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  • 8 FARA

    go
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    (fer; fór, fórum; farinn), v.
    1) to move, pass along, go;
    gekk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went;
    fara heim (heiman), to go home (from home);
    fara á fund e-s to visit one;
    fjöld ek fór, I travelled much;
    hann sagði, hversu orð fóru með þeim, what words passed between them;
    absol., to go begging (ómagar, er þar eigu at fara í því þingi);
    2) with ‘ferð, leið’ or the like added in acc., gen., or dat.;
    fara leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey (= fara ferðar sinnar or ferða sinna, fara ferð sina, fara för sina, förum sínum);
    fara þessa ferð, to make this journey;
    fara fullum dagleiðum, to travel a full days journeys;
    fara stefnuför, to go a-summoning;
    fara bónorðsför, to go a-wooing;
    fara sigrför, to go on the path of victory, to triumph;
    fara góða för, to make a lucky journey;
    fig., fara ósigr, to be defeated;
    fara mikinn skaða, to suffer great damage;
    fara hneykju, skömm, to incur disgrace;
    fara erendleysu, to fail in one’s errand;
    with the road in acc. (fara fjöll ok dala);
    3) fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode;
    fara eldi ok arni, to move one’s hearth and fire;
    4) fara einn saman, to go alone;
    fara eigi ein saman, to go with child (= fara með barni);
    5) with infin.;
    fara sofa, to go to sleep (allir menn vóru sofa farnir);
    fara vega, to go to fight;
    fara leita, to go seeking (var leita farit);
    6) with an a., etc.;
    fara villr, to go astray;
    fara haltr, to walk lame;
    fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind;
    fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of;
    fara andvígr e-m, to give battle;
    fara leyniliga (leynt), to be kept secret;
    eigi má þetta svá fara, this cannot go on in that way;
    fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means;
    fór þat fjarri, at ek vilda, I was far from desiring it;
    7) to turn out, end;
    fór þat sem líkligt var, it turned out as was likely (viz. ended ill);
    svá fór, at, the end was, that;
    ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess;
    á sómu leið fór um aðra sendimenn, it went the same way with the other messengers;
    8) to fare well, ill;
    biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell;
    9) to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair (ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn; hárit fór vel);
    impers., fór illa á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse;
    10) impers., e-m ferr vel, illa, one behaves or acts well, ill;
    honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter;
    e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way;
    11) fara e-t höndum, to touch with the hands, esp. of a healing touch, = fara höndum um e-t (bið hann fara höndum meinit);
    fara land herskildi, brandi, to visit a land with ‘warshield’, with fire, to ravage or devastate it (gekk síðan á land upp með liði sínu ok fór alit herskildi);
    12) to overtake (Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok gat farit sveininn);
    tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun;
    áðr hana Fenrir fari, before F. overtakes her;
    13) to ill-treat, treat cruelly;
    menn sá ek þá, er mjök höfðu hungri farit hörund, that had chastened their flesh with much fasting;
    14) to put an end to, destroy;
    fara sér (sjálfr), to kill oneself;
    fara lífi (fjörvi) e-s, to deprive one of life;
    þú hefir sigr vegit ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, killed F.;
    15) to forfeit (fara löndum ok lausafé);
    16) refl., farast;
    17) with preps. and advs.:
    fara af klæðum, to take off one’s clothes;
    fara at e-m, to make an attack upon, to assault (eigi mundi í annat sinn vænna at fara at jarlinum);
    fara at e-u, to mind, pay heed to;
    ekki fer ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár (it does not matter to me, I do not care, though);
    to deal with a thing, proceed in a certain way;
    fara at lögum, úlögum, to proceed lawfully, unlawfully;
    fara mjúkliga at, to proceed gently;
    hér skulu við fara at með ráðum, act with, deliberation;
    impers. with dat., to do, behave;
    illa hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly; to go in pusuit (search) of (víkingar nökkurir þeir sem fóru at féföngum);
    fara at fuglaveiðum, to go a-fowling;
    fara at fé, to tend sheep;
    fara á e-n, to come upon one;
    sigu saman augu, þá er dauðinn fór á, when death seized him;
    fara á hæl or hæli, to step back, retreat;
    fara eptir e-m, to follow one;
    fara eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (Snorri goði fór eptir líkinu; fara eptir vatni); to accommodate oneself to, conform to (engi vildi eptir öðrum fara);
    þau orð er eptir fara, the following words;
    fara fram, to go on, take place;
    ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place;
    veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well;
    spyrr, hvat þar fœri fram, he asked, what was going on there;
    fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice;
    allt mun þat sínu fram fara, it will take its own course;
    kváðu þat engu gegna ok fóru sínu fram, took their own way;
    segir honum, hversu þeir fóru fram, how they acted;
    fara e-t fram, to do., perform a thing;
    spyrr hann, hvat nú sé fram faranda, what is to be done;
    fara fyrir e-t, to pass for, be taken for (fari sá fyrir níðing, er);
    fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself;
    fara í e-t, to go into (fara í tunnu);
    fara í sæng, rekkju, to go to bed;
    fara í sess sinn, sæti sitt, to take one’s seat;
    fara í klæði, to put on clothes, dress;
    fara í vápn, brynju, to put on armour;
    fara í lag, to go right or straight again (þá fóru brýnn hans í lag);
    fara í vöxt, to increase;
    fara í þurð, to wane;
    fara í hernað, víking, to go a-freebooting;
    nú ferr í úvænt efni, now matters look hopeless;
    to happen, occur (alit þat, er í hafði farit um nóttina);
    fara með e-t, to wield handle, manage;
    fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded (the spear) Gungnir;
    fara með goðorð, to hold a goðorð;
    fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit;
    to practice, deal in;
    fara með rán, to deal in robbery;
    fara með spott ok háð, to go scoffing and mocking;
    fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, to practice sorcery;
    to deal with, treat, handle (þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara);
    fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret;
    fara með e-m, to go with one, follow one (ek skal með yðr fara með allan minn styrk);
    fara með e-u, to do (so and so) with a thing, to deal with, manage;
    hvernig þeir skyldu fara með vápnum sínum, what they were to do with their weapons;
    sá maðr, er með arfinum ferr, who manages the inheritance;
    fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case;
    fara vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well;
    undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, these monks behave strangely;
    fara með barni, to go with child;
    impers., ferr með þeim heldr fáliga, they are on indifferent terms;
    fara ór landi, to leave the country;
    fara ór klæðum, fötum, to take off one’s clothes, undress;
    fara saman, to go together; to shake, shudder;
    fór en forna fold öll saman, shivered all through;
    to concur, agree (hversu má þat saman f);
    fara til svefns, to go to sleep (= fara at sofa);
    fara um e-t, to travel over (fara um fjall);
    fara höndum um e-n, to stroke or touch one with the hands (hann fór höndum um þá, er sjúkir vóru);
    fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject;
    fara myrkt um e-t, to keep a matter dark;
    fara undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing), to decline, refuse (hvat berr til, at þú ferr undan at gera mér veizluna);
    borð fara upp, the tables are removed;
    fara út, to go from Norway to Iceland; to come to a close, run out (fóru svá út þessir fimm vetr);
    fara útan, to go abroad (from Iceland);
    fara við e-n, to treat one, deal with one in a certain way;
    margs á, ek minnast, hve við mik fóruð, I have many things to remember of your dealings with me;
    fara yfir e-t, to go through;
    nú er yfir farit um landnám, now an account of the settlements has been given;
    skjótt yfir at fara, to be brief.
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    pret. fóra, 2nd pers. fórt, mod. fórst, pl. fóru; pres. ferr, 2nd pers. ferr, in mod. pronunciation ferð; pret. subj. færa; imperat. far and farðu (= far þú); sup. farit; part. farinn; with the suffixed neg. fór-a, Am. 45; farið-a ( depart not), Hkr. i. 115 MS. (in a verse). [In the Icel. scarcely any other verb is in so freq. use as fara, as it denotes any motion; not so in other Teut. idioms; in Ulf. faran is only used once, viz. Luke x. 7; Goth. farjan means to sail, and this seems to be the original sense of fara (vide far); A. S. faran; the Germ. fahren and Engl. fare are used in a limited sense; in the Engl. Bible this word never occurs (Cruden); Swed. fara; Dan. fare.]
    A. NEUT. to go, fare, travel, in the widest sense; gékk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went, Hkr. i. 100; né ek flý þó ek ferr, I fly not though I fare, Edda (in a verse); létt er lauss at fara (a proverb), Sl. 37: the saying, verðr hverr með sjálfum sér lengst at fara, Gísl. 25; cp. ‘dass von sich selbst der Mensch nicht scheiden kann’ (Göthe’s Tasso), or the Lat. ‘patriae quis exul se quoque fugit?’ usually in the sense to go, to depart, heill þú farir, heill þú aptr komir, Vþm. 4; but also to come, far þú hingat til mín, come here, Nj. 2.
    2. to travel, go forth or through, pass, or the like; þú skalt fara í Kirkjubæ, Nj. 74; fara ór landi, to fare forth from one’s country, Fms. v. 24; kjóll ferr austan, Vsp. 51; Surtr ferr sunnan, 52; snjór var mikill, ok íllt at fara, and ill to pass, Fms. ix. 491; fóru þeir út eptir ánni, Eg. 81; siðan fór Egill fram með skóginum, 531; þeim sem hann vildi at færi … Njáll hét at fara, Nj. 49; fara munu vér, Eg. 579; Egill fór til þess er hann kom til Álfs. 577, Fms. xi. 122; fara þeir nú af melinum á sléttuna. Eg. 747; fara heiman, to fare forth from one’s home, K. Þ. K. 6; alls mik fara tíðir, Vþm. 1; fjölð ek fór, far I fared, i. e. travelled far, 3: the phrase, fara utan, to fare outwards, go abroad (from Iceland), passim; fara vestr um haf, to fare westward over the sea, i. e. to the British Isles, Hkr. i. 101; fara á fund e-s, to visit one, Ld. 62; fara at heimboði, to go to a feast, id.; fara fæti, to fare a-foot, go walking, Hkr.; absol. fara, to travel, beg, hence föru-maðr, a vagrant, beggar; in olden times the poor went their rounds from house to house within a certain district, cp. Grág. i. 85; ómagar er þar eigu at fara í því þingi eðr um þau þing, id.; ómagar skolu fara, 119; omegð þá er þar ferr, 296: in mod. usage, fara um and um-ferð, begging, going round.
    β. with prep.: fara at e-m, to make an inroad upon one, Nj. 93, 94, 102 (cp. at-för); fara á e-n, to mount, e. g. fara á bak, to mount on horseback; metaph., dauðinn fór á, death seized him, Fms. xi. 150; f. saman, to go together, Edda 121, Grág. ii. 256; f. saman also means to shudder. Germ. zusammenfahren, Hým. 24: metaph. to concur, agree, hversu má þat saman f., Nj. 192; þeim þótti þat mjök saman f., Fms. iv. 382; fara á hæl, or á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. step back. retreat, xi. 278, Eg. 296; fara undan, metaph. to excuse oneself, refuse (v. undan), Nj. 23, Fms. x. 227; fara fyrir, to proceed; fara eptir, to follow.
    3. with ferð, leið or the like added, in acc. or gen. to go one’s way; fara leiðar sinnar, to proceed on one’s journey, Eg. 81, 477, Fms. i. 10, Grág. ii. 119; fara ferðar sinnar, or ferða sinna, id.. Eg. 180, Fms. iv. 125; fara derð sina, id.. Eg. 568; fara förum sínum, or för sinní, id., K. Þ. K. 80, 90; fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; fara fullum dagleiðum, to go full days-journeys, Grág. i. 91; or in a more special sense, fara þessa ferð, to make this journey, Fas. ii. 117; f. stefnu-för, to go a-summoning; f. bónorðs-för, to go a-courting, Nj. 148; f. sigr-för, to go on the way of victory, to triumph, Eg. 21; fara sendi-för, to go on a message, 540.
    β. in a metaph. sense; fara hneykju-för, to be shamefully beaten, Hrafn. 19 (MS.); fara ósigr, to be defeated, Eg. 287; fara mikinn skaða, to ‘fare’ (i. e. suffer) great damage, Karl. 43; fara því verrum förum, fara skömm, hneykju, erendleysu, úsæmð, to get the worst of it, Fms. viii. 125.
    4. with the road in acc.; hann fór Vánar-skarð, Landn. 226; f. sjó-veg, land-veg, K. Þ. K. 24; fór mörg lönd ok stórar merkr, Fas. ii. 540; fara sömu leið, Fms. i. 70; f. sama veg, Luke x. 31; f. fjöll ok dala, Barl. 104; fara út-leið, þjóð-leið, Fms. iv. 260; also, fara um veg, fara um fjall, to cross a fell, Hm. 3; fara liði, to march, Fms. i. 110.
    II. in a more indefinite sense, to go; fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode, Ld. 56, Hkr. ii. 177, Nj. 151, Vigl. 30; fara búferla, to more one’s household, Grág. ii. 409; fara vöflunarförum, to go a-begging, i. 163, 294, ii. 482.
    2. the phrases, fara eldi ok arni, a law term, to move one’s hearth and fire. Grág. ii. 253; fara eldi um land, a heathen rite for taking possession of land, defined in Landn. 276. cp. Eb. 8, Landn. 189, 284.
    3. fara einn-saman, to be alone. Grág. ii. 9; the phrase, f. eigi einn-saman, to be not alone, i. e. with child, Fms. iii. 109; or, fór hón með svein þann, Bs. i. 437; cp. ganga með barni.
    4. adding an adj., to denote gait, pace, or the like; fara snúðigt, to stride haughtily, Nj. 100; fara mikinn, to rush on, 143; fara flatt, to fall flat, tumble, Bárð. 177; fara hægt, to walk slowly.
    β. fara til svefns, to go to sleep, Nj. 35; f. í sæti sitt, to go to one’s seat, 129; f. í sess, Vþm. 9; f. á bekk, 19; fara á sæng, to go to bed, N. G. L. i. 30; fara í rúmið, id. (mod.); fara í mannjöfnuð, Ísl. ii. 214; fara í lag, to be put straight, Eg. 306; fara í vöxt, to wax, increase, Fms. ix. 430, Al. 141; fara í þurð, to wane, Ld. 122, l. 1 (MS.); fara í úefni, to go to the wrong side, Sturl. iii. 210; fara at skakka, to be odd ( not even). Sturl. ii. 258; fara at sölum, to be put out for sale, Grág. ii. 204.
    5. fara at fuglum, to go a-fowling, Orkn. (in a verse); fara at fugla-veiðum, id., Bb. 3. 36; fara í hernað, í víking, to go a-freebooting, Fms. i. 33, Landn. 31; fara at fé, to watch sheep, Ld. 240; fara at fé-föngum, to go a-fetching booty, Fms. vii. 78.
    β. with infin., denoting one’s ‘doing’ or ‘being;’ fara sofa, to go to sleep, Eg. 377; fara vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 54, Gm. 23; fara at róa, Vígl. 22; fara leita, to go seeking, Fms. x. 240; fara að búa, to set up a household, Bb. 2. 6; fara að hátta, to go to bed.
    γ. akin to this is the mod. use of fara with an infin. following in the sense to begin, as in the East Angl. counties of Engl. it ‘fares’ to …, i. e. it begins, is likely to be or to do so and so; það fer að birta, það er farit að dimma, it ‘fares’ to grow dark; það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares’ to blow; fer að rigna, it ‘fares’ to rain. etc.:—no instance of this usage is recorded in old Icel., but the Engl. usage shews that it must be old.
    δ. with an adj. etc.; fara villr, to go astray, Sks. 565; fara haltr, to go lame, Fms. x. 420; fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind, 264; fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself, Eb. 270; fara apr, to feel chilly, Fms. vi. 237 (in a verse); fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of, Skálda 187 (in a verse); fara andvígr e-m, to give battle, Stor. 8; fara leyniliga, to go secretly, be kept hidden, Nj. 49.
    6. to pass; fór sú skipan til Íslands, Fms. x. 23; fara þessi mál til þings, Nj. 100; hversu orð fóru með þeim, how words passed between them, 90; fóru þau orð um, the runner went abroad, Fms. i. 12; ferr orð er um munn líðr (a saying), iv. 279; þá fór ferligt úorðan, a bad report went abroad, Hom. 115.
    7. fara fram, to go on, take place; ferr þetta fram, Ld. 258; ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place, K. Þ. K. 64; ferr svá fram, and so things went on without a break, Nj. 11, Eg. 711; veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well, Nj. 11, 51; spyrr hvat þar færi fram, he asked what there was going on. Band. 17; fór allt á sömu leið sem fyrr, it went on all the same as before, Fms. iv. 112; fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice, Nj. 5, 66, Fms. vii. 318; allt mun þat sínu fram f., it will take its own course, Nj. 259; nú er því ferr fram um hríð, it went on so for a while, Fms. xi. 108; a law term, to be produced, gögn fara fram til varnar, Grág. i. 65; dómar fara út, the court is set (vide dómr), Grág., Nj., passim.
    8. borð fara upp brott, the tables are removed (vide borð), Eg. 247, 551; eigi má þetta svá f., this cannot go on in that way, Nj. 87; fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means, 134; fór þat fjarri at ek vilda, Ld. 12; fór þat ok svá til, and so if came to pass, Fms. x. 212.
    9. to turn out, end; hversu ætlar þú fara hesta-atið, Nj. 90; fór þat sem likligt var, it turned out as was likely (i. e. ended ill). Eg. 46; svá fór, at …, the end was, that …, Grett. 81 new Ed.; ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess, Dropl. 30, Vígl. 21; ef svá ferr sem mín orð horfa til, Fms. v. 24; ef svá ferr sem mik varir, if it comes to pass as it seems to me, vi. 350; svá fór um sjóferð þá, Bjarni 202; á sömu leið fór um aðra sendi-menn, Eg. 537; to depart, die, þar fór nýtr maðr, Fs. 39; fara danða-yrði, to pass the death-weird, to die, Ýt. 8.
    10. to fare well, ill, in addressing; fari þér vel, fare ye well, Nj. 7; biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell, Eg. 22, Ld. 62; far heill ok sæll, Fms. vii. 197: in a bad sense, far þú nú þar, ill betide thee! Hbl. 60; far (impers.) manna armastr, Eg. 553; Jökull bað hann fara bræla armastan, Finnb. 306; fari þér í svá gramendr allir, Dropl. 23.
    11. fara í fat, í brynju (acc.), etc., to dress, undress; but fara ór fötum (dat.), to undress, Fms. x. 16, xi. 132, vii. 202, Nj. 143, Gh. 16, etc.
    III. metaph.,
    1. to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair, or the like; ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn, Fas. ii. 343; hárið fór vel, Nj. 30; jarpr á hár ok fór vel hárit, Fms. ii. 7; gult hár sem silki ok fór fagrliga, vi. 438, Fs. 88; klæði sem bezt farandi, Eb. 256; var sú konan bezt f., the most graceful, lady-like, Ísl. ii. 438; fór ílla á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse, Bs. i. 712.
    2. impers. it goes so and so with one, i. e. one behaves so and so: e-m ferr vel, ílla, etc., one behaves well, ill, etc.; honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter, Nj. 210; bezta ferr þér, Fms. vii. 33; vel mun þér fara, Nj. 55; at honum fari vel, 64; þer hefir vel farit til mín, Finnb. 238; e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way, Nj. 217; ferr þér þá bezt jafnan ok höfðinglegast er mest liggr við, 228; mun honum nokkurn veg vel f., Hrafn. 10; údrengiliga hefir þér farit til vár, Ld. 48; ferr þér illa, Nj. 57; hversu Gunnari fór, how ( well) G. behaved, 119.
    3. fara at e-u, to deal with a thing (i. e. proceed) so and so; svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with, Grág. i. 323; svá skal at því f. at beiða …, 7; fara at lögum, or úlögum at e-u, to proceed lawfully or unlawfully, 126; hversu at skyldi f., how they were to proceed, Nj. 114; fara mjúklega at, to proceed gently, Fms. vii. 18; hér skulu vér f. at með ráðum, to act with deliberation, Eg. 582; Flosi fór at öngu óðara ( took matters calmly), en hann væri heima, Nj. 220.
    β. impers. with dat., to do, behave; ílla hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly, Hrafn. 8; veit Guð hversu hverjum manni mun at f., Fms. x. 212: in mod. phrases, to become, ironically, þér ferr það, or þér ferst það, it becomes thee, i. e. ‘tis too bad of thee.
    γ. hví ferr konungrinn nú svá (viz. at), Fms. i. 35; er slíkt úsæmiliga farit, so shamefully done, Nj. 82; hér ferr vænt at, here things go merrily, 232; karlmannliga er farit, manfully done, 144.
    δ. to mind, care about; ekki ferr ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár, it does not matter to me, I do not care, though …, Nj. 18; ekki munu vit at því fara ( never mind that), segir Helgi, 133.
    ε. fara eptir, to be in proportion; hér eptir fór vöxtr ok afl, his strength and stature were in proportion, Clar.
    4. fara með e-t, to wield, handle, manage; fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded Gungni ( the spear), Kormak; f. með Gríðar-völ, to wield the staff G., Þd. 9: as a law term, to wield, possess; fara með goðorð, to keep a goðorð, esp. during the session of parliament, Dropl. 8, Grág. and Nj. passim; fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit, Grág., Nj.; or, fara við sök, id., Nj. 86.
    β. metaph. to practise, deal in; fara með rán, to deal in robbing, Nj. 73; fara með spott ok háð, to go sporting and mocking, 66; f. með fals ok dár, Pass. 16. 5; fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, K. Þ. K. 76; f. með hindr-vitni, Grett. 111; cp. the phrase, farðu ekki með það, don’t talk such nonsense.
    γ. to deal with, treat, handle; þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara, thou wilt deal with him most kindly and most gently, Nj. 219; fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret, id.; Ingimundr fór vel með sögum (better than sögur, acc.), Ing. dealt well with stories, was a good historian. Sturl. i. 9.
    δ. with dat.; fara með e-u, to do so and so with a thing, manage it; hversu þeir skyldi fara með vápnum sínum, how they were to do with their weapons, Fms. ix. 509; sá maðr er með arfinum ferr, who manages the arfr, Grág. i. 217; ef þeir fara annan veg með því fé, 216; fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case, 46; meðan hann ferr svá með sem mælt er, 93; Gunnarr fór með öllu ( acted in all) sem honum var ráð til kennt, Nj. 100; ef svá er með farit, Ld. 152; f. vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well, behave well, Eg. 65; Hrafn fór með sér vel, H. bore himself well, Fms. vi. 109; undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, they behave strangely, 188; við förum kynlega með okkrum málum, Nj. 130; vant þyki mér með slíku at fara, difficult matters to have to do with, 75; f. málum á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one, Ld. 138; fara sókn ( to proceed) sem at þingadómi, Grág. i. 463; fara svá öllu máli um sem …, 40, ii. 348; fara með hlátri ok gapi, to go laughing and scoffing, Nj. 220; cp. β above.
    IV. fara um, yfir e-t, to pass over slightly; nú er yfir farit um landnám, shortly told, touched upon, Landn. 320; skjótt yfir at f., to be brief, 656 A. 12; fara myrkt um e-t, to mystify a thing, Ld. 322; fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject, Fbr. 124, Nj. 248, Fms. ix. 264.
    β. in the phrase, fara höndum um e-t, to go with the hands about a thing, to touch it, Germ. befühlen, esp. medic. of a healing touch; jafnan fengu menn heilsubót af handlögum hans, af því er hann fór höndum um þá er sjúkir vóru, Játv. 24; ok pá fór hann höndum um hann, Bs. i. 644; þá lét Arnoddr fara aðra höndina um hann, ok fann at hann var berfættr ok í línklæðum. Dropl. 30; cp. fóru hendr hvítar hennar um þessar görvar, Fas. i. 248 (in a verse): note the curious mod. phrase, það fer að fara um mig, I began to feel uneasy, as from a cold touch or the like.
    γ. impers. with dat.; eigi ferr þér nær Gunnari, en Merði mundi við þik, thou camest not nearer to G. than Mord would to thee, i. e. thou art just as far from being a match for G. as Mord is to thee, Nj. 37; þá ferr honum sem öðrum, it came to pass with him as with others, 172; þá mun mér first um fara, I shall fall much short of that, Fms. vi. 362; því betr er þeim ferr öllum verr at, the worse they fare the better I am pleased, Nj. 217.
    V. reflex., esp. of a journey, to fare well; fórsk þeim vel, they fared well, Eg. 392, Fms. xi. 22; honum fersk vel vegrinn, he proceeded well on his journey, ii. 81; hafði allt farizt vel at, all had fared well, they had had a prosperous journey, Íb. 10; fórsk þeim þá seint um daginn, they proceeded slowly, Eg. 544; mönnum fórsk eigi vel um fenit, Fms. vii. 149; hversu þeim hafði farizk, Nj. 90; at þeim færisk vel, Ísl. ii. 343, 208, v. l.: the phrase, hamri fórsk í hægri hönd, he grasped the hammer in his right hand, Bragi; farask lönd undir, to subdue lands, Hkr. i. 134, v. l. (in a verse).
    2. recipr., farask hjá, to go beside one another, miss one another, pass without meeting, Nj. 9; farask á mis, id., farask í móti, to march against one another, of two hosts; þat bar svá til at hvárigir vissu til annarra ok fórusk þó í móti, Fms. viii. 63, x. 46, Fas. ii. 515.
    VI. part.,
    1. act., koma farandi, to come of a sudden or by chance; þá kómu hjarðsveinar þar at farandi, some shepherds just came, Eg. 380; Moses kom farandi til fólksins, Sks. 574; koma inn farandi, 369, Fbr. 25.
    2. pass. farinn, in the phrase, á förnum vegi, on ‘wayfaring,’ i. e. in travelling, passing by; finna e-n á förnum vegi, Nj. 258, K. Þ. K. 6; kveðja fjárins á förnum vegi, Grág. i. 403; also, fara um farinn veg, to pass on one’s journey; of the sun. sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advanced, i. e. early in the morning, Fms. xi. 267, viii. 146; þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and sun high in the sky, Eg. 219; also impers., sól (dat.) var skamt farit, Úlf. 4. 10: the phrase, aldri farinn, stricken in years, Sturl. i. 212; vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured, Ld. 274; vel at orði farinn, well spoken, eloquent, Fms. xi. 193; mod., vel orði, máli farinn, and so Ld. 122; gone, þar eru baugar farnir, Grág. ii. 172; þó fætrnir sé farnir, Fas. iii. 308.
    β. impers. in the phrase, e-m er þannig farit, one is so and so; veðri var þannig farit, at …, the winter was such, that …, Fms. xi. 34; veðri var svá farit at myrkt var um at litask, i. e. the weather was gloomy, Grett. 111; hversu landinu er farit, what is the condition of the country, Sks. 181; henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng …, ( the island) is so shapen, that it is large and long, Hkr. ii. 188; er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkari, our ill-luck is not of one piece, Nj. 183: metaph. of state, disposition, character, er hánum vel farit, he is a well-favoured man, 15; undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men, 154; honum var svá farit, at hann var vesal-menni, Boll. 352: adding the prepp. at, til, þeim var úlíkt farit at í mörgu, they were at variance in many respects, Hkr. iii. 97; nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered, Nj. 226; nú er svá til farit, at ek vil …, now the case is, that I wish …, Eg. 714; hér er þannig til farit, … at leiðin, 582; þar var þannig til farit, Fms. xi. 34. ☞ Hence comes the mod. form varið (v instead of f), which also occurs in MSS. of the 15th century—veðri var svá varit, Sd. 181; ér honum vel varið, Lv. 80, Ld. 266, v. l.; svá er til varið, Sks. 223, 224,—all of them paper MSS. The phrase, e-m er nær farit, one is pressed; svá var honum nær farit af öllu samt, vökum ok föstu, he was nearly overcome from want of sleep and fasting.
    B. TRANS.
    I. with acc.:
    1. to visit; fara land herskildi, brandi, etc., to visit a land with ‘war-shield,’ fire, etc., i. e. devastate it; gékk siðan á land upp með liði sínu, ok fór allt herskildi, Fms. i. 131; land þetta mundi herskildi farit, ok leggjask undir útlenda höfðingja, iv. 357; (hann) lét Halland farit brandi, vii. 4 (in a verse); hann fór lvist eldi, 41 (in a verse); hann hefir farit öll eylönd brandi, 46 (in a verse); fara hungri hörund, to emaciate the body, of an ascetic, Sl. 71.
    2. to overtake, with acc.; hann gat ekki farit hann, he could not overtake ( catch) him, 623. 17; tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun, Rb. 116; áðr hana Fenrir fari, before Fenrir overtakes her, Vþm. 46, 47; knegut oss fálur fara, ye witches cannot take us, Hkv. Hjörv. 13; hann gat farit fjóra menn af liði Steinólfs, ok drap þá alla, … hann gat farit þá hjá Steinólfsdal, Gullþ. 29; hann reið eptir þeim, ok gat farit þá út hjá Svelgsá, milli ok Hóla, Eb. 180; Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok getr farit sveininn, Ld. 242; viku þeir þá enn undan sem skjótast svá at Danir gátu eigi farit þá, Fms. (Knytl. S.) xi. 377 (MS., in the Ed. wrongly altered to náð þeim); hérinn hljóp undan, ok gátu hundarnir ekki farit hann (Ed. fráit wrongly), Fas. iii. 374; ok renna allir eptir þeim manni er víg vakti, … ok verðr hann farinn, Gþl. 146: cp. the phrase, vera farinn, to dwell, live, to be found here and there; þótt hann sé firr um farinn, Hm. 33.
    II. with dat. to destroy, make to perish; f. sér, to make away with oneself; kona hans fór sér í dísar-sal, she killed herself, Fas. i. 527; hón varð stygg ok vildi fara sér, Landn. (Hb.) 55; ef þér gangit fyrir hamra ofan ok farit yðr sjálfir, Fms. viii. 53; hví ætla menn at hann mundi vilja f. sér sjálfr, iii. 59; fara lífi, fjörvi, öndu, id.; skal hann heldr eta, en fara öndu sinni, than starve oneself to death, K. Þ. K. 130; ok verðr þá þínu fjörvi um farit, Lv. 57, Ýt. 20, Fas. i. 426 (in a verse), cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 13; mínu fjörvi at fara, Fm. 5; þú hefir sigr vegit, ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, 23; farit hafði hann allri ætt Geirmímis, Hkv. 1. 14; ok létu hans fjörvi farit, Sól. 22; hann hafði farit mörgum manni, O. H. L. 11.
    β. to forfeit; fara sýknu sinni, Grág. i. 98; fara löndum ok lausafé, ii. 167.
    2. reflex. to perish (but esp. freq. in the sense to be drowned, perish in the sea); farask af sulti, to die of hunger, Fms. ii. 226; fellr fjöldi manns í díkit ok farask þar, v. 281; fórusk sex hundruð Vinda skipa, xi. 369; alls fórusk níu menn, Ísl. ii. 385; mun heimr farask, Eluc. 43; þá er himin ok jörð hefir farisk, Edda 12; farask af hita, mæði, Fms. ix. 47; fórsk þar byrðingrinn, 307; hvar þess er menn farask, Grág. i. 219; heldr enn at fólk Guðs farisk af mínum völdum, Sks. 732: of cattle, ef fé hins hefir troðisk eðr farisk á þá lund sem nú var tínt, Grág. ii. 286.
    β. metaph., fersk nú vinátta ykkur, your friendship is done with, Band. 12.
    γ. the phrase, farask fyrir, to come to naught, Nj. 131; at síðr mun fyrir farask nokkut stórræði, Ísl. ii. 340; en fyrir fórusk málagjöldin af konungi, the payment never took place, Fms. v. 278; lét ek þetta verk fyrir farask, vii. 158; þá mun þat fyrir farask, Fs. 20; en fyrir fórsk þat þó þau misseri, Sd. 150: in mod. usage (N. T.), to perish.
    δ. in act. rarely, and perhaps only a misspelling: frá því er féit fór (fórsk better), K. Þ. K. 132; fóru (better fórusk, were drowned) margir Íslenzkir menn, Bs. i. 436.
    3. part. farinn, as adj. gone, undone; nú eru vér farnir, nema …, Lv. 83; hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his game was almost lost, Fas. i. 523; þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Tróju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone, Ver. 36; tungl farit, a ‘dead moon,’ i. e. new moon, Rb. 34; farinn af sulti ok mæði, Fms. viii. 53; farinn at e-u, ruined in a thing, having lost it; farnir at hamingju, luckless, iv. 73; f. at vistum, xi. 33; f. at lausa-fé;. iii. 117: in some cases uncertain whether the participle does not belong to A.

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  • 9 Schwein

    n; -(e)s, -e
    1. ZOOL. pig, bes. Am. auch hog; (Sau) sow; Fleisch: pork; Cordon Bleu etc. vom Schwein GASTR. pork cordon bleu etc.; wie ein Schwein bluten umg. bleed like a stuck pig; er isst / benimmt sich wie ein Schwein pej. he eats / behaves like a pig; ich sah aus wie ein Schwein umg. I looked like some filthy tramp
    2. umg., pej. (schmutziger Kerl) (filthy) pig; (Lump) swine, bastard Sl.; kein Schwein not a (blessed) soul; kein Schwein hat mir geholfen auch nobody lifted a finger to help me; das glaubt dir doch kein Schwein you don’t think anyone’s going to buy that, do you?; wahrscheinlich guckt wieder kein Schwein I don’t suppose a single person will watch; armes Schwein poor wretch ( oder bastard), Brit. Sl. auch poor sod; faules Schwein lazy bastard, foul swine
    3. Schwein haben umg. be lucky ( oder in luck); da hast du aber Schwein gehabt! talk about luck!
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    das Schwein
    pig; hog; swine; pork
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    [ʃvain]
    nt -s, -e
    1) pig, hog (US); (Fleisch) pork

    sich wie die Schwéíne benehmen (inf)to behave like pigs (inf)

    bluten wie ein Schwéín (inf)to bleed like a stuck pig

    mit jdm (zusammen) Schwéíne gehütet haben (hum inf)to be on familiar terms (with sb)

    ich glaub, mein Schwéín pfeift! (dated sl)blow me down! (dated inf), well kiss my ass! (US sl)

    2) (inf Mensch) pig (inf), swine; (= Schweinehund) swine (inf), bastard (sl)

    ein armes/faules Schwéín — a poor/lazy sod (Brit sl) or bastard (sl)

    kein Schwéín — nobody, not one single person

    3)

    no pl (inf: = Glück) Schwéín haben — to be lucky

    Schwéín gehabt! — that's a stroke of luck

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    das
    1) ((especially American) a pig.) hog
    2) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) pig
    3) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) pig
    4) ((plural swine) an old word for a pig.) swine
    5) ((plural swines) an offensive word for a person who behaves in a cruel or disgusting way towards others.) swine
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    <-s, -e>
    [ʃvain]
    nt
    1. ZOOL pig
    2. kein pl KOCHK (fam: Schweinefleisch) pork no indef art, no pl
    3. (pej fam: gemeiner Kerl) swine esp dated, bastard fam
    4. (fam: unsauberer Mensch) pig fam
    5. (fam: obszöner Mensch) lewd person, dirty bugger BRIT fam!
    [ein] armes \Schwein (fam) [a] poor devil [or BRIT fam! sod
    7.
    wie ein \Schwein bluten (fam) to bleed like a [stuck] pig
    faules \Schwein (fam) lazy devil [or BRIT fam! sod]
    ein \Schwein haben (fam) to be a lucky devil [or BRIT fam! sod]
    [großes] \Schwein haben (fam) to be lucky
    kein \Schwein (fam) nobody, not a [damn fam] soul
    wie die \Schweine (fam) like pigs fam
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    das; Schwein[e]s, Schweine
    1) pig
    2) o. Pl. (Fleisch) pork
    3) (salopp abwertend) (gemeiner Mensch) swine; (Schmutzfink) dirty or mucky devil (coll.); mucky pig (coll.)
    4) (salopp): (Mensch)

    kein Schwein war dathere wasn't a bloody (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn soul there

    5) (ugs.): (Glück)

    [großes] Schwein haben — have a [big] stroke of luck; (davonkommen) get away with it (coll.)

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    Schwein n; -(e)s, -e
    1. ZOOL pig, besonders US auch hog; (Sau) sow; Fleisch: pork;
    vom Schwein GASTR pork cordon bleu etc;
    wie ein Schwein bluten umg bleed like a stuck pig;
    er isst/benimmt sich wie ein Schwein pej he eats/behaves like a pig;
    ich sah aus wie ein Schwein umg I looked like some filthy tramp
    2. umg, pej (schmutziger Kerl) (filthy) pig; (Lump) swine, bastard sl;
    kein Schwein not a (blessed) soul;
    kein Schwein hat mir geholfen auch nobody lifted a finger to help me;
    das glaubt dir doch kein Schwein you don’t think anyone’s going to buy that, do you?;
    wahrscheinlich guckt wieder kein Schwein I don’t suppose a single person will watch;
    armes Schwein poor wretch ( oder bastard), Br sl auch poor sod;
    faules Schwein lazy bastard, foul swine
    3.
    Schwein haben umg be lucky ( oder in luck);
    da hast du aber Schwein gehabt! talk about luck!
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    das; Schwein[e]s, Schweine
    1) pig
    2) o. Pl. (Fleisch) pork
    3) (salopp abwertend) (gemeiner Mensch) swine; (Schmutzfink) dirty or mucky devil (coll.); mucky pig (coll.)
    4) (salopp): (Mensch)

    kein Schwein war dathere wasn't a bloody (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn soul there

    5) (ugs.): (Glück)

    [großes] Schwein haben — have a [big] stroke of luck; (davonkommen) get away with it (coll.)

    * * *
    -e n.
    hog (US) n.
    pig n.
    razorback n.
    swine n.

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  • 10 comportarse

    1 (portarse) to behave
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    comportarse como es debido — to behave properly, conduct o.s. in a proper fashion frm

    comportarse mal — to misbehave, behave badly

    * * *
    = behave, conduct + Reflexivo.
    Ex. Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    ----
    * comportarse + Adverbio = engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.
    * comportarse como borregos = behave like + sheep.
    * comportarse como se espera = be a sport.
    * comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.
    * comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.
    * comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.
    * comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.
    * comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.
    * comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.
    * * *
    = behave, conduct + Reflexivo.

    Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.

    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    * comportarse + Adverbio = engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.
    * comportarse como borregos = behave like + sheep.
    * comportarse como se espera = be a sport.
    * comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.
    * comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.
    * comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.
    * comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.
    * comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.
    * comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

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    comportarse ( conjugate comportarse) verbo pronominal
    to behave;

    ■comportarse verbo reflexivo to behave
    comportarse como es debido, to behave properly
    comportarse mal, to misbehave

    ' comportarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ir
    - saber
    - manejar
    - portar
    - propiedad
    - sencillez
    English:
    act
    - amusing
    - behave
    - clean up
    - conduct
    - disgusting
    - naturally
    - oddly
    - rampage
    - wildly
    - finishing
    - social
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    vpr
    to behave;
    comportarse bien to behave (oneself);
    comportarse mal to behave badly, to misbehave;
    se comporta como una madre she acts o behaves like a mother;
    compórtate o tendré que castigarte behave yourself or I'll have to punish you
    * * *
    v/r behave
    * * *
    : to behave, to conduct oneself
    * * *
    comportarse vb to behave / to act
    comportarse mal to behave badly / to misbehave

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  • 11 peor

    adj.
    worse.
    he visto cosas peores I've seen worse
    adv.
    1 worse.
    ahora veo peor I see worse now
    ¿qué tal las vacaciones? — peor imposible how were your holidays? — they couldn't have been worse
    peor para ti/él/etc. that's your/his/etc problem
    peor que peor so much the worse
    2 worst.
    el que lo hizo peor the one who did it (the) worst
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    \
    peor es nada it's better than nothing
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    1. adv. 2. adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [comparativo de malo] [producto, resultado, situación] worse; [oferta] lower; [calidad] poorer

    ir a peor — to get worse

    y lo que es peor — and what's worse

    peor es nada LAm it's better than nothing

    tanto 3., 2)
    2) [superlativo de malo] worst

    en el peor de los casosif the worst comes to the worst

    lo peor, lo peor de todo es que no podemos hacer nada — the worst thing is that there is nothing we can do

    la peor partethe worst part

    2. ADV
    1) [comparativo de mal] worse

    si no le gusta, peor para él — if he doesn't like it, that's his loss o that's just too bad

    mal 1., 6), mejor 2., 1)
    2) [superlativo de mal] worst

    ¿quién es el que lo hace peor de los tres? — who does it worst out of the three?, which of the three does it worst?

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de malo) <producto/película/profesor> worse; < calidad> poorer

    pues peor para élthat's his loss

    y si vienen los dos, tanto peor or peor que peor — and it'll be even worse if the two of them come

    b) ( comparativo de mal) worse
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de malo) ( entre dos)worse; ( entre varios) worst

    lo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...

    los enfermos que estaban peor or peores — the patients who were most seriously ill

    son los que están peor or peores de dinero — they're the worst off (for money)

    II
    1) ( comparativo de mal) worse

    cuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves

    2) ( superlativo de mal) worst
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la peor — ( de dos) the worse; ( de varios) the worst

    * * *
    = worse off, worse, not-so-good, low-end, losingest.
    Ex. Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.
    Ex. There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
    Ex. The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
    Ex. Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
    Ex. Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.
    ----
    * aun peor = worse, worse still, even worse, worse still.
    * cada vez peor = worsening.
    * de lo peor = at + Posesivo + very worst, at + Posesivo + worst.
    * de los peores = low-end.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.
    * esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.
    * ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * mucho peor = far worse.
    * peor afectado = worst-hit.
    * peor aun = even worse.
    * peor caso, el = worst case, the.
    * peor... de, el = worst... in, the.
    * peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.
    * peor económicamente = worst off.
    * peor aun = worse still.
    * Posesivo + peor enemigo = Posesivo + worst enemy.
    * prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.
    * sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.
    * salir peor = be a little worse off.
    * ser peor que = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably.
    * y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de malo) <producto/película/profesor> worse; < calidad> poorer

    pues peor para élthat's his loss

    y si vienen los dos, tanto peor or peor que peor — and it'll be even worse if the two of them come

    b) ( comparativo de mal) worse
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de malo) ( entre dos)worse; ( entre varios) worst

    lo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...

    los enfermos que estaban peor or peores — the patients who were most seriously ill

    son los que están peor or peores de dinero — they're the worst off (for money)

    II
    1) ( comparativo de mal) worse

    cuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves

    2) ( superlativo de mal) worst
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la peor — ( de dos) the worse; ( de varios) the worst

    * * *
    = worse off, worse, not-so-good, low-end, losingest.

    Ex: Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.

    Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
    Ex: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
    Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
    Ex: Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.
    * aun peor = worse, worse still, even worse, worse still.
    * cada vez peor = worsening.
    * de lo peor = at + Posesivo + very worst, at + Posesivo + worst.
    * de los peores = low-end.
    * de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.
    * esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.
    * ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * mucho peor = far worse.
    * peor afectado = worst-hit.
    * peor aun = even worse.
    * peor caso, el = worst case, the.
    * peor... de, el = worst... in, the.
    * peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.
    * peor económicamente = worst off.
    * peor aun = worse still.
    * Posesivo + peor enemigo = Posesivo + worst enemy.
    * prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.
    * quedar peor = be a little worse prepared.
    * sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.
    * salir peor = be a little worse off.
    * ser peor que = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably.
    * y lo peor de todo = and worst of all.

    * * *
    A
    1 (comparativo de malo1 (↑ malo (1))) ‹producto/película/profesor› worse; ‹calidad› poorer
    resultó peor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was worse than the other one/than we expected, it wasn't as good as the other one/as we expected
    no quiere venirpeor para él he doesn't want to come — that's his loss o ( colloq) that's his lookout
    y si vienen los dos, tanto peoror peor que peor and it'll be even worse if the two of them come
    y para peor hacía un calor insoportable and to make matters worse the heat was unbearable
    éste huele peor que el otro this one smells worse than the other one, this one doesn't smell as good as the other one
    B
    de los dos, éste es el peor of the two, this one is worse
    es el peor alumno de la clase he's the worst pupil in the class
    en el peor de los casos podemos ir en tren if the worst comes to the worst we can go by train
    lo peor de todo es que … the worst thing of all is that …
    los enfermos que estaban peoror peores the patients who were most seriously ill
    de toda la familia son los que están peoror peores de dinero of the whole family they're the worst off (for money)
    A (comparativo de mal3 (↑ mal (3))) worse
    desde aquí se ve peor you can't see as well from here
    cuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves
    juega cada vez peor she's playing worse and worse
    cantó peor que nunca he sang worse than ever, he's never sung so badly
    B (superlativo de mal3 (↑ mal (3))) worst
    el lugar donde peor se come en toda la ciudad the worst place to eat in the whole city
    es la novela peor escrita que he leído it's the most badly written novel I've ever read
    el/la peor (de dos) the worse; (de varios) the worst
    eligió el peor de los dos/de todos she chose the worse one of the two/the worst one of them all
    es el peor de la clase he's the worst in the class
    * * *

     

    peor adj/adv
    1 ( uso comparativo) worse;

    y si vienen los dos, tanto peor and it'll be even worse if the two of them come;
    cada vez peor worse and worse;
    su situación es peor que la mía his situation is worse than mine;
    está peor que nunca it's worse than ever
    2 ( uso superlativo) worst;

    lo peor que puede pasar the worst (thing) that can happen;
    en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;
    el lugar donde peor se come the worst place to eat in
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
    el/la peor ( de dos) the worse;


    ( de varios) the worst
    peor
    I adjetivo
    1 (comparativo de malo) worse: esa marca es peor que esta otra, that brand is worse than this one
    2 (superlativo de malo) worst: es la peor película que he visto, it's the worst film I've ever seen
    II adverbio
    1 (comparativo de mal) worse: con estas gafas veo peor, I see worse with these glasses
    2 (superlativo de mal) worst: esa cama es donde peor se duerme, that is the worst bed to sleep in
    ♦ Locuciones: ir de mal en peor, to go from bad to worse
    en el peor de los casos, if the worst comes to the worst
    ¡peor para mí o ti!, too bad!
    ' peor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cada
    - caso
    - desperdicio
    - deteriorarse
    - jamás
    - lo
    - nivel
    - tanta
    - tanto
    - temerse
    - última
    - último
    - vicio
    - cambiar
    - estar
    - ir
    - mal
    English:
    all
    - anything
    - arguably
    - at
    - booby prize
    - brunt
    - downhill
    - insomnia
    - mildly
    - miserably
    - part
    - pit
    - still
    - worse
    - worst
    - bad
    - booby
    - down
    - ever
    - far
    - history
    - in
    - memory
    - mercy
    - over
    - than
    - turn
    * * *
    adj
    1. (comparativo) worse ( que than);
    este disco es bastante peor this record is quite a lot worse;
    hace mucho peor tiempo en la montaña the weather is much worse in the mountains;
    he visto cosas peores I've seen worse;
    una televisión de peor calidad a worse quality television;
    es peor no decir nada it's even worse not to say anything at all;
    no hay nada peor que… there's nothing worse than…;
    podría haber sido peor it could have been worse;
    un cambio a peor a change for the worse;
    y lo que es peor… and what's worse…;
    fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad it only made things worse
    2. (superlativo)
    el/la peor… the worst…;
    el peor equipo de todos/del mundo the worst team of all/in the world;
    un producto de la peor calidad an extremely poor quality product;
    es lo peor que nos podía ocurrir it's the worst thing that could happen to us;
    es una persona despreciable, le deseo lo peor he's a horrible person, I hate him;
    lo peor fue que… the worst thing was that…;
    lo peor estaba aún por venir the worst was still to come;
    ponerse en lo peor to expect the worst
    nmf
    el/la peor the worst;
    el peor de todos/del mundo the worst of all/in the world;
    el peor de los dos the worse of the two;
    en el peor de los casos at worst, if the worst comes to the worst
    Am Fam Hum peor es nada [novio] boyfriend; [novia] girlfriend;
    vino con su peor es nada he came with his other half
    adv
    1. (comparativo) worse ( que than);
    ahora veo peor I can't see as well now;
    el francés se me da peor que el inglés I'm worse at French than I am at English;
    las cosas me van peor que antes things aren't going as well for me as before;
    ¿qué tal las vacaciones? – peor imposible how were your holidays? – they couldn't have been worse;
    está peor preparado que tú he's not as well prepared as you;
    lo hace cada vez peor she's getting worse and worse at it;
    está peor [el enfermo] he has got worse;
    estoy peor [de salud] I feel worse;
    peor para ti/él/ etc[m5]. that's your/his/ etc problem;
    que se calle, y si no quiere, peor que peor o [m5] tanto peor tell him to shut up, and if he doesn't want to, so much the worse for him;
    y si además llueve, peor que peor o [m5] tanto peor and if it rains too, that would be even worse
    2. (superlativo) worst;
    el que lo hizo peor the one who did it (the) worst;
    esto es lo que se me da peor this is what I'm worst at;
    los exámenes peor presentados the worst-presented exams
    * * *
    adj
    1 comp worse;
    de mal en peor from bad to worse;
    ir a peor get worse, deteriorate;
    peor que peor, tanto peor it will make matters worse
    2 sup
    :
    lo peor the worst (thing);
    haber pasado lo peor be over the worst
    * * *
    peor adv
    1) comparative of mal : worse
    se llevan peor que antes: they get along worse than before
    2) superlative of mal : worst
    me fue peor que a nadie: I did the worst of all
    peor adj
    1) comparative of malo : worse
    es peor que el original: it's worse than the original
    2) superlative of malo : worst
    el peor de todos: the worst of all
    * * *
    peor adj adv
    1. (comparativo) worse
    2. (superlativo) worst

    Spanish-English dictionary > peor

  • 12 sencillez

    f.
    1 simplicity.
    2 unaffectedness, naturalness (modestia).
    3 plainness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) simplicity
    2 (naturalidad) simplicity, lack of affectation, unpretentiousness
    3 (ingenuidad) gullibility, naivety,
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de costumbre, estilo, ropa] simplicity
    2) [de tema, problema] simplicity, straightforwardness
    3) (=naturalidad) naturalness
    4) LAm (=necedad) foolishness
    * * *
    femenino simplicity
    * * *
    = simplicity, casualness, sublimity.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
    Ex. His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.
    * * *
    femenino simplicity
    * * *
    = simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
    Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

    * * *
    simplicity
    la sencillez del estilo the simplicity of the style
    habla con sencillez y naturalidad her manner of speaking is simple and unaffected
    viste con sencillez she dresses simply o modestly
    pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way
    * * *

    sencillez sustantivo femenino
    simplicity;


    comportarse with modesty;

    sencillez sustantivo femenino
    1 (de un problema, de un diseño) simplicity
    2 (de una persona) naturalness

    ' sencillez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encanto
    English:
    simplicity
    - plainly
    - simply
    * * *
    1. [facilidad] simplicity
    2. [de decoración, vestido] simplicity;
    vestir con sencillez to dress simply
    3. [de lenguaje, estilo] simplicity
    4. [campechanía] unaffectedness, naturalness
    * * *
    f simplicity
    * * *
    : simplicity
    * * *
    sencillez n simplicity

    Spanish-English dictionary > sencillez

  • 13 държане

    behaviour; bearing, conduct, demeanor, deportment, carriage, manners
    не ми харесва неговото държане I don't like his behaviour, I don't like the way he behaves/carries on
    хубаво държане ! that's a pretty way to behave! какво скандално държане! such carryings-on! мъжествено/несръчно държане manly/awkward behaviour/carriage
    разпуснато държане laxity of conduct, unfitting conduct
    неговото държане е непоносимо his conduct is beyond bearing
    скромно държане a modest bearing
    той бе награден за доблестно държане на бойното поле he was rewarded for his gallant bearing on the battlefield
    уроци по държане lessons in deportment
    * * *
    държа̀не,
    и държа̀ние ср., само ед. behaviour; bearing, conduct, demeanour, deportment, carriage, manners; какво скандално \държане! such carryings-on! лошо \държане misbehaviour; мъжествено/несръчно \държане manly/awkward behaviour/carriage; надменно \държане airy manner; не ми харесва неговото \държане I don’t like his behaviour, I don’t like the way he behaves/carries on; разпуснато \държане laxity of conduct, unfitting conduct; с добро \държане well-behaved; скромно \държане modest bearing; те нямат добро \държане they have no manners; уроци по \държане lessons in deportment; хубаво \държане! that’s a pretty way to behave!
    * * *
    bearing ; carriage ; conduct ; keeping {`ki;piN}
    * * *
    1. behaviour;bearing, conduct, demeanor, deportment, carriage, manners 2. надменно ДЪРЖАНЕ an airy manner 3. не ми харесва неговото ДЪРЖАНЕ I don't like his behaviour, I don't like the way he behaves/carries on 4. неговото ДЪРЖАНЕ е непоносимо his conduct is beyond bearing 5. разпуснато ДЪРЖАНЕ laxity of conduct,. unfitting conduct 6. с добро ДЪРЖАНЕ well-behaved 7. скромно ДЪРЖАНЕ a modest bearing 8. те нямат добро ДЪРЖАНЕ they have no manners 9. той бе награден за доблестно ДЪРЖАНЕ на бойното поле he was rewarded for his gallant bearing on the battlefield 10. уроци пo ДЪРЖАНЕ lessons in deportment 11. хубаво ДЪРЖАНЕ ! that's a pretty way to behave! какво скандално ДЪРЖАНЕ! such carryings-on! мъжествено/ несръчно ДЪРЖАНЕ manly/awkward behaviour/carriage

    Български-английски речник > държане

  • 14 зле

    badly, bad, ill; in a bad way, in bad/poor shape
    (здравословно) poorly, in poor shape
    (материално) badly off, on low water
    чувствувам се зле feel ill/unwell; feel out of sorts; be seedy
    става ми зле feel faint; be taken ill
    по- зле от преди worse off than before
    свършвам зле come to a bad end
    напоследък изглеждаш зле you aren't looking yourself lately
    зле платен underpaid, badly paid
    зле управлявам misgovern; misrule
    зле ръководя/администрирам mismanage; misconduct
    зле разбирам misunderstand; misconceive
    зле преценявам misjudge
    зле възпитан ill-bred, ill-mannered
    той се държи зле he behaves ill/badly
    той се учи зле he is a poor student
    толкова по- зле so much the worse
    не би било зле да there is no harm in (c for,), it would be all right to (c inf.)
    * * *
    нареч. badly, bad, ill; in a bad way, in bad/poor shape; ( здравословно) poorly, in poor shape; ( материално) badly off, on low water; едно кафе няма да ми се отрази \зле I could do with a cup of coffee; \зле възпитан ill-mannered, badly behaved; \зле платен underpaid, badly paid; \зле преценявам misjudge; \зле разбирам misunderstand; misconceive; \зле ръководя/администрирам mismanage; misconduct; \зле управлявам misgovern; misrule; напоследък изглеждаш \зле you aren’t looking yourself lately; не би било \зле да there is no harm in (c ger.), it would be all right to (c inf.); не по-\зле от on a par with; по-\зле от преди worse off than before; представям се \зле make a poor show; свършвам \зле come to a bad end; става ми \зле feel faint; be taken ill; той се държи \зле he behaves ill/badly; той се учи \зле he is a poor student; толкова по-\зле so much the worse; ужасно ми е \зле I am dog-sick; I feel ghastly; чувствам се \зле feel ill/unwell; feel out of sorts; be seedy; be under the weather/run down/off-colour; • нека му е \зле lucky dog; хич не му е \зле разг. he’s on to a good thing.
    * * *
    badly; evilly: to feel зле - чувствам се зле
    * * *
    1. (здравословно) poorly, in poor shape 2. (материално) badly off, on low water 3. badly, bad, ill;in a bad way, in bad/poor shape 4. ЗЛЕ възпитан ill-bred, ill-mannered 5. ЗЛЕ платен underpaid, badly paid 6. ЗЛЕ преценявам misjudge 7. ЗЛЕ разбирам misunderstand;misconceive 8. ЗЛЕ ръководя/администрирам mismanage;misconduct 9. ЗЛЕ управлявам misgovern;misrule 10. напоследък изглеждаш ЗЛЕ you aren't looking yourself lately 11. не би било ЗЛЕ да there is no harm in (c for,), it would be all right to (c inf.) 12. нека му е ЗЛЕ lucky dog 13. по-ЗЛЕ от преди worse off than before 14. свършвам ЗЛЕ come to a bad end 15. става ми ЗЛЕ feel faint;be taken ill 16. той се държи ЗЛЕ he behaves ill/badly 17. той се учи ЗЛЕ he is a poor student 18. толкова по-ЗЛЕ so much the worse 19. ужасно ми е ЗЛЕ I am dog-sick 20. чувствувам се ЗЛЕ feel ill/unwell;feel out of sorts;be seedy

    Български-английски речник > зле

  • 15 като

    1. предл. (подобен на) like
    (след прил.) as... as
    извика като луд he shouted like mad
    специалист като тебе a specialist like you
    не мога да го направя като тебе I can't do it like you/as you do it
    говори английски като англичанин he speaks English like an Englishman/as an Englishman does
    бледен като платно as pale as a ghost, as white as a sheet
    като представител на as a representative of
    като правило as a rule
    като такъв as such
    като последно средство as a last resort
    някои животни като лисиците, вълците и пр. some animals such as foxes, wolves, etc.
    в такива страни като България in such countries as Bulgaria
    Г като Габрово G for Gabrovo
    4. вж. (докато, по време на) as, while
    или pr. p.
    като пресичате улицата (while) crossing the street
    като говорех, ми дойде на ум it occurred to me as I was speaking
    като го видях, си спомних when I saw him, I remembered
    като го видя, си спомням when (ever) I see him, I remember
    6. (след като) after, on с ger. или само pr.p.
    като каза това, той си отиде (after) saying that, he went away; having said that, he went away
    като пристигнахме, му се обадихме по телефона on arriving we rang him up
    щом като as soon as
    7. (причина и тъй като, щом като) as, since, because; since, if
    като не си готов, ние трябва да вървим as you are not ready, we must go
    питай друг, (щом) като ми нямаш доверие ask s.o. else. if you don't trust me
    8. (начин) by с ger. или само pr. p.
    той се издържаше в университета, като работеше в ресторант he made his way through college by working in a restaurant
    той вървеше, като се подпираше на ръката на сина си he walked leaning on his son's arm
    като че (ли), като да as if/though
    прави се като че ли нищо не знае he behaves as if he knew nothing
    като на шега as if in jest
    като така this being so, since/as this is so
    * * *
    като̀,
    предл.
    1. ( подобен на) like; ( при сравнение) like, as; ( след прил.) as … as; бледен \като платно as pale as a ghost, as white as a sheet; не мога да го направя \като тебе I can’t do it like you/as you do it;
    2. (в качеството си на) as; \като последно средство as a last resort; \като правило as a rule; \като такъв as such;
    3. ( при изреждане) such as; в такива страни \като България in such countries as Bulgaria; • Г \като Габрово G for Gabrovo.
    ——————
    съюз
    1. ( докато, по време на) as, while ( или pr. p.); \като пресичате улицата (while) crossing the street;
    2. ( когато) when; ( когато и да е) when(ever); \като го видя, си спомням when(ever) I see him, I remember;
    3. ( след като) after, on (c ger. или само pr. p.); \като каза това, той си отиде (after) saying that, he went away; having said that, he went away; \като пристигнахме, му се обадихме по телефона on arriving we rang him up; щом \като as soon as;
    4. ( причина: и тъй \като, щом \като) as, since, because; since, if;
    5. ( начин) by (c ger. или само pr. p.); той вървеше, \като се подпираше на ръката на сина си he walked leaning on his son’s arm; • \като е така this being so, since/as this is so; \като на шега as if in jest; \като че (ли), \като да as if/though; прави се \като че ли нищо не знае he behaves as if he knew nothing.
    * * *
    as; like: A specialist като you should know this. - Специалист като тебе трябва да знае това.
    * * *
    1. (в качеството си на) as 2. (когато и да е) when(ever) 3. (когато) when 4. (начин) by с ger. или само pr. p. 5. (при изреждане) such as 6. (при сравнение) like, as 7. (причина: и тъй КАТО, щом КАТО) as, since, because;since, if 8. (след като) after, on с ger. или само pr.p. 9. (след прил.) as... as 10. 1 предл. (подобен на) like 11. 4 ез. (докато, по време на) as, while 12. Г КАТО Габрово G for Gabrovo 13. КАТО го видя, си спомням when(ever) I see him, I remember 14. КАТО го видях, си спомних when I saw him, I remembered 15. КАТО говорех, ми дойде на ум it occurred to me as I was speaking 16. КАТО каза това, той си отиде (after) saying that, he went away;having said that, he went away 17. КАТО на шега as if in jest 18. КАТО не си готов, ние трябва да вървим as you are not ready, we must go 19. КАТО последно средство as a last resort 20. КАТО правило as a rule 21. КАТО представител на as a representative of 22. КАТО пресичате улицата (while) crossing the street 23. КАТО пристигнахме, му се обадихме по телефона on arriving we rang him up 24. КАТО така this being so, since/as this is so 25. КАТО такъв as such 26. КАТО че (ли), КАТО да as if/though 27. бледен КАТО платно as pale as a ghost, as white as a sheet 28. в такива страни КАТО България in such countries as Bulgaria 29. говори английски КАТО англичанин he speaks English like an Englishman/as an Englishman does 30. извика КАТО луд he shouted like mad 31. или pr. p. 32. не мога да го направя КАТО тебе I can't do it like you/as you do it 33. някои животни КАТО лисиците, вълците и пр. some animals such as foxes, wolves, etc. 34. питай друг, (щом) КАТО ми нямаш доверие ask s.o. else. if you don't trust me 35. прави се КАТО че ли нищо не знае he behaves as if he knew nothing 36. специалист КАТО тебе a specialist like you 37. той вървеше, КАТО се подпираше на ръката на сина си he walked leaning on his son's arm 38. той се издържаше в университета, КАТО работеше в ресторант he made his way through college by working in a restaurant 39. щом КАТО as soon as

    Български-английски речник > като

  • 16 функция ведёт себя асимптотически

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > функция ведёт себя асимптотически

  • 17 Kindskopf

    m umg. overgrown child, big baby; er ist ein richtiger Kindskopf auch he behaves just like a little boy
    * * *
    Kịnds|kopf
    m (inf)
    big kid (inf)

    sei kein Kindskopfdon't be so childish

    * * *
    Kinds·kopf
    [ˈkɪntskɔpf]
    m (fam) big kid
    ihr seid vielleicht Kindsköpfe! you really are childish!
    * * *
    der overgrown child

    sei doch kein Kindskopf!don't be so childish!; act your age!

    * * *
    Kindskopf m umg overgrown child, big baby;
    er ist ein richtiger Kindskopf auch he behaves just like a little boy
    * * *
    der overgrown child

    sei doch kein Kindskopf! — don't be so childish!; act your age!

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kindskopf

  • 18 schwein

    n; -(e)s, -e
    1. ZOOL. pig, bes. Am. auch hog; (Sau) sow; Fleisch: pork; Cordon Bleu etc. vom Schwein GASTR. pork cordon bleu etc.; wie ein Schwein bluten umg. bleed like a stuck pig; er isst / benimmt sich wie ein Schwein pej. he eats / behaves like a pig; ich sah aus wie ein Schwein umg. I looked like some filthy tramp
    2. umg., pej. (schmutziger Kerl) (filthy) pig; (Lump) swine, bastard Sl.; kein Schwein not a (blessed) soul; kein Schwein hat mir geholfen auch nobody lifted a finger to help me; das glaubt dir doch kein Schwein you don’t think anyone’s going to buy that, do you?; wahrscheinlich guckt wieder kein Schwein I don’t suppose a single person will watch; armes Schwein poor wretch ( oder bastard), Brit. Sl. auch poor sod; faules Schwein lazy bastard, foul swine
    3. Schwein haben umg. be lucky ( oder in luck); da hast du aber Schwein gehabt! talk about luck!
    * * *
    das Schwein
    pig; hog; swine; pork
    * * *
    [ʃvain]
    nt -s, -e
    1) pig, hog (US); (Fleisch) pork

    sich wie die Schwéíne benehmen (inf)to behave like pigs (inf)

    bluten wie ein Schwéín (inf)to bleed like a stuck pig

    mit jdm (zusammen) Schwéíne gehütet haben (hum inf)to be on familiar terms (with sb)

    ich glaub, mein Schwéín pfeift! (dated sl)blow me down! (dated inf), well kiss my ass! (US sl)

    2) (inf Mensch) pig (inf), swine; (= Schweinehund) swine (inf), bastard (sl)

    ein armes/faules Schwéín — a poor/lazy sod (Brit sl) or bastard (sl)

    kein Schwéín — nobody, not one single person

    3)

    no pl (inf: = Glück) Schwéín haben — to be lucky

    Schwéín gehabt! — that's a stroke of luck

    * * *
    das
    1) ((especially American) a pig.) hog
    2) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) pig
    3) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) pig
    4) ((plural swine) an old word for a pig.) swine
    5) ((plural swines) an offensive word for a person who behaves in a cruel or disgusting way towards others.) swine
    * * *
    <-s, -e>
    [ʃvain]
    nt
    1. ZOOL pig
    2. kein pl KOCHK (fam: Schweinefleisch) pork no indef art, no pl
    3. (pej fam: gemeiner Kerl) swine esp dated, bastard fam
    4. (fam: unsauberer Mensch) pig fam
    5. (fam: obszöner Mensch) lewd person, dirty bugger BRIT fam!
    [ein] armes \Schwein (fam) [a] poor devil [or BRIT fam! sod
    7.
    wie ein \Schwein bluten (fam) to bleed like a [stuck] pig
    faules \Schwein (fam) lazy devil [or BRIT fam! sod]
    ein \Schwein haben (fam) to be a lucky devil [or BRIT fam! sod]
    [großes] \Schwein haben (fam) to be lucky
    kein \Schwein (fam) nobody, not a [damn fam] soul
    wie die \Schweine (fam) like pigs fam
    * * *
    das; Schwein[e]s, Schweine
    1) pig
    2) o. Pl. (Fleisch) pork
    3) (salopp abwertend) (gemeiner Mensch) swine; (Schmutzfink) dirty or mucky devil (coll.); mucky pig (coll.)
    4) (salopp): (Mensch)

    kein Schwein war dathere wasn't a bloody (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn soul there

    5) (ugs.): (Glück)

    [großes] Schwein haben — have a [big] stroke of luck; (davonkommen) get away with it (coll.)

    * * *
    …schwein n im subst
    1. ZOOL:
    Mutterschwein mother sow;
    Flussschwein river hog;
    Nabelschwein peccary, Mexican hog;
    Pinselschwein red river hog;
    Riesenwaldschwein giant forest hog
    2. fig, pej:
    Nazischwein Nazi bastard;
    Kapitalistenschwein capitalist pig
    * * *
    das; Schwein[e]s, Schweine
    1) pig
    2) o. Pl. (Fleisch) pork
    3) (salopp abwertend) (gemeiner Mensch) swine; (Schmutzfink) dirty or mucky devil (coll.); mucky pig (coll.)
    4) (salopp): (Mensch)

    kein Schwein war dathere wasn't a bloody (Brit. sl.) or (coll.) damn soul there

    5) (ugs.): (Glück)

    [großes] Schwein haben — have a [big] stroke of luck; (davonkommen) get away with it (coll.)

    * * *
    -e n.
    hog (US) n.
    pig n.
    razorback n.
    swine n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwein

  • 19 unfein

    I Adj. Bemerkung etc.: indelicate; Benehmen: ungentlemanly, unladylike, präd. auch bad form, not nice; (grob) crude, crass; etw. auf unfeine Art ausdrücken express s.th. rather crudely; als unfein gelten be considered bad form
    II Adv.: sich unfein benehmen / ausdrücken show a lack of good manners in the way one behaves / expresses oneself
    * * *
    indelicate; ungentlemanly; unladylike
    * * *
    ụn|fein
    1. adj
    unrefined no adv, indelicate

    das ist mehr als unfein — that's most ungentlemanly/unladylike

    2. adv
    sich ausdrücken in an unrefined way; sich benehmen in an ill-mannered way
    * * *
    un·fein
    [ˈʊnfain]
    adj unrefined
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv ill-mannered, unrefined <behaviour etc.>; unrefined, coarse <manner, word>; bad < manners>
    2.
    adverbial < behave> badly, in an ill-mannered way
    * * *
    A. adj Bemerkung etc: indelicate; Benehmen: ungentlemanly, unladylike, präd auch bad form, not nice; (grob) crude, crass;
    etwas auf unfeine Art ausdrücken express sth rather crudely;
    als unfein gelten be considered bad form
    B. adv:
    sich unfein benehmen/ausdrücken show a lack of good manners in the way one behaves/expresses oneself
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv ill-mannered, unrefined <behaviour etc.>; unrefined, coarse <manner, word>; bad < manners>
    2.
    adverbial < behave> badly, in an ill-mannered way
    * * *
    adj.
    ungentlemanly adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > unfein

  • 20 actuar

    v.
    1 to act (obrar, producir efecto).
    actúa de o como escudo it acts o serves as a shield
    este tranquilizante actúa directamente sobre los centros nerviosos this tranquilizer acts directly on the nerve centers
    Juana actúa como reina Johanna acts like a queen.
    Actué bien I acted [behaved] well.
    Ricardo actuó en el incendio Richard acted=took action during the fire.
    2 to undertake proceedings (law).
    3 to perform, to act.
    en esta película actúa Victoria Abril Victoria Abril appears in this film
    4 to perform on, to act out.
    5 to perform judicial acts, to prosecute, to litigate, to bring an action.
    El juez actúa legalmente The judge performs judicial acts legally.
    * * *
    (stressed ú in certain persons of certain tenses)
    Present Indicative
    actúo, actúas, actúa, actuamos, actuáis, actúan.
    Present Subjunctive
    actúe, actúes, actúe, actuemos, actuéis, actúen.
    Imperative
    actúa (tú), actúe (él/Vd.), actuemos (nos.), actuad (vos.), actúen (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    to act, perform
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) [actor] to act; [cantante, banda, compañía, equipo] to perform

    actuar en una películato act o be in a film

    2) (=obrar) to act

    actúa como o de mediador en el conflicto — he's acting as a mediator in the conflict

    actúa de manera rarahe's acting o behaving strangely

    3) (Jur) (=proceder) to institute (legal) proceedings; [abogado] to act
    4) (=tener efecto) to act
    2.
    VT (=hacer funcionar) to work, operate
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) persona ( obrar) to act

    forma de actuar — behavior*

    b) < medicamento> to work, act
    c) actor to act; torero to perform

    ¿quién actúa en esa película? — who's in the movie?

    d) (Der) to act
    * * *
    = act, be at work, behave, function, perform, step in, work, conduct + Reflexivo, come into + play, get in + the act, undertake + action, step up.
    Ex. AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
    Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
    Ex. Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
    Ex. The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
    Ex. 'There's no question,' he said, 'but an individual's past performance is a good indicator of how he or she will perform in the future'.
    Ex. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
    Ex. Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex. There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.
    Ex. Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.
    Ex. Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
    Ex. Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
    ----
    * actuar a posteriori = be reactive.
    * actuar autoritariamente = flex + Posesivo + muscles.
    * actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.
    * actuar con cautela = play it + safe.
    * actuar con fineza = finesse.
    * actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * actuar consecuentemente = act + accordingly.
    * actuar convencido de que = operate under + the impression that.
    * actuar correctamente = do + the right thing, get on + the right side of.
    * actuar de = serve as.
    * actuar de abogado del diablo = be the/a devil's advocate.
    * actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno = act on + Posesivo + principles.
    * actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * actuar de capitán = skipper, captain.
    * actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.
    * actuar de contrapeso = counterpoise.
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * actuar de juez = don + Posesivo + judge's wig, officiate.
    * actuar del modo que se considere más adecuado = exercise + discretion.
    * actuar de mediador = mediate.
    * actuar de mirón = lurk in + the wings.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo determinado = follow + pattern.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo enérgico = turn on + the heat.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * actuar en colusión = connive.
    * actuar en complicidad = connive.
    * actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.
    * actuar en connivencia = collude, connive.
    * actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.
    * actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * actuar en la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.
    * actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.
    * actuar en sinergia = synergize.
    * actuar independientemente = fly + solo.
    * actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * actuar motivado por + Nombre = act out of + Nombre.
    * actuar negligentemente = be remiss.
    * actuar para el bien de todos = acting-for-the-best.
    * actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.
    * actuar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * actuar según = act on/upon.
    * actuar sin demora = act + promptly.
    * actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * actuar sumisamente = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * empezar a actuar = swing into + action.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * manera de actuar = line of attack.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.
    * no actuar debidamente = be remiss.
    * organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.
    * para actuar = for action.
    * que actúa de soporte = supporting.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) persona ( obrar) to act

    forma de actuar — behavior*

    b) < medicamento> to work, act
    c) actor to act; torero to perform

    ¿quién actúa en esa película? — who's in the movie?

    d) (Der) to act
    * * *
    = act, be at work, behave, function, perform, step in, work, conduct + Reflexivo, come into + play, get in + the act, undertake + action, step up.

    Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.

    Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
    Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
    Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
    Ex: 'There's no question,' he said, 'but an individual's past performance is a good indicator of how he or she will perform in the future'.
    Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
    Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.
    Ex: Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.
    Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
    Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
    * actuar a posteriori = be reactive.
    * actuar autoritariamente = flex + Posesivo + muscles.
    * actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.
    * actuar con cautela = play it + safe.
    * actuar con fineza = finesse.
    * actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * actuar consecuentemente = act + accordingly.
    * actuar convencido de que = operate under + the impression that.
    * actuar correctamente = do + the right thing, get on + the right side of.
    * actuar de = serve as.
    * actuar de abogado del diablo = be the/a devil's advocate.
    * actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno = act on + Posesivo + principles.
    * actuar de buena fe = act in + good faith.
    * actuar de capitán = skipper, captain.
    * actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.
    * actuar de contrapeso = counterpoise.
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * actuar de juez = don + Posesivo + judge's wig, officiate.
    * actuar del modo que se considere más adecuado = exercise + discretion.
    * actuar de mediador = mediate.
    * actuar de mirón = lurk in + the wings.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo determinado = follow + pattern.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo enérgico = turn on + the heat.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * actuar duro = play + hardball.
    * actuar en colusión = connive.
    * actuar en complicidad = connive.
    * actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.
    * actuar en connivencia = collude, connive.
    * actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.
    * actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * actuar en la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.
    * actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.
    * actuar en sinergia = synergize.
    * actuar independientemente = fly + solo.
    * actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * actuar motivado por + Nombre = act out of + Nombre.
    * actuar negligentemente = be remiss.
    * actuar para el bien de todos = acting-for-the-best.
    * actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.
    * actuar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * actuar según = act on/upon.
    * actuar sin demora = act + promptly.
    * actuar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.
    * actuar sumisamente = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * empezar a actuar = swing into + action.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * manera de actuar = line of attack.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.
    * no actuar debidamente = be remiss.
    * organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.
    * para actuar = for action.
    * que actúa de soporte = supporting.

    * * *
    actuar [ A18 ]
    vi
    1 «persona» (obrar) to act
    actuó de or como mediador he acted as a mediator
    no entiendo tu forma de actuar I don't understand the way you're behaving o acting
    2 «medicamento» to work, act
    dejar actuar a la naturaleza let nature take its course
    3 «actor» to act; «torero» to perform
    ¿quién actúa en esa película? who's in that movie?
    4 ( Der) to act
    actúa por la parte demandada el abogado Sr. Ruiz Sr. Ruiz is acting for the defendant
    * * *

     

    actuar ( conjugate actuar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [ persona] ( obrar) to act;



    c) [ actor] to act;

    [ torero] to perform;
    ¿quién actúa en esa película? who's in the movie?

    actuar verbo intransitivo
    1 to act: el agua actuó como disolvente, the water acted as a solvent
    actuará de fiscal en la causa, he will act as public prosecutor in the trial
    2 Cine Teat to perform, act
    ' actuar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    clandestinidad
    - constreñimiento
    - cumplir
    - diplomacia
    - enrollarse
    - estilo
    - flojear
    - hacer
    - judicialmente
    - necesaria
    - necesario
    - operar
    - política
    - proceder
    - reflexión
    - servir
    - tapujo
    - trabajar
    - atropellar
    - brusquedad
    - coherencia
    - consecuencia
    - fanfarrón
    - fanfarronear
    - fe
    - libertad
    - ligereza
    - ligero
    - obrar
    - precaución
    - separar
    - tonto
    English:
    abruptly
    - act
    - act on
    - appear
    - as
    - bone
    - camp up
    - deputize
    - do
    - galvanize
    - guinea pig
    - hand
    - inconsiderate
    - jury duty
    - operate
    - perform
    - play
    - reasonably
    - sting
    - work
    - connive
    - defend
    - liaise
    - move
    - self
    * * *
    actuar vi
    1. [obrar, producir efecto] to act;
    actuó según sus convicciones she acted in accordance with her convictions;
    actúa de o [m5] como escudo it acts o serves as a shield;
    actúa de secretario he acts as a secretary;
    este tranquilizante actúa directamente sobre los centros nerviosos this tranquilizer acts directly on the nerve centres;
    los carteristas actúan principalmente en el centro de la ciudad the pickpockets are mainly active Br in the city centre o US downtown
    2. Der to undertake proceedings
    3. [en película, teatro] to perform, to act;
    en esta película actúa Cantinflas Cantinflas appears in this film
    * * *
    v/i
    1 ( obrar, ejercer), TEA act;
    actuar de act as
    2 MED work, act
    * * *
    actuar {3} vi
    : to act, to perform
    * * *
    actuar vb
    1. (en general) to act
    2. (artista) to perform

    Spanish-English dictionary > actuar

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