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  • 41 वृथार्तवा


    vṛíthā-rtavā
    (-thâ̱rt-) f. « one whose menstrual discharge is fruitless», a barren woman Gal

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > वृथार्तवा

  • 42 nerotkinja

    * * *
    • crop failure
    • nulliparous

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > nerotkinja

  • 43 cesso

    cesso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [1. cedo]; lit., to stand back very much; hence, to be remiss in any thing, to delay, loiter, or, in gen., to cease from, stop, give over (indicating a blamable remissness; while desinere, intermittere, requiescere do not include that idea: cessat desidiosus, requiescit fessus, Don. ad Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 15. Diff. from cunctari in this, that the latter designates inaction arising from want of resolution, but cessare that which is the result of slothfulness; cf. Doed. Syn. 3, p. 300 sq.;

    class. in prose and poetry): paulum si cessassem,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 5; 4, 6, 16; id. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

    si tabellarii non cessarint,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 7, 15:

    in suo studio atque opere,

    id. Sen. 5, 13:

    ne quis in eo, quod me viderit facientem, cesset,

    Liv. 35, 35, 16; cf. id. 35, 18, 8:

    ab apparatu operum ac munitionum nihil cessatum,

    id. 21, 8, 1; 34, 16, 3; 31, 12, 2; Tac. A. 3, 28:

    quidquid apud durae cessatum est moenia Trojae,

    whatever delay there was, Verg. A. 11, 288:

    audaciā,

    to be deficient in spirit, Liv. 1, 46, 6; cf.:

    nullo umquam officio,

    id. 42, 6, 8:

    ad arma cessantes Concitet,

    Hor. C. 1, 35, 15 et saep.—So in admonitions:

    quid cessas?

    Ter. And. 5, 6, 15; Tib. 2, 2, 10:

    quid cessatis?

    Curt. 4, 16, 5:

    quor cessas?

    Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 69; cf.: cessas in vota precesque ( poet. for cessas facere vota), Tros, ait, Aenea? cessas? Verg. A. 6, 51 sq.; Tib. 3, 6, 57.— With dat. incommodi: it dies;

    ego mihi cesso,

    i. e. to my own injury, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 12 Lorenz ad loc.; id. Ep. 3, 2, 8:

    sed ego nunc mihi cesso, qui non umerum hunc onero pallio,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 4.—
    b.
    With inf.:

    ego hinc migrare cesso,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 6 sq.:

    numquid principio cessavit verbum docte dicere?

    id. Pers. 4, 4, 3; so,

    alloqui,

    Ter. And. 2, 2, 6; 5, 2, 4:

    adoriri,

    id. Heaut. 4, 5, 9:

    pultare ostium,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 1; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 30:

    introrumpere,

    id. Eun. 5, 5, 26:

    detrahere de nobis,

    Cic. Att. 11, 11, 2:

    mori,

    Hor. C. 3, 27, 58 et saep.—
    II.
    In gen.
    A.
    To be inactive, idle, at leisure, to do nothing:

    cur tam multos deos nihil agere et cessare patitur? cur non rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos praeficit?

    Cic. N. D. 3, 39, 93; cf. id. ib. 1, 9, 22; id. Off. 3, 1, 1: nisi forte ego vobis cessare nunc videor;

    cum bella non gero,

    id. de Sen. 6, 18:

    et si quid cessare potes, requiesce sub umbrā,

    Verg. E. 7, 10:

    cessabimus una,

    Prop. 3 (4), 23, 15; Ov. M. 4, 37:

    cur alter fratrum cessare et ludere et ungi praeferat, etc.,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 183 (cessare otiari et jucunde vivere, Schol. Crucq.); so id. ib. 1, 7, 57:

    per hibernorum tempus,

    Liv. 36, 5, 1:

    cessatum usque adhuc est: nunc porro expergiscere,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 23:

    cessatum ducere curam,

    put to rest, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 31:

    non timido, non ignavo cessare tum licuit,

    Curt. 3, 11, 5.—
    b.
    Of things, to be at rest, to rest, be still, inactive, unemployed, or unused, etc.:

    si cessare putas rerum primordia posse, Cessandoque novos rerum progignere motus,

    Lucr. 2, 80 sq.:

    quid ita cessarunt pedes?

    Phaedr. 1, 9, 5:

    et grave suspenso vomere cesset opus,

    Tib. 2, 1, 6; Ov. F. 6, 348:

    Achilles cessare in Teucros pertulit arma sua,

    Prop. 2, 8, 30:

    cur Berecyntiae Cessant flamina tibiae,

    Hor. C. 3, 19, 19:

    cessat voluntas?

    id. ib. 1, 27, 13:

    cessat ira deae,

    Liv. 29, 18, 10:

    solas sine ture relictas Praeteritae cessasse ferunt Letoïdos aras,

    i. e. remained unsought, unapproached, Ov. M. 8, 278; cf.:

    at nunc desertis cessant sacraria lucis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 13, 47; and:

    cessaturae casae,

    Ov. F. 4, 804:

    cessans honor,

    a vacant office, Suet. Caes. 76.—
    (β).
    Of land, to lie uncultivated, fallow (cf. cessatio):

    alternis idem tonsas cessare novales,

    Verg. G. 1, 71; Plin. 18, 23, 52, § 191; cf. Suet. Aug. 42.— Pass.:

    cessata arva,

    Ov. F. 4, 617.— Trop., of a barren woman, Paul. Nol. Carm. 6, 48.—
    c.
    Sometimes cessare alicui rei, like vacare alicui rei, to have leisure for something, i.e. to attend to, apply one ' s self to:

    amori,

    Prop. 1, 6, 21.—
    B.
    Rarely (prob. not ante-Aug.), not to be at hand or present, to be wanting:

    cessat voluntas? non aliā bibam Mercede,

    Hor. C. 1, 27, 13:

    augendum addendumque quod cessat,

    Quint. 2, 8, 10.—Hence,
    2.
    Judic. t. t.
    a.
    Of persons, not to appear before a tribunal, to make default:

    culpāne quis an aliquā necessitate cessasset,

    Suet. Claud. 15 (where, [p. 323] just before, absentibus; cf.

    absum, 8.): quoties delator adesse jussus cessat,

    Dig. 49, 14, 2, § 4; so ib. 47, 10, 17, § 20.—
    b.
    Of things (a process, verdict), to be invalid, null, void:

    cessat injuriarum actio,

    Dig. 47, 10, 17, § 1:

    revocatio,

    ib. 42, 8, 10, § 1:

    edictum,

    ib. 39, 1, 1:

    senatus consultum,

    ib. 14, 6, 12 et saep.—
    C.
    Also rare, in a moral view, to depart from a right way, i.e. to mistake, err:

    ut scriptor si peccat... Sic qui multum cessat,

    Hor. A. P. 357:

    oratoris perfecti illius, ex nullā parte cessantis,

    Quint. 1, 10, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cesso

  • 44 עקרה

    (f.)
    [akore]
    Approximate Pronunciation (Northern / Southern) [ah∙kor'∙eh]
    barren woman

    Yiddish-English dictionary > עקרה

  • 45 ɔbaabonin

    noun
    a barren woman

    Twi to English dictionary > ɔbaabonin

  • 46 יני I

    יְנִיI ch., Af. אוֹנִי same. Targ. Ez. 18:12. Targ. O. Ex. 22:20. Targ. Y. Lev. 25:14 לאוֹנָיָא (not … נַיָּא); a. fr.Gen. R. s. 53 דלא יהו מוֹנִין להוכ׳ that they might not taunt her, calling her a barren woman.

    Jewish literature > יני I

  • 47 יְנִי

    יְנִיI ch., Af. אוֹנִי same. Targ. Ez. 18:12. Targ. O. Ex. 22:20. Targ. Y. Lev. 25:14 לאוֹנָיָא (not … נַיָּא); a. fr.Gen. R. s. 53 דלא יהו מוֹנִין להוכ׳ that they might not taunt her, calling her a barren woman.

    Jewish literature > יְנִי

  • 48 kısır

    Barren of a woman or animal

    Old Turkish to English > kısır

  • 49 kısır

    Barren of a woman or animal

    Old Turkish to English > kısır

  • 50 infecundo

    adj.
    infertile, barren, childless, sterile.
    * * *
    1 infertile
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [mujer] infertile, sterile
    2) [tierra] infertile, barren
    3) [esfuerzo] fruitless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo infertile, barren (liter)
    * * *
    = barren, infertile.
    Ex. Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
    Ex. This study aimed to assess the attitudes of both fertile and infertile women as well as egg donors and recipients towards the use of donated eggs for treatment, diagnosis and research.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo infertile, barren (liter)
    * * *
    = barren, infertile.

    Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.

    Ex: This study aimed to assess the attitudes of both fertile and infertile women as well as egg donors and recipients towards the use of donated eggs for treatment, diagnosis and research.

    * * *
    1 ( Biol) ‹mujer/hembra› infertile, barren ( liter)
    2 ‹tierra› infertile, barren
    * * *
    infecundo, -a adj
    1. [tierra] infertile, barren
    2. [mujer] infertile
    * * *
    adj tb fig
    infertile
    * * *
    infecundo, -da adj
    : infertile, barren

    Spanish-English dictionary > infecundo

  • 51 яловица

    1. (крава) barren/dry cow
    2. (жена) childless woman
    * * *
    я̀ловица,
    ж., -и разг.
    1. ( крава) barren/dry cow; ( свиня) gilt;
    2. ( жена) childless woman.
    * * *
    1. (жена) childless woman 2. (крава) barren/dry cow 3. (свиня) gilt

    Български-английски речник > яловица

  • 52 povero

    1. adj poor
    2. m poor man, povera f poor woman
    i poveri pl the poor
    * * *
    povero agg.
    1 ( bisognoso) needy, poor, poverty-stricken: un uomo povero, a poor man; la sua famiglia è molto povera, his family is very poor; il paese più povero dell'America latina, the poorest country in Latin America
    2 ( che desta compassione) poor, unfortunate, wretched: il povero bambino, the poor child; il povero giovane si uccise, the unfortunate young man killed himself // povero diavolo!, poor devil! // povero me!, poor me!, woe is me! // povero te se lo fai, you'll be sorry if you do it // sei un povero illuso!, you're just a poor fool! // e tu, povero ingenuo, non lo sapevi!, and you, you poor innocent creature, didn't know!
    3 ( scarso) poor, scanty: un povero raccolto, a scanty (o poor) crop (o harvest); un povero reddito, a poor income; fiume povero di acque, shallow river; un dizionario povero di esempi, a dictionary without many examples; un ragazzo povero di fantasia, a boy lacking in imagination; il nostro paese è povero di pascoli, our country is poor in pasture-land
    4 ( sterile) poor, barren, sterile: spirito povero di idee, mind barren of ideas; terreno povero, barren (o sterile) land
    5 ( umile) humble, poor: la mia povera opinione è che..., my humble opinion is that...
    6 ( semplice, disadorno) plain, bare: in parole povere, in plain words; uno stile povero, a plain style // detto in parole povere, vuole un aumento, in plain English, he wants a rise // arte povera, poor art // cucina povera, plain (o simple) cooking
    7 ( modesto) modest, poor: un dono povero, a modest gift
    8 (fam.) ( defunto) late: la mia povera mamma, my late mother; ricordare i poveri morti, to remember the dead
    ◆ s.m. poor man, pauper; ( mendicante) beggar: i poveri, the poor (o the needy o poor people o the have-nots); fare la carità ai poveri, to give charity to the poor // poveri di spirito, ( di intelligenza limitata) dullwitted people // beati i poveri in spirito, ( Bibbia) blessed are the poor in spirit.
    * * *
    ['pɔvero] povero (-a)
    1. agg
    1) (gen) poor, (stile, scusa) weak, (raccolto) poor, scanty, (vegetazione) sparse, (vestito) plain, (stanza) bare

    povero di — lacking in, having little

    paese povero di risorse — country short of o lacking in resources

    2)

    (fraseologia) essere povero in canna — to be as poor as a church mouse

    2. sm/f
    * * *
    ['pɔvero] 1.
    1) (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor
    2) (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poor

    povero di — poor o lacking in

    dieta -a di zuccheri — (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet

    povero te, me! — poor you, me!

    un povero Cristo — colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE

    4) (defunto) poor, late
    2.
    sostantivo maschile poor man*, pauper
    ••

    in parole -e — to put it simply, in plain words

    * * *
    povero
    /'pɔvero/
     1 (senza risorse) [persona, quartiere, paese] poor
     2 (carente, misero) [terreno, raccolto, alimentazione] poor; povero di poor o lacking in; dieta -a di zuccheri (insufficiente) diet lacking in sugar; (consigliata) low-sugar diet
     3 (infelice) povero bambino! poor child! povero te, me! poor you, me! un povero Cristo colloq. a poor chap BE o guy AE; povero diavolo poor devil
     4 (defunto) poor, late; il mio povero marito my late husband
     poor man*, pauper; i -i the poor
    povero in canna as poor as a church mouse; in parole -e to put it simply, in plain words.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > povero

  • 53 infecondo

    infecondo agg. sterile; infertile; barren; unproductive (anche fig.): donna infeconda, sterile woman; terra infeconda, barren land; lavoro infecondo, unproductive work; fantasia infeconda, barren imagination // nozze infeconde, childless marriage // (med.) giorni infecondi, infertile days.
    * * *
    [infe'kondo]
    aggettivo [ donna] infertile, sterile; [ terreno] barren, infertile
    * * *
    infecondo
    /infe'kondo/
    [ donna] infertile, sterile; [ terreno] barren, infertile.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > infecondo

  • 54 пустой

    1. fultile
    2. unfilled
    3. fatuous
    4. feather-brained
    5. feather-headed
    6. clear
    7. null
    8. barren
    9. do-nothing
    10. emptily
    11. vacuous
    12. vapid
    13. empty; void; vain; idle; vacant; blank; dead; hollow
    14. bare

    пустые отговорки, неубедительные оправдания — bare excuses

    15. frothy
    16. futile
    17. hollow
    18. inane
    19. jejune
    20. light
    21. trivial
    22. vacant
    23. vain
    24. void
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. легкомысленно (прил.) ветрено; легковесно; легкомысленно; неосновательно
    2. малосодержательно (прил.) бессодержательно; малосодержательно; пустопорожне
    3. напрасно (прил.) безрезультатно; безуспешно; бесплодно; бесполезно; напрасно; тщетно
    4. незначительно (прил.) жалко; мизерно; незначительно; несерьезно; ничтожно; пустяково; пустячно
    5. необитаемо (прил.) необитаемо
    6. поло (прил.) поло; пустотело
    7. свободно (прил.) незанято; праздно; свободно
    8. безлюдно (проч.) безлюдно; глухо; пустынно
    9. хоть шаром покати (проч.) хоть шаром покати
    Антонимический ряд:

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > пустой

  • 55 निस् _nis

    निस् ind.
    1 As a prefix to verbs it implies separa- tion (away from, outside of), certainty, completeness or fulness, enjoyment, crossing over, transgressing &c.; (for examples see under (निर्).
    -2 As a prefix to nouns, not directly derived from verbs, it forms nouns or adjectives, and has the sense of (a) 'out of', 'away from'; as in निर्वन, निष्कौशाम्बि; or (b) more usu- ally, 'not', 'without', 'devoid of' (having a privative force); निःशेष 'without a remainder'; निष्फल, निर्जल, &c. N. B. In compound the स् of निस् is changed to र् before vowels and soft consonants (see निर्), to a visarga before sibilants, to श् before च् and छ्, and to ष् before क् and प्; cf. दुस्.
    -Comp. -कण्टक (निष्कण्टक) a.
    1 thornless.
    -2 free from thorns or enemies, free from danger or nuisance. (
    -कः) N. of Śiva.
    -कन्द (निष्कन्द) a. without edible roots.
    -कपट (निष्कपट) a. guileless, sincere.
    -कम्प (निष्कम्प) a. motionless, steady, im- movable; निष्कम्पचामरशिखाः Ś.1.8; Ku.3.48.
    -करुण (निष्करुण) a. merciless, pitiless, cruel.
    -करूष (निष्क रूष) a. free from dirt.
    -कर्मन् (निष्कर्मन्) a. inactive.
    -कल (निष्कल) a.
    1 without parts, undivided, whole.
    -2 waned, decayed, diminished.
    -3 impotent, barren.
    -4 maimed.
    -5 inarticulate (a musical term); N.21.16.
    -6 Without attributes, or qualities; निष्कलं निष्क्रियं शान्तं निरवद्यं निरञ्जनम् Śvet. Up; Bhāg.1.9.44; तद् ब्रह्म निष्कलमहं (स्मरामि).
    -(लः) 1 a receptacle.
    -2 the pudendum muliebre.
    -3 N. of Brahmā. (
    -ला, -ली) an elderly woman, one who is past child-bearing, or one in whom menstruation has ceased.
    -कलङ्क, (निष्कलङ्क) -कल्मष a. stainless, spotless.
    -कषाय (निष्कषाय) a. free from dirt or impure passions.
    -कान्त (निष्कान्त) a. not lovely, ugly.
    -काम (निष्काम) a.
    1 free from wish or desire, desireless, disinterested, unselfish.
    -2 free from all worldly desires; विशिष्टफलदाः पुंसां निष्कामाणां विमुक्तिदाः Viṣṇu. P. (
    -मम् ind.)
    1 without wish or desire.
    -2 unwillingly.
    -कारण (निष्कारण) a.
    1 causeless, unneces- sary.
    -2 disinterested, free from any motive; निष्कारणो बन्धुः.
    -3 groundless, not proceeding from any cause. (
    -णम् ind.) without any cause or reason, causelessly, needlessly.
    -कालकः (निष्कालकः) a penitent shaven and smeared with clarified butter.
    -कालिक (निष्कालिक) a.
    1 one whose term of life is over or elapsed, whose days are numbered.
    -2 one who has no conqueror, invincible (अजय्य).
    -किञ्चन (निष्किञ्चन) a. penniless, poor, indigent; प्रज्ञानं शौचमेवात्र शरीरस्य विशेषतः । तथा निष्कि- ञ्चनत्वं च मनसश्च प्रसन्नता ॥ Mb.
    -किल्विष (निष्किल्विष) a. sinless, faultless.
    -कुल (निष्कुल) a. having no kindred, left alone in the world. (निष्कुलं कृ 'to cut off completely, exterminate'; निष्कुला कृ
    1 to exterminate one's family
    -2 to shell, strip off the husk; निष्कुलाकरोति दाडिमम् Sk.; N.22.15.)
    -कुलीन (निष्कुलीन) a. of low family.
    -कूज (निष्कूज) a. still, silent; U.2.16.
    -कूट (निष्कूट) a. pitiless, merciless, cruel.
    -कैवल्य (निष्कैवल्य) a.
    1 mere, pure, absolute.
    -2 deprived of final beatitude (मोक्षहीन).
    -कोश (निष्कोश) a. unsheathed.
    -कौशाम्बि (निष्कौशाम्बि) a. who has gone out of Kauśāmbī.
    -क्रिय (निष्क्रिय) a.
    1 inactive.
    -2 not performing ceremonial rites; Ms.1.58.
    -3 knowing higher know- ledge as a sage, Saṁnyāsin; न्यासे कुटीचकः पूर्वं बह्वोदो हंस- निष्क्रियौ Bhāg.3.12.43.
    -यम् the Supreme Spirit (ब्रह्म).
    -क्षत्र (निःक्षत्र), -क्षत्रिय (निःक्षत्रिय) a. destitute of the military tribe.
    -क्षेपः (निःक्षेपः) = निक्षेप q. v.
    -चक्रम् (निश्चक्रम्) ind. completely; निश्चक्रं हतराक्षसः पुनरगाद्ब्रह्मत्व- माद्यं स्थिराम् A. Rām.1.1.1.
    -चक्रिक (निश्चक्रिक) a. without tricks, honest.
    -चक्षुस् (निश्चक्षुस्) a. blind, eyeless.
    -चत्वारिंशः (निश्चत्वारिंश) a. past forty.
    -चिन्त (निश्चिन्त) a.
    1 free from anxiety, unconcerned, secure.
    -2 thoughtless, unthinking.
    -चेतन (निश्चेतन) a. unconscious.
    -चेतस् (निश्चेतस्) a. not in one's right senses, mad.
    -चेष्ट (निश्चेष्ट) a. motionless, powerless.
    -चेष्टाकरण (निश्चेष्टाकरण) a. depriving (one) of motion, causing motionlessness (said of one the arrows of Cuhid).
    -छन्दस् (निश्छन्दस्) a. not studying the Vedas (छन्दस्) Ms.3,7.
    -छिद्र (निश्छिद्र) a.
    1 without holes.
    -2 without defects or weak points.
    -3 uninterrupted, unhurt.
    -तन्तु a.
    1 having no offspring, childless.
    -2 a Brahmachārin; मुण्डा निस्तन्तवश्चापि वस- त्यर्थार्थिनः पृथक् Mb.12.167.16.
    -तन्द्र, -तन्द्रि a. not lazy, fresh, healthy.
    -तमस्क -तिमिर a.
    1 free from darkness, bright; तस्य द्वितीयहरिविक्रमनिस्तमस्कं वायोरिमं परि- वहस्य वदन्ति मार्गम् Ś.7.6.
    -2 freed from sin or moral im- purities.
    -तर्क्य a. unimaginable, inconceivable.
    -तल a.
    1 round, globular; मुक्ताकलापस्य च निस्तलस्य Ku.1.42. Kau. A.2.9.
    -2 moving, trembling, shaking.
    -3 bottom- less.
    -4 down, below. (
    -ला) a pill, round ball.
    -तुल a. matchless, incomparable.
    -तुष a.
    1 freed from chaff.
    -2 purified, cleansed.
    -3 simplified. ˚क्षीरः wheat. ˚रत्नम् a crystal.
    -4 faultless, pure; शशंस गुणैररीणैरुदयास्तनिस्तुषम् N.15.8.
    -तुषत्वम् faultlessness; कवेः पुष्यति निस्तुषत्वम् Maṅkhaka.2.7.
    -तुषित a.
    1 husked.
    -2 made thin.
    -3 abandoned.
    -तेजस् a. destitute of fire, heat or energy, powerless, impotent; न भेतव्यं भृशं चैते मात्रा निस्ते- जसः कृताः Mārk. P.
    -2 spiritless, dull.
    -3 obscure.
    -त्रप a. impudent, shameless.
    -त्रिंश a.
    1 more than thirty; निस्त्रिंशानि वर्षाणि चैत्रस्य P.V.4.73; Sk.
    -2 pitiless, merciless, cruel; हे निस्त्रिंश विमुक्तकण्ठकरुणं तावत् सखी रोदितु Amaru.6. (
    -शः) a sword; निजध्नुः शरनिस्त्रिंशकुन्ततोमरशक्तिभिः Śiva B.3.19; शूरौर्निस्त्रिंशपाणिभिः Parnāl 1.5. ˚भृत् m. a sword-bearer.
    -त्रैगुण्य a. destitute of the three qualities (सत्त्व, रजस् and तमस्); निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन Bg.2.45.
    -पक्व (निष्पक्व) well cooked, boiled.
    -पङ्क (निष्पङ्क) a. free from mud, clear, pure.
    -पताक (निष्पताक) a. having no flag or banner.
    -पतिसुता (निष्पतिसुता) a woman having no husband and no sons.
    -पत्र (निष्पत्र) a.
    1 leafless.
    -2 unfeathered, featherless. [निष्पत्राकृ 'to pierce with an arrow so that the feathers come through on the other side'; to cause excessive bodily pain (fig.); निष्पत्राकरोति मृगं व्याधः (सपुङ्खस्य शरस्य अपर- पार्श्वे निर्गमनान्निष्पत्रं करोति Sk.); एकश्च मृगः सपत्राकृतो$न्यश्च निष्पत्राकृतो$पतत् Dk.165; so यान्ती गुरुजनैः साकं स्मयमानानना- म्बुजा । तिर्यग्ग्रीवं यदद्राक्षीत्तन्निष्पत्राकरोज्जगत् Bv.2.132.]
    -पथ्य (निष्पथ्य) a. unwell, ill
    -पद (निष्पद) a. having no foot. (
    -दम्) a vehicle moving without feet (as a ship).
    -पराक्रम (निष्पराक्रम) a. weak, powerless.
    -परामर्श (निष्परामर्श) a. without advice, helpless; M.4.2/3
    -परिकर (निष्परिकर) a. without preparations.
    -परिग्रह (निष्परिग्रह) a. having no property or possessions; Mu.2. (
    -हः) an ascetic without family, dependents, or other belongings.
    -परिच्छद (निष्परिच्छद) a. having no retinue or train.
    -परिदाह (निष्परिदाह) a. incom- bustible.
    -परिहार्य (निष्परिहार्य) a. To be applied by all means.
    -परीक्ष (निष्परीक्ष) a. not examining or testing accurately.
    -परीहार (निष्परीहार) a.
    1 not avoiding.
    -2 not observing caution.
    -परुष (निष्परुष) a. (in music) soft.
    -पर्यन्त (निष्पर्यन्त), -पार (निष्पार) a. boundless, unbounded.
    -पर्याय (निष्पर्याय) a. out of order.
    -पाप (निष्पाप) sinless, guiltless, pure.
    -पुत्र (निष्पुत्र) a. sonless, childless.
    -पुराण (निष्पुराण) a. not existing before, unheard of, new.
    -पुरुष (निष्पुरुष) 1 unpeopled, tenantless, desolate.
    -2 without male issue; Ms.3.7.
    -2 not male, femi- nine, neuter.
    -षः 1 a eunuch.
    -2 a coward.
    -पुलाक (निष्पुलाक) a. freed from chaff.
    -पौरुष (निष्पौरुष) a. unmanly.
    -प्रकम्प (निष्प्रकम्प) a. steady, immov- able, motionless.
    -प्रकारक (निष्प्रकारक) 1 a. without ditinction of species, without specification, absolute.
    -2 without the relation of the qualifier and the qualified, see निर्विकल्प (7); निष्प्रकारकं ज्ञानं निर्विकल्पकम् T. S.
    -प्रकाश (निष्प्रकाश) a. not transparent, not clear, dark.
    -प्रचार (निष्प्रचार) a.
    1 not moving away, remaining in one place.
    -2 concentrated, intently fixed; निष्प्रचारेण मनसा परं तदधिगच्छति Mb.12.215.17.
    -प्रज्ञ (निष्प्रज्ञ) a. ignorant, stupid.
    -प्रणय (निष्प्रणय) a. cold.
    -प्रताप (निष्प्रताप) a. destitute of glory, mean, base; शङ्क- नीया हि सर्वत्र निष्प्रतापा दरिद्रता Pt.2.94.
    -प्रति(ती)कार (निष्प्रति(ती)कार), -प्रतिक्रिय (निष्प्रतिक्रिय) a.
    1 incurable, irremediable; सर्वथा निष्प्रतीकारेयमापदुपस्थिता K. 151.
    -2 unobstructed, uninterrupted. (
    -रम्) ind. un- interruptedly.
    -प्रतिग्रह (निष्प्रतिग्रह) a. not accepting gifts.
    -प्रतिघ (निष्प्रतिघ) a. unhindered, unob- structed, unimpeded; स हि निष्प्रतिघेन चक्षुषा त्रितयं ज्ञानमयेन पश्यति R.8.78.
    -प्रतिद्वन्द्व (निष्प्रतिद्वन्द्व) a. without enemies, unopposed.
    -2 matchless, unrivalled, unequal- led.
    -प्रतिभ (निष्प्रतिभ) a.
    1 devoid of splendour.
    -2 having no intelligence, not ready-witted, dull, stu- pid.
    -3 apathetic.
    -प्रतिभान (निष्प्रतिभान) a. coward- ly, timid.
    -प्रतीप (निष्प्रतीप) a.
    1 looking straight- forward, not turned backwards.
    -2 unconcerned (as a look).
    -प्रत्याश (निष्प्रत्याश) a. hopeless, despon- dent.
    -प्रत्यूह (निष्प्रत्यूह) a. unobstructed, unimped- ed; निष्प्रत्यूहाः प्रियसखि यदा दुःसहाः संबभूवुः Māl.9.45; निष्प्र- त्यूहमुपास्महे भगवतः कौमोदकीलक्ष्मणः Murārināṭakam.
    -प्रपञ्च (निष्प्रपञ्च) a.
    1 without extension.
    -2 without deceit, honest.
    -प्रभ (
    निःप्रभ or
    -निष्प्रभ) a.
    1 lustreless, pale-looking; निष्प्रभश्च रिपुरास भूभृताम् R.11.81.
    -2 powerless.
    3 gloomy, obscure, dim, dark.
    -प्रमाणक (निष्प्रमाणक) a. without authority.
    -प्रयत्न (निष्प्र- यत्न) a. inactive, dull.
    -प्रयोजन (निष्प्रयोजन) a.
    1 without motive, not influenced by any motive.
    -2 cause- less, groundless,
    -3 useless.
    -4 needless, unnecessary. (
    -नम्) ind. causelessly, without reason, without any object; Mu.3.
    -प्रवणि, प्रवाण, प्रवाणि (निष्प्रवणि, -ष्प्रवाण, -ष्प्रवाणि) a. fresh from loom, quite new (cloth, &c.)
    -प्राण (निष्पाण) a.
    1 lifeless, dead.
    -2 Weak (निर्बल); निष्प्राणो नामिहन्तव्यः Mb.12.95.12.
    -फल (निष्फल) a.
    1 bearing no fruit, fruitless (fig. also), unsuccessful, futile; निष्फलारम्भयत्नाः Me.56.
    -2 useless, profitless, vain; Ku.4.13.
    -3 barren (as a tree).
    -4 meaningless (as a word).
    -5 seedless, impotent. (
    -ला, -ली) a woman past child-bearing.
    -फेन (निष्फेन) a. foamless. n. opium.
    -शङ्क (निःशङ्क) a. free from fear or risk, secure, fearless. (
    -निःशङ्कः) (in music) a kind of dance. -f. (निःशङ्का) absence of fear. -ind. fearlessly, securely, easily.
    -शब्द (निःशब्द) a. not expressed in words, inaudible; निःशब्दं रोदितुमारेभे K.135. (
    -ब्दः, ब्दम्) silence, a calm.
    -शमः (निःशमः) uneasiness, anxiety.
    - शरण a. (
    -निःशरण) helpless, forlorn.
    -शर्कर (
    -निःशर्कर) a. free from pebbles (as a bathing place).
    -शलाक (निःशलाक) a. lonely, solitary, retired. (
    -कम्) a retired place, solitude; अरण्ये निःशलाके वा मन्त्रयेदविभावितः Ms.7.147.
    -शल्य a.
    1 free from arrows.
    -2 free from thorns or darts.
    -शूक (निःशूक) a. merciless, cruel. (
    -कः) beardless rice.
    -शेष (निःशेष) a. with- out remainder (either finished or passed away).
    -शोध्य (निःशोध्य) a. washed, pure, clean.
    -श्रीकः a.
    1 deprived of lustre, beauty.
    -2 unhappy.
    -श्रेयस a. the best, most excellent. (
    -सः) an epithet of Śiva. (
    -सम्) final beatitude, absolution; यः करोति वधोदर्का निःश्रेयसकरीः क्रियाः Ki.11.19; see निःश्रेयस also.
    -2 devo- tion, faith, belief.
    -3 apprehension, conception.
    -4 happiness (in general), welfare; इदं निःश्रेयसं परम् Ms. 1.16.
    -संशय (निःसंशय) a.
    1 undoubted, certain.
    -2 not doubtful, not suspecting or doubting; कुरु निः- संशयं वत्से स्ववृत्ते लोकमित्यशात् R.15.79. (
    -यम्) ind. doubtlessly, undoubtedly, surely, certainly.
    -संस्कार (निःसंस्कार) a. uneducated, ill-mannered.
    -संख्य (निःसंख्य) a. innumerable.
    -संग (निःसंग) a.
    1 not attached or devoted to, regardless of, indifferent to; यन्निःसंगस्त्वं फलस्यानतेभ्यः Ki.18.24.
    -2 one who has re- nounced all worldly attachments; भर्तुर्ये प्रलये$पि पूर्वसुकृता- सङ्गेन निःसङ्गया भक्त्या कार्यधुरं वहन्ति कृतिनस्ते दुर्लभास्त्वादृशाः Mu.1.14.
    -3 unconnected, separated, detatched.
    -4 unobstructed; निःसङ्गं प्रतिभिरुपाददे विवृत्तिः Ki.7.12. (
    -गम्) ind. unselfishly.
    -संचारः (निःसंचारः) not taking a walk; Māl.
    -संज्ञ (निःसंज्ञ) a. unconscious.
    -सत्त्व (निःसत्त्व) a.
    1 unenergetic, weak, impotent.
    -2 mean, insignificant, low.
    -3 non-existent, unsubstantial.
    -4 deprived of living beings.
    (-त्त्वम्) 1 absence of power or energy.
    -2 non-existence.
    -3 insignificance.
    -संतति (निःसंतति), -संतान (निःसंतान) a. childless.
    -संदिग्ध (निःसंदिग्ध), -संदेह (निःसंदेह) a. see निःसंशय.
    -संधि (निस्संधि), निःसंधि) a. having no joints perceptible, compact, firm, close,
    -सपत्न (निःसपत्न) a.
    1 having no rival or enemy; घनरुचिरकलापो निःसपत्नो$द्य जातः V.4.1.
    -2 not claimed by another, belonging exclusively to one possessor.
    -3 having no foes.
    -समम् (निःसमम्) ind.
    1 unseasonably, at a wrong time.
    -2 wickedly.
    -संपात (निःसंपात) a. affording no passage, blocked up. (
    -तः) the darkness of midnight, thick darkness.
    -संबाध (निःसंबाध) a. not contracted, spacious, large.
    -संभ्रम (निःसंभ्रम) a. not perplexed, unembarrassed.
    -सरणि (निःसरणि) a. pathless.
    -सह (निःसह) a.
    1 Exhausted, powerless; कुसुमावचयपरिश्रमनिःसहं मे शरीरम् Nāg.2.
    -2 intolerable, irresistible.
    -सार (निःसार) a.
    1 sapless, pithless.
    -2 worthless, vain, unsubstantial. ˚ता
    1 sapless, pithlessness; निःसारत्वाल्लघीयसः (तृणस्य च समा गतिः) Pt.1.16.
    -2 worthlessness.
    -3 vanity, un- substantial or transitory nature.
    -सीम (निःसीम), -सीमन् (निःसीमन्) a. immeasurable, boundless; अहह महतां निःसीमानश्चरित्रविभूतयः Bh.2.35; निःसीमशर्मप्रदम् 3.97.
    -स्तम्भ (निःस्तम्भ) a. having no pillars.
    -2 having no support.
    -3 not proud; निःस्तम्भो भ्रष्टसंकल्पः स्वान् मेघान् स न्यवारयत् Bhāg.1.25.24.
    -सूत्र a. helpless; निःसूत्रमास्ते घनपङ्कमृत्सु N.7.69.
    -स्नेह (निःस्नेह) a.
    1 not unctuous or greasy, without unction or oil, dry.
    -2 not showing affection, unfeeling, unkind, indifferent.
    -3 not loved, not cared for; केशा अपि विरज्यन्तो निःस्नेहाः किं न सेवकाः Pt.1. 82.
    -4 not longing for, indifferent to. (
    -हा) lin-seed.
    -स्पन्द (
    निःस्पन्द or
    निस्स्पन्द) a. motionless, steady; ज्याबन्धनिस्स्पन्दभुजेन यस्य R.6.4.
    -स्पर्श (निःस्पर्श) a. hard, rough.
    -स्पृह (निःस्पृह) a. free from desire; निःस्पृहस्य तृणं जगत्.
    -2 regardless of, indifferent to; ननु वक्तृविशेषनिःस्पृहाः Ki.2.5; R.8.1; भोगेभ्यः स्पृहयालवो न हि वयं का निःस्पृहाणामसि Bh.
    -3 content, unenvious.
    -4 free from any worldly ties.
    -स्व (निःस्व) a. poor, indigent; निस्वो वष्टि शतम् Śānti.2.6; त्यक्त्वा जनयितारं स्वं निःस्वं गच्छति दूरतः Pt.1.9.
    -स्वन (निःस्वन) a. soundless.
    -स्वभावः (निःस्वभावः) poverty. -a. void of peculiarities.
    -स्वादु (निःस्वादु) a. tasteless, insipid.

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  • 56 С-412

    БЕСПЛОДНАЯ СМОКОВНИЦА NP sing only)
    1. an infertile woman: (a woman) as barren as the proverbial fig tree.
    2. a person whose activity brings no results. X - бесплодная смоковница — X is (like) barren ground.
    From the Bible (Matt. 21:19).

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  • 57 бесплодная смоковница

    [NP; sing only]
    =====
    1. an infertile woman:
    - (a woman) as barren as the proverbial fig tree.
    2. a person whose activity brings no results. X - бесплодная смоковница ≈ X is (like) barren ground.
    —————
    ← From the Bible (Matt. 21:19).

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  • 58 бездетная женщина

    3) Bible: barren fig-tree

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  • 59 वन्ध्या


    vandhyā
    f. a barren orﾠ childless woman Mn. Yājñ. etc.;

    a barren cow L. ;
    a partic. fragrant substance L. ;
    - वन्ध्याकर्कटकी
    - वन्ध्यागर्भधारणविधि
    - वन्ध्यातनय
    - वन्ध्यात्व
    - वन्ध्यादुहितृ
    - वन्ध्यापुत्र
    - वन्ध्याप्रकाश
    - वन्ध्याप्रायश्चित्तिविधि
    - वन्ध्यारोग
    - वन्ध्यावली
    - वन्ध्यासुत
    - वन्ध्यासूनु

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  • 60 desnudo

    adj.
    1 naked, nude, as naked as a jaybird, bare.
    2 blunt, unmasked.
    La verdad desnuda The blunt truth...
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desnudar.
    * * *
    1 (persona) naked, nude; (parte del cuerpo) bare
    5 figurado (patente, claro) plain
    1 ARTE nude
    \
    al desnudo (sin ropa) naked 2 (sin protección) unprotected, exposed
    poner al desnudo to lay bare, expose
    ————————
    1 ARTE nude
    * * *
    (f. - desnuda)
    adj.
    bare, naked
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin ropa) [persona] naked; [cuerpo] naked, bare
    2) (=sin adorno) [árbol] bare; [paisaje] bare, featureless
    3) (=arruinado) ruined, bankrupt

    quedarse desnudo — to be ruined, be bankrupt

    4) (=puro) [verdad] plain, naked; [estilo] unadorned
    2. SM
    1) (Arte) nude
    2)
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( sin ropa) < persona> naked
    b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare
    c) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)
    2)
    a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

    la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

    b) <árbol/paisaje> bare
    3)

    al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed

    II
    masculino (Art) nude
    * * *
    = bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.
    Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
    Ex. Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
    Ex. The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.
    Ex. Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.
    Ex. They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.
    Ex. In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.
    Ex. By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.
    ----
    * bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.
    * completamente desnudo = stark naked.
    * póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.
    * semidesnudo = semi-nude.
    * totalmente desnudo = stark naked.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( sin ropa) < persona> naked
    b) ( descubierto) <hombros/brazos/torso> bare
    c) (liter) < espada> naked (liter)
    2)
    a) (sin adornos, aditamentos) <pared/cuarto> bare

    la verdad desnuda — the naked o plain truth

    b) <árbol/paisaje> bare
    3)

    al desnudo: la verdad al desnudo the truth plain and simple; el cable quedó al desnudo — the wire was left bare o exposed

    II
    masculino (Art) nude
    * * *
    = bare, stripped, naked, nude, in the buff, unclothed, in the nod.

    Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.

    Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
    Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.
    Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.
    Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.
    Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.
    Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.
    * bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.
    * completamente desnudo = stark naked.
    * póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.
    * semidesnudo = semi-nude.
    * totalmente desnudo = stark naked.

    * * *
    desnudo1 -da
    A
    1 (sin ropa) ‹persona› naked
    nunca la había visto desnuda he had never seen her naked o in the nude
    le gusta nadar desnudo he likes swimming in the nude
    apareció totalmente desnudo he appeared stark naked
    sin maquillaje me siento desnuda I feel naked without makeup o without my makeup on
    para este invierno estoy desnuda ( fam); I haven't a thing to wear this winter
    2 (descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos› bare
    3 ( liter); ‹espada› naked ( liter)
    B
    1
    (sin adornos, sin aditamentos): una habitación de paredes desnudas a room with bare walls
    la verdad desnuda the naked o plain truth
    no perceptible al ojo desnudo not visible to the naked eye
    2 ‹árbol/rama› bare
    C
    al desnudo: ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the truth plain and simple
    le había mostrado su corazón al desnudo she had bared her soul to him
    el cable quedó al desnudo the wire was left bare
    A ( Art) nude
    un desnudo de mujer a female nude
    B (desnudez) nudity
    Compuesto:
    aparece en desnudo integral she appears (completely) nude
    la revista publica desnudos integrales the magazine publishes full-frontal nude pictures o full frontals
    * * *

     

    Del verbo desnudar: ( conjugate desnudar)

    desnudo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    desnudó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    desnudar    
    desnudo
    desnudar ( conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
    desnudarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;

    desnudo 1 -da adjetivo
    a) ( sin ropa) ‹ persona› naked;


    totalmente desnudo stark naked;
    desnudo de la cintura para arriba naked to the waist
    b) ( descubierto) ‹hombros/brazos/torso› bare

    desnudo 2 sustantivo masculino (Art) nude
    desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes
    desnudo,-a
    I adj (una persona) naked, nude, (una parte del cuerpo, algo sin adornos) bare
    la verdad desnuda, the bare/naked truth
    II m Arte nude
    ♦ Locuciones: al desnudo, bare: mi corazón al desnudo, my heart laid bare
    ' desnudo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bola
    - desnuda
    - desnudar
    - chingo
    - cuero
    - pudor
    English:
    altogether
    - bare
    - naked
    - nude
    - skinny-dipping
    - streak
    - unclad
    - undressed
    - clothes
    - on
    - stark
    * * *
    desnudo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona, cuerpo] naked;
    nadar desnudo to swim in the nude;
    posó desnudo para “Mate” he posed in the nude for “Mate”;
    me siento desnudo sin mis gafas I feel naked without my glasses;
    desnudo de cintura para arriba/abajo naked from the waist up/down;
    Fam Fig
    necesito ir de compras porque ando desnudo I need to go shopping because I haven't got a thing to wear
    2. [brazo, hombro] bare
    3. [salón, pared, árbol, ramas] bare;
    [paisaje] bare, barren; [verdad] plain, unvarnished
    ♦ nm
    1. [pintura, imagen] nude;
    pintar un desnudo to paint a nude;
    un desnudo femenino/masculino a female/male nude;
    el desnudo en el cine nudity in the movies;
    desnudo frontal full-frontal nude;
    contiene desnudos integrales it has scenes of full-frontal nudity
    2.
    al desnudo [a la vista] for all to see;
    el reportaje deja al desnudo las intrigas en el seno del partido the article takes the lid off party in-fighting;
    ésta es la verdad al desnudo this is the plain, unadorned truth
    * * *
    I adj
    1 persona naked
    2 ( sin decoración) bare
    II m
    1 PINT nude
    2
    :
    al desnudo realidad harsh; verdad unvarnished, plain and simple;
    * * *
    desnudo, -da adj
    : nude, naked, bare
    : nude
    * * *
    desnudo adj
    1. (persona) naked / nude
    2. (parte del cuerpo, pared) bare

    Spanish-English dictionary > desnudo

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