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  • 101 leave

    I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) irse, marcharse
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) dejar, abandonar
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) dejar
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) dejar
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) dejar
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) dejar
    •
    - leave out
    - left over
    II li:v noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permiso
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permiso
    •
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
    leave1 n permiso
    leave2 vb
    1. irse / marchar
    what time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora marchas?
    2. salir / partir
    3. dejar
    4. dejar / legar
    5. dejarse / olvidar
    to leave alone dejar en paz / no molestar / no tocar
    leave me alone! ¡déjame en paz!
    tr[liːv]
    1 (time off) permiso
    2 (permission) permiso
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to be on leave SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estar de permiso
    to go on sick leave tener la baja por enfermedad
    to take French leave despedirse a la francesa
    to take one's leave of somebody despedirse de alguien
    leave of absence excedencia
    ————————
    tr[liːv]
    transitive verb (pt & pp left, ger leaving)
    1 (go away from) dejar, abandonar; (go out of) salir de
    2 (stop being with) irse de, marcharse de
    3 (forget) dejarse, olvidar, olvidarse
    ■ please leave the door open por favor, deja la puerta abierta
    ■ shall I leave him a message? ¿quiere que le dé algún recado?
    ■ let's leave it at that! ¡dejémoslo así!
    7 (bequeath) dejar, legar
    8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dar
    1 marcharse, irse, partir
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    leave it out! SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang ¡venga ya!, ¡déjalo ya!
    to leave behind dejar atrás
    to leave go of something / hold of something soltar algo
    to leave somebody alone / leave somebody be dejar a alguien en paz
    to leave somebody cold dejar frío,-a a alguien, dejar indiferente a alguien
    to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices dejar que alguien se las apañe solo,-a
    to leave something about dejar algo tirado
    to leave standing (in race) dejar clavado,-a
    to leave well enough alone dejar las cosas tal como están
    leave ['li:v] v, left ['lɛft] ; leaving vt
    1) bequeath: dejar, legar
    2) depart: dejar, salir(se) de
    3) abandon: abandonar, dejar
    4) forget: dejar, olvidarse de
    I left the books at the library: dejé los libros en la biblioteca
    5)
    to be left : quedar
    it's all I have left: es todo lo que me queda
    6)
    to be left over : sobrar
    7)
    to leave out : omitir, excluir
    leave vi
    : irse, salir, partir, marcharse
    she left yesterday morning: se fue ayer por la mañana
    1) permission: permiso m
    by your leave: con su permiso
    2) or leave of absence : permiso m, licencia f
    maternity leave: licencia por maternidad
    3)
    to take one's leave : despedirse
    n.
    • despedida s.f.
    • despedido s.m.
    • excedencia s.f.
    • excedente s.m.
    • licencia s.f.
    • permiso s.m.
    • vacaciones s.f.pl.
    • venia s.f.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: left) = abandonar v.
    • ceder v.
    • dejar v.
    • desalojar v.
    • ir v.
    (§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)
    • irse v.
    • legar v.
    • marchar v.
    • marcharse v.
    • salir v.
    (§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)
    • salir de v.
    liːv
    I
    1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

    one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

    to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

    2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

    without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

    3) u ( departure) (frml)

    to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

    have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?


    II
    1.
    (past & past p left) transitive verb
    1)

    she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

    may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

    what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

    he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

    b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar
    2) ( abandon) dejar
    3)
    b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse
    c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar
    4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar
    5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar
    6)
    a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

    leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

    I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

    to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

    7)
    a) ( entrust)

    to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

    b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

    to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

    8)
    a) ( Math)

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

    b) (after deduction, elimination)
    c) ( make available) dejar
    9)
    a) ( bequeath)

    to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

    b) ( after bereavement) dejar

    2.
    vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [liːv] (vb: pt, pp left)
    1. N
    1) frm (=permission) permiso m

    • to ask leave to do sth — pedir permiso para hacer algo

    • by your leave — † con permiso de usted

    without so much as a "by your leave" — sin pedir permiso a nadie

    • I take leave to doubt it — me permito dudarlo

    2) (=permission to be absent) permiso m ; (Mil) (brief) permiso m ; (lengthy, compassionate) licencia f

    • leave of absence — permiso m para ausentarse

    • to be on leave — estar de permiso or (S. Cone) licenciado

    3) (=departure)

    • to take leave of one's senses — perder el juicio

    have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

    2. VT
    1) (=go away from) dejar, marcharse de; [+ room] salir de, abandonar; [+ hospital] salir de; [+ person] abandonar, dejar

    you may leave us — frm puede retirarse frm

    • she leaves home at 8am — sale de casa a las ocho

    • to leave one's post — (improperly) abandonar su puesto

    • to leave the rails — descarrilar, salirse de las vías

    • the car left the road — el coche se salió de la carretera

    • to leave school — (=finish studies) terminar el colegio

    • to leave the table — levantarse de la mesa

    • he has left his wife — ha dejado or abandonado a su mujer

    2) (=forget) dejar, olvidar
    3) (=bequeath) dejar, legar
    4) (=allow to remain) dejar

    • it's best to leave him alone — es mejor dejarlo solo

    to leave sb alone or in peace — dejar a algn en paz

    • let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así, ¡ya está bien (así)!

    • this left me free for the afternoon — eso me dejó la tarde libre

    • to leave one's greens — no comer las verduras

    • to leave a good impression on sb — producir a algn una buena impresión

    • it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear

    • to leave one's supper — dejar la cena sin comer

    • take it or leave it — lo tomas o lo dejas

    • leave it to me! — ¡yo me encargo!, ¡tú, déjamelo a mí!

    • he leaves a wife and a child — le sobreviven su viuda y un hijo, deja mujer y un hijo

    • to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn, entregar algo a algn

    5)

    • to be left — (=remain) quedar

    how many are (there) left? — ¿cuántos quedan?

    we were left with four — quedamos con cuatro, nos quedaron cuatro

    • all the money I have left — todo el dinero que me queda

    6) (Math)

    three from ten leaves seven — diez menos tres son siete, de tres a diez van siete

    3.
    VI (go out) salir; (go away) [person] irse, marcharse, partir; [train, bus] salir
    * * *
    [liːv]
    I
    1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

    one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

    to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

    2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

    without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

    3) u ( departure) (frml)

    to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

    have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?


    II
    1.
    (past & past p left) transitive verb
    1)

    she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

    may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

    what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

    he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

    b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar
    2) ( abandon) dejar
    3)
    b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse
    c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar
    4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar
    5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar
    6)
    a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

    leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

    I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

    to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

    7)
    a) ( entrust)

    to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

    b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

    to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

    8)
    a) ( Math)

    6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

    b) (after deduction, elimination)
    c) ( make available) dejar
    9)
    a) ( bequeath)

    to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

    b) ( after bereavement) dejar

    2.
    vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)
    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > leave

  • 102 nach

    I Präp. (+ Dat)
    1. räumlich: to; (bestimmt nach) for, bound for; Richtung: auch toward(s); nach außen outward(s); nach rechts to the right; nach unten down; im Haus: downstairs; nach oben up; im Haus: upstairs; nach England reisen go to England; nach England abreisen leave for England; der Zug nach London the train to London; das Schiff fährt nach Australien is bound for ( oder is going to) Australia; nach Hause home; das Zimmer geht nach hinten / vorn hinaus the room faces the back / front; der Balkon geht nach Süden the balcony faces south; Balkon nach Süden south-facing balcony; wir fahren nach Norden we’re travel(l)ing north ( oder northward[s]); bei bestimmten Verben: die Blume richtet sich nach der Sonne the flower turns toward(s) the sun; nach dem Arzt schicken send for the doctor; nach dem Messer greifen grab for the knife
    2. zeitlich: after; fünf ( Minuten) nach eins five (minutes) past (Am. auch after) one; nach zehn Minuten ten minutes later; nach einer Stunde von jetzt an: in an hour(‘s time); nach Ankunft / Erhalt on arrival (receipt)
    3. Reihenfolge: after; einer nach dem anderen one by one, one after the other; der Reihe nach in turn; der Reihe nach! take (it in) turns!, one after the other!; der Größe nach by ( oder according to) size; nach Hauptmann kommt Major major comes after captain; nach ihm kommt lange keiner fig. he’s in a class of his own, he’s streets ahead of the rest
    4. (entsprechend) according to; siehe auch gemäß; nach dem, was er sagte auch going by what he said; nach Ansicht (+ Gen) in ( oder according to) the opinion of; nach meiner Ansicht oder meiner Ansicht nach in my opinion; nach Gewicht verkaufen sell by weight; nach Bedarf as required; seine Uhr nach dem Radio etc. stellen set one’s watch by the radio etc.; wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way; dem Namen nach by name; seinem Namen / Akzent etc. nach judging oder going by his name / accent etc.; Rehbraten nach Art des Hauses roast venison а la maison; Sauerbraten nach rheinischer Art braised beef marinated in vinegar (Am. sauerbraten) in the Rhenish style; sie kommt ganz nach der Mutter she’s just like her mother; nach Musik tanzen etc.: to music; nach Noten from music; nach Vorlage zeichnen draw from a pattern; eine Geschichte nach dem Leben a story taken from real life; es ist nicht nach i-m Geschmack it’s not to her taste; seinem Wesen nach ist er eher ruhig if anything he is quiet by nature; riechen / schmecken nach smell (taste) of; nach seiner Weise in his usual way; nach Shakespeare according to Shakespeare; frei nach Heine freely adapted from Heine; nach bestem Wissen to the best of one’s knowledge; nach Stunden / Dollar etc. gerechnet in (terms of) hours / dollars etc.; 3 Pfund sind etwa 5 Euro nach unserem Geld 3 pounds is about 5 euros in our money; Ermessen, Meinung etc.
    5. nach jemandem fragen ask for s.o.; die Suche nach dem Glück etc. the pursuit of ( oder search for) happiness etc.
    6. Dial.: nach dem Süden fahren go south; nach Oma gehen go to grandma’s
    II Adv. after; mir nach! follow me!; nach und nach gradually, bit by bit, Am. auch little by little; nach wie vor still, as ever
    * * *
    after (Adv.);
    (Reihenfolge) after (Präp.);
    (Richtung) unto (Präp.); at (Präp.); for (Präp.); to (Präp.); towards (Präp.); bound for (Präp.);
    (Uhrzeit) past (Präp.);
    (gemäß) acc. (Präp.); according to (Präp.)
    * * *
    [naːx]
    1. prep +dat
    1) (örtlich) to

    das Schiff/der Zug fährt nách Kiel — the boat/train is bound for Kiel, the boat/train is going to Kiel

    er ist schon nách London abgefahren — he has already left for London

    nách Osten — eastward(s), to the east

    nách Westen — westward(s), to the west

    von Osten nách Westen — from (the) east to (the) west

    nách links/rechts — (to the) left/right

    von links nách rechts — from (the) left to (the) right

    nách jeder Richtung, nách allen Richtungen (lit) — in all directions; (fig) on all sides

    nách hinten/vorn — to the back/front; (in Wagen/Zug etc auch) to the rear/front

    nách... zu — towards... (Brit), toward... (US)

    nách Norden zu or hin — to(wards) the north

    2)

    (in Verbindung mit vb siehe auch dort) nách jdm/etw suchen — to look for sb/sth

    sich nách etw sehnen — to long for sth

    nách etw schmecken/riechen — to taste/smell of sth

    3) (zeitlich) after

    fünf (Minuten) nách drei — five (minutes) past or after (US) three

    nách Christi Geburt, nách unserer Zeitrechnung — AD, anno Domini (form)

    sie kam nách zehn Minuten — she came ten minutes later, she came after ten minutes

    nách zehn Minuten war sie wieder da — she was back in ten minutes, she was back ten minutes later

    nách zehn Minuten wurde ich schon unruhig — after ten minutes I was getting worried

    was wird man nách zehn Jahren über ihn sagen? — what will people be saying about him in ten years or in ten years' time?

    nách Empfang or Erhalt or Eingang — on receipt

    drei Tage nách Empfang — three days after receipt

    nách allem, was geschehen ist — after all that has happened

    4) (Reihenfolge) after

    eine(r, s) nách dem/der anderen — one after another or the other

    die dritte Straße nách dem Rathaus — the third road after or past the town hall

    ich komme nách Ihnen! — I'm or I come after you

    (bitte) nách Ihnen! — after you!

    der Leutnant kommt nách dem Major (inf) — a lieutenant comes after a major

    nách "mit" steht der Dativ — " mit" is followed by or takes the dative

    5) (= laut, entsprechend) according to; (= im Einklang mit) in accordance with

    nách dem Gesetz, dem Gesetz nách — according to the law

    nách römischem Gesetz — according to or under Roman law

    nách Artikel 142c — under article 142c

    manche Arbeiter werden nách Zeit, andere nách Leistung bezahlt — some workers are paid by the hour, others according to productivity

    etw nách Gewicht kaufen — to buy sth by weight

    nách Verfassern/Gedichtanfängen — in order of or according to authors/first lines

    die Uhr nách dem Radio stellen — to put a clock right by the radio

    seinem Wesen or seiner Natur nách ist er sehr sanft — he's very gentle by nature

    seiner Veranlagung nách hätte er Musiker werden sollen — with his temperament he should have been a musician

    ihrer Sprache nách (zu urteilen) — from her language, judging by her language

    nách dem, was er gesagt hat — from what he's said, according to what he's said

    nách allem, was ich gehört habe — from what I've heard

    nách allem, was ich weiß — as far as I know

    Knödel nách schwäbischer Art — Swabian dumplings

    6) (= angelehnt an) after

    nách dem Russischen — after the Russian

    nách einem Gedicht von Schiller — after a poem by Schiller

    7)

    er wurde nách seinem Großvater genannt — he was named after (Brit) or for (US) his grandfather

    2. adv
    1)

    (räumlich) mir nách! (old, liter) — follow me!

    2)

    (zeitlich) nách und nách — little by little, gradually

    nách wie vor —

    wir treffen uns nách wie vor im "Goldenen Handschuh" — we still meet in the "Golden Glove" as always

    * * *
    1) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) according to
    2) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) according to
    3) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) after
    4) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) after
    5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) after
    6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) after
    7) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) along
    8) at
    9) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) for
    10) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) for
    11) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) next to
    12) (after: It's past six o'clock.) past
    13) (after: The child became ill subsequent to receiving an injection against measles.) subsequent to
    * * *
    [na:x]
    I. präp + dat
    ▪ \nach etw:
    die Küche geht \nach dem Garten/der Straße the kitchen looks out over [or on] the garden/faces the street
    ein Zimmer mit Fenstern \nach dem Garten/der Straße a room overlooking the garden/street
    \nach Norden/Westen gehen to go north/west; s.a. außen, da, dort, hier, hinten, innen, links, oben, rechts, unten, vorn
    2. (als Ziel)
    ▪ \nach etw to sth
    der Weg führt direkt \nach Rom this is the way to Rome
    der Zug \nach Bonn the train for Bonn, the Bonn train
    \nach etw abreisen to leave for sth; s.a. Haus
    ▪ \nach etw after sth
    \nach nur wenigen Minuten after only a few minutes, only a few minutes later
    \nach Ablauf der Verlängerung after [or on] expiry of the extension, at the end of the extension
    20 [Minuten] \nach 10 20 [minutes] past 10
    wird der Baum noch \nach 100 Jahren stehen? will the tree still be standing in a hundred years' time?
    \nach allem, was... after all that...; s.a. Christus
    ▪ etw \nach etw sth after sth
    Schritt \nach Schritt step by step, little by little
    ▪ \nach jdm/etw after sb/sth
    das Museum kommt \nach der Post the museum is after [or past] the post office
    der Leutnant kommt \nach dem Oberst lieutenant ranks lower than colonel
    du stehst \nach mir auf der Liste you're [or you come] after me on the list
    eins \nach dem ander[e]n first things first
    [bitte,] \nach dir/Ihnen! after you!
    6. (gemäß)
    ▪ \nach etw according to sth
    \nach Artikel 23/den geltenden Vorschriften under article 23/present regulations
    \nach allem [o dem], was... from what...
    \nach allem, was ich gehört habe from what I've heard
    \nach dem, was wir jetzt wissen as far as we know
    aller Wahrscheinlichkeit \nach in all probability
    dem Gesetz \nach by law
    etw \nach dem Gewicht/der Größe \nach sortieren to sort sth by [or according to] weight/size
    \nach Lage der Dinge as matters stand
    \nach menschlichem Ermessen as far as one can tell
    [ganz] \nach Wunsch [just] as you wish
    ▪ jds... \nach [o \nach jds...] judging by sb's...
    meiner Ansicht/Meinung \nach in my view/opinion
    \nach meiner Erinnerung as I remember [or recall] it
    \nach Meinung von Experten according to experts; s.a. Art
    ▪ \nach etw:
    \nach einer Erzählung von Poe after [or based on] a story by Poe
    eine Erzählung \nach dem Arbeitsleben a tale from [or based on] working life
    ein Gemälde \nach einem alten Meister a painting in the manner of an old master
    ein Werk \nach einem Thema von Bach a piece on a theme by Bach
    dem Sinn \nach hat er gesagt, dass... the sense of his words were that...
    Ihrem Akzent \nach sind Sie Schotte I hear from your accent [or your accent tells me] that you're from Scotland
    das kostet ungefähr 2 Euro nach unsrem Geld it costs about 2 euros in our money
    \nach etw geformt formed after sth
    [frei] \nach Goethe [freely] adapted from Goethe
    etw \nach Litern/Metern messen to measure sth in litres/metres
    \nach der neuesten Mode in [accordance with] the latest fashion
    jdn dem Namen \nach kennen to know sb by name
    \nach Plan according to plan
    \nach etw riechen/schmecken to smell/taste of sth
    der Sage \nach [o \nach der Sage] according to the legend
    \nach einer Vorlage from an original
    jds Wesen \nach judging from sb's character, by nature; s.a. Gedächtnis, Maß
    ▪ \nach jdm/etw to sb/sth
    \nach der Bahn gehen to go to the station
    \nach dem Osten/Süden fahren to go [to the] east/south
    \nach jdm fragen/rufen/schicken to ask/call/send for sb
    \nach wem hat er gefragt? who was he asking for?
    \nach etw greifen/streben/suchen to reach/strive/look for sth
    wo\nach [o (fam) \nach was] suchst du? what are you looking for?
    er hat erreicht, wo\nach [o (fam) \nach was] er gestrebt hat he has achieved what he has been striving for
    II. adv
    ihm \nach! after him!; (an Hund a.) sic 'im! fam
    mir \nach! follow me!
    da kann man nicht \nach gehen you can't go there
    3.
    ▶ \nach und \nach gradually, little by little
    ▶ \nach wie vor still
    ich halte \nach wie vor an meiner Überzeugung fest I remain convinced
    * * *
    1.

    sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

    nach links/rechts — to the left/right

    nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

    nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

    ich bringe den Abfall nach draußen — I am taking the rubbish outside

    2) (zeitlich) after

    zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

    3)

    nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

    4) (mit bestimmten Verben, bezeichnet das Ziel der Handlung) for
    5) (bezeichnet [räumliche und zeitliche] Reihenfolge) after
    6) (gemäß) according to

    nach meiner Ansicht od. Meinung, meiner Ansicht od. Meinung nach — in my view or opinion

    [frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

    nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

    nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

    sie kommt eher nach dem Vater — (ugs.) she takes more after her father

    dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law

    2.

    [alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

    nach und nach — little by little; gradually

    nach wie vor — still; as always

    * * *
    A. präp (+dat)
    1. räumlich: to; (bestimmt nach) for, bound for; Richtung: auch toward(s);
    nach außen outward(s);
    nach rechts to the right;
    nach unten down; im Haus: downstairs;
    nach oben up; im Haus: upstairs;
    nach England reisen go to England;
    nach England abreisen leave for England;
    der Zug nach London the train to London;
    fährt nach Australien is bound for ( oder is going to) Australia;
    das Zimmer geht nach hinten/vorn hinaus the room faces the back/front;
    der Balkon geht nach Süden the balcony faces south;
    Balkon nach Süden south-facing balcony;
    wir fahren nach Norden we’re travel(l)ing north ( oder northward[s]); bei bestimmten Verben:
    die Blume richtet sich nach der Sonne the flower turns toward(s) the sun;
    nach dem Arzt schicken send for the doctor;
    nach dem Messer greifen grab for the knife
    2. zeitlich: after;
    fünf (Minuten) nach eins five (minutes) past (US auch after) one;
    nach zehn Minuten ten minutes later;
    nach einer Stunde von jetzt an: in an hour(’s time);
    nach Ankunft/Erhalt on arrival (receipt)
    3. Reihenfolge: after;
    einer nach dem anderen one by one, one after the other;
    der Reihe nach in turn;
    der Reihe nach! take (it in) turns!, one after the other!;
    der Größe nach by ( oder according to) size;
    nach Hauptmann kommt Major major comes after captain;
    nach ihm kommt lange keiner fig he’s in a class of his own, he’s streets ahead of the rest
    4. (entsprechend) according to; → auch gemäß;
    nach dem, was er sagte auch going by what he said;
    nach Ansicht (+gen) in ( oder according to) the opinion of;
    meiner Ansicht nach in my opinion;
    nach Gewicht verkaufen sell by weight;
    nach Bedarf as required;
    stellen set one’s watch by the radio etc;
    wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way;
    dem Namen nach by name;
    seinem Namen/Akzent etc
    nach judging oder going by his name/accent etc;
    Rehbraten nach Art des Hauses roast venison à la maison;
    Sauerbraten nach rheinischer Art braised beef marinated in vinegar (US sauerbraten) in the Rhenish style;
    sie kommt ganz nach der Mutter she’s just like her mother;
    nach Musik tanzen etc: to music;
    nach Noten from music;
    nach Vorlage zeichnen draw from a pattern;
    eine Geschichte nach dem Leben a story taken from real life;
    es ist nicht nach i-m Geschmack it’s not to her taste;
    seinem Wesen nach ist er eher ruhig if anything he is quiet by nature;
    riechen/schmecken nach smell (taste) of;
    nach seiner Weise in his usual way;
    nach Shakespeare according to Shakespeare;
    frei nach Heine freely adapted from Heine;
    nach bestem Wissen to the best of one’s knowledge;
    nach Stunden/Dollar etc
    gerechnet in (terms of) hours/dollars etc;
    3 Pfund sind etwa 5 Euro nach unserem Geld 3 pounds is about 5 euros in our money; → Ermessen, Meinung etc
    5.
    die Suche nach dem Glück etc the pursuit of ( oder search for) happiness etc
    6. dial:
    nach Oma gehen go to grandma’s
    B. adv after;
    mir nach! follow me!;
    nach und nach gradually, bit by bit, US auch little by little;
    nach wie vor still, as ever
    * * *
    1.

    sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

    nach links/rechts — to the left/right

    nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

    nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

    2) (zeitlich) after

    zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

    3)

    nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

    4) (mit bestimmten Verben, bezeichnet das Ziel der Handlung) for
    5) (bezeichnet [räumliche und zeitliche] Reihenfolge) after
    6) (gemäß) according to

    nach meiner Ansicht od. Meinung, meiner Ansicht od. Meinung nach — in my view or opinion

    [frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

    nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

    nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

    sie kommt eher nach dem Vater — (ugs.) she takes more after her father

    dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law

    2.

    [alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

    nach und nach — little by little; gradually

    nach wie vor — still; as always

    * * *
    konj.
    for conj. präp.
    according to prep.
    after prep.
    to prep.
    towards prep.

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  • 103 EN

    * * *
    I)
    conj.
    1) but;
    en heima mun ek sitja, but I will stay at home;
    2) as a copulative, and, = ok;
    ek kann ráðum, Gunnhildar, en kappsemd Egils, I know the devices of G. and (on the other hand) Egil’s eagerness;
    3) = ‘an’, than (óbrigðra vin fær maðr aldregi en mannvit mikit).
    in Norse MSS. = ef, er (rel. pron. and temp. conj.);
    1) if;
    sælar væri sálurnar, en þær vissi, if they knew;
    2) as a rel. pron., = er;
    mína dóttur, en (= er) allra meyja er fegrst, who is the fairest of all maidens;
    * * *
    1.
    disjunctive conj.; in MSS. spelt either en or enn, [a particle peculiar to the Scandin.; in Danish men; in Swedish both men, än, and endast; Norse enn and also men, Ivar Aasen]:—but; en ef hann hefir, þá …, but if he has, then …, Grág. i. 261; en ef menn gefa þeim mat, id.; en heima mun ek sitja, but I will stay at home, Fms. vi. 100; en fjöldi féll, but a great many fell, Fas. ii. 514; eyrum hlýðir en augum skoðar, Hm. 7; en ekki eigu annarra manna orð, Grág. i. 84, 99, 171; en Skíðblaðnir skipa, en jóa Sleipnir, en hunda garmr, Gm. 44; en ór sveita sjár, en ór beinum björg, Vþm. 21; and passim. It is even used with a slight conjunctive sense; þykki mér sem því muni úhægt saman at koma, kappi þínu ok dirfð ‘en’ skaplyndi konungs, methinks it will be hard to make the two things go together, thy vehemence and rashness ‘and’ (on the other hand) the temper of the king, Eg. 521; ek kann ráðum Gunnhildar ‘en’ kappsemd Egils, I know the devices of Gunnhilda ‘and’ (on the other hand) Egil’s eagerness, 257: used in narratives to begin a sentence, merely denoting the progress of the tale, much the same as ‘and,’ cp. the use of auk III, p. 33; thus in Ýt. some verses begin with ‘en,’—En dagskjarr …, 2, 3, 14, 23; En Gunnlaugr grimman tamði, Hlt.; En Hróalds á höfuðbaðmi, Ad. 19, without any disjunctive notion.
    2.
    temporal adv., better spelt enn, [prob. akin to endr and eðr, q. v.]:—yet, still; þú hefir enn eigi ( not yet) heyrða kenning Drottins, Mar. 656 A. ii. 14; vildi hann enn svá, Fms. i. II; at hann mundi enn svá göra, vi. 100; þá ríkir hann enn fyrir mik, Al. 29; til betri tíma en ( than) enn ( still) er kominn, Sks. 596 B.
    2. before a comparative; enn síðarr, still later, N. G. L. i. 94; enn betr, still better; enn fyrr, still later; enn verri, still worse; enn æðri, still worthier; enn hærri, still higher; enn firr, still further off; enn nær, still nearer; enn heldr, still more, Sks. 304: separated from the comparative, enn vóru fleiri dætr Haralds, the daughters of H. were still more, i. e. H. had more daughters yet, Fms. i. 5.
    β. curious is the use of en (usually spelt in or inn) in old poems, viz. before a comparative, where in prose the ‘en’ can be left out without impairing the sense; thus, hélt-a in lengr rúmi, be kept not his place longer, i. e. ran away, Am. 58; ráð en lengr dvelja, to delay no longer, 61; menn in sælli, a happier man, Skv. 3. 18; né in mætri mægð, worthier affinity, id.; mann in harðara = harðara mann, a hardier man, Hbl. 14; nema þú in snotrari sér, unless thou art wiser, Vþm. 7; drekka in meira mjöð, to drink more mead; bíta en breiðara, to bite broader, i. e. eat with better appetite, Þkv. 35; þars þætti skáld in verri, where poets were kept in less honour, Jomsv. S. (in a verse); né in heldr, neither; né hests in heldr, neither for his horse, Hm. 60; né in heldr hugðir sem var Högni, neither are ye minded as H., Gh. 3, Sdm. 36, Hkv. 1. 12, Skv. 1. 21: in prose, eigi in heldr ætla ek, þat …, neither do I think, that …, Nj. 219.
    3. to boot, further, moreover; bolöxar ok enn amboð nokkur, pole-axes and some tools to boot, Dipl. v. 18; ok þat enn, at, and that still more, that, Róm. 302; Ingibjörg hét enn dóttir Haralds, Ingeburg was further Harold’s daughter, Fms. i. 5.
    3.
    or enn, conj., written an in very old MSS., e. g. Hom., Greg., Eluc., but in the great bulk of MSS. en is the standing form, both ancient and modern; [formed by anacope, by dropping the initial þ; Ulf. þanuh; A. S. þanne; Engl. than; Hel. than; O. H. G. danna; Germ. dann, but here almost replaced by ‘als;’ Swed. änn; Dan. end; Norse enn, Ivar Aasen; the anacope is entirely Scandin.]:—than, Lat. quam; heldr faðir an móðir, more father than mother, Eluc. 5; bjartari an sól, brighter than the sun, 45, 52; meira an aðrir, more than others, Greg. 51; víðara an áðr, wider than before, id.; betr an þegja, better than being silent, 96; æðri an þetta, Eluc. 51; annat an annat, one thing rather than another, 50; ljósara an nú, 44; heldr an vér, 17; annat an dauðan, 15; meira an Guð, 13; fyr an, 6; annat an þú ert, 59; framarr an þeir hafa, id.; framar an vesa, 60; heldr an færi eðr fleiri, Hom. 45; heldr an, 63; betra er þagat an mælt, 96; helgari an annarra manna, 126; framar an sín, 135, etc.; cp. Frump. 158–163: ‘en’ however occurs in Hom. 126.
    II. the form ‘en’ (or ‘enn’) occurs passim, Grág. i. 173, ii. 13, Al. 29, Sks. 596 B, N. G. L. i. 32, etc. etc.
    ☞ The particle en differs in sense when placed before or after the comparative; if before, it means still; if after, than; thus, fyrr enn, áðr enn, before, Lat. prinsquam, but enn fyrr, still earlier, sooner; enn heldr, still more, but heldr enn, rather than; enn betr, still better, but betr enn, better than; enn síðar, still later, but síðar enn, later than, etc. Again, there is a difference of sense, when neither en is a comparative; en ef, but if; ef enn, if still, etc.
    4.
    is now and then in MSS., esp. Norse, used = er, ef, q. v., but this is a mere peculiarity or false spelling:
    1. when; mér vórum í hjá en (= er) þeir, when they, D. N. i. 271; til þess en = til þess er, 81.
    2. as a relat. particle, which; sú hin ríka frú en ( which), Str.; mína dóttur en allra meyja er fegrst, my daughter who is the fairest of all women, Þiðr. 249; af því en hann hefir fingit, Al. 145; sá ótti en, 107; en sungin er, which is sung, Hom. 41; but hvárt en er, whether, N. G. L. i. 349.
    3. = ef, if, [cp. Old Engl. an]; sælar yæri sálurnar, en þær vissi, if they knew, Al. 114; en þeir vildi = ef þeir vildi, 118; en vér færim = ef vér færim, 120, esp. freq. in D. N. (vide Fr.) Very rare in Icel. writings or good MSS., e. g. en ek hefi með Guðs miskunn (i. e. er ek heti), as I have, because I have, Bs. i. 59, Hung. ch. 1; vide er.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > EN

  • 104 near

    1. adverb
    1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

    stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

    come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

    near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

    be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

    so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern

    2) (closely)

    near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

    2. preposition
    1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

    keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

    near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

    move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr

    don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

    when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen

    wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

    the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

    nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran

    3) (in time)

    near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

    4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

    be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

    a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

    3. adjective
    1) (in space or time) nahe
    2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]
    3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

    £30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

    this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten

    near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not

    round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag

    be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

    that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

    4)

    the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

    5) (direct)
    4. transitive verb
    sich nähern (+ Dat.)
    * * *
    [niə] 1. adjective
    1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nahe
    2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nahe
    2. adverb
    1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nahe
    2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nahe
    3. preposition
    (at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nahe
    4. verb
    (to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) sich nähren
    - academic.ru/49300/nearly">nearly
    - nearness
    - nearby
    - nearside
    - near-sighted
    - a near miss
    * * *
    [nɪəʳ, AM nɪr]
    I. adj
    1. (close in space) nahe, in der Nähe
    where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?
    in the \near distance [ganz] in der Nähe
    in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft
    3. (most similar)
    ▪ \nearest am nächsten
    walking in these boots is the \nearest thing to floating on air in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Watte
    this was the \nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichsten
    he rounded up the sum to the \nearest dollar er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar auf
    4. attr (close to being)
    he was in a state of \near despair er war der Verzweiflung nahe
    that's a \near certainty/impossibility das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglich
    a \near catastrophe/collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m
    5. attr (person) nahe, eng
    he's a \near neighbour er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft
    \near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]
    his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben hum
    6. attr BRIT, AUS AUTO, TRANSP (nearside) auf der Beifahrerseite präd, nach n
    7.
    ▶ a \near thing:
    that was a \near thing! it could have been a disaster das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben können
    she won in the end but it was a \near thing am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knapp
    II. adv
    do you live somewhere \near? wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?
    I wish we lived \nearer ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnen
    I was standing just \near enough to hear what he was saying ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte
    \near at hand object in [unmittelbarer] Reichweite; place [ganz] in der Nähe
    to draw [or get] \near näher rücken
    the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher
    3. (almost) beinahe, fast
    a \near perfect performance eine fast perfekte Vorstellung
    I \near fell out or the chair ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallen
    as \near as:
    as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen
    I'm as \near certain as can be ich bin mir so gut wie sicher
    there were about 60 people at the party, as \near as I could judge ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party
    \near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe
    she's been here 10 years, \near enough sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfalls
    they're the same age or \near enough sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alter
    nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei Weitem nicht
    his income is nowhere \near enough to live on sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]
    he's not anywhere \near as [or so] tall as his sister er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester
    4.
    ▶ as \near as dammit [or damn it] BRIT ( fam)
    it will cost £200, or as \near as dammit so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kosten
    III. prep
    1. (in proximity to)
    ▪ \near [to] nahe [bei] + dat
    he stood \near her er stand nahe [o dicht] bei ihr
    do you live \near here? wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?
    we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schule
    the house was nowhere \near the port das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafens
    don't come too \near me, you might catch my cold komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung anstecken
    which bus stop is \nearest [to] your house? welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?
    go and sit \nearer [to] the fire komm, setz dich näher ans Feuer
    there's a car park \near the factory bei [o in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen Parkplatz
    I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück sein
    it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen
    I'm nowhere \near finishing the book ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesen
    details will be given \near the date die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegeben
    his birthday is very \near Easter er hat kurz vor Ostern Geburtstag
    I'll think about it \nearer [to] the time wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken
    \near the end of the war gegen Kriegsende
    we came \near to being killed wir wären beinahe getötet worden
    they came \near to blows over the election results sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse
    \near to starvation/dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten
    \near to tears den Tränen nahe
    4. (similar in quantity or quality)
    he's \nearer 70 than 60 er ist eher 70 als 60
    this colour is \nearest [to] the original diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten
    nobody else comes \near him in cooking was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran
    5. (about ready to)
    ▪ to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun
    I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld
    he came \near to punching him er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen
    6. (like)
    he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid
    what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit
    7. (almost amount of) annähernd, fast
    it weighed \near to a pound es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfund
    temperatures \near 30 degrees Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Grad
    profits fell from £8 million to \nearer £6 million die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangen
    IV. vt
    ▪ to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näher kommen
    we \neared the top of the mountain wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näher
    to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen
    sb \nears his/her end ( liter) jds Ende naht euph
    V. vi sich akk nähern, näher kommen [o rücken]
    lunchtime is \nearing es ist bald Mittagszeit
    as Christmas \neared, little Susan became more and more excited als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter
    * * *
    [nɪə(r)] (+er)
    1. ADVERB
    1) = close in space or time nahe

    don't sit/stand so near — setzen Sie sich/stehen Sie nicht so nahe (daran)

    you live nearer/nearest — du wohnst näher/am nächsten

    to move/come nearer — näher kommen

    that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him — da hätte ich ihn fast gesehen

    the nearer it gets to the election, the more they look like losing — je näher die Wahl kommt or rückt, desto mehr sieht es danach aus, dass sie verlieren werden __diams; to be near at hand zur Hand sein; (shops) in der Nähe sein; (help) ganz nahe sein; (event) unmittelbar bevorstehen

    2) = closely, accurately genau

    as near as I can tell —

    (that's) near enough — so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf)

    ... no, but near enough —... nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt

    3) = almost fast, beinahe; impossible nahezu, fast; dead nahezu
    4)

    in negative statements it's nowhere near enough — das ist bei Weitem nicht genug

    we're nowhere or not anywhere near finishing the book —

    you are nowhere or not anywhere near the truth — das ist weit gefehlt, du bist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

    2. PREPOSITION
    (also ADV: near to)
    1) = close to position nahe an (+dat), nahe (+dat); (with motion) nahe an (+acc); (= in the vicinity of) in der Nähe von or +gen; (with motion) in die Nähe von or +gen

    move the chair near/nearer (to) the table — rücken Sie den Stuhl an den/näher an den Tisch

    to get near/nearer (to) sb/sth — nahe/näher an jdn/etw herankommen

    to stand near/nearer (to) the table — nahe/näher am Tisch stehen

    he won't go near anything illegal —

    near here/there — hier/dort in der Nähe

    near (to) where I had seen him — nahe der Stelle, wo ich ihn gesehen hatte

    to be nearest to sth — einer Sache (dat) am nächsten sein

    take the chair nearest (to) you/the table — nehmen Sie den Stuhl direkt neben Ihnen/dem Tisch

    that's nearer it —

    to be near (to) sb's heart or sb — jdm am Herzen liegen

    to be near (to) the knuckle or bone (joke) — gewagt sein; (remark) hart an der Grenze sein

    2) = close in time with time stipulated gegen

    near (to) the appointed time — um die ausgemachte Zeit herum

    come back nearer (to) 3 o'clock —

    to be nearer/nearest (to) sth — einer Sache (dat) zeitlich näher liegen/am nächsten liegen

    near (to) the end of my stay/the play/the book — gegen Ende meines Aufenthalts/des Stücks/des Buchs

    as it drew near/nearer (to) his departure — als seine Abreise heranrückte/näher heranrückte

    3)

    = on the point of to be near (to) doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

    to be near (to) tears/despair etc — den Tränen/der Verzweiflung etc nahe sein

    she was near (to) laughing out loud — sie hätte beinahe laut gelacht

    the project is near/nearer (to) completion —

    he came near to ruining his chances — er hätte sich seine Chancen beinahe verdorben, es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und er hätte sich seine Chancen verdorben

    we were near to being drowned — wir waren dem Ertrinken nahe, wir wären beinahe ertrunken

    4) = similar to ähnlich (+dat)

    German is nearer (to) Dutch than English is — Deutsch ist dem Holländischen ähnlicher als Englisch

    it's the same thing or near it —

    3. ADJECTIVE
    1) = close in space or time nahe

    to be near (person, object) — in der Nähe sein; (danger, end, help) nahe sein; (event, departure, festival) bevorstehen

    to be very near — ganz in der Nähe sein; (in time) nahe or unmittelbar bevorstehen; (danger etc) ganz nahe sein

    to be nearer/nearest — näher/am nächsten sein; (event etc) zeitlich näher/am nächsten liegen

    it looks very near —

    his answer was nearer than mine/nearest — seine Antwort traf eher zu als meine/traf die Sachlage am ehesten

    when death is so near — wenn man dem Tod nahe ist

    these events are still very near —

    the hour is near (when...) (old) her hour was near (old) — die Stunde ist nahe(, da...) (old) ihre Stunde war nahe (old)

    2) fig escape knapp

    a near disaster/accident — beinahe or fast ein Unglück nt/ein Unfall m

    his nearest rival — sein schärfster Rivale, seine schärfste Rivalin

    to be in a state of near collapse/hysteria — am Rande eines Zusammenbruchs/der Hysterie sein

    £50 or nearest offer (Comm) — Verhandlungsbasis £ 50

    we'll sell it for £50, or nearest offer — wir verkaufen es für £ 50 oder das nächstbeste Angebot

    this is the nearest translation you'll get — besser kann man es kaum übersetzen, diese Übersetzung trifft es noch am ehesten

    that's the nearest thing you'll get to a compliment/an answer — ein besseres Kompliment/eine bessere Antwort kannst du kaum erwarten

    3) = closely related, intimate relation nah; friend nah, vertraut
    4. TRANSITIVE VERB
    sich nähern (+dat)

    to be nearing sth (fig) — auf etw (acc) zugehen

    5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    (time, event) näher rücken

    the time is nearing when... — die Zeit rückt näher, da...

    * * *
    near [nıə(r)]
    A adv
    1. nahe, (ganz) in der Nähe, dicht dabei
    2. nahe (bevorstehend) (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc)
    3. nahe (heran), näher:
    4. nahezu, beinahe, fast:
    £1,000 is not anywhere near enough 1000 Pfund sind bei Weitem nicht genug oder sind auch nicht annähernd genug;
    not anywhere near as bad as nicht annähernd so schlecht wie, bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie
    5. obs sparsam:
    live near sparsam oder kärglich leben
    6. fig eng (verwandt, befreundet etc)
    7. SCHIFF hart (am Winde):
    B adj (adv → nearly)
    1. nahe (gelegen), in der Nähe:
    the nearest place der nächstgelegene Ort
    2. kurz, nahe:
    the nearest way der kürzeste Weg
    3. nahe (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc):
    4. nahe (verwandt):
    the nearest relations die nächsten Verwandten
    5. eng (befreundet oder vertraut):
    a near friend ein guter oder enger Freund;
    my nearest and dearest friend mein bester Freund;
    6. knapp:
    we had a near escape wir sind mit knapper Not entkommen;
    near miss FLUG, AUTO Beinahe-, Fastzusammenstoß m;
    a) knapp danebengehen (Schuss etc),
    b) fig knapp scheitern;
    that was a near thing umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen
    7. genau, wörtlich, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)
    8. umg knaus(e)rig
    C präp
    1. nahe (dat), in der oder die Nähe von (oder gen), nahe an (dat) oder bei, unweit (gen):
    near sb in jemandes Nähe;
    a house near the station ein Haus in Bahnhofsnähe;
    get near the end of one’s career sich dem Ende seiner Laufbahn nähern;
    near completion der Vollendung nahe, nahezu fertiggestellt;
    a) nicht weit von hier,
    b) hier in der Nähe;
    his opinion is very near my own wir sind fast der gleichen Meinung;
    be near doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun; → bone1 A 1
    2. (zeitlich) nahe, nicht weit von
    D v/t & v/i sich nähern, näher kommen (dat):
    be nearing completion der Vollendung entgegengehenBesondere Redewendungen: near at hand
    a) → A 1,
    b) → A 2 near by → nearby A;
    a) sich ungefähr belaufen auf (akk),
    b) einer Sache sehr nahe oder fast gleichkommen, fast etwas sein she came near to tears sie war den Tränen nahe, sie hätte fast geweint;
    come ( oder go) near to doing sth etwas fast oder beinahe tun;
    not come near to sth in keinem Verhältnis stehen zu etwas; → draw near, nowhere A 3
    nr abk near
    * * *
    1. adverb

    stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

    come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

    near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

    be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

    near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

    2. preposition
    1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

    keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

    near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

    wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

    the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

    ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal

    near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

    4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

    a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

    3. adjective
    2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]
    3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

    £30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

    be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

    that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

    4)

    the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

    4. transitive verb
    sich nähern (+ Dat.)
    * * *
    adj.
    nah adj. prep.
    nächst präp.

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  • 105 contra

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra

  • 106 contra dicta

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra dicta

  • 107 room

    ru:m I
    1. сущ.
    1) а) комната to book a room брит., to reserve a room ≈ заказывать, бронировать комнату/номер to let room, let out брит., rent, rent out амер. a room (to) ≈ сдавать комнату (кому-л.) to rent a room from ≈ снимать комнату у (кого-л.) rest room ≈ амер. туалет room to let ≈ сдаваемая внаем комната spare room ≈ свободная комната private room ≈ собственная комната the smallest room ≈ самая маленькая комната double room ≈ номер на двоих rented room ≈ меблированная комната guest room ≈ гостевая комната powder room ≈ дамская комната;
    женский туалет single room ≈ номер на одного человека adjoining room ≈ смежная комната back room ≈ задняя комната baggage room ≈ камера хранения( багажа) changing room ≈ раздевалка;
    комната для переодевания common room ≈ комната или зал отдыха (в учебном заведении) ;
    общий зал( в гостинице) delivery room ≈
    1) родильная палата
    2) библиотечный "абонемент" dining room ≈ столовая drawing room ≈ гостиная dressing room ≈ гардеробная, комната для одевания family room ≈ общая комната (в квартире), "большая" комната game room, recreation room ≈ игровая комната hospital room ≈ больничный покой, больничная палата living room ≈ гостиная lumber room ≈ чулан operating room ≈ операционная reading room ≈ читальня, читальный зал recovery room ≈ послеоперационная палата rumpus room ≈ игровая комната, комната для игр и развлечений sitting room ≈ гостиная storage room ≈ чулан utility room ≈ подсобное помещение, подсобка - ladies' room - men's room - locker room - room service - room temperature б) обыкн. мн. зал для приемов, собраний, проведения аукционов и т. п. showroom ≈ выставочный/демонстрационный зал banquet room ≈ банкетный зал conference room ≈ конференц-зал customer's room ≈ клиентский зал в брокерской конторе board room ≈
    1) зал заседаний совета директоров
    2) помещение в маклерской конторе с телетайпом для приема последних биржевых новостей waiting room ≈
    1) зал ожидания( на вокзале)
    2) приемная( врача) Syn: assembly room
    2) мн. жилище, жилье;
    помещение;
    квартира Syn: lodging
    3) а) место, пространство, площадь to make room for ≈ потесниться, дать место;
    обеспечить место для перемещения (вещей, грузов) Syn: space
    1., area б) компьют. участок памяти
    4) общество;
    компания (людей, находящихся в одной комнате) to keep the whole room laughing ≈ развлекать все общество
    5) шотланд. а) редк. участок, надел земли;
    ферма Syn: farm
    1. б) стойло( конюшни, коровника, хлева) Syn: bay II, stall
    1.
    6) рыболовные причалы, сушилки для рыбы, склады и пр. строения в местах проведения рыбной ловли
    7) а) удобный случай, возможность Syn: opportunityscope I б) возможности, простор( для передвижения, действий, мысли и т. п.) Syn: scope I ∙ to prefer a man's room to his presence ≈ предпочитать не видеть кого-л. I would rather have his room than his company ≈ я предпочел бы, чтобы он ушел in the room of room and board
    2. гл.
    1) амер. жить на квартире;
    квартировать;
    временно проживать;
    снимать комнату (вместе м кем-л.) Of course I know him well, we roomed together for a year. ≈ Конечно, я его знаю, мы вместе снимали квартиру целый год. Syn: lodge
    2.
    2) давать пристанище;
    предоставлять жилье, помещение;
    размещать( гостей) Syn: accommodate, lodge
    2. II сущ.;
    диал. перхоть Syn: scurf, dandruff комната;
    зал - consulting * кабинет врача - operating * операционная - single * комната на одного - reading * читальный зал - control * аппаратная, операторская, диспетчерская - apparatus * машинный зал - to share a * with smb. жить в одной комнате с кем-л. - to do one's * убирать комнату - to keep one's * не выходить из комнаты люди, находящиеся в комнате, компания, общество - the whole * applauded аплодировала вся комната - he set the * in a roar он заставил хохотать всех присутствующих квартира;
    жилье - come and see me in my * приходите ко мне в гости место, пространство - to make /to give/ * for посторониться, дать место - there is * for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного (человека) - only * for standing здесь можно только стоять - the table takes too much * стол занимает слишком много места - make * for me to squeeze by подвиньтесь, дайте мне протиснуться - can you make * on that shelf for some more books? можно ли поставить книги на полке поплотнее? - * for the King! дорогу королю! возможность - there is no * for improvement лучше некуда - there is * for improvement кое-что надо исправить - there is no * for dispute нет почвы для разногласий - there is no * for doubt нет оснований для сомнения /сомневаться/ - there is * for argument here здесь есть о чем поспорить - no * to deny oneself нет причины отказывать себе - there is no * left for complaint (юридическое) нет никаких оснований для подачи жалобы (устаревшее) место, должность (ботаника) площадь питания (горное) очистная камера > * and board квартира и стол;
    полный пансион > what do they charge for * and board? сколько тут берут за полный пансион? > no * to swing a cat, no * to turn in, no * to move негде повернуться > in the * of smb., in smb.'s * вместо кого-л. > to prefer a man's * to his presence /to his company/ предпочитать не видеть кого-л. > I would rather have his * than his company я предпочитаю, чтобы он ушел (американизм) жить на квартире;
    занимать комнату - to * with smb. жить с кем-л. в одной комнате - shall we * together? не поселиться ли нам вместе? дать помещение, разместить( гостей) assembly ~ зал для приемов assembly ~ зал для собраний assembly ~ конференц-зал assembly ~ сборочный цех banqueting ~ банкетный зал catalogue ~ помещение для хранения каталогов conference ~ конференц-зал cutting ~ монтажная dealers' ~ дилерская комната to prefer a man's ~ to his presence предпочитать не видеть (кого-л.) ;
    I would rather have his room than his company я предпочел бы, чтобы он ушел in the ~ of вместо;
    to keep the whole room laughing развлекать все общество interviewing ~ комната для интервьюирования in the ~ of вместо;
    to keep the whole room laughing развлекать все общество meeting ~ зал заседаний messenger's ~ комната курьера no ~ to turn in, no ~ to swing a cat негде повернуться;
    = яблоку негде упасть no ~ to turn in, no ~ to swing a cat негде повернуться;
    = яблоку негде упасть to prefer a man's ~ to his presence предпочитать не видеть (кого-л.) ;
    I would rather have his room than his company я предпочел бы, чтобы он ушел press ~ комната для журналистов press ~ пресс-центр reception ~ гостиная reception ~ приемная reception ~ регистратура recreation ~ комната отдыха rented ~ арендуемая комната room возможность;
    there is room for improvement могло бы быть и лучше;
    there is no room for dispute нет почвы для разногласий ~ дать помещение, разместить (людей) ~ амер. жить на квартире;
    занимать комнату;
    to room (with smb.) жить (с кем-л.) (в одной комнате) ~ амер. жить на квартире;
    занимать комнату;
    to room (with smb.) жить (с кем-л.) (в одной комнате) ~ зал ~ комната ~ место, пространство;
    there is room for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного человека;
    to make room for потесниться, дать место ~ место ~ pl помещение;
    квартира ~ помещение ~ вчт. пространство ~ пространство ~ вчт. участок памяти ~ for manoeuvres возможность маневра small ~ камера storage ~ склад storage ~ складское помещение room возможность;
    there is room for improvement могло бы быть и лучше;
    there is no room for dispute нет почвы для разногласий room возможность;
    there is room for improvement могло бы быть и лучше;
    there is no room for dispute нет почвы для разногласий ~ место, пространство;
    there is room for one more in the car в машине есть место еще для одного человека;
    to make room for потесниться, дать место warehouse ~ складское помещение

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > room

  • 108 credit

    ˈkredɪt
    1. сущ.
    1) доверие, вера Charges like these may seem to deserve some degree of credit. ≈ Обвинения, подобные этим, кажется, заслуживают известного доверия. give credit to Syn: belief, credence, faith, trust
    2) положительная социальная оценка или выражение ее а) хорошая репутация, доброе имя;
    честь, репутация John Gilpin was a citizen of credit and renown. ≈ Джон Гилпин был человек известный и с добрым именем. This they did to save their own credit. ≈ Они сделали это для спасения собственной чести. Syn: reputation, repute, estimate, esteem, good name, honour б) похвала, честь The credit of inventing coined money has been claimed for the Persians. ≈ Честь изобретения монет приписывали персам. This is much credit to you. ≈ Это большая честь для вас. do smb. credit to one's credit Syn: acknowledgement of merit в) влияние;
    значение;
    уважение (of, for) Granvelle was not slow to perceive his loss of credit with the regent. ≈ Гранвель быстро понял, что его влияние на регента ослабло. г) фамилия или имя лица в списке лиц, участвовавших в том или ином проекте credits credit line
    3) а) амер. условное очко, начисляемое за прослушивание какого-л. курса (за один курс может быть начислено несколько очков) ;
    студент обязан набрать на данном году обучение такое число курсов, чтобы число очков за них было не ниже определенного значения;
    русские эмигранты называют это кредит б) амер. запись в зачетной книжке об успешной сдаче того или иного курса
    4) финансовые термины а) фин. кредит, долг That the purchasers of books take long credit. ≈ Книготорговцы берут кредиты на длительный срок. - letter of credit on credit allow credit credit card credit worthiness jumbo credit б) фин. сумма, записанная на приход в) фин. счет в банке г) фин. правая сторона бухгалтерской книги (куда записывается приход;
    в сокращенном варианте Cr.)
    2. гл.
    1) доверять, верить Even if you don't agree with the member's opinion, you must credit him for his loyalty. ≈ Даже если вы несогласны с мнением члена комитета, вы не имеете права сомневаться в его добрых намерениях. The report of William's death was credited. ≈ Сообщению о смерти Уильяма поверили. Syn: believe, trust
    2) редк. архаич. повышать репутацию, добавлять к чести That my actions might credit my profession. ≈ Что мои действия сделают мою профессию еще более уважаемой.
    3) приписывать( кому-л. совершение какого-л. действия) The staff are crediting him with having saved John's life. ≈ Сотрудники считают, что он спас Джону жизнь. Syn: attribute
    4) фин. а) кредитовать, выдавать кредит Entries were made crediting Stoney with 1630 pounds and Armitage with 800 pounds. ≈ Были сделаны записи о выдаче Стоуни кредита в 1630 фунтов и Армитаджу 800 фунтов. б) записывать в доходную часть см. credit
    1.
    4) вера, доверие - to give * to smth. поверить чему-л. - to put * in hearsay поверить слухам - to lose * потерять доверие - the latest news lend * to the earlier reports последние известия подтверждают полученные ранее сообщения репутация;
    надежность;
    доброе имя - he is a man of * он человек, пользующийся хорошей репутацией;
    на него можно положиться влияние, значение;
    уважение - he resolved to employ all his * in order to prevent the marriage он решил использовать все свое влияние, чтобы помешать этому браку честь, заслуга - * line выражение благодарности в чей-л. адрес - to do smb. *, to do * to smb., to stand to smb.'s * делать честь кому-л. - to take * for smth. приписывать себе честь чего-л., ставить себе в заслугу что-л. - to give smb. * for smth. признавать что-л. за кем-л. - we give him * for the idea мы признаем, что это была его идея считать, полагать - I gave you * for being a more sensible fellow я думал, что вы благоразумнее - give me * for some brains! не считайте меня круглым дураком! - the boy is a * to his parents родители могут гордиться таким мальчиком - it is greatly to your * that you have passed such a difficult examination успешная сдача такого трудного экзамена делает вам честь - she's not yet 30 years old and already she has 5 books to her * ей еще нет тридцати лет, а у нее на счету пять книг (американизм) зачет;
    удостоверение о прохождении курса в учебном заведении - * course обязательный предмет - French is a 3-hour * course по французскому языку проводятся три часа обязательных занятий в неделю - * student полноправный студент - he needs three *s to graduate до выпуска ему осталось три экзамена балл(ы) за прослушанный курс или сдачу экзаменов - *s in history and geography отметки о сдаче полного курса по истории и географии положительная оценка( коммерческое) (финансовое) кредит - long * долгосрочный кредит - blank * бланковый кредит, кредит без обеспечения - * standing кредитоспособность, финансовое положение - * rating оценка кредитоспособности - * insurance страхование кредитов, страхование от неуплаты долга - * squeeze ограничение кредита;
    кредитная рестрикция - * on mortgage ипотечный кредит - letter of * аккредитив;
    кредитное письмо - to buy on * покупать в кредит - no * is given in this shop в этом магазине нет продажи в кредит( бухгалтерское) кредит, правая сторона счета - to place to the * of an account записать в кредит счета сумма, записанная на приход верить, доверять - to * a story верить рассказу (with) приписывать (кому-л., чему-л. что-л.) - to * smb. with a quality приписывать кому-л. какое-л. качество - these remarks are *ed to Plato эти замечания приписываются Платону - the shortage of wheat was *ed to lack of rain неурожай пшеницы объясняли отсутствием дождей - please * me with some sense! пожалуйста, не считай меня круглым дураком! ( американизм) принять зачет, выдать удостоверение о прохождении курса (бухгалтерское) кредитовать - to * a sum to smb., to * smb. with a sum записывать сумму в кредит чьего-л. счета acceptance ~ акцептный кредит acceptance letter of ~ подтверждение аккредитива agricultural ~ сельскохозяйственный кредит ~ фин. кредит;
    долг;
    сумма, записанная на приход;
    правая сторона бухгалтерской книги;
    on credit в долг;
    в кредит;
    to allow credit предоставить кредит bank ~ банковский кредит bank ~ agreement банковское кредитное соглашение banker confirmed ~ аккредитив, подтвержденный банком banker ~ банковский кредит banking ~ банковский кредит bilateral ~ кредит, предоставляемый на двусторонней основе ~ похвала, честь;
    to one's credit к (чьей-л.) чести;
    the boy is a credit to his family мальчик делает честь своей семье;
    to do (smb.) credit делать честь (кому-л.) building ~ кредит на строительство business ~ кредит на торгово-промышленную деятельность buyer's ~ кредит покупателя buyer's ~ потребительский кредит cash ~ кредит в наличной форме cash ~ овердрафт cash letter of ~ аккредитив наличными cheap ~ кредит под низкий процент commercial ~ коммерческий кредит commercial ~ подтоварный кредит commercial ~ товарный аккредитив commercial letter of ~ товарный аккредитив construction ~ кредит на строительство construction ~ строительный кредит consumer ~ потребительский кредит consumer instalment ~ потребительский кредит с погашением в рассрочку consumption ~ кредит потребления credit аккредитив ~ вера ~ верить ~ влияние;
    значение;
    уважение (of, for) ~ влияние ~ выделять кредит ~ доверие;
    вера;
    to give credit (to smth.) поверить (чему-л.) ~ доверие ~ доверять;
    верить ~ доверять ~ зачет ~ амер. зачет;
    удостоверение о прохождении (какого-л.) курса в учебном заведении ~ фин. кредит;
    долг;
    сумма, записанная на приход;
    правая сторона бухгалтерской книги;
    on credit в долг;
    в кредит;
    to allow credit предоставить кредит ~ кредит ~ фин. кредитовать ~ кредитовать ~ льгота ~ похвала, честь;
    to one's credit к (чьей-л.) чести;
    the boy is a credit to his family мальчик делает честь своей семье;
    to do (smb.) credit делать честь (кому-л.) ~ правая сторона счета ~ приписывать;
    to credit (smb.) with good intentions приписывать (кому-л.) добрые намерения ~ репутация ~ скидка ~ сумма, записанная на приход ~ хорошая репутация ~ against pledge of chattels ссуда под залог движимого имущества ~ an account with an amount записывать сумму на кредит счета ~ an amount to an account записывать сумму на кредит счета ~ at reduced rate of interest кредит по сниженной процентной ставке ~ attr.: ~ card кредитная карточка (форма безналичного расчета) ;
    credit worthiness кредитоспособность ~ for construction кредит на строительство ~ for unlimited period кредит на неограниченный срок ~ granted by supplier кредит, предоставляемый поставщиком ~ in the profit and loss account записывать на кредит счета прибылей и убытков ~ on security of personal property кредит под гарантию индивидуальной собственности ~ secured on real property кредит, обеспеченный недвижимостью ~ to account записывать на кредит счета ~ to finance production кредит для финансирования производства ~ приписывать;
    to credit (smb.) with good intentions приписывать (кому-л.) добрые намерения ~ attr.: ~ card кредитная карточка( форма безналичного расчета) ;
    credit worthiness кредитоспособность current account ~ кредит по открытому счету customs ~ таможенный кредит debit and ~ дебет и кредит debit and ~ расход и приход deferred ~ зачисление денег на текущий счет с отсрочкой demand line of ~ кредитная линия до востребования discount ~ учетный кредит ~ похвала, честь;
    to one's credit к (чьей-л.) чести;
    the boy is a credit to his family мальчик делает честь своей семье;
    to do (smb.) credit делать честь (кому-л.) documentary acceptance ~ документарный аккредитив documentary acceptance ~ документарный акцептный кредит documentary ~ документарный аккредитив documentary ~ документированный кредит documentary letter of ~ документарный аккредитив documentary letter of ~ товарный аккредитив, оплачиваемый при предъявлении отгрузочных документов documentary sight ~ документарный аккредитив, по которому выписывается предъявительская тратта export ~ кредит на экспорт export ~ экспортный кредит export letter of ~ экспортный аккредитив extend a ~ предоставлять кредит external ~ зарубежный кредит farm ~ сельскохозяйственный кредит financial aid by ~ финансовая помощь путем предоставления кредита fixed sum ~ кредит с фиксированной суммой foreign ~ иностранный кредит ~ доверие;
    вера;
    to give credit (to smth.) поверить (чему-л.) goods ~ подтоварный кредит government ~ правительственный кредит grant ~ предоставлять кредит guarantee ~ кредит в качестве залога guaranteed ~ гарантированный кредит hire-purchase ~ кредит на куплю-продажу в рассрочку import ~ кредит для импорта товаров import ~ кредит на импорт industrial ~ промышленный кредит industrial ~ undertaking предприятие, пользующееся промышленным кредитом instalment ~ кредит на оплату в рассрочку instalment ~ кредит с погашением в рассрочку interest ~ кредит для выплаты процентов intervention ~ посреднический кредит investment ~ кредит для финансирования инвестиций investment tax ~ налоговая скидка для капиталовложений irrevocable bank ~ не подлежащий отмене банковский кредит irrevocable documentary ~ безотзывный документальный аккредитив limited ~ ограниченный кредит long term ~ долгосрочный кредит long-term ~ долгосрочный кредит mail order ~ кредит на доставку товаров по почте mail order ~ кредит на посылочную торговлю marginal ~ кредит по операциям с маржой monetary ~ денежный кредит mortgage ~ ипотечный кредит mortgage ~ кредит под недвижимость ~ фин. кредит;
    долг;
    сумма, записанная на приход;
    правая сторона бухгалтерской книги;
    on credit в долг;
    в кредит;
    to allow credit предоставить кредит on ~ в кредит ~ похвала, честь;
    to one's credit к (чьей-л.) чести;
    the boy is a credit to his family мальчик делает честь своей семье;
    to do (smb.) credit делать честь (кому-л.) open a ~ открывать кредит open ~ неограниченный кредит open ~ открытый кредит operating ~ текущий кредит to our ~ в наш актив to our ~ на кредит нашего счета outstanding exchange ~ неоплаченный валютный кредит overdraft ~ превышение кредитного лимита personal ~ индивидуальный заем personal ~ личный кредит provide ~ предоставлять кредит purchase ~ кредит на покупку purchase on ~ покупка в кредит purchaser on ~ покупатель в кредит raise ~ получать кредит real estate ~ ипотечный кредит renewable ~ возобновляемый кредит revocable documentary ~ отзывной документарный кредит revoke a ~ аннулировать кредит revolving ~ возобновляемый кредит revolving ~ револьверный кредит rollover ~ кредит, пролонгированный путем возобновления rollover ~ кредит с плавающей процентной ставкой rollover ~ ролловерный кредит sale on ~ продажа в кредит sale: ~ on credit продажа в кредит second mortgage ~ кредит под вторую закладную second mortgage ~ кредит под заложенную собственность secondary ~ компенсационный кредит secured ~ ломбардный кредит secured ~ обеспеченный кредит shipping ~ кредит на отправку груза short-term ~ краткосрочный кредит sight ~ аккредитив, по которому выписывается предъявительская тратта special-term ~ кредит на особых условиях stand-by ~ гарантийный кредит stand-by ~ договоренность о кредите stand-by ~ кредит, используемый при необходимости stand-by ~ резервный кредит supplier ~ кредит поставщику supplier's ~ кредит поставщика swing ~ кредит, используемый попеременно двумя компаниями одной группы swing ~ кредит, используемый попеременно двумя компаниями в двух формах swing ~ кредитная линия свинг tax ~ налоговая льгота tax ~ налоговая скидка tax ~ отсрочка уплаты налога term ~ срочный кредит tighten the ~ ужесточать условия кредита time ~ срочный кредит to the ~ of в кредит trade ~ коммерческий кредит trade ~ торговый кредит trade ~ фирменный кредит transmit ~ переводить кредит unconfirmed ~ неподтвержденный кредит unlimited ~ неограниченный кредит unsecured ~ бланковый кредит unsecured ~ необеспеченный кредит unusual ~ кредит, представленный на особых условиях utilize a ~ использовать кредит withhold ~ прекращать кредитование working ~ кредит для подкрепления оборотного капитала заемщика to your ~ в вашу пользу to your ~ в кредит вашего счета to your ~ на ваш счет

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > credit

  • 109 Boden

    m; -s, Böden
    1. (Erdreich) soil; fruchtbarer / magerer Boden fertile / barren soil; lockerer / verdichteter Boden loose / compressed soil; sandiger / steiniger Boden sandy / stony ground; leichter / mittelschwerer / schwerer Boden light / loamy / heavy ( oder clayey) soil; durchlässiger / lehmiger Boden permeable / loamy soil; den Boden bebauen oder bestellen develop ( oder till) land; ( wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up); Schadstoffe etc. gelangen in den Boden get into the soil; ein Rat / eine Mahnung etc. fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden fig. advice / a warning etc. falls on fertile ground ( oder has an effect); etw. aus dem Boden stampfen fig. conjure s.th. up (out of thin air); wie aus dem Boden gewachsen as if by magic; sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; Grund
    2. nur Sg.; (Erdoberfläche) ground; (Fußboden) floor (auch im Wagen etc.); fester Boden firm ground; auf den oder zu Boden fallen oder zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor); zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc.) go down; auf dem oder am Boden liegen lie on the ground; fig. be finished ( oder bankrupt); etw. vom Boden aufheben pick s.th. up (off the ground); jemanden zu Boden schlagen oder strecken knock s.o. down (to the ground), floor s.o.; die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground); jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) s.o. down; fig. destroy s.o., bear s.o. down; ( festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig. find one’s feet; Idee etc.: take hold ( oder root); festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma; den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig. get out of one’s depth; jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig. pull the rug out from under s.o.; sich auf gefährlichem oder unsicherem oder schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice; der Boden wurde ihm zu heiß oder der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig. things got too hot for him; den Boden für etw. bereiten prepare the ground for s.th.; am Boden zerstört umg. (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out; (an) Boden gewinnen / verlieren gain / lose ground; Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground
    3. eines Gefäßes: bottom; eine Kiste etc. mit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom; Moral mit doppeltem Boden fig. double standards Pl.
    4. nur Sg.; (Grund) eines Gewässers: bottom; auf dem oder am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (Am. auch ocean floor)
    5. (Gebiet): auf britischem etc. Boden on British etc. soil; heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground; heimatlicher Boden home territory
    6. fig. (Grundlage) basis; auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution; auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts; den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts; einem Argument etc. den Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of; Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade
    8. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft; (Trockenboden) drying room; Fass, Grund 1
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    der Boden
    (Dachboden) attic;
    (Erdboden) ground; earth;
    (Fußboden) floor;
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    Bo|den ['boːdn]
    m -s, ordm;
    ['bøːdn]
    1) (= Erde, Grundfläche) ground; (= Erdreich auch) soil; (= Fußboden) floor; (= Grundbesitz) land; (no pl = Terrain) soil

    auf spanischem Bóden — on Spanish soil

    zu Bóden fallen — to fall to the ground

    jdn zu Bóden schlagen or strecken — to knock sb down, to floor sb

    festen Bóden unter den Füßen haben, auf festem Bóden sein — to be or stand on firm ground, to be on terra firma

    den Bóden unter den Füßen verlieren (lit) — to lose one's footing

    keinen Fuß auf den Bóden bekommen (fig) — to be unable to find one's feet; (fig: in Diskussion) to get out of one's depth

    ihm wurde der Bóden (unter den Füßen) zu heiß (fig) — things were getting too hot for him

    jdm den Bóden unter den Füßen wegziehen (fig) — to cut the ground from under sb's feet (Brit), to pull the carpet out from under sb's feet

    ich hätte ( vor Scham) im Bóden versinken können (fig) — I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would (open and) swallow me up

    am Bóden zerstört sein (inf) — to be shattered (Brit fig inf) or devastated

    (an) Bóden gewinnen/verlieren (fig) — to gain/lose ground

    Bóden gutmachen or wettmachen (fig) — to make up ground, to catch up

    etw aus dem Bóden stampfen (fig) — to conjure sth up out of nothing; Häuser auch to build overnight

    er stand wie aus dem Bóden gewachsen vor mir — he appeared in front of me as if by magic

    auf fruchtbaren Bóden fallen (fig) — to fall on fertile ground

    jdm/einer Sache den Bóden bereiten (fig) — to prepare the ground for sb/sth

    See:
    → Fass, Grund
    2) (= unterste Fläche) (von Behälter) bottom; (von Meer auch) seabed; (von Hose) seat; (= Tortenboden) base
    See:
    3) (Raum) (= Dachboden, Heuboden) loft; (= Trockenboden) (für Getreide) drying floor; (für Wäsche) drying room
    4) (fig = Grundlage)

    auf dem Bóden der Wissenschaft/Tatsachen/Wirklichkeit stehen — to base oneself on scientific fact/on fact/on reality; (Behauptung) to be based or founded on scientific fact/on fact/on reality

    sie wurde hart auf den Bóden der Wirklichkeit zurückgeholt — she was brought down to earth with a bump

    auf dem Bóden der Tatsachen bleiben — to stick to the facts

    den Bóden der Tatsachen verlassen — to go into the realm of fantasy

    sich auf unsicherem Bóden bewegen — to be on shaky ground

    er steht auf dem Bóden des Gesetzes (= nicht ungesetzlich) (= hat Gesetz hinter sich) — he is within the law he has the backing of the law

    einem Gerücht den Bóden entziehen — to show a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) to be unfounded

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    der
    1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) bottom
    2) (the solid surface of the Earth: lying on the ground; high ground.) ground
    3) (the upper layer of the earth, in which plants grow: to plant seeds in the soil; a handful of soil.) soil
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    Bo·den
    <-s, Böden>
    [ˈbo:dn̩, pl bø:dn̩]
    m
    1. (Erdreich) soil; (Ackerland) land no pl
    fetter/magerer \Boden fertile/barren [or poor] soil
    diese Böden sind [o dieser \Boden ist] für den Ackerbau nicht geeignet this land is not suited for farming
    aus dem \Boden schießen (a. fig) to sprout [or spring] [or shoot] up a. fig
    den \Boden verbessern to ameliorate the soil
    2. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground no pl
    der \Boden bebte the ground shook
    nach dem Flug waren die Reisenden froh, wieder festen \Boden zu betreten after the flight the passengers were glad to be [or stand] on firm ground [or on terra firma] [again]
    [wieder] festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] to be back on terra firma; (nach einer Schiffsreise a.) to be back on dry land; (nach einer Flugreise a.) to be back on the ground
    3. kein pl (Gebiet) soil; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Territorium) territory
    auf britischem/deutschem \Boden on British/German soil
    auf eigenem Grund und \Boden on one's own property
    wieder den \Boden seiner Heimat betreten to be back under one's native skies
    heiliger \Boden holy ground
    feindlicher \Boden enemy territory
    4. (Grundfläche) ground no pl; (Fußboden) floor; (Teppichboden) carpet
    bei Marianne kann man vom \Boden essen Marianne's floors are so clean that you could eat off them
    vor Scham wäre ich am liebsten in den \Boden versunken I was so ashamed that I wished the ground would open up and swallow me
    die Augen zu \Boden schlagen to look down
    beschämt/verlegen zu \Boden schauen to look down in shame/embarrassment
    zu \Boden fallen [o sinken] to fall to the ground
    sie sank ohnmächtig zu \Boden she fell unconscious to the ground
    dann fiel der König tot zu \Boden then the king dropped dead
    zu \Boden gehen Boxer to go down
    jdn [mit sich dat] zu \Boden reißen to drag sb to the ground
    jdn zu \Boden schlagen [o (geh) strecken] to knock [or form strike] down sb sep, to floor sb
    5. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft
    die Skisachen sind alle oben auf dem \Boden all the ski gear is [up] in the loft [or attic
    6. (Regalboden) shelf
    7. (a. fig: Grund) bottom a. fig; eines Gefäßes a. base; einer Hose seat
    die Preise haben den \Boden erreicht prices hit rock-bottom
    der Koffer hat einen doppelten \Boden the suitcase has a false bottom
    auf dem \Boden des Meeres/Flusses at the bottom of the sea/river, on the seabed/riverbed
    eine Moral mit einem doppelten \Boden double standards pl
    8. (Tortenboden) [flan] base
    9. kein pl (Grundlage)
    jdm/etw den \Boden bereiten to pave the way for sb/sth fig
    [wieder] auf festem \Boden sein to have a firm base [again]; Unternehmen to be back on its feet [again] fig
    auf dem \Boden des Gesetzes stehen to be within [or to conform to] the constitution
    allen [o jeglichen] Spekulationen den \Boden entziehen to knock the bottom out of all speculation
    auf dem \Boden der Tatsachen bleiben/stehen to stick to the facts/to be based on facts
    den \Boden der Tatsachen verlassen to get into the realm of fantasy
    auf den \Boden der Wirklichkeit zurückkommen to come down to earth fig
    10.
    ▶ jdm brennt der \Boden unter den Füßen [o wird der \Boden unter den Füßen zu heiß] (fam) things are getting too hot [or are hotting up too much] for sb
    ▶ jdn unter den \Boden bringen SCHWEIZ to be the death of sb
    ▶ durch alle Böden [hindurch] SCHWEIZ at all costs
    ▶ festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter den Füßen haben (sich seiner Sache sicher sein) to be sure of one's ground; (eine wirtschaftliche Grundlage haben) to be on firm ground fig
    ▶ wieder festen [o sicheren] \Boden unter die Füße bekommen [o unter den Füßen haben] (wieder Halt bekommen) to find one's feet again fig
    ▶ auf fruchtbaren \Boden fallen to fall on fertile ground fig
    ich hoffe, mein Ratschlag ist auf fruchtbaren \Boden gefallen I hope my advice has made some impression on you
    ▶ den \Boden unter den Füßen verlieren (die Existenzgrundlage verlieren) to feel the ground fall from beneath one's feet fam; (haltlos werden) to have the bottom drop out of one's world fam
    ▶ jdm den \Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen to cut the ground from under sb's feet fam, to pull the rug [out] from under sb's feet fig fam
    ▶ wie aus dem \Boden geschossen [o gestampft] [o gewachsen] vor jdm stehen to appear out of nowhere
    ▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden gewinnen (einholen) to gain ground [over sb/sth]; (Fortschritte machen) to make headway [or progress]
    ▶ [einen] günstigen \Boden für etw akk finden to find fertile ground for sth fig
    ▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] [verlorenen] \Boden gutmachen [o wettmachen] to make up [lost] ground [or to catch up] [on sb/sth]
    ▶ etw [mit jdm] zu \Boden reden SCHWEIZ to chew over sth sep [with sb] fam
    ▶ sich akk auf schwankendem [o unsicherem] \Boden bewegen, auf schwankendem \Boden stehen to be on shaky ground fig
    seine Argumente stehen auf schwankendem \Boden his arguments are built on weak foundations
    ▶ jdm schwankt der \Boden unter den Füßen the ground is moving under sb's feet fig
    ▶ sich akk auf schwankenden \Boden begeben to go into a risky area
    ▶ etw aus dem \Boden stampfen to build sth overnight fig
    ▶ total am \Boden sein to be [completely] shattered fam
    ▶ [jdm/etw gegenüber] an \Boden verlieren to lose ground [to sb/sth]
    ▶ am \Boden zerstört sein to be devastated [or fam all of a heap]
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    der; Bodens, Böden
    1) (Erde) ground; soil

    etwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]

    2) (FußBoden) floor

    zu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground

    jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

    am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

    3) o. Pl. (Terrain)

    [an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground

    4) (unterste Fläche) bottom; (HosenBoden) seat; (TortenBoden) base; s. auch doppelt
    5) (DachBoden) loft
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    Boden m; -s, Böden
    1. (Erdreich) soil;
    fruchtbarer/magerer Boden fertile/barren soil;
    lockerer/verdichteter Boden loose/compressed soil;
    sandiger/steiniger Boden sandy/stony ground;
    leichter/mittelschwerer/schwerer Boden light/loamy/heavy ( oder clayey) soil;
    durchlässiger/lehmiger Boden permeable/loamy soil;
    bestellen develop ( oder till) land;
    (wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schießen mushroom (up);
    Schadstoffe etc
    gelangen in den Boden get into the soil;
    ein Rat/eine Mahnung etc
    fällt auf fruchtbaren Boden fig advice/a warning etc falls on fertile ground ( oder has an effect);
    etwas aus dem Boden stampfen fig conjure sth up (out of thin air);
    sie wäre am liebsten vor Scham in den Boden versunken she wished that the earth would open up and swallow her; → Grund
    2. nur sg; (Erdoberfläche) ground; (Fußboden) floor (auch im Wagen etc);
    fester Boden firm ground;
    zu Boden stürzen fall to the ground ( innen: floor);
    zu Boden gehen (beim Boxen etc) go down;
    am Boden liegen lie on the ground; fig be finished ( oder bankrupt);
    etwas vom Boden aufheben pick sth up (off the ground);
    strecken knock sb down (to the ground), floor sb;
    die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down (to the ground);
    jemanden zu Boden drücken konkret: pin ( oder press oder weigh) sb down; fig destroy sb, bear sb down;
    (festen) Boden fassen get a (firm) footing oder foothold; fig find one’s feet; Idee etc: take hold ( oder root);
    festen Boden unter den Füßen haben be standing on firm ground, be on terra firma;
    den Boden unter den Füßen verlieren konkret: lose one’s footing; (unsicher werden) be thrown off balance; fig get out of one’s depth;
    jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen fig pull the rug out from under sb;
    schwankendem Boden bewegen be treading on slippery ground, be skating on thin ice;
    der Boden brannte ihm unter den Füßen fig things got too hot for him;
    den Boden für etwas bereiten prepare the ground for sth;
    am Boden zerstört umg (entsetzt) (completely) devastated; (erschöpft) completely drained, washed out;
    (an) Boden gewinnen/verlieren gain/lose ground;
    Boden zurückgewinnen make up for lost ground
    3. eines Gefäßes: bottom;
    eine Kiste etc
    mit doppeltem Boden with a false bottom;
    Moral mit doppeltem Boden fig double standards pl
    4. nur sg; (Grund) eines Gewässers: bottom;
    am Boden des Meeres on the sea(-)bed (US auch ocean floor)
    Boden on British etc soil;
    heiliger Boden holy ( oder consecrated) ground;
    heimatlicher Boden home territory
    6. fig (Grundlage) basis;
    auf dem Boden des Grundgesetzes stehen be within the Constitution;
    auf dem Boden der Tatsachen bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the facts;
    den Boden der Tatsachen verlassen get away from ( oder forget) the facts;
    einem Argument etc
    den Boden entziehen knock the bottom out of;
    Handwerk hat goldenen Boden you can’t go wrong if you learn a trade
    8. (Dachboden) loft, attic; (Heuboden) hayloft; (Trockenboden) drying room; → Fass, Fußboden, Grund 1
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    der; Bodens, Böden
    1) (Erde) ground; soil

    etwas [nicht] aus dem Boden stampfen können — [not] be able to conjure something up [out of thin air]

    2) (FußBoden) floor

    zu Boden fallen/sich zu Boden fallen lassen — fall/drop to the ground

    jemanden zu Boden schlagen od. (geh.) strecken — knock somebody down; floor somebody; (fig.)

    am Boden zerstört [sein] — (ugs.) [be] shattered (coll.)

    3) o. Pl. (Terrain)

    [an] Boden gewinnen/verlieren — gain/lose ground

    4) (unterste Fläche) bottom; (HosenBoden) seat; (TortenBoden) base; s. auch doppelt
    5) (DachBoden) loft
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    ¨-- (von Gefäß) m.
    base n. ¨-- m.
    bottom n.
    floor n.
    ground n.
    land n.
    soil n.

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  • 110 at

    preposition
    1) (expr. place) an (+ Dat.)

    at the station — am Bahnhof

    at the baker's/butcher's/grocer's — beim Bäcker/Fleischer/Kaufmann

    at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie

    at the supermarket — im Supermarkt

    at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel

    at Dover — in Dover

    2) (expr. time)

    at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern

    at six o'clock — um sechs Uhr

    at midday — am Mittag; mittags

    at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40

    at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment

    3) (expr. price)

    at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund

    4)

    while we're/you're etc. at it — wenn wir/du usw. schon dabei sind/bist usw.

    so while I was at it,... — und wo od. da ich schon dabei war...

    at that — (at that point) dabei; (at that provocation) daraufhin; (moreover) noch dazu

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    [æt]
    1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) zu; an; in; bei
    2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) zu; nach; auf
    3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) um; bei; auf
    4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) in; auf; bei
    5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) mit
    6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) für
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    at
    [æt, ət]
    1. (in location of)
    she's standing \at the bar sie steht an der Theke
    my number \at the office is 2154949 meine Nummer im Büro lautet 2154949
    she lives \at number 12, Darlington Road sie wohnt in der Darlington Road Nummer 12
    there's somebody \at the door da ist jemand an der Tür
    he was standing \at the top of the stairs er stand oben an der Treppe
    \at Anna's bei Anna
    \at the airport/station am Flughafen/Bahnhof
    \at the baker's/doctor's beim Bäcker/Arzt
    \at home zu Hause
    \at a hotel in einem Hotel
    \at the table am Tisch
    \at the window am Fenster
    \at the zoo im Zoo
    we spent the afternoon \at the museum wir verbrachten den Nachmittag im Museum
    while he was \at his last job, he learned a lot in seiner letzten Stelle hat er viel gelernt
    \at the institute am Institut
    \at the party/festival auf [o bei] der Party/dem Festival
    \at school in der Schule
    \at university auf [o an] der Universität
    \at work auf [o bei] der Arbeit
    he's \at work at the moment er arbeitet gerade
    3. (expressing point of time)
    he was defeated \at the election er wurde bei der Wahl geschlagen
    what are you doing \at Christmas? was macht ihr an Weihnachten?
    our train leaves \at 2 o'clock unser Zug fährt um 2:00 Uhr
    I'm busy \at present [or the moment] ich bin gerade beschäftigt
    I can't come to the phone \at the moment ich kann gerade nicht ans Telefon kommen
    we always read the kids a story \at bedtime wir lesen den Kindern zum Schlafengehen immer eine Geschichte vor
    I can't do ten things \at a time ich kann nicht tausend Sachen auf einmal machen
    his death came \at a time when... sein Tod kam zu einem Zeitpunkt, als...
    the bells ring \at regular intervals die Glocken läuten in regelmäßigen Abständen
    \at the age of 60 im Alter von 60
    most people retire \at 65 die meisten Leute gehen mit 65 in Rente
    \at the beginning/end am Anfang/Ende
    \at daybreak/dawn im Morgengrauen
    \at lunch beim Mittagessen
    \at lunchtime in der Mittagspause
    \at midnight um Mitternacht
    \at night nachts
    \at nightfall bei Einbruch der Nacht
    \at this stage of research beim derzeitigen Stand der Forschung
    five \at a time fünf auf einmal
    \at the time zu diesem Zeitpunkt
    \at the time, nobody knew damals wusste keiner Bescheid
    \at no time [or point] [or stage] nie[mals]
    \at the same time (simultaneously) gleichzeitig; (on the other hand)
    I love snow — \at the same time, however, I hate the cold ich liebe Schnee — andererseits hasse ich jedoch die Kälte
    \at the weekend am Wochenende
    4. (denoting amount, degree of)
    he can see clearly \at a distance of 50 metres er kann auf eine Entfernung von 50 Metern noch alles erkennen
    learners of English \at advanced levels Englischlernende mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissen
    he drives \at any speed he likes er fährt so schnell wie er will
    the horse raced to the fence \at a gallop das Pferd raste im Galopp auf den Zaun zu
    the children came \at a run die Kinder kamen angerannt
    I'm not going to buy those shoes \at $150! ich zahle keine 150 Dollar für diese Schuhe!
    \at that price, I can't afford it zu diesem Preis kann ich es mir nicht leisten
    inflation is running \at 5% die Inflation liegt im Moment bei 5 %
    \at £20 apiece für 20 Pfund das Stück
    \at 50 kilometres per hour mit [o bei] 50 km/h
    he denied driving \at 120 km per hour er leugnete, 120 Stundenkilometer gefahren zu sein
    the country was \at war das Land befand sich im Krieg
    there was a murderer \at large ein Mörder war auf freiem Fuß
    to be \at an advantage/a disadvantage im Vorteil/Nachteil sein
    to be \at ease with oneself sich akk in seiner Haut wohl fühlen
    to be \at ease with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammen wohl fühlen
    to be \at fault im Unrecht sein
    \at a loss/profit mit Verlust/Gewinn
    to be \at peace ( euph) in Frieden ruhen
    \at play beim Spielen
    \at one's own risk auf eigene Gefahr
    to put sb/sth \at risk jdn/etw gefährden
    to be \at a standstill stillstehen
    6. + superl
    she's \at her best when she's under stress sie ist am besten, wenn sie unter Druck steht
    he's been \at his worst recently zurzeit übertrifft er sich echt selbst! fam
    he was \at his happiest while he was still in school in der Schule war er am glücklichsten
    \at least (at minimum) mindestens; (if nothing else) zumindest
    \at [the] most [aller]höchstens
    I was so depressed \at the news die Nachricht hat mich sehr deprimiert
    we are unhappy \at the current circumstances über die gegenwärtigen Umstände sind wir sehr unglücklich
    don't be angry \at her! ( fam) sei nicht sauer auf sie!
    I'm amazed \at the way you can talk ich bin erstaunt, wie du reden kannst
    to be annoyed \at sth sich akk über etw akk ärgern
    to be good/poor \at sth etw gut/schlecht können
    to be good \at math gut in Mathematik sein
    she shuddered \at the thought of having to fly in an airplane sie erschauderte bei dem Gedanken, mit einem Flugzeug fliegen zu müssen
    he excels \at diving er ist ein hervorragender Taucher
    the dog gnawed \at the bone der Hund knabberte an dem Knochen herum
    she clutched \at the thin gown sie klammerte sich an den dünnen Morgenmantel
    if you persevere \at a skill long enough,... wenn man eine Fertigkeit lange genug trainiert,...
    some dogs howl \at the moon manche Hunde heulen den Mond an
    to aim \at sb auf jdn zielen
    to aim \at sth etw zum Ziel haben
    to go \at sb jdn angreifen
    to hint \at sth etw andeuten
    to laugh \at sth über etw akk lachen
    to look \at sb jdn anschauen
    to rush \at sb auf jdn zurennen
    to wave \at sb jdm zuwinken
    her pleasure \at the bouquet was plain to see ihre Freude über den Blumenstrauß war unübersehbar
    to be an expert \at sth ein Experte für etw akk sein
    to be a failure \at sth eine Niete in etw dat sein
    10. (in response to)
    I'm here \at his invitation ich bin hier, da er mich eingeladen hat
    \at your request... auf Ihre Bitte hin...
    \at her death, we all moved away nach ihrem Tod zogen wir alle weg
    \at this [or that] ... daraufhin...
    11. (repeatedly do)
    to be \at sth mit etw dat beschäftigt sein
    he's been \at it for at least 15 years er macht das jetzt schon seit mindestens 15 Jahren
    12.
    ▶ \at all:
    she barely made a sound \at all sie gab fast überhaupt keinen Laut von sich
    I haven't been well \at all recently in letzter Zeit ging es mir gar nicht gut
    did she suffer \at all? hat sie denn gelitten?
    ▶ nothing/nobody \at all gar [o überhaupt] nichts/niemand
    ▶ not \at all (polite response) gern geschehen, keine Ursache, da nicht für NORDD; (definitely not) keineswegs
    I'm not \at all in a hurry ich habe es wirklich nicht eilig
    ▶ to be \at sb jdm zusetzen
    ▶ \at first zuerst, am Anfang
    ▶ to be \at it:
    while we're \at it... wo wir gerade dabei sind,...
    ▶ \at last endlich, schließlich
    ▶ \at that:
    she's got a new boyfriend, and a nice one \at that sie hat einen neuen Freund, und sogar einen netten
    ▶ where it's \at ( fam)
    London is where it's \at in London steppt der Bär! sl
    ▶ where sb's \at ( fam)
    she really doesn't know where she's \at sie weiß wirklich nicht, wo ihr der Kopf steht
    * * *
    prep
    1) (position) an (+dat), bei (+dat); (with place) in (+dat)

    at the window — am or beim Fenster

    this is where it's at ( esp US inf ) — da gehts ab (sl), da geht die Post ab

    he doesn't know where he's at (inf) — der weiß ja nicht, was er tut (inf)

    2)

    (direction) to aim/shoot/point etc at sb/sth — auf jdn/etw zielen/schießen/zeigen etc

    to look/growl/swear etc at sb/sth —

    3)

    (time, frequency, order) at ten o'clock — um zehn Uhr

    at night/dawn — bei Nacht/beim or im Morgengrauen

    at Christmas/Easter etc — zu Weihnachten/Ostern etc

    at your age/16 (years of age) — in deinem Alter/mit 16 (Jahren)

    at the start/end of sth — am Anfang/am Ende einer Sache (gen)

    4)

    (activity) at play — beim Spiel

    good/bad/an expert at sth — gut/schlecht/ein Experte in etw

    his employees/creditors are at him — seine Angestellten/Gläubiger setzen ihm zu

    5)

    (state, condition) to be at an advantage — im Vorteil sein

    at a loss/profit — mit Verlust/Gewinn

    See:
    6) (= as a result of, upon) auf (+acc)... (hin)

    at his request —

    at that/this he left the room — daraufhin verließ er das Zimmer

    7) (cause = with) angry, annoyed, delighted etc über (+acc)
    8)

    (rate, value, degree) at full speed/50 km/h — mit voller Geschwindigkeit/50 km/h

    at 5% interest — zu 5% Zinsen

    at a high/low price — zu einem hohen/niedrigen Preis

    with inflation at this level — bei so einer Inflationsrate

    See:
    → all, cost, rate
    * * *
    at [æt] präp
    1. (Ort, Stelle) in (dat), an (dat), bei, zu, auf (dat)( in Verbindung mit Städtenamen steht at im Allgemeinen bei kleineren Städten, bei größeren Städten nur dann, wenn sie bloß als Durchgangsstationen, besonders auf Reisen, betrachtet werden;
    bei London und der Stadt, in der der Sprecher wohnt, ebenso nach here, steht stets in, nie at):
    at the baker’s beim Bäcker;
    at the battle of N. in der Schlacht bei N.;
    at the door an der Tür;
    he lives at 48, Main Street er wohnt Main Street Nr. 48;
    he was educated at Christ’s College er hat am Christ’s College studiert;
    jogging is where it’s at umg es geht nichts über Jogging
    2. (Richtung etc) auf (akk), gegen, nach, bei, durch:
    he threw a stone at the door er warf einen Stein gegen die Tür
    3. (Beschäftigung etc) bei, beschäftigt mit, in (dat):
    he is still at it er ist noch dabei oder d(a)ran oder damit beschäftigt
    4. (Art und Weise, Zustand, Lage) in (dat), bei, zu, unter (dat), nach:
    at all überhaupt;
    not at all überhaupt oder durchaus oder gar nicht, keineswegs;
    not at all! umg nichts zu danken!, gern geschehen!;
    nothing at all gar nichts, überhaupt nichts;
    no doubts at all überhaupt oder gar keine Zweifel, keinerlei Zweifel;
    is he at all suitable? ist er überhaupt geeignet?;
    I wasn’t surprised at all ich war nicht im Geringsten überrascht
    5. (Ursprung, Grund, Anlass) über (akk), bei, von, aus, auf (akk), anlässlich
    6. (Preis, Wert, Verhältnis, Ausmaß, Grad etc) für, um, zu, auf (akk), mit, bei:
    at 6 dollars für oder zu 6 Dollar
    7. (Zeit, Alter) um, bei, zu, im Alter von, auf (dat), an (dat):
    at 21 mit 21 (Jahren), im Alter von 21 Jahren;
    at 3 o’clock um 3 Uhr;
    at his death bei seinem Tod (Siehe weitere Verbindungen bei den entsprechenden Stichwörtern.)
    * * *
    preposition
    1) (expr. place) an (+ Dat.)

    at the baker's/butcher's/grocer's — beim Bäcker/Fleischer/Kaufmann

    at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie

    at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel

    2) (expr. time)

    at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern

    at midday — am Mittag; mittags

    at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40

    at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment

    3) (expr. price)

    at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund

    4)

    while we're/you're etc. at it — wenn wir/du usw. schon dabei sind/bist usw.

    so while I was at it,... — und wo od. da ich schon dabei war...

    at that — (at that point) dabei; (at that provocation) daraufhin; (moreover) noch dazu

    * * *
    (for) a reasonable price expr.
    kostengünstig adv. prep.
    an präp.
    auf präp.
    bei präp.
    im präp.
    in präp.
    um präp.
    zu präp.
    über präp.

    English-german dictionary > at

  • 111 año

    m.
    anus.
    * * *
    1 anus
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) year
    •
    - Año Nuevo
    - tener cinco años
    - tener años
    * * *
    SM anus
    * * *
    masculino anus
    * * *
    = year, grade.
    Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex. Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
    ----
    * 365 días al año = year-round.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * al año = per annum, per year.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.
    * alumno de primer año = first grader.
    * alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.
    * alumno de segundo año = second grader.
    * alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.
    * alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.
    * alumno de tercer año = third grader.
    * alumno de un año = grader.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * anormal para la época del año = unseasonably.
    * año a año = year by year.
    * año académico = academic year, school year.
    * año anterior, el = past year, the.
    * año bisiesto = leap year.
    * año civil = calendar year.
    * año contable = accounting year.
    * año del calendario = calendar year.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * año económico = financial year.
    * año entrante, el = coming year, the.
    * año escolar = school year.
    * año financiero = financial year.
    * año fiscal = fiscal year, business year, accounting year, tax year.
    * año luz = light year.
    * año maravilloso = annus mirabilis.
    * año natural = calendar year.
    * Año Nuevo = New Year.
    * año pasado, el = last year.
    * año próximo = next year, following year.
    * año próximo, el = coming year, the.
    * año que viene = next year, following year.
    * año sabático = gap year.
    * años anteriores = earlier years.
    * años de antigüedad = length of service.
    * años de entreguerras = inter-war years.
    * años de posguerra, los = post-war years, the.
    * años de vacas flacas = lean years.
    * año siguiente = next year, following year.
    * años sesenta, los = sixties, the.
    * años veinte, los = twenties, the.
    * años venideros, los = years ahead, the.
    * año terrestre = earth year.
    * año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.
    * a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.
    * atípico para la época del año = unseasonably.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo = New Year's resolution.
    * cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.
    * cada diez años = ten-yearly.
    * cada dos años = biennially.
    * cada pocos años = every few years.
    * chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.
    * con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.
    * con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.
    * conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * conforme + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.
    * con una antelación de un año = a year ahead of schedule.
    * crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.
    * de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.
    * de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].
    * de final de año = end-year.
    * de fin de año = end of the year.
    * de hace años = of years ago.
    * de hace muchos años = long-standing.
    * del año catapún = from the year dot.
    * del año de la nada = from the year dot.
    * del año de la pera = from the year dot.
    * del año de Maricastaña = from the year dot.
    * del año maricastaño = from the year dot.
    * de mediados de año = mid-year [midyear].
    * de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].
    * dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.
    * dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.
    * de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.
    * desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.
    * desde hace muchos años = for years.
    * desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
    * desde hace ya años = for years now.
    * de tercer año = third-year.
    * de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.
    * de un año a otro = from year to year, from one year to another, from one year to the next.
    * dos años = two-year period.
    * dos veces al año = twice yearly [twice-yearly], semiannual [semi-annual].
    * durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.
    * durante años = for years.
    * durante años y años = for years and years (and years).
    * durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante el año pasado = over the past year.
    * durante el próximo año = over the next year.
    * durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.
    * durante el último año = over the last year.
    * durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante los primeros años = during the early years.
    * durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.
    * durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.
    * durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.
    * durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).
    * durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.
    * en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.
    * en dos años = over a two-year period.
    * en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.
    * en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.
    * en el año entrante = in the coming year.
    * en el año próximo = in the coming year.
    * en el año venidero = in the coming year.
    * en el mismo número de años = in as many years.
    * en el próximo año = in the year ahead.
    * en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.
    * en esta época del año = around this time of year.
    * en los años intermedios = in the intervening years.
    * en los años que siguieron = over the ensuing years.
    * en los primeros años de = early in.
    * en los primeros años de vida = early in life.
    * en los próximos años = in the next few years.
    * en los últimos años = in recent years, over the recent past, in the last few years.
    * en los últimos años de = in the last years of.
    * en sus años de apogeo = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * en sus años de auge = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * entrado en años = long in the tooth.
    * en unos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.
    * en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.
    * en unos pocos años = within a few years.
    * época del año = season.
    * estar a años de distancia = be years away.
    * estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.
    * estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.
    * estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.
    * estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.
    * existir desde hace años = be around for years.
    * fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.
    * hace algunos años = some years ago.
    * hace años = years ago.
    * hace miles de años = aeons ago.
    * hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.
    * hace muchos años = many years ago.
    * hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.
    * hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.
    * hace un par de años = a couple of years ago.
    * hace varios años = several years ago.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años maravillosos = the halcyon days.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * mayor de 25 años = mature adult.
    * menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.
    * miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.
    * millones de años = aeon [eon].
    * niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.
    * Número + al año = Número + annually.
    * Número + años de diferencia = Número + year gap.
    * Número + años después = Número + years on.
    * Número + cada año = Número + annually.
    * para el año próximo = for the year ahead.
    * pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.
    * pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.
    * período de cinco años = five-year period, period of five years.
    * por dos años = two-year.
    * Posesivo + años mozos = Posesivo + salad days.
    * primer año de carrera = freshman year.
    * primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.
    * próximos años, los = years ahead, the.
    * próximos años, the = next few years, the.
    * que dura todo el año = year-round.
    * según la estación del año = seasonally.
    * todo el año = year-round.
    * todos los años = on a yearly basis, year in and year out, year-on-year.
    * un año antes de = a year ahead of.
    * un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.
    * un año tras otro = year after year.
    * una vez al año = annually, once a year.
    * veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7/365.
    * víspera de Año Nuevo = New Year's Eve.
    * * *
    masculino anus
    * * *
    = anus.

    Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.

    * * *
    anus
    Compuestos:
    colostomy
    ( RPl) colostomy
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    ano    
    año
    ano sustantivo masculino
    anus
    año sustantivo masculino
    1 ( período) year;

    el año pasado last year;
    una vez al año once a year;
    hace años que no lo veo I haven't seen him for o in years;
    el año de la pera or de Maricastaña (fam): ese peinado es del año de la pera that hairstyle went out with the ark (colloq), that hairstyle is really old-fashioned;
    un disco del año de la pera a record that's really ancient;
    año bisiesto leap year;
    año fiscal fiscal year (AmE), tax year (BrE);
    año luz light year;
    Año Nuevo New Year
    2 ( indicando edad):
    ◊ soltero, de 30 años de edad single, 30 years old o (frml) 30 years of age;

    ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
    tengo 14 años I'm 14 (years old);
    hoy cumple 29 años she's 29 today;
    ya debe de tener sus añitos he must be getting on (a bit);
    quitarse años: se quita años she's older than she admits o says
    3 ( curso) year;
    ◊ año académico/escolar academic/school year

    ano sustantivo masculino anus
    año sustantivo masculino
    1 year: el año pasado nos fuimos a Bahía, we went to Bahía last year
    el año que viene acabará la carrera, she'll finish her university studies next year
    hace años que no nos vemos, we haven't seen each other for ages
    en el año 1945, in 1945
    2 (de edad) years old: mi hija tiene cuatro años, my daughter is four (years old)
    cumple años el 15, it's her birthday on the 15th
    3 año académico/escolar/sabático, academic/school/sabbatical year
    año bisiesto, leap year
    años luz, light years
    Año Nuevo, New Year
    los años cuarenta, the forties
    Recuerda que para expresar la edad no se usa el verbo to have sino el verbo to be: Tiene trece años. He is thirteen o he is thirteen years old. Nunca debes decir he is thirteen years. Si quieres expresar la edad de un bebé: tiene once meses, tienes que decir he is eleven months old.
    ' año' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adelantarse
    - ano
    - antes
    - bisiesto
    - caer
    - cara
    - caza
    - cosecha
    - curso
    - de
    - dentro
    - dividendo
    - edad
    - escalonar
    - escolar
    - estación
    - estirón
    - fin
    - floración
    - ir
    - gustar
    - ingresar
    - inocentada
    - judicial
    - mediada
    - mediado
    - ordenarse
    - pera
    - polca
    - presente
    - proceso
    - sabática
    - sabático
    - salida
    - sangrar
    - ubérrima
    - ubérrimo
    - víspera
    - acabar
    - académico
    - altura
    - antepasado
    - apertura
    - aquí
    - comparación
    - correr
    - corriente
    - cursar
    - día
    - entrante
    English:
    academic year
    - afford
    - after
    - anniversary
    - anus
    - appreciate
    - apprentice
    - arms control
    - attain
    - attribute
    - before
    - best
    - borrower
    - bumper
    - bundle
    - bust
    - clock up
    - come out
    - coming
    - current
    - curtail
    - date back to
    - date from
    - day off
    - disturbance
    - downturn
    - due
    - early
    - eventful
    - expand
    - expatriate
    - extend
    - financial year
    - first
    - flower
    - focus
    - fold
    - free
    - freeze
    - freshman
    - get
    - go out
    - go through
    - go under
    - happy
    - hold
    - leap year
    - light year
    - move away
    - next
    * * *
    ano nm
    anus
    * * *
    m ANAT anus
    * * *
    ano nm
    : anus
    * * *
    año n year
    tener... años to be... years old
    tengo 16 años I'm 16 years old / I'm 16
    ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?

    Spanish-English dictionary > año

  • 112 éste

    adj.
    east, eastern.
    m.
    east.
    viento del este east wind
    ir hacia el este to go east(wards)
    está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madrid
    los países del este the countries of Eastern Europe
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl estos,-as)
    1 this (plural) these
    ————————
    1 east, eastern
    2 (dirección) easterly; (viento) east, easterly
    1 east
    2 (viento) east wind
    * * *
    1. = esta, adj. 2. adj.
    east, eastern
    3. noun m.
    * * *
    I
    1.
    ADJ INV [zona, área] east

    la costa este — the east o eastern coast

    íbamos en dirección este — we were going east o eastward(s), we were going in an eastward o an easterly direction

    2. SM
    1) (Geog) East, east

    la casa está orientada hacia el Este — the house is east-facing, the house faces East o east

    2) (Pol)
    3) (tb: zona este) east
    4) (Meteo) (tb: viento del este) east wind, easterly wind
    II
    este, -a
    ADJ DEM
    1) [indicando proximidad]
    a) [sing] this

    ¿qué habéis hecho este fin de semana? — what did you do at the weekend?, what did you do this weekend?

    ¿dónde vais a ir este fin de semana? — [dicho un viernes] where are you going this weekend?; [dicho un lunes] where are you going next weekend?

    b)

    estos/estas — these

    estas tijeras — these scissors, this pair of scissors

    2) * [con valor enfático]

    ¡a ver qué quiere ahora el tío este! — what does that guy want now! *

    ¡este Pedro es un desastre! — that Pedro is a complete disaster! *

    III
    este, -a
    PRON DEM =éste PRON DEM éste, -a
    1) [sing] this one

    ¡este me quiere engañar! — this guy's out to cheat me!

    pero ¿dónde está este? — where on earth is he?

    2)

    estos/estas — these; [en texto] the latter

    3) [locuciones]

    en esta — [en cartas] in this town (from where I'm writing)

    • en estas, en estas se acerca y dice... — just then he went up and said...

    4) esp LAm [como muletilla]

    este... — er..., um...

    In the past the standard spelling for these demonstrative pronouns was with an accent (éste, ésta, éstos and éstas). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective.
    * * *
    ésta pronombre demostrativo (pl éstos, éstas)
    [According to the Real Academia Española the written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective]
    a) this one; (pl) these

    Alfonso y Andrés, éste de pie, aquél sentado — (liter)... Alfonso and Andrés, the former sitting down and the latter standing

    [sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval] qué niña ésta! — (fam) honestly, this child!

    b) ésta (frml) (en cartas, documentos) the city in which the letter is written
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo invariable < región> eastern

    en la parte este del país — in the eastern part o the east of the country

    el ala/la costa este — the east wing/coast

    II
    a) (parte, sector)
    b) ( punto cardinal) east, East
    c) el Este (Hist, Pol) the East
    III
    esta adjetivo demostrativo (pl estos, estas)
    a) this; (pl) these

    [usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó — (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me

    b) ( como muletilla) well, er
    * * *
    el este
    = east, the

    Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

    este1
    1 = east.

    Ex: The plan of the temple is round instead of rectangular, and unlike the rest, faces north instead of east.

    * Alemania del Este = East Germany.
    * al este de = east of.
    * bloque del este, el = Eastern bloc, the.
    * de Europa del Este = Eastern European.
    * del este = eastern.
    * del este asiático = East Asian.
    * derecho hacia el este = due east.
    * en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.
    * este, el = east, the.
    * Europa Central del Este = East Central Europe.
    * exactamente al este = due east.
    * habitante del este = Easterner.
    * hacia el este = eastward(s), eastbound.
    * la Europa del Este = Eastern Europe.
    * país de Europa del Este = Eastern European country.
    * sudeste = southeast [south east].
    * sureste = southeast [south east].

    este2
    = present, such, this.

    Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.

    Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
    Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, in doing so.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis.
    * como esto = like this.
    * como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.
    * con este fin = to that effect.
    * con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, by doing so, by this, in doing so.
    * de esta forma = in this way.
    * de esta manera = in this manner, in this way.
    * de este modo = by this means, in so doing, this way, thus, in doing so.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.
    * de nuevo en este caso = here again.
    * desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.
    * dicho esto = that said.
    * directamente hacia el este = due east.
    * durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.
    * en este caso = in this case.
    * en este contexto = against this background.
    * en este documento = herein.
    * en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.
    * en este momento = at this stage, right now.
    * en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, on this score, to that effect.
    * en estos casos = in these cases.
    * en estos tiempos = in this day and age.
    * entre éstos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.
    * esta = this.
    * esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
    * ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.
    * esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad = here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * esta mañana = early today.
    * esta mañana temprano = early this morning.
    * esta noche = tonight, tonite.
    * esta vez = this time around/round, this time.
    * éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * éste no es el caso en = not so in.
    * este tipo de = such.
    * este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.
    * esto es así = this is the case.
    * esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).
    * esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.
    * esto no se debe hacer así = this just won't do.
    * esto no vale = this just won't do.
    * estos = these.
    * estos días = these days.
    * haciendo esto = by so doing, by doing so.
    * letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.
    * para esto = therefor.
    * para hacer esto = in this.
    * para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.
    * para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.
    * partiendo de esto = on that basis.
    * pensando en esto = with this/that in mind.
    * por esta razón = for this reason.
    * por este motivo = for this reason.
    * por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.
    * presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.
    * teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.
    * teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.
    * teniendo esto presente = with this/that in mind.
    * todo esto = the whole thing.

    * * *
    [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹región› eastern
    en la parte este del país in the eastern part of the country
    iban en dirección este they were heading east o eastward(s), they were heading in an easterly direction
    vientos moderados del sector este moderate easterly winds o winds from the east
    el ala/litoral este the east wing/coast
    la cara este de la montaña the east o eastern face of the mountain
    (parte, sector): el este the east
    en el este del país in the east of the country
    está al este de Bogotá it lies to the east of Bogotá, it is (to the) east of Bogotá
    el Sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the east o the East
    vientos flojos del Este light easterly winds, light winds from the east
    la calle va de Este a Oeste the street runs east-west
    dar tres pasos hacia el Este take three paces east o eastward(s) o to the east
    vientos moderados del sector sur rotando al este moderate winds from the south becoming o veering easterly
    más al este further east
    las ventanas dan al este the windows face east
    3
    el Este ( Pol) the East
    los países del Este the Eastern Bloc countries
    4
    (pl estos, estas)
    1 this; (pl) these
    este chico this boy
    esta gente these people
    [usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun] la estúpida esta no me avisó ( fam); this idiot here didn't tell me
    2 (como muletilla) well, er
    ¿fuiste tú o no? — este … was it you or not? — well …
    * * *

     

    Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)

    esté es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    E.    
    estar    
    este    
    éste
    E. (
    ◊ Este) E, East

    estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
    1

    ◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

    estás más gordo you've put on weight;
    estoy cansada I'm tired;
    está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
    ¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
    b) ( con

    ◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

    ¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
    está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
    ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
    2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;

    3 ( seguido de participios)

    estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
    ver tb v aux 2
    4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
    (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);

    ¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
    está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
    estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
    estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
    está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( en un lugar) to be;
    ◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

    está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
    ¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
    ¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
    solo ésteé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
    ¿cuánto tiempo ésteás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
    2 ( en el tiempo):
    ◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

    ¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
    estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
    estamos en primavera it's spring
    3
    a) (tener como función, cometido):


    estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them


    4 (estar listo, terminado):

    lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
    enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
    5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):

    la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
    éste v aux
    1 ( con gerundio):

    estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
    2 ( con participio):

    ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
    ver tb estar cópula 3
    estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
    ◊ ¿no te puedes éste quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

    estese tranquilo don't worry
    estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
    este 1 adjetivo invariable ‹ región› eastern;
    iban en dirección éste they were heading east o eastward(s);
    el ala/la costa éste the east wing/coast
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    a) (parte, sector):


    al éste de Lima to the east of Lima


    las ventanas dan al éste the windows face east
    c)

    ◊ el Este (Hist, Pol) the East;

    los países del Eéste the Eastern Bloc countries
    este 2,
    ◊ esta adj dem (pl estos, estas)

    a) this;

    (pl) these;

    estos dólares these dollars;
    usually indicates a pejorative or emphatic tone when placed after the noun la estúpida esta no me avisó (fam) this idiot here didn't tell me

    éste,
    ◊ ésta pron dem (pl éstos, éstas) The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective this one;


    (pl) these;
    éste or este es el mío this (one) is mine;
    un día de éstos or estos one of these days;
    éste or este es el que yo quería this is the one I wanted;
    prefiero éstos or estos I prefer these (ones);
    sometimes indicates irritation, emphasis or disapproval
    ◊ ¡qué niña esta! (fam) honestly, this child!;

    residente en ésta or esta resident in Seville (o Lima etc)
    estar verbo intransitivo
    1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
    ¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
    no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
    estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
    su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
    2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
    estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
    quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
    3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
    está dormido, he's asleep
    está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
    (con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
    estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
    (con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
    está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
    4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
    5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
    estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
    (: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
    están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
    (: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
    ♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
    estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
    estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
    estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
    estar al caer, to be just round the corner
    estar en baja, to be waning
    estar en todo, to be on top of everything
    estaría bueno, whatever next
    ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
    ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
    está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
    estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
    me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
    ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
    ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
    esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
    cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
    ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
    estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
    estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
    ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
    familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
    ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
    estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
    El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.
    este,-a adj dem
    1 this
    este barco, this ship
    esta casa, this house 2 estos,-as, these
    estos hombres, these men
    estas mujeres, these women
    este sustantivo masculino
    1 (punto cardinal) East: nos dirigíamos al este, we were going east
    al este del Edén, to the east of Eden
    (en aposición) (zona, parte) eastern: son del este de Europa, they're from Eastern Europe
    (dirección, rumbo) easterly: el viento soplaba del este, there was an easterly wind
    2 (bloque de países europeos) el Este, the East
    éste,-a pron dem m,f
    1 this one: éste/ésta es más bonito/a, this one is prettier 2 éstos,-as, these (ones)

    ' éste' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrir
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - abultar
    - acabada
    - acabado
    - acariciar
    - acontecer
    - actualización
    - adelantarse
    - adelanto
    - afrutada
    - afrutado
    - ahora
    - ahorrar
    - alguna
    - alguno
    - ama
    - amo
    - andar
    - aparte
    - aplanar
    - aplatanada
    - aplatanado
    - arrastre
    - arreglo
    - así
    - asistencia
    - aterrizar
    - atravesarse
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bastar
    - bastante
    - bendición
    - bien
    - cabezón
    - cabezona
    - cabida
    - caché
    - cachet
    - caer
    - calificar
    - capacidad
    - carbonizar
    - cariño
    - catalogar
    - caza
    - ceñirse
    - chapada
    English:
    acoustic
    - advanced
    - afford
    - afraid
    - aggressive
    - agony
    - agree
    - alleviate
    - ambience
    - amenities
    - anniversary
    - antidote
    - anywhere
    - architecture
    - arithmetic
    - attain
    - attribute
    - be
    - belong
    - blank
    - boggle
    - bore
    - breeze
    - broadsheet
    - bulky
    - bundle
    - buy
    - call
    - call at
    - can
    - capture
    - cash
    - chapter
    - characteristic
    - close-fitting
    - cold
    - come across
    - come in
    - come under
    - compact
    - complete
    - conception
    - concoction
    - consistent
    - convert
    - cramped
    - deadly
    - define
    - demand
    - deny
    * * *
    ♦ adj inv
    [posición, parte] east, eastern; [dirección] easterly; [viento] east, easterly;
    la cara este del pico the east face of the mountain;
    la costa este the east coast;
    tiempo soleado en la mitad este del país sunny weather in the eastern half of the country;
    partieron con rumbo este they set off in an easterly direction;
    ♦ nm
    1. [zona] east;
    está al este de Madrid it's (to the) east of Madrid;
    la fachada da al este the front of the building faces east;
    viento del este east o easterly wind;
    habrá lluvias en el este (del país) there will be rain in the east (of the country);
    ir hacia el este to go east(wards)
    2. [punto cardinal] east;
    el sol sale por el Este the sun rises in the east
    3. [bloque geopolítico]
    el Este the East;
    los países del Este the countries of Eastern Europe
    4. [viento] easterly, east wind
    este2, -a (pl estos, -as) adj demostrativo
    1. [en general] this;
    [plural] these;
    esta camisa this shirt;
    este año this year;
    esta mañana this morning;
    esta noche tonight
    2. Fam Pey [singular] that;
    [plural] those;
    no soporto a la niña esta I can't stand that girl;
    el teléfono este no funciona this telephone's not working
    3. Méx, RP [como muletilla] well, er, um;
    y entonces, este, le propuse… and then, um, I suggested…;
    es un, este, cómo se dice, un lexicógrafo he's a, oh, what do you call it, a lexicographer;
    este, ¿me prestás plata? er, can you lend me some money?
    este3, -a (pl estos, -as) pron demostrativo Note that este and its various forms can be written with an accent ( éste, ésta etc) when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.
    1. [en general] this one;
    [plural] these (ones);
    dame otro boli, este no funciona give me another pen, this one doesn't work;
    aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque estos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better;
    esta ha sido la semana más feliz de mi vida this has been the happiest week of my life;
    cualquier día de estos one of these days;
    Fam
    esta es la mía/tuya/ etc[m5]. this is the chance I've/you've/ etc been waiting for, this is my/your/ etc big chance;
    en estas just then;
    en estas sonó el teléfono just then o at that very moment, the phone rang;
    en una de estas one of these days;
    en una de estas te pillará la policía one of these days the police will catch you;
    Fam
    por estas [lo juro] I swear, honest to God;
    ¿seguro que no me estás mintiendo? – ¡por estas! are you sure you're not lying to me? – I swear o honest to God
    2. [recién mencionado] the latter;
    entraron Juan y Pedro, este con un abrigo verde Juan and Pedro came in, the latter wearing a green coat
    3. Fam [despectivo]
    este es el que me pegó this is the one who hit me;
    estos son los culpables de todo lo ocurrido it's this lot o bunch who are to blame for everything
    4. Formal [en correspondencia]
    espero que al recibo de esta te encuentres bien I hope this letter finds you well
    * * *
    1 m east
    2, esta, estos, estas det singular this; plural these;
    a todas estas in the meanwhile
    * * *
    éste, ésta pron, mpl éstos
    1) : this one, these ones pl
    2) : the latter
    este, esta adj, mpl estos : this, these
    este adj
    : eastern, east
    este nm
    1) oriente: east
    2) : east wind
    3)
    el Este : the East, the Orient
    * * *
    este1 adj this
    este2 n east

    Spanish-English dictionary > éste

  • 113 remplacement

    remplacement [ʀɑ̃plasmɑ̃]
    masculine noun
       a. ( = intérim) standing in (de for)
    • faire des remplacements [secrétaire] to do temporary work ; [professeur] to work as a supply (Brit) or substitute (US) teacher
       b. ( = substitution) replacement
    • produit/matériel de remplacement substitute product/material
    * * *
    ʀɑ̃plasmɑ̃
    nom masculin
    1) ( de personne) replacement

    nommé en remplacement de M. Robin — appointed as a replacement for Mr Robin

    faire des remplacements — [enseignant] to do supply GB ou substitute US teaching; [intérimaire] to do temporary work, to do temping jobs (colloq)

    2) ( de chose) replacement
    * * *
    ʀɑ̃plasmɑ̃ nm

    Le remplacement du ministre par un homme plus jeune a été bien accueilli. — The minister's replacement by a younger man was well received.

    Un nouveau bâtiment sera construit en remplacement de celui-ci. — A new building will be put up in place of this one.

    faire des remplacements [professeur] — to do supply teaching Grande-Bretagne to do substitute teaching USA, [médecin] to do locum work

    * * *
    1 ( de personne) replacement; le remplacement de Pierre par Paul à la direction the replacement of Pierre by Paul as director; il a été nommé en remplacement de M. Robin he was appointed as a replacement for Mr Robin ou to replace Mr Robin; assurer le remplacement d'un collègue pendant ses vacances/son congé de maladie to stand in for ou cover for a colleague during his vacation/his sick leave; faire des remplacements [enseignant] to do supply teaching GB, to do substitute teaching US; [intérimaire] to do temporary work, to do temping jobs○; il a fait trois remplacements ce mois-ci [enseignant] he had three supply GB ou substitute US teaching assignments this month; [intérimaire] he had three temporary ou temping jobs this month;
    2 ( de chose) replacement; le remplacement d'une pièce usée/de carreaux cassés the replacement of a worn part/of broken windowpanes; ils m'ont donné une télévision neuve en remplacement de la vieille they gave me a new television to replace the old one; émission diffusée en remplacement d'une autre programmeGB broadcast in place of another; produit de remplacement substitute.
    [rɑ̃plasmɑ̃] nom masculin
    1. [substitution] replacement
    2. [suppléance]
    b. [comme secrétaire] to do temporary secretarial work
    c. [comme enseignant] to work as a supply (UK) ou substitute (US) teacher
    de remplacement locution adjectivale
    solution de remplacement alternative ou fallback (solution)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remplacement

  • 114 order

    1. noun
    1) (sequence) Reihenfolge, die

    word order — Wortstellung, die

    in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter

    put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen

    keep something in order — etwas in der richtigen Reihenfolge halten

    answer the questions in order — die Fragen der Reihe nach beantworten

    out of order — nicht in der richtigen Reihenfolge

    2) (normal state) Ordnung, die

    put or set something/one's affairs in order — Ordnung in etwas bringen/seine Angelegenheiten ordnen

    be/not be in order — in Ordnung/nicht in Ordnung sein (ugs.)

    be out of/in order — (not in/in working condition) nicht funktionieren/funktionieren

    ‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"

    in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

    3) in sing. and pl. (command) Anweisung, die; Anordnung, die; (Mil.) Befehl, der; (Law) Beschluss, der; Verfügung, die

    my orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...

    court order — Gerichtsbeschluss, der

    by order of — auf Anordnung (+ Gen.)

    4)

    in order to do something — um etwas zu tun

    5) (Commerc.) Auftrag, der ( for über + Akk.); Bestellung, die ( for Gen.); Order, die (Kaufmannsspr.); (to waiter, ordered goods) Bestellung, die

    place an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen

    made to order — nach Maß angefertigt, maßgeschneidert [Kleidung]

    keep order — Ordnung [be]wahren; see also academic.ru/42004/law">law 2)

    7) (Eccl.) Orden, der
    8)

    Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!

    Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen

    point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die

    be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein

    it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)

    be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein

    9) (kind, degree) Klasse, die; Art, die
    10) (Finance) Order, die

    [banker's] order — [Bank]anweisung, die

    ‘pay to the order of...’ — "zahlbar an..." (+ Akk.)

    11)

    order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die

    of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...

    a scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges

    2. transitive verb
    1) (command) befehlen; anordnen; [Richter:] verfügen; verordnen [Arznei, Ruhe usw.]

    order somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen/(Milit.) jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun

    order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird

    2) (direct the supply of) bestellen ( from bei); ordern [Kaufmannsspr.]
    3) (arrange) ordnen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    ['o:də] 1. noun
    1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) die Anordnung
    2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) der Auftrag
    3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) die Bestellung
    4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordentlicher Zustand
    5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) die Ordnung
    6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) die Reihenfolge
    7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) öffentliche Ordnung
    8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) die Order
    9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) die Ordnung
    10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) der Orden
    2. verb
    1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) befehlen
    2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) bestellen
    3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordnen
    •
    3. noun
    1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) der/die Sanitäter(in)
    2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) der Offiziersbursche
    •
    - orderliness
    - order-form
    - in order
    - in order that
    - in order
    - in order to
    - made to order
    - on order
    - order about
    - out of order
    - a tall order
    * * *
    or·der
    [ˈɔ:dəʳ, AM ˈɔ:rdɚ]
    I. NOUN
    1. no pl (being tidy, organized) Ordnung f
    to bring some \order into a system/one's life etwas Ordnung in ein System/sein Leben bringen
    in \order in Ordnung
    to leave sth in \order etw in [einem] ordentlichem Zustand hinterlassen
    to put sth in \order etw ordnen [o in Ordnung bringen]
    to put one's affairs in \order seine Angelegenheiten ordnen [o in Ordnung bringen
    2. no pl (sequence) Reihenfolge f
    the children lined up in \order of age die Kinder stellten sich dem Alter nach auf
    in \order of preference in der bevorzugten Reihenfolge
    in alphabetical/chronological/reverse \order in alphabetischer/chronologischer/umgekehrter Reihenfolge
    to sort sth in \order of date/importance/price etw nach Datum/Wichtigkeit/Preis sortieren
    to be out of \order durcheinandergeraten sein
    running \order BRIT Programm nt, Programmablauf m
    word \order Wortstellung f
    3. (command) Befehl m, Anordnung f; LAW Verfügung f; COMPUT Anweisung f, Befehl m
    \orders are \orders Befehl ist Befehl
    they are under \orders to maintain silence sie sind gehalten, Schweigen zu bewahren geh
    court \order richterliche Verfügung, Gerichtsbeschluss m
    doctor's \orders ärztliche Anweisung
    by \order of the police auf polizeiliche Anordnung hin
    to give/receive an \order eine Anweisung [o einen Befehl] erteilen/erhalten
    to take \orders from sb von jdm Anweisungen entgegennehmen
    I won't take \order from you! du hast mir gar nichts zu befehlen!
    if you don't learn to take \orders, you're going to have a hard time wenn du nicht lernst, dir etwas sagen zu lassen, wirst du es schwer haben
    4. (in a restaurant) Bestellung f; (portion) Portion f
    your \order will be ready in a minute, sir Ihre Bestellung kommt gleich!
    we'll take three \orders of chicken nuggets wir nehmen drei Mal die Chickennuggets
    to take an \order eine Bestellung entgegennehmen
    5. COMM (request) Bestellung f; (to make sth also) Auftrag m
    to be on \order bestellt sein
    done [or made] to \order auf Bestellung [o nach Auftrag] [an]gefertigt
    to put in an \order eine Bestellung aufgeben; (to make sth also) einen Auftrag erteilen
    to take an \order eine Bestellung aufnehmen; (to make sth also) einen Auftrag aufnehmen
    6. FIN Zahlungsanweisung f, Order m fachspr
    pay to the \order of Mr Smith zahlbar an Herrn Smith
    banker's [or standing] \order Dauerauftrag m
    money \order Postanweisung f
    7. STOCKEX Order m
    market \order Bestensauftrag m fachspr
    stop-loss \order Stop-Loss-Auftrag m fachspr
    good-till-canceled \order AM Auftrag m bis auf Widerruf
    fill or kill \order Sofortauftrag m
    8. no pl (observance of rules, correct behaviour) Ordnung f; (discipline) Disziplin f
    \order! [\order!] please quieten down! Ruhe bitte! seien Sie bitte leise!
    to be in \order in Ordnung sein
    is it in \order for me to park my car here? ist es in Ordnung, wenn ich mein Auto hier parke?
    to be out of \order BRIT ( fam) person sich akk danebenbenehmen fam; behaviour aus dem Rahmen fallen, nicht in Ordnung sein
    your behaviour was well out of \order dein Verhalten fiel ziemlich aus dem Rahmen [o war absolut nicht in Ordnung]
    you were definitely out of \order du hast dich völlig danebenbenommen fam
    to keep [a class in] \order [in einer Klasse] Ordnung wahren; (maintain discipline) die Disziplin [in einer Klasse] aufrechterhalten
    to restore \order die Ordnung wiederherstellen
    9. no pl POL, ADMIN (prescribed procedure) Verfahrensweise f; (in the House of Commons) Geschäftsordnung f
    \order of the day Tagesordnung f, Traktandenliste f SCHWEIZ
    to bring a meeting to \order eine Sitzung zur Rückkehr zur Tagesordnung aufrufen
    to raise a point of \order eine Anfrage zur Geschäftsordnung haben
    rules of \order Verfahrensregeln pl
    \order of service Gottesdienstordnung f
    to call to \order das Zeichen zum Beginn geben
    to call a meeting to \order (ask to behave) eine Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen; (open officially) einen Sitzung eröffnen
    10. no pl (condition) Zustand f
    to be in good \order sich in gutem Zustand befinden, in einem guten Zustand sein; (work well) in Ordnung sein, gut funktionieren
    to be in working [or running] \order (ready for use) funktionsbereit [o betriebsbereit] sein; (functioning) funktionieren
    to be out of \order (not ready for use) nicht betriebsbereit sein; (not working) nicht funktionieren, kaputt sein fam
    “out of \order” „außer Betrieb“
    11. no pl (intention)
    ▪ in \order to do sth um etw zu tun
    he came home early in \order to see the children er kam früh nach Hause, um die Kinder zu sehen
    ▪ in \order for... damit...
    in \order for us to do our work properly, you have to supply us with the parts wenn korrekt arbeiten sollen, müssen Sie uns die Teile liefern
    ▪ in \order that... damit...
    in \order that you get into college, you have to study hard um aufs College gehen zu können, musst du viel lernen
    12. (type) Art f; (dimension)
    \order [of magnitude] Größenordnung f
    of a completely different \order (type) völlig anderer Art; (dimension) in einer völlig anderen Größenordnung
    of the highest \order (quantity) hochgradig; (quality) von höchster Qualität
    of [or in] the \order of sth in der Größenordnung einer S. gen
    this project will cost in the \order of £5000 das Projekt wird ungefähr 500 Pfund kosten
    13. (system, constitution) Ordnung f
    a new world \order eine neue Weltordnung
    14. usu pl BRIT (social class) Schicht f; (social rank) [gesellschaftlicher] Rang
    the higher/lower \orders die oberen/unteren Bevölkerungsschichten
    15. BIOL (category) Ordnung f
    16. REL (society) [geistlicher] Orden
    Jesuit O\order Jesuitenorden m
    17. (elite) Orden m
    O\order of the Garters Hosenbandorden m
    O\order of Merit Verdienstorden m
    Masonic O\order Freimaurerloge f
    18. ARCHIT Säulenordnung f
    Doric/Ionic \order dorische/ionische Säulenordnung
    19. MATH Ordnung f
    equations of the second \order Ableitungen erster Ordnung pl
    ▪ \orders pl Weihe f
    to take the \orders die Weihe empfangen
    21.
    ▶ to be the \order of the day an der Tagesordnung sein
    bestellen
    are you ready to \order? möchten Sie schon bestellen?
    ▪ to \order sth etw anordnen [o befehlen]
    police \ordered the disco closed die Polizei ordnete die Schließung der Diskothek an
    ▪ to \order sb to do sth jdm befehlen [o jdn anweisen] etw zu tun
    the doctor \ordered him to stay in bed der Arzt verordnete ihm Bettruhe
    ▪ to \order sb out jdn zum Verlassen auffordern, jdn hinausbeordern
    ▪ to \order sth etw bestellen
    ▪ to \order sth etw bestellen; (to be made also) etw in Auftrag geben
    ▪ to \order sth etw ordnen
    to \order one's thoughts seine Gedanken ordnen
    * * *
    ['ɔːdə(r)]
    1. n
    1) (= sequence) (Reihen)folge f, (An)ordnung f

    word order — Wortstellung f, Wortfolge f

    are they in order/in the right order? — sind sie geordnet/in der richtigen Reihenfolge?

    in order of preference/merit — in der bevorzugten/in der ihren Auszeichnungen entsprechenden Reihenfolge

    to be in the wrong order or out of order — durcheinander sein; (one item) nicht am richtigen Platz sein

    to get out of order — durcheinandergeraten; (one item) an eine falsche Stelle kommen

    See:
    → cast
    2) (= system) Ordnung f

    he has no sense of order — er hat kein Gefühl für Systematik or Methode

    a new social/political order — eine neue soziale/politische Ordnung

    3) (= tidy or satisfactory state) Ordnung f

    to put or set one's life/affairs in order — Ordnung in sein Leben/seine Angelegenheiten bringen

    4) (= discipline) (in society) Ordnung f; (in school, team) Disziplin f, Ordnung f

    to keep order — die Ordnung wahren, die Disziplin aufrechterhalten

    or the courtroom (US)! — Ruhe im Gerichtssaal!

    order, order! — Ruhe!

    5) (= working condition) Zustand m

    to be out of/in order (car, radio, telephone) — nicht funktionieren/funktionieren; (machine, lift also) außer/in Betrieb sein

    "out of order" — "außer Betrieb"

    See:
    6) (= command) Befehl m, Order f (old, hum)

    "no parking/smoking by order" — "Parken/Rauchen verboten!"

    "no parking - by order of the Town Council" — "Parken verboten - die Stadtverwaltung"

    to be under orders to do sth — Instruktionen haben, etw zu tun

    until further orders — bis auf weiteren Befehl

    7) (in restaurant etc COMM) Bestellung f; (= contract to manufacture or supply) Auftrag m

    to place an order with sb — eine Bestellung bei jdm aufgeben or machen/jdm einen Auftrag geben

    to put sth on order — etw in Bestellung/Auftrag geben

    8) (FIN)

    to order — Orderscheck m, Namensscheck m

    9)
    10)

    (= correct procedure at meeting PARL ETC) a point of order — eine Verfahrensfrage

    to be out of order — gegen die Verfahrensordnung verstoßen; ( Jur : evidence ) unzulässig sein; (fig) aus dem Rahmen fallen

    to call sb to order — jdn ermahnen, sich an die Verfahrensordnung zu halten

    to call the meeting/delegates to order —

    an explanation/a drink would seem to be in order — eine Erklärung/ein Drink wäre angebracht

    is it in order for me to go to Paris? — ist es in Ordnung, wenn ich nach Paris fahre?

    what's the order of the day? — was steht auf dem Programm (also fig) or auf der Tagesordnung?; (Mil) wie lautet der Tagesbefehl?

    11) (ARCHIT) Säulenordnung f; (fig = class, degree) Art f
    12) (MIL: formation) Ordnung f
    13) (social) Schicht f

    the higher/lower orders — die oberen/unteren Schichten

    14) (ECCL of monks etc) Orden m
    15) orderspl

    (holy) orders (Eccl) — Weihe(n) f(pl); (of priesthood) Priesterweihe f

    16) (= honour, society of knights) Orden m
    See:
    → garter
    2. vt
    1) (= command, decree) sth befehlen, anordnen; (= prescribe doctor) verordnen (for sb jdm)

    to order sb to do sth — jdn etw tun heißen (geh), jdm befehlen or (doctor) verordnen, etw zu tun; (esp Mil) jdn dazu beordern, etw zu tun

    to order sb's arrest —

    he was ordered to be quiet (in public) the army was ordered to retreat — man befahl ihm, still zu sein er wurde zur Ruhe gerufen dem Heer wurde der Rückzug befohlen

    to order sb out/home — jdn heraus-/heimbeordern (form, hum) or -rufen

    2) (= direct, arrange) one's affairs, life ordnen
    3) (COMM ETC) goods, dinner, taxi bestellen; (to be manufactured) ship, suit, machinery etc in Auftrag geben (from sb bei jdm)
    3. vi
    bestellen
    * * *
    order [ˈɔː(r)də(r)]
    A s
    1. Ordnung f, geordneter Zustand:
    love of order Ordnungsliebe f;
    bring some order into Ordnung bringen in (akk);
    keep order Ordnung halten; → Bes Redew
    2. (öffentliche) Ordnung:
    order was restored die Ordnung wurde wiederhergestellt
    3. Ordnung f ( auch BIOL Kategorie), System n ( auch BOT):
    the old order was upset die alte Ordnung wurde umgestoßen
    4. (An)Ordnung f, Reihenfolge f:
    in order of importance nach Wichtigkeit; → alphabetic
    5. Ordnung f, Aufstellung f:
    in close (open) order MIL in geschlossener (geöffneter) Ordnung
    6. MIL vorschriftsmäßige Uniform und Ausrüstung: → marching A
    7. PARL etc (Geschäfts)Ordnung f:
    a call to order ein Ordnungsruf;
    call to order zur Ordnung rufen;
    rise to (a point of) order zur Geschäftsordnung sprechen;
    rule sb out of order jemandem das Wort entziehen;
    order of the day, order of business Tagesordnung ( → A 10);
    be the order of the day auf der Tagesordnung stehen (a. fig);
    pass to the order of the day zur Tagesordnung übergehen
    8. Zustand m:
    in bad order nicht in Ordnung, in schlechtem Zustand;
    in good order in Ordnung, in gutem Zustand
    9. LING (Satz)Stellung f, Wortfolge f
    10. Befehl m, Instruktion f ( beide auch IT), Anordnung f:
    orders are orders Befehl ist Befehl;
    order in council POL Br Kabinettsbefehl;
    give orders ( oder an order, the order) for sth to be done ( oder that sth [should] be done) Befehl geben, etwas zu tun oder dass etwas getan werde;
    order of the day MIL Tagesbefehl ( → A 7); → marching A
    11. Verfügung f, Befehl m, Auftrag m:
    order to pay Zahlungsbefehl, -anweisung f;
    order of remittance Überweisungsauftrag
    12. JUR (Gerichts) Beschluss m, Verfügung f, Befehl m:
    release order Freilassungsbeschluss; → mandamus
    13. Art f, Klasse f, Grad m, Rang m:
    of a high order von hohem Rang;
    of quite another order von ganz anderer Art
    14. MATH Ordnung f, Grad m:
    equation of the first order Gleichung f ersten Grades
    15. (Größen)Ordnung f:
    of ( oder in) (US on) the order of in der Größenordnung von
    16. Klasse f, (Gesellschafts)Schicht f:
    the military order der Soldatenstand
    17. a) Orden m (Gemeinschaft von Personen)
    b) (geistlicher) Orden:
    the Franciscan Order der Franziskanerorden
    c) auch order of knighthood HIST (Ritter)Orden m
    18. Orden m:
    Knight of the Order of the Garter Ritter m des Hosenbandordens; → bath2 A 7, thistle
    19. Ordenszeichen n: → Order of Merit 1
    20. REL
    a) Weihe(stufe) f:
    major orders höhere Weihen
    b) pl, meist holy orders (heilige) Weihen pl, Priesterweihe f:
    take (holy) orders die heiligen Weihen empfangen, in den geistlichen Stand treten;
    be in (holy) orders dem geistlichen Stand angehören
    21. REL Ordnung f (der Messe etc):
    order of confession Beichtordnung
    22. Ordnung f, Chor m (der Engel):
    23. ARCH (Säulen)Ordnung f:
    Doric order dorische Säulenordnung
    24. ARCH Stil m
    25. WIRTSCH Bestellung f (auch Ware), Auftrag m ( for für):
    give ( oder place) an order einen Auftrag erteilen, eine Bestellung aufgeben oder machen;
    a) auf Bestellung anfertigen,
    b) nach Maß anfertigen;
    shoes made to order Maßschuhe; → tall A 4
    26. a) Bestellung f (im Restaurant etc):
    last orders, please Br die letzten Bestellungen!, (etwa) Polizeistunde!
    b) umg Portion f
    27. WIRTSCH Order f (Zahlungsauftrag):
    pay to sb’s order an jemandes Order zahlen;
    payable to order zahlbar an Order;
    own order eigene Order;
    check (Br cheque) to order Orderscheck m
    28. besonders Br Einlassschein m, besonders Freikarte f
    B v/t
    1. jemandem oder eine Sache befehlen, etwas anordnen:
    he ordered the bridge to be built er befahl, die Brücke zu bauen;
    he ordered him to come er befahl ihm zu kommen, er ließ ihn kommen
    2. jemanden schicken, beordern ( beide:
    to nach):
    order sb home jemanden nach Hause schicken;
    order sb out of one’s house jemanden aus seinem Haus weisen;
    order sb off the field SPORT jemanden vom Platz stellen
    3. MED jemandem etwas verordnen:
    order sb to (stay in) bed jemandem Bettruhe verordnen
    4. Bücher, ein Glas Bier etc bestellen
    5. regeln, leiten, führen
    6. MIL das Gewehr bei Fuß stellen:
    order arms! Gewehr ab!
    7. fig ordnen:
    order one’s affairs seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen, sein Haus bestellen;
    an ordered life ein geordnetes Leben
    C v/i
    1. befehlen, Befehle geben
    2. Auftäge erteilen, Bestellungen machen:
    are you ready to order now? (im Restaurant) haben Sie schon gewählt?;
    have you ordered yet? (im Restaurant) haben Sie schon bestellt?Besondere Redewendungen: at the order MIL Gewehr bei Fuß;
    a) befehls- oder auftragsgemäß,
    b) im Auftrag (abk i.A.; vor der Unterschrift) by ( oder on) order of
    a) auf Befehl von (od gen),
    b) im Auftrag von (od gen),
    c) WIRTSCH auf Order von (od gen) in order
    a) in Ordnung (a. fig gut, richtig),
    b) der Reihe nach, in der richtigen Reihenfolge,
    c) in Übereinstimmung mit der Geschäftsordnung, zulässig,
    d) angebracht in order to um zu;
    in order that … damit …;
    in short order US umg sofort, unverzüglich;
    keep in order in Ordnung halten, instand halten;
    put in order in Ordnung bringen;
    set in order ordnen;
    on order WIRTSCH
    a) auf oder bei Bestellung,
    b) bestellt, in Auftrag on the order of
    a) nach Art von (od gen),
    b) auch on orders of WIRTSCH bei Abnahme oder Bezug von (od gen)
    c) auch on orders of auf Befehl von (od gen) out of order nicht in Ordnung:
    a) in Unordnung,
    b) defekt,
    c) MED gestört,
    d) im Widerspruch zur Geschäftsordnung, unzulässig I know I am out of order in saying that … ich weiß, es ist unangebracht, wenn ich sage, dass …;
    a) bis auf weiteren Befehl,
    b) bis auf Weiteres order
    a) befehlsgemäß,
    b) auftragsgemäß,
    c) → A 25,
    d) → A 27 be under ( oder have) orders to do sth Befehl oder Order haben, etwas zu tun;
    be just under orders nur Befehle ausführen;
    my orders are to do sth ich habe Befehl, etwas zu tun
    ord. abk
    4. ordinary gewöhnl.
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (sequence) Reihenfolge, die

    word order — Wortstellung, die

    in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter

    put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen

    2) (normal state) Ordnung, die

    put or set something/one's affairs in order — Ordnung in etwas bringen/seine Angelegenheiten ordnen

    be/not be in order — in Ordnung/nicht in Ordnung sein (ugs.)

    be out of/in order — (not in/in working condition) nicht funktionieren/funktionieren

    ‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"

    in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

    3) in sing. and pl. (command) Anweisung, die; Anordnung, die; (Mil.) Befehl, der; (Law) Beschluss, der; Verfügung, die

    my orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...

    court order — Gerichtsbeschluss, der

    by order of — auf Anordnung (+ Gen.)

    4)
    5) (Commerc.) Auftrag, der ( for über + Akk.); Bestellung, die ( for Gen.); Order, die (Kaufmannsspr.); (to waiter, ordered goods) Bestellung, die

    place an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen

    made to order — nach Maß angefertigt, maßgeschneidert [Kleidung]

    keep order — Ordnung [be]wahren; see also law 2)

    7) (Eccl.) Orden, der
    8)

    Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!

    Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen

    point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die

    be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein

    it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)

    be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein

    9) (kind, degree) Klasse, die; Art, die
    10) (Finance) Order, die

    [banker's] order — [Bank]anweisung, die

    ‘pay to the order of...’ — "zahlbar an..." (+ Akk.)

    11)

    order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die

    of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...

    a scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges

    2. transitive verb
    1) (command) befehlen; anordnen; [Richter:] verfügen; verordnen [Arznei, Ruhe usw.]

    order somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen/(Milit.) jemandem befehlen, etwas zu tun

    order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird

    2) (direct the supply of) bestellen ( from bei); ordern [Kaufmannsspr.]
    3) (arrange) ordnen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Auftrag -¨e m.
    Befehl -e m.
    Grad -e m.
    Kommando -s n.
    Ordnung -en (Mathematik) f.
    Ordnung -en f. v.
    anfordern (commerce) v.
    anordnen v.
    befehlen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: befahl, befohlen)
    bestellen v.

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  • 115 up

    [ʌp] adv
    1) ( to higher position) nach oben, hinauf;
    hands \up! Hände hoch!;
    the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen;
    our flat is four flights \up from here unsere Wohnung ist vier Etagen höher;
    bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben;
    to jump \up aufspringen;
    to pick sth \up etw aufheben
    2) ( erect)
    just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand;
    to stand \up aufstehen, sich akk erheben ( geh)
    was she standing \up or sitting down? stand sie oder saß sie?
    3) ( out of bed) auf[gestanden];
    they're not \up yet sie sind noch nicht auf[gestanden];
    to get \up aufstehen
    what time does the sun come \up today? wann geht heute die Sonne auf?
    on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag wird sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauffahren;
    she comes \up from Washington about once a month on the train sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat mit dem Zug aus Washington herauf
    6) ( at higher place) oben;
    \up in the hills/ on the fifth floor oben in den Bergen/im fünften Stock
    I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London
    is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?
    9) ( toward sb) heran;
    a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu;
    she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter;
    to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen;
    to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen
    10) ( at stronger position) hoch, nach oben;
    as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze;
    to move \up aufsteigen;
    to turn the music \up die Musik lauter stellen
    11) ( at higher level) höher, gestiegen;
    last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3% mehr als im Jahr davor;
    items on this rack are priced £50 \up [or from £50 \up] die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts;
    this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet;
    the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen;
    to go \up steigen;
    to push the number of unit sales \up die Verkaufszahlen steigern;
    to get the price \up den Preis in die Höhe treiben
    \up until [or till] [or to] bis +akk;
    \up until last week, we didn't know about it bis letzte Woche wussten wir nichts davon;
    \up to yesterday bis gestern;
    \up to ( to the limit of) bis zu;
    he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen
    13) ( leading) in Führung;
    Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung
    they used \up all their money on food sie gaben ihr ganzes Geld für Essen aus;
    when are you going to pay \up the money you owe me? wann zahlst du das Geld zurück, das du mir schuldest?;
    to burn \up [ganz] abbrennen;
    to finish sth \up etw aufbrauchen;
    to fold \up a piece of paper ein Stück Papier zusammenfalten;
    to tear \up a letter einen Brief zerreißen;
    to wrap \up sich akk warm anziehen
    to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen;
    how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? ( fam)
    16) law ( on trial) unter Anklage;
    he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen;
    to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen
    to come \up against sth/sb es mit etw/jdm zu tun haben, sich akk mit etw/jdm konfrontiert sehen;
    the company came \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen [o sah sich mit einigen Problemen konfrontiert];
    18) (Am) ( apiece) pro Person;
    the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide
    now Boston's best batter is \up jetzt ist Bostons bester Schläger am Schlag
    20) ((dated) fam: yes for)
    \up with sth/sb hoch lebe jd/etw!;
    \up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!
    PHRASES:
    to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen;
    to be all \up with sb das Aus für jdn bedeuten;
    to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein;
    to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen;
    the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf;
    to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen;
    I'll leave it \up to you... ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung,...;
    to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun;
    to be \up to sth ( contrive) etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]; ( be adequate) etw dat gewachsen sein, bei etw dat mithalten können;
    he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde prep
    \up sth etw akk hinauf;
    \up the mountain den Berg hinauf;
    he walked \up the hill er lief den Hang hinauf;
    we followed her \up the stairs wir folgten ihr die Treppe hinauf;
    he climbed \up the ladder er stieg die Leiter hinauf
    2) ( along)
    \up sth etw akk hinauf;
    walk \up the road die Straße hinauflaufen [o entlanglaufen];
    just \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße;
    \up and down auf und ab;
    he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab;
    strolling \up and down the corridor auf dem Gang auf und ab schlendern;
    cinemas \up and down the country Kinos überall im Land
    \up sth etw akk aufwärts;
    rowing \up the river is very hard work flussaufwärts [zu] rudern ist Schwerstarbeit;
    to swim \up the stream stromauf[wärts] schwimmen;
    a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts
    4) ( at top of) oben auf +dat;
    \up the stairs am Ende der Treppe;
    he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter
    5) (Aus, Brit) (fam: to)
    are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Club?;
    we are going \up the Palais wir gehen tanzen [o in den Tanzsaal]; (at)
    I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe
    PHRASES:
    be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl) \up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o ( derb) Scheiße] sitzen;
    \up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab;
    he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off ich latschte mit ihm überall in der Gegend herum, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen;
    a man with nothing much \up top ( Brit) ( fam) ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o Hirnkasten];
    \up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt mich mal! ( derb) adj
    1) attr ( moving upward) nach oben;
    the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben
    what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?;
    \up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren
    \up quark Up-Quark nt
    4) pred (Brit, Aus) ( being repaired) road aufgegraben;
    the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen
    5) pred ( in horseracing) zu Pferd
    6) pred ( happy) high (sl), obenauf;
    to be \up about [or on] [or for [doing]] sth von etw dat begeistert sein;
    I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen
    7) pred ( Brit) (dated: frothy) schäumend
    8) pred ( functioning properly) funktionstüchtig;
    do you know when the network will be \up again? weißt du, wann das Netz wieder in Betrieb ist?;
    this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft;
    to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein;
    to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen
    9) pred ( finished) vorbei;
    when the two hours were \up... als die zwei Stunden um waren,...;
    the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht;
    your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!
    sth is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange;
    what's \up? was ist los?
    to be \up for sth;
    I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang];
    I'm \up for going out to eat ich möchte essen gehen
    to be \up against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn stehen;
    in this case, we're \up against the law in diesem Fall stehen wir gegen das Gesetz [o kommen wir mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt] n (fam: good period) Hoch nt;
    unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen
    PHRASES:
    to be on the \up and \up (Brit, Aus) (fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein;
    her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts;
    ( esp Am) ( be honest) sauber sein ( fam)
    is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft? vi <- pp- ( fam);
    to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun;
    after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen vt <- pp->
    to \up sth
    1) ( increase) capacity etw erhöhen;
    to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen;
    to \up a price/ tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben
    2) ( raise) etw erheben;
    they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

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  • 116 brush

    1. III
    brush smth.
    1) brush one's boots (one's clothes, one's jacket, one's coat, etc.) чистить ботинки и т. д.; brush one's hair расчесывать /приглаживать/ волосы щеткой
    2) the leaves (the foliage, the snow, etc.) brushed my face (my cheek, my hand, etc.) листья и т. д. легко касались моего лица /задевали мое лицо/ и т. д.; your fender just brushed our bumper вы слегка задели крылом [вашего автомобиля] наш бампер
    2. IV
    brush smth. in some manner brush smth. carefully (hastily, etc.) аккуратно и т. д. чистить что-л. [щеткой]; brush one's hair back (forward, up, etc.) зачесывать волосы назад и т. д.; brush smth. at some time brush smth. daily (seldom, etc.) чистить что-л. ежедневно и т. д.; you must brush your teeth twice a day надо чистить зубы два раза в день
    3. VI
    brush smth. to some state brush smth. clean вычистить что-л.
    4. XVI
    brush against (by, past) smth., smb. brush against a tree (by the wall, past the man standing by the door, etc.) [проходя мимо,] задевать /касаться/ дерева и т. д.; he brushed against me on his way out выходя, он слегка задел меня
    5. XXI1
    brush smth. from /off/ (with) smth. brush the tears from one's eyes (from one's cheeks, from one's face, etc.) смахнуть слезы; brush the plate (the dust, a piece of paper, etc.) off the table смахнуть /сбросить/ тарелку и т. д. со стола; brush a fly with one's hand смахнуть /согнать/ рукой муху

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > brush

  • 117 joke

    [ʤəuk] 1. сущ.
    1) шутка; остро́та; смешной случай, анекдот

    coarse / crude joke — грубая шутка

    dirty / obscene / smutty joke — грязная, пошлая шутка

    off-color / old / stale joke — старая, затасканная шутка

    sick joke — слабая, плоская шутка

    the butt / object of a joke — объект, предмет насмешек

    it is no joke — дело серьёзное; это не шутка

    to ad-lib a joke — сымпровизировать, сказать каламбур

    to crack / tell a joke — пошутить

    to play a joke on smb. — сыграть с кем-л. шутку

    to turn smth. into a joke — обратить что-л. в шутку

    to have one's / to make a joke — пошутить

    to make a joke of smth. — свести что-л. к шутке

    The joke was on him. — Это он остался в дураках.

    Syn:
    2) = standing joke объект шуток, издёвок; посмешище

    I shall be the standing joke of the town, until some greater fool can be found. — Я так и останусь посмешищем для всего города, пока не найдется дурень поглупее меня.

    Syn:
    3) шуточное дело; ерунда, пустяк, мелочи

    I consider his skiing a joke. — Как лыжника я не воспринимаю его всерьёз.

    That test was nothing but a joke. — Написать этот тест было раз плюнуть.

    2. гл.
    1) шутить (над кем-л. /, чем-л.); острить, говорить остроты

    You are joking! — Шутишь, не может быть!

    That's no jokeing man, I'm telling you - jokeing apart! — Нет, я не шучу, ты понял? Я сказал - шутки в сторону!

    Please don't joke about such a delicate subject. — Пожалуйста, не шути на столь щекотливую тему.

    Jane's stomach trouble is nothing to joke about. — Боль в желудке у Джейн совсем не шуточная.

    Syn:
    2) дразнить (кого-л.), подшучивать (над кем-л.)

    She loves to joke others. — Она любит подшучивать над другими.

    I was joking with her about her latest escapade. — Я подшучивал над ней по поводу её последней выходки.

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    Англо-русский современный словарь > joke

  • 118 right

    [raɪt]
    1. adjective
    1) on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left):

    When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.

    يَمين
    2) correct:

    Is that the right answer to the question?

    صَحيح
    3) morally correct; good:

    It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.

    سَليم، أخْلاقي
    4) suitable; appropriate:

    When would be the right time to ask him?

    مُناسِب، مُلائِم
    2. noun
    1) something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc:

    You have no right to say that.

    حَق
    2) that which is correct or good:

    Who's in the right in this argument?

    صائِب، مُصيب، على حَق
    3) the right side, part or direction:

    Take the second road on the right.

    جِهَة اليَمين
    4) in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.
    اليَمين السِّياسي
    3. adverb
    1) exactly:

    He was standing right here.

    تماما، بالضَّبْط
    2) immediately:

    I'll come right down.

    حالا، فَوْرا
    3) close:

    He was standing right beside me.

    قَريب
    4) completely; all the way:

    The bullet went right through his arm.

    تماما، كُلِياً
    5) to the right:

    Turn right.

    إلى اليَمين
    6) correctly:

    Have I done that right?

    I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.

    بصورةٍ صَحيحَه أو سَليمَه
    4. verb
    1) to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position:

    The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.

    يُصَحِّح، يُعَدِّل
    2) to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done:

    He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.

    يُصَحِّح، يوقِف الظُّلْم
    5. interjection
    I understand; I'll do what you say etc:

    "I want you to type some letters for me." "Right, I"ll do them now.'

    أفْهَم، نَعَم، حَسَنٌ

    Arabic-English dictionary > right

  • 119 head

    head [hed]
    tête ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (i), 1 (j), 1 (l), 1 (n), 1 (p), 1 (v) mal de tête ⇒ 1 (f) chef ⇒ 1 (g) côté face ⇒ 1 (k) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (a) être en tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (c) intituler ⇒ 2 (d) aller ⇒ 3 principal ⇒ 4 (a) premier ⇒ 4 (b)
    (pl sense (l) inv)
    1 noun
    (a) (of human, animal) tête f;
    ∎ she has a fine head of hair elle a de très beaux cheveux ou une très belle chevelure;
    ∎ he's already a head taller than his mother il dépasse déjà sa mère d'une tête;
    ∎ Horseracing to win by a head gagner d'une tête;
    ∎ from head to toe or foot de la tête aux pieds;
    ∎ he was covered in mud from head to toe or foot il était couvert de boue de la tête aux pieds;
    ∎ she was dressed in black from head to toe or foot elle était tout en noir ou entièrement vêtue de noir;
    ∎ to fall head over heels tomber la tête la première;
    ∎ to fall head over heels in love with sb tomber éperdument amoureux de qn;
    ∎ to have one's head in the clouds avoir la tête dans les nuages;
    ∎ he wanders around with his head in the clouds il est toujours dans les nuages;
    ∎ wine always goes to my head le vin me monte toujours à la tête;
    ∎ all this praise has gone to his head toutes ces louanges lui ont tourné la tête;
    ∎ to give a horse its head lâcher la bride à un cheval;
    ∎ figurative give him his head and put him in charge lâchez-lui la bride et laissez-le prendre des responsabilités;
    ∎ to stand on one's head faire le poirier;
    ∎ familiar I could do it standing on my head c'est simple comme bonjour;
    ∎ that's the kind of thing he could do standing on his head c'est le genre de choses qu'il peut faire les yeux fermés;
    ∎ familiar she's got her head screwed on (the right way) elle a la tête sur les épaules;
    ∎ the girl's got a good head on her shoulders cette fille a la tête sur les épaules;
    ∎ he's an old head on young shoulders il est très mûr pour son âge;
    ∎ figurative she's head and shoulders above the rest les autres ne lui arrivent pas à la cheville;
    ∎ familiar to laugh one's head off rire à gorge déployée;
    ∎ familiar to shout or to scream one's head off crier à tue-tête;
    ∎ they'll have your head (on a plate) for this ils auront ta tête pour ça;
    ∎ heads will roll des têtes tomberont;
    ∎ American heads up! attention la tête!;
    ∎ American familiar to give sb a heads up tuyauter qn
    (b) (mind, thoughts) tête f;
    ∎ to do sums in one's head calculer de tête;
    ∎ to take it into one's head to do sth se mettre en tête de faire qch;
    ∎ the idea never entered my head ça ne m'est jamais venu à l'esprit;
    ∎ don't put silly ideas into his head ne lui mettez pas des idées stupides en tête;
    ∎ to get sth into one's head se mettre qch dans la tête;
    ∎ I can't get these dates into my head je n'arrive pas à retenir ces dates;
    ∎ she got it into her head that she was being persecuted elle s'est mis en tête ou dans l'idée qu'on la persécutait;
    ∎ I can't get that into his head je n'arrive pas à le lui faire comprendre;
    ∎ the answer has gone right out of my head j'ai complètement oublié la réponse;
    ∎ I think he made it up out of his own head je crois que c'est lui qui a inventé ça;
    ∎ familiar use your head! fais travailler tes méninges!;
    ∎ familiar it's doing my head in! ça me tape sur le système!, ça me prend la tête!;
    ∎ familiar I just can't get my head round the idea that she's gone je n'arrive vraiment pas à me faire à l'idée qu'elle est partie;
    ∎ familiar to get one's head straight or together se ressaisir
    ∎ to have a good head for business avoir le sens des affaires, s'entendre aux affaires;
    ∎ she has no head for business elle n'a pas le sens des affaires;
    ∎ in my job, you need a good head for figures pour faire mon métier, il faut savoir manier les chiffres;
    ∎ to have a (good) head for heights ne pas avoir le vertige;
    ∎ I've no head for heights j'ai le vertige
    (d) (clear thinking, common sense)
    ∎ keep your head! gardez votre calme!, ne perdez pas la tête!;
    ∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide;
    ∎ you'll need a clear head in the morning vous aurez besoin d'avoir l'esprit clair demain matin;
    ∎ to let one's head be ruled by one's heart laisser son cœur gouverner sa raison;
    ∎ British familiar he's off his head il est malade, il n'est pas net;
    ∎ familiar he's not quite right in the head, he's a bit soft in the head il est un peu timbré;
    ∎ familiar to be out of one's head (drunk) être bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé
    (e) (intelligence, ability) tête f;
    ∎ we'll have to put our heads together and find a solution nous devrons nous y mettre ensemble pour trouver une solution;
    ∎ off the top of my head, I'd say it would cost about £1,500 à vue de nez, je dirais que ça coûte dans les 1500 livres;
    ∎ I don't know off the top of my head je ne sais pas, il faudrait que je vérifie;
    ∎ she made some figures up off the top of her head elle a inventé des chiffres;
    ∎ he's talking off the top of his head il raconte n'importe quoi;
    ∎ her lecture was completely over my head sa conférence m'a complètement dépassé;
    ∎ to talk over sb's head s'exprimer de manière trop compliquée pour qn;
    ∎ proverb two heads are better than one deux avis valent mieux qu'un
    (f) familiar (headache) mal m de tête□ ;
    ∎ I've got a bit of a head this morning j'ai un peu mal à la tête ce matin
    (g) (chief, boss → of police, government, family) chef m; (→ of school, company) directeur(trice) m,f;
    ∎ the European heads of government les chefs mpl de gouvernement européens;
    ∎ the crowned heads of Europe les têtes fpl couronnées de l'Europe;
    ∎ head of department (in school) chef m de département; (in company) chef m de service
    (h) (authority, responsibility)
    ∎ she went over my head to the president elle est allée voir le président sans me consulter;
    ∎ they were promoted over my head ils ont été promus avant moi;
    ∎ on your (own) head be it! c'est toi qui en prends la responsabilité!, à tes risques et périls!;
    ∎ literary his blood will be upon your head la responsabilité de sa mort pèsera sur vos épaules
    (i) (top → of racquet, pin, hammer) tête f; (→ of staircase) haut m, tête f; (→ of bed) chevet m, tête f; (→ of arrow) pointe f; (→ of page) tête f; (→ of letter) en-tête m; (→ of cane) pommeau m; (→ of valley) tête f; (→ of river) source f; (→ of mineshaft) bouche f; (→ of column, rocket, still) chapiteau m; (→ of torpedo) cône m; (→ of cask) fond m;
    ∎ at the head of the procession/queue en tête de (la) procession/de (la) queue;
    ∎ sitting at the head of the table assis au bout de la ou en tête de table;
    ∎ to be at the head of the list venir en tête de liste
    (j) Botany & Cookery (of corn) épi m; (of garlic) tête f, gousse f; (of celery) pied m; (of asparagus) pointe f; (of flower) tête f;
    ∎ a head of cauliflower un chou-fleur
    (k) (of coin) côté m face;
    ∎ heads or tails? pile ou face?;
    ∎ I can't make head nor tail of this pour moi ça n'a ni queue ni tête;
    ∎ familiar humorous heads I win, tails you lose pile je gagne, face tu perds;
    ∎ it's a case of heads I win, tails you lose de toutes les façons je suis gagnant
    (l) (of livestock) tête f;
    ∎ 50 head of cattle 50 têtes de bétail
    (m) (in prices, donations)
    ∎ tickets cost £50 a head les billets valent 50 livres par personne
    (n) Electronics (of tape recorder, VCR, disk drive) tête f
    ∎ to win the scrum against the head prendre le ballon à l'adversaire sur son introduction
    (p) (title → of chapter) tête f;
    ∎ under this head sous ce titre;
    ∎ heads of agreement (draft) protocole m d'accord
    (q) Typography en-tête m
    (r) (on beer) mousse f; (on fermenting liquid) chapeau m
    (s) Physics (of fluid, gas) charge f, pression f;
    ∎ loss of head perte f de pression;
    ∎ head of water charge f ou pression f d'eau;
    ∎ figurative to get up or to work up a head of steam s'énerver
    (t) (of drum) peau f
    (u) (of ship) proue f
    (v) Medicine (of abscess, spot) tête f;
    ∎ to come to a head (abscess, spot) mûrir; figurative (problem) arriver au point critique;
    ∎ his resignation brought things to a head sa démission a précipité les choses
    ∎ to give sb head tailler une pipe à qn
    (x) American familiar or Nautical (toilet) toilettes□ fpl;
    ∎ I'm going to the head je vais pisser
    (a) (command → group, organization) être à la tête de; (→ project, revolt) diriger, être à la tête de; (chair → discussion) mener; (→ commission) présider;
    ∎ she headed the attack on the Government's economic policy elle menait l'attaque contre la politique économique du gouvernement
    (b) (be first in, on) être ou venir en tête de;
    ∎ Madrid heads the list of Europe's most interesting cities Madrid vient ou s'inscrit en tête des villes les plus intéressantes d'Europe;
    ∎ Sport she headed the pack from the start elle était en tête du peloton dès le départ
    (c) (steer → vehicle) diriger; (→ person) guider, diriger;
    ∎ we headed the sheep down the hill nous avons fait descendre les moutons de la colline;
    ∎ they are heading the country into chaos ils conduisent le pays au chaos;
    ∎ just head me towards the nearest bar dirigez-moi vers le bar le plus proche;
    ∎ where are you headed? où vas-tu?;
    ∎ Nautical to head a ship westwards mettre le cap à l'ouest
    (d) (provide title for) intituler; (be title of) être en tête de;
    ∎ the essay is headed 'Democracy' l'essai s'intitule ou est intitulé 'Démocratie'
    (e) Football (ball) jouer de la tête;
    ∎ he headed the ball into the goal il a marqué de la tête
    (f) old-fashioned (skirt around → lake) contourner par l'amont; (→ river) contourner par sa source
    (g) (plant) écimer, étêter
    (car, crowd, person) aller, se diriger; Nautical mettre le cap sur;
    ∎ where are you heading? où vas-tu?;
    ∎ you're heading in the right direction vous allez dans la bonne direction;
    ∎ I'm going to head home je vais rentrer;
    ∎ the train headed into/out of a tunnel le train est entré dans un/sorti d'un tunnel
    (a) (main → person) principal
    ►► head barman chef m barman;
    British School head boy = élève chargé d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;
    head cashier chef m caissier;
    head chef chef m de cuisine;
    Commerce head clerk premier commis m, chef m de bureau;
    head cold rhume m de cerveau;
    head count vérification f du nombre de personnes présentes;
    ∎ the teacher did a head count la maîtresse a compté les élèves;
    head foreman chef m d'atelier;
    Mining head frame chevalement m;
    head gardener jardinier(ère) m,f en chef;
    Cars head gasket joint m de culasse;
    Technology head gate (of lock) porte f d'amont;
    British School head girl = élève chargée d'un certain nombre de responsabilités et qui représente son école aux cérémonies publiques;
    head housekeeper (in hotel) gouvernante f générale;
    head louse pou m;
    head office siège m social, bureau m central;
    ∎ it's British head office or American the head office on the phone c'est le siège au téléphone;
    head porter (in hotel) chef-portier m; (in university college) appariteur m principal;
    (a) (in rowing) tête-de-rivière f
    (b) Technology canal m de prise ou d'amenée; (of water mill) bief m d'amont;
    head receptionist chef m de réception;
    Music head register voix f de tête;
    British Cars head restraint appuie-tête m, repose-tête m;
    Television & Cinema head shot gros plan m de tête;
    head start (lead) avance f; (advantage) avantage m;
    ∎ he had a ten-minute head start over the others il a commencé dix minutes avant les autres;
    ∎ I got a head start j'ai pris de l'avance sur les autres;
    ∎ go on, I'll give you a head start allez, vas-y, je te donne un peu d'avance;
    ∎ being bilingual gives her a head start over the others étant bilingue, elle est avantagée par rapport aux autres;
    head of state chef m d'État;
    School head teacher (man) proviseur m, directeur m, chef m d'établissement; (woman) directrice f, chef m d'établissement;
    head torch lampe f frontale;
    Music head voice voix f de tête;
    head waiter maître m d'hôtel;
    British School head of year conseiller(ère) m,f (principal(e)) d'éducation
    rentrer, retourner;
    ∎ we headed back to the office nous sommes retournés au bureau;
    ∎ when are you heading back? quand comptez-vous rentrer?
    (of car, person) se diriger vers; Nautical mettre le cap sur;
    ∎ where are you headed for? où vas-tu?;
    ∎ she headed for home elle rentra (à la maison);
    ∎ the country is heading for civil war le pays va droit à la guerre civile;
    ∎ he's heading for trouble il va s'attirer des ennuis;
    ∎ figurative to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec;
    ∎ familiar to head for the hills filer
    (a) (divert → animal, vehicle, person) détourner de son chemin; (→ enemy) forcer à reculer;
    ∎ figurative she headed off all questions about her private life elle a éludé toute question sur sa vie privée
    (b) (crisis, disaster) prévenir, éviter; (rebellion, revolt, unrest) éviter
    partir;
    ∎ the children headed off to school les enfants sont partis pour ou à l'école
    (be leader of) diriger

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  • 120 TROLL

    * * *
    n.
    1) a monstrous, evil-disposed being, not belonging to the human race (hann var mikill sem t.); t. hafi þik, or þína vini, the trolls take thee, or thy friends;
    * * *
    n., the later but erroneous form is tröll; the rhymes require it to be troll; thus, troll and ollu, Fms. vi. 339; troll and kollr, Sturl. ii. 136 (a ditty); troll and sollinn, Rekst., Landn. 212 (in a verse); and so spelt in old vellums, trollz, Vsp. (Kb.) 39; in later vellums tröll, Mar. 1055; and so rhymed, tröll, öll, Mkv.: [Dan.-Swed. trold; Low Germ. droll, whence the mod. Dan. drollen; cp. also trylla and Dan. trylde = to charm, bewitch]
    A. A giant, fiend, demon, a generic term. The heathen creed knew of no ‘devil’ but the troll; in mod. Dan. trold includes any ghosts, goblins, imps, and puny spirits, whereas the old Icel. troll conveys the notion of huge creatures, giants, Titans, mostly in an evil, but also in a good sense; Þórr var farinn í Austrveg at berja troll, Edda; þar mátti engi maðr úti vera fyrir trolla-gangs sakir ok meinvætta, Ó. H. 187; et mat þinn, troll, Fas. iii. 178; trolla þing, ii. 131; trolla-þáttr, Fms. x. 330; maðr mikill sem troll, Eg. 408; hann var mikill vexti sem troll, Gísl. 132; hár sem tröll að líta, Ülf. 7. 13.
    2. a werewolf, one possessed by trolls or demons, = eigi einhamr, cp. hamr, hamramr; ef konu er tryllska kennd í héraði þá skal hón hafa til sex kvenna vitni at hón er eigi tryllsk, sykn saka ef þat fæsk, en ef hón fær þat eigi, fari brott or héraði með fjár-hluti sína, eigi veldr hón því sjólf at hón er troll, N. G. L. i. 351 (Maurer’s Bekehrung ii. 418, foot-note), see kveklriða and Eb. ch. 16; mun Geirríð, trollit, þar komit, G. that troll! Eb. 96, cp. the Dan. din lede trold; troll, er þik bíta eigi járn, troll whom no steel can wound! Ísl. ii. 364; þá þykki mér troll er þú bersk svá at af þér er fotrinn—nei, segir Þorbjörn, eigi er þat trollskapr at maðr þoli sár, 365; fjölkunnig ok mikit troll. Þiðr. 22; Sóti var mikit tröll í lífinu, Ísl. ii. 42; kosti ok skeri troll þetta, this fiendish monster, Eb. 116 new Ed. v. l.; trolli líkari ertú enn manni, þik bita engi járn, Háv. 56; mikit troll ertú, Búi, sagði hann, Ísl. ii. 451, Finnb. 264; þótti líkari atgangr hans trollum enn mönnum, 340; fordæðu-skap ok úti-setu at vekja troll upp (to ‘wake up a troll,’ raise a ghost) at fremja heiðni með því, N. G. L. i. 19.
    3. phrases; at tröll standi fyrir dyrum, a troll standing before the door, so that one cannot get in, Fbr. 57; troll milli húss ok heima, Fms. viii. 41, cp. the Engl. ‘between the devil and the deep sea;’ troll brutu hrís í hæla þeim, trolls brake fagots on their heels, beat them on their heels, pursued them like furies, Sighvat; glápa eins og troll á himna-ríki, to gaze like a troll on the heavens (to gaze in amazement): in swearing, troll hafi þik! Fms. vi. 216; troll hafi líf! Korm. (in a verse); troll hafi þik allan ok svá gull þitt! 188; hón bað troll hafa hann allan, Art. 5; troll hafi þá skikkju! Lv. 48; troll (traull) hafi þína vini! Nj. 52; troll hafi þitt hól! 258; troll vísi yðr til búrs! Bs. i. 601; þykki mér því betr er fyrr taka troll við þér, the sooner the trolls take thee the better! Band. 37 new Ed., Fs. 53; þú munt fara í trolla-hendr í sumar! Ld. 230, Fms. v. 183; þú munt fara allr í trollindr (= trolla hendr), Band. (MS.); munu troll toga, yðr tungu ór höfði, the evil one stretches your tongue, some evil demon speaks through your mouth, Fb. i. 507; honum þótti helzt troll toga tungu ór höfði honum er hann mælti slíkt, Rd. 276; þú ert fól, ok mjök toga troll tungu ór höfði þér, Karl. 534; the verse in Korm. 210 is corrupt; trautt man ek trúa þér, troll, kvað Höskollr, Sturl. ii. 136, from an ancient ballad. In one single instance the trolls, strange to say, play a good part, viz. as being grateful and faithful; trolls and giants were the old dwellers on the earth, whom the gods drove out and extirpated, replacing them by man, yet a few remained haunting lonely places in wildernesses and mountains; these trolls, if they meet with a good turn from man, are said to remain thankful for ever, and shew their gratitude; hence the phrases, tryggr sem tröll, faithful as a troll; and trygða-tröll, hann er mesta trygða-tröll, a faithful soul, faithful person; trölla-trygð, ‘trolls-trust,’ faithfulness to death; troll eru í trygðum bezt is a saying; these milder notions chiefly apply to giantesses (troll-konur), for the troll-carles are seldom well spoken of: for trolls and giants as the older dwellers on earth, see the interesting tale in Ólafs S. Trygg. by Odd, ch. 55, 56 (Fms. x. 328–332).
    II. metaph. usages, a destroyer, enemy of; þess hlutar alls er troll sem þat má fyrir fara, Edda ii. 513; bryn-tröll, q. v.
    III. in local names; Trolla-botnar = the Polar Bay, between Greenland and Norway, believed to be peopled by trolls, A.A.; Trolla-dingja, Trolla-gata, Trolla-háls, Trolla-kirkja, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 142: [cp. Troll-hættan in Sweden.]
    B. COMPDS: trollagangr, trollagrös, trollshamr, trollsháttr, trollahlað, trollsliga, trollsligr, trollslæti, trollasaga, trollaslagr, trollaurt, trollaþáttr, trollaþing.

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