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  • 41 the night was not only dark but (also) cold

    Общая лексика: ночь была не только тёмная, но и холодная

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the night was not only dark but (also) cold

  • 42 One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it – they also believed the world was flat.

    <01> Одним из доказательств бессмертия души является то, что мириады людей верили в это; они, правда, верили и в то, что земля плоская. Twain (Твен).

    Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it – they also believed the world was flat.

  • 43 it was also considered important to measure ...

      • мы также посчитали важным измерить...

    English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > it was also considered important to measure ...

  • 44 well

    I noun
    1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der
    2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
    II 1. interjection
    1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

    well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

    2) (expr. relief) mein Gott
    3) (expr. concession) na ja

    well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

    4) (expr. resumption) nun

    well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

    5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

    well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

    6) (expr. resignation)

    [oh] well — nun denn

    7) (expr. expectation)

    well [then]? — na?

    2. adverb,

    do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

    the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

    you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

    didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

    you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

    you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

    2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

    be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

    I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

    let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

    well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

    I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

    3) (considerably) weit

    it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

    he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

    he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

    be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

    4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

    think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

    speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

    5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl
    6) (easily) ohne weiteres
    7)

    as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

    Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

    that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

    it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

    A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

    as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter

    3. adjective
    1) (in good health) gesund

    How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

    look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

    2) pred. (satisfactory)

    I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

    all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

    all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

    [that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

    3) pred. (advisable) ratsam
    * * *
    (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) viel,etwas,wenig halten von
    * * *
    well1
    [wel]
    I. adj
    < better, best>
    1. (healthy) gesund
    are you \well? geht es dir gut?
    thank you, [I'm] very \well danke, [es geht mir] sehr gut
    I'm fairly/perfectly \well mir geht es einigermaßen/bestens
    he hasn't been too \well lately ihm geht es in letzter Zeit nicht besonders gut
    you're looking very \well today! Sie sehen heute blendend aus!
    to be alive and \well gesund und munter sein
    to feel \well sich akk gut [o wohl] fühlen
    to get \well gesund werden
    I hope you get \well soon ich hoffe, dass es dir bald wieder besser geht
    get \well soon! gute Besserung!
    get \well card Genesungskarte f
    2. inv (okay)
    all \well at work? ist bei der Arbeit alles in Ordnung?
    all's \well here hier ist alles in Ordnung
    all is not \well at the office im Büro gibt es Probleme
    nobody believes all is \well in our health service keiner glaubt, dass mit unserem Gesundheitswesen alles in Ordnung ist
    all being \well, we should arrive on time wenn alles gutgeht, müssten wir pünktlich ankommen
    it's all very \well saying that [or for you to say that], but... du hast gut reden, aber...
    it's all very \well for you to laugh but... du hast gut lachen, aber...
    all's not \well with sb/sth mit jdm/etw steht es nicht zum Besten
    all \well and good, all very \well gut und schön
    that's all very \well but... das ist [ja] alles schön und gut, aber...
    electric heating is all very \well until there's a power cut elektrische Heizungen sind so weit ganz in Ordnung, es sei denn, es kommt zum Stromausfall
    it's just as \well that... es ist [nur] gut, dass...
    just as \well you're not here — you wouldn't like it [nur] gut, dass du nicht hier bist — es würde dir nicht gefallen
    3. inv (sensible)
    it would be as \well to do sth es wäre [o ist] ratsam, etw zu tun
    it would be as \well to check the small print es ist ratsam, auch das Kleingedruckte zu überprüfen
    4.
    ▶ all's \well that ends \well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov
    II. adv
    <better, best>
    1. (in a good way) gut
    you speak English very \well du sprichst sehr gut Englisch
    they discussed the plans for two hours at considered it time \well spent sie diskutierten zwei Stunden lang die Pläne und waren der Meinung, diese Zeit sinnvoll genutzt zu haben
    \well spotted! gut aufgepasst!
    look at all those wine bottles! you certainly live \well! guck dir nur all die Weinflaschen an! du lässt es dir aber gutgehen!
    [that was] \well put gut ausgedrückt
    \well done! gut gemacht!, super! fam
    it's a job \well done! das wäre erledigt!
    to be money \well spent gut angelegtes Geld sein
    to do \well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun
    as \well as sb/sth so gut wie jd/etw
    I can't do it as \well as Marie [can] ich kann es nicht so gut wie Marie
    she can sing as \well as her sister [does] sie kann genauso gut singen wie ihre Schwester
    \well enough (sufficiently) gut genug; (satisfactorily) ganz gut, einigermaßen
    the concert was \well enough advertised but ticket sales were poor obwohl das Konzert ausreichend angekündigt war, wurden kaum Tickets verkauft
    he plays the piano \well enough er spielt ganz gut Klavier
    pretty \well ganz gut
    to do \well for oneself erfolgreich sein
    to mean \well es gut meinen
    2. (favourably) gut
    his point was \well taken sein Beitrag wurde gut aufgenommen
    to speak \well of sb/sth nur Gutes über jdn/etw sagen
    to think \well of sb/sth viel von jdm/etw halten
    to know sb \well jdn gut kennen
    to cost \well over/under £ 100 weit über/unter 100 Pfund kosten
    the results are \well above [our] expectations die Ergebnisse liegen weit über unseren Erwartungen
    stand \well clear of the doors halten Sie deutlich Abstand von den Türen
    keep \well away from the edge of the cliff halten Sie sich weit vom Rand des Abhangs fern
    they kept the crowd \well behind the white line sie hielten die Menge weit hinter der weißen Linie zurück
    5. inv (used for emphasis) [sehr] wohl
    I can \well believe it das glaube ich gern
    I should damn \well hope so! ( fam) das will ich [aber auch] stark hoffen!
    he could \well imagine how... er konnte sich lebhaft vorstellen, wie...
    there are no buses after midnight, as you \well know du weißt doch, dass nach Mitternacht keine Busse mehr fahren
    I \well remember the last time they visited us ( form) ich kann mich gut an ihren letzten Besuch erinnern
    to be \well able to do sth durchaus [o sehr wohl] in der Lage sein, etw zu tun
    to be \well aware of sth sich dat einer S. gen durchaus [o sehr wohl] bewusst sein
    to be \well over forty weit über vierzig sein
    to be \well worth it/an attempt es/einen Versuch wert sein
    to be \well away in sth BRIT ( fig fam) ganz in etw akk versunken sein
    \well and truly ganz einfach
    the party was \well and truly over when he arrived als er kam, war die Party bereits gelaufen fam
    6. inv (justifiably) wohl
    you may \well ask! das kann man wohl fragen!
    where's Pete? — you may \well ask! he should have been here hours ago! wo ist Pete? — das kannst du laut fragen! er hätte schon seit Stunden hier sein sollen!
    I couldn't very \well refuse the offer ich konnte das Angebot ja wohl schlecht ablehnen
    he may \well wonder why no one was there — he forgot to confirm the date er braucht sich [gar] nicht zu wundern, warum keiner da war — er hat vergessen, den Termin fest zu vereinbaren
    you may \well think it was his fault es mag gut sein, dass es seine Schuld war
    7. inv (probably) gut
    it may \well be that... es ist gut möglich [o es kann gut sein], dass...
    he might \well be sick after that drinking spree es ist gut möglich, dass er nach dem Trinkgelage krank ist
    it may \well be finished by tomorrow es kann gut sein, dass es morgen fertig ist
    she might \well be the best person to ask sie ist wahrscheinlich die Beste, die man fragen kann
    8. inv (very) völlig, total fam
    we were \well bored at the concert BRIT ( fam) wir haben uns in dem Konzert furchtbar gelangweilt
    to be \well pleased [or satisfied] with sth ( fam) mit etw dat vollauf zufrieden sein
    9. inv (also)
    as \well auch; (and)
    ... as \well as... und [auch]..., sowie geh
    invite Emlyn — and Simon as \well lade Emlyn ein — und Simon auch
    I'll have the ice cream as \well as the cake ich nehme das Eis und auch den Kuchen
    10. inv (equally)
    [just] as \well ebenso gut [auch], eigentlich [auch]
    you might [just] as \well wash the dishes eigentlich könntest du das Geschirr abwaschen
    if you publish this, you may just as \well hand in your notice wenn du das veröffentlichst, kannst du ebenso gut auch gleich kündigen
    11.
    ▶ to be \well away BRIT ( fam: asleep) weg sein fam; (drunk) angeheitert sein fam
    ▶ to be \well in with sb, AM to be in \well with sb ( fam) gut mit jdm können fam
    ▶ to leave \well [AM enough] alone es lieber seinlassen
    ▶ to be \well out of it BRIT, AUS davongekommen sein
    ▶ if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing \well ( saying) wenn schon, denn schon fam
    ▶ to be \well up on [or in] sth in etw dat gut bewandert sein
    ▶ if you want a thing done \well, do it yourself ( saying) wenn du möchtest, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, machst du es am besten selbst
    III. interj (introducing, continuing a statement) nun [ja], also; (introducing a question) und; (showing hesitation, resignation) tja fam, na ja fam; (showing doubt, disagreement, annoyance) na fam; (showing surprise)
    \well [, \well]! sieh mal einer an!, na, so was!
    \well, what shall we do now? tja, was machen wir jetzt? fam
    \well? what did you do next? und? was hast du dann gemacht?
    \well, are you happy now? na, bist du jetzt zufrieden? fam
    \well, \well... ja, ja...
    \well now [or then] ... also [dann]...
    oh \well, it doesn't matter ach [was], das macht doch nichts
    very \well... na gut...
    IV. n no pl
    to wish sb \well jdm alles Gute [o jdm viel Glück] wünschen
    well2
    [wel]
    I. n
    1. (for water) Brunnen m
    to drill a \well einen Brunnen bohren
    2. (for mineral) Schacht m
    gas \well Gasbrunnen m
    oil \well Ölquelle f
    to drill a \well einen Schacht bohren; (for oil) ein Bohrloch anlegen
    3. ARCHIT (for stairs) Treppenhaus nt; (for lift) Fahrstuhlschacht m; (for light) Lichtschacht m
    4. BRIT LAW Ort, wo die Anwälte und Protokollanten im Gerichtssaal sitzen
    5. (bountiful source) Quelle f
    6. (small depression) Kuhle f, Mulde f
    II. vi
    ▪ to \well up in sth in etw dat aufsteigen
    tears \welled up in her eyes Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen; ( fig)
    conflicting emotions \welled up in his heart widerstreitende Gefühle stiegen in seinem Herzen auf geh
    pride \welled up in his chest Stolz schwellte seine Brust geh
    ▪ to \well [up] out of sth aus etw dat hervorquellen
    [wi:l, wil]
    = we will/we shall, will1, shall
    * * *
    I [wel]
    1. n
    1) (= water well) Brunnen m; (= oil well) Ölquelle f; (drilled) Bohrloch nt; (fig = source) Quelle f

    to sink a well — einen Brunnen bohren or anlegen or graben; (for oil) ein Bohrloch nt anlegen or vorantreiben

    2) (= shaft) (for lift) Schacht m; (for stairs) Treppenschacht m; (down centre of staircase) Treppenhaus nt
    3) (of theatre) Parkett nt; (of auditorium) ebenerdiger Teil des Zuschauer-/Konferenz-/Versammlungsraums (Brit of court) Teil des Gerichtssaals, in dem die Rechtsanwälte und Protokollschreiber sitzen
    4) (= ink well) Tintenfass nt
    2. vi
    quellen II comp better, superl best
    1. adv
    1) (= in a good or satisfactory manner) gut

    it is well painted (portrait) — es ist gut gemalt; (house, fence) es ist sauber or ordentlich angestrichen

    he did it as well as he could/as I could have done — er machte es so gut er konnte/ebenso gut, wie ich es hätte machen können

    he's doing well at school/in history — er ist gut or er kommt gut voran in der Schule/in Geschichte

    mother and child are/the patient is doing well — Mutter und Kind/dem Patienten geht es gut, Mutter und Kind sind/der Patient ist wohlauf

    if you do well you'll be promoted — wenn Sie sich bewähren, werden Sie befördert

    you did well to help — du tatest gut daran zu helfen, es war gut, dass du geholfen hast

    well done! — gut gemacht!, bravo!, sehr gut!

    to do oneself well (inf) — es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

    everything went well/quite well — es ging alles gut or glatt (inf)/recht or ganz gut

    2) (= favourably, fortunately) gut

    to speak/think well of sb — über jdn Gutes sagen/Positives denken, von jdm positiv sprechen/denken

    to be well spoken of in certain circles/by one's colleagues — einen guten Ruf in gewissen Kreisen/bei seinen Kollegen haben

    to do well out of sth — von etw ganz schön or ordentlich profitieren, bei etw gut wegkommen (inf)

    you would do well to arrive early — Sie täten gut daran, früh zu kommen

    are you coming? – I might as well — kommst du? – ach, könnte ich eigentlich (auch) (inf) or ach, warum nicht

    3) (= thoroughly, considerably, to a great degree) gut, gründlich

    he loved her too well to leave her (liter) — er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen hätte

    well and truly — (ganz) gründlich; married, settled in ganz richtig; (iro also) fest; westernized, conditioned

    he was well away (inf) (= drunk) — er war in Fahrt or Schwung (inf) er hatte einen sitzen (inf)

    well within... — durchaus in... (dat)

    it continued well into 1996/the night — es zog sich bis weit ins Jahr 1996/in die Nacht hin

    4) (= probably, reasonably) ohne Weiteres, gut, wohl

    I may well be late — es kann leicht or wohl or ohne Weiteres sein, dass ich spät komme

    it may well be that... — es ist gut or wohl or ohne Weiteres möglich, dass...

    she cried, as well she might — sie weinte, und das (auch) mit Grund or wozu sie auch allen Grund hatte

    I couldn't very well stay — ich konnte schlecht bleiben, ich konnte wohl nicht mehr gut bleiben

    5)

    (= in addition) as well — auch

    x as well as y — x sowohl als auch y, x und auch y

    6) (Brit inf

    = very) well happy — total glücklich (inf)

    2. adj
    1) (= in good health) gesund

    I'm very well, thanks — danke, es geht mir sehr gut

    he's not a well man — er ist gar nicht gesund

    2) (= satisfactory, desirable, advantageous) gut

    all is not well with him/in the world — mit ihm/mit or in der Welt steht es nicht zum Besten

    that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...

    if that's the case, (all) well and good — wenn das der Fall ist, dann soll es mir recht sein

    it's all very well for you to suggest... — Sie können leicht vorschlagen...

    it's all very well for you, you don't have to... —

    it was well for him that no-one found out — es war sein Glück, dass es niemand entdeckt hat

    it's just as well he came — es ist (nur or schon) gut, dass er gekommen ist

    you're well out of that — seien Sie froh, dass Sie damit nichts mehr zu tun haben

    all's well that ends well — Ende gut, alles gut

    3. interj
    also; (expectantly also) na; (doubtfully) na ja

    well, well!, well I never (did)! — also, so was!, na so was!

    well now —

    well, it was like this well there you are, that proves it! well, as I was saying — also, es war so or folgendermaßen na bitte or also bitte, das beweist es doch also, wie (bereits) gesagt

    well then? — also (gut); (in question) na?, nun?, also?

    very well then! — na gut, also gut!; (indignantly) also bitte (sehr)!

    oh well, never mind — macht nichts

    well, that's a relief! — na (also), das ist ja eine Erleichterung!

    4. n
    Gute(s) nt

    to wish sb well (in general) — jdm alles Gute wünschen; ( in an attempt, also iro ) jdm Glück wünschen (in bei)

    I wish him well, but... — ich wünsche ihm nichts Böses, aber...

    * * *
    well1 [wel] komp better [-betə(r)], sup best [best]
    A adv
    1. gut, wohl:
    a) gut versehen sein ( for mit),
    b) wohlhabend oder gut situiert oder gut dran sein;
    he is well off ihm geht es gut;
    do well with mit etwas gut fahren umg;
    do o.s. well, live well gut leben, es sich gut gehen lassen
    2. gut, recht, geschickt:
    do well gut oder recht daran tun ( to do zu tun);
    well done! gut gemacht!, bravo!;
    well roared, lion! gut gebrüllt, Löwe!;
    sing well gut singen
    3. gut, günstig, vorteilhaft:
    a) gut abschneiden,
    b) Glück haben;
    if all goes well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt
    4. gut, freundschaftlich:
    think (speak) well of gut denken (sprechen) über (akk)
    5. gut, sehr, vollauf:
    love ( oder like) sb well jemanden sehr lieben;
    be well pleased hocherfreut sein;
    it speaks well for him es spricht sehr für ihn
    6. wohl, mit gutem Grund:
    not very well wohl kaum;
    you cannot very well do that das kannst du nicht gut tun;
    I couldn’t very well say no ich konnte schlecht Nein sagen;
    we might well try it wir können es ja versuchen; → academic.ru/80106/very">very A 1
    7. recht, eigentlich, so richtig:
    he does not know well how er weiß nicht recht, wie
    8. gut, genau, gründlich:
    know sb well jemanden gut kennen;
    he knows only too well er weiß nur zu gut ( that dass);
    remember well sich gut erinnern an (akk)
    9. gut, ganz, völlig:
    he is well out of sight er ist völlig außer Sicht;
    be well out of sth etwas glücklich hinter sich gebracht haben
    10. gut, beträchtlich, ziemlich, weit:
    well away weit weg;
    he walked well ahead of them er ging ihnen ein gutes Stück voraus;
    he is well up in the list er steht weit oben auf der Liste;
    be well on in years nicht mehr der oder die Jüngste sein;
    well past fifty weit über 50;
    until well past midnight bis lange nach Mitternacht;
    well in advance schon lange vorher;
    he finished well back SPORT er endete weit abgeschlagen;
    be well above average weit über dem Durchschnitt liegen; → up D 4
    11. gut, tüchtig, gründlich, kräftig:
    12. gut, mit Leichtigkeit, durchaus:
    you could well have done it du hättest es leicht tun können;
    it is very well possible es ist durchaus oder sehr wohl möglich;
    as well ebenso, außerdem;
    shall I bring the paper as well? soll ich auch die Zeitung bringen?;
    (just) as well ebenso (gut), genauso (gut);
    just as well Gott sei Dank! zum Glück!;
    just as well I had … zum Glück hatte ich …;
    as well … as sowohl … als auch; nicht nur …, sondern auch;
    as well as ebenso gut wie; → may1 3
    B adj
    1. wohl, gesund:
    be ( oder feel) well sich wohlfühlen;
    “get well soon!” (auf Karten) „gute Besserung!“;
    look well gesund aussehen;
    he isn’t a well man bes US er ist nicht gesund
    2. in Ordnung, richtig, gut:
    all is not well with him etwas ist nicht in Ordnung mit ihm;
    all will be well es wird sich alles wieder einrenken;
    all being well wenn alles gut geht, wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;
    I am very well where I am ich fühle mich sehr wohl;
    that is all very well, but das ist ja alles gut und schön, aber;
    it’s all very well for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;
    all’s well that ends well (Sprichwort) Ende gut, alles gut
    3. vorteilhaft, günstig, gut:
    it will be as well for her to know it es schadet ihr gar nichts, es zu wissen;
    that is just as well das ist schon gut so;
    well and good schön und gut
    4. ratsam, richtig, gut:
    it would be well es wäre angebracht oder ratsam ( to do zu tun)
    C int nun, na, tja, schön (oft unübersetzt):
    well! (empört) na, hör mal!;
    well, who would have thought it? (erstaunt) wer hätte das gedacht?;
    well then nun (also);
    well then? (erwartend) na und?;
    well, it can’t be helped (resigniert) da kann man (eben oder halt) nichts machen;
    well, here we are at last (erleichtert) so, da wären wir endlich;
    well, what should I say? (überlegend, zögernd) tja oder hm, was soll ich (da) sagen?, well, well! so, so!, (beruhigend) schon gut!
    D s (das) Gute:
    a) lass gut sein!,
    b) lass die Finger davon!;
    wish sb well jemandem alles Gute wünschen
    well2 [wel]
    A s
    1. (gegrabener) Brunnen, Ziehbrunnen m:
    well water Brunnenwasser n; → juvenescence 1
    2. (auch Gas-, Öl) Quelle f
    3. Heilquelle f, Mineralbrunnen m
    4. fig (Ur)Quell m, Quelle f, Ursprung m
    5. Ölgewinnung etc: Bohrloch n
    6. ARCH
    a) (Aufzugs- etc) Schacht m
    b) Treppenauge n
    7. SCHIFF
    a) TECH Pumpensod m
    b) Buhne f, Fischbehälter m (im Fischerboot)
    8. JUR Br Platz für Anwälte im Gerichtssaal
    B v/i quellen ( from aus):
    well out ( oder forth) hervorquellen;
    well up aufsteigen (Flüssigkeit etc);
    tears welled up in her eyes die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen;
    hatred welled up within him Hass stieg in ihm auf
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (water well, mineral spring) Brunnen, der
    2) (Archit.) Schacht, der; (of staircase) Treppenloch, das
    II 1. interjection
    1) (expr. astonishment) mein Gott; meine Güte; nanu

    well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

    2) (expr. relief) mein Gott
    3) (expr. concession) na ja

    well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

    4) (expr. resumption) nun

    well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

    5) (expr. qualified recognition of point)

    well[, but]... — na ja, aber...; ja schon, aber...

    6) (expr. resignation)

    [oh] well — nun denn

    7) (expr. expectation)

    well [then]? — na?

    2. adverb,

    you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

    you would do well to... — Sie täten gut daran, zu...

    you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

    2) (thoroughly) gründlich [trocknen, polieren, schütteln]; tüchtig [verprügeln]; genau [beobachten]; gewissenhaft [urteilen]

    be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

    I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

    let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

    well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

    I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

    he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

    he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

    be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

    4) (approvingly, kindly) gut, anständig [jemanden behandeln]

    think well of somebody/something — eine gute Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben

    speak well of somebody/something — sich positiv über jemanden/etwas äußern

    5) (in all likelihood) sehr wohl
    6) (easily) ohne weiteres
    7)

    as well — (in addition) auch; ebenfalls; (as much, not less truly) genauso; ebenso; (with equal reason) genauso gut; ebenso gut; (advisable) ratsam; (equally well) genauso gut

    Coming for a drink? - I might as well — Kommst du mit, einen trinken? - Warum nicht?

    that is [just] as well — (not regrettable) um so besser

    it was just as well that I had... — zum Glück hatte ich...

    A as well as B — B und auch [noch] A

    as well as helping or (coll.) help me, she continued her own work — sie half mir und machte dabei noch mit ihrer eigenen Arbeit weiter

    3. adjective

    How are you feeling now? - Quite well, thank you — Wie fühlen Sie sich jetzt? - Ganz gut, danke

    look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

    2) pred. (satisfactory)

    all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut

    all is not well with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas ist etwas nicht in Ordnung

    [that's all] well and good — [das ist alles] gut und schön

    3) pred. (advisable) ratsam
    * * *
    adj.
    gesund adj.
    gut adj.
    gänzlich adj.
    wohl adj. expr.
    Nun! ausdr.
    gänzlich ausdr.
    wohl ausdr. n.
    Brunnen - m.

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  • 45 what

    1. interrogative adjective
    1) (asking for selection) welch...
    2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

    what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

    I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

    what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

    what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

    3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

    what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?

    2. exclamatory adjective
    1) (how great) was für

    what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

    2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
    3. relative adjective

    we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

    lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

    I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann

    4. adverb
    1) (to what extent)
    2)

    what with... — wenn man an... denkt

    what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen

    5. interrogative pronoun
    1) (what thing) was

    what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

    what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

    what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

    and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

    what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

    what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

    what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

    what do you say — or (Amer.)

    what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

    [I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

    [and] what then? — [na] und?

    so what? — na und?

    2) (asking for confirmation)

    what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

    3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

    what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?

    6. relative pronoun
    (that which) was

    what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

    this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

    tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

    the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

    for what it is — in seiner Art

    7. exclamatory pronoun
    * * *
    (whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.
    * * *
    [(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]
    I. pron
    1. interrog (asking for specific information) was
    \what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?
    they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse
    \what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?
    \what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?
    \what's that called? wie heißt das?
    \what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?
    \what is your name? wie heißt du?
    \what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?
    \what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam
    \what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?
    \what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?
    \what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?
    \what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)
    \what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl
    \what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?
    \what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?
    \what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?
    \what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?
    \what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?
    \what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?
    \what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?
    hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?
    \what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum
    you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?
    \what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?
    \what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?
    I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam
    \what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?
    \what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?
    \what of it? was soll's?
    so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug
    \what's on? was gibt's?
    hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?
    \what's it to you? was geht dich das an?
    \what if...? was ist, wenn...?
    \what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?
    or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam
    are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?
    so \what? ( fam) na und? fam
    2. rel (thing or things that) was
    she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte
    that's \what he said das hat er gesagt
    I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll
    she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt
    that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat
    \what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...
    the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht
    and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches
    for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches
    3. rel (used as an introduction)
    you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!
    I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen
    I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab
    4. rel (whatever) was
    do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft
    it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer
    come \what may komme, was wolle
    \what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt
    5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was
    \what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?
    while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?
    ... or \what!... oder was!
    is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!
    6.
    ▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich
    it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben
    ▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?
    you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?
    ▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein
    ▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam
    I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist
    you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus
    ▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?
    I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben
    ▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles
    she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam
    ▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...
    \what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?
    ▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...
    \what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand
    I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe
    II. adj inv
    1. (which) welche(r, s)
    \what time is it? wie spät ist es?
    \what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?
    \what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?
    \what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?
    I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach
    do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?
    use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam
    she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte
    he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte
    3. (used for emphasis) was für
    \what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!
    \what a fool she was wie dumm sie war
    \what fool I am! ich Idiot!
    \what a day! was für ein Tag!
    \what luck! was für ein Glück!
    \what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!
    \what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!
    III. adv inv
    1. (to what extent?) was
    \what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?
    \what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!
    \what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?
    \what does it matter? was macht's? fam
    2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir
    see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?
    pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?
    IV. interj
    1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam
    \what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht
    2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was
    \what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?
    * * *
    [wɒt]
    1. pron
    1) (interrog) was

    what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

    what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

    what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

    what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

    what's that tool for? —

    what about...? —

    well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

    you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

    what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

    what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

    2) (rel) was

    he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

    that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

    do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

    what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

    what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

    what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

    and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

    and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

    See:
    → academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot
    3)

    (with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

    he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

    he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

    2. adj
    1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

    what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

    2) (rel) der/die/das

    what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

    buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

    3)

    (in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

    4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

    what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

    what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

    3. interj
    was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie

    is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

    * * *
    what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]
    A int pr
    1. was, wie:
    what did he do? was hat er getan?;
    what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?
    you want a what? was willst du?
    3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):
    what an idea! was für eine Idee!;
    what book? was für ein Buch?;
    what luck! welch ein Glück!;
    what men? was für Männer?
    4. wie viel:
    what’s two and three?
    B rel pr
    1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:
    this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;
    he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;
    it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;
    he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war
    2. was (auch immer):
    say what you please sag, was du willst!
    3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:
    there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war
    C adj
    1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):
    I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;
    he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte
    2. alle, die;
    alles, was:
    what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld
    3. so viel oder so viele … wie:
    take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!
    D adv
    1. was:
    what does it matter was macht das schon
    2. vor adj was für:
    what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!
    3. teils …, teils:
    what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …
    4. but what (negativ) umg dass:
    not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet
    E int
    1. was!, wie!
    2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?
    3. Br umg nicht wahr?:
    a nice fellow, what?
    F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;
    what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;
    what for? wofür?, wozu?;
    and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;
    what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;
    a) was sonst noch?,
    b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;
    what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;
    (well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;
    what though? was tut’s, wenn?;
    what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);
    I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;
    know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;
    and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;
    I’ll tell you what
    a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,
    b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?
    * * *
    1. interrogative adjective
    2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

    what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

    I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

    what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

    what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

    what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?

    2. exclamatory adjective
    1) (how great) was für

    what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

    2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
    3. relative adjective

    lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

    I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann

    4. adverb
    2)

    what with... — wenn man an... denkt

    what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen

    5. interrogative pronoun

    what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

    what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

    what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

    and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

    what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

    what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

    what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

    what do you say — or (Amer.)

    what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

    [I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

    [and] what then? — [na] und?

    what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

    3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

    what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?

    6. relative pronoun

    do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

    what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

    this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

    tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

    the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

    7. exclamatory pronoun
    * * *
    pron.
    das pron.
    was pron.
    welch pron.

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  • 46 B

    B, b, indecl. n., designates, in the Latin alphabet, the soft, labial sound as in English, unlike the Gr. beta (B, b), which approached the Engl. v in sound; v. Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 124 sqq. At the beginning of words it represents an original dv or gv, and elsewhere an original gv, p, v, or bh ( v); v. Corss. Ausspr. I. pp. 134, 161. It corresponds regularly with Gr. b, but freq. also with p, and, in the middle of words, with ph; cf. brevis, brachus; ab, apo; carbasus, karpasos; ambo, amphi, amphô; nubes, nephos, etc.; v. Roby, Gram. I. p. 26; Kühner, Gram. § 34, 6. In Latin, as in all kindred languages, it was used in forming words to express the cry of different animals, as balare, barrire, baubari, blacterare, boare, bombitare, bubere, bubulare; children beginning to talk called their drink bua; so, balbus denoted the stammering sound, bambalio the stuttering, blatire and blaterare the babbling, blaesus the lisping, blandus the caressing. At the beginning of words b is found with no consonants except l and r (for bdellium, instead of which Marc. Emp. also wrote bdella, is a foreign word); but in the middle of words it is connected with other liquid and feeble consonants. Before hard consonants b is found only in compounds with ob and sub, the only prepositions, besides ab, which end in a labial sound; and these freq. rejected the labial, even when they are separated by the insertion of s, as abspello and absporto pass into aspello and asporto; or the place of the labial is supplied by u, as in aufero and aufugio (cf. ab init. and au); before f and p it is assimilated, as suffero, suppono; before m assimilated or not, as summergo or submergo; before c sometimes assimilated, as succedo, succingo, sometimes taking the form sus (as if from subs; cf. abs), as suscenseo; and sometimes su before s followed by a consonant, as suspicor. When b belonged to the root of a word it seems to have been retained, as plebs from plebis, urbs from urbis, etc.; so in Arabs, chalybs ( = Araps, chalups), the Gr. ps was represented by bs; as also in absis, absinthi-um, etc. But in scripsi from scribo, nupsi from nubo, etc., b was changed to p, though some grammarians still wrote bs in these words; cf. Prisc. pp. 556, 557 P.; Vel. Long. pp. 2224, 2261 ib. Of the liquids, l and r stand either before or after b, but m only before it, with the exception of abmatertera, parallel with the equally anomalous abpatruus (cf. ab init. and fin.), and n only after it; hence con and in before b always become com and im; as inversely b before n is sometimes changed to m, as Samnium for Sabinium and scamnum for scabnum, whence the dim. scabellum. B is so readily joined with u that not only acubus, arcubus, etc., were written for acibus, arcibus, etc., but also contubernium was formed from taberna, and bubile was used for bovile, as also in dubius ( = doios, duo) a b was inserted. B could be doubled, as appears not only from the foreign words abbas and sabbatum, but also from obba and gibba, and the compounds with ob and sub. B is reduplicated in bibo (cf the Gr. piô), as the shortness of the first syllable in the preterit bĭbi, compared with dēdi and stĕti or sti/ti, shows; although later bibo was treated as a primitive, and the supine bibitum formed from it. Sometimes before b an m was inserted, e. g. in cumbo for cubo kuptô, lambo for laptô, nimbus for nephos; inversely, also, it was rejected in sabucus for sambucus and labdacismus for lambdacismus. As in the middle, so at the beginning of words, b might take the place of another labial, e. g. buxis for pyxis, balaena for phalaina, carbatina for carpatina, publicus from poplicus, ambo for amphô; as even Enn. wrote Burrus and Bruges for Pyrrhus and Phryges; Naev., Balantium for Palatium (v. the latter words, and cf. Fest. p. 26).—In a later age, but not often before A.D. 300, intercourse with the Greeks caused the pronunciation of the b and v to be so similar that Adamantius Martyrius in Cassiod. pp. 2295-2310 P., drew up a separate catalogue of words which might be written with either b or v. So, Petronius has berbex for verbex, and in inscrr., but not often before A. D. 300, such errors as bixit for vixit, abe for ave, ababus for abavus, etc. (as inversely vene, devitum, acervus, vasis instead of bene, debitum, acerbus, basis), are found; Flabio, Jubentius, for Flavio, Juventius, are rare cases from the second century after Christ.—The interchange between labials, palatals, and linguals (as glans for balanos, bilis for fel or cholê) is rare at the beginning of words, but more freq. in the middle; cf. tabeo, têkô, and Sanscr. tak, terebra and teretron, uber and outhar; besides which the change of tribus Sucusana into Suburana (Varr. L. L. 5, § 48 Müll.; Quint. 1, 7, 29) deserves consideration. This interchange is most freq. in terminations used in forming words, as ber, cer, ter; brum or bulum, crum or culum, trum, bundus and cundus; bilis and tilis, etc.—Finally, the interchange of b with du at the beginning of words deserves special mention, as duonus for bonus, Bellona for Duellona, bellum for duellum, bellicus for duellicus, etc., and bis from duis.—As an abbreviation, B usually designates bonus or bene. Thus, B. D. = Bona Dea, Inscr. Orell. 1524; 2427; 2822:

    B. M. = bene merenti,

    ib. 99; 114; 506:

    B. M. P. = bene merenti posuit,

    ib. 255:

    B. D. S. M. = bene de se meritae,

    ib. 2437:

    B. V. V. = bene vale valeque,

    ib. 4816:

    B. M. = bonae memoriae,

    ib. 1136; 3385:

    B. M. = bonā mente,

    ib. 5033;

    sometimes it stands for beneficiarius, and BB. beneficiarii,

    ib. 3489; 3868; 3486 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > B

  • 47 b

    B, b, indecl. n., designates, in the Latin alphabet, the soft, labial sound as in English, unlike the Gr. beta (B, b), which approached the Engl. v in sound; v. Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 124 sqq. At the beginning of words it represents an original dv or gv, and elsewhere an original gv, p, v, or bh ( v); v. Corss. Ausspr. I. pp. 134, 161. It corresponds regularly with Gr. b, but freq. also with p, and, in the middle of words, with ph; cf. brevis, brachus; ab, apo; carbasus, karpasos; ambo, amphi, amphô; nubes, nephos, etc.; v. Roby, Gram. I. p. 26; Kühner, Gram. § 34, 6. In Latin, as in all kindred languages, it was used in forming words to express the cry of different animals, as balare, barrire, baubari, blacterare, boare, bombitare, bubere, bubulare; children beginning to talk called their drink bua; so, balbus denoted the stammering sound, bambalio the stuttering, blatire and blaterare the babbling, blaesus the lisping, blandus the caressing. At the beginning of words b is found with no consonants except l and r (for bdellium, instead of which Marc. Emp. also wrote bdella, is a foreign word); but in the middle of words it is connected with other liquid and feeble consonants. Before hard consonants b is found only in compounds with ob and sub, the only prepositions, besides ab, which end in a labial sound; and these freq. rejected the labial, even when they are separated by the insertion of s, as abspello and absporto pass into aspello and asporto; or the place of the labial is supplied by u, as in aufero and aufugio (cf. ab init. and au); before f and p it is assimilated, as suffero, suppono; before m assimilated or not, as summergo or submergo; before c sometimes assimilated, as succedo, succingo, sometimes taking the form sus (as if from subs; cf. abs), as suscenseo; and sometimes su before s followed by a consonant, as suspicor. When b belonged to the root of a word it seems to have been retained, as plebs from plebis, urbs from urbis, etc.; so in Arabs, chalybs ( = Araps, chalups), the Gr. ps was represented by bs; as also in absis, absinthi-um, etc. But in scripsi from scribo, nupsi from nubo, etc., b was changed to p, though some grammarians still wrote bs in these words; cf. Prisc. pp. 556, 557 P.; Vel. Long. pp. 2224, 2261 ib. Of the liquids, l and r stand either before or after b, but m only before it, with the exception of abmatertera, parallel with the equally anomalous abpatruus (cf. ab init. and fin.), and n only after it; hence con and in before b always become com and im; as inversely b before n is sometimes changed to m, as Samnium for Sabinium and scamnum for scabnum, whence the dim. scabellum. B is so readily joined with u that not only acubus, arcubus, etc., were written for acibus, arcibus, etc., but also contubernium was formed from taberna, and bubile was used for bovile, as also in dubius ( = doios, duo) a b was inserted. B could be doubled, as appears not only from the foreign words abbas and sabbatum, but also from obba and gibba, and the compounds with ob and sub. B is reduplicated in bibo (cf the Gr. piô), as the shortness of the first syllable in the preterit bĭbi, compared with dēdi and stĕti or sti/ti, shows; although later bibo was treated as a primitive, and the supine bibitum formed from it. Sometimes before b an m was inserted, e. g. in cumbo for cubo kuptô, lambo for laptô, nimbus for nephos; inversely, also, it was rejected in sabucus for sambucus and labdacismus for lambdacismus. As in the middle, so at the beginning of words, b might take the place of another labial, e. g. buxis for pyxis, balaena for phalaina, carbatina for carpatina, publicus from poplicus, ambo for amphô; as even Enn. wrote Burrus and Bruges for Pyrrhus and Phryges; Naev., Balantium for Palatium (v. the latter words, and cf. Fest. p. 26).—In a later age, but not often before A.D. 300, intercourse with the Greeks caused the pronunciation of the b and v to be so similar that Adamantius Martyrius in Cassiod. pp. 2295-2310 P., drew up a separate catalogue of words which might be written with either b or v. So, Petronius has berbex for verbex, and in inscrr., but not often before A. D. 300, such errors as bixit for vixit, abe for ave, ababus for abavus, etc. (as inversely vene, devitum, acervus, vasis instead of bene, debitum, acerbus, basis), are found; Flabio, Jubentius, for Flavio, Juventius, are rare cases from the second century after Christ.—The interchange between labials, palatals, and linguals (as glans for balanos, bilis for fel or cholê) is rare at the beginning of words, but more freq. in the middle; cf. tabeo, têkô, and Sanscr. tak, terebra and teretron, uber and outhar; besides which the change of tribus Sucusana into Suburana (Varr. L. L. 5, § 48 Müll.; Quint. 1, 7, 29) deserves consideration. This interchange is most freq. in terminations used in forming words, as ber, cer, ter; brum or bulum, crum or culum, trum, bundus and cundus; bilis and tilis, etc.—Finally, the interchange of b with du at the beginning of words deserves special mention, as duonus for bonus, Bellona for Duellona, bellum for duellum, bellicus for duellicus, etc., and bis from duis.—As an abbreviation, B usually designates bonus or bene. Thus, B. D. = Bona Dea, Inscr. Orell. 1524; 2427; 2822:

    B. M. = bene merenti,

    ib. 99; 114; 506:

    B. M. P. = bene merenti posuit,

    ib. 255:

    B. D. S. M. = bene de se meritae,

    ib. 2437:

    B. V. V. = bene vale valeque,

    ib. 4816:

    B. M. = bonae memoriae,

    ib. 1136; 3385:

    B. M. = bonā mente,

    ib. 5033;

    sometimes it stands for beneficiarius, and BB. beneficiarii,

    ib. 3489; 3868; 3486 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > b

  • 48 really

    adverb

    I don't really/really don't know what to do now — ich weiß eigentlich/wirklich nicht, was ich jetzt tun soll

    [well,] really! — [also] so was!

    really? — wirklich?; tatsächlich?

    * * *
    1) (in fact: He looks a fool but he is really very clever.) wirklich
    2) (very: That's a really nice hat!) wirklich
    * * *
    re·al·ly
    [ˈrɪəli, AM ˈri:ə-]
    I. adv
    1. (in fact) wirklich
    the film was \really quite good/quite good \really der Film war wirklich ziemlich gut/recht gut
    2. (used to stress sth) tatsächlich, wirklich
    I \really don't think that this is of any importance to us ich glaube wirklich nicht, dass das eine Rolle für uns spielt
    the film was \really good der Film war echt stark fam
    3. (seriously) ernsthaft
    did you \really believe that... haben Sie im Ernst geglaubt, dass...
    4.
    ▶ to be \really something schon etwas [Tolles] sein fam
    wow! your new car is \really something! Mann! dein neues Auto macht ganz schön was her! fam
    II. interj
    1. (indicating surprise, disbelief) wirklich, tatsächlich
    I'm getting married to Fred — \really? when? Fred und ich werden heiraten — nein, wirklich? wann denn?
    2. (indicating annoyance) also wirklich, [also] so was
    well, \really! I think he might have called us! nein, wirklich! ich finde, er hätte uns [wenigstens] anrufen können!
    3. AM (indicating agreement) in der Tat
    * * *
    ['rIəlɪ]
    1. adv
    1) (= in reality) wirklich, tatsächlich

    I really don't know what to think —

    I don't really know what I'm going to do — ich weiß eigentlich nicht, was ich machen werde

    well yes, I really think we should — ich finde eigentlich schon, dass wir das tun sollten

    before he really knew/understood — bevor er richtig or wirklich wusste/verstand

    2) (intensifier) wirklich, echt (inf); glad, disappointed wirklich, richtig, echt (inf)

    I really must say... — ich muss schon sagen...

    2. interj
    (in doubt, disbelief, surprise) wirklich, tatsächlich; (in protest, indignation) also wirklich!

    not really! — ach wirklich?

    * * *
    really [ˈrıəlı] adv
    1. wirklich, tatsächlich, eigentlich:
    really? wirklich?;
    not really! nicht möglich!
    2. really! (rügend) ich muss schon sagen!
    3. you must really come Sie müssen unbedingt kommen
    * * *
    adverb

    I don't really/really don't know what to do now — ich weiß eigentlich/wirklich nicht, was ich jetzt tun soll

    [well,] really! — [also] so was!

    really? — wirklich?; tatsächlich?

    * * *
    adv.
    wirklich adv.

    English-german dictionary > really

  • 49 अर्जुन _arjuna

    अर्जुन a. [अर्ज्-उनन् णिलुक् च Uṇ.3.58] (
    -ना, -नी f.).
    1 White, clear, bright, of the colour of day; अहश्च कृष्णमहरर्जुनं च Rv.6.9.1; पिशङ्गमौञ्जीयुजमर्जुनच्छविम् Śi.1.6.
    -2 Silvery; यत्र वः प्रेङ्खा हरिता अर्जुना Av.4.37.5.
    -नः 1 The white colour.
    -2 A peacock.
    -3 A sort of cutaneous disease.
    -4 A tree (Mar. अर्जुनसादडा), with useful rind; Mb.3.64.3.
    -5 N. of the third Pāṇḍava who was a son of Kuntī by Indra and hence called ऐन्द्रि also. [Arjuna was so called because he was 'white' or 'pure in actions' (पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां वर्णो मे दुर्लभः समः । करोमि कर्म शुद्धं च तेन मामर्जनं विदुः). He was taught the use of arms by Droṇa and was his favourite pupil. By his skill in arms he won Draupadī at her Svayaṁvara (see Draupadī). For an involuntary transgression he went into temporary exile and during that time he learnt the science of arms from Paraśurāma. He married Ulūpī, a Nāga Princess, by whom he had a son named Irāvat, and also Chitrāṅgadā, daughter of the king of Maṇipura, who bore him a son named Babhruvāhana. During this exile he visited Dvārakā, and with the help and advice of Kṛiṣṇa succeeded in marrying Subhadrā. By her he had a son named Abhimanyu. Afterwards he obtained the bow (Gāṇḍiva from the god Agni whom he assisted in burning the Khāṇḍva forest. When Dharma, his eldest brother, lost the kingdom by gambling, and the five brothers went into exile, he went to the Himālayas to propitiate the gods and to obtain from them celestial weapons for use in the contemplated war against Kauravas. There he fought with Śiva who appeared in the disguise of a Kirāta; but when he discovered the true character of his adversary he worshipped him and Śiva gave him the Pāśupatāstra. Indra, Varuṇa, Yama and Kubera also presented him with their own weapons. In the 13th year of their exile, the Pāṇḍavas entered the service of the King of Virāṭa and he had to act the part of a eunuch, and music and dancing master. In the great war with the Kauravas Arjuna took a very distinguished part. He secured the assistance of Kṛiṣṇa who acted as his charioteer and related to him the Bhagavadgītā when on the first day of the battle he hesitated to bend his bow against his own kinsmen. In the course of the great struggle he slew or vanquished several redoubtable warriors on the side of the Kauravas, such as Jayadratha, Bhīṣma, Karṇa &c. After Yudhiṣṭhira had been installed sovereign of Hastināpura, he resolved to perform the Aśvamedha sacrifice, and a horse was let loose with Arjuna as its guardian. Arjuna followed it through many cities and Countries and fought with many kings. At the city of Maṇipura he had to fight with his own son Babhruvāhana and was killed; but he was restored to life by a charm supplied by his wife Ulūpī. He traversed the whole of Bharata- khaṇda and returned to Hastināpura, loaded with spoils and tributes, and the great horse-sacrifice was then duly performed. He was afterwards called by Kṛiṣna to Dvārakā amid the internecine struggles of the Yādavas and there he performed the funeral ceremonies of Vasudeva and Kṛiṣṇa. Soon after this the five Pāṅdavas repaired to heaven having installed Parīkṣit -the only surviving son of Abhimanyu-- on the throne of Hastināpura. Arjuna was the bravest of the Pāṇdavas, high-minded, generous, upright, handsome and the most prominent figure of all his brothers. He has several appellations, such a Pārtha, Gudākeśa, Savyasāchī, Dhanañjaya, Phālguna, Kirītin, Jīṣṇu, Śvetavāhana, Gāṇḍivin &c.] cf. अर्जनः फाल्गुनो जिष्णुः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः । बीभत्सुर्विजयः कृष्णः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः ॥
    -6 N. of Kārtavīrya, slain by Parasurāma See कार्तवीर्य.
    -7 N. of a country Bṛi. S.14. 25.
    -8 The only son of his mother.
    -9 N. of Indra.
    -1 N. of a tree, Jerminalia Arjuna (Mar. अईन). The tree is rarer in south India. The colour of its bark is white. It is a forest-tree bearing fragrant flowers appearing in panicles like those of the Mango-tree.
    -नी 1 A procuress, bawd.
    -2 A cow. तथार्जुनीनां कपिला वरिष्ठा Mb.13.73.42.
    -3 A kind of serpent; अर्जुनि पुनर्वोयन्तु˚ Av.2.24.7.
    -4 N. of Uṣhā, wife of Aniruddha.
    -5 N. of a river com- monly called करतोया.
    -6 (न्यौ, -न्यः dual and pl.) N. of the constellation Phalgunī. अघासु हन्यन्ते गावो$र्जुन्योः पर्युह्यते Rv.1.85.13.
    -नम् 1 Silver. वीरुद्भिष्टे अर्जुनं संविदानम् Av.5.28.5.
    -2 Gold.
    -3 Slight inflammation of the white of the eye.
    -4 Grass.
    -न<?> (Pl.) The descend- ants of Arjuna; cf. अर्जुनः ककुभे पार्थे कार्तवीर्यमयूरयोः । मातुरेकसुते वृक्षे धवले नयनामये । तृणभेदे गवि स्त्री स्यात्...Nm.
    -Comp. -अभ्रम N. of a medicament.
    -ईश्वरतीर्थम् N. of a holy place. Siva P.
    -उपमः the teak tree; also शाकद्रुम and महापत्राख्यवृक्ष.
    -काण्ड a. having a white stem or appendage. बभ्रोरर्जनकाण्डस्य यवस्य ते Av.2.8.3.
    -च्छवि a. white, of a white colour.
    -ध्वजः 'white- bannered', N. of Hanūmat.
    -पाकी N. of a plant and its fruits.
    -बदरः The fibre of the Arjuna plant; अर्जुन- बदरा मेखलाः क्रियन्ताभू । ŚB. on MS.9.4.25
    -मिश्रः Name of a commentator on the Mb.
    -सखिः (L.) Kriṣṇa.
    -सिंहः N. of a prince (Inscriptions).

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > अर्जुन _arjuna

  • 50 LEIÐ

    I)
    (-ar, -ir), f.
    1) way (fara, ríða leið sína or leiðar sinnar);
    2) way, road (á skóginum vóru tvennar leiðir);
    þar er leiðir skildi, where the roads parted;
    3) course (on the sea);
    segja leið, to pilot;
    4) adverb. phrases:
    koma e-u til leiðar or á leið, to bring about;
    skipast á betri leið, to change to a better way;
    á þá leið, in this wise, thus;
    fram á leið, á leið fram, further, all along; afterwards, for the time to come;
    5) levy;
    leiðar at biðja, to call out a levy.
    f. a local assembly (in the Icelandic Commonwealth).
    from líða.
    * * *
    1.
    f. [A. S. lâd; Engl. lode or load (in lodestar, loadstone)]
    I. that which leads, a lode, way; ríða, fara, leið sína, Fms. vi. 176, Nj. 260, Eg. 359; or gen. leiðar sinnar, Fms. i. 10; ríða leiðar sinnar, Ísl. ii. 342; inn á leið, inwards, Eg. 81; alla leið, all along, Fb. i. 442; norðan á leið, Eg. 51.
    2. a way, road; var honum þar allt kunnigt fyrir, bæði um leiðir ok manna-deili, Eg. 539; á skóginum vóru tvennar leiðir … var sú leiðin skemri, 576; alþýðu-leið, the high road, 579; þar er leiðir skildi, where the roads parted, id.; þeir fara sem leiðir leggja, Fb. i. 253.
    3. esp. a naut. term, the course on the sea; þjóð-leið, the highway; inn-leið, the course along the shore; út-leið, djúp-leið, the outer course; segja leið, to pilot, Bs. i. 484; whence the Old Engl. lodesman = pilot.
    II. metaph. and adverb. phrases; koma e-u til leiðar, to bring about, Nj. 119, 250, Fms. vi. 300; koma e-u á leið, id., i. 51; snúa til leiðar, id., vi. 122, vii. 136; skipask á betri leið, to change to a better way, Eg. 416; á þá leið, thus, Fms. iv. 252; hverja leið sem, howsoever, Stj. 595: fram á leið, or á leið fram, further, all along; barnit æpði sem áðr á leið fram, Bs. i. 342, Orkn. 316, Sks. 301: afterwards, for the time to come (fram-leiðis), Grág. i. 322, Sks. 480: um leið, by the way; um leið og eg kom, mod.: þegar leið sem, adverb. as soon as, Stj. 94; þegar leið sem hann var fæddr, 101, 267; þegar um leið, at once, Barl. 157; þá leið, thus, Hom. 120: in the same manner, sömu leið, likewise, Grág. ii. 134, Stj. 123; aðra leið, otherwise.
    III. a levy = leiðangr; biðja leiðar, Hkv. 1. 21; róa leiðina enda gjalda þó leiðvítið, Hom. St.
    COMPDS: leiðarlengd, leiðarlýsing, leiðarsteinn, leiðarstjarna, leiðarsund, leiðarvísan, leiðarvísir, leiðarvíti.
    2.
    f. [different from the preceding, and akin to if not derived from the A. S. Lîða, the name of a double month, June and July, (ærra and æftera Lîða); it remains in the Engl. Leet = the law court of the hundred]:—the Leet, a meeting which in the Icel. Commonwealth was held shortly after midsummer, fourteen nights after the dissolution of the Althing; the Leet was the third and last public meeting (Vár-þing, Alþingi, Leið); at the Leet the new laws and licences of the past Althing were published, as also the calendar of the current year, etc. At the time of the Grágás, 12th and 13th centuries, the Leet was held where the vár-þing or fjórðungs-þing used to be held, and lasted a day or two (tveggja nátta Leið, Nj. 168, Fs. 75), and was held in common by all the three goðar of the quarter (sam-leið). But in the Saga time (10th century) the Leets appear to have been a kind of county assemblies; this may be inferred from the records of the Sagas, as also from local names indicating small county ‘Leets,’ different from the sam-leið of the Grágás. For the Grágás, see esp. Þingsk. Þ. Kb. ch. 61 (p. 111 Ed. 1853). For the Sagas, Glúm. ch. 25, Lv. ch. 2, 3; líðr nú á sumarit, ríðr hann til Leiðar ok helgar hana, Band. 9, 10, Þorst. Síðu H. ch. 3, Ld. ch. 6l, Sturl. iii. 169; the manna-mót, Heiðarv. S. ch. 17, also refers to a Leet; á leiðum ok lögmötum, Fs. 43; tveggja nátta leið, 75; leið-mót, Nj. 168, Fs. 75, Lv. 8. Special Leets named, Vöðla-leið, Hegranes-leið, Rd. 292; Ljósvetninga-leið, Nj. 184, Lv. 7, Rd. 292; Eyfirðinga-leið, Reykdæla-leið, Lv. 7 (Þverár-leið, v. l.); Þverár-leið in south-western Icel., Sturl. iii. 169.
    II. local names, Leið-völlr, Leet-field, Harð. S. ch. 31; Leið-hólmr, Korm. ch. 9, where also hólmganga was held. ☞ After the union with Norway the Icel. Leet remained (see the Jb.), and was held at intervals down to the 17th century, see Pál Vídal. Skýr. s. v. leið, pp. 326, 327.
    COMPDS: Leiðardagr, Leiðarmál, Leiðarmorgunn, Leiðarskeið, Leiðarvöllr.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > LEIÐ

  • 51 тоже

    нареч.
    1) ( при утверждении) also, as well, too

    он то́же пойдёт — he is also going, he is going too [as well]

    вы его́ зна́ете? Я то́же — do you know him? So do I [I do, too]

    я там был, мой брат то́же — I was there, and my brother was there also [so was my brother]

    я бу́ду там, мой брат то́же — I shall be there, and my brother will also be there [so will my brother]; I will also be there [so will my brother]

    мы ви́дели э́то, и они́ то́же — we saw that, and they did too [and so did they]

    2) ( при отрицании) either ['aɪ-]

    он то́же не зна́ет — he does not know either

    его́ там то́же не́ было — he was not there either

    я не шучу́. - Я то́же не шучу́ — I am not joking. - Neither / nor am I

    у меня́ то́же нет — neither have I

    я то́же не бу́ду — neither shall I

    ••

    ты то́же хоро́ш! — you're a fine one, to be sure!

    то́же мне...! пренебр. — some...!;... indeed!

    то́же мне фило́соф! — some philosopher!; a philosopher, indeed!

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > тоже

  • 52 Bollée, Ernest-Sylvain

    [br]
    b. 19 July 1814 Clefmont (Haute-Marne), France
    d. 11 September 1891 Le Mans, France
    [br]
    French inventor of the rotor-stator wind engine and founder of the Bollée manufacturing industry.
    [br]
    Ernest-Sylvain Bollée was the founder of an extensive dynasty of bellfounders based in Le Mans and in Orléans. He and his three sons, Amédée (1844–1917), Ernest-Sylvain fils (1846–1917) and Auguste (1847-?), were involved in work and patents on steam-and petrol-driven cars, on wind engines and on hydraulic rams. The presence of the Bollées' car industry in Le Mans was a factor in the establishment of the car races that are held there.
    In 1868 Ernest-Sylvain Bollée père took out a patent for a wind engine, which at that time was well established in America and in England. In both these countries, variable-shuttered as well as fixed-blade wind engines were in production and patented, but the Ernest-Sylvain Bollée patent was for a type of wind engine that had not been seen before and is more akin to the water-driven turbine of the Jonval type, with its basic principle being parallel to the "rotor" and "stator". The wind drives through a fixed ring of blades on to a rotating ring that has a slightly greater number of blades. The blades of the fixed ring are curved in the opposite direction to those on the rotating blades and thus the air is directed onto the latter, causing it to rotate at a considerable speed: this is the "rotor". For greater efficiency a cuff of sheet iron can be attached to the "stator", giving a tunnel effect and driving more air at the "rotor". The head of this wind engine is turned to the wind by means of a wind-driven vane mounted in front of the blades. The wind vane adjusts the wind angle to enable the wind engine to run at a constant speed.
    The fact that this wind engine was invented by the owner of a brass foundry, with all the gear trains between the wind vane and the head of the tower being of the highest-quality brass and, therefore, small in scale, lay behind its success. Also, it was of prefabricated construction, so that fixed lengths of cast-iron pillar were delivered, complete with twelve treads of cast-iron staircase fixed to the outside and wrought-iron stays. The drive from the wind engine was taken down the inside of the pillar to pumps at ground level.
    Whilst the wind engines were being built for wealthy owners or communes, the work of the foundry continued. The three sons joined the family firm as partners and produced several steam-driven vehicles. These vehicles were the work of Amédée père and were l'Obéissante (1873); the Autobus (1880–3), of which some were built in Berlin under licence; the tram Bollée-Dalifol (1876); and the private car La Mancelle (1878). Another important line, in parallel with the pumping mechanism required for the wind engines, was the development of hydraulic rams, following the Montgolfier patent. In accordance with French practice, the firm was split three ways when Ernest-Sylvain Bollée père died. Amédée père inherited the car side of the business, but it is due to Amédée fils (1867– 1926) that the principal developments in car manufacture came into being. He developed the petrol-driven car after the impetus given by his grandfather, his father and his uncle Ernest-Sylvain fils. In 1887 he designed a four-stroke single-cylinder engine, although he also used engines designed by others such as Peugeot. He produced two luxurious saloon cars before putting Torpilleur on the road in 1898; this car competed in the Tour de France in 1899. Whilst designing other cars, Amédée's son Léon (1870–1913) developed the Voiturette, in 1896, and then began general manufacture of small cars on factory lines. The firm ceased work after a merger with the English firm of Morris in 1926. Auguste inherited the Eolienne or wind-engine side of the business; however, attracted to the artistic life, he sold out to Ernest Lebert in 1898 and settled in the Paris of the Impressionists. Lebert developed the wind-engine business and retained the basic "stator-rotor" form with a conventional lattice tower. He remained in Le Mans, carrying on the business of the manufacture of wind engines, pumps and hydraulic machinery, describing himself as a "Civil Engineer".
    The hydraulic-ram business fell to Ernest-Sylvain fils and continued to thrive from a solid base of design and production. The foundry in Le Mans is still there but, more importantly, the bell foundry of Dominique Bollée in Saint-Jean-de-Braye in Orléans is still at work casting bells in the old way.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    André Gaucheron and J.Kenneth Major, 1985, The Eolienne Bollée, The International Molinological Society.
    Cénomane (Le Mans), 11, 12 and 13 (1983 and 1984).
    KM

    Biographical history of technology > Bollée, Ernest-Sylvain

  • 53 never

    adverb
    1) nie

    the rain seemed as if it would never stop — der Regen schien gar nicht mehr aufhören zu wollen

    he never so much as apologized — er hat sich nicht einmal entschuldigt

    never, never — nie, nie; niemals

    he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun

    never a — (not one) kein einziger/keine einzige/kein einziges

    never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]

    2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)

    you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?

    well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!

    He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!

    * * *
    ['nevə]
    (not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) nie
    - academic.ru/49677/nevermore">nevermore
    - nevertheless
    * * *
    nev·er
    [ˈnevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    adv inv
    1. (not ever) nie, niemals
    \never again! nie wieder!
    do you know a guy called Antony Edwards? — \never heard of him kennst du einen Antony Edwards? — nie gehört
    I \never forget a face ich vergesse nie ein Gesicht
    he'll \never forgive you for that er wird dir das niemals verzeihen
    there will \never be another Charlie Chaplin es wird nie einen zweiten Charlie Chaplin geben
    to \never cross sb's mind jdm nie in den Sinn kommen
    \never fear! [nur] keine Angst! [o BRD Bange!] fam
    \never in all my life [or days] noch nie in meinem Leben
    it's \never too late to do sth es ist nie zu spät, um etw akk zu tun
    \never before noch nie [zuvor]
    \never before had I had so much money ich hatte noch nie so viel Geld
    as \never before wie noch nie
    \never ever nie im Leben, niemals
    \never mind! mach' dir nichts draus! fam
    \never mind him! mach' dir nichts aus ihm!, kümmere dich nicht um ihn!
    \never mind the price! kümmere dich nicht um den Preis!
    \never mind that... ohne zu berücksichtigen, dass...
    he's \never 61 — he looks much younger er ist nie im Leben 61 — er sieht viel jünger aus
    2. (not at all) überhaupt [o gar] nicht
    3.
    ▶ \never the twain shall meet BRIT die Zwei werden nie[mals] zueinanderfinden
    * * *
    ['nevə(r)]
    adv
    1) (= not ever) nie, niemals (geh)

    never do that again — mach das bloß nie wieder or nicht noch einmal

    never say never —

    I'll never try that again never again will I see my own country — das werde ich nie wieder or nicht noch einmal versuchen ich werde meine Heimat nie wiedersehen

    never ever — absolut or garantiert nie

    I have never ever been so insulted —

    I have never yet been able to find... — ich habe... bisher noch nicht finden können

    = not) that will never do! — das geht ganz und gar nicht!

    he never so much as smiled —

    would you do it again? – never! — würdest du das noch einmal machen? – bestimmt nicht

    Spurs were beaten – never! (inf) — Spurs ist geschlagen worden – das ist doch nicht möglich! or nein! or nein wirklich? (iro)

    well I never (did)! (inf) — nein, so was!

    * * *
    never [ˈnevə(r)] adv
    1. nie, niemals, nimmer(mehr):
    never before noch nie(mals);
    never do that again! tu das nie wieder!
    2. durchaus nicht, (ganz und gar) nicht, nicht im Geringsten
    3. umg doch nicht, (doch) wohl nicht:
    you never mean to tell me thatBesondere Redewendungen: never fear nur keine Bange!, keine Sorge!;
    never say never man soll nie „nie“ sagen;
    well, I never (did)! umg nein, so was!, das ist ja unerhört!;
    never so auch noch so, so sehr auch;
    were he never so bad mag er auch noch so schlecht sein;
    never so much noch so sehr oder viel;
    never so much as nicht einmal, sogar nicht;
    he never so much as answered er hat noch nicht einmal geantwortet;
    never ever garantiert nie, nie und nimmer;
    never ever have I felt so ashamed ich habe mich noch nie so geschämt; → die1 A 1, mind C 1, C 2
    * * *
    adverb
    1) nie

    never, never — nie, nie; niemals

    he was never one to do something — es war nicht seine Art, etwas zu tun

    never a — (not one) kein einziger/keine einzige/kein einziges

    never-failing — unfehlbar; unerschöpflich [Quelle]

    2) (coll.) (expr. surprise)

    you never believed that, did you? — du hast das doch wohl nicht geglaubt?

    well, I never [did]! — [na od. nein od. also] so was!

    He ate the whole turkey. - Never! — Er hat den ganzen Truthahn aufgegessen. - Nein!

    * * *
    adv.
    durchaus nicht adv.
    nie adv.
    niemals adv.

    English-german dictionary > never

  • 54 λῶ

    λῶ
    Grammatical information: v.
    Meaning: `want, wish' (Epich., Ar., Theoc., Dor, El. inscr.)
    Other forms: λῃ̃ς, λῃ̃, λῶμες etc., El. opt. λΕοιταν, Cret. opt. λΕ(ι)οι, λΕιοιεν, subj. λΕιωντι, ptc. λΕιοντος, -α etc., inf. (coni. Ahrens Th. 5, 77) λῆν; the gloss λεῳμι seems Ion.
    Derivatives: 1. λῆμα n. `will, spirit, courage, insolence' (Hdt.; Aly Glotta 15, 116) with λημάτια φρονήματα, βουλεύματα H., ληματίας m. `high-spirited, dare-devil' (Ar. Ra. 494; Chantraine Form. 93; v. l. ληματιᾳ̃ς as from *ληματιάω), ληματόομαι in λελημάτωμαι λῆμα ἔχω εἰς τὸ ἔργον H.; 2. λῆσις (also λῆϊς Dor.) βούλησις, αἵρεσις H.
    Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
    Etymology: Unexplained. Because of forms like λΕιοι, λΕιωντι etc. an orig. long diphthong lēi- was supposed, to which also λαιδρός, λιλαίομαι (WP. 2, 393 with Solmsen KZ 44, 171); this however, is impossible. Diff. s. vv.; also λίαν was wrongly adduced. Against an orig. Ϝλη- (from *u̯lēi-?) to Lat. vel-le, wollen etc. s. WP. l.c., where also other, decidedly wrong interpretations are rejected (also in Bq). Further lit. in Schwyzer 676 w. n. 2. One might start from *lē-i̯ō, Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 2, 192. - Cf. λωΐων.
    Page in Frisk: 2,150

    Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > λῶ

  • 55 ever

    adverb
    1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

    for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

    ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

    2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

    get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

    3) in comb. with participles etc
    4) (at any time) je[mals]

    never ever — nie im Leben

    nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas

    his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt

    don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!

    as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

    if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische

    the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

    5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

    what ever does he want? — was will er nur?

    how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

    as soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich

    I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

    thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

    it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

    * * *
    ['evə] 1. adverb
    1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals
    2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer
    3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst
    •
    - academic.ru/116035/ever-">ever-
    - evergreen 2. noun
    (an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze
    - everlasting
    - everlastingly
    - evermore
    - for ever / forever
    * * *
    [ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    adv inv
    1. (at any time) jemals
    nothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was los
    have you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
    nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehört
    if \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldig
    it was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietung
    if \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...
    he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt je
    hardly \ever kaum
    to hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tun
    as good as \ever so gut wie eh und je
    worse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor
    never \ever ( fam) nie im Leben, niemals
    they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute
    Yours \ever, Chris BRIT ( dated) Viele Grüße, dein Chris
    \ever better immer besser
    as \ever wie gewöhnlich
    \ever since... seitdem...
    3. (of all time)
    the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gab
    the first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung
    4. (as intensifier)
    how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?
    what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?
    when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?
    where \ever have I...? wohin habe ich nur...?; AM, AUS (for emphasis)
    am I \ever! und wie!
    was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle Läuferin
    Mark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunken
    thank you \ever so much tausend Dank
    * * *
    ['evə(r)]
    adv

    seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt

    as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte

    don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!

    have you ever been to Glasgow? —

    more beautiful than ever (before) —

    the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe

    the first... ever — der etc allererste...

    the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat

    I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen

    2)

    (= at all times) ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge war

    ever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...

    ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem

    for ever — für immer, für alle Zeit(en)

    for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)

    3)

    (intensive) be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdig

    she's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt

    did you ever! (inf) — also so was!

    4)
    See:

    ever so/such — unheimlich

    6) (old: always) allzeit (old, liter)
    7)

    (in letters) yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy

    * * *
    ever [ˈevə(r)] adv
    1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:
    ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;
    ever and again (od obs anon) dann und wann, hin und wieder;
    Yours ever, … Viele Grüße, Dein(e) oder Ihr(e) … (Briefschluss);
    ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;
    as … as ever unverändert …; → forever
    2. immer (vor komp):
    ever larger immer größer (werdend)
    3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):
    do you ever see him?;
    have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;
    scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;
    the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;
    did you ever? umg hast du Töne?; na so was!
    4. den oder die oder das es je gegeben hat:
    for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal
    5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:
    as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;
    how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?
    6. ever so bes Br umg sehr, noch so:
    ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);
    ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;
    thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;
    ever so many unendlich viele;
    ever so simple ganz einfach;
    let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich sein
    7. umg denn, überhaupt (zur Verstärkung der Frage):
    what ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;
    what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?
    * * *
    adverb
    1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

    for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

    ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

    2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

    get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

    3) in comb. with participles etc
    4) (at any time) je[mals]

    as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

    the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

    5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

    how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

    I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

    thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

    it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

    * * *
    adv.
    je adv.
    jemals adv.

    English-german dictionary > ever

  • 56 really

    re·al·ly [ʼrɪəli, Am ʼri:ə-] adv
    1) ( in fact) wirklich;
    the film was \really quite good/quite good \really der Film war wirklich ziemlich gut/recht gut
    2) ( used to stress sth) tatsächlich, wirklich;
    I \really don't think that this is of any importance to us ich glaube wirklich nicht, dass das eine Rolle für uns spielt;
    the film was \really good der Film war echt stark ( fam)
    3) ( seriously) ernsthaft;
    did you \really believe that... haben Sie im Ernst geglaubt, dass...
    PHRASES:
    to be \really something schon etwas [Tolles] sein ( fam)
    wow! your new car is \really something! Mann! dein neues Auto macht ganz schön was her! ( fam) interj
    1) (indicating surprise, disbelief) wirklich, tatsächlich;
    I'm getting married to Fred - \really? when? Fred und ich werden heiraten - nein, wirklich? wann denn?
    2) ( indicating annoyance) also wirklich, [also] so was;
    well, \really! I think he might have called us! nein, wirklich! ich finde, er hätte uns [wenigstens] anrufen können!
    3) (Am) ( indicating agreement) in der Tat

    English-German students dictionary > really

  • 57 Ilii

    1.
    Īlĭum or Īlĭon, ĭi, n., = Ilion, a poetical name for Troja, the city of Ilium, Troy, Verg. A. 1, 68; 5, 261; Hor. C. 1, 15, 33; Ov. M. 6, 95; 13, 408; Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24 et saep.—Called also Īlĭos, i, f., acc. to the Gr. Ilios, Hor. C. 4, 9, 18; id. Epod. 14, 14; Ov. A. A. 1, 363; id. M. 14, 467.—Also a later Ilium, built upon the coast, Liv. 35, 43, 3; 37, 9, 7.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Īlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ilium, Ilian, Trojan:

    tellus,

    Verg. A. 9, 285:

    res,

    id. ib. 1, 268:

    matres,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 11:

    turmae,

    id. Carm. Sec. 37.— Subst.: Īlĭi, ōrum, m., the Trojans, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 27.—
    B.
    Īlĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

    orae,

    Verg. A. 2, 117:

    classis,

    id. ib. 5, 607:

    fata,

    id. ib. 3, 182:

    Penates,

    id. ib. 3, 603:

    cineres,

    id. ib. 2, 431:

    amores,

    i. e. Paris, Mart. 12, 52, 9:

    hospes Didus,

    i. e. Æneas, Sil. 8, 50:

    Vesta,

    worshipped at Troy, Ov. F. 6, 227;

    hence, Alba, where also Vesta was worshipped,

    Luc. 5, 400: carmen, i. e. Homer's Iliad, Hor. A. P. 129; cf.:

    Macer,

    a poet who wrote on the Trojan war, Ov. P. 4, 16, 6:

    dextra,

    i. e. Ganymede's, Stat. S. 4, 2, 11:

    mons,

    i. e. Phrygian marble, id. ib. 27:

    Iliacoque jugum memorabile remo,

    i. e. the promontory of Misenum, where Misenus, a follower of Æneas, was drowned, id. ib. 3, 5, 98: muri, i. e. of Rome, as founded by descendants of the Trojan Æneas, Sil. 10, 387;

    hence, also, cuspis,

    of the consul Flaminius, id. 5, 595.—Prov.:

    Iliacos intra muros peccatur et extra,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 16.—
    C.
    Īlĭenses, ium, m., inhabitants of Ilium, Ilians, Suet. Tib. 52; id. Claud. 25; id. Ner. 7.—
    D.
    Īlĭădes, ae, m., the Trojan, i. e. Ganymede, Ov. M. 10, 160.—
    E.
    Īlĭas, ădis, f.
    1.
    The Trojan woman, i. e. Helen, Ov. Tr. 2, 371.—In plur.: Īlĭădes, um, Trojan women or girls, Verg. A. 3, 65; 2, 580.—
    2.
    The celebrated epic poem that describes the Trojan war, the Iliad, Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 66; Ov. A. A. 3, 414. —On account of its great extent, used fig. to represent a great quantity or number, an Iliad, a whole Iliad, Ov. P. 2, 7, 33; cf. written as Greek: tanta malorum impendet Ilias, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 3; and in plur.:

    tunc vero longas condimus Iliadas,

    Prop. 2, 1, 14.
    2.
    ilium, v. ile.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Ilii

  • 58 Ilium

    1.
    Īlĭum or Īlĭon, ĭi, n., = Ilion, a poetical name for Troja, the city of Ilium, Troy, Verg. A. 1, 68; 5, 261; Hor. C. 1, 15, 33; Ov. M. 6, 95; 13, 408; Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24 et saep.—Called also Īlĭos, i, f., acc. to the Gr. Ilios, Hor. C. 4, 9, 18; id. Epod. 14, 14; Ov. A. A. 1, 363; id. M. 14, 467.—Also a later Ilium, built upon the coast, Liv. 35, 43, 3; 37, 9, 7.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Īlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ilium, Ilian, Trojan:

    tellus,

    Verg. A. 9, 285:

    res,

    id. ib. 1, 268:

    matres,

    Hor. Epod. 17, 11:

    turmae,

    id. Carm. Sec. 37.— Subst.: Īlĭi, ōrum, m., the Trojans, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 27.—
    B.
    Īlĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

    orae,

    Verg. A. 2, 117:

    classis,

    id. ib. 5, 607:

    fata,

    id. ib. 3, 182:

    Penates,

    id. ib. 3, 603:

    cineres,

    id. ib. 2, 431:

    amores,

    i. e. Paris, Mart. 12, 52, 9:

    hospes Didus,

    i. e. Æneas, Sil. 8, 50:

    Vesta,

    worshipped at Troy, Ov. F. 6, 227;

    hence, Alba, where also Vesta was worshipped,

    Luc. 5, 400: carmen, i. e. Homer's Iliad, Hor. A. P. 129; cf.:

    Macer,

    a poet who wrote on the Trojan war, Ov. P. 4, 16, 6:

    dextra,

    i. e. Ganymede's, Stat. S. 4, 2, 11:

    mons,

    i. e. Phrygian marble, id. ib. 27:

    Iliacoque jugum memorabile remo,

    i. e. the promontory of Misenum, where Misenus, a follower of Æneas, was drowned, id. ib. 3, 5, 98: muri, i. e. of Rome, as founded by descendants of the Trojan Æneas, Sil. 10, 387;

    hence, also, cuspis,

    of the consul Flaminius, id. 5, 595.—Prov.:

    Iliacos intra muros peccatur et extra,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 16.—
    C.
    Īlĭenses, ium, m., inhabitants of Ilium, Ilians, Suet. Tib. 52; id. Claud. 25; id. Ner. 7.—
    D.
    Īlĭădes, ae, m., the Trojan, i. e. Ganymede, Ov. M. 10, 160.—
    E.
    Īlĭas, ădis, f.
    1.
    The Trojan woman, i. e. Helen, Ov. Tr. 2, 371.—In plur.: Īlĭădes, um, Trojan women or girls, Verg. A. 3, 65; 2, 580.—
    2.
    The celebrated epic poem that describes the Trojan war, the Iliad, Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 66; Ov. A. A. 3, 414. —On account of its great extent, used fig. to represent a great quantity or number, an Iliad, a whole Iliad, Ov. P. 2, 7, 33; cf. written as Greek: tanta malorum impendet Ilias, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 3; and in plur.:

    tunc vero longas condimus Iliadas,

    Prop. 2, 1, 14.
    2.
    ilium, v. ile.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Ilium

  • 59 Lesseps, Ferdinand de

    SUBJECT AREA: Canals
    [br]
    b. 19 November 1805 Versailles, France
    d. 7 December 1894 La Chesnaye, near Paris, France
    [br]
    French diplomat and canal entrepreneur.
    [br]
    Ferdinand de Lesseps was born into a family in the diplomatic service and it was intended that his should be his career also. He was educated at the Lycée Napoléon in Paris. In 1825, aged 20, he was appointed an attaché to the French consulate in Lisbon. In 1828 he went to the Consulate-General in Tunis and in 1831 was posted from there to Egypt, becoming French Consul in Cairo two years later. For his work there during the plague in 1836 he was awarded the Croix de Chevalier in the Légion d'honneur. During this time he became very friendly with Said Mohammed and the friendship was maintained over the years, although there were no expectations then that Said would occupy any great position of authority.
    De Lesseps then served in other countries. In 1841 he had thought about a canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and he brooded over the idea until 1854. In October of that year, having retired from the diplomatic service, he returned to Egypt privately. His friend Said became Viceroy and he readily agreed to the proposal to cut the canal. At first there was great international opposition to the idea, and in 1855 de Lesseps travelled to England to try to raise capital. Work finally started in 1859, but there were further delays following the death of Said Pasha in 1863. The work was completed in 1869 and the canal was formally opened by the Empress Eugenic on 20 November 1869. De Lesseps was fêted in France and awarded the Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur.
    He subsequently promoted the project of the Corinth Canal, but his great ambition in his later years was to construct a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. This idea had been conceived by Spanish adventurers in 1514, but everyone felt the problems and cost would be too great. De Lesseps, riding high in popularity and with his charismatic character, convinced the public of the scheme's feasibility and was able to raise vast sums for the enterprise. He proposed a sea-level canal, which required the excavation of a 350 ft (107 m) cut through terrain; this eventually proved impossible, but work nevertheless started in 1881.
    In 1882 de Lesseps became first President d'-Honneur of the Syndicat des Entrepreneurs de Travaux Publics de France and was elected to the Chair of the French Academy in 1884. By 1891 the Panama Canal was in a disastrous financial crisis: a new company was formed, and because of the vast sums expended a financial investigation was made. The report led to de Lesseps, his son and several high-ranking government ministers and officials being charged with bribery and corruption, but de Lesseps was a very sick man and never appeared at the trial. He was never convicted, although others were, and he died soon after, at the age of 89, at his home.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Croix de Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1836; Grand Croix 1869.
    Further Reading
    John S.Pudney, 1968, Suez. De Lesseps' Canal, London: Dent.
    John Marlowe, 1964, The Making of the Suez Canal, London: Cresset.
    JHB

    Biographical history of technology > Lesseps, Ferdinand de

  • 60 antiquus

    antīquus, a, um (andere Schreibart für anticus v. ante), bezeichnet das Vorher im Range u. gew. in der Zeit, während anticus das Vorher im Raume ausdrückt (doch s. unten /), also: I) »was der Geltung nach allem andern vorangeht«, 1) als mathem. t.t., Haupt-, Grund-, numerus, die Grundzahl, vollkommene Zahl, Vitr. 3, 1, 8 (ibid. auch numerus perfectus gen.). – 2) im Compar. u. Superl., was in meinen Augen allem andern der Geltung nach vorangeht, wichtiger, am wichtigsten, höher-, am höchsten stehend, dah. auch was mir mehr am Herzen liegt, angelegentlicher, angelegentlichst, a) Compar.: genere antiquior, Acc. tr. fr.: antiquior in senatu sententiae dicendae locus, höhere, wichtigere Stellung, Vortritt, Cic.: antiquiorem locum hospiti tribuere quam clienti, Gell.: sed ne dubitaris, quin quod honestius id mihi futurum sit antiquius, Cic.: quod mihi est et sanctius et antiquius, Cic.: id antiquius consuli fuit, Liv.: quaedam animā carent, ut saxa; itaque aliquid erit animantibus antiquius, scilicet corpus, Sen.: m. folg. Abl., ut omnes intellegerent nihil sibi antiquius amicitiā nostrā fuisse, Cic.: Claudii genti iam inde ab initio nihil antiquius in re publica patrum maiestate fuit, Liv.: tantā utilitate fides antiquior fuit, Liv.: quid hunc tantā Thebanorum gloriā, tam claro atque exornato tropaeo carius atque antiquius habere convenit? Cic.: quam nihil antiquius communi salute ac libertate iudicarim, Cic.: ne quid vitā existimem antiquius, Cic.: nihil antiquius oppugnatione Cluvianā ratus, Liv. – m. folg. quam, antiquiorem sibi fuisse laudem et gloriam, quam regnum et possessiones suas, Cic.: in armorum ratione antiquior cavendi quam ictum inferendi cura est, Quint.: bes. nec habui quicquam antiquius, quam ut m. Konj., Cic. ep. 11, 5, 1: nihil ei fuisset antiquius quam m. folg. Infin., Cic. ep. 13, 29, 3. Auct. b. Alex. 36, 2: u. multo antiquius est m. folg. Infin., Lucr. 4, 846: u. neque prius neque antiquius quidquam habuit quam m. folg. Infin., Vell. 2, 52, 4: nihil antiquius duxit od. habuit quam m. folg. Infin., Suet. Claud. 11, 1 u. Vesp. 8, 1. – b) Superl.: navalis apparatus ei semper antiquissima cura fuit, Cic.: (causam) antiquissimam se habiturum dixit, Cic.: longe antiquissimum ratus est (hatte nichts Angelegentlicheres zu tun, hielt es für seine erste Pflicht) m. folg. Infin., Liv. 1, 32, 2. – II) »was der Zeit nach vorher gewesen ist«, alt, A) relativ, alt = früher, vormalig, einstig (Ggstz. novus), a) übh.: concordia, die frühere Eintracht, Plaut.: duritia, die frühere, alte Strenge, Ter.: antiquae munitiones, Caes.: morem antiquum atque ingenium obtinere, Ter.: antiquam venustatem suam obtinere, Ter.: antiquior dies, ein früheres, älteres Datum, Cic.: tres epistulas tuas accepi; igitur antiquissimae cuique respondebo, Cic.: causa antiquior memoriā tuā, Cic.: Scipio Africanus antiquior (der ältere), Gell. 4, 18, 1. – subst., fricari ex antiquo (nach der alten Sitte), Plaut.: antiquum obtinere, die alte Art od. Sitte beibehalten, Komik. (vgl. Lorenz Plaut. Most. 776. die Auslgg. zu Ter. Andr. 4, 5, 22): nec in antiquius citeriusve procedere, sich weder jenseit noch diesseit dieses Zeitraums erstrecken, Vell. 1, 17, 2: verum tamen antiqua (das Alte) neglegemus, Cic. har. resp. 32: studiose antiqua (Beispiele aus der alten Zeit) persequi, Cic. de fin. 1, 36 (u. so Liv. 9, 34, 14. Sen. de ira 3, 18, 2): nam illa nimis antiqua (die in allzuferner Zeit liegenden Fälle) praetereo, Cic. Cat. 1, 3. – dicht. übh. = früher, vergangen, hiemes, vulnus, Ov.: carcer, Lucan.; vgl. Burm. Ov. trist. 3, 9, 12. Becker Eleg. Rom. p. 73. – b) insbes., mit dem Nebenbegr. des Einfachen, Reinen, Unschuldigen, alt = von altem Schlage, von altem Schrot u. Korn, schlicht, bieder von Gesinnung, antiqui moris, Tac.: antiquis esse moribus, Plaut.: cives antiquā virtute ac fide, Ter.: antiqui homines, Cic.: antiquae artes tuae, Plaut.: antiqui impetus (altbiedere Aufwallungen), Tac. – B) absol., was seit der Vorzeit od. wenigstens seit langer Zeit besteht od. üblich ist, alt, uralt, vorzeitlich, langjährig (Ggstz. recens), u. mit Lob = altehrwürdig, altheilig, vicinus tuus, Comic. vet. fr.: hospes, Ter.: nemo est mihi te amicus antiquior, Cic.: tuus antiquissimus amicus, Cic.: antiquus Butes, der langjährige (treue) Diener, Verg.: deus (Götterbildsäule) antiquo opere factus, Cic.: templa, Hor.: quercus, Suet.: genus, Nep.: antiquissima scripta, Hor.: antiquissimum tempus, Caes.: antiqui, antiquiores medici, Cels.: u. als Beiw. von Städten usw., urbs, terra, Verg.: Helerni, Ov.; vgl. Thiel Verg. Aen. 1, 12. p. 14. – subst.: α) antīquī, ōrum, m., die Alten, Altvordern, die Leute der Vorzeit, die Schriftsteller-, Staatsmänner-, Ärzte der Vorzeit (Ggstz. recentiores), Cic., Vell., Cels. u.a. – β) antīqua, ōrum, n., das Alte, das Altertum, das Vorzeitliche, die Vorzeit, quid antiqua perscrutor? Sen. de ira 3, 18, 3: verb. vetera tantum et antiqua mirari, Tac. dial. 15. – / In Hdschrn. u. Ausgg. auch anticus geschr., zB. vates anticus, Liv. 45, 27, 10: anticum consortium, Gell. 1, 9, 12. Vgl. Georges, Lexikon der lat. Wortf. S. 52.

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