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beyond the wit of man

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1 wit

I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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[wit]
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) der Witz

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) witziger Kopf

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) geistige Fähigkeit

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- academic.ru/82686/witless">witless
- -witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
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wit

[wɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (humour) Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m geh

a flash of \wit ein Geistesblitz m

biting/dry \wit beißender/trockener Humor

to have a ready \wit schlagfertig sein

2. no pl (intelligence) Verstand m

to be beyond the \wit of sb über jds Verstand [o Horizont] [hinaus]gehen

to have the \wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etw zu tun

3. (practical intelligence)

▪ \wits pl geistige Fähigkeiten, Intelligenz f kein pl

battle of \wits geistiger Schlagabtausch, geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's \wits' end mit seiner Weisheit [o seinem Latein] am Ende sein

to collect [or gather] one's \wits seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen fam, sich akk wieder besinnen

to frighten [or scare] sb out of his/her \wits [or the \wits out of sb] jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened [or scared] out of one's \wits sich akk zu Tode ängstigen

to have/keep one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne beisammen haben/zusammenhalten fam

to live [or survive] on one's \wits sich akk [mit Schläue] durchs Leben schlagen

to lose one's \wits ( old) den Verstand verlieren

to need all one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen müssen fam

to pit one's \wits against sb/sth seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen geh

4. (funny person) geistreiche Person, kluger Kopf fam; (astute person) schlagfertige Person

II. vi ( form)

▪ to \wit nämlich, und zwar

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I [wɪt]
vi (old JUR)

to wit — nämlich, und zwar
II [wɪt]
n

1) (= understanding) Verstand m

beyond the wit of man — über den menschlichen Verstand or Horizont hinaus

a battle of wits — ein geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's wits' end — am Ende seiner Weisheit sein, mit seinem Latein am Ende sein (hum inf)

I was at my wits' end (to find a solution) — ich wusste mir keinen Rat or Ausweg mehr(, wie ich eine Lösung finden könnte)

to drive sb out of his wits — jdn um seinen Verstand bringen

to lose one's wits — den or seinen Verstand verlieren

to collect one's wits — seine fünf Sinne (wieder) zusammennehmen

to frighten or scare sb out of his wits — jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — zu Tode erschreckt sein

to have or keep one's wits about one — seine (fünf) Sinne zusammen- or beisammenhaben, einen klaren Kopf haben

to sharpen one's wits — seinen Verstand schärfen

to use one's wits — seinen Verstand gebrauchen, sein Köpfchen or seinen Grips anstrengen (inf)

to live by or on one's wits — sich schlau or klug durchs Leben schlagen

2) (= humour, wittiness) Geist m, Witz m

full of wit — geistreich

the book is full of wit — es ist sehr viel Geistreiches in dem Buch

3) (= person) geistreicher Kopf

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wit¹ [wıt] s

1. meist pl geistige Fähigkeiten pl, Intelligenz f

2. meist pl Verstand m:

be at one’s wit’s ( oder wits’) end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;

have one’s wits about one seine fünf Sinne oder seinen Verstand beisammenhaben;

have the wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etwas zu tun;

keep one’s wits about one einen klaren Kopf behalten;

live by one’s wits sich mehr oder weniger ehrlich durchs Leben schlagen;

out of one’s wits von Sinnen, verrückt

3. Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m

4. geistreicher Mensch, witziger Kopf

5. obs

a) kluge Person

b) geistige Größe

c) Witz m, witziger Einfall

wit² [wıt] 1. und 3. sg präs wot [wɒt; US wɑt], sg präs wost [wɒst; US wɑst], pl präs wite [waıt], prät und pperf wist [wıst]

A v/t obs einer Sache gewahr werden

B v/i:

to wit obs oder JUR das heißt, nämlich

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I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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n.

Verstand -¨e m.

Witz -e m.

English-german dictionary > wit
2 wit

n. ухаан, оюун ухаан. out of one`s wits ухаангүй болтлоо айсан. pit one` wits against ухаанаа сорих, ном хаялцах. beyond the wit of man хүний оюун ухаанд багтамгүй. have/ keep one`s wits about one сандарч тэвдэлгүй, тайван байх. at one`s wits end ухаанаа олохгүй байх, учраа олохгүй байх. I`m at my wits` end worrying about how to pay the bills. Энэ өрийг яаж барна гэхээс бүр санаа зовоод л учраа олохгүй сууж байна. live by one`s wits яаж ийгээд л амьдрах. to wit тухайлбал, тодруулбал. witless adj. тэнэг, мунхаг. a \wit remark дэмий үг.

English-Mongolian dictionary > wit
3 wit

ذَكَاء \ intelligence: the ability to learn and understand, and to make right judgements in all the difficulties of daily life: Some animals show great intelligence. understanding: the act of understanding; power to judge: According to my understanding of this letter, it says something quite different. It is beyond the understanding of a child. wit: good sense; quickness of mind: She had the wit to telephone the police when she saw a man trying to enter the empty house next door. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also فهم (فَهْمٌ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > wit
4 FYRIR

for

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prep.

I. with dat.

1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);

fyrir dyrum, before the door;

2) before one, in one’s presence;

hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;

3) for;

hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;

4) before one, in one’s way;

fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;

sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;

5) naut. term. before, off;

liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;

fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;

6) before, at the head of, over;

vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;

vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;

sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;

7) of time, ago;

fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;

fyrir stundu, a while ago;

fyrir löngu, long ago;

vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);

8) before, above, superior to;

Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;

9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;

þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;

tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;

10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;

mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;

varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;

Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;

11) because of, for;

hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;

fyrir hræðslu, for fear;

illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;

gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;

fyrir því at, because, since, as;

12) against;

gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;

beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;

13) fyrir sér, of oneself;

mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;

minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;

14) denoting manner or quality, with;

hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;

II. with acc.

1) before, in front of;

halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;

2) before, into the presence of;

stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;

3) over;

hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;

kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;

4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;

ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;

5) round, off;

sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;

6) along, all along;

fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;

draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;

7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;

fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;

8) for, on behalf of;

vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;

lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;

9) for, for the benefit of;

þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);

10) for, instead of, in place of, as;

11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);

fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);

fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;

12) denoting value, price;

fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;

fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;

13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);

14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);

fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;

fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;

fyrir handan á, beyond the river;

fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;

III. as adverb or ellipt.

1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;

þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;

2) first;

mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;

3) at hand, present, to the fore;

föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;

þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);

4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;

Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;

e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).

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prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]

WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.

2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.

3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.

II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.

2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).

3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.

4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.

III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.

IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.

V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.

B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.

2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.

C. METAPH.:

I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.

II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).

2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.

III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.

2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.

IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.

V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.

2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.

β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.

VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.

VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.

2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.

VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).

β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.

IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.

X. as adverb or ellipt.,

1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.

β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.

2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.

3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.

XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.

XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.

WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.

2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.

3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.

4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).

II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.

III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.

2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.

IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.

B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.

C. METAPH.:

I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.

II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.

III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.

IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.

V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.

VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.

2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.

2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.

VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.

IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.

X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.

2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.

XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.

☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:

I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.

β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.

2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.

II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:

1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.

2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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5 saber

m.

knowledge.

el saber no ocupa lugar (Prov) you can never know too much

El saber es un tesoro Knowledge is priceless.

v.

1 to know.

ya lo sé I know

de haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home

hacer saber algo a alguien to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody something

para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information

Ellos saben de eso They know about that.

Ellos saben la información They know the information.

2 to learn, to find out (enterarse de).

lo supe ayer I found out yesterday

¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?

3 to know about (entender de).

sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics

4 to taste.

saber bien/mal to taste good/bad

saber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) to taste disgusting o revolting

le supo mal (figurative) it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)

me sabe mal mentirle (figurative) I feel bad about lying to him

Esto sabe bien This tastes good.

5 to know how to, to know, to know to.

Ellos saben pintar They know how to paint.

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SABER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben.

Past Indicative

supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supisteis, supieron.

Future Indicative

sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán.

Conditional

sabría, sabrías, sabría, sabríamos, sabríais, sabrían.

Present Subjunctive

sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

supiera, supieras, supiera, supiéramos, supierais, supieran;

supiese, supieses, supiese, supiésemos, supieseis, supiesen.

Future Subjunctive

supiere, supieres, supiere, supiéremos, supiereis, supieren.

Imperative

sabe (tú), sepa (él/Vd.), sepamos (nos.), sabed (vos.), sepan (ellos/Vds.).

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1. verb
1) to know

2) can

3) learn

•

- a saber
- saber a 2. noun m.
knowledge

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1. VT

1) (=tener conocimiento de)

a) [+ dato, información] to know

no sabía que era tu cumpleaños — I didn't know it was your birthday

sé que me has mentido — I know you've lied to me

lo sé — I know

sin saberlo yo — without my knowledge, without me knowing

• hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sth

quiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...

el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...

b) [locuciones]

• a saber — namely

dos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra — two planets, namely Venus and Earth

a saber si realmente lo compró — I wonder whether he really did buy it

a saber dónde lo tiene guardado — I wonder where he has it hidden away

• ¡ anda a saber! — LAm God knows!

• demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...

¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *

• cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...

• ¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!

• lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know

• para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information

• que yo sepa — as far as I know

que sepamos — as far as we know

• un no sé qué — a certain something

un no sé qué de afectado — a certain (element of) affectation

• ¡ quién sabe! — who knows!

¿quién sabe? — who knows?, who can tell?, who's to say?

• ¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!

• tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)

¿tú qué sabes? — what do you know about it?

• ¡ vete a saber! — God knows!

¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! — goodness only knows where he came from!

vete tú a saber — your guess is as good as mine

• ya lo sabía yo — I thought as much

• ¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *

- cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato

- no sabía dónde meterse

- no saber ni papa
Briján
2) (=enterarse de) to find out

en cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle — as soon as we found out, we went to help him

cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it

lograron saber el secreto — they managed to learn the secret

3) (=tener noticias) to hear

desde hace seis meses no sabemos nada de él — we haven't heard from him for six months

4) (=tener destreza en)

¿sabes ruso? — do you speak Russian?, can you speak Russian?

no sé nada de cocina — I don't know anything about cookery, I know nothing about cookery

• saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself

¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?

saben tratar muy bien al forastero — they know how to look after visitors

¿sabes ir? — do you know the way?

todavía no sabe orientarse por la ciudad — he still doesn't know his way around town

pocos campeones saben perder — few champions are good losers

es una persona que sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

5) LAm

saber hacer — to be in the habit of doing

no sabe venir por aquí — he doesn't usually come this way, he's not in the habit of coming along here

2. VI

1) (=tener conocimiento)

• saber de algo — to know of sth

sabe mucho de ordenadores — he knows a lot about computers

sé de un sitio muy bueno — I know of a very good place

hace mucho que no sabemos de ella — it's quite a while since we heard from her, we haven't had any news from her for quite a while

2) (=estar enterado) to know

costó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? — it was very expensive, you know

un 5% no sabe, no contesta — there were 5% "don't knows"

3) (=tener sabor) to taste

no sabe demasiado bien — it doesn't taste too good

sabe un poco amargo — it tastes rather bitter

• saber a — to taste of

esto sabe a queso — this tastes of cheese

esto sabe a demonio(s) — this tastes awful

saberle mal a algn —

me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did

no me sabe mal que un amigo me gaste bromas — I don't mind a friend playing jokes on me, it doesn't bother me having a friend play jokes on me

3.

See:

saberse
SABER Por regla general, si saber va seguido de un infinitivo, se traduce por can cuando indica una habilidad permanente y por know how cuando se trata de la capacidad de resolver un problema concreto. La construcción correspondiente habrá de ser can + ((INFINITIVO)) {sin} to {o} know how + ((INFINITIVO)) {con} to: Jaime sabe tocar el piano Jaime can play the piano ¿Sabes cambiar una rueda? Do you know how to change a wheel? Hay que tener en cuenta que know (sin how) nunca puede ir seguido directamente de un infinitivo en inglés. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
masculino knowledge

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to know

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

b) ( darse cuenta de) to know

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

2) ( ser capaz de)

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

3) ( enterarse) to find out

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

4)

a saber — (frml) namely
2.
saber vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( tener conocimiento) to know

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

b) (tener noticias, enterarse)

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

Sentido II

2)

a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

b) ( causar cierta impresión)

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
3.
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

* * *
I
masculino knowledge

una persona de gran saber — a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar — one can never know too much
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to know

ya lo sé — I know

no lo sé — I don't know

no sé cómo se llama — I don't know his name

así que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know

no sabía que tenía hijos — I didn't know he had (any) children

para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?

yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)

no se sabe si... — they don't know if...

no sé qué decirte — I really don't know what to say

¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what

tiene un no sé qué — she has a certain something

me da no sé qué decirte esto — I feel very awkward saying this to you

que yo sepa — as far as I know

saber algo de algo — to know something about something

sé muy poco de ese tema — I know very little about the subject

hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something

nos hizo saber su decisión — he informed us of his decision

b) ( darse cuenta de) to know

no sabe lo que dice — he doesn't know what he's talking about

tú no sabes lo que es esto! — you can't imagine what it's like!

2) ( ser capaz de)

saber + inf — to know how to + inf

¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir — she can already read and write

sabe escuchar — she's a good listener

sabe hablar varios idiomas — she can speak several languages

no saben perder — they're bad losers

sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself

3) ( enterarse) to find out

lo supe por mi hermana — I found out about it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough

sin que lo supiéramos — without our knowing

si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! — if I had only known before!

cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!

¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?

4)

a saber — (frml) namely
2.
saber vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( tener conocimiento) to know

vete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows

¿quién sabe? — who knows?

saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar — I know of a place where you can get it fixed

b) (tener noticias, enterarse)

saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him

Sentido II

2)

a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter

saber a algo — to taste of something

sabe a ajo — it tastes of garlic

no sabe a nada — it has no taste to it

sabe a podrido — it tastes rotten

b) ( causar cierta impresión)

saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
3.
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria — he knows the whole story off by heart

sabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)

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saber¹

¹ = learning.

Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* cúmulo de saber = knowledge repository, repository of knowledge.

* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* institución del saber = institution of learning.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* rama del saber = branch of learning.

* saber escuchar = listening capacity.

saber²

² = know, learn, find out.

Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.

Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.

Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.

* curioso por saber = interrogator.

* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.

* hacer saber = let + Nombre + know, let + it be known.

* hacer saber la intención de uno = announce + intention.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no saber de = have + no understanding of.

* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* no saber expresarse bien = inarticulateness.

* no saber más por ello = be none the wiser.

* no saber qué contestar = stump.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no saber qué hacer = be at a loss, get out of + Posesivo + depth, be on the horns of a dilemma, be at a nonplus.

* no saber qué hacer a continuación = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck.

* no saber qué hacer con = be at sixes and sevens with.

* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.

* no saberse cuándo = there + be + no telling when.

* no se sabe todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* nunca se sabe... = one never knows....

* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.

* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente = make + a business case.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.

* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.

* saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.

* saber escuchar = listening skills.

* saber hacer = savoir faire.

* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.

* saber interiormente = know + underneath.

* saber leer y escribir = be literate.

* saberlo todo = be omniscient.

* saberse Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

* sabiendo que = on the understanding that.

* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser una incógnita = be anyone's guess.

* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

saber³

³ = taste.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

* saber a = reek of.

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saber¹

masculine

knowledge

un compendio del saber humano a compendium of human knowledge

una persona de gran saber a person of great learning

el saber no ocupa lugar one can never know too much

saber² [ E25 ]

vt

A

1 ‹nombre/dirección/chiste/canción› to know

(ya) lo sé, pero aun así … I know, but even so …

quizás sea así, no lo sé that might be the case, I don't know

así que or conque ya lo sabes so now you know

¡no le habrás dicho nada de aquello que tú sabes! you didn't tell him anything about you know what, did you?

no sabía que tenía or tuviera hijos I didn't know he had (any) children

¿sabes lo que me dijo? do you know what he said to me?

¿sabes lo que te digo? ¡que me tienes harta! you know something? I'm fed up with you!

para que lo sepas, yo no miento ( fam); for your information, I don't tell lies

es tan latoso … — ¡si lo sabré yo! he's such a nuisance — don't I know it!

cállate ¿tú qué sabes? shut up! what do you know about it?

¡yo qué sé dónde está tu diccionario! how (on earth) should I know where your dictionary is! ( colloq)

no se sabe si se salvará they don't know if he'll pull through

no sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself

no supe qué decir I didn't know what to say

mira, no sé qué decirte look, I really don't know what to say

no lo saben a ciencia cierta they don't know for certain

¿a que no sabes a quién vi? ( fam); I bet you don't know who I saw ( colloq), you'll never guess who I saw

quién or cualquiera sabe dónde estará goodness only knows where it is

un tal Ricardo no sé cuántos ( fam); Ricardo something-or-other ( colloq)

le salió con no sé qué historias ( fam); he came out with some story or other

tiene un no sé qué que la hace muy atractiva she has a certain something that makes her very attractive

ese hombre tiene un no sé qué que me cae mal there's something about that man I don't like

me da no sé qué tener que decirte esto I feel very awkward about having to say this to you

ya no viven allí, que yo sepa as far as I know, they don't live there anymore

¿tiene antecedentes? — que yo sepa no does she have any previous convictions? — not that I know of

—¿quién es ése? —quiso saber who's that? he wanted to know

sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject

sabe mucho sobre la segunda guerra mundial he knows a lot about the Second World War

2

hacerle saber algo a algn ( frml): nos hizo saber su decisión he informed us of his decision

por la presente deseo hacerle saber que … ( Corresp) I am pleased to advise you o to be able to inform you that …

la directiva hace saber a los señores socios que … the board wishes to inform members o advises members that …

3 (darse cuenta) to know

¡tú no sabes lo que es esto! you can't imagine what it's like!

está furiosa, no sabes lo que te espera she's furious, you don't know what you're in for

perdónalos Señor, porque no saben lo que hacen ( Bib) forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do

B (ser capaz de) saber + INF:

¿sabes nadar/cocinar/escribir a máquina? can you swim/cook/type?

ya sabe leer y escribir she can already read and write

sabe escuchar she's a good listener

no saben perder they're bad losers

no sabe tratar con la gente he doesn't know how to deal with people

no te preocupes, ella sabe defenderse don't worry, she knows how to o she can look after herself

este niño no sabe estarse quieto this child is incapable of keeping still o just can't keep still

C

a saber ( frml); namely

lo forman cuatro países, a saber: Suecia, Noruega, Dinamarca y Finlandia it is made up of four countries, namely Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland

D (enterarse) to find out

no lo supimos hasta ayer we didn't find out until yesterday

lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister, I heard about it o ( frml) learned of it through my sister

si es así, pronto se va a saber if that's the case, we'll know soon enough

¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!

¿que qué me dijo de ti? ¡no quieras saberlo! what did she say about you? don't ask! o you wouldn't want to know!

¿se puede saber qué estabas haciendo allí? would you mind telling me what you were doing there?

¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? and where were you, I'd like to know?

■ saber

vi

Sentido I

A

1 to know

¿crees que vendrá? — supongo que sí, aunque con ella nunca se sabe do you think she'll come? — I suppose so, although you never know o you can never tell with her

dice que ella se lo dio, vete tú/vaya usted a saber he says she gave it to him, but who knows

no puede ser verdad — ¿quién sabe? a lo mejor sí it can't be true — who knows, it could be

parece incapaz de eso, pero nunca se sabe or cualquiera sabe he doesn't seem capable of such a thing, but you never know

él que sabe, sabe ( fr hecha); it's easy when you know how

2 saber DE algo/algn to know (of) sth/sb

yo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar I know (of) a place where you can get it fixed

¿sabes de alguien que haya estado allí? do you know (of) anyone who's been there?

3 (tener noticias) saber DE algn:

no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month

no quiero saber nada más de él I want nothing more to do with him

B (enterarse) saber DE algo:

yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio

si llegas a saber de una cámara barata, avísame if you hear of a cheap camera, let me know

Sentido II

A (tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste

sabe muy dulce/bien/amargo it tastes very sweet/nice/bitter

saber A algo to taste OF sth

sabe a ajo/almendra it tastes of garlic/almonds, it has a garlicky/almondy taste

esta sopa no sabe a nada this soup doesn't taste of anything o has no taste to it

sabe a quemado/podrido it tastes burnt/rotten

tenía tanta hambre que el arroz me supo a gloria I was so hungry the rice tasted delicious

B

(causar cierta impresión): saberle mal/bien a algn: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else

me sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez I don't like having to say no to him again, I feel bad having to say no to him again

■ saberse

v pron

A ( enf) ( fam) (conocer) ‹lección/poema› to know

se sabe todo el cuento de memoria he knows the whole story off by heart

se sabe los nombres de todos los jugadores del equipo he knows the names of every player in the team

sabérselas todas ( fam): este niño se las sabe todas this child knows every trick in the book ( colloq)

se cree que se las sabe todas she thinks she has all the answers

B ( refl) (saber que se es) (+ compl):

se sabe atractiva she knows she's attractive

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saber 1 sustantivo masculino
knowledge;
◊ una persona de gran saber a person of great learning

saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹nombre/dirección/canción› to know;

◊ ya lo sé I know;

no lo sé I don't know;
no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
que yo sepa as far as I know;
saber algo de algo to know sth about sth;
sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
b) ( enterarse) to find out;

◊ lo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister;

sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing;
¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!;
¡cómo iba yo a saber que …! how was I to know that …!
2 ( ser capaz de):
◊ saber hacer algo to know how to do sth;

¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
verbo intransitivo
a) ( tener conocimiento) to know;

◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;

saber de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixed
b) (tener noticias, enterarse):

◊ no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month;

yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste;

◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;

saber a algo to taste of sth;
no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
sabe a podrido it tastes rotten
b) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him

saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
(de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
(de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
' saber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atenerse
- ávida
- ávido
- básica
- básico
- carta
- cojear
- combinar
- comparecencia
- conjugar
- consuelo
- convenir
- cuerno
- dedillo
- demonio
- desconocer
- diferenciar
- economía
- entender
- estimable
- estribar
- eufórica
- eufórico
- gloria
- impresión
- latín
- morbosa
- morboso
- puesta
- puesto
- relacionarse
- sable
- si
- terrena
- terreno
- tinta
- bien
- ciencia
- conocer
- conocimiento
- deber
- derecho
- experiencia
- feo
- hallar
- llegar
- lo
- mal
- memoria
- porqué
English:
acquaint
- aware
- can
- certain
- curious
- flounder
- fortuneteller
- guess
- hand
- hear
- horrify
- know
- learning
- namely
- nice
- pat
- pride
- should
- taste
- tell
- truck
- understand
- unknowingly
- wisdom
- able
- appreciation
- authority
- claim
- copy
- early
- funny
- heart
- knowledge
- let
- priority
- realize
- reassuring
- right
- saber
- sabre
- score
- skill
- stump
- suppose
- viz
- way

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saber

♦ nm

knowledge;
Formal
según mi/nuestro/ etc[m5]. leal saber y entender to the best of my/our/ etc knowledge;

Prov

el saber no ocupa lugar you can never know too much

♦ vt

1. [conocer] to know;

ya lo sé I know;

no lo sé I don't know;

yo no sabía nada de eso I didn't know anything about that;

no sabía que eras médico I didn't know you were a doctor;

ya sé lo que vas a decir I know what you're going to say;

de haberlo sabido (antes) o [m5]si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home;

es de o [m5]por todos sabido que… it's common knowledge that…, everyone knows that…;

hacer saber algo a alguien to inform sb of sth, to tell sb sth;

para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information;

¿sabes qué (te digo)?, que no me arrepiento you know what, I don't regret it;

si lo sabré yo, que tengo cuatro hijos you're telling me! I've got four children!;

sin yo saberlo, sin saberlo yo without my knowledge;
Fig
no sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself, I wanted to crawl under a rock;

no sabe lo que (se) hace she doesn't know what she's doing;

no sabe lo que tiene he doesn't realize just how lucky he is;
Fam
te ha llamado un tal Antonio no sé cuántos there was a call for you from Antonio something or other;

no sé qué decir I don't know what to say;

¡qué sé yo!, ¡y yo qué sé! how should I know!;

¡qué sé yo la de veces que me caí de la bici! heaven knows how many times I fell off my bike!;
Irónico
como te pille vas a saber lo que es bueno just wait till I get my hands on you!;
Irónico
cuando hagas la mili sabrás lo que es bueno you'll be in for a nasty surprise when you do your military service;

tener un no sé qué to have a certain something;
Fam
y no sé qué y no sé cuántos and so on and so forth

2. [ser capaz de]
saber hacer algo to be able to do sth, to know how to do sth;

¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?;

no sé nadar I can't swim, I don't know how to swim;

sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici she can speak English/ride a bike;

sabe perder he's a good loser;

su problema es que no saben beber [beben demasiado] their problem is they don't know when to stop drinking

3. [enterarse de] to learn, to find out;

lo supe ayer/por los periódicos I found (it) out yesterday/in the papers;

supe la noticia demasiado tarde I only heard the news when it was too late;

¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?;

¿sabes algo de cuándo será el examen? have you heard anything about when the exam's going to be?

4. [entender de] to know about;

sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics

♦ vi

1. [tener sabor] to taste (a of);
a mí me sabe a fresa it tastes of strawberries to me;

sabe mucho a cebolla it has a very strong taste of onions, it tastes very strongly of onions;

esto no sabe a nada this has no taste to it, this doesn't taste of anything;

saber bien/mal to taste good/bad;

¡qué bien sabe este pan! this bread's really tasty!, this bread tastes really good!;

esta agua sabe this water has a funny taste;

Comp
Fam
saber a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos to taste disgusting o revolting

2. [sentar]
le supo mal [le enfadó] it upset o annoyed him;

me sabe mal mentirle I feel bad about lying to him;

Comp
Fam
saber a cuerno quemado o [m5]a rayos: sus comentarios me supieron a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos I thought his comments were really off

3. [tener conocimiento] to know;

no sé de qué me hablas I don't know what you're talking about;

sé de una tienda que vende discos de vinilo I know of a shop that sells vinyl records;

que yo sepa as far as I know;

¡quién sabe!, ¡vete (tú) a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! who knows!;

pues, sabes, a mí no me importaría I wouldn't mind, you know;

es vecino mío, ¿sabes? he's my neighbour, you know;

Comp
Méx Fam
¡sepa Pancha!, ¡sepa la bola! who knows?

4. [entender]
saber de algo to know about sth;

¿tú sabes de mecánica? do you know (anything) about mechanics?;

ése sí que sabe he's a canny one

5. [tener noticia]
saber de alguien to hear from sb;

no sé de él desde hace meses I haven't heard (anything) from him for months;

saber de algo to learn of sth;

supe de su muerte por los periódicos I learnt of her death in the papers;

no quiero saber (nada) de ti I don't want to have anything to do with you

6. [parecer]
eso me sabe a disculpa that sounds like an excuse to me;

este postre me ha sabido a poco I could have done with the dessert being a bit bigger;

las vacaciones me han sabido a muy poco my holidays weren't nearly long enough, I could have done with my holidays being a lot longer

7. Am [soler]
saber hacer algo to be in the habit of doing sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb saberse

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saber

I v/t

1 know;

hacer saber algo a alguien let s.o. know sth;

¿cómo lo sabes? how do you know?;

¡si lo sabré yo! don’t I know it!;

¡para que lo sepas! so there!;

sabérselas todas fam know every trick in the book

2 ( ser capaz de)

:

saber hacer algo know how to do sth, be able to do sth;

sé nadar/leer I can swim/read;

saber alemán know German

3 ( enterarse) find out;

lo supe ayer I found out yesterday

II v/i

1 know (de about);

¡vete a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! heaven knows;

¡quién sabe! who knows!;

¡qué sé yo! who knows?;

que yo sepa as far as I know;

no que yo sepa not as far as I know;

hace mucho que no sé de ella I haven’t heard from her for a long time

2 ( tener sabor) taste (a of);

me sabe a quemado it tastes burnt to me;

las vacaciones me han sabido a poco my vacation went much too quickly;

me sabe mal fig it upsets me

III m knowledge, learning

IV

:

a saber namely

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saber {71} vt

1) : to know

2) : to know how to, to be able to

sabe tocar el violín: she can play the violin

3) : to learn, to find out

4)

a saber : to wit, namely

saber vi

1) : to know, to suppose

2) : to be informed

supimos del desastre: we heard about the disaster

3) : to taste

esto no sabe bien: this doesn't taste right

4)

saber a : to taste like

sabe a naranja: it tastes like orange

♦ See also the reflexive verb saberse

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saber vb

1. (en general) to know [pt. knew; pp. known]

sabe mucho de política he knows a lot about politics

¿alguien sabe lo que ha pasado? does anyone know what happened?

sé llegar al parque I know how to get to the park

no sé dónde está el coche I don't know where the car is

2. (tener capacidad, habilidad) can [pt. could]

sabe tocar el piano she can play the piano

¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?

3. (hablar) to speak [pt. spoke; pp. spoken]

sabe inglés y francés she speaks English and French

4. (tener noticias) to hear [pt. & pp. heard]

hace mucho tiempo que no sé nada de ellos I haven't heard anything from them for ages

5. (enterarse) to find out [pt. & pp. found]

cuando supe que era su cumpleaños... when I found out it was her birthday...

6. (tener sabor) to taste

este helado sabe a avellana this ice cream tastes of hazelnuts

este potaje no sabe a nada this stew has no taste

saber mal una cosa a alguien (disgustar, enfadar) to be upset / not to like

le supo mal que se fueran sin ella she was upset that they went without her

me sabe mal no acompañarte hasta tu casa I don't like not walking you home

que yo sepa as far as I know

vete a saber goodness knows / it's anyone's guess

vete a saber dónde estarán las llaves it's anyone's guess where the keys are

¡yo qué sé! how should I know?

Spanish-English dictionary > saber
6 ذكاء

ذَكَاء \ intelligence: the ability to learn and understand, and to make right judgements in all the difficulties of daily life: Some animals show great intelligence. understanding: the act of understanding; power to judge: According to my understanding of this letter, it says something quite different. It is beyond the understanding of a child. wit: good sense; quickness of mind: She had the wit to telephone the police when she saw a man trying to enter the empty house next door. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also فهم (فَهْمٌ)‏

Arabic-English dictionary > ذكاء
7 intelligence

ذَكَاء \ intelligence: the ability to learn and understand, and to make right judgements in all the difficulties of daily life: Some animals show great intelligence. understanding: the act of understanding; power to judge: According to my understanding of this letter, it says something quite different. It is beyond the understanding of a child. wit: good sense; quickness of mind: She had the wit to telephone the police when she saw a man trying to enter the empty house next door. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also فهم (فَهْمٌ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > intelligence
8 understanding

ذَكَاء \ intelligence: the ability to learn and understand, and to make right judgements in all the difficulties of daily life: Some animals show great intelligence. understanding: the act of understanding; power to judge: According to my understanding of this letter, it says something quite different. It is beyond the understanding of a child. wit: good sense; quickness of mind: She had the wit to telephone the police when she saw a man trying to enter the empty house next door. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also فهم (فَهْمٌ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > understanding
9 wits

ذَكَاء \ intelligence: the ability to learn and understand, and to make right judgements in all the difficulties of daily life: Some animals show great intelligence. understanding: the act of understanding; power to judge: According to my understanding of this letter, it says something quite different. It is beyond the understanding of a child. wit: good sense; quickness of mind: She had the wit to telephone the police when she saw a man trying to enter the empty house next door. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also فهم (فَهْمٌ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > wits
10 Geist

m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur Sg.; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit; Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit; Mann von Geist man of wit; vor Geist sprühen oder seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate; den oder seinen Geist aushauchen geh. euph. (sterben) give up the ghost; den Geist aufgeben umg. (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out; das / er geht mir auf den Geist umg. it / he really gets on my nerves, it’s / he’s driving me crazy; im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye; im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner; wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit; der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur Sg.; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes Pl. umg.; der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit; der Geist des Christentums etc. the spirit of Christianity etc.; es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit; in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of s.o.; daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition; ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts; böser Geist evil spirit, demon; der Böse Geist KIRCHL. the Evil One; hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted; bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; heilig

4. fig. Person: großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker); kleiner Geist small-minded person; dienstbarer Geist umg., hum. (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure; jemandes guter Geist s.o.’s guiding light; sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department; sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg.; scheiden III

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der Geist

(Gespenst) specter; ghost; phantom; spectre;

(Seele) animus; spirit;

(Verstand) brains; intellect; mind;

(Verstorbener) soul;

(Witz) wit

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[gaist]
m -(e)s, -er

1) no pl (= Denken, Vernunft) mind

der menschliche Géíst, der Géíst des Menschen — the human mind

Géíst und Materie — mind and matter

mit Géíst begabt — endowed with a mind

"Phänomenologie des Géístes" — "Phenomenology of the Spirit"

2) (REL = Seele, außerirdisches Wesen) spirit; (= Gespenst) ghost

Géíst und Körper — mind and body

seinen Géíst aufgeben or aushauchen (liter, iro) — to give up the ghost

der Géíst ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach (prov) — the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

der Heilige Géíst — the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der Géíst Gottes — the Spirit of God

der böse Géíst — the Evil One

der Géíst der Finsternis — the Prince of Darkness

gute/böse Géíster — good/evil spirits

die Stunde der Géíster — the witching hour

der gute Géíst des Hauses (geh) — the moving spirit in the household

von allen guten Géístern verlassen sein (inf) — to have taken leave of one's senses (inf)

jdm auf den Géíst gehen (inf) — to get on sb's nerves

in dem Schloss gehen Géíster um — the castle is haunted, the castle is walked by ghosts (liter)

3) (no pl = Intellekt) intellect, mind; (fig = Denker, Genie) mind

Géíst haben — to have a good mind or intellect; (Witz) to show wit

einen regen/lebhaften Géíst haben —

ein Mann von großem Géíst — a man of great intellect, a man with a great mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem Géíst — the speech was not particularly brilliant

das geht über meinen Géíst (inf) — that's way over my head (inf), that's beyond me (inf)

hier scheiden sich die Géíster — this is the parting of the ways

seinen Géíst anstrengen (inf) — to use one's brains (inf)

sie sind verwandte Géíster — they are kindred spirits

kleine Géíster (iro: ungebildet) — people of limited intellect; (kleinmütig) small-minded or petty-minded people

See:

→ unruhig

4) no pl (= Wesen, Sinn, Gesinnung) spirit

in kameradschaftlichem Géíst — in a spirit of comradeship

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer Géíst — this office has a friendly atmosphere

in seinem/ihrem Géíst — in his/her spirit

in jds Géíst handeln — to act in the spirit of sb

der Géíst der Zeit/der russischen Sprache — the spirit or genius (liter) of the times/of the Russian language

nach dem Géíst des Gesetzes, nicht nach seinem Buchstaben gehen — to go by the spirit rather than the letter of the law

daran zeigt sich, wes Géístes Kind er ist — that (just) shows what kind of person he is

5) no pl (= Vorstellung) mind

etw im Géíst(e) vor sich sehen — to see sth in one's mind's eye

sich im Géíst(e) als etw/als jd/an einem Ort sehen — to see or picture oneself as sth/as sb/in a place

im Géíste bin ich bei euch — I am with you in spirit, my thoughts are with you

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der

1) (a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) ghost

2) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) spirit

3) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) spirit

4) (an elf or fairy: a water-sprite.) sprite

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Geist¹

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈgaist]

m

1. kein pl (Vernunft) mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem \Geist the speech was no testament to a great mind

ihr \Geist ist verwirrt she's mentally deranged

seinen \Geist anstrengen to put one's mind to it

seinen \Geist aushauchen (euph geh) to breathe one's last

jdm [mit etw dat] auf den \Geist gehen (fam) to get on sb's nerves [with sth] fam

im \Geist[e] (in Gedanken) in spirit, in one's thoughts; (in der Vorstellung) in one's mind's eye, in one's thoughts

etw im \Geiste vor sich dat sehen to see sth in one's mind's eye, to picture sth

\Geist und Körper body and mind

der menschliche \Geist, der \Geist des Menschen the human mind

2. kein pl (Witz) wit

er sprühte vor \Geist he was as witty as could be

eine Rede voller \Geist und Witz a witty speech

\Geist haben to have esprit

ein Mann ohne/von \Geist a dull/witty man

\Geist versprühen to be scintillating

3. kein pl (Gesinnung) spirit

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer \Geist there's a spirit of cooperation in this office

an \Geist und Buchstaben einer S. gen halten to observe the spirit and letter of sth

der freie \Geist free thought

in kameradschaftlichem \Geist in a spirit of camaraderie [or comradeship]

in jds \Geist how sb would have wished

der \Geist der Zeit the spirit of the times [or age

4. (Destillat) spirit

5.

▶ seinen [o den] \Geist aufgeben (iron veraltet: sterben) to give up the ghost, to breathe one's last; (hum fam: kaputtgehen) to give up the ghost

▶ wes \Geistes Kind jd ist the kind of person sb is

▶ da [o hier] scheiden sich die \Geister opinions differ here

▶ der \Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

Geist²

<-[e]s, -e>

m

1. (Denker) mind, intellect

große \Geister stört das nicht (hum fam) that doesn't bother me/us etc.

kleiner \Geist small-minded person, person of limited intellect

2. (Charakter) spirit

ein guter \Geist an angel

der gute \Geist des Hauses the moving [or guiding] spirit of the household

ein unruhiger \Geist a restive spirit, a restless creature

verwandte \Geister kindred spirits

3. (Wesenheit) spirit

der böse \Geist the Evil One old

dienstbarer \Geist ministering spirit

der \Geist der Finsternis (geh) the Prince of Darkness

der \Geist Gottes the Spirit of God

der Heilige \Geist the Holy Ghost

4. (Gespenst) ghost

ihm erschien der \Geist seiner toten Mutter he was visited by the ghost of his dead mother

\Geister gehen hier um this place is haunted

wie ein \Geist aussehen to look very pale; krank a. to look like death warmed up [or AM over] fam; erschreckt a. to look as if one has seen a ghost

einen \Geist beschwören to invoke a spirit

böse/gute \Geister evil/good spirits

5.

▶ dienstbarer \Geist (hum fam) servant

▶ von allen guten \Geistern verlassen sein (fam) to have taken leave of one's senses

▶ jdm als Heiliger \Geist erscheinen, jdm den Heiligen \Geist schicken MIL, SCH (veraltet sl) to don fancy dress at night and thrash sb sleeping in bed

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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Geist m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur sg; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit;

Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit;

Mann von Geist man of wit;

vor Geist sprühen oder

seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate;

den oder

seinen Geist aushauchen geh euph (sterben) give up the ghost;

den Geist aufgeben umg (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out;

das/er geht mir auf den Geist umg it/he really gets on my nerves, it’s/he’s driving me crazy;

im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye;

im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner;

wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit;

der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur sg; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes pl umg;

der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit;

der Geist des Christentums etc the spirit of Christianity etc;

es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit;

in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of sb;

daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition;

ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts;

böser Geist evil spirit, demon;

der Böse Geist KIRCHE the Evil One;

hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted;

bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; → heilig

4. fig Person:

großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker);

kleiner Geist small-minded person;

dienstbarer Geist umg, hum (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure;

jemandes guter Geist sb’s guiding light;

sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department;

sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg; → scheiden C

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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-er m.

esprit n.

ghost n.

mind n.

soul n.

specter n.

spirit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Geist
11 geist

m; -(e)s, -er

1. nur Sg.; (Verstand) mind; (Intellekt) intellect; (Sinn, Gemüt) mind; (Witz) wit; (Seele) spirit; Geist und Körper mind and body, body and spirit; Mann von Geist man of wit; vor Geist sprühen oder seinen Geist sprühen lassen scintillate; den oder seinen Geist aushauchen geh. euph. (sterben) give up the ghost; den Geist aufgeben umg. (kaputtgehen) give up the ghost, conk out; das / er geht mir auf den Geist umg. it / he really gets on my nerves, it’s / he’s driving me crazy; im Geiste in one’s mind’s eye; im Geiste sah sie sich schon als Siegerin she already imagined ( oder saw) herself as the winner; wir werden im Geiste bei euch sein we will be with you in spirit; der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

2. nur Sg.; (Einstellung) spirit; (Verfassung) morale; (Atmosphäre) atmosphere, vibes Pl. umg.; der olympische Geist the Olympic spirit; der Geist des Christentums etc. the spirit of Christianity etc.; es herrschte ein kameradschaftlicher Geist there was a comradely spirit; in jemandes Geiste handeln act in the spirit of s.o.; daran sieht man, wes Geistes Kind er ist it says a lot about him

3. überirdischer: spirit; (Gespenst) ghost; (Erscheinung) apparition; ich glaube nicht an Geister I don’t believe in ghosts; böser Geist evil spirit, demon; der Böse Geist KIRCHL. the Evil One; hier geht ein Geist um this place is haunted; bist du denn von allen guten Geistern verlassen? are you out of your mind?, have you taken leave of your senses?; heilig

4. fig. Person: großer Geist great mind ( oder thinker); kleiner Geist small-minded person; dienstbarer Geist umg., hum. (Dienstbote) servant, domestic treasure; jemandes guter Geist s.o.’s guiding light; sie ist der gute Geist der Abteilung she is the moving spirit in the department; sie ist ein unruhiger Geist she’s a restless person ( oder spirit), she can’t sit still for one moment, she’s up and down like a yoyo umg.; scheiden III

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der Geist

(Gespenst) specter; ghost; phantom; spectre;

(Seele) animus; spirit;

(Verstand) brains; intellect; mind;

(Verstorbener) soul;

(Witz) wit

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[gaist]
m -(e)s, -er

1) no pl (= Denken, Vernunft) mind

der menschliche Géíst, der Géíst des Menschen — the human mind

Géíst und Materie — mind and matter

mit Géíst begabt — endowed with a mind

"Phänomenologie des Géístes" — "Phenomenology of the Spirit"

2) (REL = Seele, außerirdisches Wesen) spirit; (= Gespenst) ghost

Géíst und Körper — mind and body

seinen Géíst aufgeben or aushauchen (liter, iro) — to give up the ghost

der Géíst ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach (prov) — the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

der Heilige Géíst — the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der Géíst Gottes — the Spirit of God

der böse Géíst — the Evil One

der Géíst der Finsternis — the Prince of Darkness

gute/böse Géíster — good/evil spirits

die Stunde der Géíster — the witching hour

der gute Géíst des Hauses (geh) — the moving spirit in the household

von allen guten Géístern verlassen sein (inf) — to have taken leave of one's senses (inf)

jdm auf den Géíst gehen (inf) — to get on sb's nerves

in dem Schloss gehen Géíster um — the castle is haunted, the castle is walked by ghosts (liter)

3) (no pl = Intellekt) intellect, mind; (fig = Denker, Genie) mind

Géíst haben — to have a good mind or intellect; (Witz) to show wit

einen regen/lebhaften Géíst haben —

ein Mann von großem Géíst — a man of great intellect, a man with a great mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem Géíst — the speech was not particularly brilliant

das geht über meinen Géíst (inf) — that's way over my head (inf), that's beyond me (inf)

hier scheiden sich die Géíster — this is the parting of the ways

seinen Géíst anstrengen (inf) — to use one's brains (inf)

sie sind verwandte Géíster — they are kindred spirits

kleine Géíster (iro: ungebildet) — people of limited intellect; (kleinmütig) small-minded or petty-minded people

See:

→ unruhig

4) no pl (= Wesen, Sinn, Gesinnung) spirit

in kameradschaftlichem Géíst — in a spirit of comradeship

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer Géíst — this office has a friendly atmosphere

in seinem/ihrem Géíst — in his/her spirit

in jds Géíst handeln — to act in the spirit of sb

der Géíst der Zeit/der russischen Sprache — the spirit or genius (liter) of the times/of the Russian language

nach dem Géíst des Gesetzes, nicht nach seinem Buchstaben gehen — to go by the spirit rather than the letter of the law

daran zeigt sich, wes Géístes Kind er ist — that (just) shows what kind of person he is

5) no pl (= Vorstellung) mind

etw im Géíst(e) vor sich sehen — to see sth in one's mind's eye

sich im Géíst(e) als etw/als jd/an einem Ort sehen — to see or picture oneself as sth/as sb/in a place

im Géíste bin ich bei euch — I am with you in spirit, my thoughts are with you

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der

1) (a spirit, usually of a dead person: Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost.) ghost

2) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) spirit

3) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) spirit

4) (an elf or fairy: a water-sprite.) sprite

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Geist¹

<-[e]s, -e>

[ˈgaist]

m

1. kein pl (Vernunft) mind

die Rede zeugte nicht von großem \Geist the speech was no testament to a great mind

ihr \Geist ist verwirrt she's mentally deranged

seinen \Geist anstrengen to put one's mind to it

seinen \Geist aushauchen (euph geh) to breathe one's last

jdm [mit etw dat] auf den \Geist gehen (fam) to get on sb's nerves [with sth] fam

im \Geist[e] (in Gedanken) in spirit, in one's thoughts; (in der Vorstellung) in one's mind's eye, in one's thoughts

etw im \Geiste vor sich dat sehen to see sth in one's mind's eye, to picture sth

\Geist und Körper body and mind

der menschliche \Geist, der \Geist des Menschen the human mind

2. kein pl (Witz) wit

er sprühte vor \Geist he was as witty as could be

eine Rede voller \Geist und Witz a witty speech

\Geist haben to have esprit

ein Mann ohne/von \Geist a dull/witty man

\Geist versprühen to be scintillating

3. kein pl (Gesinnung) spirit

in diesem Büro herrscht ein kollegialer \Geist there's a spirit of cooperation in this office

an \Geist und Buchstaben einer S. gen halten to observe the spirit and letter of sth

der freie \Geist free thought

in kameradschaftlichem \Geist in a spirit of camaraderie [or comradeship]

in jds \Geist how sb would have wished

der \Geist der Zeit the spirit of the times [or age

4. (Destillat) spirit

5.

▶ seinen [o den] \Geist aufgeben (iron veraltet: sterben) to give up the ghost, to breathe one's last; (hum fam: kaputtgehen) to give up the ghost

▶ wes \Geistes Kind jd ist the kind of person sb is

▶ da [o hier] scheiden sich die \Geister opinions differ here

▶ der \Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

Geist²

<-[e]s, -e>

m

1. (Denker) mind, intellect

große \Geister stört das nicht (hum fam) that doesn't bother me/us etc.

kleiner \Geist small-minded person, person of limited intellect

2. (Charakter) spirit

ein guter \Geist an angel

der gute \Geist des Hauses the moving [or guiding] spirit of the household

ein unruhiger \Geist a restive spirit, a restless creature

verwandte \Geister kindred spirits

3. (Wesenheit) spirit

der böse \Geist the Evil One old

dienstbarer \Geist ministering spirit

der \Geist der Finsternis (geh) the Prince of Darkness

der \Geist Gottes the Spirit of God

der Heilige \Geist the Holy Ghost

4. (Gespenst) ghost

ihm erschien der \Geist seiner toten Mutter he was visited by the ghost of his dead mother

\Geister gehen hier um this place is haunted

wie ein \Geist aussehen to look very pale; krank a. to look like death warmed up [or AM over] fam; erschreckt a. to look as if one has seen a ghost

einen \Geist beschwören to invoke a spirit

böse/gute \Geister evil/good spirits

5.

▶ dienstbarer \Geist (hum fam) servant

▶ von allen guten \Geistern verlassen sein (fam) to have taken leave of one's senses

▶ jdm als Heiliger \Geist erscheinen, jdm den Heiligen \Geist schicken MIL, SCH (veraltet sl) to don fancy dress at night and thrash sb sleeping in bed

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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…geist m im subst; CHEM, GASTR spirit(s pl US);

Himbeergeist (white) raspberry brandy;

Mirabellengeist plum brandy

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der; Geist[e]s, Geister

1) o. Pl. (Verstand) mind

jemandes Geist ist verwirrt/gestört — somebody is mentally deranged/disturbed

jemandem mit etwas auf den Geist gehen — (salopp) get on somebody's nerves with something

den Geist aufgeben — (geh./ugs. scherzh., auch fig.) give up the ghost

im Geist[e] — in my/his etc. mind's eye

2) o. Pl. (Scharfsinn) wit

3) o. Pl. (innere Einstellung) spirit

4) (denkender Mensch) mind; intellect

ein großer/kleiner Geist — a great mind/a person of limited intellect

hier od. da scheiden sich die Geister — this is where opinions differ

5) (überirdisches Wesen) spirit

der Heilige Geist — (christl. Rel.) the Holy Ghost or Spirit

der böse Geist — the evil spirit

von allen guten Geistern verlassen sein — have taken leave of one's senses; be out of one's mind

6) (Gespenst) ghost

Geister gehen im Schloss um/spuken im Schloss — the castle is haunted

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-er m.

esprit n.

ghost n.

mind n.

soul n.

specter n.

spirit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > geist
12 Verstand

m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers Pl. of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers Pl. of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding; gesunder Verstand common sense; mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me; klarer / kühler Verstand a clear / cool head; scharfer Verstand keen (Am. sharp) mind ( oder intellect); mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense; den Verstand verlieren go mad (Am. crazy); jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive s.o. mad ( oder insane, bes. Am. crazy); wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses; das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me; hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?; er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg. he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there; etw. mit Verstand genießen savo(u)r s.th.

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der Verstand

brains; sense; wits; brain; common sense; senses; wit; reason; understanding; mind; intellect; intelligence

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Ver|stạnd [fɛɐ'ʃtant]
m - (e)s
[-dəs] no pl (= Fähigkeit zu denken) reason; (= Intellekt) mind, intellect; (= Vernunft) (common) sense; (= Urteilskraft) (powers pl of) judgement
das müsste dir dein Verstand sagen — your common sense should tell you that

den Verstand verlieren — to lose one's mind

hast du denn den Verstand verloren?, bist du denn noch bei Verstand? — have you taken leave of your senses? (esp Brit), are you out of your mind?

jdn um den Verstand bringen — to drive sb out of his mind

nicht recht or ganz bei Verstand sein — not to be in one's right mind

zu Verstand kommen — to come to one's senses

mit seinem Verstand am Ende sein — to be at one's wits' end

das geht über meinen Verstand — it's beyond me, it beats me (inf)

da bleibt einem der Verstand stehen (fig inf) — the mind boggles (inf)

etw ohne Verstand tun — to do sth mindlessly

etw ohne Verstand essen/trinken — to eat/drink sth without paying attention

etw mit Verstand genießen/essen/trinken — to savour (Brit) or savor (US) sth, to relish sth

See:

→ klar

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der

1) (the thinking power of the mind: He was a person of great intellect.) intellect

2) (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mind

3) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sense

4) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) understand

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Ver·stand

<-[e]s>

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant]

m kein pl reason no art, no pl

jdm \Verstand zutrauen to think sb has [common] sense

bei klarem \Verstand sein to be in full possession of one's faculties [or in one's right mind]

bist du noch bei \Verstand? (fam) are you quite right in the head? fam

seinen \Verstand anstrengen (fam) to think hard

jdn um den \Verstand bringen to drive sb out of his/her mind

über jds \Verstand gehen to be beyond sb

nicht bei \Verstand sein to not be in one's right mind

da bleibt einem der \Verstand stehen the mind boggles

den \Verstand verlieren to lose [or go out of] one's mind

etw mit \Verstand essen/genießen/trinken to savour [or AM -or] sth

etw ohne \Verstand essen/rauchen/trinken to eat/smoke/drink sth without savouring [or AM -oring] it

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der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

Tiere haben keinen Verstand — animals do not have the power or faculty of reason

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

wenn du deinen Verstand gebraucht hättest — if you had used your brain or had been thinking

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me

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Verstand m; -(e)s, kein pl; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers pl of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers pl of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding;

gesunder Verstand common sense;

mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me;

klarer/kühler Verstand a clear/cool head;

scharfer Verstand keen (US sharp) mind ( oder intellect);

mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense;

den Verstand verlieren go mad (US crazy);

jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive sb mad ( oder insane, besonders US crazy);

wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses;

das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me;

hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?;

er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there;

etwas mit Verstand genießen savo(u)r sth

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der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

Tiere haben keinen Verstand — animals do not have the power or faculty of reason

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

wenn du deinen Verstand gebraucht hättest — if you had used your brain or had been thinking

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me

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-¨e m.

apprehension n.

brain n.

brains n.

mind n.

reason n.

sanity n.

sense n.

understanding n.

wit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verstand
13 ум

муж. mind;
brains мн.;
разг.;
(разум) wit, intellect человек большого ума ≈ man of great intellect;
very clever man, person of keen intellect человек выдающегося ума ≈ master-spirit от большого ума ≈ in one's infinite wisdom спятить, свихнуться, своротить, сбрендить с ума ≈ разг. to go out of one's mind/head вы с ума сошли! ≈ are you out of your senses? держать в уме ≈ to keep smth. in one's head перебирать в уме ≈ to turn smth. over in one's mind доходить до чего-л. своим умом ≈ to work smth. by oneself, to come to smth. on one's own раскидывать умом ≈ разг. to think smth. over жить своим умом ≈ to think for oneself, to live his own way жить чужим умом ≈ to live as others tell one to счет в уме ≈ mental arithmetic считать в уме ≈ to count in one's head;
to do mental arithmetic у него что на уме, то и на языке разг. ≈ he wears his heart on his sleep у него другое на уме разг. ≈ he has something at/in the back of his mind, he's thinking of something else у него что-то на уме ≈ he has smth. on his mind у него только развлечения на уме ≈ he thinks of nothing but pleasure у него свое на уме ≈ he has smth. up his sleeve ум хорошо, а два лучше ≈ two heads are better than one;
four eyes see more than two сколько голов - столько умов ≈ many men, many minds выживший из ума ≈ cracked выживший из ума ≈ шотланд. doited гибкий ум, живой ум ≈ nimble mind, quick mind с умом ≈ sensibly, intelligently сходить с ума ≈ to go mad, to go off one's head сводить с ума ≈ to drive smb. mad браться за ум ≈ to come to one's senses, to become/grow reasonable наставлять на ум ≈ to teach smb. some sense лишаться ума ≈ to go mad/crazy, to lose one's mind набираться ума ≈ to get some sense into one's head выживать из ума ≈ to lose one's mind, to have one's mind gone себе на уме ≈ canny в своем уме ≈ in one's senses, in one's right mind не в своем уме ≈ not right in the head, out of one's sense научиться уму-разуму ≈ to learn sense, to grow wise научить уму-разуму ≈ to teach smb. some good sense задним умом крепок ≈ be wise after the event ум за разум заходит разг. ≈ be crazy ум короток разг. ≈ be dull or dense ему пришло на ум ≈ it occured to him;
it crossed his mind это не его ума дело разг. ≈ it is none of his business это у него из ума нейдет разг. ≈ he cannot get it out of his head/mind быть себе на уме разг. ≈ to know on which side one's bread is buttered быть без ума от кого-л. ≈ to be crazy/wild about smb. ума не приложу разг. ≈ I am at a loss, I am at my wit's end, I have no idea уму непостижимо ≈ it's beyond all understanding у него ума палата ≈ разг. he is big/long on brains в здравом уме, в полном уме ≈ in one's right mind, of sound mind доводить до ума ≈ to shape smth. up, to get smth. into shape

м. mind, intellect;
(сообразительность) intelligence;
brains pl., sense разг. ;
он человек большого ума he has a splendid mind/intellect;
быть без ума от кого-л., чего-л. be* crazy/mad about smb., smth. ;
(быть влюблённым) be* wildly in love with smb. ;
браться за ум come* to one`s senses;
в уме mentally;
считать в уме reckon in one`s head;
решать задачи в уме do* sums in one`s head, do* mental arithmetic;
один в уме carry one;
в своём уме in one`s right mind;
быть не в своём уме be* out of one`s mind/senses;
в своём ли ты уме? are you in your right mind/senses?;
у меня и в уме не было... it never entered my head...;
из ума вон! I quite forgot!;
у меня это из ума нейдёт I can`t forget it!;
у него на уме ничего, кроме... he thinks of nothing but...;
он себе на уме he is very shrewd/canny;
he knows how many beans make five;
сколько голов - столько умов so many men so many minds;
there are as many different opinions as there are people in this world;
ум хорошо, а два лучше two heads are better than one;
учить кого-л. уму-разуму teach* smb. in the way he, she should go;
не вашего ума дело! that`s beyond you!;
довести до ума get* smth. into shape;
утечка ~ов за границу brain drain.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > ум
14 ум

муж.

mind; brains мн. ч.; разг.; ( разум) wit, intellect

человек большого ума — man of great intellect; very clever man, person of keen intellect

человек выдающегося ума — master-spirit

от большого ума — in one's infinite wisdom

спятить, свихнуться, своротить, сбрендить с ума — разг. to go out of one's mind/head

вы с ума сошли! — are you out of your senses?

держать в уме — to keep smth. in one's head

перебирать в уме — to turn smth. over in one's mind

доходить до чего-л. своим умом — to work smth. by oneself, to come to smth. on one's own

раскидывать умом — разг. to think smth. over

жить своим умом — to think for oneself, to live his own way

жить чужим умом — to live as others tell one to

счет в уме — mental arithmetic

считать в уме — to count in one's head; to do mental arithmetic

у него что на уме, то и на языке разг. — he wears his heart on his sleep

у него другое на уме разг. — he has something at/in the back of his mind, he's thinking of something else

у него что-то на уме — he has smth. on his mind

у него только развлечения на уме — he thinks of nothing but pleasure

у него свое на уме — he has smth. up his sleeve

ум хорошо, а два лучше — two heads are better than one; four eyes see more than two

сколько голов - столько умов — many men, many minds

выживший из ума — cracked

выживший из ума — шотланд. doited

браться за ум — разг. to come to one's senses, to become/grow reasonable

война умов — battle of wits, war of wits

выживать из ума — to lose one's mind, to have one's mind gone

гибкий ум, живой ум — nimble mind, quick mind, lively wit/mind

лишаться ума — to go mad/crazy, to lose one's mind

набираться ума — to learn sense; to grow wise; to get some sense into one's head

наставлять на ум — to teach smb. some sense

с умом — sensibly, intelligently

сводить с ума — (кого-л.) to drive smb. mad

себе на уме — canny

сходить с ума — to go mad, to go off one's head; (от чего-л.) to go crazy (with)

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быть без ума от кого-л. — to be crazy/wild about smb.

быть себе на уме разг. — to know on which side one's bread is buttered

в своем уме — in one's senses, in one's right mind

ему пришло на ум — it occured to him; it crossed his mind

задним умом крепок — be wise after the event

научить уму-разуму — to teach smb. some good sense

научиться уму-разуму — to learn sense, to grow wise

не в своем уме — not right in the head, out of one's sense

у него ума палата — разг. he is big/long on brains

ум за разум заходит разг. — be crazy

ум короток разг. — be dull or dense

ума не приложу разг. — I am at a loss, I am at my wit's end, I have no idea

уму непостижимо — it's beyond all understanding

это не его ума дело разг. — it is none of his business

это у него из ума нейдет разг. — he cannot get it out of his head/mind

- в здравом уме

- в полном уме
- доводить до ума

Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > ум
15 MAÐR

(gen. manns, pl. menn, with the art. menninir), m.

1) man (irrespective of sex), human being (guð skapaði síðarst menn tvá, er ættir eru frá komnar);

sýndi maðr manni, one showed it to another, it went from from hand to hand;

fjöldi manns, a great number of people;

múgr manns, crowd of people;

2) degree in kinship;

vera at þriðja, fjórða, fimta manni, to be related in the third, fourth, fifth degree;

hann var manni firr en systrungr Bárðar, he was the son of a cousin of B.;

3) man, opp. to kona( síðan fór hann til manna sinna).

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m., qs. mann-r, which form also occurs in old poets, engi mannr und ranni, Vellekla, (for the change of nn before r into ð see the introduction to letter N); gen. manns, dat. manni, acc. mann, plur. menn, qs. menn-r; with the article, menninir, so always in old writers, but in mod. mennirnir erroneously, as if from mennir: the plur. meðr, answering to the sing. maðr, occurs in old poets—meðr vituð öðling æðra, Fms. vii. 87 (in a verse); Norð-meðr róa naðri, vi. 309 (in a verse); meðr fengu mikit veðr, Edda 102; hirð-meðr, veðja, Rekst., all verses of the 11th and 12th centuries; er meðr Myrkvið kalla, Akv. 5: meðr hlutu sár, Fbr. 75 new Ed. (in a verse): gen. pl. manna, dat. mönnum, acc. menn. In Ballads and Rímur after the 15th century, and hence in eccl. writers of later times, a nom. mann is now and then used, esp. in compds influenced by Germ. and Engl., e. g. hreysti-mann, Skíða R. 58; or for the sake of rhyme, ætla þú ekki, aumr mann | af komast muni strafflaust hann, Pass. 14. 17: [Ulf. manna = ἄνθρωπος; in other Teut. languages spelt man, or better mann.]

B. A man = Lat. homo, Gr. ἄνθρωπος, also people; eigi vil ek segja frá manninum þvíat mér er maðrinn skyldr, þat er frá manni at segja, at maðr er vel auðigr at fé, Nj. 51; mennskr maðr, a manlike man, a human being, opp. to giants or beings of superhuman strength, Gm. 31; menn eru hér komnir ef menn skal kalla, en líkari eru þeir þursum at vexti ok sýn en mennskum mönnum, Eg. 110; flýjum nú! ekki er við menn um at eiga, Nj. 97; þat hafa gamlir menn mælt, at þess manns mundi hefnt verða ef hann félli á grúfu, Eg. 107; þeir ungu menn ( the young people) elskask sín í millum, Mar.; þótt nökkut væri þústr á með enum yngrum mönnum, Ld. 200; fjöldi manns, múgr manns, Fms. ii. 45, 234, xi. 245; þykkir mönnum nökkur várkunn til þess, 192; var þat margra manna mál, at …, Eg. 537, Fms. i. 45; er þat íllt manni? Eg. 604; sá maðr, that person, K. Þ. K. 4; manna beztr, fríðastr …, the best, fairest … of men, passim; allra manna bezt, beyond all men, best of all men, Bs. i. 67; kona var enn þriði maðr, Hkr. iii. 184; hvárr þeirra manna, each of the wedded fair, Grág. i. 476; góðir menn, good men! in addressing, passim: allit., Guði ok góðum mönnum, to God and all good men, Bs. i. 68: sayings, maðr skal eptir mann lifa, man shall live after man (as a consolation), Eg. 322: maðr er manns gaman, man is man’s comfort, Hm. 46; whence huggun er manni mönnum at, Pass. 2. 10: maðr eptir mann, man after man, in succession; or, maðr af manni, man after man, in turn: sýndi maðr manni, man shewed it to man, it went round from hand to hand, Fms. vi. 216; nú segir maðr manni þessi fagnaðar-tíðendi, Bs. i. 181, Þiðr. 142; kunni þat maðr manni at segja at Bróðir felldi Brján, Nj. 275.

2. phrases, þat veit menn (the verb in sing., the noun in plur.), every one knows that! to be sure! Art. 31, 62, Karl. 48; meðr of veit, Sighvat: mod. viti menn! with a notion of irony; thus also menn segja, men say, (in old poët. usage elliptically, kveða = Lat. dicunt, Vþm. 24, 26, 28, 30, Gm. 13, Hdl. 42, Hm. 11; kváðu, people said, Vm. 33): the sing. maðr = Fr. on, mod. Dan. man (in Dan. man siger), is not vernacular.

3. in compds. kvenn-maðr, a woman; karl-maðr, a man: of families, Mýra-menn, Síðu-menn, Landn.: inhabitants, people, Norð-menn, Norsemen; Noregs-menn, the men of Norway; Athenu-menn, Athenians; Korintu-menn, Corinthians; of condition of life, leik-menn, laymen; kenni-menn, clergymen; búand-menn, peasants; valds-menn, rulers; kaup-menn, merchants; sjó-menn, seamen; vinnu-menn, labourers.

4. degree in a lineage: at þriðja, fjórða, fimta … manni, in the third, fourth, fifth … degree, Grág. i. 321; manni firnari en systrungr …, one degree remoter than …, used of odd degrees (e. g. four on one side and three on the other), ii. 172; hann var manni firr en systrungr Bárðar, he was an odd second cousin of B., Bárð. 165; hence tví-menningar, þrí-menningar, fjór-menningar …, a second, third, fourth … cousin, passim.

II. a man. Lat. vir; vér höfum þrjú skip ok hundruð manna á hverju, Fas. ii. 521; síðan fór hann til manna sinna, Fms. v. 514; greiða eyri gulls hverjum manni, 178; hann fór með of manns yfir landit, iv. 146; and so in countless instances: Sigurðar-menn, the followers of S.; Tuma-menn, konungs-menn, Krist-menn, kross-menn, vii. 293, 299, Ó. H. 216.

2. a husband; Guð er Kristinnar andar maðr er honum giptisk í trú, Greg. 31: freq. in mod. usage, maðrinn minn, my husband! dóttur-maðr, a son-in-law.

3. metaph., vera maðr fyrir e-u, to be man enough for it, able to do it; eg er ekki maðr fyrir því, maðr til þess, id.; hann sýndisk eigi maðr til at setjask í svá háleitt sæti, Bs. i. 743; mikill, lítill, maðr fyrir sér, to be a great, strong, weak man, and the like.

III. the Rune m, see introduction.

C. COMPDS, manns- and manna-: manns-aldr, m. a man’s life, generation, 623. 10, Fms. viii. 240, Fas. i. 406. manns-bani, a, m. ‘man’s bane,’ a man-slayer, Js. 49, Ni. 119. manns-barn, n. a ‘man’s bairn;’ in the phrase, hvert m., every child of man, Sturl. i. 47. manna-bein, n. pl. human bones, Fms. i. 230. manns-blóð, n. human blood, Nj. 59, Fms. iii. 125. manna-búkar, m. pl. corpses of slain, Fms. iii. 7, xi. 355. manna-bygð, f. human abodes, opp. to the wilderness, Fms. i. 215. manna-bær, m. dwelling-houses, Ann. 1390. manns-bætr, f. pl. weregild, Eg. 259. manns-efni, n. a man to be; gott-m. (see efni), Eg. 368, Fms. i. 174, Fær. 231. manna-farvegr, m. a foot-path, Gþl. 539. manns-fingr, m. a human finger. manna-forráð, n. ‘man-sway,’ rule, dominion; the godord or priesthood is often in the Laws and Sagas so called, Hrafn. 21, Nj. 149, Grág., Ísl. ii. 402, Fms. x. 45. manna-forræði, n. = mannaforráð, Nj. 231, Ld. 310. manns-fótr, m. a human foot, Hkr. ii. 114. manna-fundr, m. a meeting of men, Grág. i. 420. manns-fylgja, u, f., or manna-fylgjur, f. pl. fetches of men, Lv. 69, Fs. 68; see fylgja. manna-för, n. pl. men’s footprints, Eg. 578. manna-grein, f. distinction of men, Fms. viii. 21. manns-hauss, m. a human skull, Þorf. Karl. 242. manns-hár, n. human hair, Edda 4, Fas. iii. 266. manns-hold, n. human flesh, Fms. xi. 235. manna-hugir, m. pl., see hugr III. 2, Háv. 55, Þórð. 17 new Ed. manna-hús, n. pl. men’s houses, Fbr. 77: human abodes. manns-höfuð, manna-höfuð, m. (he human head, K. Á. 1, Fms. x. 280, Nj. 275. manns-hönd, f. a human hand, Fas. i. 66. manns-kona, u, f. a man’s wife, married woman, Grág. i. 335, 337, 341, 344, 380, Bs. i. 777, Sks. 340. manna-lát, n. the loss of men, loss of life, death, Nj. 248, Eg. 585, Orkn. 296. manns-lát, n. a person’s death, decease; heyra mannslát, to hear of a person’s death. manns-líf, n. man’s life, Hom. 6. manns-líki, n. human shape, Edda 9. manna-lof, n. praise of men, Hom. 83. manna-mál, n. human voices, human speech, Nj. 154; or manns-mál, id., in the phrase, það heyrist ekki mannsmál, no man’s voice can be heard, of a great noise. manna-missir, m. the loss of men, Sturl. iii. 7, Fas. ii. 552. manns-morð, n. murder, N. G. L. i. 256. manna-mót, n. = mannfundr, Grág. i. 343. manns-mót, n. manly mien, ‘manfulness,’ Fms. i. 149, xi. 86; þat er mannsmót að honum, he looks like a true man. manna-munr, m. distinction, difference of men, Bs. i. 855. manna-múgr, m. a crowd of people, Fær. 12. manns-mynd, f. the human shape, Stj. 147. manna-reið, f. (a body of) horsemen, Nj. 206. manna-samnaðr, m. = mannsafnaðr, Ísl. ii. 83. manna-seta, u, f. men staying in a place, Ld. 42. manna-skipan, f. the placing of people, as at a banquet, in battle, Korm. 62, Sturl. i. 20, ii. 237. manna-skipti, n. pl. exchange of men, Germ. auswechselung, Hkr. i. 8. manna-slóð, f. ‘man’s sleuth,’ a track of men, Sturl. i. 83. manna-spor, n. pl. men’s footprints. Sturl. ii. 90, Eg. 578, Landn. 191. manna-styrkr, m. help, Þórð. 74. manna-sættir, m. a daysman, peacemaker, Fms. x. 51, Eb. manna-taka, u, f. a reception of men, strangers, Fb. ii. 194. manna-tal, n. = manntal, Hkr. ii. 340. manns-váði, a, m. danger of life, Fms. viii. 224. manna-vegr, m. a road where men pass, opp. to a wilderness, Grett. 115 A, Ld. 328. manna-verk, n. pl. = mannvirki, man’s work, work by human hands, Fb. i. 541. manns-verk, n. work to be done by a person, N. G. L. i., 38, Gþl. 114. manna-vist, f. a human abode. Fms. i. 226, Jb. 9, Orkn. 434. manns-vit, n. ‘man’s wit,’ human understanding, reason, Nj. 106. manna-völd, n. pl.; in the phrase, e-t er af manna-völdum, it is due to human causes, not by natural causes, e. g. of a fire, the disappearance of a thing, or the like, Nj. 76, Fms. ii. 146, iii. 98. manns-vöxtr, m. a man’s stature, Fas. ii. 508, Hom. 112. manna-þengill, m. king of men, the name of Njörð, Gm. 16, Edda 104. manns-æði, n. human bearing, behaviour. manns-æfi, f. man’s lifetime; mart kann skipask á mannsæfinni, a saying, Fms. vii. 156; mart verðr á mannsætinni, útítt var þat þá er vér vórum ungir, Fær. 195.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > MAÐR
16 rozum

m (G rozumu) 1. (władza poznawcza umysłu) mind, intellect
- człowiek wielkiego rozumu a man of great intellect

- objąć a. ogarnąć coś rozumem to understand sth

- górować nad kimś rozumem to be more intelligent than sb
2. (u człowieka) (rozsądek) reason, sense; (u zwierzęcia) cleverness
- rozum przychodzi z wiekiem a. z latami one gets wiser as one grows older

- rozum dyktuje, żeby nie działać zbyt pochopnie reason tells us not to act too hastily

- miejże rozum, nie rób tego! have some sense, don’t do that!

- □ chłopski rozum pot. common sense, good sense

- czysty rozum Filoz. pure reason

■ brać coś na rozum to use one’s common sense

- być niespełna rozumu to be out of one’s mind, to be off one’s head

- co głowa, to rozum so many heads, so many minds

- człowiek do śmierci rozumu się uczy man is always learning

- głowa wielka a rozumu mało a big head and little sense

- mieć swój rozum pot. to know one’s own mind

- mieć więcej szczęścia niż rozumu ≈ to have more luck than judg(e)ment

- (jak) na mój głupi rozum pot. in my opinion

- nauczyć kogoś rozumu to teach sb a lesson

- nie grzeszyć rozumem to be rather stupid

- odchodzić od rozumu z rozpaczy/strachu to be beside oneself a. to be out of one’s mind with grief/fear

- pozjadać wszystkie rozumy pot. to have all the answers

- pójść po rozum do głowy to use one’s head

- przemówić komuś do rozumu to bring sb to reason

- rozum mu odjęło he must be out of his mind

- rusz rozumem! put your thinking cap on!

- to przechodzi ludzki rozum it’s beyond human understanding

- kogo Bóg chce ukarać, temu rozum odbiera przysł. whom the gods would destroy they first make mad

- włos długi, rozum krótki pot. long on hair and short on brains

- lepszy funt szczęścia niż cetnar rozumu przysł. an ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom

- od wódki rozum krótki przysł. when drink is in, wit is out

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- mu; -my; loc sg - mie; m

reason

na chłopski lub zdrowy rozum,... — common sense suggests that...

być niespełna rozumu — to be out of one's mind

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rozum

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1. (= umysł) reason, mind, intelect; czysty rozum fil. pure reason; niespełna rozumu nuts, bats, crazy; na mój (głupi) rozum pot. in my (humble) opinion, as I see it; mieć swój rozum have one's wits about one, be in one's right senses; kierować się własnym rozumem use one's judgement l. own head; postradać l. stracić rozum loose one's marbles l. mind, be out of one's mind; pójść po rozum do głowy find a reasonable solution to a problem, think of sth sensible; mieć bystry rozum have quick wits; obdarzony rozumem rational.

2. (= rozsądek) judgement, wit(s), sense; chłopski rozum horse sense, common sense; zdrowy rozum common sense, native reason; na chłopski l. zdrowy rozum common sense suggests that...; mieć więcej szczęścia niż rozumu succeed by a fluke; nauczyć kogoś rozumu teach sb a lesson; przemówić komuś do rozumu make sb see sense l. reason, make sb listen to reason, bring sb to reason; powinieneś mieć więcej rozumu w głowie you should know better; wydaje mu się, że pozjadał wszystkie rozumy he's such a smart alec l. aleck; weź to na rozum think it over, give it a reasonable thought.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozum
17 reason

1. n причина; основание

the reason of eclipses — причина затмений

what is the reason of the tides? — почему бывают приливы?

what is the reason of the dew? — почему выпадает роса?

she had a reason for laughing — у неё была причина для смеха

by reason of …, for the reason that … — по причине того, что …, из-за того, что …

the scheme failed by reason of bad organization — этот план провалился из-за плохой организации

for no other reason than that I forgot — по той простой причине, что я забыл

for reasons beyond control — по независящим обстоятельствам

with reason — с основанием, по основательным причинам

not without reason — не без основания

for some reason — по некоторой причине

fundamental reason — основная причина

have good reason — иметь все основания

for the same reason — по той же причине

for whatsoever reason — по любой причине

2. n основание, мотив, соображение; оправдание

for economy reasons — по соображениям экономии

for family reasons — по семейным обстоятельствам

for reasons of State — по государственным соображениям

to prove with reasons — доказать аргументами, представить резонные соображения

I saw reason to suspect him — у меня были основания подозревать его

I have good reason to fear that … — у меня все основания опасаться, что …

I have good reasons for doing this — я имею полное право поступать так

give me your reasons for refusing — мотивируйте свой отказ, изложите мотивы вашего отказа

alleging as his reason that … — мотивируя тем, что …

the reason behind the proposal — мотивировка предложения

for reasons best known to oneself — по каким-то таинственным соображениям

I see no reason to do this — не вижу никакой необходимости делать это

security reason — соображение безопасности

reason of safety — соображения безопасности

with some show of reason — с некоторым основанием

valid reason — веское основание; уважительная причина

3. n объяснение, обоснование; мотивированное заявление

reasons adduced — мотивы постановления суда

giving a reason — объяснение

good reason — должное основание

little reason — незначительное основание

4. n лог. малая посылка

5. v размышлять, рассуждать; делать выводы, умозаключать

to reason from premises — делать вывод из посылок; сделать логический вывод

to reason from past experience — сделать выводы из опыта прошлого

to reason that … — прийти к выводу, что …

reason from analogy — делать выводы по аналогии

reason from premises — делать логический вывод

6. v мыслить

the ability to reason makes man different from animals — способность мыслить отличает человека от животного

7. v обсуждать; дебатировать, дискутировать; рассуждать

to reason what is to be done — обсуждать, что сделать

you reason justly — вы правильно рассуждаете

8. v уговаривать, урезонивать

we reasoned with him for an hour — мы целый час его урезонивали

9. v уговорить, убедить

his mind is pervious to reason — он поддаётся убеждению, его можно убедить

10. v разубеждать

11. v преим... обосновывать, аргументировать; доказывать

to reason that … — аргументировать тем, что …; приводить в качестве довода то, что …

12. v уст. библ. спорить или беседовать

for some reason or other — по той или иной причине

Синонимический ряд:

1. argument (noun) argument; ground; proof; wherefore; why; whyfor

2. basis (noun) basis; foundation; justification; warrant

3. cause (noun) antecedent; cause; determinant; occasion

4. explanation (noun) account; excuse; explanation; ratiocination; rationale; rationalisation; rationalization

5. motive (noun) consideration; motive; spring

6. objective (noun) aim; design; impetus; incentive; intention; object; objective

7. point (noun) case; point

8. rationalism (noun) common sense; discernment; intellect; intelligence; judgement; rationalism; understanding

9. reasons (noun) grounds; motivation; purpose; reasons

10. sense (noun) judgment; logic; rationale; rationality; sense

11. wit (noun) acumen; lucidity; mind; saneness; sanity; senses; soundness; soundnesss; wit; wits

12. argue (verb) argue; contend; convince; discuss; dispute; influence; persuade

13. think (verb) analyse; analyze; cerebrate; cogitate; conclude; contemplate; debate; deduce; deliberate; examine; induce; infer; rationalise; rationalize; reflect; speculate; think

Антонимический ряд:

fallacy; falsification; folly; guess; impropriety; intuition; irrationality; misconception; misinterpretation; pretence; pretext; wrong

English-Russian base dictionary > reason
18 resource

rɪˈsɔ:s
1. сущ.
1) обыкн. мн.;
прям. и перен. запасы, ресурсы, средства;
природные богатства to develop, exploit, tap resources ≈ разрабатывать полезные ископаемые to husband one's resource ≈ умело управлять своими ресурсами to pool, share one's resource ≈ объединять ресурсы, совместно использовать ресурсы economic resources ≈ экономические ресурсы, объекты natural resources ≈ природные богатства untapped resources ≈ неиспользованные ресурсы
2) а) способ, средство б) возможность, шанс without /beyond/ resource ≈безнадежно, безвозвратно We have the resource to do the job. ≈ У нас есть возможность сделать работу. ∙ Syn: method, means, expedient, device, shift
3) способ, средство развлечения, отдыха He has a resource in the chase, an occupation, ever ready at hand. ≈ Его основное развлечение это охота, всегда доступное занятие.
4) изобретательность, находчивость;
умение выходить из трудного положения She showed great resource at problem solving. ≈ Она проявляет большую изобретательность в разрешении проблем. Syn: quick wit, inventiveness, resourcefulness
2. гл. снабжать (деньгами оборудованием и т.п.) The school must be resourced with musical instruments. ≈ Школу необходимо снабдить музыкальными инструментами. обыкн. pl (материальные) запасы, ресурсы, средства - natural *s естественные ресурсы /богатства/ - to be at the end of one's *s исчерпать все запасы - the *s in men and ammunition( военное) резерв личного состава и боеприпасов духовные ресурсы;
внутреннее содержание человека - to have inner *s to fall back on опираться на свои собственные духовные силы - he has no inner *s of character его натуре не хватает внутренней содержательности возможность, средство, способ - to be at the end of one's *s исчерпать все возможности - to draw upon one's own *s обойтись своими средствами - to make the most of one's *s до конца использовать свои возможности - his only remaining * was flight ему оставалось лишь одно - бежать - deception was his only * он рассчитывал лишь на обман времяпрепровождение, занятие (во время отдыха) ;
отдых, развлечение - reading had been her chief * она обычно отдыхала за книгой - leave him to his own *s не надо его занимать, пусть он сам себя развлекает /сам займется, чем хочет/ находчивость, изобретательность - full of * изобретательный - man of great * изобретательный человек шанс;
вероятность спасения, помощи и т. п. - without /beyond/ * безнадежно, безвозвратно (компьютерное) ресурс - * allocation распределение ресурсов;
предоставление ресурса, выделение ресурса - * sharing совместное использование ресурса resource возможность, способ, средство;
to be at the end of one's resources исчерпать все возможности computational ~ вчт. вычислительный ресурс critical ~ вчт. дефицитный ресурс dollar ~ вчт. денежные ресурсы ~ находчивость, изобретательность;
full of resource изобретательный production ~ производственные ресурсы ~ способ времяпрепровождения;
развлечение;
reading is a great resource in illness чтение - хорошее занятие во время болезни resource возможность, способ, средство;
to be at the end of one's resources исчерпать все возможности ~ возможность ~ изобретательность ~ находчивость, изобретательность;
full of resource изобретательный ~ находчивость ~ вчт. ресурс ~ (обыкн. pl) ресурсы, средства, запасы;
natural resources природные богатства ~ способ ~ способ времяпрепровождения;
развлечение;
reading is a great resource in illness чтение - хорошее занятие во время болезни ~ средство reusable ~ вчт. многократно используемый ресурс system ~ вчт. системный ресурс

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