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61 в экстремальном случае
в экстремальном случае — in extreme caseРусско-английский словарь биологических терминов > в экстремальном случае
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62 kraß
(complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) rank* * *krassRR, kraßALT[kras]I. adj1. (auffallend) glaring, obviousein krasser Gegensatz a stark contrastein krasser Fall an extreme case2. (unerhört) blatant, gross3. (extrem) complete, rankII. adv crassly -
63 äußerster Notfall
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65 екстремальна ситуація
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66 HLÝÐA
(-dda, -tt), v.1) to listen (eyrum hlýðir hann, en augum skoðar);hlýða e-m, to listen (give ear) to one;hlýða messu, tíðum, to hear mass, attend service;hlýða á e-t or til e-s, to listen to (sitja menn þar umhverfis ok hlýða til sögunnar);2) to yield to, obey (hlýða ráðum, orðum e-s);3) to do, be permissible or proper;hlýðir það hvergi (it will not do) at hafa eigi lög í landi;engum öðrum skyldi þat hlýða, nobody else should dare to do so;Einar lét engum hlýða móti at mæla, E. would not hear of any one’s gainsaying;4) refl. to listen (hann hlýðist um, hvárt nökkurir vekti); to be allowable (konungr sagði, at þeim skyldi þat ekki hlýðast).* * *dd, [hljóð A]:I. prop. to hearken, listen; eyrum hlýðir en augum skoðar, Hm. 7: with dat. to listen to one, 623. 27, Fms. vii. 245, Eg. 694; var hann ekki svá mikillátr at eigi hlýddi ( to give ear to) hann mönnum er skylt áttu við hann at ræða, Ó. H. 68; h. messu, tíðum, lestri, to hear mass, attend service, go to church, 671 B, 655 xi. 4, Bs. i. 131 passim.2. with prep.; hlýða á e-t, to listen to a thing, Fms. ix. 472; h. til e-s, a law term, to listen to a pleading, Nj. 36, Grág. i. 76; h. til tals e-s, Fas. ii. 517; sitja menn þar umhverfis ok hlýða til sögunnar, Fbr. 87 new Ed.; h. e-m yfir, to hear a pupil’s lessons, of a teacher holding the book whilst the pupil recites the lesson; hlýða yfir Fræðin, Faðir Vor, Kverið, Lektíuna, etc.3. to yield to; glöddusk allir er þeir höfðu hlýtt því ráði, Fb. i. 439; þeim er eigi vildu h. hans orðum, ii. 64: to obey, as children their parents, h. föður, móður sinni, h. Guði, freq. in mod. usage, but it seems not to be used in old writers exactly in this sense.II. metaph. to be due, to do, be proper; hlýðir þat hvergi ( it will not do), at hafa eigi lög í landi, Nj. 149; má eigi vita hvat helzt hlýðir, Fms. vii. 105: to do, suffice, eigi man h. svá búit, this will not do, something must be done (in an extreme case), Eg. 507, Fms. i. 104; hlýðir þó þeir sé þrír, three will do, Grág. ii. 139; nú hlýðir þat eigi, but if that will not do, K. Þ. K. 88; en með því at þeir höfðu liðs-kost góðan, þá hlýddi, it went off well, Fms. i. 66: e-m hlýðir e-t, it does, is possible for a person, Sinfjötla hlýddi þat, Fas. i. 130.β. to be allowed to a person; engum öðrum skyldi þat h., nobody else should dare to do so, Hkr. i. 209; Einarr lét öngum h. móti at mæla, E. would not hear of any one’s gainsaying, let nobody contradict, Orkn. 40; er þat undr er þér látið honum hvatvetna h., Eg. 71; ella eru mjök aldauða várir foreldrar er eigi létu konungum h. slik úlög, Fms. vi. 37.III. reflex. to listen; hann hlýðisk um hvárt nokkurir vekti, Gísl. 29; þá héldu þeir upp árum ok hlýddusk um, Fas. ii. 517; nema þeir staðar undir búðar-vegginum ok hlýðask þaðan um, Fbr. 87 new Ed.; Sturla bað menn hlýðask um, Sturl. i. 82: to be allowed, dare to do a thing with impunity, margir munu hér eptir taka ef þessum hlýðsk, 36; konungr sagði þeim skyldi þat ekki hlýðask, Fas. i. 45. -
67 krass
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68 kraß
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69 Extremfall
Extremfall m extreme caseDeutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Extremfall
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70 limite
['limite]1. sm(gen), fig limit, (confine) boundary, limit, borderc'è un limite a tutto!; tutto ha un limite! — there are limits!
senza limite o limiti — boundless, limitless
passare il o ogni limite — to go too far
al limite — if the worst comes to the worst Brit, if worst comes to worst Am, if necessary
non portare l'ombrello - al limite te ne presto uno — don't bring your umbrella - if necessary I'll lend you one
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71 μάλα
A very, exceedingly, prefixed or subjoined to Adjectives, Verbs, and Adverbs:1 strengthening the word with which it stands,a with Adjs., in Hom. most freq., μάλα πολλά very many, Od.1.1; μ. πᾶσα, μ. πάντα, every one, all together, Il.13.741, Od.2.306, etc.; μάλ' ἀσκηθής all unhurt, 5.26; ἀβληχρὸς μ. τοῖος quite gentle, 11.135; σαρδάνιον μ. τοῖον a quite sardonic smile, 20.302;μάλα μυρίοι 15.556
, 16.121, etc.; ἐμέο πρότερος μ. actually before me, Il.10.124; later, μ. φιλόσοφοι, πλάτανος μάλ' ἀμφιλαφής, etc., Pl.Prm. 126b, Phdr. 230b, etc.: strengthd., μ. δὴ πρεσβύτης very old, X.Cyr.8.7.1;μ. γέ τινες ὀλίγοι Pl.R. 531e
.b with Advs., πάγχυ μ., μ. πάγχυ, quite utterly, Il.12.165, 14.143;πάνυ μ. Pl.Phd. 80c
; εὖ μ. right well, Od.22.190, Pl.Phd. 92d, etc.;μάλα.. εὖ Od.23.175
, cf. Pl.Tht. 156a; μάλ' αὐτίκα (v. αὐτίκα) ; μάλ' αἰεί for ever and aye, Il.13.557, 23.717; ἄχρι μ. κνέφαος until quite dark, Od.18.370; μάλ' ὧδε just in this way, 6.258; μ. διαμπερές right through, Il.20.362; μ. μόλις (v. μόλις); to express repeated action,μάλ' αὖθις A.Ag. 1345
, Ch. 654; , etc.; μ. alone,ἔα, ἔα μ. A.Ch. 870
;οἲ μ. καὶ τόδ' ἀλγῶ Id.Pers. 1045
(lyr.); q. (soἄλλος πύργος.., καὶ ἕτερος μ. ἐπὶ τούτῳ Hdt. 1.181
, cf. 7.186): freq. afterκαί, αὗταί σ' ὁδηγήσουσι καὶ μάλ' ἀσμένως A.Pr. 728
, cf. Ch. 879: with neg., μάλ' οὐ, μάλ' οὔ πως, Il.2.241, Od. 5.103;οὐ μ. Hdt.1.93
, 2.37, S.Ph. 676 (lyr.).c with Verbs,μήτ' ἄρ με μάλ' αἴνεε Il.10.249
;μ. τ' ἔκλυον αὐτοῦ 1.218
; ἡ δὲ μάλ' ἡνιόχευεν drove carefully, Od.6.319; μ... προπέμπει in earnest, A.Th. 915 (lyr.), cf. Eu. 368 (lyr.);καὶ μ. δοκοῦντας φρονίμους εἶναι X.Cyr.6.1.36
;μ. πολιορκούμενοι Id.HG7.1.25
.2 strengthening an assertion, νῦν σε μ. χρὴ αἰχμητὴν ἔμεναι, i.e. now or never, Il.16.492; τῷ κε μάλ' ἤ κεν μεῖνε .. then doubtless he would have stayed, Od.4.733; σοὶ δὲ μάλ' ἕψομ' ἐγώ yes indeed.., Il.10.108; ἀλλὰ μάλ' ὤφελλες why plainly.., Od.4.472: freq. with another word, as ἦ μ. δή .. now in very truth, Il.5.422, etc.;ἦ δή που μ. 21.583
; freq. ἦ μ. (without δή) 3.204, etc.3 in Hom. sts. after εἰ, as εἰ μ. μιν χόλος ἵκοι if wrath come on him ever so much, Il.17.399, cf. Od.5.485, al.;καὶ εἰ μ. τις πολεμίζοι Il.9.318
; also μ. περ c. part., μ. περ μεμαώς though desiring never so much, 13.317, cf. 14.58, 17.710, al.;καὶ μ. περ 1.217
, cf. 17.571;καὶ εὐρέα περ μάλ' ἐόντα Od.18.385
.4 in [dialect] Att. freq. in answers, yes, certainly,μ. γε Pl.R. 555d
, 564e, etc.;μ. τοι X.Mem.1.2.46
;καὶ μ. Pl.Phdr. 258c
;καὶ μ. γε Id.Tht. 148c
, etc.; καὶ μ. δή ib. 177a; καὶ μ. ἐπαύσατο certainly it stopped, Id.Smp. 189a, etc.II [comp] Comp. [full] μᾶλλον [[pron. full] ᾱ by nature, Hdn.Gr.2.932], [dialect] Ion. [full] μάλιον [pron. full] [ᾰ] only in Tyrt.12.6, cf. Choerob.in An.Ox.2.240; late [dialect] Dor. [full] μαλλότερον Pempel. ap. Stob.4.25.52:—more, rather, Il.5.231, Od.1.351, al.: mostly folld. by ἤ, but in Prose also by a gen., μ. τοῦ ξυμφέροντος more than is expedient, Antipho 5.1;μ. τοῦ δέοντος Pl.Grg. 487b
, X.Mem.4.3.8 (sts. expressed by μᾶλλον alone, Pl. Phd. 63d);οὐπώποτ' ἔργου μ. εἱλόμην λόγους E.Fr. 394
; παντὸς μ. most assuredly, Pl.Lg. 715d (v. infr. 8); in Id.Ap. 36d, οὐκ ἔσθ' ὅτι μ. πρέπει οὕτως, ὡς.., ὡς is prob. = ἤ (v. ὡς): denoting a constant increase, more and more, sts. doubled,μ. μ. E.IT 1406
, Ar.Ra. 1001 (lyr.), Alex.29: in positive sense, exceedingly,κηρόθι μ. Il.9.300
, Od.15.370, al.:—Usage:1 freq. strengthened by other words,πολὺ μ. Il.9.700
, etc.;ἔτι μ. 14.97
, al.;μ. ἔτ' ἢ τὸ πάροιθεν Od.1.322
;καὶ μ. Il.8.470
;καὶ μ. ἔτι Od.18.22
;ἔτι καὶ μ. Pi.P.10.57
;ἔτι καὶ πολὺ μ. Il.23.386
, 429, Hes.Th. 428;ἐπὶ μ. Hdt.3.104
;ἔτι ἐπὶ μ. Id.1.94
;πολλῷ μ. Pl.Phd. 80e
, 1 Ep.Cor.12.22: also modified, μᾶλλόν τι somewhat more,μ. τι περιημέκτεε Hdt.1.114
, cf.50, etc.;μ. ἤδη προσδεχομένου Th.8.71
.2 sts. with a second [comp] Comp.,ῥηΐτεροι μ. Il.24.243
, cf. Hdt.1.32, A.Th. 673, Supp. 279, S.Ant. 1210, E.El. 222, Pl. Phd. 79e, Is.4.14 (s.v.l.), Arist.Top. 116b24.3 μᾶλλον δέ much more.., or rather.., to correct a statement already made,ὁ δεσπότης πέπραγεν εὐτυχέστατα, μ. δ' ὁ Πλοῦτος αὐτός Ar.Pl. 634
;πολλοί, μ. δὲ πάντες D.18.65
, cf. Pl.Smp. 173e; soἢ μ. Corn.ND20
, Simp.in Ph.25.16; οὐχὶ μ. ἤ .. not so, but rather so.., Th.2.87.6 μ. ἤ .. folld. by οὐ in comparisons, where preference implies rejection or denial, : preceded by another neg., Hdt.4.118, 5.94, 7.16. γ, etc.: by an interrog. which conveys a neg. force, τίδεῖ.. μᾶλλον, ἤ οὐ .. ; X.HG6.3.15.7 τὸ μ. καὶ ἧττον, a form of argument, a fortiori, Arist.Rh. 1397b12.8 παντὸς μ., v. πᾶς 111.4.III [comp] Sup. [full] μάλιστα most of all, above all, Hom., etc.;πᾶσι, μάλιστα δ' ἐμοί Od.21.353
; μ. μὲν.., ἔπειτα or ἔπειτα δέ .., first and above all.., next.., S.OT 647, cf. Ph. 1285; μ. μὲν.., δεύτερον δὲ .. Is.2.20; μ. μὲν.., εἰ δὲ μὴ .. Hdt.8.22, Th.1.40, Pl.R. 590d, D.20.25, etc.;τοῦτο δ' ἐστὶ μ. μὲν θάνατος, εἰ δὲ μή, πάντα τὰ ὄντα ἀφελέσθαι Id.21.152
; μάλιστα μὲν.., μᾶλλον μέντοι .. Pl.Smp. 180b; μάλιστα.., εἰ μὴ δ' .. S.Ph. 617; δοκέων μιν μ. ταύτης ἂν πείθεσθαι certainly, Hdt.3.53; τί μ.; what precisely? Pl.Grg. 448d, cf. Men. 80b, Smp. 218c: c. gen. partit.,μ. πάντων Hdt.2.37
, Pl.Prt. 327a, cf. Th. 4.86; τὸ μ. πάντων the supreme reality, Plot.5.5.11; τὸ μ. εἶναι the highest degree of being, Id.6.2.7.1 strengthd., ὡς μ. certainly, A.Supp. 294, Pl.R. 460a, etc.;ὅσον μ. A.Pr. 524
;ὅσα ἐδύνατο μ. Hdt.1.185
;ὡς δύναμαι μ. Pl.R. 367b
;ὡς οἷόν τε μ. Id.Grg. 510b
;εἰς ὅσον ἀνθρώπῳ δυνατὸν μ. Id.Phdr. 277a
;ὅτι μ. δύνασαι Id.Sph. 239b
;μακρῷ μ. Hdt.1.171
;πολλῷ μ. Paus.1.42.3
;παντὸς μ. D.H.3.35
, etc.2 with the Art., ἐς τὰ μ. in the highest degree, Hdt.1.20, 2.76, Th.6.104, 8.6, D.21.212: withoutἐς, φίλοι τὰ μ. Hdt.2.147
, cf.Th. 1.92, D.21.62;τά γε μ. Pl.Lg. 794d
; εἰ τὰ μ. ἦσαν ἀληθεῖς if they were ever so true, D.18.95; εἰ τὰ μ. μὴ τινές, ἀλλὰ πάντες .. if ( to put an extreme case) not some, but all.., Id.20.2;εἰ.. δοκοίη τὰ μ. Id.18.21
; ἀνὴρ δόκιμος ὁμοῖα τῷ μ. as famous as he that is most [famous], Hdt.7.118, cf. 3.8;τοῖς μάλισθ' ὁμοίως D.Ep.2.24
.b ἐν τοῖς μ. especially, as much as any, Th.8.90, Pl.Smp. 173b, etc.: with a [comp] Sup.,ἐν τοῖς μ. ὠμότατος Ael.VH14.40
;φιλτάτη καὶ ἀναγκαιοτάτη ἐν τοῖς μ. Procop.Arc.4
.3 added to a [comp] Sup. (v.μάλα 11.2
, πλεῖστον) , ἔχθιστος μ., μ. φίλτατος, Il.2.220, 24.334;μ. κῃ ἐμφερέστατα Hdt.2.76
;μ. φίλτατος E.Hipp. 1421
: to a [comp] Comp. (?),μ. δὴ ὀκνηρότεροι ἐγένοντο Th.4.55
.5 with numerals, in round numbers, about, Th.3.29, 92, X.HG5.2.31, etc.; πεντήκοντα μάλιστα is 49 in Th.1.118;ἑκατοστὸς μ. 99t
h, Id.8.68; ἐς μέσον μάλιστά κῃ about the middle, Hdt. 1.191, cf. 76;ἥμισυ μ. Th.1.93
; μ. σφᾶς μεσοῦν δειπνοῦντας that they were about the middle of supper, Pl.Smp. 175c;κου μ. Hdt.7.22
;μ. πως Plb.2.41.13
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72 im Extremfall
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73 крайний
extreme, last• Другим крайним случаем является... - At the other extreme is the case of...• Крайняя тщательность должна соблюдаться всегда, когда... - Extreme care should always be taken when...• Между этими двумя весьма крайними случаями лежит огромное большинство... - Between these two rather extreme cases lies the great majority of...• По крайней мере в принципе это позволяет нам (доказать и т. п.)... - At least in principle, this enables us to... -
74 yderkant
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75 extremo
adj.1 extreme, outermost, exaggerated, excessive.2 extreme, ultimate.m.1 extreme, farthest end, end, terminal.2 extent, degree.3 extremitas.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extremar.* * *► adjetivo1 (exagerado) extreme2 (distante) further1 (punta) extreme, end2 (punto último) point, extreme3 (asunto, materia) matter, question4 DEPORTE wing\en caso extremo as a last resorten extremo extremely, very muchen último extremo as a last resorthasta tal extremo to such a pointlos extremos se tocan figurado extremes meetpasar de un extremo a otro to go from one extreme to anotherExtremo Oriente Far Eastextremo-derecha (fútbol) right wingextremo-izquierda (fútbol) left wing————————1 (punta) extreme, end2 (punto último) point, extreme3 (asunto, materia) matter, question4 DEPORTE wing* * *1. (f. - extrema)adj.extreme, utmost2. noun m.end, extreme* * *IADJ1) (=máximo) extremeen caso extremo — as a last resort, if all else fails
2) (=alejado) furthestorientevive en el punto más extremo de la isla — she lives on the furthest o most extreme point of the island
3) (Pol) (=radical) extremeextrema derecha — extreme right, far right
IIextrema izquierda — extreme left, far left
1. SM1) (=punta) endvive en el otro extremo de la calle — he lives at the far o other end of the street
agarra la cuerda por este extremo — take this end of the rope, take hold of the rope by o at this end
el extremo oriental de la península — the easternmost side o point of the peninsula
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de extremo a extremo — from one end o side to the other•
de un extremo a otro — (lit) from one end o side to the other; (fig) from one extreme to another2) (=límite) extremesi la situación se deteriora hasta ese extremo... — if the situation deteriorates to that extent...
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en extremo — extremelyla situación era en extremo peligrosa — the situation was extremely dangerous o was dangerous in the extreme más frm
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hasta el extremo — to the full•
llegar a o hasta el extremo de, hemos llegado al extremo de no decirnos ni hola — it's got to the point now that we don't even say hello to each other•
en último extremo — as a last resort, if all else fails3) (=asunto) pointpidieron una rebaja en el rescate, extremo que fue rechazado — they asked for the ransom to be reduced, a condition which was refused
4) (=cuidado) great care2.SMF(Dep)jugaba de extremo derecho — he played (on the) right wing, he played as a right winger
* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (gen delante del n) <pobreza/cuidado> extremeb) <caso/medida> extremeII1)a) (de palo, cable) endb) ( postura extrema) extremelos extremos se tocan — (fr hecha) extremes meet
c) ( límite)si se llega a ese extremo... — if it gets that bad o to that point...
en último extremo — as a last resort
d)2) (period) (punto, cuestión)III- ma masculino, femenino (en fútbol, rugby) winger* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (gen delante del n) <pobreza/cuidado> extremeb) <caso/medida> extremeII1)a) (de palo, cable) endb) ( postura extrema) extremelos extremos se tocan — (fr hecha) extremes meet
c) ( límite)si se llega a ese extremo... — if it gets that bad o to that point...
en último extremo — as a last resort
d)2) (period) (punto, cuestión)III- ma masculino, femenino (en fútbol, rugby) winger* * *extremo11 = end, extreme, far + Localización, reaches, extreme end, end point [endpoint], tip.Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.Ex: We'll select record '75' which is located on CD-ROM disc \#4 (shown by the number on the far right side of the screen).Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: However, it was possible to identify queries from the extreme ends of the specificity continuum.Ex: The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.* al extremo = to the extreme.* al extremo norte = northernmost.* al extremo oeste = westernmost.* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* al otro extremo = at the receiving end.* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.* del Extremo Oriente = Far Eastern.* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de un extremo a otro del país = cross-country.* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.* en este extremo = to this extent.* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.* en un extremo... en el otro = at one end... at the other.* extremo delantero = fore-end.* extremo inferior izquierdo = lower left.* Extremo Oriente, el = Far East, the.* extremo + Punto Cardinal = furthest + Punto Cardinal.* extremo superior = high end.* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.extremo22 = extreme.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.
* calor extremo = extreme heat.* condiciones metereológicas extremas = severe weather, severe weather conditions.* deporte extremo = extreme sport.* en extremo = no end, to no end.* extrema derecha = far right.* extrema precaución = extreme caution.* extrema prudencia = extreme caution.* frío extremo = extreme cold.* necesidad extrema = dire need.* temperaturas extremas = extreme temperatures.* * *1 ( gen delante del n) ‹pobreza/gravedad› extremeviven en una situación de extrema necesidad they live in extreme povertyun caso de extrema gravedad an extremely serious case2 ‹caso/postura/medida› extremecasos extremos, que no suceden todos los días extreme cases which don't happen every dayen caso extremo as a last resortCompuestos:● extrema derecha/izquierda● extremo derecho/izquierdomasculine and feminine ( Dep) right/left wingmasculine Far EastA1 (de un palo, cable) endal otro extremo del pasillo at the other end of the corridorviven al otro extremo de la ciudad they live right on the other side of the city2 (postura extrema) extremeva de un extremo a otro she goes from one extreme to the other o to anotherson extremos opuestos, no se parecen en nada they are complete opposites, different in every wayno soy una persona de extremos I'm not given to extremeslos extremos se tocan ( fr hecha); extremes meet3(límite, punto): han llegado al extremo de no saludarse they've reached the point where they don't even say hello to each othersi se llega a ese extremo tendremos que operar if it gets that bad o to that point we'll have to operatesu descaro alcanzó extremos insospechados her effrontery reached unimagined extremes o limitses cuidadoso al extremo he is extremely careful, he is careful to a faulten último extremo as a last resort, if all else fails4en extremo in the extremefue una situación en extremo peligrosa it was a situation which was dangerous in the extreme, it was an extremely dangerous situationB ( period)(punto, cuestión): en ese extremo no estoy de acuerdo I do not agree on that pointtenían esperanzas de que volviera, extremo que no se confirmó they hoped that she would return but, in the event, this did not happenpara establecer los extremos de la denuncia to establish the main points of the accusationmasculine, feminine(en fútbol, rugby) wingerCompuestos:tight enddefensive end* * *
Del verbo extremar: ( conjugate extremar)
extremo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
extremó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
extremar
extremo
extremar ( conjugate extremar) verbo transitivo (frml) to maximize (frml)
extremarse verbo pronominal◊ extremo (en hacer algo) to make a great effort (to do sth)
extremo 1 -ma adjetivo
extreme;
un caso de extrema gravedad an extremely serious case;
en caso extremo as a last resort;
extremo derecha/izquierda (Pol) extreme right/left;
extremo derecho/izquierdo (Dep) right/left wing;
Eextremo Oriente Far East
extremo 2 sustantivo masculino
son extremos opuestos they are complete oppositesc) ( límite):◊ si se llega a ese extremo … if it gets that bad o to that point …;
en último extremo as a last resort
extremar verbo transitivo to maximize: extremó los cuidados con el niño, she looked after the boy with special care
extremo,-a
I adjetivo extreme
(lejano) Extremo Oriente, Far East
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fin o principio) end
2 (punto o situación límite) extreme
(asunto, punto de que se trata) point: en este extremo soy inflexible, I won't move on that point
' extremo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- extrema
- extremar
- extremidad
- fondo
- media
- medio
- oriente
- punta
- rematar
- término
- tope
- extremista
- lagrimal
- llegar
- opuesto
English:
abysmal
- abyss
- across
- butt
- dire
- end
- extreme
- far
- Far East
- outermost
- push
- sublime
- winger
- extremity
- fault
- pitch
* * *extremo, -a♦ adj1. [sumo] extreme;con extremo cuidado with extreme care2. [al límite] extreme;una situación de pobreza extrema a situation of extreme poverty;las condiciones climáticas de ese lugar son extremas the climate here is extreme;la extrema izquierda/derecha the far left/right3. [lejano] far, furthest♦ nm1. [punta] end;agárralo por este extremo hold it by this end;al otro extremo de la calle at the other end of the street;mientras, en el otro extremo del país,… meanwhile, at the other end of the country,…;los extremos se tocan extremes meet2. [límite] extreme;llegar a extremos ridículos/peligrosos to reach ridiculous/dangerous extremes;no desearía llegar a ese extremo I wouldn't want to go to those lengths;llegamos al extremo de pegarnos we actually ended up coming to blows;en extremo: le mimas en extremo you spoil him far too much;es meticuloso en extremo he is extremely meticulous o meticulous to a fault;una decisión en extremo sorprendente an extremely surprising decision;en último extremo as a last resort;3. [en fútbol] wingerextremo derecho [en fútbol] outside right; [en rugby] right wing;extremo izquierdo [en fútbol] outside left;[en rugby] left wing4. [punto, asunto] issue, question;…extremo que ha sido rechazado por… …a claim which has been denied by…;este extremo está aún por confirmar that remains to be confirmed* * *I adj1 extreme2 POL:la extrema derecha/izquierda the far right/leftII m1 extreme;ir opasar de un extremo a otro go from one extreme to another;los extremos se tocan opposites attract;en extremo in the extremeúltima end3 ( punto) point;llegar al extremo de reach the point ofIII m/f:extremo derecho/izquierdo DEP right/left wing* * *extremo, -ma adj1) : extreme, utmost2) excesivo: excessive3)en caso extremo : as a last resortextremo nm1) : extreme, end2)al extremo de : to the point of3)en extremo : in the extreme* * *extremo1 adj extremeextremo2 n1. (en general) end2. (punto último) extreme / point -
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prep.viven en la capital they live in the capitaltiene el dinero en el banco he keeps his money in the banken la mesa/el plato on the table/plateen casa/el trabajo at home/work2 into.el avión cayó en el mar the plane fell into the seaentraron en la habitación they came/went into the room3 in (time) (month, year).nació en 1953/marzo she was born in 1953/Marchen Nochebuena on Christmas Eveen Navidades at Christmasen aquella época at that time, in those daysen un par de días in a couple of days4 by (medio de transporte).ir en tren/coche/avión/barco to go by train/car/plane/boat5 in (modo).en voz baja in a low voicelo dijo en inglés she said it in Englishpagar en libras to pay in poundsla inflación aumentó en un 10 por ciento inflation increased by 10 percenttodo se lo gasta en ropa he spends everything on clothes6 in (price).las ganancias se calculan en millones profits are calculated in millionste lo dejo en 5.000 I'll let you have it for 5,0007 from (causa).lo detecté en su forma de hablar I could tell from the way he was speaking8 in, made of (materia).en seda in silk9 in terms of.lo supera en inteligencia she is more intelligent than he is10 on, over, upon.11 at, over at, in, over in.En ese momento ...at that moment.12 to.* * *en1 (lugar - gen) in, at2 (- en el interior) in, inside3 (lugar - sobre) on5 (dirección) into6 (transporte) by7 (tema, materia) at, in8 (modo, manera) in9 (porcentaje) by■ los valores aumentaron en un 6% securities increased by 6%10 en + gerund upon■ en llegando el maestro, los niños se levantan upon the teacher's arrival, the children stand up\de casa en casa from house to houseen cuanto as soon asen camino on the way* * *prep.1) in2) on3) at4) by5) inside6) into* * *PREP1) [indicando lugar]a) (=dentro de) inestá en el cajón/en el armario — it's in the drawer/in the wardrobe
b) (=encima de) onc) [con países, ciudades, calles]d) [con edificios]2) [indicando movimiento] into3) [indicando modo] in4) [indicando proporción] by5) [indicando tiempo]ayer en la mañana — LAm yesterday morning
en la mañana del accidente — LAm on the morning of the accident
6) [indicando tema, ocupación]Hugo en Segismundo — (Cine, Teat) Hugo as Segismundo, Hugo in the role of Segismundo
7) [con medios de transporte] by8) [con cantidades] at, forlo vendió en cinco dólares — he sold it at o for five dollars
estimaron las ganancias en unos trescientos mil euros — they estimated the profits to be around three hundred thousand euros
9) [con infinitivo]10) † [con gerundio]EN Como preposición de lugar, en se traduce normalmente por on, in o at. La elección de una de estas tres preposiciones depende a menudo de cómo percibe el hablante la relación espacial. He aquí unas líneas generales: ► Se traduce por on cuando en equivale a encima de o nos referimos a algo que se percibe como una superficie o una línea, por ejemplo una mesa, una carretera {etc}: "¿Has visto mi vestido?" - "Está en la tabla de planchar" "Have you seen my dress?" - "It's on the ironing-board" Estaban tumbados en la playa They were lying on the beach Está construyendo una casa en la colina He's building a house on the hill ... un pueblo en la costa oeste...... a village on the west coast... La gasolinera está en la carretera que va a Motril The petrol station is on the road to Motril Dibujó un león en la hoja de papel He drew a lion on the piece of paper Tiene un grano en la nariz He has a spot on his nose Lo vi en la tele I saw him on TV ► Se usa in cuando equivale a dentro de o cuando nos referimos a un espacio que se percibe como limitado (calle, montañas, etc): Tus gafas están en mi bolso Your glasses are in my bag Tienes una pestaña en el ojo You've got an eyelash in your eye Lo leí en un libro I read it in a book Se han comprado un chalet en la sierra They've bought a chalet in the mountains Viven en la calle de Serrano They live in the Calle de Serrano ► Lo traducimos por at para referirnos a un edificio cuando hablamos de la actividad que normalmente se realiza en él o cuando en indica un lugar concreto. También se traduce por at cuando en la dirección incluimos el número o el nombre de la casa: ¿Por qué no comemos en el restaurante de tu hermano? Why don't we have lunch at your brother's restaurant? Voy a pasar el día en el museo I'm going to spend the day at the museum Te espero en la parada del autobús I'll meet you at the bus-stop Vivimos en la calle Dale nº 12 We live at 12 Dale Street Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1) ( en expresiones de lugar)a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio)viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel — they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotel
viven en la calle Goya — they live on o (BrE) in Goya Street
nos quedamos en casa — we stayed home (AmE), we stayed at home (BrE)
b) ( dentro de) inc) ( sobre) on2) (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) in3)a) (indicando tema, especialidad, cualidad)b) (indicando proporción, precio)lo vendió en $30 — he sold it for $30
las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 — the losses were calculated at $50,000
4)a) (indicando estado, manera) inen buenas/malas condiciones — in good/bad condition
en llamas — in flames, on fire
b) ( en forma de)colóquense en círculo — get into o in a circle
c) ( en el papel de) asd) ( con medios de transporte) byir en taxi/barco — to go by taxi/by boat
fueron en bicicleta — they cycled, they went on their bikes
5)a) ( expresando el material)¿lo tienen en azul? — do you have it in blue?
en la mañana/tarde/noche — (esp AmL) in the morning/afternoon/at night
7)a) ( con construcciones verbales) inb) ( con complementos de persona) in* * *= in, onto, into, at, throughout.Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex. The application of a classification scheme to a set of documents should result in the ordering or arranging of that set of documents into groups or classes according to their subject content.Ex. He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.Ex. Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.----* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.* en abstracto = abstractly.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].* en adelante = forward [forwards].* en agradecimiento por = appreciative of.* en alerta roja = on red alert.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en alguna parte = someplace.* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.* en algunos sitios = in places.* en alquiler = rented.* en alta mar = on the open sea, offshore, on the high seas.* en alza = on the upswing.* en ambas direcciones = two-way.* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.* en ángulo = angled.* en ángulo recto = at right angles.* en antaño = in olden times, in olden days.* en antelación = anticipatory.* en anticipación = anticipatory.* en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en apoyo a = in support of.* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* en aquellos casos = in those cases.* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.* en aras a = in the name of.* en aras de = in the interest(s) of.* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.* en auge = in ascendancy, buoyant, booming, on the rise, at high tide.* en aumento = burgeoning, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en Babia = absent-minded.* en balde = in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no avail.* en bandada = in full force.* en bandadas = in droves.* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* en bisel = angled.* en blanco = blankly, blank.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* en bloque = en bloc.* en boga = in vogue, in fashion, voguish.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].* en broma = teasingly.* en buena compañía = in good company.* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buena forma = in good nick.* en buena parte = for the most part.* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* en búsqueda de = a quest for.* en cada fase = at each stage.* en caída = flowing.* en caja = boxed.* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.* en cama = abed.* en cambio = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison.* en camino = on the way.* en cantidad = bulk.* en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.* en carnavales = carnivalistically.* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.* en casa = in the home.* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency, in an emergency situation.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en CD-ROM = CD-ROM-based.* en chirona = behind bars.* en ciernes = developing, budding, in the making.* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.* en cierto grado = something of.* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.* en circuito cerrado = looped.* en círcuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.* en circumstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.* en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances.* en circusntancias normales = in the normal run of things.* en coche = drive.* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.* en colaboración con, junto con, de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.* en columnas = columnar.* en colusión con = in collusion with, in complicity with, in connivance with.* en coma = comatose.* en combinación con = in parallel to/with, in combination with.* en comisión de servicios = seconded.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* en compensación = compensatory.* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.* en común con = in common with.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* en conclusión = in conclusion.* en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.* en condiciones = decent.* en condiciones de = in the position to.* en condiciones de igualdad = on an equal footing, on equal terms, on an equal basis.* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.* en conexión con = in respect of.* en confidencia = in confidence.* en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).* en conformidad con = in conformity with, in keeping with.* en conjunción con = in conjunction with, in tandem with.* en conjunto = altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overall.* en conmemoración de = in celebration of, commemorative.* en connivencia = colluding.* en connivencia con = in collusion with, in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in connivance with.* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.* en consideración = under consideration.* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* en consonacia con = in line with.* en consonancia con = in concert with, in keeping with, in step with, in tune with, in consonance with.* en constante cambio = ever-changing [ever changing], ever-fluid, on the move, fast changing [fast-changing], ever-shifting.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.* en construcción = under development, under construction.* en contacto = in communication.* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* en contenedor = containerised [containerized, -USA].* en continua expansión = expanding.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting, ever-changing [ever changing], ever-shifting.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).* en contravención de = in contravention of.* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.* en cooperativa = cooperatively [co-operatively].* en costras = caked.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* en cuadernillo = in booklet form.* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier orden = either way round.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.* en cuanto a él = as for him.* en cuanto a ella = as for her.* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en cuanto a mí = as for me.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* en cuanto a ti = as for you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.* en cuanto que = in that.* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.* en cuclicllas = in a squatting position.* en cuclillas = squat, in a squat position, in a crouching position.* en cueros = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked.* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern.* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.* en cuestiones de = in matters of.* en cumplimiento con = in line with, in compliance with.* en cursiva = in italic type.* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.* en curso de = in course of.* en cuyo caso = in which case.* en danza = on the run.* en decadencia = bankrupt.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.* en definitiva, bien mirado, bien considerado = all things considered.* en demanda = in-demand.* en demasía = excess, to excess, excessively.* en desacuerdo = disapproving, at odds.* en desacuerdo con = at odds with.* en desarmonía con = out of tune with, out of keeping with.* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.* en descomposición = decaying, putrefying.* en desesperación = despairing, in despair.* en desuso = obsolete, disused.* en detalle = at length.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.* en diagonal = herringbone.* en días alternos = every other day.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* en dificultades = stranded.* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* en dirección norte = northbound.* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* en disco = ondisc.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en diverso grado = to varying extents, to varying degrees.* en diversos formatos = multiform.* en donde = where, wherein.* en dos años = over a two-year period.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* en dos niveles = split-level.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell, in a nutshell.* en dos volúmenes = two-volume.* en duda = in doubt.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en efecto = to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes.* en ejercicio = incumbent, practising [practicing, -USA].* en el abandono = in the wilderness.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* en el ámbito de = in the realm of.* en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.* en el año entrante = in the coming year.* en el año próximo = in the coming year.* en el año venidero = in the coming year.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.* en el banquillo = on the bench.* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.* en el campo de = in the realm of, in the field of.* en el campus universitario = campus-based.* en el candelero = in the spotlight.* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el cine = at the movies.* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.* en el contexto de = in the realm of.* en el culo = in the bottom.* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de las cosas, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos, = in the normal run of things.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el desierto = in the wilderness.* en el detalle = in detail.* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en el eje = at the core (of).* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en el escenario = on stage.* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.* en el espacio = spatially.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en el estudio = at study, at study.* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, over the weekend, at the weekend.* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.* en el fondo de = at the root of.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.* en el horario de trabajo = on company time.* en el horizonte = on the horizon.* en el hospital = at the bedside.* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.* en el juego = at play.* en el lado negativo = on the debit side, on the negative side, on the downside.* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.* en ello = therein, thereupon [thereon].* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene, at the scene of the accident.* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.* en el mandato = in office.* en el mando = at the wheel.* en el mar = at sea.* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.* en el más allá = dead and gone.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.* en el momento = on the spot.* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el momento justo = on cue.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.* en el mundo que nos rodea = out there.* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en el norte del estado = upstate.* en el núcleo = at the core (of).* en el ocaso = over the hill.* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the storm, in the eye of the hurricane.* en el orden del día = on the agenda.* en el origen (de) = in the early days (of).* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* en el período penoso de = in the throes of.* en el período previo a = in the run up to, during the run up to.* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.* en el poder = in office.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en el proceso = in the process.* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* en el punto álgido de = at the height of.* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en el que = wherein.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quirófano = under the knife.* en el resto = everywhere else.* en el resto de = elsewhere.* en el seguimiento de = in the pursuit of.* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.* en el seno de = within, among.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en el sentido que = in which.* en el timón = in the saddle.* en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.* en el transcurso de = throughout the course of, throughout the course of, in the course of, during the course of, over the course of, throughout.* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.* en el último caso = in the latter case.* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en entrante = recessed.* en entredicho = under challenge.* en episodios = episodic.* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en época de feria = carnivalistically.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.* en épocas de = in times of.* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.* en escamas = flaky.* en ese caso = in that case.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.* en esencia = in essence, essentially.* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en espacios cerrados = indoors.* en especial = especially (specially), notably, specially (especially).* en especie = in kind.* en espera = on hold.* en espiga = herringbone.* en esta coyuntura = at this juncture.* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidated.* en estado de alerta = on alert.* en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.* en estado de descomposición = decaying.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* en estado de reserva = on standby.* en estado de reserva, en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.* en esta época del año = around this time of year.* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.* en estas circunstancias = under these circumstances.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein, herewith, hereto.* en este extremo = to this extent.* en este grado = to this extent.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos días = today, these days.* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* en estuche = boxed.* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.* en excelentes condiciones = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.* en exceso = overflow, overflowing, excessively, excess, to excess.* en exclusiva = exclusively.* en existencia = in existence.* en expansión = expanded.* en exposición = on exhibit, on show, on display.* en + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal, come + Expresión Temporal.* en extensión = in length.* en extenso = at length, in full.* en extremo = no end, to no end.* en fase terminal = terminally ill.* en favor de = in favour of.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.* en forma de A = A-shaped.* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.* en forma de capa = cape-like.* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.* en forma de D = d-shaped.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* en forma de L = L-shaped.* en forma de libro = in book form.* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de V = V-shaped.* en forma física = physically fit.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.* en formato digital = digitally.* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.* en formato MARC = in MARC form.* en formato papel = paper-based, in hard copy.* en frente = ahead, in front.* en frente de = in front of.* en funcionamiento = in operation.* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, all in all, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.* en germinación = budding.* en gestación = in the making.* en grado mínimo = minimally.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte* * *1) ( en expresiones de lugar)a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio)viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel — they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotel
viven en la calle Goya — they live on o (BrE) in Goya Street
nos quedamos en casa — we stayed home (AmE), we stayed at home (BrE)
b) ( dentro de) inc) ( sobre) on2) (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) in3)a) (indicando tema, especialidad, cualidad)b) (indicando proporción, precio)lo vendió en $30 — he sold it for $30
las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 — the losses were calculated at $50,000
4)a) (indicando estado, manera) inen buenas/malas condiciones — in good/bad condition
en llamas — in flames, on fire
b) ( en forma de)colóquense en círculo — get into o in a circle
c) ( en el papel de) asd) ( con medios de transporte) byir en taxi/barco — to go by taxi/by boat
fueron en bicicleta — they cycled, they went on their bikes
5)a) ( expresando el material)¿lo tienen en azul? — do you have it in blue?
en la mañana/tarde/noche — (esp AmL) in the morning/afternoon/at night
7)a) ( con construcciones verbales) inb) ( con complementos de persona) in* * *= in, onto, into, at, throughout.Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex: The application of a classification scheme to a set of documents should result in the ordering or arranging of that set of documents into groups or classes according to their subject content.Ex: He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.* en abstracto = abstractly.* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].* en adelante = forward [forwards].* en agradecimiento por = appreciative of.* en alerta roja = on red alert.* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.* en alguna parte = someplace.* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.* en algunos sitios = in places.* en alquiler = rented.* en alta mar = on the open sea, offshore, on the high seas.* en alza = on the upswing.* en ambas direcciones = two-way.* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.* en ángulo = angled.* en ángulo recto = at right angles.* en antaño = in olden times, in olden days.* en antelación = anticipatory.* en anticipación = anticipatory.* en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en apoyo a = in support of.* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.* en aquellos casos = in those cases.* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.* en aras a = in the name of.* en aras de = in the interest(s) of.* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.* en auge = in ascendancy, buoyant, booming, on the rise, at high tide.* en aumento = burgeoning, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en Babia = absent-minded.* en balde = in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no avail.* en bandada = in full force.* en bandadas = in droves.* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* en bisel = angled.* en blanco = blankly, blank.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* en bloque = en bloc.* en boga = in vogue, in fashion, voguish.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].* en broma = teasingly.* en buena compañía = in good company.* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buena forma = in good nick.* en buena parte = for the most part.* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* en búsqueda de = a quest for.* en cada fase = at each stage.* en caída = flowing.* en caja = boxed.* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.* en cama = abed.* en cambio = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison.* en camino = on the way.* en cantidad = bulk.* en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.* en carnavales = carnivalistically.* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.* en casa = in the home.* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency, in an emergency situation.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en CD-ROM = CD-ROM-based.* en chirona = behind bars.* en ciernes = developing, budding, in the making.* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.* en cierto grado = something of.* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.* en circuito cerrado = looped.* en círcuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.* en circumstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.* en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances.* en circusntancias normales = in the normal run of things.* en coche = drive.* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.* en colaboración con, junto con, de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.* en columnas = columnar.* en colusión con = in collusion with, in complicity with, in connivance with.* en coma = comatose.* en combinación con = in parallel to/with, in combination with.* en comisión de servicios = seconded.* en comparación = by comparison.* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.* en compensación = compensatory.* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.* en común con = in common with.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* en conclusión = in conclusion.* en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.* en condiciones = decent.* en condiciones de = in the position to.* en condiciones de igualdad = on an equal footing, on equal terms, on an equal basis.* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.* en conexión con = in respect of.* en confidencia = in confidence.* en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).* en conformidad con = in conformity with, in keeping with.* en conjunción con = in conjunction with, in tandem with.* en conjunto = altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overall.* en conmemoración de = in celebration of, commemorative.* en connivencia = colluding.* en connivencia con = in collusion with, in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in connivance with.* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.* en consideración = under consideration.* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* en consonacia con = in line with.* en consonancia con = in concert with, in keeping with, in step with, in tune with, in consonance with.* en constante cambio = ever-changing [ever changing], ever-fluid, on the move, fast changing [fast-changing], ever-shifting.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.* en construcción = under development, under construction.* en contacto = in communication.* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.* en contenedor = containerised [containerized, -USA].* en continua expansión = expanding.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting, ever-changing [ever changing], ever-shifting.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).* en contravención de = in contravention of.* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.* en cooperativa = cooperatively [co-operatively].* en costras = caked.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* en cuadernillo = in booklet form.* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en cualquier orden = either way round.* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.* en cuanto a él = as for him.* en cuanto a ella = as for her.* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en cuanto a mí = as for me.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* en cuanto a ti = as for you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.* en cuanto que = in that.* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.* en cuclicllas = in a squatting position.* en cuclillas = squat, in a squat position, in a crouching position.* en cueros = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked.* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern.* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.* en cuestiones de = in matters of.* en cumplimiento con = in line with, in compliance with.* en cursiva = in italic type.* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.* en curso de = in course of.* en cuyo caso = in which case.* en danza = on the run.* en decadencia = bankrupt.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.* en definitiva, bien mirado, bien considerado = all things considered.* en demanda = in-demand.* en demasía = excess, to excess, excessively.* en desacuerdo = disapproving, at odds.* en desacuerdo con = at odds with.* en desarmonía con = out of tune with, out of keeping with.* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.* en descomposición = decaying, putrefying.* en desesperación = despairing, in despair.* en desuso = obsolete, disused.* en detalle = at length.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.* en diagonal = herringbone.* en días alternos = every other day.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* en dificultades = stranded.* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* en dirección de la proa = abaft.* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.* en dirección norte = northbound.* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.* en disco = ondisc.* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.* en diverso grado = to varying extents, to varying degrees.* en diversos formatos = multiform.* en donde = where, wherein.* en dos años = over a two-year period.* en dos lenguas = bilingually.* en dos niveles = split-level.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell, in a nutshell.* en dos volúmenes = two-volume.* en duda = in doubt.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en efecto = to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes.* en ejercicio = incumbent, practising [practicing, -USA].* en el abandono = in the wilderness.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* en el ámbito de = in the realm of.* en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.* en el año entrante = in the coming year.* en el año próximo = in the coming year.* en el año venidero = in the coming year.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.* en el banquillo = on the bench.* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.* en el campo de = in the realm of, in the field of.* en el campus universitario = campus-based.* en el candelero = in the spotlight.* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el cine = at the movies.* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.* en el contexto de = in the realm of.* en el culo = in the bottom.* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.* en el curso normal de las cosas, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos, = in the normal run of things.* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* en el desierto = in the wilderness.* en el detalle = in detail.* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en el eje = at the core (of).* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en el escenario = on stage.* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.* en el espacio = spatially.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en el estudio = at study, at study.* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, over the weekend, at the weekend.* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.* en el fondo de = at the root of.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.* en el horario de trabajo = on company time.* en el horizonte = on the horizon.* en el hospital = at the bedside.* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.* en el juego = at play.* en el lado negativo = on the debit side, on the negative side, on the downside.* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.* en ello = therein, thereupon [thereon].* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene, at the scene of the accident.* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.* en el mandato = in office.* en el mando = at the wheel.* en el mar = at sea.* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.* en el más allá = dead and gone.* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.* en el momento = on the spot.* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.* en el momento justo = on cue.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.* en el mundo que nos rodea = out there.* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en el norte del estado = upstate.* en el núcleo = at the core (of).* en el ocaso = over the hill.* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the storm, in the eye of the hurricane.* en el orden del día = on the agenda.* en el origen (de) = in the early days (of).* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* en el período penoso de = in the throes of.* en el período previo a = in the run up to, during the run up to.* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.* en el poder = in office.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en el proceso = in the process.* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* en el punto álgido de = at the height of.* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en el que = wherein.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.* en el quirófano = under the knife.* en el resto = everywhere else.* en el resto de = elsewhere.* en el seguimiento de = in the pursuit of.* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.* en el seno de = within, among.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en el sentido que = in which.* en el timón = in the saddle.* en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.* en el transcurso de = throughout the course of, throughout the course of, in the course of, during the course of, over the course of, throughout.* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.* en el último caso = in the latter case.* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.* en el vuelo = in-flight.* en entrante = recessed.* en entredicho = under challenge.* en episodios = episodic.* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en época de feria = carnivalistically.* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.* en épocas de = in times of.* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.* en escamas = flaky.* en ese caso = in that case.* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.* en esencia = in essence, essentially.* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en espacios cerrados = indoors.* en especial = especially (specially), notably, specially (especially).* en especie = in kind.* en espera = on hold.* en espiga = herringbone.* en esta coyuntura = at this juncture.* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidated.* en estado de alerta = on alert.* en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.* en estado de descomposición = decaying.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* en estado de reserva = on standby.* en estado de reserva, en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.* en esta época del año = around this time of year.* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.* en estas circunstancias = under these circumstances.* en esta situación = at this juncture.* en este caso = in this case.* en este contexto = against this background.* en este documento = herein, herewith, hereto.* en este extremo = to this extent.* en este grado = to this extent.* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en estos días = today, these days.* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.* en estuche = boxed.* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.* en excelentes condiciones = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.* en exceso = overflow, overflowing, excessively, excess, to excess.* en exclusiva = exclusively.* en existencia = in existence.* en expansión = expanded.* en exposición = on exhibit, on show, on display.* en + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal, come + Expresión Temporal.* en extensión = in length.* en extenso = at length, in full.* en extremo = no end, to no end.* en fase terminal = terminally ill.* en favor de = in favour of.* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.* en forma de A = A-shaped.* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.* en forma de capa = cape-like.* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.* en forma de D = d-shaped.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* en forma de L = L-shaped.* en forma de libro = in book form.* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de V = V-shaped.* en forma física = physically fit.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.* en formato digital = digitally.* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.* en formato MARC = in MARC form.* en formato papel = paper-based, in hard copy.* en frente = ahead, in front.* en frente de = in front of.* en funcionamiento = in operation.* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, all in all, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.* en germinación = budding.* en gestación = in the making.* en grado mínimo = minimally.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte* * *en1(refiriéndose a una ciudad, un edificio): viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotelviven en la calle Goya they live on o ( BrE) in Goya Street2 (dentro de) inmétete en la cama get into bedlo puso en una caja he put it in a boxmetió la mano en el conducto she stuck her hand into ( o down etc) the pipe3 (sobre) onlo puso en la mesa/pared he put it on the table/wallse sentó en una silla/en un sillón she sat down on a chair/in an armchairtendrás que dormir en el suelo you'll have to sleep on the floorse le nota en la cara you can see it in his faceB1 (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) invivir en armonía con la naturaleza to live in harmony with nature2de … en …: van de casa en casa/de puerta en puerta pidiendo dinero they go from house to house/from door to door asking for moneynos tienes de sorpresa en sorpresa you're full of surprisesC1 ‹un tema/una especialidad/una cualidad›es licenciado en filosofía he has a degree in philosophyes un experto en la materia he's an expert on the subjectes muy bueno en historia he's very good at historysupera a su hermana en inteligencia she surpasses her sister in intelligence2 ‹una proporción/un precio›ha aumentado en un diez por ciento it has gone up by ten per centme lo vendió en $30 he sold it to me for $30las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 the losses were calculated at $50,000D1 ‹un estado/una manera› inen buenas/malas condiciones in good/bad conditionun edificio en llamas a building in flames o on firenos recibió en camisón he received us in his nightshirtcon los músculos en tensión with (his) muscles tenseden posición vertical in an upright position2(con forma de): termina en punta it's pointed, it ends in o comes to a pointcolóquense en círculo get into o in a circle3 (en el papel de) asLuis Girón en el Alcalde Luis Girón as the Mayorpensamos ir en taxi/en coche/en barco we plan to go by taxi/by car/by boat¿fueron en tren? — no, en avión did you go by train? — no, by plane o no, we flewfueron en bicicleta they cycled, they went on their bikesfuimos a dar una vuelta en coche we went for a drive o we went for a ride in the carE1(expresando el material): un modelo realizado en seda natural an outfit in natural silkcapa para la lluvia en plástico plastic raincape¿lo tienen en azul/(un) 38? do you have it in blue/a 38?una obra en tres actos a play in three acts¿cuánto pesas en kilos? how much do you weigh in kilos?en ruso/en el código Morse in Russian/in Morse CodeF(en expresiones de tiempo): en verano in (the) summeren mayo/1947 in May/1947en varias ocasiones on several occasionsllegó justo en ese momento she arrived just at that moment, just then she arriveden la mañana/tarde ( esp AmL); in the morning/afternoonen la noche ( esp AmL); at nightno vi a nadie en todo el día I didn't see anybody all dayGno hay nada de malo en lo que hacen there's nothing wrong in what they're doingen + INF:tardó media hora en resolverlo it took her half an hour to work it outsiempre es el último en salir he's always the last to leave2(con complementos de persona): en él ha encontrado un amigo she's found a friend in himproblemas que se dan en las personas de edad problems which affect old people* * *
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en
en.
en preposición
1 ( en expresiones de lugar)a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio):◊ viven en París/en el número diez/en un hotel they live in Paris/at number ten/in a hotel;
en el último piso on the top floor;
está en la calle Goya it's on o (BrE) in Goya Street;
en casa at home
se le nota en la cara you can see it in his face
2 (expresando circunstancias, ambiente) in;
3a) (indicando tema, especialidad):
doctor en derecho Doctor of Lawb) (indicando proporción, precio):
en dólares in dollars
4a) (indicando estado, manera) in;
en llamas in flames, on fireb) ( en forma de):
colóquense en círculo get into o in a circle
fueron en bicicleta they cycled, they went on their bikes;
dimos una vuelta en coche we went for a ride in the car
5a) ( indicando el material):
una escultura en bronce a bronze (sculpture)
◊ en azul/ruso in blue/Russian
6 ( con expresiones de tiempo):
en varias ocasiones on several occasions;
en la mañana/noche (esp AmL) in the morning/at night
7
fuí el último en salir I was the last to leave
en preposición
1 (lugar) in, on, at: nos encontramos en el autobús, we met on the bus
en Barcelona/Río, in Barcelona/Rio
en el cajón, in the drawer
en casa/el trabajo, at home/work
(sobre) en la mesa, on the table
2 (tiempo) in, on, at: cae en lunes, it falls on a Monday
en 1975, in 1975
en ese preciso instante, at that very moment
en un minuto, in a minute
en primavera, in spring
LAm en la mañana, in the morning
3 (modo) en bata, in a dressing gown
en francés, in French
en serio, seriously
4 (medio) by, in: puede venir en avión/ coche/metro/tren, she can come by air/car/tube/train
¿por qué no vienes en avión?, why don't you fly?
5 (movimiento) into: entró en la habitación, he went into the room
entró en escena, he went on stage
6 (tema, materia) at, in
es muy bueno en matemáticas, he's very good at maths
experto en finanzas, expert in finances
7 (partición, fases) in: hicimos el viaje en dos etapas, we did the journey in two stages
8 (de... en...) entraremos de tres en tres, we shall go in three by three
9 (con infinitivo) fue rápido en desenfundar, he was quick to pull out
se le nota la timidez en el hablar, you can notice his shyness by the way he speaks
'en' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abogar
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abonada
- abonado
- abordar
- abrir
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- absorta
- absorto
- abstracta
- abstracto
- abstraída
- abstraído
- abuela
- abundar
- abundancia
- abundante
- abusar
- acabar
- academia
- acariciar
- acceder
- acentuar
- achantarse
- achatamiento
- achuchar
- acoger
- acomodar
- acompañar
- aconsejar
- acontecer
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
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- aback
- abdicate
- abide
- ablaze
- able
- above
- above-board
- abreast
- abroad
- abscess
- absence
- absent
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstract
- abundant
- academic
- academy
- accent
- access
- account
- accustom
- acknowledgement
- acquiesce
- acquire
- act
- acting
- action
- active
- actually
- add
- add in
- addition
- adept
- adequate
- administration
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advantage
- adventure
- advertise
- advertising
- affair
- affect
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
* * *EN nm (abrev de Encuentro Nacional)= Paraguayan political party* * *enprp1 ( dentro de) in;en un mes in a month;en junio in June;en casa at home;en el cielo in heaven2 ( sobre) on;en la mesa on the table;en la calle on the street, Br tb in the street:en coche/tren by car/train4:en inglés in English;póngamelo en la cuenta put it on my account;aumentar en un 10 % grow (by) 10%, increase (by) 10%* * *en prep1) : inen el bolsillo: in one's pocketen una semana: in a week2) : onen la mesa: on the table3) : aten casa: at homeen el trabajo: at worken ese momento: at that moment* * *en prep1. (en general) in¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?2. (edificios, fiestas específicas) at3. (superficies, días concretos) on4. (medio de transporte) by -
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(см. также вариант, версия, факт) case, event, occurrence, incident, occasion, chance• Безусловно это можно использовать лишь в случае, если... - Of course this applies only if...• Безусловно, в некоторых случаях... - In some cases, of course,...• Частным случаем все еще является тот, в котором... - A still more restricted case is that in which...• В огромном большинстве случаев... - In the vast majority of cases,...• В данном случае единственной возможностью является... - For this case, the only recourse is to...• В данном случае значение переменной Q не имеет какого-либо элементарного или очевидного объяснения. - In this case the quantity Q has no elementary or obvious meaning.• В данном случае можно использовать другой подход. - In this case a different approach can be used.• В зависимости от... возникают три случая. - Three cases arise depending on whether...• В зависимости от того, действительно ли..., необходимо различать два случая. - Two cases are to be distinguished, according to whether...• В качестве дополнительной иллюстрации рассмотрим случай... - As an additional illustration, consider the case of...• В лучшем случае, подобные величины представляют (собой)... - At best such values represent...• В любом случае, более удовлетворительным является (использовать и т. п.)... - In any case it is more satisfactory to...• В любом случае, возможно, было бы правильным сказать, что... - In any case, it is probably fair to say that...• В любом случае, очевидно, что... - At any rate, it is clear that...• В некоторых случаях более надежные значения для F могут быть получены из... - In some cases more reliable values for F can be obtained from...• В некоторых случаях более полезно... - In some cases it is more useful to...• В некоторых случаях возможно... - In some cases it is possible to...• В некоторых случаях достаточно... - In some cases, it is sufficient to...• В некоторых случаях может оказаться необходимым... - It may be necessary in some cases to...• В некоторых случаях эти два ограничения... - In some instances the two bounds fall close together...• В общем случае будет невозможно (найти и т. п.)... - It will not in general be possible to...• В общем случае будет обнаружено, что... - In the general case it will be found that...• В общем случае возможно доказать, что... - In general, it is possible to prove that...• В общем случае довольно трудно... - Generally, it is rather difficult to...• В общем случае мы считаем наилучшим (вычислить и т. п.)... - In general, we find it best to...• В общем случае несправедливо, что... - It is not in general true that...• В общем случае предполагается, что... - It is generally assumed that...• В общем случае рассуждение делают строгим, используя... - For the general case the argument is made precise by use of...• В общем случае следует ожидать, что... - In general it should be anticipated that...• В общем случае у нас нет оснований ожидать... - In the general case, we cannot reasonably expect...• В общем случае это не будет происходить, если только не... - This will not happen, in general, unless...• В общем случае это несправедливо. - In general this is not true.• В общем случае, рассматриваемом ниже,... - In the general case to be dealt with below,...• В обычном (= типичном) случае, например, можно было бы... - In a typical case, for example, one might...• В подобном случае могло бы быть проще уточнить... - In such a case, it might be simpler to specify...• В подобных случаях было предложено, чтобы... - In such cases it was suggested that...• В последнем случае может быть достаточно (вычислить и т. п.)... - In the latter case it may be sufficient to...• В простом специальном случае, когда X имеет форму (2.3), мы можем записать... - In the simple special case that X has the form (2.3) we can write...• В различных случаях мы обнаружили, что удобно... - We have found it convenient on various occasions to...• В следующей главе мы упростим ситуацию, рассматривая случай... - In the next chapter we simplify matters by considering the case of...• В случае (а) неравенство (1) доказывается в [2]. - In the case (a) inequality (1) is proved in [2].• В случае, если лекция откладывается, вас известят. - You will be given due notice in the event that the lecture is postponed.• В соответствии с природой... возникают четыре разных случая. - Four distinct cases arise according to the nature of...• В таком случае естественно сказать, что... - In this case it is natural to say that...• В таком случае мы часто говорим, что... - In this situation, we often say that...• В частных случаях может произойти (что-л). - In particular cases it may happen that...• В этой главе мы рассматриваем различные случаи... - In this chapter we consider various cases of...• В этом случае мы могли бы определить (= ввести)... - For this case we may define...• В этом случае особенно просто... - In this case it is particularly easy to...• В этом случае, невозможно более (использовать и т. п.)... - In this case, it is no longer possible to...• Важный случай возникает, когда... - An important case occurs when...• Во всех случаях общепризнанно, что... - In all cases it is generally recognized that...• Во втором случае говорится о... - In the latter case one speaks of...• Во многих случаях необходимо знать скорость (= частоту), при которой... - In many cases it is required to know the rate at which...• Во многих случаях необходимо обращаться за помощью к приближенным методам. - In many cases it is necessary to resort to approximate methods.• Во многих случаях это будет очевидно из простого наблюдения. - In many cases this will be obvious by inspection.• Во многих случаях это не имеет значения. - In many cases this is of no importance.• Возвращаясь теперь к более общему случаю, где/ когда... - Returning now to the more general case where...• Все случаи такого типа покрываются... - All cases of this kind are covered by...• Все это возникает как частные случаи (чего-л). - All of these arise as particular cases of...• Выберем специальный случай, когда... - Let us choose the special case where...• Давайте представим случай, когда... - Let us imagine a case where...• Давайте применим наше правило к простому случаю... - Let us now apply our rule to the simple case of...• Давайте рассмотрим некоторые частные случаи (чего-л). - Let us look at some particular cases of...• Давайте сейчас проведем данную процедуру в специальном случае... - Let us carry out this procedure here for the special case of...• Далее, мы кратко рассматриваем случаи, в которых... - Further, we briefly treat cases in which...• Данный метод особенно подходит в случае, когда... - The method is particularly appropriate when...• Действительно, наиболее типичным является случай, когда... - Indeed, it is typically the case that...• Для простоты мы ограничимся случаем... - For simplicity we shall confine ourselves to the case of...• До сих пор мы рассматривали лишь случаи, когда... - So far we have considered only cases in which...• Другие случаи молено обсудить в подобной манере. - In a similar manner other cases may be discussed.• Другим крайним случаем является... - At the other extreme is the case of...• Другим частным случаем является тот из... - Another simple case is that of...• Другой случай, представляющий для нас интерес, получается, если/ когда... - Another case of interest is obtained if...• Если это тот самый случай, то отсюда следует... - This being the case, it follows that...• Еще один интересный случай - это (случай)... - A further case of interest is that of...• За исключением специальных простых случаев, во всех остальных не является очевидным, действительно ли... - Except in certain simple cases it will not be obvious whether...• Зарегистрированы случаи (чего-л). - There are cases on record of...• Здесь будет рассмотрен только последний (= второй) случай. - Only the latter case will be treated here.• Здесь мы видим простой случай (чего-л). - Here we see a simple case of...• й в данном случае это находится в соответствии с... - Again this is in accordance with...• Из симметрии в данном случае очевидно, что... - In this case it is obvious from symmetry that...; From symmetry it is obvious that...• Имеются несколько специальных случаев, представляющих для нас большой интерес. - There are several special cases of particular interest to us.• Имеются случаи, когда... - There are cases when...• Имеются случаи, когда можно (показать и т. п.)... - There are cases when it is possible to...• Интересны несколько специальных случаев. - Several special cases are of interest.• Интересный случай возникает, когда... - An interesting case occurs when...• Интересным является случай, когда... - An interesting special case is when...• Исследование каждого случая отдельно приводит к... - Examination of each individual case leads to...• Итак, мы ограничимся наиболее важным случаем, который... - We therefore confine ourselves to the most important case, which is...• К несчастью, встречаются случаи, когда... - Unfortunately there are occasions when...• К сожалению, за исключением простейших случаев, довольно трудно (получить и т. п.)... - With the exception of the simplest cases it is, unfortunately, rather difficult to...• Критический случай получается, когда... - The critical case is that in which...• Между этими двумя весьма крайними случаями лежит большинство... - Between these two rather extreme cases lies the great majority of...• Можно отметить три специальных случая. - Three special cases may be noticed. •'• Мы до сих пор не рассматривали случай, когда... - We still have not dealt with the case in which...• Мы должны отличать последний случай от случая... - This last case should be distinguished from the case of...• Мы имеем здесь дело со случаем, когда... - We deal here with the case in which...• Мы можем, конечно, применить теорему 1 к случаю, где/ когда... - We can, of course, apply Theorem 1 to the case where...• Мы обсуждаем это в общем случае, когда... - We discuss this in the general case when...• Мы ограничим наши рассуждения случаем... - We shall restrict our considerations to the case of...• Мы очень просто включим сюда все случаи, сказав, что... - We include all cases very simply by saying that...• Мы пренебрегаем случаем, когда х < 0. - We disregard the case when x < 0.• Мы применим наши результаты к одному простому случаю. - We shall apply our results to a simple case.• Мы проиллюстрируем данный метод для случая... - We shall illustrate the procedure for the case of...• Мы рассматриваем каждый из этих двух случаев отдельно. - We consider these two cases separately.• Мы увидим, что данное исследование применимо также в случае... - It will be observed that this investigation applies also to the case of...• Мы уже применили здесь один специальный случай (чего-л). - We have used here a special case of...• Мы уже убедились, что в общем случае мы не можем ожидать... - We have already seen that we cannot, in general, expect...• На практике мы почти всегда встречаем случай, когда... - In practice, it is almost invariably the case that...• Наиболее важным случаем является тот, в котором... - The most important case is that in which...• Наиболее заметным (этот) случай становится, когда... - The most conspicuous case occurs when...• Простейший и, одновременно, наиболее широко используемый случай это... - The simplest case, and the most widely used, is that of...• Нам не известны случаи (чего-л). - No case of... has come to our notice.• Наше задание становится существенно сложнее в случае... - The task at hand is more complicated in the case of...• Общий случай рассматривается в упражнении 54. - The general case is considered in Exercise 54.• Однако в данном случае проделать это затруднительно. - In the present situation, however, it is not feasible to do this.• Однако в общем случае мы заинтересованы в измерении других характеристик... - In general, however, we are interested in measuring other properties of...• Однако в общем случае эта идея имеет небольшую область приложений. - However, this idea has little application in general.• Однако в случае... эти эффекты относительно малы. - These effects are, however, relatively small in the case of...• Однако в специальных случаях это затруднение можно обойти. - In special cases, however, this difficulty may be circumvented.• Однако во многих случаях мы не знаем... - But in many cases, we do not know...• Однако для этих случаев часто более эффективно... - For these cases it is, however, often more efficient to...• Однако из экспериментов мы знаем, что бывают случаи, когда... - Experimentally, however, we know that there are cases when...• Однако имеется много случаев, когда... - There are, however, many cases in which...• Однако имеется один интересный случай, когда... - There is, however, one interesting case in which...• Однако имеются два предельных случая, когда... - There are, however, two limiting cases in which...• Однако имеются некоторые специальные случаи, когда... - There are, however, some special cases in which...• Однако имеются несколько специальных случаев, в которых/ когда... - There are, however, a few specific cases in which...• Однако легко обобщить это исследование на случай, когда... - It is easy, however, to generalize this treatment to the case of...• Однако существуют важные специальные случаи, когда... - There are, however, important special cases when...• Однако это, несомненно, случай... - But this is by no means the case for...• Однако, в общем случае, несправедливо, что... - It is not true in general, however, that...• Одним важным исключением является случай... - An important exception is the case of...• Основные результаты приводятся ниже, сначала для случая... - The main results are stated below, first for the case of...• Особенно важным для наших целей является случай, что... - Particularly important for our purposes is the case of...• Особенно это тот случай, когда... - This is particularly the case when...• Особый интерес вызывают случаи, когда... - Special interest attaches to cases in which...• Оставляя в стороне особые случаи, мы... - Leaving these singular cases aside, we...• Оставляя этот случай в стороне, получаем, что... - Leaving this case out of consideration, it follows that...• Остается рассмотреть случай, когда... - It remains now to deal with the case when...• Очевидно, они неприменимы к случаям, где/ когда... - Clearly they do not apply to cases where...• Первым и самым простым из этих случаев является случай, когда... - The first of these, and the simplest, is...• Подобные случаи могут быть описаны общим уравнением... - Such cases can be covered by the general equation...• Поучительно решить эти уравнения в случае... - It is instructive to work out these equations for the case of...• Применение данной теории к частным случаям требует... - The application of the theory to particular cases requires...• Простейший пример такой ситуации дается специальным случаем... - The simplest example of such a situation is the special case of...• Простейшим случаем является тот, когда/в котором... - The simplest case is that in which...• С другой стороны, в общем случае не всегда допустимо... - On the other hand, it is not in general permissible to...• Ситуация становится проще в случае, когда... - The situation is slightly simpler in the case where...• Следовательно в каждом отдельном из этих случаев необходимо... - In each of these cases, therefore, it is necessary to...• Следующим простейшим случаем является тот, в котором... - The next simplest case is that in which...• Случаем огромного практического интереса является тот, в котором/где/ когда... - A case of great practical interest is that in which...• Случаи, имеющие практический интерес, приводятся ниже. - Cases of practical interest are given below.• Случай (чего-л) требует специального рассмотрения. - The case of... requires special consideration.• Случай этого сорта возникает, когда... - This kind of case arises when...• Случай, вызывающий особый интерес, возникает, когда... - A case of special interest arises when...• Сначала мы рассматриваем случай... - We first deal with the case of...• Существенно более важным случаем является тот, когда... - By far the most important case is that in which...• Существуют два случая, когда это должно быть принято во внимание. - There are two situations where this has to be taken into account:• Такая связь является простейшей в случае... - This connection is simplest in the case of...• Тем не менее, мы говорим в общем случае, что... - Nevertheless, we generally say that...• Теорема 2 может быть расширена на случай параболического уравнения. - Theorem 2 can be extended to deal with parabolic equations.• Теперь мы можем обобщить (это) на случай... - We can now generalize to the case of...• Теперь мы обнаруживаем, что обязаны различать между двумя случаями. - We have now two cases to distinguish.• То, что было сказано выше, применяется, в частности, к случаю... - What has been said above applies in particular to...• Только что приведенный пример является специальным случаем... - The example just given is a special case of...• Нам не представится случай использовать... - We shall not have occasion to use...• Уже сформулированные правила молено распространить на случай... - The rules presented so far can be extended to...• Частным случаем этой теоремы является... - A particular case of this theorem is that...• Что важно в любом из случаев, это... - What is important in either case is that...• Чтобы получить практический результат в подобных случаях, мы... - То obtain a practical result in such cases, we...• Чтобы рассмотреть общий случай, давайте... - То deal with the general case, let...• Чтобы рассмотреть этот случай, мы... - То cover this case, we...• Эти результаты теперь могут быть специализированы для случая... - These results can now be specialized to the case of...• Это может рассматриваться как специальный случай... - This may now be regarded as a special case of...• Это обычный случай. - This is a common occurrence.• Это очевидно для случая, когда/где... - This is obvious in the case of...• Это практически важный случай, потому что... - This is an important case in practice because...• Это просто частный случай (теоремы и т. п.)... - This is simply a particular case of...• Это случай, наиболее часто встречающийся на практике. - This is the case that occurs most frequently in practice.• Это существенно отличается от конечномерного случая, где... - This is in marked contrast to the finite dimensional case, where...• Это удовлетворительно во многих случаях, однако... - This is satisfactory in many instances; however,...• Это хорошо подтверждается в случае... - This is well confirmed in the case of...• Этого, очевидно, достаточно, чтобы рассмотреть случай.,. - It is obviously enough to consider the case...• Этот случай дает прекрасный пример (чего-л). - This case provides an excellent example of...• Этот случай хорошо иллюстрируется (чем-л). - This case is neatly illustrated by... -
78 Notfall
m emergency; im ( äußersten) Notfall in an (extreme) emergency, if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; für den Notfall just in case* * *der Notfallemergency; extremity* * *Not|fallmemergencyim Nótfall — if necessary, if need(s) be
bei einem Nótfall — in case of emergency
im äußersten Nótfall — in an extreme emergency
* * *(an unexpected, especially dangerous happening or situation: Call the doctor - it's an emergency; You must save some money for emergencies; ( also adjective) an emergency exit.) emergency* * *Not·fallm1. (plötzliche Zwangslage) emergencyim \Notfall if needs be [or necessary2. (schnelle Hilfe erfordernde Erkrankung) emergency* * *1) (Gefahr) emergency2) (Schwierigkeiten) case of need* * *Notfall m emergency;für den Notfall just in case* * *1) (Gefahr) emergency2) (Schwierigkeiten) case of need* * *-¨e m.emergency n. -
79 limite
limite [limit]1. feminine nounlimit ; [de pays, jardin] boundary• ma patience a des limites ! there's a limit to my patience!• la bêtise a des limites ! you can only be so stupid!• il dépasse les limites ! he's going too far!• à la limite, j'accepterais 500 €, mais pas moins at a pinch, I'd take 500 euros but no less• jusqu'à la limite de ses forces to the point of exhaustion► dans + limite(s)• « dans la limite des stocks disponibles » "while stocks last"• dans les limites du possible/du sujet within the limits of what is possible/of the subject• l'entrée est gratuite dans la limite des places disponibles admission is free subject to availability2. adjectivea. ( = extrême) cas limite borderline case• âge/hauteur limite maximum age/heightb. ( = juste) (inf) elle a réussi son examen, mais c'était limite she passed her exam, but only just• ils ne se sont pas battus, mais c'était limite they didn't actually come to blows but they came fairly close3. adverb* * *limit
1.
1) ( ligne de séparation) border2) ( partie extrême) (de domaine, terrain) boundary; (de forêt, village) edge3) ( borne) limitvraiment, il dépasse les limites! — he's really going too far!
à la limite, je préférerais qu'il refuse — I'd almost prefer it if he refused
4) ( bord)5) ( cadre)dans une certaine limite — up to a point, to a certain extent
dans la limite de, dans les limites de — within the limits of
accepter des spectateurs dans la limite des places disponibles — to admit spectators subject to the availability of seats
2.
(-)limite (in compounds)Phrasal Verbs:* * *limit1. nf1) [terrain] boundary2) (= partie ou point extrême) limitsans limites (bêtise, richesse, pouvoir) — limitless, boundless
"dans la limite des stocks disponibles" — "while stocks last"
à la limite (= au pire) — at a pinch
À la limite, on pourrait prendre le bus. — At a pinch we could go by bus.
2. adjdate limite de consommation — best-before date, use-before date
2) (tout juste acceptable ou possible) (comportement) barely tolerableJ'ai trouvé son comportement plutôt limite. — I thought his behaviour was barely tolerable.
On s'en est tirés mais c'était limite. — We got out of it but it was touch and go., We got out of it but it was a close thing.
* * *limite verb table: aimerA ○adv tes plaisanteries sont limite your jokes are bordering on the offensive; ça a été limite mais j'ai eu mon avion I managed to catch my plane but it was a close thing.B nf1 ( ligne de séparation) border; la ligne noire représente la limite entre les deux États the black line shows the border between the two states;2 ( partie extrême) (de domaine, terrain) boundary; (de mer, forêt) edge; les limites du village the boundaries of the village;3 ( borne) aussi Math limit; aller jusqu'à la limite de ses forces to push oneself to the limit; ma patience a des limites there are limits to my patience; connaître ses limites to know one's (own) limitations; tout de même, il y a des limites ! there are limits, you know!; s'imposer des limites to set oneself limits; franchir les limites de la décence to go beyond the bounds of decency; leur générosité/bêtise est sans limite their generosity/stupidity knows no bounds; leur énergie semble sans limite their energy seems boundless; faire reculer les limites du possible to push back the bounds of possibility; il a montré ses limites dans cette affaire his limitations became evident in this affair; vraiment, il dépasse les limites! he's really going too far!; à la limite, j'ai envie de démissionner I almost feel like resigning; à la limite, je préférerais que tu ne viennes pas I'd sooner you didn't come really; à la limite, je préférerais qu'il refuse I'd almost prefer it if he refused; à la limite je peux te prêter 100 euros at a pinch GB ou in a pinch US, I can lend you 100 euros; à la limite je pourrais aller le chercher à la gare if it comes to it, I could go and pick him up at the station;4 ( bord) à la limite de on the verge of; elle était à la limite de la crise de nerfs she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown; peinture/plaisanterie à la limite du mauvais goût painting/joke bordering on bad taste; activités à la limite de la légalité activities bordering on the illegal; un spectacle à la limite du supportable an almost unbearable sight;5 ( cadre) dans une certaine limite up to a point, to a certain extent; dans la limite de, dans les limites de within the limits of; ils font ce qu'ils peuvent, dans la limite de leurs ressources they do what they can, within the limits of their resources; nous vous aiderons dans la limite de nos moyens we will help you in as far as our means allow; accepter des spectateurs dans la limite des places disponibles to accept spectators subject to the availability of seats; dans la limite du possible as far as possible.C (-)limite ( in compounds) âge limite maximum age; cas limite Méd, Psych borderline case; date limite ( pour une inscription) deadline, closing date; ( pour remettre un travail) deadline; date limite de vente sell-by date; hauteur/largeur/poids limite Transp maximum height/width/weight; vitesse limite maximum speed.[limit] nom féminin1. [maximum ou minimum] limitil veut mon article demain dernière limite (familier) he wants my article by tomorrow at the (very) latestfixer une limite à quelque chose to set a limit to something, to limit somethingla limite a été fixée à 30 participants the number of participants has been limited ou restricted to 30‘entrée gratuite dans la limite des places disponibles’ ‘free admission subject to availability’nos dépenses sont restées dans les limites du raisonnable our expenses stayed within reasonable bounds[d'un terrain de sport]4. [en boxe]avant la limite inside ou within the distance————————[limit] adjectif1. [maximal]âge/vitesse limite maximum age/speed2. (familier) [juste]j'ai réussi l'examen, mais c'était limite I passed the exam, but it was a close ou near thing3. (familier) [grivois]————————limites nom féminin pluriel[physiques, intellectuelles] limitations————————à la limite locution adverbialeà la limite, on peut toujours dormir dans la voiture if the worst comes to the worst we can always sleep in the carà la limite de locution prépositionnellec'était à la limite du mauvais goût/de l'insolence it was verging on bad taste/on impertinence -
80 limité
limite [limit]1. feminine nounlimit ; [de pays, jardin] boundary• ma patience a des limites ! there's a limit to my patience!• la bêtise a des limites ! you can only be so stupid!• il dépasse les limites ! he's going too far!• à la limite, j'accepterais 500 €, mais pas moins at a pinch, I'd take 500 euros but no less• jusqu'à la limite de ses forces to the point of exhaustion► dans + limite(s)• « dans la limite des stocks disponibles » "while stocks last"• dans les limites du possible/du sujet within the limits of what is possible/of the subject• l'entrée est gratuite dans la limite des places disponibles admission is free subject to availability2. adjectivea. ( = extrême) cas limite borderline case• âge/hauteur limite maximum age/heightb. ( = juste) (inf) elle a réussi son examen, mais c'était limite she passed her exam, but only just• ils ne se sont pas battus, mais c'était limite they didn't actually come to blows but they came fairly close3. adverb* * *limit
1.
1) ( ligne de séparation) border2) ( partie extrême) (de domaine, terrain) boundary; (de forêt, village) edge3) ( borne) limitvraiment, il dépasse les limites! — he's really going too far!
à la limite, je préférerais qu'il refuse — I'd almost prefer it if he refused
4) ( bord)5) ( cadre)dans une certaine limite — up to a point, to a certain extent
dans la limite de, dans les limites de — within the limits of
accepter des spectateurs dans la limite des places disponibles — to admit spectators subject to the availability of seats
2.
(-)limite (in compounds)Phrasal Verbs:* * *limit1. nf1) [terrain] boundary2) (= partie ou point extrême) limitsans limites (bêtise, richesse, pouvoir) — limitless, boundless
"dans la limite des stocks disponibles" — "while stocks last"
à la limite (= au pire) — at a pinch
À la limite, on pourrait prendre le bus. — At a pinch we could go by bus.
2. adjdate limite de consommation — best-before date, use-before date
2) (tout juste acceptable ou possible) (comportement) barely tolerableJ'ai trouvé son comportement plutôt limite. — I thought his behaviour was barely tolerable.
On s'en est tirés mais c'était limite. — We got out of it but it was touch and go., We got out of it but it was a close thing.
* * *limite verb table: aimerA ○adv tes plaisanteries sont limite your jokes are bordering on the offensive; ça a été limite mais j'ai eu mon avion I managed to catch my plane but it was a close thing.B nf1 ( ligne de séparation) border; la ligne noire représente la limite entre les deux États the black line shows the border between the two states;2 ( partie extrême) (de domaine, terrain) boundary; (de mer, forêt) edge; les limites du village the boundaries of the village;3 ( borne) aussi Math limit; aller jusqu'à la limite de ses forces to push oneself to the limit; ma patience a des limites there are limits to my patience; connaître ses limites to know one's (own) limitations; tout de même, il y a des limites ! there are limits, you know!; s'imposer des limites to set oneself limits; franchir les limites de la décence to go beyond the bounds of decency; leur générosité/bêtise est sans limite their generosity/stupidity knows no bounds; leur énergie semble sans limite their energy seems boundless; faire reculer les limites du possible to push back the bounds of possibility; il a montré ses limites dans cette affaire his limitations became evident in this affair; vraiment, il dépasse les limites! he's really going too far!; à la limite, j'ai envie de démissionner I almost feel like resigning; à la limite, je préférerais que tu ne viennes pas I'd sooner you didn't come really; à la limite, je préférerais qu'il refuse I'd almost prefer it if he refused; à la limite je peux te prêter 100 euros at a pinch GB ou in a pinch US, I can lend you 100 euros; à la limite je pourrais aller le chercher à la gare if it comes to it, I could go and pick him up at the station;4 ( bord) à la limite de on the verge of; elle était à la limite de la crise de nerfs she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown; peinture/plaisanterie à la limite du mauvais goût painting/joke bordering on bad taste; activités à la limite de la légalité activities bordering on the illegal; un spectacle à la limite du supportable an almost unbearable sight;5 ( cadre) dans une certaine limite up to a point, to a certain extent; dans la limite de, dans les limites de within the limits of; ils font ce qu'ils peuvent, dans la limite de leurs ressources they do what they can, within the limits of their resources; nous vous aiderons dans la limite de nos moyens we will help you in as far as our means allow; accepter des spectateurs dans la limite des places disponibles to accept spectators subject to the availability of seats; dans la limite du possible as far as possible.C (-)limite ( in compounds) âge limite maximum age; cas limite Méd, Psych borderline case; date limite ( pour une inscription) deadline, closing date; ( pour remettre un travail) deadline; date limite de vente sell-by date; hauteur/largeur/poids limite Transp maximum height/width/weight; vitesse limite maximum speed.1. [influence, connaissances] limitedd'une importance limitée of limited ou minor importance2. (familier) [personne]être limité to have limited abilities, to be of limited abilityil est assez limité en maths he's rather weak ou poor at maths
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