (to), make it a point (to с inf.); be keen (on с ger.); be anxious (to с inf.); \държа да ви кажа I must tell you; \държа да отида I insist on going, I am bent/keen on going; \държа на правата си stick up/stand up for o.’s rights; stand upon o.’s rights; \държа на своето hold o.’s own; stand/hold o.’s ground; \държа на становището си stick to o.’s guns; не \държа да отида I am not keen on going, I don’t mind if I don’t go; той държи да се извини he is anxious to apologize;

10. ( ценя) value, prize, set great store (на by), think highly (of); ( обичам) be fond of, care about, have a fondness for; много \държа на някого think highly of s.o.; той не държи на he does not care about; • бас \държа! I’ll bet my boot/hat; you bet your life; дръж си езика/устата! sl. shut up! hold/stop your jaw! keep your trap shut! \държа бас bet, make a bet; \държа вдясно! keep to the right! \държа връзка с keep in touch/contact (с with); \държа в течение keep s.o. informed/posted/in the picture; \държа здраво rule with an iron hand; keep a tight rein on; \държа изпит sit for/go in for/take an examination; \държа на думата си be true to/respect/keep o.’s word; \държа на обещанието си stand by/keep o.’s promise; \държа на някого палтото help s.o. on with his coat; \държа нечия страна side with s.o.; \държа някого отговорен hold s.o. responsible; \държа положението have the situation well in hand; \държа реч/сказка make/deliver a speech/a lecture; \държа си езика hold o.’s tongue, sl. shut o.’s face; \държа сметка за take account of, take into account, consider; \държа сметка на някого call s.o. to account, keep tabs on s.o., hold s.o. responsible; държи ми влага it keeps me going; I have s.th. to remember; държи ми ( мога) can, be able to, ( имам смелост) have it in one to; have the pluck to; краката ми не ме държат my legs don’t hold me, I am dead beat; тичам, колкото ми сили държат run as fast as o.’s legs will carry one; ще ти държим сметка за това we’ll score it against you;

\държа се 1. hold (за onto), cling (to); дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! \държа се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th.;

2. ( крепя се) be supported/carried (by); \държа се върху водата float; копчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread;

3. прен. ( имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim; \държа се здраво на краката си keep o.’s legs; stand firm/fast; едва се \държа hang on by o.’s fingertips/fingernails; едва се \държа на краката си my legs won’t hold me, I am ready to drop, I can’t keep upright, I am not steady on my legs; стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet; he is old but is keeping well;

4. ( съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.’s ground; ( финансово и пр.) keep o.’s head above water; stand fast/firm, resist, hold o.’s own;

5. ( имам обноски) behave, deport o.s., demean o.s.; дръж се прилично! be good! don’t let yourself down! (за деца) behave yourself! дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! \държа се глупаво behave foolishly; play the fool, act/play the ape; \държа се грубо be rude (to); \държа се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of; \държа се зле/нечестно/непорядъчно misbehave; \държа се като мъж act like a man, demean o.s. like a man; \държа се на положение stand on o.’s dignity; \държа се настрана/на разстояние keep away; keep in the background; hold o.s. aloof (от from); \държа се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered; (за деца) behave o.s.; \държа се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (с to); \държа се с чест/доблестно demean o.s./behave honourably; \държа се строго be strict/severe (с with); \държа се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish; • дръж се! hold on! (не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! (не отстъпвай!) don’t give in! stick to your guns! много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about.

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maintain (персонал); have ; hold: I'm държаing your hand. - Държа те за ръката.; keep: to държа an eye on s.o. - държа някого под око; own: I държа this place. - Аз държа това място.; poise

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f; -, -n

1. (Dose) can, Brit. auch tin

2. Pl. Lebensmittel: canned (Brit. auch tinned) foods; von Konserven leben live on canned food, Brit. umg. auch live out of tins

3. (Blutkonserve) unit of (stored) blood

3. Musik aus der Konserve umg. canned music

4. TV, umg. repeat; in der Ferienzeit senden sie fast nur Konserven at holiday times (Am. in the vacation season) they broadcast almost nothing but repeats

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preserve; tin can

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f -, -n

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1. (haltbar abgefülltes Lebensmittel) preserved food no pl, tinned [or AM canned] food no pl

2. meist pl MED (Blutkonserve) banked blood no pl

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Konserve f; -, -n

1. (Dose) can, Br auch tin

2. pl Lebensmittel: canned (Br auch tinned) foods;

von Konserven leben live on canned food, Br umg auch live out of tins

3. (Blutkonserve) unit of (stored) blood

3.

Musik aus der Konserve umg canned music

4. TV, umg repeat;

in der Ferienzeit senden sie fast nur Konserven at holiday times (US in the vacation season) they broadcast almost nothing but repeats

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can n.

preserve n.

preserved food n.

tin n.

f; -, -n

1. (Abnahme) decline; zur Neige gehen decline, wane; Vorrat: run low (auch WIRTS.); Tag, Leben etc.: be drawing to an end; bis zur Neige auskosten savo(u)r to the last ( oder the full); bis zur bitteren Neige to the bitter end

2. im Glas etc.: dregs Pl.; den Kelch bis zur Neige leeren drain the cup to the last drop ( oder to the dregs)

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f -, -n

1) (= Überrest) remains pl

2)

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f (Flüssigkeitsrest) remains

bis zur \Neige to the dregs

etw bis zur \Neige leeren to drain sth to the dregs

▶ etw bis zur \Neige auskosten to savour [or AM -or] sth to the full

▶ bis zur bitteren \Neige until the bitter end

▶ zur \Neige gehen (geh) to draw to an end

unsere Vorräte gehen zur \Neige our provisions are fast becoming exhausted

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Neige f; -, -n

1. (Abnahme) decline;

zur Neige gehen decline, wane; Vorrat: run low ( auch WIRTSCH); Tag, Leben etc: be drawing to an end;

bis zur Neige auskosten savo(u)r to the last ( oder the full);

bis zur bitteren Neige to the bitter end

2. im Glas etc: dregs pl;

den Kelch bis zur Neige leeren drain the cup to the last drop ( oder to the dregs)

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(unreg., untr.)

I v/t (hat unterlaufen) (Hindernis etc., auch fig.) avoid, dodge umg.; SPORT (Gegner) charge s.o. who is leaping for the ball; den Ball unterlaufen Tennis etc.: misjudge a high ball

II v/i (ist) Fehler etc.: creep in; mir ist ein Fehler unterlaufen I’ve made a mistake; es können einem leicht Fehler unterlaufen it’s easy to make mistakes; fast wäre ihm ein Eigentor unterlaufen he almost scored an own goal (Am. FUßBALL a touchback); so ein Mensch / so etwas ist mir noch nicht unterlaufen umg. I’ve never come across anybody / anything like that before

—

I P.P. unterlaufen1

II Adj.: mit Blut unterlaufen Auge: bloodshot; die Stelle ist bläulich etc. unterlaufen there’s a bluish etc. discolo(u)ration in that area

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1. vi +dat aux sein

2. vt

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I. vt

1. Hilfsverb: haben (umgehen)

▪ etw \unterlaufen to evade [or circumvent] sth

die Zensur/ein Embargo \unterlaufen to evade a censure/an embargo

2. SPORT

einen Spieler \unterlaufen to charge a player who is in the air and knock him down

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (versehentlich vorkommen)

▪ jdm unterläuft etw sth happens to sb

da muss mir ein Fehler \unterlaufen sein I must have made a mistake

2. (fam: begegnen)

▪ jdm \unterlaufen to happen to sb

so etwas Lustiges ist mir selten \unterlaufen something as funny as that has rarely happened to me

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit sein occur

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb evade; get round

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unterlaufen¹ (irr, untrennb)

A. v/t (hat unterlaufen) (Hindernis etc, auch fig) avoid, dodge umg; SPORT (Gegner) charge sb who is leaping for the ball;

den Ball unterlaufen Tennis etc: misjudge a high ball

B. v/i (ist) Fehler etc: creep in;

mir ist ein Fehler unterlaufen I’ve made a mistake;

es können einem leicht Fehler unterlaufen it’s easy to make mistakes;

fast wäre ihm ein Eigentor unterlaufen he almost scored an own goal (US Fußball a touchback);

so ein Mensch/etwas ist mir noch nicht unterlaufen umg I’ve never come across anybody/anything like that before

A. pperf → unterlaufen¹

B. adj:

mit Blut unterlaufen Auge: bloodshot;

die Stelle ist bläulich etc

unterlaufen there’s a bluish etc discolo(u)ration in that area

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit sein occur

unregelmäßiges transitives Verb evade; get round

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to creep in v.

to occur v.

to slip in v.

1. adj hard

carne, persona tough

inverno, voce harsh

congegno, meccanismo stiff

pane stale

( ostinato) stubborn

duro d'orecchi hard of hearing

tieni duro! don't give up!, hang in there!

2. m tough guy

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duro agg.

1 hard; ( coriaceo) tough: duro come il diamante, as hard as a diamond; legno duro, hard wood; uova dure, hard-boiled eggs; abbiamo dovuto mangiare pane duro perché i negozi erano chiusi, we had to eat stale bread because the shops were closed; è duro da cuocere, it takes a long time to cook (o it takes a lot of cooking); mi piace dormire su un materasso duro, I like to sleep on a hard mattress // affrontare qlco. a muso duro, to face sthg. resolutely // ha la pelle dura, (fam.) he is (a) tough (chap) (o he's thick skinned) // ha il sonno molto duro, he sleeps like a log // non vuol farlo perché ha la testa dura, he will not do it because he is very stubborn; quello scolaro ha la testa dura, that pupil is a blockhead; è duro di comprendonio, he's slow on the uptake: essere duro d'orecchi, ( sordo) to be hard of hearing, ( far finta di non sentire) to turn a deaf ear // questo problema sarà un osso duro, this problem will be a hard nut to crack

2 (fon.) hard: consonanti dolci, dure, soft, hard consonants

3 ( difficile) hard, difficult: dura lotta, hard fight; avrai la vita dura per cominciare!, you will have to rough it at the start!; fu un inverno duro, it was a hard winter; furono tempi duri per tutti, they were hard times for everybody; le rendeva la vita dura, he made her life a burden; mi riesce duro crederlo, I find it hard to believe; quella superstizione fu dura a morire, that superstition took a long time to die out // è duro a morire, (fam.) it takes a lot to beat him

4 ( crudo, rigido) stiff, hard: il tuo disegno ha ancora le linee dure, your drawing is still rather stiff; avere un viso con lineamenti duri, to be hard-featured

5 ( severo, crudele) hard, severe; sad, painful: duro colpo, hard blow; un duro destino, a sad destiny; ci trovammo nella dura necessità di vendere tutto, we found ourselves in the dire necessity of selling everything; fu molto duro verso di noi, he was very hard on us // (dir.) carcere duro, rigorous imprisonment

6 (anat., bot., zool.) sclerous

◆ s.m.

1 hard part; something hard: gli piace dormire sul duro, he likes a hard bed; qui sotto c'è del duro, there is something hard under (neath) here

2 (fam.) ( prepotente) bully: non fare il duro con tua sorella, don't bully your sister.

duro avv.

1 hard, harshly: colpire duro qlcu., to hit s.o. hard (o to strike s.o. a hard blow); tener duro, to hold out; parlare duro, to speak harshly; lavorare duro, to work hard

2 ( profondamente) soundly: dormire duro, to sleep soundly.

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1. agg

1) (resistente: gen) hard, (serratura) stiff, (carne) tough

2) (fig : severo: persona) harsh, hard, (disciplina) harsh, strict, (atteggiamento) harsh, unbending, (inverno) hard

3) (ostinato) stubborn, obstinate

4) (faticoso) hard

2. sm

1) (durezza) hardness, (parte dura) hard part

2) (fig : difficoltà) hard part

3. sm/f

(persona) tough one

4. avv

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1) (difficile da scalfire) [materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm

2) (rigido) [ cartone] stiff; [ materasso] firm, stiff; [sedia, letto] hard

3) (difficile da manipolare) [maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy

4) (spigoloso) [tratti, volto] hard; (poco armonioso) [ suono] hard

5) (ostile) [parole, voce] harsh; [ tono] harsh, hard

6) (intransigente) [ persona] hard (con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough

7) (freddo) [ clima] hard, harsh; [ inverno] harsh, severe

8) (difficile) [esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, rough

9) (crudo) [film, racconto] hard-hitting

10) (calcareo) [ acqua] hard

11) fon. [ consonante] hard

sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (oggetto rigido)

2) colloq. (persona) hard person, tough

avverbio [lavorare, colpire] hard

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duro

/'duro/

I aggettivo

 1 (difficile da scalfire) [ materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm

 2 (rigido) [ cartone] stiff; [ materasso] firm, stiff; [ sedia, letto] hard

 3 (difficile da manipolare) [ maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy; duro da aprire hard to open

 4 (spigoloso) [ tratti, volto] hard; (poco armonioso) [ suono] hard

 5 (ostile) [ parole, voce] harsh; [ tono] harsh, hard

 6 (intransigente) [ persona] hard ( con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough

 7 (freddo) [ clima] hard, harsh; [ inverno] harsh, severe

 8 (difficile) [ esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [ lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, rough; fare il gioco duro sport to play hard (anche fig.); è -a alzarsi così presto it's hard to get up so early; quando il gioco si fa duro fig. when the going gets tough; è la -a realtà it's the grim reality; rendere la vita -a a qcn. to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.

 9 (crudo) [ film, racconto] hard-hitting

 10 (calcareo) [ acqua] hard

 11 fon. [ consonante] hard

II sostantivo maschile

 ( f. -a)

 1 (oggetto rigido) dormire sul duro to sleep on a hard bed

 2 colloq. (persona) hard person, tough; fare il duro con qcn. to bully sb.

III avverbio

 [ lavorare, colpire] hard

IDIOMS

essere duro di cuore to be hard-hearted; essere duro a morire to die hard; tenere duro to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground.

1. Mark <-, - o ; ( hum) Märker> [ʼmark, pl ʼmɛrkɐ] f

(hist) mark;

Deutsche \Mark German mark, deutschmark;

28 \Mark 30 28 marks thirty [pfennigs];

das ist keine müde \Mark wert it isn't worth a penny;

jede [müde] \Mark umdrehen [o mit jeder [müden] \Mark rechnen] müssen ( fam) to think twice before spending anything;

die [o eine] schnelle \Mark [machen] ( fam) to [make] a fast [or quick] [or an easy] buck ( fam)

sie lieben schnelle Autos und die schnelle Mark they love fast cars and nice little earners ( fam)

2. Mark <-[e]s> [ʼmark] nt

1) ( Knochenmark) marrow;

etw geht jdm durch \Mark und Bein ( hum) ( fam) sth goes right through sb, sth sets sb's teeth on edge;

jdn bis aufs \Mark aussaugen to bleed sb dry [or ( fam) white];

bis ins \Mark ( fig) to the core [or quick];

jdm bis ins \Mark dringen [o gehen] to cut sb to the quick

2) ( Fruchtfleisch) pulp

3. Mark -, -en> [ʼmark] f

borderland, march spec;

die \Mark Brandenburg the Mark Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Marches

n; -(e)s, -e

1. auch eines Tisches, einer Hose etc.: leg; krumme / schlanke Beine haben have crooked ( Person auch: bandy) / slim legs; die Beine übereinander schlagen cross one’s legs; mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen cross-legged, (with) legs crossed; von einem Bein aufs andere treten umg. shift from one foot to the other; geh du, du hast jüngere Beine umg. you go, your legs are in better shape ( oder younger) than mine; ich konnte mich nicht mehr auf den Beinen halten I could hardly stand on my (own two) feet; das geht in die Beine! bei körperlicher Anstrengung: you really feel it in your legs, it goes for your legs; bei zu viel Alkohol: it goes straight to your knees; von Tanzmusik: it makes you want to get up and dance; er hat jetzt zu viel am Bein fig. he has too much on his hands now, he has too much to do at the moment; auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehen umg. you can’t stop at one (drink); jemandem ein Bein stellen auch fig. trip s.o. up; beim Fußball: das Bein stehen lassen trip up one’s opponent, trip s.o. up; ( schon) auf den Beinen sein be up and about (already); dauernd auf den Beinen sein always be on the go; ich muss mich auf die Beine machen I must ( oder have to) get moving, I must ( oder have to) be off ( oder be making tracks); jemandem Beine machen (fortjagen) send s.o. packing; (antreiben) get s.o. moving; die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen müssen umg. have to scoot off, have to stir one’s stumps, have to step on it; jemandem auf die Beine helfen help s.o. up, help s.o. onto his ( oder her) feet, fig. set s.o. up, give s.o. a leg up; einer Sache auf die Beine helfen fig. get s.th. going; wieder auf den Beinen sein (gesund sein) be back on one’s feet again; ( wieder) auf die Beine kommen (gesund werden, auch fig. wirtschaftlich etc.) get back on one’s feet (again); (sich aufrichten) get up (again); wir werden dich bald wieder auf die Beine bringen! we’ll have you back on your feet ( oder running around) again in no time; schwach auf den Beinen sein be a bit shaky ( oder wobbly); auf schwachen oder wack(e) ligen Beinen stehen fig. be shaky, be a shaky affair; etw. auf die Beine stellen get s.th. up and running, launch ( oder start) s.th.; auf eigenen Beinen stehen stand on one’s own two feet; mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen have both feet firmly on the ground; sich (Dat) ( etwas oder kurz) die Beine vertreten umg. stretch one’s legs; wie lange willst du noch die Beine unter unseren Tisch strecken? umg. how much longer are you going to be living off us?; mein Schlüssel hat ( wohl) Beine bekommen oder gekriegt umg. my key seems to have walked off; die ganze Stadt war auf den Beinen the whole town had turned out; alles, was Beine hat anyone and everyone, the whole population ( oder town etc.); ausreißen I, Bauch, Grab, Klotz, Knüppel, Kopf, link etc.; siehe auch Fuß1

2. MED., österr., schw., südd., sonst altm. (Knochen) bone; diese Nachricht etc. ist ihm in die Beine gefahren the news etc. shook him to the core

3. Dial., bes. nordd. (Fuß) foot

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leg

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nt -(e)s, -e

1) leg

2) (= Knochen) bone

3) (= Elfenbein) ivory

4) (dial = Fuß) foot

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1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) leg

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) leg

3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) leg

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1. (Körperteil) leg

jdm ein \Bein amputieren to amputate sb's leg

die \Beine ausstrecken/spreizen/übereinanderschlagen to stretch [out]/part/cross one's legs

sich dat ein/das rechte \Bein brechen to break one's/one's right leg

das \Bein heben Hund to lift a leg

jdm auf die \Beine helfen (a. fig) to help sb back on [or onto] their feet a. fig

schwach/unsicher auf den \Beinen sein to be weak/unsteady on one's feet

auf einem \Bein stehen to stand on one leg

jdm ein \Bein stellen (a. fig) to trip sb [or sep trip up] a. fig

die \Beine [lang] von sich dat strecken to stretch out one's legs

von einem \Bein aufs andere treten to shift from one foot [or leg] to the other

ein \Bein verlieren to lose a leg

sich dat die \Beine vertreten to stretch one's legs

jdn/etw wieder auf die \Beine bringen (a. fig) to get sb/sth back on their/its feet again a. fig

wieder auf die \Beine kommen (aufstehen) to get back on one's feet [again], to find one's legs fam; (fig: sich wirtschaftlich erholen) to be back on one's feet again fig; (gesund werden) to be up on one's feet again fig

2. (Hosenbein) leg

Jeans mit engen \Beinen drainpipes npl

weite \Beine flares npl

Hosen mit weiten \Beinen flared trousers

3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (veraltet: Knochen) bone

4. (eines Möbelstücks, Gerätes) leg

5. NORDD (Fuß) foot

jdm aufs \Bein treten to step on sb's toes

▶ sich dat die \Beine [nach etw dat] abrennen [o ablaufen] [o wund laufen] (fam) to run one's legs off [for sth] fam

▶ sich dat die \Beine abstehen [o in den Bauch stehen] (fam) to be standing around for ages fam

▶ die \Beine unter den Arm [o in die Hand] nehmen (fam) to take to one's heels fam, to leg it sl

▶ sich dat [bei etw dat] kein \Bein ausreißen (fam) to not bust a gut [over sth] sl

du hast dir weiß Gott kein Bein ausgerissen! you didn't really kill yourself! fam

▶ \Beine bekommen (fam) to grow legs and walk away fig hum fam

▶ jdm/sich etw ans \Bein binden to saddle sb/oneself with sth fam

▶ mit beiden \Beinen auf dem Boden stehen to have both feet on the ground fig

▶ die \Beine breit machen (pej fam) to spread one's legs pej fam

▶ jdn auf die \Beine bringen (fam: mobilisieren) to mobilize sb; (zusammenbringen) to bring sb together

▶ auf eigenen \Beinen stehen to be able to stand on one's own two feet fig

▶ jdm in die \Beine fahren to go right through sb

▶ immer wieder auf die \Beine fallen (fam) to always land on one's feet fig

▶ in die \Beine gehen Musik to make you want to dance; Anstrengung to tire one's legs

▶ mit einem \Bein im Gefängnis stehen to be running the risk of a jail sentence

▶ mit einem \Bein im Grabe stehen (krank, in Gefahr sein) to have one foot in the grave; (berufsbedingt) to defy death

▶ nicht mehr so gut auf den \Beinen sein to be not as young as one used to be

▶ jdn/etw am \Bein haben (fam) to have sb/sth round one's neck fig fam

▶ sich akk kaum noch [o nicht mehr] auf den \Beinen halten können to be hardly able to stand on one's [own two] feet

▶ alles, was \Beine hat (fam) everything on two legs hum fam

▶ was die \Beine hergeben (fam) as fast as one's legs can carry one

▶ jüngere \Beine haben (fam) to have [got] a younger pair of legs [on one] hum

▶ ein langes \Bein machen FBALL to make a sliding tackle

▶ mit beiden \Beinen im Leben stehen to have both feet [firmly] on the ground fig

▶ mit dem linken \Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein to have got out of bed [on] the wrong side fig

▶ jdm [tüchtig [o lange]] \Beine machen (fam) to give sb a [swift] kick in [or up] the arse [or AM ass] sl

verschwinde endlich, oder muss ich dir erst \Beine machen? get lost, or do you need a kick up the arse? sl

▶ sich akk auf die \Beine machen (fam) to get a move on

▶ auf schwachen \Beinen stehen to have a shaky foundation fig, to be untenable

▶ auf den \Beinen sein (in Bewegung sein) to be on one's feet; (auf sein) to be up and about

▶ wieder auf den \Beinen sein (gesund sein) to be on one's feet [or up and about] again

▶ auf einem \Bein kann man nicht stehen! (fig fam) you can't stop at one! fam

▶ ein \Bein stehen lassen FBALL to trip the opponent

▶ etw auf die \Beine stellen to get sth off the ground

eine Mannschaft/ein Programm auf die \Beine stellen to put together a team/programme [or AM program]

▶ die \Beine unter jds Tisch strecken (fam) to have one's feet under sb's table fig fam

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1) leg

2) (HosenBein, TischBein, StuhlBein usw.) leg

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Bein n; -(e)s, -e

1. auch eines Tisches, einer Hose etc: leg;

krumme/schlanke Beine haben have crooked ( Person auch: bandy)/slim legs;

die Beine übereinander schlagen cross one’s legs;

mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen cross-legged, (with) legs crossed;

von einem Bein aufs andere treten umg shift from one foot to the other;

geh du, du hast jüngere Beine umg you go, your legs are in better shape ( oder younger) than mine;

ich konnte mich nicht mehr auf den Beinen halten I could hardly stand on my (own two) feet;