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  • 81 без памяти

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with быть, лежать (subj: human)]
    ⇒ one is, lies in a state of unconsciousness:
    - X был без памяти≈ X was unconscious;
    - X was out cold.
         ♦ "Когда дым рассеялся, на земле лежала раненая лошадь, и возле нее Бэла... Бедняжка, она лежала неподвижно, и кровь лилась из раны ручьями... Она была без памяти" (Лермонтов 1). "When the smoke had cleared, the wounded horse lay on the ground, and beside it lay Bela....Poor little thing, she was lying motionless, and blood poured out of her wound in streams....She was unconscious" (1a).
    2. любить кого-что, быть влюблённым (в кого) увлечься кем-чем и т.п. без памяти [adv (intensif)]
    ⇒ (to love s.o., be enamored of s.o. or sth.) very strongly, passionately:
    - (be) head over heels in love with s.o.;
    - love s.o. madly (to distraction);
    - (be) madly in love with s.o.;
    - (be) crazy about s.o. (sth.).
         ♦ Целомудренный и застенчивый Николай... был без памяти влюблён в дочь управляющего одной из экономий (Лившиц 1)....The chaste and shy Nikolai...was head over heels in love with the daughter of the manager of one of the estates (1a).
         ♦ Любил её Коля, простая душа, любил без памяти (Терц 5). Nicky loved her, the simple, decent fellow, loved her madly (5a).
         ♦ "Гостей множество, все они молоды, прекрасны, храбры, все без памяти влюблены в королеву" (Тургенев 3). "There are many guests. They are all young, beautiful, brave, and all are madly in love with the queen" (3b).
    3. без памяти от кого-чего [subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]
    ⇒ one is enraptured by s.o. or sth.:
    - X был без памяти от Y-a - X was enchanted (delighted, carried away) by Y;
    - X was wild about Y.
         ♦ "По чести скажу вам: я до сих пор без памяти от вашего "Бригадира"" (Гоголь 5). "I tell you sincerely, I have not yet got over my delight at your Brigadier" (5a).
         ♦ В немного времени он [Чичиков] совершенно успел очаровать их. Помещик Манилов... был от него без памяти (Гоголь 3). It did not take him [Chichikov] long to charm both of them completely. Landowner Manilov...simply lost his head over Chichikov (3c).
    4. бежать, нестись и т.п. без памяти [adv]
    ⇒ (of a person or animal) (to run, race etc) very fast, impetuously, not paying attention to anything around one:
    - like a bat out of hell.
         ♦ Пётр схватил конверт и без памяти помчался домой. Pyotr grabbed the envelope and raced home at breakneck speed.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > без памяти

  • 82 de frente

    (hacia adelante) straight ahead 2 (sin rodeos) straight
    * * *
    (adj.) = head-on, frontal
    Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
    Ex. The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.
    * * *
    (adj.) = head-on, frontal

    Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

    Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de frente

  • 83 director

    adj.
    director, directing.
    m.
    1 director, leader, principal.
    2 superintendent, manager, officer.
    3 conductor, orchestra conductor.
    4 warden.
    5 headmaster, head teacher.
    * * *
    1 directing, managing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 director, manager
    2 (de colegio - hombre) headmaster; (mujer) headmistress
    5 (de cárcel) governor
    6 (de orquesta) conductor
    \
    director,-ra de cine film director
    director,-ra de escena stage manager
    director espiritual father confessor
    director,-ra gerente managing director
    * * *
    (f. - directora)
    noun
    director, manager, head, headmaster
    * * *
    director, -a
    1.
    ADJ [consejo, junta] governing; [principio] guiding
    2. SM / F
    1) (=responsable) [de centro escolar] headteacher, headmaster/headmistress, principal; [de periódico, revista] editor; (Cine, TV) director; [de orquesta] conductor; [de hospital] manager, administrator; [de prisión] governor, warden (EEUU)

    director(a) artístico/a — artistic director

    director(a) de departamento — (Univ) head of department

    director(a) de funeraria — undertaker, funeral director, mortician (EEUU)

    director(a) de interiores — (TV) studio director

    director(a) de tesis — thesis supervisor, research supervisor

    2) (Com) (=gerente) manager; [de mayor responsabilidad] director

    director(a) adjunto/a — assistant manager

    director(a) ejecutivo/a — executive director, managing director

    director(a) técnico/a — technical manager

    3.
    SM
    (Rel)
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.
    Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
    Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex. Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex. Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex. The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex. This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex. Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    ----
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    el director

    Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.

    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.

    Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

    Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de una escuela) ( masculine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmaster ( BrE); ( feminine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmistress ( BrE); (de un periódico, una revista) editor, editor in chief; (de un hospital) administrator; (de una prisión) warden ( AmE), governor ( BrE)
    2 ( Com) (gerente) manager; (miembro de la junta directiva) director, executive
    3 ( Cin, Teatr) director
    Compuestos:
    ● director adjunto, directora adjunta
    masculine, feminine deputy director
    ● director/directora de división
    masculine, feminine divisional director
    ● director/directora de escena
    masculine, feminine stage manager
    ● director/directora de orquesta
    masculine, feminine conductor
    ● director/directora de ventas
    masculine, feminine sales manager o director
    ● director ejecutivo, directora ejecutiva
    masculine, feminine executive director
    masculine father confessor
    ● director/directora general
    masculine, feminine (de una empresa) general manager; (de un organismo oficial) director-general
    ● director/directora gerente
    masculine, feminine managing director
    ● director técnico, directora técnica
    masculine, feminine ( AmL) head coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    director
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE);

    (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE);
    (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief);
    ( de hospital) administrator;
    ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager;

    ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive;

    c) (Cin, Teatr) director;


    director,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 director
    (de un colegio) head teacher, US principal
    (de un periódico) editor
    2 (de una película, musical) director
    (de orquesta) conductor
    ' director' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    achuchar
    - cineasta
    - consejera
    - consejero
    - definitivamente
    - desear
    - dirección
    - directiva
    - directivo
    - directora
    - dtor
    - entrante
    - fiscal
    - galerista
    - general
    - proyecto
    - realizador
    - realizadora
    - sazón
    - script
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - adjunto
    - interino
    - jefe
    - llegar
    - secretario
    - señor
    English:
    advertise
    - climax
    - conductor
    - deputy
    - director
    - dismiss
    - distrust
    - film
    - film maker
    - governor
    - head
    - headmaster
    - hook
    - manager
    - managing
    - MD
    - meeting
    - mgr
    - Postmaster General
    - president
    - principal
    - producer
    - put through
    - showman
    - stage director
    - stage manager
    - superintendent
    - act
    - ask
    - coach
    - controller
    - editor
    - editorial
    - elevate
    - funeral
    - instigation
    - managing director
    - mortician
    - movie
    - stage
    - take
    - warden
    * * *
    director, -ora nm,f
    1. [de empresa] director;
    [de hotel, hospital, banco] manager, f manageress; [de periódico] editor; [de colegio] Br headmaster, f headmistress, US principal; [de cárcel] Br governor, US warden director adjunto associate o deputy director;
    director comercial marketing manager;
    director ejecutivo executive director;
    director espiritual spiritual director;
    director financiero finance o financial director, US chief financial officer;
    director en funciones acting manager;
    director general general manager;
    director gerente managing director, chief executive, esp US chief executive officer;
    director de recursos humanos human resources manager;
    director técnico [en fútbol] director of football;
    director de tesis supervisor;
    director de ventas sales director o manager
    2. [de obra artística] director
    director artístico artistic director;
    director de cine movie o Br film director;
    director de circo ringmaster;
    director de escena producer, stage manager;
    director de fotografía director of photography;
    director musical musical director;
    * * *
    I adj leading
    II m, directora f
    1 de empresa manager
    2 EDU principal, Br
    head (teacher)
    3 TEA, de película director
    * * *
    1) : director, manager, head
    2) : conductor (of an orchestra)
    * * *
    1. (de cine) director
    2. (de empresa, banco) manager
    3. (de colegio) head / headteacher
    4. (de periódico) editor

    Spanish-English dictionary > director

  • 84 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 85 inclinación

    f.
    1 inclination, fancy, bent, bias.
    2 slope, gradient, inclination, incline.
    3 bowing, reverence, curtsy, bow.
    4 slanting position, cant, tilt, tilted position.
    5 leaning, lean.
    6 vergence.
    7 addiction.
    * * *
    2 (tendencia) leaning
    3 (afición, cariño) penchant
    \
    sentir inclinación por... to have a penchant for...
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de terreno] slope, gradient; [de objeto] lean, list

    la inclinación del terreno — the slope of the ground, the gradient (of the ground)

    inclinación lateral — (Aer) bank

    inclinación magnética — magnetic dip, magnetic inclination

    2) (=reverencia) bow
    3) (=tendencia) inclination

    su inclinación natural es conservadora — his natural inclination is conservative, he's conservative by inclination

    tiene inclinaciones artísticas — she has artistic inclinations, she's artistically inclined

    tener inclinación hacia la poesía — to have a penchant for poetry, have poetic leanings

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( pendiente) slope
    b) ( ángulo) inclination

    la inclinación de una torre — the lean o inclination of a tower

    3) (interés, tendencia)

    tener inclinación por or hacia la música — to have a musical bent o musical inclinations

    inclinaciones políticas/sexuales — political/sexual leanings

    * * *
    = bent, penchant, leaning, inclination, slope, pitch, tilt, bent of mind.
    Ex. This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.
    Ex. Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
    Ex. Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.
    Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
    Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
    Ex. This method results in saving maximum space in the stacks as the pitch of the shelves can be adjusted accordingly.
    Ex. This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.
    Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    ----
    * con una inclinación hacia las tecnología digital = digitally-oriented.
    * inclinación sexual = sexual orientation.
    * sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( pendiente) slope
    b) ( ángulo) inclination

    la inclinación de una torre — the lean o inclination of a tower

    3) (interés, tendencia)

    tener inclinación por or hacia la música — to have a musical bent o musical inclinations

    inclinaciones políticas/sexuales — political/sexual leanings

    * * *
    = bent, penchant, leaning, inclination, slope, pitch, tilt, bent of mind.

    Ex: This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.

    Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
    Ex: Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.
    Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
    Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
    Ex: This method results in saving maximum space in the stacks as the pitch of the shelves can be adjusted accordingly.
    Ex: This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.
    Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    * con una inclinación hacia las tecnología digital = digitally-oriented.
    * inclinación sexual = sexual orientation.
    * sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

    * * *
    A
    1 (pendiente) slope
    la inclinación del terreno the slope of the land
    2 (ángulo) inclination
    la inclinación de una torre the lean o inclination of a tower
    a una inclinación de 60 grados at an inclination of 60 degrees
    Compuesto:
    magnetic dip o inclination
    me saludó con una leve inclinación he acknowledged me with a slight bow
    asintió con una inclinación de la cabeza he nodded (his head) in agreement
    C
    1 (interés, tendencia) inclinación POR or HACIA algo:
    siempre tuvo inclinación por or hacia la música he always had a musical bent o musical inclinations
    sus inclinaciones políticas his political leanings o tendencies
    inclinaciones sexuales sexual leanings
    tiene una cierta inclinación a decir mentiras he has a tendency to o he tends to tell lies
    inclinaciones suicidas suicidal tendencies
    2 (predilección) inclinación POR algn:
    tiene una inclinación especial por la pequeña she's especially fond of the youngest one
    * * *

    inclinación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( movimiento del cuerpo) bow;

    3 (interés, tendencia): tener inclinación por or hacia la música to have a musical bent o musical inclinations;
    ◊ inclinaciones políticas/sexuales political/sexual leanings

    inclinación sustantivo femenino
    1 (del terreno, de un edificio) slope, incline: el mueble no cabe debido a la inclinación del techo, the piece of furniture won't fit because the ceiling is sloping
    (del cuerpo) stoop
    2 (reverencia) bow
    3 (cariño, afición) inclination [por, for]: tiene inclinación por la hija pequeña, his youngest daughter is his favourite
    (predisposición) tendency, inclination [a, to]
    ' inclinación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatimiento
    - debilidad
    - escora
    - gusto
    - inquietud
    - natural
    - vertiente
    - afición
    - desnivel
    - disposición
    - locura
    - por
    - predisposición
    - venia
    - veta
    English:
    bent
    - inclination
    - leaning
    - pitch
    - proclivity
    - proneness
    - slant
    - tilt
    - bob
    - penchant
    * * *
    1. [de terreno, tejado] slope;
    una inclinación del 15 por ciento [en carretera] a gradient of 15 percent;
    preocupa la inclinación del edificio the angle at which the building is leaning is cause for concern
    Fís inclinación magnética magnetic inclination o dip
    2. [afición] penchant o propensity (a o por for);
    preocupa la inclinación a la violencia de los seguidores del equipo the team's fans' penchant for violence is worrying;
    tiene una inclinación natural por la música she has a natural bent for music;
    inclinación sexual sexual orientation
    3. [cariño]
    inclinación hacia o [m5] por alguien fondness towards sb
    4. [saludo] bow;
    hizo una inclinación cuando pasaba el obispo he bowed as the bishop went past;
    * * *
    f
    1 inclination;
    tener inclinación a hacer algo have an inclination to do sth
    2 fig: propensión tendency
    3 de un terreno slope
    4 muestra de respeto bow
    * * *
    1) propensión: inclination, tendency
    2) : incline, slope
    * * *
    1. (cuesta) slope
    2. (tendencia) inclination

    Spanish-English dictionary > inclinación

  • 86 शिरस् _śiras

    शिरस् n. [शॄ-असुन् निपातः Uṇ.4.193]
    1 The head; शिरसा श्लाघते पूर्वं (गुणं) परं (दोषं) कण्ठे नियच्छति Subhās.
    -2 Skull.
    -3 A peak, summit, top (as of a mountain); हिमगौरैरचलाधिपः शिरोभिः Ki.5.17; Śi.4.54.
    -4 The top of a tree.
    -5 The head or top of anything; तेनाहृतो महातालो वेपमानो बृहच्छिराः Bhāg.1.15.33; शिरसि मसीपटलं दधाति दीपः Bv.1.74.
    -6 Pinnacle, acme, highest point.
    -7 Front, forepart, van (as of an army); पुत्रस्य ते रणशिरस्ययमग्रयायी Ś.7.26; U.5.3.
    -8 Chief, principal, head (usually at the end of comp.).
    -9 N. of the verse in the गायत्री (from आपो ज्योतिः to स्वरोम्); cf. T. Ar.1.27; Bhāg 5.9.5.
    -Comp. -अस्थि n. (
    शिरोस्थि) the skull.
    -कपालिन् m. an ascetic who carries about a human skull.
    -क्रिया presentation of the head.
    -गृहम् (शिरोगृहम्) a room on the top of a house, turret, garret.
    -ग्रहः (शिरोग्रहः) affection of the head, head- ache.
    -छेदः, -छेदनम् (
    शिरश्छेदः &c.) beheading, decapitation.
    -तापिन् m. an elephant.
    -त्रम्, -त्राणम् 1 a helmet; च्युतैः शिरस्त्रैश्चषकोत्तरेव R.7.49,66; अपनीत- शिरस्त्राणाः 4.64.
    -2 a head-dress.
    -धरा, -धिः, ध्रः (शिरोधरा, -धिः, -ध्रः) the neck; तेषां शिरोधरान् धूताञ्छरध्वज- धनूंषि च Rām.7.7.17; निकृत्तबाहूरुशिरोध्रविग्रहम् Bhāg.1. 59.16; Śi.4.52;5.65; cf. कम्बुशिरोधिः Chaitanyachandro- daya 3.
    -पीठम् the back of the neck.
    -पीडा headache.
    -पुष्पम् an ornament for the head; स्फुरितारुणवर्णेन शिर- ष्पुष्पेण शोभिताम् Śiva B.2.53.
    -प्रणामः bending the head.
    -प्रदानम् giving up the head or life.
    -प्रावरणम् a tur- ban.
    -फलः the cocoa-nut tree.
    -भूषणम् (शिरोभूषणम्) an ornament for the head.
    -मणिः (शिरोमणिः) 1 a jewel worn on the head.
    -2 a crest-jewel.
    -3 a title of respect conferred on learned men.
    -मर्मन् m. (
    शिरोमर्मन्) a hog.
    -मालिन् m. (
    शिरोमालिन्) an epithet of Śiva.
    -रत्नम् (शिरोरत्नम्) a jewel worn on the head.
    -रुजा (शिरोरुजा) head-ache.
    -रुह् m.,
    -रुहः (शिरोरुह्- रुहः) (also शिरसिरुह्-हः) the hair of the head; शिरोरुहैः स्नानकषायवासितैः स्त्रियो निदाधं शमयन्ति कामिनाम् Ṛs. 1.4; Ku.5.9; R.15.16.
    -रोगः a disease of the head; अथातः शिरोरोगविज्ञानीयमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः Suśr.
    -वर्तिन् a. (
    -शिरोवर्तिन्) being at the head. (-m.) a chief, any one at the head of affairs.
    -वल्ली (शिरोवल्ली) the crest of a peacock.
    -वृत्तम् (शिरोवृत्तम्) pepper.
    -वेष्टः, वेष्टनम् (शिरोवेष्टः, -ष्टनम्) a head-dress, turban; शिरोवेष्टनव्याजतस्ते मुखेन्दोः Sūkti.35.
    -शूलम् head-ache.
    -रथः 1 leader, chief.
    -2 a plaintiff. -a. imminent.
    -स्थानम् main apartment; गतेष्वस्मासु राजा नः शिरःस्थानानि पश्यतु Pratimā 1.31.
    -हारिन् m. (
    शिरोहारिन्) an epithet of Śiva.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > शिरस् _śiras

  • 87 κεφαλή

    κεφαλή, ῆς, ἡ (Hom.+) gener. ‘head’.
    ① the part of the body that contains the brain, head
    ⓐ of humans, animals, and transcendent beings. Humans: Mt 5:36 (on swearing by the head s. Athen. 2, 72, 66c; Test12Patr; PGM 4, 1917; cp. Juvenal, Satires 6, 16f); 6:17; 14:8, 11; 26:7; 27:29f; Mk 6:24f, 27f; 14:3; 15:19; Lk 7:46; J 13:9; 19:2; 20:7; 1 Cor 11:4b (JMurphy-O’Connor, CBQ 42, ’80, 485 [lit.] ‘his head’=‘himself’), 5ab, 7, 10; 12:21; Rv 18:19 (cp. Josh 7:6; La 2:10); 1 Cl 37:5; 56:5 (Ps 140:5); B 13:5 (Gen 48:14); Hm 11:20; Papias (3:2 [not g and h]); GJs 2:4; 9:1; AcPl Ha 11, 1.—Animals: B 7:8 (of the scapegoat Lev 16; cp. vs. 21).—In apocal. presentations in connection w. human figures: Rv 1:14; 4:4; 9:7 12:1; 14:14; 19:12; w. animals: 9:7, 17, 19; 12:3 (s. δράκων); 13:1, 3; 17:3, 7, 9 (cp. Ael. Aristid. 50, 50 K.=26 p. 517 D.: ὤφθη τὸ ἕδος [of Asclepius] τρεῖς κεφαλὰς ἔχον. A person sees himself in a dream provided with a plurality of heads Artem. 1, 35 p. 37, 14: δύο ἔχειν κεφαλὰς ἢ τρεῖς. Also the many-headed dog Cerberus of the underworld in Hesiod, Theog. 311 al. as well as Heraclit. Sto. 33 p. 49, 14); Hv 4, 1, 6; 10; of angels Rv 10:1.—The hair(s) of the head (Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 223) Mt 10:30; Lk 7:38, 44 v.l.; 12:7; 21:18; Ac 27:34. τὴν κ. κλίνειν lay down the head to sleep Mt 8:20; Lk 9:58. Sim. J 19:30 (s. Hdb. ad loc.). κινεῖν τὴν κ. (s. κινέω 2a) Mt 27:39; Mk 15:29; 1 Cl 16:16 (Ps 21:8); ἐπαίρειν τὴν κ. (s. ἐπαίρω 1) Lk 21:28; shear the head, i.e. cut the hair as a form of a vow Ac 21:24; cp. 18:18. Of baptism ἔκχεον εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν τρὶς ὕδωρ D 7:3. Of the anointing of Jesus’ head IEph 17:1. κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχειν have (someth.) on the head (s. κατά A 1a) 1 Cor 11:4a; also w. specification of object ἐπὶ w. gen. Rv 14:14; Hv 4, 1, 10; or εἰς 4, 3, 1. ἐπάνω τῆς κ. above his head Mt 27:37. Also πρὸς τῇ κ. J 20:12. (ἀστὴρ) ἔστη ἐπὶ τὴν κ. τοῦ παιδίου GJs 21:3 (cp. Mt 2:9).—Well-known expr. fr. the OT: ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύειν ἐπὶ τὴν κ. τινος Ro 12:20 (s. ἄνθραξ). A curse-formula: τὸ αἷμα ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὴν κ. ὑμῶν your blood be on your own heads (s. αἷμα 2a and cp. Demosth., Ep. 4, 10 τ. ἄδικον βλασφημίαν εἰς κεφαλὴν τῷ λέγοντι τρέπουσι; 6, 1; Maximus Tyr. 5, 1d; Aesop, Fab. 206 P.=372 H./313 Ch./222 H-H. ὸ̔ θέλεις σὺ τούτοις ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ κεφαλῇ γένοιτο; Phalaris, Ep. 102 εἰς κεφαλὴν σοί τε καὶ τῷ σῷ γένει)=you are responsible for your own destruction Ac 18:6; cp. GPt 5:17.
    ⓑ in imagery οὐκ ἔκλινας τὴν κ. σου ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖραν you have not bowed your head under the mighty hand (of God) GJs 15:4. Of pers. (Plut., Galba 1054 [4, 3] G. as κ. ἰσχυρῷ σώματι, namely of the Galatian territories) Christ the κ. of the ἐκκλησία thought of as a σῶμα Col 1:18; cp. 2:19 (Artem. 2, 9 p. 92, 25 ἡ κεφαλὴ ὑπερέχει τοῦ παντὸς σώματος; schol. on Nicander, Alexiph. 215 ἡ κεφαλὴ συνέχει πᾶν τὸ σῶμα); Christ and Christians as head and members ITr 11:2. (SBedale, JTS 5, ’54, 211–15; New Docs 3, 45f [lit.]; not ‘source’: JFitzmyer, NTS 35, ’89, 503–11.) S. mng. 2a.
    ② a being of high status, head, fig. (of Asclepius IG II2, 4514, 6; in gnostic speculation: Iren. 1, 5, 3 [Harv. I 45, 13]. ὁ μέγας ἄρχων, ἡ κ. τοῦ κόσμου Hippol., Ref. 7, 23, 3).
    ⓐ in the case of living beings, to denote superior rank (cp. Artem. 4, 24 p. 218, 8 ἡ κ. is the symbol of the father; Judg 11:11; 2 Km 22:44) head (Zosimus of Ashkelon [500 A.D.] hails Demosth. as his master: ὦ θεία κεφαλή [Biogr. p. 297]) of the father as head of the family Hs 7, 3; of the husband in relation to his wife 1 Cor 11:3b; Eph 5:23a. Of Christ in relation to the Christian community Eph 4:15; 5:23b. But Christ is the head not only of the body of Christians, but of the universe as a whole: κ. ὑπὲρ πάντα Eph 1:22, and of every cosmic power κ. πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας the head of all might and power Col 2:10. The divine influence on the world results in the series (for the growing distance from God with corresponding results cp. Ps.-Aristot. De Mundo 6, 4): God the κ. of Christ, Christ the κ. of man, the man the κ. of the woman 1 Cor 11:3cab (s. on γυνή 1). JFitzmyer, Int 47, ’93, 52–59.
    ⓑ of things the uppermost part, extremity, end, point (Pappus of Alex., mathematician [IV A.D.] in the 8th book [ed. CGerhardt 1871 p. 379 τῇ κεφαλῇ τοῦ κοχλίου=at the point of the screw; Judg 9:25; En 17:2; Jos., Bell. 2, 48, Ant. 3, 146; oft. pap of plots of ground) κ. γωνίας the cornerstone (so M‘Neile, Mt ad loc.; REB ( main) corner-stone, and w. proper omission of the alternative rendering at 1 Pt 2:7 in NEB mg.; the cornerstone thus forms the farthest extension [cp. PFlor 50, 83] of the corner, though JJeremias, Αγγελος I 1925, 65–70, ZNW 29, 1930, 264–80, TW IV 277–79 thinks of it as the capstone above the door; so also OMichel, TW IV 892, V 129 [difft. 151]; KSchelkle, RAC I 233f; RMcKelvey, NTS 8, ’62, 352–59 [lit. 353 n. 1–3]. S. HGressmann, PJ 6, 1910, 38–45; GWhitaker, Exp. 8th ser., 22, 1921, 470ff. For another view s. lit. s.v. ἀκρογωνιαῖος) Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10; Lk 20:17 (on these three pass. s. JDerrett, TU 102, ’68, 180–86); Ac 4:11; 1 Pt 2:7 (Selwyn ad loc.: “extremity and not height is the point connoted”); B 6:4 (all Ps 117:22).—κ.= capital (city) (Appian, Illyr. 19 §54) Ac 16:12 D (but ‘frontier city’ AClark, Acts of the Apostles ’33, 362–65 and JLarsen, CTM 17, ’46, 123–25).—B. 212. Schmidt, Syn. I 361–69. DELG. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

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  • 88 начальник отдела кадров

    1) General subject: human resources manager
    2) Engineering: personnel manager
    3) Railway term: chief staff clerk
    5) Accounting: labour manager
    6) Jargon: head hunter
    7) Sakhalin energy glossary: Head of human resources
    8) Oilfield: Head of HR

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  • 89 Personalchef(in)

    Personalchef(in) m(f) 1. MGT, PERS head of personnel (department); 2. PERS personnel manager, staff manager, personnel director, human resources manager, human resources director, head of the personnel department
    * * *
    m(f) 1. < Mgmnt> head of personnel (department); 2. < Person> personnel manager, staff manager, personnel director

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  • 90 Verstand

    m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers Pl. of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers Pl. of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding; gesunder Verstand common sense; mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me; klarer / kühler Verstand a clear / cool head; scharfer Verstand keen (Am. sharp) mind ( oder intellect); mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense; den Verstand verlieren go mad (Am. crazy); jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive s.o. mad ( oder insane, bes. Am. crazy); wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses; das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me; hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?; er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg. he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there; etw. mit Verstand genießen savo(u)r s.th.
    * * *
    der Verstand
    brains; sense; wits; brain; common sense; senses; wit; reason; understanding; mind; intellect; intelligence
    * * *
    Ver|stạnd [fɛɐ'ʃtant]
    m - (e)s
    [-dəs] no pl (= Fähigkeit zu denken) reason; (= Intellekt) mind, intellect; (= Vernunft) (common) sense; (= Urteilskraft) (powers pl of) judgement

    hast du denn den Verstand verloren?, bist du denn noch bei Verstand? — have you taken leave of your senses? (esp Brit), are you out of your mind?

    das geht über meinen Verstand — it's beyond me, it beats me (inf)

    etw ohne Verstand essen/trinken — to eat/drink sth without paying attention

    etw mit Verstand genießen/essen/trinken — to savour (Brit) or savor (US) sth, to relish sth

    See:
    → klar
    * * *
    der
    1) (the thinking power of the mind: He was a person of great intellect.) intellect
    2) (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mind
    3) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sense
    4) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) understand
    * * *
    Ver·stand
    <-[e]s>
    [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant]
    m kein pl reason no art, no pl
    jdm \Verstand zutrauen to think sb has [common] sense
    bei klarem \Verstand sein to be in full possession of one's faculties [or in one's right mind]
    bist du noch bei \Verstand? (fam) are you quite right in the head? fam
    seinen \Verstand anstrengen (fam) to think hard
    jdn um den \Verstand bringen to drive sb out of his/her mind
    über jds \Verstand gehen to be beyond sb
    nicht bei \Verstand sein to not be in one's right mind
    da bleibt einem der \Verstand stehen the mind boggles
    den \Verstand verlieren to lose [or go out of] one's mind
    etw mit \Verstand essen/genießen/trinken to savour [or AM -or] sth
    etw ohne \Verstand essen/rauchen/trinken to eat/smoke/drink sth without savouring [or AM -oring] it
    * * *
    der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

    hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

    * * *
    Verstand m; -(e)s, kein pl; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers pl of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers pl of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding;
    gesunder Verstand common sense;
    mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me;
    klarer/kühler Verstand a clear/cool head;
    scharfer Verstand keen (US sharp) mind ( oder intellect);
    mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense;
    den Verstand verlieren go mad (US crazy);
    jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive sb mad ( oder insane, besonders US crazy);
    wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses;
    das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me;
    hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?;
    er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there;
    * * *
    der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

    hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

    * * *
    -¨e m.
    apprehension n.
    brain n.
    brains n.
    mind n.
    reason n.
    sanity n.
    sense n.
    understanding n.
    wit n.

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  • 91 evitar

    v.
    1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).
    podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something
    Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.
    María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.
    2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me
    3 to save.
    esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    1 (gen) to avoid
    2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid
    3 (ahorrar) to spare, save
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=eludir) to avoid
    2) (=ahorrar) to save

    me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    ----
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

    * * *
    evitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him
    para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go
    ¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?
    2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent
    se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented
    haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it
    para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering
    3 (ahorrar) to save
    una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble
    así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry
    por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center
    ‹problemas› to save oneself
    evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store
    si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems
    me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    evitar    
    evitar algo
    evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;



    ◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( remediar):

    ◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

    d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

    evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;

    evitar verbo transitivo
    1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
    2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
    (una desgracia) to avert
    3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

    ' evitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahorrar
    - alarde
    - carcajada
    - contemporizar
    - hincapié
    - mortificar
    - mortificarse
    - murmuración
    - para
    - remediar
    - aglomeración
    - huir
    English:
    avert
    - avoid
    - breath
    - bypass
    - cheat
    - clampdown
    - clear
    - deny
    - get round
    - harm
    - head off
    - hedge
    - help
    - loophole
    - miss
    - pair off
    - prevent
    - pussyfoot
    - save
    - scandal
    - should
    - stave off
    - steer
    - step in
    - way
    - get
    - guard
    - keep
    - rat
    - shun
    - stave
    - unavoidably
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;
    ¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;
    no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;
    hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading
    2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;
    siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;
    yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it;
    no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am
    3. [ahorrar] to save;
    esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;
    esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    v/t
    1 avoid;
    no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it
    2 ( impedir) prevent
    3 molestias save
    * * *
    evitar vt
    1) : to avoid
    2) prevenir: to prevent
    3) eludir: to escape, to elude
    * * *
    evitar vb
    1. (en general) to avoid
    2. (impedir) to prevent
    3. (ahorrar) to save

    Spanish-English dictionary > evitar

  • 92 humor

    m.
    1 mood.
    estar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad mood
    estar de un humor de perros to be in a filthy mood
    2 humor (gracia).
    un programa de humor a comedy program
    no tiene sentido del humor she doesn't have a sense of humor
    en vez de enfadarme, me lo tomé con humor rather than get upset, I just laughed it off
    humor negro black humor
    3 mood (ganas).
    no estoy de humor I'm not in the mood
    no está de humor para ponerse a cocinar she doesn't feel like cooking
    4 humor (anatomy).
    5 pus.
    6 merry disposition.
    7 humour, normal body fluid.
    * * *
    1 (ánimo) mood
    2 (carácter) temper
    3 (gracia) humour (US humor)
    4 (líquido) humour (US humor)
    \
    estar de buen humor / estar de mal humor to be in a good mood / to be in a bad mood
    estar de humor para algo / tener humor para algo to feel like (doing) something, feel in the mood for (doing) something
    tener un humor de perros familiar to be in a foul mood
    humor acuoso aqueous humour (US humor)
    humor negro black comedy
    humor vítreo vitreous humour (US humor)
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) mood
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=estado de ánimo) mood, humour, humor (EEUU), temper

    buen humor — good humour, good mood

    estar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood, be in a good/bad temper

    seguir el humor a algn — to humour sb, go along with sb's mood

    2) (=gracia) humour, humor (EEUU), humorousness frm
    II
    SM (Med, Bio) humour, humor (EEUU)
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( estado de ánimo) mood

    estar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood

    hay que tener humor para... — you have to be really enthusiastic o (BrE) keen to...

    estar de un humor de perros — (fam) to be in a filthy o foul mood (colloq)

    b) ( gracia) humor*
    2) (Biol, Fisiol) humor*
    * * *
    = humour [humor, -USA], temper.
    Ex. If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.
    Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
    ----
    * buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.
    * comedia de humor negro = black comedy.
    * con buen humor = good-humouredly.
    * con humor = humorously.
    * con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.
    * de buen humor = good-humouredly, in good humour.
    * decir con mal humor = spit out.
    * de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].
    * de mal humor = crotchety.
    * esquech de humor = comedy sketch.
    * estar de buen humor = be high.
    * humor acuoso = aqueous humour.
    * humor barato = cheap laughs.
    * humor corporal = body fluid.
    * humor de perros = vicious temper.
    * humor serio = deadpan humour.
    * humor visual = slapstick.
    * humor vítreo = vitreous humour.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * programa de humor = comedy programme.
    * sentido del humor = sense of humour.
    * sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].
    * sketch de humor = comedy sketch.
    * tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.
    * ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( estado de ánimo) mood

    estar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood

    hay que tener humor para... — you have to be really enthusiastic o (BrE) keen to...

    estar de un humor de perros — (fam) to be in a filthy o foul mood (colloq)

    b) ( gracia) humor*
    2) (Biol, Fisiol) humor*
    * * *
    = humour [humor, -USA], temper.

    Ex: If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.

    Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
    * buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.
    * comedia de humor negro = black comedy.
    * con buen humor = good-humouredly.
    * con humor = humorously.
    * con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.
    * de buen humor = good-humouredly, in good humour.
    * decir con mal humor = spit out.
    * de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].
    * de mal humor = crotchety.
    * esquech de humor = comedy sketch.
    * estar de buen humor = be high.
    * humor acuoso = aqueous humour.
    * humor barato = cheap laughs.
    * humor corporal = body fluid.
    * humor de perros = vicious temper.
    * humor serio = deadpan humour.
    * humor visual = slapstick.
    * humor vítreo = vitreous humour.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * programa de humor = comedy programme.
    * sentido del humor = sense of humour.
    * sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].
    * sketch de humor = comedy sketch.
    * tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.
    * ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.

    * * *
    A
    está de buen humor she's in a good mood
    está de mal humor she's in a bad mood, she's in a mood ( colloq)
    no estoy de humor para aguantar tus bromas I'm in no mood to put up with your jokes
    está de un humor que no hay quien lo aguante he's in such a foul mood that he's quite unbearable, he's in an unbearable mood
    hay que tener humor para irse a correr a las seis de la mañana you have to be really keen to go running at six in the morning
    estar de un humor de perros ( fam); to be in a filthy o foul mood ( colloq), to be like a bear with a sore head ( colloq)
    2 (gracia) humor*
    Compuesto:
    black humor*
    B ( Biol, Fisiol) humor*
    Compuestos:
    aqueous humor*
    vitreous humor*
    * * *

     

    humor sustantivo masculino


    no estoy de humor para salir I'm not in the mood to go out
    b) ( gracia) humor( conjugate humor)

    humor sustantivo masculino
    1 (talante, ánimo) mood: hoy estoy de buen humor, today I'm in a good mood
    2 (alegría, ingenio) humour, US humor
    un chiste de humor negro, a black joke
    ' humor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ácida
    - ácido
    - aprovecharse
    - café
    - cambiante
    - depender
    - dotada
    - dotado
    - encarar
    - festiva
    - festivo
    - fina
    - fino
    - humorismo
    - levantarse
    - proverbial
    - rara
    - raro
    - restituir
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - variable
    - chinche
    - chusco
    - corriente
    - de
    - diablo
    - endemoniado
    - leche
    - malo
    - mufa
    - nota
    - peculiar
    - perro
    - talante
    English:
    bad-tempered
    - clean
    - dark
    - dry
    - foul
    - good
    - good-humoured
    - grumpy
    - huff
    - humor
    - humour
    - ill-humour
    - mood
    - moody
    - petulantly
    - put
    - reminiscent
    - sense
    - sick
    - spirit
    - temper
    - wicked
    - zany
    - bad
    - dryness
    - grace
    - humorless
    - in
    - inclined
    - raunchy
    - ribald
    - touch
    - warped
    - wit
    * * *
    humor nm
    1. [estado de ánimo] mood;
    [carácter] temperament;
    estar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad mood;
    Fam
    estar de un humor de perros to be in a filthy mood
    2. [gracia] humour;
    un programa de humor a comedy programme;
    no tiene sentido del humor she doesn't have a sense of humour;
    en vez de enfadarme, me lo tomé con humor rather than get upset, I just laughed it off
    humor negro black humour
    3. [ganas] mood;
    no estoy de humor I'm not in the mood;
    no está de humor para ponerse a cocinar she doesn't feel like cooking
    4. Anat humour
    humor ácueo aqueous humour;
    humor acuoso aqueous humour;
    humor vítreo vitreous humour
    * * *
    m
    1 humor, Br
    humour;
    sentido del humor sense of humor o Br humour
    2 ( estado de ánimo) mood;
    estar de buen/mal humor be in a good/bad mood;
    estar de humor para hacer algo be in the mood to do sth
    3 ( genio)
    :
    tener un humor de perros fam be bad-tempered
    * * *
    humor nm
    1) : humor
    2) : mood, temper
    está de buen humor: she's in a good mood
    * * *
    2. (comicidad) humour
    estar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad mood

    Spanish-English dictionary > humor

  • 93 prevenir

    v.
    1 to prevent.
    Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.
    2 to warn.
    te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad
    Ricardo previno a María del peligro Richard warned Mary of the danger.
    3 to foresee, to anticipate.
    4 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.
    Lisa previno ejecutar el programa Lisa made it impossible to execute the..
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ VENIR], like link=venir venir
    1 (evitar) to avoid, prevent
    2 (advertir) to warn
    \
    más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure
    * * *
    verb
    2) warn
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=evitar) to prevent; (=prever) to foresee, anticipate
    2) (=advertir) to warn

    prevenir a algn — to warn sb, put sb on his guard (contra, de against, about)

    3) (=predisponer) to prejudice, bias ( a favor de in favour of) ( en contra de against)
    4) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready ( para for)
    5) (=proveer)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <enfermedad/accidente> to prevent
    b) (advertir, alertar) to warn
    2.
    prevenirse v pron

    prevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something

    * * *
    = caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.
    Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
    Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex. Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.
    Ex. A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.
    Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
    Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
    ----
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * prevenir contra = ward against.
    * prevenir en contra de = ward against.
    * prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <enfermedad/accidente> to prevent
    b) (advertir, alertar) to warn
    2.
    prevenirse v pron

    prevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something

    * * *
    = caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.

    Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

    Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.
    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.
    Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.
    Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
    Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * prevenir contra = ward against.
    * prevenir en contra de = ward against.
    * prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹enfermedad/accidente/desgracia› to prevent
    ayuda a prevenir la caries it helps prevent tooth decay
    más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure
    más vale prevenir que lamentar better safe than sorry
    2 (advertir, alertar) to warn
    previnieron a los conductores del mal estado de las carreteras drivers were warned of the bad state of the roads
    prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures AGAINST sth, take precautions AGAINST sth
    * * *

     

    prevenir ( conjugate prevenir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹enfermedad/accidente› to prevent

    b) (advertir, alertar) to warn

    prevenirse verbo pronominal prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures against sth, take precautions against sth
    prevenir verbo transitivo
    1 (enfermedades, etc) to prevent: más vale prevenir que curar, prevention is better than cure
    2 (advertir, alertar) to warn: me previno contra él, she warned me about him
    te prevengo de que no estoy muy dispuesta a ir, I want you to know that I'm not very inclined to go
    ' prevenir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    advertir
    - avisar
    - salud
    - ir
    English:
    avert
    - forestall
    - forewarn
    - precaution
    - prevent
    - ward off
    - warn
    - head
    - safe
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [evitar] to prevent;
    para prevenir la gripe to prevent flu;
    un medicamento que previene contra la malaria a medicine that protects against malaria;
    más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure
    2. [avisar] to warn;
    te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad
    3. [prever] to foresee, to anticipate
    4. [predisponer]
    prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien to prejudice sb against sth/sb
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( evitar) prevent;
    más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure
    2 ( avisar) warn ( contra against)
    * * *
    prevenir {87} vt
    1) : to prevent
    2) : to warn
    * * *
    prevenir vb (evitar) to prevent

    Spanish-English dictionary > prevenir

  • 94 ser2

    2 = be, take + the form of, stand as.
    Ex. Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
    Ex. Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
    Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    ----
    * anhelar ser = ache to be.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.
    * clonación del ser humano = human cloning.
    * como es el caso de = as it is with.
    * cómo + ser = what + be like.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).
    * dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.
    * dinero + ser para = money + go towards.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.
    * es = it's [it is].
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * es de esperar que = all being well.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * es inevitable que = inevitably.
    * es interesante que = interestingly.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.
    * es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.
    * haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * llegar a ser = become, develop into.
    * llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.
    * no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.
    * no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no ser cobarde = be no chicken.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * no ser deseable = be undesirable.
    * no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no ser nada = add up to + nothing.
    * no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no ser sino = be nothing but.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.
    * no ser verdad = be untrue.
    * no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.
    * no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * para ser franco = in all honesty.
    * para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.
    * pasar a ser = become, develop into.
    * por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.
    * primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * que fue = one-time.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * que puede ser apilado = stacking.
    * razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.
    * ser reconocido = gain + recognition.
    * resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.
    * sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).
    * sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.
    * sentido del ser humano = human sense.
    * ser accesible a través de = be available through.
    * ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.
    * ser acertado = be spot on.
    * ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.
    * ser acorde con = be commensurate with.
    * ser acuciante = be acute.
    * ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.
    * ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.
    * ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.
    * ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.
    * ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.
    * ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.
    * ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser Algo imponente = loom + large.
    * ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.
    * ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo permanente = be here to stay.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.
    * ser algo por ver = be an open question.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.
    * ser amado = loved-one.
    * ser amigo de = be buddies with.
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * ser apropiado = be right.
    * ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.
    * ser arrestado = be under arrest.
    * ser asequible = be available, become + available.
    * ser asequible a = be amenable to.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.
    * ser atribuible a = be attributable to.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.
    * ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.
    * ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
    * ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser capaz de = be capable of.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser chulo = be cool.
    * ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.
    * ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.
    * ser coherente = cohere.
    * ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.
    * ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.
    * ser como mínimo = be no less than.
    * ser como una esfera = wrap around.
    * ser como un círculo = wrap around.
    * ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser complementarios = be integral one to another.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.
    * ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * ser cortés con = be civil towards.
    * ser costumbre = be customary.
    * ser creativo = be inventive.
    * ser creíble = invoke + belief.
    * ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.
    * ser crucial (para) = be central (to).
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser culpable = be to blame.
    * ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).
    * ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.
    * ser de = be a native of.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser de ayuda = be of assistance.
    * ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.
    * ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.
    * ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.
    * ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.
    * ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.
    * ser de dominio público = be public domain.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.
    * ser de la izquierda = be of the left.
    * ser de la noche = night creature.
    * ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.
    * ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.
    * ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.
    * ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.
    * ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.
    * ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de número limitado = be limited in number.
    * ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser de primera categoría = be top notch.
    * ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.
    * ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.
    * ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * ser desconocido para = be alien to.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * ser desoído = be unheeded.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * ser de utilidad = be of use.
    * ser de utilidad a = be of service to.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.
    * ser diplomático = say + the right thing.
    * ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * ser duro = play + hardball.
    * ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.
    * ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * ser el asunto = be the point.
    * ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.
    * ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.
    * ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.
    * ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.
    * ser el capitán = skipper, captain.
    * ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.
    * ser el máximo = be the limit.
    * ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento (de) = be the time to.
    * ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.
    * ser el origen de = provide + the material for.
    * ser el paraje natural de = be home to.
    * ser el preludio = usher in.
    * ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.
    * ser el primero en = lead + the way in.
    * ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * ser el último grito = be all the rage.
    * ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.
    * ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.
    * ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser enviado a = have + the lead to.
    * ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.
    * ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.
    * ser esclavo de = be slave to.
    * ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.
    * ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * ser expulsado de = be dropped from.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser fácil = be easy.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.
    * ser factible de = be amenable to.
    * ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser favorable = be a plus.
    * ser ficticio = be fiction.
    * ser fiel a = cleave to.
    * ser fructífero = come to + fruition.
    * ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.
    * ser hipertenso = be hyper.
    * ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.
    * ser hora de irse = be time to go.
    * ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.
    * ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).
    * ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser idóneo para = be suited to.
    * ser ignorado = be unheeded.
    * ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.
    * ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * ser implacable = play + hardball.
    * ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.
    * ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.
    * ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.
    * ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).
    * ser imposible = be dead meat.
    * ser imprescindible = be a must.
    * ser improcedente = be out of order.
    * ser imprudente = be reckless.
    * ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.
    * ser incapaz de = be unable to.
    * ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).
    * ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.
    * ser indescriptible = beggar + description.
    * ser indispensable = be a must.
    * ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.
    * ser infundado = be unfounded.
    * ser inherente a = inhere in.
    * ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.
    * ser inminente = be on the cards.
    * ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.
    * ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.
    * ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * ser inteligente = be talented.
    * ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser interminable = there + be + no end to.
    * ser intransigente = play + hardball.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.
    * ser justo = play + fair.
    * ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser justo que = there + be + justice in.
    * ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.
    * ser la abreviatura de = be short for.
    * ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la ciudad de = be home to.
    * ser la clave de = hold + the key to.
    * ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser la costumbre = be customary.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.
    * ser la culpa de = be the fault of.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la excepción = be the exception.
    * ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.
    * ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.
    * ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la imagen de = be a picture of.
    * ser la intención = be the intention.
    * ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.
    * ser la manera de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
    * ser la mayoría = be in the majority.
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser lamentable = be a pity.
    * ser la minoría = be in the minority.
    * ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.
    * ser la novedad = be on the scene.
    * ser la obra de = be the work of.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.
    * ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.
    * ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.
    * ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.
    * ser la última palabra = be all the rage.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo mismo = be one and the same.
    * ser lo normal = be the order of the day.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.
    * ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.
    * ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.
    * ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.
    * serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.
    * ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.
    * ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mayor = be older.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser menor = be less.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser mínimo = be at a minimum.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * ser moroso = be in default.
    * ser motivador = be motivating.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy alto = be metres high.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go ba.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser2

  • 95 tonto

    adj.
    1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.
    2 silly, footling, foolish.
    3 useless, dumb.
    4 stupefied.
    m.
    fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.
    * * *
    1 silly, stupid, US dumb
    ■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fool, idiot
    \
    a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reason
    hacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the fool
    hacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumb
    ponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppy
    tonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiot
    un,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp
    * * *
    1. (f. - tonta)
    noun
    2. (f. - tonta)
    adj.
    foolish, stupid
    * * *
    tonto, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona]
    a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupid

    venga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!

    ¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!

    ¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?

    b) [poco inteligente] stupid

    ¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!

    a lo tonto —

    ¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?

    y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by

    a tontas y a locas —

    piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head

    esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying

    c) (=insolente) silly

    ¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!

    d) (=torpe)

    hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *

    dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless

    e) (=presumido) stuck-up *
    f) (Med) imbecile
    pelo 8)
    2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly

    ¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!

    caja 1)
    2. SM / F

    soy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!

    allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot

    2) (Med) imbecile
    3. SM
    1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man
    2) And, CAm (=palanca) jemmy
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

    fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

    dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

    hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

    2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

    hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

    hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

    * * *
    = fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.
    * guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.
    * hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.
    * no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
    * risa tonta = giggle.
    * risita tonta = giggle.
    * rubia tonta = dumb blonde.
    * típica rubia tonta = bimbo.
    * típico guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.
    * tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.
    * tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.
    * tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].
    * tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.
    * tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.
    * tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto genio = idiot savant.
    * tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.
    * tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

    fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

    dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

    hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

    2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

    hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

    hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

    * * *
    = fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.
    * guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.
    * hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.
    * no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
    * risa tonta = giggle.
    * risita tonta = giggle.
    * rubia tonta = dumb blonde.
    * típica rubia tonta = bimbo.
    * típico guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.
    * tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.
    * tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.
    * tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].
    * tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.
    * tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.
    * tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto genio = idiot savant.
    * tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.
    * tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

    * * *
    tonto1 -ta
    A
    1 [ SER] ‹persona› (falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb ( colloq) (ingenuo) silly
    ¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?
    mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!
    no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you can
    y él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes
    2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upset
    no me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood today
    se pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitors
    a lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even trying
    lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right
    hablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hat
    a tontas y a locas without thinking
    gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)
    dejar tonto a algn ( Esp fam); to leave sb speechless
    hacer tonto a algn ( Chi fam); to make a fool of sb, fool sb
    ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)
    ser tonto del bote or del culo ( Esp fam); to be a complete idiot
    B ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
    fue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my ankle
    tonto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    (falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy ( colloq); (ingenuo) idiot, fool
    eres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like that
    hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
    hacerse el tonto to act dumb
    no te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumb
    le gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)
    ser como tonto para algo ( Chi fam); to be crazy o nuts about sth ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    prize idiot, utter fool
    village idiot
    ( Chi fam) silly fool
    idealistic puppet o stooge
    * * *

     

    tonto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1
    a) [SER] ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq);

    ( ingenuo) silly
    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly;

    ( disgustado) upset
    2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
    ( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
    ◊ hacer el tonto ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool;


    ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;
    ◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb

    tonto,-a
    I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
    fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
    una observación tonta, a trivial remark
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
    hacer el tonto, to play the fool
    hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
    tonto de remate, prize idiot

    ' tonto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - boluda
    - boludo
    - burrada
    - capirote
    - definitivamente
    - fatua
    - fatuo
    - hacer
    - hombre
    - manteca
    - pelo
    - perdida
    - perdido
    - remate
    - simple
    - tarugo
    - todavía
    - tonta
    - tratar
    - asno
    - baboso
    - gana
    - ganso
    - huevón
    - idiota
    - imbécil
    - lelo
    - lerdo
    - mongólico
    - necio
    - pavo
    - pendejo
    - salame
    - soquete
    - tontear
    - tontería
    - zanahoria
    English:
    act
    - asinine
    - clot
    - clown around
    - dim
    - do
    - dozy
    - dumb
    - fool
    - goof
    - help
    - idiotic
    - lark about
    - lark around
    - mess about
    - mess around
    - muck about
    - muck around
    - need
    - play
    - prize
    - silly
    - soft-headed
    - such
    - thing
    - daft
    - foolish
    - kind
    - know
    - stupid
    - that
    * * *
    tonto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;
    [menos fuerte] silly;
    pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;
    nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;
    ¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;
    no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;
    ser tonto de capirote o [m5] remate to be Br daft as a brush o US crazy as a loon;
    ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks
    2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward
    3.
    ponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;
    [arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppy
    4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;
    [esfuerzo] pointless;
    fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;
    a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;
    me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;
    me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;
    el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;
    hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;
    [no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;
    estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;
    hacerse el tonto to act innocent;
    a tontas y a locas without thinking
    tonto útil useful idiot
    * * *
    I adj silly, foolish
    II m, tonta f fool, idiot;
    haba fam complete idiot;
    tonto del pueblo village idiot;
    hacer el tonto play the fool;
    hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;
    a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way
    * * *
    tonto, -ta adj
    1) : dumb, stupid
    2) : silly
    3)
    a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardly
    tonto, -ta n
    : fool, idiot
    * * *
    tonto1 adj silly [comp. sillier; superl. silliest] / stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    ¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!
    tonto2 n fool / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto

  • 96 personne

    personne [pεʀsɔn]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = être humain) person
    • les personnes qui... those who...
    • 100 € par personne 100 euros each
    • c'est la bonté en personne he's or she's kindness itself
       b. (Grammar) person
    2. pronoun
       a. ( = quelqu'un) anyone, anybody
       b. (avec ne = aucun) no one, nobody
    • personne ne l'a vu no one or nobody saw him
    • personne d'autre que lui no one or nobody but him
    * * *

    I pɛʀsɔn
    pronom indéfini

    personne n'est parfait — nobody's ou no-one's perfect


    II pɛʀsɔn
    1) ( individu) person

    50% des personnes interrogées — 50% of those interviewed

    lit/chambre d'une personne — single bed/room

    c'est la cupidité en personne — he/she is greed personified

    3) Linguistique person
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    pɛʀsɔn
    1. nf
    1) (= individu de l'un ou l'autre sexe) person

    10 euros par personne — 10 euros per person, 10 euros a head

    Il y avait une trentaine de personnes dans la pièce. — There were about 30 people in the room.

    2) (= être humain)
    3) LINGUISTIQUE person
    2. pron
    1) (négatif) nobody, no one

    Il n'y a personne à la maison. — There's nobody at home., There's no one at home.

    Personne n'est venu le chercher. — Nobody came to fetch him., No one came to fetch him.

    2) (= quiconque)

    mieux que personne — better than anyone, better than anybody

    Il connaît la route mieux que personne. — He knows the road better than anyone.

    comme personne — like nobody else, like no one else

    Elle joue du piano comme personne. — She plays the piano like nobody else.

    * * *
    I.
    personne pron indéf
    1 ( nul) personne n'est parfait nobody's ou no-one's perfect; personne ne te dérangera nobody ou no-one will disturb you; je n'accuse personne I'm not accusing anybody ou anyone; personne n'a vu mon stylo? has anybody seen my pen?; il n'y avait presque/jamais personne there was hardly/never anybody there; tu n'as oublié personne? you haven't forgotten anybody, have you?; plus personne ne les a vus nobody else saw them; ni lui ni personne n'est satisfait neither he nor anyone else is satisfied; je n'ai parlé à personne I didn't talk to anybody ou anyone; je n'en ai parlé à personne d'autre que toi I told nobody ou no-one but you; personne d'autre que lui ne pourrait le faire nobody but him could do it; tu ne connais personne d'autre? don't you know anybody else?; n 'y a-t-il personne ici qui parle l'anglais? is there no-one here who speaks English?; il n'y a personne? ( dans le lieu) is anybody there?; ( depuis la porte) is anybody in?; ‘qui a sonné/parlé?’-‘personne’ ‘who rang/spoke?’-‘no-one’; que personne ne sorte! nobody leave!; que personne n'aille croire que don't let anybody think that; personne de sensé/sérieux ne ferait no sensible/serious person would do; ce n'est un mystère pour personne it's no mystery; je n'y suis pour personne if anybody asks for me, I'm not here; il n'y est pour personne he's not in for anyone; quand il s'agit de faire le ménage, il n'y a plus personne○ when it comes to doing the housework, there's nobody around; dès qu'on parle de travail, il n'y a plus personne○ as soon as you mention work, everybody disappears;
    2 ( quiconque) anyone, anybody; faire qch comme or mieux que personne to do sth better than anyone ou anybody (else); sans personne pour m'aider without anyone ou anybody to help me; avant que personne (ne) réagisse before anyone had time to react; personne de blessé? anyone ou anybody hurt?
    II.
    1 ( individu) person; la personne de votre choix the person of your choice; la personne de la réception the person at reception; cinquante euros par personne fifty euros per person; un groupe de dix personnes a group of ten people; les personnes concernées those concerned; 50% des personnes interrogées 50% of those interviewed; un voyage pour deux personnes a trip for two; logement pour personne seule accommodation for a single person; lit/chambre d'une personne single bed/room; la personne aimée the loved one; une personne âgée an elderly person; les personnes âgées the elderly; il était accompagné d'une charmante jeune personne he was accompanied by a charming young lady; en cas d'empoisonnement, si la personne ne respire plus in case of poisoning, if the person has stopped breathing; si une personne tombe à l'eau if someone falls into the water; si une personne te demande son chemin if anybody asks you the way; une personne de confiance someone trustworthy; toute personne désirant des informations supplémentaires anyone wishing further information; il doit y avoir erreur sur la personne it must be the wrong person ou a case of mistaken identity; il y avait erreur sur la personne de leur client their client was a victim of mistaken identity; ⇒ grand;
    2 ( individu en lui-même) satisfait/content de sa (petite) personne satisfied/pleased with oneself; bien fait de sa personne good-looking; trouver un allié en la personne de mon frère/du ministre to find an ally in the person of my brother/of the minister; c'est bien suffisant pour mon humble ou ma modeste personne it's quite enough for my humble self; le respect de/les droits de la personne (humaine) respect for/the rights of the individual; la personne et la pensée de Confucius Confucius, the man and his thought; j'apprécie en lui le poète, pas la personne I like him as a poet, not as a person; toute sa personne inspirait le respect his/her whole being inspired respect; le Christ en tant que personne Christ as a person; le ministre en personne the minister in person; il s'en occupe en personne he's dealing with it personally; c'est la cupidité en personne he/she is greed personified;
    3 Ling person; troisième personne du pluriel third person plural; écrit à la première personne written in the first person.
    personne à charge Jur dependant; personne civile Jur artificial person; personne déplacée Pol displaced person; personne morale Jur = personne civile; personne physique Jur natural person.
    I
    [pɛrsɔn] nom féminin
    1. [individu] person
    a. [sens courant] several people
    toute personne intéressée peut ou les personnes intéressées peuvent s'adresser à Nora all those interested ou all interested parties should contact Nora
    2. [être humain]
    ce qui compte, c'est l'oeuvre/le rang et non la personne it's the work/the rank that matters and not the individual
    3. [femme] lady
    4. [corps]
    elle est la beauté en personne she's the very embodiment of beauty, she's beauty personified
    par personne interposée locution adverbiale
    through ou via a third party
    II
    [pɛrsɔn] pronom indéfini
    1. [avec un sens négatif] no one, nobody
    que personne ne sorte! nobody ou no one leave (the room)!
    personne d'autre que toi nobody ou no one (else) but you
    [en fonction de complément] anyone, anybody
    il n'y a personne there's nobody ou no one there, there isn't anybody ou anyone there
    je n'y suis ou je ne suis là pour personne if anyone calls, I'm not in
    quand il faut se mettre au travail, il n'y a plus personne (familier) when there's work to be done, (suddenly) everyone disappears
    2. [avec un sens positif] anyone, anybody
    personne de blessé? nobody ou anybody injured?
    elle réussit les crêpes comme personne there's no one ou nobody who makes pancakes quite like her

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  • 97 misura

    f measurement
    ( taglia) size
    ( provvedimento), fig measure
    music bar
    misure pl preventive preventive measures
    unità f di misura unit of measurement
    con misura in moderation
    su misura made to measure
    * * *
    misura s.f.
    1 measure (anche mat.); (misurazione) measurement: unità di misura, unit of measurement; misura di lunghezza, di superficie, di volume, di capacità, linear, square, cubic, capacity measure; pesi e misure, weights and measures; misura per liquidi, liquid measure; misura per cereali, corn measure; due misure di grano, two measures of wheat; una misura precisa, approssimativa, a precise, approximate measurement; la misura del tempo, the measurement of time; prendere la misura di una stanza, to measure a room (o to take the dimensions of a room); la sarta mi prese le misure, the dressmaker took my measurements; prendere la misura della vista, to test s.o.'s sight // nella misura in cui, insofar as // in misura diretta, (proporzionalmente) in proportion to // a misura che..., as... (o the more... the more); a misura che il pericolo aumentava, il panico s'impadroniva della gente, as the danger increased, the people were overcome with panic // a misura, (esattamente, precisamente) perfectly; questo abito mi va, mi sta a misura, this dress fits me perfectly // la misura è colma, the measure is full to the brim; (fig.) I'm sick and tired of it // usare due pesi e due misure, (fig.) to use different criteria of (o to be biased in one's) judgment // fallire di misura, to be pipped at the post; vincere di misura, to win by a hair's breadth; (col minimo scarto) to scrape home // (econ.): misura della produttività, productivity measure; azienda di media misura, medium-sized concern; guadagnare in misura del proprio lavoro, to earn according to the amount of one's work // (mat.) teoria della misura, measure theory
    2 (taglia, dimensione) size: abiti su misura, clothes made to measure; scarpe di tutte le misure, shoes of all sizes; che misura porti?, what size do you take?; le scarpe non sono della mia misura, the shoes aren't my size; oggetti di tutte le misure, objects of all different sizes // una città a misura d'uomo, a city on a human scale
    3 (limite, proporzione) limit, proportion; (moderazione) moderation: avere il senso della misura, to have a sense of proportion; passar la misura, to exceed (o to overstep) the limit (o to lose all sense of proportion); spendere senza misura, to spend without limit; lo farò nella misura delle mie forze, del possibile, I shall do it to the best of my ability, as much as possible // con misura, moderately // fuori di, oltre misura, excessively (o beyond measure)
    4 (spec. pl.) (provvedimento) measure, step: misure di sicurezza, safety measures; misura precauzionale, precautionary measure; misure di emergenza, emergency measures; misure di polizia, police measures; misure politiche, political measures; misure restrittive, restrictive measures; misure espansionistiche, expansionary measures; misure protezionistiche, protectionist measures; prendere, adottare le misure del caso, to take the necessary measures (o steps); il parlamento ha adottato le nuove misure fiscali, Parliament has taken the new fiscal measures (o steps); il governo ha preso tutte le misure per evitare dissensi interni, the government has taken all possible steps to avoid internal dissension; prendere delle misure contro qlcu., to take measures against s.o.; ricorrere a misure drastiche, to resort to drastic measures // mezze misure, (fig.) half measures; non conosce mezze misure, he doesn't use half measures // (econ.): misure anticongiunturali, anti-recession measures; misure antinflazionistiche, anti-inflation (o anti-inflationary) measures // (dir.) misura conservativa, measure of conservation (o provisional remedy)
    5 (livello, qualità) standard, measure: (econ.) misura del valore, standard of value
    6 (poesia) measure, metre
    7 (mus.) measure, time
    8 (scherma) measure, reach, distance; (boxe) reach: (boxe) chiudere la misura, to clinch.
    * * *
    [mi'zura]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (dimensione) measure, measurement

    prendere le -e di qcs. — to take the measurements of sth.

    prendere le -e a qcn. — to take sb.'s measurements

    (fatto) su misura — made-to-measure, tailor-made, custom-made

    a misura d'uomo — [edificio, città] on a human scale, man-sized

    2) (taglia) size; (di scarpe) size, fitting

    che misura ha? — what size are you o do you take?

    3) (misurazione) measure

    unità di misura — measure, unit of measurement

    misura di capacità, lunghezza — measure of capacity, length

    non avere misura to know no limits; con misura [parlare, agire] carefully, with moderation; senza misura [spendere, bere] wildly, to excess; senso della misura sense of proportion; senza mezze -e — without half-measures

    passare o colmare la misura to go too far; la misura è colma! it's the last straw; oltre ogni misura — beyond all limits

    nella misura in cui — inasmuch as, insofar as

    in larga misura — in large measure, to a great o large extent

    7) (provvedimento) measure, step

    misura precauzionale, disciplinare — precautionary, disciplinary measure

    8) di misura [ vittoria] hairline, close, narrow
    * * *
    misura
    /mi'zura/ ⇒ 35
    sostantivo f.
     1 (dimensione) measure, measurement; prendere le -e di qcs. to take the measurements of sth.; prendere le -e a qcn. to take sb.'s measurements; (fatto) su misura made-to-measure, tailor-made, custom-made; a misura d'uomo [edificio, città] on a human scale, man-sized; a misura di bambino child-friendly
     2 (taglia) size; (di scarpe) size, fitting; che misura ha? what size are you o do you take?
     3 (misurazione) measure; unità di misura measure, unit of measurement; misura di capacità, lunghezza measure of capacity, length; misura di superficie square measure; pesi e -e weights and measures
     4 (moderazione) non avere misura to know no limits; con misura [parlare, agire] carefully, with moderation; senza misura [spendere, bere] wildly, to excess; senso della misura sense of proportion; senza mezze -e without half-measures
     5 (limite) passare o colmare la misura to go too far; la misura è colma! it's the last straw; oltre ogni misura beyond all limits
     6 (maniera) in una (qual) certa misura to a certain extent o degree; nella misura in cui inasmuch as, insofar as; in larga misura in large measure, to a great o large extent; in misura minore to a lesser degree; in uguale misura in equal measure
     7 (provvedimento) measure, step; misura precauzionale, disciplinare precautionary, disciplinary measure
     8 di misura [ vittoria] hairline, close, narrow; vincere di (stretta) misura to win by a slender margin o a (short) head.

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  • 98 פרע

    פָּרַע(b. h.; cmp. פרם, פרס) 1) to tear, destroy; to loosen, disarrange; to neglect the hair. Pesik. R. s. 29-30-30 (ed. Fr. p. 139b>), v. רָפָא. Sot.III, 8 האיש פּוֹרֵעַ … פּוֹרַעַת, v. פָּרַם. Sifra Emor, ch. I, Par. 2 כדרך שבני אדם פּוֹרְעִיםוכ׳ in the same way that ordinary men (in mourning) neglect their hair and tear their garments; a. fr. 2) to uncover. Ib. (ref. to Lev. 21:10) (read:) אילו אמר ראש לא יפרע ובגד לא יפרוס יכול לא יִפְרַע ולא יפרום של סוטהת״ל ראשו if the text read, the head … and the garment …, I might have thought it meant, he shall not uncover the head, in the sense in which parʿa is used in connection with the faithless wife (Num. 5:18); v. Hor.12b. Pesik. Shor, p. 77a> פּוֹרְעִין את ראשיהםוכ׳ they uncovered their heads (when the royal proclamation was read, v. פְּרוֹסְטַנְמָא); Lev. R. s. 27 ופָרְעוּ אתוכ׳. Ib. לא הטרחתי … ולא פורעיןוכ׳ I have not put you to trouble, I have not ordered you to read the Shmʿa standing on your feet and uncovering your heads, but ‘when thou sittest (Deut. 6:7). Ḥull.91a פְּרַע להן ביה חשחיטה uncover the place of cutting for them (show them that the animal has been cut according to the ritual); a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּעַ; f. פְּרוּעָה; pl. פְּרוּעִים, פְּרוּעִין; פְּרוּעוֹת. Cant. R. to VIII, 4 (ref. to פָּרֻעַ, Ex. 32:25) אין פ׳ אלא נקוב paruʿa means hollowed (made void); Num. R. s. 7 אין פ׳ אלא לשון צרוע paruʿa is a figurative expression for leprous (v. Lev. 13:45). Ib. פְּרוּעַ ראש, פְּרוּעֵי ראש bareheaded. Ib. s. 19 ונראו כאשה פ׳ and they appeared like a woman with uncovered head; a. fr.Trnsf. to uncover ones self for a human need. Yoma 77a (ref. to Ez. 8:16) שהיו פורעין עצמן והיו … כלפי מטה ( מטה euphem. for מעלה) they uncovered themselves and committed a nuisance towards heaven; Kidd.72b מפְרִיעִין Hif. Gen. R. s. 86 שהיה פורע עצמו לע״ז (Yalk. ib. 145 פוער), v. פּוֹטִינוֹס; a. e. 3) to uncover the corona, to split the membrane and pull it down. Sabb.XIX, 2. Num. R. s. 11; a. fr. 4) ( to solve a connection (Lat. solvo; cmp. לָוָה), a) to pay a debt. B. Bath.5a הקובע … פְּרַעְתִּיךָ בתוך זמניוכ׳ if a person fixes a time (in a note) for his neighbor, and the latter says, I have paid thee within the term assigned to me, he is disbelieved (he is not admitted to an oath); ולואי שיפרע בזמנו (for we say,) would that a man paid his debt when it is due! Ib. 6a כאומר לא פָּרַעְתִּי דמי, v. לָוָה; a. v. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Keth.19b אסור … שטר פ׳ בתוך ביחו a man should not keep a satisfied document of indebtedness in his house. Shebu.VII, 7 ועד אחד מעידה שחיא פ׳ and if there is one witness against her testifying that it (her dowry) has been paid. B. Bath. X, 7; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 78 (play on פ̇ר̇ת עלי עין, Gen. 49:22) עלי לִפְ֗ר̇ו̇עַ לך מן אותה העין it is for me to pay thee for that eye (for protecting thy mother from Esaus lustful eye); ib. s. 98 עלי לפרוע לך אותהוכ׳; Yalk. ib. 133 עלי לארוע אותו עין.b) פ׳ מן to settle with; to punish. Num. R. s. 11 לא פ׳ אלא יחידי … כשפ׳הקב״ה when the Lord punished the generation of the flood, he punished singlehanded (not through several angels). B. Mets.IV, 2 מי שפ׳ מאנשי … חוא עתיד להִפָּרַעוכ׳ he who punished the men of the generation of …, will punish him who does not stand by his word (although the court cannot compel him); Tosef. ib. III, 14; B. Mets.47b, sq. לִפָּרַעוכ׳. Ex. R. s. 10, beg. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 איןהקב״ה פורע מֵאוּמָּהוכ׳ the Lord punishes no nation here below before degrading its genius above; a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַע 1) to uncover ones self (for a human need). Ber.62a אין נִפְרָעִין מעומדוכ׳ you must not uncover yourself standing, but only after you are seated (Ms. F. יִפָּרַע עד שישב), v. Pi. 2) with מן, to collect payment from; trnsf. to call to account, punish. B. Bath.5b, a. e. הבא לִיפָּרַע … לא יִפָּרַע אלא בשבועה he who comes to collect from heirs, cannot collect except on oath. Shebu. l. c. הנִפְרַעַת שלא בפניו לא תִפָּרַע אלאוכ׳ she who claims (her dowry) in the husbands absence (suing the estate), can get it only on oath; וכן היתומים לא יִפָּרְעוּוכ׳ and so heirs cannot collect (from heirs) Ber. l. c. כשם שנִפְרָעִיןוכ׳, v. סַפְדָּן. B. Mets. l. c., v. supra. Sifra Aḥăré, ch. XII, Par. 9 אני דיין להִיפָּרֵעַוכ׳ I am the judge (having the power) to punish, and can be relied upon to pay reward; אני הוא שפרעתי … ועתיד לִיפָּרַעוכ׳ I am he that punished …, and that shall punish you ; a. fr. Pi. פֵּירַע 1) to disarrange, esp. to mutilate, unman. Sot.13b בא … ופֵירְעוֹ Gabriel came and unmanned him (used as play on פטיפ̇ר̇ע̇); Yalk. Gen. 145 בא … וסרסו ופֵרְעוֹ 2) to uncover. Y.Ber.IX, 14c top לא פי׳ עד שישב he did not uncover (himself), v. supra. Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII פֵּירְעָה את עצמהוכ׳ she uncovered herself and sat down &cPart. pass. מְפוֹרָע; f. מְפוֹרֵעַת. Ib. Ḥull.30a, a. e. שחיטה מפ׳ an open (gaping) cut. Hif. הִפְרִיעַ to uncover, v. supra.

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  • 99 פָּרַע

    פָּרַע(b. h.; cmp. פרם, פרס) 1) to tear, destroy; to loosen, disarrange; to neglect the hair. Pesik. R. s. 29-30-30 (ed. Fr. p. 139b>), v. רָפָא. Sot.III, 8 האיש פּוֹרֵעַ … פּוֹרַעַת, v. פָּרַם. Sifra Emor, ch. I, Par. 2 כדרך שבני אדם פּוֹרְעִיםוכ׳ in the same way that ordinary men (in mourning) neglect their hair and tear their garments; a. fr. 2) to uncover. Ib. (ref. to Lev. 21:10) (read:) אילו אמר ראש לא יפרע ובגד לא יפרוס יכול לא יִפְרַע ולא יפרום של סוטהת״ל ראשו if the text read, the head … and the garment …, I might have thought it meant, he shall not uncover the head, in the sense in which parʿa is used in connection with the faithless wife (Num. 5:18); v. Hor.12b. Pesik. Shor, p. 77a> פּוֹרְעִין את ראשיהםוכ׳ they uncovered their heads (when the royal proclamation was read, v. פְּרוֹסְטַנְמָא); Lev. R. s. 27 ופָרְעוּ אתוכ׳. Ib. לא הטרחתי … ולא פורעיןוכ׳ I have not put you to trouble, I have not ordered you to read the Shmʿa standing on your feet and uncovering your heads, but ‘when thou sittest (Deut. 6:7). Ḥull.91a פְּרַע להן ביה חשחיטה uncover the place of cutting for them (show them that the animal has been cut according to the ritual); a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּעַ; f. פְּרוּעָה; pl. פְּרוּעִים, פְּרוּעִין; פְּרוּעוֹת. Cant. R. to VIII, 4 (ref. to פָּרֻעַ, Ex. 32:25) אין פ׳ אלא נקוב paruʿa means hollowed (made void); Num. R. s. 7 אין פ׳ אלא לשון צרוע paruʿa is a figurative expression for leprous (v. Lev. 13:45). Ib. פְּרוּעַ ראש, פְּרוּעֵי ראש bareheaded. Ib. s. 19 ונראו כאשה פ׳ and they appeared like a woman with uncovered head; a. fr.Trnsf. to uncover ones self for a human need. Yoma 77a (ref. to Ez. 8:16) שהיו פורעין עצמן והיו … כלפי מטה ( מטה euphem. for מעלה) they uncovered themselves and committed a nuisance towards heaven; Kidd.72b מפְרִיעִין Hif. Gen. R. s. 86 שהיה פורע עצמו לע״ז (Yalk. ib. 145 פוער), v. פּוֹטִינוֹס; a. e. 3) to uncover the corona, to split the membrane and pull it down. Sabb.XIX, 2. Num. R. s. 11; a. fr. 4) ( to solve a connection (Lat. solvo; cmp. לָוָה), a) to pay a debt. B. Bath.5a הקובע … פְּרַעְתִּיךָ בתוך זמניוכ׳ if a person fixes a time (in a note) for his neighbor, and the latter says, I have paid thee within the term assigned to me, he is disbelieved (he is not admitted to an oath); ולואי שיפרע בזמנו (for we say,) would that a man paid his debt when it is due! Ib. 6a כאומר לא פָּרַעְתִּי דמי, v. לָוָה; a. v. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Keth.19b אסור … שטר פ׳ בתוך ביחו a man should not keep a satisfied document of indebtedness in his house. Shebu.VII, 7 ועד אחד מעידה שחיא פ׳ and if there is one witness against her testifying that it (her dowry) has been paid. B. Bath. X, 7; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 78 (play on פ̇ר̇ת עלי עין, Gen. 49:22) עלי לִפְ֗ר̇ו̇עַ לך מן אותה העין it is for me to pay thee for that eye (for protecting thy mother from Esaus lustful eye); ib. s. 98 עלי לפרוע לך אותהוכ׳; Yalk. ib. 133 עלי לארוע אותו עין.b) פ׳ מן to settle with; to punish. Num. R. s. 11 לא פ׳ אלא יחידי … כשפ׳הקב״ה when the Lord punished the generation of the flood, he punished singlehanded (not through several angels). B. Mets.IV, 2 מי שפ׳ מאנשי … חוא עתיד להִפָּרַעוכ׳ he who punished the men of the generation of …, will punish him who does not stand by his word (although the court cannot compel him); Tosef. ib. III, 14; B. Mets.47b, sq. לִפָּרַעוכ׳. Ex. R. s. 10, beg. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 איןהקב״ה פורע מֵאוּמָּהוכ׳ the Lord punishes no nation here below before degrading its genius above; a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַע 1) to uncover ones self (for a human need). Ber.62a אין נִפְרָעִין מעומדוכ׳ you must not uncover yourself standing, but only after you are seated (Ms. F. יִפָּרַע עד שישב), v. Pi. 2) with מן, to collect payment from; trnsf. to call to account, punish. B. Bath.5b, a. e. הבא לִיפָּרַע … לא יִפָּרַע אלא בשבועה he who comes to collect from heirs, cannot collect except on oath. Shebu. l. c. הנִפְרַעַת שלא בפניו לא תִפָּרַע אלאוכ׳ she who claims (her dowry) in the husbands absence (suing the estate), can get it only on oath; וכן היתומים לא יִפָּרְעוּוכ׳ and so heirs cannot collect (from heirs) Ber. l. c. כשם שנִפְרָעִיןוכ׳, v. סַפְדָּן. B. Mets. l. c., v. supra. Sifra Aḥăré, ch. XII, Par. 9 אני דיין להִיפָּרֵעַוכ׳ I am the judge (having the power) to punish, and can be relied upon to pay reward; אני הוא שפרעתי … ועתיד לִיפָּרַעוכ׳ I am he that punished …, and that shall punish you ; a. fr. Pi. פֵּירַע 1) to disarrange, esp. to mutilate, unman. Sot.13b בא … ופֵירְעוֹ Gabriel came and unmanned him (used as play on פטיפ̇ר̇ע̇); Yalk. Gen. 145 בא … וסרסו ופֵרְעוֹ 2) to uncover. Y.Ber.IX, 14c top לא פי׳ עד שישב he did not uncover (himself), v. supra. Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII פֵּירְעָה את עצמהוכ׳ she uncovered herself and sat down &cPart. pass. מְפוֹרָע; f. מְפוֹרֵעַת. Ib. Ḥull.30a, a. e. שחיטה מפ׳ an open (gaping) cut. Hif. הִפְרִיעַ to uncover, v. supra.

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  • 100 Г-279

    терять/потерять ГОЛОВУ coll VP subj: human
    1. \Г-279 (от чего) to lose one's poise, common sense, not know how to act (in a difficult situation)
    X потерял голову = X lost his head (senses)
    X panicked (in limited contexts) X went to pieces
    Neg X не потерял голову (-ы) = X kept his head (his cool, his wits about him)
    X kept a level head.
    (Надежда Антоновна:) Я совершенно потеряла голову. Что нам делать!.. У нас опять накопилась пропасть долгов (Островский 4). (N.
    А.:) I have lost my head completely. What are we to do?... We're up to our necks in debt again (4b).
    Как полусонный бродил он без цели по городу, не будучи в состоянии решить, он ли сошёл с ума, чиновники ли потеряли голову, во сне ли всё это делается или наяву заварилась дурь почище сна (Гоголь 3). Like a sleepwalker, he stalked the streets of the town, unable to make up his mind whether it was he who had gone mad or the officials who had lost their senses, whether he was dreaming or all this idiotic nonsense was happening while he was wide awake (3e).
    Потеряв голову, опозорясь с нобелевской церемонией, власти прекратили публичную травлю... (Солженицын 2)....Having panicked, and disgraced themselves over the Nobel ceremony, the authorities stopped hounding me publicly... (2a).
    2. \Г-279 (от чего) to become conceited, get a false sense of one's own importance, abilities etc, usu. from praise, success etc: X потерял голову (от Y-a) = Y went to X's head
    X had (got) a swelled head X was (became) giddy (with success).
    3. - (от кого) (pfv only) to fall passionately in love with s.o., become completely infatuated with s.o.: X потерял голову (от Y-a) - X (completely) lost his head (over Y)
    X fell head over heels in love (with Y) X fell hard for Y.
    ...На четвёртый год замужества, встретив Люсьена, Муш потеряла голову (Эренбург 4)....In her fourth year of married life Mouche met Lucien and lost her head completely (4a).

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