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  • 81 Commodus

    1.
    com-mŏdus, a, um, adj., that has a due or proper measure; hence,
    I.
    Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;

    most freq. in Plaut.): statura,

    a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:

    capillus,

    id. Most. 1, 3, 98:

    viginti argenti minae,

    full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:

    talentum argenti,

    id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:

    novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,

    Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:

    alimenta,

    Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:

    capitis valetudo commodior,

    more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;

    and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,

    to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—
    II.
    Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).
    A.
    Of things.
    1.
    With dat.
    a.
    Of the purpose or use:

    curationi omnia commodiora,

    Liv. 30, 19, 5:

    nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,

    Verg. G. 4, 129.—
    b.
    Of the person:

    hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:

    quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,

    id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:

    nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),

    Liv. 34, 3, 5:

    primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,

    Tac. Or. 12:

    hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 85:

    quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,

    Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—
    2.
    Absol.:

    hiberna,

    Liv. 42, 67, 8:

    longius ceterum commodius iter,

    id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:

    commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 2:

    commodius anni tempus,

    Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:

    faciliore ac commodiore judicio,

    Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:

    litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:

    mores,

    id. Lael. 15, 54:

    commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
    3.
    With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:

    proinde ut commodum est,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:

    si id non commodum est,

    id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:

    id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,

    Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—
    4.
    With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):

    nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,

    Ov. F. 2, 288.—
    5.
    With sup. in u (rare):

    hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,

    Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—
    B.
    Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:

    mihi commodus uni,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:

    quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?

    Cic. Mur. 31, 66:

    commodior mitiorque,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:

    Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:

    convivae,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:

    commodus comissator,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:

    commodus meis sodalibus,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:

    homines,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:

    mulier commoda, Faceta,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:

    ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:

    spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,

    sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,
    III.
    Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.
    1.
    A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):

    nostrum exspectare,

    Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:

    cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,

    id. ib. 14, 2, 3;

    12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,

    when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,
    b.
    In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:

    etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,

    according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:

    quod commodo tuo fiat,

    id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:

    ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,

    Liv. 42, 18, 3:

    tamquam lecturus ex commodo,

    Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;

    so opp. festinanter,

    id. 6, 2, 14.—
    2.
    Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):

    commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:

    ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,

    Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:

    ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,

    id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:

    cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:

    (honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:

    pacis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:

    contra valetudinis commodum laborare,

    to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:

    mea,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:

    in publica peccem,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:

    populi commoda,

    Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—
    b.
    Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:

    omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,

    emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:

    emeritae militiae,

    id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:

    militibus commoda dare,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:

    tribunatus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:

    missionum,

    Suet. Aug. 49.—
    c.
    A favor, privilege, immunity, Suet. Aug. 31; id. Claud. 19.—
    d.
    A useful thing, a good:

    commoda vitae,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:

    cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,

    Sen. Ep. 74, 17:

    inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,

    id. ib. 87, 29. —
    e.
    Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:

    ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:

    si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,

    Liv. 10, 25, 17.—
    3.
    Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:

    qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—
    B.
    Advv.:
    1.
    commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).
    a.
    At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):

    ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:

    commodum adveni domum,

    id. Am. 2, 2, 37:

    orditur loqui,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:

    ipse exit Lesbonicus,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —
    b.
    To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    ad te hercle ibam commodum,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:

    Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,

    Gell. 2, 2, 2:

    si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,

    just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —
    (β).
    With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:

    postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:

    quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:

    commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,

    Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:

    emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,

    id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:

    adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):

    cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,

    Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —
    2.
    commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—
    3.
    commŏdē, adv.
    a.
    (Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):

    suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:

    saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:

    multa breviter et commode dicta,

    Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:

    cogitare,

    id. Heaut. prol. 14:

    audire,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:

    valere,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:

    feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:

    commode facere, quod, etc.,

    id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:

    commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,

    id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:

    commode facere,

    to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—
    b.
    (Acc. to commodus, II.)
    (α).
    Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:

    magis commode quam strenue navigavi,

    Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:

    ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,

    id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:

    vos istic commodissime sperem esse,

    id. ib. 14, 7, 2:

    explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:

    hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:

    consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:

    cui commodissime subjungitur,

    id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—
    (β).
    In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:

    acceptae bene et commode eximus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—
    c.
    (Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.
    2.
    Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,
    1.
    Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:

    thermae,

    Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —
    2.
    Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

    Nonae,

    Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.—
    3.
    Commŏ-dus, a, um, adj., the same: mensis, i. e. August, which Commodus wished to name after himself, Lampr. Commod. 11.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Commodus

  • 82 commodus

    1.
    com-mŏdus, a, um, adj., that has a due or proper measure; hence,
    I.
    Object., complete, perfect, of full weight or measure, fit, suitable, due, proper, etc. (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose;

    most freq. in Plaut.): statura,

    a tall stature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 21:

    capillus,

    id. Most. 1, 3, 98:

    viginti argenti minae,

    full twenty, id. As. 3, 3, 134 (cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 144: minae bonae); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101:

    talentum argenti,

    id. Rud. 5, 2, 31; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 266, 27:

    novem cyathis commodis miscentur pocula,

    Hor. C. 3, 19, 12:

    alimenta,

    Dig. 34, 1, 16, § 1:

    capitis valetudo commodior,

    more firm, Cels. 8, 1; Quint. 6, 3, 77;

    and transf. to the person: vivere filium atque etiam commodiorem esse,

    to be better, Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 4.—
    II.
    Subject., suitable, fit, convenient, opportune, commodious, easy, appropriate for some one or something, favorable, friendly to (in every period and species of composition); constr. with dat. or absol., rarely with ad (v. the foll.).
    A.
    Of things.
    1.
    With dat.
    a.
    Of the purpose or use:

    curationi omnia commodiora,

    Liv. 30, 19, 5:

    nec pecori opportuna seges nec commoda Baccho,

    Verg. G. 4, 129.—
    b.
    Of the person:

    hoc et vobis et meae commodum famae arbitror,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 9:

    quod erit mihi bonum et commodum,

    id. Phorm. 1, 2, 81:

    nulla lex satis commoda omnibus est (corresp. with prodesse),

    Liv. 34, 3, 5:

    primordia eloquentiae mortalibus,

    Tac. Or. 12:

    hanc sibi commodissimam belli rationem judicavit,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 85:

    quae sit stella homini commoda, quaeque mala,

    Prop. 2 (3), 27, 4.—
    2.
    Absol.:

    hiberna,

    Liv. 42, 67, 8:

    longius ceterum commodius iter,

    id. 22, 2, 2; cf.:

    commodissimus in Britanniam transjectus,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 2:

    commodius anni tempus,

    Cic. Att. 9, 3, 1; cf. Ter. And. 5, 2, 3:

    faciliore ac commodiore judicio,

    Cic. Caecin. 3, 8:

    litterae satis commodae de Britannicis rebus,

    id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 7, § 25:

    mores,

    id. Lael. 15, 54:

    commodissimum esse statuit, omnes naves subduci, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
    3.
    With or without dat. pers. in the phrase commodum est, it pleases, is agreeable, = libet:

    proinde ut commodum est,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 8; 3, 1, 2: dum erit commodum, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 38:

    si id non commodum est,

    id. Eun. 3, 2, 49; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 37; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 33 Ascon.; 2, 2, 16, § 39; 2, 1, 26, § 65; 2, 3, 70, § 165; id. Div. 1, 49, 111; id. de Or. 3, 23, 87; Plin. Pan. 48, 1:

    id si tibi erit commodum, cures velim,

    Cic. Att. 13, 48, 2; Cels. 4, 4; 4, 22.—
    4.
    With ad and acc. of purpose (very rare):

    nec satis ad cursus commoda vestis Erat,

    Ov. F. 2, 288.—
    5.
    With sup. in u (rare):

    hoc exornationis genus... commodum est auditu,

    Auct. Her. 4, 18, 26.—
    B.
    Of persons, serving a neighbor or (more freq.) accommodating one ' s self to his wishes, useful, serviceable, pleasant, agreeable, obliging, neighborly, friendly, polite, affable, gentle, etc.:

    mihi commodus uni,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 9; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 227:

    quemquamne existimas Catone commodiorem, communiorem, moderatiorem fuisse ad omnem rationem humanitatis?

    Cic. Mur. 31, 66:

    commodior mitiorque,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 39:

    Apronius, qui aliis inhumanus ac barbarus, isti uni commodus ac disertus,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23:

    convivae,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 2; cf.:

    commodus comissator,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 8; and:

    commodus meis sodalibus,

    Hor. C. 4, 8, 1:

    homines,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 28:

    mulier commoda, Faceta,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 10; cf. id. And. 5, 2, 3.—In a double sense with I. supra:

    ubi tu commoda's, capillum commodum esse credito,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 98.— Poet., of the measure of iambic verse:

    spondeos in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens,

    sharing the paternal rights with them, in a fraternal manner, Hor. A. P. 257.—Hence,
    III.
    Subst.: commŏdum, i, n.
    1.
    A convenient opportunity, favorable condition, convenience (rare, but in good prose):

    nostrum exspectare,

    Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1:

    cum tamdiu sedens meum commodum exspectet,

    id. ib. 14, 2, 3;

    12, 38, 1: velim aliquando, cum erit tuum commodum, Lentulum puerum visas,

    when it shall be convenient for you, id. ib. 12, 28, 3.—More freq.,
    b.
    In the connection commodo meo, tuo, etc., per commodum, ex commodo, at, or according to my, thy, etc., convenience, conveniently, at one ' s leisure:

    etiamsi spatium ad dicendum nostro commodo vacuosque dies habuissemus,

    according to our convenience, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56:

    quod commodo tuo fiat,

    id. Fam. 4, 2, 4; 1, 1, 3; id. Att. 13, 48, 1: suo commodo me convenire, Caes. ap. Cic. ib. 14, 1, 2:

    ubi consul copias per commodum exponere posset,

    Liv. 42, 18, 3:

    tamquam lecturus ex commodo,

    Sen. Ep. 46, 1; Col. 12, 19, 3;

    so opp. festinanter,

    id. 6, 2, 14.—
    2.
    Advantage, profit (very freq. in all periods and species of composition):

    commodum est, quod plus usus habet quam molestiae: bonum sincerum debet esse et ab omni parte innoxium,

    Sen. Ep. 87, 36 sq.:

    ut malis gaudeant atque ex incommodis Alterius sua ut comparent commoda,

    Ter. And. 4, 1, 4:

    ut ex illius commodo meum compararem commodum,

    id. Heaut. 2, 4, 17; cf. id. Hec. 5, 3, 42; Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 23:

    cui tam subito tot congruerint commoda,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:

    (honestatem) ipsam suo splendore ad se animos ducere, nullo prorsus commodo extrinsecus posito, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Aug. contr. Ac. 3, 7, 15 (IV. 2, p. 470 Orell.): sequi matris commodum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 31:

    pacis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 82, 335:

    contra valetudinis commodum laborare,

    to the injury of health, id. Mur. 23, 47:

    mea,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 37:

    in publica peccem,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 3; cf.:

    populi commoda,

    Nep. Phoc. 4, 1.—
    b.
    Specif., a reward, pay, stipend, salary, wages for public service: veteranorum, Brut. et Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 2, 3:

    omnibus provincialibus ornamentis commodisque depositis,

    emoluments, id. Red. in Sen. 14, 35; Suet. Ner. 32; cf.:

    emeritae militiae,

    id. Calig. 44; id. Aug. 49; cf. also id. Vit. 15; id. Galb. 12:

    militibus commoda dare,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 131 sq.:

    tribunatus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 8, 1:

    missionum,

    Suet. Aug. 49.—
    c.
    A favor, privilege, immunity, Suet. Aug. 31; id. Claud. 19.—
    d.
    A useful thing, a good:

    commoda vitae,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87; Lucr. 3, 2; cf.:

    cetera opinione bona sunt... proprietas in illis boni non est. Itaque commoda vocentur,

    Sen. Ep. 74, 17:

    inter commoda illas (divitias) numeratis: atqui eādem ratione ne commodum quidem erunt,

    id. ib. 87, 29. —
    e.
    Sometimes commodo or per commodum, adverb. antith. to that which is [p. 382] injurious, without injury or detriment:

    ut regem reducas, quod commodo rei publicae facere possis,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 1, 3:

    si per commodum reipublicae posset, Romam venisset,

    Liv. 10, 25, 17.—
    3.
    Concr., = commodatum, that which is lent, a loan:

    qui forum et basilicas commodis hospitum, non furtis nocentium ornarent,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; cf. Isid. Orig. 5, 25, 16.—
    B.
    Advv.:
    1.
    commŏdum, adv. temp. (only in colloquial lang. and post-class. prose writers).
    a.
    At a fit time, just in time, at the very nick, at the very moment, opportunely, seasonably ( = opportune, eukairôs):

    ecce autem commodum aperitur foris,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 61:

    commodum adveni domum,

    id. Am. 2, 2, 37:

    orditur loqui,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 12:

    ipse exit Lesbonicus,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9: eukairôs ad me venit, cum haberem Dolabellam, Torquatus... commodum egeram diligentissime, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1; Symm. Ep. 2, 47. —
    b.
    To designate a point of time that corresponds with another, or that just precedes it, just, just then, just now.
    (α).
    Absol.:

    ad te hercle ibam commodum,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 3; Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 9:

    Taurus, sectatoribus commodum dimissis, sedebat, etc.,

    Gell. 2, 2, 2:

    si istac ibis, commodum obviam venies patri,

    just meet, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 107. —
    (β).
    With postquam or (more freq.) with cum in a parallel clause:

    postquam me misisti ad portum cum luci simul, Commodum radiosus ecce sol superabat ex mari,

    Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:

    quom huc respicio ad virginem, Illa sese interea commodum huc advorterat,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 52:

    commodum discesseras heri, cum Trebatius venit,

    Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1:

    emerseram commodum ex Antiati in Appiam, cum in me incurrit Curio,

    id. ib. 2, 12, 2 B. and K. (al. commode); so with the pluperf. and a foll. cum, id. ib. 13, 19, 1; 13, 30, 2; 10, 16, 1; App. M. 1, p. 107, 15:

    adducitur a Veneriis Lollius commodum cum Apronius e palaestrā redisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 B. and K. (Zumpt, commode):

    cum jam filiae nostrae dies natalis appeteret, commodum aderant, quae muneri miseratis,

    Symm. Ep. 3, 50. —
    2.
    commŏdŏ, adv. temp., = commodum, a., just in time, seasonably, just at this time (ante-class. and very rare): commodo eccum exit, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (i. e. in tempore, Charis.): commodo de parte superiore descendebat, Sisenn. ib.: commodo dictitemus, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 174; cf. id. ib. p. 177.—
    3.
    commŏdē, adv.
    a.
    (Acc. to commodus, I.) Duly, properly, completely, rightly, well, skilfully, neatly, etc. (class.):

    suo quique loco viden' capillus satis compositu'st commode?

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97: commode amictus non sum, id. Fragm. ap. Gell. 18, 12, 3:

    saltare, Nep. praef. § 1: legere,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 3; cf. in comp., id. ib. 9, 34, 1:

    multa breviter et commode dicta,

    Cic. Lael. 1, 1; cf. id. de Or. 1, 53, 227; id. Rosc. Am. 4, 9; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 20; 1, 2, 33 al.:

    cogitare,

    id. Heaut. prol. 14:

    audire,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 134:

    valere,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 11:

    feceris commode mihique gratum, si, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 10, 3 fin.:

    commode facere, quod, etc.,

    id. ib. 11, 7, 7; in comp.:

    commodius fecissent tribuni plebis, si, etc.,

    id. Agr. 3, 1, 1.—In medic.:

    commode facere,

    to do well, be beneficial, Cels. 4, 12.—
    b.
    (Acc. to commodus, II.)
    (α).
    Conveniently, suitably, opportunely, fitly, aptly, appropriately:

    magis commode quam strenue navigavi,

    Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1:

    ille satis scite et commode tempus ad te cepit adeundi,

    id. Fam. 11, 16, 1:

    vos istic commodissime sperem esse,

    id. ib. 14, 7, 2:

    explorat, quo commodissime itinere valles transiri possit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 49 fin.:

    hoc ego commodius quam tu vivo,

    Hor. S. 1, 6, 110; cf.:

    consumere vitiatum commodius quam integrum,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 91; Quint. 6, 3, 54:

    cui commodissime subjungitur,

    id. 9, 3, 82; cf. id. 4, 1, 76.—
    (β).
    In a friendly manner, pleasantly, gently, kindly:

    acceptae bene et commode eximus,

    Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 1; id. Poen. 1, 2, 190; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 48.—
    c.
    (Equiv. to commodum, adv. b.) Just, just at the moment when, etc.; only v.l. in the doubtful passages cited supra, commodum, b. fin.
    2.
    Commŏdus, i, m., a Roman cognomen; so L. Aelius Aurelius Commodus, Roman emperor, Lampr. Commod. 1 sq.; Eutr. 8, 15 al.—Hence,
    1.
    Commŏdĭā-nus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Commodus: horti, Lampr. Commod. 8:

    thermae,

    Spart. Nigid. 6 al. —
    2.
    Commŏ-dĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

    Nonae,

    Lampr. Commod. 12; cf. id. ib. 11.—
    3.
    Commŏ-dus, a, um, adj., the same: mensis, i. e. August, which Commodus wished to name after himself, Lampr. Commod. 11.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > commodus

  • 83 tras

    prep.
    1 behind.
    2 after.
    uno tras otro one after the other
    andar tras algo to be after something
    * * *
    2 (detrás) behind
    3 (en pos de) after, in pursuit of
    \
    día tras día day after day
    * * *
    prep.
    * * *
    I
    1. PREP
    1) (=después de) after
    2) (=por detrás de) behind

    ¿qué escondes tras esa mirada inocente? — what are you hiding behind that innocent face?

    andar o estar tras algo — to be after sth

    correr o ir tras algn — to chase (after) sb

    3)

    tras (de): tras (de) abollarme el coche va y se enfada — he dents my car and on top of that o then he gets angry

    2.
    SM † * (=trasero) behind, rump
    II
    EXCL

    ¡tras, tras! — tap, tap!; [llamando] knock, knock!

    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( después de) after

    tras + inf — after -ing

    2) ( detrás de) behind

    la policía anda/salió tras él — the police are/went after him

    * * *
    = after, following, on the trail of, in the wake of, on the track of, in pursuit of, on the coattails of.
    Ex. The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. Directories of publishers arranged to indicate the specialist fields in which the publish can be a boon to the imaginative librarian on the trail of some obscure source.
    Ex. Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'.
    Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex. Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.
    ----
    * año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.
    * dejar tras sí = leave + behind.
    * día tras día = day in and day out, day by day.
    * mes tras mes = month by month.
    * noche tras noche = night after night.
    * Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.
    * plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.
    * planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.
    * semana tras semana = week in and week out.
    * tras de sí = in its wake.
    * tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.
    * tras la pista de = on the trail of, on the track of.
    * tras las guerra = in the postwar period.
    * tras sí = in its wake.
    * una noche tras otra = night after night.
    * un año tras otro = year after year.
    * un día tras otro = day after day.
    * uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( después de) after

    tras + inf — after -ing

    2) ( detrás de) behind

    la policía anda/salió tras él — the police are/went after him

    * * *
    = after, following, on the trail of, in the wake of, on the track of, in pursuit of, on the coattails of.

    Ex: The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex: Directories of publishers arranged to indicate the specialist fields in which the publish can be a boon to the imaginative librarian on the trail of some obscure source.
    Ex: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'.
    Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex: Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.
    * año tras año = year after year, year by year, year in and year out.
    * dejar tras sí = leave + behind.
    * día tras día = day in and day out, day by day.
    * mes tras mes = month by month.
    * noche tras noche = night after night.
    * Nombre + tras + Nombre = in + Nombre + after + Nombre, Nombre + after + Nombre.
    * plan de recuperación tras un siniestro = disaster recovery, disaster recovery plan.
    * planificación de recuperación tras siniestros = disaster recovery planning.
    * semana tras semana = week in and week out.
    * tras de sí = in its wake.
    * tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.
    * tras la pista de = on the trail of, on the track of.
    * tras las guerra = in the postwar period.
    * tras sí = in its wake.
    * una noche tras otra = night after night.
    * un año tras otro = year after year.
    * un día tras otro = day after day.
    * uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( frml) (después de) after
    tras esta aplastante derrota in the wake of o following o after this crushing defeat
    tras los incidentes de ayer after yesterday's incidents
    tras + INF after -ING
    tras interrogarlo lo pusieron en libertad after questioning him they released him
    día tras día day after day
    me dijo una mentira tras otra she told me one lie after another
    3
    tras (de) que/tras (de) (además de, encima de): tras (de) que llega tarde or tras (de) llegar tarde se pone a charlar not only does he arrive late, but he then starts talking, he arrives late and then he starts talking
    B (detrás de) behind
    la puerta se cerró tras él the door closed behind him
    la policía anda tras él the police are looking for him o are after him
    todos van or están tras la recompensa they are all after the reward
    * * *

     

    tras preposición
    1
    a) (frml) ( después de) after;




    2


    la policía anda tras él the police are after him

    tras preposición
    1 (detrás de) behind: cuélgalo tras la puerta, hang it behind the door
    2 (después de) after
    tras largos años de espera, after years of waiting
    3 (en busca de) after: iba tras sus pasos, he was after him
    ' tras' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aclarado
    - concatenación
    - consulta
    - estar
    - eufórica
    - eufórico
    - paréntesis
    - peregrinación
    - peregrinaje
    - reanudar
    - reemprender
    - renacer
    - restaurar
    - seguida
    - seguido
    - singladura
    - sobrevenir
    - verdad
    - andar
    - bravo
    - nosotros
    - precintar
    - relajar
    - vacilación
    - vosotros
    English:
    after
    - balance
    - careful
    - chain-smoke
    - claim
    - clinch
    - collapse
    - consideration
    - day
    - depreciate
    - die off
    - fall behind
    - go after
    - lighten
    - miserable
    - night
    - other
    - pay out
    - raincheck
    - release
    - week
    - year
    - aftermath
    - cast
    - chain
    - chase
    - hit
    - hurry
    - one
    - onto
    - our
    - ours
    - run
    - sprint
    - succession
    - thought
    - us
    - we
    - you
    - your
    - yours
    * * *
    tras prep
    1. [detrás de] behind;
    escondido tras unos matorrales hidden behind some bushes
    2. [después de] after;
    uno tras otro one after the other;
    día tras día day after day;
    tras unos momentos de silencio habló el juez after a few moments' silence, the judge spoke;
    tras decir esto, se marchó after saying that, she left
    3. [en pos de]
    andar tras algo to be after sth;
    se fue tras la gloria he went in search of fame;
    fue tras ella he went after her
    4. Fam [encima de]
    tras quedarse con todo, se enfada she keeps the whole lot for herself and she still gets angry
    * * *
    prp en el espacio behind; en el tiempo after;
    ir o
    andar tras alguien/algo be after s.o./sth
    * * *
    tras prep
    1) : after
    día tras día: day after day
    uno tras otro: one after another
    2) : behind
    tras la puerta: behind the door
    * * *
    tras prep
    1. (de tiempo) after
    2. (de lugar) behind

    Spanish-English dictionary > tras

  • 84 należ|eć

    impf (należysz, należał, należeli) Ⅰ vi 1. (stanowić własność) należeć do kogoś to belong to sb, to be the property of sb
    - do kogo należy to radio? who does this radio belong to?
    - dom należy do niego the house belongs to a. is owned by him
    2. (o ludziach) należeć do kogoś to belong to sb
    - tych dwoje należy do siebie those two belong to each other a. one another
    3. (zaliczać się) należeć do czegoś to belong to sth
    - należeć do organizacji/do partii to belong to a. be a member of an organization/a party
    - lotnisko to należy do największych na świecie this airport is among a. is one of the largest in the world
    - firma należy do największych na świecie producentów szkła the company ranks among the biggest glass manufacturers in the world, the company is one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers
    - należał do najbogatszych ludzi w kraju he was one of the richest people in the country
    - nie należał do (ludzi) odważnych he wasn’t the brave type
    - należał do tych, którzy szukają rozgłosu he was one a. the type to seek publicity
    - wilki należą do drapieżników wolves are predators
    - należeć do przeszłości to be a thing of the past
    - to już należy do przeszłości that’s all in the past
    - wczesne wstawanie nie należy do przyjemności it’s not exactly pleasant to get up early, getting up early is far from pleasant a. is anything but a pleasure
    - to nie należy do tematu that’s outside the subject, that’s irrelevant a. not relevant to the subject
    4. (brać udział) należeć do czegoś to be involved in sth
    - należeć do spisku to be involved in a conspiracy, to be part of a conspiracy
    - należeć do opozycji to be in the opposition
    5. (być obowiązkiem) należeć do kogoś to be sb’s responsibility
    - do mnie należy prowadzenie domu it’s my responsibility to run the household
    - do reżysera należy ostatnie słowo w sprawie obsady aktorów the director has the final a. last word on casting
    - decyzja należy do ciebie it’s up a. down to you to decide, it’s your decision
    - ostateczna decyzja należy do ciebie the final decision rests a. lies with you
    - wybór należy do ciebie the choice lies with you, it’s up to you (to decide)
    - to należy do jego obowiązków that’s a. it’s one of his duties a. responsibilities
    - to nie należy do moich obowiązków it’s not my responsibility a. duty (to do that)
    - do obywateli należy przestrzeganie prawa citizens have a duty to abide by the law
    - przyszłość kraju należy do młodych the country’s future belongs to the young a. lies in the hands of the young
    - ja zrobiłem swoje, reszta należy do was I’ve done my part, the rest is up to you
    Ⅱ v imp. (trzeba) one should (coś zrobić do sth)
    - należy zachować spokój one should stay calm
    - za swoje błędy należy w życiu płacić your mistakes in life have to be paid for
    - nie należy się dziwić, że… it’s no wonder a. one shouldn’t be surprised that…
    - należy pamiętać, że… it should be remembered a. borne in mind that…, one should remember a. bear in mind that…
    - należy podkreślić a. zaznaczyć, że… it should be stressed a. it is necessary to stress that…
    - należy przypomnieć, że… it should a. will be recalled that…
    - należy przypuszczać, że… it is safe to assume that…
    - należałoby rozważyć wszystkie okoliczności/zakup notebooka it might be well to consider all the circumstances/buying a notebook
    - należy spodziewać się, że… it should be expected a. one should expect that…
    - jak należało się spodziewać as was to be expected
    - należało się tego spodziewać that was (only) to be expected
    - wiele należy uczynić, żeby… much needs to be done to…
    - należy uważać, żeby nie uszkodzić rzeźby care should be taken a. must be exercised to avoid damage to the sculpture
    - należy zauważyć, że… it should be noted a. pointed out that…
    Ⅲ należeć się (przysługiwać) to be due (komuś to sb)
    - za sprzątanie należy się 100 zł the cleaning charge is 100 zlotys
    - należy mi się 20 zł I am owed 20 zlotys
    - ile się należy? how much a. what do I owe you?
    - należy mu się szacunek he deserves a. is due respect
    - należy mu się kara/pochwała/nagroda he deserves punishment/praise/a reward
    - należała jej się już emerytura she was already entitled to a pension
    - chyba należy mi się wyjaśnienie I think you owe me an explanation
    - chyba coś mi się od życia należy? I’m entitled to something too, aren’t I?
    - to mi się należy I’m entitled to it, I have the right to it
    ■ (tak) jak należy properly, as it should be
    - napisał wypracowanie jak należy he wrote the essay well a. just as it should be (done)
    - zachowuj się jak należy behave yourself, behave properly
    - odpowiedź/wypracowanie jak należy a (very) good answer/essay
    - jak się należy properly, as it should be
    - zrobił wszystko, jak się należy he did everything the right way a. as it should be done
    - niewiele mu się należy pot. he hasn’t got long to go, he’s not long a. he isn’t long for this world

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > należ|eć

  • 85 prijs

    1 [betaald bedrag] price ⇒ 〈 voor vervoer〉 fare, 〈 volgens tarief berekend〉 charge
    2 [prijskaartje] price (tag)
    3 [wat men wint, beloning voor een prestatie] prize ⇒ award
    4 [uitgeloofde beloning] reward ⇒ prize
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   de prijs is te hoog • 〈 figuurlijk〉 the price is too high
         een vaste prijs • a fixed/set price; 〈 vast tarief〉 a flat fare/rate
         voor een zacht prijsje • at a bargain price
         de prijs bepalen op • fix the price at
         een prijs betalen voor • 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 pay the price for
         een hoge prijs maken • fetch a high price
         een prijs noemen • name a price
         dat is nogal/stevig aan de prijs • that is a bit steep/rather costly
         bij de prijs inbegrepen • included (in the price)
         hoog/laag in prijs • high-/low-priced
         brandstof is in prijs gestegen/gedaald • (the price of) fuel is up/down
         onder/beneden de prijs verkopen • undersell
         〈 figuurlijk〉 tot elke prijs • at any price/cost, at all costs
         〈 figuurlijk〉 voor geen prijs • not at any price
         de prijs voor een retourtje • the return fare
    2   het prijsje hangt er nog aan • it has still got the price on
    3   een prijs behalen/winnen • win a prize
         op dit lot is een prijs gevallen • this number has come up for a prize
         een prijs uitloven • put up a prize
         〈 figuurlijk〉 de prijs wegdragen • carry off the prize
         altijd raak! altijd prijs! • everyone's a winner!
         in de prijzen vallen • be among the winners
         hij viel niet in de prijzen • he drew a blank
         met de eerste prijs gaan strijken • carry off first prize
    4   een prijs op iemands hoofd stellen • put a prize on someone's head
    ¶   iets op prijs stellen • appreciate something

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  • 86 dårlig

    1) плохо́й, скве́рный; испо́рченный
    2) больно́й

    blíve dǻrlig — заболе́ть

    jeg har det dǻrligt — я чу́вствую себя́ пло́хо

    * * *
    bad, baleful, ill, off, poor, shoddy, sick, sickly, weak
    * * *
    adj bad ( fx news, food, novel),
    ( ringe) poor ( fx food, novel, reward);
    ( syg, kun efter vb) ill,
    ( utilpas) unwell;
    ( om legemsdel) bad ( fx have a bad eye (, finger));
    ( uheldig) bad ( fx habit);
    adv ( dårligt) badly, poorly,
    [ dårlig betalt] badly paid, ill-paid;
    [ blive dårlig] get (el. go) bad,
    ( syg) be taken ill,
    ( få kvalme) feel sick, get sick;
    [ dårligt helbred] poor health;
    [ dårligt lys] bad light;
    (dvs næsten ikke) hardly ( fx I hardly know him);
    [ dårlig smag] bad taste;
    ( smagløshed også) poor taste;
    [ få den dårlige smag ud af munden] get the bad taste out of one's mouth;
    [ det giver en dårlig smag i munden] it leaves a bad (, stærkere: nasty) taste in one's (el. the) mouth;
    [ jeg har dårlig tid] I am in a hurry; I am busy; I am pushed (el. pressed) for time;
    [ dårligt vejr] bad weather;
    [ være dårlig til at gøre noget] be bad (el. poor) at doing something;
    (se også dårligere, dårligst; samvittighed, I. ånde).

    Danish-English dictionary > dårlig

  • 87 नाम


    nā́ma
    1) ind. (acc. of nā́man) by name i.e. named, called RV. etc. etc. ( alsoﾠ with nāmatas andﾠ nāmnā);

    indeed, certainly, really, of course ib. ;
    quasi, only in appearance Jātakam. ;
    however, nevertheless ib. ;
    after an interr. = then, pray e.g.. kiṉn-, kathaṉn-, kadā nevertheless, what then? pray, what? etc. MBh. Kāv. etc.;
    after an Impv. = may it be so, no matter e.g.. Ṡak. V, 8 ;
    apin- at the beginning of a sentence = perhaps, I dare say,
    e.g.. apyeshanāmaphalamicchati, this man wants perhaps a reward Mṛicch. VIII, 25 ;
    with Pot. often = would that e.g.. apināmaî ̱vaṉsyāt, would that it were so Vikr. V, 19/20 ;
    opp. to mān- with Pot. would that not, I should think not,
    e.g.. mānāmaakāsyaṉkuryāt, I hope he will not do something wrong Mṛicch. III, 26. ;
    nāma
    2) in comp. for nāman q.v. (sometimes ifc. as in satya- q.v.)

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > नाम

  • 88 с руками и ногами

    с руками и ногами (с руками и с ногами, с руками-ногами)
    разг.
    1) (целиком, полностью (выдавать кого-либо)) give over smb. bound hand and foot; hand over smb. body and soul; betray smb. body and bones

    Губернатор, отзываясь лестно о советниках, по преимуществу в этом случае желал их наградить за то, что они прежнего вице-губернатора выдали ему с руками и ногами. (А. Писемский, Тысяча душ) — In flattering the officials, the Governor had been chiefly moved by a desire to reward them for having handed over the former Vice-Governor to him, body and soul.

    - Что Николашка причастен в этом деле, - сказал он, - non dubitandum est. И по роже его видно, что он за штука... Alibi выдаёт его с руками и ногами. (А. Чехов, Шведская спичка) — 'It is quite certain,' he said, 'that Nikolashka had something to do with the matter. Non dubitandum est! You can see by his face what sort of a case he is! His alibi betrays him, body and bones.'

    2) (охотно, с удовольствием (принимать, нанимать кого-либо)) cf. they are falling over themselves to get smb.

    Анна Ивановна ни одного дня не сидела без работы. Сразу её приняли на завод ("оторвали с руками и с ногами", - говорила Марийка). (В. Панова, Кружилиха) — Anna Ivanovna was not a single day without work. She was engaged at the factory at once - Mariyka said they were falling over themselves to get her.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с руками и ногами

  • 89 kinderachtig

    1 [als van/voor een kind] childlike ⇒ child(ren)'s 〈ook kleren enz.〉
    2 [pejoratief] childish
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   de beloning is niet kinderachtig • the reward is nothing to sneeze at
         〈 figuurlijk〉 dat is niet kinderachtig • that's a tall order, that'll take some doing
         dat boek is te kinderachtig voor zo'n grote jongen • that book is too young for a boy of his age
    2   een kinderachtige handelwijze • childish behaviour
         zich kinderachtig aanstellen • act like a child
         doe niet zo kinderachtig • grow up!, don't be such a baby!
         niet kinderachtig in iets zijn • not stint on something

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > kinderachtig

  • 90 vrucht

    1 [plantkunde, eetbaar veld-/tuingewas] fruit
    2 [ongeboren jong/kind] foetus ⇒ embryo
    3 [figuurlijk] fruit(s) ⇒ reward(s)
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   vruchten op sap • fruit in syrup
         〈 figuurlijk〉 verboden vruchten • forbidden fruit
         〈 spreekwoord〉 aan de vruchten kent men de boom • a tree is known by its fruit
         de vrucht afdrijven • abort the foetus 〈 ook spontaan〉
    3   zijn werk heeft weinig vruchten afgeworpen • 〈 ook〉 he has little to show for his work
         vruchten afwerpen • bear fruit
         geen vruchten afwerpen • bear no fruit, prove useless/worthless
         veel vruchten afwerpen • yield/pay rich rewards
         de vruchten van iets plukken • reap the fruit(s)/rewards of something
         met vrucht • fruitful(ly), successfully

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > vrucht

  • 91 benefit

    Fin
    something that improves the profitability or efficiency of an organization or reduces its risk, or any nonmonetary reward given to employees, for example, paid vacations or employer contributions to pensions

    The ultimate business dictionary > benefit

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