an+unfair+share

a prefixed particle denoting lacking, under-, un-.

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a particle prefixed to nouns and adverbs, [cp. vanr; Goth. and A. S. wan-, deficient; O. H. G. wana-]:—lacking, wanting: only used as a compd except in the phrase, of og van, or það er of sem van, now too much, now too little.

B. In COMPDS van- is freq. as a prefixed particle, mostly denoting lacking, slowly, short, not sufficient, under-, but also simply as a negative, much like Gr. δυσ-: van-afla, -afli, adj. weak, waning in strength, Al. 5. Fms. vi. 107, Sks. 590. van-alinn, part. under-fed, Grág. i. 455. van-brúka. ð, to misuse; mod. van-brúkun, f. a misuse. van-burða, adj. born prematurely; v. eldi. 656 B. 7. van-búinn, part. unprepared, Korm. 202, Ld. 324, Fms. vi. 214, vii. 127, viii. 288. van-drengr, m. a bad man, Fs. 166. van-dæmt, part. under-judging, i. e. too leniently: hafa v. eða ofdæmt, Grág. (pref.) van-efni, n. pl. lack of means, Grág. i. 257, Band. 31 new Ed., Fms. viii. 23. van-erð, f.(?). inferiority, N. G. L. i. 212. van-farinn, part. in a strait, Fas. i. 518 (see also the verse); vér erum vanfarnir hjá honum, we are much short of him, Orkn. 332. van-ferli, n. things going wrong, Fms. x. 131. van-festr, part. badly fastened, MS. 4. 8. van-fylgt, n. part.; hafa v. e-m, to back one slowly, Bs. i. 739. van-færi, n. disability, Stj. 1. van-færr, adj. disabled, infirm, Fms. ii. 146, x. 354, xi. 325, Fas. i. 532, Bs. i. 393; vanærr ok ílla heill, Hom. 122. van-gá, f. lack of care. van-gefinn, see vargefinn. van-gerðing, f. a defective fencing, Gpl. 382. van-geymsla, u, f. = vangá, Ld. 128, Jb. 42, Dipl. v. 26. van-geymt, n. part.; hafa v. e-s, to neglect, H. E. ii. 110. van-giptr, part. married beneath one, Nj. 17, v. l. van-goldit, part. n. underpaid, Ó. H. 87. van-gætt, n. part. = vangeymt, Gþl. 463. van-gæzla, u, f. = vangeymsla, Grág. ii. 341, Fms. viii. 364. van-görr, part. defective, imperfect, imperfectly done, half done, Fms. vi. 13, x. 318, Bs. i. 59; ung Kristni ok mjök vangör, Fbr. 7; mér sýndisk vangört, faulty, Fms. x. 320. van-haft, n. part.; hafa v., not to get one’s due, Grág. i. 265. van-haga, að; impers., mig vanhagar um e-t, to miss a thing, want. van-hagr, m. dismay, disadvantage, Grág. ii. 49, Fms. xi. 245, Fær. 7: misconduct, Bs. i. 687. van-hald, n. a damage, loss; bíða vanhald af e-m, Fms. x. 421: in plur. ill-luck, thriftlessness, Band. 37 new Ed. van-haldinn, part. getting less than one’s due, wronged, H. E. ii. 126; ef þú þykkisk v., Ld. 108, Slurl. i. 77 C, Fas. ii. 297. van-hefnt, n. part. (better var-hefnt), Nj. 280, v. l. van-heiðr, m. dishonour, H. E. i. 562, Fas. ii. 289. van-heila, u, f. = vanheilsa, Bs. i. 353. van-heilagr, adj. profane. van-heilindi, n. failing health, illness, Fms. vii. 208, viii. 280, H. E. i. 12. van-heill, adj. [A. S. wanhâl], not hale, disabled, ill, Grág. i. 50, Fms. x. 420; e-m verðr vanheilt, to be taken ill, Grág. i. 277: = pregnant, Bret. 10. van-heilligr, adj. ill, wretched, Fms. vii. 30. van-heilsa, u, f. failing health, illness, Bs. i. 83, 84, 353 (v. l.), Grág. i. 226, Fms. vii. 157, passim. van-helga, að, to profane. van-helti, f., better vammhelti, q. v., Jb. 366 A. van-henta, t, to stand in need of, to want; hann kvað sér v. annat, he said it was not that he wanted, Ld. 212. van-hentr, adj.; e-m er e-t vanhent, it suits one not well, Fms. x. 260. van-herðr, part. not pushed up to one’s mettle, Fas. iii. 487. van-hirða, t; v. um e-t, to neglect. van-hirðing, f. = vangeymsla. van-hirzla, u, f. = vanhirðing, Sks. 446. van-hluta, adj. unfairly dealt with; verða v., to be worsted, Bjarn. 56, Ísl. ii. 255, Grág. i. 157, ii. 92, Fms. i. 306; rétta þeirra hlut er áðr eru v., Eb. 156. van-hlutr, m. an unfair share, Sturl. i. 47 C. van-hugaðr, n. part. [? A. S. vanhygig]; e-t er v. í máli, it was not well considered, Lv. 30. van-hyggja, u, f. a lack of forethought, Ld. 152; bæta fyrir vanhyggju mína, Valla L. 209. van-kunnandi, part. wanting in knowledge, ignorant, ill-informed, Gþl. van-kunnigr, adj. ignorant. van-kunnindi, f. ignorance, Gþl. (pref.) van-kunnusta (mod. van-kunnátta), u, f. want of knowledge, ignorance, H. E. i. 479. van-leitað, n. part.; e-s er v., examined imperfectly, Bs. i. 329. van-lofaðr, part. under-praised, Fms. vi. 196. van-lokinn, part. half paid, of debt; vanloknar skuldir, Grág. i. 93. van-luktr, part. half finished; ganga frá mörgu vanluktu, Sturl. iii. 279. van-lykta, að, to leave unfinished, H. E. i. 409. van-lyktir, f. pl.; með vanlyktum, unfinished, half done, Fms. vi. 13; ok var at vanlykðum nökkut, er hón þó höfuð hans, Ísl. ii. 333; hvárigar vanlykðir ( faults) er þær koma á goðans hendi, Grág. i. 94. van-mátta, adj. weak, sick, sore; í tána þá er v. var, a sore toe, Hrafn. 15. van-máttigr, adj. failing in strength, weak, impotent, Fms. v. 163. van-máttr, m. failing strength, illness, Eg. 565, Vápn. 17, Fms. ii. 12, Bs. i. 84. van-megin, n. weakness, Fms. vii. 156: a swoon, fainting, sló yfir mik hræzlu ok vanmegni, 108. van-meginn (van-megn, Stj. 20), adj. weak, feeble, Fms. i. 305, Stj. 20, v. l.; v. af megri, Fb. iii. 447; höndina þá má vanmegnu, an infirm hand, Sturl. i. 189. van-megna, adj. = vanmeginn. van-megna, að, to weaken; v. sterkjan hug, Al. 6: reflex., vanmegnast, to faint, sink down, Vídal. passim. van-menni, n. (van-menna, u, f., Lv. 30; vanmennur þær, Fms. xi. 257), a worthless person, Gísl. 149, Vápn. 15, Fms. iii. 149. van-meta, adj. in a weak, bad condition; var fótrinn v., of a sick leg. Bs. i. 344; vanmeta skepna, an ill-favoured creature. van-metnaðr, m. a disgrace, Grett. 160 A. van-mettr, part. hungry, Sól. 3. van-mælt, n. part.; eiga e-t vanmælt, if thou hast anything unsaid, anything to say, Bs. i. 668; hvárt mér verðr ofmælt eðr vanmælt, Nj. 232. van-mætti, n. an infirmity. van-refsaðr, part. not duly punished, Sturl. ii. 10. van-refst, n. part. = refsað; ef v. er af dómarans hendi, Gþl. 172. van-rekstr, m. = vanréttr, Fms. xi. 253, v. l. van-rétti, n. loss of right, Ls. 40; þola v., Ó. H. 238: a defeat, Ísl. ii. 367. van-réttr, m. = vanrétti, Fms. xi. 253. van-rækiliga, adv. carelessly, slovenly, Bs. i. (Laur. S.) van-rækja, t, to disregard, Stj. 157, Fms. xi. 423, K. Á. 72: reflex., vanrækjask e-n, Fms. viii. 252. van-rækt, f. lack of care, Gþl. 332, H. E. i. 251, Dipl. ii. 14. van-rætt, n. part. not fully discussed; v. er um e-t, Sks. 271 B. van-samit, part. unsettled, Stj. van-semd, f. a disgrace, offence, Bjarn. 67. van-signaðr, part. cursed, Stj., MS. 655 xx. 3. van-skörungr, m. = vandrengr, Fs. 4, Eg. 730. van-spurt, n. part. left unasked, Sks. 52, 191. van-stilli, n. lack of moderation, intemperance, Al. 45, 71; gefa svá kappsamliga mat, er á þessu mikit vanstilli, no measure, Ísl. ii. 337, Fms. vii. 162 (of a fit of insanity); v. lopts, Al. 55; þurfa menn ekki hér at lýsa v. ( men need not shew ill temper) fyrir þessa sök, Sturl. i. 101 C. van-stilling, f. = vanstilli. Hom. 25. van-stilltr, part. wanting in tempcr, rash, Fms. i. 207, x. 264; marglyndr, vandlyndr ok v., wanting in temper, 420; v. í orðum, vi. 324: excessive, Stj. 142. van-svarat, n. part. insufficiently answered, of a question; hafa v., H. E. ii. 93; vanspurt eða v., Sks. 270. van-svefta, adj. having too little sleep. van-sæmd, f. dishonour, contumely, Fms. ii. 291, vi. 109. van-sætti, n. discord, Sturl. i. 101, v. l. van-sök, f. a fault, offence, Magn. 524. van-talað, n. part. = vanmælt; er enn mart vantalað, Lv. 20; á ek við hvárigan ykkarn vantalað, I want to speak to neither of you, Fms. v. 327. van-talit ( van-talt), n. part. not full accounted for, short in the tally, Glúm. 385; oftalt, vantalt, Gþl. 478. van-tekit, n. part. pulled insufficiently, Eb. 242. van-traust, n. a lack of trust. van-trú, f. unbelief [Dan. vantro]; villa ok v., K. Á. 218, H. E. i. 390, Vídal. van-trúaðr, part. unbelieving, N. T., Vídal. van-trúnaðr, m. distrust, Fms. i. x. 398. van-unninn, part. unfinished; vanunnin verk, Grág. i. 157; lítið vas eptir vanunnit ( undone) í víngarðinum, Greg. 57. van-virða, t, to disregard, dishonour, put to shame, Ísl. ii. 238; affæra ok v., Bs. i. (Laur. S.): part. vanvirðr, Fms. ii. 67, Fs. 183; vanvirt, Fms. v. 326. van-virða, u, f. a disgrace, Fs. 60, 159, Eb. 128. van-virðing, f. = vanvirða, Fms. ix. 278, 289, Gþl. 157, 181. vanvirðu-lauss, adj. not disgracing, Grett. 118. van-virkja, u, f. a defect, fault, Stj. 158, Ísl. ii. 201, v. l. van-vit, n. [Dan. van-vid = insanity], want of thought, Nj. 135, v. l. van-vita, adj. insane, N. G. L. i. 213, Js. 79. van-vitað, n. part. not quite known; enn er v. nökkut um sættina, Bjarn. 56. van-vizka, u. f. foolishness, Al. 115. van-þakkað, n. part. not duly thanked; eiga e-m e-t v. van-þakklátr, adj. ungrateful. van-þakklæti, n. ingratitude. van-þekking, f. lack of knowledge. van-þyrmsla, u, f. violation; v. hátiða, Hom. 146. van-þökk, f. unthankfulness.

adj.; verða varhluta fyrir e-m, to get an unfair share, be wronged, Ísl. ii. 255, Fbr. 8.

a. indecl. verða varhluta fyrir e-m, to get an unfair share, be wronged.

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(-da, -dr), v.

1) to divide into parts;

sú á, er deilir með jötna sonum grund ok með goðum, that river which parts the giants and the gods;

alit þat land, er vatnsföll deila til sjófar, of which the rivers form the boundaries down to the sea;

vildi H. bæði kjósa ok deila, H. would both choose and deal (viz. divide the catch in shares and choose for himself the share he liked best);

láta en kjósa ok deila, to give one an arbitrary power in a case;

with dat. (hversu má keisarinn deila sér í tvá staði);

2) to deal out, apportion, allot;

deildr hlutr, a share allotted to one;

deila dögurð, mat á málum, to deal out portions of food in a household;

deila víg með verum, to deal victory fairly among men;

3) to distinguish, discern, = greina;

eptir þat sá sól ok mátti þá deila ættir, they could then discern the quarters of heaven;

deila liti, to discern colours;

eigi deilir litr kosti (acc. pl.), colour is no sure test of the quality;

4) to busy or occupy oneself with, deal with (engi maðr á önnur mál at deila í kirkju, nema biðja fyrir sér);

hann við Ríg rúnar deildi, he capped ritnes (spells) with R.;

deila orðspeki við e-n, to contend in learning with one;

þótt hringbrotar heiptir deili, though men hate one another;

deila kníf ok kjötstykki, to share knife and meat;

5) deila við e-n, to quarrel with one (deila við heimska hali);

deili gröm við þik, may the fiends bandy words with thee;

deila um e-t, to quarrel, contest about;

þeir deildu um (they have a lawsuit about) jarðir;

deila á e-n, to contend against one;

deila illyrðum, illdeildum, to chide, abuse one another;

deila afli, ofríki, við e-n, to deal harshly and overbearingly with one;

impers., ef í þat deilir, if there be dissent on that point;

ef í deilir með þeim, if they disagree;

6) to be master of, possess (deila bauga, fé);

hug skaltu deila, thou shalt control thy mind (feelings);

þar er munuð deilir, when love is concerned, in a matter of love;

7) refl., deilast, to spread, branch off (svá viða sem kristni deilist um heim);

meðan mér deilist lífit til, as long, as life is granted me;

deilast at e-u, to disagree about a thing.

f. disagreement, contest;

eiga, halda, deilu við e-n, to quarrel or contend with one.

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d, [Goth. dailjan and ga-dailjan = μερίζειν, μεταδιδόναι, διαιρεθν, etc.; A. S. dælan; Engl. to deal; Germ. theilen; O. H. G. tailjan; Swed. dela; Dan. dele.]

I. with acc. (never dat.), to deal, divide; the phrase, vilja bæði kjósa ok deila, will both choose and deal, of unfair dealing, a metaphor taken from partners, e. g. fishermen, where one makes the division into shares (deilir), and the others choose (kjósa) the shares they like best, Ld. 38; deildr hlutr, a dealt lot. i. e. share dealt or allotted to one, Grág. i. 243; d. e-m e-t, to allot one a thing, to deal out to one, ii. 294: deila dögurð, d. mat (in mod. usage skamta), to deal out portions of food in a household, Ísl. ii. 337; sér at þar var manni matr deildr, Gísl. 47; þú kunnir aldregi d. mönnum mat, Ls. 46: þá er maðr á brot heitinn ef honum er eigi deildr matr á malum, Grág. i. 149; cp. the proverb, djarfr er hver inn deildan verð; d. fé, Skm. 22; d. bauga, Rm. 20; d. e-t út, to deal out, give, Fms. xi. 434.

2. of places, to divide, bound; fírðir deila, the firths are the boundaries, Grág. ii. 217; vatnsföll ( rivers) d. til sjávar. Eg. 131: sva vítt sem vatnsföll deila til sjávar, Landn. 57. K. Þ. K. 34.

β. used impers. as it seems; deilir norðr vatnsföllum, Ísl. ii. 345; fjöll þau er vatnsföll deilir af milli héraða, the fells that divide the waters, form the water-shed, between the counties, Grág. i. 432; þar er víkr deilir, Hlt.

3. metaph. to distinguish, discern; eptir þat sá sól, ok máttu þá d. ættir, after that the sun broke forth, and they could discern the airts (of heaven), Fb. i. 431, Fms. iv. 38; deila liti, to discern colours (lit-deili), hence the proverb, eigi deilir litr kosti (acc. pl.), colour (i. e. look, appearance) is no sure test, Nj. 78: metaph., d. víg, to act as umpire in a fight, tourney, or the like, Ls. 22: we ought perh. to read deila (not bera) tilt með tveim, 38.

4. various phrases, deila sér illan hlut af, to deal onself a had share in, to deal badly in a thing, Ld. 152: the phrase, e-t deilir máli (impers.), it goes for a great deal, is of great importance, Hs. 65, mod. usage skipta máli, miklu, etc.: d. mál, to deal with a thing, Hom. 34; d. mál e-s, to deal speech, to discuss or confer with one, Ó. H. 82 (in a verse): d. e-n málum, to deal, i. e. speak, confer, with one, Krók. 36 C: d. orðspeki við e-n, to deal, i. e. contend in learning with one, Vþm. 55; rúnar, Rm. 42; eiga við e-t at d., to have to deal with a thing, Fms. viii. 288: the phrase, d. mál brotum, to deal piecemeal with a case, take a partial or false view of a thing, or is the metaphor taken from bad payment (in bauga-brot, q. v.)? Eb. 184; þeir hafa eigi deilt þetta mál brotum, i. e. they have done it thoroughly, have not been mistaken, Konr. 52: to share in a thing, d. kníf ok kjötstykki, to share knife and meat, Grág., Ísl. ii. 487: the phrase, d. hug, to ‘deal one’s mind,’ pay attention to, with a notion of deep concern and affliction; heil vertú Sváfa, hug skaltú d., thy heart shall thou cleave, Hkv. Hjörv. 40: deildusk hugir, svá at huskarlar héldu varla vatni, their minds were so distraught, that the house-carles could hardly forbear weeping, Fms. vi. (in a verse); hence a hardened man is called lítill skapdeildar maðr, (Hugdeila, mind’s concern, is the name of a poem of the 17th century): at þeir deildi enga úhæfu, that they should forbear dealing outrageously, Fms. i. 22; d. heiptir, to deal hatred, to hate (poët.), Hkv. 41: d. afli, ofríki við e-n, to deal harshly and overbearingly with one. Fms. i. 34; d. illyrðum, ill-deildum, to chide, abuse one another, Háv. 37, Ld. 158.

II. neut. to be at feud, quarrel; the saying, sjaldan veldr einn þegar tveir deila; deili gröm við þig, Hkv. I. 43; ek bað flögð d. við þau, Sighvat: d. til e-s, to quarrel for a thing, Eg. 510: d. upp á e-n, to complain of one, Stj. 294. Exod. xvii. 2, ‘Why chide ye with me?’

β. impers., ef í þat deilir, if there be dissent on that point, Grág. ii. 125; ef í deilir með þeim, if they dissent, i. 58.

2. d. um e-t, to contend about a thing, as a law term; þeir deildu ( they had a lawsuit) um jarðir, Fms. iv. 201; þeir deildu um landaskipti, 315; þeir deildu um land þat er var …, Landn. 125; þeir deildu um leysingja-arf, 100, 101: metaph., d. um stafn, to come to a close fight, Orkn. 232.

III. reflex. to spread, branch off; vatnsföll deilask milli héraða, Grág. ii. 218; svá víða sem hón (i. e. Christianity) deilisk um heim, Hom. 49.

2. meðan mér deilisk lífit til, as long as life be dealt (i. e. granted) me, Fms, viii. 205; e-t deilisk af, a thing comes to pass, Hkr. iii. 55 (in a verse); kölluðu þeir, at lengi mundi vörn deilask af úti, that a long defence would be dealt out, i. e. there would be a long struggle, Sturl. i. 59, cp. the Goth. afdailjan = to pay off; hugr deilisk (vide above): þat mun oss drjúgt deilask, it will cost us dear, Am. 19.

1. (boshaft) mean, nasty; bes. von Frauen: auch bitchy umg.; Bemerkung etc.: mean; (abfällig) snide; gemeiner Kerl nasty guy; gemeine Lüge rotten ( oder dirty, filthy) lie umg.; gemeiner Streich dirty trick; das ist gemein! that’s not fair, that’s mean; wie kann man nur so gemein sein? how can anyone be so mean ( oder nasty, cruel)?

2. umg. (unerfreulich) awful, terrible; es regnet schon wieder, wie gemein! how depressing!, what a pain!; das Gemeine daran the awful thing about it, what really gets me about it

3. umg. (schwer) Verletzung etc.: nasty; die Prüfung, das Interview etc. war gemein was really tough, was a real stinker

4. (abstoßend) Witz etc.: vulgar; Aussehen, Lachen: coarse

5. BOT., ZOOL., sonst altm. (gewöhnlich) common; der gemeine Mann the man in the street; gemeiner Soldat MIL. common soldier; das gemeine Volk the common people; gemeiner Bruch MATH. vulgar fraction

6. etw. gemein haben mit have s.th. in common with; sie haben nichts miteinander gemein they have nothing in common; das hat mit Nächstenliebe nichts gemein that’s got very little to do with brotherly love; die Liebe zur Natur ist ihnen gemein a love of nature is something they have in common ( oder they share); sich gemein machen mit altm., fig. rub shoulders with, get chummy with umg.

7. attr.; altm. der Allgemeinheit: common; (öffentlich) public; das gemeine Wohl the common good (lit. weal); für das gemeine Wohl auch for the good ( oder benefit) of all

8. DRUCK. (Ggs. kursiv) lowercase

1. umg.: gemein kalt awfully cold; es tut gemein weh it hurts like hell

2. gemein an jemandem handeln treat s.o. badly ( oder shabbily)

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(boshaft) nasty; mean; cattish; miscreant; beastly; bitchy;

(gewöhnlich) public; common;

(niederträchtig) caddish; base; low; vile; rascally; infamous;

(niedrig) abject; ignoble

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1. adj

1) pred no comp

2) attr no comp (BIOL old = üblich, verbreitet, öffentlich) common

3) (= niederträchtig) mean; (= roh, unverschämt) mean, nasty; Verräter, Lüge contemptible

4) (= ordinär) vulgar; Bemerkung, Witz vulgar, dirty, coarse

5) (inf = unangenehm) horrible, awful

2. adv

1) (= niederträchtig) behandeln meanly; betrügen, hintergehen despicably

2) (inf = unangenehm) horribly, awfully

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1) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) beastly

2) common

3) ignobly

4) (shameful: an ignoble action.) ignoble

5) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mean

6) vilely

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I. adj

1. (niederträchtig) mean, nasty

das war \gemein [von dir]! that was nasty [or mean] [of you]!

2. (fam: unfair) mean

das ist \gemein! that's so mean!

3. (böse) nasty

4. attr, kein komp/superl BOT, ZOOL common

5. pred (geh: gemeinsam)

▪ jdm/etw \gemein sein to be common to sb/sth

etw mit jdm/etw \gemein haben to have sth in common with sb/sth

▶ sich akk mit jdm \gemein machen to be in cahoots with sb fam

II. adv (fam) awfully fam, AM a. awful fam, horribly

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1) (abstoßend) coarse, vulgar <joke, expression>; nasty < person>

2) (niederträchtig) mean; base, dirty < lie>; mean, dirty < trick>

3) (ärgerlich) infuriating; damned annoying (coll.)

4) nicht präd. (Bot., Zool., sonst veralt.): (allgemein vorkommend) common

5) (veralt.): (allgemein) general

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A. adj

1. (boshaft) mean, nasty; besonders von Frauen: auch bitchy umg; Bemerkung etc: mean; (abfällig) snide;

gemeiner Kerl nasty guy;

gemeine Lüge rotten ( oder dirty, filthy) lie umg;

gemeiner Streich dirty trick;

das ist gemein! that’s not fair, that’s mean;

wie kann man nur so gemein sein? how can anyone be so mean ( oder nasty, cruel)?

2. umg (unerfreulich) awful, terrible; es regnet schon wieder,

wie gemein! how depressing!, what a pain!;

das Gemeine daran the awful thing about it, what really gets me about it

3. umg (schwer) Verletzung etc: nasty;

die Prüfung, das Interview etc

war gemein was really tough, was a real stinker

4. (abstoßend) Witz etc: vulgar; Aussehen, Lachen: coarse

5. BOT, ZOOL, sonst obs (gewöhnlich) common;

der gemeine Mann the man in the street;

gemeiner Soldat MIL common soldier;

das gemeine Volk the common people;

gemeiner Bruch MATH vulgar fraction

6.

etwas gemein haben mit have sth in common with;

sie haben nichts miteinander gemein they have nothing in common;

das hat mit Nächstenliebe nichts gemein that’s got very little to do with brotherly love;

die Liebe zur Natur ist ihnen gemein a love of nature is something they have in common ( oder they share)

7. attr; obs der Allgemeinheit: common; (öffentlich) public;

das gemeine Wohl the common good (liter weal);

für das gemeine Wohl auch for the good ( oder benefit) of all

8. TYPO (Ggs kursiv) lowercase

B. adv

1. umg:

gemein kalt awfully cold;

es tut gemein weh it hurts like hell

2.

gemein an jemandem handeln treat sb badly ( oder shabbily)

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1) (abstoßend) coarse, vulgar <joke, expression>; nasty < person>

2) (niederträchtig) mean; base, dirty < lie>; mean, dirty < trick>

3) (ärgerlich) infuriating; damned annoying (coll.)

4) nicht präd. (Bot., Zool., sonst veralt.): (allgemein vorkommend) common

5) (veralt.): (allgemein) general

1)

2)

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beastly adj.

ignoble adj.

mean adj.

miscreant adj.

scurvy adj.

vile adj. adv.

blackly adv.

cussedly adv.

ignobly adv.

meanly adv.

rascally adv.

scurvily adv.

vilely adv.

1 fault, culpa.

2 guilt, blame, culpability.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: culpar.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: culpar.

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► nombre femenino

1 (culpabilidad) guilt, blame

2 (falta) fault

■ esto es culpa mía it's my fault

\

echar la culpa a alguien to put the blame on somebody

tener la culpa to be to blame (de, for)

■ yo no tengo la culpa I'm not to blame, it's not my fault

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1) (=responsabilidad) fault, blame

2) (Jur) guilt

3) (=pecado) sin

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a) ( responsabilidad) fault

b) (falta, pecado) sin

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= blame.

Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

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* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.

* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa = guilt-ridden.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* culpa grave = gross negligence.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* exento de culpa = blameless, guilt-free.

* exonerar a Alguien de culpa = exonerate + Nombre + from blame.

* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas = bring + Nombre + to justice.

* libre de culpa = guilt-free, blameless.

* sentido de culpa = guilt.

* sentimiento de culpa = guilt.

* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.

* ser + Posesivo + culpa = be + Posesivo + fault.

* tener la culpa (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).

* tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo = be of + Posesivo + own making.

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a) ( responsabilidad) fault

b) (falta, pecado) sin

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(responsabilidad): nadie tiene la culpa it's nobody's fault, nobody's to blame

le echaron la culpa de todo a ella she was blamed o she got the blame for everything, they blamed it all on her

no fue culpa tuya it wasn't your fault

llegó tarde por culpa del tráfico he arrived late because of the traffic

no importa de quién es la culpa it doesn't matter whose fault it is, it doesn't matter who's to blame

¿y qué culpa tengo yo? and what fault is that of mine?

la culpa no la tiene el chancho sino quien le da de comer or quien le rasca el lomo ( RPl); it's not his/her/their fault ( said when someone else has encouraged them)

2 (falta, pecado) sin

aquél que esté libre de culpa que tire la primera piedra let he who is free from sin cast the first stone

estamos pagando por las culpas ajenas we're paying for the sins of others o for other people's faults

3 ( Psic) guilt

con mucho sentimiento de culpa with a great feeling of guilt

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3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

a) ( responsabilidad) fault;

◊ yo no tengo la culpa it's not my fault;

b) (falta, pecado) sin

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culpa nf

1. [responsabilidad]

todos tenemos algo de culpa we are all partly to blame;

echar la culpa a alguien (de) to blame sb (for);

por culpa de because of;

tener la culpa de algo to be to blame for sth;

la lluvia tuvo la culpa del accidente the rain was what caused the accident;

¿qué culpa tengo yo de que te hayas caído? it's hardly my fault you fell over, is it?;

yo no tengo la culpa de que seas tan distraído it's not my fault you're so absent-minded

2. Rel

el que esté libre de culpa que tire la primera piedra [en Biblia] let him who is without sin cast the first stone

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f fault;

echar la culpa de algo a alguien blame s.o. for sth;

ser por culpa de alguien be s.o.’s fault;

tener la culpa be to blame (de for);

sentimiento de culpa feeling of guilt

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culpa nf

1) : fault, blame

echarle la culpa a alguien: to blame someone

2) : sin

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culpa n (en general) fault

कूट a.

1 False; as in कूटाः स्युः पूर्वसाक्षिणः Y.2.8; दुस्तोषः कूटयोगिनाम् Bhāg.2.9.19.

-2 Immovable, steady.

-3 Despised.

-टः, -टम् 1 Fraud, illusion, deception.

-2 A trick, fraudulent or roguish scheme; अक्षकूटमधि- ष्ठाय हृतं दुर्योधनेन वै Mb.3.33.3.

-3 A puzzling question, knotty or intricate point, as in कूटश्लोक, कूटान्योक्ति; वाचः कूटं तु देवर्षेः स्वयं विभमृशुर्धिया Bhāg.6.5.1.

-4 Falsehood, untruth; oft. used in comp. with the force of an adjec- tive; ˚वचनम् false or deceitful words; ˚तुला, ˚मानम् &c.

-5 A summit or peak of a mountain; वर्धयन्निव तत्कूटानु- द्धतैर्धातुरेणुभिः R.4.71, Me.115; Māl.5.32.

-6 Any projection or prominence.

-7 The bone of the forehead with its projections, the crown of the head.

-8 A horn, सम्परेतमयःकूटैश्छिन्दन्त्युत्थितमन्यवः Bhāg.4.25.8.

-9 End, corner; Y.3.96.

-1 Head, chief.

-11 A heap, mass, multitude; अभ्रकूटम् 'a heap of clouds'; so अन्नकूटम् 'a heap of food'; Mv.6.32.

-12 A hammer, an iron mallet.

-13 A plough-share, the body of a plough.

-14 A trap for catching deer; नश्येदभिमृशन्सद्यो मृगः कूट- मिव स्पृशन् Mb.12.68.52.

-15 A concealed weapon, as a dagger in a woollen case or a sword in a stick.

-16 A water-jar.

-17 The door of a city; निर्ययुर्भवनात्त- स्मात्कूटमुद्गरपाणयः Rām.5.42.25.

-18 A false coin; कूटं हि निषादानामेवोपकारकं न आर्याणाम् ŚB. on MS.6.1.52.

-टः 1 A house, dwelling.

-2 An ox whose horns are broken.

-3 An epithet of Agastya.

-Comp. -अक्षः a false or loaded die; कूटाक्षोपधिदेविनः Y.2.22.

-अगारम् an apartment on the top of a house; कूटागारैश्च संपूर्णामि- न्द्रस्येवामरावतीम् Rām.1.5.15.

-अर्थः ambiguity of meaning. ˚भाषिता a tale, fiction.

-उपायः a fraudulent plan, trick, stratagem.

-कारः, -कारकः a rogue, a false witness; Ms.3.158.

-कृत् a.

1 cheating, deceiving.

-2 forging a document; Y.2.7.

-3 bribing. (-m.)

1 a man of the writer caste (कायस्थ).

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-कार्षापणः a false कार्षापण q. v.

-कोष्ठम् a. compartment on the top of a building (Kāmikāgama 55.123-3); (कूटशाला and कूटागार are synonyms).

-खङ्गः a sword-stick.

-च्छद्मन् m. a cheat; पीड्यमानाः प्रजा रक्ष्याः कूटच्छद्मादिभिस्तथा Pt.1.343.

-तुला a false pair of scales.

-धर्म a. where falsehood is considered a duty (as a place, house, country, &c.).

-पाकलः, -पर्वः -पूर्वः bilious fever to which elephants are subject (हस्तिवातज्वर); अचिरेण वैकृतविवर्तदारुणः कलभं कठोर इव कूट- पाकलः (अभिहन्ति Māl.1.39); (also sometimes written as कूटपालक).

-पालकः a potter; a potter's kiln.

-पाशः, -बन्धः a trap, snare, समाधिभीतेन किलोपनीतः पञ्चाप्सरोयौवन- कूटबन्धम् R.13.39.

-मानम् false measure or weight.

-मोहनः an epithet of Skanda.

-यन्त्रम् a trap, a snare for deer, birds &c.

-युद्धम् treacherous or unfair warfare; कूटयुद्धविधिज्ञे$पि तस्मिन्सन्मार्गयोधिनि R.17.69.

-रचना 1 a trap laid; Pt.2.85.

-2 artifice, trick; अतर्क्या कुट्टनीकूटरचना हि विधेरपि Ks.57.115.

-लेखः a falsified document; कृत्वाथ कूटलेखं सा विदग्धा मह्यमर्पयत् Ks.124.197.

-शाल्मलिः f., m.

1 a species of the Śālmali tree.

-2 a kind of tree with sharp thorns (regarded as one of the several instruments-- perhaps a club-with which the wicked are tortured in the world of Yama); see R.12.95 and Malli. thereon.

-शासनम् a forged grant or decree; Ms.9.232.

-संक्रान्तिः the passing of the sun into another zodiac when half the night is over.

-साक्षिन् m. a false witness.

-स्थ a.

1 standing at the top, occupying the highest place (said of a person who stands at the head in a geneological table).

-2 silent; not at all moving or working; Mb.12.179.6. (

-स्थः) the Supreme Soul (immovable, unchangeable, and perpetually the same); क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थो$क्षर उच्यते Bg.6.8;12.3. (

-स्थः, -स्थम्) a kind of perfume (Mar. नखला).

-स्वर्णम् counterfeit gold; Y.2.297.

-हेमन् (as above); रज्यत्तुषारद्युतिकूटहेम तत्पाण्डु जातं रजतं क्षणेन N.22.52.