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  • 1 supuesto

    adj.
    supposed, hypothetical, assumed, alleged.
    m.
    supposition, assumption.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: suponer.
    * * *
    1 (suposición) supposition, assumption
    2 (hipótesis) hypothesis
    ————————
    1→ link=suponer suponer
    1 (que se supone) supposed, assumed
    2 (pretendido) so-called, self-styled
    1 (suposición) supposition, assumption
    2 (hipótesis) hypothesis
    \
    dar algo por supuesto,-a to take something for granted
    en el supuesto de que... supposing that...
    nombre supuesto assumed name
    * * *
    1. (f. - supuesta)
    adj.
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    PP de suponer
    2. ADJ
    1) (=falso) [nombre] assumed, false
    2) (=no demostrado) supposed
    3)

    ¡por supuesto! — of course!

    -¿puedo usar su teléfono? -¡por supuesto! — "can I use your phone?" - "of course (you can)!"

    4)
    5)

    supuesto que — frm (=dando por sentado que) assuming; (=en caso de que) in the event of

    3.
    SM (=hipótesis) assumption
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    a) ( falso) false

    el supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician

    c)

    ¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!

    dar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted

    II
    masculino supposition

    en el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident

    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    a) ( falso) false

    el supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician

    c)

    ¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!

    dar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted

    II
    masculino supposition

    en el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident

    * * *
    supuesto1
    1 = assumption, construct, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition].

    Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

    Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or ' constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.
    Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.
    Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.
    * ¡por supuesto que no! = God forbid.
    * por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.
    * ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid.
    * supuesto práctico = case.

    supuesto2
    2 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.

    Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.

    Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
    Ex: This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.
    Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
    Ex: An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.
    Ex: A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.
    Ex: Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.
    Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.
    Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.
    Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.

    * * *
    supuesto1 -ta
    1 (falso) false
    actuaba bajo un nombre supuesto he worked under a false o an assumed name
    el supuesto electricista resultó ser un ladrón the so-called o supposed electrician proved to be a thief
    2
    (que se rumorea): la radio desmintió su supuesta muerte reports of his death were denied on the radio
    su supuesta enfermedad her supposed illness
    3
    por supuesto of course
    ¿vendrás? — ¡por supuesto! are you going to come? — of course!
    ¿lo sabías? — ¡por supuesto que sí! did you know? — of course I did!
    dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted
    supposition
    su teoría descansa en un supuesto fundamental his theory rests on one fundamental supposition
    ¿y en el supuesto de que no acepten? and supposing they don't accept?, what if they don't accept?
    partiendo del supuesto de que no sabían nada working on the assumption that they knew nothing
    en el supuesto de que tenga un accidente should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
    * * *

     

    Del verbo suponer: ( conjugate suponer)

    supuesto es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
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    supuesto
    suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
    1

    ◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;

    suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OK
    b) ( imaginar):


    ¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
    es de supuesto que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
    se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
    2 (significar, implicar) to mean;

    supuesto 1
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    a) ( falso) false;


    el supuesto mendigo the supposed beggar

    c)


    dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted
    supuesto 2 sustantivo masculino
    supposition
    suponer verbo transitivo
    1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
    supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
    supongo que sí, I suppose so
    se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
    se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
    te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
    2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
    (la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
    ♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
    ser un suponer, to be conjecture
    supuesto,-a
    I adj pey (presumiendo: falsedad) ese supuesto artista, that so-called artist
    (: inocencia) alleged
    el supuesto asesino, the alleged murderer
    II m (conjetura) assumption
    en el supuesto de que, on the assumption that: en el supuesto de que te pregunten, supposing you are asked
    ♦ Locuciones: dar por supuesto, to take sthg for granted
    por supuesto, of course
    supuesto que, since, inasmuch that
    ' supuesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dar
    - supuesta
    - partir
    - presupuesto
    English:
    assumption
    - boon
    - course
    - ostensible
    - professed
    - reputed
    - so-called
    - supposed
    - would-be
    - go
    - means
    - naturally
    - so
    - sure
    - surely
    * * *
    supuesto, -a
    ♦ participio
    ver suponer
    ♦ adj
    1. [hipotético] supposed;
    [culpable, asesino] alleged;
    no se ha confirmado el supuesto ataque al corazón del presidente there has been no confirmation of the president's supposed o alleged heart attack
    2. [falso] false;
    actuó bajo un nombre supuesto he acted under a false o assumed name
    ♦ nm
    supposition, assumption;
    en el supuesto de que venga assuming (that) he comes;
    esto no es más que un supuesto this is no more than a supposition;
    en estos supuestos no es válido el principio general in these cases the general rule does not apply;
    partimos del supuesto de que todo va a salir bien we're working on the assumption that everything will turn out right;
    supuestos de cancelación grounds for cancellation
    ♦ por supuesto loc adv
    of course;
    ¿te gusta? – por supuesto do you like it? – of course;
    ¿la invitarás? – por supuesto que sí/no are you going to invite her? – of course I am/of course not;
    por supuesto que puedes venir of course you can come;
    por supuesto que si te deja de interesar, te puedes retirar of course if you lose interest, you can always back out;
    dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted;
    doy por supuesto que te interesa I take it for granted that you're interested
    * * *
    I part → suponer
    II adj supposed, alleged;
    supuesto que (ya que) since; (en caso de que) if;
    por supuesto of course;
    dar algo por supuesto take sth as read
    III m assumption
    * * *
    supuesto, -ta adj
    1) : supposed, alleged
    2)
    por supuesto : of course, absolutely
    * * *
    1. (presunto) alleged
    2. (falso) supposed / assumed

    Spanish-English dictionary > supuesto

  • 2 suponer

    v.
    1 to suppose.
    supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now
    supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not
    supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse
    es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize
    suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…
    María supone bien Mary supposes well.
    Esto supone un riesgo This entails a risk.
    2 to involve, to entail.
    Supone muchos peligros It involves much danger.
    3 to mean.
    4 to imagine.
    lo suponía I guessed as much
    te suponía mayor I thought you were older
    5 to be important.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp supuesto,-a)
    1 (gen) to suppose, assume
    2 (significar) to mean
    3 (conllevar) to mean, entail, require
    4 (adivinar) to guess; (imaginar) to imagine, think
    5 (creer) to think
    1 familiar supposition
    \
    como es de suponer as is to be expected
    ser de suponer to be likely
    * * *
    verb
    1) to suppose, presume
    * * *
    ( pp supuesto)
    1. VT
    1) (=imaginar) to imagine

    estoy muy satisfecho, como puedes suponer — I'm very pleased, as you can imagine

    ya puedes suponer lo que pasó — you can guess o imagine what happened

    le pagaron, supongamos, diez millones — he was paid, say, ten million

    • es de suponer, es de suponer que haya protestas — I would imagine there will be protests, presumably there will be protests

    están muy apenados, como es de suponer — they are very upset, as you would expect

    como era de suponer, llegaron tarde — as was to be expected, they arrived late

    2)

    • suponer que — [intentando adivinar] to imagine that, suppose that, guess that *; [como hipótesis] to suppose that; [dando por sentado] to assume that, presume that

    supongo que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose you'll need a holiday, I guess you'll need a holiday *

    sí, supongo que tienes razón — yes, I suppose you're right, yes, I guess you're right *

    supón que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o supposing you had a lot of money, what would you do?

    suponiendo que todo salga según lo previsto — assuming o presuming everything goes according to plan

    • supongo que no, -¿crees que llegará tarde? -no lo sé, supongo que no — "do you think he'll be late?" - "I don't know, I don't suppose so"

    -no será fácil -no, supongo que no — "it won't be easy" - "no, I suppose not"

    • supongo que sí — I suppose so, I imagine so, I guess so *

    3) (=atribuir)
    [con objeto indirecto de persona]

    os suponía informados de este asunto — I assumed o presumed you had been informed about this matter

    le supongo unos 60 años — I would say o guess he's about 60

    se le supone una gran antigüedad — it is thought o believed to be very old

    4) (=implicar) to mean
    2.
    See:
    3.
    SM

    • un suponer, a ver, un suponer, si tú fueras su marido, ¿qué harías? — OK, just supposing you were her husband, what would you do?

    si te ofrecen el puesto, es un suponer, ¿lo aceptarías? — supposing o suppose they were to offer you the job, would you accept?

    supongamos, es solo un suponer, que eso sea verdad — let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is true

    * * *
    I

    si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

    si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job

    II
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

    supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

    supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

    b) ( imaginar)

    nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

    ¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

    es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

    c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

    se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

    2) (significar, implicar) to mean

    eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

    * * *
    = assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.
    Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
    Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
    Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.
    Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
    Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.
    Ex. One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.
    Ex. Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.
    Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
    ----
    * como cabría suponer = as might be expected.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.
    * que supone = associated with.
    * según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.
    * según sabe suponer = allegedly.
    * suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.
    * suponer peligro = hold + danger.
    * suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.
    * suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.
    * suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.
    * suponer un avance = be a step forward.
    * suponer un cambio = bring about + change.
    * supongo que = I daresay that.
    * * *
    I

    si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

    si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job

    II
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

    supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

    supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

    b) ( imaginar)

    nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

    ¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

    es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

    c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

    se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

    2) (significar, implicar) to mean

    eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

    * * *
    = assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.

    Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

    Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
    Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.
    Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
    Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
    Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.
    Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.
    Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.
    Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
    * como cabría suponer = as might be expected.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.
    * que supone = associated with.
    * según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.
    * según sabe suponer = allegedly.
    * suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.
    * suponer peligro = hold + danger.
    * suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.
    * suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.
    * suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.
    * suponer un avance = be a step forward.
    * suponer un cambio = bring about + change.
    * supongo que = I daresay that.

    * * *
    imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías? imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?
    si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, … just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …, if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …
    suponer2 [ E22 ]
    vt
    A
    supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true
    suponiendo que todo salga como está previsto assuming everything goes according to plan
    supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal
    ni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that
    2
    (imaginar): supuse que ibas a comprarlo tú I thought o presumed o assumed you were going to buy it
    supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're right
    nada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen
    ¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine so
    es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been told
    era de suponer que se lo iban a dar it was to be expected that they would give it to him
    se supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
    ¿dónde se supone que vamos? where are we supposed o meant to be going?
    3 (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):
    le suponía más edad I imagined o thought he was older
    se le suponen propiedades medicinales it is believed o held to have medicinal qualities
    al cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de … the painting was thought to be worth approximately …
    B (significar, implicar) to mean
    el proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares the project will mean an investment of five million dollars
    la preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' work
    eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio that would mean having to start from the beginning again
    (+ me/te/le etc): ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio that deal didn't make him any profit
    no me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia it's no trouble at all
    el traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience, the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience
    * * *

     

    suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
    1

    ◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;

    suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OK
    b) ( imaginar):


    ¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
    es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
    se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
    2 (significar, implicar) to mean;

    suponer verbo transitivo
    1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
    supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
    supongo que sí, I suppose so
    se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
    se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
    te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
    2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
    (la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
    ♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
    ser un suponer, to be conjecture
    ' suponer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    condicionamiento
    - creer
    - esperar
    - hacer
    - imaginar
    - imaginarse
    - jugar
    - significar
    - asumir
    - supuse
    English:
    assume
    - entail
    - expect
    - guess
    - imagine
    - imply
    - involve
    - mean
    - pose
    - presumably
    - presume
    - suppose
    - surmise
    - take
    - say
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    imagino que nos invitarán – eso es un suponer I imagine they'll invite us – that's pure conjecture o you can't say for sure;
    imagina, y es un suponer, que te quedas sin dinero imagine, for the sake of argument, that you didn't have any money
    ♦ vt
    1. [creer, presuponer] to suppose;
    supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now;
    supongo que tienes razón I suppose o guess you're right;
    supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not;
    supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse;
    es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize;
    es de suponer una nueva bajada de los tipos de interés a further drop in interest rates seems likely, we can expect a further drop in interest rates;
    al final lo perdí todo – era de suponer in the end I lost everything – it was only to be expected o that's hardly surprising;
    nada hacía suponer que… there was nothing to suggest that…;
    todo hacía suponer que se llegaría a un acuerdo everything pointed to an agreement;
    suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…;
    suponiendo que no te moleste as long as o assuming it doesn't bother you
    2. [implicar] to involve, to entail;
    una dieta así supone mucho sacrificio a diet like that involves a lot of sacrifices;
    esto nos supone un cambio de planes this involves o entails o means a change of plan for us;
    no me supuso ningún esfuerzo it was no trouble (for me)
    3. [significar] to mean;
    supone mucho para mí it means a lot to me;
    este descubrimiento supone un importante avance para la ciencia this discovery constitutes a major advance for science
    4. [conjeturar] to imagine;
    lo suponía I guessed as much;
    te suponía mayor I thought you were older
    * * *
    <part supuesto> v/t suppose, assume;
    supongamos que … let’s suppose o assume that …;
    supongo que sí I suppose so
    * * *
    suponer {60} vt
    1) presumir: to suppose, to assume
    supongo que sí: I guess so, I suppose so
    se supone que van a llegar mañana: they're supposed to arrive tomorrow
    2) : to imply, to suggest
    3) : to involve, to entail
    el éxito supone mucho trabajo: success involves a lot of work
    * * *
    1. (creer) to suppose / to expect
    2. (significar) to mean [pt. & pp. meant]
    3. (implicar, conllevar) to involve / to be
    supongamos que... supposing...

    Spanish-English dictionary > suponer

  • 3 chiflado perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chiflado perdido

  • 4 más corto que las mangas de un chaleco

    (n.) = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.

    Ex: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más corto que las mangas de un chaleco

  • 5 no tener dos dedos de frente

    figurado to be as thick as two short planks
    ————————
    to be as thick as two short planks
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead

    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener dos dedos de frente

  • 6 tener pocas luces

    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead

    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener pocas luces

  • 7 tonto de remate

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto de remate

  • 8 tonto del bote

    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead

    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto del bote

  • 9 tonto perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto perdido

  • 10 sollen

    Modalv.; soll, sollte, hat sollen
    1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc.: be to, be supposed to; Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (Am. mom) says you’re to come home; er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up; ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first; sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy; ich soll dir ausrichten, dass... I’m to tell you that...; ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards; du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago; er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two; er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (Am. auch would) become a doctor
    2. in Fragen: soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?; ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg. I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)
    3. befehlend: du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!; wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?; du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!; du sollst nicht töten BIBL. thou shalt not kill
    4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem: hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg.) here; er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow; das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this; meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was); es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again
    5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc.: be supposed to, be said to; sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich; er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it; er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject
    6. bei einer bestimmten Vorstellung: was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?; es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present; es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke; soll das ein Witz sein? umg., ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?; wozu soll das gut sein? umg. what’s that in aid of?
    7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc.: dann soll er’s ( von mir aus) haben umg. then he shall have it (for all I care); er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants; das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us; niemand soll sagen, dass... I don’t want it to be said that..., never let it be said that...; der soll nur kommen! umg. just let him come!; soll er es doch versuchen! umg. just let him try!; das sollst du mir büßen! umg. I’ll make you pay for that; das soll dir noch Leid tun you’ll be sorry for this; das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg. I’d like to see anyone do better
    8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc.: should, ought to; du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it; du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it; man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told; das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that); ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known; du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home; sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (Am. get) my degree first; so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be; so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this; warum sollte ich ( auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should
    9. bei Unentschlossenheit: was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?; er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do; sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?; ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest
    10. bei einer Möglichkeit: falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes; falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems; sollte es nicht klappen, dann... if it all goes wrong, (then)...; sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?; man sollte annehmen,... you would think...
    11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to; er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case; sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer; es hat nicht sein sollen oder umg. sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be; ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before; es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently; er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)
    —
    v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg.
    1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go; wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc. to put it?; du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away
    2. was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, Am. auch what are you up to?; was soll der Quatsch oder Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?; was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?; was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?; soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care; was soll’s? so what?, who cares?
    * * *
    must; shall; to be due to; to have to; should; ought to
    * * *
    sọl|len ['zɔlən]
    1. HILFSVERB
    pret so\#llte, ['zɔltə] ptp so\#llen
    1)

    Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

    kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

    soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

    soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

    du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

    er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

    sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

    er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

    sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

    was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

    und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

    niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

    ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

    das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

    2)

    konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

    so etwas sollte man nicht tun — one shouldn't do that, one oughtn't to do that (esp Brit)

    er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

    du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

    3)

    konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

    sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

    4) Vermutung, Erwartung to be supposed or meant to

    er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

    sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

    5)

    = können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

    man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

    6)

    in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

    Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

    es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

    2. INTRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
    ['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt] (= bewirken, bedeuten in Fragen)

    was solls! (inf) — what the hell! (inf)

    3. TRANSITIVES VERB pret so\#llte
    ['zɔltə] ptp geso\#llt [gə'zɔlt]

    das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

    * * *
    (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) shall
    * * *
    sol·len
    [ˈzɔlən]
    1.
    im Präsens (Befehl, Verpflichtung)
    ▪ jd soll etw tun sb is to do sth
    sie soll am Tag zwei Tabletten einnehmen she's to [or she must] take two pills a day
    er soll sofort kommen he is to come immediately
    ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... I am [or I've been asked] to tell you that...
    ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Richard bestellen Richard asked me to give you his best wishes
    [sagen Sie ihr,] sie soll hereinkommen tell her to come in
    du sollst sofort damit aufhören! you're to stop that at once!
    du sollst das lassen! stop it [or that]!
    du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst! you know that you shouldn't do that!
    du sollst herkommen, habe ich gesagt! I said [you should] come here!
    du sollst nicht töten REL thou shalt not kill liter
    du sollst Vater und Mutter ehren REL honour thy father and thy mother liter
    2.
    ▪ jd soll etw tun sb is [supposed [or meant]] to do sth
    ich soll morgen einen Bericht abgeben, aber er ist noch nicht fertig I'm supposed to hand in a report tomorrow, but it's not yet finished
    was ich [nicht] alles tun/wissen soll! the things I'm meant [or supposed] to do/know!
    3.
    in der Vergangenheit (Verpflichtung)
    ▪ jd sollte etw tun sb was [supposed [or meant]] to do sth
    sie sollte gestern zum Arzt gehen she was [supposed] to go to the doctor yesterday
    solltest du nicht bei ihr anrufen? weren't you supposed to ring her?
    du solltest ihn gestern anrufen you were meant to phone him yesterday
    wie sollte ich das wissen? how was I to know that?
    er ärgerte sich, weil er draußen warten sollte he was annoyed because he was to wait outside
    4.
    <sollte, sollen>
    im Präsens, Konditional II, in der Vergangenheit (Absicht, Wunsch)
    so soll[te] es sein that's how it should be
    das soll[te] dich nicht stören don't let it bother you
    du sollst [o solltest] dir deswegen keine Gedanken machen you shouldn't worry about it
    du sollst dein Geld zurückbekommen you shall get your money back
    du sollst dich ganz wie zu Hause fühlen! [just] make yourself at home!
    es soll nicht wieder vorkommen! it won't [or shan't] happen again!
    niemand soll sagen, dass... let no one say that..., no one shall say that...
    wozu soll denn das gut sein? what's the good of that?
    das soll sie erst mal tun! just let her try!
    mir soll es gleich sein it's all the same to me
    der soll [mir] nur kommen! just let him come!
    das sollte ein Witz sein that was meant to be a joke
    5.
    im Präsens (etw ist geplant)
    ▪ jd/etw soll etw tun sb/sth is to do sth
    ich soll die Stelle übernehmen I am to take over the job
    hier soll ein Einkaufszentrum entstehen an arcade is to be built here
    das Zimmer soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden the room [is meant] to be painted next week
    6.
    im Präsens (bei Ratlosigkeit)
    ▪ was soll ich/er tun? what shall [or should] I/he do?, what am I/is he to do?; (was ist geplant a.) what am I/is he meant to do?
    kannst du mir helfen? — natürlich, was soll ich tun? can you help me? — of course, what shall I do?
    soll ich dir helfen? shall [or can] I help you?
    soll ich dir noch etwas Wein nachschenken? shall [or can] I give you some more wine?
    was \sollen wir machen? what shall we do?
    was soll ich nur machen? what am I to do?
    was soll man da machen? what is one to do?, what shall I/we do?
    was soll nur aus ihm werden? what is to become of him?
    ich weiß nicht, was ich machen soll I don't know what I should do [or what to do]
    sie weiß nicht, wie sie das Problem lösen soll she doesn't know how to solve the problem
    man hat mir gesagt, ich soll Sie fragen I was told to ask you
    7. im Konjunktiv II (Rat)
    ▪ jd sollte etw tun sb should [or ought to] do sth
    da solltest du mitfahren! you ought to come along!
    das solltest du unbedingt sehen! you have to see this!, come and look at this!
    du solltest dich schämen! you should [or ought to] be ashamed [of yourself]
    so etwas sollte man nicht tun one shouldn't do that
    mit deiner Erkältung solltest du besser zu Hause bleiben with your cold you had better stay at home
    du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen it would be better if you came early
    was sollte ich deiner Meinung nach tun? what do you think I should [or ought to] do?
    8. im Konjunktiv II (Rat im Nachhinein)
    ▪ jd hätte etw tun \sollen sb should have done sth
    du hättest dort hingehen \sollen you should have gone there
    du hättest sie anrufen \sollen you should have phoned her
    du hättest ihr das nicht erzählen \sollen you shouldn't have told her that
    das hättest du sehen \sollen! you should have seen it!
    das hätte er nicht sagen \sollen he shouldn't have said that
    das hättest du besser nicht tun \sollen it would have been better if you hadn't done that
    das hätte nicht vorkommen \sollen it should not have [or ought not to have] happened
    was hätte ich tun \sollen? what should I [or ought I to] have done?
    9.
    in der Vergangenheit (schicksalhaft)
    ▪ jd/etw sollte etw sein/tun sb/sth was to be/do sth
    sie sollten Rom nie erreichen they were never to reach Rome
    es sollte ganz anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently
    dieser Schicksalsschlag sollte nicht der letzte sein this stroke of fate was not to be the last
    es sollten viele Jahre vergehen, bevor... many years were to pass before...
    es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... it was not to be long until...
    es hat nicht sein \sollen, es hat nicht \sollen sein it was not to be
    es hat nicht sein \sollen, dass die beiden sich je wiedertreffen the two were destined never to meet again
    10.
    im Präsens (angeblich)
    ▪ jd/etw soll etw sein/tun sb/sth is supposed to be/do sth
    sie soll sehr reich sein she is supposed [or said] to be very rich
    sie soll heute kommen she's supposed to come today
    er soll eine Gehaltserhöhung bekommen he's supposed to be getting a pay rise
    sie soll geheiratet haben I've heard she has got married
    der Sommer soll heiß werden they say we're going to have a hot summer
    soll das [schon] alles [gewesen] sein? is that [supposed to be] all?
    so etwas soll es geben these things happen
    das soll vorkommen things like that can happen
    das soll gar nicht so einfach sein they say it's not that easy
    was soll das heißen? what's that supposed to mean?, what are you/is he/she etc. getting at?
    was soll dieses Bild darstellen? what is this picture supposed [or meant] to represent?
    wer soll das sein? who's that [supposed [or meant] to be]?
    11. im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)
    sollte das möglich sein? is that [or can that be] possible?
    sollte sie mich belogen haben? does that mean [or are you saying] [that] she lied to me?
    sollte ich mich so getäuscht haben? could I have been so wrong?
    man sollte glauben, dass... you would think that...
    12. im Konditionalsatz (falls)
    ▪ sollte jd etw tun,... should sb do sth,...
    sollte sie anrufen,..., falls sie anrufen sollte,... should she ring up,...
    sollte das passieren,... if that should happen,..., should that happen,...
    wenn du sie sehen solltest, sag ihr bitte... if you should see her, please tell her...
    sollte es regnen, [dann] bleibe ich zu Hause if it should rain, I will stay at home
    sollte ich einen Fehler gemacht haben, tut es mir leid if [or should] I have made a mistake, I'm sorry
    ich werde es versuchen, und sollte ich auch verlieren I'll try, even though I may lose
    1.
    <sollte, gesollt>
    soll ich? — ja, du sollst! should I? — yes, you should!
    soll er reinkommen? — ja, er soll should he come in? — yes, he should
    das sollst [o solltest] du nicht you shouldn't do that
    du sollst sofort nach Hause you should go home at once
    du solltest jetzt ins Bett you should go to bed now
    immer soll ich! it's always me [who has to do it]!
    und warum soll ich das? and why am I to do that?
    was man nicht alles soll! the things one has to do!, the things you're meant to!
    sie hätte eigentlich in die Schule gesollt she should have gone to school
    das hast du nicht gesollt you shouldn't have done that
    2.
    <sollte, gesollt>
    was soll der Blödsinn? what's all this nonsense about?
    was soll das? what's that supposed to mean?; (warum denn das?) what's that for?
    was soll ich dort? what would I do there?
    was soll's? (fam) who cares?, what the heck? fam
    soll er doch! (fam) [just] let him/her!
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen
    1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

    was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

    [sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

    2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

    du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

    man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

    5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)
    6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

    es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

    7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

    wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

    8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)
    9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

    mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

    man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

    2.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    * * *
    sollen1 v/mod; soll, sollte, hat sollen
    1. bei Aufgabe, Verpflichtungen etc: be to, be supposed to;
    Mutti sagt, du sollst nach Hause kommen mum (US mom) says you’re to come home;
    er soll mich anrufen he’s to ring me up, tell him to ring me up;
    ich soll erst abwaschen I have to ( oder I should) do the dishes first;
    sie soll sich schonen she’s (supposed) to take it easy;
    ich soll dir ausrichten, dass … I’m to tell you that …;
    ich soll dir schöne Grüße von ihm bestellen he sends his regards, he asked me to give you his regards;
    du solltest längst im Bett sein you were supposed to be ( oder should have been) in bed long ago;
    er sollte um zwei hier sein he was supposed to be ( oder should have been) here at two;
    er sollte Arzt werden he was supposed to become a doctor, the idea was that he should (US auch would) become a doctor
    soll ich mitkommen? shall I come too?, do you want me to come?;
    ich könnte freinehmen - soll ich? umg I could take time off - shall I? ( oder do you think I should?)
    du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen! leave him alone!;
    wie oft soll ich dir das noch sagen? how many times do I have to tell you?;
    du sollst nicht alles anfassen! don’t ( oder you mustn’t) touch everything!;
    du sollst nicht töten BIBEL thou shalt not kill
    4. bei Gedanken, Beabsichtigtem:
    hier soll eine Turnhalle gebaut werden a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) is to be built here, there are plans to build a gymnasium ( oder gym umg) here;
    er soll morgen ankommen he’s due ( oder supposed) to arrive tomorrow;
    das Buch soll Ihnen dabei helfen the book is designed to help you with this;
    meine Kinder sollen es einmal besser haben I want my children to be better off (than I was);
    es soll nicht wieder vorkommen it won’t happen again
    5. bei unbestätigten Gerüchten etc: be supposed to, be said to;
    sie soll sehr reich sein she’s supposed ( oder said) to be very rich, they say she’s very rich;
    er soll es versteckt haben he’s supposed ( oder said) to have hidden it, they say he’s hidden it;
    er soll eine Autorität auf dem Gebiet sein auch apparently he’s quite an expert on the subject
    was soll das sein? what’s that supposed to be?;
    es sollte ein Geschenk werden it was supposed ( oder meant) to be a present;
    es sollte ein Witz sein it was meant to be ( oder as) a joke;
    soll das ein Witz sein? umg, ungehalten: is this some sort of joke?;
    wozu soll das gut sein? umg what’s that in aid of?
    7. bei Anweisung, Drohung, Herausforderung etc:
    dann soll er’s (von mir aus) haben umg then he shall have it (for all I care);
    er soll alles haben, was er will he’s to ( oder he shall) have whatever he wants, let him have anything he wants;
    das soll uns nicht stören we won’t let that bother us;
    niemand soll sagen, dass … I don’t want it to be said that …, never let it be said that …;
    der soll nur kommen! umg just let him come!;
    soll er es doch versuchen! umg just let him try!;
    das sollst du mir büßen! umg I’ll make you pay for that;
    das soll dir noch leidtun you’ll be sorry for this;
    das soll mir mal einer nachmachen! umg I’d like to see anyone do better
    8. im Konjunktiv, bei Ratschlag, Vorwurf etc: should, ought to;
    du solltest es mal sehen you should ( oder ought to) see it;
    du hättest es sehen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have seen it;
    man hätte es ihm sagen sollen he ought to ( oder should) have been told;
    das hättest du sagen sollen you should ( oder ought to) have said so ( oder said that);
    ich hätte es wissen sollen I should have known;
    du solltest lieber nach Hause gehen I think you’d better ( oder you ought to) go home;
    sie sagte, ich sollte erst zu Ende studieren she said I should ( oder I ought to, I was to) finish (US get) my degree first;
    so sollte es sein this is how it should ( oder ought to) be;
    so sollte das Wetter immer sein! the weather should always be like this;
    warum sollte ich (auch)? why should I?, I don’t see why I should
    was soll ich tun? what shall ( oder should) I do?; verzweifelt: auch what am I supposed to do?;
    er wusste nicht, was er machen sollte he didn’t know what to do;
    sie wussten nicht, ob sie lachen oder weinen sollten they didn’t know whether to laugh or cry;
    was soll ich sagen? what can I say?; ratlos: what am I (supposed) to say?;
    ich weiß nicht, was ich dir raten soll I don’t know what to suggest
    falls er kommen sollte if he should come, in case he comes;
    falls es irgendwelche Probleme geben sollte if there should be ( oder are) any problems;
    sollte es nicht klappen, dann … if it all goes wrong, (then) …;
    sollte er es gewesen sein? could it have been him?;
    man sollte annehmen, … you would think …
    11. bei Bestimmung, Schicksal: be to;
    er sollte den Prozess gewinnen he was to win the case;
    sie sollte eine berühmte Sängerin werden she was (destined) to become a famous singer;
    sollen sein it wasn’t meant to be;
    ein Jahr sollte verstreichen, bis it was to be another year before, a whole year was to pass before;
    es sollte alles anders kommen things were to turn out quite differently;
    er wusste nicht, dass er nie wiederkommen sollte he didn’t know that he would never return ( oder that he was never to return)
    sollen2 v/i; soll, sollte, hat gesollt; umg
    1. (irgendwohin müssen) be (supposed) to go;
    wo soll das hin? where’s it supposed to go?, where do you want me etc to put it?;
    du sollst sofort zum Chef you are to go to (see) the boss right away
    2.
    was soll das? (was bedeutet das?) what’s all this about?; (wozu soll es nützen?) what’s that for?; verärgert: what’s the idea?, what are you playing at?, US auch what are you up to?;
    Scheiß? what’s all this nonsense?;
    was soll ich damit? what am I supposed to do with it?;
    was soll ich hier? can somebody tell me what I’m supposed to be doing here?;
    soll er doch! let him; (es ist mir egal) see if I care;
    was soll’s? so what?, who cares?
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. sollen
    1) (bei Aufforderung, Anweisung, Auftrag)

    was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

    [sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

    2) (bei Wunsch, Absicht, Vorhaben)

    du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

    man soll so etwas nicht unterschätzen — it's not to be taken or it shouldn't be taken so lightly

    5) häufig im Konjunktiv II (Erwartung, Wünschenswertes ausdrückend)
    6) (jemandem beschieden sein)

    es hat nicht sein sollen od. nicht sollen sein — it was not to be

    7) im Konjunktiv II (eine Möglichkeit ausdrückend)

    wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

    8) im Präsens (sich für die Wahrheit nicht verbürgend)
    9) im Konjunktiv II (Zweifel ausdrückend)

    mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

    man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

    2.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: sollte, gesollt)
    = ought aux.
    should modal

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sollen

  • 11 et

    et [e]
       a. and
    • je n'ai rien vu, et toi ? I didn't see anything, what about you?
    • une belle et grande maison a beautiful, big house
       b. (valeur emphatique) et ensuite ? and then?
    • et alors ? ( = peu importe) so what? (inf)
    • et moi alors ? and what about me then?
    • et après ? (inf) so what? (inf)
    • et moi, je peux venir ? can I come too?
    • et vous osez revenir ? (indignation) and you dare to come back?
    • et vous, vous y allez ? and what about you, are you going?
    * * *
    e

    il y a expert et expert — ( ils ne se valent pas tous) there are experts and experts

    et tu en es fier? — ( exprimant la désapprobation) and you're proud of it?

    et moi de répondre... — so I replied...

    moi j'y vais, et toi? — I'm going, are you? ou what about you?

    et alors?, et après? — so what?

    * * *
    e conj

    et alors?; et (puis) après? — so what?, (= ensuite) and then?

    * * *
    et conj
    1 gén and; mon père et ma mère my father and mother; et lui et son frère sont alcooliques both he and his brother are alcoholics; une écharpe rouge et blanche a red and white scarf; il est grand et fort he's tall and strong; un homme grand et fort a tall strong man; une vieille femme laide et acariâtre an ugly cantankerous old woman; elle sait lire et écrire she can read and write; trois et deux (font) cinq three and two makes five; il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg; il n'est pas venu, et c'est aussi bien he didn't come, and it's just as well; allez chercher un docteur, et faites vite go and get a doctor, and be quick about it; et voilà qu'il sort un couteau de sa poche! and next thing he whips a knife out of his pocket!; il y a expert et expert ( ils ne se valent pas tous) there are experts and experts; et tu en es fier? ( exprimant la désapprobation) and you're proud of it?; et les enfants de rire! liter and the children laughed; et moi de répondre… liter so I replied…; et le pourboire (alors)? what about the tip?; et si on allait au cinéma? how ou what about going to the cinema?; et moi alors? what about me, then?; je ne les connais pas, et toi? I don't know them, do you?; moi j'y vais, et toi? I'm going, are you? ou what about you?; et alors?, et après? so what?; je ne l'aime pas; il est laid et d'un, il est avare et de deux I don't like him: for one thing he's ugly and for another he's stingy; elle riait et lui pleurait she was laughing and he was crying;
    2 ( dans les nombres) vingt et un/trente et un twenty-one/thirty-one; trois heures et quart (a) quarter past three GB, three fifteen; huit heures et demie half-past eight GB, eight thirty.
    [e] conjonction
    1. [reliant des termes, des propositions] and
    une belle et brillante jeune fille a beautiful, clever girl
    toi et moi, nous savons ce qu'il faut faire you and I know what should be done
    il y a mensonge et mensonge there are lies, and then there are lies
    il connaît l'anglais, et très bien he speaks English, and very well at that
    2. [exprimant une relation de simultanéité, de succession ou de conséquence]
    j'ai bien aimé ce film, et toi ? I really liked the film, how ou what about you ?
    3. [reliant des propositions comparatives]
    plus ça va, et plus la situation s'aggrave as time goes on, the situation just gets worse
    4. [avec une valeur emphatique]
    et d'un, je n'ai pas faim, et de deux, je n'aime pas ça for one thing I'm not hungry and for another I don't like it
    je l'ai dit et répété I've said it over and over again, I've said it more than once
    et pourtant... and yet ou still...
    et voilà! there you are!, there you go!
    5. [dans les nombres composés, les horaires, les poids et les mesures]

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > et

  • 12 en tercer lugar

    = thirdly, on the third hand
    Ex. Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.
    Ex. On the third hand, as befits robots, we have on-going work on the appropriate use of 'intelligent' machines in relation to the human work-force they are supposed to replace.
    * * *
    = thirdly, on the third hand

    Ex: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.

    Ex: On the third hand, as befits robots, we have on-going work on the appropriate use of 'intelligent' machines in relation to the human work-force they are supposed to replace.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en tercer lugar

  • 13 Á

    * * *
    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
    * * *
    1.
    á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]
    With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.
    WITH DAT.
    A. Loc.
    I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.
    II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.
    2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).
    3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.
    4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.
    III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).
    B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:
    I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.
    II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.
    III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.
    IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.
    C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:
    I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.
    2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.
    3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.
    II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.
    III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.
    IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’
    2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.
    V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.
    VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.
    VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.
    VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.
    WITH ACC.
    A. Loc.
    I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.
    2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.
    3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.
    II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:
    1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.
    2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.
    III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.
    IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.
    V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.
    VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.
    VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.
    B. TEMP.
    I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.
    II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.
    III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.
    IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.
    V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.
    VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.
    VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.
    C. Metaph. and in various relations:
    I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.
    β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.
    II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:
    1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.
    2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.
    3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.
    β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.
    III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.
    IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:
    1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.
    2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.
    3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.
    V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.
    VI. connected with nouns,
    1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.
    2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.
    3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.
    VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.
    2.
    f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.
    COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

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  • 14 kiedy

    Ⅰ pron. 1. (pytajny) when
    - kiedy wrócisz? when will you be back?
    - kiedy jest koncert? when is the concert?
    - kiedy kupiłeś ten samochód? when did you buy the car?
    - nie pamiętam, kiedy go ostatni raz widziałem I don’t remember when I last saw him
    - nie zauważyłem, kiedy wszedł I didn’t notice when he came in
    - od kiedy since when, (for) how long
    - wiem, że on mnie zdradza, ale nie wiem, od kiedy I know he’s unfaithful to me, but I don’t know since when
    - od kiedy to z ciebie taki znawca? iron. since when have you been such an expert? iron.
    - „od kiedy się znacie?” – „od roku” ‘how long have you known each other?’ – ‘for a year’
    - od kiedy ci mówię, żebyś się ustatkował! how long have I been telling you to settle down!
    - do kiedy until when, by when
    - do kiedy obowiązywał ten zakaz? until when was this ban in force?, how long was this ban in force (for)?
    - „biorę urlop” – „od kiedy do kiedy?” ‘I’m taking some leave’ – ‘from when until when?’
    - do kiedy skończysz tłumaczenie? when will you finish the translation (by)?
    - na kiedy to ma być gotowe? when does it have to be ready (by)?
    - nie wiem, na kiedy są te bilety I don’t know when a. which day these tickets are for
    - kiedy to się wraca do domu! już prawie północ what time do you call this for getting in? – it’s almost midnight pot.
    2. (względny) (w trakcie) as, while; (po) when
    - kula dosięgnęła go w chwili, kiedy wsiadał do samochodu the bullet hit him as a. when he was getting into the car
    - kiedy oglądali mecz, ktoś zadzwonił do drzwi as a. while they were watching the match, someone rang the bell
    - przyjdę po ciebie, kiedy skończę pracę I’ll call for you when I finish work
    - od kiedy go poznała, wiele zmieniło się w jej życiu her life has changed a great deal since she met him
    - kiedy się porówna programy obu partii, to... if a. when you compare the programmes of the two parties...
    - wtedy, kiedy when
    - zawsze włącza radio wtedy, kiedy chcę sobie poczytać he always turns the radio on when I want to read
    - w dniu, kiedy... on the day when...
    - zimą, kiedy jest mróz in winter, when there are sub-zero temperatures
    - teraz, kiedy... now that...
    - teraz, kiedy najgorsze jest już za nami now that the worst is behind us
    - kiedy tylko (zaraz jak) as soon as; (kiedykolwiek) whenever
    - kiedy tylko przyszedł, zabrał się do sprzątania as soon as he came, he started cleaning
    - kiedy tylko mam czas, chodzę na spacery whenever I have (the) time, I go for walks
    3. pot. (nieokreślony) some time, one day; (w pytaniu) ever
    - zabierz mnie kiedy ze sobą take me with you some time a. one day
    - widziałeś go kiedy? have you ever seen him?
    Ⅱ conj. 1. (tymczasem) when, whereas; (jednak) when, if
    - dyskutują, kiedy tu trzeba szybko podjąć decyzję they’re talking all the time, when what we need is a quick decision
    - dużo zarabia, cóż, kiedy wszystko przepuszcza he earns a lot, but what of it if a. when he blows it all? pot.
    2. pot. (skoro) if, when
    - kiedy jesteś taki ciekawy, to... if you really want to know,... iron.
    - jak mam się uczyć, kiedy nie mam tej książki how am I to study when a. if I haven’t got the book?
    - „miałeś posprzątać w swoim pokoju” – „kiedy już posprzątałem” ‘you were supposed to tidy up your room’ – ‘but I’ve already done it’
    ■ kiedy indziej some other time
    - kiedy niekiedy now and then, from time to time
    - mało a. rzadko kiedy rarely, hardly ever
    - rzadko kiedy są tu takie tłumy it’s rare for there to be such a crowd here
    - (on) rzadko kiedy pisze he hardly ever writes
    * * *
    1. pron 2. conj
    when, as; ( podczas gdy) while

    kiedy tylko wstałem, on usiadł — as soon as I stood up, he sat down

    teraz, kiedy jesteśmy razem... — now that we are together...

    nie wiem, kiedy to się stało — I don't know when it happened

    * * *
    adv.
    when; kiedy się zobaczymy? when do we meet next?; kiedy bądź whenever, any time; kiedy indziej some other time; kiedy tylko as soon as; rzadko kiedy hardly ever; od kiedy? since when?; do kiedy? till when?; na kiedy? by when?
    conj.
    1. (= gdy) when; kiedy już byłem gotowy when I was (finally) ready, once ready; spałem już, kiedy zadzwonił telefon I was sleeping, when the phone rang.
    2. (= skoro) as, since; kiedy już zdecydowałeś się na ten wyjazd, nie zapomnij o ubezpieczeniu as you decided to take this trip, don't forget about the insurance.
    3. (= podczas gdy) while.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kiedy

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