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brought to the grave

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1 the incident brought about a grave scandal

1) Общая лексика: (gave rise to, caused) этот инцидент вызвал большой скандал

2) Макаров: этот инцидент вызвал большой скандал

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the incident brought about a grave scandal
2 ♦ grave

♦ grave (1) /greɪv/
A n.

1 tomba ( anche fig.); fossa; sepolcro; sepoltura: to dig a grave, scavare una fossa; an unmarked grave, una tomba senza nome

2 (fig.) fine; morte: The poor boy was brought to an early grave, il povero ragazzo fece una fine prematura

B a. attr.

tombale: (archeol.) grave goods, reperti tombali

● grave clothes, vestiti con cui si seppellisce il defunto □ grave robber, predatore di tombe; sciacallo (fig.); tombarolo (fam.) □ (teatr.) grave-trap, botola al centro del palcoscenico □ to be as silent as a grave, essere muto come una tomba □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ (fig.) to have one foot in the grave, avere un piede nella fossa □ to make sb. turn in his grave, far rivoltare q. nella tomba □ Someone is walking on my grave, mi è passata vicino la morte ( si dice quando si ha un brivido improvviso e inspiegabile).
grave (2) /greɪv/
a.

1 grave; preoccupante; serio: grave doubts, gravi (o seri) dubbi; a grave responsibility, una grave responsabilità; a grave threat, una seria minaccia; to be a matter of grave concern, essere molto preoccupante

2 grave; serio; solenne: a grave face, una faccia seria; un'espressione seria (o solenne); grave-looking, dall'aria seria; dall'aspetto solenne NOTA D'USO: - grave o serious?-
FALSI AMICI: grave non significa grave nel senso di gravemente malato. grave (3) /grɑ:v/ (fon.)
A n.

accento grave

B a.

grave: a grave accent, un accento grave.
(to) grave /greɪv/
(pass. graved, p. p. graved, graven), v. t.

incidere; scolpire; (fig.) fissare: to grave st. in one's mind, fissarsi (o scolpirsi) qc. nella mente.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ grave
3 grave

I noun
Grab, das

it was as quiet or silent as the grave — es herrschte Grabesstille

dig one's own grave — (fig.) sich (Dat.) selbst sein Grab graben (fig.)

he would turn in his grave — (fig.) er würde sich im Grabe herumdrehen
II adjective
1) (important, dignified, solemn) ernst

2) (formidable, serious) schwer, gravierend [Fehler, Verfehlung]; ernst [Lage, Schwierigkeit]; groß [Gefahr, Risiko, Verantwortung]; schlimm [Nachricht, Zeichen]

* * *
I [ɡreiv] noun
(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) das Grab

- academic.ru/32201/gravedigger">gravedigger
- gravestone
- graveyard II [ɡreiv] adjective
1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) schwerwiegend

2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) ernst

3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) ernst

•

- gravely
- gravity
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grave¹

[greɪv]

n Grab nt

mass \grave Massengrab nt

unmarked \grave anonymes Grab

to go to one's \grave ( liter) dahinscheiden geh, heimgehen euph geh

▶ beyond the \grave ( liter) über den Tod hinaus

do you believe there is life beyond the \grave? glaubst du an ein Leben nach dem Tode?

▶ from beyond the \grave ( liter) aus dem Jenseits

▶ from the cradle to the \grave ein Leben lang, von der Wiege bis zur Bahre meist hum

▶ to dig one's own \grave sich dat sein eigenes Grab schaufeln

▶ to have one foot in the \grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen

▶ as silent as the \grave mucksmäuschenstill fam; (gloomy) totenstill

▶ to take one's secret to the \grave sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab nehmen

▶ to turn in one's \grave sich akk im Grabe [her]umdrehen

that version of Beethoven's Fifth is ghastly, I can hear the poor man turning in his \grave diese Version von Beethovens Fünfter ist entsetzlich, der arme Mann würde sich im Grabe umdrehen

grave²

[grɑ:v]

adj face, music ernst; (seriously bad) news schlimm; (worrying) conditions, symptoms bedenklich, ernst zu nehmend

a \grave crisis eine schwere Krise

a \grave decision ein schwerwiegender Entschluss

a \grave mistake ein gravierender Fehler

a \grave risk ein hohes [o großes] Risiko

a \grave situation eine ernste Lage

* * *
I [greɪv]
n (lit, fig)
Grab nt
silent as the grave — totenstill

the house was like the grave — es herrschte Totenstille im Haus

to turn in one's grave — sich im Grabe herumdrehen

from beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits

to go to an early grave —

to rise from the grave — von den Toten auferstehen

to dig one's own grave (fig) — sein eigenes Grab graben or schaufeln
II
adj (+er)

1) (= serious, considerable) concern, danger, problem, difficulty groß; consequences schwerwiegend; threat, situation, matter ernst; mistake schwer, gravierend; illness, crime schwer; news schlimm; suspicion, doubt stark

2) (= solemn) person, face, expression ernst
III [grAːv]
1. adj

grave accent — Gravis m, Accent grave m; (in Greek) Gravis m

e grave, grave e — e Accent grave

2. n
Gravis m
* * *

grave¹ [ɡreıv] s

1. Grab n:

be (as) quiet ( oder silent) as the grave

a) kein einziges Wort sagen,

b) verschwiegen wie ein oder das Grab sein;

the house was as quiet ( oder still) as the grave im Haus herrschte eine Grabesstille;

dig one’s own grave sich sein eigenes Grab schaufeln;

have one foot in the grave mit einem Fuß oder Bein im Grab stehen;

rise from the grave (von den Toten) auferstehen;

turn (over) in one’s grave sich im Grab (her)umdrehen;

sb ( oder a ghost) is walking over my grave mich überläuft (unerklärlicherweise) eine Gänsehaut

2. fig Grab n, Tod m:

is there life beyond the grave? gibt es ein Leben nach dem Tod?;

be brought to an early grave einen frühen Tod oder ein frühes Grab finden

3. fig Grab n, Ende n:

the grave of our hopes

grave² [ɡreıv] prät graved, pperf graven [-vn], graved v/t obs

1. (ein)schnitzen, (-)schneiden, (-)meißeln

2. fig eingraben, -prägen ( sth on [ oder in] sb’s mind jemandem etwas ins Gedächtnis)

grave³ [ɡreıv]

A adj (adv gravely)

1. ernst:

a) feierlich (Stimme etc)

b) bedenklich, bedrohlich (Lage etc):

his condition is grave sein Zustand ist ernst

c) gesetzt, würdevoll

d) schwer, tief (Enttäuschung, Gedanken etc)

e) gewichtig, schwerwiegend (Angelegenheit etc)

2. dunkel, gedämpft (Farbe)

3. [a. ɡrɑːv] LING tieftonig, fallend:

grave accent → B

4. MUS tief (Ton)

B [a. ɡrɑːv] s LING Gravis m, Accent m grave

grave⁴ [ɡreıv] v/t SCHIFF den Schiffsboden reinigen und teeren

* * *
I noun
Grab, das

it was as quiet or silent as the grave — es herrschte Grabesstille

dig one's own grave — (fig.) sich (Dat.) selbst sein Grab graben (fig.)

he would turn in his grave — (fig.) er würde sich im Grabe herumdrehen
II adjective
1) (important, dignified, solemn) ernst

2) (formidable, serious) schwer, gravierend [Fehler, Verfehlung]; ernst [Lage, Schwierigkeit]; groß [Gefahr, Risiko, Verantwortung]; schlimm [Nachricht, Zeichen]

* * *

adj.

ernst adj.

feierlich adj.

gemessen adj.

gravierend adj.

massiv adj.

schwer adj.

schwerwiegend adj.

wichtig adj.

würdig adj. n.

Grab ¨-er n.

Graben ¨-- m.

Gruft ¨-te f. v.

eingraben v.

einprägen v.

English-german dictionary > grave
4 grave

I
1. [greıv] n

1. 1) могила

mass grave - братская могила

the paupers' grave - общая могила

family grave - семейная могила; фамильный склеп

Graves Registration - воен. служба учёта могил

to dig [to decorate] a grave - копать [украшать] могилу

in one's grave - мёртвый

to the grave - уст. по гроб жизни

to sink into the grave - сойти в могилу

to sleep in the grave - спать вечным сном

2) смерть, гибель

untimely grave - безвременная смерть

to dread the grave - страшиться смерти

to be brought to an early grave - безвременно скончаться, погибнуть в расцвете сил

he just escaped a watery grave - он едва не погиб в море /в океане и т. п./

2. могильный холм; надгробный камень

3. яма ( для хранения картошки в земле)

♢ on this side of the grave - на этом свете

never on this side of the grave - никогда в жизни; ни за что на свете

to make smb. turn in his grave - заставить кого-л. перевернуться в гробу

to find one's grave - найти могилу /гибель/

to dig one's own grave - самому себе могилу рыть, губить себя

to dig one's grave with one's teeth - ≅ погубить себя неумеренностью в еде

to dig the grave of one's reputation - погубить свою репутацию

to rise from the grave - воскреснуть, восстать из мёртвых

to totter on the brink of the grave, to have one foot in the grave - стоять одной ногой в могиле

secret as the grave - молчаливый; ≅ могила

smb.'s walking on my grave - что-то меня дрожь пробирает

2. [greıv] v (graved [-{greıv}d]; graved, graven) арх.

1. гравировать; высекать; вырезывать

time has graved deep furrows on his face - время избороздило его лицо глубокими морщинами

2. запечатлевать ( в памяти)

to grave words [counsel] in /on/ the heart - запечатлевать слова [совет] в памяти

graven on his memory - (навсегда) врезавшийся в память
II
1. [grɑ:v] n фон.

тупое ударение

2. [greıv] a

1. серьёзный, веский, важный

grave responsibility - серьёзная ответственность

grave errors [doubts] - серьёзные ошибки [сомнения]

to debate grave matters [questions] - обсуждать важные дела [вопросы]

2. тяжёлый, угрожающий

grave situation - угрожающее положение

grave illness - тяжёлая болезнь

grave accusation - серьёзное /тяжкое/ обвинение

grave symptoms - угрожающие /грозные/ симптомы

3. мрачный, печальный

grave news - печальные известия

grave tone - мрачный тон [см. тж. 5, 2)]

to pass from grave to gay - переходить от грусти к веселью, быть то грустным, то весёлым

4. 1) тёмный ( о красках)

2) скромный ( о нарядах)

5. 1) степенный, сдержанный

grave person - уравновешенный человек

grave mien - степенные манеры

2) серьёзный, важный; торжественный

grave countenance - серьёзное выражение лица

grave tone - торжественный тон [см. тж. 3]

he looks grave - у него важный /серьёзный/ вид

3) медленный

grave dance - медленный танец

6. влиятельный, авторитетный

grave figure - влиятельное лицо

7. низкий ( о тоне)

8. [grɑ:v]фон.

1) тупой ( об ударении)

2) безударный

♢ as grave as a judge, ирон. as grave as an owl - с серьёзным видом
II [greıv] n ист.
1) префект, выбираемый жителями ( в Йоркшире и Линкольншире)

2) управляющий (имением и т. п.)
IV [greıv] v мор.
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НБАРС > grave
5 grave

/greiv/ * danh từ - mồ, mả, phần mộ - nơi chôn vùi =grave of homour+ nơi chôn vùi danh dự - sự chết, âm ty, thế giới bên kia =from beyond the grave+ từ thế giới bên kia !to be brought ot an early grave - chết non, chết yểu !on the brink of the grave - (xem) brink !to make somebody turn in his grave - chửi làm bật mồ bật mả ai lên !never on this side of the grave - không đời nào, không bao giờ !Pauper's grave - huyệt chung, hố chôn chung !secret as the grave - kín như bưng !someone is walking on my grave - tôi tự nhiên rùng mình * ngoại động từ graved, graved, graven - khắc, chạm, khắc sâu, tạc, ghi tạc ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) =to be graven on (in) one's memỏy+ khắc sâu trong ký ức - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) đào (huyệt) chôn * ngoại động từ - (hàng hải) cạo quét (tàu) * danh từ - (ngôn ngữ học) dấu huyền * tính từ - trang nghiêm; nghiêm nghị; từ tốn =a grave look+ vẻ trang nghiêm - nghiêm trọng, trầm trọng; quan trọng (sự việc) =a grave mistake+ khuyết điểm nghiêm trọng =grave symptoms+ những triệu chứng trầm trọng đáng lo ngại =grave news+ tin tức quan trọng - sạm, tối (màu) - trầm (giọng) - (ngôn ngữ học) huyền (dấu)

English-Vietnamese dictionary > grave
6 the incident brought about (gave rise to, caused) a grave scandal

Общая лексика: этот инцидент вызвал большой скандал

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the incident brought about (gave rise to, caused) a grave scandal
7 condita

con-do, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, v. a. [con- = cum, and 2. do], lit., to bring, lay or put together (very freq. in all periods and species of composition).
I.
With the access. idea of uniting, to put or join together into a whole, to form, fashion, produce, make by joining together.
A.
Prop., of the founding of towns or states, to found, establish: Romam, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2, and Suet. Aug. 7 fin. (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.):
oppida,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 142; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 8:
urbem,
Lucr. 5, 1107; Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Sall. C. 6, 1; Liv. 1, 19, 1; Suet. Aug. 18; 47; Just. 2, 4, 15; 2, 15, 1:
arces,
Verg. E. 2, 61:
locum,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 92: colonias. Vell. 1, 15; Just. 16, 3, 7:
civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:
regna,
Just. 2, 1 init.:
imperium Poenorum,
id. 19, 1, 1.—Hence, often ante and post Romam conditam, before and after the foundation of Rome, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; cf. Liv. praef. § 6 al.—
(β).
Transf. to the inhabitants:
Romanam gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 33:
genus hominum,
Just. 2, 6, 11.—Hence, mid.:
optato conduntur Thybridis alveo,
they settle, Verg. A. 7, 303 (condi proprie dicuntur, qui sibi statuunt civitatem. Conduntur ergo; sedem stabilem locant, Serv.). —
b.
Of the erecting, building of other things, to make, construct, build:
aram,
Liv. 1, 7, 11; 28, 46, 16:
sepulcrum,
Hor. Epod. 9, 26:
moenia,
Verg. A. 1, 276; Ov. M. 3, 13; 14, 775; Just. 2, 12, 4.—
c.
Of written productions, to compose, write, celebrate, write or treat of, describe: SIVE CARMEN CONDIDISSET, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; so,
carmen,
Lucr. 5, 2; Hor. S. 2, 1, 82; id. Ep. 1, 3, 24; id. A. P. 436; Liv. 27, 37, 7; 31, 12, 10; Quint. 10, 1, 56 et saep.:
poëma,
Cic. Att. 1, 16, 15:
longas Iliadas,
Prop. 2, 1, 14:
bella,
Verg. E. 6, 7:
Caesaris acta,
Ov. Tr. 2, 336:
proelia,
Stat. Th. 1, 8:
festa numeris,
Ov. F. 6, 24:
alterum satirae genus,
Quint. 10, 1, 95:
aliqua in hac materiā,
id. 3, 1, 19:
prosam orationem,
Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112:
historiam,
id. 12, 4, 8, § 18; cf.:
aliquid annalibus,
id. 2, 9, 6, § 43:
praecepta medendi,
id. 26, 2, 6, § 10:
laudes alicujus,
id. 22, 13, 15, § 35.— Rarely,
(β).
Absol.:
si etiamnum Homero condente Aegyptus non erat,
Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88.—
B.
Trop., to establish, found, to be the author of, to produce, make:
jusjurandum,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 18:
aurea saecula,
Verg. A. 6, 793:
collegium novum,
Liv. 5, 52, 11:
morem,
Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150:
nova fata,
Verg. A. 10, 35:
aeternam famam ingenio suo,
Phaedr. 3, prol. 53; so,
nomen memorandum,
Sil. 4, 37:
militarem disciplinam artemque bellandi,
Flor. 1, 3, 1:
somniorum intellegentiam (Joseph),
Just. 36, 2, 8.—Of the gods:
portenta sua,
to fuifil, accomplish, Sil. 16, 126.— Impers.:
naturā rerum conditum est, ut, etc.,
Dig. 19, 5, 4.—
II.
With the access. idea of carefulness, to put away, to lay, put, or place somewhere for preservation, etc.; to lay up, store or treasure up (opp. promo).
A.
In gen.
1.
Prop.
(α).
Aliquid:
pecuniam,
Cic. Clu. 26, 72:
frumentum,
id. N. D. 2, 63, 157; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 140: condere et reponere fructus, [p. 409] Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156:
agri multa efferunt, quae... mandentur condita vetustati,
id. ib. 2, 60, 151; cf. id. Brut. 4, 16; Varr. R. R. 1, 62;
Auct. B. Afr. 65: vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 13; cf. Mart. 13, 111, 2; Verg. E. 3, 43; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12:
aliquid proprio horreo,
id. C. 1, 1, 9:
Sabinum testā levi,
id. ib. 1, 20, 3:
pressa mella puris amphoris,
id. Epod. 2, 15:
messem,
Tib. 1, 1, 42:
fruges,
Paul. Sent. 2, 8, 2.—
(β).
With the designation of the place (most freq. by in and acc.):
minas viginti in crumenam,
Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 9:
mustum in dolium,
Varr. R. R. 1, 65, 1:
cineres in urnas,
Suet. Calig. 15:
barbam in auream pyxidem,
id. Ner. 12; cf. id. ib. 47:
legem in aerarium,
id. ib. 28:
libri in sacrarium conditi,
Gell. 1, 19, 10; cf.
the foll.: te in pistrinum,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 120; cf.:
aliquem in custodiam,
Liv. 31, 23, 9; Tac. H. 4, 2:
aliquem in carcerem,
to thrust into prison, imprison, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 76; Liv. 26, 16, 6; 29, 22, 7; 30, 21, 5;
45, 42, 5: aliquem in vincula,
id. 23, 38, 7; 26, 34, 4. —With adv.:
argentum intro,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 120; id. Truc. 5, 28:
sortes eo,
Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86 Orell. N. cr. —With in and abl.:
litteras publicas in aerario sanctiore,
to keep, lay up, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140:
se (aves) in foliis,
Verg. G. 4, 473:
novissimo die dein (argyritin) condunt in plumbeo vase,
Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 109.—With abl.:
condidit (libros Sibyllinos) duobus forulis auratis sub Palatini Apollinis basi,
Suet. Aug. 31; Scrib. Comp. 145.—With locat.:
id domi nostrae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 5; cf.:
ut ei jam exploratus et domi conditus consulatus videretur,
i. e. he was sure of it, id. Mur. 24, 49.—
2.
Trop.: teneo omnia;
in pectore condita sunt,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 31:
mandata corde memori,
Cat. 64, 231:
tu, qui omne bonum in visceribus medullisque condideris,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 27:
in causis conditae sunt res futurae,
lie, are contained, id. Div. 1, 56, 128. —Hence,
B.
Esp.,
1.
In econom. lang., to preserve, pickle (for which the access. form condio, īre, became prevalent):
lentiscum in acetum (cf. just before, oleae quomodo condiantur),
Cato, R. R. 117:
ficus in orcas,
Col. 12, 15, 2:
fructum in cados,
Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48:
corna in liquidā faece,
Ov. M. 8, 666:
oleum,
Suet. Caes. 53.—
2.
In medic. lang., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 23:
calcem,
id. 8, 22:
articulum,
id. 8, 24.—
3.
To inter, bury (cf. compono, II. B. 1. c.):
mortuos cerā circumlitos,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:
aliquem sepulcro,
id. Leg. 2, 22, 56; Verg. A. 3, 67; Ov. M. 7, 618; 8, 235:
ossa parentis terrā,
Verg. A. 5, 48; so,
aliquem terrā,
Plin. 7, 54, 55, § 187:
corpora defunctorum in lapide sarcophago,
id. 36, 17, 27, § 131:
fraternas umbras tumulo,
Ov. F. 5, 451; so id. M. 14, 442; Val. Fl. 5, 198:
ossa peregrinā ripā,
Ov. M. 2, 337:
in Tomitanā condar humo?
id. P. 3, 1, 6:
inhumatos Manes,
Luc. 9, 151:
Alexandrum intemperantiā bibendi... condidit,
brought to the grave, Sen. Ep. 83, 23:
patrem,
Phaedr. 4, 4, 30:
fulgura publica condere,
Juv. 6, 587, v. fulgur; cf.:
Aruns dispersos fulminis ignes Colligit et terrae maesto cum murmure condit,
Luc. 1, 606 sq. —
b.
Poet., of time, to pass, spend, live through, bring to a close:
saecla vivendo,
Lucr. 3, 1090:
longos soles cantando,
Verg. E. 9, 52:
cum referetque diem condetque relatum,
i. e. morning and evening, id. G. 1, 458:
diem collibus in suis,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 29:
diem,
Stat. Th. 10, 54; Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 4; id. Pan. 80 fin.; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20 fin.:
noctem,
Sil. 4, 482.—In respect to lustrum, v. 2. lustrum, I.—
4.
Transf., to conceal, hide, secrete, suppress:
Sibyllam quidem sepositam et conditam habeamus, ut... injussu senatūs ne legantur quidem libri,
Cic. Div. 2, 54, 112:
quicquid sub terrā est in apricum proferet aetas, Defodiet condetque nitentia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 25:
lumen,
Lucr. 4, 434; so,
lunam (nubes),
Hor. C. 2, 16, 3:
aliquid jocoso furto,
id. ib. 1, 10, 8:
vultus,
Ov. M. 2, 330; cf.:
vultum aequore,
id. ib. 11, 255:
enses,
to sheathe, Hor. Epod. 7, 2:
ferrum,
Phaedr. 5, 2, 8:
gladium,
Quint. 8, prooem. §
15: scuta latentia,
Verg. A. 3, 237:
oculos,
to close, shut, Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44 (but oculi conditi, v. P. a. infra); so,
lumina,
Prop. 4 (5), 11, 64:
se in viscera (terrae),
Ov. M. 2, 274:
se sub lectum,
Suet. Calig. 51.—Mid., Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 223:
nocte... aliquot Numidarum turmas medio in saltu condiderat,
i. e. placed in ambush, Liv. 27, 26, 8; so, hostis in silvis armatum militem condidit, Curt. 8, 1, 4; cf.:
ibi Dahas condidit,
id. 7, 7, 32:
(Danai) notā conduntur in alvo,
concealed themselves, Verg. A. 2, 401:
fera murmura,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 61:
iram,
Tac. A. 2, 28.—With abl.:
his mensibus pisces jacent speluncis conditi,
Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 56:
huic sollertiā est inanium ostrearum testis se condere,
id. 8, 31, 51, § 98:
luna condita tenebris,
Tac. A. 1, 28:
aliquid alvo,
to swallow, Sil. 6, 199.—
5.
Poet.
a.
To thrust or strike in deep, to plunge (cf. abscondo):
ensem in pectus,
Ov. M. 13, 392:
digitos in lumina,
id. ib. 13, 561; 12, 295;
5, 423: ensem totum alicui in adverso pectore,
Verg. A. 9, 348:
telum jugulo,
Ov. M. 13, 459; Sen. Oedip. 1037; cf. pass.:
nihil tam facile in corpus quam sagitta conditur,
Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—
(β).
Trop.:
stimulos caecos in pectore,
Ov. M. 1, 727.—
b.
To hide by sailing away, to lose sight of:
navita condit urbes,
Val. Fl. 2, 443; cf. abscondo.—Hence,
1.
condĭtus, a, um, P. a., close, secret, deep (rare):
praecordia,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 89:
oculi,
deep set, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141.—
2.
condĭta, ōrum, n., the laid up store (late Lat.), Cod. Th. 7, 4, 3; Dig. 32, 95 al.

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8 condo

con-do, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, v. a. [con- = cum, and 2. do], lit., to bring, lay or put together (very freq. in all periods and species of composition).
I.
With the access. idea of uniting, to put or join together into a whole, to form, fashion, produce, make by joining together.
A.
Prop., of the founding of towns or states, to found, establish: Romam, Enn. ap. Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 2, and Suet. Aug. 7 fin. (Ann. v. 494 Vahl.):
oppida,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 142; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 8:
urbem,
Lucr. 5, 1107; Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Sall. C. 6, 1; Liv. 1, 19, 1; Suet. Aug. 18; 47; Just. 2, 4, 15; 2, 15, 1:
arces,
Verg. E. 2, 61:
locum,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 92: colonias. Vell. 1, 15; Just. 16, 3, 7:
civitatem,
Cic. Rep. 1, 7, 12:
regna,
Just. 2, 1 init.:
imperium Poenorum,
id. 19, 1, 1.—Hence, often ante and post Romam conditam, before and after the foundation of Rome, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 3; cf. Liv. praef. § 6 al.—
(β).
Transf. to the inhabitants:
Romanam gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 33:
genus hominum,
Just. 2, 6, 11.—Hence, mid.:
optato conduntur Thybridis alveo,
they settle, Verg. A. 7, 303 (condi proprie dicuntur, qui sibi statuunt civitatem. Conduntur ergo; sedem stabilem locant, Serv.). —
b.
Of the erecting, building of other things, to make, construct, build:
aram,
Liv. 1, 7, 11; 28, 46, 16:
sepulcrum,
Hor. Epod. 9, 26:
moenia,
Verg. A. 1, 276; Ov. M. 3, 13; 14, 775; Just. 2, 12, 4.—
c.
Of written productions, to compose, write, celebrate, write or treat of, describe: SIVE CARMEN CONDIDISSET, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; so,
carmen,
Lucr. 5, 2; Hor. S. 2, 1, 82; id. Ep. 1, 3, 24; id. A. P. 436; Liv. 27, 37, 7; 31, 12, 10; Quint. 10, 1, 56 et saep.:
poëma,
Cic. Att. 1, 16, 15:
longas Iliadas,
Prop. 2, 1, 14:
bella,
Verg. E. 6, 7:
Caesaris acta,
Ov. Tr. 2, 336:
proelia,
Stat. Th. 1, 8:
festa numeris,
Ov. F. 6, 24:
alterum satirae genus,
Quint. 10, 1, 95:
aliqua in hac materiā,
id. 3, 1, 19:
prosam orationem,
Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112:
historiam,
id. 12, 4, 8, § 18; cf.:
aliquid annalibus,
id. 2, 9, 6, § 43:
praecepta medendi,
id. 26, 2, 6, § 10:
laudes alicujus,
id. 22, 13, 15, § 35.— Rarely,
(β).
Absol.:
si etiamnum Homero condente Aegyptus non erat,
Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88.—
B.
Trop., to establish, found, to be the author of, to produce, make:
jusjurandum,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 18:
aurea saecula,
Verg. A. 6, 793:
collegium novum,
Liv. 5, 52, 11:
morem,
Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150:
nova fata,
Verg. A. 10, 35:
aeternam famam ingenio suo,
Phaedr. 3, prol. 53; so,
nomen memorandum,
Sil. 4, 37:
militarem disciplinam artemque bellandi,
Flor. 1, 3, 1:
somniorum intellegentiam (Joseph),
Just. 36, 2, 8.—Of the gods:
portenta sua,
to fuifil, accomplish, Sil. 16, 126.— Impers.:
naturā rerum conditum est, ut, etc.,
Dig. 19, 5, 4.—
II.
With the access. idea of carefulness, to put away, to lay, put, or place somewhere for preservation, etc.; to lay up, store or treasure up (opp. promo).
A.
In gen.
1.
Prop.
(α).
Aliquid:
pecuniam,
Cic. Clu. 26, 72:
frumentum,
id. N. D. 2, 63, 157; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 140: condere et reponere fructus, [p. 409] Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156:
agri multa efferunt, quae... mandentur condita vetustati,
id. ib. 2, 60, 151; cf. id. Brut. 4, 16; Varr. R. R. 1, 62;
Auct. B. Afr. 65: vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 13; cf. Mart. 13, 111, 2; Verg. E. 3, 43; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12:
aliquid proprio horreo,
id. C. 1, 1, 9:
Sabinum testā levi,
id. ib. 1, 20, 3:
pressa mella puris amphoris,
id. Epod. 2, 15:
messem,
Tib. 1, 1, 42:
fruges,
Paul. Sent. 2, 8, 2.—
(β).
With the designation of the place (most freq. by in and acc.):
minas viginti in crumenam,
Plaut. Truc. 3, 1, 9:
mustum in dolium,
Varr. R. R. 1, 65, 1:
cineres in urnas,
Suet. Calig. 15:
barbam in auream pyxidem,
id. Ner. 12; cf. id. ib. 47:
legem in aerarium,
id. ib. 28:
libri in sacrarium conditi,
Gell. 1, 19, 10; cf.
the foll.: te in pistrinum,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 120; cf.:
aliquem in custodiam,
Liv. 31, 23, 9; Tac. H. 4, 2:
aliquem in carcerem,
to thrust into prison, imprison, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 76; Liv. 26, 16, 6; 29, 22, 7; 30, 21, 5;
45, 42, 5: aliquem in vincula,
id. 23, 38, 7; 26, 34, 4. —With adv.:
argentum intro,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 120; id. Truc. 5, 28:
sortes eo,
Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86 Orell. N. cr. —With in and abl.:
litteras publicas in aerario sanctiore,
to keep, lay up, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140:
se (aves) in foliis,
Verg. G. 4, 473:
novissimo die dein (argyritin) condunt in plumbeo vase,
Plin. 33, 6, 35, § 109.—With abl.:
condidit (libros Sibyllinos) duobus forulis auratis sub Palatini Apollinis basi,
Suet. Aug. 31; Scrib. Comp. 145.—With locat.:
id domi nostrae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 5; cf.:
ut ei jam exploratus et domi conditus consulatus videretur,
i. e. he was sure of it, id. Mur. 24, 49.—
2.
Trop.: teneo omnia;
in pectore condita sunt,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 31:
mandata corde memori,
Cat. 64, 231:
tu, qui omne bonum in visceribus medullisque condideris,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 27:
in causis conditae sunt res futurae,
lie, are contained, id. Div. 1, 56, 128. —Hence,
B.
Esp.,
1.
In econom. lang., to preserve, pickle (for which the access. form condio, īre, became prevalent):
lentiscum in acetum (cf. just before, oleae quomodo condiantur),
Cato, R. R. 117:
ficus in orcas,
Col. 12, 15, 2:
fructum in cados,
Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48:
corna in liquidā faece,
Ov. M. 8, 666:
oleum,
Suet. Caes. 53.—
2.
In medic. lang., to set:
ossa,
Cels. 8, 23:
calcem,
id. 8, 22:
articulum,
id. 8, 24.—
3.
To inter, bury (cf. compono, II. B. 1. c.):
mortuos cerā circumlitos,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:
aliquem sepulcro,
id. Leg. 2, 22, 56; Verg. A. 3, 67; Ov. M. 7, 618; 8, 235:
ossa parentis terrā,
Verg. A. 5, 48; so,
aliquem terrā,
Plin. 7, 54, 55, § 187:
corpora defunctorum in lapide sarcophago,
id. 36, 17, 27, § 131:
fraternas umbras tumulo,
Ov. F. 5, 451; so id. M. 14, 442; Val. Fl. 5, 198:
ossa peregrinā ripā,
Ov. M. 2, 337:
in Tomitanā condar humo?
id. P. 3, 1, 6:
inhumatos Manes,
Luc. 9, 151:
Alexandrum intemperantiā bibendi... condidit,
brought to the grave, Sen. Ep. 83, 23:
patrem,
Phaedr. 4, 4, 30:
fulgura publica condere,
Juv. 6, 587, v. fulgur; cf.:
Aruns dispersos fulminis ignes Colligit et terrae maesto cum murmure condit,
Luc. 1, 606 sq. —
b.
Poet., of time, to pass, spend, live through, bring to a close:
saecla vivendo,
Lucr. 3, 1090:
longos soles cantando,
Verg. E. 9, 52:
cum referetque diem condetque relatum,
i. e. morning and evening, id. G. 1, 458:
diem collibus in suis,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 29:
diem,
Stat. Th. 10, 54; Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 4; id. Pan. 80 fin.; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 20 fin.:
noctem,
Sil. 4, 482.—In respect to lustrum, v. 2. lustrum, I.—
4.
Transf., to conceal, hide, secrete, suppress:
Sibyllam quidem sepositam et conditam habeamus, ut... injussu senatūs ne legantur quidem libri,
Cic. Div. 2, 54, 112:
quicquid sub terrā est in apricum proferet aetas, Defodiet condetque nitentia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 25:
lumen,
Lucr. 4, 434; so,
lunam (nubes),
Hor. C. 2, 16, 3:
aliquid jocoso furto,
id. ib. 1, 10, 8:
vultus,
Ov. M. 2, 330; cf.:
vultum aequore,
id. ib. 11, 255:
enses,
to sheathe, Hor. Epod. 7, 2:
ferrum,
Phaedr. 5, 2, 8:
gladium,
Quint. 8, prooem. §
15: scuta latentia,
Verg. A. 3, 237:
oculos,
to close, shut, Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44 (but oculi conditi, v. P. a. infra); so,
lumina,
Prop. 4 (5), 11, 64:
se in viscera (terrae),
Ov. M. 2, 274:
se sub lectum,
Suet. Calig. 51.—Mid., Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 223:
nocte... aliquot Numidarum turmas medio in saltu condiderat,
i. e. placed in ambush, Liv. 27, 26, 8; so, hostis in silvis armatum militem condidit, Curt. 8, 1, 4; cf.:
ibi Dahas condidit,
id. 7, 7, 32:
(Danai) notā conduntur in alvo,
concealed themselves, Verg. A. 2, 401:
fera murmura,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 61:
iram,
Tac. A. 2, 28.—With abl.:
his mensibus pisces jacent speluncis conditi,
Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 56:
huic sollertiā est inanium ostrearum testis se condere,
id. 8, 31, 51, § 98:
luna condita tenebris,
Tac. A. 1, 28:
aliquid alvo,
to swallow, Sil. 6, 199.—
5.
Poet.
a.
To thrust or strike in deep, to plunge (cf. abscondo):
ensem in pectus,
Ov. M. 13, 392:
digitos in lumina,
id. ib. 13, 561; 12, 295;
5, 423: ensem totum alicui in adverso pectore,
Verg. A. 9, 348:
telum jugulo,
Ov. M. 13, 459; Sen. Oedip. 1037; cf. pass.:
nihil tam facile in corpus quam sagitta conditur,
Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—
(β).
Trop.:
stimulos caecos in pectore,
Ov. M. 1, 727.—
b.
To hide by sailing away, to lose sight of:
navita condit urbes,
Val. Fl. 2, 443; cf. abscondo.—Hence,
1.
condĭtus, a, um, P. a., close, secret, deep (rare):
praecordia,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 89:
oculi,
deep set, Plin. 11, 37, 53, § 141.—
2.
condĭta, ōrum, n., the laid up store (late Lat.), Cod. Th. 7, 4, 3; Dig. 32, 95 al.

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1) General subject: the incident brought about (gave rise to, caused) a grave scandal

2) Makarov: incident brought about a grave scandal, incident caused a grave scandal, incident gave rise to a grave scandal, the incident brought about a grave scandal, the incident caused a grave scandal, the incident gave rise to a grave scandal

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10 крак

leg

(само стъпалото) foot (pl. feet)

(на костенурка, пингвин и пр.) paddle

преден крак foreleg

заден крак hindleg

(на маса и пр.) leg

големи крака sl. battleships

дълги крака sl. stilts

тънки крака cat-sticks, broomsticks

деформиран крак (от рождение) club-foot, clubfoot

на крак (прав) standing, ( набързо) hastily, quickly

обядвам на крак have a quick lunch, have a stand-up meal

на крак съм be standing, be on o.'s feet/legs, ( след болест) be out/up and about, ( след спане) be up, be astir/stirring

изправям на крак (болен) bring round/through, ( паднал) help s.o. to his feet

вдигам на крак прен. rouse, raise the alarm

всички се вдигнаха на крак everybody was roused

стъпвам на краката си (оправям се здравословно, финансово) be/get on o.'s feet/legs again

(ставам самостоятелен) stand on, o.'s own legs, find o.'s feet

дойде ми на крака he came personally, he came hat in hand

ставам някому на крака rise to o.'s feet deferentially

стоя някому на крака wait on s.o. hand and foot

чака да му го донесат на крака he wants it brought on a platter

чувствувам, че ми се подкосяват краката feel o.'s knees give (way) beneath one

крак връз крак with o.'s legs crossed, cross-legged

мятам крак връз крак cross o.'s legs

останах без крака, откъснаха ми се краката I was dead beat, I was on my last legs, my legs wouldn't hold me

тичам колкото ми краката държат run as fast as o.'s legs will carry one

в крак in step

вървя в крак с be/keep in step with (и прен.), прен. и keep abreast of/with

вървя в крак (угоднича) toe the line

вървя в крак с времето move with the times, keep abreast of the time

не съм в крак с be/fall out of step with, step out of line

с краката напред with o.'s feet foremost, feet foremost

с краката нагоре upside down, topsyturvy

клатят ми се краката прен. my position is shaky, I am tottering (before a fall)

правя нещо с краката си make a mess of s.th.

клатя си краката dangle o.'s legs, прен. kick o.'s heels

от глава до крака from top/tip to toe

на четири крака on all fours

ходя на четири крака crawl on all fours

турям/слагам някому крак trip s.o. up (и прен.), прен. и put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel

с един крак в гроба on the brink of the grave, ам. sl. on the blink

кракът ми няма да стъпи вече в къщата му I will never set foot in his house again, I will never cross his threshold again

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крак,

м., -а̀, (два) кра̀ка leg; (само стъпалото) foot, pl. feet; (на костенурка, пингвин и пр.) paddle; големи \крака sl. battleships; деформиран \крак (от рождение) club-foot, clubfoot; дълги \крака sl. stilts; заден \крак hindleg; (на маса и пр.) leg; изправям на \крак ( болен) bring round/through, ( паднал) help s.o. to his feet; на \крак ( прав) standing, ( набързо) hastily, quickly; на \крак съм be standing, be on o.’s feet/legs, ( след болест) be out/up and about, ( след спане) be up, be astir/stirring; обядвам на \крак have a quick lunch, have a stand-up meal; преден \крак foreleg; тънки \крака cat-sticks, broomsticks; • вдигам на \крак прен. rouse, raise the alarm; в \крак in step; влизам в \крак fall into step; вървя в \крак с be/keep in step with (и прен.), прен. keep abreast of/with; вървя в \крак с времето move with the times, keep abreast of the time; have/keep o.’s finger on the pulse; въртя се из \краката на някого be under s.o.’s feet; дойде ми на \крака he came personally, he came hat in hand; клатя си \краката dangle o.’s legs, прен. kick o.’s heels; \краката ми се клатят прен. my position is shaky, I am tottering (before a fall); \крак връз \крак with o.’s legs crossed, cross-legged; \кракът ми няма да стъпи вече в къщата му I will never set foot in his house again, I will never cross his threshold again; на четири \крака on all fours; не съм в \крак с be/fall out of step with, step out of line; останах без \крака, откъснаха ми се \краката I was dead beat, I was on my last legs, my legs wouldn’t hold me; от глава до \крака from top/tip to toe; правя нещо с \краката си make a mess of s.th.; с един \крак в гроба on the brink of the grave, амер. sl. on the blink; с \краката нагоре upside down, topsy-turvy; с \краката напред with o.’s feet foremost, feet foremost; ставам някому на \крака rise to o.’s feet deferentially; стоя някому на \крака wait on s.o. hand and foot; стъпвам на \краката си ( оправям се здравословно, финансово) be/get on o.’s feet/legs again; ( ставам самостоятелен) stand on o.’s own legs, find o.’s feet; тичам колкото ми \краката държат run as fast as o.’s legs will carry one, run at full pelt; турям/слагам някому \крак trip s.o. up (и прен.), прен. put a spoke in s.o.’s wheel; ходя на четири \крака crawl on all fours; чака да му го донесат на \крака he wants it brought on a platter; чувствам, че ми се подкосяват \краката feel o.’s knees give (way) beneath one.

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foot; leg: I broke my крак the last winter. - Миналата зима си счупих крака.

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1. (на костенурка, пингвин и пр.) paddle 2. (на маса и пр.) leg 3. (само стъпалото) foot (pl. feet) 4. (ставам самостоятелен) stand on, o.'s own legs, find o.'s feet 5. leg 6. КРАК връз КРАК with o.'s legs crossed, cross-legged 7. КРАКът ми няма да стъпи вече в къщата му I will never set foot in his house again, I will never cross his threshold again 8. в КРАК in step 9. вдигам на КРАК прен. rouse, raise the alarm 10. всички се вдигнаха на КРАК everybody was roused 11. вървя в КРАК (угоднича) toe the line 12. вървя в КРАК с be/keep in step with (и прен.), прен. и keep abreast of/with 13. вървя в КРАК с времето move with the times, keep abreast of the time 14. големи КРАКа sl. battleships 15. деформиран КРАК (от рождение) club-foot, clubfoot 16. дойде ми на КРАКа he came personally, he came hat in hand 17. дълги КРАКа sl. stilts 18. заден КРАК hindleg 19. изправям на КРАК (болен) bring round/through, (паднал) help s.o. to his feet 20. клатя си КРАКата dangle o.'s legs, прен. kick o.'s heels 21. клатят ми се КРАКата прен. my position is shaky, I am tottering (before a fall) 22. мятам КРАК връз КРАК cross o.'s legs 23. на КРАК (прав) standing, (набързо) hastily, quickly 24. на КРАК съм be standing, be on o.'s. feet/legs, (след болест) be out/up and about, (след спане) be up, be astir/stirring 25. на четири КРАКa on all fours 26. не съм в КРАК с be/fall out of step with, step out of line 27. обядвам на КРАК have a quick lunch, have a stand-up meal 28. останах без КРАКа, откъснаха ми се КРАКата I was dead beat, I was on my last legs, my legs wouldn't hold me 29. от глава до КРАКа from top/tip to toe 30. правя нещо с КРАКата си make a mess of s.th. 31. преден КРАК foreleg 32. с КРАКата нагоре upside down, topsyturvy 33. с КРАКата напред with o.'s feet foremost, feet foremost 34. с един КРАК в гроба on the brink of the grave, ам. sl. on the blink 35. ставам някому на КРАКа rise to o.'s feet deferentially 36. стоя някому на КРАКа wait on s.o. hand and foot 37. стъпвам на КРАКата си (оправям се здравословно, финансово) be/get on o.'s feet/legs again 38. тичам колкото ми КРАКата държат run as fast as o.'s legs will carry one 39. турям/слагам някому КРАК trip s.o. up (u прен.), прен. и put a spoke in s. o.'s wheel 40. тънки КРАКа cat-sticks, broomsticks 41. ходя на четири КРАКа crawl on all fours 42. чака да му го донесат на КРАКа he wants it brought on a platter 43. чувствувам, че ми се подкосяват КРАКата feel o.'s knees give (way) beneath one

Български-английски речник > крак
11 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still alive

escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

•en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

• quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

• quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

• hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• coste de la vida — cost of living

• ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

• nivel de vida — standard of living
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

* * *

= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!

¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

Comp
vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

Comp

darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

Comp

llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

Comp
vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

Comp
vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

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vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
12 נגידא III, (נגירא

נְגִידָאIII, (נְגִירָא, נְגִירָה) f. (נְגַד, נְגַר) dragging out of the grave by necromancy. Gitt.56b אסקיה לטיטוס בנ׳ (Ar. ed. Koh. … רה; oth. ed. Ar. רא …) he had Titus brought up out of his grave; ib. 57a top אסקיה לישו בנ׳ Ar. (ed. לפושע ישראל). Sabb.152b אובא טמיא … בנ׳ how could the necromancer have brought Samuel up (if his soul was not in the grave)?

Jewish literature > נגידא III, (נגירא
13 נְגִידָא

נְגִידָאIII, (נְגִירָא, נְגִירָה) f. (נְגַד, נְגַר) dragging out of the grave by necromancy. Gitt.56b אסקיה לטיטוס בנ׳ (Ar. ed. Koh. … רה; oth. ed. Ar. רא …) he had Titus brought up out of his grave; ib. 57a top אסקיה לישו בנ׳ Ar. (ed. לפושע ישראל). Sabb.152b אובא טמיא … בנ׳ how could the necromancer have brought Samuel up (if his soul was not in the grave)?

Jewish literature > נְגִידָא
14 foot

1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

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[fut]
plural - feet; noun

1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) der Fuß

2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) der Fuß

3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) der Fuß (-0,31m)

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- academic.ru/28675/footing">footing
- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
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foot

[fʊt]

I. n

<pl feet>

[pl fi:t]

1. (limb) Fuß m

what size are your feet? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

to be [back] on one's feet [wieder] auf den Beinen sein

sb can barely [or hardly] put one \foot in front of the other jd hat Schwierigkeiten beim Laufen

to be fast [or quick] on one's feet schnell auf seinen Beinen sein

to drag one's feet schlurfen

to get [or rise] /jump [or leap] to one's feet aufspringen

to put one's feet up die Füße hochlegen

to set \foot in sth einen Fuß in etw akk setzen

at sb's feet zu jds Füßen

on \foot zu Fuß; see also sweep

2.

<pl foot or feet>

(length) Fuß m (= 0,3048 Meter)

3.

<pl feet>

(base) Fuß m

at the \foot of one's bed am Fußende des Betts

at the \foot of the page am Seitenende

4.

<pl feet>

LIT (poetry) Versfuß m

5.

▶ to be [caught] on the back \foot unvorbereitet sein

▶ the boot [or shoe] is on the other \foot die Situation ist umgekehrt

see, the boot is on the other \foot now siehst du, das Blatt hat sich gewendet

▶ to drag one's feet herumtrödeln

▶ to fall [or land] on one's feet Glück haben

▶ to get a \foot in the door einen Fuß in die Tür kriegen fam, [mit einem Fuß] hineinkommen

▶ to get one's feet under the table BRIT sich etablieren

▶ to get off on the right/wrong foot einen guten/schlechten Start haben

▶ to get one's feet wet nasse Füße bekommen

▶ to have both feet on the ground mit beiden Beinen fest auf der Erde stehen

▶ to have a \foot in both camps auf beiden Seiten beteiligt sein

▶ to have feet of clay auch nur ein Mensch sein, seine Schwächen haben

▶ to have the world at one's feet die Welt in seiner Macht haben

▶ to have one \foot in the grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen

▶ my \foot ( dated) so ein Quatsch! fam

▶ to put one's \foot down (insist) ein Machtwort sprechen; esp BRIT (accelerate) Gas geben

▶ to put one's \foot [or esp AM one's mouth] in it ins Fettnäpfchen treten

▶ to put one's best \foot forward sich akk anstrengen

▶ to put one's \foot to the floor AM Gas geben

▶ to never/not put [or set] a \foot wrong nie einen Fehler machen

▶ to run [or rush] sb off his/her feet jdn beschäftigen

▶ to think on one's feet eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen

▶ to be under sb's feet zwischen jds Füßen herumlaufen

II. vt

1. ( fam: pay)

▪ to \foot sth etw bezahlen

to \foot the bill die Rechnung begleichen [o bezahlen

2. AM ECON (add up)

to \foot up an account die Spalten eines Kontos addieren

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[fʊt]
1. n pl feet

1) Fuß m

to be on one's feet (lit, fig) — auf den Beinen sein

to help sb back (on)to their feet — jdm wieder auf die Beine helfen

to get back on one's feet (lit, fig) —

the country is starting to get back on its feet again — das Land kommt langsam wieder auf die Beine

on foot — zu Fuß

to set foot on dry land — den Fuß auf festen Boden setzen, an Land gehen

I'll never set foot here again! — hier kriegen mich keine zehn Pferde mehr her! (inf)

the first time he set foot in the office — als er das erste Mal das Büro betrat

to get or rise to one's feet — aufstehen

to jump to one's feet — aufspringen

to put one's feet up (lit) — die Füße hochlegen; (fig) es sich (dat) bequem machen

he never puts a foot wrong (gymnast, dancer) — bei ihm stimmt jeder Schritt; (fig) er macht nie einen Fehler

to catch sb on the wrong foot (Sport) — jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; (fig) jdn überrumpeln

to be dying or dead on one's feet (inf) — todmüde sein

2) (fig uses)

to put one's foot in it — ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to find one's feet — sich eingewöhnen, sich zurechtfinden

to fall on one's feet — auf die Beine fallen

to have one's or both feet (firmly) on the ground — mit beiden Beinen (fest) auf der Erde stehen

to keep one's feet on the ground (fig) — beide Beine auf der Erde halten

to have one foot in the grave — mit einem Bein im Grabe stehen

to get/be under sb's feet — jdm im Wege stehen or sein; (children also) jdm vor den Füßen herumlaufen

to get off on the right/wrong foot — einen guten/schlechten Start haben

to have/get one's or a foot in the door — einen Fuß in der Tür haben/in die Tür bekommen

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit inf ) — sich etablieren

to stand on one's own two feet — auf eigenen Füßen or Beinen stehen

to sit at sb's feet (fig) — jds Jünger sein

a nice area, my foot! (inf) — und das soll eine schöne Gegend sein!

3) (of stocking, list, page, stairs, hill, sewing machine etc) Fuß m; (of bed) Fußende nt

4) (MEASURE) Fuß m

3 foot or feet wide/long — 3 Fuß breit/lang

he's 6 foot 3 — ≈ er ist 1,90 m

5) (POET) (Vers)fuß m

6) no pl (MIL) Infanterie f

the 15th foot — das 15. Infanterieregiment

ten thousand foot (Brit) — zehntausend Fußsoldaten pl

2. vt

bill bezahlen, begleichen

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foot [fʊt]

A s; pl feet [fiːt]

1. Fuß m:

feet first mit den Füßen zuerst;

they took him out feet first ( oder foremost) sie schafften ihn mit den Füßen zuerst (tot) hinaus;

my foot! umg (so ein) Quatsch!;

at sb’s feet zu jemandes Füßen;

be at sb’s feet fig jemandem zu Füßen liegen;

she had the world at her feet die Welt lag ihr zu Füßen;

on foot zu Fuß;

be on foot

a) im Gange sein,

b) in Vorbereitung sein;

be on one’s feet

a) auf den Beinen sein,

b) sich erheben, aufspringen (um zu sprechen);

be on one’s feet again wieder auf den Beinen sein (nach einer Krankheit);

his speech brought the audience to their feet riss die Zuhörer von den Sitzen;

catch sb on the wrong foot SPORT jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen (a. fig);

fall ( oder land) on one’s feet Glück haben;

he always falls ( oder lands) on his feet er fällt immer wieder auf die Beine oder Füße;

fall asleep on one’s feet im Stehen einschlafen;

find one’s feet

a) gehen oder laufen lernen (Baby),

b) fig sich freischwimmen; lernen, selbstständig zu handeln,

c) fig sich eingewöhnen;

get a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in die Tür bekommen;

get a company back on its feet (again) eine Firma flottmachen umg;

have a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in der Tür haben;

have feet of clay auch seine Schwächen haben, auch nur ein Mensch sein;

have both feet firmly on the ground fig mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen;

he had the crowd on their feet er riss die Zuschauer von den Sitzen;

jump ( oder leap) to one’s feet aufspringen;

keep one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

keep one’s foot down AUTO mit Bleifuß fahren umg;

put one’s foot down

a) AUTO (Voll)Gas geben,

b) fig energisch werden, ein Machtwort sprechen;

put one’s best foot forward

a) die Beine unter den Arm nehmen fig,

b) sich gewaltig anstrengen (besonders um einen guten Eindruck zu machen);

put one’s foot in it, US a. put one’s foot in one’s mouth ins Fettnäpfchen treten, sich in die Nesseln setzen (beide fig);

put ( oder set) a ( oder one’s) foot wrong etwas Falsches sagen oder tun;

put one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den andern setzen;

rise ( oder get) to one’s feet sich erheben, aufstehen;

run ( oder rush) sb off his feet jemanden in Trab halten umg;

set foot in ( oder on) betreten;

set sb on their feet jemanden auf eigene Beine stellen;

set sth on foot etwas in die Wege leiten oder in Gang bringen;

shoot o.s. in the foot sich selbst schaden;

stand on one’s own (two) feet auf eigenen Beinen stehen;

stay on one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

step ( oder get) off on the right (wrong) foot die Sache richtig (falsch) anpacken; → cold A 2, drag B 2, grave¹ 1, spring A 1, sweep A 5, etc

2. (pl auch foot) Foot m, Fuß m (= 0,3048 m):

6 feet tall 6 Fuß groß oder hoch;

a ten-foot pole eine 10 Fuß lange Stange

3. (kein pl) MIL besonders Br

a) Infanterie f:

the 4th Foot das Infanterieregiment Nr. 4,

b) HIST Fußvolk n:

500 foot 500 Fußsoldaten;

4. Gang m, Schritt m

5. Fuß m, Füßling m (am Strumpf)

6. Fuß m (eines Berges, eines Glases, einer Säule, einer Treppe etc), Fußende n (des Bettes, Tisches etc), unteres Ende:

at the foot of the page unten an oder am Fuß der Seite;

at the foot of the table SPORT am Tabellenende

7. (adv foots) Bodensatz m, Hefe f

8. LIT (Vers)Fuß m

9. MUS Refrain m

10. Stoffdrückerfuß m (einer Nähmaschine)

B v/i:

foot up to obs od dial sich belaufen auf (akk)

C v/t

1. foot it umg

a) marschieren, zu Fuß gehen,

b) tanzen

2. einen Fuß anstricken an (akk)

3. mit den Krallen fassen (Raubvögel)

4. meist;

foot up bes US zusammenzählen, addieren

5. foot the bill umg blechen ( for für)

bd. ft. abk WIRTSCH board feet pl ( board feet pl oder foot sg) (eine Raumeinheit)

f. abk

1. SCHIFF fathom

2. feet pl

3. LING female

4. feminine

5. following

6. foot

7. PHYS frequency

8. from

ft abk

1. foot

2. feet pl

* * *
1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: feet)

= Basis Basen f.

Fuß ¨-e m.

Standvorrichtung f.

English-german dictionary > foot
15 καταφέρω

καταφέρω, [tense] fut.

A κατοίσω Plu.Per.28
, - οίσομαι Il.22.425: [tense] aor. 1 κατήνεγκα LXX Ge.37.2
, inf. - ενεγκεῖν Plb.1.62.9
; [dialect] Dor. κατέφειρα GDI 2317.8
(Delph.):— bring down, once in Hom., οὗ μ' ἄχος ὀξὺ κατοίσεται Ἄϊδος εἴσω will bring me down to the grave, Il.l.c.; βαρυπεσῆ καταφέρω ποδὸς ἀκμάν A.Eu. 370
(lyr.); of rivers, κ. χρυσίον, γῆν, Arist.Mir. 833b17, Pr. 935a16: Com., ὁ Κρᾶθις ἡμῖν κ. μάζας Metag. 6.1
; esp. of cutting instruments, κ. τὴν σμινύην Ael.NA11.32
; τὴν δίκελλαν, τὴν σφῦραν, Luc. Tim.7, Prom.2: c. dat. obj., κ. τὸ ξίφος τῷ πολεμίῳ let it fall upon him, Plu.2.236e: c. gen., τὴν ἅρπην τῆς ἰξύος Ach.Tat.1.3
; τῶν γνάθων τὸ ξυρόν Alciphr.3.66
: metaph., ψόγον τινός LXX Ge.37.2
: abs., hew downwards, deal a blow, Luc.DDeor. 8, Somn.3; κ. πληγήν Id.Tim.40
, cf. D.S.11.69 (but also κατήνεγκε πληγαῖς τὴν κεφαλήν PTeb. 138
(ii B.C.)).

b pull down, demolish, πύργους Plb.4.64.11
; ἥλους (warts) Philum.Ven.10.4.

c pay down, discharge, Arist.Oec. 1348a2, Plb.1.62.9, 33.13.6, GDI1754 (Delph.), Plu.Per.28.

d pass, evacuate, τὰ σπλάγχνα μετὰ τῶν σιτίων J.BJ5.9.4
.

e refer a thing, ἀπό τινος ἐφ' ἕτερον, v.l. for μεταφέρειν, Lexap.D.21.94.

f carry down, in reckoning, etc., πλῆθος ἀμήχανον ἐτῶν Plu.Num.18
; τὸ τῆς εὐδαιμονίας εἰς τὰ ζῷα Plot. 1.4.1
.

2 [voice] Pass., to be brought down by a river, of gold dust, Hdt. 1.93; from an upper story, D.47.63; to move downwards with violence, to be discharged, of humours, Hp.Epid.6.8.18; to be couched, of a cataract, - ενεχθέντος τοῦ ὑποχύματος Gal.7.89
.

b descend, sink, Arist.HA 590b8; κ. ὁ ἥλιος, ἡ σελήνη, ἡ ἡμέρα, ib. 552b21, Plu.Nic.21, Tim.12; κ. ὁ λύχνος is near going out, Id.Caes.69; κ. [ ἡ ἄμπελος] is perishing, Thphr.HP4.13.5; of dancers, κ. ἐπὶ γῆν Critias 36
D., cf. Democr.228; of a sick person, κ. καθάπερ νεκρόν Gal.7.591
; but ἐπὶ πόδας, of a patient in bed, Id.18(2).60.

c fall, flow down, of rain or rivers, Gp.5.2.16, Hsch.s.v. Πεντέλεια.

d tumble down, αἱ οἰκίαι κ. ἐπί τινα .. Plu. Dio 44; ἀφ' ὕψους -ενεχθεῖσα γυνή Sor.2.84
.

e to be weighed down, ἐν τοῖσιν ὕπνοισι v.l. in Hp.Epid.4.45, cf. 5.50; κ. καὶ νυστάζειν Arist.Somn.Vig. 456b31
; ἐς ὕπνον Luc.DMeretr.2.4
; ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ Act.Ap.20.9
, cf. Philostr. Gym.54; ὑπὸ μέθης Ath.11.461c
: abs., drop asleep, opp. ἐγείρεσθαι, Arist. GA 779a9, Insomn. 462a10; to be semi-comatose, ἀγρυπνεῖν τε ἅμα καὶ -εσθαι Gal.16.497
.

II carry back, carry home, Ar.Ach. 955.

2 of a storm, drive to land, ὁ χειμὼν κατήνεγκε τὰς ναῦς ἐς τὴν Πύλον Th.4.3
, cf. Plb.3.24.11:— [voice] Pass., καταφέρεται χειμῶνι ἐς τὸ Ἀθηναίων στρατόπεδον Th.1.137
, cf. 3.69: generally, in [voice] Pass., to be landed, discharged, of cargoes, PFlor. 278ii 13 (iii A.D.), etc.

III [voice] Pass., metaph., to be brought to a point, ἐπὶ γνώμην, ἐλπίδα, etc., Plb.30.19.13, 6.9.3, Plot.2.6.1; ἐπὶ τὰς αὐτὰς διανοίας D.H.Lys.17
, cf. Phld.Mort.29, al.: abs. (cf. καταφορά 11.3
), ib.30:—also [voice] Act., have recourse, ἐπ' οὐθὲν ψεῦδος Id.Rh.1.159
S.

2 tend, ἡ [σύνταξις] ἐπὶ τὸ προστακτικὸν φύσει κ. A.D.Synt.232.8
; τῶν ῥημάτων -φερομένων εἰς τὴν ἐπὶ τέλους βαρεῖαν ib. 134.25.

3 enter the lists, like Lat. descendere in arenam, Lib.Or.59.67.

IV bring against, τὴν διαβολὴν κ. τινός Arist.Rh.Al. 1437a19
.

V intr. in [voice] Act., to be prone, inclined, κ. εἰς τὰς γυναῖκας POxy.465.146
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > καταφέρω
16 caída

f.

1 fall, collapse, downfall, downturn.

2 wipe-out.

3 prolapse, ptosis, drooping, lapsus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: caer.

* * *

caída

► nombre femenino

1 (acción de caer) fall, falling

2 (pérdida) loss

■ la caída del cabello hair loss

3 (de precios, temperatura) fall, drop

■ ha habido una fuerte caída de ventas sales have fallen sharply

4 (de un terreno) slope

5 (del sol) setting

6 (de tejidos) body, hang

■ una tela con mucha caída a material with a lot of body

7 COSTURA (ancho) width; (largo) length

8 figurado downfall, fall

■ la caída del Imperio the fall of the Empire

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la caída del sol at sunset

caída de ojos demure look

caída libre free fall

* * *

noun f.

1) fall

2) drop

3) collapse

4) loss

* * *

SF

1) (=accidente) fall; [de caballo] fall, tumble

tuvo una aparatosa caída de la moto — he had a spectacular fall from his motorbike

• sufrir una caída — to have a fall, take a tumble

durante un campeonato regional, sufrió una grave caída del caballo — during a regional championship, he had a bad fall o tumble off his horse

caída de agua — waterfall

caída de cabeza, sufrir una caída de cabeza — to fall headfirst, take a header *

caída en barrena — spiral fall

2) [de gobierno, imperio] fall, collapse; [de un gobernante] downfall

la caída del Muro de Berlín — the collapse o fall of the Berlin Wall

la crisis ocasionó la caída del gobierno — the crisis brought down the government

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall of the Roman Empire

la caída de Napoleón se produjo en Waterloo — Waterloo was Napoleon's downfall

3) (=pérdida) [de cabello, dientes] loss

un champú contra la caída del cabello — a shampoo that helps prevent hair loss

4) (Dep)

caída al vacío, caída libre — free fall

5) (=descenso) [de precios, ventas] fall, drop; [de divisa] fall

la espectacular caída de precios afectó con gran dureza a numerosas economías — many economies were hard hit by the dramatic fall o drop in prices

el gobierno está decidido a frenar la caída de la libra — the government is determined to curb the fall of the pound

caída de la temperatura — drop in temperature

caída de tensión — (Med) drop in blood pressure; (Elec) drop in voltage

caída de la actividad económica — downturn in the economy

• caída en picado — sharp fall

el banco intervino para evitar la caída en picado del dólar — the bank intervened to stop the dollar taking a nose-dive o plummeting

6)

• a la caída del sol o de la tarde — at sunset

7) (=desprendimiento) fall

había una continua caída de piedras desde la cima de la montaña — rocks fell continuously from the top of the mountain

8) (=inclinación) [de terreno] slope; [brusco] drop

9) [de tela, ropa] hang

esta chaqueta tiene buena caída — this jacket hangs well

caída de hombros — slope of the shoulders

caída de ojos, tenía una caída de ojos entre coqueta y malvada — the way she lowered her eyes was somewhere between coquettish and wicked

10) (Rel)

la Caída — the Fall

11)

caída radiactiva — radioactive fallout

12) pl caídas

a) * (=golpes) witty remarks

¡qué caídas tiene! — isn't he witty?

b) (=lana) low-grade wool sing

* * *

femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

* * *

= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex. Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex. This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex. The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

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* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

* * *

femenino

1) ( accidente) fall

sufrir una caída — persona to have a fall

fue una mala caída — it was a nasty fall

- caída libre

2) ( del cabello)

la caída del cabello — hair loss

3) (de tela, falda)

necesitas una tela con más caída — you need a heavier material

tiene buena caída — it hangs well

4) (de gobierno, de ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano — the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

5) ( descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar — the fall in the dollar

- caída de agua

6)

a la caída del sol or de la tarde — at sunset, at dusk

7) (de terreno, de superficie) slope; ( más pronunciada) drop

* * *

= drop, spiral, downfall, slippage, downturn, droop, trough, downward spiral, fall, slump, downswing, descent, labefaction.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.

Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.

Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.

Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* amortiguar la caída = break + Posesivo + fall.

* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.

* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

* caída de la tarde = sundown.

* caída del imperio romano, la = Fall of the Roman Empire, the.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* caída del sistema = system crash.

* caída de pelo = hair loss.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* caída libre = free fall.

* en caída = flowing.

* * *

caída

feminine

A (accidente) fall

sufrir una caída «persona» to have a fall

ha sufrido varias caídas y no se ha roto it's fallen on the floor/it's been dropped several times without breaking

fue una mala caída it was a nasty fall, he took a nasty tumble ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caída de ojos

hacerle una caída de ojos a algn to flutter one's eyelids at sb

● caída libre

free fall

B

(del cabello): un tratamiento contra la caída del cabello a treatment to prevent hair loss

C

(de una tela, falda): para esta falda se necesita una tela con más caída you need a heavier material for this skirt

tiene muy buena caída it hangs very well

D

1 (de un gobierno) fall; (de una ciudad) fall

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall o collapse of the Roman Empire

2

la Caída ( Bib) the Fall

E (descenso) fall, drop

la caída del dólar/del precio del petróleo the fall in the dollar/in the price of oil

se ha producido una caída de las exportaciones/la demanda there has been a fall o drop in exports/demand

la caída de la temperatura the drop in temperature

una caída de voltaje or tensión a drop in voltage

Compuesto:

caída de agua

waterfall

F

a la caída del sol or de la tarde at sunset, at dusk

G

1 (del terreno) slope; (más pronunciada) drop

2 (de un techo) slope, pitch; (de una superficie) slope, drop

H ( Náut) (de un palo, mástil) rake

* * *

caída sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) fall;
◊ sufrir una caída [ persona] to have a fall;

caída libre free fall;
la caída del gobierno the fall of the government;
la caída del cabello hair loss
2 (de tela, falda):
◊ necesitas una tela con más caída you need a heavier material;

tiene buena caída it hangs well
3 ( descenso) caída de algo ‹del dólar/de los precios/de la demanda› fall in sth;
‹de temperatura/voltaje› drop in sth;
◊ caída de agua waterfall

caído,-a
I adjetivo
1 fallen: había varios troncos caídos en la carretera, there were tree trunks on the road
2 (en defensa de una causa) los soldados caídos en el desembarco de Normandía, the soldiers who fell in during the Normandy landings
3 (parte del cuerpo) Pedro es caído de hombros, Pedro has drooping shoulders
II mpl Mil los caídos, the fallen
caída sustantivo femenino
1 fall
la caída del muro de Berlín, the fall of the Berlin wall
2 (del pelo, los dientes) loss
3 (de los precios) drop
4 (de un tejido) es una tela con poca caída, it's a fabric that hangs badly
5 Pol downfall, collapse
6 (salto de agua) waterfall, cascade
' caída' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capa
- convalecer
- escalabrarse
- patinazo
- precipitarse
- aparatoso
- malo
- pique
- revolcón
English:
break
- collapse
- cushion
- downfall
- drape
- fall
- free fall
- inflamed
- rise
- sheer
- sky-dive
- sky-diver
- tumble
- descent
- dip
- doldrums
- down
- drop
- sky
- slump
- sun
- wind

* * *

caída nf

1. [de persona] fall;

sufrir una caída to have a fall;

se rompió la cadera por una mala caída he fell badly and broke his hip

2. [de hojas, lluvia, nieve] fall;
[de diente, pelo] loss;
en la época de la caída de la hoja when the leaves fall off the trees;

Comp
RP Fam
ser la caída de la estantería to be out of this world

Comp
caída de agua waterfall;
caída libre free fall;

caída de ojos: [m5] tiene una atractiva caída de ojos she has an attractive way of lowering her eyelashes;

caída en picado [de avión] crash dive

3. [de imperio, ciudad, dictador] fall;

la caída del Imperio Romano the fall of the Roman Empire;

la caída del muro (de Berlín) the fall of the Berlin Wall

4. [de paro, precios] drop (de in);
se espera una caída de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to drop;

se ha registrado una caída del desempleo there has been a fall in unemployment, unemployment has gone down

Comp
caída en picado [de la economía] free fall; [de precios] nose-dive;
caída de tensión voltage drop

5. [de sol]
a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at nightfall

6. [de terreno] drop (de in);
una caída muy pronunciada del terreno a steep incline o slope

7. [de tela, vestido] drape

8. Fam Informát [de red] crash

9. Náut [de velas] drop, hoist

10. [en golf] break

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caída

f fall;

a la caída del sol at sunset;

a la caída de la tarde at sunset;

caída del gobierno fall of the government;

caída del pelo hair loss

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caída nf

1) baja, descenso: fall, drop

2) : collapse, downfall

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caída n fall

tuvo una caída muy fuerte he had a very bad fall

la caída del imperio romano the fall of the Roman Empire

a la caída de la tarde at dusk

Spanish-English dictionary > caída
17 descuento

m.

discount.

hacer descuento to give a discount

con descuento at a discount

un descuento del 10 por ciento 10 percent off

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descontar.

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descuento

► nombre masculino

1 discount, reduction, deduction

2 DEPORTE injury time

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con descuento at a discount, on offer

■ el precio con descuento es de siete euros the discount price is seven euros

descuento por pronto pago cash discount

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noun m.

discount

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SM

1) (Com) discount

un descuento del 3% — a discount of 3%, a 3% discount

acciones a descuento — shares below par

con descuento — at a discount

hacer descuento — to give a discount

me hicieron un buen descuento — they gave me a good discount

¿me podría hacer un descuento? — could I have a discount?

descuento por no declaración de siniestro — no claims bonus

descuento por pago al contado — cash discount

descuento por volumen de compras — volume discount

2) (Dep) injury time, overtime (EEUU)

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masculino

1)

a) ( rebaja) discount

no se hacen descuentos — no discounts given

un descuento del 15% — a 15% discount

compre Cremol, ahora con descuento — buy Cremol, now on special offer

b) ( del sueldo) deduction

2) (Dep) injury time

3) (de letra, pagaré) discount

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masculino

1)

a) ( rebaja) discount

no se hacen descuentos — no discounts given

un descuento del 15% — a 15% discount

compre Cremol, ahora con descuento — buy Cremol, now on special offer

b) ( del sueldo) deduction

2) (Dep) injury time

3) (de letra, pagaré) discount

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descuento¹

¹ = discount, deduction, rebate, trade-in allowance, discount ticket, reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, marked-down price, mark-down.

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex: The price, discount, and postage information is used to update the fund and vendor files and to pay the invoice.

Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.

Ex: The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.

Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.

Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.

Ex: Subscription price is 55 pounds (103 dollars) with reduced rates for members of the Institute of Information Scientists.

Ex: Availability is by means of a monthly subscription of 34.95 dollars with special rates for doctors' groups.

Ex: We have exetended the registration deadline for reduced fee of 300 EUR instead of 350 EUR until April, 17th.

Ex: In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price.

Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.

Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.

Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.

* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.

* descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird registration, early bird price, early bird price, early-bird discount, early bird rate, early bird registration rate.

* descuento por reserva anticipada = early booking discount.

* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.

* hacer descuento = discount.

* hacer un descuento = give + discount.

* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.

* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada = early bird period.

* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.

* sin descuento = undiscounted.

* vale de descuento = coupon.

descuento²

² = injury time.

Ex: Flanker was the hero who scored the try that brought Australia to within a point of the lead into injury time at the end of the match.

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descuento

masculine

A

1 (rebaja) discount

[ S ] no se hacen descuentos no discounts given

me hicieron un descuento del 15% I got a 15% discount

compre Cremol, ahora con descuento buy Cremol, now on special offer

descuentos para empleados staff discounts

2 (del sueldo) deduction

B ( Dep) injury time

marcó en el (tiempo de) descuento he scored in injury time

estar jugando los descuentos (CS fam); to be on one's last legs ( colloq), to have one foot in the grave ( colloq)

C (de una letra, un pagaré) discount

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Del verbo descontar: ( conjugate descontar)

descuento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
descontar
descuento
descontar ( conjugate descontar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( rebajar):

◊ me descontó el 15% he gave me a 15% discount

b) ( restar) ‹gastos/impuestos› to deduct, take off;

‹ horas› to deduct
2 ( exceptuar):
◊ si descontamos a Pedro/los domingos … if we don't count Pedro/Sundays …

3 ‹letra/pagaré› to discount
descuento sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( rebaja) discount;

◊ hacen un descuento del 15% they give a 15% discount

b) ( del sueldo) deduction

2 (Dep) injury time
3 (de letra, pagaré) discount
descontar verbo transitivo
1 (rebajar) to deduct, give a discount
(no incluir) to leave out, disregard: descontando a tus padres, tocamos a mil por cabeza, not counting your parents, we'll pay a thousand per head
2 Dep (tiempo) to add on
descuento sustantivo masculino discount: nos hicieron descuento, they gave us a discount
con descuento, at a discount
' descuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciento
- dto
- premiar
- tipo
- aplicar
- bonificación
- conceder
- rebaja
- vale
English:
allowance
- deduction
- discount
- per cent
- railcard
- reduction
- injury
- knock
- off
- rebate

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descuento

♦ ver descontar

♦ nm

1. [rebaja] discount;

un descuento del 5 por ciento 5 percent off;

con descuento at a discount;

vendemos todo con descuento we sell everything at a discount;

artículos con descuento discounted items;

con el descuento se le queda en 5.000 with the discount it comes to 5,000;

hacer descuento to give a discount;

nos hicieron un descuento del 10 por ciento they gave us a 10 percent discount;

llevar descuento to be on special offer;

los trajes no llevan descuento there are no discounts on suits

Comp
Com descuento comercial trade discount;
descuento duro hard discount

2. [en fútbol]
(tiempo de) descuento injury time;

marcaron en el tiempo de descuento they scored in injury time

3. [de remuneración, salario] deduction

4. Fin [de letra de cambio] discount

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descuento

m

1 discount

2 DEP stoppage time

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descuento nm

rebaja: discount

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descuento n

1. (rebaja) discount / reduction

me hicieron un descuento de 10% they gave me a 10% discount

2. (tiempo añadido) injury time

López marcó en tiempo de descuento López scored in injury time

Spanish-English dictionary > descuento
18 verge

{və:dʒ}
I. 1. край, предел
граница (и прен.), on the VERGE of пред (прага на) (гибел и пр.)
he is on the VERGE of seventy той отива към седемдесетте
she was on the VERGE of betraying her secret тя за малко щеше да издаде тайната си
2. ивица трева (около леха, край път и пр.)
3. арх. връх на заострен покрив, стълб, колона
4. жезъл (като символ на длъжност)
II. 1. клоня, приближавам се, отивам (to, towards към)
the sun is VERGEing towards the horizon слънцето клони към хоризонта/към заник
2. to VERGE on гранича с, приближавам се до, наближавам
the path VERGEs on the edge of a precipice пътеката достига до ръба на пропаст
he is verging on forty той наближава четиридесетте
to VERGE on disaster пред бедствие/гибел съм

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{vъ:j} n 1. край, предел; граница (и прен.), on the verge of пре(2) {vъ:j} v 1. клоня, приближавам се, отивам (to, towards к

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ос; приближавам; предел; граница; гранича; колона; клоня; край;

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1. he is on the verge of seventy той отива към седемдесетте 2. he is verging on forty той наближава четиридесетте 3. i. край, предел 4. ii. клоня, приближавам се, отивам (to, towards към) 5. she was on the verge of betraying her secret тя за малко щеше да издаде тайната си 6. the path verges on the edge of a precipice пътеката достига до ръба на пропаст 7. the sun is vergeing towards the horizon слънцето клони към хоризонта/към заник 8. to verge on disaster пред бедствие/гибел съм 9. to verge on гранича с, приближавам се до, наближавам 10. арх. връх на заострен покрив, стълб, колона 11. граница (и прен.), on the verge of пред (прага на) (гибел и пр.) 12. жезъл (като символ на длъжност) 13. ивица трева (около леха, край път и пр.)
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verge[və:dʒ] I. n 1. край, предел; within the \verge ист. в пределите на двореца; 2. прен. край, граница; on the \verge of пред прага на, пред; on the \verge of ruin пред гибел; on the \verge of the grave с единия крак в гроба; he is on the \verge of seventy той отива към седемдесетте; on the \verge of tears за малко да се разплаче; сълзите напират в очите му (ѝ); brought to the \verge of bankruptcy почти докаран до фалит; 3. тревна ивица (около леха); трева (край път); 4. архит. връх на заострен покрив, стълб, колона; 5. тех. ос, вретено; 6. рел. жезъл; II. v клоня, приближавам се, отивам; гранича (on); the sun is verging towards the horizon слънцето клони към хоризонта; the path \verges on the edge of a precipice пътеката води към края на пропаст; he is verging on forty той ще навърши скоро четиридесет; a fury that \verges on madness ярост, граничеща с лудост.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > verge
19 foot

foot [fʊt] (pl feet [fi:t])

1 noun

(a) (of person, cow, horse, pig) pied m; (of bird, cat, dog) patte f;

∎ I came on foot je suis venu à pied;

∎ to be on one's feet (standing) être ou se tenir debout; (after illness) être sur pied ou rétabli ou remis;

∎ she's on her feet all day elle est debout toute la journée;

∎ on your feet! debout!;

∎ the speech brought the audience to its feet l'auditoire s'est levé pour applaudir le discours;

∎ to get or to rise to one's feet se mettre debout, se lever;

∎ put your feet up reposez-vous un peu;

∎ to put or to set sb on their feet again (cure) remettre qn d'aplomb; (in business) remettre qn en selle;

∎ to set foot on land poser le pied sur la terre ferme;

∎ I've never set foot in her house je n'ai jamais mis les pieds dans sa maison;

∎ never set foot in this house again! ne remettez plus les pieds dans cette maison!;

∎ figurative we got the project back on its feet on a relancé le projet;

∎ it's slippery under foot c'est glissant par terre;

∎ the children are always under my feet les enfants sont toujours dans mes jambes;

∎ figurative to sit at sb's feet être le disciple de qn

(b) (of chair, glass, lamp) pied m

(c) (lower end → of bed, stocking) pied m; (→ of table) bout m; (→ of cliff, mountain, hill) pied m; (→ of page, stairs) bas m; (→ of column) base f;

∎ at the foot of the page au bas ou en bas de la page;

∎ at the foot of the stairs en bas de l'escalier;

∎ at the foot of the ladder/mountain au pied de l'échelle/de la montagne

(d) (unit of measurement) pied m (anglais);

∎ to be five foot or feet high/thick avoir cinq pieds de haut(eur)/d'épaisseur;

∎ a 40-foot fall, a fall of 40 feet une chute de 40 pieds;

∎ familiar to feel ten feet tall être aux anges ou au septième ciel

(e) Literature pied m

(f) British Military infanterie f;

∎ the 42nd Foot le 42ème d'infanterie

(g) (idioms) familiar

∎ feet first les pieds devant;

∎ familiar the only way I'll leave this house is feet first je ne quitterai cette maison que les pieds devant;

∎ to run or to rush sb off their feet accabler qn de travail, ne pas laisser à qn le temps de souffler;

∎ I've been rushed off my feet all day je n'ai pas arrêté de toute la journée;

∎ familiar he claims he's divorced - divorced, my foot! il prétend être divorcé - divorcé, mon œil!;

∎ to fall or to land on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ figurative to find one's feet s'adapter;

∎ figurative to get a foot in the door poser des jalons, établir le contact;

∎ figurative to have a foot in the door être dans la place;

∎ figurative well at least it's a foot in the door au moins, c'est un premier pas ou contact;

∎ to have a foot in both camps avoir un pied dans chaque camp;

∎ familiar to have one foot in the grave (person) avoir un pied dans la tombe; (business) être moribond^□ ;

∎ figurative to have one's or both feet (firmly) on the ground avoir les pieds sur terre;

∎ familiar to have two left feet être pataud ou empoté;

∎ to have feet of clay avoir un point faible ou vulnérable, avoir une faiblesse de caractère;

∎ to put one's best foot forward (hurry) se dépêcher, presser le pas; (do one's best) faire de son mieux;

∎ right, best foot forward now (hurry) bon, dépêchons-nous; (do one's best) bon, faisons de notre mieux;

∎ figurative to put one's foot down faire acte d'autorité; Cars accélérer;

∎ familiar to put one's foot British in it or American in one's mouth mettre les pieds dans le plat;

∎ British she didn't put a foot wrong elle n'a pas commis la moindre erreur;

∎ British figurative I never seem able to put a foot right j'ai l'impression que je ne peux jamais rien faire comme il faut;

∎ to catch sb on the wrong foot prendre qn au dépourvu; Sport prendre qn à contre-pied;

∎ to get or to start off on the right/wrong foot être bien/mal parti;

∎ Scottish & Irish familiar pejorative to kick with the wrong foot (from a Protestant point of view) être catholique^□ ; (from a Catholic point of view) être protestant^□ ;

∎ figurative the British boot or American shoe is on the other foot les rôles sont inversés

2 transitive verb

(a) (walk) familiar

∎ he decided to foot it home il a décidé de rentrer à pied^□

(b) (pay) familiar

∎ to foot the bill payer l'addition^□

►► foot control commande f au pied;

American foot doctor podologue mf;

Tennis foot fault faute f de pied;

foot passenger piéton m (passager sans véhicule);

British Military foot patrol patrouille f à pied;

foot powder poudre f pour pieds;

foot pump pompe f à pied;

Botany & Veterinary medicine foot rot piétin m;

foot soldier Military fantassin m; (of political party) militant(e) m,f de base;

foot spa bain m de pieds à remous

➲ foot up separable transitive verb

American familiar (add up → bill) additionner^□

✾ Book 'Him with his Foot in his Mouth' Bellow 'Le Gaffeur'

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20 ὄρος

ὄρος, ους, τό (Hom.+) pl. τὰ ὄρη; gen., uncontracted ὀρέων (as early as X., An. 1, 2, 21 [Kühner-Bl. I 432]; SIG 646, 18 [170 B.C.]; LXX [Thackeray 151; Helbing 41f]; EpArist 119. Joseph. prefers ὀρῶν.—Schweizer 153; B-D-F §48; Mlt-H. 139) Rv 6:15; 1 Cl; Hermas (Reinhold 52); a relatively high elevation of land that projects higher than a βοῦνος (‘a minor elevation, hill’), mountain, mount, hill (in Eng. diction what is considered a ‘mountain’ in one locality may be called a ‘hill’ by someone from an area with extremely high mountain ranges; similar flexibility prevails in the use of ὄρος, and the Eng. glosses merely suggest a comparative perspective; in comparison w. Mt. Everest [8848 meters] or Mount McKinley [6194 meters] any mountain in Palestine is a mere hill) w. βουνός Lk 3:5 (Is 40:4); 23:30 (Hos 10:8). W. πέτρα Rv 6:16; cp. vs. 15. W. πεδίον (SIG 888, 120f) Hs 8, 1, 1; 8, 3, 2. W. νῆσος Rv 6:14; 16:20. As the scene of outstanding events and as places of solitude (PTebt 383, 61 [46 A.D.] ὄρος denotes ‘desert’; Dio Chrys. 19 [36], 40 Zoroaster withdraws fr. among men and lives ἐν ὄρει; Herm. Wr. 13 ins. Hermes teaches his son Tat ἐν ὄρει) mountains play a large part in the gospels and in the apocalypses: Jesus preaches and heals on ‘the’ mountain Mt 5:1 (HCarré, JBL 42, 1923, 39–48; Appian, Mithrid. 77 §334 understands τὸ ὄρος in ref. to the Bithynian Olympus, but without naming it.—On the Sermon on the Mount s. GHeinrici, Beiträge II 1899; III 1905; JMüller, D. Bergpredigt 1906; KProost, De Bergrede 1914; HWeinel, D. Bergpr. 1920; KBornhäuser, D. Bergpr. 1923, ²1927; PFiebig, Jesu Bergpr. 1924; GKittel D. Bergpr. u. d. Ethik d. Judentums: ZST 2, 1925, 555–94; ASteinmann, D. Bergpr. 1926; AAhlberg, Bergpredikans etik 1930; MMeinertz, Z. Ethik d. Bergpr.: JMausbach Festschr. ’31, 21–32; HHuber, D. Bergpredigt ’32; RSeeberg, Z. Ethik der Bergpr. ’34; JSchneider, D. Sinn d. Bergpr. ’36; ALindsay, The Moral Teaching of Jesus ’37; MDibelius, The Sermon on the Mount ’40; TSoiron, D. Bergpr. Jesu ’41; DAndrews, The Sermon on the Mount ’42; HPreisker, D. Ethos des Urchristentums² ’49; HWindisch, The Mng. of the Sermon on the Mount [tr. Gilmour] ’51; WManson, Jesus the Messiah ’52, 77–93; TManson, The Sayings of Jesus ’54; GBornkamm, Jesus v. Naz. ’56, 92–100, 201–4 [Eng. tr. by JRobinson et al. ’60, 100–109, 221–25]; JJeremias, Die Bergpredigt ’59; JDupont, Les Béatitudes, I, rev. ed. ’58; II, ’69; W Davies, The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount, ’64; JManek, NovT 9, ’67, 124–31; HDBetz, The Sermon on the Mt [Hermeneia] ’95.—On the site of the Sermon, CKopp, The Holy Places of the Gosp., ’63, 204–13); 8:1; 15:29; calls the twelve Mk 3:13; performs oustanding miracles J 6:3; prays Mt 14:23; Mk 6:46; Lk 6:12; 9:28; ApcPt 2:4. On an ὄρος ὑψηλόν (Lucian, Charon 2) he is transfigured Mt 17:1; Mk 9:2 and tempted Mt 4:8; the risen Christ shows himself on a mountain (cp. Herm. Wr. 13, 1) Mt 28:16. Jesus is taken away by the Holy Spirit εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ μέγα τὸ Θαβώρ GHb 20, 61 (cp. Iren. 1, 14, 6 [Harv. I 139, 8: gnostic speculation]); likew. the author of Rv ἐπὶ ὄρος μέγα κ. ὑψηλόν Rv 21:10. From the top of one mountain the angel of repentance shows Hermas twelve other mountains Hs 9, 1, 4; 7ff. On the use of mt. in apocalyptic lang. s. also Rv 8:8; 17:9 (ἑπτὰ ὄρ. as En 24:2. Cp. JohJeremias, D. Gottesberg 1919; RFrieling, D. hl. Berg im A u. NT 1930). GJs 22:3 ὄρ. θεοῦ, where follows ἐδιχάσθη τὸ ὄρ. and ἦν τὸ ὄρ. ἐκεῖνο διαφαῖνον αὐτῇ φῶς the mt. split and that mt. was a bright light for her. On theophanies and mountain motif s. JReeves, Heralds of That Good Realm ’96, 148f.—Of the mt. to which Abraham brought his son, to sacrifice him there 1 Cl 10:7 (cp. Gen 22:2; Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 7 Jac.). Esp. of Sinai (over a dozen sites have been proposed for it) τὸ ὄρος Σινά (LXX.—τὸ Σιναῖον ὄρ. Jos., Ant. 2, 283f) Ac 7:30, 38; Gal 4:24f; 11:3 (cp. Is 16:1); 14:2 (cp. Ex 31:18); 15:1; also without mention of the name: Hb 8:5 (Ex 25:40); 12:20 (cp. Ex 19:13); 1 Cl 53:2; 4:7. Of the hill of Zion (Σιών) Hb 12:22; Rv 14:1. τὸ ὄρ. τῶν ἐλαιῶν the Hill or Mount of Olives (s. ἐλαία 1; about 17 meters higher than Jerusalem) Mt 21:1; 26:30; Mk 14:26; Lk 19:37; 22:39; J 8:1 al. τὸ ὄρ. τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν Lk 19:29; 21:37; Ac 1:12 (s. ἐλαιών). Of Mt. Gerizim, about 868 meters in height (without mention of the name) J 4:20f (cp. Jos., Ant. 12, 10; 13, 74).—πόλις ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη a city located on an eminence or hill Mt 5:14 (cp. Jos., Ant. 13, 203 πόλις ἐπʼ ὄρους κειμένη). Also πόλις οἰκοδομημένη ἐπʼ ἄκρον ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ Ox 1 recto, 17 (GTh 32) (Stephan. Byz. s.v. Ἀστέριον says this city was so named ὅτι ἐφʼ ὑψηλοῦ ὄρους κειμένη τοῖς πόρρωθεν ὡς ἀστὴρ φαίνεται).—Pl. τὰ ὄρη hills, mountains, hilly or mountainous country (somet. the sing. also means hill-country [Diod S 20, 58, 2 an ὄρος ὑψηλὸν that extends for 200 stades, roughly 40 km.; Polyaenus 4, 2, 4 al. sing. = hill-country; Tob 5:6 S]) AcPl Ha 5, 18; as a place for pasture Mt 18:12.—Mk 5:11; Lk 8:32. As a remote place (s. above; also Dio Chrys. 4, 4) w. ἐρημίαι Hb 11:38. As a place for graves (cp. POxy 274, 27 [I A.D.]; PRyl 153, 5; PGrenf II, 77, 22: the grave-digger is to bring a corpse εἰς τὸ ὄρος for burial) Mk 5:5. Because of their isolation an ideal refuge for fugitives (Appian, Bell. Civ. 4, 30 §130 ἐς ὄρος ἔφυγεν=to the hill-country; 1 Macc 9:40) φεύγειν εἰς τὰ ὄρ. (Plut., Mor. 869b οἱ ἄνθρωποι καταφυγόντες εἰς τὰ ὄρη διεσώθησαν; Jos., Bell. 1, 36, Ant. 14, 418) Mt 24:16; Mk 13:14; Lk 21:21.—Proverbially ὄρη μεθιστάνειν remove mountains i.e. do something that seems impossible 1 Cor 13:2; cp. Mt 17:20; 21:21; Mk 11:23. Of God: μεθιστάνει τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ τὰ ὄρη καὶ τοὺς βουνοὺς καὶ τὰς θαλάσσας (God) is moving from their places the heavens and mountains and hills and seas Hv 1, 3, 4 (cp. Is 54:10 and a similar combination PGM 13, 874 αἱ πέτραι κ. τὰ ὄρη κ. ἡ θάλασσα κτλ.).—B. 23. DELG. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.

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