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61 измусоливать
несов. - измусо́ливать, сов. - измусо́лить; (вн.)1) ( пачкать) soil (d), stain (d); ( затрёпывать пальцами) thumb (d)измусо́ленная кни́га — well-thumbed / well-used book
2) (слишком часто обсуждать, цитировать и т.п.) hackney (d), overuse (d); make (d) hackneyed / trite / threadbare; warm over (d) амер. -
62 soiled by fingering
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > soiled by fingering
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63 дешёвая проститутка
1) Jargon: Hershey bar (в Европе), bum2) Taboo: Edie, beast, cat, cathouse cutie, dirty daughter, dolly-mop, draggletail, garbage can, glue neck, glutz, gook, gutter slut, harlot, hay-bag, horny hussy, mawk, pig, quim, rags ( sing), scrub, scrubber, shipoopi, slut, smut-slut, tib, two-bit hustler, well-thumbed girl, worm, zookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дешёвая проститутка
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64 ośli
adjdonkey (attr)posadzić kogoś w oślej ławce (SZKOL) — ≈to put sb in the corner
ośla łączka — ( NARTY) pot bunny hill, nursery slope
ośla głowa — pot dimwit
ośle uszy — pot dog ears
* * *a.1. donkey, asinine; ośli upór mulishness; z oślim uporem mulishly; z oślimi uszami well-thumbed, dog-eared; ośla łączka narty bunny hill, nursery slope; ośla ławka szkoln. przest. dunce's bench; posadzić kogoś w oślej ławce put sb on the dunce's bench; ośle uszy dog ears; ośla głowa dimwit.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ośli
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65 sobado
Del verbo sobar: ( conjugate sobar) \ \
sobado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sobado sobar
sobado
‹ libro› dog-eared, well-thumbed
sobar ( conjugate sobar) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Col, Ven) ( dar masajes) to massage
sobar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manosear) to handle, touch: deja de sobar las fotos, stop fingering the photos
2 (a una persona) to paw, grope
II vi fam (dormir) to sleep ' sobado' also found in these entries: Spanish: manoseada - manoseado English: dog-eared -
66 fatigué
fatigue [fatig]feminine noun[de personne] tiredness• tomber or être mort de fatigue to be exhausted* * *fatig1) gén tirednessêtre mort de fatigue, tomber de fatigue — to be dead tired
2) Médecine fatigue [U]* * *fatiɡ nf1) (= état physique) tiredness2) (= détérioration) [matériaux, métaux] fatiguefracture de fatigue MÉDECINE — stress fracture
* * *fatigue nf1 gén tiredness; j'ai accumulé de la fatigue I've become overtired; excès de fatigue overtiredness; être mort de fatigue, tomber de fatigue to be dead tired○;2 Méd fatigue ¢; fatigue générale/musculaire/nerveuse general/muscular/nervous fatigue; état/source de fatigue state/source of fatigue; trouble dû à la fatigue ailment caused by fatigue; fatigue visuelle eyestrain;fatigué de rester debout/d'attendre tired of standing/waiting2. [usé - vêtement] worn ; [ - livre] well-thumbed -
67 thumb
[ɵʌm] n( body part) Daumen m;\thumb of a glove Daumen m eines HandschuhsPHRASES:1) ( hitchhike)to \thumb a lift/ ride per Anhalter fahren, trampen2) ( mark by handling)to \thumb sth etw abgreifen;to \thumb a book ein Buch abgreifen;well-\thumbed abgegriffenPHRASES:1) ( glance through)to \thumb through a newspaper durch die Zeitung blättern2) ( hitchhike)to \thumb it to somewhere irgendwohin trampen -
68 zerlesen
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69 замусоленный
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70 kopott
(DE) abgegriffen; fadenscheinig; verschlissen; verwittert; zerfranst; (EN) be out at elbows; be out at heels; dilapidated; dingy; overworn; ragged; rinky-dink; rubbed; rusty; scuffed; seedy; shabbed; shabby; threadbare; weather-beaten; well-thumbed; worn; worn-out -
71 összefogdosott
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72 зачитанный
( о книге)1) ( затрёпанный) well-thumbed; dog-eared2) ( невозвращённый) borrowed and never returned -
73 beduimelen
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74 een beduimeld boek
een beduimeld boekVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een beduimeld boek
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75 een stukgelezen boek
een stukgelezen boekVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een stukgelezen boek
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76 stuklezen
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77 mejorar
v.to improve, to get better.María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.mejorar una oferta to make a better offer* * *1 to improve1 to improve, get better1 to get better■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better* * *verb1) to improve2) make better* * *1. VT1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade2)mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb
2. VI1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get betterhan mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved
2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.----* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <condiciones/situación> to improveintentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record
b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase2.los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better3.han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
mejorarse v prona) enfermo to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?
que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon
b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth* * *= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.* * *mejorar [A1 ]vt1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improveeste tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right awaytienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwritingintentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increaselos empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer■ mejorarvi«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get bettermi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any betterha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot bettertus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any betterhan mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the worldel paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement1 «enfermo» to get better¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon* * *
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer mejor] to improve;mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance2. [enfermo] to make better;estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better3. [superar] to improve;mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record♦ vi1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up* * *I v/t improveII v/i improve* * *mejorar vt: to improve, to make bettermejorar vi: to improve, to get better* * *mejorar vb to improve -
78 run over
1. phr v переливаться через крайcalender run — каландрирование, пропуск через каландр
2. phr v бить ключом3. phr v переехать, задавитьСинонимический ряд:1. browse (verb) browse; dip into; flip through; glance at; glance over; leaf through; riff through; riffle through; scan; skim through; thumb through2. browsed (verb) browsed; dipped into; flipped through; glanced at; glanced over; leafed through; riffled through; run through; scanned; skimmed through; thumbed through3. fell with a blow (verb) beat up; fell with a blow; flatten; knock down; mow down; tackle; thrash; tip over; trample4. overflow (verb) overbrim; overfill; overflow; spill; well over5. overflowed (verb) overflowed; overrun; spilled; welled over -
79 πατέω
πᾰτ-έω, Delph. [full] βᾰτέω Plu.2.292e ; [dialect] Aeol. [full] μάτημι [pron. full] [ᾰ] Sapph.54: ([etym.] πάτος):—A tread, walk,π. ὁδοῖς σκολιαῖς Pi.P.2.85
;πρὸς βωμόν A.Ag.
1298 ; ὑψοῦ π. walk on high, of a king, Pi.O. 1.115 ;π. ἐπάνω ὄφεων Ev.Luc. 10.19
:—[voice] Pass.,οἱ ἔχεις πατηθέντες Porph.Abst. 1.14
.II trans., tread on, tread,πόας τέρεν ἄνθος μάτεισαι Sapph.
l. c.;πορφύρας πατεῖν A.Ag. 957
;δωμάτων πύλας Id.Ch. 732
; χῶρος οὐχ ἁγνὸς πατεῖν holy ground, S.OC37 ; π. τὸν ἁδὺν οἶνον ἀπ' ἀμπέλω tread grapes, Hybrias(Scol. 28.4) ; , cf. Apoc.19.15, Ruf. ap. Orib.5.12.1 ; also, thresh corn,π. τὰ θέρη PFlor. 150.5
(iii A.D.) ;κριθὴν καλῶς πεπατημένην POxy. 988
(iii A.D.) ;π. ἐκ τοῦ χόρτου σπέρματα PFlor.388.5
(ii A.D.).2 walk in, i.e. dwell in, frequent,Λῆμνον πατῶν S.Ph. 1060
;γαῖαν Theoc.18.20
;π. πόντον Opp.C.2.218
;νῶτα ἁλός AP7.532
(Isid.) ; rarely of vehicles,τὰ μὴ πατέουσιν ἅμαξαι Call. Aet. Oxy.2079.25
: metaph., εὐνὰς ἀδελφοῦ π. frequent, A.Ag. 1193 ;ἐμεῖο δέμνιον οὐκ ἐπάτησε Call.Del. 248
; οὐδ' Αἴσωπονπεπάτηκας hast not thumbed Aesop, Ar.Av. 471 ; τὸν Τεισίαν.. πεπάτηκας ἀκριβῶς you have studied him carefully, Pl.Phdr. 273a :—[voice] Pass., to be hackneyed,τῇ ποιητικῇ πεπατῆσθαι Phld.Po.Herc. 1676.10
; πεπατημένος well-worn, trite, ῥήσεις, λόγοι, Ph.2.345, 444, cf. Porph. ap. Eus.PE10.3 ;τὸ πεπατημένον A.D.Pron.45.6
.3 tread under foot, trample on, τινα S.Aj. 1146, Pl.Phdr. 248a, etc. ; ;πόλιν Apoc.11.2
: abs.,πατοῦσι καὶ λακτίζουσι καὶ δάκνουσι Gal.16.562
: metaph., π. κλέος, τιμὰς τὰς θεῶν, A.Ag. 1357, S.Ant. 745 ;τὰ τοῖν θεοῖν ψηφίσματα Ar.V. 377
:—and in [voice] Pass.,τὰ.. δίκαια.. λάγδην πατεῖται S.Fr. 683
, cf. A.Ch. 644 (lyr.), Eu. 110.
См. также в других словарях:
well thumbed — ˌwell ˈthumbed [well thumbed] adjective a well thumbed book has been read many times … Useful english dictionary
well-thumbed — adj a well thumbed book, magazine etc has been used a lot →↑dog eared … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-thumbed — [ ,wel θʌmd ] adjective a well thumbed book or magazine has been read many times … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well-thumbed — well thumbedˈ adjective (of a book) showing marks of much handling or repeated use • • • Main Entry: ↑well … Useful english dictionary
well thumbed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a book) having been read often and bearing marks of frequent handling … English terms dictionary
well-thumbed — adjective Of a book, etc., showing signs of frequent or heavy use; worn; well used. He pulled out a well thumbed dictionary and began searching for a translation … Wiktionary
well-thumbed — adj. Well thumbed is used with these nouns: ↑copy … Collocations dictionary
well-thumbed — ADJ GRADED A book or magazine that is well thumbed is creased and marked because it has been read so often … English dictionary
well-thumbed — adjective a well thumbed book, magazine etc has been used a lot … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
well-thumbed — UK [ˌwel ˈθʌmd] / US adjective a well thumbed book or magazine has been read many times … English dictionary
well-thumbed — /ˈwɛl θʌmd/ (say wel thumd) adjective frequently handled, as of a book. Also, (especially in predicative use), well thumbed /wɛl ˈθʌmd/ (say wel thumd) …