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a greater quantity

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    more [mɔ:r]
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    comparative of  many ; of  much
       a. ( = greater in amount) plus de
    ► more... than plus de... que
       b. ( = additional) encore de
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    ► Note that in the following some and any when used with more are translated by du and de la.
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    • is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?
    ► a few/several more
       a. ( = greater quantity) plus
    • no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, merci
       b. ( = others) d'autres
    • have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?
       b. (with verbs) plus, davantage
       c. ( = rather) plutôt
       d. ( = again) once more une fois de plus
    • once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus
    • neither more nor less ni plus ni moins► the more... plus...
    • all the more so because... d'autant plus que...
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    Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see below
    When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below
    [mɔː(r)] 1.
    2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage

    you must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage

    the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur

    3) ( longer)
    4) ( again)
    5) ( rather)
    2.

    a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin

    3.

    it costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre

    many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés

    2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plus

    several/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres

    in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...

    let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus

    4.
    more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus
    5.
    more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins
    6.
    more so adverbial phrase encore plus

    in York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford

    he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus

    they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe

    7.
    more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase
    2) ( extremely)
    ••

    she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —

    she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins

    he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur

    and what is more... — et qui plus est...

    English-French dictionary > more

  • 2 maggiore

    1. adj bigger
    ( più vecchio) older
    music major
    il maggiore the biggest
    figlio the oldest
    artista the greatest
    azionista the major, the largest
    la maggior parte del tempo/di noi most of the time/of us, the majority of the time/of us
    andare per la maggiore be a crowd pleaser
    2. m military major
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    maggiore agg.compar.
    1 (in senso astratto) greater; (più grosso) larger, bigger; (più ampio) wider; (più alto) higher, taller; (più lungo) longer: una quantità maggiore, a greater quantity; una somma maggiore, a bigger (o larger) amount; con maggior cura, with greater care; occorre uno spazio maggiore, a larger (o bigger o wider) space is needed; il costo risultò molto maggiore del preventivo, the cost turned out to be much higher than the estimate; l'affluenza alle urne è stata maggiore nel nord che nel sud, the turnout at the polls was higher in the north than in the south; una distanza maggiore, a longer distance; il lato maggiore dell'edificio è ornato da colonne, the longer side of the building is decorated with columns // otto è maggiore di cinque, eight is more than five // per maggiori dettagli, for further details // onde evitare danni maggiori, to avoid greater (o heavier) damage // avere maggiori probabilità di riuscita, to stand a better chance of success // dare maggiore importanza a qlco., to give more importance to sthg. // a maggior ragione, all the more reason // per causa di forza maggiore, for reasons beyond one's control; (dir.) act of God // altare maggiore, high (o main) altar // Lago Maggiore, Lake Maggiore // San Domenico Maggiore, St. Dominic the Greater // (eccl.) ordini maggiori, higher orders // (astr.) Orsa Maggiore, the Great Bear
    2 (più importante) major, more important: le opere maggiori del Leopardi, Leopardi's major works; i personaggi maggiori del romanzo, the major characters in the novel; arti maggiori, major arts; astri maggiori, major stars
    3 (più anziano) older; (di fratelli o figli) elder: Carlo è maggiore di Mario, Charles is older than Mario; lei è maggiore di me di 2 anni, she is 2 years older than me; mio figlio maggiore, my elder son; chi dei due è il maggiore?, which one is the elder? // raggiungere la maggiore età, to come of age // Scipione il Maggiore, Scipio the Elder
    ◆ agg.superl.rel.
    1 (in senso astratto) the greatest; (il più grosso) the largest, the biggest; (il più ampio) the widest; (il più alto) the highest, the tallest; (il più lungo) the longest: Dante è il maggiore poeta italiano, Dante is the greatest Italian poet; uno dei maggiori filosofi dell'antichità, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times; i maggiori esponenti del Romanticismo, the greatest exponents of Romanticism; il suo maggiore difetto è la pigrizia, laziness is his greatest failing; superare le maggiori difficoltà, to overcome the greatest difficulties; trattare con la maggior cura possibile, to handle with the greatest possible care; vendere al prezzo maggiore, to sell at the highest price; il maggiore offerente, the highest bidder; il programma televisivo con il maggiore indice di ascolto, the TV programme with the highest audience ratings; il Po è il maggiore fiume italiano, the Po is the longest river in Italy // la maggior parte, most; (la maggioranza) the majority: la maggior parte degli italiani va in vacanza in agosto, most Italians go on holiday in August; la maggior parte dei presenti votò contro la proposta, most of those presents voted against the proposal; i turisti erano per la maggior parte tedeschi, most of the tourists were German; la maggior parte della gente crede che..., most people think that...; passa la maggior parte del suo tempo in ufficio, he spends most of his time at the office; la maggior parte di noi la pensava diversamente, most of us thought differently; Rotterdam è uno dei maggiori porti del mondo, Rotterdam is one of the busiest ports in the world // la cattedrale ha subito i danni maggiori, the worst (o heaviest) damage was to the cathedral // andare per la maggiore, to be very popular (o to be in)
    2 (il più importante) major, main, leading: i nostri maggiori concorrenti sono i giapponesi, our major (o main) competitors are the Japanese; Milano e Torino sono i maggiori centri industriali d'Italia, Milan and Turin are Italy's major (o main) industrial centres; i maggiori rappresentanti del partito, the party's leading representatives; uno dei maggiori stilisti, one of the leading designers; il Canada è il maggior produttore di grano nel mondo, Canada is the world's leading wheat producer
    3 (il più anziano) oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: Giorgio è il maggiore dei fratelli, George is the eldest brother; il maggiore dei miei figli, il mio figlio maggiore, my eldest son; chi è il maggiore dei tre?, which of the three is the eldest? ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questo agg. è espresso in ingl. in modi diversi a seconda del significato assunto dall'agg. positivo grande // (econ.) i soci maggiori di una società, the senior partners of a company; i maggiori azionisti di un'impresa, the main shareholders of an enterprise; i maggiori dirigenti di un'azienda, the chief executives of a company.
    maggiore s.m. e f.
    1 (chi è più anziano d'età) the oldest; (di fratelli o figli) the eldest: il maggiore dei tre fratelli lavora negli Stati Uniti, the eldest of the three brothers works in the United States
    2 (chi è di grado superiore) senior
    3 (dir.) → maggiorenne
    4 (mil.) major: maggiore generale, major general.
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    [mad'dʒore]
    1. agg comp di grande
    1) (più grande) bigger, larger, (di quantità) greater

    con maggiore entusiasmo — with more o greater enthusiasm

    3) (più anziano: sorella, fratello) elder, older
    4)

    (di grado) sergente maggiore — sergeant major

    5) Mus major
    2. agg superl di grande
    (vedi grande), biggest, largest; greatest; most important; eldest, oldest

    la maggior parte della gente — most people, the majority (of people)

    andare per la maggiore — (cantante, attore ecc) to be very popular, be "in"

    3. sm/f
    1) (grado) Mil major, Aer squadron leader
    2) (d'età: tra due) older, elder, (tra più di due) oldest, eldest
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    [mad'dʒore] 1.
    1) (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in)

    per -i informazioni... — for further information...

    x è maggiore o uguale a y — mat. x is greater than or equal to y

    2) (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of)

    sergente maggiore — staff o master AE sergeant

    5) mus. major

    mio fratello maggiore — my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother

    maggiore età — majority, legal o voting age

    raggiungere la maggiore età — to come of age, to reach one's majority

    la maggior parte di... — most (of)...

    come la maggior parte di voi sa... — as most of you know...

    per la maggior parte — for the most part, mostly, mainly

    2.
    sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (il più anziano) oldest; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest
    3.
    sostantivo maschile mil. major
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    maggiore
    /mad'dʒore/
     1 (più grande) (comparativo) bigger, greater (di than); (superlativo) biggest, greatest (di of, in); una somma maggiore del previsto a larger sum than expected; per -i informazioni... for further information...; x è maggiore o uguale a y mat. x is greater than or equal to y
     2 (più lungo) (comparativo) longer (di than); (superlativo) longest (di of); il lato maggiore di un poligono the longest side of a polygon
     3 (più importante) il maggior produttore di vino del mondo the world's largest o leading wine producer; i -i poeti italiani the greatest Italian poets
     4 (di grado superiore) sergente maggiore staff o master AE sergeant
     5 mus. major; re maggiore D major
     6 (di età) (comparativo) older; (superlativo) oldest; (tra due persone) older; (tra due consanguinei) elder; (tra più consanguinei) eldest; mio fratello maggiore my elder brother; (con più di due fratelli) my eldest brother; maggiore età majority, legal o voting age; raggiungere la maggiore età to come of age, to reach one's majority
     7 maggior parte la maggior parte di... most (of)...; la maggior parte delle persone most people; come la maggior parte di voi sa... as most of you know...; per la maggior parte for the most part, mostly, mainly
    II m. e f.
    III sostantivo m.
     ⇒ 12 mil. major
    andare per la maggiore to be trendy; per cause di forza maggiore due to circumstances beyond our control; a maggior ragione all the more reason.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > maggiore

  • 3 amplissime

    amplus, a, um, adj. [some regard this as a shortened form of anapleôs, = filled up, full; others, as for ambulus from amb-, rounded out, as superus from super, etc.; v. Doed. Syn. II. p. 113; but perh. it is better to form it from am- and -plus, akin to -pleo, plenus, q. v. Pott], thus pr., full all round; hence, great, large. —In space, of large extent, great, large, wide, ample, spacious (the forms amplus and amplior are very rare in the ante-class. per., and rare in all periods. Amplius is com. in the ante-class., freq. in the class., and very freq. in the post-class. per., the Vulg. rarely using the other forms, but using this 121 times. Amplissimus belongs to prose, and is scarcely used before Cicero, with whom it was a very favorite word. It was also used by Plin. Maj. and Min., but never by Tac., Sall. (in his genuine works), nor the Vulg. Catullus used only the form amplius, and Prop. only amplus, while Tib. and Pers. never used this word in any form. Ampliter is found mostly in Plaut.; and ample and amplissime are used a few times by Cic. and by writers that followed him; syn.: magnus, ingens, latus, late patens, spatiosus, laxus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    amplus et spectu protervo ferox,

    Pac. Trag. Rel. p. 94 Rib.:

    qui (Pluto) ter amplum Geryonen compescit unda,

    Hor. C. 2, 14, 7:

    ampla domus dedecori domino fit, si est in ea solitudo,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139; so Verg. A. 2, 310:

    admodum amplum et excelsum signum,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 74:

    collis castris parum amplus,

    Sall. J. 98, 3:

    porticibus in amplis,

    Verg. A. 3, 353:

    per amplum mittimur Elysium,

    id. ib. 6, 743:

    vocemque per ampla volutant Atria,

    id. ib. 1, 725:

    nil vulva pulchrius ampla,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41:

    amplae aures,

    Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 274:

    milium amplum grano,

    id. 18, 7, 10, § 55:

    cubiculum amplum,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6:

    baptisterium amplum atque opacum,

    id. ib. 5, 6, 25.— Comp.:

    quanto est res amplior,

    Lucr. 2, 1133:

    Amplior Urgo et Capraria,

    Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81:

    avis paulo amplior passere,

    id. 10, 32, 47, § 89:

    amplior specie mortali,

    Suet. Aug. 94; id. Caes. 76 (for the neutr. amplius, v. infra).— Sup.:

    amplissima curia... gymnasium amplissimum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53:

    urbs amplissima atque ornatissima,

    id. Agr. 2, 76:

    amplissimum peristylum,

    id. Dom. 116:

    (candelabrum) ad amplissimi templi ornatum esse factum,

    id. Verr. 4, 65:

    mons Italiae amplissimus,

    Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48:

    amplissimum flumen,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 3:

    amplissimus lacus,

    id. ib. 10, 41, 2:

    amplissima insula,

    Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71:

    amplissimi horti,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 11:

    amplissima arborum,

    Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 200:

    est (topazon) amplissima gemmarum,

    id. 37, 8, 32, § 109:

    amplissimum cubiculum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23.—
    B.
    Transf., great, abundant, ample, much, long:

    bono atque amplo lucro,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 6 and Ep. 2, 2, 117:

    pabula miseris mortalibus ampla,

    Lucr. 5, 944:

    ampla civitas,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 81; 4, 96:

    civitas ampla atque florens,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 3:

    gens ampla,

    Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125:

    amplae copiae,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 19:

    ampla manus militum,

    Liv. Epit. 1, 4, 9:

    pecuaria res ampla,

    Cic. Quinct. 12:

    res familiaris ampla,

    id. Phil. 13, 8:

    (res) ampla,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 82, 20 Kritz:

    patrimonium amplum et copiosum,

    Cic. Sex. Rosc. 6; id. Dom. 146: id. Phil. 2, 67:

    amplae divitiae,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 101:

    esse patri ejus amplas facultates,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 9:

    in amplis opibus heres,

    Plin. 9, 36, 59, § 122.— Comp.:

    amplior numerus,

    Cic. Mil. 57; Sall. J. 105, 3; Tac. A. 14, 53:

    ampliores aquae,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 58:

    amplior exercitus,

    Sall. J. 54, 3; Suet. Vesp. 4:

    commeatus spe amplior,

    Sall. J. 75, 8:

    amplior pecunia, Auct. B. Alex. 56: pecunia amplior,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 2:

    pretia ampliora,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 84:

    omnia longe ampliora invenire quam etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

    ampliores noctes,

    Plin. 18, 26, 63, § 232:

    ut ampliori tempore maneret,

    Vulg. Act. 18, 20.— Sup.:

    peditatus copiae amplissimae e Gallia,

    Cic. Font. 8:

    exercitus amplissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; 9, 13, 11:

    amplissima pecunia,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 31:

    amplissimae fortunae,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 8; id. Quinct. 49; id. Phil. 10, 4:

    amplissimae patrimonii copiae,

    id. Fl. 89:

    amplissimas summas emptionibus occupare,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 2, 3:

    opes amplissimae,

    id. ib. 8, 18, 4:

    amplissima dies horarum quindecim etc.,

    the longest day, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 218.—Also subst. in comp. neutr. (v. amplius, adv. infra), more:

    ut quirem exaudire amplius,

    Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

    si vis amplius dari, Dabitur,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 18:

    jam amplius orat,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 19:

    daturus non sum amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29:

    non complectar in his libris amplius quam quod etc.,

    id. de Or. 1, 6, 22:

    tantum adfero quantum ipse optat, atque etiam amplius,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 10:

    ni amplius etiam, quod ebibit,

    id. Trin. 2, 1, 20: Ph. Etiamne amplius? Th. Nil, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 63: Tr. Dimidium Volo ut dicas. Gr. Immo hercle etiam amplius, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 21: Th. Nempe octoginta debentur huic minae? Tr. Haud nummo amplius, id. Most. 3, 3, 16:

    etiam amplius illam adparare condecet,

    Turp. Com. Rel. p. 100 Rib.:

    hoc onere suscepto amplexus animo sum aliquanto amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1:

    si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

    omnis numerus amplius octingentis milibus explebat,

    Vell. 2, 110, 3:

    Segestanis imponebat aliquanto amplius quam etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 76:

    illa corona contentus Thrasybulus neque amplius requisivit,

    Nep. Thras. 4, 3:

    amplius possidere,

    Plin. 18, 4, 3, § 17:

    Ille imperio ei reddito haud amplius, quam ut duo ex tribus filiis secum militarent, exegit,

    Curt. 8, 4, 21:

    dedit quantum maximum potuit, daturus amplius, si potuisset,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 6:

    cum hoc amplius praestet, quod etc.,

    id. ib. 7, 25, 1.—Also with part. gen., more of, a greater quantity or number of:

    gaudeo tibi liberorum esse amplius,

    Plaut. Cist. 5, 4:

    te amplius bibisse praedicet loti,

    Cat. 39, 21:

    amplius frumenti auferre,

    Cic. Verr. 3, 49:

    expensum est auri viginti paulo amplius,

    id. Fl. 6, 8:

    amplius negotii contrahi,

    id. Cat. 4, 9:

    si amplius obsidum vellet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 9, ubi v. Herz.:

    quanto ejus amplius processerat temporis,

    id. B. C. 3, 25.—
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Of internal power or force, great, strong, violent, impetuous:

    pro viribus amplis,

    Lucr. 5, 1174:

    amplae vires peditum,

    Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 75;

    ampla nepotum Spes,

    Prop. 4, 22, 41:

    poena sera, sed ampla,

    full, strict, id. 4, 5, 32. — Comp.:

    haec irae factae essent multo ampliores,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 9:

    si forte morbus amplior factus siet, i. e. gravior,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 50:

    amplior metus,

    Cic. Clu. 128:

    amplior potentia feris,

    Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 153:

    ampliorem dicendi facultatem consequi,

    Quint. 2, 3, 4:

    amplior eoque acrior impetus,

    Flor. 4, 2, 66:

    spes amplior,

    Sall. J. 105, 4:

    amplius accipietis judicium,

    severer, Vulg. Matt. 23, 14:

    amplior auctoritas,

    Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 47:

    amplior virtus,

    higher merit, Quint. 8, 3, 83:

    idem aut amplior cultus (dei),

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 18:

    amplior est quaestio,

    Quint. 3, 5, 8:

    ampliora verba,

    of larger meaning, id. 8, 4, 2: scientia intellegentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventae sunt in te, Vulg. Dan. 5, 14:

    quo legatis animus amplior esset,

    Sall. C. 40, 6; 59, 1:

    spiritus amplior,

    Vulg. Dan. 5, 12; 6, 3.— Sup.:

    (honos) pro amplissimis meritis redditur,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 41:

    cujus sideris (Caniculae) effectus amplissimi in terra sentiuntur,

    very violent, Plin. 2, 40, 40, § 107:

    amplissima spes,

    Suet. Caes. 7:

    his finis cognitionis amplissimae,

    most important trial, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23.—
    B.
    Of external splendor, great, handsome, magnificent, splendid, glorious:

    illis ampla satis forma, pudicitia,

    great enough, Prop. 1, 2, 24:

    haec ampla sunt, haec divina,

    Cic. Sest. 102; id. Arch. 23:

    res gestae satis amplae,

    Sall. C. 8, 2:

    cur parum amplis adfecerit praemiis,

    Cic. Mil. 57:

    ampla quidem, sed pro ingentibus meritis praemia acceperunt,

    Tac. A. 14, 53:

    amplum in modum praemia ostentare,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 26, 6:

    amplis honoribus usi,

    Sall. J. 25, 4:

    amplis honoribus auctos,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 11.—Sometimes in mal. part. or ironically:

    amplam occasionem calumniae nactus,

    a fine opportunity, Cic. Verr. 2, 61:

    spolia ampla refertis Tuque puerque tuus,

    glorious spoils, Verg. A. 4, 93.— Comp.:

    ne ullum munus aedilitatis amplius aut gratius populo esse possit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5; id. Mur. 37:

    praemiis ad perdiscendum amplioribus commoveri,

    id. de Or. 1, 4, 13:

    alicui ampliorem laudem tribuere,

    id. Sest. 27:

    in aliqua re esse laudem ampliorem,

    id. Marcell. 4:

    corporis membris plus dedit, id amplius atque augustius ratus (Zeuxis),

    Quint. 12, 10, 5:

    ut Augustus vocaretur ampliore cognomine,

    Suet. Aug. 7.— Subst.:

    in potestatibus eo modo agitabat, ut ampliore, quam gerebat, dignus haberetur,

    of something greater, Sall. J. 63, 5.— Sup.:

    ut consules monumentum quam amplissimum faciundum curent,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 38; 14, 31; id. Verr. 4, 82:

    hoc munus aedilitatis amplissimum,

    id. ib. 1, 12, 36; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1, 74:

    alicui amplissimas potestates dare,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 31:

    insignibus amplissimis ornatus,

    id. ib. 2, 101:

    dona amplissima conferre,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9:

    praemia legatis dedistis amplissima,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 5; id. Phil. 2, 32:

    spe amplissimorum praemiorum adduci,

    id. Mil. 5; id. de Or. 1, 5, 16:

    velut praemium quoddam amplissimum longi laboris,

    Quint. 10, 7, 1:

    munera amplissima mittere,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

    vestris beneficiis amplissimis adfectus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 51; id. Dom. 98:

    laudi amplissimae lauream concedere,

    id. Pis. 74:

    laudibus amplissimis adficere,

    id. Phil. 7, 11:

    amplissimam gloriam consequi,

    id. Prov. Cons. 39:

    ut eum amplissimo regis honore et nomine adfeceris,

    id. Deiot. 14:

    amplissimis aliquem efferre honoribus,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 17, 3:

    amplissimis uti honoribus,

    Cic. Fl. 45:

    amplissimos honores adipisci,

    id. Verr. 5, 181:

    honores adsequi amplissimos,

    id. Mil. 81:

    aliquem ad honores amplissimos perducere,

    id. Am. 20, 73:

    meus labor fructum est amplissimum consecutus,

    id. Imp. Pomp 2:

    mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur,

    in the handsomest termis, id. Cat. 3, 14; id. Phil. 2, 13; id. Quir. 15:

    ei amplissimis verbis gratias egimus,

    id. Phil. 1, 3:

    provincia Gallia merito ornatur verbis amplissimis ab senatu,

    id. ib. 4, 9:

    amplissimis verbis conlaudatus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    amplissimo populi senatusque judicio exercitus habuistis,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 12; id. Fl. 5; id. Dom. 86; id. Planc. 93:

    de meo consulatu amplissima atque ornatissima decreta fecerunt,

    id. Dom. 74:

    quam universi populi, illius gentis, amplissimum testimonium (said of Cic.),

    Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 116.—
    C.
    In respect of the opinion of others, esteemed, renowned, etc.:

    quicquid est, quamvis amplum sit, id est parum tum cum est aliquid amplius,

    Cic. Marcell. 26:

    quid hunc hominem magnum aut amplum de re publica cogitare (putare possumus), qui etc.,

    great or noble, id. Imp. Pomp. 37:

    omnia, quae vobis cara atque ampla sunt,

    id. Agr. 2, 9; id. Arch. 23:

    convenerunt corrogati et quidem ampli quidam homines,

    id. Phil. 3, 20:

    hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    small and great, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 28:

    amplis doctoribus instructus,

    Tac. A. 14, 52:

    sin autem sunt amplae et honestae familiae plebeiae,

    Cic. Mur. 7, 15.— Comp.:

    cum est aliquid amplius,

    Cic. Marcell. 26:

    ampliores ordines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 77, where Dinter reads priores: quo (ingenio) neque melius neque amplius aliud in natura mortalium est, [p. 112] Sall. J. 2, 4:

    nihil amplius potes (tribuere) amicitia tua,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    quid amplius facitis?

    Vulg. Matt. 5, 47.— Sup.:

    ex amplissimo genere nubere,

    Cic. Cael. 34:

    amplissimo genere natus,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 12:

    genere copiisque amplissimus, id. ib 6, 15: quam (familiam) vidit amplissimam,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 12:

    amplissimos patruos habere,

    id. Sex. Rosc. 147:

    amplissima civitas,

    id. Verr. 5, 122:

    apud illos Fabiorum nomen est amplissimum,

    id. Font. 36; id. Caecin. 104; id. Verr. 3, 96; id. Deiot. 14:

    mihi hic locus ad agendum amplissimus est visus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 1:

    non adgrediar ad illa maxima atque amplissima prius quam etc.,

    id. Sest. 5:

    licet tribuas ei quantum amplissimum potes, nihil tamen amplius potes amicitia tua,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    amplissimis operibus increscere,

    id. ib. 8, 4, 3:

    honores in amplissimo consilio collocare,

    Cic. Sen. 2:

    amplissimi orbis terrae consilii principes,

    id. Phil. 3, 34: honoris amplissimi puto esse accusare improbos, I esteem it to be the greatest honor, etc., id. Div. in Caecil. 70:

    promotus ad amplissimas procurationes,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3:

    praeter honores amplissimos cognomenque etc.,

    Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 142:

    spes amplissimae dignitatis,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 49; id. Sen. 19, 68; Suet. Vit. 2.—
    D.
    Hence, amplissimus (almost always thus in sup.) as a title for persons holding great and honored offices, as consul, senator, etc., or as an honorable epithet of the office itself or the body of officers, distinguished, very distinguished, honorable, right honorable, most honorable, etc.:

    is mihi videtur amplissimus, qui sua virtute in altiorem locum pervenit,

    Cic. Sex. Rosc. 83:

    homo et suis et populi Romani ornamentis amplissimus,

    id. Mur. 8:

    P. Africanus rebus gestis amplissimus,

    id. Caecin. 69:

    ut homines amplissimi testimonium de sua re non dicerent,

    id. Sex. Rosc. 102; id. Clu. 197:

    Q. Catuli atque ceterorum amplissimorum hominum auctoritas,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 63:

    vir amplissimus ejus civitatis,

    id. Verr. 4, 17; id. Fl. 32:

    exercitum Cn. Domitii, amplissimi viri, sustentavit,

    id. Deiot. 5, 14:

    cum habeas amplissimi viri religionem (of L. Lucullus),

    id. Arch. 4, 8; id. Lig. 22:

    in quo consilio amplissimi viri judicarent,

    id. Mil. 5; id. Balb. 1; id. Dom. 2:

    comitatus virorum amplissimorum,

    id. Sull. 9:

    viros primarios atque amplissimos civitatis in consilium advocare,

    id. Verr. 3, 18:

    ordinis amplissimi esse,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 13, 1; 37, 6:

    cives amplissimos legare,

    Cic. Balb. 42:

    hoc amplissimum nomen, i. e. senatorium,

    id. Verr. 3, 96:

    amplissimus honos, i. e. consulatus,

    id. Rep. 1, 6; so,

    amplissimo praeditus magistratu,

    Suet. Aug. 26:

    amplissimus ordo, i. e. senatorius,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 3; Suet. Calig. 49:

    amplissimi ordines, i. e. senatus et equites,

    id. Vesp. 9:

    amplissimum collegium decemvirale,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

    an vero vir amplissimus, P. Scipio, pontifex maximus, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 3:

    amplissimum sacerdotium,

    id. Verr. 2, 126; id. Phil. 13, 8:

    sacerdotium amplissimum,

    id. Verr. 2, 127.—
    E.
    As rhet. epithet:

    amplus orator,

    one that speaks richly and with dignity, Cic. Or. 9; id. Brut. 68:

    herous (pes), qui est idem dactylus Aristoteli amplior, iambus humanior videatur,

    grander, more stately, Quint. 9, 4, 88:

    amplius compositionis genus,

    more copious style, id. 9, 4, 129.— Adv. (on the extent of the use of the different forms of the adverb, v. supra init.), largely, abundantly, copiously.
    I.
    Lit.
    a.
    Form amplĭter:

    benigne ei largi atque ampliter,

    Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

    aptate munde atque ampliter convivium,

    Pomp. Com. Rel. p. 234 Rib.:

    extructam ampliter mensam,

    Lucil. 13, 7 Mull.:

    opsonato ampliter,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65:

    adpositum est ampliter,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 163:

    acceptus hilare atque ampliter,

    id. Merc. prol. 98:

    modeste melius facere sumptum quam ampliter,

    id. Stich. 5, 4, 10:

    parum (digitulos) immersisti ampliter,

    not deep enough, id. Bacch. 4, 4, 26.—
    b.
    Form amplē:

    exornat ample magnificeque triclinium,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 62: qui ample valetudinarios nutriunt, in great numbers (v. the context), Cels. praef. med. —
    II.
    Trop., fully, handsomely.
    a.
    Form amplĭter:

    ampliter dicere,

    fully, particularly, Gell. 10, 3, 4:

    laudare ampliter,

    id. 2, 6, 11.—
    b.
    Form amplē: duo genera sunt: unum attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium, with great fulness, richly (v. amplus, II. E.), Cic. Brut. 55, 201; so,

    elate ampleque loqui,

    id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

    satis ample sonabant in Pompeiani nominis locum Cato et Scipio,

    full grandly filled the place of, Flor. 4, 2, 65.— Comp.: amplĭus, more, longer, further, besides (syn.: ultra, praeterea); of time, number, and action (while plus denotes more in quantity, measure, etc.; magis, more, in the comparison of quality, and sometimes of action; and potius, rather, the choice between different objects or acts), constr. absol., with comp. abl., and, in the case of numerals, like minus, plus, propius, q. v., without quam with the nom., acc., or gen., or rarely with the abl. comp., or with quam, but chiefly in the post-Aug. per.; cf. Zumpt, § 485; Madv. § 305; Roby, § 1273; Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 4, 12; and Draeger, Hist. Synt. I. p. 521 sq.
    a.
    In gen.:

    deliberatum est non tacere [me] amplius,

    Afran. Com. Rel. p. 199 Rib.:

    otium ubi erit, de istis rebus tum amplius tecum loquar,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 18:

    cui amplius male faxim,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 6: De. Etiam? Li. Amplius, id. As. 1, 1, 29: Ar. Vale. Ph. Aliquanto amplius valerem, si hic maneres, id. ib. 3, 3, 2:

    etiam faxo amabit (eam) amplius,

    id. Men. 5, 2, 40:

    multo tanto illum accusabo, quam te accusavi, amplius,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 49:

    quo populum servare potissit amplius,

    Lucil. 1, 15 Mull.:

    At ego amplius dico,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 26:

    amplius posse,

    Sall. J. 69, 2:

    armis amplius valere,

    id. ib. 111, 1:

    si lamentetur miser amplius aequo,

    Lucr. 3, 953:

    tribus vobis opsonatumst an opsono amplius Tibi et parasito et mulieri?

    besides, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 45:

    Quam vellem invitatum, ut nobiscum esset amplius,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 11:

    in illo exercitu cuncta (probra) fuere et alia amplius,

    Sall. J. 44, 5:

    felices ter et amplius,

    Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

    binas aut amplius domos continuare,

    Sall. C. 20, 11:

    ter nec amplius,

    Suet. Caes. 25:

    cum non solum de his scripserit, sed amplius praecepta (reliquerit),

    Quint. 12, 11, 24:

    multa promi amplius possunt,

    Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:

    si studere amplius possum,

    Quint. 6, prooem. 4:

    auram communem amplius haurire potui?

    id. 6, prooem. 12:

    sagum, quod amplius est,

    Vulg. Exod. 26, 12.—
    b.
    And so very often with the pron. quid, etc.; with the negatives nihil, non, neque, nec, ne; and sometimes with nemo and haud.
    (α).
    With quid, etc.:

    Quid faciam amplius?

    Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 14, and Cic. Har. Resp. 42:

    quid dicam amplius?

    Quint. 8, 4, 7:

    quid a me amplius dicendum putatis?

    Cic. Verr. 3, 60:

    quid quaeris amplius?

    id. Sex. Rosc. 145; id. Dom. 41; id. Verr. 2, 191:

    quid vultis amplius?

    id. Mil. 35:

    quid amplius vis?

    Hor. Epod. 17, 30:

    quid exspectatis amplius?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 174:

    quid amplius exspectabo,

    Vulg. 4 Reg. 6, 33:

    quid loquar amplius de hoc homine?

    Cic. Caecin. 25:

    quid amplius laboremus?

    Quint. 8, prooem. 31:

    quid habet amplius homo?

    Vulg. Eccl. 1, 3; 6, 8:

    quid ego aliud exoptem amplius, nisi etc.,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 134:

    quid amplius debeam optare?

    Quint. 4, 1, 51: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 11; Ter. And. 2, 1, 25: De. An quid est etiam amplius? He. Vero amplius, id. Ad. 3, 4, 22:

    quid est quod tibi mea ars efficere hoc possit amplius?

    more than this, id. And. 1, 1, 4:

    Etenim quid est, Catilina, quod jam amplius exspectes, si etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 6; id. Sull. 90:

    si quid amplius scit,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

    si quid ego addidero amplius,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 13:

    si amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero,

    Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 8.—And often hoc amplius, where hoc is commonly an abl., but sometimes may be regarded as a nom. or an acc.:

    hoc amplius si quid poteris,

    any thing beyond this, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 44: et hoc amplius (additur), quod etc., and this further, that etc., id. Sull. 44; so Quint. 5, 13, 36:

    de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint etc.,

    id. 1, 1, 8:

    Mario urbe Italiaque interdicendum, Marciano hoc amplius, Africa,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19; Quint. 1, 5, 50; 1, 5, 55; sometimes in plur., his amplius:

    his amplius apud eundem (est) etc.,

    Quint. 9, 3, 15;

    so rarely eo amplius: inferiasque his annua religione, publice instituit, et eo amplius matri Circenses,

    Suet. Calig. 15:

    quaeris quid potuerit amplius adsequi,

    Cic. Planc. 60: prius quam (hic) turbarum quid faciat amplius, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 93:

    quare jam te cur amplius excrucies?

    Cat. 76, 10.—
    (β).
    With nihil, etc.:

    habet nihil amplius quam lutum,

    Lucil. 9, 46 Mull.:

    nihil habui amplius, quod praeciperem,

    Quint. 7, 1, 64:

    nihil enim dixit amplius,

    Cic. Deiot. 21:

    Nihil dico amplius: causa dicta est,

    I say no more; I have done with my case, id. ib. 8:

    nihil amplius dico, nisi me etc.,

    id. Planc. 96:

    nihil amplius dicam quam victoriam etc.,

    id. Marcell. 17.—Hence, nihil dico or dicam amplius, when one fears to wound by declaring his opinion, etc., I say no more, have nothing further to say or add:

    vetus est, Nihili cocio est. Scis cujus? non dico amplius,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51:

    si, quod equitis Romani filius est, inferior esse debuit: omnes tecum equitum Romanorum filii petiverunt. Nihil dico amplius,

    Cic. Planc. 7 (tacite significat eos dignitate inferiores esse Plancio, Manut. ad h.l.):

    Alterius vero partis nihil amplius dicam quam id, quod etc.,

    id. Marcell. 6, 17:

    amplius nihil respondit,

    Vulg. Marc. 15, 5:

    nihil amplius addens,

    ib. Deut. 5, 22:

    nihil noverunt amplius,

    ib. Eccl. 9, 5:

    nihil amplius optet,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46:

    nihil amplius potes,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    amplius quod desideres, nihil erit,

    this will leave nothing to be desired, Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

    nil amplius oro, nisi ut etc.,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 4:

    ipse Augustus nihil amplius quam equestri familia ortum se scribit,

    Suet. Aug. 2:

    si non amplius, ad lustrum hoc protolleret unum,

    Lucil. 1, 33 Mull.:

    non luctabor tecum, Crasse, amplius,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74; id. Tusc. 5, 34, 98:

    verbum non amplius addam,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 121:

    non amplius me objurgabis,

    Quint. 5, 10, 47:

    non amplius posse,

    Sall. Fragm. Hist. 3, 82, 19 Kritz:

    non habent amplius quid faciant,

    Vulg. Luc. 12, 4: non videbitis amplius faciem meam. ib. Gen. 44, 23; ib. Heb. 10, 17:

    amplius illa jam non inveniet,

    ib. Apoc. 18, 14:

    studium, quo non aliud ad dignitatem amplius excogitari potest,

    Tac. Or. 5:

    extra me non est alia amplius,

    Vulg. Soph. 2, 15:

    neque hoc amplius quam quod vides nobis quicquamst,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 21:

    neque va dari amplius neque etc.,

    Cic. Quinct. 23:

    nec jam amplius ullae Adparent terrae,

    Verg. A. 3, 192; 3, 260; 5, 8; 9, 426; 9, 519; 11, 807; 12, 680; id. G. 4, 503:

    nec irascar amplius,

    Vulg. Ezech. 16, 42; ib. Apoc. 7, 16:

    ne amplius dona petas,

    Cat. 68, 14:

    urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,

    Lucr. 4, 874;

    ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

    ut ne quem amplius posthac discipulum reciperet,

    Suet. Gram. 17:

    ne amplius morando Scaurum incenderet,

    Sall. J. 25, 10; id. Fragm. Hist. 1, 2, 10 Kritz;

    3, 82, 17: ne amplius divulgetur,

    Vulg. Act. 4, 17:

    ut nequaquam amplius per eamdem viam revertamini,

    ib. Deut. 17, 16:

    nolite amplius accipere pecuniam,

    ib. 4 Reg. 12, 7.—
    (γ).
    With nemo:

    cur non restipulatur neminem amplius petiturum?

    Cic. Q. Rosc. 12, 36:

    cum amplius nemo occurreret,

    nobody further, no one more, Curt. 8, 10, 2; so,

    neminem amplius viderunt,

    Vulg. Marc. 9, 7:

    nemo emet amplius,

    no one will buy any longer, any more, ib. Apoc. 18, 11 (for cases of haud with amplius, v. c. a and g).—
    c.
    With numerals and numeral forms.
    (α).
    Without quam:

    amplius horam suffixum in cruce me memini esse,

    Cat. 69, 3:

    horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo homines moliebantur,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 95:

    amplius annos triginta tribunus fuerat,

    Sall. C. 59, 6:

    me non amplius novem annos nato,

    Nep. Hann. 2, 3:

    per annos amplius quadraginta,

    Suet. Aug. 72; 32:

    quid si tandem amplius triennium est?

    Cic. Q. Rosc. 8:

    Tu faciem illius noctem non amplius unam Falle dolo,

    Verg. A. 1, 683:

    inveniebat Sabim flumen non amplius milia passuum decem abesse,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 16; 4, 12:

    reliquum spatium, quod est non amplius pedum sexcentorum, mons continet,

    id. ib. 1, 28;

    2, 29: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 40; id. Fl. 68; so Plin. Ep. 10, 39, 1:

    huic paulo amplius tertiam partem denegem?

    id. ib. 5, 7, 3:

    cum eum amplius centum cives Romani cognoscerent,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 14; 5, 155:

    victi amplius ducenti ceciderunt,

    Liv. 21, 29, 3: non amplius quattuordecim cohortes, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C:

    ex omni multitudine non amplius quadraginta locum cepere,

    Sall. J. 58, 3: torrentes amplius centum, [p. 113] Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 103; 9, 5, 4, § 10.—And very rarely placed after the numeral:

    qui septingentos jam annos amplius numquam mutatis legibus vivunt,

    Cic. Fl. 63:

    pugnatum duas amplius horas,

    Liv. 25, 19, 15 Weissenb.:

    duo haud amplius milia peditum effugerunt,

    id. 28, 2:

    decem amplius versus perdidimus,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 12:

    tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas,

    Verg. E. 3, 105.—
    (β).
    With the comp. abl. (rare but class.):

    cum jam amplius horis sex continenter pugnaretur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 4, 37:

    pugnatum amplius duabus horis est,

    Liv. 27, 12:

    neque triennio amplius supervixit,

    Suet. Caes. 89:

    uti non amplius quinis aut senis milibus passuum interesset,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23; 2, 7;

    6, 29: non amplius patet milibus quinque et triginta,

    Sall. Fragm. Hist. 4, 1, 34 Kritz:

    est ab capite paulo amplius mille passibus locus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 90, 1:

    ab Capsa non amplius duum milium intervallo,

    Sall. J. 91, 3:

    (Catilina) cum initio non amplius duobus milibus (militum) habuisset,

    id. C. 56, 2; so,

    denas alii, alii plures (uxores) habent, set reges eo amplius,

    id. J. 80, 7.—

    And prob. the following ambiguous cases: cum mille non amplius equitibus,

    Sall. J. 105, 3:

    oppidum non amplius mille passuum abesse,

    id. ib. 68, 3.—
    (γ).
    With quam (postAug. and eccl.):

    non amplius, cum plurimum, quam septem horas dormiebat,

    Suet. Aug. 78:

    nec amplius quam septem et viginti dies Brundisii commoratus,

    id. ib. 17:

    Toto triennio semel omnino eam nec amplius quam uno die paucissimis vidit horis,

    id. Tib. 51:

    demoratus dies non amplius quam octo aut decem,

    Vulg. Act. 25, 6:

    ut non amplius apud te quam quarta (pars) remaneret,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 19:

    ut vexillum veteranorum, non amplius quam quingenti numero, copias fuderint,

    Tac. A. 3, 21:

    haud amplius quam ducentos misit,

    id. ib. 14, 32:

    insidiantur ei ex iis viri amplius quam quadraginta,

    Vulg. Act. 23, 21.—
    d. (α).
    Amplius, t. t. of judges when they deferred an important case for future examination:

    Amplius adeo prolixum temporis spatium significat, ut judices quotienscunque significarent, adhuc se audire velle, amplius dicebant. Itaque negotium differebant, unde hodieque ampliari judicium differri dicitur,

    Charis. 176 P.; so Don. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 39; cf.

    also amplio and ampliatio: cum consules re audita amplius de consilii sententia pronuntiavissent,

    Cic. Brut. 22, 86:

    antea vel judicari primo poterat vel amplius pronuntiari,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 26:

    ut de Philodamo amplius pronuntiaretur,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 29.—

    And metaph.: ego amplius deliberandum censeo,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 17.—
    (β).
    Amplius non petere, judicial t. phr., to bring no further action, to make no further claim:

    quid ita satis non dedit, AMPLIVS [A SE] NEMINEM PETITVRVM?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35:

    Tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero amplius eo nomine neminem, cujus petitio sit, petiturum,

    id. Brut. 5, 18:

    sunt duo, quae te rogo: primum, ut si quid satis dandum erit, AMPLIVS EO NOMINE NON PETI, cures etc.,

    id. Fam. 13, 28 A:

    quod ille recusarit satis dare amplius abs te non peti,

    id. Att. 1, 8, 1.—
    (γ).
    Hoc amplius, beside the general use given above (II. Comp. b. a), as t. phr. of senators when they approved a measure, but amended it by addition:

    Servilio adsentior et HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, magnum Pompeium fecisse etc.,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 21, 50:

    cui cum essem adsensus, decrevi HOC AMPLIVS, ut etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 5, 1;

    so Seneca: fortasse et post omnes citatus nihil improbabo ex iis, quae priores decreverint, et dicam HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, Vit. Beat. 3, 2: Quaedam ex istis sunt, quibus adsentire possumus, sed HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO,

    id. Q. N. 3, 15, 1.—
    (δ).
    To this may be added the elliptical phrases, nihil amplius and si nihil amplius:

    nihil amplius, denoting that there is nothing further than has been declared: sese ipsum abs te repetit. Nihil amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 5, 49, 128;

    (res publica) ulta suas injurias est per vos interitu tyranni. Nihil amplius,

    id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; and, si nihil amplius, marking a limit, if nothing more, at least:

    excedam tectis? An, si nihil amplius, obstem?

    Ov. M. 9, 148.
    ► The form amplius has the ambiguity of the Engl.
    word more, which is sometimes an adj., sometimes a subst., and sometimes an adv., and some of the above examples would admit of different classifications; as, non amplius dicere, not to speak further (adv.) or not to say more (subst.), Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51; but some of them would admit of only one explanation;

    as, ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43. Sup.: amplissimē.
    I.
    Lit., very largely, most abundantly:

    ut quibus militibus amplissime (agri) dati adsignati essent,

    in the largest shares, Cic. Phil. 5, 53:

    duumviri (deos) tribus quam amplissume tum apparari poterat stratis lectis placavere,

    Liv. 5, 13, 6 Weissenb.—
    II.
    Fig., most generously, most handsomely:

    qui amplissime de salute mea decreverint,

    Cic. Dom. 44:

    amplissime laudare,

    in the handsomest style, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11; Suet. Calig. 15:

    honores amplissime gessit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 112:

    pater cum amplissime ex praetura triumphasset,

    with the greatest pomp, id. Mur. 15:

    placere eum quam amplissime supremo suo die efferri,

    should be carried forth with every possible solemnity, id. Phil. 9, 7, 16. V. on this word, Hand, Turs. I. pp. 287-296.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > amplissime

  • 4 amplus

    amplus, a, um, adj. [some regard this as a shortened form of anapleôs, = filled up, full; others, as for ambulus from amb-, rounded out, as superus from super, etc.; v. Doed. Syn. II. p. 113; but perh. it is better to form it from am- and -plus, akin to -pleo, plenus, q. v. Pott], thus pr., full all round; hence, great, large. —In space, of large extent, great, large, wide, ample, spacious (the forms amplus and amplior are very rare in the ante-class. per., and rare in all periods. Amplius is com. in the ante-class., freq. in the class., and very freq. in the post-class. per., the Vulg. rarely using the other forms, but using this 121 times. Amplissimus belongs to prose, and is scarcely used before Cicero, with whom it was a very favorite word. It was also used by Plin. Maj. and Min., but never by Tac., Sall. (in his genuine works), nor the Vulg. Catullus used only the form amplius, and Prop. only amplus, while Tib. and Pers. never used this word in any form. Ampliter is found mostly in Plaut.; and ample and amplissime are used a few times by Cic. and by writers that followed him; syn.: magnus, ingens, latus, late patens, spatiosus, laxus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    amplus et spectu protervo ferox,

    Pac. Trag. Rel. p. 94 Rib.:

    qui (Pluto) ter amplum Geryonen compescit unda,

    Hor. C. 2, 14, 7:

    ampla domus dedecori domino fit, si est in ea solitudo,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39, 139; so Verg. A. 2, 310:

    admodum amplum et excelsum signum,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 74:

    collis castris parum amplus,

    Sall. J. 98, 3:

    porticibus in amplis,

    Verg. A. 3, 353:

    per amplum mittimur Elysium,

    id. ib. 6, 743:

    vocemque per ampla volutant Atria,

    id. ib. 1, 725:

    nil vulva pulchrius ampla,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41:

    amplae aures,

    Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 274:

    milium amplum grano,

    id. 18, 7, 10, § 55:

    cubiculum amplum,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 6:

    baptisterium amplum atque opacum,

    id. ib. 5, 6, 25.— Comp.:

    quanto est res amplior,

    Lucr. 2, 1133:

    Amplior Urgo et Capraria,

    Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81:

    avis paulo amplior passere,

    id. 10, 32, 47, § 89:

    amplior specie mortali,

    Suet. Aug. 94; id. Caes. 76 (for the neutr. amplius, v. infra).— Sup.:

    amplissima curia... gymnasium amplissimum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53:

    urbs amplissima atque ornatissima,

    id. Agr. 2, 76:

    amplissimum peristylum,

    id. Dom. 116:

    (candelabrum) ad amplissimi templi ornatum esse factum,

    id. Verr. 4, 65:

    mons Italiae amplissimus,

    Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48:

    amplissimum flumen,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 3:

    amplissimus lacus,

    id. ib. 10, 41, 2:

    amplissima insula,

    Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71:

    amplissimi horti,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 11:

    amplissima arborum,

    Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 200:

    est (topazon) amplissima gemmarum,

    id. 37, 8, 32, § 109:

    amplissimum cubiculum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 23.—
    B.
    Transf., great, abundant, ample, much, long:

    bono atque amplo lucro,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 6 and Ep. 2, 2, 117:

    pabula miseris mortalibus ampla,

    Lucr. 5, 944:

    ampla civitas,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 81; 4, 96:

    civitas ampla atque florens,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 3:

    gens ampla,

    Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125:

    amplae copiae,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 19:

    ampla manus militum,

    Liv. Epit. 1, 4, 9:

    pecuaria res ampla,

    Cic. Quinct. 12:

    res familiaris ampla,

    id. Phil. 13, 8:

    (res) ampla,

    Sall. H. Fragm. 3, 82, 20 Kritz:

    patrimonium amplum et copiosum,

    Cic. Sex. Rosc. 6; id. Dom. 146: id. Phil. 2, 67:

    amplae divitiae,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 101:

    esse patri ejus amplas facultates,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 9:

    in amplis opibus heres,

    Plin. 9, 36, 59, § 122.— Comp.:

    amplior numerus,

    Cic. Mil. 57; Sall. J. 105, 3; Tac. A. 14, 53:

    ampliores aquae,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 58:

    amplior exercitus,

    Sall. J. 54, 3; Suet. Vesp. 4:

    commeatus spe amplior,

    Sall. J. 75, 8:

    amplior pecunia, Auct. B. Alex. 56: pecunia amplior,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 2:

    pretia ampliora,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 84:

    omnia longe ampliora invenire quam etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

    ampliores noctes,

    Plin. 18, 26, 63, § 232:

    ut ampliori tempore maneret,

    Vulg. Act. 18, 20.— Sup.:

    peditatus copiae amplissimae e Gallia,

    Cic. Font. 8:

    exercitus amplissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; 9, 13, 11:

    amplissima pecunia,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 31:

    amplissimae fortunae,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 8; id. Quinct. 49; id. Phil. 10, 4:

    amplissimae patrimonii copiae,

    id. Fl. 89:

    amplissimas summas emptionibus occupare,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 2, 3:

    opes amplissimae,

    id. ib. 8, 18, 4:

    amplissima dies horarum quindecim etc.,

    the longest day, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 218.—Also subst. in comp. neutr. (v. amplius, adv. infra), more:

    ut quirem exaudire amplius,

    Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

    si vis amplius dari, Dabitur,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 18:

    jam amplius orat,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 19:

    daturus non sum amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29:

    non complectar in his libris amplius quam quod etc.,

    id. de Or. 1, 6, 22:

    tantum adfero quantum ipse optat, atque etiam amplius,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 10:

    ni amplius etiam, quod ebibit,

    id. Trin. 2, 1, 20: Ph. Etiamne amplius? Th. Nil, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 63: Tr. Dimidium Volo ut dicas. Gr. Immo hercle etiam amplius, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 21: Th. Nempe octoginta debentur huic minae? Tr. Haud nummo amplius, id. Most. 3, 3, 16:

    etiam amplius illam adparare condecet,

    Turp. Com. Rel. p. 100 Rib.:

    hoc onere suscepto amplexus animo sum aliquanto amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1:

    si sit opus liquidi non amplius urna,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 54:

    omnis numerus amplius octingentis milibus explebat,

    Vell. 2, 110, 3:

    Segestanis imponebat aliquanto amplius quam etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 76:

    illa corona contentus Thrasybulus neque amplius requisivit,

    Nep. Thras. 4, 3:

    amplius possidere,

    Plin. 18, 4, 3, § 17:

    Ille imperio ei reddito haud amplius, quam ut duo ex tribus filiis secum militarent, exegit,

    Curt. 8, 4, 21:

    dedit quantum maximum potuit, daturus amplius, si potuisset,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 6:

    cum hoc amplius praestet, quod etc.,

    id. ib. 7, 25, 1.—Also with part. gen., more of, a greater quantity or number of:

    gaudeo tibi liberorum esse amplius,

    Plaut. Cist. 5, 4:

    te amplius bibisse praedicet loti,

    Cat. 39, 21:

    amplius frumenti auferre,

    Cic. Verr. 3, 49:

    expensum est auri viginti paulo amplius,

    id. Fl. 6, 8:

    amplius negotii contrahi,

    id. Cat. 4, 9:

    si amplius obsidum vellet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 9, ubi v. Herz.:

    quanto ejus amplius processerat temporis,

    id. B. C. 3, 25.—
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    Of internal power or force, great, strong, violent, impetuous:

    pro viribus amplis,

    Lucr. 5, 1174:

    amplae vires peditum,

    Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 75;

    ampla nepotum Spes,

    Prop. 4, 22, 41:

    poena sera, sed ampla,

    full, strict, id. 4, 5, 32. — Comp.:

    haec irae factae essent multo ampliores,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 9:

    si forte morbus amplior factus siet, i. e. gravior,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 50:

    amplior metus,

    Cic. Clu. 128:

    amplior potentia feris,

    Plin. 28, 10, 42, § 153:

    ampliorem dicendi facultatem consequi,

    Quint. 2, 3, 4:

    amplior eoque acrior impetus,

    Flor. 4, 2, 66:

    spes amplior,

    Sall. J. 105, 4:

    amplius accipietis judicium,

    severer, Vulg. Matt. 23, 14:

    amplior auctoritas,

    Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 47:

    amplior virtus,

    higher merit, Quint. 8, 3, 83:

    idem aut amplior cultus (dei),

    Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 18:

    amplior est quaestio,

    Quint. 3, 5, 8:

    ampliora verba,

    of larger meaning, id. 8, 4, 2: scientia intellegentiaque ac sapientia ampliores inventae sunt in te, Vulg. Dan. 5, 14:

    quo legatis animus amplior esset,

    Sall. C. 40, 6; 59, 1:

    spiritus amplior,

    Vulg. Dan. 5, 12; 6, 3.— Sup.:

    (honos) pro amplissimis meritis redditur,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 41:

    cujus sideris (Caniculae) effectus amplissimi in terra sentiuntur,

    very violent, Plin. 2, 40, 40, § 107:

    amplissima spes,

    Suet. Caes. 7:

    his finis cognitionis amplissimae,

    most important trial, Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23.—
    B.
    Of external splendor, great, handsome, magnificent, splendid, glorious:

    illis ampla satis forma, pudicitia,

    great enough, Prop. 1, 2, 24:

    haec ampla sunt, haec divina,

    Cic. Sest. 102; id. Arch. 23:

    res gestae satis amplae,

    Sall. C. 8, 2:

    cur parum amplis adfecerit praemiis,

    Cic. Mil. 57:

    ampla quidem, sed pro ingentibus meritis praemia acceperunt,

    Tac. A. 14, 53:

    amplum in modum praemia ostentare,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 26, 6:

    amplis honoribus usi,

    Sall. J. 25, 4:

    amplis honoribus auctos,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 11.—Sometimes in mal. part. or ironically:

    amplam occasionem calumniae nactus,

    a fine opportunity, Cic. Verr. 2, 61:

    spolia ampla refertis Tuque puerque tuus,

    glorious spoils, Verg. A. 4, 93.— Comp.:

    ne ullum munus aedilitatis amplius aut gratius populo esse possit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 5; id. Mur. 37:

    praemiis ad perdiscendum amplioribus commoveri,

    id. de Or. 1, 4, 13:

    alicui ampliorem laudem tribuere,

    id. Sest. 27:

    in aliqua re esse laudem ampliorem,

    id. Marcell. 4:

    corporis membris plus dedit, id amplius atque augustius ratus (Zeuxis),

    Quint. 12, 10, 5:

    ut Augustus vocaretur ampliore cognomine,

    Suet. Aug. 7.— Subst.:

    in potestatibus eo modo agitabat, ut ampliore, quam gerebat, dignus haberetur,

    of something greater, Sall. J. 63, 5.— Sup.:

    ut consules monumentum quam amplissimum faciundum curent,

    Cic. Phil. 14, 38; 14, 31; id. Verr. 4, 82:

    hoc munus aedilitatis amplissimum,

    id. ib. 1, 12, 36; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1, 74:

    alicui amplissimas potestates dare,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 31:

    insignibus amplissimis ornatus,

    id. ib. 2, 101:

    dona amplissima conferre,

    Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9:

    praemia legatis dedistis amplissima,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 5; id. Phil. 2, 32:

    spe amplissimorum praemiorum adduci,

    id. Mil. 5; id. de Or. 1, 5, 16:

    velut praemium quoddam amplissimum longi laboris,

    Quint. 10, 7, 1:

    munera amplissima mittere,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

    vestris beneficiis amplissimis adfectus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 51; id. Dom. 98:

    laudi amplissimae lauream concedere,

    id. Pis. 74:

    laudibus amplissimis adficere,

    id. Phil. 7, 11:

    amplissimam gloriam consequi,

    id. Prov. Cons. 39:

    ut eum amplissimo regis honore et nomine adfeceris,

    id. Deiot. 14:

    amplissimis aliquem efferre honoribus,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 17, 3:

    amplissimis uti honoribus,

    Cic. Fl. 45:

    amplissimos honores adipisci,

    id. Verr. 5, 181:

    honores adsequi amplissimos,

    id. Mil. 81:

    aliquem ad honores amplissimos perducere,

    id. Am. 20, 73:

    meus labor fructum est amplissimum consecutus,

    id. Imp. Pomp 2:

    mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur,

    in the handsomest termis, id. Cat. 3, 14; id. Phil. 2, 13; id. Quir. 15:

    ei amplissimis verbis gratias egimus,

    id. Phil. 1, 3:

    provincia Gallia merito ornatur verbis amplissimis ab senatu,

    id. ib. 4, 9:

    amplissimis verbis conlaudatus,

    Suet. Caes. 16:

    amplissimo populi senatusque judicio exercitus habuistis,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 12; id. Fl. 5; id. Dom. 86; id. Planc. 93:

    de meo consulatu amplissima atque ornatissima decreta fecerunt,

    id. Dom. 74:

    quam universi populi, illius gentis, amplissimum testimonium (said of Cic.),

    Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 116.—
    C.
    In respect of the opinion of others, esteemed, renowned, etc.:

    quicquid est, quamvis amplum sit, id est parum tum cum est aliquid amplius,

    Cic. Marcell. 26:

    quid hunc hominem magnum aut amplum de re publica cogitare (putare possumus), qui etc.,

    great or noble, id. Imp. Pomp. 37:

    omnia, quae vobis cara atque ampla sunt,

    id. Agr. 2, 9; id. Arch. 23:

    convenerunt corrogati et quidem ampli quidam homines,

    id. Phil. 3, 20:

    hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,

    small and great, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 28:

    amplis doctoribus instructus,

    Tac. A. 14, 52:

    sin autem sunt amplae et honestae familiae plebeiae,

    Cic. Mur. 7, 15.— Comp.:

    cum est aliquid amplius,

    Cic. Marcell. 26:

    ampliores ordines,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 77, where Dinter reads priores: quo (ingenio) neque melius neque amplius aliud in natura mortalium est, [p. 112] Sall. J. 2, 4:

    nihil amplius potes (tribuere) amicitia tua,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    quid amplius facitis?

    Vulg. Matt. 5, 47.— Sup.:

    ex amplissimo genere nubere,

    Cic. Cael. 34:

    amplissimo genere natus,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 12:

    genere copiisque amplissimus, id. ib 6, 15: quam (familiam) vidit amplissimam,

    Cic. Phil. 13, 12:

    amplissimos patruos habere,

    id. Sex. Rosc. 147:

    amplissima civitas,

    id. Verr. 5, 122:

    apud illos Fabiorum nomen est amplissimum,

    id. Font. 36; id. Caecin. 104; id. Verr. 3, 96; id. Deiot. 14:

    mihi hic locus ad agendum amplissimus est visus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 1:

    non adgrediar ad illa maxima atque amplissima prius quam etc.,

    id. Sest. 5:

    licet tribuas ei quantum amplissimum potes, nihil tamen amplius potes amicitia tua,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    amplissimis operibus increscere,

    id. ib. 8, 4, 3:

    honores in amplissimo consilio collocare,

    Cic. Sen. 2:

    amplissimi orbis terrae consilii principes,

    id. Phil. 3, 34: honoris amplissimi puto esse accusare improbos, I esteem it to be the greatest honor, etc., id. Div. in Caecil. 70:

    promotus ad amplissimas procurationes,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 3:

    praeter honores amplissimos cognomenque etc.,

    Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 142:

    spes amplissimae dignitatis,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 49; id. Sen. 19, 68; Suet. Vit. 2.—
    D.
    Hence, amplissimus (almost always thus in sup.) as a title for persons holding great and honored offices, as consul, senator, etc., or as an honorable epithet of the office itself or the body of officers, distinguished, very distinguished, honorable, right honorable, most honorable, etc.:

    is mihi videtur amplissimus, qui sua virtute in altiorem locum pervenit,

    Cic. Sex. Rosc. 83:

    homo et suis et populi Romani ornamentis amplissimus,

    id. Mur. 8:

    P. Africanus rebus gestis amplissimus,

    id. Caecin. 69:

    ut homines amplissimi testimonium de sua re non dicerent,

    id. Sex. Rosc. 102; id. Clu. 197:

    Q. Catuli atque ceterorum amplissimorum hominum auctoritas,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 63:

    vir amplissimus ejus civitatis,

    id. Verr. 4, 17; id. Fl. 32:

    exercitum Cn. Domitii, amplissimi viri, sustentavit,

    id. Deiot. 5, 14:

    cum habeas amplissimi viri religionem (of L. Lucullus),

    id. Arch. 4, 8; id. Lig. 22:

    in quo consilio amplissimi viri judicarent,

    id. Mil. 5; id. Balb. 1; id. Dom. 2:

    comitatus virorum amplissimorum,

    id. Sull. 9:

    viros primarios atque amplissimos civitatis in consilium advocare,

    id. Verr. 3, 18:

    ordinis amplissimi esse,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 13, 1; 37, 6:

    cives amplissimos legare,

    Cic. Balb. 42:

    hoc amplissimum nomen, i. e. senatorium,

    id. Verr. 3, 96:

    amplissimus honos, i. e. consulatus,

    id. Rep. 1, 6; so,

    amplissimo praeditus magistratu,

    Suet. Aug. 26:

    amplissimus ordo, i. e. senatorius,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 3; Suet. Calig. 49:

    amplissimi ordines, i. e. senatus et equites,

    id. Vesp. 9:

    amplissimum collegium decemvirale,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49:

    an vero vir amplissimus, P. Scipio, pontifex maximus, etc.,

    id. Cat. 1, 3:

    amplissimum sacerdotium,

    id. Verr. 2, 126; id. Phil. 13, 8:

    sacerdotium amplissimum,

    id. Verr. 2, 127.—
    E.
    As rhet. epithet:

    amplus orator,

    one that speaks richly and with dignity, Cic. Or. 9; id. Brut. 68:

    herous (pes), qui est idem dactylus Aristoteli amplior, iambus humanior videatur,

    grander, more stately, Quint. 9, 4, 88:

    amplius compositionis genus,

    more copious style, id. 9, 4, 129.— Adv. (on the extent of the use of the different forms of the adverb, v. supra init.), largely, abundantly, copiously.
    I.
    Lit.
    a.
    Form amplĭter:

    benigne ei largi atque ampliter,

    Att. Trag. Rel. p. 173 Rib.:

    aptate munde atque ampliter convivium,

    Pomp. Com. Rel. p. 234 Rib.:

    extructam ampliter mensam,

    Lucil. 13, 7 Mull.:

    opsonato ampliter,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65:

    adpositum est ampliter,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 163:

    acceptus hilare atque ampliter,

    id. Merc. prol. 98:

    modeste melius facere sumptum quam ampliter,

    id. Stich. 5, 4, 10:

    parum (digitulos) immersisti ampliter,

    not deep enough, id. Bacch. 4, 4, 26.—
    b.
    Form amplē:

    exornat ample magnificeque triclinium,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 62: qui ample valetudinarios nutriunt, in great numbers (v. the context), Cels. praef. med. —
    II.
    Trop., fully, handsomely.
    a.
    Form amplĭter:

    ampliter dicere,

    fully, particularly, Gell. 10, 3, 4:

    laudare ampliter,

    id. 2, 6, 11.—
    b.
    Form amplē: duo genera sunt: unum attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium, with great fulness, richly (v. amplus, II. E.), Cic. Brut. 55, 201; so,

    elate ampleque loqui,

    id. Tusc. 5, 9, 24:

    satis ample sonabant in Pompeiani nominis locum Cato et Scipio,

    full grandly filled the place of, Flor. 4, 2, 65.— Comp.: amplĭus, more, longer, further, besides (syn.: ultra, praeterea); of time, number, and action (while plus denotes more in quantity, measure, etc.; magis, more, in the comparison of quality, and sometimes of action; and potius, rather, the choice between different objects or acts), constr. absol., with comp. abl., and, in the case of numerals, like minus, plus, propius, q. v., without quam with the nom., acc., or gen., or rarely with the abl. comp., or with quam, but chiefly in the post-Aug. per.; cf. Zumpt, § 485; Madv. § 305; Roby, § 1273; Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 4, 12; and Draeger, Hist. Synt. I. p. 521 sq.
    a.
    In gen.:

    deliberatum est non tacere [me] amplius,

    Afran. Com. Rel. p. 199 Rib.:

    otium ubi erit, de istis rebus tum amplius tecum loquar,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 18:

    cui amplius male faxim,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 6: De. Etiam? Li. Amplius, id. As. 1, 1, 29: Ar. Vale. Ph. Aliquanto amplius valerem, si hic maneres, id. ib. 3, 3, 2:

    etiam faxo amabit (eam) amplius,

    id. Men. 5, 2, 40:

    multo tanto illum accusabo, quam te accusavi, amplius,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 49:

    quo populum servare potissit amplius,

    Lucil. 1, 15 Mull.:

    At ego amplius dico,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 26:

    amplius posse,

    Sall. J. 69, 2:

    armis amplius valere,

    id. ib. 111, 1:

    si lamentetur miser amplius aequo,

    Lucr. 3, 953:

    tribus vobis opsonatumst an opsono amplius Tibi et parasito et mulieri?

    besides, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 45:

    Quam vellem invitatum, ut nobiscum esset amplius,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 11:

    in illo exercitu cuncta (probra) fuere et alia amplius,

    Sall. J. 44, 5:

    felices ter et amplius,

    Hor. C. 1, 13, 17:

    binas aut amplius domos continuare,

    Sall. C. 20, 11:

    ter nec amplius,

    Suet. Caes. 25:

    cum non solum de his scripserit, sed amplius praecepta (reliquerit),

    Quint. 12, 11, 24:

    multa promi amplius possunt,

    Plin. 2, 17, 15, § 77:

    si studere amplius possum,

    Quint. 6, prooem. 4:

    auram communem amplius haurire potui?

    id. 6, prooem. 12:

    sagum, quod amplius est,

    Vulg. Exod. 26, 12.—
    b.
    And so very often with the pron. quid, etc.; with the negatives nihil, non, neque, nec, ne; and sometimes with nemo and haud.
    (α).
    With quid, etc.:

    Quid faciam amplius?

    Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 14, and Cic. Har. Resp. 42:

    quid dicam amplius?

    Quint. 8, 4, 7:

    quid a me amplius dicendum putatis?

    Cic. Verr. 3, 60:

    quid quaeris amplius?

    id. Sex. Rosc. 145; id. Dom. 41; id. Verr. 2, 191:

    quid vultis amplius?

    id. Mil. 35:

    quid amplius vis?

    Hor. Epod. 17, 30:

    quid exspectatis amplius?

    Cic. Verr. 2, 174:

    quid amplius exspectabo,

    Vulg. 4 Reg. 6, 33:

    quid loquar amplius de hoc homine?

    Cic. Caecin. 25:

    quid amplius laboremus?

    Quint. 8, prooem. 31:

    quid habet amplius homo?

    Vulg. Eccl. 1, 3; 6, 8:

    quid ego aliud exoptem amplius, nisi etc.,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 134:

    quid amplius debeam optare?

    Quint. 4, 1, 51: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 11; Ter. And. 2, 1, 25: De. An quid est etiam amplius? He. Vero amplius, id. Ad. 3, 4, 22:

    quid est quod tibi mea ars efficere hoc possit amplius?

    more than this, id. And. 1, 1, 4:

    Etenim quid est, Catilina, quod jam amplius exspectes, si etc.,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 6; id. Sull. 90:

    si quid amplius scit,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

    si quid ego addidero amplius,

    id. Trin. 4, 2, 13:

    si amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero,

    Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 8.—And often hoc amplius, where hoc is commonly an abl., but sometimes may be regarded as a nom. or an acc.:

    hoc amplius si quid poteris,

    any thing beyond this, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 44: et hoc amplius (additur), quod etc., and this further, that etc., id. Sull. 44; so Quint. 5, 13, 36:

    de paedagogis hoc amplius, ut aut sint etc.,

    id. 1, 1, 8:

    Mario urbe Italiaque interdicendum, Marciano hoc amplius, Africa,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19; Quint. 1, 5, 50; 1, 5, 55; sometimes in plur., his amplius:

    his amplius apud eundem (est) etc.,

    Quint. 9, 3, 15;

    so rarely eo amplius: inferiasque his annua religione, publice instituit, et eo amplius matri Circenses,

    Suet. Calig. 15:

    quaeris quid potuerit amplius adsequi,

    Cic. Planc. 60: prius quam (hic) turbarum quid faciat amplius, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 93:

    quare jam te cur amplius excrucies?

    Cat. 76, 10.—
    (β).
    With nihil, etc.:

    habet nihil amplius quam lutum,

    Lucil. 9, 46 Mull.:

    nihil habui amplius, quod praeciperem,

    Quint. 7, 1, 64:

    nihil enim dixit amplius,

    Cic. Deiot. 21:

    Nihil dico amplius: causa dicta est,

    I say no more; I have done with my case, id. ib. 8:

    nihil amplius dico, nisi me etc.,

    id. Planc. 96:

    nihil amplius dicam quam victoriam etc.,

    id. Marcell. 17.—Hence, nihil dico or dicam amplius, when one fears to wound by declaring his opinion, etc., I say no more, have nothing further to say or add:

    vetus est, Nihili cocio est. Scis cujus? non dico amplius,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51:

    si, quod equitis Romani filius est, inferior esse debuit: omnes tecum equitum Romanorum filii petiverunt. Nihil dico amplius,

    Cic. Planc. 7 (tacite significat eos dignitate inferiores esse Plancio, Manut. ad h.l.):

    Alterius vero partis nihil amplius dicam quam id, quod etc.,

    id. Marcell. 6, 17:

    amplius nihil respondit,

    Vulg. Marc. 15, 5:

    nihil amplius addens,

    ib. Deut. 5, 22:

    nihil noverunt amplius,

    ib. Eccl. 9, 5:

    nihil amplius optet,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46:

    nihil amplius potes,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 10:

    amplius quod desideres, nihil erit,

    this will leave nothing to be desired, Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:

    nil amplius oro, nisi ut etc.,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 4:

    ipse Augustus nihil amplius quam equestri familia ortum se scribit,

    Suet. Aug. 2:

    si non amplius, ad lustrum hoc protolleret unum,

    Lucil. 1, 33 Mull.:

    non luctabor tecum, Crasse, amplius,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 17, 74; id. Tusc. 5, 34, 98:

    verbum non amplius addam,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 121:

    non amplius me objurgabis,

    Quint. 5, 10, 47:

    non amplius posse,

    Sall. Fragm. Hist. 3, 82, 19 Kritz:

    non habent amplius quid faciant,

    Vulg. Luc. 12, 4: non videbitis amplius faciem meam. ib. Gen. 44, 23; ib. Heb. 10, 17:

    amplius illa jam non inveniet,

    ib. Apoc. 18, 14:

    studium, quo non aliud ad dignitatem amplius excogitari potest,

    Tac. Or. 5:

    extra me non est alia amplius,

    Vulg. Soph. 2, 15:

    neque hoc amplius quam quod vides nobis quicquamst,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 21:

    neque va dari amplius neque etc.,

    Cic. Quinct. 23:

    nec jam amplius ullae Adparent terrae,

    Verg. A. 3, 192; 3, 260; 5, 8; 9, 426; 9, 519; 11, 807; 12, 680; id. G. 4, 503:

    nec irascar amplius,

    Vulg. Ezech. 16, 42; ib. Apoc. 7, 16:

    ne amplius dona petas,

    Cat. 68, 14:

    urere ne possit calor amplius aridus artus,

    Lucr. 4, 874;

    ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

    ut ne quem amplius posthac discipulum reciperet,

    Suet. Gram. 17:

    ne amplius morando Scaurum incenderet,

    Sall. J. 25, 10; id. Fragm. Hist. 1, 2, 10 Kritz;

    3, 82, 17: ne amplius divulgetur,

    Vulg. Act. 4, 17:

    ut nequaquam amplius per eamdem viam revertamini,

    ib. Deut. 17, 16:

    nolite amplius accipere pecuniam,

    ib. 4 Reg. 12, 7.—
    (γ).
    With nemo:

    cur non restipulatur neminem amplius petiturum?

    Cic. Q. Rosc. 12, 36:

    cum amplius nemo occurreret,

    nobody further, no one more, Curt. 8, 10, 2; so,

    neminem amplius viderunt,

    Vulg. Marc. 9, 7:

    nemo emet amplius,

    no one will buy any longer, any more, ib. Apoc. 18, 11 (for cases of haud with amplius, v. c. a and g).—
    c.
    With numerals and numeral forms.
    (α).
    Without quam:

    amplius horam suffixum in cruce me memini esse,

    Cat. 69, 3:

    horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo homines moliebantur,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 95:

    amplius annos triginta tribunus fuerat,

    Sall. C. 59, 6:

    me non amplius novem annos nato,

    Nep. Hann. 2, 3:

    per annos amplius quadraginta,

    Suet. Aug. 72; 32:

    quid si tandem amplius triennium est?

    Cic. Q. Rosc. 8:

    Tu faciem illius noctem non amplius unam Falle dolo,

    Verg. A. 1, 683:

    inveniebat Sabim flumen non amplius milia passuum decem abesse,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 16; 4, 12:

    reliquum spatium, quod est non amplius pedum sexcentorum, mons continet,

    id. ib. 1, 28;

    2, 29: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 40; id. Fl. 68; so Plin. Ep. 10, 39, 1:

    huic paulo amplius tertiam partem denegem?

    id. ib. 5, 7, 3:

    cum eum amplius centum cives Romani cognoscerent,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 14; 5, 155:

    victi amplius ducenti ceciderunt,

    Liv. 21, 29, 3: non amplius quattuordecim cohortes, Pompei. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C:

    ex omni multitudine non amplius quadraginta locum cepere,

    Sall. J. 58, 3: torrentes amplius centum, [p. 113] Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 103; 9, 5, 4, § 10.—And very rarely placed after the numeral:

    qui septingentos jam annos amplius numquam mutatis legibus vivunt,

    Cic. Fl. 63:

    pugnatum duas amplius horas,

    Liv. 25, 19, 15 Weissenb.:

    duo haud amplius milia peditum effugerunt,

    id. 28, 2:

    decem amplius versus perdidimus,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 12:

    tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas,

    Verg. E. 3, 105.—
    (β).
    With the comp. abl. (rare but class.):

    cum jam amplius horis sex continenter pugnaretur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 4, 37:

    pugnatum amplius duabus horis est,

    Liv. 27, 12:

    neque triennio amplius supervixit,

    Suet. Caes. 89:

    uti non amplius quinis aut senis milibus passuum interesset,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 15; 1, 23; 2, 7;

    6, 29: non amplius patet milibus quinque et triginta,

    Sall. Fragm. Hist. 4, 1, 34 Kritz:

    est ab capite paulo amplius mille passibus locus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 90, 1:

    ab Capsa non amplius duum milium intervallo,

    Sall. J. 91, 3:

    (Catilina) cum initio non amplius duobus milibus (militum) habuisset,

    id. C. 56, 2; so,

    denas alii, alii plures (uxores) habent, set reges eo amplius,

    id. J. 80, 7.—

    And prob. the following ambiguous cases: cum mille non amplius equitibus,

    Sall. J. 105, 3:

    oppidum non amplius mille passuum abesse,

    id. ib. 68, 3.—
    (γ).
    With quam (postAug. and eccl.):

    non amplius, cum plurimum, quam septem horas dormiebat,

    Suet. Aug. 78:

    nec amplius quam septem et viginti dies Brundisii commoratus,

    id. ib. 17:

    Toto triennio semel omnino eam nec amplius quam uno die paucissimis vidit horis,

    id. Tib. 51:

    demoratus dies non amplius quam octo aut decem,

    Vulg. Act. 25, 6:

    ut non amplius apud te quam quarta (pars) remaneret,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 19:

    ut vexillum veteranorum, non amplius quam quingenti numero, copias fuderint,

    Tac. A. 3, 21:

    haud amplius quam ducentos misit,

    id. ib. 14, 32:

    insidiantur ei ex iis viri amplius quam quadraginta,

    Vulg. Act. 23, 21.—
    d. (α).
    Amplius, t. t. of judges when they deferred an important case for future examination:

    Amplius adeo prolixum temporis spatium significat, ut judices quotienscunque significarent, adhuc se audire velle, amplius dicebant. Itaque negotium differebant, unde hodieque ampliari judicium differri dicitur,

    Charis. 176 P.; so Don. ad Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 39; cf.

    also amplio and ampliatio: cum consules re audita amplius de consilii sententia pronuntiavissent,

    Cic. Brut. 22, 86:

    antea vel judicari primo poterat vel amplius pronuntiari,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 26:

    ut de Philodamo amplius pronuntiaretur,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 29.—

    And metaph.: ego amplius deliberandum censeo,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 17.—
    (β).
    Amplius non petere, judicial t. phr., to bring no further action, to make no further claim:

    quid ita satis non dedit, AMPLIVS [A SE] NEMINEM PETITVRVM?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35:

    Tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero amplius eo nomine neminem, cujus petitio sit, petiturum,

    id. Brut. 5, 18:

    sunt duo, quae te rogo: primum, ut si quid satis dandum erit, AMPLIVS EO NOMINE NON PETI, cures etc.,

    id. Fam. 13, 28 A:

    quod ille recusarit satis dare amplius abs te non peti,

    id. Att. 1, 8, 1.—
    (γ).
    Hoc amplius, beside the general use given above (II. Comp. b. a), as t. phr. of senators when they approved a measure, but amended it by addition:

    Servilio adsentior et HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, magnum Pompeium fecisse etc.,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 21, 50:

    cui cum essem adsensus, decrevi HOC AMPLIVS, ut etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 5, 1;

    so Seneca: fortasse et post omnes citatus nihil improbabo ex iis, quae priores decreverint, et dicam HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO, Vit. Beat. 3, 2: Quaedam ex istis sunt, quibus adsentire possumus, sed HOC AMPLIVS CENSEO,

    id. Q. N. 3, 15, 1.—
    (δ).
    To this may be added the elliptical phrases, nihil amplius and si nihil amplius:

    nihil amplius, denoting that there is nothing further than has been declared: sese ipsum abs te repetit. Nihil amplius,

    Cic. Verr. 5, 49, 128;

    (res publica) ulta suas injurias est per vos interitu tyranni. Nihil amplius,

    id. Fam. 12, 1, 2; and, si nihil amplius, marking a limit, if nothing more, at least:

    excedam tectis? An, si nihil amplius, obstem?

    Ov. M. 9, 148.
    ► The form amplius has the ambiguity of the Engl.
    word more, which is sometimes an adj., sometimes a subst., and sometimes an adv., and some of the above examples would admit of different classifications; as, non amplius dicere, not to speak further (adv.) or not to say more (subst.), Plaut. As. 1, 3, 51; but some of them would admit of only one explanation;

    as, ne quos amplius Rhenum transire pateretur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43. Sup.: amplissimē.
    I.
    Lit., very largely, most abundantly:

    ut quibus militibus amplissime (agri) dati adsignati essent,

    in the largest shares, Cic. Phil. 5, 53:

    duumviri (deos) tribus quam amplissume tum apparari poterat stratis lectis placavere,

    Liv. 5, 13, 6 Weissenb.—
    II.
    Fig., most generously, most handsomely:

    qui amplissime de salute mea decreverint,

    Cic. Dom. 44:

    amplissime laudare,

    in the handsomest style, Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 11; Suet. Calig. 15:

    honores amplissime gessit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 112:

    pater cum amplissime ex praetura triumphasset,

    with the greatest pomp, id. Mur. 15:

    placere eum quam amplissime supremo suo die efferri,

    should be carried forth with every possible solemnity, id. Phil. 9, 7, 16. V. on this word, Hand, Turs. I. pp. 287-296.

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  • 5 abridge

    əˈbrɪdʒ гл.
    1) сокращать, уменьшать To make a greater quantity with the same capital;
    in other words, to abridge the labour. ≈ Достичь большего количества при том же объеме капитала, другими словами, сократить затраты труда. Syn: shorten
    2) уменьшать, убавлять;
    ограничивать;
    урезывать (права, привилегии и т. п.) He watched her night and day, abridged her pleasures, and confined her sway. ≈ Он следил за ней день и ночь, уменьшал количество развлечений и ограничивал ее власть.
    3) архаич. (of, from, in) лишать чего-л. The language, abridged of its native power, needed this transfusion of fresh blood. ≈ Языку, лишенному авторитета среди его носителей, был необходим этот "глоток свежего воздуха", этот "приток свежей крови". The legislative therefore cannot abridge the executive power of any rights which it now has by law, without it's own consent. ≈ Поэтому законодательная власть не может лишить исполнительную власть без ее на то согласия каких-либо прав, которые отныне принадлежат ей по закону.
    сокращать;
    - to * books сокращать книги;
    делать в книгах купюры;
    - this physics course is *d это сокращенный курс физики уменьшать, убавлять;
    ограничивать;
    урезывать права, привилегии и т. п.;
    - to * a visit сократить пребывание;
    - to * smb.'s freedom ограничивать чью-л. свободу;
    - modern transportation *s distance современные виды транспорта сокращают расстояния (устаревшее) лишать чего-л.;
    - to * smb. of power лишать кого-л. власти
    abridge лишать (чего-л.;
    of) ~ ограничивать, урезывать (права) ~ сокращать

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  • 6 strap

    [stræp] 1. сущ.
    1)
    а) ремень, ремешок
    Syn:

    I got strap for that. — Меня за это выпороли ремнем.

    2) завязка, штрипка
    Syn:
    3) мор.; авиа стропа; обхват на подвесной системе
    4)
    а) воен. погон
    Syn:
    в) тех. крепительная планка; скоба
    г) ( straps) ист. подвязки ( предмет туалета)
    5) кисть, гроздь, связка (о ягодах, фруктах, овощах)
    6)
    а) уст.; диал. ремень для правки бритв
    Syn:
    б) разг. парикмахер, цирюльник
    Syn:
    7) бот. лигула, язычок
    2. гл.
    1)
    а) = strap up, = strap down стягивать ремнём
    Syn:
    fasten with a strap, bind with a strap
    б) править ( бритву) на ремне
    2) мед. стягивать края раны липким пластырем
    3) пороть, бить ремнём
    4) разг. энергично браться за дело

    to strap to their work, so as to do a greater quantity of labour in the usual time — рьяно взяться за дело, чтобы успеть больше за стандартный промежуток времени

    Syn:
    •

    Англо-русский современный словарь > strap

  • 7 Dragles

    Cocoons in which the worm has been killed by the disease known as muscardine which sometimes hardens them and at other times reduces them to a white powder. When hardened they are called " comfit cocoons." The quality of the silk is generally excellent and gives greater quantity than from healthy worms. They are much esteemed and fetch a high price, but are fairly scarce. Also known as " Calcined cocoons."

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  • 8 channel stuffing

    Fin
    the artificial boosting of sales at the end of a financial year by offering distributors and dealers incentives to buy a greater quantity of goods than they actually need (slang)

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  • 9 величина

    amount, size, magnitude
    * * *
    величина́ ж.
    1. (явление, свойство, напр. ток, напряжение, скорость и т. п.) quantity
    измеря́ть величину́ — measure a quantity
    определя́ть величину́ — define a quantity
    пренебрега́ть величино́й — neglect [ignore] a quantity
    2. ( значение) value, magnitude
    вы́численная величина́ не о́чень точна́ — the calculated value is of limited accuracy
    на поря́док величины́ (больше, меньше) — by an order of magnitude (greater, smaller)
    поря́док величины́ — the order of (the) magnitude
    в натура́льную величину́ — life-size
    на значи́тельную величину́ — by a large amount
    абсолю́тная величина́ ( комплексного числа) — absolute value, modulus
    аддити́вная величина́ — additive quantity
    ана́логовая величина́ — analogue quantity
    безразме́рная величина́ — non-dimensional [dimensionless] quantity
    бесконе́чно больша́я величина́ — infinite quantity
    бесконе́чно ма́лая величина́ — infinitesimal quantity
    величина́ ве́ктора, абсолю́тная — magnitude of a vector
    ве́кторная величина́ — vector quantity
    взаи́мно незави́симые величи́ны — mutually independent variables
    взве́шенная величина́ — weighted quantity
    вспомога́тельная величина́ — auxiliary quantity
    входна́я величина́
    1. input quantity
    2. input value
    входна́я, переме́нная величина́ — input variable
    величина́ вы́тяжки текст. — degree of draught
    выходна́я величина́
    1. output quantity
    2. output value
    гармони́ческая величина́ — harmonic quantity
    грани́чная величина́ — boundary value
    величина́ детона́ции ( топлива) — knock rating
    динами́ческая величина́ — dynamic quantity
    дискре́тная величина́ — discrete quantity
    дополни́тельная величина́ — complement
    допуска́емая величина́ — allowable [permissible] value
    за́данная величина́ — specified [predetermined] value
    величина́ задаю́щая величина́ — specifying value
    величина́ заря́да ВВ — size of an explosive charge
    идеа́льная величина́ — ideal value
    измеря́емая величина́ — measurable quantity
    имено́ванная величина́ — denominate quantity
    интегра́льная величина́ — integral quantity
    информацио́нная величина́ — informational value
    иррациона́льная величина́ — irrational quantity
    иско́мая величина́ — the unknown (quantity), the quantity sought for
    и́стинная величина́ — true value
    колеба́тельная величина́ — oscillating quantity
    ко́мплексная величина́ — complex quantity
    ко́мплексно-сопряжё́нная величина́ — complex conjugate
    коне́чная величина́
    2. finite value
    коррели́рованная величина́ — correlated value
    крити́ческая величина́ — critical value
    локализо́ванная величина́ — local quantity
    мни́мая величина́ — imaginary quantity
    моното́нная величина́ — monotonic [monotone] quantity
    моното́нно возраста́ющая величина́ — monotone [monotonic] increasing quantity
    моното́нно убыва́ющая величина́ — monotone [monotonic] decreasing quantity
    наблюда́емая величина́ — observable value
    напра́вленная величина́ — directed quantity
    натура́льная величина́ — actual [full] size
    величина́, не зави́сящая от объё́ма — volume-independent quantity
    неизве́стная величина́ — the unknown (quantity)
    величина́ неопределё́нности — amount of uncertainty
    непреры́вная величина́ — analogue quantity
    нерегули́руемая величина́ — incontrolled quantity
    несоизмери́мые величи́ны — incommensurable quantities
    несу́щая величина́ — load-bearing [load-carrying] value
    неэлектри́ческая величина́ — nonelectric(al) quantity
    номина́льная величина́ — nominal [rated] value
    нормиро́ванная величина́ — standardized value
    величина́ нулево́го поря́дка — zeroth-order quantity
    обобщё́нная величина́ — generalized quantity
    обра́тная величина́ — reciprocal (quantity), inverse (value)
    обра́тно пропорциона́льные величи́ны — inversely proportional quantities
    ограни́ченная величина́ — bounded quantity
    опо́рная величина́ — reference value
    оптима́льная величина́ — optimal [optimum] value
    относи́тельная величина́ — relative value
    отрица́тельная величина́ — negative (value)
    парциа́льная величина́ — partial quantity
    парциа́льная, мо́льная величина́ — partial mole quantity
    переме́нная величина́ — variable (quantity) (см. тж. переменная)
    периоди́ческая величина́ — periodic quantity
    периоди́ческая, уравнове́шенная величина́ — balanced periodic quantity
    величина́ погре́шности — magnitude of error
    величина́ поко́я — quiescent value
    положи́тельная величина́ — positive (value)
    поро́говая величина́ — threshold (value)
    величина́ (второ́го, тре́тьего и т. п. [m2]) поря́дка ма́лости — (second, third, etc.) order infinitesimal
    постоя́нная величина́ — constant (quantity) (см. тж. постоянная)
    постоя́нная во вре́мени величина́ — time-independent quantity
    преде́льная величина́ — limiting value
    преде́льно постоя́нная величина́ — quantity constant in the limit
    пренебрежи́мо ма́лая величина́ — negligible [ignorable] quantity
    приближё́нная величина́ — approximate value
    произво́дная величина́ — derivative
    пря́мо пропорциона́льные величи́ны — directly proportional quantities
    псевдопереме́нная величина́ — pseudovariable
    псевдопериоди́ческая величина́ — pseudoperiodic quantity
    псевдоскаля́рная ковариа́нтная величина́ — pseudoscalar covariant
    пульси́рующая величина́ — pulsating quantity
    разме́рная величина́ — denominate quantity
    расчё́тная величина́ — design quantity, design variable, design parameter
    регули́руемая величина́ — controlled quantity, controlled variable
    регули́рующая величина́ — regulated condition, manipulated variable
    величина́ с ве́сом — weighted quantity
    светова́я величина́ — photometric quantity
    синусоида́льная, затуха́ющая величина́ — damped sinusoidal quantity
    синусоида́льная, ко́мплексная величина́ — complex sinusoidal quantity
    скаля́рная величина́ — scalar (quantity)
    случа́йная величина́ — random [stochastic, chance] quantity, random [stochastic, chance] variable, variate
    случа́йная, незави́симая величина́ — independent random variable
    случа́йная, непреры́вная величина́ — continuous random variable
    соизмери́мые величи́ны — commensurable quantities
    сопряжё́нная величина́ — conjugate
    средневзве́шенная величина́ — weighted average, weighted mean
    среднеквадрати́чная величина́ — root-mean-square [rms] value
    сре́дняя величина́ — average [mean] value
    стохасти́ческая величина́ — stochastic [random] variable
    сумма́рная величина́ — total value
    углова́я величина́ — angular value
    уде́льная величина́ — specific quantity
    управля́емая величина́ — controlled variable, controlled quantity
    управля́ющая величина́ — controlling [manipulated] variable, controlling quantity
    ура́вненная величина́ — adjusted quantity
    установи́вшаяся величина́ — steady-state value
    факти́ческая величина́ — actual value
    физи́ческая величина́ — physical quantity
    фотометри́ческая величина́ — photometric quantity
    характеристи́ческая величина́ — characteristic quantity
    це́лая величина́ — integer quantity
    цифрова́я величина́ — digital quantity
    чи́сленная величина́ — numerical value
    электри́ческая величина́ — electrical quantity
    этало́нная величина́ — reference quantity
    эффекти́вная величина́ — effective value, root-mean-square [rms] value
    * * *

    Русско-английский политехнический словарь > величина

  • 10 More

    [mɔː(r)] 1.
    quantisostantivo femminile
    1)
    2) more and more sempre più

    more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo

    2.

    many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

    2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

    in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

    3.
    2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

    you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

    the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

    6) more and more sempre (di) più
    7) more or less più o meno
    8) more so ancora di più

    in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

    it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

    he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

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    he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio

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    Note:
    When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below
    * * *
    [mo:]
    comparative; = much
    * * *
    (Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/
    * * *
    [mɔː(r)] 1.
    quantisostantivo femminile
    1)
    2) more and more sempre più

    more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo

    2.

    many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

    2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

    in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

    3.
    2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

    you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

    the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

    6) more and more sempre (di) più
    7) more or less più o meno
    8) more so ancora di più

    in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

    it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

    he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

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    he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio

    ••
    Note:
    When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below

    English-Italian dictionary > More

  • 11 bulk

    noun
    1) (large quantity)

    in bulk — in großen Mengen

    2) (large shape) massige Gestalt
    3) (size) Größe, die
    4) (volume) Menge, die; Umfang, der
    5) (greater part)

    the bulk of the money — der Groß- od. Hauptteil des Geldes

    the bulk of the population — die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung

    6) (Commerc.)

    in bulk — (loose) lose; unabgefüllt [Wein]; (wholesale) en gros

    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (the greater part: The bulk of his money was spent on food.) der Großteil
    2) ((great) size or mass: the bulk of a parcel; His huge bulk appeared round the corner.) die Masse
    2. adjective
    (in bulk: bulk buying.) umfangreich
    - academic.ru/9519/bulky">bulky
    - in bulk
    * * *
    [bʌlk]
    I. n
    1. no pl (mass) Masse f
    to be of tremendous \bulk sehr massig sein
    2. (size) Ausmaß nt; of a book, work Umfang; of a problem Größe f
    in \bulk in großen Mengen; ECON en gros
    4. (large body) massiger Körper
    5. no pl (largest part) Großteil m, größter Teil
    the \bulk of the work die meiste Arbeit
    6. no pl (in port)
    to break \bulk Stückgut aufteilen; NAUT mit dem Löschen der Ladung beginnen
    II. n modifier (coffee, paper) in großen Mengen; ECON en gros
    \bulk goods Massengüter pl; ECON Schüttgut nt kein pl
    \bulk haulage Massengutverkehr m
    \bulk order Großauftrag m
    \bulk store AM Großhändler m, Grossist m
    III. vi ( liter)
    to \bulk large einen großen Raum einnehmen
    to \bulk large in sb's thoughts [or on sb's mind] eine große Rolle in jds Denken spielen
    * * *
    [bʌlk]
    1. n
    1) (= size) Größe f; (of task) Ausmaß nt; (= large shape, of thing) massige Form; (of person, animal) massige Gestalt
    2) größter Teil; (of debt, loan also) Hauptteil m; (of work, mineral deposits also) Großteil m; (of people, votes also) Gros nt; (of property, legacy etc also) Masse f
    3) (COMM)

    in bulk — im Großen, en gros

    2. vi
    * * *
    bulk [bʌlk]
    A s
    1. Umfang m, Volumen n, Größe f, Masse f, Menge f
    2. große oder massige Gestalt, (hochragende oder dunkle oder schwere) Masse
    3. Körperumfang m, -fülle f
    4. (der) größere oder größte Teil, Großteil m, Hauptteil m, -masse f, (die) Mehrheit:
    5. lose oder unverpackte (Schiffs)Ladung:
    in bulk WIRTSCH
    a) lose, unverpackt
    b) in großen Mengen, en gros;
    sell in ( oder by the) bulk im Ganzen oder in Bausch und Bogen verkaufen;
    break bulk SCHIFF zu löschen anfangen
    B v/i
    1. umfangreich oder massig oder sperrig oder (fig) wichtig sein:
    bulk large fig eine große oder wichtige Rolle spielen (in bei etwas);
    I know what bulks largest in your mind at the moment ich weiß, woran du jetzt vor allem denkst
    2. oft bulk up anschwellen
    C v/t oft bulk up anschwellen lassen
    blk abk
    3. bulk
    * * *
    noun
    2) (large shape) massige Gestalt
    3) (size) Größe, die
    4) (volume) Menge, die; Umfang, der

    the bulk of the money — der Groß- od. Hauptteil des Geldes

    6) (Commerc.)

    in bulk — (loose) lose; unabgefüllt [Wein]; (wholesale) en gros

    * * *
    n.
    Größe -n f.
    Masse -n f.

    English-german dictionary > bulk

  • 12 Mehr

    I unbest. Pron. more; mehr als genug more than enough; mehr als 20 more than ( oder over) 20; war er unhöflich? - mehr als das - er war frech was he rude? - worse than that, he was insolent; und dergleichen mehr and so on, and the like; das ist ein Grund mehr, um zu (+ Inf.) that’s one more ( oder another) reason to (+ Inf.) was will er mehr? what more does he want?; er bildet sich ein, mehr zu sein als andere he imagines he’s better than other people ( oder superior to other people); je mehr..., desto besser the more..., the better; je mehr er hat, je mehr er will Sprichw. the more he has, the more he wants
    II Adj. more; mehr und mehr oder immer mehr Tiere more and more animals
    III Adv.
    1. more; das sagt mir mehr zu that’s more to my liking; er ist mehr ein praktischer Mensch he’s more of a practical man; mehr oder weniger oder minder more or less; das war ein grober Fehler, nicht mehr und nicht weniger it was a serious mistake, there are no two ways about it; der Hahn tropft immer mehr the tap is dripping more and more; je mehr er sich isoliert, desto mehr leidet er the more he shuts himself away, the more he suffers; umso mehr all the more; schmecken II
    2. mit Negation: nicht mehr zeitlich: no longer, not any longer ( oder more); nie mehr never again; wenn ich einmal nicht mehr bin euph. when I’m no longer around; ich habe keins oder keine Pl. mehr I haven’t got any more; ich habe nichts mehr I’ve got nothing left; kein Wort mehr not another word; ich habe keine Lust mehr I no longer want to, I don’t want to any more; ich kann nicht mehr umg. beim Essen: I couldn’t eat another thing; (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on; (ertrage es nicht mehr) I can’t take it any more; ich werd nicht mehr! umg. I don’t believe it!
    3. südd., österr.: ich habe nur mehr 10 Euro I’ve only got 10 euros (left)
    * * *
    more
    * * *
    [meːɐ]
    nt -,
    no pl
    1) (esp Sw = Mehrheit) majority
    2) (= Zuwachs) increase

    mit einem Méhr an Mühe — with more effort

    auf das Méhr oder Weniger an Erfahrung kommt es nicht an — it's not a question of having more or less experience

    * * *
    1) (a greater number or quantity of: I've more pencils than he has.) more
    2) (an additional number or quantity of: We need some more milk.) more
    3) (to a greater degree or extent: I'm exercising a little more now than I used to.) more
    4) (any longer; nowadays: He doesn't go any more, but he used to go twice a week.) any more
    5) (a greater number or quantity: `Are there a lot of people?' `There are far more than we expected.') more
    6) (an additional number or amount: We've run out of paint. Will you go and get some more?) more
    * * *
    <-[s]>
    [ˈme:ɐ̯]
    1. (zusätzlicher Aufwand)
    ▪ ein \Mehr an etw dat an additional sth
    mit einem [kleinem] \Mehr an Mühe with a [little] bit more effort
    2. POL SCHWEIZ majority
    * * *
    das; Mehrs

    ein Mehr an Zeit — (Dat.) usw. more time etc

    * * *
    Mehr n; -(s), kein pl
    1.
    ein Mehr an Zeit/Erfahrung etc more ( oder extra) time/experience etc
    2. schweiz (Mehrheit) majority
    * * *
    das; Mehrs

    ein Mehr an Zeit — (Dat.) usw. more time etc

    * * *
    adj.
    further adj.
    more adj. adv.
    times adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Mehr

  • 13 mehr

    I unbest. Pron. more; mehr als genug more than enough; mehr als 20 more than ( oder over) 20; war er unhöflich? - mehr als das - er war frech was he rude? - worse than that, he was insolent; und dergleichen mehr and so on, and the like; das ist ein Grund mehr, um zu (+ Inf.) that’s one more ( oder another) reason to (+ Inf.) was will er mehr? what more does he want?; er bildet sich ein, mehr zu sein als andere he imagines he’s better than other people ( oder superior to other people); je mehr..., desto besser the more..., the better; je mehr er hat, je mehr er will Sprichw. the more he has, the more he wants
    II Adj. more; mehr und mehr oder immer mehr Tiere more and more animals
    III Adv.
    1. more; das sagt mir mehr zu that’s more to my liking; er ist mehr ein praktischer Mensch he’s more of a practical man; mehr oder weniger oder minder more or less; das war ein grober Fehler, nicht mehr und nicht weniger it was a serious mistake, there are no two ways about it; der Hahn tropft immer mehr the tap is dripping more and more; je mehr er sich isoliert, desto mehr leidet er the more he shuts himself away, the more he suffers; umso mehr all the more; schmecken II
    2. mit Negation: nicht mehr zeitlich: no longer, not any longer ( oder more); nie mehr never again; wenn ich einmal nicht mehr bin euph. when I’m no longer around; ich habe keins oder keine Pl. mehr I haven’t got any more; ich habe nichts mehr I’ve got nothing left; kein Wort mehr not another word; ich habe keine Lust mehr I no longer want to, I don’t want to any more; ich kann nicht mehr umg. beim Essen: I couldn’t eat another thing; (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on; (ertrage es nicht mehr) I can’t take it any more; ich werd nicht mehr! umg. I don’t believe it!
    3. südd., österr.: ich habe nur mehr 10 Euro I’ve only got 10 euros (left)
    * * *
    more
    * * *
    [meːɐ]
    nt -,
    no pl
    1) (esp Sw = Mehrheit) majority
    2) (= Zuwachs) increase

    mit einem Méhr an Mühe — with more effort

    auf das Méhr oder Weniger an Erfahrung kommt es nicht an — it's not a question of having more or less experience

    * * *
    1) (a greater number or quantity of: I've more pencils than he has.) more
    2) (an additional number or quantity of: We need some more milk.) more
    3) (to a greater degree or extent: I'm exercising a little more now than I used to.) more
    4) (any longer; nowadays: He doesn't go any more, but he used to go twice a week.) any more
    5) (a greater number or quantity: `Are there a lot of people?' `There are far more than we expected.') more
    6) (an additional number or amount: We've run out of paint. Will you go and get some more?) more
    * * *
    <-[s]>
    [ˈme:ɐ̯]
    1. (zusätzlicher Aufwand)
    ▪ ein \Mehr an etw dat an additional sth
    mit einem [kleinem] \Mehr an Mühe with a [little] bit more effort
    2. POL SCHWEIZ majority
    * * *
    das; Mehrs

    ein Mehr an Zeit — (Dat.) usw. more time etc

    * * *
    A. indef pr more;
    mehr als genug more than enough;
    mehr als 20 more than ( oder over) 20;
    war er unhöflich? -
    mehr als das - er war frech was he rude? - worse than that, he was insolent;
    und dergleichen mehr and so on, and the like;
    das ist ein Grund mehr, um zu (+inf) that’s one more ( oder another) reason to (+inf)
    was will er mehr? what more does he want?;
    er bildet sich ein, mehr zu sein als andere he imagines he’s better than other people ( oder superior to other people);
    je mehr …, desto besser the more …, the better;
    je mehr er hat, je mehr er will sprichw the more he has, the more he wants
    B. adj more;
    immer mehr Tiere more and more animals
    C. adv
    1. more;
    das sagt mir mehr zu that’s more to my liking;
    er ist mehr ein praktischer Mensch he’s more of a practical man;
    minder more or less;
    das war ein grober Fehler, nicht mehr und nicht weniger it was a serious mistake, there are no two ways about it;
    der Hahn tropft immer mehr the tap is dripping more and more;
    je mehr er sich isoliert, desto mehr leidet er the more he shuts himself away, the more he suffers;
    umso mehr all the more; → schmecken B
    nicht mehr zeitlich: no longer, not any longer ( oder more);
    nie mehr never again;
    wenn ich einmal nicht mehr bin euph when I’m no longer around;
    keine pl
    mehr I haven’t got any more;
    ich habe nichts mehr I’ve got nothing left;
    kein Wort mehr not another word;
    ich habe keine Lust mehr I no longer want to, I don’t want to any more;
    ich kann nicht mehr umg beim Essen: I couldn’t eat another thing; (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on; (ertrage es nicht mehr) I can’t take it any more;
    ich werd nicht mehr! umg I don’t believe it!
    3. südd, österr:
    ich habe nur mehr 10 Euro I’ve only got 10 euros (left)
    * * *
    das; Mehrs

    ein Mehr an Zeit — (Dat.) usw. more time etc

    * * *
    adj.
    further adj.
    more adj. adv.
    times adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mehr

  • 14 most

    1. adjective
    (in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]

    make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen

    for the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil

    2. noun
    1) (greatest amount) das meiste

    offer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten

    pay the most — am meisten bezahlen

    2) (the greater part)

    most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens

    3)

    make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen

    4)

    at [the] most — höchstens

    3. adverb
    1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]
    2) forming superl.

    this book is the most interesting — dieses Buch ist das interessanteste

    3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst
    * * *
    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) meist
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) die meisten
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) zur Bildung des Superlatives
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) am meisten
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) äußerst
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) fast
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) am meisten
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) der größte Teil
    •
    - academic.ru/48122/mostly">mostly
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of
    * * *
    [məʊst, AM moʊst]
    I. pron
    ▪ the \most am meisten
    what's the \most you've ever won at cards? was war das meiste, das du beim Kartenspielen gewonnen hast?
    when she shared the food out, John got the \most als sie das Essen verteilte, bekam John am meisten
    they had the \most to lose sie hatten am meisten zu verlieren
    at the [very] \most [aller]höchstens
    she's 50 at the very \most sie ist allerhöchstens 50
    ▪ \most of sb/sth die meisten
    in this school, \most of the children are from the Chinese community in dieser Schule sind die meisten Kinder chinesischer Abstammung
    \most of the things I forget are unimportant anyway die meisten Dinge, die ich vergesse, sind sowieso unwichtig
    I spent \most of the winter on the coast ich verbrachte einen Großteil des Winters an der Küste
    2. pl (the majority) die Mehrheit
    \most are in favour of tax reform die Mehrheit befürwortet die Steuerreform
    3. (best)
    ▪ the \most höchstens
    the \most I can do is try ich kann nicht mehr tun als es versuchen
    the \most they can expect is a 4% pay increase sie können höchstens eine 4-prozentige Gehaltserhöhung erwarten
    to get the \most out of life das meiste aus dem Leben machen
    to be the \most (sl) der/die Größte sein
    he's the \most — I wish he were interested in me er ist so toll — ich wünschte, er würde sich für mich interessieren
    to make the \most of sth das Beste aus etw dat machen
    it's a lovely day — we must make the \most of it was für ein schöner Tag — wir müssen ihn nutzen
    to make the \most of one's opportunities das Beste aus seinen Chancen machen; (represent at its best) etw hervorstreichen
    how to make the \most of your features so unterstreichen Sie Ihre Züge richtig
    II. adj det
    1. (greatest in amount, degree) am meisten
    which of you earns the \most money? wer von euch verdient am meisten Geld?
    they've had the \most success sie hatten größten Erfolg
    2. (majority of, nearly all) die meisten
    I don't eat meat, but I like \most types of fish ich esse kein Fleisch, aber ich mag die meisten Fischsorten
    we like \most students wir mögen die meisten Studenten
    for the \most part für gewöhnlich
    the older members, for the \most part, shun him die älteren Mitglieder meiden ihn für gewöhnlich
    III. adv inv
    1. (forming superlative) im Deutschen durch Superlativ ausgedrückt
    that's what I'm \most afraid of davor habe ich die meiste Angst
    Joanne is the \most intelligent person I know Joanne ist der intelligenteste Mensch, den ich kenne
    the \most intelligent animal das intelligenteste Tier
    \most easily/rapidly/thoroughly am leichtesten/schnellsten/gründlichsten
    sandy plains where fire tends to spread \most quickly sandige Ebenen, auf denen sich das Feuer besonders rasch ausbreitet
    \most important/unfortunate wichtigste(r, s)/unglücklichste(r, s)
    the \most important event of my life das wichtigste Ereignis in meinem Leben
    2. ( form: extremely) höchst, äußerst, überaus geh
    it was a \most unfortunate accident es war ein äußerst bedauerlicher Unfall
    it's \most kind of you to help me es ist überaus freundlich von Ihnen, dass Sie mir helfen
    their situation was \most embarrassing ihre Lage war höchst unangenehm
    he told me a \most interesting story er erzählte mir eine sehr interessante Geschichte
    it was a \most unusual car es war ein ganz ungewöhnliches Auto
    it was a \most beautiful morning es war ein besonders schöner Morgen
    \most certainly ganz bestimmt [o gewiss], mit absoluter Sicherheit
    \most likely höchstwahrscheinlich
    that's \most probably correct das ist höchstwahrscheinlich richtig
    \most unlikely höchst unwahrscheinlich
    3. (to the greatest extent) am meisten
    what annoyed me \most... was mich am meisten gestört hat...
    the things he \most enjoyed die Dinge, die ihm am besten gefielen
    at \most höchstens
    we've got enough rations for a week at \most die Rationen reichen höchstens für eine Woche
    \most of all am allermeisten
    I like the blue one \most of all der/die/das Blaue gefällt mir am besten
    \most of all, I hope that... ganz besonders hoffe ich, dass...
    she likes broccoli and carrots but likes green beans \most of all sie mag Broccoli und Karotten, ganz besonders aber grüne Bohnen
    what she wanted \most of all was sie am meisten wollte
    4. AM ( fam: almost) beinah[e], fast
    they watch TV \most every evening sie sehen beinahe jeden Abend fern
    \most everyone understood fast jeder verstand
    * * *
    [məʊst]
    1. adj superl
    1) meiste(r, s); (= greatest) satisfaction, pleasure etc größte(r, s); (= highest) speed etc höchste(r, s)

    who has (the) most money? —

    for the most part — größtenteils, zum größten Teil

    2) (= the majority of) die meisten

    most men/people — die meisten (Menschen/Leute)

    2. n, pron
    (uncountable) das meiste; (countable) die meisten

    most of the winter/day — fast den ganzen Winter/Tag über

    most of the time — die meiste Zeit, fast die ganze Zeit

    to make the most of a story — so viel wie möglich aus einer Geschichte__nbsp;machen

    to make the most of one's looks or of oneself —

    the hostess with the mostest (inf) it's the most! (dated sl) — die Supergastgeberin (inf) das ist dufte! (dated sl)

    3. adv
    1) superl (+vbs) am meisten; (+adj) -ste(r, s); (+adv) am -sten

    the most beautiful/difficult etc... — der/die/das schönste/schwierigste etc...

    what most displeased him..., what displeased him most... — was ihm am meisten missfiel...

    most of all because... — vor allem, weil...

    2) (= very) äußerst, überaus

    most likely —

    he added most unnecessarily... — er sagte noch völlig unnötigerweise...

    he had told you most explicitly — er hat Ihnen doch ganz eindeutig gesagt...

    3) (old, dial: almost) fast, so ziemlich (inf), schier (old, S__nbsp;Ger)
    * * *
    most [məʊst]
    A adj (adv → mostly)
    1. meist(er, e, es), größt(er, e, es):
    for the most part größten-, meistenteils
    2. (vor Substantiv im pl, meist ohne Artikel) die meisten:
    most people die meisten Leute;
    (the) most votes die meisten Stimmen
    B s
    1. (das) Meiste, (das) Höchste, (das) Äußerste:
    the most he accomplished das Höchste, das er vollbrachte;
    a) etwas nach Kräften ausnützen, (noch) das Beste aus einer Sache herausholen oder machen,
    b) (zum eigenen Vorteil) etwas ins beste oder schlechteste Licht stellen;
    at (the) most höchstens, bestenfalls
    2. das meiste, der größte Teil:
    he spent most of his time there er verbrachte die meiste Zeit dort
    3. die meisten pl:
    better than most besser als die meisten;
    most of my friends die meisten meiner Freunde
    C adv
    1. am meisten:
    what most tempted me was mich am meisten lockte;
    most of all am allermeisten
    2. (zur Bildung des sup):
    the most important point der wichtigste Punkt;
    most deeply impressed am tiefsten beeindruckt;
    most rapidly am schnellsten, schnellstens;
    most certainly ganz sicher
    3. (vor adj) höchst, äußerst, überaus:
    he’s most likely to come er kommt höchstwahrscheinlich
    4. US umg oder dial fast, beinahe:
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (in greatest number, the majority of) die meisten; (in greatest amount) meist...; größt... [Fähigkeit, Macht, Bedarf, Geduld, Lärm]

    make the most mistakes/noise — die meisten Fehler/den meisten od. größten Lärm machen

    for the most part — größtenteils; zum größten Teil

    2. noun
    1) (greatest amount) das meiste

    offer [the] most for it — das meiste od. am meisten dafür bieten

    most of the time — die meiste Zeit; (on most occasions) meistens

    most of what he said — das meiste von dem, was er sagte

    3)

    make the most of something, get the most out of something — etwas voll ausnützen; (represent at its best) das Beste aus etwas machen

    4)

    at [the] most — höchstens

    3. adverb
    1) (more than anything else) am meisten [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen, verlangt]
    2) forming superl.
    3) (exceedingly) überaus; äußerst
    * * *
    adj.
    größt adj.
    höchst adj.
    meist adj.

    English-german dictionary > most

  • 15 more

    [mɔː] comparative of many ～much
    1. adjective
    1) a greater number or quantity of:

    I've more pencils than he has.

    أكْثَر
    2) an additional number or quantity of:

    We need some more milk.

    أكْثَر، إضافي
    2. adverb
    1) used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables:

    He is much more intelligent than they are.

    تُسْتَعْمَل مع الصِّفات ا لمكوَّنه من أكْثَر من مَقْطَعَيْن
    2) to a greater degree or extent:

    I'm exercising a little more now than I used to.

    بِدَرَجَةٍ أكْبَر
    3) again:

    We'll play it once more.

    ثانِيَةً
    3. pronoun
    1) a greater number or quantity:

    "Are there a lot of people?" "There are far more than we expected."

    عددٌ أكْبَر
    2) an additional number or amount:

    We've run out of paint. Will you go and get some more?

    كمِّيَه إضافِيَّه

    Arabic-English dictionary > more

  • 16 MEIRI

    (neut. meira), a. compar., answering to pos. mikill and superl. mestr,
    1) greater, bigger (hann var hverjum manni m. ok sterkari);
    2) greater, larger, more, of quantity (meira fé ok betra).
    * * *
    neut. meira, compar. and superl. mestr, answering to mikill, q. v.; [Ulf. maiza = μείζων, maists = μέγιστος; A. S. mâre, etc., see meirr; Lat. major]:— more and superl. most, greater, greatest, and the like: of stature, taller, tallest, meiri en önnur naut, Ld. 120; meiri en aðrir menn, Fms. i. 44; mesta fingri ok lengsta, x. 398; væn kona ok kvenna mest, Eg. 598; hann var allra manna mestr, Fms. i. 2; kvenna vænst ok mest, 14; hverjum manni meiri ok styrkari, 17.
    2. greater, larger, of quantity or quality; meira fé ok betra, Nj. 45; þeir er mest gæði flytja landi þessu, Fms. vii. 122; meiri hluti, the greater part, Grág. ii. 60.
    3. more, most, of degree or amount; et mesta göfug-kvendi, Ld. 334; þeirra mestr maðr, 330; et mesta nytmenni, id.; hverr vildi vera öðrum meiri, Fms. i. 17; inn mesti íþrótta-maðr, id.; meiri ráð, Grág. i. 355; mesta sæmd, Fms. vi. 102; enn mesta kærleik, ii. 295; meiri þökk, 296; mesti félagsskapr, Eg. 29; frændsemis spell en meiri, Grág. i. 358, 365; þær konur er enn eru í meirum ( nearer) þyrmslum, N. G. L. i. 75.
    II. as subst., the more, the most; ek vil hér mestu ráða, Ld. 212; ef þeir fengi meira, Fms. vi. 248: ef hón kaupir meira en svá, Grág. i. 334; bygðan bólstað eðr meira, id.; hann var mest hallr at vináttu til Inga konungs, Fms. vii. 233.
    COMPDS: meiraháttar, mestháttar.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > MEIRI

  • 17 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste
    •
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of
    * * *
    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) flest; mest
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) mest
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) mest
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) allermest
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) yderst; særdeles
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) næsten
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) mest; flest
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) det meste; de fleste
    •
    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of

    English-Danish dictionary > most

  • 18 mayor

    adj.
    1 bigger.
    2 grown-up (adulto).
    cuando sea mayor when I grow up
    ser mayor de edad to be an adult
    3 older (no joven).
    una mujer mayor an older woman
    ser muy mayor to be very old
    4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).
    5 major, main, chief, leading.
    f. & m.
    1 major (military).
    2 head.
    * * *
    1 (comparativo) bigger, greater, larger; (persona) older; (hermanos, hijos) elder, older
    2 (superlativo) biggest, greatest, largest; (persona) oldest; (hermanos, hijos) eldest, oldest
    3 (de edad) mature, elderly
    4 (adulto) grown-up
    ■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now
    6 MÚSICA major
    1 MILITAR major
    1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor
    1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest
    \
    al por mayor wholesale
    hacerse mayor to grow up
    no ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything serious
    ser mayor de edad to be of age
    calle mayor high street, US main street
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    1) main, major
    2) bigger, biggest
    3) larger, largest
    4) greater, greatest
    5) elder, oldest
    •
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [comparativo]
    a) (=más grande)

    un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors

    son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance

    • la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens

    • ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than his

    b) (=de más edad) older

    • mayor que algn — older than sb

    vivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her

    2) [superlativo]
    a) (=más grande)

    esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world

    su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem

    su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy

    b) (=de más edad) oldest

    mi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son

    3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] high

    calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)

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    4) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

    las personas mayores — grown-ups, adults

    • ser mayor de edad — to be of age

    • hacerse mayor — to grow up

    5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly
    6) (=jefe) head antes de s
    7) (Mús) major
    2. SMF
    1) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

    mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age

    2) (=anciano)

    ¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!

    3) LAm (Mil) major
    3.
    SM

    • al por mayor — wholesale

    repartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre

    * * *
    I
    1)

    a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

    la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

    2) ( en edad)
    a) ( comparativo) older

    ¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

    mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

    c) ( anciano) elderly
    d) ( adulto)

    ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

    no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

    4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

    Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

    5) (Mús) major
    6) (Com)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

    mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

    2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major
    * * *
    I
    1)

    a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

    la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

    2) ( en edad)
    a) ( comparativo) older

    ¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

    mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

    c) ( anciano) elderly
    d) ( adulto)

    ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

    no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

    4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

    Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

    5) (Mús) major
    6) (Com)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

    mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

    2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major
    * * *
    mayor1
    1 = senior, elderly, eldest.

    Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

    Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
    Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.
    * apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.
    * asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.
    * cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.
    * cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.
    * gente mayor = elderly people.
    * hombre mayor = elderly man.
    * mayor de 25 años = mature adult.
    * mayores, los = elderly, the.
    * muy mayor = over the hill.
    * pesonas mayores = elderly people.
    * ser mayor = be older.

    mayor2
    2 = largest, greater, heightened, increased.

    Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.

    Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.
    Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
    * admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.
    * alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.
    * al por mayor = in bulk.
    * cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.
    * cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.
    * cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.
    * calle mayor, la = main street, the.
    * causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.
    * colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.
    * comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.
    * con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.
    * con mayor detalle = in greater detail.
    * con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.
    * demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.
    * de mayor edad = senior.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.
    * descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.
    * diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.
    * distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.
    * durante la mayor parte de = for much of.
    * durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.
    * en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
    * en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.
    * en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.
    * en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.
    * en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.
    * en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.
    * en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.
    * en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.
    * en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.
    * fuerza mayor = force majeure.
    * hora de mayor demanda = peak time.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.
    * jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.
    * mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.
    * mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.
    * mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.
    * obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.
    * para mayor información sobre = for details of.
    * para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.
    * para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * período de mayor demanda = peak time.
    * precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.
    * precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.
    * preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.
    * programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.
    * sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.
    * sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.
    * sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.
    * separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).
    * suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.
    * tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.
    * una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.
    * una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.
    * un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.
    * un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.
    * un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.
    * vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.
    * venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.

    * * *
    A
    pueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater height
    estas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fuller
    un material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible material
    en otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higher
    esto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefits
    mayor QUE algo:
    una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our country
    cualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40
    X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)
    el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin America
    el mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europe
    ésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worry
    le ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest convenience
    la mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians
    ¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?
    mayor QUE algn older THAN sb
    soy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you
    2
    (superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?
    éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest son
    el mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents
    3 (viejo) elderly
    ya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own
    4
    (adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like that
    cuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a fireman
    vamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like that
    cuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majority
    soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
    (grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanation
    no tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subject
    la noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o unduly
    se llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitches
    no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of it
    hubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing serious
    (principal): Calle Mayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)
    E ( Mús) major
    F ( Com):
    (al) por mayor wholesale
    [ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale only
    los compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesale
    hubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problems
    A
    1
    (adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talking
    cada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adult
    mis/tus mayores my/your elders
    Compuesto:
    masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majority
    B
    mayor masculine ( AmL) ( Mil) major
    * * *

     

    mayor adjetivo
    1

    ◊ grande) ‹número/porcentaje› greater, higher;


    ‹ beneficio› greater;

    a mayor escala on a larger scale;
    un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40

    ◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;

    su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
    a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
    la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
    2 ( en edad)

    mayor que algn older than sb

    ◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;

    mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son

    d) ( adulto):


    cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
    ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
    soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
    3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;

    4 (Mús) major
    5 (Com):

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);

    mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
    mayor de edad person who is legally of age
    mayor
    I adjetivo
    1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
    (superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
    2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
    la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
    (superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
    3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
    (superlativo) oldest
    el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
    (anciano) he looks old
    ser mayor de edad, to be of age
    (maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
    eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
    5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
    6 Mús major
    7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
    (ancianos) elders
    ♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
    ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it

    ' mayor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abundar
    - adicta
    - adicto
    - afán
    - alcalde
    - alcaldía
    - almacén
    - amable
    - brevedad
    - burgomaestre
    - calle
    - caza
    - colegio
    - confluencia
    - desarrollar
    - edad
    - engrandecer
    - escaparate
    - estado
    - Excemo.
    - Excmo.
    - fuerza
    - gruesa
    - grueso
    - hacer
    - hacerse
    - inri
    - obra
    - osa
    - palo
    - persona
    - plana
    - polemizar
    - predilección
    - re
    - safari
    - salir
    - sol
    - teniente
    - vender
    - venta
    - abuelo
    - ama
    - anhelo
    - atractivo
    - audiencia
    - cazar
    - ciudad
    - compás
    - de
    English:
    act
    - address
    - adult
    - big
    - bomb
    - bulk
    - capacity
    - cash-and-carry
    - claw back
    - densely
    - dipper
    - dormitory
    - elaborate
    - elder
    - eldest
    - few
    - frisky
    - grow up
    - growing
    - high street
    - hill
    - inquest
    - lion
    - little
    - main
    - major
    - mayor
    - mostly
    - much
    - nominee
    - often
    - old
    - outflow
    - outweigh
    - over
    - part
    - perpendicular
    - residence
    - senior
    - sergeant major
    - spur
    - staff
    - trade price
    - utmost
    - wholesale
    - wholesale trade
    - wholesaler
    - worship
    - abject
    - cash
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);
    este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;
    mi hermana mayor my older sister;
    es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;
    un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;
    una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;
    en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;
    no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;
    no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;
    apartamentos mayores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of over 100 square metres;
    subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;
    la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;
    la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;
    Mat
    mayor que greater than
    2. [superlativo]
    el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;
    [en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;
    la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;
    la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;
    el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;
    el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;
    vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty
    3. [más] further, more;
    para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue
    4. [adulto] grown-up;
    cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
    hacerse mayor to grow up;
    ser mayor de edad to be an adult
    5. [no joven] older;
    [anciano] elderly;
    una mujer ya mayor an older woman;
    ser muy mayor to be very old;
    hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;
    la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly
    6. [principal] major, main;
    la plaza mayor the main square;
    la calle mayor the main street;
    el palo mayor the main mast
    7. Mús major;
    en do mayor in C major
    8. Com
    al por mayor wholesale;
    ♦ nmf
    el/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;
    mayores [adultos] grown-ups;
    [antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;
    es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;
    respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;
    la cosa no llegó o [m5] pasó a mayores the matter didn't go any further
    ♦ nm
    Mil major
    * * *
    I adj
    1 comp: en tamaño larger, bigger; en edad older; en importancia greater;
    mayor que greater than, larger than;
    ser mayor de edad be an adult;
    ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;
    mayor que older than
    2 sup
    :
    el mayor en edad the oldest o eldest; en tamaño the largest o
    biggest; en importancia the greatest;
    los mayores the adults;
    la mayor parte the majority
    3 MÚS tono, modo
    major;
    do mayor MÚS C major
    4 COM
    :
    al por mayor wholesale
    II m MIL major
    :
    ir o
    pasar a mayores get serious
    * * *
    mayor adj
    1) (comparative of grande) : bigger, larger, greater, elder, older
    2) (superlative of grande) : biggest, largest, greatest, eldest, oldest
    3) : grown-up, mature
    4) : main, major
    5)
    mayor de edad : of (legal) age
    6)
    por mayor : wholesale
    mayor nmf
    1) : major (in the military)
    2) : adult
    * * *
    mayor1 adj
    2. (más grande) bigger
    4. (anciano) old / elderly
    5. (adulto) grown up
    6. (principal) main
    mayor2 n
    ¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?
    2. (adulto) grown up
    de mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc.
    hacerse mayor to grow up [pt. grew; pp. grown]

    Spanish-English dictionary > mayor

  • 19 mejor

    adj.
    better.
    no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…
    es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come
    será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up
    adv.
    1 better.
    ahora veo mejor I can see better now
    mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell him
    mejor dicho (or) rather
    mejor que mejor so much the better
    2 best.
    el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best
    * * *
    1 (comparativo) better
    ■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend
    1 (comparativo) better
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor
    1 the best (one)
    \
    a lo mejor perhaps, maybe
    en el mejor de los casos at the very best
    mejor dicho or rather
    mejor o peor one way or another
    mejor que mejor so much the better
    tanto mejor so much the better
    * * *
    1. adj.
    2) best
    2. adv.
    2) best
    •
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [comparativo]
    a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher

    • y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still

    • mejor que algo — better than sth

    b) (=preferible)

    • ser mejor — to be better

    2) [superlativo]
    a) [de dos] better

    de estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?

    b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best

    ¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?

    ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class

    un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality

    c)

    • lo mejor — the best

    os deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)

    lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...

    • os deseo lo mejor del mundo — I wish you all the best

    • tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your best

    • lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could

    • estar en lo mejor de la vida — to be in the prime of life

    partir 1., 3)
    2. ADV
    1) [comparativo de bien] better

    ¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?

    ¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!

    • mejor dicho — or rather, or I should say

    lleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years

    • mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *

    • mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this

    • mejor que mejor, tanto mejor — so much the better, all the better

    nunca
    2) [superlativo de bien] best

    ¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?

    3) (=preferiblemente)

    mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day

    tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *

    mejor me voy — * I'd better go

    cuanto 2., 2)
    4)

    a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow

    -¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

    va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

    tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

    al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

    b) ( comparativo de bien) better
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

    éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best

    II
    1)
    a) ( comparativo) better
    b)

    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

    2)
    a) ( superlativo) best

    lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

    b)

    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

    3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

    * * *
    = advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.
    Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
    Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
    Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
    Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
    Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
    Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
    Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
    Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
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    * acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.
    * aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.
    * arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aun mejor = better still.
    * ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.
    * ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.
    * ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.
    * bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.
    * cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.
    * comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.
    * con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.
    * conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.
    * cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.
    * cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.
    * dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.
    * de mejor manera = best.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.
    * en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.
    * en la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.
    * en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.
    * entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.
    * estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.
    * funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.
    * hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.
    * ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor amigo = best friend.
    * mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor compra = best buy.
    * mejor conservado = best-preserved.
    * mejor dicho = nay.
    * mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.
    * mejor, el = best, the.
    * mejor imposible = as good as it gets.
    * mejor intento = best stab, best shot.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value, the.
    * mejor pensado = best-laid.
    * mejor planeado = best-laid.
    * mejor que = in preference to.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * nada es mejor que = nothing beats....
    * nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.
    * Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.
    * o mejor dicho = or rather.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.
    * potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.
    * que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.
    * sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.
    * sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.
    * sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * tanto mejor = so much the better.
    * tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * y aun mejor = better yet.
    * y mejor aun = better yet.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

    va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

    tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

    al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

    b) ( comparativo de bien) better
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

    éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best

    II
    1)
    a) ( comparativo) better
    b)

    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

    2)
    a) ( superlativo) best

    lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

    b)

    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

    3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

    * * *
    el mejor
    = best, the

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    * acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.
    * aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.
    * arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aun mejor = better still.
    * ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.
    * ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.
    * ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.
    * bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.
    * cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.
    * comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.
    * con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.
    * conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.
    * cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.
    * cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.
    * dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.
    * de mejor manera = best.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.
    * en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.
    * en la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.
    * en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.
    * entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.
    * estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.
    * funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.
    * hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.
    * ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor amigo = best friend.
    * mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor compra = best buy.
    * mejor conservado = best-preserved.
    * mejor dicho = nay.
    * mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.
    * mejor, el = best, the.
    * mejor imposible = as good as it gets.
    * mejor intento = best stab, best shot.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value, the.
    * mejor pensado = best-laid.
    * mejor planeado = best-laid.
    * mejor que = in preference to.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * nada es mejor que = nothing beats....
    * nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.
    * Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.
    * o mejor dicho = or rather.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.
    * potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.
    * que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.
    * sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.
    * sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.
    * sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * tanto mejor = so much the better.
    * tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * y aun mejor = better yet.
    * y mejor aun = better yet.

    * * *
    A
    1 (comparativo de bueno) ‹producto/obra/profesor› better; ‹calidad› better, higher, superior
    resultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expected
    va a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymore
    y si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the better
    cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better
    al final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the end
    me siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterday
    sabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like that
    B
    es el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the team
    mi mejor amiga my best friend
    productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality
    este vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wines
    lo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truth
    le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best
    hoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen her
    la que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best off
    A
    1 (comparativo) better
    luego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to accept
    pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time
    2
    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a half
    B
    éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)
    la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play
    lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability
    2
    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summer
    a lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heard
    C
    ( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another day
    mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
    mejor pídeselo tú it would be better if you asked him, why don't you ask him?
    el/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the best
    se quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herself
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class
    * * *

     

    mejor adjetivo
    1

    ◊ bueno) ‹producto/profesor› better;


    ‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;

    cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better

    ◊ bien) better;

    está mejor así it's better like this
    2



    ( entre varios) best;

    productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
    lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
    le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best

    ◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money

    ■ adverbio
    1 ( comparativo) better;

    pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
    me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
    2 ( superlativo) best;

    la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
    lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
    a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
    a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
    3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):

    mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
    ◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;


    ( de varios) the best;

    mejor
    I adjetivo
    1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
    es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
    no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
    2 (superlativo de bueno) best
    la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
    lo mejor, the best thing
    II adverbio
    1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
    estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
    lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
    2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
    3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
    déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
    ♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better

    ' mejor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bastante
    - calaña
    - caso
    - concebir
    - corta
    - corto
    - cuanta
    - cuanto
    - desear
    - despersonalizada
    - despersonalizado
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - diplomacia
    - don
    - duda
    - él
    - embalarse
    - flor
    - gafar
    - infinitamente
    - ingeniar
    - irse
    - modestamente
    - pegar
    - pique
    - postor
    - postora
    - premio
    - que
    - resbaladiza
    - resbaladizo
    - revolver
    - según
    - sentar
    - sentirse
    - superarse
    - superior
    - tanta
    - tanto
    - vaho
    - vida
    - voluntad
    - alegrar
    - caber
    - cada
    - camino
    - casi
    - como
    - cuando
    English:
    acclaim
    - acknowledge
    - and
    - any
    - at
    - attest
    - awaken
    - best
    - better
    - brand
    - bust up
    - but
    - by
    - change
    - choose
    - clean up
    - dog
    - ever
    - eyesight
    - far
    - female
    - few
    - flagship
    - gazump
    - gazumping
    - grade
    - highlight
    - institution
    - job
    - late
    - laugh
    - lion
    - look up
    - lot
    - love
    - male-dominated
    - maybe
    - mile
    - more
    - much
    - next
    - of
    - off
    - one-upmanship
    - optimal
    - out
    - outdistance
    - outmaneuver
    - outmanoeuvre
    - pain
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
    un mundo mejor a better world;
    ella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;
    una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;
    no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;
    es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;
    será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;
    sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;
    un cambio a o [m5] para mejor a change for the better
    2. [superlativo]
    el/la mejor… the best…;
    el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;
    un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;
    es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;
    lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;
    te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;
    lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;
    a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
    a lo mejor voy I may go
    ♦ nmf
    el/la mejor (de) the best (in);
    el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;
    el mejor de los dos the better of the two;
    que gane el mejor may the best man win
    ♦ adv
    1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
    ahora veo mejor I can see better now;
    el inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;
    lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;
    ¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;
    mejor me quedo I'd better stay;
    mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;
    mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;
    estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;
    [recuperado] to be better;
    nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;
    me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;
    mejor dicho (or) rather;
    mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;
    si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;
    me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;
    mejor que mejor so much the better;
    tanto mejor so much the better
    2. [superlativo] best;
    el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;
    esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;
    los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;
    el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff
    * * *
    I adj
    1 comp better;
    está mejor that’s better;
    ir a mejor get better;
    tanto mejor all the better
    2 sup
    :
    el mejor the best;
    lo mejor the best thing;
    lo mejor posible as well as possible;
    dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s best
    II
    :
    mejor para ti good for you;
    a lo mejor perhaps, maybe
    * * *
    mejor adv
    1) : better
    Carla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana
    2) : best
    ella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best
    3) : rather
    mejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up
    4) : it's better that...
    mejor te vas: you'd better go
    5)
    a lo mejor : maybe, perhaps
    mejor adj
    1) (comparative of bueno) : better
    a falta de algo mejor: for lack of something better
    2) (comparative of bien) : better
    está mucho mejor: he's much better
    3) (superlative of bueno) : best, the better
    mi mejor amigo: my best friend
    4) (superlative of bien) : best, the better
    duermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate
    5) preferible: preferable, better
    6)
    lo mejor : the best thing, the best part
    mejor nmf, (with definite article) : the better (one), the best (one)
    * * *
    mejor adj adv
    1. (comparativo) better
    (es) mejor que... it's better...

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejor

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    1.
    magnus, a, um (archaic gen. magnai for magnae:

    magnai reipublicai gratia,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 23), adj.; comp. mājor, us; sup. maxĭmus ( maxŭm-), a, um [root magh-; Sanscr. mahat, maba, great; Gr. megas; cf. meizôn for megiôn; cf. mêchos, majestas; also cf. root mak-; Gr. makros, and perh. makar], great, large.
    I.
    Lit., of physical size or quantity, great, large; of things, vast, extensive, spacious, etc.: nequam et magnus homo, a great, tall fellow, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Mull.; cf.

    the double meaning: tu, bis denis grandia libris Qui scribis Priami proelia, magnus homo es,

    a great man, Mart. 9, 51, 4: magna ossa lacertique Apparent homini, Lucil. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1:

    magna ossa lacertosque Exuit,

    Verg. A. 5, 422: (scarus) magnusque bonusque, Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 9 Vahl.): indu mari magno, id. ap. Macr. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 425 Vahl.); so, in mari magno, id. ap. Fest. p. 356 Mull.; cf. Lucr. 2, 554:

    magnus fluens Nilus,

    Verg. G. 3, 28; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 2:

    magna et pulcra domus,

    spacious, Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 17:

    montes,

    Cat. 64. 280; cf. Olympum, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 20 Mull. (Ann. v. 1 Vahl.):

    templa caelitum,

    vast, id. ib. 7, § 6 (Trag. v. 227 Vahl.): magnae quercus, great oaks, lofty oaks, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 194 Vahl.):

    aquae,

    great floods, inundations, Liv. 24, 9: saxa maxima, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

    oppidum maximum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 23.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    Of measure, weight, quantity, great, much, abundant, considerable, etc.:

    maximum pondus auri, magnum numerum frumenti, vim mellis maximam exportasse,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 72, § 176:

    magna pecunia mutua,

    id. Att. 11, 3, 3:

    copia pabuli,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 16:

    multitudo peditatus,

    id. ib. 4, 34:

    divitiae,

    Nep. Dion. 1, 2:

    populus,

    Verg. A. 1, 148.—
    2.
    Rarely of time, for longus, multus:

    interea magnum sol circumvolvitur annum,

    Verg. A. 3, 284:

    magnum vocans solis (annum) comparatione lunaris,

    Macr. S. 2, 11:

    magno post tempore,

    Just. 11, 10, 14; 32, 3, 10.—
    3.
    Of the voice, loud, powerful, strong, mighty:

    magna voce confiteri,

    Cic. Caecin. 32, 92: major pars, the majority:

    tribunorum,

    Liv. 9, 46, 7.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., great, grand, mighty, noble, lofty, important, of great weight or importance, momentous: cum magnis dis, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 207 Vahl.); cf.: Saturnia magna dearum, id. ap. Prisc. p. 1103 P. (Ann. v. 482 Vahl.):

    vir magnus in primis,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 43, 120:

    nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit,

    id. ib. 2, 66, 167:

    magnus hoc bello Themistocles fuit, nec minor in pace,

    Nep. Them. 6, 1:

    Cato clarus atque magnus habetur,

    Sall. C. 53, 1:

    amicus,

    great, wealthy, Juv. 6, 312: res magnas parvasque Eloqui, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4 (Ann. v. 244 Vahl.):

    virtus,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 15:

    infamia,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 1:

    eloquentia, gravitas, studium, contentio,

    id. ib.:

    multo major alacritas, studiumque pugnandi majus,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 46:

    causa,

    great, important, weighty, Cic. Dom. 1, 1:

    opus et arduum,

    id. Or. 10, 33.— Absol. in neutr, sing. and plur.:

    quamquam id magnum, et arduum est,

    something great, Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 6: magna Di curant ( great things, important matters), parva neglegunt, id. N. D. 2, 66, 167:

    magna loqui,

    to say great things, speak boastfully, Tib. 2, 6, 11:

    magnum est efficere, ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud, etc.,

    it is a great, difficult, important thing, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 7:

    probitatem vel in eis, quos numquam vidimus, vel, quod majus est, in hoste etiam diligimus,

    what is far greater, id. Lael. 9, 29: annus magnus, the great year, at the end of which the sun, moon, and planets were supposed to return to the same relative positions, the Piatonic year or cycle, consisting of 15000 years:

    quarum (stellarum) ex disparibus motionibus, magnum annum mathematici nominaverunt, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 52; id. Fragm. ap. Tac. Or. 16.— Posit. in comparison: Alexander orbi magnus est, Alex. andro orbis angustus, great in comparison with, i. e. too great for, Sen. Suas. 1, 3.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of age, with natu, advanced in years, of great age, aged:

    jam magno natu,

    Nep. Paus. 5; Liv. 3, 71, 3:

    homo magnus natu,

    id. 10, 38, 6.—Usually in the comp. and sup., with or without natu or annis, older, the elder, the oldest or eldest:

    qui (Livius) fuit major natu quam Plautus et Naevius,

    older than, earlier, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3:

    audivi ex majoribus natu,

    id. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    hic una e multis, quae maxima natu, Pyrgo,

    Verg. A. 5, 644:

    annos natus major quadraginta,

    more than, Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 39:

    civis major annis viginti,

    Suet. Caes. 42:

    cum liberis, majoribus quam quindecim annos natis,

    Liv. 45, 32.— Absol.: senis nostri frater major, the elder of two, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 13:

    ex duobus filiis major, Caes B. C. 3, 108, 3: Fabii Ambusti filiae duae nuptae, Ser. Sulpicio major minor Licinio Stoloni erat,

    Liv. 6, 34:

    Gelo maximus stirpis,

    id. 23, 30:

    ut nubere vellet mulier viro, major juniori,

    App. Mag. 27, p. 291, 28; cf.

    in gen.: Cyrus major,

    Lact. 4, 5, 7:

    quaerere uter major aetate fuerit, Homerus an Hesiodus, cum minor Hecuba fuerit quam Helena,

    Sen. Ep. 88, 5.—In legal lang., major (opp. minor), one who has attained his twenty-fifth year, who is of age:

    si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,

    Dig. 4, 4, 24.—In plur. subst.: mājō-res, um, m., adults (opp. pueri), Varr. L. L. 9, 10, § 16 Mull.—But usually majores, ancestors, forefathers:

    Itan tandem hanc majores famam tradiderunt tibi tui, Ut, etc.,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 16:

    ibi mei sunt majores siti, pater, avos, proavos, abavos,

    id. Mil. 2, 4, 20:

    L. Philippus, vir patre, avo, majoribus suis dignissimus,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 10, 25:

    patres majoresque nostri,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 21, 69:

    more majorum,

    id. Att. 1, 1, 1:

    spes tamen una est, aliquando populum Romanum majorum similem fore,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 2:

    majores natu,

    Nep. Iphicr. 1, 1:

    maxima virgo,

    the eldest of the Vestal virgins, Ov. F. 4, 639: major erus, the old master, the master of the house, the old man (opp.: minor erus, the young master): Le. Ubinam est erus? Li. Major apud forum'st, minor hic est intus, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 63: majores natu, of the Senate:

    de istis rebus in patria majores natu consulemus,

    Liv. 1, 32, 10.—In designating relationship, magnus denotes kindred of the fourth, major of the fifth, and maximus of the sixth degree; so, avunculus magnus, a great-uncle; amita magna, a greataunt; avunculus or amita major; avunculus maximus, amita maxima, etc.; v. h. vv., and cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10.—
    2.
    In specifications of value, in the neutr. absol., magni or magno, high, dear, of great value, at a high price, etc.; cf.: pretii majoris or maximi, higher, highest, very high:

    magni esse,

    to be highly esteemed, Cic. Fam. 13, 72, 2:

    magni aestimare,

    id. Tusc. 5, 7, 20:

    magni existimans interesse ad decus,

    to be of great consequence, id. N. D. 1, 4, 7:

    emere agros poterunt quam volent magno,

    id. Agr. 2, 13, 34:

    magno vendere,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 30, § 71:

    conducere aliquid nimium magno,

    too high, too dear, id. Att. 1, 17, 9:

    magno illi ea cunctatio stetit,

    cost him dear, Liv. 2, 36.— Comp.:

    ornatus muliebris majoris pretii,

    Cic. Inv 1, 31, 51, rarely without pretii:

    multo majoris alapae mecum veneunt,

    dearer, higher, Phaedr. 2, 5, 25.— Sup.: te haec solum semper fecit maxumi, most highly prized, Ter And. 1, 5, 58:

    senatus auctoritatem sibi maximi videri,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 2: in majus, too greatly, too highly, greater than it is:

    extollere aliquid in majus,

    more highly than it deserves, Tac. A. 15, 30:

    celebrare,

    id. ib. 13, 8:

    nuntiare,

    id. H. 3, 38:

    credere,

    to believe a thing to be worse than it is, id. ib. 1, 18:

    accipere,

    to take a thing to be greater than it is, id. ib. 3, 8 init.: innotescere, in an exaggerated manner, id. ib 4, 50.—Also with abl., in majus vero ferri, Liv. 21, 32, 7.—
    3.
    Magnum and maximum, adverbially, greatly, loudly (ante- and post-class.):

    magnum clamat,

    greatly, with a loud voice, aloud, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 10:

    inclamare,

    Gell. 5, 9 fin.:

    exclamat derepente maximum,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 57.—Hence, măgis, adv., only in comp. in this anomalous form (i. e. mag-ius, like pris-cus for [p. 1100] prius-cus, and pris-tinus for prius-tinus); and in sup.: maxĭmē ( maxŭmē).
    A.
    Comp.: magĭs (apocop. form, măgĕ, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 51; 2, 3, 14; id. Mon. 2, 3, 35; id. Poen. 1, 2, 64; 1, 2, 14; id. Trin. 4, 3, 46; id. Truc. 1, 2, 75; 3, 1, 17; 4, 4, 34; Lucr. 4, 81; 756; 5, 1203; Prop. 1, 11, 9; 3 (4), 14, 2; 4 (5), 8, 16; Verg. A. 10, 481; Sol. 22 fin.; but in Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 2, magis or magi'. Acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 10, 481, Cicero in the Frumentaria wrote: mage condemnatum hominum in judicium adducere non posse), in a higher degree, more completely, more (for the difference between magis, plus, potius, and amplius, v. amplius).—
    B.
    In gen.
    1.
    With no qualifying words.
    a.
    With the addition of the second term of the comparison.
    (α).
    With verbs:

    quae (facinora) istaec aetas fugere magis quam sectari solet,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 28:

    saliendo sese exercebant magis, quam scorto aut saviis,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 25; id. Pers. 4, 4, 108; 86:

    magis honorem tribuere quam salutem accipere,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 20, 7:

    nisi forte magis erit parricida, si qui consularem patrem, quam si quis humilem necarit,

    Cic. Mil. 7, 17:

    magis ut consuetudinem servem, quam quod, etc.,

    id. Clu. 32, 89.—Repeated:

    quam magis exhausto spumaverit ubere mulctra, Laeta magis pressis manabunt flumina mammis, i. e. quo magis,... eo magis,

    Verg. G. 3, 309 sq.; cf.:

    tam magis illa fremens... quam magis effuso crudescunt sanguine pugnae,

    id. ib. 7, 787 sq.; v. Hand, Turs. III. p. 566.—Magis est, quod or ut, there is greater reason, there is more cause that, etc.:

    quamobrem etsi magis est, quod gratuler tibi, quam quod te rogem: tamen etiam rogo, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 16, 5, 2:

    magis est, ut ipse moleste ferat, errasse se, quam ut, etc.,

    id. Cael. 6, 14.—
    (β).
    With substt., usu. with quam: tu me amoris magis quam honoris servavisti gratia, Poet. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 69: bellipotentes sunt magi' quam sapientipotentes, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56, 116 (Ann. v. 188 Vahl.):

    umbra es amantum magis quam amator,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 31:

    magis adeo id facilitate quam alia ulla culpa mea contigit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 15:

    aditus ad consulatum non magis nobilitati quam virtuti pateret,

    id. Mur. 8, 17:

    magis ratione et consilio quam virtute vicisse,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40, 8; cf.:

    ut magis virtute quam dolo contenderent,

    id. ib. 1, 13, 6:

    se magis consuetudine sua quam merito eorum civitatem conservaturum,

    id. ib. 2, 32, 1:

    timori magis quam religioni consulere,

    id. B. C. 1, 67, 3:

    jus bonumque apud eos non legibus magis quam natura valebat,

    Sall. C. 9, 1:

    non duces magis quam milites callent (obsistere, etc.),

    Curt. 3, 2, 14.—And after negatives: non magis quam, as little as:

    in dicendo irasci, dolere... non sunt figurae, non magis quam suadere,

    Quint. 9, 1, 23:

    Romanos nec magis jam dolo capi quam armis vinci posse,

    Liv. 10, 4, 10:

    pro certo habens non magis Antonio eripi se quam Caesari Brutum posse,

    Sen. Suas. 6, 17:

    non magis Alexandri saevitiam quam Bessi parricidium ferre potuisse,

    Curt. 7, 6, 15; cf.:

    nec magis post proelium quam in proelio caedibus temperatum est,

    Liv. 2, 16, 9. —Followed by atque instead of quam (rare):

    non Apollinis magis verum atque hoc responsum est,

    Ter. And. 4, 2, 15.— With the comp. abl. (rare):

    quid philosophia magis colendum?

    Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 76:

    quanto magis Aliensi die Aliam ipsam reformidaturos?

    Liv. 6, 28, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.:

    quam Juno fertur terris magis omnibus unam... coluisse,

    Verg. A. 1, 15 (cf. B. 3. infra):

    Albanum sive Falernum Te magis appositis delectat,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 17.—
    (γ).
    With pronn.:

    quid habetis, qui mage immortales vos credam esse quam ego siem?

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 64:

    quis homo sit magis meus quam tu es?

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 20:

    quam mage amo quam matrem meam,

    id. Truc. 3, 1, 17; cf.:

    quem ego ecastor mage amo quam me,

    id. ib. 4, 4, 34.—With utrum, followed by an:

    jam scibo, utrum haec me mage amet, an marsupium,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 35.—With the abl. instead of quam:

    nec magis hac infra quicquam est in corpore nostro,

    Lucr. 3, 274; Verg. A. 1, 15.—
    (δ).
    With adjj. and advv., and esp. with those which do not admit the comparative termination (most freq. without adding the second term of the comparison; v. under b. d): numquam potuisti mihi Magis opportunus advenire quam advenis, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 47:

    neque lac lacti magis est simile, quam ille ego similis est mei,

    id. Am. 2, 1, 54:

    ars magis magna atque uber, quam difficilis et obscura,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 190:

    corpora magna magis quam firma,

    Liv. 5, 44, 4:

    vultu pulchro magis quam venusto,

    Suet. Ner. 51.—With the abl., Plaut. As. 3, 3, 114:

    neque ego hoc homine quemquam vidi magis malum,

    id. Ps. 4, 1, 27:

    ab secundis rebus magis etiam solito incauti,

    Liv. 5, 44, 6.—With compp. (adding to their force):

    ita fustibus sum mollior miser magis quam ullus cinaedus,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 8. —
    b.
    Without the addition of the second term.
    (α).
    With verbs: ergo plusque magisque viri nunc gloria claret, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 315 Vahl.):

    sapiunt magis,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 4:

    magis curae est, magisque afformido, ne, etc.,

    id. ib. 4, 10, 3:

    magis metuant,

    id. Mil. 5, 44:

    tum magis id diceres, Fanni, si, etc.,

    Cic. Lael. 7 fin.; cf. id. Rep. 1, 40, 62:

    cum Pompeius ita contendisset, ut nihil umquam magis,

    id. Fam. 1, 9, 20:

    magis velle, for malle: quod magis vellem evenire,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 1; Val. Fl. 3, 270.—
    (β).
    With substt.: non ex jure manum consertum sed magi' ferro, Enn. ap. Gell. 20, 10 (Ann. v. 276 Vahl.):

    magis aedilis fieri non potuisset,

    better, finer, Cic. Planc. 24, 60.—
    (γ).
    With pronn.:

    ecastor neminem hodie mage Amat corde atque animo suo,

    Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 75.—
    (δ).
    With adjj. and advv. (so most freq.).—With adjj.:

    ut quadam magis necessaria ratione recte sit vivendum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 2:

    magis anxius,

    Ov. M. 1, 182:

    hic magis tranquillu'st,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 55:

    nihil videtur mundius, nec magis compositum quicquam, nec magis elegans,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 12:

    nemo fuit magis severus nec magis continens,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 21:

    quod est magis verisimile,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13, 6:

    magis admirabilis oratio,

    Quint. 8, 3, 24:

    magis communia verba,

    id. 8, 2, 24 et saep.; rare: magis quam in aliis = praeter ceteros;

    nescio quo pacto magis quam in aliis suum cuique pulchrum est,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 22, 63.— With advv.:

    magis aperte,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 30:

    magis impense,

    id. ib. 5, 9, 36.—With compp. adding to their force:

    magis est dulcius,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 22:

    magis majores nugae,

    id. Men. prol. 55:

    magis modum in majorem,

    id. Am. 1, 1, 145:

    contentiores mage erunt,

    id. Poen. 2, 15.—
    2.
    Strengthened.
    a.
    By etiam, multo, tanto, eo, hoc, quo, tam, quam; and negatively, nihilo:

    qualis in dicendo Hierocles Alabandeus, magis etiam Menecles, frater ejus, fuit,

    Cic. Brut. 95, 325; id. Off. 1, 21, 72:

    illud ad me, ac multo etiam magis ad vos,

    id. de Or. 2, 32, 139:

    tanto magis Dic, quis est?

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 28:

    ut quidque magis contemplor, tanto magis placet,

    id. Most. 3, 2, 146:

    vicina cacumina caelo, quam sint magis, tanto magis fument,

    Lucr. 6, 460:

    quanto ille plura miscebat, tanto hic magis in dies convalescebat,

    Cic. Mil. 9, 25:

    sed eo magis cauto est Opus, ne huc exeat, qui, etc.,

    Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 22:

    atque eo magis, si, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 1:

    eoque magis quod, etc.,

    id. Lael. 2, 7; Caes. B. G. 1, 23; 1, 47; 3, 14;

    5, 1: immo vero etiam hoc magis, quam illi veteres, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 97:

    hoc vero magis properare Varro, ut, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 20:

    quo magis cogito ego cum meo animo,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 13; Nep. Thras. 2:

    magis quam id reputo, tam magis uror,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 5:

    tam magis illa fremens... Quam magis, etc.,

    Verg. A. 7, 787:

    quanto mage... tam magis,

    Lucr. 4, 81 sq.:

    quam magis in pectore meo foveo, quas meus filius turbas turbet... magis curae est magisque afformido, ne, etc.,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 1; 4, 4, 27; id. Men. 1, 1, 19:

    quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert,

    id. As. 1, 3, 6:

    densior hinc suboles Quam magis, etc.,

    Verg. G. 3, 309:

    cum Vercingetorix nihilo magis in aequum locum descenderet,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 53.—
    b.
    By reduplication: magis magisque, magis et magis, magis ac magis; and poet. also, magis magis, more and more: ex desiderio magis magisque maceror, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 182 P.:

    cum cotidie magis magisque perditi homines tectis ac templis urbis minarentur,

    Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 5; id. Fam. 2, 18, 2; 16, 21, 2; Sall. C. 5, 7; cf. Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 2:

    de Graecia cotidie magis et magis cogito,

    Cic. Att. 14, 18, 4; 16, 3, 1; id. Brut. 90, 308; Liv. 7, 32, 6; Sall. J. 8, 6:

    magis deinde ac magis,

    Suet. Vit. 10:

    post hoc magis ac magis,

    id. Gram. 3;

    for which also: magisque ac magis deinceps,

    id. Tit. 3; Tac. A. 14, 8; Sen. de Ira, 3, 1, 4; id. Ep. 114, 25; id. Ben. 2, 14, 4; Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 10; 7, 3, 4; 10, 28, 3.— Poet. also:

    magis atque magis,

    Verg. A. 12, 239; Cat. 68, 48:

    post, vento crescente, magis magis increbescunt,

    id. 64, 275; cf. Verg. G. 4, 311.—
    3.
    Pleon.
    a.
    With potius (anteclass.):

    magis decorum'st Libertum potius quam patronum onus in via portare,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 99:

    mihi magis lubet cum probis potius quam cum improbis vivere,

    id. Trin. 2, 1, 38.—
    b.
    With malle: quam cum lego, nihil malo quam has res relinquere;

    his vero auditis multo magis,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 76:

    finge enim malle eum magis suum consequi quam, etc.,

    Dig. 17, 2, 52, § 10. —
    C.
    In partic.: non (neque) magis quam.
    1.
    To signify perfect equality between two enunciations, no more... than; just as much... as; or neg., no more... than; just as little... as:

    domus erat non domino magis ornamento quam civitati,

    i. e. just as much to the city as to its owner, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 5; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 2:

    non Hannibale magis victo a se quam Q. Fabio,

    Liv. 22, 27, 2:

    conficior enim maerore, mea Terentia, nec me meae miseriae magis excruciant quam tuae vestraeque,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 3, 1; Liv. 9, 22.— Neg.: qui est enim animus in aliquo morbo... non magis est sanus, quam id corpus, quod in morbo est, i. e. is just as far from being sound as a body, etc., Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 10:

    si aliqua in re Verris similis fuero, non magis mihi deerit inimicus quam Verri defuit,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162; id. Fam. 5, 12, 3; id. de Or. 2, 8, 31:

    non nascitur itaque ex malo bonum, non magis quam ficus ex olea,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 25;

    Quint. prooem. § 26: non magis Gaium imperaturum, quam per Baianum sinum equis discursurum,

    Suet. Calig. 19. —Ellipt.:

    nec eo magis lege liberi sunto,

    just as little from that as from the rest, Cic. Leg. 3, 4, 11.—
    2.
    For restricting the idea expressed in the clause with non magis, so that not more, according to a common figure of speech, = less; in Engl. not so much... as; less... than:

    deinde credas mihi affirmanti velim, me hoc non pro Lysone magis quam pro omnibus scribere,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 24; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 17:

    miserebat non poenae magis homines, quam sceleris, quo poenam meriti essent,

    Liv. 2, 5; 1, 28.—
    3.
    Magis minusve, magis aut minus, or magis ac minus; post-Aug. for the usual plus minusve, more or less:

    sed istud magis minusve vitiosum est pro personis dicentium,

    Quint. 11, 1, 27; Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 220:

    minora vero plerumque sunt talia, ut pro persona, tempore, loco, causa magis ac minus vel excusata debeant videri vel reprehendenda,

    Quint. 11, 1, 14; Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 67:

    quaedam tamen et nationibus puto magis aut minus convenire,

    Sen. Ep. 40, 11; cf.:

    quosdam minus aut magis osos veritatem,

    id. Suas. 1, 5:

    aut minus, aut magis,

    id. Ep. 82, 14.—
    4.
    With alius... alio, etc.: ceterae philosophorum disciplinae, omnino alia magis alia, sed tamen omnes, one more than another, i. e. in different degrees, Cic. Fin. 3, 3, 11 Madvig. ad loc. (al.:

    alia magis, alia minus, v. Hand, Turs. III. p. 560): mihi videntur omnes quidem illi errasse... sed alius alio magis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 16, 43:

    sunt omnino omnes fere similes, sed declarant communis notiones, alia magis alia,

    id. Tusc. 4, 24, 53:

    alii aliis magis recusare,

    Liv. 29, 15, 11.— Sup.: maxĭmē( maxŭmē), in the highest degree, most of all, most particularly, especially, exceedingly, very, etc.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Alone.
    a.
    With a verb:

    haec una res in omni libero populo maximeque in pacatis tranquillisque civitatibus praecipue semper floruit,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 30:

    quid commemorem primum aut laudem maxime?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 14; 3, 1, 79:

    nos coluit maxime,

    id. Ad. 3, 2, 54:

    quem convenire maxime cupiebam,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 30; id. As. 3, 3, 133:

    de te audiebamus ea, quae maxime vellemus,

    Cic. Fam. 12, 25, a, 7; cf. id. Att. 13, 1:

    extra quos (fines) egredi non possim, si maxime velim,

    id. Quint. 10, 35:

    in re publica maxime conservanda sunt jura belli,

    most especially, id. Off. 1, 11, 33: huic legioni Caesar propter virtutem confidebat maxime, [p. 1101] Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    quem Homero crederet maxime accedere,

    came nearest to, Quint. 10, 1, 86; cf.

    pugnare,

    most violently, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 271; 1, 1, 44:

    jubere,

    most positively, id. Bacch. 4, 9, 80:

    id enim est profecto, quod constituta religione rem publicam contineat maxime,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 69; cf. maxime fin.:

    ab eo exordiri volui maxime,

    id. Off. 1, 2, 4:

    cernere naturae vim maxime,

    id. Tusc. 1, 15, 35.—
    b.
    With an adj.:

    res maxime necessaria,

    Cic. Lael. 23, 86:

    loca maxime frumentaria,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 10:

    loci ad hoc maxime idonei,

    Quint. 1, 11, 13:

    maxime naturali carent amicitia,

    Cic. Lael. 21, 80:

    maxime feri,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 4:

    qui eo tempore maxime plebi acceptus erat,

    id. ib. 1, 3:

    idem ad augendam eloquentiam maxime accommodati erunt,

    Quint. 1, 11, 13:

    elegans maxime auctor,

    id. 10, 1, 93:

    maxime vero commune est quaerere, an sit honesta? etc.,

    id. 2, 4, 37:

    noto enim maxime utar exemplo,

    id. 7, 3, 3.—So with supp.:

    quae maxime liberalissima,

    Cic. Att. 12, 38, 3:

    maxime gravissimam omniumque (rerum),

    Liv. 41, 23, 4 MS. (dub.: maxumam gravissimamque, Weissenb.). —
    c.
    With numerals, at most:

    puer ad annos maxime natus octo,

    Gell. 17, 8, 4.—
    d.
    With an adv.:

    ut dicatis quam maxime ad veritatem accommodate,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 149 (v. infra 2).—
    2.
    Strengthened by unus, unus omnium, omnium, multo, vel, tam, quam, etc. (supply potest):

    qui proelium unus maxime accenderat,

    Curt. 5, 2, 5:

    cum sua modestia unus omnium maxime floreret,

    Nep. Milt. 1, 1:

    quae maxime omnium belli avida,

    Liv. 23, 49; 4, 59; cf. Drak. ad Liv. 36, 19, 4:

    atque ea res multo maxime disjunxit illum ab illa,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 85:

    imperium populi Romani multo maxime miserabile visum est,

    Sall. C. 36, 4:

    illud mihi videtur vel maxime confirmare, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 65, 162:

    hoc enim uno praestamus vel maxime feris,

    id. de Or. 1, 8, 32:

    quae quidem vel maxime suspicionem movent,

    id. Part. Or. 33, 114:

    quam potes, tam verba confer maxime ad compendium,

    as much as possible, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 186:

    ego jubeo quam maxime unam facere nos hanc familiam,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 2:

    ut quam maxime permaneant diuturna corpora,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; id. de Or. 1, 34, 154:

    quo mihi rectius videtur, memoriam nostri quam maxime longam efficere,

    Sall. C. 1, 3:

    ceterum illum juvenem incipere a quam maxime facili ac favorabili causa velim,

    Quint. 12, 6, 6.—
    3.
    With the relative qui in the phrases, quam qui maxime and ut qui maxime:

    tam enim sum amicus rei publicae, quam qui maxime,

    as any one whatever, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 6:

    grata ea res, ut quae maxime senatui umquam fuit,

    Liv. 5, 25; 7, 33.—
    4.
    With ut quisque... ita (maxime, potissimum or minime), the more... the more (or less):

    hoc maxime officii est, ut quisque maxime opis indigeat, ita ei potissimum opitulari,

    Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    ut quisque magnitudine animae maxime excellit, ita maxime, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 19, 64; cf.

    , in the contrary order: colendum autem esse ita quemque maxime, ut quisque maxime virtutibus his lenioribus erit ornatus,

    id. ib. 1, 15, 47:

    ut enim quisque maxime ad suum commodum refert, quaecumque agit, ita minime est vir bonus,

    id. Leg. 1, 18, 49.—
    5.
    In gradations, to denote the first and most desirable, first of all, in the first place:

    hujus industriam maxime quidem vellem, ut imitarentur ii, quos oportebat: secundo autem loco, ne alterius labori inviderent,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 10, 31; cf. id. Caecin. 9, 23:

    si per eum reductus insidiose redissem, me scilicet maxime sed proxime illum quoque fefellissem,

    id. Rab. Post. 12, 33:

    in quo genere sunt maxime oves, deinde caprae,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 1:

    maxime... dein,

    Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56:

    sed vitem maxime populus videtur alere, deinde ulmus, post etiam fraxinus,

    Col. 5, 6, 4:

    maxime... deinde... postea... minume,

    Plin. 37, 12, 75, § 196:

    maxime... postea... ultimae,

    Col. 6, 3, 6:

    post Chium maxime laudatur Creticum, mox Aegyptium,

    Plin. 18, 7, 17, § 77.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Like potissimum, to give prominence to an idea, especially, particularly, principally:

    quae ratio poetas, maximeque Homerum impulit, ut, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 51, 1:

    scribe aliquid, et maxime, si Pompeius Italia cedit,

    Cic. Att. 7, 12, 4: de Cocceio et Libone quae scribis, approbo:

    maxime quod de judicatu meo,

    id. ib. 12, 19, 2; id. Fin. 5, 1, 1:

    cognoscat etiam rerum gestarum et memoriae veteris ordinem, maxime scilicet nostrae civitatis,

    id. Or. 34, 120; id. Att. 13, 1, 2.—So in the connection, cum... tum maxime; tum... tum maxime; ut... tum maxime, but more especially:

    scio et perspexi saepe: cum antehac, tum hodie maxime,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 56:

    plena exemplorum est nostra res publica, cum saepe, tum maxime bello Punico secundo,

    Cic. Off. 3, 11, 47; id. Att. 11, 6, 1; id. Fl. 38, 94:

    tum exercitationibus crebris atque magnis, tum scribendo maxime persequatur,

    id. de Or. 2, 23, 96:

    longius autem procedens, ut in ceteris eloquentiae partibus, tum maxime, etc.,

    id. Brut. 93, 320.— With nunc, nuper, tum, cum, just, precisely, exactly: Me. Quid? vostrum patri Filii quot eratis? M. Su. Ut nunc maxime memini, duo, just now, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 58:

    cum iis, quos nuper maxime liberaverat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 9:

    ipse tum maxime admoto igne refovebat artus,

    Curt. 8, 4, 25; 6, 6, 10; 5, 7, 2; Liv. 27, 4, 2 Drak.:

    haec cum maxime loqueretur, sex lictores eum circumsistunt valentissimi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 76, § 187;

    2, 4, 38, § 72: totius autem injustitiae nulla capitalior, quam eorum, qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,

    id. Off. 1, 13, 41; Liv. 4, 3; 30, 33:

    tum cum maxime,

    at that precise time, at that moment, Liv. 40, 13, 4; 40, 32, 1; 33, 9, 3; 43, 7, 8; so,

    tunc cum maxime,

    Curt. 3, 2, 17:

    nunc cum maxime,

    Cic. Clu. 5, 12; id. Sen. 11, 38; Liv. 29, 17, 7; v. 2. cum.—
    2.
    In colloquial lang., to denote emphatic assent, certainly, by all means, very well, yes; and with immo, to express emphatic dissent, certainly not, by no means: Ar. Jace, pater, talos, ut porro nos jaciamus. De. Maxime, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 54; id. Curc. 2, 3, 36: Th. Nisi quid magis Es occupatus, operam mihi da. Si. Maxime, id. Most. 4, 3, 17; Ter. And. 4, 5, 23: Ca. Numquid peccatum est, Simo? Si. Immo maxime, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 80; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 31:

    scilicet res ipsa aspera est, sed vos non timetis eam. Immo vero maxime,

    Sall. C. 52, 28 (v. immo); v. Hand, Turs. III. p. 552-607.
    2.
    Magnus, i, m., a Roman surname, e. g. Cn. Pompeius Magnus; v. Pompeius.

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