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be past hope

  • 1 sem esperança

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  • 2 umutların ötesinde

    adj. past hope

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  • 3 VÁN

    (pl. -ir), f. hope, expectation, prospect;
    mér er ván, at, I expect that;
    er ván e-s, it is to be expected;
    sliks var ván, this was to be looked for;
    þeim var ills ván at Þór, they apprehended evil from Th.;
    sem hann hafði áðr sagt á ván, as he had given to understand;
    sem ván var at, as was to be expected;
    vita sér engis ótta vánir, to apprehend no danger;
    konungs var þangat ván, the king was expected there;
    e-t stendr til vánar, it bids fair;
    e-t er at vánum, it is what could be looked for (ok er þat at vánum við skaplyndi Þorgeirs);
    vita ván til e-s, to expect;
    hann vissi enga ván, at, he had no expectation that;
    eiga barn í vánum, to have a child in prospect;
    draga e-t í ván, to hold out a prospect of;
    mörgum þykkir fyrir ván komit, many think it is past all hope;
    þá er allar vánir vóru rannsakaðar, when all likely places were searched;
    dat., vánu, with compar., vánu bráðara, skjótara, sooner than expected;
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    (vón, von), f., old nom. v́n with umlaut, Skálda (Thorodd); old dat. vánu, with compar., see below; ónu, Ls. 36; tungan er málinu vn en at tönnunum er bitsins v́n, Thorodd: vón, spónum make a rhyme, Gísl.; ón, Am. 67, Hom. 60: dat. ónu, Ls. 36: [Ulf. wêns = ἐλπίς; A. S. wên, cp. Engl. ween; Germ. wahn; the Dan. haab, Swed. hopp are mod. and borrowed from the Germ.]:—a hope, expectation; er mikil ván, at …, Fms. xi. 13; mér er ván, at …, I expect, apprehend, that …, Eg. 353; sem hann hafði áðr sagt á ván um, given to understand, Fms. xi. 87; eiga ván til e-s, 623. 17; allar þjóðir munu hafa ón mikla ( a high hope) til namns hans, Hom. 60; slíks var ván, Nj. 5; engi ván er til þess, Eg. 157: sem ván var at, as was to be expected. Glúm. 337; vita sér engis ótta vánir, to apprehend no danger, Fms. xi. 46, Orkn. 414, Eg. 74; konungs var þangat ván, the king was expected, Fms. x. 323; þar var ván féfangs mikils, Eg. 265; ván er borin, past hope, Ld. 258; ván er þrotin, Eg. 719; ván rekin, id., Ld. 216; e-t stendr til vánar, bids fair, Eg. 173; e-t er at vánum, it is what could be expected, Nj. 255; but, eptir vonum, as good as could be expected, very good indeed; eiga e-t í vuniim, to have a thing expected; eiga barn í vánum, Grág.
    2. spec. usages; ef hann görir aðrar vánir yfir land annars manns, Gþl. 449; þá er allar vánir vóru rannsakaðar, all places where it could be expected to be found, Fms. v. 216; cp. leita af sér vonina, to seek until one is satisfied it cannot be found.
    3. dat. vánu, with compar.; vánu bráðara, sooner than expected, i. e. quickly, at once, Fms. ix. 408, xi. 112; vánu skjótara, x. 408; ónu verr, worse than might be expected, quite bad, bad indeed, Ls. 36; yrkja kann ek vánu verr, Mkv.; vánu betr, well indeed; vita e-t vánu nær, to know quite, Sks. 183 B.
    II. eccl. hope, N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim.
    III. in a few instances, esp. in a few compds (vánar-völr, see below), ván seems to denote despair, cp. also the name of the myth. river Ván, despair, agony: Ván and Víl were the rivers produced by the slaver from the mouth of the fettered wolf Fenrir, who is hence called Vánar-gandr, the monster of the water W., Edda.
    COMPDS: vánarlauss, vánarmaðr, vánarvölr.

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  • 4 retten

    I v/t save (auch fig.); aus dem Feuer etc.: auch rescue (aus, vor + Dat from); (bergen) recover; bes. NAUT. salvage (auch fig.), salve; jemandem das Leben retten save s.o.’s life; jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save s.o. from drowning; jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue s.o. from a burning car; vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition; die Situation / den Abend retten fig. save the situation / rescue the evening; bist du noch zu retten? umg. have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?; er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg. he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help; der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; er rettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)r
    II v/i SPORT make a save; den rettenden Einfall haben come up with the answer, save the day
    III v/refl escape ( vor + Dat from); sich ins Haus etc. retten können manage to escape into the house etc.; sich vor Arbeit etc. nicht mehr retten können be snowed under ( oder inundated) with work etc.; er konnte sich vor Angeboten / Arbeit nicht ( mehr) retten he was besieged with offers / swamped with work; rette sich, wer kann! iro. it’s every man for himself
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    to save; to rescue; to salvage
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    rẹt|ten ['rɛtn]
    1. vt
    to save; (aus Gefahr auch, = befreien) to rescue; (COMPUT ) Datei to recover

    jdn/etw vor jdm/etw retten — to save sb/sth from sb/sth

    der Patient/die alte Kirche ist noch/nicht mehr zu retten — the patient/the old church can still be saved or is not yet past saving/is past saving

    wir sollten retten, was noch zu retten ist — we should salvage what we can

    er hat wieder geheiratet? er ist nicht mehr zu retten — he got married again? he's beyond redemption or past saving or past helping

    bist du noch zu retten? (inf) — are you out of your mind?, have you gone completely round the bend? (Brit inf)

    2. vr
    to escape

    /aus etw retten — to escape onto/under/from sth

    sich vor jdm/etw retten — to escape (from) sb/sth

    rette sich, wer kann! — (it's) every man for himself!

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    1) (to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) rescue
    2) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) save
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    ret·ten
    [ˈrɛtn̩]
    I. vt
    ▪ jdn/etw [vor jdm/etw] \retten to save sb/sth [from sb/sth]
    ein geschickter Restaurator wird das Gemälde noch \retten können a skilled restorer will still be able to save the painting
    sie konnte ihren Schmuck durch die Flucht hindurch \retten she was able to save her jewellery while fleeing
    2. (den Ausweg weisend)
    ▪ \rettend which saved the day
    das ist der \rettende Einfall! that's the idea that will save the day!; s.a. Leben
    3.
    ▶ bist du noch zu \retten? (fam) are you out of your mind?
    II. vr
    ▪ sich akk [vor etw dat] \retten to save oneself [from sth]
    sie konnte sich gerade noch durch einen Sprung in den Straßengraben retten she was just able to save herself by jumping into a ditch at the side of the road
    sie rettete sich vor der Steuer nach Monaco she escaped the taxman by moving to Monaco
    er konnte sich gerade noch ans Ufer \retten he was just able to reach the safety of the bank
    rette sich, wer kann! (fam) run for your lives!
    sich akk vor jdm/etw nicht mehr zu \retten wissen, sich akk vor jdm/etw nicht mehr \retten können to be swamped by sth/mobbed by sb
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    1.
    transitives Verb save; (vor Gefahr) save; rescue; (befreien) rescue

    jemanden vor jemandem/etwas retten — save somebody from somebody/something

    ist er noch zu retten? — (ugs. fig.) has he gone [completely] round the bend? (coll.)

    das alte Haus/der Patient ist nicht mehr zu retten — the old house is past saving/the patient is beyond help

    2.
    reflexives Verb (fliehen) escape ( aus from)

    sich vor etwas (Dat.) retten — escape [from] something

    sich vor jemandem/etwas nicht od. kaum [noch] retten können — be besieged by somebody/be swamped with something

    3.
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    A. v/t save (auch fig); aus dem Feuer etc: auch rescue (
    aus, vor +dat from); (bergen) recover; besonders SCHIFF salvage (auch fig), salve;
    jemandem das Leben retten save sb’s life;
    jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save sb from drowning;
    jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue sb from a burning car;
    vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition;
    die Situation/den Abend retten fig save the situation/rescue the evening;
    bist du noch zu retten? umg have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?;
    er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help;
    der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; er
    rettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)r
    B. v/i SPORT make a save;
    den rettenden Einfall haben come up with the answer, save the day
    C. v/r escape (
    vor +dat from);
    retten können manage to escape into the house etc;
    nicht mehr retten können be snowed under ( oder inundated) with work etc;
    er konnte sich vor Angeboten/Arbeit nicht (mehr) retten he was besieged with offers/swamped with work;
    rette sich, wer kann! iron it’s every man for himself
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    1.
    transitives Verb save; (vor Gefahr) save; rescue; (befreien) rescue

    jemanden vor jemandem/etwas retten — save somebody from somebody/something

    ist er noch zu retten? — (ugs. fig.) has he gone [completely] round the bend? (coll.)

    das alte Haus/der Patient ist nicht mehr zu retten — the old house is past saving/the patient is beyond help

    2.
    reflexives Verb (fliehen) escape ( aus from)

    sich vor etwas (Dat.) retten — escape [from] something

    sich vor jemandem/etwas nicht od. kaum [noch] retten können — be besieged by somebody/be swamped with something

    3.
    * * *
    v.
    to deserves v.
    to make the best of a bad job expr.
    to receive v.
    to salvage v.
    to salve v.
    to save v.

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  • 5 FYRIR

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    prep.
    I. with dat.
    1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);
    fyrir dyrum, before the door;
    2) before one, in one’s presence;
    hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;
    3) for;
    hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;
    4) before one, in one’s way;
    fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;
    sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;
    5) naut. term. before, off;
    liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;
    fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;
    6) before, at the head of, over;
    vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;
    vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;
    sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;
    7) of time, ago;
    fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;
    fyrir stundu, a while ago;
    fyrir löngu, long ago;
    vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);
    8) before, above, superior to;
    Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;
    9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;
    þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;
    tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;
    10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;
    mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;
    varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;
    Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;
    11) because of, for;
    hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;
    fyrir hræðslu, for fear;
    illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;
    gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;
    fyrir því at, because, since, as;
    12) against;
    gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;
    beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;
    13) fyrir sér, of oneself;
    mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;
    minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;
    14) denoting manner or quality, with;
    hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;
    II. with acc.
    1) before, in front of;
    halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;
    2) before, into the presence of;
    stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;
    3) over;
    hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;
    kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;
    4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;
    ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;
    5) round, off;
    sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;
    6) along, all along;
    fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;
    draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
    7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;
    fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;
    8) for, on behalf of;
    vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;
    lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;
    9) for, for the benefit of;
    þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);
    10) for, instead of, in place of, as;
    11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);
    fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);
    fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;
    12) denoting value, price;
    fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;
    fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;
    13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);
    14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);
    fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;
    fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;
    fyrir handan á, beyond the river;
    fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;
    III. as adverb or ellipt.
    1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;
    þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;
    2) first;
    mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;
    3) at hand, present, to the fore;
    föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;
    þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);
    4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;
    e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).
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    prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]
    WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.
    2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.
    3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.
    II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.
    2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).
    3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.
    4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.
    III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.
    IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.
    V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.
    B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.
    2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.
    II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).
    2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.
    III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.
    2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.
    IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.
    V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.
    2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.
    β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.
    VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.
    VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.
    2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.
    VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).
    β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.
    IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.
    X. as adverb or ellipt.,
    1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.
    β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.
    2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.
    3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.
    XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.
    XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.
    WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.
    2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.
    3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.
    4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).
    II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.
    III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.
    2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.
    IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.
    B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.
    II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.
    III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.
    IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.
    V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.
    VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.
    2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.
    2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.
    VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.
    IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.
    X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.
    2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.
    XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.
    ☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:
    I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.
    β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.
    2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.
    II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:
    1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.
    2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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  • 6 быть в безнадёжном положении

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  • 7 быть в безнадежном положении

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  • 8 hoffnungslos

    Adj. hopeless (auch umg., fig.); (verzweifelt) desperate; ein hoffnungsloser Fall umg. a hopeless case
    * * *
    unhopeful (Adj.); desperate (Adj.); past hope (Adv.); hopeless (Adj.); beyond hope (Adv.)
    * * *
    họff|nungs|los
    1. adj
    hopeless

    ein hoffnungsloser Romantiker — an eternal romantic

    2. adv
    hopelessly
    * * *
    1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) hopeless
    2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) hopeless
    3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) hopeless
    * * *
    hoff·nungs·los
    I. adj hopeless
    II. adv
    1. (ohne Hoffnung) without hope
    2. (völlig) hopelessly
    \hoffnungslos veraltet hopelessly out of date, antediluvian hum
    3. (fam: ausweglos) hopelessly
    sich akk \hoffnungslos in jdn verlieben to fall hopelessly [or head over heels] in love with sb
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv hopeless; despairing < person>
    2.
    adverbial hopelessly
    * * *
    hoffnungslos adj hopeless (auch umg, fig); (verzweifelt) desperate;
    ein hoffnungsloser Fall umg a hopeless case
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv hopeless; despairing < person>
    2.
    adverbial hopelessly
    * * *
    adj.
    hopeless adj. adv.
    hopelessly adv.
    irredeemably adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hoffnungslos

  • 9 redde

    rescue, salvage, save
    * * *
    vb save ( fx somebody's (, one's) life, one's honour, one's face, one's skin, the situation; he was saved by the bell);
    ( fra øjeblikkelig fare også) rescue ( fx trapped miners, a shipwrecked crew, somebody from a burning house);
    ( bjærge) salvage, save, rescue ( fx a ship, one's furniture from the fire);
    (fig:) salvage ( fx one's self-respect, one's marriage);
    ( af en vanskelighed, især økon, T) bail out;
    ( i fodbold) save;
    ( skaffe sig) wangle ( fx I wangled a month's leave),
    ( stjæle, tigge) scrounge ( fx a meal);
    [ de reddede] those rescued,
    ( de overlevende) the survivors;
    [ så var dagen reddet ( for ham)] that made his day;
    (se også skin, skind);
    [ med præp & adv:]
    [ redde fra] save from ( fx save him from drowning), rescue from ( fx
    rescue the house from destruction),
    (fig) save from, rescue from ( fx save him from the consequences of his foolishness, save (el. rescue) the project from failure, save the firm from bankrupty; rescue something from oblivion); salvage from ( fx salvage the firm from bankruptcy);
    [ redde noget i land] bring something safely to land,
    (fig) pilot something to safety,
    ( skaffe sig) wangle (, scrounge) something;
    [ redde en igennem] get somebody through,
    ( vanskelighed, krise, også økonomisk) see somebody through;
    [ ikke til at redde] beyond (el. past) hope,
    ( uigenkaldelig tabt) irretrievably lost,
    ( om person: fortabt) past praying for,
    (spøg.: uforbederlig) past redemption;
    [ redde ud af] save (el. rescue, salvage) from ( fx somebody (, something) from a burning house);
    [ redde en ud af en knibe] get somebody out of a scrape; bail somebody out;
    [ med sig:]
    [ redde sig] escape, make one's escape, save oneself;
    ( skaffe sig) wangle something, scrounge something;
    [ redde sig i land] manage to reach the shore;
    (ved eksamen etc) get through,
    ( lige akkurat) scrape through;
    [ redde sig ud af] get out of.

    Danish-English dictionary > redde

  • 10 componer

    v.
    1 to make up (formar, ser parte de).
    2 to compose.
    El maestro compuso un aria The maestro composed an aria.
    Ella compuso un medicamento She composed a medical drug.
    3 to repair.
    4 to deck out, to adorn (adornar) (cosa).
    5 to set, to compose.
    7 to fix, to mend, to repair, to bring back into kilter.
    El chico compuso la lavadora The boy fixed the washer.
    8 to cure.
    9 to typeset, to set into type, to compose.
    Ricardo compuso los reportajes del diario Richard typeset the press interviews.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp compuesto,-a)
    1 (formar) to compose, make up, form
    2 (reparar) to fix, repair, mend
    3 (adornar) to adorn, decorate
    4 (ataviar) to dress up, make up
    5 (riña) to settle; (ánimos) to soothe
    6 (música, versos) to compose
    1 (consistir) to consist (de, of), be made up (de, of)
    2 (arreglarse) to get ready; (vestirse) to get dressed
    \
    componérselas familiar to manage, make do
    * * *
    verb
    1) to compose, write
    3) fix, repair
    •
    * * *
    ( pp compuesto)
    1. VT
    1) (=constituir) [+ comité, jurado, organización] to make up

    los cuadros que componen esta exposición — the pictures that make up this exhibition, the pictures in this exhibition

    2) (=escribir) [+ poesía, sinfonía, canción] to compose, write; [+ poema, tratado, redacción] to write

    compuso la música de varios ballets — he composed o wrote the music for several ballets

    3) (=arreglar) [+ objeto roto] to mend, repair, fix; (Med) [+ hueso] to set

    a este no hay quien le componga — * he's a hopeless case

    4) (=curar) [+ estómago] to settle; [+ espíritu] to soothe; [+ abuso] to set to rights, correct
    5) (Tip) [+ texto] to typeset, set, compose
    6) (Culin) to prepare
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( constituir) <jurado/equipo/plantilla> to make up
    2)
    a) <sinfonía/canción> to compose; < verso> to compose, write
    b) (Impr) < texto> to compose
    3)
    a) (esp AmL) ( arreglar) <reloj/radio/zapatos> to repair
    b) (AmL) < hueso> to set
    2.
    componer vi to compose
    3.
    componerse v pron
    2)
    a) tiempo ( arreglarse) to improve, get better
    b) (esp AmL fam) persona to get better

    componérselas — (fam)

    que se las componga como pueda — that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himself

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( constituir) <jurado/equipo/plantilla> to make up
    2)
    a) <sinfonía/canción> to compose; < verso> to compose, write
    b) (Impr) < texto> to compose
    3)
    a) (esp AmL) ( arreglar) <reloj/radio/zapatos> to repair
    b) (AmL) < hueso> to set
    2.
    componer vi to compose
    3.
    componerse v pron
    2)
    a) tiempo ( arreglarse) to improve, get better
    b) (esp AmL fam) persona to get better

    componérselas — (fam)

    que se las componga como pueda — that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himself

    * * *
    componer1
    1 = make up, compose, make, fall under.

    Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.

    Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.
    Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
    Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
    * componer(se) de = be composed of, comprise (of), consist of, make out of.

    componer2
    2 = fix.

    Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.

    * componerse = arrange + Reflexivo.
    * componérselas = make + do.

    componer3
    3 = pen.

    Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.

    * componer canciones = songwriting [song-writing].

    componer4
    4 = impose, impose + type, set, set + type, compose, set in + type.

    Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.

    Ex: The trouble lay in the difficulty of imposing type on a curved surface.
    Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
    Ex: It was usual to set type in the way that has just been described, but the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones.
    Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.
    Ex: Preparation and casting off completed, the copy was given out to individual compositors for setting in type.
    * componer en + Tipo de Letra = set in + Tipo de Letra.
    * componer tipográficamente = typeset.
    * componer tipográficamente por ordenador = computer typeset.
    * componer una página = set + page.
    * máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.
    * maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.
    * regla de componer = setting rule.

    * * *
    vt
    A (constituir) ‹jurado/equipo› to make up
    componen el conjunto una falda, una chaqueta y un abrigo the outfit consists of o comprises a skirt, a jacket and a coat
    todos los pilotos que componen nuestra plantilla all the pilots who make up o ( frml) constitute our staff
    el tren estaba compuesto por ocho vagones the train was made up of o formed of eight cars
    B
    1 ‹canción/sinfonía› to compose; ‹versos› to compose, write
    2 ‹cuadro/fotografía› to compose
    3 ( Impr) ‹texto› to compose
    C
    1 ( esp AmL) (arreglar) ‹reloj/radio/zapatos› to repair
    a este muchacho no hay quien lo componga this boy is past hope o is a hopeless case
    2 ( AmL) ‹hueso› to set
    ■ componer
    vi
    to compose
    A (estar formado) componerse DE algo to be made up OF sth
    el menú se compone de platos típicos de la región the menu is made up of typical regional dishes
    estaba compuesta por dos representantes de cada ciudad it consisted of o it was composed of o it was made up of o comprised two representatives from each city
    el jurado se compone de doce personas the jury is made up of o is composed of twelve people
    B
    1 «tiempo» (arreglarse) to improve, get better, clear up
    ¡ojalá se componga para mañana! let's hope it clears up o improves o gets better for tomorrow
    2 ( esp AmL fam) «persona» to get better
    cuando me componga when I'm better o when I get better
    de niña era feúcha pero con los años se ha compuesto she was rather a plain child but she's improved with time
    componérselas ( fam): que se las componga/allá se las componga como pueda that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himself
    no sé cómo se las compone para trabajar y estudiar a la vez I don't know how she manages to work and study as well
    * * *

     

    componer ( conjugate componer) verbo transitivo
    a) ( constituir) ‹jurado/equipo/plantilla› to make up;


    b) ‹sinfonía/canción/verso› to compose

    c) (esp AmL) ( arreglar) ‹reloj/radio/zapatos› to repair

    d) (AmL) ‹ hueso› to set

    verbo intransitivo
    to compose
    componerse verbo pronominal
    1 ( estar formado) componerse de algo to be made up of sth, to consist of sth;

    2 (esp AmL fam) [ persona] to get better
    componer
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (constituir) to compose, make up
    2 (formar) to make: no fui capaz de componer el puzzle, I was not able to do the jigsaw
    3 (reparar) to mend, repair
    4 Impr to set
    II verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo Mús Lit to compose
    ' componer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    integrar
    - compondré
    - compuesto
    - compuse
    - constituir
    - formar
    English:
    compose
    - comprise
    - make up
    - set
    - type
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [formar, ser parte de] to make up;
    los miembros que componen el tribunal the members who make up the tribunal;
    el turismo compone el 20 por ciento de los ingresos del país tourism accounts for 20 percent of the country's income, 20 percent of the country's income comes from tourism
    2. [música, versos] to compose
    3. [reparar] to repair
    4. [adornar] [cosa] to deck out, to adorn;
    [persona] to smarten up
    5. [en imprenta] to set, to compose
    6. Am [hueso] to set
    ♦ vi
    [músico] to compose
    * * *
    v/t
    1 make up, comprise
    2 sinfonía, poema etc compose
    3 algo roto fix, mend
    * * *
    componer {60} vt
    1) arreglar: to fix, to repair
    2) constituir: to make up, to compose
    3) : to compose, to write
    4) : to set (a bone)
    * * *
    1. (formar) to make up
    2. (arreglar) to mend / to repair
    ¿has podido componerlo? were you able to mend it?
    3. (crear música) to compose
    4. (crear poesía) to write [pt. wrote; pp. written]

    Spanish-English dictionary > componer

  • 11 umutsuz

    adj. hopeless, desperate, despairing, despondent, bereft of hope, remediless, bleak, dead end, futureless, heavy hearted, past hope
    * * *
    1. desperate 2. hopeless

    Turkish-English dictionary > umutsuz

  • 12 ör-væna

    u, f. anything beyond hope; mér er Sveins á engri stundu örvæna, no hour at which I may not expect Sweyn, Orkn. 412 (örvænt, v. l.); margir menn mæla, at eigi sé örvæna at ek koma þar, that it is not past hope, that …, it may well be that …, Ld. 204.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ör-væna

  • 13 hopeloos

    adj. hopeless, desperate
    --------
    adv. past hope, without hope, in despair

    Holandés-inglés dicionario > hopeloos

  • 14 beznadežan

    • beyond hope; black; desperate; despondent; forlorn; hopeless; past hope

    Serbian-English dictionary > beznadežan

  • 15 безнадежный

    1. past hope
    2. unhopeful
    3. beyond hope
    4. disperate
    5. hopeless
    6. desperate
    7. gone
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. безысходно (прил.) безысходно; беспросветно; отчаянно
    2. мрачно (прил.) мрачно; пессимистично
    3. совершенно (прил.) абсолютно; кругло; непроходимо; совершенно; сплошно
    4. безысходно (проч.) безвыходно; безысходно; беспросветно; отчаянно
    5. совершенно (проч.) абсолютно; непроходимо; совершенно; стопроцентно

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > безнадежный

  • 16 ümitsiz

    adj. hopeless, drear, dreary, forlorn, frantic, gloomy, gone, past hope, pathetic
    --------
    n. past cure
    * * *
    1. unpromising 2. despondent 3. hopeless 4. despairing (n.)

    Turkish-English dictionary > ümitsiz

  • 17 ÞRJÓTA

    (þrýt; þraut, þrutum; þrotinn), v. impers.;
    1) þrýtr e-t (acc.) it fails, comes to an end; en er veizluna þrýtr, when it came to the end of the banquet; þar til er þraut dalinn, till the dale ended (among the hills); þar til er þraut sker öll, till there was an end of all the skerries; seint þrýtr þann, er verr hefir, the man with a bad case has a hundred excuses;
    2) with acc. of person and thing (e-n þrýtr e-t); en er hann (acc.) þraut orendit, when breath failed him; Hrapp þraut vistir í hafi, H. ran short of food at sea;
    3) to become exhausted, fail; mara þraut óra, our steeds were exhausted.
    * * *
    pres. þrýtr; pret. þraut; subj. þryti; part. þrotinn: the verb being impersonal, forms as þrauzt or pl. þrutu hardly occur: [A. S. â-þreôtan]:—to fail one, come to an end, impers. with acc. of the person and thing, e-n þrýtr e-t, it fails one in a thing, one comes to an end of it; en er veizluna þrýtr, when it came to the end of the banquet, Ld. 16; er nú vænast at þrjóti okkra samvistu, Fær. 174; þar til er þraut dalinn, to the end of the dale, Nj. 35; inn á fjörðinn, þar til er þraut sker öll (acc.), till there was an end of all the skerries, Landn. 57; en er hann þraut eyrendit, when the breath failed him, Edda 32: the saying, seint þrýtr þann er verr hefir, the man with a bad case has a hundred excuses, Fms. viii. 412; þá er í ráði at rögn (acc.) um þrjóti, Hdl. 41; ey eða ei, þat er aldregi þrýir, Skálda.
    2. to want, lack, be short of a thing, fail in it; Hrapp þraut vistir í hafi, Nj. 128; íllt er þat ef föður minn þrýtr drengskapinn, Lv. 11; þá er menn Magnúss konungs þraut grjót ok skotvápn, Fms. viii. 139; at eigi þrjóti oss at vætta miskunnar af Guði, that we do not fail, Hom. 97; ef hinn þrýtr er við tekr, Grág. i. 227; þat hann viðr er þrjóta mun flesta menn þótt fé eigi, Ad. 21; ef hann þrýtr at veraldar auðæfum, Greg. 30.
    3. as a law term, to become a pauper; annat-tveggja, at hann andisk eða þrýtr hann (acc.) at fé, þá …, Grág. i. 274; ef þess er ván at þau þrjóti þau misseri, 241.
    II. part. at an end, past, gone; ok er þrotin ván þótti þess at …, past hope, forlorn, Eg. 719, Fms. vi. 152, Ó. T. 8; get ek at þrotin sé þín en mesta gæfa, Nj. 182; þrotinn at drykk, short of drink, Fms. ix. 41; en er allir voru þrotnir á at biðja hann til, were exhausted in begging him, Bs. i. 128; Trojumenn sá sik þrotna at vega sigr á Grikkjum, Bret.; hestrinn var þrotinn, quite exhausted, Fms. vi. 211; ok vóru þá þrotnir yxninir, Eb. 176.
    2. bankrupt; ef hinn er þrotinn er fram færir úmagann, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 10.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ÞRJÓTA

  • 18 состояние больного безнадёжно

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > состояние больного безнадёжно

  • 19 er

    I pers. Pron.
    1. he; von Dingen: it; von Mond, Dampfer, Wagen: auch she; von Hund etc.: he, it; er ist es it’s him umg.; er ist es gewesen, der... it was he who ( oder that)..., he was the one who ( oder that)...
    2. altm., Anrede: Er etwa: Verwendung des Passivs oder you
    II Er m; -, -s; umg.
    2. auf Handtüchern etc.: His
    * * *
    he
    * * *
    [eːɐ]
    pers pron gen seiner, dat ihm, acc ihn
    he; (von Dingen) it; (von Hund etc) it, he; (vom Mond) it, she (poet)

    er ist es — it's him, it is he (form)

    wer hat das gemacht/ist der Täter? – er/er (ist es)! — who did that/is the person responsible? – he did/is!, him (inf)!

    er war es nicht, ich wars — it wasn't him, it was me

    sie ist größer als er — she is taller than he is or him

    * * *
    1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) he
    2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) they
    * * *
    ER
    <-s, -s>
    [e:ˈɛr]
    * * *
    der; Er, Ers (ugs.) he
    * * *
    er
    A. pers pr
    1. he; von Dingen: it; von Mond, Dampfer, Wagen: auch she; von Hund etc: he, it;
    er ist es it’s him umg;
    er ist es gewesen, der … it was he who ( oder that) …, he was the one who ( oder that) …
    2. obs, Anrede:
    Er etwa: Verwendung des Passivs oder you
    B. Er m; -, -s; umg
    1.
    2. auf Handtüchern etc: His
    A. v/t save (auch fig); aus dem Feuer etc: auch rescue (
    aus, vor +dat from); (bergen) recover; besonders SCHIFF salvage (auch fig), salve;
    jemandem das Leben retten save sb’s life;
    jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save sb from drowning;
    jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue sb from a burning car;
    vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition;
    die Situation/den Abend retten fig save the situation/rescue the evening;
    bist du noch zu retten? umg have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?;
    er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help;
    der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; er
    rettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)r
    B. v/i SPORT make a save;
    den rettenden Einfall haben come up with the answer, save the day
    C. v/r escape (
    vor +dat from);
    retten können manage to escape into the house etc;
    nicht mehr retten können be snowed under ( oder inundated) with work etc;
    er konnte sich vor Angeboten/Arbeit nicht (mehr) retten he was besieged with offers/swamped with work;
    rette sich, wer kann! iron it’s every man for himself
    * * *
    der; Er, Ers (ugs.) he
    * * *
    (es) ist mir ein Gräuel. ausdr.
    I loathe him (it)
    . expr.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > er

  • 20 compostura

    f.
    1 repair.
    2 composure.
    3 restraint.
    guardar la compostura to show restraint
    * * *
    1 (composición) composition
    2 (reparación) repair, mending
    3 (dignidad) composure, dignity; (moderación) restraint, moderation
    4 (ajuste) settlement, adjustment
    5 (convenio) agreement
    6 (aseo) neatness, tidiness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=dignidad) composure
    2) (=arreglo) mending, repair
    3) (=constitución) composition, make-up; (=estructura) structure
    4) † (=condimento) condiment, seasoning
    5) † (=aseo) neatness; (=adorno) adornment
    6) † (=acuerdo) arrangement, agreement, settlement
    * * *
    a) ( circunspección) composure

    guardar la compostura — to maintain o keep one's composure

    b) (RPl) ( arreglo) repair
    * * *
    = restraint, cool head.
    Ex. Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.
    Ex. Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
    ----
    * guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.
    * * *
    a) ( circunspección) composure

    guardar la compostura — to maintain o keep one's composure

    b) (RPl) ( arreglo) repair
    * * *
    = restraint, cool head.

    Ex: Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.

    Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
    * guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * mantener la compostura = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

    * * *
    1 (circunspección) composure
    guardar or mantener la compostura to maintain o keep one's composure
    jamás pierde la compostura she never loses her composure
    2 ( RPl) (arreglo) repair
    este niño no tiene compostura this child is past hope o is a hopeless case
    * * *

    compostura sustantivo femenino

    ◊ guardar la compostura to maintain o keep one's composure

    b) (CS) ( arreglo) repair

    compostura sustantivo femenino
    1 (comedimiento, modales) composure: perdió la compostura, she lost her composure
    2 Cost repair
    ' compostura' also found in these entries:
    English:
    composure
    - compose
    - restraint
    * * *
    1. [en comportamiento] restraint;
    guardar la compostura to show restraint;
    perder la compostura to lose one's composure
    2. [reparación] repair
    * * *
    f fig
    composure
    * * *
    1) : composure
    2) : mending, repair

    Spanish-English dictionary > compostura

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