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(subtle detail)

  • 1 sutileza

    f.
    1 subtlety.
    2 subtle detail.
    3 subtle remark.
    * * *
    1 thinness, fineness
    2 figurado subtlety
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=delicadeza) fineness, delicacy
    2) (=perspicacia) subtlety, subtleness; (=agudeza) sharpness, keenness
    3) (=concepto sutil) subtlety, fine distinction
    4) pey (=maña) artifice, artful deceit
    * * *
    femenino subtlety
    * * *
    Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
    ----
    * con sutileza = subtly.
    * * *
    femenino subtlety
    * * *

    Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

    * con sutileza = subtly.

    * * *
    1 (detalle) subtlety
    esas son sutilezas que se les escapan a los niños those are subtleties o fine distinctions that children don't understand
    2 (cualidad) subtlety
    * * *

    sutileza sustantivo femenino
    subtlety
    sutileza, sutilidad sustantivo femenino subtlety
    ' sutileza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    finura
    - sutilidad
    English:
    finesse
    - subtlety
    * * *
    1. [de crítica, inteligencia] subtlety
    2. [delicadeza] [de velo, tejido] delicacy, thinness;
    [de brisa] gentleness; [de hilo, línea] fineness
    * * *
    f fig
    subtlety
    * * *
    1) : delicacy
    2) : subtlety

    Spanish-English dictionary > sutileza

  • 2 fein

    I Adj.
    1. Linie, Faden etc.: fine, thin; feiner Regen (light) drizzle
    2. (zart) fine, delicate; (zierlich) graceful; ein feines Gesicht oder feine Züge haben have delicate ( oder finely etched) features; feines Stimmchen finely tuned voice
    3. Kamm, Sieb, Sand, Zucker etc.: fine; feines Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour
    4. (gering) fine, subtle; (kaum wahrnehmbar) faint, slight; (winzig) minute; feiner Unterschied der besteht: subtle difference
    5. (genau) accurate, precise; feiner Unterschied den man macht: fine ( oder subtle) distinction; feiner Beobachter keen ( oder shrewd) observer
    6. Sinne: keen, acute; Gespür: fine, sensitive; ein feines Gehör a keen ear; sie hat ein feines Auge / Ohr für she has a keen ( oder good) eye / ear for; feine Nase sensitive nose, keen ( oder good) sense of smell; fig. good nose; Gaumen
    7. Qualität: fine; (erlesen) choice; (tadellos) excellent; Gebäck: fancy; Porzellan: fine; Geruch, Geschmack etc.: exquisite, refined; die feine Küche haute cuisine; das Feinste vom Feinsten the very best, the best that money can buy; das ist Käse vom Feinsten this cheese is of the finest quality
    8. umg. (gut) fein! (o.k.) good!; (das ist toll) great!; fein, dass du da bist it’s great that you’re here; das ist schon eine feine Sache it’s really clever ( oder brilliant); das Feine daran ist... the great thing about it is that...
    9. Humor: subtle; Geschmack: refined, cultivated
    10. (vornehm) distinguished, refined; (elegant) elegant, smart; Restaurant etc.: fancy, posh; der feine Ton good form; die feinen Leute the upper classes, the top people, Brit. auch the nobs umg. altm.; ein feiner Herr iro. a (real) gent umg.; sich (Dat) für etw. zu fein sein think s.th. is beneath one; ich bin dir wohl nicht fein genug I’m not good enough for you, then, am I?; das ist aber nicht gerade die feine englische Art that’s not the proper way of doing things; sich fein machen get dressed up, dress up; put on one’s best clothes; du hast dich aber fein gemacht! you look very smart (Am. really sharp)
    11. umg. (anständig, nett) nice; er / sie ist ein feiner Kerl he’s a great fellow (Am. guy) / she’s really great; du bist mir ein feiner Freund! iro. a fine friend you are
    II Adv.
    1. finely; fein geschnitten finely cut ( oder sliced); Kräuter fein hacken chop herbs finely; fein gemahlenes Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour; fein poliert highly finished
    2. (gut) well, nicely; fein schmecken taste good ( stärker: delicious); das hast du fein gemacht! zum Kind: good boy ( oder girl); er ist fein (he) raus umg. he’s sitting pretty
    3. (sehr) really; fein säuberlich nice and neat
    4. (elegant) smartly
    5. (genau) precisely; Details fein herausarbeiten work out details meticulously, pay meticulous attention to detail
    6. (brav, schön) Kindern gegenüber: jetzt sitz mal fein still now sit nice and still; iss fein auf eat it all up, there’s a good boy / girl
    * * *
    nicely (Adv.);
    (dünn) tenuous (Adj.); delicate (Adj.); fine (Adj.);
    (erlesen) choice (Adj.);
    (genau) precise (Adj.); accurate (Adj.);
    (hübsch) nice (Adj.);
    (subtil) subtle (Adj.);
    (vornehm) refined (Adj.); gentlemanly (Adj.); gentlemanlike (Adj.);
    (zierlich) dainty (Adj.); graceful (Adj.)
    * * *
    [fain]
    1. adj
    1) (= nicht grob) fine; Humor, Ironie delicate; Unterschied subtle; (fig = listig) cunning
    2) (= erlesen) excellent, choice attr; Geruch, Geschmack delicate; Gold, Silber refined; Mensch, Charakter thoroughly nice; (= prima) great (inf), splendid, swell (esp US inf); (iro) fine

    ein féíner Kerl — a great guy (inf), a splendid person

    féín! — great! (inf), marvellous! (Brit), marvelous! (US)

    féín, dass... — great that... (inf), (I'm) so glad that...

    das ist nicht die féíne englische Art — that's not the proper way to go about things

    vom Feinsten sein — to be first-rate

    3) (= scharf) sensitive, keen; Gehör, Gefühl auch acute
    4) (= vornehm) refined, fine (esp iro), posh (inf)

    nicht féín genug sein — not to be good enough

    zu féín — that's beneath her

    2. adv
    1) (= nicht grob) gemahlen, gesponnen, schleifen, geädert finely

    ein féín gestreiftes Hemd — a shirt with very thin stripes

    sie hat ein féín geschnittenes Gesicht — she has fine features

    féín geschwungene Augenbrauen — finely arched eyebrows

    2)

    (= gut) féín säuberlich — (nice and) neat

    etw féín machen — to do sth beautifully

    das war von dir aber wieder féín bemerkt — you have such a nice way of putting things

    féín (he)raus sein — to be sitting pretty

    3)

    (= genau) etw féín einstellen — to adjust sth precisely

    4)

    (= elegant) er hat sich féín gemacht — he's dressed to kill (inf)

    sie hat sich féín gemacht — she's all dolled up (inf)

    du gehst jetzt féín nach Hause — now just you go straight home

    sei jetzt mal féín still — now keep nice and quiet or very very quiet

    * * *
    1) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fine
    2) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) fine
    4) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) delicate
    6) (very polite; well-mannered; elegant.) refined
    8) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) subtle
    * * *
    [ˈfain]
    I. adj
    1. (nicht grob) fine; (zart) delicate
    \feines Haar fine hair
    2. (vornehm) distinguished
    \feine Dame/ \feiner Herr a distinguished lady/gentleman
    \feiner Pinkel (pej fam) a person who gives himself airs BRIT
    sich dat für etw akk zu \fein sein sth is beneath one
    3. (von hoher Qualität) exquisite, excellent, choice
    das F\feinste vom F \feinen the best [of the best], the crème de la crème
    vom F\feinsten of the highest quality; (rein) pure
    aus \feinem Gold/Silber made out of pure gold/silver
    4. (fam: anständig) decent; (iron) fine iron
    du bist mir ja ein \feiner Freund! you're a fine friend! iron
    5. (scharf, feinsinnig) keen, acute, sensitive
    ein \feines Gehör haben to have an acute sense of hearing
    eine \feine Nase haben to have a very keen [or acute] sense of smell
    6. (dezent) delicate
    \feiner Humor delicate sense of humour [or AM -or]
    \feine Ironie subtle irony
    7. (fam: erfreulich) fine, super, perfect, great
    \fein! great!
    \fein, dass... it's great that...
    8.
    ▶ \fein heraus [o raus] sein (fam) to be in a nice position
    II. adv
    1. vor adj, adv (kindersprache: hübsch) nice and..., just childspeak
    seid \fein artig! just be good now!
    2. (genau) fine, precise
    \fein säuberlich accurate
    3. (zart, klein) finely
    \fein gemahlen fine-ground, finely ground
    sich akk \fein machen to dress up
    * * *
    1.
    1) (zart) fine < material, line, etc.>
    2) (feinkörnig) fine < sand, powder>; finely-ground < flour>; finely-granulated < sugar>

    etwas fein mahlen — grind something fine

    3) (hochwertig) high-quality <fruit, soap, etc.>; fine <silver, gold, etc.>; fancy <cakes, pastries, etc.>
    4) (ugs.): (erfreulich) great (coll.); marvellous
    5) (feingeschnitten) finely shaped, delicate <hands, features, etc.>
    6) (scharf, exakt) keen, sensitive < hearing>; keen < sense of smell>
    7) (ugs.): (anständig, nett) great (coll.), splendid < person>

    eine feine Verwandtschaft/Gesellschaft — (iron.) a fine or nice family/crowd

    8) (einfühlsam) delicate < sense of humour>; keen <sense, understanding>
    9) (gediegen, vornehm) refined < gentleman, lady>

    sich fein machen — (ugs.) dress up

    2.
    1)

    fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)

    2) (ugs.): (bekräftigend)
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. Linie, Faden etc: fine, thin;
    feiner Regen (light) drizzle
    2. (zart) fine, delicate; (zierlich) graceful;
    feine Züge haben have delicate ( oder finely etched) features;
    feines Stimmchen finely tuned voice
    3. Kamm, Sieb, Sand, Zucker etc: fine;
    feines Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour
    4. (gering) fine, subtle; (kaum wahrnehmbar) faint, slight; (winzig) minute;
    feiner Unterschied der besteht: subtle difference
    5. (genau) accurate, precise;
    feiner Unterschied den man macht: fine ( oder subtle) distinction;
    feiner Beobachter keen ( oder shrewd) observer
    6. Sinne: keen, acute; Gespür: fine, sensitive;
    ein feines Gehör a keen ear;
    sie hat ein feines Auge/Ohr für she has a keen ( oder good) eye/ear for;
    feine Nase sensitive nose, keen ( oder good) sense of smell; fig good nose; → Gaumen
    7. Qualität: fine; (erlesen) choice; (tadellos) excellent; Gebäck: fancy; Porzellan: fine; Geruch, Geschmack etc: exquisite, refined;
    die feine Küche haute cuisine;
    das Feinste vom Feinsten the very best, the best that money can buy;
    das ist Käse vom Feinsten this cheese is of the finest quality
    8. umg (gut)
    fein! (o.k.) good!; (das ist toll) great!;
    fein, dass du da bist it’s great that you’re here;
    das ist schon eine feine Sache it’s really clever ( oder brilliant);
    das Feine daran ist … the great thing about it is that …
    9. Humor: subtle; Geschmack: refined, cultivated
    10. (vornehm) distinguished, refined; (elegant) elegant, smart; Restaurant etc: fancy, posh;
    der feine Ton good form;
    die feinen Leute the upper classes, the top people, Br auch the nobs umg obs;
    ein feiner Herr iron a (real) gent umg;
    sich (dat)
    für etwas zu fein sein think sth is beneath one;
    ich bin dir wohl nicht fein genug I’m not good enough for you, then, am I?;
    das ist aber nicht gerade die feine englische Art that’s not the proper way of doing things;
    sich fein machen get dressed up, dress up; put on one’s best clothes;
    du hast dich aber fein gemacht! you look very smart (US really sharp)
    11. umg (anständig, nett) nice;
    er/sie ist ein feiner Kerl he’s a great fellow (US guy)/she’s really great;
    du bist mir ein feiner Freund! iron a fine friend you are
    B. adv
    1. finely;
    fein geschnitten finely cut ( oder sliced);
    Kräuter fein hacken chop herbs finely;
    fein gemahlenes Mehl finely ground ( oder fine-ground) flour;
    fein poliert highly finished
    2. (gut) well, nicely;
    fein schmecken taste good ( stärker: delicious);
    das hast du fein gemacht! zum Kind: good boy ( oder girl);
    er ist fein (he)raus umg he’s sitting pretty
    3. (sehr) really;
    fein säuberlich nice and neat
    4. (elegant) smartly
    5. (genau) precisely;
    Details fein herausarbeiten work out details meticulously, pay meticulous attention to detail
    6. (brav, schön) Kindern gegenüber:
    jetzt sitz mal fein still now sit nice and still;
    iss fein auf eat it all up, there’s a good boy/girl
    * * *
    1.
    1) (zart) fine <material, line, etc.>
    2) (feinkörnig) fine <sand, powder>; finely-ground < flour>; finely-granulated < sugar>
    3) (hochwertig) high-quality <fruit, soap, etc.>; fine <silver, gold, etc.>; fancy <cakes, pastries, etc.>
    4) (ugs.): (erfreulich) great (coll.); marvellous
    5) (feingeschnitten) finely shaped, delicate <hands, features, etc.>
    6) (scharf, exakt) keen, sensitive < hearing>; keen < sense of smell>
    7) (ugs.): (anständig, nett) great (coll.), splendid < person>

    eine feine Verwandtschaft/Gesellschaft — (iron.) a fine or nice family/crowd

    8) (einfühlsam) delicate < sense of humour>; keen <sense, understanding>
    9) (gediegen, vornehm) refined <gentleman, lady>

    sich fein machen — (ugs.) dress up

    2.
    1)

    fein [he]raus sein — (ugs.) be sitting pretty (coll.)

    2) (ugs.): (bekräftigend)
    * * *
    adj.
    fine adj.
    nice adj.
    pretty adj.
    subtle adj. adv.
    finely adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fein

  • 3 haarfijn

    1 [zo fijn/dun als een haar] as fine as a hair ⇒ 〈 figuurlijk ook〉 minute, 〈 figuurlijk〉 subtle
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een haarfijn onderscheid • a subtle distinction
    II 〈 bijwoord〉
    1 [minutieus] minutely
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   iets haarfijn uitleggen • explain something in great detail
         iets haarfijn weten • know something inside out

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > haarfijn

  • 4 необходимо

    (= нужно) it is necessary, it is essential
    • В более сложных системах необходимо... - In more complicated systems, it is necessary to...
    • В подобной ситуации необходимо... - In such a situation, it is necessary to...
    • В самом деле, необходимо... - It is in fact necessary to...
    • В связи с этим необходимо отметить, что... - In this connection, it should be noted that...
    • В то же время необходимо объяснить, что... - At the same time it must be explained that...
    • Во многих инженерных приложениях необходимо рассматривать... - In many engineering applications, it is necessary to consider...
    • Во многих приложениях это и есть все что необходимо. - In many applications this is all that is required.
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли обратное (утверждение и т. п.) является необходимым. - A question arises as to whether the converse necessarily holds.
    • Вот почему было необходимо (показать и т. п.)... - That is why it has been necessary to...
    • Вряд ли здесь необходимо говорить о том, что... - It hardly needs to be stated that...
    • Вряд ли необходимо подчеркивать тот факт, что... - It is hardly necessary to stress the fact that...
    • Все, что необходимо здесь сказать, это... - All that need be said now is that...
    • Все, что необходимо - это заметить, что... - All that is necessary is to observe that...
    • Для лучшего понимания процесса необходимо... - In order to have a better understanding of the process, it is necessary to...
    • Для последующего нам необходимо одно обобщение (чего-л). - In the sequel we require a generalization of...
    • Для этого нам необходима концепция... - For this we require the concept of...
    • Еще очень многое необходимо сделать в этой области. - Much remains to be done in this area.
    • Заметьте, что необходимо (сделать что-л). - Notice that it is necessary to...
    • Здесь необходимо сделать одно предостережение. - A word of warning is necessary here.
    • Изредка необходимо... - Occasionally, it is necessary to...
    • Имеется один нюанс, о котором здесь необходимо сказать. - There is a subtle point that should be mentioned here.
    • На этом этапе необходимо отметить очень важный факт. - At this stage a very important fact must be pointed out.
    • Наконец, необходимо допустить, что... - Finally, it must be granted that...
    • Нам все еще необходимо решить как (действовать и т. п.)... - We have yet to decide how to...
    • Нам необходима некоторая гарантия того, что... - At the very least some assurance is needed that...
    • Нам необходимо еще одно условие, чтобы определить... - We need one more condition to determine...
    • Нам необходимо еще раз... - Once again it is necessary to...
    • Нам необходимо найти число... - We wish to find the number of...
    • Нам необходимо одно определение. - We need a definition.
    • Нам необходимо найти решение... - We need to determine the solution of...
    • Нам необходимо рассмотреть более подробно практические последствия... - We need to consider in more detail the practical implications of...
    • Нам необходимы более точные определения, потому что... - More exact definitions are necessary because...
    • Не так редко, однако, необходимо... - Not infrequently, however, it is necessary to...
    • Необходимо более внимательно изучить данные. - A closer look at the data is called for.
    • Необходимо быть осторожным в применениях данной формулы. - One must be careful in using this formula.
    • Необходимо внести коренные изменения в... - There has to be a radical change in...
    • Необходимо выяснить, действительно ли... - It needs to be ascertained if...
    • Необходимо добавить, что... - It should be added that...
    • Необходимо заметить, что существуют два способа, которыми... - It should be noted that there are two ways in which...
    • Необходимо кратко остановиться на... - Brief mention should be made of...
    • Необходимо лишь... - It is merely necessary to...; It is only necessary to...
    • Необходимо (-- Нужно) ожидать, что... - It is to be expected that...
    • Необходимо особенно подчеркнуть, что... - It cannot be too highly stressed that...
    • Необходимо особенно тщательно следить за тем, чтобы... - Special care must be used to
    • Необходимо отметить, что... - It is to be noted that...
    • Необходимо подчеркнуть, что... - It is necessary to stress that...; It should be stressed that...; It must be emphasized that...
    • Необходимо понимать, что... - It should be realized that...
    • Необходимо понять и выяснить роль процессов, задействованных в... - It is therefore important to understand and appreciate the processes involved in...
    • Необходимо понять, что... - It is to be understood that...
    • Необходимо проверить... - There is a need to examine...
    • Необходимо проследить за... - It is necessary to keep track of...
    • Необходимо проявлять большую осторожность в выборе... - Great care must be exercised in selecting...
    • Необходимо рассмотреть эту проблему в некоторых деталях. - It is necessary to consider this problem in some detail.
    • Необходимо сделать несколько замечаний. - There are a number of points to be made.
    • Необходимо сделать следующее замечание. - It should be noted that; It should be pointed out that; A remark is in order
    • Необходимо сказать с самого начала, что... - It should be said from the outset that...
    • Необходимо следить за тем, чтобы не произошел перегрев... - Care must be exercised to avoid overheating...
    • Необходимо учесть... - Account must be taken of...; Proper allowance must be made for...
    • Необходимо четко отметить, что... - It must be carefully noted that...
    • Необходимо, чтобы... - It is necessary that...; It is essential that...
    • Однако модификации необходимы, когда... - Modifications, however, are necessary when...
    • Однако необходимо всегда помнить, что... - One should always keep in mind, however, that...
    • Однако необходимо заметить, что... - It must be observed, however, that...
    • Однако необходимо знать, что понимается под... - It is necessary, however, to know what is meant by...
    • Однако необходимо подчеркнуть, что... - But it needs to be stressed that...
    • Однако необходимо понимать, что.. i. - However, it must be understood that...
    • Однако сначала необходимо... -It is first necessary, however, to...
    • Однако часто бывает необходимо... - However, it is frequently necessary to...
    • Однако, во-первых, нам необходимо изучить общую теорию... - First, however, we need to study the general theory of...
    • Относительно... необходимо сделать пояснение. - A word of explanation is necessary with regard to...
    • Очевидно, необходимо, чтобы... - Clearly, it is necessary that...
    • Очевидно, нет необходимости (= нам не надо) (нечто проделать). - Clearly, there is no need to...
    • Перед тем как вернуться к рассмотрению этих проблем, нам необходимо... - Before returning to these matters, it is necessary to...
    • Перед тем как установить только что упомянутые результаты, необходимо (рассмотреть и т. п.)... - Before establishing the results just mentioned it is necessary to...
    • Помимо всего, нам необходимо показать, что... - Above all, we need to show that...
    • Поэтому необходимо... - For this reason it is necessary to...
    • Прежде всего необходимо (вычислить и т. п.)... - It is first of all necessary to...
    • При этих обстоятельствах необходимо... - In these circumstances, it is necessary to...
    • Производя экспериментальные работы, иногда необходимо... - In the course of experimental work, it is sometimes necessary to...
    • С другой стороны, необходимо всегда удостовериться, что... - On the other hand one always has to make sure that...
    • С этим обозначением необходимо обращаться аккуратно. - One must be careful with the notation.
    • Следовательно в каждом (отдельном) из этих случаев необходимо... - In each of these cases, therefore, it is necessary to...
    • Следовательно, необходимо помнить, что... - It should therefore be borne in mind that...
    • Следовательно, необходимо развить общий метод для... - It is, therefore, necessary to devise a general method for...
    • Таким образом, в принципе необходимо только... - Thus, in principle at least, it is only necessary to...
    • Сначала нам необходимо определить, что понимается под... - We need first to define what is meant by...
    • Совершенно необходимо, чтобы... - It is important that...
    • Тем не менее, необходимо допустить, что... - Nevertheless, it must be admitted that...
    • Тем не менее, необходимо уделить внимание... - Nevertheless, attention needs to be paid to...
    • То, что нам необходимо, это понятие о... - What is needed is a notion of...
    • Удобно, хотя и не необходимо (= не очень нужно),... -It is convenient (though not necessary) to...
    • Часто бывает необходимо... - It is frequently necessary to...
    • Часто необходимо произвести... - It is frequently necessary to generate...
    • Что (действительно) необходимо - это ясное понимание... - What is needed is a clear understanding of...
    • Чтобы доказать (3), необходимо только... - То establish (3) we need only to...
    • Чтобы достичь цели, необходимо... - То meet this objective, it is necessary to...
    • Чтобы не допустить этого, необходимо... - То prevent this it is necessary to...
    • Чтобы справиться с подобной ситуацией, нам необходимо... - In order to handle such a situation, we need to...
    • Это вполне справедливо, однако необходимо понять, что... - This is quite true, but it should be realized that...
    • Это необходимо для существенного понимания... - This is required for a fundamental understanding of...
    • Это условие необходимо для... - The condition is required to satisfy...
    • Этот результат было необходимо (= нужно) ожидать, исходя из факта... - This result was to be expected from the fact that...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > необходимо

  • 5 indirecto

    adj.
    1 indirect, circuitous, oblique, subtle.
    2 mediate.
    * * *
    1 indirect
    * * *
    (f. - indirecta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [apoyo, control, causa, respuesta] indirect; [referencia] oblique; [amenaza, crítica] veiled

    estaba ayudando a los opresores de modo indirecto — he was indirectly helping the oppressors, in a roundabout way he was helping the oppressors

    fue una manera indirecta de pedir dinero — it was a indirect o roundabout way of asking for money

    2) [impuesto, coste] indirect
    3) [iluminación, luz] indirect
    4) (Gram) [complemento, estilo] indirect
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo indirect

    una forma indirecta de decir que no — a roundabout o an indirect way of saying no

    * * *
    = indirect, vicarious, circuitous, oblique.
    Nota: Adjetivo.
    Ex. This means that about a third of the users of the catalog wanted to find material on a specific subject, but only half of those were able to do so without making a somewhat indirect approach to the catalog.
    Ex. The hypotheses are tested for direct personal contact and vicarious contact via television.
    Ex. The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
    Ex. 'It's certainly worth looking into,' Bogardus caught the oblique directness of the statement.
    ----
    * beneficio indirecto = spillover benefit.
    * estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo indirect

    una forma indirecta de decir que no — a roundabout o an indirect way of saying no

    * * *
    = indirect, vicarious, circuitous, oblique.
    Nota: Adjetivo.

    Ex: This means that about a third of the users of the catalog wanted to find material on a specific subject, but only half of those were able to do so without making a somewhat indirect approach to the catalog.

    Ex: The hypotheses are tested for direct personal contact and vicarious contact via television.
    Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
    Ex: 'It's certainly worth looking into,' Bogardus caught the oblique directness of the statement.
    * beneficio indirecto = spillover benefit.
    * estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.

    * * *
    1 ‹manera› indirect
    contacto directo e indirecto direct and indirect contact
    lo dijo de manera indirecta he said it indirectly o in a roundabout way
    es una manera indirecta de decir que no it's a roundabout o an indirect way of saying no
    2 ‹impuesto› indirect
    3 ( Ling) ‹objeto› indirect
    * * *

    indirecto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    indirect
    indirecto,-a adjetivo indirect
    Ling estilo indirecto, indirect o reported speech

    ' indirecto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - complemento
    - decir
    - estilo
    - guiño
    - indirecta
    - le
    - les
    - me
    - os
    - se
    - te
    - a
    - contagioso
    - cuánto
    - nos
    English:
    her
    - him
    - indirect
    - it
    - me
    - oblique
    - reported
    - roundabout
    - speech
    - them
    - to
    - us
    - vicarious
    - would
    - you
    - reported speech
    - spin
    - tenuous
    * * *
    indirecto, -a adj
    1. [intervención, causa] indirect;
    una ley que nos afecta de forma indirecta a law which affects us indirectly;
    la fábrica creará 500 empleos indirectos the factory will create 500 indirect jobs
    2. [impuesto, costo] indirect
    3. [iluminación] indirect
    4. Dep [falta] indirect
    5. Gram [objeto] indirect;
    estilo indirecto indirect o reported speech, US indirect discourse
    * * *
    adj indirect
    * * *
    indirecto, -ta adj
    : indirect
    * * *
    indirecto adj indirect

    Spanish-English dictionary > indirecto

  • 6 рассуждение

    (= аргументация) reasoning, argument
    • Более совершенным рассуждением можно показать, что... - By a more refined argument it can be shown that...
    • В меньшей степени подобные рассуждения приложимы для/к... - То a lesser extent, similar considerations hold for...
    • В общем случае рассуждение становится строгим, если использовать... - For the general case the argument is made precise by use of...
    • Второе заключение может быть доказано подобным рассуждением. - The second conclusion can be proved by a similar argument.
    • Далее рассуждения осложняются тем обстоятельством, что... - Matters are complicated further by the fact that...
    • Дальнейшие рассуждения затем привели бы к идее... - Further argument would then lead to the idea of...
    • Данная последовательность рассуждений подобна той, что... - The chain of reasoning is similar to that of...
    • Данное рассуждение можно одинаково хорошо применить к/в... - The argument can be applied equally well to...
    • Данное рассуждение можно провести в обратном порядке, следовательно... - The argument is reversible so that...
    • Данное рассуждение повторяет предыдущее, за исключением того, что... - The argument proceeds as before, except that...
    • Данные рассуждения зависят от справедливости... - These arguments depend on the validity of...
    • Здесь требуется более тонкое (= сложное) рассуждение. - A more subtle argument is required.
    • Используя те же самые рассуждения, мы находим... - Using precisely the same reasoning, we find...
    • Легкое изменение приведенного выше рассуждения показывает, что... - A slight modification of the above reasoning shows that...
    • Мы будем часто иллюстрировать наши рассуждения с помощью... - We shall often illustrate our arguments by...
    • Мы могли бы применить эти рассуждения, например, к/в... - We may apply these considerations, for example, to...
    • Мы могли бы продолжить это рассуждение дальше. - We may take this argument further.
    • Мы могли бы продолжить это рассуждение и заключить, что... - We may continue this argument and so deduce that...
    • Мы не приводим это рассуждение со всеми подробностями по следующим причинам. - We do not present this argument in detail for the following reasons.
    • Мы ограничим наши рассуждения случаем... - We shall restrict our considerations to the case of...
    • Наши рассуждения в предыдущем параграфе могли бы привести нас к предположению, что... - Our work in the previous section might lead us to suspect that...
    • Несколько иное рассуждение показывает, что... - A slightly different argument shows that...
    • Обобщая данное рассуждение, видим, что... - By an extension of this argument it is seen that...
    • Однако из нашего рассуждения понятно, что... - However, it is clear from our discussion that...
    • По аналогии с предыдущими рассуждениями... - By analogy with our above discussion,...
    • Повторяя приведенное выше рассуждение, мы получаем... - By repeating the above argument we obtain...
    • Повторяя это рассуждение, мы обнаруживаем, что... - Repeating this argument, we find that...
    • Подобное же рассуждение покажет нам... - A similar argument will show that...
    • Подобное рассуждение доказало бы, что... - A similar argument would prove that...
    • Подобное рассуждение могло бы быть проведено, используя... - A similar argument may be made using...
    • Подобное рассуждение можно использовать, когда... - A similar argument can be used when...
    • Подобное рассуждение применяется в случае, когда а > 1. - A similar argument applies when a > 1.
    • Посмотрим, как это рассуждение может быть применено к... - Let us now see how this argument carries over to...
    • Предыдущее рассуждение требует некоторых дополнительных комментариев. - The foregoing reasoning requires some further comment.
    • Предыдущие рассуждения базируются на предположении... - The foregoing arguments rely on the assumption that...
    • Предыдущие рассуждения можно было бы с равным успехом приложить к... - The above considerations may be applied equally well to...
    • Приведенное здесь рассуждение игнорирует... - The argument given here ignores...
    • Рассуждение, приведенное в конце последней главы, показывает, что... - The argument at the end of the last chapter shows that...
    • Рассуждения Гильберта относительно этого уравнения показывают, что... - Hubert's discussion of this equation shows that...
    • Рассуждениями того же типа мы приходим к... - By the same sort of reasoning we are led to...
    • Рассуждениями, которые полностью аналогичны представленным в предыдущей главе, мы приходим к заключению, что... - By arguments that are completely analogous to those presented in the previous chapter we conclude that...
    • Следующее простое рассуждение может дать некоторое понимание... - The following simple reasoning may give some insight into...
    • Следующее рассуждение иллюстрирует метод... - The following treatment illustrates the method of...
    • Следуя рассуждениям Баутина, мы теперь можем легко показать... - Following the argument of Bautin we can now easily show that...
    • Сущностью этого рассуждения является то, что... - The essence of the argument is that...
    • Та же самая последовательность рассуждений говорит нам, что... - The same line of argument tells us that...
    • Рассуждения такого же типа доказывают следующий результат. - Arguments of the same type prove the following result.
    • Теперь мы построим строгую версию предыдущего рассуждения. - We shall now construct a rigorous version of the above argument.
    • То же самое рассуждение показывает, что... - The same reasoning shows that...
    • То же самое рассуждение применяется в/к... - The same argument applies to...
    • То же самое рассуждение четко показывает, что... - The same reasoning evidently shows that...
    • То же самое рассуждение, что и выше, показывает, что... - The same argument as above shows that...
    • Эта цепь рассуждений не выдерживает критики. - This chain of reasoning does not stand up under scrutiny.
    • Эти рассуждения диктуют, что... - These considerations dictate that...
    • Эти рассуждения наводят на мысль, что... - These considerations suggest that...
    • Эти рассуждения показывают нам, что... - These considerations show us that...
    • Эти рассуждения показывают, как мы можем... - These considerations show how we can...
    • Это нестрогое рассуждение приводит нас к... - This crude argument leads to...
    • Это обсуждение основывается на рассуждениях Кельвина [1]. - This discussion is based on that given by Kelvin [1].
    • Это ограничение не влияет на наши рассуждения. - This limitation does not concern us.
    • Это рассуждение может быть обосновано, если мы напишем... - This argument can be justified if we write...
    • Это рассуждение можно одинаково хорошо применить к... - The argument can be applied equally well to...
    • Это рассуждение подобно тому, что было использовано для установления... - The argument is similar to that used to establish...
    • Это рассуждение правильно лишь тогда, когда... - This argument is only correct when...
    • Это рассуждение, в основном, является распространением... - The argument is essentially an extension of...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > рассуждение

  • 7 Feinheit

    I f; nur Sg.
    1. fineness; (Zartheit) delicacy; (Zierlichkeit, Grazie) grace(fulness)
    2. (Stärke) von Garn: size, grist
    3. eines Geräuschs etc.: faintness, slightness; eines Unterschieds: subtlety
    4. des Fühlens: delicacy, tact; (Raffinesse) subtlety, finesse
    5. (Qualität) quality; einer Arbeit: workmanship
    6. (Vornehmheit) distinction, gentility; (Eleganz) smartness, elegance; des Benehmens, Stils etc.: refinement, elegance
    II Feinheiten Pl.: die Feinheiten the finer points, the niceties, the subtleties; die letzten Feinheiten the final touches; die sprachlichen Feinheiten des Gedichts the linguistic subtleties of the poem
    * * *
    die Feinheit
    acuteness; subtlety; delicacy; fineness; nicety
    * * *
    Fein|heit
    f -, -en
    1) (= Zartheit) fineness

    die Féínheit des britischen Humors — the delicate British humour (Brit) or humor (US)

    2) (= Erlesenheit) excellence; (von Gold, Silber) refinement

    die Féínheit des Geschmacks — the delicate flavour (Brit) or flavor (US)

    3) (= Schärfe) keenness; (von Gehör, Gefühl auch) acuteness
    4) (= Vornehmheit) refinement, poshness (inf)
    5) pl niceties pl, finer points pl; (= Nuancen) subtleties pl

    das sind eben die Féínheiten — it's the little things that make the difference

    * * *
    die
    1) (a precise or delicate detail.) nicety
    2) (good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.) refinement
    * * *
    Fein·heit
    <-, -en>
    f
    1. (Feinkörnigkeit) fineness; (Zartheit) delicacy; (von Stoff) superior quality
    2. (Scharfsinnigkeit) acuteness, keenness
    3. (Dezentheit) subtle
    4. pl (Nuancen) subtleties, nuances pl
    das sind eben die gewissen \Feinheiten, die man beachten muss it's the little things that make the difference
    * * *
    die; Feinheit, Feinheiten
    1) o. Pl. fineness; delicacy
    2) (Nuance) subtlety
    * * *
    A. f; nur sg
    1. fineness; (Zartheit) delicacy; (Zierlichkeit, Grazie) grace(fulness)
    2. (Stärke) von Garn: size, grist
    3. eines Geräuschs etc: faintness, slightness; eines Unterschieds: subtlety
    4. des Fühlens: delicacy, tact; (Raffinesse) subtlety, finesse
    5. (Qualität) quality; einer Arbeit: workmanship
    6. (Vornehmheit) distinction, gentility; (Eleganz) smartness, elegance; des Benehmens, Stils etc: refinement, elegance
    B. Feinheiten pl:
    die Feinheiten the finer points, the niceties, the subtleties;
    die letzten Feinheiten the final touches;
    die sprachlichen Feinheiten des Gedichts the linguistic subtleties of the poem
    * * *
    die; Feinheit, Feinheiten
    1) o. Pl. fineness; delicacy
    2) (Nuance) subtlety
    * * *
    -en f.
    acuteness n.
    fineness n.
    nicety n.
    subtlety n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Feinheit

  • 8 scharf

    (beißend) caustic; acrimonious; biting; pungent; acrid; tart;
    (bissig) fierce;
    (brüsk) stiff;
    (geladen) live;
    (scharfsinnig) trenchant; incisive; keen;
    (schneidend) cutting; edged; sharp;
    (sexuell erregt) randy (ugs.); horny (ugs.)
    * * *
    schạrf [ʃarf]
    1. adj comp - er
    ['ʃɛrfɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃɛrfstə]
    1) Messer, Kante, Kurve sharp; (= durchdringend) Wind keen, biting, cutting; Kälte biting; Luft raw, keen; Frost sharp, keen; Ton piercing, shrill

    das scharfe S (Aus inf) — the "scharfes s" (German symbol ß), ess-tset

    2) (= stark gewürzt) hot; Geruch, Geschmack pungent, acrid; Käse strong, sharp; Alkohol (= stark) strong; (= brennend) fiery; (= ätzend) Waschmittel, Lösung caustic

    scharfe Sachen (inf) — hard stuff (inf)

    3) (= hart, streng) Mittel, Maßnahmen tough, severe, drastic; (inf) Prüfung, Untersuchung strict, tough; Lehrer, Polizist tough; Bewachung close, tight; Hund fierce
    4) (= schonungslos, stark) Worte, Kritik sharp, biting, harsh; Widerstand, Konkurrenz fierce, tough; Gegner, Protest strong, fierce; Auseinandersetzung bitter, fierce

    eine scharfe Zunge haben — to have a sharp tongue, to be sharp-tongued

    jdn/etw in scharfer Form kritisieren — to criticize sb/sth in strong terms

    5) (= deutlich, klar, genau) sharp; Unterschied sharp, marked; Brille, Linse sharply focusing; Augen sharp, keen; Töne clear, precise; Verstand, Intelligenz, Gehör sharp, keen, acute; Beobachter keen
    6) (= heftig, schnell) Ritt, Trab hard

    ein scharfes Tempo fahren (inf) — to drive hell for leather (Brit) or like a bat out of hell (inf), to drive at quite a lick (Brit inf)

    7) (= echt) Munition etc, Schuss live
    8) (inf = geil) randy (Brit inf horny (inf)

    scharf werden — to get turned on (inf), to get randy (Brit inf) or horny (inf)

    auf jdn/etw scharf sein — to be keen on (inf) or hot for (inf) sb/sth, to fancy sb/sth (inf)

    der Kleine/Alte ist scharf wie Nachbars Lumpi or tausend Russen or sieben Sensen (dated) — he's a randy (Brit) or horny little/old bugger (inf)

    See:
    → auch scharfmachen
    2. adv comp -er,
    superl am -sten
    1)

    (= intensiv) scharf nach etw riechen — to smell strongly of sth

    scharf würzen — to season highly, to make hot (inf)

    2)

    (= schneidend) etw scharf schleifen — to sharpen or hone sth to a fine edge

    das "s" wird oft scharf ausgesprochen — "s" is often voiceless, "s" is often pronounced as an "s" and not a "z"

    3) (= heftig) attackieren, kritisieren sharply; ablehnen adamantly; protestieren emphatically
    4) (= konzentriert) zuhören closely

    jdn scharf ansehen — to give sb a scrutinizing look; (missbilligend) to look sharply at sb

    scharf nachdenken — to have a good or long think, to think long and hard

    5) (= präzise) analysieren carefully, in detail
    6)

    (= genau) etw scharf einstellen (Bild, Diaprojektor etc) — to bring sth into focus; Sender to tune sth in (properly)

    scharf eingestellt — in (sharp) focus, (properly) tuned in

    scharf sehen/hören — to have sharp eyes/ears

    7) (= schnell) fahren, marschieren fast
    8) (= abrupt) bremsen sharply, hard
    9)

    (= hart) scharf vorgehen/durchgreifen — to take decisive action

    10) (= streng) bewachen closely
    11)

    (= knapp) scharf kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin

    12) (= fein) hören, sehen clearly, well
    13) (MIL)

    in der Diskussion wurde ziemlich scharf geschossen (inf) — the discussion became rather heated, sparks flew in the discussion

    * * *
    2) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) acute
    3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) hot
    4) (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cut
    6) keen
    7) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) keen
    8) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) keen
    9) ((of food) containing a lot of pepper: The soup is too peppery.) peppery
    10) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) live
    12) ((of a taste or smell) sharp and strong.) pungent
    13) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rank
    14) severe
    15) (having a thin edge that can cut or a point that can pierce: a sharp knife.) sharp
    16) ((of changes in direction) sudden and quick: a sharp left turn.) sharp
    17) (alert: Dogs have sharp ears.) sharp
    18) (with an abrupt change of direction: Turn sharp left here.) sharp
    19) (in a sharp manner: a sharply-pointed piece of glass; The road turned sharply to the left; He rebuked her sharply.) sharply
    * * *
    <schärfer, schärfste>
    [ʃarf]
    I. adj
    1. (gut geschliffen) Messer, Klinge sharp, keen form
    \scharfe Krallen/Zähne sharp claws/teeth
    etw \scharf machen to sharpen sth
    etw \scharf schleifen to sharpen sth
    eine \scharfe Bügelfalte a sharp crease
    \scharfe Gesichtszüge sharp features
    eine \scharfe Kante a sharp edge
    eine \scharfe Kurve/Kehre a hairpin bend
    eine \scharfe Nase a sharp nose
    3. KOCHK (hochprozentig) strong; (sehr würzig) highly seasoned; (stark gewürzt) hot
    \scharfe Gewürze/ \scharfer Senf hot spices/mustard
    \scharfer Käse strong cheese
    einen S\scharfen trinken (fam) to knock back some of the hard stuff fam
    4. (ätzend) aggressive, caustic [or strong]
    \scharfe Dämpfe caustic vapours [or AM -ors]
    ein \scharfer Geruch a pungent odour [or AM -or]
    \scharfe Putzmittel aggressive detergents; s.a. Sache
    5. (schonungslos, heftig) harsh, severe, tough
    \scharfe Ablehnung fierce [or strong] opposition
    \scharfe Aufsicht/Bewachung/Kontrolle rigorous [or strict] supervision/surveillance/control
    \scharfe Auseinandersetzungen bitter altercations
    \scharfe dirigistische Eingriffe POL drastic state interference
    etw in schärfster Form verurteilen to condemn sth in the strongest possible terms
    ein \scharfer Gegner a fierce opponent
    \scharfe Konkurrenz fierce [or keen] competition
    \scharfe Maßnahmen ergreifen to take drastic [or harsh] measures
    ein \scharfer Polizist a tough policeman
    ein \scharfer Prüfer a strict examiner
    \scharfer Protest strong [or vigorous] protest
    ein \scharfes Urteil a harsh [or scathing] judgement
    6. (bissig) fierce, vicious pej
    \scharfe Kritik biting [or fierce] criticism
    ein \scharfer Verweis a strong reprimand
    \scharfer Widerstand fierce [or strong] resistance
    eine \scharfe Zunge haben to have a sharp tongue
    sehr \scharf gegen jdn werden to be very sharp with sb
    7. inv (echt) real
    eine \scharfe Bombe a live bomb
    mit \scharfen Patronen schießen to shoot live bullets
    \scharfe Schüsse abfeuern to shoot with live ammunition
    8. (konzentriert, präzise) careful, keen
    ein \scharfer Analytiker a careful [or thorough] analyst
    eine \scharfe Auffassungsgabe haben to have keen powers of observation
    ein \scharfes Auge für etw akk haben to have a keen eye for sth
    ein \scharfer Beobachter a keen [or perceptive] observer
    \scharfe Beobachtung astute [or keen] observation
    \scharfe Betrachtung careful [or thorough] examination
    \scharfer Blick close [or thorough] inspection
    \scharfe Intelligenz keen intelligence
    ein \scharfer Verstand a keen [or sharp] mind
    9. FOTO sharp
    ein gestochen \scharfes Foto an extremely sharp photo
    eine \scharfe Linse a strong [or powerful] lens
    \scharfe Umrisse sharp outlines
    10. (schneidend) biting
    \scharfer Frost sharp frost
    \scharfe Kälte biting [or fierce] cold
    \scharfes Licht glaring [or stabbing] light
    \scharfe Luft raw air
    eine \scharfe Stimme a sharp voice
    ein \scharfer Ton a shrill sound
    ein \scharfer Wind a biting wind
    11. (forciert) hard, fast
    in \scharfem Galopp reiten to ride at a furious gallop
    ein \scharfer Ritt a hard ride
    in \scharfem Tempo at a [fast and] furious pace
    12. (sl: fantastisch) great fam, fantastic fam, terrific
    ein \scharfes Auto a cool car
    [das ist] \scharf! [that is] cool!
    das ist das Schärfste! (sl) that [really] takes the biscuit [or AM cake]! fig
    13. FBALL (kraftvoll) fierce
    ein \scharfer Schuss a fierce shot
    14. (aggressiv) fierce
    ein \scharfer [Wach]hund a fierce [watch]dog
    15. (sl: aufreizend, geil) spicy fam, naughty fam, sexy fam
    ein \scharfes Mädchen a sexy girl
    \scharf auf jdn sein (fam) to have the hots for sb fam
    auf etw akk \scharf sein to [really] fancy sth fam, to be keen on sth
    II. adv
    \scharf gebügelte Hosen sharply ironed trousers [or pants
    ich esse/koche gerne \scharf I like eating/cooking spicy/hot food
    \scharf schmecken to taste hot
    etw \scharf würzen to highly season sth
    3. (heftig) sharply
    etw \scharf ablehnen to reject sth outright [or out of hand], to flatly reject sth
    etw \scharf angreifen [o attackieren] to attack sth sharply [or viciously]
    \scharf durchgreifen to take drastic action
    etw \scharf kritisieren to criticize sth sharply [or harshly] [or severely]
    gegen etw akk \scharf protestieren to protest strongly [or vigorously] against sth
    etw \scharf verurteilen to condemn sth strongly [or harshly]
    jdm \scharf widersprechen to vehemently contradict
    4. (konzentriert, präzise) carefully
    \scharf analysieren to analyze carefully [or painstakingly] [or thoroughly]
    \scharf aufpassen to take great [or extreme] care
    ein Problem \scharf beleuchten to get right to the heart of a problem
    \scharf beobachten to observe [or watch] carefully [or closely]
    \scharf hinsehen to look good and hard
    etw \scharf unter die Lupe nehmen to investigate sth carefully [or thoroughly], to take a careful [or close] look at sth
    \scharf nachdenken to think hard
    etw \scharf umreißen to define sth clearly [or sharply
    5. (streng) hard, closely
    etw \scharf bekämpfen to fight hard [or strongly] against sth
    jdn \scharf bewachen to keep a close guard on sb
    gegen etw akk \scharf durchgreifen [o vorgehen] to take drastic [or vigorous] action [or to take drastic steps] against sth
    6. (klar) sharply
    der Baum hebt sich \scharf vom Hintergrund ab the tree contrasts sharply to the background
    das Bild/den Sender \scharf einstellen to sharply focus the picture/tune in the station
    \scharf sehen to have keen [or sharp] eyes
    7. (abrupt) abruptly, sharply
    \scharf links/rechts abbiegen/einbiegen to take a sharp left/right, to turn sharp left/right
    Fleisch \scharf anbraten to sear meat
    \scharf bremsen to brake sharply, to slam on the brakes
    \scharf geladen sein to be loaded [with live ammunition]
    \scharf schießen to shoot [with live ammunition]
    9. (in forciertem Tempo) fast, like the wind [or devil]
    \scharf reiten to ride hard
    10. FBALL (kraftvoll) fiercely
    \scharf schießen to shoot fiercely
    * * *
    1.
    ; schärfer, schärfst... Adjektiv
    2) (stark gewürzt, brennend, stechend) hot; strong <drink, vinegar, etc.>; caustic < chemical>; pungent, acrid < smell>
    3) (durchdringend) shrill; (hell) harsh; biting <wind, air, etc.>; sharp < frost>
    4) (deutlich wahrnehmend) keen; sharp
    5) (deutlich hervortretend) sharp <contours, features, nose, photograph>
    6) (schonungslos) tough, fierce <resistance, competition, etc.>; sharp <criticism, remark, words, etc.>; strong, fierce <opponent, protest, etc.>; severe, harsh <sentence, law, measure, etc.>; fierce < dog>
    7) (schnell) fast; hard <ride, gallop, etc.>
    8) (explosiv) live; (Ballspiele) powerful < shot>
    9)

    das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

    10) (ugs.): (geil) sexy <girl, clothes, pictures, etc.>; randy <fellow, thoughts, etc.>
    11)

    scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

    2.
    1)

    scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

    2) (durchdringend) shrilly; (hell) harshly; (kalt) bitingly
    3) (deutlich wahrnehmend) <listen, watch, etc.> closely, intently; <think, consider, etc.> hard
    5) (schonungslos) <attack, criticize, etc.> sharply, strongly; <contradict, oppose, etc.> strongly, fiercely; <watch, observe, etc.> closely
    6) (schnell) fast

    scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

    7)
    * * *
    scharf; schärfer, am schärfsten
    A. adj
    1. Messer etc: sharp (auch fig);
    scharfe Zunge sharp tongue
    2. Essen: hot, spicy, highly seasoned; Essig, Senf, Käse: strong; Geruch: acrid, pungent; Säure: caustic; Paprika, Pfeffer: hot; Alkohol: strong; (brennend) sharp; Waschmittel: aggressive;
    scharfe Saucen picante sauces;
    scharfe Sachen umg the hard stuff sg;
    das ist vielleicht ein scharfes Zeug umg it really burns your throat
    3. Sinnesorgan etc: sharp;
    scharfes Auge, scharfer Blick sharp ( oder keen) eye(s), keen eyesight;
    ein scharfes Auge haben für have a keen ( oder good) eye for;
    scharfes Gehör sharp ears, keen sense of hearing;
    scharfer Beobachter/Denker keen observer/thinker;
    scharfer Verstand keen ( oder incisive) mind
    4. Kritik, Zurechtweisung etc: harsh, severe; (heftig) hard;
    scharfer Kritiker severe critic;
    scharfer Protest fierce ( oder sharp oder vehement) protest;
    schärfsten Protest einlegen protest vehemently;
    scharfer Widerstand severe ( oder stiff) opposition;
    in scharfem Ton in a sharp tone
    5. (durchdringend) Ton: piercing, shrill;
    scharfer Wind biting ( oder cutting) wind;
    die Luft ist scharf there’s a nip ( oder bite) in the air
    6. (hart, stark) Gegensatz: stark;
    ein scharfer Gegner von … a sworn enemy of …;
    scharfer Kampf hard fight;
    scharfe Konkurrenz stiff competition;
    scharfe Maßnahmen strict ( oder stringent) measures;
    eine scharfe Satire über … a pungent satire on …;
    scharfe Bestrafung severe punishment;
    ein scharfer Hund an attack dog (trained to attack intruders etc); umg, fig hard taskmaster;
    sie ist eine scharfe Prüferin umg she’s a demanding ( oder tough) examiner
    7. (deutlich) sharp, clear;
    scharfe Umrisse clear ( oder sharp) outlines;
    scharfe Gesichtszüge sharp ( oder clear-cut) features;
    das Bild ist nicht ganz scharf the picture isn’t quite sharp ( oder is slightly blurred);
    eine schärfere Brille brauchen need stronger spectacles; → auch gestochen
    8. (jäh, abrupt) abrupt, sharp;
    scharfe Kurve sharp bend;
    scharfe Kurven umg, fig a sensational figure sg
    9. (schnell) fast;
    scharfer Ritt hard ride;
    scharfes Tempo fast ( oder sharp) pace;
    scharfer Schuss SPORT powerful shot
    10. umg (versessen)
    auf jemanden/etwas scharf sein be keen on (US eager about) sb/sth; stärker: be wild about sb/sth;
    ganz scharf darauf sein zu (+inf) umg be dead keen on (US wild about) (+ger), be dead keen to (US dying to) (+inf)
    11. umg (geil) besonders Br randy, horny sl;
    scharf wie Nachbars Lumpi as randy (US horny) as a dog on (US in) heat;
    scharfer Film/scharfes Buch/scharfe Wäsche sexy film/book/underwear
    12. umg (toll) great, cool;
    scharfe Klamotten/scharfes Auto auch snazzy clothes/car;
    das ist ja scharf that’s really (US real) cool
    13. LING:
    ein scharfes „S“ a German ß character
    14. Munition: live;
    mit scharfer Munition schießen shoot ( oder fire) live bullets
    B. adv
    1. sharply etc;
    scharf sehen/hören have sharp eyes/ears;
    scharf geschnitten Profil etc: clear-cut;
    scharf anbraten (fry to) seal;
    scharf bewachen keep a close guard (fig watch, eye) on;
    scharf aufpassen pay close attention, keep close watch;
    scharf ins Auge fassen fix sb with one’s eyes; fig take a close look at sb (oder sth);
    jemanden scharf anfassen müssen have to be very strict with sb;
    scharf durchgreifen take tough action (
    bei against);
    scharf ablehnen flatly reject;
    scharf verurteilen/kritisieren severely condemn/criticize;
    scharf formuliert sharply ( oder strongly)worded;
    scharf nachdenken think hard, have a good think;
    denkt mal scharf nach umg put your thinking caps on (for a minute);
    scharf schießen shoot with live ammunition;
    in der Diskussion wurde scharf geschossen fig there were some sharp exchanges during the discussion
    2.
    scharf würzen season with hot spices;
    zu scharf gewürzt too highly seasoned;
    gerne scharf essen like highly seasoned ( oder very spicy) food
    3. (genau) sharply, accurately;
    scharf einstellen FOTO focus (accurately);
    schärfer stellen Bild: make sharper; Radio: tune in better ( oder more accurately);
    mit dieser Brille sehe ich nicht scharf I can’t see clearly with these spectacles (US glasses);
    scharf blickend sharp-sighted; fig perspicacious;
    scharf umrissen sharply defined; fig clear-cut
    scharf bremsen brake hard, slam on the brakes;
    scharf anfahren make a racing start;
    ein unheimlich scharf geschossener Ball an incredibly powerful shot
    5.
    scharf nach rechts/links gehen turn sharp right/left;
    scharf rechts/links fahren dicht am Straßenrand: keep well in to the right/left, hug the right-hand/left-hand kerb (US curb); unkontrolliert: swerve ( oder veer) to the right/left; (abbiegen) turn sharp right/left;
    scharf auf ein Auto auffahren drive right up to a car’s rear bumper, besonders US tailgate a car; → schärfen
    * * *
    1.
    ; schärfer, schärfst... Adjektiv
    2) (stark gewürzt, brennend, stechend) hot; strong <drink, vinegar, etc.>; caustic < chemical>; pungent, acrid < smell>
    3) (durchdringend) shrill; (hell) harsh; biting <wind, air, etc.>; sharp < frost>
    4) (deutlich wahrnehmend) keen; sharp
    5) (deutlich hervortretend) sharp <contours, features, nose, photograph>
    6) (schonungslos) tough, fierce <resistance, competition, etc.>; sharp <criticism, remark, words, etc.>; strong, fierce <opponent, protest, etc.>; severe, harsh <sentence, law, measure, etc.>; fierce < dog>
    7) (schnell) fast; hard <ride, gallop, etc.>
    8) (explosiv) live; (Ballspiele) powerful < shot>
    9)

    das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

    10) (ugs.): (geil) sexy <girl, clothes, pictures, etc.>; randy <fellow, thoughts, etc.>
    11)

    scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

    2.
    1)

    scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

    2) (durchdringend) shrilly; (hell) harshly; (kalt) bitingly
    3) (deutlich wahrnehmend) <listen, watch, etc.> closely, intently; <think, consider, etc.> hard
    5) (schonungslos) <attack, criticize, etc.> sharply, strongly; <contradict, oppose, etc.> strongly, fiercely; <watch, observe, etc.> closely
    6) (schnell) fast

    scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

    7)
    * * *
    adj.
    acrid adj.
    acute adj.
    caustic adj.
    edged adj.
    hot adj.
    keen adj.
    poignant adj.
    pungent adj.
    sharp adj.
    strident adj.
    subtle adj.
    tangy adj.
    trenchant adj.
    twangy adj. adv.
    acridly adv.
    keenly adv.
    poignantly adv.
    pungently adv.
    sharply adv.
    stridently adv.
    trenchantly adv.

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  • 9 bizantino

    adj.
    1 Byzantine, intricate.
    2 Byzantine, rich in detail, elaborate.
    3 Byzantine.
    4 Byzantine, from Byzantium.
    5 Byzantine, pertaining to Byzantium.
    * * *
    1 Byzantine
    3 figurado (decadente) decadent
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) ( Hist) Byzantine
    2) (=baldío) idle, pointless; (=irreal) over-subtle, unreal
    3) (fig) (=decadente) decadent
    2.
    SM / F Byzantine
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.
    Ex. This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    ----
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.

    Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.

    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.

    * * *
    1 ( Hist) Byzantine
    2
    (insoluble): nos metimos en una discusión bizantina we got involved in a protracted and pointless argument o a protracted and unresolvable argument
    * * *

    bizantino
    ◊ -na adjetivo (Hist) Byzantine

    bizantino,-a adjetivo
    1 (complicado e irrelevante) hair-splitting: no perdamos el tiempo en cuestiones bizantinas, let's not waste time splitting hairs
    2 (de Bizancio) Byzantine

    ' bizantino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bizantina
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Hist Byzantine
    2. [discusión, razonamiento] hair-splitting
    ♦ nm,f
    Byzantine
    * * *
    adj fig
    pointless

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  • 10 अविशेष _aviśēṣa

    अविशेष a. Without any difference, alike, similar, uniform.
    -षः, -षम् 1 Absence of difference, uniformity, similarity.
    -2 Identity, sameness.
    -3 The subtle elements; तन्मात्राण्यविशेषाः Sāṅ K.38.
    -क a. Inconclusive, not leading to any definite conclusion; अपि चैकेन संनिधानमविशेषको हेतुः Ms.11.1.64.
    -Comp. -ज्ञ a. not knowing the difference (in things), undiscriminating.
    - वचन a. Not expressive of any particular detail or aspect of a matter; अविशेषवचनः शब्दो न विशेषे व्यवस्थापितो भविष्यति ŚB. on MS.4.3.15.

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  • 11 тонкость

    ж
    1) о толщине и т. п. thinness; стройность slenderness
    2) мелкая подробность fine/nice/subtle point, nicety, subtlety

    вдава́ться в то́нкостьости — to consider niceties, to go into detail

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  • 12 λεπτός

    λεπτός, ή, όν, ([etym.] λέπω) rare in lit. sense,
    A peeled, husked, ῥίμφα τε λέπτ' ἐγένοντο, of barley being threshed out, Il.20.497.
    2 fine, small,

    κονίη 23.506

    ;

    κόνις S.Ant. 256

    ;

    τέφρα Ar.Nu. 177

    ;

    λεπτοῖς ἁλσί Alex.187.5

    : freq. in Hp.,

    διατρήσεις λ. Loc.Hom.10

    , al.; of soil, light, Thphr.HP1.8.1.
    3 thin, fine, delicate, freq. in Hom., mostly of garments and the like ,

    ὀθόναι Il.18.595

    ; πέπλοι, φᾶρος, Od.7.97, 10.544;

    ἀράχνια 8.280

    ;

    μήρινθος Il.23.854

    ; -

    ότατος χαλκός 20.275

    ;

    ἔβενος, ἐλέφας, σίδηρος BCH35.286

     (Delos, ii B.C.);

    ῥινὸς βοός Il.20.276

     ([comp] Sup.);

    δέρμα Arist.HA 517b27

     ([comp] Sup.);

    τρίχες Id.GA 783a4

     ([comp] Comp.);

    σάρξ E.Med. 1189

    ;

    χαλκὸς καὶ δόνακες Pi.P.12.25

    , cf. E.Med. 949, Th. 2.49, etc.; λεπτὰ τὰ πρῴραθεν ἔχειν, of ships, to have the bows thin and weak, Id.7.36.
    4 of the human figure, mostly in bad sense, thin, lean, Alc.39; opp. παχύς, Hp.Art.8 ([comp] Comp.);

    ἐγὼ δὲ λεπτὴ κἀσθενής Ar. Ec. 539

    ;

    σοφιστῶν λεπτῶν, ἀσίτων Antiph.122.4

    ;

    λ. καὶ αὐχμῶν Thphr. Char.26.5

    , cf. Ceb.10;

    λ. χείρ Hes.Op. 497

    ;

    στῆθος Ar.Nu. 1018

     (anap.);

    τράχηλος X.Cyn.5.30

    ;

    λεπτὸς <ἐκ> τοῖν σκελοῖν Luc.Nav.2

    ;

    λ. ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν Pl.Amat. 134b

    ; of animals, X.Cyr.1.4.11; also, slender, taper (opp. παχύς)

    , δάκτυλος Pl.R. 523d

    ; ἀπολήγειν εἰς λεπτόν, of the fingers of a statue, Luc.Im.6.
    5 of space, strait, narrow,

    εἰσίθμη Od.6.264

    ;

    ἀταρπός Alcm.81

    ; ἐπὶ λεπτὸν τετάχθαι in a thin line, X. Cyr.5.4.46, cf. Plb.3.115.6;

    οὔτε εὐρεῖαν οὔτε λεπτὴν.. ὁδόν Plu.2.964c

     (ap.Porph.Abst.1.6).
    6 generally, small, weak, impotent,

    λεπτὴ μῆτις Il.10.226

    , 23.590;

    ἐλπίς Ar.Eq. 1244

    , cf.

    ὀχέω 11.3

    ;

    ἀσφάλεια D.Ep.2.20

    ; λ. ἴχνη faint traces, X.Cyn.5.5; λ. οὖας, of a child's ear, tiny, Simon.37.14; τὰ λ. τῶν προβάτων small cattle, i.e. sheep and goats, Hdt.8.137; λ. πλοῖα small craft, Id.7.36; ἄκραι λ. small headlands, Id.8.107;

    λ. κλιμάκια Ar. Pax69

    ;

    τὸ -ότατον τοῦ χαλκοῦ νομίσματος Plu.Cic.29

    ;

    λ. χαλκός OGI485.12

     (Magn. Mae.): without χαλκός, Inscr.Perg. 374 D7;

    ἀργύριον Ῥόδιον λ. CIG2693e5

     ([place name] Mylasa), cf. TAM2(1).15 ([place name] Telmessus); v. infr. 111.2. Adv. -τῶς, ζῆν poorly, meanly, Men.Mon. 682: neut. pl. as Adv.,

    λεπτὰ λεύσσω κόραις E.Or. 224

    .
    7 light, slight,

    λεπταῖς ὑπαὶ κώνωπος.. ῥιπαῖσι A. Ag. 892

    ; λ. πνοαί light breezes, E.IA 813; λεπταῖς ἐπὶ ῥοπῇσιν on slight turns of fortune, S.Fr. 555.
    8 of size or quantity, λ. πυρίδια small, Ar.Lys. 1206;

    λ. κύλικες Pherecr.143.5

     (but f.l.): neut. pl. as Adv., λ. τῖλαι 'pluck into small pieces', Theoc.3.21.
    9 of liquids, thin,

    γάλα Hp.Vict.2.46

    ;

    λεπτὰ ἀνεμέειν Id.Coac. 310

    ; λ. οἶνος light wine, Luc.Merc.Cond.18; also of food,

    λ. δίαιται Hp.Aph.1.4

    ;

    λ. ὀψάρια OGI484.16

     (Pergam.). Adv. -τῶς, διαιτᾶσθαι, διαιτᾶν, Gal. 19.191, Paul.Aeg.3.43.
    II metaph., subtle, refined,

    νοῦς E.Med. 529

    ; - ότεροι μῦθοι ib. 1082 (anap.); -

    ότατοι λῆροι Ar.Nu. 359

    ;

    πυκνῇ.. λεπτὰ μηχανᾷ φρενί Id.Ach. 445

    ;

    λ. λογιστά Id.Av. 318

    ;

    λ. καὶ ἀκριβής Antipho 3.4.2

    ;

    ἐς τὰς τέχνας παχέες, οὐ λεπτοί Hp.

    Aër.24;

    λόγοι λ... τρέφουσ' ἐκείνους Alex.220.8

    ; cf. λεπτολόγος. Adv. -

    τῶς, μεριμνᾶν Lyr.Adesp.135

    ;

    λ. καὶ πυκνῶς ἐξετάζειν Amphis 33.5

    : [comp] Comp. - οτέρως Anaxandr.36: also

    κατὰ λεπτόν

     in detail,

    PPetr.2p.118

     (iii B.C.), Cic.Att.2.18.2, Phryn. PS p.83 B., Phot. s.v. νιφετός; cf. κατάλεπτον, καταλεπτολογέω: τὰ κατὰ λεπτόν, title of poems by Aratus, Ach.Tat.Intr.Arat.p.79 M., Str.10.5.3; also of minor poems of Virgil; τῶν κατὰ λεπτὸν πόρων ἀραίωσις, perh. small pores, Gal.15.201.
    2 rarely of the voice, fine, delicate, Arist.HA 545a7, Lyc.687;

    ἁρμονία E.Fr.773.23

     (lyr.): neut. as Adv.,

    λεπτὸν ἀμφιτιττυβίζειν Ar.Av. 235

     (lyr.); of sound,

    λ. ὑποτρύζουσα AP11.352.5

     (Agath.); cf. λεπταλέος.
    3 of smell, Pl.Ti. 66e ([comp] Comp.).
    4 of persons, οἱ λ. the poor, Plb.24.7.3; λεπτὴν πλέκειν, prov. of poor people, Hsch.;

    λεπτὰ ξαίνεις Suid.

    III Subst. λεπτόν (sc. ἔντερον), τό, the small intestine, Hp.Coac. 311, 449.
    2 (sc. νόμισμα) a very small coin, Ev.Luc.21.2, Phot.s.v. ὀβολός; cf.supr.1.6.
    3 (sc. κεράμιον) jar, POxy.920.4 (ii/iii A.D.), PStrassb.40.48 (vi A.D.); cf. λεπτίον, λεπτοκεραμεύς.
    4 Astron. (sc. ἑξηκοστόν), division of a degree, πρῶτα λεπτά, = minutes, δεύτερα λ., = seconds, Gem.18.11, 18; λεπτά alone, = minutes, PLond. 1.98r.47 (i/ii A.D.), POxy. 1476 (iii A.D.).

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  • 13 ince

    "1. slender, slim. 2. fine, in small pieces, small. 3. delicate, intricate. 4. refined, subtle, graceful. 5. sensitive, delicate. 6. high-pitched (voice). 7. front (vowel). 8. dainty. - çalımlı charming, gracious. - donanma hist. fleet of light ships. - elemek /ı/ to pass through a fine sieve. - eleyip/eğirip sık dokumak to work meticulously, do a very thorough job. - görüşlü quick, keen, sharp-witted. - ince subtly; imperceptibly. -den inceye meticulously, in great detail. - iş 1. delicate piece of workmanship. 2. work which demands both skill and delicacy. 3. delicate task, job which requires careful handling, job which requires finesse. - kesim thin and slightly built (person). - marangoz cabinetmaker. - marangozluk 1. cabinetmaking. 2. cabinetwork, cabinetry. - ses high-pitched voice. - tutkal thin glue. - ünlü phonetics front vowel. - yapılı slightly built (person). - zevkli (someone) whose tastes reflect great discrimination, whose tastes are refined."

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